Wasteland Echoer

Stepping on the solid concrete floor, Wright felt for a moment that he had traveled back to his original world.

The "steady", "steady" and "hard" texture was transmitted from the ground to his feet, and then merged into his spirit. Combined with the bright illusion, he finally completely abandoned the chaotic depression he had always felt.

War, killing, deceit, filth, filth, blood and death, these cruel things that should not have spread in the world, have always been lingering in front of his eyes, and he cannot get rid of them for a long time, but neither fast nor slow, extremely steady in the path. Walking, Wright finally felt that he had briefly and extremely rarely come to a place without war, as if it were a real paradise.

The golden sunflowers on both sides waved their looming down, pointing their central parts like "giant eyes of the deep sea" at the sun, trying to grab light and nutrients.

A few minutes later, looking at the end of the distance where a faint outline could be seen, Fansuo suddenly stopped, stopped where he was, looked up, and asked in a particularly "bright" tone and lovely voice:

"Mr. Wright, do you know the legend about sunflowers?"

"Where?" Wright asked curiously.

"Of course it belongs to the Crusted Empire. After all, from the beginning of the Second Era to the end of the Third Era, for thousands of years, their sunflower cultivation and exports were the first in the continent. They seem to be extremely fond of this variety. I heard that even When Binglin Province was mostly occupied by the 'Lost Ones' and Binglin City was surrounded by 'Heartless People', they still retained a piece of 'clean soil' to plant them." Fansuo said, leaning down. , stretched out two fingers and pinched the rhizome slightly.

Some pure black threads gush out and quickly turn into countless particles so small that they are almost invisible to the naked eye. They quickly gather towards the fingertips and are used into the rhizome.

Immediately afterwards, a subtle "click" sound came out, and a golden sunflower appeared almost completely in his hand.

However, a bit of pure white smoke, like a twisted devil, came out from the fracture that had been corroded to the point of showing a mixture of burnt yellow and pitch black. The almost suffocating stench mixed with the unique intoxicating fragrance of flowers made the Wright felt slightly unhinged.

"Just such a flower..." Fansuo said, actually put the sunflower into his palm, rubbed it vigorously, and then swallowed it in one gulp!

Then, he turned around semi-automatically, tilted his head, showed a cold smile, and then said in an awe-inspiring tone:

"It is a medicinal material that can swallow up 'Shang'. It can also bring people the ability to repair mental damage and treat mental illness by grabbing the light magic power in nature. That's right, the sunflowers growing in the Crusted Empire have long been It is no longer the original existence. After the baptism of the ice field airflow and the improvement of countless orthodox priests, priests and church clergy, it has become an almost sacred product. However, as the long years have passed, the sunflowers in other areas have gradually disappeared. , After all, in the steam age, we did not lack roaring factories, turbid rivers, dirty skies, and poisonous air."

"The old capital of the Ptoya Empire, 'Lidun', was hit by a 'fatal white mist' and 80% of the population died, eventually becoming a tar-covered ruin."

As Fansuo spoke, his eyes flickered aimlessly for a few times, then he looked up at the blazing sun again and murmured:

"There was an emperor named 'Turning Point' in the history of Crusad, Novak I. He liked sunflowers very much, and he spent three million 'Proud Double Eagle' silver coins from the treasury to buy finished products and pavement In Binglin City. Of course, you may think that he is fatuous, lazy and stupid. But in fact, this mutated sunflower variety allowed people in the capital to eliminate a lot of violence. During that time, fighting, drinking, robbery and other violence Incidents were reduced by 80%, and even after he was poisoned and fell into coma by the then Imperial Prime Minister Cholici, he was able to miraculously heal himself and save a life."

"So, the place we are walking through, including the sunflower in your hand...in your stomach, actually has the ability to heal...the spirit?" Wright speculated.

Indeed, after being exposed to it for only half an hour, Wright not only felt that the haze shrouding his mind had dissipated a lot, but also the vague sense of disorganization and collapse that he had when he came into contact with "Shang" and the power of the red magic source. Was swept away.

Most of what exists in the mind is a longing for the future, as well as a longing for the "beautiful" realm of the gods.

"Of course." Fansuo's voice interrupted Wright's thinking, "This is not necessarily the effect of being close to the divine realm. 'Gods' are not as sacred as they are rumored to be. They also inherit many 'shadows' of the Creator. Note, it’s ‘shadow’, not ‘evil spirit’.”

Wright nodded in understanding, his mouth moved but he did not make a sound.

After a pause for a few seconds, Fansuo sighed and then said:

"It's a pity, I'm sick."

"It's normal to be sick. In this continent, it's rare not to be sick." Wright cursed secretly and continued to look like he was listening carefully.

"What I see in my eyes is naturally distorted. I cannot appreciate the neatness and regularity of majestic buildings, let alone the majesty, solemnity and grandeur of gods. In my eyes, even a perfect circle is irregular. A combination of curves. This is not caused by filth, nor is it the product of monsters or extraordinary power. Therefore, gods cannot cure me, and sunflowers have no effect, but you are an exception, Wright." Fansuo said, pointing at Wright head.

"I don't understand?" Wright waved his hands, looking confused.

