Inside Fuji Castle.
The earlier shouts and curses had long since disappeared.
On the streets and in the squares, countless citizens knelt numbly on the ground, heads bowed, too exhausted even to groan.
Their bodies shrank visibly, their skin lost its luster, like withered trees that had been drained of all moisture.
Their vitality is being frantically stripped from their bodies by an irresistible force.
In the air.
The enormous pendulum of life shone ever brighter.
Where the golden light converged, a human heart slowly materialized.
"Thump!"
"Thump! Thump!"
The strong, powerful heartbeat, like a war drum, resounded throughout the heavens and earth.
Each pulsation caused the city below to tremble, as if forcibly awakening a terrifying soul that had been dormant for a long ti from another world.
anwhile, outside Fuji Castle.
Three streaks of light swept down from the sky and ca to a steady stop in mid-air in front of the city gate.
It was Caesar, Polina, and Karen.
They gazed at the city shrouded in a massive golden light, their expressions varied.
"What a powerful energy barrier."
Polina felt the imnse pressure emanating from the light barrier, and her delicate brows furrowed slightly.
"The ceremony has already begun; we need to hurry and get in."
Karen was the obvious choice.
He roared, and the Wings of Quicksand on his back suddenly flapped, sending him hurtling like a cannonball into the golden city-protecting formation.
"boom!"
A loud bang.
Karen's body collided with the golden light shield, unleashing a blinding burst of light.
Ripples spread across the surface of the photomask, yet it remained as steady as Mount Tai, completely still.
Karen, on the other hand, was thrown back by a huge recoil force, tumbling several tis in the air before regaining her balance.
Damn it!
Karen cursed, her charred face filled with rage.
Zhou Huai, controlling Caesar, hovered silently above the throne, watching this scene, and suddenly felt a sense of irony.
This protective array was originally intended to shield the city's residents from attacks by strange beasts.
Now, it has beco a cage preventing their escape, a death warrant that hastens their demise.
He no longer intended to waste any /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ more ti.
With a thought, he prepared to control the beetle to blast a hole in the barrier.
But at that mont, Karen's actions made him stop.
Karen, having regained his footing, grumbled and rummaged through his spatial ring.
Soon, he pulled sothing out of it.
It was a huge chain, completely black and as thick as an adult's arm.
The chains, made of an unknown material, were covered with ancient and mysterious runes and exuded a chilling aura that sent shivers down one's spine.
"Open it for !"
Karen gripped one end of the chain with both hands, swinging the massive chain with great force, producing a series of muffled whooshing sounds as it cut through the air.
Imdiately, he used all his strength to smash the chain in his hand fiercely towards the array barrier in front of him.
Zhou Huai's eyebrows twitched unconsciously.
He recognized the chain.
One of these six chains was the one that sealed the pendulum of life inside the giant beast's corpse.
Unexpectedly, Karen found one.
What surprised him even more was that Karen would use this thing to destroy the array barrier.
The next second.
A scene that surprised Zhou Huaidu unfolded.
"Boom!"
The black chains and the golden barrier clashed heavily once again.
This ti, there was no violent explosion or energy clash.
The seemingly indestructible golden barrier, upon contact with the chains, lted away silently, like ice and snow under the scorching sun, creating a huge gap.
The edges of the notch were perfectly smooth, with no sign of energy leakage whatsoever.
It was as if the barrier at that location had been erased out of thin air.
"It's done!"
Karen was overjoyed at the sight, her face beaming with pride.
"Hahaha! I knew this thing would be useful!"
Polina showed no surprise whatsoever, as if she had expected it all along.
Zhou Huai's gaze fell on the black chain, a knowing glint in his eyes.
He perceived it more clearly.
This chain did not break the array barrier purely by brute force.
Rather, the barrier itself will temporarily lose its function at the locations it touches.
It was as if these chains were born to counter the formation.
Thinking about it now, it makes perfect sense.
It can even seal away artifacts as powerful as the Pendulum of Life.
