Heroes' Prison

Chapter 286 - 281 Shocking Footprints to the World

Before he knew it, three days had passed.

That day, after having breakfast, Huang Yi logged on early as usual. First, he visited the forum to check the hot posts of the last 24 hours.

"Overseas Chinese in Turkey [Werewolf Rampage], contributes the first National Honor Point to Turkey!"

"The Record King [Heavenly Dao] takes action again! Breaks the world record for clearing the 60th floor of the Tower of Pantheons!"

"[Dao Feng] attends the Asian Summit Forum, tired eyes barely concealed behind black-framed sunglasses. The world’s number one grows weary from battle."

"President of the Hall of Famous Generals [Lv Bu] accepts an exclusive interview with the Associated Press, set to go public on the NYSE within the year."

"Analyst [Heartless Reminiscence] releases the latest strength rankings of Chinese players. Dao Feng continues to hold the top spot for the 113th consecutive week; Sharp Sword and Dragon Spike take second and third place respectively; Thunder God stays fifth; Instakill enters the top ten for the first time, becoming the player with the fastest progress in history."

"Catastrophe Incoming! Mysterious giant footprints discovered on the Australian Continent; each footprint is about 20 kilometers long, with no living creatures surviving in the vicinity, suspected to be the personal visit of a Giant General under the Seven Archdemons!"

At that moment, Huang Yi’s gaze lingered on the news related to the Seven Archdemons. The news had been posted just an hour ago, but in just an hour, it climbed to the sixth spot of the hot posts of the last 24 hours, indicating the astonishing heat of this news! Without any surprises, in a few hours, this news would top the list!

Huang Yi immediately clicked to read more.

"Shocking news! Just two hours ago, an adventure group in Australia was blocked by a strange heavenly pit on their way back to camp, where there should have been a mountain. Only when a player with the ability to fly rose high into the sky to overlook the pit did they realize that the immense pit was actually a footprint! After rough measurement, the footprint was found to be about 10 kilometers wide and about 20 kilometers long, with no living creatures surviving in the vicinity, not even an ant to be found. The maker of this print must be a powerful creature towering into the clouds, a being that has surpassed the realm of ordinary life forms and is remarkably similar to the footprints of the Giant Generals under the command of the Seven Archdemons. The coming of the Giant General signifies an impending disaster. The Giant Generals also vary in ranks; thirty years ago, before the appearance of the Dark King Uk’ar, the footprint of that Giant General was only half a kilometer long. Back then, only Uk’ar, a single Demon King, descended. But now, a Giant General has left a footprint 20 kilometers long, which may signify the collective advent of the Seven Archdemons, including the King of Hell Yanmo, the chief amongst them who hasn’t appeared in countless years..."

At the end of the post, there was a screenshot of the vast heavenly pit, which looked almost limitless at first glance, like a geographical feature. However, the last screenshot taken from the sky vaguely showed it to be a tremendous footprint!

Huang Yi was immensely shocked by such a footprint. Even a level 195 Undead Flying Dragon or a level 195 Sand King could not have made such an impact. From the looks of this footprint, it was at least the strength of something over level 200, which had surpassed the Holy Domain and reached the Heavenly Domain Level, and it was an exceptionally formidable existence within that level!

Huang Yi felt somewhat heavy-hearted. Long ago, the White Dragon King had already predicted to him that the Seven Archdemons were about to emerge once more. Later, when he met Teemo and Tristana, the two children, they also mentioned the stirrings of the Seven Archdemons.

This news confirmed their words.

The Seven Archdemons were formidable beings that had been passed down since the Eternal Ancient Era. Each Demon King possessed an indescribably tremendous strength. Throughout the era, countless warriors were born on the continent, but they all perished in the vast river of history, while the Seven Archdemons remained eternal, growing with the world no matter how many ages passed.

The Seven Archdemons often caused upheaval every once in a while; their emergence always brought calamity upon the world, and it required the combined strength of the entire world to drive them back—yet merely driving them back, never killing them completely.

Moreover, the Seven Archdemons were incredibly cunning. For example, the King of the Fallen often tempted those who craved strength, luring them to sell their souls and become his minions. Even formidable beings like Murloc Nightcrawler Slark and Sand Thief King could not escape.

