"Chairman Harrov, what happened?"
Seeing several speakers suddenly stand up from their seats, Raphael immediately realized that something was wrong and hurriedly asked.
"Master Raphael, you will be in charge of the next awarding ceremony. I'm afraid we need to go to the empire immediately!" Harof spoke very quickly, and without even having time to explain, he walked out of the venue quickly with Lin En and others.
The wizards in the exhibition hall also noticed Harof's sudden departure and began to discuss what could have happened that could have caused the speakers to make such a fuss.
At the same time, Lin En and others who walked out of the exhibition hall turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the sky at the fastest speed.
If they were not worried about causing panic, they would have just flown out of the exhibition hall window.
The problematic space-time gate was located in an ore cave outside the Steel City. Lin En did not know this information when he captured the city. It was not until after he captured the Holy City that he found relevant records in a large number of secret books that were seized.
The space-time gate was out of service before, and they added a few more insurances. Now one of the warning magics was triggered! About half an hour later, Lin En, who was the fastest, arrived in the mine first, and Harov and Vittorio arrived a few minutes later.
Aurora was the slowest one, taking forty-five minutes. Due to the cognitive fear caused by quantum theory, she did not dare to use her energy body to speed up the journey like Lin En and others.
Fortunately, Aurora had obviously realized this flaw a long time ago, and temporarily developed an alternative magic to meet the needs of flying, which could barely reach the subsonic level.
"Fortunately, it looks like the situation hasn't reached the worst point yet." Aurora breathed a sigh of relief after entering the mine, because the protective magic set up in this area still existed and was not damaged.
Aurora then turned her gaze towards the center of the mine.
The space-time gate has become restless. The space-time node that had originally shrunk to a diameter of only one centimeter has now expanded by more than dozens of times.
A large amount of magic power continued to pour out from it, and the vortex continued to surge, as if something was trying to squeeze in from the other side.
The sealing magic set up here has long been activated.
Rune chains extended out from the domain and surrounded the expanding space-time gate, trying to push it back, but their effect was limited.
"Did Ella do it?" Aurora stared at the constantly surging vortex of time and space, as if she wanted to see through the scene on the other side.
"I don't know, but it's very possible!" Vittorio's expression was particularly solemn.
It has been several months since the last battle in the Holy City. Roughly speaking, even the most serious injuries should have been healed.
While speaking, Vittorio was not idle either. He stood only fifteen meters away from the node, controlling the protective magic circle in the entire mine.
Harof on the side constructed a force field magic with a range of several meters outside the space-time gate, forming an area isolated from the inside and the outside.
There was also an extra concentrated water ball in Lin En's hand, which contained a large amount of surging tritium and deuterium elements.
Although he has not yet developed quantum-level magic in the past few months, he has further improved the hydrogen explosion magic, especially its power and release speed!
Judging from the results of the Holy City Battle, hydrogen explosion alone does not seem to be able to kill Ella, but that does not mean it is useless. Every time her body is destroyed, her condition will become weaker, and in the end she even escapes inexplicably.
And this is the only way to threaten Ella at present!
"Damn it, everyone, be careful, the other party suddenly increased their strength." Vittorio's expression suddenly became very ugly, and these words were almost squeezed out of his mouth.
Under the control of the Rune Lock, the space-time vortex, whose expansion trend was gradually slowing down, seemed to have received some kind of help, and its volume suddenly increased several times.
Harof and Aurora were both extremely nervous.
Lin En was even considering whether to throw the fusion bomb in his hand directly into the space-time gate. If the other party could come over from the other side, then he should be able to throw the thing over there!
In addition, he can also choose to wait for the opponent to arrive before attacking, and cooperate with the Harof force field magic to confine the energy of the nuclear explosion in a very small area and explode.
Just like what they did when they defeated Ella last time! There is probably only one chance. A fusion bomb will consume more than 70% of his reserve energy. Once the attack fails, it will be difficult to have another chance!
Just as Lin En was hesitating, a black thing suddenly rushed out from the space-time gate under the cover of magic power. It was so fast that it almost broke through the barrier of the rune chain in an instant.
However, how could the people who were well prepared let it escape?
The black thing quickly plunged into the force field magic set up by Harof on the outside. Aurora also took action at the same time, and a bunch of tight laser grids swept over from all directions.
It was only then that Lin En saw clearly that the one rushing out of the space-time gate was not the false god Ella they imagined, but a black... crow? However, this was obviously not a normal crow, because it actually dodged Aurora's laser grid - its body directly turned into a black stream of light and drilled directly through the gap in the grid! "Energization?!"
Lin En's pupils shrank slightly, because energyization is one of the most important characteristics of legend.
The next moment, a clear crow's cry echoed in the dark mine. The crow, which was only the size of a palm, spread its wings, and every feather glowed with a golden light.
Then, black feathers shining with golden light came flying towards the crowd like a storm, but were soon deflected by the force field magic and smashed into the surroundings of the mine, creating deep pits on the hard cave walls.
“So weak…” Lin En shook his head and put away the fusion ball in his hand that was ready to go. Judging from the fact that he was unable to break free from the force field magic and the power displayed by this attack, the opponent did not have the power to threaten them and should be just a pseudo-legend.
Is it a monster from the other side of the space-time gate like Muto? Vittorio and others also breathed a sigh of relief, but did not stop their actions. After the crow flew out, Vittorio increased the control of the protective formation and blocked the activated space-time gate node again.
