Chapter 163: Do You Dare to Come In?

When Yu Sheng’an extorted the four righteous gods, there was a dead silence in the Forest of Magic he created.

Only the sound of Aileen shuffling her belongings broke the quiet of the imposing building.

She was packing seeds.

Willis was going to war! All city magicians were drafted to the front lines, including those in research institutions like the Forest of Magic.

Even ordinary people were ordered to log into [Conquest Sub-Dimension], ready for battle and to join the front lines at any moment!

Throughout the Kewell Empire, people were on edge.

The Internet was even more chaotic.

That’s when the shortcomings of the Internet became apparent.

It accelerated information exchange but also amplified negative information.

In the past, everyone had limited access to information and mostly relied on official announcements. Apart from a few who knew the truth, most would choose to trust the authorities in normal circumstances.

Before an obvious defeat was revealed, people would not panic.

But things are different now.

Some people, with superficial understanding, commented recklessly and even exaggerated.

Suddenly, statements like ‘The land outside the city is full of undead,’ ‘All five evil gods are attacking,’ ‘A friend under Archmage knows the insider news: the Empire is going to lose,’ ‘The Empire’s Archmage is planning to surrender to the Underworld God,’ ‘Hurry and withdraw money from the Internet Bank, in case the Empire loses, the Internet Bank will surely freeze accounts,’ etc., spread endlessly, causing panic.

Of course, there were countless online debates too!

“I laughed, the five evil gods didn’t defeat the Empire before, Sparta also got taken down. Now adding a Dark Web, they think they can defeat the Empire?”

“Did everyone forget how the Internet God once struck down the five evil god coalition with one blow? I think the Internet God is now just waiting for the Underworld God’s army to assemble so he can destroy them in one sweep!”

“The great Internet God, please open the summoning function soon! This time I’m sure to earn the title of ‘Empire Guardian’!”

At this moment, the two opposing views fiercely debated online.

People felt increasingly restless!

Aileen wasn’t sure if the Empire could win this war.

But with Willis becoming the conflict’s front line, she had to prepare for both possibilities.

So on one hand, she decisively destroyed all experimental data. After all, there were backups on the Internet; if it turned out to be a false alarm, it would just take some effort to transcribe it again.

On the other hand, she also destroyed most of the seeds, keeping only sample seeds.

Among them were magical plants with very unstable traits, preserved only through asexual reproduction.

These were the real treasures of the Forest of Magic.

She intended to personally give these to Lord Ajef.

After packing the sample seeds, Aileen stored them in her space equipment, donned her magic cloak, and hurriedly left the Forest of Magic.

She had already contacted Lord Ajef, who was on the city wall.

Leaving the Felix Magic Academy, she walked to Willis’s streets where the bustling atmosphere was terrifyingly empty, with only scattered trash rolling in the wind.

The curious virtual screen signs of shop windows were nowhere to be seen.

Through the shaking curtains of those windows, Aileen knew there must be countless people hiding behind them, watching the outside.

Regardless of the online disputes, until the war is over, everything remains uncertain.

Walking along, Aileen suddenly paused at an intersection.

She clearly saw the street corner not far away filled with Willis citizens crowding together, screaming and shouting.

—That was the Willis branch of the Internet Bank.

Aileen suddenly remembered her salary had always been paid through the Internet Bank.

However, because she ate and drank at Felix, she rarely opened the Internet Bank.

She instinctively opened the Internet and logged into the Internet Bank.

Her expression froze.

The numbers displayed in her bank account surprised her.

Until now, she hadn’t realized that Lord Ajef had given her such a large salary.

How wonderful!

Aileen smiled, closed the Internet, and instinctively touched her chest.

—The space ring was hung on her chest, fearing it would be recognized and robbed if worn on her finger.

At the city wall, she was stopped by the guards. Only after Internet identity verification was she allowed passage.

As she climbed the wall, she subconsciously looked out of the city.

At that instant, an icy chill surged from her feet to her head, shocking her completely!

What did she see? The normally sectioned-off magic plantations, fields, and even the vast green sea of trees were now all covered by an endless army of the undead!

They were neatly arrayed in square formations, block after block, stretching to the ends of the earth.

Not a trace of green can be seen, not even the color of the earth.

All that could be seen were grayish-white undead!

The undead aura hung around like a sea of morning mist. Willis seemed like an isolated reef, about to be crushed and submerged by the waves.

Aileen pressed her lips tightly.

She finally understood why there were so many pessimistic statements online.

Seeing this scene, anyone would feel despair! In fact, on the city wall, the magic apprentices hastily conscripted from Felix Magic Academy were pale, their hands shaking while holding their wands.

Not turning around and running, or losing control of their urges, was already considered a good mental state.

Not to mention, the regular magic army, the magic knight regiment, the magic infantry, all of their faces were no better!

These inexperienced in war, many of them were trembling.

“Uncle, please take me away.”

A magic apprentice nearby pleaded softly with a mage.

“Shut up! Take this soldier who undermines morale below the wall!”

The mage shouted in anger, ordering the guards to remove him. Whether it was for rebuke or… protection.

Aileen took a deep breath and quickly walked towards the main gate of the city wall.

Before she reached the gate, a lazy voice suddenly came from outside the city.

The voice was lazy yet resonant, spreading throughout Willis.

“Three Archmages, have you made up your minds? My patience is limited. I don’t have time to waste with you. This is your final warning. If you don’t correct your mistakes and return to me, when I launch the attack, even if you want to surrender, I won’t accept it!”

This was the voice of Underworld God Sawyer!

The soft voice shook the Kewell Empire, and made countless people in Willis shiver as if suffocating!

At this moment, everyone’s heart leapt into their throats.

Even the three Archmages of Kewell were drenched in cold sweat, glancing at each other! “I’ll count to three. If the magic shield is not removed, I’ll raze the city!”

Underworld God Sawyer started counting! “One!”

The calm voice was like a charge horn or a death knell, echoing on the city walls of Willis.

“Two!”

Countless hearts were suspended! The hands holding wands tightened!

The knights holding swords subtly relaxed their fingers, loosening the tense muscles slightly, then gripped tightly again, making the final preparations for possible war! The thoughts of the three Kewell Archmages nearly reached white heat in their minds!

“Ha ha…”

A chuckle suddenly echoed over the battlefield between the two armies.

“There’s no need to be so serious, is there? It’s not a bomb defusal operation. Isn’t it just about removing the magic shield? Alright, remove them all. I want to see if you dare to come in, dear Underworld God.”

Hearing this voice, Aileen’s eyes widened.

It was her mentor, Mr. Ajef! She was stunned! The entire Willis, even the Kewell Empire, was shocked by his words.

In a breath, the magical shield covering Willis was indeed removed! Wealthy Willis City, at this moment, seemed like a defenseless woman facing the Underworld God’s five million catastrophe.

Everyone was dumbfounded!