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Chapter 120 The Sun About to Die? Nyarlathotep's Ninth-Order Prophecy! (33 words~)

"Lord Lord?"

"The boundless starry sky?"

In the courtyard.

The old man's brows were furrowed, and his cloudy eyes were filled with worry.

Yin Zhenzhong's account made everyone realize...

This closed beta test did not take place in the wasteland world where Ember and his friends lived.

Instead, it is a completely different wasteland world, situated in the vast starry sky, and also much more dangerous.

"Twelfth rank!"

During the two-day closed beta test, Yin Zhenzhong learned about Carol's level through subtle inquiries.

Of course, this was something Carol did intentionally.

She needs to make these 'ants' obedient so that they can better serve the lord.

The twelfth rank is itself a deterrent.

turn out……

The people inside the courtyard were indeed quite shocked.

"Twelve levels, there are actually twelve levels..."

All of them were aware of the information Yin Yao brought back from her rebirth.

Ember is a ninth-tier being, the Lord of Dawn City, and an invincible powerhouse in the wasteland.

Can……

Twelve levels?
Even Carol's tense reaction on the last day reveals that in that vast star wasteland, even a 12th-tier being is not invincible, or rather, still requires caution.

"We underestimated things before..."

"Ugh!"

The old man sighed heavily.

Initially, he always thought that as long as Blue Star held on, perhaps in just two or three months, Ember would be able to bring his compatriots back.

but……

Obviously it's not that easy.

Or.

After witnessing the more advanced, dangerous, and vast wastelands of the starry sky, he realized that the crisis facing Blue Star was far beyond what a mere ninth-tier being could resolve.

Even if it's not at the ninth level, or even the nineteenth or twenty-ninth level, it might not be able to handle it.

after all……

Think of this.

The old man looked up at the sky.

After the Oumuamua crisis, Blue Star's technology withered and its energy was paralyzed.

But these aren't really major problems.

At worst, civilization will regress slightly.

The mutated beasts scattered across the planet, and the infected humans that have mutated, are not considered a fatal problem.

Because they are not very powerful at this stage, they can be controlled to a certain extent by using cold weapons and sheer numbers.

The real trouble is the crisis in the sky.

The sun in the sky was reflected in the old man's cloudy eyes.

It is now noon.

But the sun was incredibly dark, like twilight.

Despite technological decline, highly skilled individuals can still create simple astronomical mirrors using ordinary materials.

In the past ten days.

The sun's brightness is decreasing at a despairing rate.

At first.

The enormous pillar of light in the Northwest purified most of the pollution from Oumuamua, preventing Earth from being completely polluted and destroyed at that time.

Can……

The true 'Oumuamua was never aimed at Earth, but rather at the depths of the solar system.

"sun……"

"It's about to go out."

……

……

A308 area.

North of the mountains.

Above the city of Daluo.

boom--

Rumble——!
A sky city, obscuring the sky and revealing itself from the clouds.

"Dawn City—"

"Loyalty!"

Inside and outside the city of Daluo.

Nearly a million subjects knelt down and looked up, shouting in unison.

Not long after.

Dawn City slowly descended upon the land near Daluo City.

Compared to its original state, Dawn City has now expanded more than tenfold.

The upgrade from level 2 to level 4 did not result in much change in Dawn City's appearance, except for the expansion in area.

According to Nyarlathotep—

The refuge city changes significantly from level 0 to level 1 due to the activation of its 'traits'.

After that, from level 1 to level 4, it was just an expansion on the original basis.

Only when going from level 5 to level 6 will there be another significant change.

now.

After two days of advancement, Dawn City reached level 4 and now has 50 subordinate cities.

The purpose of this trip to Daluo City in the northern part of A308 is to subdue 50 new subordinate cities and thus advance to level 5.

boom--

The gates of Dawn City open.

Yin Yao, Chen Gang, and others led a large group of evolved beings into Da Luo City.

Daluo City is a level 4 refuge city with 50 subordinate cities.

Dawn City can directly subjugate Daluo City as a subordinate city, but this will only increase the number of subordinate cities by one.

therefore.

