Chapter 388: Sheltering Light
In the square in front of the Patrol Bureau, a lean old man, one of the leaders of the Patrol Bureau, stood on a high platform, calmly facing the crowd gathered in the square, describing the recent situation.
"All the big cities of Shenlu have entered a state of military control, and I know that many people have fallen into confusion and panic after hearing the news we have announced, and I have been told that instead of letting you fall into a panic, it is better to continue to cover up the truth as usual, so that you can live in peace in ignorance."
"Now our war has reached the most critical moment, and we can't hide the news about the object of the war. You have also seen the riots of the past few days, yes, that is the attackers sent by our enemies, they are very strong, very strong, one attack almost destroyed half of the small city, if it wasn't for the death crown and the strong suppression of all the attackers, maybe we wouldn't have had a chance to chat here. ”
"Don't be delusional about talking to our enemies, for to them we are just food, food to be feared and to play with. War is inevitable, but it's okay, it's the last battle, and it's over when it's over, win or lose. ”
"If we lose, it's all over, and if we win, we will embrace a bright future!"
"I don't say this to boost morale or comfort you, I just want to say to you that there is such a group of people who are fighting for the future of civilization and forgetting their lives! They should not be obscure and forgotten. ”
The old man's speech was transmitted to the whole city through the force of the wind, and when he said this, the old man stopped talking and fell silent, he scanned the crowd in the square with a complicated gaze, and finally turned into a long sigh: "As a god, I have seen many lives and deaths, and many children have asked me, is their efforts worth it?" ”
"I would say, it's worth it. It is because of their dedication that our civilization continues to survive in this fucking age! It is they who continue to use their lives to open up the way to help our civilization get out of the darkness and move towards the future! ”
"This is the last battle and the most crucial battle. I do not ask for your strength, for your power is like dust in the eyes of our enemies, but I only hope that you will give our warriors some courage and give them the meaning to be fearless of death! ”
“……”
The crowd was silent for a long time, shocked, frightened, and of course angry.
“…… Win! ”
Just when the square, and even the whole city, fell silent, a voice sounded from some corner of the city, and the shout of "victory" seemed to have extraordinary contagion, and the people in the city murmured to shout, but in a moment, the whole city boiled, and the shout of "victory" resounded in the sky.
"Victory!" "Victory!" "Victory!"
On the highest bell tower in the city, Edward and the girl in black stood in the corner of the bell, listening to the frenzied shouts below, it may be noisy, but it is indeed inspiring, even Edward, an outsider, can't help but feel relieved to hear the shouts below.
The girl in black's eyes flickered, and after a while, as if she was making a promise to someone, she said solemnly: "We will not lose, because I am here." ”
The person who can become a god will at least be a confident person, and the girl in black is undoubtedly a self-confident god as the god of the gods and the lord of death who is in charge of the underworld.
God said that she was coming, and they would not be defeated. This is her vow.
"I wasn't worried before, but now I'm more worried about the city than about the Cursed Lands." Edward looked at the crowd below and looked around, reflecting the city in his mind.
According to the "known" characteristics of gathering to attract black fog monsters, after announcing the actual situation of the black fog, Edward was more worried about these big cities of the Shenlu civilization today, just to say that the city under his feet now, Edward can predict that there will be a bitter battle tonight.
In the distance, it was daytime, but a faint gray-black mist appeared, and fierce malice poured towards the city from all directions.
In addition to waking up ordinary people, the most important point of disclosing information about the Black Mist Monster to the public is to share the pressure and create opportunities for the expeditionary force.
To put it simply, while the Patrol Bureau has made the secret public, it has also made the people who hear the secret bait.
The power of the Cursed Lands is constant and constantly decaying, and once too many black mist monsters come to attack the city, the core area of the Cursed Lands will naturally be affected, and the power will be reduced.
Edward narrowed his eyes, and after looking at the energetic girl in black beside him, he looked down at the crowd below again, ordinary people were actually still hidden.
With the "known" characteristics to disperse the enemy, this time, the expedition of the Patrol Bureau is indeed the last battle, and the Shenlu civilization has blocked everything!
Either you succeed or you fail. The future lies in this final battle!
The girl in black glanced at Edward, raised her hand and pointed to the lean old man on the high platform below, and said, "They will arrange it here in the city, we just need to complete our mission." ”
"Although the number of expeditionary forces is not large, they are all elites, but with so many elites being drawn from various cities at once, and some are even in key positions, is it really okay for the protection of the city? After revealing the Black Mist Monster, tonight's battle was unimaginably hard. Edward shook his head, his tone heavy.
Hearing this, the black-clothed girl beside Edward was slightly stunned, and then she seemed to think of something, turned her head to look at the sky, and said, "It's almost time, it's just above us, let's take a look?" ”
Edward was stunned for a moment, and looked at the girl in black suspiciously, raising her hand to summon a huge skeleton with illusory purple flames, and the skeleton stretched out its bone claws for the girl in black to ride.
The black-clad girl who stepped on the bone claw turned around and extended an invitation to Edward.
Edward, confused, came to the girl in black, and then the two were removed from the top floor of the bell tower, and the skeleton flew directly above the bell tower.
Above the bell tower, there was something that Edward had always thought was a lightning rod, and under the support of the ghost fire skeleton, Edward and the two came to the tip of the "lightning rod".
Not really a "lightning rod", the tip of the needle at the top of the clock tower has an orange-yellow gem the size of a human head.
"What a big Shadow Stone...... Uh, no, it's too similar. Edward's eyes widened at the sight of the gem, and he blurted out habitually, but he quickly reacted, feeling the rich divine power emanating from the gem, and Edward was a little surprised.
Fetish?
"It's something that the Night Lady has honed out of her bones, and we'll call it 'Divine Light.'"
Edward was stunned for a moment, and looked down at the iron rod with divine light...... Divine Light Stick? Edward's expression was a little strange.
The girl in black stared at the divine light, and did not notice Edward's rich expression now, she just introduced it without looking back: "You are an ancient one, you may not know the 'divine light', there is no record of it on the ground, but it is the last light of our guardian civilization." ”
"The function of the divine light is very simple, as long as it is lit, the divine light will shelter the city."
Edward put away his rich inner activity, rubbed his chin and said, "It's troublesome for this thing to light up?" Otherwise, there would not have been so many cities in the history of Shenlu that failed to be established or destroyed. ”
The black-clothed girl had a calm face and said, "Well, it takes divine blood to light up the divine light, and it takes six hours to be congested and brightened at a time." The imperfection is that this thing must be filled with blood by a living god, and it must be filled at one time, and generally speaking, when this thing is lit up at night, three descending gods will fall. ”
"......" Edward frowned.
Seeing Edward's frown, the girl in black sighed and said, "We haven't been able to find a replacement yet, there is no divine blood, the divine light is just an ornament, although it can also be bright with the blood of ordinary people or dependents, but it is an ordinary light, which cannot resist and dispel the black fog." ”