Chapter 278 Heaven's Wrath
"This isn't going to work. There are probably hundreds of connection points. By the time we find them all, the others will have already repaired themselves," Eric said, feeling a bit frustrated.
A self-repairing magic array was unheard of.
Without at least ten people working together to destroy it, it was impossible to take out all the connection points.
The difficulty of destruction was even greater than imagined.
"President, I have a new discovery here. Come take a look," Rosewater said in the team chat.
Hearing about the new discovery, Eric rushed over immediately.
Rosewater's location was halfway up the crystal mountain, hidden in a very inconspicuous cave. Without a map, Eric would never have found Rosewater in the cave.
Upon entering the cave, Eric observed the surroundings and found that the walls were covered in divine runes, with golden light illuminating the entire interior.
In the center of the cave, embedded in a crystal pillar, was a blood-red stone. The stone pulsed like a beating heart, providing fresh blood. Countless magical energies passed through it, becoming more refined and pure before being transmitted elsewhere.
"Rosewater, how did you find this place?" Eric asked, slightly surprised by the sight.
"I just happened to find a very thick vein and followed it here," Rosewater said with a proud smile.
If they destroyed this place, the magic array would definitely collapse.
"President, I'll start destroying it now," Rosewater said eagerly.
Having stayed here for so many days, she had been managing the guild's daily affairs and preparing the guild's base via phone. Now, ordinary players outside were already at level 14 or 15, and the elites of major guilds were at level 17.
The competition for the three large team dungeons was fierce. Among them, Devouring Serpents was the most dazzling, having already taken down the second boss of the Adversity-level Eternal Slumber Dungeon and working on the third. Darkstar Guild was close behind, working on the second boss. Other guilds had also cleared the Common Level and were starting on the The Adversity-level.
With the Adversity-level bosses of the three large team dungeons being taken down, the rewards were astonishing. Besides level 15 mithril sets, there were numerous blueprints and recipes, as well as guild quest orders not found in 20-man dungeons, which could significantly speed up guild advancement. Otherwise, relying on guild members to complete daily guild tasks would take forever to advance.
Guild of Aether Wing, one of the top six guilds in Silvervale City, had been inactive during this time, not even attempting the three large team dungeons, focusing only on 10-man and 20-man level 15 dungeons. This puzzled many.
Despite having the strength to challenge the large team dungeons, they did nothing.
This behavior dissatisfied some guild members, leading to a mass exodus, reducing the guild's size from over 8,000 to just over 6,000.
This made Rosewater anxious.
But Eric had already said.
"Let them leave if they want. There's no need to stop them. The guild is too bloated right now, with many just here for the fun. Their departure will make the guild more streamlined."
Rosewater had no choice but to ignore the departures, noting down the names of those who left, never to recruit them again.
This approach made the departing players disdainful, even mocking Aether Wing, vowing never to return. Darkstar Guild also took advantage, secretly killing many Aether Wing players, causing even more to leave.
Now, the Guild of Aether Wing had only about 4,000 members, less than an average large guild, let alone a third-rate guild.
So Rosewater was eager to destroy this place and quickly return to reorganize the guild.
"Wait," Eric said hurriedly as he saw Rosewater preparing a mighty fireball. "We don't necessarily have to destroy it."
"But how do we leave if we don't destroy it?" Rosewater asked.
"I have a way," Eric said with a slight smile, looking at the blood-red stone in the crystal pillar.
Eric hadn't expected to see this blood-red stone here.
Or rather, it was more appropriate to call it a Sagestone.
Eric had obtained a Sagestone in the Sun Temple before, and now he encountered another one.
Sagestone was an alchemical treasure, split into five pieces. Each piece was an Epic Level item.
Seeing the Sagestone, Eric understood why the connection points could self-repair. It was because of the Sagestone.
"Although we can't take the Arcane Crystal, taking this Sagestone isn't bad," Eric said, drawing his Demonic Weapon, Abyssal Blade, and inserting it into the gap where the Sagestone was embedded. With a slight tap, the Sagestone came loose, and Eric put it in his backpack.
Shortly after the Sagestone was removed, the entire Lost Land began to decline visibly. The magical elements in the air dispersed, becoming thinner, and the once indestructible Arcane Crystal began to vanish.
"This place is about to collapse. We need to leave now," Eric shouted in the team chat.
Just after Eric and his team left the Arcane mountain range, the entire range began to collapse, and the magic array lost its effect.
The stone tablet at the mountain's peak floated higher and higher, emitting a rainbow light like a sun, then turned into a Nihility Rift.
After the Arcane mountain range collapsed, a hole appeared, like a black hole swallowing everything.
From the depths of this bottomless pit, an endless aura of destruction emanated, turning everything it touched to ash.
Eric sensed a living presence in the bottomless pit, sending chills down his spine.
"President, did we do something bad?" FlameDancer asked cautiously, feeling the terrifying threat from the pit.
"I don't know," Eric said with a bitter smile.
At this moment, the system prompt sounded.
System: Unique quest "Sacred Unbinding" completed. Reward: 1,000,000 experience points, 40 free attribute points, 40 free mastery points.
System: Abyssal Rift Valley has emerged, unlocking the new expansion "Heaven's Wrath."
System: Epic Level main quest "Seven Treasures" triggered. Quest content: Abyssal Rift Valley has opened. You must go to Crystal Palace to reseal Abyssal Rift Valley immediately.
Seeing this, Eric understood what had happened.
Unintentionally, they had opened the forbidden door. In Eric's memory, the new expansion "Heaven's Wrath" was supposed to appear three months later. Now, because of him, it had appeared early.
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