Chapter 20: Altar Scuffle
"Okay, without further ado. Tariq's voice was magnetic, and he had been interested in his father's practice of healing since he was a child. Over time, Tariq's knowledge of traditional medicine grew exponentially, but it was the power of gemstones that drew him even more. When Tariq finished reading all the books in his father's library, he began his own career. But he's not a healer, he's a guardian with the power of the earth. Since the arrival of the invaders, Tariq has been hiding on the mainland until he meets Ize, whose strength leads Tariq to believe that they have a chance to expel the invaders.
"Well, it's a bit far away, but we're going to cross the entire Shurima continent from here, reach the underground city of Zun, and then destroy the Eye of the Barrier there," Izawa nodded, the blue lens in front of his left eye clearly and in detail told Izawa all the powerful and accurate information, if it weren't for this mechanical armor called "Future", Izawa wouldn't know how to break the barrier, let alone know where the Eye of the Barrier, the core of the entire barrier, was located, "Without further ado, let's go." ”
"Okay. Calm words spat out of Tariq's mouth.
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The Altar of the Storm of Zaun, an ancient altar that has been sleeping on this continent for an unknown amount of time, has many secrets that no one knows.
"Boom-" In a deafening loud bang, Ike half-knelt on the ground, gasping for breath, opposite him, Zhao Xin's spear was steadily supporting his body, and he was also panting, but compared to Ike, his amplitude was much smaller.
"Bastard!" Ike barely straightened up, looking at Zhao Xin with a calm face, he would never have dreamed that someone would be able to break into the Storm Altar, "Damn invader, how did you break Cana's eye of the storm?"
"Oh, the thief shouted to catch the thief. Behind Zhao Xin, Ash, wearing a crown on her head, slowly stepped forward, her hand was a clear longbow that exuded a cold air, and her delicate face was full of disgust, "This is the devil's trick? disguise yourself as our compatriot? ”
The aggressors all withdrew. After Ash heard the news and confirmed it, she immediately gathered the last remaining team and planned to withdraw from Freljord and call for help. However, no sooner had the team been assembled than a haze that appeared out of nowhere completely enveloped them. Disoriented in the fog and panicked by the invasion, the team was in chaos, and despite Ash's best efforts to keep the team together, the team was still like scattered sand in an environment that was almost invisible. The only thing Ash could see was Zhao Xin beside her, and when the strange fog cleared, she found herself and Zhao Xin in a completely unfamiliar environment, and she was sure that this was definitely not Freljord.
Before Ash could fully familiarize himself with the environment, a young man dressed in a strange shape attacked them. Ash didn't know the reality of the other party, but based on his attack to the death and his strange costume, Ash initially identified the identity of his demon minions.
"Wait until I knock you all down and see who is shouting to catch the thief!"
"Bring him under his control first. Looking at Ike, who burst out with a powerful momentum, Ash said softly.
"Okay. Zhao Xin nodded lightly, Furui Wubo's face was a little solemn, the spear pointed at Ike, and the silver light attached to the tip of the spear.
"Cut," snorted disdainfully, and Ike took a leap forward, leaping high into the air, his body glowing with blue light. With an afterimage and a fierce momentum, Ike smashed the blue-light covered mechanical stick towards Zhao Xin.
Zhao Xin's brows furrowed slightly, and he also jumped up high, and the silver spear head swept towards Ike.
The silver and blue lights continued to interweave and collide in the air, and the furious cyclone, under the two extremely powerful forces, swirled wildly, and the energy that tore through the sky flew above the Storm Altar.
Ash slowly placed a crystal clear ice arrow on the longbow, her bright eyes glowing sharply. She's waiting for an opportunity, a chance to subdue the other party.
Ike fiercely picked Zhao Xin's shot open from the door, and threw a very small disc that exuded a mysterious brilliance towards Zhao Xin, and the moment the disc was thrown, blue light burst out from it, and the disc suddenly became larger, flying towards Zhao Xin with vast energy.
"Xinyue," feeling the energy that seemed to tear him apart, Zhao Xin didn't hesitate and took out all his strength, "Sweep!"
The golden light rendered the spear in Zhao Xin's hand extremely dazzling. Zhao Xin's hands clenched the spear trembled unconsciously, he lifted the spear with difficulty, turned around, let go of the spear with his right hand, and put the handle of the spear on his left arm.
