Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1100 Incarnation: Forest King
The forest king appeared in a pure black toga, not a gray-black one. His old face, which was originally painted with red oil paint, was now replaced by a golden mask. Under the toga was a golden plate armor, the same as the mask, and the hem of the toga hung behind him like a cloak.

This is not the image of the dying forest king that Shangluo saw, but the image of a Roman king in his prime. This is what Tarquin, the last Roman king, should have looked like.

The only thing that remained the same was the sword. The silver long sword remained the same as when Shangluo picked it up. Shangluo remembered that the sword had shown unreasonable toughness at that time. It looked like some kind of silver metal, and its color was closer to silver than steel, but it could compete with the divine chrome in hardness. Although Shangluo did not lose in the final duel, he did not win either.

The years that stagnated by Lake Nemi left no trace on this sword. Until now, it is still as glorious as in the myth, just right for prying open the clam shell in front of it.

Shangluo swung the sword half a circle, and pointed it at the clam shell. He had never mastered the sword so clearly before, and the sword seemed to be an extension of his right hand. Even those great elves with the sixth finger could only control the sword like this. This was as difficult to explain as "a bicycle will not fall down", the magic of the "sword".

Even though Shangluo had only briefly practiced sword fighting before and could only rely on instinct to defend, he could use the form of the forest king to show the power of sword magic. The turtles in front of him also trembled because of this.

——Although Shangluo turned into this physical attack form in order to avoid using thunder to send them all to the west, it was already scary.

"Who are you? Why did you transform yourself into Princess Otohime?"

"He must be the reinforcements that old loach invited! He was invited from the Heavenly Palace! He wants to wipe out all our East Sea aquatic creatures in one fell swoop!"

Four turtles stood between Shangluo and the clam shell. The rain was still falling, and the raindrops fell on the four turtles, flowing along the looming shells. They did not immediately become invisible, but wanted to solve the problem through conversation first.

Even so, they still stood shell to shell, huddled together to give themselves courage - but they did not retreat.

“Save me!” Gui Ji’s voice was muffled inside the clam shell. “Ah, left, ah, right, ah, front, ah, back! Save me!”

"Don't worry, Princess! Even if we have to break our tortoise shell, we will protect you and let you leave here!"

"Is this the extent of your awareness? You should say smash your head!"

"But Princess, our opponent is too strong. If we fight until our tortoise shells are broken, it seems that breaking our heads will be of no use."

"Ahem." Shangluo interrupted their conversation with a cough. "I have no intention of smashing your shells or skulls. I just want you."

"Ahhh! He wants me! I'm not even married yet!"

"You vicious killer, what do you want to do to our princess!"

[Ah Shangluo, did you see that person's face clearly? ]

"No, as soon as she showed up, she was protected by the clam shell. I didn't have time to see her. Does she look like her father?"

[Not really. I took a quick glance and although the eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar, it is still pretty. Especially the eyes, which are big and pretty. But only her head and limbs are outside the tortoise shell. Are you interested? ]

"Are you fishing?" [I'm fishing for a rich husband.]

"I'm not the type to fall in love with every girl I see. Besides, doesn't she already have a fiancé? Oh, I've got you wrong. What does her having a fiancé have to do with me? She's not even a human being!"

Shangluo turned his hand and stuck the sword into the ground: "Today, none of you can go back to the sea from here. Either she comes with me. Or all of you come with me."

"No! No!" Gui Ji's voice came from the clam shell, "I'm not married yet! I don't want to die!"

"I don't want you to die either." Shang Luo shook his head - this was the truth. If he used the thunderbolt, he could turn this place into a wasteland. But his original body couldn't control the thunderbolt, and if he used Yiji's form to release the thunderbolt, his strength might be exposed in advance. Switching to this physical attack form with a sword was already showing mercy.

However, Shangluo did not take it lightly. Compared with Yiji who was only wearing light clothes, the strong body and armor of the Forest King gave him a greater sense of security. The sword magic's almost instinctive fighting ability was also quite useful in this situation.

He looked at the clam shell and said, "So, Miss Guiji, I advise you to get out of the clam shell. Although it is not impossible to pry open the clam shell, there are already five turtles of yours here. If I am not mistaken, that one should be a member of the Mirage Clan, right? Is she sent by Mirage Princess to protect you?"

"You know it very well."

"Princess, he disguised himself exactly like Otohime-sama! Otherwise, we wouldn't have been fooled by him!"

[You didn't say anything along the way. You were dragged here by them. You just changed into this form. They must have mistaken you for someone else.]

"Forget it, forget it. It's come to this point. Let's give them some face." Shangluo didn't intend to pursue who cheated whom. Anyway, everything would be clear in the imperial prison.

"So." Shangluo looked at them, "Are you guys going together? Or are you planning to--"

Before he finished speaking, a huge force attacked from behind. The turtle car he had just ridden in had quietly lurked behind him at some point, and it hit him hard from behind, knocking him to the ground. The entire car was on top of him, and the four turtles seized the opportunity, took out a bunch of knives and hammers, and rushed over with a roar.

[Wow, their ability to hide is really good. How did they do that? If it was just optical invisibility, you should have discovered it long ago.]

"It seems to be a sensory shield. There is a mirage here, and maybe there is a superposition of attributes between them when they cooperate with each other - by the way, don't you care that I was knocked down?"

[You are not in a hurry, okay? Well, it seems that you did not make the wrong choice. This form of the Forest King is indeed as durable as the Forest King. ]

The Forest King, Lord of Shadows by Lake Nemi, inherited the power of the Golden Bough.

The Forest King was powerful. He had the supreme authority to rule the entire Rome. The other powers in Rome could only be regarded as usurpers. If the golden branch was not broken off according to the ritual, any harm from the usurpers would not be able to defeat the Roman king. At that time, Shangluo and his group did "roar loudly and surround the Forest King to beat him", but that time and moment were just like this moment.

(End of this chapter)