Wasteland Echoer

October 2nd, 557th year of the New Lunar Calendar.

Crusted Federation, Area Q of the Arctic Special Zone (the old Arctic Region), the "Beslunai" area, the former official settlement, at the end of the outer streets of the "Hotel Directly Managed by the Development Committee".

"Era 9: All things rooted in the earth watch the sky, and the gods who dominate the world look down on the earth. The light given by the gods brings darkness, and the long night controlled by everyone brings dawn. The Creator said that light sometimes means fiery rage; Darkness sometimes means cold silence. The sound will eventually disappear, the long night will have an end, the punishment from heaven will not come, and the sleeping people will eventually wake up, and the red light will go east." - "The Dark Book". .

An icy cold wind rushed from the sky into the settlement and spread rapidly in the streets and alleys. The withered leaves withered and withered, turning the last ancient giant tree that retained the breath of life into a tall, bare and pitch-black tree. Pillar".

Vovya's back was turned to the second person in the "Wilderness Tourist Group", Thalia Ekaterina Mantenova, who had the temperament of a female soldier from the old empire.

He drained the last "Anshen Uchiwa Hana cigarettes" that the Zinni people had brought into the federation, shook the empty box vigorously, threw the cigarette butts and cigarette cases aside with a look of helplessness, sighed softly, and said:

"What you were talking about just now is the content in "The Secret Code", right? Ms. Thalia."

"Yes, but I'm very curious. As an imperial soldier, you actually have a deep research on mysticism. This is a very rare situation." Thalia crossed her hands on her chest and said with an unknown smile:

"Logically speaking, most federal soldiers, especially men like you who cannot use magic power, do not have magic power levels, like violence, worship power, and have excellent physical fitness, should prefer the military, at least firearms, etc. Weapons, but the feeling you give me is that... a huge body contains a... strange soul. "

"Weird soul, interesting." Wulfya laughed:

"But, having said that, I am leaving this settlement tomorrow. By inviting me here, do you mean to formally part ways with us?"

"That's right." Thalia nodded and frowned:

"'Future' has awakened. According to what he said, his soul was forcibly pulled into a half-truth and half-false dream space called the 'Zhongji Realm' by a 'false god'. Fortunately, his strength He was recognized by the 'False God', and his heart and magic power were strengthened through his soul. Wulfya, I remember that Dark seemed to have been pulled into an alien dreamland by someone from the 'Spear of Odyssey' a few days ago. Got it.”

"Yes, so I speculate that this former official settlement, which has been infiltrated by a large number of Lost People and 'Independent Armed Forces' personnel, should have long been filled with people from the 'Spear of Odyssey', and I heard that Chief Yaroslav has already After arriving in Vasilysk, we will soon go to the Wind Wall with the troops directly under the Federation Council." Wovya walked up to Thalia, looked directly at the top of her head, and said without blinking:

"So, Dak and I are preparing to set off tomorrow, and it will take about a day to reach Vasilysk. I heard that in addition to Chief Yaroslav, the 'Order Leader Fu Bing' who has defected to the Federation, and the one from The half-dragon Adaroni, who was released from Senel Prison, is also almost there.

"I want to join Dake and follow the Federal Council group first. Now, the situation on the frontal battlefield dominated by the 'Gnady Line of Defense' is getting more and more tense. If we continue to act alone like this, it will only increase the risk."

"I respect your decision, but I'm afraid 'Future' and I can no longer act together with you. The Federal Council regards our 'Wilderness Tourist Group' as a thorn in its side and wants to get rid of it quickly. I think we should first contact the Magic City Join the brothers and go south into the wind wall." Thalia responded:

"As long as we have the same purpose of stopping the 'Evolution Platform' plan, there is no basis for us to become enemies. But then again, Wulfya, don't you think that the closer we get to the so-called 'Evil God Echoers' and' Are these mysterious and extraordinary strange things becoming more frequent in the field where Pramini is located? I suspect that there may be more mysterious and terrifying existences here than the 'Evolution Platform', 'Gods' and 'Fire of Punishment'. From our human perspective, we can neither peek nor peek.”

"Miss Thalia, aren't you talking about the Lord of the Night that we have met before? Indeed, this ancient god who exists after the flames and dragons has the ability to make people gradually forget his existence." Wulfya left. He came behind Thalia, and with an extraordinarily low and rich voice with masculine characteristics, he said close to the back of her neck:

"Actually, we just need to remember that He is not the Creator of all things, nor is He the leader of the Dragon Clan who initiated the war with humans. In fact, He was supposed to be annihilated by the light and return to the darkest depths of the universe under the waves of steam and stars. However, the ridiculous desire of Ivan XXII gave him the opportunity to come back to this miserable world. He is the creator of dark energy, the defender of the cold world, the catalyst of unclean desires and the long night wasteland. The true watcher - the second god 'Lord of the Night'.

"Obviously, He has never really slept, and has been wandering around this continent constantly changing identities. As long as the night exists, He can transform into a limited avatar and enter human society, playing any role He needs to play, and then Find the right moment and attempt to destroy a country to build his own kingdom of night."

