PFC Chapter 1503 The Tranquility Before the Rain
Chapter 1503 The Tranquility Before the Rain
"Forget it. We only fought against Eclipse yesterday. How could we possibly know the other party's conspiracy?"
"According to the timeline, the second round of Eclipse's attack should be coming soon. The most urgent task now is to distribute the divine stone weapons as soon as possible."
In the lounge of the temple, Lei Xiao thought of this and immediately said to Old Booker: "I believe that the Lord of the City has also seen that I am also a son chosen by God. Last night, I accidentally heard the revelation of the Lord God, and I got this after waking up."
After saying that, Lei Xiao turned over his palm and handed a storage ring containing three hundred magic stone weapons to the other party.
Since the other party also serves as the high priest of the temple, this statement is undoubtedly the most appropriate.
After all, as heroes, our group was summoned here inexplicably by a prompt. It would be reasonable for the prompt to give them some magic stone weapons, right?
"Oh?"
Old Booker took the storage ring with a puzzled look on his face. When he sensed the large number of divine stone weapons stored in it, his wrinkled eyes widened immediately and he said in disbelief: "Sir Brave, this is...?!"
After saying that, Old Booker's mind moved, and a pile of sixth-level divine stone weapons neatly appeared on the long dining table in the lounge, making the whole room sparkle instantly.
After seeing this scene, our warriors who also knew that the divine stone weapons were extremely precious opened their eyes wide with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
Especially Jasmine, her big eyes were wide open and she was speechless for a moment.
You know, with the divine stone weapons in hand, the strong can fight against "erosion" without relying on the power shared by the holders of the [Divine Stone]. Even in our land, this is a rare divine weapon, and its value is simply immeasurable!
"There are three hundred in total, which is enough to rival the number of divine stone weapons in the royal capital!"
Old Booker was so excited that his eyes were filled with tears. His lips trembled as he said to Lei Xiao, "Sir Brave, are these all given to you by the God?"
"Yes, he asked us to keep up the good work and defend this city together."
Lei Xiao touched his nose and responded, "Maybe he saw how hard we worked against the Eclipse yesterday, or maybe he was moved by your prayers and courage."
"Praise the Lord God!"
Old Booker immediately knelt down and began to worship the statue in the lounge.
When he stood up again, he looked at Lei Xiao again, touched his chest with excitement and saluted, "I'm afraid it's because of the arrival of Your Excellency the Brave that the Lord God has shown his miracle. It seems that Your Excellency the Brave is the one favored by the Lord God!"
"But if this guy is the one favored by the gods, then why are we so confused?"
Jasmine obviously didn't believe Lei Xiao's words, and whispered: "Besides, it's you who are praying devoutly, so if I want to show a miracle, I should appear in front of you, right?"
However, after thinking about it again, Jasmine quickly felt that what Lei Xiao said made some sense.
After all, this guy did take out so many divine stone weapons. If it wasn't a miracle, how did he do it? It couldn't have come out of thin air, right?
Since the whole audience was so excited, Jasmine's muttering did not attract the attention of Old Booker and could only be regarded as a small episode.
Before long, even she herself threw away her doubts. No matter what, with the blessing of the divine weapons, our side will get a huge epic improvement!
"Alright, please distribute the divine stone weapons immediately, Your Excellency the City Lord. I still have some here, and I will distribute them directly to the strong men under my command."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly to the excited Old Booker and said, "The war is imminent, and we don't have much time left."
"Your Excellency the Brave One is absolutely right. I will do it right away!"
Old Booker nodded repeatedly and left the lounge at the speed of a flash.
Afterwards, it goes without saying how excited and grateful the soldiers defending the city who had obtained the magic stone weapons were to Lei Xiao and his party. Old Booker even convened a special meeting and directly placed Lei Xiao on the altar, almost enshrining him in worship.
During this process, Lei Xiao also distributed the magic stone weapons, and even Old Nick, Carol, and Calvin got one.
