Amidst the yellow sand in the sky, the soldiers of the Eldromar Empire were still desperately resisting the undead army.
Accompanied by shouts of killing and the sound of gold and iron clashing, screams arose on the sand, and blood and flesh flew everywhere. Undead sharp blades constantly penetrated the soldiers' uniforms, bringing up handfuls of splattered blood.
The soldiers roared one by one, with hatred flashing on their ferocious faces, and rushed towards the undead.
As the battle progressed, corpses gradually began to litter the battlefield, and the smell of blood in the air began to grow stronger.
Just like he had swung his sword countless times before, Evans cut off the heads of the three skeleton soldiers in front of him with one sword. He then temporarily opened up the space and turned his head to look around.
At this moment, in the vast desert, the black undead army is still coming like a tide, as if there is no end.
The soldiers around him were already red-eyed, with their faces covered in blood, and they could only look at the undead troops in front of them, with the heroic spirit of a fight to the death in their eyes.
However, the outcome of the battle between the two armies was hardly determined by courage and belief. As the war continued, his troops soon began to suffer battle losses, and the proportion of battle losses continued to expand rapidly.
Large areas of soldiers continued to fall in pools of blood. Looking up, you could see dead bodies everywhere. The red blood continued to flow, almost dyeing the yellow sand of the entire battlefield red, making it look like you were in a hell on earth. , making people feel hairy.
In addition, compared to negative factors such as the reduction of soldiers' levels and the reduction in numbers, there is another factor that more directly affects combat effectiveness: fatigue!
In this battle of fighting more with less, the effects of fatigue appear faster than imagined.
Before, their army besieged the Manticore. The reason why they were able to fight fiercely for so long was because there was only one enemy. They could calmly maintain an orderly advance and retreat, take turns to rest, and replace one group with the next when they got tired, so they never felt tired. a feeling of.
But now, they are fighting against the undead who know nothing about fatigue, and their number is ten times greater than theirs!
"Is it over..."
Looking at the fatigue that could not be hidden on the faces of the soldiers around him, Evans sighed.
As a general who has led the army in battles for thousands of years, he certainly understands what this means. This is a precursor to the annihilation of the entire army. It is no exaggeration to say that these soldiers are hanging on with just one breath. If they relax a little, they will The fate of the army was a crushing defeat.
Of course, these veterans who had been with him for many years could also see what he expected. However, no one showed it at this time. From the beginning of the war, they were all ready to sacrifice here.
Facing the countless undead in the surrounding mountains and plains, the blood-stained soldiers were engaged in a final desperate struggle. While slashing with their swords, they pulled wild beast-like roars from their throats, exploding with their last strength. , constantly slashing towards the undead.
Just when everyone was ready to fight to the death.
Suddenly, there was an explosion in the sky, followed by a dazzling burst of light, causing both parties fighting on the ground to subconsciously pause their movements and look up.
High in the sky, the colorful light of miracles shone, spreading across the entire sky, and then turned into countless light points, falling like raindrops. Each light point accurately landed on an undead body.
All the undead skeletons that were contaminated by the light spots screamed in fear, and from top to bottom, their whole bodies quickly turned into black dust, flying in the wind until they completely disappeared.
The soldiers stared dumbly at the scene of the undead disappearing, their mouths wide open in disbelief.
After tens of seconds, the last undead on the scene turned into black smoke and disappeared.
Everyone looked at each other for a moment, and then they started to burst into cheers.
The cheers became louder and louder, and the surrounding sand dunes began to tremble faintly.
"Victory!"
"we won……"
…
The soldiers cried with joy, hugged each other and cheered heartily. When they relaxed, the will that they had just hung was instantly broken. Every soldier suddenly seemed to have lost all strength. They lay down on the ground regardless of their appearance, with their backs to the yellow sand. Looking up to the sky, releasing the joy of the rest of life.
Several officers frowned as they looked at the soldiers. If they were to charge the undead troops in this state, they might not be able to hold on for a minute before they collapsed.