In order to upgrade to a Level 5 refuge city as soon as possible, it is necessary to first 'downgrade' Da Luo City, which means giving up 50 subordinate cities.

The process was not complicated. Yin Yao and her team planned to complete the subjugation of 50 new subordinate cities within half a day and then initiate the promotion process again.

……

……

Time flies by.

In the blink of an eye, half a day had passed.

Amidst a deafening roar.

Dawn City took off again.

Under the gaze of millions of displaced people on the land below.

Dawn City disappeared into the clouds, beginning its third advancement.

Once this promotion is completed, it will mean that the number of Dawn City's subordinate cities will surge to 100.

At the same time, Dawn City will completely dominate the entire A308 area.

This is destined to be of great significance.

This also marks the beginning of Dawn City's transition from its initial developmental stage to its next phase of frenzied expansion.

……

above the sky.

In the aerial city.

On the ten-meter-long bed, Ember and Nyarlathotep sat facing each other.

Half a day ago, after advancing to level 4 in Dawn City, Ember immediately tested the 'Coordinate Imprint'.

Good news—

It's looser than before.

bad news--

Not many have loosened.

This made Ember realize that even if Dawn City were upgraded to level 6 and the Coordinate Imprint to level 9, the probability of returning to Blue Star would not be 100%.

Or.

Even if he could return, it would be difficult to do as he envisioned, leading an army of hundreds of thousands of evolved beings from Dawn City back with him...

The rules of Planet A3 are also causing trouble.

Over the past two and a half days.

The long-dormant rules of Planet A3 suddenly began to fluctuate again.

Brother Tongzi was very helpful, deciphering the relevant information immediately.

[“A player with a suspected bug has appeared on this server. Requesting assistance from players of higher civilizations to help investigate.”]

"Please send in more players from higher-level, more advanced civilizations."

This is definitely good news for Ember.

More 'Eureka's' mean more rewards, including Source Points, Crystals, and possibly more beta helmets. Even without these, Ember can still plunder attributes, memories, and even talents from these 'Eureka's' using the 'Land of the Strong' ability.

If that were all, the rules of Planet A3 wouldn't be considered 'disorderly'.

The source of its trouble lies in its second major move, which it unleashed after a long period of silence.

"A player suspected of exploiting a bug has appeared on this server. We request that the Galaxy Server implement a higher level of blocking on this service."

The so-called blockade is actually a restriction imposed by rules.

in other words.

Compared to when he first traveled through time, the difficulty for Ember to break through the rules and return to Earth using the 'coordinate imprint' has increased considerably.

This made Yu Jin very uncomfortable.

after all……

The root cause lies in my own breakthrough to the tenth and eleventh levels.

But he couldn't possibly stay at the ninth level without trying to break through to a higher level.

After all, Planet A3 is not the end; in the future, it will advance to the vast and dangerous wasteland of the star system.

If it's just a ninth-tier advancement...

You might be eliminated right after landing.

Cause is effect, and effect is cause.

"so……"

"Regardless of whether we can return after reaching level 6 refuge, or how many people can return."

"Now, besides accelerating the upgrade of the refuge city, we also need to understand the situation on Earth."

"especially……"

"The future of Earth may hold another 'Oumuamua crisis!"

Yu Jin was under a lot of pressure.

In his 'perception', his adoptive mother Cao Fang, his best friend Lao Tang... were all still on Earth.

"Nyarlathotep".

Yu Jin took a deep breath and looked at the little girl from Mole Star who was sitting upright with a tense little face.

The solution he came up with was...

prophecy!

Nyar's prophetic abilities were extremely powerful, and Ember had long ago learned about them through the information displayed by the Eye of Insight.

only……

After their in-depth conversation, Nyarlathotep told Ember—

She couldn't predict 'Blue Star' out of thin air, after all, she had never even seen Blue Star.

Simultaneously.

She also confessed to Ember that she could not predict beings whose status was far higher than hers, including Ember.

The implied meaning of this sentence is—

Nyarlathotep's prophecy from a hundred years ago is not actually an ember of prophecy; she did not yet possess that power.

She was predicting her own future.

Among countless possibilities, she followed the guidance of fate and saw the only bright path: clinging to the leg of the man before her.

and so……

Prophecy does not come from nowhere; it requires a basic 'medium'.

of course.

