[Western Fantasy] The mystery of life and death

The precipitous rocks cracked in painful tremors, and the wild hiss echoed in the stern wind. In the entire thorny cliff, the overall defense formation was torn apart as the mountain collapsed from the inside, and the magical energy was chaotic and torn, and sand and stones flew away for a while. , The ground shook and the mountains shook, screams of horror came and went, and the beautifully carved buildings continued to collapse as the mountain shattered amidst the continuous roar and turbulence, and soon there were broken walls and rubble everywhere.

Timothy immediately led his royal magician battle group to suppress the huge rock crack that was torn from the inside by "Caprico", and the Holy See envoy who was about to leave also joined in to assist in the suppression.

But Timothy soon noticed that the madness of "Caprico" this time was irresistible.The kingdom he worked so hard to destroy is irreparable.Timothy calmly ordered the magicians and the united formation to suppress it with all his strength, but he took the two strongest accompanying warlocks and quietly evacuated.

It's a pity that the Thorn Cliff was destroyed, but Timothy has obtained the secret of eternal life, plus he has obtained the secret weapon to control people's hearts, and it is just around the corner to start all over again.Although "Murphy" who merged with the Soul Eater was chaotic and moody, but bound by the powerful "Holy Light Contract", he was still the most reliable magic weapon in Timothy's hands.

In the turmoil and chaos like the doomsday, Timothy, under the guard of two accompanying warlocks, took a shortcut and went straight to the palace where "Murphy" was.Timothy's pursuit of immortality and hope of rising in the future all depend on "Murphy", and he must take "Murphy" along with him!

The moment the three of Timothy stepped into the garden of the palace, the surrounding wind and cloud suddenly changed, the light and shadow were distorted, and huge spatial pressure crushed the three of them from all directions.The three of Timothy reacted quickly, and quickly formed a defensive formation to resist.But the hastily formed defense was instantly crushed.Seeing that the three of them were about to be crushed into flesh, Timothy let out a roar, and blood mist exploded around him, causing the entire barrier space to tremble. After the blood mist dissipated, Timothy still stood upright, unscathed , just a little embarrassed.

The two guards were also restrained by Timothy. At the critical moment, Timothy exploded powerful mana in all directions to directly resist the crushing from all directions. At the same time, he detonated the restraint in the body of the two guards. The two people's vitality and magic power exploded against the huge pressure of the barrier. Timothy's counterattack even shattered the barrier. Several high-ranking priests who helped maintain the barrier were killed on the spot. Livingston and Till Tatsuya was injured and appeared in the garden.

The moment Timothy saw the two of them, he knew in his heart that he had met Livingston and Tilda at the enthronement ceremony of King Ariane of the Shadow Moon Clan in his early years. Decades have passed, but their appearance has not changed much. As soon as Timothy recognizes them, he understands that everything today is not accidental, but revenge that has been planned for a long time and carefully laid out.

Timothy knew that today would not be easy. His robe was covered with blood and blood from the two guards, his temple hair was disheveled, and a stern look flashed in his eyes.Livingston and Tilda were shocked.I didn't expect Timothy's strength to be so strong.They tried their best to mobilize the formation from the beginning, trying to kill with one blow, but Timothy was unscathed under such a powerful combined attack, and the instant counterattack even destroyed the barrier, causing several high-ranking priests to sacrifice.

But they were shocked, and quickly and tacitly launched a thunderous attack on Timothy.There are no tricks or tricks, just the collision of the top masters' surging mana. Under the collision, sand and stones flew in the garden, and the flowers, trees, sculptures and buildings were all destroyed by the burst of energy.

Livingston and Tilda were both wounded when Lorca joined the fray, but they held out.At this time, Gabriel also arrived with his troops.As soon as they met each other, they immediately formed a new attack formation tacitly.

This is also the second set of plans that Livingston deployed in advance. It was originally a large joint attack formation prepared in case Timothy's strength exceeded the Presbyterian's estimate.But I didn't expect Timothy to be so powerful.Now even if a new formation is formed, it seems that it will not be easy to win.For a time, everyone felt heavy.

In the second round of combined attacks, Loka's imperial envoy, the Dark Palech Scepter, launched a surge of mental power attacks at the same time, which really made Timothy slow down a bit in the battle, and Loka took advantage of the chaos to break through his defense, Condensing mana into a light blade and slashing away, Loka was mentally prepared for Timothy's toughness. He originally thought that this blow would at least plow a ditch between Timothy's chest and abdomen, but Timothy this time Although it was too late to defend, it just scratched his robe, leaving a long dark red bruise, as if it was just scratched by a blunt instrument.However, Timothy's subsequent powerless counterattack still injured several high-ranking priests who were fighting together. What shocked everyone was that Timothy's shallow scar was still showing a tendency to fade away.

Perhaps it was tempered by the "wine of eternal life" all the year round, Timothy's physique was so strong that he was like a monster.

