Two minutes later, Joshua and Nostradamus were standing in front of the experimental table, closely observing the dying black snake soaked in nutrient solution.
The black snake was more than seventeen meters long and was placed in a life-sustaining tank. For the Mycrof continent, where there are many monsters, seventeen meters in length is not that huge, but unlike the ordinary monster python, this black snake has no scales. Its outer skin looks rugged, but it is actually It's one body. When you look at it magnified, those so-called 'scales' are countless tiny protrusions of primitive runes.
In addition, the black snake has many details that are different from the real snake, such as the fangs that are as fine as a shark, the shape of the internal bones, etc. It is not so much a snake as it is a primitive marine creature. "Original Dragon", but these are not closely related, so there is no need to explain them clearly.
"This technique is really crude."
Putting his right hand into the nutrient solution, Joshua grabbed the black giant python with one hand. He touched his chin and said in confusion: "Who caught it? Such a precious sample was beaten like this... On the verge of Energy is lost in dead organisms, and many things cannot be seen.”
Scanning the black snake from beginning to end, Joshua found nothing unusual except for a trace of the earth's divine power that he had observed before. There was no magic core, no extraordinary organs, except for a relatively developed brain. It's just an ordinary alien python. The innate inscriptions on its skin have the function of absorbing light and accumulating energy - and this in itself is the biggest abnormality - even a trace of a creature with divine power is absolutely the same as an ordinary mortal thing. The difference between cloud and mud can never be just such an ordinary monster.
"This was captured by your disciples, the first team of Winter Castle."
Nostradamus replied calmly that before Joshua came back, he had already studied the black snake many times, so he did not intervene at this time: "They found another way to the snake." On the road to the underground world, I happened to encounter these black snakes. According to them, these black snakes live in groups and have the power to control the two elements of earth and water. The leading snake also has powers similar to the petrified magic eye, which can be regarded as It’s a rather tricky silver-level monster.”
"In addition, they also said that this black snake tastes good. This living black snake was originally left by them to be dedicated to you, the master."
"Really? You can use magic and have magic eyes, so you really can't hold back... It's a shame they can deal with the swarm of silver monsters."
Hearing this, Joshua was slightly startled. He chuckled, and then put the black in his hand back into the nutrient solution: "It's nice that you can still think of me after the battle."
In this way, it can explain the anomaly: the weak divine power of the earth is the reason why these black snakes can use earth and water magic. When the black snakes die, the divine power overflows, which is similar to the extraordinary power given by power. Then it dissipated, so it seemed nothing unusual.
But it's still strange... Why do these black snakes living underground have a trace of the earth's divine power? They are not extremely powerful beasts, they are just ordinary monsters with the characteristics of primitive dragons.
"I have carefully observed that trace of the earth's divine power, and it seems that it is not innate."
At this time, Nostradamus spoke. He walked to Joshua's side and looked down at the black snake soaked in the light yellow nutrient solution. The old mage said in a doubtful tone: "Joshua, you know." Magical infection theory? I think this should be a similar 'divine power infection' incident."
"I know." Joshua nodded. He understood what the old mage said, so he suddenly said: "You mean, they are not created by divine power, but they just happen to live next to a source of divine power?"
"That's right." Nostradamus nodded slightly.
The theory of magic infection comes from the research of the black forest by mages. They found that the ordinary forest located around the black forest will be assimilated by the magic power leaking from the black forest after a period of time. This is the most typical infection phenomenon. Just like white water will be stained by ink.
In addition, there are many simple examples: for example, if a wind-attributed magic wolf living on the plains moves to the north, it will gradually turn into an ice-attributed ice wolf. This is because the density of local elements has a negative impact on the monsters. erosion conversion.
To give another extreme example: the creatures around the magic crystal veins, even rats, may become 'moonlight rats' with spellcasting abilities and wisdom. The powerful extraordinary power will involuntarily 'infect' or in other words,' Contaminates the surrounding life, making them have characteristics similar to yourself.
Joshua knows this very well, because the ancient dragon is the best example of the magic infection theory. Its mere existence can gradually change the properties of everything in an area. The ancient dragon in the world of Kronos can even rely on its own Power can regenerate the world and make all life in the world become its blood descendants.
