In the world of Terra, magic is not a skill worth bragging about, because there are really capable people here who can make something out of nothing, and the elite operators of Rhode Island are the best among this group of real magicians.
They can use their Origin Stone skills to bend light and vibrate the air. They can also pull down a flaming meteorite from the sky to tell the world how many floors a bag of rice can carry. The price is only a staff inlaid with Origin Stones. .
Of course, there are also people who can perform Originium skills without a staff, but this is limited to those infected with the ore disease. The natural disaster planted the Origin Stone in their bodies, and the magical power entangled their souls along with the scythe of death, deliberately making these people hate the world so that they could use the power they gained to fight against injustice.
Or bring chaos and new oppression.
But in most cases, when a person infected with ore disease casts a spell using only the Originium crystals in his body, the result is just a dazzling firework that cannot even burn through the enemy's cotton-padded jacket. The ornamental value is far greater than the actual combat effect. .
Except for some who are chosen by the world.
Seeing the green color in front of them expanding as fast as the Carters running away, the elite operators of Rhode Island felt very complicated. They knew that the power of Origin Stone skills was related to the extent and speed of the transformation of the real world, and therefore they knew how abnormal the strength of the Vaifan walking on the road not far away was.
Ever since the thunder and lightning in the virtual universe exploded in front of everyone's eyes, these violent blue elves have never left their bodies, as if they regard the bodies of these Rhode Island operators as their own homes. It is a steady stream of vitality and an unimaginable speed of self-healing.
In the world seen by the operators, the power of these blue elves is even more incredible.
Countless small electric currents spread outward from Valentine's body, slowly wrapping the entire road like a fine network. Then the gray asphalt and dust on the road surface changed color, like in central Colombia. The fertile fields of the Great Plains are glowing with dark brown fluorescence.
After the soil took shape, those little blue elves disappeared, replaced by green and yellow shoots, one after another.
Wrapped in flowers and green leaves, Valentine is like a god representing spring. Every time he takes a step forward, green sprouts from his feet, and soon spreads to the entire road, even to the deserted ruins on both sides of the road. There are also bright green branches and leaves climbing up. It looks like virgin land that has not been developed for hundreds of years, and the breath of life is everywhere.
A thin branch climbed up to Muffler's head, and sky-blue flowers bloomed on top of the stunned Sakaz girl's head, falling just in the gap between the horns and hair.
It seems that these plants that grow under Valentine's will have their own consciousness and know how to make these "plants" that can move around and communicate at will lower their guard against themselves, so as to ignore their own expansion speed like the plague.
"You...did you see it?"
She put down the sniper staff in her hand and looked around. She raised her hand and touched the flower next to her head with a confused look on her face. She felt a little awkward when speaking.
"Still, are you saying I'm dreaming?"
"If this is a dream, I think we are having the same dream."
Optics' voice is much calmer. He lay on the ground holding a sniper gun and observing the surrounding environment, completely ignoring the plants crawling on him.
Those plants didn't mean to disturb the sniper, and they very considerately grew a bunch of green leaves to cover his body, gently covering him with a jungle ghillie suit.
"Well."
These words made Muffler feel a little stupid, but she still didn't want to believe her eyes.
"hat?"
She called another person's name, the taciturn sniper who had been staying at his post.
"What do you think are the chances of us going crazy together?"
Hat's words came from the earphones, mixed with the sound of him pressing the bullet.
"I understand."
Muffler lowered his head and sighed, then lay down on the ground and picked up the gun-shaped staff to observe the magical scene beside Valentine, his voice was a little depressed.
"The recent newcomers are becoming more and more powerful. Their talent alone can overcome the sweat of us elite operators for so many years..."
"The Yanguo person who came not long ago even compared the entire medical department to that of Jiaweier."
In Muffler's memory, she was the only one who allowed the medical department to skip the tedious examination steps and go directly to the island to work.
"Hey, that person has an unusual relationship with our Director Kelsey."
These words aroused Optics' desire to chat, and he responded to the depressed Muffler while scanning the group of slowly approaching integration movements.
"How many mediocre people do you think Director Kelsey knows?"
"That's true."
Muffler nodded.
"So, just be yourself. You can't change your talent. Only hard work can make you continue to shine."
"You are already an elite operator anyway, and you get a lot of pay for dangerous tasks, so what else can you think about? The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Don't just see the halo on them and not see the heavy burden on their shoulders."
Optics' words made Muffler feel more relaxed, and the burden in his heart was relieved. She is not a very jealous person, she is just outspoken and likes to complain occasionally. The work at hand will not be delayed or perfunctory because of complaints.
As an old employee who works in a company full of monsters and geniuses, the pressure is so high and the competitive environment is so harsh, it is normal to complain.
"Thanks Optics, do you want to go have a meal together after this mission? I heard that a new hotpot restaurant has opened in the living area, and it is a big brand from the Yan Kingdom."
"I'll treat."
Muffler still has a good impression of Optics. Some time ago, she had the idea of going further, but then she found out that there was a central air conditioner opposite, and he was very considerate to everyone, so they took a step back and became friends.
