I sparked a mysterious resurgence in Marvel.

Chapter 472 Cycle

"yes!"

The other hooded figures readily agreed.

The muscular young dwarf who had broken through the iron gate respectfully took out a light blue card and handed it to the hooded man at the head of the group, saying:

"Sir, this is a Level I identity key. With this key, we can not only directly ride the elevators in the Sword of Dawn, but also open most of the doors in the Sword of Dawn and travel directly through most of its areas."

After a pause, the young dwarf continued, "...This includes the door to the energy chamber."

The hooded man at the head of the group took the access card, glanced at the light blue card, then looked at the young dwarf in front of him and nodded in satisfaction:

"Very good, you managed to get a Level I identity key. Taku, you certainly didn't let me down."

Upon hearing the hooded man's praise, a flicker of excitement and fervor flashed in the eyes of the young dwarf named Taku, before he lowered his head again and said:

"It is my honor to serve you, my Lord."

Looking at Taku, who was bowing his head respectfully, the hooded man's lips curled up slightly on his face, which was shrouded in shadow.

He knew very well that Taku had a lot of ulterior motives in only revealing the identity key now, but as long as this guy could provide enough value to him.

What do those minor flaws matter?

With this, I can save a lot of trouble.

The extent of the price Taku paid to obtain this identity key, and the amount of trouble it caused him and his family, were not within the Hood's consideration.

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He patted Takku on the shoulder in an approving manner.

The hooded man at the head of the group, seeing Thakuna's excited expression, turned to the others and said, "Leave two men to guard this place. The rest of you, come with me."

"yes!"

Amidst the resounding agreement of the crowd.

Led by the young dwarf Taka, the group of hooded figures quickly passed through the abandoned underground passage.

Then we entered the -18th floor of the Sword of Dawn.

Although the average height of dwarves is not tall, each level of the Dawnbreaker Sword is over six meters high on average to facilitate the entry of special race members like the Dwarf King, who are "abnormally" tall.

Therefore, even though it's only 18 levels below ground, it already extends hundreds of meters underground.

"grown ups."

Upon entering the eighteenth underground level of the Sword of Dawn, the hooded man saw two middle-aged dwarves who seemed to have been waiting there for a long time, and... the corpses at their feet.

After simply nodding to the two chess pieces he had placed within the Sword of Dawn, the hooded man frowned slightly as he glanced at the rather quiet underground hall on the eighteenth floor before closing his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, a hazy, ethereal green light shimmered within them, as if his eyes pierced through both reality and illusion…

After scanning the hall with those seemingly all-seeing eyes and finding nothing unusual, he...

The hooded man then carefully inspected each and every room on the eighteenth underground floor of the Dawn Sword.

He spent a full minute making sure their retreat route was safe before nodding.

At this moment, the two dwarves he had arranged to come in earlier respectfully walked over and said, "Sir, Number 13, Number 7, and Number 3 have taken care of the patrol guards on the eighteenth underground floor of Dawnbreaker. For the next half hour, the stairwell patrols on the eighteenth underground floor of Dawnbreaker will not find anything unusual."

"Next, we can go directly to the second basement level where the energy storage room is located via the stairs."

"However, due to the special nature of the energy storage room, the two staircase entrances from the first to the third basement level of the Dawn Sword are guarded by two mithril guards, and there are also quite a few dwarf warriors guarding the interior."

"If we want to enter the energy storage room through the stairs, we must deal with those mithril guards within three seconds. Otherwise, once the alarm is triggered, the stairwell entrance from the first basement level to the third basement level will be blocked by those mithril guards."

"oh."

The hooded man seemed somewhat intrigued. "Mithril Guards, these dwarves are really rich!"

Mithril has been one of the most conductive and most expensive magical metals since ancient times.

The fact that the dwarves could use six mithril guards to watch over the staircase entrance is enough to demonstrate their wealth and power.

These mithril guards are undoubtedly much more difficult to deal with than the dwarf warriors.

but.

Fortunately, they now have another option besides a strong attack.

Thinking of this, the hooded man, his fingers rubbing the Level I identity key, looked at the young dwarf with even greater satisfaction.

"Alright, let's take the elevator to the fourth basement level first, and then climb the stairs to the energy storage room on the second basement level."

Because of the massive energy reserves, for safety reasons, the first and third basement levels of the Dawn Sword do not have elevators; they are connected only by two staircases, one inside and one outside.

The hooded men planned to, and temporarily controlled, the outer staircase beneath the Dawnbreaker Sword.

talking.

The hooded man who was in the lead walked past the two middle-aged dwarves and headed toward the huge elevator not far behind them.

After walking to the front and back of the elevator, the hooded man looked at it for a moment and then took out the Class I identity key that Taku had given him and placed it on the elevator's access control.

"Click."

As the sound of the mechanism turning rang out, the doors of the elevator slowly opened.

"Walk."

After glancing at the enormous elevator inside the gate, which could easily hold dozens of people, the hooded man at the head of the group said something and then went inside first.

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The hooded man, who had just entered the eighteenth underground level of the Sword of Dawn, scanned the hall through the Eye of Dreams and carefully checked all the rooms, but found nothing unusual.

Only after confirming that their retreat route was safe did he nod in satisfaction.

Then he took out the Level I identity key that Taku had given him earlier and placed it on the elevator's access control system.

"Click."

As the sound of the mechanism turning rang out, the doors of the elevator slowly opened.

"Walk."

After glancing at the enormous elevator inside the gate, which could easily hold dozens of people, the hooded man at the head of the group said something and then went inside first.

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The hooded man, who had just entered the eighteenth underground level of the Sword of Dawn, scanned the hall through the Eye of Dreams and carefully checked all the rooms, but found nothing unusual.

Only after confirming that their retreat route was safe did he nod in satisfaction.

