Sky Curtain: The Darwin Incident at the outset, the Declaration of the People's League

Even the kingdom's soldiers felt a chill.

This is not an elite force; this is an army of extraordinary people.

In later generations, it would take decades to train even an elite order of paladins, but Gondor... could mass-produce them?

[Also, there's the Fortress-class Magnetic Cannon]

[Continuously firing high-energy rays, a single shot is enough to shatter a mountain.]

The massive cannon turret slowly rotated, its muzzle converging with blinding light.

The next instant, a beam of light ripped through the sky, cutting the distant mountain range in half, and the collapsing rocks stirred up a cloud of dust.

In addition, there are magic-powered warships, magic-powered tanks, and armored vehicles that are unmanned or lightly manned, all of which can be used for group combat.

In the sky, groups of warships lined up in formation, their main guns firing simultaneously.

On the ground, heavy tanks rolled over the ruins, followed by a dense array of armored personnel carriers.

In addition to their offensive capabilities, they also prioritized their own security, establishing a comprehensive defensive shield covering the core area of ​​the empire to protect against natural disasters and external enemies.

The only downside is its terrifying energy consumption.

Gao Wen's eyelids twitched as he read it.

These things seem to be much more advanced than he had imagined.

At least back when Earth was in existence, there was no technology of this level.

However, I should have seen a civilization of this level when I was in the sky.

Why don't I remember that?

In addition, civilian and industrial applications have not been neglected. After all, a country is not useful if it is only militarily powerful; technology must benefit ordinary people.

[A nationwide high-speed transportation network, powered by magical trains that don't rely on horses.]

[A magic-driven factory, mass-producing equipment, building materials, and daily necessities, achieving industrialized automated machinery and assembly lines]

[A magical medical device for large-scale treatment: fixation therapy, life support, limb reconstruction]

All of this achievement stems from the magical power supplied by the Deep Blue Well.

The common people listened in stunned silence, their eyes filled with longing.

A carriage without horses?

A factory that works automatically?

A medical technique that can easily cure injuries and disabilities?

It was a wonderful era that they could never have imagined.

A mother holding her child looked down at her child's thin arms.

If... if that era still existed, would her children be able to have enough to eat, warm clothes to wear, get medical treatment when they are sick, and have a decent job when they grow up?

"Gondor...what a magnificent empire..."

Sighs echoed from every corner of the continent, filled with remembrance and regret for lost civilizations.

[The reason why the Deep Blue Well exploded is related to the Demon Tide again.]

coming!

This is the key point!

Many people couldn't help but perk up.

The Demon Tide has always been an unsolvable problem for the entire continent of Loren.

It happens every few years, like a cycle.

Each time it arrives, it takes away countless lives, and each time it sets civilization back a step.

The reason for this is that its essence is difficult to analyze, and people are unable to take effective countermeasures.

Is it finally time to reveal the answer?

The Demon Tide can be viewed as a global-scale magical rampage, a periodic, destructive cosmic-level natural disaster.

[Its essence is a fundamental imbalance of fluctuations that existed since the beginning of the world; it is a process of disordered rules in the material world, the elemental world, and the shadow world, followed by mutual erosion.]

During the demonic tide, a massive amount of chaotic magic erupted instantly, causing an avalanche of elements that went out of control. The rules of reality were rewritten, the properties of matter mutated, the terrain was reshaped, and large-scale mutations or extinctions of organisms occurred.

In the scene, the once peaceful world is suddenly torn apart. The sky turns an eerie purple, the earth begins to tremble violently, mountains collapse, and rivers flow backward.

The air was filled with visible magical turbulence, and any creature that touched it was instantly twisted and deformed.

Even more serious is the mental pollution, which distorts the world seen by intelligent beings, causing their self-awareness to collapse and ultimately leading to their insane and distorted state.

During the time of Gondor, the God of Light foresaw something.

[Once the full-scale demonic tide descends, the entire civilization will be utterly wiped out; even the gods will not be able to withstand it.]

In desperation, he came up with a solution that could hardly be called a solution.

[Actively Detonate the Deep Blue Well]

boom--!

It wasn't the sky that was showing the explosion of the Deep Blue Well.

The people of the continent of Loren were completely blown away.

God of Holy Light... detonate the Deep Blue Well?

Did that supreme god of holy light personally destroy humanity's greatest empire?

In countless churches, the once high and mighty cardinals and archbishops instantly turned pale, their steps faltering, and they almost collapsed in front of the altar.

They dedicated their lives to advocating one thing.

The God of Light is the guardian of the world, the god of light and order, and the only true God worshipped by the church.

But the sky directly revealed a terrifying truth.

“No…impossible…” a white-haired bishop murmured, “The God of Holy Light is a guardian, a protector, how could this be…”

His words stuck in his throat.

Because the sky was still over.

The God of Light is the officially recognized "Guardian of the World" of the Gondor Empire, possessing supreme administrative authority over the Blue Well.

At the same time, his divine essence is deeply bound to the magical rules of the Deep Blue Well. He can directly "read and write" the core logic of Deep Blue.

Furthermore, he is the only being capable of triggering the Deep Blue self-destruct protocol. Even the Gondor royal family and arcanists cannot do it because they lack the necessary authority.

Ultimately, the God of Light forcibly detonated the Deep Blue Well, attempting to use the terrifying energy of the explosion to tear apart, disperse, and suppress the impending demonic tide.

[Thus, Gondor was sacrificed to save the lives of the rest of the continent.]

Unfortunately, the result was not as expected.

The Deep Blue Well was destroyed, and the core of Gondor was instantly blasted into the Gondor Wasteland. The God of Light himself was also blasted away, his humanity obliterated, leaving only a shell of his own nature.

At this moment, the entire continent of Loren felt as if its heart had been gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand.

The civilians stood there dumbfounded, at a loss for what to do.

The knights looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

The nobles fell silent.

The monks fell silent.

Everyone fell silent.

Holy Light Church Headquarters.

The highest cardinal stood motionless, his empty eyes staring at the idol above him.

The statue still gazes compassionately upon all living beings, still radiating a gentle light, unchanged for hundreds of years.

But at this moment, the light seemed particularly dazzling.

"God...God is dead?"

They have always believed that the God of Light loves people, will redeem, will protect, and will answer prayers.

Their life's efforts, perseverance, glory, and hope were all built on the belief that "the gods will respond."

But now Tianmu has made it very clear.

The God of Light is dead.

The holy light we see now is just an empty shell.

It's just a machine that runs automatically according to rules.

So what exactly are they praying for?

Facing the air?

Facing the corpse of God?

what?

Is what Tianmu said a lie? Is it a scam perpetrated by those cults?

But this is difficult to expose.

If this is a scam, then all those previous worlds follow a complete logical chain.

Trying to make up so much is asking too much of anyone; it would be better to use that talent to write novels.

Moreover, many church members had a premonition.

Especially the popes and cardinals throughout history.

Their faces were pale, filled only with the despair that followed receiving confirmation.

They all vaguely knew that Gondor's history was not simple, and they also had doubts about the state of the God of Light.

But they have always packaged it as "God's suffering" or "God's trials".

But now...