“Let it burn for a while, and then take it back to have a look later!” Wisps of scorching eternal flames appeared around Lin En’s body.
Chlorine trifluoride, which can crazily plunder electrons as nutrients, is one of the nemesis of the energy body. The safest method is to burn the opponent to energy deprivation and then capture it.
As if sensing some kind of threat, a sharp crow cry rang out again, but this time Lin En and the others actually heard a certain sound ringing in their minds.
"Foolish natives, I am the Star Messenger under the throne of the great God of Life and Creation. I am here to pronounce judgment on the fate of this plane!"
This is by no means a common language, but they were surprisingly able to understand it.
Lin En paused for a moment, a look of surprise appeared on his face. This turned out to be a legendary creature with intelligence.
"Star Messenger? You clearly look like a crow!" Harof said with a sneer.
"God of Life and Creation, what is this? Is it Ella's new title over there?" Aurora frowned. She was more concerned about this title as she had never heard of it before.
The dark crow seemed to be stimulated by something, and its high-pitched crow cry became even sharper. "How dare you offend the great God of Life and Creation? This is the greatest sin!"
Aurora curled her lips. She had never been interested in God, but she was secretly on guard in her heart.
The black crow who claimed to be the messenger of the stars rebuked several people for their offense, then raised his head and spoke arrogantly.
"Foolish natives, I'm here to warn you. The plane you're in has been targeted by the brutal slaughterer, the enemy of all life, and the Lord of the Dead, Thanatus. It won't be long before everyone will return to death and nothingness. There is no chance of you surviving!"
"Of course, if you are willing to surrender to the great God of Life and Creation, I will guide you on how to resist the Lord of Death!" said the black crow proudly.
Hearing this, the people present couldn't help but look at each other and frowned. They had been guarding against the space-time gate to target Ella, but they didn't expect the so-called Lord of Death to suddenly appear.
Harov hesitated for a moment before speaking. "The Lord of the Dead, Thanatus...what power and ability does he have? And why did he invade our world?"
"He is the ruler of hundreds of millions of dead souls, and has conquered and slaughtered several planes!" The black crow said in a high voice. "Don't think that your power is so strong and your world is so special. In fact, every few years, a plane will be captured by a god in the main world and become their domain. Your world is just an insignificant one!"
Harov and the others all showed expressions of horror on their faces. They couldn't imagine what the main world that the other party was talking about was like, and how it could capture and integrate other worlds.
"Then how big is your so-called main world?" Lin En asked suddenly.
The Star Messenger paused for a moment, then spoke with pride, "Even if I fly at my fastest speed, I still won't reach the end in a thousand years!"
It would take a thousand years to fly to the end, how vast is that world?
Harov couldn't help but gasp.
Lin En was not that surprised, because judging from his performance just now, this so-called Star Messenger was really too slow!
Even if it flies at the speed of sound for a thousand years, its diameter would only be a few billion kilometers.
It sounds scary, but it is only the distance between the farthest planet and the sun. Looking at the large galaxy they are in, it is as small as a grain of sand. Can such a main world "capture" the universe he exists in? However, this premise is that the year mentioned by the other party is similar to the year in his mind.
The dark-black crows were still constantly boasting about the magnificence of the main world, where there were countless creatures and many gods... Although the God of Life and Creation was not the most powerful one, his greatness was unquestionable!
"Your world was discovered and captured by Diana, the Goddess of the Moon. In order to monopolize this plane, she chose to cut off the connection with the main world, but that was obviously meaningless. Now the Lord of the Dead has found her divine domain, and your world is connected to it. It won't be long before it is conquered and becomes a paradise for the dead!" The crow screamed loudly.
"Why did you come here to tell us all this?" Aurora raised her eyebrows and asked in confusion.
"Because the great God of Life and Creation is merciful, He will not allow all living beings in the world to become evil dead spirits, so He sent me, the Lord's most powerful messenger, to warn and guide you..." The crow said with a solemn oath. "As long as you obey my orders and resist the invasion of the Lord of Death, the Lord will naturally come to save you when necessary!"
"If that's the case, why doesn't she just kill the Lord of the Undead?" Harof said with a sneer. He didn't believe that such a good thing would happen.
Moreover, this so-called Star Messenger was easily subdued by them. If the 'most powerful messenger of the Lord' is at this level, then the [God of Life and Creation] will not be much stronger.
"You ignorant natives, the war between gods is not as simple as you think. It is a war across dimensions!" An extremely disdainful expression appeared on the black crow's face, and then he continued arrogantly.
"Okay, I have explained my purpose. Now quickly remove your magic and welcome the messenger of the great God of Life and Creation!"
Harof and Aurora looked hesitant. They did not cancel the magic but did not dare to act rashly. They were quite afraid of the so-called main world and the god of life and creation mentioned by the crow.
"No, in my opinion, it's better for you to stay in the cage!" Lin En suddenly made a move, and under the surge of magic power, the black crow's body suddenly turned into a vacuum area, followed by a fully enclosed cage made of black, with an eternal fire burning on the outside.
"How dare you offend the messenger of the Great Lord? You will definitely regret it!" The sharp crow's cry resounded in everyone's mind, but as the cage was completely closed, the sound soon stopped.
"Aren't you worried about the revenge of the God of Life and Creation by treating it like this?" Harof sighed. The situation is unclear now, so it is better to be cautious.
"Do you really believe what the crow said?" Vittorio sneered. "I think it might have been sent by Ella to confuse us. I have never heard of the Lord of the Dead or the God of Life and Creation."
(End of this chapter)