Chapter 40: The Savior 8000
The darkness dissipated.
In the face of the flaming flame light, the dark mist and its core disappeared into the winds of the God's Desert like the morning mist, and the foundation of its material existence was completely destroyed by Joshua, and all the nano-scale rune structures were turned into elementary particles by the blazing flames, and returned to heaven and earth.
The world of Kronos, the world has returned to clarity, along with the complete elimination of the black fog in this part, the originally eroded earth and the black rain that continues to fall have disappeared, although the black fog matrix on the other side of the multiverse still exists, but this black fog has dissipated, and only the traces of its existence can prove its existence are the large pits on the ground that are hundreds of meters deep. Obviously, if it weren't for the Legendary Powerhouses quickly joining forces to deal with it, the black mist would most likely dive directly into the ground and then erode the world little by little.
High in the sky, Barnier and William raised their eyebrows in unison, snorted softly, and gasped, they had seen Joshua show the power of the Soul Burning King for the first time, and they felt a great threat from this gesture - just looking at that figure, they felt that their whole body was being seen through and through, a power that could analyze the lowest structure of the world was burning, releasing the light of existence.
The ancient dragon also looked at this figure, and contrary to the two legendary mages, it felt extremely close to the power of the flames...... The eldest son of steel is the first life at the beginning of creation, and it is born directly from the proximity of steel, and it is natural that it will feel intimate with the flame that gave birth to steel. The combination of Joshua's personal vigilance and affection for the power of the flames in Gu Long's mind made it feel very conflicted.
In the middle of the Kronos Mountains, deep underground, among the ancient ruins, Lisa, who was watching this scene blankly, suddenly found that the steel chains that were originally wrapped around her body suddenly broke off, and the silver, as if the strange chains composed of rune streams gathered on her body due to the power of the ritual, and now they dispersed because of the disappearance of the power of the ritual, and she saw the chains disintegrate, turning into shards of light in the sky, and disappearing into the underground secret room. On the crystal wall, the ancient dragon also slowly landed on the earth, and a silver chain reappeared on its body, connecting the other party to the world again.
The battle was overβalthough Gu Long didn't know it, but for Joshua and the others, it was.
Suspended above the pit after the black fog dissipated, the warrior was content this time. To be honest, he had come to make up for his mistake of awakening the ancient dragon, and this task had been perfectly accomplished. The Black and White Dragon King, the Void Behemoth, the Golden Fleet, and a ...... That's right, the shape-shifting Demon Lord, who has fought with many enemies and made them give up the idea of fighting for the power of the ancient dragon, no matter how you think about it, he should be able to make up for some of his mistakes. He even fought with the ancient dragon a little, and realized the powerful power of this so-called primordial life.
It's not bad, and it's the result of its inability to exert its full strength, if this ancient dragon can play to its full strength, maybe it's another unreasonable existence like the old Pope.
Moreover, there is also the black fog.
This is beyond Joshua's prediction, he never thought that the search for the ancient dragon could actually be related to the 'darkness among the stars', and the information obtained from the dark core made him understand the era of the Glorious Age more deeply, it is obvious that it was not the only civilization around the Mycrof world back then, that sanctuary civilization can actually span twelve worlds, and there is no doubt that it is also an extremely powerful existence...... In addition, some thoughts about the evil god also strengthened Joshua's belief.
Yes, this multiverse is dark and full of fog, whether it is an evil god or any other order, it is indeed an enemy worthy of extreme vigilance...... But is it really necessary to think of this multiverse as a dark forest, where everyone lurks in the darkness and peeks at each other, and no one dares to walk between them with torches?
If this is the case, there will be no civilization in this world, and the entire multiverse will become a dark hunting ground, and eventually be completely swallowed by evil gods and chaos.
