12. Crimson emptiness
"Anyway, I think there is something wrong with the eyes of our group of people......" Standing on the observation deck on the top floor of the building, looking at the huge roller coaster not far away, I couldn't help but sigh, "I haven't even found such a big amusement park." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½β
I was answered with a wry smile.
The big war is coming, and it is likely that this battle will not come back, who is in the mood to pay attention to what is around them?
And the man sitting quietly in the center of the hall, and the gossip-shaped glass altar behind him, made people feel even more oppressive.
"Hunter" Fallagni, the dangerous Red Demon King, killed more than ten Fire Mist warriors and captured multiple treasures.
The last time I saw him, he was as white as snow, cold as frost, and noble as a god. But now he can't connect with the dangerous and gorgeous guy before. He sat on the floor without a figure, his head bowed, leaning against the altar, his tattered white clothes covered with stains, his right arm hanging empty, his otherwise supple and neat purple hair scattered and fluffy, the smell of wine that filled the observation deck was cloudy and pungent, and the mountain of bottles showed the staggering amount of wine that the man had drunk in recent days.
Seeing this scene, I don't know why, I feel very guilty.
When the rag doll named Marianne was killed, he had gone berserk, but now this madness seems to have dissipated, and all that remains is the death of despair of life.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time." From under that shaggy purple hair, a hoarse voice rang out, "Welcome to the heart of the Devouring City." β
"Is it really 'Devouring City'......" Arastel said in his usual gentle and thick voice as he watched the world through the pendant, "So, you have made up your mind to fight us to the death?" β
Fallagni looked up, a sarcastic smile appearing on his face, which had been slightly distorted by the alcohol.
"Do you think there is any other solution to the grievances between us?"
Without waiting for us to answer, he continued: "I am the 'Demon King' who eats human beings, and you are the 'Demon King' who wants to maintain balance, and we are originally hostile. β
"As long as you go back to the Red World......"
"That's impossible!" Fallagni shouted, his expression becoming extremely fierce for a moment, "Marianne is here, and I am here; Marianne doesn't go, and neither do I! β
"She's gone."
"Shut up!" After a hoarse roar, Fallagni suddenly showed an eerie smile, and he staggered to his feet, patting the huge altar behind him, "She's only 'temporarily' gone, and will be back to me soon." β
"See this altar? This is a treasure made by the same name as you. β
"'Serpent of the Rites' Uroboros?" Arastre's voice sounded surprised, "He should have ......"
"Yes, but the treasures he made are still alive." Fallagni slowly regained his composure, and his expression didn't look as hideous as it was just now, "If the 'Heavenly Tribulation Fire' known as the God of Destruction holds the power to destroy the Red World and the present world, then the 'Ritual Serpent', which is known as the God of Creation, has the divine power to create everything, and what I need is this power. β
"Devouring the city is just the beginning of my plan, my real purpose is to use that huge force of existence to give Marianne a complete life!"
"You're not going to make it!" I was already upset by what I heard, and I raised my left hand at the disgusting guy, and the spiritual power gathered on the tip of my index finger, turning into a brilliant spiritual light that was clearly visible even in the bright red world, "Lingmaru!" β
Condense one's own aura into a shape similar to a projectile and launch it, which is a skill that almost all psionics and monsters know, but the aura wave fist can greatly improve the condensation of spiritual power, and raise the spirit pill that was originally only a few times the strength of ordinary fists and kicks to an amazing strength, and the master has modified the disadvantage of consuming too much spiritual power for this skill, and through the way of strengthening and compressing, a small amount of spiritual power can produce powerful power.
"To defeat the enemy, you don't actually need a big spirit pill, as long as you can hit the vital point, a miniature spirit pill the size of a finger is enough." At that time, the master taught me to condense the spiritual power into one point and break a designated root in the dense needle mountain, "And the laws of physics are also universal in spiritual power, the smaller the area, the greater the pressure, if you can reduce the spirit pill launched to the size of the tip of the needle, then although there is only less than the strength of the C-class monster now, but this move alone is enough to make many B-class monsters suffer." β
It's a pity that I never managed to complete that training, and the high condensation of spiritual power is really too difficult!
