Pillars of Ita

Several flames burst out in the darkness. Before Minmir could make a move, a big sword was lying in front of the two of them. The lead bullets jingled on the blade, falling to the ground like raindrops, splashing thousands of water splashes—— Dots of red light.

"Minmir, behind you!" Fang Plover shouted. Minmir glanced back. The scarlet light swaying in the darkness looked like a pack of wolves hunting. The rickety self-disciplined machine was raising the Imperial Magic Gun in its hand.

He nodded - the dark red muzzle was pointing at the three of them, but Minmir moved - the phantom seemed to have surpassed the sword he swung, and the sword light disappeared between the dragon hunters like gray moonlight. From these The dull machine's chest showed a clear, golden-red dividing line.

Then, together with their arms, transmission devices, large and small parts, and the magic guns in their hands, they were scattered on the ground like a mechanical rain.

Minmir then appeared behind them, glanced back, and looked past the dragon hunters who all fell on their backs, looking towards Fang Plover's side. Fang Plover had already commanded Seraph to kill the four autonomous machines in front of him. On the other side, Siesta also picked up the head of the last Dragon Hunter and smashed it against the wall, causing its head to bend weirdly towards the wall. aside.

Minmir commented: "The level is good, but a little too violent. Will I be lucky enough to know this young lady's name?"

Siesta glanced at him and walked forward without saying a word.

Fang Yu thought to himself that this guy was just asking for trouble. But Minmir looked back at Fang Plover, his eyes fixed on the tall structure behind him: "Seraph, I know it. In fact, I have fought with it before - not before, but with it. While it was still in the hands of FOX."

Fang Yu looked at him in surprise: "Have you ever fought against the Gray King?"

"Of course, he and I entered the Star Gate at the same time, but there are dazzling geniuses in every time period," Minmir hesitated, as if joking to himself: "I am also considered the best, but compared with that one He is nothing. He became famous early and became the Gray King witnessed by everyone, but maybe the Silver Order will come to an end."

"You still want to compete with the King of Craftsmen?" Fang Plover sneered at this.

"I didn't expect there are little fans of FOX here." Minmir laughed.

Fang Yuan's face darkened and he was about to get angry, but Minmir immediately asked, "What about you? Don't you want to compete?"

He looked into Fang Plover's eyes and said: "I know that many people have embarked on this path because of their admiration, because since the moment the alliance was established, the rules have been formulated in this way - the successors follow the path of the forerunners and admire them. That aura, and the determination to hold it in your hands.”

"But only a few people can truly reach that peak and become the legends of the next era. Every era in the league has its legends. What about you? Don't you want to win the crown of the next King of Craftsmen?"

Fang Plover was startled.

He couldn't help but fall silent, and realized that he had never considered this issue before. Of course, he understood that the gap between himself and the talented craftsmen of Ming, Virus, and FOX was like a huge chasm, but was this gap in terms of strength, or was it in terms of strength? In a time sense?

Minmir entered the Star Gate five years earlier than him, FOX six years earlier, and Ming Ze four years earlier.

Six years is two generations for the chosen ones, especially with Miss Tata, who, with the help of Nini's two dragon souls, has mastered the legacies of the three geniuses of Hain and Empire and the elf creation technique. If he couldn't reach that height, he would feel a little sorry for all this.

He is not worried that the alliance will interfere with it.

The Ten Kings is a title recognized by Stargate Port, mainland countries and the Alliance. The origin of that laurel crown has a special meaning, and it is not limited to the Alliance. It's not that the alliance gives it meaning, but that the alliance needs a fair title to prove its value.

Minmier looked at the twinkling light in Fang Plover's dark eyes and couldn't help but smile: "Your level is not bad, of course it is far inferior to FOX, but when FOX uses this alien structure, its level is far higher than yours." Much higher. Let me give you a fair evaluation. You still have a good chance, but you are far from the only one who has a chance."

He couldn't help but think of the scene he saw before - the weird structures flying in the sky - but there are too many geniuses in this world. They stand out from countless stars, and the rest can be Called a 'miracle'.

Fang Yu shook his head. He didn't need others to evaluate him. Miss Tata would always give him the most objective evaluation. His Miss Dragon Soul had gone through time and had seen more than just the geniuses of an era. She would never Advocate, let alone belittle oneself.

It will only point out exactly where he falls short.

