Cataclysm King

Chapter 621: Tower of God
The next morning, the Dawn Group packed up their equipment and continued exploring the Black Stone Forest.

Ji Xun was still immersed in the magical state of enlightenment he had last night.

Although he hadn't slept all night, he felt great at the moment.

The whole "world" looked brand new in his eyes.

It was clearly still a dense forest, but it was completely different at the moment.

Ji Xun felt as if he could clearly see the laws governing the operation of the elements and everything around him.

He knew that this change was related to the secret of "I am the world".

The teammates also noticed something strange about Ji Xun, who was silent and thinking all the way.

Magician Gwyneth had the sharpest senses. As they walked, she couldn't help but be curious and said, "Captain, why do I feel like you're different?"

When these words came out, Ji Xun was slightly startled: "What's different???"

At this moment, my thoughts returned and the dreamlike feeling disappeared instantly.

Gwyneth pondered for a moment and said, "I can't explain it. I just feel like you've suddenly become very mysterious. Well, a bit like my former teacher's teacher, the great magician Mr. Moksa. Possessing the calmness and mystery that comes with super strength, but not exactly the same."

Hearing this, the archer Xibal beside him asked curiously: "Captain, have you broken through to the legendary realm?"

Ji Xun laughed at himself and said, "I do want to."

Everyone also felt that it was not so easy to break through, and they all laughed and joked.

At this moment, the hunter Yifa who was exploring the way ahead discovered something and suddenly shouted: "Captain, we may have reached the place where the 'Fierce Tiger Mercenary Group' discovered the ruins before!"

The stone slabs were brought back by their colleagues. Among a group of more than 30 A-level mercenaries, only one seriously injured guy escaped and is still unconscious in the monastery on the Black Stone Layer.

Everyone became alert immediately after hearing this.

When we walked over, we saw many cracks in the mountain. The dirt was still fresh and it looked like they were caused by a recent earthquake.

In the washed down soil, one can see a lot of broken stones made of the same material as the stone slabs, with obvious signs of artificial carving.

Ji Xun knew they were getting close, so he ordered, "Everyone, act according to the plan. The dragon's sense of smell is very sensitive, so let's lure that big guy out. Laen and Lolota, you two are responsible for finding the dragon's lair and determining the location of Princess Sofia."

Everyone responded in unison: "Okay!"

They are already a very well-coordinated team and do not need any additional arrangements.

According to intelligence, the most powerful monsters in this forest were the group of Wind Wolves.

This does not pose much of a threat to the Dawn Group.

Laen and Lolota disappeared into the dense forest, while Ji Xun and his companions deliberately took out some blood food to lure monsters and began to explore around.

This is a mature hunting tactic in the wild.

The Dawn Group followed the cracks in the mountains and went deeper into the mountains. It seemed that the ancient ruins should be hidden somewhere in the belly of the mountain.

After searching for several hours, the eight people found the place where the Fierce Tiger Mercenary Group had been attacked.

The only survivor described his experience before he fell into a coma, only that they were looking for the princess in the forest, and then they were inexplicably attacked by the dragon.

Without any ability to resist, the team was dispersed in an instant.

He was the only assassin left who could run fast and jumped into the river, barely escaping with his life.

In the dense forest, Ji Xun and his companions looked at the messy camp with worried looks on their faces, their expressions very solemn.

The giant dragon swept past, and the trees that were surrounded by several people fell to the ground in all directions, and large areas of burnt wood stakes were left near the camp.

Robert held the molten iron sheet he had just found on the scorched ground and said seriously, "It can turn iron boots into molten iron. The flame temperature of the dragon's breath is the hottest I have ever seen."

As a heavy knight, he knew the material of the heavy shield better than anyone else.

Dragon's breath can turn these iron boots into molten iron, so we can judge their strength.

Hunter Ifa also said: "The aura left by the dragon is too terrifying. All the wild animals nearby have been scared away. It is difficult to determine the direction."

The treasure-hunting marten he tamed originally had a keen sense of smell, which was the best means of tracking. But at this moment, the little fellow had already been frightened by the breath of the dragon and was trembling with fear, hiding in the beast bag and not daring to come out.

However, no one in the Dawn Group backed down. Just because an A-level mercenary group couldn't do it didn't mean they couldn't do it.

Everyone looked at Ji Xun and asked, "Captain, where are we going now?"

If they were hunting monsters on a normal day, they wouldn't be in a hurry. They would just follow the clues and slowly search, and they would eventually find it.

But the forest is so large that it might take months.

