Soul of Burning Steel

Human beings have always been bound.

When I was young, because I was ignorant and weak, I was protected by my parents, and my words and deeds would be controlled by my family members—for example, not to go near deep water, not to touch open flames, and not to approach strangers. This is the most basic rule set for safety .

When you are young, you will enter the school, and the teacher and others will teach the rules of life in the communication room, knowing that others are individuals that are the same as yourself, and the moral standards that vary from person to person will also be in daily life. Little by little engraved in the heart, it will become the cornerstone of walking in the society in the future.

After becoming an adult, because he already understands the truth, his body is no longer as fragile as when he was a baby, and because his strength is already strong enough to violate the rules and hurt others, so more constraints appear together - stricter laws, more complicated social environment, and the relationship between people and others. The relationship between people, the amount of money, whether they are married or not, and the existence of family heirs... everything is a thread wrapped around the body, an iron hanging on the body, and stabilizes all unstable factors.

It sounds very heavy, even breathless, safety, morality, law, life, interpersonal relationships-there are so many rules and norms that people don't feel a little bit free.

Many people envy the free flying birds, and many people envy the carefree swimming fish, but in fact, flying birds have to hunt for food day and night to survive, and swimming fish also need to be alert to natural enemies at all times, so some people focus on On the abyss, the initial contacts of the abyss believed that this kind of world without government, without laws, and only relying on power as the benchmark is the perfect embodiment of freedom, and chaotic demons are the freest creatures.

The warrior scoffed at the idea.

Because freedom is never unbridled.

Joshua stood on the left side of the River Styx, staring at the army of demons that densely filled the entire riverside plain in front of him. The two sides were tensely confronting each other on both sides of the river bank, but they were silent because of a fragile balance. , or the dark yellow ferocious gaze focused on him, but there was no way to change Joshua's expression in the slightest. The body gradually heated up, and golden-red light began to glow like cracks on the black armor. The warrior just clenched the Balrog sword in his hand again, and then spit out a heat wave that distorted the surrounding atmosphere.

Joshua hates demons very much. He hates these unscrupulous monsters who regard life as nothing. He hates these monsters who never restrain their desires and only want to destroy and kill. The reason why human beings are human is because they know how to restrain themselves. In the eyes of soldiers, they are never intelligent creatures, but the most vicious and cruel beasts. Can an unscrupulous beast represent freedom? It's ridiculous.

The foundation of freedom is the freedom not to affect others. It has danced with shackles from the very beginning, and it does not exceed the rules as it pleases. It will never be built on the pain of the weak, and it will never appear in the chaotic mind. middle.

True freedom is like this.

Joshua took a step forward, stepping on the rushing Styx, the black 'river' rippled, countless regular geometric ripples spread endlessly into the distance, it carried the weight of the warrior, and also The fragile balance is broken.

While seeing this scene, at the top of the Black Blood Fortress, Gwaganda was extremely nervous and gave the simplest and most direct order in an instant——

"attack!"

The neighing of the insect demon is still vibrating and spreading in the atmosphere, but its spiritual communication has been transmitted to every corner of the army, so a simpler reply is sent from the mouths of thousands of demons:

"Roar!"

On the right side of the River Styx, tens of thousands of Berserker troops standing still reacted immediately after hearing the instructions in their brains. They raised their blades, stretched out their sharp claws, lit the flames on their bodies, and then moved without hesitation. Stepping forward, he fiercely rushed towards the strange demon lord in front of him!

Without waiting for these melee troops to deploy to intercept them, the troops from the rear, consisting of thousands of beholders, berserker archers and other scattered demon spellcasters, have already made their move. With the thunder flashing, decaying magic elements shake the atmosphere, thousands of The degenerate spells that had been saved and prepared turned into streams of light, streaked across the atmosphere, and fell towards Joshua like rain, followed by densely packed black iron that covered half of the sky. Arrows!

However, Joshua had no intention of parrying. Facing the dark green corrosive rays of light, the burning fire dragon and the dazzling lightning strikes, he just took a 'serious' breath.

