Richard turned around and saw a door of light opening in mid-air, and a wrinkled old man stepped out of it, wearing a gray linen robe like an ascetic, but he was none other than the Holy Flame.
The temple was once the most holy, the Great Holy See of Valla.
Vala glanced in the direction of the forest, narrowed his eyes when his eyes fell on the broken sword in Brando's hand, and then he turned back and looked at the four people in front of him.
A sacred and majestic aura instantly filled the air.
When exposed to this aura, the expressions of Richard, Royer, Saipan and Willek all changed slightly. They knew in their hearts that this man was already the top expert in the temple forty years ago, but now it seems that
, the other party has already stepped into the last step of the so-called restricted area for humans and gods - the pinnacle of the extreme realm.
Vala had just stood still when the gray field in the sky in the other direction receded like a tide, revealing a figure hidden behind it. It was a middle-aged man with gray temples carrying a giant sword.
, his appearance is not conspicuous, as if he has been weathered, and only the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes can be vaguely seen to show his former graceful character.
But the aura emanating from him was extremely astonishing, silent and thick, making people feel like they were standing on a mountain. This person's appearance alone was not special, but everyone in the empire still recognized him at a glance - Gray Sword Saint Mephis
special.
"Mephisto." Richard said the person's name in a deep voice. He frowned and his heart sank slightly. As expected, the other person was already in the middle of the extreme realm and was on par with him. What happened next
This battle will only become more difficult.
The forest suddenly became quiet due to the sudden appearance of Great Holy See Valla and Mephistopheles. Only the sound of crackling flames was left. The Flame Family knights seemed a little confused. On the one hand, they were at a loss. Some people
I finally recognized the Holy Sword Odysseus, but on the other hand, it was because of Mephistopheles.
This 'demon of the empire' is notorious in the hearts of every Cruz person.
"The way of the Golden Flame is not a blind convergence." The Silver Queen's cold voice sounded again: "What are you confused about? Is the King of Flame leaving you only a promise? You should recognize the choices in your hearts and distinguish them.
Which one is right and which one is wrong——"
"Your Majesty is right," Vala unexpectedly agreed: "You should have your own justice in your heart and control your own destiny. There is no eternal definition of right and wrong. What matters is the opinion and position in your heart."
"As the Knights of the Flame, you should better understand the true meaning of the Golden Flame, so you should be more determined than others. Your confusion at the moment can only bring shame to the sages."
The knights were suddenly shocked and looked ashamed. They all drew their swords and bowed to Vala to apologize, because next -
I'm afraid the two sides will have to fight on opposite sides.
"Great Holy See, thank you for your teaching."
"We will do our best."
Vala only smiled slightly.
The Silver Queen looked at this scene with a frosty face on the other side of the crystal ball. The other party seemed to be helping her, but in fact, these words still did not break away from the definition of the Golden Flame, but just put aside whether it was correct or not.
Discussing this issue actually denies the highest point she stands on.
The key is that the seeds of resurgence are planted in the hearts of these knights. This is the true meaning of the Golden Flame Way. It does not succumb to the will of any one person, not even the Supreme Being of the Temple.
Then she is just a king in the secular sense, let alone.
"These damn fanatics."
She secretly resented it, and her voice became increasingly chilly: "Vara, it seems that you are determined to stand on the opposite side of the empire. You even do not hesitate to stand with Mephistopheles, the notorious enemy of the empire.
, are you even going to abandon the dignity of the temple?"
Vala shook his head. "Your Majesty," he said, "I only came here today for the Holy Sword."
The Silver Queen sneered: "So what? Do you know why the temple is divided because of you? It's because you, the old antiques who don't know how to adapt, always blindly place your hopes on dead things. Could it be said that this is the reason why the temple is divided because of you?
The belief of the descendants of the Flame King, the so-called Golden Flame Way?"
"That is not a dead thing, Your Majesty. It is the will of the sages of the past kings. Remembering history does not mean standing still. It is because there are things in the past that deserve our attention."
"However, what you don't see is that what my ancestor Gilt, the King of Fire, left to this world in a thousand years has long been abandoned by the world. What the ancestors and sages wanted the world to be like, however, today it has long since changed.
It has become something else," the Silver Queen said disdainfully: "Times have changed, Vala, but you are stuck in the past."
This is not the first time that Valla and Her Majesty the Queen have argued over this issue, but like every previous dispute, it is destined to be fruitless.
Vala remained silent and did not refute. The Silver Queen knew that in their position, she could not be persuaded by just a few words, so she sneered and secretly gave Richard the order to take action.
Because they no longer have the upper hand in the situation, the queen does not intend to give the other party a chance to delay any longer before mobilizing additional reinforcements.
She knew in her heart that the opponent should have a Sidney who did not show up, and since Mephistopheles found Vala, there was no reason for them to let go of the moss castle. The man stationed in the moss castle was Tali, the commander of the Knights of the Guards.