The roaring spirit pill cut through the blocked air, leaving a trail of glitter in a bright red and hitting Faryagani.
However, there was no effect.
"During this time, I've used all the power of existence that I've been collecting for a long time," Fallagni said in an unhurried tone, as if he didn't feel the attack of a bullet at all, "and in addition to strengthening himself, he also made a very interesting little thing." β
The red light flashed, and he had an extra crystal ball in his hand, and the transparent sphere reflected the scene of mountains and rivers, and if you looked closely, the bridge over the river was the Sagami River Bridge that I often went to see the scenery, and that river, of course, was the Sagami River.
"Press!" With Faliagni's order, the crystal ball shone brightly, and an astonishing weight came out of thin air, and this unexpected attack caught us off guard, and everyone except for me, who could barely stand, was crushed to the ground, unable to move.
"This crystal ball can borrow the power of half a river, I can't believe you can still stand!" Fallagni also looked surprised, "Are you really human?" Even among the Fire Mist Warriors, I have never heard of a guy who is so powerful! β
Of course I can stand! Not only that, but I can fight back!
Aura Wave Fist: Aura Burst!
As a systematic martial arts system, of course, the Spiritual Light Wave Fist has a way to use spiritual power to strengthen the body, but in the face of this incredible pressure, the effect of ordinary strengthening methods can only be said to be better than nothing, to break through the heavy pressure of combat, the only way to break through the heavy pressure is to burst out its own spiritual power at any cost, turning into an aura armor that surrounds the whole body.
If I were fighting in this state, I would only be able to hold out for about a minute.
Use this minute to take down the enemy!
Unfortunately, there is always a gap between the ideal and the reality......
Facing the menacing me, Fallagni sneered and shook the crystal ball slightly.
The weight on my body suddenly increased several times, and even with the support of spiritual power, the joints on my body were rattling up and down to lament my lack of ability, so in the end, I could only collapse with a bang less than two steps away from this bastard.
Damn, hold on a little longer......
"You're already amazing." Fallagni's expression was sincere, "What you are facing now is the power of half a great river, even the building under our feet will be crushed by it, and you can not die under this pressure." β
"A lot of people say we're monsters, but in my opinion, you're the real monster!"
"Don't worry, I won't kill you," he placed the crystal ball on the glass altar, the fiery red sphere and the pale blue altar contrasted, and he took out the distorted button and kissed it lightly, "Marianne, you will soon be resurrected, this time I will give you a real body!" β
"When the time comes, celebrate your new life with these hateful enemies!"
Depend on! I'm not going to be a sacrifice!
People do blood sacrifices, and they use beautiful virgins, why are I and Yuji also being used as sacrifices?
Now, the woman over there who is as hot as her temper is the most suitable for sacrifice......
Of course, these words can only be thought of in my heart, not to mention whether Faryagani, with whom we have a blood feud, will take my opinion, and even if he is really brainless enough to do what I say, I will not be able to put down my manly face to say such things.
If the husband dies, he will die, so why rap!
It's just that I'm a little unwilling to hang up like this......
Barely looking up, Faniagni was already disdainful of us, and instead focused on manipulating the altar and directing the torches' movements.
Inside the pale blue glass altar, the entire city is reflected, and the torches that look like real people on the outside reveal their true appearance in the altar. The sporadic firelight moved slowly in the phantom of the city, and it was very eerie.
Suddenly, the originally triumphant Fallagni's face changed drastically, and his movements became hurried.
If you look closely, the Sagami River on the edge of the city, I don't know when the water level has risen to overflow the riverbank, and the raging river has no intention of stopping at all, and is spreading towards the city, although the city I live in can barely be regarded as a mountain town, and I don't have to worry too much about being flooded, but if the Sagami River erupts, it will definitely be no problem to wash away some buildings - in that case, the freedom method of "devouring the city" will definitely collapse, right?
