After some time, Minos and his group began a new attack against the forces of the Saints Killing Sect, intent on destroying yet another pillar of that organization.
This time, just as in the last attacks, as soon as Minos identified the most powerful enemies, he and his allies started a battle until they trapped most of their enemies. After that, Emperor Stuart used one of the seven mass destruction weapons.
By this time, Minos' allies were better prepared for his action, and when the Black Hole Bomb was thrown, they escaped without much trouble.
Thus, once again, this territory of the Saints Killing Sect witnessed the detonation of Minos' weapon, with the end of countless lives in that part of the Flaming Empire.
This event brought chaos to the lives of the beasts and humans in the surrounding area, destroying not only parts of those beings but the mountainous surroundings of that region.
Floating islands, like the one destroyed before, only functioned due to the presence of spiritual-repellent rocks in their constitution. So when one of them was partially destroyed, their constitution changed, and they lost their properties.
With this, more floating islands were losing their positions in the local skies, along with the degradation of essential organisms for the local spiritual wealth.
Spiritual plants, such as those destroyed in the mountainous soil of the area, not only absorb energy and nutrients from the surroundings. They were organisms that lived in harmony with the environment, consuming but also replenishing.
Not only was this done with their fruits, but also by attracting 'pockets of spiritual energy' closer to them, favoring conditions favorable to cultivation, etc.
These beings were part of the local spiritual wealth and, when destroyed, could never exist there again, thus furthering local decay.
But those fighting did not care about that. They would do whatever they could do in the war to ensure the short-term survival of their forces.
Minos did this, once again acting for the good of the Black Plain, wiping out various kinds of life in this place in the late afternoon of this day.
But while the noise of burning and screaming could still be heard in the vicinity of where Minos' group was, suddenly, several organisms began to emerge on the horizon at a distance from them.
"Alert!" One of the watchmen shouted for Minos' group to hear.
"Enemies to the southeast! A large number of enemies are approaching southeast of where we are!" Such a person said in an alarming tone.
Those individuals resting in Minos' group opened their eyes. They looked into the distance, seeing the more than 100 armed individuals mounted on beasts approaching where they were.
Oswald narrowed his eyes and looked toward the center of the enemy formation, identifying his enemy, Mortimer, leading the group.
"It looks like they are here to test whether the level of threat that Minos poses..." He said for all there to hear him, confident that such a battle would be decisive for an eventual surrender by the forces of that sect.
Minos looked to the horizon, seeing several of the enemy leaders there, recording those faces in his memory to one day guarantee the end of everyone there.
At this moment, he could not do that, so he was saving his desire to finish off these enemies for the future. But, on the other hand, from what he could sense, the forces there were no weaker than his own, and even with his Black Hole Bombs, it would be difficult for his group to win.
These mass destruction weapons were very useful and could hurt those in that group. But many of them were individuals at the highest levels of the 8th stage, which meant that their chances of escaping in time from one of the spheres on his belt were not small.
Enemy positioning was critical when it came to destroying them with these artifacts.
Minos knew this and would not be naive to think he could easily defeat those people just by having six such weapons left with him.
Everyone there would gather around Minos and Oswald, raising their spirits to confront the opposing group getting closer to them.
Among them, Gavin was the most excited, eager to fight and solve his revenge.
From where he stood, this young man could already see the face of his greatest enemy, his father!
'Your time has come, old man!' He smiled, focusing on that opponent.
Meanwhile, Gavin's father had also located his son, but he was not so happy to be able to face such a person.
He had tried to kill Gavin and steal that young man's eyes, but he did not wish the death of his son for Mortimer's sake. Instead, this man wanted to absorb his son's powers and become stronger, but this was different from sacrificing the life of such a young man for someone outside the family.
Unfortunately, Gavin was a young rebel who had harmed his family by running away. Now he would have to die to give his powers to Mortimer, someone unworthy.
So that man Gavin wanted so badly to kill was not happy about this situation in which he would only lose!
'You put yourself in that situation, Gavin.' A red-haired man, but with a few wisps of white hair in his head, thought about this as he looked in the direction of his son.
Mortimer then gave his last orders to his group, seeing that the distance between them and their opponents was not great. "Don't forget your work. Capture Gavin Rowse, whatever it takes. No matter what happens in this battle, we are here only for that and nothing else."
"If we can exterminate the opponents, great. But that's secondary to our sect!"
"Yes, sect master!" Those people responded to Mortimer's orders, almost all looking to where Gavin was standing.
Minos noticed this and looked at the man next to him. "Are you prepared? I sense that this battle will not be easy for you."
Gavin was silent momentarily, knowing that his chances of dying today were not small. "Don't worry about me. As long as I can fulfill my vengeance, I will leave the area and join you later."
"Hmm, fine." Minos accepted that answer.
"But if something happens, I only ask that you finish the second part of my revenge in the future." He looked at Minos, confident that he would win on this day but not wanting to take any chances.
"Uh?"
"Finish off every member of the Rowse family and the wretched Mortimer." Gavin answered Emperor Stuart's doubt.
Minos said nothing to this red-haired fellow, only having nodded in agreement.
With that, the enemies already very close to them finally exchanged their pre-battle barbs, trying to annoy these people from the Gray Clouds Sect.
"Oswald, you are getting old. I feel that today will be when you can finally retire to rest..." Mortimer said aloud. "Perhaps we will end your grandson's life today before guaranteeing you an honorable end."
"Humph!"
"You talk nonsense, but you are right about one thing," Oswald shouted. "After today, my sect will emerge victorious from this conflict, and I can have the rest I've been waiting for!"
"Mortimer, today I will make you taste defeat!"
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