Chapter 57: The World of Collapse (3)

Since the appearance of the anomaly in the sky, many parts of the two human countries have successively produced disasters of different scales, hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, etc., the elements that make up the world are no longer out of balance as they were at the beginning, the imbalanced energy began to wreak havoc on the earth, plants began to wither, the land began to collapse, and in just half a month, the rich eastern continent actually presented an apocalyptic scene. 【】

At this critical juncture of the survival of mankind, the Holy See did not care to hold itself up, convened the Supreme Council in Thessalonia, and adopted the final resolution with seven votes in favor and two abstentions, in the absence of the two cardinals Bon Harmsworth and Alma Beard.

Subsequently, the Holy See sent Bishop Omi Metmente to lead the Order of the Holy Relics to Vander, and in view of the various crises facing the human world today, they reached a consensus with the Emperor Theo Butz Yawood, and signed a covenant of mutual advance and retreat on the condition that the Empire would support the propagation of the doctrine of the Holy See.

In fact, because of the appearance of Argus before, the Holy See has secretly absorbed many cities in the south of the empire, absorbing a lot of believers, in the final analysis, it is just trying to slowly annex the empire, but Beria's behavior has touched the bottom line of the Holy See, no wonder, even if there are more contradictions between the empire and the Holy See, and no matter how many contradictions there are between black magicians and white magicians, after all, they are all members of the human race, but the difference in beliefs, if the polytheistic belief of the empire is a thorn in the heart of the Holy See, then Beria, the man, has become a crisis in the whole worldThe cancer of the entire human society must be eradicated as soon as possible.

Based on this purpose, the Sanhedrin of the Holy See also reinstated Cardinal Soth, the head of the Inquisition Bureau and the Dark Inquisition, and awarded him the title of Holy Cross [Paladin], whether it is a compromise or something else, it is nothing more than trying to win over Soth, after all, what the future will be is unpredictable!

By the end of February, another meteor shower had fallen over the Empire, and countless huge flames with a rumbling sound fell to the ground, leaving an indelible mark on the already scarred ground.

Dead Domain, completely collapsed......

The barren black earth had become fragmented, hanging in the air, shattering and falling from time to time, and it was impossible to tell when it would fall completely.

At that time, the eyes of the five immortal kings were very heavy and sad, because they knew very well that the seven comrades who stayed in the dead realm to block that terrible man may have disappeared from this world, although they are eternal and immortal existences, as long as they can take back the Holy Spirit Stone from that man and restore the balance of the dead realm, then their dead seven comrades will be reborn again, but no matter what, they still feel a deep sadness, not just because of the death of their comrades, but as an ancient life, it was actually a human beingBī to the point of being bī by a human who they looked down on in the past......

The dead realm has completely collapsed, and the balance of the cycle of life and death has been broken, in recent months, the dead people, their souls will not be able to return to the dead realm, and can only maintain the posture of the soul forever to live in the human world, however, the weak soul cannot survive in the material world, this is the basic law of the world, let the moment the sun rises, the powerful soul is weakened, The weak souls are scattered, and if this continues, then no new life will be born in the human world, and when the last human dies, human civilization will be completely reduced to history.

No, not only human beings, but all life in the entire physical world will suffer this fate, and when all life ends, the world will be forced to return to the original chaos and start the history of multiplication again.

This is the inevitability of the self-preservation of the laws of the world, and in the face of the grand laws of the world, all life is small and powerless.

If we want to stop this catastrophe, then the only thing that humanity can do now is to rebalance the various dimensions of this world before this world is forced to return to chaos, and the most effective way is to take back the Spirit Stone from Belial's hands, but ......

It's definitely not an easy task!

However, because of this mutation, Vander ushered in several extremely unexpected guests, and these unexpected guests stunned everyone in Vander.

Standing in front of everyone, it was an old man wearing a black tweed coat, a black magic robe, and a wizard's hat, with a smile on his face, and his expression was very energetic, and the only thing that made people feel a little uncomfortable was the looming body of the other party......

It turned out to be a soul state......

"Hehe, Great Elder, and the elders of Vander, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

Looking at the slightly gray shadow, even the most knowledgeable Grand Elder showed a dull expression and muttered, "Little Keynes?"

Ebel, in particular, covered his mouth in shock and shouted in disbelief, "Ancestor...... Grandfather?"

