Extraordinary pedigree

Final Game I

After the Hanging Sword successfully defeated the Chaos Demon, the huge space-based weapon began to rapidly disintegrate.

First, the surface of the giant sword began to peel off gradually, wisps of golden light spots emanated from the sword, and the invisible force began to pull away from the entity.

The golden light spots were as bright as stars, flickering and rotating in the void, gradually turning into tiny light particles, floating around.

These light spots are like golden snowflakes, falling lightly, gradually blending into the depths of the void and disappearing without a trace.

The huge sword shadow gradually became transparent as these light spots dissipated, and finally completely disappeared into the air, as if it had never existed.

Wow~

At the same time, the [Key to the End] in Xia Xiu's left hand also began to change.

Blue data flames appeared layer by layer on the sword, and the data cubes shone with a cold light, blurring the boundary between reality and void.

As the flames burned, the entire [Key to the End] gradually became transparent, as if it was completely swallowed up by these data flames.

Soon, the sword disappeared in his hand, leaving only the flames turned into layers of data cubes, beating slightly in the void, and then disappeared without a trace.

Ding dong——

Ding dong——

Ding dong——

Three mutton-fat jade-like halos trembled gently, making a crisp tinkling sound, like an ancient carillon playing in the air.

Along with the sound of the bell, waves of subtle squeaking sounds followed, like the sound of mechanical equipment dissipating heat after high-load operation, indicating the rapid decline of his strength.

At the same time, every strand of hair on his head that shone with white holy light began to gradually lose its luster, and the original bright light gradually dimmed.

As the light faded, traces of golden color began to slowly spread from the roots of his hair, like the first ray of sunlight filtering through the clouds, dyeing his hair color into an ancient and solemn golden color.

This change seemed to be a reversal of time, pulling him back to earth little by little from the divine glory of a human apostle.

The [Crown of Thorns] above the head that once symbolized purity and sanctity began to become illusory at this moment, like a phantom that had lost its support, turning into wisps of white smoke and quietly dissipating in the air.

As the unique logo disappeared, the thirty-six light particle wings behind him also began to gradually disintegrate.

These wings gradually decomposed into countless tiny light spots, which fell like drizzle and disappeared in the air.

[Metatron] floated out of Xia Xiu's body, and his clothes also changed accordingly.

Originally a sacred shirt symbolizing pure white, it is gradually turning into ordinary clothing in the world.

Xia Xiu's eyes swept across the battlefield, from the incomplete version of [Anubis] to the fight with the Chosen One of Chaos, and finally the Great Demon of Chaos. He had already defeated three people as powerful as a crown in succession. existence - this does not include the previous wheel battles with several powerful enemies and several [Masters] who died in battle.

Although his breathing was still steady at the moment, his body was indeed already loaded with unimaginable battle exhaustion.

This is also one of the rare times when he maintains the apostle mode and engages in high-intensity battles.

but……

Can't stop yet.

"There was also a guy who escaped, and they dragged me to this space for sure to prepare something."

Xia Xiu's golden eyes looked at the sky above the boundless hell. The cracks in the broken mirror-like void were still slowly expanding. Beyond the cracks, there was a vast northern scenery, with snow-capped mountains and silent forests forming a tranquil scene. picture.

"Currently, the greatest radiating power of the Kingdom of Heaven on the battlefield of the Edici Federation is me, and the enemy dragged me here to prevent me from causing damage to them. All signs indicate that the people from the Inner Temple Awakening and the consortium are doing it for the self-proclaimed Ion’s people are the ones I really want to defeat.”

His gaze went beyond the broken mirror and looked farther away.

In that cold northern scenery, you can still faintly hear the roar of the train.

Xia Xiu raised his right hand. On the back of his right hand, the [Seal of Yen] was carrying a fiery aura.

“The Fourth Consul [Eleos] who rules the ‘Inner Temple’, claims to be the secular leader of the carnal cult of Witch-King Ion…”

Xia Xiu whispered secretly in his heart, he knew that the real enemy was the leader of the inner palace's awakening - Corinius P. Bodfei II.

Moreover, his collision with the awakening of the inner temple was very coincidental, and could even be said to be compact.

This kind of coincidence and compactness is closely related to the four monarchs of chaos. He can vaguely sense that they are waiting for him.

In other words, they are waiting for their collision with the so-called ‘Ion’.

When the collision is over, they will find the winner.

No matter it's themselves or that 'Ion', they will only find the winner.

"If we meet the other party next, we can only advance the reward for supporting it like the old president, or use Tongtian Dai again.

