Chapter 84: Safe Zone - 09
As the sun’s first light cut through the thinning clouds, the silhouette of Safe Zone -09 emerged on the horizon, bathed in golden brilliance.
Everyone watched with stunned silence.
It was nothing short of a marvel.
Perched atop a colossal, floating landmass suspended by ancient gravity cores, Safe Zone -09 resembled a fortress city torn from the pages of myth. Massive rings of translucent crystal rotated slowly around the island’s perimeter, glowing with runes that repelled monsters and nullified corrupted energies.
Dozens of sky towers, each hundreds of meters tall, jutted from the landmass like silver spires. Some served as arcane defense formation, while others were watchtowers manned by sentinels who monitored both sky and ground below. Between them stretched wide aerial bridges lined with mana lamps and banners bearing the crest of the Horizon Alliance.
At the center of the floating city stood the Crimson Heart Citadel, a towering bastion carved from obsidian stone and reinforced with shimmering red alloy. Its crimson banners flapped in the sky breeze, each bearing the insignia of the Horizon Alliance.
From its highest balcony, one could see for hundreds of miles in all directions. It was a vantage point reserved only for the high command.
Below the main island were three tiered platforms, each connected by mana elevators and glide ramps. These tiers were designated for housing, training, research, and recovery. The lowest layer hovered just above the storm clouds, acting as the city’s power core housing arrays of soul reactors.
A translucent dome barrier encapsulated the entire structure, forming a shimmering blue shield that filtered sunlight and repelled corrupted air.
Surrounding the dome were multiple floating defense cannons, capable of shooting down airborne threats before they got close.
As the airships approached, they passed through the outer ward gates, which was made of two massive, floating guardian statues made of steel and dragonbone, locked in silent watch.
Inside, the very air shimmered with protective enchantments.