Chapter 169 War and Landing
The chaotic void is far from a peaceful vacuum.
Its endless expanse is filled with disordered energy, distorted matter, and even more deadly - chaotic time flow.
This time disorder caused considerable trouble for the wizards' precise plane invasion.
Viola had been whispering to Jemin about how this chaotic void time flow could cause plans to deviate and how it could delay or advance the arrival of reinforcements at critical moments.
In a flash, those theoretical words turned into the most intuitive feelings.
For Benjamin and his companions, it was only a blink of an eye since the huge space rift in the sky was torn open and the sixth-level wizard of the Tower of Annihilation announced that they had arrived at their destination.
However, when their gazes penetrated the torn chaotic void and looked to the other side of the crack, they were shocked to discover.
The destination that was supposed to be empty is now filled with a huge and dense army of creatures!
This is not a simple coincidence, but a difference in the speed of time flow inside the Flame Frost Plane and the external void, and even the "ship" plane that the wizards ride on.
The chaotic flow of time allowed the indigenous people to assemble their army at the "moment" the wizard arrived.
Fortunately, when the two planes came into contact with each other, the time within the two planes also stabilized.
So, at the moment when the crack in the sky was completely stabilized, the lava giants and snow monster elite warriors who had been waiting outside the crack for a long time on the Flame Frost Plane, under the order of their king, controlled flying creatures of various shapes, and rushed towards the "ship" plane where the wizards were riding, like a raging wave, carrying hot magma and biting ice!
The flying units of the Lava Giant are giant fire bats with flaming wings on their backs. Their huge bodies are enough to block out the sunlight, and they spew corrosive magma bombs from their mouths.
The Yeti's flying units are giant frostbone eagles covered in frost and capable of controlling cold currents. Their wings are tens of meters wide when spread out, and when they swoop down, they can create ice storms that tear through space.
There are huge numbers of them, and each one exudes the aura of at least a first-level creature. Together they build a death net composed of magma, ice blades and claws, trying to tear the newly arrived invaders into pieces.
However, for the wizards who have already experienced hundreds of battles, such power, although huge, is really not worth mentioning.
They had anticipated this and had made adequate preparations in advance.
Following a low command from the wizard Augustine, hundreds of thousands of biochemical beasts and man-made cannon fodder armies on the surface of the plane "ship" were instantly activated!
The huge golem flew up from the ground in an unimaginable posture, standing at the front of the team as a meat shield.
They are made of solid rock and metal, and are not afraid of fire or ice.
Following closely behind were biochemical beasts covered with sharp bone spikes or scales. These creatures, created from the remains of creatures from other dimensions, were violent and bloodthirsty, and possessed amazing regenerative abilities.
Among them were countless mechanical constructs and elemental creatures with eyes flashing with rune light, rushing towards the enemy positions like a tide.
A torrent of flesh, blood, and metal, and a tide of ice and lava, suddenly collided in the sky near the void rift!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The earth-shaking roar instantly tore the tranquility of the sky!
The hot magma bombs intertwined with the cold frost wind, erupting into thick white mist and a pungent burnt smell.
The flesh and blood of the giant lava bat was torn into pieces by the mechanical eagle blade, and the heavy body of the stone golem was also condensed into a thick layer of ice on the surface under the icy breath of the frost bone giant eagle, and finally collapsed under the intensive blows.
Three torrents of vastly different colors exploded simultaneously in the void!
Like three streams of tumbling ink, they twisted wildly in a huge collision, eroding, devouring, and annihilating each other.
Countless biochemical beasts, lava giants, and snow monsters were torn to pieces in mid-air by the powerful energy impact.
Broken limbs, metal fragments, charred magma, and solidified ice crystals fell from the sky like a rainstorm, hitting the surface of the wizard's "ship" or falling into the Flame and Frost Plane.
This was a meat grinder-like battle that started without any hesitation and went straight into a white-hot stage!
The lava giant king Kalamos and the snow monster king Agron were originally confused when they saw the other legions flying towards the crack in the sky at the same time. They roared at each other and scolded each other for being mean and shameless.
However, as the wizard cannon fodder army poured out of the cracks like a tide, they had no time to think about these things.
The two monster kings' faces suddenly changed when they saw the huge army emerging from the crack. They could only hurriedly command their soldiers to meet them and point their spearheads outward.
The war lasted for four or five days, and the roar in the sky never stopped.
Although the wizards' cannon fodder army suffered heavy casualties, they had the advantage of being large in number and being continuously replenished from the "ship".
