High Above

"I asked why there was no clue at all in Nanling. It turned out to be an imperial airship!"

The moment Ian saw the airship, he immediately understood Feiyandi's subtle idea.

They roughly guessed the scope of Ian's prophetic power, so they used extremely roundabout means and controlled an airship that would only enter the Xiahui Territory that day through various actions beyond the scope of Ian's prediction... and then let This airship directly hit Xiahui Ling without leaving any room!

Because the actions related to latent hijacking and boarding had been decided outside the empire, Ian could not stop it at all, and there was no way to find the source in Nanling.

The others were on the top of the heavy snow and could not see the empty boat. Naturally, they could not tell who was the main cause of the disaster.

But just as Ian thought at the beginning: it is not a big deal if it is predicted but cannot be prevented.

Anyway, when the soldiers come, the water will be covered by the earth. I will make my own preparations and see if you can break my defense.

In the precognitive vision, Ian could see that there was no red color appearing in Xia Hui City - this attack would not cause much damage to the city.

But...at what cost?

Those hostages?

The people in the Flying Flame Land may have made a mistake. Ian is not the kind of person who cares about hostages. Not to mention, he has suffered such an attack from the Flying Fire Land. By default, all the people on the airship are dead. Better.

Although those dead people who died on the way to Xiahui City would indeed bring trouble to Ian, it did not mean that Ian was afraid of these troubles.

The most important thing is not to kill your own people.

"Adlbert..."

Ian looked at the airship that had started to fall. He couldn't stop it even if he wanted to. The prophet murmured to himself: "Don't let me down."

And at the same time.

Adlbert is in the center of the protective circle underground in Xiahui City, which is the same style as Daxueding. The white-haired researcher stood in the center of countless complicated inscriptions, taking a deep breath.

"Scott, can I stop him?"

He murmured to the Iron Manager who was debugging various data for him: "I am no longer the dead king, can I really take on this important task?"

"I don't know what a dead king is."

Scott has long known that his alchemy manager has an unusual identity and a mysterious background, so he is not surprised by his words: "But I know that Ian has never misjudged people - if you think you can do it, then you can definitely do it." ."

"If you don't believe in yourself, then believe in Mr. Ian who believes in you!"

Adlbert feels that Scott's admiration for Ian has reached a certain blind level, but unfortunately, he is actually similar.

Indeed, Ian believed in him so much, which proved that he could indeed do it.

"bring it on!"

With a low cry, Adebert's soul began to connect the shelter towers located around Xiahui City, and drew on the mysterious energy in Xiahui Lake to create a huge defense matrix that was almost equivalent to the top of the snow.

Different from the natural psychic field on Daxueding, all the energy in Xiahui Lake comes from the mysterious sky-falling relics at the bottom of the lake.

Theoretically, only Ian can safely draw out the energy and activate the asylum circle, but Adlbert had obtained part of Ian's authority before.

He can use his enhanced soul to reach the top of the snow, something that only requires Miles and four other psykers plus eighteen asylum circle affiliates.

As long as he has the support of the Heart of Terra, he can do it.

"Now, it's time to verify the progress of my meditation method."

Immersing the mind in the virtual realm, the only person other than Ian who knows the true power of the Heart of Terra, unites his mind with the Heart of Terra.

At this moment, his calculation power increased dramatically, exploded, and increased fifty times!

In the virtual realm, more than fifty soul tentacles were derived from the original octahedral soul. These tentacles were connected to the sheltering array one by one, and at the same time they controlled the operation of defense towers one after another.

The first is anti-aircraft firepower.

The moment the airship began to fall, those light prism cannons began to fire inside Xiahui City. The blazing beams focused on the behemoth that was more than a hundred meters long, pulling its snow-white hull. There were golden-red wounds.

The sky was filled with golden-red molten metal, and the people who had long been evacuated on the distant streets watched this scene in awe.

The large airship that was hit by the concentrated aerial firepower of Xia Hui led had begun to disintegrate in mid-air, but the power of tens of thousands of tons of steel falling from an altitude of thousands of meters was still more terrifying than any artillery bombardment, and could only be compared to the divine power of the Ascended Ones.

