Chapter 538 The Beginning of the War
The sky in Akater Territory has been a little strange recently, and this can be said to be one of the most discussed things among the residents of the city recently.
In the world of Shia, where entertainment life is not very rich, a large part of people's fun lies in chatting. After all, compared with other complicated topics, the topic of weather is straightforward and easy to understand, everyone can participate, and it is also practical in life. affects everyone.
Just like in the various topic rankings of Roja’s previous life, the top ones are not necessarily major scientific discoveries, but those with a high sense of public participation will definitely be in the top few, and the recent long dark night of Akate is undoubtedly the one. The hottest and most discussed topics.
It all happened three days ago, when people were enjoying the afterglow of the New Year's festival, the sky in Akkat suddenly began to darken, followed by the shortening of the day, the prolongation of the night, and the disappearance of sunrise and sunset. The sun does not appear until near noon and disappears quickly in the afternoon.
At first people thought it was just a sudden rain and snow. After all, the end of the year is the longest night of the year, and it is possible to see a cloudy day as if it were not bright, but people quickly realized that something was wrong. .
The sky continued to be dark day after day, but the rain and snow could not even see the shadow, and the stars and the moon disappeared at night, and it seemed that a pitch-black dome had been artificially erected in the sky.
The huge increase in night time has created chaos in people's lives, and the lights on the streets have been greatly extended, and the reasons for this are divided.
Most of the native Akat people are optimistic and don’t pay much attention to this bizarre phenomenon, and even treat it as an anecdote in the streets and alleys.
After all, for them who have lived on this land from childhood to adulthood, the Akart family may not be able to provide prosperity, but security and stability have not changed for decades, and the strong military strength of the territory also gives them this confidence. .
For the new residents, the situation in Akate is not optimistic now. Even people with little knowledge understand that such weather is definitely not a good thing, and in fact the long-term darkness does make people feel Extraordinarily repressed.
In front of the cathedral in the center of the city, people who came to pray lined up in a long line, asking the church clergy about the reason for the vision in the sky, while the church priests who had passed through the Akart mansion tried their best to appease them. to maintain the order of the people in the city.
Of course, in the city of Akat with such a large population, some doomsday believers are also indispensable. The number of good people who advocate the end of the world and create panic is increasing day by day. Rumors such as "Sia's punishment" will inevitably begin to spread. The dark place began to spread, and Roja was not soft on these people, and directly packed them all and threw them into the prison.
The adaptation is not random, and the joke is not nonsense. Although Roja supports freedom of speech, he can't stand the demagogic people who are outlaws, especially at this time of great pressure.
Fortunately, due to the previous New Year's investigation, most of the real criminals have already entered the prison first, so that even in this period of unrest, there are not too many vicious incidents in the city, but if this situation continues If it goes on, everything will be fine.
There is a limit to people's patience. This kind of gloomy feeling that the sky seems to be suppressed, let alone ordinary people, even the superhumans have a heavy heart. Once the short-term curiosity passes, more and more people will worry. , the city will also gradually appear unstable people's hearts.
Roja is naturally aware of this situation, but he is not worried about it, because he knows that the strange things in the sky can't wait that long.
Inside the Akate's mansion, looking at the surging darkness in the sky, the black-haired boy's eyes shone slightly, and he was obviously alert to the extreme. In three days, the darkness over Akate's territory became deeper and deeper, and the pressure was in The teenager's perception is also getting stronger and stronger, and Roja intuitively feels that it is about to reach the critical point of eruption.
Through the glasses given by Alyssa, the black-haired boy has been observing the concentration of magic elements in the sky. The lilac color of the sky has gradually deepened with the passage of time, and now it has turned into the same pitch black as the appearance, and this also marks the magic element. The concentration of the element has reached the highest level.
Such a concentration of magic power is naturally difficult to escape Roja's attention, but the boy did not take any action, and the reason is very simple, because through the conversation with Gurandal and Petra, Roja gradually understood that the enemy was doing something. What, that is the domain of constructing itself.
The word "domain" is very unfamiliar to today's extraordinary people. After all, under today's extraordinary system, people can freely release various spells without the need for something similar to a ritual.
Terms such as domain have been withdrawn from the stage of human beings for a long time. In addition to appearing in history books thousands of years ago, they were performed by ritual magicians in the Holy See, but most of them are only sacrificial and have no practicality.
However, this time, the ancient domain structure has appeared in reality, but unlike the ritual in the Holy See, this is not useless, and the reason is very simple, because this is a ritual to awaken the blood, And the object is not human.
"What they want to wake up is a creature with divine blood... This time the opponent is in trouble."
After sensing the strange aura, the Earth Goddess, who took the initiative to look up at the sky, said so and informed the enemy of the conspiracy.
