157 Seed of misinformation (1/2)

It did not take long for the nine Soul Forging existences to get close to the force field, and they could see that even now, the magic tower was filled with Magi, who were hiding.

But there was one person that was in the open. They could see him sitting beside the red cocoon, that contained the most powerful warrior in the group of the Heavenly race they just fought, not too far away from the periphery of the force field.

He saw as they were approaching the force field, but unlike what any other individual in his Rank will do in their presence, he just remained sitting beside the cocoon.

Zatiel's actions upset some of them and made them frown. They were used to individuals beneath Rank 4, always showing great respect and fear in their presence, doing everything in their power to avoid offending them.

Their feelings were even more intense as they focused on the red cocoon. The body on an unconscious Rank 4 Angelic Paragon had immense value but Heinz has been very clear that the one handling it will be Zatiel.

When they first hear this, some of the Rank 4 Magi immediately expressed their complaints since leaving such an important asset in the hand of someone at Rank 2 was not logical.

Unfortunately for them, the cultivator made clear that he was not asking for their approval and that if any of them try to get his hands on the Duke, he will take it as they not obeying his orders.

Heinz's power was very clear in the mind of everyone. It was thanks to him severely harming those Angelic Paragons and Angels of Supremacy, and leaving that killing energy inside their bodies that they were able to defeat them with such ease.

This display of strength made clear that he could equal all of them alone.

The moment they enter the force field, the nine Magi remained in the sky and immediately began to stabilize their condition. Their bodies and soul were not be damaged, but their energy pools were dangerously low so they took the first chance they got to replenish them.

As they floated on the sky, some of them were looking at Zatiel on the ground with a prideful look, as if their current position was a statement of their status.

Zatiel noticed their behavior, but he could not care less. They would not dare to attack him, so he did not felt the need to show fake politeness.

As Rank 4 life form of the Aeternum Empire, they had a great status and killing someone at Rank 2 could not carry any repercussion to them, much less in a different world, but there was no one among them that did not understand that the relationship between Heinz and Zatiel was not simple.

Heinz has already proved that he did not fear to kill a Rank 4 Magus from the empire, and none of them wanted to become the next Lun.

After an hour, two of the nine Rank 4 flew in the direction of Zatiel. They were Totto and Zitra and their actions made smiles appear on some of the Magi.

Although Totto was a special case with his cordial attitude, they new that Zitra was extremely prideful, so they were sure that Zatiel actions had offended her, and she will remind him of his place.

But, contrary to their wishes, the moment the duo reached Zatiel side, he merely stands up, and then the three of them remained silent.

It took them a moment to understand that they were using their consciousness to communicate among themselves. This took by surprised the other seven and they were curious about what type of information they were sharing.

Totto and Zitra had long ago started to see Zatiel as an equal and his actions had only proved them right.

The two were giving a report of how he fight went and the amount of damage they were able to deliver to the Heavenly race.

Although they were more than satisfied with this outcome of this fight, they were doubtful of this plan, especially considering the current situation in the world.

”Although we were able to deal a heavy blow to the Heavenly race, they now have a clear understanding of our full power. Not to mention that Heinz has been expulsed of this world and it will take him at least a month to be able to come back, and even then he will have severe injuries due to him fusing with his Law Avatar. Was this really the best path to follow?”

Zitra did not consider the plan flawed, especially since they were able to capture one of the enemy leaders, but from now on their advance on conquering this world will be truly slow.

”I share a similar opinion with her. Without Heinz, we will not be able to make direct attacks against the Heavenly race or advance in the constructions of the towers and we will lose the distraction that is the demonic horde very soon.”

Totto knew that although Heinz had told everyone it was his plan, the true architect was Zatiel and he was wondering the wisdom in it.