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Chapter 393: The Real Line of Defense Under the Furnace

[The silver moon in the sky fell into the 'Netherworld', and the bright white light was stained with a strange color. The ancient dragon shadow returned from the other side of the dead and turned into a 'dead moon' sinking in the water]

[Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Deep Stone Dragon]

Facts have proved that Li Reling's idea of ​​integrating mystery and supernatural power is undoubtedly correct - the effect brought about by the complete integration of two different systems that both embody the "unknown" but have slightly different essences is also amazing.

The original Moonstone Dragon accepted the supernatural power from Li Re in a state of proud anger and resentment, and transformed into a Netherstone Dragon - 'Dragon of the Underworld', 'Moon of the Dead'. As a result, the Corruption Lake that could corrode the Silver Moon could no longer shake it in the slightest, and the rotten and dilapidated filth of the abyss would be directly ignited by the cold dragon breath that came out of its mouth!

Because the Nether Dragon possesses both the 'immortality' of the Moonstone Dragon and supernatural powers. 'Immortality' is a mysterious concept in itself, and when 'immortality' meets the supernatural power representing death, it instantly enters the gap between 'life' and 'death'.

Also, because the 'Moon of the Dead' is a reflection immersed in the water of the real world, no matter how turbulent the Lake of Corruption is, it cannot touch the non-existent phantom.

This is a dragon that is neither alive nor dead.

It is also a dragon that does not exist in reality!

The Dark Stone Dragon's breath continued, and the cold yet blazing flames followed Li Re's footsteps forward, covering the entire Corruption Lake.

The ignited lake of corruption was burned up bit by bit as it struggled and squirmed.

soon.

The sticky, horrible, dirty and smelly fluid gradually disappeared from sight.

soon.

The abyss receded, and the monster's offensive fell apart again.

It was not until the shadow of the dragon circled in the sky and dropped a strange and disordered shadow, and until Li Re walked slowly forward on the dark road torn open by the dragon's breath, that the knights and soldiers guarding the high wall came to their senses.

Li Re stopped and heard a loud commotion. The flames that had originally been left on the giant standing on the high wall suddenly flew up again. The bright light and shadows instantly merged into one, illuminating the scenery in front of and behind the high wall again.

At this time, the soldiers looked at each other, and saw that the world in front of them had suddenly returned to peace, and they also felt as if they were dreaming...

"What are you doing? Hurry up and take action - rescue the wounded!"

The 'Guardian of the High Wall' Yablu Velvis roared, and the soldiers suddenly woke up, turned their gazes away from Li Rena, who was in awe of him as if he were a god, and quickly took action.

Although the 'Lake of Corruption' was burned, the monsters of the abyss have receded.

But the casualties brought by this storm were still heavy - there was wailing everywhere in front of the high wall, and countless wounded were lying there, dying, their life or death unknown.

Rescue the wounded.

This is what should be done next!

"You are amazing! You didn't even seem to be impressed by me, and you were able to keep your composure! Lord Yabulu is amazing!"

Li Re walked over and said half-jokingly, "He looked at the tall warrior whose flesh and armor were completely melted together. His eyes swept over the armor full of cracks, and he also revealed a hint of approval for the warrior."

Antis, who had been bowing to greet him, put away the moon-like long sword in his hand and walked over. The girl followed behind the 'Savior of Time' like a follower.

Yabulu took a deep breath. He did not raise his head to look at Li Re, but lowered his eyes to the ground under his feet and replied: "This is my duty."

"Your duty is to guard this high wall - but in many cases, being able to fulfill your obligations is already better than 90% of the people in the world." Li Re shook his head and said this. He glanced at the 'Moon Stone Dragon' that was still circling in the sky and had not landed yet, and the 'mighty' 'Moon Stone Dragon', which should perhaps be called the 'Ghost Stone Dragon' now, could not help but grin, thinking that it was another fruitful harvest.

Facing the praise from the 'Savior of Time', Yabulu lowered his head and looked even more respectful.

Alina also came over, and the furnace giant followed behind her like a huge projection: "Lord Savior of Time, His Highness Antis, Miss Lu Baixi——"

"You are also very good, Miss Alina." Li Re glanced at her.

"It's just what I deserve!"