Several people subconsciously wanted to say something, but were stopped by Evans.
Evans looked at the soldiers lying in a mess on the ground and smiled. He didn't blame anyone harshly. He had just walked away from hell, so this reaction was perfectly normal.
Not to mention these soldiers, even he had the urge to lie down and have a good sleep at this moment.
Unfortunately, he can't rest just yet.
Evans looked back to the oasis in the distance.
At this time, in the center of the oasis, the figure of the giant Caesar is still clearly visible.
At the same time, Evans had also seen the figure flying in the sky.
Obviously, the ghost captain successfully obtained the magic pen and completed what he agreed to do: use the magic pen to destroy Caesar's army, which allowed them to survive.
And now, he also needs to complete his mission.
Evans touched the dagger at his waist, took a deep breath, broke away from the team, and ran quickly towards the oasis.
…
Mu You stood in mid-air and slowly stopped waving the Pen of Order. The runes of Order that were surging around him quickly dissipated.
Just before making the wish, he had already used the magic pen to take the lead in modifying the rules of order around him, causing divinity to suspend consumption.
But now that the wish was over, Mu You hurriedly took a look inside.
Sure enough, from the perspective of order at this moment, less than half of the order runes in his body had turned red.
The deviation value fluctuation in the real world is indeed not as simple as the previous simulation scene in the Order Barrier. In the lighthouse, Muyou was so chaotic in the early stage, and the deviation value always increased at a slow rate.
In reality, just such a short modification directly disrupted one-third of the order in his body. It can be seen that the influence of order rules in reality is much greater.
and……
Mu You looked at the brush in his hand.
[The Pen of Order: One of the artifacts of the God of Order, it has the power to modify the order rules of the surrounding space, or the ability to restore chaotic order.
Each time a rule is modified, the author's deviation value will increase, and the degree of deviation depends on the severity of the modified rule. If the rules are modified continuously in a short period of time, the fluctuation speed of the deviation value will double.
The deviation value will slowly decrease over time until it returns to zero. Actively repairing the chaotic order of the surrounding space can speed up the recovery of the deviation value. Note: When the deviation value exceeds the critical point, it will fall into an irreversible state of chaos, causing the author's personality and thoughts to permanently change. 】
This is the description of the Pen of Order in the Omniscient Crystal. Simply put, it can be used in two ways: one is to temporarily modify the rules around you, and the other is to help those people or things whose order has been accidentally disrupted return to normal.
As for the restrictions on using the Pen of Order, they all revolve around the concept of 'deviation value'.
The so-called deviation value, to put it bluntly, is a 'Sword of Damocles' suspended above the heads of all users of the power of order.
Once the deviation value is too high, that is, if the order in the body is completely red, it will go crazy and be irreversible. The mind will be permanently changed, and it will become a chaotic state dominated by tyranny and killing like Caesar. Even my mind has been changed. In this case, I am not sure whether I am still alive.
The two uses of the Pen of Order will increase and decrease the deviation value respectively. For example, he just modified the divine rules in order to make a wish, which directly caused the deviation value in the body to increase by one-third.
And there is another rule in the rule: if the rules are modified continuously in a short period of time, the increase rate of the deviation value will be greatly increased. In other words, if he immediately changes the rules again to make a wish, the deviation value is likely to directly exceed the upper limit, causing him to lose his temper. Possessed.
Therefore, next, he needs to wait for the deviation value to return to normal, or take the initiative to find the bug points in the space, and repair the order bugs to quickly return the deviation value to zero before he can use the magic pen again.
"No!"
While Mu You was still getting familiar with the use of the magic pen, Caesar's roar suddenly sounded in the distance.
Looking up, the blue giant was looking at the outside world unwillingly. He was extremely annoyed at the undead army that he had personally destroyed with his own divine power.
Looking back, Caesar immediately glared angrily at Mu You who was in the air.
