Chapter 226: Chapter 113: War! Activate
Her skin was fair, her chest ample, and her graceful figure left much to the imagination.
Behind her were holy Angel Wings that flowed like liquid mercury.
She floated and flew within the Spirit Realm, a state she maintained even when back in the real world.
Many eyes, to some degree, were drawn to the Nightmare Angel.
After all, the Nightmare Angel had been making quite a name for herself in the Imperial Alliance lately.
Even a powerful Level Nine Transcendent had died at her hands.
But the most eye-catching person present wasn’t the graceful Nightmare Angel.
It was—the Fighting Master, Mr. Evil Spirit, Zorn Corick.
Within the nascent Otan Grelle Steam Empire.
The youngest councilor, Zorn Corick, was renowned.
Ender of the Rat King Catastrophe.
Devourer of the Evil Spirit Sequence.
Controller of the Ancient God Curse.
Founder of the new Empire.
Philanthropist of Ogrande City.
Entrepreneur of the Steam Potion Factory.
The youngest councilor of the Northern Border Region.
A trendsetter of the Steam Age!
Recently, the title and rumor of "the fearsome Mr. Evil Spirit" had even begun to circulate across the seas.
Zorn had so many titles, rumors, and stories to his name that an entire newspaper page couldn’t contain them all.
He was, in every sense, a legendary figure.
Numerous experts from the Southern Alliance came forward to greet Zorn and make his acquaintance.
When Zorn was conversing with the many experts from the Alliance Empire,
Even the Empress of the Empire could only stand aside and listen quietly.
After a round of pleasantries,
Once the Transcendents participating in the operation were ready, those from the Wanderer Sequence began to establish a Spirit Realm: Traveler’s Spirit Bridge at the coordinates Zorn had designated.
This channel, of course, couldn’t lead them directly into the Lord of War, Joe Moriff’s, War Spirit Realm.
But it could reach that peculiar land of ruins, giving everyone a foothold.
However, one could never reach those peculiar ruins by means of simple Spirit Realm Walking.
The only way was to use the methods of the Wanderer Sequence to anchor the coordinates and construct a transport Spirit Bridge.
While the many Travelers were working together to establish the channel,
WOO WOO WOO...
From deep within the gray fog beyond their position, the roar of a steam whistle sounded once more.
Everyone looked over and saw that the Lord of War, Joe Moriff, had once again used his abilities to launch an offensive with his War Undead.
Images of death from the front-line war blossomed before the eyes of the many Transcendents.
...
「A dozen or so minutes later.」
The group of more than ten people arrived in the ancient land in silence.
Through the thin Spirit Realm mist, the group silently gazed at the towering bulwark of the Spirit Realm before them.
After a careful survey confirmed they were in the correct location,
Zorn turned to the Transcendents who had accompanied him.
"Let’s begin construction."
At once, the handful of Transcendents began to construct a small Spirit Realm Fortress.
Empress Isabelle, who had come with them, also joined in the construction.
This battle would not be short. Building some defensive fortifications would be an effective way to block the attacks of the Lord of War, Joe Moriff’s, War Undead.
While the Transcendents began construction, Nightmare Angel Noctifanel led the members of the Angel Sequence on a patrol around the bulwark of the War Spirit Realm. Afterward, she approached Zorn.
"Lord Zorn."
"It looks like the Lord of War, Joe Moriff, has integrated his War Spirit Realm with the ruins here."
"Attacking here... doesn’t seem to be a very good idea."
"This isn’t a good place to launch an attack, it’s true."
Zorn nodded slightly.
"But this is a place where we can effectively strike the Lord of War, Joe Moriff."
Hearing Zorn’s reply, Nightmare Angel Noctifanel said no more.
After all, for this operation, all command authority rested in Zorn’s hands. They could voice their opinions or offer suggestions, but Zorn had the final say.
Soon, a modestly sized Spirit Realm Fortress, large enough for the rest of the group to garrison and defend, was completed.
The solidly built Spirit Realm Fortress could help everyone fight for a long time.
"Let’s begin!"
At Zorn’s command,
The ten members of the Angel Sequence immediately unleashed their Angel Sequence Abilities, bombarding the bulwark of the War Spirit Realm.
The war had begun!
’The main reason I chose the Angel Sequence for this battle,’ Zorn mused, ’is that this ancient land of ruins can resonate with the Angel Sequence’s many statues.’
’This allows them to inflict continuous damage on the Lord of War, Joe Moriff.’
’Furthermore, once we break through, we’ll be very close to Joe Moriff’s War Demon Pool. At that point, Isaac can be sent in to kill him repeatedly.’
’It’s important to understand that not all deaths are the same.’
’A normal death only results in the loss of some Sequence Essence and a slight drop in Level.’
’But being slain by a God Hunter not only costs Sequence Essence, it also consumes one’s "Sequence Root Source."’
’For me, being killed by a God Hunter would annihilate a portion of my Egunus flesh. The more of that flesh is consumed, the more my Sequence strength will decline.’
’The same applies to the Lord of War.’
’As long as Isaac, the God Hunter, can kill him a few times, this battle will be a massive win for us.’
’I know that a war fanatic like him won’t give up until the bitter end.’
’So, according to the plan, I can ensure this is a war of maximum attrition for the Lord of War.’
...
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The shockwaves of the attack resounded throughout the entire War Spirit Realm.
It was like heavy warhammers striking his heart, the entire world trembling with each blow.
Deep within his Spirit Realm, Joe Moriff sat cross-legged atop an ancient stone statue, commanding his legions of War Undead as they tore through the enemy’s front lines. Suddenly, he was jolted from his concentration.
He looked toward the wall of his War Spirit Realm, where the disturbance was coming from.
After unleashing the Perception Power of his War Spirit Realm, his face suddenly darkened.
’This place... this is a Secret Land I spent considerable effort to find, using a hidden coordinate from my Sequence memories.’
’Here, I’ve slowly stockpiled resources and built up my Spirit Realm. For years, no one has ever found me.’
’Since the war began, the resources I’ve stockpiled have multiplied, and my power has grown stronger and stronger.’
’Thanks to the natural resonance between myself and this ancient Secret Land... higher-level Transcendents can’t even enter this place.’
’It has become my sanctuary, the very source of my ever-increasing power.’
’But on this perfectly ordinary day... this group of enemies appeared out of nowhere, and they even built a rather sturdy-looking fortress right outside.’
"Declaring war on me?"
A cruel and fierce light surged in the depths of Joe Moriff’s pupils.
"I am the Lord of War in the tide of this era. Any war, in any form, will become my nourishment."
"Since you want to start a war on the soil of my Spirit Realm..."
"Then today... all of you will die here!"
"War Legion! Activate!"
A look of fanatical fervor appearing on his face, Joe Moriff slowly activated the massive number of War Undead he had stockpiled.
He was going to teach this arrogant, ignorant bunch a good lesson!
