Flames flowed across the land, and forests burned incessantly in the blazing flames of war. A terrible gap was opened in the ancient Great Wall, and the enemies of civilization poured out of the gap. The defenders of the civilized world were in disarray, retreating under the tidal wave of aberrations, retreating from the foot of the Great Wall to the forest barrier, and then from the forest barrier to the border of the kingdom. Beyond that were the towns and villages that were almost defenseless.
The rangers of the Kingdom of Kaolin and the Alliance Army sent by the Silver Empire were holding the line on these fronts. The original military defense line had been torn to pieces, and the battlefield communications were also in chaos. The mortal armies that still had the ability to fight were cut into various parts of the long war zone, fighting alone without help. They did not know where their allies were, if the defense line still stood, and if they were the only living people in this nightmare.
The garrison forces in many areas had already lost their morale. The soldiers fought numbly under almost frenzied circumstances, and the only reason was that the enemy they were facing did not allow them to retreat or surrender.
And it was under such circumstances that some of them noticed the unforgettable sight in the sky. It happened in the northern sky of the Kingdom of Kaolin. When the Stellaris Temple, shrouded in flames and smoke, slowly fell toward the horizon, almost half of the remaining army at the border could clearly see the light falling to the ground.
The Stellaris Temple had abandoned all subsystems, and did not consider returning or repairing them. The old and decaying power core squeezed out its last bit of magic, allowing the weapon systems that had long been on the verge of breaking down to shine in the sky for the last time. No longer cautious, no longer cautious, and no longer considered loss, every logic unit of the main control system was roaring, and the operating units in the mechanical cabin were roaring amidst the sparks and smoke. After thousands of years, the ancient sky fortress finally dominated the blue sky to its heart's content once again.
Bersetia sat quietly on the throne, surrounded by the pale golden throne. Countless pipes and cables flashed and burst under her feet and behind her. Her mind was in a slight trance as nerve signals from all over the Stellaris Temple swarmed into her mind noisily, which brought her far more pressure and pain than usual. But she suddenly smiled and whispered, "It's cheering."
Elaine Savannah stood beside the throne. The young handmaiden had already torn off her overlong skirt and tied up her long hair. She held a charging longsword in each hand as she looked indifferently at the dark land that was approaching in the projection. The rumbling around her was incessant, but she still heard Bersetia's soft words. After a brief pause, she smiled and bowed. "That's good."
Bersetia nodded gently and closed her eyes. In her darkened vision, a blurry shadow suddenly appeared. The shadow had the outline of an elf, but slimmer and taller than the Silver Elves of today. It stood there, and many hazy lines spread out around it. Those lines extended in the darkness and finally connected to Bersetia's back. It seemed to be saying something, but no sound came out. Bersetia, however, seemed to understand something. She smiled at it in the darkness and sincerely thanked it. "Thank you for your efforts over the years."
The shadow nodded and waved goodbye.
Unprecedented tremors and loud bangs came from all directions as the base structure of the Stellar Holy Temple hit the edge of the polluted and decayed earth. At that moment, the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked.
Like a floating mountain falling into the earth, the entire northern border of the Kingdom of Kaolin felt the earthquake. Even though the Holy Temple had decelerated to prevent damage to the sentry towers in the distance, the chain reaction caused by the crash would forever change the appearance of the land. At the same time of the crash, the middle and upper structure of the Stellar Holy Temple also disintegrated. Countless huge fragments fell apart in the shaking and fell in all directions to the plains, hills, and valleys around the impact point. Countless of the mutants that were pouring into the forest defense line from those areas could not escape and were reduced to dust in the blink of an eye. Even the monsters that were lucky enough to escape the crash zone were torn apart by the shockwave.
The entire battlefield seemed to have quieted down. The monsters suddenly lost the command signal from the wasteland, and the mortals were at a loss in shock.
