"My long-time enemy, Russell Clement, haven't you always wanted to fight us? Isn't the only purpose of your life to pull us off the clouds? Now, I'm waiting for you on this throne, but don't you dare to appear? ”

Gold's voice echoed through the vast plaza-like hall, weaving through the corridors of the works of art, and it did not dissipate for a long time.

Ovilia glanced at her old partner, turned to face the main entrance of the hall, and a snow-white spirit snake protruded from her sleeve, slowly stiffened, straightened, and finally turned into a pure white curved staff.

However, the elite retainers brought by the two had already gathered under the high platform, gathered in array, their swords unsheathed, and scanned everything around them vigilantly.

After a few seconds, the air not far away finally rippled like water waves. Then, three figures came out from behind the ripples formed by the ripples, and finally appeared in everyone's sight. It was a combination of a man and two women, or rather, an elderly man and two young women.

The old man, with white hair and a thin face, did not go out of his way to hide his age, but everyone could feel his full and abundant spirit. He stood there, obviously an old man, but he felt like a young man who had just begun to understand the world and explore the world, full of enthusiasm for everything, overflowing with hope and ideals, and likewise, he also had the cognition and action to try to conquer everything.

This is regarded as a "clown who jumps off the beam" and "an arrogant madman" by all the gate valve factions, but in the end he has become a life-and-death enemy who must be eliminated no matter what the cost is paid by all means, and now he appears in front of the last leaders of the gate valve faction, but in a completely unexpected posture.

It was the first time that old Gold had seen such a Russell Clement, and he suddenly felt a little jealous. He knows that such a temperament is not acted, nor will it be injected through external forces, but it is the posture that the other party should have.

What an envy! This kind of spirit, how old after I don't have it...... No, or rather, he never had in the first place.

The two women beside Russell were between twenty-five and thirty years old, and naturally they were also the most attractive period for women. Gold vaguely had seen them somewhere, and the memory of the archmage was quick to remember who they were.

One of them, a honey-skinned, purple-eyed, silver-haired girl, remembered as Nefer, was Rasel's chief state secretary, a native of Sothness. She is an extremely good person, a high-achieving student who graduated from the University of the Sea, has served as a local administrator, and has served as the palace minister of a certain kingdom of Sosnes. Whether it is knowledge, work experience, persuasion, business ability or the most basic paperwork, even the appearance is impeccable.

If she had not been born, she would have been eligible to serve as the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth until the age of forty. Gold had all felt the same way about his son. He said that the best government talents have all gone to Russell's side, and we should still pay attention to the appearance of eating, at least we must make an attitude of selecting and appointing talents. When he heard that the excellent talented woman was crushed to pieces with Russell in the explosion of the coup d'état, Gold even felt a little embarrassed.

However, he never thought that one day, that talented girl named Nefer would appear in front of him in such a posture.

She wears a traditional Samui gemstone ornament on her forehead, and the ruby pressed against her forehead looks like she has a third eye. She also draped a dark purple robe open over her body, revealing the cold silver armor inside. Hands were wrapped in a pair of silver metal gloves, also silver, and peeked out from the wide silk sleeves.

"Sosnes Fist Fighter? No...... It shouldn't be that simple. ”

I saw that on the woman's fist gloves, the gorgeous ornamentation formed a pattern full of rhythm and regular beauty, which looked like a very elaborate and tasteful decoration, but Gold himself knew that it was clearly a very exquisitely designed magic pattern circle.

"So, is it a magic weapon disguised as a fist? In other words, she is actually a master of both. Ovilia next to her sighed: "You're right, the young talents have all run to him." If we weren't so ugly, how could we be forced into this field? ”

"Huh...... If we hadn't been forced into this field, how would we have realized that eating was ugly? Old Gold laughed to himself.

Ovilia glanced at the other, the corners of her mouth curled.

Gold knew very well that without the presence of Russell, the nobles would not have realized this problem. History has taught us that the ruling class is just that.

