Chapter 289: Crazy Civilization, Destroying the City with One Finger
Chapter 289
At this moment, the face of the will of the Lord of the Mechanical City was so gloomy that it was almost ashen, and even the sea of metal was silent.
He recognized it.
He had clearly discerned the source of the evil god's aura that surged like a tide, carrying with it corrosion and pollution.
What frightened him even more was that he also knew what trump card Sel was relying on at the moment.
That is the implantation of some older, more twisted, higher-dimensional civilizational power!
The world of endless dimensions is vast and boundless. No one knows its end, and no one can exhaust its truth.
During this time, civilizations of all sizes emerged, as dense as stars, colliding, merging, destroying, and reborn...
Even powerful systems such as the wizard world and the gods' civilization, which are called "top-level", are nothing more than a drop of wave and a wisp of dust in the boundless sea of planes.
In the long and persistent history of wizard civilization's exploration of the outside world, they encountered many powerful civilizations other than the civilization of gods.
Some of those top civilizations gave birth to existences that could rival or even surpass Huiyue, and some had power structures that were different from the wizard system, which was amazing and awe-inspiring.
Some of them were friendly, some were hostile, and some had no intention of paying any attention to the visits and observations from the wizarding world.
But in the process of countless civilizations intersecting, the existence of one civilization deeply shocked and horrified the entire Wizarding Council.
It was a distorted civilization.
A system that is infected with madness and chaos at the level of rules, structure and even civilization genes.
Their language is confused, their knowledge is polluted, their gods are weeping, and their bright moon is roaring.
In this civilization, even the most powerful beings are completely distorted by "madness".
They don't talk about logic, don't talk about communication, don't believe in contracts, they only whisper prayers in the eternal abyss, and sacrifice the entire civilization to some unspeakable terrifying existence.
During that first contact between civilizations, His Majesty the Brilliant Moon from a wizard civilization went there in person to try to establish communication... but ended up "falling" there.
He never returned.
The fire of his soul became chaotic and twisted, and the fragments of his soul that were teleported back kept muttering syllables that had never appeared in the wizard language...
It was also since then that the Wizarding Council strictly marked that terrifying top civilization as a "Level 1 Forbidden Civilization", prohibiting all contact and exploration.
Every Morning Star wizard in the wizarding world is told this repeatedly when they enter the council for promotion training.
"If you discover any signs of suspected influence or contamination during plane exploration, do not hesitate, do not attempt to contact, and do not attempt to analyze it.
The mission should be terminated immediately, completely shut down, and fully handed over to Parliament."
This is the terrifying extent of that civilization. This is an abyss that even Huiyue could sink into.
This is the existence that wizard civilization fears the most, is most wary of, and is most secretive about.
After all, even the civilization of gods has certain rules, but it is hostile to the civilization of wizards, that's all.
But that civilization is not...
And now, at this moment, he clearly and undoubtedly felt the familiar, hair-raising breath from within Sel's body, from the depths of the churning black tide.
That is the pollution of that civilization, that is its whisper left in the rules, that is the mark left when it took away His Majesty the Brilliant Moon!
No explanation needed. No verification needed.
In just a moment, the Lord Mayor of the Mechanical City understood.
Sel has been tainted.
It's not even just pollution...
His entire origin of rules has probably been "formatted and reconstructed" by that civilization, and he is no longer a wizard in the "pure sense".
He is the apostle of that crazy system.
That sea of rules boiling with black viscous liquid is no longer an extension of the dark rules, but a projection of some crazy outer god.
"Damn it! What bad luck!"
Deep in the sea of metal, the torrent of rules that symbolizes the will of the Lord of the Mechanical City surged endlessly, reflecting his almost furious mood at the moment.
His emotions can no longer be simply described as "angry" or "uneasy".
It was a complex emotion of deep regret, anxiety and fear, almost overflowing from the origin of this metal law.
He knew very well that if it were decades ago, he would not have needed to worry about Sel, the monster that had been completely polluted and no longer "human", in his current state.
He would even secretly rejoice and applaud.
After all, as long as he notifies His Majesty the Brilliant Moon who is in charge of the Nightmare Rift, the other party will naturally take action.
Although His Majesty Huiyue is an extremely high-ranking being and never easily interferes in the power changes and disputes within the wizarding world, that is a struggle between internal forces.
