Blood of Mercury

Roland frowned and looked at the footprints at the door, and his expression gradually became serious.

Someone came here just now.

The number is one, it is about male, and the height is about 1.7 meters.

...is it An Ruosi?

Roland suddenly had such an ominous feeling in his heart.

Although there are not many men who know that they have this height, and they grab a lot in Caral—but for some reason, Roland thought of An Ruosi when he saw the footprints.

No...he shouldn't be here.

What a coincidence. It stands to reason that someone should be the first to discover this place after the collapse of the White Tower...

Roland took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the uncomfortable feeling of things gradually getting out of control.

Then, he stepped into the sealed land of Elucado.

At that moment, Roland felt numbness in his back, and the sense of crisis was like a needle stabbing into his spine.

There is no doubt that this situation is absolutely abnormal.

Roland still remembered that in the promotional CG of the expansion, the black-haired girl who was bound to the sky by countless golden chains emerging from the sky, like a **** who was executed.

Fingers, wrists, forearms, shoulders...every part of the body is tightly bound by solid golden chains. Not to mention releasing his aura, he was not even conscious, as if he was in a deep coma.

It was the oath-binding chain used by the stubborn oak master to bind the plague beast Del Ramos - the only artifact left in the world by the covenant maker Ilbiretu. In addition to the indestructible characteristics, as long as it is entangled, the concept of being "bound" can be directly injected into the existence of the other party.

... Of course, the golden chains used to bind Elucado were just a fake made by Tyre. The original is still used to bind Del Ramos with the stubborn oak lock.

But even if it was a fake, it was enough to put Elucado into a coma.

If Elucado was in the seal, it would also emit this level of pressure. Her existence would have been discovered long ago, and it would not have been discovered ten years after the collapse of the White Tower.

Could it be that there is something wrong with Elucado's seal?

Roland's face was rarely serious.

That's right, Elucado is Elkat's undead, fighting against the gods who usurped the authority of the saint under the banner of silver. Her deeds are enough to make Roland bow his head and respectfully call him a hero.

However, before she was convinced by the charisma of the Silver Queen, she threw herself into her arms and chose to become the undead. She is also a brain eater - a brutal underground race that feeds on the brains of intelligent beings.

Because of their geographical location, the underground races are more seriously polluted in their souls than the above-ground races that are closer to the wall of Aum in the sky. If the souls of the above-ground races are almost all blue and light blue, then the souls of the underground races are filthy and chaotic yellowish.

Except for the devil. They are the natural race closest to the twilight dependents, and they are also the race that is most easily polluted by the twilight.

No one wants to trust these time bombs. And their particular mind-set doesn't think there's anything wrong with devoting themselves to the twilight.

They are outcasts of the saints, humble beings not sheltered by the Wall of Aum.

They don't even have the origin. If you dig into the depths of your own blood like the races on the ground, you will only make yourself fall into dusk faster in the end.

No one would accept them except the Silver Queen. Their very existence is a symbol of calamity.

for ordinary civilians. Their existence is no different from the devil. The devil is more moral than them,

Especially now that the Silver Queen had passed away, Roland could not guarantee whether Elucado would choose to revive the fallen and rotten undead as he did in "history".

It is entirely possible for her to regain her identity as the Queen of the Brain Eating Demon and lead the underground army to challenge the authority of the gods and fight against the whole world.

It's not impossible. On the contrary, if nothing else, she should choose this path.

You must know that her enemies, the gods who killed the Silver Queen, are still standing in the sky. Letting go of the living and nourishing enemy who was dangling in front of his eyes, he turned and went to farm...

Elucado is not the kind of person who knows how to forbear.

Roland couldn't imagine that if Elucado's seal was broken, she would see a world ruled by the gods. What will happen.

The collapse of the White Tower, the third wizard massacre, the plague sweeping the world, the infighting of nations, and the invasion of underground races and demons...

The Farns world is already troubled.

Any unnecessary disaster can be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

——Elucard must be stopped.

Such an idea gradually became clear in Roland's mind.

Her immortality is complex, and there is simply no power other than the Dormant Master that can kill her.

As the voter of the long-sleeping mentor, Roland is probably the only person in this world who can stop her.

If Roland can't defeat her here, the White Tower and its surroundings will most likely be torn down by her. This changes the history of the world—possibly leading to a better future and, more likely, burying the last hope of redemption.

Feeling the growing pressure around him, Roland's footsteps became more and more hurried.

It seemed that she had just woken up. Now I'm afraid it's Roland's only chance to defeat and kill her.

what……

Roland showed a somewhat self-deprecating wry smile.

Unexpectedly, when I came out to look for Esther, I would encounter such a thing.

Unexpectedly, one day it will be my own to save the world——

"This kind of turn is too rough."

Roland groaned unconsciously, and raised the cane with his right hand. The sharp-edged blade of the staff slowly spit out.

Fortunately, I went back to the first tower and took the weapon...

Suddenly, Roland seemed to think of something, and his pupils shrank instantly. The footsteps could not help but stagnate.

...Wait a minute.

Although I was going to come here...

But if Roland remembers correctly, Anvilia seems to let Roland come here too?

"That is to say..."

Before Roland could sort out his thoughts - perhaps he heard Roland's footsteps stop suddenly, and the ground under Roland's feet suddenly trembled slightly as if provoked.

Without any hesitation, Roland jumped back like a conditioned reflex.

Suddenly, all the walls in front of Roland burst into cracks. The boiling power spewed out from the cracks like a real tsunami.

Under the invisible lightning strike, the ground where Roland stood before suddenly collapsed with a huge roar. become a piece of debris.

no doubt. Once this level of "temptation" falls on Roland, Roland will be disabled even if he doesn't die.

"what……"

Roland sneered, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

I was thinking about it before, and I had a good talk with Elucado, maybe it wouldn't be a problem without fighting.

Now it seems that it is purely Roland who thinks too much.

"Don't go back."

Suddenly, the teacher's voice rang in Roland's ears.

"Ah, I know."

Roland smiled and nodded.

Yes, Roland finally realized.

Elucado is an underground race. It's a brain eater. is the enemy of mankind.

It is an existence with the blood of the tainted dusk flowing in its body.

A guy who can make the world around him turbulent as long as he lives.

The source of trouble, the head of all evil—

"...This kind of person, as long as I have one is enough."

"Heh...Are you going to be a tyrant?"

"Raise it if you need to."

Facing the teasing of Changmian mentor, Roland said calmly: "But this fragile world can only bear the ravages of one person—"

As he spoke, the silver-white flames in his eyes suddenly rose.

It emerged from the eye socket and spread to the entire head. Then Roland's whole body ignited a blazing silver-white holy flame.

Like a streamer, and like a tentacle-like four spiral light bands, the holy fire drilled out from behind Roland, coiled like a snake, and watched the terrifying enemy in the depths vigilantly.

Roland raised the cane sword~www.NovelMTL.com~ and the blade rose from it, and the silver-white flames gradually clinged to it, crawling higher.

Roland did not step back.

Inexplicably, Roland remembered that night in Iron Curtain City.

He remembered the blue eyes full of worry, tension and motherly tolerance he saw when he handed his blood-stained hands to Claudia.

Roland's expression was surprisingly calm at the moment.

This is the first time he has fought purely for others since he came to this world.

But unexpectedly, there is no sense of responsibility to bear heavy burdens, and there is no blood full of heroes who save the world.

He just raised his head and stared into the depths of the darkness as calmly as he was waiting for something.

"rest in peace."

Roland said softly. (To be continued.)