Because of the restless spirit of nature, the storm in the abyss of Anos never ceases. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Cyan thunder scurbled in the gloomy cumulus clouds, the power of destruction in the electric light of pure magic, and the breath from the abyss affected the magic of wind and water, making them even more manic.

But on the 10th day of the seventh month, in the year of the fall of the stars, although the canopy and the sun were still obscured by gray rain clouds, it was a rare day without rain in the Abyss of Anos, and even the roaring wind of the whole day restrained its anger at this time, and restored calm to the sea that had been churning endlessly.

However, everyone knows that this is just the calm before the bigger storm.

Above the black sea, a pure white ark was moving unhurriedly, it had no sails, no oars, but it was wrapped in a huge air current, allowing the sea to roll up waves to carry it forward, and a circle of golden fluctuations like sunlight spread out from this ark, purifying the unclean aura in the surrounding black sea.

Church of the Seven Gods, Ark [Time].

The giant ship built by the church, like themselves, shows a low-key and unpretentious atmosphere everywhere, not to mention its pure white, without the slightest fancy appearance, in this nearly 200-meter-long giant ship, whether it is in the corridors, rooms or walls, there is no superfluous decoration, at most engraved with the words of some saints, to warn the words and deeds of the crew.

But the interior of the Ark, a hall with an unusually elaborate layout, was unlike the rest.

This is a ship hall with a curved vault, and the glowing lines of holy silver form rune-like lines on the surrounding walls, and the crystals that are crystal clear and emitting light are hung above the dome, following the placement of the runes, as if they are the hub of the magic circle.

In addition to these silver rune lines, the walls are also painted with many exquisite reliefs, which depict legendary scenes in a simple way - in the beginning, the Seven Gods led the human race to fight against the natural disasters of the Black Forest and other races, and then many heroes and sages gradually appeared in the human race, and they led their own people to progress in place of the gradually letting go of the Seven Gods.

If you look closely, the stars have been falling for more than 800 years, and almost all the heroes and sages who represent the progress of civilization can be found in these reliefs, even the most recent one, the mage of the White Tower of Guantian, who set off the development of magic energy technology, is also in it, alongside the ancient heroes.

There was no one in this hall, except for the occasional flickering of those holy silver lines, there was silence in the hall, but suddenly, all the light disappeared, and everything fell into darkness, this abnormal movement was obviously noticed by some people outside the hall, and with a few shouts, several powerful auras quickly arrived from other parts of the ark.

But the mutation didn't last long, and a few seconds later, a strange but also divine light appeared in the center of the arc dome of the hall, this light appeared out of thin air, without any source, it released the holy purifying power from the beginning of its appearance, and countless starlight-like points of light were released from it, exuding the fluctuations of time and space being pulled.

Above the Abyss of Anos, heavy clouds churned endlessly, but a silver star lit up, and it quickly fell, breaking through the haze, and then turned into a white ray of light, right on the white ark that was sailing.

At the same time, in the hall, the divine passive halo slowly dimmed, and three tall figures walked out of the space-time passage opened by the light.

Two of the three voices were humanoids, one was the appearance of a war horse, and the human figure at the head looked at the surrounding points of light that were about to go out, and nodded thoughtfully: "Because the Abyss of Anos is polluted by the abyss breath and the time and space are fragile, so ordinary teleportation spells cannot be used, can only use this space-time magic drawn by holy light?" It's similar to the situation in the Northlands. ”

These three figures are none other than Joshua, the Black and Steel Elemental Primordial.

At this time, Joshua was wearing a simple black light armor, without any spell inscriptions and enchantments on it, just a relatively sturdy set of ordinary equipment, and black was about the same, except for a silver pendant hanging from the neck of the half-dragon, it didn't have any saddle or anything like that.

On the contrary, it was the first number, and it had dense pieces of rune armor on its body, and there were several smooth steel plates around it, but it looked somewhat similar to the magic armor that Joshua had tried on before.

This was an experiment that the warrior had done on a whim on the Gale Wind before, and although the magic armor forged by the old dwarf for him was already perfect, it could not improve his combat effectiveness much for him at the Extreme Meaning level.

It wasn't of much use, but it was a pity to leave it idle, so after the steel element appeared, Joshua split the core of the magic armor he carried with him, and let the first number fuse the energy furnace core and the rune armor on the outside.

I have to say that the power of the steel element is indeed unique, after fusing the warrior's magic energy armor, the strength of the first number has greatly increased, and it has reached the silver high level or so, in terms of pure physical strength alone, the average gold-level powerhouse may not be able to defeat it if he does not use his fighting energy with all his strength.

