Soul of Burning Steel

　　 When Joshua walked out of the secret vault with empty hands and asked Nostradamus to close the door, there was still a trace of seriousness on his face.

　　 "What? This expression."

With the magic power in the atmosphere, the old mage reclosed the gate of the royal treasure house and reactivated the temporarily stopped magic circle. In the cold wind that once again filled the hall, he looked at the soldier’s empty hands and asked a little curiously. Said: "Did you not find what you wanted?"

Having said this, Nostradamus was a little puzzled. He frowned his eyebrows: "Although the blood potion may not be useful to you, each of those soul-hosted artifacts has the potential to be heirlooms. By placing the amplitude of the array in the territory, people in a region can be subtly affected."

"Not to mention that there are a lot of extremely cherished breathing methods on the sidelines. Their value is far more than a powerful enchanted weapon. They are the basis for a power to become stronger quickly. Israel is a legend that sees you in the future. , This will give you a chance."

　　——I have all the breathing methods you have, but some of you do not.

　　 "I have got the most precious thing."

Shaking his head, Joshua stretched out her right hand under the crowd watching, and both Brandon and Ying and Rin curiously looked at the warrior's palm, even Nostradamus couldn't help but stare. Deflection, look here.

　　 In the center of his palm, there is a group of light golden light, in which there are countless figures appearing. In the vaguely, one can hear the roar of battle as if thousands of people shout in unison, as well as the echo of the long horn.

　　【Souls of the Fearless】

　　 [Passive effect: When holding this object, the friendly party gains a courage aura. 】

　　 [After active use, you can quickly obtain a large number of soul points, and increase the user's soul limit and will limit. It can also be processed by someone who has a legendary soul-sculpting spell, in exchange for the ‘undestructible crystal’, ‘the incomplete soul king, Chaixin’ or ‘rune, indestructible’]

　　【Just as the weak will huddle with the weak to keep warm, the brave itself is also attracting other brave people, and countless souls lodged in the remnants are willing to contribute a part of themselves to you, forming this group of collective soul lights. Those who are still alive, don't live up to the expectations of the dead. 】

　　【——Please let us go forward together. 】

　　 Except that Rin and Nostradamus vaguely sensed some of the functions of this thing, Brandon and Ying both had some doubts.

　　 "This is... a cluster of high-concentration soul crystallization?" The blond swordsman scratched his head in confusion, as did the silver-haired girl, frowning slightly, thinking hard, and didn't think this thing was precious.

But Rin can vaguely perceive that there is immeasurable potential in this group of souls, especially for man-made souls like him and his sister. As long as they stay near this soul light, they can slowly strengthen their essence. Although Ying looks like a beautiful girl who is exquisite as a doll, the essence is actually a figure with the same spirit as their master, and it is normal that she can't detect it.

　　The old mage is the most thorough, he looked at Joshua with a surprised look, and muttered to himself: "You can get the approval of so many souls?"

　　 is indeed the most precious thing. The souls in those Horcruxes separate part of themselves and give them to the fighters. This is also a heavy burden for them. Under the most sophisticated custody, it will take at least ten years to fully recover.

Nodding slightly, Joshua put it away. The passive effect of [Soul of the Fearless] has many functions, whether it is to make warriors more brave, to obtain a fearless army, or to cultivate people who are not afraid to charge. Mount, form an extremely powerful knight group, even if it is actively used, it can make his own power stronger.

　　 This is far more precious than the blood potion and breathing method. It is a treasure that he is willing to bear the faith of all his souls.

　　 "Speaking of the Knights..."

　　 Qiao Xiuya raised his head slightly, and his red eyes looked north: "I don't know how Hei is doing. I have fun playing in the volcano."

　　—And in the suburban plain near the capital in the mainland of Ilgna, the province of Babel.

The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke, and the rumbling sound of the heart of the magic furnace spread everywhere. With the mobilization of several armies, more than fifty armored vehicles with large-caliber artillery came here urgently, and countless infantrymen rushed to excavate. In the trenches, and their target is the terrifying creatures from outside the sky.

　　 Rock Demon.

　　 From the forest on the edge of the plain, the sound of giants moving, tree trunks breaking, and rock crushing sounded endlessly. This sound seemed like countless giant elephants running together, making countless birds screamed and left their nests among the trees.

