Soul of Burning Steel

"You stay outside, if there are signs of collapse in the ruins, get out quickly."

Calmly giving instructions to Hotaru and Rin and the others following him, Joshua strode into the door.

He suddenly felt his eyes go dark.

The ancient ruins in Mordus Mountain are actually a huge steel cell buried under the mountain. Every wall and every brick in it is inscribed with restraining runes and sealing circles against the forces of chaos. Everyone present, even those cultists of the plague cult, are still human beings in the final analysis. Even the transformation of the blasphemous nerubian is a transformation of vitality, which is fundamentally different from the real chaos in the void, so it will not Being restrained by it, you only need to beware of all kinds of defensive traps along the way.

But at the same time as he stepped through the Hei Yaoshimen, which was two people tall and nearly half a meter thick, the warrior noticed that the power of the binding seals in the surrounding rune circles were all concentrated together in an instant, and the energy value leaped Tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of times—it feels like a mountain is pressing down, trying to completely crush and destroy all creatures that enter this door, and even the wreckage will be suppressed in place forever.

Joshua is a human being, and he also bears the power of order, which is almost the same as the energy of the relics that respond to the operation of the runes. Even with such a high level of compatibility and adaptability, he feels as if he is carrying hundreds of tons of energy. The iron block action, not to mention the chaotic creatures that were deliberately targeted, must be hundreds, thousands of times the weight of Joshua.

But in response to the heavy load, the warrior's body didn't even shake, but continued to walk forward, his footsteps trampled on the ground, making a heavy crashing sound, as stable as ever.

The weight of hundreds of tons is nothing to Joshua. When he was in the golden state, he was already able to lift the 4,000-ton gate of the main city of Moldavia with his bare hands. , and can even wrestle with giant monsters of the same size as mountain peaks. For today's fighters, this level of load is equivalent to adding an extra piece of clothing, without any feeling at all.

In the prison cell, there is only a faint fluorescence, and the complex white energy lines flow and swim on the stone wall of the cell, forming a shape like a circuit board. The source of the earthquake is not far ahead, the center where the energy lines converge , there, there is some dark behemoth struggling to hit the ground, trying to get rid of its shackles.

No, more like fighting someone.

Boom! Suddenly there was a dull impact sound, and a black figure flew up from the center of the cell. Joshua raised his hand and caught the figure's back, and the blond swordsman who had been fighting with all his strength until just now was here. Only then did he realize that there was another person in the cell.

"Joshua? You're here?!"

Brandon, who stood firmly with the support of the soldiers, immediately turned his head, saying in surprise and joy. Surprised because he knew what the warrior was doing before, and now Joshua appeared here, proving that he had already defeated and even killed Herras, the powerhouse at the peak of ultimate intent, and happy because there was now an extra strong supporter , that 'monster' in the dark is no longer a cause for concern.

"What's the situation now?"

But unlike the blond swordsman who was obviously relaxed, Joshua's expression was very serious. Unlike Brandon, who still thought that there was an ancient relic in Mount Mordus before this, the warrior already knew that this place was an extremely huge , the seal that suppresses the chaotic evil, and now they are located at the core of the seal, and the one who fought Brandon before may be a part of that evil.

His perception was suppressed here, and it could not spread more than ten meters, just like in the small world of Herras. That's why Joshua asked the swordsman what happened before.

"Ahem, the remnants of the cultists fled into the ruins after the defeat. They seem to be very familiar with the route inside the ruins, relying on the location to keep delaying our pursuit... I chased after the leader of the cult priest all the way , killed many heretics, but he still escaped into this stone room."

Coughing, shaking out the congestion in the trachea, Brandon immediately explained the previous situation roughly. When he said this, the voice of the blond swordsman revealed strong doubts and disbelief. After entering the stone chamber, he found that he was chanting strange slogans that did not look like human language at all, and then he rushed into a mass of unknown darkness under the weight of hundreds of tons..."

Before he could finish his words, in the darkness not far away, there was a sudden sound of rubbing and wriggling. The next moment, a second earthquake-like vibration occurred. The violent vibration caused the ground to shake, and even the sturdy Around the stone chamber, tiny cracks appeared.

And beams of light with unknown light sources immediately appeared from all directions of the prison cell, focusing on the very center—the powerful fluctuations of the power of order resonated, and even made the hearts of soldiers and the double blades in the hands of swordsmen light up. , they are like countless chains composed of light, restraining the indescribable thing at the center with an energy standpoint.

The existence that fought Brandon before finally revealed its true body.

Located at the bottom of Mt. Modes, the core of the huge disk-shaped seal remains is a small stone room with a length and width of less than 100 meters. In the center of this simple and unsophisticated stone room is a It is a huge black unknown substance that is suppressed and bound into a spherical shape by countless light beams of the power of order.

The diameter of this black ball is about 20 meters, and it is composed of a viscous liquid like pitch. The beam of light was slightly dim, and it flickered like a bad contact, so this part of the black viscous liquid broke through the force of order and formed a long tentacle.

