Chapter 351: The invincible opponent on the border! The secret of the sky! The end of the border
Great devil
Looking at that domineering figure, the surroundings of Dayuan City were completely silent. Countless people looked shocked, especially most ordinary people. It was the first time they knew that Niuma, who had been himself for most of his life, was actually a member of the Imperial Clan.
Still...it sounds pretty good!
For half my life, cows and horses don’t know me, but once the emperor’s clan rules, it will last forever.
"As expected of you, Lu Dahuangmao, I can't even think of this title in ten years!"
"The Dayuan royal family is nothing, let's just skip the royal family and become an imperial family! (dog head)"
"According to this logic, who is not the future successor of the alliance? Aren't we all young masters of the Imperial Clan?"
"Are you also holding high the banner for countless civilians in the Dark Star Territory, and are you also a child of the Alliance? Can you also slaughter a group of evil god cults and bury the genius of the alien race casually?"
"……cannot."
"If not, just keep a low profile to avoid being slapped. In this world, strength speaks for itself. However, I might be unhappy when other geniuses from aristocratic families say this. Only when Lu Yu said it, I feel relieved that I have grown up with the character.
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"This is such a vicious expression. Even the royal family dare not go deep into the territory of the human race. A group of top races that kowtow in front of the royal family are nothing!"
"Border Emperor? No, it's the border boss knocking on the door."
"..."
Dayuan City was completely boiling, cheering loudly.
Having been blocked for the past two days, they were irritated. Coupled with the fact that humans on the border have been fighting all year round and have an innate hostility towards foreign races, their hatred levels have skyrocketed.
Even if Lu Yu came back and successfully entered the Dark Circus, most people would still be a little unhappy.
Why should we follow their rules?
But unexpectedly, when he arrived, he directly made the arrogant aliens at the gate of Dayuan City kowtow and beg for mercy, making everyone realize...
We are the dominant race!
What qualifications do these brats from the top races have to dance in front of them?
As long as Lu Yu can get a draw later, they will not blame him and even take the initiative to protect their children.
"This kid is really getting crazier!"
Sun Jie looked at Lu Yu's back and shook his head, feeling happy in his heart.
That guy Zhou Cheng never accomplished anything big in his life, but in the end he became a hero and blocked the gap by himself.
In addition, he also brought out a top-notch evildoer.
Even in the underworld, I should feel relieved.
On the top floor of the tower, Situ Kong drank coffee silently, feeling the breath of the white figure behind him, and sighed through the floor-to-ceiling windows: "It's so good to be young!"
The white fox tilted his head, a little confused.
"Chirp?"
Aren't you and Lu Yu both little devils?
Situ Kong's expression froze, and he almost forgot that the person next to him was an old antique. He quickly changed the subject and said: "I mean if I were younger, I would also end up beating people. The imperial clan Situ Kong is also quite nice."
If children fight, there will be no consequences.
But he is an adult now. Bullying a child will easily lead to complaints and attract other parents. If he is not careful, his salary will be deducted, and he will not be able to afford this year's latest coffee.
As for part-time work?
It doesn't exist. Mixing allowances, drinking coffee, and waiting to die are his greatest pursuits in life.
Outside Dayeon City,
"..."
The eyes of the four alien geniuses were shaking. Although they knew Lu Yu was crazy, they didn't expect him to be so arrogant.
Even His Royal Highness would not be so arrogant and would even be polite to a virtuous corporal.
Is this guy really not afraid of being beaten to death?
"It's interesting." Bingjiu laughed gloomily, a sharp insect chirp came from his body, and murderous intent boiled in his eyes.
"Idiot!" Bi Ling sneered, looking at Lu Yu like he was looking at a fool.
Yuan Ji remained silent, feeling a little bored and thought to herself.
'Are all humans... so arrogant and stupid?'
If you don't have enough strength, what's the point of saying more harsh things?
'What bullshit imperial clan.'
Locust cursed in his heart, but thinking that he was still in the territory of the human race and for the sake of the plan, he didn't want to break up for the time being. He said in a deep voice: "Lu Yu, is this the way your human race treats guests?"
"The prerequisite is that we are guests..." Lu Yu shook his head and said calmly: "Not a bunch of miscellaneous fish races who come to the gate of my human city and make noises."
