"If you'd said you could hit this hard, I'd have learned some manners ages ago."
The Continent Lord of the Cautious Continent stared grimly at the images on the Heavenly Mechanism Screen. This was their continent's Central Control building, which, through its supporting facilities, could monitor every Sky-Piercing Pillar launched within the War Mire.
But before this...
He had blocked alerts and displays for Level-1 Sky-Piercing Pillars by default.
After all, there was no point.
Why alert him about Level-1 Sky-Piercing Pillars? As a result, he hadn't even received an initial warning. Only when the strikes landed on his head did he react.
The Mortal Domain could conceal the energy levels of its Sky-Piercing Pillars.
That meant it could hide Strategic Sky-Piercing Pillars among large numbers of Standard Sky-Piercing Pillars, placing immense strain on both warning systems and interception.
He hadn't known.
He didn't know whether anyone else knew, but he certainly hadn't. His ability to gather intelligence from outside was limited, and he knew virtually none of the specifics of the battle fought when the Mortal Domain first advanced to a Third-Level Continent.
All he knew was that the Mortal Domain was powerful.
No ordinary force.
He watched with a pained expression as Sky-Piercing Pillars rose from the screen to intercept the incoming strikes. They had to use Strategic Sky-Piercing Pillars for interception. Otherwise, even one concealed Strategic Sky-Piercing Pillar detonating would inflict considerable losses.
"Don't intercept every single one. Only intercept the Sky-Piercing Pillars heading for important areas."
He issued the order swiftly.
If Strategic Sky-Piercing Pillars struck unimportant areas, so be it. The losses would be much smaller than the cost of intercepting them with Strategic Sky-Piercing Pillars.
This was a dirty tactic!
The enemy threw out a heap of trash, and he had to intercept all