As the Wyverns retreated to the west of Grey Isle, the other dragons began to show their intent to retreat after losing flank cover, reducing the frequency of their attacks and slowing their offensive. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Ten minutes later, with a few scattered dragon groans, many flying dragons all over the island fled back to the clouds in embarrassment, because of a certain powerful warrior, the fifth raid of the dragons today ended hastily, and the sky was clear.

At this time, the priests who had originally held the summoning ceremony were treating many of the wounded crew members of the Time by the ark.

Due to the breakthrough into the abyss and the subsequent battle with the Crystal Dragon, the Ark experienced several strong shocks, and many of the crew members who were not very strong fell into a coma and have not woken up to this day. And some of the particularly unlucky crew members were affected by the exploration team, parasitized by the brain-eating worms that Nolan scattered in food and tea.

Unlike the powerful exploration team, they do not have the strength to resist the destruction of the brain eater, and even if they are treated in time by the three members of the church, many crew members are still in danger of life and need emergency treatment.

But none of this has anything to do with Joshua and his party, which are already in the central temple area - they are relying on their own coercion (?). After banishing a large number of dragons, the warriors and others were quickly summoned by the church.

Pope Eagle is now at the top of the Holy Mountain, awaiting his arrival.

The silent Steel Elemental Primordial - even if he spoke only a sizzle - with the sleeping Black under his arm, and the Divine Machines siblings sitting on his shoulders, followed Joshua as they made their swift progress towards the central temple area under the guidance of a young priest.

Along the way, the group passed through several abandoned small towns, where the priests lived around the sacred mountain, but now that the dragons had invaded them, everyone had settled around the fortified temple.

Despite this, some of the outer temples, such as the thirteen coastal temples on the west side of the island, were largely abandoned, and if it weren't for the fact that the Time was created in the port of the west of the island and the coordinates determined were also nearby, they would never have been activated.

The holy mountain is majestic, as long as you look up, you can see the mountain that exudes holy white light, countless tall and sturdy temples are scattered on it, and under the leadership of the trembling, even the young priest who is reluctant to move, Joshua who is still in a bad mood has a gloomy face and comes to the first line of defense on the periphery of the central temple area.

The priests stationed there seemed to have received the news that they did not stop the warrior and his party, although there were several knights who lacked self-control and drew their swords as soon as they saw Joshua, but it was just a subconscious sense of self-preservation, and the warrior would not be angry about it.

Even if you hear the spread of 'Great Demon?!' in the crowd, it spreads among the crowd. ''Why do humans have an aura of despair......'' Is he a humanoid demon dragon being escorted?'' The warrior was not angry.

Because he's looking at his own character panel and doesn't have time to waste on such meaningless things.

【You killed Shadra the Abyss Dragon・Eroder】

【You killed the Black Dragon of the Underworld・Dead Smoke Granty】

[You have come to the 31st layer of the abyss, the blood moon abyss]

[You killed the Don't Starve, the Crystal Demon Dragon Mandagar]

[You Destroyed the Oversized Compound Chaos Ritual・Realm Overlap]

[You have completed the Legendary Event - Gloomy Moon!] 】

【You've Achieved Achievement - Gazing into the Abyss】

[You returned safely from an abyssal plane, proving that even the most treacherous circumstances cannot stop you. Your resistance to any nasty stat is increased by 30% and your resistance is doubled. 】

Bad attribute resistance, that is, when the holder is located in a plane similar to the abyss, chaos plane and various elemental planes, it can slow down the erosion rate of local special forces, whether it is the abyss breath, chaos power or the erosion of the four major elemental classes will be weakened, in a sense, it can be said that it is an enhanced version of all elemental resistance.

Demons have extremely high resistance to magic, and it is because of this ability that all demons have this bad attribute resistance, they can adapt to any environment, even in the void without air and elements, demons can survive for a certain time. Seeing this, Joshua nodded, this achievement is quite good, at least it is much better than the last time when the elf favorability was improved.

You know, since the warrior returned to the Mycrof continent from the world of Ilgena, he hasn't encountered an elf once! And even if he did, he would probably be similar to the vigilant and nervous clergy around him, and it would take a lot of courage to even look up at him.

All in all, getting rid of divinity, although this adventure in the abyss is somewhat dangerous, it has far more to gain than the last time in the world of Irgena, at the cost of almost dying.

Shifting his gaze, Joshua looked at his character card.

[Name: Joshua Van Radcliffe]

【Template:Hero】

[Title: Exterminator of 100 Races (unlocked by killing 100 creatures of different races)]

[Race: Human・??? 】

[Race Skill: Divinity (?) ）】

[Level: LV63・Extreme Intention Intermediate]

[Challenge Level: LV59 (Hero)]

【Attribute:......】

[Charm: -238]

"Snort."

Seeing this, Joshua made an inexplicable sound, and by now, he was no stranger to the decline in his charm - fortunately, he didn't kill many monsters this time, so his charm declined less, and the big head should be the result of destroying the chaos ritual and killing those demon dragons after being reversed by the chaos curse.

Generally speaking, with the adventurer's adventure, they will kill many monsters, and they will also get a lot of glory, resentment and praise cancel each other, and the charm should slowly rise or fall, but Joshua's charm is flying all the way because of the curse, and may have broken through the lower limit of the history of the Mycrof continent.

And just as Joshua was about to continue flipping through his character card downward, suddenly, the entire system blurred for a moment.

It's hard to describe in words, because the light curtain of the system appears in the soldier's mind and is then projected into the eyes—so its blurring is a mental change, as if the thought had become hazy in an instant and was about to be forgotten.

However, this blur only lasted for a short time, and even Joshua couldn't be sure if the blur just now was his own illusion, and the warriors rarely used the system, and they didn't know what the state of this thing was on a normal day.

In this regard, he could only frown, secretly remembering this strange change, and then continued to look down the character card.

Since there were too many specific professions, skills, talents, and states, and there were no special changes, he simply skimmed over several pages and looked straight at the special protections he had added.

【Protection】

[Silent Exterminator: Once a day, designate a race, inflict great intimidation on it, and the corresponding attack will be greatly increased for three days]

[――Killing doesn't need words, just waving your arms.] 】

[Silent Arrogance: Ignore spells and special abilities that are two levels lower than the holder's current rank (currently the highest level of ignorance: Silver Intermediate Level)]

[--For the counterattack of the weak, the arrogant person always dismisses it. 】

Description: Your fame spreads far and wide, rulers around the world will pay attention to your voice, and even mountain people living in the mountains and forests may have heard of your deeds. In terms of fame alone, you have left a name in history, and you will have a strong mark in the history books of the McCrove Continent.

Seeing this, Joshua couldn't help but turn his head and look at Hotaru and Rin who were sitting on Hatsuno's shoulder, the silver-haired girl was now doing nothing and swinging her feet a little boredly, while the black-haired boy looked at the surrounding scenery with interest, as if he was silently remembering the layout of the defensive line.

and black ...... that is sandwiched under the armpits of the steel element Still sleeping, the girl's eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she was dreaming.

These two extra protections come from the special abilities of the Divine Machine siblings, and as their masters, Joshua can get this power as long as he does not break the Divine Machine contract.

But...... No matter how you look at it, this ability has nothing to do with positive words such as good people and heroes, and the so-called deeds are probably all negative news, right?

Ignoring this information neatly, Joshua closed the character panel.

They had come to the foot of the sacred mountain, leading to the entrance and exit of the Grand Temple at the top.

The entrance and exit were located in a simple stone temple, and Joshua and the others walked into it under the guidance of a young priest, and the pyroxene lamps embedded in its inner walls emitted a bright light, bringing a sense of sacredness to the simple layout of the temple.

Unlike the cloudy outside world, the interior of the main hall is surrounded by a fresh and gentle wind that continuously purifies the surrounding air. The entrance and exit is a stone arch tunnel, and the camera is a long ladder leading to the top of the mountain, and there are not many clerics patrolling and guarding the vicinity, but all of them are strong, with the strength of the Golden Order.

"The 'Temple of Benevolence' is one of the oldest temples of the Seven Gods, originally a shrine to the god of life, but later transformed into an entrance and exit to the top of the sacred mountain."

The young priest who guided Joshua and his party gradually adapted to Joshua's coercion along the way, although he still didn't dare to look at the warriors, but he didn't stutter anymore, he looked at the stone wall on the side with a serious face and said: "Lord Earl, I can only take you here, without the permission of the bishops, ordinary priests are not allowed to enter and leave the holy mountain at will." ”

"Understood, thank you."

Joshua noticed that the young blonde priest shuddered when he heard his voice, but now it was not the time to care about these little things, the clergy guarding the entrance and exit had already moved out of the way, and the warrior did not hesitate to walk directly into the arch and through the tunnel.

Seconds later, a pure white mountain appeared before his eyes.

The mountain is like a sharp sword, straight to the depths of the clouds, the dull thunder resounded on the mountainside, you can see the lightning flowing, the staircase made of solid rock is like a winding endless long chain, through the endless gray arches, spreading towards the top of the mountain among the thunder.

"The Path of the Fire Sword."

Whispering a sentence, Joshua turned his head and instructed the silent First Horn, "Follow me, this place has quite a lot of space-time locks, and it's easy to get lost. ”

"Zizizi."

