Star Forge Titan

The one who was shrouded in red magic light started laughing halfway through the gambling game, and no matter how others made moves or used tricks, he never stopped.

As for the other person who was enveloped by the green magic light, he just laughed secretly at first, but as the gambling situation seemed to be turning more and more in his favor without the other participants noticing, and he was now moving smoothly towards the victory he had expected, he finally couldn't help but pat his belly and started laughing out loud with joy.

Along with the laughter that continued to spread outward, unimaginable power ripples spread out. Countless demons that approached the palace with delicacies and fine wines directly grew seven or eight arms, five or six heads, and all kinds of messy hyperplastic tissues, and their bodies exuded a foul odor like that of a rotting corpse.

In response to this, the demons who were eroded and alienated by the power were not afraid. Instead, they showed ecstatic expressions, as if they had received a gift from the sky, and did not care about the change in their appearance at all.

In contrast, the demons in the palace, who were playing various musical instruments with their hands and feet and had charming purple skin, screamed continuously and wanted to run away on the spot.

Ignoring the insignificant little commotion around them, at least two participants in the gambling game were already feeling very happy. As for the other two who remained silent, their emotional fluctuations were somewhat subtle.

The one enveloped in blue light remained silent, but his slender fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the high-back chair, as if conveying some kind of message to the person sitting opposite him, who was surrounded by pink and purple magic light.

There was no eye contact or other movements. The slender fingers with three joints tapped lightly on the armrest, allowing both parties to reach a tacit understanding in silence.

The overjoyed one didn't notice this, but the other being draped in red light seemed to have noticed something. He didn't say anything, only sneered inwardly while secretly groping for the hilt of the broken sword.

With a strange and inexplicable atmosphere, the 'small' gambling game between the four beings continued.

“…This is beyond imagination.”

On the top floor of the distant base, Christina, covered in bandages treated with divine magic, gazed in shock at the light that illuminated the world. She couldn't help but mutter to herself,

Not long ago, she and all the fourth-level warriors near the capital of Lind who had time to respond to the rebellion were dispatched to fight Prince Louis, who had been confirmed to have been corrupted and degenerated into a follower of the evil god.

But even if the fifth-level perfect beings did not use their full strength, they still defeated the joint attack launched by the resurrected fourth-level extraordinary beings after paying a certain price.

As the spellcaster, Christina was relatively lightly injured, or the best outcome would be that no one died on the spot.

But no matter what, apart from the besieged palace area, there are no high-level extraordinary people who can fight around Lind's capital Lutetia.

As for the army, even with all sorts of magical equipment, ordinary troupes couldn't participate in such a multi-fold battle. Only the young men, equipped with the strongest magical weapon currently available, the Colossus, threw themselves into the nearly hopeless battle.

I just hope that after using the demolition cannon, they can successfully repel the enemy.

But compared to the data on paper, isn't this scene happening right before my eyes a little too exaggerated...

The strong ground shaking caused by the launch of the Wand of Destruction was clearly felt even by everyone in the Imperial Palace, Neuschwanstein Castle.

This momentarily paused the crisis that had been brewing due to the infiltration of high-ranking followers of the evil god Seranie into the imperial palace. But Lady Tiole, who was only a few steps away from completing the final demon ascension ritual and becoming the Demon Prince, the pinnacle of the Fallen, suddenly stopped.

Although there was no one around, Tiole leaned slightly to the side as if listening to something.

Then, this fallen being, whose appearance had become almost identical to that of a demon, suddenly smiled.

Even though her body became extremely strange, this smile still made many palace guards around her fall into a state of bewitching and losing control. They dropped their weapons and knelt down to Mrs. Tiole as if they had lost their souls.

Walking through the two rows of kneeling people with a charming gait, Tiole raised the golden dagger engraved with a venomous snake to his lips, chuckled and said:

"Dear Majesty, let's make a bet. If you catch me, I will tell you a prophecy that may change the situation. How about it?"

Conrad, who was wearing a full body armor made of hollow gold and had a cat hidden in the armor, couldn't help but become serious at this moment.

Of course, he would not believe anything the Fallen said, but the current situation was so bad that he had to do something.

However, facing the Fallen who possessed strength surpassing that of ordinary high-level transcendents, he really couldn't think of any useful solution for a moment, even if he concentrated his attention and thought carefully over and over again.

At this moment, a young and somewhat childish voice suddenly came from the back of the crowd.

"Are you kidding?" Ostolfo, an ambassador from the neighboring country of Elrond and a member of the royal family of Elrond, stepped out of the crowd and asked:

The little prince was wearing a white suit today. Although it was not decorated with any gorgeous decorations, the neutral-style suit alone made him exude an indescribable pure aura like the crystal clear lake water.

Hearing the young voice, Mrs. Tiole's eyes subconsciously turned in the direction of the sound. Then, she suddenly felt her heart begin to beat abnormally faster.

