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

Faced with such a request, Xiuge fell silent.

Xiuge knew that the person standing in front of him was no longer the female scholar of the past.

As she herself said, she is now a special creature dominated by Justina's human will, with a similar origin to the Descendants of the Abyss, but born under the influence of the power of Xiuge.

For such a special existence, Xiuge found that he didn't seem to be able to trust 100% of the people.

She is so special that the question of defining the specific nature of Giustina is probably beyond all the existing intellectual frameworks of Vanne, or can she try to find the answer in the field of philosophy?

However, the terrifying howls of the children of the Abyss, constantly coming from outside the Dharma's premises, reminded Xiuge that this was definitely not the right time to think about philosophical issues.

Seeing that Shuge did not respond for a while, Justina's face did not show disappointment, she kept smiling and said, "If you are not willing to answer my question, can you tell me what kind of future you have seen before?" So much so that you would make these arrangements against me? ”

There was no need to hide this, so he replied, "I saw that many people were saved, and I saw that the whole garrison was burned to ruins, and I saw two mages die in the flames, and I saw you...... You become one with them and kill your closest friends. ”

Hearing this, Justina's face finally flashed a little gloomy, and she closed her eyes slightly, as if trying to control her fluctuating emotions.

In an instant, she had regained her composure.

Then she spoke, "There is no doubt that the things I want to do are tantamount to betraying them...... But I have only one goal all along, and that is to achieve that predetermined goal. ”

She raised her head, and the dark shadows in her eyes became more and more intense: "They are much more powerful than all the creatures of Van En today, and their methods of existence and the forms of their power are even better...... The space for growth is incomparably wider, as if there is no limit at all...... In the event of a head-on confrontation, I do not see any possibility of victory. ”

"But, you showed up."

At this moment, Justina, as if she had become the followers of the Black Sun Society that Shug had seen, said with great reverence: "When you healed me and awakened me, I felt a power that was somewhat similar to them, but more ancient, more powerful and mysterious. And now that I am one with your creation, our minds and memories are interconnected, I am more confident in my judgment......"

"You are a god, you can truly see your destiny and rewrite it, at least now I know that those who should have died because of me have left, and I have prayed to my friend for forgiveness......"

Xiuge's mouth trembled slightly.

He suddenly realized that he was very resistant to the term "god".

Because he knows very well that he is very far away from this concept, and in fact, the word is not as great and beautiful as he imagined.

Listening to the constant terrifying sounds from the outside world, Xiuge sighed, he shook his head and said: "As I said, they are no longer the remnants of my mouth in the past, the black sun is about to rise, and they have formed their own wisdom and will...... If you choose to merge with them, the end result is very likely to be completely wiped out and destroyed. ”

"So what?"

Giustina laughed, "This is the purpose of my existence, and this is the goal that I have the will to always pursue...... Even if I fail in the process, I'll be able to draw their attention, just like you've tried before, and always keep more people alive. ”

As she said these words, Xiuge felt a sharp and clear fluctuation.

Shogue's spirit and instincts told him that Justina wasn't lying, and that was what she was thinking now.

So, Xiuge squinted, he made a decision in his heart, and the power of the root of fate emerged.

Justina was a little surprised at what she noticed, but then she looked at Hug with joy, and then she noticed that the eyes of the young man before her had faded from their dark, dark color, and a very strange luster was gradually emerging.

Like dreamy bubbles rising from the cold deep sea.

Eventually, Justina's wish was granted, and as the power of the Roots of Fate worked, a strange vision of her future slowly emerged before Shoge's eyes.

At this moment, he felt the rapid passage of magic power, so he immediately cut off the supply of magic power, and tried to keep the brief hallucinations in front of him in his memory.

Although the illusion was fleeting, Xiuge was sure that he had just seen something extraordinary.

In the midst of that vision, the surrounding environment changed very significantly, and Shug saw cold snow and a huge glacial lake.

Justina disappeared in front of her, replaced by a lonely figure "floating" in the middle of the lake, her body shrouded in a thick abyssal mist, and there was no way to see the specific appearance, judging by her size, she seemed to be a little petite.

And around this figure, Xiuge also saw many swaying and swaying translucent shadows, which seemed to be somewhat similar to the fate root clan in his own spiritual world.

That's it.

Shug couldn't see more details, as it would most likely consume a lot of his mana, which would not be conducive to dealing with the immediate threat.

But even so, Shuge was able to get a very important message from it - Justina's "fate" has obviously deviated from the original trajectory, and since he can glimpse the vague future scene in her, it means that she is not completely desperate and dead!

Complicated thoughts flashed through Xiuge's mind, and after an extremely short and quick thought, he made a decision, so he looked back at Justina, who seemed to be a little confused and seemed to be a little "expectant", and said: "Since you know your 'kindred' well enough, then I would like you to tell me if there is any way to further increase your success rate?" ”

Justina was a little stunned: "Success rate? ”

Shuge sighed, and he slowed down, "I mean, I might be able to help you a little bit more smoothly in controlling and influencing those guys out there...... Can you get the idea? ”

"Of course!"

Shuge immediately got an answer from Giustina.

At this moment, the female scholar, who had completely merged with the heir, seemed to have changed back to her former appearance, and although there was a dark mist beating in her eyes, it seemed to be shining.

