Soul of Burning Steel

The Abyss of Arnos, the Black Sea area, the core hall of the Ark of Light, Time.

"A sea dragon?"

Accompanied by soft footsteps, a slightly drunk and curious young voice came from outside the hall door: "Where did you find another dragon knight?"

Before the words were finished, the owner of the voice walked into the hall, and he complained with a hint of dissatisfaction: "Of course I'm fine, why do you need someone else?"

Joshua turned his head in the direction of the voice, his brows raised involuntarily.

The owner of the voice outside the door is a young man who looks to be fourteen or fifteen years old. He has a handsome appearance, a slightly pointed face, and healthy wheat-colored skin. The specially cut shorts exposed two slender and straight legs.

It seems that because he drank a lot of wine, his face was a little red, and while he was complaining, he could vaguely see a small canine tooth. The young man noticed that all the people present were looking at him, and he became sober at once. Then, he turned his head to look at Joshua, and greeted the soldier with vigor: "Hello, newcomer, you are also a This group of non-drinking Puritans invited over to help... Wow!"

Since he met Joshua's eyes without any psychological preparation, the boy was shocked by the sudden coercion for a few seconds, and his drunkenness was frightened away. He immediately took two steps back according to his body instinct, and hid outside the hall.

"Captain Robzek..."

When his heartbeat calmed down a bit, the young man poked his head out from behind the door. He stared at the warrior cautiously, and said to the silver-haired knight next to him in surprise, "You guys, are you here to invite an extreme dragon lord? The mighty dragon is so powerful!" It's too much..."

Obviously, he mistook Joshua's halo of despair for Longwei, and the black breath was also nearby, so he regarded the warrior as a giant dragon of extreme intent in human form. "

All the people present laughed because of the boy's reaction, and the atmosphere was much happier. The three members of the church had stayed with Joshua for a while and had seen the coercion of soldiers. He would still be slightly startled in his heart, but he definitely wouldn't be as startled as this boy named Hill was.

"No, as long as you are not drunk, you can tell that you are a real human being in front of you.

The silver-haired paladin shook his head after laughing, and said in a formulaic tone: "Mr. Hill, although it is a rare windless period in the Abyss of Anos, we can relax, but we still have to ensure that we are in The perfect state that can cope with any crisis, you can drink wine, but you must not get drunk, if you are so intemperate next time, we will have to block the material warehouse for you."

While Robzek was teaching the boy with official speeches, Joshua looked at him with some interest.

On both sides of the young man's handsome face, the pointed ears that showed the identity of the elves were trembling slightly, and the long black hair that reached the back was tied into a ponytail and hung on the shoulders, which was also a common style of the Far South elves.

The elves are indeed a race of handsome men and beautiful women. If you rate the appearance of the young man, he can get an eight. This is because he is drunk at the moment and his clothes are a little disheveled. A trace of dragon power different from black.

"A part-time dragon knight elf ranger?"

After Robzek finished speaking, Joshua said directly: "Your mount is a thunder-attribute sea sword dragon, a female dragon, its strength should be high-level gold, and it should also incorporate a little bit of the blood of a giant island whale. It should be your mount that is helping the ark move forward in the windless period."

"Li... amazing! I can see so much with just a little breath on my body!"

Seen through his feet at a glance, the elf boy couldn't help but let out a low cry, but after hearing what the soldier said behind him, he blinked, smiled and shook his head and said: "But there is one thing wrong, I am not a ranger, I am also a dragon knight sir , I am an ocean druid, and Furna is not all my mount, it is also my animal companion."

"Druid?" This time it was Joshua's turn to be a little surprised. The soldier focused his attention and looked at Hill from the beginning to the end seriously again: "This is really unexpected."

At this time, he found that the elf boy's waist and abdomen and inner thighs could vaguely see some magic runes, which were the totem magic patterns that druids often had. They could use the power of these magic tattoos to carry out wild transformation. body or use nature magic.

