If the sporadic shooting of the previous survivors was the prelude to this "Battle of the End of Winter", then the roar of the Hound Fangs in Shug's hand completely kicked off the end of the world.

Around the temporary defensive line built by the Judicial Council branch and the survivors in the southern city, a strange offensive and defensive battle that had never been seen before in the history of Vann broke out.

The permanent line of defense built by mages such as Verin Ernst resembles a curved black coastline.

The standard ritual of war positions made this pitch-black arc extremely solid, but when the waves of the Descendants of the Abyss rolled in, all the soldiers and mages on the front line still inevitably felt nervous and terrified, and when those indescribable distorted shadows appeared at the end of the line of sight, everyone felt that the strange blood that stretched from the sky seemed to have poured over their heads.

The so-called "catastrophe" is probably like this.

The alchemy bombs and magic traps that were preset outside the defense line were detonated one after another, and the violent magic explosion caused a chain of resonance, and some of the intense crystalline cannonballs buried inside the building caused the surrounding houses to collapse and disintegrate on the spot, and the surging magic explosion and air wave tore through the black torrent rolling forward at the first time, creating a large vacancy.

Immediately after, countless blazing flames rose from the ground, these magical flames were created by stream-level magic pages and rituals, their power was quite average, and there was no way to cause effective damage to the gathered group of Abyss Heirs, but the high temperature and the violent magic contained in it were enough to impact and divide the black slime in the first batch of advances.

After that, the defenders of the defensive line, with the help of magic, aimed at the pitch-black shadows separated by the flames and began to shoot.

After the staggering intensity of the previous war, the revolver rifle is now a qualitative improvement compared to the original, and although the survivors of Salem City are not provided with the latest firearms, the rate of fire of these weapons is astonishing enough compared to those bulky old crystalline guns.

The defenders were surprised to find that the defensive strategy they had adopted was surprisingly effective, and that the bullets and magic were indeed capable of causing substantial damage to these terrible monsters, and with the continuous explosion of magic and the scorching flames, the first batch of "slime legions" that crossed the cordon were wiped out in a short period of time, which made the people who were originally in fear let out bursts of cheers.

If the survivors' lines of defense are seen as attacked by the waves, then the headquarters of the Judicial Affairs Commission, which is still some way from the southern gate, becomes a lonely rock in the tide.

The attack that Xiuge drew was far more fierce than in other places.

The illusions created by the Roots of Fate distracted him from considerable pressure, and under the influence of the illusions, the children of the Abyss who attacked the garrison were in a serious disorder, always stagnating or attacking empty areas, even pointing the finger at their own kind.

In their perception and vision, the number of humans who clinged to the walls of the garrison and wielded all sorts of strange weapons was endless, and when one fell, the next was immediately on top, and the constant bombardment of magic and bullets caused heavy losses to the marching ranks of the Heirs.

They benefit greatly from the knowledge and memories of their victims, but in the same way, many of the inertia and shortcomings hidden in them have also brought about extremely serious flaws and confusions, and although the children of today have amazing wisdom, they are unable to make full use of the mountains of information.

And this gives Xiuge a considerable degree of room for maneuver.

The demise of the Descendants of the Abyss is constantly happening, and the "Tide Wall" used to strengthen the protection of the station is also constantly consumed in round after round of impact, their number is too large, when all the children are gathered, Xiuge even feels that his world is only rich darkness and blood-colored sky, in this case, even if he uses large-scale destructive magic such as "Merlinle and the Wall of Flames", there is no way to effectively clear the clearing.

Little by little, time passed.

The magic power in Xiuge's body has always been in a state of intense consumption and rapid filling, and the Walking Forest has completely become Xiuge's "second heart" in this state, in order to ensure his continuous combat effectiveness, Xiuge has no longer care about picking those abyss essences that he has grabbed.

He had left the process to the Walking Forest, and almost all of the "loot" was now stuffed into the swirling metal disc by Xiuge, which was like a giant grinding disc, constantly crushing everything that was filled in, and turning it into magic or supplies for the other disc occupants.

"Hiss......"

The Running Rat returned to the protective protection of the Magical Veil, hissing in pain and anger from its mouth.

The fur on its body has become very mottled, and the three tails are now missing, and under the continuous nourishment of Xiuge's magic, the broken tail and the damage on the surface of the body are slowly repairing, which are all injuries caused by its close combat with the children of the Abyss, if it hadn't abandoned one tail and caused an explosion, I am afraid it would have been swallowed by those menacing slime.

As the intensity of the battle and the level of mana agitation in the air continue to increase, these "defective products" who were not enough to pose a threat to Shuge in the past have shown a new tendency, and they have begun to feel no longer afraid of the number of blessings from the gods and the "status" of their clansmen.

On the contrary, in the face of the running rats with the blessing of the Earth Mother God in their bodies, they showed a hunting desire no less than that of Xiuge himself, and even the court hounds, which had already attacked three times in a row, had been included in the scope of active predation and attack.

Looking at the endless stream of sticky black shadows in front of him, Xiuge breathed a sigh of relief, he waved the Black Sun Scepter again, and a series of fiery fireballs of different sizes and several lethal magic pages flew forward, so the heat wave was overwhelming, and the heirs crowded in front of the front line were immediately emptied a large area, and Xiuge finally saw the blackened and broken street again.