　　 And shortly after, under everyone's nervous gaze, one by one, huge and terrifying existence, at least ten meters high, crossed the forest and came into the sight of everyone.

They have gray rock-like bodies, and their eyes are a group of white light that is releasing light. These monsters named stone demon are like enlarged statues of creatures. They have obvious human or animal appearances, but their activities are Very flexible, just like a normal creature, without the slightest stasis caused by the body of rock.

After they left the woods, they stopped in place, seeming to be sensing, and after a while, they seemed to be sensing something. These giant stone giants or beasts took heavy steps and silently walked towards Babel. Charge in the direction of the capital.

　　 "Start attacking!"

When these huge monsters came within range, the well-arranged federal army quickly launched an offensive. With an order, countless alchemy artillery shot out, and the warheads were in the center of the leading stone demon's body. The violent explosion shattered one-third of its torso, and the rest was full of cracks, losing its ability to move.

But this is just a stone monster. As more than a dozen stone monsters were knocked down, three times as many stone monsters rushed out of the jungle. Among these stone monsters that appeared later, a few of them were obviously bigger than those that appeared before. The stronger one, their body is larger, and the outer shell is harder. A few shells hit it, and there is no way to even see the obvious marks.

　　 "Steel and Mithril-level stone golems have appeared, exchange armor-piercing bullets!"

After realizing this, the loader of many artillery and armored vehicles began to replace ammunition. Years of war have made them know their enemies very well. Generally speaking, the weakest stone demon that can be killed by a single shot. It is called the rock grade, and the shell has been strengthened and can withstand multiple shells is the steel grade, and above it, the ordinary shell can not cause damage at all is the mithril grade, and only special armor-piercing shells can penetrate the mithril. The carapace of a level stone demon, causing damage to its core.

At the beginning of the stone demon invasion, almost all existed at the rock level, but at that time it was the rule of the last elven dynasty. The magic weapon using magic spar had just appeared. Most people used too much magic and Fighting with bows and arrows, so the initial stage of the battle with the stone demon was extremely difficult. Several cities were breached and all the residents were slaughtered.

With the technological advancement of the elves, the strength of the stone demon is getting higher and higher. The Mithril-level stone demon first appeared seventy years ago, when the last elven dynasty was overthrown, and its attacks against The emerging federation caused great damage, and almost no one could stop its actions. In the end, the disaster was ended by introducing it into the volcano by bait.

Rumor has it that there is an Adamantite-level stone demon on top of Mithril. Three years ago, Cold Wind Valley fortress almost fell because of that Adamantine-level stone demon, but because there is so little information, no one can confirm it. does it exist.

This battle was originally a hard fight. The federal army was not fully prepared for the war. Recently, the frequent natural disasters in various places have caused everyone to run around, whether it is heavy rain, blizzard, earthquake or huge waves on the coast. Here, the Sigma Volcano next to Babel Province also erupted not long ago. Armies from all over the world are doing disaster relief. Even if they do their best, they can only gather a large army in Babel Province.

Fortunately, the original Legion-level stone monsters invaded, and they were destroyed by the attack of the volcanic dragon by one-third, and they were still about to fall near the capital, the most troublesome one-third, which immediately made the federal army more comfortable. With the continuous roar of artillery, waves of stone demons were destroyed. Some of them rushed into the elves’ positions, destroyed several armored vehicles, and killed many people, but there was no way to continue to expand the battle. , But was destroyed on the spot by other vengeful elves.

　　 There were endless explosions on the battlefield. Although the number of stone demons was small, the ones that appeared later became more and more sophisticated. There was a wave of five Mythril-class stone demons directly appearing. This immediately made many soldiers on the scene feel great pressure. Under the protection of these five Mythril-level stone monsters, a large group of rock monsters rushed toward the most densely populated position like this.

Even if the armor-piercing bullet hits, it cannot kill the Mithril-level stone goblin on the spot, and the speed of their charge is too fast to avoid it. The elven soldiers in the position have already prepared their death intentions, but they are in the group of stone golems. When it was about to rush into the battlefield, a red light flashed, and a huge fireball appeared in the center of the leading mithril-class stone demon's body. A huge explosion sounded, and the light was shining everywhere, as if the sun was dim. For a moment.

