Chapter 43: The Forgotten Jungle (18) + Afterword
"Remember the man in black?" Nack said as he swept away a mountain-like beast again, "I was summoned by him, and he told me that you need my help now, and here I am." There was a hint of reproach in his voice, "But it seems that you are not prepared to let me participate in this operation." ”
"You are the king of the sub-giants," said Heim calmly, waving his sword of kings, "your subjects need you." ”
"We are friends. Nack didn't dwell too much on the subject, he shouted, and the warhammer slammed into the ground, a long crack extending from the point where the hammer fell, and the violent shaking made the ground shake and 'swing' like raging water, and the monsters staggered on the shaky ground, unable to launch a new attack. "Go now," said the sub-giant, "you have more important things to do, and we'll settle the scores later." ”
With a twinkle in his eyes, the Spirit quickly decided: no matter how his companion got here, if he didn't make the right choice out of friendship, Nack's arrival would be meaningless, and Rhaegar and all of them would die here. The kings suddenly turned into a cold light, and suddenly penetrated the bodies of the two demonic beasts, and before all the demonic beasts stabilized their positions, Haim, who was light and agile, ran through the opponent's encirclement like an arrow and ran towards the depths of the jungle.
"Alright guys," a few boulders of at least a thousand pounds suddenly flew up without warning, landing precisely on several monsters trying to chase Haim, "your opponent is me, now, let's get started." Nack raised the warhammer in his hand and let out a high-spirited cry, fearlessly charging up to hundreds of powerful beasts.
"I've had enough," Tomahawk roared angrily, a raging rage burning in the dwarf's heart, "maybe I'll die, but never so humiliatingly, without resistance." His body suddenly merged with the double-edged axe, and then turned into a spinning wheel of light, and in an instant, he burst out of the magic shield and flew towards the lightning spirit in the distance.
"Poor fellow," keeping the Fire Spirit's presence in this world also consumes a huge amount of energy from the Spirit of Lightning, but it still laughs loudly at its opponent, "You don't know what you're doing. The spirit of thunder and lightning in his hand waved his right hand carelessly, and a ribbon-like lightning swept towards Kroll's axe.
However, it still underestimated Tomahawk's talent for fighting. The dwarf may have been reckless, but his battle instincts were more than enough to make up for it, and just before the lightning touched the double-edged axe, the dwarf who was integrated with the Kroll axe suddenly separated from his own axe, and the battle axe that suddenly appeared in the air roared, and his feet stepped the double-edged axe, which was still spinning forward, and his body 'shot' with the help of the reaction force, and flew into the air like a stone thrown by a trebuchet.
The belt constructed by the electric light swept accurately on the Kroll Axe, sending it flying, but the Thunderbolt Spirit was only able to do that, and most of the 'essence' power was used to attack Rhaegar and the others, and it was temporarily unable to react to the pounced battle axe, and could only watch the dwarf crash headfirst into itself.
As an energy life, the body of the Thunderbolt Spirit undoubtedly has a huge innate advantage: it can ignore most obstacles, it can fly in the air at will, it does not get tired, it is not afraid of the attacks of ordinary weapons, and as long as there is enough energy, its body will regenerate indefinitely. However, its shortcomings are just as obvious, its lack of a 'flesh' body makes it far more unstable than those with physical energy shocks, and a storm of energy that may have only injured ordinary creatures is enough to make it disappear. The great power allowed it to destroy the enemy before the *** weakness, but it also made it gradually forget its own fatal flaw, and now, it is paying a heavy price for this - the dwarf's body was bounced away at the same time as it came into contact with the electric light that swirled around the lightning spirit's body, but the energy contained in his fists penetrated the electric light of the protective body, 'shooting' into the latter's body, and the next moment, the wild energy exploded in the lightning spirit's body, and the impact from the inside out made its upper and lower bodies almost separate.
"How's it going?" The electric shock and the fall from a great height caused the tomahawk to be severely injured, 80% of the bones in his body were broken, his internal organs were violently impacted, and a few broken ribs ** his lungs, making it extremely difficult for him to say a word. However, the stubborn dwarf survived, and he coughed up blood as he smiled and said, "Compared to your so-called big meals, I think my dish should be okay." ”
Dazzling lightning flashed sharply around the lightning spirit, and its body, which had been almost split into two parts, fused again, but the blow caused it to lose twenty percent of its remaining energy. "You'll regret it!" the lightning spirit roared, and the fire spirit, which was striking the magic shield, suddenly stopped, and then, forced by the summoner, they flew high into the air, where they combined into a flaming giant.
