The shockwave from the explosion tore the silent plain apart. The rotten or twisted matter was indiscriminately annihilated into dust by the explosion, and the Festered that were running across the land were also reduced to ashes.
At the center of the explosion, smoke and dust formed a vortex and gradually dissipated. Hao Ren walked out of the vortex, his body emitting rising heat. The Steel Membrane Shield on his body was glowing, and the halo produced by the clash of Order and Chaos spread out a few meters around him.
In fact, he did not need sacred objects such as the Amulet of Order to walk in the Chaos and even create a large-scale environment of Order. Because he was the sacred object with the highest divinity in this world (except for the missing goddess of creation), and as the direct spokesperson of another true god, he could actually create a force field similar to the golden battle flag in the chaotic realm of Collow. This time, he took the initiative to take on the responsibility of luring the monsters away, in fact, to temporarily avoid Veronica's sight and verify his situation.
This situation of being in a sacred place was too shocking, and he had not decided whether to show this characteristic in front of the locals.
Veronica probably thought that he was carrying some kind of ancient Amulet of Order with him to move freely in the realm of Chaos.
Hao Ren looked at the halo spreading out around him and the faint bright silver lines in the halo. As he continued to look further, he could see the charred bodies of the monsters were rapidly weathering, and the weathered matter gradually became a part of the surrounding environment in a way that did not conform to common sense, and soon disappeared completely.
The power of a small nuclear bomb was really powerful.
He squatted beside a piece of gradually dissipating wreckage, muttering to himself as he examined it. "The boundary between physical and non-physical is very blurred. After losing the constraint, it will quickly be assimilated by the surrounding environment, including the remaining material parts. Judging from the section of the wreckage, its internal physiological structure has completely lost its meaning. All these monsters do not rely on their internal organs to maintain their activities, and their source of power may be a third-party energy source such as magic. The bones have a black crystal structure, and for the time being, it is not clear what this structure has to do with the so-called 'Chaos'."
When the wreckage disappeared, Hao Ren raised his head and looked at the boundless darkness.
An unprecedented sense of loneliness surged in his heart. He was not used to his current situation. His companions were not around for various reasons, and even the mental connection with the MDT had become extremely weak. He was alone in this strange world of Collow, and this situation was more unnerving than ever before.
But after a while, he came back to his senses and did not let the temporary loneliness and uneasiness shake his heart.
The fog around him seemed to be thicker, and some low roars came from all directions. Hao Ren immediately raised his guard and clenched his plasma spear. He knew that the Festered were still there, and their numbers were definitely more than what he had just killed.
The big explosion just now might have looked powerful, but the Festered were not as weak as he had imagined. Many monsters had withstood the shockwave at the edge of the explosion, and most of them had fled the scene with their instincts and speed before the explosion happened. So less than one-fifth of the thousands of monsters were killed, and most of them were only temporarily driven into the thick darkness. Now, the Festered had surrounded them again, and this time, it was going to be a little more difficult to pull them back into the thick darkness.
The Festered may not be rational, but their instincts as predators were terrifyingly strong.
Hao Ren looked at the shining Steel Membrane Shield on the surface of his body. The shield capacity had been depleted by a third in the chase just now. The world of Collow was not as simple as it seemed. Even an inspector would not be able to rely on his Steel Membrane Shield and weapons to charge around.
He kept an eye on the movement in the dark fog, and at the same time, released a few autonomous robots from his dimensional pocket, ready to deal with the next wave of attack.
At this moment, a beam of light from behind suddenly dispelled the darkness, interrupted his movement, and attracted the attention of the monsters in the darkness.
A powerful beam of light abruptly shone from the ruins of the town. The light was like the Tower of Babel in the legends, piercing into the sky and tearing a huge hole in the inky clouds floating in the sky. Under the shroud of the light, the dilapidated walls of the town gradually became crystal clear. The invisible ancient runes on the stones lit up one after another and turned into a temporary barrier for the Land of Order. A translucent, shield-like light shield formed over the city. It shook gently a few times and then became stable.
