Chapter 418: The Key
From the moment Shug came into the world and came into contact with the transcendent powers that originated in ancient times, the metal disc as the vehicle for magic and creation has always been shrouded in a hazy veil that is difficult to explore.
Initially, Hugg's attention to the disc itself was very limited, and in those critical situations, he always paid more attention to the specific forces he could call on and control, and the metal disc itself and the intricate and complex mechanical structures inside the disc were seen by Hug as part of some unspeakable ritual of loss.
Now, the will and power of the magical goddess Mel, and the fragmentary words spoken by the invisible wolf projection, have finally lifted the hazy mist that shrouds the mysterious disk.
As Theseus pulled on the magical pages, the numerous lines imprinted on the pages began to change in a perverse way, as they were pulled out of the physical pages, and the magical paper as a carrier turned into powder and ash in the turbulent shadows.
"What you see is just one form of the 'carrier'."
As Theseus transformed and pulled these magical patterns, his explanations continued to enter Xiuge's mind.
"The fundamental reason why the projection of the mad dog called you a 'pure descendant' is that there is indeed an incomparably pure 'framework' in the depths of your body and spirit."
"My mentor, in the process of contacting and merging with that endless magic, she has successfully summarized and extracted such a set of rules."
"It applies not only to those deities who have been active in Brahman, but also to every living being who breathes and moves in Brahman."
The vast amount of information was beating at a rapid speed in Huge's mind, and these words from Theseus clearly revealed the essence of the "metal disk" for Huge.
"It is a solid foundation, a solid framework, a broad vehicle capable of supporting almost all creation and methods of operation...... Pure, but extremely orderly, it is therefore in the eyes of you that it appears as the structure of a mechanical dial. ”
At the words of Theseus, Hug waved his trembling arm again, and with the slash of the flickering sword, a thin line of blue magic appeared in the shadow cast by the twisted limbs.
As the behemoth pressed down, the astonishing impact occurred again, and when the thin line formed by the compression and condensation of a large amount of magic power exploded, countless dark crystalline fragments burst out from near the "scars" of the limbs, and the devastating chaotic magic continued to escape from the inside of these fragments like blood, disturbing the already unpeaceful space around them.
Such a scene was as tragic as before, but by constantly squeezing and overdrawing the magic power in his body, Xiuge finally succeeded in attracting the attention of the invisible wolf and reducing the additional impact and disasters it might bring to a minimum.
From Shogu's own point of view, it was clear that such an approach was somewhat unnecessary, and he could have further preserved these precious gifts from Mel and applied them to any troubles that might arise later.
However, when Shuge gained control of this remnant force, he felt very clearly the deepest thoughts and beliefs that belonged to the original owner of this power.
Naturally, naturally, Xiuge did just that.
Even Theseus, who has always liked to ridicule and criticize in these aspects, did not say much this time, and faintly, he even showed a trace of approval and recognition.
The delicate lines of magic continue to beat and flicker around Xiuge, most of the lines have been fixed, and the position of the center of the circle has produced new changes.
Beside Xiuge, a cluster of silver patterns was constantly combining and entangled.
These shiny lines of magic come from several special magic pages.
It was the ancient rituals and magic that Verin had parished and recovered from the "Poetry of the Night", and now, these peculiar ancient lines were rapidly reassembled under the manipulation of Theseus, and they were imprinted in the space next to Hugh, forming a strange shape like a key.
At this time, Xiuge's intention was already very obvious, and the invisible wolf had already noticed it, so without waiting for the scars on its limbs to be repaired, it immediately launched a more ferocious and brutal attack in the direction of Xiuge.
The azure mana used to resist these attacks became more and more dim and faint, and although the speed of the metal disc had been increased to the extreme, the mana squeezed out of it could no longer keep up with Xiuge's consumption rate at this time.
So, in the midst of a series of attacks launched by the invisible wolf, Xiuge finally reached the limit.
The magic explosion once again occurred in the sky above the square that had been completely destroyed, and under the unimaginable violent shock, the black sun scepter that had accompanied Xiuge for a long time was finally overwhelmed, and the magic light and shadow coiled on it were completely shattered in the impact, and the pattern used to carry the magic power was destroyed and smoothed.
Blood poured out of Xiuge's palms, and scarlet marks rolled down the deformed cane, creating a grim picture.
"It's time, get your gun out."
At this point, Theseus' preparations were finally complete, and at his prompting, Hug let go of the staff, which could no longer be used as a magical medium, and instead removed the "Hound Fang" from nothingness.
"Remember what I told you earlier? The power of the hounds could have traveled through different planes and opened passages between different worlds...... Now, it's time to use it. ”
The mist belonging to Theseus wrapped around Shog's arm, stabilizing his trembling body a little, and then the silver key patterns coiled around Shog shattered into dots of light, and they surged in the direction of the "Hound Fang" in Shog's hand, and along with the blood on Shog's palm, they drew a delicate pattern on the dark purple spar surface of the pistol.
In the sky above the square, the shadow of the invisible wolf fell again.
In the night sky behind this shadow, crystalline cannonballs continued to slash through, leaving pale trails that looked somewhat similar to meteors.
Time is infinitely close to standing still at this moment.
Shog raised his hand and pulled the trigger on the shadow that was falling towards him.
