The sky gradually darkened.
Eternal Night would arrive on schedule before long. The nearby members of Defense Line Seven sprang into action, unloading the Soul-Devouring Sculptures from the Mortal Domain High-Speed Rail and placing them on horse-drawn carriages, which sped toward the distant ends of the defense line.
Defense Line Seven stretched a full ninety-seven kilometers.
There was no way they could install all the Soul-Devouring Sculptures before Eternal Night descended.
But every additional sculpture installed
meant one more Eerie Stone saved.
That single Eerie Stone might well be the key to Defense Line Seven surviving this rainy season.
Before long,
darkness as thick as ink enveloped the entire continent once more. Shao Qiu led the Shadow Pavilion members behind Elder Seven and climbed onto the walls of Defense Line Seven. The instant Eternal Night descended,
the sea seemed to boil, waves churning endlessly. Within mere breaths, a powerful stench washed over them, and Strange Entities stretching almost beyond sight surged out of the water, roaring as they charged toward Defense Line Seven.
At the same time,
the patterns on the Sword Rain Cannon Towers installed along Defense Line Seven glowed white. Almost simultaneously, every tower facing enemies activated. Cold-white swords of light, each roughly the size of a palm, swept toward the Strange Tide in a near-total barrage.
Elder Seven remained beside a Sword Rain Cannon Tower the entire time, his eyes fixed on its Eerie Stone consumption. After roughly the time it took an incense stick to burn, the excitement in his eyes had grown unmistakable. It was true. They really could reduce the towers' Eerie Stone consumption by forty percent!
This was an enormous boon for Defense Line Seven!
"Thank you!"
Elder Seven took a deep breath, his eyes slightly moist as he looked at Shao Qiu.