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Chapter 332: Chapter 334: Open Beta of the Game Begins, A New Layout

And at that moment, a new change arose on the battlefield.

After the level 19 Divine Monster Asreaga had cleared a small area around him,

there were still Cave Spiders that did not fear death.

One such Spider, a level 19 Bone Armor Spider with astonishing defensive power, let out a spine-chilling screech and charged at Asreaga.

With its terrifying defense, the Bone Armor Spider remained unscathed even when faced with the long sword of the level 18 Beastman King Kapp.

And facing Asreaga, although its soul shivered, it still believed itself to be invincible.

However, as the Bone Armor Spider approached within the 50-blade range of Asreaga, its steps faltered, and its massive body shook, almost collapsing to the ground.

For it was assaulted by a fearsome aura, reeking of blood, frenzy, and evil.

At that moment, the Bone Armor Spider could distinctly feel its soul rapidly crumbling, as if it was about to be torn from its body.

This was the aura of Asreaga’s bloodline, the Extremely Evil Blood, carrying with it a Five Circle Demon Aura, Soul Enslavement, which struck every enemy within a 50-blade range every 10 seconds with a Five Circle Magic shock. If one’s mental resistance failed the test, their soul would be enslaved.

This aura also significantly aided the monstrous killings of the unchecked Asreaga.

Just as the Bone Armor Spider was hit by the Five Circle spell shockwave, a strong force emanated from within its soul, steadying its nearly collapsing essence.

Soul Chains—it was the Extraordinary Spider Queen sharing its burden through the Soul Chains, lending it the strength to endure.

Having withstood the shock of the Five Circle spell, the Bone Armor Spider’s demeanor became even more ferocious, its eyes filled with a fearsome cruelty.

Its murderous intent fixated on Asreaga.

After Asreaga had ripped apart the blocking Cave Spiders with the claws in his hands, his slender, vicious eyes caught sight of the Bone Armor Spider rushing towards him.

Feeling the murderous intent of the Bone Armor Spider, the Extremely Evil aura on his body grew even denser.

“Destruction… Death… return to chaos and silence…”

Ancient Profanity whirled like a soul shockwave across the death-filled battlefield.

Beastman Warriors nearby, upon hearing this otherworldly blasphemous language, had their eyes turn blood red and their blood surged madly, driving them to recklessly attack the Cave Spiders before them.

Confusion of mind, chilling killing intent.

Even these warriors with resolute minds could not resist the Ancient Profanity, not when their levels weren’t high enough.

Terrifying and horrid.

Seeing a creature daring to challenge his dignity, Asreaga’s eyes blazed with increased violence, and he surged forward, his speed greatly increasing as he charged towards the Bone Armor Spider.

The Bone Armor Spider’s sharp chelicerae gleamed like sickles, tearing straight towards Asreaga.

Asreaga, fierce and unstoppable, shot forward as a landslide, his sharp five claws tearing through the air.

The two collided in an instant.

Crack~

The level 19 Bone Armor Spider’s chelicerae, sharp and hard enough to easily pierce through a warrior’s thick shield, were like rotten wood, smashed into fragments by the Divine Monster.

And then, with a flash of the Extremely Evil aura, the Bone Armor Spider was torn to pieces by Asreaga.

Limb fragments flew through the air, blood filled the sky.

The solid bone armor that could withstand crossbow bolts without damage couldn’t last for a second longer.

The scene was extremely bloody, filled with a violence that made one’s blood surge with excitement.

With the fall of this bone-armored spider, Asreaga’s second round of performance began.

Slaughter, bloodshed, death.

No one could describe just how horrifying a Divine Monster on the battlefield was; such divine beings, feared even by the gods, represented the epitome of evil in this world.

All negative adjectives piled upon this Divine Monster would be an understatement.

Asreaga’s massacre brought a tragic calamity to the cave spiders that had been restraining Grey Stone Castle’s top-tier fighters.

None of the cave spiders could escape this Divine Monster that commanded space.

This creature, with a life span of millions of years, possessed combative might that peaked at level 19. Divine beings could never be gauged by the standard levels when it came to their combat prowess.

Escape was impossible for the cave spiders, now that he had acquired the spatial control abilities of the bronze dragon. Any prey he set his sights on was doomed.

There were no exceptions.

When a Divine Monster acquired the ability to tear through space and combined it with invincible mobility, it became the most fearsome killing machine.

Born to kill,

the hundreds of level 15 cave spiders were rapidly dwindling under Asreaga’s emotionless hunt.

And with the cave spiders’ constraints lifted, the few top-tier fighters regained their freedom. Riding on this wave, the Beastman warriors began a frenzied assault, swiftly reclaiming the city walls overtaken by the cave spiders.

The explosive force of top-tier fighters in battle was beyond anyone’s imagination.

Lide was not idle while Asreaga swept through the ranks.

He was now airborne, with bubbling magma fireballs in each hand.

But this time was different from before, as three magma fireballs appeared in his hands.

Extreme Skill — Class Triple Spell.

The theory was to activate the magic models of two magma fireballs while swiftly sparking the third magma fireball’s magic model.

