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Chapter 1096 Crystal Pendant

The Void Rift, like scars on the sky, spreads across the firmament of Aegir, each pulsation spewing forth more powerful and twisted creations.

The pressure above the second line of the Sighing Barrier increased sharply, as if the entire purple sky was collapsing downwards.

Just as the defenders were struggling to hold back the void creatures that were crashing against the city walls like a tidal wave, a sudden change occurred.

A huge, rhomboid crystal, emitting an ominous purple light, was thrown from the distant horizon without warning.

It tore through the air with a chilling shriek, ignoring the energy deflection fields hastily erected by the floating towers along the way and the protective barriers set up by the mages, as if those barriers were nothing but illusory bubbles.

The deadly purple comet hurtled through the air and finally crashed into a section of sturdy alloy wall.

boom--!!!

A deafening explosion was accompanied by a burst of blinding purple light.

The sturdy city wall was smashed into a huge crater, and the terrifying shockwave instantly sent nearby soldiers flying like scarecrows.

The two soldiers closest to the center of the explosion were thrown off the city wall by the violent blast wave before they could even scream.

They were instantly swallowed up by the surging purple tide below, leaving only two abrupt screams that dissipated in the wind.

The shattering of the crystal was not merely a physical destruction.

Thick, liquid-like purple void energy rapidly spread and permeated the metal surface of the city wall, emitting a sizzling corrosion sound.

Immediately afterwards, the crystal debris shattered like an incubator, and several grotesque void aberrations, seemingly composed of amethyst and rotting flesh, crawled out, brandishing energy claws and roaring as they pounced on the defenders at both ends of the city wall.

This is just the beginning.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

Watch out for what's above you!

call out!call out!call out!

In the sky, more of the same purple crystals streaked across the heavens, like stones thrown by the Grim Reaper, continuously crashing into different sections of the Wailing Wall.

Each falling crystal was accompanied by violent tremors in the city walls, casualties among soldiers, and the rapid opening of a "landing zone."

The sections of the city wall contaminated and damaged by the crystals became an excellent breach for the void creatures. Large numbers of monsters climbed onto the city walls by clinging to the corpses of their companions or directly from the gaps blasted open by the crystals, engaging in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the defenders. The defenses were instantly under attack in many places.

"Shoot them down! Smash them in mid-air!"

A commander, covered in blood, roared at the top of his lungs into the communication channel, his eyes bloodshot.

The floating towers above the city walls and even higher up responded immediately.

Dense beams of elemental light.

A blazing fireball, icy rays, and raging thunder.

They intertwined to form a network of intercepting fire, firing wildly at the speeding purple crystals.

However, to everyone's dismay, the dense void energy enveloping the crystal was like an indestructible shield; the beams of light striking it only created ripples, unable to destroy or effectively deflect it.

Just as the soldiers on the front lines were locked in a fierce battle, watching helplessly as more crystals were about to fall, a petite figure suddenly appeared behind the most critical section of the city wall.

Popper flicked her signature rat tail, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.

She couldn't act directly, as that would provoke an even more terrifying backlash from the Void Will.

But she was not helpless.

"At times like these, we can only rely on blessings."

Popote murmured to herself, the invisible power of divine spatial rules, mixed with her profound understanding of data networks, transformed into subtle yet powerful data streams, precisely infusing the consciousness of dozens of mages with excellent spatial talents behind the defensive line.

These mages included humans, elves, fox spirits...

The moment I received this power, it was as if a sudden enlightenment had struck me, and I instantly grasped a subtle spatial guidance technique.

They shouted in unison, "Cover me!"

Although the surrounding soldiers were confused, their absolute obedience to orders made them immediately tighten their formation, using their flesh and blood and shields to firmly protect these mages in the center.

The chosen space mages took a deep breath, raised their staffs, and frantically poured their own magic and the temporary authority granted by Pope into the tips of their staffs, causing the light of space to flash intensely around them.

Another deadly amethyst hurtled towards them, its target a section of the city wall that had just been bombarded.

Just before it was about to hit, the space in front of its flight path suddenly twisted and tore apart, and a huge, unstable spatial rift opened instantly.

The amethyst plunged in and disappeared without a trace.

Immediately afterwards, in the area far from the Wailing Barrier defenses and close to the rear of the Void Creature Tide, similar spatial rifts opened up in great numbers.

