Chapter 58: The Ladder of Heaven (2)
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The Pillar of Water gathers more naga, and these creatures are much friendlier than the Druids of the Pillar of Earth. Link's arrival was most rewarding curiosity, and he didn't feel suspicion or hostility at all. He couldn't help but wonder about the time period he was in at the moment, the Silver Age seemed unlikely, at that time the undead had already risen, and the Golden Age was possible...... Before the rebellion of the gods, many creatures lived together, and they were not divided into races and factions as they did later.
"Emissary of Gathos, do you want to participate in the trial of the water god?"
A particularly tall male among the Naga asked, he seemed to be the leader of these Naga, and Link, who didn't know the situation, could only mumble and mum. From the Naga herd came a number of more sturdy males, mixed with a few females, who gathered around the collar and chanted prayers in unison in praise of the god of water.
After a long and fervent prayer, the warriors who volunteered for the trial took out their weapons and began to test themselves against each other, for Link was a child of nature and had the privilege of fighting only the strongest. Unlike the harmony of the Pillars of the Earth, these seemingly friendly Naga showed no mercy in the fight, treating their fellow citizens as if they were foreign enemies, and the shallow waters were quickly stained red with blood. Water guns, ice arrows and other magic came and went, and soon the defeated were all turned into shapeless corpses, and occasionally the intact ones were also frozen.
I have to say that the ancient species were indeed much stronger in terms of 'strength' than in Link's time, and even the most basic and simple ice archery skills became powerful through them. Link was terrified when he saw it, but fortunately the peregrine falcon form couldn't see his expression, otherwise his face would be ugly at the moment.
The contest between the Naga ended with a bloody slash, the winner was covered in the blood of his clansmen, swinging his snake's tail to approach Link, he did not speak, a pair of apricot yellow eyes stared straight at Link, the intention to invite battle was obvious.
Water and earth restrain each other, and the most skilled Isol avatar can't be used in waist-high water. Fire that can restrain water attacks at a pointless, and although the wind has more skills than fire, it is also mostly supported. The disadvantages of the bias are finally revealed.
Lin Ke regained his human form, pulled out the bee sting and the black longsword that had not yet been named, and his upgraded skills increased, but he was still more accustomed to fighting in this posture.
There was an exclamation from the Naga crowd, and the children of nature of mankind were not common in any era.
The Naga warrior raised his spear, and several ripples stirred up on the surface of the water, and the jet lethality of the high water gun was no worse than that of the wind blade.
Rock Skin, Swift Wind, Brute Force, and Kill, the four support skills are cast at the same time, relying on the hard skin to eat a water gun, Link raised his hands above his head, and at the same time used the Shun Slash to turn the sword wind into a stone spear, with the pupil of Medusa that is petrified and attacked. With just the first blow, six spell slots were used, and he only hoped that this naga would not be more difficult than demonic thunder.
The skill of a flurry did have a good effect, and the other party seemed to know the power of Link's blow, and summoned a large blister to envelop him. The Stone Spear was greatly reduced by the environment, and even though Link's abilities were temporarily enhanced, it was still unable to pierce the blister's defenses.
Trying his level, Naga swung his spear, and the water beads he threw turned into a cloud of ice edges, this inconspicuous ice arrow was much more powerful than the water gun just now, Link's rock skin was pierced in several places, and the cold and severe pain surged up the veins. Link's use of Nature's Healing had no effect at all, and it wasn't until he resurrected the dead that he could contain the coldness that spread throughout his body.
The newly comprehended opportunity to defeat the enemy is a very practical skill, but it's a pity that Link has already used up all three special skills before entering the portal, and he can only use intelligence analysis on Naga, it's okay not to look at it, he almost vomited blood when he saw it.
Naga Warrior, LV3o, Water Pillar Druid.
If there are too many challenges to skip the level, you will definitely lose, and according to their ruthless style, even if I am a child of nature, if I lose, I will probably not have any good fruit to eat. The best way is to use skills beyond the level, but Isol's power must be suppressed in the pillar of water, and Kaogo, who can restrain the water, has only learned two skills, even if he uses the fire type of the leap level, it is not much power. What to do? Do you take the relatively conservative and safe Fury of the Earth and fight it?Or try how powerful Kaogo's advanced skills are?
In the midst of a brief pause in Link's consideration, Naga launched a third attack, and the sea receded in all directions, revealing a hard surface, as if it were trying to create a tsunami-like range attack.
Link is desperate to survive, the ground!haha~
Leapfrogging to cast the wrath of the earth, Isol's avatar with enhanced abilities is several meters high, and the impact of the huge antlers will instantly reach the sky in the Naga who casts the spell, and with a snap, it slams to the ground, and the blood stains the surging sea water red. The Naga, who had been watching from the sidelines, cheered and led the swimmer forward to pay their respects to Link in the form of a deer, saying that he could use the Water Mirror.
