Standing at the top of the altar, in front of the cylindrical tray, the girl took a deep breath, and then, like the old dragon man before her, raised her fingers, cut the blood vessels in her wrist with her sharp nails, and pressed it against the altar.

At this moment of sharp pain and blood gushing out, she heard a strange, cold voice without any emotion or fluctuation.

At the top of the altar, the pale blue ball of light suspended above was flashing with magical brilliance, and countless waterfall-like numbers and runes flashed through the light, and a strange voice came from it.

[The World Link Transfer Ceremony has been launched again, and the core of the ancient dragon's existence is being constructed, and the blood of the ancient dragon of high purity is currently needed]

[Detecting the bloodline of the ancient dragon, instilling ...... Bloodline Power Channeling...... Progress 77.74%. 78.31%，78.92%……】

An inexplicable suction force came from the tray, absorbing the power in the girl's body, and suddenly, Lisa's body began to flash in a violent and fine arc of electricity, and began to pour endlessly towards the flickering light in the altar—

That being said, in fact, this ritual was unexpectedly gentle on the absorption of power, and it did not forcibly squeeze the power in Lisa's body, but absorbed as much as the girl could, with some slight inducements...... But the amount it needs is too great, every time Lisa runs the breathing method of electric current push, a force is condensed in the body, and it only makes the number on the progress bar jump by about 0.05%, and after a while, even if she has been running for three days and three nights, the girl who did not feel tired, after practicing the current push, felt extreme exhaustion for the first time.

Lisa felt dizzy, golden stars popping out of the corners of her eyes, but even so, she gritted her teeth and urged the operation of the current with all her might, compressing the power of her blood, and keeping the current running as much as possible...... The ritual did not oppress the girl, but she squeezed the potential of her own body and will, a process that could no longer be described as hard work, but pure torture.

And the fire demon is assisting Lisa at this time - in fact, if there is no syndicate to help maintain the energy operation in the girl's body, Lisa, who made several small mistakes because of exhaustion, would have exploded herself because of a mistake, but gradually, it seems that Lisa has become familiar with this feeling of exhaustion, no matter how hard it is, the girl has not made a mistake, and the fire demon is also shocked to find that the power of the electric current is under the unswerving operation of the girl, and the essence of her body is constantly evolving, evolving, and improving...... The call immediately shocked and humiliated Cindyga.

As a former archdemon, its progress is actually fuller than that of an indigenous dragon girl, which is really incredible.

But the progress of strength advancement can't hide Lisa's lack of pure strength - as the blood flow in the girl's wrist gradually slows, the mobilization of progress numbers gradually becomes slow.

At this moment, the twelve walls of the entire ritual hall suddenly became transparent. As before, these pale silver crystal halls seemed to be transformed into lenses, a scene beyond the Chronos Mountains.

At this time, the sky shook, and endless darkness was spreading above the heavens, both the starlight and the sun were covered by an inexplicable mist, and the clouds formed by the darkness made everything silent—inside the mountains, the demons that had been rampant before were gathering their wings and trembling, and the black dragon, which had no wisdom, was also lying on the ground, trembling. In the whole world, the golden flying machines were hidden, afraid to show their faces before this darkness, because they could no longer receive the signal of their mothership. In the depths of the God's Desert, the roars of beasts are gradually becoming smaller, and those powerful monsters with the blood of ancient dragons are terrified, afraid of the looming darkness.

Lisa watched the dark fog spread, an inexplicable despair filling her heart, and she felt like she was gradually being engulfed in darkness like the entire world of Kronos.

- This Dark ...... Can it really be broken?

Even if the dragon god breaks free and regains his freedom, he can't defeat it, right?

She thought so decadently, feeling ridiculous for her previous courage, the ancestors and the dragon god joined forces, and they couldn't completely defeat each other even if they paid the price of the destruction of the world. Hundreds of years have passed, the enemy has recovered and even become stronger, and the dragon god, who has not yet healed from his injuries, can really protect this world? Before the darkness engulfed, so many strong people who even trembled in the starry sky, its strength was really a mere dragon man, and it could be defeated by paying its own sacrifices?

On the altar, the blue-blue electricity began to become weaker as she breathed slightly, and the dragon girl cut the wrists of her two hands, cutting the blood vessels in her palms and elbows, so that the power of the blood was mixed with blood and poured into the altar as much as possible. But the effort was useless, and the progress bar stopped writhing by the time it jumped to 99.17%, and after several minutes, the number still didn't move, as if it was being mocked coldly.

