Published: February 20, 2025
CHAPTER TEXT:
In the vegetable farm, the secret of the world, the sudden movement of the underground labyrinth quickly stirred the entire Hero City.
Even the towering World Tree, which stood over one hundred thousand meters tall and was transformed from rules, emitted a white light, its tremendous power shaking the night sky and illuminating the surroundings.
Suddenly, beams of light flashed from all directions, shooting skyward.
Especially from the Valkyrie Academy, several auras comparable to myths erupted: two were on par with titans, and one resembled an ancient god.
The World Tree and the underground labyrinth are critically connected; they are not only the foundation of extraordinary power for this continent but also linked to the safety of this world.
If the labyrinth collapses, countless monsters would surge forth like a tide, polluting the world, leading to the death of everyone.
At the base of the World Tree, a towering figure clad in red battle armor, standing three meters tall, appeared beside the shaking stone door, instantly reviving the spirits of the panicked heroes around.
“It’s the city lord.”
“City Lord Vagetel has arrived.”
“Greetings, City Lord.”
The helmet had two red horns resembling demons extending from the sides, and beneath the visor were a pair of solemn dark red eyes: “Kuwas, do you know what is happening down below?”
A middle-aged man in black armor in the crowd respectfully replied, “Reporting to the city lord, according to the heroes who escaped from the labyrinth, the anomaly started about an hour ago.”
“At that time, the passage on the nineteenth level of the labyrinth suddenly collapsed extensively; the mountain walls shattered and spread downward to the twentieth level at an alarming speed.”
“Since the collapse began on the nineteenth level, the initial disturbance wasn’t ‘very large.’ It wasn’t until now that the ground has started to tremble a little.”
“The current collapse range should have reached below the fiftieth level, as it’s been half an hour since the eight-star hero Kuail left from the fortieth level and returned to the surface.”
“Kuail.”
Vagetel looked at the middle-aged man with the battle axe on his back, his rugged face armored: “You are currently the strongest hero who has returned. Did you see what caused the labyrinth collapse?”
That middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, then smiled bitterly: “I’m afraid if I say it, you won’t believe me, as I’m also somewhat uncertain.”
Vagetel spoke in a deep voice: “Whether we believe it or not, we will judge that ourselves. The labyrinth’s collapse is a serious matter; we must ascertain the cause and the projected consequences.”
Kuail nodded, gravely stating: “It was one person. I saw a figure standing amidst the magma flames, transforming into a beam of light that pierced through the heavens and the earth.”
“Wherever he passed, the thick passage walls instantly crumbled, and the earth shattered with an indescribable might.”
“At that time, the eight-star boss monster on the fortieth level was instantly obliterated by that person with a single punch, causing the earth to shatter, directly creating a molten passage hundreds of kilometers wide and over ten kilometers deep, leading to the forty-first level.”
Hiss!
The surrounding heroes all gasped, their faces displaying disbelief.
An eight-star boss-level monster requires the cooperation of nine-star heroes to defeat it, let alone having a single punch create a hollow hundreds of kilometers wide and over ten kilometers deep in the labyrinth.
The rocks comprising the labyrinth are several times harder than the surface, comparable to steel; such destructive power seems beyond even the third evolution of a valkyrie.
Not to mention, he had to have fought his way down from the nineteenth level, destroying every layer along the way. Wasn’t he tired?!
Just as everyone was astonished, more powerful figures from the Valkyrie Academy began to arrive, with women in exquisite and alluring battle armor descending from the sky.