Before Fang Plover could react, he felt his entire body fly into the air, and the next moment he hit the bulkhead heavily.
And when he was looking at Venus, he glanced out of the corner of his sight and saw the shadow sweeping towards him, and the deep black smoke and dust below spread along the deck like water ripples.
At that moment, Fang Yu was shocked. He subconsciously gritted his teeth and raised a hand, palm forward, intending to inspire something.
But just before that, something suddenly shot out from the thick fog-like shadow, like a long whip shadow, sweeping over. Before he could make any move, it hit his arm hard.
Fang Plover just grunted, his aiming palm moved unnaturally, and he missed the target.
And as soon as his hand fell, the sweeping shadow smoke turned into tentacles, clinging to his hands and feet, and fixing him on the wall. All this happened in a flash of lightning, and when Fang Plover came back to his senses,
, that shadow has come to him——
Fang Yu subconsciously raised his head and met a pair of eyes made of jumping purple flames——
He seemed to realize just now that the other person was taller, and it seemed that it was still beyond his original imagination - even if they were face to face, he still needed to raise his head to look at the other person.
The other party looked down at Fang Plover, and in the two flickering purple flames, Fang Plover seemed to see a trace of ridicule and contempt.
A trace of doubt arose in his heart, and he seemed to instantly understand the meaning in the other person's eyes——
Fang Yu couldn't help but subconsciously recall what the other party had just said.
Inefficient use of energy…
A parody...
He thought of his previous clockwork goblin, the weird out-of-control rocket flying fist, the purple electric light blooming on the magic furnace, and the spare magic crystal that almost turned into powder. Could all of these be connected to it?
Is this also what the other party did?
But how can the other party affect the construct he controls?
Fang Yu recalled that at that moment, it seemed that there was a force unknown to him that directly cut off the connection between him and the magic furnace.
Can the other party directly exert influence on the etheric realm?
how did you do that?
These doubts flashed through his mind one by one, but nothing could be seen on his face. He only quietly pressed a hand behind his back calmly.
The shadow remained motionless, seemingly unaware of his small movements.
It was at this time that Fang Yu suddenly had an idea in his heart.
By the way, I was actually aware of that problem from the beginning, right?
He thought of the Nightmare Furnace constructs on the deck. Even though the Shadow Man's method of controlling the constructs was completely different from that of the alchemists of Etalia - at least he didn't see magic furnaces or anything similar on those things.
thing.
But some of the lowest-level logic in this world is always the same. As long as the shadow people's method of controlling the construct is not separated from the power of the ether, then the core of the power they use will naturally be the same.
The sea of ether, the magic crystal, could it be said...
An idea that was almost absurd arose in Fang Yu's heart.
In fact, the history of alchemists is not that long...
This period of history has only lasted a thousand years, which sounds like a long time ago, but in the long history of Aitalia, it is actually not worth mentioning.
What's more, the birth of the Dragon Knight, or the mature construct, was even later. As for the modern magic furnace and the structure of the magic crystal, it took several generations after the era of the great alchemist Ed.
It is gradually perfected after people are transformed.
But after that...
He suddenly raised his head.
What is the connection between these 'creatures' in front of us, or their Nightmare Furnace constructs, and their alchemy?
The other party seemed to be quite familiar with his methods, but after the Green Age and before the Numelin elves disappeared, there had never been any relevant rumors.
As for the more distant times...
At that time, mankind was still in ignorance, and even alchemy had not yet been born...
Fang Yu's face still looked abnormally pale, but he silently looked at the shadow in front of him, took a gentle breath, and took the initiative to speak with some difficulty:
"If I guess correctly... Your Excellency should be the commander of this squadron..."
In that elusive shadow, the purple flame flickered strangely.
"What on earth are you..."
"...Where did it come from?"
After a moment, a sneer came from the shadow.
The sound was somewhat sharp, mixed with a low vibrating sound. It did not seem to be emitted through vocal organs, but rather like some kind of friction noise, which made people feel physiological discomfort involuntarily.
It was just as if Fang Yu hadn't heard anything, he still stared at the other party and continued to ask: "...What do you mean by poor imitation?"
But the other party did not answer his question patiently, and only said in a sharp voice: "...Little mouse of Ives, I suggest you put away these little tricks. There is no point in delaying time. I know you are counting on the one who just escaped.
That little thing——"
Ives?
Fang Yu couldn't help but froze in the movements of his hands. This seemed to be a term he had never heard of before, but the shadow man's tone was very strange, and he was not sure whether he heard it correctly.
