novelslam Chapter 130 What whispers? This is infuriating!
Chapter 130 What whispers? This is infuriating!
The blood-red announcement was branded into the sky, then slowly faded away.
At this moment, the entire Origin Realm was invisibly divided into countless independent battlefields, where clamor and deathly silence coexisted.
Baiyujing, outside the South Gate.
Almost at the same second the announcement disappeared, the space rippled like the surface of water after a pebble was thrown in, spreading out in circles of gray-black ripples.
A scent, a mixture of salty, putrid, and deep-sea chill, suddenly appeared and quickly dispelled the fresh scent of vegetation in the Qinling Mountains.
Immediately afterwards, the figures slowly solidified.
Chen You's figure appeared silently on the south gate tower.
He wore the Ink Abyss Star River Robe, the deep black robe with starlight flowing slowly like the real universe, making him even more mysterious and unpredictable.
He did not act immediately, but calmly looked down at the outside of the city.
Those uninvited guests were members of the "Sea King's House".
They were a group of fish-men of varying heights and sizes.
Its skin was a slippery grayish-green, covered with fine scales, reflecting an oily sheen under the constant light of the Source Realm.
Their heads retained the characteristics of deep-sea fish, with huge, pitch-black eyes that showed no emotion, only deathly stillness and coldness.
They had thick limbs, webbed fingers, and a wide variety of weapons in their hands.
There are rusty anchors, sharp-edged coral forks, and bone knives made from huge fish bones.
They didn't utter any war cries or roars; upon appearing, they began to form ranks in an eerie silence.
Holding anchors and bone knives, the relatively burly mermen consciously stepped to the front, forming a human shield defense.
Then came the fishmen, who were wielding coral forks and had a slightly slender build.
At the very back were some hunched-over merfolk, holding conch shells or strange staffs; they were clearly spellcasters and healers.
In less than thirty seconds, a perfectly standard siege formation of nearly five hundred merfolk was assembled below the city walls.
silence.
A deathly silence.
Only the slime dripping from their bodies and the "splatter" sound of their wet, flippery feet hitting the ground sounded particularly jarring on the empty battlefield.
Chen You's gaze slowly swept across the entire formation.
Because of the guild war rules, you can't see names on the battlefield, only your level.
【LV.22】,【LV.19】,【LV.25】……
At the edge of the group, there were even a few murlocs of level 9 and 8.
mob.
This was Chen You's first impression of the team.
His gaze finally settled on the most conspicuous figure at the very back of the formation.
It was a giant fish-man over three meters tall.
His skin was an ominous deep blue, his muscles were bulging, and he held a trident made of a huge spine and black coral in his hand.
A faint energy emblem floated above his head.
【LV.31】
This is the opposing leader, and the only one of his rank who can pose even a slight threat to Chen You.
"..."
Chen You remained silent.
He just watched quietly.
Behind him, a thousand soldiers were already lined up on the city wall, waiting for him.
The long spears stood like a forest, their aura heavy and imposing, forming a stark contrast with the scattered fishmen outside the city.
……
Reality: Qinling Command Center
On the huge screen, the scene outside the city was clearly displayed, and every detail of the fishman was captured by the drone.
"The data analysis is complete."
Sun Feng's fingertips swiped rapidly across the virtual screen, and a series of data streams refreshed like a waterfall.
"The enemy has a total of 537 members, with an average level of 17.4. Their overall combat strength is assessed as D-, and their threat level is low."
"Based on the Baiyujing city defense model, the five thousand defenders at just the four city gates would be enough to annihilate them within five minutes."
The moment the analysis results came out, the atmosphere in the command center became even more tense.
"It's not that simple." Zhang Yunhai frowned, staring intently at the level 31 murloc leader on the screen.
"They must have some trump cards we don't know about. The background of 'Whispers of the Abyss' is definitely not unfounded."
Li Guoan stood with his hands behind his back, silently watching the screen, his eyes as deep as the sea.
His voice was completely calm: "The other three directions?"
"Report!" A technician in charge of monitoring the overall situation immediately stood up and spoke very quickly.
"The energy reaction is zero in the outer areas of the east, west, and north gates, as well as in the high-altitude areas."
"All enemies have gathered at the South Gate."
On the city wall, Chen You, through his guild leader privileges, had confirmed that the enemy was only appearing in the direction of the south gate.
But his expression remained completely relaxed.
Concentrating all power on one point means that the opponent's next attack will be devastating.
"If you can take care of this outside the city, don't dirty my floor tiles."
Chen You mentally muttered a complaint.
He raised his hand and made a simple downward gesture towards the solemn military formation behind him.
"Leave the city to meet the enemy."
The cold, concise command was instantly transmitted to the commander of the garrison through divine thought.
"yes!"
With a sickening creaking sound of machinery turning, the massive south gate slowly rose into the air.
A chilling, iron-blooded aura burst forth from the city gates like a flood.
"tread--"
The sound of uniform footsteps rang out as a thousand soldiers of Baiyujing, clad in heavy black iron armor, marched out of the city gate in ten square formations with steady and firm steps.
Long spears like a forest, shields like a mountain.
Their movements were devoid of any unnecessary frills, relying solely on the honed instincts of soldiers.
With each step, the earth seemed to resonate, and the aura formed by absolute discipline instantly pressed down on the scattered murlocs opposite.
Outside the city, the three-meter-tall merman leader, wielding a bone trident, had the grim military bearing of the White Jade Capital's garrison reflected in his dark eyes.
His face showed an unspoken astonishment.
Not only him, but all the other little fishmen were also completely bewildered.
Are these guild members?
No!
Why do they look so much like the garrison of the Origin Realm city?!
But why are there garrison troops in guild territory?
Can anyone come forward and explain this?
The merfolk leader reacted quickly and soon came to his senses.
He raised the trident in his hand and swung it down sharply!
At the same time, it let out a strange roar.
"Wow--"
The next second, an indescribable noise erupted among the merfolk!
"Wow—Wow wow wow wow ah ah ah—"
That wasn't just a sound.
It was a mixture of the agonizing cries of countless drowning victims and the maddening whispers of deep-sea monsters.
And a roar from some unknown dimension, full of malice and chaos.
That's... absolutely high-decibel noise!
Absolutely a source of noise pollution!
It was as if ten thousand invisible steel needles were simultaneously piercing the cerebral cortex of every creature that heard the sound, stirring it wildly.
The fresh air in the Qinling Mountains valleys suddenly became thick and polluted, and even the light seemed to be distorted.
The first to be hit were the thousand Baiyujing garrison soldiers who had just left the city.
"Well!"
The soldier at the forefront had his resolute expression instantly replaced by pain and confusion.
He instinctively raised his hand to cover his ears, but the sound seemed to be directly imprinted on his soul, impossible to block out.
He staggered.
This is like a signal.
"Clang..."
Someone dropped their long spear to the ground.
Someone was clutching their helmet, letting out a painful groan.
The once rock-solid military formation became shaky and on the verge of collapse in just three seconds.