The Witcher: Start with the Lord Marrying a Wife.

Chapter 660 The Cracks Spread
Lia silently chanted an incantation, and the noble rhythm of life converged into a holy shield of light, covering each warrior. Their eyes shone brightly with the spark of hope:
"For the future, for freedom, we will surely return victorious!"

As time went by, the purple cracks on the "Wall of Sighs" were gradually enveloped by layers of sealing magic and elemental seals, but the chaotic aftershocks still faintly leaked out from within, and the invisible threat was never truly eliminated.

Like a sleeping beast lurking in the shadows, waiting to awaken and unleash an even greater storm...

The dimensional barrier known as the "Wall of Sighs" was showing signs of fatigue after the previous fierce impact. Purple cracks, like the wounds of a demon, slowly crawled and spread, devouring the once impregnable defenses between the runes of law.

The guards stood at various border outposts, clad in gleaming armor, but their faces were filled with barely concealed fear and unease.

The air was filled with a suffocating sense of oppression; every breath felt like being choked by an invisible force.

"Alarm!" A roar shattered the silence, and a rapid mechanical alarm sounded in the hall. The "rule disintegration wave" released by the Annihilation Fleet was already close to the border defense line.

In an instant, like a dark torrent, a distorted spatial pulse swept across the surroundings.

The defenders were horrified to feel the physical laws within their bodies rapidly collapsing, gravity disappearing, and inertia becoming disordered. They floated up as if they had lost their physical weight and rules of action, drifting aimlessly in the air.

A young guard's eyes widened, his lips trembled slightly, but he could not utter a sound. His body began to rapidly disintegrate into countless tiny particles, scattering like fragments of a star.

David stood on the core defensive platform, his entire body covered in crimson gold holy armor shimmering with eerie blue flames, the flames surging and burning like living flames leaping around his body.

He felt the power of this "rule dissociation wave" was like the claws of a giant abyss, tearing apart the rhythm of reality time and time again.

However, he did not back down at all. Instead, he took a deep breath and activated his chaotic divine body to the extreme, which was an immortal form that combined order and chaos, divinity and flesh.

His eyes burned with a mixture of crimson gold and dark blue flames, and with each swing of his phase dagger, he unleashed a surge of informational sword energy that pierced through the void.

He bravely faced the sweeping "rule disintegration wave," using his divine body to withstand the powerful energy that nearly tore apart the very essence of spacetime.

Amidst the roar, a beam of light and shadow intertwined and formed a sturdy energy shield around David, enveloping him within it.

However, that ferocious force continued to erode and wreak havoc.

After a violent collision, he was struck by a sharp pain in his left arm, feeling as if his bones were shattered and broken. His most crucial divine bone had been destroyed.

Blood and information mingled and splattered, but the immortal mechanism hidden beneath the crimson camouflage pattern quickly activated, covering the wreckage with a runic light membrane, laying the foundation for subsequent reconstruction.

Anne stood nervously in front of the command console in the distance, holding a data prism that was spinning at high speed, constantly outputting reverse codes in an attempt to counter the intrusion signal.

"Commander! The residual signal from the 'Observer' is leaking from the purple crack; its structure is unusually complex and extremely corrosive!"
We're working hard to analyze it, but time is running out!

Lena swiftly gathered an elemental storm, and the power in her hand unleashed a violent lightning storm, which merged with the torrent of flames to form a blazing elemental vortex. This vortex vibrated within the space, creating a shield array to contain the invasion and prevent its spread.

"These corrosive messages are spreading like a plague, and we must use the power of pure elements to block their transmission!"

Sophia, clad in a longsword, leaped from the shadows, her sharp gaze fixed on the most dangerous area. "The Knights have been assigned to key locations to carry out the cleanup. We cannot allow even a trace of contamination to remain!"

Lia sat cross-legged, casting her spell with unwavering resolve, even in the face of a fierce mental onslaught. She steadfastly offered the Song of Life's Law, instilling resilience in all the warriors.
"The mental barrier must always remain intact; it is the most solid foundation for us to resist darkness."

Even with everyone working together, a deafening explosion still came from the core area.

A veteran guard struggles to control the situation in a weightless state, but is swallowed up and disappears into particles by a sudden information vortex.

His face showed disbelief and despair, yet also a tenacious will to survive; that moment became an indelible painful memory for everyone.

David gritted his teeth and endured the excruciating pain in his left arm. He looked up at the purple crack, within which seemed to teem with endless darkness, from which signals left over from the Observer Project were constantly emanating.

It was an information monster composed of layers of complex code and corrupt data, and every breath it took was accompanied by fluctuations in reality distortion and the collapse of order.