"Lu Yu!"
Locust's voice was low, and he could no longer hold back the anger in his heart. The face under the clown mask gradually distorted, and a powerful aura erupted.
Since you can't communicate head-on, just use your strength to speak!
Wow!
A large number of silver chains tugged, enslavement runes shone, and a golden carriage pulled by alien girls appeared.
besides,
"Ho! Ho! Ho!"
From the dark circus, powerful figures rushed out one after another, including the Moonlight Bunnyman with silver-white mane, rabbit ears, and slender muscles, the phantom catman who blended into the shadow, and a large number of strong aliens.
Silver chains were pierced through their bodies. Under the long-term mental slavery and whipping, their minds were completely distorted. Only the cruel thoughts of killing were left in their scarlet eyes, staring at Lu Yu.
Killing intent and coercion broke out together, locking onto him and causing the air to freeze.
"It's too late for you to bow your head now. After all, we came to communicate with the human race with good intentions..."
Locust pulled the chain and said calmly, not that he really wanted to stop, but mainly because he was afraid of being tricked by the human race and being buried at the border.
The other three alien geniuses remained silent,
"Oh, it's true that as you get older, you become soft-hearted easily." Lu Yu looked at him condescendingly, with pity in his eyes: "The final countdown is three seconds, three...two..."
"If you don't eat the toast, you'll have to drink the fine wine, attack!" Locust took action decisively, the light of his soul burst out, and the silver chain instantly turned into scarlet.
Soul Chain - Slave Dog Killing!
Use the chain as a rein, inject life into crazy spirituality, transform into a hungry wild dog, and eat the enemy.
Boom boom boom!
All the slaves became more and more violent, rising into the sky and charging towards Lu Yu to kill him with great momentum.
Although he had always verbally despised Lu Yu when he spoke before, after the actual battle began, Lu Yu did not underestimate Lu Yu. On the contrary, he attached great importance to him.
To capture the thief, capture the king first!
Defeat him with the power of thunder and kill the majesty of the killing clan.
Then they pretended to be sympathetic and let him go, and then found an opportunity to introduce him to the Dark Circus for trading, and extract the ancient king's law from his body!
However……
The imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel!
Whoosh whoosh!
The moment these alien slaves took action, they were pierced by snow-white spider silk spears emerging from the void, and were directly nailed to the ground. They could not move and could only wail in pain.
"waste!"
Locust looked shocked, but quickly reacted, preparing to control them to burn their lives and explode. However, the chain in his hand suddenly became hot. The next moment,
With a "boom" sound, it suddenly exploded.
Boom!
Fortunately, the locust reacted in time and used the shield of the soul to resist, so it was not blown into a fool, but it was also knocked back dozens of meters.
"What's going on!?" Locust raised his head, and the scene in front of him made him look horrified, "This is..."
Under the spiritual vision blessed by the power of the soul, I saw...
Endless darkness!
Countless illusory curse threads hung from the void, and along with the penetrating spider threads, they were injected into the bodies of all slaves, forcibly seizing their control.
"Hey!"
The mastermind behind everything is a little spider wearing a moonlight dress and a white scarf with the Q version of Lu Yutuan printed on it. It walks in the void and gently fiddles with the silk threads with its fingers.
Buzz!
The cursed thread trembled, causing them to quickly become quiet.
The little spider, wearing a black blindfold on his delicate face, looked at the locust with an indifferent expression.
It's like an elegant master puppeteer looking at his inferior puppeteer.
"Damn it!" Locust looked ugly. As a slave owner, the control of the slaves was forcibly taken away. It was simply humiliating.
"But my strongest thing is myself!"
Whoosh whoosh!
Countless spiritual chains swept away and were chopped into pieces by the little spider's virtual sword, breaking instantly.
"Sorry, you fell into the trap."
"Blow it up!"
The locust's sharp laughter sounded, and the power of the broken soul in the air quickly condensed, turning into a hundred-meter-long clown face. It opened its mouth, showing a funny smile, and [Mantra·Slave Heart] shined.
Mystery - Soul Explosion!
Boom boom boom!
The invisible psychic attack exploded instantly, instantly penetrating all defenses, covering a kilometer radius around Lu Yu, and even interfered with reality, twisting the space into a ball.
"What happened!" When everyone saw this, their hearts tightened.
