Chapter 140: The Ice Messenger
"Nine-Ring White Tower!" Hearing Michelle's message on his deathbed, Elston, who had a splitting headache and was almost unable to move, was shocked, and then gritted his teeth and ignited his Holy Spirit heart. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Things have come to this point, and even if Elston is stupid, he knows that he has fallen into the trap of the Nine Rings White Tower this time. Obviously, Baron Cook should have been in collusion with the White Tower of the Nine Rings very early. The people of the Nine Rings White Pagoda didn't do it before, just because they didn't lock the existence of the Light Hallows. Baron Cook intends to break through alone, and the biggest purpose should be to lure Michelle to appear. And he and the others are all fools who were restrained by Baron Cook and the Nine-Ring White Tower.
Knowing this, thinking of the barbarians and fishmen masters who had been sacrificed by himself before, Elston's heart faintly flashed with a trace of remorse. If he wasn't too greedy and wanted to take down Baron Cook, but also wanted to take the opportunity to weaken the strength of the barbarians and fishmen, as long as he really joined forces with these two forces, he should have been able to take down Baron Cook a long time ago.
After all, the biggest purpose of the Nine Rings White Tower's shot must be the light artifact 'Holy Light Heart' carried by Michelle. Each Bright Artifact is an important foundation of the Bright Holy See, representing the combat power of a Legendary. Once it changes hands, it will have a huge impact on the situation on the entire continent. Only such a top-level treasure is worthy of the Nine Rings White Pagoda and the Bright Holy See tearing their faces and directly interfering in the affairs of the Elson Kingdom.
If he can solve Baron Cook in advance, then according to the plan, Michelle will only be used as a backup means and hide in the shadows. And if the existence of the Heart of Light is not confirmed, the people of the Nine-Ring White Pagoda may not tear their faces with the Holy See for the sake of the Elson Kingdom alone, and they may choose to retreat directly.
Even if the people of the Nine Rings White Tower refuse to give up and really choose to make a move, although their side is more dangerous, there is still hope of escape, and Michelle, who is hidden in the shadows, can ensure safety, at least not let the holy weapon of the Heart of Light fall into the hands of the enemy.
Unfortunately, no matter how much Elston regrets it now, the matter is irreparable. Michelle, the holder of the Luminous Hallows, has died in battle, and the resonance of the Luminous Artifact has been suppressed, and under the seal of the Black Absolute Seal, it has fallen into silence again. And without the containment of the Heart of Light, the opponent's Legendary Rank thieves would soon have their hands free, and at that time, the two paladins would not be able to stop each other for too long. Once the two paladins have been killed, it will be Elston's turn next.
It was the realization of his dangerous situation, so even though he knew that burning the Holy Spirit Heart in the case of soul shock would cause great damage to himself, Elston endured severe pain and ignited his Holy Spirit Heart, allowing himself to regain his ability to cast spells. After all, the cost of burning the heart of the Holy Spirit for a short time is much smaller than death.
However, after regaining his ability to cast spells by burning the Heart of the Holy Spirit, Elston did not cast spells to support the two paladins who were already in a precarious situation, as Baron Cook had expected, nor did he fight with the Black Cloak. Instead, he raised his staff, first blessed himself with the divine shield, and then activated the positioning and teleportation function on the staff before Baron Cook's spear attacked, and his body was wrapped by the power of space and quickly melted into the void. Even the Legendary Rank thieves under the black cloak didn't have time to intercept them.
"You want to run away?" After slaying a paladin who was already at the end of his rope, the black cloak looked at Elston's disappearing figure, a trace of surprise and disdain flashed in his eyes, but he didn't mean to pursue, but stepped up his attack on the other paladin.
For the black cloak, the task he received was only to seize the Light Hallows, not to kill the gold-level masters of the Light Sect, so for Elston's escape, the black cloak didn't care, and even faintly relaxed. After all, the Bishop level is already the core power of the Holy See of Light, and once killed, a top-level 'death mark' will immediately fall on the body, and the consequences are far more serious than killing a gold-level paladin. Although the black cloak is not to fear the Holy See of Light, it is a problem after all.
However, although he was a little more relaxed, the black cloak was faintly disdainful of Elston, who left his teammates and escaped directly. Although Michelle's heroic performance in a desperate situation added a lot of trouble to the black cloak, it also made the black cloak see the fanaticism of the believers of the God of Light, and invisibly glanced down on the priest of the Holy See of Light.
originally thought that Elston's status and responsibilities were the same as Michelle's, and his performance should be similar to Michelle's, and the black cloak was even ready to deal with the other party's desperate efforts, but he didn't expect that the other party would not say a word and directly abandon his teammates and escape alone. This huge drop made it impossible for a Legendary-level thief like Black Cloak to react quickly for a while, and could only watch Elston flee.
But just when Baron Cook and the black cloak thought that the battle was about to end, Elston, who had already melted into the void for most of his body, suddenly raised his staff, gathered all his strength, and released a spell on the sealed Heart of Light ring, and then a faint but very stubborn white mark appeared on the seal, emitting a faint white light.
