Chapter 299: Fallen Rank Four

Chapter 299: Fallen Rank Four

Sein’s casual conversation with Eileen was a brief respite amidst tension caused by relentless wars.

Sein still remembered the “special gift” Eileen had promised to give him before his departure from the Divine Tower of Verdant Flame’s space fortress.

Curiosity lingered in Sein’s mind about this “special gift”. However, neither Sein nor Eileen spoke of it ever since.

On the third day after their conversation through the crystal ball ended, Sein found himself once again mobilized for a mission by the command center of the fortress.

In the war zone where Sein operated, Master Bernice held command.

Up to this point, Sein had yet to personally witness the prowess of the formidable Rank Four mage.

Rumors within the fortress spoke of Master Bernice’s engagements with the silver mecha from the Neisse Civilization over the past year, successfully repelling it each time.

Yet, such battles seemed to occur beyond the visibility of lower-ranking mages like Sein.

Seasoned mages, who had participated in many interplanar warfare, often cautioned the less experienced mages about the perils of engaging in close proximity to battles involving Rank Four beings.

The residual effects of such confrontations could pose significant risks to mages of lower strength.

The battle between Bernice and the silver mecha, along with similar encounters between Rank Four beings, consistently occurred outside the vicinity of the Magus Civilization Army’s main forces.

This suggested that Bernice and the other Rank Four and above beings from the Magus World were deliberately keeping their battles away from the main forces to minimize risks to their forces.

The strategic approach of the Magus Civilization, led by several divine towers, emphasized a slow and steady advancement, contrasting sharply with the Neisse Civilization’s increasingly desperate tactics.

The mecha armies of the Neisse Civilization, finding themselves at a disadvantage, might even resort to extreme measures against the Magus Civilization Army, potentially sacrificing their Rank Four mechas in a bid to inflict as much damage as possible on the lower ranks of the Magus Civilization Army.

Had the Neisse Civilization desired escape, they might have attempted it at the battle’s onset before the Magus Civilization Army could adequately respond.

Yet, she radiated with a dazzling, potent elemental force.

Sein had previously observed Master Bernice during the faction’s gathering, and had been impressed by her imposing stature.

His keen eye caught a detail others might overlook—two of the four metal bracelets around Bernice’s wrists and ankles were now missing, leaving only those on her right hand and left ankle relatively intact.

These minor details hinted that Bernice’s victory over the silver mecha was not achieved without any cost.

Compared to Bernice, it was the battered silver mecha that truly captivated the tens of thousands of mages assembled around the space fortress.

Its surface, marred with black scratches all over it, bore witness to the intense battle it had endured.

For some reason, the massive dent in its chest, spanning over a hundred meters, reminded Sein of Master Gregory’s iron fists when he transformed into an elemental giant.

Apart from the very noticeable dent in its chest, the mecha was also dented in its arms, neck, head, and back by varying degrees of impacts.

Since Sein had studied the mechas of Neisse Civilization extensively during this period of time, he quickly noticed several “hatches” on the colossal silver mecha, which were presumably entrances to the cockpits for the pilots.

“These mechas from the Neisse Civilization's constructs are indeed formidable, but their engineer’s intrinsic vulnerability is a significant flaw. Similarly, mages could hardly withstand physical attacks without the protection of elemental shields. In this aspect, the engineers of Neisse Civilization are at an even greater disadvantage compared to the mages of the Magus World,” Sein observed quietly.

The remnant of silver mecha, with the battle prowess of a Rank Four creature, significantly boosted the morale of the Magus Civilization Army in the Viridian Venom Flame World.

This victory was sure to inspire mages in other war zones soon as well.

The immense Rank Four mecha was no simple trophy for even a Rank Four mage like Bernice to secure.

Under her control, the massive silver mecha was gradually guided through the space fortress’s bottom hatch.

The space fortress from the Magus World easily housed the Rank Four mecha.

This capture marked one of the most prized trophies obtained by the Magus Civilization Army in the Viridian Venom Flame World.