Arya and Budi smiled at Elen''s response. Budi chuckled lightly, "Yeah, we can''t lose anime. That would be a huge loss for humanity too."
The room''s mood lightened with the yful banter, but behind the smiles andughter, there was a deep understanding that what they were about to face was much bigger than personal matters. Their task wasn''t just to protect their alliance''s inds but also to safeguard Earth''s human civilization.
Outside the hall, the morning breeze blew gently, as if signaling the calm before the great storm. Efan and Takni exited the hall, continuing their discussion about strategy and defense ns.
"We can''t just sit around on the ind," said Efan as he looked up at the sky. "Brother Lein told us to protect the surroundings, but we need to be more proactive. There''s a chance the foreign enemies could appear in remote areas."
Takni nodded. "Exactly. We need to make sure every region—from the major cities to the smallest viges—remains protected. No one should let their guard down."
The two of them agreed to divide tasks and immediately began moving across the ind. Meanwhile, the other core members also started preparing for their respective duties, ready to face whatever mighte.
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Teleportation Hub
The sound of endless thunder filled the area of the teleportation hub. From the dozens of portals at the Teleportation Hub in the City of Life, all had been marked by the foreign invaders. The invaders continued to arrive, only to be killed on the spot by ck lightning.
In reality, the main defense at the teleportation hub wasn''t just the ck lightning tower. There were also automatic arrow towers, fire cannons, and lightsers. However, none could match the power of the ck lightning tower. Lein had specifically ordered the use of cannon towers to ensure that no enemy would survive or escape with a single strike.
The vast area of the Teleportation Hub was now eerily quiet, with only the storm of lightning visible. Along the perimeter, a few military guards silently observed, watching over the area with caution.
At the northern gate of the teleportation hub, a young man in a blue robe could be seen casually walking into the area. He showed no fear of the ck lightning that was striking everywhere. As the ind''s owner, none of the towers on hisnd could harm him.
"Quite lively as usual, hahaha," Lein murmured as he continued walking toward one of the portals. Yes, the young man was Lein.
He had a strong suspicion that the invaders weren''t system-made entities. It was highly likely that the creatures attacking were beings just like them. Ever since the natural protections had been lifted, the barriers preventing invasions from other realms had fallen, allowing ess to the Divine Sky Realm.
After walking several meters, he finally arrived at one of the main portals, which stood three meters tall. He then examined the description on the status panel of the space portal in front of him.
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(High-Level Space Portal)
A space portal crafted by a master cksmith. The High-Level Space Portal has the capability to connect two points in space up to 1 million kilometers apart. Designed with pure energy extracted from the universe''s core, this portal is the result of profound knowledge about dimensions and energy flow.
- Range: 1 million km
- Energy Consumption: 1000
- Space Stability: High
*Status: Negative (Taken Over)
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"Taken over? Just like they reported," Lein muttered with a slight nod.
He had been informed earlier that the space portal was in a negative state and could only be used in two directions—between the destination set by the invader and himself. So, while the portal in front of him had previously allowed teleportation to many other portals, that was no longer possible.
Fortunately, Lein''s ind still had many other functioning portals, otherwise, they would have had difficulty traveling to monitor the allied inds.
As Lein pondered, he suddenly saw a creature with a bull''s horned head emerge from one of the portals.
"Argh..." The creature let out a loud, terrifying roar.
Zap... Zzzpp...
In less than a second, the creature was reduced to ashes by the ck lightning, not even its bones remained, only the ck ash being carried away by the morning breeze.
"Damn... so vicious," Lein muttered, slightly surprised. He nced at the remains of the ck lightning and the smoke still lingering in the air, then shifted his gaze toward the tall tower in the center of the field. The tower was surrounded by a bright white light, and at its peak, ck lightning danced freely, ready to strike at any moment.
Lein returned his attention to the space portal in front of him. "Alright... we''ll find out once we go in," he said, preparing himself.
Yes, he was about to enter the portal to discover the origin of the attackers invading his Divine Sky Realm. Though not officially his realm yet, Lein was the strongest candidate.
"Lord Gold..." Lein called out casually, and suddenly, a sword covered in golden light floated before him.
"You grow more magnificent with each level up," Lein remarked, admiring the beauty of the sword gracefully hovering in front of him.
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(Divine Sword - Part 1) see mvl,em,pyr for more
- Level: 50 (Growth)
- Attributes: STR +2065, INT +2012, AGI +2048, RES +2004
- Enhancement: +15 (Bonus attribute increase by 15% & +15% attack power)
- (Holy Blessing): Heals all body wounds, increases base attributes by 20%, and boosts damage by 20% for 1 minute. Cooldown: 10 minutes.
- Binding Skills: (Echo Phantom: Clone with 50% attributes), (dewarp: Teleport to sword location), (Phantom Exchange: Swap position with sword), (Phantom Assault: Sword passively auto-attacks nearby enemies).
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This golden sword was Lein''s first golden weapon, given to him by a crowned middle-aged man when he advanced to Tier-1. With a "growth" type, this sword had been with him from level 10, growing to its current level of 50.
This sword had helped him ovee many obstacles and y countless enemies. Its growth attribute allowed it to level up alongside Lein.
As the sword''s level increased, its shape and size changed too. Initially, it had been a short sword, only half a meter long, but now it had grown over a meter. Additionally, its de, once fully golden, had now be more transparent, with golden energy swirling inside it.
"Truly beautiful," Lein murmured in awe, eager to use it. Due to his fondness for this golden sword, he called it "Lord White."