The hiss in the darkness was completely different from the sound Fang Plover had imitated.
The voice was louder and shriller, and then a lizard man appeared in the darkness, standing at the edge of the uncertain light of the torch, holding a spear and staring at them with cold eyes. It was slender and covered with fine hair. The black scales are not the troglodytes of Ta-Heth.
"Night Lizard Tribe." Fang Plover reminded everyone before he remembered that he had actually forgotten these uninvited guests. It seemed that he and Sophie had guessed well before. The Jeffrit red team had indeed allowed their allies to take the lead and enter. Twelve floors.
The question is, are the Red Jackets and the Night Lizards also minions of Toragotos?
Fang Yu recalled all the previous details, as well as the interaction between the Red Team and the Listeners to the Rain, as well as the scene where they led the crowd away from the Mountain Palace, and felt vaguely in his heart that the answer was no.
But this does not mean that these night lizards will let them go. The number of these cold-blooded species is increasing in the darkness, and they have the potential to surround everyone. Upon seeing this, Fang Yu took a small step back, protected Sylvide behind him, and said to the others: "Get ready to fight!"
Upon hearing this, the knights gathered together and raised their shields to form a half-moon formation, protecting the long-range and spellcasting professions behind them. However, the night lizards did not attack immediately. Instead, they surrounded them far outside the range of the rangers and watched with cold eyes. Seeing the strange behavior of these cold-blooded species, Fang Plover felt a slight movement in his heart and issued an order: "Let's fight and retreat. Go to the other side of the square."
As soon as they moved, one of the Night Lizard warriors with a metal faceplate looked at this scene with cold eyes, and suddenly raised his neck and let out a high-pitched scream. The Night Lizards in the darkness heard the wind and launched a charge in this direction.
"They really can't hold back and attack!" Dianmo Ranqingzhu shouted.
"Because it was probably only a small group of their men who found us. It must have been the Jeffrit red team who couldn't sit still and gave them an order in advance. I guess they were waiting for backup, because these night lizards are just like us. Not familiar with the environment down here, there’s little chance they’ll find us without spreading out.”
Fang Yu then explained to the others.
Everyone nodded, this explanation was reasonable.
"Where is it? Where is it?" Parker shouted from behind.
After hearing this, the knight led by Silver Vislan turned around and ordered another knight to pick up the Papalar and put it on his shoulders. "Oh my God, I saw——!" This was probably the first time Parker had enjoyed such treatment, and he couldn't help but screamed in surprise.
However, the knights first saw Fang Plover's face, and secondly, they saw that he was indeed qualified as a crossbowman, and long-range professions often required better vision.
Parker 'sit high' and see far away, raised his head, and suddenly screamed: "Holy saints above, be careful, those guys are coming from above!"
It turns out that the Night Lizards did not attack from the front. They moved vigorously and their charge route mainly advanced along the roofs of ancient buildings on both sides of the square. What the Papalars exclaimed was that the opponent could easily bypass them in this way. The front line of defense launched a direct attack on their back row.
Fang Yu obviously noticed this, but he couldn't come up with any good ideas for a while. Each major guild had its own way of dealing with the air. Silver Vislan also had Pegasus knights, but this place was obviously an exception. .
He searched his mind and found no suitable tactics, so he had an idea. He treated the dead horse as a living horse and ordered the only elemental user in the team to use fireball to blow up the buildings on the left and right first.
This stupid method sounds extremely inefficient, but everyone did not object out of blind obedience, but unexpectedly it had a miraculous effect - the building collapsed in a beam of golden flames, and the collapsed ruins certainly could not stop the Night Lizards from advancing, but The bright firelight forced them to stop - as underground creatures, the night lizards were extremely afraid of light, and the high temperature also disrupted their heat-sensitive organs, causing them to spin around in the smoke.
At the same time, the Night Lizards who were blocked in their movements were exposed to the fire and became the first target of the rangers. A round of arrows rained down, and at least a dozen Night Lizards were hit by arrows falling from above. Seeing that the situation was not good, the lizard warrior commander made a hissing sound again and asked the remaining night lizards to leave the roof.
Then the battlefield returned to the ground again.
At the same time, the surface world of Fenris——
The temple of the God of Commerce and Travelers shook slightly and then stopped, as if everything before was just an illusion.
"There was an earthquake?" Sophie followed the ground and shook it, holding on to the altar on the side before standing still - the communication was also interrupted at that moment, and the image transmitted from the underground disappeared at the same time as Su Changfeng's figure.
This thought flashed through her mind, and at the same time she stood up and looked back, only to find that the hall was in a mess. Many people had fallen to the ground due to the previous shaking, and those who were still standing like her were left. Shi Zheng looked up behind her with a surprised expression.
