Chapter 2156: Annihilation and Cleansing

Previously, because of the Elf raid on the Arcane Union Headquarters, Luowei had been struck by negative energy and lost his ability to cast spells, so he inevitably thought of Psionic Magic.

But Xia Duo believed that a magic system controlled by others was too dangerous, and since Luowei was once a Senior Arcanist and a student of Yinaole, if he were to become an enemy in the future, it would be heartbreaking regardless of the final outcome.

So, he used the excuse of having a solution to bring Luowei back to the Tower of Time and stuffed him into a Stasis Chamber. Of course, Xia Duo did not lie, but since it involved resurrection spells, he had no intention of taking Luowei out anytime soon.

The same went for Niya's father. However, regarding Aipusi, Xia Duo was more concerned about not wanting an elder above him pointing fingers. To avoid awkwardness when they met, it was better to ask the other party to stay in the Stasis Chamber for a while; besides, this could also be considered a form of Longevity.

……

The first goal of Xia Duo's revenge operation this time was to destroy one of those twelve Artifacts.

The so-called "Artifacts" were actually not created by gods, but were created by those outstanding Psionic Masters in Zhamu Dasi over the past few thousand years, mainly for Psionic Enlightenment.

Only twelve had been made in thousands of years, so one could imagine how precious they were; only such precious treasures could make the other party feel deep, piercing pain.

Xia Duo's second goal was to kill a large number of Elite Spellcasters. In fact, this goal and the first were combined; the location of an Artifact naturally and inevitably gathered a large number of Elite Spellcasters, so even if he couldn't destroy the Artifact, he could clean up some Psionic Mages along the way.

Only then was the third goal—to eliminate as much of their living force as possible, even if they were Commoners!

This was a last resort to be taken only if the first two goals could not be achieved, or rather, Xia Duo would not abandon the first two goals just because there was a possibility of accidentally injuring a large number of Commoners.

Just like at the end of World War II on Earth, if "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" had chosen to strike purely military units to avoid civilian casualties, they probably wouldn't have achieved such a good deterrent effect.

Since the goal was to deter, it naturally had to be as terrifying as possible; otherwise, once the other party felt that such a price was bearable, the subsequent result would be endless testing of his bottom line.

After clarifying the goals of this trip, it was not difficult for Xia Duo to make a choice.

Soon, Niya sent him the feedback results from the 【Wide-Area Detection】, a total of twelve highlighted areas, corresponding to the storage locations of the twelve Psionic Artifacts of Zhamu Dasi.

A large number of towns were scattered in all directions, centered around twelve main cities, and those twelve main cities were distributed from west to east on both sides of the great river from Shenliuhu to Zhuixing Hai.

At this moment, the one closest to Xia Duo should be Tuokesente, one of the twelve main cities. In the feedback from the 【Wide-Area Detection】, that cluster of highlighted areas appeared particularly eye-catching.

And the so-called "highlighting" was not just a detection of population density by 【Wide-Area Detection】, but also a detection of the degree of change to the Magic Net—or rather, the degree of convergence of extraordinary power.

Almost all of Zhamu Dasi's extraordinary power was concentrated in the twelve main cities and the nearby major satellite towns, while further out, they were basically just the lowest-level agricultural reclamation areas.

……

As the Floating City continued to descend, the expression on Xia Duo's face became increasingly grave. He knew very well that a large number of Commoners would die because of him. Now that it had come to this, he felt a bit hesitant.

"Xia Duo—"

Niya noticed the change in Xia Duo's emotions, but she didn't know how to comfort him; she simply placed her hand into Xia Duo's and held his firmly.

Feeling Niya's support, Xia Duo couldn't help but feel moved, and this emotion also strengthened his determination to continue the operation!

What he represented now was not just himself, but also Niya, the Tower of Time, and the countless subjects living under the order he had established. His revenge now was not just for himself, but for these people behind him.

When it comes to one team against another, the line between good and evil is often not very clear; stance is.

Now that both sides were hostile, and it was the other party who chose it first, Xia Duo was merely responding in kind, so what was there to hesitate about!

"Niya, notify all High Mages to come to the Central Control Zone!"

"Knowing you might need them, I have already notified them to stand by in advance."

Niya's answer surprised Xia Duo greatly, and he also felt deeply gratified. Afterwards, he had Niya teleport the six High Mages, including Aiboke and Depake, to the Central Control Zone.

As for himself, he personally invited Saville, his greatest support, to come and help. After everyone arrived, Xia Duo briefly introduced the attack he had suffered, and then mentioned the purpose of calling them here:

"As a response, I am preparing to launch a revenge operation. The target is Tuokesente City, the northwesternmost city of Zhamu Dasi and the one closest to us at this moment."

"You do not need to participate in direct combat; the Floating City is the best combat weapon. Your task is to cooperate with Niya to complete the Positioning, locking, and even restriction of the enemy's Elite Spellcasters."

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"If you have any questions, you can ask them now. From here on, you only need to obey orders!"

After Xia Duo finished speaking, everyone fell silent. No one wanted to contradict a furious Great Arcanist at such a time, although Xia Duo was not actually furious; however, the impression given by his impatient revenge operation was that of fury.

"Revenge! Revenge!"

In the end, it was Feishe'er, Andongni, and the other High Mages recruited from Seventon who took the lead, shouting the slogan of revenge.

As the Master who summarized the 【Mind Interference Field Equation】, Xia Duo could naturally see that the performance of these few was not for show, but that they were genuinely angry for his encounter from the bottom of their hearts and urgently demanded revenge.

Xia Duo was actually not surprised by their performance. Anyone who had felt the order and atmosphere of the Tower of Time would be conquered by this vibrant and flourishing organization.

And all of this could be said to stem almost entirely from Xia Duo, so how could Feishe'er and the others not feel angry about it!

As for Aiboke and the other original Mages of the Tower of Time, who had more contact with Xia Duo, they showed more worry and concern, which also moved Xia Duo, because his past efforts had not been in vain.

If he were an evil, high-pressure ruler, could he have gained so much sincere support?

"Good! Now I will assign the tasks!"

Xia Duo first looked at Niya, "Everyone maintain a Mind Link. Niya, you will act as the information hub for the Mind Link and synchronize with me through the smart brain."

Actually, Xia Duo wanted to be the information hub himself, but his current state did not allow it, and he also had to consider whether the information turbulence in his consciousness would "infect" others through the Mind Link.

So, in order to obtain battlefield information in real-time, he had no choice but to use the smart brain as an isolation layer.