Chapter 725: The Unreachable Dawn (please vote for the super large chapter)
newland airport
"What!"
The sharp-edged young man looked at the figure walking out of the airport exit carrying a backpack and hurriedly greeted him.
"Hello, my name is Chen Lin. I followed Minister Wu Lan from the Mat Islands."
When he got closer to He Ao, the young man smiled, extended his hand, and introduced himself.
"Hello,"
He Ao smiled and shook hands with him and introduced himself, "He Ao,"
Then he glanced at the empty airport and said, "It's so late, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard, it should be,"
Chen Lin smiled, and then he continued, "We have booked a room at the Maple Leaf Hotel, and I will take you there."
"Trouble."
He Ao nodded slightly and turned to look at the night outside the airport.
Under the light of the stars and the bright moon, dawn seemed to be coming.
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Mat Islands
Sitting on the open-air seats of the tavern near the sea, letting the cold sea breeze blow through his hair, the avatar of Hao Yi played with the coins in his hand with great interest.
This coin is called a mirror image. The front of the coin is a butterfly, and the back is a blooming pansy.
It has a very interesting property, the front and back of the coin are reversed in the mirror.
The front outside the mirror is a butterfly, but when the front is pointed at the mirror, the scene reflected in the mirror is a butterfly flower.
Vice versa, the reflection of the butterfly flower on the reverse side in the mirror is a butterfly.
The front and back of a coin are not determined by the pictures, but some information directly given to the minds of the holders and bystanders. When people pick up the coin, everyone will naturally know what the front of the coin is.
Which side, which side is the opposite side.
In addition to the interesting properties of this reflection, the main ability of this coin is in space.
This is the extraordinary ability that West uses to 'kidnap' sacrifices.
All abilities of the coin basically revolve around the 'mirror space'.
Throw a coin head-up and then fall into your hand. The coin will definitely show a tail-side result. At the same time, if there is a mirror around the coin holder, the coin holder can selectively throw the specified object into the hand.
Pull into 'mirror space'.
The scene in the mirror space is the superposition of the scenes reflected by all mirrors within a ten-meter radius of the holder.
Using this ability will take away part of the holder's energy as a price. He Ao estimated that only a true B-level can support this kind of consumption, and an ordinary C-level may drain it all in one go.
Angels cannot be pulled into the mirror space, and the stronger the object being pulled into, the greater the cost of pulling it into the mirror.
If you give up paying the price, the entire mirror space will collapse directly.
It seemed that West wanted to use this method before to pull He Ao into the mirror space, then collapse the space and die together with He Ao.
Of course, the problem with this operation is that the caster swing is too long, and the mirror coin must be thrown and then dropped into the hand for the effect to take effect.
In a real tense battle, it is difficult to have such ample time, and after the coin is thrown, it escapes the control of the holder and can easily be taken away by others.
For example, when West flipped a coin, the coin fell into Ho's hands.
Moreover, the activation time of the coin's effect is limited. If the coin does not return to the holder's hand within the natural falling time, or is taken away by others midway, the coin's effect will not take effect.
However, He Ao himself can use his own ability to retrieve the coin directly by using air retrieval after throwing it out.
He has tested that as long as the thrown coin is more than fifty centimeters away from your hand, you can directly use air retrieval to recover the coin, and the coin's effect will still be triggered.
Of course, even so, this coin tossing operation is still very dangerous and is not particularly suitable for combat.
In addition to having to pay a price for the existence of space, the scene in the mirror space is not exactly the scene reflected by the mirror.
He Ao has tested that although the sky and skyline can also exist in the mirror space, they are similar to game textures.
When a mirror reflects a large area, the maximum area that the entire mirror space can effectively use is approximately a sphere with a radius of fifty meters.
If the scene in the mirror is not that big, then the mirror space will be generated based on the scene in the mirror. If the scene in the mirror exceeds this range, then the ball with a radius of fifty meters is the actual limit of movement.
And beyond the edge of the mirror space, there is nothingness.