Having experience in using the Pen of Order, he knew very well that the magic pen could not be used continuously in a short period of time. Moreover, the wish made by the magic lamp also had a cooling period of up to one week, which meant that the other party only had one chance to make a wish at the moment.
Caesar originally thought that this was the only opportunity to make a wish, and the other party would use it to deprive him of his divine power and restore him to a mortal body, so that he could be easily eliminated. However, he did not expect that this man actually chose to eliminate his army first...
fair enough!
Now that this guy has used the wishing opportunity, he has temporarily gotten rid of the risk of losing his divine power, giving him a chance to make a comeback.
After coming back to his senses, Caesar rushed towards Mu You without thinking. This man was too much of a threat and must be eliminated immediately, otherwise he would almost certainly die once the opponent's deviation value was restored.
The giant body of Caesar rushed towards Muyou like crazy. Muyou was not stupid enough to confront a giant head-on, so he immediately turned around and flew back.
Fortunately, he had trained to fly the broom before, so Mu You directly activated the unrestricted mode of the broom, flying up and down in mid-air at lightning speed, making it difficult for Caesar to catch up with him for a while.
Moreover, rear reinforcements have arrived.
"block!"
The dull bell rang suddenly.
As the bells echoed, Caesar's body suddenly felt like falling into a mire.
Caesar looked back and saw that the shadow of the god of death behind him had an ancient bell in his hand, and the sound came from the ancient bell.
Evil-Suppressing Death Knell, this ultimate move can only be used once a day. Lin Xue has not used it before, just to wait for the most suitable time. If it is used too early and Caesar cannot be eliminated, it will be a waste.
At this moment, after confirming that all her teammates were in place as planned, she immediately sounded the death knell.
Along with the sound of the bell, countless illusory imps suddenly emerged from the ground around Caesar.
Thousands of ghosts rushed toward Caesar with ferocious laughter, condensing into dark ropes around him, entangled around his body, and locked him in place.
"Ahhhhh..."
Caesar struggled desperately to move forward, waving his arms hard, and finally broke free of the black ropes. However, every time he broke free of a rope, a new one immediately came up, making it more difficult for him to move.
"Roar!"
At this time, the manticore and the bone dragon also seized the opportunity and surrounded them from both sides.
The manticore pounced on Caesar and bit his throat, while the bone dragon tightly wrapped around Caesar's arms like a spiritual snake.
Under the control of the two divine beasts and Deathstroke, Caesar was finally left in place, completely unable to move.
"Attack the second rib on his left rib, that's his weak point!"
At this time, Mu You also returned to the battlefield on a broomstick, and then switched to the robot skin. He raised the muzzle of the aerial machine gun and fired a string of tongues of fire towards Caesar's ribs.
The floating machine gun was naturally useless against the giant. Mu You was just using bullets to point out the exact location of the opponent's weaknesses to others.
Although the magic pen is temporarily unavailable, he can see the order perspective provided by the magic pen at any time, and under the order perspective, he can clearly see the key points and weak points of the giant.
Looking at the position pointed out by the tongue of fire, the manticore was the first to take action. It scratched with all its strength with one claw, and accurately tore at Caesar's left rib. With a pop, it directly tore the flesh under the giant's left rib, but the sharp claw was also cut open. The ribs below are blocking it, making it impossible to go deeper.
Fortunately, there is help nearby!
The bone dragon then turned its head and spit out a mouthful of poisonous mist with all its strength towards the giant's exposed bones.
The green poisonous mist spread instantly and adhered to the bones and flesh. The strong corrosiveness immediately softened the surrounding ribs at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At the same time, Lin Xue had controlled the Death God to fly up, raised the Death God's Scythe, and slashed towards the exposed wound.
"puff!"
With one strike, the sickle directly cut off three ribs, peeling away the deeper layers of flesh and blood, exposing the beating red organ hidden inside.
"Asshole!"
Of course Caesar could clearly feel the changes in his body at this time.