"So protect your little master," Minmir laughed, and couldn't help teasing the maid on the side: "Beautiful lady, because maybe one day in the future he will grow to the height of the Ten Kings."

Siesta glanced at Fang Plover.

This is the candidate carefully chosen by Sylvester to inherit the path of the family head. As the first and last master of Fairy Heart, the ten kings are nothing to her. The grand leader The strength is far above that.

That was just a title among the Holy Chosen Ones. That title would rotate approximately once every ten years. As an aborigine, she had seen too many new stars rise and disappear in an instant. Compared to the length of time, The dazzling lives of the Chosen Ones are too short.

But this was not the first person she had ever seen who looked at her in a different light. Although Minmir was not worth mentioning in her opinion, there were always patterns of connection between similar things. The maid girl lowered her eyelashes slightly and thought to herself The young lady is indeed more discerning than myself.

"Master." She said softly.

Fang Yu was in a panic for a while, "Shesta, don't listen to his nonsense."

"Haha," Minmir couldn't help but laugh, "It turns out that Shesta is the name of this beautiful lady, but I'm not talking nonsense."

Shesta looked at him with cold eyes, so Minmir had no choice but to close her mouth and shrug.

The three of them passed by the remains of the dragon hunters. Minmir looked at the steel that had been cut open by him, and couldn't help but be a little surprised by its structure. "So these structures are called 'dragon hunters'? These things are very important to me." They are not a threat at all...but as you said, they are indeed a bit scary at the right level..."

He picked up the head of a dragon hunter, held it in his hand, and shook it from side to side, "If what you say is true, if this thing becomes popular, it will greatly improve the strength of combat craftsmen. .”

That will profoundly change the balance of power in Aitaria, affecting not just the alchemists. Everyone, including him, will be forced to accept the drastic changes brought about by this change until the power system is rewritten. .

Until everyone adapts to their new ecological niche.

At this time, the red light suddenly lit up, and the beheaded dragon hunter looked at Minmir, but the latter didn't care and pierced him with his sword. The dragon hunter's visual module flickered, then dimmed again.

"Not bad toughness -" Minmir commented.

"This is what Ming and FOX are studying, that margin technique," he turned around and asked, "Since these dragon hunters are the legacy of the pirate king, you should be here for this, right? ?”

Fang Plover nodded. There are dragon hunters everywhere here, and the star devices in their bodies are no secret. Imperial people can always find them if they want to find out, but simple star devices are meaningless. The key is Jade Han Tom's legacy.

He once again thought of the set of star devices left by Ash Lynn. Now it was almost certain that the alchemist who cooperated with the great wizard was Adni's father, but the first generation of star devices had nothing to do with these devices. There is still a big gap among the dragon hunters.

After Ash Lynn's death, what kind of work did Adni's father complete? What happened between the first generation of the Star Device and the subsequent assembly line finished product? What does the tower have to do with the great alchemist?

While he was thinking about it, Minmir suddenly stretched out his hand to stop him. Fang Plover raised his head and looked at the latter. The Silver Stepper of Prometheus put his hand to his mouth and made a silencing gesture to him: "There is something near us."

The other party lowered his voice and said.

Fang Plover stopped, and the maid lady also stopped behind. Minmir flicked his hand, and a finger of wind shattered the crystal lamp in Fang Plover's hand, and everything fell into darkness. For a moment, it seemed that only the slight breathing of the three people was left.

Fang Yu heard nothing, and waited a little impatiently in the dark. He wanted to release his clockwork fairy - it was like a professional instinct. But the maid held down his hand and looked in one direction.

Only then did Fang Plover notice that Minmir seemed to be looking there as well.

Finally, he seemed to catch a slight sound, like something scratching across the surface of the earth, making a smooth and thin sound, rustling like countless reptiles crawling across the ground. The voice was extremely low at first, but gradually became obvious and even louder, like a torrent passing through the ground.

Fang Plover finally caught the direction of the sound and looked in that direction, but it was blocked by a wall - the sound of the torrent resounded for about a few minutes before it subsided and became quiet again, leaving only the rustling sound. The sound of rustling.

Minmir then let go of the hand blocking him and motioned for them to go over and take a look.

The Silver Stepper of Prometheus retracted his sword and took the lead.

Fang Yu followed and asked: "What is that?" In fact, he already had the answer in his heart. Only one creature can make that snake-like slithering sound here, and that is the ethnic group in the sea - Na Jia.