Others, like Allen, Scott, and South, widened their eyes and shouted in distraction, "Courtyard...... Old Dean?"

It turned out that the other party turned out to be the former dean of Helily Oaks Academy, the great magician Gretel Cairns.

And standing next to the great magician, the man in his thirties who looked at Abel with a smile on his face made Soth and the others feel even more unbelievable.

Huo ...... Professor Hodd?!"

Looking at the familiar figure, Abel only felt dizzy for no reason, and couldn't help but take a step back, but fortunately Dia was quick to hold on.

In the eyes of everyone, who was still in some disbelief, Professor Hodd, who was in the same state of soul as the great magician Gretel Keynes, walked up to Abel, scratched his head, looked at his wife with apologetic eyes, and whispered, "I'm back, Abel!"

Under Allen's strange gaze, Abel tugged hard at the two rings on his left hand, and suddenly couched his nose and said with a crying voice, "You bastard, you still know to come back!" As she spoke, she subconsciously raised her fist to hammer Professor Hold's chest, but unfortunately, her right hand went straight through Professor Hold's void body.

“......”

Looking at the disappointment in his beloved wife's eyes, Professor Huo De sighed slightly, turned his head to look at Soth and the others, and changed the topic and said, "Yo, little ghosts, have you grown up!"

As if he had guessed Professor Hodd's intentions, Grand Magician Gretel Cairns also smiled and said, "Hehe, yes, a few of the little ghosts in the academy who gave us headaches at the beginning seem to have grown ......up," he said, his eyes fell on the black magic robe jacket that Soth was wearing, his eyes showed a little surprise, no one knew better than him, what it meant, it was the exclusive robe for the head of the Heliriochs Academy.

I saw him look at Sos for a long time in surprise, suddenly exhaled, shook his head self-deprecatingly, and said approvingly, "Amazing, little guy, I really didn't expect that it was you, the little guy, who took over my class......"

Professor Hodd seemed to realize this, and circled around Soth for half a circle, jokingly saying, "I really didn't expect that the little ghost who cheated in the ancient magic history assessment would one day become the dean of the Riol Academy?"

"And that's not all," Alan said with a grin, pointing at Soth, "this guy is still one of the twelve cardinals of the Holy See!"

"Holy See?" Professor Huo De was stunned, and couldn't help frowning, no wonder, after all, he has always had no good impression of the Holy See.

In order to avoid misunderstanding, Soth briefly explained to the two of them what had happened in the past few years, and Professor Huo De was relieved, looked at Soth angrily and funny, shook his head and said, "You little ghost, I still have your turn to help me avenge?"

At this time, Abel had already recovered from the excitement just now, looked at his lover and asked in surprise, "Grandfather, Hodd, how did you come here?"

"This ......" saw the old dean shake his head, frowned and said, "We don't know about this, we only know...... Well, there are four gates in the Dead Realm, which are usually closed, but not long ago, those four gates suddenly opened, and the souls and dead things that had been gathered in the Dead Realm poured out, and we somehow followed those guys out......"

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice came from a corner of the hall.

"Those four portals should have been opened by our comrades, in order to send as much available power as possible to this world......"

The old dean turned his head in surprise, but saw five skeletons of different shapes looking at them indifferently, and one of them even said, "Your human power comes from magic, and magic comes from soul power, as long as the soul is still alive, you can wield a certain amount of strength before death, heh, at least it can help a little...... That's probably what our comrades think!"

"And what about Argus? Will Argus be able to come back too?" asked Lily, who had followed Soth and Dia to Van Delta, hurriedly.

"Argus? Which Argus? is a familiar name...... "Immortal King, Edmund Pankhers the Great of Bones, touched his chin and recalled, "Are you talking about the impudent apostle?

"You!" Seeing that the other party insulted Argus, little Lily snorted, revealing a look of indignation, and her eyes became a little unkind.

"Actually, I'd love to see that stinky boy again," after all, Lily was an apostle, the Skeleton Emperor shrugged his shoulders and said as if compromised, "But unfortunately, human imp, after the death of the apostle, there will be nothing left, the body will turn into dark fragments, and even the soul will disappear into this world!" he said, glancing at Lily with a smile.

The Bone Emperor's strange expression made Lily's face show an angry expression, but before she could speak, the old dean looked at the Bone Emperor and the other four skeletons in dismay, and muttered with surprise on his face, "You...... Are you ...... Immortal King?"

