Chapter 145: Reactions from Various Forces
At this moment, the players did not know that their act of activating the teleportation array had attracted the attention of nearby Chaos forces.
Just as Xino was hurriedly getting on the teleporter and preparing to leave, there was a commotion in a maze far away on another planet.
On the ninth floor of the maze, in the "War Palace" deep in the War Corridor, a burly orc was sitting on the granite throne.
His name is Grak, and his title is "Blood Blade Demon General". He was once Reggie Dragun's right-hand man. After the latter's death, he became the ruler of the sixth to ninth floors of the maze.
As one of the most valiant forwards under Reggie Dragun, he not only possesses platinum-level strength, but also has the blessing bestowed by the God of War in the classical era.
However, even as powerful as he was, he was still shocked when he heard the news that the Chaos Gate had been opened again.
Not only that—
Especially when he learned that the door was right above his head, he jumped up from the throne as if his butt was scalded.
"The Chaos Gate is open again?! Wasn't it just closed? How come another one appears so soon?! And what is that bastard Kasen doing?!"
He roared incoherently, his eyes half filled with fear and half with astonishment.
Not long ago, he was optimistic that Kasen would be able to end the chaos in the upper level of the maze and become the "Fifth Demon General" of the Leiming County Maze. However, he did not expect that after only a few months of not seeing this guy, he would stir up such a big mess.
In the face of chaos, even the temptation of power became much smaller, so much so that he even had the urge to flee to a foreign country.
Anyway, the discrimination against orcs on the surface is not as severe as that against demons or undead. There is even a kingdom ruled by orcs on the east coast of the Whirlpool Sea.
He could easily take his generals there, establish a new tribe in the name of "Blood Blade", and write a new epic.
Anyway, this isn't a good place...
"No, I don't know... Sir. There is no news about Kasen Skullbreaker. It's as if he disappeared, and he didn't respond to your will. Moreover, I saw a lot of things I haven't seen before outside the camp of the Skullbreaker tribe. They are as strong as us, but they look different... Yes, that's right, those guys crawled out of that crack!"
The orc scout, kneeling on one knee, spoke tremblingly as he reported to the leader what he had seen and heard on the fifth floor of the maze.
After listening to this, Grak remained silent for a long time. Finally, he looked at his most trusted adviser and spoke in a deep voice.
"Zach, what do you think?"
The orc named Zach pondered for a long time, and finally spoke in a heavy tone.
"I'm afraid that Kasen might have provoked 'Kalmandus', the legendary fire giant that destroys everything..."
Grak's pupils contracted slightly.
Calmandes! He had heard of the name!
It is said that the Chaos Army that is wreaking havoc in the Dimensional Desert is under the command of Kalmandes.
If there was an army of similar size behind the Chaos Gate, not to mention that he would not be able to stop the surging torrent, even if all the forces in the entire maze were added together, and even the human kingdom above his head were counted, they would probably be like ants in front of Kalmandes' army.
The threat of the Flame of Destruction is the most intuitive and easiest to detect.
But it is also the most difficult to defeat! "...This is troublesome." Grak paced back and forth in front of the throne, his erratic eyes flickering more and more, repeatedly weighing whether it was worth staying.
As if he had seen through the leader's thoughts, the strategist named Zack spoke in a low voice.
"I've never heard of a place being invaded by Chaos twice in such a short period of time before... From a rational point of view, it's really not worth staying here for long."
When he said this, he paused for a moment and changed the subject.
"But from another perspective, our world may be facing an unprecedented shock, which is why waves that occur once every ten or even a hundred years appear so frequently... If this is the case, it doesn't matter where we go, we will eventually run into the troubles we are supposed to run into."
"In that case, why not face the threat in a familiar place... Is that what you want to say?" Grak stared into his eyes, a cruel smile on his lips.
The counselor named Zach said with his head lowered.
"After all, we can't keep running forever... Besides, anyone who has been targeted by Chaos is very likely to be targeted again."
Gluck seemed to accept this and sat back on the granite throne that was making his butt burn.
"Do you have any good ideas?"
"We should contact other rulers of the maze as soon as possible and discuss countermeasures together..." Zack paused for a moment, his eyes flashing with a meaningful light, "Including the demon king from hell who temporarily rules the upper level of the maze..."
…
Following the chaos of Reggie Dragun's fall, the maze of Thundershire once again stood at the crossroads of fate.
While the ruler of the War Corridor was hesitating, the other three demon generals who ruled the lower levels of the maze were also facing choices about the future.
At the same time, in the wasteland on the fifth level of the maze, Tyrael, the chief of the Grey Wind Tribe, was looking in the direction of the Broken Skull Tribe with a sad face.
