Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 778: The Beast Out of the Cage
The void, the border.

Om-! !

A blood-red sun, tens of millions of miles in size, hovered quietly in the endless dim sea of ​​stars, evaporating all the darkness within sight.

In the void, huge fleets whose secondary ships alone were the size of ordinary planets were marching in an orderly manner under the shining blood-red sun. The space fluctuations generated by their engines caused storms one after another in the subspace.

"Your Majesty, the recruitment for the 599th small-scale expedition has been fully arranged and is expected to be completed within a month."

"Ah."

Under the bloody sun, a tall figure in military uniform sat on a throne made of bones, quietly listening to the report from the black-armored general beside him.

"How are the arrangements for the route changes in the third-order world layer going?"

"We have replanned the third-order world-level route of this expedition in all aspects as you said. It is expected that the relevant legion personnel transfers will be completed within three astral days."

"Which legions were specifically mobilized along that route?"

"There are four in total, namely the branch legions under the Second, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Legions."

"Four? That's too few. Tell Jiayi to send the subordinate armies of the First Legion as well. The third-order world layer is the most unstable factor in this expedition."

"As ordered."

After a resounding reply filled with murderous intent, the black-armored soldier who served as the messenger put his legs together, saluted briefly, then pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist. In an instant, he slashed a cross-shaped space crack behind him, then strode into it and disappeared on the spot.

The tall figure on the throne was gazing down at the large and orderly fleet below, his eyes slightly lowered, his gaze seemed to have crossed layers of time and space, seeing the future and scene somewhere extremely far away.

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On the other side, the world of Fulilian was destroyed.

Is this... a recruitment notice for an expedition?

Inside the room, Xin Lailai looked at the notice that suddenly popped up in front of her, and she was startled, then suddenly realized something:
Wait? They've been selected as the first group for the next expedition?!

"Laila, we..."

"Well, it seems... the day has finally come."

In the soul space, Ling Yuzi looked at the notice that popped up in front of him, and also subconsciously held his breath and muttered, while Xin Lailai nodded after a brief shock, took a long breath, looked at the prompt information in front of him, and a solemn look flashed across his eyes.

finally come.

expedition.

This was not the first time that Xin Lailai had heard this word. It could even be said that from the moment he became a pioneer, Paradise had been constantly instilling in him all kinds of information and knowledge related to the expedition.

Go to the abyss, fight against the creatures of the abyss, reclaim the world that has fallen into the abyss, and take back the eroded territory of the star world...

It can be said that from the moment they learned about the probability of the expedition, their fate as pioneers had been deeply bound to this action. Even the repeated explorations of abnormal worlds and attempts at war worlds in the past, in a sense, were all preparations for the expedition that was finally coming.

That's right, everything they had experienced in the past was essentially just a 'warm-up' for the expedition.

This is by no means an exaggeration, but a real reality.

Because this time, what they have to do will no longer be some finishing touches, nor will it be to compete with other parks for a world of resources that has been swept by the Legion, nor will it be a relaxing and enjoyable holiday experience, but it will be real... In the areas eroded by the abyss, as pioneers, they will risk their own lives, and go deep into the worlds that have long fallen into the abyss with high frequency and high efficiency to explore, and use all means to find out the details of those worlds.

——If the real barrier test is the rite of passage for new contractors, then the first expedition in life... is the 'rite of passage' for pioneers.

This is the most accurate description of the relationship between Pioneer and Expedition in the Pioneer internal forum.

Only a pioneer who has truly experienced an expedition is a truly mature pioneer.

Before this, no matter what proud deeds they had accomplished, if they could not pass this hurdle, everything before would be nothing but a passing cloud.

"Hmm... I feel like I can suddenly understand the so-called 'college entrance exam tension' that you remember, Lailai?"

"Pfft, now that you mention it, I feel like I'm not nervous anymore."

In the soul space, Ling Yuzi was muttering, and Xin Lailai couldn't help but chuckle and tease when he heard it. Then his eyes moved slightly and looked at the task interface at the edge of his vision, with a hint of deepness in his eyes.

That's right, just like Ling Yuzi said, the first expedition is definitely a fateful event for them as pioneers, but before that, they have another problem that they must deal with -

That is the current Fulilian world!
"Haha, sometimes I feel that luck is really mysterious. It just so happens that a recruitment notice for the expedition popped up when I was at a critical moment."

Xin Lailai looked at the task interface in front of her, squinting slightly, with a hint of danger in her pupils.

In fact, if the world progressed normally, the expedition recruitment notice would not have any impact on them. However, their world progress this time was aimed at leveling down, which forced them to make some changes in their choices, because...

[Tip: It is detected that this is the first time for the Pioneer to participate in an expedition. Now we will introduce some regulations related to the expedition.]

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1. The expedition is a joint notarized action by the Void Tree and the six major paradise camps. According to the expedition regulations, during the expedition, the leader of the Watch Paradise camp, the "Supreme Sun" army commander, will have the highest command and decision-making power over all camp expedition participants, and the groups and legions belonging to the Watch Paradise camp will have free passage throughout the star realm and resource supply rights.

