High Above

[Don’t talk too much, get in the car quickly]

Faced with the emotion that Anfa was directly transformed into a Xio, Ian asked the dark gold dragon to open its mouth and reveal the passage leading to the cockpit: [Everyone is here, please temporarily block your mother and other marks on your body]

"Okay." Although he spoke instinctively for a moment because he had experienced too many things in a short period of time, Anfa quickly regained his composure and figured out what was going on in a very short time.

Obviously, Ian has defeated the Lord of the Labyrinth and captured his body!

Although I don't understand how Ian did it at all, the result is like this, and Anfa is also surprised.

"Hey, is everyone here?"

And when Anfa blocked the marks left by her mother and Speaker Yafoda on her body and entered the reactor cockpit in the dragon body, she couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect it to be quite spacious inside."

"Are dragons' stomachs this big? Will my stomach be like this in the future?"

"That's not necessarily true." Regarding this issue, the only serious True Dragon Xio in the four-person group explained professionally: "Just like me, what I inherited from my mother is 'Decay The decomposition furnace' mainly absorbs energy and condenses pure ether or source material crystals as body parts."

"My current furnace core is the 'Ectoplasm Extraction Furnace', which mainly converts ingested materials into subspace substances through the virtual realm soaking reaction to strengthen my psychic abilities."

"The 'Biochemical Reactor' of the Dark Gold Dragon is essentially an internal alloy furnace. Like the Qiang Steel Dragon, it mainly consumes a large amount of metal substances and uses the extreme source material environment to 'upgrade' the metal as a forging The raw material for casting one's own body. The steel stone is the by-product of this upgrading reaction and can be understood as slag."

"Anfa, have you decided to become a dragon?" When Xio was explaining the differences between dozens of different true dragon furnace hearts, Yisen keenly saw the difference in Anfa at this time.

Although Anfa acted very calmly before, and could even be said to be steady and reliable, she had always been hiding something in her heart and was a little absent-minded.

Not only him, but Ian can definitely see it too... But when it comes to her life choices, friends can encourage and help, but they can't really choose a path for her.

Only she can decide which side she wants to walk.

And now, Anfa has made its decision.

"Yes." The elf girl responded with a smile: "I always doubted whether my existence was meaningful...but now that I think about it, I thought too much about all this."

"Mother...and father. They have always been watching me. Although they may not be able to be with me because they are too busy or for other reasons, they will support me no matter what choice I make. As soon as I think of this, I suddenly feel There’s nothing to be afraid of anymore.”

"It's just a pity..." Anfa turned his head and looked at the Dragon Bone Square outside the dragon body, his eyes slightly regretful: "I just met him once..."

"You guys and your parents are pretty much the same. Don't say these things in front of me."

Just when Ethan, Sioudu and Anfa were immersed in the atmosphere of their single-parent families, Ian said angrily: "Everyone, please be serious, the matter is not over yet."

"Anfa, although it may be offensive to say it, we must put away your father's dragon crystal and divine marrow immediately - you don't want them to fall into the hands of others, right?"

"Um."

Anfa patted her face, and after regaining her original calm state, she said seriously: "I communicated with my father before, and he said that dragon blood contains a terrible curse. Although fifth-level powerhouses can borrow it, This person was given a second life, but at the end of that second life, he was easily corrupted by demons brought about by the curse."

"And the divine marrow and dragon crystals he left behind also contain extremely terrifying curses..."

With that said, the elf girl looked at Ian, and she said quite seriously: "Most of the curses in my dragon soul and blood have been removed, but there is only a little left. As long as I accidentally get lost, I will fall into madness. .”

"But the 'legacy' left by my father contains the curse he carried during his heyday... Ian, I know that your goal is your father's legacy, and my father also hinted to me that his power is left to you. Such a 'successor to the creator'."

"But I still want to tell you...if you can't find a way to get rid of the dragon's curse, it's best not to carry out 'inheritance' rashly."

"I know." Ian lowered his eyes and chuckled: "I guess so, otherwise, who wouldn't want the power of a dragon?"

"The inheritance and guide of civilization... After the civilization that it protected and guided was destroyed, the Star Guardian Dragon would naturally carry all the resentment and despair that was born when the civilization was destroyed, and the Void Demon was born from it and became the Dragon Blood The gangrene of the patient’s bones.”

