I Am the Minecraft Master, Not the God of Light!

Chapter 50: The Secret of the Abyss

War is not worthy of praise, nor is it something to be happy about.

However, victory in war is indeed worthy of celebration.

But after the brief celebration comes deeper sorrow.

Even with Haniya's timely arrival for help, this war, where the strength disparity between the two sides was vast,

and Ian and the others reacted quickly鈥?,"Taiwan Novel Network 鈫?饾搲 饾搶 饾搥 饾挾 饾搩 . 饾捀 鈩?饾搨

From receiving the request for help to preparing and riding over,

strictly speaking, it took less than three hours.

Moreover, most of the time was spent on the journey.

But in the end, the Winged Folk were far weaker than the Demon Race. In just these nearly three hours, the Winged Folk suffered heavy losses.

Over four hundred elite Winged Folk warriors were killed or injured, leaving only a little over five hundred.

In addition, the Winged Folk elders suffered the most casualties. Over four hundred died protecting the children who couldn't fly yet, and over two hundred went missing.

The corpses of those who died were incomplete, with many bearing the marks of demonic beasts' teeth.

As for those who went missing鈥?,"They were likely all in the bellies of demonic beasts, vanishing with the great explosion.

And this is without calculating the injured.

Due to the power of the Arrow of Rebirth, even the critically injured could be revived with a single arrow.

Avoiding many cases of death from severe injuries.

Even so, over a thousand Winged Folk died in battle. Currently, the entire tribe only has a little over three thousand members.

This is a great blow to the already small Winged Folk. It will probably take years to recover.

As for Ian's side, things weren't much better.

The resources accumulated for over half a month were basically exhausted.

Especially the materials for making TNT. Right now, they probably couldn't even scrape together enough for ten TNT.

Just these resources alone would take at least ten days to accumulate again, if they didn't deliberately grind for them.

It sounds like a short time, but in the MC world, how much can be done in ten days!

鈥?,"But at least, there were no losses in manpower. Resia and the others also gained combat experience and earned credit for fighting against the Demon Race.

Overall, Ian and the others' losses were acceptable.

He directed Layal and the others to harvest the remaining Iron Golems and bring the iron ingots back.

Although they had an Iron Farm and didn't lack iron, they couldn't be so wasteful. Moreover, Ian wouldn't just leave the Iron Golems wandering in the wilderness, right?

The remaining demonic beast corpses were cleaned up and packed.

This was a valuable strategic reserve of resources.

The flesh could be eaten, and the bones and magic crystals could be processed into magical items by the Elves and other large tribes using secret methods, which would fetch a high price.

The Mind Flayer corpses also had to be cleaned up and brought back.

The Dwarves loved the Mind Flayers' hearts. To them, it was a valuable forging material that could be exchanged for money.

As for the remaining resources from the MC world, take what could be taken, and leave what couldn't be taken as a miracle.

Perhaps countless years later, this place could become a famous scenic spot.

Dawn's first display of thunderous divine might, descending miracles to vanquish demons, was also the Dawn Church's first major victory in the war against the Demon Race.

The cultural and historical significance was maxed out, coupled with the spectacle of the miracle鈥?,"This place should be rated as a 5A-level tourist attraction at the very least.

After a long time, the cleanup and organization of the battlefield were almost complete.

Uriel, with suppressed grief spreading over him, slowly walked over and knelt before Ian with a thud.

"Your Holiness Pope, we鈥?we want to borrow some money. Too many of our compatriots died in battle. We don't have money, nor do we have enough coffins to bury them鈥"

The voice of the burly man, over two meters tall, choked with sobs, revealing an irremovable sorrow in his words.

Ian sighed. But to talk about gold coins, he didn't have any right now. The Nether hadn't been explored yet, and the first batch of taxes from Blackwater City hadn't started coming in.

Even if they did, he probably wouldn't be able to produce much money.

Looking at this burly man, who wouldn't even frown when cut a dozen times by demons, now weeping, Ian looked around and his eyes lit up.

"This is the site of the Dawn Church's first great victory against the Demon Race, and also the Winged Folk's great victory. Let them rest here. They should also be pleased."

"What do you think?"

Uriel looked at Ian with some confusion. The latter beckoned.

"Bishop Layal, take people to dig a cemetery and use the resources bestowed by Dawn to build a coffin for each of them."

"Take five hundred Mind Flayer corpses, dig out their hearts, and let them kneel before the graves for eternity, repenting to the Winged Folk warriors."

Layal nodded slightly.

"Yes, Your Holiness Pope!"

Ian turned back and looked at Uriel, whose eyes were red again with excitement.

"What do you think of this?"

Uriel didn't speak, but knelt down again, choking out word by word:

"Thank you for Your Holiness Pope's mercy! The Winged Folk will serve Dawn for generations, and go through fire and water for Your Holiness Pope! If we violate this, may our wings rot and we die!"

Ian helped Uriel up and said softly:

"Since you believe in Dawn, you are children of Dawn. There's no need to be like this."

"It just so happens that I have something to ask you. Where is the abyss where these demons appeared?"

Uriel hurriedly pointed south.

"It's over there! I'll take you there!"

