Chapter 337 The World Outside
Originally, it was difficult to deal with an extraterritorial airship like this one, which had only more than a thousand people and whose strongest leader could barely be considered an ordinary fifth-level extraordinary airship. A dragon army of a few hundred people could easily handle it.
It’s no wonder that Ryan and his team mobilized such a large force, and brought almost all the top masters in Black Dragon City here for these “little things”.
It's really because these guys' origins are too sensitive.
There are other civilizations outside the fog, there are extraordinary people above the fifth level, and even the legendary god-level powerful ones.
This was information that Ryan and his team had already guessed.
Therefore, they are extremely cautious towards any visitors from outside the region.
If we are not careful, it could be a devastating disaster for Black Dragon City and even for all human beings in the entire Ice Ridge Wasteland.
What's more, there is a group of guys in front of them who have already revealed their hostility.
Ryan and his men didn't know how many enemies there were, whether they had accomplices, or whether they had any special "killer moves"...
Therefore, when facing an enemy whose capabilities are almost completely unknown, the best approach is to go all out.
Even if we are using a cannon to kill a mosquito, we must not give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage, so as to avoid underestimating the enemy and bringing unpredictable consequences.
Therefore, as soon as the alarm message was received, all the top masters of Black Dragon City were mobilized and suppressed the enemy on the spot with thunderous force!
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Moreover, because they didn't know what the opponent's methods were, even if it was the Great Shaman of Marfa, masters like Master Kavo would enter a full state of preparation for "magic liberation" the moment they appeared.
The game starts with Master Kavo’s ultimate move, which is a space ban.
This method prevents the enemy from escaping and also makes it possible to send a signal to summon companions.
Not long after, three thousand Flying Dragon Vine Armor Army arrived in a mighty force, completely cutting off any possibility of escape for the "Red Shark Phantom Thieves".
The flying dragon began to patrol everywhere, looking for anyone who might be an accomplice of the enemy.
In this emergency response, almost all the top masters of Black Dragon City came out in full force, including three of the former "Top Ten Legendary" masters, Kavo, Metternich, and Bazel.
There are also the legendary fighters of the Coleman tribe, Mafa, Hab, Fufa, Yimuyu...
Then there are Guy, Ymir, and Canossa...
And there is Ryan, the invincible fourth-level under the legend...
Speaking of top combat power alone, these more than ten people are definitely a luxurious lineup that no other force in the Ice Ridge Wasteland can muster.
The group of foreign thieves were completely frightened.
Only then did they understand what kind of horrific reinforcements the female killer had called upon.
One, two, three, four...
There are five of them in front of me with the shadow of "Magic Solution" appearing behind them!
There were more than a dozen other auras that were just as strong as mountains, pressing them down to the point where they couldn't breathe.
We are all at level five, so why are these natives so ridiculously strong?
Looking at the Black Dragon City's elite army that were as ferocious as wolves and tigers, the Phantom Thieves were like trembling sheep being stared at by a group of tigers.
The sense of superiority I had when looking at the "natives" a quarter of an hour ago was gone.
They were filled with fear and shock at the same time.
What the hell is this forbidden area shrouded in black fog? How could the natives be so strong?
If it were outside the fog, even a "great empire" with a population of over a billion might not have one "god-favored one" who could unlock the magic. How could so many of them suddenly appear here?
Moreover, the gods behind these guys are all different?
Don't they worship the same god?
But why did these guys gather together if they didn't believe in the same god?
Questions popped up one after another, but no one could give them answers.
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Because of the language barrier, there was no need to force them to surrender.
Ryan and his men would not give the enemy any chance.
After Master Kavo sealed off the space, the masters of Black Dragon City personally took action and resolved the battle as quickly as possible.
The battle went on without any surprises.
Ryan, Ymir, Canossa and other melee supernatural beings attacked at the same time, and the hundreds of thieves on the deck were almost killed one by one with one move. If they did not surrender, they would be killed on the spot.
Then they rushed into the cabin of the mechanical airship.
Originally, those guys hiding in the sealed cabins were a bit troublesome.
They knew that coming out would mean death, so they would never come out. These steel cabins with advanced enchantments could not be penetrated by artillery, especially the core boiler cabin...
If it were an ordinary force, there might be nothing they could do.
But it is not difficult for Ryan and his men to catch these guys.
Within the scope of the fifth-order law, Black Dragon City has the ability to destroy almost anything under this rule.
But such violent demolition would certainly destroy the finished mechanical airship.
This is a situation they don't want to see unless it is absolutely necessary.
