บท 365: Borders
John took out his long staff to confront his enemy. He tapped into the void, and thousands of clones appeared around him, and he controlled them to attack the Lich. All the clones raised their staff to cast a spell.
At the same time, the Lich reacted.
Dark Magic: Blood Suction
Hundreds of the clones suddenly dispersed into motes of lights.
'Illusions?' thoughts the Lich as he marveled. He could not tell the difference. And before he could further analyze the situation, one of the clones' spells hit him, activating his passive defensive measure to create a shield to protect him.
'So, some illusions can use spells, but some cannot?'
The situation was tricky as it would be a disadvantage to him if he had to constantly worry about which of his opponent's spells were mere illusions and which ones were real.
So, the Lich decided to defeat his opponent as rapidly as possible. Based on the information received from headquarters, the weakness of these Arcanists that use technology to fight Tiers above them is their souls.
It is challenging for them to control vast mana without their souls reaching the same tier.
Dark Magic: Hell Flame.
A dark flame manifested from the Lic's staff, burning all of the illusion clones. The Lich planned to use a spell with a large area of effect to force the real body to defend itself, thus finding John's location.
However, to his surprise, all the clones were destroyed, but the real John was nowhere to be seen. Then, the Lich felt a sudden danger behind him. A laser beam pierced his shield before passing through his body.
'Danm it,' thought the Lich. He did not care about the destruction of his body. However, that spell had purification capabilities and could have killed him. Luckily, he used a Soul Protection Spell to protect himself, but he was still injured.
The Lich turned around, his soul flame obviously displaying unbridled rage. Then, he said something in an eerie voice:
"In the name of the great god, Guzznad, ruler of death and heir of the Magus, I shall pass judgment upon my enemy."
Death Authority: Death Light
A dark beam of light came from above John containing the power of death.
His face contorted as he knew that once this attack reached him, he would not survive. So, he clenched his teeth and said: "I am an Arcanist, and I shall pursue the truth–even in my death."
Then, he suddenly aged rapidly, turning from a young and handsome man in his 20s to an older man about to die. Then, a golden shield appeared to protect him, an act that made the Lich sneer.
As a First General, he could borrow Death God Guzznad's [Authority] to execute his enemy. Although he will use all his mana and enter a deep state of weakness for a while, it usually gets the job done.
Soon, the Lich frowned as he saw the golden shield lasted a few seconds against his spell. However, considering his opponent had sacrificed their lifespan to boost their powers, he felt it was plausible to resist a little longer.
And as expected, after a few minutes, the golden shield broke apart, and John was annihilated from the face of the world by the dark beam. The flames in the Lich's eye sockets became smaller, but his bones seemed to smile even brighter than before.
He flew to the position of John's death for a final check before taking out a magic scroll from his interdimensional bag to exit the mirror dimension. Regrettably, before he could activate it, a bunch of chains appeared to tie him; they sealed his mana regeneration and his soul.
Then, to the Lich's horror, John appeared before him, perfectly intact without a scratch.
"Do you want to know how I did it?" asked John with a smile as he took out a black jewel. "I won't tell you." John placed the jewel on the Lich's forehead, and it disappeared, entering his Soul Dimension and isolating his soul.
As a follower of a Death God, the Lich's soul belong to his god. So, John has to use a special magical artifact to prevent Guzznad from summoning his follower's souls.
'With this Tier 8 Soul, my Illusion World Magic should take another step.'
John is one of the best Illusionists in the Empire, even ranking in the top 10. And that's because his spell, the Illusion World, allowed him to craft an entire world of illusion.
From his first confrontation with the Lich, he was never present. He created his illusion world, similar to the concept of a domain. Inside that domain or space, he can create illusions within illusions.
He can also influence people's emotions, which was one of the reasons that the lich quickly became so enraged, deciding to destroy his opponent with one powerful attack that drained most of his mana.
So, from the very beginning, he never came close to the Lich. And when the latter used that powerful spell, he had teleported countless distances away to ensure not to get hit.
According to the law, the lich was not his war trophy, and he could use it as he pleased. So, John placed the body away before exiting the mirror dimension. The first thing he did was remove an orb from his Soul Dimension as it put significant pressure on his soul, hence his mind or spirit.
The orb was a magical artifact that allowed him to access the ship's mana core in the mirror dimension. He could not bring the ship with him since he would lose his power if the lich destroyed it.
He looked in the distance to see a silver-grey dragon and giant fighting two Tier 7 Undead. John did not waste time before taking action. He controlled the spaceship to launch one is its canon.
