Chapter 180: The Ancient, a Sudden Clue!
"What's the difference? Then I'll show you the difference...... bar. "Bolton, a tall man, had a very inconspicuous pause in his speech.
If you don't pay attention, or if your awareness is not sharp enough, you can't hear the pause when he just spoke.
But this was extremely obvious to Rorschach and Douglas, and even they could clearly see Bolton's previous actions at that moment!
On the contrary, the human passenger who stood up and scolded Bolton did not notice what was happening in the first place, but after Bolton's words fell, he covered his heart, looking extremely painful!
"You...... What did you do......"
The human passenger looked at Bolton with a hint of fear, for he had even figured out what was going on.
You know, he's a demigod-level powerhouse in Sequence 4!
Even if his strength is not outstanding in the demigod level, in the city he came from, he is definitely a top-level big man.
I didn't expect it to be so inexplicable on this train.
"A low-level species like you, even if I explain it to you, you won't understand, so let's have a good birth in the next life." Bolton said expressionlessly.
The human passenger's eyes widened and he slowly collapsed.
As he fell, his whole body was quickly absorbed by the train like a liquid, and in an instant, there were no bones left.
The total number of passengers on the electronic screen of the train has also been reduced from 78 to 77...... Ticket progress (1/8).
Since entering the province of Cappoca, the number of passengers on the train has risen dramatically, twice as many as Rorschach had when they boarded the train.
He ...... What the hell is going on! β
O'Hunt, who was beside Rorschach, was also shocked at this time!
O'Hunt and the passenger who just fell are the same Sequence 4 demigods, even if their strength is stronger than the other party, but they are definitely not qualitatively strong.
Therefore, when the passenger failed to see what was going on, O'Hunt naturally couldn't see it either.
This also means that if he was the one who was attacked, there was no way for him to survive either!
Of course, this will make him a little shocked and nervous!
Even O'Hunt is still like this, not to mention Isabelle, the difference in strength is too big.
"Don't worry too much, he's just speeding up the flow of time that is enveloping him, and he's fast enough, so from the time he makes it to the end of the attack, it's normal that you can't find out." Rorschach explained to O'Hunt at this point.
"Speed up the flow of time, that's amazing!" Isabel exclaimed.
"What's so powerful, as long as you attack him a little in the process, you can instantly break his acceleration quack." Segura said dismissively.
Being able to control time is, of course, very powerful, but Burton's usage is just the crudest of methods.
Neither Rorschach nor Segura took it seriously.
Douglas on the side was surprised when he heard Rorschach's analysis with his pet beast, because as Bourton's old rival, he naturally knew whether Rorschach's analysis was true or false.
Burton's most troublesome thing is that the other party has already spent his time, which often makes him too late to react.
If he were to fight head-on, Burton would not be his opponent.
But the most shocked at this time must be Burton, he obviously didn't expect that there was someone on the train besides Douglas who could see through his methods.
"Who are you?" Burton looked to Rorschach's side.
"It's just a passerby, and you don't know it." Rorschach said, "Of course, the power of time is very strong, but your usage is still too rough, as long as you have some understanding of the power of time, it is really not too simple for people of the same level to deal with you." β
"It's not small, I just don't know the truth...... Belch! β
Bolton was still standing there talking one moment ago, but the next moment he was no longer there, and Rorschach raised one hand and locked his throat!
Obviously, he took the initiative and used time to accelerate and increase his strength as before, and wanted to surprise Rorschach!
But the result was already obvious, the sneak attack failed, but Rorschach grabbed him by the neck!
"I told you a long time ago, don't show off your little time power, why do you have to humiliate yourself?" Rorschach shook his head and sighed.
As soon as the words fell, Bolton was already thrown out and smashed on the carriage at the front of the train!
However, Rorschach did not kill him, so as not to provoke the one behind him.
He and Segura came to this world only to find traces of the Great Wizard of the Arctic Shadow, and everything else was secondary.
"Brother Charlotte's good skills!" Seeing this, Douglas looked at Rorschach with some admiration, because he and Bolton rarely had such a situation.
Most of the time, the two sides are basically evenly matched.
The power of time mastered by Bolton is not weak, but the power he has is also not weaker than the power of time, and basically no one can help anyone in the fight, but he didn't expect that the inconspicuous-looking Rorschach would be so strong!
"You!"
Bolton, who was thrown away, was a little unconvinced at Rorschach's side at this time, and disappeared in place again in an instant!
