Chapter 124: Chapter 46: The Level 4 [Evil Spirit Calamity] Descends
Under the tranquil moonlight, the night grew ever colder.
A party of three filed out.
The Lantern-carrying Elder, who had been traveling by moonlight, had already extinguished his Lantern.
The rolling hills of the area perfectly concealed any trace of their carriage.
They were not far from Bo’Er Town, which was heavily garrisoned by the Holy Fierce Sun Church.
With a flip of his hand, Zorn produced the Forbidden Sealed Object, the [Witch’s Mirror].
After being nurtured for so ti, the [Witch’s Mirror]’s functions had grown much stronger.
Sensing the bright moonlight, Miss Mirror Witch glanced outside before imdiately greeting Zorn.
"Good evening, Mr. Giant!"
Zorn had long since instructed her on how to address him in his various disguises, and Miss Mirror Witch had clearly rembered well.
"Can you sense the projection of this location—of reality—in the Mirror World?"
Zorn asked, pointing in the direction of Bo’Er Town.
After closing her eyes to feel for it carefully, Miss Mirror Witch opened her bright eyes and nodded.
"I can! But that place is severely polluted. Also, there are quite a few powerful Transcendents there."
"Find a safe and hidden spot, and open a channel through the Mirror Image Gate."
"Yes, Mr. Giant!"
Soon, a shimring, hidden channel of the Mirror Image Gate was successfully opened at the base of a hill.
Passing through the Mirror Image Gate, Zorn arrived inside a third-floor attic in Bo’Er Town. Through the dim yellow window panes, he could see the entire town in the valley bathed in the tranquil moonlight.
And at the far end of the town, there were a few faint lights.
At the sa ti, Zorn could sense a fairly strong ritual barrier there.
This place had been seized from the Sun Church by the Holy Fierce Sun Church in the first place.
And its location was rather remote.
Even if the Church wanted to send reinforcents, they wouldn’t arrive anyti soon.
Furthermore, there were important resources here, so the defensive forces were naturally extrely strong.
After taking the black Monster Treasure Chest from Miss Mirror Witch, Zorn began to set up the [Evil Spirit Calamity] ritual while explaining.
"This descending [Evil Spirit Calamity] will be Level 4. Its range will cover the entire town, including the ritual defense zone constructed by the Church over there."
"The Death Black Mist of a Level Four Evil Spirit Calamity will be instantly fatal to any Transcendent at Level 3 or below."
"It will also cause Level 4 Transcendents to essentially lose their ability to fight. If their constitution isn’t strong, they will also die quickly in the Death Black Mist. Even those with stronger constitutions will only be able to resist for a short while."
"Unless their Sequence is special, or they have so resistance Ability to it."
"You can basically assu that a Level 4 Evil Spirit Calamity can also be fatal to a Level 4 Transcendent."
"As for Level 5 Transcendents, if their constitution isn’t strong enough, their combat Ability will also be significantly weakened."
Hearing Zorn describe the imnse power of a Level 4 Evil Spirit Calamity, ripples of horror spread through each of their hearts.
Although they knew the [Evil Spirit Calamity] was powerful, they hadn’t expected it to be this terrifying.
"Doesn’t that an... even if there are hundreds of them on the other side, we only really have to face three Level Five Transcendents?"
Doomsday Shadow Stab said, his voice tinged with astonishnt.
"That’s right."
Zorn nodded slightly.
"When the dense Death Black Mist envelops them, those three Level Five Transcendents will also have their strength weakened by it."
As Zorn continued his explanation, the ripples stirring in the hearts of the three grew even stronger.
Even the Lantern-carrying Elder, who was with Zorn, stood stunned for a mont.
The disparity in strength between the two sides had been enormous.
But the mont the Evil Spirit Calamity descended, the situation would undergo a spectacular reversal.
This was the terror of the [Evil Spirit Calamity].
"Then what if... what if it’s on a battlefield, against an army of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands..." the Divine Mage, Francis, asked tentatively from the side.
