Soul of Burning Steel

The high winds in summer in the open sea always bring heavy rain, especially the Abyss of Anos. Although the torrential rain has gradually subsided, and even the undulating waves have become gentle, there is still a drizzle of rain that never stops, rolling back on the waves with the slightly icy sea breeze.

Perhaps it was the aftermath of Joshua and the church's all-out attack, or perhaps it was the influence of the weird ritual in the maelstrom. When the third chaotic rune appeared in the sky, the heavy rain clouds in the sky cracked a little, and the double moon The silver light slanted out like water, like a ladder hanging down to the sea.

The eerie calm, the sudden calm of the waves, and the warm moonlight are all incompatible with this violent sea area, which makes people feel puzzled and uneasy.

But the black dragon girl liked it very much.

The white ark sailed rapidly on the slightly calm sea. With the help of the warrior's black and red grudge, the speed of Time was faster than one knot, even surpassing the swordfish, which is known for its speed in the sea.

Hei stood at the bow of the ship, just behind Joshua. She hugged her master's waist, and looked at the dark sea and sky line with the warrior with her head slightly tilted.

The rushing sea breeze passed by the girl's side, and the flying strands of hair rolled back onto the black face, making her nose itchy. At this moment, Joshua stretched out his hand to help the girl wipe the hair on her forehead. Distributed to the back of the ear, at the same time, a soft order came.

"Hei, keep your head away, your horn has stabbed me."

After hearing this sentence, the black dragon girl shrank her head obediently, and moved the hard dragon horn on the side of her head a little farther away, so as not to hinder the warrior's control of fighting spirit.

Even so, she didn't let go of her hand.

Because the owner's body is very warm.

It is different from the hotness of magma, and different from the licking and licking of flames. It is a strange feeling. The holy light of Mr. Lolanda, Mr. Robzek and Miss Saya is also very warm, but it is different from the temperature of the master. no the same.

It was a strange sense of security that she couldn't help but get close to.

—Black was once a war horse.

An ordinary dragon blood horse.

There are many warhorses of this kind. On the battlefields of the Great Western Plains and the orcs, this kind of warhorse with a little bit of dragon and beast blood is the standard equipment for the knights of the Vanguard Legion. They have the physical strength of dragon beasts and the loyalty of horses. The most cost-effective mount in the imperial army.

However, just because they are war horses, they will follow their masters on the battlefield, facing the berserk army and the stone rhino heavy cavalry that can crush everything. Just like humans, they may die at any time, or they may die Cripple lame legs in battle, and since they're mounts, their lives are so trivial that not many people really care.

Black is lucky, it has participated in several wars, and returned intact, it is also unfortunate, because the war is endless, one war is over, there will be another war, this time it is intact, the next time is just as likely chopped into pieces.

Hei in the war horse period didn't think about anything, he didn't have that wisdom, and he didn't understand the situation of the war. He could only understand one thing - his life was like a candle, like a summer flower, which could be extinguished at any time. It may wither at any time.

— until that day.

A tall black-haired warrior came to the stable in a hurry, he glanced at all the horses in the stable that were eating, and then nodded casually.

The fate of the war horse has thus changed.

This warrior is not a good knight.

On the way to the Northland, although he took care of the horse's physical strength, he was not proficient in riding. Sometimes the force of the rein of the imperial envoy was too great, and bloodstains even appeared on the neck of the horse... Of course, this In fact, it was not a big deal. This kind of thing often happened on the battlefield, and at least the soldiers were only on their way, not fighting to the death. Although the horses were tired, they were still able to do their job with ease.

As time passed, the warrior's riding skills improved rapidly, and he also came to his destination, a big city covered in frost and snow.

"Well, horse, you are free."

Amidst the heavy snowfall, the warrior untied the reins, removed the saddle and other restraints from the horse, touched the mane on the back of the horse's neck, and said softly to it: "You have the blood of a dragon, so you might be able to live in this land." Live well in the wilderness, and no one can bind you from now on."

Seeing the warrior turn around resolutely and walk towards the big black city step by step, the war horse couldn't help but feel puzzled. It was born as a war mount and never understood what freedom is. Without the restraint of humans, it made the war horse feel uneasy.

Just as water flows downhill, clouds also rise up into the sky. How can a war horse live without a master?

It didn't know that the war horse tried to wander outside the city for several days, but it still didn't know what it was going to do. After a short thought, it simply followed the soldier's breath and came to the mansion where he lived.