But aren't the Nagas fighting with the Imperials above? How could they enter this underground space in such large numbers?

But Minmir did not answer, and just walked around the corridor in front, where the underground space became open, forming a layered honeycomb-like structure.

Fang Plover and Siesta looked at this scene, and did not express any surprise at this natural wonder. There were originally a lot of hollows below. Perhaps there were underground rivers that once flowed here, and then dried up, leaving this place extending in all directions. of holes.

Presumably the pirate king also made use of these natural underground spaces when building this underground magic circle.

Since they had passed through some similar terrain before, it was not surprising at this moment, but there were many remaining traces left in the tunnel. The snake-like tail rubbed forward on the ground, leaving behind a sticky liquid that scratched on the ground. Leave traces.

Minmir stretched out his hand and stuck a piece of something on the ground. Even in the dark, the scales shone like moonlight.

"Deep Sea Tribe, Zhanbi Guards," Fang Plover was shocked when he saw the scales, "These are the guards around Narsuyu, the God of Nagas. Their status is similar to the Guards Templars of the Shadow Tree Temple. The Grand Knight of the Ancient Knights of Lotao's Pillar of Stars, they usually only travel with gods... Is Narsu Su here?"

His eyes gradually became a little confused. When did these Nagas arrive?

But shouldn't it be the Silver Moon clan who came? Odais should...not sense anything wrong, after all, she is also...

Fang Yu suddenly realized something and turned around suddenly. A chilling feeling rose up from his back. He lost contact with the clockwork goblin who had sent out warning in that direction for an instant.

"They're coming!"

But Minmir caught him, "Calm down."

He shook his head and looked in that direction, "Don't worry too much, I didn't feel them approaching," Minmir said with relief, "If the Naga God was really there, I should have been discovered long ago. , they didn’t find us, which means that the Dark Saint is not here.”

"But you are right," Minmir said with his back to the two of them, his eyes somewhat solemn. "A god, a dark saint. Narsuyu may not have arrived, but the Zhanbi Guards have. , the Haiyuan clan is the supreme clan among the Naga clan, and the fact that they left the eye of the storm and came to this place shows that the ether node is very important to them."

He turned back, "But I'm a little curious. Can a mere ether node really attract the attention of the Haiyuan clan? In my impression, the Haiyuan clan has never left their Holy Seat. When the Zhanbi Guards arrived, their Lord Mother might have arrived too, that’s at least the strength of a dragon knight.”

"...That is Narsuyu's representative in the mortal world. The last time I heard that she left the Holy See was during the Battle of Bain. It was related to the possible resurrection of the night lizard god, another dark sect. Saint, and to be able to attract the eyes of a dark saint, one must at least be of the same level."

Fang Yu pondered for a moment, but shook his head. He knew very little about the Naga clan. Regarding the empire and the ether node, Odais only told them about the storm and the truth that was submerged in history.

However, he remained silent, and there were indeed some thoughts swirling in his mind. Some of those speculations have yet to be verified, but some things have already been revealed. He suddenly remembered another thing and asked: "That scene on the ground just now explode?"

"That's the ritual magic of the Bone Naga," Minmir replied. "Their great mistress is here too. Of course, it's not as good as Narsuyu's maid. I might be able to find a way to kill her one on one." , but it’s hard to say among those spellcasters.”

The Bone Naga has also arrived.

There are actually only three major branches of Naga. In addition to the Supreme Clan, the Deep Sea Clan, Silver Moon Naga belongs to the Shining Scale Clan, which is also the most common clan above Kukai. They often collude with pirates and giants to raise sea monsters. , attacking the passing fleet.

Then there is the Withered Bones clan. This Naga clan is actually the undead, and they usually move in the Sea of ​​Death. They are not in harmony with other Nagas, but they still obey the orders of the Supreme Mistress, the Goddess of Nagas. Their arrival also means that Narsuyu's maid has arrived on the island, and Silver Moon Naga cannot command these undead——

However, Fang Yu glanced at Minmir, and for the first time he was a little impressed by this silver-level person. He didn't expect that the other party could actually trade with a Naga Mistress. He had just fought with her, and he still looked down upon her. other side.

"Then what do you want me to do?" Minmir said angrily, "You don't really think you are my opponent, do you? I admit that your supreme being of unknown origin has some skills, but you are too weak. If I try my best You can’t even react when I take action.”