Just like last time, without any pause, he had already come to Rorschach and them again, but the end was still tragic.
Because this time, it's Segura on Rorschach's shoulder!
But seeing Segura's tongue spit out, it had already wrapped Bolton many times in mid-air, and smashed his whole person back and forth on both sides of the trainβ
Bang!
Bang!
Bang! Bang! Bang! β¦β¦
The speed of smashing back and forth from side to side is getting faster and faster, and wherever Segura's tongue sweeps over, the passengers in that place will voluntarily lower their heads.
A moment later.
Only then did Segura finally let go of Bolton, who had been smashed by himself, and threw him again at random, that is, the front end of the train.
This time, Burton was really a little blindsided.
Because Segura is much more ruthless than Rorschach, and the material of this train is not simple, it will not be smashed by them at all.
So much so that after this set was smashed, Bolton didn't dare to say anything cruel anymore.
Just looked at this side from a distance and decisively admitted it, because he understood that there was another Douglas who had not yet made a move.
If he really forced Douglas to do it, plus the mysterious Rorschach and his pet beasts, he would have a problem with his brain if he continued to fight.
As a result, this Sequence 3 Sage, who had just lost a Sequence 4 demigod-level powerhouse in seconds, no longer dared to talk about the inferior species.
This episode made many passengers on the train more and more nervous.
Because they gradually realized that even the Sage level of Sequence 3 was not absolutely safe on today's trains!
If Rorschach had been willing to join forces with Douglas, it would not have been a problem to keep Bolton here forever.
Fortunately, Rorschach and they had no intention of continuing to do it, and even Bolton was a lot more honest, and the next 'ticket' elimination link basically did not leave them a chance to make a move, and they soon accumulated enough eight 'tickets'.
I think it's also some passengers, in order to prevent Rorschach and these monsters from clearing the scene by themselves, so they hurry up and deal with it themselves.
In this way, the train went forward several stops one after another.
The number of Sages in Sequence 3 did not continue to increase, but in the process, several Xenotype Kings boarded the train!
This is still the situation in the first carriage, and what is the situation in the next two carriages, Rorschach and they haven't paid much attention to it for the time being.
Gradually, the total number of passengers on the train finally broke through the three-digit mark and came to more than 100!
This also means that there must be more than ten 'tickets' for each subsequent stop to avoid being randomly wiped out by the train itself.
Rorschach wasn't really interested in the new passengers, until he stumbled upon a hint from a new passenger that caught his attention:
"Name: Barbas"
"Race: Shogoth"
"Person: Growth-Body: Shogoth (King)"
"Tip 1: As a tool race created by the 'Ancients', they have many possibilities in their own right, and even once almost overthrew the rule of the 'Ancients' by secretly accumulating power, but unfortunately they fell short."
"Tip 2: The so-called 'Ancients' is just a name for this race in the old days, they are actually from a more distant era, a technologically advanced civilization than the Old Dominators, and have many hidden technologies."
"Tip 3: With the return of the Old Rulers, the 'Old One' who once fell asleep with them has also reappeared, and this Shuggus in front of you is nothing more than the most worthless ordinary tool under the hands of the Old One, with their presence in all the worlds of the Old Ones."
"Tip 4: The Shogues seem to be independent, but this is really just a faΓ§ade of ambition for them, and if anyone can help them escape from the control of the 'Ancients', they will gain their greatest friendship."
"Tip 5: In today's Old Days camp, the 'Ancients' are fighting with the Old Days faction led by Cthulhu, the 'Lord of Lalayer', for the ownership of several worlds, and the Shoguez are naturally on the front line, and they may be one of your great helpers in getting rid of the Anti-Bone Boys!"
β¦β¦
"Finally a clear clue!"
Rorschach, who was just habitually observing new passengers and didn't expect anything, was pleasantly surprised to find a clue!
He is actually completely uninterested in the rise and fall of a created tool race like Shogues, and its concept is nothing more than the relationship between humans and clones and cyborgs in the story.
Neither the eventual freedom of the Shogues, nor the suppression of rebellion by the civilization known as the 'Old One', had nothing to do with him.
But the last hint of the Eyes of Hell obviously involved the ultimate goal they were looking for this timeβthe Great Wizard of the Shadows!
It's not because he's not interested.
"Since Shogues can be our arm to get rid of Aurora, there are two possibilities regarding the current state of Aurora."
