Chapter 172 - Code Omega (2/2)

At that instant, a faint aura of fear radiated from Horell, which carried over to his tone as he replied, ”Chonk told me that we were going to initiate Code Omega.”

”Code Omega?” Aurus could not help but ask, wondering as to why the alliance and Chonk's army were using codes before placing the thought at the back of his head.

”Since we now have a connection, I can pretty much tell you most of the codes that Chonk's army has,” Horell said after pondering over how he was going to explain Code Omega. He then said, ”Anyways, I'm pretty sure that we're going to start Code Omega soon, so I'll just tell you the main parts of it. Make sure to relay it to Herellia, okay?”

”Mm,” Aurus replied to Horell with a grunt before adding, ”My sense of hearing is focused on your words.”

”Alright,” Horell said before starting to explain.

”Code Omega is…”

…

While Horell was telling Aurus a simplified version of what Code Omega was, Chonk had finally arrived at the area where Chungus was. As he arrived, he was greeted by the sight of a magic circle that spanned about 15 meters in diameter. Around the perimeter of this magic circle was a docile looking rabbit, etching a few sigils with its paws on the ground.

This docile looking rabbit was none other than Chungus, the Animate that Chonk hired to be a part of Chonk's army for this war.

”Oh! If it isn't Chonk!” Hearing the sounds of bushes shaking, Chungus could not help but look at the origin of the sound, noticing that a jade green wolf had arrived. ”It seems you've come to check if the Grand Restriction spell is complete.”

”More or less,” Chonk replied to Chungus' question as he got closer to the magic circle, sensing the large amount of mana that was infused into it. With this in mind, he looked at Chungus and asked, ”Mana stones?”

”Not just any normal mana stone, wind mana stones,” Chungus replied to Chonk's question with a slightly cheerful tone.

”I see,” Chonk said before becoming silent. After a few seconds, he then asked Chungus, ”How much time left until the circle is complete?”

”Not a lot if you help me out on some parts,” Chungus said as he headed towards another part of the magic circle, drawing a few sigils while channeling the energy of a few wind mana stones into it.

”Sure,” Chonk acceded to his request before adding, ”It would be a great help if the magic circle is finished before we start Code Omega anyway.”

”Wait…” Chungus could not help but stop what he was doing and stare at Chonk as he blinked a few times. After that, he asked, ”You're starting Code Omega this early?”

”What else can I do?” Chonk let out a sigh as he replied. ”I don't know how, but the opposing alliance has infiltrated our territory and killed most of our members.”

”Tsss…” Chungus could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. After that, he went silent for a bit before replying, ”Alright then, I'll speed up the completion process of the circle so we could prepare more for Code Omega.”

”Don't worry, I'll help out,” Chonk replied before heading towards another part of the magic circle, drawing a few sigils on the ground as he started to ponder over the army's next move.

'At this point, it's all or nothing,' Chonk thought to himself. 'It's quite weird though. If they could possess six of the division leaders quite easily, why did they not possess Horell? Is it because he's a Pseudo-Animate? Or is it…?'

'I'll just keep my eye on him even more. If he does end up betraying me, I still have that skill up my sleeve anyway.'

…

A couple of minutes had passed since Horell started telling Aurus about the general mechanics of Code Omega. At this moment, the conversation between the two of them was already finished, but they still maintained their connection for emergencies.

”I should tell Herellia about this as soon as possible,” Aurus could not help but mutter as he looked at the perspective from Chonk's territory, noticing that the remaining members of Chonk's army, as well as the three strongest members, were making their way towards the alliance base.

”What are you going to tell me?” Just as he was about to teleport, a familiar voice resounded behind Aurus, prompting him to focus his sense of vision in an instant to take a look at who that was. After finding out that it was Herellia, Aurus let out a sigh of relief as he said, ”You almost scared me there.”

”Think of it as payback,” Herellia let out a short chuckle before adding, ”Anyways, what do you want to tell me?”

”Herellia, listen well,” Aurus replied to her question, saying, ”Chonk's army is heading to our alliance at this very moment. They're going to use something I heard from Horell called Code Omega.”

”Code Omega?” Hearing that it came from Horell, Herellia's aura could not help but turn serious in an instant as she asked. ”What's it about?”

”According to Horell, Code Omega has 3 phases,” Aurus replied without hiding any of the information Horell told him. ”The first phases of Code Omega is—”

Whoosh!

Just as he was about to start explaining to Herellia what Code Omega was, Aurus instantly sensed an incredibly menacing aura coming from outside the alliance base, interrupting his explanation midway. Fortunately for him, everyone else sensed this aura as well, looking at the origin of this menacing aura.

What they could see was the remaining members of Chonk's army, all ready to go ahead and kill the members of the Tempest Branch Alliance without hesitation. They were arranged in a formation, with Chonk at the very front and center, while Horell and Chungus took up the left and right sides behind Chonk respectively.

At the very moment, they were intently looking at the alliance members inside the base, with Chonk mostly focusing his attention towards Herellia, who was at the center of the alliance base. He could not help but take note of the glowing wooden sculpture beside Herellia, noticing that it radiated an aura that did not lose out to her.

After that, Chonk turned around to look at the remaining members of his army as he shouted, ”Everyone, we are gathered here today to engage in the final skirmish that will determine the ruler of Tempest Cliff!”

”I need everyone's cooperation in this final operation, for this operation will surely allow us to achieve victory even with our minuscule numbers!”

He then turned around one more time to look at the alliance base before saying, ”Horell, Chungus, activate your spells!”

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In an instant, a large blue ball manifested over Horell's head, while a large red ball manifested over Chungus' head. Not long after, a large green ball manifested over Chonk's head, to which he manipulated to consume the blue and red balls, transforming into a humongous ball of light.With the ball of light over his head, he then shouted with intense fervor, ”Code Omega…”

”Phase 1…”

”[Maledictum Claustra]!”