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Chapter 1022: The Tragedy in the Final Secret Realm
Chapter 1022: The Tragedy in the Final Secret Realm
Indeed, the sudden change came from the god-tier powerhouse who had already fled—Cecilia.
Cecilia was the one who had Little Tian open the Final Secret Realm, and of course, she knew the method to enter it.
Moreover, the Final Secret Realm was the best hiding place. The Skrull god-tier powerhouses couldn't enter here, so she was absolutely safe.
Thus, after escaping from the Kingdom of Beck, she directly used a special method to enter the Final Secret Realm.
And she became the recurring nightmare for all the participants in the Secret Realms.
...
The Skrull and Blue Star participants in the Secret Realms didn't engage in internal conflict.
The previous few Secret Realms, especially the one Su Yu participated in, had taught them that to survive and perfectly clear the realm, cooperation was the optimal solution.
And indeed, they didn't have any conflicts. They signed a cooperation agreement right after entering the Secret Realm, and all participants from various races worked together in perfect harmony.
And the fact was, only by uniting and cooperating could they solve the puzzles in the Secret Realm.
On the 7th day of entering the Secret Realm, they finally found the perfect way to clear it, and they joyfully headed to the completion point.
They also pre-arranged the reward distribution.
In this Final Secret Realm, the participant from the Rhinoceros clan contributed the most to solving the entire realm, and everyone agreed that he should receive the highest reward. Next was the Whitehead Eagle clan, followed by the Blue Star humans and the Skrull people...
They ranked the rewards based on their contributions, and there were no conflicts during the discussion.
But just as they had agreed on the reward distribution and were heading to the completion point, an unexpected event occurred!
...
In a vast, dark primeval forest, the massive tree canopies overhead blocked out the sky, leaving only dappled sunlight on the ground.
As the participants cautiously walked through the forest, they saw a pitch-black figure standing on the treetop, smiling at them.
That smile was so eerie and cold that everyone felt a chill run down their spines at first sight.
There were 16 participants in the group, and the figure on the treetop didn't hide its true appearance, so they immediately recognized who it was.
"Cecilia? How did you get here?!" the Skrulls exclaimed in shock.
Of course, they were very familiar with their race's god-tier powerhouse, so there was no way they wouldn't recognize her.
But they never imagined Cecilia would appear here! How did she get in?
Before they could think about it, Cecilia had already made her move.
Cilia didn't give them time to react, and a pitch-black, ink-like long sword descended from the treetop, instantly killing three Secret Realm participants!
And the three participants Cecilia chose were all Blue Star humans, so with that one strike, three Bluestar players died inexplicably in the Secret Realm.
Cecilia's sudden ambush left the participants in shock!
Fortunately, they had developed good cooperation habits over the past week. When faced with an emergency, their first thought was to unite and collaborate, not scatter and flee.
Under Frank and other Secret Realm leaders' command, everyone quickly banded together to resist Cecilia's attack.
Everyone held their breath, focused their minds, and worked together, even managing to hold off Cecilia's assault for a while, preventing her from breaking through their defenses.
However, as time passed, they gradually began to falter.
The main reason for this was their insufficient strength.
A hundred sixth-rank cultivators, theoretically, their combined strength should match a god-tier powerhouse.
But the problem was that the sixth-rank cultivators who entered were all lower-sixth-rank!
On Blue Star, due to the earliest start of the Hua Xia server's preparations (mainly Su Yu's contribution) and 95% of the spiritual energy resources being supplied to the Hua Xia region, the top players in other servers had lower strength.
The top players in other servers were only lower-sixth-rank, except for Fujihara Chika. Of course, Brandon, who allied with the Skrulls, was excluded.
The players from other servers who entered the Secret Realm were all lower-sixth-rank, and according to the Secret Realm rules, the Skrull cultivators who followed them were also all newly entered sixth-rank.
Thus, the combined strength of these 100 newly entered sixth-rank cultivators was quite limited, equivalent to a newly entered god-tier powerhouse.
