dark moon

Chapter 317 Danger Comes from the Sky
It's a pity that the two priests don't know anything. If they knew, there would be no need to rush to the palace in a hurry.But someone should have known about it, because right in the direction of the palace, a mage radiating light rose into the sky. With the help of amplification magic, the sound spread almost throughout the city.

"The blockade order requires all residents of this city to immediately enter the surrounding public buildings. The building doors are not allowed to be locked, and they are not allowed to refuse other people's entry. Until the blockade order is lifted, no one is allowed to go out. Those with special circumstances can stay in the building You must ask the passing city guards for help through doors and windows, but you are not allowed to step out of the door. Anyone who violates this will be punished with treason."

"Visitors should also try to stay in their residences and not go out to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. If you go out rashly, you will be responsible for all the consequences."

"The city guards canceled all vacations. Everyone gathered nearby and began patrolling the streets. Those who took advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble were killed on the spot."

"No need to be nervous, the situation is still under control, just wait for the problem to be resolved."

"It's over, he doesn't know what happened." It was a good thing that the mage didn't say the last sentence. As soon as he said the last sentence, Shuer shook his head and sighed.If he was really sure that the situation would not get out of control, he would definitely give a brief explanation to reassure people, but his words were so vague. There was only one explanation, that is, he was lying, "Who is this crystal energy lamp?"

"Childish ghost, childish ghost." Purposefully hiding on the other side of Xiuer to avoid the two outsiders, Saff replied angrily in a low voice, "That is the court mage Master Solan, who is also the natural history teacher of His Majesty the Emperor."

"It seems that many forces have gathered in the palace." Shuer raised his head and looked at the still dark sky. "This Water Curtain Festival is really lively."

Indeed, it was precisely because many people had already arrived that Solan did not stop all forces from continuing to converge on the palace. He knew that he had no position to stop it, and he could not stop it.Among the guests who came recently, there were more than a dozen legendary strongmen among the priests who served the Lord God. There was not much difference in strength between them, and they were all leaders of one force. He did not want to offend these weird-tempered apostles of the gods, so he They didn't even mention it.

However, it seems that the empire's control over Lion City is still very strong. A simple blockade order can control the situation. His announcement is very effective. Not long after he finished speaking, the number of citizens running around on the street has decreased by more than half. The rest of them were also in a panic looking for a building to hide in. The street immediately became deserted, and Xiuer and the others didn't have to jump up and down on the roof.

"It's getting darker and darker." Ferrus seemed to know what Xiuer was thinking, and he also looked up at the sky. "I'm afraid the heart of the city won't last long."

"What will happen if it collapses?" Shuer asked with a frown, "It stands to reason that an object like the Heart of the City, which is blessed by the gods, would not collapse so casually, and the results of the collapse are not described in the records."

Once the heart of the city is planted, even if the body is destroyed, the concept will still remain in the place where it was planted and will not become invalid. In other words, the heart of the city will basically not be destroyed.However, only the concept of the heart of the city will not be destroyed, but its functions are not unaffected. After all, the energy carried by a carrier is limited. Once it is under too much pressure in a short period of time, the heart of the city will If it is overloaded, it will enter overload protection over time, and it will need a period of self-repair before it can function again.

This is the self-protection function of the city heart, and there are precedents in history.According to records, there have been four cases of overload protection in the heart of the city, but no detailed records were left.

"Because everyone present is dead." Camille, the God of War Bishop who had remained silent, suddenly said intermittently in Common Language with a strong orc accent, "Of course it is impossible to leave records, the threat is so strong that even the heart of the city can be forced Suppression, how many mortals other than demigods can survive?"

"Well, it's just like this time." Ferrus also agreed, "Although I don't know the reason, the heart of the city has really been broken through. Unless we are lucky enough and the threat just disappears, otherwise, we legendary level Maybe there is still a chance to survive, but those of you in the golden terraces, I’m afraid..."

It was very serious, but Ferrus was not nervous at all because he only had a slim chance of survival. Not only him, but also Camille beside him was also as if nothing had happened, ignoring life and death. The wills of these strong men had long been as hard as steel. Even when faced with the most dangerous situations, they can still handle them calmly.

"That idiot Roland." I don't know who Roland is in Camille's mouth. He is probably the emperor of the Emerald Empire. "The ancestors have reminded him long ago that the protection effect of the heart of the city cannot be set so high. Appropriately weakening the effect will increase the danger in the city, but when trouble occurs, it will not be overloaded like now."

