Chapter III
In December of the 568th year of the Eltino calendar, the White Deer Cave of Eltino
Elsis, this name has no meaning to Nier, and for the vast majority of people present, they don't know who the owner of this name is, but there are still people who understand, Shi Chong looked at Niel in surprise, and some questions that had puzzled him for two thousand years vaguely had answers.
Nier is the Demon Emperor Princess that Temujin sealed back then, and His Majesty Yinzhen has affirmed this, if the person in front of him is really Temujin, if the name in his mouth is really that woman, then in the battle of the Lonely Peak back then, Temujin would rather destroy himself than choose the reason for parasitic rebirth, the answer is very clear.
However, how can there be such a ridiculous thing in the world......
Shi Chong's mind was in chaos, but he couldn't move, just like Hulegu and all the demons next to him, whether they were awake or not, they all had stiff limbs, and they could only collapse to the ground, and they couldn't even move their fingers, the situation was just like when Amakusa Shiro's Saitian power first appeared, and people could only watch quietly, and they couldn't interfere with everything that happened.
In such a peculiar situation, everyone present was very nervous and excited, and naturally Nier was the most.
Once seen the memory images in Huaguo Mountain, Nier knew that this black armor demon king was her blood "father", but why did an old man who had been dead for 2,000 years suddenly come back to life? Is he dreaming? The tone of his voice and his eyes are so strange...... No matter how you look at it, it's not like a father staring at his daughter.
However, it was really strange, being looked at by him like that, he suddenly felt so stuffy in his chest, his eyes were so hot, and he had a very sad and sad feeling, which overflowed his chest and made him want to shed tears.
"You...... You're my ......."
"My hope is that before you grow up and be sensible again, I will create a peaceful world for you, where all races coexist peacefully, there is no distinction between friend and foe, and children of every race can laugh and play together, so that you can live happily and carefree...... It's a pity. I have failed, and even though it is two thousand years after the end of the Great War, the land is still shrouded in the smoke of war, and perhaps, compared to the hope of peace, struggle and war are the nature of living beings......"
The sincere words full of sighs, coming from within the armor, were not Lancelot's voice, and this sigh was not Lancelot's tone, and there was one thing that Niel felt very clearly in the slow and logical sigh of the student. That's ...... This man is wholeheartedly trying to make himself happy, and at this moment, he sincerely apologizes to himself for not fulfilling this wish.
Nielle was really touched by the fact that there were people in the world who thought about themselves like this, and were willing to care about themselves like this, but based on some kind of intuition, she knew that this miraculous meeting would only last for a short time, and that there was not much time left.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the black armor, but they could see through a heart hidden under the armor, and they couldn't see through the mind of His Majesty the Demon King, only saw him looking up at the sun, as if thinking about something.
On the other side under the sun, the shocking battle that broke out on the side of the White Deer Cave has come to an end, and the shock wave formed by the explosion of Ming muscle snow is as clear as the sun, which makes people unable to face it, and the mystery contained in it cannot even be seen by Yinzhen, but it can't hide the eye of the demon king in the black armor.
(The fluctuation of the meteor dispersed towards two places, the south of the Demon Realm and the east of the Wind Continent, did the Four Emperor Brothers find it?)
Two thousand years have passed, the martial arts of the human realm have really advanced by leaps and bounds, not only have martial artists entered the Taitian Rank, but they were even able to break through again, entering and exiting this ultimate realm of turning martial arts into martial arts. This is really something that I couldn't have imagined before I died that day, but it's a pity that even with such a breakthrough and progress, humans and demons can still only face off on the battlefield, fighting miserably, and can't work together to make the world they live in a better place, which is really regrettable.
"My compatriots, two thousand years have passed, and the relationship between the demons and the races of the human world has not changed, which is a pity. You may all believe that it is the nature of the demons to fight fiercely, and it is natural to conform to this nature, but this nature given to the demons by God is not good, if the demons only know how to conform to their nature, they will only destroy the entire race together in the end, and if they want to make progress and perpetuity, they must restrain their improper nature, do not do things according to instinct, and use wisdom to seek a way out. ”
Two thousand years ago, when the Battle of Gufeng was killed, Temujin faced his dying moment, in addition to worrying about the orphan girl sealed in Huaguo Mountain, he also worried about his compatriots, whether it was humans or demons, and he sincerely prayed that the two races could stop hating and fighting each other, and no longer do meaningless harm.