Limited by his spiritual power to control only two magic models at once, Lide now adopted a rotation system, swapping the magic power input to the magic models at a high frequency. This maintained formation at the most extreme state.

It approximated the effects of Triple Casting, and of course, doing so demanded high Magic Affinity and magic power control abilities, and most importantly — fearlessness in the face of death.

If the magic power input to a magic model halted for over 0.1 seconds, it would collapse and cause a rebound.

Lide had to switch between the three magic models within this 0.1-second time frame, and he had to be precise enough to ensure that every input of magic power was error-free.

This extreme casting skill was more terrifying than dancing on the edge of a blade, it was akin to tightrope walking in mid-air while balancing a knife upright on the wire, and playing floor gymnastics on the needle atop the knife.

However, at this moment, Lide’s bloodline had been purified by the remnants of divine beings, and his affinity with magic power had reached the ultimate peak.

That’s why he dared to perform such a risky act.

Anyone else might have been rebounded into idiocy before they could even cast once.

It was only after countless trials that Lide truly mastered this technique that surpassed limits.

I should be thankful for that Divine Artifact Fragment that reduces 50% of Magic Rebound.

Of course, the side effect, apart from the danger, is that the casting time for the Magma Fireball doubled during Dual Casting, increasing from 3 seconds to 4 seconds.

However, compared to before, this still represented a massive power gain. Now I can release 3 Magma Fireballs in 4 seconds, whereas previously, I could only cast two in 3 seconds.

One per second, one every 1.5 seconds, with Class Triple Casting Skill, my spell casting speed had greatly increased.

Before activating and evolving his Bloodline, Lide needed at least 20 seconds to cast a Five Circle Magic. But once his potential had been tapped, his spell casting speed began to increase crazily, and the casting time for his mastered Spells had been reduced to the extreme.

And Lide, under normal circumstances capable of recovering hundreds of points of Magic Power per second, now truly served as a formidable Mage Artillery.

He levitated in the skies above Grey Stone Castle, every second smashing down bubbling Magma Fireballs.

The ground in front of Grey Stone Castle, originally swarming with Cave Spiders, was completely cleared by his firepower alone.

The earth itself was torn apart under the tyranny of Magic, the soil and rocks melting into magma at the high temperature.

Its lethality was even more exaggerated than that of a Divine Monster cutting through space with impunity.

Asreaga specialized in targeting high-level combatants for kills, while Lide represented firepower that covered everything; high-level or low-level, all would turn to ash under his Magic.

The difference between a warrior and a Mage was vividly demonstrated at this moment.

Woo woo~

As the horn of war rang out again from within the castle, more warriors surging from the caves began a full counterattack.

Although this surge of Cave Spiders was incredibly fierce, so much so that Grey Stone Castle would’ve fallen had Lide not arrived,

the strength of Dawn City was not to be underestimated.

Once the top-tier fighting power of the Cave Spiders was no longer entangled, it was time for Dawn City to strike back.

After another round of Magic bombardment cleared out a group of Cave Spiders that had been about to amass again, Lide finally had the opportunity to survey his surroundings.

The first to catch one’s eye was, of course, the level 19 Divine Monster, Asreaga.

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This Divine Monster, with its unique Talent—control over space—had in just a few minutes hunted down over 40 Cave Spiders above level 15.

Such staggering achievements directly reversed what had nearly been a disaster.

Sensing the shift in momentum, Lide became resolute and, flapping his wings, flew from the air to a position above the ramparts.

He approached Beastman King Kapp, who had just disengaged from battle, staring intently at the majestic lion before him.

“Kapp, order all warriors to follow me on a sortie.

The Cave Spiders wouldn’t deploy such formidable forces unless they were playing almost all their cards.”

Lide’s tone was filled with certainty; the Cave Spiders, occupying half the Plane, could not easily mobilize hundreds of level 15 fighters.

“Once we eliminate this force, the power of the Cave Spiders outside will inevitably enter a period of vacuum.

And this vacuum is our best opportunity to seize the Spider Caves.”

“The Magic Crystal Ore Veins… will be branded with the mark of Dawn City.”

A piercing brightness emerged in Lide’s eyes.

His purpose in initiating this war had never changed—the Magic Crystal Ore Veins. Acquiring the Power of Death was merely a bonus in the process, but those rich Magic Crystal Ore Veins were the ultimate goal.

The importance of the Magic Crystal Vein goes without saying, and whatever the cost, he had to seize it.

This time, along with the stranglehold over the past three months, countless combat forces of level 15 and above had fallen before Grey Stone Castle, and the plan to deplete the high-level power of the Cave Spiders using Grey Stone Castle had been perfectly achieved. The strategy to seize the Magic Crystal Vein could now be wrapped up.

Moreover, with the Divine Monster Asreaga present, the threat that high-level Cave Spiders posed to the Dawn City army had been minimized to the extreme.

No Cave Spider could survive under the Divine Monster’s hunt.

His previous hesitation in seizing the Magic Crystal Vein stemmed from this concern. With dynamic mobility, providing support or even exterminating emergent high-level Cave Spiders was something nobody under his command could do.

