<h4>Chapter 803: Confidence</h4>


    The endless expanse of white snow-capped mountains stretched as far as Sein’s eyes could see.


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    As a medium-sized ne, Wild Gori World’s size and environmental diversity far exceeded the small and micro-sized nes Sein had previously visited.


    After holing himself up in hisboratory for half a year, going outside for some fresh air was a wee change.


    Like a swift swallow, Sein ascended to the peak of a snow-capped peak and carefully ced a blinking green elemental eye.


    This was the military “Eye of Surveince,” an advanced magic tool.


    With this device, the Magus Civilization Army could effortlessly gather aprehensive holographic view of the snowy battlefield.


    The eye’s potent concealment capabilities made it almost impossible for Rank Three creatures to detect it through focused perception.


    Once the green eye was positioned, a subtle ripple of energy spread out, and soon it became invisible, seamlessly blending into the surroundings.


    Even Sein, who had ced it himself, could no longer sense its presence unless he reached out to touch the slight outline of the almost invisible device.


    “That’s the seventh. Only fifteen more to go,” Sein mumbled as he gazed at the distant snowy peaks before taking off to his next destination.


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    Two dayster, Sein returned to the Verdant Spring Space Fortress.


    He was the fourth mage toplete and return from the mission.


    The first three who hade back before him were Rank Three grand mages from the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring.


    With the mission aplished, Sein could look forward to taking some time off.


    For those experienced in internar wars, it became clear that the periods of intensebat were, in reality, quite brief.


    More often than not, mages were upied with other tasks—either reconnaissance missions like Sein’s, maintaining and patrolling space fortresses, or constructing magic towers and fortifications.


    Only very few mages managed to carve out time for personal research amidst these obligations, but Sein was one of those exceptions.


    After reporting thepletion of his mission at the quest hall, Sein returned to his quarters.


    During his absence, Selina, Eileen, and the others had moved in.


    Faye had been the first to insist on staying at Sein’s ce, which then led to Selina and the other women following suit.


    Fortunately, Sein’s quarters were spacious enough to amodate them all.


    Over the course of a few months, Leena’s injuries had almost healed fully.


    Sanchez, the skeletal dragon, was also making a steady recovery.


    To expedite its healing, Leena had exchanged aplete Rank Three Wild Gori specimen for a precious Rank Three death essence from the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring’s logistics department for Sanchez to consume.


    The Divine Tower of Verdant Spring’s logistics department had exclusive ess to the Magus Alliance’smercial marketce.


    This was a benefit for any established divine tower or knightly order.


    Through these channels, mages could purchase almost anything they needed—though the prices could be steep.


    For instance, the Rank Three death essence was valued simrly to a Rank Three Wild Gori’s heart.


    Yet, after factoring in handling fees, transport costs, and price differences, Leena had to trade an entire Rank Three Wild Gori specimen to obtain the essence.


    In the end, the effort had been worthwhile.


    Sanchez had been injured while trying to protect Leena, and the value of the demigod-level skeletal dragon far outweighed that of a Rank Three Wild Gori corpse.


    The efforts Sein and Leena made to save Sanchez at any cost had not gone unnoticed; it warmed the skeletal dragon’s heart.


    At least, they were not like its former owner, who had quietly abandoned it.


    When Sein returned to his quarters, he found Leena in the midst of an experiment involving curse magic.


    The Rank Two Wild Gori, restrained and serving as her test subject on the experimental table, let out agonized howls as red tumors appeared all over its body.


    It was a very terrifying scene that showcased the dark side of magic.


    Offensive spells were designed to kill or maim, but this type of curse magic had a different, more insidious purpose—to torment.


    The unfortunate Wild Gori desperately tried to w away the painful tumors, but with its limbs shackled, it could only writhe and scrape its back against the floor in a futile attempt to find relief.


    Lost in a haze of agony, the creature remained oblivious to the fact that its back had be raw and bloodied from the relentless friction.


    Leena approached Sein with a crystal ball in her hand and said, “I’m almost done with collecting the experimental data. How did your mission go?”


    In theboratory, the anguished howls of the Rank Two Wild Gori created an atmosphere that was dark and unsettling.


    “The mission went smoothly. I think we’ll beunching the attack on the snowy mountains within the week. Even so, I think all eyes, both friend and foe, are now fixed on Wild Gori City at the heart of this ne,” Sein replied.


    Wild Gori City was the undisputedrgest megacity in the ne.


    This city, named after the Rank Six Wild Gori God, was considered sacred by the millions of native creatures in Wild Gori World.


    It held a significanceparable to that of Sky City for the mages of Magus World.


    Feylis and the other Magus World leaders clearly understood how to break the spirit of all the creatures in this medium-sized world with one decisive strike.


    Instead of wasting resources on outlying cities and lesser Gori Gods, the Rank Six powerhouses, led by Feylis, went straight for the Wild Gori City.


    From the copse of the long metal front to the arrival of the Magus World army at the gates of Wild Gori City, only less than eight months had passed.


    In other words, the invasion had reached the heart of Wild Gori World within a year.


    The invading Magus World Army was forcing the Gori Gods of the Wild Gori World to decide between fighting or fleeing.


    The sight of nearly thirty Gori Gods gathered in Wild Gori City, including the formidable Rank Six Wild Gori God and White Banisher Gori God, made it clear—they intended to fight a decisive battle against the Magus World Army.


    This confrontation would likely determine the oue of the entire internar war.


    It was no surprise that Sein pointed out that the focus of both the Magus World Army and the Wild Gori Army was on the impending sh at the heart of this world.


    “Do you think your grandmaster and the others will be able to capture that Wild Gori City?” Leena asked.


    However, she was only teasing Sein as she already knew the answer.


    Every knight and mage of the Magus World held an unwavering belief in their victory.


    “I don’t think we’ll lose,” Sein replied with a confident shrug.