Chapter Seventy-Three: Return to Modo City! [Request for Monthly Ticket]
2017-02-12
Author: Floating Tower
If Soren is killed, he truly cannot be revived again.
Yenogu’s death marks the end for werewolves. From today onward, werewolves will no longer be one of the powerful clans in the Bottomless Abyss. Without Yenogu’s support, the Abyss werewolves will soon be struck down by demons and other races. Layer 422 of the Bottomless Abyss is not territory that Soren needs, so the Demon Avatar gave up part of the benefits in the final distribution, retaining only the ownership of the Gathering Gate and stationed a powerful Demon Legion here. The Succubus Queen received the reward she desired and eliminated her long-time enemy, but she also has to give up something important, such as cancelling a significant seal.
Soren earned the respect of the Minotaur King, but the laws of the Bottomless Abyss dictate that it is difficult for Demon Lords to unite completely.
After eliminating Yenogu, Soren’s biggest gain was acquiring a large number of human slaves; he is not a philanthropist and cannot just let these humans go.
Thus, Soren conscripted these humans and found a way to transport them to the Land of Forgotten in the third layer of the Bottomless Abyss. Humans are somewhat different from demons; although they are weak, they have a strong potential for development. There are many places in the Land of Forgotten where they can be useful, and humans are skilled at construction. They can help Soren improve the Gurenba Arena.
There are over ten thousand humans in total.
Some of them are mere slaves, uneducated, appearing much like barbarians; they can only work as laborers.
Others were captured by the King of Werewolves, Yenogu, from other planes. They have received some education and possess certain knowledge, enabling them to assist the Demon Goblins in managing and constructing territories.
Soren quickly returned to the Land of Forgotten.
Immediately afterward, the Demon Legion once again dispatched troops to occupy all military strongholds belonging to Yenogu from the first to the fifth layers of the Bottomless Abyss, and Soren began to mobilize his forces towards the Ten Thousand Abyss Plains in the first layer of the Bottomless Abyss.
The Saint’s Cataclysm is nearing its end.
The devils’ attack has already begun in the Material Plane, as Modo City received intelligence from Arendelle just yesterday.
The nearby human principality has been attacked by the devil legion, which detonated a doomsday volcano, turning a duke’s territory into a land of lava.
The Hell of Bartok is filled with toxic gas, raging flames, cold ice, and hurricanes.
These harsh climates can be adapted to by demons, but humans find it very hard to survive. This is the most effective way to harvest souls on a massive scale, using natural disasters to eliminate humans.
The final war is upon us.
No matter how much history Soren changes, the Lord of Hell, Asmothiels, launched his own plan in the end. And this time, whether it succeeds or fails, he is the biggest beneficiary; the power of the gods is destined to be greatly diminished after the Saint’s Cataclysm, and without a few hundred years, recovery is nearly impossible.
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Meanwhile.
In the distant overseas regions, Modo City has also entered a state of high alert.
However, unlike in the past, all warships near Modo City have been redeployed elsewhere, and there are not many people left in the entire Port Area.
The population has been concentrated in the inner city.
At the same time, in the skies above Modo Island, a gigantic maze has already begun operating, and a massive energy shield envelops the entire island.
Soren has prepared for this moment for a long time.
The most critical and important step of Modo City’s plan is finally about to be initiated.
Countless residents gathered in the central square, while Soren’s believers prayed before the great temple. A large number of academic witches were gathered and dispatched to various locations, and thousands of golem puppets operated and took charge.
In the center of Modo City.
A towering Arcane Tower is operating at full power, and the Tower Spirit has activated the ultimate energy shield.
“Prepare to initiate the Mystic Core!”
In a cold mechanical voice, the Tower Spirit’s high-speed report echoed: “Activating Central Super Floating Ring!…”
“Activating Temple Auxiliary Floating Ring!”
“Activating Maze Energy Shield!… Energy shield operation at 100%!…”
“Starting Elemental Furnace!…”
“The Golem Legion is in operation!… Activating disengagement device!…”
Rumbling.
The whole world seemed to shake; countless people gasped, but then a more intense tremor erupted. At the outskirts of Modo Island, especially around the Port Area, numerous buildings instantly collapsed.
The heavens and earth changed color!
Severe tremors from underground caused waves dozens of meters high, but were blocked by Modo Island’s energy shield.
Countless mortals screamed in terror; even seasoned soldiers turned pale, trembling in fear at this moment amid the terrifying changes in the world.
“Disengagement complete!”
The intense shaking lasted nearly half an hour. Below Modo Island, a massive whirlpool had formed, while the entire island was protected by a powerful energy field, revealing a smooth fracture layer underneath. Then, endless seawater surged towards Modo City, while the enormous island gradually began to rise into the air!
30 meters.
Modo Island completely separated from the land, ascending to 30 meters above.
The violent tremors gradually calmed down.
The expressions on people’s faces showed relief from the disaster, followed by shouts of disbelief.
Modo Island flew up.
This island, protected by an unprecedentedly large maze, directly detached from the continental shelf and slowly rose, finally reaching over three hundred meters in the air.
“Disengagement complete! All systems normal!”
The Tower Spirit’s cold voice sounded, followed by jubilant cheers from around the Arcane Tower.
Thousands of witches cheered joyfully, as if they had accomplished an unimaginable feat. Many others curiously rushed to the edge of the island and looked down at the sea, where the original location of Modo Island had already been submerged.
“We’re flying!”
The massive Modo Island cast a huge shadow over the sea as it began to move toward the continent. The entire process was without any shaking, and there were no strong winds inside; the maze’s protective shield maintained an internal ecological balance, blocking all strong winds and shocks outside.
“We finally succeeded,” Gloria’s expression radiated uncontrollable joy.
At this moment, the Fallen Witch was even more excited, filled with pride as she beheld everything before her. The years of effort and devotion had finally paid off; Modo Island had finally been transformed into an enormous floating city by them.
Or rather, this is a floating fortress!
Under the control of the central tower, Modo Island began to fly toward the continent, a journey that would take three days. After three days, Modo Island would reach the Southern Coast and eventually hover over the area south of the Spearwind Hills.
Soren looked down at all of this from the clouds.
He glanced at Vivian and Lilian beside him and softly said, “I told you. One day we will return!”
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