She pursed her lips vigorously and said, "If you throw me directly into their ocean, it will be very difficult to have a quick and effective impact on them in my current state...... But if you can make this process as long as possible, allowing me to assimilate, fuse, and absorb their power step by step, then I will be able to have more abilities to compete with them! ”

Hearing this, Xiuge's eyebrows jumped slightly: "So this process, how long do you expect it to take?" ”

"The best...... Is it best to be able to make it until dawn? ”

Justina cautiously probed, "Or, extend until the wee hours of the morning?" Do you have the final say? ”

……

The dark tide is surging.

As more and more heirs approached, the defense line became more and more strained.

And when several oppressive "slime hills" appear in front of the survivors, the pressure they are under as defenders inevitably breaks through the limits.

Although only one of these terrifying and sticky hills was able to fuse with the old-fashioned crystallized cannon like the one Xiug had encountered, the sheer size of the offspring was already able to provide ample shelter for its own kind, and it had already attracted a considerable amount of firepower.

Although the cannonballs of the crystallization cannon can effectively kill them, ammunition and ordinary magic alone cannot completely erase the extremely vigorous vitality of the children of the abyss, so whenever these hills are severely damaged or on the verge of disintegration, other descendants will immediately pounce on them to fill them.

And once more of the Descendants of the Abyss approach the line under this cover of success, the magical rituals that were originally used to keep the line safe will immediately begin to suffer severe impact and damage.

Although most of the soldiers stationed on the front lines were professional soldiers in the past, they had not really experienced such fierce battles in the past, and the training they received was also for the inhabitants of other countries, and all their experience in dealing with the children of the abyss came from the experience and accumulation of the past time.

The concept of courage is difficult to measure and calculate.

The same goes for fear.

The defenders here can step into the line for the lives and honor of others, but equally, when the horror beyond the knowledge is in front of them, this momentary bravery can easily be dissolved, and the mages who are on these permanent lines can only barely support the protective rituals that have begun to suffer a full impact, and even show signs of disintegration.

And after the protective ritual collapsed, and the Descendants of the Abyss managed to rush into the crowd to engage in close quarters killing and predation, the first line of defense began to fall as a matter of course.

These soldiers and volunteers are very different from the sword-wielding hermits who can actually fight magical creatures in close proximity, and all they can do in the face of these fierce beasts with different shapes and twisted shapes is to pour out the ammunition of their revolving rifles before they can pounce on them or their companions, or throw the last alchemy bombs when they are already in despair.

"Retreat!"

The commanders and mages gave the order helplessly, and then the fiery magic rituals set up inside the line quickly took effect, and the sturdy bunkers and fortifications they had held out for nearly three hours fell to the sound of panicked, hurried footsteps.

At this time, there are some people who go in the opposite direction.

They were limited in number, but their composition was very complex, including old people, young people, and disabled soldiers from the past in Iris Street, including the two mages that Xiuge had seen before playing dragon teeth cards in the hall of the Dharma's residence.

They were tasked with delaying the advance of the Descendants of the Abyss and gaining further time for the rear line of defense.

It's a mission that has little chance of surviving.

It will cause a serious burden on the body, and even the potion that can directly overdraw the vitality is drunk by them, and at this moment, those ordinary people who have never felt the "magic miracle" can also feel the fluctuation of magic power, although there is no way for them to use magic like a real mage, but they can turn themselves into "energy" to power special weapons.

"Ahh

Fear and anger turned to shouts and curses, and they raised their heavy crystalline flamethrowers provided by the military of the Deresan Kingdom, and began to spray blazing flames towards the shadows that kept rolling over the line ahead.

Even in the outside world, professional flamethrowers who are armored and protected by their comrades are the soldiers with the highest mortality rate on the battlefield.

Their bulky equipment makes it impossible for them to escape, and the blazing flames not only scorch their enemies, but also injure themselves......

But now, the volunteers who joined the death team had no room to retreat, they could only grit their teeth and move forward like the soldiers on the previous line, and as far as they could, they could sprinkle the light of fire comparable to stream-level magic into the densest parts of the silt.

Among the angry screams of the dead, the two "card friends" who also belonged to the Legal Committee seemed unusually calm, their outfits were the same as before, they were still standard robes and magic books, except that they both had their favorite dragon tooth cards pinned to their waists.

They also drank the potion, which made the magic in their bodies more powerful than ever, and made the two of them extremely "delicious" targets in the perception of the children of the abyss.

"It's a pity, if you can survive these two days, the dragon tooth card will definitely have a new deck, right?"

"yes, and definitely something to do with the Black Sun...... Oh, maybe there's a deck of the Black Sun Society, and I don't know who will use it. ”

The two of them chatted calmly as they examined the magical rituals associated with the "flames of war" beneath their feet, as if they were just going about their daily work.

"But when the black sun comes up, will anyone still design and print the Dragon's Tooth card? I'm skeptical. ”

"Certainly, even if it was going to be difficult at that time, playing cards was really an important pastime...... You really can't draw it by hand! ”

“…… Ha, what is written in your suicide note? ”

"Let them make me a dragon's tooth card."

"Coincidentally, so did I."

(End of chapter)