The reason why Ian does not have such poison is most likely because the curse in the 'Ancient Dragon Heart Core' has long been removed by Inaga II and Hilliard.

Rather, wasn’t the ‘mad dragon’ they were fighting against a dragon that fell into madness due to a curse? Only such dragons will be acquiesced by Long Island and become the target of crusade.

The method to expel the curse... this may be the secret method secreted by the major forces with various dragon blood inheritances.

Shaking his head, Ian signaled Anfa to also connect the data cable: "We can wait until we leave the ruins safely to discuss these matters."

"Go get the things first."

The dragon crystal storage cabinet was not far from where Anfa originally stood, and the dark gold dragon easily got it.

As the echo faded, Ian, who had gathered the 'three-piece set of Star God's Gift', had obtained the highest authority of the entire Alien Research Institute, and those seals could not stop him at all.

The next step is the red golden marrow suspended on the top of the ancient dragon's skeleton.

As deep as a small sun, it releases spiritual light veins visible to the naked eye. They form overlapping rings in mid-air like flashing water, crisscrossing each other, forming a huge magic ring.

But these are all visions of the power of the divine marrow being exposed. The real marrow only has that little 'light' at the core.

"It needs a dragon soul to accept it, but at least it needs a fourth-level dragon soul."

Anfa reminded: "This is not left to me, but to the 'Successor of the Creator'... I think you are Ian. You have a way, right?"

"Yes……"

Staring at the ball of light, Ian took a deep breath and pressed the pulse of the 'silver chip' and 'soul of the source' in his body: "I know the method."

Although Ian has collected the three parts of the Star God's Gift, he has not yet fused them all and returned to their original form.

After all, it has been 1,600 years. Except for the three parts that were originally incomplete, except that the body of light still maintains its original form, the other two parts have undergone considerable changes due to the owner.

Even Ian could not clarify these changes one by one in a short period of time and then integrate them back into one... But even the three separated parts, they all possess unimaginable power for the Terran people.

With the 'Star Glory' and 'Source Soul', he can definitely withstand the dragon's marrow!

The dark golden dragon soared into the sky and flew towards the place where the divine marrow was. Layer after layer of spiritual shields were broken through by him. Pieces of spiritual energy fields were penetrated by him. It was clear that there was nothing in the air. It was an object, but there was a crisp sound of glass being broken again and again.

Until the last shattering sound sounded, the dragon opened its mouth, and it swallowed the little sun in the sky——

And in the belly of the dragon, Ian stood up and reached out to hold the light!

In the light that is as deep and thick as substance, information that only those with the gift of the Star God can know is released.

[Successor of the Creator, no matter who you are, you must have reunited the three parts of the Gift of the Creator... In current Terra, this may not be an identity that will be respected, and it may even be very important. May be the target of other intelligent life]

[You need strength, and I will give it to you. However, successors... please do not forget that the real mission of you, me and the Center (the True Ancestor Dragon) is... in order to protect all life, in order to contain the seeds of all civilization fires, you must build the cradle】

[Reshape the cradle, build the barrier, and the demon of the end will not be your obstacle...]

[The successor...becomes the eternal 'ring' and becomes the infinite 'light']

【Embrace the ‘flame’】

"Wait, what does this mean?"

Feeling the information whistling through his heart, Ian couldn't help but be startled. But at this time, the huge power contained in the divine marrow was also processed through the 'Glow of Star' along the port of 'Body of Light'. Then rush towards the 'Soul of the Source'!

[The database of giant biological spirits detected...named 'Dragon's Marrow']

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The blazing light sank into the body, and streaks of light golden light lit up from his right hand, immersed into the skin, and extended along the white jade-like body to the neck, cheeks and under the eyelids, and finally gathered in the deepest part of the young man's eyes. .

Buzz——

Light suddenly rose, surrounding Yisen beside Ian, Xiou and Anfa felt that the world was blank, like two suns suddenly erupting, erasing all darkness.

However, in this pure light, one could vaguely hear the deepest curses.

Lamentations of despair, cries of sorrow. The roar of hatred, the curse of bitterness...

Different languages, different intonations, different civilizations, different souls.

"Hmm...this level?!"

