Red-black clouds enveloped the sky, and bloody light shot out from the gaps in the clouds, like red swords, inserted into the Colonos Mountains.
A storm is brewing deep in the sky, thunder can be heard roaring in the clouds, the atmosphere is filled with the smell of sulfur and coke, and the smell of blood fills every corner of the earth.
The Kronos Mountains, which was originally not peaceful, but could barely be called peaceful, completely turned into a battlefield for invaders from other worlds.
It is burning, like a forest ravaged by a fire storm. The charred trees are crackling and exploding. The entire ground is full of lava pits and traces of acid corrosion. Due to the battle between extraordinary beings, the rivers on the earth have dried up. Rocks turned into sand, hot winds raged in mid-air, causing the air to steam and twist.
And in such a dangerous environment, Lisa was running at full speed. The girl used every debris of trees and surviving rocks as shelter and ran in an irregular route.
Through the power of electric current and the use of tiny currents to stimulate the muscles, the dragon girl can exert a power that is not inferior to ordinary monsters with her petite body. And with the induction of strong magnetic fields, Lisa can also avoid the flying dragons fighting in the sky. , demons and all kinds of strange flying vehicles.
Today's Colonos Mountains have turned into a battlefield for alien visitors in just ten minutes. The moment the demon army arrived, they began to fight fiercely with the two-legged flying dragons that followed, with acid breath and Abyssal spells are flying randomly in the sky, and the aftermath of dragon flames and blasphemous rays are destroying the few intact lands on the ground. From time to time, you can see the corpses of demons or flying dragons falling from the sky, and the energy overflows, completely falling. Into a puddle of mud. On the ground, the monsters that have gone completely crazy because of their dangerous instincts are running away from the battlefield of these powerful outsiders.
Although suppressed as much as possible, forests were devastated by the aftermath of the battle and villages were set ablaze.
Fortunately, those strange golden flying devices have not joined the fight between demons and flying dragons for the time being. Although they are occasionally attacked, most of the time they retreat at the first touch. They are flying around, collecting plants and monsters on the ground, and can be seen The traction light beams fell down one after another, taking the panicked monsters, plants or dragons into the cabin.
Lisa didn't have time to care about this. In the short ten minutes since she started to retreat, the girl had already heard several shrill screams coming from nearby, some of which were familiar voices to her - the newly awakened young people in the village. The demon hunter reserves are conducting tests nearby, and those screams should be the dying cries of those who were accidentally affected by the aftermath of the battle.
"Ah!!! Help! I - snap -"
The sound of bones being crushed.
It felt like she was beside her. Her hearing, which was greatly enhanced by the electric current, became Lisa's nightmare. She could tell that the owner of the voice was one of her peers, although the relationship between the two was not very good. , but still belongs to people who can sit down and eat at the same table... But now, this girl who was still a friend was completely silent after letting out a scream, and was completely crushed.
"Don't think about other people and go, Lisa."
The girl's chest turned into a pendant, and the Syndicate, who was always ready for war, yelled angrily: "This is a battlefield. You have no time to sympathize with other people, and you have no ability to help them! You can only take care of yourself!"
"If you want revenge, you have to wait until later. Since the First Legion and the Five-Colored Dragon Clan have invaded, it is definitely a foregone conclusion that the world will turn into an abyss again. You must adapt to this environment as soon as possible and grow up! Your potential is greater than mine. , don’t be buried here now!”
"...I understand, Mr. Syndicate..."
The Balrog's scolding awakened the girl. Lisa gritted her teeth and endured the grief and panic in her heart. She said tremblingly: "But what on earth is going on... Why did the mountain suddenly become like this?"
"A few days ago, I was discussing with Sofina what she should do after becoming a witcher. She said with anticipation that she wanted to hunt a colorful bird and use its feathers to make beautiful clothes. I Said that I wanted to explore further afield... Sophia died in an instant, how could it become like this?"
