Chapter 176: See you in the future!
Chapter 176 See you in the future!
In the vast darkness.
A location close to the coast.
“Captain, who is that guy?”
The first mate of [Black Sail] opened his only remaining eye and looked at the giant standing in the firelight in the distance, and couldn't help but feel a touch of shock in his eyes.
“When did the descendants of giants appear on the Emerald Isle?”
Beside him, Augustine also showed a rare serious expression and shook his head.
“That’s not a giant, he’s not even a human being.”
Augustine's inspiration went far beyond the average pirate.
From his perspective, the body of the shadow giant seemed to be made up of countless double images.
Each shadow seems to be twisting and squirming, making an unsettling cry, and even causing the surrounding things to mutate.
The streets in the distance were trembling, the ground beneath our feet was spiraling, and the houses in the black mist were sometimes normal and sometimes turned into solemn tombstones.
The night sky was hanging crookedly, and even the shapes of those [Filthy Sea Beasts] were changing into a weirder state.
However, Augustine knew that these scenes were just hallucinations caused by a sudden decline in reason.
This situation will only occur when facing some indescribable beings related to ancient gods.
“What is He?”
With the idea of inquiry and curiosity, Augustine tried hard to look towards the core of the giant.
Subsequently, he saw a crazily writhing whirlpool of light and shadow, with countless stars and traces of light whistling and flowing.
And in the deepest part of this whirlpool of light and shadow, it seems...
A blue eye!
Boom!
At the moment when he looked into these eyes, Augustine's mind roared, and his consciousness was greatly shocked, as if he was about to float out of his body.
At this moment, a string of bracelets on his wrist suddenly emitted a pure glimmer of light, barely stabilizing his mind.
“Hoo! Hoo…”
Augustine came back to his senses, panting like a drowning man, his back was wet with cold sweat.
“Ship...captain?!”
The first mate on the side was shocked. It was the first time he saw the always majestic and invincible captain showing such an expression.
And this was just because the captain glanced at the giant one more time?
“I’m fine.”
Augustine quickly regained his composure, waved his hand, and looked down at his wrist.
Those precious, clear gemstones have all broken into tiny wafers at this time.
Augustine couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in his heart.
If it weren't for this bracelet, he might have fallen into real madness at this time.
“That eye…the power of [Secret Sea]…”
Augustine composed himself, suppressed his thoughts, and spoke.
“No matter which existence he is incarnated, at least at this time, he is not our enemy.”
“As for the man with the flames all over his body, it reminds me of a legend on the mainland...”
Hearing this, the one-eyed dragon mate also thought thoughtfully: "You mean, the child who was born in the volcano?"
“That’s right.”
Augustine nodded: "It is said that in a city in the southern continent, a child was born due to the eruption of a volcano. He was also covered in flames and burned day and night."
“That child’s name is Xin!”
The one-eyed dragon mate guessed: "Maybe it's just a coincidence?"
“There are so many mystics who control the secret power of fire on the mainland, how could we meet him by such a coincidence?”
Augustine said softly: "Maybe."
Suddenly, Augustine laughed: "The two of them really stole the limelight."
“How can we not show off?”
Before he finished speaking, the tall man suddenly clenched his hands.
With a violent roar, with him as the center, all the [Filthy Sea Heirs] with a radius of several hundred meters seemed to be squeezed by a huge force, and their bodies exploded and died.
And if anyone were to stand next to Augustine, they would undoubtedly be surprised to find that—
In front of them, the dark sea water had already risen to a height of more than ten meters.
A wave of waves stronger than the previous one came from a distance, constantly impacting an invisible space barrier.
Along with the black fog, there was actually a tsunami that was enough to submerge the island!
The person who stopped this tsunami from washing up on the coast was none other than Augustine!
Fight a tsunami with the power of one person!
What kind of spirit and power is this? !
However, this incident also consumed a lot of Augustine's energy, leaving him unable to spare any effort to support the elves in the city.
At this time.
Several rotten and filthy figures appeared in the mist and walked toward Augustine.
“Here we go again, you filthy bastards?”
Augustine was not angry but happy. He laughed and said, "Go tell your God that His time is over!"
“How dare these people who should have been swept into the dustbin of history still walk in this world?”
After saying that, he took the lead and strode towards these [Filthy Apostles].
…
…
“Ho **** ho…”
In the blue soul flame, [Apostle of Filth]’s body and even his soul were quickly burned to death.
He opened his eyes with only white bones left, staring at Xia En and Yan Yan, muttering in the fire.
“Heh…this time, you win.”
“But we will eventually recover from the filth!”
“Let’s… see you in the future!”
As soon as He finished speaking these words, a rotten and blasphemous power flowed down his body toward Yan Yan.
Obviously, even if death is imminent, He does not intend to make it easy for Yan Yan.
