Global Mining.

Chapter 880 The Long-lost Siren Song

Da Chun unleashed the full power of the ionospheric hurricane, gathering void lightning to bombard more than twenty magic towers in less than a few minutes.

Just as they were about to continue, they suddenly discovered that the energy vortexes at the locations of the other magic towers had all disappeared.

Da Chun was stunned. What was going on? Had the other party deliberately shut down the magic tower?

That would eliminate the opportunity for cross-dimensional attacks that strike from afar. So, are we finally going to have to break out of the elemental realm and fight to the death? But if we don't transform into dragons...

Da Chun glanced at his inventory; the three damaged mechs were still being repaired and reshaped.

Looking through the elemental realm at the city outside the blurry glass window, one sees a large number of troops gathered there, making one feel that if one goes out, one will be surrounded and beaten by countless powerful NPCs!

After all, choosing to attack from the elemental realm also means losing the element of surprise, giving the opponent time to gather and set up defenses.

Just as they were hesitating, Di Lian spoke up: "Father, although they have closed the entrance, I can try to use vines to sneak in and indirectly control the magic tower, then launch a surprise attack!"

Infiltration? But where would we find the time? And success can't be guaranteed.

Xiao Mei spoke up, her voice clearly suppressing the curses swirling in her mind: "Warrior, you can do it. The citizens of my three major cities have spontaneously organized to pray for me. I feel my strength starting to swell, enough to wear down this guardian demon. You can take your time, there's no need to take risks."

Prayers in the three major cities?

In shock, Da Chun immediately opened his phone to watch the live stream, and it was true! The night market in Black Iron City had turned into a massive prayer site, with citizens holding newspapers and in high spirits!
What newspaper?
Da Chun continued watching other live streams and saw a close-up of the newspaper. It was a signed painting by the square painter Van Gogh, but the style was... a bit... suggestive? No, it was incredibly alluring. The mermaid's graceful, water-like figure facing the dark, cloud-like demon was so visually striking that it made one's protective instincts surge! So, this newspaper was printed by the Ten Elders, right?

Then the live stream continued, and Silver City was even more outrageous, with thousands of players smashing doors all over the city, forcibly waking up the NPC citizens... Wait, won't this kind of prayer be met with a barrage of curses and receive nothing but negative energy?

Looking at Gem City, things seem relatively organized; the white-robed priests of Gem City have been mobilized and organized. Perhaps they're reluctant, but they are, after all, stakeholders.

In addition, there are small-scale NPC activities in Oak City and Bronze City, but they are not as significant as they seem.

Alright, since we've already gathered the prayer power of the three cities, let Xiaomei keep going if she wants, and give herself time to further repair and reshape her body.

"Di Lian, it's up to you now."

Di Lian thought for a moment and said, "Father, let's destroy the first tower. It was the first tower to be attacked without any defenses, so it should be the most damaged and easily overlooked."

Um...does that make sense? By the way, which was the first tower that was destroyed?

"Okay, let's do it."

Earth Lotus deactivated the Hurricane spell, flew stealthily to the foot of the tower, stabilized her posture, quietly flapped her small wings to levitate, and then extended a vine as thin as spider silk from her fingertip to begin exploring.

Da Chun was quite pleased with her small detail of invisibility. After all, if he could vaguely see the other side from the elemental realm, it was also possible that the experts on the other side could see him.

So now all we have to do is wait patiently.

As a result, the fatigue just wouldn't stop. Well, Da Chun knew that his continuous sleepless nights were only keeping him going thanks to the intense energy of battle; once that energy subsided, he should just go to sleep...

……

Top Ten Chat Group.

As the mermaid prayer ceremonies in the three major cities were in full swing, Sariel Raphael in the magic tower clearly felt the volume of the mermaids' songs increase dramatically, indicating that the prayers were having a significant effect. However, the songs were still shrill and devoid of any beauty, showing that the mermaids remained anxious.

As we watched Zhong Chenghua, she became more and more skilled at casting Fireball, but it wasn't just that there was water between her feet anymore; her whole body was drenched in sweat, as much as a pregnant woman giving birth... This scene was simply indescribably beautiful!
In short, the winning rate has increased significantly!
However, the situation on Uriel's side suddenly turned dire: "A regular army reinforcement has arrived from the direction of Shadowstream City! Should I defend or retreat?"

Michael frowned: "It's probably impossible to hold out. Let's retreat! Avoid the battlefield of the guardian demon god, or we might be pulled into this abyss."

Uriyo exclaimed, "That means we have no choice but to retreat towards the entrance to Hell's Passage!"

Raphael laughed and said, "Go ahead, I'll take you in!"

Uriel panicked: "You're trapped in the Abyss Space, you can't do this! If I go directly there, I'll be attacked as an enemy!"