This combination of forced 'sexuality' has brought about a qualitative change in the Fire Spirits: when combined, all the souls and bodies of the Fire Spirits are connected, and they have transformed into a new life form, which may still be weak compared to the truly fully developed Fire Spirits, but compared to the Fire Spirits before them, its strength is far from being described by numbers. This new form can be seen as a transition between the full and the developed, and the Fire Spirits are given a new life, but only for a short time - at most two hours, all Fire Spirits will disappear forever.
"Kill them. The Lightning Spirit commanded his summon, then ignored the Flame Giant, which had begun to attack wildly towards the magic shield, and flew towards the dwarf lying on the ground.
"Now it's our turn," the lightning spirit's electrogenous face 'revealed' an anthropomorphic grin, "don't worry, we have time. A large, lightning-glittering hand slowly reached out to the dwarf, ready to grab him from the ground.
"You seem to have forgotten me. An emotionless voice rang out, and a strong sense of crisis caused the lightning spirit to pause its activities for a moment, and it turned to see a translucent figure flying towards it like lightning, and then rushed into its body before it could react.
"It's you," the powerful being in the soul space of the Thunderbolt Spirit looked at Rhaegar who had unexpectedly intruded in front of him, and said calmly, "I should have thought of this a long time ago. But if I were you, I would never come here—I'm a whole life now, no longer a part of your soul. ”
"I know," Rhaegar hovered above the Sea of Souls, looking at the Thunderbolt Spirit on the other side, "that crystal restricts your movements, but also gives you a complete soul, and in that sense, you should be grateful to the ancient 'spirits' who have summoned you." ”
"That's right," the Thunderbolt Spirit chuckled softly, "then, goodbye to my former subject......"
The calm sea of souls suddenly set off a monstrous 'wave', and the air in the entire space seemed to freeze in an instant, and Rhaegar's translucent body was firmly restrained in an instant, unable to move anymore.
"This work is the first release of the 16k exclusive text version, may not be reproduced without permission, excerpts, more of the latest and fastest chapters, please visit.1 ! I'm so glad to see you here. The spirit of thunder and lightning slowly 'approached' the geist, looking at his former subject with the same eyes as he looked at his prey, "I've been thinking about how to break free from the bondage of that damn crystal, and while there are some things there that are good for my power growth, I prefer to enjoy them while having freedom. But now well, when I devour you, I believe that nothing will be able to restrain me anymore. ”
A smug smile appeared on its face, and the Spirit of Thunder made no secret of his joy, "Come on!" he exclaimed, opening his arms as he opened his arms, "My dear subject, join me and set me free, I will be the new god, and I will dominate the entire universe!" Infinite pressure poured in from all directions, and under the effect of this terrible pressure, Rhaegar's translucent body began to sway, as if it would disintegrate at any moment.
"You shouldn't have let me in," Rhaegar said suddenly, seemingly unaware of his impending fate, "Dwarf. He shouted softly.
The spirit of the tomahawk silently appeared behind the spirit of lightning, and the sharp axe swept across the waist of the bewildered one, slicing it in two.
"You're powerful," Willy's soul appeared in the other direction, an endless chill surging towards the Thunderbolt Spirit who was desperately trying to fuse itself together, "but alas, that doesn't make you smarter. The cold aura condensed in an instant, turning into a solid piece of ice, and the spirit of thunder and lightning that had been broken in two was frozen inside, unable to move again.
The trapped Thunderbolt Spirit was not alarmed, a mocking smile appeared on its face, and infinite energy surged from the outside world, squeezing the ice, creating 'intertwined' rifts on it—no one could harm it in this world ruled by it.
"We must hurry," a trace of cold energy containing the divine power of ice and snow continued to pour out of Wei Li's body, mending the cracks in the ice, "I can't restrain it for long." ”
Almost at the same moment that the lightning spirit was frozen, the dwarf, Willy, and Rhaegar were already at different vertices of an equilateral triangle, surrounding the ice cube frozen by the lightning spirit in the center, and the next moment, the power of the three partners was completely combined, resisting external pressure while maintaining the stability of the ice.
"That's amazing," the voice of the Thunderbolt Spirit came clearly from the ice, and although it was firmly suppressed, the being was not terrified by it, "Uniting different soul powers, even in the age of the gods, few people can do this, your souls must have some kind of magical connection, but that is not enough." "The surging energy frenzy 'tide' hit the triangular defense circle of Rhaegar and the others one by one, and under the attack of condensing the entire space power, the defense of the partners is like a bird's egg under a boulder, which will be crushed at any time.
