Plan to attack

[Name: None]

[Species: Angel

Bloodline: Angel (Low Saint)]

[Realm: Foundation Establishment, 1st stage

Potential: Tribulation Transcendence Realm]

[Profession: Alchemist (apprentice)

[Techniques: Primordial Angelic Cultivation Manual (Peak Primordial), Divine Fire Slash (Peak Spirit), Sacred Flight (Peak Spirit), Soothing Light (Peak Spirit), Extreme Light Sword Rain (Peak Spirit)]

[Affinities: Healing (Mid Saint), Fire (Low Saint), Good (Mid Saint), Holy (Peak Saint), Speed (Peak Saint), Light (Peak Saint)]

[Special Abilities: Eternal Faith, Holy Wings, Voice of Conviction, May the Lord be with me]

‚Its not like too much changed. The only difference is in the grade of the techniques. And it seems like one technique was added as well. But they already used this during the goblin raid.'

‚Their fighting strength probably just increased because the difference between realms isn't as big. After all the Angels could cross a major realm even when they weren't able to use spiritual energy effectively.'

Seeing the stats of his Angels increased Ezequiel's confidence once again. With all of their techniques being at the Peak of the spirit grade, which was usually reserved for Core Formation Realm Cultivators, he was assured of their success.

The only thing left to do for him was to wait until the attack happened.

* * *

Four days later, Ezequiel was suddenly awoken from his thoughts by a prayer he received from the lower dimension.

Descending with his consciousness, he was greeted by 5 tied-up goblins. The most noticeable thing about them wasn't the ropes holding them in place though.

It was their missing fingernails and other bodyparts. They were covered in blood and were gruesomely mutilated. It seems like they underwent some horrific torture before Ezequiel got here.

He made his presence known by asking one of the Angels what happened before he had arrived here.

„Reporting to the Almighty Lord Creator! We caught these goblins in the Foundation Establishment Realm sneaking around the borders of your divine territory. They were probably investigating the missing merchants and the other goblins we killed two days ago."

„Since they probably occupy a high position within the kingdom due to their strength we decided to torture them to gain more information about our enemies."

„According to what these goblins reported, the kingdom will invade with its full power in just 2 days if they don't return within the next hour. The army supposedly consists of 20 goblins in the Sea expansion realm as well as over 500 in the Foundation Establishment Realm."

„Additionally there are tens of thousands in the Body and Energy Refinement realm. All of them preparing to attack us as we speak."

‚This is somewhat problematic.' Though Ezequiel always knew that he would have to face Sea Expansion realm cultivators, he kind of forgot about the canon fodder. Luckily goblins are pretty bloodthirsty and not organized as well as humans. Otherwise he would probably have to face millions of enemies.

‚It seems like I made my move too early. Not like I can change anything about it anyways. The only thing left for me is to either fight or retreat.'

‚The best course of action is probably to hide the summoning platform with a concealment formation and retreat towards the west of the continent into beast territory with the help of the speed granted by their wings. As soon as one of the Angels reached the Peak of the Sea expansion realm I can then…'

‚Wait a second… Angels… Wings… Ugh' A plan seemed to be eager to enter Ezequiel's mind but he couldn't really grasp any clear details at the moment.'

At this moment his attention turned to the back of the Angels.

‚ANGELS… WINGS… That's it! How can the Angels even be bothered by such low-lifes if they can't even hit them.'

Due to their wings Angels obviously have the ability to fly. Unlike goblins who can only fly from the Foundation Building realm on. This meant that they couldn't effectively fight them whilst his Angels could just let spells rain down on them en masse.

Of course goblins in the Energy Refinement Realm also had a slight ability to cast long-range spells but having to hit flying targets greatly reduced their accuracy.

‚Seems like we should instead seize the advantage through striking first.'

„Are there any locations towards our east that are suitable to set up an ambush?" Ezequiel asked the Shadow Angel.

In the last days she had done some reconaissance on the lands towards the east and locations of goblin cities. She had the best knowledge of the surrounding area and would probably know a spot.

„Reporting to the Almighty Lord Creator! About 250 kilometers to the west there's a large city. It is the most likely gathering spot for the army and if they set off from there then they will have to pass through a valley just 30 kilometers away from the city."

„With the help of my Darkness affinity I could bring one of the Angels that is an Array Master with me to set up a concealment formation for us. When they pass through there their guard will be low since they are still close to the city."

In the last 10 days Ezequiel had summoned at least one Angel with an auxiliary profession everyday. The ratio was about one Angel with a profession for each 3 Angels summoned.

This meant that at least one of them was also a formation master. The strongest of them was already summoned on the second day after upgrading the summoning platform, which meant that he had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm today.

This particular Angel took the initiative to agree with the Darkness Angel's plan. „Almighty Lord Creator, due to my profound array inheritance within my divine bloodline granted by you, I will be able to set up a concealment formation that no Sea Expansion Realm cultivator of a lowly species will be able to see through."

‚Whats with that elaborate way of talking all the time? Ughh and that title always, neither am I almighty nor did I create anything. This shit is kind of starting to get on my nerves.'

Ezequiel thought as he wished that his subjects would talk to him like someone would talk to a boss they respected and not an emperor they feared. But he didn't say anything. If the Angels liked it that way he wouldn't correct them.

„The only issue is…" The formation master suddenly interrupted Ezequiel's train of thought. „the price of the materials. All of them are pretty rare so we can't find them inside our small territory. Their price will also be pretty high to condense."

‚If only he knew how many faith points I have. I guess no other god will be able to compete with me in that aspect.'

[Faith Points: 40.000.000]

After Ezequiel's first Angels reached Foundation Establishment, they actually increased the number of faith points they produce by five times again. This meant that each of them alone made him a whopping 500.000 faith points in a single day. At the moment he had 11 Angels who reached that realm. Tomorrow it would be 16.

Ezequiel didn't think much and instantly read the Angels memories to gain the structure of the materials. Afterwards he condensed all of them which did indeed cost a surprising amount.

He had to spend 10 million faith points. A fourth of what he had just to create the materials for the array. If he tried to create the finished product it would probably be even more.

From the memories he gained, setting up the array would take an additional day. Afterwards he would relocate the Angels into the array in case the army chose to set off earlier than planned.

After the materials appeared, the two Angels instantly set off to set up the formation.