Raphael exclaimed in surprise, "It seems so?"

Uriel said irritably, "Fine, there's no other choice. We'll have to be flexible when the time comes."

Sariel said urgently, "The mermaid's four followers are praying at the entrance to the Hell Passage. Why don't you try negotiating and communicating with them?"

Uriel thought for a moment: "Amel should have the ability to transform into a human. Let her try it first."

Michael: "Then let's do it this way. It's still quite far from the entrance to the passage. Let's see if we can take these land-based demon soldiers who are following us with us."

Uriel sighed, "Try to bring them along, otherwise it will damage the reputation of the Chamber of Commerce."

Raphael laughed, "Anyway, the Chamber of Commerce is wanted by the city and its reputation isn't much better, so let's just cut our losses..."

……

Shadow Abyss Space.

Alpha, now possessing Overlord's body, was once again overwhelmed by the mermaid's loud noise, and the screen blurred and trembled again. If the previous blurring was due to drowsiness, this was due to madness.

Alpha contacted Beta: "Old buddy, the Ten Elders organized prayers for the citizens of three cities. Could you help me calculate the bonus from these prayers?"

Beta was truly stumped: "The variables are too large; let's try to calculate a range value."

Alpha added, "My screen is shaking so badly that I suspect I just saw a player enter Shadow City."

Beta was astonished: "A player? If it's that secret member of the God's Team, it's entirely possible for him to get in! But his level can't possibly be 70. What role could he play in a high-end scene like Shadowstream City?"

Alpha thought for a moment, then smiled coldly: "If I see it and record it, then I can use it to threaten the God-predecessor team!"

Beta laughed and said, "That's right, the God-foreign team sent members to stop the Ten Elders Mermaid's attack! The Ten Elders know this, and even if the young master of the God-foreign team kneels down, he won't be able to explain it."

Suddenly, Beta remembered something: "That mermaid's singing voice sounds familiar, it's a bit like..."

Alpha was taken aback: "This noise-like thing sounds familiar?"

Beta said in a deep voice, "Yes, it was very unpleasant to listen to, so it left a deep impression. It must have been the siren song composed of audio at that time... the song of a low-level siren! That's right, the song of a low-level siren, almost like a beast."

Alpha didn't have time to chat anymore: "Enough talk, old buddy, get back to the calculations..."

……

Shadow City.

After the shadow of the little mountain god entered the turbulent energy pool at the bottom of the tower, the entire screen was on fire. Amidst a barrage of negative notifications, the screen went black!
System notification: Warning! Your shadow has suffered severe damage, your mind has been violently impacted, and you have entered a coma.

He's unconscious!! But being unconscious is a minor issue; failing the mission would be a much bigger loss. But the system didn't indicate mission failure, did it?

I waited anxiously for half an hour before the screen finally started to recover.

System notification: Congratulations! Your shadow has undergone the test of energy impact and has gained a preliminary understanding of the "Resilience of Shadow".

Huh? I've never heard of this skill before!
Before him were the malicious, pleased smiles of several shadow mages: "Not bad, newcomer. You've triggered Shadow Resilience. You have a bright future ahead of you. We want to focus on nurturing you."

The little mountain god immediately asked, "My lord, what kind of skill is this?"

"Simply put, you are one in a million among the Shadow Demons, aren't you happy?" The little mountain god said with surprise, "I am very honored, but this is only my understanding, how can I formally comprehend it?"

The mages laughed and said, "We'll take you to repair other magic towers. With more practice, you'll be able to comprehend them."

The little mountain god then noticed that the explosion had stopped: "My lord, have all the other magic towers been shut down?"

"Yes, the supreme commander's order has come down, and everyone has made a contribution. Anyone who dares to shut it down prematurely will be severely punished. These are the rules of Shadowstream City. Kid, understand them well."

"I will do my best."

Then, the little mountain god thought very carefully that if the screen went black for half an hour, the young master watching the live stream would be very disappointed, so the first thing to do now is to bring good news to the young master.

Sure enough, the young master is currently drinking alone in silence.

He had been eagerly anticipating seeing the little mountain god enter the bottom of the tower, but then the screen went black. After a few minutes of blackout, the young master completely lost his patience. The immortal who had been secretly filming, though also indignant, was actually quite pleased. No one would be happy to have a naturalized being achieve such a great feat.

As a result, the little mountain god suddenly sent a message!
The young master excitedly stepped forward to take a look and discovered a powerhouse, one in ten thousand!
The young master excitedly chug down the remaining half-bottle of wine: "Little Mountain Lord! Train hard, and if you succeed, I'll promote you to leader of the Shadow Demon Group!"

The little mountain god cried with emotion: "Thank you, young master!"

I was disgusted by the fact that he became a team leader and was on equal footing with me.

……

Hell Lava Plains.