Removed the Soul Burning King status. Joshua raised his head to look at the ancient dragon that was wrapped in chains and was gradually falling to the ground, and the two legendary mages kept an extremely delicate distance and descended at the same time. Joshua thought that the ancient dragon might have felt that the two men were probably on the alert to it, ready to stop it from attacking him...... But in fact, the warrior clearly understood that Barnier and William just wanted to get closer to Gu Long, and they knew by looking at their eyes that these two guys were full of fascination and joy.
Barnier even took a picture of his prosthetic eye, the rune center where he had previously fought with the Black Mist Core for control of the Black Mist, and the ancient dragon may not have noticed this subtle energy fluctuation, but Joshua could see it clearly!
- My wish has come true.
Joshua couldn't help but smile as well, and he felt in a good mood when he saw the joy from the heart of the two legendary mages. Turning his head, Joshua looked at the ancient dragon who was still staring at him in the distance again, and he used his spirit to communicate with the other party directly: "I'm sorry for waking you up last time...... This time, I'm not here to fight, but to help you. β
In the case of language barriers, spiritual communication is the most effective way to communicate, and in the face of Qiao Shuya's sudden mental fluctuations, the silver ancient dragon hesitated for a while before cautiously accepting this piece of information. After feeling Joshua's sincerity, Gu Long shook his head slightly, as if he felt ridiculous.
- That's not what you said when you punched me!
But even so, this ancient dragon also relaxed its vigilance slightly, mental fluctuations are difficult to deceive, plus these three powerful beings do not seem to have peeked into their own power from beginning to end...... They may be peering at something else, but they don't have much malice.
"Roaring ......"
Because he was bound by the steel chains of the world, he couldn't leave the earth too far, so now, like a dragon in a lair, the ancient dragon sitting in the middle of the God's Desert raised his head and roared softly, and at the same time, a powerful spiritual fluctuation surged towards Joshua and the others, turning into a neutral and soft voice in the minds of the three of them, regardless of gender or gender.
"I still don't know what you're trying to do, but since I don't have any ill intentions, I won't take the initiative to attack...... After a little rest, let's leave this world. β
Compared to Gu Long's huge and majestic body, like a perfect killing machine, its mental fluctuations were unexpectedly gentle, and Joshua and the others quickly accepted this setting after being stunned for a moment. This is not surprising, the ancient dragon is the mother of all beings, the root of the birth of life, in other worlds, they have the image of a giant tree that supports heaven and earth, a giant tortoise that carries the world, etc., no matter which one it is, it is not a terrifying existence, they are just roaming the worlds, sowing the seeds of life, and they will even fight against other powerful beings in the multiverse for the survival of life in a certain world.
In the face of Gu Long's eviction order, Qiao Siya also understood, of course he knew how terrible a legendary powerhouse was to this ruined world that had just experienced a lot of destruction, and their every move would pose a great threat to this world, so the warrior didn't feel that there was anything wrong with Gu Long's approach.
Anyway, he was going to leave after the fight...... Speaking of which, this time was really happy, Joshua felt that he was already very satisfied, but before he really left, he still planned to help Gu Long do something, and I believe that he would definitely be able to make all the other party's doubts and guards disappear.
Not to mention the two legendary mages who also began to communicate with the ancient dragon with mental fluctuations, Joshua began to observe the world after a short rest.
"What is this world guarded by ancient dragons?"
He whispered to himself, his pupils turning silver, and Joshua scanned the heavens and the earth, his gaze piercing through the rocks and gravel, through the entire desert and mountains, and after a few seconds, he involuntarily snorted.
"Strange, the will of this world...... Completely dissipated?! β
Speaking of this, Joshua suddenly felt extremely incredible, the will of the world, that is, a great soul like the steel python, has existed since the beginning of the world, they were ignorant at first, but as long as intelligent life is born, they will also have wisdom. The world is on the verge of extinction, it does not mean that the will of the world is dying, even if it is a world like Karlis, which is about to be destroyed, its world consciousness is still alive and well, and there is no lack of world will in the abyss that still has clear thinking, they are called the will of the abyss, which is the biggest support behind every abyss lord.