Fang Yu didn't believe this. If the other party had this opportunity at that time, how could he compromise with a novice in his thirties. When the magic furnace is damaged, it is also an inevitable choice for the other party.

"I'm really not joking," Minmir said: "Otherwise, why do you think that with so many people in the Sword-holding Court above, we can be evenly matched with the Nagas? Isn't it because there are two silver men, Isa and Rudne? At this level, the ritual magic of the Silver Moon clan and the Bone Naga can contain them, but it is hard to say that the two matrons can defeat each other."

"There are two silver ranks in the empire?"

Fang Plover, this is the first time I have heard about the situation in the Sword Holding Court.

"Three," Minmir rolled his eyes, "Don't expel me from the empire without authorization, even though I and those people from SOLID can't pee together." He paused and thought of something else: "But The Silver Moon Clan and the Bone Naga cannot defeat the Sword Holding Court, but it is different with the addition of the Zhanbi Guards. If the Supreme Mistress is in this place, she will not be able to defeat the two Isa and Rudne. The opponent——"

"And you?"

"The same goes for me," Minmir replied: "This is what is puzzling. Why do the Silver Moon clan and the Bone Naga want to bring the Imperial people... Bah, you got me involved, why do they want to bring the people of the Empire to the throne?" The people from the Court of Swords are holding it there, could it be that there is some mystery down there?"

He looked at Fang Plover, who was also deep in thought.

Minmir asked: "Is it related to this magic circle?"

Fang Plover nodded.

"Then it's time for you to talk to me about this magic circle," Minmir said: "I am your collaborator. Maybe we come from different forces, but now we have common interests. What do you think? Why don't you tell me and I can analyze it for you?"

Fang Yu glanced at this guy: "It's not that I don't want to tell you, but there are some things that I can't be sure of myself, but if Naga is coming for this magic circle, then we must unravel this before them. The secret of the magic circle."

"Are we going to tear this place down?" Minmir asked.

"No," Fang Yu shook his head resolutely: "I guess the real secret lies in the core of this magic circle. These Nagas may be looking for that place. They seem to have some scruples, otherwise there is no need to delay holding the sword. Court people."

"I guess..." he mused: "They are worried that the people in the Sword Holding Court have some means to enter this place, so they must first grasp a crucial node on this magic circle before that happens. .”

Minmir listened to his description and suddenly realized something: "So you found that node?"

Fang Yu looked at the other party and nodded slowly. If he hadn't determined the core of the magic circle from the beginning, how could he have the confidence to let everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade enter this place.

All the preparations he had made on the upper level of the ruins, the clockwork fairies he had consumed, and the mapping of the underground topography could not have been in vain. From the moment he realized the existence of the magic circle, he had actually been preparing everything.

Minmir's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Fang Plover with an extremely strange look: "I now understand where your reputation comes from, so where is that place?"

"We have been on the right route," Fang Plover replied: "But to get there, I'm afraid there are still some twists and turns. Not only do we have to be careful about Naga, but you didn't realize that there are more and more dragon hunters along the way. What?"

"Just leave it to me," Minmir boasted confidently: "It's just a pile of rags. Those Nagas are nothing. Even Narsuyu's maid is not incapable of passing two tricks. As long as she doesn't Just face the Naga God head-on."

Fang Plover nodded.

……

As we entered deeper into the ruins, we encountered more and more obstacles. Of course, it was not just Fang Plover and the others who felt this.

Dalil and his party were walking through this empty hall. Everything in the dusty space seemed to be silent in stagnant time. There were rows of dust-covered dragon hunters. Only the flashing red light in the visual module continued. dim.

Cui Xisi maintained her 'sea blue', but she was already sweating profusely, and her soaked hair stuck weakly to her forehead. Even her face looked a little pale, but the girl bit her lips tightly and said nothing. Dali stood beside her. Erdu looked at this scene with some worry.

Miss Catman turned around and motioned to Alyssa beside her with her eyes.

"Miss Trixis," Sylvide said softly, "Actually, we don't need to be in such a hurry. We can stop and take a rest."

Cui Xisi put down her hand, pursed her lips and calmed her breathing for a while, then shook her head: "I can only cut off the connection between them and this barrier for a short time. If we stop for too long, the dragon hunters behind will catch up. "

She looked at the others, "I know Miss Darier and Alyssa are very powerful, but if we choose to fight in from the beginning, we might still have a chance, but I have sealed so many dragon hunters. Once they wake up, they will swarm up. We have no chance.”

