Benjamin stood at the edge of the void, his gaze passing over the battlefield to settle on the world cluster locked in combat.
Countless enormous plant lifeforms took root in the void, their branches and vines weaving into a net, like a forest covering the universe.
On the other side stood densely packed Insect-kin legions. Every clash between the two sides unleashed violent tides of energy.
The scene before him was indeed magnificent, enough to put most wizards on their guard. Yet after watching for a while, Benjamin only grew more puzzled.
The Insect-kin Civilization was indeed highly advanced, far beyond ordinary low- and mid-level civilizations. But the problem was that Viola's combat strength spoke for itself.
With her current strength, dealing with an advanced civilization might take time, but it should not have required her to seek Starfall's help specifically.
"What trouble did you run into, exactly?" Benjamin asked.
Viola had still been smiling, but at his question, her expression gradually darkened.
She raised a hand and pointed toward the distant battlefield. "Do you remember the parasite we encountered on the Jack Plane?"
Of course Benjamin remembered.
It had taken him, Viola, and Augusta more than two months of fighting to wear that parasite down and kill it.
He nodded instinctively, then suddenly realized something, his expression stiffening slightly.
Seeing the change in his expression, Viola nodded. "That's right. Those parasites are the true upper echelon of the Insect-kin Civilization. There is one supreme parasite ruling over the entire civilization."
Benjamin instinctively activated his True-Delusion Breaking Pupil, directing his perception toward the distant Plane Cluster.
He had previously thought the structures connecting those planes were some kind of black, jointed plane passages, but under the analysis of his True-Delusion Breaking Pupil, they presented an entirely different picture.
Those jointed