The Black Tide Erupts

"Hiss~"

In the head-on collision, the swordsman Carlo did not gain the upper hand and dared not continue the entanglement. He suddenly retreated dozens of meters, avoiding Mafat's iron-clad punch.

He glanced at the two swords in his hand again, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Because the Bronze Golden Body was not struck by the previous blow, the blade trembled slightly and emitted a mournful cry.

"It was definitely worth the trip!"

Seeing his attack so easily blocked, the legendary Demon Hunter showed no sign of backing down. Instead, his fighting spirit grew even stronger, and he muttered to himself, "Tsk tsk. Finally, I can have a good fight!"

At that moment, the Grandmaster of Combat Rocky Lefar also flew backward, crashing into a large tree and spitting out several mouthfuls of turbid blood before finally dispelling the Monstrous Strength that had surged into his body.

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, a sinister smile crept across his lips, "This old barbarian is really tough. But taking this punch from me head-on must have left him badly injured."

He paused, looking at the withered old man on the altar. "Carlo, have you noticed that the old man seems unable to leave the altar?"

Swordsman Carlo clearly noticed this as well, and said coldly, "Then force him out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the legendary figure's fighting spirit surged, and he suddenly activated his Demonic Release state.

"Demon Release: Garuda!"

In the next instant, a phantom image of a Harpy-faced demon god appeared behind him.

It was none other than Garuda, the sixty-first of the Seventy-Two Divine Generals divine generals, the Garuda Feathered God!

In the blink of an eye, Carlo's aura surged several times over.

Upon closer inspection, a layer of white frost had condensed on the Frost Flower sword in his left hand, while the Azure Ghost in his right hand was surrounded by a wisp of pale blue, cold light.

The Sword Light radiated a foot beyond its edge, indicating that it was already at its peak.

He crossed his two swords in a cross stance, then suddenly lunged forward as if to unleash a powerful slash, chanting softly, "Ghost Song - Great Cross Radiance!"

"Heh, so you were forced to use this move in just one exchange?!"

Seeing the stance of that attack, Rocky Lefar was not to be outdone. His body was filled with fighting spirit, and his muscles seemed to radiate black light like steel.

He stomped his foot hard on the ground, and with a loud "pop" in the air, his figure disappeared from the spot.

On the altar, Mafat, gleaming with an ancient bronze-gold luster, showed no fear whatsoever.

Facing a surprise attack from two powerful figures, he manipulated the celestial phenomena and weather with his staff in his left hand, while using his right arm to withstand the combined attacks of the two top experts. He caught sword blades barehanded, and his Bronze Golden Body withstood fist wounds.

The blows of fists and feet struck each other with a sound like the tolling of a bell.

Suddenly, a fierce wind howled on the arena, and sparks flew as swords clashed with the golden body.

But no one noticed that with each additional crack in the altar beneath Mafat's feet, the black mist in the nearby sinkhole grew even denser.

Great Shaman Mafat descended like a demon god, single-handedly withstanding the attacks of two top-tier Transcendent. This gave the tribe's warriors a chance to catch their breath.

Before long, the melodious sound of ocarinas rang out in the tribe, and snakes, insects, rats and ants from under the thatched huts and caves emerged and rushed toward the enemies on the hillside.

Flower snake, red-tailed centipede, scorpion, poisonous frog, striped python

The Kolman Tribe have a tradition of keeping these insects and snakes, and now they have come out in droves, covering the mountains and fields, which is terrifying to behold.

The group of people on the cliff were not afraid at all. They finished chanting their spells and, with the help of the wind and rain and the raging flood, they descended from the sky!

High-level spells of earth, wood, wind, fire, thunder, and lightning exploded like fireworks, and the high-level spell groups swept away everything with invincible power.

In this life-or-death moment, even the wounded Kolman soldiers who were unable to fight did not give up their resistance. Instead, they knelt before the altar defenses and prayed fervently.

"Great Morogos God, protect my people!"

With the combined will of tens of thousands of people, everyone could see that the radiance emanating from the Great Shaman Mafat was becoming increasingly bright.

At this moment, even the most foolish person could see that the reason why Mafat was so powerful must be because he was empowered by some mysterious force!

Bazel, however, noticed something amiss and exclaimed in surprise, "This is... a secret ritual of faith? Impossible. Does the 'Morogos God' really still exist?"

Rein finally believed what Mafat had said about "God's will still be there".

With his current combat power, he's no longer a mortal; it would be a miracle if he didn't possess the power of a demon god!

And at this moment

Mafat's aura had reached its peak.

After "summoning the wind" and "calling the rain".

Above the clouds, it seemed as if countless Lightning Serpent were flashing.

High Priest Coleman seemed to sense something, glanced in the direction of Rennbazel, and roared, "Heavenly Thunder!"

This statement clearly implies something!

He's going to fight this hard!

"Heavenly Thunder!" "Heavenly Thunder!" "Heavenly Thunder!"

As soon as the incantation was uttered, the purple lightning in the sky became even more violent. The dazzling Heavenly Thunder actually condensed into a giant Lightning Serpent a thousand meters long, about to descend from the sky in the next moment.

"Rein, let's go, that old man is ready to fight to the death."

Seeing this, Bazel also sighed.

On the battlefield, high-level experts kill low-level ones like weeds. A high-level magic group of several hundred people is like a sharp knife, piercing the Central Courtyard Tribe all over, but no one can do anything about them.

In the current situation, with the top-tier combat forces of the Five Great Families of City of Radiance mobilized in full force, it is definitely not something that a single Great Shaman Kolman can stop. In the end, it may result in mutual destruction, but the Kolman Tribe will surely be wiped out.

"Um."

Rein didn't speak again, nor did he watch the fighting in the tribe any longer.

