Soul of Burning Steel

On the gloomy sky, as the battle ended, the sharp sirens of the floating warships gradually subsided. Now, only the buzzing of the mana furnace's full operation can be heard echoing in the rainstorm and strong wind, and the flickering searchlights can be seen above the clouds. Shoot back and forth.

The black dragon was wounded and retreated, and the irrational dragons around them all fled along with the leader. They left flying ash and wreckage all over the sky, and hurriedly flew into the cumulus clouds to avoid the pursuit of humans, regardless of their own involvement. Is the cloud in the sky a rain cloud or a thunder cloud?

In the floating battleship Gale, the service personnel in charge of repairing the magic equipment hurriedly shuttled back and forth in the central area of ​​the battleship. Although this battle was not the first battle of the floating battleship, it was the first time to face so many flying dragons, and it was also the first time. The secondary furnace is operating at full capacity, and they need to collect such precious combat data as soon as possible, and then send it to the empire.

In the command room, the captain of the Gale, a middle-aged man with gray temples, sat on his big chair, listening to the reports of the people around him with a gloomy face—roughly how many wild dragons were killed in this battle, How much energy is consumed, whether the remaining supplies are sufficient, how far is it from the holy mountain in the far sea-and so on, these are roughly the questions.

Originally, these were all good news. In the past, the captain would definitely be very excited, but now, he is not in the slightest interest. Seeing the subordinate who is still talking nonsense, the middle-aged captain He said in a cold tone: "I don't want to listen to these useless nonsense - where is the Earl now?"

He was indeed in a bad mood. First of all, because of the appearance of [Dead Smoke] Granty, he almost killed them all silently inside the battleship. The powerful cloud of negative energy can completely bypass the hard armor. All kinds of gaps, even directly crossing the space, eroded their vitality little by little-the floating battleship is indeed a big killer in the face of the existence of the Gold class and below, but in the face of the powerful However, it may not be much better than a steel coffin.

As a human being, no one takes pleasure in being vulnerable.

Noticing the captain's current mood, the staff observing the detection circle on one side immediately replied: "The Earl has returned to the deck two minutes ago, and now he has arrived in his room."

"...Then, continue to head towards the holy mountain." Taking a deep breath, the middle-aged captain looked at the holy light that gradually lit up in the distant sky, and whispered to the surrounding staff: "They have already Come and meet us, get ready."

"yes!"

On the other side of the Gale, Joshua's room.

Accompanied by the sound of slightly hasty footsteps, the door was violently opened, and as a serious-looking soldier entered, this spacious bedroom was filled with a dignified atmosphere.

The huge Steel Element No. 1 stood at the door and didn't come in because of its size, while Hei, who was resting in the dormitory, raised his head in doubt, and looked at his master, who was obviously in a wrong mood.

——What happened to the battle just now?

The half-dragon guessed in his mind, but it immediately vetoed this guess, which is completely impossible.

It is nothing more than a few flying dragons. If it is not afraid of heights and the fire element in the sky is thin, it alone can guarantee the safety of the floating warship. Although the swarms of wild dragons that have been fighting all the way on the battlefield look imposing, how can they compare to the overwhelming chaos army in terms of numbers?

Regardless of the half-dragon's confused thoughts, Joshua's right hand, the silver-white sword that was tightly grasped, lit up with magic power, and along with the surging wave of elements, a panic-stricken silver-haired girl appeared just like that. In front of the soldiers.

After transforming into a human form, Yingying quickly caught the black giant ax from the soldier's hand. Without hesitation, she reached out to touch the blade of the axe, and immediately cried out softly, "It's hot—it's so hot!"

In just an instant, the white palm of the silver-haired girl turned extremely red. As a magical body incarnated with psychic power, this meant that the temperature on the ax blade was higher than expected. Thinking of this, Yingying didn't know what to say. He can look at his master with worried eyes.

"...I can't transform into a human form yet, the situation is a bit serious."

After being silent for a while, Joshua stared at the big black ax in the girl's hand, and said solemnly, "I'll try first."

After speaking, he stretched out his hand and pressed the face of the giant ax that was still extremely hot.

The main body of Shenji is these weapons. Yingying is a silver-white giant sword, and Rin is this black giant axe. The human form of the two of them is just for the convenience of communication and traveling around together. The resulting figure, after all, is a bit difficult to carry with a giant sword and ax as tall as one person, but two humans can walk together.

