Dusk shrouded the land, and the sun, moon, and stars were obscured by the power of Chaos. Under the endless dark clouds and twilight, the plants withered, the mountains crumbled, and the rocks and soil turned into dry, cracked wastelands. Even the Eternal Fortress, which was built under the supervision of the gods, could not withstand the erosion of time after losing the grace of God, and was reduced to ruins in the endless wind.
Many years later, a sacred warrior who survived the Eternal Battlefield would write about the "old world" in his memoirs.
With the Lord of the Mountains leading the way, Hao Ren and the rest finally reached the surface. This was supposed to be one of the gates of the Sacred Vault at the foot of Mount Asurmen. It should have a majestic white stone door, heavy stone statues, and a wide, flat stone path. Before them was the magnificent temple area of Fidelinopolis. But here, it was just a dark, sloping cavern. After climbing out of the weathered cavern, all they could see was an endless stretch of desolate land, a dark, dusk-like sky full of dark clouds, and a column of wind that swirled endlessly over the desolate land, making all sorts of strange whistling sounds.
This was the first scene Hao Ren saw when he came out of the cavern, and it felt very familiar. He immediately remembered the things he saw in the illusion, and immediately turned to look in the direction of the sacred mountain of Asurmen.
Many turned back like him, and the sound of cold air being sucked in could be heard.
The original Asurmen was gone, and in the place where the sacred mountain used to be stood a huge, mirrored cylinder. This tower-like pillar seemed to be made of polished silver, and it stretched from the ground to the horizon. Its surface was extremely smooth, and there were no bumps or bumps on its surface. What was reflected on its bright silver surface was not the desolate land, but the mountains and rivers of another dimension.
Hao Ren could tell that it was the scenery of the world of Collow.
"This is the Realm of Reflections, or rather, what the Realm of Reflections looks like in the three-dimensional space," Geddon the Lord of the Mountains rumbled. "This mirrored tower is a sign of entering the Nightmare Realm. Thousands of years ago, we relied on this mirrored tower to determine our position in the Nightmare Realm. But now that the Nightmare Realm has been corrupted to the Final Line of Defense, the mirrored tower has lost its illumination."
As he spoke, Geddon pointed at a rugged shadow on the wasteland. "That is the Nightfall Fortress. At least two thousand years ago, it was a well-equipped, well-equipped, and well-equipped place that was shrouded in holy light and divine grace. The war weapons and puppet armies we forged filled the place. Every day, from dawn to dusk, the Warden Army would fight alongside the Heroic Souls from the 'real world', fighting against Lockmarton's minions on the frontlines. Oh, at that time, this place hadn't been eroded to this state yet. The world wasn't dominated by dusk, and there were still days and nights alternating. "
Hao Ren saw the "Nightfall Fortress" that Geddon spoke of, but it was hard to relate it to the great fortress. It was now just a pile of scorched black stones and crooked towers standing haphazardly on the dry land. The bleak wind whistled through it, and there was no sign of life among the broken walls.
Hao Ren opened his Dimensional Pocket and released half of the probes and autonomous robots. He ordered them to activate wide-area scanning to scan the area. Now that the MDT had returned, the high-speed data processing link was restored, and the probes in his Dimensional Pocket could be used as usual. Otherwise, the high-tech probes could only operate in basic mode, providing his brain with simple information that did not exceed the data processing threshold. Their usage was limited.
"So this place is the Forgotten Abyss …" Calaxus said in a low voice. His wounds from the previous battle had been healed by Wuyue's series of healing spells, and he looked normal now. "I never thought it would be such a vast world …"
"Doesn't it look familiar?" Geddon said as he pointed at the mountains in the distance. "Look at the horizon, look at those mountains. Don't they look familiar?"
"That is …" A church knight exclaimed. "The terrain is exactly the same as Sanctum?!"
"Not only is it identical to the Sanctum, but it is identical to the entirety of Collow," Geddon said as he strode forward. "Even though there are many 'dislocations', as long as the coordinates match, the Forgotten Abyss is a replica of the Collow you are familiar with … or vice versa."
Hao Ren was about to ask Geddon what he meant when he suddenly heard Wuyue, who was walking behind him, scream. Then, a huge snake ball hit him on the back. He stumbled half a step forward before he regained his balance. Just as he was about to calm the coward down, he saw a scene that scared the wits out of him.
Behind the rumbling clouds, a gigantic shadow suddenly appeared and slowly peeked out of the clouds. It was a gigantic floating island, or rather, a small continent!
The floating island, which was beyond the limits of what they could see with their eyes, did not stop after it peeked out of the clouds. With a horrifying tilt, it descended at a seemingly slow but actually fast speed, gradually descending towards the ground!
