A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 962

Chapter 962: Chapter 664: Complete Purification (A new month has arrived, asking for monthly votes meow) Chapter 962: Chapter 664: Complete Purification (A new month has arrived, asking for monthly votes meow) The battle against the Lord of the Fly's Nest was Duanmu Huai's first encounter with a Chaos powerhouse in this world. As for the experience gained–well, that little experience was essentially a drop in the bucket. The God of Destruction now required three hundred million points to level up, and Duanmu Huai had no idea how cruelly insane this broken system's leveling was. But clearly, to the system, an enemy like the Lord of the Fly's Nest was only worth that much experience.

Well, from a certain perspective, it seems reasonable, right?

Anyway, setting that aside, Duanmu Huai gained quite a lot from this fight.

First and foremost–his Power of Destruction, although effective against the Corrupted Foil's Curse, was limited.

To put it in game terms, it's like the attribute resistance often seen in game systems; the Corrupted Foil is wood, and Duanmu Huai's Power of Destruction is earth. Earth vs. wood, you can still deal high damage with level suppression, but it's obviously not as effective as fire against wood. That was the feeling Duanmu Huai had fighting the Lord of the Fly's Nest. He burned a vast amount of soul power from other worlds–the souls of those previously executed in the name of the Tribunal were all thrown into the furnace of the Obliteration Domain's Divine Realm, providing Duanmu Huai with powerful momentum, like a car suddenly accelerating from cruising speed to top speed, which finally allowed him to completely obliterate the notoriously rotten Traitor who had turned to Chaos and corruption since the Great Betrayal.

But then again… these people really had it rough.

Duanmu Huai still remembered that players in the game had debated this issue–why these maniacs, after being sealed in the Eye of Fear for tens of thousands of years, came out weaker… Okay, not that weak, but they always seemed weaker than what players had imagined.

After all, according to common sense, if you were so powerful ten thousand years ago, shouldn't you be even more formidable after having sequestered yourself for ten thousand years?

But the reality is, you were very impressive ten thousand years ago, but after emerging from seclusion ten thousand years later, you've only become somewhat impressive.

That's… not quite right, is it?

Of course, the game developers later smoothed over this question. According to the official plot explanation in the game, although the Chaos Legion was sealed in the Eye of Fear due to the Black Hole Plan and did not emerge, it didn't mean they had been biding their time. On the contrary, those people fought even more fiercely for limited resources within the Eye of Fear. After all, there were a few legions that couldn't stand each other, not to mention their patron Evil Gods and the original demons themselves couldn't stand each other either.

Without the Imperial enemy to unite them and provide resource support, what was left was internal strife.

Combined with the Brutal Wrath's deceptiveness, the result was that inside the Eye of Fear there were small skirmishes every three days and large battles every five. Having fought like this for so many years, they had long been severely weakened. Therefore, as the Evil Gods gradually revived and their strength began to grow, these traitors couldn't wait to come out and revisit their former glorious lives.

However, the most important point for Duanmu Huai was that his luck was truly great.

If it weren't for bringing Tutu along, which led him to that hobbit, Duanmu Huai would not have found the Lord of the Fly's Nest so quickly. The individual combat strength of the Corrupted Foil's followers was actually mediocre; it was the spread of viruses and plagues that was their strength. Fortunately, the Lord of the Fly's Nest was just starting his schemes, and its range had not yet gone beyond a certain boundary. Once it took shape, even Duanmu Huai would have found it troublesome to deal with.

In plain terms, when it comes to direct combat strength, Brutal Wrath is the toughest.

In terms of stabbing in the back, Obsessive Sin is top-notch.

Those who pretentiously claimed to have everything under control were probably related to Cunning Deception.

But when it comes to the most disgusting and endlessly malicious, it had to be Corrupted Foil.

It's like a Sharp Blade smeared with all things vile is swung at you; even if it doesn't hurt you, it can disgust you to death.

What Duanmu Huai did was like chopping down someone who was looking for a dung heap with their sword in hand, thus at least eliminating the worry about them… euugh, I can't continue.

So in this battle, the biggest hero was actually Tutu.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai once again looked at Tutu, who was sleeping contentedly in Mary's arms, satisfied. Indeed, no matter what you do, luck is the most important thing. Otherwise, you would end up like Abaddon, becoming a joke despite a hundred victories.

If he hadn't brought Tutu, Duanmu Huai might not have just entered the Lost Ground and encountered a victim, then found the position of the Lord of the Fly's Nest. If he had waited until the Lord of the Fly's Nest was operational, it would have been much harder for Duanmu Huai. But now… it was fine.

“Um… Sir Knight,”
Ann, standing beside Duanmu Huai and looking at the distant Lost Ground, had a twitching expression on her face.

“Are you really going to do this?”

