Chapter 23: The Qualifications of Wayward (7200 words)
Following the breath of order, Joshua found his goal, a carriage that was driving on a country road.
The strength of the fourth inheritor was not strong, at most, it was the middle level of the Golden Realm, and she did not hide her aura, so Qiao Shuya discovered her existence as early as more than ten kilometers away, and then accelerated all the way to follow.
The process went smoothly and somewhat beyond imagination, there was no fighting, no uninteresting dead disturbances, it was as simple as a dream.
When the warrior was literally suspended above the carriage, he realized that his goal of coming into this world was about to be accomplished.
The good news is indeed somewhat encouraging.
Slightly leaking a trace of coercion, Joshua ordered the two sturdy war horses pulling the carriage forward to gradually stop, and then lowered their heads in panic, and the coachman who urged the war horses to move also found the warrior who did not cover his figure, he knocked on the window in a panic, loudly informing the people inside that there was an accident outside.
Joshua didn't do much else to stimulate these ordinary people from the Holy City, he just stood quietly in place, waiting for his goal, which was the appearance of the Fourth Inheritor.
Next, the red-haired girl in the resonant fantasy land boarded the carriage and stood on the ground, making eye contact with him.
The warrior's gaze was quickly drawn to the seemingly ordinary white robe on her body.
It was an immaculate, dust-stained robe, with no ornamentation on it except for a few simple runes, but in Joshua's eyes, it was clear what it was.
Just as the Azure Orb is actually a flame that has not begun to burn, the Twin Blades of Order are two indestructible holy lights, the pure white scepter is the vessel that carries the initial fire, and this seemingly ordinary robe is made of countless layers of texture like stars, it does not use any mundane materials, the majestic energy and runes are all it has, even Joshua can't see how many runes there are and how much energy it contains for a while, spread it out and turn it into a magic circle, It might be enough to cover an entire continent, and when the energy is fully released, it can easily destroy anything.
The warrior vaguely thought of a similar existence - the Apocalypse Array, a huge magic array of other world civilizations that contained the souls of the entire world's population, perhaps only this existence could compare to the true form of this robe.
Joshua's entire attention was focused on the inheritance robes, but on the other side, Shirya's attention was all focused on the warriors.
It's a feeling that's hard to describe.
Hilya had wandered in this apocalyptic world for twenty-seven years, and she had seen countless intelligent beings, and in that long time, the girl had developed an ability.
As long as you see a person, you can roughly see the essence of a person.
Wise, insidious, bold, reckless, hearty, calm and stubborn...... Even some people who are good at hiding their true hearts will reveal their true nature in some inadvertent actions, and then let Hilla perceive it.
But the man in front of him ......
Hilla raised her head and looked at each other's eyes like a lava ball, the girl's heart couldn't help but tremble, what kind of eyes were they, all the feelings of ordinary people were annihilated in them, but they were not as sluggish and ruthless as the construct, and the terrifying coercion that almost made people kneel down in an instant was contained in it, and it seemed that it could explode at any time.
Natural disasters, inhuman.
As if facing a volcano that was about to erupt, the sense of danger of the tsunami that was about to be suppressed urged him to flee as soon as possible, away from this extremely powerful, but unable to detect the slightest existence, even if he had been chasing and killing the undead army leader, the level of horror may not be comparable to him.
And the next moment, the man spoke.
"I've finally found you, the last inheritor."
The voice was deep and penetrating, and a sonorous sound like a steel symphony could be faintly heard, and he said in an unexpected tone, as if to a friend, "This world is too dangerous, you need to hurry back with me." β
"The Last Inheritor...... Are you talking about me? β
Xi'er quickly realized who the last inheritor the other party was talking about, she stroked the robe on her body with a complicated expression, but her body subconsciously took a step back.
If it was before, I would probably have left with this strong man without hesitation, but now, after knowing the truth...... She didn't want to leave.
And the other party immediately found out about this.
"You don't believe me. Yes, after so many years of wandering, you and your family may not remember your mission. β
Nodding slightly, the man said, "But even if you don't believe me, you should believe in this light." β
He stretched out his right hand slightly, his heart pounded, and he made a heavy sound, and a ball of cyan light condensed with this sound, turning into a faint flame in the man's palm.
