The sun rose and set, and as time passed, dusk enveloped the earth again.
Dark clouds surged, covering the stars and moon, the cold atmosphere spread, and chaos spread.
In the sky, a huge array composed of ten rings meshed and rotated like gears. In the middle of each halo, there was a [meaning] inscribed with ancient runes.
Floods, volcanoes, earthquakes, eternal night, strong winds, meteorites, droughts, blizzards, tsunamis and dust fog.
The names of [Ten Disasters] flash at the top of the sky, and now, the two brightest rings represent [Dust Fog] and [Eternal Night]. Therefore, the haze composed of countless dust and the sky are covered with clouds. Throughout the world, the turbid air absorbed all the light.
Even the sun, moon and stars were dimmed.
Except for the roar of thunder across the night sky, there was no sound in the entire world. Purple lightning shone across the earth. All that was left of the original cities and villages were pale ruins. Except for the Central Bay Area, the most heavily defended province, other areas All fell.
Even the Central District was thrown into panic due to the disappearance of the supreme leader. They retreated completely and relied on permanent fortifications on the mountain peaks and underground for defense.
There was a tense atmosphere in the underground communication room. Each correspondent called in vain to the channels of other provinces, but they were destined to get no response. All they were left with were their own echoes, sharp noises and meaningless words. buzzing.
"This is the central area of the Gulf. Calling Drang Province, please respond!"
"This is the central area of the Gulf. Calling Babel Province, please respond!"
"This is the bay..."
“…”
Gradually, all the correspondents stopped what they were doing. They looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and then closed the communication station with trembling hands.
These people discovered a terrible truth—perhaps they are the only ones left in this world who have the ability to call out.
In just three days and two nights, after the submarine volcano in Sapphire Port erupted and the Array of Apocalypse descended, bringing with it countless stone demons, the entire world was captured by the power of chaos. Millions of lives died in an instant, and cities were destroyed. , civilization has been trampled on, and there are no screams or wailings on the earth today, because all those who can make sounds have lost their lives. Only the surviving elves in the shelter deep underground cover their mouths, tremble, and wait desperately for death to come. .
After the silently marching stone demons roughly wiped out all life on the surface, they began to move forward in a certain direction in unison. Their steps were uniform and terrifying, and the vibrations of the steps of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of magic puppets were like The earthquake made the earth tremble.
And their target is the mountain range filled with cyan light.
Mountains of origin.
While the vast majority of elves are staying in their last shelter, afraid to go out or even fight, a group of elves are still wandering outside.
On the elite aeroboat dedicated to the Grand Commander, the guards are still staying above the capital of the last dynasty. They are waiting for the return of their allegiance, the supreme leader of the contemporary Elf Federation, Urken Uranor.
Just after the commander disappeared into the depths of this ruins, not long after, a fresh wind rose from the depths of the mountains, turning all the stone demons into stone statues covered with vines and grass. I firmly believe that this vision was caused by the great commander. He must have taken advantage of the current concentration of elements to activate some ancient weapons left over from the elven dynasty that could not be activated due to lack of magic power.
Even if it is not an ancient weapon, the Origin Mountains, as a sacred place in the myths and legends of the Ilgona elves, must contain some great secrets. Although they do not believe in those mysterious rumors, they still have some small hopes, and The commander-in-chief might have unlocked those secrets.
But before the commander returned, these guards first discovered a huge creature advancing rapidly in the distance. However, due to the dust and mist that filled the sky, they could not see clearly what it was.
"What it is?"
"Stone Demon?"
"The stone demons should all be imprisoned..."
"It's not imprisoned? Isn't it a stone demon?"
They talked quickly to each other, but no one knew what the figure hidden in the smoke in the distance was. At the beginning of the disaster, these guards accompanied Urken to the Origin Mountains. Naturally, they did not know what was happening in the outside world. What happened.
Only one of the guards who had been following the commander vaguely guessed a possibility. He looked hesitant and said with some hesitation: "Do you think it could be that one?"
"What is that?" Others asked in confusion, and they urged: "Speak quickly."
Shaking his head, urged by his companions, the guard could only express his guess: "Do you think it could be the Volcano Dragon?"
Joshua and his group have approached the Origin Mountains.
“This place is completely different from other places!”
Loranda quickly noticed the difference between this place and other places in the world of Ilgnar. He stood up from Hei's back and looked around in surprise - compared with other places covered with dust, fog, clouds and withered vegetation, the Origin Mountains were full of With the breath of life, whether it is the wind or the swaying leaves of vegetation, they are full of vitality. This makes the Paladin who has been in the area eroded by chaos for a long time feel that he has suddenly come from the dark shadows to the bright sunshine.