Yes, he himself was once a student of Sidney. Although his loyalty is relatively reliable, he certainly cannot stop the other party. At this time, he may have already lost ground.
However, she didn't care much about the other party rescuing the group of nobles. After all, they were just bait in the first place.
Richard and Royal received Her Majesty's signal at the same time and turned to look at each other. Among them, Royal and Vala were old acquaintances, so they were unwilling to face each other, while the remaining ones
Only Richard and Saipan have the strength to fight with them. As for Willeck and Bradley, they are far behind and can only be regarded as the second-tier level among the empire's extreme forces.
After only a moment's hesitation, Richard, the grand leader of the Flame Knights, unsheathed his sword. The blade of the Empire's number one sword, 'Steadfast Guard', burst out like a pool of silver light. The bright blade blocked the others.
After three people, he said to Royer and others: "I will stop Vala, and you all need to divide your forces to entangle Mephistopheles."
The situation has developed so far that everyone understands that it is impossible to keep all the opponents at this time. The best option is to find a way to change the balance of power on the field before Sidney arrives.
Among the opponent's three extreme combat powers, the one with the weakest strength was Brando, so as soon as Richard opened his mouth, several others understood what he meant.
Among the three of them, Shi Royer was not willing to bully the weak. He smiled bitterly. He directly looked for Mephistopheles who was not far away. With a sweep of his fingers, a beam of lightning nearly a hundred meters long was directed towards him.
Chop away.
This is a chain of lightning spells of the sixth ring air system. Although Royer is a law wizard, he is also very good at this kind of 'low-level' elemental spells. Moreover, he is famous for his metamagic skills. Spells below the seventh ring can be cast instantly at will.
The reputation of wizards is by no means unfounded.
But Royel's strongest point is actually spell counterattack. His element Mirror Realm can reflect all magic. This is why the title of Lightless Return comes from, so he chose Mephistopheles as his opponent. In fact, he is already
He chose to face the enemy at a disadvantage.
It was as if an electric dragon crossed the night sky, making the forest near Hanlu Manor turn white. However, in the face of this attack, Mephistopheles didn't even draw his sword. He stretched out his hand and tore the lightning dragon into pieces.
Electric sparks filled the sky.
However, Royer's blow was just to delay time. Mephistopheles had just blocked the lightning. He felt that the space around him was folding layer by layer. He raised his head and found that the space had been closed from bottom to top.
A spherical space. Although there is still the same sky and earth outside the spherical shape, there is a vague feeling of being separated by crystal.
He knew in his heart that this was the spell barrier opened by Royer, but it was not the paper-like barrier spell of ordinary wizards. The barrier of wizards above the extreme realm often contained their extreme realm.
It is understandable to say that the power is a more changeable extreme plain.
Mephistopheles understood the opponent's intention in an instant, and then he drew his sword. At this time, Royel had already disappeared - it was not the invisibility technique that has no effect in the extreme realm.
Rubbish spells, but truly left the material world and disappeared into a parallel dimension.
At the same time, two roaring flames instantly formed in the spherical space. If Brando were here, he would definitely recognize that this thing looked almost exactly like his fire giant, but it was several times larger.
The strength has also increased exponentially - this is the fire giant elder.
As soon as the Elder Efreet was summoned by Royer, he immediately received the order and roared towards Mephistopheles. The Gray Sword Master was not a novice who had never fought with wizards, and he knew very well that this thing was just used by the other party to delay time.
Without thinking about the means to cast a more powerful spell, he directly opened the Extreme Plains.
A gray world appeared behind Mephistopheles. It was like an endless, lifeless wilderness. Except for the endless gray, the horizon and the sky seemed to blend into one. But the Gray Sword Master called his hand, and the gray ground
Suddenly, figures appeared on the sky. They seemed to grow out of the gray world. They had no faces and were only gray. They were holding long bows and swords. Tens of millions of people stood in rows, like an army.
.
No one needed to give orders, the gray figures raised their long bows one by one and shot forward. Tens of thousands of overwhelming gray arrows seemed to pass through the storm. The two elf elders were directly shot into hedgehogs and exploded into countless pieces on the spot.
flame.
But Mephistopheles held the giant sword and remained motionless, and the gray army surged forward, with his gray field spreading in all directions.
Royel, who was hiding in the parallel dimension, couldn't stand immediately. Although he was not in the material world, why wasn't Mephisto's gray world like this? The space in the spherical barrier was indeed almost infinite, but
His hiding place was limited. He had just fought with Mephisto and could not leave him for thousands of miles. Therefore, as soon as Mephisto's army moved, he immediately knew that the other side had grasped his weak spot.
