To evade the chaos of war in the skies, Wanguai, Spring Rain, Thunder, Matthias, and Choque, these five small Sky Cities, joined forces and hid together in the airspace of Demon Extinguish City.
Demon Extinguish City.
One of the forbidden zones in the sky, this was originally a city, whose earliest name had already been forgotten by people. However, there were rumors that this city was once a vast and prosperous metropolis during the Land Era, with a population exceeding tens of millions.
Such scale of a city is no longer seen in today’s world, because even the population of the Top Ten Divine Cities is only around one million, nowhere near the ten-million level.
Perhaps it was because the city was too prosperous that after the end of the Traceless War, demons crossed the Traceless Battlefield and began a full-scale assault on the land, with Demon Extinguish City as one of the primary targets.
Attacking a city with a population of millions should have been a massive war, but it was not the case.
During the initial attack by demons, neither Sky City nor Void Magic Armor had been invented. People simply did not have the means to fight against demons, and so Demon Extinguish City was overrun in an extremely short time. Millions of soldiers were mercilessly slaughtered in the war, and tens of millions of residents lost their lives after the city fell. Thereafter, the city became a gathering place for demons, its original name forgotten, and thus Demon Extinguish City was born.
Today, nearly a hundred years later, this place remains a hub for demons, teeming with countless Normal Demons. The number of high-level demons is even more staggering, making it a forbidden zone where entry is prohibited for any Sky City, whether from the land or the skies.
Yet today, as warfare erupts throughout the skies, the desperate small City Lords can only flee and hide. Compared to the glaring threats from their own kind, these powerless City Lords would rather take a gamble with demons.
This was the case for the five small Sky Cities of Wanguai, Spring Rain, Thunder, Matthias, and Choque; they banded together and sought refuge in the airspace of Demon Extinguish City.
Of course, they were well aware of their limitations, knowing that even with the combined strength of the five Sky Cities, they had no chance of venturing into the interior of the forbidden zone. Thus, though the City Lords led their Sky Cities into the airspace of Demon Extinguish City, they only stayed on the outskirts, not daring to delve any deeper.
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One day in November of Sky Era Year 118, Maximilian, the City Lord of Spring Rain City, was looking at the latest intelligence sent by the Shadow Alliance. As in the past few months, all the information related to warfare, with the main protagonists naturally being the Sky Alliance and the Kafka Empire.
"Sigh..."
Looking at the comprehensive reports on the war, Maximilian let out a long sigh and then tossed the intelligence to one side.
When will the war finally end?
After reading the content of the intelligence, that was the only question left in his mind. The current situation was clearly a case of ’when gods war, mortals suffer,’ and if the Sky Alliance and Kafka Empire continued to fight like this, lasting three to five years, how were they, the small city lords, supposed to survive?
As Maximilian’s face was filled with worry, the door to his study was knocked.
"My lord, Mr. Kuni has arrived."
"Oh? Please, let him in."
Upon hearing the guard’s announcement, Maximilian quickly stood up and immediately adjusted his attire, clearly preparing to greet a highly respected guest.
Shortly after, an elderly man around seventy years old was brought into the study.
"City Lord,"
The old man was very aged, with hair that had turned white, and his physique also seemed rather weak, having the appearance of someone in the twilight of his years. Upon being brought into the study, he nodded listlessly.
However, Maximilian, confronting such an inconspicuous old man, immediately went forward to assist him into a seat and then sat opposite him to ask:
"Mr. Kuni, have you clarified the matters regarding Demon Extinguish City?"
This man called Kuni, though appearing very ordinary and indeed being just a common man, was actually the most renowned scholar in the entirety of Spring Rain City, especially professional and comprehensive in his historical research, always highly respected in the city.
And Maximilian, the City Lord, just happened to be a very meticulous, or rather, a highly suspicious individual, so although this time he had joined with several other Sky Cities to hide within the airspace of Demon Extinguish City, he had always felt uneasy about Demon Extinguish City.
No wonder he felt this way, because there were many rumors about Demon Extinguish City, yet all too vague. Why the city had become a forbidden zone, what specific dangers it possessed—none of these details were mentioned in the rumors, causing Maximilian great concern. Unfortunately, as the lord of a minor Sky City, he had absolutely no power to delve into these issues.
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Had it been a normal situation, he, as the lord of a small city, would never have let his Sky City come to such a perilous place, but now was different; his Spring Rain City was within the airspace of Demon Extinguish City, and he had to understand the nature of the dangers here, to be prepared in advance. Therefore, he had requested Mr. Kuni to look for detailed information about this forbidden zone.
"City Lord..."
After looking at Maximilian, Kuni caught his breath for a while before slowly beginning to speak, his voice weak and feeble, "I am truly ashamed, my knowledge is limited, and I haven’t found much information about Demon Extinguish City. The few records I did find are just like the rumors, saying that this place has always been a gathering ground for demons, with numerous high-level demons, which is why it became a forbidden zone."
As he spoke, Kuni shook his head to indicate he hadn’t discovered much.
Though Kuni was proficient in history, his status was merely that of an ordinary scholar. Indeed, his knowledge was vast, but due to his common status, there were some things he simply couldn’t access. Moreover, throughout the history of demons attacking the land over the past hundred years, many events, for various reasons, had been lost. Whether deliberately obscured by man or simply vanished from memory, much historical data were unattainable.
Nevertheless, he then said, "However, my lord, I did find some records about this place in unofficial histories, which might be able to help you."
"Go on."
"My lord, in the unofficial histories, I came across a record that said when Demon Extinguish City was first conquered, demons deployed a terrifying Magic Dragon."
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"Magic Dragon?"
At these words, Maximilian’s brow furrowed. Could it be that Magic Dragons existed in Demon Extinguish City?
Just as he was furrowing his brows, Kuni continued, "My lord, there is more about this unofficial historic record..."
"Oh? What else is there?"
After looking at Kuni, Maximilian eagerly asked.
According to the records, when the Magic Dragon attacked Demon Extinguish City, it was merely seated. Atop the Magic Dragon, that was where the truly terrifying presence resided..."