But it was at this moment that the shadow's harsh words suddenly stopped, and it just stared at him intently, as if it had seen something weird. The dancing purple flame actually emitted a fanatical light:
"Eh-wait, you are not the chosen one...?"
With this sentence.
The smoke and dust formed by the shadow rose violently, as if something was violently tumbling inside, making the two purple flames more scorching, even so bright that it was scary, so that the other party's tone changed.
It became even louder and sharper:
"Who are you--"
"Ita...?"
The other party suddenly spat out this weird byte from his mouth, leaned forward suddenly, and seemed to be shaking with excitement, and grabbed Fang Plover.
But when the 'monster' wanted to speak further, a sudden burst of violent movement interrupted it.
At that moment, the entire floating ship violently swayed from side to side.
Although this kind of shaking was not enough to make the other party stand unstable, it was enough for Fang Plover to seize this opportunity that could not be missed. The latter's mind quickly changed, and he only caught the moment of this violent shaking, and violently pushed his right hand behind him.
Click on the bulkhead.
Among the two purple flames, an angry light suddenly emerged:
"you dare--"
But the other party only had time to let out a roar, and the next moment, a bright light bloomed in the palm of Fang Plover's hand.
The bright light was just a long and narrow line at first, but in the blink of an eye, it completely passed through Fang Plover's palm and turned into a sweeping flame. The ensuing shock wave directly tore apart the cabin and formed a broken wave.
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The waves spread out in all directions, and the rippling texture caused the bulkhead to shatter inch by inch behind Fang Plover, and in the burst of fire, accompanied by a roar, a huge hole was torn open in it.
All of this took a long time, but it happened in just a blink of an eye. At the same time as the fire broke out, a fine grid-shaped energy wall lit up from top to bottom behind Fang Plover - that was his magic furnace's own
The shield - it's just useless under such an impact.
The shield disappeared in a flash and then shattered into pieces.
And after that moment, the shock wave directly took Fang Plover flying out. He tried to catch something, but it was in vain. He only felt that he flew over several obstacles at once, and smashed something head-on, and then
It fell heavily to the ground and rolled several times.
As he fell to the ground, Fang Plover still tried to stay awake. He suddenly felt a rush of air behind him from outside the cabin - it was a strong wind thousands of feet above, pulling him to one side.
Go away.
The explosion caused a huge crack in the cabin, and even the floor was separated from it. The aerospace ship was tilting in a state of ether imbalance, causing him to roll directly in that direction.
Fang Plover only felt that his body was empty, and he had already fallen out of the floating ship.
At this moment, he had no time to care about where the shadow man had gone. He just roughly judged the direction according to the plan he had conceived in advance, and then stretched out his hand in the direction of the aerospace ship with all his strength.
With a 'bang' sound, the remaining rocket flying fist flew out with the rotating airflow, and drew a standard parabola with the long cable, just as it just reached the huge ship's side
When the crack opened, Fang Plover seized the opportunity and shook it hard.
‘Click’, the mechanical claw firmly locked on the cracked ship plank.
The originally curved cable was suddenly straightened, and Fang Plover felt like he was being thrown upwards like a kite.
But at this time, he came to his senses, glanced in that direction, and immediately slapped the remaining part of the mechanical arm armor with his backhand. The hoist inside immediately started whining, and pulled him staggeringly in mid-air.
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Only then did Fang Plover have time to observe the condition of the crack——
That exploding crystal is quite powerful.
Because he was worried that it would not work as expected, he failed to control the power of the explosion. The direct result was that his ears are still buzzing until now. The magic furnace behind him was crackling and beating.
The electric light seems to be scrapped at any time due to overload.
This made Fang Yu couldn't help but secretly complain. His magic furnace was specially made. Although it was designed by himself, some of the materials were still very rare. If one was completely scrapped and it was necessary to replace it with a new one, it would not be so easy.
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Of course, the good thing is that the effect of the explosion was far beyond his imagination. The crack was completely empty, and the shadow that was originally there seemed to be rolled out in the explosion at that moment.
Fang Yu lowered his head and took a look. There was nothing underneath the floating ship.
This discovery surprised him slightly.
Although he planned to make the other party fall out of the cabin, he didn't originally plan to kill him so easily——
Did it really fall?
He looked around again, feeling suspicious in his heart.
But no matter where that thing went, it wasn't his primary concern right now.
At this time, the cable had been completely recovered, and Fang Yu had no time to think more. He quickly stretched out his other hand to grab the nearby crack, and then used the mechanical power of the rocket flying fist to pull himself up little by little.
He almost exhausted all his strength before crawling back into the cabin and standing up unsteadily.