This enemy of the Empire who had lived and died many times was indeed well-deserved. No wonder he was able to escape from the Empire's siege again and again, and continued to cause trouble to the Empire. Only then did Royer put aside the general contempt and arrogance of wizards towards other professions.
, had to go all out.
He quietly recited a spell, and the sky in the spherical space immediately became covered with dark clouds, and endless lightning storms fell from the sky, instantly wiping out Mephisto's Gray Army.
The Legion of Ashes summoned by Mephistopheles was actually the embodiment of his law. Once the Legion of Ashes was destroyed, a hole was naturally ripped open in his domain. He was injured at the same time and groaned.
But it was at this time that he found the opponent's position through the power ripples caused by Royer's chanting. Like the giant sword in his hand, the gray sword light swept in that direction like a stormy wave.
The law of agitation immediately caused the entire space to vibrate, and Royer could no longer hide in the parallel dimension. He had to reveal his body in the material world. The next moment, a sword light hundreds of meters long swept past his waist.
.
Royer's body shook slightly, as if it was broken into two parts, but there was no sudden flash of blood. His body divided into two parts disappeared into the air like broken water patterns.
phantom--
Only then did Royer appear from the other side of the sword light, but his face was pale, and the ring on his right index finger cracked into pieces. If it hadn't been for the life-protecting ring, he would have been cut in half by the opponent.
The gray sword light could ignore his magic defense, which horrified him. After the previous round of fighting, although the opponent was seriously injured, he also lost an elemental pattern ring and a
A protective ring.
The most important thing is that he was forced by Mephistopheles to reveal his figure. The biggest advantage of wizards and warriors in fighting is that the unpredictable spells keep them in an active position, and once they fall into passivity.
That is the home ground of the Warriors.
…
And just as Royer opened the magic barrier and moved a space above Hanlu Manor out of the material world, Richard and several others also faced their opponents.
Richard himself stopped in front of Vala. Willek flew towards the forest below, but what the grand leader of the Flame Knights didn't expect was to stay and stop him at the Great Holy Seat.
In front of Vala, in addition to him, there was Saipan, the tower-defying man.
What the other party did was beyond his expectation - although his own strength was still slightly inferior to Vala's, it would not be difficult to hold him back for a while. Richard's original intention was to let the other two take this opportunity.
First subdue Brando. The two of them cooperated with Bradley's three extremes and joined forces with the young man from Eruin. There was no chance at all.
But his own soldiers took it as their bounden duty to obey orders, but they forgot that this was not the case for their partners. Royer was a court mage and only took orders from the royal family. The same was true for Willek.
However, apart from these two people, the remaining man, who is known as the tower-defying man, or the near-god wizard, is a complete outsider.
Richard couldn't help but look back at the other person, only to see that the other person was expressionless and didn't intend to communicate with him - in fact, this person himself was not a person who was good at words, and his reputation all depended on him.
A body of terrifying strength and legendary experience.
Saipan was once a real commoner. He followed an old wizard and luckily manifested the elements. He once served in the Imperial Knights, but because of his element "World Reflection", he was not taken seriously and later left sadly.
.
Up to this point, this man's experience was not much different from that of most wizards in the empire who pursued power and status. But just a few years later, when he reappeared in people's sight, he had already become enlightened.
His element "World Reflection" can reflect everything in the material world. It seems to be just a useless illusion element, but after the enlightenment element, this law shows terrifying power.
Because in Saipan's hands, he was able to show the reflection of the world of laws in the real world. This is not a field developed by an insignificant individual's understanding of the laws, but a reflection of the real world of laws. The power of this reflected world is almost
Thousands of times that of the extreme plains, its power can be imagined.
Therefore, the people call him the mage closest to God, and he is definitely not Miao Chuan.
However, the display of this kind of reflection is not without cost. Even he himself has only once completely reflected the White Tower in the material world. In that battle, he almost razed an entire Nazer army to death with his own strength.
This is where the title of "Ping Di" comes from.
But after that, Saipan never showed such a powerful force.
Because of his early experiences, Saipan has always maintained a distant relationship with the empire. The reason why he appears here now is because he is currently employed by the imperial family.
But this kind of employment is by no means a relationship of loyalty, it is nothing more than a relationship of power or money.
Facing such a person, Richard did not dare to speak casually even if he was dissatisfied. Besides, he also understood that the other person was not his subordinate.
"That's good. Willek and Bradley should be enough to deal with that young man. At least it will be easier for me if this guy stays."
In the heart of the grand leader, he could only comfort himself helplessly.
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(ps: I spent some time yesterday to check some details and information about writing, and took a short rest. After all, I have to write about the battle next, and I need to know the details of the protagonist's attributes first. I have a good idea in my mind.
Bottom. It is also expected that I will update the protagonist's attributes after finishing this volume. At that time, everyone can help find any bugs. Finally, I would like to thank Yu Chenzi for helping me organize the information.) (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature.