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Quinan.
Aurora belt.
Accompanied by a massive shock wave deep in the starry sky.
The floating cities bathed in the aurora began to shake slightly.
Under the floating city.
The cold black sea water was shaking violently.
The mortals from the nearby islands fled from their houses in panic.
They thought it was a tsunami.
But after that sudden shock.
It didn't seem to bring any more disasters.
Mortals dare not take it lightly.
They hid in fear in an open space on the island.
While praying silently in my heart.
Occasionally, he would look for help to the shadows floating in the sky.
Those were the nervous looking wizard apprentices riding on their brooms.
Ever since the Kingdom of Chaos launched the Northern Expedition.
The floating cities belonging to the "Space Observation Station" entered a state of high alert control.
The wizards not only do not allow ordinary people to enter or leave the Aurora belt.
They even used magic to raise the sea level here by hundreds of meters.
As a result, the height of the floating city was also raised.
This is fine with the mages who live in the city.
But the islanders who depended on the floating city for their survival were in big trouble.
Although some kind-hearted wizards also helped raise the altitude of some islands.
Compared to before the drastic changes.
They still lost at least 2/3 of their homes.
The space available for living and survival is becoming increasingly tight.
For all this.
The islanders were originally full of complaints.
But it was followed by several subsequent major disasters.
The few rescue teams in the floating city brought back groups of emaciated refugees.
From the mouths of these refugees.
They learned about the situation in the outside world.
This time.
Everyone's attitude towards the mages suddenly took a 180-degree turn.
Although their survival on the aurora islands was very difficult.
But this is nothing compared to the dire situation in the two continents of Kuinan.
It’s already heaven!
The cosmic observatory has been set up over a century.
Even the "space storm" caused by the invasion of the abyss did not plunge this place into chaos!
So this time.
It must be like this, right?
The islanders comforted themselves in this way.
They hesitated in the open space for a long time.
That heart-pounding feeling never appeared again.
Most people thought they were safe.
Only a few people realize that
The wizard apprentices who were supposed to withdraw did not withdraw!
on the contrary.
These wizard apprentices riding brooms all look very nervous!
They gazed at the aurora above their heads.
Seems to be waiting for something.
But apart from the colors that are so gorgeous that they are boring.
They can't see anything.
Gradually.
Someone left the open space.
Some returned to their cramped rooms.
Just when everything was returning to normal.
Suddenly.
A life-threatening alarm sounded from the mysterious ritual at the top of the floating city!
Hearing this terrible alarm.
The islanders were only slightly alarmed.
But the faces of the mage apprentices all turned pale!
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"Level Zero Alert!"
"Is there a monarch-level monster coming from the abyss to kill me?"
"Or is it a massive demon invasion?"
"have no idea!"
"Go back to your respective cities!"
"But the people below..."
"We can't help that much..."
"Let's go!"
Intermittent dialogues came from mid-air.
The islanders stared in amazement as groups of mages who had guarded their homeland for many years flew collectively to the floating city.
In the blink of an eye.
There was no one left on the sea!
3 minutes later.
The huge shadow that had been looming over their heads was gradually disappearing.
Everyone was shocked to find out.
The height of the floating cities is still rising!
It won't take long.
Those shadows that usually brought them supreme pressure turned into small black dots!
On the sea surface with black waves beating.
Suddenly, strange whirlpools emerged.
The sea breeze is strong.
It blew mercilessly on the faces of the islanders.
It has come to this.
How could anyone not know that they have been completely abandoned?
only.
Based on the islanders' closed-minded understanding.
They found it hard to imagine what had happened.
How could it make these high and mighty wizards so scared?
Is it the end of the world?
Unspeakable panic and groundless speculation began to spread over the Aurora Island Chain.
Not long.
In a sky filled with auroras.
Suddenly a small crack appeared.
The cries of women and children were heard.
On a small island in the east, two groups of people were fighting over the high ground.
Someone fell into the water in the south.
Someone called for help.
Some people were also cursing.
The disaster has not yet struck.
But chaos.
It has quietly appeared.
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On the largest floating city.
The spire of Hilbore in the thin air.
An elderly man was holding a thick book and looking at it carefully.
Beside him.
A palm-sized butterfly was hovering there.
It's just that the butterfly is made entirely of metal.
When it gently flaps its wings.
It is not only filled with the taste of elements.
It also exposed the identity of its construct.
