The densely packed figures of soldiers attacking the city wall, the countless magic and boulders across the sky, the bloody woman who climbed onto the city wall in an invincible posture, and finally the giant shadow that suddenly appeared in the sky and blocked the sun—— Perhaps because time has not passed for too long, the scene that happened in the game not long ago is still clearly reflected in Duan Qing's mind. At that time, he did not know whether it was the result of a deliberate arrangement by the brain. , but now he seems to understand: that is the biggest reminder that the system deliberately gave him.
Especially when the ancient city wall of Zaraha under his feet was very similar to the battlefield in the last scene of the Road to the Stars.
"...If I remember correctly, I once saw many portals in the Tower of Tyran."
Staring intently at the city wall connecting the north and south below, Duan Qing asked in a low voice: "One of the portals... leads to the direction of Hylaya, right?"
"...Yes, what's wrong?"
"If Christine had met you during this period, she should have told you my guess." Duan Qing continued without looking back: "In my guess... Tres ·Lord Faol should be a traitor who betrayed the Mages Council and led the Magic Empire into the Tower of Tyran."
"...But he was killed in the previous battle." Jin's deep voice gradually came behind Duan Qing: "By your companion..."
"What I can confirm is that my companion should be under control."
His eyes kept looking back and forth around the city wall below. Duan Qing, who interrupted the other party's words, then began to look at the far west side of Zaraha City: "Although I have not learned the details of that battle with her again. , but I think Master Fao should have died in her hands. Although that woman seems to have become a member of the Magic Empire now, this does not mean that there may be accidental injuries..."
"...What exactly do you want to say?"
"If Lord Tres is really a traitor, his other actions in the past are questionable." Duan Qing's eyes kept observing the distant night, as if trying to confirm something. Some things: "For example... did the news that the original location of Sky City was located in Hylaya County come from his mouth?"
"...I can't be sure."
After understanding the central idea that the other party wanted to express, Jin's voice became deeper again: "But this rumor has been around for a long time."
"Yes, it has even reached the ears of our adventurers, but this does not mean that there is no possibility that someone in the Mages Council who created the Hylaya portal can guide rumors and public opinion privately." Duan Qing He withdrew his gaze: "Since Falling Star Mountain Peak was conquered by adventurers, suspicious eyes have begun to gather towards that place... It's a bit hard to say, but my companions and I this time are just to pursue that place. I came to this place from this city.”
"Because of various inexplicable mistakes, we finally came here." He pointed to the platform under his feet and the city wall below, with a hint of sadness in his voice: "Take Maggie, take Ayina, With a group of people who were chasing me for no reason, and the memories of that game... ha."
"Looking back on this series of journeys, it's as if they were arranged in advance." He sighed helplessly: "If someone said that I was guided by fate, I would not doubt it at all."
"...What did you see again, Child of Destiny?"
Standing side by side with Duan Qing, Jin continued to ask in a low voice: "Have you seen where Sky City is going?"
"Yes, I saw it."
Pointing to his lower body, Duan Qing stretched out his hand to hold his brow: "It's right there... Thousands of years ago, Emperor Frey broke into Zaraha City from that place. In order to stop her, the people of the Magic Empire, Then he summoned the City in the Sky. There were no rituals or girls at that time, there was only this stone called the Stone of Oknos. Although I am not sure whether the appearance of the City in the Sky was caused by this stone, but... …”
"There must be a connection between them." Jin turned around and said following Duan Qing's words, while looking at the beam of light behind him: "In other words... this ceremony is the ceremony to summon the Sky City, right?"
"I'm not sure." Duan Qing borrowed the answer Jin just said before: "But...the survivors of the ancient magic empire should know this matter very well, so..."
"Looking at the performance of York just now, we can confirm this with a high probability." Jin's tone became more certain: "The key issue now is... how to determine the time and the way of appearance."
"The way it appears is probably space transfer. After all, I've seen it once." Duan Qing spread his hands helplessly: "As for the time... it's probably more than an hour later."
"...Then we still have enough time to prepare." Jin turned around and said, "I'll inform the others."
"...If possible, you'd better wait in the underground hall."
Interrupting the other party's move to leave, Duan Qing said his explanation in a low voice: "It looks like a control room there. It is probably the central area used by people from the ancient magic empire to control the city. "
"No matter what, we should protect the safety of this girl first." Jin shook his head as he was about to disappear. At the same time, his blurry voice also disappeared: "After this space summoning is over..."
"Let's discuss other things."
A loud trembling sound then erupted in front of Duan Qing, putting an end to the great earth magician's teleportation technique. Duan Qing, who spent a lot of effort to stabilize his body, then retracted himself and watched. The other party's eyes sighed and returned to the foot of the emerald green light pillar. The song belonging to Ayina echoed in Duan Qing's ears along with the noise of fighting in this city, bringing a little bit of spiritual warmth to him who was constantly feeling the coldness of winter. After sitting down with his arms crossed, he then turned his head and focused his eyes on another black light pillar not too far away from them: "...The person just mentioned the Tower of Tyran, right?"
"Do they want to transfer that tower in the void to the real world?"
"Weird idea... That tower has thousands of floors. If it could really appear in reality, it might be even higher than Falling Star Mountain..."
"Maybe... it can be as high as the City in the Sky."
