The sun is high

"So in your eyes, what will I look like in the future? Can you tell me?"

Faced with such a request, Xiuge fell into silence.

Xiuge knew that the woman standing in front of him was no longer the female scholar from the past.

As she said herself, she is now a special creation led by Justina's human will, with a similar origin to the descendants of the Dark Abyss, but born under the influence of the power of Shuge.

For such a special existence, Xiuge found that he seemed unable to have 100% trust.

She is too special. The definition of Justina's specific nature may have exceeded all existing knowledge frameworks in Van En. Or, can we try to find the answer in the field of philosophy?

However, the terrifying whistling sounds from the descendants of An Yuan constantly coming from outside the Legal Committee's residence constantly reminded Xiuge that this was definitely not the right time to think about philosophical issues.

Seeing that Xiuge didn't respond for a while, Justina's face did not show any disappointment. She kept smiling and said: "If you are unwilling to answer my question, can you tell me what you have done before?" What kind of future did you see? So that you would make these arrangements for me?"

In this regard, Xiuge had no need to hide it, so he replied: "I saw many people were saved. I also saw the entire station burned to ruins by fire. I saw two mages died due to the flames. And I saw you... you became one with them and killed your closest friends."

After hearing this, a dim look finally flashed across Justina's face, and she closed her eyes slightly, as if she wanted to control her fluctuating emotions.

In an instant, she had regained her composure.

Then, she said: "There is no doubt that the things I want to do are tantamount to betrayal of them... But from the beginning to the end, I have only one purpose, and that is to achieve the predetermined goal."

She raised her head, and the dark shadows in her eyes became more intense: "They are much more powerful than all the creatures in Van En today, and their methods of existence and forms of display of power are even better... As they grow, The space is extremely wide, as if there is no limit at all... If there is a head-on confrontation, I can't see any possibility of victory."

"But you showed up."

At this moment, Justina seemed to have become the followers of the Black Sun Society that Shuge had seen before. She said with great piety: "When you treated me and revived me, I felt a wave that was somewhat similar to them. But it is longer, more powerful and mysterious. And now, I am integrated with your creation, our thoughts and memories are connected to each other, and I am even more confident in my judgment..."

"You are a god. You can truly understand destiny and rewrite it. At least now I know that those who should have died because of me have left, and I have also prayed for forgiveness from my friend... …”

Xiuge's mouth trembled slightly.

He suddenly discovered that he actually resisted the title "god".

Because he knows very well that he is really far away from this concept, and in fact, this word is not as great and beautiful as imagined.

Listening to the constant terrifying sounds coming from the outside world, Xiuge sighed, shook his head and said: "I said, they are no longer the defective products I talked about in the past. The black sun is about to rise, and they have already formed. If you choose to merge with them, your will will be completely wiped out and destroyed."

"So what?"

Justina laughed: "This is the meaning of my existence, and it is also the goal that my will is always pursuing... Even if I fail in the process, I can still attract their attention. Come here, like your previous attempts, and you always keep more people alive.”

When she said these words, Shuge felt a distinct and clear wave.

Shuge's spirit and intuition told him that Justina was not lying. This was her truest thought now.

So, Xiuge squinted his eyes and made a decision in his heart, and the power of the roots of destiny emerged.

Justina clearly felt something. She was a little surprised, but then she looked at Xiuge happily. Then she found that the dark and deep color in the eyes of the young man in front of her had faded, and there was an extremely strange feeling. The luster gradually emerged.

Like dreamy bubbles floating up from the icy depths of the sea.

Shuge finally fulfilled Justina's wish. With the operation of the power of destiny roots, the strange vision of her future slowly emerged in front of Shuge's eyes.

At this moment, he felt the rapid passage of magic power, so he immediately cut off the supply of magic power, and tried hard to keep the short-lived hallucination in front of him in his memory.

Although the illusion passed in a flash, Xiuge was certain that he had just seen an extraordinary sight.

In that illusion, the surrounding environment changed very obviously. Xiuge saw cold snow and a huge glacial lake.

Justina disappeared in front of her, and was replaced by a lonely figure "floating" in the middle of the lake. Her body was shrouded in the thick fog of the dark abyss, and it was impossible to see her specific appearance. Judging from her body shape, You will feel that she seems a bit petite.

And around this figure, Xiuge also saw many swaying and swaying translucent shadows, which seemed to be somewhat similar to the destiny roots group in his spiritual world.

The scene ends here.

Xiuge failed to see more details. After all, it would most likely consume a lot of his magic power, which would not be conducive to him dealing with the current threat.

But even so, Shuge was able to get a very important message from it - Justina's "destiny" has obviously deviated from its original trajectory. Since he can see a vague future scene in her, this means , now she has not completely fallen into despair and death!

Complex thoughts flashed through Xiuge's mind. After a very short and quick thinking, he made a decision, so he looked at Justina again, who seemed a little confused and "expected" in front of him, and spoke Said: "Since you already know enough about your 'same race', I hope you can tell me if there is any way to further increase your success rate?"

Justina was a little stunned: "Success rate?"

Shuge sighed and slowed down his speech: "What I mean is that I may be able to provide you with some help so that you can more smoothly control and influence those people outside... In this way, you can understand Is it done?"

"certainly!"

Shuge got an immediate answer from Justina.

