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Chapter 1057: Invasion of Foreign Demons
Chapter 1057: Invasion of Foreign Demons
April 27, 188.
This day was etched into the memories of the entire world, not only because it was the day of Lu Hai Kong's wedding with Princess San, but also because it was the day the Gate of Evil Spirits opened wide!
On the day of Lu Hai Kong's wedding, the Mystic Gate in Bingzhou and the one at Shanhaiguan in Youzhou opened simultaneously!
Unlike the Mystic Gate in Bingzhou, which Lu Hai Kong had swiftly suppressed, even invoking the power of the Imperial Ancestral Cauldron to directly annihilate it, the gate in Youzhou encountered no resistance, or at least, no substantial resistance.
Although there were many Wanderers observing when the gate in Youzhou opened, and some among them sensed that something was amiss as the gate swung open, it was to no avail.
Qin Mu had managed to hoodwink most of these Wanderers. Even after learning about the situation beyond the gate, they had lost interest in the world behind it. However, upon discovering the astonishing spawn rate of monsters behind the Mystic Gate, their interest in the creatures within was piqued.
Qin Mu had spent months gaining the trust of these Wanderers, convincing them that he had found a way to open the Mystic Gate and release the bosses inside for them to challenge.
No one doubted Qin Mu, as the system verified his identity.
With the allure of bosses and treasure chests, over the past few months, the Wanderers had been led around by Qin Mu, willingly collecting various materials needed to open the Mystic Gate.
Through their efforts, they finally gathered enough materials to open the gate and support the teleportation of a hundred thousand troops.
When Qin Mu opened the Mystic Gate, these Wanderers were initially delighted, expecting bosses and treasure chests to emerge. However, as the gate swung open, some of them realized something was amiss.
It wasn't just Qin Mu's eerie expression that alarmed them; more importantly, as the gate opened, they felt an incredibly terrifying aura—an aura of extreme madness and brutality.
Then, a desiccated figure, dragging a battle axe, emerged from the gate.
At first, many of those unaware of the truth were excited to see the figure, believing that the boss and treasure chest were about to appear. But their excitement quickly faded.
As soon as the figure stepped out of the Mystic Gate, it sprang into action, and in an instant, three Wanderers standing in the front row were beheaded.
This shocking scene left all the Wanderers stunned, but what truly astonished them was not just the figure's terrifying speed. They were horrified to see that when the axe fell, the blood from the three beheaded figures flew onto the axe, causing the desiccated figure, which resembled a malevolent spirit, to regain its fullness, and its aura to swell.
This scene alone was enough to awe many, but what truly terrified them was that the Mystic Gate, which was supposed to release only one creature, began spewing out malevolent spirits one after another.
Even the most foolish among them now realized their grave mistake—they had inadvertently unleashed an unimaginable force.
At that moment, a system notification appeared, announcing a task related to the extra-dimensional invasion. However, the Wanderers had no time to pay attention, as the endless stream of malevolent spirits launched their assault.
A hundred thousand foreign demons against over a thousand Wanderers—the slaughter had begun.
In less than half an hour, almost all the Wanderers outside Shanhaiguan were dead.
After dealing with the Wanderers, the horde of foreign demons didn't stop. A hundred thousand of them surged forth, ravaging the land in all directions.
That day, the sky within a fifty-mile radius of the Mystic Gate turned blood-red, and a hundred thousand demons swept across the land like a carpet.
In just one day, the area within a fifty-mile radius of the Mystic Gate became a barren wasteland. Tens of thousands of civilians fell to the demons' claws, hundreds of thousands were displaced, and hell descended upon the mortal realm.
...
News of the foreign demons' invasion spread like thunder, reaching every corner of the world in less than a day through various means.
As soon as the news broke, the first to receive it wasn't Gongsun Zan or Liu Yu, who were in Youzhou and closer to Shanhaiguan, but all the Wanderers across the land.
Almost at the moment of the extra-dimensional demons' invasion, every Wanderer received a system task.
Of course, their tasks couldn't be the same as Lu Hai Kong's, as his task was a combination of an occupational advancement and a salvation task, while theirs was solely a salvation task.
[Resist the Extra-dimensional Invasion Task
Task Type: Salvation Task
Task Description: The Enigma Gate has descended, and foreign demons are itching for a fight. You must destroy all Enigma Gates within your territory that connect to the extra-dimensional realm!
Task Completion Condition: Destroy the Enigma Gates
Task Completion Reward: Mythical Treasure Chest (one per Enigma Gate), Heaven and Earth Blessing (one per Enigma Gate), ???]
[Resist the Extra-dimensional Invasion Task
Task Type: Salvation Task
Task Description: The Enigma Gate has descended, and foreign demons are itching for a fight. You must do your utmost to stop the invasion of the foreign demons!
Task Method: The system will award salvation points for killing foreign demons or destroying Enigma Gates. These points can be exchanged for task rewards.
Task Reward: ...]
The first task is for Wanderer Lords, while the second is for individual Wanderers.
In the 1691st chapter of the novel, this is clearly stated!
Both tasks involve resisting the [Extra-dimensional Invasion], but they don't seem to be directly related to the events at Shanhaiguan. It appears that the system intends for Lu Hai Kong to deal with the foreign demons at Shanhaiguan.
The Wanderer Lords and individual Wanderers were unaware of this, and they didn't pay much attention to it at the time. They were more focused on their own tasks.
They paid close attention to the words [Invasion] and [Salvation], and they seemed to sense that something beyond their expectations had occurred in this world.
Especially for the Wanderer Lords, it felt like their worldview was shattered. When did the Three Kingdoms era ever have foreign demons?
From the moment they arrived in this world and began building their power, their goal had been to dominate the land. But now, they realized that their focus might need to shift.
Although this change caught them off guard, not everyone was opposed to it, especially Yuan Hong and Zhang Yan. They saw this as an opportunity.
After all, they had been suppressed by Lu Hai Kong, and it seemed they were about to become fish on his chopping block. But with this new development, their chance might have arrived.
Perhaps, by the end of this salvation task, they might gain the strength to resist Lu Hai Kong.
It was evident that the Wanderer Lords didn't feel any pressure regarding the so-called salvation task. Instead, they saw this incident as an opportunity and a large-scale task to earn rewards. In contrast, the NPCs were more anxious.
When the news of the foreign demons' invasion reached them, all the NPC factions became alert. They not only focused on Youzhou but also consolidated their forces and thoroughly inspected the Enigma Gates within their territories.
In Youzhou, Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu, the two old rivals who were on the front line against the foreign demons, not only sent troops to resist the invasion but also met with each other upon receiving the news.
As the ones facing the brunt of the foreign demons' invasion, they had the most comprehensive understanding of the situation.
They were well aware of the strength of these foreign demons and the terror of their aggression.
Under such a dire threat, the two old rivals couldn't afford to bicker; they had to put aside their differences and work together.
Within a few days, the two rivals set aside their grudges and united, demonstrating the magnitude of the threat posed by the foreign demons.
Meanwhile, in Bingzhou's North Sealed City...
After receiving the system message, Lu Hai Kong hastily concluded the wedding, without even a honeymoon with Princess San. He immediately began preparing for the task ahead.
Unlike the other Wanderers, Lu Hai Kong didn't approach this task with the same optimism...
(End of Chapter)
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