The fifteenth world of the World Tree.

In front of the Great Sanctuary of the Heavenly Wing Sect.

Swinging his sword and slashing through another claw-swinging blood beast, Anusen struggled to adjust his chaotic breathing, quickly and calmly absorbing the fishy air. There were fewer and fewer companions around him, and in the end, only four survivors remained.

This world is hopeless and destined to start a new cycle...... Indigenous people have been well aware of this since sixteen years ago. Despite the stubborn delay of the Doom by those unwilling to accept defeat, it has come mercilessly.

Blood Moon ...... A symbol of the destruction of the fifteen worlds.

Anusen Reano, who had short jet-black hair, shook the blood on his white robe and holy sword, looking extremely tired. Looking at his exhausted companions and the blood beasts that kept pouring in from all directions, he couldn't help but look up at the blood-red sky—the blood moon was shining on the land, spreading curses.

Every world has its own way of ending, and no matter how hard people try, they only postpone it as much as possible...... The words of the Holy Maiden came to mind, and the young, thin knight straightened slightly, staring at the collapsed courtyard gate—the will to fight burned his brain, but it did not ease the pain in his muscles.

The blood beasts gathered in large numbers, and the black pressure of the blood beasts began to be frantically agitated, and the Templar knights clenched their swords in their hands.

"Stay defensive, guys!" Captain Zerodrag yelled, "Hold on, we can't let them attack the church's enchantment anymore!"

After the blood beasts had gathered a terrifying number, they began to rush up the steps from all directions in a tight encirclement.

"Hurry up and go in with the Holy Maiden, and leave it to the three of us outside. One of the knights gasped and whispered to Anusen.

"But......" Anusen was stunned for a moment, hesitating: 'I can't take you-"

"Get out of here, boy, if we survive, we'll head to the Dragon's Lair, and you won't have to worry about it. Zeroo leaned into Anusen's ear and whispered, "If the Holy Maiden can't survive the mutation, use the oracle spell to erode her and escape from the Eye of Heaven to the Nether...... You know? You're the only one of us who can do it. ”

Without time to communicate, Anusen nodded quickly and rushed up the wide steps.

If the church's barrier were attacked by so many blood beasts, it would definitely collapse faster. I'll leave it to you next, Anusen...... Zero dragged his sword across and leaned his back against the other two. The three of them formed a defensive posture and raised their weapons sideways.

"Hold it out as long as you can, buy that kid time!" Zero yelled.

Inside the cathedral, the glazed glass glows blood-red. The holy woman is kneeling in prayer before the statue of Aya.

The heavy wooden door of the hall was slowly pushed open, and the Templar stepped inside.

"Holy Maiden, let's get out of here. Outside—" Before he could finish the word, the man's words were interrupted by the miserable wail of the saint.

"Holy Maiden...... My lord?" Sensing that something was wrong, Anusen stepped forward quickly.

The body of the saint began to change drastically, and she began to transform from a human form to a blood beast.

Opening his mouth in astonishment, the knight staggered back and looked at the saint in disbelief: sure enough, even the saint could not resist the curse of blood.

"Orga, you ......" gritted his teeth, and the knight crossed his weapon in disbelief, nervously distancing himself from the ever-expanding blood beast.

The wild roar showed that it was a blood beast that had lost its mind. Pitch-black hair, dark red smoke, blood-red eyes...... This blood beast with a head and feet of four meters is much larger than ordinary blood beasts.

Before the knight could react, the blood beast frantically pounced on him from more than ten meters away. Taken aback, the man barely managed to dodge the attack sideways. Without giving the knight any time to react, the enemy immediately turned around and slammed into the ground with their claws at high speed. His heart was beating wildly, and he rolled two right rolls in quick succession before he could get up in the middle of the attack.

The glazed stone floor was shattered by the claws, and the knight retreated a little sluggishly, still not accepting what was happening in front of him.

The Bloodbeast's left paw was jammed by the floor tiles, and it roared, trying to pull out its claws. Anusen drew his sword and retreated one after another to observe the blood beast's movements.