This is already the case with magic power, let alone divine power? As long as there is a stable source of divine power similar to the magic crystal veins, it is not strange to give birth to a Titan, let alone a group of black snakes that can control rock water...
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strange things
"Titan?" "Titan!"
Coincidentally, Joshua and Nostradamus said this word at the same time. The two looked at each other and said solemnly: "If there is really a remnant of the power of the Mother Goddess of the Earth underground, then there is no way it is just these. blacksnake!"
"Recently, 'that' seal is in turmoil due to the great demonic tide. After all, the Mother Goddess is its direct descendant... You must not be careless!"
The rekindling of the flames in Mycroft's world is certainly a happy event for the entire world, but it also undoubtedly strengthens the Steel Python as the world's will. At this time, it is more active than in its previous life, and even It has the power to spread its voice to the outside world... In other words, if it is just using those voices as a cover, and is actually gestating some plan underneath, that is very possible!
And coincidentally, at this time, Joshua heard the rather nervous message from No. 1.
As father and son in a sense, Joshua and No. 1 have a channel of steel power similar to that of Balrog. They can ignore time distance and spread all information in real time. At this moment, the steel element is cheering on the dragon girl. Next, he decided to tell the soldier about his recent troubles.
"The voice that appeared in my head for no reason?"
Just hearing these words, Joshua felt an inexplicable crisis and tension, because he thought of the unidentifiable noises he heard vaguely in Redwood City. Maybe No. 1 had encountered him. The same thing... No, it should be said that Steel Python Kallis, No. 1 and himself all heard the same voice!
It's just that Kallis is the will of the world, and although No. 1 is not powerful enough, it is a pure steel element, so the sounds he hears are clearer than his own.
"Steel Python Mycroft...what exactly is it planning to do?"
The black snake in the laboratory is no longer relevant. This kind of black snake should have lived underground in ancient times and should be the ancestor of most marine original dragons today. It has no value except for its good taste. Joshua and Nuo Chatdamus walked out of the laboratory at the same time and came to the outside of Winterfort Academy. The warrior looked up at the sky above his head, his gaze seemed to penetrate the void.
Spreading information to other worlds in the multiverse, spreading information to existences within the world whose conditions are unknown, using divine power to infect biological transformations... Mycroft, the Steel Python, is undoubtedly preparing to make big news. If If Joshua is not the holder of the power of steel, and one of his number one and many students likes to dig holes, and the other is lucky enough to encounter the magical black snake, then he may not be able to react to the undercurrent surging behind it. .
"We must consider countermeasures."
Joshua said to himself, suddenly, he seemed to think of something, and then nodded thoughtfully.
However, what the warrior did not expect was.
The sound that worried the Steel Python Karli did not only spread in the nearby time and space as he thought... It spread far, far away, and the world's wailing, curses and despairing voices penetrated the void and the abyss, Reaching into the unknowable depths of the multiverse.
—The Sixth Abyss, Valley of Tears Fortress.
In the center of the fortress made of black iron, white bones, yellow sand and obsidian, there is a hall filled with lava. A burning red gold throne stands between the rolling lava, and rows of black ferocious statues stand in two rows.
A huge demonic figure without any entity, as if it were a phantom, made of hot lava gas, sat on the throne. It held the side of its face with one hand, as if it was deep in thought.
But then, as the space behind its throne fluctuated slightly, the huge shadow seemed to hear something and straightened its body.
"…did you hear that?"
It murmured in a low voice, as if it was communicating with something, but there was no other life in the lava. It could only see ripples in space, and after a long silence, this huge shadow slowly He shook his head slowly, and then nodded again: "They have awakened... The Sixth Abyss should stay away from the edge for the time being."
"However, if there is a chance..."
Afterwards, there was another long silence, and the ripples in the surrounding space gradually subsided, but the huge demonic shadow still sat on his throne. It stared at the churning magma in front of it, seemingly immersed in endless thoughts.
"world… "
A sigh.
—Blood Moon Abyss, Blood Moon.
The scarlet viscous liquid accumulated into a boundless ocean. With waves of fluctuations from the inside to the outside, the blood-colored ocean surged, as if full of life. At the same time, pure white light erupted from the deepest part of the Blood Moon. Emitting everywhere, showing its purest light and heat to the broken continent around it.