And in the light beams that filled the sky, a honeycomb barrier composed of dozens of hexagonal shields appeared above Xiahui City.

This is a golden-red shield, as if it is made of hot flesh and blood. Accompanied by the fierce buzzing that resounds throughout the process, it slowly rises, blocking all falling debris and molten iron, as slowly as a giant supporting the heaven and earth. He slowly raised his body and faced the shattered wreckage of the airship.

boom!

The first smaller piece of debris hit the shield, and huge explosions and bombardments resounded throughout the city - those citizens who stayed behind closed doors, those who had entered shelters, and those who were watching from a distance watched this scene.

They watched in fear, amazement, and fascination as huge clouds of flames exploded over the shields of their cities, like watching a grand fireworks show.

It's like staring out the window at a snowstorm in a warm house, or staring out the window at a storm raging in a dry room.

It is precisely because of the fear that such destruction will come to him, so when he witnesses such destruction coming, no harm will affect him at all.

A kind of fear and 'security' originating from the bones and blood grew crazily in the hearts of all Xiahui City residents when the first fragment was blocked.

"Is this the shield of our city..."

Before entering the underground shelter, a father looked up at the cloud of fire rising at the entrance. He held his daughter and murmured to himself: "There was no earthquake at all...only sound..."

"This is Xiahui City...our city..."

In the most dangerous crisis, in the face of the greatest fear of death, no matter who they are, they will be grateful to the heroes who stand in front of them.

But now, Xiahui City does not have such a specific hero.

The city is asylum itself.

Adlbert didn't know that because of the shield he supported, the people of this city finally developed a sense of identity with the city they lived in that went beyond love.

All he knew was that his head was about to explode just by blocking that piece of debris.

"ha--"

Blood spilled from his eyes, and the air in his lungs was expelled. At this moment, Adalbert finally understood why Ian had been telling him that his soul had reached the third energy level...

Nonsense, if his soul is not as tough as the third level, how can one person bear the backlash of dozens of shelter towers? !

I am indeed very strong! But it still feels like it’s not enough!

Soon, without allowing Adalbert to think too much, a larger piece of debris fell tiltedly, wrapped in burning red flames.

--boom! ! ! ! !

At this moment, the golden-red shield covering half of the city flickered as if it was out of contact. The entire shield changed from being substantial to illusory, making everyone's hearts tighten subconsciously.

But no matter what, as the huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky, countless shock waves tilted towards the outside of the city along the direction of the shield.

Although the shield has become a lot illusory, it still exists after all, and it exists precariously!

This second, larger piece of debris was finally blocked by Adelbert, who tried his best to control the shelter tower matrix!

However, in response to these two attacks that were comparable to third-level bombardments, some of the shelter towers located throughout Xiahui City began to smoke and become overloaded.

Ian did foresee the disaster and tried his best to improve the technology in this area. However, it took less than half a year to develop the asylum circle. No matter how optimized it was, the current level was already the limit.

But... there is still a fragment.

——Enough, good enough.

Arriving with snow and clouds all over the sky, Ian had already arrived at the mountain peak closest to Xiahui City.

At this moment, he was already reaching out of thin air, condensing a huge vortex of ice and frost in mid-air to extinguish the rain of fuel and fire that was still burning in mid-air.

——Let that piece of debris fall. Even if it destroys some houses and destroys some neighborhoods, none of the people who have been evacuated long ago will die. This is already the greatest success.

With Ian's power, even if the airship fragments set half the city on fire, he can extinguish all the flames in an instant.

The process of rebuilding a city is also a process of reuniting cohesion... When the overturned tower is rebuilt, people will be united!

Ian doesn’t mind taking the ‘almost process’.

But today, Adlbert would not accept any outcome other than the 'best'.

At this moment, the former dead king, whose eyes were a little distracted, heard the voices of many dead souls in the 'Heart of Terra'.

Concerned, worried voices.