But now, Sel no longer belongs to the "inside" of the wizarding world.
He has become an invading entity that pollutes civilization from the outside and is a complete "outsider"!
From legal principles to rules, His Majesty Huiyue has legitimate reasons to take action to eliminate them.
As long as that great being is still in charge of the Rift Valley, then even if Sel is so rampant now, he will be turned into dust with just one slap!
But right now, His Majesty the Brilliant Moon is not in the Nightmare Rift!
What made him look most bitter and want to strangle himself was that when that person left the Rift Valley, he, as the lord of the Mechanical City, was actually the most ecstatic one!
Because during the time when His Majesty Huiyue was guarding the Nightmare Rift, the ownership of the entire ten cities belonged to the other party.
But when His Majesty Huiyue left, he waved his pen and generously distributed the "autonomy authority" of the ten major cities to their respective city lords!
For them, this is nothing short of a great opportunity and gift!
The one who benefited the most was none other than him, the lord of the Mechanical City.
In the hunt for the Demon Net Goddess's clone, he tried his best, even at the cost of reconstructing his own soul core, all for the reward from His Majesty the Brilliant Moon!
That "reward" is the control of an entire mechanical city!
This is what he has always dreamed of!
You know, for mechanical wizards, the value of this mechanical city is no less than a baptism of peak sublimation.
This mechanical city, so prosperous that it cannot be described in words, consumes a terrifying amount of resources.
Even a sixth-level Morning Star Wizard would have to devote his entire life's accumulation and exhaust his family fortune to construct a simplified version of the "Mechanical Fortress"!
And this true "Mechanical City" before our eyes was a pinnacle masterpiece that was personally cast and debugged by His Majesty Huiyue, and even repeatedly adjusted and enhanced over the long years!
During the long years of His Majesty the Brilliant Moon's reign, it has always occupied an extremely important position.
Because it carries an extremely important "research activity" of His Majesty Huiyue.
It is for this reason that His Majesty Huiyue has visited the Mechanical City many times to reinforce and restructure it.
He integrated countless incredible mechanical devices and law arrays into the depths of this city, making the entire city, in a sense, an extension of his own will.
To wizards of other schools, perhaps this city is just a dangerous and huge experimental subject.
But for a mechanical wizard, this mechanical city that can instantly disintegrate into a sea of billions of metal parts and aggregate into a multi-dimensional structure is almost as valuable as an opportunity to break through the limits!
That feeling was like the blood of a blood wizard suddenly surged and awakened at a certain moment, breaking free from the original shackles and evolving towards the "top blood source".
That is a transformation that is like being reborn!
Unfortunately, despite participating in that plane expedition, he ultimately failed to complete the task assigned by His Majesty Huiyue, and therefore failed to gain control of the city in advance.
However, the expedition ultimately came to an end due to the intervention and destruction of the dark goddess Shar.
It was precisely because Shar's surprise attack disrupted the entire plan that His Majesty Huiyue did not hold the executors accountable.
Otherwise, given His Majesty Huiyue's usual style of doing things, he would not only die on the spot, but at least be removed from the position of city lord.
He originally thought that he would never have the chance to visit the "holy city" he had always dreamed of.
But just over ten years ago, the wheel of fate suddenly turned.
A secret message from the "Furnace Stone" quietly reached the Nightmare Rift.
It was an invitation, inviting His Majesty the Moon of Nightmare Rift to the Furnace Stone.
It is said that His Majesty Huiyue came at the invitation, and there, he finally got what he had been pursuing for countless years!
When His Majesty Huiyue returned to the Rift Valley, he was so excited that even the laws of the entire Rift Valley were shaken!
What followed was a jaw-dropping scene. He handed over the control of the ten major cities to the city lords who had followed him on the expedition without hesitation.
It was for this reason that the Lord Mayor of the Mechanical City took this opportunity to gain control of the Mechanical City.
It is said that after leaving the Great Rift Valley, His Majesty Huiyue went directly to the headquarters of the Wizard Council to have in-depth secret talks with other His Majesties Huiyue.
However, those contents are too profound and cannot be understood by the Lord Mayor of the Mechanical City.
Moreover, he had no time to speculate what His Majesty Huiyue was doing.
