……

The appearance of the demon army did not come as a surprise to Matthew.

After all, there were early signs of this.

Previously, he had ordered Eugene, the son of the forest, to keep an eye on the movement in the northeast from Ghost Po Fort to the Resting Wasteland.

And Matthew himself had personally gone to the outskirts of the Ghost Po Castle a few days ago.

After finding the space-time rift that Eugene mentioned.

Matthew follows the old way.

Shut up all the cracks in the vicinity with the amber of the giant tree that was boiled.

Just to be on the safe side.

He also left a small group of skeletons and two little grimaces around the chasm.

This is also for the convenience of vigilance.

When he wakes up in the morning, he can still sense the presence of skeletons and grimaces.

Available now.

When Matthew summoned extra focus to confirm the location of the undead, the mental signals sent out were as silent as mud cows entering the sea.

There is no doubt about the effect of the giant tree amber on the sealing of the rift in space-time.

Matthew can also be sure that he doesn't leave a flaw.

But the demons still appeared.

This illustrates a very serious objective fact -

The Abyss Rift may no longer be the only way for the demons to enter the main material realm!

"Let's take a look!"

Matthew takes Eugene to the north.

Now.

A large number of demons have appeared in the vicinity of the Ghost Castle.

Matthew's undead have long been torn down by these demons.

But he ignored the murderous creatures below.

He steered the magic carpet over the Ghost Castle and continued eastward.

It didn't take long.

In the western part of the Resting Wasteland.

Matthew saw pillars of purple light connecting heaven and earth.

The pillars of light wriggled and twisted violently like bugs.

Every twist.

There will be a large number of demons shaking out of it!

Matthew's eyes narrowed.

This is not a space-time rift at all!

It's the Abyss Portal!

Sou!

Caught off, a purple arrow of light flew from below.

Rubbing shoulders with the magic carpet.

Matthew calmly raised the height.

The demon mage below is still unrelenting, frantically throwing spells upwards.

It wasn't until Matthew hid in the clouds that they gave up.

"There are a lot of abyss mages, how did so many abyss portals come about?"

Matthew was secretly surprised.

The odd-numbered days are getting closer, and the world is becoming more and more unstable.

This became even more evident after the awakening of the Celestial Dragon's Soul.

Originally, the abyssal rift had just opened a hole near Wolf Mountain.

And now.

This opening has a tendency to spread wildly.

Even the Kingdom of the Rolling Stones is threatened!

Matthew had also visited the Resting Wasteland a few days ago, and there was no sign of demonic action at the time.

Of course, this can't be the other party's clever means of concealment.

Then there is only one answer -

"The demons seem to have mastered the way to enter the material realm steadily!"

Matthew bit his lower lip slightly.

Things are even trickier than I imagined.

If the worst-case scenario is assumed, then the next Aindo continent will face the endless invasion of the abyss like the former Soviet State!

Demons possess incredible fecundity.

The population of the main material realm is really not enough to fill in the gaps in front of the billions of trillions of beings in the countless planes of the abyss!

"They chose to open the portal today, indicating that the target is the Rolling Stones Kingdom, and they are coming for the Alliance, just like they attacked the battlefield of Wolf Mountain in the first place!"

Matthew hid in the air and watched the abyssal portal below, while also mentally analyzing the motives of the demons.

After the Blood Moon Strike.

The creatures of the outer planes are all obedient.

Even Sturluk Industries, which had always been arrogant, temporarily lowered its head.

The demons are known for their madness though.

But it's not going to hit the gun hole at this time, right?

"Could it be that they have pinched the opportunity that the high-ranking legendary mages have entered the vanished historical world?"

Matthew's brow furrowed.

The number of demons down there is really terrifying.

The point is.

This number is still increasing at an extremely frightening rate!

There are hundreds of purple pillars of light erected between the heavens and the earth of the resting wasteland.

Every pillar of light.

It's an abyss portal.

