Sovereign of the Ashes

Chapter 748: Standing In Family

Sanchez was a long-lived undead creature.

It was older than even Lorianne, and as a result, it had been involved in numerous wars.

In the medium-sized plane, the number of Rank Four and above creatures involved in the war could easily be counted in tens, including a Rank Six creature that stood at the pinnacle of the Astral Realm’s gods.

In a war of this scale, not even the Rank Four or Rank Five gods would dare guarantee that they could retreat unscathed, let alone a demigod.

The Magus Civilization’s excellent war system did not mean that the Magus World could achieve zero casualties in all of its interplanar wars.

Although the vast majority of those who died in wars were cannon fodder enslaved creatures, there was no shortage of Rank Four and above creatures from the Magus World who had fallen on interplanar battlefields.

After hearing Sein’s response, Sanchez’s huge dragon jaws hung open, unable to close for a long time.

Initially, it had thought of coming to the battlefield to devour some souls to nourish its body after its recent promotion to demigod.

Being suddenly told that it would be involved in a war with a medium-sized world civilization made even Sanchez’s skull crawl.

The skeletal dragon had only been involved in a medium-sized interplanar war once so far, but that war had left a deep impression on it and nearly cost it its life.

The skeletal dragon began hesitating because it did not believe that luck would always be on its side.

“Ah, I suddenly remember that there is something else going on in Undead World. I’ll leave all these undead legions to your command and head back now.”

Sanchez’s massive dragon claw took a step backward, seemingly trying to squeeze back into the spatial passage butt first.

Sein, on the other hand, sneered coldly and said, “This war is initiated by the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring and supported by several other Magus World’s divine towers within the Verdant Flame Faction. My grandmaster, Feylis, a Rank Six mage, is in the northern part of this world right now.”

“If you retreat now, you will not only lose the friendship of our Divine Tower of Verdant Spring, but I believe that we in the Magus World will also lose any positive impression of Undead World’s creatures like you. I don’t know if you have the backing of any gods from the Undead World now, but I can guarantee that even if that god is an overlord, the Magus Civilization will not easily forgive an undead creature that attempts to flee,” he added.

Sein’s cold statements halted Sanchez’s footsteps.

Despite being a vast and deadly realm, the Undead World remained a vassal plane heavily reliant on the Magus Civilization.

Numerous necromancers were inextricably linked to the Undead World, and the gods of Rank Four and above from the Undead World maintained close relationships with many divine towers and knightly orders of the Magus World.

It was fairly common for an Undead God to become a close ally or even the summon of a Magus World powerhouse of Rank Four or above.

Besides, Sanchez was also technically summoned by Leena.

However, the significant gap in strength between them meant that she did not have full control over the skeletal dragon.

Sanchez’s silence spoke volumes about its stance.

Sein did not really care much about this demigod-level skeletal dragon, considering the Verdant Wilderness World War and the upcoming Wild Gorilla World War would involve far too many at the demigod level.

Its presence made little difference.

Currently, the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring alone had the assistance of several demigods, and Sein had yet to deploy his Viridescent Seeds.

Other divine towers possessed even stronger allies than those of the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring.

Grandmaster Feylis’ Divine Tower of Verdant Flame boasted three peak demigod-level deans, alongside many Rank Three grand mages close to breaking through to the demigod level.

Sein expected no less of a top-tier divine tower.

He had even seen several demigod-level creatures among the legions of enslaved creatures in her divine tower.

Only the affluent and influential Divine Tower of Verdant Flame could deploy demigod-level beings as mere cannon fodder

Given the opulence of the Divine Tower of Verdant Flame’s lineup, Sein would not be surprised if Grandmaster Feylis casually revealed a Rank Four enslaved creature.

Through Master Lorianne, Sein knew that Feylis had captured more than one Rank Four creature as living specimens.

In fact, Sein also remembered that Feylis had captured Anridar the Venom Flame Demon King, a Rank Five creature, during the Viridian Venom Flame World War.

He wondered whether Feylis was still keeping this large bird somewhere within the Divine Tower of Verdant Flame or if it had already been dissected.

Leena and Natalya’s confrontation, as well as Sanchez’s wavering stance, were mere preludes to the looming grand battle at Lush Verdant Forest.

The clash between the Rank Two knight and mage was brief.

After nearly half an hour, the elemental barrier erected by Leena dissipated completely.

When the two women emerged, each bore marks of battle.

However, it was evident that Leena had emerged as the victor.

This was clear from the way Leena walked ahead, while Natalya followed behind, visibly dejected.

For a tough woman like Natalya, standing within the family was not earned through schemes but fought for.

Since she failed to overpower Sein, she had to defer to him.

Similarly, losing to Leena meant the female mage held higher authority than her.

Natalya wanted to cry.

Sein looked at the two women with concern before handing them each a healing potion.

He then heard Leena’s voice, transmitted through mental focus.

“Faye wanted to come over too, but I disagreed. Perhaps we’ll let her come after some time.”

Sein nodded in agreement, then informed, “According to my mentor, we will launch an all-out attack on Lush Verdant Forest in three days. The main legions from the three divine towers are all here, with nearly a hundred fifty thousand mages and four million enslaved creatures ready. We also have two space fortresses positioned.”

“Once the battle begins and chaos ensues, no one will notice if one more Rank One black mage gets involved,” he added.

Leena had not exposed her identity as a black mage.

Only a select few knew of her background, all of whom were trustworthy.

Her ability to conceal her identity was undoubtedly facilitated by Sein’s mentor.

Leena even wore a green Divine Tower of Verdant Spring badge on her robe—a gift from Lorianne herself.

Sein had long intended to clear Leena’s name, but now it seemed unnecessary.

With enough authority, none of that mattered.

At least in the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring and the Verdant Wilderness World, no one would dare to use Leena’s identity against her.

If anyone had an issue with her presence here, they were welcome to speak with Lorianne or Feylis.