This corrupting power was indeed extremely strange, and it spread from his fist to his arm in the blink of an eye.
Even flames cannot destroy or prevent the spread of this secret power.
On Yan Yan's body surface, corpse-like plaques immediately appeared, and large chunks of flesh turned into pus.
Seeing this, Xia En did not hesitate, immediately released the transformation state and came to Yan Yan's side.
As if due to the burning of his soul just now, Yan Yan's eyes were dull and empty, as if he was in a half-dream and half-awake state.
“Yan Yan! Yan Yan!”
Shane called his name: "Cheer up!"
Hearing this, Yan Yan's eyelids moved, and his pale face finally felt a little alive.
At this time, he also noticed the erosion of the power of corruption and immediately spoke.
“Captain Shane... chop my head off!”
"be quick!"
"…What?"
Xia En was stunned at first, but soon understood Yan Yan’s intention.
With his immortality, even if his head is cut off, he will not die. Instead, he can avoid the contamination of the power of decay.
This is indeed the only way at the moment.
Thinking of this, Xia En no longer hesitated, chopped off Yan Yan's head with a big sword, and ran with it in the black mist.
As for the remaining body of Yan Yan, it quickly rotted and decomposed, turning into a pile of foul-smelling rotten flesh.
Due to the death of the [Filthy Apostle], the surrounding heirs fell into a brief sluggish state, which gave the three a chance to escape.
Even so, it didn’t take long before the heirs started to stare at them one after another, hanging behind them like a pack of wolves.
Although there was no attraction from the fire, the number of sea heirs was much reduced.
But similarly, after the powers such as [Giant Wristwheel], [Double Ship Soul] and [Storm Power] faded away, Xia En also fell into a rather weak state.
The worst thing is…
【Ship Soul Power: 24/100】
The power of the ship's soul, which represents the "health bar", has dropped to an extremely dangerous number.
Xia En is really not sure whether he will return to his true form when the power of the ship soul drops to 0, or whether he will die completely in this era.
This night was extremely long.
The sound of fighting came from the darkness all around, as other residents were being attacked and killed.
Since he lost his guide and was not familiar with the city, Xia En could only rely on intuition to escape in the black mist.
I don’t know how long this pursuit lasted.
Xia En didn’t remember how many [Filthy Sea Heirs] he had killed.
Even the ship spirit level of the [Diamond Star] has been increased by one level.
But at this time, Xia En was really exhausted. Hallucinations continued in his mind, his limbs were sore and weak, and the power of the ship's soul dropped to (2/100).
I'm afraid that one more heir could kill him.
It can be said that this is the first time that Xia En has been forced into such a desperate situation.
The copy of [Emerald Island-Wrath of God] is not something he can explore now.
Xia En is like a novice player who has just defeated the first BOSS and directly came to the later difficulty map. It is not easy to persist for such a long time.
Suddenly, Tracey emerged from Shane's collar, pointed at a house not far away and shouted. “Captain Shane, look over there!”
Xia En looked intently, and saw that the building was emitting bright light, stubbornly resisting the erosion of the black fog.
With this, he also saw the outline of the building clearly, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
“It’s the Elf Temple!”
It turned out that without even realizing it, they had circled back to the vicinity of the Elven Temple!
That temple has the power of the Elf Mother Goddess, so it can also protect the survivors inside.
Seeing that the way out was right in front of him, Xia En cheered up again and walked quickly towards the temple.
But before he took two steps, his heart gradually sank to the bottom.
Because of a coincidence, a sea snake-like [Filthy Sea Heir] swam out of the nearby mist.
The aura of this sea snake is not too strong, but for Xia En, who is already at the end of his strength, it may be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
“Is this destiny?”
Xia En took a deep breath and prepared to give it a try.
At the very least, the heads of Tracy and Yan Yan must be sent to the temple.
At this time, the sea snake also noticed his presence, and a flash of greed flashed in his pale eyes.
Then, it swam closer to Xia En.
Dark mist accumulates in its abdomen, which is an attack similar to breath.
But just when the sea snake opened its mouth.
A ray of light suddenly lit up in the darkness.
Immediately afterwards, a sharp blade made of brilliance fell from three inches away from the sea snake, easily cutting off its head.
Xia En was startled and looked at the girl who suddenly appeared in front of him.
“…Laila?”
It was the elf girl Laila who came to Xia En with the help of teleportation spells.
Looking at Xia En in front of her, Laila said softly with excitement.
“Fortunately, I came in time.”
Shaan couldn't help but ask after the surprise: "How did you know I was here?"
“What happened to An Qi and the other civilians?”
“I left the teleportation coordinates on you.”
Laila suppressed her emotions and said softly: "An Qi and the others have arrived at the palace, and Her Majesty the Queen is organizing people to resist."
“With the queen here, the palace will definitely be safe.”
Hearing this, Xia En was stunned.