In the northern border of the Kingdom of Kaolin, the human and Silver Elven rangers were gaping at the shattered forest defense line as they watched the floating fortress that was shrouded in flames and smoke crash into the ground. When the dust that covered the sky rose and the earth began to shake, some of the soldiers finally managed to react. A few human soldiers cried out in surprise, while the elves suddenly clenched their teeth, not a single one of them making a sound.
The ranger general Lomar took two steps towards the horizon. The fire and smoke in the distance burned his eyes, and the charged sword in his hand hummed.
A trace of silver light appeared in his blond hair, and behind him, the exhausted Silver Elves also took a step forward, their hair color quickly changing from gold to silver.
The human soldiers at the scene looked on in shock, and then they saw the ranger general suddenly raised the blade in his hand and pointed it at the mutant army in the distance. A terrifying roar burst out from the usually gentle elf's throat. It was the ancient elven war cry that had not appeared on this land for thousands of years, but thousands of years ago, every creature in the wasteland and the dense forest trembled in fear.
"Slaughter!!"
Countless similar war cries rang throughout the forest, and the entire defense line was instantly ignited by a towering rage. "Slaughter!!"
…
In the Courtyard of Disobedience shrouded in darkness, the golden oak tree in the middle of the open space seemed to be suddenly blown by an invisible gust of wind. In a series of swaying and rubbing sounds, countless golden leaves fell from the canopy, setting off a rain of leaves in the vast courtyard. A sacred giant deer, who was lying quietly under the oak tree with its eyes closed, suddenly opened its eyes, got up, and looked in a certain direction in the endless darkness.
The next second, another figure shrouded in dark purple mist appeared out of thin air beside the sacred giant white deer. Her eyes were filled with lavender lightning as if she could see through the vast space and see the great changes that were happening in the world.
Amoun's voice came from the side. "Mirmina, you feel it, don't you?"
"Yes, I feel it. Such a huge wave, the roar that permeates the entire mortal world. Even without the medium of 'believers', I can see it clearly," Mirmina said in a low voice. "The magic barrier has been severely damaged. Although it has been repaired now, it is not fully repaired. Those chaotic things are spreading to the civilized world …"
Amoun did not say a word. He just stared in a certain direction in the darkness. The light around him began to flicker, and a powerful energy field rippled around him. This obvious change finally alerted Mirmina. The former Goddess of Magic stared at her 'roommate' with her eyes wide open. "Wait, Old Deer, what are you going to do?"
"I have to go … I have to go …" Ah Mo 'en's voice was low, and he kept knocking the rock under his feet with his forelegs. The giant rock that was made of the unknown material of the Realm of Looming Shadow and the alloy fragments of the Voyager was even cracking under his strength. "The situation over there is not good. I see … I see a sea of fire flowing in the darkness. A cluster of shining light is falling. I have to go and help them …"
"Sit down!" Myrmina's eyes widened as she stepped forward and held Amoen's head violently. But she did not succeed even after trying for a long time. She could only let go of her hand and continue to glare at Amoen fiercely. Do you know what you are doing? Do you know how much you have to pay to cut off the connection with the mortal believers? Even if you don't think for yourself, you should think for them. If you help now, what about the future? Let them commemorate this' arrival 'and' miracle '? By then, not only will you be pulled back, the future of those elves will be over too! "
Amoun shook his head hard. He had never heard Mirmina speak so loudly. Her voice was full of anger and uncontrollable energy impact, and his mind was buzzing. But after a moment, he looked up and stared into Mirmina's eyes. "I have to go. Not as the God of Nature, but as' Amoun '."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mirmina glared at him, and dazzling lightning began to appear in her hands. "No, your brain is damaged. I have to calm you down …"
"I'm calm. I know what I'm doing, and I know what the consequences may be. But I have a reason." Amoun's eyes swept across the lightning in Mirmina's hands. His voice was calmer and more determined than before. "Not all help from the higher powers is a 'miracle'. If I'm just a mortal, can't I help them? And I don't have to show up in front of them. I can just quietly help from the side, and I can leave quickly … "
He paused slightly, shook his head and said, "You also know the law behind the operation of the gods. The key is not what I do, but what they think I do, what they think they can do. The reverence for the gods has faded in their hearts for thousands of years, and as long as I'm careful, this will not be regarded as a 'miracle'. Maybe …"
"Maybe, just something incredible happened, just a powerful beast … rushed out of the forest … There are all kinds of things in the forest, and they can slowly explain. The key is now, they need …"
"… Why are you explaining to me in such detail?" Mirmina suddenly interrupted him. The lightning in the hands of the Goddess of Magic had dissipated, and her voice was calm. She just quietly looked into Amoun's eyes and said slowly in a low voice, "It's fine as long as you're clear-headed. I'm not your guardian, I'm just staying with you."
