Soul of Burning Steel

"You shouldn't stop there, undead."

Withdrawing the dragon-hunting sword and spear, Joshua stood on the spot with a steady momentum, like a towering mountain. He didn't continue to shoot and kill Arman thousands of times in one go, exhausting all the origin of the undead army in his body to wipe it out completely, but said in a deep voice: "I can see that you are looking for death. This kind of battle is against me. insult."

"Extremely boring."

His voice was thin and without any emotion. Joshua at this moment was just shaking his head as a warrior.

"Should I be stronger?"

Arman, whose body was reorganized again, was in a trance for a while, and the corner of his mouth curled up without any emotion: "It seems that someone... no, there was a dragon who said this."

General Longkai couldn't help recalling the past when he was still alive.

That was a long time ago.

Nearly five hundred years ago, in the southwest of the Central Empire, the Weaving Shadow Forest was attacked by several celestial red dragons, causing a severe drought for thousands of miles. The empire was busy suppressing civil strife and pirates that fluctuated around the border, and had no time to rescue people living around the Weaving Shadow Forest. In towns, famine raged, bones were everywhere, and all survivors would kill for a little water and food, and even feed on human flesh and blood.

In this tragic natural and man-made disaster, in a small mountainside town named Fernand family, only one young man named Arman survived by relying on the poisonous underground water flow in the mine. The younger brothers and sisters have all died, and they were even eaten by other crazy hungry people, and those hungry people have long since died in the despair called hunger and thirst. The boy who lost his enemy will be full of hatred and curse eyes Turned to the end of the sky, the edge of the sea of ​​tears.

That is the direction of Long Island.

That is the direction of hatred.

Taken in by distant relatives, the young man who worked hard until he became crazy tried every means to hone himself, and hatred drove him to fight non-stop. A few years later, Arman entered the Imperial Capital Magic Academy to improve his strength as much as possible, but due to When he was young, he really drank too much mine water that contained heavy metal impurities, and his body was seriously flawed, so that his strength has never been able to catch up with his classmates with the same talent, let alone achieve his goal - to break through Dragon Island , kill all the dragons.

And just when he gradually fell into despair, a college classmate who was very low-key on weekdays and no one knew his origin found Arman.

"Arman, your body limits your achievements, but your talent and hard work should not be buried."

The young man said with a smile: "I admire you and pledge allegiance to me. I can give you the power to fulfill your wishes."

That was the Central Empire, the fifth prince of the current emperor.

That was Arman's guide, the one who gave him secret skills.

It is also the existence that allows the generals who fought bloody battles to assist them with all their strength, and finally ascend to the throne of the next generation of emperors.

Therefore, thirty years later, under the order of the emperor, the invincible Lord of Armies led the empire's most elite army of 300,000 troops across the Sea of ​​Tears to encircle and suppress Dragon Island, and completely wiped out the pure-blooded dragon family.

"That jewel dragon, Dragon King, once said so."

More than five hundred years later, the general who woke up from a peaceful eternal sleep said in a nostalgic tone: "You are the one who came for revenge. It was fate that you killed the dragon clan. I don't have any resentment. But it's a pity, You are not a real strong man."

"Unfortunately, you are not strong enough. This strange dragon said so at that time."

Standing opposite the general, Joshua was silent. He listened to Arman talking about his fragmented memories, and he didn't have any intention of interrupting.

Because as these memories were told, the aura of General Longkai was changing little by little. This change was very wonderful, as if the dead land was reviving, and life began to be born in the darkness.

"I'm not a warrior like you, a person from another world." General Dragon Slayer, Alman Fernand put the blade back into the scabbard around his waist in a little silence. He smiled and said: I am the general who leads the army , My martial arts only need to be strong enough to withstand the attack of a strong man like you, so that my personal guards can come to help. "

"My individual strength is indeed limited to this. With this broken body alone, I am no match for you." But at this point, Arman suddenly changed the subject, and his voice was no longer like As before, it was as cold and dead as a machine, but with a trace of fresh desire: "But you are right, I really shouldn't just lose like this."

"I should do my best." With the sword back in its sheath, the general covered in dragon-scale full-body armor looked up at the huge phantom of the army god, while the skeleton army god bowed his head and stretched out his huge energy Arm, lift him up, let the opponent stand in the palm of your hand, and layers of thick black clouds that do not reflect the slightest light rush out from the analysis of Arman's armor, and then sink into the body of the war god , a deep male voice echoed in the air: "So, as you wish, witness—"

"The limit of the Lord of Armies!"