Thinking about it now, she still felt a little regretful.
If only I, a friend like him, could concentrate at all, he wouldn't be single till now.
"Ah? I definitely have to go."
Optics' voice was a little higher, but his attention remained focused on his surroundings.
"And Captain, those Integration Movement soldiers are no longer moving forward. It seems that the newcomers have attracted attention."
"What are we going to do?"
"Hold the front gate."
Be concise and to the point.
Amiya's order to them was to defend the stronghold and not let in the enemy, and they could not provide effective support to Valentine who went out rashly.
"Muffler, if you have a chance, help the newcomer."
Letting the sniper help him is the only way.
Looking at the fading figure, Fast could only silently send him blessings in his heart, hoping that this task could be completed as soon as possible without sacrifice.
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"How do you feel now?"
Jumping down from the sky is a very cool way to appear, but Valentine paid the price of losing his earphones, so he didn't hear anything about the exchange between the garrison team just now, and only the sound of life stretching in his ears.
As if he was worried that his agent would be too lonely before his death, Jiao Zhengyu, who had not appeared for a long time, came to his side again and accompanied him on his last journey.
"Very good." Valentine paused, then continued: "It has never been so good as it is now."
This is the power gained in exchange for life, but Valentine feels that he has never been so fulfilled.
Every cell and nerve in the body was extremely happy, and the fatigue and pain completely disappeared from the body at this time. It was as if the whole person had returned to the baby stage, feeling the surroundings again while still having the body and consciousness of an adult. world.
Even if I am extremely familiar with it, the feeling it brings is full of surprises.
“This is life, the rising sun on the horizon.”
Jiao Zhengyu's voice appeared in Valentin's ears. He turned his head and looked at the white-haired Feilin beside him, and took a step to the right.
In the eyes of others, Valentine, who was originally walking in the middle of the road, suddenly turned a little to the right, seemingly leaving space for an invisible person so that the two of them could walk side by side in the middle of the road.
Today, Jiao Zhengyu did not wear any strange clothes. Instead, he put on the same style of Rhode Island battle uniform as Valentine. He glanced at this artificial intelligence that definitely had a six-star appearance, and recalled in his mind every bit of communication he had with him after joining Rhode Island.
In this aspect, Kaku Zhengyu can indeed be called an operator of Rhode Island.
"Your departure is very important to me. I can't dress as casually as before."
He lowered his head and patted the heavy clothes on his body, and the Rhode Island logo on his chest trembled.
This operation was a black operation. No one involved in the mission had anything related to Rhodes Island. Even the codes on the arrows were erased, just like the Ursus regular army during the integration movement.
But for Jiao Zhengyu, wearing the Rhodes Island symbol on his body is not a taboo.
"Um."
Valentine nodded.
"I can tell I'm important to you."
A small butterfly flew out from the green ruins beside the road, flapped its beautiful wings and flew around its owner twice. Valentine smiled and raised his hand, watching the butterfly stop on his index finger obediently, shaking the tentacles on its head.
An extremely small electric current flashed on its palm-sized wings.
"So you really don't think about saving me."
Valentine slowly raised his hand, and the butterfly flapped its wings and flew over his head, finally stopping in the pink flower behind him.
The environment around him was completely different from when he first came here. Everywhere was covered with grass and shrubs, and bright flowers grew in large areas on the land, reminding Valentine of Far Cry and New Dawn.
In that game that was polluted by RPG, what attracted him most was the bright environment that could be seen everywhere in the game, which was exactly the same as the outside of the core tower at the moment.
beautiful.
"I can't save you."
Jiao Zhengyu's answer was straightforward, and Valentin just smiled softly.
He didn't regret the decision he made, but he was a little worried about how to explain it to Raphael and Xing Yihuang after the mission was over. After all, he had figured it out and made a promise.
It was a pity that what appeared in front of the two sisters was a corpse covered with Origin Stones, and they could no longer wait for him to fulfill his promise.
Valentin also couldn't see the disappointed expressions on their faces and the anger in their eyes. At that time, there was probably only sadness left in the corners of Raphael's eyes.
Maybe Xing Yihuang wouldn't cry, after all, Valentin had never seen her bend her stubborn body, but he could also predict how painful this outwardly strong girl would be.
ha.
I never thought that one day I would make others so sad that they shed tears of pain.
"I can tell you're having a hard time right now."
Jiao Zhengyu stopped and looked at Valentine beside him, who was covering his heart. But the boy just shook his head slightly, lowered his arms and continued walking forward.
"nothing."
"It won't feel uncomfortable after a while."
Emotional feedback acts on the basis of life. At that time, I couldn't even breathe. Was it heartbreaking?
Jiao Zhengyu can crush the Source Stone himself into pieces and purify himself so that he won't feel the pain.
Just as Valentin was thinking about how to minimize the pain in the hearts of the two girls, Xing Yihuang and Raphael, a crossbow arrow penetrated the air and hit his chest.
The sharp blade easily penetrated the Rhode Island battle suit and penetrated deep into Valentine's body, but was stuck outside the heart by the instantly hardened muscle fibers.