The concentration of the power of the bloodline was still a little too low to completely activate the ritual...... It's just that the two of them, the old dragon and Lisa, are still too reluctant to do the ritual that was originally scheduled to be completed by twelve people, this is no longer a gap that can be crossed by sacrifice.

"Damn, isn't it enough!"

The Syndicate let out a roar, its tone full of anxiety. In order to help Lisa complete the ritual, the fire demon even contributed a little bit of ancient dragon blood in his body, so that the great demon's long-term hard work was completely in vain, but even so, it was only a trivial 0.3% of the progress bar advance, and it still couldn't reach 100%.

- Is it really going to fail? After giving so much and sacrificing so much, do you still have to fail?!

The fire demon's heart froze. It is a demon who has lived for many years, and naturally knows that giving does not mean that there is a reward, and sacrifice is not always successful, but when it comes to itself, there is still a trace of despair in its heart.

After seeing the darkness above the sky swallow the beater, the Syndicate was convinced that the Lord could not be so simple, but there was still a trace of eagerness in his heart...... There is no doubt that the Lord is fighting the darkness, and if the ancient dragon who is familiar with the darkness can break free from the shackles and fight his old enemy, it will naturally be the last, but why can't it?! If it's just a gap of one percent, can't it be accommodating, and this consciousness has to be 100 percent to function?!

Could it be that in the entire dragon race, there really can't be a third awakened pure-blood dragon man? It's only one percent, less than one percent!

At this time, Lisa was close to a coma, and even her breathing was weak, and the girl's vital signs were getting weaker and weaker, leaving only the demon alone to work hard...... The syndicate has always said that it reluctantly signed a contract with this little dragon girl in order to restore its strength, only to teach the current push, and to take care of each other all the time, but by now, the big demon has known that it has appreciated and liked this hard-working dragon girl.

Working so hard and never slacking off, even if it was a technique that was so complicated that even the great demon of it felt miserable, Lisa never gave up. The girl's simple thoughts, longing for distant places, pure curiosity and joy, every thing made the syndicate feel admired, and she even really learned this inheritance from the king, from the adult, and it was enough for the demon to identify with her.

Lisa makes it admire, so the syndicate wants to help her.

On the crystal wall, the scene of the outside world is still changing violently - because of the spread of darkness, the temperature of the world is dropping rapidly at an abnormal rate, in less than half an hour, the rivers that originally flowed in the Kronos Mountains have condensed into glaciers, and the trees are also covered with hoarfrost, and it can be seen that the flames on the surface of the demon's body have been extinguished, the wings of the flying dragon cannot be deployed, and the illusion hidden ability of the golden flying machine has failed due to the low temperature, and it has fallen into its true form.

The surrounding crystal walls faithfully reflected the changes in the world, making the altar hall deep underground, covered in lava, seem to become cold, the girl's weak breathing was intermittent, as if it was about to stop, the eyes that were about to close were still staring at the numbers that were not beating, and the fire demon was roaring angrily, annoyed by his powerlessness.

It all seemed to be coming to an end.

Until the appearance of that moment.

High in the sky, in the center of the firmament, where the darkness was the thickest, where the fog gathered, a trace of golden, blazing, as if something was burning, and the light that something was gathering suddenly penetrated the bottomless darkness and lit up a glimmer of light.

And in the next moment, a round of crimson, warm, hot, and brilliant scorching sun wrapped in unparalleled coercion and murderous intent tore through the darkness and appeared in the middle of the sky!

Although soon, this round of the sun was swallowed up again by the wriggling darkness, but there was no doubt that the darkness had been torn apart just now, and it could be seen that under the cover of the mist, there was other light surging, and that was the brilliance of other strong people. It seems that because of the antiquity of the sun that was too hot, the fog that was originally enveloping the world is rapidly retreating, retreating into the void outside the world, the cold that erodes the earth is receding, and the plundered energy is returning to this world, making the entire Chronos Mountains warm again.

Because of the stimulation of this light, the weak Lisa's eyes slowly widened, she looked at the crystal wall, looked at the sky, the battle between darkness and light was still happening, the girl looked at the blazing light that no matter how it was engulfed, no matter how it was obscured, it would definitely appear again, she looked at this scene in a daze, her expression was dull, and she didn't know what to think in her heart.

"Haha...... Hahaha......"

But after a few seconds, the girl laughed, and though the laughter was faint and cramped, and finally calmed down, Lisa was completely awake from her weakness. She felt her mind clearer than ever, and her thoughts clearer than ever.