Their mission this time was to find Princess Sofia. The longer they delayed, the smaller the chances of Her Royal Highness being alive.

Everyone tried various methods, but in the end it was still difficult to confirm the location of the dragon's lair.

The dragon is a flying monster, and the traces it leaves behind are very mixed and can be found everywhere.

Ji Xun looked at the inquiring looks from everyone. Originally, he would not have any better suggestions in this situation.

But at this moment, for some reason, the complicated thoughts in his mind began to automatically unfold.

The cracks in branches, the burning camp, the marks on the soil. The buzzing of bees, the startled birds, the distant roars of beasts.
It seems that there are no isolated things in the world before our eyes. They seem to be connected by lines of cause and effect, forming a colorful and complete world.

The perceptions brought by the five senses automatically formed cause and effect lines in Ji Xun's mind, as if the forest appeared in his mind in another high-dimensional form.

Although he didn't see it, Ji Xun didn't know why, but an arrogant and conceited dragon image had formed in his mind.

It's just like.
Someone threw a stone into the dark water. Although we couldn't see where it fell into the water, we could calculate the point where the stone fell into the water by sensing the direction and arc of the ripples.

Ji Xun hesitated for a moment, and his intuition led him to the conclusion: "Go west."

In this way, the eight members of the Dawn Group explored the forest all the way.

Relying on his "new ability" of real-time deduction, Ji Xun led his teammates deep into the dense forest.

He made the decision without hesitation several times when he had to choose the direction of a fork in the road.

Ji Xun himself couldn't understand why he seemed to suddenly have the ability to instantly understand the cause and effect of everything he saw.

He even suspected that his sixth sense had just become stronger, because there was almost no deduction process and he just thought of it.

No one asked any more questions.

They thought the leader had simply chosen a more reliable direction and followed him.

However, it was this "gambling on luck" way of walking that made everyone pleasantly surprised to find that they seemed to have found the right direction.

Because, in the dense forest before their eyes, a spectacular ancient relic appeared!

"Captain, come and see!"

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In front, the hunter Yifa suddenly exclaimed.

When Ji Xun and his group walked over and took a look, they suddenly saw a relic gate with a special shape.

The unexpected was such a pleasant surprise.

In front of you is an ancient building with a simple shape, which obviously has the style of a magic temple.

The four hundred-meter-high stone slabs are densely engraved with various mysterious runes.

Gwyneth looked at the mysterious rune on the gate and immediately confirmed: "This is the black magic rune!"

Black magic runes are easy to identify because those runes that activate elements do not contain prayers to God, only simple and straightforward elemental symbols.

However, when she saw the level of the runes clearly, her face changed instantly and she exclaimed: "Legendary runes! These are all legendary runes! Could it be that this is the legendary 'Black Magic Temple, Tower of Ascension'?"

Pastor Sheena asked: "Tower of Ascension? What is that?"

Gwyneth responded with a look of astonishment, "There is a legend circulating in various books related to black magicians, saying that those crazy black magicians want to build a magic tower that can reach the sky, and then directly pass through this tower to ascend to the divine stage."

It’s no wonder that she was so shocked, because the rune in front of her was the most complicated rune she had ever seen, no doubt about it!

This is just the gate of the ruins. How exaggerated will it be inside?
She couldn't think of any other possibility except the legendary black magic temple.

Hearing this, everyone's expressions became shocked: "Ascend to the gods?"

If they hadn't seen such a spectacular building with their own eyes, they would never have believed that there were such crazy people in the world.

You actually want to become a god?

In the education they received, the mere thought of it was already blasphemy, so how could they actually perform those black magics?
However, when Ji Xun heard this, he suddenly thought of a passage he read in Faro's Travel Notes yesterday.

According to Nafalo, a certain "world will" restricts humans from touching divine power.

Are the black magicians doing this just to break this shackles?
Gwyneth added: "But the 'Tower of Ascension' has always existed in legends. And the Vatican has also blocked relevant information. I'm not 100% sure. But since the previous stone tablet was left by Nan Shenyu, even if it wasn't, it's probably a secret base for black magicians."

Robert laughed and said, "Hahaha, who cares what it is! This is a magical relic. If no one has ever been here, we will be rich!"

"Yes."

"Hahaha, Captain, we are really lucky this time. We found it in one try."

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As everyone listened, there was a strong sense of anticipation in their eyes.

They take on missions just to make money, and it would be ideal if they could discover an ancient relic.

Judging from the rolling soil all around, if it weren't for the ground crack, the ruins would not have been able to emerge from the ground.

Ji Xun originally thought that he should be happy.