Gold looked at another woman. She was a little younger than Nefer was supposed to be, and her long blond hair was tied in a neat ponytail at the back of her head. The slender and tall figure was wrapped in a heavy, even a little bulky, full-body knight's armor, and it actually looked a little stocky. She had a sword at her waist, a winged knight's helmet in her left hand, and an axe more than two meters high in her right hand.

It's a bit hard to describe how she's dressed. If you want to talk about majesty, it is naturally quite majestic, and it can make the bear children and secondary school youths continue to have starry eyes on any occasion. In the same way, the magnificence can be regarded as gorgeous, and the awe-inspiring spirit and exquisite workmanship are hidden in the simple but rugged armor lines, which are quite tough and calm in beauty.

It's just that it's a bit classical.

This armor with three layers of shoulder pads, pleated skirt armor, and full arm guards was the style of Auckland knights hundreds of years ago - and not every knight and lord could afford it. After the Sun King's reform of the central army, the Oakland Knight Armor began to evolve in a more minimalist direction.

As for the wing-shaped mask, it was even the style of the Warring States period.

In addition, the axe gun in her hand is almost invisible in the Auckland army. This is not to say that the combination of spear, hook and sickle and tomahawk is not of practical value, but because its technique is too difficult to popularize on a large scale. Then the army, which has standardization and institutionalization as the direction of future development, will not be equipped with such weapons.

A real army does not need martial arts masters who can slash, stab, pick and draw, and are proficient in all kinds of martial arts, but only a large number of ordinary soldiers who have mastered one or two standard combat moves but can order and prohibit them.

As a result, this kind of axe and gun, in Auckland now, the most common occasions are the martial arts arena and the honor guard.

“…… This little girl's words seem to have been seen there. Gold said with some confusion.

"Her name is Lias Fell Anderhet, the new wife of Alandis Narciss! I held a ladies' garden party in the first half of the year, and she also came to attend. Lady Ovilia's expression was a little ugly: "This girl can play the piano well, draw well, and she is beautiful, gentle and generous, and speaks well, I have a good impression of her." ”

“…… We seem to have too much important information left ungrasped. ”

"So we're actually even more stupid than we think."

Gold felt that if he continued to complain about each other like this, there would be no need to fight this battle, so he immediately raised his head and said loudly to Russell: "Russell Clement, do you know that if the news of you faking your death and hiding for more than half a year spreads, the moral image you have spent most of your life building will be completely bankrupt!" ”

"I understand." The other party opened his mouth and said the first sentence after his appearance, his tone was flat and undulating, but it seemed to be full of undoubted determination: "However, if I don't do this, I can't find an excuse to completely defeat you." ”

Gold nodded, probably appreciating the other party's frankness: "So, we are actually the same type of people!" Of course, we are the villains who violently seize power, and the silverfish that lie on the backs of the country and the people to suck blood, but you have become a sinister and ruthless conspirator. The ruins of the Azure Palace, the ordinary people who support you, the young officials and councillors who admire you, the secretaries who worship and even believe in you, have all been placed on the altar by you. ”

Russell's face was expressionless: "You taught me something. Political animals cannot have feelings. Creatures of power, have the consciousness to put all the virtues on the altar! ”

"I think I'm crazy, I can't think you're crazier than I am. I used to think you were just a naïve idealist, but now I'm sure that there is a whole sea of lava hidden in your soul! Gold sighed and stroked the battle of wisdom and authority in his hand, "But, you see, Russell, I have now occupied the high ground. ”

The light patterns swayed in the hall, and in the brilliant reflection, the murals on both sides of the hall seemed to suddenly come to life. The warriors in the mural turned into shadows on the ground in the projection of light, and then stood up one by one and turned into shadows. However, it is also a virtual shadow that does exist and begins to condense.

"You don't have a chance." Gold Road.

Russell shook his head, his smile light, but his attitude remained unshakable. And beside him, the lady who was wearing heavy armor and holding an axe and gun suddenly bloomed with a cold but cruel smile, beautiful and incomprehensible, but also fatally beautiful and cruel. In the next moment, her person suddenly burst up, and her body with heavy armor that looked a little stocky and even bulky crossed a distance of dozens of meters in the blink of an eye. Behind her was a fierce wind, and huge axes and spears were lying in front of her, shining red. Obviously running on foot, obviously there is only one person and one gun, that indomitable momentum, but it seems to be a thousand troops and horses charging.

