Chapter 1: Kings Against Kings (15)
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As Fu Yetian finally unleashed his long-concealed secret weapon, snatching the entire forbidden zone in an instant and plunging Thousand Bird City into chaos, the viewers in the live streaming room were momentarily dumbfounded by the dramatic turn of events.
They originally thought the Cold Moon Witch had it all wrapped up, with the villain Fu Yetian waiting for his inevitable downfall. But just when they least expected it, he pulled off a miraculous counterattack. I have to say, this guy is as deep as the ocean; his meticulous plans are jaw-dropping!
Without its energy support, the Floating City was just a giant rock, and the very moment Fu Yetian made his escape with the colossal beast, this billion-ton rock began its free fall.
Now, let’s not forget: at a height of a thousand meters, ignoring air resistance, any object falls in precisely 14.14 seconds. With the Floating City sitting about 2000 meters above ground, even factoring in air resistance, it would hit the ground in no more than 30 seconds.
In just 30 seconds, the most tragic disaster ever to befall the world of the game, claiming the lives of over 400,000 NPCs (not to mention the hundreds of thousands of players joining Thousand Bird City), was about to unfold right before everyone’s eyes.
As the black mist cleared, many players who had just logged in faced a fiery attack followed by a massacre at the hands of little demons from White Feather City. Just when they thought they had survived, they were met with a storm of lethal black snow that could easily take off their heads.
Once Li Ying Tian was out of the picture, the relentless black snow finally stopped, and the players, relieved for a moment, were jolted back into despair by the imminent disaster of the Floating City’s collapse.
They were undoubtedly the most unfortunate players in history, struggling to survive just to face a hopeless end.
As they fell, the NPC residents of the Floating City clung desperately to anything nearby, their minds blank, instinctively emitting final cries as they faced d*ath.
Meanwhile, the citizens of Ground City looked up in horror as the black dot in the sky grew larger, swallowing half of their city.
There’s no escape…
Less than twenty seconds remaining…
Were they really going to d*e on the land they’d lived on for decades?
At that moment, the system’s live streaming room went deathly silent.
The barrage of comments that usually flooded the screen vanished entirely.
Though they knew those NPCs were basically just data in the system, over time they had grown to feel that the NPCs were just like real people. They laughed, cried, shared bonds, cheated, and experienced life and d*ath.
Ah!
Why does the game have to make NPCs so realistic? Wouldn’t it be better if they just repeated the same boring lines?
As they watched over 400,000 NPCs on the verge of vanishing in this catastrophe, the live stream even gave a close-up, and alongside the desperate cries of the players on the scene, the viewers felt their hearts sink deeper.
[Ding! The Floating City will crash in 15 seconds.]
[Countdown begins: 13… 12… 11…]
Is there really no way out?
It’s no wonder—such a heavy rock, even the Cold Moon Witch wouldn’t be able to handle it alone. Besides, with her frigid personality, she probably wouldn’t care about the fates of those unrelated to her.
Everything was coming to an end.
Many viewers shut their eyes, unable to bear witness to the tragic moment of heaven and earth colliding.
But just then, some players atop the Floating City spotted a figure rapidly descending from the brightly-lit sky.
Seeing her iconic black dress that seemed to leave echoes in the air, everyone immediately knew it was the Cold Moon Witch.
The princess witch hadn’t abandoned them!
Even in the final moments, she was trying to save everyone in Thousand Bird City.
But could she really find a way to save them? After all, that enormous rock, falling with immense power, would probably be unstoppable even by deities!
“Ha! Finally got you!”
Lin Nan performed a flip in the air, swooping down like a nimble swallow as she tightly grasped the spiked hedgehog.
But at that moment, a steel spike suddenly shot out from the hedgehog’s head, piercing her finger in an instant.
bl**d gushed forth, quickly turning the hedgehog’s head crimson.
The sudden pain made Lin Nan instinctively toss the injured hedgehog away.
“d*mn it, what’s going on? That hurt like hell!”
But what she didn’t expect was that the bleedy hedgehog, like it had taken some growth hormone, ballooned into an enormous size in just a couple of seconds.
Its giant head, resembling a small mountain, stared at Lin Nan, who was floating in mid-air, clutching her injured finger, and bellowed, “By the princess’s decree!”
A decree? What decree?
Are you talking to me?
What’s with the sudden size increase?!
Hey, what’s happening?!
As Lin Nan was taken aback, the Nightmare Beast continued to grow rapidly and abruptly vanished above the Floating City.
In the next moment, it reappeared below the falling Floating City, using its soft back to catch the bottom of the rock and halt its descent.
“Boom! Boom!”
At that moment, everything above the Floating City shook violently.
People were thrown up then crashed back down, their faces bruised and bodies aching.
But in the next second, they suddenly realized something.
Ah… they were still alive!
How is this possible?
They couldn’t fathom how the Floating City could fall from such a height, crash into Ground City, and not shatter into pieces. Except for a handful of unfortunate souls with broken limbs, most people were perfectly fine.
What kind of miracle was this?!
Simultaneously, the residents of Ground City held the same pose as if frozen in time.
Especially the NPCs, who had been sitting around, awaiting d*ath, suddenly perked up as the shadow hurtled towards them.
A gale rushed from above, followed by a deafening boom.
They all looked up to see a massive four-legged creature, its legs planted firmly outside Ground City, towering like a colossal pillar and using its broad back to block the Floating City’s descent.
During this commotion, the ground shook continuously, and debris from the Floating City fell off the beast, smashing into several buildings.
But compared to the annihilation of Thousand Bird City and the instant eradication of 400,000 people, these little damages were trivial.
“Crack, crack, crack…”
The Nightmare Beast slowly elevated its spine, doing its best to keep the Floating City level.
Then, its surface began to petrify, and numerous vine-like objects appeared, tightly binding the Floating City to its back.
“Mission accomplished!”
That was its last utterance.
Right after, the Nightmare Beast turned entirely into stone, bringing the Floating City to a halt at an altitude of 500 meters.
In that moment, the Cold Moon Witch floated high in the air, her silhouette blending with the rising sun, casting a soft golden glow on her cold features.
Everyone’s hearts surged, and tears flowed freely as Thousand Bird City collectively knelt in shadowed reverence.
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P.S.: Is today the first day of school? Feels like traffic just dropped a bit.