Alina responded, and then glanced at Antis who was standing behind Li Re with his back bent. Her eyes through the armor became a little complicated. Seeing this scene, she thought of the scene where Antis and Lu Baixi cleared the way for Li Re, and then connected it to the previous things... Alina could naturally guess that His Highness Antis had already sworn allegiance to the 'Savior of Time'. This look was clearly the attitude of a 'knight' towards the monarch!

However, if you think about it carefully, this is only natural.

Lord Savior is so powerful.

And always dare to be the first.

Such people have a temperament that can attract followers no matter where they are.

"You made such a big scene just to satisfy your evil taste of showing off in front of others... and you deliberately let me and Antis act as your vanguard, and swore your sovereignty over Antis in public. You are indeed a guy who can't live without a woman!"

Sharp and venomous words followed.

The strange fog was chaotic and overlapping, and a beautiful girl walked out slowly, her long skirt swaying under her cloak and a look of disdain on her face.

This 'female ghost'... Li Re couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows upon hearing these sharp words. He thought to himself that although he did have the idea of ​​showing off in front of others, he really didn't think too much about the subsequent declaration of sovereignty.

"You want me to claim your sovereignty over you, don't you?" He looked at Lu Baixi who had walked out of the 'Ghost Story Amusement Park' copy and fought back without hesitation.

"How...how is it possible!" Lu Baixi blushed and retorted: "How could I possibly want to be claimed by a guy like you who only has women on his mind?"

"It's almost as if I've claimed sovereignty over you!" Although he said that, the agitated look on his face was not convincing at all.

Antis did not speak, but just smiled lightly and elegantly.

Alina had long been accustomed to such developments.

While they were talking, Yabulu lowered his head and retreated silently for a long distance before he began to direct the subsequent rescue work. He didn't want to get involved in the affairs between these 'big shots'. He was only good at fighting on the battlefield and knew nothing else. He just wanted to use the sword in his hand to guard this wall and the Furnace City behind him!

Just at this moment, Li Re suddenly clapped his hands.

He said:

"Don't worry about sovereignty for now—"

"Although the group of abyss monsters have retreated, this matter is far from over!"

It’s far from over...

"What do you mean?" Lu Baixi looked at Li Re without any more venom.

Antis turned his blue eyes to look over, also full of confusion.

"It's nothing, it's just a simple 'decryption phase'!" Li Re said calmly while standing outside the high wall, not caring about the native residents of the Abyss and Fire World around him. "In fact, on the way back, I have been thinking about what Andre's projection said before, and thinking about everything we have seen and heard when we entered this world again this time."

On the way back...Antis blinked, and the rebellious knight lady's face was full of disbelief.

Lu Baixi snorted, but did not refute.

Alina felt that these were not things she could hear - she subconsciously moved two steps away, but found that the sound was still clearly audible.

Li Re said this on purpose for everyone present to hear.

This also included Yabulu - Yabulu's eyes changed slightly, but he saw Li Re over there smiling, with a look on his face that said, "How dare you not listen?"

Li Re said to everyone, "I have been thinking about the current situation of this world... I am wondering how the Crucible City was built. Was it really built according to what everyone in this world said, with the furnace that Andrei, the 'City Maker', brought back from the ruins as the core?"

"Such a huge furnace, such a large city with a strange style, is it really so easy to build?"

"And this time, going to the ruins gave me a direction."

"Is there a possibility that the 'Furnace City' was not built, but is a 'city' that already existed!?"

"No, impossible!" As soon as Li Re finished speaking, someone refuted him - it was an ordinary soldier who heard his words. He subconsciously looked at Li Re and then shrank his head as if he realized that this was not his place to speak.

Li Re asked without any concern: "Why not?"

Not just ask him, but ask anyone else who can hear.

They - even those who were born in this world, including Antis, all had disbelief written all over their faces.

"Because... I came to this place when I was a child." The soldier of the Furnace City summoned up his courage and said, "At that time, this area was empty. There was no Furnace City at all..."

"Of course it doesn't exist, because this city - has always existed 'underground' before!" Li Re also spoke up!

underground--!?

"Ruins!?" Antis reacted instantly. She looked inside the high walls of the furnace and at the unique city landscape that was sinking downwards, and she couldn't help but be stunned.

Lu Baixi snorted: "Come to think of it, this ugly city that is sinking like a funnel is indeed very similar to the ruins we visited before - the same weird shape, not in line with normal human aesthetics at all."

