Soul of Burning Steel

The icy rain spilled from the black clouds, blowing across the land with the acrid wind.

Lightning twines in the shadows of the sky, and the biting cold spreads in the wind and rain, making the entire world of Grandia seem like an ice prison beyond the 170th floor of the abyss.

Standing between the deep pits and scattered bones, Joshua let out a long breath, the dragon hunting sword and gun in his hand turned into light, and they were divided into a pair of boys and girls. They originally wanted to congratulate their master for his victory. A powerful enemy, but in the end he fell silent because of the inexplicable atmosphere.

Alman Fernand died, but the northwest wilderness is still dead, except for the bloodthirsty beasts hidden in the deep forest caves and the survivors rescued by the soldiers, this area still has no life at all.

Killing an Undead Grandmaster changed nothing.

"Owner……"

Hotaru has followed Joshua the longest and knows his character, so after waiting for a while, the girl tentatively asked, "Why don't you look very happy?"

"Yes." Immediately after the silver-haired girl, Rin also quickly asked: "Master, if you killed this undead leader, there will be no similar existences coming to trouble you for a long time, and the group of survivors It's safe too."

"No, I didn't kill him."

It seemed that he was still recalling the feeling when he pierced the core of Shen Xuying with a single shot. After a while, Joshua said in a somewhat helpless tone: "Arman committed suicide."

"suicide?"

Both Hotaru and Rin were stunned for a moment, they couldn't figure out whether there was something wrong with Joshua, or something wrong with them, could it be that the feeling of piercing the enemy was fake?

But the soldier didn't intend to explain this problem in detail, he just glanced at the remaining energy debris in front of his eyes, which was the last remnant of the existence named Arman.

How can killing a person who has a will to die be called killing? Even if Arman did use all his strength in the end, fighting something like this is to put on life and blood, and burn to the limit.

Perhaps for that general, in an upright battle, dying in the hands of a powerful being that he had been pursuing but could never become was the best affiliation in his life. He didn't want to stay like the Jewel Dragon King. Regrettably, Joshua just fulfilled his wish, that's all.

As for why such a former hero would degenerate to the point where he wants to destroy the world and return everything to the dead, the soldier doesn't understand. He only knows that killing Arman is almost meaningless, and the Northwest Wilderness still It was the Northwest Wilderness. It was impossible for it to return to the abundance it was twenty-seven years ago, and the world of Grandia was still a dying world, and it would not change because of this trivial matter.

The more than thirty survivors also have nowhere to go at this moment. Could it be that killing such a leader of the undead can eliminate the natural disaster of the shadow of death covering the entire continent? Of course not, so Joshua's heart was very heavy at this moment.

Perhaps, killing all seven undead leaders can save the world, but he has no extra time to do this. The safety of the Mycroft Continent is more important to the soldiers than this world.

But...if everything is over, and there is still time left after the inheritance of the fourth sage is taken back by the Church of the Seven Gods...then it may not be impossible to give it a try.

In the end, though, he let out a heavy sigh.

"Let's go."

After sighing, Joshua said to his weapons: "Although Arman died, he gave a lot of interesting information during the battle, among them was the fact that the second commander was chasing and killing a girl with dragon wings."

The inheritor girl in the resonance projection also seems to have a pair of dragon wings.

Thinking of this, the warrior turned his head and walked towards the cave where the survivors were hiding: "The second commander is now heading northwest of the southwest wilderness. I think their source of information must be more reliable than our random guesses. .”

"Yes!" In response, the Shenji siblings quickly caught up with their master.

After a while, the cave closed with rocks was opened by a man.

Outside the cave, in the wilderness that was blown into smooth sand by the violent hurricane, Joshua looked at more than 30 teenagers and girls who were practicing the breathing method he created.

Most of these survivors are young, and the oldest survivors are not more than twenty years old. A few days ago, they were so weak that even the undead leader could not detect them. Now, most of them have stepped into the category of junior professionals in Grandia, while those with outstanding talents like Crete have even reached the realm of intermediate professionals.

Their potential is not weak. If they are placed in the Mycroft Continent, as long as they enter the academy to practice, they will be able to become the backbone members of the army or an organization in a few years, and the chances of advancing to gold will never be small, let alone Mike The great tide of magic in Rove Continent is approaching in no time. At that time, absorbing magic power from the atmosphere will not be slower than absorbing it directly with the original crystal.

However, they were born in Grandia, a dangerous world where no order existed, and their talents and potential were buried. If they hadn't met Joshua, they would have been doomed to die.

"I gotta go."

Glancing at the neatly lined survivor boys and girls, the soldier said calmly: "I am not a guardian. I came here to do something. The practice method I taught you is also an experiment I did. So don't thank me, it's a fair trade."

