Cataclysm King

Chapter 272 Theft of royal power, Qin Rushi’s life experience

On the ruins, Gong Wu and the group from Oran Royal Court were still confronting each other.

 Farther away, the battle on the side of the Silver Moon Divine Tree has become increasingly fierce.

 The shock wave is higher than the previous wave.

Visible to the naked eye, the moonlight in the sky has obviously dimmed, and the sacred tree that was still flourishing just now also shows signs of withering.

Thinking that the divine power must have been gathered by those old believers to deal with the big battle that I don't know who is besieging them.

 Others don’t know who is fighting with the Silver Moon believers.

However, Ji Xun somewhat understood.

Gong Wu appeared, but Master Merlin was not here. He was probably at the Silver Moon Sacred Tree.

 So this must be the card game that Light Chaser was talking about before.

  No matter what the card game is, most of the time it starts with the smallest card.

 Then a whole exciting game of cards begins.

　　The previous intuition has become a reality, and Ji Xun has realized clearly that his choice to take the risk and absorb the Law of Fear was indeed the right thing to do.

 From beginning to end, he was the right "little card".

 Introduction to the necessary beginnings of this battle.

 After all, someone has stolen the Law of Fear, and this is probably the only inducement that can attract the Oran to come.

 And there must be experts who will come to help Ji Xun press the formation.

 So correspondingly, the Oran Royal Court will also send top experts.

Whether Qin Ru comes or not, as long as Gong Wu is present, no one can stop Ji Xun from continuing to absorb the Law of Fear.

 So it is inevitable that King Arthur of Oran will come.

 Then we have the current situation.

 The real purpose of attacking in the east is to deal with the Silver Moon Sect.

“Light Chaser’s abilities are really weird. It’s like writing a script. The plot develops according to what he wrote.”

Ji Xun recalled the previous conversations with Jia Yu in Honglou.

 It’s only hindsight now.

Only then did I realize that this is how the whole card game developed.

 If you guessed correctly, the mushroom head’s career sequence is [Diamond 7·Bard].

 This sequence has many career choices in life.

 But they are basically auxiliary card masters with little combat effectiveness.

 In other words, the four sequences of the entire artistic approach are all very weak in the early stage.

 【Seven of Spades·Painter】The gardener, sculptor, painter's apprentice, and horror painter.

 [7 of Hearts·Juggler] buskers, magicians, acrobats, dancers, and animal tamers

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 by Singer】, high-pitched blast, song of siren.

 Poet, horror novelist, screenwriter, historical witness, and archivist of [Diamond 7·Bard]

 They are basically people in assisted living occupations.

 But if you really want to have a complete inheritance and be promoted to the later stage,

 The abilities of each are better than the evil ones.

Ji Xun thought about it, and wondered in his heart: "But then again, Mushroom Tou clearly died in Hong Lou, and even his 'qi' disappeared. What kind of ability is that?"

 He didn't think about it, and his thoughts were brought back to reality.

 Because this card game has only reached the middle of the game, it is far from over.

Ji Xun didn’t think that a card game in which Light Chaser could risk his life would be so easy to determine the winner.

 In the distance, the king's four knights were at full strength.

The "Drama God" Domingo was caught off guard before, but now he has regained his breath. At this moment, he has channeled a **** puppet with dark red threads of law all over his body.

Ji Xun could not see the details of this puppet, but Qin Ru on the side had already concluded that it was a "super-level puppet".

The "Four-Eyed Monk" Jialan also took out a cataclysmic-level sword [Grendel's Sword].

“Forbidden Spell Master” Qiao Lin also has an epic Forbidden Spell card with weird eyes in his hand.

“Red Dragon” Hogan’s Flame Golem has also been liberated to the extreme

 The four knights really revealed their trump cards at this moment.

These are super-level equipment and spells that require a certain price. They are also the few remaining treasures that have been passed down by the Oran royal family for thousands of years.

Having witnessed Gong Wu's outrageous fighting power just now, they all realized that if they didn't show their trump card in fighting this man, they would probably take it to their graves.

Ji Xun looked at the treasures with greedy eyes.

Just like the big BOSS in the game, any piece of equipment that comes out of the Four Knights of the King is a legendary piece of equipment.

 The Oran royal family has a really strong foundation.

However, Gong Wu still ignored him.

 He is a bad old man, not to mention his strength but his confidence;

Even if he really can't be beaten, it's impossible for these people to keep him.

