Civilization Guardian Front

"I remember I just said, let you live for a few minutes..." Seeing that Phryni began to misinterpret what he said, Chios raised his left hand helplessly, and swung his index finger left and right like a pendulum.

"Tick tock... It's time to wake up from the dream, it's time to face reality again."

"No, no! My mother won't die!"

Realizing that the young man in front of him had no intention of letting her live, the thought of survival aroused the little courage left in Phryni's body. He raised the ax high and wanted to smash it down with all his strength.

She wanted to kill her opponent before she could react.

pity...

Her desperate sneak attack was far from fast enough.

The moment he noticed that Phryni's arm was moving, Chios immediately pulled the hand on the light-eater's handle.A strong electromagnetic field is formed inside the color-gold scabbard that communicates with the owner, causing the sword to fly out like a cannonball.

"Thunderbolt"

The swift sword light wrapped in high-temperature plasma swept across.

Boom! ! !

Between lightning and thunder, a severed arm holding a heavy ax flew into the air, spinning and splashing a large amount of bright red blood...

The front finger of the left hand clasped the handle end and exerted downward force, driving the horizontally swung Light Eater to turn the sword ninety degrees. The sudden surge of adrenaline broke out with all the strength of the whole body, and he slashed Phryni's shoulder heavily with a straight slash.

Clang!

The plate armor was only deeply dented, it wasn't cut like the previous two attacks, but the tyrannical force of rock drilling and cracking rocks still penetrated through.

Up to this moment, the severe pain of the broken arm and the shattered shoulder blade finally came back to Phryni's mind.

"Gahahahahahah!"

Phryne screamed.

This is just the beginning...

Chios didn't stop at all. He stepped forward with his front foot obliquely to the right, followed by his back foot across a semicircle, lowered his center of gravity, held the sword in both hands, combined with the remaining force of the previous blow, put his weight on the opponent's knee and slammed it.

Tear!

Blood burst out.

Without waiting for her opponent to kneel down, the smooth and gorgeous sword light greeted her, slashing across her armpits...

swish swish swish...

In the blink of an eye, the young man inflicted a total of eleven slashes on Phryni.

Every sword cuts flesh and bones.

The fountain of blood splashed, staining the sandy ground of the arena beneath his feet.

The armor made of super-hard metal is completely powerless to resist the blade that twists and staggers the sword with the wrist and forearm, and the destructive power is superimposed one after another.

"farewell."

Chios draws his sword back and thrusts with one hand, and a rune shining with fiery light suddenly forms on the tip of the sword.

The sword thrust out.

laugh...

The crimson blade that absorbed the magic of fire plunged straight into the chest of the red armored figure.

With a thought, release all the energy of the rune.

"Finale? Hell of Fire"

boom!boom!boom...

The roaring flames spewed out from the gaps in Phryni's armor, spun around the prey at high speed and soared upwards, turning into a pillar of fire that soared into the sky.

The rapid melting and deformation of the red armor visible to the naked eye...

This time, Phryne, whose vocal cords were burned, couldn't even wail.

Thankfully, the pain is only fleeting.

It stands to reason that the self-regeneration endowed by the strong "durability" and the developmental ability "governance" should have made Phryni's death process extremely long, and she did not swallow her last breath until she experienced all kinds of torture and her spirit completely collapsed.

But now, the raging fire erupting from the inside out burned her internal organs, brain, blood, muscles, and nerves in just a few seconds.

moment...

The flames dimmed and dissipated.

Everyone in the auditorium put down their arms against the oncoming heat wave, blinked their dry eyes, and looked down again.

On the duel field, only the black-haired young man remained.

"it's over."

He said this lightly.

The breeze brushed the bangs on his forehead, and swept away the dust left by his feet.

On the scorched ground, the semi-molten red metal whose original shape could not be discerned emitted bursts of white smoke.

"Phryny is dead, may the holy fire purify her sins in this life, and guide her soul to goodness..." Looking up to the sky, Chios looked melancholy with a little relief.

Closing his eyes, he made a gesture of the cross on his chest with one hand, and said in a solemn tone:

"I hope that those who have suffered because of her can be freed from endless nightmares and welcome a bright future."

""...""

The audience who witnessed this scene were all moved.

Even if he was an opponent who was fighting for his life in the last second, he still sincerely prayed for him.

Do not seek justice for your own selfish desires, only for the victims...

Because of this, after winning the victory, there was no smugness or joy, but an expression of relief.

"The duel is over!"

