In just a few minutes, Leng 'Er's overall stats had increased by more than 10 times, and her Magic Attribute was now comparable to Xi Ling's. All of her skills had been greatly upgraded, and she had even unlocked a few powerful Darkness Skills. Ling Chen would never have thought of these changes before he had come here. This made him realise that Leng 'Er had some sort of special connection with this Underworld Blood Lake. At the very least, it was as she had sensed; she had been here before and seemed to be very familiar with this place.
After a long period of silence, Leng 'Er still showed no signs of coming out of the blood lake. Just as Ling Chen was about to continue searching for the Lunar Scourge's Orb, a thunderous voice suddenly sounded out in Ling Chen's ears.
"Who dares to trespass into the Underworld Blood Lake?!"
The Underworld Blood Lake suddenly started to churn, and blood-red ripples appeared on the calm surface of the lake. The surrounding dark ground slightly trembled, and even the entire space seemed to tremble from this thunderous voice. Ling Chen's eardrums felt as if they had been shattered, and his mind was ringing. He even felt quite dizzy from this terrifying voice.
Ling Chen quickly turned around, preparing to move to a safe area … but suddenly, just as he was about to move, his body froze in place, a look of shock appearing in his eyes … because every part of his body was locked down by an invisible and irresistible force. No matter how much strength he used, he was unable to move a single part of his body.
In front of him, an orb of black light descended from the sky, revealing a tall and majestic figure. It was a person who was at least 2 metres tall and had thick limbs. He wore a jet-black robe, and his exposed muscles were bulging, seeming to contain explosive power. His skin was pale with a tinge of green, and his face was ferocious like that of a monster. His eyes were jet-black, and there was no white in them. What was most eye-catching was that there was a jet-black crescent moon mark on his forehead that gave off a faint black light.
The instant he appeared, everything in this space seemed to freeze, and a terrifying feeling of suffocation made Ling Chen's chest feel as if it was going to explode. He looked at the Undead Giant in front of him in shock. The name that even the three Goddesses of the Moon Deities were deeply afraid of flashed through his mind. It was also the name that he did not want to come into contact with the most during this trip to the underworld …
Hades King!
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Ling Tian City.
As soon as Xuanyuan Dia Wu logged on, she immediately went to the Meeting Hall at the centre of the Administrative Region. She found that all of the Elders of Ling Tian City apart from Ling Chen were present, and she hurriedly asked, "Could something big have happened?"
"Yes! It's a very bad thing … The situation might even be more dangerous than the siege battle before the construction of Ling Tian City. " Li Xiao Xue furrowed her brows as she spoke. Everyone else's expressions were solemn as well. Deep worry and anger could be seen between their brows.
"Just what happened?" Looking at everyone's expressions, Xuanyuan Dia Wu had a bad feeling.
Yun Meng Xin sighed as she slowly replied, "Even though we expected it, they came too quickly … around 9 AM this morning, a teleportation channel appeared 30 kilometres west of the city, and a large number of the Forgotten City's soldiers appeared. The lowest level of the soldiers was at least LV70, and at least half of them were LV80 or above, and some were even LV90 or above. An hour after the teleportation channel appeared, at least 50,000 soldiers gathered. Afterwards, there were even Silver Corps and Gold Corps, as well as incredibly powerful Commanders … at 12 AM, the Forgotten City's Emperor walked out from the teleportation channel and personally came!
"At noon, there were more than 100,000 soldiers in the Forgotten City, and they are still increasing."
"Could it be …" A cold killing intent appeared on Xuanyuan Dia Wu's beautiful face.
"Even though they haven't done anything within 30 kilometres of the city, the situation is incredibly clear. Our Ling Tian City's momentum is too great, and we are suppressing the Forgotten City in all aspects, causing the Forgotten City's population to plummet. At the same time, the Forgotten City's reputation as a Royal City has been completely destroyed. Before, the Forgotten City could no longer hold themselves back, and the Forgotten Emperor even personally came to pressure us. Even though he was rebuffed, he has already threatened Ling Tian City. " Li Xiao Xue looked towards the western gate as she said in a low voice, "However, the person he threatened that day was Ling Tian. With Ling Tian's personality, threats will only have the opposite effect, and Ling Tian City did not restrain itself under Ling Tian's orders … this time, the Forgotten City finally couldn't hold themselves back anymore."
"It can only be said that greed and jealousy are the scariest sins," Yun Meng Xin said worriedly.
"But aren't there rules that prevent NPCs from attacking players and player cities for no reason? Won't they be punished by the system for doing this? "Xiao Qi said as she clenched her fists.
