Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 1055 The Third Horizon War!

The three years of the closed period lasted until February.

Fifty-seven days and nights have passed since the end of the Second Horizon War.

Although no direct conflict has broken out on the surface of the continent of Abelio, undercurrents have been churning in various war zones.

The whole world fell into a tense silence, like the calm before a storm—no one thought this calm would last long.

During this period, what made all parties most wary was the new moves of Lupercal Abraham, the son of the First King.

After obtaining tactical authorization from the Lord of the Horizon within the Golden Palace, Lupercal began to reorganize and expand his army without any concealment. His main combat unit, the Horizon Wolf Pack, expanded to twenty full-strength companies in just a few weeks, with one hundred men per company, totaling two thousand elite soldiers.

This is undoubtedly sending a signal to the whole world: the horizon is about to advance both north and south, stepping onto Abelio's remaining two territories—the western and northern borders.

Meanwhile, the Vermeer Ants from Jawbone City, an important auxiliary force of the Horizon faction, also made moves in the northern region.

This inhuman force—a force of up to 20,000 soldiers and their accompanying war machines—emerged from the mountain passes and marched straight in, setting up camp and deploying along the border of the Klangertin Mountains. Flags were scattered across the foothills, and firing platforms rose and fell in the valleys, their mechanical noise and the vibrations of their footsteps echoing throughout the entire mountain range.

Such a transfer naturally provoked strong dissatisfaction among those in Crangelton Hill.

As guardians of the North, the dwarven tribes of Clangertien responded swiftly, mobilizing their garrison of heroic spirits and musketeers stationed in the mountains to complete their frontline deployment along the border.

With the clanging of armor and the loading of muskets, the heroic spirits, forged from the furnace and the souls of the fallen, stood in formation before the mountain, their heavy armor gleaming. Together with the musket formations on the high ground, they aimed at the Horizon Legion on the border, beginning a standoff that would last for several days.

No cannon fire was heard, no swords were drawn, but the entire northern mountain range had already fallen into the silence before a storm.

Everyone understood that this was not just a border standoff, but the prelude to the impending Third Horizon War.

The standoff between the horizon and the border of Clangerdin Mountain has lasted for several days, with fires simmering in the north, and the wolf packs and dwarven phalanxes seem to be just one command away from a potential clash.

This high-pressure, silent battle had already attracted the attention of the entire continent of Abelio.

But it is precisely amidst this overwhelming attention that more and more voices are beginning to focus on the entity that has remained silent—the Church of Saint Cuthbert in the Western Regions.

This cult of gods, which once held the status of a plane lord, now seems to have completely retreated into the depths of the church, no different from a turtle hiding its head in the sand.

At first, Xia Xiu did not start causing trouble because he was wary of Saint Cuthbert, who once held the position of a plane lord. However, after the appearance of the [Dead Light] in Abelio, the ascent of the Day and Night Sphere, and a series of subsequent events, Saint Cuthbert still did not make any move.

This made Xia Xiu begin to suspect that there might really be something wrong with this ancient deity of medium divine power.

Therefore, when Lupercal proposed the strategy of splitting the army into two groups, he agreed almost without hesitation.

At this moment, Horizon has entered a state of fighting on two fronts.

The conquest of the Crangerdin Mountains in the North was entrusted to Lupercal, who led the vanguard legion reorganized from the wolf pack forces, and also received the highest computing power access to the Horizon lineage personally granted by his father.

This access grants Lupercal the ability to access the deep computation nodes of the entire law network, enabling him to perform psionic intervention and law interpretation on the entire battlefield.

To ensure high-intensity engagements during the campaign, Xia Xiu also temporarily entrusted the command of several spiritual legions to Lupercar. These legions, composed of spiritual constructs, possessed a natural advantage in terms of the Law Line and Soul Resonance, making them key units in combating the complex environment inside Mount Klangerdin and the Heroic Spirits front.

In addition, Xia Xiu also handed over one of the ultimate weapons symbolizing the will of the horizon—[Abelio's Sword].

This divine weapon, which carries the fundamental laws of the Abelio world, is both a token and an authority. As long as the wielder stands on the battlefield, he can invoke a portion of the active logic of the Abelio world's underlying structure, tilting the scales of war in his favor.

With so many supporters, Xia Xiu was not worried that Lupercal would suffer a setback in the North.

He knew that the son of the first son was ready.

At this moment, he himself stood on another silent front line—directly in front of the Hall of Saint Cuthbert in the West.

The power center of the Church of St. Cuthbert, the throne site, stands at the heart of this plateau shrouded in holy light and silence.

