The fine golden lines in the sky finally connected with the vast horizon. Pieces of the moon fell to the ground one after another. Not only in the Bankle region, not only in the Cruz Empire, but also in every corner of the Wohnde. Disaster struck at the same time.
The burning debris flew over the forest, and the forest immediately turned into a sea of fire. The natives of the forest, such as deer, badgers, bears, and other wild animals, fled in panic.
The residents of the town could only watch helplessly as the rats ran into the streets in groups, as if they had gone mad. The dogs were barking wildly, and the stray cats and domestic cats all climbed onto the roofs, letting out strange cries like they were in heat.
A beam of golden light streaked across the sky and fell into the horizon. Bang! A spot of light lit up in the distance, and a moment later, two, three spots of light shone densely together.
The shockwave arrived a few seconds later, and the place close to the point of impact vaporized. Anything made of wood, including trees, instantly caught fire. Within a few seconds, everything was completely oxidized and turned into charcoal. Humans and livestock were directly turned into dust. The high temperature licked the ground, and the quartz in the sand immediately crystallized into shining glass.
In a place a little further away, the airflow turned into a hurricane and swept through the town, rolling up all the odds and ends. The white iron signboards clanged desperately, and the streets were filled with the screams, shouts, cries, and the sounds of bottles and jars breaking. People saw the airflow rolling up smoke and dust several miles high. Lakes and rivers were sucked into the sky by the hurricane, and then fell back down. Dead fish splashed on the roofs.
In some places, when the burning debris swept across the sky, thousands of miles of swamps and lakes were evaporated. The hot air rapidly rose, and then fell down as torrential rain and hail. The temperature of the ground rapidly dropped, and in the blink of an eye, it was covered in ice and snow. A blizzard whistled as it attacked.
In Luo Keqi, the Cult of the Black Flame even came out to celebrate. But soon, the local garrison was alerted, and the two sides fought fiercely until rivers of blood flowed.
The largest meteorite flew over the heads of both sides, and the high temperature ignited everything that could be ignited. Even the metal turned into liquid and fell to the ground, and then solidified again. The robes of the Cult of the Black Flame were mostly made of linen, so the ignition point was even lower.
Balls of fire rolled on the ground, wailing, or ran all over the street. The water wells had long evaporated, and even the whole street looked like a scorched hell.
The destructive shockwave took away everything in an instant. The meteor crashed into the border of Broken Sword Mountain Range, and the explosion triggered a terrible geological disaster — a volcanic eruption followed by an earthquake. The ground sank, and the mountains and rivers moved. Everything within a radius of thousands of miles was turned into ruins. Villages, towns, humans, and livestock were all buried.
Half an hour later, a brand new rift valley appeared on the map. It spanned hundreds of miles and even caused the Sublime Inland Sea to flow backwards, forming a future lake.
The Rock Keqi Province had completely disappeared from the Empire's map, along with the 1.3 million people living there.
But in Erouine, it was a different story.
Freya, who was awakened by a nightmare, heard the screams in the yard outside. She put on her clothes and opened the window. It was one or two o 'clock in the morning, but the sky was shining with a fiery red light.
Bright spots of light pierced through the clouds, falling towards Menta, Radner, and the Arreck Highlands in the north, or Karsuk, Grinoires, and Viero in the east.
A large flare was splitting the clouds overhead. The golden-red clouds were like flowing oil, cut in half by a blazing hot knife. The flare extended in a radial direction, heading straight for the Black Forest in the south of Abies.
As it swept past the Grahar Ridge, sparks of fire appeared on the mountain. The servants ran around the yard like headless flies, shouting and yelling. The maidservants were carrying basins to fetch water because the stable was on fire.
Freya frowned as she stood by the window, shouting, "Bring my horse out, I'm going to see the princess in Valhalla. The rest of you, organize people to put out the fire. The rest of you, open the cellar. Let the women and children hide underground."
Just as she finished speaking, a strange scene appeared.
Amidst the mountains of Chablis, above a lake surrounded by a tranquil forest, a pillar of light rose from the center of the lake and shot into the sky. Then, south of Trentheim, in the direction of the Loop of Trade Winds, a second pillar of light rose.
