"I want to hear about it."

In the great room of the sanctuary, sunlight shone through the strangely shaped windows and poured on the floor, encompassing half of the High Priest Alcott's body.

Cheng Lin sat slightly straight, his eyes burning, trying to see what the so-called "revelation" was in the eyes of this old man.

"In the past thousand years, scholars on the mainland have been tirelessly exploring a question, that is, what was the 'cataclysm' that cut off ancient civilization."

Faced with Cheng Lin's inquiry, Alcott did not answer immediately, but pulled the topic away.

Without waiting for Cheng Lin to respond, he continued to say with a sighful expression:

"Countless people have tried to restore the cause of the catastrophe from the information that has been handed down and the clues unearthed from the ancient ruins, but unfortunately, it is probably because it has been too long, or because the catastrophe is an unsolved mystery even for the people of that era...... In short, there has been a lack of conclusive conclusions, and one of the most widely circulated theories claims that the source of the calamity came from the 'black sun'. ”

Black Sun ......

Cheng Lin's eyes moved slightly, chewing on the word, recalling the "hole" above the force field that distorted time that connected to other worlds, and did not speak.

"As for what exactly Black Sun is...... Again, there are many opinions, but they are all speculation, and generations of Templar priests have tried to find answers from the stars......

Oh, the people of this continent have always believed that there is the ultimate mystery in the starry sky and the ultimate source of all our power......

Every priest is a brilliant astrologer, and generations of powerful men have believed that the stars hold the fate of all of us......"

Alcott said in a godly pious tone.

This made Cheng Lin a little unpleasant, he didn't like this tricky thing.

So, he couldn't help but speak:

"Why? I've heard that you believe in the unknown of the stars...... This baffles me because, in a time when I lived, there was no such tradition, and we all believed that transcendent power came from within ourselves. ”

Alcott shook his head lightly and said:

"Because we did get an answer from the stars."

"What?"

One half of Alcott's face is bathed in golden sunlight, and the other half is particularly dark:

"We prayed to the stars and received an answer, from which we knew that it was all fate, and that among the high priests of the Templars there was a long legend that when the ancient ancestors awoke from the earth, the black sun would come to earth again, and it would mean the reincarnation of the era, that is, the end of everything."

When the old high priest recited this "legend" in a pious tone, Cheng Lin couldn't help but breathe heavily.

Ancient ancestors awakened from the earth...... This sentence is undoubtedly a reference to him.

And in the second half of the sentence, what does it mean that the "black sun" has come to the world again? If the "black sun" refers to the "hole" that leads to another universe, then does it mean ......

"You ......" Cheng Lin could barely sit still, and was about to continue to ask, but was stopped by Alcott.

I saw that the old high priest suddenly raised his right hand, erected his fingers covering the shriveled skin, lightly pressed them against his lips, made a silent gesture, and then tilted his head slightly, as if listening to something, "Look...... It's coming......"

At the same time, Cheng Lin noticed that the bright sunlight in the room suddenly faded, and a little bit, the darkness went down, as if it was ...... Suddenly, a dark cloud drifted through the sky, blocking out the sunlight.

He got up suddenly, faintly aware of his uneasiness, and no longer paid attention to the old and mysterious high priest sitting in the chair, but strode to the window, and suddenly pushed open a window!

"Hoo ......"

A cool breeze poured into it, blowing the pages of several flat books on the huge bookshelf.

This is the upper level of the "Templar" tower, and standing here, you can overlook almost the entire royal capital.

The time is about three o'clock in the afternoon, it is the time when the sun is the strongest, in the middle of summer, the royal capital is full of green trees, the sky was originally clear, but now I don't know when, rolled up a piece of gray clouds, piled together, obscuring the sun.

The wind was strong, blowing Cheng Lin's hair in a mess, he raised his head, his eyes suddenly widened, and he saw that in the sky, I don't know when, a pitch-black, oval whirlpool appeared!

"Hole! Black Sun! ”

Cheng Lin's heartstrings trembled, and in an instant, his whole body tensed!

And in the royal capital, there were also countless people who raised their heads and looked at the sky in confusion.

They were commoners, nobles, merchants from the trading houses, or soldiers of the Sheriff's Department on patrol......

However, at this moment, everyone was attracted by this unusually changing weather.

"What happened?"

"Why is it cloudy all of a sudden?"

