In the hall of the underground palace, the cracks on the floor tiles continued to spread in all directions. Accompanied by a terrifying roar, an interstellar beast with a sharp horn on its head appeared in everyone's sight.
This was a Two-Star Mountain Quarrier Beast.
Although it was a Two Star, its attack power was not high. However, its escaping ability was extremely strong. When it encountered danger, it could quickly burrow into the ground, using the sharp horns on its head to open a path, and then disappear into the ground.
This was because its horns were extremely hard and could easily destroy even the most solid of rocks and mountains. This was where the name of the Mountain-Drilling Beast came from.
Because of this, the Mountain-Quarrying Beast became one of the Two-Star Beasts that could not be eradicated in the Roland Empire.
No one would have thought that when the sky was facing such a great crisis, the underground was no longer safe!
The Mountain-Quarrying Beast roared and jumped out of the tunnel. Behind it, a few other interstellar beasts jumped out.
These Galactic Beasts were all High Two-Star Beasts, which were between Level 25 and Level 29. Their strength was much higher than the Elementalists in the palace. Just their auras alone were enough to cause a lot of pressure.
This was not the end of it. There were clearly interstellar beasts at the bottom of the passageway, and they were letting out roars that shook the earth.
The only thing they could be thankful for was that the tunnel created by the Mountain-Quarrying Beast was very narrow. Only one or two Mountain-Quarrying Beasts could pass through at once.
After the initial shock, confusion, and panic, the commander quickly calmed down and began to command his men to deal with the interstellar beasts.
"Quick, take down the Mountain-Quarrying Beast! Don't let this beast destroy the palace again!"
The building materials used in this underground palace were very exquisite, and there was also a special reinforcement formation. Other than the troublesome Mountain Quarrying Beast, other interstellar beasts could not damage the foundation of the palace.
Now that there was only a narrow passage, they could deal with it for the time being. However, if the Mountain Quarrying Beast were to make another hole and expand the passage, it would be troublesome!
He had to stop the Mountain-Quarrying Beast and kill it as soon as possible!
Under the command of the commander, the confused soldiers quickly regained their order and subconsciously carried out the order.
All of the Earth Elementalists acted at the same time. The Earth Elementalists reinforced the ground with their Earth Elementals, and the Mountain Quarrying Beast, which had been trying to escape, was noticeably slowed down.
Meanwhile, the other attack-type Elementalists activated their Skills one after another, throwing their most powerful attacks at the Mountain Quarry. For a time, the underground palace shone with the light of various Elemental Skills.
The few interstellar beasts that had already jumped out of the tunnel were temporarily blocked by other ordinary soldiers.
They raised their shields and weapons and used their rich combat experience to entangle these interstellar beasts. They blocked them at the exit of the tunnel so that the interstellar beasts below could not come out for the time being.
The palace guards followed suit, organizing the people who had taken refuge in the hall to retreat to their rooms and the ground.
But soon, more bad news came.
The defensive array formation of the royal palace was completely destroyed, and a large number of flying interstellar beasts swarmed into the royal palace. The ground was already lost, and it was even more dangerous than the underground!
The guards had no choice but to close the entrance of the underground palace again to prevent the interstellar beasts that flew into the upper palace from attacking them.
"Roar!"
A flame beast that was blocked by a soldier spat out flames from its mouth. The extremely hot orange-red flames lit up and attacked a soldier who was holding a shield.
When the fire snakes were about to engulf the soldiers in the front row, a huge wind shield formed and blocked the intense flames. At the same time, a continuous drizzle fell and extinguished the flames.
Sirene and Senos, who had finally arrived at the hall, stood behind the soldiers and cast their elemental skills to block the attacks of the galactic beasts.
Although they temporarily blocked the attacks, the difference in their levels was too big. They knew that they would not be able to hold on for long.
Moreover, other than this flame beast, there were two other galactic beasts that were also two-star and close to three-star!
There were not many Elementalists in the royal palace to begin with. If it were not for the ten thousand soldiers accompanying Marshal Joyce back to the city to report on his work, the situation would have been worse.
Even so, the number of Elementalists in the underground palace was definitely not more than a hundred, and most of them were only at one-star.
The empire's rear had not encountered such a serious attack for a long time. The few powerful two-star Elementalists were basically guarding the front line!
Xu Sili stood at the entrance of the hallway deep in the palace and watched the battle on the other side of the hall from afar. His forehead and palms were sweating.
The difference in their abilities was too big!
There was no way these low-level Elementalists and soldiers could stop the galactic beasts that were close to three-star!
He glanced at the countdown again. There were still close to three hours before the end of the trial.
The former emperor, who was standing beside him, also had a terrible look on his face.
After a day and a night of recuperation, although he was not at his peak, he still had the energy to cast another Sound Type skill.