 On the contrary, if he is here, it is impossible for the other party to run away.

 Either fight or continue to waste.

From a distance, Qin Rushi looked at this scene and immediately had a bad feeling in his heart: "We think it's best for us to leave here as soon as possible."

"Um."

Ji Xun also had the same idea.

Hunted, one has to jump over the wall.

These Oran remnants, who hold big cards in their hands, are really desperate. Not everyone is destined to see this kind of drama.

Anyway, Gong Wu attracted the firepower, so the two quietly evacuated towards the distance.

As soon as he left, he heard the new king of Oran behind him shouting with almost gnashing of teeth.

 “Old guy, are you really going to fight to the death?”

 “Okay! Okay! Okay!”

“You unruly people, I wanted to leave you a way to live. If that’s the case, then let’s all die together!”

Since he follows the law of royal power, Arthur's temperament has a majesty of a king that cannot be offended.

　　But the old man in front of me is not good at anything.

 At this moment, Arthur only had one extremely violent thought in his mind: kill everyone in the secret realm!

  Slaughtering civilians, even if it will damage your destiny as king, must be done now!

 With his anger boiling, the phantom of the demon **** wearing a crown behind him also stared blankly.

 The law of kingship comes with the coercion of the emperor.

Arthur was angry, and an unparalleled overbearing energy swept over the whole place.

The low-level card masters who were watching all looked with fear originating from the depths of their souls, and instinctively wanted to kneel to the ground and surrender to the majesty of the king.

Gong Wu on the opposite side also squinted his eyes slightly, realizing that something big was probably going to happen.

The crown of thorns on Arthur's head exuded the holy light of royal power. He took out a gemstone knife and touched it on the palm of his left hand, and light golden blood flowed out.

This seems to be the opening ceremony of some kind of blood sacrifice.

 The place where the blood was flowing was gradually formed into a nine-pointed star formation guided by a mysterious force.

 The blood and mystery linger around you.

 Behind Arthur, the demon tyrant wearing a crown forcibly drew out the black threads that filled the sky.

In an instant, a super-cognitive power like a chain of rules surged between heaven and earth.

Fear is like thunderclouds before a storm, suddenly gathering.

 In a blink of an eye, it was already extremely thick.

This time it was not just Ji Xun who could see it, everyone could see the billowing black gas condensed by the Law of Fear.

 A great terror that makes one's soul tremble is spreading rapidly throughout the secret realm.

Gong Wu squinted his eyes and stared at the black clouds above his head, and then looked at King Arthur, who was filled with fear and the laws of kingship, and murmured in his heart: "With the blessing of kingship, I can't kill him."

 It didn’t stop it, it couldn’t be stopped,

At this moment, the four knights of the king also gathered into a square formation.

In the center, Arthur's face is pale, and the anger between his eyebrows is getting more and more solid.

 The old man could see that although this guy's Qi was getting stronger and stronger, the price was actually very high.

 Otherwise, it wouldn’t be used at this time.

One side of Arthur's palm continued to drip blood into the formation, and he chanted a secret spell passed down by the Augustus family: "The eagle of Lanlingst soars in the cracks of the endless abyss, the ancient steel On the throne, that is the legendary King Augustus, oh hero, oh the night wandering **** who patrols the dark empire, oh the four soul flowers bloom, the lost pioneer, the great Lord of Fear comes."

This is an ancient saying of the Talon royal family three thousand years ago, and others cannot understand it at all.

The spitted out bytes echoed in my ears like a devil's whisper, but did not enter the sea of ​​​​consciousness.

 But everyone saw clearly that as the spells were chanted, the oppressive black clouds in the sky were so thick that they seemed to collapse.

 Several blocks nearby looked like an apocalyptic scene.

At this time, those who were watching realized that something was wrong and fled away.

At this moment, only a ferocious smile remained on Arthur's handsome face, and the spell was completed: "Tyrant's Domain·Infinite Terror!"

In a sudden moment, a certain rule in the entire secret realm seemed to be triggered.

 The breath of death rises.

 Everyone who is still alive saw the enlightenment: "The violent mode of the Shenxu Treasure House is activated, fear is manifested, and the advanced trial difficulty is triggered."

Ji Xun, who had already retreated far away, also saw the prompt and tilted his head to make eye contact with Qin Rushi beside him.

He said: "Aunt Qin, have you also seen enlightenment?"

Qin Rushi nodded solemnly: "Yes."