"Look, that'...... What's that? ”

In countless streets and alleys, almost the same sound of discussion sounded.

In the mansion, where the knighthood of "Pioneer Knight" was celebrated, countless guests walked out of the lobby, still wearing ceremonial dresses, and some gentlemen dragged red wine glasses in their hands, carrying their ladies, and discussing the unusual scene in the sky in surprise.

On the dock, the merchant ship that transported Cheng Lin had just unloaded the goods, and the sailors were sweeping the deck with brooms.

Except for the two people in the temple, no one in this world was afraid, but looked at this unusual sight curiously, and asked what kind of strange astronomical phenomenon it was.

Only some of the transcendents scattered on the continent with keen perception were faintly aware of the uneasiness.

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Far South Collar.

Far away in the southernmost part of the kingdom of Dippispo, this barren land is vast and uninhabited.

In the middle of a barren mountain, the dense crowd of lords is busy under the drive of soldiers, carrying items obtained from the "ruins".

Even if those heavy "electrolyzers" are thousands of years old, they still have a lot of weight, and they need at least two young people to be able to move.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Standing at the gate of the ruins, an officer with a whip in his waist shouted loudly.

The ground nearby had been swept away, and there was a layer of ashes that had been burned by the flames on the ground of the ruins, a thick layer, which was mixed with the dirt under the trampling of countless legs and feet, and it was difficult to separate.

"How can the weather change? I'm afraid it's going to rain. The officer looked up at the forest that had suddenly darkened, and said worriedly.

As the sky darkened, the wind in the forest became louder, and the brightness of the world was falling at a rate visible to the naked eye, and in a few breaths, it was almost dim into the appearance of an approaching storm.

It's just that there is no water vapor, and I can only vaguely see a strange black spot suspended in the sky in the distance.

"Strange thing." The officer scolded, retracted his gaze, and looked left and right, "Where is Your Highness?" ”

He was going to ask for instructions to stop working, well, if it really rained, this ruin could be hidden for a while, but it would be more troublesome to transport after the rain.

Thinking about this, he heard a deputy point to the guide:

"Your Highness went down to the mountain, and I heard that a dilapidated city wall was found, which may be the site of the catastrophic period."

"Ruins?"

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"Your Highness, this is the city wall."

Farther south of the mountain, the warrior "Rune" carried his sword and pointed to the dilapidated city walls that were close ahead.

Behind him was Prince Nolan, dressed in a light hunting suit, and beside him, he was followed by the gray-robed middle-aged man, and next to him, the rest of the exploration team was also there.

After Cheng Lin left, Nolan began to excavate the ruins, which were easy to find through the markings on the map, and mobilized troops and civilians for transportation, while the exploration team continued to explore further south, and soon discovered the wall.

"Well, sure enough...... However, it doesn't look like a city wall, it's more like a pass. Prince Nolan walked a few quick steps with burning eyes, and immediately saw the ruins of the Great Wall lying on the top of the mountain, mostly hidden by vegetation.

After so many years, it has become even more dilapidated, and most of it has collapsed, leaving only the middle section still intact.

"Combined with the nearby ruins, it is very likely that this area is the site of a city from the Cataclysmic Era, or even beyond! And what we're seeing so far is only part of it! ”

In the team, the girl named Shirley is also excited, if there is really an old city behind this, then their discovery will be unimaginably huge.

The rest of the people also thought of this possibility, and their faces were almost the same rosy, and they were so excited that they wanted to climb the city wall at once and look at the scenery on the other side.

However, Nolan is here, so naturally it will not be their turn.

"Let's go up and have a look!" Nolan took a deep breath and said, immediately a little annoyed, "If you had known, you should have told the Templar later, and if Mr. Newton was still around, then he might know what was behind the wall." ”

Just as he finished speaking, a cold wind suddenly blew in the barren mountains, causing everyone to shiver out of thin air, and then found that the sky had suddenly dimmed.

This change caught everyone off guard, and instinctively became vigilant, and in the mountains and forests, there were even the roars of all kinds of fierce beasts, conveying a restless mood.

"Your Highness!" The middle-aged gray-robed man who had never been silent pulled out Nolan out, and his expression suddenly became very solemn.

As the highest transcendent cultivator in the Extreme South, he was keenly aware of the anomaly, and almost instinctively looked at the northern sky, his gaze fixed on the "spot" that was not very clear, as if it were a part of the black cloud.