"The first is that he has taken refuge in the civilization called the 'Old One,' and that Hughess has a common enemy with us, the 'Old One,'" Rorschach pondered. β
"The second is that he has taken refuge in the old ruler who has the title of 'Lord of Laleye...... As a pawn of the 'Ancients', Shogoth is naturally also an enemy of the 'Lord of Lalaye' faction, and in this case, Shogoth can also be our natural ally. β
Rorschach quickly analyzed the two most likely scenarios.
It is not difficult to determine what kind of situation it is, and as soon as he thought of this, he immediately looked at Douglas and O'Hunt and asked:
"By the way, I want to ask you something, I seem to have heard that the City of Lightless is related to a true god called the Lord of Lalaye, is it true?"
Rorschach noticed that when he asked the question, O'Hunt's expression suddenly became very strange, and he stopped talking.
"What's wrong, is this a strange question?" Rorschach looked at O'Hunt and asked again.
"No, I just thought you should know." O'Hunt's tone was still a little weird, "It's good that you didn't mention this title in Lancelot City, otherwise, you would probably run into some trouble." β
"Huh?" Rorschach was a little baffled.
Douglas, who was still on the side, explained for O'Hunt: "Brother Charlotte, don't be embarrassed O'Hunt, he really can't answer this question, because it will involve the 'Lord of the Deep Sky and the Sea of Stars' that you believe in Lancelot City, and it will be regarded as blasphemy to talk about your own true god." β
"So that 'Lord of Lalaye' is related to the 'Lord of the Deep Sky Star Sea', right?" Rorschach understood what Douglas meant.
Douglas nodded and said: "It is not an exaggeration to say that these two are basically mortal enemies, their grievances can be traced back to a long, long time ago, and I don't fully understand the specific situation, in short, it's a feud...... As for the City of Lightlessness, as far as I can tell, it does seem to have some connection with the 'Lord of Lalayah', because his daughter is in the City of Light at this time. β
That's it!
When Rorschach heard this, he actually got the answer he wanted.
He had asked this question with the mindset of giving it a try, as he wasn't completely sure that the City of Light was related to the Aurora Shadow.
Moreover, he couldn't directly ask questions about the Polar Shadow, as this question was undoubtedly a bit sensitive in the world where the old faction was located.
Unsure of what the Aurora Shadow was associated with, he couldn't mention Aurora Shadow's name for fear of startling the snake.
However, after learning that the Shadow is either related to the 'Ancient' or the 'Lord of Ralaye', it is time to switch to the side, as he just asked.
In the case that the Lightless City may be related to the Aurora, if it can be determined that the Lightless City is related to either the 'Ancient One' or the 'Lord of Lalayah', then there is a high probability that the Lightless City is indeed related to the Aurora Shadow, and then determine which side the Aurora is turning to.
This is undoubtedly a question of killing two birds with one stone, and the answer given by Douglas also gave him greater confidence in finding the Polar Shadow.
After a few more casual conversations with Douglas and O'Hunt, Rorschach switched to his thoughts and communicated with Segura:
"Tell me about the Angry Soul senior, I'm now more than eighty percent sure that the City of Light is related to that traitor to the Polar Shadow!"
"Are you sure?" Segura originally thought that Rorschach was talking nonsense to Douglas, so he didn't care.
But I didn't expect Rorschach to suddenly come and say that it was already certain.
How is this determined?
Segura thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with a reason.
"Sure, and I'm probably sure which old ruler he's turned to." Rorschach continued.
Segura had already reacted at this time and asked, "Could it be the 'Lord of Lalaye' you just asked?" β
"Eight or nine is not far from ten." Rorschach nodded.
"Cthulhu...... I seem to have some impression of him, his life level is also above the six rings, and his strength should be similar to that of the Death Star Grand Wizards, but in some ways it is stronger than the Death Star Grand Wizards, such as the ability to preserve life and the influence on lower lifeforms. Segura muttered.
Segura did not further ask Rorschach how he was sure of this, since Rorschach said that he was more than eighty percent sure, then it was estimated that most of this matter could not be faked, and it had already seen Rorschach's methods.
As a result, it immediately began to communicate with the Eighth Hell Master's Angry Soul with its deity.
A moment later.
It said to Rorschach, "He has been informed, he has now come out of that little world, and he will set off for the City of Lightless now!" β
"Okay." Rorschach said he understood.
