The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 966 The Battle to Protect the World of Eternal Darkness (Part 9)
"War Zone 32 has fallen, and the remaining 320,000 of the 50 million defense corps are now in enemy territory."

"War Zone 35 has fallen, and the remaining 110,000 of the 50 million defense troops are gone."

"War Zone 39 has fallen, and the remaining 1.63 million of the 50 million defense corps are now in the red."

"War Zone 42 has fallen..."

In the war zone command headquarters, as he looked at the reports of losses coming from the front lines, the commander-in-chief of the Eye Demon was almost numb.

The Great World is an insurmountable target for any civilization. Its vast territory can hold an immense amount of resources, and as long as logistical supply lines are not cut off, wars over the Great World can easily last for hundreds or even thousands of years.

The previous civilization alliance even fought a protracted war with the civilization devourers in a large world for more than 5,000 years, and in the end the civilization devourers failed to conquer that world.

In just three short months since the start of the war, the Eye Demon has lost over seven billion legions and 150 war zones.

Every member of the Eye Demon Legion who participated in this war was an elite.

They were all veterans who had experienced war, some even members of the honored legion who had participated in the Eye Demon Civil War.

But in this war, they were all wiped out in large numbers, even by the legion level.

The Eternal Darkness Great World is the most authentic Great World, equivalent to ten medium-sized worlds, one hundred small worlds, and one thousand micro-worlds. When the war zones were designated, the territory of each war zone reached the size of a micro-world.

In other words, the civilization devourers took three months to conquer 150 micro-worlds.

On average, more than one and a half worlds are occupied every day.

Of course, this speed results in enormous energy consumption.

According to rough estimates, the number of Hearthstone Legion casualties on the side of the Civilization Devourers has reached 30 billion, while the number of Titan Legion casualties has reached nearly 200 million.

As for the losses on the war machine, they were so enormous that they were almost impossible to quantify.

This is what it means to disregard the cost.

The civilization devourer doesn't care about casualty figures; it only wants to plunge the world into eternal darkness.

Beside the Eye Demon Commander, the commanders from the Wizarding Alliance were also somewhat numb.

The intensity of this war also exceeded their expectations.

If this continues, they have no doubt that the war could wipe out a generation of the Eye Demons.

"What a monster."

The wizard commander stared at the map, where the steadily advancing battle line seemed like a mountain about to fall on their heads, making him feel breathless.

"Battle report from the front."

A voice suddenly broke the silence in the conference room.

All the commanders' eyes immediately focused on the commander who had spoken. The commander took out a battle report and spoke with a hint of excitement in his voice.

"War Zone 145 has repelled the attack of the civilization devourers!"

Beat back?
Upon hearing this news, almost all the commanders were startled.

How can we drive them back?
The soldiers of the Civilization Devourer are not trained; they are all phantoms of the past. The Civilization Devourer can summon as many as it wants.

Therefore, they do not have a problem with a decline in the quality of their soldiers.

However, the Eye Demon civilization was different.

The most elite legions of the Eye Demon civilization are constantly being depleted, and the quality of the current Eye Demon legions has actually declined somewhat.

Logically speaking, it's impossible for Zone 145 to repel the attack of the civilization devourers.

"I know you are all surprised, but please believe me, I am no less surprised than you are."

This commander, who came from the Cursed Demons, spoke with a touch of aristocratic aria.

"But it is true that through the proper use of destructive weapons, we are able to hold the war zone."

"Speaking of which, wizard, your people have done a great job this time."

"Our people?"

The wizard commander stepped forward and took the battle report. On this report, which was worth every inch of land, there was a passage that specifically mentioned a wizard named Gawain and his followers.

The war zone commander praised the wizard's reconnaissance efficiency, noting that with Gawain's assistance, their destructive weapons accurately thwarted the civilization devourers' offensive intentions every time.

"A scout has such an effect?" The wizard commander stroked his chin. "It seems we've underestimated the role of individual strength in this war."

“It’s not the power of individuals,” said a commander with a halo and distinctive eagle features. “It’s the power of the elite.”

They possess sufficient mobility and firepower, and also have a sufficiently low apparent value. This is a good approach; perhaps we could equip some elite soldiers with highly mobile gear and repeat this tactic…”

"Urgent report from the rear!"

A near-shriek interrupted the eagle-man commander's words, and an Eye Demon commander hurriedly flew into the conference hall, his huge eyes almost having their pupils dilated.

This is a characteristic of the Eye Demon in a state of extreme panic.

"Report from the rear: A civilization devourer legion has been discovered in Nexus World 75!"

Hub 75 World!?