"Of course not, but that's the Forgotten Emperor," Li Xiao Xue said as she frowned. "He's the Emperor of the Forgotten Continent's human world, and he has the power to change the rules. Moreover, with his status and power, he can easily accuse our Ling Tian City of crimes … such as illegally building a city, or that Ling Tian City's development has harmed many of the Forgotten Continent's residents. He can use his power to find many NPCs who can act as' witnesses', or say that we've disrupted the order and rules of the Forgotten Continent's human world and player world. "
Xiao Qi opened her mouth as she angrily said, "How can they do this? Our Ling Tian City's development is all because of our own hard work, and we haven't broken any rules or done anything evil. Instead, we've given players and NPCs a higher standard of living, so what reason do they have to attack us? That's right, isn't there a Moon Deities Commissioner who manages the order and rules? Won't she take care of this? "
"Qi Qi, aren't you being too naive?" Xiao Qiu Feng shook his head as he said with a cold expression, "The Forgotten Continent's Moon Deities Commissioner can't possibly know everything that's happening in the Forgotten Continent. When the dust settles and she finds out, one is the Forgotten Continent's Royal City, while the other is a player city. Even if she knows who's right and who's wrong, do you think she'll punish the Forgotten Continent severely? "
The atmosphere in the Meeting Hall became incredibly tense, and everyone frowned. This was because the danger that Ling Tian City was facing was simply too great, and it was many times greater than before. This was because the ones attacking Ling Tian City were not players, but NPCs from the Forgotten Continent! What's more, they were personally led by the Forgotten Emperor, and they were attacking from the Forgotten Continent's Royal City! Their strength was on a completely different level to that of players, and it was impossible for players to defend against them.
Currently, there were more than 50 large guilds with more than 100,000 players in the new city, and including the small and medium-sized guilds, there were more than 20 million players. As Ling Tian City quickly expanded, this number would greatly increase. However, putting aside the fact that they could only control less than half of these 20 million players, even if they could control all of them, they would not be able to stop the Forgotten City's army of 100,000 players. This was because even the weakest of these soldiers was a powerful Boss to players, and the powerful commanders could cause large-scale destruction with a wave of their hands … it would be incredibly easy for them to insta-kill tens of thousands of players. Facing off against the elite soldiers of the Forgotten Continent's Royal City would be like throwing an egg against a boulder; they would not be able to withstand a single blow.
"Everyone, don't be too pessimistic. I think that even the Forgotten Emperor would not be willing to attack Ling Tian City unless he had no other choice. After all, if he did that, he would be punished by the Moon Deities Representatives. Their team has been here for so long, but they still haven't taken any action. Their intentions are clear. They are pressuring us, forcing us to negotiate, and then signing some extremely unfair treaties. "Li Xiao Xue's gaze swept across everyone in the hall as she calmly said. There was only one person missing from Ling Tian City's leaders, and that was Ling Tian. However, facing the Forgotten City's crisis, even if he was here, he would not be able to resolve anything. After all, if this battle really unfolded, the process and outcome would not be something that players could interfere with.
"If …" Li Xiao Xue lightly breathed in as she said seriously, "I'm saying if our negotiations with the Forgotten Emperor fail, Chief Greenwood, Ling Tian City will have to rely on your power to protect it."
It was impossible for players to fight against NPCs. If they really fought, they could only rely on the powerful strength of the elves … However, the enemy had at least a hundred thousand strong city guards and an unknown number of top-tier experts. Although the elves were all born with mystical powers, there were only two thousand of them in total. This was a massive disadvantage that even if they were much stronger, it would be very difficult to make up for.
"If it really comes to that, even if we have to slaughter all living creatures, we won't allow Ling Tian City to be destroyed!" Greenwood's expression was grim, his gaze as sharp as a sword. As a Fairy who loved peace and hated war and killing, for him to say such words showed how furious he was towards the Forgotten City's actions.
"Why is it like this?! We're just using our own hands and sweat to build our home; why are they attacking us?! " Chief Dilo was incredibly emotional as his eyes became bloodshot. His voice was filled with grief and confusion, "They're also humans, so why are their hearts like demons?!"
Li Xiao Xue closed her eyes as she said in a low voice, "Not all humans are like this. We can only blame ourselves for encountering a human Emperor with a powerful Mark of Sin. "
"Ding …"
Li Xiao Xue's communication device sounded out. She listened for a while, and her expression became serious as she hung up, saying, "They're already heading towards the west … it's time for us to meet them. When we get there, no matter what they say or do, we need to control our emotions. Meng Xin and I will deal with them. "
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