Chapter 710: Stalemate

After subduing Mithra, Li Mochen made almost no delay and led the entire army toward the Pantheon.

It must be noted that the angel legion brought by Isis had parted ways with them a day earlier, on the pretext that to guard against the Dark Abyss, the main force of the Heavenly Kingdom could not campaign abroad for long.

Li Mochen was unconcerned. After expelling Ahura, he was confident in capturing the Pantheon alone, and now with Mithra, the former master of the Pantheon, under his command, his confidence only grew.

His plan was to besiege the stronghold and strike at reinforcements from Olympus; if the latter did not appear, he would take the Pantheon directly.

But when the starships of the Fate Pantheon arrived at the Pantheon, it was already empty. Gaia, Rhea, and Chaos were nowhere to be seen, and not even a single petitioner of Gaia could be found inside.

Li Mochen guessed that they had gone to Mount Olympus. That was the only possible refuge; only by concentrating their defenses at this fundamental seat of the Greek gods could they hope to withstand the Fate Pantheon.

Li Mochen unceremoniously seized the Pantheon for himself, spending seven days to preliminarily erase Gaia's imprint on the world core and take control of this space, surging with magical energy and surpassing his own divine kingdom.

Such a small world, a paradise cave, was extremely rare and precious. It could serve not only as a place for gods to cultivate but also as a mobile base for campaigns in foreign domains. Of course, it could also be directly transformed into his divine domain in this world.

Previously, Li Mochen had indirectly obtained 'Avalon,' which had greatly benefited him. But the 'Pantheon' surpassed 'Avalon' in both space and the density of magical energy.

He also performed a purification ritual for the 'Order Angel' Mithra, using a magical array to drive out the power of Slaanesh as much as possible.

To Li Mochen's surprise, Mithra opened his divinity and allowed him to manipulate and control it, undergoing a thorough purification.

After resolving this issue, Li Mochen finally led his army back, bringing the enormous trophy of the 'Pantheon' to the Bright World.

But when he decided to withdraw, more than one of his subordinates expressed regret. Prometheus was very worried: 'Your Majesty, you really should continue. Our forces are sufficient to sweep Mount Olympus; they will surely be our greatest隐患 in the future.'

Heracles was also unwilling: 'Your Majesty, you are too concerned about casualties. In my estimation, the loss of three to five major gods is entirely acceptable. Only by eliminating Olympus can we prepare wholeheartedly for war against the Terra Empire.'

He and Achilles had always harbored great hatred for Olympus, and this attack on the Pantheon had excited him immensely. Unfortunately, Gaia and Rhea had fled without a fight, leaving him deeply regretful.

'Only three to five major gods? And how many of my warriors would be lost? Also, Heracles, isn't your estimate too optimistic?'

Li Mochen shook his head disapprovingly: 'As far as I know, the siblings Apollo and Artemis will certainly not participate in direct combat against Olympus, and Lady Diana cannot provide us with aid either. Don't forget, besides them, several members of our pantheon are descended from the Titans.'

Especially the latter; though she did not directly participate in battle, during the war against Ahura, the Magic Goddess Diana had been using the Weave to provide us with support.

But Olympus was different—not because the Magic Goddess still had any attachment to the Olympian pantheon, but because Zeus and his major gods were also parties to the original Weave compact, and Ahura was not among them.

The reason Li Mochen dared to continue sweeping the Pantheon after breaching Ahura's Bright Heaven was that the Pantheon itself had weak forces, allowing him to adopt the tactic of besieging the stronghold and striking at reinforcements.

But at Mount Olympus, Zeus had ample military strength and top-tier defenses.

'Your Majesty! You greatly underestimate your authority and charm.'

Heracles responded with a cold smile: 'I myself am descended from the Titans, but I would never show mercy in a battle against Olympus.'

He thought that the siblings Apollo and Artemis might not actually avoid battle; if Li Mochen decided to bestow the 'Sun Golden Ring' taken from Ahura, the Dawn Lord would undoubtedly charge to the front lines without hesitation.

'And now, the best way to help our brothers and sisters is to free them from Zeus and Gaia.'

Li Mochen's heart stirred for a moment, but after long deliberation, he rejected the proposals of these Titan gods.

Heracles' calculations were roughly correct, but he had not considered more variables. After all, both Slaanesh and Tzeentch were masterful creators, and it was hard to say they had no other cards up their sleeves.

