Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 488 The Night Before
Bell Crane's Diary:

“November 11th.

Actually, I don’t have the habit of writing a diary, but so many things have happened recently that it reminded me of the “Story of the Argonauts” that you once told me, Grandpa.

"——The heroes gathered together, drinking and chatting happily. The weak Argo sat by the campfire, recording the stories along the way. "

Since it is impossible to stand in the most dazzling place like the legendary "heroes", at least witness it all in your own way.

I think Argo must have thought the same thing at the time, don’t you think so, Grandpa? "

……

"May 11

According to Mr. Overlord, today is the first day of preparations for the subjugation of the Black Dragon, and all the adventurers in Orario are very motivated.

The gods helped me level up, and now I have become a first-level adventurer. But... to be honest, after reaching LV.5, I didn't feel the same excitement as when I reached LV.4. Maybe it was because of Master Hedin's special training? Or maybe it was because I suddenly realized that LV.5 was nothing?

Xi... I heard that Goddess Freya has woken up. I went to find her today, but was stopped by Miss Helen and scolded for a full 5 minutes. Maybe she really hates me.

Speaking of which, I heard from others that something strange has happened in the dungeon, and Miss Aisi and the others haven’t returned from the dungeon yet. Coupled with the influence of the “divine punishment”, I am a little worried about them…”

……

"May 12

I watched the battle between Mr. Tyrant and Mr. Fierce. Is this the battle between the strongest first-level adventurers?

Even after reaching LV.5, I could only barely see their movements, and in terms of skills and combat experience, just one glance was enough to tell me how huge the gap was between me and them.

Hot.

I don’t know why, but when I see them fighting, my blood starts to boil, and I always feel like... I want to get closer to them?

How can I become as powerful as them?"

……

"May 12

Mr. Tyrant suddenly said today that my "Hero's Wish" skill is very important. At first I almost thought I heard it wrong?
But, I feel very happy.

No... maybe I can't describe it as pure happiness. Let me think...

A more accurate description would be 'excited', right?

Why do I feel this way? Is it because I have been recognized by the legendary adventurer? No, it is not only that, but more importantly, it should be Him, right?
"Black Dragon" Nidhogg.

The "evil dragon" Nidhogg was defeated by the "fairies" and "heroes" and then reincarnated into a more powerful monster. This is a story that even my grandfather has never heard of.

But...if you think about it carefully, since there are beings like Winnie and the others, then it doesn't seem incomprehensible that the "evil dragon" was reincarnated as a "black dragon". In this way, it also explains why the "black dragon" in the legend did not leave directly after flying out of the dungeon like the other two monsters, but instead attacked the surrounding humans.

The last three monsters...

Grandpa, do you think we can really succeed in our crusade?"

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“November 12th.

I met Ms. "Ghost" while having dinner today. The Goddess rushed over to me immediately, but fortunately Lily helped to stop her in time.

Having said that, when facing "The Netherworld", it didn't feel like facing a lady at all. Instead, it felt like facing the floor masters in the dungeon, which always made people subconsciously have thoughts similar to fear.

Did she develop a power like "coercion"? When I fought her, I felt like I had trouble breathing.

And I didn't hear any news about Miss Aisi and the others today. It seems that almost no one has gone down to the dungeon in the past two days. Even the adventurers living on the 18th floor have all returned to the ground to prepare for the subjugation of the black dragon."

……

12 month 4 day.

Clang——! !

The dull sound of swords colliding came from the training ground. On the training ground full of potholes and cracks, the black swords in the hands of the black-haired young man and the tall orc collided with each other, and the shock wave that burst out blew away a large piece of the surrounding broken ground.

Pong!
After a brief collision, the black-haired young man retreated a long way and slid on the ground for dozens of meters before he finally stopped.

"continue or not?"

A low voice came from the orc's mouth. Ota glanced at the black-haired young man in front of him, raised the Black Sword in his hand again, and spoke.

"No, let's stop here today. The battle will begin tomorrow. Get a good rest tonight."

Xin Lailai shook his head, put away Yuan Mo, and spoke calmly. At the same time, he glanced at the training ground that was in a mess. He raised his right hand, and a yellowish-brown light burst out, quickly repairing the surrounding ground to its original state.

As for Ota, he tied the heavy sword back behind him in silence and walked towards the base of Freya's family without saying a word.

Seeing this, Xin Lailai shook her head slightly, but didn't say much.