Moreover, the mirror space formed by this temporary coin toss is time-sensitive and can only last for half an hour at most. It will continue to consume the energy of the coin holder. It is called a temporary mirror space by He Ao.
There are two ways to leave this temporary mirror space,
One is to toss a coin again with tails up in the space. The coin will show the result of heads up. The coin holder can choose to take himself and the designated person in the mirror space out of the mirror space.
After the coin holder leaves, this temporarily formed mirror space will lose support and collapse, and the surrounding void will swallow everything.
In addition to the method of the holder tossing a coin to leave the mirror space, there is another method of leaving this temporary mirror space that is related to another space called the "fixed mirror space" by He Ao.
The person holding the mirror image can select a temporary mirror space to fix it. After the selection, this mirror space will become the core of all surrounding mirror spaces, and after the coin holder leaves, the fixed mirror space will still be there.
exist.
Taking the point where the fixed mirror space corresponds to the real world as the core, within a radius of fifty kilometers, any mirror in all temporary mirror spaces will lead to this fixed mirror space.
However, this connection is one-way, and can only go from the temporary mirror space to the fixed mirror space.
The 'mirror hall' where Wu Lan was previously imprisoned was the fixed mirror space that West chose.
Of course, this fixed mirror space does not exist naturally. To maintain its existence, either the coin holder must pay a price or make a blood sacrifice.
After He Ao obtained the coins, he had stopped paying for the maintenance of the fixed mirror space, but the space had not dissipated and it was estimated that it could still last for a day or two.
Entering the fixed mirror space from the temporary mirror space through the mirror is the second way to leave the temporary mirror space.
However, this method will not work if there is no fixed mirror space around it.
Generally speaking, the effect of this coin is not suitable for direct use against strong enemies, but it is good as an auxiliary equipment.
In a sense, the mirror space is a 'special realm', and the damage caused in the mirror space will not be reflected in the main world.
By cleverly utilizing its special abilities, you may be able to achieve some interesting effects.
What was a little surprising to He Ao was that the Velora could not directly enter the temporary mirror space. He Ao controlled the Velora in the same way as before and could only reach the real space corresponding to the mirror space.
If he tries to forcefully pull the Velora into the mirror space through the mirror image, the entire mirror space will become seriously unstable and collapse directly.
It seems that this mirror space is too weak to withstand a device like the Velora that can cross space.
After all, in a sense, the Velora itself also carries an item with a fixed space.
And if the Velora can squeeze the mirror space to collapse, then it may mean that power beyond the limit can also directly destroy this space.
He Ao looked down at the coin in his hand again.
Clearly grasping the effect of this coin will allow him to better utilize the power of this coin.
"Sir, your wine."
A girl wearing a white jumpsuit, black pantyhose and a bunny girl outfit came over with a drink and placed it in front of He Ao.
"Thanks."
He Ao nodded slightly, took off the wine glass, and turned to look at the sea beside him, where the lights and the bright moon were reflected.
The bunny girl tilted her head and glanced at the side face of the guest in front of her. She seemed to think that the face looked familiar, but she didn't seem to remember where she had seen it before. Finally, she put away the tray, shook her head, and left the seat.
However, He Ao didn't pay attention to the observation of the girl beside him. He brought the wine glass to his mouth and calmly stared at the sea view outside.
This is the Mat Islands, the area closest to the Theia Empire within the institute's sphere of influence, and here is the easternmost branch of the institute.
Wu Lan has been sent to the institute's hospital by He Ao.
Before taking over Newlan's mission, Wu Lan had been in charge of this area. It was Wu Lan's traditional base camp, so after being sent here, she could arrange many things by herself.
He Ao found a tavern, ordered a cocktail, sat on the beach, and listened to the sea breeze at night.
The Maite Islands are a typical tourist destination, and there are all kinds of feasting and entertainment facilities spread across the islands. People from all over the world cheer and get drunk here.
The noisy sound can last from dusk to dawn.
People danced and made noise to the music.
