853 Ritual (Awakening)

"We have something to do and want to go to the headquarters of the War Kingdom."

Melly didn't expect that it would be the girl in front of her who came out to greet them, and after being slightly stunned, she couldn't help but make a huge mistake.

In normal times, there may not be a problem with asking for something straight to the point, but at this moment, in front of Clammy, the second-in-command whose wisdom is no less than that of the War King, it is not an excellent strategy to directly state his purpose.

"Oh? Want to go to the headquarters of the War Kingdom? ”

Hearing Melly's words, Clami's eyebrows couldn't help but raise slightly, and she swept over Melly and Lianzi with a scrutinizing gaze, and finally landed on Flandro, who was being led by the two, and then withdrew her gaze.

"I refuse."

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

Kramy's answer was not surprising to Merry, although the headquarters of the War Kingdom is very conspicuous in the human world, but not everyone can enter it.

Not to mention the non-human race, even if they are all humans, there are only a few hundred people who can enter the headquarters of the War King now.

And among them, it just happens to include lotus seeds and Melly.

The two who were once human beings were valued by the high-level of the War Kingdom and thought that they had quite terrifying potential.

Needless to say, Melly's realm power, as long as she can grow, then the war kingdom will undoubtedly have a top combat power, and Lianzi, who is loved by the stars, if she can exert her full strength, she can even make the stars shatter and attract the light of the stars.

Although the ability possessed by lotus seeds cannot directly obtain high-level combat power, it can cultivate more low-level cultivators, and the power of the stars will descend. It will also subtly improve the physique of human beings in the world.

Because of the qualifications of the two. They were brought into the Warlord's headquarters. It was also there that the two met Her Royal Highness the princess of the Eternal Pavilion, Penglai Mountain Kaguya, a Penglai man of the moon who had been imprisoned.

If he hadn't met Kaguya, Cheng DΓΉ, who had attracted the attention of Lianzi and Meili, would not have ventured to use the Demon Heart at all.

What really made the two of them make this decision was a conversation between them and Kaguya.

In the gap between eternity and moment, Merry and Renko get the chance to talk to Kaguya.

The two of them, who always remember the Eternal Pavilion mission, directly told Kaguya about seeing Yonglin and being asked by the other party to find his daughter.

And Kaguya ......

"I'm sorry. Most of my power has been sealed......"

With Kaguya's original inheritance of Yongrin's power, it shouldn't be difficult to escape from the human world.

But there are always surprises......

Clammy. Jer, who is proficient in all kinds of magic, is able to seal Kaguya's power, although it is not a 100% seal, but Kaguya, who only has a little bit of power left, can only be shackled and imprisoned in this deep headquarters.

"Why do the people of the kingdom of war imprison you? You didn't eat people? ”

"It's true that I didn't eat people, and as the next owner of the Forever Pavilion, my reputation in Gensokyo in the past was quite good." Faced with the inquiry of Renzi. Kaguya replied, "Just." Fame is always just fame, and when my power is watched, every qiΔ“ will become meaningless. ”

Kaguya has been imprisoned in the War King's headquarters, and it's actually been ten years since you think about it. Originally, it was just a moment of greedy play, but he never thought that what he would get in exchange for was an almost eternal captivity.

"My mother knew I was here, but she couldn't do it." Kaguya said with a very sad expression, "Because if I do it, I'll die immediately." ”

"I am from Penglai, and I am guarded by the eternal law."

"Because of this law, no matter how much damage I suffer, I will recover in a short time, even if someone pierces my heart, even if my brain is broken."

"I am immortal, this is the strongest power I inherited from my parents."

"But ......"

"It is precisely because of this power that I will be watched by the people of the War Kingdom."

"An immortal life, that is, a broken body that does not collapse when encountering anything, what will happen to such a body if it suddenly floods with power beyond the upper limit of the body?"

"As a result, my strength will be improved like a fly, but the pain can also drive me crazy."

"If that's all there is to me, then I have nothing to fear."

"You know what? The kingdom of war is about to touch a taboo. ”

"One...... A taboo that no one should touch, no one should think about. ”

"They want the will of God to come to Gensokyo!"

"Not a false deity, but a real, divine will with power beyond a qiΔ“!"

"And as the carrier of that will, there is nothing more suitable than the Penglai people......"

Listening to Kaguya's words, fear could not help but rise in the hearts of Merry and Renko.

- Sacrifice!

An ancient ritual and sacrificial thing that is preserved in many history books, there are domestic animals, fruits, vegetables, and ...... Person.

Foolish people want to satisfy the great divine spirit in order to pray for good weather in the coming year.

In the War Kingdom, their goals are even more ambitious.

They want to bring down the gods of mythology!

What happens to the gods once they appear in Gensokyo?

Just thinking about that scene, Melly and Renzi couldn't help but get goosebumps.

If the original they were just going to deal with Yonglin's task casually, then after hearing the true purpose of the War Kingdom, the two of them had to go all out.