He never expected that these three gangsters would join forces and peel off his defenses layer by layer in front of him, directly exposing his heart.
If the other party was just trying to kill him faster by attacking his heart, he wouldn't be too nervous. After all, a god's life is not so easy to kill, and he has plenty of time to break free and recover.
What really panicked Caesar was the figure that caught his eye out of the corner of his eye—it was Evans!
If he could say that besides the manticore, the person he feared and hated the most over the years was undoubtedly Evans, because this person held the 'Desert Guardian', a tool that could truly kill him in one go.
This dagger was once only one step away from piercing his heart. He had a chance to escape that time, but now, the opponent came back again, and it was still when he couldn't move!
Seeing Evans already holding a dagger, jumping down from a big tree and flying towards him expressionlessly, Caesar was completely panicked!
"Give me—stop!"
I don’t know if the crisis on the verge of life and death stimulated Caesar. When Evans was about to fly in front of him, Caesar suddenly burst out with a huge force, roared loudly, and forced his left arm to break away from the bone dragon. And the double restraint of the rope, and then without thinking, he swept past and caught Evans in mid-air.
"cough……"
At the moment of life and death, Caesar did not hold back any of his hands. Under the explosion of huge force, Evans, who was squeezed by the giant's palm, spit out a mouthful of blood and became depressed.
At the same time, the wound on Caesar's ribs that was finally made was healing quickly.
"Hahaha, Evans, you couldn't kill me a thousand years ago, and you can't kill me now either!"
Feeling that his physical condition had improved and that he had the most threatening person under control at the same time, Caesar felt relieved and burst out laughing.
However, when Caesar laughed, Evans, who was squeezed until his internal organs ruptured, actually showed a relieved smile: "It seems that the bet is won..."
"Win the bet?"
Caesar was stunned, and his laughter stopped abruptly.
Before he could figure out what this meant, he suddenly noticed that there was an invisible arrow hidden under him at the moment, blocked by Evans and his left arm!
The arrow was wrapped in layers of rich wind power and disappeared in mid-air. Even the energy in it rarely leaked out. This way it deceived his perception and went straight towards his lower ribs. The wound shot.
What frightened Caesar even more was that there was a gleaming sword blade connected to the arrowhead.
"Oops!"
Caesar instantly realized something: Evans was just a cover to attract his attention. The real guardian of the desert did not lie with him, but was tied to the archer's arrow!
Caesar's eyes widened, he hurriedly dropped Evans, and was about to wave his arm to block the arrow.
Unfortunately, it's still a step too late.
With unparalleled speed and accuracy, the arrow jumped into his body first, passing through the layers of bones and flesh, and accurately hit his heart.
The moment the arrow hit his heart, Caesar's heart was shaken wildly, and his whole body twitched uncontrollably. Then the flesh and blood all over his body began to explode in fistfuls, and countless golden divine powers turned into illusory smoke and poured out from all parts of his body. , circulated in the air, and finally poured into the miracle lamp around his waist.
"No! Go back, go back to me!"
Caesar waved his left arm wildly, trying to push back the overflowing divine power into his body, but it had no effect. The streams of smoke were like gravel, constantly slipping away from his fingers.
"Well done guys!"
At this time, the troubadour excitedly transformed into a smoke-like figure from the magic lamp. He gave everyone a thumbs up and watched with laughter as the surging divine power was withdrawn by the magic lamp.
Noticing the hateful look that Caesar glared at him from above, the troubadour suddenly sneered: "Caesar, you're done. From now on, you can make atonement for your sins as a bug... Oh, by the way, remember not to be a cat. Step on it!" After saying that, the troubadour put his smiling hands on his lips and blew a whistle.
The bard's last words shocked Caesar again. He turned around subconsciously and realized that the thousands of cats that he had driven away before and fled into the forest were now summoned by this whistle. They came out and gathered nearby, surrounding him as if they were waiting for some big meal.
(End of chapter)