But the world of Chronos was different - Joshua learned the name of this world from the little information transmitted by the ancient dragon, and he was surprised to find that this world was extremely silent, and there was not the slightest trace of the will of the world! Maybe no one else can find out, but as a soul burner, a person who can communicate directly with the will of the world, Joshua can be sure that the world will of the world of Chronos has completely disappeared, and it has completely dissipated hundreds of years ago, and all that remains is a trace of indelible anger and hatred.
What kind of attack will destroy the will of the world?!
In addition to this, the warrior also saw the chains of steel that bound the ancient dragon...... The chains connect the ancient dragon to this dead world, and every time the ancient dragon heals itself, it can revive the world with a little vitality, maybe in thousands of years, the world can be restored to its original state, and the will of the world can be reborn, but now, the ancient dragon has taken on the task of the will of the world.
It is not a bondage or restraint, but a closest connection and glory, the ancient dragon is connected to this world, a part of this world, so it cannot leave this world.
But before, why was it able to leave the Void and strike at the darkness?
For Joshua, the question was easy to answer, and his gaze followed the chains of steel, penetrating the ground and gradually extending into the distance...... He saw the Kronos Mountains, the corpses of demons and wyverns all over the mountains, he saw the abandoned flying machines of the Golden Fleet, he saw the thousands of dragonmen and monsters, the abandoned villages were burning, the corpses of monsters had begun to rot, and the remains of wooden and stone houses were scattered everywhere in every corner of the mountains.
The primitive civilization of the Dragonmen was almost destroyed, and if they still had survivors, they would have to start all over again if they wanted to redevelop to the point where they are now.
Joshua couldn't help but be silent, this is the normal state of weak civilizations affected by the war of the strong, this time, many legendary powerhouses did not choose to fight within the world in order not to destroy this small cycle of order, but even so, extreme weather changes, frequent energy tides, and the destruction of subordinate vassals have caused great damage to this primitive civilization.
The gaze continued to spread, Joshua looked at the center of the mountain range, and when he arrived, the warrior let out a sigh of relief: "There are so many people, that's good." β
In the center of the mountain range, the ruins of the former Iron Mountain Castle. Although the demon and the wyvern had finally found this place, the war of the legendary powerhouses in the sky had also reached a peak at that time, and the demon lord who was weaker than the inferior called for his subordinates to return and drive the lava fleet to help it, and the black and white dragon king also ordered the wyvern to suspend its actions and wait for the next instructions, so these guys did not really invade the last gathering place of the dragonmen.
Under Joshua's gaze, there were more than 50,000 dragonmen on the surface and underground around Iron Mountain City, half of them were in the underground shelter, and the other half had come to the shelter in a scattered manner, and began to collect edible food and supplies around them. Joshua noticed that the vault seemed to be a converted ancient ruin, and continued to look down with interest.
So, he got another surprise.
"Hey, that guy from the Syndicate is actually in this world?!"
Feeling the familiar fluctuations of the power of steel, Joshua was really a little surprised this time, he also communicated with himself, the apostle who appeared somehow, for a while before he set off for the place where the ancient dragon was, because the other party prayed and prayed quite sincerely, he even deliberately summarized his experience in controlling the magnetic field, and then casually named it and sent it over. Because electric current push is a universal exercise that can be practiced no matter what form of creature it is, as long as there is energy in the body, he does not doubt that the fire demon cannot practice.
However, no matter how much Joshua thought about it, he could not have imagined that his apostle would be in this world that he had targeted from the beginning...... So, is the little girl who signed the contract with it the original inhabitant of this world?
Under the guarded gaze of the ancient dragon, Joshua left his original position and began to fly towards the Chronos Mountains, and after a moment of thought, the silver dragon also took off, harnessing the magnetic field and followed closely behind the warrior, while Barnier and William followed closely behind the ancient dragon, and the group flew towards the center of this world.