"The natural disaster has come again... I thought it was just that one time."
The withered wooden stick in his hand slowly cracked its wrinkled bark, emitting an old and slow sound.
"I thought that was the only time... but now it seems that maybe it doesn't count at all."
Tyrael looked at it in surprise, his expression serious.
"What's the meaning."
The weathered branch did not directly answer his question, but instead dropped a meaningful prophecy.
“Maybe it’s never over, maybe it’s not even started yet.”
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It's not just the cemetery that's in jeopardy.
The fate of the living people outside the maze and the dead buried deep underground has always been closely tied together.
The opening of the Chaos Gate again not only made the priests of Thunder City frown, but also made Knight Commander Charles, the commander of the "Monster Hunters", nervous.
Since the death of Knight Commander Mel, he has been appointed by His Royal Highness Edward as the captain of the "Monster Hunter" team of the Trident Knights.
This force was originally created to prevent the corruption of Chaos from spreading within the Knights, but the work they have done so far seems to have nothing to do with guarding against Chaos.
At this time, the priest of the church found him and told him that the Chaos Gate had opened again, and it seemed to be in a similar position as before...
In Campbell Castle, the capital of the Principality of Campbell, about a hundred kilometers away from Thunder County, the Duke, who was lying unconscious in bed, suddenly clenched his skinny hands.
The servants surrounding them were delighted and their chattering quickly spread in all directions.
"The Duke is awake!"
"Saint Sith is above!"
"Quick, go and inform Master Edward!"
A servant hurried out the door, and the butler called the court physician and the priest and sat down beside the bed.
Holy light can heal most injuries, but it cannot restore youth to people whose life span has run out. The court physician exchanged a few words with the priest, then looked at the Duchess and shook his head slightly.
Having realized something, the Duchess covered her mouth in grief, trying not to let her sad cries be heard.
An atmosphere of sadness began to spread.
Looking at the frowning brow of her bedridden father, the young princess rushed to the bedside with heartache and wanted to hold her father's hand.
However, just as she stretched out her hand, she was gently pulled back by the maid standing beside her.
"Ms. Irene Campbell, your brother is on his way here...can you let him come first?"
This is the custom of the Kingdom of Ryan, and it is also an unwritten convention established to ensure that the right of inheritance is undisputed.
In order to prevent the elderly lord from talking nonsense on his deathbed and making an unnecessary will, it is usually the legal heir who sees him off in the presence of clergymen.
Before that, no one is allowed to talk to him without permission.
Even if they are close relatives.
However, rules are rules, and those standing here are living people after all.
Irene Campbell raised her head and looked at the maid with tears in her eyes, then looked at her mother who was covering her face and crying, and said while holding back her sobs.
"I, I also have a lot to say to my father..."
A trace of reluctance flashed across the Duchess's face, but she still spoke in a gentle tone.
"There will be a chance."
In order to prevent her daughter from suffering such sorrow, the Duchess signaled to the maid beside her to take the little princess out of the door and wait.
However, at this moment, the Duke lying on the bed suddenly opened his eyes, coughed and spoke.
"stop!"
The maid who was walking towards the door stopped.
Everyone looked at the bedridden Duke in surprise.
Including the priest who sat by the bed.
The priest was about to say something, but was stopped by the old duke's raised hand.
Looking at those extremely clear eyes, the priest finally said nothing, but nodded slightly to show his respect to the Duke.
Aaron Campbell is God's chosen one.
If this was God's will, as a servant of Saint Sith he certainly had no reason to stop it.
Irene stopped at the door and turned around, ran to the bed like a gust of wind, knelt beside the bed and held her father's hand.
"dad!"
Those tearful eyes were filled with reluctance.
Being still young, she could not understand why her father, who was in good health a few months ago, suddenly fell ill and became like this.
It seemed like it happened overnight.
Looking at his lovely daughter, a rare kind smile appeared on Grand Duke Campbell's majestic face.
However, it wasn't long before that kind smile was replaced by a look of pity and heartache.
The suffering of the Principality of Campbell did not end with the death of the Demon King. Even the real natural disaster was still hidden in the hazy dawn and dusk.
If possible, he would like to continue fighting, ride on his warhorse, and clean up the chaos for his descendants once again...
However, not far away, Lord Saint Sis was already waving at him.
His time is running out...
Grand Duke Campbell took a deep breath and looked at his daughter with a determined gaze.
"Erin...how's your swordsmanship?"
"fencing?"
Irene was slightly stunned, not knowing why her father asked this, but she still smiled from her tearful face and said it in a boastful tone.
"The teacher said that I'm making rapid progress and it won't be long before I can break through to the level of fine steel."
