After the white matter shield dissipated, the two finally saw the scene behind the door. After crossing the blockade of the gate, the side wall of the track became almost transparent, and they could see the scene outside the tube wall, as if they were in an undersea tunnel somewhere.
Fluorescent green flowed in front of their eyes, like fireflies on a midsummer night gathering together, like corals in the underwater world melting into the water. The ubiquitous green obscured their vision, making them forget to breathe for a moment.
The radiant fluid filled every inch of space outside the tube wall. In the sea inside the dragon's body, material like the roots of a big tree could be vaguely glimpsed. The intertwined tissue seemed to protrude from the outside of the pipe, and its shape reminded superpowers of blood vessels, nerves, or other more complex biological structures.
With the little knowledge of biology he had learned in high school, he racked his brains and couldn't figure out what everything he saw in front of him meant. But for some reason, Gongsun Ce felt that this scene was inexplicably familiar.
At this time, the hunter on the side spoke.
"Gongsun Ce, do you think these green liquids look familiar to you? It's like... the kind we've seen several times today..."
He didn't think anything of it at first.
It wasn't until he heard this that he finally grasped the source of the familiarity, and an absurd but terrifying guess gradually took shape in his mind.
Alice's voice sounded like she was trembling: "...It's exactly the same as the green lines on biochemical products."
The body of a horse, the beak of a pigeon, the surface of the flesh wall, and almost all the biochemical animals produced in the Sky City have more or less green lines.
This is often regarded by citizens as a personal interest that is difficult to understand by people in white coats, or as a deliberately made biochemical animal identity mark. But when he saw the body of the Sky Dragon, the biochemical products that were common in the past suddenly took on another meaning...
Another meaning that can be called terrifying.
"This is not your imagination. Let's go, Miss Alice."
But in the end, the young man only responded like this. They found another moving platform behind them. The two walked up in silence and began to move on a nearly horizontal track.
After a while, Alice said: "I figured out why they said I had insufficient authority."
"Will you be silenced later?"
"How is that possible! It's better to say that after knowing such a secret, they will let me upgrade to two levels no matter what."
"You're so optimistic."
They usually think in the direction of erasing memories or killing people to silence them. It seems that Alice trusts official institutions more than she lets on.
The blue-haired woman asked worriedly: "Compared to this...are you okay there? No matter how you think about it, I think the officials of the Sky City will deal with you."
Indeed, memory erasure or evaporation are more in line with the world's impression of the Sky Capital than the Knights of the Kingdom of Morton.
The young man himself was not too worried.
"I think someone will come and tell me some precautions later, and then everything will be fine."
"Where does your inexplicable confidence come from?"
The superpower spread his hands: "It's just speculation based on common sense. I believe that the harm caused by my rampage will not be too small, just to keep a secret that can be known with certain authority. Why does the City of the Sky want to Risk silencing me?"
"Your tone makes me wonder if you have done similar things before..."
Don't show your eyes sizing up the suspect at this time.
"How is it possible? My spirit is quite stable. I haven't been violent once since I awakened my superpower."
This is... the truth.
Violent behavior driven by one's own free will cannot be called rampage.
Miss Alice slumped her shoulders: "I don't understand your business. To outsiders, people with superpowers are bombs that explode at random times..."
"Both and each other, I don't know much about the Impermanent Law Envoy."
He stared at the green ocean outside the tube wall, thinking in his heart, in the final analysis, what is the law of impermanence?
Is it a skill that everyone can learn, or is it a talent only possessed by some gifted people? As early as three years ago, he knew that this was a spell that existed to slay giant dragons. However, no matter in the past or now, the technology called the Impermanence Technique has been used more in battles with humans than in killing dragons. Simply fight against the dragon.
Today alone, he has solved three impermanent magicians. Apart from the state of mind and state stated when activating the ability, it is difficult to say that their abilities have anything in common. In addition to the basic knowledge that Alice told him, the only thing that could allow him to analyze this method was the ideas taught by a certain shady man in a suit.
Carrier, ability expression, limiting environment, and... desire, purpose or thought.
The scene from the nightmare flashed through his mind, and he remembered the girl who swung the sword at the evil dragon three years ago, and the wish she cried out.
That wish changed the appearance of the world, shaking even the disasters of the underworld.
He pretended to have remembered it accidentally and asked casually: "Miss Alice, is the effect of the impermanent method related to the wish of the caster?"
Alice looked at him in confusion: "How did you think of it?"
If you want to tell the truth, you have to tell Shigure-kun.
Talking about this before the decisive battle shouldn't be a good idea. The bespectacled young man urgently reviewed today's experience, trying to find material that could serve as a real excuse.
Fortunately, his mind was quick enough.
"Dragon worshipers will say something like a declaration before activating their abilities. I always find that very suspicious."
Ambiguous reply.
As for the content of the words themselves, they are indeed true. However, this sounds like a non-deceptive answer, but in fact, only he clearly answers the question. It can be said that he has hit the boundary of deception. Even if the hunter pointed at his nose and scolded him "Lie!" Nothing to say.
"Did you notice the activation announcement? You are also very perceptive."
Fortunately, the hunter seemed unaware of the deception.