Near Braggs, in the valley where the Saint's Legacy was, a third pillar of light rose. Then, a pillar of light rose from Seifer, Grey Mountain, Corvado, Radner, and Lantonilan.
Eight pillars of light shone in the night sky, supporting the sky above Erouine.
A moment later, a series of dense flashes exploded above the clouds, and the falling debris seemed to have crashed into an invisible barrier.
In the sky above Coldwood Castle, a golden ring of flame was spreading out. The sky was rumbling, and the falling meteorites were being torn apart.
Then, a series of even denser explosions sounded, and the clouds seemed to have been ignited. Strong winds blew down from the sky, and the sound of tiles falling off could be heard from the castle. The Black Pine Forest in the surroundings was like a wheat field in autumn, falling to the ground.
The servants were stunned by the miraculous scene in the night sky. Freya was also speechless for a long time. She ordered the servants to bring her horse out, closed the window, and returned to the house.
Sue opened the door and walked in.
She had folded her military uniform in her hands. Freya looked at her gratefully and took the clothes from her hands. She changed out of her nightgown and said, "Thank you, Sue."
Sue went behind her and used her hands to lift up the Goddess of War's long hair, carefully braiding it. This was a trivial action, but Sue's hands were extremely nimble. When she braided the hair behind Freya's ears, she stopped.
Freya felt her actions and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Will we die, Miss Freya?"
"Everyone will die. Nobles, generals, ministers, merchants, and servants, there will be a day when they cannot escape the judgment of time."
"My father once said that after a person dies, they will gradually lose themselves. Their names will gradually fade from the memories of their loved ones, and in the end, they will completely disappear from this world. I had many relatives when I was young, but they all died. I don't even remember the names of most of them … … Miss Freya, if I die one day, will you remember me? "
Freya turned around and looked at this Retto's daughter. "Why do you think that?" She then thought of something, "Is it because of the undead invasion?"
"Recently, I have often dreamed of me and my father escaping from Fortress Riedon."
"That was indeed a terrifying experience, but thank you for saving me, Sue."
Sue stared blankly without saying anything.
After a long silence, she finally said, "I like you, Miss Freya."
"I also like you, Sue. Haven't we been friends for a long time?" Freya smiled faintly, but she immediately became silent again. She thought of the scene in the nightmare and felt extremely worried.
Sue continued to braid her hair silently.
"Sue, you braid my hair so well. I'm almost used to having you by my side." Freya suddenly thought of her aunt's family.
"Yes."
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Half an hour ago, the first meteorite finally hit Lushta, the thousand-year-old capital.
The debris carried a long tail of flames and high temperature as it spun and fell outside the city, completely evaporating a nearby river. Then, the resulting shockwave hit Lushta's White Wall that was more than ten miles away.
After a thousand years, Eroma's protection once again protected the city. A bright halo lit up on the white wall, blocking nearly two-thirds of the impact. The remaining shockwave scattered into the city, directly turning half of the southern part of the city into a barren land.
The three canals in the city immediately boiled and evaporated, hot steam rising into the sky. Great flames were ignited everywhere, producing roiling smoke that mixed with the water vapor, enveloping the skies above the entire outer city.
In the shoemaker district, next to the Dud River, between the sixteen and nineteen oaks, there was a seafood store called Hippede. The owner of the store was a country bumpkin named Hill, a title that mixed with the pride of the imperial capital's people. He mainly dealt with the transportation and management of seafood between the sublime inland sea and the imperial capital. Because he monopolized the business of the nobles, he was rather famous.
When the disaster happened, this famous old store was like most of the stores on this street, turned into a sea of flames. Under creaking sounds, it collapsed with a loud rumble. Fortunately, the store owner went to the White Maple Forest for a vacation that night, luckily escaping this disaster.
The fire burned for a few minutes. The stone door of the nearby cellar was pushed open by a small gray hand. A little boy crawled out from inside. When he landed on the ground, he couldn't help but jump up from the heat.