Sure enough, I didn't survive the mutation...... The knight gritted his teeth held his sword in both hands and took a stance: I must find an opportunity to cast an oracle spell to erode her.

In the face of the crazy beast, the knight clenched his sword with some trembling: he couldn't be nervous...... Retreat at such a time, and everything is over. However, it is impossible to kill it now, and the blood beast is very vigilant and will not let people take advantage of it.

Finally, the bloodbeast pulled out its claws. With a roar and a tremor on the ground, the blood beast that rushed towards it with terrifying explosive power swung three claws in succession. After barely dodging the second claw, with the force of the third, Anusen used the blade of his sword to cut off the monster's left claw. Without feeling the slightest pain, the monster slammed down its right claw.

Before he could dodge, Anusen raised his sword to parry the attack. Through the impact of the metal, he could feel the power of the claw - he must not be hit, otherwise there would be no chance of survival.

Immediately adjusting his numb arms, and after a sideways step, the knight slashed his sword again at the swinging claw.

A violent impact came, and the sword in his hand was shaken away and fell to the ground more than ten meters away. With the blow he had just struck, the blade of his sword slashed at a nail as hard as steel.

In less than a second, the claws swung in an arc again, sending out a series of sweeps one after another. The lack of frequency of attacks made it impossible for him to predict the trajectory of the next attack, so he had to concentrate all his attention on the current dodge. Just after several dodges in succession, taking advantage of the monster's relatively large swing, the man turned sideways to avoid the attack, and rolled out a meter and rushed towards the falling weapon.

Picking up the sword, the knight hurriedly raised his weapon and stubbornly resisted a claw blow. Losing his balance from the impact, the knight fell to the ground, rolling twice in quick succession to dodge the slam. After quickly getting up, the monster in front of him had two hands again—and in less than a minute, it had reborn its limbs.

Terrible regenerative power...... Gritting his teeth, he turned sideways to dodge the swing of his left claw, and then used his sword to block his right claw.

The monster's claws swung at the same time, and the knight barely blocked it with his sword, pushing it back. Along with the recoil is the immediate impact of the monster. Anusen was shaken away by the force of the impact and fell to the ground.

Before the dizziness could occur, the monster with incredible speed pounced on the knight. Driven by instinct, the knight held his sword in front of his head to block the attack of his claws.

With the sound of metal striking, the long sword in his hand was slammed open. Unable to dodge the grab, the knight was carried into the air by the blood beast, facing the furious ugly face. Looking directly into the mad scarlet eyes, the knight trembled, and reached out his left hand to quickly grasp the amulet around his neck.

A wall of reflection sprouted, and the giant claws that swung out were swallowed up by the pure holy light, turning into a puff of black smoke. With a frantic roar, the blood beast flicked its arms and threw the knight several meters away.

Falling heavily to the ground, the knight coughed up blood, and subconsciously clenched the talisman in prayer. A soft light bloomed, and the healing light instantly dispelled the pain. Condensed with divine energy, the talisman quickly emitted a shockwave that spread rapidly.

Within the impact range of about one meter in diameter, the white dazzling holy light blinded the blood beast. With the loud sound of the shockwave, the enemy's body was also shaken back by the shockwave. The knight took the opportunity to get up and plunged his sword deep into the left leg of the blood beast.

As the sword was drawn, blood gushed out, and the blood beast roared in rage, frantically waving its claws. While the blinding effect was still not gone, the knight stabbed the blood beast in the right leg instead.

Drawing his weapon abruptly, the roaring blood beast lost its support and fell to its knees. Quickly dodging the two claws, the knight raised his sword and swung it at the unprotected belly.

At this moment, a puff of black smoke emerged from the blood beast's body, quickly diffused, choking on the smoke, and the knight briefly lost consciousness.

Moments later, the sharp pain from the impact spread rapidly throughout the body. Spurting out a mouthful of blood, Anusen woke up suddenly. Before he could react, he was grabbed by the blood beast, whose body had recovered intact, and fell on the glazed glass behind the statue of Aya.

