Mage Adam

The Devourer had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

The seal that held him was strong. Though it wouldn't kill him, it left almost no chance for him to evolve further or break free. But now, he knew what the mages were up to and realized this might be his best shot at escaping.

As soon as a crack appeared in the seal, the Devourer's entire body flickered between reality and illusion. The gray energy that had been dormant inside him surged violently, like waves rushing toward the crack.

The six true forms of the transdimensional mages from the Third Tower glowed with chaotic light as they created a barrier in front of them, directly facing the gray energy. Their bodies started to break apart into unrelated shapes, bit by bit, as they moved closer to the Devourer.

They ignored the gray energy; their only goal was to invade the Devourer's soul.

Meanwhile, the other transdimensional mages stepped out of their warships, forming a star-shaped tetrahedron across from the crack in the seal.

Magic power flowed from their bodies, intertwining along the lines of the star-shaped tetrahedron, creating countless sections that shifted between existing and not existing. 

Using Adam's discontinuous function, these sections broke the space into fragments to block the spread of the gray energy.

This gray energy was far more terrifying than anything Adam had encountered before in the Titan God's Vital Generator.

The Devourer's power took on a gaseous form. Within the fragmented space, the gray energy shaped itself into indescribable monsters, each covered in mouths.

These creatures bit through space, tearing the void apart, and then joined together to counterattack the transdimensional mages.

This was the Devourer's long-awaited explosion of power. Even with more than forty high-ranking transdimensional mages combined outside, they were forced to retreat again and again.

The star-shaped tetrahedron nearly shattered several times under the impact of the gray waves. Whenever this happened, some transdimensional mages, drained of their magic, had to fall back.

Yet the mages' formation remained steady and organized. When the front lines could no longer hold, those behind would step up with stronger magic to fill the gaps, keeping the star-shaped tetrahedron stable.

At the same time, all of Titania's Diluses received a signal from their "Father." They howled towards the sky, unleashing endless gray beams, launching the fiercest attack on the fortresses in their way.

In the command center, a separate channel was opened within the Mage Network. All participating mages connected to it, projecting a three-dimensional light screen on the wall of the Titan God's Vital Generator. It displayed countless light dots, each representing a mage, with clusters marking their floating fortresses.

"Units 2480 to 2500, a level-6 entity is leading over ten thousand ordinary Diluses toward your position."

"Hold the line for fifteen minutes. Another group of mages will take over your defense after that."

...

Adam was stationed on Floating Fortress No. 2489.

Now the fortresses for them were many, but the mages were few. With over 100,000 battlemages spread across more than 4,000 fortresses, each fortress had just twenty to thirty mages.

This small number wasn't enough to hold off the overwhelming Diluses, making it hard to form an effective fighting force.

To deal with this, the command center grouped twenty fortresses into a single unit, ordering them to work together.

They built stable short-range teleportation arrays within these units, so the mages could quickly support each other or retreat if needed.

In front of Adam, a level-4 alchemist removed his robe, revealing his true mage form. 

In the flickering metallic light, countless miniature magic arrays released magic power. 

Following his lead, all the level-4 mages in the unit stepped forward, revealing their true forms. They faced the approaching level-6 Diluses that had breached the fifty-kilometer warning line.

Alongside them, Iron 27, Qi 31, and the other six Warlord-level Titans assigned to Adam's unit charged into battle.

Even Garfield joined the fight.

Among the remaining mages, Adam, as an Explorer, held the highest authority. Taking command, he spoke firmly to everyone, "Take your positions. Set shields to fifty percent, main cannons charge to eighty percent, target the ordinary Diluses. Fire five volleys, then charge secondary cannons to one hundred percent for free bombardment."

The level-6 Dilus was too powerful for the floating fortresses' attacks to seriously threaten it or even land a hit. So instead of wasting energy, it was better to focus on wiping out the ordinary Diluses.

As soon as Adam gave the order, the other mages used teleportation magic to return to their stations, silently getting to work.

At this stage, all the energy they used came from stored Energy Stones and a small amount of Ether Crystals; they couldn't draw on their own magic yet.

If any of the Level 4 mages fell in the next fifteen minutes, the lower-level battlemages would have to jump into the fight, ready to sacrifice themselves to hold back the level-6 Diluses.

The ordinary Titans handled the heavy lifting, constantly moving tons of Energy Stones to save the mages' time.

Adam shared his radar vision with each mage, helping them aim their cannon fire more accurately. He then moved to the joint power core, merging his Electro True Self with it to speed up the cooldown of the ten floating fortresses in his unit.

The battle raged not just in Adam's area but across the entire sky. Master Mages faced the enemy head-on, while lower-level mages worked quietly at their stations, ready to step up when needed.

The mages knew they didn't have the power to win the battle in one strike. Their main job was to buy time until the Third Tower could downgrade the Devourer's level-9 characteristics. Once that happened, the transdimensional mages would be free to join the fight, leading the mage army to victory.

The Diluses knew this too. Their only chance of survival was to reach the battlefield where the transdimensional mages were fighting, disrupt their efforts, and rescue the Devourer. They were determined to break through the defense line at any cost.

The battle was brutal from the start. Every moment, lives were lost. Even the level-4 mages could only hold out for a short while; any sign of weakness, and they would be overwhelmed by the endless swarm of Diluses.

In Adam's radar vision, he watched as a level-4 mage took a direct hit from a Dilus's gray beam. The mage's armor held up for just three seconds before shattering. Left exposed to the level-6 attack, his true form was devoured, inch by inch.

Adam took a deep breath, quickly adjusting the cannons' aim, and called out two sets of coordinates:

"Main cannons charged to two hundred percent, fire one volley!"

Two massive energy beams, each a kilometer wide, blasted the designated coordinates, halting the advance of the level-6 Diluses and buying the level-4 mages a bit more time.

But before anyone could feel relieved, a horrifying sight unfolded.

The level-6 Diluses opened their enormous mouths and swallowed the energy beams whole, emerging completely unharmed.