It's one o'clock in the morning, which is when the nightlife is busiest.
"Look into the sea! What is that?"
"Is it a fish?"
However, as soon as He Ao took a sip of wine, he heard shouts of surprise.
The drinker sitting at the table behind him seemed to have seen something strange.
And He Ao followed their pointed gazes and looked toward the sea.
On the gently undulating sea reflecting a faint light, a huge shadow was quickly emerging.
It looks like a big fish floating on the sea, approaching the land at a terrifying speed.
The tavern where He Ao was located was built along the coast. Sitting in this position, he could even clearly hear the sound of the waves lapping at the sand beneath his feet.
Not many people noticed this shadow, because it was too fast, and under the cover of night, it arrived in front of people almost in the blink of an eye.
Huge shadows cover the moon and stars, and wet sea water flows on the open-air solid wood floor.
Only now did people see clearly what this 'big fish' really looked like.
It was an 'alien' that was more than ten meters tall and covered in wet body. It had a head and upper body similar to that of a human, but its hands and feet had wriggling tentacles similar to those of an octopus.
It stood at the intersection of the sea and the beach, looking down at the people sitting in the tavern.
A hoarse voice came from its mouth, "Chaos...Killing...Revenge..."
"ah!
!”
There were piercing screams from the crowd.
"Monster!"
The people who had been drinking Mimi Huhu seemed to wake up instantly and rushed towards the tavern in a rolling and crawling manner.
The outdoor platform in front of you is behind the tavern. To leave here, you have to go through the lobby of the tavern and go out through the main entrance.
"Everyone, please don't crowd! Keep order! Be careful of trampling!"
The girl holding a tray and wearing a bunny girl costume was also mixed in with the crowd and was squeezed into the tavern.
And in the midst of this pushing and shoving, the girl suddenly discovered that a figure sitting in the outermost seat had not moved, but was still sitting in the original position, quietly drinking the wine in the glass.
She hesitated for a moment, pushed through the crowd with difficulty, and rushed against the flow of people to the guest sitting on the edge, "Sir, don't stop here, hurry up!"
She reached out to grab the guest, but there was a shadow faster than her.
The slender tentacles cut through the night sky and arrived in front of her almost instantly, intending to wrap up her entire body and hang her in the air to tear her apart.
Her body froze for a moment, and in this very short period of time, countless thoughts flashed through her mind.
It turns out that death is so close and only takes a moment.
However, the death she expected did not come. Before the strong and terrifying tentacles reached her body, they seemed to be scratched by something invisible and instantly shattered into countless fragments in the air, splashing away.
He Ao put down his wine glass, put away the Shadowless Sword in his hand, and glanced at the girl in front of him with some confusion.
This girl's movements are very fast, much faster than ordinary people, she should be an extraordinary person.
If he remembered correctly, all the extraordinary people on the Matt Islands should have been recruited by the institute, and it seems that this person should also be a staff member of the institute.
However, he didn't pay too much attention to the girl in front of him. After getting rid of the tentacles reaching out to the bunny girl, he focused his attention on the huge monster again.
This monster is very strong. Although it has not reached B level, it has reached the peak of C level. It is a very difficult enemy to put anywhere.
This monster gave He Ao a feeling similar to that of West, and it seemed that both of them had received some kind of gift from 'chaos'.
However, what made He Ao slightly confused was that the energy in this monster was very chaotic, as if it was the product of forcible shaping by some kind of twisted force.
At this moment, the monster was unable to hit a single blow. It looked at He Ao, its eyes widened, and roared in a hoarse voice, "Chaos enemy, revenge!
!revenge!
!”
Countless tentacles covered the starry sky and moonlight, sweeping toward He Ao overwhelmingly.
At this moment, the girl standing behind He Ao, who had just escaped from death, finally recovered from the surprise and terror of facing death. She looked at the dense wave of tentacles that covered the sky like a curtain, and held back her body's excitement.
Trembling, he stretched out his hand, trying to pull the young man in front of him back.
