Wasteland Echoer

At the same time, the surrounding space quickly dimmed, and the gap that was still filled with golden light was instantly filled by inexplicable dark energy.

Mr. "Dragon", who just barely maintained his "half-dragon" form, breathed a long sigh of relief at this moment. He flapped his wings a few times. The fiery red armor and mask with words on the surface of his body instantly shattered and scattered on the ground, turning into A puddle of dust that cannot be stirred up.

Immediately afterwards, his body began to expand uncontrollably, the muscles all over his body became tense, his wings expanded further, and his legs began to grow and bend, making him no longer able to maintain a standing posture like a human being. He looked very much like an ordinary human being. A demonic apostle worshiped by those who believe in God extremely among the Toa people.

Countless scales like fish began to appear on Mr. Dragon's darkly red back, as if the bells from the deep underworld began to echo melodiously in this place that was half existing and half separated from the "deep ruins of suffering".

The faint wind blew around Mr. Dragon's huge body, causing a ghostly and chaotic sphere-like sphere emitting purple light to begin to form on the walls of the hall.

A few seconds later, the gleaming stone slab disappeared into the ground and was replaced by an extremely majestic and huge Iron Throne.

It is composed of countless sharp blades made of pitch black iron. No one would have thought that if these sharp blades were taken out individually, each one would represent the pinnacle level of craftsmen in the human era and be a weapon capable of killing with one blow in battle. .

However, when Mr. "Dragon" lay down on it easily, the combination of them did not cause any harm at all, as if it were some kind of supreme power and law that eliminated its violent energy.

In this way, after waiting in the attitude of a "monster" and "beast" for less than five minutes, the wall not far in front of Mr. "Dragon" that had already seen the entity began to make violent impact sounds.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Finally, after four almost thunderous bombardments, an irregular hole was punched out of the wall, but strangely, the strong smell of gunpowder could be smelled, but not a trace of smoke appeared.

When the surrounding light rose a little, "Mr. Long" finally saw the person clearly.

Two "soldiers" of the Cruzeid Federation, and a godlike ex-cyborg boy whose body exudes an unpleasant "machine oil smell".

Yes, they are Dak, Wulfya and Ronai.

After Abena's death, the three of Dark continued to move downward along the only roads that appeared in the arena-like space, trying to find a passage out of here.

But in fact, the road they have been traveling on is a one-way street. Due to the "Tears of Bizuni", they can neither return to their previous place and try to contact the federal troops who may come to rescue them, nor can they continue to Return to the surface in the downward passage.

Simply, in addition to an abandoned stone temple-like building space with a few "unintentional people" with low combat effectiveness, the several spaces to move forward are either completely abandoned "magic research laboratories" opened by magicians in the second era. ", or it is the same abandoned "dedicated scientific research space" used for strange "human body" research in the Third Era.

It was not until two or three days of "wandering" here that, with the help of Luo Nie's mechanical power, the thin wall was blown open and the space where Mr. "Long" was located was reached.

Maintaining his prone position, Mr. "Dragon" ignored the two people who had obviously surprised expressions on their faces. Instead, he glanced at Luo Nie, who still kept his right arm robotic cannon. Then Mr. "Dragon" slowly stood up, stood on all fours, and raised his nostrils. Spewing out two circles of smoke, he said contemptuously:

"Unclean people, are you here to plunder? Or are you trying to fight in vain to disturb the rest of the greatest emperor of Crusted?"

"Dragon?" Duck said in surprise, looking up at Mr. "Dragon".

However, a few seconds later, Luo Nie, who maintained the spirit-forming state of the magic source power and was blessed by the "Lord of Machinery", saw the clues first. He frowned solemnly and said in a low and cautious voice:

"He can't be a dragon. The dragons are either 'half-dragons' like Adaroni, or they are sealed in the dragon realm. This place does not belong to the dragon realm, and I didn't smell the blazing scent of the dragon tribe on him. , instead, there was a pungent smell mixed with 'sorrow' and blood.

"If I'm not wrong, he is the product of 'Bizuni's Tears'. To be precise, he is a 'flesh-modified slave' created through his 'first use'. I can confirm that its predecessor The holder must have used a mixture of life-extending spells and some memories that did not belong to him to create this dragon-like monster."