"And how about me?" a tall figure appeared in the defensive circle of his companions at some point, and the endless energy immediately added to the crumbling protective shield, "To be honest, this is the ugliest soul I've ever seen. Nack said calmly.
"This can't be!" there was a hint of uneasiness in the Thunderbolt Spirit's voice, "You can't have entered my soul, I didn't allow you to enter. "This powerful being doesn't care about the sudden addition of an adversary, it's its soul space, it's confident enough to defeat any enemy here, and now, that confidence is beginning to waver: as an energy being, in a sense, its power comes from the soul, and no one can enter its soul at will unless they want to—Rhaegar entered it on purpose, while Willy and Tomahawk took advantage of its carelessness to bring it into their own bodies. But Nack was different, even if he was trapped in the ice, the Thunderbolt Spirit could still be sure that this uninvited guest was definitely not in his soul before, which meant that the soul defense line that it regarded as flawless was useless to the other party. For the first time since the start of the war, the Thunderbolt Inspiration was a little panicked.
Contrary to the Lightning Spirit's panic, Rhaegar was not at ease with the addition of the new force. He was well aware that the arrival of the sub-giants was entirely due to the gifts of the men in black - the fusion with those black 'colored' stones gave these companions some kind of mysterious connection to him, with him as a coordinate, their souls could appear in any soul space at will, and could combine each other's powers, which had been fully confirmed in the battle against Cohen. But that doesn't change the balance of strength between the two sides, and even with the addition of Nack, they can't compete with the Thunderbolt Spirit in terms of strength.
"But at least it can be delayed for a little longer," Rhaegar thought, "and now it's up to the spirits." ”
Haim dragged his tired body and moved to the altar in front of him step by step, and after breaking through several levels in a row and eliminating nearly a hundred enemies, the distance between him and the altar was as far as the horizon.
"You look tired," a voice came from the altar, and with this voice, a figure wrapped in holy white light appeared on the altar, "You must be tired, why don't you stop and rest?" The middle-aged man who looked kind looked at him with a majestic and loving gaze, and he looked at the exhausted Heim like his own child, which inspired the 'spirit' with an inexplicable kindness.
"My dear child," the middle-aged man stretched out his arms, "don't be afraid, you are a child of nature, and the gods of nature will never harm their own children." Come here and rest in my arms, and you will feel more peaceful than ever. "Soft waves continued to flow towards Haim as he spoke, and the spirit suddenly felt a sense of peace in his heart.
"God of Nature," Heim muttered as he struggled to open his sleepy eyes, looking at the figure that looked exactly like the god who had been worshipped by the Spirit clan for countless years, "and you have fallen." ”
"I will never abandon you," the middle-aged man's face became more and more kind, "come to me, throw yourself back into my arms, and you will be my messenger, the king of the 'spirit' clan, and your descendants will always recite your good name." ”
Heim mechanically moved his legs towards the altar, his eyes fixed on the figure in front of him, as if a humble believer were worshipping a decorated deity.
A smug smile flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he opened his arms again, ready to hug Haim.
"My partner is still fighting," Haim suddenly stopped as he approached the other, "I must find that crystal and destroy it." He said with a slight dazed look, glancing around, "Where is it? My sword tells me it's here." ”
"You will find it," the middle-aged man said calmly, "you will have everything, the splendor of the 'spirit' spirit will reappear in your hands, and the spirit of thunder and lightning will prostrate at the feet of you who have crystals, begging for your forgiveness, but until then, you should ......"
A cold light streaked through the space and pierced into the chest of the figure surrounded by the holy light.
"How did you see through it?" The holy light disappeared without a trace with the piercing of the king's sword, replaced by a dazzling electric light, and a figure with lightning appeared where the middle-aged man was, with the king's sword still 'inserted' in his chest.
"It never occurred to me to bring the Spirit of Thunder to its knees," Heim said calmly, "neither I nor my buddies want to destroy it." ”
"Good. The figure in the electric light said, and the spirit snake-like electric light suddenly 'shot' out from its body, and in the blink of an eye, it entangled the body of the 'spirit'.