Link glanced back at his opponent just now, and saw that he was dragged away by several of his fellow clansmen who rushed up, and couldn't help but say, "He's still saved." β
"What do you say, losers are not qualified to live. The leader smiled cutely, but the words he said made Link feel cold. Then, the Naga warrior who was not yet dead was cut into several pieces by the people who dragged him away, and more blood gushed out, and the air of the entire sea filled the air with a thick smell of blood.
Link, with a dry throat, stiffened his body and walked towards the water mirror that the Naga warriors fought for at the cost of their livesβa pool of water beneath the white pillar of light, which was different from the surrounding water, showing a milky white cloudiness. This is the trial of Andrea, the god of water, and those who succeed can gain divine power.
When the Nagas all leave, leaving Link alone, he reverts back to his human form.
There was no smell, and as soon as his hand touched it, the surface of the water immediately changed, reflecting a dimly lit room like a mirror, and the familiar furnishings made Link's eyes straight.
This is the old house where he has lived for more than ten years!
A painful, staccato moan sounded, and Link's feet that wanted to retreat seemed to be rooted, and he couldn't move anymore.
The old man on the bed was Link's grandfather, and the pain of advanced cirrhosis kept him awake at night and unable to eat.
Seeing that the relatives who raised him were in such pain, Link forgot the difference between reality and fantasy, and performed natural healing on the old man, and at the moment when his grandfather's pain was relieved, a voice sounded in his head.
You have the power to save him. γ
Who?
Andrea, the god of water?
[Can you bear to see him in such pain?] The voice did not answer, but spoke demagogic words.
Link shouted, "Identify yourself!"
It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is your decision. The voice in my head cannot distinguish between men, women, and children, one moment far away in the sky, and the next moment it seems to whisper in my ear.
"How can I save it?"
[Your divine power, the child of nature has unimaginable power, as long as it is injected into his body, he can be resurrected from the dead. γ
The word Dead and Back to Life reminds Link that Grandpa is dead.
"You can't be resurrected from the dead. β
[That's in reality, here is Edgar, here is a qiΔ is possible. γ
For a moment, Link was truly shaken. He had never wavered so strongly in the face of Kaogo's questioning. Compared with his father, stepmother and sister, his grandfather is his most important relative. Link has always felt guilty about his grandfather's death, he was too stubborn when he was young, and he never communicated with his grandfather much, until his body collapsed, he didn't know that he was seriously ill, and he refused to even go to the hospital in order to save himself tuition.
The remorse buried in my heart poured out at once, like the blood-soaked sea around me.
[You can, use the power given to you by the gods.] Whispering softly, urging Link over and over again, "You can, you have the ability." γ
"I ......"
[With the soul can shape the body, he can survive in this world. γ
Soul Energy ...... The soul energy that Dante gave me......
"This is what Befast left behind, you take it. The old dwarf's face came to Link's mind, and it instantly became distinct.
Hel then appeared, his always unhappy face, his expression changing from distrust to implied expectation: "I don't understand why Isol chose humans again, if it's a lifeweaver, that's a different story. β
"Hello, future guardians. Under the gentle smile hides Ires's reluctance to leave Big 6 and the pain of giving up the position of Child of Nature, "For thousands of years, there are not many humans who have been chosen as Children of Nature, but few can pass the test in the end, do you know why?"
Link seemed to have returned to the place of protection, back to the day when he was trained by the Children of Nature, and the glowing elf asked with a stern expression.
"Because I am not the best of my own. Link remembers answering like this, and the scene instantly becomes a multiple-choice question when installing the game, with the parchment scroll prominently written, "If God grants you a wish, your choice is ......"
There is no love, no money, no power, no eternal life, only an endless cycle of resurrection, resurrection......, resurrection They even turned from flat to three-dimensional words, surrounding him, densely packed with them, almost suffocating him.
Once the root of the ultimate splendor is lost, human beings are no longer the human beings they are today.
The words he had spoken to Kaogo still lingered in his ears.
[Hypocrisy. The voice said in my head.
[Your heart is full of thoughts about resurrecting your loved ones. γ
The lich, who had been impressed by Link even though he possessed someone for the first time, said, "I look forward to a real confrontation with you, young child of nature. β
The body was eroded by poisonous blood, and the thunder that gradually demonized roared hoarsely over and over again in the wilderness: "Lena-"
Describe the withered singer's confession before she died, and Su Wen's incredulous gaze before her death...... These fast-moving images stopped Link from reaching for the waist measuring space bag in time.
There is no real resurrection from the dead, and even if Edgar is resurrected, it is false. This world is just a fantasy, a contrived space.
[What if it's true?]
Breathing stagnated for a few seconds, and all wavering and hesitation disappeared.
"If this is the real world, you can't even say yes!" Link said aloud, "The reason why life is precious is that it is only once, it cannot be replicated, and it cannot be repeated. This is the past in the illusion, and it is absolutely not easy for me to bet on the predestined past with the uncertain future!"
All illusions vanished, and Grandpa in the mirror turned into a black-robed skeleton, its dry bones sticking out just a few centimeters away from touching Link. With the sound of glass cracking, the skeleton shattered into pieces along with the mirror, the sea rose like a tsunami, and Link was swept to the bottom by a large wave, sinking as fast as a scale.