After reaching the maximum level, my "soft rice system" finally arrived.

This is sufficient to isolate a considerable portion of the land-dwelling military god's subordinate creatures—or rather, the "servants of the gods"—from it.

but......

Just like the truth upheld in alchemy—the principle of "equivalent exchange".

The price paid for gaining the natural barrier of the ocean is that if the third energy fortress encounters a crisis and needs support...

As a result, aid from the Silver Holy City and other fortresses will also become extremely delayed.

.......

In the steel fortress that stands tall above the ocean.

A girl dressed in a silver-white wizard's robe stood beside a platform made of simple steel bars, silently gazing at the turbulent sea before her.

She had long, crimson hair that cascaded down her shoulders, and her eyes were also a pure, fiery red, like burning flames.

"Flame Scholar"...

Such a legendary title... often evokes images of a fiery-tempered old fire mage...

Only those in the know are aware that... the youngest legendary wizard currently existing on the Silver Continent is actually a rather young-looking red-haired girl.

In the direction of her gaze... at the visible horizon, a few dark dots suddenly appeared.

At first, these tiny black dots appeared extremely blurry, leading onlookers to believe they were simply seeing things.

However, in just a few breaths, the dark color rapidly expanded... and soon transformed into a dark wave.

A distance of one kilometer is not too far for a superhuman...

For a legend, it could even be described as being within arm's reach...

Therefore, the red-haired girl could clearly see what kind of being formed that dark wave—

In the sea, countless serpentine creatures twisted and tangled together... tumbling in the raging waves tens of meters high, their scarlet eyes menacing and terrifying, instilling fear in those who saw them.

"The Servants of God..."

The girl's soft murmurs echoed between the metal railings and the seawater, only to be quickly swallowed up by the roar of the tide.

These grotesque creatures are all servants of that perhaps most powerful false god—the "God of War"—from beyond the stars.

And this is also... the root cause of the once prosperous Silver Continent losing its vitality...

They have many names...

"Giant Legion", "Corpse Servants", "Deadpool"...

However, the most common name for them in the Silver Empire is "wild beasts" or "servants of the gods".

The dark waves on the distant sea surface... are a tide of wild beasts composed of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of serpentine sea creatures.

And when she completely liberated her spiritual ocean and amplified her perception to the highest level—

The red-haired girl could even hear...

Beneath the awe-inspiring tide of wild beasts, at the bottom of the deep sea thousands of meters below, the faint sound of a massive heartbeat could be heard.

"The sixth colossus... Leviathan the Tsunami."

The red-haired girl's soliloquy revealed no emotion.

Each of the colossus warriors occupies the pinnacle of the "Servants of the Gods".

According to the elders of the Arcane Academy...

Perhaps each of the Titans was personally bestowed by the God of War with some kind of divine power that He had plundered, giving the Titans a status similar to that of a false god.

Therefore, even at the cost of sacrificing multiple legendary warriors to destroy a Colossus... the Colossus can, with characteristics similar to a pseudo-god... be reborn from the astral plane after a period of time.

This was created by the "God of War," or rather, the "God of War," for divine warfare...

The ultimate weapon of war.

.......

"Your Majesty Danis... has already informed the Silver Holy City of the situation and requested assistance..."

"However, news of uprisings by the 'Servants of God' has also arrived from the first and second energy fortresses... The powerful warriors remaining there are unable to come to their aid."

"Although the Holy City has already dispatched reinforcements, given the current suppression of spatial laws... it will probably take at least several hours..."

A hurried voice sounded behind the red-haired girl.

She was a merman woman, and tiny, faint scales could be seen in the hair around her neck.

The Silver Empire, as a nation that truly unified the entire continent, naturally included humanoid civilizations such as the merfolk...

Apart from a few high-ranking members, the majority of the people in the Third Energy Fortress are mermaids and Naga.

However—even though they were in the vast ocean, which was the domain of the Naga and the mermaids… the mermaid woman's beautiful face still bore an undisguised look of panic…

Before that horde of wild beasts... civilizations, whether on land or at sea... would be mercilessly crushed.

This is an iron law built with countless drops of blood in the struggles of the Silver Continent over the past hundreds of years.

"in addition--"

The mermaid woman hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking.

"According to what the Holy City says..."

“Your Majesty Danis, you may choose to abandon the fortress and evacuate at any time, even if you use the rest of the people in the fortress as bait to break out.”

"You are the youngest legendary mage in the Holy City...and you have considerable potential for future development..."

"Its value to the Empire... is not much less than that of an energy fortress."

.......

"This is truly... a very Empress-esque order."

The red-haired girl, called Danis, smiled slightly.

She brushed aside her crimson hair, revealing her smooth, full forehead.

The God of War is the most powerful being among the gods in the cosmos, and according to the Arcane Academy's speculation... he may also be the most powerful deity in the entire multiverse...

The ultimate weapon forged by the God of War, existing solely for war and slaughter—the Colossus... Although its rank may be somewhat inferior, from a purely combat perspective, many weaker false gods may not be a match for the Colossus.

Under normal circumstances... legendary mages could also use spatial spells like "Astral Walk" and "Teleportation" to quickly provide support from the Holy City—

However, since the arrival of the false gods from beyond the stars, they have launched a major attack on the magic network of the Silver Continent.

Although the magic network of the Silver Continent was not extinguished due to the resistance of the Silver Empire, it has had a great impact on and suppressed many laws of this plane, including space.

Spatial spells such as "teleportation portals," which could originally easily traverse distances of tens or even hundreds of miles, are now so suppressed that even legendary mages can barely teleport a few hundred meters.

Therefore, with the arrival of the Sixth Colossus... and no support available in the short term.

It can be said that...

With only Danis, a legendary figure, guarding the Third Energy Fortress, its fall is now highly probable.

In this context... Danis, as a young and irreplaceable legend... is undoubtedly far more valuable than an energy fortress that is likely to fall.

From a rational perspective... this might be the best choice...

"but......"

"If I were to use the lives of nearly ten thousand of my comrades in the fortress as bait to escape... then I wouldn't be 'Pyromancer' Danis..."

The red-haired girl shook her head, stopping the hesitant mermaid subordinate behind her.

"Even if I were to miraculously escape with my life... I would still be unable to improve my strength as a wizard because of the deficiencies in my spiritual ocean and mind..."

"For someone like me... even if I were still alive, it would be no different from being dead."

"Please convey this message to the Holy City..."

Please forgive me...

"Unable to carry out Her Majesty's orders."

.......

boom--

Towering waves crashed against the sky...

The dark, savage beast tide in the distance was still quite a distance away...

But at this very moment, countless ferocious, serpentine black shadows broke through the water's surface, rushing straight toward the steel fortress.

Although it appears to be an extremely ferocious beast... only knowing how to kill.

But in reality, as servants of the god of war, the army of the god of war...

These weapons, which exist solely for war, possess a level of combat intelligence and tactical coordination that, due to the uniformity of their commands, cannot be matched even by the most valiant and skilled elite legions of the Silver Empire.

In the early stages of the Silver War, the Silver Civilization paid an untold price in blood...

Having some draw attention while others launch surprise attacks... this is merely the simplest tactic employed by these "servants of the gods."

.......

Swords clashed with blades...