Chapter 657: Establishing A Foothold

Chapter 657: Establishing A Foothold

Sein was right.

Almost immediately after he finished speaking, a colorful wave of elemental chaos surged into Verdant Leaf World through the stable green passage, penetrating the gaping breach in the planar barrier.

This was a concerted attack, a long-range deadly spell executed by over two thousand full-fledged mages.

Unlike Sein and the other mages who had entered Verdant Leaf World and were forced to confront immediate threats from every direction, these two thousand mages of the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring outside the plane could chant and execute their most potent spells in a relatively calm environment.

The coverage of a single Rank One spell could easily span tens, if not hundreds, of meters.

Now, imagine the impact of two thousand such long-range spells striking at the same time.

Upon being released into the Verdant Leaf World, these various magic elemental attacks exploded in the sky, igniting a trail of brilliant sparks.

In an instant, the entire sky was ablaze with colors.

However, this spectacle was not one of beauty but terror, intending to harvest lives.

The primary targets of these long-range spells were the insect creatures swarming from all corners of Verdant Leaf World.

Most of these creatures possessed wings and were highly agile, which allowed them to converge on the battlefield swiftly and continuously.

Yet, their inexperience in interplanar warfare made their movements seem like a futile march toward death.

For the mages of the Magus World, these otherworldly creatures swarming together made ideal targets.

These naive and pitiful beings believed huddling together might offer safety.

However, this tactic only made it easier for the mages to annihilate them en masse.

Even the most basic Rank One spell could easily obliterate and shred the resistance of several, sometimes even a dozen, native creatures of Verdant Leaf World.

Some of these large-scale spells were unleashed in particularly strategic locations, resulting in hundreds of casualties.

Despite their limited experience in interplanar combat, the mages from the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring continued their relentless assault on Verdant Leaf World under the guidance of seasoned Rank Three grand mages, casting spells in coordinated waves.

Centaurs leaned toward plant-based diets, while minotaurlings were strong enough to digest soil in desperate situations.

The blood-soaked plains around the fortress, strewn with corpses, provided ample sustenance for these minotaurlings.

Fortunately, these minotaurlings maintained certain moral and racial standards, feasting only on the insect creatures of Verdant Leaf World and not on the remains of those from the Magus World.

During the war between Thunderfall World and Viridian Venom Flame World, Sein witnessed the Magus World’s enslaved creatures consuming the remains of their own allies.

However, these forces were a diverse mix of races, unlike the current army composed solely of centaurs and minotaurlings.

Now, with only their own kind to consider, these centaurs and minotaurlings upheld a relatively strict discipline under the watch of their demigod-level leader.

Some minotaurlings, having satisfied their hunger, ventured into the surrounding forests, accompanied by a few centaurs.

These vast forests had been devastated by Magus World mages’ long-range elemental strikes earlier.

The forest fires continued to rage unchecked, leaving countless dead and wounded creatures from Verdant Leaf World. The plant creatures with limited mobility were decimated almost entirely.

The elemental strikes from outside the plane had primarily targeted the defenders of Verdant Leaf World, who were constantly reinforcing their ranks, and the giant trees in the surrounding forest.

Apart from the ancient durian trees that Lorianne had requested be preserved, the rest of the hostile plant creatures had been thoroughly eradicated.

The centaurs and minotaurlings ventured deeper into the forest to ensure no survivors had escaped the initial purge.

The native creatures of Verdant Leaf World had been thoroughly intimidated by the formidable display of power from the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring’s Army.

The retreat of the severely wounded demigod-level Bamboo Leaf Dragonfly indicated that assembling another resistance force would be challenging in the meantime.

This period was crucial for the vanguard troops of the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring to secure a strong foothold.

On this elevated plain, a towering fortress base quickly took shape, facilitated by the magic of Magus World.

This included the construction of a teleportation array, which was prioritized to expedite the deployment process.

Hundreds of thousands from the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring’s Army were still waiting to enter Verdant Leaf World.