Chapter 42: The Shield

"It's coming. "Here we go. Shul and Saf stood up almost at the same time.

The two of them didn't wait for the target to emit an emerald light, that would be too dangerous, God knows what changes will occur in the environment when the emerald light is launched, and there will be no room for maneuver on the side. Therefore, the two of them returned the same way along the tunnel and guarded the position at the entrance and exit of the tunnel, so that they could respond in time in case of unexpected situations.

No one turned on the lights, and it was pitch black in the tunnel, and the two sat shoulder to shoulder against the wall, neither of them spoke, thinking about their own thoughts in the dark.

It hadn't been eight minutes yet, but in the tunnel next to it, a glowing green light suddenly reflected, the light was very faint, but it was especially obvious in the absolute darkness.

"Smack. Slapping the old place, Shur grabbed Saf who wanted to enter the tunnel, "You're a little impatient today. ”

Saph was indeed a little impatient, after all, this was related to the city where she grew up, although there were many people in the city that she hated, but similarly, there were also many people she was familiar with, and the female swordsman was inevitably a little panicked when she thought that these people were in crisis.

"Sorry, I lost my temper. ”

"It's dangerous to adjust your mindset as soon as possible. "Article 11 of the mercenary code, mercenaries who lose their cool will become dead mercenaries sooner or later, there may be exceptions, but rest assured, the exception will definitely not be you.

"Well, I see. ”

"Let's go. Stabilizing their emotions, the two of them cautiously walked forward with the help of green light, which looked weird, very similar to the color of soul fire, but in energy perception, this was just ordinary light, not even the emerald light, because the emerald light could also penetrate all obstacles and hit the sky, and this green light could not even penetrate the rock walls of the cave.

Returning to the cave, as soon as I walked out of the tunnel, I saw a strange scene.

Ignoring the constraints of gravity, the huge metal block floated and sank dozens of centimeters from the ground, the metal shell was still dark, but the patterns nested on it began to glow, and the green light moved up along the lines of the metal surface from the jagged fractures. Soon, all the patterns were filled with a faint green light, making the metal block floating in the air look like an eerie work of art.

Unexpectedly, and reasonably, these lines are really not that simple. Neither Shul nor Saf had the heart to speak, and remained silent.

When the green finally filled the cone, and even the tip was covered with green light, the cone shook violently, and a thin green light shot out in a cone shape, and continued to sink into the rock overhead.

"It's weird, it's weird. When everything was finally over and the emerald light entered the two-hour continuous phase, the two of them glanced at each other, and from their eyes, they could see the doubts in each other's hearts.

Everything was normal, and there was no change in the concentration of the surrounding destructive energy, just as the appearance of the Emerald Light had no connection with the Destructive Light.

"Impossible. Shuer frowned tightly, his heart full of puzzlement, "No practical weapon should have a meaningless function, so I originally speculated that the Emerald Light should be a guide to the allies, which probably means that the coverage area of the light is the strike range of the Destruction Light, so as to prevent the allies from repeating the strike." ”

"If that's the case, then once the emerald light locks onto the target, it should be followed by the light of destruction, which means that the concentration of the surrounding destruction energy will definitely change, but why...... Could it be that the weapon has failed?"

"It used to be like that. Safu guessed, "Could it be that the two are not connected, although they are emitted by the same thing, they are essentially two functions, and the function represented by the emerald light has not actually been activated?"

"There is a possibility, but it is also possible that this is just a fragment, and part of the function of the light of destruction has been damaged, so it is not fired out in a directional manner with the emerald light, but spreads around. Well, if you think about it, this is indeed the case, the light of destruction should also be a targeted strike, and it should never spread indiscriminately like it is now, otherwise the number of lives of the creatures who manipulate these weapons will not be enough. ”

"Wait, Shure, something is wrong, there's a change. Saf exclaimed suddenly, and grabbed Shul's hand tightly, well, almost crushing his hand bones.

It's no wonder that Saf was so surprised, because the emerald light did change.

The emerald light of the past shot into the sky from beginning to end, and the pillar of light extended into the void. But now things have changed, and it is speculated that the green light, after submerging some distance into the rock overhead, suddenly spreads out in all directions, turning into an arc of light that extends back in the opposite direction, enveloping the area around the cone in the light film. As for whether there is still emerald light shooting out outside, the two of them will definitely not be able to see it in the cave, but since the light has formed a light film, it should be gone.

"It's ...... Shield?" Saph thought he had been surprised more today than he had in years combined.

