Chapter 149: Epilogue

"The power of decay?"

The old Pope's tone was full of disdain: "Only the weak look at me like this, it has not blinded me, it has even pointed me to a clear future, now, I only need a good body to push Twilight to come, Cenarius, when the Elven Empire falls, you see only the tip of the iceberg of eternal twilight, and in the near future, you will have nowhere to escape under the shadow of twilight." ”

At this time, his legs had turned into crystals, and where his feet stood, they were fused with the activation circle that was completely crystallized, and Anduin noticed that St. Francis's crystallization speed was getting faster and faster, and immediately deliberately shouted: "We can't wait any longer, when he completes crystallization and regains his ability to move freely, we will lose all opportunities!" ”

"Heh, if you wake up now, don't you think it's a little late?"

The old Pope's eyes flashed with a crystal-like strange luster, and then a crystal barrier suddenly appeared beside him, completely enveloping his body, and a slightly changed voice came out of the crystal barrier in a low voice: "Cenarius, let me see, can you defuse a few spiritual storms?" ”

The elven artifact returned to silence, but the phantom of Cenarius strode wildly, like a steel chariot that slammed into the crystal barrier regardless of the storm, and at the same time, attracted the natural power of the elven phantom array, reduced the power of the storm, and helped Renault successfully break through the spiritual blockade, carrying a double-edged battle axe to rush to the crystal circle, slashing with great force.

Boom!

Two deafening explosions in succession had little effect, leaving only traces on the crystal barrier, a burst of beautiful brilliance flashed, and the scars that were finally made were restored as before, even if several bottles of dissolving elixir followed, it did not have any effect, after all, the crystal barrier was not active, and the inhibition effect of the dissolving elixir lost its usefulness.

The unharmed old Pope saw everyone's stunned expressions through the crystal barrier, and sneered: "Cenarius, do you still think I don't have a chance?" ”

Cenarius replied with action, the left arm of the branch swept suddenly, hitting the activation circle under his feet, causing a flash of bright sparks, leaving a striking scar, the old pope's expression immediately changed slightly, and he secretly said in his heart, even if it was just a phantom, he could not underestimate the ability of the demigod in the wilderness, and his sharp eyes pierced the crystal barrier at a glance Relying on activating the magic circle, destroying the magic circle, you can weaken the barrier, and when the magic circle stops, the barrier will naturally subside, but by that time, he has already obtained a new body.

Sensing St. Francis's expression and restoring his composure, Anduin also realized that the situation at this time tended to race against time, and under the condition that the force of nature steadily suppressed the spiritual storm, he first instructed the kobold earth diviner and the mushroom dealer Max to let go of his hands and feet to attack the crystal circle, and then summoned Jones, Red and other powerful fourth-order followers to use all their skills, and Anduin even went into battle in person, one after another powerful shadow lightning, crackling and hitting the foundation of the magic circle, increasing the destruction progress of the crystal circle.

In this regard, in addition to admiring Anduin's abilities more and more, St. Francis did not feel the urgency of the situation, until Max, who finally appeared, suddenly smashed a bottle that looked unremarkable into the body of the legendary warrior Gouyle.

The ragged and sloppy kobold wiped the layers of sweat from his forehead, and said happily: "Big man, it's your fate, finally let me make a bottle of life-saving things in time, um~!" It tastes awesome, and it's worth all the effort I put into it. ”

The life-saving thing Max said was actually a bottle of potion similar to holy water, earlier, Anduin obtained the [Powerful Healing Potion] by scanning the high-purity holy water that Arthas used for Ferdin, and the mushroom dealer got the inspiration for research and development after drinking dozens of bottles of powerful healing potion, so he hid in it and couldn't come out, just to turn the inspiration into reality, and very fortunately, he succeeded.

A muffled snort, accompanied by bruises, spurted out of Guyle's mouth, and the blood stained the fangs red, making the appearance of the orc warrior more and more hideous, but the mushroom dealer sniffed a few bites fiercely: "Tsk, it smells so good, you guy has gotten rid of the slave seal, and the smell on his body is getting better and better!" ”

"For the sake of the potion, I'll get back and let you know what it means to shut up."

