When Rudra returned to the base the enterouge on his back shocked the entire camp.

54 new tier 4 generals emerged to take up the helm at battle and there was a new tier 6 god amongst them.

Hades personally came out to great the army when he felt the presence of a god. Armoured and ready for war he was expecting a fight when he sensed a tier 6 existance approaching however upon seeing a friendly face his stance changed.

" Beast King Omar , it's been a while

" Hades said with a slight smile as he loosened the grip on his scythe.

" God of the underworld Hades, indeed it has , the last time i saw you, you were still sapping lives of tier 5 demons with a snap of your finger

" Omar said with an arrogant smile

Hades's expression soured but he said

" Last time we met you were still the beast king of three realms , how are you doing now?

"

Although both god's were smiling their aura's erupted and everyone except for Rudra were forced on their knees as they gasped for air.

Rudra also felt a light pressure but he could weather it expressionlessly as he said

" Now, now , no need to be rude to each other , shake hands like civil god's

".

Both god's glared at Rudra at once , if there was one thing all warriors hated it was being chided like a little kid and that was exactly what Rudra did. However when the glare of warning was over they looked at each other and smiled genuinely.

Omar said

" So i see you still hate Lucifer

"

Hades replied

" I see so do you

"

Both shook hands as an understanding was reached and Omar and Hades started to talk in incomprehensible voices afterwards as they signalled Rudra to follow them into a room.

Inside the war council room only the three of them sat at a table as immediately all pretenses dropped and discussion on grave matters began.

Omar said

" Your divine essence , it's soo weak , can you conjure god tier moves at all?

"

Hades looked grim as he said

" Although pope shakuni did his best , and far exceeded my expectations of him , all my divine essence is currently being used to further myself to the peak of breakthrough and I'm not saving for an attack.

I beleive level 999 should be enough

".

Omar shook his head and replied

" it's not enough, i don't think 1300 is enough either , my brother was 1150 when he faced Lucifer about six centuries ago and he still lost.

Although Lucifer is still level 999 , his physical abilities far exceed his level and I'm sure he has only progressed in the last 600 years and not regressed

".

Hades grit his teeth , if Lucifer was as strong as Omar claimed he was then Hades had absolutely no chance of defeating him.

However at this moment Rudra interjected as he said

" I've checked Lucifer's stats and i remember them to my bone , they are only 25-30% above King Hades

"

Omar shook his head again as he said

" At tier 6 , 25-30% is a difference of heaven and earth.

Anyone who reaches tier 5 and above are supremely talented and have full command over their skills , there is no longer a chance that the other party won't bring their best tactics to a battle and face a strategic defeat.

If there is a technique to counter a move in their arsenal , they will use it for sure but that doesn't mean they are invincible! , there are only two ways to defeat a god.

1) overpower him

/her in all aspects of fight and Whittle down their health until they die

2) Divine power

Divine power fuels divine attacks , till tier 5 and even at tier 6 there are attacks that use mana as their base and unleash a powerful strike. But the true divine moves use divinity as fuel for the attacks and their are 1000 times more potent than their mana version.

For example the Nirvana Flame i was trying to teach you was one such move. If you do it you can maybe bring down a sector of a city or maybe half a city.

If i use it at full power.... I can dry out the river Thames

".

Rudra's eyes widened in shock , the difference was too big! He had gained valuable insight into the domain of the god's today and it seemed that all the fighting on the lower stages was trivial when compared to an divine attack.

If Omar's words were to be taken at face value , one such strike by Omar and it could wipe a 100 million demons.

Omar continued

" If you don't have a proper defense against Lucifer's divine strike it will kill you.

I have enough divinity stored for 1 divine attack , however since you are the one with a relegion i thought you would bring more than me to the table

".

Hades said

" I have no divinity to spare , i need it to improve my body and mind

".

Omar was dissapointed the chances to defeat Lucifer seemed slimmer than they were supposed to be .

Sensing the heavy Atmosphere Rudra said

" There is still 4-6 months before we see the devil , for now let's focus on crossing the Thames , any ideas?

"

Hades put an arm over Rudra's shoulders as he said

" Thinking..... I think it's your department to handle . Think commander shakuni and bring us glory

".

Rudra smiled , he was just being polite by asking their inputs , otherwise ofcourse he had a plan !

Some unknown recruit had valiantly obtained a map of the city of Sivanthe including its underground sewage tunnels and it's secret military corridoors ! With this information... Rudra was more than ready to take the city down.

Not only did he know the exact layout of the city , he could now also scout the path towards Sivanthe city , the best way to cross using his heaven's eye and also use that as a bait to kill even more enemies.

It was a complex strategy where he needed to pull a double bluff on the enemy , however in his mind it seemed to be a fullproof plan and one of the more notorious one's he had ever made.

The layout on the other side of Thames was such that there was Sivanthe's city on one side and the fort of Mirzapur on the other with a small flood village seperating the two.

Any attack on the city of Sivanthe would see reinforcements arrive from the fort within 2 hours .

Considering the time which it took to cross the river , it would most likely mean that reinforcements from both constructs would first try to contain them at the river crossing itself and catch them there in the open , however even if they magically did cross as a whole unit they would be caught seiging the walls of a fort or a city which would mean that the reinforcements from the other side would eventually outflank the army and skewer them in the open plains.

This was the biggest tactical challenge for Rudra to overcome as every stage of the plan faced ridiculous odds of success.

Even if he somehow managed to cross with an army of 120 million strong which in itself would take 1-2 days , he still needed to bring down a city without being caught in the open and even if he did bring down the walls of the city and a fight started , the reinforcements could press them from the behind and kill them at any moment before they were able to secure the city.

cO,m It was virtually impossible for the army to achieve success at this phase of the war without loosing 70-80% of their forces , or facing a full route. However to make the impossible possible was the job description of shakuni of the elites.

The more difficult the problem , the craftier his solution.

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( Meanwhile Max )

Max had completed his mission with great success and was promoted to tier 2 with a SSS rating just like his brother.

He was very content with the results however the trauma of being pinned on the wall as a demon tried to kiss him still remained fresh in his mind.

He became wary of any man glancing at him and for the first time ever he was especially happy at seeing his manparts hanging from below as even the demon he had changed into had incredibly small ones that made him feel impotent.

His report brought incredible value to the army and it was said that Rudra apparently praised the one bringing this information personally.

It swelled max 's chest with pride and an elite senior even looked for him to recruit him into the elites guild , a chance many wanted . However Max chose to keep his anonymity as he did not associate with his brothers guild or reveal his identity yet.

Tier 2 was just the start for Max as his goals were much much higher.

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