Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix
Chapter 1233 - 1233: Army

In the end, the enemy decided to try to be smart one last time and tried to make Rain waste time while their soldiers were slowly infiltrating the chamber and silently as well. It looked like they still could control them since they had their mana.

Still, Elisabetha warned Rain of that, so Rain decided to finish the job… even though it had been very unpleasant to smash a brain and a heart with his hands and then turn the remaining blood into a red core.

The skill Infernal Wrath received 30.000 experience points.

The skill Wrathful Surge received 30.000 experience points.

The Wrath's path leveled up.

…

Rain could feel his anger rising thanks to all that power, but soon, he reset those skills and the path as well. That had been enough experience to make the first skills of the virtue paths receive level fifty.

"The robots are falling apart since the existence of their mana is inside your domain, and it is no longer classified as a singular being," Elisabetha said. "Still, it seems that he is more knowledgeable and resourceful than we expected… his spirit apparently has many seals made to prevent him from being brainwashed or interrogated."

"... We don't have much time before the enemies realize what had happened, so we need to find a way to obtain his knowledge and techniques as soon as possible," Rain said. "I will be counting on you."

"... I will see what I can do," Elisabetha said after a long sigh.

Amidst the crumbling ruins of the once-imposing base, Rain emerged from the chamber to witness the structural disintegration of the metallic buildings. The weight of their own frames proved too much as the very essence of mana that had sustained them dissipated.

The meticulously maintained facade of technological prowess succumbed to the inevitable forces of gravity, showing the collapse of the adversary's calculated schemes.

As the buildings of the enemy's machinations crumbled, Rain's gaze saw the approaching figures of Terra, Sealyn, and their comrades. Cuts inflicted by the relentless attacks of chainsaw-wielding robots could be seen in their tired forms. Rain couldn't help but acknowledge the hardness of their victory, realizing that he had emerged triumphant just in the nick of time.

The shifting tides of conflict had torn down the façade of technological dominance, leaving nothing but the remnants of a defeated force. Countless robots on the ground, completely immobile, and the remaining metal of the base surrounded them…

"Did we get something out of this?" Terra asked.

"We are working on it," Rain said and then began to check one of the piles of metals. "It seems that the power of the enemy was of controlling metal and increasing their hardness to sustain his base. It seems that each one of these was made to repair the robots."

Rain found some unknown destroyed machines in the shape of the robots. There were also some arms equipped with all sorts of gear to help with that task… The enemy said that he had lived for fifteen thousand years in that zone, but one could only wonder how he didn't use that time more efficiently instead of relying on such a pile of overvalued trash.

"These things won't be of any use until we obtain the knowledge of the captured enemy," Nigel said. "Luckily, the demons or the zombies haven't noticed the battle yet, but they will in a couple of hours."

"We can either buy time by using some earth magic to recreate the walls or let them come and fight them," Rain said. "It will be hard, but eventually, the others will arrive behind the enemy's line and catch them off guard."

"Mom's group, huh?" Sealyn rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "She has the javelin, and that guy is smart, right? I suppose this can work."

"It won't; the robot master tried this a bunch of times to lure the demons into a trap near his base," Arel said. "They are bloodthirsty, but their leader isn't stupid."

"We will have time to regroup and rest then," Rain said when Terra finished healing him. "Let's focus on repairing the walls as much as possible. Any defense is a good defense."

Inspecting the structural damage with a stoic gaze, Rain started the repair process, utilizing metal plates as a foundational framework to mend the fallen walls. Sealyn, however, displayed a noticeable deficiency in her earth magic proficiency, a consequence of her combat-oriented skills and the life she had lived until now.

Recognizing her limitations, she redirected her efforts toward other tasks, coordinating with the rest of the team on non-magical reparations.

Despite their concerted efforts, the sheer magnitude of the base, spanning ten kilometers in both width and length, posed an insane challenge. The inadequacy of personnel to secure all four sides of the massive area lingered as a glaring vulnerability in their defensive strategy.

"It has been a while, but perhaps that will come in handy. I also need to level up that path, after all," Rain thought.

Rain summoned some golems… his wisdom and intelligence had increased a lot since the last time he summoned them, so he could keep around eight hundred of them. Thanks to his massive magic power as well, they were quite sturdy.

Level 45: Earthbound Allies (55) - Forge a pact with earthbound creatures, summoning them to fight by your side. The higher the level of the skill, the more powerful creatures you can summon. The level of the skill multiplied by one hundred determines the health of the monsters.

Earth Mage's Path Lv 60 (Intelligence, Wisdom, and Dexterity + 05 per level.)

"They are strong, but even ten of them couldn't take a single one of the demons," Rain thought. "I guess my only option is to arm them and make them level up even more and beyond the level cap."

Rain made that skill level up a bit more, actually a lot more, while making them organize all the trash around. Time was a finite resource, but that was even more true from that day onward, so Rain had to gain as much as possible of it.