"It's very simple and easy to understand. This is a very superficial fact, but behind it is a mysterious and unfathomable truth. The fact is that you are not distorted in my eyes, you are a real, tangible person. Human! Do you know? Only that time, when I was covered in blood, my arms were broken, and I was on the verge of death when I saw the 'Lord of No Domain', I had this feeling for a moment. So, Wright, I can't understand what's going on in your body. No matter how extraordinary your power is, I can’t tell you what glorious future your destiny has been arranged by the Creator, but I believe that a certain era in the future is destined to belong to you, Mr. Letsugra.”

Fansuo's tone was very exciting, as if he had seen a great temple of gods, or more like he was facing a holy object of extraordinary value.

Facing Fansuo's almost "complimentary" tone, Wright just smiled politely. Even though he knew that [The Orderer] had an extraordinary destiny and a powerful future, at least for now, he was weak. As long as his luck was slightly worse, a few The Lost One, a bullet, a shot of artillery fire could easily end his life and send him escaping into eternal darkness.

In addition to being weird, ancient, and special, his red magic source power sometimes pales in comparison to the power controlled by the traditional Lost One, let alone using it to fight howitzers, imperial steam planes, and steam battleships.

If you want to make use of the unique professional abilities of [Order] to become the legendary "King + Pope", you must at least reach Order Level 3: Combat Level before you can learn to copy the unique abilities of other upper-level professionals.

In other words, Wright also wants to become powerful, and also wants to break through the ranks to become a demigod, or even become a god, but his eyes cannot only look to the future, but need to live in the present.

The Crusad poet Gurji said:

"The eternal stars are the future within reach, but to leap to the stars, you must first step on solid soil."

Thinking of this, Wright's eyes suddenly revealed a sharp and determined aura.

Immediately afterwards, he took out the "Crazy Bear" pistol from his waist, loaded the bullet, and said to Fansuo:

"I think I should focus on the things in front of me now. We all encountered monsters and experienced battles in the 'Silver Moon Temple' and 'Fei Yue Arena' just now. Wait, in front of the stone gate that opens the divine realm, there must be Fight."

"Haha." Fansuo sneered:

"It's right to be cautious, but excessive caution is poison. Aaron, Ina, Oliver and I are in the same team, as well as your old friend. They are all waiting for you at the altar in front. The former Empire's Order No. 58 of the Silent Arrival Campaign requires Shamon and Sinais to attack the underground stronghold of the Church of the Dark Night. However, we directly relied on powerful firepower such as howitzers, rockets, and aircraft to break through the yellow sand and head directly to the God's Domain."

"Our biggest enemy is probably fighting the lost ones of the blood race at the moment, and there is no filth and evil here, so how can monsters be born? But..." Fansuo glanced at Wright, turned and pointed to the end of the field of vision, and said:

"Since you are anxious to open the stone gate of God's Realm and see God's Realm, I don't mind if we speed up and run forward. After all, the altar is right in front, visible to you and me."

Just as Wright was holding the pistol and pursed his lips to retort, a thunderous explosion resounded throughout the world and came from the direction pointed by Fansuo.

Then, a wave of scorching steam quickly invaded. Along with the dark red wind and the burning sensation, Wright looked into the distance.

A mushroom-shaped cloud mixed with thick smoke was rising from the ground.

In an instant, the thick fog receded, and an "elliptical lava" produced by the explosion, glowing with astonishing scorching energy, emitting a dazzling red light, and glowing with irregular, twisted bright texture lines, was rapidly expanding.

boom--------------! ! ! !

The deafening explosion sounded again. This time, both Wright and Fanso witnessed the "oval lava" expanding to the extreme. Then, as if it could not support the restless flames and suppressed energy inside, it spewed out like flames that swallowed all living things. .

Wherever the red flames passed, the grass turned into yellow scorched earth, and all the sunflowers withered, withered, and "died."

The originally blue sky was shrouded in red glow, and the sun that hung high above the sky and cast a soft incandescent light quickly turned into a huge red gem, helping the two rounds of explosions to dissipate stronger thermal radiation.

The air wave generated by the second explosion was a richer orange-red color. Wright and Fansuo could only stay in place for less than three seconds with the power of the magic source before being blown into the air and falling heavily to the ground.

…

It probably took a few minutes, maybe a long few years, or an era as long as an era.

Wright finally regained consciousness after the explosion. He supported the ground with his left hand and stood up unsteadily.

At some point, his heart became extremely hot again, and even a faint light could be seen under the tactical armor.

Turning his head subconsciously, Wright breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Fansuo was fine. The explosion just now stained his face with some mud and dust, but he did not see any blood.

At this time, Fansuo stood with his mouth slightly open and his eyes wide open, looking into the distance with an expression of disbelief. After a long time, he murmured in a trembling tone:

"How...how could this happen...the sequence monster...actually...has an enemy...using an S-class sequence monster?"

Hearing this, Wright's eyes suddenly glanced forward, his expression suddenly became solemn, and he was about to ask for details...

Suddenly, a mournful roar belonging to a beast came loudly and clearly from the location where the "oval lava" was born!

A curtain has fallen across the Silent Highlands. On one side of it is the old world that is about to restore order but is headed for destruction. On the other side is the new world that has been silent for a long time and finally ushered in a new life. However, ordinary humans do not have the right to choose. They can only struggle in the wasteland and go to destruction.