Two years into the war, good news came from the mothership's laboratory: they had developed a toxin best suited for use in the Marsh World.
The mothership laboratory contains even more potent toxins that can kill the Water Marsh People directly, and even all life in the entire Marsh World except for the Water Marsh People.
But Leo and the Interstellar Wanderer stopped them. If they did that, the world would be ruined; there would be no life left, and what value would it have?
In the end, they chose a toxin that was slightly less toxic but had powerful effects, which could not only weaken the Water Marsh People's strength but also force them to leave the deep sea.
This would force all the Water Marsh People hidden in the deep sea to float on the surface and directly confront the wizard army.
This toxin could be incredibly helpful in war!
In a corner unnoticed by anyone, hundreds of thousands of speed-type mechanical puppets left the battlefield and flew towards the entire Marsh World.
They will drop toxins at fixed locations as instructed, simultaneously infecting the entire Marsh World!
A year later, on the battlefield, one after another, the Water Marsh People emerged from the sea in terror, unable to understand why they could not remain in the deep sea.
That was his home, the place he should have been closest to, but now staying there felt like hovering beside the jaws of a giant beast, as if he could die at any moment.
Their inner panic prevented them from staying in the deep sea. A voice in their heads kept urging them to run to the surface, for only by floating on the surface could they survive.
Some Water Marsh People don't believe they can be afraid of their beloved home and have dived into the sea many times. But once they exceed 500 meters, it's as if an unknown fear awaits them. There have even been cases of people who forcibly dived into the deep sea and then died of fright.
This inexplicable panic made even the bravest of the Water Marsh People afraid to return to their homes.
When they surfaced, they were met with a vast army of slaves and wizards that had been waiting for them!
Three years later, the Water Marsh People army on the main battlefield completely collapsed and scattered and fled.
Their strength was greatly reduced, they couldn't return to the deep sea, and they were also targeted by the wizard army; surfacing meant certain death.
Within a depth of 500 meters, the wizard army had laid numerous traps. Like carp that had walked into a net, they could only rush into the wizards' traps after they could no longer stay in the deep sea.
Going up meant death, going down meant death too. After paying with countless lives, the Water Marsh People fled the battlefield and became deserters.
Countless corpses of the Water Marsh People float on the sea; the ocean, which they once considered their mother's embrace, has now become their grave.
The Water Marsh People from other parts of the world are no longer heading towards the main battlefield, because the problem is not only affecting the Water Marsh People here. Centered on the two motherships, this phenomenon of fear, which only appears among the Water Marsh People, is spreading to the entire world.
Until this problem is solved, they are no longer able to confront the wizard army head-on!
[The Advent War has ended, and we are now entering the next phase of the Expeditionary War!]
As the wizards began cleaning up the battlefield, it meant that the expeditionary wizard army had gained a foothold in the Marsh World!
With no forces to stop them, the wizarding army, having cleared the battlefield, began to advance rapidly.
Because of the Water Marsh People's deep-sea phobia, they ceded large areas of ocean to the wizards even before the wizard army arrived, allowing them to occupy them.
They spontaneously gathered together, forming a sizable group, and while seeking solutions to their own problems, they continued to block the wizard army!
Unfortunately, the unstoppable wizard army had already grasped their movements, and before their numbers could reach a million, they would strike with lightning speed, utterly annihilating them when they numbered in the hundreds of thousands.
These Water Marsh People, unable to dive into the deep sea, could hardly comprehend how the wizarding army could pinpoint their location so accurately even when they were nowhere to be seen.
When they number only a few hundred or a thousand, the wizards are nowhere to be seen. But once their numbers exceed one hundred thousand, they will immediately be attacked by the wizard army. No matter how well they hide, they cannot escape the wizards' pursuit.
100,000 to 1,000,000 – this is the most effective kill count calculated by the command center. It won't waste too much time because the Water Marsh People are too scattered, nor will it become a tough nut to crack because of their large numbers. The intensity of the war at this level can guarantee the fastest possible progress of the war!
The war situation was very favorable, and no major surprises occurred. The three World Lord were like rats in the gutter, hiding without any intention of showing themselves.
The elite wizards were searching for clues about the World Lord, and although they found some, they ultimately discovered that none of them were the correct ones.
Unable to find the World Lord, Leo spent his days studying and researching inside the mothership. One day, when fluctuations came from the Shadow Space, Leo realized that he had been in the Marsh World for ten years.
The Shadow Space absorbed the corpses of World Lord has completed its second evolution!
"Quick, quick, see what's changed!"
Yaoyao was enjoying her meal with a napkin tied around her neck, also sensed the change in the Shadow Space. She threw down her chopsticks and instantly disappeared into the Shadow Space.