The flame emitted light and heat, faint but banishing all the gloom and dullness around her, and when Hira saw it, an incomparable sense of security quickly took over every corner of her heart, and she knew that the person who held this flame was undoubtedly her companion, and the orderly, unadulterated light instinctively attracted all the inheritors, like a signal in the night sky that attracted them to come and gather.
ββ¦β¦ No way. β
Hirya took a long breath, she stopped her trembling, calmed her body that wanted to come forward and touch the flames, and said in a low, but unexpectedly firm voice, "I won't go back with you...... I'm not going to that world! β
In the words, there is a shocking obvious disgust, and an incomparably resolute heart.
Hearing this, Joshua frowned slightly.
"Although I don't know why, you refuse my request, and you are so reluctant to return to your ancestors' homeland, you know, there are many undead in this world who are chasing you, and if it weren't for the protection of Urbandni, you might have died long ago."
He put away the Azure Orb Light in his hand, took out a mirror from his arms, and Joshua injected the power of order into it, and then said lightly: "So this matter, I can't help you." β
The next moment, the warrior forcibly activated the holy weapon created by the old Pope, informing the other party that he had found the fourth inheritor, and his tone did not change in the slightest: "I don't like to force a person to do something he doesn't like to do, especially to force a girl, but now, the robe on your body is carrying the lives of tens of millions of people in the entire world, and I will not show mercy to this subordinate." β
Sensing the change in Joshua's attitude, Shirya immediately planned to turn around and flee, with her mind, a little light flashed on the robe, which was a spell naturally generated by the collusion of countless runes with each other, and after an instant, the girl's figure turned into a streamer, and in a short moment, she had fled thousands of meters away.
The high-level professionals of the Grandia world essentially use the power of the magic energy obtained by absorbing the original crystal in their own body, and use it, whether it is dozens of tons of physical power or enough to destroy a small building, but this is already the limit, and it is impossible to use a secret method similar to teleportation, and in the years of escape, Hirya has already broken through the level of the realm, and at this moment, she can use the infinite power contained in the earth and air to communicate with the free magic energy in the surrounding environment, and the ability to pull and control the heaven and earth.
With the help of such majestic energy and the magic of the robe, the Dragonwing Maiden was able to unleash three consecutive teleportation-like light transformation methods, and in the pursuit of the army of the undead, this skill saved her countless times, and no matter how tight the encirclement was, it would be freed from this speed.
But this time, there was an accident.
Joshua stood in place, not moving, he just concentrated a little, and then the thought flashed, and the next moment, Silya, who had already fled to the wilderness more than three thousand meters away, was about to launch the second secret method, and felt a huge force in the air that could not be rejected at all, resisted, this power seemed to be like a raging sun, repelling all the power of heaven and earth that was condensing around her, and then, the energy hand, tightly grasped the girl in the palm of her hand, and then quickly 'sent' her back to the carriage.
"Don't try to run away."
With his hands behind his back, looking at the dragon-winged girl who was sent back at several times the speed of sound, the warrior slowly walked forward, and he said calmly: "Unless you can fly ten kilometers away from my realm in an instant, otherwise, you will not be able to leave even if you go to heaven and earth." β
The energy giant hand dissipated, and the red-haired girl fell to the ground in some embarrassment, she pursed her lips and stood up, glaring at the warrior with some hatred, but she also completely gave up the idea of escaping.
"Now, then."
Not caring about the other party's attitude, Joshua walked up to Shirya, and asked in a somewhat strange tone, "Can you tell me why you want to escape?" β
The warrior's attitude towards himself was already very peaceful, and the fourth inheritor didn't seem to be affected by his aura of despair, so he wouldn't be afraid to run away, not to mention that he had already revealed the light of the Azure Orb, since he was the inheritor, then he could naturally understand that he was her companion.
In the world of Grantia, there are countless undead who are chasing the dragon-winged girl, from the mouth of Urbandeni, Joshua naturally learned about Sylya's dangerous situation in this world, he originally thought that as soon as he opened his mouth, the other party who had been running hard to flee would go back with him with gratitude, but he didn't expect that it would be this reaction in the end.
