Soul of Burning Steel

Standing at the top of the altar, in front of the cylindrical tray, the girl took a deep breath, then, like the old dragonman before, she raised her fingers and cut the blood vessels in her wrist with her sharp nails. It was pressed on the altar.

At this moment of severe pain and blood gushing out, she heard a strange, cold voice without any emotion or fluctuation.

On the top of the altar, the light blue ball of light suspended above is flashing with magical brilliance, countless waterfall-like numbers and runes flashed through the light, and a strange sound came from it.

[The World Link Transfer Ceremony has started again, the core of the existence of the ancient dragon is being built, and the blood of the ancient dragon is currently in demand]

[Detecting the blood of the ancient dragon, instilling...the blood power is being guided...the progress is 77.74%. 78.31%, 78.92%...]

An inexplicable suction came from the tray, absorbing the power in the girl's body. Immediately, intense and fine arcs began to flash around Lisa, and began to pour towards the flashing light in the altar endlessly——

Having said that, in fact, this ceremony is unexpectedly gentle on the power absorption. It does not forcefully squeeze the power in Lisa's body, but absorbs as much as the girl can instill. There are some slight inducements...but the amount it needs is too much. It’s getting bigger, every time Lisa uses the current-propelled breathing method to condense a force in her body, it only makes the number on the progress bar jump by about 0.05%. The tired girl felt extremely exhausted for the first time after being promoted by the current of practice.

Lisa felt dizzy, and golden stars popped out of the corners of her eyes, but even so, she still gritted her teeth and tried her best to stimulate the operation of the current, compressing the power of her blood, and trying to make the current run continuously... ...The ceremony did not squeeze the girl, but she squeezed the potential of her own body and will. This process can no longer be described as hard work, but pure torture.

And the Balrog is assisting Lisa at this time—in fact, if there is no Syndicate to help maintain the energy in the girl's body, Lisa, who made several small mistakes because of exhaustion, would have blew herself up because of her mistakes, but gradually, It seems that Lisa is already familiar with this feeling of exhaustion, no matter how hard the girl is, the girl has never made a mistake, and the Balrog was also shocked to find that the power driven by the current is under the unswerving operation of the girl. The continuous essence, evolution, and promotion in the body... This sign immediately shocked and ashamed Syndicate.

As a former great demon, its progress is actually slower than that of a native dragon girl, which is really unbelievable.

However, the progress of advanced strength cannot cover up Lisa's lack of pure strength - as the blood flow in the girl's wrist gradually slows down, the mobilization of the progress number also gradually becomes slow.

At this moment, the twelve walls of the entire ceremony hall suddenly became transparent. Just like before, these light-silver crystal halls seem to have turned into lenses one by one, turning into scenes outside the Kronos Mountains.

At this time, the sky trembled, and endless darkness was spreading high above the sky. Both the starlight and the sun were covered by inexplicable fog, and the clouds transformed from the darkness made everything silent——inside the mountains, the demons that were rampant before He was gathering his wings and trembling, while the ignorant black dragon also lay on the ground, trembling. In the whole world, the golden aircraft are hidden, not daring to show up before the darkness, because they can no longer receive the signal of their own mothership. In the depths of the desert of gods, the roars of beasts one after another are gradually becoming smaller. Those powerful monsters with the blood of ancient dragons are fearing the approaching darkness.

Lisa watched the dark mist spread, and a kind of inexplicable despair filled her heart. She felt that she was gradually being swallowed up by the darkness just like the entire Chronos world.

——Can this darkness...can really be broken?

Even if the Dragon God breaks free from the chains and regains his freedom, he can't win, right?

She thought so decadently, and felt ridiculous for her previous courage. The ancestors joined hands with the Dragon God, and even paid the price of world destruction, they could not completely defeat each other. Hundreds of years have passed, and the enemy has recovered and even become stronger, but can the dragon god who has not recovered from his injuries really protect the world? Before the darkness engulfed, there were so many strong men who even trembled in the starry sky. Its strength was really that of a mere dragon, and could it be defeated by mere sacrifices?

On the altar, the cyan electric current also began to become weaker with gradual and slight breathing. The dragon girl cut the wrists of both hands, the blood vessels in her palms and elbows, and let the power of the blood Mixed with blood, pour as much as possible into the altar. But such efforts were useless, the progress bar stopped wriggling when it jumped to 99.17%, and after several minutes, the number still remained motionless, as if it was mocking coldly.

