Chapter 757 The Complete Lancelot (Demon) Host
A few minutes ahead of time, in a intact building outside the town, the light was dim, and the magic lamp cast a swaying shadow on the wall.
August Kellaser and Wes Kellaser stood side by side, staring nervously at the Looking Glass magic ball on the table.
Both of them were wearing bright red wizard robes, and the hem of the robes was slightly stained with mud, indicating that they came in a hurry.
The wands in their hands are exquisite and ancient, with jumping flames burning at the top. The brightness of the flames waxes and wanes as their emotions fluctuate.
August's face was slightly pale. He was in his early forties and had falcon-like eyes and tight lips. His whole person exuded an unquestionable majesty.
Weiss was slightly thinner, with a long and narrow face, a high nose, and slender fingers. He looked like a meditative scholar when holding the wand, but his slightly trembling hands revealed his inner uneasiness.
The picture that appeared in the looking glass magic ball frightened the two of them.
When they saw the young man with blond hair and golden eyes stepping into the town, August took a deep breath and tightened his grip on the wand in his hand, making his fingertips turn white.
"Lord of the Abyss..."
August murmured in a low voice, his voice as weak as if it was covered by the wind and snow, but it revealed a deep fear.
Weiss's brows furrowed, and his voice trembled with reluctance:
"He's already here. We don't have much time. We can only take a gamble and give Balrog more fuel to hold him back!"
August nodded, and the two of them raised their wands almost at the same time. The spell sounded low in the air, and the flame on the top of the wand jumped suddenly, blooming with dazzling brilliance like a ignited volcano.
In the picture of the magic ball in the looking glass, the Balrogs suddenly grew several times stronger, burned more fiercely, and rushed towards the blond young man with infinite anger.
"He may be strong, but no one can crack the abnormal mechanism of Balrog in a short time."
Weiss murmured in a low voice: "Even our Kailasel family spent a lot of time and a lot of research supplies to finally study and control the method of Balrog."
August also said:
"Time is still too hasty. Only the mixed-blood mudblood Eveli was the only successful experimental subject for abnormal weaponization. The other experimental subjects were devoured by the Balrog and the Eternal Fire.
Damn it, if we are given enough time, we will be able to complete the first abnormal weapons project belonging to the Hundred-layer World with the help of the [Marshall Recovery Plan].
With this project, we will have a bargaining chip with the local forces of Terra... Damn Heaven, they just chose to break in when we were developing the ruins.
The silver-robed wizards of the Iserys family were indeed unreliable, and they actually attracted the most disgusting person in heaven. ”
While the two were talking, their eyes were fixed on the picture in the looking glass.
Although they didn't think the Balrog could cause much harm to the Dark Lord, there shouldn't be any problem in intercepting the opponent... right?
In the next second, in the picture of the looking glass magic ball, the Balrog was rushing towards the blond young man, but then, the young man gently raised a finger.
Then - everything in the picture began to change.
They were looking forward to a fierce battle but it did not appear. In the looking glass, the Balrog's burning suddenly became more intense, its size doubled, and its momentum even became more violent.
Fifty two-meter-high flame forms, like a legion emerging from hell, roared towards the young man.
However, it was just a blink in their eyes.
Their bodies shook slightly, and the next moment, the picture in the looking glass changed drastically.
The Balrogs that were charging violently all stagnated in place. Then, the flames like the flames of hell suddenly broke at the waist. The upper and lower parts of the flame body seemed to be completely separated by some invisible force and scattered in all directions.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly froze, and August and Weiss looked at each other.
"What's going on?!" Weiss exclaimed, her voice trembling with fear.
"The Balrog...divided?"
August also felt incredible, but he had no time to think about it.
In the looking glass, the blond young man raised his wand, and the Balrog, which was extremely difficult to deal with in their eyes, was tamed in an instant.
Weiss' face was pale, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his eyes were full of fear and confusion.
