As time went on, the signs of the apocalypse became increasingly evident. All major cities in the real world had fallen into a state of copse, with everyone searching for ces to hide. Irving''s n was nearing its conclusion.


    With Irving''s help, Benjamin and James had finally brought all their subordinates to Hope Ark. After confirming that all theirpanions had arrived at Hope Ark, Irving intended to head there directly himself.


    At this moment, Irving could sense that the apocalypse was imminent.However, just as Irving was about to head to Hope Ark in the Shelter Game world, he suddenly heard a sigh near his ear. Irving quickly heightened his alertness.


    Under normal circumstances, he would not hear any unusual sounds. Whenever he heard abnormal noises, it meant that he had been attacked mentally by an enemy or that he was experiencing mental erosion from the surrounding energy.Irving cautiously observed his surroundings for a while.


    He did not notice anything out of the ordinary. "Could it be that I am experiencing auditory hallucinations? That''s absolutely impossible! Since bing a yer in the Shelter Game world and gaining the power of the Taikoo me Pearl, I should not be experiencing hallucinations."


    Irving dismissed his own spection.Still unable to find a perfect exnation, Irving hesitated for a moment before ultimately deciding to ignore the sigh he had just heard.


    He resolved to swiftly proceed to the Shelter Game world. Just before entering the Shelter Game world, Irving took onest look at the city before him.The city had be incredibly deste, giving off an overall feeling reminiscent of the city he had seen in the Abyss.


    Irving couldn''t help but let out a sigh. However, this very sigh startled him. He suddenly realized that the sigh he had just made was the same one he had heard earlier.


    "What is going on? Is it possible that my sigh can travel back in time?" Irving was perplexed and, amid his confusion, quite surprised.


    He did not understand why this was happening, and he was deeply concerned that if he went directly to Hope Ark, this abnormal situation might follow him there.Just as Irving was feeling flustered and at a loss, the dark clouds in the sky transformedpletely into pure darkness. The entire sky of the real world was shrouded in this pure dark power, and all living beings that had not yet hidden away were transformed into dark monsters. The apocalypse was about to arrive at any moment.


    The sudden surge of dark power narrowed Irving''s field of vision significantly. At this moment, he could only see about ten meters around him; beyond that, pure darkness engulfed everything. No sounds emerged from the darkness, as if all life had sumbed to its ultimate decay. Stay updated with My Virtual Library Empire


    "What are you hesitating for? Do you want to stay in the real world and be one of the monsterspletely twisted by dark power?"


    An entirely unfamiliar, elderly voice echoed in Irving''s ear.Irving tried to determine the direction from which this elderly voice came, but he was unsessful. It seemed as though the voice originated from within his own mind.


    "Do not waste any more time. I am speaking to you from the Taikoo me Pearl. I am a member of the Taikoo Divine n, and this is merely thest remnant of my spirit."The elderly voice sounded very weak, and it appeared that the speaker bore no hostility.


    Thus, Irving did not regard the voice as an enemy. He took onest look at the real world, realizing he could only see a meter ahead. The real world was beyond saving; pure darkness had transformed it into a silent hell.


    Irving ultimately passed through the portal and entered the Shelter Game world. The moment the portal closed, the ce he had just upied was engulfed by pure dark power.Irving arrived directly at Hope Ark. Hispanions were anxiously observing the events unfolding in both the real world and the Shelter Game world, but Irving did not join them. He hoped to converse with the elderly voice from within the Taikoo me Pearl.


    "The apocalypse hase again, hasn''t it?" Before Irving could speak, the elderly voice reappeared."You are correct; the apocalypse has indeed returned! Moreover, this time, it has arrived earlier than anyone anticipated," Irving quickly responded.


    "This is inevitable. Each time the apocalypse arrives, ites sooner than thest. The apocalypse that the Taikoo Divine n faced urred much earlier than the seers predicted," the elderly voice conveyed a crucial piece of information.


    Irving promptly followed up with a question. "Since you are thest surviving member of the Taikoo Divine n, could you tell me what methods we should use tobat the impending apocalypse?"


    Irving''s question went unanswered.


