OBS Chapter 3037: Creeping Chaos and the Dwarf's Gunpowder
Chapter 3037: Creeping Chaos and the Dwarf's Gunpowder
Chapter 3037: Creeping Chaos and the Dwarf's Gunpowder
It was unclear whether the rumbling sound of the earthquake was caused by the underground explosion outside the city continuing, or if it was just the sound caused by the appearance of an unknown evil creature.
Following Luvia's instructions, Shad did not go out but rested and waited for events to continue to develop. During this period, a steady stream of outside information was gathered in the Golden Music Hall.
After the dark cracks appeared in the night sky and the forest, monsters that did not belong to this era appeared one after another. Even in the southeast of the forest, the "Tyrant Eye Demon" that was thought to have been extinct in the early Fifth Era appeared. The difference between this monster living in the underground world and its ordinary counterparts is that the eyes of sufficiently ancient individuals will transform into sage-level relics when they reach adulthood.
This is probably one of the reasons why they became extinct.
After the rift of the unknown era emerged from the night sky, a tentacle stretched out from behind the rift and blocked the time rift itself. The terrifying black tentacle was like black mist without substance, but after swaying in the air and reaching the city below, it melted a gap in the defense ritual protecting the city with just one touch.
The paradox bugs wanted to enter the city through the gap, but they turned into black mist when they approached the tentacles. The black tentacles extended from the gap, and any matter they touched would be assimilated into it. It melted the roof and absorbed the family of five in the house, then melted the entire floor and continued to explore other buildings around along the ground.
It was like a wriggling black pillar protruding from the night sky, and even the paradox worms were no longer willing to touch that black tentacle.
The Church's Secret Keeper knows what this is:
"This is the pet of the ancient god of darkness, Crawling Darkness. It is the most dangerous evil creature of the First Era, 'Creeping Chaos', raised by the ancient god. When the ancient god left, their entire species was exiled outside of time. Now, I'm afraid they want to take this opportunity to return to the material world."
Perhaps the chosen one of darkness who could control it had already died in Tobesk City last year, and the chosen one of light who had the power to restrain it was not here for the time being.
So in the end, Shad received the request for assistance. Considering that this was not a direct flight outside the city to fight the Zerg, Shad rushed over with Mr. Albert's [Blood Sorrow].
When they arrived at the scene, the 13th ring warlock "Radiant" was leading more than a dozen high-ring warlocks around the tentacle that had melted half of the street. The tentacle was crawling along the ground, like layers of illusory black fog spreading.
Although it is immune to almost all attacks, the most basic "light magic" can slow down its movement speed.
The 13th ring warlock's "light magic" was indeed extraordinary, the soft dawn light seemed to come from the early morning sun that had not been seen for a long time. However, the tentacle was restricted by the light while absorbing it, so only when you get close can you feel the light in the dark.
[Blood Sorrow] automatically lit up when Shade appeared around the black tentacle, and the blood-red light enveloped the sword. Immediately, its shape changed from the holy weapon of the vampires to a "sword of light" shrouded in pure white light.
Perhaps in ancient times this sword had been wielded by mortals to fight against the evil creature that originated from the dark origin. Without even having to consider how to start, Shad felt the sword driving his hand up high.
Then the light that shot up into the sky turned into a sword blade, and simply cut the black tentacle that stretched out from the night sky vertically in half. The dissipated invisible darkness wanted to merge into this world of time chaos, but it was also melted away by the scattered light after the sword blade collapsed.
In his normal state, Shade was not as powerful as the demigod heroes of the First Age, but the evil creatures exiled outside of time no longer had the power they had in the First Age. The holy sword that Mr. Albert had lent him seemed to be a natural restraint against such evil creatures. When Shade put away the sword, he was still thinking, if the Chosen One of Time appeared before the Chosen One of Light, then this time things would be bad.
After the black tentacle collapsed and disappeared, the time crack from which it came also disappeared silently in the night sky. So Shade speculated that a time crack might only allow a sufficiently powerful being to pass through. For example, on the night of the "Moon of Madness", the crack closed directly after the blood moon disappeared.
After the brief crisis was resolved, Shad exchanged a few words with the "Radiant" and returned to the concert hall. Emilia was still sleeping at this time, but the person waiting to greet Shad in the concert hall was no longer Xivi, but Megan, who had taken over from her.
