Embers of Embers

Chapter 717: Meeting on the wrong road
The rolling fire is burning in the Seven Hills. After suffering hardships and sufferings, the prosperity of the past is no longer, only the gray withered and decayed remains.
The world was quiet, and the faint sound of thunder approached, breaking the tranquility. Looking up, a dark object suddenly appeared in the dark red night sky, and bursts of loud and harsh whistles sounded, indicating its progress.
"We have arrived at the top of the Cathedral of Saint-Naro!"
Reli's voice sounded on the channel. He lowered his head slightly and through the observation window at his feet, he could vaguely make out the appearance of the Saint-Naro Cathedral.
He has never seen this sacred church, but he can judge this from the layout of the surrounding buildings. It is located at the highest point among the seven hills. The building is extremely huge. Even if it is burned by fire, the body left behind is still small. Above is a behemoth.
His vision was a little blurry. He didn't know whether it was the effect of erosion or something else. Just by staring at the building, he could feel the fear and darkness growing deep in his heart. He tried hard to look away, and the heat was Breathing a little quickly, he forced himself not to look down.
"The flame bearer has left the cabin!"
Dot noticed the change in the indicator light and reported.
"Okay, start climbing and prepare to launch!"
After hearing the two people's replies, Zuo Tang issued an order.
After receiving the commander's order, Dot and Reli looked at each other. They could detect the excitement and uneasiness in each other's eyes, but soon a bad smile appeared on their faces.
Zuo Tang noticed this. In fact, he felt a little sorry for these two unlucky guys who were suddenly caught. But seeing their expressions at this moment, Zuo Tang just felt puzzled.
"You two, aren't you scared?"
While inquiring, Zuo Tang grasped the handrail on the side, and the Towards Liming began to climb, the inclination angle of the hull began to increase, and the whole world tilted over.
"Going forward in hell is indeed scary enough, but the premise is that we are down there," Reli replied, raising his hand and pointing to the ground, "that is the real hell, we are just here Just a picnic in hell."
"What's more, we're sitting on the Dawn Dawn!" Dort and Geri sang together, "This is the Dawn Dawn! No one can refuse the Dawn Dawn!"
"Not to mention, we are now sailing the Voyage to Dawn, and we are going to blow hell to pieces!"
The two cheered, which made Zuo Tang even more confused. He didn't know whether to admire the two for their big heart, or to lament the excellent psychological quality education of the purification agency.
In short, during the short period of time when several people were talking, the Navigation to Dawn arrived above the Saint-Naro Cathedral, and continued to rise, trying to escape the influence of erosion, reaching the highest point of the sky.
During the climb, they could also see a figure passing through the porthole window. It was a burning stream of light, following the Dawn,
That was the Flame Bearer traveling at high speed. It had left the cabin and was waiting to land.
Because of the battle with Roger, the Flame Bearer was seriously injured, so the Perpetual Pump directly chose another repair solution to allow it to recover quickly and enter the battlefield.
This time the Flame Bearer has completely turned into a body that can be driven by people, controlled by Watson. Lorenzo, who lost his shelter, could only lie down on the Flame Bearer's armor to prevent himself from being thrown off at high speed.
Thinking of this, I can't help but sigh at the power of the demon hunter. An ordinary person would have lost consciousness under the sudden acceleration, but the demon hunter not only did not feel any discomfort, but could also observe the battlefield from high altitude.
Lorenzo grasped the handle tightly. He had ridden the Black Angel in this way when he was at the end of the world, so he was familiar with it.
"Although I was mentally prepared, when I actually saw it, I still felt it was outrageous!"
He roared loudly, trying to drown out the wind.
[The influence of the Well of Sublimation has expanded, and the Saint-Naro Cathedral is alive. 】
Watson's voice sounded in her mind, and she was infinitely closer to the end of sublimation. In the application of power, she was much more skilled and precise than Lorenzo.
"living?"
Lorenzo was puzzled.
The flame bearer suddenly spread its wings, expanding the area of ​​its body to the maximum. Under the thrust of the fuel, it hovered above the Saint-Naro Cathedral, slowing down its fall.
[Under the Well of Sublimation, there is a huge beast. It may not be able to break through the cage of holy silver, but it can pass through the Well of Sublimation and extend its flesh and blood to the outside of the well. I think the Cathedral of Saint-Naro has been corrupted by it, although it looks like It is an ordinary building, but there are blood vessels connecting the bricks. 】
In Watson's field of vision, the building in front of her looked completely different. She could vaguely see the light spots rising in the darkness, just like the stars in the dim starry sky. They were densely packed and formed a magnificent picture.
