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The pollutants that broke through the light barrier surged in like a flood. "Upstairs!"
Dark decisively issued the order and rushed to the upper level immediately. But a white light flashed suddenly, and Ollie rushed out even faster, stepping onto the upper level a few steps later.
Dark followed closely behind, only to find that the upper space was also completely empty! Ollie, who was the first to enter, glanced around and quickly said, "Not here, we have to go up."
This floor is very different from the one they were teleported to.
The entire space is divided by wall panels, and there should be a large number of rooms.
It was also discovered during previous explorations that there are no windows on the exterior wall of this floor.
Although the higher floors were obscured by the black mist, Dark guessed that there were probably only a few floors with windows, possibly for the convenience of flying creatures to enter and exit.
His guess was clearly correct.
Ollie charged forward first.
Unable to overpower Aurora, he had no choice but to protect her and follow behind.
The last to cover the rear were the "Twin Paladins".
Having already reached the top of the stairs, the group didn't hesitate any longer and sprinted upwards.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten floors were left behind.
Finally, the "layer" that had been blocking the pollutants below was completely eroded, and the pollutants that had been surging up from directly below began to flow upwards.
The floor they were originally on was completely filled with pollutants. But after filling that floor, the pollutants slowed down their upward flow, continuing to rise little by little.
When Dark and the others realized this, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. But they didn't stop climbing; instead, they increased their speed even further.
As they continued upwards, Dark discovered that the upper levels were also completely empty, with no living beings present.
Although this could also be a deliberate illusion created to numb their senses, as they climbed twenty floors in one go and arrived at another floor with a window, they became more convinced of that guess.
At this point, Dak and the others stopped and peered down from the stairwell.
The entire spiral staircase is actually tightly attached to that pillar, and you can't see the appearance of the later floors from above.
However, by summoning magical spirits to gather information, it was immediately known that the pollution was still spreading upwards.
Therefore, it can be inferred that the entire "Tower of Endymion" from there downwards may actually be filled with pollutants!
Dark looked at the supporting pillar in the center of the corridor, and an idea suddenly popped into his head.
Chapter 999 The Game on Endymion's Tower (8k)
This supporting pillar is the only object that runs through the entire "Tower of Endymion" from top to bottom and has not been corroded by pollutants at all.
So, is it possible that the pipelines extending from the underground city to transport the "angelic essence" could only exist within this supporting pillar?
The moment this thought crossed his mind, Dark immediately canceled the summoning of "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" and then summoned it again beside him.
Previously, out of concern that "Demon King Aldrich" and other magical spirits were facing danger, I hadn't summoned the few magical spirits I could to my side to inquire.
Now I don't have as many concerns.
After summoning the "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye," Dark immediately asked it what it had encountered.
"Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" breathed a sigh of relief after materializing and said, "There are flying creatures hovering around this tower. The higher you go, the stronger they become. I saw them devouring the black mist, so they are most likely creatures that feed on black mist. This tower will continuously produce black mist, and it will also become denser as you go up... Every twenty floors or so, the black mist layer becomes exceptionally thick."
Dark compared the information with his own knowledge and immediately came to the answer: "That black mist was originally produced by the volatilization of pollutants. It seems that the lower levels of this 'Tower of Endymion' are indeed filled with pollutants, which is why black mist is constantly being produced. Before you came, roughly where were you?"
"Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" said, "Roughly speaking, it should be a little above the middle of the tower. We encountered a squid that lives in the black mist. It can transform into mist and merge with it. Even the demon... 'Fairy Tale Animal? Kitten' has no way to fight it, and it cannot transform into its true form until the ban is lifted."
Dark nodded; this was indeed one of the prohibitions against "Demon King Aldrich".
That was originally a safeguard to prevent "Demon King Aldridge" from causing trouble, but it unexpectedly became a hindrance during this special period.
But there's nothing that can be done about this situation.
"It seems they will need more time to arrive." Accompanying "Demon King Aldridge" are "Fairy Tale Animal Little Rabbit", the "Fossil Aerial Dragon" family of three, "Gittomon", "Cursed Cage: Impmon", "Moemon", "Sword Sheath", and "Magical Beast: God of Destruction".
