Underground, a huge white sphere of light kept the place from feeling gloomy.→
The enormous sphere was connected to the ancient Hexagram Magic Array outside. The souls and blood extracted by the Black Evil Spirits eventually gathered here, underwent a complex and precise process of purification and conversion, then flowed into the aged body beneath the sphere.
Beneath it, on a massive stone platform carved with Magic Runes, lay an old man so gaunt he looked like a skeleton.
His eyes were shut, and he was completely naked. His shriveled skin had the ashen pallor of a corpse. Dozens of tubes were inserted into his body, connecting him to the floating sphere above and continuously pumping a pale red liquid into him after it had been purified and converted...
By then, Penny's Undead Troops had reached the Outer City of the Human City-State.
The sudden earthquake and the Magic Array that had abruptly activated in the Inner City had thrown the people of the Outer City into chaos. They had no idea what was happening.
The Outer City's million-plus residents milled about like headless chickens. Some fled toward the gates without a second thought, while others wandered toward the Inner City in a daze to see what was going on. Most simply stood there, dumbstruck and unsure what to do.
Perhaps because a rebellion had just taken place, none of the officials who should have organized the people, calmed them, and stabilized the situation appeared. The Outer City descended further into chaos, giving the unscrupulous a chance to exploit it.
The Human City-State's harsh laws gave them pause at first, and they only stole a few things. But as the chaos grew, so did their nerve. They began raping, murdering, and setting fires...
When Green's more than ten thousand troops