    Momentster, the elderly voice let out a sharp, mockingugh. "You don''t really believe that the apocalypse can be prevented, do you? Since you have already obtained the power of the Taikoo me Pearl, it means you must have found the remnants of the Taikoo Divine n. Did you not see the signs of the apocalypse in those remnants? The Taikoo Divine n ultimately failed, so how could an ordinary race like yours seed?"


    The elderly voice clearly did not believe that the apocalypse could be stopped. However, Irving did not lose confidence due to the other''s skepticism. "I did see signs of the apocalypse in the remnants of the Taikoo Divine n. But I also saw that you were constantly searching for ways tobat the Dark Overlord. You already knew that each era would face the arrival of the Dark Overlord. You must have found some methods to counter the Dark Overlord back then. Although you ultimately could not seed, if you tell me those methods, I might be able to seed."


    Irving continued to persuade the voice. The elderly voice seemed to be swayed by Irving''s words. "You are right; we, the Taikoo Divine n, did find potential methods tobat the Dark Overlord. However, the conditions for the sess of these methods are extremely harsh."


    "No matter how harsh the conditions, I am willing to try! The apocalypse we are facing this time ispletely different from before. In previous eras, the apocalypse would only wipe out most of the life, always leaving some to begin the next era. But in the current era we are in, after the apocalypse arrives, the Dark Overlord will appear directly in both the real world and the Shelter Game world. It will annihte all life. This will lead to our current era being thest one!"


    Irving was indeed very anxious. The elderly voice fell silent for a few minutes before speaking again, in an even weaker tone. "Although I think you will not seed, Imend your courage. If every member of the Taikoo Divine n had your bravery, perhaps we could have stopped the apocalypse."


    After saying this, the elderly voice coughed twice. Its condition seemed very unstable, and Irving was deeply worried that before the voice could reveal a method to defeat the Dark Overlord, its spirit mightpletely shatter. "Since you have obtained the Taikoo me Pearl, you should know the location of the Taikoo Divine n''s remnants. You need to go below the remnants to search for a magical formation."


    As the elderly voice spoke, Irving was quickly processing thoughts in his mind. He did know the location of the Taikoo Divine n''s remnants, but he didn''t believe there was a passage leading down to the remnants.


    "The magical formations below the remnants were not set up by the Taikoo Divine n. They were established by an unknown race in ancient times. As long as sufficient power is infused into the magical formations, they can annihte an equivalent amount of dark power. The Dark Overlord itself is the embodiment of dark power; if enough dark power is destroyed, the Dark Overlord will no longer be able to sustain its existence in our world. If you are powerful enough, you could evenpletely annihte the Dark Overlord. This would lead to the total disappearance of dark power!"


    The elderly voice finally revealed what he knew about potentially defeating the Dark Overlord. By the end, the tone of the elderly voice had grown very weak. "I wish you sess, although your kind is not as powerful as we, the Taikoo Divine n. But I see the spirit of struggle in you."


    After uttering thisst sentence, the elderly voice faded awaypletely.Irving remained silent for a moment before muttering to himself, "I will seed! This is not just for humanity; it''s also for you, the Taikoo Divine n. I will prove to the Dark Overlord that life will find a way! Even the embodiment of pure dark power cannot annihte all life!"@@novelbin@@


    Irving spoke softly, for these words were meant for thest member of the Taikoo Divine n he had just spoken to. After saying this, he quickly adjusted his emotions.Irving indeed had to go to the remnants of the Taikoo Divine n, but that should be after the first wave of the apocalypse had passed. After all, the first wave of the apocalypse would be terrifying. Even with his considerable power, he shouldn''t take unnecessary risks. He needed to reserve his strength for the final battle.


    At this point, Irving was still unaware of who would be his allies in that ultimate showdown; he only knew that the Dark Overlord was undoubtedly his enemy. Although the prophecy stated that Sophia would be his ally against the apocalypse, Irving was not ready to view her as such just yet. After all, not long ago, Sophia had been one of his most formidable enemies.


    Irving decided to first calm the spirits of hispanions within the Hope Ark. Once the first wave of the apocalypse had passed, he would immediately need to face the true final battle. In that confrontation, hispanions would, of course, need to fight alongside him. Therefore, Irving hoped hispanions would prepare for battle without dy.


    As Irving reunited with hispanions in Hope Ark, the apocalypse truly arrived! Both the real world and the Shelter Game world faced the ultimate catastrophe!