The Rise of the Black Plain
chapter-2026

According to Minos' decision, he used his black hole to swallow all the cryogenic urns in the alien military facility, forming a black hole capable of threatening even the existence of level 96 beings.

By storing such a region of space in a high-level grade-4 array he had previously purchased on the Divine Continent, Minos had secured the mass destruction weapon he intended to use to lead his people out of the North Sea.

However, he kept his plans a secret from most of his crew after explaining the situation they were in to the rest of the group and asking for everyone's cooperation in understanding the technologies left behind by the enemies.

But even without giving the rest of his crew all the details, Minos didn't keep everything from all. He told them he had one last alternative to try to leave this area in a few years and that he was even willing to use his supreme weapon if necessary.

However, before using his highest-level cards, he wanted to try everything within the group's reach.

Understanding the enemy technology, mastering the special armor, and understanding the robots were some things they had to try to master before leaving this place, as it was not so far out of their reach and could contribute to their successful escape in the future.

Since everyone in the crew trusted Minos very much, he had no problem convincing them to focus on learning the things left behind by the enemies.

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Six weeks after Minos used the black hole to devour all the alien cryogenic urns, his group had made some progress with the artifacts left behind by the enemies.

The nature of the robots and how the aliens used them to keep them stable in this world without being hit by the Black Lightning still remained a mystery to the group. However, Minos' people had made progress on the armor used by the aliens in their last confrontation.

After many days of studying the armor, its structure, how the aliens maintained it, and how their enemies had used it in the previous battle, some of the group managed to use it for the first time!

It wasn't that they had mastered the technology. However, a few days ago, a mercenary had managed to harness the power of one of the armors and integrate it into his power.

He still needed to learn a lot and gain more experience with such a thing. Still, after some training, he could already use such armor at the same level as his natural abilities.

It wasn't much, but if he continued to improve his mastery of the armor, he might be able to achieve something vital in the future!

With this person's success, the other members of Minos' group were able to make faster progress in this regard, and now practically everyone in the group had been able to use it at least once.

Some needed more training than others, and at the moment, the armor was more of a hindrance than a help. But people like Minos and the most talented of the group were finding it easier rather than harder.

Because of this progress, everyone was more confident in mastering the enemy's technology, even if they only understood a little about the armor so far.

Minos was particularly impressed by what the enemies could do with these wonders and thought that if he had the chance to master more of the things the enemies left behind, he could strengthen his empire much faster.

After another training session with the armor he had chosen for himself at the enemy base, he kept it on his body before going to the detention facility where the enemy survivors were.

Iktun and the other two Demigods were still with the group since Minos wanted to use Abby's innate ability to interrogate them in the future.

So, for the time being, they lived in detention at this headquarters, a place where they had kept several guinea pigs in the past.

Arriving at this place, Minos immediately caught the attention of the three by showing them that he was trying to master their technologies.

"Tsk! Minos, wearing that armor is no big deal. Are you just trying to scare us?" Iktun laughed provocatively. "When children from my state start studying, they can master armor of your level in a matter of hours... How long did it take you to do the same? A month? More than that?"

Minos wasn't bothered by this comment and laughed. "So that's why you're so weak without your weapons. You've been relying on weapons that don't depend on your levels since childhood."

"Weak? We can build mechanical warriors capable of killing the strongest in your world, you ignorant fool!" One of the three brandished angrily.

"I don't doubt it. But that's not all. You have your advantages, I admit. But we have our strengths, too!" Minos clenched his fists before releasing the armor, causing its components to open up and give him room to walk out of it.

As he stowed it away in his spatial ring, Minos asked curiously. "Iktun, answer me a question. Why are you still alive?"

"Why?" Iktun looked at Minos and thought that this human was playing with him.

"I mean, why does the Lightning Tribulation allow you to breathe the air of the Spiritual World? You are beings that break our rules. At least, that's the case with your robots. So why don't you suffer the same way they do when they are exposed?"

"Oh, so that's what you want to know." Iktun and the other two understood.

They looked at each other and smiled at Minos' ignorance.

"And why should I answer that? Find out for yourself, Minos." Iktun replied, not wanting to help his enemy at all.

Hearing this, Minos did nothing, only regretted that there was nothing he could do for the time being. These aliens weren't the strongest when it came to combat skills, but their mental strength was impressive for their level.

Even if he tried to torture them with the Infinite Dream, Minos was sure that until he reached level 90, he wouldn't be able to put enough pressure on them with this technique to force them to tell the truth.

'Unfortunately, I'll have to wait until I get back to Dry City.' He thought, confident Abby's ability would work on the aliens since it didn't depend on the mental but on the physical side.

"You'll talk sooner or later. But you're right. I'll find out some things myself." Minos said as he left the place and headed towards the construction site of this gigantic facility.