High Above

The torrential rain fell from the sky, hitting the rocks with a loud sound, and the water flowed down from the cliff like a waterfall, converging into thick streams on the rugged surface of the Sighing Cliff.

And the dull thunder is like the roar of a big drum, interlaced with the sound of the wind, as if to tear the sky apart.

Hilliard Lexi stared at the undulating sea in the distance. It was a huge, majestic but deep and dark shadow in the depths of the sea. His mood also fluctuated like the waves.

The air was filled with strange-smelling water vapor, and thunderbolts fell from the turbulent cloud vortex above the head, and struck the cliff top that had been baptized by thunder countless times. superior.

However, what is surprising is that this pitch-black metal skeleton is not affected by any thunder, no matter how huge the current is, it will be absorbed by it quietly.

Boom! An unusually bright sky thunder fell, illuminating everything on the top of the cliff, and for a moment, only the purple light was left inside and outside the cliff.

Hilliard raised his head, and he saw a cloud was collapsing and falling. The gray rain cloud was pressing down heavily, and together with the shining thunder, it fell to the earth with an overwhelming momentum.

The old knight didn't care, allowing his body to be washed away by rain clouds mixed with a large amount of psionic energy fields and electric charges, and with the brilliance of the thunder, he seemed to be able to vaguely see that it had been hidden under the rock shell for an unknown amount of time, and now it was finally Ancient writing on a metal skeleton showing something of truth.

"Ladder to heaven (ΚλμαξΘεααανδου)...the Heavenly Father crosses all realms in seven steps, hanging the stars, and the imprint of his steps is the so-called ladder to the sky, and it is also the step for us, the sublimated, to elevate ourselves to the sky."

He muttered to himself: "The maze is about to take shape, relying on that to form the maze, once it is completely constructed..."

Hilliard shook his head.

He came here precisely to prevent this from happening.

"Thunderhunting jellyfish."

At this moment, Hilliard noticed that as the thunder in the sky continued to fall towards the cliff of sighing, in the nearby sea area, there began to be dots of blue-blue light surging, like fluorescent lights scattered on a black curtain.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by low hums, hundreds of nearly a thousand jellyfish with blue canopies slowly floated up from the sea amidst the crackling electromagnetic sparks in the atmosphere.

In the translucent soft gelatinous layer, there is a bright blue core that is like a lamp and spins rapidly. The jellyfish burst out electric currents, intertwined with each other, as if communicating, and after a brief 'communication', they gathered in groups, It turned into a cloud of blue light dancing around the thunderbolt around the Tantan Cliff.

Looking from a distance, the thunderclouds in the sky and the thunderclouds on the sea complement each other, and there are terrible arcs and thunderlights shuttling between the two, interweaving into a grid of electric cages, and any one of the arcs falling down is enough to kill a whole ship. Grilled into char.

When the swarm of minehunter jellyfish emerged, Hilliard retreated quietly.

This is the most dangerous part of a group of monsters - their defensive power will increase exponentially due to their number. They are obviously weak and low-level monsters alone, but hundreds of thousands of monsters combined are enough to become the surrounding area of ​​the cliff. , the absolute overlord within a hundred miles.

The number of mine-hunting jellyfish this time is seven, eight, or dozens of times more than what Hilliard saw when he came here eight and fifteen years ago... and fifty-five years ago, here There are not even such monsters haunting.

"Even if it is a maze, this speed is too abnormal. There must be some unexpected factors that have caused their number to increase rapidly in the past ten years."

"This element is also the reason why the number of monsters in the waters around Harrison Port has increased dramatically in recent decades, and has gradually become violent."

With such thoughts in mind, Hilliard changed back into Oceana's appearance and returned to the city.

It was already midnight on the second day, but on the way home, he was surprised to find that the house was still lit with lights.

"What, Ian, why don't you sleep?"

Back in the house, Hilliard looked at the white-haired boy sitting at the table with some doubts, who seemed to be quite tired. He shook his head and said, "Regular work and rest are part of spiritual practice, especially at your age, as long as you get enough sleep, Only then will there be enough physical strength and room for growth.”

"I know, teacher."

Finally, when Hilliard came back, Ian stood up to greet him.

Facing the old knight's euphemistic reprimand, he just shook his head and replied solemnly: "As for today, it is a special situation."

