The Rise of the Black Plain

2841  Under the Eyes of the Celestials

Minos and his women were in a situation where they basically had to show themselves to the Celestials fighting in that area. But with two sides clearly competing against each other, they couldn't put themselves between the two, at the risk of one of the parties turning against them to prevent them from approaching the other.

The group made their way in discreet defensive formation to the Celestial side of Slapis, having no choice but to enter that side of the border.

But as well as choosing an area to enter, they also needed to work out how to approach the Celestial. High-level Supremes were fighting and the two Celestials in that area seemed to be entertained by the combat. Would it be right for them to approach and interfere with the developing battle? They felt not and decided to approach without getting directly involved in the confrontation and wait for the moment when the two sides would lower the intensity of the confrontation.

But that wasn't easy. As they moved towards the side they wanted, the attacks of the level 124 fighting Supremes pressed down on them, hitting them hard.

Blades sliced through the surrounding plants, passing close to them, endangering the group's defenses. Some of the Hell Lifelings were scarred, but they tried hard not to emit shouts of alarm that would show their current position.

The defenses imposed by Minos worked, while Ruth had to use her innate skill on her companions to help them recover.

Their first moments of movement under the lingering effects of the attacks from the aliens fighting nearby made them aware of the power of the locals, but also of how much they still had to improve. Unable to use Minos' convenient ability to strengthen themselves, they were naturally more vulnerable in this high-level hostile environment.

Boom!

Rocks exploded and sounds of grunts of pain from the battling creatures filled the surroundings, making the combat more personal for the group trying to avoid joining in as much as possible.

They were successful in avoiding the battle for quite some time, not even drawing the attention of the stronger ones, watching with glints in their eyes as they exchanged moves.

But before whatever was happening there could come to an end, the Celestial on Slapis' side noticed that, amidst the ruins left by his disciples' combat there, a strange and powerful group had emerged.

'Aliens?' This Celestial saw Minos' group, identifying some natives among these strange people, not noticing their infernal trail, but noting that they were clearly connected to the blue-haired woman.

His eyes narrowed, seeing the richness of the four foreigners' auras, even if he couldn't see everything they had.

But the individual belonging to Slapis wasn't the only one to notice the presence of the group there. Almost immediately after this 'ordinary' Celestial noticed the intruders on his side of the territory, the opponent with an eye on the juniors' fight also noticed the position of the 11 individuals passing through the area.

His eyes narrowed, and a smile formed on his thin lips. 'Test these flies trying to pass themselves off as invisible, my disciples.' He ordered mentally, making four of the eight individuals fighting in the area scan the battlefield for what their master was indicating.

It wasn't difficult for these high-level Supremes to notice what their master wanted, seeing the aliens shielding themselves from the remnants of his attacks. Amid this, the opponents of these Supremes noticed their opponents' gazes shifting, also noticing the presence of strange elements in the midst of their combat site.

'Who are they? Who dares to invade our territory?' asked one of them as he narrowed his 11 eyes firmly.

Then the voice of the Celestial of Slapis sounded in the minds of his four disciples. 'Don't interfere with what's about to happen. Take a step back from your positions.'

Although he couldn't see the future, that Celestial had very strong senses. Not only that, he knew the opponent he was fighting today very well!

With a shifting interest toward Minos' group, this Celestial saw his rival's four disciples taking action against the strange group caught in the middle of their fight that day.

Minos and his wives found themselves under the gaze of the surrounding beings, finally in the position they wanted to avoid as much as possible. But they weren't entirely afraid. Even though they didn't want a fight, they were ready to fight if necessary.

Minos used his prophetic ability, ensuring that neither he nor his wives used the powers coming from the body parts of True Celestials.

'Let's avoid fighting as much as possible and limit ourselves to supporting this group of Hell Lifelings,' he said into the minds of his women, making them agree as they changed their formation.

Abby stood in the middle of the group while Minos and Ruth took up two ends of a triangle, in which Gloria was in the rear position. She enveloped her surroundings in liquid mercury, while Ruth remained connected only to them, leaving the Hell Lifelings to themselves. Meanwhile, Minos projected his powers onto the 7 individuals they had used so far, making them better aware of what would happen around them and more perfectly counterattack their enemies.

All 7 Hell Lifelings were at level 124 and, as much as they weren't as talented as those targeting them at the moment, Minos' partial support was enough to remove any disadvantage from them.

They protected the group as they counterattacked, immediately showing the spectators and opponents trying to oppress them they were not easily intimidated.

Minos said toward the Celestial of Slapis in the middle of the combat. "Senior, we are passing through seeking advice from the forces of Slapis. Please don't feel offended that we're entering your territory."

The Celestial to whom Minos had addressed his words listened, but didn't move immediately, leaving his rival's disciples to get on with what they were doing.

'Do everything you can to stop them from crossing over to Pisi's side!' said the opposing Celestial, sitting motionless on one of the branches of a tree on his side of the territory.

Pisi then saw Sazel's disciples step up their attacks, but fail miserably to overcome the defenses or evade all the attacks launched by the formidable group of foreigners.

A smile gradually formed on his lips, irritating Sazel even more.