Moreover, Eden informed me before that the Holy Gospel Machine was about to be completed, and the Department of Alchemy and Engineering also notified me to prepare for the first airborne test; I think, if the first airborne test can be directly tested in actual combat, , those engineering staff who work overclocking every day should not curse..."

Xia Xiu pondered for a moment, then stepped forward, stepping on the void.

With each step he took, a bubble-like [∞] symbol appeared in the void. These [Mobius strips] extended like stairs under his feet, paving a path to the sky for him.

He held the "Heaven's Lever" in his right hand, which had turned into a cane. He walked steadily and calmly, like a god ascending to the heavenly steps, and slowly walked towards the broken mirror at the top of the void.

As he ascended, the bottomless hell gradually disappeared under his feet, replaced by a snowy world.

After he walked out of the broken mirror space, it began to slowly heal, as if this hell had never existed, but its remaining shadow still lingered in the air, and the endless killing and destruction just now still echoed in his ears.

Standing on the snow-covered land, the blond young man looked into the distance.

This is a silent snow country, with thick snow covering the entire ground, and the sky and the earth are pure white.

At the end of this snow, a snow country train gradually appeared.

It is no longer the infinitely elongated train walking in the void, but has returned to the normal train form. The steel carriages of the train make a low whimper in the cold wind. It has experienced endless wind and frost and suffering.

The train slowly stopped.

Xia Xiu's eyes swept across the train and finally stopped on a figure beside the train.

It was a woman, the enemy who had escaped from his hands on the battlefield before.

She stood beside the train, alone, as if waiting for something.

This woman had typical appearance features of the Oletin Empire, tall figure, cold features, and skin that looked even paler against the backdrop of ice and snow.

Her golden hair fluttered gently in the cold wind.

"Now it's finally my turn. According to the time, it's just right. Even if it's only one hour, it's enough."

As the last person to die, Caterina Rossi stood quietly beside the Snow Country Train, waiting for the arrival of the fourth sword bearer of the Kingdom of Heaven.

The white snow fell silently, covering the ground under his feet, as if laying the final curtain for the upcoming confrontation.

The cold breath filled the air, and the whole world was holding its breath for this moment.

Xia Xiu stood in the snow. When he saw the woman, a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes, and there was a hint of coldness between his eyebrows.

Three powerful incarnations instantly appeared behind him - [Vashak], [Sisyphus] and [Metatron].

These three incarnations stood behind him like guardian spirits.

There was no dialogue, no hesitation.

The fourth sword-bearer of the Kingdom of Heaven gave the order to kill the opponent without hesitation.

The moment the order was issued, [Vashak] took action first.

He slowly extended his index finger, and the whole world seemed to be suppressed by an invisible force at this moment.

『Buzz——』

Time froze, and everything around stopped, turning into a gray-white picture. , The wind and snow stagnated in the air, and the cold in the air also stopped flowing at this moment, and the whole world seemed to be isolated in the still time.

At the same time, [Sisyphus] had stepped on the [Mobius Ring] and instantly approached the target.

In the gray world, he raised his fists high, and the surrounding air rippled around his fists, and the space itself was shaking.

The fists, with destructive power, smashed towards the target's body like thunder.

[Metatron] held two flaming swords, and his two swords burned with blazing flames. The light of the flames was extremely dazzling in the gray world of time stop.

He rushed towards the enemy like a burning comet with the roar of a sonic boom.

The flaming swords cut through the gray space and instantly chopped at the target's head. The trajectory of the two swords was like two burning meteors, leaving a gorgeous flame trajectory in the still time.

Xia Xiu had never been so decisive and fierce, almost at the moment he saw the opponent.

Whether it was [Sisyphus]'s violent fists or [Metatron]'s flaming swords, they were all to directly end the opponent's life in this world of time stop.

However, a strange feeling suddenly surged into Xia Xiu's heart.

Boom——

Crack——

At the moment when [Sisyphus]'s fists beat the woman's body into a bloody mist and [Metatron]'s double swords chopped off the other's head, an inexplicable uneasiness rose in the heart of the blond young man.

In the gray and white world, the head froze in the air, still at the moment of falling, and time seemed to be torn into countless pieces.

Xia Xiu stared at the head that had not yet fallen to the ground, and found that the corners of the other's mouth were slightly raised, revealing a creepy smile.

That smile was fanatical, as if foreshadowing some unknown horror was about to come.

Xia Xiu stood in the center of the world, and the gray and white world that stopped time made everything still.

At this moment, he let go of his spirituality and tried to sense the changes around him, but he did not notice anything that made him feel uneasy.

Despite this, he still felt a strange threat deep in his heart, and his thoughts turned quickly in his mind like lightning.

"Another root abnormality of the sacrifice type?" Xia Xiu thought in his heart.

