Lord Michael and the Crucible of Michael, the ancient artifacts of Kamavia, have existed since the time of the founding fathers and the twin sons of Kamavia, Kama and Avia.

Her younger sister Avia used the healing water of the Holy Lord to heal her brother Karma, who had been pierced through the heart by a black arrow, and used the cauldron to disturb the will of the enemy, which laid the foundation for Karma to use Mu Qing to kill all sides and defeat the enemy country.

Helia has a detailed account of the history of Kamavia, but there is not a single description of these two ancient artifacts.

No one knew where they came from, not even the kings of Kama and Avia, or the books in the great library of the capital city of Alovedra.

None of that mattered anymore, though, Josh and Lunicia focused on one thing: it could be used as a vessel to seal the spirit of Foyego.

Bells infused with energy from the world's runes, arcane power and spiritual magic blended to make Michael's Crucible burst with unprecedented power.

The black mist that had been trying to find the cracks in the blood armor to contact him had dispersed, and the fog walkers screamed and fled, and even Foyego was very uncomfortable, covering his head with a painful expression.

The blood was permeated, and with the alternation of blue and yellow magic lights, the huge force was heavily suppressed on the body of Foyego, who had been fully upgraded in negative state, making him almost unable to move.

"Now!"

Runicia unleashes control of her body, and Josh immediately takes over, reciting the ancient sealing spell.

Michael Crucible erupted with blinding holy light, breaking through the black fog and reaching the firmament, as if reversing day and night.

An extremely strong pulling force erupted, siphoning the black mist that overflowed from Mu Qing, and carrying the spirit of the Ruined King who was exposed.

"No, no, no...... You can't do that, untouchable! ”

Sensing the strangeness, Foyego struggled desperately to get back into Mu Qing, but under the forcible control of the fourfold magic, he couldn't even control himself, let alone fight against this far more than all the traction.

[Haha! When you die, you will have a hard mouth, and taste the same thing as us to be sealed! Lunihia screamed with excitement as she fell into the well.

"My Queen, she's still waiting for ......"

Before the last sentence could be uttered, Foyego's spirit was completely sucked into Michael's crucible, and no accident happened.

And Mu Qing, who was suspended in mid-air, lost the control of Foyego, and also dissipated out of thin air, returning to the Temple of the Ancestors who did not know if Kamavia still existed.

Michael's crucible landed smoothly into Josh's palm, and the color of the bell changed to black and green, covering it with an ominous malevolent aura, which trembled from time to time, and the metal outer body let out a piercing moan.

Josh's ears could still hear the Ruin King's curses, and even though he was sealed, he was desperately trying to break free from the seal.

But after all, Michael's Cauldron was an ancient artifact, and Foyego couldn't do it without the help of external forces, on his own.

[Unleash the power of blood magic and the spider god!] You have less than half a minute left! 】

Josh's life force was drastically lost, his body almost fell apart, his flesh and bones separated, and they all turned into shimmering particles of light and disappeared into the air, as if they could completely dissolve at any moment.

Hurriedly lifted the blood armor, and the hideous appearance returned to normal, but as a mortal, the use of forbidden ancient sorcery still left an indelible impact on Josh's body.

His hair color completely changed from black to white, the surface of his body was full of cracks, and the cyan blood vessels that should have been hidden under the skin highlighted the epidermis, turning into scarlet lines, like parasitic worms, knotted and beating, terrifying.

Like the coldness of falling into an ice cave, the sharp pain of broken bones, and the numbness of nerves...... This is Josh's only feeling left.

The perseverance of the magic was still barely holding Josh's body apart, but he couldn't feel a single part of his body.

With the complete pouring of blood magic and divine power, the pressure on Josh's body suddenly disappeared by more than half, and his eyes suddenly went dark, and the world in his field of vision swirled, and he almost fell into a coma and fell from the air.

[Seriously, I'm still restrained by weapons when I use your body, but the taste of freedom is really comfortable...... I almost couldn't resist taking possession of Ling's body completely. 】

"That's really ...... Thank you. Josh's voice was weak and inaudible.

[Hmph! You should be glad that you were smart enough not to tell me the two conditions and methods for lifting the seal. Lunicia snorted coldly, [Otherwise, the owner of this body now will definitely not be you. 】

"Yes, yes......" Josh replied perfunctorily.

It doesn't matter whether Lunixia's words are real emotions or the hardness of the "tsundere" attribute.

At the very least, she didn't think about taking advantage of the danger, but returned control of her body to Josh.

The already broken arm trembled as he put the bell into his satchel, and Josh turned his head to look in the direction where the Sword Eagle had left, trying to continue to urge the power of the world runes to fly towards the sea.

[Hey! Are you crazy? Although your body can barely stop the collapse, you will still not be able to hold it with the World Rune! 】

Lunicia solemnly warned, [I don't think you can have a chance to fly to the Sword Eagle, the little fox should have sailed out of the range of the Shadow Isle. 】

Josh exhaled a heavy breath, "Can you continue to stay here, isn't it still a dead end?" ”

[I remember, isn't that counselor Mist Walker still something...... A holy lord that goes with the bell? Does that thing have a healing effect? 】

However, the healing effect of the Holy Lord Michael is completely inferior to the water of life, and it is impossible to cure my current physical condition.