These emotions and worries were sealed into the last three drops of demon blood together with the residual consciousness of his soul compressed by him, and after several specific conditions were touched, the unsealing was activated, and it flowed out again, becoming Lancelot's consciousness.
Of course, no one would think of this now, they just listened to these words, felt the unique imperial style, and were sure that it was His Majesty the Demon King who was born back two thousand years ago.
"Elcis. ”
After speaking briefly to his fellow clansmen, Temujin's eyes looked at Nier, among so many people in the audience, only this girl was connected to his heart, and even death and sleep could not cut off this thought, and when he woke up, he came for her safety, but unfortunately, the time he could stay was really short.
"I want to apologize to you again, because of my relationship, you are now in a very difficult situation, this is all my fault, not only did not give you a heavenly world, but also got you involved in the struggle of the demons, I ...... I'm sorry for you. ”
Two identical apologies in a row, but Niel couldn't answer, herself and the person in the black armor. It should be very familiar, but he is so unfamiliar with him that he can't say anything. I don't know what I can say, but the emotions rushing in my chest gradually form a hot current in my eyes.
When the big hand gently brushed Nier's hair, very caring, very gentle caressing, Nier unconsciously shed tears, although she didn't know what to say, although this man has been apologizing to himself, but the only throbbing emotion in his heart is a deep regret, I don't know why, just listening to his voice, I feel like crying, I want to hold his hand, cry for a while.
Perhaps, it was because he knew that the body under this heavy black armor was not a tall male body that was enough to support the weight of the armor, but a very thin and slender young man with a thin temperament, who had long used his thin shoulders to bear too much weight on one shoulder......
"Thank you, thank you so much......"
Grabbing the palm, Niel sobbed softly. Temujin looked at her wordlessly, then turned his gaze away and looked at Gengoro, who was looking at her.
"By the way, I forgot to tell you, I'm really sorry for you. In order to make her happy, you are very hard working and embarrassed this time, will it be very tiring to pay like this?"
"What's so tiring about it? It's not all self-inflicted, and you never regret asking you the same question. ”
Gengoro replied calmly, and his tone was as leisurely as if he had spoken to an old friend for many years. Among all the people present, he and Shi Chong were the only ones who looked at Temujin with different eyes.
"Your power should not only be limited by something, right? For the sake of the future, let me untie it for you. ”
"It's better not to put this seal...... That person, don't offend casually, it's not good for yourself. ”
Gengoro offered to dissuade him, but the other party didn't hear it, and with a flick of his finger, a huge force that was invisible to the naked eye was released, which immediately made Gengoro faint to death, which shocked everyone present.
At this time, the two violent energy impacts in the direction of Bailu Cave had come to an end, and a long howl that shook the sky came from there, breaking through the clouds and waves, turning into a violent wind, and hitting this place. At the same time, Hülegü suddenly clarified a question.
The blow before Temujin appeared had always made Hülegu haunted, because if it was really the strongest genius Temujin in the history of the demon race, he shouldn't have given himself the feeling of bluffing with that blow just now, although the technique was very clever, except for himself, I believe no one could see it, but it was still undeserved.
(It's weird, if it was possession, Lancelot's own strength should have been exhausted, where did his amazing power come from?Ahhh
Hülegü's estimate was very accurate, and Temujin also discovered this, and smiled so that the new generation of the demon clan could have a successor.
"You don't seem to be the same as your father, maybe the demons are in your hands, and you can come out of a different era. ”
In the new generation of the demon race, he saw a different hope than back then, and for Temujin, this was indeed a very gratifying thing, but at this moment, the whistling was closer, and he had to seize the last time to do something. With a fist raised, Temujin slammed to the ground, and the fist wind hit the ground hard, not even a trace of mud and dust was raised, and it seemed that there was no powerful blow, but no one dared to question the power inside, because according to an ancient legend, His Majesty Temujin once punched the ground in those days, causing the ground in a radius of dozens of miles to slowly collapse, forming the place known today as the West Lake.