"... Because this is the rule of the abyss. You dragons are too weak and were discovered, so you can only allow the strong to invade."
"Is that so... too weak?"
The sudden change in reality shattered Lisa's vision for the future in an instant, and the girl's optimistic plan for the future was brutally destroyed. After all, she was just a teenage girl. A dozen days ago, she was still worried about her inability to awaken the power of her bloodline. Even after being trained by the Balrog and receiving the inheritance from the legendary strongman, her mind was still far away. Far from being able to withstand such an emergency.
If the Syndicate hadn't been standing by, instructing Lisa's every move with a strong tone, breaking Lisa's confusion every time, the helpless dragon girl might have been completely overwhelmed by this unexpected situation.
(Is it the Fire Marine Corps... Has the demon king of the Sixth Abyss made up his mind to invade this world? The only good news is that they are not the only ones, there are other powerful forces competing.)
At this time, the Balrog is working hard to turn its thinking center. It originally didn't like to think, but now that only the core body is left, it can't do it without relying on the brain. The Syndicate senses the surrounding situation through the magnetic field and racks its brains. Thinking about how to break through the surroundings of flying dragons, demons and strange flying vehicles, and return to the still hidden dragon village. Finally, when the Balrog was about to vomit blood, he finally found a safe path.
"Go this way, through the ashes of the charred trees!"
The Syndicate said to Lisa in a deep voice: "There is an open area ahead. Only in this way can we avoid the eyes and ears of those demons and flying dragons... Hurry up, there is no time!"
"Okay, okay!" Lisa naturally did not suspect that the Syndicate would have any malicious intentions, but when she saw the ashes of the trees that had just burned to white ash not far away, she instinctively hesitated for a moment: "The temperature is over several hundred degrees... I can OK?"
"Nonsense, you are a pure-blood dragon, and you have also practiced electric current propulsion, which has begun to show results - do you think the inheritance I gave you will be so useless that you can't even withstand a temperature of a few hundred degrees?"
Balrog urged: "Hurry up, there is a large group of demons coming behind us. They have the ability to see the heat of life. If you don't hide in the ashes, you will definitely be discovered!"
Although the devil is currently fighting flying dragons and golden vehicles, and may not care about a mere dragon man, the carelessness of leaving his life to others is something that even a lunatic would not do.
Lisa knew that this was not the time for her to hesitate. The girl made up her mind, took a few deep breaths to adjust her condition, and then used all her strength to rush into the ashes!
At this time, in Lisa's body, countless weak currents began to flow throughout her body. This was originated from the blood power in the dragon's body, and this blood power was quickly controlled by the girl's own will. It can be seen that countless weak currents traveling throughout the body begin to converge, and then merge into a thick and powerful energy. It runs violently in Lisa's body, and even overflows from the body surface, blooming into strips. Cyan arc.
The whole body was wrapped in an electric arc, and the cells in the body began to move violently. The electric current began to push the girl's body, producing various powerful abilities: no fear of high temperatures, no fear of electric current, strong body, strengthened muscles, superhuman perception...Li, who was driven by electric current, ran in all directions. Sha's power at this time has surpassed that of most ordinary demon hunters, and she can face off against many monsters. Even monsters with names can kill them with one strike through sneak attacks.
Plunging into the ashes, Lisa immediately began to swim quickly as if she were entering water. For her at this time, the high-temperature soil and gravel around her body were just like the water around ordinary people, and could be discharged at will. , only swimming freely, and the high-temperature ashes of hundreds of degrees could not cause any harm to her as the Syndicate said... It was only then that Lisa truly discovered that she was no longer an ordinary dragon. A young girl, but a true transcendent.
As long as she continues to practice electric current push until she reaches the limit of this breathing practice, she will become the strongest demon hunter in the history of dragon people. If she transcends this realm and reaches the realm above it, then she will become a true demon hunter. Strong in the sense.
