??Chapter 55: Chapter 55 Undercurrent, Incoming!_1
Chapter 55: Chapter 55 Undercurrent, Incoming!_1
“In the end, we still couldn’t stop the Dark Sun Ceremony?”
Tuck stared at the ceremony that had already opened the dinsional void.
He took a deep breath.
Then, Tuck gazed beyond the Ramore Tower City-State into the depths of the Ashen Land.
The city-states, towns, and villages that had long been devoured by the Dark Sun.
At this mont, pillars of light from Dark Sun Ceremonies large and small were pouring into the void.
Although those traces and veins were barely visible, Tuck managed to capture them, the power of the ceremony had already spread around the Ramore City-State.
And now, it erupted in full force.
As a massive amount of Power of the Dark Sun was used for the sacrifice rituals.
The Ash Moon above the sky began to dim gradually.
The shape of the original Ash Moon, the power of the Dark Sun, was breeding within.
Tuck was aware that the Dark Sun Church had been plotting for a long ti.
The altars at the location of the Ramore City-State served more as a trigger to initiate the ceremony.
Even if he destroyed all the altars, the enemy could still continue to build altars and complete the triggering of the ceremony.
What Tuck originally wanted was to hinder the timing of the ceremony’s initiation.
As long as he could make them miss the appropriate ti for the ceremony, he could deal significant damage and impact.
Now, it seed Tuck hadn’t managed to do so.
“No…”
Tuck looked toward the sacrifice of Power of the Dark Sun at the Steam Tower.
“Three altars, and I’ve destroyed two of them, although they were only small ones, they were an important part in stabilizing the main sacrifice ritual.”
“That sacrificial power is not stable.”
“And… I’ve already inford Mr. Aubrey and the others about the possible ritual altars in the High Tower, and tonight is the ti for the initiation.”
“They couldn’t have been unprepared.”
“An unstable ceremony might indeed be interrupted.”
“Besides…”
Tuck glanced at the indifferent young man.
His gaze fell on the “parchnt rune scroll” behind the young man.
The seemingly fluttering scroll appeared especially heavy to carry.
“I also successfully killed a Steam genius who was about to erge from the Dark Sun Church.”
The indifferent young wizard stared at the blossoming ceremony for a mont.
Only then did he turn to look at Tuck.
His eyes were filled with confusion.
The Shadow Wizard seed to have noticed it as the ceremony had just begun.
And he.
Only sensed it when the ceremony fully blood.
Just in the realm of sensing abilities, the two were not on the sa level.
Keep in mind, he was already at the peak of Second Rank, ready to advance to the Third Rank at any mont.
After hesitating for a mont, the indifferent young man finally spoke, “The Sacrifice Ritual has been initiated.”
“And with it will inevitably co the Undercurrent.”
“When I was underground, I noticed that the Kobolds Army underground was already assembling their forces.”
“There were also people from the Dark Sun Church.”
“Moreover, many of the creatures in and around Ramore, as well as the city-state, have already been affected by the Dark Sun.”
“You… take care of yourself!”
After speaking, the indifferent young man disappeared into the darkness, vanishing quickly.
“Undercurrent!”
Tuck muttered to himself.
“Is it indeed coming as expected?”
Many pieces of information about the Undercurrent surfaced in his mind.
Tuck didn’t delay, and imdiately dashed toward the direction of the Undead Tower.
The Dark Sun Church’s ceremony had begun.
And with it, the surge of the Undercurrent.
The main towers of Ramore Tower, all would have to withstand the onslaught from the Dark Sun Church.
The dark flying creatures in the sky would sweep across the territory of Ramore Tower City-State.
The defense line of the lighthouse in the front would have to withstand the assault of the “Dark Sun Degenerates.”
And the Black Mice, the Kobolds Army, and so on, would also erge from the underground caves and burrows into Ramore.
These creatures, which were rely food and “Transcendent resources” for the High Tower City-States on normal days.
During the period of the Undercurrent, they would all beco especially irritable, bloodthirsty, and murderous.
And under the guidance of the Dark Sun Ceremony.
They would be crazily eager to ring the death knell for Ramore.
