Chapter 587: God of Disaster, Authority of Earthquakes
After Lord of Dawn activated his barrier domain, he thoroughly explained the plan to everyone from beginning to end, though he never revealed how he obtained the information, acting as if he assumed everyone would trust him completely.
In truth, even if they didn't trust him, it wouldn't matter.
There was an old saying in China: since you're already here...
Everyone had paid an enormous price to get here; there was no way they'd leave easily.
The core of this operation revolved around a "God of Calamity," a deity from another world's pantheon who had already fallen, with his death location right in the Titan Ruins.
And Lord of Dawn's goal this time was to use the Blood Calamity, combined with man-made disasters, to resurrect the Authority of this God of Calamity that had returned to heaven and earth.
"According to revelations, the God of Calamity has eight Authorities."
"Storm, Earthquake, Thunderbolt, Tsunami, Drought, Hail, Meteor, Volcanic Eruption."
"This time, we're going to resurrect the 'Earthquake' Authority."
"As the Blood Calamity passes through, the laws of nature grow chaotic, and many secrets hidden deep within this world are being exposed."
"As long as we create an unprecedented massive earthquake at this opportune moment, the probability of the Earthquake Authority manifesting will skyrocket!"
"And the opportunity to create such a massive earthquake lies right in Titan Dragon City!"
Lord of Dawn's tone remained calm throughout, only showing a hint of inflection at the very end.
When the group heard his plan, shock appeared on all their faces.
Song Fei stared at Lord of Dawn, his wariness reaching its peak.
Just a player, yet daring to orchestrate something like this!
Regardless of whether the dormitory building was pulling the strings behind the scenes, Lord of Dawn as the executor was terrifying enough.
Just then, Lord of Dawn suddenly said, "You've all received messages from your dormitory buildings, haven't you?"
Young Master and Unrivaled Under Heaven both had their eyes go vacant for a moment.
"It really did come!" Young Master cursed. "Damn it, Ghost Eye Building wants me to seize the Authority and hand it over!"
"Same here!" Unrivaled Under Heaven chimed in.
Lord of Dawn chuckled lightly. "If you want to transcend the dormitory building's restrictions, you'd better not do that. Even if you actually get the Authority, don't hand it over!"
Young Master hesitated slightly. "But wouldn't that offend the dormitory building?"
"Pfft, isn't that bound to happen sooner or later?" Unrivaled Under Heaven laughed heartily.
Lord of Dawn was silent for a moment before speaking. "Not necessarily. It depends on what path you take. Many Neighborhood Committees actually lean toward cooperating with the dormitory buildings."
The Neighborhood Committee was a special department that appeared in first-tier dormitory buildings, staffed by dormitory players who had limited communication rights with the building.
"Station Director, then what do you do?" Unrivaled Under Heaven asked in surprise.
"Fight back!" Lord of Dawn said resolutely. "All dormitory buildings are on my annihilation list!"
Unrivaled Under Heaven burst out laughing, thinking the Station Director had changed his ways, only to realize it was a feint.
Young Master glanced at Lord of Dawn, then at Song Fei and the others.
Lord of Dawn's reputation was too solid; even Ghost Eye Building had to piggyback on his intel before issuing its own mission.
Comparing that to this, his alliance with Song Fei and the others seemed like a joke.
Under Lord of Dawn's aura, everyone else automatically became subordinates, like some kind of inferior beings.
"I have a question. After our plan succeeds, what will happen to Titan Dragon City?" Adam suddenly asked.
Unrivaled Under Heaven looked at him with surprise. "It'll be destroyed, of course... Don't tell me you have nostalgic feelings for some abandoned city?"
Adam's face twitched. This Titan Dragon City was the Dragonfolk Civilization's Floating City, intricately connected to him.
"Of course not. I'm just wondering how we'll survive when the time comes," Adam said coldly, taking a deep breath.
Let it be destroyed.
He was the only spark of the Dragonfolk Civilization.
Besides, the Herd Master wanted the Authority too, and that will couldn't be defied.
"You all came here, so naturally you have your own ways of surviving," Lord of Dawn said flatly. "If you want me to provide an escape route, I can, but then your compensation will be reduced accordingly."
"Compensation?" Song Fei raised an eyebrow. "You seem to assume the Authority is yours by default."
"Is it not?" Lord of Dawn countered.
The atmosphere instantly became tense and confrontational.
Unrivaled Under Heaven grinned savagely at Song Fei and the others, while Young Master silently retreated to the side, looking as if he was afraid of getting blood splattered on his face.
"Sir, you misunderstand. We've traveled great distances, not to fight for someone else—" Saladin didn't finish his sentence before his voice cut off abruptly.
Lord of Dawn had produced a black token radiating powerful energy. He said calmly, "I'll give you an offer you can't refuse. This is Annihilation Building's 'Attribute Token,' which can increase Free Attributes by 500 points. Pass it back to the Witch; she'll agree to this deal."
Everyone present had their breathing turn rapid.
Five hundred Free Attribute points!!!
What level of item was that? Mythical grade?!
"You too." Lord of Dawn turned his head toward Young Master. "But compared to Free Attributes, you should be more interested in how to elevate your ghost eye to the next level, right?"
Young Master subconsciously covered the back of his right hand, which wore a glove, and smiled. "As expected of the all-knowing Station Director. Now I really have no reason to refuse you!"
Unrivaled Under Heaven suddenly clenched his fist and glared viciously at Song Fei and his group. "Station Director, let me kill them. I want double the compensation!"
In an instant, killing intent exploded from Song Fei's narrow eyes. A blade-shaped Tale materialized beside him, emitting a foul, loathsome aura that terrified all living things.
As Xu Lang's Tale Shepherd, Song Fei's personal strength was naturally considerable.
A flicker of wariness passed through Unrivaled Under Heaven's eyes, but he didn't back down. Instead, he puffed out his muscular chest.
"This operation requires five people," Lord of Dawn said flatly, not even acknowledging the two sides locked in a standoff.
Seeing his calm demeanor, Unrivaled Under Heaven reined in his aggressive aura.
Song Fei's face remained cold and dark, not saying a word.
Saladin stepped forward at this moment and said with a chuckle, "Then let's follow Lord of Dawn's plan. Even if we don't end up getting the Attribute Token, you should still relay equivalent information to Lady Witch."
"Don't question me." Lord of Dawn's tone was indifferent, like a promise.
With that, no one raised any further objections.
Lord of Dawn began negotiating the details with everyone.
Titan Dragon City had five key nodes. Destroying all five simultaneously would cause the entire city to collapse, triggering an unprecedented massive earthquake.
The Blood Mist World had experienced earthquakes before, but this time was different. Deliberately triggering such a massive earthquake during the Blood Calamity would almost certainly summon the God of Calamity's Earthquake Authority.
Moreover, Lord of Dawn casually mentioned another matter.
Someone had already obtained the God of Calamity's Tsunami Authority.
With this Blood Rain apocalypse, the entire Titan Ruins had been submerged in a sea of blood. The Tsunami Authority manifesting was only natural.