Chapter 1041: Chapter 912: A Glimpse of the Mythic World

Just like before, if you don’t concentrate and observe, there’s nothing unusual.

Once they cast their gaze onto the interior of the island below the cliff, a vibrant jungle, as splendid as neon lights, suddenly appeared before their eyes.

"Wow, this place is incredibly beautiful!"

The women in the group, upon seeing this sight, started having stars in their eyes.

And that’s not all.

In this beautiful jungle, densely packed human buildings, distinct from the outside world, quickly appeared.

In line with the style of the [Purple Lacquer Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl Fish and Algae Pattern Golden Treasure Box], Aiven wasn’t too surprised to see vague yet familiar architectural forms here.

Even though it was still somewhat hazy, the general style was discernible.

Among them were buildings with a strictly regulated three-room setup, carved beams and painted rafters, and flying eaves and brackets, adorned inside and out with brightly colored gilded murals and stone carvings;

As well as skyscrapers integrated with elements like alloy frames, reinforced glass, horizontal balconies, sunrooms, and transparent observation elevators...

Although the city had been overrun by a rainbow-colored jungle, the harmonious unity of classical and futuristic styles still deeply impressed everyone, including Aiven.

Aiven activated [Remote Vision], and his view rapidly advanced forward.

Not only did he take in the whole island at a glance, but he also saw the vast remnants of a city submerged underwater on the other side of the island.

The alloy structures from an advanced civilization showed no signs of decay, despite millions of years of the long passage of time.

As if over the course of five eras, time had completely stopped upon them.

Clearly, this city was once the home of the "Primordial Civilization," but apart from the [God of Imagination], Aiven found no traces of any Era Survivors akin to ancient civilizations elsewhere.

Neither living nor dead.

However, while the group scanned the entire island, no one rushed to search for the source of the rescue call.

Each and every one of these guys, without exception, had long since left their exploration footprints all over the Material World.

They had dealt with the lowliest pirates, and once toppled the most powerful nation of the Material World from its pedestal, and faced a bloodthirsty evil god who took pleasure in destruction.

Even Your Majesty, Liweina, the least experienced in adventure, once went to the moon and helped the others take down the false [Moon God].

They might not all be heartless, but they are equipped with basic adventuring common sense.

In a strange unknown environment, never let inexplicable sudden events disrupt your plans; taking cautious steps ensures you don’t make mistakes in a hurry.

"Let’s go! Let’s head into the interior of the city."

Putting away [Sea Soul], Anita and Liweina led as the two "Titled Knights," with Aiven providing assistance in the middle, and the "King of Sea Monsters" Kraken holding the line at the back.

Among the remaining six magic system members, excluding the halfway-joined Kongyu, everyone pulled out a [Six-Barreled Cannon: Godslayer] from the [Witchcraft Garden].

Click-clack, they spun to complete the adjustments and entered the activation status.

Since they already knew there were more [Demigods] here than anywhere else in the Material World, they certainly needed to be fully prepared.

Only then did the ten-member team proceed in a wedge formation capable of providing fire cover, as they began to delve into this ancient city overtaken by jungle yet not particularly dilapidated.

As they delved deeper into the city, the vegetation, houses, and buildings before them became clearer, and the rescue call that had been constant in their ears grew nearer and louder.

When they entered a hundred-meter-high building with an empty first floor supported by thirty-two silver load-bearing columns, the unchanging call for help suddenly closed in, directly to their ears.

"Help! Help! Come quickly to help me!"

Then, they saw shadows flickering in the building, and a giant black wolf, with a human skull head and a body seemingly made of pitch, suddenly emerged.

Facing the direction of the ten-member team, it lowered its body like a real wolf, but from its throat came not a howl, but that raspy, anxious female voice:

"Help! Help! Come quickly to help me!"

Following closely.

Whish! Whish! Whish!...

One by one, "Skull Black Wolves" emerged from the shadows of the building.

From each giant wolf’s mouth came the same raspy female voice.

"Help! Help! Come quickly to help me!"

This horrifyingly eerie scene sent a chill down everyone’s spine.

It’s understandable to evolve various skills for hunting, but how could such a howl seemingly designed specifically to lure humans be so shameless?

However, an even more shameless thing was yet to come.

Suddenly, dozens of skulls tilted upward, revealing the dark muzzles beneath, where blood-colored extraordinary spiritual light flickered constantly.

Aiven couldn’t help but shout in his heart:

"Damn it! Has the pressure to compete become this intense these days? Even beasts have learned not to play fair?!"

But before they could fire, Liweina and Anita, standing at the front of the line, made the first move.

Whoosh——!