"Damn! it's a sign of light!" Seeing the mark on the seal, the black cloak's eyelids jumped, and he couldn't help but curse.
Seeing the reaction of the black cloak, Elston's face finally showed a smile, and the whole person was wrapped in the power of space, completely disappearing from everyone's eyes.
In fact, at the moment of Michelle's death, Elston knew that without the containment of the power of the Light Hallows, even if he fought hard and joined forces with two paladins, he would not be the opponent of this legendary thief in black cloak, let alone a Baron Cook who was eyeing him fiercely. In this battle, there is no chance of victory for their own side. The result of staying to fight can only be that all three of them are killed.
Therefore, for Elston, instead of staying and dying with the two paladins, it is better to keep his useful body and continue to serve the Holy See of Light in the future. When you think about it, teleporting and escaping becomes a matter of course.
Of course, as the bishop of the Holy See of Light, Elston is well aware of the importance that the Holy See attaches to the Holy See of Light, and also knows how angry the upper echelons of the Holy See will be if the Holy See loses it, and how much responsibility the people involved in this matter will bear. Even if he is not directly responsible for Michelle, if he escapes back like this, his future future in the Bright Church will be completely over. I am afraid that the only way to wait for me is to be forced to take a break.
Therefore, when half of his body had stepped into the void, Elston gathered all his strength and struck a 'path marker of light' on the sealed heart of holy light. Although this spell is not lethal, it is an extremely difficult mark to erase, especially after forming a subtle connection with the power of the Holy Light Heart, it cannot be erased at all unless a true Legendary-level mage strikes.
"Let's hope Lord Morfa can reclaim the Heart of Light. After confirming that the path of light signer had been imprinted on the Heart of Light ring, Elston breathed a sigh of relief and muttered in his heart.
With this path of light marked, and the fact that the Lightly Hallows cannot be stored in the storage space, no matter how strong the Black Cloak's stealth and concealment ability is, it can't completely cover up the trail of the Lightly Hallows.
And in order to ensure the safety of the Light Hallows, the Holy See of Light not only sent Myron and other three paladins to escort it, but also the legendary level master Wing of Light Morfa has also been guarding not far from here, but it is limited to the continental peace agreement and does not directly participate in this operation.
Before, when Michelle was desperate, he had already sent a signal to Morfa for help, and it wouldn't be long before Morfa could reach the battlefield. At that time, with the help of the power of the path marker of light, Morfa should be able to quickly lock the location of the Light Hallows, and still have a chance to recapture the Light Hallows. And if Molfa can reclaim the Artifact of Light, then Elston still has a chance to get away with it.
"It seems that there are Legendary Rank masters nearby in the Holy See of Light, and the battle between the White Tower of the Nine Rings and the Holy See of Light is still inevitable!" After joining forces with Baron Cook to kill the last paladin, the black cloak ignored Earl Newman, who had fled far away, but looked at the white light on the ring of the Heart of Light, shook his head slightly, and said helplessly.
If the Heart of Light Ring is not marked, or if the Holy See does not have a Legendary-tier master nearby, then the battle should be over at this point. With its powerful stealth and concealment abilities, the Black Cloak can disappear directly with the Light Hallows.
But judging from the current situation, the Holy See of Light obviously has a backhand, that is to say, it is not only the three paladins and two bishops who are guarding the Light Hallows, but also Legendary-level figures nearby. This battle is not over until this biggest problem is resolved.
"Your Excellency has been burdened. The Cook family and the Elson kingdom have taken note of this favor. Baron Cook endured the pain of weakness all over his body, bowed slightly to the black cloak, and said sincerely.
In fact, if the black cloak used the means of spatial teleportation, it could directly avoid the legendary masters of the Holy See of Light. The mark of light is powerful, but if it is too far away, it will be difficult for the other party to track it.
It's just that once the black cloak leaves with the Bright Hallows, then the anger of the Holy See of Light will be vented on the heads of Baron Cook and Snow Dragon Pass. The reason that the Bright Hallows was seized could allow the Bright Holy See to dispatch Legendary-level forces to deal with the Elson Kingdom. And in that case, not only will Baron Cook's life be in danger, but the Kingdom of Elson will probably fall completely. So the black cloak is willing to stay, already in the shelter of Baron Cook and the kingdom of Elson.
"Don't thank me, I'm just taking money to do things, and I won't help you carry the thunder. The ones who really want to fight against the Bright Sect are still the people of the Nine Rings White Tower. Their credit, it's still good. The black cloak shook his head, looked up at the sky, and threw the Heart of Light ring at it.
"Lady Ice Bringer, my mission is complete, and I'll leave it to you. ”
A bit of ice crystal emerged from the void, then quickly condensed, turning into a fist-sized crystal, enveloping the Heart of Light ring and flying into Andrea's hand.
"It is indeed a Light Hallows, your mission has been accomplished, and you can leave. Putting away the ice crystals, Andrea nodded, stared at the white light rising into the sky in the distance, and said lightly.