2. The Expedition Regulations are the highest priority regulations for the current Void Tree and the Six Paradises camps. If they conflict with regulations other than the initial regulations, the judgment process will be skipped directly and the Expedition Regulations will be implemented first. If there are people who violate the regulations, they will be directly regarded as violating the regulations of the Void Camp + the Six Paradises camps at the same time.

3. During the expedition, participants will enjoy different "resource supply quotas" based on their current authority level and expedition contribution value, which are shared by the Void Tree + Six Paradise camps.

4. During the expedition, if the recruit is in the world progress, after the world progress ends, the next world progress will be forcibly changed to "expedition progress", and this change will not trigger any assessment postponement penalty or recruitment rejection penalty. During the execution of the expedition progress, even if the "world progress benefit decay" type penalty has been triggered before, the full amount of benefits and brand level settlement can still be carried out normally during the "expedition progress".

5. Expedition trip...

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39. After the expedition is over, if no other judgment rules are triggered, the process will enter the "Expedition Profit Distribution" phase normally. During this period, the specific profit distribution plan will be jointly decided based on the expedition contribution of each camp participant in this expedition.

40. During the progress of the expedition income distribution, if the Paradise or Void Tree camp participating in the distribution has objections to the distribution plan, they can initiate a vote for the "Expedition World Battle". If the votes are passed, the "Expedition World Battle" link will be opened, otherwise the expedition income distribution judgment will be carried out normally.

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On the branding interface, a large amount of light blue text information passed by the edge of Xin Lailai's sight. If he read all the regulations related to "recruiting remote members", he would understand what Xin Lailai just said.

That's right, according to the rules of the expedition regulations, from the moment they received the expedition recruitment notice, there was no need to suppress the progress of the world they were currently experiencing!
Because, from the moment the notice arrived, no matter how big a deal they had done in this world, no matter how much they had increased their brand level after the settlement, or how many mandatory punishment tasks they had triggered, their progress in the next world... would inevitably be to follow the legion on an expedition!

This is the priority of the expedition regulations in the Paradise camp. As long as it does not involve the most basic initial regulations, rank promotion or attribute assessment, everything will have to give way in front of the expedition.

It can be said that if they knew in advance that their next world would become an expedition, then Xin Lailai would never choose a world with relatively limited benefits like Fulilian to hold a tea party, but would definitely choose a fully open derivative world with extremely high benefits that would allow them to play unscrupulously... or even a native world as their 'welcome gift' on the eve of the expedition.

Fortunately...it’s not too late now!
Zheng——! !

The clanging sound of the sword blade rang out, and in the room, Xin Lailai grinned, and the mana in his body poured out, covering the entire Tianmai Dragon Island with an extremely violent posture. He raised the sword in one hand and spoke on the communication channel that only pulled the third-level contractors such as Xingnv: ...

Black Sword: "@All members, everyone, the plan has changed. Just now, I received a recruitment notice for the expedition."

Liu Bing: “???”

Yuan: "Wait, what the hell, coming to recruit at this time, doesn't that mean Brother Black Sword, you have to..."

Black Sword: "@All members, therefore, out of comprehensive considerations, in order to maximize the benefits of this world progress, I will take action in 30 seconds to capture 'Mahat of the Golden Country' and 'Unknown Great Demon Solitier' and their subordinates alive, and assist you in completing the main quest directly. Please be prepared."

Satan: "..."

Bell: "Wait, Brother Black Sword, you are not planning to..."

Black Sword: "@All members, everyone, I'll go first."

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Boom——! !

As the last reply came out on the communication interface, a huge roar suddenly exploded from Xin Lailai's room, shattering all the walls and mountains along the way, leaving only large holes with a lot of broken rocks and building debris floating in them.

Meanwhile, at the edge of the island, Hades, who was stunned by the notification he had just received on the communication channel, sensed the movement coming from the direction of the castle. Looking at the residual space fluctuations that looked like a railgun, he was startled.

That guy…he keeps saying he needs his help, but in reality he can already set up a teleportation array of this specification on his own?!
"Xing...Xingnu Boss, what on earth is that...!"

On the other side, the new contractors who were receiving instruction from the Star Girl on the training ground were startled by the sudden noise in the distance. Then they looked at the Star Girl beside them cautiously. The Star Girl stared at the spider web-like space crack that spread all the way in the distance and said:

"Don't worry, this has nothing to do with you."

"It's just... those demons and boss units in this world are going to be in trouble."

The bosses of this world...

Hearing Xingnv's answer, the new contractors present couldn't help but breathe a little slower, as if they had understood something. Xingnv gently patted Ju Huo'er's shoulder beside her, squinted her eyes, looked up at the scene in the distance, and said:

"Remember what's going to happen next."

"If nothing unexpected happens, this may be the only time in your life... that you will have the opportunity to witness the suppression power of the Lunwai-level team with your own eyes."