"Sure enough, young people, arrogance is the biggest enemy on the spiritual path." Plague Dove's sharp laughter echoed like a witch, adding a sense of depression.
‘This move is really hard to guard against.’ Bi Ling’s eyes were filled with fear. He just fell to this move.
Even if he knew about it later, he might not be able to prevent it. Even if Lu Yu suffered this blow, even if he was not seriously injured, he would be spiritually confused and completely at a disadvantage.
Only failure awaits him.
"Did you still lose?" Yuan Ji's eyes flashed slightly under the black cloth, with a little disappointment.
I thought he was a future legend, but I didn't expect...
There is a huge difference between real people and famous people.
On the battlefield.
Locust sneered and said: "What a bullshit young master of the Imperial Clan, just kneel down in front of me!"
As soon as the words fell, countless spiritual chains quickly wrapped around the area where the space was distorted by the mind blast, preparing Lu Yu to taste the feeling of being enslaved.
"Trouble!"
This scene shocked Sun Jie, who had left the Stars and Beasts Tower and was preparing to approach. He subconsciously turned his head to ask for help, but saw a white fox lying on the top of the tower.
He was looking into the distance with a lazy expression...
Click, click, click!
Countless spiritual chains shattered and turned into fragments the moment they approached Lu Yu. The next scene made Locust's pupils shrink.
The distorted space seemed to be smoothed by an invisible hand and quickly returned to smoothness. Lu Yu stood on the dragon's back, unscathed.
The hamster doll hanging on his waist was swaying slightly, and the corners of his mouth were raised, as if he was mocking.
How dare you use psychic skills in front of it?
The Thousand Faced Soul Tree is derived from one and a half of the Emperor Tree, and half of it is the Mingdu Emperor Tree, which is best at transforming the minds of all living beings.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the ancestor of the spiritual system!
Lu Yu stretched out his hand to dust off his shoulders, looked down at the locusts on the ground, and said calmly: "Three opportunities have been used up."
His patience has reached its limit!
After finishing his words, Lu Yu raised his right foot.
Hoo ho ho!
In an instant, strong winds roared between the sky and the earth, rolling up sand and dust. It was as if an invisible rhythm could be heard vibrating, and an invisible giant storm toad was roaring.
Dark clouds gathered and turned into a huge storm whirlpool, making the world dark.
Ding!
In the sky, endless pure white light gathered and turned into a boot, with exquisite lines and a grinning ghoul head visible on it, watching the death of all things.
The secret of heavenly breathing - trampling on the sky!
It was Lu Yu who was inspired by Red Rabbit's Kirin Trample, which could rewrite the power of the earth's veins, and developed a new skill based on the use of light and airflow by celestial breathing, simulating the power of the sky.
If it were in the past, it might not be as powerful, but a few hours ago, he just broke through the false glowing moon, and was only short of going to the mother river to condense the mantra before reaching the glowing moon stage.
The strength has changed qualitatively again.
Just need a guy to practice his skills!
"What is this!?"
Locust raised his head with an unbelievable look on his face. At this moment, he felt that all the air currents around him were locking him in and becoming his enemies.
The wind roars and the cranes roar, and the grass and trees are all at war!
It seemed that he was not facing Lu Yu, but the Lord of the sky and hurricanes.
"I don't believe you are really that strong!"
Locust roared angrily, refusing to believe that Lu Yu could be so strong. His first reaction was that Lu Yu had created a picture through illusion. The attack just now might have failed.
There is a high probability that it is an empty city strategy, hoping to break through one's own psychological defense.
Or maybe the improvement buff from the Kingdom of Spiritual Machinery at that time is still continuing.
No matter which possibility, there should be a limit!
"As long as we survive the first attack..."
Thinking of this, Locust no longer held back, and the black energy surged in the dark circus, turning into a hell clown mask, reflected behind him.
From its comically laughing mouth, countless black soul chains spit out, gathered together, and turned into raging waves, killing toward the sky!
‘Mystery—Psychic Tsunami!’
It collides with the trampling of the sky in the sky.
boom!
With the hum of the world, the two stood still for a moment. However, before Locust thought that his attack was successful, he saw the tsunami composed of spiritual chains being crushed bit by bit.
Click, click, click!
