Chapter 686 Forbidden Curse Weapon—Apophis

Hilia clenched her fist.

At this moment, a disdainful voice from the side came from Elina: “Candia knows nothing, she is an elf born after the Era of Calamity, all stories of the Era of Calamity are told to her by the elders.”

Hilia: “…”

Candia frowned and said: “What nonsense are you talking about, when I was born, your grandmother wasn’t even born yet, wasn’t the end of the Era of Calamity still part of it?”

“Forget it.”

Hilia took a deep breath, deciding not to argue with Candia and just kept a mental note.

Candia clearly didn’t understand either, being born in the Era of Calamity doesn’t mean experiencing it firsthand.

“Zeus buries history, it’s impossible he would spare those who know the truth.” Rose chuckled softly: “You asked before, those elder elves who truly lived through the Era of Calamity have long disappeared, no one knows whether they’re dead or hiding somewhere. If you want to know, you would probably have to go to those ancient ruins and see if there are any survivors from the Era of Calamity hidden in subspace.”

“Alright.”

Hilia had also learned some of the buried past of the Era of Calamity, from talking to Jonathan and from Alina’s dreams, but mainly about the early calamities. In the later stages, people hid away, so although they knew, their knowledge wasn’t extensive.

Boom!

Another deafening explosion shook the ground.

Flames soared into the sky, forming a massive mushroom cloud.

“It’s from another direction…”

Hilia looked towards the mushroom flame.

Boom! Boom!

More explosions followed, with two more mushroom flames rising into the sky.

The continuous roar caused numerous ancient trees in the Elf Royal City to shed their leaves, and some pedestrians outside even stumbled to the ground, showing a look of panic on their faces.

Candia’s expression also changed.

“Candia, ask the King, what’s going on, why not let the Tier Six Mages act, but use Apophis.” Elina said.

Candia glanced at her, pondered for a moment, and still contacted the Elf King.

Soon, the Elf King’s assistant connected her to the command center, where she got the answer.

“The reinforcements suggested it? Just because they suggested it, you’ll use it?”

Candia was stunned.

“The King has already permitted it, so why not use it?”

“This…”

“This is to protect the Royal City and to deter external enemies, to boost morale. We must use it, and indeed, the effect of Apophis is quite good.”

“…”

Is it really that good? Hilia thought to herself.

She looked at Candia: “Can we go over and take a look?”

“No way!”

Hilia clenched her fist.

Rose chuckled softly, using spiritual power to record the scene over there and projected it into Hilia’s mind.

Outside the Elf Royal City, about five kilometers from the explosion center, lay a massive crater filled with a lot of dust, surrounded by raging flames, all the large trees had fallen, and besides the large trees, there were numerous mineral fragments, which were the original forms of the demons.

As the view zoomed out, Hilia saw that in an area with a radius of about five kilometers from the explosion center, all the giant trees had collapsed, the demons had disappeared, and the flames were burning, forming a circular ring.

“Such terrifying power…”

Hilia gasped.

“It definitely is at the level of a forbidden spell.” Rose also nodded.

Not only was the five-kilometer area affected, but even the demons outside the area were somewhat affected, some were alive but had lost limbs and temporarily lost their combat abilities.

The impact of the explosion also reached the Royal City, but the Elf Royal Court was well-prepared, preventing the impact from entering the city, only causing some fluctuations in the array.

Far from the explosion center and the direct damage area, the Elf Royal Court apparently had excellent protection against the aftershocks, preventing them from entering the city.

However, the four bombardments of Apophis also resulted in four scarlet areas appearing within the Elf Forest, resembling scars.

Hilia looked on, suddenly curious and asked: “Rose, how far can your spiritual power reach now?”

“Far enough.” Rose smiled slightly.

Hilia: “…”

Hilia didn’t intend to pursue further questioning; she looked at the giant crater and the surrounding flames and then asked: “If the Elf Race keeps using this magic cannon to bombard the demons, will the demons evolve to withstand Apophis?”

“That won’t happen, the strength of materials has a limit, even if these demons evolve, they can’t resist a forbidden-level bombardment.”

“Then if the Elf Race keeps bombing with the cannon, wouldn’t that solve it…”

“It’s not that simple, such forbidden-level weapons consume a lot, not something easily borne. Four shots are already a lot, any more and the Elf Race would feel the pain.”

“But…”

“Don’t worry, some don’t want the Elf Race to deal with the enemy so easily.”

Hilia was taken aback: “Who? Phoenix?”

“No, it’s the Recovery Temple.”

“The Recovery Temple…”

“Watch and see, you’ll know tomorrow.”

“Alright.”

Hilia returned with Phil and Elina.

To avoid exposing her identity, Hilia had Phil stay with her, then found an excuse to ‘go into seclusion’, locked the door, and didn’t let anyone in, meditating in her room until the next day.

The next day, Hilia arrived in the open area near the Holy Tree.

At this time, besides Candia and a few guards, there weren’t many people inside the Holy Tree, and no worrying investigations were conducted.

Because the Elf Royal Court was temporarily occupied.

She stood in the open space, looking at the distance.

On the surface, she seemed to be using her eyes to look into the distance, but in fact, she was watching the battle in the distance through Rose’s projection.

Yesterday, the four shots of Apophis had rallied the Elf Race’s warriors, quickly repelling the demons and gaining a brief respite.

However, at this moment, the demons returned with full force.

And in even greater numbers than yesterday.

The giant crater created by Apophis had already been re-infected and flooded with demons.

A large number of demons stepped on the remnants of yesterday’s demons and continued advancing, charging towards the Elf Royal City.

Airships, cannons, magic puppets…

Everything usable was deployed by the Elf Royal Court.

This was a one-sided massacre.

The demons couldn’t even get within a hundred meters of the city walls before being slaughtered.

The innumerable remains left behind after the demons vanished piled up like mountains.

Yet, despite the lack of casualties on the Elf Race’s side for now, the elf warriors were not joyful.

As time went on, their faces gradually showed signs of exhaustion.

A never-ending enemy is not something that excites anyone.

The killing power of Apophis was strong, certainly achieving a one-click delete, but it could only temporarily delete.

Looking at those fearless, continuously charging demons, Hilia felt a sense of frustration.

“This… I feel I can’t solve this either.”