But no matter how the warrior asked, and how he coerced and lured, Sylya just refused to speak with a look of death, Joshua was extremely helpless about this, he was not a villain after all, in the face of the same inheritor, it is very likely that he will be a companion who will fight against chaos together in the future, of course he can't coerce too much, and if the warrior says those lines that are obviously villains can only be said, he can't say it.
But it doesn't matter, anyway, Joshua wants a robe, not a person, and it doesn't matter if the girl agrees or not.
In the Mirror of Holy Radiance presented by Pope Iger, there began to gradually fluctuate the holy light, and the layers of ripples seemed to be thrown into the calm lake of stones, and after a while, the ripples calmed down, and an old face appeared, and the old Pope on the other side of the world said loudly in a tone of surprise that could not contain his surprise: "Joshua, have you found the fourth inheritor!?" β
"Ah, that's right."
Joshua squinted at the red-haired girl who seemed to be about to hold on to the end, he thought about it, but found that he didn't ask the other party's name, so he skipped a sentence: "I found her, but she looks very uncooperative and doesn't want to come back with me." β
"This is a very normal thing, you are letting a person leave his hometown and go to another world with you, an unfamiliar outsider, if she agrees to a word, it will be abnormal." The old pope spoke for Hirya at this time, and through Joshua's adjustment of the mirror, Eagle saw the dragon-winged girl who was bound in place by the warrior's fighting spirit, and like Joshua, he saw through the essence of the ancient robe worn on the girl's body at a glance, which was a material existence constructed by the runes of endless order, just at a glance, the old pope completely confirmed that this was the thing of the fourth inheritance.
But at this time, Iger's tone became serious, and in the mirror, the old pope frowned slightly: "But Joshua, I really didn't expect you to find your target so quickly." β
According to Iger's conjecture, even with Joshua's strength, it is very difficult to find an inconspicuous sage inheritance holder in a completely unfamiliar world, and it is possible for a few months, half a year, or even a few years, and the Church of the Seven Gods has even made long-term preparations, and it was not at all expected that in less than a month, the warrior would find his target.
This speed can be said to be a little too fast, so fast that it is a little faster than expected.
"So, the teleportation channel hasn't been fully constructed yet."
After hesitating for a while, Eagle still told the truth: "It was a hasty move to send you over last time, and the teleportation channel was completely broken after that, and now we are building a new and more stable space-time channel, even if the Great Demon Tide is coming, it will never be affected, but this passage has not been completely built, even if it is teleported back alone, it is very reluctant." β
"Do you want to wait a little longer? After five days, the teleportation channel will be officially opened, and it will be easy to teleport even your black dragon with you. β
"Nope." When Joshua heard the news, his brows furrowed slightly, and then his eyes lit up as if he thought of something good, he shook his head and refused: "Night Changmeng, I'll send her back now, if you can, Your Majesty, you can also ask why she resists our kindness so much." β
"In that case, as you wish."
Now that Joshua had made a decision, the old Pope would not refuse, and the old man's face in the Realm of Divine Radiance gradually disappeared, leaving only the last sentence: "I'm going to open the portal, get ready." β
At this time, two people from the Holy City, a coachman and a woman, stood in front of the carriage, looking at this scene in shock, they couldn't understand what was going on at allβwho was that strong man who was not inferior to the city lords? Who is he talking to? And why did you catch that ordinary dragonborn girl?
Because what Joshua and the old Pope said just now are the lingua franca of the Mycrof continent, let alone them, even Hilja can't understand it at all, the world of Grandia and the continent of Microve do have some origins, and the relationship between the two lingua franca is similar to French and Latin, but even so, it is not something that ordinary people who have not studied can distinguish.
And the next moment, they didn't have the heart to think about anything elseβin front of their eyes, in the middle of the endless wilderness, there was a sudden ripple like flowing water, which stirred the space, causing an incomparably small gap to appear in the center of the wave, and the surrounding area of this gap was surrounded by layers of mysterious and complex runes, making it gradually expand over time, as if the humming sound of the gears snapping and running, making everyone present in a trance.
