Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 917 - 460: The Beginning

Chapter 917: Chapter 460: The Beginning

After investigating the underground warehouse of the Soul Crystal exchange shop, Long Dangdang did not take any action but quietly left with his companions.

Once back on the surface, they headed in the direction of the City Lord’s Mansion, based on memory. Upon entering Stone Gate City, the main tasks were threefold: one was to observe the situation of the city’s garrison to ascertain the proportion of wraith entities the Wraith Empire had dispatched to the front lines. The next was to scout the Soul Crystal shop, and the third, and most important, was to try to locate the wraith altar in Stone Gate City.

Undoubtedly, the wraith altar in such a top-tier city was of the utmost importance to the Wraith Empire. If they could destroy such an altar, then the blow to the Wraith Empire would be imaginable.

Moreover, after so many days of continuous reconnaissance, although Long Dangdang had not taken any action with his companions, he already had some plans in mind. The reason he had not made any rash moves was not that they could not destroy a wraith altar, but because he wanted to achieve more.

In the distance, the City Lord’s Mansion was already in sight. This was the original mansion of the city lord, only now it had become desolate.

About a kilometer away from the City Lord’s Mansion, the group stopped.

Ling Menglu said, "Logically, if there is a wraith altar in the city, it should be built inside the City Lord’s Mansion, which has the most Protectors."

Long Dangdang nodded slightly, but whether it was through sensing with spiritual power or by visual observation, they did not see any altar-like structures similar to those they had already scouted here.

It was known that a wraith altar could cause significant changes in the heavens. While in this city, they could feel a more intense wraith energy fluctuation, there were no apparent signs of a wraith altar.

After circling the outskirts of the City Lord’s Mansion, they found little. It was not easy to find information on the wraith altar unless they ventured into the heart of the mansion.

Long Dangdang had no intention of going in; there was no need to take the risk. Based on the intelligence they had gathered, they could already make many decisions.

Before nightfall, he had already stealthily led his companions out of Stone Gate City and returned to the wilderness outside.

First, he reported the situation probed inside Stone Gate City to Supreme Commander Xi Che through the Sacred Legate Spirit Crystal. Then he gathered with his companions to discuss the next course of action.

"Through reconnaissance, we’ve found the specific locations of more than a dozen wraith altars. Currently, it seems the defenses around the altars in the rear are relatively relaxed. However, there are still a good number of powerful wraiths guarding them. With so many altars and large enemy forces pressing on the front, it’s not possible for each altar to be protected by powerful wraiths we cannot contend with. We only have one chance to act. Once we destroy an altar, we will undoubtedly face a massive manhunt from powerful wraiths, making subsequent actions difficult. We can’t afford to stay here and risk it, so my plan is to make the most of this one opportunity to achieve as much as possible."

Looking at the gleam in Long Dangdang’s eyes, everyone felt that their wise leader had fully returned.

Tao Linlin said, "Captain, just tell us what to do, and we will fully support you."

The others also nodded, unanimously recognizing Long Dangdang’s wisdom.

Long Dangdang spread out a map he had marked himself. On it were the specific locations of all the wraith altars they had found so far, as well as the spatial coordinates he had noted down.

"As it stands, with the recent increase in my cultivation, and if I were aided by Little Evil’s spiritual power, the range I can control for mid-range pinpoint teleportation is about three hundred to four hundred kilometers. However, if I use the Gently Absorb Slowly Regurgitate Spirit Furnace to control it, the teleportation distance can be increased to five hundred kilometers. Add the Anchor of Time and Space, and the distance could even be doubled, reaching a thousand kilometers. That is the limit of my mid-range teleportation. As the distance increases, so does the preparation time before teleporting. If I were to teleport a thousand kilometers, I would need roughly one minute of preparation time."

"Look, among the wraith altars we have found, none are more than a thousand kilometers apart from each other. This means that after attacking one wraith altar, if we teleport immediately, we can go on to strike at a second, or even a third one. However, the precondition is that we need to break through and destroy the altar’s defenses in the shortest possible time, which will be a great test of our sustained combat capability. But the advantage is, once we destroy the first altar, it will definitely draw support from the surrounding powerful wraiths, making it easier to destroy the subsequent ones we target. So, I think it is very feasible."

Ling Menglu looked at the map, and her eyes lit up, "I think it’s possible. As long as we choose the order of attack wisely and can maintain continuous combat capability, then destroying multiple wraith altars is not impossible."

Long Dangdang pointed at Stone Gate City on the map, "This time, our main target is to act around this city. The first thing our route must achieve is the element of surprise—to throw the enemy off our trail. Setting the route is not hard, the difficulty now is we need to maintain sustained combat capability. Menglu, we might have to rely on you for that."