Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 618 - 541 Sudden Siege_2

Subsequently, members from both sides impatiently initiated the first phase of their collaboration, following the approach of "small pilot projects first, then large-scale rollout".

As for why the other party chose "High Cliff Castle" as the venue for the initiation ceremony, Sedric, who had not made much public comment on this matter, was well aware.

It was nothing more than to proclaim miracles and expand influence, taking advantage of this opportunity to attract more wizards from the "Mechanical Immortality School" to join the "Fog of Order Secret Society".

After informing the first batch of "volunteers" of the news, Sedric glanced at the second seat and third seat beside him without saying much more.

However, as someone capable of sitting in the chief seat of the school, he also had his own considerations.

If the Evil Alchemists collectively joined the "Fog of Order", the one with the most apparent loss of interests would evidently be himself, the chief. Yet, he saw the restlessness of most in the school clearly. Being a Black Wizard School, what devotion and perseverance could one expect from the members?

"But, this works out well too..."

With the bait of "immortality" dangling before them, at least he could easily discern each person's intentions within the school, and then possibly exploit the "Fog of Order" to secure greater benefits for himself.

Suddenly.

Whoosh!

Sedric, deep in thought, abruptly stood up with a changed expression. The second and third seats beside him did the same, albeit a step slower.

In the sharp Spiritual Perception of the three Peak Wizards, a gloomy and massive magic power fluctuation suddenly exploded outside the fortress. It felt as if the material world was torn open, connecting to a dark and unknown eerie realm.

The next moment.

"Ah!"

A sharp, miserable scream suddenly rose from the lower levels of the castle, followed by the retaliatory sound of alchemists' gunfire and artillery.

Awooo—

Soon, in this shadow-filled hall, a group of more than a dozen massive Shadow Demon Wolves with shoulder heights surpassing those of humans suddenly dashed out, pouncing on the apprentices standing below.

Sedric extended his hand, pointing to create a shimmering ball of light, dispelling all darkness in the hall, as his expression subtly changed upon seeing this group of intruders:

"Shadow Creatures?! From the Black Spirit School?"

Although they were both Black Wizard Schools, without much mutual hostility, why wage a surprise attack at this time?

Outside High Cliff Castle, roughly a kilometer away from the cliff.

The "Shadow Sub-dragon" Kaka, now over ten meters long, crouched on its limbs with its tail raised high, emitting a low growl from its throat.

In front of it, a hole deeper than the night spewed forth giant wolves with deep blue bodies.

Upon appearance, they would transform into shadows under the setting sun, rushing into High Cliff Castle to wreak havoc.

The "Shadow Realm" is a mystical world that runs parallel to and coexists with the material world where humans live, seen as a projection of the material world.

This world also has mountains, rivers, continents, oceans, and even various human urban structures.

However, everything within is distorted and filled with contrasting blacks and whites, monotone and dull, a place no normal human would willingly linger.

When a moment occurs where the Shadow Realm and the material world converge and overlap, a natural phenomenon known as the "Black Dam" is formed.

If a barren area of the Shadow Realm manifests in an uninhabited part of the material world, naturally, it will have little effect. But if the nest of a powerful shadow creature becomes the "Black Dam" and descends into the material world, it is an absolute catastrophe.

Aiven had once obtained several coordinates of the Shadow Realm from the Black Wizard of the "Shadow School", Simpson, who concealed himself within the "Katalov's Death Portrait".

They didn't dare touch the extremely dangerous ones, but a small shadow creature nest with over a hundred Shadow Demon Wolves was manageable.

Conveniently, possessing the genuine Shadow Dragon Blood, Kaka had enough deterrence over them. To discern friend from foe was not beyond its capability.

Creating something like the Black Dam was a calamity not achievable, but forcibly connecting the Shadow Realm to the material world with an abundance of Extraordinary Materials, forming a temporary domain passage, was possible.

Behind Kaka.

The Spiritual Wind roared to life.

Olivia's portable ritual setup [Position Ceremony: Red-haired Witch] had been redeployed, with complex red rune arrays in activation.

Having crossed the fifty-meter limit to become a large sea monster, the "Thorny Crown Sea Serpent" Pipi, due to its massive size, didn't travel by land with Aiven and was directly teleported by Kaka's [Black Cavity].

Currently, under Aiven's command, it coiled its steel scale-covered body, surrounding the ceremony, serving as the final flesh barrier, with defensive strength inferior to similarly sized steel barriers by not much.

Pipi: ...Is this even something humans should do?

Meanwhile, standing within the position ceremony, Aiven raised his hands high.

Whoosh—

As the Shadow Demon Wolves plunged into the castle creating chaos, in the sky, using the Alchemy Bomb as a body but possessing transparent air wings, the [Puppet Bombs] had also reached their predetermined positions.

As Aiven swung his hand fiercely.

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!...

Like guided missiles, they rapidly descended.

At this moment, a brass door appeared at the fortress's top.

School Chief Sedric stepped forth utilizing the teleportation ability inherent in the fortress-type Wizard Tower, with the third seat following behind him.

Upon seeing what was breaking through the air, the two were instantly scared out of their wits.

Swish!

Sedric swiftly waved his hand, and a brass-bound book with a complex lock and somewhat awkwardly inset leather pages appeared before him.

deto——

[Witchcraft: Ignite]

A bright red light wave rapidly spread outwards.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...

The wave of "Puppet Bombs" descending from the sky exploded one after another mid-air, without causing any damage to the fortress, superior to the Defensive Barriers once used by the "Eternal Flame" priests by many folds.

Just as the wizards who had reached the upper layers of the fortress were cheering and feeling fortunate for the chief's simple spell countering the opponent's Alchemy Bombs,

Aiven's expression remained unchanged, raising his hand once more.

Rumble...

Below the soil, over a hundred Earth Dragons tunneled forward like torpedoes advancing through water. The application scope of "Puppet Bombs" evidently surpassed just sea and air, being equally applicable underground.

The aura of destruction enveloped the hearts of all the wizards.

This spirit, seemingly vowing to bury the entire High Cliff in one go, made all the Evil Alchemists' scalps tingle, their expressions drastically change with alarm.

"When did we provoke such an enemy?"

"How many Alchemy Bombs had been prepared? How much did this cost?"

"Isn't this overkill?!"