At the core of the blood moon, a huge light group, like the core of a planet, is slowly shrinking and expanding. It is precisely because of its movements that the huge blood moon will stir up waves and surge, which can be vaguely seen. , this light group seems to be pregnant with a human figure. This human figure is curled up in the light group like a baby at this time, and seems to be sleeping.
But suddenly, he seemed to hear something, and the human figure moved slightly. He seemed to open his eyes, and looked around suspiciously... Finally, he turned his head and looked to the side of the void.
There, there is a holy seal that is shining with pure white light. The power of the holy light that isolates the two worlds cannot penetrate even the corrupt breath of the abyss. However, from there, there is a sound that makes the human body unable to sleep.
"Er-ah-"
The giant light figure shook his head in confusion.
It fell asleep again.
—The Dragon Sleeping Abyss, the poisonous sea.
The number of empty islands created by the power of the three legendary dragon kings has reached thousands. Each dragon can own a separate island by himself or with his partner. Life is not easy in this toxic world, but after all, everything is going on the right track.
But at the center of all the islands, where the three dragon kings lived, a five-color sacred light suddenly descended. It divided into three sections and entered the residences of the three dragon kings at the same time.
And just a few minutes later, there was a huge sound, and the light seemed to conflict with the Dragon Kings.
Ordinary five-color dragons felt extremely palpitated. They stayed silent in their dragon nests, not daring to interfere in the conflicts between those great beings... After a while, with a short roar, the five-color rays of light reunited, and then they turned around. They moved towards the void without looking back, and the three dragon kings' empty islands were crumbling and seemed to be about to fall, but none of the dragon kings came forward. Their breath was long and they were not injured, but they seemed to be thinking about something and had no time. Deal with your own residence.
"world… "
There are dragons who can hear it, and the indescribable sigh is lingering in the sky above the abyss.
In the distant realms, the inaudible voice sweeps across the stars. Some people heard it, some did not, some wanted to respond, but did not have the strength, and some had the strength, but were not interested.
In the world of Kronos, the Ancient Thunder Dragon was hovering in the sky. It looked down at the rapidly developing and thriving dragon society under the secret guidance of several Mycroft World Observation Mages. Contentment flashed in its huge dragon eyes. Light, it vaguely heard some sound, but the faint and fleeting sound could not attract it.
Even if it can hear it, nothing can make it leave this small world and leave the dragon people.
Further away, the sound completely disappeared, and there was no more fluctuation.
And just as the sound spread, Mycroft's world, around the Ural Mountains, North Ural Plain, evening.
Two men stood high in the sky above the plain. The cold wind howled, and the airflow that could make goshawks howl hit the clothes of the two men, making the corners of their clothes rustle. The brilliance of the setting sun gradually dimmed, and finally Submerged into the horizon.
"Joshua, do you really know what you are doing?"
One of the middle-aged men who looked like a mage seemed to be persuading another black-haired man. His brows were furrowed and his eyes were filled with worry. The mage was holding an inconspicuous black-sealed book with a magical light. lingering around him.
"Of course I do, Nostradamus."
The man being questioned, the black-haired warrior, had nothing in his hands. Starlight emerged behind him. Joshua looked down at the North Ural Plain below him. He saw the wind element whistling at low altitude, saw the hot and humid air in the south being blocked by the mountains, and saw the magic of the entire world like clouds in the sky and falling rain. Under the influence of some huge force, the cycle and alternation have created the special environment and ecology of the Northland.
Every corner of this world is unique. Even if plains and swamps look the same, the magic in their air is different, and the creatures and plants that live in them are also different - but this is the wonder of nature. The world changes life, and life also changes the world. This huge plain is dotted with the nests of countless creatures. Their existence changes the direction of natural magic and turns it into a nest suitable for their survival, making the Northland a place different from other places. Cold areas are similar, but completely different in nature.
Everything is unique.
so.
-This world no longer needs a will to dominate all things.
With his back to the starry sky, Joshua looked down at the earth with cold red eyes. From the moment he came here to release his pressure with all his strength a few hours ago, all the wild animals, monsters and even all the wild animals in the entire North Ural Plain The original dragons lurking underground hurriedly fled from their lairs. They trembled and ran towards the border of the grassland. Then, under the suppression and guidance of the Winter Castle students who had been prepared long ago, they collectively headed not far away. A temporary gathering place.