The world of Kronos is actually very small, and the area of the entire world is estimated to be the size of a semi-northern empire, which is the most exemplary plane world typical, the sky is round, and because it is small, it has a rich energy density, and it is easy to give birth to extraordinary civilizations.
Joshua's flight speed was very fast, without any acceleration, just by flying with the electromagnetic field, he had already broken through more than ten times the speed of sound, causing the air around him to vibrate one shock wave after another, until he was almost to the Kronos Mountains, which slowed down and did not affect the surviving dragonmen in the mountains. He flew straight to the center of the mountain range, with the ancient dragon following close behind.
"Oh my God...... What is that?! β
"Yes, it's the dragon god!"
On the ground, many surviving dragonmen exhausted the ruins searching for available supplies, their homes had been destroyed, and most of their loved ones had not been heard from, but even so, life had to go on, they laboriously dug up the sand and gravel, picked up the dirt, and dug out the stored food buried in the ground.
But at this moment, with the low hum in the sky and the rapid vibration of the power of the bloodline, all the dragonmen looked up at the sky - and so, the huge figure of the ancient dragon appeared in everyone's eyes!
"God is still there!"
"The dragon god has won!"
"It's coming to our rescue!"
Just seeing the ancient dragon immediately filled many dragons with the courage to survive, and suddenly you could see that on the ground, there were many dragonmen praying devoutly, praying for the past of all disasters and the arrival of a new day.
Joshua's noticing the dragonmen's struggle to survive made him determined to do the next thing, but before that, he planned to see what was going on with his long-lost apostle.
The warrior reached the middle of the mountain, saw the gate of the shelter that led to the depths of the earth, and then disappeared in a flash.
The ancient dragon also came to the center of the mountain range, it was worried about what damage Joshua was going to do to the dragonmen, but it never felt Joshua's malice, so it flew all the way, and it didn't stop the warrior's actions. And now, the ancient dragon was overwhelmed by the peasants who were bowing down to him and praying to him, he had been asleep for thousands of years, and he didn't know why his former allies considered themselves gods.
There are so many things that can change things in hundreds of years.
And at this moment, Joshua came to the depths of the earth.
Any secret passages and inducing traps along the way meant nothing to him, and the dragonmen's superficial level, which was set up with the power of blood, could not stop him, and Joshua had already penetrated into the depths of the underground ruins before all the dragonmen had even noticed. He came to the crystal corridor full of murals, and involuntarily slowed down.
The birth of the fish-man civilization...... The progress of the fish-man civilization...... The fish-man civilization ascended to the earth, and the fish-man civilization marched into the void.
The exploration of the multiverse, the curiosity of the unknown, a civilization that is optimistic and cheerful to move beyond the world, they face all difficulties positively, and treat any life with kindness.
Then there is the ancient dragon, and the war against the darkness...... The war is over, the world is destroyed, and the fish-people have become the dragonmen they are today, and then until now, under the influence of the ancient dragon's power.
Another civilization with great potential has been destroyed by darkness. This once again strengthened Joshua's resolve.
If a weak man walks through the dark forest with a torch and is likely to be attacked and devoured by a beast attracted by the light, what if it is a hunter with a shotgun?
Is it a heavily armed soldier?
Or even a tank with a steel casing, an entire armored division?
So don't say it's a beast, no matter how vicious the darkness and chaos are, you have to weigh your weight in a daze, and then think about your next actions, right?
As long as he becomes strong enough, then all problems are no longer problems, and the former McCrof is about to reach this point, but in the end, it falls short, and Joshua feels that the latecomers of the Starfall Era will never follow the old path of the Glorious Era again in this regard.
After a long walk, Joshua went deep into the earth, through the crust, through the mantle, and finally to the sacrificial hall in the depths.