He could, but he could not possibly stay in the Underworld indefinitely. Therefore he decided to deplete the high-level force of the Cave Spiders first. Only after the high-level power of the Cave Spiders had diminished to a certain level and the forces of Dawn City could cope, would he then pursue the Magic Crystal Vein.

His original plan would have taken at least another three months to proceed to the next step, but the might of the Divine Monster Asreaga had moved his plans forward.

And the outcome might even be better.

Boom—

Following Lide’s command, the long-sealed gates of Grey Stone Castle were opened.

Countless neatly dressed Beastman Warriors donned in heavy armor marched out of the gates in unison, led by their king—the lion of the Barren Wasteland, 18-level Beastman King Kapp, charging at the forefront.

At that moment, the flying spiders in the sky, following the defeat of the Cave Spiders on the ground, let out a shriek and quickly left the battlefield under everyone’s gaze.

Lide’s will was the direction in which Dawn City advanced. From the beginning until now, this eternal core had never changed and would not change in the future.

In the sky, over 300 Magic Language Bats that had been lost returned to the tunnel behind the hills to resupply with Alchemy Bombs and crossbow bolts.

The war horn, like an ancient voice passed down, made every warrior’s blood boil at this moment.

Fight, fight!!

The Cave Spiders on the surface could no longer stop the surging momentum of the Dawn City army.

Unstoppable, the wetland in front of Grey Stone Castle, which had become a sea of bones, saw the Cave Spiders retreating step by step.

Castro and Withered Bone had regained their freedom. These two behemoths, just recently overwhelmed by countless Cave Spiders, now vented their inner rage and killed the still-swarming Cave Spiders.

Clad in Extraordinary Armor, Castro, with Lide presiding, had no more worries and pushed his speed to its limits.

The razor-sharp Blade Wings on each wing sliced through the enemies as easily as cutting tofu, and after super-sonic flight in the sky, they swooped down ferociously.

Ssssh—

The bodies of the Cave Spiders burst into pieces.

Extreme Sharpness (When attacking with both wings, there is a 70% chance to sever armor below Extraordinary★ quality directly, the lower the quality, the higher the chance of severing)

Obviously, the bodies of the Cave Spiders couldn’t match the hardness of Extraordinary level equipment, so against lower-level Cave Spiders, Castro was an invincible presence.

The whirlwind raised by the twin wings was Death’s scythe, and boundless fear spread.

The Cave Spiders on the ground faced a brutal strike from the furious steel behemoth. This giant beast, who once single-handedly destroyed the Dwarf City of the Dwarf Valley, was once again showing the imposing presence of an emerging king.

Even Asreaga, who was rampaging on the battlefield, bursting Cave Spiders with a single blow at level 19, was not as dazzling in this moment as Castro.

The 16-blade Blade Wings unfolded, swooping down from the sky and carving a bloody and brutal path of death on the ground. Within the reach of these 16 blades, all the Cave Spiders were torn to shreds.

Like a scythe that had entered Unrivaled Mode to cut grass before.

And now, the other top combat powers that had just been suppressed also erupted.

Lord Withered Bones, the 18-Level Bone Dragon, might not be as fast as Castro, but the Dragon Language Magic it spouted made it a super artillery platform.

Without the high-level Cave Spiders to restrict it, the magic from this chattering skeleton was as dense as its incessant talk.

“Damn Cave Spiders, how dare you offend the great Lord Withered Bones!!”

“The sins you’ve committed are beyond forgiveness. Death and silence shall be your only fate.”

“The great Lord Withered Bones will crush your pathetic and feeble souls, tear apart your lowly and weak bodies, and trample over everything that you are.”

“I am—the Dragon of Destruction!!”

“I am the great existence that ends all, the eternal of this world, the only Undead that transcends multiple planes. Wahahaha, pitiful ants, meet the Dragon Breath of your Lord Withered Bones. Your filthy bodies are due for purification by Dragon Breath…”

During the melee, it was only the Bone Dragon with battered wings aloft that incessantly boasted of its unbeatable might, complete oblivious to the embarrassment of having been dragged to the ground and mobbed by the Cave Spiders, struggling to take flight just moments ago.

Bronze One-eyed Giant Coso, Crimson Hunter Frey, along with Grot, the Child of the North still brutally slaughtering on the battlefield, were all exhibiting the sharp edge of Dawn City’s top combat strength.

The recent burst of might from the Cave Spiders was too ferocious. Over a hundred 15-Level Cave Spiders were the accumulated heritage of countless years, something Dawn City could not match.

It was quite normal to be overpowered in the fight. The fact that they had not encountered major issues amidst such a high-level ambush was a testament to the might of the army Lide had spent a fortune forging.

Without those high-level Cave Spiders restraining them, their edge made others shudder.

Wuu wuu~

As more and more Beastman Warriors emerged from Grey Stone Castle, the Cave Spiders, who had always been on the offensive, began to retreat.

Especially under the unrestrained slaughter of those top fighters, the downfall accelerated. Whenever groups of Cave Spiders gathered densely, they became a frenzied target and could no longer form a threat.

Lide hovered mid-air, eyeing the army below advancing forward in his line of sight.

From above, the scene resembled an epic from mythology.

