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Chapter 684: Shadow World 3.0 Opening Plot

When you enter the game, the first thing you see is an opening CG.

A dilapidated church, narrow and colorful window panes, a white-haired old man writing furiously at his desk, and an old, low narration voice.

Lecturer Ding felt that this scene was somewhat familiar.

Isn’t this the opening CG of “Shadow World” 1.0!
But if you look closely, you can find that this CG still has changes.

“The world of Azeria has successfully survived two crises.

"But the shadow of destruction still hovers over Azaria.

"The warriors conquered the mighty dragon and defeated the terrible demon, but when everything was settled, they found that the cruel world was just the tip of the iceberg..."

Along with the low narration, some familiar scenes also appeared in the CG.

For example, different races fight side by side, different professions show their special abilities, the dragon group fights at Lava Pass, the demon group fights at Shadow Temple...

This short CG basically summarizes the contents of Shadow World 1.0 and 2.0 versions.

It's nothing more than that many races on the continent of Azeroth discovered the invasion of the Shadow World, first killed the dragon, then sent an expeditionary force into the Shadow World, then fought the demons, and finally defeated the most powerful demon lord in the Shadow Temple, allowing the continent of Azeroth to temporarily return to peace.

It can be seen from the CG that after the Shadow Temple was razed to the ground by the expeditionary force, it was completely purified inside and out.

Originally, the place was filled with demonic aura everywhere. Whether it was the floor, walls or ceiling, there was dark demonic energy. Dark clouds often floated across the sky, blocking out the sun.

But now, these traces are being constantly purified, and even the Shadow Temple is gradually gaining a sense of splendor, spaciousness and brightness.

In the center of the Shadow Temple is a huge green crystal.

Outside the crystal, there was a huge mountain of armor and flaming machetes, which were the remains left after the final boss of the Shadow Temple was defeated.

Inside the crystal, one can vaguely see a young female demon, sleeping soundly surrounded by countless demonic energy that has condensed into substance.

This crystal is like the heart of the entire Shadow Temple, constantly spreading the demonic energy.

And below the crystal, you can see a shadow of flowing light, which seems to be a special spear and a square hammer.

The CG stopped here. Outside the Shadow Temple was the base of the expeditionary forces of various races in the world of Azeroth, so as the camera zoomed in, the player automatically entered the character creation interface.

You can freely choose your race or profession.

"Eh? Can't we inherit the data from version 2.0 this time? Then what about the equipment I worked so hard to get after graduating from the raid?
"Oh, yes. This is the international version. It didn't have it originally."

Instructor Ding still remembers that when version 2.0 was released, the maximum-level character accounts of version 1.0 could actually be seamlessly connected.

But version 3.0 is obviously different. I don’t know if it’s because of the international server or this version, but players need to recreate their accounts.

Instructor Dante thinks this doesn’t matter. After all, completing version 3.0 of Shadow World is one of the main goals of the challenge. It would be unfair if domestic players could play with a level 70 account.

He built a demon warlock just like before.

There is no special reason, I just like the cool appearance.

In fact, there is no such thing as professions in "Shadow World" for a long time. Players can freely match the skills and talents of all professions, and there are many unique glyph effects.

Therefore, when creating an account, the only difference is the character's appearance and racial talents.

Fight monsters, level up, and learn skills.

Instructor Ding seemed to have returned to the time when Shadow World was first launched, and he missed it quite a bit.

However, there is still a difference in the experience, because this time the novices are leveling up around the Shadow Temple, rather than the novice villages of various races in the 1.0 version.

The Shadow Temple, which was originally full of dangers and full of level 70 monsters, has now become harmless. The players are only fighting some wild animals or low-level demons, and there is no pressure at all.

Before long, Instructor Ding reached level 10 and found a nearby warlock professional trainer to learn basic skills.

Then he pressed the N key and the talent panel popped up.

"Hey, this isn't right. Why is this a talent panel? Shouldn't this be a self-selected panel for all skills?"

As early as "Shadow World" 2.0, Against the Heavens had already made changes to the basic system of the game, and players no longer needed to go to the Lava Pass to activate all professional skills.

You can learn all skills by visiting a professional trainer, and after the first learning, you can directly press the N key and freely select skills and talents on this page.

So when Teacher Ding saw the page that only had the talents of this profession, he felt a little uncomfortable for a while. After all, this was an ancient interface that only appeared in version 1.0.

"Something is not right. Is there any conspiracy?"

Instructor Ding felt alert instinctively. This was not the first time that Against the Heaven had done something so nasty. Although it was always whitewashed afterwards, every time something like this happened, it still made the players feel uneasy.

Now that throbbing feeling came back again.

However, the situation is still unclear and we cannot draw a conclusion so early.

Instructor Ding continued to complete the mission, helping to clear the remaining demonic aura near the Shadow Temple, and soon discovered that with the joint efforts of the players, the regional objectives were being quickly achieved.

When the area objective progress bar is full, all players will trigger a cutscene.