"Stupid creature," the figure sneered at the 'spirit', "you think it's only the guy out there who is the spirit of thunder and lightning? ”
"Thanks to your equally stupid ancestors," the Lightning Spirit said as he watched Heim tremble in the electric light as he increased the intensity of the electricity, "their ambitions are beyond their own strength—they want to create gods at their disposal, and this has brought destruction to the entire Elf Kingdom." Electricity passed through Haim's body, and puffs of white smoke rose all over his body, "You will be like them, when I destroy you and your companions, I will be happy to destroy all the remaining 'spirits', and there will be no more such a race in this world......"
A soft sound that only Haim could hear sounded in his head, as if something had been broken, as if a 'door' had been opened, and a warm current would flow through his body, repairing his body damaged by electricity, and then, the power would automatically pour out of his body, cutting him off from the terrible lightning.
"Don't you think that!" Haim said word by word, and the sword of the king locked in the opponent's 'chest' was pulled out by him little by little, "No one can hurt my people and friends until I fall." "A light brighter than the sun flickered on the King's Sword, "For the 'spirit' spirit!" he shouted, and the sword slashed down on the top of the lightning spirit's head.
"Your partner seems to be in trouble, and my copy is hospitably entertaining him. In the soul space, there are more and more cracks in the ice that traps the spirit of thunder and lightning, and its frozen and broken body has begun to slowly approach in the ice, "It seems that you are going to fail this time." There was a smug look in its tone, but the next moment, it turned into terrific fear.
"It seems that you are the one who failed," ignoring the wild energy released by the crumbling soul space around him, Rhaegar stared at the desperate Thunderbolt Spirit and said slowly, "Your copy has not been able to save your fate. A mocking smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, "Do you know where your biggest mistake is?" he whispered, "I have friends, and you don't." "A boundless black 'colored' divine fire ignited around him, and the tentacles of the flames extended towards the ice, quickly dissolving the ice, and then grabbing the spirit of thunder and lightning within.
"No!" the desperate Thunderbolt Spirit screamed, writhing its body as hard as it could, and even though the soul space had collapsed due to the destruction of the crystal, the remaining energy still gave it great power, and surrounded by black fire, it struggled like a big fish in a net, ready to break free of the net.
"You look like you need help. Heim's soul appeared beside Rhaeggar, and in this soul space that was about to fall apart, the five companions reunited, "Do you want to help?"
Rhaegar shrugged.
"It doesn't have friends, and we do. Nack said, as an invisible energy poured into the black flames, and at the same time, the power from Willy, Tomahawk, and Heim joined the Judgment Flame, officially announcing the fate of the Thunderbolt Spirit, and in a matter of seconds, the powerful being was all disintegrated.
"Welcome home. Rhaegar's black 'colored' divine fire turned into a giant hand, gently grasping one of the glittering shards, and then retracted into his body, "We are now whole. He said softly, and then a white light flashed on his body, and he left the collapsed soul space with his companion.
postscript
This is a world between the real and the unreal, and in the boundless emptiness, clumps of bubbles that seem to be real and illusory float in the air. If anyone comes here, they will be surprised to find that every bubble here contains a world, in which they are generated, grow, prosper, and then annihilated, and every moment of change in every world in the universe is condensed in this bubble.
Rhaegar strolled between the bubbles, carefully avoiding the bubbles that were wafting towards him, and behind him, his companions mimicked his movements with the same caution. They are well aware that there is an inseparable connection between these bubbles and the real world of the outside world, and that each burst of the bubble will lead to the destruction of a real space, where even the weakest mortal will become incomparably stronger, and his every move will determine the fate of countless worlds.
"Welcome here. A peaceful voice sounded in the emptiness, but it did not disturb the peace of this world in the slightest, as if it was born to merge with the whole world, and with this voice, a figure appeared in front of Rhaegar's eyes, "Great God of Judgment, I am glad that you are here. ”
Rhaegar looked at the seemingly ordinary figure in front of him with reverence, it was this being who lit the fire for the gods when they were still in the period of 'ignorance', he was the mentor and guide of all the gods, and the person most respected by the gods, and he summoned himself again today, countless years after the fall of the gods.
"Great none. "The strongest of the gods bowed his head humbly like a child at the sight of his elders, and saluted the presence in front of him.
"You have a lot of questions on your mind," Wu turned and walked into the distance, beckoning to Rhaegar and the others at the same time, motioning for them to follow him, "You'll find the answer." Wherever they passed, even through the middle, the seemingly fragile foam remained untouched, and they continued on their own as if they hadn't been touched at all.