At this moment, Ian's indestructible soul structure felt erosion - just like the strongest steel will be corroded by compound concentrated acid. At this moment, he felt the corrosion of more than a dozen different civilizations. Grudge'!

This corrosive power is like a dozen different kinds of concentrated acid mixed together, attacking every aspect of the young man's soul!

And this is not the limit - too many memories are accumulated in the marrow, and the disasters and curses hidden in them are countless!

"How many civilizations does the Blazing Star Dragon carry on its back?"

At this moment, Ian completely understood why Anfa had no interest in the sacred marrow at all - as the child of Gu Long, she must have known all this from the inheritance given by her father.

——This thing looks glamorous on the surface, but it’s actually a super bomb!

Ian has some guesses about the so-called 'dragon blood curse' and 'ominous'.

As we all know, the existence of fire itself is where all the 'hope' of a civilization rests.

The true dragon that accompanies this civilization is naturally the same as the 'fire', but it is different and has a relatively independent existence.

Generally speaking, for example, the Star Guardian Dragon of the Terran civilization, also known as the Dragon of Terra, will stand up when a disaster strikes to resist the disaster... If it is a disaster that can really destroy the entire civilization and even the true dragon, Then true dragons usually die at the same time as civilization.

But... there are exceptions.

Some real dragons were entrusted by the civilization they protected, asking them not to protect their dying civilization, but to serve as the 'eternal guardian' to protect the 'fire'.

In this way, the true dragon that protects the fire is the true patron saint of the extinct civilization... Even if all the souls disappear, the eternal blessings and expectations will always linger around him.

But...what if.

What if the fire dies but the real dragon is not dead yet?

So, how much hope and blessings have been carried, how much curses and despair will we bear.

——Why are you still alive?

——Why didn't you die?

——We clearly made a contract to protect our last fire, right...

——Why...you still exist?

The power of a true dragon will naturally not be affected by these invisible resentments, but if this endless curse spreads to the virtual realm, it will continue to create huge numbers of demons just like an entire civilization sinking into the abyss. '.

These demons may not be able to do anything to the true dragon itself, but when the true dragon dies, those who inherit the true dragon's blood and power are equivalent to continuing his life - and the same is true for the curse.

And humans who inherit the power of a true dragon will not have an indestructible body and soul like a true dragon, so they will be slowly eroded by these curses, and their old age will be unknown. Even their souls will be completely corrupted and become... Void Demon.

This is the truth about the Dragon Blood Curse... In this way, it can also explain why Dragon Island always needs to deal with the invasion of void demons.

After all, due to the disaster of falling from the sky, not only the humans of Terra were harmed, but many fire species gathered on Terra were also destroyed... The true dragons with the mission of guarding these fire species naturally collectively endured the curse of the death of these fire species. .

They were indeed ashamed and blamed themselves for this, which further catalyzed the formation of demons.

However, Ian really didn't expect... the Blazing Star Dragon would actually have the curses of more than a dozen civilizations on it!

"Emotions...the longer a dragon lives, the more civilizations it can experience, and by the way, it will be cursed by more civilizations?!"

Fortunately, Ian has the silver chip and the soul of the source, and his own soul has been transformed by meditation. Otherwise, he might have performed a 'devil transformation' on the spot - haha, speaking of this, the blood on his body He's armed force isn't broken yet. If the two collude, he might be transformed into a Void Blood Demon!

"quick!"

Holding on to his rationality, Ian sat unsteadily on the driver's seat he had created before, gasping and issuing instructions: "Get out of here... let's go deeper!"

"Let's go!" Everyone could also see that something was wrong with Ian, so without hesitation, they controlled the dark gold dragon to dive deeper into the maze.

"etc."

But Ian suddenly stopped. He controlled the dark gold dragon to fly back to the ancient dragon's skeleton, and collected some of the source of dragon blood before returning: "It's cursed anyway. If you don't take more, you will suffer a loss...keep going!"

"...I thought you would take more, but I didn't expect you to leave in such a hurry." Xiou looked at this scene, she blinked and complained: "But now I am relieved that you are fine."

"It's not a big problem, it's just a buzzing in my head. It'll be fine after a while."

Ian shook his head: "The source of dragon blood is the rare thing that all the strongest people in this world care about most. Other things are slightly inferior. I don't want to really become another fifth-level thing because I take too much." level goal."