The concentration of blood power is still too low to fully activate the ceremony... It is still too reluctant for the old dragon and Lisa to perform the ceremony that was originally scheduled to be completed by twelve people. Sacrifice can cross the chasm.

"Damn it, isn't it enough!"

Syndicate let out a roar, its tone full of anxiety. In order to help Lisa complete the ceremony, the Balrog even donated the little bit of ancient dragon blood in his body, which made the big devil's long hard work completely in vain, but even so, it only made the progress bar advance slightly The unchecked 0.3% still cannot reach 100%.

——Is it really going to fail? After paying so much and sacrificing so much, is it still going to fail? !

Balrog's heart went cold. It is a demon that has lived for many years. It naturally knows that giving does not mean that there will be rewards, and sacrifices are not always successful, but it is related to itself, and there is still a trace of despair in its heart.

After seeing the darkness above the sky devouring the lord, although Syndicate firmly believed that the lord would not be defeated so easily, there was still a trace of urgency in his heart... There is no doubt that the lord was fighting against the darkness. Fighting, if the ancient dragon who is familiar with the darkness can get rid of the shackles, it is naturally the best to fight his old enemy, but why can't he? ! There is only a difference of one percent, so can't we accommodate it a little bit, does this ritual have to be 100 percent in order to work? !

Could it be that in the entire dragon race, is there really no third awakened pure blood dragon? It's just one percent, not even one percent!

At this time, Lisa was close to coma, even her breathing was weak, the girl's vital signs were getting weaker and weaker, and only the devil was left to work hard... Syndicate has always said that it is reluctant to fight this in order to restore its strength. The little dragon girl signed a contract, and only then did she teach the electric current to drive, and only then did she take care of her. But now, the big devil already knows, and it has appreciated and liked this hardworking dragon girl.

She works so hard and never slacks off. Lisa never gives up even when she learns electric current propulsion, which is so complicated that even the big devil finds it difficult. The girl's simple mind, longing for a distant place, pure curiosity and happiness, made Syndicate appreciate everything, and she even really learned that this came from the king, from the inheritance of that adult, which is enough to make the devil agree with her up.

Lisa admires it, so the Syndicate wants to help her.

On the crystal wall, the outside scene is still changing drastically—because the darkness is spreading, the temperature of the world is dropping rapidly at an unusually abnormal speed. It only took less than half an hour. The river condenses into glaciers, and the trees are covered with hoarfrost. It can be seen that the flames on the surface of the devil have been extinguished, and the wings of the flying dragon cannot be unfolded. shape.

The surrounding crystal walls faithfully reflected the changes in the world, making the lava-wrapped altar hall in the depths of the ground seem to become icy cold. The girl's weak breathing was intermittent, as if it was about to stop, and her eyes that were about to close were still watching Instead of jumping numbers, the Balrog was roaring angrily, annoyed at his own powerlessness.

Everything seemed to be coming to an end.

until that moment.

High above the sky, in the center of the sky, where the darkness is thickest, where the mist gathers, a trace of golden, fiery light, as if something is burning, something is merging, suddenly penetrates the bottomless darkness , lit up a ray of light.

And in the next moment, a round of crimson, warm, scorching sun, wrapped in unparalleled coercion and killing intent, just tore through the darkness and appeared in the center of the sky!

Although soon, this round of sun was once again swallowed by the creeping darkness, but there is no doubt that the darkness was torn apart just now, and it can be seen that under the cover of the mist, there are other rays of light surging, which are other strong the brilliance of the It seems that because of the too hot sun, the fog that was covering the world retreated rapidly, retracting into the void outside the world, the ice cold that eroded the earth is receding, and the plundered energy returned to this world, making The entire Kronos Mountain Range regained its temperature.

Because of the stimulation of this light, the weak Lisa slowly opened her eyes wide. She looked at the crystal wall and at the sky. The battle between darkness and light was still happening continuously. The girl watched that no matter how it was swallowed, No matter how she was obscured, the fiery light would definitely appear again. She stared blankly at this scene with a dull expression, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Haha...hahaha..."

But a few seconds later, the girl laughed. Although the laughter was weak and cramped, and finally calmed down, Lisa had completely recovered from her weakness. She felt that her thinking was unprecedentedly clear, and her thoughts were also unprecedentedly clear.

"Is that so...my strength is not enough."

"But it's not time to despair yet."

The girl who was almost lying on the altar and couldn't even stand upright muttered to herself. At this moment, it can be seen that Lisa is just a slender and petite tolerant girl. Her body is not even bigger than the columns on the altar. No matter how high the tray is, even putting your hands on the altar seems to be on tiptoe.