As a weapon specially made to target the Famine God's family members, the Divine Machine is stronger than most of the equipment in this world. Although it has no special ability, it is enough to be indestructible just by cutting steel and iron. They can be called divine soldiers, plus they all have self-awareness and can amplify the power of masters with bloodline contracts. Even legendary divine soldiers may not be able to defeat them.

But there is a limit to this level of robustness.

"It's okay...it's nothing serious."

Using his fighting spirit to carefully explore the inside of the black giant axe, Joshua tried to communicate with Rin's spiritual world, and heaved a sigh of relief: "It's just a little bit too much, Rin couldn't bear it, and just fainted." .”

The structure of the black divine machine has not been destroyed. Although the surface of the ax is full of remnants of his fighting spirit, which brought extremely high heat, it has not reached the true upper limit of the divine machine.

"Although the heat on the surface of the ax is somewhat extraordinary, it is still within the range of Shenji's tolerance. It's just that my method of infusing fighting energy during the battle is too rough, and I forget to take care of Rin's feelings."

Retelling his conclusion to Yingying, the soldier couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and helpless when he said this, and he couldn't help feeling a sense of absurd joy in his heart.

——Shenji was stunned by his strength.

You must know that the previous Patriarchs of the Radcliffe family possessed a magical machine, and how much ability they could exert in the Bloodline Contract depended on their talent. Being able to withstand a magical machine and use it to fight freely was considered a In fact, he has excellent talent, just like his father Berouo de Radcliffe, who died early, was able to make a name for himself in the imperial capital simply by being able to easily use the magical machine incarnated by the old butler Fan. His Majesty the Emperor also remembered deeply.

But when it's his turn, he can use two of them by himself, it's extremely easy, and he can even overwhelm the divine machine in turn.

Although this is because the Radcliffe family has never had an extreme-level powerhouse before, so it was not considered in the design, but it is also enough to show that Joshua is special and powerful.

"Rin's aura just now disappeared suddenly after the battle, which really shocked me."

Now that it was confirmed that the black-haired boy had just passed out, Joshua's face returned to normal. He sat on the chair in his dormitory, shook his head to Yingying who was sitting on the bed beside him, who was still a little worried, and said, "I I thought there was some accident, and I didn’t even pursue him, so I let Granty escape easily.”

Having said that, Joshua's tone turned stern, and he showed a half-smile: "I remember its breath."

Obviously, the soldier has completely transferred the depression caused by worry and fear during this period to Granty. In his heart, the damned black dragon has completely turned into a corpse, and is about to face the pain of cramping and skinning .

"Well... I see, Master."

On the side, Hotaru was holding Rin's body absent-mindedly. After hearing Joshua's words, the silver-haired girl's complexion was indeed a lot lighter. Since her younger brother is fine, it's not a big problem, but even so, her mood But she couldn't cheer up, even if it was the long-lost battle with her master, it couldn't make the girl happy.

Hei slowly approached the sullen silver-haired girl. Hei thought for a while, then stuck out his tongue and licked Yingying's face, but the girl didn't react at first, and it wasn't until Banlong licked it a second time that her expression slowly changed. She turned from depressed to angry: "Hey! How many times have I told you, don't lick me!"

Yingying is a little bit obsessed with cleanliness on weekdays. If she is very clean, she doesn’t like to have other foreign objects on her body, let alone wet things like saliva, so every time she licks her, the girl will be very angry , and Banlong refused to change after repeated admonitions, and seemed to regard bullying Miss Shenji as a daily pleasure.

But now, it was Hei who deliberately did it to cheer up Ying's mood a little.

"..." Joshua rubbed his chin. Although his heart was still a little heavy, he still laughed silently when he saw this scene.

Hei's wisdom has been getting higher and higher. Rather than being close to people, it is better to say that he is already like human beings. He can also think, has emotions, and will try to encourage his friends and help them out of difficulties. Usually, you can't see it. It's just Because it is limited by its own size, it cannot interact with everyone.

Just the shape-changing pendant is no longer enough. Perhaps the half-dragon needs some more precious treasures or magic to integrate into Joshua's life.

But when he was watching Hei and Yingying fighting on the bedside, the soldier's face suddenly became condensed. He blinked, scanned the surroundings, and then left his bedroom without a sound, and came to the outer corridor.

Steel Element No. 1, who was waiting at the door, saw his master's figure, and immediately let out a sizzling response, while Joshua nodded slightly to it, signaling to be quiet, and then raised his right hand, and the fluctuations of fighting spirit spread, dispelling it. All the detection circles in a corridor were suppressed.

