Volume 4: The Cataclysm Chapter 190: The Power of Apocalypse (Part 1)
The book that Marvin handed to Jessica was naturally a study book on ghost defense from the Snake Witch's library.
This kind of book can only be read by spellcasters with mental strength strong enough to a certain level.
In fact, the reading conditions of this kind of ancient book are more stringent than those of ordinary spellcasting books. At least one must have advanced identification skills and be a legendary wizard who is proficient in the ancient common language to read it normally.
But Jessica is different.
Although she is not a legendary wizard, the aura of the Apocalypse Warlock is too powerful.
The power of apocalypse is the power that takes precedence over all others in the entire Fenan plane. As long as it is a spellcaster's book, she can use it.
Otherwise, it would be useless for Marvin to get this book with all his hard work.
Jessica took the book, a solemn look on her face.
She flipped through it carefully for a while, then looked at Marvin in surprise: "Where did you get this thing?"
Marvin shrugged without further explanation. He knew Jessica wasn't the type to pursue him relentlessly, and there was no need for him to explain everything to her.
Sometimes, it is important to maintain a certain level of mystery, even if the other party is an ally.
Jessica gave him a rare feminine look and went back to studying the ancient book.
Marvin rested in the Ruby Fortress for two days.
Although the dark phantoms have spread widely in the underground world, the Rosen Fortress Group is still impregnable for the time being because of its extremely strict management.
He rested well here for a few days and took some restorative potions, mainly to repair the injuries of [Broken Bone Howling].
After two days of recovery, the traces of broken bones and wailing on his body gradually disappeared.
Only at this time did Marvin truly breathe a sigh of relief.
It would be terrible if this thing left any sequelae on me.
During this period, the powerful Apocalypse Warlock announced that he had successfully interpreted the perfect form of the Dark Phantom Defense. Marvin was naturally very curious, so the two sides left the Rosen Fortress Group through Riven's relationship and headed to the occupied area in the west.
…
In the dark dungeon, two figures were walking casually.
The cold wind blew from the west, from the direction of the ever-frozen spring.
The cold is spreading further, but what scares the underground races even more is not the drop in temperature, but the expansion of the dark phantom!
As of now, there are no living things west of the Maelstrom!
This place has completely turned into a paradise for dark ghosts.
Jessica also received news from the City of Hope that Kate's protection pressure was even greater; this was not the worst thing. What was even more terrifying was that the monsters possessed by the dark ghosts were actually beginning to spread to the eastern part of the surface!
Perhaps a ghost mother hidden in it realized that the City of Hope was not an easy bone to chew, and finally chose to bypass it and go to the rest of the human world.
They have already begun fighting against the demonized wizards in the occupied areas.
I don’t know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate, but according to the secret research of the magician group in the City of Hope, the dark phantom is unable to possess the demonized wizard!
In addition, there are not many humans wandering west of the Sage Desert, and most of them are demonized wizards who appeared from nowhere. The dark phantoms have no signs of spreading for the time being.
They were blocked between the Rocky Mountains and the Sage Desert.
But Marvin knew that this trend would not last long.
The dark phantoms that marched onto the surface were not the main force, there was only one ghost mother at most.
Their current goal is still to conquer the [Great Whirlpool] and turn the underground races in the Rosen Fortress group into their own compatriots, and then they can accumulate strength and develop towards the surface.
This is a gradual process, but in this process, the trend of the Dark Phantom's growth is enough to scare all races.
Marvin knew very well that if he could not stop this, even though the White River Valley was far away in the east, it would not be able to escape this disaster.
Even if we cannot kill the final ghost mother, it would be good to seal her in the eternal frozen spring again.
It’s just that food needs to be eaten bite by bite, and things need to be done step by step.
As for Riven, she had just gained control of the Ruby Fortress, and with Jessica's strong performance , no one dared to resist this.
She began to try to get in touch with the top leaders of the fortress group. It was said that she should be able to get a position as a junior member of the Dark United Council in the next few days.
The Dark United Council is the highest authority that dominates the Rosen Fortress Group, with a total of seven first-level councilors and fourteen second-level councilors, totaling twenty-one seats.
Among them, the seven first-level councilors have the greatest power. These seats are divided among the three largest fortresses in the fortress group. Only one is left, which is said to be occupied by a legendary figure from the underground race.
And many of the fourteen secondary parliamentary seats also have the shadow of the three major fortress forces.
Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for Riven to get a secondary councillor seat. It just so happened that in a previous battle, a medium-sized fortress was wiped out by dark ghosts. Although the people in the fortress group used extreme methods to eliminate all the dark ghosts, the fortress also became a place of extinction.
A junior councillor's seat was left vacant.
The fierce disputes among the upper class gave the Ruby Fortress an opportunity. After Riven integrated the Ruby Fortress with the help of Jessica, she had the power of two groups of people under her command. Whether it was the underground human clan that had recently surrendered to her or the drow clan that had always followed her, they were the mainstream forces in the underground world.
It is under such circumstances that she has the opportunity to obtain a seat as a member of parliament.
She told me that the Dark United Council has been very active these days, and it is estimated that the legendary component team's expedition to the Everfreeze Spring has already made some progress, so she is also speeding up her pace.
…
"What an abominable life."
Not far away, a shriveled gray dwarf was stumbling towards them.
Jessica's face showed undisguised disgust.
She also hates the underground race, but she still regards them as a life equal to herself.
However, monsters like the Dark Phantom are regarded as great enemies by all living things.
This kind of cosmic locust-like monster naturally makes all living things feel fear or anger from the bottom of their hearts.
At that moment, she did not hesitate to use the [Phantom Defense] that she had just learned at the gray dwarf!
In an instant, brilliant blue light filled the entire space.
Under the caress of the blue light, the gray dwarf suddenly began to tremble, his dry skin began to wriggle constantly, and finally countless slimy worms crawled out of his body!
The hideous scene was really terrifying.
However, once these insects leave the host, they lose their resistance to blue light and quickly dissolve into a ball of pus.
The air was thick with a foul smell.
"It looks like it's working well." Jessica turned to Marvin and asked, "Do you want to learn?"
Ma Wen was stunned for a moment: "Can I learn it too?"
Jessica didn't know what she was thinking of, and her face suddenly turned cold:
"You have the power of revelation, so of course you can learn anything!"
