I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 702: Surge of Shadows

Caleb looked at Li Si, somewhat incredulous.

"You mean, those evil god believers are likely to attack Lonely Mountain City today?"

"How did you know?"

Li Si shook his head and said with a smile:

"I certainly don't know what those people are planning."

"But if I were one of those evil god believers, I would definitely not let go of an opportunity like today."

"The Fire Festival is one of the most important festivals for the dwarves, and Lonely Mountain is the kingdom of the entire dwarven kingdom."

"Attacking Lonely Mountain City, which is celebrating the Fire Festival, is the most suitable choice for those people."

As soon as Li Si finished speaking, Caleb couldn't help but say:

"In that case, let's go and inform the Dwarf King Court now."

"No hurries?"

Seeing this, Li Si shook his head and said:
"Don't be fooled by the dwarves' bad tempers. The Dwarf Kingdom has experienced no less than the Church of the God of War."

"Do you think they don't know that Lonely Mountain City is quite dangerous during the Fire Festival and could easily be targeted by those evil god believers?"

"I'm sure the dwarves have made preparations in secret."

"Is that so?"

Caleb was a little undecided. Before he broke through to the legendary level, he was already a legendary seed of the Church of the God of War.

Although he had been through a lot, the church seldom let him come into contact with matters concerning the followers of evil gods.

Most of what Caleb knew about the followers of the evil god was what he learned from others, and very little from personal experience.

So he didn't know much about the evil god's followers.

"Of course, if those followers of the evil god could easily cause such great damage, the Dwarf Kingdom would have been destroyed long ago and would not have been able to last for so many years."

"Even if it was the Elven Royal Court, it was just an accident. It was just that the demon prince we were facing at the time took action. At the same time, I guess there were problems internally as well."

Li paused and then said:

"Just like the city of Amandu in your Church of the God of War, can you imagine the city of Amandu being destroyed by those followers of the evil god?"

"Of course I can't imagine it."

Caleb replied without hesitation.

Although Li Si's comparison was somewhat offensive, Caleb quickly understood what Li Si meant.

"So what do you think we should do?"

Caleb was a little undecided.

"Wait, wait until those evil god followers reveal bigger flaws."

Li Si said with a smile.

"Of course, if necessary, we can also provide some help to the Dwarf Kingdom in secret."

"But this requires preparation, especially not exposing my presence."

"I understand. I'll do as you say."

Caleb was silent for a moment and then said to Li Si.

In fact, he did not feel any resistance to Li Si's request.

On the one hand, it is because of Li Si’s identity as a world tree follower.

On the other hand, it was because of the process in which Li Si had just concealed his identity and fought with him.

Although neither of them used their true strength, just from such a test, Caleb understood that he was definitely no match for Li Si.

And for some reason, Caleb always felt afraid when facing Li Si.

This somewhat special feeling also made Caleb have no objection to following Li Si's arrangements.

Li Si nodded, and when he was about to release the shadow space, he suddenly seemed to remember something.

He turned to Caleb and said;
"You should be careful these days."

"The Dwarven Kingdom certainly knows more than us, but you, as a collaborator, know nothing."

“That’s a little abnormal.”

"I know this."

Hearing Li Si's reminder, Caleb was also a little hesitant.

Before that, he just wanted to quickly reach a cooperation with the Dwarf Kingdom and return to the Church of the God of War.

Now it seems that he is involved in a big trouble.

And because of the presence of the legendary 'Sun Elf', it is not convenient for him to escape now.

Do we need to notify the church and arrange for strong people to come?

Caleb shook his head.

The Church of the God of War is now very short of manpower due to the chaos caused by the [Crystal of Phillips] on the border with the Dwarf Kingdom.

Caleb didn't want the Church of Ares to allocate extra manpower because of this matter.

Then there is no point for him to come to Lonely Mountain City.

With Li Si, the one favored by the World Tree, here, there shouldn't be any trouble.

When thinking of this, Caleb suddenly remembered his good friend Ricky.

