The boundless wasteland stretched to the end of the sky and the earth, with strong winds howling and raging past.
The blood-red sky almost completely obscured the setting sun.
The devastated land was covered with crisscrossing cracks, and pale green liquid could be vaguely seen flowing inside, with bursts of green smoke rising from it.
As far as the eye can see, there are only scattered dead trees and countless hideous creatures with rotten bodies and dark blue skin wandering around in the desolate wilderness.
High in the sky, six wizard towers stand majestically.
Sunan and Lizé floated side by side on the top of the tower, overlooking the hellish scenery below.
"The entire plane has been infected by erosion."
Liz marveled at the terrifying power of the gods.
Just one corpse of a god can turn an entire plane into such a horrible look. It turns out that gods are like viruses.
Sunan released his mental power and sensed the surrounding environment.
"The concentration of energy particles is very high, and the activity level is much higher than that of the Starlight Continent. It should be the influence of divine power."
"But the energy particles here are all infected with toxins. If absorbed, it will harm the body."
"The concentration of toxins in the air is also very high. Even a knight would not be able to survive in this environment for more than a few days."
Liz frowned and said, "That's troublesome. I'm afraid the army's continued combat capability will be greatly affected."
Before entering the Earth Crystal Plane, Sunan and Lizé had already anticipated this situation, but they did not expect the situation here to be much worse than they had imagined.
Fortunately, the main force of the army entering the Earth Crystal Plane this time is the Golem Legion. They are immune to toxins and are more suitable for fighting and surviving in this environment.
As for the Magic Rune Knights, they can only take turns entering the Wizard Tower to rest and recover.
"Without the wizard tower as logistical support, we can't fight for a long time in this environment." Liz sighed.
Since the energy particles of the plane cannot be absorbed, they can only be restored through the element pool of the wizard tower.
Otherwise, after one or two more intense battles, the entire army would be almost paralyzed.
"Without further delay, let's start building the plane channel."
With a wave of Su Nan's hand, the 9,900 golems stored in the magic cube suddenly appeared out of thin air in the wilderness and began to clear out the surrounding monsters.
At the same time, many wizards and wizard apprentices flew out of the wizard tower, landed on the ground and began to build plane channels.
In just two hours, three large plane passages were completed.
Three huge doors suddenly appeared in the empty wilderness.
Following closely behind, huge star fortresses flew out from behind the door, followed by large-scale flying fleets.
Every star fortress and every fleet is equipped with thousands of magic rune knights and clay golems.
As the star fortress and the flying fleet stopped, the magic rune knights and clay golems came down from the fortress and magic ships and began to level the land and build a camp.
And Sunan also began to move back and forth through the plane channel, using the magic cube to transport puppets.
As time passed, more and more plane channels were built, and the Covenant's armies raced against time to pass through the plane channels.
When the time came to the last second of 24 hours, the plane channel trembled suddenly, followed by violent twisting, and soon dissipated into the air.
At the same time, Sunan keenly felt an invisible confinement covering the entire plane.
Obviously, the true spirit wizards outside have begun to block the entire plane.
This special battle for the divine corpse began from this moment on.
"How many troops have been transported in total?" Su Nan asked.
Liz glanced at the list in her hand and said, "A total of fifty-three space fortresses, thirteen flying fleets, and two golem armies."
After the plane blockade was lifted, the Covenant began to expand its military power.
With sufficient resource support, progress in this regard has been very smooth.
It is mainly reflected in the golem army.
When the Golem Legion was first formed, Sunan also had the idea of forming a group army above the large Golem Legion.
An army group is composed of eight large golem legions, with a total number of one million.
However, the military strength of the Star Alliance was still very weak at that time, and it was unable to form a complete army, so the plan was temporarily shelved.
But now the Star Alliance already has this capability.
Currently, the Covenant has a total of four army groups, plus five large golem legions.
Considering that a part of the army had to be left behind to guard the Starlight Continent, Sunan only brought two army groups this time.
But even so, that’s a full two million puppets.
It was more than the total force that Starlight Continent sent out when it faced the Tide Plane! It was only because of the magic cube that they could transport such an astonishing number of golems within 24 hours. Otherwise, it would be nothing short of a fantasy.
"The Magic Pattern Knights sent a total of about 120,000 people. Considering the harsh environment of the Earth Crystal Plane, no backup members were sent out."
"All the dragon knights in the core force are dispatched, in addition to more than thirty giant dragons, plus two hundred and eighty-five wizards and one thousand three hundred and sixty-three third-level wizard apprentices. The latter are mainly responsible for logistical support and will not participate in the battle."