Among them, the only ones that cannot be summoned again are "Demon Lord Eldridge" and "Gittomon".
But those two magical spirits are Dark's strongest force right now!
Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Dark looked at the supporting pillar, saying, "Open your [mind's eye] and see what's inside this supporting pillar."
"Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" frowned slightly, then opened its third eye and looked at the supporting pillar.
After a moment, it closed its eyes and said, "There are tubes inside, like blood vessels, with white 'blood' flowing through them."
Dark asked, "How many?"
"Fantasy Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" said, "Twelve." Dark muttered to himself, "As expected, twelve."
"Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" said, "One of the blood vessels is empty, with only some residue of white liquid. It should be the pipe we destroyed in the underground city."
Dark nodded and said, "At least we can be sure that our operation in the underground city wasn't a waste of time. The only question is how much impact twelve minus one will have on the overall picture."
“Theoretically, a reduction of one-twelfth of the supply shouldn't have a particularly large impact,” Ollie said. “However, based on the current information, if it involves a ritual, and specifically a ritual framework based on the number 'twelve,' then the impact could be greater than we imagine.”
Dark's heart skipped a beat: "So, it's panicking."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Except for Isaiah Roger, who knew nothing about the matter, everyone couldn't help but smile. It was the exhilarating feeling of discovering that they had already stabbed the murderer in the chest in a desperate situation.
“In that case,” Albert Grantham suddenly suggested, “why not destroy the rest of the pipes inside this support column as well?”
Emily Grantham glared at him and said, "Why don't you try and see if you can break this pillar?"
Albert Grantham immediately laughed it off, saying, "No, no, we can't break that pillar!"
But in reality, since even that terrifying pollutant couldn't corrode the supporting pillar, the possibility of them destroying it was practically zero.
“We have to give it a try.” Suddenly, Isaiah Roger stepped forward. Then, under everyone’s watchful eyes, he commanded the magical spirits to attack the supporting pillar.
However, after trying attacks of various attributes, he had no choice but to give up. He didn't know how that supporting pillar was forged; even the psychic spatial penetration couldn't cause it the slightest damage.
[Fantasy Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye] It's already a miracle that it can see through its interior.
That supporting pillar was clearly protected by some kind of rule. If one truly wanted to destroy the "blood vessels" within this pillar, one would have to find the source of each conduit and destroy them one by one.
But Dark and the others clearly didn't have time.
After confirming that the support was unbreakable, they continued to ascend.
This time, however, it wasn't as urgent as before.
The pollutants that rise from below only accelerate their spray when they enter special floors that are every twenty floors. As long as the timing is right, there is no immediate concern that they will engulf the pollutants.
While "Shemi" may not be able to completely eliminate those terrifying pollutants, it is sufficient to deal with the toxic gases they emit.
The group continued climbing, and after another twenty floors, they arrived at a floor with windows on the exterior walls.
But looking out again, you'll find that the black fog outside has become so thick that it has covered the windows, and some of it has even drifted into the room.
"In the end, Jiong will climb to the top of the tower."
Dak and his team stayed on this floor for about five minutes to measure the speed at which the pollutants were rising, and then continued to ascend.
"Sure enough, it takes about fifteen to twenty minutes to go through every twenty floors."
"We were sent to the first floor simply because that was the only place we could be sent."
"If we knew the specific floors of the 'Tower of Endymion,' we could calculate when the pollutants inside the tower began to become active, but unfortunately..."
As they climbed, the group relieved their stress by finding topics to discuss with each other.
They were like walking on a narrow bridge leading to a cliff on the other side; their mood must have been depressed.
Dark had already given up hope of "Demon King Aldridge's" arrival and was beginning to assess the situation. Without ultimate techniques like "Iron Body" and "Lightning Burst," what level of combat power could the fused "Four-Winged Cat King" demonstrate?
That's really not ideal!
However, without the "Dirty River," it would indeed be difficult for "Demon King Aldridge" to pass through such a thick black fog and enter the tower.