“Of course, Chaos must be cleansed. We're not sure if there's any of that guy's shit left in this area. I'm not interested in rummaging through every corner, so–let's just tear it down and rebuild.”

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai pressed the button in his hand.

The hobbit couldn't imagine what she saw.

It was a sight unimaginable even amid Divine Wrath, where the entire Lost Ground and the surrounding forest burst apart in an instant, and a giant flame erupted from the ground, blinding her vision almost to pure white. She screamed, closing her eyes and falling to her knees. The ground trembled incessantly, as if the whole world was about to collapse. The roar of the wind was deafening, and the fierce currents were suffocating.

Huddled on the ground, the hobbit cried and trembled, praying to her deities, or maybe even she didn't know what she was thinking; she just thought she was going to die, and that the world was going to be destroyed.

It wasn't clear how long it took before the hobbit tremblingly lifted her head again, and in front of her, the entire Lost Ground had completely transformed–everything seemed to have been burnt to a crisp, leaving behind nothing but blackened land. And those people that had been by her side had disappeared without a trace.

“This… I…”

The hobbit stood up, looking around in confusion. For a moment, she wondered if she was dreaming, but soon after, she pinched her face hard.

It wasn't a dream!

The mysterious figures had disappeared, but the scene of the Lost Ground before them… It must be reported immediately!

In fact, at the very same time, in Supreme Forest, Silver Moon City, and Deepwater City, the massive explosion and flash that originated from the Lost Ground caused immense panic. Many had witnessed what seemed to be a brilliance as dazzling as the sun nearly devouring everything, the earth trembled violently, even the air seemed to explode. Many thought the end of the world had suddenly come upon them, and, in utter terror, they knelt on the ground, crying and praying for mercy.

This naturally brought tremendous chaos to the cities, and as for the rulers, they, too, wanted to understand what exactly had happened.

Only Kelben's Black Wand sank in his heart upon receiving the news.

Others didn't know what had transpired, but this Archmage was no fool. He had just provided Duanmu Huai and others with intelligence on the Lost Ground. Now that such a violent explosion had occurred there, of course, ordinary people might not be able to cause it, but–considering that the Tribunal could very likely have personally slain the forces of Spider Queen Ross, what they could do was hard to say.

But… it was heard that Supreme Forest had also suffered damage, and the luxurious buildings of Silver Moon City too had suffered quite a bit of damage, even Deepwater City……

“Our structures have been severely damaged!”

The Masked Lord, who stood on the other side of the Magic Mirror, was furious.

“What in the world happened in the Lost Ground? We need to resolve this issue immediately! Master Kelben! This terrifying strength is unheard of. If it were to occur in Deepwater City, I fear we wouldn't even have bones left!”

“Alright, I understand. I will find a way to investigate and see what happened.”

Kelben said a few words offhand and dismissed the irate Masked Lords, but the next moment, his magic mirror flashed again, and this time the person appearing in the mirror was Silver Moon City's most respected Mage–Elascoe.

“Archmage Kelben.”

“Greetings, Miss Elascoe.”

Kelben's smile was somewhat stiff.

“I presume you've come because of the abnormal events in the Lost Ground.”

“Yes.”

Elascoe nodded gravely and seriously. Some say it was Magic gone out of control; others think it was divine punishment. However, we have not noticed any accumulation or flow of Magic Power, nor any intervention of Divine Power. We must find out what exactly caused all this. If it is just a disaster, then how did this disaster occur?

“… What you say makes sense…”

Kelben nodded silently.

“So what are your thoughts? Was it a natural disaster?”

“No.”

Elascoe shook her head.

“I think it is very likely a man-made disaster. Any natural disaster would necessarily show some signs before arriving, but the Lost Ground… Well, I admit, the Lost Ground has been somewhat abnormal recently. Precisely for that reason, we are increasingly suspicious that it might be the work of some evil force. Therefore, we hope to form a joint investigation team to look into this matter.”

“Uh… you mean…”

“Both Silver Moon City and Supreme Forest will send teams to join in. In fact, we already have some leads.”

“Oh?”

At this, Kelben's spirit lifted.

“You mean to say you've already obtained clues about this disaster?”

“Yes, a hobbit Adventurer has come to Silver Moon City and has seen me. She claims that a powerful Black Steel Devil caused this explosion. This is a matter of great importance. Though I do not believe that a Demon would appear here… we must proceed with caution.”

A massive Black Steel Devil… Hm…

“What is your view on this matter, Master Kelben? Is Deepwater City willing to join this investigation?”

“Of course… I will select representatives as soon as possible to meet with everyone.”

Kelben decided he would rather die than admit that he was the one who sent Duanmu Huai and the others to the Lost Ground.

As for the losses in those places, they might as well be chalked up to a natural disaster.

It had nothing to do with him after all.

As it turned out, Kelben's idea to save himself was the right one.

Chapter end

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