Chapter 112 The Power of Mortals

There is a limit to the power of mortals.

Amy Ulysses knew this, but he also knew that while the Glory and the Sword Bearer were often seen as transcendent, they were actually ...... Even if they reach the end of the road, they can only reach the end of mortals, and they will never be able to rise above the world.

It is precisely for this reason that the power of ordinary people, who are often equated with small and lowly people, should not be ignored in any way.

From the power-driven armor of the pre-ancient kings, to the flintlock-style firecrackers of today, to the steam-powered greatsword, each one is imbued with the violent aesthetic that alchemists revered.

"It's a flintlock firebolt. ”

After leading the group to the training ground, Elvis, the blond-haired young officer, took a full-arm flintlock pistol from the non-commissioned officer beside him, and gave a proud but self-contained smile to the young Glory and the new sword bearers behind him, and then aimed at the target not far away, and tapped the trigger.

"Bang!"

Then the target from 300 meters away suddenly exploded.

"It's powerful. ”

Rigana exclaimed—she, Kozmo, and Webster had followed Judas on a visit to the Holy Order, but the three men were much more indifferent than her, and more indifferent than she, a fanatic of steam machinery.

Kozmo looked surprised, but quickly faded away.

Webster stared thoughtfully at the gunpowder weapon, whose destructive power surpassed that of most one-seal-level sword wielders.

And Judah ...... It was calm throughout.

"Actually," the girl's exclamation, especially the beautiful girl, made Elvis find the point of entry to the topic, and he picked up the flintlock firecracker, "Alchemists have been studying the firecracker for many years, but it was not until the Dark Age has come that it has really flourished. ”

Then gently blow out the smoke rings wafting from it.

"Fire and light," he said, in a fanatical tone, "this is a gift from the gods to mankind, and this is the shield that the All-Knowing and Almighty has given us to tear through the darkness!"

"So-"

"Praise the Lord!"

The Glory One glanced indifferently and then fell silent, although the flintlock firearm was more accurate and powerful than the old firearm of Hemtika, it was not enough for him to show such a look.

What really kept him silent was Elvis's insane faith.

The reason why the era of the fire bolt has come has nothing to do with the gift of the gods, and if he really wants to say it, the object of his gratitude is the dark chaos that is gradually eroding the territory of order.

It is precisely because of its invasion that the steam engine has lost its stability and controllability, the steam-powered driving armor has become the dust that has been crushed by history, and the flintlock pistol can be on the stage of history - the power of ignition, the destructive power caused, under the strengthening of some unknown factor, has been greatly strengthened.

This is a distortion of the law.

Alchemy's quest for truth touched a barrier that could never be crossed, the so-called truth, as early as the dawn of the dark millennium, when the realm of order was swallowed up by the deepest night...... The so-called truth has become a real and not ridiculous ...... Joke.

— and human beings, on the other hand, have no way of determining the cause of these changes, as if they were ...... The rules of the world were rewritten at the moment when darkness fell, and all the disciplines and technologies built on it were reduced to a laughing stock in an instant.

This has to be said to be a very sad thing.

Amy Ulysses often wondered: If there really is a god in the world, then in his eyes, in this desperate world, what are the human beings who are struggling to steal life like ants?

Still is...... Nothing at all?

The young Glory One did not know the answer to the question, and he had sought the answer from Jiasu, the witch who had a faint connection to the ancestors.

And then...... The petite girl was silent for a long time and gave an answer, an answer that was not an answer.

"—It's human. ”

She said that, and no matter how much he asked, he didn't give any explanation.

And this answer, to this day, he has not thought through thoroughly.

"What is the maximum range, what is the effective range," unlike Amy, who is used to going off-topic, Webster, who acts as his lieutenant, is a real pragmatist, and he doesn't care about Elvis's somewhat distorted view of faith even in the eyes of the sword-wielder, and asks directly, "What is the maximum reload, can it pose a threat to the armor class or the big demons?"

