Chapter 1070: Chapter 552: Abyss and Ancient Dragon (Part 2)
Rod ignored Asa’s babbling, his eyes fixed on the ground, he quickly saw several people trapped in the Abyss, and immediately commanded Anna to descend.
"Save them!"
Anna did not hesitate for a moment and descended from the sky.
Star lines shot from Rod’s hand, the long starlight whipped out like a whip, dragging the three people trapped in the dark mire out.
The Centaur rose into the air, and the shadows on the three people below extended long until Anna flew to a sufficient height, at which point the shadow-like darkness was finally severed.
They finally escaped the influence of the Abyss.
One of them immediately recognized him: "It’s Lord Rod!"
Another burst into tears: "Wuwuwu, thank goodness, we’re saved, I almost thought I was dead!"
"It was so terrifying, that darkness was like a mire, constantly pulling people down as if something was tugging at our souls."
"Is this the Abyss?"
Rod replied briefly: "This is the Abyss."
The aura of the Abyss is very distinctive, and Rod, who had experienced many Abyss Rifts, was very sensitive to it.
And now, it was an even denser, more evil aura, fundamentally different from the Abyssal Rifts, a higher-level existence.
So, Rod had no doubt, it was the real Abyss.
Just not sure why it suddenly appeared here.
With all sorts of questions, Rod quickly returned to Courage Fortress.
On the way, he rescued dozens more.
Among them, only a few had not mastered Spiritual Power Floating, most were affected by the Abyss while floating in the air, their souls disturbed and falling into the dark mire.
Rod used the vision of the Eye of the Soul and the communication ability of the Fire Crown to successfully rescue all the trapped people.
When he crossed the high walls of Courage Fortress, the entire Ash Lake area was engulfed by lightless darkness, looking from afar, a terrifying dark void appeared on the ground, the Abyssal Aura roiling upward, mixed with the Black Fog, swirling.
Fortunately, the Abyss did not expand infinitely, as Asa had said, to devour the entire world.
It only expanded to the edges of the Ash Lake area, and after engulfing the last piece of gray land, it stopped.
However, even though it stabilized, such a large Abyss Rift lay ahead, blocking the path of the Royal City, it was utterly impossible to cross it to clear Old Fortress and occupy the super Sun Crystal Vein beneath Old Fortress.
Countless doubts churned in Rod’s mind, and Asa could not provide more answers, he only kept saying that humanity’s Doomsday was imminent, a truly dark age was about to descend, and he was about to rule the realm of darkness.
Of no value.
Rod blocked out Asa’s incessant drivel and rushed to the Guardian Fire Sacrificial Ground at Courage Fortress.
The bells in the fortress had already sounded, all combatants had entered a state of highest alert, a somber and murderous atmosphere filled the air.
Rod pushed open the door, and seven Special Level Combatants and Guardian Lei Ping were already waiting there.
Luo Weiya was the first to come up and give him a big hug.
"Good brother, well done, you saved many people."
Rod saved people through the Fire Crown, this strange mark linked everyone’s Spiritual Energy together, and the crown had the highest authority, able to automatically detect nearby other marks and forcibly communicate with them.
Other Special Level Combatants also had the same mark, so what Rod did, they all saw.
"It’s not me."
Rod said modestly.
"It’s Anna, without her speed, I couldn’t have saved so many people."
Alehon’s eyes flickered slightly.
"It seems she is not the useless one we imagined, perhaps Horus’ report underestimated her."
The Fire Guard Priest of Courage Fortress shook his head and said: "She consumed too many resources, completely incomparable to other spirits, you must know, ’Undefeated’ Jessica is already hitting Commander status, yet she is not even a Perfectionist, still a waste."
"No, Gede."
Alan looked at him seriously: "No one is a waste, the moment every soul is born from the Sea of Source, it’s unique, she just doesn’t fit Trolian’s environment, but in little Rod’s Black Battle Group, she is performing well."
Regarding the strongest rising star, the angel of Fire Will, the youngest Fire Son, the black fool Rod, the Fire Guard Priest shut his mouth.
Olivia glared at him with a warning look and raised her voice to say: "News from the Royal City has confirmed through the White Tower that the changes in the Ash Lake area are what the legends call Abyssalization, it’s the Abyss creeping upward, devouring the Material World’s surface."
Luo Weiya frowned and said: "Fat woman, speak clearly, what Abyss?"
Olivia suppressed her anger and explained: "It’s the legendary real Abyss, a place of terrifying darkness, it has crept to the surface, devouring the Ash Lake area."
Alehon coughed and explained in more detail.
"In legends, ever since the Abyss was born, it has been continually eroding the Material World, the Abyss Rifts we see are all fragments of the outer layers of the Abyss."
"Lord Meredith has just confirmed that the darkness devouring the Ash Lake area is the real Abyss, moved by some influence to suddenly accelerate the erosion of the Material World, only the devouring site happens to be on the surface, which is why we could see it."
Luo Weiya still frowned, feeling hard to understand.
"Is this true? Why did this suddenly happen? This contradicts my theory completely, humanity should be on the path to revival, how can such a catastrophe occur?"
Alehon glanced at him and slowly said: "Luo Weiya, even if your theory is right, our path to revival won’t be smooth sailing, but filled with twists and hardships, even with setbacks and failures."
"Only when we overcome all difficulties and conquer all hardships can we achieve true revival."
This statement moved everyone deeply.
Luo Weiya lowered his head and said apologetically: "You are right, I was wrong. I was too optimistic about the future."
Misha beside him whispered: "Grandpa Alehon, will it expand further?"
Alehon shook his head slightly: "I don’t know if it will expand further, I don’t think anyone here knows."
"Then what should we do?"
"Is our plan going to abort?"
"Will we never be able to expand southwestward again?"
Faced with countless questions, Alehon calmly looked at everyone and answered all their questions in a calm tone.
"What we must do next is, to counter the Abyss."
The Guardian Fire Sacrificial Ground fell silent for a moment, only the sound of the Guardian Fire burning on the altar could be heard.
After several seconds, Luo Weiya’s incredulous voice was heard.
"Counter the Abyss?"
"Are you serious? Can we go down? I felt it before, the Abyssal Aura is extremely terrifying, even I cannot stay long in the Abyss, the intense erosion, pollution, and filth will corrupt every soul."
"I now firmly believe the Black Fog originates from the Abyss, the Abyssal Aura has too many similarities to the Black Fog, they can perfectly mix together, causing fatal pollution to the soul."
Faced with Luo Weiya’s doubt, Alehon lightly nodded.
"You are right, in fact, we have investigated the Abyss under the Royal City, and have some understanding of the Abyss’ characteristic."
"If it was before, I wouldn’t have suggested this, but now it’s different."
Luo Weiya frowned and said: "I don’t recall any research on the Abyss by the Royal City."
Alehon smiled faintly: "No, it’s not Royal City’s research, but Alan’s."
"He has just ignited the twenty-second Fire Spark, and the identification report from the Mechanical Research Institute is out."
"It can provide protection against Abyssal erosion, ensuring we aren’t infected by the Abyss, after discussion of the naming department of the Mechanical Research Institute, this Fire Spark is named."
"Abyss Blade!"
"The meaning of the name is that the protection it provides cuts through the Abyss like a sharp blade."
At this moment, Rod felt a strong sense of unfairness.