Chapter 375: The High Wall

The giant worm gazed at Helag, not attacking, familiar with his scent after so long.

Helag waved it off, signaling it to leave.

He didn’t want the worm to take him to the wall, as it would draw too much attention.

If the worm emerged near the wall, it would alert the city’s defenders.

After waving, Helag cautiously approached the wall, staying alert.

The worm watched Helag disappear, then burrowed underground.

Hearing the noise, Helag knew the worm had left.

He felt grateful; without the worm, returning might have been impossible.

Navigating dangerous areas alone was unlikely to succeed.

Anything that frightened the worm was beyond Helag’s current capabilities.

Traveling underground at high speed, Helag avoided many potential dangers.

The visible threats were only part of the peril; above ground lay countless others like the Great Demon or treacherous plants.

Any one of them could have ended him; returning alone was daunting.

A first-level liquefied wizard was too weak for the polluted zone.

Helag took a deep breath, focusing on the present.

He didn’t know the city’s name or if it belonged to the Eye of the Storm.

The wall was much taller and thicker than Silvermoon City’s, marked with various scars.

Some marks resembled claw scratches, indicating the size of the creature that made them.

Other areas bore large craters, as if bombarded by spells.

These signs suggested frequent monster attacks, explaining the wall’s size.

Silvermoon City, in the southern Land of Dawn, faced few monsters.

Its walls showed little damage, with rare attacks.

Here, attacks were common.

Using Deep Blue, Helag scanned the area, finding no people.

After the spider attack, Helag was cautious, knowing invisibility didn’t guarantee safety.

He approached the wall, estimating its height at 700-800 meters, and paused.

Silvermoon City’s walls had protective arrays; physical walls alone couldn’t stop monsters.

Helag studied the wall, discovering a massive array within.

He realized climbing would trigger alarms, alerting defenders.

The array had defensive and anti-climbing features; climbing would result in a fall.

Flying over was impossible; the city was shielded against flying monsters.

The sky seemed clear but was protected by a wizard tower network, impenetrable by normal means.

Helag faced the challenge of entering the city.

Studying the array, he found it composed of node arrays, likely beyond third-level.

Fully breaking the array was nearly impossible; even Deep Blue would take ages.

Helag couldn’t linger forever.

He devised a plan.

Complete deactivation was unnecessary; he only needed to disable a node briefly.

“Deep Blue, analyze the array’s structure and find a way to disable a node temporarily.”

“Task logged. Estimated time: four hours and fifty minutes,” Deep Blue replied.

The array’s complexity required extensive analysis.

Deep Blue needed an overview before devising a solution.

Helag observed the wall; each node covered about 500 meters.

The area was quiet, with thick fog—a good sign for Helag.

The fog obscured others’ vision but not his.

Four hours felt long.

Helag stayed alert, monitoring his surroundings.

Occasional wind noises prompted careful checks.

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“Task complete. Here’s how to disable the node temporarily.”

After a long wait, Deep Blue provided the solution.

Helag reviewed it, understanding the method.

The array’s nodes communicated continuously, signaling normal operation.

Each node sent and received signals, confirming functionality.

Deep Blue’s method involved controlling the node’s communication, signaling normalcy to adjacent nodes.

Then, temporarily halting the node’s operation.

Normally, if a node stopped, others would detect the issue, as their signals went unanswered.