He seemed to have difficulty accepting the facts he saw, and his voice trembled:
"The Balrog...was...subdued like this?"
August also looked solemn and frowned deeply.
His eyes were fixed on the image of the blond young man in the magic ball, trying to find some clues.
But the young man's calm demeanor and relaxed posture after victory were simply the final blow to their psychological defense.
"He's scarier than we thought."
August's voice was low, with a trace of helplessness and fear that was difficult to conceal.
He suppressed the fear in his heart, his eyes became more gloomy, and he said coldly:
"It seems that Master Severian's plan to open up the crystal wall must be accelerated.
We can only accept the condition that the Iserys family jointly develop the relics and abnormal weapons projects.
Only in this way can the Dark Lord's interference in the Hundred-layer World be restrained..."
His voice gradually deepened, but it carried a desperate calmness.
However, just before August finished speaking, a sudden voice sounded from behind them.
"Oh, I'm very curious about the abnormal weapon project and the Iserys family that you said can restrain me."
The voice was gentle and clear, as if it had a warm meaning that made people feel like a spring breeze, but it just made people feel like they had fallen into an ice cellar.
"Can you tell me where they are now?"
The sound was like a thunderbolt from the blue, striking directly into their hearts.
Weiss's body shook suddenly, his pupils shrank violently, and his whole figure froze as if a immobilizing spell had been cast.
His face lost all color in an instant, and cold sweat fell down his forehead in large drops. The same was true for August, his eyes filled with incredible horror.
They turned their heads stiffly, their movements slow and rigid, as if they were afraid of seeing some unbearable horror.
Sure enough, when they turned around, the blond young man who was supposed to be still in the looking glass magic ball was standing elegantly behind them.
The familiar blond hair shimmered in the sunlight under the light, and the golden eyes were like two cold moons, looking at them with a hint of interesting smile.
What is even more frightening is that a small flame is jumping on the young man's shoulder. The flame is obviously small, and it is obviously the Balrog they have just activated at a huge cost.
"Why, aren't you happy to see me?"
Xia Xiu's voice was still gentle and gentle, but it made the two of them feel like they were falling into an ice cellar.
He tilted his head slightly, a questioning look in his smile.
"You...how did you..." Weiss' lips trembled, unable to speak complete words.
His legs were so weak that he could barely stand, and the wand in his hand was shaking slightly in fear.
August forced himself to calm down and tried his best to suppress the fear in his heart, but his voice was still trembling:
"How... did you get here?"
Is this important? Xia Xiu asked instead without answering. He patted the flame on his shoulder gently, as if comforting a pet, "The point is, I'm here, isn't it?" ”
Xia Xiu's smile was full of teasing, and his golden pupils narrowed slightly, emitting a dangerous light.
His eyes swept over the two of them, as if examining prey.
Then, his tone became slightly more serious, with unquestionable majesty:
"Now, tell me, where is the Iserys family and where is the abnormal weapons project?"
This sentence seemed to ignite the last thread in the hearts of the two of them. Weiss and August's eyes converged in unison, with determination and hostility as if they were facing an abyss. They didn't waste any extra words and quickly entered a fighting state.
The air suddenly became heavy, and the surrounding environment seemed to be infected by some invisible force in an instant.
Their bodies began to twist, and the power of the Named One that resided in them from Lancelot's corpse began to spurt out.
Two demonic shadows appeared behind them. These shadows came from the blasphemous power of the original demon Lancelot. When they appeared, signs similar to Lancelot's corpse began to appear around them every second. High-frequency Ether pollution with tens of billions [Ether floating point efficiency].
Their bodies begin to undergo startling changes.
Weiss's demon is named [Snake Riding Herdsman].
When the named person was liberated, a strong force of blasphemy surged out of his body, and as the surrounding air twisted, a huge half-human, half-snake shadow emerged.
The shadow's torso is covered with fine scales, and the surface of these scales is constantly changing shapes, sometimes like a wandering snake shadow, sometimes like a blazing flame.