The host finally came back to his senses, remembered his responsibilities, raised his fists and announced:

"Representative of the Ishtar family, Phryne Jameel confirmed her death..."

"The winner of this war game is: the Hestia Familia!"

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[Completed side mission: Judgment of Fire]

【Intended to weaken the assassination plan of the Ishtar family, due to the intervention of the plot character Aisha Belka, it turned into a diplomatic incident of the family.Relying on your good prestige and acting skills, you successfully took advantage of the situation and forced Phryne to fight you alone, eradicating this potential threat in one fell swoop.This event will greatly affect the future of Ishtar, Freya, Loki, the Jiali family, the guild, and even the city.The degree of deflection of fate increases by 8%, and you gain 8 points of origin force for the behavior of changing fate. 】

[With your penetrating acting skills, you have won the admiration of all the residents of Orario.In the process, you have a deeper understanding of the use of charm, charm +1]

[Mission rewards: meritorious service +130, civilization currency +17000, cold air cultivated into jade, has been issued]

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Chapter 640: Awkward Tenderness

Amidst the warm cheers, Chios returned to the maintenance room through the north passageway through the raised heavy gate.

"Congratulations."

The youth's attention was diverted from the heraldic light curtain.

"Not dead or injured..." Leaning against the wall, Rose folded her arms on her chest, swaying her bright red rose wavy long hair, turned her face to Chios and said:

"It's nice to be able to continue to be alive and doing adventures."

Hearing this, Chios twitched his mouth.

He wasn't dull enough to ignore the insincere words in the other party's words,

"As always, there are thorns in the words..."

Sitting on the sofa, Chios released the locking buckle with one hand, and removed the armor parts on the shoulders.

While taking off the protective gear skillfully, he did not forget to respond:

"Wouldn't it be a good thing to get out of the body? Or, I have to show up in front of you with many bloody wounds on my body to make you smile?"

"!"

The ironic words came to her mind through both ears, and Rose's face suddenly showed sullenness.

The red-haired woman clenched her fists and stepped forward to argue with the young man...

"Kidding..."

As if picking the right moment, Chios extinguished the rising anger in Rose's heart with one sentence.

"It's not the first day we get along, of course I know you have no malicious intentions."

"You are probably thinking, "This guy came back unscathed, and he will definitely get carried away in the dungeon to be a hero in the future, and make stupid moves like last month's risk of life, so it's better to suffer. Since then, I have correctly recognized the necessity of safety and caution.” Right? "

"..."

After a few seconds of silence.

"Don't be too sentimental..."

The red-haired woman turned her face away, avoiding the young man's sight.

"How you risk your life, adventurers, has nothing to do with me."

"Meaning, you really expect me to get hurt?"

"When..." Provoked by Chios' knowingly questioning words, Rose almost nodded and said something against her will.

Fortunately, rationality suppressed the impulse and swallowed the subsequent words.

"no. "

"Excuse me?"

Chios meaningfully glanced at Rose, whose cheeks were slightly rosy, but did not continue to ask further questions, but said with emotion:

"It's so awkwardly gentle."

no rush...

The woman in front of her has a deep prejudice against the profession of adventurer.

Especially in terms of love, I resist from the bottom of my heart.

Rose's job nature made her believe that no matter how sweet the adventurer's words, they would eventually die in the dungeon, leaving her alone.

Practitioners in the guild, in fact, have more or less similar ideas.

Just because I care about the adventurers I am responsible for, I feel extra special when I learn that the person who was smiling with me earlier has turned into a cold corpse when it returns, and was even eaten by monsters without leaving any remains. pain.

Many staff members are reluctant to fall in love with adventurers.

In their eyes, that means endless sorrow in the future.

Rose is probably one of the most extreme people with such ideas...

Armed as a hedgehog, she speaks no pretense to all adventurers.

Including Chios as well.

The difference is that what most adventurers feel from her is the inhuman sternness, while what Chios sees is her fragility that is strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

Since there is a weakness, it is not difficult to deal with.

Chios is preparing to expand his influence in the guild.

Unless one decides to launch a bloody coup, the power game still has to follow the old rules, start from within the ruling group, and support bureaucrats who like themselves.

The faction alliance headed by the Hestia family took advantage of the opportunity of this war game to become one of the top five adventurer groups in Orari after stepping on the throne of the Ishta family.

Coupled with the support of Goddess Freya, there is basically no opponent in this city.

If Loki and Ganesha join forces, it may bring him a little trouble.

But Chios would not be so stupid as to turn against the S-rank family.

I believe that the other party is not willing to risk the destruction of the city and start a war with him for no reason.