　　 And the Mithril-level stone demon in the middle of the fireball was naturally completely broken into countless debris, and was destroyed on the spot.

In the hot wind that swept through, the elven soldiers looked back in shock, but they saw that a majestic beast that was larger and terrifying than the stone demons was slowly walking out of the city, every few steps it took. , Sprayed a golden-red streamer from the core of his chest, and as it continued to approach the position, one after another beams of light bombarded the powerful Mithril-level stone demons.

　　 An endless explosion sounded. The strong shock wave lifted the surface of the earth and spattered countless dust. Even armored vehicles seemed very small in the face of such impact. The big earthquake trembled like an earthquake.

After the explosion, there was only a large pit left where the stone demon was originally located. The center of the pit was rapidly cooling lava. The remaining remains of the stone demon were blown away by the previous shock wave. The slightest remnant.

　　 "Is the dragon of the volcano really ours?"

An elf soldier who was avoiding the shock wave of the explosion in the trenches whispered to the companion beside him, he looked a little frightened: "This kind of power is really terrifying... The Mithril-class stone demon completely destroyed it with one blow. , We have to use a lot of armor-piercing bullets to do the same thing..."

　　 But his companion shook his head: "If I were you, I wouldn't want this kind of thing. If the volcano dragon is not on our side, would you still be alive?"

　　 Before, the stone demon almost broke through the artillery position. If it weren't for the Longma rescue, at least dozens of hundreds of people were killed, and several armored vehicles were destroyed. To give the horrified friend a little time to think, the soldier said in a helpless tone: "Moreover, even if it is not, we have nothing to do with it..."

　　 Hearing these words, the soldier before him fell silent.

　　 Indeed, whether it is an enemy or a friend, the Federation has nothing to do with the volcanic dragon.

This battle, with the participation of Ryoma, quickly ended. This time the arrival of the stone demon did not take shape, nor did it gather into groups to charge together, but one by one, the army was given to the federal army. Each opportunity to break.

　　 In the evening, the reconnaissance troops determined that all the stone demons had been wiped out, and this sudden invasion had ended.

On the side, the black lazily lay on the ground, as if resting. The previous battle with the stone demon was far less painful than the first time to destroy countless meteors with all his strength, but repeating the same thing again and again made its spirit. Some fatigue.

On its side, many soldiers and researchers are watching, but Ryoma doesn’t care. Whether it’s in the main city of Moldavia or the Academy of Nissi Wintergarden, it has been the focus of attention of citizens and students. Accustomed to the gaze of other people, the black rested very calmly, even if a lightly armored magic armored car drove in front of it.

In the armored vehicle, an old elf with white hair walked out. Several elite soldiers stood beside him to protect him. The white-haired elf had a badge on its chest with the words [Federation Highest Academy] written on it. .

　　 "Professor Nelson, this is the dragon of the volcano."

　　 A leading elite soldier pointed at the huge black body and whispered to the old elf: "It is resting now, do you think you will come back later?"

　　Because they have fought together, many soldiers are not very alert to the black, but there is still a trace of instinctive fear, and they are unwilling to live with him for a long time.

"...Even if I saw the picture, it made me feel so shocked..." Slowly shook his head, and the old elven man named Nelson squinted at Ryoma's huge body: "Sure enough, there are a lot of traces of dragons. The name of the volcanic dragon is not exaggerated-are you sure it is very gentle, even interacting with a boy for a while?"

　　 "Of course, we have a detailed video." The leader affirmed: "If you didn't come in a hurry, we can call up this video for you in the command room."

　　 "It's okay, it's enough to know this...oh."

　　 was talking, the old elf suddenly whispered, and a cautious expression appeared on his wrinkled face: "It's awake."

　　 And just as he said, after he noticed that someone was talking in front of him, he opened his golden dragon eyes and stared at the old elven man and several soldiers who were on the verge of an enemy.

"Roar……"

　　 He whispered softly, and Hei raised his slender neck, condescendingly and staring at the only elf who did not show fear, that is, Professor Nelson.

　　——It looks a lot like the old mage who often appears next to the master.

