12. The War With The Neighbouring Domain [1]
After ending the astral projection, Uriel and the rest of the intel squadron left the neighbouring domain and teleported to the Heavenly Peak immediately to pass the information to Revet.
They appeared in front of the maze, where they saw a familiar figure.
"You guys are back early," Reima stated sarcastically.
"If you will excuse us, we have important matters to attend to," Hina replied calmly as they walked past her.
They entered the central hall where they met Duran.
"Do you know where Revet-sama is?" Uriel asked.
"I was just about calling a meeting," he paused. "He told me and Aria that he had somewhere important to go. He also said this: if anything happens, we should handle it ourselves."
"What do you mean! The neighbouring domain is preparing to launch a full-scale attack on us in less than a day," Hina exclaimed bluntly.
"Hihihihi, and that's not all. They are carrying out a birth ritual for a Ravter Abomination. They plan to use the war against us to test its strength," Vampika added.
"Not to mention the fact that they may have some connection with the Nuxeons," Uriel sighed.
"Wait, wait! What!" He took a deep breath.
"Attention all squadrons, this is Duran. Please report to the central hall for an emergency meeting," Duran stated loudly, using a flaming microphone to amplify his voice.
"Duran, I just heard the announcement. What the hell is going on?" Aria barged into the central hall.
"Calm down. Let everyone arrive first," he replied with a disturbed tone.
After a few minutes, all the gods and goddesses gathered in the central hall.
"Ahem..." Duran paused.
"I would like to bring to your notice that just a few hours ago, Revet-sama left the dominion hurriedly to an unknown location. Which brings me to the topic at hand. The neighbouring domain is preparing to launch an attack against us, and that's not all. They are also carrying out a birth ritual for a Ravter Abomination. How they gained that forbidden knowledge remains a mystery, though all hands are pointing towards the Nuxeons," he announced.
The room fell silent for a moment.
"What!" Aria's scream broke the silence.
"Did the intel squadron confirm the class of the Ravter Abomination?" Iris enquired.
"Hihihihi, given the size of the birth mass, it will most likely be between the 2nd or 3rd class," Vampika answered.
"Revet-san left this domain in our hands because he has some level of trust in us. Let's not let him down. We have to remind him that we aren't mere summons but gods and goddesses," Aria declared boldly.
"Woohoo, that's what I'm talking about," Taumus exclaimed loudly.
Cheers and claps of agreement filled the central hall.
Entria of the strategic planning squadron stepped forward.
"My fellow gods and goddesses. It will be more advantageous for us to act based on our roles assigned to us by Revet instead of doing as we please," she exhaled.
"In that light, the strategic planning squadron will devise an attack and defense strategy, along with the help of the information the intel squadron will render to us."
"The surveillance squadron will continue to monitor any movements from the enemy," Lovian stated boldly.
After the announcement, everyone dispersed to make their preparations.
Meanwhile, the location of Revet still remained unknown.
Currently in the neighbouring domain, they were preparing for war.
"Mihna, you are here already!" the summoner of the neighbouring domain exclaimed with an uneasy tone.
"Keep the pleasantries to yourself, John!" she exclaimed rudely.
"Has it hatched yet?" she asked with a dreadful look on her face.
"No, no, not y—"
In the blink of an eye, she closed in on him and placed a crimson dagger on his neck.
"What I meant is that it will hatch very, very soon."
"Better." She removed the dagger.
"Ready your army. We begin now."
"But there's still 3 hours left," he mentioned.
"Is there a problem?" She stared at him dreadfully.
"No, no, not at all," he exclaimed uneasily.
He left her to address his summons.
"Master, why don't I kill that bitch for you?"
An elf emerged from his shadow, her skin as dark as the night sky.
"No! Leonna, we still need her for now," he replied, kissing the elf on her lips.
"Where's Argus and Lex?" he asked.
"We are right here, my lord," they both answered in unison as they appeared before him.
One was an elven knight clad in silver dazzling armour, and the other a green-haired humanoid figure wearing only shorts with a huge tree tattoo on his back.
"You three are my most powerful summons. I expect you to destroy the enemy forces without mercy."
"As you wish," they answered in unison, bowing at his feet.
After a few minutes, his army was lined up at the entrance of his domain in perfect battle formation.
"You have quite a decent army," Mihna exclaimed.
"I told you I have been bolstering my forces," he smirked.
"What about the birth mass?" she asked skeptically.
"I imprinted mine and your blood into it so it will not attack us, and I also imprinted an automatic command for it to destroy everything in the neighbouring domain immediately it wakes," he paused.
"As for transportation, one of my summons will handle it."
"Fair enough." She handed him a white crystal gem.
"I will not be heading into war with you. This is a cloaking dampener. If you throw it into the mist surrounding that domain, it will dispel the mist and any barrier for about 2 hours."
She took a step back.
"I believe that will be enough time."
"Of course it will. Who do you think I am?" he flicked his hair.
He thought to himself.
"What a sly bitch… she still doesn't trust me… well, not like I care."
"May the 'Great One' refine you, brother," she disappeared into dark smoke.
"May the 'Great One' refine you, sister," he replied.
"All summons."
He took a deep breath.
"Advance!"
Thud thud thud thud.
They began to advance toward the Heavenly Peak rapidly.
"SS to SPS: the enemy's army has been dispatched earlier than expected and are approaching rapidly," Shina transmitted from the surveillance tower.
"They have a plan for bypassing the barrier according to what Uriel told me earlier," Entria exclaimed.
"All squadrons remain on standby and keep to the plan," Fubuki ordered telepathically.
"A male with glasses and red hair, most likely the enemy summoner, is throwing an unknown gem at the barrier," Reima transmitted.
Boom!
A white glow erupted from the gem, creating a hole through the barrier.
"The barrier is down," Shina took a deep breath.
"I repeat, the barrier is down."
"The attack and defense squadrons…" Dina paused.
"Can begin Operation: Eclipse."
"This is going to be fun," Aria exclaimed.
"Don't get carried away, feeble voice," Duran scoffed.
"Same to you, foul-mouthed fox," she replied sarcastically.
"What is this? A maze," John exclaimed.