Because after obtaining the Mechanical City, his strength also rose rapidly like a rocket, and in almost a very short period of time, he broke through to the threshold of the sixth-level Morning Star Wizard!
And this is just the beginning.
With the help of this "Supreme City" built by His Majesty Huiyue himself, he actually climbed to the peak level of the sixth-level Morning Star in just a few years, and faintly touched the edge of the Huiyue Road!
You know, among many wizard systems, although mechanical wizards rely deeply on "external objects", the rewards they get in return are also the most amazing.
Just like him now, with the help of this great city, he has already set foot at the gate of Huiyue!
He had obtained the coveted Mechanical City, and had successfully broken through to the sixth-level Morning Star Wizard, reaching the top level of the sixth-level Morning Star Wizard...
This should have been two good things happening together, and it should have brought even more joy to the City Lord...
At this moment, the Lord Mayor of the Mechanical City, who was deep in the sea of metal, felt so heavy that it was almost impossible to express in words.
That crazy civilization that originated from the depths of the Endless Plane and was powerful enough to bring about the fall of Huiyue... Now, its polluted aura actually appeared on Sel's body!
"This is so damn bad... I just have such bad luck!"
He cursed under his breath.
The top civilization listed as the "highest level taboo" by the Wizard Council is not just crazy.
It exists on the edge of chaos and distortion. Even a being of the Brilliant Moon's level, once it descends into its core plane, may even be in danger of falling unless it goes all out and is extremely careful!
What’s even more terrifying is that even the most advanced wizard civilization has never succeeded in “transferring” the polluting power of that crazy civilization.
Every attempt will only cause pollution to invade in the opposite direction, triggering untold disasters.
Therefore, that civilization is the source of the three major taboos of "not transferable", "not researchable", and "not touchable".
But now, that forbidden aura was firmly entrenched in Sel's body, and there was no sign of it getting out of control!
"How on earth did he get that level of pollution source?"
The City Lord thought in disbelief, "That should be at least at the Huiyue level... or a pollutant that is infinitely close to the Huiyue level!"
Logically speaking, even if one is only slightly contaminated, one will fall into complete madness and lose oneself.
But now Sel remained calm, even showing a strange attitude of being in control of the overall situation.
"...those infected by the Outer Gods will eventually fall into madness."
This is the conclusion reached by the Wizard Council through repeated experiments and actual combat.
And the Sel in front of him was clearly challenging this iron rule!
"If he were to go insane, the contaminating energy within his body would surely spiral out of control, and the Council would immediately detect the disturbance... But now..."
On the other side of the endless metal waves, an ocean of sticky dark matter is floating quietly.
And in the center of the ocean, a frightening figure stood on top of the dark tide. It was Sel.
There was a chilling sneer on the corner of his mouth. It was not a wild laugh, nor was it hysterical, but rather confident, gloomy, and carried a certain premeditated calmness.
He slowly waved the black sleeves on his body. The cuffs were covered with wriggling insects, as if swarms of lice were hiding in them, constantly rolling around, and emitting an odor that made people feel extremely uncomfortable.
Then, with a loud bang, a deep wave spread out in the black ocean behind him!
Ten major cities!
The ten major cities that were supposed to exist inside the Nightmare Rift now emerged one after another on the surface of the dark sea.
As if reflected from the depths of a nightmare into reality, it transformed into a pitch-black body, slowly rotating around Sel, forming an extremely strange "black crown".
Then!
As Sel lightly extended his right finger, a city collapsed like sticky mud, turning into endless black liquid and falling into the abyss!
On the other side of the metal sea, the city lord's will was violently shaken. He recognized the city that had turned into a sticky substance.
That is the city of blood!
The City of Bloodlines is the same as the City of Machinery, except that it is not mechanical wizards who dominate the city, but bloodline wizards who dominate the city.
But what does Sel's action mean?
Then, Searle spoke slowly. His voice was not loud, but it seemed to whisper into the depths of everyone's soul:
"Bloodline City, Extinction."
"From today onwards, the Nightmare Rift Valley will no longer have ten major cities, but nine."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the Morning Star Wizards around were startled, no matter if they were from the Mechanical City, the Spirit Eye Wizards, or Lin En himself who was very far away!
(End of this chapter)
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