This punch did not change the terrain as it did back then, but it successfully attracted the energy of the earth, and it recoiled, and under the impact of energy, the figures of Gengoro and Izumi Sakura began to slowly disappear, and then this change also appeared on Nier.
"Planar Shift, I'll send you straight back to Reyns, and then ...... You'll have a few tough battles to fight, and the future won't necessarily be easy, but ...... I'm sure you'll make it through. ”
Speaking to Niel, Temujin said a few words that only Nile could hear, telling her a secret of the demon race, so that she could deal with the enemy. Niel memorized the messages attentively. But when her shadow faded away, she cared about something else.
"I ...... Will I ever see you again?"
Full of anticipation, but the man in the black armor shook his head.
"For a long time, in order to counteract the curse of the Heavenly Demon Sutra, the magic power contained in the three drops of demon blood has been exhausted today, and after that, I will completely destroy it, it is impossible to appear again, and it is ...... Nier, the rest is your own life. ”
"I—May I see what you look like?"
Niel reached out to uncover the mask of the armor, this action was not refused, but the moment the mask was lifted, her whole form disappeared, and in a trance, Niel seemed to see a smiling face, it was a very delicate, very innocent teenager, smiling like an innocent child, with his usual gentle smile, she was making her final farewell.
"Elcis, I wish you happiness. ”
"Little Iron!"
An inexplicable tremor from the depths of her heart caused Niel to blurt out the name, but no one heard it but herself. Because her whole person has disappeared, and the demons who still remain at the scene are fortunate to see the true face of the mask taken off under the black armor.
There was no smile, not a young man's face, just Lancelot's expressionless and cold face, that expressionless murderous aura, which made them feel uneasy, fortunately, Lancelot's figure also began to fade and disappear, and at this time, another majestic figure also appeared on the opposite hill.
In Hülegü's words, this is really a very commemorative historical picture, the two generations of great demon god kings after the Kyushu War, reunited again, the plotted party, the plotted side, after a thousand years of reunion, what kind of feelings in each other's hearts, Hülegü really felt very curious.
"Brother......
Standing on a small hill hundreds of feet away, Yinzhen looked at the black figure from afar. He had just sensed the aura of this side in the White Deer Cave, which made him rush to the ground regardless of his injuries, and he couldn't believe what he had sensed along the way, but it was indeed Temujin's unique aura.
Now, in the disappearing black armor, although the face revealed is Lancelot, but from that extremely familiar look, Yinzhen seems to be able to see that the handsome young man standing behind Lancelot is looking at himself calmly, with no hatred in his eyes, but with nostalgia and sighs.
"Brother Huang, the next life...... Please be a good person. ”
With the last words, the black armor disappeared along with the flesh inside, and quickly teleported back to Reyns through the fluctuations of the earth's energy.
Looking at the black figure that disappeared and disappeared, all the demons who felt that they had escaped had a feeling of taking a breath, but only Yinzhen knew that Temujin had no intention of hurting people from the beginning.
He is seriously injured at the moment, if he really has that meaning, with his martial arts, he should be able to kill himself easily, and repay the hatred of the plot on the lonely peak back then.
But Temujin did not.
Even though two thousand years have passed, his benevolent and affectionate personality has not changed, he wants to protect humans, but he does not want to hurt the demons, such a personality and mind is Temujin.
“...... Want me to ...... Hey, be a good person?"
Yinzhen said softly, not letting anyone hear his wavering. Before this battle, he had made a lot of arrangements and calculations, but no matter how clever he was, it was impossible for him to calculate that there would be such a strange reunion experience.
The loneliness separated by two thousand years has indeed been partially answered in this short encounter......
On the first day of January in the 569th year of the Eltino calendar, the people of the entire Wind Continent, regardless of race, welcomed the New Year that shook the entire Wind Continent in a panic and consternation.