"We're just one of countless universes," said Wu lightly, as if talking about something as trivial as today's weather, "but for those of us who live in it, that's all we have." ”
"But unfortunately, this universe is congenitally flawed. Wu continued, and casually flicked open a bubble floating in front of him, and the world that was about to collapse suddenly regained its vitality, from recession to prosperity again. "Its flaws caused it to be almost destroyed in childbirth, and although it was finally able to get out of this crisis and repair its flaws, it is still not sound, and this imperfection is catastrophic for every life, and when the universe is destroyed, all living beings living in this universe will inevitably have the same fate. In fact, as early as the days when the gods still existed, this consequence had already begun to manifest itself - the universe of consciousness *** caused the gods to also happen, and began to kill each other, and eventually all fell. ”
Wu stopped, turned his head, and looked at Rhaeggar. "Fortunately, the universe has finally healed itself," he says, "and after a long time, its consciousness has been restored to wholeness, and everything is on track." But it is still weak, and it is not even able to create a defender of its own order, and for a slowly recovering universe, the gods who enforce the laws and maintain the stability of the universe are essential. ”
"You are the guide of the gods," Rhaegar said, "and you can once again lead the pinnacle of intelligent life into the realm of the gods." ”
"It's not that simple," Wu shook his head slightly, "I am only the executor of the will of the universe, and only the universe itself can identify the gods who are embodied as laws, although these gods can create slaves on their own, and they are the most important thing to the universe." All I have done is realize its will, and it is no longer capable of restoring. ”
"It's good that there isn't just one universe," Wu continued, "In some universe of the same origin as ours, there is a being who is beyond all the constraints of the universe—it's almost impossible, but it happens. In a situation where all universes are parallel to each other and rarely interfere with each other, only he can help the universe, and I have had some contact with him. Thanks to the Great Father of the Universe, who did not refuse the Universe's request, in order to restore the Universe to the gods, this incredible being changed the flow of time, leaving the gods who should have all fallen with a survivor - just a fragment. But it was enough, and the seed finally began to germinate after countless years, and in order to help him, and also to make this seed a jungle as soon as possible, this being planted four other seeds at the same time, and at the right time applied certain 'fertilizer' to these seeds, which, under certain conditions, would provide sufficient nourishment for the growth of the seed. All the seeds have a common mission, their destiny is the same, the will from the universe and the great power of that existence bind them together, they are a community of destiny. Among these communities, the most important is the fragment of the soul of the gods and the only seed of 'yin' and 'sexuality', which will attract each other, and this attraction is the most important link between them. ”
Rhaegar was silent. All the mystery was revealed at this moment, but it didn't matter to Rhaegar and his friends now.
They have friendship, they have love, and that's enough.
"What should we do?" asked Rhaegar on behalf of his friends after a moment of silence.
"As the new deity, govern and maintain the order of the universe. Wu said softly, and an invisible majesty emanated from him, including the reckless dwarves, and everyone involuntarily knelt down.
"Rhaegar, the God of Judgment," he said, placing a golden crown on Rhaegar as the leader of the gods and the arbiter of all disputes and conflicts in the world, as well as the judge of all crimes, wielding supreme power in the place of the universe and ruling over the power of thunder. A faint golden light appeared beside Rhaegar, and at this moment, the strongest of the ancient gods finally returned.
"Willy, the god of water," another slightly smaller but identical crown appeared on Willy's head, "you will be in charge of the power of water and life, and all the birth and birth of life will be under your control." At the same time as the golden light that symbolized the identity of the god flashed, Willy turned her head and smiled charmingly at her lover.
"Nack, the god of space, you will control the power of space while maintaining the stability of the universe. ”
"Hem, the god of wind, you are in charge of the power of the wind, and you will be in charge of the development and change of everything in the universe. ”
"And you," Nothing's gaze finally fell on the Tomahawk's body, "the new Vulcan, you will have the power of fire, and the outbreak and end are the objects of your control. ”
Bursts of invisible 'waves' spread out in all directions at the same time as the responsibilities of the five partners were clear, and all the bubbles representing different worlds came into contact with this 'wave' at the same time, and those bubbles that were originally slightly disordered began to operate according to certain laws, and vigorous vitality was displayed in all bubbles.
"I would like to ask a question, great none. The god of fire, that is, the battle axe, said in a respectful tone: "That transcendent being, I think it is the man in black, who is he?"
"His name," Wu whispered, "when he was still in this universe, it was called the Silver Fire." ”