Chapter 467 For the means, regardless of the purpose
"Don't be impulsive, Nicole, it's not something you can handle alone. According to the information provided to us by Marquis Tiberius, this person may be one of the culprits who caused great chaos in Illyria last time. He has
His power is almost on par with Archmage Tesla.”
"You said that time...ah, ah, I know, but is that article really trustworthy? That idiot Tiberius Gracchus is just covering up his own incompetence. The so-called intelligence, the whole article
They are all unheard lies, and they caused such a big fuss before we returned from the expedition.
Do you still remember the incident? It was also mentioned in the news supplement given to us by the Emerald House. It was basically that guy Tiberius who sent that or something... oh, someone named Edward or something, to the imperial capital.
.They seem to have reached a damn agreement with those families.”
The female knight showed a thoughtful look, but soon she snorted nonchalantly and put her hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist.
"I think that bastard Tiberius is probably more involved in this matter than he says on the surface. As for being on par with the Archmage...and, hum, I would like to give it a try. An Archmage has
Can we really claim to be invincible with our power? It can even be stronger than the combined strength of the empire’s two Imperial Chosen Legions!”
"Okay, let's give it a try, but promise me not to take risks rashly. Nicole, you know I can't bear any mishaps about you." She seemed to know that she couldn't go against the intentions of her companions, so she was called Sophie.
The young nobleman sighed from under his mask.
"Ah Lala, I know, Sophie, of course I know."
The female knight smiled slightly and jumped down from the house. A flame coiled under her feet, making her movements light and graceful: "Hey, that man named Edward, put down the sword in your hand, and let go of Lord Lancefield."
.Otherwise, sister, I cannot guarantee whether your beautiful black robe will turn into a burnt color after a while."
Of course, this opinion will not be responded to.
"Your Excellency Edward Vincent, I am the leader of the Empire's Scarlet Knights. Sukhoi Fierro Ferdinand."
The shorter knight followed behind his companion. However, there was no fire in his movements. He just reached out and lifted up his visor, revealing a face that was unsurprisingly young and could be called childish - a round face.
He has quite big eyes, with a sincere look that makes people happy at first sight, like some innocent teenager. Only his thick eyebrows add some perseverance to him: "It's my pleasure to meet you."
What an interesting person.
"So, Your Excellency Di Yang, do you have any advice?" Edward responded calmly.
"According to my consistent impression, I think a mage should be a wise man who always uses his mind to rationally judge everything around him, rather than a bull that rushes around in the crowd and spreads chaos. Therefore..." The young man does not
He pulled out his weapon and just tried to communicate with the psychic using words: "Please give up struggling and surrender."
"I don't think this is a reasonable request." The psychic warlock didn't say much. He just tightened the long sword in his hand, and a thin line of blood appeared on the side of the sorceress's neck.
The greasy neck was so bright red that it was dazzling.
"Yes, you have a hostage in your hands. You have a strong force that can resist many of us. However, I think you are not an evil beast. When we fight, we must have a reasonable goal, and your goal.
I think it's clear, but as you can see, King Tuminis
The attack planned by the country has completely failed. Your companions died and the remaining mages also retreated. The original mission has been impossible to complete. In this situation of being surrounded by enemies on all sides, the city's anti-teleportation array operates.
You can't even leave here."
The young man sighed and spoke more sincerely: "The number of my Scarlet Flame Knights is one thousand two hundred, and Sir Lancefield's Withering White Phoenix is also about nine hundred, and Kamino's city guards are
There are three thousand people, and there are more than a hundred regular mages, are you confident that you have the ability to escape Camino under such a disadvantage?"
Edward narrowed his eyes.
The young man in front of me is very extraordinary.
Although his tone was calm and even seemed a little soft, at this moment, he had a unique aura, as if his whole person had turned into a sharp sword, exuding a heart-stopping aura. Even Edward couldn't help but feel nervous at this moment.
In his career, he only felt alert, and his nerves began to tighten, when he faced powerful enemies like the illithid lich, archmage, or dragon druid.
Yes.
Not only is Iskandar's power, this man himself is an excellent warrior.
Edward judged this in his heart.
Of course, this power alone is not enough to shake the mind warlock's decision. However, although the tentacles of the mind cannot penetrate the opponent's solid mental defense, he does not intend to regard this young man's words as a plan without any strategy.
Weakness, if that were the case, the other party's companions would definitely not be as silent as they are now.
So, that is to say, the other party has concealed some facts that are beneficial to him, and he is still delaying time.
What are their weaknesses?
The psychic turned his face and glanced around. More knights were emerging from the houses on both sides of the street. They were all wearing gold and red armor. Most of the crossbows in their hands had the kind of shining black.