But even if we don't consider why the rain is so sudden and unbelievable, even if there is a flash flood, it will take at least a few hours, and before that the whole city will be eaten by this bastard!
No, looking at his expression, it didn't seem that he needed to wait for a flash flood to have a headache in front of him.
I quickly found out why: because of the heavy rains, many streets in the city were already heavily waterlogged, and the pedestrians on the streets were taking refuge in the higher buildings, and the torches controlled by Faliagni were being extinguished because they did not know how to dodge.
The vitality of the torch is no stronger than that of humans, and humans can drown, and they are certainly no exception.
Probably in order not to attract attention, many of the torch assembly points set up by Fariagni are in hidden places such as underground parking lots, and now those underground parking lots must have been flooded, and those who still stay in them will naturally have only a dead end.
Watching the torches go out one by one, Fallagni became nervous, and he used a complex method of freedom, constantly directing the torches to safety, but as the water continued to increase, his workload also increased, and finally he reached the point of scrambling.
In this way, even if he could successfully save most of the torches and ensure that the number of torches in the city was not lower than the requirement of "devouring the city", the huge freedom law would have to be changed.
In other words, our death sentence was extended.
"Xana, lift the ban." While I was thinking about it, I heard Yuuji's voice.
In a bad situation, his voice sounded like it had before departure, grinning and heartless.
"If you don't ...... it's not sealed"
"If we fail, the whole city will be swallowed up, and the distortion will be out of control." Yuuji's reason is very convincing, "Let's lift the blockade, maybe I can solve the current problem." β
Xana remained silent, perhaps like me, and there was something ominous in Yuuji's tone.
However, Xana is not the only Fire Mist warrior here.
The red light receded, and there was a violent sound of rain outside the window, it was Maqionglin Duo who lifted the block!
Even if he has devoted almost all of his energy to directing the torch, Fariagni is definitely not the kind of scholar who will boil his pocket watch as an egg, he just lightly knocked on the crystal ball, and the power of the river that pressed on us increased a lot, even if the steel and iron bones were like me, I suddenly had a little difficulty breathing, and the sound of broken bones was already heard from Yuji, who had the weakest physique.
However, Yuji still smiled happily.
Then, he spoke, speaking in Chinese.
"Heavens and stars, lend me supernatural powers."
Nakshatra Sutra?! Depend on! I thought you couldn't refine this spell, but since you did, why didn't you use it sooner!
The sound of rain outside the window suddenly stopped, and then countless starlight cut through the thick dark clouds, revealing pillars of light on the ground, and these pillars of light kept moving, piercing through the roof of the observation deck in the blink of an eye, and converging on Yuuji.
A trembling force emanated from him, and the previously immobile weight quickly subsided, while he floated in the air as if he had lost weight, his whole being glittering.
For some reason, I suddenly remembered what a self-proclaimed "Swallowing Heaven True Man" said when I asked my predecessors for advice from the "Sutra of Stars":
The Sutra of the Stars is an ancient secret method, which can borrow the power of the stars for its own use, and it is extremely powerful. However, from its inception to the present, there are quite a few people who know about this method, but very few can actually cultivate it, and the reason is that this kind of magic is extremely dangerous.
It is not difficult to borrow power from the stars, even the most inconspicuous of them, which are larger than the sun, but it is a big problem to control the "amount" of borrowing.
It's like the Three Gorges Dam, it's easy to release water, but it's a rolling torrent. Controlling the torrent into a drip? That's a bit of a tough one.
It's a pity that even a person like me, whose physical strength is almost a monster, is only a drop in the ocean in the face of the vast starry divine power.
Therefore, the vast majority of people who have used this method in the past generations have been blown up by the power of the stars on the spot.
