The sound of the zither came out of nowhere, bringing with it a sense of leisure. Moreover, the sound of the zither was very clear, as if the zither player was nearby.
Greya looked around and didn't see the musician. She didn't care though since she didn't know how to play musical instruments, nor did she care about music. She assumed it was just a minstrel trying to impress others.
Greya turned around and flew out of the city.
However, before long, the melody suddenly changed. It changed from a peaceful melody to a gloomy one. The melody was getting weirder and weirder. It went from a peaceful melody to a creepy one.
It was as if the sound of the zither itself was first raised and then lowered, from the spring snow to the lowly.
In the end, the melody kept going up and down like the accompaniment of the Undead Theater's Bel Canto singing in the middle of the night.
It was creepy and creepy. Just listening to it gave Greya goosebumps. Moreover, it kept lingering in his ears, unable to be dismissed.
Greya was taken aback for a second by the sudden change of events.
"Who's playing the piano? It's broad daylight and it's so spooky. "" Why do I feel a chill down my spine? "" If there were a chorus of female voices, it would be even scarier. "The pedestrians on the street also frowned, showing disgust and suspicion.
Just as everyone was beginning to criticize the zither music, a strange voice with a cadence entered everyone's ears.
"Croak! Praise the Queen! Praise Shava! Praise the moonlight! Croak! Damn it! There's no moonlight here! What a filthy and foolish idea to escape the glare of the moon. "
"Don't worry. This place will be clean soon."
Following this sentence, everyone felt their vision darken.
Greya looked up and saw a black vortex slowly spinning in the center of the Eternal Brilliance Magic Array above Sleepless City like the eye of a typhoon.
Endless darkness crawled out of the vortex. The darkness seemed to possess intelligence as it spread along the dome of the Brilliance of Eternal Day.
In the blink of an eye, the darkness had completely enveloped the Eternal Brilliance Magic Array.
Sleepless City was divided into an inner city and an outer city. Just like Floating Mech City, the inner city was located on the opposite side of Floating Mech City, where the official wizard organization was located. The outer city was located on the front side of Floating Mech City, where all kinds of shops were located.
The Eternal Brilliance Magic Array covered the outer city.
The outer city, which was hundreds of kilometers wide, was turned into darkness in the blink of an eye. Night and day were reversed in an instant.
Not long after the outer city was shrouded in darkness, a few figures flew out from the inner city. They hovered above the dark dome of the outer city and looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.
Behind these silhouettes were official Magi. Since they could react in time, they were probably the most powerful people in Sleepless City.
"What's going on? Does anyone know what's going on?" The one who spoke was a middle-aged man in a white robe embroidered with gold. He was tall and sturdy, had a square face, and looked very righteous. Light brown stubble covered his chin.
He was one of the three pillars of Sleepless City, the Radiant Douglas!
"Mister Douglas, I sensed a huge spatial energy fluctuation just now. When I came out to check, I saw that the outer city has been turned into darkness." It was a masked man in a purple robe, who was in charge of the security of the outer city. He was also the first wizard to notice the problem.
"Is someone attacking Sleepless City?"
"But who would do that without any warning?"
"Is it the people from Edge of Night? Don't they like to go against us? We have a Perpetual Daylight City, and they have a Perpetual Night Mountain. This thick darkness might be their doing. "
"But even if Edge of Night wants to attack us, they wouldn't do it from the outer city."
Douglas frowned. There was too much noise in his ears. He scolded, "Enough. What's the point of arguing now? The outer city is protected by the headquarters of all major wizard organizations. We can't let anything happen to it. Otherwise, Sleepless City will suffer great damage. We need to figure out where the darkness came from, what it means, and whether the people inside are safe. "
After Douglas finished speaking, everyone stopped arguing and looked at him.
"Let's see what's hidden in the darkness." Douglas focused his mind, and a huge light source as bright as the sun appeared above his head.
The light source slowly shone into the outer city, which was covered by the dark dome.
It was a simple amalgamation of the Light spell, which did not have any negative effects. At most, it would cause a certain amount of damage to the eyes of mortals, but it would not affect the supernatural.
That was why Douglas dared to use it on the outer city. He was not afraid that someone would fall for it.
However, when the light source shone into the dome, something strange happened.
The darkness did not allow any light to pass through. It was dark and deep, and it seemed to absorb all the light. When the light source melted into the darkness, it was like pure water falling into filth. Soon, it was assimilated.
"Something's wrong with this darkness!"