His right arm twisted and deformed, turning into a long whip made of living snakes.
These snakes entangled and bitten, making harsh hissing sounds, and finally condensed into a whip shadow that could tear the air. His left arm was like it was cast in a furnace. The dark red metal surface was scorching hot. Every time he waved it, there was a burning aura, burning everything around him.
A cloak woven with flames hangs behind the shepherd demon. The cloak is like a flowing flame, insubstantial but never dissipated. Every time it flutters, it draws the fiery aura that fills the air, intimidating all directions.
August’s demon is named [Out-of-control Demonic Tree].
When the Named One was liberated, the center of his body split open and transformed into a thick tree trunk.
Countless branches spread out from the trunk, and each branch was filled with gorgeous flowers and strange fruits.
These fruits burst open after expanding to the limit, scattering dense seeds. After the seeds fell to the ground, they took root and sprouted in an instant, turning into new life forms. The surrounding ground seemed to be covered with strange vegetation in an instant.
August's head is twisted into a tangle of vines and flowers, with no clear facial features.
From time to time, dark green light spots flickered deep in the vines, which were the core of his consciousness, but the oppression they exuded made people afraid to look directly at them.
His arms were like wildly growing vines, constantly extending, and each wave caused changes in the ground, setting off a chaotic wave of growth.
The legs are rooted in the earth, like thick tree roots. Every step they move leaves deep traces on the ground, and at the same time gives birth to a large number of deformed plants and life forms.
The demonization of the two people was completed instantly. Weiss's [Snake-riding Shepherd] and August's [Out-of-control Tree] were like nightmares growing out of despair. The twisted and blasphemous power of these demons enveloped the entire area, surrounding them. Everything started to become unreal.
The air is filled with high-frequency pollution that cannot be seen by the naked eye, and every second there are roaring fluctuations of tens of billions of [Ethernet floating point computing performance].
The power of blasphemy spreads with unimaginable speed.
The earth began to collapse under the erosion of this force, and the surrounding plants withered and rotted in an instant, and then quickly expanded into twisted and deformed creatures.
Xia Xiu stood at the moment when they transformed into demons. He had already stepped on the [∞] symbol and landed steadily fifty meters away where the demon's pollution power had not been affected.
The three layers of white and jade-like halo on his forehead slowly rotated, making his figure look like a god who had descended from the world.
In stark contrast to this suffocating high-frequency pollution field, is the calmness and confidence exuding from him.
Xia Xiu's golden eyes stared at the demonic figure in front of him, showing deep interest, and even a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if this was just some novel toy that made him stop for a moment.
"Unlike the half-dead Spreader before," he whispered, "this is Lancelot's blasphemous power intact."
He folded his hands on his chest and slowly scanned the area enveloped by the power of blasphemy, sensing every detail of this power.
"The power of the complete demon that was differentiated from the original demon..."
His voice was soft, but extremely clear against the background of blasphemous power.
"The frequency and increase of ether pollution of tens of billions of operations per second...is this the trump card you rely on?"
As his words fell, the space behind him suddenly surged, and three incarnations emerged from it.
[Vashak] in the middle stands upright like a god, with deep and mysterious purple eyes like two stars in the night sky.
He stretched out a slender index finger and pointed at the void, his aura filled with unparalleled power.
『Buzz——』
The flow of time was suddenly blocked by invisible gears, and the whole world was instantly dyed with a gray-white filter.
The surging power of blasphemy solidified in the air, like frozen waves, and the movements of Weiss and August also stagnated, and their demonic shadows maintained their roaring postures.
And soon, the time stop was over.
『Buzz——』
Along with the low echo that ended, the demonized Weiss and August were suddenly hit by a burst of heartbreaking pain.
The pain was like countless sharp needles piercing every nerve at the same time, and like an invisible boulder crushing their souls.
Their consciousness was instantly blurred by the violent impact.