Cui Xisi shook her head: "I'm sorry, this is all my mistake."

"This is none of your business," Alyssa said, "This is what we all agreed on. We should go to meet Ed as soon as possible. We can't shift the responsibility to you alone just because we are in a dilemma. Let me make the decision. Stop. Take a break, if something goes wrong, I still have four full resurrections—"

"I can do that too," Darier interjected, "You don't have to look at me like that. I'm temporarily staying on the Seven Seas Traveler, but this can be considered my responsibility. Staying and breaking up is nothing to the Templars. This It’s not the first time I’ve done this.”

After hearing the words of the two people, Cui Xis couldn't help but feel a little silent - whoever makes the decision will bear the responsibility, at least this is the consistent rule of the elite team of the Sacrament Guild. If responsibility can be shied away, it means that no one is responsible for failure.

But I have to say that that kind of pressure often makes her feel unbearable. She just gets used to it a little numbly because she has too many expectations and wishes. But until this moment, she realized that she was unwilling to object and just nodded silently.

For the first time, Trish felt a little weak.

She didn't know if she should fight, but she had to say that this kind of weakness seemed pretty good...

Adni looked at the three of them. She was just a forger. She had no fighting power and could not be of much help under such conditions. She may have seen this magic circle before, but she doesn't know its principle. After all, she is not an alchemist.

What's more, the things her father left behind in the past were nothing compared to what she saw here. It was hard for her to imagine that her father had built all of this in the rest of his life. Could this magic circle be regarded as something he left behind? Are you so proud?

Is this magnificent ruins really a masterpiece completed under duress?

Why did he agree to the pirate king's request?

She sat aside, feeling a little confused for a moment.

Only Tian Lan looked a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry..." She couldn't help but say, feeling for the first time that if she had worked harder on weekdays, everyone might not be in such a situation now.

Now that I think about it, Brother Ed asked her to join this team not so much because he expected her to play a role, but because he wanted Alyssa, Daryl and Sylvester to take care of her. on board.

"You know now?" Alyssa rolled her eyes at the little girl.

"Sorry……"

"Forget it," Miss Nightingale shook her head, "Being strong doesn't happen overnight. You have these insights now, but you might forget them after a while. Just take good care of the logistics on the ship, and you can help us too. Not small."

"Really?"

"Almost," Alyssa nodded. "Otherwise, you still have a guilty conscience. If you encounter monsters later, you can find a way to hold them back, which can be regarded as using some of your remaining energy."

Miss Poet stared at the latter with wide eyes, as if she had heard a terrible story.

Sylvide looked at the two of them and couldn't help but smile. She quietly walked aside and released her elemental perception - the blessing from the Elemental Lord quickly spread out in all directions like a spider web.

But suddenly, a gleam of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she subconsciously looked in one direction. There seemed to be a layer of dust floating in the shadow there, but suddenly, a vaguely huge shadow appeared from that place appears——

But that's not a dragon hunter.

Instead, she was a tall, extremely gorgeous, and incredibly beautiful woman. Her shadow seemed to cover everything, plunging the entire world into darkness. In that shadow, she looked condescendingly at the girl below. .

The tenderness in those eyes seemed to contain the whole world.

Like a mother, looking at her daughter, only if there were not eight round arms surrounding her -

With that slender hand wearing an armband inlaid with precious stones, the fingertips held a diamond that exuded dazzling light. The dazzling structure inside the diamond seemed to be able to attract all the eyes in the world and indulge in it.

No more waking up.

Miss Ship Officer's face lost all the color at that moment and turned pale. She subconsciously wanted to turn around and warn everyone, but for a while, she could only make some unconscious gurgling sounds in her throat due to fear.

But in an instant, Sylvester's consciousness overcame her fear, allowing her to regain consciousness, as if she was whispering a final warning to others:

"Quickly...escape..."

It was a god.

The Holy of Darkness.

The daughter of the storm, the mother of the violent sea, the master of the whirlpool, and the supreme god of the Nagas - Narsuyu, she is looking at this girl with her gentle eyes, using her own shadow, quietly The ground opened his mouth and said:

"You are special."

"Would you like to be my daughter?"

...(End of chapter)