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Chapter 1249: Chapter 1235: Wailing Land

The nightmare task involves slaying demons.

It is important to know.

The domain corresponding to the Sea of Myriad Islands is quite unique; it consists of a four-layered realm, divided into four Demon Realms.

The First and Second Demon Realms are below, while the Third and Fourth Demon Realms are above.

Stacked together.

Like a cake.

The Fourth Demon Realm is still in conflict, but the demons there have no escape route because the Imperial strategy succeeded, and the Third Demon Realm has already been taken over by humans. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

The demons in the Fourth Demon Realm.

Their escape route is cut off.

Like cheese caught between two slices of bread.

No way to escape.

They have no other options but to further attack the humans’ holy center empire or to advance into the Third Demon Realm.

And the Third Demon Realm.

Is heavily guarded, with all entrances and exits strictly controlled, preventing large demon troops from entering.

It is said that the Imperial side is preparing to attack the Fourth Demon Realm simultaneously from the holy center continent and the Third Demon Realm. When the Fourth Demon Realm is conquered, only the Second and First Demon Realms will remain in the overall demon realm.

The Fourth Demon Realm, with the Third Demon Realm as a buffer, can be comfortably colonized and human civilization developed.

So.

In this situation.

The Third Demon Realm rarely sees demons appear, and large-scale demon troops simply can’t enter.

But since the nightmare task has been triggered.

There must be a way to complete it.

Baiyu thought for a moment and accepted the nightmare task, as the special reward intrigued him.

Over the next few days.

Baiyu stayed inside the church, spending each day praying and helping believers with minor troubles, consoling them, and unlocking their hearts.

These days.

He realized that a bishop’s work is indeed rather... too relaxing.

It might be due to the small scale of the Blood Blade Church and its limited affairs. After all, a bishop in other dioceses usually manages the religious affairs of an entire planet or several planets.

In any case.

Baiyu genuinely had nothing to do. ƒrēewebnovel.com

One week later.

Jeff Antier still hadn’t returned, and Baiyu wasn’t going to wait any further. After all, it’s quite safe inside the Blood Blade Church. Even if anything happened while he was away, the people of Lovka would look after the church.

No matter how few people are at the Blood Blade Church.

It belongs to the Scarred Church, and the genuine value lies in the words "Scarred Church." Even if the Blood Blade Church was unstaffed, Lovka and Joel wouldn’t dare attack it arbitrarily; they’d have to wait for Baiyu, the bishop, to arrive to take any action, due to the Scarred Church.

Thus, with Alin Antier inside the church, as long as she didn’t wander off, and with Nancy’s care, there was certainly no problem.

Meanwhile Baiyu.

Decided to join Lovka’s expedition team to complete his nightmare task.

Because if he didn’t join Lovka’s expedition team, encountering demons would be nearly impossible.

In the area of Li Yuan City State.

It’s virtually impossible to encounter demons.

Because Li Yuan City State is located in the central sector of the Third Demon Realm, an absolutely safe area. If demons appeared here, it would mean the Third Demon Realm had likely been retaken by demons.

So, to complete the nightmare task.

He must leave the confines of Li Yuan City State and enter other areas.

This time, Lovka’s expedition team planned to venture into the Wailing Land of the Third Demon Realm, where ruins seemed to have surfaced.

Places like ruins.

Should not be missed, as they often hold many treasures.

Additionally, if luck is favorable, there might be legacies and items related to mythical creatures.

Thus Lovka intends to try his luck.

Though he is a captain of the Star Realm Army, finding some additional income in the Spirit Realm is quite normal.

And the location of the Wailing Land is conveniently beside two large entrances and exits; despite being heavily guarded, small groups of demons occasionally slip through, in limited numbers, just a few.

Within those two human camps.

There might be some demons held captive,

Baiyu would then reap the rewards, leveraging Captain Lovka’s connections to network and become an executioner.

...

At night.

In the center of Li Yuan City State, Captain Lovka’s troop was fully prepared.

All of them were robust men around 1.9 meters tall, well-equipped with Imperial standard gear, armed to the teeth, looking extremely formidable.

Baiyu arrived at the square.

Captain Lovka, wearing an Imperial military uniform with two medals pinned on, smilingly approached Baiyu: "Honorable Father Geman, you indeed came. Let’s go; we are ready to depart, and this time we’ll travel by Flying Airship."

As he spoke.

He gestured toward the sky nearby.

Where a massive iron-clad Flying Airship quietly hovered, seemingly belonging to the Imperial Army.

Indeed, a captain.

Such a grand affair for travel.

If you know clearly he’s going to explore ruins, otherwise, you’d think he was off on a holiday.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Captain Lovka, Baiyu boarded the Flying Airship.

This time, besides Captain Lovka’s personal guards.

He also brought along some Li Yuan City State residents eager to explore the ruins, though they had to pay a substantial fee.

Serving as a kind of travel expense.

Aboard the vessel.

Baiyu leaned against the railing of the deck, gazing at the landscape of the Third Demon Realm.

All the vegetation in the Third Demon Realm exhibited a blue-gray hue, with the plants appearing the same.

It presented a uniquely strange beauty.

In the sky, various aerial vessels occasionally passed by, including Flying Airships, planes, ships, and the like—various flying tools.

The technology of the holy center empire is extremely advanced.

Thus, no shortage of transportation means.

Even seeing a hot air balloon wouldn’t surprise Baiyu.

Although the Flying Airship might seem slow, but in reality, it wasn’t at all sluggish, reaching the edge of the Wailing Land in just two days.

This place is a land shrouded in black mist.

The name Wailing Land.

Derives from the fact that, in the dead of night, heart-wrenching wails can be heard within.

This was once a battlefield.

Where the demon army and human forces clashed in an exceptionally fierce showdown, according to post-battle statistics.

The holy center continent lost approximately fifty thousand lives in this battle.

While the demons suffered the loss of an entire army, with casualties around seven to eight hundred thousand.

The staggering number of losses.

Even though the area underwent special spirit technique purification afterward, it couldn’t entirely dispel the eerie aura of the dead souls.

Gradually.

This place instead turned into a sort of semi-forbidden zone.

Humans stepping inside.

Find it hard to discover a way out.

Nevertheless, Captain Lovka, daring to venture deep, surely came prepared.