Crowds of Beastman Warriors, clad in Dwarf-forged solid armor, marched across the bombed and magic-scoured battlefield filled with craters, where the air was tainted with the stench of singed fur.

Torn Spider corpses littered the ground, the corrosive green goo hissed on the earth, and the thick smell of gunpowder lingered in the air, with the occasional twitching bodies of not yet dead Cave Spiders.

The wetland that once was could no longer be discerned, having morphed into a vista of post-apocalyptic desolation after a battle of gods.

The Beastman Warriors, in their solid Dwarven-forged armor, marched step by step across this shattered battleground, while the foolish Cave Spiders that lost command could only be slaughtered.

When an army of tens of thousands of Beastmen mobilized, the battlefield fell back under the control of the forces from Dawn City.

Especially when the Magic Language Bats, having completed their resupply, began to bombard once more, the surprise assault initiated by the Cave Spiders reached its end.

A Sunshine Hour later.

Lide looked ahead into the dimly lit cave, the air thick with the musty stench of spiders, his gaze cold and sharp.

Turning to Frey and Kapp, the Beastman King, behind him.

“Proceed according to the originally set plan. First, thoroughly scout the situation inside the underground passages,

and during the occupation process, blow up the secondary tunnels, leaving only the necessary main ones for easier defense.”

“Moreover, establish checkpoints at intervals to resist the Cave Spiders. That way, even if a checkpoint is overrun, there are buffer checkpoints to fall back on.”

“At the same time, after seizing the Magic Crystal Vein, we need to build defensive forts around it to resist the Cave Spiders’ counterattacks.

Finally, at the exit to the Spider Plane, we must set up a fortified camp to encircle and suppress the Cave Spiders.”

Lide’s train of thought was very clear, and his goal had always been straightforward—to occupy the Magic Crystal Ore veins in the cave.

And now, the Cave Spiders were the only obstacle to his conquest.

If there was an obstacle, it must be eliminated.

His action plan this time was not complex, taking advantage of the Cave Spiders’ depleted strength, they would directly cut off their escape routes.

They would construct defense works at the exit to the Spider Plane, preventing a large-scale formation of Cave Spiders.

Then relying on these defenses, they would hunt down the Cave Spiders around the Magic Crystal Ore veins. Deprived of new strength from the Spider Plane, no matter how many Cave Spiders there were around the Magic Crystal Ore veins, it would be meaningless.

The plan was simple, but the only difficulty was the uncertainty of how many high-level Cave Spiders still existed in the current underground passageways.

After hearing Lide’s orders, Kapp and a few top combatants immediately started the action to tackle the Cave Spiders.

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Initially thinking that invading the Spider Nest would pose a huge challenge, Lide surprisingly found that it went unexpectedly smoothly in the end.

Although the number of Cave Spiders was still countless and their resistance fierce,

there were only a very few Level 15 Cave Spiders.

Most were Level 5 to 9 Cave Spiders.

As a result, even though there was a significant number of Cave Spiders, under the assault of the Dawn City army, spearheaded by top combatants,

they crumbled like clay tiles.

Moreover, the exaggerated numbers of Cave Spiders were restricted by the underground passageways, which made the battle progress even more smoothly.

After all, even the largest underground passages have limited capacity for Cave Spiders.

With high-level combat power, the pressure faced in the passageways was exponentially less than the pressure of directly confronting the spiders’ blades at Grey Stone Castle.

Slow but sure.

After losing the majority of their high-level power, the Cave Spiders were gradually devoured by the Dawn City army step by step.

There was hardly any power left to resist.

Five Sunshine Hours, ten Sunshine Hours…

When the entire Spider Nest was finally occupied by the Dawn City army, Lide still felt somewhat astonished.

He had been ready for a significant battle within this underground passage, but in the end, even Asreaga hardly had to lift a finger, and they had easily taken this labyrinth-like Spider Nest into their hands.

Among it was, naturally, the Magic Crystal Ore vein that Lide had been constantly concerned about.

“Father God, is that the spatial passage to the Spider Plane ahead?”

Lide stood within the underground passage, and the Divine Monster Asreaga beside him spoke up to inquire.

In this vast and open underground space, several of Kapp’s top combatants were leading the most elite troops and slaughtering the Cave Spiders in front of the Spider Plane’s space gate.

The Cave Spider here was already the last stronghold of resistance.

The Cave Spiders were also aware of the preciousness of the Magic Crystal Ore Veins and had not given up, continuously pouring out from the spatial doorways.

However, with a few top warriors hunting them down, and the lack of equivalent power—indeed, if there were equivalent powers, they would be hunted by Asreaga at once—the Cave Spiders simply had no way to stir up a rebellion. Even with new forces replenishing their numbers, the number of survivors was still declining; the supply could not keep up with the number of deaths.

“Yes, Asreaga, it was in that plane that I found you, with two beings of Extraordinary Level…”

Lide stood atop a boulder, overseeing the battlefield below. Seeing that the situation was under control, he did not join in the fray.

He only looked at the spatial doorway established on the rock wall with a complex gaze.

The taste of death was unbearable, an eternal silence incomprehensible to outsiders.

