Chapter 345: Three Peak God-Rank Powerhouses Advance to God-Kings?!
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Hearing the strategic announcement broadcast across the global network, the human citizens in the safe zones were completely shell-shocked.
The Zerg were universally classified as one of the ultimate extinction-level disasters in galactic history! No one had expected that a massive, hostile swarm was currently nesting deep within the subterranean crust of their own planet.
The realization caused a collective shiver to run down the spines of the general public.
Meanwhile, back with Seito...
"That should settle the basics," Seito murmured softly as he observed the stabilized planetary grid.
The core infrastructure for handling the subterranean Zerg crisis was officially up and running. From here on out, managing the labyrinth gates fell entirely onto the shoulders of Elder Yang and the leaders of the other continents.
Turning back toward Amou and the rest of the group, Seito said, "Let's head back to our home base for now and check on how Maple's vanguard squad is doing."
"Mm," Amou and the others nodded in unison.
With a swift flex of his spatial power, the group instantly teleported back to the Game Star, opening their tracking screens to check on the ongoing frontline operations.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the star sector...
Inside the deep sanctuary of a magnificent temple on a distant planet within the War of the Gods domain...
"Damn it! Was that monster seriously holding back just to wait for his home world to arrive?!" Calshius's brow furrowed tightly in frustration.
No wonder Seito hadn't wiped them out earlier. It turned out his home planet simply hadn't entered the domain yet! Now that his world had integrated into the sector, once he finished setting up its defenses, wouldn't he immediately turn around and obliterate every foreign god in the area?
"We can't afford to wait another second!"
Calshius snapped, glaring at the other two figures in the room. "Are you two seriously still hesitating to break through to the God-King rank?! How long do you intend to save that blood? Are you waiting for the Space God-King to walk through that door and execute all three of us together?!"
Hearing his furious shouting, Coulton the Demon God and Zhu Honglong the Dragon God traded a heavy, tense look. Their faces were twisted into deep frowns; they clearly hadn't expected a whole planet to suddenly appear in their immediate orbit like this.
Was the Space God-King really just waiting for his home world before clearing the area? Somehow, the timing felt a little strange.
The two remained locked in silent calculation.
A long moment passed.
Coulton took a slow, deep breath, his slit pupils narrowing. "Drink the God-King blood! We're breaking through right now!"
They had officially run out of time. If they kept playing defensively under this much pressure, who knew what kind of nightmare would drop on their heads next?
Hearing his firm decision, Zhu Honglong gave a heavy, resolute nod.
A sharp smirk broke across Calshius's face. Finally! These two cautious bastards are actually committing to the upgrade.
Unlike his allies, Calshius had always believed that advancing to the next rank was the safest way to handle a crisis. After all, once they entered the God-King tier, they would stand on the exact same rank as Seito. Even if the youth launched an attack on their temple, their increased durability would guarantee they wouldn't be instantly wiped out!
Locking in their plan, the three simultaneously pulled out their shimmering vials of high-grade divine blood and downed the glowing golden liquid in a single gulp.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Three colossal, suffocating pillars of God-King aura erupted from the temple, rapidly expanding until they completely covered the surrounding star cluster. The sudden surge of energy forced every deity in the domain to snap their attention toward Calshius's location.
Even Maple and the various vanguard squads locked in battles paused to look at the sudden energy spike.
"Those energy signatures... is that Calshius's group?"
"The God of the Sky? The Dragon God and Demon God are breaking through together?!"
"Heh, looks like those three old monsters finally lost their cool."
"They didn't have a choice. The sheer pressure coming from the Space God-King is way too terrifying to ignore."
The watching gods broke into a flurry of frantic chatter across the network.
The pressure Seito exerted over the domain was an absolute nightmare. While Maple and her squad were actively raiding targets, the other foreign gods logically should have joined forces to form a unified defense and push back the vanguard.
However, because Seito was hovering over the region like an unbeatable force, everyone held a deep certainty that the second they chose to commit their forces, the Space God-King would instantly teleport to their bases and wipe them out! As a result, the independent gods had remained completely still, terrified of drawing his attention.
But now, someone had finally stepped up to take on the main burden of the battlefield!
In a remote corner of space...
