Zero squatted on the snow, his fingers lightly brushing the edge of a footprint.
After Merlin captured Ademily, Zero followed behind and left the Storm Fortress, chasing the Red Grand Duke deep into the mountainside of Tulash Mountain all the way to here. He picked up the slush at the edge of the footprints and put it in his nose to smell it, and immediately the faint smell in the slush entered Zero's nose. Zero sniffed the air again, there were at least dozens of different smells in the air.
These tastes are indistinguishable to ordinary people, they are entangled, and there is almost no difference. But this can't be hidden from Ling's nose. As early as when he first entered the wilderness, in order to track his prey, Ling had learned to distinguish the smell of different prey. And after having the ability, the senses are more acute, as long as he remembers a taste, he can follow it even hundreds of miles away.
After taking such a strong breath, the smell was immediately classified into zero categories. For example, the fishy smell of mud and wood, the body odor of animals, and the freshness of running water are all clear. Among these many flavors, Ling finally found a flavor that matched Meilin. He followed the smell that remained in the air and continued to chase. It was by this method that Merlin set traps many times to lure Ling away, but he couldn't get rid of him in the end.
After a while, the sound of water came from ahead. Zero drilled out of a bush as hard as a steel thorn, and saw an ice waterfall hanging naturally in the mountain stream. Now the icefall has begun to thaw, and many ice shoots melted into water and flowed down, turning into a small stream in the low-lying places and flowing down the mountain.
Merlin's scent disappeared when he came near the icefall, but his footprints appeared on the other side of the stream. Zero flashed across the stream and continued to chase after the footprints, but after walking about a hundred meters like this, even the footprints disappeared completely. In this way, Zero lost all clues.
Zero frowned, carefully observing the surrounding environment, hoping to find some clues. But after searching around the area many times, he found nothing. It can be seen that when Merlin arrived here, he must have used some method to hide his smell, and deliberately left footprints to lead Ling to move on, and then suddenly interrupted the old line of suspicion, so that Ling could not guess his whereabouts at this moment.
Back to the stream, Zero's eyes fell on the flowing stream. In the current environment, only the continuously flowing stream can get out of the smell. In other words, Merlin escaped Zero's pursuit through this stream.
Dripping straight down
Without any hesitation, Ling drove at full speed along the stream and chased down the mountain.
After he left, a red figure appeared above the icy waterfall in the mountain stream. Grand Duke Meilin in red heavy armor sneered and watched the figure going away. The mountain above the ice waterfall was hit by the cold wind to form a natural cave, and a piece of ice curtain hung outside the cave as a natural cover. Merlin held an ax through the ice curtain and entered the cave. In the cave, Ademili stood up straight and looked at Merlin.
Merlin leaned Lie Yan Judgment against the rock wall, and said calmly: "It's beyond my expectation that you didn't use your mind to inform him."
"Because I want to ask you personally, brave Grand Duke Merlin, why did you do this?" Although Ademilia has no fighting ability, her aura is very high at this moment: "Tell me, those who attacked us, Also, did you bring them to Storm Fortress, Grand Duke Merlin of Midra?"
"I only brought those humans there. As for Midra, I was quite surprised by its appearance." Merlin showed a thoughtful expression: "From this point of view, although Midra has formed an alliance with us and the Black Stone Temple, But he has already developed a different heart, otherwise he would not have provoked those people."
"Ignore Midra, I just ask you, why did Grand Duke Merlin do this!" Ademily asked.
Merlin raised his head abruptly, his eyes burst out like lightning: "Everything is for me, Ludu, for the respected Lord Hamemis. Ademily, I cannot let you bring that human back to Georgia, that The man named Zero must die here!"
Ademiri shook her head and said, "What are you talking about? Grand Duke Merlin, Zero is the son of the planet. Lord Hammeris personally ordered me to bring him back. You are disobeying the Lord by doing this!"
"Even if you defy my lord, I won't let you take him back. Otherwise, we will lose lord Hamemis." Merlin sighed softly, "Ademily, your talent in spirit and will is almost as good as Adults stand shoulder to shoulder, so we all respect you. But you are still too young, and there are some things you don't understand."