The scene of him being killed by the Extraordinary Blade Spider lingered in his mind.

Asreaga’s eyes, long and crimson, radiated an endless aura of savage violence.

“Father God, I sense familiar energy… the power of this plane, I have devoured it before…”

Lide nodded; it was indeed included in the introduction on Asreaga’s attribute panel, having devoured Plane Power.

After a slight thought, his face lit up.

“Can you control this plane?”

The Spider Plane had no master. Although the rules of the plane were incomplete, if Asreaga could take control, then the hidden threat of the Extraordinary Spiders within would no longer be a concern.

Asreaga immediately released his inner power and fine-tuned his sensitivity upon hearing this. Moments later, he shook his head.

“Father God, the rules of this plane are severely lacking. Unless we find the Plane Stone, no one can take control…”

Asreaga had lost most of his memory, but he could still easily discern some common sense questions.

Lide nodded; it was just a sudden idea, and he was not disappointed.

After a short contemplation, as if recalling something, his gaze was intense as he looked at this Level 19 Divine Monster.

“It is not surprising that you cannot control this plane. But having gained the spatial power of this plane, can you close these spatial gateways?”

Close the spatial gateways?

Asreaga was also interested, “Father God, please wait a moment…”

After speaking, he disappeared from his spot, and within a few breaths, Asreaga reappeared in front of the rock wall, riddled with spatial doorways like a beehive.

The extremely evil aura of the Divine Monster spread through the underground space the moment he appeared.

The Cave Spiders, which had been fighting for their undead lives, screeched in terror as if they had encountered ancient behemoths, trying desperately to flee.

That pure evil aura clearly caused great panic among these monsters.

The surrounding warriors, seeing this scene, slaughtered even more frantically, giving the Cave Spiders no chance to breathe.

Asreaga, however, paid no attention to these things. He hovered in front of the rock wall with his gray wings, focusing his narrow eyes on the spatial doorways in front of him.

His presence began to spread, and even the surrounding light became dimmer at that moment, as if a terrifying ancient creature was awakening, full of indescribable evil.

The Cave Spiders, already frightened, were even more frenetic, their screeches painful to the ear.

Asreaga extended his robust right arm, its sharp claw a god-slaying dagger.

Whish~ His right hand slashed through the air, crack~

Like shattering porcelain, over a dozen spatial doorways instantly burst, their shining fragments turning into wisps of shadow.

Several Cave Spiders, halfway out, were shredded by the exploding space, not living past a second.

Looking back, where the spatial doorways once were, there was nothing left but empty holes in the rock wall.

Lide, who had been watching Asreaga, suddenly brightened.

Could it truly be done?!

The spatial doorways on the rock wall were the only link to the Spider Cave, but there were too many doorways on this near hundred-blade high rock wall. It would take only a moment for the Cave Spiders to amass in large numbers.

If they could close some of the spatial doorways, the pressure on the army stationed here would be greatly reduced.

Asreaga’s success undeniably gave Lide a glimpse of hope.

Lide’s figure flickered, and he appeared beside Asreaga.

“Asreaga, after destroying a spatial doorway, can you open it again?”

“Father God… I will try.”

Asreaga did not give a definite answer and reached out his right hand again. His skin, inscribed with Ancient Profanity Inscriptions and grey with Twelve-Winged Blazing Angel wings, now burst with a terrifyingly chilling aura.

His horrifying energy burst forth, his claw slicing through the air, tearing space apart once more.

Moments later, however, the torn space stabilized and formed into a gate.

On the other side of the broken space, came the distinctive aura of the Cave Spider.

“Father God, I can detect the coordinates of the Spider Plane; opening a spatial door is not difficult…”

After a brief sensation, Asreaga responded, “However, my power is limited now. I can solidify only one spatial doorway each day…”

Lide nodded in satisfaction upon hearing the response. Being able to open it was enough; the rest did not matter.

“Good. Now we need to leave only the bottom twenty spatial doorways and destroy the rest.”

The spatial doorways could not be destroyed completely, as it would leave the Cave Spiders with no exit.

Now the Cave Spiders were no longer a threat to Dawn City, especially with the Divine Monster Asreaga in command.

As long as those two Extraordinary Spiders couldn’t pass through the spatial doorways, this place was absolutely safe.

With Dawn City secure, the Cave Spiders themselves became a valuable resource.

And a prized one at that.

What was he lacking now? Everything… But the most urgent was undoubtedly the Power of Death.

And after the Cave Spiders ceased to be a danger, they would undoubtedly serve as a source of Power of Death.

Biomass points; perhaps that was a more suitable name for the current Cave Spiders.

Or perhaps it could also be called—a pigsty, a side business for the pig-farming tycoon.

Thinking of this, Lide could not help but smile.

“This is pig farming syndrome indeed… Indeed, pig farming is the right path.”

“After fighting for so long, in the end, even you all have become my spoils of war. That’s truly amusing,” he mused.

Of course, this rough idea needed further refinement in the future. The immediate priority was to exterminate the entire spider nest.

This labyrinthine spider nest harbored a significant quantity of cave spiders. Even with a whole day spent, they hadn’t finished scouting the area, which was vast.