The adamantine arrow of light destroys evil.
But this was not worth it to Edward. His eyes fell on the heads on the ground. Although the latter did not seem to have many flaws and were stained with some blood, they were unique to the mage.
The pale and thin face, the skin with some tattoos and the long hair should all be those of the people I have seen before.
Edward couldn't help but curse a few words in his heart...
Those guys seemed a bit useless, and I had only left for a few minutes. Did the seven seventh-ring mages actually break through their defenses and kill nearly half of them?
Of course, if it were the two people in front of me who were executing it, it might indeed be possible.
Edward himself also possesses part of Iskandar's power, so he naturally knows that those beings who are truly authorized and have higher spiritual power can use many incredible methods - such as his own
With that share, you can enter the etheric realm for a long time. You can do anything by simply crossing the room, and Tiberius's men can also transform into electric currents and reach incredible speeds.
As for the Scarlet Flame Legion, from the brief encounter just now, their ability should be to control flames and... move themselves in the flames, right? It seems that there are similar abilities in spells. And this also explains why Haiman City was so...
It will be easy to lose quickly. As long as the flames are spread, they can pass. Being so invisible, they can easily concentrate their troops on a large scale, and they can almost be in an invincible position tactically.
How many can you deal with?
There may be no problem with a group of dozens of people. If we are reckless, this number may actually increase more than ten times. After all, Iskandar's power seems to come from some kind of divine energy, and the channel to manipulate the energy is still not available.
Within the scope of the Magic Network.
However, there is still something not quite right about this matter. Is there anything that you have overlooked?
What about the Knights of the White Phoenix?
"Purpose, purpose? Ah, little guy, you know there is a saying that the end justifies the means, right? So, you believe that everything in the world cannot escape motivation and purpose. Without purpose,
We wouldn’t exist?”
The psychic raised his head. His eyes glanced at the sky that had turned ultramarine. In the evening after the sun disappeared, the last touch of crimson was swallowed up by the purple luster. The tenth star had already lit up in the sky. But again
There was a glimmer of light that slowly lit up the sides of the buildings on both sides.
Edward smiled. The indifferent voice of the language of the soul echoed in the ears of everyone, including the Scarlet Knight, the Sorceress, and even every knight who climbed on the roof, causing everyone to be attentive for a moment.
gas.
"Yes, purpose creates us, purpose keeps us close, purpose spurs us, purpose guides us, drives us, shapes us, regulates us, so everything has a purpose... But little guy, you may not know, this world
There is still a type of people in the world who are just for the means and the purpose is unscrupulous. But in fact, this kind of people, hahaha, are us."
"What?"
The corner of the psychic warlock's mouth twisted into a cunning smile, but in the eyes of others, this smile represented indifference, weirdness, madness... His words penetrated into everyone's thinking through the connection between them.
, the meaning contained in it made them unable to help but feel fear.
Or in my personal experience, it's just an uncomfortable feeling, like a cold wind blowing across the back of my neck.
"What enemies, countries, etc. are not important to me. In fact, the purpose of this thing does not exist for us... Destroy everything, destroy everything, turn everything in the world into dust
, this is what I hope for, war, as long as it can be fought, then no matter what military power, what country, what justice or evil, I can join in it."
"Madman." The astonishing silence in the venue lasted for a while, and the woman named Nicole finally couldn't help but break the silence.
"Madman? Ha! When studying spells, using spells, creating spells, and using any supernatural energy, doesn't every lion consider the problem from my perspective? Do you think spells can be beneficial to humans? Should they be beneficial to humans? Stop making trouble.
Yes, magic is a means of destruction, and lions are destroyers. We should not use any principles to measure it. Planting in spring and harvesting in autumn, following nature, is the right path of the world. If you want everything to follow the rules, then why don't you put down your hands.
Where is the long sword running away to farm?"
The words that are incomprehensible seem to have profound truth, but if you think about it carefully, they may still be meaningless.
The female Scarlet Knight obviously no longer wanted to talk nonsense with this lunatic. On her beautiful armor, the stagnant dim red light suddenly brightened, and in an instant it was as bright as lava! She drew her sword, and the billowing heat wave spread over her. It condensed into a snake in his hand... and sprang out like a snake, rushing towards the psion. The sound of the rising flames was like a low, long howl. As the temperature increased, the flames became darker and darker, so deep that it seemed to swallow up the surrounding light!
However, to a psychic, fire is meaningless after all.
Turning the palm of her hand that stretched out the sleeve of her robe, the giant snake-like flame had already circled, twisting in the air and rushing towards its original owner. She was shocked and jumped away. But the giant snake He didn't continue to chase, he just stayed on the same spot and then soared into the sky!