One demon after another came out of the door, pounding their chests excitedly, or engaging in a life-and-death struggle with their fellow citizens—

Matthew saw that a lot of demons had already punched their brains and guts out of each other.

Even the demon armies were already dying before they even started.

But the number of dead demons is nothing compared to the sheer number of demons overall.

Matthew estimated.

At present, the number of demons in the Resting Wasteland and the Ghost Castle has exceeded 50,000.

And so on.

A super army with hundreds of thousands of demons may appear here!

This number is exaggerated.

Aside from his own undead scourge, Matthew couldn't imagine any mortal armies that could fight against him.

No.

The undead scourge is not very good.

Demons are highly resistant, and wherever they go, they are often protected by the Abyssal Badlands.

The place where the Abyss Mother Body reaches is also a natural ritual ground.

Its level is much higher than that of the Undead Scourge.

It is not so easy to use the undead scourge to fight against the demon army blessed by the Abyss Mother.

Matthew scouts the enemy and frantically devises countermeasures.

For a moment.

He wanted to be bold enough to tear down those abyssal portals.

But the large number of abyssal mages standing next to the portal and the snake demons with bone spurs all over his body made him discourage this intention.

The Abyssal Serpent Demon is the mage's nemesis.

They only have one kind of spell, and that is silence.

The Abyssal Serpent's silence is not only to block your voice, it can directly block your spellcasting ability, and the duration is 3~8 seconds.

Multiple Abyssal Serpent Demons may work even better when stacked.

Fortunately, the shortcomings of the snake demon are also obvious:

Short legs, short hands, poor melee ability, and lack of survivability.

There is no living space for snake demons in the abyssal wilderness.

This creature is only raised by large demon lords, similar to succubi.

Except for the snake demon.

Matthew also found several large, abominable abyssal monsters near the portal.

Although there are no legendary creatures, all of them are level 20 lord templates, and their combat power is quite impressive.

If you go alone.

In all likelihood, one mistake will be gone!

"Abyss Mage, Cavalry Demon, Serpent Demon, Wasp Demon, Dragon Eater, Brezu Demon, Minor Demon, Evil Spirit, Archdemon Overseer......"

Matthew silently estimated the number of enemy troops.

The only thing to be thankful for is.

There are no real flying units among the demonic armies that threaten the Rolling Stones.

The only flying Wasp can only flutter within 5 meters above the ground.

"Let's go back and gather people first, and say hello to Rhaegar by the way."

Matthew stepped back calmly.

When retreating to the edge of the Resting Wasteland.

He bumped into a familiar phoenix ship head-on!

"Qin Wuyue?"

Matthew's eyes lit up.

He thought that Qin Wuyue had returned ahead of schedule.

But unexpectedly, the temporary leader of the Southern Mage Legion on the deck was her disciple Vivian.

Vivien also looked temporarily alarmed.

As one of the important partners of the Rolling Stone Kingdom, the Southern Mage Legion also bears a certain responsibility of guarding, so it is not uncommon to come and check it out.

Matthew took the initiative to say hello to Vivien, and then boarded the Phoenix ship.

Matthew shares his findings and speculations with Vivien.

A look of doubt flashed in the latter's eyes:

"An invasion of this magnitude?"

"Aren't they afraid of the Alliance's retaliation?"

"The Seven Sages are just going to the world of history to seek benefits, and they are not going to come back forever......"

Matthew shrugged:

"No one can figure out what those demons are mad about."

Vivien held the side of the ship with one hand, and her eyes became incomparably deeper:

"I'm already looking for someone to tell the culprit for this invasion."

"The number has reached this scale, the overlord of a certain level of the abyss behind these demons will not be nameless."

"Ah, I see."

"They cleverly used a relatively open rift in space, and then used the Aether plane as a short-distance springboard, which was able to open so many portals in an instant."

"As long as you can close that teleportation rift, these portals will collapse on their own."

Vivien said, pointing in the direction of a large camp in the middle of the demon army.

Matthew took a look.