Stabbed by broken glass, Anusen fell to the ground from a height of three meters, and then endured the pain and barely got up. Staring at the blood beast that glowed black and red, the knight gripped the talisman in exasperation - it contained little angelic power, and it could no longer be used to heal injuries if it was to channel the Pure Eclipse spell.

Damn it...... A feeling of dizziness came, and the knight gritted his teeth, pulled out the large piece of broken glass that had been stuck in his abdomen, and threw it on the ground.

Where did the blood beast go?, staggering up, the knight clenching his weapon and looking out at the empty hall.

It was in its sight only a few seconds ago...... Anusen raised his sword alertly and lowered his body. Paying attention, the man nervously caught every unusual sound.

Sensing an inexplicable dark aura coming from above, the knight jumped back sharply.

It was the Blood Beast that fell from mid-air in front of the knight's eyes. The place where it landed had been smashed out of the pit by the huge claws.

The impact caused the knight to nearly lose his balance. Shaking his body slightly, he narrowly dodged the wide range of sweeps.

Grasping the blood beast's attack, the stiff swung his sword violently, but the moment he was about to stab, the blood beast disappeared out of thin air.

With the ability to sense danger, the knight immediately turned around and slashed backwards, but the blood beast was not behind him.

Immediately reacting, the knight quickly hid behind the idol. With a whistling sound, the idol was cut off at the waist and part of its upper body collapsed to the ground. The Blood Beast's body was immediately exposed to sight - it unleashed the blow it had just delivered from three meters away.

The pain of being stabbed by the glass slowed the knight's movements, and he barely managed to dodge a cross-attack of his claws—the blood beast's blood-red claws swung at a distance of about half a meter from the tip of the claws—and the range of the attack was expanded by half a meter.

Relying on the Circumambulation Idol, after the knight dodged four attacks in succession, the Blood Beast suddenly shattered the lower body of the idol. Taking advantage of this gap, the man quickly drilled through the lower body of the blood beast, and turned around with a sword.

However, this attack on the leg was completely ineffective, and the wounds of the enemy healed immediately at a speed visible to the naked eye. With an angry roar, the blood beast spun around and quickly grabbed at the knight. Barely parrying the blow, the man was knocked away again by the massive impact and fell to the ground hard.

Due to the frenzy of the battle, the knight could no longer care about the pain of the wound and immediately rolled to his feet. The back jump dodged the blood beast that teleported to the assault in front of him, and the man once again relied on the size gap to make a rear.

Having the experience of the last defeat, this time the knight quickly faced the blood beast and retreated to ensure a safe distance. Adjusting his breathing, Anuson leveled his sword: if it jumped straight in front of him, he could use his power to thrust through the heart with a single blow.

The blood beast's teleportation is limited by distance, and it cannot be used multiple times in a row due to the excessive loss of stamina and blood...... The knight, gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, judged this from experience—it was experience, but he had only seen the teleporting blood beast three times: in the Zelu Gorge, the Blood Swamp, and the Emil Town Soul Hall

Sure enough, the blood beast lowered its body slightly, and in an instant, it flew towards the knight. Quickly dodged and dodged, and the knight, who did not seize the opportunity to counterattack, staggered back: the enemy was too fast to react......

Oops...... The fighting must end as soon as possible. Feeling a little tightness in his chest, the knight, who was a little flustered, dodged one after another: before the battle began, his physical strength had already been consumed too much. If you continue to dodge with this kind of high-intensity dodge, I'm afraid that I won't be able to last long with my injuries.

Having to concentrate on the blood beast's movements, the knight only felt that his dodge was getting slower and slower. The impact and the serious injuries caused by the broken glass all the time send a signal that you are about to reach your limit.

At that moment of fermentation, the blood beast suddenly lowered its body and pressed one claw against the ground. Clutching his chest, the knight jumped back quickly, subconsciously crossing the sword: his intuition told him that the enemy was not in the right state.