"Is that so...... My strength is not enough. ”

"But it's not time for despair yet."

The girl, who was almost lying on the altar and couldn't stand up straight, muttered to herself, and at this time it was clear that Lisa was just a slender and petite tolerant girl, her body was not even much taller than the cylindrical tray on the altar, and even her hands on the altar seemed to be on tiptoe.

But even for such a petite, weak girl, there was a light in her eyes again.

——The meaning of the existence of heroes is not to be invincible, but to bring courage to others and move forward together.

Closing her eyes, then opening them again, Lisa looked around at the crystal walls around her, the darkness still occupied the starry sky, she was silent for a moment, and then whispered, "I, in fact, know that Mr. Syndicate is not an elf who came down from the sky to grant his wish. ”

This is the identity that the syndicate made up at the beginning of the deception of the girl, but at this time, the girl shook her head indifferently, and she continued to whisper: "I also know that the power that awakened me was actually converted from my lifespan. ”

Hearing Lisa's words, the fire demon did not answer, but remained silent, the dragon girl did not care, and continued: "Every day when I fall asleep, I feel it, I feel something burning my heart, releasing the power in my body...... It's a hard feeling, but it's also very comfortable, and when you wake up, you occasionally get nosebleeds and your hair falls out. ”

"Mr. Syndicate."

Sighing softly, Lisa closed her eyes, and her tone gradually became weaker: "You and those creatures that killed Dad are actually from the same world, right?" ”

"I'm connected to you, and I can feel a hint of similarity in my breath...... They came after you, that's why they found Lord Ryujin, right? ”

“……”

Firedemon was silent.

"It's not blaming or complaining, after all, I don't know if that's the case...... What's more, if that's the case, we have a common enemy. ”

The girl raised her head and opened her eyes, there was a blue electric light in her eyes, she looked at the surging darkness in the crystal wall, and said calmly, "And the source of everything." ”

Actually, it has nothing to do with me at all.

The fire demon knew very well that all of this had nothing to do with him, the roar of the ancient dragon resounded through the multiverse, what was it, it could attract so many legendary powerhouses to come? At best, it landed in this world by fate...... But how to say the outlet? It's a Syndicate of Great Demons! How could it justify such a pointless thing for itself!

Even demons have pride.

"What the hell are you trying to say, Lisa."

The syndicate said, in a low tone, "Do you think you've failed, so you're starting to reminisce about the past?" If that's the case, I'm mistaken about you. ”

"Of course not."

The girl shook her head slowly but firmly, and replied, "I just remembered a question my father asked me when I was a child. ”

Lisa's eyes narrowed, as if she was recalling, and she said softly, "He said, Lisa, since you want to go far away, where is your goal?" ”

"How much are you willing to pay to get to your destination?"

"At that time, I didn't understand the meaning of my father's words, so my answer was, I can give everything."

Speaking of this, a flush suddenly appeared on the dragonman girl's pale face due to excessive blood loss, Lisa gritted her teeth, and she said loudly in an unprecedented and resolute tone: "Mr. Syndicate! You can burn my lifespan and speed up the awakening of my bloodline power, right? ”

"It's because of your strength that I've gone from being a loser who couldn't awaken to what I am now, and I've come to this point!"

The girl pressed her chest, and she said loudly, in a tone that I don't know whether it was anger or firmness, and said to the Great Demon very clearly: "The ritual could not succeed because I was too young to awaken much bloodline at all...... Mr. Syndicate! Don't worry about my lifespan, burn it so I can complete this ritual! ”

"I'm willing to give everything! Life or soul...... Take everything! I'm going forward, I'm going to go on! ”

Lost too much blood, overdrawn her physical strength, and couldn't sense the temperature of her arm, nor what kind of movements the syndicate made in her hand, Lisa's delicate and pale face became hideous, and she said word by word: "I will never admit defeat!" My mother left, my father left, and the elders paved the way for me...... Even if I die, I won't take a step back! ”

"I'm going to finish this ritual!"

The Great Demon was silent.

The flame demon on the girl's chest felt Lisa's heartbeat that was gradually becoming weaker, and there was nothing to say.

It didn't want to explain that it had absolutely no control over Lisa's bloodline awakening.

It doesn't want to explain that it doesn't actually have the ability to burn life to increase your ability at all.

It doesn't want to admit that it's powerless to do anything about the situation.

Give up, Lisa, I'm just an ordinary demon, just sign a contract, and in this case, what kind of power can be broken out to turn the situation around, it's not within my ability at all, what's the point of you making a wish to me, a demon.