Then there was another twenty floors.
Dark discovered that the black fog on this floor had spread into the interior of the building, making the space available for people smaller and smaller.
Twenty floors above, the black mist seeped in even deeper. The space available to accommodate people became extremely limited.
Looking at the safety space that was only ten meters in diameter, Dak couldn't help but feel a little worried.
But after climbing another 20 floors, the entire space suddenly opened up again.
Looking around, you'll see that the black fog that entered from this layer has recondensed into a mixture of solid and liquid pollutants.
The black pollutants clung to the windowsills, resembling the urban landscape below. But they weren't solidified; rather, they were similar in appearance to the pollutants beneath the tower.
"How many floors have we gone up?" Dark asked. "One hundred floors," Ollie replied.
"It's already a hundred floors?" Dark couldn't help but look out the window. The twelve-colored light visible outside the window was already very clear.
Clearly, the enormous halo above the tower was quite close to this level.
This shows that they are already very close to the top of the tower.
Although usually, the destination of climbing the tower is at the top.
But even after discovering that this might indeed be the case, one can't help but sigh.
"Now that we're already here..."
Dark thought for a moment and finally summoned "Cursed Cage: Impmon" before continuing to ascend.
Even if "Devimon" stayed by the carriage, it could only offer some suggestions, but "Magicalmon: God of Destruction" and "Gatomon" were clearly better at it.
Summoning it shouldn't theoretically have a significant impact on the battle over there.
"what--"
The "Cursed Cage: Impmon," which was suddenly recalled and released, continued to scream.
Dak frowned slightly and flicked it hard on the forehead.
"Little Devimon" paused for a moment, then looked up at Dark with a suspicious expression, and burst into tears of joy.
"What happened?" Dark quickly stopped it from continuing its performance. "Devimon" then calmed down and said, "Nothing, we just encountered a dragon."
"Dragon?" Dark asked.
[[Little Devimon]] nodded and said, "Who would have thought that a demonic dragon was sleeping in that black mist? We originally wanted to pass directly through the black mist, but we didn't expect to run into it. The whole carriage almost fell apart."
Dark asked, "How strong is that demonic dragon?"
"Devimon" said, "I don't know, I've never fought it head-on... but it flies very fast."
"Have they avoided war?" Dark couldn't help but wonder.
"Little Devimon" immediately denied it, "Of course not!"
Dark nodded and said, "Avoiding battle is also a strategy. How much longer until we get here?"
"Little Devimon" said, "We're planning to use that dragon to clear the way." Dark said, "Then it seems we'll need some more time. Let's keep going up."
This time he did not hesitate.
Now that he has walked up a hundred floors, his mindset has changed.
The rest of the people basically followed his lead, but they were all secretly preparing to deal with the danger that might appear at any time.
Then, on the next twenty floors, a completely different change occurred!
The atmosphere on this floor is noticeably different.
Aoli rushed upstairs first and immediately set up a light shield. But Dak and the others following behind still didn't hear any sounds from the creatures, such as roars of beasts.
The only faint sound was the howling of the wind. They cautiously made their way down the stairs.
There were more floors above, but they were shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see them clearly. After arriving at this floor, they quickly spread out into groups and carefully observed their surroundings.
Pollutants, formed from condensed black mist, still clung to the windows on this floor. But those pollutants had now spread like the roots of a giant tree, reaching into the interior.
Looking up, you'll find that the ceiling is also covered with root-shaped pollutants.
The pollutants were restless, as if they were alive. "Don't disturb them," Ollie whispered.
Everyone nodded slightly and then carefully remained silent. At this moment, "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" suddenly looked up and said something that no one expected: "We're almost at the top."
After climbing 120 floors, Dark and his companions were finally close to reaching the top of the "Tower of Endymion"!
The gaze of "Fantasy Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" pierced through the mist and revealed the truth.
The supporting pillars that stretch from the bottom all the way up are about to reach the top. "Should we continue upwards, or wait a bit longer?" Ollie turned back and asked Dark.