The flying units in the Flame Frost Plane's indigenous legions, especially the high-level Flame Bats and Frostbone Eagles, saw their numbers drastically reduced and their flying advantage gradually lost due to the consumption tactics of the wizards' mechanical constructs and elemental creatures.
As the air power of the natives of the Flame Frost Plane became less and less, the wizards began to gain the upper hand.
The enemy's counterattack seemed weak, while the wizard's front line advanced steadily.
Seeing that the time was ripe, the combat wizards in the rear also began to join the battle.
They harnessed their own powerful strength, either condensing elemental giants, controlling elemental storms, or releasing various explosions to join the battle group's stranglehold.
The addition of every second or third-level wizard is like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing ripples and reaping the lives of a large number of low-level creatures.
Just as the wizards' offensive was in full swing and the battle line was about to push towards the Flame Frost Plane, accompanied by two huge roars that almost tore the atmosphere apart, two equally terrifying pressures swept across the entire plane battlefield like a materialized tsunami!
"roar!!!"
"Bah!!!"
That was the lava giant Kalamos and the snow monster king Agron attacking at the same time!
Kalamos's huge body turned into a hot magma meteor, carrying a tremendous force, and directly crashed into the most densely populated frontline position of the wizard army.
His huge lava arms swept across violently, and a lava shock wave spread out instantly, smashing the formations of wizard biochemical beasts and low-level wizards within a range of several thousand meters into pieces. Even several first-level wizards who were unable to dodge were vaporized on the spot.
Agron rushed into the battlefield from another direction like an ice ghost.
His palms condensed into two frosty blades. Every time he swung them, a visible torrent of ice cones roared out, freezing the wizard's mechanical puppet into an ice sculpture and then shattering it in an instant.
Wherever he went, everything was frozen and the air solidified.
However, the terrifying power of these two monster kings did not cause as much damage to the wizard's army as expected.
Almost at the moment they made their move, an equally bright and powerful stream of light rushed down from the "ship" plane like lightning.
He was one of the only three level five wizards on this expedition!
He was dressed in a simple grey robe, and his figure seemed small in front of the two monster kings, yet he exuded an aura that was no less majestic than theirs.
This fifth-level wizard was none other than Master Alvin, a commander of this expedition, sent by the Norn Workshop, one of the three major forces at the intersection.
He was agile and quick in movement. With his right hand clenched, beams of pure energy shot out from his fingertips like lasers, accurately hitting the attack trajectories of Karamos and Agron, forcibly deflecting or offsetting them.
He alone blocked the joint attack of two peak level six creatures!
Not only that, the fifth-level wizard Master Alvin even had the strength to fight back.
His figure was like a ghost, leaving behind afterimages as he moved.
Every flash was accompanied by a crack that tore through space.
He held an empty hand, without a staff, but he could condense a giant elemental sword dozens of meters long out of thin air. Once the sword was out, even the two kings would be alert.
The wizard's combat system, to some extent, goes against common sense.
Before reaching level eight, as the wizard's level increases, his combat effectiveness in challenging creatures of other combat systems will become increasingly stronger.
The special nature of wizards means that every time they upgrade a level, it is not just a simple increase in power, but also a leap in their understanding of the essence of the world.
This advantage is almost impossible to replicate in other combat systems.
A wizard apprentice, because he has not yet accumulated enough knowledge and his understanding of various techniques is extremely superficial, it is almost impossible for him to fight against opponents of higher levels.
At the level one wizard level, only individuals with exceptional talent and excellent combat awareness can challenge creatures of a higher level.
By the time they reach the second level, most wizards can challenge third level creatures, and can even defeat them easily in certain areas of advantage.
When they become third or fourth level wizards, they begin to touch the laws of the planes and can flexibly use the power of various laws.
The ease with which they fight against creatures of a higher level can no longer be called a challenge across levels, but a crushing victory!
As for those wizards at level five or six, they have reached the pinnacle of control over their own wizarding systems and have begun to dabble in the solidification and distortion of laws.
Their power can easily tear space and distort matter.
In the premise of fighting against opponents of higher levels, they can even fight against many opponents at once.
For example, now, Master Alvin, as a fifth-level wizard, can single-handedly restrain two sixth-level warriors of the same level, and even hold his own for a short period of time.
However, the wizard's cross-level combat capability only reaches level seven.
Although an eighth-level wizard can fight three-digit creatures of the same level with one hand, facing the special nature of ninth-level creatures, the eighth-level wizard has returned to the situation similar to that of a wizard apprentice in terms of pure cross-level combat - it is almost impossible to fight cross-level creatures.