His pupils gradually dilated, and the corners of his mouth gradually turned up: "What is this, a showdown of fate?"
call--
A huge fireball then brought out a scorching roar, flew past Duan Qing's feet, and then, after causing some fluctuations in the emerald-green light pillar, exploded under the night sky not far away. The brilliant light then illuminated the nearby airspace for a moment, reflecting the suspended high platform belonging to Duan Qing in the air. Sighing, he then looked down and saw the figures of several players gathered in the corner of the city wall. Own field of vision: "Look! There is really a platform there!"
"The light beam extends from there!"
"Sure enough... it's a big secret! I didn't expect that Zaraha City would be so lively that night..."
"How should we get up there, captain? There are no roads around here at all..."
"You guys!"
A loud shout then appeared at the other end of the city wall, and at the same time, a large shield flew towards him: "What are you doing here?"
"You, who are you...ahhhhh!"
"Hey, why are you doing something right here?"
"We are... ahem, we are mercenaries from Zaraha City! We are responsible for protecting the safety of this place!"
A shield knocked the unlucky guy at the front off the city wall. Legend of Flame, who was standing on the spot, then cleared his throat and said loudly: "It is forbidden to release magic at night here, and any aggressive behavior is also forbidden... Do you understand this rule? ?”
"...What the hell am I talking nonsense? This place has been reduced to a mess..."
"NPC fights are between NPCs, and you still have to abide by the rules."
Waving to the flying hero who sprang out from behind, Legend of Flames replied righteously: "You must fulfill your responsibilities, after all..."
"We got the money."
boom--
Another loud explosion appeared at the end of the city wall, completely lighting up this side of the city wall. The shield warrior who was protecting Xiao Yu'er after releasing the fireball technique roared and rushed forward, using Yifu as the leader. Guan rushed towards the player team in front. Scenes of swords and shields flying around then continued to flash through the light and shadow that turned dark again, occasionally mixed with screams from players when they were hit. Depending on the experience and terrain on the battlefield, The superior shield warrior quickly cleared away the enemies in front of him: "A group of miscellaneous soldiers still want to join in the fun...ah bah."
"Hey! Are you up there?"
He used a shield attack to send the last howling player flying under the city wall, then raised his head and shouted to the night sky above: "Do you need help?"
"...No need." There was silence for a while, and then Duan Qing's voice echoed: "You can't come up anyway... just go back."
"Don't say we didn't fulfill our duties as mercenaries, we really came back." Legend of Flames raised his lips and shouted again: "Is Aina okay?"
"It's okay now." Duan Qing's response became less obvious: "But I have to stay here for a while."
"...I have asked Tudou to contact my former friends who fought on the battlefield. They should be here as soon as possible." After standing there for a moment, Legend of Flames finally shouted again: "And those rebels People...we will be responsible for comforting them."
"This city is about to undergo great changes. It is no longer a safe place." Duan Qing's voice then responded: "It's okay for you players to come over... Let them leave quickly."
"I have told them a long time ago, but they refused to leave." Legend of Flames put his hands on his mouth and continued to shout: "This is their hometown."
"Then let them guard the underground sewers." Duan Qing's voice then came down: "As long as they can guard the passages leading to the center..."
"That would be a big help to us."
Silence returned to Duan Qing again with the departure of the Legend of Flame team. At the same time, silence also returned to the streets and alleys around this area. The faint sound of running was also accompanied by the loud sounds of imperial soldiers. The warnings gradually spread around the streets and alleys, completely surrounding the entire area below Duan Qing Platform. Duan Qing was not interested in whether these imperial soldiers were protecting him or surrounding him. Duan Qing sat silently on the edge of the platform, staring at the black light beam in front of him, and began to think about the burden he was currently carrying. everything of.
Things about Maggie, things about Aina, things about Castle in the Sky, and everything that happens in the real world...
well……
What a dead end.
The melancholy and depressed mood began to become more and more obvious as time went by. A desperate expression that had never appeared on Duan Qing's face gradually appeared on the man's face, and his frown also appeared. As Duan Qing continued to think about the solution, it gradually occupied the center of his eyebrows. He clenched his teeth, as if he was desperately resisting the anxiety and uneasiness that was lingering in his heart. Even when a white ice shadow gradually approached here, he did not notice the slightest reaction: "You are here ——”
Ding--
The same ice-colored figure that suddenly condensed in mid-air then appeared in front of Duan Qing, blocking the figure of the woman who wanted to approach from the floating platform. The wide and gorgeous magic The staff then followed the front finger of Christine who suddenly appeared there, carving beautiful blue lights in front of Snow Spirit Huan Bing: "It's you."
"..."
"You'd better not come any closer, enemy of the Mages Council."
Among the countless eyes attracted by the sudden appearance of the great magician, Christine threw off her blue robe with her left hand: "Otherwise...I will make you into a beautiful ice sculpture."
"……very good."
Looking at the silent figure of Duan Qing who was blocked by Christine, a black light flashed on the silver mask of Xue Ling Huan Bing, and the clenched silver teeth also turned away as the resentful eyes moved away. Behind him, he flew back in the direction he came from: "Then... let's do this."
"……call."
Christine sighed slightly, put away her staff, and then turned around her mature body: "It seems that I've caught up... How have you been lately, little guy?"
"...As you can see, he is still alive."
"It sounds so miserable."
Slowly falling to Duan Qing's side, Christine's beautiful face under her blue hair showed a charming smile again: "Are you happy that I arrived in time?"
"...So be it."
Duan Qing sighed again in his heart, and glanced in the direction where Xueling Huanbing left: "It's just that you reminded me..."
"I found that there seemed to be one more debt I carried."
