Chapter 20: Hell Invasion!
February 23, 2016
Author: Author (诸生浮屠)
Maze.
Currently, there are only two factions in the entire Material Plane capable of constructing mazes: one is the Northern Witch Council, and the other is the Wizard Alliance. The maze of the Northern Witch Council is inherited from the ruins of Silver Moon City, while the maze of the Wizard Alliance is somewhat more complete. Beneath the Wizard City, there exists a mysterious Magic Suppression Prison, which is one of the functions of a high-level maze, affecting the magic network to a certain extent within a specific range. Many middle and low-level wizards in the underground prison of the Wizard City simply cannot cast spells.
It’s not surprising that these two spellcasting factions possess mazes.
But how long has Modo City been established?
To actually have the capability to construct a maze already! The shock on the faces of the group was hard to suppress; some even gasped in surprise, straining to sense the nearby energy fluctuations.
“Teacher.”
The handsome man who discovered this first spoke again: “I think we should report this to the council! Modo City’s strength may be stronger than we imagined!…”
The elder at the forefront remained silent for a moment before nodding: “Alright. I will send a magical message back today.”
Many long-established factions have complex feelings about the rise of Modo City.
Many factions vaguely felt a threat, but behind Modo City stands a True God, and it also has the full support of the Northern Witch Council. The Wizard City has cooperated more with Modo City than suppressed it; more members within the council advocate for pulling Modo City closer. After all, the two sides are quite distant, and there is currently no direct conflict of interest.
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The morning sun emerged.
The patrol guards of Modo City were changing shifts. In the nearby mansion, some wizard apprentices were currently guiding clay golems outside. The intelligence level of low-level golems is very low; they can only complete simple tasks like cleaning, tidying up, and transporting. Therefore, while clay golems work, they still require wizard apprentices to be responsible for controlling and guiding them. Generally, the higher the level of the golem puppet, the higher the intelligence level. The dolls crafted by Alice, for example, have intelligence levels that can be said to be prodigy-level.
There were quite a few residents passing by near the central square. When they saw a line of clay golems moving toward the southern gate, some couldn’t help but stop and watch, but more seemed to have already grown accustomed to it, glancing quickly before hurriedly attending to their own matters. As residents of Modo City, they had long since adapted to accepting new things. The changes in Modo City are more massive compared to other cities; perhaps one day, they wouldn’t be surprised if all the patrolling guards were replaced by these golem puppets.
Because they have seen quite a lot recently.
During this time, hundreds of clay golems and stone golems could be seen moving every day; the figures of wizards were also becoming increasingly frequent, among which were several beautiful witches from the Northern Assembly.
The magic lamps were completely replaced after a day and a half.
During this period, some strange light purple crystals appeared in Modo City, placed in relatively special positions. They were surrounded by barriers, and ordinary people could not approach freely. These light purple crystals would trigger a strong electric current upon contact; a few days ago, someone sneakily approached and touched one, resulting in their body being completely charred and dead. Afterward, others realized that these things absolutely should not be touched. The crystals were locked inside a huge iron box. However, whenever all the crystal lights in Modo City lit up, a shimmering electric spark would appear within this box.
Time continued to move forward.
Modo City would not stop its progress for anyone; the peaks within a ten-kilometer radius of the city have all been flattened.
The dense forests, teeming with mutated carnivorous plants, were also burned clean with a fire, then replanted according to plan. The nests once inhabited by the bipedal wyverns had completely vanished. The City Hall of Modo City has been building artificial hills these past few days, which left many feeling perplexed. Ordinary people naturally cannot glimpse the mysteries within. However, the discerning could notice that these artificial hills were constructed with the involvement of wizards; official members of the Northern Witch Council have recently frequently appeared at construction sites near Modo City.
Another day passed in the blink of an eye.
This day was no different from the previous ones; the sun was still shining brightly. However, today the livestock seemed a bit restless. The cattle, horses, and mules were all very agitated, as if they had been frightened by something. Ordinary people continued to busy themselves as usual, but keen observers could notice that the army of Modo City seemed to be mobilizing frequently. There were constant comings and goings in the military camp, and senior officials in the City Hall wore serious expressions and hurried looks.
By the afternoon.
People finally noticed something was amiss, as the sky had turned a dark red.
“Look over there?!”
“What happened? Why does the sky there look so eerie!”
