Thick smoke from the burning of the entire port dyed the night sky gray and red.
The emerald light pillar descended from the clouds and passed through the descending fleet. The hit sailboat exploded with dazzling fire, burning and rolling, and fell into the abyss of the empty sea. Xia Yue looked at the people who fell from the capsized sailboat, like tiny black dots. No one could save them, just like no one could save the port at this moment.
Half of those light beams were heading in the direction of Gula Port. The green light rain passed over his head, curved slightly in his field of vision, and hit the port.
The city guards in the port area seemed to be waking up from a dream.
In the first round of attacks, they were completely in a state of extreme shock. Countless people were reduced to ashes in the rain of light. Those who survived were wailing in the flames, their skin and flesh sticking to each other. The remaining people finally reacted and scattered in all directions. escape.
No commander, law enforcer or supervisory team could stop them from escaping. What's more, the commander and the war team themselves had been reduced to ashes - the two great knights among the Gula Port City Guards died in the line of duty immediately.
But when they were resurrected, it was unknown whether there was still a temple of the Saints of Orin in this city.
And this is just the beginning.
The Gray Knight gave the City Guards a heavy blow from behind at the right time. The black and white shirts formed a strict array on the dock, with a forest of spears in their hands pointing at the allies who were fighting with them just a moment ago.
"The Gray Knights betrayed us!"
"Where's Sir Alfred?"
"Where is the Archon..."
"We're fucked!"
Before the city guards could react, they had already hit the wall of spears head-on.
In their frightened eyes, a flaming ghost emerged from behind the Gray Knights and rushed towards them. What was reflected in the pupils of those gray or brown northerners were nothing but screams. , distorted face.
Some even belong to their former companions.
Xia Yue watched the purple tide quickly sweep over and submerge the city guards, splitting it into two from the center, and the remaining people were defeated.
Just like the hope that was finally extinguished——
The purple afterglow was reflecting in Xia Yue's eyes, making him involuntarily look towards the gray night sky. The huge eye of the storm had already enveloped the entire port, and the black ships were hanging silently under the emerald lightning.
Just like the fangs of the devil.
Port Gullah is finished.
A deep sense of shock arose in Xia Yue's heart. What had the people above done? He realized that even if they themselves were not entirely responsible for the scene before him, they at least played a role in fueling the situation.
But the descendant of Flor can only bear half of this fault at most.
So where are the people who made all these decisions now?
The Alliance has always promoted the legitimacy and necessity of all this. They have portrayed themselves as official and authoritative. They claim that intervening in the affairs of Kaulin-Ishulian is necessary and reasonable.
Otherwise, how should the third division deal with itself and compete fairly with other divisions?
The defeat of the Turbid Realm seems to confirm this point. In despair, more and more people attribute the rapid decline of the third division since the ten-year dynasty and their own failures to factors outside themselves - indeed from emotions. It's also easier to accept.
'It is precisely because they do not have enough say in Aboriginal affairs and do not have sufficient resources that they have led to everything today. '
Under such words, more and more people and more and more guilds have joined in the condemnation of the country and the military that manages Stargate Port.
They secretly supported the alliance, from the south to the north, from the Covenant Mountain, to intervening in the struggle for royal power, and then to cooperating with the Crow's Claw Temple.
Merger, integration and intervention, more power, and more proactive attacks seem to have become the consensus of many people. As for the freedom, exploration and courage, peace and watchfulness represented by the Chosen, they have been represented since the Stargate Era. Everything you hold on to seems to no longer be so important.
So the separation was born, a declared necessary war pushed the two sides of hatred to opposite sides, and adherents of different beliefs burned the flames of war throughout the two worlds.
Five years have passed by quickly, but the three words "Covenant Mountain" still shape the spiritual inner spirit of the selectors of the third division to this day.
And that deep rift, once created, has never been closed——
But in the eyes of those who support all of this, it all seems to be worth it, because as long as one of the ten major guilds returns to its former glory, everything will return to how it was in the past.
What they remember is the most glorious appearance of the third division. They are still guarding the glory of the hero, and everything will return to the way it was before.
Because those inner things have become superficial in people's eyes, and all confusion should be attributed to the fact that they have not yet returned to the throne - as for justice, that is something that should be considered later.
But at this moment, Xia Yue felt that something she was holding on to in her heart was crumbling, turning into that purple flame, burning everything to ashes.
Can they go back to the past?
Those things they threw away, when they pick them up again one day, will they still be the same as they were in the past?
If justice is to be served through lies, is there any good original intention left in it? Was the glorious era they longed for really based on such a foundation?
That dream about the past has never been so clearly presented to him and everyone at this moment, to every descendant of Flor in the fleet, and even to the members of the Rainbow Alliance, it is cracking from it. Come--
And then everything turned into nothing.
Who would have thought that it would end like this?
Xia Yue was deeply proud of his guild and collective, but he bit his lower lip so deeply that it almost drew blood.
"...Those damn short-sighted bastards..." Xia Yue cursed through gritted teeth and punched the side of the ship, but he also knew how to lower his voice to prevent outsiders from hearing his inner thoughts.