In ancient times, the highest existence in Shia's world was a god, but unlike various legends, it was not immortal. As countless years passed, the changes of the times and the environment made The gods gradually withdraw from the stage of history, and the mythical creatures also disappear
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However, just as the highland elves, angels and other races can think of continuing their bloodlines through humans, some evil and powerful beings have also found their own way to continue to survive, that is to find a carrier suitable for their own power, and give them the blood of its gods.
It's just that unlike the situation of the deified races, these evil existences will not let the owners of their own bloodlines live on their own, but will be attached to them for manipulation, in another form, for another. This attitude continues to survive.
There is no doubt that this method similar to the resurrection of the dead is a crooked way, but through this method, there are indeed some ancient existences that have escaped the changes of the times and survived smoothly. Existence has a common title - the Fallen.
Petra and others determined the type of the enemy, but in fact Roja already knew the true face of the enemy, and the reason was very simple.
"Even if one is in the sky and the other is in the earth, the stench that belongs to the fallen can't be hidden. I'm going to vomit."
The boy who calmly expressed his thoughts frowned, looking at the sky full of disgust, and the moment he confirmed the enemy, the various doubts in the boy's mind recently were finally resolved.
All recent events are a conspiracy, and it started from the sudden discovery of [Collector] in the northern forest of the Austin Empire. Facing this important target listed as the mastermind by Roja and others, the special operations team invested A lot of combat power, for the sake of safety, even Holy See John secretly went to crusade.
Using [Collectors] as bait, the two Kings of Source Level 1 races who are closest to Roja in the human world have attracted their attention, and in the already empty rear, in St. Metz, which is generally considered to be the safest. In the Special Sect, the other fallen ones directly attacked the Akat territory.
The sound was unexpected, and I have to say that this tactic of [Collector] was really unexpected. The suspicions of Roja and others may have already been taken into account, and as the last step of this plan that spanned several months, the sky in the sky Existence is the ultimate killer move against Roja.
"It should be them who interfered with the connection to Artasia."
The black-haired boy who said so had a solemn face, and finally understood why the Witch King was targeted.
Since it is the existence that ultimately determines the success of the plan, the [Collector] who is not here naturally must ensure that it is fully utilized, and the premise is to ensure that its ritual is not interrupted.
Although the other party's ritual to stimulate the blood of the gods is high in the sky and the scope is extremely wide, they are not afraid of being discovered by the enemy, but as long as it is a spell, it is difficult to escape the control of the Witch King.
Today's Roja is difficult to destroy the enemy's field even if he flies into the sky through the [Saint's Short Blade], but if it is replaced by Artasia, it may not take long to completely destroy it.
"Forget it, it's useless to say that now."
After sighing, the black-haired boy turned to look at Cynthia and the others behind him, and found that the conversation between Roja and the ancient gods had come to an end, and the tall woman who had been standing respectfully for a long time also leaned over and saluted and asked.
"Sir, the sanctuary in the city has been cleaned up, look..."
"Well, it's almost time to turn on the war alarm and start the evacuation."
Hearing Cynthia's report, the black-haired boy nodded and said in a cold voice:
"...The war is about to begin."
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On the third day of the appearance of an item in the sky, the city of Akat suddenly turned on a war alarm covering the whole city, and after the alarm, a large-scale evacuation also began.
The people of Akart City are very puzzled by this sudden alarm. After all, in their opinion, their life has not changed recently except for the bad weather. The city has not been invaded, and there is no large army outside the city, let alone the enemy. The shadow, not even a rumor.
Such an inexplicable refuge naturally aroused some people's dissatisfaction, but under Roja's prestige and recent thunder methods, no one dared to openly resist.
Roja chose to let all the people evacuate today, naturally not just casually, but because the black-haired boy was convinced that today was the time when the monster in the sky was completely formed and broke through the clouds, and the evidence was that in the high-level extraordinary person. In his eyes, a huge body that occasionally flashed across the darkness.
The outbreak of war is imminent, and through the investigation in the past few days, Roja has also found the thing that hurt the [Inspiration Chick], which is a kind of monster wandering in the dark sky, like an eagle or a falcon. Dark as a crow, with blood-red eyes.
For this strange and unknown monster, neither Roja nor Alyssa, who has a lot of research on monsters, even Petra knows very well, but what the boy did not expect was that he finally brought the answer to this question It was actually Grendar, who had been silent all the time.
"That is the dead crow falcon. It is a monster that was said to devour the growth of the souls of the dead in ancient times. It can manipulate these things. I know roughly what our enemy is."
The huge skeleton said so in a low voice, and under the description of Gurandal, Roja also learned the possible information of the enemy in advance for the first time.