Next, a gap that could only barely pass through one person opened, and Joshua was completely unaffected by the sound of time and space, he directly grabbed Sylya, and threw the dragon-winged girl whose name he didn't know before with the fourth inheritance like a chicken, causing the gap to merge violently, leaving only a small remnant the size of a fist.
- To be honest, it seems a bit like an alien abduction.
When he threw the shocked and helpless Silya into the gap in time and space, Joshua's heart suddenly popped into such a thought, think about it, aren't they aliens from another world in a sense? Forcibly asking the Fourth Inheritor, who is a native, to go to their world for their own purposes is undoubtedly a kidnapping, and in all seriousness, he, the Earl of the Northland and the Pope of the Church of the Seven, is no different from a kidnapper who extorts ransom.
But even if it's a kidnapping, it doesn't matter, after the four great inheritances are gathered, you can know the mystery of the initial fire, which is related to the life and death of hundreds of millions of people in the Mycrof continent, if the kidnapping can be solved, Joshua doesn't care how many times you do it.
"Well, I'm sorry for you."
The old Pope's voice came from the Mirror of Radiance that had been activated again, and he could vaguely hear Hilya like, "Let me go back!" "You bastards!" This kind of voice full of anger, but neither he nor the warrior directly ignored it as if they couldn't hear it, Eagle said with some emotion: "I don't know if the other side of the world is dangerous, and I don't know what your current situation is, but don't worry, after five days at the earliest, the official space-time channel will be opened, and at that time, the power of the Church of the Seven Gods can directly intervene in this world." β
"Dangerous...... Definitely dangerous. β
Joshua turned his head to look at the Southern Wasteland, he thought of the more than thirty survivors who were in the wasteland, and after five days, the teleportation channel opened again, and those children did not have to stay in the wasteland to struggle, and he said softly, "This world is striding towards the end...... If it weren't for my mission...... Wait a minute. β
At this, the warrior suddenly fell silent, he frowned and pondered for a moment, and then his heart suddenly brightened.
The Fourth Inheritor and the Inheritance had been found and sent back by him, and just now, he threw the Dragonwing Maiden into the gap in time and space and sent it to the old Pope's side.
This means...... There's nothing left to restrain him!
At this moment, Joshua's mind flashed a lot, for example, when he first came to this world, he saw the team of knights, the residents of Arena Town still need to practice martial arts day and night under the protection of a heroic spirit, searching for the necessary supplies in the dangerous jungle wilderness every day, and as a mountain titan, Urbandni must also be on guard against possible undead raids at any time, even with the strength of its Heavenly Realm peak, there is a possibility of falling.
This world is so dangerous and unforgiving, without the slightest order and warmth, the Dead has put an end to the possibility of all human survivors on the earth to redevelop civilization, even the survivor towns in the Southwest Wasteland have begun to gradually communicate with each other, but in the face of the surging army of the Undead, only more than thirty children survived in the end.
Broken towns, old diaries, confused children, bloodthirsty undead, confused souls, and former heroes who are bent on death.
The Fourth Inheritor was silent about this, she must know the deepest secrets of this world, which is why she showed this gesture, but because of this, the warrior can be sure.
The world is sick, so sick that no one who knows the truth dares to say it.
So someone needs to go and treat it.
Thinking of this, Joshua laughed, his hands clenched into fists, his joints tensed, and he made a loud noise like thunder, and this laughter was transmitted far away, even the old pope on the other side of the time and space portal could hear it clearly.
The next moment, in Iger's puzzled inquiry, the warrior stretched out his hand and pressed it on his heart, like a tsunami-like life energy agitation, forcing an azure orb out of his body, Joshua did not hesitate, and threw this inheritance that accompanied him through countless battles into the space-time gap that was only a little the size of a fist, and then, with a little index finger, the fiery fighting spirit directly closed the space-time channel, cutting off all connections between the two worlds.
"Joshua, what are you doing here?!"
