Vanguard and Lord

After Zekram fought with the Merged Transcendental, he let Ddraig and Vali kill a few deities who accompanied Transcendentals here. None of them were any threat to them and were swiftly disposed of.

Afterward, Vanguard, led by the Elder of the Chthonian Empire of the Baator, Zekram Bael, landed down at the Noscnet Plane. The Vanguard Invasion Force landed on the outskirts of the main continent.

Instantly after the Vanguard Force landed down, countless mechs and soldiers existed tens of Voidshisp and started constructing fortifications and other arcanotech buildings necessary for the successful invasion.

One of the main of them was the construction of the Dimensional Beacon, which would be able to create a stable gate to the Noscnet Plane for the Main Invasion Force.

Vali took his Khaos Brigade and went to clear out their surrounding area from any kind of hostile lifeforms. Now the Noscnet Plane was ruled mainly by humans, and Baatorians had more hostile relationships with the human race as a whole, with the single exception of Arcanists.

Arcanists didn't care about humanity or their species at all; they cared only for power and the pursuit of the endless path of the Arcane and obtaining knowledge. Everything else was absolutely unnecessary.

Just within several hours, enormous walls were built around the several-kilometer diameter where the Vanguard Force landed, as countless Arcanotech Towers were stretched in their all majesty, with Anti-Matter Magicule Canons were installed on the walls, as they all awaited incoming attacks.

Mechs worked at their maximum for several hours until the basic outline for the base was done, and afterward, they continued expanding the base.

Vali returned several hours later as he managed to exterminate several magical beast hordes and several settlements of barbarian human tribes who were inhabiting this area. He even captured several barbarians as his prisoners, as they were unique human species with their innate magic resistance, which was truly fascinating.

Each barbarian warrior was as strong physically as any trained High-Class Devil soldier, so Barbarians gave some trouble to even the infamous Khaos Brigade.

"From the interrogation, I found out that the Barbarian King would sooner or later notice the disappearance of entire tribes in this area. He should be Transcendental Level, a new advanced one who ascended after the Charles the Great defeated Silvermoon Elves and Three-Headed Golden Dragon Tribe."

Reported Vali as he returned back to the Command Centre, where Zekram was already waiting for him, together with other officials of the Vanguard Force.

"We need to capture some more knowledgeable natives... the deities who came with those three Trascnendetals were useless; either they died on the battlefield or their memories were sealed and destroyed the moment we attempted to interrogate them."

Stated Zekram grimly.

"Information we have from Patriarchs of Silvermoon Elves and Three-Headed Golden Dragon Tribe is no longer actual, inhabitants are stronger than initially anticipated, and there is more powerhouse compared to what have we predicted. Apparently, something must have changed on the Noscnet during the period when two species were banished from this plane."

Answered him Vali, who sat down behind the table.

"Either way, it won't be soon before the Sacred Millenial Dynasty notices our presence and send their troops. Their top powerhouses should already be aware of our presence due to our fight with Transcendental Powerhouses. Soon enough, they will send their legions and experts, and without the main invasion force, we could only stay defensive. So we need to finish construction of the Dimensional Beacon as fast as possible."

Ordered Zekram as everyone agreed with his statement and left to carry out their tasks.

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MC POV

Now that the so-called Transcendentals were hiding from us, Hela would have her fun with the hunt.

I didn't really plan to participate in this invasion; I wanted to act as only a backup if something messed up. This time, I will only search for treasures and use this opportunity to reach the Lord-Class as my comprehension of the Law of Space was nearing its competition.

After I reached the Lord-Class, it would be time for the Chthonian Empire to clash with the Warlocks after some time of development. We had several people who were on the verge of breaking through and needed some push forward.

With me reaching the Lord-Class, I could probably help create four more Lord-Class powerhouses by either pushing some people or obtaining rare treasures of Heaven and Earth some somebody maybe needs for the next advancement.

I also talked with Mercurius, and it was decided that I would be traveling to another Universe to recruit a new member for the Longinus Dreizhen Orden, as we needed to fill all seats on the Orden.

Mercurius himself was near reaching the Great Old One Level, and I knew that when he reached that, he wouldn't be far from reaching the level of Paragon.

Paragons were absolute entities, unique across the Void. Each one of them held great power and would be able to slaughter Divine Thrones in thousands like nothing. And the secret to ascending as Paragon was becoming a Concept.

Something... that I was on the right path on, as I already held some bits of Concept. Additionally, I could probably become unique if I manage to become Paragon, as per the statement of Mercurius. At the same time, I already had bits of Concepts; I could develop my Path to another, meaning I would have two concepts.

Such a thing was unheard of in the Void, as all Paragons only had one Concept, that was a rule set in stone.