And the Terra Empire—would it really let him calmly eliminate all threats? Probably not.

Moreover, who could he sacrifice? Li Mochen believed that every major god and archangel under his command was precious and irreplaceable.

Also, these few did not know his current progress on his own path.

The Olympian pantheon was indeed a thorn in their side now. But Li Mochen thought that within a year or two, he would have a better way to resolve this major problem; why rush?

Besides, at this moment, the changes within the Prime Material Plane had already made Li Mochen very anxious. In the ten-plus days of his campaign, the epidemic within the Bright World had erupted violently.

The Fate Alliance had set up strict defenses everywhere around the world, but the confirmed cases had already exceeded 240,000. The quarantine zones they had prepared were virtually useless; almost every city had cases of plague, with deaths reaching 7,000.

Even more worrying, the 15th Subdivision of the Divine Wing Knights stationed on Hawaii Island had discovered twenty blood-feast demon insects at the level of lesser gods near the Wadi Rum desert in the Middle East.

Athena disagreed with the opinions of Prometheus and others, strongly advising Li Mochen to return. For this reason, she was ridiculed by many gods of the Fate Pantheon as being nostalgic for her old master and traitorous.

But Li Mochen became even more determined, returning to the Bright World after gaining control of the 'Pantheon.'

After he returned to the Fate Divine Kingdom, the first words spoken to him by Angela, who had been ruling in his stead, were: 'The situation is very bad. The power of fear in this world is growing; they are afraid of the plague and terrified of death.'

She was the Goddess of Dreams, able to perceive, collect, and enter everyone's dreams and dreamscapes, giving her an ability to sense the emotions of sentient beings that surpassed all other gods.

The power of fear could nourish the power of Khorne, while the fear of death could strengthen Nurgle in this world.

What left Li Mochen somewhat speechless was that this panic mostly came from the Middle East. The plague spread there years ago by 'Plague Lord, Dark Angel of Death' Abaddon was still a lingering shadow for many; then came the New and Old Continents and Australia, where people still had strong confidence in their governments and gods.

The region with the least panic was ironically the Indus region, which currently had the highest death toll.

Strict media control there had worked; infected people often believed it was their fate, that they would welcome a happy new life after a painful death.

This once made Li Mochen envious of the Indus pantheon's reincarnation system, thinking that these Indus gods were indeed justified in their lack of fear of Nurgle's power.

'The growth of Nurgle's power will certainly increase the spread of the virus.'

The Virus God Karlson's voice was also grave: 'According to current data analysis, within a month at most, the number of infections worldwide will exceed 8 million.'

Li Mochen looked at the data submitted jointly by him and the God of Medicine, his face full of helplessness: 'In three days, I will have my Fate Divine Kingdom descend into the mortal world.'

He hoped this would reduce some of the public's panic, allowing all mortals to directly see the divine kingdom and stabilize their hearts.

This would bring some risk to his divine kingdom; after descent, his Fate Divine Kingdom would also have to obey the laws of the Prime Material Plane. Fortunately, he already held the roots of this world, so even after descent, the internal laws of the kingdom would still have an advantage, just not as great as before.

Additionally, the karmic filth and chaotic power of the mortal world might directly invade the divine kingdom and cause pollution—this was the greatest threat to the Fate Divine Kingdom.

But at this moment, including Athena, all the gods had no objections. Of two evils, choose the lesser; suppressing the growth of chaotic power was the most important now.

'All Divine Wing Knights return to the Prime Material Plane, and strengthen the blockade and purge efforts. We must do our utmost to eliminate the chaotic cultists spreading the virus and kill those blood-feast demon insects. But the most important thing is the vaccine and specific drugs; we must develop them before the virus mutates and Nurgle's power enters a new stage.'

Li Mochen paused: 'I will also participate personally, doing my best to shorten the time to within two months.'

Regarding vaccine development, Li Mochen was quite confident. This was not based on his biological expertise or divine authority, nor on his unparalleled computational ability, but on his Fate divine authority and the hundreds of millions of merits in the 'Divine Cloud Spirit Fortune Purple Gold Tower.'

Just being able to help him choose research directions could accelerate vaccine development by more than double.

This was also one of the reasons Li Mochen was eager to return. Karlson and others were undoubtedly more capable than him in vaccine development, but to bring the vaccine and specific drugs to market at maximum speed, Li Mochen's 'Wish Spell' was indispensable.