However, he seemed to sense something and suddenly reminded: "Everyone be careful, we seem to be targeted by something."

Everyone thought it was the evil dragon, so they didn't dare to be careless and immediately became alert.

A dragon has a very keen sense of smell and can often smell prey from dozens of miles away.

But most of the time they are also lazy and will sleep in their caves for a long time after eating.

Judging from various signs, the evil dragon is now in these ruins.

Ji Xun and his companions did not dare to go deeper rashly. They chose to create some noise to lure the dragon out of the cave.

Soon, a bonfire started burning in a mountain stream southwest of the cave, and the aroma of the golden and greasy barbecue immediately filled the air.

If a few humans aren't worth the trouble to wake a well-fed dragon from hibernation, then barbecue with "spices" will do the trick.

as predicted!

Not long after the barbecue started, a loud dragon roar resounded throughout the valley.

"coming!"

Everyone immediately became alert.

Ji Xun also looked carefully and saw a black dot appear in the blue sky.

The black spot rapidly enlarged in the field of vision, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a ferocious dragon with a wingspan of dozens of meters.

It was clearly a black dragon, but its scales reflected a metallic luster in the sunlight.

It gives people a very strange feeling, it is like a black sun!

"What an exaggerated dragon power!"

"Hey, this guy's aura is even scarier than the legendary Warcraft Lord we killed before."

"If we succeed in this mission, we will be the dragon slayers that the bards talk about."

"Robert, forget about slaying the dragon. Just hold back the giant lizard and give Larn and the others a chance to rescue the princess."

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Everyone frowned at the pressure of that aura, but the atmosphere was not too solemn.

They deliberately chose such a far place in order to give the assassin Ran's two teammates a chance to go deep into the dragon's nest to rescue people.

Although this evil dragon looks very powerful, it is not a problem for the Dawn Group to hold it back.

However, when Ji Xun looked at the black dragon, although it was the first time he saw it, he felt as if he had seen it before.

Before they could think about it, the evil dragon swooped down from the sky at lightning speed.

Before it could rush over, three sharp armor-piercing feather arrows flew into the air.

The archer Sival, who was hiding in the bunker, suddenly drew his bow and shot rapidly. His superb shooting memory allowed three arrows to accurately shoot towards the dragon's eyes.

However, before the six people could rejoice, they saw the evil dragon tilt its head slightly, and three feather arrows hit the scales on its head, making crisp "ding ding ding" sounds.

The armor-piercing arrow left only a few white marks.

Everyone looked at it and it was within their expectations.

The evil dragon was ambushed by several humans. It swooped down and exhaled a breath of dragon in anger.

The heavy knight Robert held a magic heavy shield in his hand, with a strong fighting spirit lingering around him. He stood in front without flinching.

The heavy shield's magic shield was like a solid reef in the torrent, diverting the dragon's breath, and Ji Xun behind Robert was safe and sound.

Before the dragon's breath completely dissipated, Ji Xun suddenly rushed out. His intuition told him that now was the best time to attack.

Before his teammates could be surprised, Ji Xun suddenly stepped on the rock wall, rushed dozens of meters, then jumped off the rock wall and appeared next to the swooping evil dragon in mid-air.

With a slash of the sword, the two-handed heavy sword wrapped in the gust of sword energy slashed on the dragon's neck with a "clang" sound.

The timing was so perfect that the evil dragon didn't even have time to react.

Although the sword did not cause a wound, it left a white mark on the dragon's scales.

Ji Xun looked delighted, as long as he could break the armor, he could break the defense with a few more strikes!

However, before he put away his sword, he suddenly saw the muscles on the dragon's wings showing signs of rapid contraction.

When Ji Xun saw it, he instinctively deduced that the next action of the evil dragon would be to turn around and spit out dragon breath.

Almost by instinct, he did not retreat following the inertia of the sword's recoil, but suddenly stepped on the air and changed direction in the air.

It was this one action that miraculously and perfectly avoided the dragon's breath?
The fighting spirit blocked the high temperature of the dragon's breath, and Ji Xun slashed with another sword.

The man and the dragon fought in the air for several rounds in a blink of an eye.

Although this scene happened in a very short time, the teammates in the distance were all stunned.

A second ago they thought it was a bit reckless for the team leader to rush forward alone, but now seeing this posture, they all screamed with excitement.

"Oh my, the captain's martial arts have improved again. I feel like he's even more agile than that guy Larn."

"It's not agility, but combat instinct! Oh, I think the captain is about to break through to the legendary realm."