"To borrow the power of the stars, you must first prepare the formation flag gate, then select a star constellation, and then weaken the borrowed power layer by layer, and finally turn it into a big move and blast it out." Swallowing Heaven Zhenren finally came to a conclusion, "Of course it's okay if you just cultivate, but unless you become a big snake and the like, don't really borrow the power of the stars in this lifeβyou will die!" β
So, now Yuji he-
The power of the stars, which was so abundant that it almost became substantial, rolled down, turning into a shining galaxy, enveloping Yuuji's location, and his voice came from the pillar of light.
"The endless time and space stopped the heartbeat, and people spontaneously combusted in silence, and no one noticed. The world is anomalous, shrouded in the fire of the Red World. β
It's all on this, what kind of magic stick are you pretending!
"As a torch, my final outcome is to disappear completely and be forgotten by people - but I don't want to disappear, I don't want to be left with only some memories that will eventually be forgotten, I want to carve traces in this world that can prove that 'Yuji Sakai' once existed!"
"Let this city be a proof of my existence."
"The stars are brilliant, and the light is as true as it is!"
Yuuji's voice gradually became ethereal, but the infinite starlight suddenly exploded, turning into a rain of light that enveloped the entire city, and the place where Yuji was originally located was empty.
From inside the glass altar, you can see that the torches that were about to burn out suddenly became as strong as the living, and the raging flames even wrapped their entire bodies.
Then, the lines of the Freedom Law that were originally connected to them, the huge Freedom Law that was originally composed of these lines, quietly burned out, and there was no trace of it.
Fallagni let out a frenzied roar: the free law that had taken countless painstaking efforts and time to prepare had come to naught, the plan to "devour the city" had completely failed, and his hope of resurrecting his lover had finally been shattered like a bubble......
"You're all going to die!" Faragni, whose eyes were almost dripping blood, pulled out a pistol carved from ivory with a single move.
"You're the one who is going to die!" I roared back in a voice several times louder than his, kicked my feet, and had rushed in front of him.
The noisy pedestrians, the torch that is quietly extinguished, the memory that will eventually disappear -
I won't forget it! Whether it's the past year, two years, ten years, twenty years...... Even if time passes and the vicissitudes of life, I will never forget it!
There was once a boy named Yuji Sakai who lived and fought here, and it was because of his sacrifice that the city was saved from destruction!
This bustling city is proof of his existence!
The fist slammed into Faliagani's body, and the light flashed, and once again it was blocked by the ease of his protection, only to smash him out of the air, but it was not able to hurt him in the slightest.
The golden chains greeted him, and the gold coins at the tips pierced the air with a whistling sound.
Although I used my left hand to knock the chains away, I couldn't stay in the air and had to fall to the ground.
Two flames rushed out from the side, and I saw that Xana, who turned the flames into wings, and Majorin Duo, who turned into a monster and flew on the fire cloud, had caught up with Faryagni, and the three of them fought in the air.
After Yuuji disappeared, the dark clouds that had already dispersed gathered again, and the pouring rain was pouring down, but the two fire mist warriors were both masters of manipulating flames, and countless fire chips continued to fall in the rainstorm, which was spectacular.
But when you look closely, the situation is overwhelmingly unfavorable.
The unknown freedom method in Faryagani is too strong!
Xana's sword is said to be second to none of all known treasures, but her blade can't break through the thin layer of red light; The monster that Marjelin Duo had transformed into was huge and powerful, but her attacks were also useless.
The flames that fell from the sky actually came from them.
Because of his possession of the Ring of Fire, Faliagani was not afraid of any flames at all, and the power of the Fire Mist Warrior was suppressed by him, but his treasures were able to be fully utilized. If this continues, most of the losses will be us. After destroying us, Fallagni can still start the plan to devour the city again!
Burning strong like a flame, weak and weak like a broken candle, anyway, the same ending-
Could it be that Yuuji's sacrifice only delayed the fall of the city a little?
I subconsciously put my hand in my coat pocket and pinched the "Finding Whistle" in the Seven Props of the Spirit Detective, and if I blew this, I should be able to notify the master.
Perhaps, it is not enough to rely on our own strength......
