After upgrading the Keeper program to 2.0, the personality crystal energy level that Ed can simulate through character cards has also been successfully upgraded to the second level.
Not only that, the system upgraded to version 2.0 can also provide him with a special ability - crystallized virus.
In addition to the earliest "parasitic seeds" pre-existing in the system that can be recreated, there is also an additional virus type: "Hijacking Protocol"
"Hijacking Agreement" can temporarily interrupt the connection between the opponent's personality crystal and something, thereby seizing control of the item.
Since Isek's power to guide dreams comes entirely from the sacred object "The Eyes of Mentilosa", as long as he can temporarily control this sacred object, Ed can gain dominance over the dream.
Once he reaches his home court, he can project any power that exists in his consciousness, such as the holy relic of the Green Church-Leo VII's left eye.
Using the Keeper's program, Ed projected thousands of Leo VII's left eyes in an instant, converging the light into beams through the Xinguang Weaving strands.
After Sylvie's calculations, the computing power provided by a faceless iron coin can buy him 3.4 seconds of control time, which is enough to tear Elder Issyk's consciousness into pieces.
As the dream shattered, consciousness continued to rise, finally breaking free from the shackles of the illusion.
Ed woke up first, and the pain in his left leg immediately drove away all the hazy sleepiness.
His shirt was soaked with fuel and exuded the unique dull smell of grease. A small spark would kill him.
Issik was only about thirty steps away from Ed. This once unrivaled elder now only had half of his broken torso and charred head, but he still had a breath left.
Sparks from the revolver will set this place on fire. Ed didn't dare to draw his gun, so he could only prop up his cane and lean towards Issek.
The water in the pool murmured like a witch's cauldron boiling medicine. Wading through such pools of water is not an easy task, especially with an injured leg.
Issek regained consciousness, his remains floating on the grease, a smile appeared on the corners of his burnt mouth, and his throat trembled slightly:
"I have to admit, I underestimated you."
Ed didn't reply, he just gritted his teeth and moved towards the elder step by step.
"...You almost defeated me by just a little bit."
The oil droplets in the pool float upward, as if someone has turned the dial and gently turned back the clock.
No, something's wrong...
At this moment, Ed ignored the severe pain in his left leg and ran forward in stride. The broken bones penetrated the fascia and muscles, almost piercing through the skin, and the pain exceeded the limit of what he could bear.
But he didn't dare stop. His intuition told him that some ancient and terrifying power was gathering, and he must kill Issik before that happened.
A continuous buzzing sound drowned out all the sounds in the world——
The world became hazy and illusory. He stood still, but also seemed to be rotating and moving in some form. Sometimes he burned and stirred up chaos, and sometimes he extinguished and returned to calm.
Polyhedron, pyramid, triangle, cylinder, rose red, indigo blue, alum green...
Running endlessly and futilely.
"It's all over. The flames of revenge will give me new life."
Before he completely lost his sense of direction, Ed pulled out the revolver with the idea of defeating everything, pointed it at Isek and pulled the trigger.
Click.
Unfortunately, the gunpowder was soaked and the bullet became a dud.
Above the chandelier, invisible flames overflowed and spread, and cloud-like droplets burned, outlining His vague outline——
Burning star, eternal living fire...
Ed quickly closed his eyes to prevent him from being blinded by the scorching light. But even so, these rays were still burning his mind.
It's all over...
The flames of revenge that descend through the Nirvana ritual will swallow the entire Silver Mist City into the body, as unstoppable as the expansion of a star.
The tongue of fire rushed towards Ed, and he could do nothing. Even the power of the secret text of "Lake" could not be released smoothly. He could only feel the burning flames, and finally turned into a ball of ashes.
Suddenly, a figure stood in front of Ed.
The flames reflected the outline of Tia's body and the flying silver hair.
Like a miracle, the monstrous flames from the burning stars in the dome could not drown her. Even the flames that were supposed to destroy her had become her nourishment.
She was like a small fire, weak and small, as if it would go out at any time, but it burned stronger and stronger in the surrounding dry grass.
Finally, a purple, dim flame was born from the bright red, dominating everything. The moment the purple flame was born, the surrounding flames quietly faded and extinguished, as if surrendering and kneeling in worship.
It wasn't until the burning star on the dome no longer existed that Tia slowly fell down and fell unconscious.
Ed gently held her up. The world fell silent again, with only the purple flame the size of a candle burning slowly in her right palm.
The lost purple holy flame - "Royal Flame".
Ed knew that Tia's natural strength and ability to avoid fire must not be that simple, but he did not expect that she actually had the blood of the Phoenix family.
Only the bloodline of the elf royal family Phoenix can control this kind of flame... But why?
Richard II has been secretly hunting down the remaining members of the elf royal family, and the Bureau of Divine Intervention has made a large contribution. The already declining Phoenix family has been extinct for more than seventy years.
More than seventy years, at Tia's age, I'm afraid it has been passed down for at least three generations. Who are her parents? How did I get adopted by my adoptive father Ludwik?
Issyk's murmur interrupted his thoughts:
"The Flame of Ten Thousand Flames, the King of Kings... No, this is impossible."
Ed put down Tia and limped to Issyk with a cane:
"What do you know, Elder Issik? Could it be that the Phoenix family actually has no heirs?"
"No. The blood of the Phoenix has indeed been cut off, but she..."
Issek's eyes were as confused as Ed's. He exhaled a wisp of smoke and said intermittently:
"what is her name?"
"Tia. Tia Waikolo."
"Tia. What a good name..." As he was dying, Issik finally regained his clarity. "I would call the king a traitor. It's so ironic..."
The elder laughed, his face becoming particularly ferocious because of his burnt face.
"At least now I can die calmly. Do it, human being. May the rest of your life be spent in pain, and may your blood burn in decay."
Suddenly, he stopped laughing, left a vicious curse, closed his eyes, and said no more words.
Ed's right palm gently stroked the beak of the cane, and through the power of the "Crystal" secret text, the white crystal in the palm turned into a colorless crystal sickle blade.
A streak of blood flashed across, and the sickle blade was stained with blood, and was absorbed by the crystal in an instant. Under the wound, the crystallization of Issyk's personality cracked and became dim and withered.
Mentilosa's eyes.
Ed picked up the crimson eye-shaped gem on the corpse's neck, and there was still hot residual heat on it. This gem that can connect dreams and reality is a treasure with excellent compatibility for him.
Suddenly, a rough-voiced Elvish language came from behind, and Sylvie converted this sentence into flame text:
"Burn the flames of thousands of flames, the king who rules all kings..."