In other words, Laila didn't know his current situation, but she still teleported him without hesitation.
If he was being besieged by the heirs and teleported to Laila next to him, how could he be spared?
But right now, it’s not time to relax yet.
Shaan put aside his distracting thoughts and quickly took Laila into the Elf Temple, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Perhaps because the location of the temple is too remote, there are no other elves here.
Xia En sighed softly: "We are safe, temporarily."
Laila was slightly startled, looked around, and asked softly.
“Where’s the big guy with you? He…”
Xia En patted a package next to him and said, "Don't worry, he's still alive, but...his current state is a bit scary."
Hearing this, Laila wisely did not ask any more questions.
After suddenly feeling safe, the tense nerves inevitably relaxed a little.
Tracey experienced the dangers of the night and soon fell asleep on Shane's shoulder.
Shane and Laila sat side by side on the bench in the temple, looking at each other silently for a moment, maintaining a reassuring silence.
Shaan looked at Laila and found that her temperament had changed a lot.
This elf girl was originally a little green and immature, but overnight, her brows gained a bit of determination and her eyes became bright and clear, abandoning her original weakness.
Her expression was confused and uneasy, but she forced herself to be strong.
This attitude is unexpectedly touching.
"are you tired?"
Xia En thought for a while and said, "If you are tired, you can rest on me for a while."
Laila hummed softly and leaned lightly on his shoulder.
Tracey was sleeping soundly on the other shoulder, but Lyla couldn't sleep.
As soon as she closed her eyes, she remembered the horrific cracks in the air, the destroyed houses, the civilians who died in the black fog, and the title "Daughter of Sinners".
Did she bring all these disasters?
“By the way, I remember, when we first met, the goblin said you were from the future?”
Laila opened her eyes, leaned on Shane's shoulder, and whispered: "Is it true?"
Shaan nodded.
“The future, how many years is it from now? Is there peace there?”
“At least thousands of years.”
Xia En suddenly remembered that there was still something he could do and reminded him.
“In the future, there will be a great flood that sweeps across the entire world and will also submerge this island.”
“There will be another volcanic eruption that will destroy [Upper City]!”
“That kind of disaster is not much worse than [God’s wrath]!”
Laila was slightly startled when she heard this, and sighed: "So in the future, will this city be so troubled?"
"By the way, have you seen the magic lines on my body? They are those dark red lines."
Shane continued: "I don't know the specific principle, but what is certain is that this is the product born from the Emerald Isle."
“Furthermore, this kind of magic pattern can be used even in the black mist of [Wrath of God]!”
With that said, Xia En took out several things with magic patterns from the space ring and handed them to Laila.
"This is?"
Laila was shocked and quickly saw the value contained in these magic pattern creations.
The reason why the elves have little power to fight back in the black mist is because of its banning effect on "Elven Language".
At this time, the existence of this magic pattern will undoubtedly help them tide over the difficulties and greatly reduce the casualties of the residents.
While handing over the magic pattern creation, Xia En couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
If the elves start to develop magic patterns after this...
Doesn’t this mean that the magic pattern was born because of himself?
Then later on, did you also gain the talent of [Chaos Demon Pattern] because of this?
This seems to constitute a reincarnation, a closed loop, and a paradox of time and space.
At this time, Laila asked carefully: "Will you stay here?"
Xia En was silent for a moment.
He raised his head and looked at the statue of the goddess in the center of the temple.
There is still a mysterious and meaningful smile on the blurred face of the goddess statue.
Xia En suddenly had an idea and said, "I will probably disappear soon, and you may have to walk the rest of the way by yourself."
Laila's heart was extremely complicated.
This girl looked at Xia En intently, as if she wanted to remember his appearance in her heart.
Finally, she opened her arms and hugged Xia En hard.
The sky is gradually getting brighter, and the first ray of sunshine emerges from the eastern sea, shining on the [Emerald Island], dispersing the ocean-like black fog.
Before the sun came, Laila whispered to herself.
“I will survive!”
“It’s only a thousand years, but I am an immortal!”
Her voice became louder and louder, as if she was making some kind of oath.
“I will continue my research and promote magic patterns and steam technology...”
“I will record the magic I like and share it with you in the future…”
“I will save my people and drive out the evil gods!”
The bright golden sunlight fell into the hall, and Xia En's silver pocket watch began to rotate again.
His figure was like a bubble dissipating in the sunlight.
Laila's eyes were filled with pearly tears, which could not stop flowing downward.
She murmured: "We...will meet again in the future!"
"must!"
Xia En looked into her eyes and solemnly said: "See you in the future!"
next moment.
Silver light enveloped his figure.
When Xia En opened his eyes again, he saw the cold and biting sea water and the lonely and empty temple in front of him.
As time goes by, only the smile of the goddess statue remains as mysterious as it did a thousand years ago.
(End of this chapter)