What's behind you?
Sophie was stunned for a moment before she remembered that there was the icon of Ms. Roman, the god of travelers and commerce, the protector of avenues and wealth. But what happened? She couldn't help but look back in confusion, and then her eyes widened. There - in the hands of the goddess, which represented the symbol of divine power and justice, the balance of justice, which was said to never change, actually tilted slightly during the previous shaking.
Signs from God.
Sophie stood stunned on the spot. She never thought that she would witness the birth of the oracle with her own eyes.
What's going on...?
The shock wave from the Green Dragon Mountains was like a shadow, trembling across the entire Fenris Island.
Along the branches of the mountains to the south, in the hilly area near the bay, there are many farms dotted here. The owners of the farm - the owners of the manor are shocked to see their wine racks shaking with a faint roar, and then the wine barrels roll down. One place.
At the same time, the glassware in the cupboard and on the table also danced, falling to the ground like flying butterflies, smashing to pieces.
But the shock didn’t stop there——
In fact, it became more violent, and then with a long whimper, a huge windmill on the horizon was finally overwhelmed, shattered, and slowly collapsed, sending a cloud of smoke and dust flying.
Everyone screamed when they saw this scene and ran out of their houses like crazy.
And such scenes are not uncommon at this moment.
Looking down from the sky above Fenris Island, you can even see a long crack extending along the fjord towards the Port of Clouds. The uninhabited area it passes through breaks off the land and the cliffs rise up, as if something huge is coming from it. Slowly rising from beneath the surface.
In the city of Yunzhi Port.
The warning bells have already sounded.
Citizens ran out of their homes one after another and looked at the center of the city without knowing what was going on - there was a towering spire that reached into the clouds, the castle of their guardian. Often when Cloud Port encountered some terrible disaster, that The figure of the giant dragon will appear in that place.
But how long had it been since they'd been in real trouble?
In fact, since the surrounding pirates have been taught a lesson several times, they no longer dare to approach Fenris - even if they pass through this place, they often avoid this port. So it's hard not to be proud of the people of Fenris, all because of their great guardian.
Only then can Yunzhi Port become a paradise.
But this time, they did not see the shadow of the legendary green dragon.
The ground began to tremble slightly. Was it an earthquake? But there are very few earthquakes on Sky Island. The locals have not experienced such an earthquake for a long time in their memory. They don't know. It was probably several generations ago. Only some old people may still have vague impressions.
People stood unsteadily and looked in the direction of the bell in astonishment.
Their town hall.
There is usually only a symbolic existence there. There are not many staff in the tall building that symbolizes the royal power of Kaolin-Ithurion, and there are usually only a few old, weak, sick and disabled people left.
But at this moment, the 'leader' of the old, weak, sick and disabled - an old man with all gray hair and beard, blind in one eye and lame in one leg, is using a wooden prosthetic leg to support himself to stand upright, like a A straight javelin - standing on the spire of the city hall, sounding the alarm with all his strength.
On weekdays, he is what people jokingly call the 'simple commander', the 'unnecessary' officer, the tax collector that everyone hates, and the highest official appointed by the Kingdom of Kaolin-Ithurian - except for the Port of Clouds. Except for the supreme 'Consul'.
Few people know the old man's past.
But the archbishop from Mirela Temple understood that the old man was one of the many unsung heroes of the Battle of Bain. At least before he left the battlefield, he was a knight of the kingdom.
The war didn't leave him with many memories.
The only memory may be of a son who slept on the battlefield, and the lost leg and eye are probably the medals given to him by the war as a hero. The only reward the other party received was about being the tax collector of Fenris, whose position had not changed in the past thirteen years and had little success.
Many people thought that the old man was muddy, but the only thing that was really muddy was his blind eye, which was like a dim ball of wax, but the other eye contained a bright and firm light at this moment.
"How much time is left?" The old man turned around and asked, his voice a little hoarse.
The archbishop raised his head and looked at the old man - in fact, the alarm bell in the city hall has a whole magic mechanism that can be driven mechanically, but because it was in disrepair and no one cared about it, it was no longer enough for use, otherwise it would not have been delayed until this point.
He shook his head: "It's too late, sir. There are signs of loosening of the seal. Sir Mirela just sent down a sign from God, telling us all to leave this place quickly."
"Fenris Island..." The bishop hesitated: "I'm afraid it can't be saved. I guess Lord Tolagothos has failed."
"Then gather all the ships in the port and take as many citizens away as possible." The old man sighed: "Prioritize saving women and children. Those young people - just tell them the truth."
