Eternal Thief

Chapter 1664: Evernight Conquest (3)

The Evernight Alliance Hub was never truly an alliance hub, as that title had been given to it only after countless years spent stationed within the Undead Cradle.

Its original purpose was far more terrifying, for it was a weapon and a conquest vessel.

It was one of the greatest creations ever forged by the Evernight Sanctuary’s Evernight Maker Sanctuary, the sacred land where the Evernight Council’s greatest Abyssal Alchemists, Abyssal Forgers, Abyssal Rune Crafters, Abyssal Engineers...gathered.

It was a place responsible for creating many of the Evernight Council’s most terrifying war machines, and among those creations, the floating continent now drifting through the skies of the Undead Cradle bore an illustrious name.

The Realmbreaker Conquest Ark!

Moreover, this Realmbreaker Conquest Ark was one of only three ever created, for it was a supreme mobile battlefield designed specifically for realm invasions.

Its entire body was forged from countless rare materials gathered throughout the Abyss of Wandering Souls and Secret Realms. Entire mountains had been refined into its foundations with extremely rare spatial crystals forming its core, and ancient war arrays covered every inch of its colossal body.

It was less a vessel and more an artificial continent capable of waging war against an entire realm on its own. The conquest of countless secret realms throughout Evernight Council history had begun from one of these three Realmbreaker Conquest Arks.

Yet its most terrifying function was something very few people knew.

The Realmbreaker Conquest Ark possessed the ability to search and then establish temporary connections with hidden secret realms drifting within chaotic space.

As long as the Evernight Sanctuary managed to discover and record a realm’s unique spatial fluctuations, the Ark could lock onto those fluctuations and forcibly create a stable passage.

This was how countless secret realms had fallen while the Evernight Sanctuary never stopped searching and hunting.

Almost without stopping, countless specialists scanned the chaotic space for traces of undiscovered realms; the moment a realm’s fluctuations were detected, the Ark would arrive, and conquest would follow.

Once the Realmbreaker Conquest Ark arrived, it spelled certain doom for that secret realm, and most realms did not survive; only the Undead Cradle was a rare exception.

Despite discovering it long ago and establishing a foothold through the Realm Gateway, the Evernight Council had never fully conquered it, as the Undead Boundary had denied them complete victory.

Thus, the Realmbreaker Conquest Ark had remained stationed here for countless years, transformed into the so-called Evernight Alliance Hub while waiting for an opportunity.

Now, after all these years, the Realmbreaker Conquest Ark was finally moving once more to complete the conquest it had failed to finish.

Deep within the heart of the Realmbreaker Conquest Ark, a colossal chamber called the Ark Command Center stood, for this was where the Ark could be controlled and operated!

Hundreds of enormous formation circles overlapped one another across the chamber floor with countless runes rotated endlessly, and spatial laws pulsed through the air. The entire chamber resembled the control center of a world-sized machine.

At its center stood the Midnight Duke, and his hands rested behind his back as he observed everything calmly.

Beneath him, two Abyssal Grand Lords stood within separate formation circles, sweat covering their foreheads as their expressions strained.

Around them, mountains of high-grade Abyssal Gems were continuously dissolved into streams of pure Abyssal Qi, which were then absorbed by the gigantic control array. The consumption rate was so horrifying that even ordinary cultivators would likely faint upon witnessing it.

Yet neither Grand Lord dared complain because they knew what they were operating, the Realmbreaker Conquest Ark. Even moving it required an unimaginable amount of resources and two Abyssal Grand Lord or a Half-Abyssal King!

At this moment, the Midnight Duke’s cold voice echoed throughout the chamber, "Reduce velocity by twelve percent, and stabilize the western spatial anchors. The forward descent arrays must remain synchronized."

His eyes narrowed as he sternly commanded, "I want this to be flawless, for everything revolves around this operation!"

The two Abyssal Grand Lords with Evernight Marquis titles could be revered anywhere in the Abyssal Plains and would immediately respond with a respectful demeanor, as if they were mere chauffeurs.

"Yes, Your Grace!"

The Midnight Duke looked toward the massive projection hovering above the chamber. Within it could be seen the distant Undead Boundary, the Main Forward Outpost, the newly established fortresses, and the countless participants making their way towards their posts.

He watched everything while his expression remained solemn as he commanded, "We cannot afford mistakes. The Ark must land precisely according to the designated coordinates."

His voice turned colder, "His Regal Majesty the Evernight Fiend King personally ordered this operation."

The pressure within the chamber instantly increased as the two Abyssal Grand Lords felt their hearts tighten, knowing that disappointing the Midnight Duke was terrifying, but disappointing the Evernight Fiend King was unthinkable!

Suddenly, the Midnight Duke paused, a strange light flickering in his eyes as if he had just received some kind of mental transmission.

His expression changed slightly before he spoke, "Continue according to the instructions."

The two Grand Lords blinked with uncertainty, "Your Grace?"

The Midnight Duke frowned deeply behind his mask, "It seems we have important guests arriving."

Without another word, he vanished.

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Moments later, within the Realm Gateway chamber, the same enormous gateway that had recently allowed the Evernight Fiend King to enter now suddenly began trembling once more.

’RUMMMMMMMBLEEEE!’

Ancient runes lit up, spatial currents surged violently, and the surrounding formations activated one after another.

Abruptly, the Midnight Duke appeared beside the gateway and quietly waited.

’BOOM!’

The stabilized portal erupted with crimson light, and a figure stepped through.

The first arrival immediately made the surrounding atmosphere heavy; she was tall and graceful, exuding regal air and wrapped in terrifying killing intent.

The Dread Duchess had arrived, and her cold eyes swept across the chamber before settling briefly on the Midnight Duke, and a hint of peculiar intent flashed.

She greeted impassively, "Lord Midnight Duke, I’ve never imagined I would see you in here of all places."

"The feeling couldn’t be more mutual."

The Midnight Duke cast a deep glance at the Dread Duchess, knowing her recent contributions had placed her in high esteem with the Evernight Kings, not to mention that the Evernight Devil King held her in very high regard right now.

Once she entered the Evernight Sanctuary, the Evernight Devil King planned on providing her with a mysterious opportunity and guidance. Maybe, with the Evernight Devil King’s help, she’ll surpass him quickly and might even become the next Evernight Devil King!

That’s why he felt displeased and vaguely threatened when he heard the Dread Duchess was coming to the Undead Cradle again.

If the Midnight Duke wanted to keep his superior position within the King’s Circle, he needed to perform well enough to earn the Evernight Fiend King’s favor!