In an instant, the air waves surged, the storm flowed against the current, accompanied by the sudden appearance of a tornado and hurricane, the Styx surged, and the magic elements in the midair began to become extremely disordered. Most of the fragile spells had no time to bombard their targets. The body was self-destructed due to the collapse of the structure caused by the turbulence of more than ten levels, and the demon army on the other side of the river was also affected by the sudden flying dust, and became chaotic in the dark.

Before these demons calmed down from the flying sand and rocks, they felt a sense of suffocation and the severe cold was spreading rapidly. The atmosphere within several kilometers suddenly became thinner, and the heat seemed to be drained by something, and many of them were burning with flames. The demons watched in shock as the flames on their carapaces extinguished, and then frost formed, which was something they had never experienced before.

But soon, they don't have the energy to care about such trivial things.

Because Joshua stopped breathing.

In just a short moment, most of the air and energy within a radius of several kilometers were drained, making the scorching hot hell as cold as the north. The bottomless abyss can swallow everything just by inhaling, but now, he began to exhale.

call!

Different from the inhalation that brought severe cold, the scorching hot hurricane whizzed out from Joshua's mouth. The terrifying heat began to burn and explode as soon as it came into contact with the outside world, ionizing the atmosphere to produce plasma. The storm of flames and thunder swept towards the demon army by the river in a straight line. The black iron arrows that rained down along the way just flew halfway, and were melted into a ball of golden molten iron by the bursting wind of thousands of degrees, and then Swept by the storm, they ruthlessly rushed towards their original owners.

boom! At the moment of contact, the little demons in the front row of the army were collectively wiped out. They couldn't even last a second before being blown away by the hurricane hotter than lava, and the berserkers after that lasted a little longer. Not because of their strength, but because after a long distance attenuation, the hot wind no longer has such a terrifying temperature, but when the berserkers in the front row also turned into torches and burned out screamingly, the back row can temporarily The demons who endured the high temperature also suddenly flew up one by one, which was caused by the impact of molten iron after the arrow melted.

First, the armor on the chest was deformed by force, and then the outer carapace and bones were smashed and pierced by the golden molten iron. The terrifying impact brought the demon's tall body into the air, and at the same time, all the internal organs and The flesh and blood were all shaken into a paste.

After dozens of elite berserker heavy armored infantrymen were blasted up, what fell down again was the unsightly corpses.

In an instant, with Joshua's serious breath, the demon army belonging to Lord Helm lost one-third of the little devil's forwards and one-tenth of the backbone infantry. The Rove Continent is enough to cause a defeat, and it is not easy for the ferocious demons. The army that was roaring and advancing suddenly fell silent. They stopped and looked at each other in shock, but they did not dare to move forward.

"Continue to attack!"

Above the fortress, the leader of the worm demon was not shocked by this scene. It is a great demon in the realm of extreme intentions. Of course, it knows the strength of a king-it is impossible for these demons alone to defeat or kill the opponent, even if it is It was also extremely difficult to force the opponent to retreat, but from the very beginning, Gwagangda did not place his hope on these troops. They were just a tool for delaying time, and they were placed there as targets for the opponent to kill. The real killing move was prepared separately.

Accompanied by this order, the nervous demon army began to move forward again - when the distance was right, they used the catapults and guns they carried on their bodies to suppress Joshua in batches, and accompanied by the sound of rumbling machinery, , a giant siege crossbow with a height of nearly ten meters was assembled. After a few seconds, a few giant steel arrows that looked like iron pillars bombarded the soldiers with a crackling sound that tore through the air. go.

But all the offensives were meaningless to Joshua. He didn't even take a shot to resist, but just stepped on the river Styx like this, step by step across the river that symbolizes death, throwing stones and spears Before getting close to his body, he was pressed down by the heavy body of the warrior and fell into the river. The magic hit the black armor, and there were only a few helpless sparks and electric arcs, even if it claimed to be able to dissolve all substances. The huge corrosion beam was helpless against it, and was even absorbed by the opponent in turn, sinking into the black steel.

Sensing something, the soldier raised his head and looked at the Black Blood Fortress. At this time, three giant city-breaking steel arrows that could completely blow through the walls of a city were flying towards his body. Joshua simply raised his head With his hand, he swatted one away like a fly, and then split another with the Balrog Greatsword, but the last steel arrow still hit his body firmly, and there was a violent explosion, and the water of the Styx River There was also a burst of waves.