"Given the size of the Space Observatory, it shouldn't be a problem to take away the residents of the island chain below."
Butterfly said calmly:
"I thought you would at least pretend to do that."
The old man pushed up his glasses.
But his eyes still stayed on the scroll:
"They were not originally included in our core plan. Only when the core plan is met will we consider bringing more people."
"But now it's obviously too late..."
"Why don't you help us? There should be room available at Drovas or 010, right?"
Butterfly laughed dryly.
No answer.
The old man read in silence.
Until the crack in the sky appeared.
He finally raised his head seriously.
The wrinkles on the old man's face began to move rapidly.
He made a tired sound:
"That person went to the starry sky?"
Butterfly affirmed helplessly:
"certainly."
"He has always been so reckless... or should I say, decisive?"
"That may be a good quality, but not necessarily for someone whose goal is to protect the twin stars."
The old man shook his head:
"It seems he declined your invitation."
Butterfly snorted.
"That's normal. I heard that he and you had some unpleasant experiences in Drovas."
"And the outside world is spreading rumors that our young guardian is narrow-minded."
The old man said calmly:
"Maybe you should be more sincere."
"Perhaps."
Turing's dry voice came from the butterfly:
"I just plotted against him once...well, maybe twice, but that's a decision any normal person would make."
"Don't be too upset."
The old man comforted him:
"Not intervening in the development of the Cosmic Staircase is his loss, not ours."
"He has his own ideas and we have our own way out. We should just not interfere with each other."
At this moment.
The crack in the sky suddenly became wider.
The terrifying distorted matter poured in.
Along with it.
There is also a terrifying aura coming from a high-level monster!
The old man's expression changed slightly:
"No mistake!"
"It's the breath of a vortex creature!"
"The last time the vortex creatures invaded, it took the death of 11 'immortal-level' Qi cultivators in Kuinan to gain peace for several epochs. This time, no one can resist."
Turing's tone was somewhat excited:
“Has it finally come to this?”
The old man nodded solemnly.
As two of the only remaining top powerhouses in Quinan.
They all knew what the invasion of the vortex creatures meant—
Whether it is Quinan or Mistra.
Under the ravages of disasters in these years.
It's already riddled with holes.
The successive disasters destroyed people’s confidence in living.
When the king of whale sharks leaped up.
Even at the Cosmic Observatory, nine wizards committed suicide in despair.
Not to mention others?
in this case.
The arrival of the vortex creatures will surely deal the final blow to this dying world!
destroy.
It's an obvious thing.
No matter how much the young guardian extended the lives of the two stars.
But this is the general trend.
Destruction is a foregone conclusion.
If he insists on going against the trend.
Then there is only one possibility -
He will rot in the dust of history along with the present world!
Looking back at the past 12 years of history.
It's all like this.
No one can go against the trend.
No one.
Turing and the head of the Cosmic Observatory both firmly believed this.
"After destruction, there is new life."
Turing whispered:
"This time, he will definitely choose to take in the present world, right?"
"When the present world becomes the 13th level of history, we who have escaped containment will become the new creator gods of the present world!"
"It will be much easier to leave then..."
The old man nodded slightly:
"In theory, yes."
"The premise is that the Cosmic Ladder can really avoid the power of the Andes Bronze Book."
Turing's confident voice came from the butterfly:
"That was an instruction from God, wasn't it?"
"Mr. Glenn?"
Glenn said carefully:
"Maisonnery's advice does not mean it is 100% reliable."
"I will not place my hopes on the character of the gods..."
"It's a good thing we are useful to Him."
Turing laughed softly:
"That's right."
"I'm ready for this."
"Drovas can "leap" at any time!"
Glenn glanced at the busy crowd below.
Next second.
The crescent necklace on his chest suddenly lit up.
“The main body of the Mayfly Project is also ready.”
"Next..."
"Let's just wait for the protagonist to appear!"
"I'm curious about how many cards he has left. This time the enemy is a vortex creature plus that snake!"
Speaking of this.
Glenn couldn't help but sighed:
"I feel pity when I think about the result. I wrote to Mr. Roger several times, but he ignored me."
"Maybe this is the price of being young."
"We can seize the opportunity and lend a helping hand later..."
Turing echoed the sentiment.
Not long.
The crack above the sky opened completely.
It was late at night.
The starry sky is bright .
But it wasn't the crack that attracted everyone's attention.