Guy's mouth foamed with blood, striding to the front of the barrier, at this time, although his strength did not recover to the peak of the legend, but it also made St. Francis show a look of jealousy, Renault had already noticed the raging war in the eyes of the orcs, and then threw out a double-edged battle axe, Gouyl clenched in the air, and then turned his waist, and the huge figure covered the old Pope in the crystal barrier, making the miserable howl of the air turn into cheers and cheers for the return.

Rumble!

The double-edged battle axe sliced through the air in a rough arc like a meteor falling from the sky, bombarding the round top of the crystal barrier with unreasonable momentum.

Cenarius saw at a glance the importance of activating the magic circle, and Gouyl instantly found the weakness of the crystal barrier, and with an axe, he almost shattered the barrier, and several cracks were clearly visible, scattering in all directions from the beginning of the dome, although it could not be completely broken, it could not be healed immediately.

Listening to the tinkling sound around him, the old Pope, who was distraught, had to concentrate on three purposes, condense the spiritual offensive to consume the power of nature, mobilize the power of the magic circle to make up for the defects of the barrier, and reactivate the living crystal to reduce his own pressure.

In the earlier plan, a brand-new crystal body did not need to consume many living crystals, so even if he knew that Anduin and the others had a dissolving potion, they had to summon humanoid crystals to slow down the destruction of everyone.

At this point, the crystal body had already spread to the chest area, and it would not be long before he could resume his actions, and if the stalemate continued, Gouyl would have to break through the barrier ahead of time, so he would have to pay some extra price.

As soon as they appeared, they waved their fierce claws, frantically attacking every enemy, although the long-lasting dissolution of the clouds and mist, the human crystals repeatedly dissolved, but still achieved the old Pope's goal of delaying time, and also completed Anduin's plan to deliberately exert pressure.

After determining that St. Francis had the hole cards, Anduin chose to deliberately exert pressure to force the other party to activate the humanoid crystal and steal the energy at full speed, and the abnormal performance of the humanoid crystal finally attracted the attention of the old Pope: "The activation circle has a circular effect, why do the living crystals that fall within the range of the circle disappear?" ”

The incomparable spiritual power made him feel the majestic energy flowing into Anduin's body, like a black hole, endless, which made the old Pope feel incredible: "No matter how good your physical quality is, it is impossible to achieve this level, tell me, is it because of that ability?" ”

Anduin laughed and didn't say anything, just threw the dissolving potion wildly, since St. Francis really used the humanoid crystal as a delaying means according to his expectations, then it means that there are not a few hole cards in his hand, and the effect and price of the next hole card are far from being comparable to summoning humanoid crystals, which means that Anduin can recklessly scavenge for energy, and the old Pope can only watch the energy drain.

He couldn't have chosen to stop, because Gouyle's axe, once it lost its restraints, would kill him much faster.

The old Pope felt that Anduin's smile was extremely dazzling, and he snorted angrily, wanting to use a spiritual arrow to teach this boy who didn't know the height of the sky, but Renaud, who was close at hand, had already understood his intentions, strode sideways, forcibly took the sharp arrow with a strong physique, and then raised his chin defiantly: "Old Pope, you can guess how many spiritual shocks I can take!" ”

St. Francis's face was slightly cold, because when Renault spoke, he used three spiritual arrows in a row, and Renault actually took them all in addition to avoiding the vital point, and looked at his ease of appearance, it didn't seem that he was talking big.

Anduin, who was standing in the rear, saw something that the old pope couldn't see, Renault's back was tattooed with the logo of the Explorers Association, whenever Renault was attacked, the tattoo logo was faintly shiny, and it seemed to help Renault reduce the damage, no wonder he said earlier that he had a lot of hole cards to save his life, it seems that the expedition president is really ready to develop towards the blood cow.