"Interesting, this has many similarities with the ancient mythology Marco told me." Thalia responded.

"According to limited reliable historical data, the Lord of the Night has appeared in this continent three times since the Age of Steam, when the power of magic began to wane." Wulfya stretched out a hand and picked up the magic power. He took off his dark gloves and stretched out three fingers.

"three times?"

"That's right. The first time was around 450-500 years of the Steam Yuan. In order to resurrect the dragon clan and satisfy his ridiculous and sad desire to dominate the continent, the young emperor of the Fire Empire, 'The Sorrower', opened the 'Dragon Realm' and Under the overflow of power from the two dangerous and terrifying spaces in the Floating God Realm, a large amount of magic power has been accumulated from Yancheng, the capital of the Fire Empire, to Gubin in the south, and has become a place in our dimension. The space of the 'Twin Paths' is torn apart," Wofya said:

"It brought a dragon boy who came here from a space similar to the Creator, and caused the disaster of the meteorite falling, leading to a 20-year period of chaos in the Fire Empire. The capital of the Fire Empire was also partially destroyed at that time The ruins of the floating divine realm were destroyed and have not been successfully repaired so far.”

"So, what about the second and third time?" Thalia continued to ask.

"The second time was at the end of the Steam Yuan Dynasty, during the reign of Ivan XXV. At that time, there was a young magician in black robe in the court of the old empire, named 'Dekli', who served as an imperial consultant. He served for fifteen years and disappeared on the day Ivan XXV died." Wovya continued to explain:

"As we all know, the period of Ivan XXV was a period in which various statistics of the old empire fell sharply. Industrial production was greatly reduced, the number of troops continued to decrease sharply, and the empire's finances were on the verge of collapse. Even many of the core areas that could be fully controlled in the past were lost. Taken away by the Zine and Eventrai people.

"Some people call it the 'Afterglow of Krusted' era, while others denounce it as the 'Death of the Double-Headed Eagle' era. Facts have also proven this. The only achievement of Ivan XXV was his death. , his death was greater than his life."

"Sounds like a subtle but bitter irony," Thalia commented.

"That's true, but if His Majesty the Emperor lives for twenty more years, he will be able to see with his own eyes the scene where the entire Federation was destroyed by the 'Careless Man Virus'." Wulfya snorted:

"According to the historical data obtained by the Federation from the 'Evolution Platform Experimental Field' in Choigrad not long ago, the root cause of the empire's continuous decline in strength is the mysterious waste of a large amount of funds, materials and personnel. It is said that in 'Germany Under Kerry's instigation, Ivan XXV has been conducting a scientific research project called 'Odyssey of the Evening Night'.

"The general content is to build a giant energy receiving device based on the mountains in the empire. Using the Crusted continent as a benchmark, it will continuously receive the dark energy in the universe and at the same time push our continent or this planet deeper into the universe. In just one thousand years, the continental propeller modified by the giant receiving device will allow us to enter the realm of the Creator and realize the complete evolution of all human beings in the direction of God.”

"This is too crazy. I'm afraid the devil will not instigate an emperor who is in charge of the empire to do such a ridiculous and hateful thing." Thalia said angrily.

"This is the Lord of the Night, a monster god influenced by darkness. Fu Bing of the 'Order Society' found a pair of masks left by him in the dense forest wrapped in thick fog where we left a week ago." Klassen's mask, and entered a mysterious alien world created by him," Wofya continued:

"So, I suspect that He is secretly planning something in some areas that we have no insight into. So, Thalia, I do not suggest that you separate from us. As long as mysterious dangers exist, you and 'Future' act alone It’s not safe.”

"Wovya, I understand your good intentions, but the 'Independent Armed Forces' are destined to be the opposite of the Federal Council. Even if I are temporarily accepted by you, the future results will be no better than the 'Wind Mine' and 'Yin Ming' of the Order Society. Where to go. I am free, and humans should be free. The Wasteland Era can take away human lives, but it cannot take away the hearts of freedom in the chests of us people." Thalia said, holding up her hands. Clench your fists tightly and raise the corners of your mouth slightly.

Then, she suddenly turned around and aimed her right fist at Wovya's cheek, while her left hand quickly pulled out the dagger from her boot and stabbed Wovya in the chest.

However, Wulfya is an experienced Federation [Fighter] after all, and he knows that this is a "good-faith attack" made by Thalia to prevent him from getting into trouble.

He just turned slightly sideways to avoid the fatal attack of the dagger, grabbed the swinging fist with his right hand, and then pushed Thalia gently towards the huge dark tree behind him.

However, what slightly surprised him was that where Thalia landed, there was only a huge amount of sparks that could only exist in steel plants. Her body had already jumped amidst the sound of "thump thump thump". We reached the top of the three-story stone residential building opposite.

With a burst of dazzling light and icy cold wind, Thalia disappeared on the spot, leaving Wulfya with only a pair of sequential monsters on the ground in front of her that were obtained from ancient ruins near the "man-made lake" rows of bracelets.