But generally speaking, there are very few Druids who cover these magic lines so tightly. They have always been eager to let everyone appreciate the wild tattoos on their bodies.

"It's so beautiful."

At the same time, Hill had already walked in front of Hei, and the elf boy touched Banlong's neck without any notice, and then said briskly in a drunken tone: "Such smooth lines, such a beautiful body... ...looks like you're having a bit of a hard time, but that's okay."

Before he finished speaking, an emerald green light pattern suddenly lit up in front of him, and the light pattern spun rapidly in the air, converging into a light group. Inside the light group, the power of nature surged, and fluctuations full of life vitality continued to flow from it. gush.

High-level magic, natural blessing, Hill used this extremely practical natural magic on Hei in one breath, allowing fresh power waves to flow directly into the body of the half-dragon.

Hei: "Ho Ho?!"

The moment the wave entered his body, Banlong felt that he was much more energetic.

The black dragon can transform water and fire elements into its own life force, and the reason why the floating battleship flying in the sky makes Hei, who has the blood of the ancient dragon, feel so uncomfortable, mainly because the fire and water elements in midair are too scarce , making it unable to complete the life cycle, and even if there is, most of the power of the elements will be seized by the magic furnace core.

Moreover, the teleportation of the floating battleship, to Hei, is equivalent to the fact that humans have no adaptation process, and they are directly teleported to the plateau area with thin air, which will naturally be extremely uncomfortable.

If there is no shape-changing pendant, Hei has kept his huge body in mid-air for a few more days, and his life may be in danger. Even if he has returned to the surface now, there are still some sequelae left, making the past extremely energetic The half-dragon was a little sick, but now, after receiving the blessing of the young druid, it became energetic in an instant.

"Mr. Hill, if you are tired, go back to your room and have a rest."

Seeing that Hill yawned after casting the spell, he stood aside all the time, and Sister Saya, who was studying the crystal shield in front of her, reminded softly: "Danger may appear in the Abyss of Anos at any time, I hope you can always guarantee a In good shape."

The big nun, like the head of the knight order, is quite skilled in using a formulaic tone.

"Okay." Happily nodded in response, and Hill didn't hesitate, and immediately turned around and walked out of the gate. When he walked in front of Joshua, the young man paused slightly, and then he reminded softly with kindness: "Unknown dragon knight, take good care of your dragon. It is currently in a bottleneck period of breaking through the high-level gold. It is in a state like before, which will greatly delay its advancement speed."

"Your opinion is very useful." Hearing the other party's reminder, Joshua turned his head to look at the energetic half-dragon, nodded cautiously and said, "You can call me Joshua, thank you very much."

"It's nothing, after all, I'm also a dragon knight." As he walked towards the door, Hill said with a relaxed smile: "The high-level gold is a dividing line for dragons, especially those like you and my partner." A hybrid."

"If you can cross the past, you can go further. If you can't, you can only stay in the current state. In this way, they will be very sad."

After speaking, he left the core hall, and with the sound of soft footsteps gradually moving away, Hill walked towards his room.

"No wonder you are so polite to him."

After the elf boy left the hall, Joshua rubbed his chin and looked thoughtfully at Hei who was full of energy and wagging his tail: "In terms of strength, he is not strong, he should only be at the silver level, even if you count the strength on his body. The totem magic pattern can only protect itself in gold-level battles, but this superb natural magic and knowledge, coupled with a high-level gold sea dragon partner, is indeed a very powerful boost."

"Young man? Joshua, you must have stayed with the dwarves in the Northland for a long time and forgot some common sense."

Hearing Joshua's words, Lolanda couldn't help laughing, he shook his head, waved the wine glass in his hand and said, "Sill is older than us, just a little younger than Captain Robzek—— You know, the youthful appearance of a pure-blood elf means that the other party is at least thirty or forty years old. What else can we call him if we don’t use Mr. Hill? Moreover, Hill is a member of the Sea Dragon Knights in the Eastern Plains. This time, he was only entrusted by the church. It’s just for us to explore the Abyss of Anos for us, so you must be more polite.”