He couldn't see as clearly as Vivien, but he could sense the difference in the camp.

He looked at the configuration around the camp, smiled wryly and shook his head:

"The demons obviously understand this, too."

"It doesn't seem easy to destroy that rift right now."

Vivien nodded slightly.

Her expression couldn't be described as nervous:

"These demons are coming for the Rolling Stones Kingdom, but there are no legendary-level characters among them, but the number seems to be quite amazing."

"According to the contract, the Southern Mage Legion has a certain obligation to assist in defense, and we will cooperate with you to stop these demons from Rolling Rock City, and just let these evil creatures see what the Wall of Sighs is!"

Matthew noted.

Vivien looked calm though.

But the other mages behind her looked a little excited.

Matthew thought about it for a while and understood-

The members of the Southern Mage Legion were all trained by Qin Wuyue according to the model of the Great Wall Mage Legion of the Su State.

And the Great Wall Mage Legion was set up to fight against the demon invasion.

The entire continent of Ayndor.

There may not be a better group than the Southern Mage Legion to fight demons.

As long as they go to war.

The safety of Rolling Rock City is not much of a variable.

Matthew secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The two sat on the magic boat and continued to observe and exchange opinions.

After a while.

Matthew was going to return to the cemetery to mobilize men.

Suddenly.

A familiar feeling welled up in his heart!

……

"Hint: Your ability "World Events" is in effect—

World Channel: Isabel has leveraged a "natural disaster"-level artifact in the vanished historical world, which in turn has caused great turmoil in the historical world and its vicinity.

This upheaval has led to a distortion of time in the historical world.

The timeline of the area affected by this turmoil will be shifted, and the exact date of the return is unknown......

……

See here.

Matthew was numb in an instant!

Then he looked at Vivien, whose expression was also full of astonishment, apparently also through some prophecy spell that he had learned about what happened in the vanished historical world!

"The divination results are out!"

"The lord behind these demons is named Eisner, the lord of the Land of Despair, whose strength is close to that of a high-ranking legend, ruling over the three abyssal planes......"

in the cabin.

A well-dressed mage hurried out.

He also carried two pieces of charred tortoise shells in his hands.

Matthew could smell sandalwood on him.

"Leave Eisner alone!"

Vivien frowned and said:

"What's going on with that turmoil near the vanished world of history?"

The mage was stunned for a moment.

He hurried back to the cabin.

Ten minutes passed.

The young mage had just returned, his face tired, his eyes full of surprise:

"It seems that Lord Isabel pulled out some amazing weapon, and then created a power fluctuation close to the level of a natural disaster, which caused the entire historical world to fall into a time vortex, and in order to prevent the influence of the time vortex from expanding, the material world instinctively excluded it - this forms a kind of time distortion in the eyes of those outside us."

"Of course, this distortion will be slowly eased, and they will return at some point in the future, and it should not be too long, maybe three months, not more than half a year at most."

Matthew rubbed his temples with a little headache:

"So, Demon Lord Eisner learned the news in advance? That's why he raised troops to attack the material world? ”

The young soothsayer shook his head:

"It can't be in advance, because this kind of thing can never be predicted and observed."

"Eisner could only have known this news at the same time as us, but he completed his observations in the abyss, and we are in the material realm, affected by time distortion and compensation, even if we both received the news at the same time, we had just digested the news when he was ready to attack the material realm in the abyss......"

Speaking of which.

As if he was afraid that Matthew would not understand, the young soothsayer added an additional sentence:

"Time itself is something that can be manipulated and leveraged, whether it is the magic of the time realm or other extraordinary powers, it is possible to pry the changes of time."

"If there is no transcendent power, then the attribute of time is transcendent."

"But it's a pity that this is not the case in our world, Aindo's time is only one of many fields, we only have relative time, not absolute time, well, the impact of Tianlun Palace's ascension on the entire history of Aindor is an excellent example."

Matthew nodded slightly, signaling that he fully understood.

