Chapter 17: The Call from Chichen Itza

  In fact, Raven himself was very clear that if they continued like this, they would only lose. The balance of victory had already gradually tilted towards Adamas, and unless a miracle occurred, their defeat would be a foregone conclusion.

  "Alas." Riven let out a sigh of frustration and anger, blaming himself for being powerless. The results of his hard work over the years were also no match for his opponent. "Is it that heaven wants me to perish?!" Riven roared, lifting his head up and staring blankly at the sky.

  Where is the will of God? Riven can't see it. But he knows that Tikal City has no hope. Once they fail, the entire Holy City will inevitably fall into a sea of fire and endless darkness. Adamas will mobilize all resources and strength to develop weapons, mechanical soldiers, and then exhaustively attack the surrounding areas.

  "Damn it!" Raven had never felt so desperate, he gritted his teeth and slammed his fist down heavily. The railing that was hit shook violently and actually indented slightly.

  But just as Raven was at a loss and Adam's victory was advancing, the ground suddenly shook violently. The shock was so severe that both sides of the horse were stunned for a moment. Before long, another wave of tremors struck. An astonishing thing happened, the flat ground suddenly rippled like waves!

  "Ah......" Raven's head, some slaves exclaimed, finding their bodies shaking and completely out of control. The mechanical men who were fighting on the field were all "knocked down" by the vibrations from the ground. Those mechanical dragons lost their balance even more, crashing to the ground with a loud "boom", crushing many mechanical soldiers.

  Fang Kai hastily squatted down, keeping his center of gravity. His face was pale and he muttered: "Heavens, what's going on?" But no one paid attention to him, and when he looked again, both Jormungand and Kulun had fallen to the ground.

  The intact line was suddenly destroyed by a shock, and Adamks didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He stared blankly, gazing at his soldiers "dancing" on the battlefield before falling down.

  Everything that happened on the ground, naturally, did not escape Raven's attention as he closely watched the battle. Seeing the earth churn like a turbulent sea, Raven suddenly grasped the railing tightly, his expression excited: "Light, light... God's will..." Raven muttered to himself, getting so excited that he started dancing with joy.

  But where is the light? The earth is clearly awakening.

  But as soon as the voice fell, a strange-shaped cloud suddenly appeared in the sky. The cloud then began to spin wildly and spread out in all directions, covering the entire sky with its vortex!

  A beam of light comparable to a heavenly pillar shot out from the center of the whirlpool, heavily slamming onto the undulating battlefield. In an instant, everyone's field of vision was reduced to a white haze. At this moment, the sky was like a fierce beast, and that suddenly appearing column of light seemed as if the beast was roaring.

  White light enveloped the battlefield, even the pyramids were shrouded. The earth was suddenly covered with an inverted white bowl. The white light lasted for a full minute before gradually fading away.

  Looking at the vast battlefield again, the ground had already flattened out, and all the mechanical soldiers were still there, but they were all motionless. They seemed to be frozen in time by a white light, their movements also stuck in that moment. What was strange was that there wasn't a single living person on the battlefield.

  The huge ironclad airship still hung in mid-air, but Raven was gone; the mechanical dragon still looked ferocious, but Adamas was nowhere to be seen; the forest garrison and Raven's reinforcements were still desperately resisting, but Fang Ke, Qiao Mu Si, Kuren, Lorenzo, and Dardario... had all vanished.

  Not a single human remained; it was as if they had never appeared on Earth at all.

  The wind blew gently. Everything it passed, whether mechanical soldiers or mechanical dragons, turned to dust and disappeared into the air. The world returned to tranquility. The largest golden pyramid in the Holy City still stood tall under the blue sky, as if the great war had never happened at all.

  They died, disappeared, or... were taken away by a mysterious beam of light?

  In the south of Yucatan, there is an ancient city built on a well mouth, with highways dividing it into north and south. Unlike Tikal, this ancient city is very quiet, without any modern colors, all are relic scenes. The ancient city seems to be defenseless and uninhabited, but upon closer inspection, a faint rainbow-colored membrane can be seen floating above the city.

  This ancient city was Chichen Itza, a place that both the Maya and Toltecs took great pride in.

  The ancient city ruins, the slopes covered with trees and grass, and the forest are perfectly combined, fully interpreting the meaning of national parks.

  But this tranquility was soon broken by a beam of light.

  The originally calm and peaceful iris suddenly concaved, and a light cluster similar to a comet pressed down. The speed of the light cluster was very fast, and in the blink of an eye, it broke through the obstruction of the iris, heavily smashing down, but without making any sound. The iris also healed quickly, and did not issue an alarm.

  It's as if none of this had ever happened.