It's a light that keeps approaching!
Glenn blinked.
The "super vision" that was fixed on his eyeballs was quietly activated.
In a flash.
He saw it all clearly.
That is not light.
That's a planet that's approaching!
That is...
"Mystra!"
Glenn whispered the name of the planet!
Turing's voice was no longer calm:
"The power of the vortex creatures changed the gravity of the binary stars?"
"I saw Mystra!"
"It's so close now!"
"etc!"
"It's not a vortex creature that's coming!"
"It's the big snake we saw on the cosmic ladder!"
"Oh my god, isn't that a real relic?"
Accompanied by Turing's slightly surprised voice.
A shadow is cast from the crack!
The shadow fell upon the land of Quinan.
It actually entangled the entire planet of Quinan!
That is...
The starry sky projection of the Serpent of the End!
"It's definitely not a vortex creature."
"But the Eternal Serpent's sublimated state is enough to cause trouble. Don't forget, there are still people in the test field who are eyeing us covetously."
Glenn showed a compassionate attitude:
“Here I come.”
"It's coming..."
"Destruction is irreversible."
"This is the end of the world!"
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Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Magnetic winds from the starry sky blew across the entire planet.
The shadow wrapped around the planet like a belt was squirming unconsciously.
It brings great fear to all living beings on this planet.
Because it was late at night.
The residents, awakened by the various strange visions, looked up in surprise.
This moment.
The residents of the two stars gaze at each other from afar.
People with good eyesight.
You can even see the direction of the mountains and rivers on the other planet!
And the terrifying shadow was therefore entangled with Mystra!
People looked at the crack in fear.
The keen sense of disaster should have urged the people on the binary planet to flee in panic.
But I don't know why.
The crack seemed to have magic and attracted everyone's attention.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
A place swept by magnetic gales.
All sounds are absorbed cleanly.
Everyone can only hear their own heartbeat!
Time seemed to stand still.
The ground trembled slightly.
An uncontrollable throbbing feeling emanates from deep within the planet.
fear.
despair.
decay.
confusion.
…
All negative energies exploded at this moment.
The extremely terrifying pressure came down from the depths of the starry sky like an avalanche.
Next second.
An unimaginably huge snake head appeared in the crack!
“Here it comes!”
Everyone's heart skipped a beat.
Most people fell to their knees with weak legs.
They stared at the snake head that was spitting out long tongue.
The latter was shaking ferociously.
It traveled through a long period of time.
Finally, it slammed down in the direction of the ancient continent!
boom!
Near the Larch Plain.
The snake's head lands.
Immediately following.
His body, which stretched for who knows how many miles, also fell freely out of the crack.
Crash!
Dust was flying everywhere.
The earth shook continuously.
A few minutes later.
The body of the Serpent of the End fell along the trace of the previous shadow.
The head of the snake is in Quinan.
Half of its body lies across the ancient continent.
The remaining half of the body fell into the starry sky!
And its tail.
But it is deeply embedded in the ocean of Mistra!
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This scene.
Ordinary people can only observe it through visions afterwards.
But the two strong men at the cosmic observatory saw it clearly - "The Serpent of the End is coming to the binary stars with its destructive power, and everything will be destroyed" - Glenn had already come up with a title for today's diary.
But the next second.
His pupils suddenly contracted violently!
Because at this moment.
The "weather satellite" linked to the "super-vision technique" sent this picture:
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On the surface of the Mystra Ocean.
On the 'island' formed by the rising of the snake's tail.
Suddenly a figure appeared.
The man held the gun in one hand.
Look calm.
It was as if he had just done something insignificant.
And it was at this time.
Glenn and Turing suddenly discovered it.
The one that came was not the Serpent of the End at all!
But...
The corpse of the End Snake!
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"Hint: Due to the influence of the power of the End Serpent and the flow of the star medium, the two stars are getting closer..."
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"You changed the topography of the binary stars and built an unstable snake-flesh bridge between them. You have achieved a new milestone: Bridge Master."
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"You have arrived in Mystra (the unknown land)"
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"You found 'fragments of the super-dimensional mirror' (a large number)"
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"You found 'Sublimated Scales' (in large quantities)"
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"Qi Refiner: Sublimated scales can be used to refine magic weapons such as 'Green Scale Shield' and 'Dragon Fire God Boat'..."
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"Extracting the killing order..."
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