In the dazzling golden light, the disc Ike threw turned to ashes, unable to withstand the powerful energy. Ike was swept straight away, leaving a deep, long trail on the ground. The light and shadow not far away repeated the same movements as Ike, except that it was not clear that there was no pain on his face and the strange curvature that appeared on the corners of his mouth. Ike gasped heavily, the mechanical stick in his hand was long gone, his dark skin was dripping with blood, and the clothes on his body were already in tatters. Ash stood silently in the distance, aiming the ice arrow in his hand at Ike, who seemed to have lost his ability to resist.
"Give up resistance, you don't stand a chance. Slowly walking towards Ike, who seemed to be about to lose consciousness and was motionless, Zhao Xin's steps were a little staggering, and the use of "Crescent Moon Sweep" had a great impact on him, but his pale face was still calm. Pointing the spear at Ike, Zhao Xin said lightly.
"Hahaha......" Ike paused for a second, then laughed out loud, because the laughter was so intense that blood spurted out of his mouth, but even so, Ike couldn't help laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" frowned slightly, and a bad premonition surged into Zhao Xin's heart.
"What am I laughing at?" Ike said coldly, "I tell you, in this world, no one can point that at me. ”
As soon as Ike's words fell, a cold aura appeared behind Zhao Xin, making his hair stand on end. Looking at the ice arrow from his back through his chest with a stunned face, Zhao Xin fiercely supported his body with a spear, he turned his head and looked at Ash, who was also stunned, with a puzzled and shocked face.
Ash still maintained the posture of just shooting arrows with a bow, her face was full of astonishment and confusion, she wanted to shoot an arrow at Ike and completely subdue him, but what she didn't expect was that the ice arrow not only deviated from the direction, but also hit Zhao Xin.
"Hahaha," Ike laughed, "did you shoot your own man?Gana, your mastery of the wind is getting more and more refined." ”
"Well, yes. An ethereal, pure voice came from afar, and a white shadow drifted slowly towards Ike in the wind. That's right, it's "Floating", because she is floating in the air, "It seems that my prediction is accurate." ”
With her appearance, the icy air condensed around Zhao Xin, quickly forming a small tornado, Zhao Xin was powerless to resist and was thrown into the air by the tornado.
"Magic Crystal Arrow. ”
A muffled voice came out of Cherry's mouth, and Ash half-crouched, holding his longbow across his side, and a huge ice arrow, with every edge clearly outlined, flew towards the badly injured Ike at great speed. Ash was furious now, but the Empress's decisiveness made her make the right judgment, Jana's wind could only deflect extremely light objects in a directional way, and her "magic crystal arrow" could not be deflected because of this.
"Cut," Ike snorted disdainfully in the face of the magic crystal arrow that broke through the wind, and calmly snapped his fingers. The next moment, a wonderful change occurred in his body. His body became illusory and light, gradually turning into points of light, scattering in all directions, and when he reappeared, it was in the position of light and shadow not far from him.
The light and shadow not far from Ike still maintained the posture of Ike when he disappeared, and countless points of light flew towards the light and shadow, constantly intertwining and converging in the position of light and shadow, outlining Ike's illusory shadow. The phantom gradually solidified and became clearer, and finally, Ike calmly appeared in the light curtain. The large and small wounds and torn clothes on his body were all strangely restored to their original state, as if just now, he was not seriously injured by Zhao Xin.
It all happened so fast, too fast to be caught with the naked eye, so that to others, Ike simply disappeared in place, reappearing in the spot of light and shadow.
In the next moment, a pale blue circle of light with a diameter of the distance between Ike and the location of the light and shadow appeared, emitting powerful energy. In the aperture, the whole time seemed to stand still for a second, and then, the entire space twisted slightly, accompanied by a piercing and sharp grinding sound, an extremely strong pressure suddenly erupted in the center of the aperture, shattering the approaching magic crystal arrows.
The ground should not be able to withstand the tremendous pressure and huge cracks appeared. However, the rift only spread to the edge of the aperture and stopped.
The aperture faded slowly. Slowly stood up from the ground and patted his sleeve, the intact Ike looked at Ash with a deep sneer, unable to hide his shock.
"Who just said that you won't have a chance to give up resistance?" Ike laughed, twisting his slender neck.
Ash narrowed his thoughtful eyes slightly, and the longbow in his hand turned into countless ice chips, scattered in the air.
"Deal with them, Jana," Ike said lightly, clasping his shoulders lazily, "with your favorite wind." ”
A misty drizzle fell from the air, with an icy aura.