Chapter Seventy-Three: Return to Modo City! [Request for Monthly Ticket]
2017-02-13
Author: Floating Tower
If Soren was killed, he truly could never be revived again.
Yenogu’s death marked the end of the werewolves; from today onwards, werewolves would no longer be one of the formidable groups in the Bottomless Abyss. Without Yenogu’s support, the Abyss werewolves would soon face strikes from demons and other races. Level 422 of the Bottomless Abyss was not the territory Soren needed, so the Demon Avatar relinquished a portion of his interests in the final benefits distribution, only retaining ownership of the Gathering Gate and dispatching a powerful Demon Legion to garrison there. The Succubus Queen received the reward she desired and eliminated her long-time enemy, but she also had to give something in return, such as nullifying a very important mark.
Soren earned the respect of the Minotaur King, but the laws of the Bottomless Abyss made it difficult for Demon Lords to unite completely.
After eliminating Yenogu, Soren’s greatest gain was acquiring a large number of human slaves; he was no philanthropist and could not simply let these humans go.
Thus, Soren recruited these humans and sought ways to transport them to the Land of Forgotten on the third level of the Bottomless Abyss. Humans are slightly different from demons; although they are weak, they possess strong malleability. There are many places in the Land of Forgotten where they can be utilized, and humans are skilled at construction; they could help Soren improve the Gurenba Arena.
There were more than ten thousand humans in total.
Some were simply slaves, uneducated, resembling barbarians, and could only serve as a labor force.
Others were captured by the King of Werewolves, Yenogu, from other planes; they had received some education and possessed a certain level of knowledge, enabling them to assist demon goblins in managing and constructing territories.
Soren quickly returned to the Land of Forgotten.
Subsequently, the Demon Legion once again deployed troops, occupying all of Yenogu’s military strongholds from the first to the fifth levels of the Bottomless Abyss. Soren then began to assemble forces to head to the Ten Thousand Abyss Plains on the first level of the Bottomless Abyss.
The Saint’s Cataclysm was nearing its end.
The demons had already begun their attacks in the Material Plane, as just yesterday Modo City received intelligence from Arendelle.
The human duchy territories to the southwest had been attacked by the Demon Legion, which detonated an apocalyptic volcano, turning a duke’s territory into a sea of lava.
The Hell of Bartok was filled with toxic gas, blazing fire, ice, and hurricanes.
These harsh climate demons could adapt, but humans found it difficult to survive; this was the most effective method for large-scale soul harvesting, using natural disasters to eliminate humans.
The final war was upon them.
No matter how much Soren altered history, in the end, the Lord of Hell, Asmothiels, still initiated his plan. And this time, whether successful or not, he would be the biggest beneficiary, as the gods’ power was destined to suffer great losses after the Saint’s Cataclysm, and it would take at least several hundred years for recovery.
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Meanwhile.
In the distant overseas regions, Modo City also entered a state of high alert.
However, unlike in the past, all warships near Modo City were dispatched to other locations, and the entire port area had very few people left.
The population had been pushed into the inner city.
At the same time, a massive Maze was operating above Modo Island, and a huge protective shield enveloped the entire island.
Soren had prepared for this for a long time.
The most critical and important phase of the Modo City plan was finally about to commence.
Countless residents gathered in the central square, while Soren’s believers congregated in front of the Great Temple to pray. A large number of academic witches were assembled and deployed, and thousands of golem puppets operated across various locations.
In the center of Modo City.
A towering Arcane Tower was operating at full capacity, and the Tower Spirit activated the ultimate energy shield.
“Prepare to activate the Mysterium Core!”
Amidst the cold mechanical voice, the Tower Spirit’s rapid reports resounded: “Activate the Central Super Floating Ring!…”
“Activate the Temple Auxiliary Floating Ring!”
“Engage the Maze Energy Shield!… Energy Shield operation at 100%!…”
“Initiate the Elemental Furnace!…”
“Golem Legion operational!… Initiate detachment device!…”
Rumbling.
The entire world seemed to shake; countless people gasped in surprise, but then a more intense tremor erupted. Along the periphery of Modo Island, especially in the port area, many buildings instantly collapsed.
The heavens and the earth changed color!
Intense vibrations from underground generated giant waves dozens of meters high, but were blocked by Modo Island’s energy shield.
Countless mortals emitted terrified cries; even seasoned soldiers turned pale, frozen in fear at the harrowing changes unfolding around them.
“Detachment complete!”
The violent tremors lasted nearly half an hour, and beneath Modo Island, a gigantic vortex had formed, while the entire island was protected by a powerful energy field, revealing a smooth fractured layer below. Then, an endless rush of seawater surged toward the bottom of Modo City, while the massive island gradually rose into the air!
30 meters.
Modo Island had completely separated from the land, ascending to a height of 30 meters.
The violent tremors gradually subsided.
Expressions of survival after disaster appeared on people’s faces, followed by incredulous exclamations.
Modo Island had lifted off.
This island, protected by an unprecedentedly large Maze, had directly detached from the continental shelf, slowly rising and ultimately reaching over three hundred meters in altitude.
“Detachment complete! All systems normal!”
The Tower Spirit’s cold voice echoed, and soon excited cheers surrounded the Arcane Tower.
Thousands of witches rejoiced, as if they had accomplished an unimaginable feat. Many others curiously ran to the edge of the island, gazing down at the sea below, where the original location of Modo Island had been submerged.
“We’re flying!”
The massive Modo Island cast a giant shadow on the sea as it began to advance toward the continent. Throughout the process, there was no shaking, and no strong winds inside; the Maze’s protective shield maintained an internal ecological balance, blocking all gales and shocks from the outside.
“We finally succeeded.” Gloria’s face was filled with overwhelming joy.
At this moment, the Fallen Witch was even more excited, proudly gazing at everything before her, feeling that the years of dedication and effort had finally paid off. Modo Island had finally been transformed into a colossal floating city.
Or rather, it was a floating fortress!
Under the control of the central tower, Modo Island began its flight toward the continent, a process that would take three days. After three days, Modo Island would reach the Southern Coast and finally hover in the southern region of the Spearwind Hills.
Soren observed everything from above the clouds.
He glanced at Vivian and Lilian beside him and softly said, “I told you. One day we will return!”