If the Dwarf Kingdom had made any advance preparations, Ricky should have known about it.

But this guy didn't tell him anything.

Although he could understand Ricky's difficulties, Caleb was still a little disappointed.

Now, he became more determined not to tell anyone about Li Si's affairs.

Seeing this, Li Si nodded, and then released the shadow space.

Seeing the dark air currents surging before their eyes, the two returned to the streets of Lonely Mountain City.

The dwarves passing by didn't notice the two men, as if they were supposed to be there.

Li Si patted Caleb on the shoulder and said with a smile like an old friend:

"How about going for a drink together?"

"If you have something to do later, we can go and have a look together."

Caleb hesitated and nodded.

In fact, after Li Si's secret attack just now, Caleb had some psychological trauma.

The last time was when I was preparing to go to that tavern, and I was attacked by the legendary sun elf on the way.

Today, Caleb was also preparing to go to the tavern, but was stopped by Li Si on the way and given some "instructions".

Caleb is feeling a little tired now and just wants to go back to the base to have a good rest.

If nothing else, Caleb never wanted to go to that tavern again.

Who knows what will happen along the way.

But now, Li Si invited him for a drink.

And it hints that something might happen later.

Caleb thought about it and decided to go with Li Si.

He found that after breaking through to the legendary level, the world was far from as peaceful as he had felt before.

His previous experience of traveling around seemed a bit superficial.

This time coming to Gushan City is a good opportunity.

After making up his mind, Caleb and Li Si went to the dwarf tavern in his memory. Colorful flags fluttered on both sides of the streets of Lonely Mountain City, and each flag was embroidered with the heroic legends and glorious history of the dwarves.

The flags fluttered in the breeze, as if telling of the past glory of the Dwarf Kingdom.

Many extra tables and chairs were placed at the entrance of each pub.

It was filled with all kinds of delicious food, and the aroma of roasted meat and the mellow taste of ale intertwined together, filling the air, attracting passing dwarves to stop and feast on the food.

The dwarves raised their glasses, sat around the campfire, and sang wild and passionate songs to celebrate the year's harvest and reunion.

Dwarf children played and ran through the crowd, waving homemade torches.

The dancing flames echoed with the huge bonfire burning in the distant celebration, making the entire Lonely Mountain City look both warm and spectacular.

However, just as the celebration reached its climax, the bright sun in the sky quietly hid behind thick clouds.

Dark clouds gathered quickly, blocking out the sunlight, making the originally clear sky gloomy in an instant.

But such changes did not extinguish the enthusiasm of the dwarves.

In Gushan City, countless torches specially lit for the Fire Festival are even more dazzling at this moment. They are like stars, inlaid in every corner of the city.

Regarding the sudden gloomy sky.

The dwarves were unaware, or simply didn't care, about this sudden change in weather.

They were still immersed in the joy of the festival and continued their celebrations. The sounds of singing, laughter and clinking of glasses intertwined together to form a joyful ode for the dwarves.

Just as the dwarves were immersed in the joy of the Fire Festival, a cold wind blew quietly from somewhere, passing through the bustling crowd.

The cold wind, with a barely perceptible chill, gently blew across the dwarves' rugged faces, but did not seem to interrupt their celebration.

At the same time, deep in Gushan City, strange scenes began to emerge in the usually silent mine passages.

Deep and dark shadows, as if possessing life, slowly crawled out from the depths of the mine.

The shadow twisted and entangled, spreading in all directions at an incredible speed.

And wherever the shadow passed, even the brightest torchlight seemed to dim a little, leaving behind deeper darkness.

Just looking at these shadows gives me an extremely dangerous and weird feeling.

Occasionally, a dwarf would notice these rapidly spreading shadows.

But those shadows rushed towards the dwarves like beasts smelling blood.

The dwarves had no time to react as the shadows instantly turned into pitch-black mud, instantly enveloping the dwarves.

The black mud that swallowed the dwarf twisted a few times, as if it had completely digested the dwarf, and then returned to its previous stealth swimming state.

