Chapter 202: Chapter 202: Special Event—Druid Invasion!
"People say you, Blackwood, are heartless, a demon among men, but I can see that as long as you have Olivia and Daniel from the Thunderfire Demon Cave, your journey will not end here. You, Blackwood, would never eliminate the strength of the major sects just for some resources..."
He hadn\'t finished speaking.
It seemed he saw Olivia stirring...
But Stephen just sighed deeply and let it be. He said, "I believe with you here, you must have already heard the news of the Druids\' arrival. Now, I hope you immediately return and send the disciples of the Azure Cloud Pavilion to the major cities of Cloudview County to evacuate the citizens and prepare all the Psychics of Cloudview County..."
"An hour ago, I had already sent people to do just that."
Olivia\'s words choked Stephen, "My father and brother went to the Azure Cloud Pavilion, and hearing that you\'ve been focusing on the Endless Forest for years, I pretty much figured out everything. The necessary arrangements have been made."
"Let\'s go, the Pavilion needs your cunning guidance as its new leader."
Olivia turned around, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, indicating for Stephen to go back, yet her eyes held a trace of pity.
As expected.
Stephen didn\'t leave; he chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I\'ve foreseen it, my end is today. Go now, Lord of Dawn, or it will be too late."
Suddenly.
At the edge of the Endless Forest, the shadows of the trees swayed!
In the sky, an ability vessel approached!
It was unclear whether it was the approaching storm clouds or the flickering of figures, but a dark mass loomed!
Olivia closed her eyes and vanished from the spot in an instant.
"The Endless Forest is stirring, quick, activate the supreme ability weapon, alert all forces of Cloudview County!"
That day.
The supreme ability weapon of Cloudview County, which hadn\'t been activated for many years, finally shimmered with dazzling light under the operation of the Psychics in the high tower.
Inside Cloudview County, all forces were shocked by this sight.
The descendants of the Blackwood family halted their steps back to their clan!
In the Duke\'s Mansion.
Michael\'s lips curled slightly. Amidst the chaos of the entire Duke\'s Mansion, he kicked the disbelieving Kenneth, stopping everyone in the Duke\'s Mansion, "Activate the grand formation, ask our ancestors to stay calm!"
...
The sky was bright.
Stephen in the high tower had never seen such a brilliant light.
He opened his arms, embracing the wind blowing in from the Endless Forest. Although he could hear the distant shouts of the Druids and the terrified screams of the Psychics guarding the border below, as if they were being slaughtered.
Dust and killing intent...
But Stephen was still greedily breathing in the air of Cloudview County, his head held high, his aged face clearly wrinkled under the vigilant supreme ability weapon of Cloudview County, his robe fluttering.
At this moment, he looked utterly divine, like a saint descending to the mortal world, so out of place compared to the rushing Druids below the clouds.
Just then.
A Daoist figure appeared behind Stephen, wearing a mask and dressed in a white robe with a scale embroidered on the chest.
Instantly, his hand pressed against Stephen\'s back, his voice ice cold.
"I\'ve nurtured you for two hundred years, raised a wolf with a hidden agenda!"
The power of the Competent Force invaded his body, his soul!
In a flash.
Stephen\'s life was cut short!
He fell powerless from the high tower, and in his dying moments.
He saw the masked man standing at the edge of the high tower, leaning on his knee, looking down at him.
He saw...
The sky of Cloudview County had never been so bright.
He reached out towards everything he saw, as if to touch everything he cherished.
An innocent smile crept across his weathered face.
"Blackwood, you must protect Cloudview County, let it flourish."
"This is my last request, as an old and shameless man."
[Congratulations, you have completed the special event, Wind Rises Azure Cloud!]
[Your family, through cunning schemes, has successfully annihilated all enemies in Cloudview County. Blackwood has truly become invincible within Cloudview County, with friends everywhere.]
[You have gained +100,000 Spiritual Tribute points!]
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[Special Event—Druid Invasion!]
[For years, members of The Oracle Chamber have been hidden in Cloudview County, passing down their mission through generations, attempting to destroy Cloudview County. The Duke\'s Mansion, the puppet master behind Cloudview County, through your family\'s \'Wind Rises Azure Cloud\' event, aims to annihilate all major powers in Cloudview County.]
[With Stephen, a member of The Oracle Chamber and the former head of Azure Cloud Pavilion, entering the fray, he only managed to bring the major forces of Cloudview County and Blackwood to a ceasefire and handshake, giving the powers of Cloudview County a chance to save themselves.]
[The Duke\'s Mansion and The Oracle Chamber still have a backup plan, drawing the Druids into Azure Cloud, plunging your family into disaster!]
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Atop the border tower.
Stephen\'s life force was completely severed, his body falling from the tower like a withered leaf.
Until...
Engulfed by shadows emerging from the endless forest, like countless beings silently obliterated by history. No one knew what Stephen had done for Cloudview County; he trudged through the darkness, bearing burdens, sacrificing his life to secure a glimmer of hope for Cloudview County.
"Alas."
At this moment, Ethan still focused on the border tower.
Perhaps he was the only one in all of Cloudview County witnessing Stephen\'s downfall, a pity he couldn\'t empathize with Stephen.
But he understood, everyone has their own convictions, their own things they wish to protect.
And for the people of Blackwood, it was their family!
Then.
Ethan shifted the view to a dense crowd of Druids.
The Druids resembled wild men, controlling bizarre beasts, filling the skies and the ground, dressed in animal skins, much like Blackwood in its early days, and Larry in the Swamp Jungle.
By clicking on a Druid riding a beast resembling a three-headed dog, Ethan gathered some information about them.
[Druid]
[Description: They are close to nature, revere it, and respect the forces of heaven and earth. The endless forest houses two major races, Druids and Demons, fiercely competing for territory. They also eye the lands cultivated by humans, hoping to revert them back to forests, which is their vision.]
Opening the map, the endless forest, shaped like an arc, surrounds the Emerald Dynasty...
Humans have three dynasties, scattered across the world, seldom in contact.
As for the Emerald Dynasty, it is directly encircled by Druids, Demons, and the sea.
As far as Ethan knew, this was also related to the changes of the era. The ancient game world had no dynasties, only realms of immortals, with various races barely surviving before humans. After a great war, the era of humans ended.
In ancient times, humans were slaves to the Demons... In the remote past, Demons and Druids were slaves to humans... In the primordial age, when Ability Masters existed, gods fell...
Continuing to monitor the movements of the Druids.
It seemed that after entering Cloudview County, they began to split up, with many weaker Druids setting fires at the border, dancing around campfires, erecting totems, and the land once cultivated by humans began to sprout flora, showing signs of becoming a forest.
A message on the screen interrupted Ethan\'s observation.
[Your descendant Olivia reports to you.]
Ethan switched the view, Olivia controlling Dawn, she surely knew more than what he saw on the screen.
Then he looked.
Ethan was stunned...
Map—[Endless Forest·Harris Tribe·Joy Beast Branch·Elder Glenn\'s Home]
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