On the flagship Brig Waverider, Bai Xue and Guang Ran glanced at each other. In fact, Silver Vislan had been vaguely aware of all this from very early on.
There is a deviation between what the guild alliance does and what they pursue. Silver Vislan is one of the few guilds that has its own beliefs and principles. They are also the first guild to move closer to the military and privately investigate everything that is happening in the north and south.
But they didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
What they didn't even expect was that the one leading all of this was neither Silver Vislan, nor Elite, nor even the team they had placed their hope on, Miss Universal Sword. Rather, it was a new person that everyone had never heard of before, who had risen rapidly a year ago, and had a bizarre experience until today, in front of them.
Bai Xue frowned slightly and said a little unwillingly: "Actually, as long as you give me a little more time, I may not be able to find out the truth behind the Crow Claw Temple."
"But you are not him," Guang Ran shook his head. "You single-handedly fought your way out from under the siege of the Alliance and the descendants of Flor. From the battle on the Dawn Star, all the way to this place, Do you know how many things he has been through? Just now, I actually heard President Chen Xi talk about some of his experiences in Istania..."
The vice president of the Silver Vislan Branch said in a rare serious tone:
"Behind you are Silver Vislan, Bai Xue, and all of us who support you, so you can reach this point. But it is precisely because of this that you cannot withstand the pressure from the descendants of Flor, and you cannot withstand the pressure from the descendants of Flor. Stay away from the pressure of the alliance."
"Because I'm in it, I don't have the courage to break everything. You don't have it, and neither does Her Royal Highness the Princess. Whoever appears here is neither you nor her. It won't even be Miss Lofa, Because it was impossible for her to ignore the opinions from the Rosary Crusaders and Ming.
We are all born in this system, and are born with limitations of one kind or another, but Silver Vislan can stick to the bottom line, which is something we should be proud of..."
"Do you know why I like this place," Guangran said softly, "It's exactly because of this reason."
Bai Xueying's lips moved, but she rarely spoke back.
Her eyebrows sank and she sighed, yes, why didn't she have this little time? Was it because she was always tied up? But she had to listen to Guangran and other people's opinions, because no matter how willful she was, she was still in this group.
She has never had any dissatisfaction with Silver Vislan, because without everything here, she would not have been able to reach this level.
They were born with different starting lines, but in the end, her advantages also became her own shackles, and Bai Xue suddenly yearned for those freedom knights.
They may persist in poverty, but they can insist on their own opinions. When you gain some things, you will naturally lose others.
"But this is not over yet," Bai Xue stared at the fleet under the storm. She has always refused to admit defeat, "You are so sure that he will succeed."
"I hope he can succeed," Guang Ran replied very sincerely: "What about you?"
Bai Xue bit her lip and did not answer. It was impossible not to be jealous in her heart, but jealousy could never annihilate her conscience.
…
Xia Yue held her hands on the slightly trembling side of the ship, still retaining the previous sense of disillusionment in her heart. He was completely disappointed with everything at the moment, and naturally he would not easily believe other 'lies'.
He and the people of the Rainbow Alliance have been rivals for many years, and they know that no one is more innocent than the other. No matter how nice the people of Silver Vislan say, the Crow's Claw Temple has not grown in the north.
At the time of Mount Covenant, the two major guild alliances joined forces to stifle the resistance of the other side, and everyone participated.
Although he didn't know why the people of Silver Vislan would listen to the whimsical ideas of a newcomer, it was still unknown whether this patchwork fleet could leave here. It couldn't even save itself, so who could be saved?
As for redeeming all this, that is just a dream.
This road has been wiped out and everything is a lie.
Perhaps the people of Silver Vislan are trying to grasp at the last straw to prove that they are different from everyone else.
Once the sense of disillusionment arises, it spreads uncontrollably. Xia Yue shook her head, then let these people go, he didn't care about it anymore.
He even had the idea of staying away from all of this completely.
Go back to another world and never pay attention to anything here again.
"Sir," a sailor came from behind and warned: "We are going to enter the elemental layer next. For your safety, it is best to go below the deck for shelter."
Xia Yue turned around, glanced at the other person, and recognized the sailor as one of the sailors who had saved her before. At this moment, a bright beam of light passed by the sailboat, illuminating the faces of the two people.
The sailboat shook violently again. Xia Yue grabbed the rigging with her hands and shook her head at the other party: "It's just entering the shallow layer. It's not as dangerous as the things above. Let me stay here alone. You can go and inform others."
There was no fear in his words. He is both an alchemist and a member of the elite group of descendants of Flor. In terms of understanding of the elemental layer, he is not weaker than anyone else.
At this time, the sailor saw the golden stars on Xia Yue's collar and stopped, as if he recognized his identity, and nodded with some respect.
However, Xia Yue stopped the other party: "Do you really believe that he can take you out of this place?"
"Staying here is waiting for death, sir," the sailor replied calmly. These people who make a living on the sea seem to have already put life and death aside. "The captain chose to believe in that lady, and we can only believe unconditionally. Above the sea, in the sky, Trusting each other is important.”