Upon hearing this name, every commander in the conference room felt a chill run down their spine.

Nexus World 75 is the most important nexus world in the supply line of the Eternal Dark World. If this world is occupied, the supply efficiency of the Eternal Dark World will be reduced by 30%. Moreover, the Civilization Devourers will definitely not send just one legion. When a Civilization Devourer legion is discovered next to a world, the legions hidden behind it are definitely several times, or even dozens of times, more than the observable ones.

"Isn't it afraid of being surrounded and annihilated by us by going around like this?"

The commander of the Dark Horde from the Natural Federation found it somewhat difficult to understand.

The wizard commander sighed: "So what if we annihilate them? These legions are something He can create anytime with a little time."

But if He succeeds in conquering the world, even if it's just harassment, our supplies will be severely disrupted.

The meeting room fell silent once again.

The civilization devourer operates on purely overt tactics; you know its thoughts and its purpose, yet you are powerless to stop it.

"Is the dimensional oscillation still continuing?" the demon commander suddenly asked.

The Eye Demon Commander replied, "It has weakened considerably compared to before. If it continues to decline at this rate, the oscillation will disappear within six months."

"Then we just need to hold out for six months."

Upon hearing this, the eagle-man commander of the Gods Civilization was the first to react.

"Your Abyss Web technology has made a breakthrough?"

The demon commander nodded slightly: "You actually made a smart move this time. You did make a breakthrough, but this technology can only be used in medium to large-scale worlds at present, and it requires more than 50% abyssification."

"And the results?" the Eye Demon Commander asked.

"It is possible to forcibly open the Abyss Network for cross-world transmission."

The Eye Demon Commander was somewhat incredulous.

"No distance restrictions?"

The demon commander revealed a sinister smile: "No distance limitations have been discovered yet. Moreover, based on this technology, we are developing an even simpler cross-world teleportation technology."

If this technology succeeds, interdimensional travel will no longer require complex, sophisticated, and massive equipment; sufficient abyssal power and a ritual will suffice.

"hiss……"

Although each civilization within the Wizarding Alliance has its own private research, the research findings released by the Demon Commander are still considered a nuclear bomb.

Interdimensional teleportation technology is one of the biggest factors limiting war. If the interdimensional teleportation device is destroyed, even the most powerful civilization will have to fly there bit by bit.

Without this restriction, the worlds conquered by civilizations would be truly connected.

……

"Lakat, how much longer?"

Within the Eye Demon dimension, Richard's Dominator puppet, while organizing dimensional power, loudly asked a question.

Beside him, the Eye Demon leader, Lakat, appeared as enormous as a star, with countless tentacles reaching into the void, resembling a radiant, flesh-and-blood eye sun—

He is helping the Eye Demon civilization stabilize the overall dimensional power cycle.

"Five more months!" Lakat exclaimed, his voice booming like that of a god.

"Five months!?" Upon hearing this time, Richard felt a wave of dizziness.

He and Rakkat had been exploring the dimensions of civilization for almost a year and a half, but now Rakkat was telling him that there were still five months left.

"How long do you think the Eternal Dark World can last?"

"The Eye Demon fears no sacrifice!"

"Willpower cannot stop energy!"

"They must be stopped!"

Lakat's voice was both powerful and sorrowful. He was the leader of the beholders, and those who had died were his people and subjects.

But right now, he's like an incompetent husband in some movies, only able to watch as the mother world is invaded and his people are slaughtered, unable to do anything about it.

Looking at the grieving Rakkat, a surge of anger suddenly welled up within him.

He came here to fight against the Civilization Devourers, but now he can only watch helplessly as they slowly invade the Eternal Dark World.

This is an insult to him!
This anger ignited Richard's soul the moment it arose. Richard's main body, who was battling the civilization devourer's avatar in endless dimensions, also felt this boundless rage.

Anger is an emotion, an instinct of the soul.

However, since the soul does not possess the physical body of a living being, how can it have instincts?
The spiritual school of thought has studied this issue in depth, but ultimately still has not figured out the essence of emotions.

But at that moment, Richard suddenly grasped part of the mystery of this instinct.

Emotions are the tremors of the soul's structure.

Under the impact of anger, Richard's soul, which had developed structural problems due to the Trial of the Supreme Being, suddenly began to change. This change was neither a chaotic collapse nor a controlled growth.

It's like a passive evolution of the soul.

Richard didn't know what the final outcome would be, but he could feel that he was one step closer to that boundary on the soul level.

At the same time, in the material world, the cellular cores within Richard's body also began to transform along with the changes in his soul.

(End of this chapter)