Arcane splendor begins with the throne

Chapter 141 Chaotic Signs
"Brian, haven't you noticed that you've been being followed secretly?"

The little devil patted its leather wings and landed on Brian's shoulders, turning into a black cat with faint red light in its pupils, using the mind link ability between master and servant to whisper in his mind.

Brian was taken aback, and gradually slowed down, using the corner of his eye to look around vigilantly at his surroundings.

It was late at night, the woods were pitch black, there was no sound of leaves rubbing against each other, and there was no half-bright light. The tall branches danced ferociously, and the withered short trees rustled in the gaps.

Regarding his vigilance, Brian was quite confident.

Unexpectedly, even though he was reminded by the little devil, he was still unaware of the enemy who was following him.

This made him realize that this enemy hiding in the dark had a powerful latent ability, and at the same time he began to wonder about the opponent's purpose of tracking him.

"Beside the bushes on the left, this person is hiding on the strongest birch tree." The little devil lying on Brian's shoulder carelessly licked his front paws, conveying the voice of his soul.

Brian flipped his palms, covered his voice with the sound of footsteps, whispered a few words, and continued walking as usual.

——"One-ring spell: Lesser Acid Ball!"

Just a few steps away, his body suddenly turned around, and a ball of strong acid that shone green in the night shot out from his palm, rushing towards the place indicated by the little devil at an extremely fast speed.

"Whoosh!"

At this moment, a vigorous figure on the birch tree jumped up, stepping on the rustling dead branches, rushed to the sky, and successfully dodged Brian's attack.

Immediately afterwards, the black shadow fell rapidly and landed firmly outside Brian's attack range.

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Smelling the pungent smell of strong acid in the air, Heiying looked back in surprise at the branches on the tree trunk that had been corroded by the strong acid and caused carbonization and fracture. He smacked his lips and said, "Boy, you are really ruthless."

His words seemed to be indifferent, but the hand on the belt revealed his vigilant heart.

At the same time, his pale and empty pupils were locked on the little black cat on Brian's shoulder that was combing the fur of its front paws with its tongue from beginning to end.

"It's you."

Seeing that it was the magic swordsman Snake Eye who was following him, Brian relaxed his tense expression slightly, and said, "It's the middle of the night, what are you doing sneaking behind you?"

In the depths of the night, especially where it is as dark as ink, it disturbs even the hardiest of men, and shadows and woods are two of the most unfathomable things.

Rao is a big-hearted person like Brian, after being reminded by the little devil, he couldn't help but feel a little scared in his heart. Seeing this unscrupulous guy in front of him, he naturally didn't give him a good face.

And according to the little devil's prompt, let him know that this magic swordsman is likely to follow behind him when he leaves the city, he vaguely guessed a possibility.

"Tell me, are you monitoring my whereabouts under the instruction of the king or the princess?" Brian casually leaned against the tree trunk behind him, expressing his guess.

From the moment he saw that the other party was Snake Eyes, he knew that this powerful magic swordsman had no malicious intentions towards him, but as for his purpose of coming, he was a bit uncertain.

"If you pursue it seriously, I was actually instructed by both of them at the same time." Snake Eye walked over with light steps and a smile.

Seeing that Brian had relaxed his vigilance, he followed suit.

Although his strength is stronger than Bryan's, it doesn't mean that he will be unscathed when hit by an attack spell, so Snake Eye is still a little afraid of his endless levels of attack spells.

After all, the opponent was a person who didn't like playing cards according to the routine, and he was the first person to successfully snatch the weapon from his hand, which made him have to be vigilant at all times to avoid capsizing in the gutter.

"Then you're really busy." Brian just replied casually without asking for another reason.

Because he already knew that the reason why this magic swordsman has been following secretly must be entrusted by Princess Corney to protect his safety.

"I can't help it, I'm born to be a hard worker." Snake Eye shrugged, explaining his intentions:

"The old king asked me to follow you, mainly because he was worried that you would attack Andair's people. Now it seems that his worry is obviously unnecessary, but it helped him solve a crisis hidden in the dark."

"I'm not that ignorant." Brian replied helplessly.

In fact, he really didn't think much of those guys.

After all, after killing the heir of Niluskan, he had already caused big troubles. If he kept the prince of Andair here again, the consequences could be imagined.

A half-paralyzed prince would at most just leave them with a deep hatred for him. If it was a corpse, it would very likely usher in crazy revenge.