If they didn’t completely eradicate the residual cave spiders, the subsequent extraction of magic crystal ore would undoubtedly bring a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Crack~ Crack~

While Lide pondered, Asreaga had already taken action.

His claws, imbued with formidable space power, swung through the air, with bursts of explosive noise continually resounding.

The space gates on the rock wall in front of him were extinguished one by one like magic lamps, leaving only the bottom twenty.

After the destruction of many space gates, the number of cave spiders emerging into the underworld immediately diminished. Without the support of reinforcements, the surrounding armies moved toward the final phase of the cave spider slaughter.

Puchi~

As the last cave spider outside was crushed, only those newly coming through the space gates remained.

But even the largest of these twenty space gates could only accommodate three to five cave spiders at a time – hardly a concern.

The war had turned into a game of whack-a-mole.

Any cave spider daring to poke its head out of a space gate would be met with merciless attacks.

Lide’s expression turned somewhat odd upon seeing this scene. How come this looked… rather fun? Watching the warriors’ excited demeanour, he felt the urge to try this real-life whack-a-mole himself.

Shaking his head, Lide decided to leave a level 19 Divine Monster here to guard the area just in case.

“Asreaga, you will stand guard here at the space gates. Those two extraordinary spiders might not be able to come out, but they’ll surely be resentful after their nests have been taken over.”

“Although for this surprise attack on Grey Stone Castle, these cave spiders have played all their cards and over a hundred level 15 cave spiders have been killed by us, which definitely dealt them a serious blow.

However, no one can be sure what might happen, they might even have more powerful forces hidden away.

Your strength is more than enough to guard these twenty space gates.”

Using the level 19 Divine Monster, Asreaga, to guard the space gates was like using a giant dragon to kill a goblin – a bit of an overkill. But the magic crystal veins were too important, for now, they needed to play it safe. It wouldn’t be too late to withdraw him once the defensive works of the magic crystal veins were fully constructed.

This task was naturally no challenge for Asreaga.

Even if all twenty space gates simultaneously erupted with scores of level 15 cave spiders, Asreaga would have no problem killing them with his combat abilities.

Cave spiders were just ordinary creatures, not even strong battle races, let alone being comparable to the existence of a Divine Monster from the Bloodline.

So within the same level, Divine Monsters could kill cave spiders as easily as if they were killing little chicks. The spiders had no chance at all to resist.

This was a gap in bloodline and the essence of life itself. Both were level 19, but cave spiders were at most ordinary or elite template, while Divine Monster Asreaga was on the legendary, even mythical template, completely in a state of overbearing dominance.

Having arranged these matters, in the dim underground passageway, Lide, with Frey in tow, turned to leave for the magic crystal vein, with the now-shrunken Castro perched on his shoulder.

Withered Bone and Kosto, due to their enormous size and lacking Transformation Skills, could only stand guard outside the underground passages.

Groot and Kapp had been left behind by him to reorganize the troops. If nothing unexpected happened, the two, paired with Asreaga, would guard the magic crystal veins for a long period.

Upon seeing the situation well under control, Betty raised her head slightly, carrying her greatsword as she followed Lide forward.

In the battle just now, she had almost fallen into a deadly trap due to her perception being influenced by the magic spiders.

But this Northern Land Valkyrie, having recovered her senses, had also returned to her former wildness.

The heads of over 20 Level 15 Cave Spiders were the best testimony to this.

The Glory of the North shone upon her, and a Northern Warrior never backed down.

“Your Majesty, we have taken control of the Magic Crystal Ore Veins, but the underground passages here are too complex, and exploration has not yet been completed.

Although we have been sending the Blood-colored Blade into this area to map it for the past few months, there are still many regions that remain unexplored…”

Frey reported at Lide’s side, this proud second-generation Bloodline had been waging battles in the Underworld for several months.

With a sharp mind and a firm hand, Frey had become the Commander of the forces of Grey Stone Castle second only to Kapp in rank.

Lide was never stingy with promoting talent, but unfortunately, Frey had to manage the Dwarf Hills and the Fishman Tribe, and could not stay in the Underworld permanently.

These two resource points were crucial material sources for Dawn City and needed trustworthy people to control them.

“Indeed, we must accelerate the pace… Immediately notify Harrison to deploy the construction department to come here.

I need to connect the Magic Crystal Ore Veins to the underground passages of Grey Stone Castle.

The Magic Crystal Ore Veins will become the core resource point for our expansion in the Underworld.”

There was still some distance between Grey Stone Castle and the Magic Crystal Ore Veins.

The few war fortresses that had been built couldn’t protect the Magic Crystal Ore Veins; new fortifications had to be established here.

After a moment, Frey, who was leading the way at the front, stopped in his tracks and gestured towards the passage ahead.

Lide nodded slightly, but suddenly, he thought of something, turned his head and looked at the silent Valkyrie behind him, whose eyes were warily scanning the surroundings, and his face showed a hint of amusement.

“Betty, from now on, neither the Crimson Mage Tower nor Dawn City will lack for Magic Crystal Stones anymore.

