bookrandom Chapter 360 The Great Summoning
Chapter 360 The Great Summoning
After performing several shaves in succession, Zhou Ning rushed out of the Darkland Fortress. The first thing that caught his eyes was a scene that made him feel extremely suffocated.
Due to the unpredictable weather, it was raining at this time, and on the other side there was very thick fog mixed with a lot of snowflakes.
There is a canal on the left and a big clock tower on the right. It is very close to Wilshire Church Square. Now is the seventh day of the Christmas Day parade of the Sun Goddess. The nearby roads are full of floats and devout believers.
But now the floats are still there, and those devout believers who were singing and dancing have all turned into shadows and ghosts, so dense that there is no end in sight.
Countless visible masses of resentment and life energy gathered together and flew into the sky. It looked like the end of the world.
At this moment, several hidden tasks on Zhou Ning's game panel quietly updated, and the sequel appeared:
[You have triggered the S-rank main quest, Save Darkland. Do you accept it?]
Mission reward: unknown.
Oh? Zhou Ning was stunned. This was actually a main quest, and an S-rank one at that.
The mission was simple: rescue Darkland. This mission didn't conflict with Zhou Ning's current objective, so he accepted it without hesitation.
At this time, many cultists wearing black hoods were searching for survivors, either trying to preach or raising their knives. What made Zhou Ning's scalp tingle was that as blood, resentment, and negative emotions gradually gathered, not only did the giant blood ball in the sky gradually solidify, but on the ground, an extremely large spider phantom suddenly appeared in the thick fog, stalking back and forth, occasionally attacking the extraordinary people who rushed over after hearing the news.
Though merely a shadow, his mythical aura still possessed an overwhelming power. Ordinary transcendents lacked the courage to attack him, trembling as they bent over. Only a few monks clad in the robes of the Ascetic Church stood before him, occasionally unleashing dazzling divine arts. Among them was one Zhou Ning was very familiar: the current High Patriarch of the Ascetic Church, Stuart Crow.
He was holding a gorgeous staff at the moment, and from time to time he used the Holy Word to tamper with the opponent's movements, slowly reducing the opponent's health bar.
Is this the Dark Spider Mother, Martalita? But for now, it's just a shadow. It's unclear whether it's a shadow summoned by the retreat using divine magic, or if the real one is about to descend. If "She" and the evil god Nyastra descend simultaneously, even if I use all my trump cards, I'm not sure I can defeat them.
What made him feel even worse was that he could sense more than just one spider phantom. In many places in the city, there were many spider phantoms moving around and causing death!
As for the one in front of him, it seemed that Stuart Crow should be more than enough to deal with it. Zhou Ning glanced over there from a distance and decided to deal with his own affairs first. He raised the Ebony and Ivory, leaped forward without hesitation, pulled the trigger at the cultist in front, and launched a honeycomb shooting.
Bang! Bang! Bang! A large number of bullets slanted out.
Honeycomb Shot is Dante's skill in Gunslinger Mode in Devil May Cry. It can concentrate magic/ripples/domineering power on bullets, launch super-high-speed shooting at the opponent, and double the power of the dual guns.
Most of the cultists in front were extraordinary people ranging from level 40 to 50. Zhou Ning's current strength was basically in the unparalleled mowing mode. In the wind and rain, his white windbreaker spread out in the air, like a blooming flower of death. From time to time, cultists were shot and fell down.
But there were too many cultists around, so Zhou Ning simply posted a prize pool task in the regional channel and released it to all players in the entire area.
"[Save Darkland: A-rank main quest. A great crisis is approaching. Cultists are attempting to summon the evil god, starting with the destruction of Darkland and then the entire world. Please follow Wayne Stewell and eliminate all cultists you can see. This quest is a prize pool mode, with a total mission amount of 400 million experience points. Accepting the quest requires 3000 experience points, which will be distributed proportionally to the top players (or teams) in terms of contribution points.]"
Of course, this so-called "main quest" was filled in by Zhou Ning himself when editing the quest, but the A-level quest was real. Publishing an A-level quest and 400 million experience points was already the limit of what he could publish. At a time when the average player level had reached above level 30, killing these cultists should be no problem.
This also forces players to choose their camp in advance. After all, if a player who can be resurrected infinitely stands on the opposite side, the damage he may cause may be more terrifying than that of the evil god.
Soon many players discovered this mission and were shocked by the massive amount of experience.
"Fuck, an A-level main quest! Boss Wayne is giving out another main quest!"
"This should be the first A-rank main quest in this game! So much experience!"
"Holy crap, 400 million experience points. Counting the prize pool, that should be over 1000 million points. If I'm lucky, I might even get to level 40!"
