"——The so-called exploration team, are you guys? I've been waiting for you for two whole days!"
Yuffie and his party heard this sentence the first time they passed through the "Realm of Mirrors" and returned to the El Continent.
Unlike when entering, the location when leaving the Mirror Realm does not have to be fixed. In fact, it is also possible to leave the Mystery Lock directly - although it is obviously not an option. They followed Leonos's suggestion and returned to the place where they came from, but
Saw an unexpected sight.
Judging from the surrounding environment, this is the room where the mirror was originally placed - however, the mirror has been cracked into worthless fragments, and the delicate frame has been completely burned. The room is full of traces of fierce battles, and the walls are
It was full of wounds caused by sword slashes, whip blows, and flames. None of the relatively small furniture and furnishings could still be seen in their original appearance.
A boy of about ten years old sat leisurely on a piece of solid igneous rock with his legs crossed, looking at them with his eyes shining with fire.
"Who are you?" Lily touched her nose in confusion, "It's very dangerous here, Xiaojia——"
The young man snorted coldly, and a touch of red appeared on his fingertips. Lily subconsciously turned her body sideways, and a dazzling light passed by her cheek, burning a dark hole in the wall.
"He is not a child." Yuffie stopped Lily, who was a little annoyed, and explained, "As an elf from the fire elemental world, his age may be several times older than you and September combined." She turned to
The young man with a slightly calmer expression asked, "How should I call you? Is there anything we can do to help?"
"I am Fire Lord Hart." The young man said loudly, "Just call me His Highness Hart." He looked at everyone again, "Two demigods, one dragon, and one mithril puppet... the lineup is quite good.
It’s pretty good, but it’s a bit weak.”
Yuffie and Lin looked at each other and smiled helplessly. From the perspective of high-level elemental creatures, their strength was slightly lacking. But this is not a bad thing. The stronger the allies are, the more likely they are to successfully solve the problem and return safely.
.
She looked at the traces of battle everywhere, saluted the young man and said, "Your Highness Hart, did you encounter that Balrog here?"
"Huh." The young man looked a little angry, "I had a good fight with it, and I almost defeated it! But it ran away -" At this point, the young man's face suddenly darkened, "I chased it all the way.
Past—guess what I found?"
"The mastermind behind the Balrog?" Lin blinked and guessed.
The young man jumped down from the igneous rock, with his big cloak raised high behind him, like a fiery red cloud.
"The aura of the Abyss Lord!" He seemed dissatisfied, "I told them what they wanted to do, and they actually planned to summon the Abyss Lord over - are there so many layers below not enough for these rubbish to entertain themselves?" He said
Shaking his hair, sparks flew into the air with the movement, "I'm not sure I can deal with that big piece of garbage with the interference of the Balrog. It seems I can only rely on you guys!"
Everyone looked at each other in shock. An existence like the Abyss Lord was beyond everyone's understanding.
Legend has it that they control an entire layer of the abyss - the exact number of layers in the Endless Abyss is still a mystery, but what is known is that the size of each layer is nearly infinite. Even if the power of the lords cannot penetrate into every corner, they can
The power they control far exceeds that of any country on the continent. Perhaps only those high-level civilizations that can freely travel through the crystal wall system and colonize several planets at the same time have the strength to confront them head-on.
Esca clenched her hands worriedly, and Yudina stared at the boy with a stiff face. Amberli took out the cake from her pocket, and somehow to relax, she chewed it to vent her anger. Bell pursed her mouth tightly, and Lily
He kept tapping the giant sword with his fingers, without saying a word. Alphonse didn't know how to be afraid, but his eyes flickered rapidly, obviously thinking hard.
"Lord of the Abyss." Only Lin walked up to Hart openly and waved to him, "So Hart, what should we do?"
"It's His Highness Hart." The young man complained, but there was no sign of anger. "You try to hold down the Balrog. I don't care how you do it. As for that big piece of trash, leave it to me!"
Say it confidently.
In this way, the problem becomes a lot simpler. Although I don't know how sure Hart is of defeating the opponent, there is really no better choice now. Yuffie pondered for a while, coughed slightly, raised his head, and faced the others
The look he casts.
"The Balrogs are not stupid, but their violent and irritable temper greatly reduces their intelligence, and they are far less cunning than the demons from hell." She said calmly, hoping to infect everyone with her emotions, "It may be difficult to kill it.
, but it is not impossible to find a way to contain it for a period of time." She turned to the young man who was nodding aside, "Your Highness Hart, how long do you need?"
"Let me think about it..." The boy raised his head, "Ten minutes... no, twenty minutes at most is enough!"
"Then, our goal is twenty-five minutes." Yuffie said firmly, while using magic to project the three-dimensional structure of the laboratory, and added the path to the Abyss Lord according to Hart's description. She stared at it
After looking at the 'map' for a while, he breathed out softly.
"I will complete the task of luring the enemy. The Balrog failed to kill me last time, so I must be very annoyed. But this time, I am sure that I will not be caught by it." She said confidently, while looking at the map
Draw a route on it, "Lin, when it catches up here, you can attack from this position and interfere with its movement——"
"I would like to remind you." Hart interjected, "It's best to lure the Balrog to the ground!"
The girl nodded and continued to describe what everyone needed to do and how to deal with an accident in a leisurely manner. Her calmness seemed to have successfully eased the tension of the exploration team, and the rest of the group - including Hart -
— also joined the discussion one after another, constantly putting forward practical or whimsical ideas, and gradually improving the entire plan.
"This is the basic tactic." About half an hour later, Yuffie ended the discussion with this sentence, "Your Highness Hart, if the Balrog is successfully lured out, everything else will be left to you. Is that okay?"
The young man snorted from his nose, seeming to think that this question was a bit unnecessary.
"One more thing." Yuffie combed her hair and continued to ask the boy, "There are no other demons in this laboratory, right?"
"Of course!" The young man raised his chin, "If it wasn't a waste of time and energy, I could burn the pile outside by myself!"
"As expected of His Highness Hart." She smiled and praised the young man, "Please wait a moment, someone entrusted me with something, I want to take it out first."
She returned to the room that Mishara had guarded before, walked to the deepest part, and softly recited another mantra that Miss Naga had given her.
A spinning black and silver vortex emerged in the air - it was a door leading to a certain miniature demiplane. She reached inside, took out a thick stack of research notes, and then used magic to compress them into a palm.
Big or small, wrap it in brown paper and put it in the small leather bag on your waist.
She returned to the others and stretched out her right hand, palm down. Everyone in the exploration team stretched out their hands knowingly and placed them on the back of the girl's slender hand. Hart snorted with some disdain, but still put his hand on it.