  Chichen Itza has a famous scenic spot called the Thousand Pillar Hall. In short, it is a place where countless stone pillars stand upright on the ground. The stone pillars are engraved with some patterns and Mayan texts. What these stone pillars were used for, no one knows, and most people speculate that they were used for sacrifices.

  But why would there be a ritual so strange as to set up stone pillars?

  At this moment, in the southwest corner of the hall, a huge light group is loaded. Yes, the comet-like light group that just fell is here. After about a minute, the light group gradually disappeared, and people came out from inside, rolling on the ground. Upon closer inspection, these people turned out to be humans from the battlefield in front of the Tikal Great Pyramid!

  In other words, Adamks and the people of Raven's party were also brought to Chichen Itza by that inexplicable beam of light.

  "Huh, here... what is this place? Why are there so many pillars?" The first person to wake up in the crowd was Fang Kai. At this moment, looking around at his surroundings, Fang Kai couldn't help but feel a little dazed. He remembered that just now he had crouched down to prevent the shaking of the ground from affecting his battle, but unexpectedly, after a flash of white light, he had passed out.

  When I woke up, I came to this damned place!

  "Chomus, Kulun, Riven, Lorenzo, Dadario..." Fang Kai called out to everyone he recognized and didn't recognize in the group. Under his urging, Chomus and the others slowly came back to consciousness. "Quickly look, what kind of place is this? How did we end up here? We shouldn't be on a battlefield fighting, my heavens." Fang Kai spread his hands out to the sides as he explained their situation to Riven and the others.

  At this time, Adam had been tied to a stone pillar with strips of cloth torn from the slaves' clothes and was not seen waking up. Jorms and Kulun listened carefully to Fang Ke's description, only Riven's expression was a bit strange.

  This expression was filled with bewilderment, excitement, and a hint of fear. Fang Kai's eyes were sharp, taking in Ruiwen's strange expression without saying anything.

  Just as everyone was discussing it, Adamks suddenly woke up quietly.

  "What kind of place is this! Ah, you, you group of ants, let me go quickly, what are you tying me up for? Believe it or not, I'll have the mechanical dragon trample you to death?! Let me go quickly!" Adamas struggled desperately, his eyes glaring fiercely at the slaves on either side, clearly trying to break free from his restraints.

  Kulun raised an eyebrow, exited the discussion, and walked expressionlessly to Adam's side. He sneered, opening his mouth slowly: "Didn't expect it, did you? You also have today." Kulun looked down on him, his pupils filled with undisguised contempt. As soon as Kulun spoke, Adam fell silent.

  Seeing the other party not speaking, Kulen said lightly again: "You don't have to blame, fate is like this. If there wasn't that beam of light, if we weren't brought here by it, the winner would still be you. However, now, you lost." Kulen's words were powerful and sonorous, each word piercing into Adamax's heart.

  "You lost" - three simple words, like a thunderbolt on a clear day, heavily hitting Adam's ears. "No, I didn't lose, you did! Haha, how could I possibly lose? I'm Adam, I'm Adam!" Angry Adam glared at Kulen, his eyes red with rage.

  Seeing this, Kulen smiled and returned to calmness: "I believe that this result is also what Shadi wants to see. I hope she can get some comfort in heaven. Come on, kill Adamks." Kulen's words were flat, and those who didn't know the inside story thought he was a devil, killing people with such calmness.

  At the mention of "Shadi", Adamks seemed to recall something, his tense body gradually relaxed. He was stunned and couldn't even hear Kuren's words. However, the few fierce slaves in front of him still brought him back from his memories.

  "Haha, you want to kill me?" Adam's eyes gleamed with a faint smile as he raised his head, his gaze fixed intently on Kulen. Kulen didn't avoid it either, meeting Adam's stare head-on. Kulen didn't say anything, merely nodding lightly.

  "Come on, come kill me!" Adamkus burst out laughing. Kulen was silent, his big hand waved, and a slave suddenly plucked up the courage, opened his hands, looking like he wanted to strangle Adamkus to death.

  "Shadi..." Kulen closed his eyes, not wanting to see the scene of Adam being strangled to death. For these five years, wasn't he struggling to survive just for this moment? The taste of revenge, Kulen couldn't put into words. He silently raised his hand and stroked his chest. In a breath, Shadi's innocent face appeared in his mind.

  "Rest assured, now that I've avenged my great enemy, I'll definitely go accompany you. Wait for me, Shadi, wait. I once swore to be good to you for a lifetime. I can say it and do it." Kuren took a deep breath, and the scene of the girl's smiling face lingered in his mind for a long time.

  Everything was over, Kulen opened his eyes and found Adamks in front of him, but somehow there were two more people with strange shapes.

  "You are —" Kulun's words were not yet finished, and his pupils suddenly shrunk violently. One of the two strangely-shaped "people" actually raised a gun, aiming at him.