Among the vast amount of intelligence gathered by the command center, one piece of information stated that the giants' blood contained an unknown factor. Although it is currently unknown what this factor, which even the wizards have not yet figured out, is, it must have played a significant role in the giants' bodies.
I don't know how many wizards noticed that intelligence back then, but Leo certainly did.
Now that he's captured so many giants, Leo will definitely want to keep 'some' things for his own research.
"Master Leo, a total of 8,625 giants have been captured alive; all the rest are dead," Kaba reported.
Giants are indeed resilient, but the wizard army is no pushover either. Even though Leo strictly ordered them to be captured alive, unexpected events were still possible.
Leo was more than satisfied with capturing 8,625 giants alive; capturing so many giants would earn them considerable merit.
"Excellent. This will allow the wizards to quickly recover their magic power. We'll soon face the next attack from the Giant World." Leo chuckled and unabashedly stuffed the giant tissue extract into the Shadow Space.
It's perfectly normal for them to skimp on things during an expedition; Kaba and his men did it even before Leo.
These are all unspoken rules that everyone accepts!
The aerial monitoring video showed that all the creatures of the Giant World were rushing towards the position they had occupied. These two waves of attacks were just appetizers; the main course was yet to come.
Leo didn't have time to deal with the giant extracts; he stored them away as test subjects first, and then focused on the current problem of the Polyhedral Fortress.
A day later, the third wave of attacks arrived. The beast army and the giant army seemed to have coordinated their attacks, taking turns to strike.
Yesterday came an army of giants, and today countless wild beasts roar as they charge out of the dense forest, their ferocity, along with the beasts in the sky, seem intent on flattening the Polyhedral Fortress.
"The energy ray is 72% charged, capable of killing level three life forms."
"Emission!"
"Swoosh"
A low, piercing scream rang out, and an energy beam instantly wiped out the level three lifeforms in the beast army.
Then came countless attacks crashing down on the beast army; elemental energy boiled, corpses shattered, and souls wailed.
The earth trembled violently, and blood flowed like rain.
The beast army that attacked this time numbered only 100,000, and they were wiped out on their way to the Polyhedral Fortress before they even got within a kilometer of it.
There was no time to clean up the battlefield, because another army of beasts would arrive in no more than ten minutes.
This time it's on a larger scale, with more level two and three beasts.
How much energy does the fortress have left?
"89% is enough to kill 100-150 level 3 enemies or 450-600 level 2 enemies."
"From now on, all the energy within the fortress will be used to deal with level three creatures, while level two creatures will be handled by Level Two Wizard and level two slaves."
Leo kept a close eye on the aerial view; the intensity was far from reaching its peak.
The fact that the wizard army landed so smoothly in the early stages meant that more than 95% of the giants' power had not been concentrated there.
Now, the Polyhedral Fortress defense system is complete, and the Giant World's army is gradually approaching.
In the aerial view, a vast, dark army of natives is on its way, three thousand miles away.
The sheer number of them stretched for over ten thousand miles, cutting off rivers, deforming mountains, and turning vast areas of forest into mudflats.
The opponents we are facing now are just a small vanguard of the native army. If we deal with them, we will use up all our energy. Once the main force arrives, they will not even have the ability to resist.
"How long does it take for the fortress to fully recover its energy if no energy is used?" Leo asked.
"One hour."
Leo glanced at the animated GIF, carefully considering the gaps in the native army's engagement, and said to the Benji beneath his feet, "In this next wave of attacks, there will only be one level-three creature. We will isolate all the other creatures, creating an opportunity for you to fight alone."
"Your buffs will be fully restored; you must finish the battle within three minutes."
"No problem."
Benji licked his claws, a chilling killing intent flashing in his single eye.
Although he can only unleash 80% of his strength at the same level three, by buffing himself and inflicting negative status effects on his opponent, his combat power will be completely reversed. If he cannot end the battle within three minutes, he might as well die.
Having gone through so many battles with Leo, Benji's blood was already boiling. The so-called Demigod title he once held was long gone. Now he was just a brick on the wizard army's expeditionary path, to be moved wherever Leo needed him.
Level 3 combat is the last level before life transformation. There aren't many Level 3 warriors in the wizard army. Because Leo has Benji, he didn't assign any Level 3 combatants. Now, in order to save the fortress's energy, he can only let Benji go into battle.
The battle quickly resumed, and the overwhelming attack power of the Polyhedral Fortress instantly engulfed the attacking beast army.
Furthermore, the overwhelming firepower rendered these beasts unable to move an inch, and one after another, they perished amidst their whimpers, never seeing what had attacked them.