As for the extra parts, Lei Xiao equipped them all on the alchemical puppets we carried with us, which greatly enhanced our overall strength against "Eclipse".
We had just finished all the work when the "Eclipse" army came like a surging tide. As expected, they appeared again around the underground fortress and soon surrounded it.
Judging from the scale, it is obviously more than one level larger than yesterday.
At first glance, the fortress, which was already located deep underground, seemed to have fallen into an abyss. It was filled with densely packed giant eyeballs suspended in the air, and the breath of fear swept over like a raging storm.
Lei Xiao stood on the fortress wall where he was yesterday, feeling the biting cold air, his eyes bright and sharp.
If it were yesterday, this would undoubtedly be an extremely difficult situation.
But now, each fortress wall is equipped with more than 50 holders of divine stone weapons, distributed in various locations. The power to resist "Eclipse" is naturally far from comparable to yesterday.
Even though he was confident, Lei Xiao still had to try his best to mobilize his energy to suppress the fear brought by the opponent. It must be said that this kind of enemy was indeed extremely terrifying.
"Sir Brave, judging from the opponent's posture, I'm afraid they will attack from four directions at the same time this time."
After summarizing the latest information, Old Booker nodded solemnly at Lei Xiao.
Although our side has been greatly strengthened, Old Booker, who has been fighting against Eclipse all his life, knows how terrible it is, so he still has no intention of underestimating the enemy.
"Your Excellency, City Lord, then proceed according to the predetermined plan."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, purple light surging around him, and all our strong men were ready for battle, gripping their magic stone weapons tightly.
Among them, Jasmine, who got the new weapon, was particularly curious and looked eager to try, obviously preparing for a big fight.
"Please rest assured, Mr. Brave, everything is ready."
The magic stone staff in Old Nick's hand was shining brightly, and the other soldiers defending the city around him also looked ready to go.
Without any warning, the group of "Eclipses" rushing in from deep underground moved in unison. Countless slender roots floating in the air suddenly stood up and came towards me in an overwhelming manner!
Seeing this sudden scene, Lei Xiao took a deep breath while casting attack magic to deal with it.
Although the opponent's attack formation seems chaotic, it is actually very methodical. Each "eclipse" maintains exactly the same distance, and even the speed of the attack is exactly the same.
According to the information provided by the "Seeker", this is obviously the result of manipulation by the "Returner".
As the supreme consciousness of "Eclipse", "Guixuzhe" can transform all "Eclipses" into a whole, cooperate with each other tacitly, and obtain the latest information through any "Eclipse". This is undoubtedly the most terrifying thing about it.
"According to the information I learned from the old city lord, they have been fighting against Eclipse for many years and have long known about the existence of Guixu. They have also suffered from the traps set by the other party time and time again, but they can't do anything to the other party."
"Because as long as there is an Eclipse, the Returner will not be destroyed, so there is no such thing as catching the leader first, because the Returner and the Eclipse are essentially one and the same."
"Plus, the reproduction speed of the Eclipse is alarming, and the number is simply immeasurable. It is hard to imagine how I would respond if such a situation occurred on the land where I am."
Just when Lei Xiao was feeling anxious, countless "Eclipses" had already rushed to the fortress's barrier wall like ghosts.
During this process, our strong men only launched attacks of ordinary intensity with the sharing of Lei Xiao's power, and did not even use the magic stone weapons, and the same was true for Old Booker and other soldiers defending the city.
At this point, our plan is self-evident, which is to first lure the enemy to attack close to us, and then open fire at full force to inflict maximum damage to the enemy.
This was also the result of the discussion between Lei Xiao and Booker. If they showed their strength at the very beginning, the "Guixu People" would definitely adjust their tactics immediately, or even withdraw directly.
"Your Excellency City Lord, leave the task of blocking the enemy's retreat route to us. Let's get started!"
Following Lei Xiao's order, our powerful warriors who had been ready for a long time raised their magic stone weapons and opened fire at full power. Various magical lights drew parabolas and whizzed towards the enemies at the farthest range.