He could still see this clearly.

"I can see that." Snake Eyes nodded slightly, "But that doesn't mean those rulers will think so."

"They can think whatever they like, as long as they don't hinder my actions." Brian said indifferently.

Originally, he only planned to kill the black-robed wizard to gain experience and magical energy.

Who would have thought that the little devil would make an unexpected discovery along the way.

With the undead cult of Odyssus surfacing in the Kingdom of West, Brian could even guess that many similar secret societies were hidden all over the world.

From this, we can see how terrifying the ambitions of the Niluskan Kingdom are.

If their army breaks through Tigrela's northern fortress and marches south, these undead sects will definitely set off a similar undead natural disaster behind them.

"That's true. However, there is a sect of demon believers hidden outside the Golden Feather City. I really didn't expect it." Snake Eye looked around, nodded slightly, and said with a smile of interest:

"No wonder they were able to conquer the orcs, most likely with the help of the power of demons. From this point of view, I'm afraid a conflict between chaos and order will start again. I think it must be very lively."

"The order of this world has long been in chaos, so it is not surprising that those who try to establish a new order through chaos appear." Brian said thoughtfully.

Chaos represents aggression, and the so-called 'chaos' in his mouth naturally refers to the ancient evil and undead lord Odyssey.

The only thing that made him unsure was the extent to which the undead sect established by the disciples of Otis had grown in Niluskan.

"After all, the old order always has to give way to the new order, and the process of giving way is chaos." The little black cat lying on his shoulder answered abruptly, and sighed deeply: "And the conflict between the two It's going to go on forever, in an infinite loop, which is really sad."

Hearing the little devil's old-fashioned emotion, Brian was stunned for a moment, remembering his identity, and quickly figured out the reason.

The two most typical representatives of order and chaos are the demons of Bator's hell and the demons of the bottomless abyss, and their endless bloody battle in the abyss seems to declare to the world that this is a battle that will never end.

Because as long as the bloody battle in the abyss is over, these demons and devils from the lower planes will take this opportunity to enter the material plane where mortals live.

This also means that the original balance and order are broken, which is obviously the last thing the gods want to see.

Bayer, as the former chief commander of the bloody battle, naturally knew the inside story clearly.

Otherwise, he would not have implemented the tactic of shrinking and defending the tower in Avernas in Bator Hell. Therefore, after hearing about order and chaos, his chess piece, which seemed to be secretly manipulated, couldn't help feeling it. hair.

Brian rubbed the little black cat's chubby head, and the little devil grinned at him in dissatisfaction and hissed angrily.

"They can cycle as they please, and it has nothing to do with me." The snake eyes on the side glanced at the little devil, shrugged indifferently, and then waved goodbye: "Goodbye, Brian, we will see you later."

After saying that, he disappeared into the thick night in the blink of an eye.

"Brian, do you still remember my last proposal?" The little devil looked at the disappearing figure of Snake Eyes, stretched out his hind legs and scratched his ears, and said.

"Don't even think about it." Brian naturally knew what he was thinking, and directly refused: "You should give up as soon as possible."

Through Princess Corney, he had already learned what role Snake Eye played in the palace, and he would not have any ill will towards this magic swordsman based on emotion and reason.

If he married Princess Kearney, the other party would naturally become his bodyguard and thug.

"Hey, I'm thinking about you. Why are you so ignorant? You have to kill a mutant who is inherently evil like Snake Eye, extract his soul, and refine it by me. Believe me, the formed Soul spar is at least legendary quality.

Boy, you have to take the long view.A mere mortal like you has no idea how precious this mutant's soul is, even in Bator Hell, there are many devils crazily fighting for it..." The little devil lying on Brian's shoulder stretched his neck, Facing his ears, he continued to chatter endlessly.

"So much nonsense..." Brian frowned, obviously unable to stand the little devil's chatter.

Impatiently, he grabbed the soft flesh on the little black cat's neck, brought it to his eyes, and knocked hard on his forehead twice with his other hand.

"Meow……"

Hearing his screams and struggles, Brian was relieved and threw it in the grass like throwing garbage.

The little devil returned to its original form, crawled out of the grass, and flew in front of Brian, rubbed his forehead with his little paws, and said with gritted teeth, "Brian, I'll fuck you..."

As a Duke of Hell, it made him feel a great humiliation to be knocked on the head by a mortal.

