At the exact moment of Charles's death, in a tavern in a city located an unknown distance away from Toka City.
A man wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a feather tucked into it showed a trace of confusion in his eyes.
“Is it that those guys have begun to revive, or have the bastards from the Abyss invaded?
“A mere mortal couldn't have killed that kid. What a waste that I bestowed a portion of the authority of healing upon him. I didn't expect him to be the first to die.
“I only hope the scripts in other places don't run into any more issues.”
Then, with a gloomy look, he grumbled in frustration:
“It's a pity that my state hasn't fully recovered yet. Otherwise, I would definitely take a good look at who exactly destroyed my script!”
With that, he drained the fine wine in his hand, slowly stood up, and walked out of the tavern.
Inside the tavern, the humans were in the midst of a wild revelry, venting their emotions without restraint. Dead drunk, they danced hand in hand, played drinking games, or sang at the top of their lungs.
There was no anger on their faces, no sadness—only endless joy!
...
After killing Charles, Xia De once again expanded his Perception Domain.
By this point, due to the collateral damage from his previous actions, the monster tide had been reduced to only half its original size.
“Hmm, let's filter them. I won't devour the humans. After all, I'm no homicidal maniac who kills people without cause or grudge.”
Taking a deep breath, Xia De stood tall upon the earth and softly muttered,
“Black Prison.”
The shadow beneath his feet began to expand frantically, gradually blanketing the ground like a rising tide.
It was as if a bottomless black hole spanning a hundred kilometers had opened up in the earth, resembling the endless abyss.
Wherever Black Prison reached, the magical beasts didn't even have time to scream before they were tightly bound by snake-like black threads rising from the darkness and dragged down.
His Combat Power grew at a breakneck pace.
Finally, after devouring every last magical beast, Black Prison vanished. Xia De nodded with satisfaction and opened his status panel.
【Name: Xia De (Reincarnator from Another World)
Combat Power: 999,999
Skills: All-Attribute Elemental Magic, stealth magic, perception magic, appraisal magic, Weapon Mastery, space magic, gravity magic...】
“Not bad, not bad. Just a few days ago, I estimated it would take at least half a year to reach one million, but I didn't expect to achieve it so quickly.”
“I really have to thank the Demon God Cult for gathering all these magical beasts for me. Otherwise, it probably would have taken me a lot of time to hunt them down one by one.”
Xia De clapped his hands together with a soft smack. Bowing his head, he chuckled,
“You guys are such good people. That black dragon back then was also from the Demon God Cult, right? And now this monster tide. You've delivered massive gifts to me twice. Truly, what wonderful, generous people!”
After offering his thanks to the Demon God Cult, Xia De turned his attention back to the devastated land around him.
By now, the once-dense forest had been reduced to a dilapidated ruin, riddled with massive craters.
Xia De flew high into the air. Extending his slender hand toward the ground below, a massive green magic circle and an earth-yellow magic circle manifested behind him.
“Healing Magic—Rebirth”
“Earth Magic—Earth's Revival”
The earth slowly restored itself to its original state at a pace visible to the naked eye. Scattered debris flew back into the craters, filling them to the brim in a matter of moments.
And the trees that had been snapped and destroyed began to brim with life once more.
Fresh buds sprouted from the trunks, growing branches and leaves at an astonishing speed. In just a few breaths, they grew back to their original towering heights.
The branches and leaves swayed gently in the breeze, making soft rustling sounds.
Before long, Xia De had restored the dilapidated ruins back to a lush, thriving forest.
Having completed all this, Xia De landed on the ground. Panting slightly, his face somewhat pale, he muttered with a trace of frustration,
“Using magic on such a massive scale for the first time is indeed a bit tough. Besides, to think a mere hundred kilometers actually drained nearly seventy percent of my mana. I'm still too weak. Dammit!”
Yet, as he looked at the rejuvenated land around him and inhaled the fresh fragrance of grass and trees, a faint smile couldn't help but play on his lips.
“But a forest really is much better to look at. That ruined wasteland from earlier was just too depressing to be in.”
After about ten seconds, Xia De stretched his limbs and said,
“Fortunately, I learned Charles's rapid mana recovery magic. My mana is already mostly restored.”
He then directed his gaze toward Toka City, a hint of confusion surfacing in his eyes.
“Still, I need to investigate why the various factions in the city mobilized together, and whether there's some other hidden crisis lurking in the shadows.”
With a flash, he vanished from the spot.
Little did he know, however, what an immense stir his actions had caused in the eyes of everyone who had participated in resisting the monster tide.
Their very understanding of reality had shattered!
From their perspective, while they were locked in a bitter struggle against the magical beasts, a vast blanket of darkness had suddenly engulfed the earth. Countless tentacles then reached out from the dark, dragging the helpless beasts down without any resistance.
With just a single glance, at that moment, every extraordinary—no matter their Tier—felt a deep, bone-chilling dread.
The fact that the magical beasts could fight them to a standstill meant their strength was comparable. Yet, those beasts had been dragged away without a fight. Would the same happen to them?
Upon seeing that the humans nearby weren't swallowed by the darkness, quite a few adventurers recognized this as the Black Prison they had encountered in the labyrinth. This realization made their expressions twist as if they were severely constipated.
A few bold, loudmouthed adventurers began to complain: “Come on, Lord Dark Domain! You cleared out every single monster in the labyrinth, which is why I ran outside! But why did you have to do it again out here? If you don't let me complete any quests, I won't even be able to afford food, Lord Dark Domain!”
Of course, they only dared to mutter these complaints. In reality, they didn't dare to move a muscle, standing frozen in place like wooden blocks.
Then, the darkness vanished. Many of them instinctively breathed a sigh of relief, reached down to touch their pants, and sighed in relief,
“Oh, it was just piss. I thought it was sweat.”
But just as they were preparing to leave, the earth began to rumble. Many faces paled instantly as they cried out in panic:
“Not again!!!”
Since the outbreak of the monster tide, they had lost count of how many rumbles they had heard. First, there were those two lines in the sky, where every rumble unleashed storms that devastated the surroundings, followed by the dense fissures suddenly cracking open across the earth with roaring thunder.
In any case, it was never anything good. As a result, the moment they heard a rumble now, they would instinctively tense up, ready to dodge.
However, the expected crisis did not manifest this time. Instead, everyone watched as if witnessing a divine miracle.
The ravaged earth was being restored!
Several areas that had been completely reduced to ruins were returning to a lush, vibrant state filled with towering trees.
“A deity! A deity has bestowed their blessing upon us!”
The priests and nuns of the Holy Light Church stared at the scene with fanatical expressions, shouting with wild excitement.
Just then, several Tier Eight extraordinaries arrived at the battlefield.
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