Chapter 258: Standoff from the field
The pillar of light vanished, but the atmosphere in the sanctuary was incomparably subtle, with Naleaya and Shigal staring at each other, and Lilian half-sitting on the ground, gasping for breath. The strange magic circle just now absorbed a lot of the power of the dragon soul, and even a strong person like Ion was a little unbearable, not to mention Lilian, who lacked the power of the dragon soul.
"What's going on?"
Ion gave Rhodes a meaningful look, then turned to Nalayah and Shigal and asked. Hearing Ion's inquiry, Nalaya's face remained unchanged, but Sigger's expression was a little embarrassed. She closed her eyes first, felt something, and then opened her eyes and spoke.
"I'm so sorry, Your Majesty Ion, and my sister and I don't know why this could happen. However, after the test results of my sister and I just now, the order barrier connecting to the dragon soul shelter has become more stable than before. I want to ........." said this, and Seagal glanced at Rod. “…… Maybe it's because the five dragon soul inheritors have gathered, causing a certain spell contained in the original magic circle to be activated. After all, before this, the successor of the Void Dragon had not appeared on this continent for a long time. ”
“…………………”
Hearing Sigger's answer, Ion didn't say anything, just snorted coldly and kept silent, as if he was thinking about something. Rhodes shrugged his shoulders and then came to Lillian's front and held out his hand to the girl in front of him.
"Can you stand up? Lillian? ”
“……… Ah...............h
Seeing Rod's outstretched hand, Lillian looked up and smiled very happily, then she took Rod's hand and stood up. Then, the petite girl raised her head like this. He smiled at Rod.
"Thank you, Brother Rod."
"You're welcome."
Hearing the title of "brother", Rod was stunned for a moment, he remembered that Lilian didn't call himself like this before, why did she suddenly change her temper now? But Rod didn't think much about it, but reached out. Stroking Liliane's head. Feeling Rod's touch, Lilian squinted her eyes comfortably like a little kitten being teased, which made Rod smile slightly in his heart. And at this moment, the voice of Shigal came to his ears.
"Hello, Your Majesty Rod, this Holy Canon ——— really hard for you."
"Nothing."
Hearing Sigger's words, Rod turned his head and waved his hand.
"But to be honest, I was a little surprised, I didn't expect the canon to end so quickly......... I thought it would take a long time. ”
What Rhodes said was utterly sincere. To tell the truth, before coming here, he thought that the so-called Holy Ceremony of Order would be as grand and prosperous as the Midsummer Festival or the ceremony of the Land of Light, including the leaders giving speeches on the stage, and then the speeches of the various representatives, everyone sitting together to review the past and look forward to the future, and then having a meeting, and finally the two sides talked in a cordial and friendly atmosphere......... I didn't expect this ceremony to be even simpler than I imagined. It's just that the twin dragons came here to stand for a stop and it was over, but ............
The ritual itself. It's not just as simple as it seems.
In a way, this ritual is more than just maintaining order and balance by confirming and demonstrating the strength of oneself and the other party through the strength of the dragon soul, and making judgments about other forces and how to deal with them next. But Rhodes still didn't know what role his system played in this. When Nalaia and Sigger were checking just now, Rod also quickly opened his system panel, but it was unbelievable. The system has not changed. Obviously, it just showed that it was connected to some kind of network, but so far, I haven't found a similar "networking" option in the system, whether it is the territory system or its own upgrade system. So, where did that damn connection go?
"So ..............."
"Boom !!"
Just when Rod opened his mouth to say something. Suddenly, there was a dull roar outside, which made Rhodes stunned, although the dull roar was not too loud because of the Sanctuary Chamber, but it immediately reminded people of something quite unpleasant. And almost at the same time, Nalaya, who was standing beside her in a daze, let out an "ah" and stretched out her hand to cover her mouth.
"Oops, it's a fight............"
“………………………”
I don't know what Lu Dao is for, and Rod suddenly has a very bad premonition.
The holy silver white, incomparably bright light pierced the sky, and at that moment, the divine power that erupted almost enveloped the entire holy mountain, and when it looked up, there was nothing but white, and even the shadows completely dissolved in it. The petite figure roared forward with the whirlwind of Xi Juan, colliding violently with the blood-red barrier.
"Boom !!"
In just an instant, with a deafening impact, the extremely fragile bright red barrier was completely shattered. The figure of the little bubblegum quickly rushed out of the broken barrier, and the fist of her right hand slammed straight towards Esvile in front of her, and in the face of the attack of the little bubblegum, the blood countess had a serious face, raised the black folding fan in her hand with her backhand, and swung it forward. The rich aura of death erupted with Eswell's movements, shooting quickly towards the target in front of her. But in the face of the strange black fog, the little bubblegum was slightly upturned at the corner of her mouth, revealing a smug smile, and then her left hand, which was originally placed on her waist, suddenly stretched forward, and with the movement of the little bubble gum, a golden spiritual magic circle suddenly enveloped the girl's petite body, keeping out the fog full of death, and then, she castrated, clenched her right hand into a fist, and slammed her fist on the black folding fan that Eswell was blocking in front of her.