【Our King...】

Through the power of the Heart of Terra, the dead souls whispered: [You really still need our help]

【It’s really worrying】

"you……"

At this moment, Adlbert could still think. He stared blankly at the many white souls appearing in front of his eyes. He murmured: "I am working hard here now because I don't want you to continue to suffer such a fate... "

"I don't want to be a king who uses the power of dead souls for my own benefit... This world does not need emperors and kings..."

【This is different, our king】

In the exchange of souls, time seemed to stand still. The dead souls smiled and said to the dead king: "For the first time, we were helpless and had no choice, so we lamented and lamented, so we hated and resented."

【But this time...King】

[This time, it’s our own choice]

【We want to help you】

The whole mystery of psychic energy stems from this.

An intelligent being, a mind, 'wants to do something'.

Think from the bottom of your heart, think from the bottom of your heart.

Think forever and never give up.

This kind of ‘thought’ is a kind of ‘direction’.

A ‘power’.

Its name is 'psionic energy' - the power that comes from the great etheric circulation and echoes all wishes and dreams!

At this moment, Adelbert and the dead souls were sincerely thinking about such a thing.

“I want to be his/them’s strength.”

Then, power surged out.

From the souls and the King of souls spring forth!

The Heart of Terra shone with silvery white light, and the cold sun shone brightly.

The originally disorganized protective formation completely dissipated in this moment - then turned into endless light and reorganized again!

These powers turned into a hand, holding up the falling fragments of the airship - the light was still gathering, condensing, and finally turned into a hazy giant of light, standing between heaven and earth, using his chest Blocked all the fallen airship fragments!

More than that! The giant of light rose into the sky, pushed away the 10,000-ton wreckage, all the explosive sparks and the poisonous gas from the wreckage, and threw it to the other side of the mountain!

boom! ! ! !

A violent explosion rang out from the uninhabited mountainous area, sending up large mushroom clouds.

"ah?"

Ian, who was planning to wait for the wreckage of the airship to fall before putting out the fire, stared at this scene in stunned silence. Even he couldn't hold back at this moment: "Light, giant of light!?"

"I shouldn't have told this story to Adebert, right?!"

It is true that Ian didn't tell them, but Scott and Qingchao liked those stories very much, and Adlbert naturally heard them tell them - but that's not the point.

No matter how bizarre the final result becomes, at this moment, the giant with white background and red stripes supports the ground and supports the sky. He pushes away all the wreckage of the airship, and a hexagonal honeycomb appears around him, a shield that is enough to block everything and eliminate all damage. All rejected.

This is a miraculous sight, Xiahui City is completely protected.

"……god!"

"It's a miracle!!"

At the same moment, after a brief period of shock and silence, Xiahui City boiled.

Sudden attacks and sudden disasters are not rare on the land of Terra. Everyone who dreams of 'living peacefully until they grow old' would find it too luxurious... On this continent, what is truly scarce is Heroes and gods who appear in response to everyone's wishes.

When encountering a crisis, a single person cannot fight against it. He must unite as a group to resist. But sometimes, even a city or a country cannot stop the natural disaster. At that time, the only thing that can be called out is the existence of nothingness in the dark. .

Even if they talk about God, no one really believes that God will save them.

But just now, ‘god’ and ‘hero’ appeared!

Smart people actually know very well that the shields against the fragments of the airship are the shelter towers recently built by the city hall, and the last Giant of Light is probably the result of a powerful Ascendant's use of formations to resist.

But this is really shocking. The giant of light uses his chest to protect everything behind him. Even if the person who does all this is just a human, then he deserves to be worshiped.

Protected by...protected by the Giant of Light...

"Xia Hui Ling's technology has actually reached this level..."

In the Chongling Building, not all the staff of the Xiahui Mission went to Daxueding. The members of the mission who stayed in the city wanted to leave this 'dangerous high-rise building' as soon as they encountered the attack.

But they were only halfway through when they discovered to their shock and surprise that the existence of the Shelter Matrix and the Giant of Light prevented all destruction and disasters from outside the city.

All the explosions and shock waves were not transmitted into the city at all. They were all guided outside the city by the shield and the giant of light.

"It seems that we must raise our evaluation of Ian Silver Peak by one level... no, three levels!" A member of the envoy group from the City of Knowledge muttered to himself, his expression half shocked and half incredulous: " As the Master of Qingyue Tower said, this prophet lord definitely has powerful technology in his hands that we don’t even know about!”

