Just as everyone was exploring, a group of huge ice beasts, exuding a chilling aura, suddenly sprang out from a crack in the ice field.
These ice beasts are agile and have thick hides, making them difficult to harm with ordinary swords and knives.
The expedition members quickly formed a battle formation, and the magic master from the Huiyi Dynasty used his magic to create a wall of fire around them, temporarily blocking the ice beast's attack.
However, the ice beasts were numerous, and wave after wave attacked the wall of fire.
Seeing this, Chen Xiao took out a weapon improved using technology from the original timeline and fired a powerful energy beam at the ice beast horde, instantly repelling a large number of ice beasts.
Taking advantage of this gap, Ning Ci finally found a way to break the barrier, and everyone hurriedly entered the ancient city.
The ancient city was dark and damp, filled with an old and worn atmosphere.
The walls are covered with all sorts of strange patterns and symbols, as if telling ancient stories.
The group proceeded along the passage, encountering various traps and mechanisms along the way.
Some parts of the ground will suddenly collapse, some walls will shoot out arrows, and in other places, a mesmerizing fog will appear, causing people to lose their way.
As they ventured deeper into the ancient city, the expedition members used their skills and wisdom to overcome danger time and time again.
But as they ventured deeper, they discovered that this place did not seem to be merely an ancient city hiding treasures, as the mysterious messenger had described.
In the heart of the ancient city, they discovered a massive array, with a crystal ball emitting an eerie light suspended in its center.
As the group approached the crystal ball, it suddenly emitted a bright light, enveloping them all.
In the light, they saw terrible scenes: the world was engulfed in war, and people were suffering. Neither the Night Dynasty nor the Huiyi Dynasty was spared.
It turns out that this crystal ball was an ancient prophetic device, foreshadowing a great disaster that was about to occur.
The mysterious messenger's purpose was to lure them to activate the device, thereby triggering a disaster.
Realizing they had been deceived, Chen Xiao and the others decided to destroy the crystal ball to prevent the prophesied disaster from happening.
However, the crystal ball is surrounded by powerful protective forces, and ordinary attacks cannot damage it at all.
At the critical moment, Gong Huilan remembered an ancient technique recorded in ancient books of the Huiyi Dynasty, which might be able to break the protection of the crystal ball.
She joined forces with a master sorcerer from the Huiyi Dynasty to perform magic, and worked in conjunction with Chen Xiao and others using energy weapons created using technology from the original timeline.
After a fierce battle, the crystal ball's protective power gradually weakened.
In the end, everyone worked together to destroy the crystal ball.
As the crystal ball shattered, the ancient city began to shake violently, seemingly on the verge of collapse.
The group hurriedly retraced their steps and managed to escape just before the ancient city collapsed.
Upon returning to the Night Dynasty and the Huiyi Dynasty, Chen Xiao and Gong Huilan recounted their experience to the subjects of both countries.
They knew that although they had averted the crisis, many more unknown challenges awaited them in the future.
Therefore, the two countries began to strengthen their monitoring of various potential threats, while increasing their research efforts on ancient technology and traditional culture to enhance their own strength and make full preparations to safeguard world peace.
As time went by, the Ye Dynasty and the Huiyi Dynasty became more closely united after experiencing this crisis, and the development of both countries became increasingly prosperous.
They combined the clues obtained from the ancient city with their own research, going further and further down the path of integrating magic and technology. They not only developed more tools and instruments to benefit the people, but also created more powerful defensive and offensive weapons, further consolidating the two countries' position in the surrounding region.
However, the peaceful days did not last long.
One day, strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the southern sea. Strange black whirlpools frequently appeared on the surface of the sea, the temperature of the surrounding seawater dropped sharply, and the nearby fishing villages were frequently attacked by mysterious sea monsters, causing great suffering to the villagers.
People in the coastal areas appealed to the courts of both countries for help, hoping to resolve the crisis.
After learning the news, Chen Xiao and Gong Huilan decided to join forces again to deal with the situation.
They quickly organized a maritime expeditionary force composed of the two countries' top navigators, sorcerers, and warriors.
This team includes Meng Fan, a master nautical chart expert from Ye Chao, who is familiar with every reef and current in the sea; and Miao Yin Xian Zi from Hui Yi Chao, who is proficient in water magic and can communicate with marine life and sense abnormal changes underwater.
When the expeditionary force arrived in the southern sea, they could see from afar that the huge black vortex resembled the mouth of a demon, constantly devouring everything around it.
Mysterious sea monsters occasionally leap out of the whirlpool. They are enormous, covered in black scales, with eyes that gleam with an eerie green light, exuding a chilling aura.
With his extensive sailing experience, Meng Fan skillfully maneuvered the ship to avoid the pull of the whirlpool, while simultaneously directing the crew to adjust the sails and maintain the ship's stability.
The Fairy of Wonderful Sounds then used her water-based magic to try to communicate with the sea monsters and understand why they were attacking the fishing village.
However, these sea monsters seemed to be controlled by some dark force and were unable to communicate normally. They launched frenzied attacks on the ships.
The warriors took up their weapons and engaged the sea monster in close combat.
However, the sea monster's scales are incredibly hard, making it difficult for ordinary swords and knives to inflict any real damage.
Just when the situation was critical, the Night Dynasty's sorcerers used fire attacks, sending flames towards the sea monsters and temporarily suppressing their offensive.
Meanwhile, in her communication with the sea, Fairy Miaoyin sensed an evil force lurking deep in the ocean, a force that was controlling sea monsters and creating whirlpools.
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