It was this thick and long tentacle that fought Brandon before. The black viscous liquid that made up this tentacle was still slowly wriggling, and there was a disturbing and strange energy flow on it. At this time, this tentacle was violently The ground hit the ground of the stone room, and the terrifying power was distributed to the entire ruins by the magic circle runes inscribed in the stone room. This is the truth about the earthquake that sealed the ruins before.

"Be careful, Joshua!"

Seeing this, the blond swordsman subconsciously held down his chest. The tentacles hit here before and knocked him into the air. Brandon sensed his ribs that were about to crack, with a serious face: "That cult priest doesn't know What method was used to break a part of the original seal, and activate this weird ball with itself as a sacrifice, its power is terrifying even if it is restrained, and any of my attacks have no effect."

While speaking, a blue halo faintly appeared in Brandon's eyes, and he said coldly: "This monster has no weakness, and even the concept of death. I can't find any gaps or opportunities... it It is truly immortal!"

certainly.

Joshua stared at the mass of black unknown substance in front of him, and he sensed a faint but extremely familiar aura from it. That was the breath he sensed when he and the Father of Nature faced the terrifying meteorite falling from the sky together in the world of Ilgna.

This is the fragment of the evil god.

How can life and death in the eyes of all things describe its existence?

Under the suppression of thousands of light beams of the power of order, the black ball containing the faint aura of evil spirits is still struggling, and the void and chaotic thing that has finally been awakened by the sacrifice is struggling to escape the cage that has imprisoned it for thousands of years. How could the seal set by the strong who defeated it allow it to escape so easily?

Accompanied by the rumble that appeared under their feet, the warrior sensed that there was a majestic energy flowing from the depths of the earth's crust. The lava area is maintained by the energy source, and this energy is so powerful that the beam of light that binds the fragments of the evil god brightened several times in an instant, and the beam of light that was somewhat dim before also returned to its original brightness, and they will once again This group of fragments of the evil god was tightly bound into a black ball, but there was still something slowly cruising inside the ball, as if waiting for the opportunity to break the seal.

"……it's over?"

Seeing this, Brandon was stunned for a while. He blinked, then looked around the entire stone room, and said to himself in a strange tone: "So we don't need to take action..."

"After all, the one who set the seal may be a saint or a god in the era of glory. The self-sacrifice of a gold-level priest has not yet shaken its foundation. But if Herlas came After breaking the seal, things will not be so simple."

While talking, Joshua observed the four walls of the stone room and the ceiling on the ground, the bright runes that were dancing like a coronal stream of light, the beams of light that sealed the fragments of the evil gods were produced by them, and the heat from the core of the earth from the underground lava area was absorbed by them. These runes were converted into pure power of order and positive energy similar to holy light, and then turned into a huge force that could compress a mountain into a stone the size of a house, and suppressed it on the black ball.

If this is not the case, Brandon's ribs are about to be broken as soon as the fragments of the unbound evil god are hit, and Brandon's ribs are about to be shattered. The blond swordsman who has not yet entered the extreme will at least be severely injured and unconscious for dozens of times. God, if it is a soldier, it will also be severely injured.

After observing for a long time, Joshua frowned: "There is no problem with the seal itself, it is perfect, but there is a problem with the place where the seal is placed."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to a corner of the stone room, and Brandon also looked up there. A series of tiny cracks had begun to spread, tearing apart several radiant runes, making them dim a lot.

And tiny cracks like this spread all over the stone chamber, and they are slowly spreading with the transformation and flow of energy. If there is no accident, within ten years, the seal will completely lose its effectiveness, and the fragments of the evil god inside the mountain will be unsealed.

Seeing this, Brandon couldn't help frowning. He turned his head and looked at the gate thoughtfully. The place had been blocked by layers of water-like energy shields, and he could only vaguely see what was behind the energy shield. Among them, there is a mass of purple waiting at the door.

"This is troublesome. For us, more than ten years are just a short period of time."

Letting out a breath, the blond swordsman said in a deep voice: "Immortal chaotic creatures... It seems that we need to invite the high priests of the Church of the Seven Gods to see if we can perfect the seal. By the way, Joshua, Don’t you know His Majesty the Pope? If he makes a move, then it must be sure.”

"I do know Your Majesty Eagle." Joshua was also thinking, but in contrast, his tone was very casual, not as dignified as Brandon. After pondering for a while, the soldier suddenly said : "There's no need to bother the Church of the Seven Gods—Brandon, don't you have the Double Blades of Order?"

The warrior's eyes shifted to the waist of the blond swordsman. Two divine soldiers shining with cold light were responding to the majestic power of order around them, and there was a shimmer of light flowing around them. Seeing these two inherited divine weapons left by the sages, the corners of Joshua's mouth twitched slightly: "Why don't you try this and see if you can kill this monster?"

He didn't tell Brandon that this black ball was probably a fragment left by an unknown evil god on the Mycroft continent, but he thought that the sage could defeat and kill the evil god, so he left Even if the weapon is not fully awakened, it should be able to have a great restraint effect on this kind of void and chaotic thing.