A series of questions revolve around the common theme of "practicality".

"The maximum range is 1,200 meters, and the effective range is 500 meters. Elvis was obviously unusually familiar with the data of firearms, "The maximum reload is two, and if you ignore the risk of exploding, the maximum reload is nine, which is very effective against tough armor demons, while large or super-large demons are difficult to cause effective damage." ”

"What about reload time?" asked Kozmo.

"It takes about fifteen seconds to reload," said the young officer of the Holy Cult Army quite frankly, "in a war, there is less than a minute to really have a chance to fire a salvo, and at most two or three rounds of fire can be exchanged before turning to white-knuckle combat." ”

"It's a great design, and the reloading method is much more convenient than the front one. Regana, who has been interested in steam machinery since childhood, has obviously seen more things, but now is not the time to let personal interests run rampant, so the blonde girl naturally changed the subject, "But after entering the white-knuckle battle, what weapons will our warriors use to fight demons?"

"Steam-powered greatsword. Elvis replied as he showed them a sample of the greatsword handed by the non-commissioned officer, "Of course, we prefer to call it the Greatsword. ”

"Slashing Greatsword?" Amy carefully examined the ruggedly shaped greatsword, which was different from the musket, which was not found in Hemtika, a new weapon, "Why is it called that." ”

"Have you noticed," the young officer of the Holy Cult tapped the jewel-shaped gas cylinder beneath the jaw of the monstrous sword, "there is a large amount of highly concentrated vapor stored here—as long as you press the corresponding switch while swinging the sword, the steam flow gushes out is enough to make a person unleash a superb blow that cuts through steel." ”

"How powerful is it?" asked Amy.

"Enough to be used as a weapon of white-knuckle warfare against demons. Elvis said, "According to the tests done so far, the limit of the output is similar to that of the Great Sword Bearer of the Three Seals level. ”

"But what about the downside?" Webster asked, for if there were weapons that could make ordinary people slash close to the power of the Great Sword-wielder, there was no reason why the Order would not equip the sword-wielders.

"Disadvantages......

The young officer of the Holy Sect Army paused, and said with a wry smile: "Actually, it can't be considered a shortcoming, at least for us—for mortals like us, it can't be regarded as a shortcoming, come, I'll show you the specific operation, you can see it." ”

"Excuse me. ”

At Elvis's signal, the young Glory Bearer led his companions and withdrew from the distance of five meters in a row.

"Good. Seeing the freshman sword-bearers retreat to a safe distance, the young officer, who had no small amount of power, let out a sigh of relief, "I'm here to go." ”

He looked away at the target in front of him—it was a training target for slashing greatsword, shaped like a wriggling clump of ooze monsters—of course, this was just a façade, and its essence was just a target made entirely of ironwood, and the Holy Cult Army had not yet had the luxury of training with a living demon.

"Drink!"

The muscular muscles swelled into a beautiful shape, and Elvis swung his greatsword without any fancy movements, just a crisp slash.

And so—

Vortex jets, steaming water vapor escaped, and scorching waves of air were scattered on both sides—and equally on both sides were targets made of ironwood.

- It was simply split in two.

"That's amazing," the Glory One clapped his hands and complimented him heartily, "this is probably the demeanor of a great sword-wielder striking with all his might." ”

He couldn't swing such a fierce slash anyway.

There's no need for that.

This is the real death force, there is no way to change the direction, let alone change the move, in the battle where the situation changes rapidly, too stiff and too rigid, if the enemy is not killed after a blow, then the shelf that is completely scattered by this sword belt will not be able to parry the enemy's next attack, and the only thing to face is death.

That's probably what Elvis calls a weakness.

Of course, it's just one of them.

Amy's eyes paused slightly on the gem-like gas tank set in the jaw of her sword, which had dropped by a full third, only to look away and not speak.