He silently followed behind Bazel and quickly left.

This was a plan that Mafat had already told him. Sooner or later, they would all shed their last drop of blood to protect the temple.

It's probably today.

Dark clouds loomed over the canyon where the Temple Tribe located, and purple lightning crackled and thundered. High-level spells and powerful killing moves were unleashed one after another, and the battle between the two sides had reached its most intense moment.

But no one noticed that, as time went by, the intense impact of the battle had caused the white stone altar beneath Mafat's feet, inscribed with various Monkel Ancient Language, to crack inch by inch, and the black aura in the sinkhole was becoming increasingly dense.

On the other hand.

Rein followed Bazel as they quickly traversed the forest, intending to head south to meet up with Old Man Tuster and his group.

The two moved quickly, and in the blink of an eye they were already in a mountain hollow a kilometer or two away.

But suddenly,

Bazel frowned, stopped, and asked, "Rein, do you feel like the ground has gotten higher?"

"Huh?"

Upon hearing this, Rein realized that something seemed amiss.

He had been on this road before. It was a flat road, so why does it feel like he's climbing a hill now?

Although the angle was not yet detectable, the two highly perceptive Transcendent immediately identified it.

Then, in the time it took them to talk, they were horrified to discover that it was not only uphill, but that the slope was getting steeper and steeper!

The tremors underfoot grew stronger, making it difficult to stand steadily.

Rein: "What happened? Was it an earthquake?"

In his mind, even if there was a battle of magic over there, it couldn't possibly affect such a far distance. Only natural disasters like earthquakes could cause such exaggerated changes in terrain.

"It doesn't seem like an earthquake."

Bazel's face was also full of doubt, and he was also a little confused by such a strange situation.

We were walking along peacefully when suddenly the ground started to tilt?

In just a few seconds, the angle of inclination of the ground has increased from more than ten degrees to forty or fifty degrees.

Rein had a vague feeling that something was wrong, because the ground wasn't just tilted in one area, but the angle of all the ground visible in the surrounding area was rising at the same time, as if it was trying to stand up and close in the middle.

The birds and beasts in the forest are most sensitive to these anomalies. In the short time that Rein and Bazel had stopped to observe, they suddenly saw various birds in the forest fluttering and flying into the sky.

Chirping and squeaking

They were densely packed and countless, as if something terrifying was about to happen.

Although he hadn't expected what had happened, Bazel's expression suddenly changed. "Something big might have happened, we need to get out of here quickly!"

But it was too late!

Just then, a deafening, volcanic eruption-like explosion shook the heavens and the earth.

The two Rein's eyes were naturally drawn to the explosion, which was in the direction of the "Eye of Hell"!

Upon closer inspection,

Behind them, in the distance, a plume of black smoke shot into the sky, as if a volcano had erupted.

The black mist wasn't like the usual thin black veil; instead, it was murky and viscous, like asphalt, visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, the black mist spread out, like a tide, instantly blotting out the sky and the sun.

The light in the world dimmed instantly, as if night had fallen.

Despite their confusion, the two continued walking.

As he ran, Bazel asked, "Why did the black mist in that pit erupt?"

Upon witnessing this scene, a terrifying thought suddenly flashed through Rein's mind, and he blurted out, "The Black Tide has erupted!"

Mafat said that the outbreak of the "Black Tide" was inevitable, and Rein was already mentally prepared.

He had previously guessed that since the prophecy passed down by the Kohlman Clan said that the "Black Tide" was related to the seal of the "Eye of Hell," then any movement would most likely be related to that sinkhole.

Looking at the fact that so much black gas inexplicably spewed out of the sinkhole, the most likely explanation is that Black Tide erupted.

What exactly is the Black Tide?

Rein had a vague sense of unease.

If he guessed correctly, this is a sign of the [Black Tide] erupting.

Does this mean the prophecy has come true?

Is that "Great Terror" about to descend upon the world, or is it coming soon?

What exactly is this "Great Terror"?

But what's with this ground turbulence?

Could it be that the large amount of black gas rushing out created negative pressure underground, causing localized ground collapse and deformation?

"Oops!"

Bazel's senses were far superior to Rein's. The deadly sense of danger made him disregard everything else and immediately grabbed Rein, fleeing rapidly away from the black aura.

But it was too late!

An even more terrifying scene unfolded before our eyes.

The ground, which was just slightly angled, suddenly became increasingly tilted, and the speed increased.

At first, the two felt like they were climbing a hill, but after a few breaths, it felt like they were rock climbing vertically.

They discovered that the ground, which should have been flat, had risen vertically at a 90-degree angle, and this angle was still increasing!

"Damn it! This forest is alive!"

As if sensing something, Bazel, a legend who had lived for over two hundred years, was terrified.

Having transformed into a werewolf, he cursed under his breath, his speed reaching its limit. Even with Rein as a burden, he moved like a shadow, rapidly sprinting across the tree trunks that were now perpendicular to the "rock wall."

"A living thing? Could this forest be a giant 'Venus Flytrap'?"

Rein finally understood, and his face turned pale.

Although his vision was limited by the fog, he could still see that the ground within a radius of tens of kilometers centered on the sinkhole had risen up, just like a "Venus Flytrap" hunting its prey!

But the Great Shaman Mafat never mentioned this, so it's clear that the Kolman people didn't know there was such a big guy underground.

Things kept falling from the "sky": stones, leaves, and all sorts of panicked monsters.

Now, apart from the birds that flew out from the edge of the forest, none of the birds without wings were able to escape!

Bazel was incredibly fast, and he was about to reach the edge of the high wall when suddenly countless sharp spikes emerged from the forest, densely packed like a mouthful of teeth, slowly closing together.