Ilz City.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the conference room of the royal city was extremely solemn.
In front of everyone, a projection magic prop was presenting a terrible picture to people.
That is Himlier now.
Huge pits filled with gray fog, like abysses.
Large areas of withered forests and a world gradually becoming desertified.
Anyone can see that the whole world is facing an urgent crisis.
"Lady Irus... Excuse me, what are these?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know what that is."
Irus shook her head.
"I only know that these things are destroying the ley lines of our world."
"...destroy the leyline nodes?"
Many people do not have knowledge about this and look confused.
"Simply put, it's taking Himlier's life."
As she spoke, Irus controlled the changes in the projection screen.
The picture gradually zooms in on a deep pit filled with gray fog, and finally a strange huge device appears in it.
This device was performing some incomprehensible operation, continuously making clanging noises and constantly spewing out gray mist.
"What's this?!"
"Is this what created the gray mist?"
"How strange and ominous."
"Could it be that the destruction that Lady Irus mentioned was caused by this thing..."
People were talking about this thing that they had never seen before.
"That's right, this is the culprit that is destroying our world!"
Irus said seriously.
"Magic essence is the most common thing in our lives. To the world, it is like the blood in our bodies."
"But only when blood circulates can we survive, and the same is true for the world."
"Only when magic circulates throughout the world through the circulating ley lines can the world be considered vibrant and alive. Otherwise, it will be nothing more than a chaotic, disordered, and desolate world."
"And now, this cycle is being disrupted by the demons—"
Irus pointed at the projected device.
"Being destroyed by them using something like this!"
“… …”
The meeting place was silent for a while, and everyone was listening to Irus attentively.
Irus's eyes slowly swept over everyone and continued:
"I think that recently, many of you should have noticed that many dead leaves have appeared on the World Tree."
"...Yes, that's true."
“…I noticed that, too.”
"...I thought it was the constant maintenance of the barrier that put a strain on the World Tree."
People began to talk among themselves in low voices.
"The reason why the World Tree became like this is because of this—"
Irus' voice sounded again.
People immediately stopped talking.
"The World Tree is the heart of the entire magic cycle. While it plays a vital role in the entire world, it is also constrained by the world."
"Now that so many of the earth vein nodes have been destroyed, the power that should have flowed back to the World Tree is no longer flowing back, while the World Tree's own power is constantly leaking outward. This situation... is like a hole in the heart. When the blood runs out, the person dies."
"Lord Irus, what you mean is..."
"Yes."
Irus nodded slightly.
"...The World Tree is now withering and dying."
There was an uproar at the scene.
Everyone knew that the reason they could sit here safely was because of the protection of the World Tree.
Once there is a problem with the World Tree, it means that they will no longer have the means to stop the demons from advancing.
No, there is a more serious problem than stopping the demons!
"You all should understand without me having to explain further... Once the World Tree dies, Himlir will be completely finished."
That’s right, Himlier is highly bound to the World Tree, and the two sides coexist in life and death.
Once the World Tree dies, the world of Himlier will also be destroyed. The world is over, and there is no point in considering the problem of the demons anymore.
"Lord Irus! How long can the World Tree last in this situation?"
A man in the crowd stood up and asked.
For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on Irus again.
“… …”
Irus was silent for a moment and sighed:
"Although I'd like to give you a less hopeless answer... unfortunately, at this rate, the World Tree won't last more than a month."
"What, a month?!"
"Yes, one month. And that's only if they don't expand the scale. If they continue to increase the number of pits..."
“We’ll just have less time.”
“… …”
Silence returned to the scene.
Everyone realized the seriousness of the situation. It would not be an exaggeration to say that death was approaching everyone step by step.
After a long time.
A sigh came from the crowd.
"Alas... there's nothing I can do."
Then Sage Esmeron stood up.
He glanced at the whole audience and said in a deep voice:
"At this point, we have no choice but to fight tooth and nail. We must destroy these devices at all costs. Everyone, let's start deciding on the groups."
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