20. Mask (9)
"Stop me? What are you talking about?"
With a casual swing of the beam axe sword, Azdahaka stared at the young man in front of him.
"Little master, which side are you on? Inheriting the bloodline of the disobedient gods and ruining the family by that guy, what's the point of stopping me? Do you think it's good to maintain the status quo like this? Or are you content to play the role in that guy's script?"
At the end of the words, Yuya has turned into a disappointed implicit anger.
It is true that the choices of others are his own business, and whatever the final outcome, they can only be borne by him, and have nothing to do with Azdahaka. But for Azidahaca, Roland is special.
Heirs, adopted sons, observers, young geniuses, lucky ones with peach blossom luck...... These dazzling auras did not attract Azdahaka's attention in the slightest, and the humiliation of being defeated for a time certainly cared to him, but it was nothing compared to "heresy".
It is true that there are liberal and other groups that claim to be "anti-system", but those guys have no intention of overthrowing Li Lin at all, and at best they are tinkering within the permissible framework, and there is no intention of resisting from the beginning.
No one will be angry with typhoons and floods, and in the face of the existence of wisdom and common sense, the ancient species, the intelligent species, any intelligent creature will not resist, and will question and rebel from the bottom of his heart, only heresy.
That's right, Roland, like him, is a heretic who is under Li Lin's domination system, but has a strong aversion to this system.
"I thought we were the same kind of people, something I wanted to express. You must be able to understand that. ”
Shrugging his shoulders, he looked at Roland with a look of mockery and superiority in his eyes, like contempt for cowards and deserters.
However, the answer to Azdahaka was unexpectedly bland.
"I understand everything you say. ”
In contrast to the contemptuous look, Roland continued:
"For that person, the feelings of others, human feelings, ethics, morality, etc., are all secondary or even unnecessary considerations, and the most important thing in his eyes is the result. In order to achieve results. He can do whatever it takes. ”
Sacrificing others, humiliating others, and playing with others - as long as necessary, Li Lin can do it without hesitation, without blinking an eye. Like the consciousness branding technique given to Azdahaka, ignoring his personality and will. Forcing it to keep secrets or something. It's just a lot more common for him. As for the realization of his plans. The question of how many people have been sacrificed and how many will be sacrificed is even more difficult to answer.
If there is a "demon king" in this world who must be defeated. I'm afraid there is nothing more suitable for this role than Li Lin.
"In all fairness, what you do is no different from Li Lin, and if you want to hit him for the purpose of hitting him, there is nothing to say about doing this. But, Azdahaka, you're so irresponsible. ”
"Responsibility?"
As if hearing a joke, Azdahaka burst out laughing.
"I thought you were going to say something, but it turned out to be like this...... Didn't I say it already? this is to correct—"
"You're just doing it for yourself. ”
The cold assertion cut off the high-sounding words, and Azdahaka's smile froze.
"It is impossible to prevent the plan from being achieved in the end, even if it succeeds in disrupting the established steps, or even if the whole prevention is in danger of extinction, as long as he is still alive, he alone can turn the whole situation around--you should know that. But why do you bother to do something that is doomed to failure? Even if there is a wall of will, it is too unnatural. ”
The only thing that the Consciousness Operation can limit is the means, and it will not have any effect on Azdahaka's revenge, nor will it be possible to prevent Azdahaka from taking revenge. However, although Azdahaka's actions were in the name of "revenge", none of them were directly aimed at Li Lin himself, and they were completely aimed at peripheral organizations. The meaning behind this action can be deduced with a little thought.
"From the very beginning, you have in fact given up the idea of revenge against Li Lin. Because you know that no matter how you become stronger, there is no chance of winning with Li Lin as the target. can't take revenge and is unwilling to obey Li Lin like this, so you came up with the plan of 'destroying Li Lin's plan and indirectly retaliating', and used this nonsense way to vent your dissatisfaction. ”
"Venting? You actually say that what I did was just venting?"
Azdahaka suddenly changed color, his face was no longer light, and the boiling anger was constantly surging.
"Just a little ghost like you, a little ghost who can't do anything behind Li Lin...... Are you ashamed to say that I'm messing around? You can't do anything, are you qualified to say that I'm messing around?!!
"Have you ever thought about how many people will die if you succeed? Have you ever thought that if the plan fails, Li Lin might turn the world like this?"
The purple pupil cast a glance around, and in just a few minutes, several new diamond creatures had appeared on the diamond-covered ground, and the mixed red and black had touched the horizon in the distance.