Not to ntion, there were many mbers of the Dark Sun Church among the Transcendents themselves; they too would take the opportunity to flood into the Ramore Tower City-State.
And when the Evil God’s ceremony unfolds atop the Ramore Steam Tower.
It also signifies that the feast of slaughter is about to comnce!
Ramore had not been without its instances of harassnt and attacks from the Dark Sun Church.
It wasn’t the first ti they had withstood the surge of the Undercurrent.
But!
With “The Undercurrent”
“Dark Sun Ceremony” happening at the sa ti.
This was indeed a first for Ramore Tower City-State.
……
At a city wall lighthouse base.
The old Knight “Karun” swung his heavy sword, brutally chopping off the head of a Fallen that had climbed up the wall.
He then kicked the “Fallen creature’s” head away like a ball.
At this mont, more Fallen creatures were climbing up the wall from the darkness, their numbers surpassing those of insects.
Many lighthouse bases on the wall had entered the fray.
The sounds of battle were incessant.
“Co on! You sons of bitches.”
Old Knight Karun roared loudly.
Relying on the “intimidation” built up from years of killing Fallen creatures and the light emanating from the lighthouse behind him, the Fallen creatures dared not attack rashly anymore.
Old Knight “Karun” tightly bound the handle of his heavy sword to his hand with a cloth strap.
His age was showing, and this would prevent the sword from slipping out of his grip.
Another burly Fallen lunged at him.
Old Knight “Karun” kicked it down, then smashed its head with his sword.
“Eugene, you idiot, stop hiding back there playing with your tricks. Take up your sword and co finish them off for .” Karun then shouted towards the wizard “Eugene” in the corner.
“I am a spellcaster.”
The young Eugene responded, trembling.
“Then show the might of a spellcaster and don’t act like a woman, too scared to cast your spells,” another Ranger in the team joked as he shot down another Dark Sun Degenerate.
The Night Watch squad at the lighthouse base.
They strained to protect the lighthouses on the wall. They might jest, but they knew very well.
Against the tide-like surge of the Fallen, without tily reinforcents,
They would be swallowed by death as soon as the light from the lighthouses went out.
It was the sa with the other defenses, not just the wall.
The underground defenses were currently facing a massive onslaught of Kobolds, Goblins, Black Mice, and other creatures.
The entire Steam Ecology of Ramore Tower City-State.
Depended on the Steam Origin Energy provided by the Steam Tower to sustain everything.
And the darkness, like the Undercurrent, was howling in, threatening to drown it all.
……
Tuck, in his Shadow State and floating, moved swiftly.
“Caw… caw…”
Just then, an Undead Crow quickly glided close to Tuck.
“Tuck.”
The voice of the Necromancer Aubrey resounded.
“I need to work with Count Ramore to deal with the altar ritual.”
“And also to be wary of their subsequent actions.”
“I won’t be able to return to the Undead Tower for a short while.”
“You go underground and help Armanti hold the Undead Rift Passage for as long as possible.”
“In the Undead crack area, there will be formidable foes appearing.”
“Be careful.”
“Understood!” Tuck nodded gravely.
The Undead Crow left once more.
Tuck slightly lifted his head.
The Ash Moon in the sky grew darker.
In the faint observation, unusual sinister patterns gradually appeared on the outlines of Tuck’s vision.
“No matter how high the Talent, it fears pollution.”
Tuck withdrew his gaze.
“Moreover, my Precision is geared towards combat and control, not a Talent for combating pollution.”
“If it were an SSS Level purification Talent or the like,”
“That source of pollution might well be roasted on the spot to dium rare!”
As he moved forward,
Tuck could already hear the surging sound of the tides.
The Undercurrent was sweeping through.
“The Undercurrent itself is a kind of Origin Energy tide. It’s just that for humans, it contains too much negative power,”
“But for the System, negative power? Nonexistent!”
“The only thing the System cares about is the ‘concentration of Origin Energy’.”
“Wonder if at the peak of the Undercurrent, the concentration of Origin Energy will allow
a chance for Rapid Growth.”
As he proceeded, Tuck pondered quietly to himself.
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