"Yes, I agree with Luo Nie's conclusion." Wulfya nodded, raised the "Northern Bear" pistol in his hand, and aimed at the pair of Mr. "Dragon" in front of him, which were the largest and most coquettish in the Crown of the Crusted Emperor. With ruby ​​eyes, he added:

"No matter what my views were in the past, but now, I insist on the view that dragons have never really existed in the world, or in other words, even if they exist in legends that no one has really witnessed, they have never existed since the physical body. Annihilated and expelled into the Dragon Realm, they as a race have ceased to exist.”

"Why?" Dak was a little surprised and looked at Wulfya in confusion, trying to find an answer that would convince him.

"The philosophers of Khitanris proposed a point of view thousands of years ago. When the body exists, the soul and spirit exist; when the body is annihilated, the soul and spirit are destroyed together. There is no product in the world that only has spirit and no body, and the legendary The dragon clan bound in the dragon realm is such a strange existence." Luo Nie explained:

"Just imagine, the little emperor of the Flame Empire's 'Sorrower' has successfully opened the two so-called 'giant doors connecting the dragon clan' between the sky and the mainland. Then why are the only ones who come out like Adaloni, who can only be returned? What about the 'half-dragon' who is in the category of alien beasts?"

"I don't know." Duck shook his head.

"Actually..." Wulfya added:

"The 'official expedition', that is, the group of people who arrived in Karnosk more than a month ago, included a comrade of mine. We were on the edge of the southern swamp in the Waters Province, near the abandoned Sketta. We fought side by side. He told me that Kuka had obtained a research report from Ross, and the content in it was explosive enough. He specifically pointed out that the so-called 'half-dragon people' actually escaped after the Dragon Realm was opened. The power that carries the memory of the dragons infects humans and alien beasts.

"Due to rumors at the time that a meteorite had fallen into the capital of the Khitanris people, the Eastern army suffered heavy losses during the military parade that day, and the crowd was in such chaos that the missing people were later recorded as 'deaths'. In fact, they were just Because the power of dragons is too powerful, the remaining bits can completely subvert a person's inherent memory and transform their form, so that it gives people the illusion of 'dragon resurrection'.

"Even though the Khitan people are accustomed to using dragons as their national totem and promoting their supreme courageous emotions, the real dragons have long since passed away with the wind, leaving only eternal legends."

"So, what's going on with the dragon in front of you?" Duck asked, pointing to Mr. "Dragon" who was lying on the throne and staring at the few people calmly.

"According to my speculation, if it is based on the outrageous conclusion that Ivan XXII never really died, then the dragon in front of me should be Drigo Vladimir Luli, who once served as the Supreme Marshal of the Empire. Ke is the biological brother of Ivan XXII and the biological son of Peter VII." Luo Nie responded:

"The 'Lord of Mechanics' actually poured this memory into my brain hundreds of years ago from the moment he created me. When I really entered the 'Suffering Relics', those chaotic and long-lasting memories The memory began to slowly come back to life, until I actually saw this 'dragon-like creature' just now.

"Now, I finally understand why the 'Daughter of the Mechanical Element' gave me a [personality]. The battlefield situation in the 'Silent Highlands' was so complicated, but I was able to escape unscathed in the end. And, I will move north and come to Kru Sid.

"Wovuya, Dark. In fact, this battle is unavoidable. The 'Lord of Machines' once communicated with [Order] Ivan XXII, trying to dispel his idea of ​​destroying the world. Back then, The so-called 'deduction team' calculated the exact time of the Crusted Empire's demise, but they concealed one crucial thing."

"Is...what?" Upon hearing this, Mr. Dragon's huge body twitched violently. He stood up suddenly, walked down from the throne, finally ended his listening state, and asked in a rich voice.

"What is it? Sure enough, you want to know too." Luo Nie smiled bitterly and responded:

"Well, I'll tell you. When the Crusted Empire falls after 157 years, the new and progressive Crusted Federation will take its place. They will not destroy the hegemony created by the Crusted people. It will not lead the country to collapse.

"In fact, the new federation has more flexible vitality, enough to break through the shackles and shackles of the empire itself. The so-called 'Electrical Age' and the 'Information Age' speculated by Ivan XXII will also come two hundred years later. . In other words, if there was no crisis of 'unintentional people', human beings might have already possessed technology comparable to the gods."

"That's it." Mr. "Dragon", no, Zhuoliygo Vladimir Rurik looked up at the gap at the top of the hall that had been closed, and the golden light once fell, and let out a fierce and sad roar.

Immediately afterwards, he took half a step back, tightened his muscles, his eyes emitted a strong and violent crimson light, and rushed like a spring towards the three Dak people who he regarded as "unclean people".