The celebration continued until the evening, and the clouds in the sky were coated with a layer of gold by the setting sun. It seemed that everything was going smoothly. However, Lin Li, who was standing on the viewing platform, felt that the atmosphere around him did not seem to be very festive. Many people, including Bradlor, no longer had any joy on their faces, and were instead filled with inexplicable worry.
That made Lin Li feel a little strange. Isn't this the most important day of the Gilded Kingdom? Why do Bradlor and the others look like that? Are they not satisfied with the celebration?
At this moment, Lin Li saw Grand Duke Wedi, who was not far away from him. Hence, he lowered his voice and called him over. "Grand Duke Wedi, why do I feel that you guys don't seem very happy? If you don't want to hold this celebration, do you think that someone will force you? "
The Gilded Kingdom had held a celebration with such great fanfare, and invited the big shots of various forces to attend the ceremony. Now that the celebration was already halfway through, the people of the Gilded Kingdom had become unhappy. Why did they have to hold this celebration in the first place?
"President Felic, please don't misunderstand." Hearing Lin Li's question, Grand Duke Wedi also felt that his behavior was inappropriate. He had no choice but to smile bitterly, and say, "Actually, we don't know if we should be worried about this matter. After all, this is a legend that has been circulating for many years."
"What legend?" Lin Li couldn't help but be curious. What kind of legend could make the people of the Gilded Kingdom unable to celebrate to their heart's content on such a day?
Grand Duke Wedi shook his head with an awkward expression, and said, "I'm not too sure about the specifics, but it's said that our ancestors once prophesied that there would be a huge disaster during this year's celebration. However, we have no way of finding out what exactly the disaster is, so we can only stay alert. "
It seemed that after listening to Grand Duke Wedi's explanation, Lin Li vaguely smelled a hint of sulfur in the air as the celebration continued. If it was already night time, there would definitely be the smell of sulfur with the fireworks set off during the celebration. But the fireworks hadn't been set off yet, right?
Gradually, Lin Li felt that the smell of sulfur was getting stronger, and he was already certain that it was not an illusion. Where is this sulphuric smell coming from? According to his common sense, only dragons or abyssal demons would appear with the strong smell of sulfur, but there were no dragons or demons here!
Soon, the people on the viewing platform seemed to have also smelled the smell of sulfur, and the faces of the people of the Gilded Kingdom became increasingly sullen. At this time, Bradlor said a few words to the people next to him. Then, the celebration in the square seemed to have received an order and ended hastily without finishing the performance.
Under the arrangement of the army, the people from all over the country quickly left the square. Soon, the entire square became empty. The troops who were originally participating in the event also threw away their ceremonial equipment and got into formation in the square, ready to fight at any time.
Those who didn't know the truth still didn't know what was going on. They just thought that it was probably part of the celebration. In the past, the guests who came to watch the ceremony would always show off the military power of the Gilded Kingdom during the founding celebrations. Hence, there was nothing strange about the army of the Gilded Kingdom getting ready for battle now.
"Connoris, do you feel it?" Lin Li turned his head to look at the side. Given Connoris's status, he had to be very familiar with the Abyssal Demons. However, he didn't know if the smell of sulfur came from the wyrm or the Abyssal Demon.
Connoris's expression also became a little sullen at this moment, and he hesitantly said, "There seems to be the smell of the Abyss in this aura. It does feel a little familiar to me."
At this moment, the ground suddenly began to shake violently, and the flat ground that was paved with lapis lazuli twisted and squeezed out cracks. In particular, a huge protrusion appeared on the ground in the middle of the square, and it seemed to have a life of its own as it fluctuated and shrank.
This sudden turn of events caused the celebration site to instantly become chaotic. The several troops who were originally waiting in formation in the square could not even stand properly due to the violent tremors. Fortunately, the civilian teams had already retreated to the periphery of the square. Otherwise, the scene would have been even more chaotic.