Ji Xun said in a rather helpless tone: "It seems that Augustus wants to kill everyone."

Qin Ru was silent.

 She is more clearly aware of the fatal crisis.

 Although I don’t know what this “violent mode” means.

 But the difficulty of this secret realm was already very high before.

 No matter how high it is, few people will be able to get out alive.

Ji Xun also understood that this Shenxu Treasure House was really like a half-finished extra-dimensional space.

  Encourage trialists to gain rewards through taking risks.

The difference is that the outside extra-dimensional space seems to be completely autonomously run by AI, and the characters and monsters have autonomous consciousness; while this mysterious ruins only has some rigid monsters, and even requires administrators to regulate some background rules.

  But it can be controlled by others, this is a real inheritance artifact.

 The two briefly exchanged a few words without stopping.

Ji Xun led Qin Rushi to the underground, where he had cleared several safe areas of monsters before.

 The next moment, countless monsters went berserk in the huge ruins.

 They no longer wandered aimlessly, but seemed to have gained a little wisdom and started to actively hunt living humans.

The terrifying super-level undead souls dormant in the darkness are also waking up one after another.

 In the ruins of the huge city, the atmosphere of fear boiled!

 However, what no one expected was.

　　Just when a change occurred in the secret realm, next to the hole in Shangbang Prison in Innocence City.

A broken mirror is projecting every move of the New King of Oran.

On the other side, Chujiu, who had windless silver hair, also cut the palm of his hand.

 She dripped blood on the ground and gathered it into a magic circle exactly like the one at Arthur's feet in the mirror.

She looked into the mirror and recited the incantation: "The eagle of Lanlingst soars in the cracks of the endless abyss." Chujiu's movements almost completely overlapped with those of Arthur in the mirror.

As the mantra was recited, the [Holy Grail of Royal Power] in front of Chujiu also overflowed with the power of billowing laws, as if some kind of contract had been signed.

 She sensed the connection with the Shenxu Treasure House!

Not far away, several people were watching Chujiu’s every move nervously.

  It can be said that the current stealing of permissions is the most critical turning point in the entire plan.

 As long as the ninth day of the lunar month is completed, they can control part of the rules in the secret realm.

This is the most important prerequisite for killing those old believers.

Finally, after a moment, the aura in the formation flourished, and a special layer of glow lingered around Chujiu's body.

  Weak.

But like Mars, it gives people hope.

Seeing this, the Light Chaser let out a weak sigh: "It finally succeeded."

 Until now, it doesn’t matter whether he is still alive or not.

As he spoke, he looked at the cloaked man on the side and said: "Senior Nan. The permission theft was successful. Now King Oran must know what happened. You have also been completely exposed, so...have you decided yet?"

Light Chaser didn’t explain it, but it has actually been deduced to the end.

Nan Sushang said calmly: "This is the fate of the high priest."

It is not only the new king Arthur who has the direct bloodline of Augustus, but also Chujiu, the illegitimate daughter of the old king.

 According to the royal succession law, as a royal scion of the natural fusion of [Diamond Q-White Queen], she has the first line of succession.

 This is an ancestral precept that cannot be violated.

 But the fact is that due to some human factors, Arthur, who was forcibly fused with [K of Spades-Tyrant], became the king.

 The high priest is loyal to the blood of Augustus.

Rather than a certain king.

This is also the reason why the ancestors of the Nan family buried the Weeping Angel and that king in person three thousand years ago in order to continue civilization.

 Now Oran High Priest Nan Sushang has also made her choice.

She didn't say much about her question, and added: "This [Shenxu Treasure House] is an inheritance that only the kings of Augustus have received, and the high priest's lineage is not clear. But even Arthur only got a lot of it. A part is missing. After all, the Eastern Wasteland has been trapped for three thousand years, and it is too far away from that period of history."

Light Chaser also nodded and said: "It's barely enough for now."

Just like the battle that destroyed the Fire City three thousand years ago, the Light Chasers and the High Priest God-Slaying lineage joined forces again.

But this time, they are not out for destruction.

Rather, we must find the unextinguished fire among the ruins and ashes.

By this time, Chujiu had opened his eyes and looked over.

Nan Sushang looked at the girl who had grown up since childhood and said: "This [Shenxu Treasure House] is an artifact inherited by Augustus, and it will be handed over to you from now on. However, you don't have much royal authority now, and you want to go further in the future. , we need to go to the ancestral tomb of Augustus. There we can find the true mysteries of Augustus, and also contain the ultimate secrets of civilization."