He saw the pyramid-shaped altar, smelled the blood in the air, heard the hum of energy patterns on the walls around him, and touched the girl's weak arm.
Joshua frowned and picked up Lisa, who had fallen asleep, feeling the weakness of the girl who had lost too much blood in his arms, and also felt a trace of the essence of life in her body, which originated from the syndicate. Joshua used her life force to nourish Lisa, erasing all the dark wounds in her body caused by overdraft.
"The King...... You're here, but unfortunately I don't have the body right now to pay tribute to you......"
The Great Demon's weak mental fluctuations came from the girl's heart, and in the last lesson of the previous ritual, the Syndicate gave up his physical existence and gave Lisa the fire demon's huge source of life, greatly increasing the concentration of the dragonman's blood. At this time, it almost became one with Lisa, and only the soul and the girl coexisted.
ββ¦β¦ Syndicate, you're doing well...... Very good, more than I expected, far exceeded. β
Joshua took a deep breath, through the spiritual communication with the fire demon, he clearly understood the beginning and end of the matter, he saw the tenacity of the dragons in the face of disasters, the decisiveness of a father who sacrificed for his daughter without hesitation, he saw the sacrifice made by the individual dragonmen for the survival of civilization, and also saw the determination of the dragonman elder to die with a smile in order to free the ancient dragon from the shackles.
He also saw the frustration, curiosity, joy, shock, sadness, and confusion of a young girl, and he felt Lisa's despair, and even if it was desperate, it was necessary to move forward.
No matter how weak a civilization is, there must be a shining point, and the continuation of life and civilization is not a daily life that should be taken for granted, but the result of continuous struggle, continuous sacrifice, and continuous progress.
The demon is also moved by it, it inspires the girl, as the girl's backing, so that the other party can move forward without any worries, and it also makes its own sacrifice for the survival of this world.
"I never imagined that my casual actions would produce such results...... If it weren't for you to release the ancient dragon's shackles, perhaps the direction of this world would have changed tracks. β
"This little girl, and all those who died for it, are worthy heroes, and so are you."
It was his mistake. Joshua thought so. If it weren't for him disturbing the ancient dragon, the quiet life of the dragon people would never be interrupted, although even without him, the ancient dragon would definitely be found by the two legendary mages and by other people chasing the power of creation, and at that time, the war would have happened just as much, or even more intensely...... But it was still his mistake. He needs to make amends.
And the actions of the syndicate and Lisa are coincidental and inevitable, and any link is so natural and incredible. Joshua held the girl in her arms and walked out of the underground ruins to the sky above the mountain range.
He looked at Gu Long, who also noticed the girl in the warrior's arms, and recognized the little girl who had performed the ritual so that he could temporarily free himself to fight the darkness, and it roared nervously, as if it was worried that Joshua would hurt the other party.
And in this roar, Lisa gradually woke up, she felt that her body suddenly no longer hurt, the dizziness and headache caused by excessive blood loss also disappeared, after being dizzy for a while, the dragon girl suddenly found that she was no longer in the depths of the earth, but high in the sky above the mountains, a tall and majestic man was holding her and standing in the air, on the other side, the real dragon god was also looking at herself with gentle eyes, so close that it was almost in front of her eyes.
Lisa almost fainted again, but with the tenacity she had been trained in recent times, she survived, but even so, she felt weak and speechless.
"Stand firm, little girl."
"Hey, yes, yes."
Lisa heard a deep man's voice, for some reason, although she couldn't understand the language, but she could understand the meaning of the other party, she subconsciously straightened her body, and then found that the man put her out of her arms - the air under her feet, Lisa subconsciously urged the electric current to push when she reacted, intending to strengthen her physical fitness and stiffen the impact of falling from mid-air, but after a few seconds, she realized that although the transparent air under her feet had become as hard as steel, enough to make people stand.
"Tell me about what has happened to you in the past ten days."