Behind him, a tall young man crawled out, followed by a girl with thick eyebrows.
The three of them took out pots and pans and other utensils from the cellar, hurriedly ran to the nearby Dud River to fill them with water, and then started to put out the fire. After the fire was put out, they hurriedly turned over the burning bricks and wood, and took out all kinds of seafood that were mostly cooked and roasted from the ruins of the seafood store.
These seafood were filled to the brim with a few wooden boxes, and then they crawled back into the cellar with the boxes.
At the moment, there were seven or eight people sitting in the cellar, both men and women. One of them was wearing a black robe of the Secret Society. He was a young man with curly hair and sweaty forehead. The thick hood of his robe was pulled down.
When the girl with thick eyebrows climbed down the ladder, he was still loudly preaching to the others, "Lady Eroma has arrived. The flames of vengeance will surely evolve everything."
The girl with thick eyebrows stood on the side with a box in her arms, listening to the speech with great interest.
Behind him was the tall young man. When he came down, he glared at the young man and said, "Shut up."
"How can you tell me to shut up?" The young man said angrily. "Are you the queen's lackey?"
"Old Granny is a believer of the Holy Cathedral of Fire. She has been a devout believer of Lady Martha for eighty years. If you say such nonsense in front of her again, do you think I won't throw you out?" The tall man said calmly. "Don't forget who took you in."
"We're just staying here temporarily." Someone said unhappily.
"Then you're going out now?"
The person who spoke immediately fell silent. They did not come in to avoid the meteorites, but were chased in by the wolves summoned by Ko Hua. They did not expect to survive. Old Granny Oggis was usually regarded as an enemy by them because of her devout belief in the Holy Cathedral. But when they were first let in to take refuge, this old woman in her eighties, who had long been blind, did not say anything unnecessary. She only asked her grandson to open the cellar door.
Everyone knew that this old woman's son had also died in the war in the south not long ago, and she and her grandson depended on each other. The owner of the seafood store pitied them and let them stay in the cellar for free. And being at the bottom of society in this era, it was impossible for them to be picky about their living conditions.
The little boy was the last to climb down. Looking at so many people in the cellar with his mouth closed, he seemed a little shy. He silently walked to his grandmother's side. The latter smiled and patted him on the back. "Go get everyone some water."
"There's not much water left, Old Granny Oggis. The river outside is almost dry." The tall man frowned.
"We have to drink water. There's always a way. Go, everyone's mouths are dry." The old woman's pair of turbid eyes stared straight at the air in front of her as if there was something there. Her wrinkled face smiled slightly as she replied.
The tall man did not say anything. He was old Heathcliff's apprentice, and the girl with the thick eyebrows was the daughter of the owner of the seafood store. The two of them actually had nothing to do with the old granny.
The water was stored in a dried mud vat, and it was only a third full. The little boy stood on his tiptoes and scooped up a ladle for each of them. The tall man saw that the boy was struggling and walked over to take the wooden ladle. He poured half of the water in the ladle and handed it to the Secret Society clergyman.
The latter glared at him but did not dare to do anything. He silently took the ladle and drank.
Everyone was silent as they drank the water in silence.
When Hipamira opened her eyes, this was the scene she saw.
"You're awake?" The girl with the thick eyebrows kept staring at Hipamira.
In fact, it was hard not to notice such a delicate person. She had a head of beautiful golden curly hair, skin as white as porcelain, lips as red as cherries, and a sharp nose dotted with faint freckles. She was playful and cute.
She saw Hipamira blink her eyes and open them slightly. Her eyes were drowsy, and her long eyelashes were as thick and neat as brushes. She could not help but marvel at Hipamira's beauty.
'Heavens, how can there be such a beautiful person? She must be the daughter of one of the nobles in the inner city.'
The girl with the thick eyebrows thought to herself.
"What is this place?" Hipamira was in a daze and asked weakly. Fortunately, she at least remembered what happened before she fainted. She was injured while escaping from the pursuit of the Dragon Queen Gwendolyn, but she did not know why she had suddenly abandoned her.
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