Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 158 Elegy of the Gods (CG): Crisis on the Continent of Auckland

What lies beyond the world of Auckland's mainland?

Lin Ke learned everything through his actions.

After finishing his conversation with the forest giant, Lin Ke soared into the sky.

It charged straight ahead until it escaped the planet's atmospheric gravity.

Throughout the entire journey, the actual game provided no warnings.

Sure enough, in a world where the rules are completely controlled by the real game, Lin Ke, as a player or even an operator with operational authority, can freely enter and leave the planet.

Even at the very moment Lin Ke truly broke free of the planet's atmosphere.

Lin Ke also received a helpful tip from the real game.

[Friendly Reminder: Dear cheater and operator, your destination is the astral realm beyond the Auckland continent, which is also outer space.]

Here, you will confront the greatest secret of the gods in this demonic world. Players, please be prepared that you will witness the grandest spectacle of Ragnarok in this world.

The information provided did not pose any obstacle to Lin Ke.

He appeared in outer space in an instant, completely breaking the world's rules that prevented mortal life from peering into the laws of the celestial realm.

So, the moment Lin Ke floated on the planet's surface, he witnessed an incredibly terrifying scene.

Just outside the planet Auckland, there are a large number of dilapidated floating islands.

Of course, there are floating islands, and also many fragmented meteorite belt-like structures.

The meteorite belt, resembling a gray fog, covers the outer orbit of the planet Oakland.

There are also many, many broken floating islands.

Some are only a hundred meters in diameter, but others are more than ten kilometers in diameter.

Even on the side where Lin Ke appeared in outer space, he discovered a dilapidated floating island with a diameter of thirty kilometers.

All the floating islands were covered with dilapidated buildings, clearly the result of a horrific battle.

On the largest, dilapidated floating island, Linko could now even see raging black flames burning continuously, and many buildings hidden under the black flames on the largest floating island were slowly collapsing.

The divine kingdom was destroyed, and the gods fell.

[The CG trailer for "Elegy of the Gods" has begun!]

Lin Ke stared blankly at all of this, and at that moment, his gaze was suddenly drawn to another scene.

From the first budding life underwater, to the giant beasts of the Stone Age, and then to the first upright walking, the wheels of history keep turning.

When the gods raised their divine kingdoms into the celestial realm, and when the dawn of civilization pierced the wilderness, a great exploration began; however, this path was destined to be fraught with peril.

The footage, presented in fast-paced, evolutionary style, depicts the historical process of the Auckland continent.

It also manifested the appearance of the first deity, and the awe-inspiring scene of thousands of living beings excitedly shouting.

But soon, everything changed when a mortal being shrouded in light and shadow used an unstable teleportation array to open a path to an unknown world.

The gods noticed the unknown portal, and as they rejoiced and began to gather to discuss exploring that unknown world, the lament of the gods was destined to begin.

The scene continues to fast forward, showing thirty-five deities from the first batch of gods on the continent of Auckland rushing towards the world of black mist through a larger star path they opened themselves.

However, the scene quickly shifted again, and in the end, only two deities escaped with their severe injuries and on the verge of death.

Just after they escaped back, a terrifying black flame suddenly swept towards the astral plane of the Auckland continent from the opposite side of the star path.

At that moment, the entire outer orbit of the planet Auckland seemed to be ignited by black flames, burning fiercely!
Fortunately, the world's rules fluctuated, preventing the black flames from falling into the mortal realm.

Then, one after another, terrifying dragons hidden in the light and shadow appeared. These dragons cursed the gods, but at the same time, they were swiftly stopping the black flames from spreading further across the astral plane of the Auckland continent.

Finally, through the dragons' efforts, all the black flames were completely purified.

Even the Astral Gate was blocked by several terrifying dragons.

The gods were overjoyed, relieved to have survived the ordeal.

But at that moment, they also saw the disappointment on the dragon's face.

No words can be heard in the scene, but the gods shrouded in light and shadow can be seen showing expressions of resentment or embarrassment as they face the dragon.

Then the scene changed again.

The gates of the astral plane opened once again after an unknown period of time!
At that very moment, a group of terrifying monsters shrouded in black flames quickly emerged and began to attack the floating island kingdom of the gods outside the astral plane.

War is about to break out!
It was also extremely tragic. From the few CG close-up shots that Lin Ke saw, at least a dozen deities were devoured or killed by the terrifying creatures of black flame.

The situation was extremely serious; in fact, the dragons had been involved in supporting the gods from the very beginning.

But it was also on this occasion that the dragon race suffered heavy casualties.

Although they still won, the terrifying giant hand that suddenly stretched out from the star realm was over a hundred kilometers long in just the exposed part!
With a single palm strike, he shattered the divine kingdom of a group of gods.

But soon, the satellite, or moon, not far from the Auckland mainland in the picture suddenly moved!
That was the smallest of the two moons on the Auckland continent that moved—no, to be precise, the moving moon wasn't actually a moon.

