Seizing the BOSS Template at the Start-Chapter 146 - 104: City of Calamity
But now it seems unlikely. Without a kingdom, history will fracture, and after a historical fracture, knowledge, writing, and even language will change.
If we were to create a machine for magical language, the cost would be too high. Not to mention Dongwu City, even the entire Dawn might not withstand such consumption.
"Once you break the taboo and become an existence above it, then you'll have the qualification to make the rules. Now, aren't they another form of civilization?" Eric pondered aloud.
Ah~ Ah~
The cawing of a crow resonated, and in the AI's calculations, the dragon had already left the Federation thousands of miles behind, and everything around became more desolate.
A giant black bird with wings spanning dozens of meters, a twisted body, and six heads seemed to feel provoked by the dragon and charged forward, cawing.
The dragon beneath had become somewhat unstable; this cawing seemed to be a spiritual level attack.
Baiyi felt nothing. The terrifying spiritual power surged out instantly, and as the dragon brushed past it, it directly took away its spirit, extracting its soul.
Baiyi kneaded the black bird's soul and stuffed it into his mouth, beginning to chew.
[You used spiritual power to kill a Level 40 Catastrophe Crow. Due to the significant level difference, Experience Value +200.]
At this point, the giant bird behind slowly began to fall.
Eric's eyelid twitched slightly. He seemed to understand why Baiyi's spiritual power was so high...
"Beings affected by the catastrophe will have their souls polluted too, so be careful," Eric couldn't help but remind.
"I feel it, the soul has a smell of decay," Baiyi said disdainfully, tossing a piece of Soul Crystal into his mouth.
It was the first time he had eaten a rotten soul, and it felt awful. Next time, better let the Soul Lantern slowly extract it....
Eric fell silent, somewhat suspecting this kid might be a peeled Witch Demon, but considering his talent, decided not to expose him for now....
The thrusters on the dragon's wings gradually shut off, and Baiyi looked at the silhouette of an earthen city at the end of his vision, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
Eric's somewhat clouded gaze showed a trace of confusion, instinctively murmuring: "City? That's impossible..."
"It's an Ancient Divine City," Baiyi replied, the dragon slowly approaching.
This is version 2.0, a somewhat famous Ancient Divine Realm. Unexpectedly, even cities have been built now.
It is renowned not for its power, but for its weakness. In the Ancient Divine Realm, where the average is Legendary, with powerful forces often being Demigod, this realm's Divine Favored is only of the Golden Middle Tier.
It's said to be a Divine Favored of the Master of Calamity, yet merely a Golden Middle Tier seems entirely unmatched to this Ancient God.
Moreover, this Calamity Kingdom became cannon fodder early in version 2.0, being the first realm wiped out by the Federation, without even needing Legendary intervention.
Baiyi's outing this time is to complete a task; of course, he would pick the softest 'persimmon' to squeeze.
"Ancient God?" Eric's tone suddenly became heavy; anything related to Ancient Gods is never good.
"Yes, the World's magic power has started to recover. Some creatures near the Catastrophe Zone might hear the Ancient God's call; by accepting it, they could quickly gain powerful strength and grow at an incredible speed," Baiyi explained.
The Mutated Zone is the power of the Abyss, while the Catastrophe Zone is the residue of the Ancient God. Ordinary beings entering the Catastrophe Zone will crazily lose Sanity Value, and their bodies will decay with it. When their spirit collapses, they will be polluted and become monsters, just like that giant bird earlier, with mutation traces everywhere.
As for how the Ancient God chooses its Divine Favored, Baiyi doesn't know either. The Federation and players almost have zero research on these powerful Divine Favored.
All they know is that they were originally creatures of the Xiya Continent, and it was only after contacting the Catastrophe Zone that they had the chance to become Divine Favored.
Eric stood up, his powerful aura gradually revealing itself.
"Wait."
Baiyi noticed something; the dragon instantly halted its advance, hovering over ten thousand meters high, overlooking the earth.