The Immortal King, the Bone Emperor habitually hummed to show his lofty status, but then he seemed to think of his current situation, and his expression suddenly became very embarrassed, and he responded with a lack of interest.

"Hmm!"

"......" Glancing at the Immortal King, Professor Hodd asked in a low voice, "Hey, Soth, what's going on?"

Soth, Soth explained the matter of Beria to the old dean and Professor Hodd, only omitting Beria's true identity because of the presence of the Immortal King.

"Belial...... the old dean sighed, nodded and said, "Well, some time ago, when we were in the Dead Realm, there was indeed a huge war, and the fluctuation of energy was very strong, at that time I thought it was a war between those immortal kings...... " As he said, he seemed to realize something, glanced at the five immortal kings apologetically, and then continued, "I really didn't expect that there would be such a genius among our human beings...... It's amazing!"

"Yes," nodded his head, and the Great Elder said approvingly, "That kid is very strong, very young, even if it is an apostle, he can't compete with him, I just hope that this kid of Thoss can hold him back until the soul of the child of Beria weakens......"

"Soul weakening?" The old dean was stunned, and looked at the Great Elder suspiciously, but saw that the Great Elder shook his head, and suddenly understood in his heart, but then, the old dean seemed to think of something, glanced at Soth, frowned and said, "Although I used to feel a little bit that there is a powerful dark power in the body of this little guy Soth, but now I ......"

"That's the power of the ancient will!" the Great Elder smiled slightly, "Ancient texts record that in the first darkness of the world, seven immortal beings with mortal power were born, each of whom symbolized a negative force and was able to give a part of their power to other lives, the so-called apostolic birth...... However, no matter how strong the apostle's power is, it is an external force after all, and it is not a ...... that truly belongs to him."

"Well," said the old dean, touching his beard, and sighed, "the power of the apostle is terrible, when Argus was so young, he could deal with me and Father Andrew alone......" At this, he seemed to remember something, and turned to Soth, "strange, little one, didn't you say that Father Andrew died to bring you from Argus to Salonia, and why didn't we see him in the Dead Land?"

I saw a little hesitation on Soth's face, hesitated, and said vaguely, "This...... When the White Mages die, a portion of their power returns to Thessalonia, so ......"

However, before he could speak, he heard an immortal king say lightly from the side, "Broken soul!"

When the old dean heard this, he immediately understood, and saw that it was Salonia's internal secret, so he didn't say much, and continued the topic of Beria.

"We stayed in the Dead for a while...... Although I have not met with the Great Elder Belial you mentioned head-on, but some time ago, I still felt the powerful deterrent power of the other party like a sky collapse, and it is not so easy to hold him back, unless it ......" Speaking of this, the old dean paused.

As if he had guessed the old dean's thoughts, the Great Elder smiled and asked, "Unless what?"

The old dean glanced at the Great Elder suspiciously, his face showed a little surprise, and then, as if he realized something, he looked at the Great Elder with an unbelievable gaze, and then turned his head and stared at Soth carefully for a long time, looking at it, his eyes showed a deep sense of surprise, and he exclaimed, "You...... Mastered the source power?!"

Not to mention that the old dean and Professor Huo De were shocked, even the five immortal kings were stunned, as ancient beings, of course they knew what the source power represented, and mastering the source power meant that one foot had entered the world of gods, and in time, the other party was even qualified to be on an equal footing with these ancient existences, with the body of an ordinary intelligent creature in the third world, but with the power of a god, even if it was a so-called demigod......

Like the man who single-handedly wiped out the Dead Realm......

In the shocked gaze of the old dean, the Great Elder glanced at Soth with a pleased gaze and nodded with a smile, but when he thought of Beria, he secretly sighed again, shook his head and said, "But even so, there is still no chance of winning one-on-one Soth, and Beria's child is not something that can be dealt with alone...... And the important thing is how to find him!"

"Find him?"

"Ahh

On the second day after the second [meteor shower] fell, the Grand Elder of Vandel gathered all the astrologers in Vandor City who had knowledge of astrology to the top of Vandel, including Ebel, to gather the strength of everyone and use the power of the will of the world to find Beria's whereabouts.

To be honest, even if you gather the strength of dozens of first-class astrologers, it is undoubtedly a needle in a haystack to find Beria.

