If Leo were to abandon the other slaves, that would be one thing, but there were still at least seven million Gulu Beast left who hadn't been teleported away. The Gulu Beast who could accompany him on the expedition were the most elite of them.
Having painstakingly nurtured them to their current level, Leo would not allow them to be completely wiped out here.
If he were the only one left, he would have a chance to escape, but these slaves would only face death if they stayed.
The slaves of the wizard army had long been completely controlled by the Stigmata Wizard; they could no longer withstand the Lord of Souls's soul manipulation.
Many wars have been fought before, with the Lord of Souls attempting to control the slave army, but all attempts ended in failure.
Therefore, as soon as a slave falls into the hands of the Lord of Souls, his soul will be instantly extracted and thrown Returning Breath World to become a reserve force for cultivating the Lord of Souls.
Heavy gasps emanated from the Earth Giant's nostrils. The wounds on its body, cut by the spatial rules, could not heal instantly, and beads of blood kept seeping out. The branches of the Godslaying Staff wrapped around the spatial passage also made snapping sounds as they could no longer bear the weight.
"It's done. 70% of the teleportation has been completed."
The Earth Giant released its spiritual power, and there were hardly any Gulu Beast left before the spatial passage; the rest were slaves of other wizards.
There were still some wizards and slaves inside the Green Shade World who hadn't returned because they were too far away, but Leo neither had the time nor the strength to continue waiting for them.
At her signal, Yaoyao immediately stopped the next slaves from entering.
The Earth Giant roared with a deafening fury, like the Thunderstorm roar of a terrifying storm.
The enormous hands gripping the spatial passage exerted tremendous force, tearing the entire passage apart with terrifying power!
The branches of the Godslaying Staff snapped off one by one, and the shattered spatial passage was forcibly smoothed out by the rules of the world before it could even unleash its spatial damage.
The Earth Giant, breathing heavily, released its Bloodline Power and reverted to human form!
Leo glanced at the sky and could clearly sense that the rules within the Green Shade World had been completely altered.
It only took a few hours from start to finish, that's incredibly fast!
The Green Shade World still has a mothership and an army of no more than three million slaves that have not left, and the number of wizards is no more than one hundred thousand, which is perfectly acceptable.
"If the rules hadn't changed, we could have left too." Yaoyao's breathing had stabilized, and she was no longer roaring wildly as before. She had fully accepted the reality that she hadn't been able to teleport away.
Leo could leave before the world's rules changed, but the rules changed too quickly; the change began almost as soon as the spatial passage opened.
Leo is Level-Five Stigmata Wizard; his powerful physical energy prevents him from passing through the spatial passage with its altered rules.
If he forces his way through, not only will he not be able to safely traverse the space and reach the Thousand Pools World, but the tens of millions of wizards will also be wiped out here, with none of them able to escape because of his departure.
Leo wasn't so cold-blooded as to abandon an army of tens of millions of wizards just to save himself. Besides, the academy wizards in the army were all the most elite members of the academy. If they were lost, Atomic Control Academy would regress by hundreds of years.
The fact that all the academy's resources have been transferred back is already a very good result.
Think of the other Stigmata Wizard; their fates would only be worse than his. Total annihilation would be the least of his worries; in severe cases, he might even lose his own life.
"It's alright. With so many Stigmata Wizard, the Returning Breath World won't be easily defeated."
Leo took out the Fate Wizard Book and sent the message to the War Command: the world's rules had changed, so he could now appropriately reveal some information.
Leo: [The rules of the Green Shade World I'm in have changed, forcibly restricting spatial teleportation. I suspect it's the will of the Returning Breath World 'World Will this; I wonder if the same thing happens in other worlds.]
War Command: [We have not yet received any information from other worlds; we will verify it immediately.]
Leo held the Fate Wizard Book and waited. There was nothing he could do now. The war had reached a critical juncture that would determine victory or defeat, and any negligence could lead to his death.
The Returning Breath World is altering the rules of all worlds through its World Will, and it's also about to ignite the World Will of worlds without defensive capabilities. Such a large-scale operation must be accompanied by other interconnected plans.
The only thing we can do now is wait for intelligence from the War Command and Black Soluo, and analyze the intelligence from both worlds to find a possible path to survival.
While Leo waited, a lot of information appeared in the Fate Wizard Book.
Round Blade Slaughter Stigmata Wizard: [The rules of the world I'm conquering have changed; a forbidden space teleportation has been initiated. Requesting verification.]
Poison Blood Scholar Stigmata Wizard: [The same thing is happening here. It's the Returning Breath World Will's forcibly altered. Please confirm whether the Returning Breath World intends to launch a counterattack.]
The Furious Lion Stigmata Wizard: [My world was an abandoned world with no defenses, but ten breaths ago, traces of the Lord of Souls were discovered. Please be careful.]