At the same time, Rorschach also stood up suddenly.
His move immediately made the hearts of many passengers on the train jump sharply, especially those who had seen his strength before!
Among them, Douglas's old rival Bolton reacted the most, because he had been quietly observing this side, and after seeing Rorschach suddenly get up, he also stood up suddenly, and said to Rorschach with a vigilant face:
"What do you want to do, I didn't mess with you again!"
It can be seen that this child was really beaten out of the psychological shadow before.
The way he is most proud of fighting, in front of Rorschach and Segura, is like child's play, how can this fight?
If he didn't know that he would never be able to fight, he wouldn't have been so quick with his character.
It's just that this scene seems a little inexplicable in the eyes of those new passengers who came up later.
Especially when Rorschach stood up, so many passengers obviously changed their expressions, which suddenly made most of the new passengers realize that this human must not be easy to mess with!
"Don't get so excited, I don't have time to talk to you." Rorschach waved at Bolton and motioned for him to sit down and not make trouble.
Bolton sat down again in disbelief, but his eyes never left Rorschach for a moment, for fear that Rorschach would suddenly attack or something.
However, Rorschach naturally wouldn't be so boring.
Even if he really looks at Boton upset, he can directly kill him openly, there is no need to say one thing and do another, he can't do it.
The reason why he stood up was naturally for another purpose.
saw that after he left his position, he walked straight to a man sitting diagonally opposite, with a face full of wood.
He asked the passenger sitting across from him, "Is it convenient to change positions?" There's something I'd like to talk to this friend about......"
"No problem, you sit, you sit!"
The passenger was an atavistic xenomorph, but he didn't look particularly ugly, except for a thick layer of scale armor.
Obviously, this passenger was also one of the passengers who had seen how Rorschach had abused Burton before, which is why he was so knowledgeable.
"Thank you very much."
Rorschach nodded at him, sat down across from the wooden man, and suddenly asked coldly, "Your Excellency shouldn't be human, right?" β
This wooden man is naturally the Buggoth named Babas that Rorschach observed before, and his strength is also at the king-level level.
However, his appearance looks exactly like that of a human.
Of course, this is not because the original image of Shoghes is the same as that of a human, in fact, the appearance of Shoghes is very terrifying.
Even most of the xenos seem normal in front of them.
However, as a tool race created by the 'Ancients', Shogues naturally has many abilities, and parasitism is only one of the inconspicuous ones.
The Barbas in front of him is parasitic on a human body, completely replacing it.
"Yes and what, and what is not?" The tone of the wooden man, Babas, was as emotionless as his expression, and he could not hear joy or anger.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else, I'm just sympathetic to what you're going through." Rorschach continued.
"Oh?" Babas's expression moved slightly, "We? β
"Your Excellency should also go to the City of Lightless this time, what is the purpose...... Current outpost? Or is it destroying something? Rorschach chuckled.
When Babas heard this, his eyeballs suddenly rolled in his sockets at three hundred and sixty degrees, and it seemed that there should be a huge fluctuation in his emotions, so that he could not control his parasitism and went into confusion.
It took him a moment to reorient his eyes.
"The left side is still crooked." Rorschach reminded.
"Oh, thank you."
This time, Babas simply stretched out his hand directly, adjusted the direction of his eyeballs directly with his hands, and restored his previous appearance.
Seeing this, Rorschach smiled and said, "It seems that I guessed right?" β
Barbas muttered, "Who the hell are you?" β
Rorschach smiled: "It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that we are in the same direction in this matter, and we can work together." β
"How can I be sure that what you say is true?" β
Rorschach spread his hands and said, "Because I'm from Lancelot, is this answer enough?" β
"Lancelot City?" When Babas heard the name of the city, he didn't immediately understand what Rorschach meant, and it seemed that he had retrieved it in his memory before he nodded, "If you're really from Lancelot, then I think I can really trust your position." β
"This is very easy to confirm, I still have a few companions, and they are all together, so I can't fake it." Rorschach said again.
"So what exactly do you mean by cooperation?" Babbas asked with a deep groan.
"There are so many places we can work together, and the matter of the City of Light is just one of them." Rorschach said with a smile.
"Huh?" Barbas didn't fully understand what Rorschach meant.
"As I said, I am very sympathetic to your plight, and if we have the opportunity, we may be able to work together on a deeper level......"
Rorschach looked at Barbas meaningfully.
(End of chapter)