Uriel has been leading his troops in a retreat while fighting for half an hour.

It has to be said, this map is truly enormous if you're walking. And the regular army of Shadowstream City is far superior to that ragtag group of mercenaries from before. As long as you're not instantly killed, you're instantly healed to full health. Even if you are instantly killed, the overall equipment mechanics are so strong that they can lock your health! You can still be saved.

Uriel was thoroughly fed up and really wanted to abandon the rest of the team and fly away with the five mercenaries. Luckily, neither the dark elves nor Medusa could fly, so he could take the opportunity to carry one on his back and enjoy a kind of fun he couldn't experience in the real world.

But just then, the howling song of a mermaid suddenly drifted across the wilderness.

Uriel's spirits lifted: "What's going on? The mermaid is coming to my aid?"

Raphael was astonished: "Her voice traveled outside of space?"

Sariel was stunned: "There's no reason for that, she doesn't even know you."

Metatron immediately sensed something was wrong: "It's understandable that the mermaid's singing in the abyss turned into a howl, because her voice was distorted by the Shadow Fiend Guardian. But since it's still being heard, the voice isn't distorted anymore, so it should have returned to its original singing, right?"

Sariel exclaimed in surprise, "Perhaps the distortion effect is a complete voice change, and it can't be reversed?"

While they were discussing this, Uriel, who was retreating rapidly, suddenly went silent again.

Uriel was bewildered again: "The sound suddenly disappeared?"

Kaisa, who had been at the back of the group, exclaimed in surprise, "The voice is still there!"

Amel, who was next to Uriel, said, "I've also lost my voice!"

Uriel then returned to his previous position, and the sound returned!
"This is?"

Metatron was shocked: "This is similar to long-wave communication, and Uriel's position just happened to be in her frequency band!"

Sariel asked in surprise, "If it's communication, who is she contacting?"

Michael frowned: "It can't be contacting those four believers, they wouldn't understand. It's most likely summoning sea creatures, a skill that mermaids possess."

Uriel was truly incredulous: "What kind of sea creature could come to Hell to support her?"

Sariel was inside the magic tower, watching the mermaid calmly sing a terrible song, which didn't look like she was asking for help at all.
But we can't bother to ask, so we can only wait and see.

After this "interlude," Uriel grew impatient and directly ordered, "Amel, the entrance to the surface world is ahead. Transform into human form and negotiate with those humans there. Tell them we are..."

Sariel had already come up with a reason: "A follower of mermaids!"

Uriel was stunned for a moment. Apart from believers being able to transcend racial and factional boundaries, he really couldn't think of any other reason why they wouldn't be attacked!
"A follower of mermaids!"

Aimee was speechless: "Vice President, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Uriel was also helpless: "We are demons, we must know how to deceive!"

Emily said irritably, "Deception is an art, but such a low-level deception is an insult to art. I'll go tell them..."

After saying that, it flapped its wings and took flight.

Uriel anxiously shouted in the Chamber of Commerce channel, "Aimee, what are you going to say?"

Chamber of Commerce Channel [Shareholder Aimee]: Enough with the nonsense, let's beat you up first.

Uriel panicked: "Calm down, don't do anything rash!"

"I'm very serious..."

Uriel practically wanted to kill her! He had his reasons for wanting to kill them off in the first place...

Just then, a team member on the ground reported live: "Sir, there is thick fog in the harbor, and there are also strange singing sounds."

A song in the mist?

The group of elders suddenly remembered something they had almost forgotten: "The Siren's Song?!"

Raphael then came to his senses: "Could it be that the mermaid's song was trying to contact the Sirens?"

Sariel exclaimed anxiously, "Impossible! Gem City no longer has a guardian deity. It's reasonable for the Sirens to hear the noise and take the opportunity to come and cause trouble!"

Raphael hurriedly ordered: "Your entire team should go to the harbor and broadcast the fog conditions live."

"Roger that!"

The next moment, an explosion came from the shipyard's dock, and the shipyard's alarm pierced the night sky.

The team reported: "After the four princes' airship made an emergency landing, it stopped at the dock to put out the fire!"

The elders were incredulous: "Could it be that these Sirens have come to steal the prince's airship?"

Then the team rushed to the shipyard at full speed, but the shipyard was on the outskirts of the city. By the time the team arrived, the shipyard was already engulfed in flames, and the singing had faded into the distance.

The team members wanted to go in and broadcast live, but the shipyard had already been cordoned off by the mage troops who had arrived earlier. And since the team member was just a member, he didn't have the authority to go in, let alone get any information.

Raphael was stunned: "That's it?"

Metatron said in a deep voice, "When the Empire's frigates were attacked by pirates before, it caused a huge reaction from the Empire. Now this is a prince's high-tech airship. The consequences will be..."

The group remained silent.

(End of this chapter)