Village Head's Debauchery-Chapter 1302 - 1112th External Base Division of the Celestial Spirit Court (2)

They couldn’t help but find Orion’s cautious approach to dealing with the Celestial Spirit Court 1112th External Base Division, despite the group’s overwhelming power, deeply unsettling. A scheming and formidable enemy was the bane of every opponent.

Within the barrier below, the Celestial Spirit Court 1112th External Base Division continuously launched attacks against the barrier surrounding them. No matter how powerful their skills were, the moment they touched the barrier, they sank into it and dissipated.

"What kind of barrier is this?! None of our attacks are working!"

"I just tried phase-walking through the barrier, but I bounced right off! We’re sealed in!"

"We’re trapped... all of us!"

"Is this how it ends? Without even knowing who our enemies are?"

"No... the Supreme Base Leader will save us. She has to!"

"Everyone, don’t panic! They haven’t attacked us yet because they might be trying to break our morale! Hold fast and wait for the Supreme Base Leader’s command!"

"Where is the Grand Commander?! Why hasn’t he arrived yet?!"

They soon realized they were trapped, and fear began to creep into their hearts. Many lost their composure and continuously attacked the barrier, hoping to break through it, but all of their efforts were useless.

Others, more experienced, did their best to maintain order, trusting in the strength of their Supreme Base Leader, the Grand Commander, and the six cores. They remained steadfast in their belief, knowing the strength of their Celestial Spirit Court External Division Base and understanding that the enemy would have to pay a heavy price to defeat them.

Among the Spirit Beasts was one resembling a giant porcupine with spikes made of steel and mist. He anxiously looked around at his surroundings. He was the Spirit Beast who had disguised himself as an owl to spy on the rebels.

Several minutes after he had returned to the base, they were suddenly under attack, making him believe the enemy had trailed behind him to uncover the base’s location. He knew that even if he survived, Viscount Layrin would surely never forgive him for putting the entire base in danger and would hand him over to the Supreme Base Leader to be punished.

So, rather than being determined to break the barrier and face the enemy, he was more focused on escaping.

Suddenly, he noticed something strange. "What’s that?" He asked, observing as a box emerged from the barrier they had failed to break through. Several voices echoed as more individuals noted the boxes descending from the barrier one by one.

Sensing the magical fluctuations emerging from the boxes, one of them said, "Not good." He shouted, "ATTACK—!" But before he could finish his words, an invisible ripple spread out from the boxes, causing all of them to fall into a daze.

An eerie silence enveloped the entire area. Suddenly, their bodies began to disintegrate slowly into countless particles of light that dissipated into the large boxes.

It took several minutes for all the Spirit Beasts residing on the floating island to be absorbed into the boxes.

Afterwards, the boxes flew out of the barrier one by one, and the barrier fizzled out of existence.

Unaware of what had transpired inside the other barrier, Viscounts Thri’el and Layrin looked around in fear. They had tried everything they could to escape, but all their efforts were futile.

They understood that for the enemy to use a tactic like this to separate them, it meant they weren’t confident in fighting all of them at the same time. As such, they didn’t give up and continued putting effort into breaking the barrier.

Suddenly, a flower appeared in their midst and bloomed, releasing red pollen into the air. Strangely, Thri’el and Layrin failed to notice this bizarre sight. As the pollen hit them, they began to feel dizzy.

At that moment, they realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

They immediately lost consciousness and fell.

Saria emerged out of thin air and caught them with a thought, suspending their enormous bodies in mid-air.

At that instant, the barrier that had enveloped them also fizzled out of existence.

Above the barrier,

Veyrahl fell silent as she observed the unknown women shrink the boxes and retrieve them after they reemerged from the barrier.

As the barrier disappeared, the countless Spirit Beasts of the 1112th External Division of the Celestial Spirit Court had vanished.