In addition, the blond paladin also discovered something strange - through the induction of the holy light, he noticed that countless souls were gathering from all directions, and then submerged into the depths of the mountains. Loranda couldn't help but think of him in Ba The situation discovered when the Bell Province rescued the local elves.
Although full of resentment towards the Stone Demon, the spirit of the elf did not reside in the area where he died, but was called away by some force. Now it seems that that force is located in the Origin Mountains, maybe it is Qiao The 'soul of the forest' as Shuya calls it.
He wasn't wrong.
Joshua could also see the light of souls floating in the sky. The souls of these elves after death were full of unwillingness, helplessness, resentment and bewilderment. A few days ago, these people were living a stable life, but now, they are all dead. , died in the hands of the stone demon. Under the natural disaster called Chaos, everything was so sudden that all elves could not accept their own death. They would have become earth-bound spirits, resenting all living beings, but now, because of the souls of the forests, they The guide came here.
In the slightly flickering cyan light of life, the resentment of the resentful spirits was purified, and their pure souls sank into the earth, deep underground.
Black followed his instinctive guidance and flew towards the center of the mountains. Between the jungles, he could vaguely see the remains of huge stone statues and the stone avenues that had long been covered with vines and moss. This was the capital of the elven dynasty. There, even though no one has set foot there for nearly a hundred years, there are still magnificent ruins.
Soon after, they came to the ruins of a city that had been burned by fire.
The place is full of weeds, scattered with piles of charred stones and the remains of buildings. Creepers and shrubs are entangled on them. The wind howls through the ruins and makes a shrill noise among the ruins.
"This is it."
Joshua gave the order, causing Hei to stop running. He turned his head to look around, and then said: "Now, we just need to wait."
"But there is only ruins left here..."
Standing at the edge of the black back, the silver-haired girl frowned and looked around, but she found nothing except the remains of the tower and the hall. Lin on the side was also observing, but with his keen eyes, he discovered something special - among the ruins of a hall, there was a huge statue, and the image of this statue seemed to be an ancient tree supporting the heaven and earth.
"Ancient tree?"
The young man's mind always turned a little faster than his sister's. Lin said to himself thoughtfully: "The soul of the forest..."
He seemed to have guessed something.
"How long do we have to wait?"
After more than ten minutes passed, Loranda couldn't help but feel a little anxious. His original patience was not that bad, but the anxious sense of crisis always made him unable to wait peacefully. Joshua shrugged, and he looked at the soul lights all over the sky. Merging into the earth, he said calmly: "There is no need to be in such a hurry, Loranda, there is still time."
"Our friend is still dealing with some important things now. It has been watching us, so there is no need to rush it, just wait for it to be free."
On the airship, the elves clearly saw Joshua and his party entering the Origin Mountains. They watched each other move forward rapidly, and even reached the center of the mountains.
"It's the Volcano Dragon! There's someone on the back!"
"What are they doing there? Does anyone know where it is?"
The sharp-eyed guards quickly discovered the identity of the half-dragon, but they did not have time to see clearly how many people were on its back. Many people were curious about where the volcano dragon went.
"I know where that place is."
There happened to be a middle-aged guard who knew where that place was. The elf, who looked much more mature than the other young and strong guards, frowned and said, "That's where the elf dynasty's sacrificial mother tree was, where the great temple used to be... The Dragon of the Volcano Why are you going to that place? Does it also believe in the Mother Tree?"
Having said this, he smiled and shook his head in denial: "Maybe he just ran there casually. After all, only the Origin Mountains are the safest in the entire world."
This may be the case. Even if some people are curious about the whereabouts of the half-dragon, most of the other guards do not have the extra energy to pay attention to what the Volcano Dragon wants to do. They watch each other stay at the ruins of the original great temple. , but had no intention of communicating.
The Origin Mountains returned to silence, leaving only the sound of the wind blowing through the mountains and forests and the sound of the tide surging among the trees.
This peace lasted until ten minutes later, when the earth began to hum.
Under the shocked gazes of the elves on the airship, the earth shook slowly. Starting from the ruins of the great temple in the center of the mountain range, the mountain peaks slowly opened a gap, and countless tentacles like tree roots were in the gaps between the mud and rocks. Disappearing, they squirmed and tore apart the earth, revealing a strange and huge underground cave hidden under the mountain peak.
In the cave, countless green light clusters were shining brightly. They were floating and moving in mid-air, bringing fresh and cold wind one after another.
Just when all the elves on the airship did not react, countless tentacles like tree roots squirmed. They formed a huge wooden hand that could even cover half of the city, and reached out to the body of the volcanic dragon. forward.
Then, when many of the guards were shocked and speechless, the half-dragon stepped onto the giant hand and let it slowly lead him and the people on his back into the cave at the foot of the mountain!
(End of chapter)