The retainers in the audience were a little nervous, but they were all the most elite henchmen of the two gates, so they would not be frightened before the battle. Several big men in armor and shields at the forefront tore open the scroll before pressing the shield in their hands, and pressed it on the ground, and directly pulled up an iron wall on the ground.

Later, several crossbowmen and archers began to shoot with armor-piercing and demon-piercing arrows. One of the half-elf marksmen actually fired his bow more than a dozen times in just half a second, and the arrow directly pierced into a line. Each shot has the destructive power to pierce through the rock walls and iron armor.

However, Lias Fell just shook the axe and spear in her hand and danced it into a windmill, and the wind that it brought up bounced all the arrows away, and her steps did not stop.

"Boom!" The female warrior crashed into the crowd, slamming the steel wall into a tremble. She sneered, and smashed it again, this time, the wall collapsed directly, and then turned into a magical point of light that lost its support, dissipating into the air.

However, the other side's charge did stop. The samurai also let out a cry of rage, and everyone drew their swords and stepped forward. Their armor glowed with a faint halo, and the blades of their swords erupted with flames, arcs, chills, and even a hint of green poison.

Obviously, everyone in the room was equipped with expensive alchemy gear, and even if it didn't have its own magic effects, it would be easier for fellow casters to buff themselves.

The fierce collision of weapons and the passionate shouts and roars resounded together. Lias Fil alone overwhelmed the twenty or thirty elite warriors. However, the rhythm of her charge finally stopped.

On the other side, Nefer was about to come to support, so he also raised a high-five starter, and bowed down to charge. The silver metal fists in the left and right hands were raised, as if they were raising a wave of vibrating air ripples and a cloud of chaotic mist, respectively.

"Foolishness!" Gold snorted coldly, and waved the wisdom scepter in his hand gently. And those illusory warriors who had just condensed behind Rassell and his party also pulled out their swords, guns, and halberds that were also translucent as their bodies, and slid through the air, causing a rather dangerous "buzzing" sound.

"This is the Shadow Guard. Many of the soldiers who went to serve in the Spiral Fortress took their oath to the Ark of Civilization itself! Swear to live and die with the fortress! They died in battle, but their souls became part of the heart of the fortress, and even if they lost their memories and bodies, they could remember their oath - to fight to protect the ark of the sky! They can be seen as a type of undead, but I would prefer to think of them as Heroic Spirits! Even if there is no protection of the true God, it is truly the most noble heroic spirit! Russell, I said it, I'm on the high ground now. I am the Ark of Heaven now, and the Heroic Spirits here will fight for me! Gold said.

"And it's not just all ......"

Before he could finish his words, the door behind him opened again. Two giant war dolls, towering like giant towers and comparable to the legendary Titans, have entered the hall with heavy and awe-inspiring steps. And in the corridor beyond the gate, more and more ancient puppets woke up from their original quiet place with the endless sound of machine springs rubbing against each other, and began their first action after 10,000 years.

"If you fight alone, you won't have a chance." Gold muttered.

Faced with the dangerous situation of being surrounded and suppressed, Russell Clement, who was always expressionless, sighed and slowly spoke: "These noble beings, why do you think that they will fight for you? Senior Gold? ”

The title "teacher" sent old Gold into a trance for a moment, and reminded him of the conflict he had with the best of the freshmen when he was younger, when he was the student council president of the Central Academy of Magic.

More than 70 years have passed, but his expression at that time is almost exactly the same as now.

"You ......"

He was about to say something, but suddenly there was a heart-rending pain behind him. The cold and terrifying paralysis spread from the wound to the whole body in an instant, dominating all of his senses in the blink of an eye.

"O, Ovialia......"

"As I said, Gold, we're even more stupid than we thought!" The old lady of the Dandy Lane family, who is definitely more than seventy years old, is full of smiles, and still looks as bright and gorgeous as a seventeen-year-old girl.

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