Soul of Searing Steel

Chapter 388: The end of the world

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The gray-haired girl walked out of the cabin.

Noelni Nolan came to the deck of the Time. She looked calmly at the four people still standing at the scene. Her lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing.

There is no dust or mess on the body of the alchemist girl. The previous events such as the attack into the abyss and the forced landing on the stone island did not seem to have any impact on her. The white alchemy robe is clean and tidy, without even the slightest wrinkle.

When the nun saw Nolan, she exclaimed his name in surprise, which was the nickname she was used to using. But after saying it, Saya realized that the girl in front of her was very strange.

Not a person at all.

In her impression, Nono was a weak, naive, and somewhat childish alchemist. She liked to be neat and tidy, but she couldn't handle her daily life. Every time she did an experiment, she would have to go back in a hurry because she forgot to bring some tools or materials. Look, she is afraid of waves and octopus, so much so that she never leaves the cabin. She likes to stay by her side and calls herself Sister Saya.

The Noelni Nolan in her impression was definitely not the girl in front of her - wearing a neat alchemist costume, with an indifferent and calm expression, a gleam of wisdom in her gray pupils, and a hint of sarcasm at the corner of her mouth. sneer.

… In the past, were they all disguises

She already knew the result without thinking. After all, Saya was still an elite priest. Although she was heartbroken because of her wrong judgment, she did not lose her mind. The nun covered her heart slightly and continued to use the holy priest in silence. The power of light suppresses the parasites in the brain.

Holy light can get rid of all evil spirits and purify negative energy. In addition to healing wounds, it can even resist the power of chaos. It's funny to say that this almost omnipotent power can do almost anything, but it can't deal with parasites in the body. .

Because parasites are also life.

It is not impossible for the three church members present to use force to force out the parasites, but that will definitely cause great damage to themselves, and even damage their brains, and the enemy will not let them do this.

As it is now.

"Go, my guard."

Noelni Nolan didn't talk nonsense. She gave the order to the void in a soft girlish voice: "Knock them out."

A beam of light flashed in front of her, and a huge three-meter-tall humanoid puppet walked out of it.

"As you command, my master."

This huge humanoid puppet has four steel arms as thick as human bodies. It is as imposing as the giants in ancient rumors. Its whole body is wrapped in a black metal exoskeleton, as deep as ink, and seems to be able to absorb all light. There is a red observation strip on the head of the puppet, and the observation crystal for collecting information is placed here. Other than that, there is no gap.

The limbs and torso of this huge puppet are inlaid with translucent energy crystals, which store many spells. Now, the puppet floats under the influence of the spells, and then rushes towards Saya who is closest to him. .

During the charge, one of its steel arms turned into a long sword. The sword was extremely sharp, and there was a trace of blue arc on the blade, which was obviously poisonous. The puppet raised the long sword in his hand, and then faced it. The quasi-big nun's location was struck decisively.

This blow was full of momentum, without any hesitation. The blue arc flashed in mid-air and lingered for a long time. There was no idea of 'stunning' in such a blow. If Saya didn't dodge, she would definitely be beheaded. into two sections.

But Saya still dodged. She raised her steps slightly, and the whole person disappeared from the spot and appeared hundreds of meters away. This was the Holy Light Teleportation. It was the same as the instant short-distance teleportation of the mages. This magical technique It enables some priests and nuns who specialize in divine arts to have the ability to reach places where light can shine in an instant.

But after using this magical technique, Saya's face suddenly became more painful. As she used her strength to fight, she was completely unable to suppress the parasites in her body. Her thinking ability dropped a lot in an instant, and she was only one step away from coma. remote.

The giant puppet still wanted to pursue, but at this time Robzek and Loranda also took action at the same time. The silver-haired paladin reached out and waved in the air, and a silver holy light struck the puppet on the head like a giant sword, and Loranda He exploded with all his strength in an instant and flew towards the Time Ship where Nolan was.

Both of them have a lot of limited strength. At this time, the holy light full of fighting energy can only exert less than one-tenth, but even so, the attack is very fierce and cannot be easily blocked.

But it was obvious that neither Nolan nor her puppet had any intention of facing off head-on. The giant puppet gave up chasing the nearly unconscious nun and easily dodged Robzek's Holy Light Sword, while the alchemist girl stepped back slightly. , three peak silver and even elementary gold spells instantly appeared on the alchemy robe on her body.

[Human Immobilization Technique] [Laws and Prohibitions] [Encircling Wind Shield]

Two control spells and a shield spell instantly ensured her own safety and made Loranda's movements slightly stagnant. Then, countless strange small alchemical sigils popped out of Nolan's arms. This was a A magic creation similar to a magic scroll, but more expensive. It can store the magic that a user can use at the current energy level and can be reused.