During this period of fighting, he learned a lot from Ota's heavy sword, but at the same time he also noticed the fatal flaw in the opponent's sword.

——To be precise, it is the other party’s own limitations.

Whether it is the original work of Dicuo or now, the two words "Ota" have always been the result of Freya's success or failure.

Freya's existence is both the motivation to help the other party hone his skills to the master LV.MAX level, and the reason why the other party will never be able to reach the master level in his life.

However, this was Ota's own choice, and he believed that Ota himself should know this better than anyone else, so he naturally would not be so tactless as to force the other party to do anything in this regard.

"Mr. Tyrant, have you just finished your training as well?"

Suddenly, a voice with a distinct boyish feel sounded from the side. Xin Lailai turned around and saw Bell Crany and the Deathly Hound coming out of another training ground.

"Ah."

Xin Lailai simply responded, then looked at the person who was holding the death row beside him and asked:

"How's the training going over there?"

"I have reached Master Level 20."

The holder of the death said a level with an indifferent expression. When Xin Lailai heard it, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He carefully looked at Bell Crany, who was covered with bruises and exuding the aura of death, and nodded slightly. Without saying anything more, he walked away.

"Um, Miss Death Bearer... Mr. Tyrant, does he think that I don't meet his standards..."

When Bell Craney saw the black-haired young man who didn't say anything to him except a "hmm", a look of shame appeared on his face, as if he was blaming himself for not exercising hard enough in the past few days.

"No, he just simply hates you."

"..."

"Why do I feel even more sad after hearing this..."

"It has nothing to do with you. This is his own problem. All you have to do is do what you are supposed to do. That's all."

The Death Bearer said indifferently, and then turned and left the place, leaving Bell Crane standing there in a daze, as if he was still thinking about what the other party had just said. As for Xin Lailai, after turning two corners, he stood at the entrance of the alley, squinting slightly, looking up at the scene in the sky, and took out a pack of cigarettes with the emblem of the Elemental Sect from his arms, pinched it with two fingers, snapped his fingers, and a flame flashed, lighting the cigarette.

"call……"

Xin Lailai was standing at the entrance of the alley, with one hand in the pocket of his windbreaker and the other holding a cigarette. After taking a deep breath, he exhaled an irregular smoke ring.

"Does Bell Crane make you so uncomfortable?"

A cold and pleasant voice sounded from behind Xin Lailai. The man holding the dead body was leaning against the corner of the alley. The figure of a black-haired young man smoking alone was reflected in his dark blue pupils. He folded his arms and spoke.

"It's not that I feel uncomfortable, I'm just not used to interacting with this kind of character?"

Xin Lailai tilted his head slightly, glanced at the black-haired woman standing there, laughed, shrugged, and said jokingly:
"Of course, it may be due to my own psychological reasons. After all, if it weren't for your suggestion, I would probably be rushing to the dungeon with his head in my hand."

"Is it?"

Upon hearing this, the person holding the dead man stared at the black-haired young man for a while, then walked straight out of the alley without saying anything. When he was about to pass by the black-haired young man, the black-haired young man's voice suddenly rang out:
"By the way, there's one more thing."

The Death Holder stopped and looked at the black-haired young man beside him. He just looked up at the scene in the sky, exhaled lightly, smiled, squinted his eyes, and said:

"Thanks for the plan."

The death catcher's expression did not change when he heard this. He just glanced at the black-haired young man's expression, then looked at the scene in front of him and said:

"Nothing, I just made a suggestion that I think is better."

After saying that, the Death Eater walked past the black-haired young man and walked away. Soon he disappeared from the other party's sight.

"A better suggestion..."

Xin Lailai listened to the answer of the deceased and looked at the scene in front of him. A blue reflection was projected in his dark pupils. Finally, he shook his head, laughed, extinguished the cigarette in his hand, took a long breath, looked at the scene in front of him with cold eyes, and walked towards his resting place.

In any case, what he wants to do in this world has already been decided, and this is the only thing that will never change.

……

At the same time, the world is in chaos and the world tree is following.

"Ah, I'm so tired. I'm finally almost done. I was wondering if your soul seal is too troublesome. I almost got my legs weak from running!"

On the barren plain, Yamu, his clothes soaked with sweat, stretched out his limbs and lay on the ground in a big letter shape, panting and complaining to the white-haired girl beside him.

"There's no other way. If we want to trap a monster the size of the black dragon for 10 seconds, we can only prepare a seal of this size."