"My psychics tell me that the entire city is in danger of being destroyed... This premonition keeps me awake."

He looked at Hilliard with a surprised face, and said calmly: "Teacher, I want to know an answer."

"Even if it's vague and perfunctory."

What kind of ability is Ian's psionic ability?

This point is hard for Ian himself to explain.

The predictive vision, in addition to predicting the future trend within a certain period of time, has the ability to identify items, can also detect spiritual energy quality, and takes into account phase vision. It is a quite comprehensive observation system auxiliary spiritual power.

Such psychic powers are quite rare in Terra Continent.

Perhaps the prophets of the major churches may have abilities similar to Ian's, but that's just a guess. After all, even if you count the unclear history of the previous era, there are not many psykers who have really been proven to be able to do it over the years. The real and correct 'foreseeing the future.

Even Ian is the same, he is not 100% sure whether his psychic power is to screen out the 'most likely possibility', or spy on the progress of another parallel world.

However, if it is only at the level of 'predicting danger', then most psychic users may have one or two occasions, and may suddenly perceive a specific crisis time about themselves on a whim.

"Is that so? You can actually perceive that the entire Port of Harrison will encounter a terrible crisis, and the scope will affect everyone, almost without exception?"

In order not to attract the attention of neighbors, Hilliard turned off the lights.

In a dark room, the old knight frowned, thinking about what Ian had explained to him before, and said softly: "It's normal for you to feel a lot of physical exertion after the foresight...Whether it is intentional or not, psionic foresight is generally It is a sign that can only appear on sublimators above the third energy level, even they will feel too much, let alone you."

"It's better to say that you can still talk, which is enough to surprise me. This proves that your psychic quality is quite high..."

"Even, there may already be a soul."

"Huh?"

With a light snort, it was Ian's turn to be surprised—soul? He thought that in this magical world with spiritual energy and a path to ascension, everyone has a soul!

Not to mention the fact that he can awaken the memory of his previous life after traveling to this different world, which made him feel that the soul might exist in his hometown.

Why does it sound like this soul is not something that everyone can have, and it is even quite rare?

"Surprised?" Seeing Ian's expression, Hilliard couldn't help but smile.

He patiently said: "Wisdom does not require a soul. It is a gift of human beings and a gift of the fruit of wisdom. In contrast, monsters are born with the power of sublimation, but they do not have natural wisdom. They need to reach the second energy level 'Ninghui', the initial birth of the soul can give birth to wisdom."

"I know, you little guys always listen to fairy tales saying that there is no soul, it seems that everyone has it, but this thing is quite rare, even if you are born with psychic powers, you may not be able to awaken your powers immediately. From time to time, it’s just a little hazy shadow at most.”

"But you may be an exception."

Patting Ian on the head, Hilliard couldn't help frowning and thinking: "Your psychic power is actually the rarest future-predicting type, which can actively perceive the future trend... If you are not joking, it is no wonder that you can find me."

At this moment, the old knight's expression was a little anxious: "This is almost a prophet. The most suitable path for you should be the spiritual inheritance of the secret treasures of the major churches."

"But it's a bit difficult to get this kind of inheritance..."

"That may not be the best for me."

Realizing that his teacher seemed to be seriously thinking about how to get the inheritance of the prophets in the hands of the major churches, Ian couldn't help shaking his head and said: "It's just the inheritance that is most suitable for my spiritual power."

"Compared to this." He interrupted the topic: "Teacher, what is going to happen in Port Harrison? Why is there such a big danger coming?"

"...It's a long story."

Hilliard sighed, since Ian has already sensed the danger, there is no need to hide it from him.

Patting the chair, he signaled the boy to sit down, and then slowly said: "This matter is even related to the establishment of Harrison Port."

"As one of the most remote frontiers in the human world, the reason why Port Harrison in the southern border was able to stand in the mountains and jungles despite being surrounded by many redwood natives was precisely because the first emperor of the empire, Inaiga II, Great covert support."

Inaiga II...

When Ian heard this name, he couldn't help flashing some rumors he had heard in the past.

In those discussions that spread in secret exchanges, the reputation of this late emperor...

"Black King..." He couldn't help muttering to himself, telling the name of the emperor after his death.

Of course, this is actually a milder nickname.

Because, among those who don't have much respect for the imperial family, the real name of this Inaiga II...

It's the 'Black Tyrant'.