Hei still remembers until now, after the soldier saw it again, there was a gentle smile on the slightly astonished face.

"Well, since that's the case, from now on, you will be my mount."

It doesn't understand what he's saying.

Because the war horse is the mount of the warrior, it has always been, and has never changed.

So it is willing to accompany this man to charge towards the enemy, and is willing to accompany this warrior to fight against the Kuroshio. No matter how dangerous it is, it cannot make the war horse feel afraid, because it knows that no difficulties and obstacles can stop the black hair on its back. A warrior, he seems to be born to conquer everything.

The next thing is victory, successive victories, the speed of the warrior's strength improvement is too fast, so that the horse is far from catching up with his progress.

Perhaps, this is the moment to leave. It has a vague premonition in its heart that the mount cannot keep up with its master's strength, so it will be abandoned.

However, this black-haired man is extremely generous. For his ordinary dragon blood horse, he is willing to spend an astonishing amount of money to buy the blood of the ancient dragon, to buy the treasured awakening potion, and to prepare everything that can improve his health. It's the strength of the material.

He personally gave the war horse strength, gave the half-dragon wisdom, gave the black dragon girl dignity, gave her present and future, and gave black hope in the true sense.

The warrior's side is surrounded by black airflow, which are countless howling and hating soul fragments. The resentment of countless monsters gathers in the wave of killing intent, and then forms his power, among which there are many wailing dragons. This power felt sincere fear, but it couldn't stop her from getting close to Joshua's instinct.

Because the warm feeling will not become cold because of these superficial factors, the seemingly cold warrior is so hot inside, as if burning.

Perhaps, this feeling is the so-called loyalty.

——The runes in the sky slowly emerged again.

With the appearance of the fourth distorted rune, the atmosphere became more and more oppressive, and a trace of abyssal power began to turn into a thin layer of black mist, sticking to the ark's holy light shield, and the tooth-piercing corrosion sounded. , the originally extremely solid shield began to be eroded and twisted.

But a circle of white holy light floated up, blocking all the fog from the abyss.

"The light of the sun, protect this place."

Saya was holding a sacred scepter at this time, standing in the middle of the deck of the Time, the big nun stood there, whispering devout prayers in her mouth, and circles of healing holy light turned into powerful blessings force, hanging over all the crew members in the ark and the ark itself.

The last time they approached the maelstrom, they encountered a similar situation. For the erosion of the power of the abyss, Saya was very familiar with dealing with it, and the Church of the Seven Gods had long been prepared.

It is also interesting to say that the three members of the church present all awakened different holy lights. The one awakened by Saya is naturally the holy light of healing, Robzek is the most lethal holy light, and Loranda and Like the Popes of all ages, what awakened was the Holy Light of Judgment.

As far as Joshua knows, three different powers of holy light can be fused together to temporarily simulate the power of a god. This is the secret transmission among the top secrets of the church, the highest level of secrets. It seems that the three of them Everyone knows this secret method, otherwise they wouldn't have specially sent them together to complete the task.

As for whether this secret method is called Ya Xina's exclamation or something else, the warrior doesn't know.

"Those monsters can't catch up."

At this time, Robzek was paying attention to the three chaotic monsters close to the ultimate level with Lolanda, Hill and Fina, and he couldn't help showing a relieved smile: "Last time, while the ark was not Take precautions, attack from the side, and want to repeat the same trick this time? Hehe."

The blond paladin looked indifferent: "After all, monsters have no intelligence, and they may not have memory, who knows."

Ms. Hai Long also recalled the thrilling battle last time. Looking at the chaotic monster being pulled further and further away, she sneered: "What's the use of a hard shell? The speed is so slow, it deserves to be ashes!"

When fighting these wild gods last time, because she didn't know their physical strength, Fina stepped forward to fight rashly, and was almost cut off by a huge crystal shell monster shaped like a lobster with giant pincers. Now that I think about it, she still has some Afterwards, I was afraid and indignant.

But Hill silently calculated the speed of the ark in his heart. After a while, he frowned and said: "Our speed is too fast. If we go on like this, we will be able to get close to the central whirlpool in less than an hour... just go in like this? Is the speed okay?"

No one answered the elf boy's question, which may be regarded as acquiescing. Seeing this, Hill couldn't help shrugging: "Well, you believe in the strength of Time, but I want to say that the power of this level of maelstrom vortex is very strong. Big ones, the ark may not be able to carry them..."