It's a beautiful sight, but just like brightly colored snakes, they often carry venom.
"Then this 'demon' is really big."
Lorenzo sighed, still a little confused for a moment. If he wanted to kill such a big monster, he didn't know how many times he would have to swing his sword.
Suddenly another gust of wind surged up, disturbing the flame bearer's circling. Lorenzo raised his head and saw the Heading Dawn churning like a giant whale in the sea of ​​clouds. It began to climb, covering the sky and the sun, occupying the area. All in Lorenzo's sight.
The loud whistle sounded again, constantly issuing warnings in this burning night. The next moment, the lights glanced over, like hundreds of eyes opened, stinging Lorenzo and quickly avoiding his sight.
"Don't worry about that, Lorenzo, we will open the passage for you."
Zuo Tang's voice sounded on the channel, and other people's voices could be heard faintly, cheering enthusiastically.
"The estimated height has been reached!"
The sound was accompanied by the rotation of machinery, and lights looked towards the Cathedral of Saint-Naro. The strong light obscured the appearance of the Voyage to Dawn, and Lorenzo could only see a few blurry silhouettes.
"Open the hatch! Start releasing!"
Zuo Tang shouted, and at the same time, the Navigation Dawn began to drop bombs. One after another, heavy warheads fell towards the Saint-Naro Cathedral below. The flame bearer advanced at high speed, avoiding the ballistic trajectory to avoid being affected.
After a brief fall, the warheads slammed into the building, smashing the masonry and destroying the tower. But at this time the building also came back to life, and large chunks of flesh were exposed, adhering to the masonry. , like a stone armor.
Lorenzo's eyes were solemn. This was much more serious than what Watson had described to himself. The entire building was alive, and it was an extremely huge monster.
The warheads did not cause too big a ripple. Most of them exploded at the moment of contact. However, the intensity of the explosion was not high. They were quickly wrapped and squeezed by the bulging flesh and blood, and ignited with blazing fire. But for the immortal flesh and blood, In other words, this has no impact at all.
"After you carefully planned it, is this it?"
Lorenzo couldn't help complaining, he seemed to be looking forward to the purification mechanism a little too much.
"This is just the beginning, at least in terms of the steps Merlin handed me, it's just the beginning."
Zuo Tang's response came from the channel.
[Look, Lorenzo! 】
At this time, Watson's voice also sounded in his mind. Lorenzo looked down and saw that the explosion of the warhead seemed to be deliberately designed like this. It did not cause a wide impact, but it burst out streams of black goo. Thick liquid.
It was lacquer, and as the warheads burst, the pitch-black lacquer covered the surface of the building. With a large number of bombs being dropped, it was like a heavy rain of lacquer swept over the place.
Lorenzo thought of something and shouted quickly.
"Watson! Lift off!"
Flames erupted from the tail of the flame bearer. As the fuel in the fuel tank was exhausted, they left the flame bearer's back and fell to the ground. At the same time, the flame bearer climbed up again, almost touching the sea of ​​clouds.
Its daybreak.
Lorenzo raised his head, his gray-blue eyes reflecting the light churning in the sea of ​​clouds. It was like the blazing sun in the afternoon, with wisps of light spears falling through the thick cumulus clouds.
The flame bearer rose rapidly, and they descended rapidly. The two passed by each other. After a brief period of confusion, only the burning heat in the air was left.
"Full shot!"
There was such a vague sound on the channel, and the roar of the shelling came a few seconds later.
All the muzzles of the Navigation Dawn adjusted their direction and opened towards the building below, spitting flames, like thunderclouds pouring heavy rain in the high altitude.
Torrential rain poured down, but it was different from the cold rain that people were familiar with. It was made of iron and fire. The half-melted spear split in the air and turned into a rain of fire all over the sky.
This reminded Lorenzo of what was described in the Gospels, as if a god was angry behind the clouds and raining down purifying flames on this land shrouded in sin.
The flame bearer moved quickly. Thanks to the advance climb, the flame bearer was at a safe height. Below it, the cracked molten spear weaved a huge curtain, completely covering the surface of the earth. Above, it was like a dense rain of arrows, nailing into the flesh and soil.