No one wants to be ruled by someone else, not even God!

Revolt! Rebel before God comes!

For this, Merry and Renko even gave up their human identity.

Of course, when confronted by Kramy, Melly and Renko don't confide their true thoughts.

"We've got some information on the Enchanted Forest, some ...... Information about the Witch's Oath needs to be handed over to His Excellency the War King in person. ”

In order to show that her words were not false, Melly even took out a letter, which was a prop she had prepared the other day.

"Then let me see."

If you change to a regular Ranger. Melly prevaricated by saying that the contents of the letter were confidential. But not now. Krami is the absolute second-in-command of the War Kingdom, and when the War Kingdom was just established, she was already guarding the War King's side.

If you want to bypass her, it is simply an impossible thing, and instead of this, it is better to generously hand over the letter directly to the other party.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Is what the letter says true? ”

The content of the letter is not long, but it is such a content that can be read in just one minute, but it makes Cramie's face change greatly. She suddenly looked up. didn't care about the identities of the lotus seed and Melly monsters, and didn't care about Flandrew, who was held by the two of them, after whistling at the sky, she pulled the three of them and jumped up directly.

The jump was more than ten meters high, and when they reached the top and were about to fall, there was an extra hard thing under the feet of the four people.

- Stealth Beast.

The War Kingdom succeeded another corps in addition to the Royal Magic Regiment, which captured the beasts of the Enchanted Forest and transformed them through GuΓ². The need for anger is divided into several categories.

The stealth machine Kai Beast of the reconnaissance class, the Assault Machine Kai Beast responsible for attacking the fortification, and the barricade machine Kai Beast used for patrol......

If human beings are weak. Then the humans who get the help of the machine Kaimon can fight against many non-human races.

Of course. Those big monsters don't count......

"If what the letter says is true, then I will make it my decision to let you become a member of the 'Shadow Division' of the War Kingdom."

Clammy said seriously, "Shadow, this is a special organization that no one knows about except her and Stephanie.

There are no humans in the organization, it is composed of non-human races, and the leader of this force is a member of the Celestial Wing Race that both Clammy and Stephanie are very comfortable with.

- Gypril.

If the War Kingdom is an absolute and pure human organization in the eyes of outsiders, then perhaps only Stephanie, Crammy, and Gypril understand what the purpose of the establishment of the War Kingdom is.

Coming from the same world, the reason why they settled in Gensokyo is not because of any kind of 'paradise', but because they can untie the shackles of their friends.

Becoming the 'God of the Game', 'White', who is bound by the 'Law of the Game', wants to get out of the seat of the law, and the only way to do this is to use the creatures of Gensokyo as a pedal!

It's a little cruel, but the girls are no longer when they were young, they understand that only giving will be rewarded, and they also understand that looking ahead and looking backwards will only get nothing in the end.

What's more, in their calculations, no one will die except for Kaguyahime, who was imprisoned.

And even Kaguyahime, they've found a way to bring her back to life.

Everybody's happy...... Isn't it?

"Thank you so much." Lianzi replied coldly.

Ever since she knew the purpose of the War Kingdom, she had no respect for this hypocritical organization.

On the other hand, Melly, who was on the side, did smile lightly after hearing Krami's words, stroked the hair around her ears, and sighed, "Shadow, can only be parasitic on the tissues in the shadows?" It's really not in line with the image of the war kingdom. ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Whatever you want. ”

Clamie was originally a high-minded person, but now that she heard Lianzi's refusal and Mei Li's taunt, not throwing the two out of the machine beast directly was already the result of her strong suppression of anger, but even so, she was not ready to give the two of them a good look.

Squinting his eyes, Clamie looked at the silent Flandrew, "So, Miss Vampire, what are you thinking?" ”

"I want ...... Find ......"

- Boom!

Flandrolu's answer was muffled by a loud bang, and two sparks of anger suddenly ignited in Clammy's eyes as she looked at the two magical girls who were fighting not far away.

"Humph! Looks like you're not wrong with the information! ”

"That's nature."

Melly had a smile on her face, but she secretly called luck in her heart, and the content of the letter she gave was about the witch oath and the twin dragons of heaven and earth preparing to break the covenant and join forces to attack the war kingdom together. This is not what Melly has scribbled, although it has only been a week, but Melly already has a general understanding of the form of Gensokyo.

Prejudice and arrogance aside, from the perspective of an absolute third party, Melly is eighty percent likely to believe it. The Witch Oath and the Twin Dragons must be planning something.

As for what you're planning? Then it is up to the people of the War Kingdom to think for themselves.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Yes! ”

If Clammy saw the witch vow man appear in the sky above the earth, his face was angry. Renzi and Melly showed a fluke. Then, after seeing Claude appear, Flandall's face can be said to be pleasantly surprised.

She would never have imagined that she would be able to see each other so quickly.

