Chapter 476: Attack on Shattrath

In the city of Shattrath, the bright moonlight and the silver light of the Moon Soul Aura Array blend seamlessly together, indistinguishable from each other.

On this quiet night, most people who had been busy all day had fallen asleep. The cold wind blew, and yellow leaves swirled and fell.

Several soldiers on night patrol were rubbing their hands and stamping their feet, hiding in a corner and slacking off.

"It's already so cold before the snow even falls. This winter is going to be very hard to endure."

"Yeah," a soldier responded, "For us who are originally residents of Hamers City, it's okay. It's cold, so we just need to light the fire in the fireplace.

Refugees have been fleeing here these days, and they can only squeeze into makeshift wooden houses, which makes life even more difficult."

“Haha, you are wrong. Those who can escape here are not refugees. The real refugees may have become food for evil creatures.

A few years ago, before the gray fog descended, it was extremely difficult for ordinary people to take an airship, and it was even more impossible to find a seat when escaping."

Another soldier interrupted and said, "That makes sense. Hey, how come the world changes so quickly? I heard that."

He lowered his voice and continued, "I heard that the Holy See no longer exists!"

"How is that possible, Haru? Are you drunk? You will be dragged out and flogged for slandering the church!"

James' eyes suddenly widened. He was a devout believer of the Lord of Fire, and the Holy See was the holy mountain in his heart.

Now someone told him that the sacred place had collapsed, and his first reaction was that the other party was talking nonsense.

Haru's face flushed. "Old James, how dare I lie about this! I have a relative who works for the Good Luck Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce. It is said that he passed by the city of Bly a few days ago on an airship and saw with his own eyes that the area had become a ruin, as if it was pressed down by some powerful force. The remains of the city turned into an obvious deep pit, and the broken rubble looked like it had been burned.

There are also a large number of evil creatures lurking there, including a monster with green or black-red flames burning all over its body, and a humanoid creature that looks like a beast."

James could no longer hear what Haru was saying. He just felt dizzy and his head was buzzing.

The other party is right. It is impossible and we dare not spread such rumors.

In the minds of believers, St. Peter's Basilica has a very special meaning. It is the residence of gods on earth and the place where gods return.

Believers believe that no matter how dark the world is, the coming of gods will surely turn things around and cleanse the universe.

Now, that spiritual place was gone, and James suddenly felt as if the sky had fallen.

"Haru, be careful with your words! How can you make irresponsible comments on such matters?"

The team leader said:

“The situation in the kingdom is unstable right now, and all kinds of rumors are spreading. After investigation, we found that they all came from the mouths of some people who were bewitched by the evil spirit.

It is not our business to worry about the general environment; that is the business of the Pope, the Duke and the cardinals.

We just need to do our part, earn a salary and support our family, why worry so much? "

The team leader sighed in his heart. No matter what the current situation is, they can only go with the flow. Instead of worrying too much, it is better to live a simpler life.

He was one of the first residents of Hamers City. Now he was very glad for the decision he made. He witnessed the gradual prosperity of this place from desolation, and witnessed the transformation of this place from Hamers Parish to the territory of the Duke of the North.

In general, he is very satisfied with his current life. The Duke possesses powerful strength and the combat effectiveness of the Silver Dawn Guard is also considerable. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.

"The captain is right," Haru immediately agreed, feeling a little regretful at this moment.

This incident was told by my cousin after he was drunk. He also said that there was a gag order in Bray City and I could not mention it to anyone. If the news spread, I would be punished.

As soon as he finished speaking, he found that half of the sky behind him suddenly darkened. He turned his head and saw a group of dark clouds that came from nowhere and covered the sky above the city.

The black clouds rolled and transformed into a monster covered with tentacles.

The monster opened its huge mouth and gray-white shadows flew out from it, swooping down like an all-encompassing force, and its crazy howls resounded through the sky.

"Oh no, enemy attack!"

The team leader realized that the gray shadows in the sky were actually evil spirits! He hurriedly took out a flare from his body and tremblingly loaded it into his gun.

This normally extremely simple action took so long to complete, he glanced towards the sky and saw the evil spirit crash into a shield of light as bright as the moon.