But at this point, not only Antis, but also Alina who had been to the ruins with him was stunned.

The other soldiers who had never been to the ruins were silent and unable to refute.

Only the eyes of the 'guardian of the high wall' revealed through the cracks were filled with pain. He didn't want to listen, but it seemed there was nothing he could do...

"The Crucible City is actually the 'relics' that existed in the past!"

Li Re made a definite conclusion. His brows moved slightly as he continued to talk while sorting out his thoughts:

"Perhaps the residents of Furnace City today are saying that Andre's trip to the ruins to retrieve the furnace is a rumor. After all, if it was really retrieved from the ruins, then why is Furnace City not located in the original camp, but moved to this place dozens of miles away? They are both in the plains and in the wilderness, so what's the difference between here and there?"

He recalled the old camp where he had come again this time, and the area that had now become a wasteland.

This time, no one dared to refute.

Because even people who have never been to the ruins realized that something was wrong.

People living in darkness may not have time to learn ancient knowledge, or their horizons may be limited by the darkness and not broad enough, but they are not stupid. Many times, limited thinking only needs a little guidance to produce sparks.

So of course they realized something was wrong!

They subconsciously followed Li Re's words and thoughts.

He said, "There are so many reasons, but there is only one possibility - that is, Andre found the location of the 'Furnace'. The so-called 'ruins' are actually the present-day Furnace City. Andre did not take the furnace out of the ruins. Instead, he led the people in the original camp to dig out the camp that was originally located underground and built a high wall around it - he is indeed a city builder, but he is also more of a digger."

"This can actually explain why the monsters in the abyss would attack the Crucible City again and again. Why did the abyss, which also has 'fire' but moves after light, only target the Crucible City and ignore the explorer camp on the other side?"

Yes.

The explorer camp and the place where the 'Silver Moon People' live are clearly right next to the ruins, but they are rarely attacked by abyss monsters - this is something Li Re already knew!

Yeah, why?

Such confusion could not help but arise in everyone's mind.

The soldiers who were rescuing the wounded were still taking action, but as they were doing so, the following questions emerged in their minds at the same time.

Antis suddenly realized something and raised his head - looking at the dark sky, looking at the figure in the sky that was once illuminated by Li Re's flames!

All the answers are actually very simple.

All confusions actually point to one direction!

"Furnace City is special. This is what 'Andre' told me personally before. It is obviously related to the Giant King in the sky, otherwise he would not have been so concerned. This is obviously why he did not choose to move the furnace back to the camp. This is also why Furnace City has been attacked again and again. This is also why the abyss monsters only target Furnace City and deliberately ignore the explorer camp next to it!"

"The monsters of the abyss never aim for light, but for the furnace itself—"

"That burning furnace obviously has some great purpose - once it is moved, the world will be overturned!"

"And the only possible consequence is that the Giant King will be revived."

"Inside or under the furnace lies the last 'fragment' of the giant's resurrection!"

“But by analogy, there is another problem.”

"The furnace is located at the bottom of the furnace city."

"The abyss is also located at the bottom of the world."

"Then why don't the monsters that come for the furnace attack directly from the bottom?"

Why...?

"Actually...they've actually been doing this all along!"

Antis's blue eyes were buzzing and trembling. Under Li Re's guidance, she thought everything through. She looked at the 'monarch' to whom she swore allegiance, and couldn't help but whispered, "No wonder - no wonder the main building of the council hall was excavated downwards, no wonder the buildings in the Furnace City are getting deeper the closer they are to the Furnace... deep underground!"

"Because there is another 'front' underground at the bottom of the Crucible City." Li Re nodded and continued to talk. His thoughts became clearer at this moment: "A real front to resist the monsters of the abyss naturally requires a large enough underground space."

"The abyss monsters on the surface are nothing more than leaking out from the 'underground'!"

"And this can also explain the whereabouts of the other Crucible Knights - people in Crucible City have always said that there are twelve Crucible Knights in Crucible City, but so far, I have only seen the two in front of me."

"The other ten seem to not exist."

"Even when the walls of the furnace are about to collapse, there is no sign of it."

"This is clearly unreasonable."

"Unconventional!"

no doubt!

This is the secret of the existence of this furnace city.

It was the 'secret' that Andre mentioned earlier.