Come, I’ll show you the Magic Crystal Ore Veins that belong to Dawn City.”

Betty slightly nodded at the excited Lide, her wild eyes showing a touch of interest; she rarely saw such an expression on Lide.

Following Lide’s footsteps, Betty stepped on the somewhat uncomfortable underground passages, sniffing the slightly putrid air, and continued moving forward.

When Lide reached the entrance to the corridor, he suddenly stopped and gestured invitingly to Betty with interest.

“This is our spoils of war!”

Betty, holding her giant sword, approached the cliffside passage exit.

Suddenly, the cavernous space carved out by the Cave Spiders appeared before her.

The eye of this member of the Northern Royal Family immediately narrowed upon seeing the scene below, her face showing an unmistakable shock.

In this massive underground space that extended over two thousand blades in both width and length.

It was covered in dense, crystal-like, dazzling Magic Crystal Stones.

Lit by the glowing plants on the cave ceiling, the whole scene was brilliantly radiant, as if covered in diamonds.

Even a giant dragon’s hoard would pale in comparison to this sight.

Whoever witnessed this scene would feel a sincere shock.

This immense wealth was enough to drive the King of the Human Empire mad.

Here lies the future of Dawn City.

“This… this….”

Betty opened her mouth to say something, but in the end, she could only shake her head, unable to utter a word.

Words could not describe the scene before her.

The Northern lands were poor and had only a few magic crystal veins, and even these were as small as could be. Although she was of the royal family, this was the first time she had witnessed such a heart-stopping spectacle.

Even the King of the North’s treasury was not one-tenth, perhaps not even one percent, as large as this underground space.

Lide gazed at the magic crystal stones below, radiating intense energy fluctuations, his expression one of deep emotion too.

No one could have anticipated that the cave spiders, which had suddenly appeared on the surface to hunt the miners, would be guarding such an earth-shaking fortune.

With these magic crystals, the magic industry he had long envisioned was about to take off officially.

Dawn City had seized the opportunity to rise.

Reporting at Lide’s side, Frey, the arrogant second-generation Bloodline, had been campaigning in the Underworld for months. With a clever head and a strong arm, Frey had become the commander of Grey Stone Castle’s army, second only to Kapp.

Lide had always been liberal in promoting talent, but unfortunately, Frey was still in charge of the Dwarf Hills and Fishman Tribe and could not stay in the Underworld permanently.

These two resource points were vital to the material supply of Dawn City and must be controlled by someone trustworthy.

“Mm, we must accelerate the pace… Notify Harrison immediately to dispatch the construction department here.

I need the magic crystal vein connected to the underground tunnel of Grey Stone Castle.

The magic crystal vein will be our core resource point for expansion in the Underworld in the future.”

Grey Stone Castle was still some distance away from the magic crystal vein.

The few war fortresses already built could not protect the magic crystal vein, and a new fortress must be constructed here.

After a moment, Frey, who had been leading the way, stopped and gestured towards the tunnel ahead.

Lide nodded slightly but suddenly remembered something and turned to look at the Valkyrie behind him, who had been silent, warily scanning the surroundings, a smile on his face.

“Betty, in the future, both the Crimson Mage Tower and Dawn City will never be short of magic crystal stones.

Come, let me show you the magic crystal vein that belongs to Dawn City.”

Betty, looking at the highly interested Lide, nodded slightly. Those wild eyes showed a hint of curiosity, rarely seeing Lide with such an expression.

Following Lide’s steps, Betty tread the somewhat uncomfortable underground passage, inhaling the somewhat rotten air, step by step.

When Lide reached the passage entrance, he stopped abruptly and stretched out his hand with interest to beckon Betty.

“This is our war spoils!”

Betty, carrying her giant sword, stepped forward to the edge of the cliffside passage exit.

Suddenly, the underground space excavated by the cave spiders came into view.

The Northern Royal Family member’s pupils sharply contracted at the sight below, her face revealing an unmistakable shock.

In this vast underground space over two thousand blades in length and width.

Lay a dense, crystal-like array of dazzling magic crystal stones.

Bathed in the glow of the plants hanging from the cave ceiling, the entire scene dazzled brightly, as if it were carpeted with diamonds.

Even the treasury of a giant dragon would pale in comparison to such a sight.

Anyone who beheld this scene would feel a genuine shock.

This immense wealth was enough to drive the kings of the Human Empire mad with desire.

Here lay the future of Dawn City.

“This… this….”

Betty opened her mouth, trying to say something, but in the end, she could only shake her head, unable to utter a word.

Words simply could not describe this scene.

The Northern lands were poor, possessing only a few Magic Crystal Ore Veins that were as small as they could be. Although she was of the royal family, such a heart-stopping spectacle was also a first for her.

Even the treasury of the King of the North was not one-tenth the size of this underground space, not to mention one percent.

Lide, looking at the Magic Crystals below that were radiating intense energy fluctuations, was also very moved.

No one had expected that the Cave Spiders, which suddenly appeared on the surface to hunt the miners, were guarding such incredible wealth.

With these Magic Crystals, the long-envisioned Magic Industry was about to officially get underway.

Dawn City had found the opportunity to rise.