It wanted to say that, but the Great Demon couldn't say it. The fire demon was ashamed to say the word no in front of a little girl he cared about - it was absolutely unwilling to admit his powerlessness in front of Lisa, in front of a girl who had already realized herself.

So, after a moment of silence, the syndicate spoke.

"I ...... Promise you. ”

Its tone was unprecedentedly calm, and as these words were uttered, the demon felt that everything that had been before was beginning to go away, and it felt that its heart was more pure than ever, without any superfluous thoughts...... Yes, it's nothing more than going crazy with a dragon girl, since a little girl is not afraid, then as a fire demon, why should it care about its own life?

So, the devil said:

"The contract is established."

The moment she said this, Lisa felt that her soul was being snatched away by a powerful force, freed from her weak, dying shell, but at the same time, another beating, hot and huge soul was moving towards her.

The new contract is established, which means that the original contract is invalidated, and when both parties to the demon contract violate the contents at the same time, nothing should have happened, and the girl's soul does not belong to the fire demon, and the fire demon's soul does not belong to the girl - but, under the power of the syndicate, an even more wonderful relationship is born, the souls of the two hold the ownership of each other's souls, and the hearts of both sides of the contract are linked to each other.

In the real world, the dragon girl's chest has been restored to white, and the fire demon body melts like a liquid, blending into Lisa's body, and the powerful and quintessential life force belonging to the demon is frantically pouring into the dragon girl's limbs and bones - because of the soul link, Lisa and the syndicate at this time are assimilated, and with the burning of the common life of the two, the power of the blood that has dried up in the girl's body appears out of thin air again!

It can be seen that in the blue ball of light above the altar, the number representing the degree of completion is constantly rising.

99.42%，99.56%，99.68，99.80%，99.92%……

The numbers kept beating, but Lisa's consciousness was constantly dissipating, and the joy and sorrow of many days had excessively consumed the girl's spirit, making her on the verge of the limit, and now the fusion of body and soul, brought double exhaustion and consumption, made her have no strength at all. Lisa's scattered gaze focused on the beating numbers in front of her, and she also noticed the light that was still entangled with darkness above the sky.

Oh God.

Lisa's eyes gradually closed, and she felt that her meaning was sinking into darkness. It wasn't the cold darkness of the sky, it was like some warm embrace...... She seemed to hear her father's voice, her mother's voice, the laughter of the old dragon, and she felt like she was about to fall asleep, in this warm darkness.

Oh God.

If you can hear it.

Please burn my life.

Before her consciousness completely dissipated, the dragonmaiden closed her eyes completely, and at this time, Lisa's heart only had one last prayer, to whom she prayed.

- Please burn my life.

Burn out those ordinary times and turn them into a blessing from heaven...... So that I can be that kind of hero.

Above the sky, the flash of the sun suddenly burst through the darkness, bringing a glimmer of light to the Chronos Mountains, and although the fog reunited and obscured the sunlight, the warmth of the flash was not false.

A minute, a second, I want to stand there...... I want to be like that! I want to protect the world! Protect my hometown!

Please let me do it-

I'm willing to give everything for it.

……

And at the moment when the girl completely lost consciousness.

Above the altar, an emotionless voice rang out.

【Bloodline Power Channeling 100%】

【Completion of the construction of the core of the ancient dragon's existence】

[Begin existential induction, start steel force link transfer]

【Ceremony Success...... The shackles are temporarily lifted]

[——May the light of victory shine on us forever]

A calm, emotionless voice rang out, and the silver light that came from all directions completely materialized, turning into a huge silver chain that wrapped around the altar and around the girl's body.

And in the middle of the God's Desert, the ancient dragon flapped its wings, this time, the chains without the power of steel trapped it, and the silver dragon let out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth, it completely broke free from the shackles that plagued it, and began to fly high into the sky, towards the darkness above the sky, and the sun that was flashing light.

As the void passage in the sky opened and closed, the world of Kronos was silent, and everything was silent, without saying a word.

And deep underground, above the altar, Lisa's eyes were closed.

The big names above are fighting for the ancient dragons, civilizations, and the world, either for the sake of their own world's misgrief, or simply to gain the power to reshape the world, or because of curiosity, or to redeem their mistakes, to fight each other, and the darkness among the stars. They all have their own reasons to fight and fight.

Lisa, on the other hand, is quite simple.

Just want to move forward.

I just want to protect my hometown.

So much for