At this moment, above the saucer-shaped Helios, blood rushed, converging, towards the axis of the whole world, along the glorious tower of Publius, climbing upward.

It's like the Tower of Babel that once went against the gods.

The obsession that has been passed down for thousands of years has reappeared from this moment, and the fruit that countless alchemists have dreamed of is right in front of them, towards the sky, towards the high sun wheel.

Publius, nay, all the alchemists above Helios, the souls of hell, the dead who did nothing, and the wills of reluctance and pain, stretched out their palms towards it.

Even after a long period of change, this achievement has gradually lost its meaning.

But the mountain is there.

Following the path left behind by the gods, the alchemist has once again started to climb!

Rumble!

On the Tower of Light, the drinking alchemist stiffened, sighed, and drank the last drop of sweetness.

"What a pity......"

He muttered softly, closed his eyes, and silently turned to ashes.

His strength was exhausted, but the next Publius raised his eyes again, and threw himself into the torrent until the scorching flame burned out with him.

Then, then the next one.

Next ......

Countless souls that had splintered into the furnace with the same obsession threw themselves into the furnace and laid the foundation of the tower with their own ashes, causing the big blood-colored hand to go up, up, and up again.

Until the end, regardless of the burning of the sun wheel, hold the evidence of the void gods firmly!

Inch by inch, drag down.

It's like a hungry god who wants to swallow it.

"O Great Spirit of the gods, I will give you all my 'sacrifice'—"

Publius is burning.

In the flames of light, he kept throwing his split self into the furnace, grinning and laughing wildly.

"—please, mourn for me!"

.

"Huh?"

At that moment, at the scene of the Fighting Landlord Contest under the heart of the permafrost, the skeleton holding the card paused.

Seems confused.

"Like...... Where...... Not quite right......"

It slowly lifted its skull, which was covered with notes, looked at the bloody light, and finally felt the gravitational pull and the call coming from the center.

Involuntarily, being pulled, detached from the earth, floating, and flying towards the sky.

"Mayay!"

It exclaimed, "I'm going to ascend!"

Huai Shi reacted, quickly reached out, and the rope of sorrow stretched out, entangled around his skeleton, and pulled it in.

Behemoth also opened his mouth and bit its head, trying to hold it in place.

But the attraction of the same origin is too great to be stopped.

Quickly, its arm cracked through the cracks, and then the large trochanter also fell off its body and flew into the sky first. Immediately after, the bones of his body shattered under the restraints, turning into shards and dust, and flew quickly towards the giant tower of light.

By the time Huai Shi reacted, the skeleton had completely fallen apart and disappeared.

All that remains in place is a thin essentia.

It's like a phantom.

All that was left was a translucent skull, glowing faintly with essentia, as if suddenly it had suddenly changed from a skeleton to a ghost.

Lost consciousness and entered a state of dementia.

"Abba Baba Baba ......"

"What the hell?!"

Huai Shi scratched her head, puzzled, and was trying to maintain the last essentia of the skeleton when she heard a reminder behind her.

"It's useless for you to do that. ”

The old voice said, "Publius has recovered all the shards of himself, and it has lost its foundation...... Don't you have divine wine? soak it in it, and it can still remain intact, and if you continue to toss it like this, I'm afraid it will really fall apart. ”

With a reminder, Huai Shi's movements were fast.

Moved his tank out, and carefully placed the skull inside.

Watching it dripping around like a goldfish in the purified divine wine, Huai Shi couldn't help but feel sad, okay, this time it's really soaking in wine.

As the essence of essentia, divine wine has a sustaining effect on all broken souls. But no matter how you look at it, it's like soaking in formalin.

"Isn't that going to be like that?"

Huai Shi murmured worriedly.

"The Divine Wine will maintain its existence, and as long as you can recover what was taken by Publius, your friends will be able to restore their original state. ”

The comer who doesn't belong here has come to a conclusion.

When Huai Shi turned around, he saw an old man holding a cane, an uninvited guest who came here......

