Synthesis Wizard-Chapter 195

The war’s trajectory defied many expectations.

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Starlight Calendar 1272, Month of Scrolls.

The Starsea Empire conquered the Snow Lion Duchy’s capital, leading to the Snow Lion Duchy’s demise.

Starlight Calendar 1273, Month of Winter Lute.

The Starsea Empire crushed the Newman Kingdom.

Starlight Calendar 1273, Month of Summer Ridge.

The Starsea Empire destroyed the Atlan Duchy.

Starlight Calendar 1273…

The Starsea Empire, with its swift momentum, crushed its adversaries at a breathtaking pace. Even amidst multi-front engagements, it displayed an overwhelming power that instilled a sense of utter helplessness.

By Starlight Calendar 1275, over half of the ten-plus nations that had initially besieged the Starsea Empire had been conquered.

The Starsea Empire showed no signs of weakness, instead growing stronger with each victory. The scales of victory had undeniably tilted in their favor. Many had come to realize that the Southeast Continent was about to welcome its true ruler.

While the surface war raged on, Su Nan immersed himself in cultivation.

Over the past few years, the frontlines had continuously sent him over twenty Spidery Elf corpses. The Divine Energy extracted from them had significantly boosted his Spiritual Condensation.

By the Month of Summer Ridge, his Spiritual Condensation had reached 22.62%. At his original cultivation pace, it would have taken at least seventy years to achieve this. He had accomplished it in a mere six.

“The Spider Queen has gifted me a grand present.”

A slight smile graced Su Nan’s lips, followed by a hint of regret.

The frequency of Spidery Elf appearances had been declining lately. Despite his orders for the Star Alliance to ease up, five years of relentless war had completely drained the Magma Spider City’s combat power.

Magma Spider City’s forces had dwindled to the point where they could no longer hold their ten-plus subordinate cities. Their defense lines were shrinking, constantly abandoning outposts.

Recently, the Dark Elves had even completely abandoned their two remaining vassal cities, retreating with their entire force back to Magma Spider City.

Based on this trend, even if the Star Alliance didn’t launch an attack, Magma Spider City would likely be unable to mount any counteroffensives. It wouldn’t be long before they could no longer provide him with Spidery Elves.

“It would be better if they could hold out a bit longer. I should’ve told Sherman to go a little easier.”

“Should I just stop attacking and give Magma Spider City some time to recover?”

For once, Su Nan found himself considering his enemy’s well-being.

After all, they were down to a single Magma Spider City. Leaving them alone wouldn’t be a problem.

He could get occasional ‘supplements.’

The idea was good, but would the Spider Queen play along?

No deity was a fool. The Star Alliance’s strange actions over the past few years were likely to have aroused her suspicions. Unlike the natives of the Starlight Continent, deities were well-versed in wizards. The Spider Queen may already have guessed he was collecting Divine Energy.

Shaking his head, Su Nan temporarily shelved the matter.

Besides the situation with Magma Spider City, the Northwest Domain’s campaign was proceeding smoothly. The so-called Falling Star Alliance was no match for the Star Alliance.

After the newly established Third Medium-Sized Magic Puppet Legion was deployed to the Northwest Domain, the already struggling Falling Star Alliance was pushed further back, now retreating steadily on the frontline. Their defeat was only a matter of time.

Everything was unfolding in a positive direction.

Magma Spider City.

The shadow of war hung over the city.

The streets were eerily quiet. Occasionally, fully armed Dark Elf armies would pass by, their movements hurried, their expressions grave.

As Tagana passed through the Lower City where the slaves resided, she heard screams coming from various houses. It was clear that some Dark Elves with foul moods were tormenting the slaves.

Many Dark Elves had always enjoyed venting their frustrations through such acts, and with the recent string of defeats, the pressure on the people had intensified. This in turn fueled their use of such methods.

Consequently, many slave corpses were hauled out of the city every day for cremation.

Thinking back on the past few years, Tagana sighed.

This war was perhaps a mistake. The Dark Elves had gained nothing from it.

The twelve families of Magma Spider City had gone from initial excitement and zeal to shock and disbelief, and now to a state of bewilderment and despair.

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They were a prime example of what it meant to be “happy beyond measure, only to face misery.”

Over these years, the twelve families had conducted rituals that birthed over twenty Spidery Elves, all of whom perished at the hands of that mysterious young sorceress.