But even for such a petite and frail girl, there was light in her eyes again.

——The meaning of a hero is not to be invincible, but to bring courage to others and move forward together.

Closing her eyes and then opening them again, Lisa looked around at the crystal walls around her. The darkness still occupied the starry sky. She was silent for a while, and then said softly: "I actually know that Mr. Syndicate is not someone who fulfilled his wishes and fell from the sky. Elf."

This was the identity that Syndicate deceived the girl at the beginning, but at this moment the girl shook her head indifferently, and she continued softly: "I also know that the power that awakened me was actually converted from my lifespan. "

Hearing Lisa's words, the Balrog didn't answer, but remained silent. The dragon girl didn't care, and continued: "Every day I fall asleep, I feel it. I feel something burning in my heart. Let me go." The strength in my body... This feeling is uncomfortable, but it is also very comfortable. When I wake up, I have occasional nosebleeds and hair loss."

"Mr. Syndicate."

Sighing softly, Lisa closed her eyes, and her tone gradually became weaker: "You and the creatures that killed Dad actually come from the same world, right?"

"I'm connected to you in heart, and I can feel the similarity in breath... They came after you to kill you, so that's why they discovered Lord Dragon God?"

"..."

The Balrog was silent.

"This is not a blame or a complaint. After all, I don't know if it is the case... What's more, if this is the case, we have a common enemy."

The girl raised her head and opened her eyes. There was blue lightning in her eyes. She looked at the darkness surging in the crystal wall, and said calmly, "There is also the source of everything."

Actually, it has nothing to do with me at all.

The Balrog knew very well that none of this had anything to do with him. The roar of the ancient dragon resounded through the multiverse. What is it? It can attract so many legendary powerhouses to come? At most, it was fate, and landed in this world... But how to say the exit? It is the Great Demon Syndicate! How could it justify itself such a pointless thing!

Even demons have pride.

"What are you trying to say, Lisa?"

Syndicate said this, with a low tone: "Do you feel that you have failed, so you start to recall the past? If so, I have misjudged you."

"of course not."

The girl shook her head slowly but firmly, and replied: "I just remembered a question my father asked me when I was young."

Lisa narrowed her eyes, as if she was remembering, she said softly: "He said, Lisa, since you want to go far away, where is your goal?"

"How much are you willing to pay to get to your destination?"

"At that time, I didn't understand the meaning of my father's words at all, so my answer was that I could give everything."

Speaking of this, due to excessive blood loss, a blush suddenly appeared on the pale face of the dragon girl, Lisa gritted her teeth, and she loudly said in an unprecedented tone: "Mr. Syndicate! You can burn my lifespan!" , Let my bloodline power accelerate the awakening, right!"

"It's because of your strength that I have gone from being an unawakened loser to what I am now, to this point!"

The girl pressed her chest, and she said loudly, with an angry or firm tone, to the big devil very clearly: "The ceremony cannot be successful because I am too young and have not awakened many bloodlines at all... Syndicate Sir! Forget about my lifespan, burn it, so that I can complete this ritual!"

"I'm willing to give everything! Whether it's my life or my soul...take it all! I want to move forward, I want to go on!"

Losing too much blood and overdrawing her physical strength, she could no longer feel the temperature of her arms, nor could she feel what kind of movements Syndicate made in her hands. Lisa's delicate and pale face became hideous, and she said word by word: "I will never admit defeat! My mother has left, my father has also left, and the elder has paved the way for me...Even if I die, I will not take a step back!"

"I must complete this ritual!"

The great demon fell silent.

The Balrog on the girl's chest felt Lisa's heartbeat gradually becoming weaker, and had nothing to say.

It doesn't want to explain that it can't control the awakening of Lisa's blood at all.

It also doesn't want to explain that it doesn't have the ability to burn lifespan to increase strength at all.

It doesn't even want to admit that it is powerless to deal with the current situation.

Give it up, Lisa, I'm just an ordinary demon, signing a contract is nothing more than that, under such circumstances, what kind of power will break out to turn the situation around, it's simply not within my ability. What's the point?

It wants to say this, but the big devil can't say this sentence. The Balrog is ashamed to say the word "no" in front of a little girl he cares about—it Syndicate is absolutely unwilling to admit its powerlessness in front of Lisa, in front of a girl who has already awakened.

So, after a moment of silence, Syndicate spoke up.

"I promise you."