Garand.

I couldn't help frowning.

"Why are you here, Great Master?" he asked, "Are you here to punish me, a megalomaniacal who has broken his contract?"

Beside Huaishi, Behemoth raised his claws and licked the sharp blade, sparks bursting out.

His eyes became dangerous.

Behind Garland, Rachel's face turned pale and he couldn't help but take a step back.

"Why scare people, Huaishi. ”

Garland said coldly: "Although you have successfully bought a lot of time, but now, the duel in front of the gods has gotten out of control, and when Publius really pulls that sun chakra into his own matrix, he will become the new sun god, the real master of Helios - if we want to stop him, we must join forces, both intellectually and profitably, for you and me, it is the only choice." ”

"Oh?"

Huai Shi was amused, "I sold it so thoroughly at the beginning, and now I come back to talk about cooperation, isn't the thickness of the Great Grandmaster's face too exaggerated?"

"I'll admit that the shattering of the marker was intentional on my part, but isn't that part of our deal?"

Garand remained calm and unapologetic: "There is no point in returning the son of Leviathan at all, Rachel is proof of this.

Leviathan, infiltrated by Publius, was even more dangerous than Helios. All those who are not in the contract have no way to escape, but I saved you. ”

"What about the key?" Huai Shi sneered: "Let me bear your name, Helios also saved me?"

"Didn't you ask for it personally?"

Garand asked rhetorically, "I have even repeatedly confirmed your purpose to you, you want to get the Crystal of Resurrection, but without my permission, you can't enter the core of Helios at all."

I've warned you of the risks -

From the very beginning, it has been written in the contract that 'both parties must not deliberately cause harm', and this article is still valid now, Huai Shi. ”

In his hands was the ancient contract.

The top clause still shines brightly, proving that it is true and valid.

"You could say I cheated or deceived you, after all, we didn't have any trust in the first place, did you?"

"But now, if we want to stop things from getting worse, we have to work together," Garland said. This time I will not give you any restraints with the contract, and after the deed is done, all the gains, all the relics of Publius, and even any of my possessions, can be given to you.

If you are still resentful of me, it doesn't matter if you want to betray, but I believe that we are each other's only choice on the current Helios. ”

"That's right, that's right, it's just a pity that I'm not interested in your blank check at all. ”

Huai Shi was still cold and unmoved.

"But you don't let the Pied Piper's followers conspire before your own eyes, do you?" said Garland, "we don't have the same interests, we don't need to be friends, we just have common enemies." ”

"Even if that's all there is to it, I believe we have the foundation to join forces," he said. ”

In the silence, Huai Shi looked at him silently and did not speak.

After a long time, he laughed mockingly.

He had to admit that this old man had already grasped his bottom line and already knew his choice. Rather than an alchemist, Garand might be better suited to be an intermediary or broker.

Always give reasons why people can't refuse.

Always grasp the situation, always understand the most important places, and always control the rhythm.

You can always turn other people around.

It always succeeds.

"I have to admit that what you said made a lot of sense, that your proposal was very wise, that your determination was admirable, and that you succeeded in convincing me. ”

Huai Shi raised her hand and applauded in admiration, but her eyes did not waver.

Just looked at him calmly.

Tell the old man in front of you.

"I can form an alliance with you, Grand Master, just like I did last time. But I don't need your blank checks and promises, nor do I need you to answer any of my alchemical doubts and mysteries—"

"I only have one question that you need to answer directly," he said. ”

In the roar of the sky falling apart in the distance, Huai Shi stared at the old man in front of him and asked word by word: "Now, in front of me, the great grandmaster who wants to form an alliance with me......

Is it 'Publius' or 'Garand'?"

At that moment, in his hand, the thunder of hating water rose up, and Behemoth behind him raised his scarlet eyes, no longer hiding his hunger and desire for food.

Whether it's the essentia incarnation behind them, or the Guardians of Paradise, or even the Lizardmen legions.

All beings looked at this place indifferently.