Liweina suddenly raised her hand, and her rose-red skirt twirled.

Clusters of white rose flowers spread from beneath her feet, filling the entire field of vision in the blink of an eye.

She lifted her right foot and stomped hard, and from a thorny white rose underfoot, blood-colored liquid quickly seeped out, and soon all the white roses in sight were stained blood red.

Immediately, with a "crash," it transformed into a river of blood sweeping towards those "Skull Black Wolves."

The flower branches suddenly exploded!

Transforming into countless rose stems, as thick as giant ironwood, with thorns, and millions of bright red roses blooming as large as washbasins, vivid as blood.

Unlike before, the steel-like flower branches and red roses were now suffused with a layer of dazzling golden light, which was the titled sacred artifact that had already acquired the essence of [Divinity]—[Heartbroken Red Rose: Astraea].

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

Not only did it engulf the dozens of "Skull Black Wolves" before them, tearing them into scattering dust, it even directly shook the foundation of this high-rise building.

Like seeds sprouting under stones, with incredible power, it toppled the towering building with a rumble.

Amidst the rising dust, ten streams of light shot up, consecutively landing on another adjacent high-rise.

Compared to the previous high-rise, this building, though slightly shorter, had flying eaves, dougong brackets, carved beams, and painted rafters, a faux-antique building utilizing new materials.

Liweina gently tossed her glamorous golden-red long hair and smiled sweetly:

"The world ’Behind the Door’ isn’t as scary as imagined, huh!"

As if in response to her.

The initially empty and desolate city suddenly began to resonate with the same voice:

"Help! Help! Please, someone help me!"

Everyone’s expressions changed.

Seeing countless shadows shifting in the streets.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Thousands upon thousands of "Skull Black Wolves" rushed out like a black tide, about to completely engulf the city in the blink of an eye, as if every shadow in the city was their hiding nest.

But Aiven was very certain that just now there was nothing in the shadows.

The [Eye of Profound Wisdom] observed the increasingly gathering anomalies below, its red glow seemingly set to illuminate the entire city.

Aiven realized that these seemingly identical guys must have the same [Demigod] level origin, just like those heads around the [Faceless Moon].

As the group had to focus on these terrifying entities, they could proliferate and multiply like cancer cells.

"Sister!"

"Got it!"

Crackle...

Standing high on the eaves, the dazzling blue-white electric light and surging emerald green water light began to circulate around them.

A point of lightning slowly emerged above their heads, exploding into a thunderous ocean made of thunder.

Among them, two entirely blazing white, sharp figures akin to dragons or sabers were continuously moving, wagging heads and tails.

They were two sharp long knives with dragon-head-shaped mounts, slightly arched, covered in dense steel scales!

[Titled Sacred Artifact: Thunderous Dragon Roar: Sakanni]

To avoid triggering the "shelter procedure" of this domain for [Demigods], Aiven restrained his own power as best as he could, striving to maintain the level of [Divine Creatures].

Nonetheless, using the essence of [Demigod] power to harness the power of a [Titled Sacred Artifact] was already beyond any comparison.

In a flash.

Boom——!!!

The charges in the atmosphere and the planet’s magnetic field’s energy within a range of hundreds of kilometers were all gathered here.

The brilliance of the blades of the two dragon scale sabers surged, suddenly uniting, transforming into a heavenly punishment thunderbolt as if thrown by the Thunder God from the clouds, crashing down.

Yet in mid-air, it abruptly exploded into millions of dazzling thunder sword lights, dispersing to strike every "Skull Black Wolf" in sight like a divine sword control skill from beyond the heavens.

Zzzz! Zzzz! Zzzz! Zzzz!...

Although it had not yet reached the supreme level of two True Gods, "Sea Monarchy" and "God of Black Wings," wielding clouds in the sky as swords, it had acquired a fraction of its form.

Earlier.

Even though Aiven rejected the start of the "shelter procedure," just the extraordinary swordsmanship he honed over countless years amidst the convergence of timelines brought him enormous benefits.

He was already faintly close to breaking the mortal limit of "Perfection," stepping into the realm of "Mastery."

However, before the myriad of "flying swords" could decisively conclude against these anomalies...

Moo——!

With a loud roar.

Not far west of this island, a "Giant Beast," resembling a gigantic dinosaur skeleton with a long neck and tail, appeared from thin air, its chest cavity glowing with a blue sphere. Even the sea water of the "Endless Ocean" couldn’t surpass its knees, and the clouds in the sky only reached its shoulders.

Upon discovering each other.

The "Giant Beast," enveloped in a majestic blue divine light like a mountain collapse tsunami, thunderously charged towards the island on which they stood.

This is the true mythical world!