Then she watched the young man in front of her slowly raise his hand and wave it gently.
At this moment, the whole world seemed to be quiet. The wave of flesh and blood composed of tentacles covering everything seemed to be cut open by an invisible light, forming a huge crack. The splashing blood dyed the moon and starlight behind the crack red.
Immediately after the crack, the giant, who was as big as a hill, opened his eyes wide, and red blood splashed out from its chest. A huge wound cut across its huge body followed the splash of blood.
Revealed.
Immediately, its body suddenly collapsed backwards, its upper body and lower body split into two, and submerged into the dark sea water.
Under the quiet moonlight, blood dyed the water surface.
After confirming that the monster was completely dead, He Ao withdrew the Shadowless Sword, letting the sword turn into a shadow and float around him.
This attack this time is a skill he honed after the battle on the Navigator.
The Shadowless Sword has the ability to turn into a phantom, and when in phantom, it can be controlled by He Ao from the air. However, in the phantom state, the Shadowless Sword has no damage ability.
But He Ao accidentally discovered that the original kinetic energy of the Shadowless Sword would not be affected in the phantom state.
He threw the Shadowless Sword, entered the phantom state and then recovered. No matter how far he rushed out or how long he moved, the speed or kinetic energy of the Shadowless Sword would not be reduced.
And he can modify the flight direction of the Shadowless Sword in the phantom state, allowing the Shadowless Sword to fly horizontally, diagonally, or vertically.
Based on this discovery, he only needs to apply a strong initial kinetic energy to the Shadowless Sword, and then continuously adjust the flight direction of the Shadowless Sword using the phantom state, so that he can control the Shadowless Sword to attack in the air.
For example, he can control the Shadowless Sword to draw a huge fan-shaped attack area in the air, and he can even draw it back and forth in an S shape to fill the fan-shaped area, achieving an effect similar to a large-scale attack of 'sword energy'.
But this is the first time he has practiced this operation.
Strictly speaking, this is science.
After retracting the Shadowless Sword, He Ao looked back at the bunny girl behind him, nodded slightly to her, and then stepped out.
The Velora sailed out of the void and took his figure away.
After seeing the roaring old-fashioned train traveling through the void, the girl finally realized who the person in front of her was.
The mysterious Class B, Hao Yi, who became popular on the research institute forum.
Although she didn't visit the forum very much and was not interested in the articles promoting Hao Yi, at this moment she had to agree with the words used by the blogger nicknamed "Rimu Chichi" to describe this B-level:
He is like the sun held up by clouds, powerful, dazzling, mysterious, but also brings warmth to people.
Hmm... he's still very handsome.
Although intuitively there is no He Bushuai, he seems to exude another unique mysterious charm that seems to have gone through countless years.
She could suddenly understand why so many people liked Hao Yi.
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Velora
He Ao sat in the dining car and briefly communicated with Wu Lan on the phone about what had just happened, and reminded her to arrange for someone to deal with the follow-up incident.
"So, that monster is a remnant of the Chaos Church? A monster cultivated by West?"
On the other end of the phone, Wu Lan asked with some confusion, "This place is nearly 10,000 kilometers away from Newland City State. How could it attack here?"
"I'm afraid it's for me."
He Ao looked at the moonlight outside the window with deep eyes.
"Isn't that monster a bit stupid to deal with you..."
Wu Lan suddenly realized something while speaking, "They want to make sure you are really here?!"
Then she suddenly woke up, "There is danger over there in Newland City State!"
"I'm afraid it's too late."
He Ao stared at the moonlight outside the window with a calm expression.
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Newland City Maple Leaf Hotel
He Ao himself opened the curtains and looked at the scenery outside the window.
The dull white fish belly extends from the end of the sea, which seems to mean that dawn is coming.
He raised his phone and glanced at the time.
It's already half past seven in the morning.
At this time of year, the sunrise time in the city-state of Newland should be 6:30 in the morning.
The stars and moon still hang high in the sky, and at the end of the skyline, the coming morning sun and dawn stop there.