Major news such as the retreat of the Reinstiron Expeditionary Force, the collapse of Zhou Gongjin's forces, the change of throne of El Tieno, and the invasion of demons came one after another, leaving people without time to adapt. Some of the news sounded unbelievably fantastical, but when all the ridiculous news was confirmed, panic was set in the populace.
It was the people of Altino who were most shocked.
In recent months, Marshal Zhou Fenjin has frequently gone out to attack the Free City Alliance, and fought fiercely with the Reyns people, so that the Reins finally raised troops to crusade against El Tieno, and the iron cavalry army broke through the border, went straight into the territory, and forced the central capital;
Marshal Zhou Gongjin seemed to have changed as if he had changed his face, not only turned his face to coup d'état, put Hulegu under house arrest, who he had single-handedly supported to come to power, but also prepared to bombard the capital. This cold-blooded action caused an uproar in the entire king of Altinor, but no one expected that this matter would end in a wonderful way.
First of all, there was a big explosion in the capital, not only the buildings and palaces in the city were completely destroyed, but even the sky island soaring in the sky was also destroyed and turned into a raging fire. The fire of heaven and earth that lasted for three days.
When people wondered about the land sinking and crashing of Golden Turtle Island, and the whereabouts of Marshal Zhou Gongjin for some reason, those Reyns troops who had already invaded not far outside the central capital suddenly mobilized all their equipment and withdrew from the territory of Eltino as quickly as they could. Ten times faster than the attack, a large number of troops withdrew to Reinstiren in just ten days.
On the way to retreat, these Reyns troops also spread the news, saying that the demons had invaded the human world again, and their strength was so strong that not only the Golden Turtle Island crashed, but even Marshal Zhou Gongjin had been brutally murdered, and the last Optimus Prime to support Al Tino was destroyed.
Demon race,It's a term that all races on the Wind Continent have been familiar with since childhood.,But although it's familiar,But it doesn't have practical significance.,It only exists in the story.,It's a warning story told by the elders to children for two thousand years.,Although everyone is familiar with it.,But it sounds so far away.,It's like the demon characters in the children's book.,It's impossible to jump out of the book.,Interfere with reality.,So,When I heard the news of the return of the demon race,No one took it as a thing.,They all thought it was a rumor spread by the Reyns people.。
However, the rumors will be debunked, but the truth will only be revealed gradually.
After the crash of Golden Turtle Island, Hülegü and Zhou Gongjin disappeared one after another, and Eltino, who lost his central government, fell into anarchy, in order to find out the truth of the reality, various local military departments sent troops to the central capital, wanting to find out, but to greet them, in addition to the ruins of the central capital, there are nearly 10 million newborn demons.
Shi Chong's demonization plan succeeded in creating a large number of subscribed demon clans, which were more successful than the immigration plan of 2,000 years ago. Some of these newborn demons still retain their sanity, but most of them just act according to instinct, satisfying their survival hopes such as eating, sleeping, and breeding.
Appetite was the first to be satisfied, and the soldiers who were sent to Zhongdu to investigate the situation became the first victims, torn alive. The few survivors who managed to escape confirmed the tragic situation in the middle capital and the shocking news of the demon invasion of the human realm to the people of Altinor, and later spread the entire Wind Continent.
"The demons have invaded the human realm!"
"Hülegü has always worn a human mask, but in fact, he is a demon at all!"
"The demon clan is led by the Great Demon God King Yinzhen, and has already occupied the central capital, and will soon sweep through Eltino and send troops to the entire Wind Continent. ”
All sorts of news, along with carrier pigeons and other means of communication, spread throughout the Windy Continent, and while the commotion grew like a wave, another wave of refugees broke out.
Originally, the people of Altino have been very restless in recent years, because of the frequent wars, they have taken refuge in the surrounding neighboring countries, and now they have heard that the demons are in the world, how can this be repaid, a large number of people are surging, with their families and dependents, walking on the official road to leave the country, towards Wulian, Reins, and even the Free City Alliance, going over the mountains and mountains.