Rumble!

Another earth-shattering giant axe slash made St. Francis hurriedly invoke the power of the magic circle to make up for the crystal barrier, but as the destruction of the activated magic circle intensified, not only the strength of the barrier was repeatedly reduced, but the recovery speed was also slower and slower, and the crystallization process only came to the last moment, and the transformation process of the entire head had just begun.

The old Pope moved his crystal-shaped jaw to get used to his body in advance, and at this point, his heart was as cold as crystal, and his eyes were fixed on Gouyl and Cenarius, two of his most formidable enemies.

"Since you have driven me to a dead end, then I will let you also taste the price of despair."

St. Francis slowly opened his crystal arms, in such a posture that Anduin remembered the statue of the Holy Light in the church, and the old Pope's eyes looked south, and his tone was filled with relief and remembrance: "Come back, my old friend, I need your help." ”

The voice of the old pope, like thunder, was transmitted through the statue of holy light to the location of the imperial city in the center of the empire, and then, a golden light pierced the void, from the imperial capital to the fortress church, poured into the statue of holy light, the already dazzling statue of holy light, brighter and brighter, but there was no change outside the church, the reason is that the fortress church seems to come to life, hanging a black fog curtain for all doors and windows to hide the light.

When Gouyle's tomahawk was slashed down again, the crystal barrier was finally overwhelmed and completely shattered, and the legendary warrior increased his strength out of thin air, sending strong stamina to the tomahawk, and was about to cut off the head of St. Francis, but his double-edged giant axe was blocked by a sudden golden light, not only that, as soon as the golden light came out, the summoned followers below the legend disappeared immediately, and the phantom of Cenarius, due to the rapid exhaustion of the power of nature, slowly disappeared, and could no longer contain the terrifying spiritual storm.

In an instant, the old Pope, who had lost his strong enemy, stood on the Victory Heights again, while Anduin and the others stared at the glittering unknown object, trying to see what was going on.

Renault was shocked and angry: "This is the solemn scepter!" ”

Hearing this, Anduin frowned: "Could it be that the Pope is really ready to help the abuse?" No matter how much he misses his old feelings, he shouldn't help the Twilight believers openly! ”

"Huh!" The old Pope, who had half of his cheeks turned into crystals, sneered, "I said, this is my old friend, but in the early years to help ...... He, stabilizing the treasure given by the sun, let him keep it for a while, and now it's just a matter of returning it to its original owner. ”

Anduin shook his head heavily: "It can't be so simple, the Pope's strength is extraordinary, even if the solemn scepter is related to you, it will not return to your hands so easily, to put it mildly, he is still helping you, or rather, he wants to use you to achieve his goals." ”

"Humph! Anduin, it is meaningless to say this until now, I can give you a chance to escape, if you succeed, I will covet your body, if you fail, you must accept your fate willingly. ”

The old Pope, who was about to be completely crystallized, was even more calm, because the attacks of all the legendary powerhouses could not break through the defense of the solemn scepter at all, and everyone could only watch him and gain a new body.

Click......

The dreamy brilliance of the activation circle suddenly shattered in the sound of glass shattering, and as the transformation of St. Francis was completed, the scarred activation circle also lost its effect, and the crystal texture quickly dimmed, turning into ordinary rubble, shattering, revealing the crystal light and surging energy hidden under the circle.

Anduin, who thought that he had fallen short, suddenly his eyes brightened, just because those lights came from the living crystals that had not yet been exhausted, and the system immediately counted the total amount of energy, which was the minimum for making that prop, and without Anduin's command, he drove up at full power and frantically absorbed it.

The old Pope, who was enjoying the fresh feeling brought by the crystal body, didn't pay attention to the disappearance of the crystal at all, suddenly took a step, came to Renault, and asked indifferently: "Who asked me just now, how many spiritual shocks can I receive?" ”

St. Francis was not ready to wait for an answer, because when he just asked, Renault was kicked by him, beyond the legend, he was no longer shackled by his body, and his strength absolutely crushed the legend, raised his hand and grabbed the solemn scepter, and turned around to wrestle with the powerful orc warriors.