The thin figure surrounded by green leaves and flowers staggered, but finally did not fall to the ground. A butterfly flew up from behind him, spinning towards some ruins on the roadside, which happened to be the direction from which the crossbow arrows struck.
No blood flowed out, and the wound quickly covered the submerged arrow, as if the sharp arrow was also part of Valentine's body. He raised his head and looked in the direction of the flying butterflies. Except for the ruins covered by the ivy, there was no strange existence in his field of vision.
A lizard climbed out of the deserted window and turned its head to look at Valentine standing in the middle of the road. A faint blue light shone in its big bulging eyes. After looking at its owner for a second, it blinked its eyelids and crawled in again. It moved quickly and disappeared in a flash.
The wind blew on the road, rustling the roses hanging on the buildings.
Spring has finally arrived and it's quite warm.
"Someone is watching you."
Jiao Zhengyu gave a very kind reminder, although it was not timely.
"Thanks, but I've already discovered it."
After Chen Yue's death, Valentine seemed to have changed. He no longer quarreled with the artificial intelligence and was extremely polite. He pulled out the arrow stuck in his chest and threw it at his feet. At this moment, his light red pupils turned a light blue.
Through the lizard's perspective, Valentine saw a group of "Integration Movement" soldiers leaning against the wall, holding brand-new equipment in their hands.
Judging from the appearance, these weapons were stronger than those in the hands of the Integrated Movement that he had encountered before.
The arrow that was thrown at his feet was quickly covered by the grass and disappeared, just like the scar on his chest disappeared without a trace. The roses clinging tightly to the wall of the building suddenly started to move at this moment. Their slender branches set up on the windowsill and slowly stretched their bodies towards the inside of the building.
In the eyes of outsiders, these flowers seem to have no other use except beauty, but only Valentine himself knows how much danger is hidden under this beautiful appearance.
Of course, this danger is only for the "integration movement" soldiers hiding inside the building.
"This place is already far away from the stronghold. In Raphael's eyes, your figure is as big as a sesame seed."
The figure of Rhode Island's non-staff operator Kaku Zhengyu disappeared, and only his voice still surrounded Valentin's ears.
"do what you want."
…
"Do what I have to do."
Valentin murmured softly, pulled out the swift sword hanging from his waist, held it tightly in his hand, and placed it in front of him. He slowly turned his neck, his eyes scanning the sharp sword blade glowing with reddish blood, and then he held it with his left hand.
Almost the moment the skin came into contact with the blade, blood seeped out from Valentine's palm. But he didn't stop his movements, and even the pain nerves were reactivated by him.
Severe pain came from the palm of his hand, but Valentine had no intention of letting go. He smiled, held the sword blade firmly and slowly slid it outward, as if he wanted to cut his entire palm.
The blood flowed out from between his fingers and dripped at his feet. It was absorbed by the fertile soil and several bright flowers grew.
Since Chen Yue's death not long ago, Valentin has opened the door in his heart and once again entered the world of the road to becoming a god. Different from the previous times, this time the environment in that world was extremely real. When he stood on the grassland and closed his eyes, he could feel the whole world in his heart.
Vast expanses of grassland and forest, boundless plains and deserts, towering mountains and deep oceans. In the world in his mind, Valentine felt that all living creatures and environments in reality, animals and plants, lived harmoniously under the same sky and lived in accordance with the laws of nature.
No creature breaks the rules, no being rebels against the world.
No humans either.
In that world, Valentine is not human.
He is the soul of nature, the creator of this world, and the master of life.
In the game "Arknights", Originium technology is defined as a technology that can cause a series of substances to change their original properties. It allows the caster to ignite a ball of fire and throw a ball of water out of thin air. Changing the properties of matter to make it tougher or more fragile is, in short, a magical ability to "turn stone into gold".
So why can't we change the surrounding environment and change the world?
Everyone has a path to becoming a god. Opening the door means that the Origin Stone skills have advanced to a certain level, and the ability has begun to change qualitatively.
So what if someone really takes this road to the end?
The road to becoming a god, the road to becoming a god, won’t you become a god when you reach the end?
To God…
Is it difficult to reshape the world? !
Valentin understands that the road he has taken with his life is far from the end, but...
Dazzling lightning once again appeared above the core city. Valentine held the swift sword that had sucked his own blood tightly with both hands and thrust it into the ground.
In an instant, the thunder on his body vented crazily to the surroundings like a river opening its gates, and soon disappeared. After a very short period of silence, countless greens rose from the ground and soared into the sky!
The dim buildings disappeared because the forest enveloped them; the cold road disappeared because it turned into fertile soil, covered with grass, shrubs and flowers; the deathly atmosphere that shrouded the core city disappeared and was replaced by , is the spring that should have appeared on this land long ago!
This abundant vitality should have appeared in the world of Terra long ago, and this green and vitality should have replaced the lifeless land!
Valentine knows that he has not yet reached the end of the road to godhood, but now he can still change the entire core city according to his own wishes.
"Let nature...return to her original appearance."
Let life once again come to despair and give birth to new hope.
The spirit of nature!