"Although his strength is a bit weak, he is indeed a first-class expert in exploring sea areas, and ocean druids can foresee storms and ocean currents. This time, the windless period was also budgeted by Hill."

Robzek also nodded in agreement: "His sea dragon partner can scare away many sea monsters and save us a lot of time. After all, our purpose is the central maelstrom, not hunting those infected by chaos. Creatures of terror."

"Who else did you invite this time?"

Because of Hill, Joshua became a little interested in the companions of this trip. According to Pope Eagle, they explored the Abyss of Anos four times before inviting him to sail together. Naturally, these four They have encountered failures without exception every time. Stimulated by this, the Church of the Seven Gods will look for other strong men in the mainland to explore this chaotic sea together.

"Not many, counting you and Hill, there are only three people in total."

Robzek seemed to have guessed that the soldier would ask this question a long time ago. After looking at each other with Lolanda and Saya, he immediately replied seriously: "I will introduce another person to you when I have time later, but now , we happen to have something to ask you."

—The top floor of the ark.

The Ark Time is completely different from ships in the usual sense. Its shape is the same as its name, square and square, similar to the shape of two trapezoids merged. This kind of ship will undoubtedly be greatly affected when sailing. influence, but the powerful magic makes it overcome all negative factors.

The powerful magic of confinement covers the entire hull, enabling it to almost completely ignore the nearly ten-meter-high waves in the Black Sea, and the sacred runes containing infinite mysteries can even convert the impact of sea water into the power of its own actions, making it faster and faster.

However, such a powerful ability naturally has a very high price. The energy consumption of the Time is several times that of ordinary magic ships. This level of energy consumption cannot be ignored, so in order to release the energy as much as possible and use it in key places, the church needs to find another energy source to replace the magic furnace core for normal use.

The huge magical array platform with a diameter of 20 meters shone with sacred light, just like in the core hall, golden and white crystals were placed on the nodes of the array, following the power of the holy light. It was flowing and flickering, and at the very center of this magic circle, a half-human-sized round gemstone was suspended in mid-air, slowly rotating, releasing hot positive energy like the sun.

Although it is daytime now, the Abyss of Anos is still covered by haze, and the surroundings are as dark as night, but the light emitted by this gem illuminates the sea area within a radius of several kilometers, making it impossible for all evil beings to hide.

"Fusion Star, you actually borrowed this stuff!"

Following in the footsteps of the three members of the church to the top floor of the ark, Joshua couldn't help but sigh for the church's determination after seeing the familiar gem in front of him.

You know, this fusion star is a treasure used by the royal family of the Northern Empire to decorate the Holy Hall. It is also a symbol of the empire's victory over the orcs and becoming the overlord of the north of the mainland. This kind of thing can be borrowed. I really don't know what the church paid for it. cost.

Because there is no crisis, not even rain or big waves, the speed of the magic circle is not fast. Layers of gear-like runes are slowly turning in mid-air, guiding the infinite Endless positive energy spread to the surroundings of the ark, dispelling a trace of chaotic power in the atmosphere.

"The last time we explored, we have reached the deepest part of the Abyss of Anos, and we are about to approach the central vortex."

Taking a step forward, Robzek looked at the magic circle in front of him, and said to Joshua in a heavy tone: "But in the end, we fell short. The too thick power of the abyss caused the dark mist to make the ark lose its direction... Due to the exhaustion of resources, we had to flee in embarrassment and prepare for the next exploration."

On the side, the big nun also echoed softly: "The Fusion Star is already one of the most powerful positive energy treasures on the Mycroft Continent, but even it can't protect the Ark from moving forward in such a fog—it's not it The power of the church is not strong enough, but it has to fight against huge waves and heavy rain, so after thinking for a while, the church followed Lolanda's suggestion and invited you to come."