“————!!”
The moment the little bubblegum's fist struck the folding fan in Eswell's hand, a terrible, ghostly howl erupted from the fan, and then countless blue souls flew out of it, disappearing in the golden glow of holiness. Seeing this scene, Eswell's face changed drastically.
"You ..............."
"Hey, what's wrong? Bi Tooth? Scared? ”
After jumping two steps back, the little bubblegum that fell back into the square smiled excitedly and triumphantly. Staring at Esvile in front of her. Behind her, Marlene helplessly reached out to hold her forehead, but Alice didn't say anything, still silently holding the book in her hand, her eyes half-closed as if she was asleep. On the other side, Seven Love was lying on the stone chair next to her. I watched the battle in front of me as if it were a lively one. As for the canary, she sat next to Seven Love with her usual smile, and she didn't mean to stop it at all.
"Why, weren't you in heat just now? There's a kind of coming back, sow? Instead of using your unruly abilities, why don't you strip naked and run around here? If you want to be wheeled, don't pretend to be pure, don't you look at you're all as black as coal, and you still have the face to pretend to be a good woman here? Shameless, old woman? ”
"You ....................."
Rao is Eswell, who heard Little Bubblegum speak so bluntly and unscrupulously at this moment. is also slightly gloomy, as one of the four demon generals, the Blood Countess, if it is just such an insult, it will not make Esvile angry, but it will be completely different if it is calculated with the loss caused to her by the little bubble gum before. Eswell's folding fan is not just a folding fan, but her favorite weapon, the "Wraith Prison", which houses the souls of all the enemies killed by Eswell. With the help of this fan, Esvile could not only imprison their souls. It is also possible to use their strength and unique skills. Usually when you have nothing to do, you can listen to the wailing of the soul inside to relieve your boredom, which can be regarded as Eswell's favorite weapon.
But. In the blow just now, the little bubble gum not only broke the seal of her "Ghost Prison", released the imprisoned spirits inside, and even purified all those souls with great decisiveness! Now the power of the fan in his hand is only one-third left! That's the amount of power she's spent hundreds of years accumulating!!
In just an instant, it was wiped clean, and there was not even a little residue left!
Of course. The cause of this was also Esvile herself, although after the first temptation, she withdrew her spiritual strength. However, the so-called nature of the country is easy to change, and after Rod and the others entered the inner sanctum of the temple, Esvile once again continued to test everyone. It's just not the same as before. This time, she was very clever in hiding her aura, and used a faint spiritual spying to quietly surround everyone. At first, it was quite smooth, but what Esvile didn't expect was that just a moment later, the little bubblegum that was already bored suddenly jumped up, and then shouted "Death for the bitch!" Then he swung his fist directly at him. And the four demon generals don't have the spirit of blessing and hardship, and at the moment when little bubblegum troubles Eswell, the other three people hid far away from the side in line with the principle of the dead and the poor.
"You ....................."
"What, there's a kind of ah, think I don't dare to kill you?"
Little Bubblegum glanced at Eswell disdainfully and raised her right index finger. And seeing the action of the little bubble gum, Esvile was even more angry and almost crushed her silver teeth. Originally, among the four demon generals, she was not particularly good at fighting, plus this is the country of law, causing a commotion here, and when the dark dragon comes back, she will definitely not be able to eat and walk around, and even if Esvile really wants to fight seriously, I am afraid she will not be so easy to win. The power of order in the country of law is to ensure order, but it does not have a bonus to the undead like the country of night, and the little bubblegum is a spirit master, and the abundant divine power is the natural nemesis of the undead. In addition, although the others behind the little bubblegum didn't seem to be planning to fight, Esvile could feel that the eyes of the girl named Canary not far away had been staring at her, not watching the battle, but as if a beast was looking at her prey, Esvile had no doubt that once she showed a flaw somewhere, that girl would definitely not mind rushing over to help the damn imp in front of her kill herself!
She also had no doubt that even if she was killed, no one among the four demon generals would come out to avenge her. As for the fact that His Majesty the Dark Dragon would go to war with the Void Lords for himself......... I still don't feel too good about myself. I'm afraid that even my own subordinates will only be busy fighting for power and profit after their death, instead of avenging themselves ——— avenging? What are you kidding, put yourself in their shoes, if the Void Leader really killed herself, then her subordinates must be champagne to pay tribute to the Void Lord!
Come to think of it. Esvielle couldn't help but feel a little headache, heaven and earth conscience, if she knew that there was such a crazy imp in the realm of the void, she would never use this kind of crooked brain, this is not only the character of the little bubblegum itself, but also her extraordinary mental sensing ability. To be honest, being able to find herself through mental fluctuations under Eswell's deliberate concealment, this hand alone is enough to make Esvile vigilant and attention.