In the Shadow Temple, leaders of all races gathered together and looked at the huge green crystal.

At this time, the demonic aura that was like a spider web or a branch extending from the crystal had been purified, and the weapons and armor left by the great demon had been broken. The green crystal shrank, and the female demon inside could be seen more clearly. The spear and hammer under the crystal were flowing with more abundant brilliance, as if they could not wait to break out of the cocoon.

"Once all the demonic auras are purified, the world of Azeria will be safe, and the expeditionary force's years of fighting will finally bear fruit."

"All demons must be wiped out from this world without a single one left!"

"The two weapons sealed by this demon are filled with divine power. I have never felt such a powerful and pure holy light."

"With these two artifacts, we will no longer be afraid of the threats from the shadow world!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the green crystal that sealed the devil shattered with a "snap".

The female demon suddenly opened her eyes and screamed in horror: "No!!"

However, it was too late. The crystal exploded instantly, and the demonic aura around it was swept away.

Spears and hammers gleaming with golden light flew into the air and hovered.

The faction leaders reached out to grab the two artifacts, but the next second, the two weapons burst into a dazzling light, shaking them all away.

Not only that, the powerful force rushed straight into the sky, making the entire Shadow Temple shaky.

The clouds in the sky were also torn apart, and a huge gap appeared.

"Hehehehehe..."

Accompanied by a low laugh, a terrifying huge figure appeared above the shadow world, and the two artifacts flew towards him, held in his left and right hands.

“Finally I found it again…

“This hidden world.

"How long do you think you can hide under the light of the Most High?"

This CG cut scene left Lecturer Ding stunned. What was going on?
Immediately afterwards, a huge figure was seen in the sky, holding a spear in one hand and a hammer in the other, suddenly tearing the void. Thousands of holy lights burst out from his body, as if to tear the entire world into countless pieces.

The Temple of Shadows cracked, and the world cracked too.

There were countless cracks everywhere in the air and on the ground, and the blazing holy light penetrated through, while the huge phantom gradually disappeared amidst a low laugh.

All the camp leaders present were severely injured and fell to the ground.

And the holy light shining through the cracks was still getting closer, as if it wanted to strangle them all.

At this moment, the demon suddenly stretched out his hands, forming a barrier made of demonic aura to block the holy light.

The leaders of the camp were able to survive.

Immediately afterwards, the cut scene CG ended and the show returned to the official plot.

Instructor Ding was confused and talked to the NPC present, and only then did he gradually figure out what the plot of the game was all about.

"What? Does this mean that the Shadow World is actually a very special space? It was created to protect all races of Azeria from being enslaved and controlled by the angels of the High Heaven?

"The Shadow Temple created by the devil is actually the shadow of the artifact that suppressed Archangel Michael, making it impossible for the angels to track him?

"As a result, the player's footman beat the demon to the ground, causing the angel to locate here and prepare to invade?
"Fuck! What a weird plot! Is it that the player has good intentions but ends up doing something bad?"

Lecturer Ding was also confused. He didn't expect that Nitiantang would whitewash the devil so forcibly.

But if I must say something, there was some foreshadowing before:

The 60s version was the Age of Dragons, and all the bosses you fought were dragons; the 70s version was the Age of Demons, and all the bosses you fought were demons; then the 80s was the Age of Angels, what should you fight?
And as the plot progresses, many of Lecturer Ding’s questions are answered.

Simply put, the Shadow World and the Azeria continent that depends on the Shadow World were not created by demons alone, but were created by demons and angels together in ancient times.

At the beginning of creation, the world was ruled by angels from the highest heaven. They constantly created one world after another, but also wove countless indestructible rules into these worlds, and at the same time ruthlessly killed all the creatures in these worlds that were not recognized by them.

During this process, some angels who were responsible for carrying out the "cleaning work" gradually fell, turned from fallen angels into demons, and broke out a long war with the angels of creation.

Gradually, some demons and angels became tired and decided to hide and create a free world where they would not be tracked by angels.

They brought many races that were not recognized by the angels and tried to hide the world they created, hence the name Shadow World.

The world of Azeroth, which is attached to the shadow world, has become a true paradise of freedom for many races.

But soon, powerful angels in the High Heaven discovered this world. Archangel Michael successfully located this world with the shadow of his divine artifact and was about to launch an expedition.

In order to fight against the supreme and pure divine power, all the angels in the shadow world were forced to fall into demons, and joined forces to use powerful magic to seal the shadow of Michael's artifact, making it impossible for him to locate the specific location of the shadow world.

But in the process, all the powerful demons and angels died, leaving only some low-level demons to maintain the seal over the long years.

These low-level demons gradually forgot the reason why the seal existed and the purpose of creating the shadow world.

They just kept strengthening the seal out of fear of the two artifacts, and at the same time they greedily wanted to invade the world of Azaria and expand their rule.

It was not until the sealed great devil, Lilith, who was also one of the creators of the shadow world, awakened when the seal was broken that the truth of all this came to light.

(End of this chapter)