The flames shot up in the ultramarine sky, and then exploded into countless tiny flames. They almost occupied half of the sky, and they were flying one after another, which was really beautiful.
"Your Excellency Edward, it seems that you cannot accept my suggestion no matter what. Right?"
Sukhoi Ferro Ferdinand pulled out the long sword at his waist and spoke loudly and forcefully.
"Subordinates are loyal to their superiors and are loyal to their followers. Even if they sacrifice their lives, it is their duty and obligation. As followers, they also promise to give honor and protection to their followers. For the knights who sacrificed their lives for me, , so that their glory will not be tarnished, I will fight with you."
Edward didn't say a word about this, but sighed slightly in his heart.
Even if such a person becomes an enemy, it may not be disgusting. Or maybe the reason why I feel sad is because I may never become such a person?
Such an idea was naturally not enough for outsiders to understand, so he just stretched out his hand slightly and bent his palm slightly.
Knight Sukhoi stopped talking. He pressed down his mask with his left hand, put one hand on the hilt of the long sword, and took a step forward.
However, just this step seemed to fold the space between the two people into one point. The next moment, Edward had noticed that the flaming sword blade was piercing directly into his heart! He could almost feel the edge of the sword, Scorching temperatures!
Too fast.
It was as if it had been placed there. And the time perception that the psion was so proud of had no effect on all of this!
Crack!
The ear-piercing sound extended forward as a deep groove on the ground stretched out dozens of feet in an instant. However, the knight named Sukhoi paused because of the scene of piercing the heart in his imagination. It did not appear. The man in front of him actually turned his body in a blink of an eye, and the sword he was bound to win passed by him together with the surging flames. The burning flames were reflected on an invisible wall. There were tiny sparks on the barrier, but the enemy calmly pressed his hand on his shoulder armor.
The terrible stinging pain on his shoulder immediately made the knight jump back!
However, no matter how quickly he moved, it was already too late.
A thin layer of bloody light spread from his shoulders, and then disappeared into the air. But the enemy's actions just now seemed to have caught him unawares - the black robe was still standing there quietly. During this process , his outstretched left arm did not even tremble at all, and the blade of the ordinary long sword was still pressed against the sorceress's neck.
"Time stops?"
The sorceress's eyes widened, and she ignored the stinging pain on her neck. She screamed: "Exorcism, no, vampire touch? But... what kind of spell is this?"
She could sense that the enemy's vitality that had been lost due to the blood-driving spell was rapidly recovering, just like the damage caused by the enemy's blood-driving spell on the Scarlet Knight was flowing back to him...
But the dissipated blood mist is not comparable to the power of vampire touch.
Naturally, she didn't know that this psychic ability was called malicious pain transfer, and it was a very sinister method that could transfer the harm and pain received by the manifester to others.
When these thoughts went through her mind, the sorceress suddenly felt a chill on her face.
The black veil had left her face, and the cold air made her shiver violently.
"If you want to defeat me, you must do it quickly, Your Excellency Sukhoi. Otherwise, this beautiful lady may not know what kind of treatment she will encounter." The psychic said indifferently, holding the long sword in his hand.
Resting it firmly on the sorceress's shoulder.
"mean!"
"On the battlefield, use every possible means." The psychic said, while noticing that his actions had paid off.
The surrounding noise has changed somewhat, and the purple-red color of the sky seems to have become slightly lighter - some strange halos gradually rise around, making the dark purple sunset become a bit brighter.
"Just like now." He said, smiling and staring at the person in front of him.
"What happened?"
The female knight named Nicole was startled, and then asked the knights on the surrounding rooftops.
"It's on fire! The east of the city, the south of the city, ah, and the west of the city... It's terrible, there are at least a dozen fires, and the entire Camino has started!" The knights began to look back and look around, and then exclaimed.
"What the hell, is this guy a bait?" The female knight was shocked and angry.
Edward just smiled.
Of course, this kind of fire may not cause any problems to the other party, but for the other party to realize that the hostages they have are not just the one in their hands. In fact, everyone in the entire Kamino
It can be regarded as his hostage. Facing a terrorist, especially a terrorist of the archmage level, the usual methods are completely meaningless.
"In this case, we can only fight."
The leader of the Scarlet Flame Knights sighed, then drew his sword,
His sword brought up a wave of flames, but unlike his companions, the flames came out of the blade and formed birds with spread wings that scattered in all directions. To others, they looked like the legendary firebirds.
He spread his wings and shot towards Edward with a long wake. The flying feathers seemed like an illusion and seemed real!