For Marlene, she didn't expect to lose at all. And this is especially true for Rod, but it seems that these people who are guarding the fire are completely unbelievable. From the beginning of the battle between Rhodes and the three summoned swordsmen to the end, there were not even five minutes in total, and Rhodes' overwhelming superiority made them stunned and barely able to speak. The reverence for the strong made them show great respect when facing Rod and his subordinates next, not only arranging a place for them to rest, but also promising to help Rod resist the attack of the scourge of chaos, so that Rod had enough time to light the fire, which can be regarded as a very good result for Rode, but now he does not seem satisfied.

"The movements are too slow, the reactions are too simple, and the routines are simple and unacceptable."

He sat down in his chair and looked at the three silent summoning swordsmen in front of him with dissatisfaction. Because they weren't badly injured, the other two woke up quickly. As for the most detached Hell Lord, the only option to surrender was the moment he was approached by Rhodes. But for Rod is not satisfied, although deep down for Christie and Marlene to come with full of doubts, but after arranging their accommodation and rest, Rod still found these three "rookies" for the first time, anyway, it was not easy to see the existence of the same profession as himself in this world, and he actually used this kind of method that rookie players disdain to use, Rod said that he couldn't bear it anymore.

"It's a shame that you're able to break through the boundaries of legends."

Rod frowned, looking at the three people standing in front of him with dissatisfaction and a bit of mockery. One man and two women, to be exact. The man in the lead was the white-haired man who had spoken to Rod before, and the pair of sisters beside him had different expressions at the moment, looking like the elder sister of about seventeen or eighteen years old was hugging her body with a blushing face, and lowered her head to look at the ground. The sister next to her, who looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, puffed out her cheeks and glared at her. The man next to him was silent. But it can be seen that this defeat is a big blow to him.

As the guardian of the source of the fire, of course he had heard the legend of the traveler under the stars, the legendary sword would cut through all obstacles, and if he was defeated under this powerful force, then he would lose even if he lost. But the problem is that this failure, even if you are mentally prepared, is completely unacceptable.

The other party did not show overwhelming strength, and completely played himself and others around like a lion playing with mice. As Guardians, they were most proud of the amount of power they possessed, but now, his self-esteem had been completely destroyed, and not a single fragment was left.

And at this moment, Rod also looked at the three people in front of him curiously. Their identities, Rod already knew from Marlene.

Pseudo-human.

Just as on Earth, humans need to be responsible for sophisticated technology, but some dangerous parts that are not suitable for humans need to be replaced by robots. The pseudo-humans, on the other hand, are the product of this, and they are similar to Berchems. But there is a qualitative difference. If the alchemy elves are nothing more than "semi-biomorphs" created by the fusion of flesh and alchemy. Then the pseudo-human is completely created by creating an artificial body, and then putting the soul into it, and this kind of existence that I don't know whether it should be called a living body.

Even Rhodes himself had to admit it. When he heard Marlene's story, he was decisively shocked.

It is worthy of being the number one magic master under the soul of the creation dragon, creating a body similar to a human being, and then putting the soul into this kind of thing has simply reached the apex of what human beings can do, and the next level is to create souls, which is not a level that human beings can touch. Although their souls are human. However, unlike humans, their physical bodies have not been enhanced to the point where they can destroy the earth or the sun with a single punch like the Beidou Fist, but they have greatly improved against the threat of Chaos. They don't need the protection of the power of order to enter and exit in the chaos storm on their own, and they can use themselves as a benchmark to open the barrier of order, which is completely a guardian specially created to deal with the chaos disaster.

And. It is also the only existence that can "transform" to summon swordsmen.

Although Rhodes expressed his heartfelt admiration and gratitude for their hundreds of years of guarding the source of the flame, this did not prevent him from being unable to endure the opponent's almost rigid combat methods and skills.

"Hmph, if you hadn't used that kind of despicable and shameless trick against my sister, how could we have lost so badly?"

The younger sister who was holding her sister's arm next to her gritted her teeth and looked at Rod in front of her, although from what Marlene heard, according to her identity, she was already the owner of this fire source, but it seemed that the little guy in front of her obviously had no intention of treating herself as the master.

"If it's a frontal attack, how can I possibly ..............."

The girl's words were not finished, because at this moment, Rod raised his hand and snapped his fingers lightly.

In an instant, the moonlit grassland replaced the room originally paved with stone slabs, and the three people who were standing in front of Rhodes were transferred to the basin in the distance, and then, a dull roar sounded, and in the originally dark night sky, a huge magic cannon that was dozens of meters high and sprayed steam appeared out of thin air along the void track, and the muzzle of the black hole was aimed at the three people in front of him, although there was no indication, but at this moment the girl's face had become pale.