The man in a deep voice continued, for some reason, Lisa did not dare to refuse the other party's opinion, but in fact she would not refuse, and when an absolute sense of security came to her heart, as if all the disasters in the world would be far away from her, the girl had closed her eyes and began to stammer, and she began to stammer, and she had experienced it as if it were false.
The loss of not being able to awaken, the surprise of meeting the fire demon, the joy of being able to awaken, the hard work of hard work, the happiness of being valued, the excitement of going out to hunt, the achievement of successful hunting, and the shock of being suddenly attacked...... All kinds of moods and experiences were said by the girl in the most simple and simple tone, and then, it was the death of her father, her own confusion, the sacrifice of the dragon elders, the dedication of the fire demon and the final enlightenment.
"It's a very sad thing indeed."
Both Joshua and Gurung, Barnier and William listened attentively to the girl's story of her experience, which was completely insignificant in her powers, and after listening to everything, the warrior nodded and whispered, "Your name is Lisa, isn't it?" β
"Hmm...... That's right......"
Facing the adult in the mouth of the fire demon, the strong man who created the electric current propulsion, Lisa still felt a little unbelievable and unreal, she couldn't understand how things came to be the way they were, but Joshua didn't care about the girl's confusion and suspicion at this time, he stretched out his hand and touched the girl's little head, the head with hard double horns reminded him of the black who should be at home now, the warrior chuckled lightly and said, "Lisa, do you know? β
"Although everything has happened and has become an unchangeable fact, as long as the strength is enough, any sad ending can be reversed into a happy ending."
As he spoke, Joshua's body was once again lit up and down, and crack-like lava patterns appeared on the warrior's body, causing his voice to echo deep and majestic.
"Look, little girl."
Even if it is a surprise I give you, just as you have given me, I will give you a gift to the world as compensation for disturbing your life.
The light of the flame ignited, and the warm light shone on the Chronos Mountains, and suddenly, in all parts of this huge mountain range, countless colorful points of light began to rise and converge...... One ray after another flew in the warm light of the flames, and it was the countless souls that had not yet dissipated, and were now able to act because of the flames.
It is also the soul of countless dead dragonmen,
Among these countless points of light, there are the shadows of tens of millions of people, including mothers holding their children, witchers who are still fighting, and ordinary people trembling and taking up arms to fight against an irresistible enemy.
Because of Joshua's power, the power of the Soul Burning King, countless souls were able to shine, Lisa seemed to see, in this point of light, the shadow of her father appeared, the phantom of the middle-aged dragonman looked at his daughter's surprised expression, and showed a faint smile, and on the other side, the phantom of the elder of the old dragonman looked around the entire Kronos Mountains, it saw the ancient dragon floating in the sky, who was also shocked by it, and then bowed his head reverently, smiled and prayed one last time.
"What are you doing? Gurlogne! Cooperate with me to rekindle the flames! β
A low rebuke suddenly woke up the ancient dragon who was shocked by this scene, Joshua burned the countless chaotic power obtained from killing the void monsters and mother beasts in the Star World before, and urged the power of the Soul Burning King with all his might, he laughed and spread his arms, so that the warm fire light filled the world, and he could see that the light of order that spread like concentric circles shook throughout the heaven and earth, which suddenly made the ancient dragon realize what he should do.
Fire and steel are the power of the creation of the world, the king of the soul burner holds the authority of fire, and the ancient dragon is the eldest son of steel, and the combination of the two is far better than walking alone.
Joshua's eyes were full of happiness and determination.
Now that the will of the world has been extinguished, leaving only life in the cycle of order and life, he Joshua has come to take over this responsibility for the time being and reshape the world.
Yes, he did make a mistake, but thankfully, he was responsible for it.
The power of the strong is enough to reverse destruction into rebirth, enough to reverse tragedy into comedy, and strong enough to shift the future and change fate.
Joshua is the strongest.
In the center of the world, the light of a red flame flickered.
This is the light called the new life.