The light and wind intertwined and turned into the power to tear apart all things, easily crushing the chains of the soul and sinking continuously.
Locust found in despair that even though he, a middle-level Huiyue, tried his best, he still couldn't feel the limit of Lu Yu's power.
What kind of monster is this guy?!
In the end, Locust could only watch the kick fall.
Boom!
Wherever the sky trampled, the space was annihilated, and the psychic tsunami skill was also crushed into slag, directly trampling the locust into the ground, and a terrifying shock wave erupted.
boom!
Thousands of pure white lights shine, and the strong wind sweeps across, like a doomsday scene.
Click, click, click!
However, the moment most of the psychic aftermath approached Dayuan City, they were annihilated by the light curtain spread by the Stars and Beasts Tower, and did not affect the city's buildings.
But countless residents of Dayuan City still couldn't open their eyes in this bright light, and their hearts trembled.
"This is……"
It took half a minute for them to open their eyes. When their vision returned, they saw a huge crater in the shape of a footprint appearing outside Dayuan City.
Huge cracks have opened in the surrounding earth, as if trampled by ancient giants, it is extremely damaged.
At the bottom lay a ragged locust with wounds all over his body and a dying locust.
He was instantly killed by Lu Yu with one blow!
"How is it possible!?" Bi Ling and Yuan Ji were shocked after witnessing the whole process. Although they overestimated that Lu Yu would not solve it easily, they really did not expect...
Locust lost so quickly!
At this time, Lu Yu's figure flashed and appeared beside Locust. Looking at his miserable appearance, he commented: "This mask is similar to your life..."
"Just as funny!"
"I want you to die..." Locust was humiliated and his eyes were about to burst. The clown mask was shining brightly, trying to help gather the power of his soul. However, the next second, his whole head and his whole head were stepped directly into the ground by Lu Yu.
It caused a terrible earthquake.
"Ah ah ah ah ah--"
The severe pain caused the locust's whole body to tremble, and its mind collapsed. The clown mask was completely shattered, revealing a ferocious locust head. A large number of tentacles on it had been broken, and the picture was dripping with blood.
Lu Yu said in an indifferent tone: "It is a heinous crime to fail to worship the emperor when you meet him!"
As he spoke, he stepped down one foot after another, dark green blood sputtered amidst the locusts' wails, and the earth shook violently.
If the entire Dayuan City was not protected by the Stars and Beasts Tower, half of it would have been destroyed.
"So...so scary!"
Countless people just stared at this brutal scene, not knowing how to evaluate it.
Who is the alien?
By the end, Locust was already a bloody mess, and if it hadn't been for the support of his powerful spiritual talent, he would have died.
At this moment, the arrogance in his heart had been completely crushed, and he begged with a trembling and weak voice:
"...let...let me go..."
"Weak people should behave like weak people. They know how to fear the royal family, but they don't know how to fear us who are stronger. They dare to imitate me and bully the weak and fear the strong..."
Lu Yu looked indifferently and continued: "So, I refuse."
boom!
He raised his feet, the light and wind intertwined, and the trampling of the heavens condensed again. At the moment when it was about to fall, a voice suddenly sounded.
"stop!"
Looking at Lu Yu, who was about to get closer to finish the attack, the phantom of the blue sea around Bi Ling condensed and turned into a raging wave sweeping away.
Although he and the locust have nothing to do with each other, they came together on a mission. Now that he is a grasshopper, he must not sit back and watch him die.
At least, you can't die here!
The blue sea surged and hit Lu Yu instantly, but instead of knocking him back, it penetrated directly through his body.
It turned out to be...
Afterimage!
"Could it be!"
Bi Ling was shocked. He felt the flow of air behind him, turned around subconsciously, and quickly retreated. His eyes reflected a tall figure wearing Twilight Dragon Armor with three pairs of twinkling light wings.
On the dragon's head covered with spikes, scarlet eyes shone brightly. He opened his huge mouth and bowed his head slightly. He was only a short distance away from him, and he could see the other party smiling ferociously:
"now you!"
One sentence made Bi Ling's hair stand on end, and the dragon's aura rushing towards him caused a large number of scales on his body to be corroded and fall off, causing severe pain.
'When did he come here?'