"Something is wrong! This is not a normal celestial change! I think we should return immediately! The middle-aged man couldn't tell the source of the uneasiness, but he still made a suggestion based on instinct.

"This ...... No, aren't you too sensitive? Nolan looked a little hesitant.

The climate in the Far South is already strange, and although the change is too sudden, there is no obvious danger in sight...... Of course, the most important reason is that the wall is so close at hand, and it is very likely that there is an ancient city behind the wall!

This is an irresistible temptation for Nolan, or rather, any "trailblazer" will not be happy to stop in the face of such a situation.

"Your Highness!" The middle-aged man was obviously not good at words, and just shouted again.

Nolan's face was cloudy, and after a moment he gritted his teeth and said:

"There are only a few last steps left, even if we evacuate, we will take a look, just take a look, and then no matter what the result is, return immediately!"

"This ...... All right! The gray-robed middle-aged man thought for a moment and nodded.

Nolan was overjoyed, and immediately strode forward, and the elderly woman "Deep Blue" in the team next to him, as well as "Qi Lin", who was holding a brass shotgun and leading a dog, also hurriedly followed.

Only the two-headed dog barked wildly, lingering in place, its limbs digging through the dirt inexplicably, and humming viciously.

The crowd walked forward with very fast steps, and at this time, the wind in the mountain became stronger and stronger, and the sky became darker and darker, almost giving people the illusion of entering the night.

When Nolan finally climbed the Great Wall of the old days, excitedly stepped on the immortal bricks that had lasted for thousands of years, and looked south, his excitement turned to consternation in an instant.

"This ......"

"Ah...... It's ......"

"What's going on?"

The members of the exploration team next to them also reacted in a similar way, and they all looked in disbelief.

They held the ancient and intact Great Wall with both hands, and what appeared in front of them was not the ruins of the city as expected, nor the desolate peaks, dense forests, or rivers, but an "abyss"!

Yes! Abyss!

The wall was built on the edge of a cliff, and to the south, the entire terrain collapsed, as if there had been a very drastic change in the earth's crust, which had caused the original mountains or plains to collapse, and at this moment, the "abyss" was filled with a thin layer of mist.

The fog was gray, like a gray cloud in the sky, not thick, and lying on the city wall, you could see through the fog the desolate land below, which seemed to be a "plain", stretching farther south, boundless, with no end in sight.

It is true that there are some obviously man-made buildings, but they have collapsed and collapsed, and they have long ceased to be prosperous.

"This ...... What happened back then? Nolan muttered.

It did seem to be a city, but it wasn't what he had expected.

"Alright, Your Highness, let's go!" The gray-robed middle-aged man urged uneasily.

"Oh...... Good! Let's go! Nolan came to his senses, unable to tell whether he was happy or regretful, and turned back to return.

And at this moment, suddenly, the transcendents present stiffened for a second at almost the same time, and then looked at each other with shocked eyes.

At this moment, they sensed a strange force descending from the sky, and this world seemed to have something more all of a sudden.

"Psionic energy has been raised!" The gray-robed middle-aged man said with an ugly face.

Immediately, the two-headed dog suddenly bared its teeth fiercely, cowered, and bluffed towards the southern end of the Great Wall, and let out a trembling roar: "Woo! Woohoo! Woo...... Woohoo......"

"Ahh Look! ”

Shirley's shrill shout suddenly rang out, and the rest of the people looked over one after another, wondering in surprise, what could be causing the usually calm Shirley to lose her temper?

"Skeletons! Skeleton! Shirley shouted.

Everyone picked up the Great Wall, stretched their necks to look down, and then, dozens of pairs of eyes reflected the same scene:

I saw that on the ruin-like plain, the soil cracked silently, and among the countless pitch-black cracks, dense, pale, soil-stained human hand bones stretched out!

The bones of those hands were pale and old, but they exuded a certain jade-like luster!

They tore through the ground with all their might, crawling out of the depths of the earth, the bones of their hands, their skulls, their spines, their ribs, their thighs, their soles......

In an instant, the earth cracked, and countless skeletons rose from the "hell", roaring silently, looking up at the dozens of people on the city wall with scarlet, bloodthirsty eyes, and then ......

The boundless spirits of the dead turned into a sea of bones and ...... to the broken city walls Flooding in!!