Eric looked at Baiyi with some confusion but still restrained his aura, calmly observing the city that seemed like a black dot.
In Baiyi's eyes, his contact lens was focusing, and his vision gradually zoomed in on a person approaching the Ancient Divine City.
As Baiyi's sight clearly saw that person, that person simultaneously turned back, sharply looking over.
Charles!
Baiyi was somewhat astonished, the Believer of the Lord of Darkness, the Ancient God's Favored appearing the last backlash from the Black Night Rose! Why is he here?
Despite the vast distance, Baiyi could clearly see Charles's confusion, but it wasn't long before he looked around, then calmly paced towards the City of Calamity.
"Golden Middle Tier, physical age not even thirty...."
A magical aura slowly dissipated around Eric, his eyes filled with seriousness, yet another SS-level potential, but on the Ancient God's camp. However, he recalled Baiyi's description of the Divine Favored, and felt a moment of silence.
That's God's power, having such an effect is entirely normal....
Baiyi had a thoughtful look in his eyes. Something felt off here; an Ancient God who can call itself a Calamity wouldn't be anywhere near weak. Yet in 2.0, the Calamity Divine Favored was only of the Golden Middle Tier, while Charles at that time was a powerful Tier Seven Legendary.
Apart from those directly elevated to Demigod through Ancient God's power within the Ancient God camp, he was already considered top-tier.
Could Charles's growth and the weakening of the Calamity Kingdom be related to the current event?
Should they stabilize by checking other realms, or attempt to snatch Charles's opportunity?
Baiyi glanced at the City Lord, decisively planning to go and see the situation, after all, with a Level 77 Demon Swordsman following, why stabilize? He did call for someone to level up professionally!
The Mechanical Giant Dragon flapped its wings, continuously rising, moving towards the City of Calamity.
The City of Calamity was not as large as imagined, and its city walls were earthen. Other buildings were quite simple and disordered, with wooden and stone structures haphazardly placed. It seemed that becoming a resident of the City of Calamity allowed one to freely construct buildings of preference.
Only the central tower appeared somewhat proper.
"These people's states are very strange, like...."
"All influenced by the Ancient God," Baiyi explained calmly under the City Lord's puzzled gaze, "similar to priests, except this worship brings them some power, which invades their bodies, controls their thoughts, and they can't be saved."
Eric hesitated momentarily and couldn't help but ask: "How do you know so much about events that haven't happened?"
Baiyi reflected: "A kind of talent, perhaps. Many things are hard to explain; for example, I know that if I make the city below disappear from the earth and kill that Calamity Divine Favored, I can advance to Gold just like that. This talent seems related to time."
Eric's eyes showed a slight brightness. He didn't doubt Baiyi's words, as there was no need.
As long as it's certain that Baiyi is an intelligent being on Xia Road and hasn't been corrupted by the Ancient God or Evil God, the more exaggerated his talent, the more the Federation will value him.
Baiyi was aware of this too, so he acted so boldly, as long as he provided justification, Eric would believe him.
Since he became the Deputy City Lord, Baiyi had become more open about many things. It's a form of trust in the Federation, and currently, the Federation indeed deserves that trust.
Baiyi's gaze swept below and froze, seeing a somewhat familiar look of arrogance, transcendence.
The long unheard-of Black Night Rose!
They actually came too, what's about to happen here?
Two Ancient God's Favored, Black Night Rose, and isn't anyone else about to come?
As soon as this thought crossed his mind, a spatial ripple appeared in the distance, a black-robed figure flashed momentarily and then vanished into the void.
Baiyi gradually furrowed his brows, pulling out a Secret Spell Scroll, unrolling it, the dragon was enveloped by magical energy, and once again elevated its position.
Yet another Ancient God's Favored!
Baiyi felt something was wrong, whatever was going to happen here seemed to be no small affair!
Moreover, by now, the Calamity Divine Favored still hadn't appeared, had something unexpected already occurred?
Why was there no record of this in the game? Or is it that I simply do not know?
