Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

Miya closed her eyes, connected her consciousness to the psionic core, and began to guide the flow of energy.

Om-! ! !

The entire floating city trembled violently.

The rune panels on the walls lit up simultaneously, illuminating the core room as if it were daytime with a blinding blue light. The sky outside the window began to distort, the clouds were torn apart, revealing fine black cracks.

Below the floating city, the engines ignited one by one.

"Warp route calibrated." Arachne's voice echoed in the room. "Destination: Above Graystone Fortress in the Realm of Abyss. Coordinates confirmed, spatial anchor locked..."

"Initiate the leap!" Liu Nian said.

The floating city's engine power instantly reached full capacity.

A ghostly blue flame erupted from the nozzles, enveloping the entire city in a blue halo. The halo grew brighter and thicker, eventually transforming into a semi-transparent energy shield that completely enveloped the city.

Space began to distort, and the sky, like a mirror struck by a heavy hammer, began to spread outwards in all directions from around the floating city, revealing countless fine cracks.

Then, the floating city transformed into a blue streak of light, disappeared into the cracks, and vanished.

Above Greystone Fortress.

The sky cracked open.

A blue streak of light emerged from the crack, tracing a graceful arc across the sky before hovering steadily above Graystone Castle.

We've arrived at the floating city.

Its massive form blocked out the dim light of day, casting a vast shadow on the ground. The city's outline was clearly visible in the shadow—upside-down mountains, layered towers, and shimmering runes.

Inside Graystone Keep, Kal'tsit is leading her people in clearing out the city.

She had just led a squad of Abebe bees to extinguish the fire in the southern district and arranged for the trolls to deploy new defensive weapons on the city walls. Sweat soaked her collar, but she didn't bother to wipe it away, because there were still many things waiting for her to do.

Hearing the noise, Kal'tsit looked up.

Everyone looked up.

The floating city hovered 500 meters above Graystone Fortress, resembling an inverted mountain peak or a sword hanging over the enemy's head. A ghostly blue light leaked from the engine exhaust pipes at the city's base, leaving pale blue trails in the air.

Everyone stopped what they were doing.

Some people gaped open, some forgot to breathe, and some didn't even notice their weapons falling to the ground.

"It's the Floating City!" A demon bear warrior was the first to react, his voice booming like thunder, "The guild leader has brought the Floating City here!"

"Holy crap! Awesome!" A troll berserker looked up at the sky, his mouth agape enough to fit a fist.

"Long live the Divine Dragon Guild!" A unified cheer erupted from the city wall.

Cheers spread from the city walls to the streets, from the streets to the city lord's mansion, and from the city lord's mansion to every corner.

The surviving NPC civilians were also infected, and they all came out of their hiding places, looking up at the huge thing in the sky, their eyes filled with shock and hope.

Alfred, the temporary deputy city lord, was trembling.

Luckily, he didn't say anything inappropriate, otherwise...

Liu Nian stood in front of the observation window in the core cabin, looking down at the ruined city.

From this angle, Greystone Castle looks very small. The walls resemble thin lines, the streets look like gray ribbons, and the buildings look like piles of building blocks that have been knocked down by children.

The burning buildings, the still-smoking ruins, the Shenlong Guild players busily working on the city walls—everything was laid out before them.

"Miya, restore power to the teleportation array." He turned around and walked to the control panel. "Connect Dragon City, Exile City, Rust Dynasty, Toothpick City, and Gearheart Prince City."

"Okay, the teleportation array is activated and the coordinates are connected," Mia reported. "The teleportation channels to all five cities are stable and ready to receive personnel at any time."

Liu Nian nodded and instructed Miya to arrange for people to contact the NPCs in these cities.

Graystone Fortress now needs a large number of people—not only combat personnel, but also a large number of builders and functional NPCs.

Repairing buildings requires stonemasons, carpenters, and blacksmiths; restoring the economy requires merchants, miners, pharmacists, craftsmen, and scholars.

Furthermore, Graystone Fortress is a level 2 city, so NPCs working there for a period of time will naturally level up. It's a win-win situation.

Soon after the message was sent, the teleportation array began to flash.

The first to arrive was a group of frost giants from Dragon City. These colossal figures, carrying tools, emerged from the teleportation array, their eyes wide as they surveyed the ruined city. Next came the miners from the Exiled City, then the technicians from the Rust Dynasty, and then the merchants from Toothpick City…

The teleportation array flashed incessantly.

Liu Nian opened the communication channel again: "Kal'tsit."

"Here!" Kal'tsit's voice rang out immediately.

"I'm leaving things here to you."

Kal'tsit was quite excited; it was the first time she had ever assigned work to so many people.

"Yes, President!"

Liu Nian went down into the dry well instead of teleporting directly to Shi Ri's side.

It was because he wanted to see if there were any other risks along the way.

Upon arriving at the cavern within the dry well, one finds the floor covered with broken bones, forming a grayish-white carpet that stretches from the bottom of the well into the depths of the cavern.

Liu Nian walked forward along the cave while observing the surroundings.

The stench of decay grew stronger, and a soft, moss-like, dark gray substance began to appear on the cave walls—it was sediment left behind after the erosion of necromantic energy. It felt like a rotting sponge to the touch, and when stepped on, it would sink slightly like soft mud, making a squelching sound.

Not only that, the landscape here has also undergone some changes.

Liu Nian remembered that when he first came here to fight the regional boss, the cave was large but its structure was very simple. But now, the space has expanded at least three times, and many places are in ruins—collapsed stone pillars, broken archways, and statues half-buried in the ground.

It's somewhat like an underground city.

After walking about 300 meters, the sounds of battle came from ahead.

Boom—crack—crash—the crisp sound of bones breaking and the muffled thud of bear paws clapping intertwined, like a wild war song.

Liu Nian quickened his pace and turned a corner.

Ahead, the warriors of the Demon Bear Clan stood in three rows, blocking a stone cave.

The entrance to the grotto is more than ten meters wide, narrowing as you go in. It should have been a natural formation, but now the edges have been artificially modified. On both sides stand two pillars made of bone and rock, with eerie green flames burning on their tops.

Countless skeleton soldiers emerged from the grotto, gushing out like a fountain.

Their numbers were astonishing; they didn't emerge in waves, but rather piled up layer upon layer, pushing their way out like popcorn...