Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor.

Chapter 329 The Mountain Collapses and the Demon is Annihilated

From the very beginning of this world, the heavens held only two colors: pure white from the realm of light and purplish-black from the void. All living beings have long been accustomed to bathing in light and avoiding shadow. Wise men observe the trajectories of the sun and stars to judge fortune and misfortune, and to foretell calamities.

However, when the moon was born, all the astrological signs pointed to destruction.

This ancient, yellowish, and sinister celestial body illuminated the night hemisphere with an absolutely unnatural, distorted light, bringing with it forbidden whispers that wouldn't even echo in the deepest nightmares of all living beings. Birds and beasts became restless, fleeing their nests in a frenzy. Domesticated chickens and dogs barked incessantly and began attacking their owners.

People of all races and kinds watched helplessly as their familiar sky was occupied by unfamiliar celestial bodies.

Chaos reigns in the heavens, and so it does on earth.

Tonight, the hearth of the Shield Dwarf tribe, who live in the tropics, collapsed. The short, stout residents, who look like long-haired wine barrels, ran around haphazardly in the underground passage, bumping and jostling each other, shouting and greeting each other in a panic.

Our goat has run away!

"Forget the sheep! Something big fell from the sky! Didn't you hear that explosion just now?"

The torches were extinguished by the shockwaves of the meteorite impact. The dwarves emerged from the dungeon in the dark, gazing toward the old mine in the twilight. The explosion and shockwaves came from there. And now, the towering, massive, hill-like Chaos Egg, like a glowing heart, illuminated half the sky from the crater in the old mine. The malevolent eyes of the ancient yellow moon swept across the land on the horizon.

Even the oldest dwarf elders had never seen such a scene.

A young dwarf male suppressed his panic and gave orders to the dwarves he had hired around him, "Quickly, put on your armor, grab your equipment, and set up the defenses as I told you before."

The entire Shield Dwarf tribe had been bought off by this gnome player with generous sums of gold, ore, and spirits. In just two days, they became the most honored guests. All the residents were overwhelmed by his money offensive and became the player's mercenary army in a daze.

The Chaos Invasion is also divided into multiple waves. At first, there are only minions composed of monsters. Only after the embryos have collected enough flesh and souls will elite demons be released, followed by the faction's hero units.

Depending on the total number of creatures in the surrounding area, the entire process will likely last for several weeks, with the intensity of the battle gradually increasing, and it won't put immense pressure on players right away.

[Toad Tribe] still lacked confidence. He was not good at management and did not know much about military formations. He made up his mind that if he could not hold the position, he would leave the instance.

Several sturdy female dwarves, clutching alloy shields, stood behind the dwarf rich man, chatting about their property losses and the current situation.

The battle broke out quickly. Even though the shield dwarves, equipped with firearms, were not good at shooting, their heavy firepower was enough to hold off the monsters surging from the forest.

The dwarves' thick nerves were able to resist the poisonous pollution that permeated the atmosphere, and initially things were going well.

The situation only took a sharp turn for the worse when these untrained soldiers, not knowing how to reload, threw down their empty fire pokers, picked up their ancestral axes and shields, and charged towards the enemy wave with a roar.

A tribe of a mere few hundred people was utterly powerless to withstand the onslaught of Chaos. Even the weakest monster required elite dwarven warriors to defeat in close combat. The elderly, women, and children were simply no match for them.

[Toad Tribe] yelled irritably at the battlefield littered with corpses: "Withdraw! Withdraw!"

The dwarves retreated to their underground city, sealing the entrance. Monsters roamed their surface settlements, plundering flesh and livestock, and testing the doors.

These local residents no longer had their usual smiles. In the lightless darkness, each household counted the dead. Parents called out the names of their children, and grandparents called out the names of their parents. If there was no response, it meant they were gone. Sometimes, if there was a response, it turned out to be a duplicate name.

After calling out their names, the dwarves' most frequent question was, "What do we do?"

[Toad Warrior] sat with his knees drawn up and said in a low voice, "I have called for reinforcements."

"Where will reinforcements come from? When were they called for?"

"Just now!" The dwarf yanked his hair and suddenly shouted, "He's here! Okay, I got it. Everyone! Don't stay underground, come outside with me!"

"There are demons outside..." The timid voice was interrupted by his companions as soon as it began.

"I'm so bored here! Let's go out and fight those ugly bastards to avenge our brothers, sisters, father, and mother!"

The dwarves roared in agreement.

