1476 Attack Part 2 (1/2)

Saleen angrily looked at the Water Fox prostrating herself before him. That thing wasn't even human, so how could he forge a relationship with her? She had also been at a very high level when they first met.

Nailisi and the Winged Skull, on the other hand, were people he met when he was at his worst.

He deemed it a valuable life lesson and vowed to refrain from subjugating any creature he came across in the future. Some would never be loyal to him.

The Water Fox gathered over 1,000 holy masters. Saleen was much impressed, feeling that the god's faith was propagating at a terrifying rate. The Oracle Corps did not let holy masters below level-3 join its ranks. Yet in one city, adherents grew to an astonishingly high number in several years, and not a single one was a convert.

He did not dare to imagine what would happen if he let the Goddess of Myers keep doing what she was doing.

Saleen was unfazed. He had those holy masters to enter the magic amplifier, which was beyond the reach of the goddess's powers. He could have killed them all with a single thought.

He then selected thousands of warriors among the knights at Nature Temple before flying to a newly opened portal, where he sensed the presence of a god.

His army would never be able to handle that, so he had the Nature Faith take care of it instead. Saleen was sure that the goddess knew that he was mobilizing the faith's powers. She would have also definitely sensed the assault he organized.

Regardless of the kind of god lying behind that portal, there was no way Myers would leave it alone.

It might be a nation with a strong religion, or it might be a divine kingdom.

That portal was at the border of Tanggulasi near Sikeqinya, an area that was a little more than 1,000 kilometers from Ceylon City. If Saleen led the attack, his hometown would probably get caught in the crossfire.

The cities of Myers Mainland were far from where the portals were located. Even after the portals gradually disappeared in the past 10,000 years or so, none of the citizens of Myers Mainland built cities near them. The mainland was simply too vast, and the population too small by comparison. Some of the subcontinent planes were only the size of an empire yet housed a population of billions. The density of cities found in those places did not compare to Myers Mainland.

Saleen arranged for 3,000 warriors to stand at the front when they came to the portal, with holy masters mixed in. Magic chariots, alongside the Bug Angel Warriors, were right behind the warriors.

The number of Saleen's Bug Angel Warriors never exceeded 100,000, and he only brought 20,000 in that expedition. He assigned the others to the Floating City and had them fight alongside Aini.

Saleen brought Rafel along, but the two were not part of the invading forces. They simply hovered midair, riding on the two-headed golden dragon, significantly boosting the morale of Nature Faith adherents.

Saleen made a personal appearance to help ensure that everything went smoothly during the battle.

He was oblivious to the extent of his stature in the minds of those believers. He was the one who had established the Nature Faith, and he was the one who deployed the troops when fighting the enemies, building the faith throughout the years. Further, Saleen used creation magic that looked like divine miracles at Nature City.

The presence of the temple had accumulated over the past 10,000 years. None of what happened could be explained with magic, so they deemed that he must have been a good friend of their god.

Those believers didn't dare imagine that the relationship between him and the goddess was that of master and servant. What Saleen pulled off years ago was still flourishing, with the fruits of his labor growing strong in the hearts and minds of the believers.

Though the portal was on a plain, the surrounding marshes made it ill-suited for farming. It was, however, a good hunting ground. Magic beasts were abundant, and mages were encouraged to get themselves some magic nuclei there.

At present, all magic beasts suddenly scattered. That portal looked gray and emitted a bloody aura.

Did someone come out from there? Saleen frowned. His plane map was too small, and he was too slow-moving whenever he had to check anything; otherwise, his power of the soul depleted too quickly.

A holy master cast a golden-eyed fire crow to search the area. Saleen stationed tens of thousands of troops in an area within a dozen kilometer radius. He knew long ago that there was nothing to be found there.

Even if someone came out of the portal, he would have gone elsewhere long ago, making tracking utterly pointless.

One or two people emerging would not have done much to Myers Mainland. Still, the mages checked patiently, collecting dirt samples nearby in the hope of finding something.

The golden-eyed fire crow returned in about 20 minutes. It found nothing.

Mages found signs of combat and even some dried blood. Those with exceptional alchemical abilities collected samples to be analyzed back in the magic chariots.

Saleen did not enter the portal blindly. Since the mages had collected enough information for further analysis, there was no need to take additional risks. Some planes were unsuitable for humans. as they might have lacked air. Such places were suitable for magic beasts. Some places were filled with water, whereas others contained so much lava that even abyssal creatures didn't want to go near them.

The mages who accompanied Saleen were all above level-7, which meant that they were very quick with minor alchemical experiments.

They provided the results to Saleen in around 20 minutes. The assault formations had only gotten in place by then. The portal was narrow, so it was impossible to enter it in the usual way.