Heroes' Prison

Chapter 976 - 921: Demon Clan Invasion, The Beginning

In the center of Hero’s Continent lies the renowned Abyss, like a massive wound in the earth.

For a long time, the Abyss was the most dangerous area on Hero’s Continent, inhabited by top-level Holy Domain Beasts. Back when Huang Yi came here to absorb the Dark Breath, he had to use Absolute Invisibility to travel, fearing discovery by the beasts within.

However, the players’ strength has been steadily increasing, and now Heavenly Realm players are not few; this extremely dangerous Abyss is no longer a forbidden zone for players. Every day, a continuous stream of players comes here for adventure, hunting magical beasts. The once-arrogant magical beast lords are falling, one by one.

Within the Abyss, there is a steep mountain peak, and built upon its precipitous cliffs is a brightly lit city.

This city’s buildings are constructed entirely of bone, appearing from afar like the remains of a prehistoric beast.

This city is called Dark Magic City, originally an NPC city, but now it has been claimed by players, becoming the Main City of a small guild named "Wind’s End."

The president of this guild is named "Old Ma’s Sky," a man with considerable economic savvy, who managed it painstakingly for a while. Now he has turned Dark Magic City into an Abyss supply city, the first teleport destination for players wanting to come to the Abyss.

At this moment, Dark Magic City is bustling as usual, its gates wide open, with throngs of players coming and going. The most prominent building in the city is a black spire, piercing the sky. At the top of the spire is a sharp eye, patrolling the city, like a heavenly eye watching everything.

At the top of the spire, a middle-aged man is comfortably seated in a rattan chair, holding a glass of red wine, leisurely savoring it, monitoring everything in the city.

This middle-aged man is the city’s lord, "Old Ma’s Sky." One of his great pleasures is watching from the spire’s top as his city gradually thrives, like watching his child grow.

Beside the middle-aged man stands a young person, playing with a goathead skull in his hand, idly muttering, "Old Ma, the Hero Legion sent us a warning a few days ago to watch for movement from the Demon King’s Gate at the bottom of the Abyss. It said there might be demon clans coming, but everything looks normal now!"

Old Ma’s Sky takes a sip of red wine, squints his eyes, his face showing an expression of enjoyment, waits a moment then turns to glance at the young man, laughs, "Little Grey Wolf, you’re impatient. Isn’t it better if the demon clan experts don’t come? If a demon clan expert really bursts out from the Abyss, our Dark Magic City is doomed! We’re not the Hero Guild; they have ultra-strong Guardians, we don’t!"

The young person called "Little Grey Wolf" tosses the goathead skull in his hand, pouts his lips, says indifferently, "I actually wish a few demon clan experts would come; the beasts in the Abyss aren’t challenging anymore. I haven’t fought a satisfying battle since reaching the Heavenly Realm! And even if we can’t beat those demon clan members, we don’t have to worry; our Dark Magic City’s Heavenly Curtain Barrier is so solid that even a Heavenly Realm expert could withstand it for a while, why fear them!"

"Boom!" Just as he finished speaking, the ground suddenly shook violently, as if a massive earthquake occurred!

Old Ma’s Sky and Little Grey Wolf immediately stagger, directly falling to the ground, red wine splattered everywhere!

"What happened?" Their hearts shook as they hurriedly turned their heads to look outside!

The next moment, they stood dumbly on the spot, eyes wide open and mouths agape, unable to close!

At the end of their sight, endless black mist suddenly surged from the ground, rushing upwards like a volcanic eruption, overturning the earth and causing intense tremors!

The black mist swiftly swept in all directions, covering miles, enveloping the entire Abyss sky!

In an instant, Dark Magic City became a black mist-obscured area; the Abyss, already dim, turned pitch dark as if Doomsday had arrived!

Countless players in the city raised their heads in horror, looking at the endless black mist in the sky, unsure of what was happening!

"That’s... from the direction of the Demon King’s Gate! The demon clan experts are here!" Old Ma’s Sky swallowed, exclaimed in terror.

The Demon King’s Gate is the only region in the Abyss not conquered by players! It connects to the space of the Seven Archdemons, and occasionally players attempted attacking the Demon King’s Gate, but such actions quickly attracted some demon clans, bringing mortal danger. Over time, the Demon King’s Gate became a forbidden area, usually avoided by players. Now, the endless black mist surging from the direction of the Demon King’s Gate most likely indicates the arrival of demon clan experts!

"What, what is that?!" At this moment, Little Grey Wolf suddenly pointed at the distant sky in terror.

