"It all depends on the master's skillful preparation."
After a second of silence, all the wizards bowed deeply towards the secret chamber.
"Very good, Kaba, you organize their defense. Everything else is still in your hands. Make sure the fortress remains intact before the wizard army counterattacks us. I will vouch for you and earn merit after the battle," Leo said in a hoarse voice.
"Yes, Captain Leo."
Kaba gripped his staff, a bright smile spreading across his face. As a Level Two Wizard, he now commanded over a thousand wizards, including more than a hundred of his own level Level Two Wizard.
Captain Leo will also use his command as collateral to gain merit in battle; this time he's really struck it rich!
Everyone could see the barely suppressed smile on Kaba's face.
Envious, extremely envious.
Having a captain who shares battle merits with his subordinates like this is enough to make them almost jealous!
Leo didn't care how Kaba defended the fortress or how he allocated manpower Kaba would risk his life to protect it for the sake of military merit.
He was staring at the aerial dynamic display, trying to see if it could actually verify his hypothesis.
[10,9,...2,1, Counterattack begins!]
As the cold voice of the command center, audible to all wizards, ended, a large number of high-energy reactions instantly appeared at the edge of the high-altitude dynamic display.
Although the images don't show the intense reactions, the sheer amount of deep red surrounding the entire indigenous army...
Then they instantly intertwine, and a large amount of high-energy reactions quickly disappear.
Almost every minute, new changes appear on the aerial dynamic display. Starting from the edge, the black and red icons that originally covered the entire display are now showing white spots.
These tiny white spots kept growing, quickly becoming the size of sesame seeds.
The image shows a spot the size of a sesame seed, but Leo knows that in the Giant World, this tiny white dot would be an area spanning over ten kilometers.
Each white spot signifies that the life that was just here is now gone.
The white spots formed a line, seemingly moving slowly but actually advancing at an indescribably terrifying speed.
The more than one million native soldiers that Leo had spent over a year killing could be wiped out in just a few seconds on this battlefield.
The same applies to the interior as to the exterior.
At the location of the starship, numerous white spots also appeared, and then began to kill frantically at an even faster speed than those on the outer perimeter.
When the command center's wizards issued the order to counterattack, they launched a simultaneous attack from both inside and outside, sweeping across the land with overwhelming force. The disorganized native army could not withstand such a blow.
Leo kept a close eye on the aerial dynamics; the wizard army's counterattack had just begun, and in reality, he could already feel the violent elemental tides rising in the air.
Even from the secret chamber in the center of the fortress, Leo could hear the roars and cries of terror from the native army outside.
These native troops had no idea what was happening; their sheer numbers made them look like a bloated, obese person, making it extremely difficult for them to even move.
Without organization or strict hierarchical command, they were unaware of what was happening just kilometers away in this vast space.
They could only guess that a major battle had taken place based on the suddenly thickened smell of blood in the air and the faint sounds of fighting, but they had absolutely no idea what had happened or what difficulties they had encountered.
But the increasingly shrill screams and the growing stench of blood in the air instantly terrified the entire native army.
When faced with danger without any prior knowledge of what is happening, a creature's instincts may cause it to act in ways that are normally incomprehensible.
For example, attacking nearby companions or running around aimlessly without knowing which way to go.
Some wanted to visit the sites of the war, while others wanted to flee and hide. The already enormous number of people became even more chaotic.
Chaos is often the harbinger of bloodshed; they can coexist peacefully when nothing is happening.
But let's not forget that these indigenous armies are a forced mix of multiple races, and the complex relationships mean that their peaceful coexistence is like a rope pulling two trains going in opposite directions; it's only a matter of time before it breaks down.
Wherever a random battle breaks out, the chaotic aftershocks hit other creatures.
A deep- Bloodline fear of the unknown and a desire to protect themselves could instantly shatter the ranks of these individual native armies.
Don't assume that the turmoil that occurs in ordinary life won't happen to these more powerful indigenous armies.
If they break out of the camp, the consequences will be even greater and the damage even more severe!
Leo's conjecture was confirmed once again. Before the wizards' counterattack army arrived, the indigenous army, which had already abandoned their fear, attacked their comrades, any living thing they saw, and the fortress that had been so arrogant for so long.
"Defense! If we can withstand this attack, we will win."
Between the time Leo gave the order and the time the native army launched their attack, there was a gap in time during which all the wizards figured out what had happened.
After berating the wizard who devised the plan, they also began preparing for the upcoming great battle.
The all-out attack by the wizard army will undoubtedly be a great opportunity to gain merit, but of course, it is essential to ensure that the fortress is not breached beforehand.
