108. Above the clouds
PS: Second Update~
"It's an amazing feeling...... Is it like to fly in the sky?"
After the initial nervousness and panic, Aoife settled down, and looked with some curiosity at the distant ground below—she was inevitably a little nervous at first, but when the pedestrians on the ground were completely out of sight, the panic on the heights disappeared.
Of course, Aoife herself still doesn't have the ability to fly high in the sky alone, and at this moment, she relies on Io's ability to stay in this place where the air is getting thinner.
"How far do we have to fly? I always feel like it's already high...... The houses are barely visible. ”
Aofe, who has never experienced high-altitude flight, still retains a certain degree of nervousness about this altitude difference. If she could, she would have liked to be able to stop at this height...... But apparently, this is impossible.
"It's approaching the clouds. "Holding Aophee's hand, Aiodore took someone with him, and the speed of the flight was naturally slower than usual, and he was already behind the aroma, so maybe more would fall, right?" "I think our destination is above this dark cloud—be careful, although this dark cloud won't do much for a character like you, but after all, it's better to be careful. ”
As he spoke, Io took Aoife and rushed straight into the churning clouds.
Almost immediately, it dawned on Aoe that she had to be careful about what she had just done—the moment she burst into the clouds, she felt her bare skin all over. As if she was being gnawed by countless sharp teeth, the sudden sharp pain at that moment made her almost subconsciously let go.
"Hmm...... That's what you call 'not going to make much difference'!?"
Aoife also saw clearly what was in this dark cloud—in this "dark cloud". The dark clouds seen from the earth looking up at the sky are simply the aggregate of these terrible evil creatures! It's just that they are intercepted high in the sky, probably because of some protective measures...... Fortunately, otherwise, Aoye would not have dared to imagine that this huge evil thought had befallen the earth. What terrible things will happen!
"Interesting...... Unexpectedly, the earth is actually rejecting these guys, so that they can't come to the earth at all...... Not. Isn't that ......"
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just thought I was talking to myself...... In short, don't care. It's not a big deal. ”
For Io's rhetoric. Aoife didn't believe it—no matter how she thought about it, it wasn't an "unimportant thing", was it? But since Io didn't want to continue on the topic, then Aophee wouldn't be so bored, so she continued to grit her teeth, resisting the pain of evil thoughts eating through her body.
It was painful, but for Aophe, it was just pain. But. When this pain is overwhelming like locusts, it will not stop for a minute. It's also an extraordinary experience. If it weren't for the fact that this was not the final destination, and that Io was flying with her, Aoife would have had an impulse to purify this large area of evil thoughts first! Maybe she couldn't completely destroy the black clouds that covered the entire sky, but with the power of the Key of Tranquility, it would not be a problem to temporarily dispel this black cloud.
Aoifie glanced at Io, who was completely unaffected, and couldn't help but feel a little frustrated—was it true that she still hadn't practiced enough? When she encountered Aroma, because of her own hostility to Aroma, she maintained a relatively paranoid and wishful thinking view of this difference in strength. But with Io, an "outsider" who has no complicated entanglements with her, Aoife can look at it more objectively......
Perhaps, he has not yet been able to defeat the ability to defeat the fragrance ?—— Aoye thought helplessly.
She simulated it in her mind, and felt that with her current strength, even with the strength of the Key of Tranquility, she was not sure that she would defeat Io head-on. And Aroma, I'm afraid compared to this elf, is only stronger, not weaker?After all, at that time, she also saw the dark power that Aroma now holds...... Powerful and desperate.
"Your heart, there's some noise, huh?"
Aoifie was startled, and when he looked up, he saw Io's smiling expression, and he couldn't help but blush.
"In such an occasion, you still have a distracted mind...... It's even stronger than I thought, and in terms of human age, it's definitely a young person, right?"
"It's not enough to see in front of you......"
"Hey, don't be too ambitious - no matter what, I'm also an elf, and my age is not equal to that of humans, even if I live a lazy life, the amount of strength accumulated over the years will not be much worse...... Moreover, I'm still a little kid at your age, if you really want to talk about talent, I can't catch up with you~ But when it comes to this, that guy is even more puzzling......"
"Who?"
"There's a guy named Aroma, a strange person, with a demonic body and strength, but a pure human soul...... Judging by the age of the soul, it is definitely not one who has lived for more than a hundred years, and it should not be more than fifty years, right? In short, if I don't get serious, I shouldn't be able to win against her, and it's really curious, how did she get to this point in fifty years-hmm? Aophee, what's wrong with you?"