It was not a dragon, but a giant dragon curled up and sleeping in the astral plane!
An unimaginable ancient dragon has appeared!!!
The space of the astral plane was trembling, and soon, the terrifying dragon could be seen tearing apart the star gate and the giant black flame hand with a single swipe.

At the same time, the terrifying dragon looked down at the remaining gods with an even more indifferent and disappointed gaze.

And in the very next moment, this terrifying dragon disappeared from the outer edge of the planet as the space fluctuated.

At the same time, the scene shifts again, and a terrifying dragon appears in a misty, black world.

The scene shrouded in darkness is an overhead view resembling the solar system.

Upon entering this world and this galaxy, the dragons were immediately attacked by a large number of black flame monsters, many of which were terrifying black flame figures. Even more terrifying dragons appeared and joined the battle.

But at the height of the war, and before the entire CG sequence had finished playing, the camera suddenly switched gears.

The sea that had originally shown a map of Dragon Island suddenly vanished from the map.

Dragon Island disappears from the map, and then a CG scene plays showing a giant crater being filled with seawater.

With the disappearance of Dragon Island.

The CG shot finally came to the end.

That is, the scene that Lin Ke saw back then, in which the gods used their divine bodies to block a small stargate that had been opened again.

The CG ends.

Lin Ke's consciousness returned to his body.

The whole process seemed to happen in the blink of an eye, but Lin Ke, who had seen the CG visuals, was already deeply moved.

"Even the dragons at their peak fled from an opponent of this caliber?"

"Are you kidding me? Such a huge spectacle? That's a dragon as big as the moon!"

Lin Ke took a deep breath.

I just feel my scalp is numb.

With an opponent like that, will they come back again?

After all, judging from the CG footage, the opponent has already attacked three times with terrifying power, whether passively or actively!
"The gods have been dead for over three thousand years."

"According to Amos, the dragons left eight thousand years ago, while the gods completely severed their ties with the mortal world five thousand years after the dragons left."

"This time and again, they might open the door even faster!"

Lin Ke is trying his best to sort out the timeline.

The first battle between the gods and the extraterrestrial forces occurred when a certain mortal accidentally discovered the other world through a spatial teleportation array.

Using the unstable energy, the gods opened the star path to the unknown world, and then disaster struck!
This likely corresponds to the timeframe during which the Void Crystal disappeared from the continent.

Indeed, everything illogical on the Auckland continent has a reason.

When mortals act recklessly, even the gods act recklessly.

At least check if there's any danger on the other side of the star path first.

To send over thirty deities on their very first encounter with the outer realms—how arrogant and conceited!

But now, Lin Ke also feels a bit troubled.

Although, in the last Ragnarok cinematic, the gods spoke, saying that as long as they sacrificed themselves, the means by which the outer realms anchored to the continent of Auckland, where the gods resided, could be severed.

But is this absolute?
No, Lin Ke dared not take any chances, after all, judging from the situation, it seemed that the Dragon Clan had already suffered a setback.

Otherwise, why would the entire dragon race have fled?

So, what gives the real game the confidence to take over the troubles of the Auckland continent?

Lin Ke was worried that the real game would lead the "Imperial Army" into the real world, that is, to Earth.

"No madness, no life?" The real game is about seizing opportunities on the Auckland continent and overcoming challenges head-on.

Lin Ke had nothing to say about getting such a bargain.

Moreover, Lin Ke discovered that the gods of the Orank continent are quite tight-lipped.

Throughout the entire process, no living beings in the mortal world knew anything about it.

In every battle, the gods and their demigod servants were on the front lines.

Even those at the Saint rank weren't qualified to participate!
However, those demigods also suffered a terrible fate, as they were all wiped out in the second attack by the black flame creatures.

If it weren't for the dragons intervening at the last minute...

This means that Lin Ke already knew about the intervention of the Space Dragon, and perhaps the second Black Flame Creature had already slaughtered all the gods on the entire Auckland continent.

This kind of thing is really incredibly troublesome!
The more Lin Ke learned, the greater the pressure he felt.

After all, he's now the tallest guy who has to hold up the sky himself if it falls!
Lin Ke even felt that coming to the Astral Plane was worse than not coming at all.

Given the current situation in the astral realm, seeing the floating islands engulfed in black flames, Linko turned around without a second thought and returned to the interior of the Auckland continent.

This is something that Lin Ke is not yet capable of exploring.

We should at least explore this after we ascend to godhood.

Lin Ke was speechless and heavy-hearted.

"With such a huge problem, it's no wonder that real game players are leveling up so quickly."

"In fact, I received the most attention and benefits; everything comes at a price."

"It seems that in the end everyone will be forced to do it, and they will have no choice but to bite the bullet and rush in. Otherwise, who knows what kind of unexpected things might happen if the Auckland continent falls and the real game goes wrong."

"Let's hope that day comes as late as possible; the conquest of the continent of Calter needs to be expedited!"

Lin Ke was preoccupied with his own thoughts, and soon his entire figure disappeared completely from the Auckland continent in a flash!

(End of this chapter)