More than a dozen alchemy sigils were thrown out, and then triggered simultaneously by the alchemy girl's mental power. In an instant, the place where the blond paladin was was occupied by thunder, flames and wind. The terrifying magic elements boiled and bombarded Loranda's body. The body caused waves to rise in the sea of blood around it.

If it were in a normal state, the Paladin would not be afraid of combos of this level at all. Whether it was dodge or hard attack, he would have enough strength to achieve it. But now, although Loranda used the Holy Light to resist all the attacks, But he stood there panting, with cold sweat on his head.

The parasitic creature lost the resistance of the power of the Holy Light, and its movements became more frequent. The Paladin felt that he could no longer support it.

On the side, Robzek smashed the giant puppet. Countless steel gears and magic energy structures were splashed everywhere and submerged into the sea of blood. Although he looked uncomfortable, his condition was much better than that of Saya and Loranda. .

But Nolan only said the third sentence.

"No. 2, No. 3, you guys come together."

Along with the two beams of light, two equally huge alchemy puppets appeared beside the girl. They were silent and rushed towards the ultimate holy knight and started fighting with him.

Each of these alchemy puppets has the strength of middle to high-level gold. They are equipped with various small magic artillery and magic soldier outfits. The combat AI is also very powerful, enough to fight Robzek. If the situation is not right, there is still a chance. It will quickly retreat and use powerful spells such as [Flame Jet] and [Aurora Ray] to attack the Paladin from a distance.

But even so, there was nothing they could do against Robzek. The Ultimate Paladin's face was gloomy. He fought steadily and took the time to counterattack. In just tens of seconds, the two powerful alchemy puppets were already scarred and appeared on their bodies. There are many depressions caused by the bombardment of giant hammers.

But the result has not changed.

With a groan, a vein on Robzek's head jumped, and there was a sudden pause in the movements of his hands. Taking advantage of this opportunity, two huge alchemy puppets rushed forward and knocked him out easily.

The only one left was Joshua, who was at the front and furthest away from Nolan.

The warrior walked slowly back to the Time Ship. He calmly watched the church trio being knocked unconscious by Nolan one by one and sent to the Ark deck for placement. There was no reaction.

After the alchemist girl finished all this, he asked: "Why don't you attack me?"

Joshua was not disturbed by this scene. He just asked with slight interest: "And why not kill Saya and the others?"

At this time, a huge floating island fell on the red moon, and the sea of blood swallowed it up. A moment later, the fourteenth huge chaos rune jumped out of it and was projected into Mycroft's world.

"Because if 'Earth II' and both of them are used together, they may not be able to solve you."

After finishing what she was doing, Noelni Nolan slowly turned her head and said in a calm tone: "As for Captain Robzek and the others, I have already collected enough data and made various targeted measures. I have enough confidence in defeating the parasitized plan."

"But you were an accident."

'Earth II' type puppet.

Hearing the familiar vocabulary, Joshua couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

Seeing the soldier's smile, Nolan shook her head. Facing the unplanned warrior, she acted very cautiously. Even though Joshua was still far away from her, the alchemist girl still let two giant puppets stop her. In front of him, a steel barrier formed.

"I know that you still have enough energy to fight now. Just like Captain Robzek, the brain-eating insects converted from the derivatives of the abyss cannot affect your basic combat effectiveness for the time being."

Nolan's voice came from behind the puppet: "But this kind of combat power lasts for a very short time. I don't need to defeat you, I just need to wait until the time is up, and you will faint on your own... As for why not kill them, because It’s not necessary yet, both you and them are still useful to the plan.”

"Can you tell me why you betrayed us?"

Joshua's tone was very calm, and he didn't seem to be angry about this kind of thing. His eyes were very calm, without any waves.

"No, there is no betrayal." And Nolan seemed to be willing to delay the time. The girl took a breath, and then said in a slightly mocking tone: "Mr. Joshua, from the beginning, you who don't know the truth of this world Just not on the same page as me."

"The world has been destroyed long ago."

Without waiting for the warrior to ask what the truth was, she raised her head and looked at the broken abyss plane—except for the blood moon and scattered stone islands, there was nothing in this world, only an endless void of chaos.

Lowering his eyes, his eyelashes flickering slightly, Nolan said calmly to Joshua: "Mycroft Continent is a world that has been destroyed long ago, just like this 'Blood Moon' plane."

Seeing Joshua's surprised expression, the girl showed a cold smile without any smile. She sighed softly: "In ancient times, at the end of the Era of Glory, the world was destroyed due to an unprecedented doomsday catastrophe. Many gods died, and The continent that originally occupied one-fifth of the world collapsed into seven pieces, three of which sank to the bottom of the sea. They are now the Far South Sea, the Vast Sea in the far north, and the Abyss in the east... Of course, the world did not collapse because of this. Returning to nothingness, an extremely powerful man who surpassed the gods used his great power to forcibly stabilize the remaining four continents, and used part of the 'catastrophe' to merge them, forming the current Mycrof continent."