The two Tier 7 Undead tried to evade once they felt the danger, but John used a restriction spell to render them immobile. And after the canon almost killed them, he captured the two.
Immediately afterward, he felt intense pain in his body. Then, the veins in his neck began to spread to his neck. John held his head, screaming. At the same time, some age spots appeared on his face and hands.
"Activate emergency healing protocol," said John's Artificial Spirit. Then, he disappeared before reappearing in a healing cabin inside the spaceship.
Gorm and Abiodun checked on him and saw that his condition was slowly stabilizing. Then, they reported to HQ, who would send people to this star system.
Although this region had no life, all the planets had precious resources, so a mining crew would soon arrive with the proper equipment. Finally, the crew returned home once the minors arrived.
Meanwhile, back at HQ, Olivier received visual records of the victory in the Red Number Star System. After checking for any anomalies, she focused on the different battlegrounds of this war.
For a moment, things appeared stabilized before a red screen appeared before her, making her concentrate.
"Luna, what is it?"
"Omicron, Shasta, Cala, Prenut, and Cafree: all these star systems are being invaded," Luna said with her eyes completely white. "No, I'm too late. Omegon has gone dark."
"Did you say Omegon? Show me the visual," Olivier hurriedly said. And soon, she saw a star system completely enveloped by darkness. She suddenly thought of something and called two people.
"Did Guzznad show up in your area?"
"How did you know?" responded Rowena. "I have detected a Tier 9 individual was coming my way, most likely a clone."
"The same for me," responded Dumbledore. All these people had the same weird veins as Olivier in their necks.
"You two must use the floating cities to deal with your opponent as swiftly as possible. Do it, no matter the consequence."
"What is the situation?" asked Rowena.
"Omegon is too close to our territory's border. If the Undead Legion can create a base there, it becomes easier to attack us. So, we must destroy Omegon at all costs."
"I'm sorry I could not detect it beforehand," Luna said.
"No, if it were not for you, we probably would not have detected anything until the base was created."
If the Undead Legion created a base, removing them would become a thousand times more difficult since each base is connected to Guzznad's Divine Kingdom.
From these bases, they essentially have an infinite amount of reinforcements, and Guzznad can quickly descend on these bases without being noticed.
So, Olivier would not let one appear so close to the Empire's borders.
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For anyone wondering, the last chapter was a mistake. The ship was 5 kilometers wide, not meters.
บท 366: Omegon
Dumbledore placed a mask on his face.
"Ariana, de-activate stealth mode."
"Yes, sir."
On the border of the Empire's territories, thousands of light-years away, an entire city suddenly appeared outside the star system. Dumbledore saw a man waiting for him.
He had black robes, a long scythe, and red markings across his left eye. He had grey skin, and a small portion of his mouth was rotten to the point of showing the bones.
"Lord Guzznad, do you want to fight here or in the Mirror Dimension?" Dumbledore asked calmly.
"No problem," replied the Death God, who knew a Tier 9 battle could destroy the entire Milky Way Galaxy if their strength were not probably controlled.
Dumbledore secretly sighed in relief. It would be nigh impossible to force or trick the opponent into the Mirror Dimension–even if it was just a clone. And Guzznad refused to acquiesce. Dumbledore would have to report to the Empire, forcing them to activate the Grand Arcane Shield, which linked all the mana and leylines of all the star systems in the Empire's territory to enact a shield that covered countless star systems.
The problem with this shield was how much money and resources were needed to activate it. And given that Guzznad was a Tier 9 God, the shield itself would not be enough, and an Aether Core of the same level as the Floating City would be required to provide additional energy.
Luckily, there was no need for trouble.
A portal appeared between these two, and Dumbledore followed through with the Floating City. And as soon as he entered the Mirror Dimension, he did not waste time.
He accessed the mana from the Aether Core/Philosopher's Stone to boost his strength.
"Let's go, Fawkes."
An enormous phoenix flew from the city, spreading its dozens of kilometers long wings. Guzznad was not surprised by this True Phoenix as this was not the first time he confronted his opponent.
"Ariana, remove all the limits of the Floating City. Bombard our enemy with all the canons–except for the Void one."
After giving the order, Dumbledore began his own attack. He felt the slight burden of the mana overflowing through his body. He had previously controlled the Floating City when he was Tier 6. And now, it was easier to do at Tier 7; it placed less burden on his body and soul.
Dumbledore used countless elemental spells to destroy Guzznad. On top of that, the floating city bombarded him nonstop. However, the latter only evaded or defended, never going on the offensive.
