The diamond-category's words reverberated in my mind. In the moment, I knew the truth. Politics wasn't everything.

Even more, the diamond-category didn't serve Ipigal. This was going to help us all reach the Worldsafer Hall of Fame.

So we charged.

We quickly assumed a formation. Doom, Fesoul, Bob, Aryav, the giant shifter, and the team that really synergized would be at the sides. Me and the fodder would be in the middle, and everyone else would stay inside. I could have stayed outside, but I was the only mage who wasn't helpless in melee in the team. The fodder alone couldn't protect the inside, so I'd have to help both the outer rings.

The auxiliaries quickly started doing their jobs, and then the outer ring started to fight. I, in the middle ring, was the best ranged support. Joe could offer ranged support should the need arise, but I alone was enough for one diamond-category, and Joe had to make weapons and armors to help everyone else. I started casting afflictions while everyone in the front fought. I also made us a party.

The diamond-category seemed to be pressuring the giant shifter, so I used the silver-category effect of perfect luck. Although allies in the area had better luck due to the bronze-category effect, I focused the effect on the giant shifter.

That done, I removed the diamond-category as an ally.

I then could focus on afflictions.

"Cleansing of sins, step forth."

The area was shrouded in blinding light. The diamond-category was burning, all our attacks did heat damage, and we were healing much faster. I then actually started bombarding the diamond-category.

"You will die. Rot away, dead body. Ice from outside is nothing, so ice from within shall arize. Bleed to death."

I was suppressing the diamond-category's aura, yet somehow, a force field knocked all of us away. Except Aryav.

He activated diamond bombshells.

The effect was catastrophic. I quickly portaled us all into my soul realm.

We waited ten minutes before getting out.

The effect looked like the city had been nuked. Not one, but three nodes were destroyed.

I could also teleport all over the city.

We placed the explosive on the central node. I detonated it.

We teleported out fast, but not everyone was so lucky. The city collapsed, and about seven million people had been killed, including four hundred twenty-seven elite Ipigal fighters.

Ipigal was so overrun by monsters, I could only get ten minutes of sleep.