As for the level-three beast that had been targeted long ago, none of the area-of-effect attacks were aimed at him, allowing him to advance unimpeded.
When he was about two kilometers away from the Polyhedral Fortress, Benji, who was empowered with various buffs, was waiting for him with full fighting spirit.
The various colors emanating from Benji's body were the outward effects of multiple magical enhancements.
If we were to express this using the language of games on Earth, it would definitely look like this:
Strength +30%, Stamina +30%, Agility +30%, Intelligence +30%, Defense +30%...
Benji stretched out its claws, reveling in the power. Its original size of less than fifty meters grew to nearly sixty meters after being enhanced by dozens of magical spells.
An unprecedented sense of power filled Benji with confidence, and his pounding heart pounded like thunder!
Before the level-three beast could move, just as it was about to growl and howl to vent its anger, dozens of spells descended from the sky and enveloped it.
The once imposing level-three beast instantly became weak and listless, like a frostbitten eggplant.
Strength -30%, Stamina -30%, Agility -30%, Intelligence -30%, Defense -30%...
One increase and one decrease equals a 60% difference!
"Feel the terror emanating from the wizard!"
With a strange laugh, Benji appeared above him in an instant, tearing everything, including the boulder beneath him, apart with a whistling claw.
The powerful energy fluctuations were even felt by the wizards inside the Polyhedral Fortress; truly worthy of being the final level before becoming Stigmata Wizard!!!
" Benji's got guts! He actually killed two level threes in a row. No wonder he's my little brother." Yaoyao appeared on Leo's shoulder, looking at Benji's expression and praising him loudly.
The two level three giants refer to the one in front of them and the previous level three giant.
Previously, Benji's strength was only at the lower level among the third tier, but now, after being infused with the blood of the Goddess of Darkness by Leo, and with hundreds of wizards behind him providing him with buffs, he is much stronger than before.
Even Leo, upon seeing Benji now, would have to nod in approval; Benji's current strength is quite remarkable for a level three cultivator.
When Benji dragged the corpse of a level-three beast to the front of the Polyhedral Fortress, he was laughing so hard that his one eye almost disappeared.
He truly never imagined he would become so powerful one day!
"Stop grinning like an idiot, you've got your work cut out for you." Leo kicked Benji, instantly shrinking it to the size of a Benji, which then trotted after Leo.
Even the strongest person needs to know who made them who they are!
Having easily dealt with this wave of enemies, Leo showed no joy; instead, his expression became even more solemn.
"Master Kaba, if the energy of the Polyhedral Fortress were concentrated on you, what kind of offensive power could you unleash?"
Besides its terrifying attack power capable of killing level 3 creatures and its superb defensive capabilities, the Polyhedral Fortress has one most powerful ability: it can concentrate all its energy into a single wizard.
This allowed the wizard to unleash power a level above his own!
This method of gathering energy is very different from the inexhaustible energy that Leo draws from the altar of Jeft World.
Such altars can only replenish energy; they cannot provide the possibility of leaping to higher levels.
However, the Polyhedral Fortress can connect to a wizard's mental power through powerful multi-combination rune arrays, Great Wizard's mental power. First-Level Wizard with 100 points of mental power can have their mental power transformed to over 150.
This clearly indicates that the level of Level Two Wizard has been reached.
In addition, the energy stored within the Polyhedral Fortress will provide wizards with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience combat against opponents far stronger than themselves.
This is the last resort for the Polyhedral Fortress. Once this ability to transcend levels is activated, the Polyhedral Fortress's energy cannot be used for any other purpose.
"I've tried it in other expeditions before. Although my mental strength can break through 200 points, the burst attack power is only 8,000 to 9,000 points, which is the peak of level two sorcery and cannot reach the level of level three sorcery," Kaba said regretfully.
The difference between each level of wizard is not simply a difference in mental strength and energy.
This also involves many factors such as the soul, time, space, and consciousness.
After being connected to the Polyhedral Fortress, Kaba's mental strength exceeded 200 points, and the energy he could drive reached the third level. However, he could only unleash the peak level of Level Two Wizard, which, in Earth's popular parlance, was only half a step into the third level.
After all, going from level one to level two, and from level two to level three, may both seem like an improvement of one level, but the difference between the two is enormous.
Kaba has done a very good job to achieve this level!
Some wizards, when receiving spiritual power and energy beyond their current level, may even unleash attacks that are inferior to their current level.
Looking at the high-altitude dynamic distribution map, Leo saw that the army of the Giant World was rapidly approaching, with Level 3 advanced reactions everywhere.
Their Polyhedral Fortress is located at the very front, and it would be easily breached without a true Level Three Great Wizard stationed there.