Another reason was, of course, the blood-feast demon insects.

In the days after returning, Li Mochen learned how wildly the blood-feast swarms had expanded under reduced pressure during the ten-plus days the main force of the Fate Pantheon was away. Their rate of expansion far exceeded the observations of several intelligence agencies of the Fate Alliance. They were rapidly slipping beyond the control of the Fate Alliance at a speed beyond anyone's imagination.

According to subsequent reports from the 'Spy Angel' Heydrich, in just those ten-plus days, the number of swarms in the Middle East alone had more than doubled. Most of them lurked in the desert, using continuous harassment to prevent the Fate Alliance's mages from making accurate monitoring.

There were not just twenty demon insects at the lesser god level in the Middle East, but as many as eighty, and even insects at the greater god level had appeared. They had already accumulated the strength to annihilate an entire knight subdivision.

In the Dark World, the situation was even more urgent. Some swarms had grown strong enough to begin turning around, devouring and suppressing the native races of the Dark World.

This left Li Mochen and his many ministers with lingering fear. He thought that if he had continued the campaign and, due to some variable, could not achieve a quick victory, a prolonged siege might have caused the situation to spiral out of control.

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A month later, on the surface of the South Pacific, a massive fleet comprising five battleships, five aircraft carriers, and numerous cruisers and destroyers was sailing slowly.

The number of vessels reached eighty, accompanied by many cargo ships, arranged in a wedge formation. Behind almost every ship trailed sonar nets. The fleet spanned 190 kilometers across, leaving no gaps.

Just before dusk, the fleet seemed to detect something; its formation suddenly began to contract. All warships removed their gun covers and concentrated fire in a certain direction.

Their target was a patch of sea seventy kilometers ahead, but the shells did not explode at the surface. Instead, they plunged deep into the ocean and detonated one by one.

The shells were of various types: concussion bombs, infrasound bombs, chemical weapons containing deadly toxins, and even ones that released large arcs of lightning—water is an insulator, but the impurities in seawater are conductive.

In just ten minutes, a large number of blood-feast demon insects, each at least the size of an adult human, were killed in that area.

Ten minutes later, a total of 13,000 power armors and over 400 variable fighters, divided into four waves, took off from various ships and arrived at the sea area that had been shelled.

Some of the power armors and fighters remained in the sky, providing fire support to the underwater area. The vast majority directly plunged into the deep sea, beginning close-quarters combat to slaughter the blood-feast demon insects.

The battle continued until dawn, nearly 1 a.m., when the commander of the newly formed 45th Subdivision of the Divine Wing Knights, Situ Jingyu, piloted her power armor out of the sea and returned to her flagship, the battleship USS Colorado.

But after removing her equipment, she received some surprising news from her assistant and the commander of the 9th Pacific Fleet.

'How can there be new infections? Didn't we already find the Nurgle agents spreading the plague?'

Situ Jingyu looked at the two men and the fleet's chief medical officer with disbelief and suspicion.

Just five days ago, when they departed from port, they had conducted a thorough cleansing of the entire fleet, finding a total of 22 Nurgle agents and numerous plague sources carrying the disease.

The plague created by Nurgle was extremely terrifying, but his followers were less adept at concealment than those of Slaanesh; mages above the legendary level could generally identify them.

Not long ago, Xuri Biopharmaceuticals had released a rapid test reagent that could detect all plague patients and virus carriers in the fastest and simplest way.

Currently, Xuri Biopharmaceuticals was prioritizing supply to the military and military enterprises, and the 9th Pacific Fleet was testing the entire fleet every three days.

So Situ Jingyu really couldn't understand why an outbreak was occurring on their ships.

'Logically, this shouldn't happen. The only explanation is that someone helped them.'

Fleet Commander Lieutenant General Candela's expression was also very grim: 'It is suspected to be followers of Slaanesh. DIA personnel are identifying all medical staff at Atelier Naval Base and on our ships; seven people are missing and cannot be found. Damn it, this is at sea—where could they have gone?'

Situ Jingyu sighed. She knew that such collusion and mutual assistance among chaotic cultists had occurred more than a dozen times; their case was not unique. But every time it happened, it caused them great losses.

'How serious is it? How many are infected? I hope the fleet can conduct another comprehensive test and disinfection.'

'Currently, a total of 47 people are infected. We have sent them away by transport aircraft. Testing and disinfection are underway.'