"The information is abnormal," Nagato's cold and inhumane tone suddenly sounded in his ears, "Did you use violence to interfere?" β
What's the information anomaly? And "violent interference"? Yuhiko, what exactly are you talking about?
"There is an information anomaly around the individual claiming to be Fallagni."
Is it the freedom method that is so strong that it is perverted? So do you have a way to lift it?
"Yes."
What's the solution?
"Adjustment of information on small celestial bodies induces an output port."
What is that?
"Weapons."
I haven't seen you use it.
"There is not enough energy."
So, there's enough energy to use right now?
"Yes."
How powerful is this thing? Will it endanger the whole city?
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Does this refer to the possibility of accidental injury?
"Yes."
So let's do it!
"Okay."
A glowing object shaped like a straw hat appeared in the sky not far away, and then, the surrounding space shook violently.
Yuhiko's voice rang out in the air, and this time he spoke so fast and scrambled that it sounded like hundreds of black men were rapping in a subwoofer β still in African vernacular.
The 0s and 1s that came out of nowhere formed a mighty flood of numbers and hit Fariaghni without any suspense.
In the next moment, Marjelin Duo's sharp claws opened a shocking wound on his body, and white flames of blood gushed out.
With a scream, Faliaghni unleashed that strange teleportation again, fleeing to a rooftop far away.
β¦β¦ This kid Yuhiko really drove a flying saucer to help!
Kill it with the main cannon in one go! Aren't there all the superweapons in flying saucers that can flatten the earth with a single shot?
"Running out of energy and going into hibernation."
What the?! So you're running out of energy? What kind of flying saucer are you!
"Civilian."
I hate civilian flying saucers!
I hate aliens who go out without a big killer!
Ordinary life is melted by the red glow; The rising sun, reflecting the red worldββ
Even I get tired.
The three guys in the distance, of course, won't be much better.
After all, we've been fighting a chase all night.
The rising morning sun is particularly dazzling, especially the red light that is very similar to the seal for some reason!
Last night, since Yuhiko broke the freedom method that Fallagni used to protect himself, he has been circulating the process of "using treasures, being defeated, escaping, and using new treasures", and thanks to him, this night I saw all kinds of treasures that I had never seen in my life, which was really eye-opening.
Sadly, Fallagni is clearly not good at using those treasures.
If you think about it carefully, this is also a matter of course, his energy is limited after all, although he holds a large number of treasures, but there are only a few that can really be mastered.
Collected a bunch of things he wouldn't use - could he be an idiot?
There was really nothing to say about this night's battle, and even if I had to say something, I was too tired to remember.
The only thing that impressed me was the inexplicable and incredible battle in the middle of the night.
At that time, the flood had flooded into the city, and the residents were retreating to the high-rise buildings, when suddenly a golden light came from the distant sky, followed by a warm and huge force, and then the torrential rain that had been pouring suddenly stopped, and the river water that was rising wildly began to fall, and even the water in all parts of the city was falling incredibly, as if the drainage system had exploded in character and the work efficiency had increased by thousands of percent.
Unfortunately, before I could rejoice, another force came from under my feet, violent and violent, pushing the water up again.
Then, the two forces engaged in a tug-of-war, marked by the rising and falling floods of that time.
It was not until dawn that the power of warmth triumphed, and the clouds cleared, the floodwaters receded, and the city was at peace again.
It's just that the earth-shattering power of their battle deeply shocked my heart.
The previous force to stop the torrential rain and floods,It should be Saori's senior.,The last time she saved Ikesoto and Hirai-en.,I was in contact with this power.,Very impressive.,Warm.γPowerful.,It's really worthy of being a goddess who protects the world.γ
So, who is the one who can fight her?
Heavy rain and flooding should only be the aftermath of their battle, so what will it be like in the place where they are directly fighting?
I can't imagine.
It was a battle that was beyond my comprehension.
The masters on the traverser evaluation ranking list, are they facing this level of battle?
Our battles, in their opinion, are probably insignificant at all, right?
But even so, at this moment, there are things we must do!