After the first native creature attacked the fortress, it was as if a celestial river had fallen, with countless beasts and giant armies rushing towards the fortress.
The sheer number of native troops was beyond imagination, and they instantly overwhelmed the fortress.
Countless attacks struck the fortress, causing the rune arrays on it to flicker rapidly. Countless arrays extinguished due to insufficient energy, and the total energy level plummeted from 100%.
Fortunately, the fortress now houses over a thousand wizards instead of three hundred, and their firepower has quadrupled.
In an instant, it blasted a layer of the native army on the fortress to pieces, and also wiped out all the native creatures within a ten-meter radius.
But the terrifying sorcery attack did not deter the native army; instead, they launched an even more frenzied assault on the fortress.
The extreme panic made them forget their pain and briefly lose their reason; they longed to kill other lives or be killed by other lives.
With over a thousand wizards working tirelessly to defend the fortress, the fierce attack of the native army quickly brought the fortress to a stalemate.
Leo, inside the secret chamber, did not make a move. Instead, he continuously channeled the energy from the Godslaying Staff into the fortress, keeping its total energy level above 50%.
With so many wizards around, Leo felt much more at ease, no longer as terrified as he had been at the beginning.
Should we make a move?
Ten-centimeter-long black needles floated on Yaoyao's little paws. These deadly weapons, terrifying in the eyes of the native army, were essentially the shape of Yaoyao's shadow curling up.
Leo's shadow also has close-quarters combat ability, but it's too weak, with less than 100 points of attack power. Therefore, Leo's shadow has always been a support character.
However, this time, with the help of the fortress's advancement to pseudo-level two and the evolution of the Shadow Talent, Yaoyao's shadow also evolved, turning into black needles, giving her the offensive capabilities that Leo had always wanted.
In previous battles, Leo and Yaoyao worked together to eliminate countless indigenous armies.
After Leo advanced, all of his shadows were inscribed with Gravity Rune Array. It wasn't that Leo didn't want to inscribe other ones, but time was tight, and Leo was most familiar with Gravity Rune Array, so apart from a few others, all of Leo's shadows were Gravity Shadow.
With full force and 70 times the Gravity, it could severely injure the level 1 natives and make it difficult for the level 2 natives to move.
With Yaoyao's black needle teleportation attack, killing these level one and two native creatures is incredibly fast.
Forty can be solved in an instant.
Forty is the maximum number of shadows that Leo can precisely control after nuclear fission while manipulating the fortress.
This number shouldn't be too exaggerated. If other wizards knew that Leo was calculating the number of native lives he had killed at an instantaneous speed, countless wizards would be green with envy.
"No need. A thousand or so wizards are enough to protect the fortress. We can just keep an eye on the level three creatures."
Leo shook his head and rejected the restless Yaoyao's suggestion. The closer to the critical moment, the more he needed to maintain stability. Leo didn't care about killing a large number of native troops; he only wanted to get through this period smoothly. The moment the wizard counterattack army arrived would be the moment he received the Third-Class Wizard Medal.
Because his fortress was originally at the forefront, the wizard army could quickly reach it.
Looking at the aerial dynamic display, at the current speed of advance, half an hour should be enough.
After defending for half an hour and earning a Third-Class Wizard Medal, Leo naturally opted for a conservative approach!
"They're here!"
Leo snorted coldly as he sensed a level-three creature stealthily approaching from among the native army besieging the fortress.
Otherwise, with the mental boost from the fortress, Leo wouldn't have been able to detect his hidden figure.
With a light tap of the feet, the forty-seven shadows vanished instantly.
With a mischievous grin, Yaoyao's black needles disappeared one by one.
The level-three creature, which had been stealthily approaching from within the native army, thought his concealment was flawless. However, after feeling himself being empowered by an overwhelming amount of Gravity, he realized something was wrong.
He was enveloped from head to toe at the same time, and the sudden increase in Gravity made him feel somewhat strained.
His body, suddenly feeling heavier, couldn't keep up with his rapid thought process; before he could even react to what had happened...
Countless black needles suddenly appeared before his eyes and shot towards them the moment they appeared.
His dulled and sluggish body made it impossible for him to dodge the black needles that appeared in an instant, but as soon as he closed his eyes, all the black needles hit his double eyelids.
'Bang bang bang'
A dull thud sounded as these black needles, which appeared in an instant, struck the eyelids, but didn't even leave a mark; their attack power was too weak!
Before the level-three creature could even smile, a beam of light, after evaporating the entire army of beasts in front of it, struck him squarely on the head.
Before his consciousness faded, he vaguely heard a cold snort.
" Nuclear Fission Grand Witchcraft!"