Chapter 49: The Tyrant
The torrential rain fell from the sky, crashing against the rocks with a loud noise, and the water flowed down the cliff like a waterfall, converging into thick streams on the rugged surface of the cliff.
And the dull thunder roared like a big drum, mingling with the sound of the wind, as if it was about to tear the sky.
Hilliard Lecy gazed at the undulating sea in the distance, a large and majestic but deep dark shadow in the depths of the sea, and his mood fluctuated like the waves.
The air was filled with a strange smell of water vapor, and thunder fell from the churning cloud vortex overhead, slashing on the top of the cliff that had undergone countless baptisms of thunder, and the fine metal skeleton that had long been stripped of the rock and revealed its gold and iron essence.
However, what is amazing is that this pitch-black metal skeleton is not affected by any thunder, no matter how huge the current is, it will be quietly absorbed by it.
Bang! An unusually bright thunderbolt fell, illuminating everything on the top of the cliff, and for a while, only the blue and purple brilliance remained inside and outside the cliff.
Hilliard looked up, and he saw a cloud crumbling and falling, and the gray rain cloud was crushing down, and with the shining thunder, it fell to the earth with a momentum that overwhelmed all things.
The old knight didn't care, letting his body be washed by rain clouds with a large number of psionic fields and electric charges, and through the light of the thunder, he seemed to be able to vaguely see the ancient words on the metal skeleton that had been hidden under the rock shell for an unknown amount of time, and now finally showed some true features.
"ΚλίμαξΘείαςανόδου)...... The imprint of the Father's seven steps across the realms and the hanging of the stars is the so-called ladder to heaven, and it is also the ladder to heaven through which we and other ascendants ascend to the sky. ”
He muttered to himself: "The labyrinth is about to take shape, and the labyrinth that is formed by relying on that one will be completely constructed once it is completely constructed......"
Hilliard shook his head.
He came here to stop this from happening.
"Thunder Jellyfish."
At this moment, Hilliard noticed that as the thunder in the sky continued to fall towards the Sighing Cliff, the nearby sea began to have a surging blue-blue light, like a flying fluorescence spread on the black curtain.
Immediately afterward, with a low buzz, hundreds of jellyfish with blue-blue umbrella covers slowly floated from the sea in the electromagnetic sparks that crackled and exploded in the atmosphere.
In the translucent, soft gum layer, there is a shiny blue core like a lamp that rotates rapidly, and the jellyfish burst out with electricity, intertwined with each other as if communicating, and after a brief 'communication', they gather into a swarm of blue light clouds that dance around the thunder around the cliff of sighs.
From a distance, the thunderclouds in the sky and the thunderclouds on the sea complement each other, and the terrifying arcs and thunder light shuttle between the two, intertwined into a grid of electric cages, and any one of the arcs is enough to roast an entire shipload of people into charcoal.
By the time the Mine-Hunting Jellyfish swarm emerged, Hilliard had quietly retreated.
This is where the most dangerous thing about the cluster of demonic beasts is that their defensive strength will increase exponentially due to their numbers, obviously they are only weak low-level demonic beasts when they are alone, but hundreds of nearly a thousand of them are combined, but they are enough to become the absolute overlord of the area around this sighing cliff, within a radius of a hundred miles.
The number of mine-hunting jellyfish this time is seven, eight, dozens of times more than the number that Hilliard saw when he came here eight or fifteen years ago...... Fifty-five years ago, there weren't even such beasts here.
"Even if it is a maze, this speed is too abnormal, there is definitely some unexpected element, which has caused the rapid increase in their number in the past ten years."
"This factor is also the reason why the number of demonic beasts in the waters around Port Harrison has increased greatly in recent decades, and it has gradually become violent."
With this in mind, Hilliard reverted back to Orsna's appearance and returned to the city.
It was the second half of the night, but on the way home, he was surprised to find that the lights were still on.
"What, Ian, why don't you sleep?"
Back in the house, Hilliard looked at the white-haired boy sitting at the table with some confusion, who seemed to be quite tired, he shook his head and said, "Regular work and rest are part of cultivation, especially at your age, only when you get enough sleep can you have enough physical strength and room for growth. ”
"I know, teacher."
Finally, when Hilliard returned, Ian stood up to greet him.
In the face of the old knight's tactful reproach, he just shook his head and replied solemnly: "As for today, it is a special case. ”
"My psionic powers tell me that the whole city is in danger of destruction...... It was a premonition that kept me awake. ”
He looked at Hilliard, who looked surprised, and said calmly, "Teacher, I want to know an answer. ”
"Even if it's vague and perfunctory, that's true."