However, after using it, he would most likely be exhausted again. Moreover, the ground had been lost. Even if they killed all the galactic beasts that entered the underground palace, they would be trapped here until they died.
In other words, all the people in the inner city were trapped underground. If the galactic beasts continued to fly in and develop the inner city into a nest …
The former emperor secretly gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
Seeing the galactic beasts wreaking havoc in the hall and the soldiers beginning to suffer casualties, he decided to go forward and kill these beasts first.
However, he had only taken two steps when he felt a flash in front of him. A figure rushed out faster than him.
The former emperor was stunned. When he turned around, he saw that the young man who was originally standing beside his son had disappeared. Only the little boy was left behind.
Although Xu Sili looked calm, his pale face clearly showed his worry.
Rationally, he knew that the best solution now was to hide.
Hide in the back and wait until the three hours were over. Then, he and Si Sheng would be able to safely leave the trial world. By then, everything in the trial world would be over, and it would have nothing to do with them.
This was the safest way. As long as they closed their eyes and covered their ears, no matter how many people died, it would not affect them.
After all, these people were just illusions made up by the trial world! They were not real people.
However, Xu Sili realized that … he still could not do it.
This was probably the worst part of this trial. He simply couldn't ignore the life and death of these people!
Whether it was Janice, Sirene, the Senos, the old emperor, or other familiar faces, he could not just leave them in the lurch.
Therefore, when Si Sheng asked him again, he agreed.
However, Xu Sili did not know whether this decision was right or wrong. If Si Sheng was injured or even killed because of this, what would he do?
Fortunately, Si Sheng never disappointed him.
In the blink of an eye, the golden-haired youth broke through the line of defense formed by the soldiers. When he passed by the Senos, he casually took the sword at his waist.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the young man made a swift and powerful leap and directly jumped on top of the flame beast's head. Before the flame beast could react, the blade of the sword pierced into its forehead.
Blood splattered everywhere as the flame burned.
No matter how the flame beast struggled, the youth stood firmly on its head, the blade deeply embedded in its skull.
Si Sheng was a natural warrior.
After recovering his memories of future battles, even if his strength was suppressed and he could not use many skills, he could still easily reap the lives of interstellar beasts just by relying on his physical strength and skills.
Even if there was a large difference in level between the two sides, it could not stop him.
The sword's additional skill was activated. A huge shadow of the sword flashed and directly pierced through the flame beast's skull.
With a twist of the hand holding the sword, blood and brain matter splattered everywhere. The indifferent youth looked like a tyrant who had just walked out of hell.
The soldiers had long since stopped attacking and watched the scene with dull eyes.
The rain that continuously extinguished the flames had also stopped.
Senos watched the youth from afar, the indifference on his face no longer present. Although he had seen the youth's strength the other day, he did not expect him to be so fierce in the face of an advanced two-star interstellar beast!
However, the Crown Prince felt his waist in hindsight.
Wasn't the sword in the youth's hand the one that Marshal Joyce had given him? When did he get it?
The huge shadow of the sword disappeared, and the flame beast with its head pierced fell to the ground. Xu Sili looked at Si Sheng from afar and sighed in relief.
Suddenly, the little boy was stunned.
This was the first time he had seen Si Sheng kill an interstellar beast with his own eyes. In his line of sight, he could faintly see a red energy emitting from the flame beast's body, and then —
It was absorbed by Si Sheng!
What is this?
Xu Sili had a flash of inspiration and opened Si Sheng's puppet panel to take a look.
After entering the trial world, Si Sheng's panel showed the value of his strength after being suppressed. Most of his skills were locked.
However, a few days ago, he was still an ordinary half-star, but now he was already level 16!
How could he be so fast …
Xu Sili suddenly thought of the battle in the central square two days ago. Was it because Si Sheng had killed so many interstellar beasts that his level increased?
Si Sheng could also increase his level by killing monsters?
But he did not gain experience points, but by absorbing the energy released by the interstellar beasts after they died?
Xu Sili suddenly understood why Si Sheng had grown so quickly and became so powerful in just ten years.
He was not affected by the level cap and could become stronger by killing monsters. He also had the strange skills that Xu Sili had given him in "Game of Gods" and his intellect. It would be strange if he did not become the top Starry Sky combatant!
After watching the young man absorb the flame beast's energy, he stuffed the flame beast's corpse into the tunnel exit and then picked up his sword to kill the remaining two interstellar beasts. Xu Sili suddenly felt a little more confident.
Si Sheng might really be able to do it!
The former Emperor was clearly shocked.
He had already retreated to Xu Sili's side and suddenly said, "Your partner … is very strong."
Xu Sili's expression relaxed and he could not help but smile. Then, he thought of something and hesitated for a moment before looking at the former Emperor. "Yes, you helped me choose him."