"Besides, she is the daughter of Sir Mawei. We have heard the legend of that Lord since we were children. There are rumors outside that his daughter is the elf of Kukai and will be Kaolin-Ithurian in the future. She is the best captain. Now I choose to be a navigator, but I believe it will be the best." The sailor smiled, "You are the chosen ones, and you don't understand what Kukai means to us. Only those who fear this sea, You have to live on it, but some are born to be favored by her, like that lady.”
He shrugged as he spoke: "Besides, even a lady can show such courage, so what are we afraid of? Being able to be related to that legendary figure may be considered a blessing for people like us. A nice ending.”
This is not a bad ending.
Xia Yue shook her head and said to the other party: "You are about to enter the shallow sea layer. Can you take me to have a look?"
"Of course," the sailor replied. He still remembered the other man's heroic behavior before and said happily: "There is nothing we can't see. Sir, please come with me."
Xia Yue followed silently.
He pressed his hand on his communication crystal while listening to the noisy communication sounds coming from the communication channel. It was some captains reporting their positions.
"Left three degrees, down seven."
"Call the flagship, our right rudder was hit and we may lose our steering ability..."
"We may not be able to keep up with you. We will try to leave the queue before the next round of attacks arrives..."
"This is all the members of the Third Branch of the Silver Forest Spear. We wish you all good luck. If you have the chance, see you in the north in the future."
Then a calm command came:
"Windsong, raise the sails, rise, send out a signal, and try to attract the opponent's next round of firepower."
Xia Yue couldn't help but look in that direction.
He saw a sailboat burning with raging flames rising rapidly, dragging a long tail of flames and crashing into the black sailboats outside Gula Port.
Then in a dazzling brilliance, it disappeared into ashes.
Only that faint voice was left, which seemed to still echo in the communication channel.
After a long time, a calm and rational girl's voice came from the communication channel:
"I'm Tata."
"Tata-Thumb-Morning Star."
"Next, I will be responsible for helping Miss Sylvide and coordinating the movement of every sailboat in the entire fleet. You don't need to report your position to me, but please follow every one of my instructions carefully."
At that moment, the sailboat was sailing into the clouds, and the water mist in the sky was blowing towards us.
And Xia Yue suddenly heard a low buzzing sound, like the flapping of insect wings, coming from the front. The sound was somewhat familiar to him, and he couldn't help but look in that direction.
Then he saw a patch of golden stars flying out of the mist. They seemed to be controlled by an invisible big hand and came to the sky above the sailboat where he was. Four of them occupied four places respectively. corner, hovering over that direction.
The remaining spherical structure was roaring from the deck, flying between the mast and sail, and disappeared into the mist in front.
That's the Clockwork Goblin.
But Xiayue has never seen a clockwork fairy of such scale and movement in such a uniform manner. He is almost certain that it is not the work of many craftsmen working together, but the masterpiece of one person.
Only in this way can the controller behind the clockwork goblin coordinate the actions of the entire fleet by himself.
He immediately thought of who it was——
The calm girl's voice sounded again:
"H720431, A230122."
"Please use this coordinate as the axis for each ship to lower to the same plane, and the speed should not exceed seven."
"Pay attention to the position of the front and rear ships."
Then she reported a series of numbers continuously to inform the distance between the ships, and gave every order carefully, allowing each sailing ship to adjust its course and altitude.
Xia Yue noticed that the expression of surprise gradually appeared on the face of the sailor beside him, and he also noticed more details.
Every time the girl's voice spoke, there was another woman's voice speaking, and a young boy's voice reporting accurate data in a low voice.
He looked up and noticed the lenses of the clockwork goblins turning from time to time.
The fleet is slowly entering under the clouds, and dozens of ships in front and behind are adjusting their course in unison. Xia Yue's ship is the second batch to enter under the sea of clouds.
He only felt an inconspicuous shaking, and then the sailor beside him couldn't help but said in surprise: "We have entered the elemental layer. This is smoother than expected. Next, we just need to find the passage under the clouds and say Maybe we can really leave this place."
Xia Yue looked back. He understood the elemental layer, but he did not understand how to sail on the empty sea, nor did he understand what happened on the sailboat.
Just looking at the look on the sailor's face, he couldn't help but ask: "Is this going well?"
"Of course," the sailor couldn't help but feel proud, as if it was not the legendary captain's daughter who let them enter this elemental layer, but himself, "She is indeed the daughter of Sir Ma Wei. We just avoided There was a layer of turbulence, as if she already knew what was there."
Xia Yue took a gentle breath, and her mood seemed to have suddenly changed subtly.
He seemed to silently remember that the so-called newcomer, who was also the target of their operation, had indeed come to this place after teasing each of them.
The other party accomplished all this under the eyes of the descendants of Flor and pulled up this fleet.
This may be an incredible thing in itself.
But the problem is, it's not that he doesn't believe there are no miracles in this world. After all, he witnessed it once with his own eyes when he was in Fenris.
But will miracles happen again and again?
But Fenris has lost its hero.
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