(PS: Background BGM of this chapter: Palladio)

In the depths of the Eternal Wilderness, there has always been a terrifying existence that is suspected of being an 'ancient evil thing'.

This is not a secret to the people of the Northlands, and even because of the official propaganda, most of the Korrell Continent now knows the legendary story of the 'evil thing' that came to the Northland on the verge of destruction seventy-six years ago, and finally the goddess of magic Mystra herself came forward to reseal it.

The ranger Erlene, who first discovered the clue and desperately conveyed the news, became a hero in the Northland and even among the half-elves.

As a result, this shadow of destruction was gradually forgotten by everyone out of fear instinct.

But at this moment, when such strange signs appeared again in the Eternal Wilderness, which had been changed beyond recognition, everyone at the main entrance of the city wall, including the Minotaur Wren, Fischer, Herbert, and the frost giant Bestna, instantly rose to some kind of realization:

Levi's moment of 'preparing for the worst' at the family meeting before he fell asleep thirty years ago finally arrived without escaping!

Because no matter what kind of existence this 'evil thing' is about to break through, it is not something they can resist at this moment.

The only thing they can do...

It's to cover as many Zelandians as possible before he dies in battle...

Escape Minas Stirris!

Escape from this land on the verge of destruction!

So the Minotaur Commander, who had not closed his eyes for almost fifteen days, immediately issued this order that made all the civilians stunned when everyone was still hesitating and panicking:

"Fisher, organize the evacuation of all civilians at once!!!

"Ahh

The red-robed mage from the other side of the continent still seemed unwilling to accept this bleak reality.

Because once this command is delivered, it means...

At least 100,000 warriors have gone forward one after another, and the results of fifteen days and nights of hard work and hard work have been guarded by the impact of the demon tide with their own lives, and they will all be in vain!

This city of miracles, which has been standing in the north for 76 years, will never escape the doom of collapse and collapse because they have built their homes with their own hands!

This is a bleak situation that he would rather his soul fall into the abyss forever than accept.

Almost as soon as Wren let out this roar...

Boom!

A huge arm like a pillar of heaven pierced through the mottled wasteland and fell heavily on the ground, and for a moment I don't know how many demons were slapped straight into meat sauce and crushed into the dust.

The earth trembled because of this, crackling and crackling, and continued to stretch in all directions.

At the same time, a terrible humming sound like an eight-magnitude earthquake spread from the distant wasteland, and all those on the city walls were like ships on stormy seas.

With a click, Minas Stirris was as thick as a, and the walls of the first city, which had been attacked by the demonic tide for fifteen days without collapsing, had a huge crack and dislocation because of this terrible tremor.

A statue of a dragon's head, which had been standing in front of the city gate and staring at the wasteland, slowly broke away from the section of the wall and fell towards the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood below.

On the other hand, the mountain of corpses that the demons had piled up in front of the city walls with an unknown number of corpses also collapsed.

The pressure on the city defense above the city walls has plummeted!

But no one was surprised at the moment.

Because this tranquility is often before the storm... Last mercy!

"Roar !!!!"

A distant roar that seemed to come from the beginning of time in the multiverse resounded from the wasteland outside the city.

Almost instantly, with the giant arm as the center, the surviving demons within a radius of several miles immediately fell to the ground handsomely like wheat that had been cut off in the field, and never moved again.

Even the Zelandia warriors, who were hundreds of miles away, covered their ears in pain and let out a roar, and even some wounded and civilians inside the wall immediately fell to the ground and fainted due to excessive fear.

And this is only the beginning, the second, third, fourth, five, six, seven, eight, more seemingly endless giant arms stretched out from that hole, or the five fingers opened, wanting to catch the stars, or they fell to the ground, opening more openings, so that more 'arms' could squeeze out of the narrow 'cage'.

Everyone looked at this shocking scene in disbelief, as if they couldn't figure out how such a monster that had completely grown into arms could exist.

"Fischer!!" Wren turned his head and yelled at the red-robed Fisher.

Fischer, whose eyes were bloodshot, closed her eyes in pain, and a tear slipped down her face stained with black plaster.

Then the red-robed mage opened his eyes violently, staring at the monster that came out from under the earth, as if he wanted to carve the other party's appearance into the depths of his soul, and let out a roar that was exhaustive:

"Zeellandia's Third War Wizard hears the order:

"Activate the Evacuation Portal! Cover the evacuation of all civilians to Lunaris Island!

"Transfer the database of the First Institute of Magic in Zeellandia!

"My colleagues.

"Plan Zero...

"Here we go..."

......

With Fisher's order, the underground Zelandia No. 1 Magic Research Institute.

Aside from the screeching sirens, all Zeellandia scholars who heard the news sat in place like mechanics who had been pressed the pause button, no one making any sound, not even breathing.