He gripped the phase dagger tightly and swung it once more to slash at the void, using the Chaos Core to drive the power of order, allowing each sword beam to traverse between the rifts and cleave the broken information chains.

But the opponent was unstoppable, with countless tentacles seemingly weaving and entangled as if they were consciously working, making the spatial barrier teeter on the brink of collapse.

Annie anxiously accelerated her analysis, "Coach, we must find the core of the 'Observer' signal, otherwise we cannot completely eradicate this crisis!"

All current reversal procedures are merely a temporary measure!

Taking advantage of the situation, Lena unleashed an elemental storm, combining lightning and fire into a single spear of prayer, its trajectory leaving behind a trail of countless rays of light as it passed through the air.
"Use the power of nature to purify corruption, and use the will of the gods to protect the future!"

Sophia led the Knights in a valiant fight, using their iron will to force the enemy back step by step.

Lia then cast the ultimate spiritual prayer, enabling each warrior to withstand extraordinary pressure and not collapse.
Meanwhile, Annie continued to adjust the wand's algorithm, using scientific reason to resist the chaotic data interference brought about by the crazy mutation...

Time seemed to freeze, both long and short. Everyone went through life-or-death trials and spiritual cleansing, but they never gave up hope, nor did they allow fear to take hold of their hearts.

In this battle against the overwhelming flood of information that transcends the limits of the mortal world, they built an eternal barrier with unwavering will!
David finally overcame his injuries and calmly shouted, "Keep pushing!"
The key points of the 'Stairway of Chaos' must be firmly established; this is not merely a battle, but a moment for forging the foundation of a new era's order!

The ripples in the distant void gradually stabilized, and in the eyes of the many warriors, the dawn would surely break behind this dark shadow...

At that moment, a faint signal pierced through the depths of the purple crack—a fragment of data left over from Project Observer, a record of past secrets and future hopes.

The starry sky was deep and dark, the firmament as black as ink, and the universe was so silent that even time seemed to stand still.

On the border of the Kingdom of Gods, the air rippled like the tide due to the constant fluctuations of the void rifts.

The purple crack became increasingly clear, and its corrosive power spread through the space, coiling around every inch of the protective laws like an invisible venomous snake.

Suddenly, a colossal black shadow slowly emerged from the distorted void. It was a massive "void cocoon," resembling an ancient, ferocious beast. It was enormous, like a cocoon that had slumbered for millennia awakening. The cocoon-shaped mothership, which blotted out the sky, was covered with shattered runes of laws and chaotic codes. The eerie blue light it emitted was like the eye of death, making all the guards' hearts tighten.

David stood on the high platform, his entire body radiating a blazing light from the interwoven crimson-gold holy runes and dark blue runes, creating a stark contrast with the colossal figure before him.

His eyes burned with crimson flames, and with each breath, the chaotic energy and the power of order within his body intertwined and surged.

He felt the oppressive force emanating from the "Cocoon of the Void" like an abyss swallowing him, constantly tearing apart the barriers of law within his body.

Anne gripped the data prism tightly, her eyes glued to the streaming data on the holographic screen—the information fluctuations constantly emanating from the mothership's internal operating core.

"Commander! The 'Void Cocoon' is releasing 'Entropy-Increasing Spores'—a high-level corrosive information entity that is spreading throughout the divine kingdom's law network, gradually dismantling and decomposing our fundamental order structure!"

Lena frowned, holding the elemental scepter, a storm of lightning and fire surging forth, intertwining with the surrounding elemental whirlwinds to form a powerful barrier:
"These spores carry ancient, corrupt energy; they erode not only space, but also the very essence of life and the core of the laws!"

Clad in cyan armor, Sophia stared coldly ahead, gripping her icy longsword. Her figure gradually disappeared into the shadows, swiftly transforming into a streak of dark light as she darted to the side of the enemy ship.

Around her, a subtle siphon energy quietly activated; it was the Shadow Siphon Technique she had cultivated over many years, capable of capturing and countering the enemy's information energy.

Just as Sofia quietly approached, the "Entropy Spores" suddenly burst forth with an unexpected diffusion wave, and countless tiny, smoke-like, blackish-purple spores surged and swept out, like a vast poisonous cloud covering her.

She instantly opened her palms and used Shadow Siphon Technique to meet the attack, forcibly drawing the highly corrosive information entities into her body to form a temporary barrier.

At that moment, something unusual happened.