With just one glance, Ostolfo, who possessed a certain extraordinary charm due to his ancient dragon blood, made this fallen being, who looked almost the same as the Great Demon Serane, fall into a state of ‘charm’.

Even though he didn't kneel down immediately like the ordinary guards who were charmed by her before, this fallen man continued to swallow his saliva in an extremely unruly manner, just like a hungry gourmet who suddenly saw a table full of sumptuous feast after being hungry for three days.

"Oh, what a magnificent treasure this is! In this filthy material world filled with mundane things, there is actually such a beautiful person. I want you..."

Before she could finish her blasphemous words, three rather tall black figures appeared around her.

An irresistible force came, and the three sharp swords easily pierced through Tiole's body, nailing her to the ground like a butterfly specimen.

At the same time, three weapons of astonishing caliber were aimed at the fallen beings nearby who looked no different from demons.

Is this the top fighter in Elrond's new army...

Everyone on Linde's side looked at each other in surprise, feeling extremely shocked.

Although those ordinary phantom knights showed strength comparable to that of the third level and were very astonishing, the three knights in black armor before them were able to subdue a high-ranking believer of Seranie in an instant. Even with the bonus of sneak attacks, it was still astonishing.

Without paying attention to other people's reactions, Ostolfo gently shook his pink hair, put his hands behind his back and walked towards the restrained Mrs. Tiole with a smile.

"Are you serious about your promise just now?" The little prince smiled and lowered his head to look down at the face of Seranie's believer, which still had an infatuated look on it.

For a moment, his eyes suddenly changed from rose red to a pair of vertical pupils emitting a strong pressure.

"What am I asking you?"

"..." Suddenly waking up from the 'charm' state, Tiole felt severe pain in his body and looked at the little prince in front of him with an incredible look.

In fact, the "bet" was just an excuse. She had just received a direct order from the great being, asking her to pass on a prophecy to Lind.

Although she didn't know why the great being she believed in would convey such an order, as a believer, she didn't need to know the reason and only needed to carry it out conscientiously.

But Tiole still couldn't understand what had just happened?

She, a high-ranking Seranie believer, was actually 'charmed' by someone?

What a joke!

"Tell me? Just think of it as being for me." Ostolfo narrowed his eyes and moved closer, then spoke slowly in a gentle voice:

Tiole's throat rolled for a moment, and then he murmured as if involuntarily:

"A girl wearing aquamarine can change the outcome of events."

Chapter 160: Dark Gate

"ended."

As the blindingly bright light faded away, a seemingly invisible deep pit appeared in the center of the smoke-filled battlefield.

With the battle site between the Giant God Soldier and the Fifth-Level Perfect Being as the center, an area close to the entire area of ​​a super-large city like the Demon City in Ivan's previous life, that is, an area of ​​more than 6,000 square kilometers, was severely damaged.

Even on the brink of death, even with only one percent of his strength remaining, Prince Louis was ultimately a perfected being who had reached the pinnacle of the transcendental path. And the Golden Knight Disgulan, who clashed with him, was a dangerous weapon hailing from a super-ancient civilization.

At this moment, the topography of the entire area has been permanently changed.

At the edge, far away from the center, the astonishing difference between the two can be clearly distinguished with the naked eye even from such a long distance.

Even further away from the periphery, Lutetia, the capital of Linde, known as the 'Perfect City', was also affected.

The originally tall and solid city wall was now like a fragile wooden fence bombarded by artillery shells, with several huge gaps running through the inside and outside.

The edge was so terrifying, and the area near the center of the battlefield was even more terrifying, as if hell had descended directly upon it.

Trees, vegetation, even hills, lakes, and land with a radius of several thousand meters were melted and evaporated under the high temperature generated by the continuous firing of the Rod of Destruction. Everything was burned by the destructive light and heat!

As a large amount of magma flowed towards the center under the action of gravity, the deep pit caused by the shooting of the Wand of Destruction slowly turned into a magma lake emitting a dark red light.

Seeing this scene, the golden knight Disgulan, who was in a completely devastated state, stood in the lava lake. Ivan, who had been shaking with his hands in the cockpit and had not left the operating console until this moment, could not help but remain silent for a long time because of the doomsday scene before him.

After repeatedly sensing the fluctuations of magical power around him and confirming that there were no signs that might appear with a small probability, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, the black-haired boy completely relaxed, and his hands finally slowly moved away from the three rows of keys that were shaped like an organ.

A strong feeling of fatigue surged into his heart. Although his consciousness was no longer synchronized, through the damage connecting the cockpit and the exterior, Alvin could still clearly overlook the entire battlefield.

The silhouette of a pitch-black hill in the distance was the wreckage left behind after the complete sinking of the Colossus Unit 3. It was like a rotting corpse made of metal and flesh. Although it still exuded a strong sense of presence, there was no longer any magical fluctuation.

Nearby is a gradually cooling lava lake. Prince Louis, who survived for decades after the Human-Demon War and was a hero who once caused bloodshed in the war, now has only this left.