Everyone was in an uproar. Only the ten wardens, led by Geddon, remained calm. Seeing this, Hao Ren calmed down as well. However, he could not help but watch nervously as the floating piece of land fell from the sky and touched the ground.
But the expected landslide did not happen. The floating island that descended from the clouds was like a phantom. After touching the ground, it continued to descend without a sound. Its other end was still behind the thick clouds, but the front end had already penetrated the ground. Like a slanted sundial, it was slowly swallowed by the ground. This strange 'falling' process lasted for a whole five minutes before it ended. Only when the 'falling' island completely disappeared from sight did everyone regain their ability to breathe normally.
"This is the 'dislocations' that I mentioned earlier," Geddon's voice came from above. "That is the fragment of Collow, the part that disintegrated from the normal surface of space and time. The entire planet was torn apart, but only five continents survived. The rest of the planet fragments became these things. They were sucked into the wrong space-time, wandering and orbiting like the ghosts of the planet. As they orbited, they would pass through the physical world. As you can see, the scene is horrifying, but in reality, there is no harm … "
As he spoke, Geddon paused and shrugged. "Alright, perhaps there are some dangers. When these illusory continents pass through the physical world, there will be irregular disappearances and energy loss. Sometimes, there will be strange things left behind on the ground after the illusory continents pass through. However, these are all irregular, do you understand?"
Most of them shook their heads. Only Hao Ren, Vivian, and Y 'zaks had a thoughtful look on their faces. Oh, even Lily had a thoughtful look on her face. After all, she had graduated from Peking University four times.
"In other words, these phantom continents are the remaining fragments of Collow." Hao Ren nodded slightly. "Then why can't we see them in the real world? Could it be that this' Forgotten Abyss' is more complete than the real world? "
"Just as you said," Geddon's answer shocked many of them. "Surprised, right? But the truth is often surprising. To us from the ancient times, the real Collow … is the world of nightmares! "
Hao Ren looked up at the gigantic body of the Lord of the Mountains, waiting for him to explain further.
"Collow was originally a complete celestial body. You should have heard of this in many ancient legends, but what you have not heard is that Collow was not originally divided into the real world and the Nightmare World. It was a single entity," Geddon said slowly as he looked into the distance. His voice was filled with nostalgia and regret. "Initially, Mother imprisoned Lockmarton in the depths of this planet. It was just a normal prison and modification facility, but no one expected things to develop to this point. Lockmarton became more and more insane, and he gradually became a monster that existed between reality and illusion. The increasing power of Nightmares overwhelmed the prison's original system, and one day, it reached a critical point. Ten thousand years ago, on that cataclysmic day, Collow was torn apart, and the entire planet and its surrounding areas were thrown into the Void Dimension. Lockmarton's power grew exponentially under such circumstances, and he almost broke free of control. To avoid the worst case scenario of failure, we had to activate an emergency program of Asurmen. This program was an extension of the Covenant's engine, and it used part of the engine's functions. In the end, Collow was cut out of the main material universe and turned into a closed space bubble, and the whole thing was reversed …" Geddon said slowly as he looked into the distance, his voice filled with nostalgia and regret. "Initially, Mother imprisoned Lockmarton in the depths of this planet.
Lockmarton's power grew exponentially, and he almost broke free of control. To prevent the worst case scenario, we had to activate an emergency program of Asurmen. This program was an extension of the Covenant engine. It used part of the engine's functions, and the result was that Collow was cut out of the main material universe and became a sealed space bubble.
"After the reversal, the torn planet of Collow became the Forgotten Abyss. The fragments of the main material universe and the illusory space cracked the planet into pieces. Lockmarton's power also crashed around in this completely sealed prison, gradually transforming it into a nightmarish place. To ensure control of this nightmarish space, we had Asurmen open a rift at the top of the world, which is the sanctum. We then used data mapping to build a new Collow outside the rift. At the same time, to prevent Lockmarton from escaping through the rift, Asurmen also passed through the rift and stopped in the new Collow, using the form of a crystal mountain to block the passage. As for the surviving ecosphere after Collow was torn apart … we also moved it to the new world outside. "
After that, Geddon paused for a long time to give everyone time to think.
Hao Ren let out a long sigh. "In short, Lockmarton tore apart the old world, so you sealed it and transformed it into the Forgotten Abyss. Then, you built a new world on the foundation of the old world. The so-called real world is this new world, the place where people live now, and this … is the original Collow?"
Geddon laughed. He turned around and opened his hands. "So, let me say it again. Welcome to the old world in the nightmare, the real Collow."
Behind the King of the Mountains, the clouds rolled and surged. Another continent fell from the sky. Magnificent cities and fortress clusters could be vaguely seen on the continent. It slowly crossed the sky, like a snowflake falling from a dream, slowly sinking into the ground without causing any ripples.
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