At this moment, the high-altitude air flow was violently pouring into the cabin from the outside along the outside of the bulkhead. Due to the imbalance of ether inside and outside the aerospace ship, the hull had tilted slightly to one side, requiring him to hold on to the wall on one side with his hands.
Only when you are facing can you stand firm.
He turned around and saw the firelight outside the aerospace ship. He recalled the previous movements and realized that the craftsman of the descendant of Flor who had left earlier might have started to take action.
This thought made him feel slightly relieved.
Fang Plover looked through the firelight and glanced under the clouds in the distance, where beams of light were slowly blooming over the battlefield - and through the holes in the clouds, he could almost see the giant tower below from a distance.
The majestic silhouette of the city.
That's none other than Elpaxin.
His heart moved.
However, at this moment, a stinging pain came from the spiritual world, Fang Piao groaned subconsciously, and his expression worsened again.
He gritted his teeth and understood the reason in his heart. He raised one hand and pressed the socket of his right eye hard. After a moment of silence, he spoke with some difficulty:
"Nini."
In his mind, the little girl's appearance immediately emerged.
But at this moment, Nini was showing her teeth and claws. She pressed her hands on the ground, raised her tail high, leaned forward, and the long flame-like hair behind her stood up one by one, as if she was a cat before it pounced on food.
Like an animal, it stares with a pair of golden pupils, warily staring into the darkness in one direction.
When she suddenly heard Fang Plover's voice, the little girl's eyes lit up, and she immediately shook her tail and said with a milky voice:
"Papa!"
"Nini," Fang Plover shook his head with a pale face. He looked back at the sky outside and said in a low voice: "Listen to me, Papa needs you to do a favor next."
The little girl nodded vigorously: "Nini, listen to Papa!"
Fang Yu took a breath, then moved his lips and gave a few instructions in an almost inaudible voice.
Nini listened and nodded.
But even though she listened very carefully, the little girl still did not give up her previous vigilant posture, and continued to scan the darkness ahead with her golden eyes.
Fang Yu also noticed the darkness in his conscious world, and silently scanned that direction with his mind. He seemed to feel something, but he did not speak.
After a moment, he turned around.
He received a sacrifice from the Lizard Clan and was blessed by the Sea of Light, which gave him a certain degree of innate sensitivity to danger.
Fang Yu silently stared in that direction, feeling a little clear in his heart.
That thing was indeed not dead.
But suddenly, he shook his head, as if talking to someone, and said:
"no."
After a while, he said to himself again in a somewhat stern tone:
"This has nothing to do with you."
High in the sky, all that could be heard was the sound of the fierce wind.
But every time Fang Yu asked and answered, it was as if someone was really talking to him in the empty spiritual world.
After he muttered a few words to himself, he paused and then looked in one direction. There, amid the howling wind, Fang Plov seemed to hear a strange echo, faintly coming from him.
The sound gradually grew louder, and finally turned into bursts of sharp scraping sounds, coming from underneath the tilting hull——
The next moment, he saw a dense black mist rising from under the crack in the deck, and finally formed a sharp claw, which firmly grasped the edge below the crack with a 'bang' sound.
That was the weird 'shadow man' from earlier.
Fang Yu silently looked at the translucent arm, with shadows flowing on it, and purple flames leaping between the smoke and dust. The flames inside flickered in the darkness. In the flickering light, it seemed that
The muscles and bones that make up this arm.
The five fingers of the arm, slender and sharp, radiate a faint blue light, crystal clear, like ice that has been frozen for thousands of years.
In fact, this was the first time that Fang Yu had seen the entities of these 'monsters'. Before that, he even thought that these shadow figures were existences of pure energy, coming from some strange realm unknown to him.
In just an instant, the shadow swept from below, forming a tall figure.
At this time, the other party also discovered his existence.
The shadow raised its head, and there seemed to be no trace of the previous frustration in those two eyes that were shining with purple light. Instead, they stared at him quietly, and there was a very interesting look in them.
Come on.
There was even a certain fanaticism in that inexplicable look.
Fang Yu didn't have time to explore the other party's meaningful gaze. He just raised his hand, and at this moment, a flickering silver light appeared behind him——
It was a tall structure, wearing heavy armor and holding a silver spear. The spear was surrounded by patterns, and the pattern was printed with the brilliance of the sun.
At this moment, under Fang Plover's instructions, these constructs leveled the tips of their spears one by one and pointed at the shadowy monster below.
Those are his 'rangers'.
Fang Yu pressed his eyes and looked at the other party coldly.