"Anyone caught within the range of the spreading Death Black Mist will all die. There are no exceptions."
"Using the [Evil Spirit Calamity] to slaughter a town, a Steam City-State, or even a ga Steam City like Ogrande City... wouldn’t be much of a problem either!"
"This... is the terror and power of the [Evil Spirit Calamity]."
While the three were still reeling from Zorn’s description of the terrifying [Evil Spirit Calamity], Zorn slowly began to speak again.
"Of course, what I’m describing is the ideal scenario."
"In reality, if we were to do that, the Church and the officials of Ogrande City would certainly find a way to eliminate the [Evil Spirit Calamity] as quickly as possible, no matter the staggering cost."
"Moreover, top-tier powerhouses would be dispatched to hunt us down afterward."
"I might be able to get away, but the sa can’t be said for you!"
"And..."
Zorn paused.
"For , there’s no point in doing that."
"Within a Steam Ecological City-State, Transcendents and residents together sketch out a magnificent, epic tapestry."
"I need to carve my Immortal Calamity Sacred Mark into this magnificent tapestry."
"And I must let the entire Chapter of Ogrande City strengthen my Sacred Mark."
"If I were to actually destroy Ogrande City, it would be like completely tearing up a Chapter of that epic tapestry."
"When that happens, ordinary Sacred Marks will dissipate. And although the Immortal Calamity Sacred Mark won’t disappear, it will no longer grow without the nourishnt of the ordinary ones."
"Not only can we not destroy it, but we must also protect Ogrande City—it is the very breeding ground and epic Chapter that will make us stronger!"
Even the "Zorn Corick" of the past, who was constantly descending into madness, had only unleashed calamities in the outskirts of Ogrande City.
For the current Zorn Corick, during his growth phase, the slaughter from an Evil Spirit Calamity held little aning.
After all, he possessed a Dual Sequence.
And through a ’bug’ in his Dual Sequence, he had already found a growth path suitable for himself.
The main purpose of the [Evil Spirit Calamity] was to carve the Immortal Calamity Sacred Mark in suitable areas to continuously anchor himself to this World.
Soon, Zorn finished setting up the Level 4 Evil Spirit Calamity ritual.
Just like before, he perford three rituals in unison.
Summoning himself, to construct a Black Mist curtain to protect the Evil Spirit Calamity in its weak, initial phase.
Summoning the Sun King’s Golden Skeleton, to interfere with any traces they left behind and avoid detection.
And summoning the Evil Spirit Calamity, waiting for the [Evil Spirit Calamity] to beco powerful enough before rapidly unleashing it.
As Zorn gradually activated the three rituals, the entire small building where the four of them were was quickly enveloped in Death Black Mist.
Zorn had the three, including Alvin, refine a portion of his own Calamity Black Mist.
This allowed them to move freely within the Death Black Mist of the Evil Spirit Calamity ritual.
Furthermore, as Zorn’s Lower Rankers and participants in the ritual, they could also obtain a certain amount of the Sacred Mark.
As the ritual began to operate, Zorn started giving out orders.
"Lantern-carrying Elder, when the ritual begins, if they send out any distress signals,"
"use your Lantern to absorb any signal flares they launch."
"Understood."
The Lantern-carrying Elder nodded slightly.
"I already released a few sparks and hid them in the night sky just as it was getting dark."
"No signal flare from Bo’Er Town will be able to get out."
Then Zorn looked at Alvin and Francis.
"Although the power of the Evil Spirit Calamity is great... the Church also has a powerful Defense ritual."
"When I unleash the ritual,"
"you two will attack that Ritual Curtain with all your might. The sooner it’s broken, the greater our advantage will be."
"Especially you, Francis!"
Zorn said, looking at Francis.
"You should already understand the situation I explained to you in detail before."
"Master, rest assured. I am still the [Evil Spirit Divine Mage] of the Sun Church, and I have co for revenge!"
Francis replied, his voice filled with rage.
"Very good."
Zorn nodded slightly.