At the same time, a little light condensed from the void, forming a simple and sacred rune. Then, with this rune as the center, the infinite holy light spread, and then turned into a hazy figure of light.

The human-shaped face quickly solidified, and a white-haired old man with golden eyes appeared in front of the soldier. He looked at Joshua in front of him, nodded slightly, and said softly: "Joshua Van Radcliffe."

"Hello."

"Hello, Your Majesty the Pope."

He saluted this kind-looking old man neatly. Joshua didn't think about nonsense and pleasantries, but asked directly: "Why are you here? I will arrive at the Holy Mountain soon, and I will meet you at that time." That's good, why use the Avatar of Holy Light to come secretly now, and ask me to block the surrounding sight."

In the room just now, the soldier received a message from the Pope, he said that he had something to communicate with Joshua, and avoided other people as much as possible.

Although it was a bit strange, Joshua had no reason to refuse, but he needed an explanation.

"Young man, the development of your strength is beyond my imagination."

However, Pope Eagle did not immediately answer the soldier's question. He first looked at Joshua's body, then nodded with a gratified smile: "Holding the authority of the sages and doing the cause of justice, your way is indeed true." It should be a smooth road, but even so, the speed is a bit faster than I imagined."

At this time, the incarnation of the old pope was many times more solid than what Joshua had seen in the Northland before. If he hadn't seen the body of the other party made up of holy light bit by bit with his own eyes, the soldier would It is completely impossible to distinguish the difference between the person in front of you and the real person.

Joshua shrugged his shoulders and did not reply to Pope Eagle's emotion. The reason why his strength became stronger so quickly was because of the system and because of his hard training every day. After all, this is true. There are no endless dungeons and wild monsters in this world. If it weren't for the chaotic army in the world of Carliss and Ilgna, Joshua's strength would not be able to develop rapidly.

At this time, the old pope also began to answer the soldiers' questions: "Israel has greeted all the forces you have traveled along the way, otherwise this cutting-edge floating battleship would not be able to pass through the airspace of the countries so easily. , as early as when you arrived in the Far South, the Naka Fortress notified the temple, and before you fought against the mad dragon, the major bishops and I had already discovered your traces."

Joshua fully believed in this point. After all, this place was around the holy mountain. It was impossible for such a large floating warship to fail to spot it. The reason why they didn't respond in advance was probably because they wanted to see how powerful the Gale Wind was.

Judging by Pope Eagle's expression, he seemed very satisfied.

"This battleship may not be able to withstand the extreme dragon lords and legendary dragons, but it can suppress the endless dragon army very well. It is indeed a sharp weapon in wartime."

Regarding the support from the empire, the old pope first expressed his gratitude in an official manner, and then said in a calm tone: "Joshua, the reason why I want you to block the surrounding sight is because the next thing cannot be let Others know."

"The thing you invited me to help by name?"

Nodding slightly, Joshua was already mentally prepared, and he said seriously: "Frankly speaking, Your Majesty, since I am here, I will be able to keep my promise and help you complete it—I want to go Snipe the army of the mad dragons and kill their leaders?"

"No." After hearing what the warrior said, the old pope shook his head slightly: "It is enough for us and your floating warship to handle the matter of sticking to the holy mountain, as long as we can ensure that the mad dragon cannot break through the magic circle. It doesn't really matter how much one is blocked."

"Are you sure?" Joshua raised his eyebrows slightly, and he said in surprise: "I really don't need me? Although I'm a little young, I can assure you that my strength is absolutely qualified as an extreme powerhouse. With my joining, the defense of the holy mountain will be impregnable."

"I believe in you, Joshua." Replied in an unusually confident tone, Pope Eagle seemed to have more confidence in the fighters than himself: "You can repel [Dead Smoke] Granty head-on, which is enough to prove that you Your strength can be considered powerful even at the first level of Extreme Intent, and you alone can stop an army of Kuanglong, this is something that my mother doubts."

"However, it is precisely because I believe that there are more important tasks that need to be entrusted to you."

Having said that, Eagle's words paused slightly, and he said solemnly in a low voice: "If I confront those legendary dragons in the holy mountain, then the great temple of the Church of the Seven Gods will not fall, but Arnold On the side of Si Zhiyuan, I have an extremely bad feeling."

The old pope finally stated his purpose. His golden eyes flashed with divine brilliance, as if he could see through the fog of history and see a corner of the future. Igor spoke to the equally serious Joshua in a very solemn tone. Narrated: "There is a gap in the abyss there, and the five-color dragons have obviously made a deal with the evil god of plague and the abyss. I am worried that they will try to use that gap as the origin, temporarily open the gate of the abyss, and send their reinforcements in the abyss. come out!"

