Chapter 3038: Creeping Chaos and the Dwarf's Gunpowder
Chapter 3037 Creeping Chaos and Gnome’s Gunpowder
The rumbling earthquakes were not known to be caused by the underground blasting outside the city that was still going on, or simply caused by the appearance of unknown evil objects.
Shade followed Luvia's instructions and did not go out. Instead, he rested and waited for the incident to continue to develop. During this period, a steady stream of external intelligence was gathered at the Golden Music Hall.
After the continuous black cracks appeared in the night sky and the forest, monsters that did not belong to this era appeared one after another. There is even a "tyrant beholder" in the southeast of the woodland that is thought to have become extinct in the early fifth era. The difference between this kind of monster living in the underground world and its ordinary kin is that the eyes of old enough individuals will change when they reach adulthood. Transformed into a sage-level relic.
This is probably one of the reasons for their extinction.
After the rift of an unknown era emerged from the night sky, just a tentacle protruding from behind the rift had already sealed the time rift itself. That terrifying black tentacle was as insubstantial as black mist, but after swinging in the air and exploring the city below, it melted a gap in the defense ceremony protecting the city with just one touch.
The Paradox Worms wanted to enter the city through that gap, but when they got close to the tentacles, they all turned into black mist. Black tentacles reach down from the gap, and any material they come into contact with will be assimilated into a part of it. It melted the roof, absorbing the family of five inside the house, then melted the entire floor, and continued to explore other surrounding buildings along the ground.
It was like a wriggling black sky pillar protruding from the night sky. Even the Paradox Worms were no longer willing to touch the black tentacles.
The Church's Keeper of Secrets knew what it was:
"This is the pet of the ancient god of darkness [The Walking Dark]. It is the most dangerous evil thing in the first era raised by the ancient god, the Creeping Chaos. When the ancient god left, their entire population was exiled to Outside of time, I’m afraid I want to take advantage of this opportunity to return to the material world.”
Perhaps the chosen one of darkness who could control it had died in Tobesk City last year, and the chosen one of light who had the power to restrain it was temporarily absent.
So in the end, Shade received the request for assistance. Considering that this was not about flying directly outside the city to fight the swarm, Shade rushed there with Mr. Albert's [Blood Sorrow].
When they arrived at the scene, the thirteenth-ring warlock "Yaoweiren" was leading more than a dozen high-level warlocks around the tentacle that had melted half of the street. The tentacles lay close to the ground, spreading like layers of illusory black mist.
Although it is almost immune to all attacks, the most basic "Light Technique" can slow down its movement.
And the "Light Technique" of the thirteen-ring warlock is indeed extraordinary. The soft dawn light seems to come from the morning sun that has not been seen for a long time. It's just that while the tentacle is restricted by the light, it is also absorbing the light, so only when you get close can you feel the light in the dark night.
[Blood Sorrow] automatically lit up when Shade appeared around the black tentacles, and the blood-red light enveloped the sword. Immediately, its shape changed from the holy weapon of vampires to one surrounded by pure The "Sword of Light" of white light.
Perhaps in the ancient times, this sword was also held by mortals to fight against this evil thing originating from the dark origin. Shade didn't even need to think about how to do it, he felt the sword driving his hand up.
Then the light rising into the sky turned into a sword blade, and simply cut the black tentacle protruding from the night sky in half vertically. The dissipated invisible darkness wanted to blend into this chaotic world of time, but was immediately melted away by the scattered light after the blade collapsed.
Shade's ordinary state is not as good as those demigod heroes of the First Era, but the evil beings who were exiled outside of time have long lost the power they had in the First Era. The holy sword lent by Mr. Albert seems to be naturally capable of restraining such evil things. When Shade put away the sword, he was still thinking, if the chosen one of time appears before the chosen one of light, what will happen this time? But that's bad.
After the black tentacle collapsed and disappeared, the time crack from which it originated also disappeared silently into the night sky. So Shade speculated that a time rift might only allow a powerful enough existence to pass through. For example, on the night of the "Crazy Moon", the cracks closed immediately after the blood moon disappeared.
After the short-term crisis was resolved, Shade exchanged a few words with "The Shining One" and returned to the concert hall. Emilia was still sleeping at this time, but it was no longer Xiwei who was waiting to greet Shade in the concert hall. It was Megan who was switching shifts with her.
The wise witch seemed to have just returned from the battlefield. Although there were no signs of injury, Shade could feel the surging spirit in her body still stirring:
"It's great to see you as soon as I come back. I always think that you mean more to us not only physically, but also spiritually. Everyone will be happy to see you, especially in these difficult times. moment.”
