He Became A Monstrous Genius After Obtaining A Time Dilation Artifact-Chapter 618. Reveal

After the attempted assassination was dealt with, the fleet of ships had no issue travelling to the Arman Empire.

At this moment, in the Arman Empire, the empire was surrounded on all sides by Empress Ruth and her armies.

"We do not need to fight," Ruth’s voice, amplified by a voice amplifying runic artifact, resounded across. "Just submit to us, and this empire will become one of our vassal regions."

Ruth chose the best option.

She wanted the empire to become her vassal empire, not destroy its material, economic and human resources.

She would not go on a killing spree and kill the citizens and destroy regions of the Arman Empire unless she had to.

As long as Kailen Darkhaven decided to submit, she’d spare him, make him sign a rune oath, and he will become her subject who will enjoy many benefits.

If he rejected, she would kill him and everything he held dear, so they don’t come looking for revenge in the future. After that , she’d take over the empire anyway.

However, she would spare the citizens.

The citizens of the Empire were watching everything in their homes through broadcast.

Emperor Auctevius had issued a command that no one was to leave their homes the moment the frightful armies of the Ruth Empire made an appearance.

At this point, they knew Prince Darkhaven was not in the empire.

News about his feats in the secret realm, after he joined a powerful sect in a distant empire, had reached them after all.

For this reason, they were very scared.

What was the emperor up to?

Or had he received some news from the Prince and was acting on it?

Hopefully...

If not, then they were doomed.

In the Astral Empire too, the same command had been issued by Emperor Caelthas Atrexia.

And the citizens had similar thoughts too.

News forums across the two empires were discussing this on air too.

Suddenly, several members of the armies of the Ruth Empire clutched their heads at this moment.

They revealed terrified expressions on their faces.

"What the fuck is wrong with all of you?"

Ruth roared, on high alert.

She didn’t see anyone in the vicinity.

Her perception spread across the surrounding stellar bodies.

But she saw no one there.

Had these bastards been poisoned by someone?

What was going on?

Suddenly, several in the army muttered in fear.

"Spiritual...attack."

This was the last thing they said before they died.

They were dead...

Ruth’s eyes revealed terror.

All those who had just died were intermediate stage universe level awakeners.

The fact that they had just died meant that either a rank 8 alchemist or a rank 8 runesmith had killed them.

"How is this possible? Didn’t all of them have spiritual power repelling artifacts on them? How the hell did this happen?"

Ruth was calm.

There were still several in her army who were still alive.

Herself and her generals were rank 5 intermediate stage universe level awakeners.

One of the generals, a gnome, a runesmith, suddenly squinted his eyes.

"Your highness," he said. "Their spiritual power repelling artifacts are missing."

"What?"

Ruth and the other generals were shocked.

It was not possible.

Spiritual power repelling artifacts and runic artifacts belonging to someone could not just be stolen.

Someone had to erase the energy signature of the person bound to the runic artifact before they could even touch it.

"I know, I’m shocked too," the general said.

"Erasing someone’s energy signature requires a profound understanding of runesmithery that I don’t think I even possess.

Also, we are all rank 5 intermediate stage universe level powerhouses.

The Arman Empire does not have any powerhouses that can actually mask their presence from us, unless they use a rank 9 invisibility rune.

But in regions like ours, I doubt anyone with the backing of a rank 9 runesmith or such a powerhouse like that can be found."

The empress nodded.

"It is obvious that a rank 8 runesmith with profound knowledge of runesmithery erased their energy signature, and probably has a connection to some monstrous rank 9 alchemist.

This rank 9 runesmith gave them a rank 9 concealment or invisibility rune that allowed them to steal the spiritual power repelling artifacts they were wearing."

The empress widened her eyes as she came to this conclusion, and a sudden realization dawned on her and her generals.

"Shit..."

She said.

If this was the case, then didn’t that mean they had walked into a trap?

Had they underestimated Kailen Darkhaven?

Had he arranged all of this?

Did he have the backing of a rank 8 runesmith who was backed by a rank 9 runesmith?

Just as she was about to shout the statement—retreat—the spiritual power repelling artifact of the runesmith general who had spoken a few moments ago disappeared.

A terrified expression appeared on his face.

Then his eyes turned lifeless.

Empress Ruth could not understand what was happening.

She had searched the surrounding stellar bodies.

However, no one was there.

There was one region she had not scanned.

The royal capital.

She extended her perception there.

However, some sort of rank 8 protective rune was blocking her perception from scanning the place.

It was as if someone was blocking her out.

This confirmed her earlier deduction.

They had been trapped.

Kailen Darkhaven had anticipated this attack and trapped them.