And Cecilia was a near-middle-rank god-tier powerhouse! Her strength was at the peak of lower-god-tier!
If we were to use a specific value like "Sapphire Index" for comparison, the combined strength of the Secret Realm participants would be a bit over 1000, while Cecilia had 1300, nearing 1400, making a significant difference in overall strength.
Cecilia shamefully ambushed and killed three Blue Star players at the start, which further weakened the participants' defensive formation.
After two hours of grueling defense, the united front of the participants was finally shattered by Cecilia, leaving their formation in tatters.
with their united front shattered, the only fate awaiting these participants was a one-sided slaughter.
the participants desperately scattered and fled for their lives.
but Cecilia seemed to transform into a pitch-black scythe, reaping the lives of every participant at will.
whether they were Blue Star, Skrul, or another race, it made no difference to Cecilia. Anyone who crossed her path met their end.
in this dark, dense forest, the participants spent the most terrifying half-hour of their lives, every rustle of the wind and every shadow seemed to be a threat.
they were on edge, fearing that Cecilia might suddenly appear, ending their lives in an instant.
it wasn't until half an hour later, when the total number of participants was reduced to "50," triggering the secret realm's automatic protection mechanism. the 50 survivors were then ejected from the secret realm, marking its official end.
the scene was so gruesome that the idea of a perfect run was laughable. this was the harrowing experience of the 50 survivors.
...
...
Frank spoke slowly, enunciating each word with a mix of fear, exhaustion, sorrow, and pain on his face.
a total of nine Blue Star players died in the secret realm!
the other 41 participants were also comrades to him, and he never expected them to be gone just like that...
the last two and a half hours in the secret realm were a stark shift from heaven to hell. it must have been God's punishment!
as Frank recounted the story, the scene became eerily silent.
more than 20 representatives from different races were silent, the room so quiet that the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.
they never expected the secret realm to turn out this way. the difficulty of the secret realm wasn't the issue; it was the sudden appearance of Cecilia that turned the tables.
after a while, the representative of the Whitehead Eagle Clan spoke in a grave tone, "Wasn't there a big news story about Cecilia a while ago?"
Plant, Marina III, and five other Skrul deities went to ransack Cecilia's lair, taking her property, personal collections, and even her promising subordinates?"
"Indeed, that did happen," the Rhinling Clan representative said. "This incident shook the entire Skrul race. Of course, we couldn't have been unaware."
"Two days ago, our chieft sent an ambassador to ask the Skrul why they did this, but the Skrul only replied with 'no comment.'"
"Turns out you also got a 'no comment'! We were confused too!" the Mermaid Clan representative chimed in. "We were puzzled by the Skrul's strong response, thinking we might have offended them, but it turns out they were equally strong with you!"
"We also got a 'no comment'," the Sea Giant Clan representative muttered.
"We did too..."
after a moment of exchange, everyone realized they were all in the same boat. the Skrul had not explained why they were targeting Cecilia, not even bothering to fabricate an excuse. it was a flat 'no comment'.
"Then could it be..." the Mermaid Clan representative speculated, "could it be that Cecilia harbored a grudge over this and, unable to take revenge openly for fear of exposing her location, she entered the secret realm to slaughter everyone?"
"Shouldn't... that be unlikely," the Whitehead Clan representative shook his head. "If she really wanted revenge, she should have targeted the Skrul. Why would she target us? We didn't provoke her.
look, there are nine Skrul geniuses from G2 here, proving that Cecilia's slaughter was not biased."
this time, 18 Skrul entered the secret realm, all from G2, and now nine of them, exactly 50%, are still alive in the light blue barrier. this shows that the theory of 'Cecilia entering the secret realm for revenge' doesn't hold water.
the Crowbird Clan leader was now exceptionally angry, loudly proclaiming, "It was the Skrul deities who ransacked her lair, and we weren't involved at all! Why didn't she target the Skrul from G2? Why did she slaughter us instead?! And she even wiped out our entire clan! What a disgrace!"
