Chapter 128: Rift in the Plane
2015-11-22
Author: Floating Tower
And!
The number of these demons is quite considerable; at this moment, a dark mass of them is pouncing on a corpse, gnawing at it, and the body has long been chewed beyond recognition. White, mushy brain matter, bright red blood, and scattered intestines; even Ryan, who has seen many battlefields, feels a twinge of nausea. Another half-elf young man has already died beyond revival; in such a short period, he is nearly devoured by the starving demons. Dandy, frightened by the scene before him, feels his legs go weak and collapses onto the ground, gagging.
Zizz!
The demons noticed the arrival of Ryan and the others, and soon several figures lunged toward them.
The number of these demons has reached double digits; the only consolation is that their levels are quite low, with the vast majority being the lowest-level Coward Demons, while the remainder consists of a rather unique Abyss Quark Demons, a branch of small demons.
Clang!
Ryan swiftly drew his sword and charged in; these demons were not strong enough to threaten him. Although he did not understand why demons would appear here, it was best to deal with them all now. There are many ordinary civilians within the territory of Modo City, and they cannot handle demons; even the lowest-level demon could easily eviscerate a civilian—the foundational strength of the Bottomless Abyss and the Material Plane is simply worlds apart.
The battle ended quickly.
Ryan killed all the demons within a few minutes, and any demons attempting to escape were shot dead by his arrows.
He frowned as he glanced at the remains of the boy named Alec, then looked at Dandy, who was still trembling beside him, and turned around to lift him up, heading toward the exit.
The emergence of these demons was entirely unexpected and extremely bizarre.
Ryan felt that this matter had exceeded his capacity to handle, so he decided to report it first, leaving it to the higher-ups in Modo City to address.
Demons do not appear without reason; this is probably not so simple!
………………
Soren was preparing to continue his assault on the high levels of the Wizard Tower.
During this time, Gloria’s attitude has been a bit strange; he can’t quite articulate what exactly it is, and since she hasn’t mentioned it, Soren hasn’t asked further.
However, just as he was about to continue exploring the interior of the Wizard Tower, a message was delivered to him directly from the guard squad. This message drew Soren’s significant attention. After receiving the news, he immediately notified Gloria, and then they teleported to the destination together. Demons have appeared within Modo City; although they are not very powerful and their numbers are not too many, the manner of their appearance is extremely bizarre, as if they just sprouted from the ground.
“This should be it!”
Soren’s expression appeared quite grave, with the dead bodies of demons before him. There is also a residual half-elf boy’s corpse.
This must be one of the victims.
The area nearby has already been sealed off by the Modo City guard squad, and the other informed young man has been temporarily detained.
At this moment, it is still better not to leak any news; it could easily cause panic among ordinary civilians.
“Immediately send people out to search!”
Soren cast a glance over the battlefield and directly ordered his guards, “Search the surrounding area. See if there are any demons that got away. Seal off this area; no one is allowed to approach.”
“Yes!” The guards behind Soren received the orders and set off.
Soren took Gloria and followed the demon tracks, quickly moving through the dense forest until they reached a dark valley.
It is a very inconspicuous little valley.
Soren opened his divine-level perception. He didn’t detect any abnormalities, and Gloria was also inspecting the surrounding environment. However, her expression was very puzzled.
After a moment.
Gloria stopped, murmuring, “It’s very strange! There is no summoning magic circle! And there are no traces left by any other people! It’s as if these low-level demons appeared out of thin air.”
Soren’s body shuddered at her words.
Immediately, he fell silent, and then spoke in a low voice, “Let me assist you with telepathy to help you open divine vision. Check the nearby space.”
Space?
Gloria looked up, puzzled, but soon nodded, “Alright.”
The light of divinity emerged.
Soren’s pupils emitted a golden glow, and at the same time, the power of telepathy relayed everything he saw into Gloria’s mind.
Everything before them began to change.
The space began to exhibit slight distortions; the scenes seen on the divine level were completely different from those seen by mortals, especially since Soren was trying to master the divine power of [Changing Space].
“Something is off!”
Gloria’s expression also became extremely serious, murmuring, “The space here seems to be a bit twisted! I can’t determine what exactly is causing it, but the space here is indeed very unstable.”
It has begun.
The Saint’s Cataclysm seems to have truly started.
Hearing Gloria’s words, Soren already had the answer in mind, but he said nothing further as he needed to ascertain this further; he slowly said, “Can you set up a warning magic circle here? I believe the answer will soon become clear.”
Gloria nodded immediately, “Yes.”
Soon.
An intricate warning magic circle was completed; the two of them lingered momentarily at the site, confirming that there were no other discoveries before quickly leaving.
In the blink of an eye, half a day had passed.
When night fell, the warning magic circle set up by Gloria was suddenly triggered; in an instant, both of them felt a response, and then they were directly teleported back to the valley from the daytime.
The air before them seemed to ripple.
Soren saw the space gradually twisting, followed by a small rift opening, through which he could see scorching magma. He could not determine what lay beyond the spatial rift, but he could be sure it was some place in the Bottomless Abyss.
Zizz!
Accompanied by a series of chaotic sounds, several small Coward Demons crawled out of the narrow space rift. Through the rift, one could also see a gigantic Frenzied Combat Demon, but it seemed incapable of passing through such a small space. The duration of the spatial rift was very short, lasting only a minute or two; ultimately, only six Coward Demons crawled out due to the demons’ scramble.
“I think I know the reason now.”
Gloria’s expression was unprecedentedly grave as she murmured, “Is this what you have been worried about all along?”
Soren did not reply.
He lightly raised his hand, and the nearby Coward Demon was captured; then, it was crushed into meat paste in mid-air as he said slowly, “This place must be sealed off. I fear that demons will frequently emerge from here in the future.”
The spatial rift closed.
The entire valley fell silent, and apart from the demon corpses on the ground, everything here looked uneventful. (To be continued ~^~)
