Ling didn't know how Vita explained herself. The first reaction of little white-haired Crowe when he saw her was hostility, but it turned into curiosity in a blink of an eye.
"The long-lost conversation between the Initiator and the Initiator Candidate. Although the conditions here are a bit rough, you don't mind, right?" Vita covered her face and chuckled, her figure gradually fading.
The meeting place was a hangar located underground for an unknown number of celestial bodies. The area may be several hundred square meters of celestial bodies, but it should still be the sea capital, and only the financial resources of the Kane family could build it quietly.
Such a huge facility.
"Then what? Are you watching the show next to it?"
Although Vita has used magic to become invisible, Ling's breath perception can detect that her breath has not moved at all and still remains in its original position.
"That's up to you. Sister, I have taught you a lot about the secrets of capturing boys."
Forget it, Ling ignored the witch-loving witch's nonsense and turned her attention back to Crowe, who had been focusing his attention on her.
"Are you a friend of the witch?" Crowe asked. The witch he mentioned was Vita.
"That's right. I have a lot to do with that guy. When we first meet, just call me Ling."
"That's it. Actually, I just met her not long ago. Well, you can just call me Crow. I was born in Chu Lai City, so please forgive me for my lack of etiquette."
It was obvious that Churai City had been annexed by the Erebonian Empire a few years ago, but the white-haired boy didn't seem to want to admit this fact.
"Do you hate people from the Empire?" Ling asked. Ling was born in Crossbell, and to be precise, she is not a member of the Erebonia Empire. Although her bloodline is mostly related to this place.
"I didn't say that."
"No, you must be thinking so. You treated me as an enemy when we first met, but I won't treat it like you didn't see it."
"But I don't really hate it, just a little bit."
"What do you want to say?"
"Well, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to."
Crowe apologized seriously to Ling, who looked even younger than him.
"Yes, I accept."
It's not that she wants to be held accountable aggressively. Seeing that the other party has a good attitude, she doesn't care.
Ling and Crowe went down the guidance elevator to go deeper underground. After descending to a depth of about one hundred submoments, they arrived at the destination, which had a different atmosphere from the Elf Cave, but was also filled with ancient ruins with superior attributes.
"Here you are, Purple Initiator."
A muddy mixed sound came from the feet of the two of them. Farther and further underground, there was a blue machine. The sound came from the position equivalent to its head. Around its body
There are large and small magic circles that imprison it.
Although you can see it and talk to it, you can't actually get to the bottom by jumping directly from above. The place where the Riding God is seems to be below, but in fact it is in a different phase space.
Only by following the "rules" and breaking through all the obstacles can we get in front of it.
"The Blue Riding God Ordine. It seems that the situation is different from the Purple Riding God Sector. You can't move freely yet."
"Yes. The seal on me has not been broken yet. Although the witch woke me up from a long sleep, she cannot move until the trial is completed. Even the time to talk to you like this is very limited."
Crowe walked to the stone gate that blocked the way forward, and then turned around to face Ling.
"It was about two months ago. I accidentally walked in here by mistake. This is how I looked when I saw this big guy."
"Thank you for finding this place." Even the Cavalry God who has not awakened will instinctively cover up traces of his own existence. For Crowe, this may be "fate".
"I came here as an adventure. I sneaked in out of curiosity about the legendary mysterious underground ruins in Haidu. I didn't think much about it at first. To be honest, there were so many magical beasts here at that time. I wasted no time.
It took a lot of effort to fight all the way. It was also at that time that I met the witch."
Calculating the time, it was probably during the period when Rei was forging swords. Soon after learning that she had become the initiator of the Purple Riding God, Vita started to take action.
"Warcraft are also divided into strong and weak. We have almost eliminated the warcraft from the entrance to here. So you haven't encountered a single warcraft along the way. The warcraft you encounter further down will be much more powerful."
Looking at it this way, this place is different from the Elf Cave that is only guarded by the Demonic Soldiers. Instead, it is similar to the environment under the old Tolista school building. Both are mazes filled with monsters.
"Are you planning to break through now?"
"You are the helper invited by the witch, right? You don't look strong at all. Don't hold me back later."
Because he always hides his aura, even in the Thors Military Academy, the martial arts instructor Mulla did not discover Ling's true level. It is reasonable that Crowe did not notice her strength.
Although he has heard that she is an initiator, it seems that Crowe still doesn’t know what being an initiator means. Vita did not explain it to him at all, and Ling did not intend to give any unnecessary spoilers to Crowe.