From the outside, this hall is like a concrete manifestation of divine rationality: a guard formation composed of countless silver paladins surrounds the building with high walls, making it airtight. The walls are covered with inscriptions of faith, and the marks faintly emit a holy glow, as if some kind of will is quietly watching over the visitors.

Behind this protective wall stands the main temple structure, which is over a mile high, with its dome reaching into the sky like a spear of faith piercing the heavens, silent yet oppressive.

At the very center of the temple stands the legendary Throne of Truth—the throne of Saint Cuthbert, the most central symbol of this belief system.

The throne is not solid, but suspended between four curved, serpentine stone pillars and covered by an arched canopy resembling a crown.

Legend has it that every time Saint Cuthbert launched a holy war against the nine levels of hell, he would personally inscribe the deeds of the war on the Serpent Pillar as a vow to order and faith.

He is the god of wisdom and reason, the master of judgment and checks and balances.

When words fail to deliver judgment, legend has it that he will personally wield the rod of punishment, made of a mixture of bronze and wood, and personally suppress heresy and error.

Now, Xia Xiu stood quietly before this place that had once been visited by the gods, gazing at the unresponsive white temple.

He stood there, before the sanctuary that was over a mile high, before the absolute divine realm sealed off by the walls of the Silver Paladins.

But no one could see him; [presence diminished] M-mole was covering his entire body.

He stood quietly, his silver cane hanging at his side, his golden hair slightly tossed, his golden eyes reflecting the light flowing above the clouds, his gaze as still as water.

“I didn’t apply much of my essence, so Saint Kusbert, as a mid-level deity, shouldn’t have been unaware of it… It seems that Saint Kusbert has indeed suffered a great change.”

A few breaths later, Xia Xiu's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had sensed something, and he slowly turned his head to look towards the direction of the Northern Border.

Deep within the heavens, the metal ring that remained as still as a pendulum vibrated almost imperceptibly.

Xia Xiu's brows furrowed slightly, but the corners of his lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

He knew what it was—the [constant circumference] was vibrating.

This indicates that in the northern direction, the First Sons have launched a comprehensive attack across the entire area of ​​Mount Clangerdin, according to their established tactics.

The Horus Program has already begun.

This means that the Third Horizon War has begun.

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At the border of the Klangerdin Mountains, the wind is biting cold, and the mountain walls are covered with unmelted snow, resembling silent trenches.

The First Son stood atop the rocky ridge, clad in a battle robe, his eyes like iron. He quietly activated the access command, slowly raising his left index finger to trace a golden seal in the air, symbolizing the authority of the Horizon.

The moment the sign appeared, it was as if an invisible rift was torn open in the sky above Krangtin.

The power of the [Constant Nature Ring] descended from the heavens, connecting with the information pathways in his bloodline and instantly binding with his soul. At that moment, the [Spider-like Monster] buried deep within his left eye slowly opened its eyes.

No one could see it, there was no sound, and no warning. In the unseen realm of the mind, the spider-like monster was rapidly spreading its tentacles between his retina and nerves. Every time it touched a wisp of etheric flow, it would immediately generate a hair-thin thread of light, spreading like a web.

In just a few seconds, the model of the [Transparent World] covering the entire Clangerding Mountain was completed.

With the [spider-like monster] as the node and the constant law ring as the main body, the network of consciousness covers all the nerve signals, spiritual energy, site structures, and communication paths of the mountain from the ground to the air, which is more than 9,100 meters high!

In this network, Clangerdin is no longer an imposing and insurmountable steel fortress, but a body covered with nerve signals. Every command of the defensive line, every mobilization of the musket phalanx, and even the rotation of every mechanical catapult is clearly captured.

"On the northeast slope, the runic array at the fifth pass is gathering energy; have the seventh link circle around and cut in through the rock crevice."

"There is an echo reflected from a bunker outside the lava crater on the west side. The Ninth Company should immediately use resonance mines to clear it."

"The 12th and 13th companies will dive down from the central cliff and approach the city's ventilation shafts, with the goal of cutting off the flow of psionic energy between the Styx District and the Forge District."

While coordinating the deployment of the wolf pack with concise and clear statements, he also sensed the movement trajectory of the Krangtin Heroic Spirit Patrol, down to the precise details of every rock stratum pattern and the intensity of magical alerts.

This is the first cheat in the Horus Program, also known as the "X-ray vision cheat" in war command.

With him in control of the entire situation, he was no longer an ordinary commander, but the mainframe of a spiritual fortress.

"Mantis One, Mantis Two, prepare for the attack."

He gave a low command over the communication channel. Two massive Vermeer ant colony units responded to the order, carrying warhammer-style automated breaching devices, and slowly advanced from the north slope, their target being the third side gate and the central elevator shaft of Clangertin Hill.