The Shadow Space has evolved for ten years and is completely closed to the outside world. Leo and Yaoyao have been waiting for this day.
Leo tore open the Shadow Space, and shadows returned to his feet. These shadows were the domain power he had prepared beforehand, which he absorbed during the evolution of the Shadow Space.
Now that the auxiliary Shadow Space has evolved, all the shadows have returned to Leo's feet.
Looking towards the evolved Shadow Space,
What was originally a space of 50×50×1.5 kilometers has now evolved into a massive space of 100×100×1.5 kilometers, quadrupling in size!
The increase in area was expected, but what's the deal with this lake?
Originally, the Shadow Space contained only a patch of land, ten meters thick.
The land still exists, and its thickness has increased to twenty meters. However, the newly added area is not land, but a lake!
Leo stepped into the Shadow Space and carefully examined the lake. The water was clear and the aquatic energy was abundant.
Take out the instruments to examine the components inside.
The results showed that the composition of this lake was more than 90% similar to that of seawater in the Marsh World.
This can absolutely be described as the seawater of the Marsh World!
"Could it be that the space evolved from the World Lord devoured by the Shadow Space possesses the attributes of the original world?" Leo murmured.
When the Gnoll World was devoured, Leo didn't conduct much of an inspection because he was focused on advancing his cultivation. According to the rules of the lake that have appeared now, the land that evolved after devouring the God of Gnoll should be almost identical to the Gnoll World.
The lake in the Shadow Space is three times the size of the land and twenty meters deep. A gentle breeze creates ripples on the surface, but the lake is devoid of any life, making it appear rather still.
"We can enslave some Water Marsh People and throw them in to raise; we can completely build an ecosystem,"
" The Shadow Space space is now so large that it's perfectly feasible to raise some creatures and achieve self-sufficiency."
Yaoyao ran around in the Shadow Space and came back to talk to an excited Leo Xi.
Leo sensed the changes in the Shadow Space. Because this evolution had absorbed another portion of the domain's power, perfecting its rules, it was indeed possible for some creatures to survive here.
The Tower of Elements Supreme Lord used the entire planet New Earth as an experimental field to observe the evolution of humankind.
While he couldn't be so extravagant as to experiment on an entire planet, a Shadow Space was quite good; the current Shadow Space was almost the size of the smallest demiplane.
"We don't need the Water Marsh People; they're too weak. Once we get back to the Wizard World, we'll buy some rarer species."
Leo thought of Mahad, the son of Level-Six Stigmata Wizard whose Falling Stars. He could easily produce a large amount of rare ingredients, all of which were raised in his own world by Level-Six Stigmata Great Wizard.
Now that the rules for Shadow Space are well-established, this approach can be followed. Whether using Shadow Space as experimental sites or breeding grounds for rare plants and animals, they are all good choices.
"Now that you mention it, I should make a list. There are some things that, if we don't save them soon, we really won't be able to eat them anymore."
Yaoyao rushed out to find paper and pen, and he must have written down all his favorite foods.
Leo, in the Shadow Space, breathed slowly.
Every breath he took was filled with sweet freshness. No one could understand his feelings in the Shadow Space; it was so comfortable. This sense of being in harmony with the power of heaven and earth made him feel omnipotent. It was a power that surpassed that of the World Lord, a wondrous power as omnipotent as the creator.
Faced with this blissful feeling, all other pleasures seem insignificant.
Just after Leo forcibly cut off his almost addictive urge to leave the Shadow Space, news from Luoluojia arrived.
"My lord, the wizards you asked me to keep a close eye on have encountered danger. Their entire mission team has lost contact. Three days ago, we dispatched a nearby Level Three Great Wizard leading an army of 50,000 slaves to their rescue, but we've received no news from them either."
"The signs of life indicate they are not yet dead, but they are all out of contact."
Leo, who had been lost in thought with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them. "Give me your location."
After Luoluojia finished reporting the location, Leo picked up the Godslaying Staff, lightly tapped his feet, and disappeared from the first level of the mothership.
On a small island in the Marsh World, thousands of wizards led an army of 100,000 slaves, awaiting orders from the command center.
Originally, they were just an ordinary team among the wizards Water Marsh People on the sea. However, because a wizard team went missing in the nearby waters, the command center ordered them to stay temporarily and sent a Level Three Great Wizard, who was the team leader, to lead a group of people to investigate.
They initially thought there was no danger, but unexpectedly, even Level Three Great Wizard went missing.
After they relayed the message back to the command center, the command center ordered them to stay put and report any situation immediately, and the command center would provide them with strong support.