"'He' sealed the abyss and rekindled the original fire, allowing this world to last for a whole thousand years, but now, the firewood is about to burn out, and everything is close to the end."

"My blood."

Speaking of this, Noelni Nolan pointed at herself. She didn't care whether Joshua saw it or not, and just talked to herself: "It originated from the saint incarnation of the Mother Goddess of the Earth during the Era of Glory."

"From the time when people in my family were born, they could hear the wail of the continent beneath their feet, and the sounds of the world here - it had long been broken and dead, but it was still surviving and maintaining its existence because of that great existence."

"About that, I understand."

The girl was talking happily, but Joshua spoke up and interrupted her: "But what does this have to do with you cooperating with the demon dragon who has taken refuge in the Chaos Evil God?"

Nolan was not angry either. She originally wanted to delay the conversation until the warrior could no longer resist the parasites in his body, and she could also vent her desire to talk. So in response to Joshua's question, she shook her head slightly and answered directly. Said: "Just take what you need. The ceremony held by Mandargar this time is to connect this broken abyss world with Mycroft. This is the request of the evil god, and it can be sent along this fragile abyss. My own power enters the continent, and the power of the abyss can also use this to connect with Mycroft's world."

"Mandagal can obtain the power of advanced legends from it, and the five-color dragon clan can get the strongest support from the abyss lords who cooperate with them. At worst, if the dragon disaster fails, they can escape from here."

Nolan said in a slightly boring tone: "And I am simply doing it for the remaining wishes of the Mother Earth."

"Oh?" Joshua raised his brows with curiosity on his face, but he didn't ask, as he seemed to have no extra energy.

Seeing that Joshua had begun to tire under the erosion of the parasites, Nolan couldn't help but relax a lot. The strength and combat effectiveness of the warrior made her secretly frightened. This was an existence that was completely beyond her plan. Fortunately, he saw He was unprepared for people he knew, so he drank tea containing the parasites in his daily diet.

But even so, the girl did not dare to let the puppet beside her move away. She even hid a little tighter and answered the soldier's doubts with only her voice: "Mr. Joshua, you appear to be a noble from the North. In fact, they are the Chaos Guardians used by the Northern Empire to suppress the sealed lands. You should know that this world needs to rely on the power of chaos overflowing from these sealed lands to maintain the burning of the initial fire and ensure the stability of existence - this is the world It has been destroyed, but there is clear evidence that a great being intervened and forcibly maintained it.”

"If chaos is the nothingness that existed at the beginning of creation, then chaos is the end of the world, the end after the destruction of all things."

Nolan said softly, as if he was sighing: "The Abyss is the incarnation of chaos. It is the gathering of countless worlds like Mycroft Continent that have extinguished fire but have not died out for the time being. Those demons are races that have lost fire. They are burning Exhausted ashes can no longer be ignited, so it is for this reason that we long for the light of fire and invade those worlds where the original fire is still burning.”

"Mr. Joshua, the earth under our feet, the world that carries and nurtures us, wants to merge with the abyss. After all, Mycroft Continent is a world that has died long ago and relies on burning nothingness and chaos to maintain the fire... But with the help of you chaos The sealed place where the watchers are stationed is completely insufficient. When the firewood left by that existence is burned out and we don't integrate into the abyss, the world will quickly collapse and return to nothingness."

At this time, the alchemist girl's tone became firmer, and she spoke to the warrior in such a sincere tone for the first time: "I don't expect the destruction of the world, nor do I like the invasion of demons. We just want to make this world last longer. Keep it up, even if it’s..."

"Even if I turn into ashes in your mouth and become a demon, I won't hesitate."

Joshua replied calmly: "Right? Nono, that's what you think? You want us to join you, so you won't kill Saya and others for the time being."

The warrior raised his eyes, and the red heads seemed to be able to penetrate the puppet's obstruction. He looked directly into the eyes of the gray-haired girl behind him. Joshua said to himself in a thoughtful tone: "That's it, that's it. Mycroft's world has been destroyed long ago, so no wonder the plot unfolds like this. Although Loranda is a bit stupid, she doesn't look like someone who can open the door to the abyss."

"Now it seems that it is indeed the power left by the sages that keeps the entire world burning. This has allowed the Mycroft Continent to last for thousands of years..."

"Do you know the 'Sage'?" Nolan's surprised voice came from behind the puppet. The gray-haired girl had been hiding from Joshua in the cabin and didn't know the information about the empire, so she didn't know that the warrior had the Azure Orb. , is one of the successors of the sage, but then, she shook her head and said: "No, it is not the power of that adult that maintains this world. Order is a cycle, endless and endless. The incomplete world does not have this kind of perfection. cycle, it must burn things of chaos to ignite the fire.”