"It turned out that this idiot didn't listen to what he said. He said that he could not protect the citizens from harm, which would seriously affect the prestige of the Lionheart family. Hmm, if the protection effect was set lower at that time, many people in the city would indeed be affected now. , but not fatal enough, and at the same time, it will never cause the city heart to be overloaded. Now, all the citizens will be dead by then, and they don't have to worry about the family's prestige being damaged, because they themselves can't survive either . A stubborn idiot, no wonder our ancestors broke up with him."

Well, I have long heard that the relationship between the empire and the orcs is not harmonious. It seems that there is a historical reason. "Your Excellency Shuer, this way." It's hard to imagine that a giant man covered in muscles could actually talk so much. Along the way, the orc Camille never stopped despising the Lionheart family, so much so that the palace was right in front of him. No one noticed it until they heard Olanna's old voice.

When he looked up, he saw that 30 to [-] people had gathered in the square in front of the palace, most of them dressed as priests. It was obvious that these were guests attending the Water Curtain Festival.

"These are all friends who came to participate in the celebration. Representatives of the 24 main gods are here. Alas, the flow of water has put you in trouble, it is really..."

"Master Olanna, please don't say anything if you are being polite." Xiuer's eyes swept over everyone, there were nearly 30 people, among them there were at least ten legendary ranks, and the rest were also gold rank powerhouses.On this scale, it is an extremely terrifying force in any country. It is hard to imagine that there are still problems that this group of people cannot solve.However, Xiuer is very clear that strength is not so reliable. There are too many things that strength cannot solve in this world. , the most important thing now... "I don't think even the court mage Soran knows what happened. Lord Olanna, do you know?"

"This is Your Excellency Solan." Wendy pointed to the person standing next to her. Solan, who was wearing a gray robe, was hiding under the hood, full of mystery. "We are not sure yet, but it is dangerous. From the sky.”

"Huh?" Shuer was stunned. He originally thought it was a mysterious threat like the Great Rift or Ghost Space, or a surprise attack by a mythical beast. But since Olanna clearly said that the danger comes from the sky, it doesn't necessarily have to be these two threats. Otherwise, she would have explained it directly instead of being so vague. "Can you be more clear?"

"To be precise, it's light." Olanna lost his original kindness and said with an ugly face, "President Solan left the shield of the heart of the city and went out to investigate. As for the result..."

Solaen lifted his hood, and there were large and strange scars on his face, a bit like burns, but if it was a burn, Olanna could heal it with a wave of his hand, so it wouldn't leave such obvious marks, No wonder he kept his face hidden under the hood.

"Your Excellency Solan just stayed outside the heart of the city for 3 minutes and suffered serious injuries. The face was the most serious because it was exposed. Although the body was covered by clothing, the injuries were also serious."

Xiuer frowned, and suddenly bowed deeply to Solaen, and Saf also followed him and bowed tacitly: "I'm sorry, I apologize to Your Excellency."

"Huh?" Solan didn't know why. Of course he didn't know that Shuer was apologizing for calling him a crystal lamp behind his back just now.As a legendary strong man, he is almost at the top of the mortal world. Money, status, and freedom can all be obtained easily.However, when encountering a crisis, he didn't worry about what he owned, and dared to go out to face threats that even the heart of the city could not resist in order to find a reason. Such a person, Xiuer believes that he deserves respect.

"It's nothing." Of course, he was embarrassed to tell the reason. Xiuer smiled casually and changed the subject, "Is this injury very troublesome to treat?"

"It is indeed very troublesome." Olanna was not in the mood to beat around the bush and answered directly, "With my ability, it can be cured, but it will take at least several days of continuous treatment."

"Hiss, what's going on?" Shuer frowned. The Water Temple is a professional healing temple, more professional than the Dark Moon Temple. Olanna is a legendary level bishop. It can be said that as long as the person is not dead, It can be cured in her hands.However, even she needed treatment for several days, which shows how serious the injury was.

"I have never seen it before. It seems that there is a strange force that is destroying his body from the inside." Olanna shook his head and said, "This damage is continuous and directly affects every part of his body. If Metaphorically speaking, it’s a bit like the effects of a cursed metal.”

"Huh." Shuer sighed. Cursed metal can cause very fatal damage. "Just being exposed to light?"

"I'm not sure." Solan's voice was hoarse. He was holding on when he issued the blockade order. "I didn't feel anything at first, but soon after I was exposed to the shield, I felt that my whole body was getting hotter and hotter." , the heat was almost burning. I am an ice mage, but I couldn't resist the heat, so I didn't dare to stay longer and ran away. As a result, on the way back, the skin on my face began to fester and melt. My body is getting more and more itchy, but luckily Master Olanna arrived in time, otherwise I would have either burned into a ball of fire or turned into a puddle of rotten flesh."

(End of this chapter)