Blood of Mercury

Roland's mouth curved slightly.

He seemed to know what Sheila was here for.

"How many have come to your level?"

"Six in all."

"when are you leaving?"

"Such a good show, I have to finish watching it before I can leave."

Roland replied calmly, showing a shallow smile.

That is the open-minded smile that only those who put their own death aside can have.

Seeing that smile, Sheila felt that something hit her heart suddenly. An electric current shot up from the spine, to the back of the head.

Sheila thought of her parents who died under the kiss of a wolf when she was a child.

[Xila, let's play a game... Close your eyes, cover your ears, and see who can't stand it first, how about it? The winner will have pancakes to eat]

On that night when he was besieged by hungry wolves, his mother said these words, and with such a shallow smile, put Shira in the carriage.

Later, Xila's parents got out of the car calmly and led the wolves away. Then never came back.

It was too late when the sun knight under Tyre arrived. Only six-year-old Thiel was saved.

Seeing the smile that was almost exactly the same as that of her mother back then, Xila felt that her heart was almost broken.

“…deliberately stepping into danger is not a testament to bravery, but an irresponsibility for life.”

So Xila couldn't help but persuade: "You better come with me..."

But before he could finish speaking, Xila suddenly showed a look of astonishment when she saw the handsome black-haired young man across from him, as if he had seen something absurd—

[Xila (level 45 Chongshan priest) has been successfully charmed by you]

【There are 11 hours and 30 minutes until Charm. Enchantment expires】

... scumbag. shit. shit.

What's happening here? Brother, are you bent?

No... what did I just do? Natural charm. Why does the temptation suddenly take effect?

Roland's current state of mind is almost collapsed.

If the fact that he had successfully seduced Lily before made Roland feel very relieved about his charm, then now Roland can only feel horrified.

How can you make me feel at ease with you! How can you let me go with you in this situation!

"The cornerstone element."

A lazy and pleasant voice suddenly sounded from Roland's side. Shades of black cover Roland.

……tutor? !

Roland turned around suddenly.

I saw a black-haired girl who was a little taller than Roland sitting on the top of Roland's chair back at some point, but it was like a phantom, which did not deform the soft seat at all.

Roland couldn't see her face clearly. Her long bangs covered half of her face, and her long black hair hung down from the back of the chair, which was almost as high as Roland's, to the floor. Her legs were elegantly folded, her left leg was on top and the right leg was below, while her right leg, which hung down naturally, was lightly resting on Roland's left shoulder. Gently put his ankles close to Roland's chest.

Roland could clearly see that the naked and delicate cockroach was right in front of his eyes.

Roland could even feel the weight of the instructor's legs from his shoulders.

The instructor leaned down slightly, reached out and stroked Roland's hair gently, as if stroking a cat.

"You're going to follow the feelings that arise in your heart. Don't be afraid. Because I'm with you."

A gentle voice came from Roland's side.

Then, Roland felt the light of his shoulders, and the figure of the tutor turned into a silver halo and melted into the air.

The slight pressure that suddenly dissipated on his chest made Roland subconsciously reach out to hug the tutor's leg, but only halfway, the last halo completely turned into nothingness.

I felt the touch of being gently stroked in my hair. For a time, Roland felt inexplicably wanting to cry.

"...Roland? Your Excellency Roland?"

Roland woke up from the hallucination with Cylar's repeated whispers.

... What did the mentor want to say when he appeared in a hurry and left? And the appearance of this confession...

Roland felt a little worried for a while.

Teacher, is this going to start a decisive battle with Higgs, who has a snake in his eyes...

If it can be successful, the long-sleeping mentor and several other saints will naturally be able to return.

But if it fails...

Historically, it was Kabbalah, the tree of life, who died in this battle. I hope the butterfly effect brought by myself will not affect my mentor...

Roland took a deep breath, clasped his fingers tightly and retracted them to his chest, covering half of his face, his raised thumbs supported his chin.

Now can't trouble the tutor.

Try not to get into combat...and don't use divine powers either.

In this case, many plans will be disrupted...

Roland thought for a while, and then said softly, "Your Excellency Xila..."

"I'll go with you."

Roland's voice just fell. He saw a very bright smile on Shira's face.

"That……"

Sheila just opened her mouth to say something.

But at this moment, all the windows of the fiery Kalista suddenly shattered, and a huge explosion completely drowned out the second half of Syrah's words.

Roland could feel the rumbling from the floor under his feet. The wood-framed walls creaked under the shock wave, and the whole house shuddered. There were dense cracks in the glass full of wine, and the silver tableware on the table trembled violently, making a dense sound.

The door was also suddenly pushed open by the foul air, and snowflakes poured in instantly along with the smoke and dust.

The faces of the wizards also turned pale from the sudden fright. But very few screamed.

Roland's expression changed, he stood up without hesitation, and walked to the window against the still shaking ground. I found a broken and relatively clean window and stuck my head out to look around.

I saw a mushroom cloud rising in the western sky—

The dark red glow of lava rolled inside the mushroom cloud, enveloped in a thin layer of gray smoke.

In front of Roland's eyes, the smokescreen expanded so quickly. The volume has increased tenfold, almost obscuring the entire sky. It then collapsed further west at a very slow rate.

...Fuck, nuclear explosion?

No, it's impossible... how can there be such a small nuclear explosion... and the size of this mushroom cloud is too large... and it only spreads to one side...

Roland was stunned for a moment, realizing what it was.

...that seems to be the direction of Iron Curtain City.

"It's the incineration plant in Iron Curtain City! The incineration plant exploded!"

The quick-responding wizard and Roland realized the cause of the matter at the same time.

With the scale of the Iron Curtain Incineration Plant, it was detonated after it was detonated. It is estimated that even the surrounding area will be razed to the ground. Pedestrians who are closer there may be directly torn to pieces by the shock wave, and those who are further away may be blown away.

"If you have a communicator, immediately notify the medical department and the search and rescue department! People in the area around Iron Curtain City should still be rescued!"

"No~www.NovelMTL.com~ The medical department did not respond!"

"The search and rescue department didn't respond either!"

"Damn...they shouldn't be affected..."

Roland just stood by the window in a daze, watching the sky that was gradually dyed gray in the distance.

His right hand clenched the unstretched cane and sword tightly, and his fingertips were a little cold.

It's different from Sick Village, it's different from City of Fortune, and it's different from any battle in the game that brings Roland the same feeling.

Even the heart was shocked by the sound of iron hooves that did not exist.

The flow of blood was clearly felt by him, and the sound of breathing resounded in his heart. Gun smoke seemed to permeate the air, the smell of steel appeared on Roland's tongue, and even his pupils were trembling slightly——

There has never been such a moment when Roland had such a profound feeling.

- The war has begun. (To be continued.)