The chief of the Seven Archdemons, the King of Hell, was even more terrifying. He once merely uttered a word, "King of Slaughter," which almost plunged Huang Yi into an irreversible fate of being an enemy of the entire world. Fortunately, Huang Yi managed to clear his name with a dignified Name Bestowing. Otherwise, this rising star of humanity would have been extinguished in its cradle by his own people.

The history of The Second World had been ravaged by the Seven Archdemons countless times. However, many of the past crises involved just one Demon King acting alone, affecting only a few continents and leading to regional wars. The Seven Archdemons emerging together only happened four times throughout history, and each time, it led to the advent of a new era for the continent.

When they first appeared, it was the Eternal Ancient Era, and after countless warriors fell in The Second World, they finally managed to repel them, and then the world entered the Primordial Era...

Their last collective appearance was during the Near Ancient Period—the promotional video that played at the opening ceremony of The Second World’s annual festival recently recounted their invasion.

That was the longest and most difficult battle. The power of the world was waning, and champions were few. It was almost impossible to fend them off. After that great war, the world entered the City Governance Era, which has continued until now.

As the long years passed, The Seven Archdemons are about to appear together once more, perhaps signaling the advent of a new era for the entire world!

Huang Yi could foresee that a monumental change was about to take place in The Second World. The peace of everyday life would soon become a thing of the past, replaced by endless darkness. The ground would be soaked with endless blood, endless battles would rage, and endless hope would be replaced by endless despair. Looking up at the sky, one might never see the sun again, only the heavy grey cumulus clouds enveloping the world in shadows.

Now was merely the calm before the storm.

What he needed to do was to quickly enhance his own strength, giving himself an extra chance to survive the catastrophe to come.

Huang Yi left and after slightly browsing through other posts, he entered The Second World.

...

"Ben Ben, hurry and take me to find my brother!" As soon as he logged on, Huang Yi could hear Xiao Chunzi’s cheerful voice from the forest.

Subsequently, trees along the path in the forest were knocked down! A massive and ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex rushed over from the distance, shaking the ground wherever it went, causing all creatures to scurry in hiding and birds to scatter in flight!

On top of the Tyrannosaurus Rex’s head sat a delicate and adorable little girl, dangling her snowy little legs, who was none other than Xiao Chunzi.

"Woof woof!" At this moment, a cheerful bark sounded from behind the Tyrannosaurus Rex—it was Little Wang.

"Sis, stop quick, you’re about to tear down this whole mountain," Huang Yi urgently yelled out, halting Xiao Chunzi.

This mountain peak was no plain, the summit had limited space, and the Tyrannosaurus Rex here was a veritable wrecking machine.

Xiao Chunzi playfully stuck out her tongue and stretched out her hand to pat the head of the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex immediately halted, obediently stopping, and gently blinked its huge eyes at Huang Yi, as if to greet him.

This Tyrannosaurus Rex was the one captured by Huang Yi for Xiao Chunzi.

Ever since Huang Yi had captured raptors and velociraptors, he took Xiao Chunzi, Qin Shiyu, Nameless, and Overlord—the four strongest people in the guild—to the Earth Dragon Valley for a trip to help them catch a batch of Earthwalking Dragon mounts.

Qin Shiyu got an advanced fourth rank Raptor, his combat style similar to Huang Yi’s;

Nameless got an advanced fourth rank Scythe Dragon, with strong close-quarters agility and powerful physical attack power;

Overlord got an advanced fourth rank Wind Dragon, a pure Magic Dragon with the ability to wield wind magic;

And Xiao Chunzi’s mount was the most powerful Earthwalking Dragon among them all—the Tyrannosaurus Rex!

This Tyrannosaurus Rex was one that Huang Yi had searched long and hard to capture for her, almost at the cost of his own life.

Now, Xiao Chunzi’s tiny figure mounted on the majestic and domineering Tyrannosaurus Rex presented an intense contrast. A pure little girl and a huge, fierce beast epitomized the tale of Beauty and the Beast.