However, this is only a drop in the bucket after all.

After all, all that Xiuge could take into account was the front of the defensive line, and although the attacks that landed were relatively limited, as the total amount continued to accumulate, the huge magic curtain was still crumbling and dying little by little.

Finally, an hour and a half after the frontal battle broke out, Shug heard a crisp sound coming from mid-air.

It was a harbinger of the collapse of the "Wall of Tides" and a sign that the Descendants of the Abyss had gathered excessively.

"It's time to step back."

With a crisp snap of his fingers, Shug withdrew all the creatures active around the perimeter of the line, fired the last two high-powered rounds of his revolver at the regrouped slime, and then spun over and leaped from the watchtower, landing inside the empty station.

With this movement, the azure magic barrier, which had become extremely dim, began to shatter rapidly, and a large number of magic fragments fell down, turning into clear water in the air.

With the return of the Roots of Destiny, the illusions that interfered with the thinking and judgment of the children of the Abyss disappeared, and the protective ritual itself at the Legislature was completely exposed in front of their eyes.

The sound of heavy artillery fire was immediately heard, it was another onslaught from the "hill", the closest they were to their ultimate hunting target, and in the face of this temptation, even the cautious and intelligent will of the subject was absolutely unwilling to back down and give up.

With the ground trembling, Shug regained his magic as he took his staff in his hand and walked in the direction of the station's hall building, strong enough for him to construct a second temporary line of defense, further delaying time.

However, when Shuge stepped into the hall, he was suddenly stunned.

He saw a familiar figure sitting on a soft chair in the center of the hall.

Such a picture was too abrupt, and what made Xiuge even more surprised was that the figure in front of him had escaped his own perception before, or rather, the other party had not attracted the attention of his magical perception at all.

"Justina...... Mage? ”

Xiuge's gaze fell on her "lost" arm, and for a moment he was not sure what he should use.

"Hello, Mr. Ernst, it's me."

Justina slowly got up from the soft chair, her clothes were still not dry, but her movements had become extremely natural and fluid, she gently moved her arm made of abyssal mist, and then bowed to the young man in front of her, "Or, hello...... My 'father'. ”

Such a sentence made Xiuge's pupils tremble violently twice.

And after Giustina said this, he finally sensed the existence of the other party.

To be precise, it was he who finally realized the kind of connection that existed between himself and the other party, and there was indeed an invisible force between him and Giustina, which was like an incomparably natural bond and rope, which bound the two together while erasing all strange feelings.

And this is the real reason why Justina "hidden" Xiuge.

After all, under normal circumstances, no one pays attention to a "part" of their power.

At this moment, all the ancient creations closely related to Xiuge also showed great concern for Justina, after all, on a certain level, today's Xiuge is not only their master, but also their "father", but their relationship with Xiuge is more biased towards spellcasters and summons.

Hug looked at Justina carefully, and then he asked, "When did you come here?" ”

"I never left."

The female scholar's eyes were filled with pitch-black colors, and she looked at Xiuge closely: "You just didn't notice me, and I, on the other hand, am very curious about what you want to do and what you think, so I choose to wait and see here." ”

"As you can see, I have become one with the special specimen you have created, it is me, I am it...... And I've achieved my goal, and I've managed to find a way to dominate and manipulate the 'sludge', and that is myself. ”

Justina whispered, "The magic of the Black Sun Society has brought me a crisis, but it has also given me this opportunity. It transformed my body, influenced my magic and will, and allowed me to truly embrace their power and understand their instincts and minds. ”

"Before that, I never imagined that I myself would be the best fit for the third plan, without sacrificing anyone else, without relying on more will and memory...... On my own, I have been able to achieve this goal. ”

As she said this, Hug saw that Justina's face began to fluctuate slightly, and her facial features and countenance were even able to change and shift visibly with the naked eye, indicating that the essence of her body was no different from that of the children of the Abyss in the outside world.

She didn't make any further changes, but smiled apologetically: "Sorry, that doesn't fit my original habits, after all, it's a bit too ...... Ugly, I just want you, Mr. Ernst, to know that I've really achieved the goal we were talking about. ”

In these words of the female scholar, Xiuge captures a hint of strangeness.

Although she was calm, she was extremely resolute, and between the lines reminded Xiuge of the suicide notes left by the soldiers who were about to go to battle.

So he asked, "So, what are you going to do next?" Do you want to go outside, really become one with them, and interfere with their behavior? ”

Shug took a step forward, and this time, he didn't hide the abyssal mist that flickered in his pupils, and with his magical vision, he clearly captured the smooth mana circuit of Justina's body, which was already almost perfect.

"Don't be too confident," he added, "they have formed their own will and have become smart and determined enough to be influenced by the magic in their environment...... I am no longer as ignorant as I thought at the beginning. ”

However, Justina shook her head as if she didn't care at all, and she looked at the strange mist that kept overflowing from Xiuge's eyes, and her smile became calm: "So what? Whether it's as the 'heir' you've created, or as 'Justina', that's what I mean, isn't it? ”

"Only, until then, I'd like to hear from you."

As she spoke, the shadow of the abyss faded from her body, and in this moment, except for the arm, Justina became the same as before.

"You can see fate and make prophecies, right?"

"So in your eyes, what will I look like in the future? Can you tell me? ”

(End of chapter)