Section C: Chapter 34: The Image (Lucina)
The image is blurry at first, but gradually becomes clear after a few moments. Lucina was surprised to realize that it was something she had seen from a first-person perspective.
The perspective shifted, and the man turned his head and looked behind him brieflyβthe huge army was ready to go behind him.
Looking at the level of light in the surroundings, it should be ...... in the afternoon Lucina muttered in her heart: What are you planning to do with such a large army?
The scene reappeared after a brief disappearance, and the man was standing in front of a familiar door. Lucina couldn't help but blurt out, "This is ...... Jiuquan Town!"
"It seems that someone is going to send troops to Jiuquan Town to clean up the corruptors inside. And we are now seeing all this through the eyes of a commander. The knight anxiously asked, "The walls are full of Corruptor archers. β
Once again, the scene was plunged into a moment of darkness. When the image reappeared, the army, which numbered in the thousands, had already rushed to the city gates. The next scene made Lucina's chest feel extremely dull. Her eyes were wide open, and she couldn't speak for a long time.
Black ice emitting black smoke quickly spread from the city gates, instantly engulfing the ground beneath the army's feet. All the soldiers in sight immediately stopped and collapsed to the ground. After a few seconds, they opened their blue eyes and stood up again, covered in signs of corruption.
The commander, who had not followed the charge, stood for a moment, then turned and tried to flee. A dark figure appeared in front of him out of thin air, stretching out his thin and stiff right hand.
The last scene the four of them saw was the strange scene that the commander saw through the black ice that froze in front of them for a moment.
It was a black city that protruded upwards like a pyramid, and the crystal tower at the top emitted a scorching black-purple light. Faintly, a creepy dark blue shadow could be seen floating in it.
The vision narrowed sharply to the phantom. As it approaches, the screen disappears above the energy gate.
As the legend goes, it is the Ice City of the Dark Glacier...... Lucina's heart was beating wildly.
As for the dark blue phantom, isn't that like ......
Black Ice is like a grim reaper.
The scene was too shocking, which made Lucina's mind a little dizzy. Everything that had happened lately seemed chaotic, and Aya only felt like she had stepped into a trap triggered by a chain of triggers, unable to escape.
"It was just the last one...... What the hell?" Ceresya put down the bottle in her hand, surprised.
"The city of ice in the heart of a dark glacier. Lucina's voice trembled a little, "I didn't expect it to really exist!" I thought the story Manus told was just a legend after all. β
"Ice City? Mad Dog muttered to himself, "Damn, there seems to be a copy of this in the rumors I heard in the tavern...... What's that dark blue shadow? β
"Just looking at it makes me feel chills. The knight clenched his grip on the amulet, his face pale: "It's like a soul is about to be sucked away......"
"That'...... It looks a lot like the Grim Reaper of the Dark Glacier. Lucina stared blankly at the black-purple barrier, "It's exactly the same as the one I've seen in books...... Dark blue, indistinct shadows. β
"Black Ice Death?" the knight asked anxiously, "He doesn't have a name?"
"No, it's called in many ways - like Black Ice Death, Cold Death, Winter Death. Many Children of Ice are taboo to mention it. Lucina's heart was beating wildly: "If that scene is true...... Then it really came back to life, right in the Ice City. β
"I don't have time to care about death. Mad Dog raised his eyebrows and coughed dryly: "The focus is on the image just now...... It seems that the poor worm is a commander who wants to lead troops to subdue Jiuquan Town. He was finally frozen by the black ice, and the memories were passed here. β
"No matter how we think about it, the mage can only show us on purpose. Anusen was puzzled: "I don't know what that guy meant, but it's probably a trap." β
"It clearly is. And we don't see the consequences for the time being. Mad Dog narrowed his eyes: "Lucina, how many people is there in Jiuquan Town?"
"More than twenty thousand. Lucina thought for a moment and added, "It's just the number of settlers. β
"More than 20,000...... Fuck, twenty thousand. Mad Dog narrowed his eyes and leaned back, leaning back and resting his neck on the sofa: "Plus those thousands of people to form an army, there are 30,000 more corrupt people at once." β
"These people alone are almost thirty times the number of guards in Eternal Winter. Seresa continued in a nonchalant tone, "Not to mention the Eurasian soldiers in the Frozen Wasteland. It's all elite. β
"No, the average townsfolk shouldn't be counted as combatants. Lucina immediately reacted and asked the question: "There are less than a hundred guards in Jiuquan Town, you have exaggerated your calculations. β
"Yo, didn't I tell you or what's the matter?" Seresa picked up a bottle of honey wine, "After I entered Jiuquan Town with the knight, we were attacked by a corruptor. It was obviously just a civilian, but he had a fanatical sense of battle and incredible power - so once corrupted, all the people were soldiers. β
"It seems that Jiuquan Town has no hope of recovering at all. Anusen sighed sadly: "The avenue into Eternal Winter City is blocked, and the information from the outside world is basically interrupted. β
"According to Mace, there wasn't anyone going to help Winterfell. Lucina sighed helplessly: "Why can the black ice spread to Jiuquan Town? The reason why the Black Ice Reaper is obsessed with destroying Eternal Winter City must be to lift some kind of restriction so that the black ice can cover the entire Thirteen Worlds." β
"Jiuquan Town is on the edge of the Land of Permafrost, and that's probably their limit. Anusen slammed the table in annoyance: "The situation is getting weirder and weirder...... I don't know what we'll see tomorrow when we go to the outpost. β
"What does it see?" Mad Dog opened his mouth and stood up with a "rub": "Damn, in the blink of an eye, the barrier is gone." β
"Huh?" Lucina stood up excitedly and looked out the door, "Really!
"Miss Lucina?!" Denor's surprised voice immediately came from the hallway. Moments later, he and Eders rushed into the living room with several soldiers.
"Great, you're all right. Deenor in front of him looked relieved and took a long breath.
"What's going on?" said Edus, looking much more agitated, "the two guards at the door were frozen, and there was a black wall at the bedroom door that would bounce open if touched. We couldn't get in even if we tried to do anything. β
"Wait, that's going to be on that later. Lucina immediately made an urgent request: "The bodies of the bachelor and the two soldiers must be burned with fire as soon as possible, along with the black ice." Otherwise, more clones will appear. β
"Ah, good. Eders was stunned for a moment and asked, "Wait...... The corpse of the bachelor has not been to you?"
"What did you say?" Lucina was surprised, not reacting.
"The corpse in the bachelor's room disappeared, not long ago. Eders grimaced: "The guards standing guard at the gate only heard the sound of black ice breaking. β
Stopping, the girl stared at the scenery outside the hallway.
Under the dark sky, the ice dragon, covered in signs of corruption, stretched its wings and crushed the endless black ice beneath its feet.
At the end of the world, there are still seventeen years and two hundred and seven days.