Thinking about the possibility he was facing.

In the last battle, he had come into contact with this abnormal power, and the terrifying power released at the cost of sacrifice left a deep impression on him.

"What will it be this time? Or is it the power left by some living god?"

He quickly denied this possibility. If it was really such an existence, the other party should have used it without hesitation, instead of hiding it.

"Before, the other party's companions wanted to send this woman away even if they died, which means that she must have something that is specifically aimed at me."

Xia Xiu's eyes became sharper. He realized that this threat was different from the past. "This kind of targeting should not be based on force, otherwise they would not hide it; then this kind of targeting only has the possibility of sealing."

In the world of time stop, he expanded his spirituality to the limit and scanned everything around him.

In the sky, the shadow of [Metatron] was suspended behind him, and the sacred light illuminated the surrounding space. It was also looking around in detail.

Although the world of time stop brought a moment of peace, this silence made Xia Xiu feel more uneasy.

"The other party wanted to hold me back. The other party should know that if she faced me, she would die, but she still came here to complete her goal...or mission. This means that she has something that does not require direct confrontation-a sealing artifact or ritual."

Xia Xiu frowned slightly, realizing that he might be in the center of a huge trap.

"Now because of the time stop, that thing has not been triggered... but what exactly is it?"

Ding Ding Ding——

The world of time stop is passing by minute by minute, and Xia Xiu has not found any abnormality yet.

『Buzz——』

The sound of death roar and clock ticking alternately sounded.

The grayness of the world began to retreat, and time began to flow again.

Then, as time resumed, the enemy's body suddenly shook violently, as if torn apart by an invisible force and completely exploded.

Blood mist filled the air, and then, the head that had been chopped off long ago finally broke away from the static state, and slowly fell to the ground with a creepy smile.

Dong——

The moment the head fell, the flow of time returned to normal, and the head made a dull "dong" sound, rolled on the snow, and finally stopped.

The pungent smell of blood still remained in the air.

However, when he raised his eyes, the surrounding scene began to change strangely.

At first it was just a slight tremor, but soon, the whole space seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and began to twist violently.

He felt the ground beneath his feet tremble slightly, and the distant horizon was like a stretched rubber band, gradually retreating backwards, and all the scenery became blurred and unreal in his vision.

Snow, trees, mountains, they were torn and stretched in an indescribable way, as if the world itself was forced to retreat and return to a more primitive and chaotic state.

The coldness in the air suddenly disappeared, replaced by a suffocating sense of heaviness, as if entering a completely sealed space.

Xia Xiu blinked, and the world seemed to be thrown into another time and space at this moment. When he opened his eyes again, the surroundings had become completely different.

He stood in a dim maze, surrounded by towering stone walls, and the surface of the wall was full of incisions, which seemed to record ancient and obscure runes.

These runes flickered slightly in the weak light, as if some hidden power was secretly spying on him.

The passage between the walls was narrow and deep, and the ground was paved with irregular stone bricks.

There was no sky above the maze, but instead an endless darkness. The entire maze was covered by a black dome.

The air was filled with a smell of decay and dampness, which made people feel uneasy.

"As expected."

Xia Xiu was not surprised by this change. He just felt a little headache. He stretched out his left hand and rubbed his eyebrows.

"A root abnormality that can temporarily seal me. The opponent's real tactical purpose has always been this, to exchange quantity for time."

The fourth sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven looked around and continued to think in his heart: "The opponent must keep this thing for me to use in the end. There are two possibilities:

First, they need to consume my state on a large scale to meet a sealing premise of the abnormality, that is, the state of the sealed person determines the triggering criteria of this seal.

Second, this seal requires a lot of observation or data collection. The more powerful the enemy, the more observation text and quantity are needed."

While thinking, Xia Xiu began to explore the root abnormality that sealed him in front of him.

[Hilmi's real-time report——]

[11:40:27 AM.]

[Anubis·Return to Hades——]

[11:42:33 AM.]

[Chaos descends——]

[11:45:44 AM.]

[High source reaction detected——]

[12:11:44 PM.]

[High frequency of Chaos stance burst detected——]

[Chaos Chosen's distorted stance fluctuation detected——]

[Chaos Demon's distorted stance fluctuation detected——]

[12:12:54 PM.]

[Chaos stance fluctuation drops significantly——]

[12:23:56 PM.]

[Carl Castiel (Team Rocket): Killed! ]

[Victor Blackwood (Team Rocket): Killed! ]

[12:23:59 PM.]

[Richard Wilson (Social Status·Different): Killed! 】

【12:24:00 PM.】

【Agnes Holden (tractor): Killed in action! 】

【12:24:01 PM.】

[Eleanor Blackwood (Marriage·Arbiter): Killed! ]

[12:24:02 PM.]