The soldiers defending the city, led by Old Booker, also used their magic stone weapons to launch a counterattack against the "Eclipses" that were rushing up.
Under our sudden attack, groups of "Eclipses" had no time to react and turned into a pool of mucus, causing a pungent stench to spread everywhere under the city.
Seeing our strength increase dramatically, the other "Eclipses" that had not yet approached reacted extremely quickly and immediately began to retreat. However, since Lei Xiao and others had blocked the opponent's retreat route to the greatest extent, these "Eclipses" that attempted to escape were quickly annihilated in the power of our magic.
At this point, after the close cooperation between Lei Xiao and his party and soldiers such as Old Booker, it didn't take long before this part of the "Eclipse" was completely destroyed, and the rest all escaped into the depths of darkness and soon disappeared without a trace.
"We have won! Praise the Lord God! Praise the brave man!"
For a moment, the entire city wall was filled with joy, and many soldiers were in tears and threw their helmets high into the air.
"Sir Brave, the other walls have also achieved good results. We have finally achieved a long-awaited victory. The soldiers need this victory!"
Tears were gleaming in the corners of old Booker's wrinkled eyes. You know, they have been besieged by "Eclipse" for a long time.
The most crucial thing is that there are still a large number of residents in the city. Once the "Eclipse" breaks through the defense line, it will undoubtedly be a complete catastrophe.
"Eclipse" is synonymous with fear and destruction!
"Thank you very much, Your Excellency the Brave One!"
Old Booker was so excited that he was about to salute Lei Xiao, but was helped up by the latter.
"Old City Lord, there is no need to be so polite. This is what we should do because it is also to protect ourselves."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly, but he didn't feel relaxed in his heart.
This victory came too easily, and according to my own speculation, the real test of life and death is obviously still to come.
"Hold on for ten days? It's only the second day. I hope my guess is wrong."
Lei Xiao looked at the jubilant atmosphere around him and thought so in his heart.
Afterwards, a grand celebration banquet was held in both the city and the fortress, and Lei Xiao and others naturally became the protagonists of the banquet and received countless praises and gratitude.
Since the application of space magic is already very common here, coupled with the long-term battle against "Eclipse", the city stores a huge amount of materials and water, and also has special farmland and breeding areas, so there is no need to worry about supply issues.
Of course, while the banquet was underway, the city's defenses were not relaxed at all, with more than half of the soldiers still stationed in various locations to prevent a sudden attack from "Eclipse".
However, the imagined attack did not come until the morning bell rang on the third day.
Not only that, throughout the third day, the fourth day, and even until the eighth day, the area around Watchtower City and the fortress was extremely quiet. It seemed as if "Eclipse" had given up attacking here and never appeared again.
But whether it was Lei Xiao and his group or Old Booker and other soldiers defending the city, they all clearly understood that this was just the prelude to the coming storm.
The other side did not give up this place, because the communication with the outside world was still cut off, and there was no sign of reinforcements from outside coming in, let alone repairing the teleportation array connecting to the outside world.
Of course, Lei Xiao, who was teleported to this land, was unable to contact anyone on our land, including the Ye brothers and sisters.
According to Lei Xiao's guess, it might be because the speed of time flow is different that he is unable to contact other people.
On the morning of the eighth day, Lei Xiao stood at the door of the temple, listening to the melodious bells coming from the bell tower and looking around.
The lights here are still on as always, and it is impossible to tell the difference between day and night. Only the sound of the bell tells people that a new day has arrived.
Over the past few days, I have gradually become accustomed to this kind of life without seeing the sun, and have further understood many things in this parallel universe, and even established a deep friendship with old Booker and other soldiers, but these are not the most critical things.
What concerns me most is that there are only two days left before ten days. This storm has been brewing for such a long time, and it is time for it to come here.
As expected, just as Lei Xiao was thinking about this, the originally melodious bell sound suddenly became urgent, which was the signal that a powerful enemy was approaching. (End of this chapter)