The claws that pressed the ground were surrounded by large clouds of dark red light, and scarlet columnar blood could quickly emerge from the front of the claws, and burst out of the ground quickly and regularly towards the knight. The blood pillars that had already bubbled up continued to burst into new blood columns on both sides, blocking the space in front of them.

How can this trick...... Spit out a mouthful of blood, the knight hurriedly retreated, and there was a roar in his head: It's over, if it is a mutation of this magnitude, the oracle spell will not be able to save the holy woman.

I know the end of being hit all too well...... Putting aside distracting thoughts, the knight nervously observed the interval between the attacks of the blood pillar: in the battle of the blood swamp, the knights who failed to dodge this move turned into blood in an instant.

This kind of auto-tracking blood pillar attack, as far as the knight's experience is concerned, will not return to its original position, which means that it can only move forward to the target. However, as it moves forward, it can split new blood pillars to its sides to increase its area.

Since there will be no turnback...... Suppressing the excessively violent heartbeat, the knight lowered his body: that is, there was one more chance to escape.

The best way to deal with this move is to stay still and move around, which will only increase the tracking range of the blood column again...... Recalling the experience of the Battle of Bloodswamp, the knight lowered his sword and lowered himself in preparation for a backward jump.

In a cold sweat, the knight stared at the pillar of blood in front of him, and immediately jumped back as soon as it squirted two meters away. As soon as he jumped out of his original position, the column of blood gushed out from the position he had just stood on: if he had been slow for a second, he would have turned into blood by now.

Taking a breath, the knight kept backing until he pressed his back against the altar - after the space was blocked by the pillar of blood, there was not much range left for him.

Just as a wave of despair hit his mind, the thick scarlet blood mist suddenly lit up the knight's eyes: perhaps...... You can use the large amount of blood mist on the blood beast's body to strengthen the anti-devouring power of the Eclipse Light? If it succeeds, it may even be able to purify the Holy Maiden.

Immediately determined, the knight tightened his grip on the amulet and poured all the angelic power that remained of it into his sword. Constantly praying for the gift of the oracle, the sword was white and radiant due to the power of purification.

That's pretty much it...... Clenching the hilt of his sword, the knight nervously stared at the approaching behemoth: when it pounced, it met it head-on.

Before the knight could take a long breath, the blood beast slammed its body down and pounced on the man. Hurriedly raised his weapon and stabbed out a sword, and the pure white shockwave protruded from the tip of the sword, knocking down the approaching blood beast.

There was a burst of excitement in his heart, and the knight clenched the hilt of his sword excitedly and rushed forward quickly. Swinging his weapon with all his might, the man raised his sword and slammed it into the blood beast's chest.

The sword body emitted a scorching light, and the fierce pure white holy light condensed on the tip of the sword, forming a burst-like fluctuation.

The long sword slammed into the blood beast's body, and the intense net erosion energy quickly spread, devouring the surrounding blood mist. The enemy wailed in pain, and his body was constantly consumed by the holy light, gradually dissipating into black smoke and dissipating into the air. Seeing that his attack really worked, the knight gritted his teeth and plunged his sword deeper.

When the light finally dissipated, the blood beast collapsed to the ground. The last vestiges of its form slowly faded, and it eventually turned into a saint.

The power of erodion really works...... The knight happily dropped his weapon and picked up the weak silver-haired girl: "Holy Maiden, you-"

"Anu?" the saint barely opened her eyes and touched the knight's cheek.

......The excited knight didn't know what to say, so he could only hug the saint who he hadn't seen for a long time: if it was possible, he really didn't want to meet in this form.

"Listen to me, Holy Maiden. Almost forgetting that it was not nostalgia, the knight said anxiously: "The enchantment of the church is weak, and it can't stop the blood beast." We-"

"I know. The saint shook her head, and her expression became painful. Coughing violently, she slowly reached out and grasped the knight's amulet. A moment later, the amulet shimmered like never before.