The first thing Weiss felt was a sense of complete collapse.
Every bone in his body is being crushed into dust by an invisible force, and the inside of his torso is as hollow as torn cotton.
He could even hear the sound of bones breaking inside his body, which was a profound pain that could not be described in words.
"Ah——"
Weiss let out a desperate roar, his voice hoarse and trembling, but it didn't last long before he was annihilated in increasingly blurred consciousness.
He caught a purple-gold light from the corner of his eye. The light was blazing and cold - a tall figure like a marble sculpture appeared above him.
The figure was as solemn as the arrival of gods, with his right fist raised high, and purple-gold light shrouded the fist, like the last blow that crushed the sky.
Boom——
On the other side, August also fell into the abyss of despair in an instant.
His body, the giant shell composed of tree trunks, branches, leaves and fruits, was originally full of vitality and filled with terrible blasphemous power, but at this moment it was like a dead tree swallowed by fire, cracking, collapsing, and burning.
flame!
The blazing flame invaded every branch and devoured every leaf with an unstoppable attitude.
His body seemed to be flowing with hot lava. He wanted to fight back and struggle, but everything was in vain.
Raising his blurred vision, August saw a figure burning with golden light.
It was a six-winged angel of light particles, holding a huge flaming sword in his hand, and the flames on the blade were burning everything he had.
The sword light intertwined with flames and holy light tore through his body and chopped off all his blasphemous power.
"How is it possible...what happened..."
August's voice was low and hoarse. He couldn't understand that neither he nor Weiss had taken action before, and they couldn't even catch the blond young man's movements. In just the blink of an eye, everything had been destroyed.
In just a blink of an eye, Weiss was beaten to a pulp, and August's head was directly decapitated.
Xia Xiu watched this scene silently. After seeing the enemy defeated, he did not show much joy. Instead, he slightly raised his eyebrows.
His golden eyes swept over the mess in front of him.
Weiss's body should have been crushed into pieces by [Sisyphus]'s fist and scattered on the ground, with blood, flesh and broken bones mixed in the scorched earth. However, the pile of seemingly lifeless remains suddenly turned slightly. Vibrated.
Between the flesh foam, a red light quietly lit up, spreading slowly like surging lava.
The flesh and blood seemed to be pulled by some invisible force and began to reassemble.
The muscle fibers slowly lengthen as if growing from the ground, connect together, and gradually form the outline of the arms and torso.
The bone fragments rolled and gathered from all around, automatically embedded in the flesh and blood, and reassembled into a skeleton.
All the resurrected skin is wrapped with fine snake-shaped scales. Those scales are like living creatures, swimming endlessly on the surface of the reshaped flesh and blood.
"Hiss...hiss..."
A creepy whisper came from the mouth of the resurrected Weiss.
His eyes reopened, filled with cruel and twisted light.
The destroyed demon became more vivid in its resurrection, with the snake-like long whip and the dark red furnace arm exuding even stronger blasphemous power.
On the other side, August's head was cut off by [Metatron]'s flaming sword, and his body that should have been silent moved at this moment.
A strange green light emerged from the broken neck, and the light quickly spread to the entire remaining body.
The branches that burst out from the trunk began to squirm unnaturally, entangled with each other as if alive, trying to piece the trunk back together.
"Click."
A gorgeous flower bud quickly grew from the broken tree trunk, and when it bloomed, it sprayed out a rich green mist.
The mist was like an invisible hand, pulling the severed head back to the fracture point.
As the buds fully opened, August's head re-embedded into his body, and the "face" composed of vines and light spots reappeared.
Twisted light flowed across the vine's surface, and blasphemous whispers came from every branch.
"Resurrection mechanism..." Xia Xiu looked at the two people and whispered to himself, "The blasphemous power of the original demon is really difficult to deal with..."
The three white and jade-like halos behind him shone slightly.
[Current Ethernet floating point computing efficiency: 7×10^10 (tens of billions)/second]