Chujiu nodded as he listened, solemnly: "Yes."

As he spoke, the high priest, who rarely spoke, could hear a long sigh in his tone, and said: "The former Augustus was an eagle that could soar in the cracks of the endless abyss. What we see now The peak is still far away.”

Chujiu could hear the care of her elders in these words, and at the same time she could hear the sadness of farewell: "Aunt Nan, you."

Nan Sushang responded with a smile, shook his head indifferently, his eyes full of love: "Our Majesty the Queen has grown up too."

Not long after, Ji Xun and Qin Ru came to an empty space underground full of shriveled corpses.

Qin Rushi's injury was not optimistic. There was no absolutely safe place in the secret realm anyway, so the two of them simply stopped.

Now that there are no enemies left, Ji Xun has time to say thanks: "Aunt Qin, thank you for coming to help me."

Qin Ru took the potion and was sitting cross-legged to adjust her breathing. She responded casually: "You don't have to be so polite."

The two of them were not outsiders. Ji Xun asked his most curious question: "By the way, Aunt Qin, why are you in Honglou?"

 Whether it was at the door of Song Yu's room or when she saw the fireworks asking for help, she was the first to arrive.

This feels like a bit of a coincidence.

Hearing this, Qin Rushi looked at Ji Xun's expression, slightly confused, and said, "Grandma Song told me about you."

Although he had some guesses, Ji Xun looked at her with confusion: "???"

 If Qin Ru could appear at Song Yu's door immediately, he must have been guarding him there.

but why?

 Except for Mr. Jiu, no one from the Song family is qualified to go up that floor.

 How can Qin do this?

 Does she have any special relationship with Song Yu?

Qin Ruzhi guessed Ji Xun's doubts and had nothing to say, so he explained directly: "All armed forces require strong financial support. The largest source of economic support and resources for the revolutionary army is the secret army under Grandma Song. foundation."

 This should never be mentioned to others, but it can be said to the person in front of me.

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun was also surprised when he heard this. It turned out that the biggest financial backer behind the revolutionary army was Song Yu.

 But there have been speculations for a long time.

 Because if he remembered correctly, this idea was a related topic that Ji Xun and the fisherman girl discussed about future development a hundred years ago.

 This is an extraordinary world, and strong financial resources must be supported by strong enough force.

And operators have many dirty tricks.

 If you don’t use it, others will.

 Many times, some unusual means of armed force are needed to solve the problem.

 So Ji Xun suggested to Song Yu at that time that a sufficiently powerful consortium should develop its own military strength.

 But the Song family does not have a federal seat and has no legal right to support troops.

 Can only support secretly.

 The process is not important. What is important is that Song Yu actually did it.

Qin Rushi looked at Ji Xun's changing expression and continued: "However, I didn't come to Honglou because of my status as a revolutionary soldier."

Ji Xun cast a doubtful look: No?

Qin Ru explained the confusion: "Grandma Song was my grandfather's friend and the savior of my father and I. Without her secret rescue, my father and I would have died on the gallows."

"ah?"

 This is the first time Ji Xun heard Qin Rushi talk about his background.

Even the intelligence dealers only said that the deputy commander of the revolutionary army was very powerful and mysterious.

 But there is no information about her life experience.

I didn’t expect it to be the queen of Jiangmen.

Qin Ru said: "Back then, the Federation was not what it is now. The major families supported their own troops. There was also the Federation Legion at that time. And my grandfather was the general of the Federation Legion. But it was precisely because of his high prestige in the army. Later, several This deliberately created war resulted in the death and injury of many civilians, and was framed by some federal lawmakers as "war crimes" and even subversion of federal power. In the end, all of them were imprisoned. At that time, many generals under my grandfather persuaded him to really raise the army. Rebellion. But my grandfather didn’t do that. He went to death resolutely. I didn’t understand it for many years before, but I didn’t understand it until later. The big shots in the parliament spoke out. Only if my grandfather dies can his old friends and subordinates live, otherwise many people will die. A lot of people."

　　When talking about this topic, the eyes of this heroic Valkyrie on the battlefield also became a little melancholy.

She continued: "My father and I were about to be sent to the gallows, but because my grandfather and Grandma Song were old friends, we entrusted our old friend to save the blood of our Qin family. Later, my grandfather died, and Grandma Song It took a huge amount of money and a lot of connections to rescue our father and daughter from death row. At that time, I was only nine years old. Later, due to some chance and coincidence, we actually joined the revolutionary army. "

 That’s it.