Ling Yuzi, who was standing aside and controlling the soul energy to carve out one spell after another in the air, glanced at Yamu, who was very tired, and did not say much.

Although she had not rested these days, Yamu, who was responsible for assisting her in setting up the soul seal, was also very tired. Especially as she was a soul body, a thought could take her dozens of meters away, while if Yamu wanted to hurry, he could only hurry over, resulting in completely different levels of physical energy consumption on both sides.

"By the way, how are they doing over there? I've been so busy running errands these days that I forgot to ask about their situation."

"Bell Crane's skill level has risen from Master LV.13 to Master LV.20, and his rank has also risen to LV.5. Orario has gathered more than % of the clansmen and adventurers, and all that's left is to start the battle."

"Tsk tsk, sure. That guy is quite good at stirring up people's hearts. So how long will it take you to finish the arrangements?"

"Eight hours."

"OK, I'll take a nap first. Please wake me up later!"

Yamu said this without asking Ling Yuzi whether he agreed or not. He just moved a big bed from the storage space, lay down on it comfortably and went to sleep.

After working with the other party for a few days, he roughly figured out that the other party was the type of person who spoke little but was reliable. To some extent, he was more reliable than Xin Lailai.

——At least when dealing with each other, he doesn’t have to worry about whether there will be some strange text comments on his face when he wakes up.

What Yamu didn't notice was that almost at the same time he fell asleep, a cunning look suddenly flashed in the eyes of Ling Yuzi, who was standing beside him. He immediately stopped what he was doing, took out a camera specially used for taking X-ray photos from the storage space, which Xin Lailai had prepared a long time ago, and silently pointed it at Yamu.

——It was worth it that she pretended for so long, and finally she got what she waited for!
In this way, she finally has the chance to extort the limited edition photo of "EX Curry Stick" that Lai Lai had deleted directly from the other party!

"You can't blame me for this. You should blame Lai Lai for deleting the photos before I could save them. I can only enjoy them in my memory, and you just happened to have a backup."

Ling Yuzi muttered to himself, a sinister smile appeared on his little face, and he pressed the shutter button with a smile.

——Lai Lai’s nude photos can only be kept by her, no one else can, not even men!
……

So, eight hours later.

"By the way, did anything happen during the time I was asleep?"

"Except for the black dragon waking up once and taking two bites of the World Tree, that's all."

"Really? Maybe I'm worrying too much?"

On the barren plain, Yamu touched his chin, used his senses to check himself with some confusion, and finally shook his head.

For some reason, he always felt like something was wrong after he woke up, but from the results of the examination, there was nothing wrong.

"So, we can start at any time?"

"Ah."

"Very good, then please inform them, and as for me..."

"——Just focus on having fun with that big guy first!"

A hint of anticipation appeared on Yamu's lips. He swung his long sword, and strands of golden lightning burst out from his body. His eyes, which originally looked full of frivolity, began to emit a terrifying golden light.

call out--! !

A piercing thunderstorm exploded beside Ling Yuzi's ears, and Yamu's figure instantly turned into a flash of lightning. He rushed out with a whoosh, and crashed straight into the figure crawling beside the tree roots at the end of his sight, and then...

Boom! !
A lightning pillar that was more than ten meters thick burst out with a thunderous sound, and along with the long sword in the young man's hand, it struck the black dragon's head with lightning speed, as the dragon had just opened its eyes because it sensed the crisis.

next second...

An angry roar that echoed throughout the heavens and earth erupted from the end of the desolate world, causing the World Tree, which was tens of thousands of meters high, to sway with a wailing sound.

But the next moment, eight soul chains that were more than ten meters thick suddenly flew out from five different directions, crossing a distance of several kilometers in an instant, and bombarded the awakened giant, causing its movements to suddenly freeze.

"start!"

A cold roar fell, and a few seconds later, a silver-white light symbolizing space teleportation rose from the ground, engulfing the body of the pitch-black dragon, and finally...

boom--! !

A thunderous roar erupted between heaven and earth, but it was neither the roar of a giant dragon nor the roar of thunder, but...

The sound of the space teleportation array transmitting.

The Agent has a method for making a super long-distance space teleportation array, and the threshold for use is very low. It can be activated with enough world power. The only drawback is...

——This teleportation array was improved by a certain Heavenly Dao Agent among the Agents based on the teleportation array that smashed a hole in his own world back then.

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(End of this chapter)