Su Nan nodded with satisfaction: "That's enough."
The troops that the Star Alliance sent into the Earth Crystal Plane were almost equivalent to one-half of their total military force.
Even large wizarding forces like the Deep Blue Alliance and the Code of Wisdom would not have sent in much more military forces than them in just 24 hours.
As for other wizarding forces, the number of troops sent in is even smaller, probably not even one-tenth of the total military force.
And this is normal.
The reason why those true spirit wizards limited the troop transportation time to 24 hours was to control the war within a certain scale.
Otherwise, if there are no restrictions and all wizard forces are allowed to devote their troops to the fighting, it will sooner or later turn into a large-scale war.
This is clearly not in their interest.
What puzzled Sunan was how, under such circumstances, this war eventually turned into a wizard civil war?
"Forget it. Let's deal with the current situation first."
After thinking for a while without any result, Sunan shook his head and stopped worrying. He turned to Liz and said:
"Let's start searching for the corpse of the god, and also deploy the star cores."
"I see."
Liz turned around and gave the order.
The huge army quickly took action.
With the camp as the center, the Magic Pattern Knights and the Golem Legion swept in all directions like a torrent, crushing all the infected monsters along the way.
High in the sky, the star fortress and the flying fleet followed closely above the army at a leisurely pace. Once they discovered a large-scale group of monsters, they would immediately bombard them with a burst of artillery fire, instantly reducing them to ashes.
Every time the ship expanded a certain distance, a wizard would fly away from the magic ship with his wizard apprentices and begin to place the star core.
As time passed, the area occupied by the Star Alliance became larger and larger, and the Star Eye Network gradually took shape.
But at this moment, the Covenant forces also encountered real resistance.
"What is that?"
Inside the Star Fortress, Fleming frowned as he looked at the creatures rushing towards him like a tide in the distance, with surprise flashing in his eyes.
They were a group of short humanoid creatures.
They are only about 1.34 meters tall, but their bodies are extremely strong. Their body width is almost the same as their height. Their heads are thick and long, and their chins are covered with a thick layer of protruding crystal beards. Two small crystal fangs protrude from their lower lips.
In addition to their chins, their shoulders, joints and palms are also covered with thick crystals.
He was wearing heavy armor, and the exposed skin was dark grey, with festering in many places revealing the corroded flesh underneath.
There was a poisonous green hue on his face.
"They are Earth Crystal People." Tatjana said solemnly, "They have all been infected and have turned into monsters."
The Earth Crystal People are the main indigenous race of the Earth Crystal Plane. They are good at fighting and can naturally manipulate rocks and soil.
An adult Earth Crystal Man possesses the power of a knight.
Some elite troops can reach the level of Grand Knight.
And because of their natural ability to control rocks and soil, Earth Crystal People can easily sense the power of the earth element, so there are many legendary strong people among them.
A race that originally had very strong combat power, now after being infected and strengthened by divine power, its strength has probably skyrocketed. One can imagine how terrifying it is.
Looking at the densely packed poisonous earth crystal men rushing in like a tide, the faces of the wizards in the fortress all became solemn.
"Spell turret fire!" Fleming gave the order decisively.
The Starry Sky Fortress suddenly hummed, and a dazzling light burst out from the top of the fortress, like a rising sun, instantly dispelling the blood color in the sky.
The next second, hundreds of spell turrets opened fire at the same time, and dense spell rays tore through the void and shot out, instantly crossing a distance of thousands of meters and hitting the Earth Crystal Army.
Amid the piercing whistling sound, hundreds of Earth Crystal warriors didn't even have time to utter a scream before they were reduced to ashes in an instant!
Looking down from the sky, the crowded and dense Earth Crystal Army seemed to have hundreds of blank tracks plowed out of thin air.
At the same time, the Golem Legion and the Magic Pattern Knights on the ground also launched a charge, crashing into the Earth Crystal People like a rushing torrent, and in an instant blood and flesh splattered, and limbs flew everywhere.
The same scene happened in the wilderness in other directions.
The highly poisonous earth crystal people and infected creatures within a thousand miles radius were gradually being attracted by the huge movement of the Star Alliance, and were converging towards the Star Alliance camp from all directions.
Starlight Wizard Tower, inside the meeting hall.
Everyone sat around the long table.
Sunan sat at the top, with Lizé on his right.
Going down to the left and right are the second-level wizards such as the Scepter, Rose, Falcardo, and Tulio.
