The Monarch-Chapter 541: Battle of areas[2]

Patience was one of the greatest virtues, and in moments of tension, it became one of the key factors. At this moment, the leader of Area 12 decided to go on the offensive. His arrogance was extremely high, but it was not without reason. Kayden was absolutely certain that this was the strongest hand in the two zones.

"Forward!" A single word marked the start of the battle. All the mages from Zone 12 began their synchronized attacks, prioritizing the extermination of as many enemy mages as possible.

At the moment the leader of Zone 12 raised his hand and ordered the advance, chaos took form. The golden clouds, once a symbol of peace, became the stage for a spectacle of destruction. One of the mages started with a spell that twisted space-time itself, creating rifts that consumed everything around them like a hungry abyss. Another, next to him, invoked a shower of meteors wrapped in black flames, with explosions ripping the ground apart, reducing even mountains to dust. Mages from the rear launched waves of crystalline arcane energy, which surged forward like tsunamis, swallowing everything in their path, while complex runes glowed on their bodies, showing how deeply connected they were to the universal laws.

Further ahead, another mage brought into existence an elemental dragon of pure lightning, which roared with such immense force that even the heavens trembled. Multicolored explosions swept through the battlefield as a young mage conjured ethereal blades that seemed to dance through the air, piercing enemies with lethal precision. Each spell seemed grander and more devastating than the last, demonstrating that these mages were not mere combatants; they were forces of nature in human form. Despite the synchronicity and the magnitude of the attacks, Kayden, observing from a distance, only narrowed his eyes, analyzing each movement.

This was a battle of the highest level in the mortal universe. Each attack had the power to destroy a planet with extreme ease; each movement was the absolute peak of a zone. Each attack was governed by incomplete laws raised to a perfect degree. No mage here had fewer than nine rays in their resume. Moreover, there was not a single relatively weak mage in this environment.

Space continued to be destroyed and remodeled by the heavens in an instant. The attacks were capable of destroying planets, but barely left a dent in the planet. It was a strange duality, for if the target were the ground, it would open easily, but if the target were the air, it would hold the side effects of the attack with relative ease. It didn’t take long before the first mages began to die.

A single wrong move was enough for a mage to be killed. Each attack was perfectly capable of killing anyone who let their guard down. One wrong step and the mage would be dead. A battle of such a high level shouldn’t take long, for small mistakes cost every last breath of a mage. In the old days, the battles took longer because the number of mages was so high, and no one was giving their all at that moment, but here it was different. The winners would be revived for the next stage; there was no reason to hold back energy.

Zone 12 quickly advanced into Zone 21. They were much more aggressive and seemed to be gaining ground with extreme ease. At least, that’s what untrained eyes would report. It was funny how most of the mages here had almost no experience in high-level battles. Most of them were solo mages who had probably never faced this many nine-ray mages. This made many of them feel lost, but not all. The leader of Zone 21 raised his hand.

"Runes 19." With a simple command, he activated a cascade of runes capable of destroying space for several kilometers. It was massive destruction, to the point of no recovery. The mages in this area couldn’t react in time and were swallowed by the void of non-existence. Most of them could have escaped easily by using a bit of their knowledge of spatial laws, but unfortunately for them, the space for hundreds of kilometers was completely sealed.

In a single movement, 20 mages from Zone 12 were killed without any chance of retaliation. The tide of battle turned completely in the blink of an eye. The leader of Zone 12 continued to fight as if there were no tomorrow. He saw his mages being killed, but there was no time for lamentation. Any mistake, and he would be dead. Cut off the head of a dragon, and its body will fall.

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"Runes 10." Next, the leader of Zone 21 activated a rune system. This system was capable of causing a divine mana short-circuit in an area spanning millions of kilometers. In this entire area, not a single mage could use mana. Kayden thought the technique was truly impressive. It was very similar to killing the will of mana but done using a kind of incomplete law of sedation.

The problem was that the mages of Zone 21 were also unable to make any moves. This was remedied by other mages launching attacks from distances of over tens of millions of kilometers. These long-range attacks were extremely powerful, able to pierce through remaining defenses and easily kill more than 30 mages.

Zone 12, even under pressure, began to demonstrate the strength that placed them as one of the greatest groups in the universe. Mages advanced in unstable formations, launching electric storms of planetary proportions that tore through the sky, disintegrating any obstacles in their way. Other mages invoked abysses of dark mana that consumed everything upon contact, turning the terrain into deep, inhospitable craters. Veterans from Zone 21 reacted quickly, overlaying colossal energy shields and launching precise counterattacks, such as pure light spears that pierced through the defenses of their opponents, reducing them to ashes.

The leader of Zone 12, aware of his lack of experience, relied on long-duration spells to compensate for the lack of coordination. He raised a gravitational distortion barrier that hindered the movement of enemies, while an advanced group conjured explosive rune circles, covering kilometers. The impact was devastating, with explosions that seemed to tear apart space-time itself. However, the mages from Zone 21, better prepared, reacted by synchronizing their forces in a joint spell that summoned an ice storm capable of freezing even mana itself, temporarily disabling the spells of Zone 12.