After the first message appeared in the Fate Wizard Book, hundreds more appeared in succession, all reflecting the same problem.
This is not an overreaction by these Stigmata Wizard, but a change in the rules of a world, which must be the result of the intervention of a high-level Lord of Souls, who must be at least a Level Level-Six Lord of Souls.
If it were just one world, that would be fine. But it's probably just bad luck that we encountered a world defended by Level-Six Lord of Souls.
However, the worlds they chose were all medium-sized or smaller, and could not contain Level-Six Lord of Souls.
Moreover, this problem doesn't just occur in one world; it's happening in all worlds. This means it's beyond the Level-Six Lord of Souls; it must involve the intervention of Supreme Lord -level power.
After ruling out all possibilities and careful analysis, the forced change of rules involving so many worlds can only be the result of the World Will Returning Breath World taking forceful action.
Their forces are now dispersed, and if the Returning Breath World launches a large-scale attack, these scattered forces will be unable to provide effective resistance and will require unified command from the War Command.
Among all the messages, Leo saw the Stigmata Wizard conquering undefended worlds, saying that they had also seen the Lord of Souls in those worlds.
This message is simply a basic warning, telling other Stigmata Wizard in similarly undefended worlds to be careful. The so-called "undefended" world has now become defensive.
While everyone was worried about a counterattack from the Returning Breath World, no one paid attention to this simple hint.
But Leo knew that the Returning Breath World was about to unleash its World Will and self-destruct!
All the Stigmata Wizard awaited news and orders from the War Command. They were each in their own conquered worlds, and all information regarding the external wars depended on the War Command.
Soon news came from the War Command.
War Command: [There are currently no signs of a large-scale counterattack from the Returning Breath World. All Stigmata Wizard and Wizard Armies continue their conquest missions.]
When Leo saw this message, his heart sank. At this most critical moment, the War Command had made the worst decision.
The most sensible decision now is to quickly mobilize all the wizarding armies and return to the War World region as fast as possible, leaving this area where the Returning Breath World has laid an ambush.
Leo didn't understand why the War Command had issued such an order, but once the order was given, he couldn't change it.
Perhaps the War Command truly failed to detect any signs of a counterattack from the Returning Breath World, or perhaps the Returning Breath World simply hasn't yet demonstrated its intentions.
But by the time they discovered it, it was too late.
"Notify the remaining wizard troops to board the mothership. We're leaving Green Shade World first." Leo issued the order to the mothership's command center.
Whether they understand the order or not, they must carry it out.
To the wizards at the command center, Leo's current actions are all abnormal. After clearing out all the Lord of Souls and the puppet army, what they should be doing now is welcoming the arrival of the Wizard Will and completely occupying this medium-sized world, not running away.
That's right, it's about running away.
All of Leo's actions right now are about escaping. Anyone who has seen Leo's actions can't think of a second word to describe them except "escaping."
First, they open a spatial portal to teleport most of their forces back to the Thousand Pools World, and then they abandon the world they just conquered. What is this if not running away?
The remaining wizard army quickly boarded the mothership, while the wizard armies in other parts of Green Shade World also sped back.
After most of the army boarded the mothership, they immediately started the ship and left the Green Shade World.
Under Leo's orders, the mothership hid in an asteroid belt, where all its energy was extinguished. Even if the Lord of Souls wanted to find Leo, he wouldn't discover that they were hiding there.
With the Fate Wizard Book in hand, Leo now awaits the unfolding events of the war and seeks a way to survive.
Not long after, a blood-red distress message appeared in the Fate Wizard Book.
The Furious Lion Stigmata Wizard: [The world's World Will was sacrificed by the Lord of Souls, causing a self-destruct reaction. The world was destroyed, all rules were destroyed, the entire wizard army perished, the mothership was shattered, and only a dozen or so warships remained intact. I have already left the world on a warship. The conquest mission has failed. Requesting rescue.]
It appeared.
Looking at the information in the Fate Wizard Book, Leo felt as if every word was bleeding. Although he had long anticipated this outcome, the moment it appeared still made Leo's heart skip a beat.
The world was destroyed, the entire wizard army perished, the mothership was shattered, and only one Stigmata Wizard survived.
These seemingly casual words actually represent the deaths of at least tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of wizards.
The fallen slaves were manageable; as long as they could reproduce in sufficient numbers, it wouldn't be too much of a problem. But the wizards in the wizard army were all wiped out...
Even if they weren't Leo's subordinates, Leo was still upset. The fact that he was willing to waste his own chance to escape in order to teleport the wizard back first shows just how important low-level wizards are.
With so many casualties at once, one wonders what this Stigmata Wizard is feeling right now.