Chapter 978: Chapter 727: The Torrent of Fate
“Black Tide, you don’t want this wall to be breached, do you? Get out here!”
Above the Silent Spiral, the sun blazed in the sky, smoke soared from the ground, flames raged unchecked, and death blossomed everywhere. Every moment saw clashes of steel and flesh, with magic and life tugged at each other endlessly. Nearly a hundred thousand people battled around the massive vine city, and from above, they looked like mere trash.
The Black Tide bishop walked up the wall, seeing nothing but a deluge of bullets. There was no time to discern whether it was flame or frost, gun bullets or cannonballs; all he saw was endless Killing Intent battering Miracle City like a torrential storm.
Fanatics climbed the sloped walls constructed from Earth Magic like a swarm of crazed ants. But the massive vine city itself was an excellent casting material. The Senluo Mages and Earth Mages of the Four Pillars God Sect used the vine city to cast magic with ease, causing countless sharp thrusts to protrude from the walls, piercing climbers in mid-air. In just a few hours, thousands of bodies hung skewered on the city walls.
The vines danced like snakes, whipping and Entangling any tiny life forms daring to approach. Under the control of the mages of the Four Pillars, the city had become a slaughterhouse, efficiently and brutally devouring death.
The ground assault stalled, thus the pressure shifted to the aerial battlefield. The Two-winged Mages of the Qinri Alliance formed attack squads, battling in air combat against the Two-winged Mages of the Four Pillars God Sect. Despite lacking the spatial advantage of the vine city and being outnumbered, the mages of the Four Pillars could hold their own and even faintly gained the upper hand.
The reason, naturally, was the superior personal abilities of the mages of the Four Pillars. The Four Pillar God is not worshiped for nothing; many of their mages possess one or two trump cards. For instance, the “Dazzling Eye,” a unique skill that many Four Pillars mages possess. Anyone gazed at through the hole in their palms would suddenly lose control of their body and have their life easily reaped.
However, as long as a certain distance was maintained, the Alliance Mages could still save the comrades under the gaze. Therefore, the Alliance Mages adopted conservative tactics, only trying to pin down the Four Pillars Mages in the sky without daring to launch reckless attacks.
With the ground blocked and the sky in deadlock, without other external forces intervening, the Four Pillars God Sect would certainly wear down the Qinri Alliance. But these few hours of intense assaults were only the prelude to this war.
Only when the Holy Sanctuary Mages took the stage would this drama reach its climax.
“Linbell, Cornelia.” Black Tide unfurled the Void Wings, making eye contact with the two distant Holy Sanctuary Mages: “You two dare leave your sect’s base, aren’t you afraid other sects might invade Lake City in your absence?”
Black Tide felt apprehensive, realizing that those primarily attacking his wall were the two Holy Sanctuary Mages of the Floating Boat Sect. He had previously been from the Storm Sect and had occupied the inland lake Senluo territory alongside the Floating Boat Sect. Their conflict had evolved from interest disputes to generations-long hatred. Black Tide and Linbell, and Cornelia even had minor conflicts; their sons were killed by Black Tide, so it was only natural they’d seek trouble with him.
However, the Floating Boat Sect held unique beliefs. They thought the world would eventually be hit by an unstoppable deluge, yearning to build an eternal Floating Boat capable of navigating any disaster. Based on this belief, they were rather isolated, focusing more on managing their Senluo territory and rarely involving themselves in external conflicts.
Linbell and Cornelia were the only Holy Sanctuary Mages of the Floating Boat Sect; how did they dare to leave together without anyone guarding home?
“As long as the Four Pillars God Sect remains, Lake City will never be at peace!” Linbell said coldly, “Black Tide, it’s been eight long years! We waited eight years! We couldn’t kill you before, but now you stand against all of Senluo; we can finally tear you to pieces!”
“We are just the nearest Vanguard to the Silent Spiral; other sect armies are rushing in,” Cornelia said coldly, “Did you think offering resource points would split the Alliance’s forces? No, this time all sects are fully committed; unless we utterly cripple the Four Pillars God Sect, no one will accept the resource points. Violators will be considered accomplices of the Four Pillars and attacked by the entire sect alliance!”
Black Tide’s heart sank—what was happening?
There was no doubt the Four Pillars God Sect’s overall combat power was weaker than the Qinri Alliance, but Black Tide was never worried because the Qinri Alliance was virtually a rabble, their endless internal struggles making the alliance an empty name.
Even the Four Pillars God Sect consisted of degenerate hedonists, but at least they reached a consensus in “indulgence.” On the other hand, each sect in the Qinri Alliance couldn’t even agree on “breathing the same air,” and some were blood enemies.
The Four Pillars God Sect wasn’t truly strong, only the Qinri Alliance was even worse.
The maximum simultaneous attackers on the Four Pillars were three or four sects, and even they had to leave enough forces to defend against other sects. Any losses led to quick withdrawals to avoid being overrun and plundered by others.
As for passively watching allies get beaten, that was a traditional skill in the sect alliance.
Therefore, in limited areas, the Four Pillars God Sect’s combat power was superior to the Qinri Alliance.
The Mercury Wooden Horse tasked the vine city to hold out for a month, and Black Tide had never considered it a difficult task. But if Cornelia was right, and all Senluo sects began uniting their power, this war might turn out to be a tough battle…