This time.

Instead, the young soothsayer smiled sheepishly.

"We're in trouble, Matthew."

Vivien's expression became very serious.

Her gaze looked directly at Matthew:

"When this happens, I'm afraid that other places will also be invaded by the Abyss or the Outer Plane, and my people won't be able to stay here to help you."

Matthew can understand that too.

Qin Wuyue and Ronan's base plate is Jewel Bay.

Previously, it was because no one dared to provoke the alliance that they could move around.

But once the Seven Saints were briefly banished.

It's hard to say whether the forces of the outer plane, which has been holding back the fire in their bellies, will take the opportunity to take a bite.

She has her duties.

Matthew, of course, can't blame too much.

At the moment, he could only discuss with the other party:

"I hope you will keep a group of people to help us defend against the first wave of the demons."

"As long as the first wave is over, I'll figure out the rest."

Vivien glanced at Matthew, and naturally understood what Matthew's solution was.

At that moment she muttered:

"I'll leave half of the people for you, and when you can control the situation yourself, let the rest come back to Gem Bay."

"If things go well in Gem Bay, the rest of the people can stay in Rolling Rock City to help."

The two sides had a quick exchange.

It didn't take long.

Vivien flew northeast in a phoenix ship.

Matthew, on the other hand, returned to Rolling Rock with half of Vivien's men and the magic ship.

……

The shadow of war is approaching.

However, the ordinary residents of the city still don't know anything.

They are still celebrating the founding of the Rolling Stones Kingdom in various forms.

Blood Flag Square.

The three blocks east of the plaza are blocked with water.

Because the ceremony of the founding ceremony and various programs were held in Blood Flag Square, residents from other neighborhoods were actively flocking to this area.

On the street, horse-drawn carriages came to a standstill.

The people on the street shore are even more shoulder to shoulder.

At the intersections of major arterial roads, there are members of the garrison directing traffic.

The inner city gate is at the opening.

A tall man in thick armor stepped out of the chamber carrying two donkeys and half a wagon.

Everywhere the man went.

The person next to him suddenly consciously moved out of the way.

The man put his things in a small alley next to the inner city, which was gradually crowding, and then shouted:

"No uninvited carriages from entering the streets near Blood Flag Square!"

"Neither will the donkey cart!"

People in the neighborhood immediately complained.

But no one dared to point a finger at the man in armor.

Because he's Rolling Stone's garrison captain Brad.

The expanded garrison has more than 500 members, and they are responsible for all matters related to law and order in the city, and they have great power.

Brad's status has also risen.

In addition, his reputation among the old Rolling Stone people is already very good.

So his prestige among ordinary residents is high.

Brad shouted for a moment.

At last he persuaded those who rode donkeys, those with dogs, and those who held chocobos.

Then he pointed to the north and shouted:

"Today and tomorrow, the Craftsman Protection Association and the Veterans Association will issue a clover sign at the door from time to time!"

"Every third straw stick can be exchanged for a basket of eggs!"

"The extra initials can also be exchanged for the new Rolling Stones money issued by the city hall!"

As soon as this statement came out.

Immediately, a large number of people rushed towards the northern block.

The road to Blood Flag Square was suddenly no longer as crowded as it had been.

One by one, the carriages headed for the inner city.

Brad's door-panel-like body was stuck in the doorway, dutifully checking the origin of each carriage.

Now.

A luxurious carriage walked slowly to it.

The people in the carriage took the initiative to lift the curtains.

Brad glanced at it, and saw two men of extraordinary bearing and a woman in full costume sitting inside, so he waved his hand behind him:

"The inn's car."

"Just let it go."

The man who lifted the window offered to thank Brad.

Brad chuckled.

Then he was busy checking the next carriage.

The luxury carriage slowly drove into the inner city.

Here it is.

The roads suddenly opened up - mainly because there were fewer horse-drawn carriages.

The man by the window lowered the curtains.