In the enchantment space, in order to avoid accidentally injuring his companions in the encirclement, Loka did not dare to release the flames of purgatory to the extreme, and the blazing flames accompanied by the joint attack were accurately sacrificed by Timothy to the frost enchantment every time. It will be dissolved soon.

Not only is his muscles and bones very strong, but Timothy is also a top master in the field of magic application.

After blocking several combined attacks again, Timothy added a few more small wounds. Although his robe was torn and he looked a bit embarrassed, the attacks that gathered all the strength of the crowd fell on him, but only minor wounds.Among the high-ranking priests in the coordinated attack formation, some people were constantly injured and lost their combat effectiveness.Timothy still seemed to be at ease.

The raid has become a tug of war.

Everyone, including Timothy, wanted a quick fix and get out of this collapsing place as soon as possible.But once the battle situation falls into a stalemate, the consequences will develop in an unpredictable direction.

Everyone's faces were ugly.But at this point, we can only move forward and cannot retreat.This is a rare opportunity.Timothy's strength is so shocking, and he is so cunning and insidious. If he is allowed to escape today, it will be a disaster for the Aranti tribe in the future.Even if we fight to the end today, we must take him down.

At this time, Livingston and Tilda were the most injured, but they looked determined, still sticking to the position of the formation, not retreating, they looked at each other, and invariably exhausted their spiritual power to prepare for the next round of attack, Gabe Riel and Lorca were also slightly injured, and the high-ranking priests who were defending the formation were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness, and they were surrounded. Timothy showed a bit of complacency on his face.

Suddenly, Timothy opened his eyes wide in horror, as if seeing something incredible.This rare and slow opening was a godsend opportunity. Loka immediately raised the scepter and pointed it at Timothy, and quickly condensed the light arrow. If it wasn't for the formation, Luoka would have rushed straight up and pierced Timothy with the scepter.Gabriel, Livingston, and Tilda also reacted immediately and condensed mana to join the light arrow. The combined attack power of the formation made the attack power of the light arrow far greater than the simple superposition of each of their full blows.

The dazzling light arrow that shot out hit Timothy's defensive barrier in an instant. At this moment, everyone suddenly found that Timothy behind the defensive barrier suddenly became old and old. At this time, Zi was actually a little stooped, his haggard white hair was disheveled in the strong wind, and his originally smooth skin was also covered with layers of wrinkles.The moment the defensive barrier shattered, Timothy's old face was full of horror. The next moment, the light arrow pierced through Timothy. Under the intense light and heat energy, Timothy's old body quickly melted Dissipated without a trace as fly ash...

Originally, everyone held the belief that they must die, but the sudden victory made everyone forget their joy in the shock. For a while, everyone was silent in the ruins of the broken garden.

"This... is it over?" A high-ranking priest who was seriously injured and fell to the ground asked weakly.

"That's right! This demon turned into ashes!" Gabriel roared, his powerful and impassioned voice shook the eardrums of everyone present.

"we won!"

"Victory!" The surviving high priests cheered. "We won!!"

"Great! We finally won!"

Livingston and Tilda struggled to hold each other to their feet. They embraced passionately, their foreheads pressed together, and wiped away the tears of excitement from each other's faces.

Lorca showed hesitation in the joy and cheers, and it seemed that he hadn't reacted from the surprise. Why did the incredibly powerful Timothy suddenly age? Lorca thought of Timothy's unbelievable expression. Could it be that What happened in the fierce battle just now made him suddenly lose his youth and his strong vitality?

Gabriel walked up to Lorca, full of relief and joy, "Lorca! Good boy! I'm so proud of you!" He patted Lorca's shoulder heavily with his generous big hand, and Lorca was slapped hard by him. His legs were weak, and Luoka was even worried that his old man would knock himself into the ground like a pile of piles if he continued to get agitated.Gabriel really appreciated Lorca's on-the-spot decisiveness, coupled with the excitement of victory, unknowingly the strength in his hand was much heavier than usual.It was so shocking that Lorca suffered a dull pain from the internal injury just now.

Lorca walked to where Timothy was originally standing, sensing the residual energy fluctuations after the powerful magical energy surged.Timothy's breath of life has completely dissipated.

For some reason, Loka's heart seemed to be inexplicably empty, and the powerful enemy was wiped out before his eyes, but he couldn't feel joy at all.He always felt that something important was missing.

He didn't pay attention during the fierce battle just now, but now that he relaxes, Loka feels pain all over his body.He realized that he had suffered some internal injuries, and any random movement would involve colic in his internal organs.Cheeks and arms also tingled a little.He raised his hand to wipe his cheek, only to see some blood stains on his fingers.Luoka was suddenly hit by a huge panic in his heart. He suddenly realized that the injury he suffered in the battle just now has always been there. This time it did not heal quickly, which means that there was no transfer. By the way, that is the magic weapon of Substitution, and it is the physical and mental connection with Mason.He sensed it carefully, but he couldn't feel a trace of Mason's breath at all.

