With a soft sound, the monster's huge body shattered into bits of photons and fell to the ground.
Some of the golden light surged towards Tony and entered his body. Tony only felt a warm current flowing through his body quickly, and the system notifications of experience points gained flooded his vision …
In just a moment, he had accumulated enough experience points to level up.
Tony was overjoyed and chose to level up without hesitation. Immediately after, rings of golden light bloomed from his body, and his level rose rapidly until he reached level 10 before stopping.
It was not that he could not continue to level up, but after level 10, he needed to undergo the Dark Iron class advancement.
The system notification showed that only by going to the temple of the goddess and praying to the statue of the goddess could he undergo the class advancement and advance to Dark Iron.
"As expected of the spawn point pushed by the streamers, just by killing a wild monster, I've advanced by ten levels!"
Feeling the obvious increase in power in his body, Tony was excited.
"Clack …"
The sound of a weapon falling to the ground came from behind him.
Only then did Tony recover from the joy of leveling up. He turned around and saw four hooded humans standing behind him, staring at him, who was still emitting the light of leveling up, with their mouths agape.
There were three men and one woman, and all of them had tattered clothes and were covered in wounds.
The leader was a white-haired old man, who gave Tony an invisible pressure. On the left and right of the old man were two human Warriors, one tall and one short.
The only woman seemed to be a mage, but the staff in her hand had long been broken in two, and was barely reconnected with some unknown material.
In her arms, she was tightly hugging a crystal ball that was flashing with dense photons as a form of protection.
The four of them looked at the descending Tony, their eyes full of shock.
Immediately after, they exclaimed a few words that Tony did not understand, and then knelt on the ground, worshipping Tony …
Tony was startled.
His gaze swept across the few humans, and just as he was having a headache on how to communicate with them, a new system notification swept across his vision …
[Ding —]
[Detected the language of the Dawn branch of the common language of the world, would you like to load it in the language system?]
Language system?
Tony was stunned.
Then he was overjoyed:
"Load it!"
After he finished speaking, a new message flooded into his mind. The entire game system flashed slightly. The next moment, Tony realized that he could already understand the human language.
"Praise nature, praise life, praise the great World Tree, Her Holiness Eve!"
"Mysterious and powerful warrior, are you the Oracle sent by the Goddess to save the world?"
Her Majesty Eve … the World Tree!
Tony looked at them in surprise.
He recalled some of the game information he had read before. His expression turned solemn as he nodded gently.
"Hello, I am the Chosen One summoned to this world by the Goddess. You can call me Tony."
At this point, he paused for a moment before adding, "That's right.
"Tony Rocksands."
Yansha was the surname he had chosen for the Elven tribe.
As a player who especially pursued immersion, Tony naturally entered the zone.
"The Chosen One?!"
Hearing Tony's words, the humans instantly became excited, especially when the last female mage clearly saw Tony's iconic pointed ears.
"Sharp ears! Elves! Are you one of the legendary fairies? The warrior summoned by the Goddess from another world?! "
She asked excitedly.
Looking at these humans who should be NPCs looking at him with admiration, Tony nodded embarrassedly.
After receiving his acknowledgment, the group became even more excited.
The old man in the lead was in tears.
He took a step forward, bowed deeply to Tony, and said in a choked voice,
"Lord Chosen One! We have finally found you! This is great! This way … our mission can be completed! "
Hearing his words, Tony was dumbfounded.
Until the old man called behind him. The last female mage walked forward and respectfully presented the crystal ball with both hands.
"Lord Chosen One … this is the city core we found in the ruins of Ferora! We can finally hand it over to you! "
The few of them spoke excitedly.
Tony was even more at a loss.
His gaze swept across the few of them. He scratched his head awkwardly and then asked:
"That … sorry, I just came to this world and am not clear about many things. Where is this place? The mission you are talking about … what is it? "
Hearing Tony's words, it was the few humans who were stunned.
"Just came to this world? But … isn't the place where the Chosen One came from the legendary Holy City of Salem? "
The female mage was at a loss as she spoke.