The fallen, especially those who have survived since ancient times, are mostly powerful beings who have been directly implicated by the fall of the savior in ancient times, just like the last time when the tree people sacrificed their lifespan innumerable.
Power is often so powerful, even over the years that it is unparalleled, and this time it was no different.
The winged people, or the eagles, were one of the many intelligent races in ancient times. They were famous in the world for being good at flying. However, unlike angels who were also able to fly, their bodies were very different from those of humans.
Shia's angels can fly, relying on the light wings formed by the magic power, and the wings of the winged people are part of the body, and like the nickname of the eagle body, most of them have a symbol of birds, or Sharp claws, or feathers in birds.
Of course, compared with the angels who are the messengers of Shia, the winged people are far inferior in terms of magic power, but if only the speed and skill of flying in the sky are concerned, the winged people are far superior to any other races. One of the overlords.
However, just like the experience of the sacrificial tree people, after the disappearance of Shia, the world entered an era dominated by the savior and the mother goddess. The savior of the title of the sun god, and everything after that is very simple.
The fall of the savior is extremely contagious. The tree man sacrifice was affected as a priest at the beginning, and the winged people were not able to escape such bad luck. In the disaster that affected the entire Shia, the entire race was greatly affected. Shock, and eventually lead to demise.
"The only people who can tame the dead crow's falcon are the winged people who rule the sky and guard the savior's temple. Our opponents are probably the remnants of the fallen winged people."
The huge skeleton who had experienced that time said so with solemnity, and when he heard his words, the black-haired boy's face became heavy.
The ancient race, this can be said to be one of Roja's most hated opponents. As an existence that can survive for thousands of years, its strength and means must be far beyond human spellcasters, and the most important thing is that Roja is against these guys. Not familiar.
As an existence that is regarded as a killer by the [collector], the strength of the enemy is inevitable, but even a powerhouse at the level of a god should not have an absolute chance of winning against the Akate bloodline with the help of the ancient gods, then the opponent must have other preparations.
What is the ancient contaminated artifact? Or some other spell?
The boy who thought so shook his head, shook off part of the heavy pressure in his heart, and then looked at the sky and ordered to speed up the evacuation.
Thanks to the interests and hobbies of the ancestors of Roja, the city defense facilities in Akate City are very complete, and there are many large and small shelters in the city. Even now the population has grown a lot, it is barely enough. When the residents of the city were evacuated, the black-haired boy was looking at the increasingly oppressive sky, running the magic power in his body with all his strength.
Although it is too late to destroy the realm of the gods in the sky, it is also a top priority to get in touch with Artasia as much as possible before the war, and to restore all the strength, and as time goes by, Luo The channel connecting the witch in the sub body has indeed begun to gradually recover.
At this speed, is it probably going to be late at night?
Looking at the dim sky outside the window, the black-haired boy estimated that he was silent, while behind Roja, the silver-white-haired girl rarely put on a suit of armor, feeling her own state and thinking about something.
"Brother, the magic reaction of that thing in the sky is getting stronger and stronger, and it seems that war is about to start today."
"Well, I think so too."
"That means... I can fight with my brother, right?"
"About this, I was just about to tell you, Alyssa, I want you to be in charge of the defense of Akart City."
"Hey?"
Hearing Roja's words, the silver-haired girl couldn't help but froze for a moment, and then she understood Roja's subtext, her eyes widened in surprise.
"Brother, are you going out of the city?"
"Um."
"No, that's too dangerous! The fortress spell in Akate City has been activated, so there's no need to take risks like that..."
"Even the enchantment has a limit, and I worry too much about fighting in the city."
Roja, who said so, shook his head, without changing his mind, and hearing the reason of the black-haired boy, Alyssa fell silent for a while.
The fortress curse is undoubtedly a powerful defense, but as the black-haired boy said, any enchantment has its theoretical limit to withstand value, and in the next battle, the enemy's attack is very likely Will this limit be broken, or is there any other way to bypass the enchantment to attack.
The city barrier cannot protect Roja, otherwise how could the [collector] take such a big risk to appear in person?
And in the final analysis, the barrier was originally started by Roja to protect others. He himself did not have the idea of staying in it as a tortoise, but rather restricting his hands and feet in Akate City.
Hearing Roja's words, the silver-haired girl showed a hesitant look on her face. Seeing this, Roja was silent for a moment, then stepped forward and hugged Alyssa gently.
"This time their target is me. The barrier won't protect me for long. Rather than staying here and affecting the city, it's better to fight outside. That way, the tactics will be more flexible."
"But if anything happens..."
"Leave the rest aside, if I want to leave, the enemy may not be able to stop me."