At this moment, the energy fluctuations on Arman's body declined to the level of extreme middle-level in an instant, and the violent energy that was as majestic as the sea was all poured into this huge phantom of the military god and the army of undead around him among.

As far as combat effectiveness is concerned, this is undoubtedly a decline - Arman, who has condensed the energy of the entire army, is still superior to fighters in terms of pure strength, but because of the gap in skills, even with the help of the military god phantom The next game is just to be able to compete with Joshua, and one-on-one is seen through all the changes in moves after a few hundred rounds, and now all the energy is distributed to tens of thousands of troops and the huge army god, basically it is being used by everyone. Destiny to break.

But the next moment, a gust of wind blew by.

The undead soldiers who were originally like machines seemed to be waking up from a dream at this moment. In the scarlet light that did not fluctuate in the eye sockets, a smart light began to shine. Layers of gray-white flesh and internal organs emerged from their bones, and then filled them. Leaving their empty bodies, after a short period of turmoil, these soldiers who regained their blood, memory and killing intent focused their ferocious gaze on Joshua again.

This is the tiger and wolf division who followed General Dragon Slayer and experienced hundreds of thousands of battlefields. Although they couldn't figure out what was going on for a while, because of the link of the Lord of Armies' secret technique, they clearly understood that the one in front of them Men are their enemies!

The boundless bloody aura gathered, and flesh and blood began to be reborn on the huge war god phantom. With a hoarse roar, a burly war god with a resolute face and a belt armor stood on the ground with a hoarse roar. At this moment, the sword and hammer in his hand are all regenerated, even heavier and sharper than before.

"I have never been proud of my brute strength, but I have won by the strength of everyone."

Standing in the hands of the army god who has regained his flesh and blood, Arman, whose whole body has gradually merged with the army god, issued the last order: "Dragon Slaying Army Formation!"

"yes!"

In the response that resounded through the sky, several or even dozens of runes containing fighting intent and killing intent rose into the sky on the forehead of every reborn undead soldier, and the runes scattered all over the sky, seemingly scattered, In fact, the flight trajectory has a dark law. In a few breaths, these battle formation runes have formed a huge magic circle with a diameter of several kilometers. In the center was Joshua who was completely covered and blocked most of his actions.

At this time, within the formation, the shadow energy from thousands of undead soldiers close to the gold level repels everything. They are constantly shifting, carrying runes and moving, forcing the soldiers to stay where they are. He intended to corrupt everything related to life, and the Flesh Army God who was stationed by Arman also roared after a long time of gaining momentum, and slashed at the warrior with a sword.

The towering giant swung his sword. This blow was like a landslide and tsunami, and also like a thunder and lightning. After a long period of accumulation, the energy frenzy erupted in an instant. In the blink of an eye, Joshua could only face head-on. has been submerged by the majestic sword energy

With the army as the siblings, with the army god as the core, he himself is weaving formations, stationed in the center, and gathering the power of tens of thousands of people to crush everything. This is what Arman, as an invincible general, chose the way! At this time, he only had elite soldiers in the early ten thousand years, but one can imagine how powerful and magnificent he was when he led an army of 300,000 to conquer Long Island in his heyday!

Joshua, who was restrained by layers of formations, had no choice but to raise his gun to take the sword down. At this moment, the warrior who saw Arman's full strength as he wished also showed his true skills!

Boom! A sound as if some kind of bondage was forcibly broken by brute force, resounded from Joshua's whole body, and then, countless dark red energy veins that looked like plant roots gushed out from every energy node of the warrior, like the flesh and blood tentacles of a Titan. Gathering the majestic energy around him, after a short while, a layer of battle qi steel armor that reflected silver-gray metallic luster like steel appeared around Joshua's body, turning him into a steel giant more than ten meters high!

The steel armor condensed by all the vitality contained in the Azure Orb is imitated from the Chongshan Titan, possessing unrivaled colossal strength, and the point of the sword and spear gathered is also the spiral of high temperature and impact that burns everything. , The two strengthened each other, and exerted a destructive power of one plus one greater than two. In this way, Arman and Arman gathered the power of thousands of troops, and a sword that was enough to split the earth's crust crashed into each other!

