The Rise of the Black Plain
chapter-2022

"Die, green bugs!" One of the level 90 human mercenaries charged full force at three level 89 Sages, causing them to retreat immediately.

"Damned primitives! You're going to die sooner or later!" One of the attacked beings said as he flew towards the raging sea.

"Accept your death, primitive beast!" Another of those high-ranking Sages, dressed in the armor of the Mechanic Empire group, brandished a sabre-shaped weapon at a beast that was oppressing another of his companions.

"Aaaagh!"

As strong as the members of Minos' group were, they were still suffering from some enemies capable of hurting them as they fought on the outskirts of the enemy headquarters at the beginning of this second part of the North Sea battle.

"Invaders, die!" The great dragon saw the creature with a saber in his hands and didn't hesitate to move, opening his mouth as he bit down on a group of a dozen aliens between levels 87 and 89.

When they saw that giant, badly wounded creature, they felt terrible, seeing an enemy so big and crazy that it would try to kill them like that.

"You will pay for this! Listen to me. This will happen very soon!" Some of those within the dragon's jaws wailed, unable to escape their fate.

Although they were much smaller than the dragon, and one might have thought that these beings could escape the terrible teeth of this gigantic creature, it wasn't that simple. Dragons were great at spatial manipulation, as well as being very resistant and having many ways to kill.

The moment he closed his huge mouth, the dragon would control the space around those people, making it impossible for them to escape.

Some of them died immediately when the dragon's huge teeth pierced their bodies, but others escaped into the large space of the dragon's mouth.

Unfortunately for the latter, this dragon could spit fire!

The moment his mouth closed completely and the sounds of breaking bones and armor rang out, scorching flames formed inside his mouth.

At the same time, the strongest mercenary in Minos' group used his techniques to defeat several enemies with the help of Titus and the mermaids.

While the invading beings from the Spiritual World had excellent physical defenses due to their armor, the same wasn't true when it came to their minds.

Working together, the mermaids and Titus quickly affected more than a dozen of these enemies, putting them into a state of inattention.

At the same time, the level 92 mercenary attacked with enough force to destroy the souls of those creatures but not their bodies.

At this rate, the battle soon became desperate for the Mechanic Empire's group, and the first 30 aliens died within moments of the Arctic Whale's attack.

Of the original Demigods, half fell to Minos' group without much resistance, while the other half quickly lost some of their strength and were wounded.

Minos' party was even more worn down in this battle against the biological beings invading this world, but no one died in this part of the battle.

None of Iktun's men, not even he, managed to get close to Minos during the first part of the confrontation when the groups didn't have an overwhelming advantage over each other.

But after several falls of his men, Iktun saw his people dying faster and faster, while the people in Minos' group found it easier to act.

He felt angry, but there was nothing he or his men could do.

By the end of the next seven minutes, more than 90% of the warriors who hadn't been sent to the cryogenic chambers had died at the hands of the natives under Minos' command!

Only Iktun and two Demigods were left alive while Minos' men immobilized them.

"Minos! You wretched! Kill me if you dare!" Iktun shouted as he was pinned to the ground by the level 93 dragon's cultivation pressure.

"I will, but not today," Minos said, still very weak but able to think very clearly.

But he wasn't surprised the enemy knew his name, let alone would ask for it now. Any questions he and his group had would be answered when they took these three enemy survivors to Abby to force them to tell the truth.

On the other hand, it was quite obvious that these alien creatures knew about him because they were watching what was happening in the Spiritual World.

Minos then told his group. "Remove the armor from the bodies of the dead enemies and bring them to me. We'll divide them according to our influence in this battle but also according to your strength in the Spiritual World.

We'll do the same with their bodies, so don't destroy them any more than we already have. Let's study the technology of these beings and how their bodies work.

The least injured or tired of them quickly left to carry out this mission, while the most important stayed on the side of Minos and the living enemies.

"Minos!"

"Silence these vermin. They need to talk, but not now." Minos said as Grant and Ruth helped him to walk, and he and his group were already on the surface of the island that the enemy barrier hadn't completely destroyed.

Someone quickly did what they were supposed to do and put the three of them into a state of deep sleep.

"What do we do now?" Ruth asked.

"We will recover. We don't know if we'll be able to send long-range communications to our forces outside the North Sea, so we'll stay here for now." Minos replied. "We have much to find out about the enemies, so let's search every inch of this headquarters."

Everyone in the group looked at the place, which looked like a volcano but was full of overdeveloped buildings under the rocky walls of the area.

Meanwhile, they began to move cautiously, aware that there might be enemy traps anywhere.

Now, it was finally time for them to explore the home of the aliens who had long controlled the fearsome North Sea!

Being in this place with the enemy bodies, their armor, and even the bodies of some of the Protectors, they had all the evidence they needed to attract worldwide attention!

Not only that, but considering how advanced the alien civilization was, now was the chance for the forces behind these brave explorers to take advantage of the technology left behind!

And so, the group would soon survey the entire enemy base without delving too deeply into mysterious things, just mapping the place while finding places to rest.

From now on, this would be their home until Minos felt ready to return to the continent and begin the worldwide effort against the invaders that supported the group they had defeated!