"Shhh...... Listening to what you said, I was so engrossed that I accidentally neglected my defense - my brain is a little swollen now......"
"Really, be careful, you stupid boy. ”
Io didn't have any doubts, not because of how well Aoife hid it, but because the fragrance in Io's knowledge didn't look like she would make a feud with a good person, and from the beginning, she didn't expect that Aoife had a special hatred for Aroma.
"Then Io, are you familiar with the man called Aroma?"
"During the time I temporarily lived in the imperial capital, I will live with her~"
"Then she's in normal times. What kind of person is it? Isn't it a very unkind kind of person?"
"Ha Luha, maybe it's a little unkind, right? In her own words, 'If you're too temperamental, you'll get into a lot of trouble.'" So a lot of times you have to play dumb even if you understand, it's good for both parties' - well, I personally think she's quite easy to get along with, it's just that she seems quite unapproachable to strangers, right? She doesn't show a rejection of others, and more often than not, she will be a somewhat cute listener...... Overall, he's an interesting person who controls his mental state quite well~"
[I always feel like listening to Io's description.] She doesn't have any character weaknesses...... Alas, forget it, it's time to get used to this feeling. After all, the priority now is ...... Wait! She knows Io well. That's not to say ......]
"The One Who Came Before Us ......"
"Ahh If you're wrong, it's fragrant~ Although I don't know what Lu Dao is for, she runs more actively than us, but she is indeed a very important help!"
Aoife couldn't help but be stunned, she had no idea that she would have to fight with the person she hated the most. This wonderful sense of disparity, for a while, made Aoye's brain have a dizzy illusion.
"She can really trust ......" Aoife had not finished his sentence when there was a sudden violent vibration above them. Io's body shook uncontrollably - it was high in the air, and the only thing around it was the air that could conduct vibrations. This feeling can be achieved just by passing through the air......
Aoife recovered, and what caught her eyes was a bright sun, the sunlight in the sky was much more dazzling than on the ground, and Aoife burst into tears almost on the spot, but she also understood that the only one who could do this was the one who was ahead of them.
"Oh oh, is that fragrant guy starting to get high? we can't be left behind!"
A large area of black clouds around them had been dispersed by the fragrance, and the path to the clouds had been completely opened, and Io and Aoife could see the dead black castle in the distance—obviously, that was the destination of their trip. But I have to say that in this clear sky, such a black castle that still emits black gas outward, how to look at it.
"Hehe, it's a high altitude without clouds here, and the feeling of being exposed to direct sunlight must be good, right?" anyone with a discerning eye can see that this castle, under the direct sunlight, seems to feel very uncomfortable.
Aoife's feeling was different, and when she saw the castle, a murderous intent suddenly surged in her heart...... That's the killing intent against the aroma. The emotions that she had been restraining and not letting it vent everywhere were uncontrollably gushing out at this time, especially when she learned that the fragrance was in front of her, and she couldn't listen to that thought at all - rush forward and kill that annoying person!
Io looked at Aoife, whose expression had changed drastically, and thought for a moment, then smiled on his face. With the bloom of the smile, she took Aophei's hand and let go, and Aofei was focusing on the hatred in her heart, and her hand was unconsciously released.
"Eh......" felt that she was under the effect of gravity, and in the rapid fall, Aoife also came to her senses, and when she noticed the situation she was in, she froze for several seconds......
"Woo wow wo
This will definitely become the black history that Aoife will never want to remember in his life - at this moment, she is like a helpless little girl, crying out in a hurry.
"Well, it's time to be sober now, right?" Io pulled Ofie up with a wicked smile, and was proud of the "Io's Refreshing Brain Awakening Technique" that he had come up with in a whim, at least the actual effect was quite good, "and...... It's very difficult for me to act like this~"
Aoife put his hands and feet together, and pressed Io's body tightly, wrapping around her like an octopus.
"Less less verbose!" Aoife shouted with tears in the corners of her eyes, and her body couldn't hold back the trembling at all, "Hurry up and go to that castle...... It's a terrible feeling that your feet can't touch the ground!"
For Aophee's move, Io could only accept it with a wry smile. Well. It's cute to look at, so it's fine...... Even if it's a little inconvenient to move, but for Io, who has never had much discipline. It's not a big deal.
......
Incidentally, since then, Captain Aoife, who is admired by the exorcists, seems to have awakened a mental illness called "fear of heights", and has declined the Speaker's invitation to thank him on the grounds that the Platinum Pagoda is too tall.
Of course, that's for later...... And it is said that the person who spreads this gossip will train in Aruba by 9 times the next day......
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"Tsk. Is it really impossible to just get rid of it? It's really hard. ”
Looking at the black cloud that was defeated by himself, it didn't take long for it to be filled again, and the fragrance could only be unpleasantly stammered. This black cloud is very much in the way of the fragrant eye. Because it was they that made Gatis suffer now, and she didn't have the slightest affection for these black clouds. Originally, she just wanted to dispel this black cloud. But she didn't expect to be when she broke through to the top of the clouds. only to find out that things were much more complicated than she had imagined.
Obviously, these black clouds escaped from the black castle, but because of some force, they could only stop at high in the sky, and could not touch the earth where all things grow, but even so, this full of evil thoughts can make the mentally fragile people collapse.
"Is it still expanding?"
Aroma visually inspected. Black clouds poured out of the castle almost instantly, blasting a large gap in the void she had blasted earlier. It didn't take long for it to be filled in again, and it seemed to be expanding outward. If left unchecked, even if they can't get close to the earth, they will be able to obscure the entire sky, right? At that time, the sun will be hidden from the black clouds, and the land, which has lost its moisture, will probably enter the countdown to destruction.
In other words, the castle must be demolished!
However, Aroma, who was once the strongest weapon of the Holy See, also understood that the castle that seemed to be extremely evil could not be broken by brute force from the outside - the evil thoughts churning in the black clouds were obviously the essence of the power of this black castle, and if the evil thoughts could be broken by external forces, there would not be so much trouble in the world...... If you don't do it legally, you can't get it right, and it may make the situation worse.
Aroma tried, a cluster of black light condensed from her fingertips, and cut a little bit of "stone" the size of a fingernail into the walkway outside the castle gate...... At the moment when this small piece of "masonry" was cut off, it turned into a large puff of black smoke with a "bang", and merged into the black cloud below. Comparing the changes in volume before and after, Aroma's face also became much more solemn - the black mist formed by this small piece of debris was more than 10,000 times the original size!
If all of this castle turned to black smoke...... Well, it should be no problem to shroud the whole earth.
"It's really hard to start...... Huh? Someone else is coming?"
Sensing that someone was coming from behind, Fang Xiang turned her head to look and found that it was an acquaintance of hers.
"Io, are you here too? I didn't think you're interested in this thing too?"
Seeing that it was Io, Aroma's whole person was a lot more relaxed. Io's own strength is not to mention, but most importantly, she is also a learned elf (although she can't see it from the outside), compared to the fragrance that has no special skills except for fighting and killing, Io can undoubtedly provide great help at this time.
"I'm an elf, and I can't stay out of this situation, not to mention that I'm now entrusted with double the reason to tear down this castle. On the contrary, you, who are obviously an idler, why are you so enthusiastic this time? It can't be for your Gatiss, right?"
Io's expression became a little obscene again, in this regard, the fragrance that had been with her for a while was also used to it, she laughed twice, and defended herself: "Well, of course, it's a reason, but I used to be ...... after all Huh, who is that?"
Aroma stopped halfway through speaking, and she also noticed Aoye, who was finally relieved by stepping on the stone slab, and after seeing Aoye's dress, she still didn't say any more—in her opinion, in front of the younger generations of the Holy See, some things were better not to say.
"This is the main force of this operation!" Io looked like a treasure, and pushed Aoye to squeeze her in front of Aroma, "I'll introduce you now! The genius girl of the Holy See, Aofei Sauce ~Qiang Qiang Qiang~"
“......”
The corners of Aowie's mouth twitched, but her discomfort from being confronted with Aroma dramatically on such an occasion was well disguised by Io's quirky lines. Both Io and Aroma thought she was embarrassed by that inexplicable introduction.
"First meeting, senior!"
After quickly adjusting his mentality and suppressing the hostility to the bottom of his heart, Aoife pretended to be serious, saluted and greeted Aroma. Speaking of which, it's not wrong for her to call Fang Xiang a "senior".
"You ......"
When Fang Xiang saw Aophee's face, she was suddenly stunned, and she was speechless for several seconds before realizing her gaffe.
Aoye's heart couldn't help but chuckle - could she have found out that she was the one who had ambushed her before?
Fortunately, the situation was not as Ophee feared. When Aroma came back to her senses, she smiled embarrassedly.
"I'm sorry to make you laugh, maybe you've heard this explanation many times, right?But just now, I did see you as a friend of mine, seriously, the eyes are very similar~"
"Eh, could it be that Aoife will still be the son of your old man?"
"How could it be ......" Aroma couldn't help but smile bitterly, a trace of sadness flashed across her face, "That idiot...... How could there be a child......"
"......" (To be continued......)