The wise witch seemed to have just returned from the battlefield. Although there was no sign of injury, Shade could feel the surging spirit in her body was still stirring:
"It's great to see you right after I come back. I always think that you mean more to us spiritually than physically. It will be great to see you, especially in such a difficult time."
She reached out to hug Shade, but stopped after opening her arms, then lowered her head and sniffed her clothes:
"Forget it, let's hug each other later. Xiwei has already told me the fortune tellers' divination results. I will wait here with you."
Screeching and explosions could be heard from overhead from time to time. After several waves of earthquakes, Emilia finally woke up from her deep sleep:
"I dreamed that I was sleeping in a bumpy carriage, and I woke up when the carriage rushed off the cliff."
Emilia, who was half asleep, hugged her pillow and said, then she saw that Shade was also standing in the room, and she blushed and threw away the pillow.
"I thought it was my unicorn stuffed animal."
She had a unicorn doll in her dormitory at the academy, and she would hug it to sleep every night. After the Fifth Age, although she could not carry it with her, the dragon maid who took good care of the elf sewed a new one for her.
Only after returning to Vestal Glade did she no longer have the unicorn doll to hug to sleep. However, Emilia believed that as the future queen of elves, she no longer needed to hug a soft and cute doll to sleep. But considering that the "hero" who saved the world, Shad, needed a cute cat to accompany him when he slept, she also forgave her own little willfulness.
The maids brought over the midnight snack that had been prepared long ago. Emilia, who had just woken up from a nap, not only had a good appetite, but also seemed to be in a much better mental state. According to her, she had even recovered most of her exhausted spirit:
"I dreamed of a big tree, a very big tree."
Shad 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 seal that Shad placed on her left hand.
While Emilia was eating, Megan told her what happened while she was asleep, and then she and Shad were soon asked by the church to help.
The problem this time was a Secret Keeper-level relic. While the church's team was fighting the Zerg above the city, they also did not forget to arrange teams to patrol the city to prevent internal problems. During a recent patrol, the church's team heard a clicking sound coming from the alley.
After searching the trash can, they found a heavy brass metal box in the garbage. The rattling sound came from inside the box, but the box itself could not be opened in any way.
There are no patterns on the five sides of the box, except for the upward side, which has runes and decorative patterns engraved on it.
The rune in the center symbolizes time, and the metal changes like liquid. When Shade saw the box, the time on it was 19:05, then it became 19:04, and then the numbers continued to decrease:
"Countdown?"
Below the changing numbers is an unchanging string of runes. Shade translated the meaning of the ancient runes:
"What it says is, uh, art is... explosion?"
"Secret Keeper-level (Level 3) relic [Ancient Dwarf's Rune Gunpowder]!"
Megan recognized what it was at a glance, and an expectant expression appeared on her face:
"After the countdown ends, this explosive will explode on the spot. This is the only characteristic of this relic. If the power recorded in the book is correct, this relic alone is enough to raze the entire Vestal Forest to the ground, and no grass will grow in this area for 500 years. This is gunpowder for bombing space, which is a rare commodity even in the ancient era.
I have only seen the introduction of this kind of relics in books before. Since the middle of the Fifth Era, the relics of this kind of ancient race have become less and less, and those witch emperors did not know how to leave something for future generations."
"Let's not talk about this for now. If this thing really exploded, we wouldn't have to fight this battle tonight. Miss Liz Brown, how do we usually deal with this kind of relic?"
The person in charge of this incident is Miss Gayana Lisbron, the Emerald Shadow Walker of the Church of Nature. Shade and this thirteenth-ring sorcerer from the North had only met once during the Middle Castle incident last year (Chapter 677). This lady is actually a thirteenth-ring sorcerer stationed in Midhill Castle, 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 [Constructed Biology Encyclopedia], the Angel-level relic [Bomb Hunter], etc. However, the Vista Forest is no longer accessible, and transporting the relics is not realistic.
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, and it is possible that the countdown on the relic will immediately return to zero the moment you walk out of the forest.
Fortunately, relics of the time-stopping type or the effects of magic can be effective on this relic, but in order to prevent accidents, before the start of this war, the Vestal Forest Parish transferred all the time-related relics above the Secret Keeper level that were stored. "
PS: The picture above shows the thirteen-ring warlocks of the church that have appeared so far. If there are any omissions, please feel free to add them.
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