"It's a bit like the Aurora Titan?" The visitors to Whale Song Cliff were a little hesitant. They couldn't tell clearly, and they always felt familiar. However, the Giant of Light was not the Giant of Thunder, so they were just guessing.

But soon, they didn't bother to guess anymore. They directly praised: "It's amazing! It can even block such an attack. Maybe we can introduce this technology!"

"But what do we give in exchange?"

"Let the headquarters think about it. They will definitely regret that they only sent us unskilled warriors here this time!"

"We are victorious! We are victorious!"

For a time, the slightly dull atmosphere in Xiahui City due to the attack by Fei Yan was swept away, leaving only endless cheers reaching into the sky.

The Giant of Light looked back at the city, which was intact and had not suffered any damage, and then dissipated into pieces bit by bit.

Ian stood in the sky, overlooking all this.

“Things I didn’t expect…good things I didn’t expect.”

He felt relieved: "Finally, there is someone who can protect this land when I am not around."

"Adlbert...perhaps only a person with as high moral standards as you can trigger the miracle of souls at this time."

"You deserve these cheers, and I have finally waited for my companion on the path of arcana."

Just now...

Ian turned his head and looked in the direction where the wreckage of the airship had been.

His eyes were cold: "It's time to catch the culprit."

at the same time.

Demon Ace, or in other words, demon "Lou Xin" was extremely angry.

"What is Rong Ying doing?! Didn't he say that he has destroyed the energy system of Xiahui City? How come this shield is so hard that even if the entire airship is smashed it will be fine?!"

It cannot be said that Feiyandi's plan was not good - they even overestimated Xiahui City's defense system. Under the assumption that Xiahui City had the ability to shoot down the airship in advance, they appointed spies to fuse demons to destroy the power source and ensure the fall. The airship can destroy half a city.

This kind of destruction will definitely bring sufficient advantages to the large force of Feiyan Land that will raid later!

But...there were problems with this plan from the beginning.

The devil Rong Ying is still working happily in the beverage factory.

Having been completely brainwashed by the Soul Seal, although on the surface he would still respond to the missions from Feiyan Land, in fact, he had become a happy worker.

There are free drinks every day, life is endless! Rong Ying, who enjoys the eight-hour working day and overtime pay, has almost forgotten his original job.

"No, we must leave immediately!"

Luo Xin felt something was wrong at this moment. He knew that when there was a problem with Rong Ying, all the information about Xiahui City might be false... His own existence was not necessarily safe, and he might be discovered!

No.

It has been discovered.

"Another fusion demon..."

Accompanied by the cold silvery white light, the power of the Heart of Terra surged under the will of its ruler...and then grabbed this purple-red soul wandering in the virtual realm: "Come here."

There is no ability to resist.

Under this grasp, Zhuoxin lost consciousness.

The crisis in Xiahui Leader has come to an end for the time being.

Many envoys from other countries and other imperial nobles who came to watch the ceremony but had to leave because of this unexpected attack were extremely shocked when they saw the unscathed Xiahui City before leaving.

Previously, although the protective formation on the top of the snow was magnificent, it did not show any actual strong defensive power - maybe Ian had a plan, but they did not see it due to accidents.

But now, even from the wreckage of the airship next to it, one can see how brutal the attack on Xiahui Leader was.

Even so, the city remained unscathed.

'The Immortal City'... Nowadays, some people in Xiahui City already call the city where they are, and those nobles and big shots who know more are also sighing. They are worthy of being the disciples of Fudo City. He is the leader of the city. The city under your command is indeed so indestructible!

So far, despite the accident, no one dares to look down on the Silver Peak Leader and the Chongling Sect. Not to mention the protective circle, the sudden appearance of the Giant of Light was obviously the trump card of the Chongling Sect. If it hadn't been for this accident, they might not have seen this astonishing existence.

This groundbreaking ceremony really came to the right time!

But the peace of Xiahui City is only the peace of one city.

Now, the entire Nanling has fallen into a sea of ​​smoke and blood.