This means that the substitute technique has failed?Why?Could it be that there is something wrong with Mason...

No!Won't!Loka felt a huge panic in his heart. His heart seemed to be falling from a high and steep cliff. He immediately turned around and ran towards the palace where Mason was.

No, Mason will be fine!He must have fallen asleep!

No!Won't!It will be fine!Mason!We agreed to go back to Aranti together!

You said you would wait for me, wait for me to bring you home!

Lorca galloped with all his strength, his thoughts turned sharply along the way, and in the chaotic thoughts, one by one questions were highlighted.

The location of the ambush was set by Mason.He is familiar with Timothy's temperament, and Mason is sure that Timothy will take him to evacuate.At that time Lorca asked him why?Mason only answered vaguely, because he has the means to control people's hearts, and he can use the Soul Eater to help Timothy maintain his youth.But he did not specify what kind of secret technique it was.Whenever Lorca wanted to explore the root cause, Mason would act very weak and painful, which made Lorca unable to bear to ask further.

Lorca thought of the Shadowmoon clansmen trapped underground, of the bloodthirsty vines, of the thin golden chains on Mason's body and the entanglement similar to the roots of those bloodthirsty vines.

He thought of the key - symbiosis!

The "Holy Light Contract" is not only used to tame Mason's body and mind, Timothy also forms a symbiotic relationship with Mason through this method!So he can share the vitality devoured by the soul-devouring monster in Mason's body.Lorca saw with his own eyes the changes in Timothy after the monster came into the world. Thinking about it now, he not only became younger in appearance, but also strengthened his physical and mana from a large amount of fresh vitality nourishment.

If it was a symbiosis, what would happen to Mason after Timothy was destroyed?

Or, could it be that Mason committed suicide on his own, which made Timothy lose the source of youth.

No, no, maybe it was because Mason was in the deep sleep brought by the extremely condensed "dream wine" that he lost the sense of life breath, made the substitution technique invalid, and temporarily interrupted the "symbiosis" relationship.Lorca comforted himself like this.Although this speculation is getting weaker and weaker.

Mason, you said you wouldn't lie to me again!Lorca's heart wailed silently as he ran wildly.

No, no, it won't be like this!Mason must be sleeping, he must be sleeping there, he said he would rest assured that I would take him home!

When Loka came to the palace, the scene in front of him directly shattered all of Loka's fluke fantasies——

Amidst the ruins that were more than half collapsed, a huge pillar of incandescent light shot straight into the sky.The holy light that purifies the evil in the world stung Loka's eyes.He is too familiar with this pure and holy aura—this is the ultimate form of "Purgatory Fire"!

During this operation, the other elders did not know of Mason's existence, and all those who could summon the "fire of purgatory" were fighting on the front line.

The solid and thick stone walls and the gorgeous carved stone pillars gradually melted in the pure white light. The beams of light were obviously bursting out from the depths of the palace, and the whole palace was slowly collapsing from the inside to the outside and dissolving in this holy whiteness.

The answer is self-evident - Mason summoned the "fire of purgatory" by himself!

Loka's mind collapsed for a moment, and before the bright light, his knees softened and he fell to the ground, and his whole body fell into the dust.The intense grief exacerbated the internal injury he suffered just now, and a sweet smell rushed up his throat, and he couldn't help choking out a big mouthful of blood, and a large piece of eye-catching bright red fell on the gravel and soil all over the ground.

"Bastard! Bastard! Mason, you bastard! You liar! Why did you lie to me again!" Luoka yelled in tears, with deep grief engraved between his handsome and deep brows, "We agreed! Wait for me to pick you up!" You go home! Why did you lie to me!"

In this sacred and majestic atmosphere, Loka remembered what Mason had said——

"Lorca! I don't want to become a monster! In case, if there is no way to get rid of the monster in the end, I will purify it directly with the fire of purgatory!"

It turned out that he has always known that monsters cannot be exorcised...but Loka still hoped for luck.

The last appearance of Mason emerged in Loka's heart. In front of the stone platform of the altar, Mason was dressed in a purple robe, and he was handsome. A heavenly elf who strayed into the world.

It wasn't until this moment that Lorca understood the true meaning of that "parting hug".

The entire thorny cliff is collapsing, the earth is trembling violently, the wild screams of ancient giant beasts are heard in the distance, rubble and rubble are scattered and collapsing, and the huge white eagle is hovering above the head, but Loka just doesn't realize it, he In the middle of the dust and debris, God was broken and precarious, and he didn't even hear the shouts of Livingston and Tilda.

Livingston and Tilda looked at each other solemnly behind Roka. Livingston nodded sadly, slashed the back of Loka's neck with a knife, and then picked up his unconscious son, and Tilda jumped on the white eagle's broad back together.

The huge white eagle spread its wings and disappeared into the skyline. The mountain of Thorn Cliff collapsed and collapsed. All good, evil, crime, punishment, love, and hate collapsed and disappeared, and were deeply buried together with the broken rock ruins.