Magma Spider City had even deployed multiple Spidery Elves at the same time to ambush the sorceress, but they failed to kill her and instead suffered complete annihilation.

After several such incidents, Magma Spider City finally became afraid. They deliberately avoided the cities where the sorceress resided, instead targeting other cities.

But, incredibly, no matter which city they attacked, as soon as the Spidery Elves appeared, the young sorceress would be on the battlefield within moments!

After several successive encounters, the young sorceress had become Magma Spider City’s nightmare!

She and the Star Alliance stood like an insurmountable wall before them, unyielding despite all their assaults.

Their strength was both shocking and disheartening.

The only thing the war had brought to Magma Spider City was a reduction in population.

Some were casualties from the war with the Star Alliance, while a significant portion were sacrifices for the rituals. Many of their people willingly sacrificed themselves to become part of the Spidery Elves.

Unfortunately, their sacrifices proved futile, failing to bring victory to Magma Spider City.

Tagana couldn’t see any hope of defeating the Star Alliance.

“Tagana!”

A call interrupted Tagana’s reverie. She turned to see Vinya approaching swiftly, her eyes scrutinizing Tagana with confusion.

“What are you thinking about so deeply? I’ve called you several times.”

“Nothing much.” Tagana shook her head, then noticed Vinya’s weary appearance and asked, “You’re just back from outside?”

Vinya nodded. “The Martial Arts Instructor needs a few capable hands to scout the Star Alliance’s situation, so I volunteered.”

“Any findings?”

“None.” Vinya shook her head, her face dark. “Those Spider Puppets are too tricky. Even I couldn’t detect their presence. We didn’t dare get too close.”

Upon hearing this, Tagana’s expression turned somber.

Dark Elves were renowned for their assassination and stealth, and few creatures could engage them in the shadows and hold their ground.

But the Star Alliance’s Double-Bladed Spiders were an exception.

Those puppets lacked a soul aura, and their life energy could be suppressed to an incredibly faint level. When they lay still in the shadows, even Dark Elves had trouble detecting them.

The key was their incredible speed. They navigated the complex terrain of the Underworld with ease, as if they were walking on flat ground.

One could say they were even better suited for scouting than Dark Elves.

Initially, the Dark Elves were unaware of the Double-Bladed Spiders’ strength and suffered heavy losses while scouting. Many of their trained Dark Elf scouts perished under the puppets’ razor-sharp limbs.

Now, no Dark Elf scout dared to venture too close to the Star Alliance’s territory. No one knew how many Double-Bladed Spiders lurked in those shadows.

“The Star Alliance has taken over the two cities we evacuated. Now Magma Spider City is completely surrounded by the Star Alliance.”

Vinya’s voice was heavy, tinged with a hint of bewilderment.

“Tagana, do you think we can win?”

Tagana pursed her lips and whispered, “Magma Spider City still has the Queen’s protection.”

Mentioning the Queen, Vinya perked up and nodded vigorously.

“That’s right, we have the Queen’s protection. The Queen is omnipotent!”

Tagana managed a forced smile. Only she knew how insincere her words were. If the Queen were truly omnipotent, Magma Spider City wouldn’t be in this predicament.

“By the way, the Mother Conference is being held today, right?” Tagana changed the subject.

Vinya nodded, her gaze towards the central temple.

“It should have already started.”

The twelve families of Magma Spider City each had their own family temple, independent of the others. However, after the Queen’s divine decree six years ago, the twelve families abandoned their infighting and united to face the outside world. They immediately joined forces to build a central temple.

The new temple dwarfed any family temple in size. It not only housed the Queen’s statue but also served as the gathering place for the twelve families to discuss important matters.

At that moment, the meeting hall of the central temple was filled with the twelve families’ matriarchs.

Twelve Dark Elf females, each with distinct features and faces, but all young and beautiful, sat around a long table. Their expressions ranged from indifferent to somber, all remaining silent.

A heavy atmosphere permeated every corner of the hall.

After a long silence, the matriarch of the Lestat family, the first family of Magma Spider City, finally broke the silence.

“The Star Alliance is pressing hard. Magma Spider City is now completely surrounded by Magic Puppet Legions. Does anyone have any solutions?”

Silence reigned.

Finally, the matriarch of the Aulorie family spoke up.

“We can’t counterattack until we eliminate that sorceress.”

Everyone remained silent, exchanging glances.

They all knew this was the case, but couldn’t think of a good solution.

