Chapter 311: Eternal Sleep

It was likely on the same day that Chumen and Amanises stepped into Bansi Port that an old man with a clean-shaven face and deep blue eyes also arrived in this city.

This old man's height reached an astonishing two point five meters or more, and he wore a robe with a black base and white trim; under the blowing sea breeze, the loose clothing outlined bulging muscles.

It was very clear that this was a descendant of the Giants from the Feysac Empire, north of the Northern Continent.

Only those who claimed their ancestors were of the Giant race could possess such an exaggerated height.

And the feeling that this proud height brought to the old man was one of being high above, naturally carrying a kind of arrogance that looked down on everything.

"Is it here?" The old man's gaze swept across the entire Bansi Port and the city in the distance.

His gaze flickered slightly as if he had sensed something.

"Lord Jiedeer." Soon, a Bishop wearing a wide divine robe appeared to welcome the old man.

This Bishop's height was also just over two meters, which would be a small giant to normal people, but in front of the old man, he was merely a short person.

"Mm, you have done quite well." Jiedeer glanced at this Bishop and nodded lightly.

"All glory belongs to my Lord." The Bishop lowered his head.

"Let us go, and by the way, inform me of the anomalies in this city."

"Yes!" The Bishop of the God of War Church said while quickening his pace, stating the intelligence he already knew.

"Starting from half a month ago, every few days we have discovered an inverted pyramid made of white bones, obscured by thick fog, by the seaside."

"The pyramid is not in the Real World, but rather seems to be hidden in a concealed Space; we dispatched quite a few Beyonders to approach that area of space, but all failed."

"However, quite a few people have heard the sounds of an army charging and killing within the thick fog."

"..."

Everything this God of War Church Bishop said, Jiedeer had already seen in the corresponding intelligence reports, but he still listened meticulously, without missing a single detail.

"Has it been discovered by others?" Jiedeer asked.

"Our people have already surrounded that area, but... the Storm Church might have noticed something."

"The Storm Church..." This place was originally the territory of the Storm Church; on similar islands, the strength of the Storm Church overwhelmed everything.

"Prepare what is needed for the Blood Sacrifice; I will go in tomorrow." If he could, Jiedeer would certainly choose to enter that hidden space immediately.

Because this was the first time since the Fifth Epoch that the God of War had issued a Divine Oracle, and it was for that pyramid hidden in the fog!

This Divine Oracle shocked all the high-ranking members of the God of War Church, but the news was also strictly sealed; only the High Pontiff and Jiedeer, this "Honorary Angel," could know the specific content.

And in order to confirm the situation of the Bone Pyramid, he, an Angel, had personally come here from the north of the Northern Continent.

"Tomorrow?" The God of War Church Bishop was stunned.

"Is that not possible?" Jiedeer's gaze, filled with pressure, fell upon him.

"... It is possible!" The Bishop gritted his teeth and agreed.

Time arrived at the morning of the next day, and the city gradually woke from its silence.

This Bishop came to the coastline where the Bone Pyramid was often seen, and had his subordinate Beyonders move large iron cages there one by one.

"Begin, Blood Sacrifice!"

This was something strictly forbidden by the Orthodox Church, because since recorded history, the final result caused by all Blood Sacrifice rituals had been tragic.

But now this Bishop could no longer care about other things, though he still held to his bottom line: the offerings for the Blood Sacrifice were not the homeless people most common in the city, but various wild beasts hunted from the mountain forests.

Death and fresh blood, the undead and white bones—these were all things extremely similar to that Bone Pyramid, and would likely allow the Bone Pyramid to manifest in advance.

"Kill!"

At the command, blood poured like a spout, dyeing this stretch of coastline red.

The blood was gathering, and the ritual was taking shape.

Whoosh!

At this moment, the morning weather suddenly changed, turning from a gentle breeze and bright sun to raging winds and leaden clouds pressing down.

This was not a strange thing in Bansi, which was known as the "Weather Museum."

"Continue!" The Bishop's cold voice rang out again.

Another batch of wild beasts had their heads chopped off, and blood splattered out; this was the method with the highest volume of bleeding, and the bloody stench could not disperse even in the gale.

A certain blood-colored radiance took shape on this coastline; the sufficient blood, under the guidance of the ritual, seemed to possess a certain vitality, emitting an eerie aura.

"Blood Sacrifice? It really is quite stupid; this fits my stereotype of the 'Warrior' Pathway perfectly." Chumen complained to Amanises beside him.

Now he and Amanises were enjoying the specialty food of Bansi Port, blood curd, at a specialty restaurant.

The blood curd specialty of Bansi Port was a bit strange; with a few types of locally produced spicy seasonings added, the flavor was unique and indeed quite good.

"To what extent do you need to escalate this matter?" Amanises put down her cutlery and looked toward the direction of the Blood Sacrifice.

"Of course, the bigger, the better," Chumen said.

"Mm." Amanises nodded lightly.

And just as the two of them were speaking, the gale that had been sweeping through the entire Bansi Port suddenly stalled; the leaden clouds pressed even lower, and abruptly, an extremely thick fog swallowed the entire city within it.

Located at the starting point of the thick fog, the Blood Sacrifice scene, the space seemed to be sliced open; on one side was the thick fog, and on the other was the inverted pyramid built of white bones.

The Blood Sacrifice had ultimately achieved its initial purpose; this area of space had manifested.

A certain strange aura was revealed from that Bone Pyramid; the blood on the ground gradually dried up, its essence absorbed, and those corpses lying on the ground began to stand up from the ground, and the rolling heads were also pulled and flew up.

"Lord Bishop!" Some Beyonders with low Sequences were already frightened to the point of having no color in their faces.

The light of dawn began to bloom on this Bishop, temporarily suppressing that eerie aura.

Only, the Bishop's gaze looking at the Bone Pyramid was also filled with terror; after performing the Blood Sacrifice, the aura of this pyramid had clearly become even more evil.

"You have done well." It was also at this time that that "Honorary Angel," Jiedeer, finally appeared in this thick fog; he walked with heavy steps toward the Bone Pyramid, enduring immense pressure.

The light of Dawn flickered in his eyes, but on his body, black and evil patterns were spreading.

This Angel walked straight to the space that had been divided; he pressed his hands against the spatial barrier that had turned into a tangible substance, and the Dawn turned into a sharp sword, carving an opening on it just large enough for him to pass through.

Hum!

The moment that rift was sliced open, the entirety of Bansi fell into absolute silence, as if all sound had been stolen, but it was more as if the world itself had fallen into Eternal Sleep.