And Brandon's hands subconsciously touched the hilts of the two magic weapons—when he was fighting with the tentacles before, he was shot flying before he could draw out his weapons. Hurt, but after a little thought, the blond swordsman felt that this was indeed a good idea. Anyway, the seal has already been damaged, and it will automatically disintegrate and disappear after more than ten years, so there is no harm in trying it now. After all, Moldova is Verdani's territory, and it is the duty of a husband to solve his wife's problems.

Moreover, for some reason, Brandon feels that this is what he should do. Even if he doesn't do it now, he will do the same thing ten years later.

The two looked at each other and nodded. Now that the decision has been made, there is no need to say anything.

Brandon gripped the double-edged sword hilt tightly with both hands. He closed his eyes and adjusted the power in his body. Layers of light blue vindictive luster lit up from his body, as if forming a blue armor. , the wound on the blond swordsman's chest healed quickly, and he adjusted his physical condition to the optimal level.

And the next moment, he pulled out the double blades of order.

There are no fancy patterns on the blade of the unpretentious Excalibur, only the simple and sacred runes flickering one after another, the white light flashing on the blades of the two swords, and the solid beam of light in the surrounding stone chamber It resonated, and the invisible fluctuations produced when the two intersected caused the cold and hard stones on the four walls to vibrate slightly. These ancient walls with a history of thousands of years were depicted with countless obscure and mysterious relief runes. They seemed to recognize The divine soldiers left behind by the pair of sages cheered for joy, and the invisible sharp sword energy diffused with the swordsman's breathing, cutting the surrounding air into tiny streams of air.

At the same time, Joshua's chest also throbbed heavily. The heavy heartbeat was accompanied by the rapidly spreading vitality, mixed with blue light covering the entire stone room. With a thought in the soldier's mind, Yingying and Rin stepped over the energy barrier at the gate at the same time, the magic power flashed, and the two magic machines flew into his hands, fused into a gray dragon hunting sword gun.

"Let's do it."

With a low snort, Joshua took the lead. After the battle with Herras, the warrior's skills have improved again. At this moment, he moved his spear slightly, and all the vitality that had spread out before were desperately moving towards the tip of the spear. As if countless fine stars were attracted by something, a long accretion disk formed at the front end of the sword and gun, and was compressed and condensed to the extreme. The vitality and order were mixed with the power in the surrounding beams of light. His will ignited into a red flame, and then just like this, he stabbed towards the black ball in front of him without hesitation.

On the side, Brandon also shot almost at the same time.

But his attack was much stronger than Joshua's.

For some reason, the blond swordsman felt that the power of order in the surrounding beams of light was like a river flowing into the ocean, condensing towards the two 'black holes' tightly held by his hands, and the holy white light even broke open. His body surface was constantly flowing up and down his body. At this time, Brandon was shocked to find that the double blades of order in his hands had somehow turned into a light blade composed of two rays of light, one silver and one white, forming a light blade. Each ray of light contained countless densely packed holy runes, filled with seemingly endless power, exuding an aura of order that was indescribable in words.

Compared with the Azure Orb, which was developed and awakened by Joshua, and filled with the lives of endless Chaos monsters, Brandon's sage relic 'Double Order' seems to have not yet reached the destined moment, so He has never shown any special characteristics, but because of the influence of the warrior, the fate of the swordsman has also been changed. Maybe the gears of fate that will not turn until more than ten years later have already begun to rotate.

Therefore, the double blades that have turned into an invisible stream of light cut down directly following Brandon's will. It made a thunderous howl, and even struck first, before Joshua's long spear slashed. surface of the black sphere.

The black 'ball' has already noticed the dangerous aura that is rapidly condensing not far away. It struggled with all its strength, and countless tentacles protruded and surged, making a buzzing and piercing friction sound. This time, the evil god fragment wanted to get rid of the surrounding seal relic Restraint, is to really use the remaining full strength, the restraint position transformed into thousands of beams of light and chains is stirred by it, roaring like a sea tide, the endless runes inscribed on the four walls are under the influence of recoil force Explosions followed one after another, dimming the originally bright stone chamber.

However, the double blades and long spears that contained the power of the ancient sages were already mixed with the mighty power of order, and they slashed and stabbed at it.

Boom.

There was a light sound, different from the asphalt-like appearance composed of countless viscous liquids, Joshua felt that the tip of his spear had not pierced some solid flesh and blood, but pierced a group of rapidly rotating airflow inside. , This airflow has no direction at all, countless chaotic airflows in different directions, different speeds, and even different sizes are stirring rapidly, as if they want to push the warrior's sword and gun out of his body.

But Joshua just increased his strength silently, and just like that, the gray spear completely pierced into the black ball's body with a majestic energy flow.

And the next moment.

Derived from fantasy.

If Joshua hadn't appeared, the Dragon Calamity would have happened about half a year later, the White Dragon of the Northland would have been entrenched in the Northland, and the plague cult would not shift its attention to this bitter cold place, and naturally it would not start from here. Find the location of the seal relic in the ancient classics. More than ten years later, the seal relic gradually lost its effectiveness, and Brandon Daughter Chaos, who was already close to legend at that time, would take action for his two daughters and explode this evil god fragment.

5300 words, New World is the next volume, this volume is Magic Tide