Finally, it was Metternich who took action.
The enchantment on the mechanical airship of this group of phantom thieves is not very advanced. It can withstand general physical and magical attacks, but there is no enchantment specifically targeting mental power.
Metternich also used his ultimate move, using his mental power to penetrate the iron wall, forcing those guys to open the door and come out.
In the end, they killed eight hundred enemies and captured nearly five hundred alive.
There were no casualties in Black Dragon City, and a complete mechanical airship and a large amount of supplies were seized...
The battle started suddenly and ended quickly.
The Dragon Legion and the Mechanical Legion blocked the scene, and the situation was completely quelled before the news had even spread.
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Not long after, at a secret base in Black Dragon City.
The mechanical airship has been properly placed and hidden.
Old man Tust also came to accept the mechanical airship as soon as possible. He will use the existing materials and technology in Black Dragon City to analyze, modify and replicate the airship.
Perhaps in the near future, Black Dragon City will be able to independently design and manufacture this complex mechanical airship.
Suddenly, another wave of visitors from outside the domain arrived, and Ryan and the others became nervous.
From the current situation, it seems that the existence of the Ice Ridge Wasteland has been exposed to the world outside the fog, and it may face a large number of foreign visitors with ill intentions at any time.
Just like when the people of Glory City discovered the existence of the Coleman tribe, when those guys from outside the territory found this place, they definitely didn’t think about making friends with these “natives”.
Once they meet, the most likely outcome will be war, slavery, and resource plunder...
Perhaps, they have already arrived.
So, now Ryan and the others have an urgent matter to deal with.
We just need to determine how many airships and how many people have come this time... and what the situation is outside the fog!
Although there is a language barrier, there are some communication barriers.
Fortunately, Ryan once found a large number of foreign documents in the wreckage of the airship that crashed in the "Kalatwa Basin" and deciphered the text called "the common language of the dark camp."
The dictionary he personally compiled has already been assigned to someone in Black Dragon City to study. Most of the senior officials also understand this foreign language.
Master Kavo, the "great polymath", understood it, Tust understood it, Irubek understood it, and even Metternich, who had only been here for a year, had learned it...
Although we cannot talk, there is no obstacle to communication through text.
The five hundred captives on the airship were assigned to an interrogation team composed of bigwigs from various fields in Black Dragon City, and interrogation began immediately.
The mechanic on the steamship was given to Tust, the magician was given to Kavo, and the doctor was given to Irubek...
Those who were unruly were thrown to the squinty-eyed Metternich for mental torture...
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This is different from the textual interrogation conducted by others.
In a dark little room, Ryan was sitting with his legs crossed, looking through some documents that he had just seized.
Opposite him, the strong spotlight revealed five pale and anxious faces.
These are the prisoners captured from the mechanical airship, four third-level transcendents, and one fourth-level transcendent.
If they were in the Ice Ridge Wasteland, these five "high-level extraordinary people" would be considered big shots no matter where they were. Even if they were fifth-level extraordinary people, they would have to be handled with caution.
But Ryan had no such worries at all.
Because these guys are weaker than one can imagine.
Even if Ryan stood still, their methods could not kill him.
Ryan didn't ask them anything in a hurry, but let these guys read foreign books.
Minion A: "At the same time as Gabriel's wedding banquet, an engagement banquet was also held in a gorgeous aristocratic mansion. The main character of the banquet was the court's certified prosecutor Korfo..."
Minion B: "In the darkness, the demon hunter Fangen raised his musket..."
Minion C: “…”
These books are included in the system and are all popular novels from abroad.
Five people reading at the same time can be a bit noisy.
Ryan didn't pay attention to what they were reading, but system prompts kept sounding in his sea of consciousness.
[Ding! An unknown language system has been discovered . The system is automatically parsing the records...]
[Ding! Named 'Dark Camp Common Language', language mastery progress 55%, 58%, 61%...]
Because they had already mastered this type of writing, after the five people finished reading five different books, the language was quickly parsed by the intelligent computer.
Finally, an hour later, a message came from the system.
[Ding! Language learning is complete...]
At this time, Ryan looked down at the book in his hand and looked coldly at the five captives in front of him.
He uttered a few slightly awkward syllables and said, "Okay, now answer me a few questions. If your answers satisfy me, you can be exempted from the death penalty. If you conceal anything...die!"
When the five foreign thieves heard someone speaking, they were stunned at first.
Then they were surprised to find that the guy whose face was hidden behind the light was talking... and they could actually understand him!
Then, they instantly realized the purpose of the young "native" in front of them asking them to read the classics.
