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Taril Continent - Arctic Icefield Defense Line

The biting wind whipped up ice crystals, which lashed against the makeshift alloy walls, producing a metallic hiss.

This is the far north of the continent of Taril, where the banner of the Night's Watch Expeditionary Force, united with the World Alliance, has been deeply planted in this frozen land once occupied by raging monsters.

Although the expedition used ruthless methods to eliminate most of the twisted creatures that inhabited the area, the lingering frenzied energy in the air still kept the surviving beasts on this icy plains ferocious and difficult to tame—this was the lingering pain of the world's trauma, which could not be healed overnight.

But this should also provide them with some help afterward.

When the Void Vanguard arrived, a large number of rifts naturally appeared on the continent of Taril. At that time, the continent of Taril was not under their control.

Therefore, the iguanas that ventured deep into the continent of Taril were not fighting the Night Watchmen, but rather the raging creatures of Taril that had been affected by the chaos and abyssal aura of the land for thousands of years.

These berserk creatures, like the void creatures, will attack any living, moving creature.

So the two sides fought fiercely on the continent of Taliel, but these frenzied native creatures were naturally no match for the void creatures.

Ultimately, it was also destroyed in its own war, and over time it was transformed into one of the Void creatures.

However, in the early stages, you have to admit that these local raging creatures effectively slowed down the spread of the void creatures.

After all, the void rift was just a small opening for the vanguard, and the number of void creatures that poured out was ultimately limited.

Faced with attacks from everything in the environment, and unable to suppress the sheer number of these void creatures, they will be slowed down.

Therefore, they have taken measures to preserve the monsters outside the ice plains.

At this moment, we are only a stone's throw away from the point where the void rift, which was predicted to be the beginning of the "devouring package," will erupt.

Then you will be the first door when the end of the world comes.

The intruder's door.

On the edge of the ice field, where the cold currents were not yet enough to completely freeze the earth, a massive military camp stretched out like a steel behemoth.

In the center of the camp, a huge white flag fluttered in the strong wind.

Six dazzling crystals of different shapes form the core hexagon, which is surrounded by simplified maps symbolizing the continents, together forming a perfectly rounded ring of order.

This is the emblem of the World Alliance.

Following behind were the Night's Watch's silver-grey battle banners with burning candles, the elves' sacred emblem of verdant vines, and the dwarves' banners of forges and warhammers...

The totems of different civilizations converge here, silently announcing the final gathering of the world of Aigela in the face of the apocalypse.

The alliance has been formed, the organizational structure has been established, and soldiers and personnel from various countries have been brought in.

This is the alliance's first operation.

Defense construction for the first node of the Void Apocalypse in the far north ice plains.

"It's unbelievable that we have to build a defensive line in such a cold place. I'm already level seven, but I feel like this place could freeze my fingers off."

An Alliance soldier, carrying construction materials, muttered something as he walked.

The Alliance soldier next to him, who was carrying building materials with him, rolled his eyes.

"I know you're level seven. You don't need to beat around the bush and show off here. I'll be level seven in a few days. That's enough."

Upon hearing this, the soldier who had just been complaining smiled, clearly indicating that this was exactly what he wanted to achieve.

"But seriously, man, are you scared? Like, of course, it's the end of the world."

Upon hearing this, the soldier beside him paused for a moment and then nodded slightly.

"Of course I'm scared, how could I not be scared? But didn't I say this is the void, the end of the world? What good is being scared? If I don't pick up my sword and fight back, I still can't escape death."

He then kicked the ground hard, sending mud and snow mixed with ice and snow flying into the air.

"I don't want to escape and die in cowardice and fear. Before that, I have to take a few with me, otherwise wouldn't it be a loss?"

Upon hearing this, the soldier who had been making the comment burst into laughter.

“That’s absolutely right, my friend. We are warriors who protect the world. This is a glorious and honorable goal. And my child is right behind me. We cannot back down.”

You already have children?

"Of course, don't you have one?"

"No."

"We need to get one quickly, otherwise we won't have the strength to fight those damn monsters."

The two carried the supplies, talking as they headed towards the city wall.