Then he smiled and said to the two companions in the car:

"Even the gatekeepers are level 20 warriors, and the Rolling Stones Kingdom really has a bright future."

The middle-aged woman with a beautiful face and dressed in a costume sighed lightly, and then said weakly:

"You're mistaken, Gavin."

"The soldier who guarded the gate just now is Rhaeggar's nephew, not a general."

"But the Rolling Stones Kingdom does have a bright future...... Ay. ”

Gavin looked at the woman's expression and smiled:

"Lady Alena finally regrets not renewing her relationship with Rhaeggar?"

"Hehe......"

"I think it's still too late."

Alena gave him a blank look.

Another burly, towering man sitting next to him slowly spoke:

"Rhaegar does look like a man of destiny."

"He himself can hardly be called outstanding, even a little mediocre, but the people around him ...... It's too much. ”

Gavin smiled again.

This time, though, he didn't say anything.

The carriage fell silent suddenly.

The three men in the carriage are the masters of each of the three most important city-states of the eastern principality that will take shape—

Barton, Lord of Lion City;

Gavin, the lord of Goldwater City;

Alena, the lord of Deep Blue Harbor.

They arrived at the official post house in Rolling Rock City a few days ago, and they went to the meeting together in the post house carriage today, also to show the unity of the Eastern Duchy.

However, the scene seen by the carriage along the way made the three of them reverie in their hearts.

For Barton, the once golden lion.

The current situation of Rolling Rock is his dream of Lion City.

He and Rhaegar faced the same challenges and fate.

But that's different.

Rhaegar won the Battle of the Mossy Hills and gained the foundation of the Rolling Stones Kingdom;

And he was trapped by the devil on the battlefield of Wolf Mountain, not only did he lose his soldiers, but even he almost died under the blood basin of the gluttonous terror demon!

Finally picked up a life.

Patton no longer had the ability to unify the East.

In the end, he could only cooperate with Gavin and Alena to relinquish power and create a united principality to barely complete the apparent unification of the east coast and the eastern region.

Although the folk refer to the Rolling Stones Kingdom as the Western Kingdom, Barton their kingdom is called the Eastern Kingdom.

But Barton knew it in his heart.

The Eastern Duchy could not catch up with the Rolling Stones Kingdom in any way.

This is especially true when it comes to future potential!

Barton had accepted it all.

He thought he could congratulate Rhaegar with peace of mind.

But when he saw the prosperity and heyday of Rolling Stone.

Barton's heart was still filled with indescribable pain and bitterness.

It's all there.

All because he lost that war!

He has reviewed and pondered countless times in the middle of the night, where is the difference between himself and Rhaegar!?

But in the end, he couldn't figure out a result that was enough to convince himself.

Because of how he looks.

I lost on luck!

If the Gluttonous Terror had attacked Rolling Stone, instead of Riverbank, wouldn't it have been the same?

Unfortunately, there are no ifs.

Barton took a deep breath, then slowly raised his head to look out the window at the delicate buildings that lined up again.

"Hopefully, our principality won't be too far behind the Rolling Stones Kingdom."

He said unwillingly.

Gavin was silent.

Alena said softly:

"Definitely."

Barton showed a grateful look on the surface, but he sneered in his heart:

"Huh! Woman! ”

He knew very well what his two companions were.

Gavin, the lord of Goldwater City, was known for his intrigues.

He has a little wisdom but not a lot of wisdom.

He was criticized for being too harsh in his treatment of residents and subordinates.

What's worse is that.

Gavin was an ambitious man bent on taking Patton's place.

If it weren't for the strength of Jinshui City, it would be too strong.

Patton won't work with him at all!

As for Alena.

This woman said it nicely, and she had been comforting Barton since the defeat on the battlefield of Wolf Mountain.

But Barton knew very well that she was the biggest beneficiary of his defeat!

If you don't fail.

Jinshuicheng is hard to say.

But Deep Blue Harbor must be in its own bag!

It's a pity that now he has to rely on Alena's power to balance Gavin.