Crowe's weapons were two steel one-handed swords, and Ling took out a crystal dagger. It was a handicraft that she bought for 20,000 Mila from Lie Xinxi in a luxury store not long ago. It has good strength and is very durable.
Just be sharp.
Glass molluscs, giant touch magic grass, golden beetles, lantern spiders... Indeed, as Crowe said, the monsters that appear in the underground labyrinth are much more powerful than the monsters in the streets outside. If Crowe alone can deal with them, he may be able to survive.
It's difficult.
They formed a temporary partner, with Crowe as the main attacker. Ling's original intention was to assist in paddling and find opportunities to hit the monsters from behind. But even if she didn't use fighting spirit and relied solely on physical strength, she could not defeat the monsters.
The damage caused was still far greater than the effect of Crowe's repeated slashes.
The combat technique used by Crowe is called the Heroic Jumonji Slash, which is his own Go-ryu move. When he shouts out the name of the special move in full swing, he is quite impressive, and the attack method of using two one-handed swords to perform cross slashes is also
It's quite gorgeous, but it's a pity that it can only leave scratches of varying depths on the surface of the monsters' bodies.
Although Ling just took a small dagger to the back of the monster and stabbed it, she poked a big hole in the monster's body, causing the monster to turn around several times, completely attracting the hatred.
"The weapon you used doesn't seem to be the right one."
Well, it seems that Crow is completely used as a weapon.
"Well, yes, it's probably about twenty times more expensive than the two swords in your hand combined."
Not intending to correct Crowe's misunderstanding, Ling felt that she was also quite evil-minded.
When the maze on the next floor reaches the end, a boss-level monster finally appears.
"This is the ancient gatekeeper who is the guardian of the stone in ancient legends!" The sharp horns on the head of the monster and the wings on its back may be closer to the subspecies of earth dragon. This kind of monster only appears in legends in the empire.
However, seeing it in real life is quite cool, it feels like seeing a rare animal.
When Ling was about to put the dagger into the body of the lake-blue monster as she had done before, a strong force came from her hand and she was ejected.
Physical reflection? Some speculation flashed through her mind and she immediately rejected the idea. Reality is not a game. There are many ways to achieve a rebound effect. And no matter which one, there is an upper limit. If she fully activates her fighting spirit, she should be able to
Just crush this thing.
"Hey, are you okay?"
"Well, it's nothing serious." He shook off the dust on his green school uniform and stood up. Although he was a little surprised by the opponent's special ability, Ling was not injured.
Seeing Ling being knocked into the corner like a cannonball, Crowe immediately raised his swords nervously. He launched an attack on the ancient guard, and then, like Ling, was thrown away.
"It is not an opponent you can deal with now. How about we retreat?"
Ling kindly reminded Crowe who got up. In her breath perception, although this monster was just a thing with less than A-level combat power, because of its tricky abilities, even A-level combat power could defeat it.
It's also quite difficult. If Ling doesn't show her true skills, it won't be easy to solve it immediately.
"How can I back down here!"
Ah, there it is. It’s a standard line for a hot-blooded boy!
"Ling, I have a trick to beat the enemy."
"Okay, okay. Leave it to me to buy time."
"Thank you." After saying that, Crowe didn't say much. He closed his eyes and began to gather his energy. He crossed his hands horizontally and vertically and held the sword in a posture that was completely different from before. An unusual momentum continued to rise in him.
Although it may be an unintentional result, the fighting spirit full of fighting spirit seems not to be underestimated.
Ling was strolling in front of the ancient guard. The big man opposite her was not very flexible in her movements. It was impossible to catch the agile Ling. She would poke her from time to time to test the opponent's counterattack strength. The upper limit of her tolerance for stone beasts was about
That's it. If Crowe can really hold back his ultimate move, it shouldn't be a big problem.
"I'm on! Ukuichi Sangba Jumonji Slash!"
Crow's back seemed to be ignited with blazing blue flames. Although it was only for a moment, it did break through to an explosive power exceeding A-level combat power. Even Ling felt a trace of danger from it.
When Crowe roared out the move, Ling immediately stepped aside, leaving the front of the stone beast to Crowe.
Bang bang bang, the burning slash left a huge cross-shaped wound. Following the traces of the wound, the ancient guard's chest began to crack, and eventually it turned into fragments and disappeared. Only the remains on the ground were left.
A large number of flaring chip debris.
Crowe was lying on the ground, breathing heavily. The move he just made with all his strength seemed to consume him a lot. It almost exhausted all his physical strength and energy.
Ling took out a pocket watch-style tactical force guide and activated the force-guiding magic recovery spell to restore him a little.