Waiting for his answer.

The answer that can determine whether it is friend or foe.

Behind the old man, Rachel was already stunned, stunned.

looked blankly at the old man beside him and Huai Shi opposite.

I don't understand it at all...... What are they talking about!

"Who the hell are you?"

Huai Shi looked at the old man in front of him indifferently: "Your Excellency the Great Grandmaster, answer me: You, which one is it?!"

"I'm Garand, Garand van Hermann. ”

The old Grand Master propped up his palm and raised the contract in his hand again: "Do you have any doubts about my identity?

Huai Shi laughed softly: "Ah, I don't have to worry about this, Publius may not be able to pretend to be Garand, but Garand...... You can't pretend to be Publius, right?"

He paused and asked curiously, "But would you like to show us the legacy of the Blessed Herman family? Legend has it that a drop of blood can drive away all poisons and evil miracles...... Oops, I forgot you had a blood fever, what a coincidence, didn't it?"

Huai Shi shrugged sympathetically: "It's a pity that the legendary bloodline has been destroyed by the stubborn disease of alchemy, it's really unbearable for God to treat you!"

Garland was silent and did not speak, and at the same time ...... There is no refutation either.

"I've always been curious about one thing. ”

Huai Shi held the hated water, and her smile became more and more pleasant: "About, the rules and regulations on Helios......

In order to defend the technology and power left behind by the gods, all the alchemists born on Helios cannot leave for the rest of their lives.

The foreign alchemist can only stay for seventy years—either he will die after seventy years because he knows too much, or he will leave Helios without knowing anything, and at the same time accept the precepts and never tell the public about Helios.

Mr. Garland, you are an outsider, and you are free to come and go...... But how did he leave Helios?!"

Garland didn't speak, but beside him, Rachel couldn't help frowning: "Just a law, for the Great Grandmaster, it is naturally easy and simple to break, and there is always a way to bypass it." ”

"Yes, everybody thinks so. ”

Huai Shi bowed, "But there's another possibility, isn't it?"

He looked directly at the old man in front of him, and asked again: "What if...... For Publius, there is no such thing as a rule that cannot be left?"

Why, as a captive of Helios, was able to come and go freely?

Why, the bones of Publius, would think they were from the Hermann family?

Why, Grand Master Garand would be so familiar with Helios......

There are too many doubts and inconsistencies.

All along, Huai Shi couldn't figure out what was going on.

He once again revisited the principle of alchemy—that there must be something to give.

"I was reminded that the costs and outcomes are also interchangeable – sometimes it's not about what you gain, it's about what you lose. ”

Huai Shi stared at the old man in front of him, "And you, what have you lost, Your Excellency the Great Grandmaster." ”

Garland did not speak.

And Huai Shi has found that answer.

"After removing all impossible answers, there is only one truth. ”

Huai Shi raised his finger, pointed at the old man in front of him, and announced in a loud voice:

"—Publius is your own son, isn't it!"

Dead.

The deathly silence came suddenly, and everyone was stunned and stunned. Even the old man, who had been maintaining a calm expression, froze in place.

Garand: "......"

Rachel: "......"

Behemoth: "......"

Beside him, the angry avatar spat disdainfully on the ground.

The inference is too stupid.

And the embodiment of compassion is the head of approval: there is one saying and one is true.

Even Behemoth couldn't help but look disgusted.

"Ahem, I'm sorry, I missed my mouth just now...... Let's do it all over again. ”

Huai Shi coughed embarrassedly, tried hard to squeeze out a serious expression, and raised her finger again: "After eliminating all impossible answers, it's really ......"

"There's no need to be tempted, Huai Shi, and there's no need to play tricks. ”

Garand interrupted his side-tapping, and told him without any disguise, "Since you have already seen the temple of Hecate, how many of you already have the answer in your heart, right?"

"Just like you think it ......"

He replied frankly:

"Before I became 'Garland van Hermann,' my name was 'Publius Auguste.'" ”