The "entropy-increasing spores" that were being siphoned into Sophia's body suddenly backfired. They briefly aggregated and burst out with strong shockwaves. These shockwaves instantly disrupted the complex sensing system on the mothership, causing the main sensors that were originally closely monitoring the border situation to be temporarily paralyzed!
The surface of the mothership shimmered with mottled purple pulses, the holographic map showed discontinuities, and the nodes surrounding the multiple cosmic barriers loosened slightly.

The attack rhythm of "Void Cocoon" was disrupted for a moment, giving the defenders a valuable opportunity to counterattack.

David witnessed this scene, his brows furrowing even more, but a hint of relief and resolve flashed in his eyes.

He raised his hand and brandished the phase dagger, unleashing a sword aura of crimson gold and icy coldness that swept towards the enemy ship.

The sword energy carried a torrent of information formed by the fusion of his own chaotic divine body, like the dawn breaking through the night, annihilating all depravity and corruption!

Anne quickly adjusted the data prism parameters to increase the frequency of the reversal process:

"Taking advantage of this temporary loophole, we must push forward the 'Chaos Ladder' defense trial system with all our might! Send more knights to the front lines immediately to carry out the cleanup mission!"

Lena gathered a torrent of elements, using thunder and flames to transform into a thousand-ton boulder to suppress the expanding corrupted energy within its range.

A colossal storm pillar stood between heaven and earth, its roar like that of an ancient beast, inspiring fearless courage in all the soldiers.

Lia sat cross-legged and cast the Life Rhythm Prayer Mantra, her whole being seemingly becoming a holy fountain.

The warm holy light converged to form a protective shield covering each warrior, ensuring that even when they were in another world experiencing weightlessness and excruciating pain, they would not lose their reason and will.

Upon hearing the news, the Knights of the Illusionary Forest sped off, traversing the misty illusionary grid and cutting into the enemy ranks with the precision and efficiency of a falcon swooping through a dark jungle.

Long swords slashed through the air, each strike tearing apart and corroding the data chain, gradually purifying and eliminating the corrupted darkness!
In the distance, the Annihilation Commander's face was grim. He stared at the brutal changes in the situation on the flagship and gritted his teeth: "I never expected that the shadow of Sophia would have such an impact..."

It seems we must adjust our strategy and increase the frequency of the 'rule dissociation wave,' otherwise we will be put on the defensive.

At the same time, within the council hall of the Kingdom of Gods, the earth trembled with pulses, and the new "Codex of Chaos" in the hall seemed to sense the dramatic changes in the outside world, its runic galaxy rotating at a sudden increase in speed.

Countless fragments of the law burst forth from the digital scroll, converging in mid-air to form a dazzling silver-blue wave, infusing the guardians with even more steadfast and pure power!

David knew that the battle would become increasingly fierce, but he firmly believed that as long as everyone worked together with one heart and one mind, order and courage would be able to withstand this information catastrophe that was sweeping across multiple worlds!

He whispered, “Everyone must remain vigilant. Any lapse in vigilance could lead to destruction. We must use our souls as a shield and our beliefs as a spear, and give it our all!”

On the border battlefield, the space around the void rift was like a torn curtain, with the broken part emitting soul-shaking information waves, and waves of corrosive power surging continuously.

The purple wounds on the "Wall of Sighs" gradually spread, as if the wounds of a giant beast were slowly secreting deadly venom.

David stood atop the high platform, his entire body radiating a glow that intertwined with azure and crimson gold from his crimson-gold holy armor. This glow was like the brightest star in the night sky, injecting a tenacious life force into everything shrouded in despair and chaos around him.

He gripped the phase dagger tightly, crimson-gold and ghostly-blue flames leaping on the blade, each pulse seeming to etch a mark of law into space.

"Divine Punishment Army, assemble at full strength!" His voice was steady and resounding, echoing across the battlefield. "Launch a counterattack against the 'Void Cocoon' immediately!"

Clad in sturdy armor, the soldiers of the Divine Punishment Army quickly formed ranks, standing tall like an iron wall against the corrosive storm.

As the sharp blade slashed through the void, countless runes of law and elemental flames converged into a powerful offensive that crashed down on the enemy.

However, these conventional attacks were ruthlessly devoured and disintegrated under the envelopment of the "entropy spores".

Lena stood at the front line, took a deep breath, and raised the elemental authority high above her head.

Blue and white lightning and blazing flames intertwined and spun at the tip of the scepter, rapidly accumulating a powerful and indestructible storm of energy.

"Unleash Absolute Zero!" she commanded in a low voice, releasing intense cold air from her hands—the air suddenly condensed into a thin film of ice, and a bone-chilling cold instantly spread.

(End of this chapter)