Undead Legion
Guzznad waved his scythe, and millions of undead materialized before him. He then ordered them to rush toward the Floating City's shield in suicide attacks; they did the same to Fawkes.
Fawkes's flames and the Floating City's shield instantly killed and purified the undead. However, there was no end to the number of them; no matter how many were killed, Guzznad would make more.
Dumbledore rushed as he knew his opponent was buying time.
"Ariana, send the Golem Legions."
Then, an army made of all types of golems: soil golems, rock golems, golems, and metal golems. They rushed towards the army of undead to destroy them. Although the golems lost regarding numbers, they won in strength.
Additionally, Dumbledore was not finished. His attacks destroyed many planets, stars, and solar systems. So, he used Transfiguration Magic to transform the debris into more soldiers to block.
With Guzznad's legion occupied, Dumbledore acted more aggressively. He took out a potion to drink before using a spell he created himself:
Arcane Rune Spell: The Phoenix's Last Song.
Fawkes turned into a phoenix the size of a galaxy before rushing to Guzznad to burn him into ashes. The latter erected a barrier made of black flames to protect itself.
Back in HQ:
Olivier watched the battle with a frown. She could tell Guzznad's clone won't last long, but the issue was how long was too long. She checked the monitor that displayed the situation in Omegon System.
She had mobilized a space fleet armored with Tier 9 Canons to annihilate the entire solar system. However, despite the constant bombardment, the protective shield of Omegon remained intact.
'Guzznad is way more powerful Tier 9 God that we gave him credit for.'
Tier 9 Galaxy level had a wide gap. A person who could destroy one galaxy with one attack is Tier 9, but so is a person who could destroy 1,000,000 galaxies with one attack. And the universe had trillions of galaxies.
'Should I use the Void Canon?'
That was the only solution to deal with the Death Shield on Omegon. However, she and the others have long decided not to use the Void Canon in this war.
The main reason for that is news leaks. Because of the Universe Web, a lot of information that the Empire wanted to keep a secret has already leaked, meaning the Tier 10 Gods in the Central Region has already noticed their existence.
If it were not for Guzznad blocking the entire Milky Way Galaxy somehow, the situation would have been worse.
Olivier decided not to be hasty. It has not reached the point where the Void Canon is needed. She looked at the screen where Rowena faced another clone of Guzznad.
Her situation was similar to Dumbledore's, as the enemy simply wanted to buy time. She looked at her opponent and sneered.
"Raven, prepare to enter Dimension-AlphaV."
"Yes, master," replied the Artificial Spirit.
"Oliver, activate the Grand Arcane Shield, even for a moment."
"Alright," she replied despite not knowing Rowena's plans. As for the massive loss of money, it can be recuperated.
Rowena controlled the Floating City to open a space-time channel out of the mirror dimension and fly out. Guzznad followed–despite the possibility this may be a trap.
However, he did not have a choice since he did not want the Floating City to reach the Omegon Star System. And after learning that from his main body, the Empire activated their Grand Arcane Shield, he knew this was the correct choice.
So, he used his Death Authority to mess with the space-time channel and prevent teleportation.
'Gotcha,' thought Rowena. She used the space-time disturbance created by Guzznad's intervening to teleport the two of them to Dimension AlphaV. When it comes to manipulating space-time, Rowena was confident that only Edward was above her.
And when it comes to certain aspects, even he could not compare to her.
Guzznad soon found himself in a dark gray place. He looked around, wondering what the opponent's plan was. But before seeing the surroundings properly, he began dissipating as if he had never existed.
"Where is this?" he asked Rowena floating above the Floating City, underneath the Void Shield. Of course, she did not respond. Dimension AlphaV was an empty and owner dimension the Empire discovered.
And she used it for her experiment by modifying it and filling it with Void Energy. The Floating City can survive here, but not Guzznad.
After Guzznad completely dissipated, Rowena suddenly did not feel good as the veins on her neck began to spread. So, she teleported to the Intensive Care Unit.
Before falling asleep, she ordered.
"Raven, enter Auto-Pilot Mode. Your mission is to go to Omegon and conduct an Exterminatus Order."
"Yes, master."
Raven controlled the Floating City to teleport to Omegon and immediately began to bombard the shield. After a few attacks, cracks appeared on the shield, but it would slowly heal.
It would take the city a few minutes to break it. Luckily, Dumbledore's Floating City appeared to aid. It took a few minutes to break the shield with the other present.
Then, Omegon Star System was annihilated with one shot, not leaving a single piece of matter or energy from the entire star system. Afterward, the Floating City purified the death energy remaining from the process of the undead building a base.
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