Chapter 259 - 261: The Great War Begins

'Perfect. This power can help me fly faster. Besides, it's about time I started learning Space Witchcraft.'

Andre felt the connection between himself and his surroundings, and a slight smile touched his lips. Then, his body abruptly vanished on the spot, taking the original golden glow with it.

And just after Andre disappeared, he forced the Power of World Origin from his body and placed it inside his Storage Ring.

A figure appeared silently.

This person had a humanoid body, but his hands were wolf-like claws and his head was that of a wolf.

At this moment, the man was constantly sniffing the air in the area.

'Hmm, what a special power. It feels so pleasant.'

After sniffing for a moment, the man's body began to transform.

Finally, he reverted to a fully human form.

'This power will be of great benefit to me, so I must find it before those other two guys do.'

The figure began to mutter to himself, and even as he spoke, his body changed again.

A moment ago, his head was that of a wolf, but now it had transformed into an elephant's.

The figure swiveled his elephant trunk, sucking in all the surrounding scent. He then sprayed the information he had gathered onto a piece of wood.

Then, he carefully put the piece of wood away, sealing it for safekeeping.

With this done, he descended to the ground.

He knew that if he could discover this power, then the other two could as well.

'I absolutely cannot let those other two get ahead of me.'

'And if I want to stay ahead of them, I can't let them get this scent.'

'First, I'll leave this place. Then I'll search carefully and avoid those two.'

'With this scent as a guide, I can find the person who took the power, even if they flee to the ends of the earth!'

After landing on the ground, the figure looked at the piece of wood in his hand with a look of deep satisfaction, then departed from the area.

Not long after this figure left, two more figures arrived.

They had both sensed that a special power had appeared here.

But when they arrived, they couldn't find the slightest trace of the power.

The two newcomers glanced at each other.

Since they had arrived at the same time, neither could have taken the power from right under the other's nose.

And so, their thoughts turned to the one who wasn't here.

'He absolutely cannot be allowed to get that power.'

The two figures then vanished, off to settle accounts with the third.

Andre, however, was oblivious to these events unfolding behind him.

Right now, he was searching for the ruins left behind by the great war.

Logically, the ruins from that great war should be like a scar on the face of the Cosmic Sea World.

Although this scar could heal, there was no telling how long that would take.

By all rights, he should have been able to find the ruins, but now, he couldn't see any sign of them.

'How could I not see it? The ruins should be a place of fractured earth, gushing magma, and skies filled with smoke and dust.'

'Even though the Cosmic Sea World is vast, I should still be able to see the smoke and dust rising from the magma.'

'So why can't I see it now?!'

Andre looked down at the land below. All he could see was an endless sea of green.

The land was covered in trees, flowers, and grass.

These plants, having just sprouted from the ground, made the landscape look exceptionally vibrant and full of life.

'This is bad. I thought that even without coordinates or a Star Realm Battleship, I could still find the Expedition Base by following the smoke, dust, and acid rain clouds from the ruins.'

'But now all of that is gone. How am I supposed to find it?'

Andre was frustrated, but frustration wouldn't solve his current problem.

All he could do was fly onward, continuously, until he found the location of the ruins.

「In the Star Realm」

The Dean watched as the Cosmic Sea World completed its recovery period with astonishing speed, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

He had participated in many expeditions, but he had never seen a situation like this.

Something like this was unprecedented in the history of the Wizard World.

'How did the Cosmic Sea World get through its recovery period so quickly?'

'This will make it much more difficult to invade, enter, and conquer this world.'

The Dean's brow furrowed so deeply that the wrinkles could have crushed flies and mosquitoes.

"Dean, what are our orders? Do we continue the assault on this world?"

the captain asked, looking at the Dean's troubled expression.

"No matter what, we will take this world. Neither the Academy nor we can afford to lose it."

After a moment of contemplation, the Dean looked up at the captain and declared loudly.

The captain nodded and immediately began issuing orders.

Soon, the decks of the War Mother Ship opened, and vast numbers of Star Realm Battleships began to enter the Cosmic Sea World via Space Travel.

And so, the expeditionary war between the White Sea Wizard Academy and the Cosmic Sea World began.

As the multitude of Star Realm Battleships poured in, the twelve intelligent races that had survived the world's ascension discovered these otherworldly visitors—the Wizards.

War erupted in an instant. The Wizards and the twelve races immediately clashed.

Fierce warfare erupted once more within the newly-recovered Cosmic Sea World.

The three who had been tracking Andre received summons from their own people, forcing them to return to their clans to lead the defense against the Wizards.

"Is there no end to this?!"

After returning to their respective races, the three of them frowned as they reviewed the battle reports coming in from their territories.

Previously, the Cosmic Sea World had been invaded by outside enemies multiple times during its ascension.

They were well aware of this, having learned from previous invaders why their world was vulnerable during its ascension.

'But the world's ascension is complete now.'

'The once-fragile world barrier should have been fully repaired. So where did these new enemies come from?'

'What's more, these new invaders are far more powerful than any they've faced before.'

'A single one of them can take on an entire city.'

'It looks like our only option is to form a Racial Alliance Army again to deal with these invaders.'

All three of them arrived at the same conclusion at virtually the same time.

Then, all three simultaneously activated a communication Witchcraft.

With a flash of light, two Round Mirrors appeared before each of them.

"Wulumu, Sakro, we need to join forces."

The figure who had first started tracking Andre stared at the other two in the Round Mirror Technique, his expression grim.

"That goes without saying, Gedra. But tell me, was it you who took that power?"

The figure called Wulumu stared at Gedra, his face just as grim.