Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!

Chapter 1023 279: Decisive Battle on the Snowfield, Kael Who Weaves Death, the Restless Domain (10K)

But they... can no longer manage it now.

A group on an expedition in the wild can hardly compare to the living conditions of those like Kael, who remain stationed in the city.

Silently, a large number of people had their lives permanently taken away by the cold in their sleep.

"Alright, the grand magic ritual [Eternal Frozen Soil] has been pushed to about its limit. Continuing further would harm the territory itself."

Kael glanced at the finished [Eternal Frozen Soil] grand magic ritual, observing the Shivas with their legs weakened, sitting on the ground drenched in fragrance sweat, instructing the maids of the Shadow Garden, who had been waiting for the ritual to end, to take care of them. He then ascended to the nearly completed top of the Mage Tower.

Gazing from the top of the Mage Tower, the sight of the distant horizon covered in a blood-red hue was a beautiful scene, his breath quickly dispersed by Lancaster's chilling wind.

"If we count the time, the Infiltrator Army should have already eliminated a batch by now. How much longer can they hold on? The longer it drags on, the more advantageous it is for us, the Expeditionary Crusade."

Just as Kael pondered this, a terrifying force suddenly surged from the distant horizon, an unimaginable wave of energy spreading towards the domain where Titan Town was located, and in a blink, it engulfed the entire Titan Town.

"Is it the domain of the strong from the God of Ice Church? Are they worried I'll use the teleportation array to flee directly?"

Kael gave a surprised chuckle.

For him, there was no such need, after all...

He looked at the scene where the whole domain wavered like a mirage after the impact but quickly returned to tranquility, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Not even the foundational domain was affected, there's no need to retreat at all... Leaving you all here is the best choice, after all, being coveted all the time is not a feeling I enjoy."

Kael leaped gently, jumping down from the Mage Tower, landing swiftly on the ground.

Below, the rangers, fully equipped within the large Constant Temperature Magic Array, let out a cheer upon seeing Kael descend from the sky, their battle readiness soaring with a fearless courage bred from continual victories.

"Lord, we have already detected the Expeditionary Crusade of the God of Ice Church in action."

Jonathan, standing at the forefront, spoke softly.

Kael nodded.

The God of Ice Church is part of the nine great divine churches of the Sacred Briania, but unlike the usual churches that attract followers primarily in the Sacred Briania, the God of Ice Church is different.

Their main source of Ice Knights comes from a rather unassuming duchy.

Tracing the establishment of that duchy reveals signs of the God of Ice Church's intervention everywhere.

Interestingly, the first duke of that duchy is recorded in the history of the God of Ice Church as a Divine Descendant.

Over the years, the seeds of the ducal line have spread across the duchy, with nearly the entire native population of the duchy tracing their ancestry back several generations to the family of the Divine Descendants.

Of course, after generations of inheritance, the bloodline has been continually diluted, and expecting a resurgence of the grand family of Divine Descendants from their peak era is merely wishful thinking.

Nonetheless, it's undeniable that the widespread flow of the Divine Descendants' bloodline within the duchy allowed this small country, where ice doesn't melt year-round and most areas are vast permafrost, to cultivate the largest Extraordinary Army in the surrounding nations with a scant population, thanks to the trace blessings left in their bloodline.

However...

None of this concerns the duchy itself.

The vast permafrost is not suitable for habitation. Digging for potatoes on the snowfields avoids the danger of being turned into "acquaintances" by little boys but can directly turn them into Japanese-style ice popsicles instead.

What this means is... due to the harsh geographical environment of the duchy, it is fundamentally impossible to be self-sufficient.

This is a nation that requires a large amount of external resources to function. Once the input of external resources stops, it is equivalent to a slow form of death for this nation.

So... the so-called largest Extraordinary Army is essentially a joke, enduring the grace of the God of Ice Church, struggling to survive, and then having no choice but to repeatedly "voluntarily" enlist the Ice Knights they cultivate into the power of the God of Ice Church.

Moreover, almost the entire population of the duchy itself holds a predominant belief in the God of Ice, virtually making it a private garden of the God of Ice Church.

Under such circumstances, unsurprisingly, from economy to spirit, everything has been completely devoured by this group of outsiders from the God of Ice Church.

A duchy in name only, a vassal of the church... that is about the situation.

"They reacted quite swiftly after being hit by the [Eternal Frozen Soil], immediately recognizing they were being exploited, and decisively planned a counterattack. Remarkably bold decision-making, I must admit."

Kael initially thought the Expeditionary Crusade would choose to hold their ground for a while, but now it seemed the God of Ice Church had no interest in playing a stubborn snail and rather decided to choose an active assault.

Kael smiled and turned to Dan, saying: "Are the Undead prepared for the related actions?"