"I don't understand why you want to do this. But please believe me, Grand Duke, Zero will not be harmful to Your Excellency." Ademili said.
Merlin's chest rose and fell sharply, and his mood seemed to become too agitated. After about a second or two, the Grand Duke calmed down, and said in a calm voice: "Adimir, the key is not zero. It is about Lord Hamemis. The number of people in secret talks. Although he didn't say anything explicitly, I can piece together a rough idea from his few words. Your Excellency thinks... "
Speaking of this, Merlin suddenly turned his head to look at the ice curtain outside the cave, and at the same time grabbed out his hand like lightning. The Flame Judgment leaning against the rock wall jumped back into the Grand Duke's hands without a sound, and at the same time, the ice curtain burst.
Tens of thousands of crushed ice were dragged by the shock wave and blasted towards Merlin. These crushed ice, which are usually fragile, now have full penetrating power under the push of the shock wave. Hit and break. Merlin didn't dare to be careless, the Judgment of Flames spun like a wheel, while blocking the shattered ice, he had to carefully lead them to the other side of the cave, so as not to accidentally injure Ademily.
After blocking this wave of attacks, Lie Yan Judgment was on the ground, and Merlin looked at the man in front of him with a solemn expression.
The broken black hair fluttered slightly, like a burning black flame. Under the black hair is a pair of strange pupils, the left black and right golden pupils of different colors make him more attractive than ordinary people. The man's facial features are as exquisite as a painting, but they don't give people the slightest sense of weakness. On the contrary, under the exquisite appearance, there is a murderous intent that can make Merlin feel a slight pain like a needle prick.
His figure was slender, at least much slender than most human men Merlin knew. We all know that strength tends to be directly proportional to body size. For example, among those abyssal beasts, which one is not a huge guy. And the Ice Wing inhabiting the Storm Fortress is already considered a slender figure, but its length from head to tail is nearly 500 meters, let alone other mutant beasts from the abyss.
As for human beings, guys with huge physiques are often representatives of violent aesthetics, even Merlin himself. With a strength of the ninth level, when he goes all out, his height can even rise to nearly three meters.
And even in his normal state, he was much taller than the man in front of him. But for him, slenderness does not seem to represent powerlessness and weakness. On the body outlined by the close-fitting tactical uniform, the muscles are even and moderate, almost perfect.
Under this seemingly slender body, there is a terrifying explosive power hidden. Even and moderate muscles not only provide full explosive power, but also reduce the load on the body and reduce the usual energy consumption. If you have to describe it, then this body is the most perfect humanoid weapon Merlin has ever seen.
"Zero?" Merlin softly called out the man's name.
Zero responded with a "huh", his hands hanging down, and he didn't even have a gun in his hands. But if needed, Zero can instantly hold a gun and shoot like a magician. For him, this is no longer a technique, but just an instinct.
Terrible instinct!
When Grand Duke Merlin looked at him, Zero was also not idle. The golden pupil of the right eye has activated the ability of structure detection, and the undetectable detection waves can fall on the red prince. So Merlin fell into Zero's eyes, and was structured into a three-dimensional model, and various data were generated accordingly.
Merlin's body structure was not much different from other Gignians, with a fish-like head and a human-like body, but the lower limbs were anti-joint feet that were more conducive to running. If one had to distinguish, it would be the muscular strength of Grand Duke Merlin. Under the action of structure detection, zero gets a set of data. Among them, the muscle strength of Grand Duke Merlin is more than three times that of Balmore.
That means that the basic defense, basic strength, and explosive power of the Red Grand Duke are all amazing. Most especially Merlin's heart, there is not any biological tissue, but a crystal-like container. There is no doubt that it is an energy crystal, and it is also the energy center of the Grand Duke. It provides Merlin with a steady stream of surging power, which is also the most important difference from other Gignians.
