To be loved means to be consumed, to be dyed to ashes, to love means to shine from a light that never withers, to be loved is fleeting, and to love is to live forever.

- Rilke, "Brigg Essays"

—

Harden woke up at half past seven in the morning, and he was up early because he had a night watch.

Before he got up, he heard the alarm clock ring and turned into a ringtone, so he had to sit up slowly and answer the phone: "Yo, I call super long distance again, I miss my brother so much?"

"Are you up? not too early, are you?" asked Cedar.

"What do you want to do?" Harden asked as he lay back down.

"That's the case...... Cedar's voice sounded a little hesitant, "I'm looking up some information, I don't know if it will be easier for your headquarters." ”

"Want to look something up?"

"Well, a little concerned...... It seems that a certain amount of permission is required, so I want to see if there is a way on your side. ”

"At what level?"

"It needs to be picked up at the Royal Library, and the materials are not allowed to be taken out. ”

"Well, I'll just get it when I shoot it, what's the matter?" Harden didn't have too many doubts, and readily agreed.

"Be careful, I'm afraid you won't leave a trace, and don't let others find out that you took a picture......"

So mysterious...... Although he was a little confused, Harden directly agreed: "I understand, so what is it?"

"Yakushiji Temple, probably a personal name...... Or maybe it's the name of the place. And Erica, e-r-i-c-a. ”

"Understood, I'll check it out for you then," Harden took out a notebook and notes from his pillow, "Can you tell me what's going on?"

"It's hard to say...... It's just a little involved with the Awakening Order, and next time I have the opportunity to say it in person, thank you, and invite you to eat next time. ”

"I remember, I should get back to you when you get up. You're going to patrol early, right? Harden looked at the time, thinking that it was still late at night in Miami, so he asked him to go to sleep first.

Well, now is my active time. Hardenley landed on the ground, his roommates had already gone out for breakfast, and Cleo was surprisingly energetic, obviously going on the night watch together.

"Little Harden, the first class starts at 10:10 a.m. Dimon thoughtfully reminded Harden lazily and put on the dark blue suit of headquarters. Harden frowned, pinned the Blue Eagle badge, put on the thin red, and went out.

When it comes to checking information, if you want to hide it, you still go to the library to check it. Harden went into the library after breakfast, found a machine that no one was using and touched the system, and quickly completed the entrustment.

"What the hell does he want this?" Harden frowned at the information, but before Dimon could answer him, he hid it first—

Clio is walking over, with a little blonde girl as sweet and cute as an angel.

"That's a lot of work, Harden. ”

"Learning from you," Harden chuckled jokingly, "grade rep." ”

"Alright, it's good to know," Clio smiled, and then introduced, "This is Princess Layla Milton, Princess, and this is Mr. He's adopted son, Harden Tesla." ”

"Hello, I've always been curious about what kind of person Uncle He's adopted son is, and today we finally met. The doll-like petite and lovely princess said sweetly, stretching out her soft and white little hands.

Harden saw Clio's eyes. Cleo had long told himself to be polite, and it was inevitable that there would be all kinds of big people on the island. Princess Layla is the only adopted daughter of the head of the headquarters, in other words, she is also the palm baby of a country.

In fact, Harden never felt that he was rude, he felt that he was just a little more straightforward. He nodded to the Venerable Princess Tongyan, smiled and gently shook her hand: "Fortunately, Princess Layla." ”

"Harden, you're No. 1 among freshmen," the princess reached out to cover the back of his hand affectionately, "Everyone is looking forward to it, you will soon understand the pressure I was under back then, we are the same." ”

"No, I'm the second ......" Even Harden was slightly embarrassed, and he didn't feel comfortable trying to pull his hand back without a trace, but it didn't work.

"Ah, that's because Uncle He didn't want you to be proud that he suppressed your ranking, and you are the best. ”

Is it...... Harden smiled perfunctorily, and finally withdrew his hand: "Princess, it's not convenient to talk here, is it, is it? Let's go out first—Clio, are we about to go to class? Where are we going?"

"Come with me," Cleo was unconsciously saved, "the princess is rarely back to the island of Curses, do you want to come and listen?"

It's a little embarrassing...... It's not that Harden hates Princess Layla, it's just that he hates the feeling of not being able to do what he wants, and if the princess is around, how can he desert in this class.

