Chapter 25: Teleportation Strike!
Modo City has flattened twenty-seven peaks to date.
These peaks are all located at the nodes of leylines, and outsiders are somewhat baffled by Soren’s actions, unable to understand why these mountains must be leveled. However, the higher-ups of Modo City are aware that beneath these flattened peaks lies an astonishing secret—what the Church of Modo City has been secretly preparing beneath the ground. The most important aspect of the Saint’s Cataclysm for Soren is defense; as long as he can endure until the cataclysm ends, he can return to his divine kingdom, and by then, very few entities in the multiverse will be able to threaten him.
All the flattened peaks can be converted into spatial beacons.
Gloria has already nurtured her own faction within the Witch Council, and the portal can harness the power of the Elemental Furnace. This temporarily substitutes for the powerful maze that the Witch Council possesses. When the overall planning of Modo City is completed, Gloria can open portals to all places on Modo Island from a central command position, while the golem puppet army currently being prepared can reach the battlefield in record time.
Of course.
This is just a simple beginning!
Soren’s ultimate goal is to complete the ‘Interdimensional Teleportation Strike Plan’ and the ‘Interplane Teleportation Strike Plan’!
Just think about it.
If substantial energy is available to support it, Modo City can open a portal after obtaining a stable teleportation beacon, immediately airdropping a large group of Diamond Golems.
By then, even the Church of the Deity would find it difficult to contend with him, right?
The Arcane Empire relied on this immensely powerful support capability when waging war in the Bottomless Abyss and other lower planes. The Floating City served as the central command system, directly utilizing portals to send a massive golem puppet army to the battlefield when war broke out. The Golem Factory continuously supplied troops, and the lower planes provided enough Soul Crystals for the Floating City. Once operational, the entire Floating City becomes a colossal war machine. Without such foundational resources, the Grand Archmages would not dare to challenge the deities backed by divine kingdoms.
Of course.
All of this requires money.
Some cannot be achieved with money alone; sufficient resources are also needed!
This is why the Archmages are so determined to explore the Astral Sea, as the resources of the Material Plane cannot sustain such enormous consumption.
During the age of the Arcane Empire, the minimum standard for divine warfare was the Diamond Golem.
These war machines are all forged from diamonds. Arcane Golems and Arcane Guardians require even more resources, and the energy and materials consumed by mana power devices are exponentially larger.
When that time comes!
Aside from discovering resources in the Astral Realm and plundering other planes, there are virtually no other ways to gather such massive amounts of material.
Of course.
The same goes for divine kingdoms.
The Spider Queen’s current divine kingdom has less than one-fifth of it developed by herself. The other spaces and resources were all formed from the fracturing and devouring of the Bottomless Abyss’s territories, or through the assimilation of other slain deities’ realms.
Relying purely on divine power for expansion can only sustain the early stages; otherwise, it would require an immense amount of divine power to fill the gaps.
A cold mechanical voice echoed.
Due to the visit from the Legendary Puppeteer Alice, Gloria upgraded her Tower Spirit Experiment #1 with intelligent enhancements; its capabilities have progressed significantly towards becoming a true Tower Spirit.
It is now responsible for the entire battlefield’s central coordination!
“Iron Golem Legion has arrived at the battlefield!”
“Diamond Golem formation has arrived at the battlefield!”
“Mana transmission!”
“Activate specialty ability [Defensive Attack]!… ”
“Initiate combat orders!… ”
“Eliminate all evil spirits!… Golem army entering combat status!… ”
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A red light emerged.
All the golems teleported to the battlefield received combat orders and activated their endowed specialty abilities to launch attacks on the evil spirits from the Hell of Scorching Flames.
Defensive Attack.
This is not an exceptionally powerful specialty ability.
But it is a combat specialty that golems can easily master; their inherent attributes are quite astonishing. Even Stone Golems, after simple modifications, possess strength scores exceeding 25, and when combined with a simple specialty ability, their combat power increases dramatically. Golem puppets feel no pain, and being injured does not affect their combat capabilities. They can fight until they are completely destroyed. The only downside is the immense cost; even a single Stone Golem costs over a thousand Ginds.
This is still at cost price.
If purchased from the Witch Council or the City of Wizards, a regular Stone Golem would cost nearly 5000 Ginds.
The manufacturing price of this batch of golem armies from Soren has exceeded 3 million Ginds!
This is simply money being thrown around.
But in the current situation, this is the only method available.
After all, what the overseas islands lack the most is population. The combat power of the militia isn’t trained yet, so it’s not worth a complete consumption here. As long as the population remains, Soren can continuously generate wealth.
Moreover, he has Treasure Island as his backup.
This island, when fully mined, could yield around 30 million Ginds worth of wealth. If it weren’t for the limitations of mining technology in this era, Soren’s current funding should be quite abundant.