In the direction where black mist was spewing, the mist suddenly trembled violently, turning tumultuous as if something was stirring within the blackness. Suddenly, the tumultuous black mist calmed down, inside gradually revealing a majestic figure.

This figure was as tall as a mountain, seen through the hazy mist, one could vaguely discern his bare upper body, resembling a Primitive Man, but his specific appearance was unclear.

A tangible pressure poured down from this majestic figure, causing some trees on the ground to be unable to withstand it, emitting "crack" sounds, and bursting into wood chips.

At this moment, the colossal figure casually lifted its leg and took a step forward!

"Boom!" The next moment, the earth collapsed, the originally solid ground became as fragile as glass, fractures spreading in all directions!

The earth couldn’t withstand this person’s strength, shattering apart!

"Quick, quickly activate the Heavenly Curtain Barrier, hurry and notify the Hero Legion!" Old Ma’s Sky muttered dazedly, as if he’d lost his soul.

Beside him, Little Grey Wolf immediately sprang into action, swiftly issuing orders to those below!

Dark Magic City quickly activated the Heavenly Curtain Barrier, a layer of semi-transparent light appeared in the sky, protecting all the players within the city. Meanwhile, those players outside the city who couldn’t retreat in time were completely abandoned, fleeing in horror like ants.

The giant shadow in the distance seemed to be aware, gazing down upon the Heavenly Curtain Barrier of Dark Magic City, casually pointing a finger at it!

A black mist instantly sprayed out from the finger of that colossal shadow, swiftly traversing mountains and valleys, crossing the earth, fiercely striking the Heavenly Curtain Barrier of Dark Magic City.

"Crack!" The Heavenly Curtain Barrier of Dark Magic City shattered like fragile glass, swiftly showing fractures, holding for a mere few seconds before completely breaking apart and vanishing into thin air.

"Come forth! Endless hordes of demons, let us conquer this continent! Let the darkness forever enshroud this world!" A commanding voice erupted from the mouth of the colossal figure, rumbling like thunder, echoing across the heavens and earth!

The next moment, in the vast sky, the endless black mist covering the entire abyss trembled, coalescing into countless demon clans, Demon Wolf, Demonic Lion, Demon Werewolf, Giant Demon, Eyeless Demon, Two-Headed Demon, Winged Demon, Heart-Eating Demon... From beast forms to human forms, various demons covered the entire sky!

In an instant, nothing else could be seen within view, only the dense mass of demons, dancing chaotically as they descended from the sky! A rain of demons poured down!

Countless demons fell like meteors into Dark Magic City, demolishing building after building, reducing them to rubble, debris flew chaotically. The people in the city cried out, fleeing in all directions, but they were soon swallowed by the sea of demons, not even a trace of their shadow could be seen.

The sky was collapsing, the earth was cracking, all demons were falling, it was entirely an apocalyptic scene!

Dark Magic City was like a lone leaf in a violent storm, without the slightest power to resist!

The most tragic disaster in the world was unfolding within the abyss of Hero’s Continent!

"The Demon Clan has officially invaded The Second World!" On the high tower of Dark Magic City, Old Ma’s Sky had completely lost his soul, standing motionless awaiting death, no longer taking any defensive action.

He had thought that even if the Demon Clan appeared, they would only send experts to Sun Island to cause trouble for God of Slaughter, Dao Feng, Sharp Sword, and the others, not affect others. Unexpectedly, now countless demons have surged forth, invading the entire world, drowning all living beings.

With this scale of disaster, let alone the small Dark Magic City, even the entire Hero’s Continent couldn’t withstand it!

"Boom!" At this moment, a demon as large as a mountain peak fell upon the spire, demolishing it with brute force. Old Ma’s Sky and Little Grey Wolf were instantly buried within the rubble.

Within just a few breaths, the original appearance of Dark Magic City was no longer visible, a dark mass filled the sight, everywhere ravaged by demons.

And in the distance, more black mist was madly spewing from the depths of the abyss, transforming into countless demons, spreading out beyond the abyss towards Hero’s Continent!

These demons had no preset routes, no targets, just charged forward with a flood-like momentum, submerging every inch of land. Whether it was the barren deserts or fertile plains, rugged mountains or grasslands and lakes, every place was engulfed by demons.

In an instant, the entire Hero’s Continent faced a catastrophic disaster, cities and villages turned into ruins in the blink of an eye, becoming demon territory, living beings in torment, corpses strewn everywhere.

If someone were to look down upon Hero’s Continent from a sufficient height, they would see that Hero’s Continent was like a blank piece of paper, with the abyss continuously spewing ink outward, rapidly spreading, until the entire paper was soaked.

The invasion of the Demon Clan had finally begun.

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