"Stop watching, let's go too!"

"okay."

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The other teammates were not idle either.

Robert held a huge shield in front, the magician Gwyneth had already chanted the frost spell, Sina's corrosive potion sizzled on the dragon scales, and the archer Sivar's arrows never missed their target.
Even when facing a pure-blooded dragon, the knights did not lose the upper hand at all thanks to the tacit cooperation of the members of the Dawn Group.

The two sides fought fiercely in this mountain stream.

But with this fight, the teammates became more and more shocked.

The fighting power displayed by the evil dragon gradually became outrageous, and it was beyond their understanding of any magical beast they had ever seen before;
No wonder more than a dozen waves of people were wiped out before.

This is not even something their S-class mercenary group can handle.

If you want to slay a dragon, you need a super large army of at least a thousand people!
Under normal circumstances, faced with a target far beyond their expectations, their original plan was to escape through the cracks in the rocks in the mountain stream as soon as possible.

But now, not only did they not escape, they also fought without losing the upper hand at all?
This is what shocked everyone in the Dawn Group.

The reason they haven't retreated yet is because their leader can fight the dragon for a long time with just a sword?

Obviously the sword moves are still the same familiar ones, and the physical strength has not changed, but I feel that I have become a lot stronger.

Dodge just right and don't waste any fighting spirit.

The battle was like a gorgeous show of skill, and the figure gave everyone an increasingly strong shock.

It is no exaggeration to say that if it were not for Captain Ji Xun to hold back the dragon, the heavy knight Robert alone would not be able to attract hatred or protect his teammates.

the other side,
Ji Xun was already immersed in the calculations that his brain was telling him to do.

He had no idea that he was gradually becoming outrageous in the eyes of his teammates.

He had only one thought: he could not retreat. Once he retreated, the stalemate would be broken.

There was only one thought in my mind: to use the best option to deal with the attack of the evil dragon.

The battle looked very intense, but for Ji Xun, he enjoyed this exhilarating battle immensely.

Never before had he felt the feeling of being in control of the entire world.

“Is this what “I am the world” means?”

At this moment, Ji Xun fell into a rational state without any emotional fluctuations.

The evil dragon was so powerful that even a lightly-armored swordsman like me would be seriously injured if hit head-on.

In other words, if there is any mistake, the entire team may be wiped out.

However, Ji Xun had an almost arrogant self-confidence at this moment. He didn't think he would make any mistakes in the battle!

It was an extraordinary experience of having everything under control.

It seems that no matter what the evil dragon does, it will not be unexpected to the brain.

Ji Xun himself felt that this state was extremely magical.

Previously, his battles were mostly based on his combat instincts and skilled martial arts acquired through years of fighting;

And now, he relies not only on fighting skills, but also on his ability to think and deduce with every possible effort.

This allowed him to not be at a disadvantage in the battle with the dragon.

Although there is no hope of slaying the dragon, it is more than enough to delay it.

In this way, the six members of the Dawn Group fought fiercely with the evil dragon in the mountain stream for a long time.

Large chunks of rocks fell from all around, the roar was deafening, and the noise was getting louder and louder.

During the battle, Ji Xun also realized that the evil dragon seemed to have been injured before, and its right wing was obviously greatly restricted, which was why the two sides had been in a stalemate for so long.

At the same time, he was also very clear that it was impossible to kill the dragon.

But originally, I didn't expect to kill him.

Just after the two sides had been in a stalemate for half an hour, suddenly, huge smoke rose in the distance.

That is the direction of the previous ruins.

Ji Xun knew it was his teammate’s hand as soon as he saw it!

The evil dragon Maraudis apparently realized that it was being plotted against by these humans, and someone went to its lair.

Although it was extremely angry, it flapped its wings without hesitation, turned around and flew away.

Watching the evil dragon fly away, everyone in the Dawn Group breathed a sigh of relief.

The smoke signal was also part of the plan.

If Rane and his men find Princess Sofia, or if she is not in the dragon's nest, they will light a smoke signal to attract the dragon back to its nest.

In either case, the plan was perfectly accomplished.

After fighting intensely for such a long time, Robert and his companions sat down on the rocks exhausted.

"Wow, this evil dragon is really terrifying. Where did such a powerful dragon appear from?"

"Maybe it came from overseas. It is said that there are many dragons and sea monsters in the endless sea east of Black Stone City."

"By the way, Captain, what happened to you just now? Why did you suddenly become so powerful?"

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After saying this, everyone's eyes turned to Ji Xun, who was holding a big sword and thinking about the battle just now.