At this point, he no longer paid attention to the tactical details.

He closed his eyes, and the spider-like monster in his left eye twitched slightly.

【Horus Program】—Begin to build momentum.

The nodes in the transparent world lit up one after another, and the mental threads that were originally used for detection and perception were now all transformed into signal injection channels.

He embedded fragments of consciousness into the magic ring, and the mental network instantly surged upstream like a neural storm!

"...Connection complete."

His voice was low and almost inaudible.

The next second, his consciousness completely overlapped with the entire transparent world.

At this moment, he is the thunder, fire, nightmare, and terminal above Crangeton.

He opened his eyes, his gaze fixed on the mountaintop.

A soft sigh escaped from the depths of his throat, like a declaration of judgment.

"Disruption hammer - Release."

The second cheat, the Horus Program, was also released at this moment.

At that moment, the entire Clangerding Mountain seemed to have its soul's pulse gripped by an invisible hand.

There was no thunder, no fire, and not even a fluctuation of magic.

But disaster has already struck.

An imperceptible tremor swept through the air, like spider silk piercing the brain, like needles pricking the soul. Then—a deep, hollow rumble erupted from the depths of the mountain, as if the neural network itself had been suddenly torn apart.

That was the sound of the [crash hammer] falling.

[Failure Hammer - Synaptic Fuse!]

The dwarven musket formation at the front was the first to be hit.

Those elite soldiers, clad in heavy armor and lined up like a wall, were conducting their routine aiming and adjusting their muskets when, almost simultaneously, the dozen or so men at the front of the line froze, their eyes rolled back, their pupils contracted violently, and they looked like puppets whose consciousness had been stripped away. Their muskets fell to the ground with a "thud."

They themselves were like out-of-control puppets, uttering broken murmurs from deep in their throats, their eyes trembling violently and blood seeping out, bright red blood flowing from the corners of their eyes, nostrils, and ear canals at the same time.

Without any enemy intervention, they collapsed on their own, their minds broken by the pain of [synaptic rupture].

Following closely behind is—[The Crash Hammer: Mental Collapse!]

Inside the mountain, the heroic warriors who had just awakened from the rune pools of the Styx region were preparing to assemble, and several priests had even just opened their eyes to chant prayers. But before they could even speak, their consciousness was as if torn apart by an incredibly brutal claw.

The entire structure, from soul to brain, seemed to be distorted and rewritten by some unseen data storm. The next second, the heroic spirits fell backward, their eyes suddenly flashing with blinding golden light. Then, with an almost silent "bang," the golden light exploded, and their consciousness seemed to evaporate and dissipate into the air.

There was no struggle, no wailing, not even a single last word.

They all fell down, just like light bulbs that had been turned off.

At the other end of the chaotic network, the First Son, standing on the high ground, quietly opened his eyes. His left eye gleamed with a faint silver light, his lips were expressionless, and the [Horus Program] pattern on his palm was slowly rotating. In his mental perspective, Mount Krangtin was no longer a mountain.

It was a huge, complex piece of equipment that had "crashed".

And he had just pressed the first command to penetrate the central nervous system.

This is the "crash hammer".

A powerful weapon capable of "burning" the enemy's consciousness.

Without using a single soldier, it wiped out the entire front line of the dwarven musket formation in the first round of operation, while simultaneously paralyzing the heroic warriors of the Styx region. In those few short seconds, the casualty figures alone exceeded a thousand.

Such a large-scale, unannounced mass of deaths from nervous breakdowns quickly spread like wildfire, alerting the entire Clangerding Hill community.

The alarm bells of the Styx District rang out, the flames above the forge area suddenly shifted, and all the dwarven warriors who were still conscious drew their weapons. The Council of Heroes hastily dispatched the remaining troops, and runic horns resounded across the mountain peaks.

However, it was too late.

Because at the same time that the [Disruption Hammer] pressed down on the neural network, the Frmi Ant Legion, hidden on the outer perimeter of the mountain, launched a large-scale advance. Twenty thousand combat units and war machines, like an iron torrent, swarmed in from all directions, including the canyon, the breach, and the underground tunnels.

Artillery fire trails traced fiery lines through the mountain's interior, and deafening roars echoed within, like the breath of an underground dragon, causing the rock walls to tremble and creak.

And the wolf packs that had been lying in wait at various key points finally unsheathed themselves like surgical scalpels and launched a fierce attack.

All of this was not a head-on battle, but a complete surgical operation.

Even with its proud "universal conscription" system, Mount Klangerdin was simply unable to mount an effective resistance in the face of both paralysis and multi-pronged attacks.

The Horizon Force, led by the First Son, began its conquest of Mount Clangerdin.

The Third Horizon War has officially begun.