The other three looked grim as well.
"Make every preparation for war!"
"And another thing!"
A shadow crossed Saint Marcus Mars's face.
"This must be reported to Lord Imu as soon as possible!"
"Mary Geoise's defenses must be strengthened further in the coming days!"
"Bring more powerful fighters here to guard against any unforeseen developments!"
The other three all nodded.
Faced with Xia Le's sudden troop movements, the four members of the Five Elders were exceptionally solemn. They deliberated carefully, even bringing out nautical charts to compare.
Their responses were undoubtedly correct, exactly what anyone would do under normal circumstances.
But.
The peace, leisure, and joy of each morning were precisely what was most abnormal.
Ordinarily, no one could predict on which morning, afternoon, evening, or night something would suddenly be destroyed.
Just like now.
A black-and-red expanse radiating endless light shrouded the sky above Mary Geoise.
Space and time stood still at that moment.
Frozen!
Chapter 435: The Pierced Red Line
For Mary Geoise, perched atop the highest point of the Red Line, this was merely another utterly ordinary day in the past eight hundred years.
The Celestial Dragons living there calmly assumed that this day would pass as comfortably as yesterday, and tomorrow would be no different.
But at a certain moment, everything changed.
An endless black-and-red aura spread across the sky above Mary Geoise, changing its color in the blink of an eye.
Along with it came an invisible, oppressive force that bore down like a hundred thousand mountains.
"Humm!"
An immense surge of air spread from the ground of Mary Geoise, radiating outward.
"The sky has turned black and red!"
"My God, is this the end of the world?"
"What's happening? What's going on?"
Countless Celestial Dragons standing in the streets, holding chains attached to pets