Just to be on the safe side, Ember had thoroughly cleansed Naya's pollution level over the past two days.

even.

They even gave her a ninth-order energy crystal.

This left Nyarlathotep both surprised and apprehensive.

The result is……

【Nyarlathotep】

Home planet: Moore

[Rank: Ninth Rank]

[Attributes: Ice, Fire, Prophecy]

[Abilities: Ice and Fire Dual Realms lv8, Eye of Foresight lv8, Fate's Gaze lv7, Eye of Truth lv1...]

Ember's maneuver against Nyarlathotep clearly had an effect.

As she broke through to the ninth rank, she awakened the ninth-rank ability of the 'prophecy' attribute.

【True Sight Lv1: Using objects or living beings as a medium, you can make predictions about the most probable future. During this process, you will use the medium as your eye to observe the future unfold...】

call--

Yu Jin exhaled a deep breath.

Since crossing the wasteland, this was the first time he had felt so nervous, even... a little panicked.

"We're just waiting for Dawn City's upgrade to be completed before testing the coordinate imprint!"

"Hopefully, we can loosen the restrictions a bit more, so that even if people can't get through, at least we can send the 'medium' back..."

Time passes slowly.

Ember and Nyarlathotep sat facing each other in silence.

The latter, at this moment, also showed an unprecedented level of focus and seriousness on her small face.

Unlike Yin Yao in her previous life, Naya possessed the ability to foresee the future and knew long ago...

After the time travel occurred, the remaining half of the people on Moor Star faced irresistible pollution and doomsday.

Therefore.

After realizing that the 'Crystal' was gone, Naya became even more determined to lead the remaining Moors to survive in the future. For that possible glimmer of hope, she was willing to wait a hundred years and travel thousands of miles to Dawn City, trying to cling to the coattails of the Embers in an extremely humble manner.

although.

Nyarlathotep was shocked that the embers still had a way to 'return to Earth'.

but……

At the same time, an indescribable emotion also rose in her heart.

This emotion is...

Empathy?

To make up for regrets?

For the first time, she saw tension and panic on the face of this seemingly invincible man.

For the first time, she hoped that the prophecies she was about to make would be beautiful rather than disastrous.

One hundred and fifty years ago.

She couldn't save the remaining half of the population on Moore Star.

One hundred and fifty years later.

She was going to get involved herself, to accompany Ember in making prophecies, and to change the future of the remaining half of the population on Earth.

"Well……"

Nyar lowered his head.

She told Ember about the effects of her ninth-tier prophecy ability.

But she didn't tell Yu Jin that this incredibly powerful ability would also come at an unbearable price...

"Is it worth it?"

Naya stared blankly at Yu Jin's face.

"worth."

Nyarlathotep whispered to himself.

Because at this moment, what she saw was not embers, but countless fellow citizens of Moor Star who perished 150 years ago due to despair and contamination.

Boom——!
at last.

A tremendous tremor shook Dawn City.

In the core area, a cold, mechanical notification sound rang out.

[Beep beep——]

[Dawn City's advancement is complete!]

[Current Dawn City Level: Level 5!]

Swish-!
The moment the notification tone sounds.

Ember raised his hand and activated the coordinate imprint with all his might.

hum-

Buzz—!
Intense spatial fluctuations, centered on Ember's body, swept across almost the entire refuge city.

Naya watched this scene with bated breath.

Meanwhile, in the training grounds within the inner city of Dawn City.

Yin Yao, Chen Gang, Jiang Haochuan... and nearly a million subjects are still eagerly waiting for Yu Jin to appear and announce the good news of 'successful promotion'.

Can……

Ember did not appear.

What was emitted, however, was an extremely strong spatial fluctuation.

this moment.

A strange tension suddenly arose in the hearts of Yin Yao and the others.

"What is the president doing...?"

Yin Yao's heartstrings tightened little by little.

In the core area.

With his eleventh-tier spatial attribute energy, Yu Jin frantically activated the 'Coordinate Imprint' and finally achieved his goal...

Click——!
The space in front of him shattered!
It revealed a hole only the size of a fist...

(End of this chapter)