"If you want to use the trump card, you have to have as many as you want, this is the summoning swordsman."

In the blink of an eye, the grassland under the night and the steam magic cannon that appeared out of thin air disappeared without a trace, and the four of them returned to their original rooms. At this time, the girl had completely lost her previous unconvinced expression, she just grabbed her sister's arm in horror, and stared at the man in front of her with wide eyes and anxiety. And beside her, her sister, who was still shyly lowering her head just now, was also staring at her eyes in surprise at the moment, looking at all this in front of her. As for the other white-haired man, he was completely stunned. His already pale face turned even more pale at this moment, he had never imagined that the summoned swordsman would be able to possess such a powerful force.

Indeed, as Rhodes said, if you just want to kill them, it is as simple as activating [Casali in the Night] to pull them into the fantasy space. Then launch [Dusk of Annihilation] to bombard, it will be a complete instant kill, and there is no need to waste time in hand-to-hand combat.

Are these guys really man-made?

Taking in the expressions of the three of them, Rod also raised his eyebrows in some surprise. In his impression, the so-called android should be the kind of person who is expressionless, like a machine that calculates gains and losses, but never cares about his own life. And then after some earth-shattering and tragic battles, he was moved, so he broke away from the scope of machinery and possessed the heart of a human being......... Isn't it all written like this if the novel wants to sell well?

However, considering that the pseudo-human is a re-creation of a body to replace the soul, and not a dead thing in the first place. So it's not so much an artificial person, but an artificial body? From this point of view, the magic skills of human beings are even higher than those of Belchems.

"Just now I was just testing your abilities, if it is in a formal battle, your combat skills can be said to be completely unqualified. Maybe it's more than enough to deal with those fools who are not as intelligent as (9), but it's still too lacking in the face of a battle like this. ”

"So, so what?"

Seeing that the other two people seemed to be frightened by the "fierce and vicious" man in front of her, the girl couldn't help but stubbornly raise her head. Forcing himself to stare at the man in front of him, he asked through gritted teeth. And I heard her inquiry. Rod narrowed his eyes slightly.

"So, I'm going to give you special training, it's rare to see three summoned swordsmen, if you die in the scourge of chaos, then it's definitely not a good thing for me, so ..............." said here. Rhodes paused, then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a charming smile. “……… I'll train you well. ”

If anything, the source of fire is different from the refuge. That is, when you look up, you can see the white clouds and the shining sun in the sky. As the source of the fire, the order called time is barely preserved here. And the weirdest thing is that the burning fire is clearly above his head, but when he looks up, he can clearly see that the "glow of the sunset" is gradually deviating, making the tower in front of him fall into the quiet night again.

What a nostalgic view.........

Rod looked up at the night in front of him, but soon he heard footsteps coming from behind him.

"Marlene?"

"Rod, why don't you go to rest?"

Marlene quietly walked to Rod's side, raised her head to look at the night in front of her and the green vines climbing on the tower under the bright red sunset sun, and couldn't help but ask lightly. Hearing her inquiry, Rhodes shrugged his shoulders.

"It's rare to go back to a more normal place, to relax and unwind, and if we succeed, we won't have to watch the disgusting Chaos Storm again............ Even if we say that we fail, we can't see it either. ”

"Poof."

Hearing Rod's answer, Marlene chuckled, but soon, she lowered her head, and the original smile on her face was gone.

"I'm sorry......... Rhodes ..............."

"Excuse me?"

Hearing Marlene suddenly apologize to himself, Rod couldn't help but be stunned, and turned his head to look at the girl in front of him. Sensing Rod's gaze, Marlene bit her lip and nodded slightly.

"Yes, you should know it. I......... The reason why I follow you. I've wanted to confess to you, but it's a family secret, and I don't know how to tell you. Anyway, I'm ......... doing this."

It's like you're taking advantage of yourself.

Marlene didn't say it, but Rhodes knew what she meant. Maybe she did have deep feelings for herself, but beyond that, the original motive that forced her to stay with her was not pure. Although Marlene herself has never done anything to induce herself to do, as far as the result is concerned, she did go to the Land of Chaos as stated in the Shania family, and came to this source of fire that has a lot of roots with the Shania family. From this point of view, to say that all his actions are under the control of the Shania family?

"There's no need for that."

"Huh?"

Hearing Rod's answer, Marlene looked up in surprise, but she saw that Rhodes waved his hand indifferently.

"Everything I do is something I have planned a long time ago and done with my own will. And not influenced by anyone, so it's not your responsibility. Although the reason why you are willing to follow me is important to you, unfortunately, I have never believed in such a thing as fate, and for me, the greatest good thing about it is ..............."

As he spoke, Rod reached out and gently stroked the hair of the girl in front of him.

“……… Brought you to me, Marlene. (To be continued......)