The Era of Gods

Lin Xiao glanced at Shen Yuexin, who shrugged and said,

“I don’t mind, you decide.”

Looking at Lin Xu, he spread his hands to indicate he had no objections. Lin Xiao made up his mind and, seeing that many students were forming larger temporary teams, said to them,

“Then come on over.”

Hitching a ride was completely no problem.

However, they didn’t sit with him on the magic carpet but had their own flying apparatus, a small wooden sailing ship that looked very refined as it flew through the air, its speed not slow either.

The giant magic carpet could seat dozens of people; with just three occupying it the space felt extremely desolate. The carpet was enchanted with a magic barrier, making it so that one could not feel a breeze at all despite high-speed flight. Shen Yuexin sat leisurely on it, taking out a small tea table, several cushions, some tea ware, and even began to brew tea right there.

Lin Xu also took out a small table and a large plate filled with fresh fruit.

“Damn, can you even prepare for that?”

Lin Xiao felt like a bumpkin, having brought nothing with him. If he were alone, he probably would have had to rely on his two legs to traverse the wilderness to reach his destination.

Well, flying would work too, as a senior Divine Being with four points of Divinity, he could fly.

After taking a few sips of tea, Lin Xiao was eager to chat with Shen Yuexin, but it wasn’t quite appropriate with a third wheel around. He coughed dryly, thought about it, and still gave up, turning his gaze outward.

The land they were flying over was an endless desolate earth, with occasional gray or black unidentified weeds sparsely covering the ground, and every so often, some twisted small trees with vines wrapped around them. The ground was flat and barren; not even the weeds could grow tall, let alone any living creatures. They had flown tens of kilometers and had not seen a single living thing.???????? ‘

Looking up in the direction they came from, at the end of the wasteland was a dazzling aurora with black dots flying from that direction towards other places, signifying other teams’ flying vessels.

Looking in the other directions, the sky was overcast; dark clouds gathered with thick bolts of lightning crackling through them, as if it would rain at any moment.

But it wasn’t really going to rain, the dark clouds were not really clouds, but a nearby weakening of spatial fabric, with Piecemeal Plane’s source energy leaking through cracks in the Plane Crystal Wall, plus the false appearances produced by Void Energy pressing against the rules of their plane.

This phenomenon gradually lessened as they flew deeper into the plane, the sky slowly becoming clearer. Even the desolate wastelands below began to show more lush plants, with occasional small animals appearing.

After flying about a hundred kilometers or so, a large river appeared before them. On this side of the river lay wasteland, while the other side suddenly brightened, full of green that seemed like a different world altogether compared to the side they were on.

The magic carpet flew over the river at a height of two to three thousand meters, following the river upstream for about a dozen kilometers until they saw a small town by the river, from high above they could also see distant towns, villages, and an ancient castle built atop a mountaintop.

That ancient castle was the domain of a Vampire Lord and a target they needed to destroy, though it wasn’t their mission. Their actual destination was still quite a distance away.

This Piecemeal Plane might have been fractured, but its predecessor was an extra-large plane of vast area; even a fragment of such a plane still ranked between medium and large size.

The flying speed of the magic carpet was quite fast, having surpassed five hundred kilometers per hour at its fastest, they had flown westward for more than a day, crossing several thousand kilometers to reach their marked destination on the map.

The magic carpet stopped atop a lone peak standing in the plains; the five others with them parted ways here, flying north while they went south. To the east, in the direction they came from and about a hundred or two hundred kilometers away, was the Ancient City, their destination. They weren’t sure if the others had arrived or not.

The mission sounded simple: to eliminate the Vampire Lords and many high-quality Half-god Vampire followers, as well as the Church of Vampires within a designated area.

On the magic carpet, Lin Xiao unfolded the virtual map and zoomed in, pointing to several places on the map marked with cities, towns, and castles, and said,

“Well split up and scout these three places first, see what Vampire Lords and Aristocrats are nearby, get a clear picture of their strength and troop distribution, then well come back and take action, how about it?”

“Okay,”

Lin Xu casually drew a circle on the virtual map and said,

“I’ll scout this side.”

Lin Xiao pointed near Lin Xu and looking at Shen Yuexin’s delicate face, said,

“Then I’ll check this side, leaving the rest to you.”

“Okay,”

After agreeing, Lin Xu was the first to fly out on a skateboard. Lin Xiao walked straight down from the magic carpet, using a small amount of Power of Faith to tread the void.

Behind him, Shen Yuexin, with a slight arch of her brows, called out to him and asked,

“Why don’t you use a flying item?”

He said sheepishly,

“I don’t have one.”

She asked, surprised,

“Why didn’t you buy one back at the base?”

“The bad ones I didn’t want, and the good ones I couldn’t afford.”

She reached out, facepalming in exasperation, rummaged through her pocket, and handed him a palm-sized pair of wings:

“Here, this is my nephew’s toy, make do with it.”

“What is this?”

“And this one comes as a set!”