Even Spidery Elves were no match for the young sorceress. What could they do?

If they had a solution, they would have taken action long ago in these five years.

“I wonder if the Star Alliance is secretly plotting something?” The matriarch of the Valludary family suddenly spoke. “Their actions over the past few years have been strange. I have a feeling they haven’t been going all out, as if they’ve deliberately given us a break.”

The hall fell quiet.

The matriarchs exchanged looks.

The matriarch of the Philir family scoffed. “You’re overestimating the Star Alliance!”

The matriarch of the Valludary family glared at her coldly. “I’m simply stating facts.”

“I think it’s your Valludary family who’s afraid to fight and is intentionally preserving their strength. During the defense of Ulu City, if your Valludary family hadn’t been the first to flee, causing the entire defense line to collapse, Ulu City wouldn’t have fallen to the Star Alliance!”

“That was just an accident. I’ve already turned the commander responsible into Spider food. What else are you dissatisfied with?”

“You”

“Enough!”

The matriarch of the Lestat family, who sat at the head of the table, intervened to silence their bickering. Her gaze swept coldly over the two.

“Now is the time to unite. Let your usual grievances toward each other rest for now. Or are you planning to disobey the Queen’s decree?”

Seeing the Lestat matriarch bring up the Queen, the Philir and Valludary matriarchs both changed expressions, glared at each other, then shut their mouths.

The Lestat matriarch ignored them, her eyes sweeping across the group as she spoke in a solemn tone:

“After over twelve hundred years, the Dark Elves have finally regained the Queen’s attention. This is an opportunity we’ve fought hard for!”

“We must fulfill the Queen’s decree and earn her favor again!”

“If we fail and lose the Queen’s protection, Magma Spider City won’t be able to hold out against the Star Alliance for long!”

As the Lestat matriarch spoke, the other matriarchs gradually adopted serious expressions.

They understood the truth of her words.

Magma Spider City had undoubtedly reached a point of no return.

If the Queen no longer focused on the Dark Elves, losing her protection, Magma Spider City wouldn’t stand a chance against the Star Alliance.

“But what should we do?” The Aulorie matriarch frowned.

“Hold a larger-scale ritual!” The Lestat matriarch responded without hesitation. “We need more Spidery Elves!”

The others all furrowed their brows simultaneously.

The Spidery Elf birth ritual required not only Dark Elves as sacrifices but also a large quantity of spider species.

But over the years, for the sake of the rituals, Magma Spider City had nearly depleted its spider species reserves.

The new batch of spider species had just been born and needed time to grow.

The Lestat matriarch naturally considered this point and said solemnly, “Use secret methods to accelerate the spider species’ growth. The batch of slaves we brought from the other cities takes up too much space. They’ll be perfect as nutrients.”

A look of understanding flashed across the Aulorie matriarch’s eyes.

Now she understood why the Lestat matriarch had insisted on taking the troublesome slaves from the two cities. It was all in preparation for this moment.

The others couldn’t think of any better solutions either, so they were ready to agree to the Lestat matriarch’s proposal.

But at that moment, they all moved in unison, their gazes fixed on a certain direction outside the meeting hall.

It was where the Queen’s statue stood.

The next instant, a spider illusion appeared out of thin air in the void.

“The Queen!”

The twelve matriarchs simultaneously rose from their seats and knelt on the ground, their expressions reverent and devout.

Then, a voice simultaneously echoed in their minds.

The content of the voice made the twelve matriarchs’ expressions a mixture of shock and bewilderment, but they quickly masked their emotions and bowed their heads in reverence.

“Great Queen, your decree is our mission!”

The spider illusion above the meeting hall gradually faded away.

The twelve matriarchs remained kneeling for a while longer, then slowly stood up.

“You’ve all heard the Queen’s decree.”

The Lestat matriarch’s face was hidden in the shadows beyond the firelight, making her expression impossible to discern.

“The Queen is very dissatisfied with our performance. Now is the time to make amends.”

The Philir matriarch was the first to make a declaration: “The Philir family is willing to provide one hundred of our most loyal Dark Elf warriors!”

Seeing this, the other ten matriarchs, despite their heavy expressions, all made their own declarations.

Soon, the Mother Conference reached an agreement.

The twelve then left, heading to their respective families with resolute action, ready to make arrangements.

They all understood that this was Magma Spider City’s last chance!

(End)