Soul of Burning Steel

The rolling hills at the end of the Aas Mountains extend all the way to the center of the northern plain. Even if travelers arrive at the canyon guarded by the Ural fortress, they can vaguely see the slightly raised rock hills on the vast plain.

As all travelers walking on the avenue can see, on the side of the Ural Mountains that divide the northern and central regions, there is a narrow canyon that spreads to the western seas. A huge crack created by the movement of the two continents for thousands of years. It may be another prototype of the ocean tens of thousands of years later, but now it is just a channel connecting countless underground water systems. At the bottom of the canyon, the underground river that converges into a whole is surging and flowing toward the distance, while in the canyon At the top, a huge bridge connecting the two sides of the strait spans hundreds of meters, connecting the two sides.

This is the Ural mountain fortress, the border between the Moldavian lands and the central area of ​​the Northern Empire.

In history, King Aas blew the clarion call to pioneer the era for the first time. In pursuit of glory, countless knights went deep into the wild snowfields one by one, bringing the current extreme cold plains, the Aas Mountains and the end of the earth. Meng Ranhai merged into the territory of the empire, and now, the Ural Fortress, as the hub linking the northern and central regions, has gradually become a prosperous big city.

Starfall 834, April 5th, the border of the central region of the empire, the Ural Mountains, the Ural fortress.

Across the flow of people, Joshua and his two weapons were seated in a carriage made of steel core wood and dragon grain wood, passing the fortress inspection gate at an even speed, and the inspecting soldiers were prompted by the coachman. After seeing the insignificant emblem of the sword-holding hand on the carriage, they all stepped back tacitly, allowing this ordinary but extremely strong carriage to enter the fortress smoothly.

Since the last time he rejected Nostradamus’ proposal, Joshua had planned to set off on his own. However, he didn’t want to find a teleportation circle casually, and arrived at the imperial capital with a'biu'-teleportation magic. Although it was convenient, it was really boring, so after several tailor masters made dresses for him, the warrior took his luggage, sat in a carriage, and leisurely set foot on the road to the imperial capital.

Although this behavior was a waste of time and meaningless, for Joshua, what he saw and heard on the road was a good opportunity for him to re-examine this familiar and unfamiliar world. The horses in the cart went around a corner and turned the cart to the central avenue of the fortress.

From the main city of Moldavia to the Ural fortress, this journey can be regarded as pleasant and warm. Without government entanglement, the soldiers can calm down and watch the scenery of early spring with peace of mind.

Next to the Ural fortress, there is an artificial river shining with golden light due to sunlight. The green grass spreads from the beach of the moat to the woods beside the mountains. Because there are sawmills and water mills inside the fortress, this artificial river It was also pulled out of a tributary to continue into the city, bringing the fresh grassy breath of the mountains. The carriage was walking along this artificial river towards the center of the city, and Lin had long been sitting next to the old carriage driver. Humbly learned how to control several horses at the same time, while Ying looked out the window curiously, admiring the city style completely different from the main city of Moldavia.

Qiao Xiuya also smiled and looked at the scenery outside the carriage window, as well as the newcomers coming and going in a hurry, feeling an unusually refreshing feeling in her heart.

People, I really need to relax. In the past year, he has been too hard. One after another, there is no respite from major events. If not for this opportunity to go to the capital of the empire, he would even Can't spare time to put down official duties, take a real rest for a few days, and travel around.

Of course, if they walk at this speed, they will definitely not have time to reach the imperial capital these days. It is a problem whether they can pass through the jurisdiction of the Ural fortress, but as long as they enter the central area of ​​the empire, Joshua and others can borrow at any time. The teleportation formation in the local city went to the foot of the Imperial Capital Mountain, so there was no need to worry about being late.

"If you want to go out and have a look, then go out."

Suddenly, Joshua spoke to her two weapons. Ying and Rin were shocked by this incident. For this reason, Rin returned to the carriage and looked at each other with her sister, although Ying had been stunned. In the carriage, I don't know why my owner suddenly had this idea.

What does the master want to do?

The two people's doubts were not concealed, and they were written directly on their faces.

And Joshua also saw their expressions-but where did the other thoughts come from the soldiers? He just looked at Ying and Rin’s curious appearance, so he simply let them go out and play by themselves. Anyway, this time it was just to relax, and there was no need to always act together. He and both of them felt sensitive and were not afraid Lost.