Haruno Yukinoshita felt the sudden, earth-shaking surge of the three incoming God-King energy signatures. Realizing the danger, she immediately threw open her interface to access the executive channel.
[Fatui Private Channel]
Haruno: Everyone, pull back from your current fights and retreat to Seito's location immediately! The second those three new God-Kings team up against Seito, the remaining lower gods will definitely use the chance to focus-fire our isolated squads!
Reading Haruno's quick warning, the rest of the Harbingers instantly froze.
She was completely right! They had been far too focused on clearing their local targets. If three genuine God-Kings launched a coordinated assault on Seito, the surrounding gods would naturally take that chance to launch a massive counter-attack against the Game Star's forces!
Without a word of delay, the vanguard squads abandoned their fights and executed immediate spatial retreats back to base!
The foreign gods who had been on the receiving end of their sieges slowly relaxed their defensive stances. Watching the sudden, orderly withdrawal of Haruno and her companions, looks of deep regret settled on their faces as they realized what had just happened.
What a wasted opportunity! If we hadn't been so paralyzed with fear, we could have pinched their squads from behind!
Still, it wasn't a total loss...
As long as Calshius and his trio successfully pinned Seito down in a high-level battle, the remaining gods across the domain would naturally mobilize to flatten the Game Star. After all, permanently erasing the Space God-King and dismantling his faction had become the single, shared goal of every native deity in the War of the Gods domain!
Back on the Game Star...
Rising smoothly from his rocking chair, Seito let a confident, brilliant smile grace his lips.
"So the curtain finally rises, huh?"
It certainly hadn't been easy drawing them out. Those ultra-defensive campers had actually managed to hold onto their upgrade items until this exact moment before committing to the breakthrough.
Could it be... Seito looked over toward the coordinates of his newly arrived home world. It seemed the sudden appearance of Earth was the final trigger that broke their patience. Who knew what kind of weird calculations had been running through their heads?
Whoosh—!
With a wave of his hand, Seito used his spatial abilities to open a portal, intercepting Haruno and the returning vanguard squads and pulling them safely back to his location.
Appearing inside the sanctuary, Haruno and her companions blinked in confusion before recognizing their familiar surroundings at the Game Star base.
Regaining her composure, Haruno immediately stepped forward, her face tight with concern. "Seito, the map metrics indicate that—"
"Don't worry about it," Seito said with a gentle shake of his head, cutting through her anxiety with a relaxed tone. "There's nothing to worry about. I'll put up a defensive barrier over this area before I head out."
He was well aware that the moment the high-level fight started, the surrounding lower gods would try to cause trouble for his companions. However, he had no intention of using a massive, domain-wide spatial wipe to clear the weaker gods early.
Launching an attack across the entire War of the Gods domain would waste far too much of his divine energy.
He still needed to save his strength to handle three God-Kings at once, after all!
"Got it!" Hearing his complete confidence, Haruno and the others let out a long breath of relief and nodded firmly.
Releasing a powerful wave of spatial energy, Seito put up an impenetrable dimensional barrier that completely covered the solar system's new orbit. In the very next second, his body dissolved into a flash of violet light, vanishing from the spot!
Whoosh—!
Appearing high in space directly above Calshius's home planet, Seito wore a casual smile as he pulled the Spatial Dragon Katana from its scabbard. The twenty-seven blocks of the Dimensional Cube floated in a smooth, elegant circle right beside his shoulder.
"Come on out and play, boys~"
Looking down at the planet below, Seito casually ran a finger along the flat side of his katana, his eyes narrowing with quiet amusement.
Down inside the central sanctuary of the planet...
The second Seito appeared in the upper atmosphere, Calshius, Coulton, and Zhu Honglong picked up his location on their tracking grids.
However, the display showed that the youth was simply hovering stationary in space, casually watching them without launching a single attack! Seito's relaxed, unbothered posture made it obvious that he was intentionally waiting for them to finish their breakthroughs into the God-King rank before fighting. It was as if he didn't view their combined strength as a threat at all!
"Damn it!"
Calshius's eyes snapped open, a burning rage flaring across his face as he spat through gritted teeth, "That arrogant brat is straight-up treating the three of us like a joke!!"
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Thank you for reading.
(T/N: Sorry for the delay update.)