Nearly ten meters long, the steel arrows, like the beams and pillars supporting the temple, are dedicated to the city. If a living thing is hit, even a huge mammoth will be pierced through and die, and ordinary humans will die without death. The place of burial and the wreckage were hard to find. Many demons couldn't help but stop their attacks at this moment. Looking at this scene, they felt that even the legendary powerhouse would not feel good after being hit by this blow.

But they were disappointed in the end.

The huge steel arrow fell slowly, revealing Joshua whose back was intact and didn't even take a step back. The huge arrow contrasted so clearly with the human-sized warrior, but the result was so contradictory. The steel arrow could be seen There was an armor-shaped depression at the front end of the arrow, and the shaft of the arrow was also obviously distorted. The completely damaged siege arrow fell from Joshua's body and sank into the River Styx without any splash.

But at this moment, on the Black Blood Fortress, a series of preparations have been completed, and Gwaganda, with lightning arcs flashing all over his body, gave the final order-then accompanied by the sound of steel friction from the mechanism displacement, the entire rock formation The top of the built fortress began to expand and deform rapidly. With the emergence of magic crystal pillars, two parallel metal rails also rose from under the tower, and then extended rapidly. Under the guidance of magic power, they directly locked onto the In the middle of the Styx, Joshua was looking up at the place.

The worm demon stands in the center of the tower, the center of this huge war machine. Together with hundreds of beholders, it supplies magic power to the weapons under it. The Sixth Abyss has invaded countless worlds, and this terrifying weapon is in a certain place. Obtained in a world with extremely fierce resistance, its power is so powerful that it can blast a mountain into dust with one blow, and it is difficult for even a king to resist head-on confrontation.

The unknown weapon started to work, the light blue crystal pillars were charged one by one, buzzing and vibrating, thick and dangerous magic thunder began to flash between the two rails, and it formed more than a dozen thunder rings of almost the same size , the terrifying electromagnetic force gathers and rotates in it, and you can see fleeting red rays of light appearing in the air, which are formed by the metal particles in the ring being accelerated to the extreme and spontaneously ignite, and at this moment, the insect demon Final orders were also issued.

"Bomb—launch!"

Accompanied by time and space fluctuations, a huge steel ball appeared at the end of more than a dozen thunder rings. As soon as it appeared, it was immediately attracted by the terrifying electromagnetic force, and began to accelerate naturally layer by layer, which is beyond human perception. Among the fragments of time, it has already passed through more than a dozen layers of accelerated orbits, and then turned into a ball of orange metallic liquid that is as bright as the sun and is constantly igniting and evaporating, and it just blasted towards Joshua's place!

There was no time to react to the blazing flash that illuminated the sky and the earth, and it was too late to lament the storm that blew large swathes of land and demons away together. Everything happened in an instant, and many demons who were killed by the aftermath of weapons firing were still there. Before he knew that he was dead, the completely liquefied projectile had traveled nearly ten miles to the top of the soldier's head!

At this moment, time seemed to stand still, and the black dragon following behind the warrior opened his eyes wide. He sensed the danger and wanted to remind his master, while the Balrog seemed to want to wail, because it sensed something that he couldn't get rid of. Life and death crisis, at this time, the army of demons in front of him is still in shock, the Styx river is still flowing under his feet, and the smell of ozone is in the air, which is the product of the dissociation of oxygen.

In this time-like static environment caused by ultra-high-speed thinking, soldiers perceive everything around them. Facing the extremely dangerous electromagnetic shells, Joshua has no tension or excitement in his heart. He can only hear the sound of hydraulic pressure coming from the black armor. The noise of vibrations, facing the enemy's blow filled with all hope, he just tightly clenched the Balrog sword in his hand, aimed at the incoming supersonic liquid metal, and finally pressed his own weight seriously, A sword is drawn out.