At the edge of the camp, the energy runes of the temporary teleportation node suddenly lit up, and the space rippled like the surface of water.

Popote—the subordinate god who holds the power of space under His Majesty Kana—solidified his figure and stepped out of the blue light.

Her silver-gray eyes swept across the camp, and the faint light of spatial laws emanating from her body caused ripples in the air.

The Alliance soldiers and Night's Watch engineers immediately bowed their heads in respect, a silent reverence flowing through them.

Following closely behind Pope was a team of researchers dressed in the dark blue scholar robes of the Night's Watch's technical department, their precision instrument cases engraved with intricate alchemical circuits.

Popper didn't stop and walked straight toward a section of the city wall that was being raised.

A cold wind swept past the crenellations, and she floated up, her gaze fixed on the outside of the city wall.

Below is the only void rift on the extreme cold border that has been forcibly stabilized and used as a "stress test".

Thick, purplish-black energy throbbed across the icy plains like a festering sore, and distorted, ominous-whispering void creatures poured forth in droves, assaulting the combined defenses of heavily armored warriors, elven rangers, and dwarven rune turrets.

The muffled sounds of flesh and energy exploding, the shrieks of spells and the clang of weapons clashing formed the cruel background music of this desolate icy plain.

This place has become a pure testing ground, after all, this is where the defensive line was built, and there are countless soldiers and various attack weapons.

The crack was easily suppressed.

On the city wall, Popper's gaze finally settled on a platform embedded within the wall.

Several Night's Watch alchemists were making final adjustments to a cylindrical mechanical object about three people tall.

It is cast entirely from star-patterned alloy, with a solid hexagonal crystalline base and etched surface with space-stabilizing runes and energy-guiding matrices that echo the Alliance flag.

Popper led his men over.

"Progress?" Popper's voice was steady, carrying a calmness and seriousness that he didn't have when talking to Yukana and the others.

The leading alchemist wiped the frost off his goggles and spoke rapidly: "'Anchor-I' attraction node prototype is complete, and the spatial resonance core has passed the level three pressure test."

"Theoretical models show that it can release specific frequency fluctuations simulating the 'core will of life,' creating a forced pull effect on void creatures within a radius of 500 yards. However, in actual combat, there are unexpected variables..."

"Understood. Begin the experiment."

Popper interrupted, his silver eyes locking onto the surging tide of monsters below.

The heavy mechanical arm lifted the columnar object, passed over the crenellations of the city wall, and steadily dropped it into the horde of monsters outside the rift.

The dull thud of the landing was drowned out by the noise of the battlefield.

Just as the alchemist predicted, those grotesque void creatures had no interest in this cold creation.

Their scarlet compound eyes were fixed on the soldiers on the city wall, who exuded a strong aura of life. They roared and continued to charge, their filthy limbs trampling over the mechanical bodies, leaving behind traces of corrosive slime.

The void creatures postpone their targets for these inanimate creations.

For these void creatures, the primary target is the living and active ones.

The soldiers on the city wall were naturally the first thing to deal with, so the void creatures paid no attention to the abandoned equipment.

Furthermore, for Void creatures, wherever they go, the power of the Void spreads and erodes. In most cases, they do not need to destroy the natural environment of the world; their arrival is enough.

At this moment, the power of the void creatures clung to the mechanical body. Even this constructed mechanical body was eroded by the void energy as the void creatures spread their actions, though much slower than in a normal environment.

"Start," Popper commanded succinctly.

The alchemist pressed the runes on the control crystal plate.

Om-!
A deep yet highly penetrating rumble erupted from inside the columnar structure.

In an instant, countless soft, vibrant emerald green rays of light burst forth from the intricate gaps of the mechanical body.

The light was not dazzling, but it possessed an indescribable sense of order and attraction.

Time seemed to stand still.

All the void creatures that were frantically attacking the defensive line just a second ago, regardless of size or strength, suddenly stopped moving!
As if gripped by an invisible giant hand, all their heads turned stiffly at the same angle toward the green light source—the quietly standing "Anchor-I".

The next second, the deathly silence was shattered by an even more frantic roar.

