Heroes' Prison-Chapter 1324 - 1258: Soul Plague
"Success!" Huang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, turned to everyone, and said, "Let’s follow them!"
Next, everyone followed behind the Water Demon and began traversing this vast Volcanic Area.
The Water Demon used the black seawater to pave a path, cooling a black passage through the red magma, advancing toward the unknown Purgatory Mountain ahead.
...
On another side, within the Microcosm of the Demon Clan.
The Spirit Demon stood respectfully in front of a towering figure, head lowered, not daring to breathe heavily.
Having just advanced to an Epic Hero, he should have been looking down on heaven and earth, scorning all beings, yet before this person, he could only adopt the humblest posture.
Because he was facing the true form of the King of Hell!
The black hole under the King of Hell’s hood gazed down at the Soul, issuing a voice of approval: "You are the first of all Heaven-Sent Men to become an Epic Hero; I am very pleased."
The Spirit Demon quickly responded: "It’s entirely due to the King’s guidance, otherwise I wouldn’t be where I am today."
The King of Hell slightly nodded his hood, and said, "I mentioned a few days ago that once you advance to Epic Hero, I would teach you a Poison Skill. This Poison Skill is left behind by the Poison God of the Demon Realm, who perished in the gods’ war during the Eternal Ancient Era, causing the skill to be lost. By chance and coincidence, I acquired half of the Secret Manual for this skill; after years of research, I have completed it and named it ’Soul Plague’ using your name. You must understand this skill soon and unleash its true power, letting the entire Mortal Realm witness its horror!"
As he spoke, a white, slender hand extended from beneath the black robe, holding an ancient book, which he handed to the Spirit Demon.
"Thank you, King of Hell!" The Spirit Demon eagerly extended both hands, respectfully receiving the book.
The King of Hell continued, "I just heard from Unbeaten that the God of Slaughter has already led people to the 300th level of the Tower of Pantheons, apparently discovering the only flaw in the World-Ending Formation. Now, immediately head there along with Unbeaten, Martial Emperor, Fire God, Undead Princess, and others to fully assist the Heavenly Demon, ascend to the summit of Purgatory Mountain as quickly as possible, and don’t let the God of Slaughter beat us!"
"Yes!"
...
At this moment, disasters were occurring everywhere in the Second World; mountains were collapsing, land layers were cracking, plates were shifting, volcanoes were erupting, lava was pervasive, creating an apocalyptic scene.
The World-Ending Formation had only refined the Second World for one day, yet such a terrifying spectacle had already appeared, with countless beings failing to survive the first day, and the remaining ones continuously dying!
Numerous players hurried back from the wild areas to cities, relying on Heavenly Curtain Barrier and other protective measures to temporarily preserve their lives.
Within the rebuilt Main City of Floating Life Guild on the Life Drifting Continent and the Leir Plateau, the leader of Indonesian players, [Fuchan Fenrao], was standing by the window of the City Hall, gazing at the black sky outside the Heavenly Curtain Barrier.
A while ago, during the nation war of Hero’s Continent, her Super First-Class Guild [Floating Life Guild] was annihilated by Huang Yi’s forces, becoming the first Super-First-Class Guild in history to be utterly destroyed.
Later, Fuchan Fenrao desperately attempted to rebuild Floating Life Guild, but until now, she’d managed to rebuild only a single city of her Main Territory, far from its former glory.
She once hated Huang Yi immensely, but after a period of reflection, that hatred had long turned into regret. If she had not chosen to invade the Hero’s Continent, she wouldn’t have faced today’s outcome.
Floating Life Guild didn’t actually die at Huang Yi’s hands but perished due to her wrong choices.
"This city is built on the Leir Plateau, at too high an altitude, enduring greater Refinement Power, and this Heavenly Curtain Barrier is rebuilt, of limited strength; I’m afraid it won’t hold much longer." Just then, a man in his thirties appeared beside Fuchan Fenrao; he was the former vice president of Floating Life Guild, Shadow of Pain. After Floating Life Guild was destroyed, many top members left, but he still followed Fuchan Fenrao.
Fuchan Fenrao withdrew her gaze from the black sky, looking over the city below.
Without sunlight, the city could only keep its lights on all the time; the streets and alleys were no longer as vibrant as they were, teeming with few pedestrians as most of the city residents had hurriedly evacuated, leaving garbage everywhere, revealing a scene of devastation. Many shops had not even had the time to shut their doors, showing the store owners’ hasty departure.
Some residents who hadn’t evacuated yet were entering and exiting those open shops, searching for anything valuable, occasionally discovering treasures and letting out joyful laughter.
Other people stood fearfully on the streets, looking up at the black sky, uneasily talking about the future.
Various noises converged and transmitted far away, oddly irritating Fuchan Fenrao.
"Many of those down there are still not even at Holy Domain Rank, not even reaching Holy Domain; once the Heavenly Curtain Barrier is destroyed, they will be killed instantly, why don’t they teleport away, why do they insist on staying here to die?"
"Those willing to heed our evacuation order have already been evacuated, teleported to those low-altitude areas. Those remaining are either unafraid of death or reluctant to abandon their properties here, still fantasizing that Oskan Royal Academy will send people to protect them." Shadow of Pain said helplessly.
"Oskan Royal Academy?" Fuchan Fenrao shook her head and sneered, "Oskan Royal Academy is no longer the leader of the Second World; now the pillar of the Second World is the Hero Empire; they should hope that the Hero Empire people will come to protect them. But that is already impossible, not to mention we have a grudge against them, but even if there was no grudge, the Hero Empire wouldn’t come to protect our people, neither Oskan Royal Academy nor the Hero Empire can save themselves anymore, no one can be protected."
"Crack~" At this moment, there was an ear-piercing cracking sound from the Heavenly Curtain Barrier above the city.
Fuchan Fenrao and Shadow of Pain quickly looked towards the sky outside the window!
All the people in the city raised their heads!
Countless terrified eyes were locked onto the black sky!
Above the city, the Heavenly Curtain Barrier had already appeared with a huge crack, which kept spreading like a piece of shattering glass, about to completely collapse at any moment!
"This city can’t hold on anymore! Let’s go!" Fuchan Fenrao sighed.
"Where to?" Shadow of Pain asked.
"Hero’s Continent." Fuchan Fenrao uttered four words.
"Didn’t you just say the Hero Empire also can’t save itself?"
"No matter what, the Hero Empire will at least be the last to die! They have many Guardians of the Divine Domain that can resist the Refining Power for a long time. The day of the Hero Empire’s demise is the day of the Second World’s demise. The last person in the Second World will definitely fall when the Hero Empire collapses."