"Now, we will let the Evil Spirit Calamity incubate for a while longer. When the stars reach the deepest part of the night,"
"that will be the ti for us to act!"
Imrsed in the darkness, Zorn felt the Evil Spirit Calamity ritual gradually strengthening.
He could feel many Confused souls.
’There are nearly a thousand of the Confused.’
’That Sun Church is truly inhuman, killing so many of the town’s residents before they left...’
’And now... I can only reluctantly take them all in.’
’Mmm! These souls are truly delicious!’
’And after being tainted by the power of the Confused, they have undergone an initial ferntation, making the flavor of these Confused souls even more exquisite.’
’These Confused have also reached the threshold of an Extraordinary Species.’
’Over a thousand Extraordinary Species, plus all these Transcendents from the Holy Fierce Sun Church... the intensity of this Evil Spirit Calamity will be even more astounding.’
Unconsciously, the night had already deepened.
Zorn could even operate the Mirror Image to scout the area near the Church’s Ritual Curtain.
’This Ritual Curtain of the Holy Fierce Sun Church is very strong. It has so of the characteristics of a barrier.’
’But it’s not without its flaws. The operational efficiency of these few Steam Source Energy Furnaces is clearly much slower.’
’Hmm... The Church clearly has Steam Scholars or Alchemist-type Transcendents researching this field of knowledge as well... I’m getting sidetracked.’
’If attacked from the outside, even if they replenish the Energy in ti, the curtain’s strength on this side will struggle to recover quickly.’
As he thought, Zorn glanced at the sky. It was almost midnight.
The darkest hour of the Holy Fierce Sun was about to arrive.
"The ti is near."
Zorn’s voice echoed in the dark and silent attic.
Alvin, who was carving a wooden sculpture with his dagger.
The Divine Mage, who was performing Enlightennt on a small, portable Steam Lighthouse.
And the Lantern-carrying Elder, who was imrsed in his cultivation nearby.
The three of them rose to their feet and looked at Zorn.
"I will use the Mirror Image to guide the landing point of the Evil Spirit Calamity. Prepare to attack."
"You two, pay attention. Attack the area on the left side of the valley, near the edge of the forest. The Defense there should be weaker."
Following Zorn’s orders, the three quickly left the attic and disappeared into the darkness.
After waiting a few more monts, Zorn radiated the area of the Evil Spirit Calamity to cover the entire town, anchoring its initial point of descent to the physical location of the Mirror Image.
Level 4 [Evil Spirit Calamity], activate!
"AWOOO..."
"ROOOAR..."
"WHIIIINE..."
Strange, muffled, and soul-shaking roars instantly descended upon the remote and quiet mountain town, tearing through the oppressive darkness.
Having long been in waiting, a large number of Level Two and Level Three, along with a few Level Four Evil Spirit Creatures, descended in a torrent through an unfolding evil vortex, bathed in the Death Black Mist.
They surged toward the Holy Fierce Sun Church like a tidal wave.
"Evil Spirits! It’s Evil Spirits!"
"Watch out! A large number of Evil Spirits are descending from the sky!"
"An Evil Spirit Calamity!"
Hearing the strange roars from the heavens, the nurous stationed Knights imdiately sounded the alarm.
A Level Two Knight stationed in a nearby high tower imdiately blew a war horn.
"WHOOOO..."
The deep, heavy sound of the horn pierced the darkness.
But in the next mont, this Level Two Knight was shot and killed by the combined attack of two Level Three Evil Spirit Beldams and one Level Two Evil Spirit archer.
At the sa ti, several signal flares were fired into the sky, exploding into brilliant fireworks.
But those fireworks transford into tiny streaks of light like shooting stars and were completely absorbed by a lamp on a nearby rooftop.
No light in the entire town could escape the grasp of the Lantern-carrying Elder.
Imdiately after, a large number of guard Knights began to clash with the Evil Spirit Creatures that were the first to charge forward.
On this night, the peaceful town beca a battlefield between humans and Evil Spirit Creatures.
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