Fleeing for refuge is the only self-saving action that the people of Altino want to get, but there are still a large number of people who remain unmoved, not out of patriotism to live and die with the country, but because the world is so big, but there is nowhere to go.
Two thousand years ago, in the great war between man and demon, the demon race swept through the human world with incomparable strength. If the demon clan still has such a powerful force this time, which corner of the Wind Continent is safe? Even if he escaped to martial arts. Hiding in Reyns, compared to Altinor, he was only trampled by the iron hooves of the invaders one step later, and no place could really be spared.
This inference is 100% correct, and some depressing news has also come out one after another within 10 days after the crash of Jinjiao Island.
Reinstillon, who has always been silent about the invasion of the demons, is not playing any tricks or tactics, but because of this, including King Lancelot, all the main combat power masters of Reins were seriously injured in the battle in the Imperial City of Zhongdu, and no one could stand up to fight, in other words, the strength of the demons' invasion of the human world this time has been confirmed.
However, several regimes in the human world did not let the situation deteriorate, and at this critical juncture of panic, whether it was Wu Lian or Reinstillon's reaction, they all seemed extremely fast, and they immediately dispatched troops, batch after batch of elite troops, left from the capital, rushed to the border to garrison, established a steel defense line, and swore not to let the enemy invade a single step.
The neat and majestic military appearance, the silver shining weapons, and the brave expressions of the soldiers, in the eyes of the people, is a reliable symbol, the panic atmosphere that permeates the masses is lifted, people pin their hopes on the army, loudly cheering for the soldiers, as if as long as this is done, these strong troops can defeat the enemy, after all, the Kyushu War has passed two thousand years, in these two thousand years, the human world has also made great progress, and then different from the past, although the demon clan is strong, but may not be able to do whatever they want.
Just, is this really the way things are?
"Fool, of course not, if the demons are so easy to deal with, there is no need to withdraw the army. The front is in a hurry to withdraw the troops, and the back is in a hurry to increase the troops, I don't know what it is, and you don't know what you are doing? When the two regiments of men and horses meet in a pile at the Tianguan at the North Gate, are you playing hide and seek or fighting?"
As the prime minister of Zuo, Xuete rebuked the current chaotic situation, originally he did not have such wisdom, but standing in the position of the prime minister, the information he heard and heard gave him such a height of vision.
In the eyes of some people, this military transfer operation does have the problem that Xue doubts. If he can defeat the demons, Reyns doesn't need to withdraw his troops at all, as long as he drives the army straight in, breaks through the central capital, and destroys the demons; In this way, the front shouts for the withdrawal of troops, and the rear is busy increasing troops, and the orders are contradictory, which is really an unbearable farce.
However, some people can't stand it, and some people watch it with relish, and those people are ordinary people who feel relieved because of this.
Mr. Gengoro said that if these actions are not taken, then in the eyes of the people, the government will be at a loss, and in such turmoil, if it does not first try to calm the people's minds and let the people's emotions collapse, it will be too late to do anything. ”
The person who talks to Yuxue is Ailing, who has changed back into a work uniform, and she gets these explanations from Gengoro.
Although the dispatch of troops is a deliberate performance to calm the people's minds, although it does not have much substantive significance, if the people's emotions are not calmed down first, then no one will listen to the order to evacuate or retreat. If the demons send troops to attack, the chaos in the country is inevitable, but at least don't make it collapse before the battle, after all, before the demons come, life is still the same, if before the demons attack, Reynes will lose control of the price soaring out of control, then the record left in the history books of future generations is a shameful joke country.
"Moreover, things can't be looked at from a single direction, there is no heavenly combat power to suppress the formation, of course, there is only one way to retreat, and there is also a reserve of strength in the art of war, choose the focus of the battlefield, in the case of insufficient combat strength, first strategic retreat, rendezvous with reinforcements, and consolidate the defense line, it is a wise decision, not a farce. ”
The one who explained his doubts to Youxue was Gengoro, who finally stole a little free time in his busy work, and had the opportunity to talk to Youxue and Ailing.