"It's Miss Valentine's class, isn't it? I'm going!" the princess agreed with great interest, "just sit next to you, Harden, you don't have a girlfriend yet, shouldn't it be inconvenient?"

...... Speaking of this, Harden, who just wanted to find Sun Rin or Abel as an excuse, was stunned for a moment and shook his head wordlessly.

Then they sat together. Greatly, the adopted daughter of the head of the headquarters and the adopted son of Mr. He satisfied everyone's curiosity and desire to peep.

"It's more flamboyant......" Abel smiled at Harden and glanced at Layla, who was smiling innocently beside him.

"Sun ~ Rin!" Harden, who was extremely uncomfortable, saw Sun Rin who turned a corner after coming in at a glance, they had been in class together for the past few days, how could he let this guy go, "Kelp!

"Who is kelp?" Sun Rin, who was almost late and couldn't find a vacant seat, reluctantly sat down on the other side of him, and said viciously with his dark and thick curly hair, Harden felt that if he continued to shout like this, he would have to straighten his hair.

Thankfully, the teacher, Helena Valentine, had walked in, and the classroom was immediately quiet.

"Good morning students, I am the main teacher of the battlefield chemistry class, Helena Valentine, with the title of 'Snow of the Pure Land'. Also wearing a blue suit from the headquarters, the mature beauty with a hot body elegantly nudged her eyes, and her red lips hooked a beautiful arc.

Helena Valentine, a famously glamorous teacher, is elegant and capable, but also tough and tough, and Harden has been looking forward to this course.

"Students, the main purpose of this course is to help you avoid some combat risks, and I have to admit that there are some small tricks that can easily take your life in an instant, and the opponent may not be better than you. Helena pinned a strand of blonde hair behind her ear, her mature voice captivating even when talking about serious topics.

"This course is mainly aimed at elemental talents. Each of us is inherently more sensitive to one or another element, and a significant number of people, even if not magicians, have the ability to manipulate these gifted elements. I think you've all tested the talent element when you entered the school assessment, I've looked at the roster, and now this classroom has almost the entire periodic table of elemental talent. Helena smiled and glanced at the audience, which made everyone stir slightly.

"Kelp you're phosphorus, aren't you?" Harden asked quietly, "What about you, Abel? ”

"Aluminum. What about Clio?" Abel replied quietly, in passing.

"Tin. Clio actually replied, Harden had expected him to condemn the act of speaking in class, after all, he was the grade representative, and he was the "eye of headquarters" who watched over all the Heavenly Punishers of HQ.

"I've heard the discussion that it's not very wise to tell others about your talent at will, but as a punisher, we should also be prepared for the leakage of information, and we need to be invulnerable. Helena walked down and spoke slowly.

"I'll just ask a common sense question, what kind of elements are so tricky that it is possible to ignore the ranks?" she asked crisply, "I'll find an excellent classmate with a rich resume, then-"

"Sun Rin, who is ranked first~" Harden, who was full of a sense of crisis, pinched his voice and induced it in a weird way, ignoring the white eyes from Sun Rin and Clio.

"Harden Tesla. Helena stretched out her hand to invite, and Sun Rin immediately laughed out loud without grace.

Harden rolled his eyes at Sun Rin, then stood up and replied politely, "It's the gaseous elemental envoy, which is commonly referred to as the atmospheric envoy, ma'am." ”

"That's right. Tesla-san, you have a lot of combat experience, have you ever dealt with the atmospheric envoy?" Helena approached, which made Sun Rin silently hide some of his snacks inside. Seeing this, Harden couldn't help but laugh softly, and then shook his head with a tense expression.

"No, but there are ambassadors among my companions. ”

Helena smiled lightly and continued to ask kindly, "Do you know what to do first to deal with the atmospheric envoys?"

"Condense the magic to envelop itself and prevent the atmosphere from pouring directly into the body. ”

"Then you guys should gather your magic now," Helena smiled playfully and looked at Layla, who was sitting upright like a delicate puppet, "because this noble lady beside you is a high-ranking ambassador." ”

Layla smiled at Harden, who turned his head, "It's oxygen." ”

Well, how could the adopted daughter of the head of the headquarters be really a doll, Harden immediately respected her.

