NOVPUBAnother meeting was held immediately.
Ling Tian sat down with Dove and they started analyzing the attack patterns.
"This is definitely Sam. I think he brought the managers back in." Ling Tian concluded.
"What the hell? Those managers are the targets of every fucking academy in the realm. How did he slip them past these eyes?" Dove exclaimed.
"Just like how he slipped them past these people and helped them escape.
He must have a disguise technique.
This is not good news."
"Then, what should we do?"
"What else? You make up a team and go after them. From the looks of it, he is going after smaller realms. He is trying to increase the number of places that he has under his control. I prepared a list of realms that he might target next.
You can try your luck there.
And do not engage him.
Don't try to fight him, don't try to tell him to stop. Just tell him that I want to talk to him. That's all."
Dove agreed and prepared her team. She started chasing after Sam and his team. But there was no progress at all.
Sam and the five managers were taking down one planet after the other and they were really fast doing that. In the next fifteen days, they took down 15 realms, not taking more than one day for any of those realms.
The other academies, did notice this, but they didn't bother themselves too much, because these fifteen realms were small fries without much resources.
After repeated failures, Dove realized, she wouldn't be catching up with them at all. They are too fast and too unpredictable. They always took most unexpected way.
So, after fifteen minutes, she met with Ling Tian again and proposed something.
"Are you sure, you want to do this? With Sam's current mindset, he wouldn't hesitate to take a swing at you." Ling Tian warned her directly.
"Elder Ling, you are painting him more and more like some kind of unreasonable villain. He is just a bit prideful."
"Yeah right… an unreasonable villain is a lot easier to handle than this kid. I advise against this plan."
"Why?"
"That asshole is definitely speedrunning through these realms for one thing. The points. Its part of a bigger plan.
If you interrupt the conquest he will try and send a message with whoever did it. He is probably itching for someone to breach his territories.
If you do it now, you are just getting slapped in the face for no goddamn reason.
Just stay put if you can't find him. But don't do this."
As soon as he said that, one of the instructors working under Ling Tian came running and reported.
"Sir, a small team from Ares academy breached one of the conquered realms you are monitoring."
"Which one?"
"The Golden Stream."
Ling Tian face-palmed and said.
"Anyway, you might as well watch this. You will understand what I am trying to tell you."
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One day later.
A bunch of corpses of the Ares academy's fourth grade team were found at the entrance of their academy. The corpses were mangled like two crocodiles used them to play tug of war. None of them were intact.
Along with that, there was another message.
"Don't try this again"
And that wasn't the only message they got.
That day, in one of the fourth grade realms.
It is one of the planets that was just taken over by one of the mid-tier teams of Ares academy.
From a cliff, there was a perfect view of the core city of the Ares academy.
"Sam, why are we here? I am kinda enjoying taking over the small planets. It is fun to suppress people with such overwhelming power. There are too many powers involved on this planet."
Miko was cleaning the blade of her katana while sitting on a rock, spoke with a confused tone.
She is one of the managers from the Shinto region.
Sam didn't reply and just looked at the city. But he had a pair of sun glasses on as he observed everything.
Daksh stood next to him and said.
"You need any help? I am sure, my vision is better than yours. I can peer into the houses with the divine sense if you want."
Ayita, Michael and Khufu on the other hand were just sitting on a rock, looking bored. But they were at least silent.
After trying to interrupt him for a couple of minutes, Daksh and Miko gave up.
"You are no fun, when you are not destroying something."
Only then did Sam speak.
"I want to try something. But it will be dangerous on you guys."
"What is it?"
All five of them opened their eyes wide and looked at him in anticipation.
"A special attack. With my current level, I can't really modify the materials needed to execute that with weapons and tools.
But if I use your bodies, its possible.
But you guys need to have absolute control over your energy and your bodies.
You have to trust me with your lives."
"What's new?"
Michael was the first one to jump forward.
"Alright, who wants to land an attack, that could kill those people? Just one move."
"Its mine." Miko immediately pushed everyone and came forward.
"Okay. Michael, you will assume the role of cannon. You will be delivering the attack to that city.
Daksh, your defense is higher, I want you to stand in the middle, with your palms on Michael's back.
Khufu and Ayita, both of you are going to stand on either side of Daksh. You are primarily in charge of energy extraction.
There will be a huge injection of energy into your bodies, you need to make it circulate properly and ensure that your internal system is not destroyed.
Miko, you will land the attack on my signal.
And everyone of you, except for Miko has an inscription array, you need to manifest with your energy.
Let's take a look at those first."
