Star Valley, Starlight Fortress:
Hellscream led nearly 300 members of the Infernal Legion through Star Valley. After a little over five hours, they finally arrived at the Starlight Fortress.
After two days of repairs, the Starlight Fortress had undergone an earth-shattering transformation.
Not only did the fortress look as if it had been newly constructed, but the fortress's magic array had also been fully activated. A dense layer of Mana enveloped the Starlight Fortress. Compared to Star Valley, where Mana was thin, the fortress was like an oasis in the middle of a desert. Moreover, a thin layer of fog lingered around the fortress's walls, giving the fortress an ancient and solemn feeling.
"This ancient fortress really is amazing. It can actually gather such dense Mana. If I can train in it for a long time, my control over Mana will improve significantly."
"It's not just improving my control over Mana. If I can live and train in it for a long time, my combat standards will improve significantly."
"It's no wonder why the higher-ups wanted the Infernal Legion to take action. If we can gain control of the Starlight Fortress, the Nether Empire's internal and core members will improve significantly. We won't have to compete for entry slots to the Magic Fog Secret Land every week. Everyone can live in the Starlight Fortress and improve their strength as much as they want."
The Infernal Legion's members' eyes glowed with excitement as they looked at the Starlight Fortress.
Mana was extremely scarce on the western continent, especially in places with dense Mana. The various major powers fought over these places.
Players would have a much higher affinity with Mana in places with dense Mana. Moreover, the denser the Mana, the more flexible one's mind would be, which would be of great help to players' control over Mana.
Because of this, Guild wars would erupt whenever a location with dense Mana was discovered on the western continent. Some superpowers would even go to war with each other.
Compared to the Starlight Fortress, however, the Mana density of the Starlight Fortress was nothing. In fact, the dense Mana would be of great help even to experts like themselves.
"Commander, Divine Tribe is really strange. They've only dispatched a party of players to guard the main entrance. They're not even willing to send a single Tier 3 NPC guard. Are they really not worried that someone will try to force their way in?" When a Tier 3 Ranger in dark-blue leather armor saw the six Divine Tribe Tier 2 players standing before the Starlight Fortress's entrance with Eagle Eyes, he was surprised.
On the western continent, even if NPCs guarded a fortress, the Guild occupying the fortress would dispatch plenty of Tier 3 Guards to guard it.
After all, a fortress's weakest point was its main entrance, even if the fortress's defensive magic array was activated.
If someone were to attack the main gate before the defensive mechanism was activated, it would be very easy to destroy the main gate of the Stronghold, giving others an opportunity to attack the Stronghold.
Hence, any power that occupied a fortress would send many powerful Tier 3 Guards to guard the entrance to prevent players from destroying it.
On the other hand, the Starlight Fortress only had six Tier 2 players guarding it, much less Tier 3 NPCs. The Starlight Fortress was practically giving away its main gate to anyone who wanted to capture the fortress.
Moreover, even if the Starlight Fortress didn't have to worry about players destroying the main gate, it was still an extremely important location.
Players had to pay an entrance fee to enter the fortress, and the entrance fee would be stored at the main gate before being transported to the Fortress Lord's Mansion.
If players raided the fortress or breached the main entrance's storage room, the losses would be astronomical. Hence, after the various major powers obtained a fortress, they would send NPC guards with high combat power to guard the main entrance.
"That's not something we need to worry about. Everyone, get ready. We're going in," Hellscream said nonchalantly.
In his opinion, it didn't matter whether the Starlight Fortress dispatched Tier 3 NPCs to guard the entrance or not. It was the same for the Infernal Legion.
If they wanted to destroy the Starlight Fortress's main gate, Divine Tribe wouldn't be able to stop them.
After giving the command, Infernal Legion's members summoned their Guild's Advanced Mounts, the Demonic Warhorse, and marched towards the Starlight Fortress in an orderly fashion.
These Demonic Warhorses were massive, each standing two to three meters tall. They were as large as elephants.