The old Pope's roar reached the warrior's ears through the Realm of Holy Radiance, and he said in an almost questioning tone, "Why did you separate the Azure Orb in your body?!" β
"Gather the four great inheritances, and your majesty should be able to find the mystery of the Initial Fire." Losing the Azure Orb, Joshua's face turned pale, but since all the life energy contained in the Azure Orb had been taken out by him to shape the body of a Titan, it had no effect on his strength, and after hearing Iger's words, Joshua smiled indifferently: "And I, naturally, am going to do what I want to do." β
After speaking, he raised his head and looked at the dim dawn that was gradually rising, his smile gradually converged, and his expression gradually became calm and heavy.
"A world is suffering before my eyes."
"Thousands of beings weep and wail before my eyes."
"How can I sit idly by, how can I remain indifferent."
Joshua sighed deeply: "After coming to this world, I have always felt that my thoughts are not clear enough, but now that I think about it, in order to find the fourth inheritor as soon as possible, I really suppressed my heart and did a lot less. β
"But now it's different, I'm untethered."
The warrior stretched out his right hand, this one that had been tempered for thousands of years, as if it was indestructible, suddenly appeared in the right hand with a touch of metal, although this hand seemed to be ordinary, but all the material within a radius of hundreds of meters, whether it was rocks or carriages, humans or trees, was lightened out of thin air, and some of the lighter dust and rocks had begun to lose their gravity, and slowly floated around this hand under Joshua's control, like a satellite.
"I'm close to the realm of legends."
He said lightly, "There is no need to worry about my safety. β
"Since the Fourth Inheritor refuses to say, then I'll find it myself. Find the truth about the world on the verge of destruction, and turn it around. β
"This is the choice that the inheritors of the sages should make."
At this point, Joshua began to smile again, the smile of a warrior when his fighting intent was burning, and then, he took the Realm of Divine Radiance back into his arms, not listening to the rebuke of the old Pope on the other side of the world.
Joshua, of course, knew that this choice was capricious.
However, the strong have the qualifications to be willful.
Bang, his body began to burn with a raging fire, this fire was bright, like a sun, carrying the boiling heat of life instead of dawn, illuminating this dark and gloomy world.
It was the light that the Soul Burner released in the face of the burning fury of the world.
The other side of the world.
The Continent of Microf, the Sacred Mountain of the Far Sea, the Church of the Seven Gods.
Inside the Star Temple, the old Pope Eagle smashed the mirror in his hand with an angry face, and he took a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart.
This Joshua, he didn't understand at all, how important his existence was!
Throughout the thousand-year history of the Mycrof Continent, there are not a thousand but hundreds of people who have held the inheritance of the sages, and the holders of the pure white staff alone have the seven gods and popes of the past dynasties and several highly respected high priests, and the double blades of order of the Kaos family have been worn by all family members for a period of time, until this pair of double blades has chosen their own masters, not to mention the azure orbs that are outcast, I don't know how many people they handle.
But even with so many people and so many years, only the Azure Orb in Joshua's hand has achieved something that no one else has been able to do - to integrate the inherited object with himself.
"He may have been the one who had the true approval of the sages...... His existence is more important than a dead thing! β
Holding the Azure Orb in his hand, which still exudes the temperature of the warrior's heart, the old Pope's heart began to be angry again, but as soon as he turned his head, he saw the red-haired girl who was silent and still restrained, Eagle sighed, and then stretched out his hand and lifted the restraints on the other party.
"I'm sorry, but we acted too recklessly."
The voice from the heart appeared in the depths of Shirya's heart, although Pope Eagle does not know the lingua franca of the Grandian world, he can telepathize, and there is no need to use any all-night language: "Although it is a bit abrupt, I can only ask you to stay here for the time being, Joshua, that is, the person who sent you here, has gone to find out the truth about your world, maybe he will solve those troubles." β
"He...... He is indeed very strong, but if you want to solve the disaster that has befallen our world...... Impossible. β
When the telepathy is transmitted, the two sides of the conversation can barely hide the true thoughts in their hearts, and Shirya discovered this at the moment when she just started the conversation, but at this time, the girl in the other world no longer cares, she gently tells a part of the truth of this world.
"The Shadow of the Dead is a punishment from the sages."
She said in a calm and desperate tone: "My ancestors were but jailers guarding criminals, and the whole world was a cage for betrayers. β