Josh sighed silently.

Half of his pot of eaux-de-vie had long since been consumed by Kieran and the apprentices.

However, Ahri still carries the water of life, which is why Josh is desperate to return to the Swordhawk.

"Try it, it might work."

Josh landed near the harbor for the time being.

With the help of insight, which was not too burdensome, it didn't take long for him to discover the Holy Lord Michael who had left Nekrit in the harbor and sealed in the ruined spiritual realm.

Under the guidance of the magic power, the Holy Grail with a faint light appeared out of thin air and was taken by Josh.

Lifting the lid of the chalice, there was no water stored in it, but luckily Josh still had half a jug of water in his satchel.

Not a lot of water infusion, filling only a quarter of the capacity of the Holy Grail.

Keeping the magic of the Holy Grail running for a moment, the obscure imprint on the body of the cup flickered, and after a while, it dimmed, and a meager life force overflowed outward, quickly attracting new fogwalkers.

Foyego is the source of the Curse of Ruin, but the existence of the Black Mist was formed by the reversal of the Holy Haze that once surrounded Fuguang Island, and the other part originated from the polluted water of life.

Without Foyego continuing to create a black fog, Eclipse Night probably won't expand farther and will shrink every year.

It's just that without the help of the World Rune, if you want to wait for the black fog of Shadow Island to completely dissolve, it will take at least thousands of years to do it.

Josh didn't have much to do with it now, and the aura of the world's runes forced those fogwalkers who were attracted by the life force not to approach.

Without much hesitation, he immediately picked up the Holy Grail and drank the few healing waters inside.

The emerald green light lingered around Josh, and a warm current flowed through her veins, bringing a little comfort in the warm winter sun, which was fleeting.

The broken cracks fused a little, and Josh's physical condition did recover, but not much, and it can only be said that it is slightly better than at the beginning.

At least, he could barely feel the presence of his limbs.

"It's not enough, the magic of the Holy Grail is far worse than the water of life." Josh shook his head, "According to the current recovery power, it is estimated that if I reload it ten more times, my injuries will only recover less than half." ”

[Isn't that nonsense? It's the effect of blood magic and the power of the gods! Also, if you replace that small half pot of water with eaux-de-vie, you'll be almost completely healed from your injuries. 】

Runitia scoffed, "Who made you put so much water of life into research? It's good ...... now]

"Anyone can do it with hindsight, if it weren't for the water of life that could have a certain effect on the void, I would have consumed it all?"

[Zhuge Liang...... Who is it? Lunihia's focus is always different.

"Forget it, don't care."

[Hey! You're starting to be a Riddler again? 】

Josh ignored Lunicia and looked back in the direction the Eagles had left, looking in a trance.

In addition to the influence of blood magic and the power of the spider god, his body also reached its limit by holding two fragments of world runes.

It would be fine if he pulled out a world rune, but the current situation is that perseverance is not necessary, otherwise Josh will die instantly due to serious injuries.

All the sentinels on Shadow Island have been evacuated, and even Josh, who is watching the island, Josh can't sense it.

Without detachment, with only his own magic power, he could only glide over short distances, and he could not fly freely into the sky at all, so he could not catch up with the Sword Eagle......

At this time, Lunicia spoke: "I advise you to make a choice as soon as possible, whether to take a gamble and go to the Sword Eagle, or go in the opposite direction, find the sentinels who should not be able to go far, and let them take you back to Bilgewater. 】

In Josh's current state, even if he is far away from the area affected by the black mist, he can't use the Warp Realm Leap to teleport by arcane.

As Callista's royal ship on the island of Fukumi, the Eagle was arguably Kamavia's fastest sailing ship, sailing at speeds far from the shoddy wreckage of Bilgewater.

There was a certain risk in chasing the Swordhawk, and Ahri ordered to continue sailing with all his might, and the head of Demacia Joshi was aware.

Having been so far away, they most likely didn't know that Josh had sealed the Ruined King, and sailed with all his might and would not look back.

Finding the Sentinels' ships is relatively easy, they don't sail too fast, but they can't have the precious eaux-de-vie.

Although with the help of Saint Lord Michael, he can recover from some injuries, but if he is allowed to be in this state for too long, he may leave more serious sequelae.

Can the water of life be cured......

Anyway, through the study of the gap between time, the longer the injury drags on, the more limited the role that the water of life can play, especially the dark diseases that have accumulated over the years.

It's a tough choice.

Josh looked out at the churning black sea level, glancing in the opposite direction from time to time.

[If you hesitate again, both sides won't be able to catch up when the time comes.] 】

"I see."

In the next second, Josh took a deep breath and urged the transcendent power to lift himself into the air again, and then flew northeast.

……

……

The waves of the boundless Eternal Sea are rolling, and the lightly damaged Sword Eagle is still riding the waves.

On deck, the sentries and sailors sat wearily in a gloomy atmosphere.