A melodious bell rang out, and the bustling construction site gradually quieted down. Then they saw the officials of the City Hall speaking with the managers, and soon after, they hurriedly instructed others to stop their tasks and return to the city immediately. The slaves of Modo City were also driven back into the city, and the heavy gate slowly descended, with squads of fully armed guards appearing on the city walls. The witches, rarely seen in ordinary times, also emerged at this moment. While others still did not understand what was happening, they knew that the city had entered a state of alert.
The sky in the distance was bl**d-red.
A glance made one feel particularly oppressive, and as time ticked by, everyone held their breath and stared nervously. Suddenly, it seemed as if the sky had cracked open, revealing a deep, dark fissure amidst the bl**d-red. Following that, dazzling firelight appeared on the horizon, and then fist-sized fireballs began to rain down from the sky.
Panic erupted in an instant.
Even though Soren had long prepared for the second wave of the Saint’s Cataclysm, fear still spread through the entire city at the moment disaster struck.
Heavenly fire rain!
Fist-sized fireballs rained down, illuminating the distance in an instant.
A high-pitched dragon’s roar echoed.
The bipedal wyvern knights of Modo City soared into the sky, racing southward at an astonishing speed, heading towards the true battlefield; this area was merely affected.
Gloria and the Fallen Witch also appeared in an instant.
The figure of the High Priest was cloaked in a divine glow as she silently chanted something. Accompanied by the prayers of believers, a beam of light suddenly rose from the Grand Temple of Modo City, transforming into an energy shield that enveloped the entire city. The fire rain exploded upon contact with the energy shield, but it could not shake the energy barrier in the slightest. The power accumulated by the Grand Temple finally came into play that day, protecting Modo City from all the meteor fire rain.
“Not good!”
“This is the power of Hell of Scorching Flames!”
The High Priest’s expression was gravely serious as she looked up at the distant firelight and said to Gloria, “The dimensional rift that has opened this time does not lead to the Bottomless Abyss!”
“The evil spirits of the Hell of Scorching Flames have also opened a dimensional rift nearby.”
Hell of Scorching Flames.
A lower plane situated between the Hell of Bartok and the Gray Wastes.
The Hell of Scorching Flames, as the name suggests, is a lower plane full of flames; it is a plane of neutral evil leaning toward order, where the active beings are mostly evil spirits from the neutral evil faction, along with a few devils that have escaped the Hell of Bartok. The Hell of Scorching Flames is not under the jurisdiction of the Hell of Bartok; it is an independent lower plane and one of the strongholds of evil spirits. It is said that there is a devil within the Hell of Scorching Flames capable of rivaling strong divine power, but the external world knows very little about its existence, only certain that it is a very ancient evil being.
There are several lower planes.
They include the Arena of Torment, the Hell of Bartok, the Hell of Scorching Flames, the Gray Wastes, the Bottomless Abyss, and the Sea of Chaos, among others.
Among them, the largest by far are the Hell of Bartok and the Bottomless Abyss.
The other lower planes generally only have one level and are far smaller than these two, so attention is mainly focused on these two places in the lower planes.
The impact of the Saint’s Cataclysm is comprehensive.
Although the second wave of impact is still fronted by an uncountable number of demons from the Bottomless Abyss, following the first wave of probing contact, the other evil spirits and devils, which had confirmed that the dimensional barrier was gradually loosening, have undoubtedly begun to take action. The Hell of Scorching Flames is the world most closely resembling the Fire Element Plane among multiple planes. Ordinary beings cannot survive there; even demons with fire resistance struggle to move, and only those beings completely immune to fire damage can move freely within the Hell of Scorching Flames.
This heavenly fire rain is the work of the evil spirits from the Hell of Scorching Flames.
Souls are the most precious wealth in the lower planes!
Whether demon, devil, or evil spirit, they inevitably need to plunder souls in the process of increasing their power. What Soren himself did not expect was that Modo Island actually connected not only to a dimensional rift leading to the Bottomless Abyss but also to the lower plane of the Hell of Scorching Flames.
However.
He was already prepared for the second wave of the Saint’s Cataclysm. Although an additional passage to the Hell of Scorching Flames emerged, it still was not enough to threaten the safety of Modo City.
Soon!
After confirming that there was no problem with Modo City’s safety, the stationed army began to mobilize rapidly. A shadow dragon circled in the sky above Modo City and then marched alongside the army towards the opened dimensional rift.
The second wave of the Saint’s Cataclysm was coming!
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