"You wait for me, I tell you, don't bully the devil, don't think that you are a disorderly person and I'm afraid of you, you always fall into my hands..." Realizing that it was wrong, the little devil quickly changed his words , and put his hands on his hips, threatening fiercely.

Constantly refreshing the lower limit of his duke of hell.

Brian didn't even bother to look at the little devil's harsh words.

Because he is used to it, after all, the other party is being squeezed and bullied by him all day long, so he should give him a few good words to vent his emotions, and if he suffocates, it will not be worth the loss.

Moreover, he also knew very well that this cunning devil liked to hide mysteries in his words to get his own things.

So, in the face of this situation, just ignore him.

Now he has accumulated enough magical energy to improve the arcane fire and experience to upgrade the level, which means that he can unlock the second-level spell.

He had to start thinking about his future plans and how to match his second-level spells, so naturally he didn't have the leisure to argue with him here.

"The Chaos One?"

However, after hearing the key points in the little devil's words, he couldn't help but stop, and he still became interested.

In his impression, 'disruptor of order' refers to a time traveler like him, but why he is called a 'disruptor' is a little unclear to him.

After all, the knowledge he learned from the game world let him know that there are too many travelers in the Toril galaxy, and even many gods have traveled here from other crystal wall systems.

Why are mortal traversers like them called 'disturbing order' people.

When the little devil mentioned this identity for the first time, because he was too afraid, he didn't dare to ask further.

Now, he already has a general understanding of the former Duke of Hell.

And knowing his identity as the most hidden traveler is not a strange thing for some powerful existences.

Naturally, he didn't have to worry too much, so he decided to ask him clearly.

"The so-called 'order disruptors' are people outside of fate." The little devil replied angrily, "In the multiverse, several people of this kind appear every few hundred years, and all of them are disturbed. My God, it seems that as long as anything has anything to do with these people, it will eventually deviate from the original trajectory."

"So, you must have suffered at the hands of this kind of person, right?" Brian thought for a moment and guessed.

"Are you kidding?" The little devil curled his lips disdainfully and said:

"There used to be a person who spoke in a tone similar to yours, and still clamored in front of me for 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, don't bully the young and poor, and he was slapped to death by me."

Bryan showed a look of "guess I believe it or not" and looked at his magic pet playfully.

But the "people beyond fate" is deeply remembered in my heart.

…………

At the same time, in the underground chamber of the ruins.

"Lathander, I finally purified this demon." Archbishop Rickard watched the abyss demon turn into filthy pus, and heaved a sigh of relief.

As a priest, he also knows that outside the Abyss, demons are not afraid of death.

Common crude weapons cannot harm these daemons, and many possess resistance to the most powerful spell energies.

When a demon is slain by chance in combat, it turns to filthy ichor and reshapes itself in the abyss.

Its essence and mind are the same as before, although its strength will be greatly reduced, but its hatred will become more vigorous.

The only way to truly kill a demon is to enter the bottomless abyss and strangle its essence within it.

"Strikelan, tell me how long it's been since the two of us have fought together. I didn't expect your strength to improve so much."

"I don't know exactly how long." The paladin sat up from the ground with his arms supported, patted the dust on his body, and recalled:
"However, after you mentioned it, it reminded me of the first time we met in Huiyao City. Do you still remember how we met at the festival celebration in Huiyao City?

Because you secretly inflated the belly of an apprentice female priest of the Lord of Dawn. That priest girl has four big guard knights. They searched for you everywhere in the city and threatened to castrate you. Then you met When it came to me, I was involved in this conflict for no reason, and I was beaten by those guardian knights until I couldn't get out of bed for half a month. "

Archbishop Rickard's old face suddenly turned red. He looked embarrassed and said harshly: "Don't smear my innocence with your mouth. How can such a mutually agreeable thing be called stealing?

If it wasn't for that conflict, you wouldn't be able to receive the call of a paladin, and I wouldn't be imprisoned in the Monastery of Dawn, and by coincidence, I would become a priest. shelter. "

"That's not necessarily the case." Strickland snorted softly, not bothering to argue on this issue.

He stood up with a long sword in his hand, looked at the strange stone carvings on the wall of the secret room, and said thoughtfully: "This is the secret society of the Immortal Lord Orgas. As the Archbishop of the Lord of the Dawn, what do you think? .”