"Exactly!"
"Too despicable!"
for a moment, the room was filled with intense anger, and representatives from all races openly berated Cecilia.
...
But at that moment, a Skrul survivor inside the faint blue barrier weakly raised his voice: "That... the reason our clan was almost entirely massacred was something else."
"Something else? What else?" The Garudian leader immediately glared at him, his fist-sized eyes glaring fiercely.
"..." The survivor was clearly intimidated by the Garudian leader's glare, his entire body trembling.
However, since there was a barrier between them, he steadied himself and said, "It was like this. At the very last moment of the secret realm, Lady Cecile passed by me.
At that moment, I was terrified, thinking I was surely going to die, my mind went blank.
But surprisingly, Lady Cecile didn’t kill me; she just swiftly flew past me, heading toward my back."
"Then what happened?" The Garudian leader was a bit puzzled. How did this relate to the Garudians?
The survivor gave a bitter laugh: "Immediately after, I heard the cries of the Garudian elite, Momosmo, and then it was killed by Cecile."
"!!!" The Garudian leader's expression changed dramatically.
Cecile's massacres indeed seemed targeted. Otherwise, why would she spare a Skrul and go to kill their Garudian prodigy instead?
What did the Garudians do to offend Cecile, for her to almost wipe them out?
"And then?"
"And then I heard Lady Cecile muttering to herself."
"Muttering?"
"Yes," the survivor replied. "Lady Cecile said this—'Finally, I caught the last one. This way, I have a snack for the secret realm. I have plenty of oil, salt, and barbecue sauce, so let’s start with some grilled wings!'"
The survivor weakly glanced at the Garudian leader and continued, "If I’m not mistaken, Lady Cecile’s massacres weren’t particularly targeted at any clan.
But it was different for the Garudians.
Lady Cecile must have a special liking for Garudian meat, which is why she gave you 'special treatment' and then almost wiped you out."
"..." Hearing this, the Garudian leader was utterly speechless.
Cecile had no reason to target the Garudians out of hatred; they hadn’t offended her. But if it was because she ‘liked the taste,’ it made a lot of sense.
The Garudian leader felt its entire body go numb.
It never expected that their entire clan would be wiped out because of this trait!
Their clan provided the most abundant and cheapest meat to all the intelligent races in the world, and it turned out to be their downfall at this crucial moment!
...
Hearing the Skrul survivor and the Garudian leader’s conversation, the previously sorrowful and angry atmosphere was somewhat lightened. Some representatives of the clans even felt like laughing.
Cecile actually massacred the Garudians just because she ‘liked the taste’—what a reason! Hahahaha!
But this wasn’t the time for laughter, so many clan representatives struggled to hold back their laughter, finding it quite difficult.
The Garudian leader, after being numb for a moment, burst into flames!
It flapped its wings in anger, the powerful gusts from its wings scattering everything around.
It roared in fury, "This is outrageous! Cecile, I will fight you to the end! Our clan finally cultivated a sixth-stage prodigy, not for you to eat!"
Saying this, it flew forward angrily, leaving a trail of red light.
But after flying over a hundred meters, it stopped, hovering in mid-air.
The reason was simple: even if it wanted to fight, there was no one to fight!
Seeing the Garudian leader’s reaction, the representatives of the other clans couldn’t help but chuckle, some even letting out low laughter.
The Garudian leader turned around, its voice booming, "Everyone, with what happened, our clans’ prodigies were massacred. Who should we hold accountable?!"
Prime Minister Cao finally spoke up, "Of course, we should blame the Skruls. Isn't Cecile a member of the Skruls?"
Hearing Prime Minister Cao’s words, the clan representatives understood.
They immediately roared, "Yes, we must hold the Skruls accountable! The Skruls must give us an explanation!"
"How can it be that their godlike presence enters the secret realm and massacres our prodigies? Where is the justice?"
"No matter what, the Skruls must take responsibility for these fifty lives!"
(End of Chapter)
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