This is what is called freedom. In the abyss, soldiers don't need to worry about hurting the surrounding civilians or damaging the environment. No one can stop him, and no one can hinder him. The feeling of freedom filled the whole body - so, when the sword was swung, the warrior didn't think about it, because he didn't need to think about the consequences of the battle, and only needed to focus on destroying the enemy.

Then, time began to flow.

In Joshua's hand, the Balrog went into complete shock and lost consciousness the moment he swung the sword. The scorching heat like the sun spread rapidly, causing the oxygen, sulfur and gas in the atmosphere to burn out in an instant, and the high temperature mixed with the chaotic air. The flow formed a vacuum gap that tore everything apart, and an incomparably condensed golden sword light met the same condensed electromagnetic shell head-on, and then, there was a roar!

Rumble rumble rumble! ! ! ! !

In the Black Blood Fortress in the distance, the worm demon who had just consumed most of his strength for the function of the war machine under him suddenly trembled. Unlike the high temperature spread after the acceleration of the shells, the cold fear was like a stream of ice water mixed with ice cubes. It poured into Gwaganda's heart, making the devil's internal organs seem to convulse and freeze. Its compound eyes saw the sudden burst of sword light in the distance, and also saw the metal shells that were split in two, and also saw the The Styx that was split by this sword, the ground that was completely blown away, and the army of demons that were already scattered.

Of course, it also saw the end of itself being divided into two by the endlessly extending sword light.

—Ah, it's over.

The worm demon thought so, and everything in his long life began to flash in front of his eyes like a revolving lantern. From the initial abyss worm, it transformed into the weakest worm demon. Through continuous hiding, tolerance and cocoon sublimation, it finally successfully advanced to herding The worm demon became the most powerful assistant of a great demon, and got rid of the chaotic environment where the low-level demons devoured each other. Hundreds of years later, that great demon became the king, and it also advanced to the great demon it looked up to in the past .

Demons never regret, their thinking organs seldom have such emotions, and the same is true for Gwagangda, at this moment, it is just feeling. What a powerful and cohesive force. Unlike ordinary kings, there is no hatred, no chaos, no greed, no joy, and no anger in this sword light. This sword has nothing but destruction. It is pure and pure, only for killing and fighting. Destruction is born, and because of this, it is invincible.

The worm closed its compound eyes, and it calmly waited for death to come.

But suddenly, layers of carapaces piled up on its face, and its expression changed drastically. Gwaganda's self-possessed posture disappeared, replaced by a shocked look up and turned around—and just when it turned sideways, a golden orange streak appeared. The streamer of light galloped from extremely far away, penetrating through the atmosphere, it passed over its body, and came to the front of the Black Blood Fortress.

A golden-red scorching ray erupted from this streamer, tearing apart the atmosphere and the sword light that had spread to the front of the fortress. The light blue ionized thunder shone on the edge of this ray, and sent the fortress to the plain between the banks of the Styx River. Split into two, leaving a horrible lava cut.

"Gwaganda, you did a good job, but waiting to die is too cowardly, I will punish you after the war."

A muddy and deep voice came out from the streamer. At this time, the light gradually dissipated, and the real body of the voice could be seen.

It was a not very tall demon, it had thousands of pairs of evil eyes that were constantly wriggling, and its whole body was covered by a smooth black carapace. On its head, a pair of ferocious magic horns stood tall, with a thick glow shining on it. Magic Arc. There was a high-heat air wave flowing on the thousand-eyed demon, which was the residual heat left by the high-speed movement all the way. After reprimanding his subordinates, the demon turned his head and looked at the warrior standing above the Styx that was slowly closing .

"Stupid guy, you dare to go deep into the abyss and destroy my territory."

The voice of the angry demon contained endless rage, which made the black carapace on its body gradually change color, and finally turned into an orange-red color like lava. It said solemnly: "I have lived for endless years and am proficient in all torture methods means, you will regret living."

"Stupid demon."

And the freedom fighter raised the Balrog sword that was slowly melting and deforming in his hand. He looked at the enemy who had finally waited in front of him, grinned and responded solemnly:

"I am proficient in destroying you."

How does the protagonist feel like a villain...

Some people say that the recent chapters are getting more and more funny... I really want to change recently, after all, it is easy to get stuck when writing serious fights...