Chapter 118: The Reappearance of the Sealed City

As the armies gathered from various nations struggled to resist the catastrophic tide of the Abyss on the front lines, another group had already arrived directly above the ruins of what used to be Spris City.

“Wow… it’s become this way, that’s a bit ridiculous.”

Floating in the air where the sky island once was, Vilyric looked down at the massive pit known as the “Abyss Well.” Behind her, angelically beautiful white wings fluttered lightly, and familiar faces surrounded her.

The number wasn’t large; including Vilyric, Xiao Guang, and Leila Renée, there were barely a few more than ten White Wings.

They were the second batch of reinforcements that came from the far-off Sky Island.

The first batch had naturally rushed out on the night of the incident and was now teamed up with local forces and overseas allies in the Wasteland, barely holding back the Abyss’s advance.

Unlike the large armies before, this time’s arrivals were all top-tier experts who could be called super strong, possessing not only agile flying abilities, but even surpassing the Royal Wing Guard—truly legendary beings.

Yes, legends.

Among them, aside from Vilyric and the self-invited others, along with the leader Sigrid, the other four legendary experts were all hidden powers from the deepest part of the Kingdom of Azure.

They were all White Winged People, dressed in a white ceremonial outfit similar to that of the High Priestess, but different, wearing hoods and exuding a heavy aura, almost identical in style to that of the High Priest.

Guardians of the Temple of Sky.

To put it bluntly, they were a bit like the “Sin Bearers” from the United Kingdom, exceptionally secretive and never revealing themselves unless under life-or-death situations.

Including Xiao Mo, who hadn’t been seen by Vilyric before, and another four-winged being, these two legends had long been sent to the front lines on the eve of the incident as per the Wing Emperor’s orders. As for Sigrid, the last of the four wings, she had been missing since the destruction of Spris Island and was likely presumed dead.

Now, with Sigrid and the four hidden Guardians of the Temple stepping into the battlefield, aside from the Wing Emperor not personally taking the field, it could be said that all of the Kingdom of Azure’s higher-tier forces had been entirely committed to the war against the Abyss.

They were the ones fighting the hardest in this combined operation, leaving no effort spared.

It could be said that the Wing Emperor was truly digging deep this time; if these legends were to fall on the battlefield against the Abyss, then the Kingdom of Azure might not recover for hundreds of years, even falling out of the top five powers in the world.

After all, in this world, top-tier strength is one of the key measures of national power.

Additionally, Vilyric’s presence here was a decision she arrived at after much contemplation.

To awaken Xi Fu Lin and further understand the relationship between the Earth Mother Goddess and the Abyss would require helping her find more shattered divine spark fragments.

So, where could such things be located?

That’s right, Abyss Worms.

Though their quality might not be great, they could be compensated for in numbers.

It’s said that on the front lines of the Abyss, there appeared at least ten Abyss Worms, causing significant casualties to the stopping forces. This batch of strong experts was sent by the Wing Emperor to deal with those legendary massive monsters.

So in the end, the Priestess did come to the front lines after all.

The envoy led by Philena remained in the Sky City, even leaving that particular Holy Knight behind since she had trouble moving without wings; Vilyric had another task to assign her.

As for the remaining envoys and world-renowned figures, they either returned to their countries directly or stayed temporarily, sending some powerful beings to assist.

Like the judging saintess representing the Holy Empire, Edwina’s sister Fleidetrika had also reached the battlefield, even earlier than Vilyric and her group, while that legendary figure from the Ost Empire seemed to have taken a certain red-haired prince back home for safety.

The little fox from the Beast Kingdom, Mavis, and the Half-Dragon Losa Arnold, both legends, didn’t head to the northern battlefield but instead remained in the Sky City, unsure if the Winged People had truly discovered something significant.

By the way, this Half-Dragon named Losa seemed to be female; Vilyric just couldn’t tell at all.

Back to the situation at hand, thanks to the space magic arranged by the Winged People, these legendary experts crossed thousands of kilometers in less than two days, arriving at this point on the border of the Kingdom of Azure from the Sky Island.

Spris Island had completely fallen into the Abyss during that catastrophe; the city’s destruction and the subsequent disasters entirely corroborated the content of the “Divine Revelation”—undoubtedly, it was the true “Sealed City.”

Although the Abyss was aggressively invading, the south of the Kingdom of Azure was not severely impacted due to its unique geography. The enemy had only slaughtered a few nearby islands before failing to expand outward.

The reasons for this remain unclear; perhaps they intended to first absorb densely populated northern inland life, which was much less capable of movement, to gain a significant boost before returning to deal with the tough nut to crack at the back.

And now, the “Abyss Well” had undergone tremendous changes compared to when Vilyric first saw it.

The thriving plants that grew along the Abyss’s walls, covering the entire area, had entirely vanished, leaving only some charred remnants to attest to their previous existence.

Vilyric wasn’t entirely sure what this meant, but the reasoning was easily understood—it must have been the terrifying red pillar of light that arose from the “Abyss Well,” rumored to surpass any previous occurrences with enough power to annihilate the entire Spris Island, that killed off these plants.

That so-called red pillar of light, the Priestess had personally experienced once during the battle at Omoland; in terms of sensory feedback, its lethality mainly concentrated on heat, vast energy, and a destructive force similar to fission.

In simpler terms, it was a bit like those particle cannons or solar rays from comics, but without actually seeing the one who unleashed it, Vilyric couldn’t rashly jump to conclusions about its specific principles.

As for the intensity, it was certainly at least above level 8; if this place was stronger, it might have reached level 9, which was almost impossible to resist with sheer human strength.

Currently, the only thing Vilyric had seen that might have the power to withstand it was the protective barrier of the Sky City.

Moreover, the dark depths of the Abyss Well no longer had the original stillness; a certain gray gas that she found very familiar was continually surging outward from within.

That gray gas covered the entire area above the “Abyss Well,” turning this vast expanse into a lifeless dead zone.

Regarding this situation, Vilyric had already heard from Sigrid, who had intel before she arrived. They had initially planned to bypass this area and head straight to the battlefield, but the Priestess insisted on coming to check the situation and assured that it would be safe, which led to the current scenario.

Casually stepping half a foot out of the golden barrier that protected everyone, Vilyric swept her fair, smooth hand through the gray gas.

“Hmph… a fog of death where life has been cut off, huh…”

   

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