To the Depth of Abyss

Chapter 142: Battle of Catastrophe (4)

The gigantic earthball that was split in half fell to the south and north side of Shield City.

The part that had fallen in the south rolled down. Luckily, no one was in the area.

The northern portion rolled down onto the Catastrophe Beast. For some reason, the Catastrophe Beast did not do anything to save himself from being crushed and only let himself to fall silent by a large rock like a plateau.

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"So, what happens if that meteor actually fell down to the city? Will the same thing happen to Underground City?"

"Once Catastrophe occurs to a territory, only two things will happen: The Territory survives the Defenders' efforts. The territory was destroyed and everyone died."

"Ooh."

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West District / Guild Hall 

At that time, all the guild administrators have disappeared somewhere. Leaving Shield City citizens whose fate depended on the Defenders.

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All the Supporters heals and buffs Sylvia when they have the time. When DKC is still fighting with himself.

"This, is not... right."

DKC's attitude has become really weird. He's been weird from the start. But at that moment, it seemed like there were two souls fighting over his body.

"Veora, go to the southern wall."

"What?"

Sylvia suddenly gave Veora an odd order. 

"Why southern wall? Aren't we going to stop this man and the wolf outside from going deeper?"

Veora couldn't see the expression of her leader. So she couldn't read the motive of the order.

"This district cannot be saved. Therefore, at least the people should get out of here."

"What are you saying?"

Veora really couldn't understand what her leader was saying. 

However, her leader rarely misses something. And Veora doesn't want to betray that estimate.

"But, what about the dark flames?"

"Don't worry about that dark flame. That won't hurt you. Just use brute force to break through it."

The order sounded ambiguous, but clear at the same time.

"Alright. I will go there and leave the party to help you."

Just as she starts running to the south. 

"No."

Her leader made another odd order. 

Sylvia turned back and found her sword flying towards her. 

She catches her sword and found her leader walking alone, closer to DKC. 

"All of you, secure the ladies first! After they completely safe, then you can come to help me!"

Another ambiguous order and clear at the same time. 

Veora had to believe in the order, but she pisses nonetheless.

"Alright, don't mess up before we get back."

With that, Sylvia was left alone. 

Not actually alone, she with DKC, but still, she is alone to fight the villain boss. 

At the same time, DKC finally returned to its previous self. No, there is something else in him. He gave off a killing aura that is stronger than before.

Sylvia held the Blue Sky Sword in both hands without activating Arts.

DKC bows down by pulling his demonic's right hand back. 

Emitting a black burning aura from his body, he muttered: "I will kill you."

Unfazed by the threat, Sylvia replied: "A ranged attack may be doesn't work on you. But a direct hit must give an effect, right?"

One of them showed very strong intentions toward the other. But one is very calm, even though she also had a strong intention to defeat the other.

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Veora is at the front of the south wall. 

She along with several other Platinums. All of them wielding heavy weapons such as hammerheads, clubs, and greatswords.

"Veora, are you sure we won't get hurt if we touch that dark flame?"

"Yes, Sylvia might order us to do it. But we have tried to destroy the dark flame wall with Arts and it didn't work."

Sylvia looked down, trying to think. "I know that."

There's a reason why Sylvia entrusted that to them. To destroy the wall of dark flames. But doubts prevented them from doing that.

There, Veora tries to think of a reason on why Sylvia ordered them to do that. 

"Dark Arts that invincible with other Arts. Not a long range of Arts nor an AOE. But it has a long period of time to stay active."

Everyone is waiting for Sylvia to answer their questions.

At the same time, several explosions could be heard from behind them. That must be the sound of their leader's battle with DKC.

Despite all that worry, Veora didn't lose her concentration.

"A Dark Arts that invincible with other Arts, but not with physical?"

At that time Veora tried to recalling something from her memory. A piece of memory that related to dark flame could be destroyed. 

"When that Demon King Commander destroyed the northern wall."

Veora remembers that DKC did not use Arts to launch attacks that could pierce the northern wall. Because there wasn't a trace of black mana from an attack of that size. DKC only uses brute force.

"Wait."

Finally, she got the idea. Although she got a little unsure of the idea, she wanted to put it into direct practice.

Veora joins her body with her shield. About to break through the dark flames wall. 

"Veora, what are you going to do?!"

Her subordinates are worried. But Veora didn't listen and started running forward. She put all her strength into her feet and both hands.

Regardless of whether she would get hurt from crashing into the unknown Dark Arts, Veora broke through the northern wall, making a hole the size of her body.

Sylvia's words were correct. Only brute force could be able to break through the wall.

"The dark flames is an anti-Arts?"

She couldn't tell whether the dark flame is really anti-arts or not? What's important for now is that they can all get out.

The hole from Veora's collision not only punched holes in the city walls but also perforated the dark flames wall.

Her 500 subordinates startled at her bravery. 

From the hole, Veora shouted: "Break this wall with brute force! Don't use Arts because it won't have any effect! Those of you who are confident in your physical strength can also make a hole to this wall!"

At that command, the female warriors from the east district advanced and raised their weapons. Then perforate the wall to make a way out.

Apart from the dark flames, they shouldn't be able to destroy the city walls that easily.

"Maybe because the Guild had left this city."

[Guild's Retirement: The condition where Guild Officers retreat/disappear from the Guild building when Catastrophe attacks a territory they are in.]

The departure from the Guild also removes the barrier of the guild protecting the Abyssal Territory Citizens.

It doesn't affect if there is a terrorist attack like Black Hunter. But catastrophe is in the whole different matters.

It is still not certain why the guild left a territory that being attacked by the catastrophe. Though their protection is the thing most needed when the catastrophe attack occurs.

"They say this is a punishment from god for our sin. But, even it is really is, we will still fight it."

Her underlings had made a hole big enough for everyone to leave the city.

However, there is still one problem they had to face.

"Oh, I forgot that this giant soil fell here."

Half of the previous meteors blocked their way out.

"We need Caster here!"

About 30 Caster from the 500 came forward to face the giant soil ball. They are divided in half for two stages of work.

The first group cast a large laser Arts that splitting the hemisphere giant soil. After the hemisphere split open and a path opened for them, that is the second group's turn to work.

The second group's task is the cast wind Arts that cooled the path from the middle of the hemisphere that had just been created.

After the road was secured, 400 women lined up to get away from the city.

They don't know the facts about what will happen to the district where they live. But, as long as they still have the life and energy to work, they can build another place to live later.

"Alright, that is all of them."

All those who needed evacuation had already passed their way out.

That means Veora can return to Sylvia.

That's what she wants. When suddenly there is an earthquake big enough to shake Land of Honor.

"What else is coming this time?!"

She is tired already of seeing all the threats keep coming to shake the city.

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The earthquake came from the north of the city. Exactly where the halves of the meteor ball that hit the Catastrophe Beast.

Since the shock was quite large, Sylvia and DKC stopped their movements to balance their feet.

Unfortunately, everyone in the west district didn't expect the earthquake to come. So they got shaken, and not a few of them fell on to each other.

Cathedral also felt the earthquake that occurred.

Elisa who is on the flying stairs towards the church got shaken and fell to hold on to the stairs.

"Kyaaa!"

She won't fall down. But still feels horrific. Especially when under the floating stairs, there is the large ditch could be seen.

The earthquake occurred for about 10 seconds. Even so, it already gave everyone fear.

After a while after the earthquake, Elisa tried to get up. Then she ran back to the church again, to find the only person who could help her at that time.

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