You must know that no matter Ademili or Balmo, they are all standard life forms. However, this energy crystal of Grand Duke Merlin made Zero smell a biological weapon. This reminds Zero that the green capital of Georgia was supposed to be a biochemical kingdom created by the real king under Proseus. If the normal procedure is followed, the real king Hamemis will mass-produce biological weapons from the design of the black crown, rather than beings with autonomous consciousness like Ademily or Balmo.
The biggest difference between biological weapons and life lies in the controllability and freedom of will. Both Ademily and Balmo have independent consciousness, so they are life rather than biological weapons. As for Merlin in front of him, he also has an independent consciousness, but his body, at least a part of his body, is clearly a model of a biological weapon.
Zero couldn't help guessing that the so-called Red Grand Duke was actually a biological weapon created by Hamemis, a biological weapon that retained its own consciousness!
"Grand Duke Merlin, I don't know why you took Miss Ademili away. But as my important guide, I'm sorry, I want to take her away." Zero asked, his tone could be called friendly, but he was always on the verge of battle. The nerves of the state did not relax for a moment.
There is no flaw.
Merlin thought so.
Zero breaking through the ice had already surprised him, and Merlin didn't want the formation of suspicious soldiers he had set up to be seen through by Zero so quickly. What's more, Zero may have known from the beginning that he was not downstream but upstream, and his departure was just to show Merlin, and then turned back from the rear to find the hiding place of Merlin and Ademily. This idea made the Grand Duke feel a little frustrated, but it was fleeting.
Merlin's will has long been honed to the point where ordinary things are hard to shake. Even if it seems like he has lost a game, he will not easily admit defeat.
He tightened the Flame Judgment in his hand, and said calmly: "I don't look like such a generous person. If you want to take Ademily away, please ask my old buddy first."
Zero's eyes fell on the Judgment of Flames. It is not difficult to judge from this weapon that Grand Duke Merlin is a very brave melee fighter. Moreover, the previous structural detection has already told Zero that Dagong's strength is only high but not low. The two stalemate, it is not difficult for him to come to a conclusion.
Merlin is probably three points better than Su Na Destroyer.
This is a tough opponent.
But for Zero, it was just a feeling, he would not retreat because of the strength of his opponent. If even Merlin didn't dare to face it, how could he face Proseus, the star beast that even Agladis couldn't completely destroy
Merlin and Proseus are completely different opponents.
"I don't think you want to start a war here?" Zero said pointedly.
Merlin laughed: "I can't see that you are still a gentleman, so let's fight outside. However, if you want the open environment to be more beneficial to you, I will correct your mistake."
"Then let me see the bravery of the Red Duke." Regarding Merlin's statement, he was noncommittal. He smiled lightly, then walked towards the edge of the cave and jumped down.
Stepping on the smooth surface of the ice waterfall, he slid down like skating. When he was about to reach the ground, he jumped lightly, and Zero had already landed on the side of the stream.
"Don't go away, Ademili." Merlin ordered, and jumped out of the cave at the same time.
The red prince fell heavily on the opposite side of Zero like a ball of flames. His feet wrapped in heavy armor even sank into the ground. A circular shallow pit is formed around the perimeter.
Located on both sides of the stream, neither Zero nor Merlin was in a hurry to make a move. The power of the two did not release immediately, but slowly gathered and continued to climb towards the apex. This is a hundred times more difficult than full power at once, and the advantage of such a condensed power is that when the critical point is reached, the power will be stronger, and the opponent will be knocked down with a thunderous blow.
Obviously, both of them had the same idea. But what he didn't expect was that the other party's intentions coincided with his own. This makes the situation even more unpredictable.
At the moment when both of them were fully focused on their opponent, suddenly, Ling seemed to have discovered something. He showed a slightly surprised expression, without any movement, but his eyes turned to the left in a very small way.
It was such a subtle movement, but in Merlin's eyes, it was a huge flaw. Grand Duke Merlin let out a violent shout, and his power reached its peak in an instant. His whole body exuded a halo of energy, and Blazing Judgment moved forward, as if a battle ax was dragging the Grand Duke's body, and Merlin sprinted straight towards Zero like a ball of flames.
He finally found the opportunity to make a move!