But now, the girl doesn't have time to think so much. She can already sense dozens of powerful electromagnetic fields appearing behind her. They are terrifying existences that Mr. Syndicate calls demons. They roar through the air and pounce on On a battlefield in the distance, the powerful energy radiation made Lisa feel more stinging than the ordinary high temperature. This also made her once again confirm the fact that she was weak.
After the demons had gone away, Lisa emerged from the ashes of the forest. At this time, she only felt warm all over her body, and there was no damage except for turning black.
"Continue, Lisa, we can't count on the demon hunters in your village now. They can't protect themselves. Let's go back to the village by ourselves first... Tsk."
To be honest, the Syndicate doesn't think it is a good idea to return to the village at all. Now it has a clear view of the situation in the Kronos Mountains. No place is safe. Compared with a single dragonman, the village is more dangerous because of the large target. No matter how hidden it is, it's the same. Rather than obeying his instinct and returning to a familiar place, Enma thought it would be better to rely on Lisa's current strength to go into the depths of the mountains and hide. After all, it was obvious that neither the devil nor the five-color dragon wanted to destroy the world, but If they want to seize it, they will not massacre the natives, but assimilate them as part of themselves.
In this case, isn’t life always a life wherever it is
But it also knows that Lisa is still a little girl after all, and it is impossible to make such a cold-blooded decision. Moreover, it is also good to go back and listen to these dragon people who have been living in the mountains to summarize the situation. It feels that a race with such blood , shouldn't be knocked down so easily.
The dragon girl and the Balrog continued to rush through the mountains. The two were very fast. They avoided most of the dead ends. They returned to the battlefield of outsiders and the ruins of the battlefield that were too dangerous in just half an hour. A dragon village hidden in a blind corner of the terrain.
At this time, the dragon village was under martial law. Dragon demon hunters wearing animal skin uniforms and carrying large bows were hiding in every corner of the forest and hills, nervously patrolling around. Li did not deliberately avoid the sight of these people. Lisa was naturally discovered by them. After being stunned for a moment, a demon hunter immediately jumped out and went to fetch Lisa, while another demon hunter ran in the other direction, seemingly wanting to notify who.
Soon, the dragon girl, covered in charcoal and monster blood scabs, was brought into the village by the nervous demon hunter from the same village. What greeted her was a one-eyed middle-aged dragon man.
"Lisa?! It's great that you're alive... What's wrong with you?!"
Seeing his daughter who was covered in messes and could smell the strong smell of blood, the one-eyed demon hunter was immediately stunned. He hurriedly stepped forward, half-knelt down to see if there were any injuries on Lisa's body. Finally, he was thankful. He discovered that all the blood belonged to monsters, and there were no wounds at all on his daughter's body.
"Oh my God, Lisa, there's no news from the entire testing team. There's such a big thing happening outside, but I can't get any news from you..."
The dragon girl who was already shaking uncontrollably and about to cry just by hugging her, and the one-eyed middle-aged man with a weathered face couldn't help but burst into tears. There were obvious wounds on his arms and shoulders, most of which were bandaged. It can be seen that they have encountered a battle.
But now was not the time to greet her. He had no time to continue comforting his daughter. The middle-aged demon hunter stood up. He stroked Lisa's face and swept away the dust on the girl's face. He said in a serious voice: "Let's go quickly." , go to the center of the mountains and take refuge in the land of ancestors! Most of the people in the village have already left, and we are almost the last group. Fortunately, I waited for you... Hurry up, those powerful monsters will come soon, their battlefield It’s moving fast!”
"Okay dad." Lisa, who had held back her tears and finally found support, but couldn't vent, said with a choked voice: "Sofia is dead, everyone is dead... It's all my fault. If I didn't leave, I can lead them to avoid the devil..."
"Don't be stupid, my good boy, you can't do anything. Those creatures can see through the disguise of the best demon hunters. You can come back alive because the ancestors and the Dragon God protected you."
