Chicken or egg, that's the question.

Whether it will be damaged by the fate of the black hand possessed by Rhodes in the future, or because he accidentally ran into Rhodes after the damage, is also a question, which shows that the black hand aura is a very mysterious and very magical philosophical question. Now, though, for Rhodes, this philosophy makes no sense. Because for him, the effect is more important than the cause, but right now, it is clear that this is not the result he wanted.

"Turn it on, Marlene."

Looking at the metal egg in front of him, which had entered a state of complete silence, Rod sighed helplessly, whether it was his black hand aura or not, this thing was broken anyway. Whether it's because it's bad or not, nothing changes as a result. All in all, this thing is broken......

In a way, Rhodes is almost bad.

"Good, Rod."

Looking at Rod, who was full of the decadent atmosphere of the thirties, and the whole person seemed to be wrapped in black smoke, Marlene opened her mouth in some confusion, but after seeing the canary's expression of "don't ask anything", Marlene still closed her mouth, and then turned around and stretched out her hand to press on the shell of the metal egg.

“TareMisCon。”

"Sneer———"

As Marlene spoke, dozens of beautiful magical rays suddenly appeared on the outer layer of the silent metal egg, and then a jet sounded, and several white weapons erupted from the outer shell of the metal egg, and then scattered in all directions. The metal egg, which had no gaps, gradually revealed its true colors, only to see its four-sided eggshell suddenly pull outward, gradually rising like a budding flower, and then revealing the cylinder wrapped in it. Seeing this high-tech scene in front of them, Rod and Canary also temporarily let go of the entanglement about the aura of the black hand. Began to look curiously at what was stored in the metal egg.

After the four heavy shells were completely detached, the three of them finally saw the inside clearly, only to see that in the middle of the metal egg, a coffin-like object made entirely of crystals was quietly erected there. Judging from the appearance, the inside should be used to release people. But............ Well, just from the looks of it.

"It's completely broken."

Although from the outside. Both the outer shell of the metal egg and the crystal coffin inside were intact, but the people who were supposed to be there had long since been reduced to dust, with nothing but a few pieces that looked like fragments of clothing and a sword that had been shattered and only the hilt remained. Obviously, as Marlene said, due to the loss of power support, this rescue pod has actually lost its original function, and the only thing left is a beautiful metal coffin structure.

"Click."

The lid of the crystal coffin slowly opened, and Rod and the canary stepped forward. With a complicated expression, he stared at the crystal coffin inside, which was only a fragment of clothes and a short sword hilt. After a moment, the canary nodded proudly. "Sure enough, it's Rhodes, the black hand ability really breaks through the sky, this is really worthy of the name from the inside to the outside, there is nothing left."

"Okay, don't complain now, you're no better than me."

Glaring at the canary, Rhodes withdrew his gaze. To be honest, although I have been prepared for it for a long time. But seeing this thing destroyed so completely still made Rod's heart very, very unhappy, especially when he thought that he had lost a fantasy magic stone, although it was only the size of a fingernail, but it still made Rod feel very unhappy. But......... Thinking of this, Rhodes reached out and gently touched the broken hilt.

If the plane merchant hadn't lied to me. Then this thing should be linked to my fate, so it will appear by my side. Although there has been no movement until now, looking at the hilt of this sword............... Rod felt as if he had already thought of something.

"Which of you has ever seen this thing?"

With this in mind, Rhodes opened the soul connection to the card he had summoned, and then projected the effect of the hilt of the sword that looked oddly short into it. Seeing the image of this short sword, Rhodes felt that the card elves in his soul space were silent for a moment. Immediately after, Selestina's voice erupted.

"Wow!! Fourth sister, it's the fourth sister!! Master, hurry up and summon the fourth sister out!! Hurry up!! ”

Why do you suddenly have a feeling that the poor people who have been oppressed by the demon king will see the savior coming?

"You all know her? She's one of you, too? ”

Hearing Rod's inquiry, the Holy Sword Elves were silent for a moment, and then it was Celia who answered first.

"Yes, master, the Fourth Sister is the wisest Sage among us, and in fact, all of our weapons were designed and manufactured by her. But......... If I remember correctly, the fourth sister should have entered the rescue pod to take refuge at that time, how could it be ........."

Don't mention this topic related to the roots of someone's black hand.

