There was once a composite picture called "Despair" that was quite famous on Earth's internet. It was a picture of an astronaut on the moon watching helplessly as a meteorite destroyed Earth.
At that time, the astronaut in the picture was probably in despair.
However, despair was not the kind that made one's heart turn cold.
The scariest thing was to suddenly discover that the familiar home in one's life actually had another face …
The spaceship had been moving at a relatively slow speed to maintain its orbit. When Tang En saw a dark area of decay suddenly appear on the slowly rotating Prandal, his head almost exploded.
All along, Tang En had learned from various sources that there was only one main continent on Prandal, and that the continent was surrounded by pure sea. It was said that in prehistoric times, there were other continents in this world, but in the unprecedented impact, not only was the main continent where the dwarves and goblins lived almost destroyed, but the continent on the other side of the world was also fragmented and disappeared from this world due to the orbital changes and impact.
As the guardian of this planet, Sasaglot, who had circled the world many times, was very sure that this was the only continent left on this planet.
But … what did Tang En see now?
An archipelago that had suddenly appeared!
The area of the archipelago was not large. It probably did not exceed the area of the Ronitan Kingdom. What was terrifying was that looking down from space, the ground of the archipelago had completely turned dark purple. It was completely corrupted. The clouds above the islands were leaping with dark purple lightning, indicating that even the magic around the islands had been corrupted!
A vortex had formed around the archipelago, and the power of decay was almost invisible to the naked eye. But it was this condensed state that was even more chilling.
"Hey, hey, this is not a good sign …"
Tang En muttered to himself. He wanted to cut off the live video, but when he put his hand on the camera, he suddenly stopped.
Aiguin was stunned. "What's wrong?"
Tang En smiled bitterly for a moment and retracted his hand.
As a ruler, the first thing he thought of in the face of an emergency was to hide the information from the public?
What was the difference between him and the rulers he despised in the past?
The public had the right to know. If he set such a precedent now, others would follow suit in the future. This was the so-called "subordinates follow the example of their superiors."
Moreover, the people of Prandal would have to face the army of Chaos sooner or later. If they couldn't even withstand such a crisis now, how could they fight in the future?
Tang En shook his head and said, "As a member of the Prandal, the people also have the right to know. I'm not qualified to hide the truth. Let them see with their own eyes the crisis the world is facing."
From this distance, Tang En could not see if it was a creature of Chaos or a demon that had corrupted the archipelago. After a moment of hesitation, he began to manually adjust the orbit while saying, "Pathfinder, turn on the ground telescope and prepare to shoot. Elijah, take Winette and sit down. I don't have time to take care of you now."
"Pathfinder received. Telescope has been activated."
Tang En pushed the control stick and began to fly towards the corrupted archipelago. Fortunately, the power and cruising mode of the spaceship was different from the rockets on Earth. There was plenty of 'fuel' to be squandered. Therefore, there was no need to worry about the problems caused by the sudden change in orbit.
After the telescope was activated, at the same time, Ellington's temporary command center also received the image.
"Eh?"
Brian, who had already returned to the temporary command center and was about to open a barrel of beer to celebrate, suddenly saw the image on the screen and was stunned. He scratched his head and said to Clotho, "Brother, did he shoot in the wrong direction?"
In the scheduled test, the test telescope was to shoot Lorita and Loria.
"How would I know? Jean, call Tang En to ask about the situation."
"Okay, I … Wait? What is that? "
Gene was just about to call out to Tang En when his expression suddenly changed. He looked at the image in shock. The black-purple Corrupted Archipelago was so eye-catching on the surface of the azure blue planet that it sent chills down one's spine.
It was as if you knew that the world you lived in was peaceful, but one day you suddenly found out that this peace was actually just an illusion. In a place you didn't know, a terrible crisis was brewing … This kind of sudden feeling of incongruity and shock was very scary.
"Is he trying to film that area?!"
Angus also noticed the strange situation on the image. Just as he finished speaking, the image had been further enlarged. The clouds gradually approached and the blackish-purple lightning became brighter. Under the violent clouds and lightning, there was a charred land. Hot lava flowed everywhere on the archipelago. It was simply hell on earth …
Hell?
On the airship, Tang En's expression was unusually bad. This was because the archipelago's environment was too similar to what he saw in the Abyss of Purgatory!
After the telescope was further enlarged, he could even see a large number of demons and teleportation portals!
That's right. Those demons with chaotic natures were actually building teleportation portals on those archipelago!