In the end, Iggy, who was 'calm to the point of being unkind', spoke:

"I have received the order. ”

"In the name of the head of the Zeelandia Tactics Order, and the director of the First Magical Research Institute,

"Activate Evacuation Portal #Z01.

"Everyone, move all databases as your first priority.

As a result, these scholars and mages, who seemed to have been 'dead in their hearts' once, began to quickly but not panickedly sort out and evacuate like the mechanics who had been restarted the 'pause button'.

When they finally moved, Eagle muttered in his own voice:

"I'll help you get all your data out as promised, Master Tiberius.

"I would never... Let these treasures of civilization be covered with dust again and sleep for thousands of years. ”

At the same time, Kakana's mechanical-filled voice began to resound in the major shelters throughout Zeelandia:

"Activate Refuge Array #Z01.

"Validation is underway, and each teleportation hub node has been charged.

"#Z01号避难传送门, start!"

In an instant, a huge gate of light that almost connected Zeellandia and Minas Stiris suddenly expanded, almost splitting Minas Stirris and the Griffon Mountains behind it.

This wave-like mirror is like a gate separating purgatory from heaven.

In front of the gate is a ruined city-state on the verge of destruction, and behind the door is a lush, pastoral place where everything grows.

And this portal is also the last retreat that has been set in the 31st secret meeting of the city-state of Zeellandia thirty years ago.

It is also one of the agreements made by Levi with Alicia II, the queen of Lunaris Island, and the people of the Fir.

It's just that I'm afraid that even Levi himself didn't expect that this last resort zero plan would really have to be activated.

At the same time, in the underground shelters that had just experienced a terrible earthquake, the civilians who suddenly heard such bad news also showed all kinds of appearances in the world, some cried and wailed on the spot, and some had withered faces as if they had lost faith in life, and they also gritted their teeth, but more people cheered up in pain and began to help rescue the wounded who were crushed by the broken stones, and began to cooperate with the wolf cavalry to evacuate in an orderly manner.

Because they knew that since the city-state had made such a decision, it must have reached a desperate moment of last resort.

And at such a moment, their city-state, instead of dragging them together to the battlefield of inevitable defeat, chose to... The opportunity to live was given to them.

Let them be the group... Encumbrance!

They must not continue to increase the burden of these exhausted knights because of their emotions at such a moment!

......

Deep in the vaults of the White City.

As a result of the terrible earthquake, the largest vault in the history of Correll still did not crack, but the layer of amber and jade ice inside was cracked like a spider's web.

Then a pair of dark blue pupils glowing with purple slowly opened from the deepest darkness.

This huge turmoil, after all, still made Levi, who was in the most critical period of sleep, thirty years later...

Woke up early...

At that moment, Levi, who had already received the second meditation body, also seemed to pass through the thick gate of the White City Vault, through several kilometers of rock formations, through the eyes of countless slimes...

I saw the dilapidated appearance of Minas Stirris, which he had built single-handedly, surrounded by demons...

I saw the silent 'sleeping' warriors all over the ground behind the first wall...

I looked at the monster that was slowly crawling out of the cracks in the earth on the wasteland...

So boundless anger brewed in the depths of his eyes.

But the more angry he became, the coldest in his pupils was as cold as the deepest part of the ocean of ice floe.

"You... Why... If you want to push me like that..."

He took one last look at the book of dragons in front of him, with a roster of golden stars.

Boom!

For some reason, the book of dragons, which had become so heavy, was slammed shut, and then he looked up at the heavy book and swallowed it in one gulp.

When he looked up again, all the emotions in his eyes had disappeared, as if he had returned to a dead silence like nothingness.

......

Outside Minas Stirris.

As if sensing something as well, the arm-like monsters crawled out faster, faster, faster.

Article 27, Article 32, Article 53, Article 76!

Seeing that these terrifying monsters were pouring out more and more, and those demons were also charging more violently towards the city wall like frightened wolves, and what was even more worrying was that due to the appearance of a nine-foot-wide crack on the side of the main entrance, many demons began to rush in through the cracks.

Behind the city gates, there were many wounded and civilians who had not had time to evacuate.

Seeing this, Wren was worried, and immediately said to Fischer and Herbert, who was at a loss:

"The defenses on the walls will be left to you!"

Before they could react, the minotaur warrior looked back at his veterans and said:

"Zelandia's First Band! Follow me! Defend the main gate!!"

"Coming close to you!" the retired veterans, including Hammer, echoed in unison.

"Power and glory!

"In order to... Zeellandia !!"

Then he leapt to his feet in disbelief from everyone's gaze, and with a tomahawk full of gaps, he smashed his head into the demonic torrent that seemed to burst the embankment beneath the crack!

Like a meteor falling to the ground, a huge berserker demon was immediately trampled into meat sauce by his two strong and powerful cow hooves, and the entire crack and even the demons that had just rushed into it all rose from the ground, and were cut in half by the axe he wielded.

