Any starry sky giant beast entering this area would find itself trapped in an infinite loop of a spatial maze.
Swimming forward only to return to the starting point, flying upward only to appear below, even the flow of time becomes chaotic.
Another necromancer Great Wizard displayed even more sinister power.
His void remains resembled a blood-red ancient book bound in human skin, and with each page turned, countless vengeful spirits poured out.
These spirits were war weapons "refined" by the wizards through special means.
They specifically attacked the psychic connections of the Vital people, attempting to sever their mental bonds with the star sky giant beasts.
But the Vital people’s spirit cultivation system showed astonishing resilience.
When their psychic connection came under attack, they immediately initiated "collective consciousness resonance."
The minds of the entire fleet’s Vital warriors were linked, forming a vast spirit network.
The attack of a single vengeful spirit was dispersed and neutralized by this network, like a pebble thrown into the ocean, only capable of creating insignificant ripples.
Even more terrifying is their ability for "symbiotic evolution."
During the course of the battle, the Vital people’s fusion with the star sky giant beasts deepened progressively.
The bodies of some Vital warriors began to undergo transformation.
Tentacles became thicker and more powerful, their skin sprouted luminescent scales like those of the giant beasts, and even their brain structures closed in on the neural networks of the beasts.
In return, the star sky giant beasts gained the wisdom and tactical sense of the Vital people.
Originally fighting on instinct alone, the beasts began to display cunning cooperative tactics.
They would feign weakness to lure the enemy in, then suddenly launch a pincer attack from multiple angles;
They would use meteors in the void as cover, launching surprise attacks when least expected by the enemy.
The battle situation fell into a desperate stalemate.
As the hegemon of this quadrant, the Vital Republic’s war potential far exceeded the expectations of the wizards.
They not only possessed a large number of starry sky giant beasts but also had a comprehensive war mobilization system.
Whenever the wizard fleet destroyed a Vital warship, three new warships would join the battlefield from the rear;
Whenever a starry sky giant beast was killed, more wild giant beasts would be beckoned by the Vital psychics to come forth.
More troubling was the Vital people’s extraordinary resolve.
Unlike other races conquered by the Wizard Civilization, they never showed any signs of surrender or compromise.
Even when facing desperation, the Vital warriors would choose to die alongside their starry sky partners rather than cling to life disgracefully.
This iron-blooded will stemmed from their unique cultural tradition.
In the beliefs of the Vital people, the union with starry sky giant beasts was not only a source of power but also a transcendence of the soul.
For them, death was merely another way to return to the embrace of the galaxy.
...
"The seventy-third assault failed, with a loss of nine Dark Sun Level combat units on our side, and the Great Wizard’s void remains projection damage reached forty-two percent."
The voice of the messenger echoed in the command room of the wizard fleet’s flagship "Monarch."
The mechanized calm tone could not hide the bloody reality behind the data.
Cassandra stood in the center of the command room, where a holographic projection platform made of living crystal was located.
Her purple eyes fixated on the three-dimensional battle analysis displayed by the projection.
Thousands of light points flickered in the void, red representing our losses, blue the enemy, and yellow those combat units in an uncertain status.
In her view, the density of red light points far exceeded that of blue.
"The loss ratio has reached 1:4.7."
The logistics officer cautiously approached her side, speaking in a low voice:
"According to this trend, even if we ultimately win, we will lose sixty to seventy percent of our current combat power.
Apart from this, our supply lines have been stretched too thin, and the replenishment of abyssal creatures cannot keep up with the consumption rate..."
The atmosphere in the command room was exceptionally oppressive.
Although the Great Wizards participating in this expedition outwardly maintained the unique calm and rationality of wizards, the dissatisfaction and doubt in their eyes became increasingly evident.
They stood around the projection platform, each of their void remains in a semi-activated state, like volcanoes ready to erupt at any moment.
"Cassandra..."
The Alchemy Great Wizard Melviss retracted his void remains projection, the mass of metallic liquid slowly coalescing into a human form.
His expression was terribly grim, with the metallic lines on his forehead flickering with angry red light:
"I must frankly remind you, my faction has already lost a third of its elite forces.
This includes two Dark Sun Wizards, each of whom took me hundreds of years to cultivate..."
He paused, his tone becoming more severe:
"If this meaningless consumption continues, I need to reconsider the necessity of continuing to participate in this operation."
Time Element Great Wizard Carl Dewin also retracted his shadowy void remains, revealing the face forever shrouded in hazy light and shadow:
"Melviss is right, my wizard group has also had three members permanently lose their connection to the river of time.
You know what this means—they have suffered irreversible damage to their void remains and will never advance again."
Other Great Wizards echoed, their wording still cautious and restrained, but their meaning was clear.
They had lost patience with this protracted war.
"The original battle plan explicitly stated that the expected time to conquer the Vital Republic was six to eight years. Now thirteen years have passed, and we have not even reached half of the anticipated goal."