As for Greysil and Madaras, as always, they didn't speak, but from the soul connection they transmitted, Rhodes could feel that the two elves were very, very happy, and it was obvious that they were also very much looking forward to meeting the fourth sister. As for Heros, she didn't react to this at all, and Rhodes wasn't surprised by her performance, except for being summoned for battle. On weekdays, she was silent and quiet as a dead man——— although she was not a living thing.

It seems that the harvest this time is not too bad.

Although I got a damaged survival pod, and the guy inside was also dead. But at the moment, Rhodes didn't expect that she would actually be one of his holy sword card elves. However, to Rhode's surprise, the Holy Sword Elf's death was a bit strange. Rhodes doesn't know exactly what the other summoning elves had in the past, but it's almost certain that they all died in battle. But the one in front of him escaped into the rescue pod and then died due to damage to the maintenance system? How do you say that......... It always gives people the feeling of being a deserter on the battlefield.

"She's the same as you? But why would she hide in a rescue pod? ”

Although this question can be asked by Rhodes after summoning the elves, this kind of question does not seem to be easy to ask. Hearing Rod's inquiry, Celia was silent for a moment, and then spoke.

"That......... Master, in fact, I won't tell you. This fourth sister is ......... It's human. Unlike the rest of us, she is also good at fighting, but she really can't compare to us in terms of body and longevity, and she ..............."

"Ahem, ahem!!"

Just as Celia was about to say something, Selestina interrupted Celia by coughing loudly. And heard Celestina's cough. Celia, who was about to continue, stopped talking like a chick choked by the throat. Soon, Celestina continued in place of Celia.

"In short, master, you have grown up this time, the fourth sister is the smartest among us, hum, if you can wake her up, it is definitely the wisest choice! You don't know yet, the reason why we can live in these weapons in the form of souls and wait for awakening is all because of her ........."

"Sister-sama!!"

"Hey............... Worst............ Master, forget what you just heard. Hear no!! All in all, all you need to do is summon the Fourth Sister, understand?! ”

Just when Celestina was boasting to herself, Celia, who was silent just now, interrupted her speech, which made Celestina suddenly startled, although she couldn't see her expression, but Rod could hear that Celestina at the moment was quite regretful, as if she had said something she shouldn't have said, and suddenly began to shout in a panic. But Rhodes paid no attention to Celestina's words. Instead, I fell into deep thought.

Well......... So there is still this relationship? According to Celestina, they will be fused into weapons after death to be awakened, is it a long time ago? And the "fourth sister" in their mouth also played a leading role? But other than that. What made Rod care most was Celia's introduction to the fourth sister before——— it was actually a human? Killed Rhodes didn't expect that there would be a human race in this group of perverts who went against the sky? And if she is ranked fourth, from the current point of view, her strength even surpasses that of Herose?

So, let's get started.

Now that I know that the other party is indeed a holy sword elf. Naturally, Rod didn't mean to let go, he reached out and put his hand on the small hilt of the sword, and then stretched out his hand to hold the fantasy magic stone in his pocket. Soon, a system prompt appeared in front of Rhodes that he was all too familiar with.

[Resonance reaction detected.] Is it bound to awaken the core of the soul? 】

Awaken.

[Awaken the core of the soul, detect the piercing of the dragon's heart ——— the holy sword, and the awakening begins]

“%&*……#*……#…………！”

As Rod made memories in the depths of his heart, suddenly, the entire crystal coffin lit up, and then a strange sound like an electronic noise sounded, and then the small hilt of the sword touched by Rode's finger began to emit unprecedented brilliance, and then bright golden runes began to emerge from the air quickly, forming circles of different sizes. Seeing this scene in front of them, Canary and Marlene couldn't help but take half a step back, and the circles formed by runes began to flutter up and down at this moment, and then, a slender figure emerged from it.

It was a girl about the height of Marlene and Canary, with short, white-blond shoulder-length hair that looked very neat, and she was not wearing a battle armor like Celia, nor the dress of Celestina and Herose, but an ordinary two-piece white dress, and a cloak of the same color on the outside. Although it may not look as stunning as Celestina, it has a unique intellectual atmosphere. She has a pair of unframed oval eyes, both of which are a beautiful azure color. No matter where you look at it, you can't find anything weird like a tail, ears, or wings, but if you just look at it like this, you can be sure that she is indeed a very ordinary human being.

It's even a little too ordinary.

Thinking of this, Rod glanced at the card that had just appeared in his hand, unlike other cards, the card in front of him was inlaid with gold on a silver and white background, and the pattern in the middle of the card was a strange throne formed by the interweaving of countless slender swords and the girl sitting on the throne. At the top of the card is a symbol that stands for "IV". At the bottom are the values of 5 and 6.

