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"You mean to threaten me?" Wright cast a disdainful look at Yaroslav, and actually poured the red magic source power into the seven "Touches of Darkness" behind him in front of him.

boom!

The sound of magic colliding with the air was mixed with a burst of gorgeous light spots scattered like New Year's fireworks. Wright's "Touch of Secret Enchantment" suddenly opened up, like a blooming flower of flesh and blood, and even more like a world wandering between continents. Like a "foreign monster" that can swallow people instantly, he showed his power to Yaroslav.

But it seemed that Yaroslav had a backup plan. His facial expression did not waver in the face of Wright's threat, and he even raised the corners of his mouth slightly to show his disdain and contempt for Wright's childish behavior.

"There are no threats in this world." Yaroslav said in a leader's tone of voice:

"There are only helpless choices made after weighing the pros and cons. Sometimes, you have the right to choose, but most Crusted people, even people living in this world, do not have the right to choose. But humans are not just It can run like a clown in the program preset by the Creator. Instead, it can create any valuable thinking products in the 'paradise', and then produce them by machines with the ultimate degree of 'freedom'.

"It can be said that human beings may be tools made by the Creator to peek into themselves, but humans also have the potential to become the Creator. Human beings... are the only 'divine' ones with 'complete wisdom' among the eighteen ancient races. Race, this is also the main reason why we can defeat the dragon clan and the 'Lord of the Night' and achieve the final victory in the ancient human-dragon war."

"What if I refuse? Sir Yaroslav." Wright raised his head and stared at Yaroslav with his red eyes. He was very angry. This extreme anger was enough to transform into a This kind of destructive fire power, but in fact, his mental power allows him to still maintain complete and extremely controllable rationality.

"Death, disappearance." Yaroslav calmly read out two extremely lethal words in Kruse German. He paused and put the "Vasily pistol" against Wright's heart. He said sharply:

"You have no right to choose, and I have no right to choose! When we appeared in this world, we were wrong! There is no 'savior' in Krusted, and there is no 'savior' in the Zine Empire. Perhaps, the Khitan There is no 'savior' in Lys either. Their 'immortals' are just a group of despicable humans who are greedy for honor. If the 'paradise' fails to appear, humans will be surrounded by the waves of the 'ancient sea' and move beyond majesty and holiness. 'The Place of Annihilation'."

"You are a person who is not afraid of death, Yaroslav. I can feel that you are actually very loyal. I guess that there must be some event that made you feel 'betrayed', so you became extreme and fanatical, extremely and with Fanatically opposed to the thing you once believed in with great loyalty, I guessed it right, the commander of the Crusad soldiers, the commander-in-chief of the 'Red Fantasy Ruins' campaign." Wright chuckled and stroked his cloth with his hand. The traumatized "Touch of Darkness" said.

"Shut up!" Yaroslav was obviously a little annoyed. "I order you, shut up!"

"Shut up?" Wright felt secretly happy. With just a few words, he allowed a high-ranking federal officer to break through the defense. If he tried harder, perhaps Yaroslav would reveal his flaws in his anger.

"Sir Yaroslav, the reason why you didn't let me speak is precisely because I really touched your sore spot, or in other words, I guessed the real reason why you wanted to adopt the 'Paradise Plan'. No one hates being betrayed. , This is not a shameful thing. Since the chief executive, Vasily, is the supreme leader of Crusted, you can be regarded as his subordinate from any point of view." Wright added deliberately in his tone. A little provocative.

"So what?" Yaroslav asked gloomily.

"What you did because you felt 'betrayal' is exactly another kind of 'betrayal'. Since you are Crusted's officer and the chief executive has enabled you, you destroyed his plot...or plan , openly making an act of opposition, this is not only a 'betrayal', from the federal level, this is called a 'rebellion'." Wright almost put his head next to Yaroslav's ear, and whispered in a deep voice that anyone could do. He said with an easily detectable smile.

"ah!"

After standing there in a daze for a few seconds, Yaroslav suddenly broke through his defense and roared at Wright, but his twisted and wrinkled face revealed everything as funny as a circus clown.

In front of Wright, he pulled the safety of the "Vasily Pistol" in his hand, and pulled the trigger toward Wright's "Touch of Darkness."

Bang!

Although Wright's "Touch of Darkness" is a pure biological body composed of flesh and blood, with the blessing of "ancient" and red magic source power, its hardness is not inferior to diamond for cutting glass, or for casting old materials. A special alloy for Imperial space equipment.