The second and third level wizards of the Star Alliance have gathered together at this time.
Above the long table, a three-dimensional model was suspended, which was a panoramic view of the Earth Crystal Plane.
As the Covenant's military continues to expand, the area of the panorama continues to expand.
"The progress is going smoothly." Falkado smiled. "Although those Earth Crystals have become much stronger, they are still no match for the Magic Pattern Knights and the Golem Legion."
The Scepter nodded in agreement and said with a smile: "After all, the individual strength of these two legions is no worse than that of the Earth Crystal People."
The Stone Golems, the most basic soldiers in the Golem Legion, are also knight-level warriors and are no less powerful than the Earth Crystal Warriors.
Not to mention the Magic Rune Knights, any one of them has power comparable to that of a legend, and can easily crush the Earth Crystal People.
Not to mention the firepower support from star fortresses and flying fleets.
"The Earth Crystal People are easy to deal with, but the real trouble is those divine creatures."
Liz looked at the panoramic view above the long table. After the Star Eye network was established, the number and intensity of energy particle fluctuations at each location could be seen from it.
At this moment, there is a very conspicuous spot of light on the northwest edge.
[Unknown name, divine creature]
[Energy Level: 25 (Level 1 Gasification Wizard)]
[Hazard: High]
Everyone's eyes were also cast towards the light spot on the screen.
At best, the Earth Crystal People can only be regarded as a kind of creature infected by divine power, only slightly stronger than other infected creatures. They are not a threat to the powerful Star Alliance.
But divine creatures are different.
These creatures, who by chance absorbed the divinity contained in the fragments of the god's corpse and survived the mutation, will inevitably undergo a qualitative change in strength, and it is not surprising that they possess wizard-level power.
Especially the death priesthood of the Toxic Dead King, which allows creatures that have absorbed divinity to have a certain chance of being resurrected as undead creatures even if they cannot resist the mutation and die.
Therefore, the number of divine creatures in the Earth Crystal Plane today must be exaggerated!
These divine creatures are the real threats that many wizard forces need to face in the process of searching for the fragments of the god's corpse.
"Who is in charge of that direction?" Su Nan asked.
Liz replied, "It's Atil. She controls a space fortress. She should have no problem dealing with a first-level gasified divine creature."
Su Nan pondered and said, "Near where divine creatures appear, there is a high probability that there are fragments of divine corpses."
The Scepter immediately volunteered: "I'll go there."
The others were also eager to try, but they were a step slower than the Scepter and felt a little regretful.
Unexpectedly, Sunan shook his head.
"I'll go there myself."
No one present had ever come into contact with the corpse of a god with their own eyes. No one knew what side effects the fragments of the poisonous dead king's body might have. Just to be on the safe side, he decided to go there in person.
When it comes to gods, one cannot be too rigorous.
Sunan didn't want the wizards under his command to suffer non-combat casualties in vain.
Soon, Sunan arrived at the place where the divine creature appeared.
By this time the battle was over.
Under the artillery fire of the Star Fortress, the divine creature, which looked like a frog magnified countless times but had a pair of wings and whose grayish-white skin was covered with disgusting tumors, soon turned into a tattered corpse.
The sticky and disgusting venom flowed out from the wounds of the corpse, and after falling to the ground, it emitted green smoke and corroded into shocking holes.
"teacher."
Seeing Sunan appear, Atil immediately flew out of the Star Fortress and greeted him.
"Send the body to the Starlight Wizard Tower laboratory. Also, search all areas within a 200-kilometer radius with this place as the center. Don't miss any area. If you find any fragments of the god's body, tell me immediately."
"Yes, teacher."
With Sunan's order, a large number of magic ships scattered in all directions and began to search for the traces of the divine creatures.
As long as you find the place where divine creatures appear most frequently, you can basically find the fragments of the divine corpse.
"It's a pity that we are in such a tight time that we don't have enough time to create more star cores and bring them here. Otherwise, we could have spread the Star Eye network across the entire plane and easily located the fragments of the God Corpse."
Su Nan pondered secretly.
But he also knew that this was just thought.
Not to mention how huge the project of laying the Star Eye network on the Earth Crystal Plane is, it is impossible to complete it in a short period of time. Even if it is possible, other wizard forces will definitely not turn a blind eye and will definitely cause sabotage.
Sunan didn't think that those dark wizards would compete with him openly.
In the Earth Crystal Plane, in addition to infected creatures and divine creatures, wizard forces on different fronts are also targets that need to be guarded against.
More than an hour later, the magic ship made a discovery. (End of this chapter)
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