Where the hell did he get the backing of a rank 8 runesmith backed by a rank 9 runesmith?

But, should she even be thinking about that right now...

She had to flee.

Kailen, at the moment, was in the royal palace with the rank 8 runesmith elders of the Seasoned Prime Sect.

They had arrived in the Arman Empire quietly a few hours ago, covertly.

Using a teleportation rune, they teleported to the royal palace and entered the royal palace quietly.

Some of the elders too had arrived at the Astral Empire royal palace using the same method.

Kailen and co had seen the troupes of the Ruth Empire, but Kailen told the elders not to attack because he had a plan they could utilize without losing a single person.

He was also the one who had told his grandfather to tell the citizens to stay in their homes.

"So you really had a way to get rid of their rank 8 spiritual power repelling artifacts?"

One of the elders sighed in disbelief and amazement.

Lu Chinping also shook his head.

This young man was extremely dangerous to have as an enemy.

Kailen replied, "I didn’t do much. I just directed seniors on how to erase their energy signatures."

The elders nodded.

But still, this young man was speaking like erasing the energy signature of someone from a runic artifact was simple.

However, to Kailen, he was simply being honest.

With Kailen’s understanding of runesmithery, although he was not a rank 8 runesmith and he could not launch rank 8 runesmithery attacks, he had extremely deep knowledge of runesmithery. Comprehensive knowledge of runemsithery given to him by the time Dilation artifact was far from ordinary.

Directing the elders on how to erase the energy signatures of the enemy troupes from their rank 8 spiritual power repelling artifacts was not a problem for him.

As for how their act of erasing the energy signatures had not been discovered, the elders used their spiritual power to do that.

They just followed Kailen’s intricate directions to do that from the royal palace.

After that, Kailen could then steal the spiritual power repelling artifact since their energy signatures had been erased from the artifacts.

He commanded the three shadow hounds to steal the spiritual power-repelling artifacts the enemy soldiers were wearing quietly.

This made them exposed and vulnerable to the spiritual attacks of the sect elders, who used spiritual power to kill the enemy troops.

"She thinks a rank 9 runesmith could be involved."

Kailen’s grandfather said.

"Heh, who can blame her. After all, even we do not understand how Kailen managed to steal their runic artifacts without revealing any traces. It’s the most logical option anyone could come up with in any situation," Kailen’s grandmother said.

Everyone in the hall nodded.

"How are those at the Astral Empire fairing?" Phila asked with concern.

"It’s the same outcome. Since it’s the same plan," Kailen chuckled lightly.

Everyone nodded.

What a terrifying bastard this kid was.

Even Legoland, who had tagged along, didn’t know what to think of this fellow at this point.

No wonder people called him The Mad Tactician.

At this moment, Ruth was the only one left on the battlefield.

In a moment, all the spiritual power repelling artifacts of her troupes had vanished, and right after that, they had all been killed with spiritual attacks.

From general to simple soldier, everyone in her army was dead.

In a world where strength was everything, military might of every empire was the backbone behind the empire. And today, she had lost that backbone. Everything she had toiled for up to this point. She had lost it all.

No...no... This couldn’t be happening.

She cluctched her head in frustration, denial, fear, and acceptance all mixed together.

The audience sighed. She had gone mad.

Serves her right. Those of the Astral and Arman Empires thought.

Currently, she saw a spaceship approaching.

Very soon, the door to the spaceship opened and a familiar figure with a terrified expression on his face was approaching.

"Please, I came here as you said, don’t kill me!"

"Please, spare me, anything..."

This was Emperor Xernovia.

He was terrified.

After his troupes were slaughtered mercilessly by spiritual power after their spiritual power repelling artifacts had been mysteriously stolen, some chilly voice had commanded him to come here else he’d be killed on the dot.

Obviously, it was Kailen who had asked one of the elders of the sect in the Astral Empire that launched one of the spiritual attacks to tell the bastard to come here.

Overwhelmed by fear after an army of 200,000 troupes were slaughtered mercilessly, he obeyed, afraid to die.

When Ruth saw him, she crushed on the ground in despair.

They had failed.

They had failed miserably.

She looked around.

All her troops were dead.

250,000 troupes.

Dead.

At this moment, a figure appeared in the air.

The figure was alone.

"Seriously, I start a war and you reap the benefits. That was not enough...you wanted more. Well, here we are."

Kailen’s voice was casual.

At this moment, several watching the stream—his grandparents, the sect elders in the royal palace of both empires, empire citizens, his two captives staring at him in fear—were confused for a moment.

Then, Xernovia spoke.

"You caused the war between the Xi Qi and the Karabi Empires?"

Everyone went silent.

It was as if a bomb had gone off.