The fleet's chief medical officer, a white man in his forties, answered Situ Jingyu: 'As for whether it's serious, I can't judge. After leaving shore, many of our monitoring instruments cannot be used, so we may not be able to find all Nurgle followers and sources of infection. The possibility of a large-scale outbreak still exists.'

'So we have to make a choice now.' Lieutenant General Candela looked at Situ Jingyu: 'Whether to return now or continue the mission. Subdivision Commander, this decision rests with you.'

Their mission this time was very important. The American CIA and the Chaos Tribunal of the Church of Fate believed that a large number of blood-feast demon insects were lurking in the Amandah Sea ahead.

They had reason to believe that these were demon insects from the Dark World, rapidly increasing their numbers by destroying undersea ley lines, even nurturing their queen.

The facts had confirmed their judgment; just now, at the end of this ley line, they had discovered a small to medium-sized insect nest containing a large number of eggs and lords.

And based on their understanding of the demon insects, this should only be an outer defense base of this large insect swarm.

The Ninth Pacific Fleet's mission this time was to assist the 45th Subdivision of the Divine Wing Knights in locating the nest of this swarm and eliminating them as thoroughly as possible, with the minimum requirement being to destroy their breeding plans and protect the underground veins beneath the sea from damage.

Turning back at this moment would undoubtedly give those demon insects more time to reproduce more of their kind, even hatching a queen, thereby causing the mission to fail.

But if they did not turn back, they might also face immense public and political pressure. Previously, the Fourth Pacific Fleet had experienced a large-scale outbreak during a mission. Afterwards, several commanders faced widespread societal condemnation, and both the commander of the Fourth Fleet and the subdivision leader of the Ninth Subdivision of the Divine Wing Knights were forced to resign.

"Continue!"

Sitong Jingyu made the decision without much hesitation. She looked out at the sea through the porthole: "I believe allowing these Blood Feast Demon Insects to expand is a disaster more terrifying than the spread of the plague. We cannot give them the opportunity to grow and develop. If we are condemned for this, it will be nothing more than resignation."

To persuade everyone present, she added in a cold, firm voice: "I have reliable information that although the vaccine developed by Xuri Biopharmaceuticals is still in its first phase, they have already found several drugs that can effectively defend against the virus within the human body. While not yet a specific cure, they can significantly increase the survival rate."

"OK!"

Lieutenant General Candela was also inclined to carry out the mission. He had fought against those demon insects three times and knew how terrifying their reproductive capabilities were.

With a slight lapse in attention, they could swarm out like locusts, covering the sky and devouring resources, launching attacks on the human world.

Moreover, although the current plague had a high mortality rate, those who died were mostly the elderly or those with chronic illnesses, while the soldiers serving in the fleet were mostly young and strong.

Previously, the Fourth Fleet had a total of 43,000 officers and soldiers, with 25% infected, but in the end, not many died, right?

"I agree to continue the mission, but we must strengthen internal hygiene management and increase virus testing to once a day. I think we need to submit a joint report to the Pacific Command requesting more testing reagents."

"There's no need to report to the Pacific Command. I will ask the Heavenly Mandate Church to allocate them directly. However, internal hygiene and safety will be entrusted to Mr. Johnson. From now on, except for combat operations, you have the highest authority over the fleet and the Divine Wing Knights."

"Also, order the entire fleet to increase speed. We will ignore the scattered small groups of Blood Feast Demon Insects for now. Let the Defense Intelligence Agency track their movements."

Sitong Jingyu's voice was grave: "The key is the queen that is about to be born. Their resistance is strong, and I suspect the queen may be about to emerge."

Blood Feast Demon Insects are hermaphroditic and can produce offspring without a queen, but the queen's productivity and quality are vastly different. Each one of them poses a great threat to human society.

Moreover, Sitong Jingyu did not have time to waste with them. At this moment, there were still many demon insect strongholds in the South Pacific that needed to be dealt with.

While the entire world was plagued by the epidemic, these invading Blood Feast Demon Insects took the opportunity to expand aggressively, erupting in explosive growth in every corner of the world.

This situation had not improved much even after the Heavenly Mandate Alliance overthrew the Zoroastrian Pantheon.

Especially in the Dark World, where the Heavenly Mandate Alliance's strength was weaker, they had formed seven massive swarms. It was estimated that their numbers had exceeded two billion, faintly reminiscent of the momentum when the Blood Feast Demon Insect army first invaded this dual-sided world.