With the abnormal situation in Hopra Square, the smell of sulfur in the air also became stronger. At the same time, thick dark clouds gathered in the sky in the blink of an eye, and they rolled and piled up as if they were going to press down on people's heads. Between the dark clouds, countless blood-colored thunderbolts danced, and the sound of thunder was actually accompanied by the wailing of ghosts and howling of deities, making the space seem like hell.
The huge protrusion in the middle of the square arched like a small hill, causing the valuable lapis lazuli slabs to collapse in all directions. However, it then fell back as if it was exhausted. The power of the tremors caused by the rise and fall spread in all directions like ripples, as if the ground of the square had become the surface of the sea in the wind and waves.
Finally, as if it had accumulated enough power, the protrusion in the middle of the square suddenly erupted until there seemed to be an opening at the top. Next, a large amount of scorching magma spurted into the sky. All of a sudden, the sky and the ground were dyed red by the magma, and thick smoke and dust shrouded the space.
The magma that spurted into the sky scattered in all directions like a meteor shower. At this moment, the army of the Gilded Kingdom could not play any role at all. Instead, they were burned into chaos by the rain of fire. There were human-shaped torches that were lit everywhere, screaming and rolling on the ground while running in all directions. Countless warriors had died in the rain of fire.
Between the flames and the black fog, a tall figure was slowly standing up from the crater of the volcano, unaffected by the scorching magma at all. His body was wrapped in even more scorching and dazzling flames, and even the scorching magma seemed much dimmer.
With the appearance of this figure, a massive aura that made one's soul shudder instantly swept through the entire space. Faced with this terrifying aura, the warriors of the Gilded Kingdom no longer had a trace of courage, and they desperately fled out of the square, hating their parents for not giving them an extra pair of legs.
Seeing such a scene, the faces of the people on the viewing platform also became extremely sullen. The Gilded Kingdom was naturally upset because of the arrival of the disaster, but the representatives of the other forces were a little displeased with the Gilded Kingdom's actions. In their opinion, the founding celebration of the Gilded Kingdom seemed to have long had the intention of pulling them and the others over to block the disaster.
"It's true, the prophecy is true!" Bradlor muttered while looking at the center of the square with a pale face and trembling lips.
The important members of the royal family and ministers around Bradlor were also full of panic and despair. Evidently, all of them had more or less heard of the so-called prophecy regarding this unforeseen event.
"Your Majesty Bradlor, what exactly do you mean by the prophecy?" Hegel of the Octopus Clan asked Bradlor with an unfriendly expression. In the first place, they already felt like they had been chosen to block the disaster for someone else, and when they heard Bradlor mention the prophecy, the feeling in their hearts intensified.
Bradlor snapped back to his senses, and just by looking at the expressions of the representatives of the forces, he knew that they had probably misunderstood. Of course, strictly speaking, it could not be considered a complete misunderstanding. The Gilded Kingdom had indeed invited the representatives of the various forces to attend the ceremony just in case.
However, it was obviously impossible to be frank about everything. If Bradlor really said that he had that intention, the representatives of the forces would probably leave immediately without looking back. In that case, it would be hard to say if the Gilded Kingdom could survive the disaster in the prophecy alone.
Hence, Bradlor had no choice but to perk up, and say to the representatives of the various forces, "I'm really sorry, but in fact, we didn't believe this very ancient prophecy at first. Otherwise, we would rather change the date of the founding celebration than let you accompany us through this disaster. "
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Bradlor's explanation had more or less worked, and the skepticism in their eyes faded a little. After all, these people had participated in the founding celebration of the Gilded Kingdom more than once, and this time was actually not much different from the past.
Although they could tell that the Gilded Kingdom had also made some preparations for this celebration, the preparations did not play much of a role in the face of this disaster, and instead caused the Gilded Kingdom to suffer greater losses. Those warriors were the elites of the Gilded Kingdom, and even though they seemed to be vulnerable in the face of this disaster, they were still a very powerful force on the battlefield.