"The power to maintain the existence of this world comes from one of the 'catastrophes', an evil god."

"Evil God?" Joshua repeated doubtfully.

"Yes, don't you know?"

He clearly knew about the sages but did not know such simple information. Nolan's tone could not help but reveal a hint of weirdness: "It is everywhere and has coexisted with our civilization in the new era for thousands of years. It has brought us pain and... Countless wealth.”

After a long silence, Joshua narrowed his eyes: "Black Forest."

"Yes." Nolan nodded and confirmed: "To be precise, it's the evil god [Plenty]."

"As one of the most powerful evil gods in the multiverse, he was killed by the sages in the catastrophe thousands of years ago. His body and the remains of the Mother Goddess of the Earth merged the four remaining continents, which is why our world still exists."

After explaining this, the gray-haired girl paused for a while. Then, in a tentative tone, she asked the soldier: "Mr. Joshua, what do you think of my opinion?"

There is no doubt that he is talking about joining them and letting Mycroft Continent merge into the abyss for a longer period of time.

After pondering for a while, Joshua couldn't help but laugh.

He asked: "How many people think like you?"

Nolan remained silent and did not answer this question.

"So that's it." The soldier didn't take it seriously. He nodded slightly and said, "I understand... you think this way. No wonder Saya, who can see through people's emotions, can't discover your betrayal, because you think you are just, Sister. I can’t see through people’s hearts, so I can’t detect your true face.”

"You have given up, so you plan to compromise and let the world melt into the abyss."

At this point, Joshua's voice gradually became louder, like thunder, echoing over the sea of blood: "But I don't intend to give up."

A little cyan light spot appeared on the warrior's chest, which was the power of the Azure Orb and the pulse of the power of order.

"Noelle Nolan, the genius alchemist."

The soldier said softly: "My former comrade-in-arms."

"I believe you."

"Although I was indeed betrayed in my previous life, I still don't want to believe that my partner would stab me in the back."

The power of the Azure Orb flowed through the warrior's body in an instant, driving away all nerve speed and paralyzing toxins. It replaced the warrior's fighting spirit and suppressed the parasite in Joshua's brain, but at the same time, A strong sense of pain also came, stimulating the warrior's nerves.

But Joshua didn't care. He raised his left hand, and then, with Nolan's extremely shocked eyes, he aimed it at his head and inserted it hard.

Five fingers easily scratched part of the skull. The soldier's eyes showed no emotion, no pain, no anger after being betrayed, and no excitement. He used his left hand, which was covered in blood and translucent liquid, to press into his skull. He was stirring inside, and said calmly: "I gave you a chance, my friend, but you lost it."

After finishing speaking, he pulled out a silver-white worm about the thickness of a finger and five or six centimeters long from his skull, and crushed it without any hesitation. Joshua took a deep breath, and his whole body was full of fighting spirit. Start burning.

The ultimate intention is to use a human body to transcend human limits and reach unimaginable realms.

The ultimate power, forged steel for the body and cast iron for the heart, the owner's body can transcend reality and exert incredible power.

Mere brain damage—what does it count? !

The terrifying coercion that far exceeded the average extreme intention began to spread, and black-red flames surrounded the warrior's side, like a thick fire dragon.

In just such a moment, the blazing foehn wind overflowed, and the sea of blood within hundreds of meters was completely burned into nothingness in an instant. Even the steam could not remain. The terrifying shock wave began to spread towards the surrounding area, and all the blood in the field of vision was burned. The sea rippled as a result, and the calm red sea surface stirred up huge waves, rumbling and roaring.

"this… "

Nolan, who could not imagine this scene at all, began to feel weak in her hands and feet. In front of Joshua, who unleashed all his strength, she felt an infinite shadow begin to spread, filling her vision.

Turning around, she wanted to find the bodies of Saya and others as hostages, but what the girl saw was a silver steel puppet.

The Steel Element No. 1 just silently threw Robzek's body into the cabin. Although it couldn't move the two giant dragons, Nolan couldn't kill him with two rough and thick heads. dragon as a hostage.

"They all fainted, which is actually a good thing."

Joshua's voice came from behind her. The warrior was like lava about to erupt. He was suppressed to the limit, but could explode at any time. The red fighting spirit mixed with the black fluctuations of killing intent condensed behind him. A burning blurry image, which seemed to be the eyes of a giant god. The red-gold pupils revealed pure killing intent and desire for war.

"Otherwise, if I let them see my divinity, they might cause a little trouble."

The next moment, the sea of blood surged.

The puppets were scattered into ashes, and the iron fist was in front of the girl.

Chapter 2, 6500 words, updated with 1w2,000 words today, some vocabulary will be revised later

I overestimated myself. I didn’t expect to finish writing this plot before reaching the beginning. What I said yesterday was really too exaggerated.

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