The tide of demons that had just rushed into the cracks in the city wall immediately stopped!

In front of him, there is an endless million demons at a glance!

And that's the enemy of all beings that they absolutely can't defeat!

Wren was independent of the torrent before the break...

Hold the tomahawk horizontally, and be a husband!

This scene of generosity and resoluteness was also seen by the veterans, who had already fallen into despair, as if they had found the meaning of continuing to fight at this moment, and the next moment these dragon knights covered in bruises shouted their banners and jumped down towards the duel below.

"I'm sorry, Mia, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep that tavern open with you until I'm old...

"Just let me... With the old brothers, let's mess around again one last time..."

Hammer watched his former colleagues disregard for life and death, and the gray dwarf lifted the restaurant key on his chest and kissed it.

Then he raised the hammer and axe in his hand and smashed his head at the head of a demon.

"Zeellandia !!"

"I'll go down to help too, shh~"

Rather than choosing the breach that had already reconstituted her defenses, Bestna rushed to the high-level demons who had already poured in inside the wall.

With a whistle, Da Bai and Sanbai rushed towards the demons with her.

"Fischer... The next battle is beyond the intervention of me, a mortal who has not reached the legend, so let me be selfish again. ”

As Herbert spoke, he looked behind him at his son Anthony, who didn't know how long he had been staring at him, and said:

"I didn't dare to let you go to war before, I was counting on you to give me a grandson to hug, but now I don't think I can give birth to you like this... Hey..."

Anthony immediately looked at it in mockery, and heard his father continue:

"I... I don't want to run away again, and I don't know where we can escape to this city...

"How about it? Do you want to come with me to fight a father and son soldier, with you to shield me, my old bone should be able to hold on a little longer. ”

Anthony was stunned at first, and then a bright smile appeared on his old face:

"Yes, Dad!

"I wanted to go with you during the Moon Sea War.

"It's a pity that you didn't let me, and in the years that followed, I always regretted it.

"It's good to finally be able to make up for this regret this time. ”

"Silly boy. Herbert shook his head helplessly and smiled.

"Then the wall will be handed over to you!Uncle Fischer!Goodbye!" Anthony smiled and waved his hand at the red robe.

Saying that, the father and son, who were household names in Zelandia, also jumped off the wall one after another, joining the battle to the death below.

Fei She, who suddenly became lonely on the city wall, was immediately stupid, looked at the old friends who had killed under the wall, and jumped to his feet angrily:

"Why!

"Why are you throwing all your duties at me! you bastards!!

"You're all waiting for me!

"When I go back to hell, I'm going to stuff fireballs into your eyes one by one!"

As he spoke, the red-robed mage resisted the urge to jump down, and looked back at the growing group of monsters in the wasteland.

He understood that, unlike his old friends, he was one of the Three Pillars of Zeelandia...

There is more important work to be done at the moment.

That is, as a banner and a brain to guide the remnants, facing this thing in front of you that messes everything up!

Fischer whipped his staff and roared like madness against the gale:

"Come on!!

"You Fei She, Master Fisher, are going to use this staff today to explode your eyes!"

And the monster in the wasteland didn't know if it heard the red-robed mage's vulgar words, and more giant arms poured out of the ground.

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Clause... One hundred!

The anemone-like arms formed a disc to prop itself on the ground around it, and then slammed into it.

With another loud bang.

A mountain-like monster leaped out of the seal...

To the countless beings who are peeking here, it reveals its true colors...

Originally... It's not a hundred monsters...

Rather, a man with fifty heads... And a hundred arms...

A giant!

......

Elysium, the heart of the Demon Realm.

"It turns out... Is it actually it..."

Mystra, the goddess of magic, stared in silence with a pale face as she briefly came into contact with her shadow decades ago, her hands trembling uncontrollably.

"Heim... It turns out that we... It's all wrong..."

"Bane... How dare you..."

At this moment, the gods, including her, I'm afraid they can't figure it out, those guys actually dare to release such an existence!

It's really...

It's crazy!

At the same time, she finally understood why it was just a shadow that leaked through the cracks that made Haim almost unable to keep his pastor.

I finally understood why Haim, the god of guardians with medium divine power, fell into an inexplicable nightmare because of that brief contact...

It turned out that it was not an evil thing at all, but was born by the ancient gods at the beginning of time...

O ancient gods!

Yes, it's a... It has appeared in the Divine War for a short time and then disappeared...

Hundred-armed giants!

Although Mystra, who was born at the end of the war, had not confronted this terrible being, she had heard of its terrible reputation:

No creature can stand up to a hundred-armed giant in battle, even if he is a god...

They were released from the shackles...

Once...

Destroyed a whole...

Old Gods!