The amethysts that were "swallowed" were like divine punishment, carrying their original terrifying kinetic energy and power, and slammed into the dense community of void creatures.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of explosions erupted within the purple tide, shockwaves sweeping across the area, crushing and blasting countless low-level void creatures into dust.

Even if they were lucky enough to survive, they would be trampled and overwhelmed by the surging tide of their kind, completely losing their threat.

The aberration that had just emerged from the crystal found itself in a raging torrent of friendly forces, instantly swept up and rushed toward the city wall, becoming an insignificant member of the massive denominator.

"it is good!"

Seeing that the crystal rain had been successfully diverted and the threat temporarily eliminated, the commander in charge of the area was greatly encouraged and roared.

"Quickly! Now! Suppress the scum who are charging up! Take back the wall! Craftsmen, clean up the contaminated sections of the wall immediately!"

The soldiers roared and formed a dense wall of shields and spears, launching a fierce counter-charge against the void creatures that had climbed the city walls, supported by mages and archers.

Meanwhile, a large number of alchemists and rune masters dressed in overalls, under the guidance of Night's Watch technicians, rushed toward the sections of the city wall that were tainted by amethyst energy, carrying specially made purification solutions and tools engraved with runes of order.

Emergency "disinfection" and repairs have begun, attempting to reintegrate these areas into the data management and protection of the "Light of Descent" divine kingdom nodes.

Second Line of Defense Command Center

A massive far-seeing magical light screen floated in the center, clearly projecting the scene near the Void Gate twenty kilometers away.

Areris's gaze was fixed on a colossal creature that had just stepped out of the rift on the light screen.

It was a terrifying giant ape that was tens of meters tall, but its lower body was not made up of legs, but of countless intertwined, twisted limbs that resembled the roots of a living giant tree, deeply embedded in the polluted earth.

With each embrace of its thick, purple-crystal-covered ape arms, it would gather a large number of low-level void creatures into its arms like straws, its terrifying power forcibly squeezing and condensing them into amethyst crystals that emitted a dangerous light.

Then, like a catapult, it hurled these newly created crystals fiercely toward the distant Wailing Wall.

"Legendary level... Level 13..."

Alysse's voice was cold and solemn.

"But this power does not originate from the understanding of rules; it is purely the result of its enormous body and the accumulation of distorted life energy levels."

"The good news is that after observing for so long, only one end of the Void Gate has been squeezed out, so it seems that their 'production' or 'passage capacity' is limited."

“The bad news is,” a commander in charge of long-range firepower said, pointing to the tactical map with a furrowed brow, “it’s a full twenty kilometers away from us!”

"The middle section is filled with dense void tides. Sending a decapitation strike force to break through this twenty-kilometer-long hell, and then wipe it out among countless monsters... it's practically impossible!"

"Impossible, yet it must be possible!"

A tactical mastermind with gray hair but sharp eyes said decisively, "The spatial power bestowed by Lord Pope cannot last. We cannot allow our precious spatial mages to remain mere 'porters' dealing with these crystals forever."

"We must cut it off at the source! Use 'Space Collapse Bombs'! Just one, just one, sent to that monster and detonated, will completely eliminate it!"

A consensus was quickly reached in the command center. Ariris decisively ordered: "Immediately organize a task force! Target: Root Giant Ape! Execution plan: Precision elimination with spatial collapse bombs!"

City Wall Assembly Area

Three elite "Guardians" squads, renowned for their mobility and offensive capabilities, quickly assembled.

An alchemist solemnly handed three basketball-sized black metal spheres, each emanating dangerous spatial fluctuations, to the three captains.

"The mission is clear: break through the 20-kilometer void tide and deliver the bomb to the giant ape to detonate."

"Three bombs to ensure a high probability of success."

The officer in charge of the handover said gravely, "We can't teleport precisely into the spatial disorder zone; we have to force our way through. Good luck, warriors."

The three captains immediately huddled together and discussed tactics at lightning speed.

"Twenty kilometers, all monsters! How can we approach them stealthily?" The elf captain of the first squad frowned.

"So we need to coordinate, create chaos, and force our way through." The orc captain of the second squad gripped his battle axe tightly. "Our three squads will move together and cover each other."

“Yes, concentrate our efforts on carving out a path.” The human mage captain of the third squad's eyes gleamed with determination. “Clear objective, no cost whatsoever.”

The plan quickly took shape.

Three squads, each consisting of fifteen legendary warriors, lined up on the city wall.