Ignoring the somewhat uproarious survivors, Joshua glanced at the entrance and exit of the cave next to him. Joshua pondered for a while, and then stretched out his hand. The huge life energy gathered and controlled the soil and rocks in that area out of thin air, transforming it into a A hidden entrance hidden among the dirt and gravel. After finishing all this, he said: "The Southwest Wilderness is still dangerous, but this place is very hidden, and I have completely erased the marks of the dead within a few kilometers. There will be no dead shadows born at night, it is very safe. People who do not have their own settlements can come here to live, and those who have settlements, I also hope that you will come here. More than 30 people will watch and help each other, which is better than fighting alone or 30-50% Groups are much better."

The soldier explained some more things before he was about to leave, and just as he was about to get up and fly towards the northwest, the young man in the lead, who had broken through the silver realm, Crete suddenly said: "Then my lord , what exactly are you going to do?"

When the blond boy asked a question, his tense voice changed a bit, but out of an eagerness to repay, Kriter still ignored the instinctive resistance and forced himself to say what he wanted to say.

And Joshua looked back at the other party in surprise, paused for a while, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and replied, "I'm looking for someone."

"A girl with red hair and dragon wings on her back." Glancing at Larael, the soldier added a sentence: "It may not be older than you, she looks very young, she was teleported to the Northwest Wilderness a few days ago , but until now I haven't found any trace of her."

He looked at the frowning and thoughtful teenagers and girls in front of him, waiting patiently.

Those who give favors must also give the beneficiaries a chance to reciprocate. Although Joshua doesn't think they can give any reliable answers, there is no harm in trying. At least it can make the boys and girls feel at ease a little.

In the end, there was a real surprise.

"I remember that some time ago, there was indeed a faint blue light flickering near the village."

The one who spoke was a somewhat thin girl with some faint freckles on her face. At this time, she seemed to be lost in memories, and she was telling the situation bit by bit: "At that time, the businessman from the holy city in the northwest happened to come from The village left, and the direction they went back seemed to be the direction where the light shone."

"Holy City?"

Joshua felt that he had heard familiar words. Among the valuable information that Arman uttered scatteredly during the battle, the word holy city definitely appeared quite a lot. For example, after a period of time, the seven commanders of the undead— —Now it is the Sixth Great——the whole army will go to attack the four holy cities that guard the tomb of the saint.

"Well, yes, my lord, it's the Holy City." This time, it wasn't the freckled girl who spoke, but the cheerful personality. Crete's childhood sweetheart Malarel said that the girl immediately added this aspect after hearing the soldier's question. Information: "There were nearly 20 shelters in the Northwest Wasteland, which is one of the largest gathering places for human beings besides the Four Holy Cities, and there are many local specialties and primordial stones here. Occasionally, people from the Holy City will send Come here, exchange food and other things for specialties and original crystals."

The other boys and girls also pointed out the direction to the holy city in a hurry. A boy who had learned painting even drew a rough map on the sand beside him and showed it to Qiao Qiaoxiuya.

"Is that so?"

Glancing at the rough map of the sandy land, Joshua had roughly guessed where the Dragon Wing girl was now. Joshua couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he laughed loudly, sighing a little: "I didn't expect it to be really rewarding, if If I had asked earlier, I would not have wasted these two days."

Although he said so, it was not the case. If Joshua hadn’t rescued these survivors these days and given them the power to protect themselves in the cultivation method, they might have heard the news before the soldiers asked. That girl is already dead.

Thinking of this, Joshua couldn't help but glanced at the boys and girls in front of him again. In their eyes, there was joy at finally being able to help.

With a move in his heart, a thought flashed through the soldier's mind.

Perhaps... when he finds the fourth inheritor and allows the Church of the Seven Gods to open the space-time passage back to the Mycroft Continent, these children can leave this world together. Presumably, the passage that was already stable at that time is enough to carry these people.

But Joshua did not open his mouth to promise. No one can know what will happen in the future. Maybe when the fourth inheritor is found, the situation is so dangerous that there is no extra time to escape. This kind of accident has all died.

Or maybe, the Grandia world still has a chance to get rid of the current doomsday scene and return to its former rich and beautiful appearance.

Looking deeply at these people, Joshua bid farewell, and then flew away towards the direction of the holy city.

And watching the light spots transformed by the soldiers disappear into the sky, the boys and girls who felt lost also dispersed little by little. They didn't want to return to their respective residences, but planned to follow Joshua's advice and start from here. Bring some valuable things from your own home, and live in this hidden cave with these companions who have also been inherited.

And in a dilapidated shelter village, in a dilapidated study room covered in dried up bloodstains.

The heavy "History of the Central Empire" was blown by the wind and fell to the ground after a while of shaking.

The pages of the book flipped, and finally stayed in the middle, which was thicker, and was about to approach the last page.

On this page, the editor described the great achievements of an invincible general in the obscure but beautiful style of the ancient Grandia lingua franca, and his unbreakable trust and loyalty to the emperor, which has been passed down for a long time The story of the monarch and his ministers.

And at the end of this page, it records the general's final understatement, which is almost a skipped ending.

【Dragon Slaying General Alman Fernand】

[In the five hundred and seventy-second year of the Central Empire, he died in a despicable assassination organized by the rebel army. 】