[Obtain the fourth place of the Eternal Holy Sword.] Dragon heart piercing, silver and white wise man ——— Kalian: The power of wisdom is where everything belongs. Stacking trait LV3 (can be stacked and cast at the same time), skill analysis LV3 (there is a chance to resolve skill activation rate when equipping a weapon), rune enhancement LV3 (cooldown reduced by 1/2 when using rune battles). The mind is the strongest weapon far superior to the body.]

That's a ...............

Looking at the cards in front of him, Rhodes didn't know what to say. I originally thought that this young lady was in fourth place. It should be a very powerful existence, but her attack and defense values are only 5 and 8? Although this value is not bad in the eyes of ordinary people, but look at the holy sword cards with all the offensive and defensive values of his hands now, and then look at the card in front of him whose single value is similar to that of ordinary humans, I don't know why Rod feels so unhappy——— even the most scumbag soul bird in his card library is higher than this value.

However, when Rod turned over the cards and saw the skill introduction, he suddenly found that this fourth lady was indeed worthy of ranking fourth.

Stacking trait [Successive summon cards can obtain the stacking trait.] Its value is the result of a base stack kick, which can be stacked up to five times (+3 cooldown per stack)]

Triple Realm [After three consecutive summon cards, you can use summon card clone X3, and its value is the same as the main body]

Distraction Calculation [Ability to analyze and calculate the battle situation in an instant]

Not to mention anything else, the stacking feature alone made Rhodes speechless, this is not an ordinary superposition, if Rod is not wrong, then it is when he summons a Kalian. Then take it back and summon it again. The base value of Karen is the value of the previous value plus the value after being summoned again. This means that her base stats will change from 4 and 6 to 8 and 12, and if summoned again, it will be 12 and 18. Calculated in this way, if you summon five times——— both values will completely exceed 20! This is even more perverted than the fire element lord of the Seven Loves, this is the rhythm of going against the sky.

What's even worse is that the [Triple Realm] can allow this anti-heaven existence to increase three clones at the same time!

In this sense, this is really worthy of being the fourth-ranked powerhouse. Then again, if she really did this level as a human being, then Rod would really be on the ground. The strong person who breaks the table with two-way values, even if it is a player, if it is described as a card. It's impossible to do without relying on top-tier talent and equipment. But she was able to do such an ability in a simple human body, which shows Kalian's strength.

And what made Rhodes feel even more at ease was that the [Distraction Calculation] ——— Holy Soul was on top, and he finally had a guy under his command who was willing to use his brains to fight instead of cutting down first when he saw the enemy. Having to give orders by himself every time really made Rod feel a lot of pressure.

If there's any flaw, it's the trouble of cooldown +3, which is calculated from the card's characteristics after Rhodes finishes fighting. And if you want to get Kalian, who has broken the combat power, Rhodes has to stack it five times, so that the cooldown time is 15 hours. In other words, if Rhodes stacked Karen at once, then after the battle was over, he would only be able to summon her again after fifteen hours. This is a big hassle compared to other cards that can be summoned as long as they have enough soul power. However, for Rod, the killer feature is naturally to be saved for the last.

“…………………”

And just after Rod finished sweeping the card characteristics, Karen had already come to her senses, she stretched out her right hand like this, gently lifted her glasses, and then looked at Rod with an expressionless face.

"My master?"

Calm and elegant, the voice of several books that could not hear any emotional fluctuations sounded like this, and it reached Rod's ears. Hearing Karen's inquiry, Rod also came back to his senses, flicked his finger lightly, and after turning the card into nothingness, Rod looked at the girl in front of him and nodded.

"That's right, I'm your master, is there anything you want to ask?"

However, in the face of Rod's inquiry, Kalian shook her head slightly.

"Not now."

She spoke, then looked around, then looked into the empty crystal coffin, and looked at it carefully for a moment before nodding in satisfaction.

"Everything works."

After whispering this, Karen turned around and bowed solemnly to Rod.

"Let me quit."

After saying this, I saw that circles of golden rune light appeared around Kalian's body again, and then, her figure disappeared into the air and disappeared without a trace.

“…………………”

“…………………”

“…………………”

Looking blankly at the scene in front of them, everyone didn't know how to react, and it wasn't until a moment later that the canary shrugged his shoulders and sighed faintly.

"Rod, why are these card elves of yours so strange..............." (To be continued......