Before Helena could say something, the sirens sounded across the campus. She frowned slightly, then connected: "I'm Helena, and I'm in class...... Got it, let's go. ”

After she disconnected the communication, she said briskly: "Students, now a star general is causing chaos in the outer city, it is 'gluttony', which is also known as one of the seven most active demons among the star generals. ”

"What I really mean by saying this to you is to be careful, it's yours, to fight against it. It manipulates oxygen like a princess, and I think that's the best course experience. Go ahead, I'll watch you. ”

Is this really good? This is a star...... Harden was a little confused, but since the teachers had decided so, they had no choice but to-

The blue space circle suddenly encompassed the entire classroom, and even he was not ready, everyone had already arrived at the blazing royal city. And their instincts told them that the demon was on the roof of the building ahead.

Blaze is filling the ...... all around. Although his first reaction was to let the water magician go first, Harden immediately realized that it was pointless-

The city's automatic magic devices used for defense had long used water, and now the majestic heat that made the whole body burn came from the water vapor produced by boiling. The violent oxidation reaction is called a combustion explosion, and the demons who manipulate the oxygen only need a little guidance to keep the air hot, and the water from outside will not take the lead at all, and will steam them.

It's not good, not to mention that this is not ordinary training, ordinary people can't stay long in this environment, they can only attack.

"Kelp, let's two rush in with the princess! the others will help on the perimeter first, okay?" Harden suggested loudly, believing that no one would be brave at such a time as a selected trainee.

"Be careful!" Abel nodded to them, and Clio wordlessly shoved the special messenger into their hands.

"Then Princess," said Harden, jokingly as he glanced at the delicate girl who was not suitable for such a scene, "you must save our breath." ”

"Don't worry, I won't let you get hurt. Princess Layla responded sweetly, but a cold murderous intent rose in her iridescent blue eyes—

Great, the air around her was scorching, and Harden felt like he had invited a brazier to team up with him.

"Well, princess...... "That's why he hates situations where he needs to worry about his status, and if he is usually more strict with his cooperation."

"Ah, I'm sorry......" Layla stuck out her tongue, and the atmosphere that surrounded them immediately cooled, like a layer of armor to keep the heat out.

The atmosphere envoy is more advantageous...... Harden gestured, and the three of them rushed straight into the center of the heat, where there was the demon they were looking for-

"Hahaha, burn it!" the little blonde boy who laughs drunkenly in the frenzied fire mixes innocence and cruelty, like an ominous doll possessed.

It's too similar to Layla...... Harden couldn't help but glance at Layla. The little boy and Layla are simply a pair of gorgeous dolls, no matter their petite size, extravagant clothes or abilities, they are all like twins.

"Gluttony' Thierry Daxter!" Layla cried, her beautiful little face flushed with rage. And to her cry, the little boy enthusiastically opened his arms—

"Oh, Layla, my destined one!"

“...... Do you still know each other?" Confused by this fiery confession, Harden asked with a little confusion—

"Old rival!" Unsurprisingly, the atmosphere around Layla heated up violently, like a boiling torrent swirling up.

"Princess, so we'll die first—"

"What do you want to do this time?" Layla ignored Sun Rin's faint protest and slapped the hot air flow directly at the little boy in front of her, and the sea of fire disturbed by the air flow spread out strangely, spitting out her bare tongue in all directions like opening the screen!

Burning so violently, both the fuel and oxygen here will soon be depleted, and they will definitely die if they don't manipulate the oxygen!

"Layla, did you come to see me on purpose?" Thierry smiled nonchalantly, his voice full of joy, "Come and let us melt—"

"I don't like you!" Layla interrupted, the violently rubbing air creating a tremendous amount of heat, and the distorted vision around him was filled with a furious red.

"Why? Look at this flame," the childish quarrel of the child looked strange and inexplicable in the sea of fire, and Thierry pointed to the dust curtain of the fire that was rushing to the sky, "only I am worthy of you!"

"Didn't you hear! The lady said she was not happy, this is very ungraceful!" Harden felt inexplicably angry, and couldn't help but roar before he could fully gather his strength, but the sound was quickly overshadowed by a series of explosions.

"I think we're going to be blessed...... "Probably under this heat, the breathing is not smooth, Sun Rin tried to manipulate the wind under the tearing and collision of two huge forces, "You can't sacrifice the first and second in the ranks!