Meanwhile, the second black barrier also disappeared, revealing the unconscious figures of Viscount Layrin and Thri’el, with one unfamiliar woman standing beside them. Observing how easily they had been defeated, Veyrahl’s mind collapsed, unable to recover from the impact.

She could only stare dazedly at Orion and the group, wondering how the Celestial Spirit Court had managed to earn the ire of such terrifying individuals.

Orion saw Veyrahl’s dazed look and telepathically messaged Saria to put her to sleep.

A flower bloomed before Veyrahl, causing her body to tense up. As red pollen emerged from the flower and enveloped her, she grew dizzy. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t resist its effects.

After a few seconds, she lost consciousness.

Veyrahl’s body was suspended in mid-air.

"Spread out and take a look around. Inform me if you uncover any valuable information," Orion said, looking at Greta.

Greta nodded.

In an instant, copies of Greta began emerging from her body one after another until they numbered so many they rivalled the population of the 1112th base that had just been slaughtered. They all soared downward, spreading out across the island below.

...

It took an hour to search the floating island thoroughly.

Among the important findings were prisons filled with more than a billion Spirit Beasts captured from various regions to be consumed by the Celestial Spirit Court forces.

They also found members of the White Winged Gryphon tribe and others from the Floating Frost Valley region, who had been captured during the rebellion and are not yet consumed. This discovery filled Iy’yra with immense joy. For the first time, Orion and the others watched as she cried, finally reunited with her people.

Other findings included Treasures, communication stones linked to the rest of the forces outside the base, and maps detailing the base’s territory to the north, south, east, and west. Some regions were still unconquered, while others were marked for future conquest or avoidance due to being inhabited by Spirit Beasts too formidable to challenge.

The rest were miscellaneous items—some valuable, others nearly worthless.

The only information they managed to recover about the Celestial Spirit Court’s main base came from the imprisoned Spirit Beasts, who were about to be sent there as reinforcements for the Court’s forces engaged in a war.

Orion suspected the lack of intel was intentional. After all, if a small base possessed such formidable defences and could remain hidden so well, then the main base would be even harder to locate.

Still, he was curious: What kind of war was the Celestial Spirit Court fighting, and who was the enemy? Was it an internal conflict or a battle against an external force?

Either way, it didn’t matter. This could serve as an opportunity for Paradise, as long as they played their cards right.

Fortunately, he had taken precautions not to eliminate the base leader and the two other Viscount-ranked Spirit Beasts, allowing them the opportunity to extract the necessary information once they awakened.

...

Veyrahl slowly stirred awake, her eyes landing on the familiar figure hovering in the air before her. The memories of what had transpired rushed back, causing her body to tense and her mind to fall into a daze once more.

After a moment, she exhaled deeply, her massive winged lion form loosening as though accepting the reality before her. She rose to her feet and looked around. Behind her were the familiar figures of Viscounts Layrin and Thri’el, also in their true Spirit forms, slowly regaining consciousness.

Above and surrounding them were several unfamiliar figures, clones, it seemed, positioned at various corners to block any chance of escape.

Though she couldn’t gauge the full extent of their power, she suspected that if these clones shared the same strength as the original members who had brought them down, then they never stood a chance. They had been wholly outmatched and toyed with.

While they had been overconfident, their opponents had remained cautious, even with overwhelming strength.

Even the main base would have to make significant sacrifices to defeat beings like these. That realization shattered the last remnants of resistance in Veyrahl’s heart.

She shifted into her humanoid form, knelt down, and removed her helmet, placing it on the ground beside her in surrender.

Viscount Layrin and Thri’el, now fully awake, witnessed this and followed suit. They transformed into their humanoid forms and knelt as well.

Observing the scene, Orion nodded in approval.

"I’m going to ask you a few questions, and I expect truthful answers. If I catch you lying, your deaths will be swift," Orion said.

"Introduce yourselves," he commanded.

Veyrahl nodded. "I am Viscount Veyrahl, the Supreme Base Leader of the 1112th External Base Division of the Celestial Spirit Court."