"Oops, looks like Esvile is in trouble."
Looking at the two people who were facing each other in front of her, Irene said with a smile. And beside her, Lydia also nodded approvingly. She had seen with her own eyes how little bubblegum could pit a sword master, obviously a spirit master, but she was unexpectedly fond of violence and recklessness. Such a famous figure as the Arashi Sword Saint was abolished, and he didn't even leave a little face for the Land of Light. However, Lydia's gaze was not on the little bubblegum, but on the canary, who had been sitting quietly next to her.
She knew very well that this girl was the protagonist of the battle.
Don't look at the canary is very gentle on the surface, in fact, Lydia has long noticed that in the heart of the canary, it is far more crazy than a little bubble gum. It's just that she often hides behind. Leave everything to little bubblegum to do, and even deliberately indulge her to do it. Lydia knew it well. The two of them are always together on weekdays, and if Canary is really as gentle and quiet and mature as she looks on the outside, then she will definitely suppress the unscrupulous little bubblegum to some extent. But on the contrary, obviously I am often with the canary, but the little bubblegum has not become mature and stable at all, which is enough to explain the problem.
And now...............
She's probably waiting for a chance to kill with one blow.
Lydia narrowed her eyes slightly. To be honest, her judgment is the same as Eswell's, where Eswell really doesn't want to give her all in, and the venue also limits her play. , but her opponents are noticeably different. Whether it's a little bubblegum or a canary, it's clear that they want her life. Although this may seem like a bit reckless, a closer analysis reveals that killing Esvile is actually the least risky option. Esvile is the queen of the vampires and the ruler of the night. But in the Night Country, she is not considered a strong fighting force, and the vampire species itself takes the elite niche route, and she can't set off a big storm in the country. Esvile is proud of her intelligence manipulation ability, but anyone can do it if the intelligence network is changed, and it is not impossible to play without anyone. What's more, it is the tradition of the Night Country............
Thinking of this, Lydia sighed, she found that she was really a little envious of Rod. That's not because he has a territory, but because he has a lot of smart and capable people to support him. Maybe Little Bubblegum just wanted to kill the woman who made her unhappy, but the Canary must have seen through the power of this, and whether or not they could kill Esvile, they successfully showed their strength in front of others, thus forming an effective deterrent. Deterrence is essential for a newly formed territory, and only sufficient deterrence can make potential enemies less impatient. This is a risky move, and the most important thing is that those who are in the limelight will inevitably encounter the most danger. And they still chose to watch and support, which is enough to explain the problem.
If Liliane had so many talents around her, I probably wouldn't have to work so hard.
Thinking of this, Lydia turned her head and glanced at the other two archangels not far away, and then withdrew her gaze. She has said everything she can say, and whether she can understand her own meaning or not can only rely on themselves. Slynn may be just a matter of convention, but Boulder's performance makes Lydia very uneasy, he is like an angry lion, but he doesn't aim his claws at his enemies, which is not a good tendency.........
"What are you doing?"
At this moment, suddenly, a serious and low voice sounded, and hearing this voice, Esvile immediately withdrew her hand and retreated, and then bowed her head deeply to the dark and slender figure in front of her.
"Your Majesty."
"Cut."
Seeing Ion appear, Little Bubblegum snorted in dissatisfaction, and then she gave up the next attack, turned and returned to the others. At this time, the canary also stood up, walked to the side of the little bubblegum and touched her head. And at this time, the other four dragon soul inheritors also walked out of the Sanctuary. Rhodes frowned and glanced at the mess in front of him at the Templar Square, but he just shook his head and said nothing. And Nalaia didn't seem to be angry, instead, she reached out, put it to her cheek and smiled.
"Oops, it's a little too hilarious........."
"Hahh..............."
Faced with his sister's disconnection, Higal only sighed.
And at this time, Ion suddenly turned around and walked in front of Rod, and seeing Ion's appearance, Rod's eyes were also slightly narrowed, staring at the man in front of him. Both are about the same height, but the difference is that Rhodes is a little thinner, while Ion is relatively muscular. Seeing Ion striding up to Rod, Lilian, who had been following Rod, was obviously a little dissatisfied with this, but even so, she didn't have the courage to say anything to Ion. He just glared at him dissatisfied, and then hid behind Rod.
"What's the matter with me?"
Seeing Ion looking at him, Rhodes asked. As long as you have a heart, you can find that until now, neither of them has called each other, whether it is the name or the title. And this also represents the current complicated relationship between Rod and Ion.
"I've heard you've seen Irene before, right?"
Ion didn't say anything, but immediately got to the point. Although he didn't know why Ion would mention this, Rod nodded.
"That's right."
"Good."
Hearing Rod's answer, Ion nodded.
"Well, she'll leave it to you."
With that, he turned and left. And Rod stared at him in some surprise...............
What did this guy just say? (To be continued......)