On the shore of the Despair Continent.
The men following King Zhangba saw that their boss had remained aboard the Flying Boat without any sign of movement. Puzzled, they were considering whether to go aboard and check on him.
Then.
They saw their boss appear at the edge of the Flying Boat's deck.
He looked toward them.
An eerie smile hung on his face, and they could faintly hear a tick, tick, tick-tock.
Before they could react.
They felt their consciousness gradually fade.
In the instant before it vanished, they felt an immense force wrench the corners of their mouths into a twisted smile.
Soon.
Like a spreading virus.
These men walked toward the defense line.
The undefended line's gates stood wide open, allowing them to enter unhindered.
Everywhere they went.
The infection spread with terrifying speed.
Gradually, ever so gradually.
The defense line's usual clamor, the bustle as dusk approached, and the sounds of fires being lit in the kitchens all faded away. Everything became deathly quiet, leaving only the shuffling of footsteps across the ground.
At a glance.
Hundreds of thousands of people wearing eerie smiles surged toward the continent's interior like a tide.
Everywhere they went.
The same thing happened.
The Western Region Strange-Suppression Defense Line No. 6 on the Despair Continent had officially fallen.
The Northbank Defense Line, Eternal Night Continent.
Chen Fan was looking at the next military-branch dark technology on the dark technology tree.
He had already unlocked Mutated Heavenly Dao Cannon. From now on, the Heavenly Dao Cannon's firing cost would be halved, and it could receive one additional heavenly Dao blessing effect.
He still had 25 dark technology source points.
Onward.
``` Dark Technology Name: Psionic Cannon Alteration.
Dark Technology Grade: None.
Dark Technology Type: Military Boost.
Dark Technology Effect: Greatly increases