At the bow, no one disturbed Joshua and Hei. The warriors controlled their battle qi and let the ark continue to rush towards the maelstrom.

Time gradually approached the great vortex, and could feel the breath of the abyss getting stronger. Under the action of a strange force, the dark clouds in the sky closed the gaps, the silver moonlight was no longer hanging down, and the drizzle gradually turned into a downpour. rainstorm.

The sky and the earth are vast, but the distorted chaotic runes on the clouds are extremely eye-catching. The number of runes has increased to six. Judging by the number and shape, the unknown ritual may have been completed by more than a quarter. This immediately made everyone feel more and more serious from the ease of killing a large group of sea beasts and getting rid of three powerful monsters.

"What kind of ceremony is that?"

Lolanda stared closely at the chaotic runes, and he had a very bad premonition in his heart: "I feel that the surrounding environment is becoming more and more strange, and the Abyss of Anos has begun to change."

"The surrounding sea water has been corrupted, and the holy light rune at the bottom of Time is being eroded by the power of the abyss." Robzek received the message from the captain, and he also said with a serious face: "Although the ark has already prepared the corresponding Prepare, but the erosion rate this time is several times faster than last time, and the energy in the Fusion Star is already in short supply."

Fina's words were very straightforward: "If that's the case, then I'll work harder."

Before she finished speaking, the dragon girl simply bent down and pressed one hand on the deck of the ark.

A blue lightning force was mixed with a lot of magic power, forming a strange magnetic force, which repelled the magnetic field from the depths of the sea, and reduced the weight of Time. Joshua turned to look at it with interest. Fina glanced at it, and then controlled the distribution of her vindictiveness, so as not to interfere with Dragon Girl's effort.

This ability is a further application of thunder and lightning magic power. He originally thought that Fina was just an ordinary thunder-type sea dragon, but he didn't expect her strength to reach this level, which is really surprising.

The speed of the ark is even faster. Now, it is almost flying on the surface of the sea, and the bottom of the boat is not released from the sea water at all. Two different forces repel the sea water at the same time, dragging it forward at an extremely fast speed.

The wind and rain were left behind by the giant ship, and the surrounding scenery turned into fleeting images and disappeared one after another, while a countercurrent storm appeared on the sea surface of the Abyss of Arnos, and the center of this storm was the Time.

Ignoring the torrential waves, the torrential rain, the raging winds and turbulent ocean currents, everything that stands in the way of the ark is like an illusion, and the white giant headed straight for the maelstrom.

In the captain's room, the red-haired old man who was staring at the appearance on the ark was so shocked that the agate pipe in his hand fell to the ground. The speed displayed on the densely packed magic instruments made him rub his eyes three times and couldn't believe it. muttered in a low voice, expressing his surprise.

"Is this really a giant ship driving on the sea? Am I flying in the sky on a giant dragon?!"

Anyway, that's the truth.

Half an hour flew by, and everyone could clearly hear the rumble of the central whirlpool not far away.

And at the bow of the ship, Joshua, who was condescending and looking down into the distance, could already see the scenery not far away.

Above the sky, countless dark clouds gathered into clusters, and purple thunders criss-crossed them, releasing a disturbing and strange electric light, and eight distorted chaotic runes hung on it, forming a quarter of a large formation.

And a huge vortex that is as black as ink emits a rolling roar that far surpasses thunder. It can hardly see the end at a glance, and its diameter is roughly estimated to be as large as more than ten kilometers. The shock wave formed by the terrifying vortex is like a funnel. Sweeping inside the vortex seems to be able to crush all foreign objects.

This kind of scenery is shocking just by looking at it. Even if everyone present has seen this scene, they can't help but pause slightly. The huge Ark Time is as insignificant as dust beside this whirlpool. are likely to be swallowed by it.

Boom boom boom —————

Incomparably rich abyssal breath emanates from this large vortex. It is so dark that no light can be seen, and the center of the vortex that cannot be illuminated by lightning seems to be an entrance to another world, and countless seawater pours from there. go.

"what to do?"

Someone asked, his voice seemed a little hesitant, as if he was not ready yet.

"what to do?"

The soldier asked back, and then said with a smile: "Rush in!"

"Target—the center of the vortex!"

at the same time.

In the cabin, there was a gray-haired girl who was secretly looking at the people on the deck.

Her gaze was concentrated on the soldier standing at the front, and there was an inexplicable emotion in her eyes. After a while, her eyes became firm.

The next chapter begins to enter the boss battle... 4200 words