Able to break through to the fine steel level before the age of sixteen.
This speed is not outstanding in the Campbell family, but it is also among the best among the nobles of the Kingdom of Ryan.
"As expected of my daughter."
Grand Duke Campbell showed a relaxed smile on his face, then his expression became serious again and he looked at his daughter and said.
"Dad will be going to a faraway place soon..."
"No! Don't go! You will be fine, right?" Irene interrupted him with a crying voice.
Grand Duke Campbell held his daughter's hand with a little force and spoke in a kind voice.
"Everyone will have such a day, no matter if they are mortals or chosen by God. So don't feel sad for me. I just took off the armor on my shoulders and set off for the next journey. Maybe in the next reincarnation, we will meet again..."
When he said this, he paused for a moment, and then said that sentence under the gaze of countless surprised eyes.
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"I gave my duchy and my Knights' Order to your two brothers respectively, but forgot to leave something for you..."
"Now, I decide to give you my sword."
After leaving these last words, Aaron Campbell finally closed his eyes and went to another world with a smile without any regrets.
Seeing Grand Duke Campbell with his hands hanging down, the people around him rushed forward, knelt beside the bed with tears in their eyes, and shouted his name and title.
"master!"
"Wake up, sir!"
"Duke Campbell! We can't live without you..."
"Merciful Saint Sis above... please have mercy and give him some more time!"
The crying filled the whole room, except for two people who were not crying.
One was Irene, who was standing by the bed.
She stood there like a fool, looking at her father with his eyes closed, and had forgotten to cry.
The face with closed eyes overlapped with the memories in her mind and kept playing in front of her eyes like a broken puppet show.
Another person who didn't cry was his brother.
Edward, who was standing at the door, just heard the last words left by his father, and grief and joy froze onto his face.
He finally got everything he had dreamed of, but seemed to have lost the affirmation he wanted most, from his father.
Grand Duke Campbell did not hand the ancestral sword "The Light of Legend" to him, but gave it to his sister.
Why? Edward couldn't understand.
Looking at the man who had passed away, he couldn't help but clench his fists, bite his lips, and his nails dug deep into the flesh.
He could feel that his father trusted him, but it seemed that he didn't trust him that much.
The man was clearly training him as the heir to the principality, but he handed over the Trident Knights, which symbolized the strongest fighting force of the Principality of Campbell, to his brother.
He tried to do something to prove himself in front of the man and gain the man's trust.
However, it now seems that until his father took his last breath, he was unable to convince him that he could continue the glory of the Campbell family...
At this time, someone finally discovered the new Grand Duke.
The old butler walked up to him and spoke in a sad voice.
"Master... please accept my condolences."
"Um."
Edward nodded heavily and walked to the bed.
Looking at his father who had closed his eyes, he took a deep breath, held his hand that had lost its body temperature, and spoke in a gentle and light voice.
"...I will shoulder the responsibility you have entrusted to me. I swear by the name you have given me that I will continue the glory of the Campbell family."
The magnetic voice gradually calmed the sorrowful cries around.
Except for the lady and her maid who were still immersed in grief, most of the servants in the castle gradually changed their mood and accepted the new master.
Aaron's era is over.
The next fifty years belonged to Edward Campbell.
Bathed in everyone's gaze, Edward gently put down his father's hand, then glanced at his sister beside him inconspicuously, and spoke gently in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"congratulations."
Irene, who had not yet recovered from her grief, was stunned for a moment, turned around to look at her brother, but only saw the latter's back as he walked towards the door.
Congratulations...? This sentence seems a bit out of place.
Before she could react, a knight in heavy armor walked up to him, knelt on one knee, and placed a simple and gorgeous long sword in front of her with both hands.
Looking at the stunned Princess Irene, the elderly butler standing next to her spoke softly.
"According to the master's last words, this legendary light now belongs to you."
"Although this has never happened before in the history of the Campbell family, since it was the master's order, I believe he must have received the order from Lord Saint Sis."
"Sir Irene Campbell, I hope you will keep it safe..."
“And treat it with caution.”
…
On the official website of "Disaster Online", the long-awaited A07 version has finally arrived to the players.
Contrary to the expectations of most players and cloud players, the newly released A07 version can be said to be the biggest update since the game was launched.
Even in terms of content, it has already caught up with the expansion packs of ordinary MMORPGs! [A.0.7 Update: Expedition of the Dead!