However, it still speaks 'zizzle', which is the only flaw.

"This is the Abyss of Anoth, you are now in the core hall of the Church Ark, the 'Time', and someone will come to receive you later."

An old voice came from the scattered points of light around him, and Pope Eagle said to Joshua through the transmission of holy light: "You really don't have another magic machine? The Church can also lend you a holy vessel if needed. ”

"No, Your Majesty."

Shaking his head slightly at the point of light, Joshua's face was calm: "It's enough for me to have two fists." ”

"Good...... I believe you. ”

The point of light became more and more dim, because Eagle on the side of the Holy Mountain no longer maintained the power to warp time and space, and before the light completely disappeared, he uttered his last words: "Then, be sure to destroy that abyssal rift." ”

- Just like when you destroyed the space-time gate of Moldova.

After speaking, the point of light shattered, and the holy silver lines inside the hall also lit up again, and the other crystals bloomed again.

Scanning the surrounding reliefs and seeing the silver light, Joshua, who had ended the call, couldn't help but think of the silver-haired girl with a disappointed face.

Hotaru was not surprised by her master's choice, she didn't complain as coquettishly as before, the girl just calmly said that she was not afraid of the power of the warrior, whether it was a coma or worse, as a divine machine, she would not have the slightest remorse, because this is the reason for their birth, and it is also their mission.

The girl's determination was like this, but Joshua's mind did not change in the slightest, he shook his head and repeated his request, and then entrusted Hotaru and Rin to the old Pope, this time going to the Abyss of Anos, only Black and Hatsu were with him.

Outside the hall, the sound of footsteps came one after another, and the celestial anomalies above the Abyss of Anos obviously alarmed many people, the old Pope used holy light to penetrate the space-time coordinates of the two places thousands of miles away, and the movement of sending the warriors and his party over was too great, even a blind person could sense the majestic power that crossed the boundary surging in the central hall.

The door of the hall opened silently, and Joshua, who was observing the surrounding reliefs, turned his head to look, and unsurprisingly saw several familiar figures.

The two leaders were both dressed in light armor, one with silver hair was none other than Robzek, the head of the Knights of the Holy Hammer, and the other handsome blonde knight was Lolanda, who had just left Moldavia a few months ago, and the two seemed to be chatting together, with a wine glass in his hand.

After Joshua took a look at it a little seriously, he pouted his lips a little strangely, he originally thought that these two people were breaking their vows and drinking before, but the remnants in the wine glass were actually juice, Robzek was okay, the juice in Lolanda's cup was unbelievably sweet, and the warrior and paladin stayed for so long, he really didn't know that he actually liked to drink such a sweet thing, it was simply poisonous.

And with them was Saya whom Joshua had seen in the imperial capital, a great nun with a light temperament, dressed in a white monk's robe, with long white and blonde hair coiled behind her head, and a black blindfold covering her eyes.

Saya seems to be working before, there is a crystal light plate suspended on her side, Joshua recognizes it, this is the crystal shield commonly used by the priests in the previous life, it can be controlled with spiritual power and holy light, as long as the energy is sufficient, it is extremely strong, it is a defensive weapon for rich mages and high-level church monks, but this thing should have appeared in the middle of the dragon calamity, and the current side is probably an experimental product of the church.

"Sure enough, it's you, Earl Radcliffe."

The light in Robzek's hand flashed, and the wine glass in his palm disappeared, and the silver-haired hearty knight stepped forward directly, shook hands with the warrior and said with a smile: "A few days ago, His Majesty the Pope told us that in a few days he would send a helper who is extremely powerful and in line with our current situation. ”

He himself was a warrior who had been rescued from the mist of divine doom, so he naturally knew Joshua's strength.

Saya on the side didn't speak much, she greeted in an ethereal voice: "Long time no see, Count of the Northland, welcome to the Time." ”

After talking to the two of them with a smile for a while, Joshua turned his head to look at Lolanda with a somewhat complicated expression on the side, he shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "How is it, my friend, do you approve of my idea now?" ”

The warrior's tone was a little teasing: "Loranda, I remember that you didn't agree with it and didn't want my help, but I didn't expect you to change your mind so quickly. ”

After hearing this, not only Lolanda, but also Robzek and Saya had a somewhat unnatural expression, they didn't plan to involve others outside the church at first, but after several failed explorations in the Abyss of Anos, the church still found a lot of other helpers to join the team of the Time.