He took the two small items thrown at him with a puzzled look, examining them from left to right. Shen Yuexin suddenly covered her mouth, snickering, and without a word, shook her magic carpet and flew far away.

“Hey…”

Watching the silhouette of the flying carpet disappear into the distance, he took another look at the plastic-feeling wings and the other toy, which was an equally plastic-feeling sword hilt with a grandiose design. Noticing the small print at the base of the wings, he couldn’t help but read aloud softly: “Wings of Angel, please grant me the strength to soar into the Vault of Heaven!”

Just as he finished reading the slightly embarrassing words, the plastic-feeling wings in his hand suddenly shone brightly, turning into a streak of white light that merged into his body. The next moment, a burst of light emanated from his back, and a pair of wings, resplendent with flowing luminescence, grew. With just a thought, he flapped the wings of light gently and a tremendous force propelled him, trailing wisps of white light, shooting him over a hundred meters away.

Damn, kids’ toys are this badass nowadays!”

He could feel that these angel wings were a rather nice piece of magic item, with a constant Advanced Flight Art and Light feathers, as well as permanent Light spell, continuous Protect Evil, and persistent Shield of Belief. It also allowed him to take on an Angel form once every day, and other dazzling effects that looked incredibly lavish.

He then looked at the toy sword handle in his hand, which also had a line of small print:

“Sword of Angel, please grant me the strength to eradicate evil!”

As soon as the sheepish words fell, the sword handle’s end extended a dazzling ray of light, transforming into a massive cross-shaped sword of light.

Sword of Angel: Constant four-rings Priest’s Divine Holy Power, continuous Removing Enchantment, permanent powerful Magic Dispel, ten daily strikes of Blazing Fury, ten daily healing spells, three daily Destruction spells, and one Resurrection Technique a day.

“Good grief, it even has a Resurrection Technique. Is this really a kid’s toy?” This pair of wings and the sword would probably be considered the hereditary treasures of certain Churches in the Natives Plane, and with these two items, he could easily pass for an Angel.

Constant spells mean they are always in effect. With a thought, Lin Xiao transformed into a streak of white light and flew towards the distance.

The speed of flight provided by the Advanced Flight Art was significantly fast, almost on par with the speed of the magic carpet that Shen Yuexin had, which was probably also constantly under the influence of an Advanced Flight Art.

The area he was assigned was situated to the north of a large river over a hundred meters across, where the terrain was slightly lower. Along the riverbank were several small villages, with many farmlands cultivated, and numerous indigenous Humans in hemp clothing were seen bending over working the fields.

From the houses and the Natives’ attire, it was clear the world’s level of production was still in the medieval era, using simple wooden ploughs, and there were only two water buffaloes for plowing.

He saw a family of four working a field, a middle-aged man with rough, cracked skin and hunched back, bending over to pull the plow, while his son pushed from behind, tilling the land with manual labor.

Not far away on a broad terrace, a table was set up where a somewhat pale man was lying back in a chair, drinking water and eating food. Occasionally, with a whip in hand, he pointed and yelled loudly at the farmers laboring in the fields. Next to him, two young village girls appeared to be one massaging his feet, and the other fanning him.

“Truly the evil of ancient societies!”

The pale man, a Supervisor, was a Blood Servant. Blood Servants are either servants of Vampires or those who have not fully transformed into Vampires, sharing the characteristic of disliking sunlight, and are the Vampires’ capable assistants.

This particular Supervisor definitely couldn’t be considered a capable assistant, but was just as detestable.

Without any ceremony, Lin Xiao swept his sword down. A white beam fell from the sky and struck the Supervisor, who was enjoying himself, instantly turning him into a fireball and reducing him to ashes.

The two young village girls screamed in terror, standing still, unsure of what to do.

Eliminating that man wouldn’t change much, but he just couldn’t stand the sight and decided to take him down first.

Quickly flying past the farmland, Lin Xiao reached the skies above a small castle built at the edge of a hill. It was a small castle, likely belonging to some minor Vampire Aristocrat. As soon as he arrived, a blood shadow burst from the castle, turning into a figure cloaked in black, who looked up and saw him.

The two gazed at each other from afar for a few seconds, and without a second word, Lin Xiao turned around and left.

This was just a minor Vampire, newly stepped into the Transcendent Level – even without summoning his subordinates, Lin Xiao could easily kill him, but there was no point in doing so at the moment. He made a mental note of the location, deciding to handle it next time.

Next, Lin Xiao traveled hundreds of kilometers, surveying and marking the nearby towns and castles, especially the castles where Vampire Nobles resided. After two days, he returned to the meeting point; Lin Xu was already back, but Shen Yuexin had not yet returned.

The two got together and marked the information from their explorations on the Virtual map to perfect it, casually discussing where to start their operation.

Lin Xiao’s area didn’t present any major difficulties, as there was only one small town and two small castles.

Lin Xu’s area was similar, with four small castles of Vampire Nobles, two small towns, and likewise no significant challenges..