At this moment, the female scholar, who had completely integrated with the offspring, seemed to have returned to her past appearance. Although the mist of the dark abyss was beating in her eyes, they seemed to be shining.

She pursed her lips hard and said: "If you throw me directly into their ocean, in my current state, it will be very difficult to have a quick and effective impact on them... But if you can make this process Extend it as long as possible, let me assimilate, integrate and absorb their power step by step, then I will be able to have more abilities to compete with them!"

After hearing this, Xiuge's eyebrows twitched slightly: "So, how long do you expect this process to take?"

"It's best... it's best to hold on until dawn?"

Justina cautiously tried: "Or, extend it until the early morning? You have the final say?"

…

The undercurrent is overwhelming.

As more and more descendants approach, the maintenance of the defense line becomes more and more tense.

And when several extremely oppressive "mucus hills" appeared in front of the survivors, the pressure they endured as defenders inevitably exceeded their limits.

Although only one of these terrifying and sticky hills can be fused with the old-fashioned crystal cannon like what Shuge encountered, this large-sized offspring can already bring sufficient power to his own kind. Asylum, as it appeared, attracted a fair amount of firepower.

Although the shells of the crystal cannon can cause effective damage to them, ammunition and ordinary magic alone cannot completely wipe out the extremely strong vitality of the descendants of Dark Abyss. Therefore, whenever these hills suffer heavy damage or are on the verge of disintegration, Immediately, other heirs will rush in to fill it.

And once more descendants of the Dark Abyss approach the defense line under this successful cover, the magic rituals originally used to ensure the safety of the defense line will immediately begin to suffer serious impact and damage.

Although most of the people stationed on the front line are former professional soldiers, they have not really experienced such an intense battle in the past, and the training they received was also aimed at targeting residents of other countries. They deal with the descendants of An Yuan. All experiences come from the experience and accumulation in the past period.

The concept of courage is difficult to measure and calculate.

So is fear.

The defenders here can step on the line of defense for the lives and honor of others, but similarly, when the horror beyond cognition comes to the eyes, this temporary bravery will easily collapse, watching those who have begun to suffer a comprehensive impact, Even the protective rituals that have shown signs of disintegration, the mages on these permanent defense lines can only barely hold on.

After the protection ritual collapsed, and the descendants of An Abyss successfully rushed into the crowd to kill and plunder at close quarters, the first line of defense naturally began to fall.

There is a clear difference between these soldiers and volunteers and the sword-wielding hermits who can actually fight close to magical creatures. Facing these ferocious beasts with different shapes and twisted shapes, all they can do is to knock them down before they knock them down. Or pour out the ammunition of the revolver rifle in front of his companions, or throw out the last few alchemy bombs when he has fallen into a desperate situation.

"Retreat!"

The commanders and mages had no choice but to give the order, and then the powerful magic rituals set up inside the defense line quickly took effect. Amidst the panic and hasty footsteps of the people, the strong bunkers and fortifications they had held for nearly three hours declared their fall. .

At this time, some people went in the opposite direction.

Their number is limited, but their composition is very complex. There are old people, young people, and disabled soldiers who used to be on Iris Street. They also include two people who Xiuge had seen before, playing dragon teeth in the lobby of the Legal Committee. A famous mage.

They were tasked with delaying the advance of An Yuan's descendants and buying further time for the rear defense line.

It was a mission with almost no chance of survival.

They drink potions that will cause serious burdens on the body and can even directly overdraw their vitality. At this moment, ordinary people who have never experienced "magic miracles" can also feel the fluctuations of magic power. Although there is no The method allows them to use magic like real mages, but they can turn themselves into the "energy source" that drives special weapons.

"ah!!"

Fear and anger turned into shouts and curses at this moment. They raised the heavy crystal flamethrowers provided by the Kingdom of Deland's military, and began to spray blazing flames towards the shadows in front of them that kept rolling over the defense line.

Even in the outside world, professional flamethrowers wearing armor and protected by their comrades are among the soldiers with the highest death rate on the battlefield.

The bulky equipment makes it impossible for them to escape, and the blazing flames will not only burn the enemy, but may also hurt themselves...

But now, these volunteers who have joined this death team have no room to retreat. They can only grit their teeth and move forward like the soldiers on the previous defense line, and spread as much fire as possible that is comparable to stream-level magic. Towards the places where the silt is most dense.

Among these people who went to die with angry shouts, two "players" who also belonged to the Legal Committee seemed extremely calm. Their clothes were no different from the past. They still wore standard robes and magic books, but their They all have their favorite Dragon Teeth decks on their waists.

They also drank the magic potion, which made the magic power in their bodies stronger than ever before, and also made the two of them extremely "delicious" targets in the eyes of An Yuan's descendants.

"What a pity. If I can survive these two days, Dragon Tooth Cards will definitely have a new deck, right?"

"Yes, and it must be related to the Black Sun... Heh, maybe there will be a Black Sun Society deck. I don't know who will use it."

The two of them were inspecting the magic ritual related to the "war flames" under their feet while talking calmly, as if they were just going about their daily work.

"However, after the black sun rises, will anyone still design and print the Dragon Tooth Card? I doubt it."

"It must be true. Even though everyone will have a hard time at that time, playing cards is really an important pastime... I really can't draw by hand!"

"...Ha, what did you write in your suicide note?"

"Let them make me into a dragon tooth card."

"What a coincidence, so am I."