The entire forum erupted in excitement once again, with scores of players unhesitatingly paying 3000 experience points to accept the quest and join the fray. Predictably, within a few minutes, the cultists within their field of vision were engulfed in a vast sea of thugs, often with one cultist surrounded by two or three players.
Zhou Ning looked up at the sky. The giant blood ball hanging overhead was located on the southwest side of the trade zone, at the border with the canal area, near his shop. It was where ordinary laborers lived, with numerous workshops concentrated nearby. It was also where resentment and negative emotions were most concentrated.
From the moment he arrived until now, the entire city's blood had been flowing towards this point, unwavering. Only then did Zhou Ning clearly realize that the situation was irreversible and that he could not prevent the evil god's arrival. He could only do his utmost to stop it, do his best, and leave it to fate, launching a final stand.
So how can we get there as quickly as possible?
Zhou Ning thought about it and took out Damian's ordinary mirror from his arms. He had used him to leave a mark on the floor-length mirror in his alchemy shop before, so he could reach there at any time.
Through Damian's ability to teleport through ordinary mirrors, Zhou Ning emerged from the floor-to-ceiling mirror a few seconds later and found that there was no one in the alchemy shop. Richie Burke and his men had no idea where they had moved to.
When Zhou Ning walked out of the store, his eyes suddenly stopped and he was stunned involuntarily.
At the entrance to Vic University, a giant spider phantom was wreaking havoc, with a strange hooded man standing on its back. Professors Edwin and Rayleigh were desperately trying to fend it off.
In the alley in the distance, a familiar undead was pushing a wheelchair forward, and a few players were peeking in from a distance, wanting to attack her.
Zhou Ning fell silent. He never expected that Mrs. Tulin would become a ghost.
Compared with her previous kindness and amiability, she now has a pale face and a cold breath, but she still follows her obsession before her death, pushing Mr. Tulin's wheelchair and taking him for a walk. Mr. Tulin is still alive, but his breath has weakened a lot and his expression is calm.
"Get out of the way." Zhou Ning stopped several players who wanted to attack Mrs. Tulin in a harsh tone, and walked in front of Mr. Tulin, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"It's okay, child. This is fate." After seeing Zhou Ning, Mr. Tulin showed a look of relief and rare kindness on his face. He said, "Can you do me another favor? Help Lyrilla rest in peace. She has worked so hard for so long and doesn't deserve this."
[You trigger the E-level mission [Kill Lyra Tullin], accept/reject?]
【Reward: Old Turin's final gratitude.】
This might be the most difficult E-level mission Zhou Ning had ever done, but looking at Old Tulin's pleading eyes, he could not muster the courage to refuse. His cheeks twitched slightly, and he suddenly raised his gun and pulled the trigger at Mrs. Tulin.
A bullet with the power of a ripple pierced Mrs. Tulin's head, turning her into ashes.
"Thank you." Old Turin's eyes dimmed slightly, and then he looked at Zhou Ning. "The gift I left for you is in my living room. You'll definitely like it. The key is above the flower pot at the entrance. Also in the drawer of the desk are my alchemy notes and a key to my old home in Brusiana, the small house at 37 Cross Street. The weather there is great, spring-like all year round, and there's delicious wine. If one day you have nowhere else to go, you can settle there."
After Old Tulin rambled on for a long time, he opened his hands to Zhou Ning and said, "Wayne, can you lend me a gun?"
"Wait, you..."
He had just opened his mouth when old Turin interrupted him, "I'm just an old alchemist who's out of touch with the times. The world no longer needs me. Besides, I can't live in a world without Lyrella."
Zhou Ning took a deep breath and placed a gun in Old Tulin's hand. Although he had no similar experience, he clearly realized: this is love.
"Thank you." Old Turin placed the gun against his left temple and pulled the trigger. But perhaps because the bones were too hard, the bullet was embedded in the bones and did not exit from the other side. He lowered his head.
Zhou Ning stood still for a moment, raised his hat and placed it on his chest, with an unspeakable anger burning in his heart.
There are no living legends in Docklands.
Then, he looked at the spider phantom that was still wreaking havoc in the distance, took a deep breath, took out the advance hourglass from the inventory, and without hesitation borrowed 1000 points of mental power from his future self.
In an instant, Zhou Ning felt that his mind became extremely clear, and his thoughts were infinitely extended. In the next hour, he would have a full 1 points of mental power.
Then, with his amazing observation Haki, a gold-rimmed UR card popped out from his fingers. Without even looking at the contents of the card, he activated the materialization ability of his stand without hesitation.
"When it arrives, a scorching wind will desolate the earth, and the living will be reduced to corpses! Come, Giant God of Obelisk!"