He knew that there were no animals on this land, and the originally vibrant grassland had become only green vegetation.
—It’s time to take action.
High in the sky, the warrior moved. Joshua, who was standing above the clouds like a sculpture, stretched out his right hand and pointed it at the earth. In the helpless eyes of Nostradamus beside him, he slowly relaxed. In addition to his own restraint on his own body, he even in turn continued to strengthen this power.
Suddenly, the originally flat sky began to change. The wind no longer flowed along the air pressure, and the clouds no longer followed the wind. Waves of twisted airflow vortices visible to the naked eye, like ocean waves, began to appear out of thin air in the sky above the Northland. Countless elements, air, The clouds and mist from the city began to gather around Joshua, compressed, and finally turned into a part of the silver brilliance that slowly emerged on the warrior's body.
The brilliance of steel shone.
In the sky, this distortion was rapidly expanding. It started to spread from high altitude, and then touched the ground. At this moment, with a low rumble, it seemed as if a big earthquake had occurred in the North Ural Plain, and the ground collapsed. Cracking, rocks shattered and bulged, countless sand, dust and gravel vibrated rapidly on the ground, and finally floated slowly as if they had lost gravity... Grass and trees were flying, low shrubs pulled out their roots, and the slowly flowing river headed towards the sky. Flying up, like a waterfall, it collapsed into countless large or small water balls in mid-air, and then reflected silver light under the starlight.
"Oh my god... what kind of power is this..."
“The earth’s crust opened up—and lo and behold, the entire rock formation broke apart!”
"Light... light is distorted!"
On the ground, countless adventurers and students who were watching this scene all let out uncontrollable exclamations. They saw the mud falling towards the sky like rain, and they saw the clouds turning into swirling spirals, swallowing everything that came. I saw that the connected rock layers under the soil were broken under the inexplicable force, but the broken part did not stay in place, but slowly moved up into the sky, approaching Joshua's position.
They also saw that before the bright light of the stars and the moon came into contact with their lord, their dean, there was already a slight distortion. Beside Joshua, the light no longer walked in a straight line, but It made a subtle arc, forming a strange halo of light behind him.
For the first time, the warrior exerted all his strength in the main material world, causing the entire world to tremble.
Joshua was surrounded by silvery white mist. This was the first time he used the full power of steel in his human form. He watched the land of the Northern Ural Plain being peeled off layer by layer in front of him, just like an onion. The thick soil layer disappeared crazily at a speed of tens of meters per second, flew into the sky, and was then swallowed by the power of its own steel.
Joshua exhaled, and then waved his outstretched right hand down. Immediately, with the extreme mass fluctuation, the entire plain cracked a huge gap following the top-down wave of the hand, and the soil , rocks, and rivers were cut open like puddings. The earth sank under the legendary power, and finally a deep valley opened.
The ancient atmosphere spreads from the cracks in the valley.
"That's not necessary!" On one side, Nostradamus, who was unable to stop the warriors, couldn't help but stop him: "We can go deep into the ground - there is no need to make it so big!"
"This is necessary."
Joshua didn't pay attention to his friends' complaints. His tone was calm but extremely firm: "We are creatures living on the earth. The underground is not our home. It has ten thousand ways to hinder our exploration, just like Same as the Syndicate's blocked mind scan."
As he spoke, the warrior stretched out his hands and made an action like pushing open a door. Suddenly, the originally long and narrow valley began to expand amidst the collapse. Countless rocks and gravel rolled and flew towards the sky. The entire plain seemed to be destroyed by a giant. The giant was torn in half, with a huge gash in the center.
But what is shocking is that such a terrifying geological change did not affect anyone around. Everything seemed to happen in an independent space. Even the academy and adventurers who were watching not far away did not feel any shock.
High in the sky, countless rocks, clouds, and gravel rotated along with the rotation of the vortex. The silver power of steel clouds and mist were like nebulae. Joshua was located in the center of the vortex. He retracted his hands and watched his full strength shot. Results.
It was a deep rift that went deep into the ground and led directly to a huge cavity thousands of meters underground. Countless dust and gravel rose from it like smoke columns.
"Since they are hiding underground."
The soldier said in a calm tone: "Then I will turn this place upside down."
Did you think there would be an underground exploration plot
No, there isn't.
(End of chapter)