"As for why we are in a hurry to leave..."

Ian raised his head and looked around at everyone present. He smiled bitterly and said, "Of course, everyone's body is covered with red light and they are all in danger of death."

"And what can cause this fatal crisis is either the aftermath of the battle between the fourth-level powerhouses, or something more terrifying..."

"The aftermath of the battle between the fifth-level powerhouses."

"No way? Will they come to Half Moon Lake?" Everyone was horrified, and Anfa also shook his head in disbelief: "Lord Aviliwen's wind can change the vector, even if it is not good for the blood of the country, But we can also ensure that Campani is held back!"

"Indeed, it is unlikely that they will hit Half Moon Lake, but you underestimate Campani too much." Ian shook his head: "The attack in subspace does not require material vectors... He will definitely find an opportunity to launch an attack."

"Anyway, find a good place to hide first."

Under the control of Ian's authority, the dark gold dragon continued to sneak into the deepest part of the subspace maze... But unlike everyone's imagination, the deepest part of the maze was the 'exit' to clear the maze.

And where will the real exit from the Xeno Research Institute, a large subspace labyrinth, be?

The answer is of course the next level!

The fourth floor of the Xenogeneic Research Institute·? ? ?

The dark gold dragon, which had returned to the long-lost real time and space, staggered down from mid-air, throwing out large swaths of smoke and dust on the ground. This was because the main controller Ian was basically down now, and all his computing power was used to build a firewall. , to fight against the curse contained in the 'Dragon Essence'.

Completely eradicating the curse requires time and effort, but if you just don't want to be affected temporarily, just build a firewall.

With Ian's strength, it didn't take long to build the firewall. Before that, Xiou became the temporary master.

"Whoa - where is this?"

The dark gold dragon slowly climbed up from the pit, looking around with six eyes doubtfully.

Unlike the first three floors, which are very much in the architectural style of pre-era civilizations, there are basically no traces of man-made artifacts on the fourth floor of the institute - it seems to be a giant natural crystal cave, with a large number of crystal clusters densely scattered throughout the cave. Inside, a natural psychic field is released.

"This seems to be the core of the psychic field... one of the energy sources of the subspace maze!"

Among the people present, Ethan, who had the best alchemy skills except Ian, noticed the truth immediately. He was surprised and praised: "Such a huge natural psychic field has actually created an entire natural field underground. Crystal cluster amplification field! I asked why the subspace labyrinth can continue to operate for nearly a thousand years, and there is so much natural spiritual energy used to create the virtual realm machine god...this is the reason!"

"This place is just like a dragon vein furnace..."

Anfa was also quite surprised. She murmured to herself: "My instinct tells me that this is the most suitable place for 'nesting'... Xio, do you feel the same way?"

"..."

Xio, who had always been talkative, fell silent. The red-haired dragon girl controlled the dark gold dragon to turn her head and look at the other side of the cave with a solemn expression: "There's something wrong with this place."

"Have you noticed? This place has been reinforced by a force."

"It must have been reinforced. This natural psychic field is a priceless treasure. It would be strange if it wasn't reinforced, right?"

Ethan didn't quite understand why Xio was so cautious, but Anfa suddenly noticed something after a brief moment of confusion, and his expression became cautious: "Yes... I feel it too... There is a force here. Reinforced!"

"And...it's a power we are very familiar with!"

Whoosh - the dark gold dragon slowly floated up. Under the control of Xiou and Anfa, the real dragon's body flew towards the center of the cave. Although Yisen, who was quite puzzled, cooperated with their actions, but I still don't understand what the two dragons found.

But soon, even he noticed something was wrong.

——The bottom of those crystals... doesn't seem to be ordinary rocks or soil?

——Blue black, gray silver, containing the breath of dragon, rocks with metallic luster...

"etc?"

The blond boy finally realized something was wrong: "Is this a steel stone?"

This is indeed a steel stone.

Because, as the dark gold dragon continued to approach the center of the psychic field, another majestic and strong dragon body appeared in front of everyone.

The body of the steel dragon god is nestled peacefully in the center of the dragon's nest made of countless crystals, and a large number of dark silver crystals have completely wrapped his body that is as big as a hill, like an egg lying sideways.

However, it can be seen that there are many wounds on the body of the Qiang Steel Dragon God...a large amount of flesh and blood was taken away.