The monsters throughout the rift area, along with the new individuals that had just crawled out of the purplish-black pustules, completely abandoned their target on the city wall.

Like iron filings attracted by a magnet, they transformed into a destructive purplish-black tidal wave, recklessly rushing towards the mechanical body that exuded a "sweet" aura.

They trampled and tore at each other, just to get closer to that green light.

The surging tide of monsters instantly engulfed and covered the columnar structure.

Click! Sizzle—!
A sickening metallic twist and an energy overload explosion echoed from the depths of the monster horde.

In less than five seconds, the tough star-patterned alloy shell was torn into twisted scrap metal by countless claws, fangs, and pure void energy, and the emerald green light inside suddenly went out.

Crazy and brutal.

Even though they had been destroyed and disappeared, a full half minute had passed before these void creatures seemed to calm down again and began to shift their targets. They resumed their previous tidal assault, relentlessly rushing towards the city walls.

However, there was complete silence both above and below the city wall.

The soldiers forgot to attack, the alchemists held their breath, and even the howling wind seemed to lessen.

It worked!
In those brief five seconds, the pressure in the entire fissure area vanished completely.

The newly emerged monsters also joined the self-destructive assault on the "bait" without hesitation.

The appeal and the precision of its reach far exceeded expectations!

Popper's usually cold lips curled into a tiny, unusual upward curve, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his silver-grey eyes.

"Data records are complete. The attraction node prototype has passed validation. The effect... exceeds the baseline model by 17.3%."

She turned to the excited team of scholars.

"The key to the next step of optimization is ensuring the core frequency is stable and the traction field coverage is wide. We need it to constrain the destructive frenzy of the 'surface' into 'lines' leading to death in the future."

The coverage is too low now.

However, increasing the coverage area and upgrading the building level will make it easy to reach.

However, adhering to the spirit of craftsmanship and striving for excellence, if we can increase the coverage area by using a small size, then when building a large attraction device later, its coverage area can also be wider.

The number of nodes attracted will be effectively reduced, allowing more forces to be concentrated to face the void tides, which will be absolutely beneficial to them.

She looked up, her gaze passing over the surging monster horde that had just begun to boil and was now charging again, and looked toward the rear of the camp.

There, a huge, flower-shaped structure made of countless intertwined silver metal branches is slowly rotating, emitting a soft yet resilient pale silver glow.

This is the latest creation of the Night's Watch's technical department, the "Light of Descent," a mobile, miniature divine kingdom anchor point.

Within its coverage area, spatial rules are forcibly solidified, void rifts are difficult to open, and the earth is endowed with the slight characteristic of "rejecting pollution".

In addition, the ability to quantify data is also an essential characteristic of a divine kingdom.

After all, these data digitization capabilities have already been stored in the world's core databases.

The Aegira Data Center has processed and imprinted it across the world.

This is the world, this is the mother's creation.

It is precisely because of this that the Alliance was able to build this winding, dragon-like Great Wall at a visible speed, so close to the front lines of the Rift, using modular alloy plates and frozen soil infused with divine runes.

This is the first line of fire in the apocalypse, the scorched earth destined to be the first to be swallowed up by the "devouring package".

Here, there's no need for an elaborate node layout; what's needed is a wall of sighs that can slow down the path of destruction to the greatest extent possible.

All of the alliance's tactics, whether it's attracting nodes, moving barriers, or defense in depth, all point to the same cold, hard goal—delay.

Trading space for time, using flesh and blood to erase the numerical advantage of the void, using every inch of lost land to buy every extra minute and every extra second for the expansion of the divine kingdom on the continent of Lebia and the transfer of hundreds of millions of lives.

Popper's gaze seemed to pierce through the howling wind and snow, and see the ever-shrinking hourglass hanging in everyone's hearts.

She murmured softly, her voice torn apart by the cold wind: "Not many years left..."

Immediately, the dazed look in her eyes vanished, and she regained the absolute calm characteristic of a god, bearing the weight of the world.

"Walk."

He turned around, and the power of space rippled around him.

"The next testing ground is on the southwest coast; time is of the essence." (End of Chapter)