The green light film fell in front of the two of them, isolating the two of them from the metal vertebrae to both sides, the light film is very thin, and even the line of sight can't be blocked, through the light film, you can clearly see the opposite scene, it's hard to imagine, what effect such a thin light film can have, but ......

"Shure. Saf's voice was timid, "Is there something wrong with my energy perception?"

"No problem, the energy of destruction has indeed subsided considerably. ”

Yes, since the appearance of the light film, which separated the two sides, the destructive energy has become extremely thin, as if it was confined to the inner side by the light film.

"Give me the scroll. ”

Without waiting for Saf to make a move, Shuer directly pulled out a magic scroll of fireball magic from her belt, and without thinking about tearing it directly, with the smell of burning air, a fireball with a diameter of half a meter appeared out of thin air and smashed against the light film. Shul chose a clever position that would not affect the metal cone, and could allow the fireball to be fully absorbed by the light film.

Boom, the fireball smashed on the light film, as if it hit the entity, and there was a violent explosion, and the air wave rushed to the face, blowing dust and rubble on the ground in all directions. The ground on the other side of the light film was not spared, and it was also rubble flying, but with their dynamic strength, both of them discovered that the flames that should have spread with the explosion only wanted to spread on the side of the two of them, and did not affect the other side at all.

"Energy protection? Sasa, give me the weapon. As soon as he touched the light film, he felt a powerful force coming from the hilt of the sword, fortunately he was prepared in advance and held the hilt hard, otherwise the big sword might be bounced away.

"I remember that the enchantment on your sword is piercing and sharp, well, which means that any energy will be blocked, including non-offensive energy. As he spoke, Shul brought his hammer closer to the light film, and this time, the hammer passed through without hindrance, as if the light film didn't exist at all, "It doesn't have any effect on divine energy." ”

"What about the vibrations?"

"Hmm......" Xiuer thought for a moment, took a deep breath, dissipated all protective energy, and tentatively walked into the light film, and easily penetrated to the other side without being hindered at all. As soon as I passed, I felt the ubiquitous destructive energy again, but fortunately I didn't take off the protective clothing stupidly, otherwise it would be troublesome.

"Very effective energy shield. Returning to the outside of the shield, Shure said thoughtfully, "I seem to understand what's going on, it seems that we were all wrong in the past." ”

"Not a weapon of destruction?"

"It can't be ruled out that they also have extermination weapons that use the Light of Destruction, but at least not in front of them. Xiu Erxu pressed the light film and said, "On the contrary, this is a guardian, it didn't take effect before, it should be that the energy is insufficient so it is not activated, and now that it absorbs enough energy, it can take effect normally." ”

"Does ample energy mean the light of destruction?"

"Yes, if nothing else, this weapon should be powered by the Light of Destruction, and it was the Light of Destruction that came to Pavadiga not long ago that provided it with enough energy, so the timing was so coincidental. As for the devastating energy that almost destroyed the Lion City in the vicinity, hehe. Shuer pointed to the jagged fracture, "It's already in tatters, and the energy inside can't be guaranteed to leak out, and as a result, the surrounding creatures are unlucky." ”

"The extremely pure energy we sensed before should be its energy storage part, and it can reserve such a huge amount of energy at one time, and the light of destruction in the void is really terrifying. ”

"But, I think the creatures that make these things are even more powerful. Saf learned Shur to walk through the sides of the light film a few times, "Pavadiga is protected by the gods from the light of destruction, and they can actually use it as an energy source, it feels like this is beyond the realm of mortals." ”

"Maybe. Shur frowned and thought for a moment, "I'm thinking that the Light of Destruction often only happens once in a thousand or two thousand years, and it can't be recharged by luck." ”

"Maybe their world-destroying light is frequent?"

"It was horrible, it was a nightmare world. Shul pouted, if there really was a world like Saph said, it was estimated that living would become a luxury.

"Wait, that's not right. Saph suddenly thought of something, "Shure, didn't you say that Lord Luna has blocked the Light of Destruction several times in the past few thousand years, why didn't it take effect the first few times, but this time?"

"Because this time is the most dangerous. ”

"Huh?"

"Today's light of destruction is the last my lord has ever discovered, and the closest to Parvatiga. In the past, the light of destruction had been blocked when there was still a distance beyond our comprehension from Pavatiga, but this time, heh, it was only a little bit closer, and if it was found a few minutes later, it is estimated that we would not know what to fear. ”

"Thank you, God, Mistress Luna. ”

"Well, praise the Lord, praise the Holy Spirit. Shuer drew a circle on his chest seriously, but his eyes were full of doubts.