Dark red metal fragments filled the darkness below. After a short delay, a monstrous glow rose up. The spiraling heat wave even hit the flame bearer high in the sky, causing its figure to shake rapidly, and then Continuous explosions were heard, like landslides and earth shattering.
The paint antimony placed in advance was ignited, and under the baptism of the Forged Spear, it dragged the Cathedral of Saint-Naro into the ultimate sea of ​​fire. Every inch of flesh and blood was wailing and mourning. It may not be dead, but it is still the same. It will hurt, it will hurt.
Lorenzo's eyes were a little numb. He could see that the huge thing was struggling in the sea of ​​​​fire. It was like a flesh and blood lotus rooted here. Its scarlet tentacles rose and fell. It wanted to pursue the Sail to Dawn, but it couldn't. Its position is too high, difficult to reach with tentacles, and dense rain of fire is still falling.
The flesh and blood regenerated and collapsed in a repetitive cycle, consuming its power. The screams continued, hitting the eardrums and causing blood to surge in the chest.
This is the fury of industry, far sharper than a consummate sword, and far more precise than a seasoned archer.
"Open the way! Lorenzo Holmes!"
Cheers rang out from the channel, followed by a sharp roar that cut through the air, like metal scraping glass, leaving small, deep dents.
Lorenzo saw it, it was a silver spear, a spear that spiraled forward.
These are spiral spears used to break armor. Now they are fired concentratedly and aimed at one point. They easily penetrate the flesh and blood tortured by the sea of ​​fire, just like a collapsed boulder, crushing the bulging flesh and blood. On the ferocious and bloated body, A huge bloody hole was opened.
"Bon Voyage!"
Zuo Tang's blessing came from the channel, and then the noisy sound of electricity replaced everything.
The Navigation Dawn disappeared between the sea of ​​clouds. It had completed the final work and climbed to a safe height. It seemed to be a farewell ceremony. Another huge spiral spear was abandoned, and it penetrated with billowing tail flames. He broke through the sea of ​​clouds and smashed towards the bloody hole below.
"Follow it!"
At Lorenzo's signal, the Flame Bearer folded its wings, and like a sharp thunder streak, it approached the falling spiral spear. It was more like a ground drill than a spear.
The auger bit rotates rapidly, and in the middle of the spear is a steam engine roaring, and at the end are four huge fuel tanks, which provide power for the auger bit in the light of the tail flame.
Lorenzo probably understood what Merlin meant. This was the so-called lightning operation. There was no need to contact the ground troops at all. The roaring artillery fire would clear out all the enemies for Lorenzo, and the falling drill would take him with him. Crush all obstacles and reach the stasis temple deep underground.
Simple and rude, the target beheaded.
Lorenzo liked this plan and the drill that pierced the sea of ​​clouds and broke through the sky.
The flame bearer shot out a hook and caught the falling auger. The two figures followed closely and fell among the flesh and blood rolling in the sea of ​​fire.
Just like a building collapsing layer by layer, Lorenzo could feel the rhythm of the collapse layer by layer in the chaos amid the explosions and roars.
Thinking about it, such a splendid building was buried in his own hands. Lorenzo actually felt a little sorry for the Evangelical Church for a while. After all, he was once a member, but when he thought about what he was going to do next, Lorenzo Renzo couldn't help but talk nonsense again.
"Do you think those magicians will make me a saint?"
Watson was too lazy to respond to this terrible nonsense. Under the pouring firepower, the defenses were crushed layer by layer, and a large amount of plasma overflowed, like a river of blood bursting.
Finally, the auger was slightly hindered. It touched the solid ground and its falling speed slowed down. It was surrounded by sections of the building. You could see the blood-stained corridors and halls, as well as corpses everywhere. During the pause, Luo Renzo noticed another figure standing in the sea of ​​blood.
As fate would have it, two people who took different paths finally met at the end.
Lorenzo was stunned for a few seconds and tightened his grip on the hilt of the sword, but soon relaxed and let go of it.
"I said...are you going to kill them layer by layer, or are you going to come along for a ride?"
Lorenzo stood beside the roaring engine and made an invitation to Lawrence.
Lawrence did not respond. He was wearing an iron mask, and Lorenzo could not see his appearance clearly, but after a few seconds, a hoarse and desolate laughter sounded.
He swung his nail sword, jumped and slashed, and smashed the ground with one sword.
(End of this chapter)