At the moment of the collision, Joshua trembled all over, the battle qi steel armor was instantly shattered, and countless flesh and blood fragments were scattered from his arms like an explosion, and his whole body was smashed into the depths of the earth again by the force of the army.

However, Almon, who was controlled in the body of the Army God, was even more miserable—the fusion spear that penetrated everything destroyed all the defenses on the surface of the Army God, and directly hurt himself as the manipulator. A big hole was opened front and back, hundreds of undead soldiers dissipated instantly, and the lower body of General Longkai was completely beaten into nothingness.

But the next moment, a red light glowed in the deep pit, and the wound on the Army God's abdomen was also rapidly healing.

For both, this is just the beginning.

In the world of Grantia, in the northwest of the mainland, in Gaetar, the former imperial capital of the Ulan Empire, on top of the seven obelisks, a swordsman sitting quietly on top of his own obelisk, who seemed to be thinking about something, suddenly raised his head .

"The full power form of the Lord of Armies?!"

He stood up abruptly and looked to the south, his tone that seemed never to change was full of shock at this moment: "How could Arman be forced to this point!"

Two strong men at the pinnacle of the heavenly realm fight, and the energy fluctuations can spread across most of the continent. At this time, not only the undead swordsman is in command, but Urban Deni, who is lurking underground in the center of the continent, in the Shaya Mountains, is also recuperating. Stretching out his tree root avatar, the purple flame stared south with one eye.

"This is the strength of the successors of the sages and the great commander of the undead..." It murmured in a complicated tone: "Humans are really a terrifying race. In less than a hundred years, they can bloom such a bright light."

In the town of Yalein, the sleeping old heroic spirit in the sacrificial hall was also awakened. He didn't speak, but frowned slightly, and then relaxed.

The winner has already appeared, so he doesn't need to continue to pay attention.

At this time, Landia Continent, the southwest wasteland.

The huge war god, together with countless undead soldiers, is slowly dissipating into fragments and light spots all over the sky.

The core of the energy link with thousands of undead soldiers was pierced by a stunning spear, and the general who was the controller was also sent flying out of the formation. All existence related to it will be annihilated in ashes.

"happy!"

Flesh and blood were reborn, and the helmet was shattered. You can see Arman's appearance at this time. This is a majestic middle-aged general whose hair is mostly gray. The existence of the level is equivalent, leaving many defects and flaws.

Regardless of the body that was dissipating into fragments, he smiled happily: "Leading the army, going all out, but being defeated head-on. I have fulfilled my promise, and I can dissipate as I wish!"

"What exactly is the promise?"

The vindictive steel armor was shattered and his arms were seriously injured. Until now, Joshua, who was a little unsteady in holding the spear in his hand, barely supported himself to stand. He frowned and asked suspiciously: "Although you have been fighting with me all the time, But you always revealed some key information vaguely, and in the first half of the time, you even deliberately fought in person, obviously seeking death."

"What are you thinking?"

The soldier asked in a deep voice: "Why do you use dead shadows to corrupt this world?"

"...a warrior from another world."

So far, the general who didn't know Joshua's name looked at him, and Arman said softly: "Unlike those undead shadows, the seven undead commanders were all ruled by the Ulan Empire to 'fulfill a wish'. The bait calls for recovery, and if they don't intend to deliver on their promises, then we'll have to do it ourselves."

"And what caused all of this was the 'wish' of that lord. My wish has already been fulfilled by him, so I follow him as promised."

"Even if the desire of the adult in your mouth is to destroy the world and slaughter innocent people?"

Joshua asked.

"Even if it destroys the world and slaughters innocent people."

Alman replied without hesitation.

Regarding the general's recovery, Joshua shook his head amusedly: "Your behavior of begging for death is not like what you said."

"……Of course."

Arman was silent for a long time after hearing this question, and then sneered: "Keeping promises and oaths is my code."

"But after all, I was once a hero."

Then, the light spot evaporates.

He completely dissipated.

I originally planned to end Chapter 2, Chapter 1 Fighting, and Chapter 1 Memories. I didn’t expect it to take so long... I’m in a bad state recently. If you feel that there is something wrong with the recent writing, if you think it’s not good-looking, please do post it. In the post-chapter or book review area, I really need your opinions.

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