209. Disappearance
Nia City.
Commander Tony stared at the ' Seven-Colored Bubble ' not far away with a grim expression!
"Just 3 hours and 27 minutes ago, its color changed even faster... and the Red-Robed Archbishop of the Church, after entering, has not been heard from at all... Your Excellency Dunstan, please tell me, what has happened?"
"His Excellency Moore seems to have his own plans..."
Dunstan had no intention of hiding anything from the Church.
Tony pursed his lips, seemingly making the shape of a swear word, but no sound came out.
"So... is there still hope?"
He seemed to be struggling with his last bit of strength.
"Of course..." Dunstan nodded, then instantly shattered the light in Tony's eyes. "A miracle is not out of the question!"
Tony fell silent for a moment.
Suddenly, his expression changed.
Not only him, but also [Arcane Caster] Dunstan, and every soldier in the command post.
They stared in the direction of Nia City, their mouths slowly opening wide, an expression of disbelief on their faces.
Under their collective gaze, the Seven-Colored Bubble that enveloped the Nia City suddenly changed its light, with all seven colors appearing simultaneously, creating a magnificent sight.
But this natural wonder brought them an overwhelming chill.
"The erosion of the Spirit World has reached its peak..."
Dunstan removed his hat and made a gesture of mourning.
"You mean? No! That won't do! Where's the heavy weapons battalion? Bomb... bomb that ridiculous soap bubble!"
Tony roared in despair.
Unfortunately, it was too late to give any orders at that point.
Furthermore, physical projectiles are simply incapable of breaking down the barriers between the Spirit World and the physical realm.
As many eyes watched, the light on the 'seven-colored soap bubble' grew increasingly dazzling, eventually turning incandescent, as if a new sun had appeared on the ground, forcing everyone to close their eyes.
When they opened their eyes again, everything had vanished.
The Seven-Colored Bubble, along with the Nia City inside and its hundreds of thousands of citizens, all vanished without a trace.
All that remained was a gigantic, pitch-black Sky Pit!
Perhaps in the future, it will become a beautiful lake, and even be included in the Federation Geographic, becoming a scenic spot.
But Tony now simply cannot accept it.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he was somewhat unsteady on his feet.
Behind him, among his staff, a young man knelt on the ground, wailing, "Why... why did it turn out like this? Jennifer... and my Little Al..."
This is the situation of family members who are trapped in Nia City.
After a moment of silence, Dunstan, his expression grim, blocked the group of Church members. "You... need to give me an explanation!"
"What explanation? Lord Moore was martyred, eliminating a great threat to the world. He will be posthumously canonized as a saint! Bearing the name of a saint... That's the explanation!"
A black-clad deacon replied calmly, "Faced with such a calamity, mortals can only despair... We are here simply to prevent it from Expansion further!"
"As expected... what did you do!" Dunstan's gaze suddenly sharpened.
"Yes, Lord Moore prevented the resurgence of an Evil God... Without him, even if we rescued most of the people, it would only have allowed the influence of the Ancient God to Expansion, potentially allowing Him to be resurrected in the real world... And now, even if He could truly return from ancient history, the location would be deep within the Spirit World!"
"If the other party were to be resurrected in the real world, the disaster it would bring would not be hundreds of thousands of lives, but a million, ten million..."
The black-clad butler said, "We... simply made the right choice and protected the human world!"
His expression was resolute; he didn't look at Dunstan again and led the others away in large strides.
Dunstan stood still, motionless for a long time, like a sculpture.
New Phoenix State.
The sky gradually darkened.
Sulu lay on the ground, still unable to move.
However, his expression was even stranger.
After checking the Attribute Panel and the tooltip list, he discovered many strange things:
[Gained ' The Lore of the Mad God '! Gained the passive skill - Words of Arrogance!]
[Ancient Hebraic LV2→LV3]
[Gulam Language LV2→LV4]
[Occult Lore LV2→LV5]
"The Lore of the Mad God? What is that? Wait a minute..."
Sulu recalled that he did indeed find a lot more knowledge in his mind, which was an anomaly that occurred during the battle and had been overlooked.
"It seems... I've unearthed a treasure trove in the Dream Spirit World? Knowledge from the Ancient God Sivinardo? Its specific source... should be... those anthropomorphic symbols?"
Sulu confirmed the source and couldn't help but smile wryly, "How strange... I seem to have missed even more."
It turns out that the temples and symbols there were not defensive mechanisms at all, but merely an outward manifestation of the opponent's knowledge!
Individual Character Soldier, when pieced together, constitute complete knowledge.
However, the method of transmission is fatal: the opponent must be eliminated in order to obtain scattered fragments of written symbols, which are then combined in large quantities to form incomplete knowledge.
"If it were someone with a weaker constitution, they would have been instantly killed by those characters... Even I, if left to linger too long, would be overwhelmed... That's the risk..."
"But... as expected of Ancient God, my passive knowledge has skyrocketed! Now, if I go out, I can totally impersonate a [Mystic Expert] or a [Mystic Master]!"
"Even though I've reached LV4 passively, there don't seem to be any special branch options or rewards. Are those only available for skills?"
"And finally, there's an added element of passivity!"
Sulu stared at the words "[Words of Arrogance LV1]" in the Attribute Panel, feeling somewhat conflicted.
What are called ' Words of Arrogance ' are actually divine language! A language created by Sivinardo!
The written language system created by such beings is filled with extraordinary power in every character. Even if an ordinary person recites it, it may be able to unlock mysteries!
"In other words... I could even use Words of Arrogance as a foundation to build a new career path?"
"This is a transcendent system similar to [Spellcaster], using language as its primary means... But whether it has a future or can be perfected is another matter, it's definitely going to be suppressed by Sivinardo... because He is the source of everything!"
Just as Sulu was lost in thought, the sky finally darkened completely, and night fell.
The cold wind blew, but he remained motionless.
Just then, a sound came from not far away.
Sulu looked over and saw a furry creature on all fours, staring at him with its eerie blue eyes.
"Wolf?"
He almost admitted his mistake, until he saw the two white patches above the other person's eyes, and then he groaned in despair:
"Depend on!"
"Shouldn't it have been a beautiful lady who was passing by and whose family was in some kind of trouble who saved me at that moment?"
"Or a little girl would be fine too!"
"Why is it a dog?!"
"A dog!"
"Dog!"
"And it's a husky!"
Sulu felt utterly hopeless about the world.