And those flesh and blood...

Everyone raised their heads and looked at the cockpit of the 'Dark Gold Dragon' where they were.

"It's the dark gold dragon."

Xio took a long breath and said with some emotion: "I didn't expect that the burial place of the Dragon God of Steel would be here!"

"And the ice dragon's nest we saw in the subspace maze before was the ice dragon's lair, right? These two seniors probably fought with each other, and after confirming that both sides had no lives and finally won, they chose to 'visit' each other Their respective treasures, and then naturally wait for the arrival of death..."

"Let me just say, Qiang Gang Dragon God didn't have the technology of natural reproduction at that time. How on earth did he keep a child!"

"Oops... No, it's lucky!"

Just when Xio was happy that he had finally solved the doubts in his heart, both Yisen and Anfa were sighing at the mountain-like dragon body in front of them.

Everyone heard Ian's sigh behind them.

Everyone turned their heads and saw the pale young man slowly getting up.

Having just finished building the most basic firewall, Ian has no time to continue to refine it.

He controlled the dark gold dragon's eyes with a solemn expression and looked around, and then said half worriedly, half soothingly: "Haven't you seen it yet? These steel stone reinforcement layers formed using the power of the Baisen Dragon God have been formed in recent years. It was just formed!”

"Anfa, Xio, have you forgotten? The steel stone we got back then was extremely young. It was only produced in the past few years!"

"Yes, that's right."

Xio and Anfa nodded slightly, and they all remembered that it was Ian who told them the truth behind the Qiang Gang Stone at that time.

"This place has been fortified and impregnable."

And Ian was still controlling the dark gold dragon to look around. The more he looked, the more solemn he became: "The first layer of defense wall, the second layer of defense wall, the third layer of the 800-meter-thick reinforced rock formation defense wall... …These are all for defense against natural disasters.”

"It stands to reason that no matter how severe a natural disaster is, it will no longer be able to affect the fourth level. If it is really a disaster of the magnitude of crustal change, no matter how hard we defend ourselves, it will be meaningless."

“But here’s the question… If that’s the case, then why does the original owner of this place, ‘The Last Echo,’ want to reinforce it?”

"That must be because... in his expectation, there is some kind of extremely concentrated and powerful attack that can break through all previous defenses and hit this place accurately..." No one present was stupid. After hearing this , everyone slowly showed a horrified expression: "Could it be?!"

"That's it!" Ian said solemnly: "In Echo's plan, he is likely to encounter an extremely terrifying blow!"

"And even the multiple shields of the Alien Research Institute, which can withstand the disaster of falling from the sky, cannot withstand this blow!"

"Because of this, He must build a strong enough shield for himself to protect his lair!"

Ian took a breath and shook his head with a sigh: "And now, the answer is obvious - Echo is a very important part of Canaan Moore's plan for the Half-Moon Unrest, and the Half-Moon Unrest has only one goal."

"The fifth-level powerhouse, the true form of Campani, the country of dust."

After swallowing his saliva, Ian said happily: "That's right. How could Campani, a man who once used the soul-dividing technique to plot against Inaga, not know what the consequences would be if his soul was captured?"

"And when he is entangled by other fifth-level people, the only resistance he can make is to strike from the air to destroy his captured soul and the captor together!"

"This is the danger I predicted before! As long as a few of us still hesitate to stay on the third level or in the subspace maze at that time, I am afraid that we will be unprepared to eat a fifth-level powerhouse. Hit!"

Too possible. Because this guess was so likely to happen, everyone took a breath of cold air.

"Then let's hide quickly!"

Xio jumped up anxiously. As a true dragon, with inherited memories, she was probably the one with the deepest understanding of the power of the fifth level among the people present: "Ian, how long do you think the attack will be? If still If we have time, we can dig deeper..."

Boom boom——

The virtual realm suddenly shook, and at this moment, the tired Ian raised his head.

"I'm afraid it's too late."

He said: "Coming."

coming.

Above the sky, in the orbit of distant stars, or even more distant in the void, two intertwined light spots intersected, erupting from time to time with light like the sun.

It was during this interlacing that a dark gray dust-like light suddenly lit up at one of the light spots.