They regrouped their equipment and returned to the surface through the passage, ready for a final battle, only to find that all the monsters had vanished, and the surrounding forest was brightly lit, as if it were daytime. Looking up, they saw five radiant mountains hanging in the sky, like five vast lakes stretching into the ocean, almost completely obscuring the night.

[Lighthouse Guest]: They're all out?
[Toad Traveler]: B-Boss?! Where are you? There's a huge mountain above my head!
[Lighthouse Guest]: Are there no residents underground anymore?
[Toad Traveler]: Yes! I've confirmed it.

Lin Bo felt relieved. The ancient yellow, evil moon gazed at his solitary figure suspended in the sky, while the five volcanoes below continued to shine. With a flick of the mage's finger, one of the mountains detached and floated towards the small, chaotic embryonic egg.

The Chaos Egg is only fifty meters tall. Compared to an ancient volcano hundreds of meters high with a mass of trillions of tons, it is as small and light as a chicken egg under a steam hammer.

The arrival of the eternal enemy caused the demons in the egg to become restless and almost scramble to emerge.

But it was too late.

Because of the volcanic eruption.

Lin Bo carefully controlled the mountain's descent, keeping it as close to the ground as possible, because an object of such mass falling to the ground, even with only a gravitational acceleration of twenty or thirty meters, would be enough to cause a disaster that would affect the entire planet.

Calm and gentle, the radiant volcano descended like rain and mist, enveloping the chaotic embryo.

Immediately, the sorcerer dispelled the illusion.

The warm light faded, and the scales of the earth, whose true name had been hidden, returned to their original state.

Silently, a towering, heavy mountain covered the crater, as if it had stood there since ancient times.

The crushed chaotic egg caused a slight misalignment in the mountain structure. Accompanied by the surrounding mass pressure, it made a creaking sound as it could not bear the weight. The demons that hatched on the surface were almost instantly crushed into fine dregs, clinging tightly to the shell surface.

Lin Bo glanced at the information panel, where kill messages were popping up everywhere.

At this moment, he maintained the three incantations of his original name, light, and earth, and could still feel that the chaotic embryo had not yet shattered, like a hard, fried bean.

Therefore, he used the Flow Control Technique to propel the internal forces of the mountain, turning it like a millstone, and then used the Solid Control Technique to shrink the mountain's structure.

A dull clattering sound faintly penetrated the rock strata and echoed in the night wind.

A small section of the volcano collapsed with a rumble, needing to be refilled as the internal cavities were squeezed out.

A message popped up in the world chat.

[Cross-Network Campaign Notice]: The "Chaos Egg (No. 0142)" faction has been wiped out, and the "Sanctuary" faction has won.
Lin Bo quickly calculated the kill experience he had gained. After splitting it with his allies, he still had nearly 30. He only needed to eliminate less than half of the Chaos Eggs to accumulate enough experience to level up.

If I try hard, I should be able to do it tonight.

The entire world chat was in a state of bewildered shock, with the ninety-nine online players practically sending dozens of question marks every second.

The dwarves on the surface bowed in worship toward the flying mountain, and the elders traced the events of the night with trembling fingers in the mud. Blue stars dragged five sacred mountains across the sky, one of which fell to earth and annihilated the evil.

[Toad Traveler]: Thank you, thank you so much, boss! (kneels) (terrified) (terrified)
[Lighthouse Guest]: I'm leaving now. Feel free to visit sometime.

[Unforeseen Events]: What happened? What does it mean? Anyone have live footage to share? @[Toad Traveler] @[Lighthouse Guest]
[Toad Traveler]: Do you see this mountain? [Image]
[War God's Little Priest]: I saw it, and why are there four unidentified glowing objects in the background of your picture?

[Toad Journey]: Before the big boss arrived, that was the location of the red egg, and those four glowing objects were the mountain the big boss moved.
[The Unforeseen Picture]: ? (Kneels) (Terrified)
[Sunset Duckweed]: ? (Kneels) (Terrified)
The players repeated the test for quite a while.

[Sanctuary Blade - Blazing Blood]: @[Lighthouse Guest] Bro, could you lend a hand if you have time? My situation is holding up for now, but the sooner we destroy the Chaos Egg, the fewer personnel losses we'll suffer later. Coordinates here [image]
[Lighthouse Guest]: It's a bit far.
[Blazing Blood]: It's okay, I estimate I can last a month or two, take your time, bro.
[Lighthouse Keeper]: It'll probably be late at night before I get there.

[Blazing Blood]: Huh?

(End of this chapter)