Chapter 42: The Way

The thunderbolt ran through the hallway, slashing directly at the wall behind Shang Luo. Shang Luo, who was running away, looked back in surprise - this was the first time he had seen such an obvious release of power so far.

Whether it was Apollonia's divination, or Helios's oath, these powers were not released. Even if he ate Tsukidan, demonized or vomited blood, and was stabbed through by the spear of the Sun God, it actually didn't have a too significant impact on the outside world. Even if Phlogiston does not exist, even if there is no divination, things can still happen, but the probability of happening is not so great.

Even if the Spear of the Sun God used the oath to restore those few people who tested the medicine, this power tends to be "restrained", which is to restore things to their original state. Without a pact with Helios, then this power is obviously not capable of having any effect on him. The only exception to this is the weight of the Spear of the Sun God, which really doesn't match its shape and can really crush people to death.

It was only when Phaethon entered the state of demonization that it brought visible changes to the surroundings, as the temperature around them decreased. The temperature drops, which obviously has nothing to do with the "contractor", he will objectively affect all the people around him.

And that thunder just now completely surpassed all the mysterious power he had seen before, and the power of the colossus made every pore of his body stand up even now.

[What a strong aura... Being able to use this level of power during the Qi cultivation period is indeed worthy of the 'Origin Path'." Helios's 'entropy path', even at the second level, is difficult to show enough power to shake objective reality. 】

"The Origin Path? What is that? ”

[The Origin Path is the "Dao Law" in the usual sense. Explore the formless, nameless, non-action, beginningless and endless, and explore the path to the origin. One of the powers of the Origin Path is to direct phlogiston and inject it into the object to sublimate it. If this object is a person, it is cultivation; If the object is a prop, then it can create a spiritual object. What Wen Yuan used just now should be a high-level spiritual object - but such a high-level thing obviously can't be as simple as a bomb, it is a very precious object. I could feel the threads of fate that were implicated in many of them. 】

"No wonder he says you only get one chance... If it succeeds this time, I'll thank him again. Where's that spear? Can you feel it? ”

[It's not far ahead, and you can go around and go back to the previous office.] But it had turned black, and all the light had been absorbed by Phaeton. I can see it clearly because I don't have to see it with my eyes. You have to be careful not to step on anything on the ground. 】

"All the people she brought with her are dead?"

The light has been sucked away, and those will surely die. There is still a little light left in the spear that has not been taken, and that is because Fae is a perath breaker, and now he can't touch the spear of the sun god, which symbolizes the oath... Well??? Wait, more than one spot of light! I thought I was seeing the Spear of the Sun God, but the light was still moving! It's moving! 】

"Huh? What's left in there? ”

[I don't know.] But that thing is alive, it's not doing random motion. It's in... It wanders around the room, and it's confused. It overlapped with the Spear of the Sun God, and the Spear of the Sun God was on it! 】

...

Shang Luo's heart sank. He was now unarmed, and even the playing cards for divination were on the ground. If according to the saying "phlogiston gives power", then the phlogiston in the playing card may also be absorbed by Phaethon.

[Don't care about that playing card.] If we survive, we can figure out how to build something even better. I've got some ideas, and I've got some inspiration from Helios. 】

"Do you have anything that can improve your combat effectiveness? If something stops me from the front, I've got to find a way to fight back. ”

[Think about it... I don't. But that thing coincided with the Spear of the Sun God, and it was obviously light as well. If it's light, you should have a unique magic weapon on you that specializes in restraining light. 】

"What's that?"

[That hammer is the hammer you used to strike me.] That hammer used to damage the body of the Divine Machine, and now it has a 'special attack' on the Divine Machine. The thing that stood in front of you also contained a high concentration of phlogiston, otherwise I wouldn't have mistaken it for the Sun God's spear before. Your hammer should also be able to deal 'critical damage' to it. 】

Hearing this, Shang Luo took out the small hammer. It was a metalworking hammer that couldn't have been simpler, with a copper handle and a copper head, and the edges were not even chamfered. This is a small hammer that he uses with a machine tool himself, and for the students of Wutaishan Education Institute, this is just a small handicraft after school in the fifth grade.

"Okay." Nowadays, it is better to have a small hammer in hand than empty-handed. He grabbed the hammer in his hand and ran around to the side door of the old office. There was more than one door in the office, and it was possible to enter through this door in addition to the one that had been run out earlier.

[The light is behind.] Apollonia reminded, "It seems to have discovered you... It notices you. 】

Shang Luo swallowed and opened the door.

The light appeared before him—

"Huh?" He stood there with a small hammer and looked at the "light" inside.

It was the white lion, who was lying on top of the spear of the sun god, pressing the hilt with the lion's paw. Everything around it didn't seem to have anything to do with it, it just lay there quietly. However, the wagging tail shows its anxiety.

"Luo Luo, your name is Luo Luo, right?" Let's be "more familiar", there are still people outside who need help, so Shang Luo mustered up the courage to come up.

Luo Luo raised his head, glanced at him, and continued to keep his head down to maintain his strength. I had met Shang Luo before, and he was a "safe thing" for the white lion, so the white lion was not interested in him.

"Lolo, Lolo." He tried to crouch down, lowering his center of gravity so that he didn't look so high, "Can you lend me the spear you hold on?" Just lend me a little. ”

The white lion was unmoved, its tail still wagging anxiously.

"Lolo? Do me a favor? I need this spear, and I'm going to help Phaethon. She's gone crazy now—you know? ”

Hearing the name of "Phaethon", the white lion suddenly raised his head.

"You react to the name Phaethon, don't you? You're looking for him too? Luo Luo whimpered and nodded.

"She's out there, don't you see?"

Lolo didn't react, his tail wagging more and more anxiously.

[It no longer recognizes Phaetong.] The white lion was also supposed to be Helios' pet, and it used breath, not observation, to confirm Phaethon's identity. Phaethon became like that, it didn't understand the process, it just felt that Phaethon was lost... It was protecting what Phaethon had left behind, and then staying where it was waiting for Phaethon to return. 】

"Lolo." Shang Luo leaned in closer, "I know where Fae is. How about lending me the spear and let's go to her together? You don't want her to make a big mistake, do you? ”

The white lion looked him in the eye and seemed to be thinking. Moments later, it made its decision.

With his head bowed and his mouth open, the white lion latched on to the spear of the sun god with his teeth. The weight of the Sun God's spear had almost been lost, making the white lion himself a little unaccustomed.

Picking up its spear, it looked at Shang Luo, waiting for his next move.

[It didn't trust you, so let you lead the way.] It wants to see with its own eyes what Phaethon is now and then decide whether to lend it to you or not. 】