At this moment, a few more monster roars were heard from afar.
The old man in the lead's expression changed slightly. The others immediately became nervous.
"Lord Chosen One, it's not safe here. Let's talk as we walk …"
He said to Tony.
…
The sky in the Dawn Dimension seemed to be always gloomy. No sunlight could be seen.
Occasionally, flashes of lightning could be seen streaking across the sky.
Behind a barren hill, flames crackled in a bonfire. An unknown magical beast that looked like a mouse was sizzling on a simple grill.
Tony sat in front of the fire with four humans around him.
The vicissitudes of the background music flowed slowly in his ears, bringing with it a trace of loneliness and sadness.
Tony's expression was solemn as he recalled the information the old man had just told him.
This was not the Eastern Continent where the players first arrived. It was the Western Continent where the situation was still bad.
Not only that, this was the hinterland of the Western Continent. It used to be the central area of the Western Continent Empire, the Firora Plains. But now, it was the area where the fallen creatures wreaked havoc.
The old man's name was Ados. The two human warriors were called Boles and Ramis. The female mage was called Mireille.
Among them, the old man was at the peak of the upper Iron rank, while the other three were at the middle Iron rank.
The four of them were the survivors of the Firora region after the Great Cataclysm.
The Great Cataclysm was recorded in the history of Elven Kingdom. After the fall of the Eternal Lord, Eterno, the power of the Creator had polluted the various planes.
Although more than a year had passed, their expressions were still filled with intense fear when talking about the Great Cataclysm.
The old man Ados told Tony that after the Great Cataclysm, more than half of the humans had fallen into depravity. The stronger ones had a higher chance of falling. There were almost no survivors above the Silver rank.
In an instant, the order of the entire human society had completely collapsed.
The remaining people had no choice but to hide and struggle at death's door.
Fortunately, the fallen humans had also lost their minds at the same time. They only knew how to kill and devour. This gave the survivors a chance to use their wisdom to hide.
But even so, under the threat of the numerous fallen creatures, especially the large number of fallen magical beasts, the number of survivors dwindled.
This was especially true for the fallen creatures above the Gold rank. Every one of them was a devastating blow to the survivors.
Until one day a year ago, a golden light pierced through the sky, and ethereal hymns slowly descended. Everyone in the world saw a beautiful and holy figure.
The great World Tree, Her Holiness Eve, had descended.
Her light illuminated the entire plane. In just an instant, all the high-level fallen creatures in the entire plane were annihilated by her holy light. The survivors on the continent finally had a chance to catch their breath.
That day, the survivors called it the 'Day of God's Descent'. At the same time, it was also the beginning of the Dawn Era in the World of Dawn.
It was also from that day onwards that the faith of life began to take root in all parts of the continent. People began to spontaneously worship the benevolent goddess Eve.
Statues of the goddess were erected, and holy light shrouded the land.
With the protection of the goddess, the survivors were finally able to set up safe gathering points.
Today, although the situation in the Western Continent was still dangerous, under the protection of the goddess, large and small gathering points had been formed in the Western Continent. The survivors finally saw the light of hope.
Aldos and his group belonged to one of the largest survivors' organisations in the Ferrol region. According to their introduction, the entire gathering point had a population of more than 30,000.
This time, they represented the survivors' organisation in the Ferrol region and were heading to the Dawn Fortress, the land of hope in the Western Continent.
According to the old man, there were 300 of them when they set off. Every one of them was an elite carefully selected by the organisation.
But now … only the four of them were left.
"We were too weak …"
At this point, the old man sighed deeply, his voice full of bitterness.
"After the great calamity, all the strong fell into depravity and became monsters. We, the Iron-ranked warriors, became the elites who supported the situation …
"However, even if Her Holiness the Goddess has eliminated those high-level and above monsters, the dangerous wilderness is not something we can fight against. We can only move forward while hiding from place to place …"
"Lord Tony, if not for your help, I'm afraid we would have died long ago."
The old man said with a face full of regret and lingering fear.
