The entire Deep Thorn Sect went into lockdown for the next month.
Since they had declared war, they wouldn't send their Disciples out into the wild where they could be picked off.
Every member of upper management was on standby, ready to join a battle.
The Formation Elder kept the Formation Arrays ready at any moment.
All in all, the Deep Thorn Sect was willing to fight with up to 16 people.
They had eight Major Crushers, two Medium Crushers, four Minor Crushers, and two New Crushers.
Mostly, they were aiming to fight with their eight Major Crushers due to the power difference between Medium Crushers and Major Crushers.
A Major Crusher must have a Level 3.5 Complex Law to become one, and their weaker Crushers simply didn't have such powerful Complex Laws.
If necessary, the weaker Crushers would join, but it was a last resort.
The Deep Thorn Sect was silent and tense as they waited for the enemy.
The Disciples stayed in their homes as they waited for the conflict to arrive and pass.
Everyone just waited.
Then, finally, someone appeared.
The Deep Thorn Sect noticed that three people were rapidly flying towards their base, and they readied themselves.
They knew that they were facing four enemies, but they could only see three so far.
The Formation Arrays of the base activated, creating a shield around the entire stronghold.
The shield isolated the inside from the outside, while also creating a confusing haze inside it.
Naturally, the members of the Deep Thorn Sect were immune to the confusing haze, but the same thing wasn't true for the enemy.
The three new arrivals stopped in front of the humongous shield.
Surprisingly, none of the three attacked.
In reaction, the Deep Thorn Sect decided to wait.
They needed more information about their enemies.
In front of the humongous shield was an older man with a gentle smile. Behind him were two younger people. One of the younger people carried a bow, while the other one carried a humongous two-handed sword.
"Greetings, Deep Thorn Sect," the older man said with a polite nod. "We are the party that has sent the declaration of battle. Soon, we are going to attack. Please, keep your Disciples safe from this conflict. This is a battle for the older generation."
The different Elders quickly talked to each other to plan.
In the end, they decided not to answer.
Several seconds of silence passed, which was a very long time for people of their levels of power. "I would assume that you have sufficiently protected your Disciples," the older man said with a smile. "We are going to attack now."
The next moment, the older man pointed at the humongous shield.
The man smiled kindly as he moved his fingers like he was firing a gun.
The next moment, a small meteorite came out of his fingers, which hit the shield almost immediately.
"Bang," the older man spoke calmly.
BOOOOOM!
The entire shield exploded into pieces, its shards turning into Energy, which dissipated into the atmosphere.
The Elders looked with absolute shock at their destroyed barrier.
This was supposed to withstand several attacks from an Advanced Crusher!
How did this old guy destroy their shield in an instant?!
His attack hadn't even seemed very powerful or fast!
When they realized what had happened, they became solemn.
This was obviously a powerful teacher or master who was accompanying his students to a battle.
None of the Elders even managed to feel the true power of this attack, which meant that it must have been launched by an extremely powerful Complex Law!
This might have even been a Level Four Complex Law!
Was this actually a Fulfilled Crusher?!
The next moment, the older man just smiled kindly as he waved his hands from side to side.
Then, an even more shocking thing happened!
The disorienting haze was dispelled like fog during a tornado!
"You may activate your Concealment Array," the older man said. "I believe none of us want to show our abilities to any third party."
The upper management quickly planned, and the next moment, the entire Sect, including the attackers, was surrounded by a massive reflective shield.
Concealment Arrays were extremely common, and they only had one purpose.
To conceal what was happening inside of it.
Most of the time, they were used during a battle. After all, if a third party could watch the battle, they would be able to plan around the winner's abilities.
The older man smiled. "Now, we can have a proper battle. Don't let this old man wait. You may attack whenever you want, but please, attack within the next ten seconds."
The man just kept smiling. "Otherwise, I will attack your buildings."
The Elders readied themselves and prepared for battle.
Meanwhile, the older man just smiled.
'Ah, for fuck's sake! I don't want to fucking die!' Kyle thought in panic, not dropping his act.
Naturally, Kyle wasn't so powerful that he could simply destroy these two powerful Formation Arrays.
Star Genesis had interfered with the Formation Arrays, and she had simply destroyed them just when Kyle had launched his fake attacks.
It looked like he had destroyed them, but he had actually done jack shit.
Behind Kyle, Swamp Dragon readied several arrows, while Manny's muscular body bulged as he readied his humongous sword.
For two seconds, nothing happened.
And then, the enemy acted.
Six Major Crushers rushed out of the biggest building in the Deep Thorn Sect.
All of them were surrounded by different Elements.
Two of them were surrounded by purple flames. One of the two wore a sword and shield, while the other one wore a gigantic axe.
The purple flames came from one of the most common Complex Laws, the Law of Minor Allfire.
It was a Level 3.5 Complex Law created by fusing all three Laws of Fire. The Law of Yang-Fire, the Law of Yin-Fire, and the Law of Minor Fire.
Due to Manny, Kyle already knew the members of the Deep Thorn Sect.
These two Major Crushers were two of the Core Elders, and they used to have an Organization of their own.
The third person carried a long staff, and the Elder was surrounded by a burning white flame.
This was the Head Elder, who was also the Vice-Head of the entire Sect, and the Complex Law he was using was the Law of Minor Allwater.
The fourth person was surrounded by a shield of brown metal and carried heavy armor. This Complex Law was a bit rarer than the other two, but it was still relatively common.
This was an Element-Fusion Complex Law that fused the Law of Minor Earth and the Law of Minor Metal.
This was the Disciplinary Elder, who was responsible for commanding the forces and upholding the Sect Rules.
The fifth person was surrounded by red and white lightning while carrying a long bow.
The Law of Minor Alllightning.
This was the Treasury Elder, and he mainly focused on the Sect's finances. Most of the time, the Treasury Elders were one of the weakest members of upper management.
Finally, the last person carried a two-handed sword. He didn't have anything surrounding him.
That was because he had an Infused Body Law.
Most likely, he had two Level Three Pure Laws, which he had Essence Fused and infused into his body.
This was still a Level 3.5 Law, but one of the most powerful ones.
Naturally, this was the Head.
The six of them arrived and prepared for battle.
Meanwhile, the Diplomacy Elder and Formation Elder were nowhere to be seen.
Most likely, the Formation Elder was trying to fix the Formation Arrays, while the Diplomacy Elder was keeping an eye out for the missing enemy.
As soon as the six Elders appeared, they activated their Momentum and immediately charged towards the enemy.
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