This time, it was Amoun who was shocked. "You're … not going to stop me?"
"I can't stop you, I can only persuade you. But now I find that I can't persuade you." Mirmina looked down. "To be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that I 'starved' myself so hard to get rid of the divine throne that I haven't recovered from, I really want to stop you here by force …"
She shook her head and looked at the holy giant deer in front of her with a particularly serious expression. "I only want to confirm one thing — can you really do what you say? When you see their blood flowing everywhere, when you see them retreating, when you see them crying for help in the fire, can you really guarantee that you're just a 'mortal Amoun'?
"You have to stay out of their sight, then what you can do is very limited, and once you cross the line … you can only be doomed eternally."
Amoun and Mirmina looked at each other calmly. After a long time, he nodded gently and stepped into the deep darkness outside the Courtyard of Disobedience.
His figure disappeared into the depths of the chaos.
"… You really do know the way out." Mirmina looked at the direction where Amoun disappeared for a long time before slowly retracting her gaze. She then looked at the flashing magical devices around her, and after a moment of contemplation, she sighed helplessly. "Alright … Let me think about how to explain this to them … But they are probably in a terrible fix …"
…
The Highest Government Hall was brightly lit. Information from various channels was constantly being gathered in front of Heidi and Gawain. Hurried footsteps and nervous conversations echoed in the corridors, while orderly orders were being distributed and passed on one order after another. They became the instructions that activated the operation of the enormous machine that was the Imperium, and also the source of many people's confidence.
The edge of the civilized world was facing an unprecedented challenge, but the highest control mechanism of the Empire was still operating in an orderly manner. As long as the lights in the Supreme Government Hall and Cecil Palace were not extinguished, the situation was still in the hands of the mortals. At least in the hearts of the people of Cecil, the world should operate that way.
After throwing the latest intelligence back on the table, Gwen gently rubbed his forehead. His face was very serious, but not very gloomy.
The shocking upheaval at the frontline was immediately transmitted back to the imperial capital at the northern foot of the Gloom Mountain Range. Not long after that, information about Typhon, the Silver Empire, and other places were sent in from afar. And from these reports, the outline outlined a situation that made everyone feel suffocated.
The Great Wall "malfunctioned" for unknown reasons, the sentry towers stopped operating, and a large number of holes appeared in the barrier around the wasteland, and the army of aberrations swarmed out. In the process, there was a clear trend of discipline. The frontline hastily met the enemy, Typhon's defense line was tight, the Silver Empire and Augulay's tribal nation were cut off, and then the sentry tower 98 was completely destroyed. Sorin's roots, which were slowly spreading into the wasteland in a lurking state, had to be exposed in advance and transformed into the "Greenwood Defense Line" …
Gwen knew that there would be some accidents in this "counterattack on the wasteland", and things would not go as smoothly as everyone imagined.
But to be honest, the scale of the "accident" in front of him was a little too big.
But fortunately, he was a double sufferer of "insufficient firepower" and "persecutory OCD" in his bones. Even if it was "unnecessary", he had been desperately piling up "backup plans" in the wasteland.
After all … since the day he opened the coffin, he had suspected that the wall would be finished, and now it looked like it was really finished.
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