- In his current capacity, he is not suitable for such a provocative thing.

"The downside is the number of times it is used," Webster frowned, "and the difficulty of mastering." ”

"That's right," the blonde-haired Cult Officer was not shy about exposing the weakness of the steam-powered greatsword, and he said quite calmly, "Charging is indeed a big problem, and the bigger problem is the difficulty of harnessing this weapon - without years of hard work and a certain amount of talent, it is difficult for ordinary people to control this power that should be subordinate to the transcendent, and every year recruits are injured and even killed by this ferocious beast." ”

"And in the Expeditionary Force," asked Kozmo, "how many elite warriors are there who can harness it?"

"All. Elvis said proudly, "The ones who are qualified to go to the current Canaan this time are all the elites of the Holy Cult Army—and whether they can control and tame the raging steam-powered greatsword is naturally one of the criteria for elite assessment." ”

"An army of tens of thousands," praised the Glory-bearer, "every warrior is capable of commanding the full force of the great sword-wielder, and is able to shoot skillfully with firearms, your army...... It's a force to be reckoned with. ”

"That's nature. ”

"So," Amy Ulysses doesn't mind putting her position down if she can make enough profit, "What do you think we can do for you, for the Holy Army?"

"Frankly," said the young officer of the Holy Cult, "it's good news for us that you don't come to make trouble—if you really want to do something for us, please find the big man who can really make a decision and help us change his decision." ”

"Let's be realistic," the Glory One shook his head, and he ruthlessly rejected the other party's proposal, "if that's all your sincerity is, then there's no need for us to talk too much. ”

The atmosphere became sinister for a moment.

"What gave you the courage to say that?" and rightfully so, Elvis had an angry look on his face, "in front of me—in front of the Holy Cult. ”

"Then who gave you the courage to say this-" Amy has realized her previous mistakes, blind compromise and concession cannot be exchanged for equal cooperation, only by showing her own strength, showing her strength, can she seek a mutually respectful negotiation - so, he confronted it without giving an inch, and the temperature in his blue eyes was completely lost, only a cold was left, "The man with the sword against the Lord?"

In an almost questioning tone.

The Lord's sword-bearer, the sword-bearer's status in the Order can be seen from this title, that is, now that the whereabouts of the new sword-bearer are not yet clear, the Holy Cult is qualified to point fingers at them, and they do not yet have the corresponding authority and position, otherwise...... The person who is honestly scared now should be Elvis.

But even if they are the freshman sword bearers who do not have a position at present, the identity of the sword bearer is their biggest backstage.

There is no place to be humiliated.

Elvis knew this, of course, but he could never have imagined that a few sword-wielders who had just come out of the Discipline Institute would dare to threaten her.

And so the conversation froze.

Until Rigana broke the silence -

"Actually...... There's no need to be so stiff. The unique delicacy of women made the blonde girl intervene in this awkward conversation at the right time, "Since none of us can change the minds of the big guys, then all we can do is to face it, only to adapt." ”

"I think so too. The Glory One found a step down, and similarly, gave the other party a step, "Only by working together frankly can we create a win-win situation." ”

"I see. After a brief hesitation, the young officer of the Holy Cult replied, "I know your intentions, but ...... There's only so much you can do, and what we really need is to be able to take the high demons head-on, and even take the trump card of the High Demons - I'm sorry, I don't think you can do that. ”

"It really can't be done on an individual basis. Amy Ulysses paused slightly, slowing down the pace of the conversation slightly, "But with the strength of the team - sorry, I forgot to tell you that in the trial space set up by the Equipment Department, our new group of sword-wielders had already penetrated the entire trial and killed the Demon King Mammon before they could fully merge with the stigmata and gain their extraordinary physique. ”

The young Glory Man smiled kindly, but to Elvis, it was as cold as an unsheathed dagger.

but

In case of...... If...... It's true...... Is it true?

Then be blessed by the Lord.