Bi Ling's eyes were horrified, and he quickly gathered the phantom defense of the blue sea, and waited for an opportunity to escape. However, a vast and powerful dragon power enveloped him, which directly made his snake-human bloodline begin to tremble. Under the absolute suppression of the bloodline, he lost consciousness for a moment.
Click, click, click!
When he came back to his senses, he was already being held by a big hand, and it was being tightened continuously. The huge force caused his scales to explode, and his bones to break quickly like firecrackers, making him unable to even utter a cry.
"Tide of Black Death!" Bingjiu looked ugly when he saw this scene, knowing that the situation was completely out of control.
Lu Yu is too strong!
If this continues, they will all probably die here!
Gurgling!
The bloated flesh on her body expanded rapidly, filling the air with billowing dark green poisonous gas. From the holes in her skin, dense swarms of flies and maggots emerged, sweeping towards Lu Yu.
However, halfway through the flight, I heard a furious roar that shook the world.
"Roar!"
Red Rabbit stepped onto the earth, anger rising in his eyes. With every step he took, his strength increased a lot. In an instant, he was promoted to the middle level of Huiyue.
boom!
The pressure of the Earth Emperor swept away, causing all the swarms of diseased insects that were covering the sky to stop in the air. At the same time, the Earth's Crown behind his head rotated and spread black light.
But if you look closely, you will find that it is the invasion of shining oil that turns into light.
Buzz buzz!
Whether they were flies or maggots in the plague insect swarm, they began to struggle crazily, but they could not stop the black glittering oil from continuously overflowing from their bodies. They quickly grew a mechanical body, and their dark green compound eyes were directly broken, replaced by white porcelain.
The fort.
In the blink of an eye, it was completely transformed by the shimmering oil.
They became the dependents of the Red Rabbit, and were covered by the [Omnic Silver Net], turning countless dark holes to stare at the Plague Dove.
The next second, there was a sudden volley.
Boom!
There were as many turrets as there were in the past, providing the ultimate artillery coverage.
Phew!
In an instant, the body like a mountain of flesh was smashed through countless sieves, and the dark and foul-smelling black blood flowed. However, relying on the powerful self-healing power of the Huiyue Stage, it was quickly repaired.
"Damn it, City of Disease..." The Plague Dove roared, poisonous gas billowing around him. Just as he was about to gather a City of Virus, he felt the ground beneath him begin to tremble violently.
Click!
The black-yellow stone sword containing flowing magma suddenly stabbed from the ground, penetrated the Plague Dove's body, and directly strung it in the air. The severe pain made it wail uncontrollably.
But all he faced was Chitu's ruthless trampling.
Kirin tramples!
boom!
Hundreds of stone pillars were raised, directly turning it into a hedgehog, and the Earth's ecology was used as a cage to suppress it.
Lu Yu didn't even turn around, looked at the wailing Bi Ling, and asked a strange question: "Do you like to eat fish?"
"..." Bi Ling didn't know why, but before he could answer, he heard another sentence from Lu Yu:
"Snake eating fish should be part of the food chain, but... you might get sick of it in the future."
Lu Yu stretched out another dragon claw, grasped the head of the blue sea snake human, slowly raised it up, and started to slide down with the right claw holding the snake's body...
Bi Ling seemed to have guessed something and said in a trembling voice:
"No... don't ah ah ah!"
A sting!
While Bi Ling was wailing, Lu Yu's dragon claw was like a razor, forcibly scraping off all its scales and scattering them all over the ground.
At this moment, the half-human, half-snake body became a bloody mess, twisting and struggling constantly, but it would bring more pain.
Click!
After doing this, Lu Yu raised it up and blocked it in front of him. A dark crack opened up and tore Bi Ling's tail. Blood and flesh splashed everywhere, making him completely unable to bear it and he fainted.
Lu Yu threw it to the ground and looked at the woman who attacked him.
Yuanji!
Although her eyes were calm, it sent chills down Yuan Ji's spine, as if she was facing a formidable enemy.
'Eye of the Dark Abyss!'
With a wave of her hand, she directly opened more than a dozen dark cracks. However, the moment they appeared, they were collided by void cracks and disappeared.
"Hey!"
The little spider came through the air, the dark spider nest appeared behind her, and the virtual sword in her hand locked onto her.
