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Vender began to retreat and hid back the hole he came out of in a panic.

He didn't expect the two to charge directly towards him immediately. Instead, he planned to use his excellent and impressive deduction skills to leave psychological attacks on the enemy and attack them with bombastic precision. But when he came out, he got all disoriented as he saw the actual battlefield.

There were bats, strange winds, and a large golem.

He began to shoot everyone and clumsily sent out all of his weapons.

Some places were bombarded twice by his powerful rockets.

And now, with two of them racing towards him with great speed, Vender panicked and retreated inside the hole which he came out of.

"Close the gates!" Vender shouted as he raced back inside.

Harker and Gardo had their mouths wide open at the scene.

Vender disappeared in the hole, and two figures suddenly appeared right above the crater. But for some strange reason, they did not enter it. Instead, Hermes and Akasha seemed to be talking to each other.

"What happened?" Harker couldn't understand.

"I don't... get it. Why did they stop the chase?"

"Hermes and Akasha think it's a trap."

"Right. They are afraid of us. They would assume that the tunnel underground is full of traps." Lowengren confirmed.

Just as Arthur predicted, Hermes and Akasha stood there, unsure of what to do.

"This should be a trap... Right, Austin?" Hermes asked.

"Definitely, boss! His attacks were precise! It hit our core wind tunnels in one blow! His voice sounded like that Vender, but it could be Arthur! He saw through our wind channels!"

"See, Akasha? I hope you won't underestimate our enemy. With one trick, they brought us out of our hiding spots and flipped it. We tried to recover and create a chaotic environment, but with another 4D-Chess move, once more, we are back to where we started. The nations have stopped raging, and all attention is on us."

"He's making us a target to all nations!" Akasha realized it. It was here that she was starting to fear the power of her enemies.

"What's the next plan? Don't tell me that he plans to wait for us here?" Austin asked.

"Why not? Look at us! The entire world is looking at us and is prepared to attack. They are waiting for us to fight Egypt!" Gallium explained.

The vampire Familiars went on a full retreat and didn't attack anymore. But, with the chaos in the Mediterranean gone, they would become the target of everyone.

The nations were all suddenly aiming their cannons at them.

"Ugh. This is dangerous. Winds, on me." Hermes sighed.

Gallium also gathered several of his golems and somehow flew towards the top of Egypt.

The most confused team of all was Harker.

"What's going on? How did that happen?"

"Their Zone ended," Lowengren explained.

"Their Zone ended? How?" Harker was surprised.

"In the attack on the Caliphates, I continued to ponder what exactly happened and why we were winning. As you know, I took that Commander in the Caliphate and made him an Unlocked. He is with Charles now. That man was quite talented. Yet his strategies and plans were ineffective. All because that man stole his thunder. His Path allows Vender to follow his rhythm and ruins those who get entangled to his rhythm."

"Commander Owens Shedd is no Hermes or Akasha! So how did this man stop the Zone of Overcomers?!"

"I don't know. If I knew, I'd be more daring. But as you can see, his ability is like a double-edged sword. Unlike Alean, who can control it, I don't think his Path is something that can be controlled."

"And that's why I sent him to fight alone. If we were there with him, we'd be caught up in his stupidity." Arthur explained.

"Where is he now?"

"He's rushing back to get himself reloaded." Arthur sighed.

"I already sent an Armor that has a few weapons for him. But, since his first salvo seemed to have helped us more than those rockets costs, I'll allow him another set."

"Hermes is gathering his team!" Gardo noticed as the four winds gathered.

The Four Winds brought their winds once more, and the team began to harness a mighty tornado over the region of Egypt. The powerful hurricane was caught on all the nation's cameras as they watched in shock at the power of this Lost Primordial.

"It's the same rumors that we heard occurred on the Kraken! What power!" One of the Generals of Greece was amazed at what he saw.

"Prepare to help Egypt. But, if the battle turns to Egypt's advantage, we have to attack those dangerous enemies!"

The other Commanders and Generals of the nearby groups also came to the same conclusion. These Lost Primordials were in the ship and even were responsible for leading and causing the ships to begin to attack various nations. So it was clear that the Lost Primordial was only fixated on creating chaos. 

Egypt, which the nations were worried about, had become their greatest hope in the war in the Mediterranean.

Pridgeon watched in amazement. One of the attacks of Egypt attacked the location where the elites of that Presider! 

"Sir, although the elites are alive, they have used various techs to protect themselves! Therefore, this is the perfect time to attack!" A Pioneer reported.

"What's going on? Did Andronze know about the other Presider?" The confusion forced Pridgeon to slow down and see where the battle would go.

"Presider... We have confirmed that there were a few deaths among the elites that were sent from Mesopotamia." A Pioneer reported.

"Alright. Prep one of our rockets. We launch it and make it pass through to the three dimensions. The first one must be sent to those controlling the hurricane. Send another to the elites."

The Presiders were stunned. That was a very dangerous gamble!

"Andronze will think that another Top Tier Presider is helping her. So she would naturally think of Garenjazz, Myrth, or Shakstress, depending on who she is fighting. As for the Top Tier Presiders, I'm sure they know about us already. Crostfree clearly isn't the strongest Top Tier here..." Pridgeon had a complicated expression. His best plots were but laughable attempts in the eyes of Garenjazz. He kept moving with the assumption that all Top Tier Presiders and even some Mid-Tier knows about how he had acquired Crostfree's kingdom.

"Presider. We will be using a lot of Universe Energy in this attack! Two rockets?"

"It's necessary that Andronze win here. That's why we use something that the other Top Tiers would not expect. Prepare the weapon and be ready to attack those men. I don't expect to kill them with our attack. I'm sure whoever the Top Presider here will act to protect those Elites. But our purpose is to make sure that Andronze wins! And since Andronze already attacked the location of the Elites, it means she knows where her enemies are. So this attack of ours will definitely weaken them!"