He wrapped himself directly in a layer of wind film, and ran towards the small building against the huge heat current, and suddenly erupted like a black mist when the vertical distance was short and the other party had no time to react, and the surging black instantly climbed to the roof of the building and separated two strands and bit at the boy's body-

Harden wouldn't mind shouting yes if he could, but the bite that seemed to be amazingly strong just got stuck, and the atmospheric barrier around Thierry's body stretched the minions open, and as the little boy grinned and snapped his fingers, an explosion shattered the metallic black claws all over the sky!

Sure enough, there are still two hits...... Expecting that the princess would be fine, Harden drew his knife and rushed directly into the torrential rain of black shattering blades, at this time, Sun Rin also turned to recondense the black mist that was collapsing below into claws, and shouted when he saw him: "Be careful, I'll dismantle it!"

The arbitrarily deformed black claw suddenly made a horizontal swing, and directly flew out the layers below, and the buildings above immediately collapsed with a thunderous bang!

It was really a manly blow, Harden smiled and exhaled to shake off his suit jacket, and his pupils were also burning under the flames: "Flash!

The purple-green glittering wings tore through his shirt and stretched out, and Harden stepped on the falling rubble and threw out his poisonous feathers and rushed into the air, swinging his red blade at the false angel in the center of the storm of fire, and the red plum-colored Xia Tao vigorously broke through all resistance: "Get out of here!"

The surging Mei Zhixia almost swallowed up all the obstacles in the road, but it failed to deplete the oxygen in the air - Harden felt the huge air flood coming down, and he was not very good at flying and had to retreat in a hurry, and then helplessly felt the air flow perfectly fill the damage caused by Mei Zhixia, and the child exposed in the scattered fire was still smiling obediently, and the angel landed leisurely on the top of a crooked stone pillar.

"What a great flame ......" opened with unstinting perfection, Thierry's blue eyes widened in amazement, and he looked at Harden innocently, "It's beautiful...... Big brother, are you also the one chosen by the flames?"

"I have a bad premonition...... "Although he was dizzy and his throat was dying, Harden still laughed bitterly, "No matter what trouble, Ah Dai...... You're not going to help me, are you?"

"I think...... I'd better run now......" Sun Rin struggled to find a foothold with a better view and lower temperature in the burned ruins, sitting in the black fog and panting low as he observed Thierry-

At least he's reliable. Harden also found a place to stay, looking at Layla through the air barrier distorted by the heat. The innocent princess was waving her hand to generate dozens of flame bombs and throw them at Thierry, and then the oxygen wave that was replenished detonated the flames more intensely than the usual burst spell, and the dazzling light burst in all directions with a scorching wave!

"Behold, what a beautiful flame ......" In the middle of the fire as if he had possessed the treasure of the world, Thierry looked around at the raging flames, "my love, together we are the light of the whole world!"

It can't go on like this...... Even under the protection of a layer of qi armor, he had become sluggish, and Harden took advantage of the gap between the boys and girls to argue and ask, "Ah Dai, how long can you hold on?"

"Ten minutes, no more...... Recite the incantation, quick!" Sun Rin suddenly drove his strength, and the pitch-black minions slapped at Thierry!

But the result was the same, and the black claws shattered into a cloud of debris!

"It's even more brittle, Ah Dai. Layla wasn't too worried about being attacked, and Harden scoffed.

"Shut up, it will be more crisp later, understand," Sun Rin frowned and gathered the black mist back to continue to charge, "Mind Transformation is such an ability. ”

"Understood," calm to calm, Harden also sank his gaze, the fire in his red eyes was surging, and he couldn't cover the cold dark light after all, "Life and death must be determined in ten minutes, us or him." ”

In this red-hot hell there must be a struggle for life with each other, and the victors can talk or boast of glory, and they are not yet qualified to laugh at this childish and cruel fire of love—

There are still ten minutes to go, and life and death are decided in the color of red blood, whose heaven and whose hell is this, and tell each other strongly-

—

Preview: "You guys are not enough at this level, only my love fire is invincible!"

"Don't make me laugh, waste my oxygen. If you're invincible, then the world is really not interesting at all!"

"Flames are the supreme test of the soul, and if your flesh festers and turns to ashes here, then you will only go to hell?"

"Then I'll ask you to burn into flesh and bones, arsonist!"

The frenzied Red Flame never thirsts for feeding, young Punisher, reveal your flesh and prove that you are not in the same realm as the Devil, and that you do not commit your good selves to the Hellfire—

The next part, the true red realm (below).