After Bradlor explained, he saw that everyone's expressions had eased up a little, and he hurriedly said to Hegel, "Hegel, I wonder if Master Felic has that mageweath scroll with him. Please help us get through this crisis!"
Lin Li's Mount Tai mageweath scroll had been auctioned off at a record high price by the Octopus Clan, and it had even displayed a god-like power when suppressing the Berserk Whale Rabu. Hence, Bradlor immediately thought of that, and as if he had found a life-saving straw, he hoped that Hegel could help him.
However, in the face of Bradlor's request, Hegel shook his head with a bitter smile, and regretfully said, "Your Majesty Bradlor, if you had said earlier that there would be such a thing, I might have been able to bring that mageweath scroll here. However, apart from you, who would have known that such a thing would happen during this celebration? When I returned to the clan two days ago, I had already left that mageweath scroll for the elders of the clan to study and study. "
Hegel was telling the truth. The Mount Tai mageweath scroll had cost the Octopus Clan hundreds of millions of gold coins, and even the great lord of the Octopus Clan would not bring such an expensive item with him all day long. Besides, to the Octopus Clan, the importance of the Mount Tai mageweath scroll lay in its research and study value. Who would bring it around for no reason?
Hearing Hegel's answer, the faces of Bradlor and the senior executives of the Gilded Kingdom immediately turned pale. After all, they were dubious about the prophecy, and did not make sufficient preparations for the prophecy in advance. Otherwise, they would have borrowed the mageweath scroll from Hegel earlier.
Seeing the expressions of Bradlor and the others, Hegel was displeased with their concealment, but he also somewhat sympathized with them. Hence, he reminded, "Your Majesty Bradlor, although I didn't bring the Mount Tai mageweath scroll with me, don't forget that the author of the Mount Tai mageweath scroll is still there!"
Bradlor and the others were also a little flustered by the prophecy. For a moment, they did not expect Lin Li, the author of the Mount Tai mageweath scroll, to be on the grandstand with them. After being reminded, Bradlor could not be bothered to thank Hegel, and instead hurriedly led the crowd towards Lin Li.
At this moment, Lin Li and Connoris were standing on the grandstand, and were also paying attention to the changes in the center of the square. As the tall figure stood out of the crater, the terrifying aura swept in all directions, and Connoris' face suddenly turned pale, and his body even began to tremble slightly.
Sensing the change in Connoris, Lin Li couldn't help but frown slightly, and asked, "Connoris, seems like you're familiar with this guy, right?"
Connoris also snapped back to his senses at this moment, and glanced at the center of the square with lingering fear. With some difficulty, he said, "Felic, it seems that the Gilded Kingdom is going to be in big trouble this time. We'd better leave this place as soon as possible."
Ever since Connoris obtained the perfect body, he had never been timid even in the face of a Sanctuary powerhouse. However, at this moment, the first thought that came to his mind was to escape. Clearly, the guy who came out of the volcano did have a powerful background.
"Who exactly is that?" Lin Li asked in puzzlement.
"Scorching Tyrant Mothari, the lord of the 99th floor of the abyss, the true ancient demon deity, the creator of the Endless Abyss, and the ancestor of all demons!" Connoris revealed the identity of the figure in a trembling voice, and his eyes were filled with unconcealable fear.
Legend had it that the Endless Abyss was created by 81 ancient demon deities tens of thousands of years ago. It was a world that belonged entirely to demons. Connoris used to be one of the 81 ancient demon deities, and was a demon deity who mastered conspiracy and deceit. There was also Tyrant Balak, who was killed by Highlord Osric and used his magical crystal in the core of the Eternal Furnace. He was also one of the 81 ancient demon deities.
However, although Connoris and the others were said to be ancient demon deities, they did not really ascend to the position of gods. Strictly speaking, they were just ancient demons. There was only one who truly had the power of the realm of gods, and that was the leader of the 81 ancient demon deities, the Scorching Tyrant Mothari, who was known as the son of the Ancestral Demon.
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