Hao Ren was stunned. The word "furnace" flashed in his mind.
So this is what it looks like when it's activated.
The roar of the monsters interrupted his thoughts.
The light above the ruins of the town lit up the surroundings, and in the light, the Festered hiding in the darkness revealed themselves one by one. These monsters, who had become the accomplices of Chaos, covered their eyes in pain under the light, and black smoke billowed from their bodies. But in this extreme pain, these monsters did not turn around and run. On the contrary —
As Veronica and Morian said, these Festered were attracted by the Light of Order.
They turned around and rushed toward the town, like moths flying into a flame.
Hao Ren had heard about the "habits" of these monsters from Veronica, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he could not help but be shocked. He had seen all kinds of ferocious and terrible monsters, but this was the first time he had seen an entire group of monsters rushing toward the light shield while burning. He saw the ugly, smoking creatures falling apart as they ran. Black substances fell from the cracks on their bodies and ignited a series of flames on the ground. The monsters were burned by the Light of Order and screamed in agony as they ran. But even so, they still rushed toward the light shield under the furnace tower, as if all the pain could not stop them.
And Hao Ren, who was their number one enemy just a moment ago, was now ignored.
The monsters turned a blind eye to Hao Ren and did not even look back. Hao Ren saw the army of Chaos running toward the ruins of the town, and almost in the blink of an eye, there was no one around him. He was stunned for a moment before he grabbed his lance and chased after them.
Thousands of monsters rushed into the light shield of Order, and 70% of them died on the way. A small number of them were killed by Hao Ren's sniper rifle from behind.
They were burning as they rushed toward the furnace fire. When Veronica saw these monsters, there were only about a hundred skeletons left. The knights waiting in the square almost effortlessly cooperated with Hao Ren to destroy these fragile enemies.
Hao Ren returned to Veronica's side. Aside from the depletion of his Steel Membrane Barrier, he was unscathed. Veronica looked at him in surprise. "You must have been the most powerful warrior in the temple. I have never heard of anyone who could accomplish such a feat so easily."
"Ah, just so-so." Hao Ren waved his hand perfunctorily and frowned as he looked at the piles of ashes on the square. "These monsters are all … dead? More than half of them died of suicide. "
"The Festered are sad creatures," Veronica lowered her eyes. "In fact, it's easy to destroy them. Just use the Light of Order to make a trap, and they will always rush in without a care for their own safety. These creatures have been corrupted by Chaos. Deep in their souls, there is still a trace of longing for Order, but they have fallen too deeply, and there is no cure."
Hao Ren shook his head and turned to look at the furnace tower that was emitting a blinding light behind them.
The rock tower was now fully operational. Countless golden runes lit up on the black tower, and the hollow structure at the bottom of the square tower was glowing as if there was a flame burning inside. The top of the square tower emitted a bright beam of light, which was the light seen outside the ruins.
Standing next to the furnace tower, Hao Ren could clearly feel that the unpleasant 'aura of Chaos' in the wilderness had completely dissipated. Breathing here was smooth and refreshing. This was the feeling of being in a land of Order.
He nodded. "I can rest assured with this thing."
"But this furnace fire can only last for a short while," Veronica glanced at Hao Ren. "It has burned out. This place is in the hinterland of Chaos, and the dark side of Carnos has completely enveloped this place. The furnace tower will not be replenished by the power of Order, and the fire will not last long. I use my blood to ignite the furnace fire, and it can only last for two hours at most."
Hao Ren suddenly understood why Veronica and her knights had to look for the sacred mountain Cassouin when there was such a powerful sacred object in the wilderness. It turned out that it was so difficult to maintain a land of Order in the realm of Chaos.
"What have you found out?" Hao Ren looked at Veronica.
The knight princess was trying to figure out the reason for the strange behavior of the Festered. When Hao Ren came back, he saw the old knight Morian checking something next to the base of the tower, and a few knights were checking the wreckage of the monsters that had not completely dissipated. He was curious about what the old knight could find.
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