Ok?

Something just doesn't feel right.

The hooded man frowned slightly, feeling that this scene seemed familiar.

However, time is of the essence.

He quickly put aside his doubts and took out the Level I identity key that Taku had given him before, and opened the elevator.

"Snap!"

The fourth time, the fifth time, the sixth time...

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The Sword of Dawn, shining brightly in the night sky like a giant sword cleaving through the darkness, quickly attracted the attention of countless people.

Not to mention the fierce fighting that broke out around Amblena Peak.

The beams of energy shooting across the sky and the deafening roar of cannons echoed for miles, causing the dwarves in the towns and villages surrounding Mount Amburna to turn pale with fear.

Soon, this news reached Baiyan, who had sent Hela to the capital.

"Damn it, those people actually dared to attack the Dawn Sword."

Bai Yan, unable to contain himself, burst into a tirade almost instantly upon receiving the news.

He then bid farewell to the Dwarf King and hurriedly headed back towards Mount Amblena.

Although the light of civilization has awakened many dwarves, hundreds of thousands of dwarves still remain lost in the dream within the entire dwarf kingdom.

These people are still waiting for the eternal beacon on the sword of dawn to awaken them.

at this time.

That eternal lighthouse absolutely cannot be allowed to fail.

Compared to when I left.

Although White Rock lost Hela, a heavyweight figure, after bidding farewell to the Dwarf King, he gained Heavy Rock and a large group of elite dwarf warriors.

These were all ordered by the Dwarf King to support the Sword of Dawn.

In addition to these elite dwarven warriors, Elder Chongyan also brought more than a dozen armed airships.

Although the Dwarven King's capital also had to guard against attacks from the corrupted by the power of the evil god, the safety of Mount Amburna was of even greater importance.

Because now, Mount Amburna holds not only the Dawnbreaker Sword, the strongest sword of the dwarves, but also the Eternal Beacon, which is crucial to the fate of the entire dwarf race.

Upon receiving the news, the Dwarf King immediately instructed Elder Chongyan to assemble eighteen airships and send them to Amburna Peak at top speed.

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Amblena Peak.

Eighteen underground floors.

When the hooded man took out the Level I identity key for the sixty-sixth time and opened the elevator door.

A soft "click" sound followed.

Just as he was about to step into the elevator, he suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot and his expression horrified.

This moment.

The hooded man sensed something was wrong.

No, it's... very wrong.

Not only was a faint sense of crisis constantly reminding him, but his own strange, seemingly exhausted mental energy, which appeared to have been depleted over a long period, also made the hooded man uneasy.

What terrified him even more was...

At this moment, there was no one around him, yet he... felt no unease whatsoever.

Just like this "Sword Breaking Operation," he was the only one involved from beginning to end.

but.

How could that be possible?

How could such an important operation as "Operation Broken Sword" possibly have only one executor?

Even if he were extremely confident, he wouldn't believe that he could destroy the dwarves' strongest sword all by himself.

But if there was more than one person involved in this "Sword Breaking Operation," then where did the others go?

More importantly, why didn't he realize this at all just now?

But what was that strange yet familiar feeling from before?

As the person in charge of this "Sword Breaking Operation", the hooded man's strength is beyond doubt. Even compared with those powerful figures who are famous throughout the Nine Realms, he is confident that his strength is not much worse.

But now.

The things that had happened to him gave him a chilling sense of unease.

His forehead was soaked with cold sweat. He took a deep breath and stood at the elevator entrance, shouting, "I wonder which friend is playing a joke on me?"

One second, two seconds...

The hooded man, who had received no response for a full minute, suddenly sprang to his feet.

The next second, a strange short sword with iridescent light slashed out from his sleeve and then fiercely slashed at the elevator in front of him.

hum!

A ripple spread through the void.

The dazzling sword light seemed to cleave the heavens and earth, annihilating everything in front of him.

The heavy metal gate made of alloy, the huge elevator that could carry dozens of people, and even the entire eighteen underground floors were all destroyed in the ripples of the void.

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"Huff..."

After everything in front of him was destroyed, the hooded man, seemingly caught between reality and a dream, was suddenly stunned by the blessing of that colorful little sword.

"This is······"

At that moment, he seemed to see a series of layered worlds in a daze, he saw himself leading a group of people into the hall on the eighteenth underground floor, he saw the two pawns who had killed the guards early on and were waiting for him on the eighteenth underground floor, and he saw himself walking towards the elevator surrounded by a group of people.

No.

more than one.

The second and third versions of myself, similar yet different, keep appearing, repeating the same initial scene.

What they had in common was that after going through the same process, they all entered the elevator.

The difference is that the number of people or things around you is decreasing, becoming fewer and fewer.

Until... he was the only one left.

"What exactly is going on?"

Just as the hooded man saw one version of himself after another.

In those layers upon layers of worlds, each of us trapped in an elevator suddenly looks up.

It stared intently at me with a venomous gaze that defied description.

Under those sixty-five venomous gazes, the hooded man felt as if his heart had been seized by a giant hand.

It caused his heart to stop beating.

Extreme fear caused the hooded man to instinctively tighten his grip on the colorful little sword in his hand.

"No, these are all fake, none of this is real..."

"I am a follower of the Lord of Dreams. These false illusions cannot deceive me. Yes, none of them can deceive me..."

Although the hooded man kept telling himself that everything before him was just an illusion, the ambiguous experience and his subconscious were telling the truth.

Is it true or false?

Caught between the conflict between reality and illusion, the hooded man, his consciousness collapsing, roared and suddenly brandished the colorful little sword in his hand, running away like a madman.

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Meanwhile, in the space between reality and illusion, a gaze fell upon the colorful little sword in the hooded man's hand, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"interesting."

(End of this chapter)