A mage specializing in buff spells was the first to wave his staff, and a soft blue light enveloped everyone.

"Swift Wind!"

Immediately afterward, another wind mage unleashed a powerful spell: "Wings of Wind!"

Fifteen enormous wings of light, formed from pure wind elements, suddenly unfurled behind the group.

"Action!" the three captains roared in unison.

Fifteen figures shot into the sky like arrows released from a bow, transforming into fifteen streaks of light as they sped toward the massive root-like giant ape target twenty kilometers away.

"Cover them! Open fire!"

The commander of the city wall roared.

In an instant, the Sigh Barrier unleashed its full power.

The main cannons of the floating towers, the alchemical giant crossbows on the city walls, the combined spells of the mage corps, the arrow rain from the crossbowmen, the barrage of alchemical firearms... all the firepower was precisely poured onto both sides and in front of the task force's path of advance, forming a devastating "corridor".

Instantly vaporize any void creature that attempts to intercept or approach the task force.

Under this ferocious cover, the task force cut through butter like a hot knife through butter, covering nearly ten kilometers in just a few seconds.

However, as they penetrated deeper behind enemy lines, the city walls could no longer provide sufficient firepower. Void creatures, like sharks smelling blood, swarmed in from all directions, while flying species filled the sky, blotting out the sun.

"Fight on your own, clear the road! Don't stop!"

The elf captain shouted, and his longbow fired a barrage of arrows, each one precisely blasting the core of a flying monster.

The team members all used various methods.

A violent aura slash tore through the earth, a dazzling magical storm swept across the sky, and summoned creatures and magical pets tore at any approaching enemies.

The power of the legendary expert was on full display at this moment, tearing a bloody path forward through the endless purple tide.

However, the real test is about to begin.

Two legendary figures, radiating powerful void fluctuations and possessing ferocious forms, suddenly appeared on the flank of the task force. Wielding twisted energy weapons, they charged straight at the task force with intense killing intent.

"It's the Void Legend! As planned!"

The orc captain roared.

In an instant, the four team members broke away from the main team and bravely faced the two Void Legends.

Amidst the clash of swords and the collision of energies, a fierce aerial battle erupted beside the marching column, temporarily entangled the powerful enemy.

The remaining eleven men did not stop and continued to charge toward their target despite the increasingly intense attacks.

As they drew closer to the Root Giant Ape, its enormous body and the constant tossing of crystals became clearly visible.

Just as the group was about to reach the top of the giant ape, the team members at the front suddenly crashed into an invisible barrier.

Om-!

Violent spatial ripples spread out, revealing a massive, translucent purple energy shield covering the giant ape and the surrounding area.

"Damn it! There's a shield!" the human mage captain cursed. "'Wall-breaker,' it's your turn now!"

A gnome legend in the team, specializing in energy deconstruction and rune deciphering, immediately pounced on the shield. His hands moved with lightning speed, and complex runes and energy lines danced at his fingertips, constantly eroding the shield's structure.

The shield's light flickered violently, and fine cracks appeared in the eroded areas.

But the speed of the repair was equally astonishing.

As soon as the crack appeared, new purple energy surged in to fill it.

"Hurry! 'Screw'!"

While fending off the monsters surging around them, the team members urged each other on anxiously.

Two more Void Legends broke through the outer defenses and led even more elite monsters into the fray.

The eleven men were immediately plunged into a fierce battle, facing numerous dangers.

"I'm fast! This thing is even more troublesome than a dwarf's beard!"

The dwarf known as "Screw" was sweating profusely and his face was flushed.

He had just torn a hole in the shield, just big enough for one person to pass through, but repair energy immediately surged in.

"Now!"

A human shield warrior carrying a spatial collapse bomb roared and, just as the hole was about to close, transformed into a streak of light and rushed inside without hesitation.

"No! Once you go in, you won't be able to get out!"

"Leave it to me!"

He plunged headfirst into the shield, facing the terrifying root-like giant ape.

The giant ape clearly sensed the tiny intruder and let out a deafening roar.

Several thick, whip-like tentacles, formed from intertwined roots and tipped with amethyst light, lashed fiercely at the human warriors with a deafening roar as they tore through the air.

"blast!"

The warrior's magic surged, his speed instantly soaring to its limit, leaving afterimages in the air as he narrowly avoided a fatal blow.

Like a ghost, it lunged straight at the junction of the giant ape's massive torso, where the energy fluctuations were relatively chaotic. (End of Chapter)