"It's useless," the bishop said with a bitter smile: "They don't trust anyone except Lord Toragotos, so how can we have that appeal? If we make the news public, I'm afraid it will anger these people, and they will only question us - —People joke that there is only one guardian of Cloud Port, and they don’t even trust Lord Mirella anymore.”
The old man climbed down from the ladder and replied: "Don't worry, I will stay here myself to show them that we are not leaving, and to ask the boys how many of them are willing to come with me."
He glanced at the bishop with his cloudy prosthetic eyes: "This is to protect the family. I believe their decision will not disappoint anyone."
"Mr. Knight, you..." The bishop was a little surprised.
"I haven't heard this title for many years," the old man said with a look of reminiscence on his face: "Do you know why I asked His Majesty the Late King to come to this place to be a tax collector?"
The bishop shook his head. Would he be surprised if he knew? Only a ghost would be willing to work as a tax collector in this place. The old man had great military achievements and he should not have been assigned to this place at that time.
"Few people know that I grew up here," the old man replied slowly, "I lost everything on the battlefield, so the memories of my childhood here are the only treasures I have left."
"Go ahead," he patted the bishop on the shoulder: "I'll leave the fleet to you. Leave me alone here. I have nothing to lose."
The bishop was completely stunned.
He couldn't help but watch the old man slowly walk forward, raised his hands, and asked his servant to put on the tax officer's robe for him - in his memory, the old man had never worn it since the day he took office. Wearing this outfit.
The old man slowly buttoned the silver button on his collar.
From this moment on, he will no longer be the 'muddle-headed' old gentleman, nor the 'official' in name only. He will be the tax collector of the kingdom, the second chief executive after the guardian here. .
And Toragotos has left this city, so only he can take on this responsibility here.
The shock wave has spread throughout the city.
Under everyone's horrified gaze, the towering spire in the center of the city suddenly made a crisp cracking sound——
Then, the whole thing broke apart from the center, collapsed, and fell into the square below. A building collapsed, and a dust cloud rose dozens of meters high. People still looked at each other, as if they still couldn't believe it. That was their guardian's 'castle', how could it be torn to pieces?
Where is the Lord Guardian?
The aftermath of the earthquake did not take into account people's thoughts. It moved forward slowly and was spreading through the mainland to the outer sea. Then the citizens and sailors living in the port area saw such a spectacle——
The clouds are retreating.
Layers flowed backwards, and for a moment, it seemed as if the sea of clouds surrounding Fenris Island had disappeared.
A huge abyss appeared below Kukai, like a huge open mouth, as if something was rising from below.
After a while, someone finally let out a frightened scream: "Yuanhai!"
Facing the abyss is one of the biggest bad omens in the legend. It often symbolizes that the long life of a floating continent has come to an end, and what will follow will be destruction and despair.
Just like the death of Essoline.
People finally realized what had happened, and they rolled back up in horror and left the port, as if there was a terrifying sea monster lurking there, and they had to stay as far away as possible...
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Within the temple of the Goddess of Commerce, communication was restored after a while.
The underground scene with some distorted images reappeared around Sophie, and behind her, Su Changfeng's image returned to normal after flickering a few times. However, the latter looked a little serious and asked: "Sophie, what's wrong with you over there?"
"Not sure," Sophie shook her head: "It seems like there was an earthquake."
She answered like this, but her eyes were still fixed on the icon of the goddess - the Sign of God. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Silver Vislan knew in her heart that things were definitely not that simple. God's signs have only appeared a few times in the past hundred years?
"I just received a text message from your guild," Su Changfeng said: "They can no longer contact the branch on Fenris Island. Something seems to have happened over at Yunzhi Port. They asked me to tell you - if I can If so, immediately abort the mission and leave Fenris."
"Abort the mission?" Sophie was stunned: "How is this possible? Everyone is still down there, how can I let them leave?"
"But your guild's order is to prioritize saving yourself."
"Dad," Sophie yelled, "Stop joking, what do you think your daughter is!?"
Su Changfeng shook his head: "This is not my opinion, it is your guild's order."
When he said this, he suddenly paused, looked down at the communication crystal in his hand, suddenly his expression changed, and he said: "Internal affairs news, I can only repeat it once - Fenris Island has changed, all members stationed there Leave the island within twelve hours without delay.”
Sophie was stunned for a moment. Of course she understood what the so-called stationed members had to leave the island within 12 hours. Those were military personnel who had to leave the island within 12 hours. This was basically the level of war mobilization. , the most serious state is nothing more than this.
"What happened?" she couldn't help but ask.
"Your crow-mouthed genius is right," Su Changfeng replied seriously: "Although we have not observed the resurrection of any god so far, so we don't know how wide the scope will be affected, but from now on Judging from the current signs, I’m afraid it’s not optimistic——”
"What do you call my crow-mouthed genius?" Sophie replied angrily. She looked back at the scene underground and shook her head: "But everyone is down there, and I won't leave, let alone twelve hours , I think we can hold on for a while.”