Almost everyone could see this, and Douglas's heart began to tense up. The outer city of Sleepless City was the headquarters of all major wizard organizations. They could not afford to let anything happen to it.
While everyone was discussing, some Magi stepped into the darkness.
However, after a while, they still could not get out. Some sorcerers even used magic pets or magic puppets to enter the darkness and share their vision to observe the situation in the darkness.
However, it did not work. No matter if it was an alchemy pet, magic puppet, or magic servant, as long as they entered the darkness, their information link would be completely blocked.
They could only vaguely sense whether they were alive or not.
"I'm going to check it out. You guys get the others ready to evacuate." Douglas made the decision to enter the darkness.
"Mr. Douglas, this is not a good idea. We don't know what's going on in the darkness. If you go in recklessly, you might get into trouble. "
"Don't worry. I know what to do. I'll know whether it's dangerous or not. "
After saying that, a glowing armor appeared on Douglas's body. Like a meteor, he plunged into the dark dome with a beam of light.
Not long after Douglas entered the outer city, many figures rushed out of the inner city.
Even many of the Magi who were in seclusion were shocked by this sudden incident. Among all the wizards who came out of seclusion, there was one who attracted the most attention. It was an old man with wrinkled skin. He wore a long black robe and had a long white beard that almost reached his chest.
"Mister Qetesh, Mister Douglas —" The purple-robed man wanted to report the situation.
Qetesh waved a hand and stopped him. "I already know. You don't need to tell me."
Qetesh looked at the dark dome in the distance. His expression was very strange. His eyes were filled with shock, but there was also a hint of joy.
"Is this … the aura of the Nightmare Realm?" Qetesh looked both scared and greedy. "Is there a passage to the Nightmare Realm here?"
Qetesh had entered the Nightmare Realm before, so he was very sensitive to the aura of the realm. Not long ago, he tried to buy Travel in Dreamland in an auction in Floating Mech City. Although Travel in Dreamland was bought by Sunders in the end, he never hid his desire for the Nightmare Realm.
If there was a passage to the Nightmare Realm here, it would be a great opportunity for him.
However, such opportunities came with great risks. Qetesh trembled when he recalled his experience in the Nightmare Realm.
Qetesh's white beard swayed in the wind. His eyes were filled with hesitation.
Should he go in or not?
As Qetesh hesitated, several space rifts suddenly appeared around him.
"It's a plane passageway!" "Someone's coming out! It's Mister Douglas! "
Douglas walked out of the plane passageway in front of everyone's shocked eyes. He looked like he was in a mess. At the same time, there were several Magi with wounds on their bodies following behind him.
"Mister Douglas, what's going on inside?"
Seeing Douglas appear, everyone immediately surrounded him. They also recognized the wizards behind Douglas. Most of them were members of other organizations who were stationed in Sleepless City.
They all had strange expressions on their faces. Some of them even wanted to go back into the darkness.
"I don't know what happened, but the outer city was completely locked down. We had to gather the power of all the wizards to open the plane passageway."
"However, I can sense a familiar aura from within …"
Everyone asked, and Douglas was silent for a long time before he said, "Mysterious."
…
Back in Greya's vision, she was already on high alert when the darkness spread. She wanted to leave the range of the Eternal Brilliance of Day, but she was still a step too slow.
When the darkness completely covered the outer city, Greya realized that no matter how hard she tried, she would always end up back in the city. It was as if the darkness had created its own world.
Greya had no choice but to go back and see if she could use the teleportation portal.
While complaining about his bad luck, he decided to go back to Floating Mech City, teleport to Edge of Night, and teleport to Brute Cavern from there.
On her way back, Greya noticed that the music was getting louder and louder. She also felt an evil desire rising from the bottom of her heart.
"Evil Desire?" Greya frowned and tried to suppress the desire.
In the end, he had to rely on the soul of a truth-finder wizard to suppress the desire in his heart. However, it was impossible for him to completely get rid of it.
"Only a truth-finder wizard can resist this kind of evil desire. Maybe it's a follower of Ominous Play? "
Ominous Play was an Abyss Demon, also known as the Evil Desire Demon, who enjoyed toying with people's desires.
The sudden darkness didn't affect Greya too much. However, the evil desire stirred up by the music made her uneasy.
She ignored the others who were affected by the evil desire and quickly approached the teleportation portal.
When she arrived, she did not see the portal. Instead, she saw a pile of ruins.
There was also a fiery-red fox standing on two feet above the ruins.
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