“…… I have to admit that we do need your help. ”

In the face of Joshua's teasing, the blonde paladin hesitated for a moment, and finally admitted it happily, he shook his head slightly and said: "However, I really didn't expect you to come over so soon, you really said to put it down in the territory of the Northland, Miss No. 3 is really hard." ”

Speaking of this, Lolanda glanced around the warrior, and his expression was full of confusion: "Strange, where are Hotaru and Rin." ”

When the paladin was still in Moldavia, the boy and the girl were almost inseparable, because the three guys basically didn't sleep much, so even when they were tired, they sat together in the study for a while, at that time Hotaru and Rin were on the right and left, resting on Joshua's arm with their eyes closed, this scene made Lolanda remember deeply.

But now, the warrior was surrounded only by a half-dragon and a strange and non-existent armored humanoid, and the boy and girl were nowhere to be seen, and there was not even a weapon in the form of a divine machine, which was not only strange to the paladin.

"They didn't come this time."

Joshua's tone became a little cold, and he said calmly: "This time, only me and Hei are the main combat power support, and this steel element here is my subordinate, barely a summoned creature, and it also has a little combat power - I think this should be enough." ”

"Totally sufficient."

Sensing the change in the atmosphere, Robzek on the side immediately stopped the conversation, and the Extreme Meaning level knight leader said with a smile: "With the addition of the Earl, a Extreme Meaning level powerhouse, this time we will definitely be able to successfully reach the center of the Abyss of Anos and destroy the abyssal gap in the depths of the central maelstrom!" ”

"yes."

Sister Saya, who had been listening quietly to everyone's speech, also sighed faintly and said softly: "Last time, we all found the central maelstrom, but we had to retreat due to bad weather and the attack of giant demonized sea beasts, this time with the purifying power that you have inherited from the sages, Count Radcliffe, we will definitely be able to successfully complete our goal." ”

And just as the atmosphere was gradually recovering, Hei Ke, who was completely detached from the discomfort caused by the high altitude, seemed to notice something, and its golden dragon pupils lit up and roared.

"Roar!!"

"Huh?"

And in the corridor outside the hall, after hearing this dragon roar, a slow and leisurely footstep paused slightly, and there was a soft sound, and then, the owner of the voice increased his speed and came to the door of the hall.

A drunk, but somewhat soft young man's voice sounded at the door: "Is there another sea dragon?" ”

Meanwhile.

- The top of the sacred mountain, inside the Great Temple.

At the end of the arcade engraved with the prophecy of 'Lonely Sun, Double Moon, Endless Stars, Thousand-Year Plain, Only Light Lasts Forever', the white-haired and golden-eyed, golden-eyed old man wearing a holy silver crown slowly opened his eyes and looked at the silver-haired girl who had just walked out of the gate of time and space, with a hint of love in his eyes.

"Your name is Hotaru, right?"

Pope Eagle sat on his seat and said softly, "The completion of the seventh generation of divine machines, the empire's technological progress is really fast...... Haha, the first generation of divine machines, the church also contributed a part of its efforts, after all, it was a matter involving the Chaos family, and it was impossible for the Holy Mountain not to ask. ”

The old pope looked at the silver-haired girl, and Hotaru silently held the black giant axe in his hand, and looked at the old man without fear, to this, Eagle nodded with satisfaction, and he smiled kindly: "Looking at your expression, it seems that you want to help your master very much?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Holding the black giant axe in her hand, Hotaru nodded vigorously, her eyes widened, and she looked at the old man in front of her seriously and said, "Whether it's Rin or me, they both want to help the master, but the master is ...... We don't seem to need our help. ”

Speaking of this, the girl couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, although she already knew that Joshua's strength was progressing rapidly, far surpassing that of ordinary human warriors, but she didn't expect that she would also become a burden one day.

What is the point of a warrior if one day he reaches the point where he fears that they will be destroyed even if he wields his weapon? Rather than being a burden, it is not revealed......

"Don't worry, Hotaru, as long as you want, there will be no problem, since the Church of the Seven Gods has agreed to Joshua's conditions, then it will definitely be done."

Interrupting the girl's thoughts, the corners of the old pope's mouth curled slightly, he had experienced many years of wind and rain, how could he not see through Joshua's unconcealed thoughts? The warrior obviously regarded the two gods as relatives, so he really hoped that they could be strengthened, not as a burden, but because the girl's mind was a little off track because of worry, and it needed to be corrected.

"Follow me."

As if recalling something, Iger's eyes flashed with a glint called anticipation: "If you start early, maybe you can help your master sooner." ”

"He must also wait for the day when you will fight with him."