What kind of ability is Ian's psionic power?
This is something that even Ian himself would find difficult to explain.
Predictive vision, in addition to predicting the future trend within a certain period of time, has the ability to identify items, can also detect the quality of psionic energy, taking into account the phase vision, is a fairly complex and comprehensive observation system auxiliary psionic energy.
This kind of psionic ability is quite rare in the continent of Terra.
Perhaps the prophets of the major churches may have similar abilities to Ian, but that is only speculation, after all, even counting the unknown history of the previous era, over the years, few psykers have really been proven to be able to 'truly and correctly' predict the future.
Even Ian, who wasn't 100% sure that his psionic abilities were sifting through the 'most likely possibilities' or spiking into the progress of another parallel world.
However, if it is only at the level of 'danger prediction', then the vast majority of psionics may have one or two times or twice, and may suddenly perceive a specific time of crisis about themselves on a whim.
"Is that so? Can you take the initiative to perceive that the entire Port Harrison will be in an unusually horrific crisis, affecting almost everyone, without exception? ”
In order not to attract the attention of the neighbors, Hilliard turned off the lights.
In the dark room, the old knight frowned, thinking about the prophecy that Ian had explained to him earlier, and said softly, "It's normal for you to feel extremely physically exhausted after the foresight...... Whether intentional or not, psionic foreknowledge is generally a premonition that can only occur in sublimators above the third level, and even they will feel overwhelmed, let alone you. ”
"It's better to say that you can still speak, which is enough to surprise me, and it proves that your spiritual quality is quite high......"
"Even, maybe already have a soul."
"Huh?"
With a sigh, it's Ian's turn to be surprised—the soul? He also thought that in this magical world with spiritual energy and a path to sublimation, everyone had a soul!
Not to mention that he has traveled to this other world and can awaken the memories of his previous life, which makes him feel that this thing of soul may exist in his hometown.
How does it sound like this soul is not available to everyone, and it is even quite rare?
"Surprised?" Seeing Ian's expression, Hilliard couldn't help but smile.
He patiently said: "It is a human gift that does not need a soul to have wisdom, and it is the gift of the fruit of wisdom." On the other hand, Warcraft is born with the power of sublimation, but it does not have innate wisdom, and it needs to reach the second energy level 'Ninghui' and initially give birth to a soul in order to give birth to wisdom. ”
"I know, you little guys always listen to fairy tale books about soulless souls, as if everyone has them, but this thing is quite rare, even if it is a natural spirit ability, it may not be able to have the ability to wake up, at most a little hazy shadow."
"But you might be an exception."
Patting Ian's head, Hilliard couldn't help frowning and thinking: "Your spiritual ability is actually the rarest type of predicting the future, and you can actively sense the trend of the future...... If you're not kidding, it's no wonder you found me in the first place. ”
At this moment, the old knight's expression was a little anxious: "This is almost a prophet. The path that best suits you should be the spiritual inheritance of the secret vaults of the major churches. ”
"But it's a bit difficult to get hold of this inheritance......"
"That's not necessarily the best fit for me."
Sensing that his teacher seemed to be seriously thinking about how to get his hands on the Prophetic Inheritance in the hands of the major churches, Ian couldn't help but shake his head and said, "It's just the most suitable inheritance for my spiritual ability." ”
"Compared to that." He interrupted the topic: "Teacher, what is going to happen in Harrison Port?" Why is there such a danger coming? ”
“…… It's a long story. ”
Hilliard sighed, since Ian had sensed the danger, there was no need to hide it from the other party.
Patting the chair, he motioned for the boy to sit down, and then said slowly: "This matter is even related to the establishment of Port Harrison. ”
"As one of the most distant frontiers of the human world, the reason why Harrison Port in southern Xinjiang can still stand in the mountains and jungles under the siege of many redwood natives in the past is precisely because of the strong support of the emperor, Inaga II, the first emperor of the empire."
Inaga II......
When Ian heard the name, he couldn't help but think of rumors that he had heard in the past.
In those discussions that spread in secret exchanges, the reputation of this former emperor ......
"Black King...... he couldn't help but whisper to himself, saying the name of the emperor after his death.
Of course, this is actually a mild nickname.
Because, in the mouths of those who did not have much respect for the imperial family, the real name of this Inaga II ......
It's the 'Black Tyrant'.