It seemed to be a response, even the warriors didn't know what the steel elemental's reply meant—but in any case, this battle in the abyss was a great one, and if it hadn't been for the fact that it hid everyone's unconscious bodies and awakened Ciel, so that Robzek could help Joshua shatter the Chaos Rune, the outcome of the battle would have been unpredictable.

Steel is undoubtedly intelligent beyond convention.

Joshua was going to return to Moldavia and ask Miss No. 3 to give the first number a powerful makeover, and it should be a pleasure to think of it.

Along the way, because the warrior had the power of order of the Azure Orb, and the Shenji siblings had also been protected by a trace of holy light because of the holy light infiltration in the holy hall, they were not hindered and walked towards the top of the mountain extremely quickly.

On both sides of the Fire Sword Road, there are some huge statues of the Seven Sacred Objects from time to time, which contain a trace of inexplicable aura, if it was Joshua in the past, he might not be able to distinguish the body of these aura, but now, he knows that it is a trace of divinity contained in the holy relics, which may be used to attract the power of the Seven Gods.

Although Joshua did not believe in the Seven Gods, he had a trace of respect for these great beings who sheltered human civilization, and according to the information received from the mouth of Father Nature and Ogner, the warrior knew that the Seven Gods of the Human Race had been protecting the development of civilization for more than a thousand years after the catastrophe of the world, and did not slack off in the slightest. In the face of this kind of merit, no matter who it is, they will stop slightly and show respect.

It didn't take long for the warrior group to pass through the clouds, mist, and lightning to the top of the sacred mountain, and to the great temple that was illuminated by the sun, the moon, and the stars, at any given time.

"Bang!"

At the entrance of the temple, there were many guards in gold-patterned white robes, who were only slightly stunned when they saw Joshua, and then stood up straight and saluted, their iron boots making a dull sound, and then gave way to the interior of the main temple.

For these strong-willed clergymen, the difference in charisma between people is like the difference between stones, and it has no real meaning, so even someone like Joshua, whose charisma has fallen to the bottom, cannot make them feel fear, at most the body will have some instinctive reaction.

The warrior nodded slightly, saluted the men in return, and entered the temple.

'Lonely sun, double moon, endless stars, the origin of a thousand years, only the light lasts forever'

Passing through the majestic arch of the Grand Temple, the warrior glanced at the inscription on it and followed the passage to the end of the arcade.

At the Heavenly Sanctuary in the center of the Great Temple, he saw an old man wearing a holy silver crown and holding a pure white scepter.

Pope Iger, who had been looking up at the skylight of the temple dome, lowered his head, he looked directly at Joshua, his gaze swept over the warrior's body, and then condensed on the warrior's heart.

"Count Joshua van Radcliffe."

The old man raised his head, looked at the warrior, and then said kindly, "Hello, we meet again." ”

"Hello, His Majesty the Pope."

Facing the Pope of the Church of the Seven Gods, who was not an incarnation, but a real body, Joshua nodded, performed a simple courtesy, and asked dryly, "May I ask what you asked me to come here?" ”

This is a habit formed in the past when there were many tasks, and the fighters rarely talk nonsense about this.

"Maybe you don't know."

However, Pope Eagle did not directly answer Joshua's question, the old man showed a smile, and then said slowly: "The design and construction of the Time are all made by me, and every magic circle on it is engraved by my own hands. ”

His brows raised slightly, although Joshua was a little strange how Iger, as the Pope, would personally take action to inscribe a circle for a temple ark, but when he thought that the destination of this ark was the abyss, he suddenly understood a lot.

But the warrior didn't know why the old man brought up this topic, did he want to show his hard work? Although the ark was badly damaged during the expedition...... But don't you just call yourself over for that, right?

Eagle continued, "The Radiant Flame Circle is the culmination of decades of research, and its purpose is to transform the Holy Light and positive energy to form the purest barrier of the power of order against the erosion of the abyss and the aura of chaos, and it is the core of the Church's plans for the next few decades. ”

Speaking of this, the old Pope showed a strange smile: "Although I am a little embarrassed, I have built an observation circle into this circle, so when the ark leaves the abyss and returns to Gray Island, I already know all about your experience in this exploration." ”

"It's normal." Joshua nodded, he didn't have any thoughts about it, but it would be abnormal if it wasn't like this: "Save me or Robzek and they will report it again." ”

Seeing through it at a glance, this is the warrior's sincere thoughts, Pope Iger's expression couldn't help but freeze slightly for a moment, he frowned a little distressedly, and then asked tentatively, "Joshua...... Don't you really have any feelings? ”

Sensing the seriousness of the old man's tone, the warrior also became serious, he frowned, and then said solemnly: "Excuse me...... What are your thoughts? ”

"Divinity."

Sighing, Pope Eagle still said directly: "Although I am surprised, you actually have a formed divinity in you. ”

"Joshua, I can't be as calm as you, this is an extremely serious matter."