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Chapter 155 The End of the Great Cataclysm

Chapter 155 The End of the Great Cataclysm

"—So, we disguised ourselves as ordinary travelers or caravan members, rented a small civilian airship, arrived at the foot of the eastern side of the Thunder Mountains, abandoned the airship, and took a local mountain beast vehicle to cross the mountains, head to Ironforge, secretly gather intelligence, and finally return."

After listening carefully, Maya nodded and added, "Thunder Town at the foot of the Thunder Mountains is the last supply point before entering the mountains. We can rent beast-drawn carts and buy interference-resistant compasses there. The magnetic storms in the mountains are very strong, and ordinary compasses will malfunction."

She paused, a hint of confidence returning to familiar territory appearing on her face: "Once we enter the dwarven territory, just leave it to me, the princess, to handle."

Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Without needing any instructions from Li Ang, Rodney, who had been obediently standing guard by the door, immediately ran over and opened it.

Standing outside the door was none other than Celia, the wizard I had met just a few days ago.

"The Wizard Celia?" Leon stood up, somewhat surprised. "Is there something you need?"

Celia didn't answer directly, but walked in naturally, her gaze sweeping over everyone in the room before finally landing on Olivia, who was dozing off and had taken up almost the entire sofa.

The moment Ludik saw Celia, he immediately stood up nervously and bowed, saying, "Good day, Instructor Celia."

Celia simply hummed in response to Ludick's greeting.

Then she stretched out her slender finger and poked Olivia's round cheek without any politeness.

"Ugh—" Olivia grumbled in dissatisfaction, groggily opening her eyes. Seeing that it was Celia, she reluctantly moved over to make room for her.

Celia gracefully sat down in the empty seat Olivia had given her, then looked at Li Ang, a hint of amusement in her golden eyes: "Li Ang, I'm going on your mission to Ironforge this time, and you'll need to bring another small team with you."

Li Ang's heart skipped a beat, as if he had vaguely sensed something, but he still asked, "Why?"

Instead of explaining directly, Celia countered with, "Leon, you must have heard about the 'end' prophecy in the dwarven legend from Maxwell, right?"

Li Ang's heart tightened, and he nodded.

Upon hearing this, Maya immediately sat up straight, her hands unconsciously gripping her knees, her eyes becoming extremely serious.

"The end times—a prophecy?" Rudick pushed up his glasses, his face full of confusion, and muttered to himself, "What is that? It sounds—very ominous."

"The End—" Helena blinked in confusion, looking at Maya and Leon, then at Celia, completely bewildered by what they were talking about, only feeling the atmosphere suddenly become incredibly heavy.

Celia's gaze swept over the bewildered Ludick and Helena, finally settling on Leon, and she slowly said, "This prophecy involves a catastrophe that could sweep across the entire world; our school of astrology calls it the Great Cataclysm."

"Sweeping the entire world?" "A cataclysm?" Rudik and Helena exclaimed almost simultaneously, their faces draining of color instantly.

"Hmph, troubles just keep piling up." Olivia pouted, a hint of helplessness flashing in her red vertical pupils.

She seemed familiar with the term, but she simply shifted into a more comfortable position, muttering, "Is the end finally coming?"

Leon keenly sensed the key information in Olivia's words and quickly asked, "Olivia, what are you referring to as the end?"

Olivia yawned: "It's what you humans call the Great Cataclysm, and what we dragons call the End."

Leon nodded, signaling Celia to continue.

Celia crossed her legs to find a more comfortable position and continued, "In our prophecy fragments, all races will unite to fight against the Great Cataclysm, and the prophecy foretells that the dwarves will be led by a female dwarf. Maxwell is very likely the queen in the prophecy."

She turned her gaze to Leon, her tone heavy with the weight of fate: "Based on the vague timeline, now is likely the crucial period that propels her to the throne and unite the dwarves' power. The prophecy also mentions that she will gather ten knights."

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Leon frowned, realizing that this prophecy perfectly matched the one brought by Maya. He pressed further, "What else do you know? What exactly does 'this turning point' refer to? What exactly is the Great Cataclysm?"

Celia shook her head, a deep meaning in her golden eyes: "I can't tell you more details now. Knowing them too early will cause you to be rejected by fate as an outsider. What we need to do now is to follow the trend shown by the prophecy, help Maxwell gather the power she foretold, go to Ironforge, and then see what happens."

She paused, a hint of uncertainty in her voice: "As for whether she can be crowned queen at this crucial juncture of the trip—I'm not entirely sure. The scope of that 'junction' is vague; its timeframe could be a decade or even longer. We can only try and see."

Li Ang fell into deep thought. The amount of information Celia brought was enormous, instantly elevating this investigation mission to a level concerning the fate of the world.

He looked at Ludick and Helena, who looked shocked and confused, then at Maya, whose eyes were firm as if she were carrying the fate of the entire tribe on her shoulders, and Olivia, who, though lazy, was never ambiguous when it mattered.

He took a deep breath, having already made up his mind.

Li Ang tapped his fingers lightly on the location of Ironforge on the map, making a soft tapping sound.

He raised his head, his gaze sweeping over each team member present, finally settling on Sandramea's anxious face.

"Your Highness," Li Ang's voice broke the silence.

"The information brought by the wizard Celia, though somewhat alarming, also gave us a new idea, or rather—a more thorough way to solve the problem."

Mei Ya's emerald green eyes narrowed: "Li Angqing, what do you mean?"

"Our original plan was to conduct a secret investigation and then uncover the truth. But what if—we go straight to the point?" Li Ang leaned forward slightly and explained, "That means we actively go along with that prophecy."

He surveyed the crowd and slowly said, "If the high-ranking officials of the Dwarven Kingdom have truly fallen into corruption and colluded with the dark wizards, then Ironforge will face the wrath of the Wizarding Alliance, who will punish them no matter how far they flee." This is no exaggeration. At that time, the entire Dwarven race may face annihilation.

Maya's breathing suddenly quickened; she knew, of course, that there was no falsehood in Li Ang's words.

This is why she was so eager to defend herself before; she loves her people and absolutely does not want to see such an ending.