After Si Sheng had stood out in the Beast Tide, the former Emperor had removed Joyce from the position of Marshal and promoted him directly. Afterwards, the former Emperor had relied heavily on him.
This could be seen when Wen Jishan was promoted by Si Sheng to become the Chief Magistrate of the Imperial City.
Of course, Wen Jishan had also used his actions to prove his ability.
Later, before his death, the former Emperor had entrusted Snow to Si Sheng. Before Snow grew up, he had also been given the responsibility of handling government affairs. It could be said that Si Sheng played the role of Prince Regent.
The former Emperor's trust in Si Sheng was evident.
Hearing Xu Sili's words, the former Emperor was clearly stunned. Then, a trace of a smile appeared on his cold face.
"It seems that this Emperor is not only a genius, but also a good judge of character."
Xu Sili secretly rolled his eyes.
However, looking at the time of the trial that was gradually decreasing, he pursed his lips and did not refute.
Let him be smug then.
After all, their time together … was running out.
"Senos and Sirene …"
At this moment, he suddenly heard the former Emperor's voice again. "What happened to them?"
Xu Sili looked up at him, but the man was not looking at him. His gaze was fixed on the pair of children in the distance. Xu Sili could not see his expression clearly.
He bit his lip slightly and finally told him, "The Beast Tide."
"Ten years later, there was an unstoppable Beast Tide. The border defense line was breached. At that time … they were all fighting at the front line."
The former Emperor was silent for a long time before he said softly, "… They fought until the very end?"
"Yes."
Xu Sili nodded.
"This is probably the final fate of the Roland Imperial Family …" The former Emperor's voice was low. It was as if the clouds and the wind were the clouds and the wind were the wind, but it also seemed to be filled with grief.
"Ah, this damned responsibility and shackles …"
Xu Sili was silent.
The former Emperor looked at the battle at the other end of the hall. While they were talking, Si Sheng had killed another Galactic Beast.
He was so strong that the Elementalists who had finally killed the Mountain-Quarrying Beast did not know whether they should help or not. Later, under the command of the commander, they quickly used their skills to block the passage so that the Galactic Beasts below could not come out.
Although some people were injured in the battle, the Imperial Water Healing Division should be able to save them.
At this moment, the defensive battle was gradually coming to an end. Next, they just had to kill the last Galactic Beast and firmly block the passage. Then, the underground palace would be temporarily safe.
The stone in Xu Sili's heart slowly fell to the ground.
At this moment, there were still two and a half hours before the end of the trial.
Perhaps the Galactic Beasts' attacks would be even more fierce. This made his expression become serious again.
At this moment, he noticed that the silver-haired man beside him suddenly turned around and walked into the corridor without saying a word. He walked into the depths of the palace.
His long hair was draped behind him, swaying gently as he walked. For some reason, although Xu Sili could not see his expression, he seemed to be able to feel a trace of determination from his back.
What is he going to do?
Xu Sili frowned slightly. He turned around to look at the battle in the hall, then looked at the former emperor who had already walked some distance away. He hesitated for a moment, but still followed behind him with his short legs.
The former emperor probably heard him and turned around to look at him. However, he did not say anything and continued to walk forward.
The man was tall and had a pair of long legs. His strides were a little long, and it seemed that he had no intention of waiting for him.
Xu Sili was short and had short legs, so it was difficult for him to follow behind him. However, since he had already started, there was no reason to give up halfway.
He jogged behind the former emperor and went deep into the corridor.
He did not expect that this underground palace would have another world. At a certain dead end, the former emperor pressed some kind of switch, and a secret door slowly appeared in front of them.
Xu Sili was not surprised by this. He followed closely behind the former emperor and went in.
After entering the secret door, there was another long passage. There were several switches along the way. At this time, Xu Sili did not dare to relax. His small hands grabbed onto the former emperor's clothes tightly.
Under his desperate tugging, the former emperor finally gave in and had to slow down to accommodate him.
The two of them walked underground for an unknown distance. After more than forty minutes, they finally reached their destination after passing through the last door.
This was a space about the same size as the hall in the underground palace. It was about ten meters tall, and there were more than ten tall pillars supporting the sky and the earth.
And within the encirclement of these pillars, Xu Sili saw a gigantic array formation.
What kind of array was this?
Xu Sili had a shadow of this kind of unknown array. This reminded him of the array that moved on its own in the trial grounds.
It was a pity that he could not use his Detection Spell. Otherwise, he would be able to tell the array's function with just a glance.
"Is this a protective array?" Xu Sili asked directly.
However, he did not see any cracks.
Therefore, this array should not be the protective array in the palace. However, the former emperor looked at him and rubbed his head.