"Actually, the situation is not bad, the demons will not attack so quickly, after all, if we are wounded soldiers, then their situation is closer to being disabled, wahahaha. ”
Putting on a high-spirited attitude, Gengoro crossed his waist with one hand, and said cold jokes as if no one was around, which can be called the most relaxed expression in Reyns's main combat force.
But these words are not groundless, on the contrary, very close to the truth. Although the strategy of the demons was successful, silently and massively invaded the human realm, but the price paid was also very heavy, before their million-strong army set foot on the land of the human realm, they were overcrossed by a white cannon and turned into ashes in the void;
Nearly 10 million demon army, this is a terrifying combat force far more than any country on the current Wind Continent, the total number of regular armies of Wu Lian, Reinstillon, and the Free City Alliance is even less than two million, judging from the numbers alone, there is no comparison.
However, more than fifty percent of the nearly 10 million newborn demons are in an irrational state, although Gengoro did not see it with his own eyes, but he can also calculate that the current Zhongdu City must be in a state of super chaos, because these wild creatures that act purely instinctively not only have bad habits of hunting, food remains are littered, but also defecate everywhere, these are the behavioral characteristics of typical low-level creatures in the demon world.
"So during the Kyushu War, the Continent of Wind was like a stinky pit, not to mention that human beings couldn't stand it, even the Great Demon God King was very troubled by this situation, the Ten Thousand Demon Palace had to burn a large amount of sesame oil every day to deodorize, and it was also forbidden for subordinates to hunt for food within ten miles of the capital, especially it was strictly forbidden to eat while walking, and littering everywhere. ”
From this point of view, what the enemy Great Demon God King is anxious about now may not be busy with the reward, but to pick up his golden token and knock it heavily on the head of the Minister of Technology, Shi Chong, ordering him to come up with a solution as soon as possible and return the central capital city to a clean and tidy old appearance.
"In the first battle of Zhongdu, Yinzhen appeared, although the damage on our side was significant, their side was not much better. ”
The battle that Yinzhen appeared in can be called a battle in which the demons put all their resources and combat power into full force, not so much because they were cleverly designed, but because they were deep enough to make the enemy unaware of them, they were able to produce such a surprise effect, but even with such careful planning, in the end, the demons still returned home.
After Gengoro's post-mortem estimate, the three most threatening strong opponents on the demon side are Yinzhen, Hülegü, and Hua Tianxie! Dolgon failed to break through the strong heaven position, and Qireth belonged uncertainly, and the Yinzhen camp could only use him, but could not make him, so these two demons were not the main combat force of Yinzhen's side.
Hua Kaixie's strength is unknown so far, and if he has a chance to improve his strength in that battle, it will definitely deal a serious blow to Reyns's side, and the situation will be far worse than now. However, this unclear strength of the hard hand, before he had a chance to show his strength, fell into the calculation of Bai Qi, and withdrew from the battlefield with the explosion of the fortress of Shoutie Dane, which is really a great luck for Reyns's side.
"According to my estimate, such a trap can't kill Hua Tianxie, but even if he has a fasting position cultivation and is caught up in such an energy storm, I'm afraid he will have to be observed in the intensive care unit for several days. Being able to not die means his strength, but it is impossible to say that he will pose a threat to us again, at least in ten days and half a month. ”
The strongest demon god Wang Yinzhen, his martial arts can be called invincible at present, to put it more clearly, that is, everyone except him besieges it together, and Yinzhen can still be invincible in the world with one enemy. Against such a strong enemy, with a tough encounter, the main combat force of the Reinperiod should have been wiped out in one battle, if it were not for Li Yu's return from overseas and timely help, it would be impossible for Reinz to survive the battle, of course, the reversal of the situation in vain is definitely a key point that cannot be ignored.
Li Yu and Bai Qi's joint battle, except for them and Yinzhen, no one else should have known, however, in addition to the three of them, there is actually a fourth person in this battle, although he is not on the battlefield, but he is the main assistant who contributed to this battle, Oda Xiang.