These chains are certainly no ordinary items.
This also explains why these two dared to venture into the Ise Grand Shrine, which was heavily protected by array formations and restrictions.
"Don't just stand there!"
Karen couldn't wait to retract the chains and was the first to rush into the gap.
"Hurry up! It'll be too late if we're any later!"
Without another word, the three quickly slipped into the gap in the barrier torn open by the chains.
Upon entering Fuji Castle, an atmosphere of deathly stillness imdiately enveloped them. The air was thick with the sll of decay, a stark contrast to the golden light soaring into the sky in the distance.
"Enemy attack!"
The deathly silence was shattered by the piercing sound of an alarm from the city wall.
The city guards imdiately reacted, and all eyes were fixed on the three people below.
"Foreign enemies have invaded!"
"Everyone, prepare for battle!"
A heavily armored commander roared out the order.
The next second.
"Buzz—"
Various energy lights shone on the city wall.
Fireballs, ice spikes, lightning spears, wind blade arrows...
A barrage of ranged attacks converged and rained down on the three people's location.
"Hmph, a bunch of small fry."
Karen snorted coldly.
Without dodging or avoiding, he roared and charged straight at the attack.
A golden light emanated from his body, forming a protective shield.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Countless skills bombarded him, exploding continuously.
Flas and lightning engulfed him, while frost and wind blades sliced through his body.
But Karen's steps did not falter in the slightest.
He braved the intense attacks, carving deep craters in the ground as he rapidly closed in.
"Bang!"
He suddenly exerted force with both legs, and his whole body soared into the sky, directly jumping onto the city wall that was dozens of ters high.
"What?!"
The guards on the city wall gasped in surprise, their faces filled with disbelief.
This man actually withstood a round of concentrated fire with his bare body.
Before they could recover from their shock...
"It's my turn!"
A ferocious smile appeared on Karen's charred face.
With a single punch, he smashed a guard in front of him, armor and all, into a bloody pulp.
"kill!"
The commander on the city wall, his eyes bloodshot, drew his katana and led the charge towards Karen.
The other guards also realized what was happening, abandoned their ranged attacks, and drew their lee weapons to surround them.
Just then, the man who had been sitting on the black throne slowly raised his hand.
"Buzz buzz buzz—"
The dense sound of flapping wings ca from all directions, sending chills down one's spine.
Countless black beetles surged out of the void, gathering into a huge insect cloud that enveloped the entire western city wall.
"What...what the hell is that?!"
The guards on the city wall were pale and filled with fear.
The commander also stopped, staring in horror at the swirling swarm of insects overhead, his voice trembling.
"A... an insect tar?!"
Caesar did not give them ti to think.
He raised his hand and gently waved it downwards.
"bombing."
Two cold words fell.
The next second, the black swarm of insects moved.
Countless beetle soldiers swooped down toward the city wall!
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Rumble—"
A series of explosions rang out, and the west city wall was instantly engulfed in flas.
The screams were quickly drowned out by the even more violent explosions.
The sturdy city walls collapsed one after another in the explosions, and countless guards were blown to pieces.
In an instant, the guards of the western city were completely overwheld by this suicidal swarm of insects.
...
On the high wall in the distance.
Chongwen Gu Mao was looking down at the dead civilians in the city. He clasped his hands together and muttered incantations, as if he were performing a ritual to help the souls of the dead pass on.
Just then.
A faint sound of an explosion could be heard from the west.
Chong Wengu's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
He slowly turned his head to look in the direction from which the sound ca, a hint of displeasure flashing in his "kind" eyes.
What was that sound just now?
Kenji Sato, who was standing next to him, had cold sweat beading on his forehead.
He had just received news of the attack on the western city wall via the magical communicator.
"Lord Gu...Lord Gu Mao..."
Kenji Sato's voice trembled slightly as he quickly bowed in response.
"I just...I just received the news."
"It seems...it seems like soone has forced their way in."
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