The severed thoughts, the pervasive dreams, at this moment, the mission is practiced with his own hands-
This is our battle, and this is a responsibility that I must fulfill!
Faryagani, it's time to finish!
Looking up, the exhausted Red World Demon King and the Fire Mist Warrior were gasping for breath and confronting each other on a tall building not far away.
Mobilizing the little spiritual power that had just recovered in my body, I reluctantly jumped over a distance of more than ten meters and fell heavily on the roof of the building.
If you don't have the strength, you will fail if you fail to land.
A few steps away, the unclothed Marjunlin Duo struggled to jump up and rushed towards Faliagani.
Last night, she was hit by the pistol-shaped treasure, and the power of the red world went berserk, almost blowing herself up on the spot, although the demon king who signed a contract with her, "Ravaging Minions" Marcosias, withdrew her power in time, but she was seriously injured and almost completely lost her combat effectiveness.
However, even though she is almost just an ordinary person, she still insists on fighting.
Although I don't like her character, as a warrior, she is indeed worthy of admiration.
As a comrade-in-arms, Marjunlin Duo is a very reliable companion, but as an enemy, she is a terrifying monster.
Looking at Liagni's face, he knew that if he wasn't so tired that he didn't even have the strength to speak, he was afraid that he would have yelled at "monster".
After all, those injuries on her body were enough for an ordinary human to die a few times, even if she was a fire mist warrior, she should have been unable to move at this point.
Actually, if you want to say "monster", we are all ah.
After a night of fierce fighting, the wounds on the four of us added up, and it would be no problem to kill a small group of soldiers......
"The Hunter" Fallagni, who is said to be the most fond of chasing his prey, will chase them until he is exhausted, and is an extremely vicious fellow.
The funny thing is that when he changed from "hunter" to "prey", he was just desperately trying to escape.
If he can make up his mind and fight us to the death, although he will usher in defeat early, he can at least drag one or two people to his funeral......
Now, there's no chance!
On the other side, Xana also stood up against the railing on the roof of the building, stumbling towards him.
All Fallagni could do was sit on the roof tank, gasping for breathβhe couldn't even speak, let alone stand up to fight.
Actually, I don't dare to speak now, I'm afraid that as soon as I open my mouth, the depth of the fight will be dispersed, and then let alone fight, I may faint directly.
But until then, at least I'm going to fulfill Yuuji's last wish and protect the city!
In a flash of red light, Fallagni already had a crystal ball in his left hand, and it was with this treasure that he could borrow the power of Sagamigawa that he was able to repel us again and again.
He barely moved his fingers and made the crystal ball shake a little, and then he couldn't hold it anymore, and as soon as he let go of his hand, the fiery red crystal ball fell to the ground, if it wasn't for his clothes, maybe it would have rolled directly in front of me.
Haha, daydreaming......
Even with the last bit of energy left, the crystal ball was still as powerful as ever, and Xia Na and Ma Qionglin Duo, who were barely standing, were suddenly under heavy pressure and fell to the ground at the same time, the wounds on Ma Qionglin's body that had not had time to be bandaged were oozing blood, and Xia Na, who was seriously injured internally, was bleeding from her mouth and nose.
But even so, they were still struggling to get up.
The weight this time doesn't seem to be as powerful as before-
I bit my lip to cheer myself up from the pain.
Reiki, Erupt!
Barely adjusting my posture, I raised my right hand with the Spirit Strike Ring.
For the first time in the night, I found a chance to secure a hit.
The Spirit Strike Ring has the advantage that no matter how much you consume spiritual power, even if it is to squeeze life force, it can ensure the effect of at least one attack. So, it's nicknamed "The Last Ace of the Spirit Detectives" (these are of course on the manual).
Well, let me see how powerful this trump card really is!
Reimaru, launch!
Unfortunately, I didn't get to see it hit the enemy, and before that, I was in a coma due to the sharp drain of my strength......
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Author's thoughts: I'm not good at describing battles, so this chapter was changed twice, deleted, written, and tossed more than 15,000 words.
What a tragedy for me!