Its tone was calmer than ever before. With these words, the devil felt that everything he once had started to go away. It felt that his heart was more pure than ever before, without any superfluous thoughts... Yes, it was nothing more than to accompany a It's all for the dragon girl to go crazy. Since a little girl is not afraid, why should it care about its own life as a Balrog?

Therefore, thus says the devil:

"The contract is established."

At the moment when these words were said, Lisa felt her soul was grabbed by a powerful force and got out of her extremely weak and dying shell, but at the same time, another beating, hot But the huge soul is moving towards her.

The establishment of a new contract means that the original contract is void. When both parties to the devil’s contract violated the content at the same time, nothing should have happened. The girl’s soul does not belong to the Balrog, and the Balrog’s soul does not belong to the girl either— However, under the power of the Syndicate, a more wonderful relationship was born. The souls of the two hold the ownership of each other's souls, and the hearts of the two parties to the contract are linked to each other.

In the real world, on the chest of the dragon girl, the body of the Balrog, which has returned to white, melted like a liquid and merged into Lisa's body. The powerful and quintessential life force belonging to the devil is frantically rushing towards the limbs of the dragon girl— —Because of the soul link, Lisa and Syndicate were assimilated at this time, and with the burning of their common lives, the blood power that had been dried up in the girl's body emerged again out of thin air!

It can be seen that in the blue light ball above the altar, the number representing the degree of completion is constantly rising.

99.42%, 99.56%, 99.68, 99.80%, 99.92%…

The numbers keep jumping, but Lisa's consciousness is constantly dissipating. The girl's spirit has been excessively consumed by days of great joy and sorrow, and she has long been on the verge of the limit. Now the fusion of body and soul has brought double fatigue. The consumption and consumption made her have no strength at all. Lisa's scattered eyes focused on the constantly beating numbers in front of her eyes, and she also noticed, above the sky, that ray of light that was still entangled with the darkness.

God.

Lisa's eyes gradually closed, and she felt that her mind was being plunged into darkness. It was not the cold darkness above the sky, but a warm embrace... She seemed to hear her father's voice, her mother's voice, and the laughter of an old dragon man, and she felt that she was about to fall asleep like this. Sleep in this warm darkness.

God.

If you can hear it.

Please burn my life.

Before the consciousness completely dissipated, the dragon girl completely closed her eyes. At this moment, Lisa only had one last prayer in her heart, a prayer to whom she did not know.

— Please burn my life.

Burn away those ordinary times and turn them into blessings from heaven... so that I can be that hero.

Above the sky, the flash of the scorching sun suddenly burst the darkness and brought a ray of light to the Kronos Mountains. Although the fog reunited and blocked the sun, the warmth brought by the flash was not fake.

For a minute, for a second, I want to stand there... I want to be that person! I want to protect this world! Guard my hometown!

please let me do it-

I am willing to give everything for it.

...

And at the moment when the girl completely lost consciousness.

Above the altar, an emotionless voice sounded.

【Blood Power Guide 100%】

[Construction of the core of the existence of the ancient dragon is completed]

[Start existence induction, start steel power link transfer]

[The ceremony is successful...the shackles are temporarily lifted]

【—May the light of victory shine on us forever】

The calm and emotionless voices rang together, and the silver light coming from all directions was completely materialized, turning into a huge silver chain, wrapped around the altar, and wrapped around the girl's body.

In the middle of the desert of gods, the ancient dragon fluttered its wings. This time, it was trapped by chains without the power of steel. The silver dragon let out a roar that shook the world. It completely broke free from the shackles that troubled it, and began to fly high into the sky Fly towards the darkness above the sky, and the sun that is shining brightly.

With the opening and closing of the void channel in the sky, the world of Kronos is silent, everything is silent, and no words are spoken.

In the depths of the ground, above the altar, Lisa's eyes were tightly closed.

Those big people above are fighting because of ancient dragons, civilization, and the world. They are either for the sad wish of saving their own world, or they just want to gain enough power to reshape the world. They are either out of curiosity, or to save themselves. Came here by mistake, fighting each other, and the darkness among the stars. They all have their own reasons to fight and fight.

And Lisa is very simple.

Just want to move forward.

I just want to protect my hometown.

That's all.

After writing 13,000 words, it felt too long, so I divided it into two chapters

Think about it carefully, it’s still mine, I’m too easily influenced by others, I should write more about the plot of the dragon girl... I shouldn’t influence my steps because of other people’s comments.

If you have time in a few days, please revise the previous article.

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