Survival: Fighting floods from a thatched hut.

Chapter 937 A near miss

Hundreds of thousands of people were standing around the altar, but not a single sound was heard.

Everyone stood quietly in place, waiting for Zhang Chi to speak.

On the brand-new altar, various high-level plants were displayed, with strange patterns appearing and disappearing on the stone slabs.

Standing in the very center, Zhang Chi looked around.

"Before the ceremony begins, let me remind you one more time."

This time is different from the last.

As sacrifices, your risk of death is not high, but it is definitely not zero.

Moreover, this time we still require you to actively contribute your energy; it requires your absolute willingness.

Once someone becomes indecisive and changes their mind.

Not only am I in danger, but my other companions will also suffer the consequences.

Now, I'm unwilling.

Or, if you lack confidence and are afraid of letting your teammates down, you can choose to give up.

After Zhang Chi finished speaking, none of the members around him said a word, but their determined eyes told him the answer.

"Enter the battle!"

"Yes!" xN.

The higher-ups had made arrangements for this in advance.

Hundreds of thousands of people proceeded in an orderly fashion, taking turns to ascend the altar and find their places.

Soon, everyone was in place, sitting cross-legged on the nodes of the altar.

The patterns on the altar immediately became clearer, and runes gradually lit up around the patterns.

Streams of energy flowed between the members, connecting them into a unified whole.

Finally, all the trickles converged on Zhang Chi.

hum!

A muffled thud resounded above the altar, and the original trickle of energy instantly transformed into a raging torrent, stirring up the surrounding energy.

Before long, an energy storm swept through the entire sublimation area.

Sitting in the center, Zhang Chi felt an immense surge of power within him.

Although bonds can also draw power, compared to him at this moment, they are insignificant.

At this moment, he inexplicably had the illusion of being 'invincible,' as if the world was nothing more than that.

He quickly suppressed this feeling and tried his best to control the enormous and powerful force within his body, channeling it into the sublimation of his soul.

Through the gathering and transformation at the altar, this power was successfully sublimated and absorbed.

But Zhang Chi's face showed no joy, only pain.

Such a massive force surged into his soul, putting him under immense pressure.

Only then did he understand the meaning of the phrase "only mythical-level peak souls have a chance" in the ceremony.

With such immense energy, even a slightly weak soul would be overwhelmed.

It could even be smashed to pieces.

He quickly activated his soul talent to strengthen his soul.

Even so, his face still turned somewhat pale.

Not only him, but all the members on the altar were pale and sweating profusely, and their bodies swayed slightly as they sat down.

Even the plants in various parts of the altar showed signs of wilting.

The numerous spirit stones placed around the altar also had their internal energy absorbed by the energy vortex caused by the altar and the power of heaven and earth gathered here from countless areas.

Such terrifying energy did not directly enter Zhang Chi's body.

Instead, part of it was integrated into the altar, and part of it was integrated into the bodies of the various members and plants.

But this is not the altar's doing.

After the energy enters the body, the altar will extract it within moments and inject it into the energy torrent.

Everyone had anticipated that the ritual would be very taxing.

But no one expected the consumption to be so terrifying.

Before long, the members had to take out the two resources that Zhang Chi had prepared and devour them.

That’s all.

The key issue is that the altar consumes more than just energy from them.

And their energy.

A faint, indistinct voice was ringing in each of their ears.

"Why bother with him? Wouldn't it be better to just get some sleep?"

Are you content to always be overshadowed by him?

"You are now second only to one person!"

He's dead, you are the true king!

"That iron-eating beast is actually a bear!"

Don't you want to be the real boss?

Are you really willing to be a sacrifice?

......

Everyone hears a sound differently, but the purpose of that sound is generally the same.

They were all trying to persuade them to give up the sacrifices and leave the altar.

If it were just a few words, it wouldn't be a big deal.

But the voice was full of magic, stirring their nerves and eroding their will.

Soon, many members' faces grew increasingly pale, and their foreheads were covered in sweat.

It's not just due to energy depletion, but also a manifestation of mental confusion.

As time went on, this phenomenon became more and more serious.

Most of the members could barely hold the medicine, their eyes filled with a blank stare.

Some members even started slapping themselves hard, but they still couldn't recover.

thump.

It's unclear which member suddenly collapsed, but it triggered a chain reaction, like dominoes falling.

The problems experienced by a large number of members made it even more difficult for other members connected to their energy to sustain the situation.

"puff."

As the energy terminal, Zhang Chi is the most affected.

The energy surging into his body became disordered, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

The soul within the body also suffered considerable trauma.

"hold onto!"

"Ow!"

......

Xiao Hong and Da Huang, with even stronger resolve, spoke up one after another, but they couldn't stop the downward spiral at all.

It's not that their voices are no longer effective, but rather that the other members simply cannot hear the sounds from the outside world.

The patterns on the altar quickly faded, and the runes began to flicker, threatening to force the ritual to a halt.

"Yan!"

A dragon's roar suddenly came from afar, reaching the ears of many members.

Many members who were about to collapse immediately lost some of the confusion in their eyes.

"Groan."

As the dragon's roar drew closer, a five-clawed golden dragon, its body radiating a glowing light, flew from the city lord's mansion and coiled above the altar.

A great deal of light emanated from the golden dragon's body and the multicolored glow around it, falling down upon the members below.

It was like a golden rain that enveloped the entire altar.

The members who were in a daze gradually regained consciousness, and the members who were lying on the ground gradually opened their eyes.

not only that.

A massive, colorful energy, imperceptible to ordinary people, suddenly appeared in the backyard of the city lord's mansion.

It hovered in the air for only a moment before quickly landing in the backyard.

The moment the colorful energy disappeared, a black stick suddenly sprouted in the backyard.

The pitch-black stick grew taller and thicker.

They quickly reached the boundary of the area.

At the same time, the sublimation zone, which had been somewhat weakened by the absorption, immediately received a huge boost.

A large amount of primordial energy was frantically converted and then sent to Zhang Chi's vicinity.

Even the power of heaven and earth, which had been fully invested in the altar, suddenly surged.

With the members gradually returning to their original positions and sublimating, the region gained more power from heaven and earth.

The altar, which had almost come to a standstill, gradually stabilized.