There was no wind by the sea.

This was very abnormal.

But as Saul swept his gaze forward, he saw that the originally rocky shore had been arranged with ring upon ring of magic formations using special powders.

Looking across the entire visible coastline, there could be hundreds of such formations.

Individual formations weren’t complex, just ordinary air barrier formations, but when hundreds of formations combined together, they were enough to turn the originally breezy coastline into a completely windless sea area.

“Forbidding wind by the sea, such a grand undertaking.”

News of Saul coming to participate in the defense had already reached the ears of the wizards in the defense zone. Not long after he arrived, he saw Royer flying over and landing beside him.

“Haha, Saul, I didn’t expect you to come. These past few days I saw you staying secluded, I thought you planned to keep experimenting until the black tide receded.”

Saul knew that the black tide assault wasn’t a matter of just one or two days. He glanced around at the various wizards all in battle formation, thinking that the “masquerade ball” warned about in his diary probably wouldn’t happen at this time.

“I was experimenting and lost track of time, then remembered that recently seemed to be the time when the black tide assault was reported. How is it, am I not late?”

Royer looked very happy, patting Saul’s shoulder, “Of course not, but the first wave of black tide is about to arrive. No matter what, I appreciate you coming. Follow me in action later.”

The words spoke of appreciation, but since Saul had come to the coast, Royer couldn’t let him act freely on his own.

Having Saul follow him was best—he could keep an eye on him while also letting Saul truly contribute to resisting the black tide.

Saul understood this in his heart, but there was no need to point it out.

“Alright, but what do we need to do? Do we need to prepare?”

“I’m responsible for several nearby defense zones. Whenever a third-rank monster appears in any defense zone, or the defense line is in crisis, I go there.”

“Mm.” Saul understood—it was a fire brigade. He casually asked, “What about Alfonso? Is he responsible for another area?”

“Not exactly. Now all the third-rank wizards from the Tribunal who were abroad have returned. We’re dividing the entire southeastern coastline equally, but he’s still responsible for watching over the mermaids.” ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ NovᴇlFirᴇ.ɴet

Royer raised his hand and pointed toward the sea ahead, “Look, he’s over there.”

Alfonso should be underwater at this moment. Saul couldn’t see him, but there were faint familiar mental power fluctuations coming through. Just being far away, he couldn’t be completely certain.

Since Royer said Alfonso was over there, the mental power Saul sensed should be his.

“At a time like this, why is he still underwater watching the mermaids? Weren’t the atavistic mermaids who might be infected with the pollution disease basically all isolated separately?”

Royer shrugged, “Most of them, but although mermaids are just garbage cleaners for pollution, it’s still best not to have incidents at this time.”

When saying this, Saul felt Royer’s tone was somewhat cold.

Having already seen Royer’s end, Saul vaguely understood what Royer was unhappy about.

Now wasn’t the time for him to act yet.

During their conversation, the already windless coast suddenly became even more quiet.

From the pitch-black sky and sea in the distance, a deeper black shadow suddenly emerged.

That shadow started as a line, then gradually widened and grew larger, becoming a black curtain connecting heaven and earth.

Saul couldn’t help but hold his breath.

That black curtain was completely silent, not accompanied by lightning and thunder, yet it gave people a despairing and power-striping sense of intimidation.

As if the world began disappearing from that black line onward, and the places swept by that black line all seemed to be annihilated into dust.

Saul knew that everything just now was merely his imagination, his awe toward seeing for the first time a terrifying celestial phenomenon capable of destroying an entire continent.

The black tide was different from the Storm Eye in the Borderland.

The black tide that appeared in the Borderland’s Storm Eye was like water gushing out when a dam burst. Although it was also imposing, it wasn’t like the black tide sweeping across an entire ocean before his eyes, like a tsunami that blocks out the sun and sky, making people despair just by looking at it.

However, Saul wasn’t someone who would be intimidated by celestial phenomena. After all, he had once faced the Death Demon of the Prismatic World directly.

The Death Demon couldn’t just be considered a terrifying phenomenon—more like a celestial phenomenon.

While Saul quietly watched the black tide approaching, Royer was also carefully observing him, discovering that when Saul faced the black tide for the first time, although he was also shocked, he didn’t show the panic that many people displayed when seeing the black tide for the first time.

This made Royer approve of Saul even more.

“Now isn’t the time for us to take the stage yet. After the first wave of black tide arrives and those monsters appear, that’s when we act.”

Despite saying this, Royer still flew up into the high sky, with Saul following closely behind.

Above their heads were heavy cloud layers. The two were in mid-air, at nearly the highest point.

However, they weren’t the most powerful wizards in the vicinity.

In the sea area ahead of them, a figure suddenly appeared standing in the high sky. At the same time, a powerful mental pressure nearly covered the entire Red Sea area.

All other wizards wore similar wizard robes, but he still wore a black formal suit with starlight faintly glimmering at the hem.

That was the Emperor of the Black Flame Empire, fourth-rank wizard Elo!

The people present didn’t bow to His Majesty Elo.

With the black tide at hand, it wasn’t time for ceremony.

But even so, the nearby wizards couldn’t help but glance at the Black Flame Emperor.

The other party was a fourth-rank wizard. Just standing there gave everyone endless support.

Only Saul’s eyes moved slightly, remembering seeing Stuart disguised as Emperor Elo a few days ago, wondering in his heart whether the person before him was really Emperor Elo himself.

Although Emperor Elo had just released mental pressure sufficient to suppress the entire coastline, it was also possible he used some special and powerful magical tool.

However, today was only the first day of responding to the black tide. The ball hadn’t started yet, so the person here might indeed be the real Black Flame Emperor.

Saul looked around, “Lord Frim isn’t on this side?”

This coastline was the most prominent cape along the entire southeastern coast, also the place bearing the greatest pressure from the black tide.

If the Tribunal Chief wasn’t here, where else could he be?

Royer kept his eyes on the front but still answered Saul’s question, “The Chief rarely appears in defense zones. He has to control the defense formations of the entire coastline. He can’t leave the formation’s core area for long periods, or this defense formation would stop operating.”

“If there really is a problem that no one present can solve, even if it means temporarily stopping the formation, the Chief would still act. There was one such instance before.” Royer showed a bitter smile, “But other places suffered many wizard casualties because the formation stopped.”

At this moment, the first black wave was already close at hand. Everyone looked up, watching the black tide that seemed to descend from the sky.

“Boom!”

The great wave crashed down, carrying the terrifying momentum of devastating everything and destroying heaven and earth.

Suddenly, a white barrier covering the entire coastline appeared behind everyone, suddenly emitting brilliant light.

Like a blazing sun rising behind them.

The black tide that had just been so imposing suddenly slowed down, and the terrifying pressure also dissipated somewhat.

“Is this the defense formation that the Tribunal laid across the entire coastline?” Saul was startled, “No wonder it needs a fourth-rank to constantly oversee it.”

(End of Chapter)

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