Chapter 334
Chapter 139: Secret of the Island of Seals
The plan was ultimately put into action.
The uneasy premonition that Sigrid mentioned might not have been entirely unfounded, though it may not be directly related to this event in this place.
Watching the massive magic island shatter dramatically under the unassuming dragon breath of Little Dragon Daughter, crumbling into countless fragments that rained down to the ground, those unyielding Abyss Beasts attacking the Radiant Protection barrier also began to lose their strength, tumbling down in a chaotic manner, which brought a bit of relief to Vilyric.
With this, the Abyss Tide ravaging the southern part of the world would gradually subside, and the pressure on Liliya, one of the primary resistance forces, could also be significantly eased.
Even Vilyric couldn’t fully anticipate this sudden disaster. Despite receiving warnings from Seer Mona and hints from the Divine Oracle, the true nature of the so-called City of Seals remained a mystery, and Little Mona’s foretold future arrived as expected.
At this point, Vilyric learned some internal secrets of the Kingdom of Azure from Hilda earlier.
In fact, the Island of Spris, or the Abyss Well, is essentially a massive channel connecting both worlds. However, this place differs from those floating island regions struck by the apocalypse cannon, as referred to by Xi Fu.
The passage through the Abyss Well is wide enough to accommodate enormous entities like the magic island, but a unique layer exists in the center that cannot be perceived or entered without specific means. For the Abyss Beasts to enter the real world, they must first pass through this gap, where one could easily get lost in the chaotic currents.
The Winged People, possessing deeper theoretical knowledge of space, stationed heavy guards in this layer and even built a complete little city with special methods.
To keep the secrets of the Abyss, the stationed Winged People became self-sustaining within and continued to thrive. Only a few high-ranking individuals from the Kingdom of Azure, such as the Wing Emperor or talents like Hilda, are aware of the entry methods.
Even Sigrid, who had just recently joined the Four Wings, hadn’t had the chance to encounter this secret yet.
The entrances and exits of the space gap are entirely different; even if the Abyss Beasts manage to break through, they would be sent to another distant area, heavily guarded by more military forces.
The Winged People had already known of the Abyss and the Abyss Beasts’ existence and had been fighting against them for a long time. However, a disaster a few years ago had forced this battle into the limelight.
When the envoy from the United Kingdom was about to leave Spris City, Hilda disappeared for three days to confront a powerful mutated Abyss Beast that had suddenly appeared on the frontline. Though she ultimately killed it, she sustained severe injuries, and even before the disaster, she had not fully recovered.
Originally, due to the existence of the gap space, the red light known as the Doomsday Cannon should have been unable to hit the Island of Spris directly. But that night of disaster, an unidentified and terrifying entity forcefully tore open the space gap, leading to the floating island’s shattering and crashing down.
That entity was the illusionary Xi Fu.
Even the Winged People did not know that the existence of the Island of Spris itself was the foundation that sustained that gap space. With the island’s destruction, this vital defensive line that had lasted for centuries crumbled, taking all the Winged People inside with it into the chaotic currents of space.
Following this was the large-scale invasion of the Abyss.
This is the entire narrative of the events.
Although this massive disaster lasted less than half a month, not even having the chance to spread fully, at least thirty million beings have already been swallowed by the tides of the Abyss, with the most severely affected Wasteland witnessing nearly ten nations disappear entirely.
The Priestess waved her just-retrieved ornate staff, and the faint yet sanctified golden radiance quickly spread outwards.
That light, like spring rain, dispersed the lingering gray dead fog, clearing the dim sky, and gradually making the polluted air fresh again. Though the earth, withered by the dead fog, could not immediately regain vitality, with the nourishment of light, new life would surely settle here once again.
“I hope… it can end smoothly.”
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On the battlefield of the Disaster Forest, now known as the Glorious Forest.
“Ahhhhh!!!”
A deathly scream, heard only when a creature is on the brink of death, echoed beside her. The Fiery Blossom didn’t think twice and immediately shot an arrow in that direction, piercing the wicked Abyss Beast that had impaled the soldier before her and hurling it away, nailing it into the ground.
The soldier, along with his armor, was pierced through the heart and crumpled to the ground, completely lifeless. However, the Abyss Beast continued to struggle, trying to pull out the solid arrow that had embedded itself deep in its brain and the earth.
Such creatures are troublesome.
Even the Fiery Blossom cannot every time attach the Void simulation rule to her attacks, but without doing so, even if she can hit the enemy’s head every single time, it wouldn’t inflict effective damage. Those monsters simply have no weaknesses like normal beings.
The compatibility of archers with them can be said to be the worst.
Ever since arriving here a few hours ago and coincidentally slaying a seemingly formidable Abyss Worm in an instant, they have been in constant battle.
Though they put significant effort into reaching the huge worm’s corpse, unfortunately, they found nothing useful. It seemed the creature had been completely devoured by the surrounding monsters after crumbling to death in the air, leaving only an empty head behind.
With no other choice, she and Furnal had to break through the encirclement, return to their defensive line, and after a brief exchange with the urgently arrived General Bertlem, immediately rejoined the battle against the Abyss Beast’s onslaught.
Though she didn’t understand why, Hua discovered that the self-created Void simulation rule did indeed cause very effective damage to these monsters, like how one thing can counter another. At the most critical moment, she relied on the fused technique of the second form of Red Lotus—Rain of Arrows from the Burning Sky—to kill thousands of Abyss Beasts, turning the tide of the battle.
But human strength is ultimately finite. After fighting for so long, including Fiery Blossom and Lightning Furnal Stephens, almost everyone alive on the battlefield was injured and utterly exhausted.
Meanwhile, the monsters from the Abyss continued their relentless charge, maintaining their original ferocity, pressing against the crumbling defensive line.
It was becoming impossible to hold.
Everyone gradually began to entertain that thought.
This was not the first retreat, but as the defense continued to fall back, they were nearing the edge of the Glorious Forest. If they lose this area, presumably blessed by the Gods, it would become even more difficult to defend further on.