"I heard about ten years ago when the Niluskan army suppressed the orcs, there were undead creatures that desecrated life. Now it seems that the thoughts in my heart have been basically confirmed. This is simply an insult to life." Rui Card looked at the devil stone carvings on the wall, and said with a serious and angry expression:
"As the pastor of the Lord of the Dawn, I will lead all his believers to fight against the Undead Sect to the end. This is my duty and my responsibility."

"Well said, although every time I see you put on a wise and meaningful look, I will instinctively think that what you said next is all bullshit. But I have to admit that your words are still very Nice to hear." The paladin smiled, then changed the subject, and said slowly:

"However, old pastor, you have to be clear about one thing. The king of Karnas is constantly attacking the power of the temple. Without human and financial support, what do you have to contend with the undead sect of Niluskan?"

"Of course I know this." The old pastor sighed helplessly and said with regret:

"Princess Corny of the Kingdom of West is the most talented candidate I have ever seen. Unfortunately, she rejected my invitation. Otherwise, the power of the Lord of Dawn could affect the Northern Kingdom."

"After all, your approach is too abrupt. I can feel that the old king of West is dissatisfied with you." Strickland said:
"But what makes me wonder is that in this era of contempt, the influence of the temple is gradually weakening. Why do you still look confident? It always makes me want to punch your old face .”

"Because I received an oracle from the Lord of Dawn a month ago." The old pastor held the holy emblem in his hand, bowed his head slightly, and said devoutly.

"Is this true?"

The paladin's expression changed, and he saw that his old friend didn't seem to be lying. He asked in disbelief: "Then... what instructions did the Lord of the Dawn give?"

As a paladin, he also read many ancient tomes in the temple of the Lord of Dawn.

Let him know that this is a world where the gods are silent.

Although the priests of the temple can cast low-level divine spells, they cannot communicate with the gods they believe in from beginning to end.

Now, my old friend actually said that this temple that had stood for nearly a thousand years had suddenly received a response from the gods. This was simply the most incredible thing he had ever heard.

"The day of the sword and the ax is approaching. It is the era of the cold wolf and the snow. The time of the evil moon and the death star is approaching. It is the era of the end and the end of the world. At that time, all life, all pain, all suffering, They will all fall silent in perfect eternity." The old priest whispered solemnly and solemnly.

The paladin Strickland gasped and said in shock, "Is this... the prophecy of the Lord of Dawn?"

"That's right." The old pastor nodded.

"Since the prophecy has revealed the future, there must be a way to save it, right?" The paladin was silent for a long time, before speaking slowly.

"The oracle issued by the Lord of the Dawn states that we must find 'someone outside of destiny' before we can hope to save the world." The old priest said slowly:
"Because the destiny of this kind of person is free, even freer than the gods. As long as anything is related to this kind of person, the final result will always deviate from the original track. They are a double-edged sword. The fire of hope that saves the world may become the sword of disaster that destroys the world."

"Then have you found this person?" Strickland guessed subconsciously: "Could it be Princess Corney of the Kingdom of West?"

"No." The old pastor shook his head slightly. "As for who it is, I don't know yet, but I already have a general direction to look for."

"Old friend, I beg you to do me a favor here." The old pastor looked at the paladin and begged sincerely.

"Just tell me if you have anything to say." Strickland said indifferently, "I told you before, you help me deal with the necromancer, and in exchange, I will also do you a favor."

"I ask you to go to Blackman's Elven Holy Land." The old priest Rickard bowed slightly to the paladin, explaining his thoughts:

"I have a hunch that when you see the oak tree of Xinafe Melianne, the tree spirit guardian of the Elven Holy Land, you will be able to know who the 'person beyond destiny' really is."

"Elf Holy Land?" The paladin frowned. "You really think highly of me. I think you are the most suitable person to negotiate with those stubborn elves."

"I have more important things to do." Rickard said truthfully: "There is an undead sect in the Kingdom of Niluskan. I suspect that there are shadows of members of the wizard council 'Pale Scepter', so I must go to A trip to the city of wizards."

"What about my student?" the paladin said. "You should know that if it weren't for this paladin prince, there would have been a conflict between our temple forces and the Kingdom of Kanas. If he fell because of this, I'm afraid he would be in conflict with Kingdom forces will then become extremely sensitive and delicate.”

"If that's the case, let him go to Dawn Monastery to practice." Rickard thought for a long time, met the gaze of the paladin, and expressed his thoughts.

"In this situation, that's the only way to go." Hearing this, Strickland was silent for a moment and sighed softly.

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(End of this chapter)