The middle-aged demon hunter didn't take it seriously. He shook his head and said: "There is a shelter built by the ancestors in the center of the mountain range. This is a disaster recorded in the prophecy... But the number of people in the shelter is limited. If you go late, you will have to fend for yourself. A little. Get organized, your batch will be leaving soon."
"Okay." Lisa nodded obediently. She held her chest and asked with some confusion: "But what about you, Dad?"
"Dad is going to die...Dad stays with you, and I will protect you!"
The middle-aged dragon man hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and changed his words. He knew that his decision would be despised by many members of the demon hunting team who were scheduled to retire, but in order to ensure the safety of his daughter, he was too lazy to care about prestige and popularity. After this disaster, God will know whether the Dragon Man will survive, not to mention that nothing in this world is more important than his daughter.
"I will also protect daddy!"
Hearing the words of the middle-aged demon hunter, Lisa also cheered up. She couldn't help but said: "Lisa is very strong now... I can also contribute!"
"I know... my daughter is a pure-blooded person who is rare to see in a hundred years. She will definitely be able to protect us..."
The middle-aged demon hunter originally wanted to smile, but halfway through his laughter, he couldn't help but feel a sense of bitterness... Ever since his wife was killed by a strange monster from the God's Desert, he had devoted himself to hunting monsters and venting his resentment. , angry and self-blame, although it cannot be said that he has neglected his daughter, but he is indeed not at home with her most of the time. At that time, when he heard that his daughter could not awaken, he was actually a little relieved, because this way he no longer had to be a dangerous demon hunter and could live peacefully in the village.
But now, I don't know when, my daughter has grown up and has strength... In this dangerous situation, she can also say the words to protect her father.
Is this time? Unknowingly, so much time has passed. The little girl she once was has become a girl who can walk through the battlefield forest alone. The daughter in her father's arms has also become a person who vows to protect her father.
Without saying much, the middle-aged demon hunter led Lisa to the last group of teams in the village preparing to set off to the center of the mountains. Regardless of the strange looks in the eyes of the dragons around him, he joined the demon hunters escorting the team. , leading Lisa forward, the group followed a secret forest path as quickly as possible, approaching the center of the mountains. The other demon hunters who were originally patrolling around the village also gathered into a team, hanging far behind the team, ready to break up at any time.
"Lisa, didn't you say when you were a child that you always wanted to leave the village? In fact, becoming a demon hunter may not allow you to leave the village very far. But this time, we are going to the burial place of our ancestors, which is located in the mountains. central."
On the way, the middle-aged dragon man looked at the forest flowing backward around him and sighed to the girl: "This is already an area that many dragon people cannot go to in their lifetime... The living environment of our dragon people is really too narrow. Many people cannot leave their villages in their entire lives.”
"Ok, I know."
Lisa nodded. Mr. Syndicate had told her all these things. At that time, Enma used a disdainful tone to talk about how narrow the dragon people's living habits were and how they didn't know how to adapt. He also told her a lot about the world outside the world, which had been destroyed. The story of a world full of vitality. It also depicts many scenes that make the dragon girl's eyes sparkle: tall and spectacular rock buildings, plains without deserts, land covered with frost and snow, and the vast and boundless ocean world.
Lisa has always wanted to take a look and experience these worlds she has never seen before, out of curiosity and desire for adventure. She had always wanted to leave the village and felt that she could give everything for it, but today, when she really left existence and knew that it was very likely that she would never be able to come back, that she would never be able to return to that cozy rock log cabin, Lisa still couldn't help but feel a little stinging in her heart.
But it doesn't matter anymore...because my father is by my side and my family is by my side. At this most critical moment, when she was about to leave for a distant place, she only cared about her father's safety.
The road was long and far away, crossing many canyons and rivers. The village where Lisa and others were located was located on the outer edge of the mountain range, and they were about to head to the center of the mountain range. Everyone was moving forward steadily as fast as they could, because most of the people in the team were going there. Some are ordinary people, many women and children will fall behind, and then middle-aged dragonmen and other demon hunters will carry them forward together. Fortunately, they were lucky and didn't encounter any demons or flying dragons along the way, so they covered most of the distance in just a few days.