In addition, the brilliant black red dragon ants, the three calamity peacocks, the paper knights and the red rabbits all surrounded her. The vast pressure surged, giving Yuan Ji an unprecedented sense of crisis.
'Can't sit still and wait for death!'
She made a quick decision, and the dark cracks around her body spread out, spreading forcefully, enveloping the darkness that devoured everything, and intercepted several of Lu Yu's pet beasts.
At the same time, Yuan Ji gathered more Eyes of the Dark Abyss around her, preparing to use mysteries to escape, but the next second...
"Holy Nagarjuna Seal!"
The phantom of the fifty-four-armed dragon tree appeared in the sky and blocked out the sun. Countless dragon tree arms wrapped in the power of the breath of the heaven, like a seal that shook the sky, mighty and bombarded down.
boom!
As the void trembled violently, many eyes of the dark abyss instantly shattered and turned into black energy and dispersed.
"puff!"
Yuan Ji was also shocked and her blood surged. She couldn't help but take a few steps back and coughed out a mouthful of blood.
She raised her head and looked at Lu Yu, and said in a deep voice: "Lu Yu, I hope you put the overall situation first and don't do stupid things..."
Before he could finish his words, Lu Yu, who was wearing Dusk Dragon Armor, was grabbed by the neck several hundred meters away and held in the air. He could only struggle continuously.
"The overall situation?" Lu Yu looked at her struggling, chuckled, and said, "I am the overall situation!"
"you……"
Hearing this, Yuan Ji wanted to gather the Eyes of the Dark Abyss to resist, but as soon as she had the idea, a giant spear pierced her abdomen, causing her body to tremble, and her plump jade feet in the exquisite shoes suddenly tightened.
At this moment, the Heavenly Disaster Gun penetrated her abdomen, and blood continued to seep out, staining her black robe, making the color darker. The mysterious sealing power spread out from the gun, suppressing her spirituality.
"Don't be afraid, I'm a professional at this." Lu Yu grinned and comforted him, but paired with the ferocious dragon head, it was extremely scary.
It doesn't matter whether she is a goddess, a succubus, or a female alien, Lu Yu's nickname...
The whole family pokes!
Seeing Yuan Ji being stabbed, Bing Jiu, who had been stabbed like a hedgehog before without despair, trembled all over and let out a sharp, frightened cry: "Do you know who she is?"
"Who is it?" Lu Yu asked humbly.
"She is the concubine chosen by the true king's legitimate son," Bingjiu shouted. Looking at Lu Yu who fell into silence, she thought he was afraid. He said with a vicious look, "If you hurt her, you will die without a burial place, and the entire border will also be destroyed."
I will be buried with you because of your stupidity!"
The plague dove wanted to fake the power of the tiger and make Lu Yu afraid, so as to seek a chance of survival.
Even if Lu Yu is irrational, the Dayuan City Alliance will not be stupid, right?
"Hey, I was looking forward to it in vain. I thought she was the daughter of the true king, but she turned out to be just a princess?" Lu Yu's disgusted voice sounded, making everyone tremble.
This guy is really a complete lunatic, and he actually wants to capture the true prince and heir!
Bingjiu's expression froze, he had never seen such a crazy guy before, and he roared incompetently: "Lu Yu, you are too arrogant. It's just that times create heroes, allowing you to gain some advantages in advance in this chaotic era.
Now, even if you are twice as strong, you are just an ant that can be easily crushed to His Highness. If you dare to hurt Yuan Ji, you will die on the day when the competition for hegemony of all races begins..."
Click! Click!
Before Bingjiu finished speaking, many stone pillars penetrated his throat and blocked his trachea. Although it was not fatal to the monarch of Huiyue level, it was extremely painful.
"Noisy." Lu Yu shook his head, but he did not completely deny this guy's theory.
It is indeed true that times make heroes.
The true king's legitimate son is the pinnacle of time, power, and luck. He is a trendsetter in the future and is destined to become a top big shot.
Even if you are extremely talented, you are still stretched thin in the face of the huge resource gap.
But Lu Yu is not a hero, but...
Times!
At this point, the four alien geniuses were completely wiped out.
Many of the remaining alien slaves lay on the ground shivering, worshiping Lu Yu, who looked like a human but was actually a border demon.
Countless people in Dayuan City watched this scene and fell into deathly silence.
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