The enemy has fallen, and the Colossus Unit-01 - Golden Knight Disgran is also in a state of being unable to move. Even the pilot, Ivan, is about to reach his limit.

At least, before he got enough rest, he really had no strength left.

Fortunately, without the remote command of Prince Louis, the mastermind, those madmen infected and transformed by the plague should not be able to cause much trouble to Lind anymore.

Although it was a bit cruel, as the sun rose, the troops who had restored communications one by one near the capital Lutetia could eliminate them one by one by entering the city immediately.

Everything seems to have come to an end.

But there was still a lingering sense of disharmony in Alvin's heart. Various pieces of information collided back and forth in his mind and turned into sparks of thinking, but the answer that seemed to be so close at hand could never be grasped.

Just then, a humming sound came from the sky.

"Hehehe, I'll give you my love."

The voice had a muddy quality that made it difficult to discern the specific lyrics, as if the singer was speaking indistinctly or his throat was filled with disgusting phlegm, giving people a natural sense of stickiness.

As that voice finished singing the first verse, as if the lead singer had started the performance, a large group of shrill, chattering voices immediately joined in the singing, or suddenly a flash mob chorus broke out without any warning.

"Give me your love~"

"..."

A bad premonition came to his mind. Even though he was very tired, Alvin could still feel that some kind of indescribable but extremely large magical fluctuations were continuing to grow stronger, including in the inner city of Lutetia behind the distant wall.

Even if he wasn't a wizard, he could guess that this must be a precursor to some large-scale ceremony.

The singing seemed unstoppable. Most of the extraordinary people who heard the singing felt that their bodies were gradually showing signs of mutation, and they had to concentrate to barely resist it.

Finally, the repetitive singing reached the center of the battlefield.

"The rotten corpse has not died, the wandering soul has not been shattered, oh ↑ oh ↑ oh ↑ ↑ ↑, give you ↓, my love ~"

The song grew louder with undisguised playfulness, with a twisted joy as if born of the deepest despair.

"Open the door and give it to you, my love~ I want to be with you~!"

The shrill and noisy backing vocals immediately joined in:

"Give me your love~ and you will be with me~!"

"Hehehe, my love, I have come to you across time and space."

"Oh, your love transcends time and space and remains eternal."

"Hmm, hmm, open the door and welcome my love."

"Oh, open the door, open the door, open the door..."

The noisy singing finally turned into an unbearable weird cacophony.

Covering his ears, Alvin looked up in shock and anger at a constantly distorted human-shaped shadow in the sky.

The skinny and old appearance allowed him to immediately recognize the identity of this soul. It was Prince Louis, who should have been completely destroyed by him with the Rod of Destruction!

The soul and body of a fifth-level perfect being can only maintain a state of completeness in the full sense through the mutual circulation, but as extraordinary beings who have fully tapped the power of their own souls, they can exist for a period of time after the death of their physical body even if they only rely on a single spirit.

But that was based on ideal conditions. Being hit by a super-ancient magical weapon of the level of the Rod of Destruction, and considering that Prince Louis' soul already had very serious injuries like his body, it was almost impossible for him to survive as a soul after his body was completely shattered.

Alvin had confirmed this before and did not sense any trace of remaining soul.

Therefore, there is only one possible explanation for this scene.

Prince Louis' soul fell into the hands of the being who was singing at that moment due to some power at the moment of his death.

It could be a contract of the highest level, or it could be some kind of ritual that is performed in secret.

In short, the situation has changed now.

Based on the wreckage of the Titan Unit 03 and mediated by Prince Louis' severely distorted soul of the Perfect One, a huge ritual of unknown significance is unfolding.

"No, this is not what we agreed on!" Prince Louis screamed miserably, his soul merged into the wreckage of the Titanfall Unit 03, and then both of them turned to ashes in the rising dark green flames.

The flames outlined the door, and the darkness that swallowed up all the light filled it.

Ivan's heartbeat began to quicken. For some reason, the distorted magical fluctuations in the song had little effect on him, but that didn't mean he could escape unscathed after the ceremony began.

Because he had already figured out what this huge ceremony was, and even the identity of the singer was clear to see.

"Damn it! That damned stinking beast!... Why did the Dark Portal appear in this version of Rise of Kingdoms?!"

The Dark Portal is a massive blasphemous ritual developed by the Outer Realms to bypass the Wall of Sighs defenses set up by the upper planes and enter the material world.

Although all known conditions of use are extremely harsh, its effects are equally amazing.

When the Dark Portal is fully opened, it will be able to create a permanent space tunnel between the Outer Realm and the Material World, allowing demons to continuously pour into the Material World.

There are even rumors that if the space tunnel torn open by the ritual is wide enough and stable enough, then even the evil god himself may be able to directly invade the material world.

Besides this, the most troublesome part is that the rituals in the material world only serve as a guide, and the Dark Portal's main body in the Deep Hell will only appear in the material world in the form of a projection before the spatial tunnel is fully formed.