The dwarves did not notice these subtle changes at first, until the shadow gradually approached, and then some people began to sense the unusual aura.

A sense of depression and uneasiness filled the air. A few exclamations and puzzled whispers gradually mixed into the laughter and joy, casting a layer of gloom over the originally warm and peaceful festival atmosphere.

Those shadows were like ghosts in the night, silently eroding every corner of Lonely Mountain City.

At the same time, more and more dwarves were swallowed by this strange shadow.

Just as the three dwarves were swallowed by the shadow mud again, a bright golden light flashed.

The mud melted and dissipated instantly like snowflakes exposed to the scorching sun, revealing the terrified dwarves behind it.

The one who made the move was a dwarf priest wearing heavy armor, and the golden light was emitted from the hammer in his hand.

"You guys leave here quickly and go to the nearest church."

The dwarf priest said in a low voice.

He had noticed more shadows creeping towards him.

when!
A brass heavy sword suddenly fell from the sky and slashed fiercely at the shadow on the ground rushing towards the dwarf priest.

The sword blade penetrated directly into the stone bricks and cut off the shadow fiercely.

After being hit by the brass sword, the shadow twisted in place for a long time, and then turned into a ball of ashes.

A dwarf warrior leaped down from mid-air, shattering the stone bricks when he landed on the ground.

He drew his heavy sword, looked at the shadow that had turned into ashes with a gloomy expression, and kicked it away.

"What the hell is this?"

"Is this something made by those evil god believers?"

The dwarf warrior said in a somewhat strange tone.

"It should be some kind of transformed monster."

The pastor thought for a moment and said:

"The temple has no record of this kind of shadow monster either. It must be a new one."

"The power of this shadow is probably around the silver level, so it's not difficult to deal with."

Just as the dwarf warrior was communicating with the priest, a few more dwarves appeared and came to their side.

In terms of weapons and equipment, they are professions such as mage and shield guard.

It looks like this is clearly a fully equipped team of extraordinary people.

They didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. They had already made preparations and arrived at the scene as soon as the incident happened.

At the same time, there were many similar teams in Lonely Mountain City, fighting against these suddenly appearing shadows.

"It's good to have silver-level strength."

The dwarf shield guard felt his scalp tingling as he looked at the countless shadows spreading along the surrounding ground and walls.

"Isn't this too much?"

The situation encountered by this dwarf team also occurred in various places in Lonely Mountain City.

And at the highest point of Lonely Mountain, is where the Dwarf Palace is located.

The dwarf king Preston stood on the high tower of the palace, looking at the city below with an indifferent expression.

But the ministers who were familiar with the Dwarf King knew that the king was extremely angry.

"Is this the royal city of my dwarf tribe?"

"Is it so easy for us to be invaded and attacked by those evil god believers?"

"It's so easy for them to kill my people."

"Will Lonely Mountain City also be completely destroyed like those long-eared elven courts?"

Preston's words seemed to be without any emotion, but the dwarf ministers behind him all bowed their heads deeply, not daring to look at the Dwarf King.

They felt a terrifying oppression from Preston that was like the abyss.

Ricky was also among the ministers, but he looked a little unhappy.

At the same time, the powerful dwarves surrounding the Dwarf King all had angry looks on their faces.

I wish I could rush down immediately and wipe out all those who destroyed Gushan City.

Preston glanced at the dwarf ministers and said nothing more.

These self-righteous smart people think that their wisdom can solve anything.

We have to give them a warning, otherwise there will always be all kinds of troubles.

If Preston didn't want to worry about many things in the kingdom and they all had to be done by these ministers, he wouldn't have spent so much time on it.

There was a moment's silence, and Preston withdrew his pressure.

He turned to look at the old dwarf beside him and said in a deep voice:

"Thank you for your hard work, Archbishop Leander."

The old dwarf, whose white beard was about to fall to the ground, nodded slightly and raised his right hand gently.

In an instant, a beam of golden light burst out from his hand and shot towards the dark clouds in the sky.

(End of this chapter)