He apologized in his heart, breathed a sigh of relief, and replied: "It would be weird if you didn't notice it if it was so full of chuunibyou meaning."
Miss Alice folded her arms and said like a teacher: "In conclusion, you are right. The performance of the impermanent method is often related to the impermanent method's own mind. The desire of longing, the goal of life, as a human being Beliefs, these are relatively common factors...At the same time, there will also be the opposite situation. The self that you don’t want to face, the past that you want to escape from, and the character weaknesses that you don’t want to face, these are also part of the soul, that is, It may be reflected in your own impermanence.”
"Part of the soul?"
"Yes, the law of impermanence is the power of the soul. Didn't I tell you this before?"
He thought deeper. If we continue to move in this direction, why did the impermanent magicians we encountered today show those strange abilities?
Takizawa Yoshihisa's concept is the regeneration of necrotic life, and Capullo's initial desire is to devour. Tyros K's ability is to "disintegrate" himself. He wants a ubiquitous body, but there is always an immovable core. That may be the intention to escape... As for never making a declaration Alice can only rely on the performance of her abilities to deduce the flowers blooming in the shadow, and the movement from shadow to shadow...
This way of thinking is like peering into other people's minds. Thinking of this, he felt a sense of remorse for doing something bad without being noticed, as if his thinking was some kind of immoral thing.
Gongsun Ce quickly changed the topic: "Miss Alice never said anything about the launch declaration."
The blue-haired hunter wagged his finger.
"That declaration was made specifically to enhance the impression, just like you sometimes shout out the name of a move. In a sense, it can have the effect of strengthening the power - but my channeling is not the type used for destruction. , there is no point in shouting a strange statement."
In fact, sometimes the name of a move is revealed in order to express emotions or satisfy the desire for expression. It is best to treat this kind of thing as a tacit secret and not to say it out.
He wanted to continue joking about the move names—for example, asking if all those magical names were given by himself—but he felt that this would be a little too unnerving. But if it comes to the details of the dragon summons, Alice and herself may also feel nervous due to the pressure of the unknown situation. Do they really make it in time? Maybe the leader of the dragon worshipers has succeeded, and is just waiting for the experts to come over and start the summons immediately to watch the desperate look on their faces. Or maybe the enemy they imagined has been killed by experts from other countries, and they will face another trap that has been set long ago.
Alice never mentioned the upcoming battle, probably because of related considerations. You don’t want to put too much pressure on your own side, but at the same time, you must be prepared for battle.
"Gongsun Ce, check your opponent's information again."
The superpower took out his cell phone and read the message Mo Yuankai sent when they were sitting on the pigeon.
"Xu Junyi, 40 years old, from the empire, other information is unknown."
The avatar on the screen was that of a middle-aged man wearing sunglasses, and the leader of the dragon worshipers was from the Empire. This was beyond his expectation. He had thought that it would be another impermanent wizard from the kingdom.
This rough information has no practical value at all. The hunter probably just wanted to use this method to remind him to prepare for battle.
Vaguely, under the green fluorescent light, the outline of another door was imprinted in his eyes. They were about to reach the next stop in the dragon's belly, and no one knew what was waiting for them. What is it.
The blue-haired woman closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have been able to come here... It's really like a dream."
"I never imagined in the afternoon that I would go underground so late at night."
"Now that we have come this far, there is no reason to give up." She opened her eyes and said firmly, "Be prepared for battle, put aside all worries, and once you find the enemy after entering the next area, use your abilities Attack with all your strength. Then..."
"Then?"
Alice paused for a moment and turned her head to the side: "Don't die here."
The superpower was silent for a second and said, "You are really not suitable for this way of speaking."
"It's so noisy. Just pretend I didn't say it!"
"Yes, this is more suitable for you."
The moving platform stopped at the end of the track. He chuckled and walked to the door, repeating his old trick of creating a barrier of white matter on the other side.
Alice put her hand on his shoulder, and they disappeared from the heavy door...
When the two people walked out of the shadow, when the white matter barrier disappeared, what they saw in front of them made Gongsun Ce fall into unprecedented shock.
It was a huge bright green sphere floating in the sky like a star.
And, there are thousands of dragon-like shadows wandering around the sphere.
Countless pipes were connected to the sphere, transporting green liquid in all directions, and in front of the field of vision, in the center of the field of view, there was a man in a brown coat standing with his back to them. He looked up at the giant thing above his head, as if paying homage to a god.
Countless complicated lines were drawn with charcoal on his feet, like a magic circle used for mysterious rituals. The black image rises from the floor to the wall, extending from the pipe to the sphere, leaving only a discordant void at its core. Even if you don't have any foundation in mysticism, you can still see it. With just a few strokes in the center, the magic circle is complete.
The man sighed and said, "I'm still a step too late."
No one responded to his words, and the battle had begun before that.
The superpower fired invisible blows, and the hunter flashed behind the man and stabbed him with a short arrow.
The leader of the dragon worshipers ignored all attacks.
"All I want is a fair fight."
He quietly turned his head and looked into the young man's eyes.
"The appearance of desolation appears, and misfortunes and blessings are unpredictable."
The moment those words were spoken.
The two people whose eyes met disappeared from this world at the same time.