"I have channeled all the power of angels into your amulet...... You will probably be able to start using it again after a while. The saint turned her head with great difficulty, crossed her fingers in prayer: "It's time to say goodbye...... Do it. ”

"Holy Maiden?" asked the knight, pretending to be puzzled, with a sigh of grief in his heart.

"Dissect the child in my belly. The saint spat out a mouthful of blood: "The oracle spell can't save me...... Don't play dumb, Anu. ”

"But, but I can't ......," the knight trembled and hugged the saint.

"Count my sister's request, can't you? Take the child to the Nether, you can definitely do it. She took the knight's right hand: "Go to Tomeca City in the Sixteenth World...... In the pool of prophecy, the scene of it has emerged. ”

"Tomeca City?" Anusen shook his head blankly, and said in a hopeful tone, "Let's go together, Orga...... A child can't live without a mother. ”

"Find a woman you like, and the child will have a mother. Her breathing became more and more rapid, and the saint coughed up a mouthful of blood. The silver hair began to darken: "Please, Anu." Be the father of the child and protect her until the seven lifebinders reunite......"

"I—I understand. His chest tightened, and the knight's brain roared: one of the Lifebinders had been chosen in the prophecy. It was a newborn girl named Lusha.

"Besides, I hope you hide my identity. Don't tell her about what happened in the temple. Olga's expression was pained: "Although I want to say more, I'm afraid I'm going to turn back into a blood beast again." ”

"Orga, ...... you" Anusen looked at the saint's eyes in horror: scarlet pupils, as if they were about to burst.

"By the way, I haven't named my daughter yet. The eyeballs began to cloud, and Olga smiled with difficulty: "The child's name is Elia." El Lea Raino. ”

"Reano?" Anusen felt dizzy: although he was only an adopted child of the Holy Maiden's family, he was also surnamed Reano. But this made him feel like the child was born to him and Olga.

In the angel language...... Ellia means wings of hope and freedom. Orga's expression became more and more trance-like.

Desperately clenching the amulet to heal the Holy Maiden, the knight could not feel the energy in it - it had just regained its energy and was now unusable. What's more, it is impossible to heal the Holy Maiden who has been transformed by the Blood Curse.

"Do it, Anu. Blood flowed from the corners of her mouth, and the saint let go of her grip on the knight's hand. Her silver hair had gradually turned scarlet, and her palms began to transform into sharp claws: "Cut out the child in my belly and take her away." ”

With the roar in his head, he could only hear the sound of steel grinding as he drew his sword from its sheath. Then, his hands lifted him up unobediently, and slowly stabbed Olga in the abdomen.

Ten minutes later.

Holding Ellia in her arms, Anusen walked forward clutching her scratched wounds.

Soon after parting with the Holy Maiden, the church's barrier collapsed completely, and blood beasts swarmed in. After the raid on the cloister, the knight escaped with a dying hand.

Ahead is the Eye of Heaven that leads to the Nether...... Sensing the sound of the blood beast in pursuit, the knight slammed the cloister door behind him. The sound of the blood beast slamming into the door came in the next instant, and the door panel shook violently and crumbled.

The smell of blood spread in his mouth, and the knight felt his trachea burn violently.

The massive blood loss and the severe pain of multiple wounds blurred the knight's vision, and the feeling of dizziness lingered.

How can you fall here? The saints have asked me......

Unable to hold it anymore, Anusen fainted and fell to the ground. Elria's little hands kept touching his face.

The touch made the knight's consciousness clear again, and the knight reluctantly got up and picked up Ellia and continued to make his way to the Eye of Heaven.

Be quick...... Not a few steps away.

His eyes fell on the girl, and the knight felt more and more powerless.

The Blood Beast smashed through the door and swarmed in. The knight looked back in despair: at the speed of a blood beast, it was only a matter of time before he caught up with him.

Intense light and impact struck, stabbing the knight's eyes tightly. With the whirring of the dragon's departure, the light faded.

