234 Face off (2/2)

Most of the parts were pre-assembled already. However, the process to install a magic tower that would be an extension of the Ten Tower Formation was not easy or fast.

The entire army took defensive positions around the magic tower, all of them in squads. A Sun Tadpole that was present in their hands told them with whom to gather and information about their comrades.

The seventeen Rank 4 life forms rose to the sky and the air raged as they increased the energy inside them.

Less than three hours after the construction of the magic tower started, the earth around the stronghold began to tremble. Thunder and lightning filled the sky as if a storm of apocalyptic proportions was closing in.

The entire army looked to the direction where the thunder originated and their expressions were serious.

The Rank 4 life forms in the sky were solemn. They felt more clearly than anyone the power of the ”storm” that approached.

'They were faster than I thought.' Zatiel eyes narrowed as the Eye of Life and Creation showed him the immense army of the Heavenly race, that charged at their direction with a thick slaughter aura around them.

The Heavenly race army had forty thousand warriors, with most of them being Rank 2 Angels, but there were also two hundred and fifty Rank 3 life forms in it.

In the sky above them, there were forty-nine Rank 4 life forms and many of them had artifacts.

A portion of the Rank 4 Magi felt apprehensive when they saw the army approaching them. Everything had been easy for them before but now they would have their first true battle against an organized and fully charged Heavenly race.

Most of them could barely face an Angel of Supremacy on equal grounds, so the almost three to one numerical disadvantage generated a great pressure.

At the lead of the warriors in the sky, there were Heinz, Totto, and Zitra. Despite Nero being the strongest one, it was not good for him to battle dukes, so he will stay with the rest and draw the attention of as many Angelic Paragons as he could.

The trio was wearing the artifacts they took from the Angelic Paragons they killed in their path here. Normally artifacts are branded with the consciousness of the original owner which made it impossible for someone else to use it, but to Zatiel, that was nothing more than a clown trick.

Heinz analyzed the enemies and he frowned. Tomas had become stronger but the difference between the two of them only grew over the years, so the Cultivator did not consider him a threat. However, the woman with crystal wings was different, something was telling him she was dangerous.

”I will handle the woman. Zitra you take care of Tomas, Oliver will be yours Totto. We need to make time so focus mostly on defense. I highly doubt we can kill any of them today.”

The two nodded after they heard the instructions of Heinz. Their powers were around the same but without Gate to the Underworld, the Lich's strength was restricted.

The difference in power between the armies was too high for the Magi side to hold on until the magic tower was finished.

However, before the Heavenly race army could reach them something happened. The force field that covered thousands of kilometers of the Fornes continent started to expand and in a matter of seconds, it reached the stronghold.

This was the Second Layer of the Ten Tower Formation. The formation worked by channeling the natural energy of the world and forming a force field that weakened the enemies.

Over the years the formation saved the surplus energy and by using it, the force field can extend beyond its normal boundaries.

The Second Layer is not so powerful as to weaken the enemy's power to ten percent but it still can leave Soul Forging existences with only half of their strength and those at Rank 3 and beneath with a third of their original battle power.

The Rank 4 life forms of the Heavenly race noticed the forced field but they were not surprised by it. As one of the oldest civilizations, their knowledge was staggering.

Despite this setback, the fighting spirit in their eyes showed that they would not back down.

A lot of things were uncertain but the two sides were sure a great battle was going to happen in this place today.