This light is dim and unclear, but it can take away all the colors in the world. Along with the extremely powerful subspace fluctuations, the power of the virtual realm visible to the naked eye is mobilized, and then condenses into a beam of light, falling from outside the sky.

Therefore, heaven and earth were eclipsed.

"Oops...we are really involved in the elven civil war!"

On the surface, the fighting had gradually stopped. The faces of the fourth-level experts who looked up at the battle in the sky suddenly changed. They watched the 'light' falling at a speed that seemed slow but was actually fast, and shouted loudly. Roared: "Everyone retreat——"

This retreat was actually unnecessary. Because of their fighting with each other, those who could retreat had already retreated hundreds of miles away. Even the surrounding cities and villages were pulled away by emergency evacuation, and even the wild beasts were frightened. After retreating and rushing away, except for the trees that could not be uprooted, there were basically no living creatures left around the ruins.

But the fourth-level powerhouses themselves had no idea of ​​retreat. They tore open the seal previously set by Yafoda as quickly as possible, then rushed into the ruins and flew in the direction of their respective 'marks'. go.

As the most powerful group of fourth-level and fifth-level people, as long as a blow from the fifth level does not directly hit the vital point, it is just the aftermath that cannot defeat them. And the most important and elite exploration teams from all countries are still inside, so they must To protect.

Fortunately, most of the members of the exploration team are located deep in the ruins. With the strength of the Alien Research Institute itself and the protection of the fourth energy level, it is still possible to save a life.

unless……

"Eina?! Why are you outside?!"

Not long after Carlos, the eldest prince of the empire, entered the first level of the ruins, he saw his limping and severely injured son walking on the puddled plain.

This fourth-level powerhouse was immediately frightened to death - Aina is located on the outermost side of the ruins, and without the deep defense of the Alien Research Institute, even his power may not be able to be preserved under the fifth-level attack. Aina's life!

Not to mention, if he still wants to protect the lives of other members of the Empire's exploration team, he must build his own ether field for defense around the exploration team... But Aina is not around his team at this time. Wasted time may very well be the difference between life and death!

"Father?"

Aina was stunned for a moment. After Mahdi led everyone to fight against the Lord of the Labyrinth, and after the main battlefield labyrinth was broken, he was thrown into other labyrinths.

Although under Ian's control, no one fell into the dangerous area, but the excessive use of power beyond his own limits left Aina in a very weak state. When he slowly walked out of the small maze, the emperor's grandson discovered that he We have reached the first level of the maze.

Then, he met his father who looked stunned.

No time to explain.

Carlos instantly picked up Aina, unfolded the actinization, and prepared to escape deeper into the ruins... But the progress of actinization was slower than expected. The eldest prince soon figured out that this was because of the trace of light in his son's body. The activated blood of the Flame Dragon...

——Damn it, it was obviously just to improve Aina’s strength, but in the end he encountered such an unexpected crisis!

How could Carlos not understand at this moment that this was the 'crisis' predicted by Ian for him?

It was Yafoda, and it was not caused by Yafoda... What can make the fourth energy level die without any struggle is of course the attack of the fifth energy level strong person!

"Dad, don't worry about me, go down and protect others..."

Aina is very smart, how could he not know the reason why his actinic speed has slowed down? When he used Carlos's Heart Light Body before, he relied on Mahdi to block it in front so he had time to slowly accumulate power.

But now, having vaguely sensed the terrible crisis in the sky, he quickly made up his mind: "Protect me, we will both die! But if you, dad, go into the depths, at least Ethan and Ian can still survive." alive..."

"They are much smarter than you! Are you still worried about a prophet?" Carlos shouted: "I have told you a thousand times, follow Ian! If you follow the prophet, you will not die, do you understand?"

"Also, stop screaming! I am your father. Everyone else is dead. Even if I die, I will protect you!"

The photochemical process was completed, and Carlos took Aina to fly deeper - at the speed of light, he arrived at the edge of the third-level bloody courtyard in an instant, where the Imperial Exploration Team set up a defensive camp to block Attack of the alien beasts.

Without any hesitation, after Carlos arrived, he immediately called out his etheric true form, 'Mirror Light Bird'. The layers of mirror shields were like hundreds of layers of ether pouring out. Countless mirrors were stacked on top of each other. In the meantime, a huge field will be vaguely formed, constructing an 'etheric field' that surrounds him...