It was late at night, and countless magnificent flames could still be seen blooming in the dark night sky. Meteor stars and dragon shadows could be seen shuttled between the clouds. The war was completely intensified. Demons, flying dragons and golden aircraft were already in full swing. Some of the main forces were engaged in a decisive battle at the edge of the mountain range. The group even saw in horror that a distant mountain peak collapsed with a huge roar. This was the result of the battle between extraordinary creatures.
Most of the dragons fell asleep due to exhaustion after traveling all day. Only the demon hunters who had awakened the power of their blood and could wake up through electric current stimulation were responsible for taking turns to guard. Lisa, who was driven by electric current, would naturally not feel tired. , at this time, she was leaning on her father's shoulder, quietly looking at the night sky.
In the night sky, there are countless stars twinkling, and the silver brilliance becomes brighter with the large white haze. The elders of the village believe that the light haze covering the sky is a sign of disaster, but Mr. Syndicate said that it is a sign of diversity. Opportunities for all life in the universe, of course, for the weak, opportunities may also be disasters.
"Is it wrong to be weak..."
The dragon girl thought about these questions. She always found it difficult to agree with this statement. The strong should fight against the strong. Why should it harm the weak who want to live a good life? But Balrog always told her that sometimes the strong did not deliberately want to harm the weak, and would even actively avoid the weak. But when they really used their full strength, the aftermath of a casual blow might destroy them. The entire dragon race was wiped out.
"Being weak is not wrong, but if you don't want to become strong and become strong, then the existence of such a race itself is wrong."
The Balrog said this: "Weak flesh may not necessarily be eaten by the strong, but weak flesh that does not want to become the strong is destined to be eaten."
Lisa still couldn't understand this idea, but she vaguely understood it, just like a lion would not deliberately look for a rabbit to eat, because such an action is a waste of energy, but this kind of ignorance is at least based on the rabbit running away. Quickly, with sufficient vigilance. Otherwise, the lion could catch a rabbit with just a quick look, so why not
And just when the girl was about to fall asleep thinking about these too grand questions, the light of the stars in the sky was suddenly blocked.
——Rumble, rumble——! ! !
Like thunder, but a hundred times louder, the loud sound that seemed to tear the world apart came from the top of the sky. At this time, the entire dark starry sky turned into chaos, with blue spiritual radiance and black abyss. Scorching aura, one black and one white, the power of negative energy and ice, runes all over the sky and invisible spiritual fluctuations filled the entire sky, dyeing it into incredible colors.
"It's... the king! He's here too, sir!"
Lisa felt the trembling from her chest, which was the trembling of the Syndicate. Balrog looked at the sky, which occupied a corner of the sky and was as brilliant as the sun, and said with a tone of fear and reverence from the heart: "He has arrived... to decide the fate of this world. The real war has begun!"
"Ouch--!"
In the distance, beyond the mountains, in the center of God's Desert, a huge blue current also lit up. As the sky changed color, the Dragon God on the earth was not to be outdone and showed its power. It faced the sky above. , those beings who peeked at its power and woke it up let out extremely angry roars.
All the dragonmen woke up in an instant, because of the loud noise and the trembling coming from deep within their blood. They either looked blankly at the night sky that was already brighter than the day, or looked at the flashing lightning in the desert in the distance. .
Lisa's father, a middle-aged dragon man, originally looked at the night sky. He could naturally feel the pulse of blood power, and knew that this was proof that the gods they believed in had completely awakened. He originally wanted to speak to calm everyone down, but since the dragon If God wakes up completely, then the situation should get much better, but before he could say anything, the middle-aged demon hunter couldn't help but change his face: "Those monsters are coming!"
