Chapter 61: Change
It was a woman with black hair and a white dress, just like the legend.
Her hair fluttered in the air, but it was different from the direction of the air. They were just floating beside her, not being lifted by the wind.
At the end of her hair were her jade-like toes, and on her smooth ankles, the white skirt behind her barely reached her heels. The skirts on both sides raised the border in a spiral shape around her legs towards the middle, eventually meeting above her knees.
The gold chain may seem like an ordinary ornament, but its immovable presence on the fluttering skirt declares that it is not just a superficial and useless ornament. Her upper body was tightly wrapped by two pieces of white fabric, and her deep purple eyes, which were supposed to be lovingly watching the world, were blinded by the thick black mist, and looked indifferently at everything in front of her.
If you can ignore the huge black wings behind her and the red sword in front of her, she is the most pure and noble goddess.
The goddess Imoryra walked in the air, and with each step, the air around her vibrated as if it were torn and twisted by her. She walked slowly towards Molfi, eventually stopping in front of the defensive wall.
"To make sure, have the teams evacuated the defenses?"
Hua Shao's voice rang out from the communicator, and various different voices also responded to her from the machine.
"A team confirms evacuation."
"The second team confirmed the evacuation."
"The three teams confirm the evacuation, over."
"The teams set up defenses to withstand the onslaught, and the rest of the personnel stood by in place. In case of unforeseen circumstances, return to Murphy's base as soon as possible. β
After finishing speaking, Hua Shao put down the communicator and stared at the screen in front of him with a solemn expression.
She didn't have any real sense until now, but the unreality that the goddess brought was not quite the same as Figilio's. Figilio is just too approachable to make it easy to forget who he is. And now, even if she is so far away from the goddess, she can feel the huge aura that rushes over her face, and the pressure around her that is almost condensed.
She, or rather, them, had a hard time accepting a living deity standing in front of them with hostility.
But they have to accept it.
Hua Shao shook his head and patted his cheek gently.
"Don't worry too much, you're not alone in this pressure." Huck put his arm around her shoulder, "I'm with you, and we have Figilioβthe son of the goddess, isn't it?" β
Hua Shao smiled and nodded, and she slowly stroked the back of Huck's hand, clenching it hard little by little.
In Laboratory 1 of the Underground Research Institute of Gionne, Reins stared at the screen in front of her, refusing to take her eyes off for a moment.
"You can't make yourself so nervous before the goddess even walks in front of you." Apaya pressed Rhine's shoulder and pulled her in the other direction with a slight force, "That's a defense we did together, don't you have confidence?" β
"It's because we made it ourselves." "I've never dealt with a serious deity, and time is tight, so we can't get Figilio to test its tolerance." β
"But no amount of thought you want to go and adjust it on the spot." Appaya cupped Rhine's cheek with both hands and made her look at herself, "Instead of worrying about this, let's think about what we should do in the future, such as the problem that Roses will cause trouble that you once feared." β
The topic made Reins briefly distract from it.
"Although Shao gave a death order to Morfi's people so that they could not provoke the goddess, of course Roseos also knew what the goddess would do when she was stimulated, and if they wanted to get involved, it would be a big problem for us." Rhines frowned and said, "However, we can't do much in the Morfi base, and we can't run out and send it to the goddess ourselves to guard against Rossos." β
"Impressive." Apaya said dryly, "You will also have times when you are disrespectful to the goddess like this. β
Reins gave him a blank look, but couldn't help but laugh to herself.
"My faith in the goddess remains unbreakable." "But that doesn't stop me from realizing what the reality is." β
"Of course, you're a mercenary who knows the times." Appaya snorted lightly, "It's a rare situation to know that I need to explain youβhmm! β
The silver-haired mercenary mercilessly elbowed him in the stomach, but given her current state of weakness, it didn't do any real damage to the Engineer.
In the common area of Morfi, Bianko looked up at the film of water that distorted the sky, and though she couldn't see anything related to the gods, she still wanted to look out.
"Watch your eyes." "If the goddess attacks, the light may affect your eyesight, and a short period of blindness is already the best outcome." β
Bianko stepped back from the window to the bed and sat down beside Kyld.
"Will we be okay?" She asked worriedly, "Will that layer of defense be able to stop the goddess?" Will Phigy be okay? β
Kayld took her by the shoulders and took her into his arms.
"Figilio is a god no matter what he says." He snorted, "Instead of worrying about him when you have time, you should worry about yourself." That layer of defense was built under Figilio's direction, but there was no need to worry too much, even if something went wrong, he would definitely protect the people here. But you must not leave my side, and don't forget that there are a few rotten good guys left behind in the Murphy base, and I have no doubt that Giaduo will take advantage of the chaos and do something to you - that's the fastest way to hurt me. β
The dark-haired girl blushed at the meaning of his words, and she obediently nestled in Kyld's arms, no longer trying to run to the window.