Barton is well aware of Alena's temperament:

This woman doesn't care about anything.

I care about whether my position as the lord of the city can be secured.

In order to be able to sit in this position.

She could sell all her daughters—

It's not impossible to sell yourself.

It's all about the chips.

Barton believed that as long as Rhaegar nodded, the woman would send her to the bed in the Lord's Mansion of Rolling Stone.

Work with such people.

How is it possible to succeed?

The more Barton thought about it, the more frustrated he became, and he couldn't help but slap his fist on the door frame next to him!

"It's almost time to get to the viewing platform."

Gavin reminded him without being salty.

Barton silently withdrew his fist.

Soon after.

The three of them got out of the carriage and were led by the waiter to a building on the side of the Blood Flag Square.

There is a hall inside the building.

There are many sofas and seats in the hall, with waiters carrying food and wine, and some familiar faces that have been seen in the inn.

These people are all guests from other places who have been invited by the Rolling Stone Kingdom to participate in the ceremony and watch the show.

Today is the first day.

There are only a few pre-warm-up programs and activities.

So everyone looked relaxed.

The three Bartons followed.

Alena and Gavin were both figures who were on the right and left, and seemed to be at home on such occasions, and soon laughed and talked with representatives of several city-states in the Northlands.

Barton was the only one drinking nearby.

The atmosphere in the stadium has always been harmonious.

Everyone is curious about what kind of classics and programs Rolling Rock has prepared.

But at this time.

A shrill voice suddenly rang out:

"I've been told that tens of thousands of demon armies have appeared in the north of Rolling Stone, is this true?"

Barton looked up.

The young man who spoke had a slight impression of him, as if he was Moreira, the lord of the Red Clay Mountains.

He had heard that Moreira had been unhappy with the new fief that Rhaegar had given him.

The previous rebellion of the mountain tribes on the western border of the Rolling Stones Kingdom was suspected to be the work of Moreira.

Barton thought that Moreira was trying to cause trouble on Rhaegar's good days.

I didn't expect it to take a while.

The registered mage of the Lion City also brought news for him-

More than 50,000 demons have appeared on the borders of Rolling Stone.

They were sprinting towards the northern walls of Rolling Stone.

Before the sun sets.

They may be in the city!

See this message.

Barton's eyes narrowed.

The delegates in the hall were also high-ranking officials from major cities.

Most of them have a mage they know well with or an efficient source of information.

So it didn't take long.

More and more representatives of the city-states began to ask questions.

They weren't really troublemakers.

It's just that if there are really a large number of demons gathered here, should the founding ceremony of the Rolling Stone Kingdom be held?

Even if the Rolling Stones Kingdom insists on doing it.

But who will ensure their personal safety?

Time.

The original harmonious atmosphere in the hall is gone.

Everyone was talking about it.

Among them, Moreira, the lord of the Red Clay Mountains, was the loudest one.

He demanded that Rolling Rock officials give an explanation immediately.

Otherwise, he will leave the city with his entourage!

Representatives of several other city-states shared the same concerns.

Only the representative of the Troll Kingdom scolded while drinking:

"What are demons afraid of?"

"Just kill as many as you want!"

"No, I'll go to the Northland to move rescue troops, and when the sons and daughters of my Black Cave tribe come to help, I have to go into the abyss to see if it's really as terrifying as the legend!"

These words attracted the attention of others.

However, the representatives of the Troll Kingdom are always in the minority.

Most people just come to join in the fun, and they are more worried about their own safety.

Just when the situation in the hall became more and more chaotic.

A young mage suddenly appeared in the middle of the hall.

He glanced at everyone present, and then said:

"There are demons, but it's okay."

"The program and the celebration will continue as usual."

Someone in the crowd asked:

"It's okay with the demons? What a big breath! ”

"Who are you?"

The young man looked at him calmly:

"Guardian of the Rolling Stones Kingdom."

"Matthew."

……

(End of chapter)