Ji Xun listened and realized that Qin Rushi actually had such a life experience.

Qin Ru briefly talked about her relationship with Song Yu, and then said: "So I regard Grandma Song as a close relative, and she treats me like my granddaughter. I have also heard about your affairs. She knows that we have known each other before, And you entrusted me to take more care of you in the future.”

As he said that, he looked over with an expression that seemed to say: Do you know why?

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun listened and sighed slightly in his heart.

 When this topic was mentioned, the bright smile of that silly girl would always come to his mind.

Just as I was thinking about it, a figure suddenly broke in.

Qin Ru's eyes were sharp, but then the caution disappeared.

 The person who came was none other than Gong Wu.

As soon as this old man came over, the otherworldly master temperament he had before was gone.

 It is more accurate to say "a rat scurrying around".

He looked a little embarrassed and sat on the ground, "Oh, you have found a good place. It's a mess outside, and all kinds of super-level monsters have appeared."

Ji Xun listened and asked, "Super monster?"

"yes."

Gong Wu smacked his lips and said, "I don't know what King Oran did. Anyway, all the monsters in the secret realm went berserk. Those super-level monsters that were dormant before were also aroused, and now they are killing people all over the streets."

Ji Xun's expression became solemn as he listened.

 At this time, Qin Rushi stood up.

Facing this old senior, Ji Xun can be very casual, but she cannot lose her etiquette.

She saluted respectfully and said, "Thank you, Senior Gong, for saving my life."

If this old senior hadn't taken action before, Qin Ruzhi knew that it would be difficult for him to survive.

Gong Wu waved his hand nonchalantly, "I'm just helping that boy Ji Xun."

As he said that, he seemed to have remembered something and asked: "Girl doll is not bad. Your boxing skills. What is your relationship with "Iron Arm General" Qin Luo? "

Qin Ru said respectfully, "It's my grandfather."

 “No wonder I say it’s so familiar.”

Gong Wu muttered, "Your grandfather was beaten by me before. Well, it happened many years ago. That kid's boxing skills are also good."

As soon as these words came out, a sense of decay from an old antique came to my face.

  Ji Xun: “.”

 Chin Rushi: "."

Gong Wu said casually: "You have a good talent, and the field of enlightenment is also very consistent with your professional sequence. There is still room for improvement in your future combat power. However, your 'God descends to earth' is too fierce, and 'War 'Yes, the 'wisdom' is a little less, more fierce, and less gentle. This is similar to your grandfather's character. If he is too strong and easy to break, he will need a big chance to move forward in the ranks. "

Qin Ru's thoughts seemed to flash as he listened, and he didn't have time to think carefully and said: "Thank you, senior, for your advice."

Gong Wu waved his hand again: "Sit down, don't be so polite. I don't like people who grind."

Qin Ru listened and glanced at Ji Xun, who had a casual look on his face, before sitting down.

 At the same time, she was also curious as to why Ji Xun and this old senior seemed to be a little too casual.

However, this also eased Qin Rushi's restraint a lot.

 Seeing the old man coming, Ji Xun also guessed that the old man was always protecting him.

Thinking that nothing was wrong, he took out the [Natural Disaster·Earth Crying] magical power fragment that he had obtained by killing the intermediate shadow before, and asked: "By the way, senior, what do you think of this secret technique?"

 I studied it before and couldn’t understand many things in it.

  After all, it is recorded in writing, so no one can explain it as quickly as possible.

Just because he can't understand it doesn't mean that others can't understand it.

It just so happened that there was an old man here who was at the pinnacle of martial arts in the world.

Gong Wu casually took the booklet and his expression immediately brightened, "Hey, you got a 'supernatural power'?"

Ji Xun explained the origin of the fragment and then asked: "Senior, what is the 'domain' in this classic?"

 The benefits of having an expert explain it are immediately apparent.

Gong Wu's eyes were foggy, and he recognized the rarity of this book, and explained: "It is a prerequisite ability to control the 'field'. If you learn this magical power, as long as your understanding is good enough, you can basically master the subsequent related 'Earth Ming Domain'. It is no exaggeration to say that the treasure troves of all the major families in the entire federation have been completely searched. In this way, there are no more than ten books that completely record the 'Region'. And since you can get it, it means that this fragment must be related to you. The fit is very good. What a great opportunity for you."

 (End of this chapter)