It's like standing in a glass house and looking up at the heavy rain pouring down overhead, with the dizzy marks spreading like water waves.

The light shield began to vibrate, with the amplitude growing larger and larger, as if it would shatter in the next moment.

The hearts of those who were awake under the light shield were up and down as the light shield shook.

A golden beam of light rose from the center of the city. The beam connected to the light shield, which became golden and colorful and suddenly stabilized.

One flare after another rises slowly, like red fireworks blooming, lighting up the night sky of the city.

"Captain, what kind of enemy is outside? How dare they attack our territory?"

Haru stuttered, he felt his thighs trembling and his voice was shaking.

"Don't worry, the territory's defenses are strong, nothing will happen!"

The team leader comforted him, his face regained calm, but he was still uneasy in his heart.

The attack that can trigger the city's defense array must be at least at the sixth level of transcendence. Such an enemy only needs one finger to reduce the area where the team is located to ashes.

In Moya Castle, all the core members of the territory gathered together. Janice looked sharp and said in a resounding voice: "Everyone, the Duke and his wife are not in the territory. No one can enter the central control room of the defense array. I tried to send a message to the Duke just now, but got no response.

Let’s discuss what to do next.

There is one thing I can tell you, judging from the momentum of the attack, the enemy outside must be a supernatural being at the pinnacle of the sixth order."

She had been attacked by a sixth-tier enemy before, and the intensity of the attack the city was suffering now was stronger than when she was attacked, even through the defensive array. She guessed in her heart that the enemy might have surpassed the silver rank and reached the level of a god.

She didn't dare tell anyone about this speculation for fear of causing unnecessary panic.

Several core members looked at each other in bewilderment. They were all promoted later and had no relevant experience.

"Wait a little longer. Bishop Nick and Bishop Fanny will arrive soon. They should have a solution."

Janice glanced at everyone and shook her head imperceptibly.

These people, like her, are combat-oriented talents, but they lack the ability to respond to emergencies because they lack the experience.

At this time, she couldn't help but start to worry about her father. Del failed in his attempt to reach the silver level and was seriously injured, so she had been with him all the time.

She was on duty today, and with such a big commotion outside, she was worried that her father's already poor mental state would be further frightened.

A few minutes later, Janice heard the neighing of horses outside and realized that it must be Nick and his wife who had arrived.

It is strictly forbidden to ride a horse in the castle. Unless it is an emergency, the offender will be whipped.

Sure enough, a burst of hurried footsteps were getting closer and closer. Nick pushed open the door of the conference room and followed behind him.

"I'm sorry, everyone, I'm a little late."

Janice responded immediately: "Bishop Nick lives in Hamers City. It's great that you can come so quickly. Please take a seat. We are discussing how to protect the territory."

When Nick and the other man sat down, she asked:

"Bishop, you are experienced. What should we do next?"

Nick and his wife looked at each other and shook their heads slightly:

"wait."

"Wait? Just wait like this?"

"Yes, I believe you have all felt the power of the enemy's attack. We can only rely on the magic circle to defend ourselves."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Nick coughed and continued, "If we don't have the secret method to combine everyone's strength into one, we will only be defeated one by one if we want to attack."

Staying in the magic circle, although I can't help, won't do any harm.

Fanny added, “The Duke once said that all the magic arrays in Shattrath City have been connected together. There are now a total of twelve Moon Soul Spirit Light Arrays and three Sun and Moon Altars.

He also said that as long as the sunfire and moondew in the altar did not dry up, the city of Shattrath would never fall.

When I came up just now, I deliberately observed the "water level" in the altar for a while. Considering the enemy's current attack strength, it is no problem to support more than half a month of uninterrupted attacks.

The Duke should have returned by then."

"Doesn't our magic array need to adjust the power manually?"

Janice asked in surprise. The protective magic circle in Lorente Town needs to be manually adjusted for defense strength, and someone must be on standby in the control center room 24 hours a day.

