Chapter 39 Evil Spirit
Emperor Tomb Mountain Range, Northern region.
A seemingly bottomless ravine splits the earth in two like a natural moat, with sticky web-like substances crawling over the nearby land. A pitch-black tower rises straight from the chasm, piercing the sky.
Atop the spire hovers a large, dark red eye, occasionally flickering with a dim light, surveilling the movement of the grass and wind in the vicinity.
On the tower’s platform, a humanoid figure stands with arms crossed over its chest, over two meters tall with dark red skin as if burnt repeatedly by flames. Its eyes, deeply set within their sockets, are like burning coals, filled with malice and an aura of destruction.
"It’s the energy of the Reverse Tide Army Soldier."
Just then, a crack opens atop the Eye of Insight hovering above its head, and a hoarse voice emits from within.
"What’s the origin of the Reverse Tide Army?" The humanoid Evil Spirit Warrior inquires indifferently.
"According to the information shared by other nodes, this is a powerful legion formed by warriors who have forsaken their faith. Their leader is known as Reverse Tide, one of the biggest obstacles to our race’s dominance of this world."
"Forsaken their faith?"
To the query, the dark red eye immediately explains:
"You’ve just arrived from the Dungeon World and are not yet familiar with the background of this world. According to information shared by other nodes, this world once had a mighty deity, known as Emperor Zhao, who was the true god worshiped by all life here... After his unknown demise, the Reverse Tide Army was established thousands of years later, initially to oppose us. The soldiers of the Reverse Tide Army believe that Emperor Zhao abandoned them and chose to forsake their faith to honor Reverse Tide instead."