Eclipse, Eclipse.
An abyss that continues to erode everything.
These things can grow on their own. It’s hard to imagine that if they are left alone, one day even the sky will be swallowed by them.
"Strange things..."
He heard Tilan sighing.
"call!"
A branch was thrown in and disappeared directly into the darkness.
"There's not even an echo... It looks like the internal structure has been altered - have you sent anyone in?"
"Yes! But no one came back! I think they are beyond saving! Your Highness, please stay away. This kind of thing is not for you to deal with..."
"I won't deal with it? If I don't come, will you keep it a secret for another half a month?"
Tiran sounded very angry.
"I really can't believe it! This strange phenomenon happened in my own territory, and the channel I learned about it was from the neighboring country! From their questioning of me! You guys should all be demoted to slaves!"
The furious Tilan showed her edge. Thanks to the fact that she won the hearts of the people through force, she would not give these dereliction of duty any face.
She hates intrigue the most.
If something can be solved directly with strength, it is a waste of life to talk nonsense!
She cursed probably more than ten times and she was tired.
During the break, she seemed to remember something and looked up to ask them again: "I remember the report said that this thing is only one meter in diameter?"
"This……"
"Is that so!? Or is someone lying? Do you want me to go find the person who provided the information and confront you?"
"This... Your Highness... was indeed only one meter at the beginning..."
"and then?"
"And then... we just... we thought we'd just bury it... so we just..."
"Just dig the soil and cover it?"
"Yes……"
"Don't tell me that the reason this thing suddenly grew so much bigger was because it was fed!?"
"We cannot be sure yet..."
"That's enough! Dimitri, and Lemire, throw him down!"
"Wait, Your Highness——Let me go! Ah——!!!"
A scream.
It came to an abrupt end as the figure disappeared.
Wright frowned as he watched. This was a very clear and intuitive experiment - you could see that after a living person was thrown into the "Eclipse", not only was he completely swallowed up by the darkness, but even his screams were cut off. What was even more disturbing was that the diameter of the black hole seemed to have expanded slightly outwards.
Is this what you mean? Feeding will accelerate the growth of the "Erosion Abyss".
"What was the diameter length you recorded before I came here?"
"Your Highness... it is... meters."
"Did you bring a tape measure?"
"Bring it..."
"You're not going to measure it yet. Do you want me to ask you to go down as well?"
"I'm going right away! I'm going right away!"
The man in uniform was sweating profusely. He and his companions pulled up the tape measure and rushed back to report: " meters! Oh my God! meters! It's really expanding! It will eat people!"
"Shut up! Let me ask you, during this period, have you sent anything else down except soil and people?"
"should not……"
"Is there any?"
"No! I can guarantee it! Because the commander was terrified after the accident, he took away all the residents of Heitu Village. Now there are only three families in the village, all of whom are over 60 years old and not afraid of death. We can't do anything to them."
"Three families? Did they throw anything down?"
"No! We have sealed off the village! At least they shouldn't think of coming here!"
"Have you tried using the silver bullet?"
"No……"
"Lemire."
The servant next to him stood up.
"boom!"
"..."
"..."
"It seems useless..."
"What about water and fire?"
"It should be useless... The people who went in were afraid of the dark and held torches, but they disappeared completely as soon as they stepped in, and the fire was directly swallowed up. I can't tell what it means..."
"Your Highness... This shouldn't be an ordinary disaster, right?"
"Don't ask me, how do I know!"
During the break, Tilan turned around and discussed the "Eclipse" with Lemuel.
“It’s a very bad situation.”
Lemuel pulled a piece of paper from under the files and handed it to him.
"This is still the smallest one. The biggest one is already 50 meters long. They are spreading very fast. If they continue like this, it won't be long before the entire Black Soil Village is swallowed up."
“The only good news is that it’s available in other places.”
Tiran sighed.
"We are not the only unlucky ones... but what's the point? Under normal circumstances, they would never tell others about the disaster that happened at home. That would be a sign of weakness! But they actually made it public, which shows that at least in the Western Continent, no one can solve this problem."