Currently, Modo City has a mineral income of tens of thousands of Ginds each month.
A Dragon Breath descended from the sky.
The dragon’s pressure is also quite a burden for the evil spirits; true-blooded dragon species are always at the top of the multiverse’s pyramid, and the pressure from dragons diminishes the ferocity of the evil spirits’ assault.
The Dragon Knights Order also launched an attack.
Though small in number, the Bipedal Dragons themselves are dangerous Lesser Dragon Species, effortlessly handling mid-tier evil spirits in one-on-one combat, and their combat effectiveness is astonishing when paired with Drow Warriors. All the Drow Warriors chosen as knights are high-level professionals, possessing incredible combat power, and most are at the level of elite archers. They have undergone training from the petrified lizard knight legacy in the Underdark, making them substantially stronger than other humans.
“The situation has stabilized.”
The High Priest’s voice echoed, slowly saying: “It should hold until reinforcements arrive. But you’d better join the battle as well; there seem to be some troublesome enemies among the evil spirits.”
Gloria quickly responded, “Understood. I will teleport there now.”
“I’ll be there immediately,” the Fallen Witch’s voice also followed.
The light of teleportation appeared.
Accompanied by the brilliance of High-level Teleportation Spell, Gloria and the Fallen Witch appeared simultaneously above the battlefield.
The Fallen Witch still wore her original attire, but around Gloria’s body, 72 golden tarot cards were swirling. Unlike the last battle, the dark golden tarot cards in front of Gloria had increased to nine.
These nine dark golden tarot cards represented the King, Queen, Champion Knight, Minister, Star, and so on.
Gloria has also inherited some knowledge from the Arcane Empire period.
These 72 tarot cards derive from the battle version of the Arcane Cards, functioning similarly to spell scrolls, but stored on cards.
Moreover, the dark golden cards are at least eight-ring level spells, with some capable of casting legendary spells!
War chess game.
Arcane Cards.
Destiny Cards.
Unpredictable Cards.
These objects that appear to be toys are actually one of the battle devices studied during the Arcane Empire period.
Powerful Archmages had already transcended the limitations of spell scrolls and staffs; as long as they wished, they could create other means to produce even more stunningly effective mana-powered devices.
Compared to the less effective spell scrolls.
The 72 tarot cards held by Gloria are even more powerful; she hardly needs to use her own spell slots for low-intensity battles. Also, these tarot cards only temporarily lose their magical power after use; she merely needs to recharge them upon returning. All the tarot cards function as a whole, essentially refining 72 reusable spell scrolls into a powerful spell device. If Gloria were not currently unable to complete the legendary [Destiny Card], this set of tarot cards could rival the well-known artifacts of the Material Plane.
The secrets of fate are unknown to all!
So far, neither witch has been able to unravel the mystery of that destiny card.
Moreover, this destiny card originated from a top ‘Divination’ Grand Archmage of the Arcane Empire; even deities find it difficult to glimpse its mysterious depths.
——”Meteor Explosion!”
——”Sunflare Explosion!”
The two Legendary Witches cast spells simultaneously, directly sending the evil spirits from the Hell of Scorching Flames into the depths of failure. Waves of spell brilliance emerged, and large area devastating spells dealt catastrophic damage to the evil spirits.
At that moment, hurried marching footsteps could be heard in the distance.
The third legion of Modo City, stationed near Demon Valley, has reached the battlefield. These are not the freshly trained militia reserves; they are all veterans who have experienced the Pirate King’s war and battles against indigenous peoples.
Although the number of wars has decreased after Soren unified the overseas territories, those surviving veterans have not disbanded.
They remain the most powerful army overseas!
Even.
To some extent, they are the top human legion in the Material Plane; the veterans forged in the fires of battle have encountered challenges not much less than those faced against the demons of the Bottomless Abyss.
“The evil spirits are beginning to retreat!”
The High Priest’s voice rang out, saying intently: “1,500 meters to the northwest, there is a legendary-level Ygoroth!”
“Leave it.”
“Its Soul Crystal is critical to our upcoming plans!”
The lower planes’ attacks on the Material Plane are driven by the desire for souls.
However, equally, after their interplanar invasion, their souls are also invaluable wealth for the spellcasters of the Material Plane.
The lower planes contain the most Soul Crystals in the multiverse, being the easiest places to form them.
They come to plunder to reap souls.
But if they fail and d*e, the characteristics of creatures from the lower planes easily produce Soul Crystals upon d*ath.
Golem Puppets.
The most important item for their creation is Soul Crystals; otherwise, spellcasters must lower their power to grant them intelligence. The stronger the Golem Puppet, the higher the level of Soul Crystal it requires. Now, the high-tier evil spirits invading Modo City have all become prey for the two Legendary Witches.
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