It is not difficult to imagine that as long as Li Lin has that meaning, the whole world will become such a cruel and beautiful scene.
"Reckless, irresponsible for the lives of others, equally irresponsible for their own lives, wearing the mask of 'Avenger' to vent their dissatisfaction and anxiety about the situation - what is this nonsense?"
"Enough!
The irascible roar and movement were synchronized, and by the time he finished the last word, the beam axe sword had appeared above Roland. Almost at the same moment, the bright red steel cylinder rolled in front of Azdahaca, and without hesitation, the water sprite split the dry ice fire extinguisher in two, and the frozen water column blocked Azdahaca's path.
"Now, do it!"
The petite figure leaned out of the carriage, a loud rumbling noise and a dazzling glare engulfed the space, and the columnar thunder light struck Azdahaka without any difference, exploding violently.
The bright light subsided, and the loud explosion spread far away. Scorching smoke fills the air.
"Ahem...... Do you really have the power to do it?"
Lifting the barrier, Roland spat out a small grumble.
"Of course, otherwise you wouldn't have had a chance to complain to me. ”
Jumping onto the roof, Valrhona stuck out her tongue mischievously.
After learning that the opponent was using the water attribute technique, Roland formulated a battle plan to lure the opponent to the VIP compartment with insulation on the mezzanine, and then subdue the opponent with electric shocks. Due to the existence of the "spinning wheel", there is only one chance to release the lightning strike in this battle, and in this near-vacuum environment of mana, even if the human magician gathers some mana around in advance, the power of the lightning strike phenomenon displayed cannot meet the minimum demand. But as a dragon princess. Valrhona, who is a brontosaurus again, doesn't have this problem. All they have to do is lure the unwary enemy into the designated position, and then open the barrier to protect themselves.
"But why do you want to do it at this time? When I saw that there was no water around him, I thought the battle was going to fail. ”
"It's a high-power beam weapon. ”
Looking at the hilt of the beam sword that had been put away in his hand, Roland replied:
"Particle beams, laser-beam weapons are strictly forbidden to be used during thunderstorms. Because if a high-temperature beam is emitted in the atmosphere. The air will be dissociated into positively charged ions and negatively charged electrons. The electric current conducts electricity in the gas more quickly. To put it bluntly, sending a high-heat beam towards the thundercloud is actually equivalent to opening a conduction path for the thunder and lightning. Beams of particles that are inherently charged are even more inherently charged. It's an extra-large lightning rod at all. ”
The Beam Axe releases a deflection field to protect the user from high heat and charge, and the grip is wrapped in a layer of insulating material, so it generally doesn't care about electric shock. But in the face of Valrhona's lightning strike, all protection will instantly fail due to overload, and Azdahaka holding the hilt of the sword will directly withstand lightning strikes and high thermal shocks.
"Next, just wait for the 'spinning wheel' to disintegrate, and find a way to stop the boiling mirror world......"
"It's really thoughtful. ”
The unrestrained sound of an old friend pierced through the smoke, and the sound of the water became louder and louder, and the air flow blew away the smoke, revealing the translucent water balloon.
"Using the attraction of the beam weapon to lightning strikes, and attracting lightning strikes to me with more output power, well, it is indeed a very creative idea, I didn't think of it. However, I was originally a three-headed dragon who was very good at manipulating water, and I knew the characteristics, weaknesses, and strengths of water. It is also possible to remove water impurities like this and build a protective wall with near-insulating pure water, Her Royal Highness Princess~~~"
With a kick that kicked away the hilt of his left hand, which was completely burned, the curtain of pure water slowly fell, and Azdahaka looked at Valrhona with interest.
"I wasn't expecting any chance encounter, Her Highness Valrhona would be here, and volunteered to be the last trump card of the young master...... It seems that the grandfathers of the Senate are not going to continue to cling to neutrality. ”
Valrhona remained silent and allowed Azdahaka to speak.
Relighting a cigarette, Azdahaka smirked.
"The last trump card is also used up, and you are almost damn intent on getting out of the way, right?"
"Wrong. ”
Roland replied indifferently.
"If I were you, I would choose to retreat now. ”
"Oh, don't you have any secret tricks that you can't do?
"Finally, I advise you to quit smoking. ”
"Huh?"
Azdahaka glared at Roland, casually spit out the cigarette butt that was about to burn to the filter, the flickering cigarette butt tumbled and fell, and the moment the cigarette butt and the foaming object on the ground coincided with the blue flames that appeared, Azdahaka's expression stiffened.