The black fog just now took the lives of more than a dozen of their companions, and it was still up to Josh to save the day, but it was the love of the leader who had been thinking about him for thousands of years, and it was very likely that he would die in the battle with the Ruined King.

As subordinates who revere Ahri very much, their mood is naturally not much better.

In the captain's room, both Ahri and Gwen remained silent and sat in their seats to rest, due to the mental fatigue caused by the excessive mana consumed before.

"Want something to eat? There was no fire on the ship, there was only dry food here. ”

Ahri whispered softly, and gestured to Gwen, who had been hanging her head as if she had fallen into deep remorse, to the jerky in her hand, which had been marinated and dried in a special way.

"Ernuk beef, although it is a little dry, will be settled, and eating a piece can restore a lot of physical strength."

Gwen lifted her distracted eyes and glanced at Ahri, who had an unnatural smile on her face, then lowered her face again and shook her head.

"Thanks, but if I eat, it will consume mana for digestion."

"Excuse me...... I don't understand that. ”

Ahri responded, taking a bite of the jerky and chewing it, then fell silent again, not knowing what to say.

The two of them have their own hearts.

Only the gentle breathing of the boat and the babbling of the tide against the hull of the ship and the broken wood make the atmosphere of the house not so solid.

Minutes and seconds passed.

After some time, Gwen got up and walked to the door, opened a crack in the door, and a cool breeze blew through her still damp dress, making her shiver.

With a hint of sadness in her heterochromatic eyes, Gwen looked at the dark night sky in the distance without the slightest hint of starlight, and bit her pale lips.

Then, without looking back, she broke the silence with her mouth: "It seems that the fighting has stopped for a long time. ”

"Yes, the Ruined King is no longer chasing us." Ahri responded calmly, but couldn't hide the sadness in her voice.

Gwen's face was full of confusion, and she looked back at Ahri, who was looking down at the map, but her eyes were not focused.

"Are we going back? I think...... Josh should have won the game against Foyego. ”

Ahri still responded lightly: "We don't know the situation on the Shadow Island, it's too risky. ”

Really......

Gwen sighed inwardly and said no more.

There was another long silence, and Gwen stared at the distant sky in a daze.

Suddenly, a blue-yellow magical light appeared from the dark clouds, which was extremely dazzling.

Gwen thought she had misunderstood, so she quickly rubbed her eyes and looked up again.

The light is alive and well!

That's the light of the world rune Josh used!

Gwen opened the wooden door and ran to the deck, staring closely at the magic light flying towards the Sword Eagle, for fear that if he was not careful, this light representing hope would pass away.

Not only Gwen, but also the sentries and sailors sitting on the deck noticed something strange, and they all got up and lay on the edge of the gang, looking at the light of the sky.

Puzzled by Gwen's sudden rush out of the room, Ahri looked to the deck when she heard Gwen shout, "Ahri, Ahri!" And lo and behold! It's Josh! ”

Josh?!

Ahri was shocked and immediately rushed to the deck.

However, no sooner had hope ignited in her heart, and the light that flew in the sky began to flicker and flicker.

With a unanimous exclamation from everyone, Josh fell straight from the sky and fell into the tumbling ocean current with a "poof".

Ahri was stunned for a moment, then tears welled up in his eyes and shouted in the direction of the captain: "Quick! Veer! ”

……

……

Cold.

Numbness.

The sound of gurgling lingered in my ears.

Josh, who was almost unconscious, felt himself sinking, sinking and sinking, into the bottomless abyss.

[Hey! Josh! Cheer up! It's just a little bit...... Damn it! 】

Lunixia's anxious cries still echoed in her mind, but they were flying away.

Dead.

Josh could barely hear anything.

Instead of air, the lungs pumped in, but icy seawater that stinged their internal organs.

Life passes, and consciousness moves away from the body.

I'm so sleepy, so tired, I want to sleep......

Josh's eyes narrowed, and he faintly saw the face of the sheep spirit in front of him, but then it disappeared again.

"Your fate doesn't end here."

A familiar voice sounded in his ears again, and Josh's consciousness regained a little.

I'm ...... Did you fall into the sea?

The feeling of falling into the mire and falling into the abyss stopped, and Josh realized that something seemed to hold his back.

I didn't sink to the bottom of the sea, what is it?

His body was far beyond the limit, and the effect of the world runes could no longer be exerted, so Josh couldn't turn his head to look into the dark deep sea, and could only rely on the emerald green light that flashed around him, and concluded that it was not an extraordinary thing to inherit him.

Time seems to stand still forever in this moment.

The gurgling waters are the only hustle and bustle in the dead silence.

I don't know if it's a hallucination or something else, but in Josh's hazy vision, he sees a figure swimming towards him.

Is that...... Ahri?

Josh could barely think, but the consciousness that had just been regained by the voice of the sheep spirit was blurred again due to the lack of oxygen.

Someone held Josh's face in their hands, touching his lips and spitting out oxygen very awkwardly.

With the infusion of oxygen, a healing force brought some warmth to Josh, who was cold all over.

And in his last vision, a glimpse of a bluish-white holy light.

(End of chapter)