Hearing these words, Lisa also turned her head sharply. With the perception shared with the Syndicate, the girl clearly felt that the demons and flying dragons who were originally fighting in various places in the mountains were fighting more crazily due to the intensified conflict between their respective leaders. Not far away, there happened to be four or five demons and flying dragons that were knocked away by the opponent and landed quickly near the place where the dragon people stayed. They were seriously injured and in urgent need of energy treatment. They also sensed that there happened to be such a person around them. A batch of delicacies with strong blood energy suddenly stood up with roars and rushed towards the dragon team!
In order to compete for energy replenishment and to prevent the enemy from getting it, these flying dragons and demons regarded the dragon people's team as their meal.
"Let's go!"
Immediately, the vigilant demon hunters around them did not care about hiding. Instead, they roared loudly: "The third team followed me. These monsters were seriously injured. We should be able to stop them!"
"The second team is following me. We are responsible for blocking the monster that is attacking from the eleven o'clock direction!"
"Team 4..."
"ah."
it's time.
The middle-aged dragon man stood up. He picked up the big bow he had put aside and picked up the quiver at his side. The man lowered his head and touched the girl's head. He looked deeply at her daughter. , as if to carve Lisa's overwhelmed face into the depths of her soul, then he turned his head, without saying a word, just holding his weapon and striding away from his daughter.
There were no unnecessary words or any unnecessary actions. Lisa didn't react at first. When she noticed it and watched her father follow other demon hunters to the sniper front line, the girl immediately stood up and prepared to accompany her. Her father went to fight together, but at this time, Balrog relied on the spiritual connection between the contracts to forcibly control Lisa's body, turn her head, and leave with the retreating army.
"Mr. Syndicate! What are you doing?! Give me your body back!"
"Shut up, you bastard. If you don't want your father's efforts to be in vain, run away as fast as you can!"
Enma didn't want to talk at all at this time. In these few days, the middle-aged man had told Lisa all the routes to the center of the mountain range. He even secretly gave Lisa his voucher for entering and exiting the shelter. After entering Lisa's pocket, it could be seen that the man had been prepared for a long time, but he was afraid of returning, so he didn't say a word when he left.
A brave underdog and a father.
Lisa was running like a machine, controlled by the Balrog. The power of electric current was running in her body, and her speed was even a few minutes faster than the average demon hunter. The girl ran mechanically like this, and ran until the flames The demon continued to run after the control ended. Because she was familiar with the route, she instinctively followed the road and headed towards the center of the mountain range. Before she knew it, Lisa was in tears.
She could also hear the sounds of fighting in the distance, bow strings breaking, arrows piercing the air, demons and flying dragons roaring in pain. The powerful demon hunters were not inferior to some low-level demons. The elite old hunters relied on ambush and numerical advantage. And the terrain is enough to compete with members of the demon army, not to mention that the opponent is seriously injured. So Lisa still has a glimmer of hope in her heart, she can still sense the witcher's magnetic field.
But soon, as the magnetic fields of the demons and flying dragons dissipated one after another, the magnetic field of the demon hunters also decreased rapidly. As the last demon's magnetic field fled in panic, none of the four demon hunting teams that went to snipe was gone. They were able to move. They just held on for the last breath and faced off against the incoming monsters. After the enemies left, these fragile magnetic fields began to dissipate one by one.
crackle. This was the sound of electric current exploding. The magnetic field that they had been getting along with for many years dissipated like smoke. Lisa could even smell the smell of blood lingering on the tip of her nose.
The girl's heart froze. Lisa knew that person would never come back.
Now she is alone. No matter how far she travels to find the grasslands and the sea, or find the monster that killed her mother to avenge her, no one will be happy about it, worry about it, or be surprised and cry for it.
She was alone.
Therefore, there is no turning back on this road to the distant place.
Above the sky, the battle between the legendary powerhouses continued, and the starry sky was stirred into chaos. The amazing energy radiation even replaced the sun and illuminated this small world.
No one cared, and from then on, a girl was alone.
Today there are 8,000 words, and two chapters are published together. Although yesterday’s update has just been made up, these can be regarded as compensation for yesterday’s interruption.
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