12dz Chapter 232 Gathering
Chapter 232 Gathering
Just a second ago, the battlefield in Tianzhi City had barely stabilized due to the counterattack of Wei Yu and Qinglong.
The next second, a dragon's roar that shook the universe suddenly exploded from the horizon—not the gentle yet majestic roar of the Azure Dragon, but a raging, bloodthirsty, and savage howl that made the entire city wall of the Heavenly City vibrate, causing players' eardrums to ache and their blood and qi to become disordered.
"Holy crap! What kind of dragon roar is that?! It's not the Azure Dragon's voice!"
"Just hearing about it sends chills down my spine; it's even more terrifying than the previous ghost bride!"
The players stopped what they were doing and subconsciously looked up at the horizon. This glance froze everyone in place, and they even forgot to breathe.
On the distant horizon, a dark shadow was rapidly approaching, blotting out the sun and blocking half the sky. Accompanied by a piercing dragon's roar, countless Western dragons spread their enormous membranous wings and rushed in.
The dragons were jet black, their scales gleaming with a cold metallic sheen, their sharp fangs protruding, saliva dripping constantly, and with each flap of their wings they stirred up a gale, whipping up sand and stones as they swept in, tearing the clouds to shreds wherever they went.
Even more terrifying was that each dragon was ridden by a dragon knight clad in black armor, wielding a massive dragon spear, with icy eyes and radiating a violent aura of the same origin as the dragons—clearly not to be trifled with.
"Western dragons! Holy crap, how come other dungeons have gotten mixed in with this dungeon?!" Mad Blade War God's eyes widened, his longsword gripped tightly in his hand, his palms covered in cold sweat—he had already given his all to deal with the monsters, and now so many Western dragons had appeared, were they trying to force them to their deaths?!
Before the players could recover from their shock, a series of dazzling golden lights suddenly shone in the sky, piercing through the clouds and illuminating the entire world, creating a stark contrast with the pitch black of the Western dragon.
Countless figures, imbued with a holy aura, slowly emerged from the golden light. They possessed pure white wings, wore gilded armor, and held radiant longswords or scepters in their hands. Their faces were handsome, their eyes cold and majestic, and they exuded an inviolable divine power—they were the angels!
The leading angel had six pairs of wings on its back, and its body radiated the most intense golden light. The long sword in its hand gleamed with a light that could pierce through the darkness. Just by hovering there, it caused the Western dragons below to roar angrily. Clearly, the two sides were mortal enemies.
"Angels?! Is a war of the gods about to begin?!"
"Holy crap! A Western dragon versus an angel, and we're stuck in the middle?! Aren't we just going to get beaten to death?!"
The players were in complete panic. The bizarre siege they had just experienced was desperate enough, but now, two major mythological factions had arrived. This was no longer a monster siege; it was clearly the end of the world!
But the nightmare was far from over.
Just as the Western dragon and the angels confronted each other and their auras clashed, the earth near the City of Heaven suddenly trembled violently, as if a giant beast had awakened underground. Huge cracks appeared in the ground, and scalding magma gushed out from the cracks, carrying a pungent sulfur smell, instantly staining large areas of the land red.
"Boom—boom—"
The sound of molten lava erupting was incessant, and the cracks in the earth grew wider and wider. Countless creatures, their bodies engulfed in flames and covered in lava armor, struggled to crawl out of the lava. They roared, brandishing their burning claws, and charged toward the City of Heaven.
There are colossal lava beasts whose every step shatters the ground, lava dripping from their bodies and instantly burning everything in their path; there are winged fire demons that can spew raging flames from their mouths and fly at incredible speed, reaching the vicinity of the city walls in the blink of an eye; and there are hellish demons, all black and wielding giant axes, with fierce eyes and immense strength, capable of shattering the bricks and stones of the city walls with a single blow.
"They're infernal creatures! Holy crap, did they bring the Gates of Hell here?!" The body of the Pest-Moth under his black robe was trembling. He had seen countless monsters, but he had never seen so many terrifying creatures from different factions. This was something they simply could not contend with.
What was even more despairing was that several enormous figures suddenly appeared on the horizon. They were hundreds of feet tall, covered in hard rock armor, and held huge stone hammers in their hands. Every step they took could make the earth tremble as they slowly walked toward the City of Heaven—the Ancient Giants!