"You ......!!!!!"
The flame of the cigarette butt swelled instantly, and the next instant, the methane mixed with the air exploded, and the explosion and flames engulfed the unsuspecting Azdahaka.
"Get down!!"
Half a second before the methane gas was detonated, Roland shouted loudly, and the hasty sound was blown away by the blaster in the blink of an eye. Although he already knew his plan beforehand: take out the methane-combustible ice used for cooking in the kitchen and spread the solid methane around Azdahaka under the cover of smoke. Due to the extreme resemblance of methane hydrate to dry ice, it wasn't until the moment it was ignited that Azdahaka realized the trap for what it really was.
The so-called methane hydrate is a compound of water and methane gas, which will only be stable in a sealed container at high temperature and low pressure under normal circumstances, once exposed to air at room temperature and pressure. It will decompose into flammable methane gas. Throwing cigarette butts in a space filled with methane gas, the results speak for themselves.
The flower mantis and the bug quickly jumped onto the roof of the car, extinguishing the fire with the few remaining fire extinguishers, the flames gradually extinguished, and Azdahaka, who was slumped on the roof of the car, winked at Roland, and linked his playful eyes and his eyes from a bird's eye.
"The farce is over, Azdahaka. ”
"Like...... Indeed it is. It's weird, it's still ...... It's early......"
Amid the awe-inspiring laughter, the indistinguishable reverberation of Hammer and Azdahaka emerged, and the man in black struggled to get up from the foam. Burned and frostbitten bodies make a strange "rattle" noise. The foam that covers the left half of the body slowly slides down, revealing the scenery below.
"It's ...... Who are you?"
"That's right, that's me. ”
Gears, wiring harnesses, pipes, light-emitting tubes—the parts that should be human flesh and internal organs—have been replaced by parts that reflect cold light. It makes a dying sound as it runs. The voice was so calm that it went crazy made Roland's body and mind stiffen.
"Mechanical ......"
"Don't say it so ugly. The little young master, who was affected by the anti-gravity decomposition bomb, can survive by relying on this. A miracle in itself. Well...... Although I can't tell whether it's dead or alive, I don't feel very good. But I have ...... Intelligent, rational, and self-willed creatures, don't put me with ...... The kind that doesn't rely on the instructions of the gods, and doesn't even know the meaning of one's own existence...... Weak monsters are mixed up. ”
“...... Now you're just a monster, a monster struggling to survive in a vengeful farce. ”
Faced with a distorted posture and face, for some reason, the young man's heart sprouted hesitant feelings, but his expression was unwavering.
"No, even if it's just the brain marrow soaked in nutrients in a glass jar, even if it becomes a group of numbers in the circuit. I am still me—a creature with a will, a soul. It's not the same as the kind of god hounds who smile with the posture of a witch or sigh with the face of a teenager, all of which can be done with the help of masks and have no self-will. ”
As if trying to grasp something and crush it, Azdahaka slowly raised his right hand, which was still intact, and his smile showed an abyssal madness.
That's why I can't tolerate being deprived of myself by the kind of guy who is nothing but the thug of God, and being limited by that kind of guy who has limited thinking and will. Beyond the kind of Li Lin, I will never agree!"
"Don't agree? So what can you do?"
A cold voice was suddenly inserted, and the flow of air suddenly condensed.
“...... That's right, the one who yells 'self-will' all day long, constantly hypnotizes himself with words like 'I'm special', and links art and crime -- either a ghost with a stunted head or a lost dog. Both of these are fitting for you. Isn't it? Azdahaka. ”
The voice is not harsh, it can even be considered leisurely, but the words contain an incredible power, like a sharp knife that cuts through the listener and makes people shudder.
The stiff neck turned to one side, and at some point a four-legged crystal creature climbed onto the roof of the car, eight slender rod-like legs against a 60-inch square crystal plate, and the image of a black-haired boy in a burgundy dress playing with a wine glass came to life.
"There are a few things you have mistaken, as a former boss, I would like to point out here: First, you are the only one who has been implanted with the 'wall of will' so far. Second, the reason for implantation is not because you have an attempt to rebel, nor is it because 'you are special', I treat everyone equally. ”
"You ......"