"We can go find Sarah."
Lemire suggested.
"The origin of the Holy Stone Slab. According to legend, it is the last place where the goddess Grace stayed. Maybe the Sara people will have a solution."
"Then let's prepare the diplomatic mission." Tilan's voice sounded worried.
"We found out too late... We must be behind schedule! If we wait any longer, we might end up being the last in the group. We can't delay any longer like this!"
Rumbling--
Just then, there was a muffled thunder in the sky.
It is going to rain.
Tilan didn't feel anything at first, but when her gaze shifted to the pit again, her face turned pale instantly.
"Water...quickly find a shed to cover it!"
The reaction is not slow.
Wright, who was watching, commented silently.
But unfortunately, the initial isolation was done too poorly, and it is too late to set up a shelter now.
The climate of the Western Continent is unpredictable. It was a clear sky the previous second, but now it is covered with dark clouds and raindrops as big as soybeans are hitting your face.
one second.
two seconds.
Without giving these people any time to remedy the situation, within two seconds, the density of the rain was high enough to block their vision. This sudden change caught everyone off guard. Those who ran to the ridges to try to build awnings and those who tried to stand by to help and observe were completely unaware of the fatal crisis that had struck. They still stood there shouting loudly and insisted on working in the rain.
Only Wright.
As a "latecomer", Wright-Sally was the only one who stared at the edge of the "Abyss" and watched the edge continue to expand in just a few minutes due to the nourishment of rain.
Then it finally caused a landslide.
The pit collapsed.
At the first moment, the six people standing on it fell into the "Erosion Abyss" through the slippery mud. They didn't even have time to scream before they completely disappeared.
Then came the second landslide.
The place where Tilan was standing was also affected. Lemuel didn't bother to hold an umbrella for her. He and the guard named Remitt pulled Tilan and jumped up quickly to try to avoid it.
But it was too late. Rimet stumbled and lost his balance. He let out a roar of fear and fell down.
"Your Highness!"
Lemuel gritted his teeth and grabbed Tilan's hand, half of his body pressed against the edge of the pit, holding her wrist tightly and hanging her.
At this moment, rain was still washing the mud wall, and she almost risked her life to pull Tilan out of purgatory.
The two men rolled and crawled, their bodies covered in mud and rain, and fled a hundred meters away in a miserable state. Only then did they have the heart to look back at the terrible "Eclipse Abyss".
Just a rainstorm...
It was just a landslide caused by a heavy rain, but it actually killed more than a dozen people...
Wright closed his eyes.
The memory began to become distorted and chaotic, and he could feel a strong fear. He knew that the owner of the memory had reached his limit.
This is the only level of information that Tiran-Arles can present.
But enough.
It was enough to show them the danger of the "Eclipse".
So is this thing a living thing, or is it a natural phenomenon?
It was a headache, and he began to look forward to how the Sara people would deal with this thing.
And for Tilan, being forced to recall this horror was not a pleasant experience.
She felt her entire consciousness falling into the abyss.
She began to be completely afraid of the darkness and unconsciously associated it with the "Eclipse".
She couldn't help but wonder if she had been swallowed by the "Abyss" and was in an endlessly repeating process of falling in the darkness.
Did I die long ago?... Everything I experienced afterwards, being rescued by Lemire, going to Sara for help, and seeing the City of Shadows... the City of Dreams... all this couldn't be a dream...
[It's not a dream.]
A gentle voice suddenly sounded in the darkness.
Who is…?
[It’s someone who helps you.]
Silently, another darkness came over.
Like a shadow.
Like night veil.
The soft, warm and soothing feeling greatly alleviated Tilan's uneasiness. She vaguely felt that she was lying on the sofa. Her consciousness had regained consciousness, but for some reason her body could not move.
I feel dizzy...
I can't open my eyelids...
But I could only hear them talking.
"You! How could you——"
"Don't be so polite, Pilarken. I'm not on the same level as the goddess."