But it was too late.

Above the sky, a gray light point descended straight down. After entering the atmosphere, it turned into a beam of light that penetrated the sky and fell directly above the ruins of the Alien Research Institute.

The soil, rocks and woods turned into ashes in an instant. It was not a simple heat and explosion, but a 'phase shock' caused by the friction between rapidly vibrating subspace fragments and reality.

In this vibration, all matter will be changed in form and essence. An iron rod may become a copper ball after phase vibration. Even the atomic nucleus, the basis of matter, will split and aggregate as a result...

This in turn releases unstoppable energy.

A series of miniature artificial suns were born next to the gray light pillar, causing a shock wave that destroyed the world.

The energy, which was shorter but more violent than the artificial stars in the World Tree Capital, shredded all defenses. The earth and rocks turned into lava almost instantly, and then turned into golden-red steam shock waves, spreading in all directions—— The violent earthquake shattered the surrounding rock formations and caused huge waves to surge across the earth.

This scene is like someone throwing a huge boulder into the sea. Huge waves of lava hundreds of meters high and golden-red burning clouds thousands of meters high splash into the air. The landscape around Half Moon Lake is changed in the blink of an eye, and a huge crater is forming. It slowly took shape while tumbling, while lightning and storms blew towards the surrounding area.

Underground, pure light spread toward the camp.

"Oh my god..."

"This is the power of the fifth level..."

"It's like a god... We're dead."

Almost all members of the exploration team closed their eyes, feeling like they were going to die - even if they didn't die, they would definitely suffer.

Some people even laughed nervously: "Hey, it feels worth it to die under a fifth-level attack!"

In addition to this despair, Aina also felt a huge self-blame filling his heart.

"It's all because of me. My father was late and didn't build a complete shelter in the ether realm... It's all my fault..."

Slowly closing his eyes, Aina lowered his head - at this moment, he was extremely regretful and decadent, because under his leadership, the Imperial exploration team had not obtained any valuable gains.

Dragon crystal, divine marrow, the source of dragon blood... He didn't get any of them. Even the power he was proud of was defeated by Mahdi. Even with the Heart Light Body given by his father, he couldn't control it. The opponent defeated him, was even protected by the opponent, and saved his life from the master of the maze.

At this moment, is Mahdi winning? Is he still alive? Ethan and Ian haven't returned to the team yet, and the two geniuses of the empire will die in this exploration because of his mistakes...

Are you really a qualified grandson of the emperor?

But at this moment, Aina suddenly heard the voice of his father's soul.

[Aina, don’t blame yourself here! You idiot, did you forget something? ! 】

[Our Setar Empire has one crucial difference from all the forces on this continent! 】

The attack had arrived, and the dazzling explosion of light was pressing towards the domain position built by Carlos, but almost instantly, all these defenses were penetrated by the aftermath of the gray beam of light.

Quietly, hundreds of mirror shields shattered, and the radiance they splashed out was like rain, evaporating in the blazing light and silent phase vibration, and then ceased to exist.

Without fully expanding the 'field', even Carlos couldn't block the full blow of the fifth-level powerhouse. He could only delay the time when he was severely injured and everyone else died... The end of destruction would be three seconds at most. Coming soon.

[Aina, remember]

But at this moment, Carlos showed a relaxed smile, and his voice continued to ring in Aina's heart: [We are the strong men of the Setal Empire, the princes, and have the blood of the royal sun bird! 】

[Hey, now, I’m going to do something your second uncle would never do! 】

"Father, what are you going to say?!"

The light gradually approached, the mirror field shattered bit by bit, and death was right in front of him. Aina could no longer think at all. He almost shouted in reply: "What on earth are you going to do?!"

[One thing you can also do] Carlos laughed, and then his expression quickly turned serious.

The eldest prince of the empire, at the most critical moment for himself and his son, roared loudly with his soul, shaking the virtual world: [Dad! ! ! ! 】

【Save me! ! ! ! ! 】

Buzz——————

Northwest of Canaan Moore's Half Moon Lake, where the imperial capital is located.

A sun lights up.

In the recent renaissance of infinite horror fandom, I recommend a book by an old author, "This Infinite World". The quality of the plot is guaranteed. I hope all readers can relive the feeling of being together!