"No need. You go and bury the Winged Folk warriors with Layal. Haniya can take me."

Ian patted Uriel's shoulder. The latter nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, Your Holiness Pope!"

Immediately, he solemnly instructed Haniya:

"Haniya, be sure to protect Your Holiness Pope!"

Haniya nodded with a firm face and promised:

"Yes, Father!"

"Your Holiness Pope, please follow me."

鈥?,"Abyss.

To this day, no one on the Roderick Continent knows the reason for its formation or the peculiar world phenomenon governing it.

It is the direct channel through which the Demon race once arrived on the Roderick Continent.

It is also the reason why, even with the impassable chasm separating them, the Demon race can still cross it and periodically attack the lands of the Hundred Clan Alliance.

Like a factory for the Demon race to remotely deploy troops, its appearance almost always heralds bloodshed.

The Hundred Clan Alliance deeply loathes the Abyss, but they have no way to predict its appearance or timing.

Countless kingdoms and cities have been destroyed due to the emergence of the Abyss.

The only research result the Hundred Clan Alliance has regarding the Abyss is that it cannot be prevented, but it can be destroyed.

A small Abyss can be shattered by a super-powerful knight with a single strike, as long as they find its weak spatial node.

This is what Old Forbes taught Ian.

However, Old Forbes also said:

The newest novels are first released here!

If you are strong enough, you don't need to worry about spatial nodes; just strike with all your might, wherever it lands, the Abyss will disappear.

At least, that's the case for small Abyss instances.

Faced with the Abyss, the Hundred Clan Alliance now basically adopts a decapitation strategy, with the strongest leading a team to destroy the spatial node.

Of course鈥?,"Such missions are usually a one-way trip.

This is Ian's first mission to destroy an Abyss, but he's different from the others.

He annihilated all the demons within that Abyss before leisurely going to destroy it.

Looking at the Roderick Continent, this can be considered a first in history.

This Abyss is not far from the Winged Clan's territory, about a dozen minutes away.

Soon, Ian saw an irregular crack seemingly embedded in the air.

It spewed out a bizarre black-purple torrent of energy, with strands of black-purple energy waving in the air like octopus tentacles.

It exuded an aura of pure evil.

"Your Holiness, please be careful."

Hania stepped in front of Ian, whispering:

"In case there are still demons inside鈥"

"Then we'll just keep killing them."

Ian smiled, brushed past Hania, and walked towards the Abyss without fear.

Laceia followed closely, passing the dumbfounded Hania with a chuckle.

"I said, with His Holiness the Pope here, the sky won't fall."

Ignoring Hania, Ian quickly stood before the Abyss.

Visually, it was difficult to discern anything, only a feeling of inherent discomfort from its aura.

The closer he got, the more Ian felt the world conveying a profound sense of sorrow.

Strange鈥?,"But now is not the time to ponder the Abyss. Not that he's afraid, but if something really happens, it will be quite troublesome.

The Church of the Dawn is not ready to face a massive demon army.

An army of over ten thousand demons sounds like a lot, but when demons go to war, they typically mobilize in the millions or tens of millions.

Ian could hack with his diamond sword until it's dull, and still not be able to defeat that many.

In the early stages鈥?,"It's never wrong to play it safe.

Just to be safe, Ian still pulled out his diamond enchanted sword and weighed it in his hand.

With one-fifth of Steve's physique, plus an enchanted diamond sword鈥?,""This strike will be powerful!"

Ian muttered softly, swung the diamond enchanted sword, and struck the Abyss with great force.

He didn't need to know where the spatial node was; overwhelming force breaks all techniques, it's that simple.

The next moment, when the diamond enchanted sword collided with the Abyss.

Even though he was striking at space, Ian felt a tactile sensation as if he had struck something solid.

Before he could react, a massive torrent of energy gushed out.

No鈥?,"Strictly speaking, it was more like an energy return, but鈥?,"Where was the Abyss's energy being returned to?

In the storm of swirling energy, Laceia and the others staggered back a few steps, unable to help but raise their hands to shield their eyes.

But in the storm, Ian stood firm, his gold and white papal robes billowing.

Narrowing his eyes slightly, he stared intently as the Abyss gradually shrank and faded under the onslaught of energy.

Until only a small mirror-sized remnant remained, Ian suddenly saw something strange.

Beyond the Abyss, a figure with wings on its back circled its arms, suspended beneath a blood-red moon.

As the wings flapped, the immense wind pressure blew a large pit into the plain of accumulated bones below.

He couldn't see the face clearly, only knew鈥?,"That those wings were as black as ink!

Seeming to make eye contact with Ian across time and space, in an instant, it disappeared along with the Abyss.

Leaving behind only an inexplicable polygonal crystal.

Ian stood still for a long time, until Laceia picked up the crystal and handed it to him.

Only then did Ian call for Hania and the others to head back.

Until they had walked to a distance where they could barely see the previous location of the Abyss, Ian suddenly turned his head, his gaze deep and sharp.

A playful arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Somewhat interesting鈥"

Now, he was 50% certain.

The appearance of the Abyss follows a pattern.

It's just that this pattern might be the last result the Hundred Clan Alliance wants to see.

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