1. Expedition to "Kao Planet": The distant Kao Planet has fallen into the corruption of Chaos, and now this dirty corruption is trying to pass through the starry sky above our heads and reach their dirty hands into our land! Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative. This time we will put the battlefield on their territory, and let those invaders who came from afar regret their rash decision! New map "Kao Planet": There is a teleportation station on the first floor of the maze. Players who meet the "Black Iron Level" can enter the "Outpost Fortress" of Kao Planet through the station, participate in the main line of A07 version, and fight against Chaos invasion! Note: Killing Chaos creatures can gain experience and drop materials "Blood Crystal", the latter can be exchanged for ghost money according to quality, and completing tasks can get contributions! For more game content and rich rewards, please explore them in the game! For players who discover the history of Kao Planet, posting on the forum will get extra rewards according to the quality of the post! 2. Added 1,000 closed beta qualifications!
3. More optional races: d. Elemental: Stoneman 8/8/5/2/2 (initial attributes 8/8/5/2/2) (Talent: Stone Body, Silicon-based Life) (Minimum Soul Level Requirement: Black Iron) (Reincarnation Cost: 2000) (Initial Resurrection Cost: 200)
Note: Creatures other than the undead have a maximum number of reincarnations and a longer resurrection CD, so please choose carefully.
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Less than a minute after the update announcement was released, the number of visits to the official website forum instantly increased several times. The discussion was like a chain reaction, and each section was as lively as a festival.
"Fuck! Did they really update an entire planet?!"
"The planner is awesome!!!"
"This is a bummer! Where's my closed beta qualification?! I didn't win again?!"
"MMP! It must be fake! Unless the development team sends me an activation code on the spot!"
"I'm your father, you damn planner!"
"The closed beta qualification hasn't been issued yet... It seems like it will be issued over several days this time, why are you guys in such a hurry? (sweat)"
"Sorry, I called the wrong number just now. What I wanted to say is that the planner is my damn father."
"???"
“…”
While the players were refreshing the forum, Luo Yan, who was far away in Shanghai, was also happily refreshing the posts, with the corners of his mouth rising and twitching from time to time.
Although there are many people who offend him, in general, players are still very interested in the content of version A07.
The monsters in the maze are increasingly unable to satisfy the players whose levels are constantly increasing.
In the past, a crypt spider was enough to keep his little players busy for a long time, but now even the weakest life profession player can easily kill this thing alone.
Now is the time to open a new map! In addition to mobilizing players to enter the planet Kao to hunt monsters, Luo Yan also asked Zerick to send a group of palace guard monks to the outpost fortress of Kao planet to place the statue of the demon king.
Just as Luo Yan expected, the planet Kao also contained abundant magical resources that could charge the faith crystals! Although the faith power harvested on the alien planet could not be directly recharged into his system, it was enough to take back the collected faith crystals through the portal!
When paying the "faith tax", many demon lords on the front line basically use empty faith crystals to extract the power of faith from their own demon lord cores, and then send it back to the Demon God Temple in the Demon City through teleportation arrays or other channels.
The outpost fortress on the planet Kao is like his colony on an alien planet! Use the science and technology of the late Renaissance and early Industrial Revolution to colonize outer space...
This feeling is really a subtle sense of joy.
Just as Luo Yan was sighing in his heart, the "Goli Car" he was riding finally arrived at its destination and stopped at the entrance of the slave market in the Magic City.
Tall and majestic golems stand on both sides of the market entrance. Through the gate are bustling streets and endless shouting.
They sell everything here.
There were goblins sent by the Goblin Chieftain in exchange for Kayla, as well as human knights, priests, and nuns captured by the front-line troops.
There are even low-level succubi looking for internships.
This market is said to have hundreds of years of history.
Even though it was his second time here, Luo Yan was still deeply shocked by the scene here, and for a moment he didn't know where to put his eyes.
By the way, the main reason he was hanging around here was to look for thugs he could use.
There is no news from Mia yet regarding the mercenary group, so he plans to look for one himself to see if there is any suitable one.
Although he did not have an intelligence network like the Padrich family, Youyou, who was floating next to him, could see soul levels that ordinary people could not see.
Who knows, he might be able to find a bargain.
Although some people are not strong, their soul level is high enough. As we all know, the soul level determines the upper limit of strength. As long as the acquired training keeps up, it is only a matter of time before they become stronger! With this idea in mind, Luo Yan went back and forth in the slave market for several times.
Unfortunately, however, this opportunity was not as easy to obtain as he had imagined.
The strength of most of the slaves sold here is almost the same as their own soul level, with a difference of only a dozen levels at most.
Just when Luo Yan was about to give up the idea of picking up a bargain, a familiar figure suddenly came into his sight.
Interestingly, the guy also noticed him, and the moment his eyes met his, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"You...why are you here?!"
My schedule is messed up again, I'm destined to sleep through this birthday. I'll post it in advance today, it'll still be 10 o'clock tomorrow =.= (End of this chapter)