The strength of ninth-level creatures is not achieved through simple energy superposition, and cannot be compensated by simply jumping levels.
"The Fury of the Burning Sun!!"
The lava giant Kalamos roared, and his body suddenly expanded, turning into a lava titan hundreds of meters tall.
Every step he took caused flames to erupt, and the scorching wind blew away a large number of wizard cannon fodder troops.
His huge fist, with a tail flame of magma, slammed towards Alvin.
Master Alvin's body flashed, and a space ripple spread out in front of him. He instantly moved a hundred meters away and avoided the fatal blow.
At the same time, he stretched out his right hand, and hundreds of energy missiles appeared around Kalamos like starlight, and then exploded instantly, blasting charred holes on the surface of the lava giant.
Although it did not cause fatal injuries, it made him very angry.
"Frost Law!"
Agron, the Snow Monster King, clapped his claws fiercely, and a huge frost rune suddenly condensed in the void.
Immediately, the air temperature in half of the battlefield dropped sharply, and countless wizards' biochemical beasts were frozen. Even some low-level wizards who were unable to react in time were instantly frozen and turned into crystal ice sculptures.
Agron's huge body quickly shuttled through the ice and frost, looking for Alvin's weakness.
A blue light flashed in Master Alvin's eyes, and hundreds of mirror clones instantly appeared around him.
These clones instantly broke the influence of the frost rune and distracted Agron's attention.
His body instantly condensed into a powerful space barrier, which blocked Agron's charge. The collision of the two forces caused a harsh friction sound in the air.
In the battle between the three top warriors, every attack carried astonishing destructive power.
Their battlefield is like an independent dimension. Every fight causes the surrounding space to collapse and the elements to become disordered.
The ordinary army troops fighting below suffered even more.
The violent elemental aftermath can spread freely and reap a large number of lives.
The lava giant's flame jets were frozen by the frost, and the snow monster's ice cones were also evaporated by the energy.
In the center of the battlefield, both the wizard's biochemical beasts and the elite warriors of the indigenous people were being consumed at an alarming rate!
The fight between these three powerful men lasted for nearly an hour.
Although Master Alvin was agile and powerful, he was fighting one against two after all. Facing the joint attack of two level six creatures, even a level five master like him gradually showed signs of fatigue.
Several scorch marks appeared on his robes, and his breathing became rapid.
The two monster kings fought more and more bravely. Although they failed to actually hit Alvin, each attack could restrict his movements.
Finally, with a powerful punch from Kalamos that was as powerful as the collapse of heaven and earth, and an unexpected attack from Agron, Master Alvin let out a muffled groan.
The light around him suddenly converged, forming a stream of light, which retreated rapidly towards the "ship" plane at a speed far exceeding the speed at which it came.
He was "narrowly defeated" by the combined attack of the two monster kings.
But even so, he managed to hold them back long enough to buy precious time for the wizarding army to land.
The two monster kings did not pursue.
They had all consumed a lot of energy. White smoke was emitting from Kalamos's huge body. The lava flowed slowly and the breath became a little disordered.
Part of Agron's white fur was burnt by the aftermath of the battle, his breath became even colder, and his eyes were filled with fatigue.
They glanced warily at the retreating wizard, then at each other, their faces filled with suspicion and confusion.
Afterwards, they could only roar unwillingly and lead their legions with heavy casualties to retreat to their respective territories in disgrace.
Because of the retreat of the two monster kings, the wizards successfully captured the landing point.
Wizard Augustine swept his cold gaze across the battlefield debris, then issued an order to all logistics wizards: "Establish a camp! A defense system! Energy furnaces! The sooner the better!"
Following the order, logistics wizards such as Benjamin and Viola immediately took action.
They were the key link between the previous and next stages of the invasion, responsible for ensuring the stability of subsequent troops and supplies.
As soon as they received the order, they took out their respective stored alchemical materials, rune puppets, and defense array cores from the space equipment.
"Jeming, you'll be responsible for constructing the core energy matrix!" Viola shouted as she landed, "I'll lead the team in setting up the outer defenses!"
"Understood!" Benjamin replied. He no longer held back, and the floating artillery array quickly flew out from behind him, keeping watch in the air.
He quickly formed seals with his hands, and his mental power spread out like mercury pouring out.
They need to quickly build various protective measures here and establish a temporary outpost camp before the monsters attack again!
A long and bloody war of plane conquest has just begun.
(End of this chapter)
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