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In the northern continent, the walled city of Weiizer.

"No matter how many times I look at it, this art-like barrier is always so amazing, Mahat, what do you think?"

A gentle and pleasant voice like a lark sounded from the edge of the forest. A long-haired demon girl wearing a simple long skirt and two small horns on her forehead pressed one hand on the barrier in front of her, looking at the tall demon sitting under an old tree at the edge of the forest that was frozen in golden color, and smiled as she communicated with the other party.

The nameless great demon, Solitiel.

In the original story of Frillian, a great demon suddenly appeared in the Golden City chapter. She had an angelic and gentle face. While Frillian was busy analyzing Mahat's memory and fell into a deep sleep, she single-handedly broke the huge barrier used to seal Mahat. In the end, she was defeated by Frillian.

"..."

In response to Solitaire's question, the tall demon sitting under the ancient tree, wearing a black noble suit, just sat quietly beside the pool with his head lowered, like a still statue, without any emotional reaction.

Mahat of the Golden Country.

A core character in the Golden City chapter of the original novel. He is a powerful demon who tries to understand what "emotions" are by observing the reactions of humans before being slaughtered. He is an old friend of the Lord of the Walled City of Weiize. Due to an inexplicable impulse, he used his magic to turn the entire Walled City into gold before the Lord of Weiize's life was about to end.

The 'magic of gold' that he possesses, although called gold, actually uses his own magic power to solidify objects from the inside out, turning them into a substance that looks very similar to gold in appearance, but is as strong as the magic-sealing ore.

In the original novel, the other party's ending was just like the seemingly plausible "golden magic". Until his death, he was unable to truly jump out of "imitating human emotions" to "truly understanding human emotions". He was killed by Fulilian in peace, ending his sinful life that seemed meaningful but seemed meaningless.

For ordinary third-order contractors below the top echelon, both Solitaire and Mahat are powerful enough that it is best to follow the original plot and wait until the critical point arrives before dealing with them together with Furlian.

Even for the contractors in the top tier or even the super top tier, Mahat and Solitaire, who have the passive spells of Grandmaster LV.10 and Grandmaster LV.20 respectively, are definitely strong enemies that require one to be alert in order to defeat them.

But today...

"Are you still as silent as ever? To be honest, I personally would rather you speak up... huh?!!"

Outside the barrier, Solitier, who was analyzing and breaking the barrier, smiled and communicated with Mahat inside the barrier. But just when he was halfway through his words, an incomparable sense of crisis suddenly rose from Solitier's perception, causing his pupils to shrink suddenly, and then -

boom! ! !
An unimaginable terrifying collision broke out, a silver-white stream of light suddenly bloomed from a distance, swept across a distance of hundreds of thousands of meters in an instant, and accurately bombarded the area where Solitier was with incomparable terrifying power, and collided with the huge barrier covering the entire city, bursting out with an earth-shaking roar.

"Ahem, actually, just...?!"

In the dust haze stirred up by the collision, a violent cough sounded from under the barrier with a large number of cracks spreading out. Solitil, who was blown onto a big tree by the space impact, was seen coughing. Looking at the scene in front of her, a sick and twisted smile appeared on the face of the girl who was originally as gentle and calm as an angel.

Assault.

There was no doubt that this was an attack from the enemy.

In other words, that is...

"Is there another interesting human magician coming? Is it magic I've never seen before? Should I run away, or..."

Sollitir's expression had unconsciously turned into a sick smile like a hunter who had found his prey. She murmured, using flying magic to pull herself down from the ancient tree. Instinctively, she instantly continued the magic detection that was briefly interrupted by the impact. At the same time, layer after layer of defensive magic and offensive magic spells were instantly deployed around her body, and then...

——His whole body seemed to fall into an icy cave, and he froze there with the sick smile on his face.

Da…da…da…!
In the forest, calm and heavy footsteps came from the depths of the haze. A tall figure with a huge black sword in one hand and a strong dark pressure emanating from his body walked out of the haze step by step, and looked up at Solitier floating in the air with an extremely calm gaze.

In his other hand, he was holding a great demon named Mahat of the Golden Country, whose limbs had been crushed and who was being dragged by the neck without dignity like a dead dog. The whole demon was unconscious.

In an instant, an incomparable feeling of fear began to spread throughout Solitier's body. She looked at the black-haired young man below, her mind full of thoughts of escaping, but her body was completely out of control and she froze in mid-air under the black pressure that had spread to her eyes at some point.

guessed wrong.

In mid-air, Solitier looked at the black-haired young man who was walking towards her step by step. For the first time, an emotion called regret and fear arose in the demon's brain, which was supposed to only imitate human emotions. He moved his lips with all his strength, looking as if he wanted to say something.

The ones who came this time were not just weak humans who could only be playthings of powerful demons like her.

But -

The dark 'monster' that has escaped from its cage and is capable of devouring everything!!!
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(End of this chapter)