"This is indeed a protective array," he said softly.
Xu Sili looked at him in confusion. He tilted his head and thought for a while. Suddenly, he realized something.
"Is this the protective array of the Imperial City?"
It protected the Fire Seed of Roland during the Beast Tide. Even after three years, it was still protecting the five main cities!
"That's right."
The former emperor looked at the giant array not far away. His voice sounded faint in the empty underground palace.
"As long as it is activated, the Imperial City will no longer be harassed by the Interstellar Beasts. When the Beast Tide invades in the future, it should be activated too, right?"
Xu Sili nodded. "Because of the protective barrier, the Roland Empire was not completely destroyed by the Beast Tide."
"But now, the passages between the main cities are blocked by the Interstellar Beasts. I am preparing to build a teleportation array to connect the main cities."
He hesitated and could not help but say, "Besides fighting, Elementalists can also devote themselves to construction and production. They are the most perfect engineers and planters."
The former emperor finally looked away. He looked down at him and rubbed his little head again.
"You did well."
He said softly. There was no coldness in his purple eyes. "The Empire will definitely become strong again in your hands, but now …"
"The Empire of this world is still under my rule. I have the responsibility and obligation to protect it."
Xu Sili looked at his expression and carefully analyzed his words. He felt a little strange, but he could not tell what it was.
He looked at the time.
There was still one hour and forty minutes until the end.
"I am going to activate the array now to block the Interstellar Beasts outside the Imperial City. You stay here and don't move."
The former emperor instructed him in a low voice. His expression was unprecedentedly serious.
Xu Sili nodded subconsciously.
However, when the man lifted his foot and walked to the center of the array, Xu Sili suddenly felt panic in his heart. He reached out and grabbed the hem of his clothes.
"Father!"
He subconsciously shouted. At the same time, he silently apologized to his realistic father in his heart.
The former emperor looked down at him. There was a hint of gentleness in his eyes.
The little boy looked at him in panic and asked, "You won't be in any danger, right?"
He paused and then smiled. "It's just activating an array. What danger can I be in? Let go. There is not much time left. "
Xu Sili looked at him and finally let go. He let the hem of his clothes fall from his hand and go further and further away.
He watched the man's back as he walked into the array. As he walked, the patterns of the array gradually lit up. When he reached the center, all the patterns were lit up.
After the man stood still, a platform slowly rose from the ground. It only stopped when it reached the height of the man's waist.
A wind came from somewhere and gently blew the man's straight silver hair. He reached out and pressed down on the platform.
However, just as his palm was about to touch the table, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and gripped his wrist tightly.
Xu Sili was stunned.
Because he saw that in the blink of an eye, a familiar green figure appeared beside the former emperor and stopped him.
The underground palace was quiet and empty. The argument between the two could be heard clearly.
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!" The young man's voice came from afar. His clear voice was filled with anxiety and panic.
The silver-haired man's voice was still calm.
"Brenda, let go."
"The situation has not reached that stage yet!" The wind elementalist said loudly, "I beg you to reconsider!"
"I have already considered it very clearly."
"No! This is not something that Your Majesty can decide alone. You must gather all the ministers to discuss. At least … the princes have the right to know! "
The former emperor's voice turned cold. "Brenda, you have crossed the line!"
"Do you think … other people can change my decision?"
Xu Sili listened to their argument and finally confirmed his guess. Did they have to pay a price to activate the main city's array?
"Your Majesty … you will die …"
He heard Brenda's slightly trembling voice. "The array can only be activated by the Roland Royal Family at the cost of their lives. You … you must know!"
Xu Sili was stunned.
His thoughts were sluggish for a moment, and the former emperor's cold voice sounded again.
"It's just a few decades of life. How can it be so exaggerated? Those who only activate the Royal City will not die. "
Those who only activate the Royal City will not die … Then, what about those who activate all five main cities?
Xu Sili looked at the silver-haired man in the center of the array and suddenly understood why the former emperor did not die in the Beast Tide. But three years later, even though he had the Royal Water Healing Division, he still died of illness …
He clenched his fists, and his heart was filled with complicated emotions.
It turned out that they had been living under the protection of this man. It turned out that three years ago, it was this man who sacrificed his life so that the fire of Roland could be preserved.
He even thought that the former emperor was a muddle-headed and tyrannical monarch …
Looking at the back of the man, Xu Sili wiped his eyes and suddenly rushed into the array.
He was also a member of the Roland Royal Family!
But he also had a few decades of life!
This damned trial world, whether it was real or an illusion, he wanted to change its future.
If one less main city was activated, the former emperor could at least live for a few decades. As long as he did not die, as long as the upper limit of the NPCs' star level was broken, his life would naturally be extended when his level increased.
This thought spurred Xu Sili to rush over without a care in the world.
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