"Zero?" said Anusen, looking incredulously at the knight who had just ridden the Wyvern.

"Lao Tzu's name, you are so impressed?!" With a disdainful tone, Zelo Drag swung his long sword again, and the violent shockwave once again repelled the approaching blood beast.

"The sword...... Really?" his gaze fell on the sword, and the knight couldn't help but be stunned.

"Don't pretend not to know the uncle, it's the holy sword Alenster. Zero, waving his sword, glanced at Ellia and said, "All right, boy. How long do you want to chat?!Hurry up and fuck away!"

"Then you ......" hugged his daughter, and the knight coughed up a mouthful of blood again.

"I, who protects the Angel Eye if I'm gone! If this thing is destroyed during teleportation, you'll be lost in the ruins of the plane...... The energy of the Holy Sword is also limited, but it can't be delayed for too long!"

Before the words fell, Zelo Drag roared and swung the holy sword twice in succession, and the blood beasts fell in groups in front of the pure white holy light, but endless reinforcements followed closely and immediately filled the position.

Just a grateful last glance at Zero, Anusen hugged her daughter tightly and ran to the angel eye with all her might.

The location of the Angel's Eye is at the end of a section of the corridor suspended in the open air after entering the southwest tower at the top of the Great Church. Today, it is the only means of security in the nether realm of this world.

The Angel's Eye was round, emitting a white, transparent glow, and the knight picked up Ellia and stared at it. After looking back at the world one last time, he leaned over and jumped into the nether.

The light of the Angel's Eye burst forth, and Zero dragged back to look at the light emitted by the teleportation, stepping back to his side.

It must be until the light returns to normal...... Zeroo used all of his holy sword energy and unleashed his tremendous holy energy again. A large number of blood beasts were shaken to the bottom of the bridge and fell into the abyss.

The swarming blood beasts were endless, and after a moment's hesitation, they pounced on the Templar Knights again. Realizing that he had retreated to the very end, Zero gritted his teeth and pulled the talisman off his neck. Whispering a prayer for his own heavenly weapon, he unleashed an oracle spell for the last time.

The power of the pure angel burst out in an instant, and the depleted talisman shattered. A pillar of white light suddenly burst out of the blood-red sky, and a moment later, a heavenly weapon fell to the mortal realm and stuck on the ground in front of Zero's drag. The Blood Beasts stopped their assault in horror and let out a furious roar.

This is the last battle...... Picking up the Heavenly Halberd with the belief that he would die, the Templar Knight took a deep breath and rushed towards the group of blood beasts.

The knight holding Ellia slowly fell under the illumination of the pillar of light connecting the upper and lower realms, and before his eyes was the sixteen worlds of the World Tree. Looking down at the ground, the knight hugged Ellia with mixed emotions.

The wyvern roared, hovering over the temple. A hooded male looks down on the ground, and after a moment the nurmand leaves.

In the Black Tower of the Rift in the World, the Seven Amrea Locks seal the Gate of Destiny.

A silver-haired girl in a wheelchair watched it quietly. This has been the case for 10,000 years.

Mu Ran's pupils reflected a different scene, and the girl struggled to get up as if she had reached her fate.

The Gate of Destiny, emitting a black-purple glow.

Among the seven statues of various sizes, there is already a petite female statue that shines brightly.

Turned his head to look out the window. In the void, a frozen city emerges in the midst of a dark glacier.

The tower in the center of the city burns with a strong black and purple light. A dark blue shadow looms inside, spreading fear and suspicion.

The breath of winter that freezes the soul is coming......

A chain of the Gate of Destiny has been condensed by black ice.

The prophecy symbolizes the first shackles of frost and ice flames...... Will be cut off by the first four Lifebinders.

Or ...... Failed to break a single chain and was buried with the Thirteen Worlds, starting a new reincarnation.

There are thirty-seven years and one hundred and thirty-two days left at the end of the world.

(Desert Brigade PS: Because it is a prologue, the number of words is relatively large.) Thank you for your understanding)