Ji Xun looked at those pairs of curious and surprised eyes, smiled and shrugged: "I don't know either. I have made a breakthrough in my realm recently, and it seems that I suddenly realized something new."

It was too troublesome to explain "I am the world", so he just casually replied, thinking that he would explain it to everyone slowly later, "Let's go. Let's leave here first."

Everyone listened and stood up.

"Hahahaha, I said the captain should be breaking through to the legendary level."

"Yeah, I think so too."

"I don't know if Rane and the others have found Princess Sofia."

"Compared to that, I am more concerned about whether there are treasures in the ruins. Oh, if I could kill the dragon, I would really like to see if the dragon's nest is the same as the legend, covered with gold coins and jewels."

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As they walked, everyone talked about the previous battle.

Although they failed to slay the dragon, this experience was a legendary event that they could brag about for the rest of their lives.

Soon, everyone appeared in a cave a few miles away.

This is where the appointments meet.

Not long after that, I heard the rustling sound of footsteps in the jungle.

The noise was very light and it was obvious that it was human.

Ji Xun and his companions looked closely and saw that Laen and Lolota were escorting a blonde girl in a princess dress.

Although her skirt was torn by branches and stained with mud, it still couldn't hide the girl's absolutely beautiful and aristocratic temperament.

Robert and the others were surprised when they saw it and asked, "Princess Sofia?"

"Ah."

The blonde girl nodded and added timidly, "Thank you all for coming to rescue me."

She knew that these were mercenaries hired by her father, and the panic on her face calmed down a lot.

But for some reason, the girl was slightly stunned when she saw the mercenary leader.

Ji Xun looked at the girl's pretty face and was slightly stunned, as if she looked familiar.

Seeing that the girl seemed to have the same expression, he asked, "Princess Sofia, have we met somewhere before?"

Sophia looked at him with a little confusion in her crystal eyes and did not respond.

When other people saw this scene, they immediately started to make fun of it: "Hahaha, Captain, your way of chatting up girls is a bit..."

Seeing that the other party did not respond, Ji Xun smiled awkwardly, thinking that he had made a mistake.

At this point, although the difficulty is a bit high, it is also a normal mercenary rescue mission.

However, no one expected that the change would come so suddenly.

Probably to ease the awkward atmosphere, the heavy knight Robert asked with great interest: "Laen, what's going on in the dragon's nest?"

Before, it was Rane and Lolota who went to the ruins to rescue people.

Now that they have reunited, they are also excited to share what they saw in the Dragon's Nest.

I don’t know what shocking scene he saw, but even the accustomed Laen stuttered: “Oh my God, that relic. How should I put it? Anyway, it could be the black magician’s ‘Tower of God’! There is…”

When everyone saw their companion's excited expression, they were instantly aroused by strong curiosity.

However, he stopped abruptly before he could finish his words.

Ji Xun’s pupils suddenly shrank: Not good!

At this moment, everyone noticed that a line of blood had quietly appeared on the necks of Rane and Lolota.

died!

Their expressions froze on the spot.

After a moment of shock, Robert and his companions finally reacted. Their hair stood on end and they glared in anger: "Damn it! There's an assassin!"

Ji Xun also noticed it.

His eyes turned to the translucent figure beside Rahn and the other man.

There is only one possibility for someone to be killed right under your nose.

That is... the legendary strong man!
But before the Dawn Group could fight back, those people had no intention of hiding and just walked out.

There were five people in total, and the one who did it was a female assassin wearing a cloak.

She did not hide her identity, revealing her fair and cold face, and her iconic crescent dagger.

As soon as the Dawn Group saw her, they immediately recognized the identity of the killer, the legendary assassin of the Kingdom of "Black Rose Atria" - "Half Moon Queen" Selina!

One of the strongest assassins at that time!

And it wasn't just this person. Not far from her, four people wearing white robes also walked out from an invisible magic carpet.

This is the Vatican's robe!
When they saw this iconic magic robe, the expressions of all the Dawn Group members froze, and the movements they were about to fight back also froze on the spot.

Ji Xun and his companions had met the leader in the royal capital before. He was the Archbishop of the Seven Gods Church, the "Ghost Crow Magician" Cole.

This person is not only a great magician with top-level strength.

He is also the highest-ranking clergyman of the Seven Gods stationed in the Kingdom of Ossien!

Everyone in the Dawn Group was shocked and angry. They never expected to meet people from the Vatican here.

Also, those guys from the Vatican actually killed their two companions without asking about the circumstances?
Why do they kill people!
(End of this chapter)