Having said that, his prediction didn't seem to be over yet, the old Pope narrowed his eyes slightly, and continued to say in a deep voice: "Moreover, I seem to be able to see that it will become one of the sources of disasters in this world in a few decades. , if you don’t pull it out now, it will become a cancer that resides in Mycroft’s world, and it will be a disaster for thousands of years.”

"...not bad at all."

Nodding slowly, Joshua resolutely approved after listening to Pope Eagle's guess, "That's true."

He agreed so easily, precisely because the development of his previous life was the same as the old pope had guessed—the Abyss of Anos became the most terrifying eye of the abyss among the three abyss gates in later generations. During the time of calamity, what did the fallen five-color dragons do there, otherwise, an ordinary crack in time and space would never have developed to that extent.

"So, His Majesty, do you want me to go to the Abyss of Anos, find the crack in the abyss, and then destroy it?"

Speaking in a calm tone, Joshua clenched his fists and assured without hesitation, "No problem."

He doesn't need to make any soul-stirring oaths, because the words of a warrior are promises, and once a promise is made, it will definitely be fulfilled.

"Yes, but you're not alone."

Nodding slightly, Igor smiled slightly: "Through the oracle of the Seven Gods, I probably know the location of the crack in the abyss. It is located in the deepest vortex of the Abyss of Anos. It may go deep into the bottom of the sea. You may not be able to find it by yourself. Yes, so Captain Robzek, Knight Lolanda, Sister Saya and other strong men I invited will join you in searching for the cracks in the abyss. As the most powerful people among them, you and Robzek are the leaders Or, they will obey your orders."

Having said that, the old Pope moved his gaze away from Joshua, and looked at Steel Element No. 1 who was silent beside him, a strange light flashed in his eyes, but then he noticed the situation in the room, and then His brows raised slightly.

"Joshua, there seems to be something wrong with your weapon."

Eagle said softly, with a hint of concern in his tone: "Do you need help?"

In exchange, he naturally knows the meaning of the divine machine to the contractor, that is, the closest relatives and partners, and he is a little worried that this may have some bad effects on Joshua's state: "If you are willing to believe in the church technology, you can temporarily hand him over to me for treatment."

His Majesty the Pope said with some humor: "In the name of the Holy Light, there will be absolutely no sequelae."

"...Thank you."

For Eagle's kindness, the soldier expressed his gratitude, but he seriously shook his head and said, "No need... Actually, I have a better way."

Having said that, the soldier was silent for a while, while the old pope waited quietly.

Afterwards, Joshua took a deep breath, frowned, and made a decision.

"I would like to ask you to do me a favor, if you may."

Joshua stared into the golden eyes of the old man in front of him, and said sincerely in an extremely serious tone: "I hope you can take Hotaru and Rin to the holy mountain and strengthen them to the point where they can adapt to my power—maybe this is a bit abrupt , but I hope you can take good care of them in the holy mountain.”

"No, it's not abrupt, I understand your feelings." Shaking his head slightly, Igor waved his hand, and he took a deep look at the soldier with a strange expression on his face: "It's not troublesome. It's not a big deal to be famous, but Joshua..."

Speaking of this, the old pope's tone was a bit meaningful: "In this way, you will have no weapons-the power of the church can indeed strengthen your magic, but it will definitely not catch up with your time to go to the Abyss of Anos, see From your expression, you don't seem to intend to use the holy mountain's holy weapon to fight."

He said playfully: "—Without weapons, you dare to go to the Abyss of Anos? There is an eternal storm zone, amidst the whirlpools and huge waves, there are even sea monsters hundreds of meters in size. It is extremely difficult, even if you are fully armed, you may not be able to easily reach the target, let alone empty hands."

"Haha, His Majesty the Pope."

After hearing that Igor agreed to his request, Joshua's complexion relaxed a lot. Regarding the old pope's question, he just smiled lightly, and then said fearlessly: "It is precisely because of the difficulties and obstacles that I In your opinion, even I would find it difficult, so wouldn't it be more troublesome for others?"

"Destroy the front from Zhengrui, and turn the tide from extreme danger—this is the reason why I am standing here."

"and."

With a relieved expression on his face, the soldier clenched his fists tightly, and a fierce cold light flashed in his eyes: "It is also a challenge and fun to not use weapons occasionally."

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