Chapter 426 - 178: "Eternal Night Hall, Tian Yi!

Chapter 426: Chapter 178: "Eternal Night Hall, Tian Yi!

Behind the Jiangbei Defense Line.

Dozens of fully-equipped Flying Ships patrolled constantly, ready to provide fire support the moment a significant number of Ghost Objects breached any section of the City Wall.

But...

They were never put to use.

The Jiangbei Defense Line stood thirty meters tall. At such a height, very few Ghost Objects could be hurled onto the City Wall by the waves. Most of them never even reached the foot of the wall before being met with the sight of a scarlet Energy Cannonball expanding in their vision—growing larger, and larger, and larger.

After all, it was the first day.

Facing the landing of the Undersea Ghost Tide for the first time, Chen Fan felt he lacked confidence, so he deployed all his arrangements at full strength.

Better to have a surplus.

Than not enough.

Soon—

When the roar of cannons finally subsided and the curtain of Eternal Night gradually drew back, the massive Ghost Tide vanished into the sea.

Day broke.

They had survived the first battle of the Undersea Ghost Tide’s landing.

As the black mist receded and the dim light of dawn spread over the Jiangbei Wilderness, excited roars erupted along the 170-kilometer-long Jiangbei Defense Line.

"..."

Standing on the City Wall, Chen Fan smiled as he looked out at the countless Ghost Corpses in front of the Jiangbei Defense Line. ’It seems... Jiangbei really held.’

After all, it was the first night.

He had been a little nervous, too.

He had stood guard on the City Wall the entire time, prepared for any emergencies. But... there were no emergencies at all. The Flying Ships he had readied for support weren’t even needed.

The Celestial Pillar was not activated.

He had even prepared enough Ghost Stones to upgrade the Jiangbei Defense Line to Level 7 at a moment’s notice.

They weren’t needed either.

’So far, everything is under control.’

Countless craters from the bombardment pockmarked the Jiangbei Coastline. Barely any Ghost Corpses could be seen, only scattered Ghost Stones and Exotic Treasures.

The multiple layers of the Jiangbei Defense Line’s City Walls retracted into the ground.

Under command, hundreds of thousands of people surged out in an orderly fashion, spreading across the Jiangbei Coastline. They began collecting Ghost Stones and Exotic Treasures, taking with them even the fragmented remains of the Ghost Corpses.

Even the fragments were valuable; buried in the Farmland, they could increase its fertility.

The moment day broke, he received a message from Elder Qi via Sound Transmission Talisman.

"Domain Lord Chen, how are things on your end?"

"All is well."

"That’s good."

On the other end of the Sound Transmission Talisman, Elder Qi let out a long sigh of relief.

...

And so, fifteen days passed. After fifteen straight days, the initial tension was gone; the Mortal Realm had grown accustomed to the landing of the Undersea Ghost Tide. Even the reinforcements from other factions were no longer nervous. They had started to blend in with the Mortal Realm Members, even smiling and greeting those they recognized.

In these fifteen days, not a single Ghost Object had breached the Jiangbei Defense Line.

The Jiangbei Defense Line stood like an insurmountable barrier, firmly keeping the Undersea Ghost Tide out of Jiangbei.

The casualty rate was also very low.

The few casualties that did occur were people who, engrossed in the spectacle, leaned out too far and tragically fell from the defense line, dying on impact.

It was dusk.

The true purpose of a sanctuary is to give sanctuary.

Standing on the Jiangbei Defense Line, Chen Fan gazed toward the distant sea with a faint, faraway smile. Only now did he feel that the Mortal Realm had truly sheltered many people.

Many people were alive because of him.

’It’s a pretty good feeling.’

In the sky, a seemingly endless Earth Gold Rope stretched from the Mortal Realm out toward the horizon, where it plunged into the sea. He had initially retracted this rope when the Ghost Tide arrived.

Later, when he discovered the Ghost Tide posed no threat to the rope suspended hundreds of meters in the air, he had it deployed once more.

After all, the Earth Gold Rope’s charging speed was far faster than the normal charging speed during the rainy season.

A steady, heavy rain fell over Jiangbei.

On the Eternal Night Continent, the rainy season was a time when smiles were rare. Anyone who could laugh out loud during this season would almost certainly be considered insane.

And yet, at this moment, laughter was not in short supply on the Jiangbei Defense Line.

Members of the Mortal Realm’s Hundred Valleys Pavilion were riding Flying Ships, distributing barrel after barrel of hot meals to everyone on the Jiangbei Defense Line.

They worked in two shifts.

One shift was responsible for scavenging during the day.

The other was responsible for standing guard at night.

The experiences of the past fifteen days had greatly boosted everyone’s confidence. Faintly, many began to see a glimmer of hope—hope that the Eternal Night Continent could truly withstand the invasion of the Ghost Tide.

"..."

Chen Fan stood on the City Wall, a faint smile on his face.

’This wave of the Ghost Tide has no intelligence,’ Chen Fan mused. ’In other words, they’re like minions in a video game, while the intelligent Ghost Race are the heroes.’

’Minions don’t think; they just charge forward.’

’And the Ghost Tide can’t relay information to other regions.’

Sometimes, he found himself wondering where such a massive Ghost Tide came from. ’They can’t just appear out of thin air, can they? But if they’re born... how could so many be produced?’

Just then—

He received another transmission from Elder Qi.

"Domain Lord Chen, the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line of the Eternal Night Hall hasn’t been hit by the Ghost Tide in the fifteen days since the rainy season began. I’ve already reported the situation on your end up the chain."

"In a little while,"

"someone from the Eternal Night Hall might come looking for you."

"Understood."

Chen Fan nodded slowly. He knew this was inevitable. The rise of the Mortal Realm could not be hidden. Jiangbei was supposed to have fallen, but it hadn’t. Even if the Eternal Night Hall had lost its grip on Jiangbei, they would still find out what was happening here.

This was the opportunity he had been waiting for to make contact with the Eternal Night Hall.

Besides, it was a chance to get a detailed understanding of the situation on the front lines of the Eternal Night Continent and the state of the war.