As for the danger, Qiao Xiuya is not worried at all. Ying and Rin both have high-level silver strength. As long as his master works hard, he can even advance to gold, even if there are traffickers or other villains who look at the looks of the two. , It is absolutely impossible for them to suffer.

"Then...we are gone?"

Before leaving, standing by the side of the road, Rin looked at Joshua in the car with some hesitation. He said softly, "Isn't it a joke?"

"Of course not, let's go, don't spend all the money."

Qiao Xiuya shrugged, and he nodded to indicate that Ying, who was standing by, did not look suspicious: "Go if you want, don't have such a suspicious expression."

Seeing the two disappearing at the corner of Central Avenue, Qiao Xiuya nodded slightly, and then unfolded the city map that came with the carriage. After reading it for a while, he determined his next goal-a comparison now. A well-known alchemist, he has something to ask an alchemist.

However, just as he was about to let the coachman change direction and head to the southern part of the city, Qiao Xiu suddenly felt an inexplicable chill.

This chill does not come from the temperature in the air, nor from an unknown enemy, but from the depths of the soul.

-The remote altar.

The weird ritual has come to the end. The armor placed on the obsidian altar has been smashed piece by piece under the erosion of the black tentacles, leaving only countless fragments and dark brown blood crusts, and the blood formation drawn on the dome is Supported by eight stone pillars inscribed with countless blasphemous curse runes, the inexplicable chaotic aura gleamed, spreading towards the unknowable distance.

"Chaos is supreme!"

Accompanied by a simple and straightforward spell, all the pieces of armor were melted away by a darkness originating from the void, and the dark-brown blood scabs seemed to have regained vitality and turned into fresh blood plasma. However, the green blood originated from the orcs was in the air. At the same time it manifested, it was completely wiped out by a strong force, only a little dark red blood was wrapped in the black tentacles, trembling like red beads.

"Blood sacrifice to my god!"

Next to the altar, a tall figure suddenly cut his forelimbs and spilled his blood on the lines on the ground. With the flickering of the lines, the blood beads floating on the altar were instantly horrified by unpredictable evil. The power evaporates. The black-red blood mist filled the sky above the altar, and then was completely absorbed by the obsidian altar. After that, the altar seemed to have got something necessary, and it began to be fully activated. It was originally suspended in the air and began to slowly rise. High, rotating, the two huge figures that were chanting mantras are now leaning respectfully, expressing their fear and awe at the sight in front of them.

The altar made of obsidian is shining with blood-colored lines, and it is filled with endless brilliance. With each rotation of the altar, the circle of the dome and the runes on the stone pillars will flash and disappear like breathing. The speed of the altar's rotation is getting faster and faster, and the speed of lightening and extinguishing is getting faster and faster. Until the end, the originally crazily rotating altar suddenly stopped, and the magic circle stopped choosing - but at this time, the void was torn apart, The extremely powerful negative will came here silently, and then after certain information was confirmed, it broke through the sky in a certain direction~www.novelmtl.com~The speed of thinking and will is more than light. Faster, free from the power of time constraints, at the moment when the ritual was completely completed, the curse simultaneously fell on Joshua who was in the Ural fortress in the distance.

At this moment, Joshua subconsciously felt a great horror, a muscle that was harder than steel tensed suddenly, and his heart was also violently agitated, transmitting the power of life to his body to resist unknown dangers.

But the power of the curse came so quickly. In contrast, any resistance became slow. Just as Joshua frowned and was about to explode her full strength, the evil power had not broken through yet. Come remember to mobilize the power of the body protection, straight into the soul of the warrior.

Ying and Rin, who had walked hand in hand on the street, were listening happily to an epic about King Aas sung by an elf bard, but suddenly, the two of them looked into the distance in shock, and their bodies trembled abruptly. , As if the contact is poor, there are obvious traces of fluctuations.

"the host?!"

Before they had time to say the next words, the psychic bodies of the two who were slowly collapsing suddenly stabilized, and while Ying and Rin looked suspicious, there was an intangible substance with only this kind of power. The light of order suddenly burst on the north side of the city, turning into a beam of light that ordinary people cannot see, and it is clearly incomparable in the eyes of professionals. It will be even better than the bright beam of the sun next year, and it will go straight into the sky, as if it penetrates the infinity point afterwards , Immersed in the void.

And in the center of this beam of light, a black-haired man pressed one hand on his chest, tightly holding the treasure he was hanging on his chest, his body was burning with a translucent flame, this flame and all mortal The flame is not the same, it seems to be the origin of life, the source of existence, and the most fundamental force for the survival of everything.

(To be continued.)