Su Changfeng glanced at her and asked, "Have you thought about it?"
Sophie nodded.
Su Changfeng was not angry after hearing this answer. Instead, he looked at his daughter appreciatively. He then raised his hand and clicked on his communication crystal. A shadow was projected from above and appeared next to Sophie.
It was a holographic projection.
Inside was a somewhat gentle man, who gave the first impression of being a well-educated man. The man glanced at Sophie, then nodded to the latter and said: "Miss Sophie, is that right? The selector ID number is 076032115H. You Okay, my name is Liao Tianhua, the Ambassador of the Republic to Stargate Port, you can also call me Ambassador Liao - now I am asking you to please hand over the underground video signal of Fenris Island to the Stargate Port Emergency Command Center."
"This is also an order from the general headquarters." Su Changfeng smiled like an old fox and added at the side.
"Emergency command center?" Sophie widened her eyes, looked at her father, and then at Ambassador Liao - of course she recognized him. In fact, he was the highest official stationed in Stargate Port in China, and he was basically the candidate for the Chinese competition area. The direct person in charge of the caller, it can be said that there are few callers in the Chinese competition area who do not know him.
She asked her father in a low voice: "Wait a minute, you...won't you secretly report the things we talked about before?"
"What do you mean by secretly?" Su Changfeng shook his head: "Whether it is the high-level incident of Listening to the Rain, the possible betrayal of Toragotos, or the relationship between the people of the Blood Oath and the cultists, they are all major events. How could I hide it myself? This is against discipline."
Ambassador Liao also smiled slightly: "Miss Sophie, don't blame Colonel Su. He is also responsible. Moreover, the current situation is urgent, and we need to make a prompt decision."
Sophie snorted softly. Although she was the same age as her father, she was embarrassed to leave an unreasonable impression in front of others. She just nodded and said: "Okay, but you must ensure the safety of my people." , and at other times they would randomly pursue responsibility, I still remember what happened at Covenant Mountain."
"That's something done by the Super Competitive Alliance. What does it have to do with us?" Su Changfeng retorted immediately.
Ambassador Liao coughed and interrupted the other party: "Then let's start the video connection now. Does Miss Sophie know how to open this system?"
Sophie nodded. Of course she understood this. While opening the interface and agreeing to authorize, she transmitted the underground images.
But soon, Su Changfeng's somewhat exaggerated voice came from over there: "Haha, this guy's command skills are really great, but he was lucky enough to have him hit them right on target and stop these lizard men."
"dad!"
Sophie stared at her father with raised eyebrows. Of course she also saw the following scene - the scene just now was honestly quite silly and cute. Would ordinary people use fireball to blow up buildings like that? However, she also knew that battlefield command was not actually Fang Piao's strong point, but it was another matter for her father to say it in front of Ambassador Liao.
She also hoped that she could help Fang Plover enter the military. Only in that way could the other party have the confidence to face the Jefflite Red Team.
Somehow, Sophie always felt that she should do this favor to the big boy.
Su Changfeng waved his hand and said to himself that the commanding level of the genius you introduced is only about this. Ambassador Liao is also a knowledgeable person. You can see it without having to say it yourself. What is there to hide? However, when he recalled the other party's previous analysis, he felt something interesting in his heart.
In Aitaria, not only those with outstanding combat talents and command talents are favored by major forces, but those with outstanding analytical skills are also very popular among the big guilds, and these talents are even more popular than the previous two. are even rarer.
The little thoughts in his heart have already started.
But at this moment, the two of them heard Ambassador Liao let out a soft sigh.
The latter was looking at the person in the center of the underground scene with some surprise.
Looking back to the ground——
Fang Yu had no idea about the drastic changes on the surface of Fenris. He only knew that two rounds of fireballs had worked extremely well in the past. He was about to give the opponent two more rounds to try, but once the square was empty, it was not as easy to predict the opponent's actions as it was on the roof. route, and secondly, Silver Vislan has never been a team dominated by magicians and elementalists. After the only elementalist in the team cast several fourth-ring spells in succession, the magic furnace was overloaded—— After all, fourth-level spells are still considered advanced spells for level 15 characters.
But not bad.
They have lost their spell advantage here, and they have also lost their terrain advantage over there. The head-on confrontation is actually playing into the hands of Silver Vislan - these knights, even the Elites, have to retreat during a head-on battle, not to mention these night lizards. .
After all, these night lizards must abide by the laws of this black holy city, and their level cannot exceed level 15.
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