Fanny smiled and shook her head, saying gently: "No, the magic circle in the city has been modified by the Duke and can be activated automatically. The Sun and Moon Altar maintains the energy supply, so there will be no situation where the enemy suddenly increases the intensity of the attack and the magic circle cannot support it.

I heard from the Duke that in order to break the magic circle, it would require seven or eight sixth-level transcendents to attack continuously for several months, and this is only possible when the Sun Fire Liquid and Moon Dew in the Sun and Moon Altar increase involuntarily.

So, no matter how loud the noise outside is, we just need to appease the people.

Before we came, we had already informed the pastors to carry out propaganda in the Hamers city area."

"I see. That makes me feel relieved."

Janice felt relieved. The Duke did not tell everyone what to do after leaving the territory, but he informed them of the deadline for their return, which would be at least ten days and at most half a month.

She pointed outside the door and asked:

"What kind of creatures are the enemies outside? Bishop Nick and Bishop Fanny are welcome to help us solve this puzzle."

“We just discussed this. Judging from the image formed by the black fog, there are two possibilities.

The first one was a bloated, fleshy monster with tentacles, goat limbs, and eyes that I had encountered on a previous mission.

The second one is a subordinate of Cthulhu, the evil god of the sea.

Cthulhu's minions have been attacking cities for a while now, and we think the second one might be bigger."

"The ghost is still there. The Endless Sea is a long way from Farouk. The evil god has sent his subordinates here repeatedly. It seems that he is against us."

Janice frowned. This was not a good sign. The evil god had not yet fully revived. When Cthulhu woke up completely, the city of Shattrath would inevitably face a fierce battle.

Nick remained silent. He had this premonition when he learned that the Duke had killed Dagon.

The evil god will definitely take revenge, and then it will depend on who is more powerful.

Fanny noticed the depressed mood in the room and chuckled, saying, "Everyone, it will take a long time for the evil god to revive. Judging from the Duke's past growth rate, he may have the strength to fight against the evil god in the future.

I have witnessed the Duke's journey from a second-level extraordinary person to where he is today. His growth trajectory makes everyone ashamed, including the gods before they achieved the rank of gods."

"Yes, when I first met the Duke, he seemed to have just entered the extraordinary level not long ago."

Janice clenched her fists and waved them a few times, then stood up and said, "I will now send soldiers to spread the word so that the residents don't need to panic."

Nick and his wife also stood up:

"We're both leaving now. We need to keep a close eye on the Hamers District to prevent any hidden enemies from sneaking in. Goodbye, everyone!"

Janice waved goodbye: "Goodbye, I will contact the Duke once every morning, noon and evening, and I hope the Duke can come back soon."

In the river outside the city of Shattrath, two god-level deep divers from the Endless Sea took turns to try to break through the city's defenses.

After leaving R'lyeh, they entered the mainland at the mouth of the Hinterlands, catching the scent of Fizz as he passed by, and sneaked along the river, finally arriving outside the city of Shattrath.

Here, they clearly felt the breath left behind by the fall of extraordinary creatures such as Hydra and Fitz, so they attacked without saying a word.

In their eyes, the opponent was a human being who seemed to be at the level of a god, but they had also reached this level, and with two against one, they had the advantage.

After a fierce attack, they were shocked to find that they were unable to break through the city's defensive formation. It was easy for gods to destroy low-level formations. They realized the extraordinary nature of the formation.

"Ibanez, what should we do now?"

“Continue to attack. This array will consume a lot of energy when running.

As long as we maintain the current intensity of our attack, the enemy's magic circle will inevitably collapse. By then, all the humans in the city will be our food.

But the enemy is not weak, we can't take it lightly, you should be careful to hide, if the enemy is forced out, seize the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow. "

"Haha, good. Sneak attack, I'm good at it!"

A mutated deep diver sank to the bottom of the river. He used a secret method to reduce his presence to the minimum, then closed his eyes, motionless like a stone statue.

A night passed, and the light shield above the city remained stable, but Ibanez, who kept casting spells, felt a little tired.

"This turtle's shell is really hard. I need to rest for a while before continuing the attack."

As he was speaking, he caught a glimpse of a golden glow coming from afar.

(End of this chapter)