Reporting at Lide’s side, the naturally proud second-generation Bloodline, Frey, had been waging campaigns in the Underworld for the past few months. Using a clever mind and a firm hand, Frey had become the second-in-command of Grey Stone Castle’s army, second only to Kapp.

Lide never hesitated to promote talent, but unfortunately, Frey was currently in charge of the Dwarf foothills and the Fishman Tribe, and couldn’t stay in the Underworld indefinitely.

These two resource points were important material sources for Dawn City and needed trustworthy people in control.

“Yes, make sure to speed it up… Inform Harrison immediately to dispatch the construction department here.

I need to connect the Magic Crystal Vein to the underground passage of Grey Stone Castle.

The Magic Crystal Vein will become our core resource point for expansion in the Underworld.”

There was still some distance between Grey Stone Castle and the Magic Crystal Vein.

The war fortresses that had been built could not protect the Magic Crystal Vein, and a new fortress needed to be constructed here.

After a moment, Frey, leading the way in front, stopped and gestured towards the passage ahead.

Lide nodded slightly, but suddenly turned around, smiling at the Valkyrie who had been silent, her gaze warily surveying the surroundings.

“Betty, neither the Crimson Mage Tower nor Dawn City will ever lack Magic Crystals again.

Come, let me show you the Magic Crystal Ore Veins that belong to Dawn City.”

Betty, seeing the highly enthusiastic Lide, gave a slight nod. Her wild eyes showed a hint of interest—she rarely saw Lide with such an expression.

Following Lide’s steps, Betty walked on the somewhat jagged underground passage, inhaling the somewhat putrid air as she moved forward.

When Lide reached the mouth of the passage, his figure suddenly halted, and he gestured to Betty with interest.

“This is our spoils of war!”

Betty, carrying her great sword, walked forward to the edge of the passageway that hung midair on the cliffside.

Suddenly, the underground space carved out by the Cave Spiders appeared before them.

The Northern Royal Family’s eyes instantly narrowed, and their face revealed an unmistakable shock.

Within this vast underground space—both length and width exceeding two thousand blades—

lay a dense, glimmering expanse of Magic Crystal Stones, resembling crystals.

Bathed in the glow from luminous plants on the cave ceiling, the entire scene was brilliantly radiant, as if covered with diamonds.

Even a giant dragon’s treasury would seem lackluster in comparison.

Anyone who beheld this scene would feel a genuine shock.

This enormous wealth was enough to drive the kings of the Human Empire mad.

Here lay the future of Dawn City.

“This… this…” Betty opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, she could only shake her head, unable to utter a word.

Words could not describe this scene.

The Northern Land was impoverished, with only a few tiny veins of Magic Crystal Ore, so small they couldn’t be any smaller. Though she was of the royal family, this was her first encounter with such a heart-stopping scene.

Not even the King of the North’s treasury was a tenth the size of this underground space; in fact, it might not even be one percent.

Lide gazed at the Magic Crystal Stones below, emanating strong energy fluctuations, his expression filled with emotion.

No one would have expected that these Cave Spiders, suddenly appearing on the surface to hunt miners, guarded such an astounding treasure.

With these Magic Crystal Stones, his long-envisioned Magic Industry was about to officially begin.

Dawn City had found its opportunity to rise.

Reporting at Lide’s side, this proud second-generation Bloodline had been waging war in the Underworld for months. With a sharp mind and a firm hand, Frey had now become the commander within Grey Stone Castle’s army, second only to Kapp.

Lide was never stingy about promoting talent; however, sadly, Frey currently still had to oversee the Dwarf Hills and the Fishman Tribe, unable to remain in the Underworld indefinitely.

These two resource points were crucial material sources for Dawn City, and they had to be in the hands of someone reliable.

“Yes, we must speed up… Inform Harrison immediately; have him dispatch the construction department here.

I need to connect the Magic Crystal Ore Vein with the underground passage of Grey Stone Castle.

The Magic Crystal Ore Vein will become our core resource point for expansion in the Underworld.”

Grey Stone Castle was still some distance from the Magic Crystal Ore Vein.

The completed war fortresses could not protect the Magic Crystal Ore Vein; new fortresses must be built here.

After a moment, Frey, leading the way, halted and gestured towards the passage ahead.

Lide nodded slightly, but then he suddenly remembered something and turned to look behind at the Valkyrie, who had been silent, her gaze vigilantly sweeping the surroundings, his face breaking into a slight smile.

“Betty, in the future, both the Crimson Mage Tower and Dawn City will no longer lack Magic Crystal Stones.

Come, let me show you the Magic Crystal Ore Vein that belongs to Dawn City.”

Betty nodded slightly at the enthusiastic Lide, her wild eyes showing a hint of interest. She rarely saw Lide with such an expression.

Following in Lide’s steps, Betty trod on the somewhat rough underground passageway, inhaling the somewhat putrid air, approaching step by step.

When Lide reached the passage entrance, poised on the edge of a cliff, he stopped abruptly, extending his hand with interest, indicating for Betty to look.

“This is our spoils of war!”

Betty, carrying her greatsword, stepped forward, arriving at the mouth of the passageway that hung in midair.