"I have forgotten about arts (guiding magic). Warcraft with strong physical defense usually have low magic resistance. If you use guiding magic, you should be able to easily deal with this guy." Crowe was a little confused.
Said regretfully.
"No. It only makes sense to defeat him head-on. The real God of Riding test cannot be passed by playing tricks. This maze is just a warm-up."
Crowe also noticed that unlike him who was out of breath, even after a battle, Ling still didn't break out a drop of sweat.
"I'm looking at the sky from a well. How much strength do you hide, Ling?"
Obviously what he said before was to delay time, but he still saw the scene of the girl leisurely teasing the monster.
"Acridine, I was discovered by you."
After tilting her head and thinking for a moment, Ling felt that it would be better not to discourage the young man's enthusiasm too much.
"If you can display this kind of strength in normal times, you can probably win once if you fight me ten times. It's not completely impossible to win."
After hearing the girl's answer after careful consideration, Crowe smiled bitterly.
"So, it turns out that the witch has been hiding her strength from me before."
"Ah, Vita is different from us. Although she is strong in all aspects, she is not actually good at fighting." Among the apostles of the association, the only one who is particularly good at fighting is the Saint of Steel. The others
No one is good at frontal combat, not even White Face and Blue Abyss. The executors are the combatants of the association.
"I have a request. Can you let me see your true strength?"
"It's okay if Ling promises you."
Having said that, the two of them continued to go deeper into the map. When the majestic fighting spirit emanated from Ling's body, he used the storm sword in the posture of turning the fighting spirit into a blade and instantly cleared away the monsters entrenched in the entire passage.
Luo decided to stop.
"Aren't you going to continue conquering the dungeon?"
"No need. I have already figured it out. The trial must be passed by myself to be meaningful. Not only to gain the recognition of Ordyne, the Cangqi God, but also to make myself truly stronger. Thank you, Ling
."
Looking at Crowe's serious expression, he seemed to have figured something out but nothing had changed. Ling secretly used her powers to sense the other party's emotions, and the only information she received back was firmness.
Crowe intends to rely on himself to become stronger, and has no intention of accepting charity from others.
"The road I live in is very hard."
"I know, but I won't regret it. Compared with my real goal, this is nothing."
"What's the real purpose... Hey, come on."
Did she break through the spiritual barrier? She had a vague feeling that Crowe's purpose might not be just to seek revenge against Prime Minister Osborne as in the game plot. Ling didn't intend to delve too deeply into other people's privacy. Just let him be.
The two returned to the entrance of the maze and took the guided elevator back to the ground. Vita was already waiting above.
"Kloe, your expression is a little different." Vita said, looking at the white-haired boy.
"Well, I figured out some things. Thank you, and thank you Ling."
"Is this also the cause and effect you read using the power of the witch?" Ling asked curiously.
"Not exactly. I saw it half and guessed it half. I just gave it a little push."
Ling shook her head. In fact, she didn't care much about it.
She did have other things on her mind.
Since Vita can interfere with the Riding God's Amenability Trial and find a candidate initiator to take the initiative to challenge it, can she also try to do something similar?
The alliance leader has granted her the authority to move freely in the Phantom Flame Plan, so she can prepare for many things.
In order to welcome the appearance of Steel again, the seven riding gods must complete the seven mutual restraints. This is the third phase of the Phantom Flame Plan that Ling knows.
The Black Riding God Ishmeg is in the hands of Gillias Osborne, Prime Minister of the Erebonia Empire.
The Silver Riding God Agrion is in the hands of the Seventh Pillar of the Apostles of the Snakes to which the Body-Eating Serpent belongs, the Holy Maiden of Steel Arianhed.
Sektor, the Purple Riding God, is now in Ling's own hands.
The Scarlet Riding Goddess Testarossa was sealed in the underground of the palace of Heimdall, the Scarlet Imperial Capital.
Ordine, the Blue Riding God, was sealed underground in Ordis, the capital of the blue sea.
Valima, the Gray Riding God, was sealed under the old school building in Tolista.
The clues of the six knights are very clear. For the association, only the last golden knight has not shown up. But in fact, she already knows the hiding place of the golden knight.
The place where Ling was born is the only elf cave in the Crossbell Autonomous Prefecture, the Star Spirit Cave.
As for the candidate to launch the Golden Knight God, Ling actually already had the answer in her mind. Ling was a very selfish child, and other than him, Ling could not think of a better candidate.
"I miss you so much. This gift Levi Ling prepared for you will definitely surprise you, hehe."