Looking at the worried girl, Roja said so confidently, and seeing such a young man, Alyssa's words of dissuasion stopped for a while, and she couldn't help but bow her head and think.
For a long time Roja and
Human battles all end in victory, causing the silver-haired girl to habitually forget other possibilities, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that even if you lose to the enemy, Roja seems to be difficult to really kill.
Not to mention Gulandar's super breakthrough ability, that is, Petra, the goddess of the earth, can come and go freely on the earth, and it is difficult for any restrictive spell to take effect, because most restrictive spells In the final analysis, the technique has the attributes of the earth.
In addition to the ancient gods, Roja itself also has the crown stone, which can be called a plug-in killer. Whether it is the freezing air that freezes everything or the twilight wind, it can be a good obstacle to intercept the enemy.
So if you think about it carefully, the black-haired boy might as well perform in the wild by himself, rather than sticking to the city and being distracted by other people. In that case, the survival rate may be higher.
After thinking about this, the silver-haired girl nodded slightly and agreed to Roja's idea, and after Alyssa assumed the responsibility of defense, Roja finally breathed a sigh of relief and completely cut off her worries.
Since the opponent is the Fallen in this battle, Roja cannot have any reservations, because except for some new skills in the last year, [The Collector] knows him well, and in this case, he can be assured of the people he sent. , is definitely not something that Roja's previous means can compete with.
But fortunately, although the Fallen has fallen into depravity and madness, they have little interest in people other than the king-chosen clan. That is to say, if Roja is fighting outside, then the enemy will probably not be distracted to take care of Akate City.
Thinking of the young man here is a little at ease, for Roja, the most precious person can survive this catastrophe, which is the best encouragement for him, and in this hasty preparations, time also began to pass quickly. , the moment of war finally came.
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Night time is a reassuring time for most of the residents of Akate City, most of the people who have worked all day return to their homes at this time, or sit at the table alone or in a group of people. Next, enjoy the most important dinner of the three meals for people.
Dinner is the end of the day, after which one can either spend the evening leisurely with the family, or set off alone to have some fun in a town pub, either way, it's a relaxing time.
However, today, the residents of Akate City are not as relaxed and calm as they used to be, and the reason is very simple, because most of them are crowded and protected by magic, crowded together waiting for news from outside.
The war warning of Akate City is something that most of the older generations have not seen before. As the main city in the center of Akate, the people here have forgotten the horrors of war and the long-term peace. In the chaos of war, ordinary people are displaced, but even those who don't have such a great sense of crisis understand that the current situation is unusual.
Not to mention the vision in the sky, after the alarm sounded and the evacuation began, an inexplicable sense of oppression began to gradually appear in people's hearts, and the source was very clear. It was above the dark sky, and as time passed As time passed, more and more strange sounds began to come from the outside world.
It was a rumbling sound like a thunder at first, then it was a sound like a hurricane sweeping, and finally it was a strange cry of a faint sound.
It was a strange sound that resembled the whining of birds and the screams of human beings. It continued to reverberate in the outside world. The first reaction of the people who heard this sound was to be horrified, and in this strange situation, there was no more People dare to go out easily.
The people in the sanctuary were flustered by the sound of the outside world, and in the sky above Akate City at this time, the dark sky for a few days also began to surge, revealing the true face of the enemy hidden in it.
"boom--!"
The first thing that started was a violent roar in the sky, like the roar of thunder. At the moment when the sound appeared, the blood-colored light exploded the dark clouds, indicating the completion of the ceremony in the sky, followed by a strong light covering the earth. , like the sunset in the mountains, it dyes everything with a layer of blood.
When the blood-colored light fell, all the people standing on the ground suffocated, and at the same time felt an indescribable blood, the world in front of them became more and more twisted and red in this breath, as if tempting and crazy. However, before the soldiers panicked, an indifferent and calm command sounded from the city wall, and the herald also shouted.
"Activate the barrier!!"
In the loud cry, a violent wave of magic power suddenly came out of the city of Akate, the whole city trembled slightly, and then there was a rumbling sound, which seemed to compete with the existence of the sky, and a blue-white beam of light rose into the sky in this sound. , and then turned into a barrier covering the entire city, firmly blocking the blood-colored light.
At the moment when the barrier was activated, the soldiers in Akate City breathed a sigh of relief, but before they could recover from the mental influence just now, a strange cry came from the sky, followed by It is a dark cloud that changes shape and moves downward under the crimson light.
It was a group of black birds with blood-red eyes that looked like crows and falcons. They opened their mouths, and the sounds they made were not birdsong, but the shrill screams of various animals.
Dead Crow Falcon, this is their name, and it is also a feared soul-devouring bird in ancient times, and surrounded by countless ominous things, a huge figure also slowly emerged in the sky.