The ancient giants had dull eyes, yet they possessed a primal ferocity. They made no unnecessary movements, simply advancing towards the City of Heaven. Wherever they passed, mountains collapsed, trees were snapped in half, and even the ground was left with enormous footprints. The overwhelming sense of oppression made all the players feel suffocated.
Western dragons, angels, infernal creatures, and ancient giants—four forces—converged outside the City of Heaven. Their auras intertwined, and the collision of four distinct powers—violent, holy, eerie, and primal—plunged the entire world into chaos, as if the air itself were about to be torn apart.
Only now did all the players truly understand that the previous bizarre siege was merely an appetizer, and the real siege had only just begun!
"Oh no, how are we supposed to fight this? These monsters are coming from all directions!"
"I don't want to die! I just got my epic gear, I haven't even had a chance to show it off yet!"
Panic gripped the players; whispers, wails, and desperate screams mingled together, plunging the entire City of Heaven into chaos.
Just then, countless dazzling lights suddenly lit up within the City of Heaven. Circular teleportation arrays rapidly appeared on the city walls, in the city square, and in every corner. The lights of the teleportation arrays flickered, and countless players quickly emerged from them.
Some of these players were newbies who had just joined the dungeon, some had come from other areas after completing quests, and others had been teleported directly to the core area of Heavenly City by the teleportation array after being resurrected. In an instant, the number of players in Heavenly City surged, becoming densely packed and stretching as far as the eye could see.
"Holy crap? How come there are suddenly so many more players?!"
"Was this a system teleport? It's telling us to gather everyone and fight these monsters to the death!"
"You need to have the resources to fight to the death! With our strength, going in would just be suicide!"
The newly teleported players were immediately terrified by the horrific scene outside the city and began to discuss it amongst themselves.
In the center of the Heavenly City, Wei Yu still sat upright on the lotus, but he no longer possessed the composure and majesty he had before. He looked at everything before him with his brows furrowed and his eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.
Something's not right, something's really not right.
Western dragons, angels, infernal creatures, and ancient giants—these four kinds of beings come from completely different camps, and some are even natural enemies. How could they possibly appear here at the same time and besiege the City of Heaven together?
Moreover, although these creatures exude a powerful aura, they always give off a strange sense of disharmony, as if they are being controlled by something, having lost their independent consciousness, and only knowing how to attack the City of Heaven and all players.
What made him even more uneasy was that his soul suddenly began to feel dazed, as if it were being disturbed by something. Fragmented images kept flashing through his mind, blurry and unclear, yet they made him feel a pang of fear, and even condensing spiritual energy became difficult.
"What exactly is wrong..." Wei Yu murmured, his eyes unfocused, and the golden light around him weakened. He tried hard to concentrate and sort out the chaos in front of him, but no matter how hard he tried, the sense of disorientation in his mind became stronger and stronger, as if an invisible hand was controlling everything, and he was just a pawn in this game.
He recalled the bizarre siege, the eeriness of the ghost bride, and the strange monsters that couldn't be easily killed. Looking at the four forces before him, a terrifying thought slowly surfaced in his mind—perhaps all of this was a trap, a trap aimed at him and all the players!
Before he could think things through, a full-blown conflict had already broken out on the battlefield.
The Western dragons launched the first attack, unleashing a furious roar as they charged towards the angels. Their breath blazed out, illuminating the sky with raging flames. The angels, not to be outdone, brandished their swords, sending golden sword energies towards the Western dragons. The golden light clashed with the flames, creating a massive explosion that sent shockwaves sweeping across the entire world.
At the same time, the infernal creatures charged towards the City of Heaven. Lava behemoths crashed into the city walls, the enormous impact causing the walls to tremble violently and rubble to fall. Infernal demons wielded giant axes, hacking at the city gates, while fire demons spewed out raging flames, burning the players on the city walls.
The ancient giants slowly approached, their stone hammers slamming into the city wall. Each strike created a huge crack in the wall, as if it would collapse completely in the next second.
On the battlefield, there was no order whatsoever. Western dragons and angels were fighting each other, infernal creatures and players were engaged in a chaotic battle, and ancient giants were rampaging around, indiscriminately crushing anything that stood in their way, whether it was a player or another monster.