She reached out to hug Shade, but opened her arms and stopped, then lowered her head and sniffed her clothes:
"Forget it, let's hug you later. Xiwei has already told me the results of the fortune-tellers, and I will wait here with you."
Screams and explosions came from overhead from time to time. After several consecutive waves of earthquakes, Emilia finally woke up from a deep sleep:
"I dreamed that I was sleeping in a bumpy carriage, and I woke up when the carriage rushed out of the cliff."
The sleepy Emilia hugged the pillow and said, then she saw clearly that Shade was standing in the room, and she blushed and threw away the pillow she was holding:
"I thought it was my unicorn stuffed animal."
She had a unicorn doll in her dormitory at the college and would sleep with it every night. Although she couldn't carry it after the fifth era, the dragon maid who took good care of the elf sewed a new one for her.
Only after returning to Vista Woodland did she have no unicorn doll to sleep with. However, Emilia believed that as the future queen of elves, she no longer needed to sleep with a soft and cute doll. But again. Considering that the "hero" Shade who saves the world needs a cute cat to accompany him when sleeping, she also forgives her little willfulness.
The supper that had been prepared long ago was brought over by the maids. After waking up, Emilia not only had a great appetite, but also seemed to be in a much better state of mind. According to her, most of her exhausted spirit had been restored:
"I dreamed of a big tree, a big, big tree."
Shade thought this was related to the leaf pattern on the back of her hand, but it seemed that the elf did not notice the moon print that Shade placed on her left hand.
While Amelia was eating, Megan told her what happened while she was asleep, and soon she was asked to help by the church along with Shad.
The problem this time was a Keeper-level relic. While the church's team was fighting fiercely with the insect swarms above the city, they also did not forget to arrange for teams to patrol the city to prevent internal problems from breaking out. During a recent inspection, the Nature Church team heard a clicking sound coming from the alley.
After rummaging through the trash can, they found a heavy brass-colored metal box in the trash. The clicking sound comes from inside the box, but the box itself cannot be opened in any way.
There are no patterns on the five sides of the box, only the upward side has runes and decorative patterns engraved on it.
The rune in the center symbolizes time, and the metal seems to be changing like a liquid. When Shade saw the box, the time on it was 19:05, then it became 19:04, and then the number continued to get smaller:
"Countdown?"
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Below the changing numbers are unchanging rune strings. Shade translated the meaning of the ancient runes:
“What does it say, um, art is explosion?”
"Keeper-level (level 3) relic [ancient dwarf's rune gunpowder]!"
Meghan recognized what it was at a glance, with an expectant expression on her face:
"After the countdown ends, the explosive will explode on the spot. This is the only characteristic of this relic. If its power recorded in the book is correct, this one relic is enough to level the entire Vista Woodland. And within five hundred years, not a single blade of grass would grow in this area. This was gunpowder for space bombing, which was a rare commodity even in the ancient era.
I have only seen the introduction of this kind of relic in books before. Starting from the middle of the fifth era, the relics of this ancient race have become less and less, and the witch emperors don’t know how to give them to future generations. Leave something behind”
"Don't talk about it for now. If this thing really explodes, we won't have to fight this battle tonight. Miss Liz Brown, how should such relics be dealt with under normal circumstances?"
The person responsible for handling this incident is Miss Geiana Lisbron, the "Emerald Shadow Walker" of the Church of Nature. Shade and this thirteen-ring warlock from the North only met once during the Middleburg incident last year (677 chapter). This woman is actually a thirteen-ring warlock stationed at Fort Midhill and monitoring the entire Rommel Mountains. It is said that her title is related to her unique connection with the "Emerald Dream":
"Once this kind of relic is opened, there are only a few specific ways to stop it, such as the Keeper-level relic [Goblin's Alchemy Toolbox], the Sage-level relic [Encyclopedia of Constructed Creatures], the Angel-level relic [Bomb Hunter], etc. , but now the Vista Woodland is no longer normally accessible, and it is unrealistic to transport the relics.
In addition, the general solution is to send such dangerous relics to uninhabited areas overseas and let them explode on their own. But now the time in the forest is abnormal. It is possible that the countdown on the relic will immediately return to zero the moment you step out of the forest.
Fortunately, the effects of static time relics or thaumaturgy can take effect on this relic. However, in order to prevent accidents, before the war began, the Vesta Woodland Diocese removed all time relics containing the Keeper level and above. transferred. "
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