When nearly 300 Demonic Warhorses moved together, the ground trembled. It was as if an army of tens of millions of soldiers were marching through the Starlight Fortress.
When the Hell Legion's members arrived before the Starlight Fortress's entrance, the six-man party guarding the entrance acted as if they were made of wood. They didn't show any fear or respect toward the Hell Legion's imposing aura. Instead, the six-man party blocked the path of the Hell Legion and calmly walked up to Hell Rush.
"May I know what business you have with us? The fortress is still under lockdown. Players who haven't received an invitation are not allowed to enter, "the Tier 3 Knight said. Not only did he not show any fear when he saw Hellscream's group, but he also calmly explained the situation.
"We were invited here by Commander Buffett. You can notify her that the Infernal Legion has arrived," Hellscream said proudly as he glanced at the six Divine Tribe members guarding the gate.
"So, you're the ones Commander Buffett invited. I'll ask for authorization now. Please wait a moment." When the Tier 2 Knight party leader heard that Buffett had invited the Starlight Fortress's members, he immediately contacted Buffett and granted Hellscream's group temporary access to the fortress.
After the Knight party leader finished his report, he began to chant an incantation at Hellscream's group.
Immediately, a rune mark appeared on the back of Hellscream's group's hands.
"Alright, everyone has received temporary access to the Starlight Fortress," the Tier 2 Knight party leader said. After the Tier 2 Knight finished his incantation, he turned to Hell Rush and said earnestly, "However, before you enter the Starlight Fortress, I have one more thing to remind you of."
"A Dragon is currently resting inside the fortress, and the fortress's Mana hasn't stabilized yet. So, I hope you won't cause too much of a commotion inside. Otherwise, you'll anger the Dragon. If the Dragon decides to do something, we won't be able to stop it. I hope you can understand."
As soon as the Tier 2 Knight party leader finished speaking, the nearly 300 Infernal Legion members laughed. They laughed happily as if the Tier 2 Knight party leader had told the world's funniest joke.
From their point of view, this rank 2 knight captain was only trying to intimidate them and put them in their place.
But who were they?
They were the Nether Empire's trump card legion!
They had encountered Dragons far more often than the various superpowers' experts.
They also knew how powerful a Tier 4 Dragon was.
Now, let alone going up against a Tier 4 Dragon, they could even fight one. After all, this wasn't the first time they had done so.
Even if they weren't a match for a Tier 4 Dragon, they had plenty of ways to escape. It was impossible to make them obedient inside the Starlight Fortress!
"We got it. Can we enter now?" Hell Rush asked as he looked at the Tier 2 Knight captain.
"Of course." When the Tier 2 Knight party leader saw Hellscream's nonchalant attitude, he sighed and nodded. He then had his subordinates open a path for the group.
After Divine Tribe's garrison party opened a path, Hellscream and the others rode their massive Demonic Warhorses into the Starlight Fortress. Not only did they leave a trail of dust in their wake, but the area within a 100-yard radius also trembled. They had no intention of keeping a low profile as they entered the fortress.
However, shortly after Infernal Legion's members entered the Starlight Fortress on their Demonic Warhorses, a frightening pressure descended on them. Every member of the Infernal Legion felt their bodies grow heavy, and they nearly fell off their Demonic Warhorses.
"What's going on?"
"Why do I feel so much pressure after entering the fortress?"
Questions filled the Infernal Legion's members' minds when they felt the stifling pressure inside the Starlight Fortress.
However, before the Infernal Legion members could answer their questions, a gigantic figure descended from the sky. Not only did this figure cover the sky, but it also forced all of the Demonic Warhorses to their knees. The Infernal Legion members no longer had control over the Demonic Warhorses.
This figure was none other than Saint-rons-l 'Abléc.
The moment Auerbeck landed in front of the members of the Hell Corps, all the members of the Hell Corps realized something that made them feel terrified.
"Spatial Imprisonment! How is this possible?! "
When the Hell Legion's members felt the space around them freeze, they could not help but gasp. Their expressions turned indescribably grim.
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