The "Vasily Pistol" is only slightly larger than a palm. Its production style is based on the low-key and frugal style advocated by the Crusad Federation, highlighting the special status of the holder. In addition to the special silver bullets inside, it is highly effective against "alien monsters" and lost monsters. In addition to its enhanced killing effect, in most aspects, the "Vasily Pistol" is far inferior to the rifles equipped by grassroots soldiers, and even inferior to the "Bothria" pistols equipped for middle- and lower-level squad leaders.

The silver bullets fired from Yaroslav's pistol turned into countless fragments and scattered after a slight contact with the "Touch of Darkness". Even if he fired a few more shots, the bullets without exception could not cause any damage to Wright. substantial harm.

Perhaps such venting dissipated most of the stasis in Yaroslav's heart, or perhaps his rational instinct as a Crusted officer played a role.

Yaroslav, who originally planned to threaten Wright with a pistol, actually removed the magazine of the pistol and handed it to Wright. Instead, he dropped the pistol itself among the masonry roads covered with strange green plants at his feet.

"In short, Wright, you have no choice. If you refuse to cooperate with me, we will not be able to leave this 'red fantasy ruins'. What will greet us will be hunger, pain, confusion and collapse, even if I and the people behind me These superpowers are the people of Krusted, the descendants of Ivan 22." Yaroslav turned his back and stared at the dilapidated palace in front of him, saying in a deep voice.

"Please make it clear." Wright felt a strange coldness rising on his back, which made him feel a sense of fear that he was enveloped by an invisible giant hand and could never escape even though he tried his best.

"Back then." Yaroslav cleared his throat and introduced Wright as if giving a lecture:

"When Ivan XXII deployed the 'Fire of Heaven's Punishment' to the 'Red Fantasy Ruins', such a diverse and complex 'non-Euclidean space' did not exist here. Any passage in and out is one-way and Linearly, His Majesty the Emperor even had the leisure to build a palace here for vacation.

"The so-called 'Wind Wall', as shown in the old imperial secret documents we interpreted, is just an expensive security measure 'purchased' from the gods. The god who sold the 'Wind Wall' to the emperor was 'Plamini' The one who controls it is the Lord of Eternal Red.”

"It's unbelievable that the two of them would have such a transaction. I think the gods have a natural disdain for human beings and don't even bother to trade with humans." Wright cursed.

"In short, after gaining control of the 'Wind Wall', the old empire tested it many times with 'Ivanka's Scythe'. As long as it is turned on, it is indestructible, but as long as it is turned off, anyone can He walked in and out without a scratch," Yaroslav said:

"Human beings are always gripped by fears of one kind or another, whether it is the fear of death or the fear of the collapse of the empire. In short, as a supplement to the 'New Construction Plan', the 'Master Controller' of the 'Red Fantasy Ruins Destruction Plan' After the Fire of Punishment and related link systems were constructed, Ivan 22 borrowed the power of the Frozen God Winterkoll to summon the 'old gods', and used their combined power to disrupt the internal structure. And. …”

"And what?" Wright asked, his tone a little urgent.

"Not every independent space has a road to the outside world." Yaroslav replied:

"Moreover, even if the entire space is in a state of random disorder at all times, there is only one path to the 'Final Laboratory' where the 'Master Controller' Fire of Punishment is stored."

"You don't want to say that this is where we are... right?" Wright's expression has changed from the mocking, disdainful, and evil smile just now to a serious one that is uneasy about reality. If he is really trapped here forever, "Plamini's Sorrow"... the Yongchi Lord's yesterday will be his tomorrow.

"Your guess is correct." Yaroslav said the answer that Wright least wanted to hear, "It is this 'Ancient Temple Arrival Path'. You should be curious why the best soldiers of our Federation gathered here. There are no traces of battle here, let alone any blood stains or wounds.

"That's because, according to the time flow rate of the outside world, we have been resting here for three days. The battle that our federal soldiers experienced after breaking into this ruins was no easier than yours. Moreover, the 'Old God' and 'Shang' The rules will make the injured people who stay here gradually wither and rot. There were originally nearly 4,000 people who entered the ruins with me, and now, we are only the last 53 people."

"Then, if the 'Ancient Temple Path' can lead to the 'Last Laboratory', why were you trapped here for three days?" Wright asked in confusion.

"That's because we really can't go any further. In order to prevent anyone from destroying his 'master control' of the Fire of Punishment, Ivan XXII set up a mechanical barrier in the palace leading to the 'Last Laboratory' The door cannot be destroyed or bypassed. Only the professional power of the [Order] can open it." Yaroslav looked at Wright for help and said:

"Before you woke up to this world by mistake, for thousands of years, there was only one [Order], Ivan 22."

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