Heir of Synthesis: The World Mage

All the Elders watched Priam’s actions thoughtfully. They were certain he had burned rare resources from the Mortal Plane to attract the elemental spirits. After that, those three used some Magical Art to capture them.

Elemental Spirits were just resources, and there were countless techniques to use them for something; so, it wasn’t anything shocking. As for the ones from that place, they were only a little better than those in nature, but they weren’t considered valuable in the slightest.

Because of that, the Elders were only confused about why Priam had chosen to waste valuable time on something so pointless.

...

The four factions continued advancing quickly. But adding all those factions together, at least a thousand Mages had lost their lives in total.

There was no way to avoid it, and the Super Geniuses had already expected losses at this level.

”The elemental power is getting stronger and stronger!” someone from one faction shouted, completely shaken.

It was already very difficult to endure that while advancing. But now, in the final part, the difficulty began to increase sharply.

If this continued as it was, the deaths would only keep increasing more and more, and almost everyone in the factions would die tragically.

”AHH!”

Screams began to echo inside the four armies.

Seeing this, the Super Geniuses narrowed their eyes. All four looked to the side, checking that their competitors were nearby.

As for Priam... he was at an immense distance, to the point that now, they were certain he would finish in last place.

Now, they couldn’t back down. It was time for the Super Geniuses to go all out and see which of them would be first!

*SLASH!*

Suddenly, two gigantic blades appeared in space, splitting the sea of lightning element ahead.

Inigo, leading his faction, now had two swords in his hands, and his entire body pulsed with an extreme cutting power. He began attacking without hesitation.

*BUZZ*

A frightening buzzing echoed. Then, on the side of the earth element, countless insects suddenly appeared in the air and advanced like an unstoppable swarm.

These insects were completely red and came in many sizes, with the largest being the size of fists. They all attacked the elemental sea directly, pulsing with a strange power and emitting a nauseating smell of blood.

The most shocking thing was that they were practically infinite. More and more of them filled the air, until eventually, they formed a great wall that blocked the front.

Ahead of them... was Sallya. She held a shining orb in her hand, which pulsed in a shade identical to her mystical eyes.

”What... what are those things?! How disgusting!” Shione exclaimed, while her faction advanced hurriedly forward.

Everyone saw that, surprised.

”Lady Sallya comes from an extremely rare humanoid bloodline that controls insects. If you want to stretch it a little, you could call her a Beast Tamer.”

Dandara said from the back, still with her general persona active.

”This kind of Mage not only needs powerful vital energy, but also needs to be prepared for attacks from her insects at any moment. Dominating them is like playing with fire, because the insects only recognize one leader when everyone is doing well, and the whole group is always growing exponentially. Just maintaining them isn’t enough, and without those conditions, they’ll soon try to find another leader. Most members of this race can’t prosper, and the few who do usually die to their own insects one day.”

Everyone’s scalps went numb. Wasn’t leading them the same as raising assassins who, at the slightest mistake, would harvest your life? Insects were peculiar and complex.

*Woooooosh!*

A pillar of fire rose into the sky, then the fire element bent, and Walhart’s faction advanced quickly through the gap.

”FREEZE!”

A sharp and loud shout echoed. At that moment, thousands of women shouted together in sync, while raising their hands high.

At that moment, a freezing wave spread forward, completely stagnating the water element.

Daraen smiled, commanding her faction to move swiftly forward.

”This is the power of Yin and Yang Connection. Lady Daraen chose only women for her faction, first because that’s her specialty, but also because they serve as extra energy for her to use. With the power of her Ancestral Art, she can connect to them and move their Yin into her movements. Daraen is definitely the weakest of the four Super Geniuses in individual combat power, but with her army by her side, the story changes completely.”

Dandara explained slowly, leaving everyone even more impressed. She had really studied in depth all the information she had managed to gather about everything related to the sect.

Those four really went all out now.

All the Ether and power they had was put into reaching the end faster.

But...

Behind them, the deaths didn’t stop; quite the opposite.

Walhart didn’t care about the people dying behind him. They kept attacking and advancing.

As for the other three... they couldn’t just use their strength to advance. They left at least 40% of their power to protect the people behind them as much as possible.

But there were too many people, and they couldn’t protect everyone. Deaths were inevitable.

”Hahahahaha... IDIOTS! VICTORY IS MINE!” Walhart roared and laughed with joy, seeing his faction create distance from the others.

Those three had distorted expressions. Especially Daraen.

If she truly wanted to and didn’t care about anything else, she would definitely arrive in first place.

But she would have to burn through practically everything from the women in her faction. Possibly, as a consequence, at least 90% of them would die.

That wasn’t a serious problem. After entering the sect, she could recruit older people who had decided to leave their factions. Since she would place first in the competition, she would have resources to attract those people. Like that, her numbers would quickly increase.

But... she couldn’t do it.

Priam, right behind them, saw that decision of hers and was surprised.

That brat really was just spoiled. Not someone truly evil.

As for that Walhart... Priam already had no expectations for him, and even so, that idiot still managed to surprise him negatively.

...

The minutes passed slowly.

At this point, two-thirds of Walhart’s army had already died tragically. In exchange, he had already completed 95% of the path, getting very close to the end.

Unfortunately for him, with every meter forward, the difficulty became greater. So, he was forced to greatly slow down.

As for the other three, they accepted that they had lost first place, so they were competing among themselves for the next positions.

It was at that moment that...

The three, who were focused on advancing, suddenly felt something wrong.

In sync, all of them turned back.

”!”

Their eyes nearly popped out. They saw Priam and his faction at a minimal distance from them.

How did they get there so fast?

But...

Seeing their gazes, Priam smiled back and nodded.

[Rumbling Heavens]

[Use?] [Yes / No]

’Yes.’