The battlefield was currently divided into many different sections. This was mainly because the sheer number of participants made it impossible to have a single chaotic battle. There were multiple battlegrounds where the situation vastly differed.
Not all of these battlegrounds were wars between four forces. The Cloud Plane originally didn't bring too many troops to maintain covertness, and Shadow Garden was made up of traitors from other organizations so their numbers also weren't large. At most, these two allied forces only took part in three or four different battlefields.
Of these, the most prominent were the location nearest to Damien where Rose, Ruyue, and Aishia were fighting, and a location relatively further away where Long Chen's Blood Cavalry held the momentum.
In these two areas, the allied forces were achieving complete victory over their enemies. However, they still had to deal with the difference in numbers.
Not to mention, the thousands of 4th-class beings in the sky that constantly pressured them. Without these obstacles removed, it would be difficult to achieve a true victory.
As for the other battlefields, the remaining two where the Cloud Plane and Shadow Garden's troops fought were relatively equal, and with Avalon's help, they were able to persist.
The rest of the sections were merely wars between Asgard and Niflheim alone. After all, these two forces were never allies. They merely acted for mutual benefit.
As Damien looked over this situation, he developed a rough understanding of what to do. And since Tian Yang was actively filling him in on what took place during his Baptism, he was able to grasp the situation.
'It looks like the first test will be wide-range killing power.'
His first goal was to remove the numbers advantage that the enemies currently had. He didn't believe that with his current achievements, it'd be impossible.
Despite the fact that he already felt power coursing through his veins, he had a sneaking suspicion that even he couldn't feel the true extent of evolution his body had gone through. This was something for him to slowly realize as time passed.
But for now…
Damien's arm pointed outward, aiming into the horizon. His fingers were spread apart, in the next instant, clenching into a fist.
'Collapse.'
The pitch-black mana in his body moved, slowly depleting. But there were no outside phenomena to accompany this movement. As if doing so of its own will, space on the horizon collapsed.
BOOOOOM!
A massive explosion rang out. Thousands of kilometers worth of space shattered and fell to the floor like glass. All those enemy soldiers within that space were sucked into the void, ripped to shreds by the rampantly swirling spatial mana within the chaotic space.
In that instant, tens of thousands died. But this was nowhere near enough. Even Damien was frowning.
'I should be able to do more than that. Is the new property of my mana inhibiting me?'
It made sense, considering that he barely comprehended the Void at all, but he still didn't enjoy coming to know that he was being suppressed. Without hesitation, he continued his assault.
'Condense. Multiply. Ensnare.'
His mana continued to deplete rapidly, but with his current reserves, that wasn't a problem at all.
While Collapse was a widescale attack that indiscriminately killed anyone within its targeted area, his current method was different.
This was the Dimensional Magic he learned within the World Energy Barrier.
Just as he had once experienced, space condensed into small boxes, enough to contain hundreds of people within. These boxes were plentiful, trapping over a hundred thousand soldiers.
After they formed, these soldiers were completely isolated from the outside world. From their perspective, they were suddenly thrown into an abyss without light or sound.
'Accelerate.'
It was an even less showy command than his last. Only those within the Dimensional Cages understood just how terrifying that one word could be.
The essence of time that was missing from those cages flooded in without mercy, rapidly revolving and creating a force field of accelerated time. These soldiers were only 3rd classes who hadn't even touched upon Laws yet. How could they resist?
Damien was currently putting on a show of power. As such, he made sure that what was happening inside the Dimensional Cages was clear for all to see.
Those who watched on were forced to witness how in a mere instant, those poor soldiers aged and wrinkled, their life force fading rapidly. By the time a full second passed, many of their bodies had already scattered to ashes with not even bones left behind.
'How refreshing.' Damien thought to himself. This wasn't the feeling of battle he craved, but this scene where numbers were meaningless against his strength made it easy to get conceited.
If he didn't realize the depths of his arrogance beforehand, perhaps he would've become drunk on this feeling.
'There are too many of them for me to take care of it all myself. I've wiped out those on Rose and Ruyue's side, so they should finish up soon. After that, they can help Long Chen and continue on from there. As for me…'
The previous scene had happened too fast for many to comprehend. Now that a few seconds had passed, the 4th classes in the surroundings were rushing towards him like an angry mob, not a single one sparing a glance at their other enemies.
Damien grinned savagely. "Aishia, come help me out with the small fries. Li Xiu, Jiang Hualing, Hebi, don't think I don't feel your presences. Come get some kills as well. Just leave the stronger ones for me to deal with."
"Hohoho~ now that you've reached our level it seems you have no consideration for us anymore. Can't you ask a little nicer?" A mental transmission entered his ears. This was naturally from Jiang Hualing.
Damien shook his head wryly. "Come on, I'm offering you a free meal. Aren't you the one being rude by not accepting?"
Jiang Hualing smiled mysteriously. Really, she wasn't wrong about this kid when they first met. Even when he was still at 3rd class, he would've easily been able to obtain the Golden Dragon position.
Without another word, her figure flashed out of the crowd, arriving beside Damien. Aishia arrived at the same time. While Hebi lurked in the surroundings waiting for his time to strike, Li Xiu actually ignored his words completely.
Seeing her actions, Damien's smile turned even wrier. 'Looks like Long Chen got him another one. Really, that brat has some charisma.'
Regardless, it was fine. He only wanted to give some free experience to those he knew. If they didn't want to accept, that was on them.
'Ah, right.'
It'd been so long that he almost forgot. Five more figures appeared around him from thin air. These were naturally the helpers he gained from the 3000 Beast Mountain Range.
If he was going to eat, he'd make sure everyone around him could eat too.
"Another one?" Elvira muttered.
"Hmm…" The Fire Phoenix Matriarch hummed.
"You always seem to be involved in some kind of chaos," Lucius commented.
"Hahaha! This is why I like you, kid!" The White Dragon King roared with laughter.
As for the Ice Phoenix Matriarch, she quietly took in the surrounding scene.
Damien smiled. With their company and mix of personalities, things would never be boring. Now, facing off against a horde of thousands of 4th class beings, a team of 9 had assembled.
To say it was going to be a fun battle would be an understatement.