　　Hei thought so, but there is a decisive difference between the two, that is, the old man in front of him is too weak, completely different from that powerful old mage.

　　 While Ryoma was meditating, Professor Nelson cleared his throat and began to use the ancient dragon language to confront the underworld: "Hello, powerful creature..."

As a linguistics professor who is proficient in various languages, and even understands all kinds of strange languages ​​in myths and legends, Nelson came here this time to shoulder the task of communicating with this powerful volcanic dragon. But halfway through, the old man found that the middle-aged man was confused with his dark eyes, and he didn't seem to understand what it was talking about.

　　——Weird thing, dragon can't speak dragon language?

　　 This immediately made Nelson a little embarrassed. He didn't know any other languages, but if the volcanic dragon couldn't even understand the dragon language, then other languages ​​would not be able to understand much.

However, in order to fulfill his responsibility, the white-haired master of language changed another language. This time it was the language used by the legendary fairy. It was so strange that it sounded like a singing voice, and the endless changes made Hei suddenly. With the spirit, it nodded very happily, and the dragon's claws in its hands were still slapped on the ground, creating a very rhythmic beat.

　　——This guy didn’t understand at all, he was just listening to the song!

Professor Nelson had to interrupt this communication immediately. He was shocked that this volcanic dragon not only knows how to appreciate music, but is also quite good at rhythm. Just now, for a moment, he actually felt that this fairy language seemed to be suitable for singing. .

But after all, the task is important. Even if Hei showed dissatisfaction because of the interruption of the music, Nelson continued to try another language. This time it was the external language used by the elemental beings. Judging from the sound alone, it seems to be meaningless. Roar.

　　 For the black, it is really meaningless, because it also yelled, as if not to be outdone, how could the white-haired elves have a loud dragon's voice, this time the communication naturally returned without success.

Nelson was very unwilling. He refused the request of the soldiers next to him to go back, and continued to stay where he was and tried to communicate in various languages. He seemed to treat it as a game and played with the white-haired elf professor. The game of one response and one sum is very cheerful.

　　——This guy obviously often communicates with intelligent life. What language can he use? !

After a period of time, Professor Nelson, who used various languages, including Stone Spirit (Dwarven), Giant, Halfling, and various animal languages ​​(various orc languages), finally felt exhausted. He couldn't help but feel exhausted. I began to wonder if the other party was a wise life, but the facts proved that the volcanic dragon is quite intelligent, comparable to that of the elves. It can’t help but appreciate the quality of music, and it can also use dragons to accompany it. In a sense, it has considerable musical literacy. .

"Let’s try this one last..." Although I think it’s impossible, Professor Nelson has only this choice. For example, it’s nightfall today, and he hasn’t eaten dinner yet, and his body is about to be overwhelmed: "In ancient legends, the plains The language used by the people...Although it has nothing to do with the dragon, it seems that this is the only language that has not been used."

　　 With the mentality of finishing talking earlier and going home early for dinner, the slightly exhausted white-haired elf said in the language of the name of the plain: "Excuse me~www.novelmtl.com~ can you understand?"

　　 After hearing the familiar tone, the black who had always thought it was a game turned his head and looked at Professor Nelson earnestly with his huge longan, as if he was waiting for the next sentence.

　　——The reaction is very strong!

　　 The old elf was greatly inspired. He recalled the vocabulary in the language of the people of the plains, and began to stutter a little with the following words: "Hello, powerful volcanic dragon, I am the representative of the Gulf Federation elves..."

"Roar!"

　　 When he heard this, Hei shook his head, and it earnestly said to the bewildered Elf Professor a long and short dragon cry, as if being in a conversation.

"You...what are you talking about?" Nelson wiped the sweat off his head. He can now be sure that this volcanic dragon can understand his words. It is a completely intelligent life, but he can't listen to the other party's words. Understand, it's not a dragon language, but a simple roar of a beast.

　　——What is the situation? ! The dragon does not speak dragon language, but he understands the language of the people of the plains. The way of communication is yelling? What is it talking about!

　　 What else can I say?

　　 Hei roared so much, mainly to express two meanings.

　　 One is "My name is Hei, not the dragon of the volcano."

　　 The other is "The dialect is difficult to understand, please speak the standard lingua franca, thank you."

　　 (To be continued.)