Not only were they rampaging through the Dark World, but they had also diverted a considerable portion of their forces to continuously infiltrate the Light World, tying up a large amount of the Heavenly Mandate Alliance's military strength.

As a result, the number of knight subdivisions in the Heavenly Mandate Alliance had expanded to fifty-two during this period, and the 'Balance Troops' of America had increased to twenty-two brigades, yet their forces were still stretched thin.

"Controlling the epidemic is not difficult, as long as strict hygiene measures are implemented on the ship and everyone wears masks during work. It must also be ensured that there are no gatherings of more than ten people, unless necessary."

Chief Medical Officer Johnson looked troubled: "I suggest suspending large-scale prayer activities during this period. As far as I know, that was the main reason for the loss of epidemic control in the Fourth Fleet."

Sitong Jingyu frowned and exchanged a glance with her assistant. After thinking for a moment, she said hesitantly: "I'll ask the military chaplain later. Suspending for three to five days should be fine. Or we could move the activity location to the deck."

About a year ago, at the suggestion of the Church, most military units within the Heavenly Mandate Alliance began daily large-scale prayers to the Lord of Fate.

This was not because the Church wanted to strengthen its control over the military or the authority of the Lord of Fate, but to guard against Khorne and prevent soldiers from being corrupted by Khorne's power.

Especially for frontline units, prolonged bloody warfare and killing could cause psychological issues in soldiers with insufficient mental fortitude, one of which was post-traumatic stress disorder. This was Khorne's opportunity, as He excelled at corrupting minds through warfare and slaughter.

The prayer activities held by the Church in the military served both as purification and psychological comfort for the soldiers.

The Lord of Fate was a war god, but also had significant authority over the mind, so the prayer activities had always been very effective. Not only were soldiers willing to participate, but even the resolute knights of the Divine Wing Knights usually did not miss them.

Sitong Jingyu was actually reluctant to stop the prayer activities, as it might affect morale. But she knew the Chief Medical Officer was right: gatherings in enclosed spaces were indeed an excellent pathway for the spread of the plague.

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At the same time, in the Dark World, Clement Wiltonstein, the commander of the 16th Subdivision of the Divine Wing Knights and one of the twenty-four 'Holy Spirit Knights,' listlessly emerged first from the prayer room of a cruiser.

Behind him was a small crowd, partly crew members of the cruiser and partly members of the 16th and 49th Subdivisions of the Divine Wing Knights.

They had just concluded a 'Prayer of Fate,' and under the soothing influence of the divine power, everyone's mindset had become exceptionally calm, their spirits completely relaxed. The pressure from prolonged warfare and life in the Dark World was entirely eliminated, leaving them in a state similar to the post-coital tranquility after human reproductive activities.

Thus, even Clement, known for his rebelliousness, appeared approachable at this moment.

"After the prayer, I feel comfortable, but I still don't like it. I feel completely listless, as if everything has lost meaning."

He believed the only drawback of the 'Prayer of Fate' was the period of apathy towards desires that followed, making one uninterested in anything.

But Wei Jianyi, the commander of the 49th Subdivision, who stepped out one step behind him, disagreed: "That's just your personal state, Clement. It shows there's something wrong with your mindset. You love fighting; you're not interested in anything except getting stronger, killing, and fighting. So the Lord's mental soothing is particularly targeted at you. As for me—"

Wei Jianyi pointed to himself: "I feel in a very good mood right now, without any particular lethargy. The Lord's power allows us to recognize our true nature. There are many beautiful things in life, not just war. You know? Right now, I want to play chess, to paint. I can't wait to do these things that interest me."

Clement glanced at him sideways and then pouted reluctantly.

He still had some respect for this newcomer. Although he had joined the Divine Wing Knights not long ago, he was already one of the candidates for 'Holy Spirit Knight,' and ranked very high.

From their interactions over the past two months, he found that this guy was getting stronger almost every moment, growing at a rate that even surpassed him, a demigod.

Clement couldn't understand why, at Wei Jianyi's age, his strength was only at the 'Divine Knight' level of a high god. It must be because this guy was too lazy before!

"But I like fighting, I like brawling. What's wrong with that? It's the instinct of our dragon lineage! As for you, what's so fun about those mortal things?"

