Alternate World: I Started With Two SSS Templates

384 The Plague

Countless rats emerged from the ground. Lin Xuan estimated that there were at least 100,000 of them, and there was still an endless stream of them coming out from the ground, rushing toward Chaksha city.

It was impossible for all of these rats to be ability users, but they all had an obscure divine power. Even if they weren’t ability users, they were still believers in the former God of Catastrophe, Io. They were the general believers!

What was even more terrifying was that when these rats gathered together, it was equivalent to countless fragments of Io’s power coming together to form a stronger powerful bond!

Of course, it was impossible for Io to bestow all his power, but it was not impossible for him to bestow all the disastrous rat plague to them. After all, he had suffered two losses from Taixia before, so he knew how powerful Taixia was. If he wanted to gain something, he had to lose something else!

Countless rats scurried across the grassland. Everyone sensed the godly powers, and the sky suddenly changed color. Black clouds that brought about disaster continued to gather above the heads of the rats. The range was so broad, and the aura it exuded was menacing.

“They’re the weakest ones, right?”

An earth-rank cultivator stood beside Lin Xuan and mumbled to himself as he looked at the terrifying rats’ tide.

“These are not rats, they are believers of the God of Catastrophe. They’ve definitely gotten stronger!”

Lin Xuan’s eyes did not stray away from the horde. However, the dark clouds that were slowly moving toward Chaksha city were coming in too quickly. It was possible that Io was not here yet, but the rats had only just activated his divine power. It would not be long before he came.

On the surface, it looked like they planned on raiding Chaksha city, but in fact, it was going to be a wrestle between Taixia and Io. Through his own believers, he had personally participated in the battle. Although he did not have the strength of a pseudo-heaven rank, he definitely had the strength of a high-level earth-rank ability user.

The number of rats had exceeded 300,000!

The quantitative change led to a qualitative change. 300,000 believers gathered together, and the divine power they held intensified.

Disaster Halo!

Although it didn’t amplify the rats, it weakened their opponents. This meant that the Taixia people would be covered with one layer of plague buff for a certain period of time, weakening their physique, strength, agility, and others.

It was a powerful and divine debuff. Although Lin Xuan was completely immune to it, the rest weren’t. Furthermore, after stacking five layers of the plague buff, the plague in the body would course through the veins, causing a huge amount of damage in one go.

Lin Xuan frowned and was about to stand up and use a powerful lightning spell to block the horde of the rat’s path, but the earth-rank beside him pulled him back. “It’s not time yet. You’re Chaksha city’s trump card. We shouldn’t show our cards too early.”

The earth-rank master turned around and smiled at Lin Xuan. “Don’t worry, we already have a perfect plan!”

Lin Xuan was taken aback, but he nodded and did not say anything else.

He wasn’t very good at arranging troops and formations. Since there were capable people who specialized in this, he would let them arrange it. He would just be responsible for completing the tasks that would be given to him!

Soon, several Fire Mages walked out. What was even more terrifying was that a Magic Tower slowly descended from the sky. In an instant, scorching fire elements gathered, illuminating a wide area with the color red.

Lin Xuan’s pupils contracted. Chaksha city actually had a Magic Tower. Even though the territory was desolate and the environment unfriendly, they still had one. Other than the various mineral resources outside the territory, there were also various extraordinary resources from the other nations. In addition, the two major military regions in the southern and northern regions had occupied the territory for hundreds of years. Its foundation could be said to be unfathomable.

A Magic Tower was not a Mage Tower. A Mage Tower was a personal laboratory, a training room, and a place to enhance spells. On the other hand, a Magic Tower had no other function except for the enhancement of spell effects.

This was a Magic Tower with fire properties. The mystic-rank Fire Mages standing at the foot of the tower seemed fidgety. The five of them joined forces to cast a divine-level spell, Forbidden Spell — Sea of Fire!

The black clouds in the sky were illuminated red, and a ball of fire suddenly appeared in the air. Then, a sea of fire appeared. Endless rage of fire fell from the heads of the rats at this moment, burning the horde.

The scene was extremely spectacular.

Countless rats were covered in flames and writhed on the ground in pain. In an instant, the rest of the horde was in chaos. They no longer seemed as mighty as before.

Soon enough, a new wave of rats came from behind. They stepped on the dead bodies of their comrades and continued their advances toward Chaksha city. The plague on their bodies was still absorbing some kind of aura from the dead rats, making them even more powerful.

It provided faith and a nourishing environment for the plague!

The Magic Tower was no longer glowing after using the forbidden spell. It needed to store more energy, and could not be used for a while. The five Fire Mages who had joined forces to cast the forbidden spell were also staggering as if they had overexerted themselves.

With the advanced mystic-rank mages working together and the support of the Magic Tower, it was considered a big feat that they could achieve the standard damage of a forbidden spell. If they did not have enough teamwork, they would not be able to destroy this wave of attack.

Even though they still couldn’t turn the situation around, it was a commendable act.

Lin Xuan and the others waited for a moment. The command center of Chaksha city seemed to have made up their mind and taken out their ultimate weapons, the two Mage Towers appeared!

One of them was a fire Magic Tower, while the other was a hurricane Magic Tower. Two teams of mages then walked out of the tower.

Was there going to be another forbidden spell?

Was the power of divine abilities worthless now?

Lin Xuan’s mouth twitched. As expected of Taixia, they were willing to dispose of many valuable items at will. What was more powerful was that there were many people who could use them.

Good things were hard to come by, but talents were rare!

Forbidden Spell — Sea of Fire!

Forbidden Spell — Tornado Dragon!

Combination Forbidden Spell — Raging Wind and Fire!

This wave of attacks was much stronger than the previous one attempted. The wind aided the fire, and the fire aided the wind. The power of the two combined was monstrous.

However, it was also at this time that Io made his move. He could not watch countless rats die meaninglessly. If he did not stop this wave, he would soon see a failure!

Disaster Divine Power — Plague Calamity!

A ghostly green mouse appeared. It raised its head to look at the wind and fire that were raging, and it jumped up without fear.