No wonder all the demons in the Rift Valley camp had returned. No wonder all the demons confronting the devils had shrunk their lines of defense. They were actually able to break through the seal and appear on the surface!
It was likely that they had found a way to break through the seal when they kept crossing to the Rift Valley camp. But they had already discovered that the Rift Valley camp was a dead end. Once they appeared, they would be fiercely attacked, so they gave up the exit at the Rift Valley camp and chose another exit. Although he did not know how they did it, they had successfully created an archipelago on the other side of Prandal!
They were planning to escape and directly invade the surface world!
Tang En's entire face was dark. Damn it, Barmetos, if you don't come in handy this time, I'll definitely kill you!
Aiguin's expression became serious after seeing the situation on the screen. "Demons? Why are they here? "
"I don't know … I think we need to make some preparations …"
Tang En narrowed his eyes. The location of the demons this time was not good. It was too far from the main continent of Prandal. It would take at least ten days to half a month for the fleet that went to the Broken Islands to reach the destination. If they used the air force, the technology of the Helicarrier was still not mature, and there was no way to form an effective combat force.
Perhaps it would be simpler to directly inform Sasaglot and use the dragon troops equipped with magic cannon armor to bombard from the sky.
The premise was that they could dig out the real reason why a large number of demons could teleport to Prandal. Otherwise, it would be useless no matter how many they killed. Their nest was deep in the Abyss of Purgatory.
Aiguin sighed. "The distance is too far … I'm afraid it would take at least ten days to half a month to fly there."
"That's right. This kind of long-distance combat is not what we're good at."
Twain nodded. Although he could directly control the spaceship to land on the archipelago, then anchor the spatial coordinates and open the teleportation gate to airdrop the army over, his single teleportation ability was limited. The army would be surrounded by the demons as soon as they arrived, so he still needed to consider a more perfect plan.
"Command center, calling Pathfinder! Please answer if you copy! "
"This is Pathfinder."
"Eh, the sound and image are quite clear … Brother, Jean and the others want me to ask you what's going on there? He just returned to the Starmoon Tower, and the Arcane Eye did not find anything unusual at all! "
Hearing this, Tang En said helplessly, "Demons have appeared there for some reason. It's not the Chaos Gate. The Arcane Eye, which filters for the characteristics of Chaos, of course won't find anything unusual."
"Demons?! (There was a commotion in the command center. A moment later, Aurelia appeared on the screen.) Why would demons appear?! Do you know that the people outside are scared out of their wits? The Glory Festival has just begun, and it's almost over. "
Tang En looked helpless. "We don't know. Or rather, if we hadn't taken off today, we might not have discovered the demons until they came to our door."
Aurelia said in a deep voice, "So, it's actually a good thing that we suddenly discovered this situation?"
"Yes, at least we know the situation now. We can get more information based on the follow-up investigation and use it to prepare in advance to deal with the demons."
"What about the demons? You should have signed a contract with them! "
"I don't know. I'll go again when I get back. Now, I'll take a picture of the situation in that area. Then I'll release the satellite, and we can monitor this area through the satellite."
"Okay, I … Wait, there's a phone call."
Aurelia picked up the phone. After listening for a moment, she suddenly said, "Wait a minute, I'll put it on speaker. You tell Tang En."
"Who is it?"
"Perdys."
Aurelia put it on speaker, and Tang En heard Perdys's voice. "Your Excellency, we also saw the live broadcast. I'm willing to go there on behalf of the bright-scaled nagas to investigate the specific situation."
Aiguin could not help but say, "Perdys, it's too dangerous for your soldiers!"
"Aiguin?"
Perdys seemed to smile and then said, "That's why I don't plan to send soldiers but plan to go personally … You and that place are separated by a very distant ocean, and the ocean is the world of our nagas. Other than us, no one is more suitable for this mission."
Tang En wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it carefully, it made sense. He simply said, "Then I'll have to trouble you. When you get there, anchor a spatial coordinate nearby. When you come back, share the spatial coordinate with me. I'll need it later."
"Understood. It's my honor to be able to help you."
After hanging up the phone, Aurelia said, "It will take some time for Perdys to investigate the situation. Release the satellite into orbit as soon as possible and rush back. I'm afraid we have to discuss it."
"Understood."
Tang En finished speaking with a serious expression and immediately began to act.
However, Tang En did not notice the inexplicable light in Elijah's eyes as she looked at the starry sky outside the window …
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