"Your strength is not as good as this." The old Pope's crystal eyes saw through everything about Gouyle, "But I very much hope that you can make a smart choice." ”

"Orcs, never be slaves!!"

The former slave let out a heart-rending roar, but he was still defeated in the hands of St. Francis, and with a flick of the solemn scepter, Gouyl was like Renault, deeply embedded in the wall, and the old Pope who was in control of the victory did not stop, the scepter was horizontal, pointing directly at the center of Anduin's eyebrows, and his transparent eyes revealed a crystal light: "Are you ready to accept your fate, dear incarnation of the Holy Light?" ”

Before the words fell, the kobold geodiviner who was standing in front of Anduin disappeared under the power of the scepter, and Max, the mushroom dealer, rushed to Anduin's side, and despite the pain on his face, he still stubbornly shouted: "Even if I can't smell you, I know that it must stink to death!" ”

Max on the other side followed with a smile and said: "That's right, this old guy has changed his body, and he still has the same urine, and it stinks so much that it kills!" ”

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A cold snort, coming from the old Pope's mouth, the two Max spit out blood in unison, but this could not stop them from counting to their heart's content, during this time, the system frantically absorbed the living crystal, and after only a few moments, it would be able to summon that thing, but St. Francis noticed the abnormal change of the living crystal, he ignored the kobold's clamour, and asked Anduin: "Tell me!" What the hell are you doing? ”

Anduin, on the other hand, asked, "If I hadn't appeared, would you still be looking for a new human body, like Arthas?" ”

"How do you know?" The old Pope was stunned.

"Because you're so strong." Anduin calmly said his speculation, "According to the information I learned, you have already collected enough living crystals for the transformation of the body, but you postponed it until the early hours of this morning, obviously, this is your intention, because if the crystal body can be used for a long time, you will definitely transform it immediately and minimize the risk, the only reason why you have waited until now can only be that the crystal body cannot last long." ”

Anduin said as he watched the progress of the energy: "So, you are bound to find a suitable human body, Princess Kalia's wedding is obviously a good opportunity. ”

"That's right, I do fancy Arthas's body, he and you are both gifted existences, of course, it's still worse than you, with Benedictas's betrayal, my life has also come to an end, and this crystal body, can only last for about half a day, I should have waited until noon, and then started the plan, and it was your appearance that changed all this."

Watching the mushroom dealers disappear together, St. Francis smiled with satisfaction: "Since you didn't answer my question, then I'll take you by default and become my new carrier now!" ”

"I refuse!"

Anduin said very solemnly, a big smile on his face: "As Cenarius said, you have lost the opportunity to meet the future!" ”

"Don't be ashamed!"

The old Pope scoffed, but suddenly sensed a sense of awe from the bottom of his heart, and spontaneously arose, his reaction was fast to the peak, and he immediately released the fastest spiritual arrow at Anduin, but a monstrous roar from behind Anduin shattered the sharp arrow.

"You...... I finally didn't disappoint......"

The corners of Anduin's mouth curled slightly, his hands slapped violently, and a stone tablet that seemed to come from eternity appeared beside him.

"It's ......"

The old Pope was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and his knees slowly knelt uncontrollably, and Anduin said lightly: "This is something that wants your life." ”

In front of the Titan's bones, all the Twilight believers have no place to be buried, but the old Pope still has his own insistence, because the majestic scepter is not suppressed, he seems to grasp the last straw, and laughs angrily: "With the solemn scepter, how could you take my life!" ”

"But with the True Silver Holy Sword, maybe it's going to be!"

A familiar voice sounded behind Anduin, and Eddard, who had successfully promoted to legend, took the genuine holy sword given by the right hand of the Holy Light and leaped above the old Pope's head.

"Pope LΓ‘zarez's message, you damn old fellow, you should die too!"

After finishing speaking, the sword cut off people's heads.