It was as if someone had smashed a beautiful glass window with a stone, and the strange sound echoed under the night sky at this moment, so crisp and loud that it even covered all the sounds of the land.
The sound of shells exploding, the cries and shouts of people, the collapse of buildings......
All voices are now obliterated.
In the middle of nowhere, far from Overwatch, Vireen hid at the edge of a wood, staring apprelessly into the sky above Overwatch.
In her arms, a translucent soft shadow was trembling violently, and Justina was now enveloped in intense fear, as a special individual made up of the color of life and the power of the abyss, it was simply unwilling and unable to face the devastating vibrations coming from afar.
Until the crisp cracking sound sounded.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the terrible cracks and shadows that dominated the sky of Overwatch vanished, as if some force had completely destroyed the door of despair and death, and sent the shadow of destruction back to its rightful place.
An incomparably gloomy mood was deposited in the bottom of Wei Lin's heart like mud and stone, and it was so heavy that it even suppressed all her outlets for catharsis.
She looked at the chaotic traces of the crystalline cannonballs left in the sky, and with great difficulty and pain, she pulled out the only remaining logic and reason from her viscous sensibility like a mire, and then she slowly lowered her head to look at the strange creature entrusted to her by Xiuge in her arms.
She was relieved that this little thing, which was closely related to Xiuge's magical power, was still active at the moment.
Vicin placed her palm on its body and slowly passed some of her magic.
After Justina had calmed down a little, Verin opened her mouth and asked in a dry voice, "Justina...... You can still feel your ...... Well, father? ”
Hearing Wei Lin's question, the soft shadow slowly shook twice, and then a childish voice came from within.
"Can't...... He's ignoring me, but he's still ......."
The two soft ears that Justina used to express her emotions slowly drooped, and she was constantly trying to grasp her magical connection with the previous magic of Xiuge, but although that connection existed, she could not use it to touch Xiuge's heart and will, which made her feel very flustered and uneasy.
Hearing this, Wei Lin's eyes twitched twice, and she pursed her lips vigorously, the bitter water on her lips made her low mental state recover slightly.
So she squeezed out a smile and comforted the little guy in her arms: "Don't worry, don't worry...... As long as the magic connection is there, he'll be fine, he just doesn't know where to go. ”
The soft ears that drooped back up, and the appeased Justina shook twice, and asked expectantly, "So he'll be back soon?" ”
"Probably......
Wei Lin's smile was very forced, she was not good at comforting others, and she had never really coaxed such an innocent toddler before, but at this moment, she could only bite the bullet and say: "So you need to pay more attention to the connection with him, in case he will find you at some point?" ”
Soon, the young heir was rejuvenated by the power of magic and words, and she lay quietly in Verin's arms, twisting her body to find a more comfortable position.
At this moment, a figure arrived in the distance, it was the spies and soldiers who had evacuated from the Rock Lake mine with Wei Lin, they had already explored the way ahead, and were ready to move towards the backup hidden stronghold.
So Wei Lin patted the little thing in her arms on the "head" and said, "Let's go, we have to go to a safe place to hide first, it's too dangerous here." ”
"Yes! That is true! ”
Giustina positively agreed, but soon she looked at Verin curiously and asked very politely, "I will always follow you while my father is away...... What should I call you? ”
“……”
Faced with this question, Wei Lin became a little silent.
But soon, the clever Justina found the answer in her own wisdom: "Oh...... You're taking care of me just like my father, so you're my mother, right? ”
Although Wei Lin had been mentally prepared before, at this moment, her expression still became subtle.
Eventually, she nodded: "Yes, just call me that, but you have to be obedient in the future...... And you need to know that I'm much, much stricter than your father. ”
In this way, on this night destined to carry countless legends and treacherous stories, the team evacuated from the rock lake mine walked into the depths of the woods, and in the following time, the difficult tasks and missions will continue to accompany them.
……
Any kind of magic or ritual associated with teleportation is unlikely to give its users much of a good experience.
The longer the teleportation distance, the more unstable the teleportation magic itself becomes, and the more painful it is for the unfortunate person to be in the magic.
So the question is, how far is it between Vann and the Abyss?
Shuge didn't know, and he didn't want to know.
All he knew was that he was like a cockroach that had fallen into a powerful toilet bowl, being led into an endless narrow abyss by the unimaginable force of chaos.
However, in this process, he has always maintained extreme sobriety, and he can even feel that his limbs are being torn and pulled in different directions by invisible forces, not only that, but a large amount of turbulence is constantly impacting his spiritual world.
Although the solid metal disc had become a powerful barrier for Xiuge in the face of these impacts, each impact of these turbulent currents could still cause violent waves in his spiritual ocean.
Under this kind of long-term torture, coma and even death can be regarded as a relief.
However, his mental strength and the vitality hidden in Xiuge's body kept him awake, which made the all-round torture a "normal" that he had to accept and get used to.
Xiuge couldn't see the end of this painful journey, as if there was only one way in front of him.
However, just when Xiuge was mentally ready for the long torment, he suddenly felt that he was thrown into a wider space by the narrow "passage".
So he opened his eyes vigorously and cast his gaze into the distance.
He saw a strange world.
A strange world filled with a deep fog and enveloped in gloomy colors.
(Volume 4: End of Daylight)
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