After all, Beria is not only a dark mage with demigod-level powers, but also proficient in space magic and astrology, and has the power of escape.

In order to find Beria's traces, it is necessary to use the power of the will of the world, and use the great will of the branch in various parts of this world, such as wind, earth, and water, to explore Beria's whereabouts, but it is not easy to integrate his spiritual power into the will of the world, even if it is Soth, it can only last for ten minutes at most, not to mention those astrologers.

Sure enough, after just two hours of meditation, most of the forty or so first-class astrologers vomited blood and fainted, and some of them were even mentally exhausted, and if it weren't for the timely awakening of the people who watched them, I am afraid that their consciousness would have been swallowed up by the will of the world.

To make matters worse, Beria, who was proficient in astrology, seemed to realize the move and launched a counterattack, which caused the already exhausted astrologers to be defeated and severely traumatized.

Unfortunately, Soth, who had initially mastered the source power, didn't know much about astrology and couldn't help at all, so that the whole process was almost supported by Elder Bernie Geeves and Abel.

In the end, even Abel couldn't hold it anymore, no wonder, after all, she hadn't mastered the source power yet.

In the end, Grand Elder Bernie Jeffs was left alone......

In the pitch-black room on the top floor, the people standing around the Great Elder did not dare to make a sound, for fear of affecting the Great Elder, and the other elders of Vander were even more anxious, because they noticed that the Great Elder's breathing gradually became short, and black blood began to flow from his nose and ears, which was clearly a sign of great mental trauma.

Suddenly, the Great Elder violently spat out a mouthful of blood, startling everyone around him to hurry forward, especially Abel.

"Grandpa Givens?"

I saw that the Great Elder slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Abel with cloudy eyes, and then shook his head and said, "I'm fine!"

Like everyone else, Abel breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned and asked, "Have you found a clue to Berial?"

The Great Elder shook his head regretfully, and sighed, "Beria is the most gifted child I have ever seen, and we have only just started on our side, and he has already noticed it on his side, alas, what a talent that makes people feel infinitely frightened!" As he spoke, he paused, shook his head, and said to himself, "What a terrible apprentice, who can still stop me while his soul is constantly weakened...... I wonder what I taught him in the other world!"

Looking at the Great Elder's pale and tired expression, Abel hesitated and said, "Forget it, let's think of other ways......

As soon as the words fell, South, Allen, Scott and others also persuaded one after another.

"Hehe," the Great Elder smiled, waved his hand and said, "What better way to do this than astrology?" As he spoke, he glanced up at Soth and the others, and said with a smile, "I'm old, I can't help you anymore, in the past few decades, I have been immersed in astrology and space magic, and I haven't performed even a single magic, and I can only help you here......" As he spoke, he glanced at Soth and the others deeply, and said earnestly, "Children, you must stop this catastrophe!" His words seemed to be a farewell at the end of his life.

"Great Elder?"

"Grandpa Givens?"

Just as Abel and Soth realized something and wanted to persuade them, the elders of Vander stopped them and shook their heads at them.

In the complicated eyes of everyone's unbearable and sad eyes, the Great Elder took a deep breath, his body glowed with blue light, but then his face became even paler, and even his body began to tremble.

The Great Elder of Vander, burning his soul against the resistance from Belial!

After a full twenty minutes, the Great Elder slowly opened his eyes, his whiteness and beard had become withered, and his skin was full of wrinkles, it was hard to imagine that this was actually a great magician for decades.

I saw him open his eyes, raise his right hand with difficulty, and say in a hoarse voice, "Briss, Beria...... The kid ...... Would go to Bris...... Go...... Go and stop him......" At this point, the Great Elder's voice stopped abruptly, and his raised right hand hung down weakly.

"Great Elder?"

"Grandpa Jeffs?"

-- In the meantime, the shattered dead realm --

Exhausted after a great battle, Beria stood at the edge of the shattered world, staring at the darkness of the edge.

There, there is endless darkness, a gap in space, a whirlpool of time, once involved, even a god can only drift in various subspaces for eternity.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind him.

"You're dazed, Belial-sama!"

Belia glanced to the side and saw that it was [Prophet] Vashak, smiled lightly, shook his head, stretched out the crystal pendant that hung on his chest, and muttered.

"How could it be...... just destroy half the world."