Chapter 185 (1/2)

Training Fight (3)

The route of the assault planned by the Union command, excluding the Adgons, was quite roundabout.

They planned to dispatch thousands of meticulously picked Awakened into a planet each time, but there was not enough stock of Leap Tickets to move them all at once.

Since they didn’t have such an item, naturally, they had to move through the dungeon Gates.

However, the problem was that the Adgons, who strengthened the planet’s security measure, had already expected that.

Thus, they concentrated the Adgon forces deployed at each target around the Gates.

If the Union forces entered the portals in the usual manner, they would be destroyed by revealing themselves to the lines of enemy fire.

– So, we decided to move through an open Gate on another planet at the target dimension. The plan is to fly back to the target planet from there.

The ruined planets and dimensions controlled by the Adgons were very old by objective standards.

Therefore, most of the time, the species that previously lived there expanded their territory by creating colonies on different planets before their destruction.

And since the planets used to have residents, Dungeon Gates or Red Gates opened in its atmosphere as well.

– Since there are no longer inhabitants, most of the Gates have collapsed, but the remaining ones can be used as a pathway.

Listening to the story that followed, it was a bigger plan than I thought.

The Union planned to move various materials and parts through the Gates of the wrong planet and build a huge spacecraft there that could carry thousands of individuals.

And then we were to get on board and sail over to the target planet.

But…

I pointed out that there was something unclear.

“So, how long would that take?”

Bachurka spoke with a shadow cast on her face.

– That’s the problem. It varies slightly from dimension to dimension, but it is expected to take at least three months based on Earth’s time.

“That’s too slow.”

It had already been more than two months since Adgon prisoner’s handover to the Union was done.

Even if I were to consider that the delay so far was inevitable because they were trying to secure testimony and evidence and locate the target planet…

It would still take another three months for everything to be completed.

That’s almost half a year wasted.

“Will you be able to prepare as covertly as you are now for three months? What if the Adgosn notices?”

– We will only have to do our best. There’s no other way at this point.

I pondered for a while and finally made up my mind.

It was the Union’s goal to strike the Adgons, but above all, it was a stepping stone needed for my long-cherished desire.

The fragment of the god that they hid…To free the things that corresponded to Igras-Sho’s leg was also a duty that I had to fulfill to get rid of Mercadius.

With that in mind, I decided to disclose what I had kept away from the Union so far.

“Let’s change the method.”

– What do you mean?

After the tutorial quest and having entered the Main Quest…

When I was invited to go to another dimension or visit the Union Headquarters, despite the fact that I had a much better method, I used the ‘invitation,’ in other words, the teleport scroll bundles they sent, instead.

I tore a scroll, moved to the front of the Gate, crossed it, ripped another scroll again, and repeated the process until I reached the destination.

That was because I didn’t want to let them know that I had the [Door to Hope].

If nobody could observe our movement routes, for example, when sending the Celestial Dragon Guild members to a Gateless dimension, we pretended to use a ‘Leap Ticket’ but really sent them through the [Door of Hope]. Other than that, we moved similarly to others.

‘Now that we have found a common enemy called the Adgons…’

The enemy’s identity within the Union had been identified. The time was right to disclose it to our allies, whom I had to work together with to destroy our target.

I told Bachurka about it.

– Is it true? Do you have such an item?!

“Yes, I haven’t used it properly until now because the consumption of Mana Core is great when moving through dimensions. But I think the Union can procure as many Cores as the operation would require. Cores are a much lower price than the experience points you’ll spend on Leap Tickets.”

– Of course! That’s great. A lot of holes in our plans can be covered that way!

*

Due to my initiative, the scheduled date of the assault had been shortened by more than two months.

A total of five planets have been targeted.

The Union’s Awakened units were divided into five groups, and not all of them gathered in one place before the assault.

It was to reduce the chances of catching the Adgons’ attention as much as possible.

I stood in front of the troops who were aiming for one of the planets.

“Then, I’ll open the door.”

It felt like the air was being pulled tightly because of the tension.

Despite being selected as the best at each dimension, there was solemnity in their eyes, perhaps because they knew the importance of the mission.

A war that would be the key to exterminating a race with horrible mental control… a race that could destroy innumerable dimensions if left unchecked.

A war to strengthen the influence of the exiled gods.

Whoooooong!

The ring on my finger turned into a hoop, expanding its shape.

The moment the space inside the frame was filled with cold light…

– Please enter the coordinates.

Theoretically speaking, the most efficient way was to open the door right in front of the black hole where the fragment of the god was sealed.

However, as if the Adgon people had been prepared for the small percentage of intruders that might be sent through Dimensional Leap Ticket, they had covered the black hole with an infrastructure.

It was confirmed in advance that a portal couldn’t be deployed to its proximity because of the artifacts installed in it.

Therefore, I had secured the coordinates of the nearest possible location to the black hole that the influence of any artifact hadn’t reached.

– Coordinate verification complete.

The enormous amount of Mana Core provided by the Union had been absorbed, so all that remained was to charge.

I nodded, looking at the commander.

Then the person responsible for the assault shouted in a heavy and sharp voice.

“All troops, forward!”

Awakened aliens ran in a row into the blue Gate.

I couldn’t afford to relax even after the last individual threw himself inside.

The news that a battle had begun on that planet would be delivered to the Adgons’ mother dimension. It wouldn’t take long for it to the other worlds.

I changed the coordinates inserted in the [Door of Hope] and then appeared in front of the other waiting troops, doing the same thing repeatedly.

And finally, the fifth one.