"It looks like we understand what third is, and yes, you were chosen just because you're a good fit. ”
The semi-finished technique "Wall of Will" has a success rate of less than 5% and a survival rate of 0.3%, with an average of only one out of 6,000 people successfully surviving. In terms of the human body, it is considered to be an extremely high-risk category. Even in the "Epidemic Prevention Research Institute" of the National Defense Force, which has never lacked living entities, this number is really too high. The living people needed for all kinds of real things are already tight, and there is no spare energy to provide thousands of people to do real things. However, if the mental and physical strength of the real object is higher than that of humans, the probability of suitability will increase significantly.
Like, like dragons and the like.
"You are really a very good real body, and you have even completed the topic of 'inter-cerebromedullary infection of different races' that I did not think about in the first place. As a token of appreciation, ask a question now, and if you get it right, you'll be rewarded for surviving. ”
The red wine swayed back and forth in the goblet, the glass came to his mouth, slowly inhaling the aroma of the wine into his nose, and the eyelids that had been squinting opened, and the ruby-like red eyes came over.
"I know everything you and your surroundings are doing, and even what is happening within thousands of kilometers around you. In just ten minutes, I will be able to reach you. So, where am I at the moment?"
"What?"
Valrhona looked around, except for Azdahaka and them, there were no beings around her who could be considered human or intellectual beings, only the endless forest of black diamonds and strange creatures in the shuttle.
There are no wine taspers, and there are no vehicles in the air or on the ground, so it is possible that the black diamonds are monitoring this place, but the speed of expansion and the range of monitoring of the black diamonds are not likely to cover thousands of kilometers. So where exactly was he peeping?
"It's a non-nutritious quiz question. ”
Breaking the confusion and silence, Roland said slowly, his gaze refocusing on him.
"Can't you wait a little longer? ”
"The place where you can see thousands of kilometers in a radius and get here in more than 10 minutes is there. ”
The young man looked up at the broad blue sky and said slowly:
"High in the sky. ”
"Impossible, there are obviously no flying machines around!"
"Not the height of the vehicle, but the orbit of outer space hundreds of kilometers above the ground, beyond the reach of the human eye...... Throne of the sky. Right. ”
“...... It seems that there is a lot of anger, so I'll come over and dispose of everything that needs to be dealt with. ”
Communication is cut off, and expressionless faces are printed on black screens.
I've finally grown up a little bit.
Thoughts insulated from emotion appeared in the thought circuit, and the information linking the various systems kept coming, and the black-haired boy's feet gradually brightened, and after a second, the appearance of the sea of clouds and the earth emerged.
The world is at your feet.
The sea of white clouds, the verdant earth, the blue sea - the rich colors from the altitude of 200 kilometers are enough to make people marvel at the greatness and wonder of nature, and at the same time feel their own insignificance, especially when they look around at the endless void, the darkness is not enough to describe, after absorbing all the light, people's longing and praise for the miracle of life will become stronger.
The black-haired boy just stared coldly at his feet, and there was no emotional fluctuation in his red pupils.
"The automatic tracking of the planet's rotation is complete. ”
"The comparison and prediction of atmospheric flow changes has been completed, and the meteorological data of the landing area is being checked. ”
"The descent orbit calculation is complete. ”
"Posture adjustment counts down to 5 seconds, 4, 3, 2, 1, and the adjustment begins. ”
The top and bottom of the 35-meter-long spinning cone erupt with blue-blue flames, and the black diamond crystals that sparkle in the sunlight turn sideways, and the sharp bottom points to a black spot as ink on the verdant earth.
"Reactor output 97%"
"The posture adjustment is complete. ”
"Space phase displacement defense system, activated. ”
"The lowering is ready. ”
The red wine in the glass was drunk, and the crystal glass melted like salt in water, falling from the fingers to the ground, causing a ripple and then disappearing without a trace. The young man grabbed the cane on the side and looked down at his feet with a cold expression.
"The landing module, the Kurudio, began to descend. Target: Special trains. ”
The black spindle shuddered slightly, and the oval object embedded in the head—presumably the thruster—spewed a large number of light particles from within, and the landing module hanging high above the sky began to fall towards the verdant earth. The propulsion force and gravitational acceleration are added together, and the falling speed is getting faster and faster. Mach 1, Mach 5, Mach 10...... It accelerates to a terrifying speed of 20 kilometers per second, and the scenery under his feet is covered with a red-hot glow that rubs the atmosphere.
It didn't take much time. The 35-meter-long, 3,000-ton black diamond tore through the atmosphere, turned into a burning fireball, and fell into the wilderness plain after leaving a white claw mark in the atmosphere. (To be continued......)