The last time Joshua was in the imperial capital, he helped the church and the Royal Mages Association to expel the fog of God's Evil. For Robzek and Saya who didn't understand this aspect, the fog of God's Evil and the black fog deep in the Abyss of Anos were both It's almost the same thing, please come to the soldiers to make sure it's the right way.

"So you invited me here just to let me be a torch to illuminate the darkness?" Hearing this, Joshua understood. Use the power of order in the Azure Orb to break through the fog of the abyss? Indeed, the power of order can expel the power of the abyss better than the positive energy of the fusion star."

"Of course, it's not just that."

At this time, Loranda's voice sounded. As a person who has lived with warriors for a long time, the paladin certainly knows what Joshua wants: "Don't worry, my friend, there are people in the Abyss of Anos Many eroded sea monsters..."

Before he finished speaking, he closed his mouth, and of course the soldier understood what the other party meant, and showed a knowing smile.

"Anyway, Lord Earl, please try to see if you can control this magic circle first."

On the side, Saye stretched out her slender palm and released circles of waves of holy light. She was modifying some structures in the magic circle out of thin air. The runes shrouded in the platform separated a passage enough to accommodate one person.

"How to control?"

Walking forward without hesitation, Joshua stepped into the formation, and he immediately felt as if he was under the warm sunlight: "Although I know a little magic, I only know how to destroy it. "

This is the truth. The warrior glanced at this magical circle and immediately noticed seventeen flaws in its operation. If he was given a little more time, he might be able to find more.

"It's very simple, my lord."

The soft voice of the great nun came from outside the circle: "Just stand at the core of the circle."

This is indeed very simple, the formation is actually not big, after a second, Joshua stood in the center of the formation, directly below the fusion star.

But after that, he frowned.

"This kind of power...something is wrong."

The moment he stepped into the center of the magic circle, Joshua felt that he had established some kind of wonderful connection with the fragment of the sun above his head. The majestic positive energy was manipulated by magic and could echo at any time his thoughts.

It wasn't something that made him feel wrong. The soldier pondered for a while, then closed his mouth, stopped talking, and felt the power in the magic circle that made him feel puzzled.

But the deeper the exploration, the more serious Joshua's face became, and it seemed that he was influenced by him, and the entire top floor of the ark suddenly became quiet, leaving only the sea breeze blowing slowly and the magic circle in motion. murmur.

"Maybe the Pope didn't tell you our purpose in detail because of time constraints."

After nearly ten minutes, Robzek opened his mouth and broke the silence. This hearty man with silver hair and an upright and simple personality, who can be regarded as a model of a traditional paladin, spoke to the soldier with a reverent tone that he had never seen before. Explained: "Because I'm worried that you don't believe it, I want you to come to the Abyss of Anos and witness all this with your own eyes—"

"No, no need to explain."

Joshua felt the familiar yet unfamiliar sacred power inside the magic circle, and he couldn't help grinning slowly: "I already know what you are going to do."

The structure of the magic circle is still very immature compared to the previous life, but there is no doubt that it is the prototype of "that" magic circle used by humans in the second abyss battle in the previous life!

"I just said that it is impossible to invite all kinds of powerhouses to come to help, and even pay a huge price to borrow the Fusion Star from the imperial royal family. It is impossible just to explore a mere Abyss of Anos."

"It's not to guard against the attacks of the five-color dragons, it's not the tentacle that cuts off the connection between the abyss and our world. Igor deserves to be the pope who claims to be the closest to the gods throughout the ages. What he wants is really extraordinary."

On Joshua's chest, a phantom of a blue orb slowly emerged, in which endless power of order surged, and the warrior turned his head, looked at the three members of the church who were also smiling, and laughed loudly: " The Church of the Seven Gods really has lofty ambitions, you don’t take the dragon disaster seriously at all, but plan to use the crack in the Abyss of Anos as a springboard to counterattack the abyss!”

My qq was stolen... If I say something strange in the group, don't believe it...