Although because of the relationship between the stealth machine beasts, their figures did not appear in Claude's sight.

But!

As long as she knows that the other party is indeed in Gensokyo, then with the power of Flandoro gradually recovering, she will definitely be able to find the other party!

That's right, Yakumo Murasaki!

'He' came with Yakumo Murasaki last time!

Mention Yakumo Murasaki. A place name flashed through Flandoralu's mind.

-- Hakurei Shrine.

The place where the Hakurei shrine maiden lived, it is also the true heart of Gensokyo.

It seems that when the strength is restored, I should go there.

Flandoro secretly calculates that she is not interested in what Melly and Renko are doing, but as a favor to the two of them last night who saved them from the wolf's mouth, she is still ready to help the other party when they are in trouble.

Although her strength has not yet recovered, when Flandoro, who has lived for nearly 10 million years, has countless top-level secret techniques in her mind.

Not all of these secret techniques require a strong foundation. Although it is a bit troublesome, it depends on the placement of external objects and the form of the ceremony. More or less, it can still draw out some power.

Coupled with the fact that it was controlled by Flandoro herself, the power that could be obtained in the end was actually no worse than that of ordinary immortals.

It's just that...... I'm in trouble......

As the machine beast slowly flew towards the building of the War King's headquarters, some kind of terrifying momentum suddenly fell from the sky, suppressing Flandrew's strength that was originally a little bit left.

When it comes to strength, the strength of that momentum is no more than the golden high-level, but there are certain laws contained in it, which Flandorow also has to abide by.

-- The rules of the game.

A special law that is subordinate to the law of order, but is slightly different from the law of order.

The law of order is only order, and the law of the game, outside the order, there is also the ending of victory and defeat entangled, if it is some players who are good at finding loopholes, they can even win directly with the loopholes of various rules!

However, for the immortals, the rules of the game are one of the most undesirable laws that can be ranked in the top ten.

The Law of Eternity, the Law of Game, the Law of Judgment, the Law of Time, the Law of Space, the Law of Soul, the Law of Fate, the Law of Cause and Effect......

Unlike other laws that occupy high positions or are difficult to understand in nature, the laws of the game can only be regarded as the law of the median concept system at best, but it is such a law, but it is born with the terrifying power to suppress everyone's strength to the same level, and once it is completely liberated, it can even make the immortal fall back to the realm of mortals!

Of course, the rules of the game are absolutely fair, and if no loophole is found, the strength of both parties will be reduced, and then, it will be time for the game to begin.

From a simple guessing box, to a terrifying Rubik's Cube that tests people's intelligence, energy, and perseverance, to a shocking gamble with the world as a bet, every time a cultivator of the rules of the game appears, it will stir up the void and be unpeaceful.

Wait a minute...... I remember the last time a Game Law cultivator appeared was in ......

Flandoro lowered her head suddenly, and the corners of her mouth curled up in the shadows that the other three couldn't observe.

At this moment, she had already guessed the identity of the person behind the war kingdom.

After all, that earth-shattering game battle was the biggest event of the Void Calamity.

All the people involved in this incident seemed to have disappeared afterwards, and now that I think about it, except for the victor of the God of Advanced Games, the rest of the people have all entered Gensokyo.

- Wang Qi War!

In a long and huge game between the sixteen races and the god of the game, the winner will eventually get a qiΔ“, and the loser will be pushed into the bottomless abyss.

Flandoro didn't know who would win in the end, she just guessed something, something, something that the kingdom of war was preparing for.

I remember that not long ago, there were still seventeen or eighteen forces in Gensokyo......

Sixteen races, seventeen or eighteen forces.

If she didn't know the inside story, then Flandorow wouldn't have thought of it so much, but once they were all connected, she suddenly understood.

Want to keep the god of games in Gensokyo forever?

Really...... It's too much to underestimate us!

Flandoro is also one of the oldest immortals at the moment, and she has more knowledge than even one world has inherited.

And now, Flandrew has set a goal.

- She wants to train Melly and Renko to be strong in their own right in the shortest possible time!

Flandoro doesn't plan to make a move, she wants to keep her strength to find her sweetheart, as for this kind of dangerous hΓ i Gensokyo, well, in the words of the old woman Yakumo Zi, that is, "It's the world of young people now, we old ...... No, a 17-year-old beautiful girl should not participate anymore! ”。

Yakumo Purple ...... Melly ......

Flandoro quietly glanced at Melly beside her, and then swept over the lotus seed on the other side, and she already had a guess in her heart, and she didn't seem to mind being a pawn.

As for the others......

Alice ran away to the Demon Realm, the Monster Mountain closed the mountain, the White Jade Building did not accept the undead recently, the Bamboo Forest Group didn't know where to get away, the Eternal Pavilion created the Eternal Corridor, and King Yama and Milk Town skipped the shift together......

Counting all the giants of Gensokyo, Flandoro suddenly realizes that she may be the last person to know what is about to happen. (To be continued......)