Just as Clement was saying this, a red light flashed in the corridor. He raised an eyebrow: "Another highest-level combat readiness. It's endless. Looks like you won't have time for your hobbies, Wei!"

He walked ahead, moving through the air, and quickly reached the bridge of the cruiser: "What's the situation?"

"The Ninth Fortress on the Thorn Plain has detected large-scale swarms and beast hordes gathering nearby. The commander of the Ninth Fortress believes they may have merged and are preparing to attack the Thorn Plain."

As the fleet intelligence officer reported, Clement's expression grew serious.

Blood Feast Demon Insects and the native races of the Dark World generally repel and kill each other, fighting over food and resources in every corner of the Dark World.

The intensity of their conflict even surpasses the relationship between humans and these two sides. Sometimes, the Dark Abyss and the Aesir Pantheon also intervene, manipulating large numbers of dark creatures to besiege the Blood Feast Demon Insects.

Ironically, these terrible evil beings, the abominations, have now become the protectors of this world, unwilling to see these insects cause irreversible damage to the Dark World.

So the alliance of these two could only mean one thing: a powerful demon insect had emerged, controlling some dark creatures for its own use.

"Didn't they use nuclear bombs? I remember the Black Thorn Plain has two large missile bases? And three variable fighter squadrons, one bomber squadron. What did the Black Thorn Military District do?"

The Heavenly Mandate Alliance always used nuclear bombs to clear out demon insects in the Dark World, directly using nuclear fusion to neutralize the enemy's numerical advantage.

Nuclear bombs are powerful weapons. Even fusion bombs cause some radiation pollution, but they cause almost no damage to the world's foundation. Even if they blow up something or fuse elements, it's like meat rotting in the pot. They don't disappear; they just change form, and energy is eternal.

While the Dark World is vast, the human population is extremely sparse. The territory they occupy is less than one-thousandth of this world.

Therefore, whether local private armies and development companies or the regular forces of the Heavenly Mandate Alliance, they are all unscrupulous in using nuclear bombs.

This effectively reduces their own casualties and defensive pressure. As for terrain changes and radiation pollution—by the time future human colonial bases expand into these areas, these nuclear-contaminated zones will have long recovered to cleanliness.

Even if there is pollution, humans qualified to enter the Dark World wouldn't care. Fifth-level magic professionals already have the ability to resist weak radiation.

"The Black Thorn Military District launched a wave of missiles, but all were intercepted without exception. After our fighters took off and flew to the mission location, the commander called them back. The commander of the Fifth Air Force Division of the Black Thorn Military District, Dwight, is a mage with extremely high spiritual perception. He believes there may be a main god-level demon insect lurking on the other side, along with no fewer than four queens. If the mission continued, it could lead to total annihilation."

The intelligence officer paused here: "Mr. Wiltonstein, this Air Force Lieutenant General Dwight is also your clansman, also named Wiltonstein. He asks you to come quickly. We are the closest starship group to the Ninth Fortress. If we delay beyond seven hours, the probability of the Ninth Fortress being breached exceeds 90%."

"A main god-level demon insect?"

Clement let out an incredulous murmur: "Is this a joke? We've never stopped clearing out the demon insects."

Wei Jianyi, who had followed him, was equally baffled: "A powerful god is possible, but a main god is too exaggerated, right? Even the seven large swarms we previously destroyed and scattered didn't have main god-level appearances."

In the past month since they returned from the outer realms, they had engaged in no fewer than forty battles with those Blood Feast Demon Insects in the Dark World, but they had never seen a main god-level Blood Feast Demon Insect, not even a powerful god-level one.

The troublesome aspect of Blood Feast Demon Insects lies mainly in their large numbers, fast reproduction, and endlessness. Even with frequent purges by the Heavenly Mandate Alliance, they cannot be completely eradicated.

"No! That guy's words are somewhat credible."

Clement frowned slightly: "Dwight Wiltonstein. I know this guy. A demigod two years younger than me but with even greater talent. I only obtained the power of ice and death from the Lord's bloodline tracing. But that guy obtained the great power of fate from his bloodline, so his talent in prophecy is exceptionally strong. I heard that Prince Chiron is preparing to formally accept him as a disciple."

His words carried a hint of envy, but then he set aside other thoughts: "Notify the entire fleet: immediately change course, target the Black Thorn Plain. Also, inform the theater headquarters that we must abandon the previous mission; we cannot go."