Hearing this, Tony nodded and sighed softly.
By the way, he had confirmed that the monster he had killed before was a mid-Silver-ranked.
It was only because it was heavily injured that he was able to take advantage of it.
It was also that monster that had killed most of the people in the group.
The purpose of the group's journey, according to the few of them, was to transport an item that was necessary for the construction of a cross-continent teleportation portal — the magic energy gathering core.
"Magic energy gathering core?"
Tony asked curiously.
"That's it."
The female wizard, Mirel, took out the crystal ball that was flickering with a halo and said,
"There are many magical beasts in the Kingdom of Dawn, and there are frequent beast hordes. Therefore, ever since the ancestors settled down in this world, all cities have a magic energy gathering core that can support divine defensive barriers and magic shields as the core of the city.
"At the same time, this is also a necessary item for the construction of a cross-continent teleportation portal …
"A few months ago, the temple at our assembly point received a message from the Holy City of Salem. The Church has decided to build a teleportation portal in the Western Continent that connects the two continents, and officially launch a counterattack against the evil creatures in the Western Continent …
"It is said that once the counterattack begins and half of the Western Continent's territory is recovered, we can try to build the Apocalyptic Altar.
"Once the altar is built, we will have the opportunity to purify the pollution of the entire plane in one fell swoop, and officially receive the protection of the goddess, making the entire world a part of the World Tree!
"The World Tree … That's the great World Tree!
"The Sacred Codex of Life mentioned the beautiful and rich World of Segers. If the Kingdom of Dawn becomes a part of the World Tree, it will definitely be sublimated and become a beautiful and rich new world like the World of Segers!"
Speaking of this, Mirel's eyes had a trace of longing, and her expression was full of fanaticism and anticipation.
But soon, she sighed again and changed the topic.
"However, the construction of a cross-continent teleportation portal requires an extremely terrifying amount of energy and computing power. Only a large magic gathering core can satisfy these requirements.
"It's a pity that the craftsmanship of this item has long been lost. Even the ancestors obtained these items from ancient ruins. In the entire Western Continent, only the central cores of a few cities meet the requirements to build a cross-continent teleportation portal.
"It's also because of this that we voluntarily accepted the mission from the central core of the Church to deliver this magic gathering core to the City of Dawn …
"No matter what happens, we must deliver it!"
The female wizard's expression was stubborn and resolute.
Hearing her words, the rest of the people also showed a resolute look.
It was an expression that showed that they had already disregarded life and death. In their hearts, there was only the mission that needed to be completed.
Hearing their narration, Tony was suddenly filled with deep veneration.
At the same time, he was somewhat puzzled.
"Lord Aldos, since this is a mission issued by the Church, why didn't they send any reinforcements … Cough, where are the chosen ones?"
Hearing Tony's words, Aldos' expression was somewhat gloomy.
He sighed and said, "We hope that the Church can help us.
"We also hope to get help from the Church, but … due to the cover of those strange clouds in the sky, even if we worship the statue of Her Holiness the Goddess, the Church can't accurately pinpoint our location."
"Not only that, we can't take the initiative to contact the Church. We can only unilaterally receive news from the headquarters of the Church of Shamm …"
"So that's the case …"
Tony was enlightened.
Ados continued, "Don't worry.
"Fortunately, we have a small statue that has been blessed by the Goddess. With the statue, at least we can continue to receive news from the Church on our way forward.
"I'm guessing that if we get close enough to Dawn Fort, we might be able to contact the Church. At that time … we might be able to meet the Church's reinforcements."
"Statue?"
Hearing Aldos' words, Tony's eyes lit up.
He was now stuck at the gap of advancing to Black Iron. What he needed most now was to change his occupation. To change his occupation, he needed to go to the temple and pray to the statue of the Goddess. Although there was no Temple of Life here, if there was a statue that had been blessed, it might be possible!
Thinking of this, his expression turned solemn as he looked at Aldos.
"Lord Aldos, I … Can I borrow the statue of the Goddess that you're carrying?"
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