"Understood, Presider!" Then, the Pioneer began to make preparations.

As each group was preparing, Andronze was blasting through the underground tunnel and was headed for the Mediterranean region where the battle was happening.

Her expression was that of shock and anger. She had heard of the plans and thought no one would dare attack Egypt as it would be no benefit to the nations. But when the reports of the broadcast and the sightings of the people who attacked the Kraken appeared, she had no choice but to move.

"Damn those guys! It should be them! Who could they be? To think I got deceived by stupid Presiders claiming to be from the future!" She cursed. She had been following a trail and thought that the group had disappeared down to Africa.

The trials were bizarre, and the people that testified what they saw talked about absurd things. From a nude man running with such coolness to a talking hamster that killed a group of elite Egyptian soldiers, the reports that she read only left her flabbergasted. But the people she tortured were convinced that this was the truth!

She couldn't make heads or tails of the reports until the reports from the Mediterranean were sent to her. She understood now. Everything must have been a plan to lead her away from that region!

"I'll kill whoever did this! Even if he is Garenjazz!" Andronze cursed.

She zoomed so fast and couldn't help but look warily at the map. Several minutes back, a strange fluctuation occurred over the atmosphere. No Mid-Tier Presider should have the ability to sense it. But thanks to the secret legacy of the real Lost Primordial and the acquisition of that girl who had the ability to link properly with that system, she could detect movements beyond the three dimensions as long as it was within the area of Egypt.

"Presider... The reports that General Aurom sent indicate a large tornado forming over the region! It's so big..." The Pioneer, who was one of the Pillar reported.

As was reported, the Four Winds had gathered. The full might of Hermes was displayed. The tornado that covered the clouds spanned for many kilometers. The funnel it was creating was the largest tornado in the history of the world. 

"What a monster..." Lowengren laughed as he watched the power of Hermes.

"That guy could easily decimate an army! If that guy Omricon wields this as a sword, he could cut a continent!" Gardo exclaimed.

It was then that the tornado was now creating a huge drill.

"Since he thinks there are traps down there, he will send in a storm to destroy whatever traps we placed there."

"Relax. Let's see what Vender can do."

"Vender... It's time. Use your psychoanalysis powers and expose their weakness! This is a perfect time!" Lowengren lied.

"It's time, huh?" Vender answered in a cool fashion as if it was time to bring out a secret weapon.

"Do it. Link me back to the broadcast!" Vender urged.

Most parts of the surface of Egypt were just empty plots of desert land. The few major cities were based strategically near the various secret tunnel. But these sounds had various uses. The sound exploded so mightily that even the fleets that were watching could pick up the sounds.

"Pitiful Lost Primordial using a hurricane to blow Egypt? Don't you know that sand can't be blown away? What it lacks in strength is made up in numbers! With trillions of dust in our land, your pitiful sand can't blow a single speck of our land!" Vender initiated his plan. His first attack was to use the power of lie, which Lowengren said was instilled in him. His lies were now believable! 

And so, Vender crafted a lie that would shake the confidence of Hermes.

"There is power in numbers! You'll see the power of sand!" Vender declared.

"What is he talking about?!" Austin was so annoyed. There was a literal sandstorm blowing down the land of Egypt, and the sand was being thrown off.

"Are you ready? My attack begins now!" Vender shouted.

At that moment, the various Generals and Commander all took queue.

"Let's attack together with the attack of Egypt! Ready the mortars and rockets! Detonate on my command! Let's wreck that hurricane!" A general ordered.

"Switch to long-range attacks and fire at will when Egypt begins their attack!" Another general of another country decided.

As many nations got ready, Pridgeon heard the declaration and smirked.

"Andronze is smart. He's making every nation follow the queue. She knows that her attacks won't harm those men. Let's shoot our rocket on queue. Wait. No. Let's fire it now! This unexpected attack could help us win!" Pridgeon ordered.

"Winds, Gallium, Akasha. To me. This could get messy." Hermes ordered as the group gathered together.

"Come... Arthur!" Akasha said as she gathered the blood on her wings that it started to glow.

"face my wrath! You will die in this attack, Grant Herme-"

At that moment, the two teams were so frightened that they felt like having a heart attack. Their perception of time was different. Vender was speaking slower, and so, when Vender was about to say, Grant Hermes, they felt so much stress that their heart skipped a beat. Literally.

One of the things that the Unlocked kept hidden was the identities of everyone. They did everything to make their names become forgettable mentions in the reports that all Presiders and other Aragarians would have. They hid behind the Emperors and Empresses, the Lost Primordial, and the Progenitor to do this. And yet, Vender was about to give away one name!

"Whatareyoudoingyouidiot!" Lowengren, who had been supportive of Vender's Vexation, found himself speaking faster than what was possible for the Unlocked.

"-istress her wish! Grant her mistress her wish! Initiate Grant her mistress her wish protocol! Now!" Vender realized his mistake and immediately made up a nonsensical command.

At that exact moment, hidden behind the whirling vortex of wind that kicked off the largest sandstorm in Egypt, a ripple occurred, and a small rocket passed through the winds.

"Boss!" Austin cried.

"Ambush!" Alvin warned.

BOOM!

Because they were so shocked at Vender's words, their actions were delayed.

And this delayed allowed them to create a weaker shield. They were prepared to defend everywhere, but this rocket appeared overhead!

Windshield, Blood shield, and liquid metal all created their respective shields.

BOOM!

Another explosion occurred in one of the nearby ships.

Arthur, Harker, Gardo, and Lowengren watched with their mouths wide open.

"Arthur...? Can you explain...?" Lowengren asked.