"When I break through to the point where I can summon the Armor of Dawn, I will cover the outside with the Armor of Dawn. By then, the power of the holy light will isolate everything, and the defense will be several times stronger! Tsk, tsk, tsk. I'm invincible just thinking about it. "
Vulture fantasized. He flicked the slime off his hand.
The clergy patrols were like mini humanoid tanks. Most low-level monsters were no longer a threat to them.
All of a sudden, the vulture seemed to hear something rustling in the wind.
"What's that?" He looked to the side.
In an instant, he was completely stunned.
On the outskirts of the Sacred City, in the ruins shrouded in black and gray mist.
At this time, a stream of black water with no end in sight was surging toward the defense zone with a huge tremor.
Vulture quickly glanced around. Everywhere he looked, there was a black line.
"What … What is this?!"
In the black mist, the surging black water was like a monster that could devour everything. It kept approaching and devouring everything it came into contact with.
Vulture quickly turned on his communicator and tried to send a message.
But it was too late.
The black water in front of him crossed a large distance at an exaggerated speed and crashed into him.
For a moment, everything in Vulture's eyes turned black.
He lost consciousness …
But at the last moment, he still used all of his strength to press the extremely dangerous button in the armor that belonged to the warning system.
Suddenly, a piercing alarm tore through the sky.
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…
Inside the Sanctum.
Tenko Kasumi came out of seclusion in a hurry. Sitting beside her were Margret, the new chancellor of Baine University, Cainphas, and the vice-chancellors, Cavendian and Madillan.
There were also a dozen other emissaries of the Sanctum.
Everyone's expression was solemn and tense.
"What's the situation now?"
Tenko Kasumi asked quickly.
"It's not looking good. In ten minutes, half of the defense zone has fallen. More than three thousand people are missing, drowned by the black tide. We couldn't find their bodies. Judging by the nature of the Black Tide, it won't be long before we have to face our colleagues. "
Margret was now the person in charge of the logistics department of the Sacred City of Henricqal, only under Adolf. She was also in charge of the logistics and medical department.
Therefore, she was the one who reported the specific casualties.
"Based on the samples collected, it has been determined that the black tide is a higher concentration version of the Blacktide fog. We discovered that this kind of tide has an extremely special characteristic. "
Cainphas, who was in charge of the Holy Sanctum's Scientific Research Department, spoke in a deep voice.
"It doesn't harm matter that has no consciousness. Its corrosion will only target any existence with consciousness. "
"Only against sentient beings?" Kasumi's expression turned cold.
"Yes. We've done dozens of experiments, but we can't be sure if it only has one characteristic, "Cainphas continued. "But from what we've discovered so far. I personally suggest that the Blacktide can be temporarily regarded as a similar disaster. "
"Well, what you mean is, if we can use pure mechanical creation to build self-propelled machines, we can avoid the erosion of the Blacktide and reduce casualties?" Adolf asked aloud.
"Theoretically, yes. I'm already arranging the test. "Cainphas nodded.
"His Majesty the Sage Emperor is currently in seclusion. In the face of such a disaster, I hope everyone can work together to protect the Sacred City, to protect our own home! "Kasumi did not say much else. She did not know how to command, so she could just hold her arm.
"Arrange the manpower now. The frontline has tested it, it can use a high concentration of Saint power to resist the erosion of the Black Tide. So we just need to combine it with the wall to block the impact, and then cover it with our personal high-intensity Saint power. Then we can perfectly withstand the attack. "
Cainphas quickly explained.
"That's why everyone split up. Let's control and defend our own areas first!"
Kasumi threw out the last sentence.
"Then, the meeting is adjourned. Let's move out! "
"Yes!"
All the higher-ups answered solemnly.
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…
At the same time, the Sanctum headquarters in Shermanton had also issued a similar order.
The endless black tide had surrounded the entire Sacred City, like a lone island in a black sea.
The existence of the ring-shaped wall had kept the Sacred City from being eroded.
But the large number of monsters in the tide could not be completely blocked by the wall.
Countless monsters of all kinds rushed out of the tide, up the wall, and began to fight with the clerics on guard.
The clerics wore heavy armor, and rampaged through the battlefield, completely crushing the weaker monsters.
But this was just the beginning. As the monsters leveled up, some stronger and larger monsters began to make their appearance.
The number of casualties also began to increase.
A giant monster with the upper body of a gorilla and the lower body of a spider swung its several-meter-long arms, smashing the approaching clerics away.
Its silent slaughter quickly attracted the attention of the stronger clerics.
* Hah! *
A spear wrapped in the radiance of Saint power came from afar, and pierced through its chest.
The giant monster did not even have time to react before its body exploded, and its three-meter-tall body turned into minced meat.
This kind of chaotic battle was happening everywhere.
The clerics were not afraid of death, and even if they were heavily injured, they were immediately covered by beams of holy light from behind, and their injuries were quickly healed. Then they continued to plunge into the slaughter.
Each of the clerics was like a killing machine. Ordinary monsters could not break through their defense, and the stronger ones would be quickly killed.
The Emissaries were stationed everywhere, and that was to play a suppressive role.
And just when the Sacred City was in a deadly battle.
An ordinary old man with a cane was quietly and slowly entering through a gap in the Sacred City without anyone noticing.
There were cleric guards stationed around him, but no one noticed him passing through.
"Fight, kill … stupid Holy Sanctum, this is just a futile effort to waste your strength against the Blacktide. You, who don't know anything, will only ruin everything in vain. Only I can save all this … "
The old man was the Sage King, who had been waiting for a long time.
He had already set up a spy. Now was the time to activate it.
So he came.
He slowly crossed the towering wall, landed lightly on the clean street, and looked at the countless ordinary people living in peace and contentment inside the soundproof magic circle.
He planned to go to the small mysterious realm first and find the Holy Emperor inside.
As long as he could get rid of him, he could turn into the Holy Emperor himself and take over everything.
"A mere pinnacle Palatinate wants to control everything and have such a huge amount of everything. I have to say, you are really too naive. "
The Sage King had a calm smile on his face as he slowly walked toward the Holy Sanctum.
He had mastered the essence of Saint power, and after combining it with all the Mandate of Heaven, he had surpassed the Palatinates, the priests, and all the strong men in history, reaching a new, indescribably terrifying realm.
So, he came.
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