This guy is actually learning their language?
Oh my god, this language learning ability is too exaggerated!
Are all the natives in this misty forbidden land so perverted that they learned a complex language just by listening to them read a few novels?
But even though they were shocked, there was more joy in their eyes.
It’s good to be able to communicate.
I was afraid that these “natives” would not communicate at all and would just kill them directly.
A captive trembled and said, "Sir, please ask."
Finally, Ryan narrowed his eyes and asked the first question in a deep voice: "Where are you from?"
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Before, they had only inferred some outlines of the world outside the fog from the documents found in the wreckage of the airship, but their understanding was far less thorough than that of some living people.
Now these captives can help them understand what the world outside the fog is like.
"Where are you from? How many people are there? How many airships are there..."
Ryan began his interrogation.
After asking the question, he gave a warning in advance: "Think it over before answering me. If what you say is different from what your companions in the other interrogation rooms say, all five of you will die."
In response to this threat, the five captives repeatedly said they would not dare.
Besides, there is nothing to hide about these issues.
"We are members of the 'Blood Shark Phantom Thieves'. We come from the 'Mapson Empire', a small empire in the south of the Dark Alliance..."
"We had three airships this time, but because we passed through an area with ancient magic restrictions, the other two had accidents, and only ours made it in safely."
"What is your purpose here?"
"Find a treasure on the treasure map."
"Tell me more details."
"We plundered a commercial airship of the 'Steam Brotherhood' and found a treasure map. Our leader sent us to find the treasure..."
"What level of transcendence is your leader?"
"Sixth level great perfection."
"How does your captain compare to the previous Captain Jimmy?"
"The captain is much more powerful than Captain Jimmy. He is a high-level swordsman who has mastered the 'Wild Wind Sword Intention'. Even in the 'Mapson Empire', he is considered a top-notch expert."
"You can advance to the fourth level of transcendence without comprehending the 'artistic realm'?"
"'Artistic realm'? Sir, isn't that an ability that only top geniuses can comprehend? To advance to the fourth level of transcendence, you only need potions and breakthrough potions..."
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After Ryan asked a few questions, his expression became a little strange.
He seemed to understand why these guys were so weak.
In addition to the objective environmental reasons that the fog affected their physical fitness, there was also a problem with the way they advanced to the extraordinary level...
Outside the fog, there is a "breakthrough potion" that is specifically designed to break through bottlenecks. As long as the potion is not too bad, almost any normal person can advance to the third, fourth, or even fifth level of transcendence.
Then above level six, one needs to comprehend other high-level powers such as "momentum" and "artistic conception".
As for "Magic Release", it is a special and rare ability that only the so-called "God-favored" can possess.
In the eyes of these ordinary thieves, he is an unattainable "big shot".
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"The 'Dark Alliance' is made up of thirty or forty countries of similar size to our 'Mapson Empire'. And in the south of the Fuas Strait, there are many such alliances. As far as I know, there are the 'Abyss Alliance', the 'Dead Sea Alliance', the 'Sword and Axe Alliance'... Of course, the strongest one is the hostile 'Holy Light Alliance' in the east. They are very strong and have a high-level god in charge..."
After Ryan asked this question, he finally had a general impression of the world outside the fog.
According to what these thieves said, the so-called "Mapson Empire" outside is very large, almost as large as the total area of the two great empires of Theed and Omar.
And it took dozens of such empires to form an alliance.
There are many such alliances out there.
Moreover, this world does not seem to be a planet like the Earth where Ryan lived in his previous life.
The world outside has oceans, land, abysses and caves. It is very big...
At least, the world described by these captives is boundless and somewhat unbelievably big.
It is so big that even with their airships, these guys have never left the territory of the "Allies", let alone know where the end of the world is.
Moreover, there are not only humans, but also various strange races, such as centaurs, dwarves, goblins, elves, giants, and winged people...
These races that existed in ancient mythology actually all exist!
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Ryan listened to the news with a serious expression, which refreshed his understanding of the world again and again.
At this time, he thought of something and asked a question.
"Have you heard of the name 'God Jariyad'? He should have three eyes and be a powerful god."
"Jalliad? If it's the 'Three-Eyed Tribe', maybe you're talking about the one from the 'Holy Light Alliance'? Oh, that's a very powerful god..."
finally.
After hearing this, Ryan knew why the "Holy Light Alliance" launched a war to attack the "Mapson Empire".
Those guys are most likely coming for this foggy world!
Those guys from "Glorious City" are about to do something big...