"I'm still a little scared." She whispered, "Figi said that for the first time, the goddess would use her sword to slash at the guard, not using magic or altering the environment. But the collision of the sword and the protective layer can cause a big impact......"
"What we fear most is always the unknown." Kyild patted her on the back understandingly, "When it actually happens, you won't be scared anymore." β
As if in response to his words, there was a slight upheaval in Morphy's base. The film of water that enveloped Morfi began to ripple greatly, and the outside light seemed unusually bright.
"All on alert."
Hua Shao's calm voice spread from the radio to every corner of Morphy, and before they could realize what it represented, the concussion began.
It was as if an earthquake had suddenly struck them, and the violent tremors made everyone's faces change. If it weren't for Kyild's center of gravity, Bianko would have fallen out of bed.
The only reassuring thing is that the facilities in the base and the furnishings in the rooms are fixed in advance, so you don't have to worry about being hit by the furniture. But the walls of the room still trembled dangerously, as if they would collapse in the next second.
Bianco's vision was blocked by the warm, wide palms, and the last thing she saw before the world before her turned dark was a light that was too dazzling to look at.
"Teams, please respond." Hua Shao eagerly picked up the communicator, "Repeat, please respond, each team." β
The frightening silence lasted for nearly a minute, Hua Shao squeezed the machine in his hand tightly, and Huck silently stayed by her side, holding her shoulders as if he wanted to support her.
There was a sudden sound of sizzling and cheering from the communicator, Hua Shao almost jumped, she clutched the communicator as if she was grasping the last straw, holding her breath and waiting for the content from the communicator.
ββ¦β¦ Here are three teams, report, here are three teams. β
At the communicator, the boy's voice gradually became clearer, and it didn't sound serious.
"Three teams!" Hua Shao found that his voice had become hoarse, "Report your situation!" β
"All members of the three teams have withdrawn to the interior of the Molfi base, and they have not been able to respond in time because of the previous big impact. All three teams showed no injuries and all members survived. β
Immediately after, the man's voice also appeared on the communicator.
"A team reported that all the staff withdrew to the interior of the Murfi base and there was no damage."
"Where's the second team?" Hua Shao asked, "Members of the second team?" β
There was another nervous silence, and after two minutes, when Rosser offered to search, the voice of the girl who had not appeared for a long time finally entered their ears.
"The second team reported that the second team failed to withdraw to the Molfi base in time, so they chose the nearest bunker. The team member responsible for the defense suffered minor injuries from the impact, while the rest of the personnel were unharmed. β
Hua Shao breathed a sigh of relief silently, but she didn't let herself relax.
"Will you be able to get back to base?"
"The props have been affected and ineffective, and according to the current situation, the only way to do this is on foot." Rossiel replied calmly, "The goddess has not made any further movements at the moment, she is standing in front of the defense layer with her sword and is not advancing. β
"Try not to appear in the goddess's field of vision, and use cover to close the distance between you and Morfi." Hua Shao gave an order, "Safety first." β
After the communication ended, Hua Shao almost fell to the ground with weak legs - if it weren't for Huck holding her, she would.
"I thought they were going to die." "I should have sent them straight back to Molfi's base," she said weakly. β
"You didn't do anything wrong, Shao." Huck reassured, "Someone needs to know about the goddess, and all the help we can give has been given - I'm sure Rossiel didn't have time to use the props that Philip had given them, but they made their own decisions." You know the character of Rossiel and her teammates, and if you can do it, they won't run away easily. β
"Of course, Rosie's personality is more like that of the Wright family, as I always know." Hua Shao exhaled heavily, "The key now is to let Rosier and them come back successfully." The goddess has not changed now, and there is no guarantee that she will not make any moves in the future. β
"You can't let the other two teams come to the rescue, that will alarm the goddess." Huck said calmly, "It's time for Figilio to distract the goddess, although the protective layer is not broken, but I am afraid it will not be able to support the next attack." β
"That's right......"
Just as Hua Shao picked up the communicator and prepared to contact the god, a change occurred. The harsh shouts of the maiden were heard over the communicator, and another tremor from the ground signaled some ominous change.
"Rosier! What happened! β
"One of the team members attacked the goddess!" She screamed, "We couldn't stop him!" The missed bullet has already alarmed the goddess! β
The astonishing change made Hua Shao break out in a cold sweat, and the communicator on the other side seemed to have been taken away, and immediately after, the voice of the white-haired god came.
"I'll deal with it next and get your people back to Morfi."
Hua Shaoqiang calmed himself down and gave instructions to Rossiel according to Figilio's instructions.