[Harold Baker (Food·Existence): Killed! ]

[12:25:07 PM.]

[Ernest Hayes: High-level Chaos contamination detected (the contamination comes from the Transformation Heaven)——]

[01:00:07 PM.]

[Ernest Hayes: Killed! ]

[01:02:20 PM.]

[Chaos Demon Corrosion Fluctuation Detected——]

[Present World Great Crisis Early Warning Device Activated——]

[01:32:20 PM.]

[Present World Great Crisis Early Warning Device Shutdown——]

[01:34:03 PM.]

[Caterina Rossi (Travel·Traveler): Killed! ]

[All personnel involved in this Sword Bearer Hunting Operation have been killed!!!]

[The body is too severely damaged, and the resurrection mechanism cannot be activated!!! ! ]

[Hunting the Sword Bearer·Failed! ]

[Related analyzable intelligence and contaminated intelligence are being blocked——]

[Entering Plan B————]

[Final Procedure·Seal the Sword Bearer! ]

[Root Dispatch XI: [Dedalus Mystery Box·Knossos Labyrinth]

Description: The Knossos Labyrinth is a labyrinth structure with highly abnormal properties. Legend has it that it is the place where the Minotaur (the ancestor of the Minotaur/living god?) was imprisoned. The labyrinth was originally discovered in the underground ruins of Crete and successfully acquired by the consortium.

Abnormal characteristics:

Dynamic structure: The internal structure of the labyrinth is constantly changing, and the passages, walls and rooms of the labyrinth will reorganize themselves outside the sight of the entrants. This reorganization is of non-Euclidean geometric nature, making the internal space impossible to map or navigate by conventional means. Even experienced personnel will find it extremely difficult to find the exit once they enter the labyrinth, and they may even be trapped in it and never return.

Psychological Effects: People who enter the maze will gradually be affected by the maze's psychological effects, showing symptoms such as anxiety, fear, and hallucinations. The maze seems to be able to detect the inner fears of the entrants and materialize them, projecting them into various corners of the maze. These hallucinations usually lead the entrants into deeper mazes until they lose themselves in the maze.

Time Distortion: The flow of time inside the maze is inconsistent with the outside world. The time that the entrants may perceive is very different from the time in the outside world. For example, there are reports that the entrants feel that they have spent several days in the maze, while the outside world has only experienced a few minutes. Conversely, several hours of maze time may be perceived as weeks or even years in the maze.

Sealing Characteristics: Once a person's mind is completely corroded in the maze, they will be sealed in the maze forever, unable to escape by any means. Some parts of the maze may become inaccessible due to this seal, or only appear under certain conditions.

Maze Core: Researchers speculate that the core of the maze hides some powerful entity or energy source. According to the description of the myth, this core may be related to the legend of [Minotaur].

Trigger conditions:

1. Using the maze requires extremely high EVE particles and precise control capabilities, and requires the recognition of a specific insect arrow representing [Daedalus] (the current known recognition method is to let the insect arrow enter the body once to remain immortal). For this reason, only a very small number of powerful magicians in the consortium can master it.

2. The holder needs to observe everything about the sealed person uninterruptedly. The more he knows, the longer the seal will last.

3. The target must stay in front of the maze seal range for one second; this is the most basic condition for the maze to take effect. In order for the seal to succeed, the user must ensure that the target stays in the area where the maze is unfolded for at least one second.

4. The "state" of the target must be a situation where the maze can be opened; this is the key condition for the maze to activate the seal. The opening of this "state" is usually interpreted as a mental slackness or flaw.

5. It cannot be removed after activation: Once the maze is activated and the seal is successful, neither the sealer nor the sealed person can remove the seal. At this time, the maze will completely lock the target in a space where it cannot escape.

6. Designated trigger: The trigger range of the maze is extremely wide, and it is basically difficult to be detected by people who have not seen it, so one person can be forcibly designated and the sealing time can be preset (to launch the forced designation, the holder's life needs to be burned. It is currently known that the holder has only 24 hours to survive after launching the command. If the holder is killed by the sealed person, the double sealing effect will be triggered.)

Escape conditions:

1. Destroy the maze body: In theory, if the physical structure or body of the maze can be destroyed, it may cause the seal to be lifted. However, due to the powerful power of the maze, it is extremely difficult to destroy itself.

2. Use specific magic or spells: This is the main core of the current consortium research.

3. Complete the exploration of the maze: The probability of this probability is extremely inefficient.

4. Kill the minotaur: In the endless maze, only the direction of the minotaur can be captured by a powerful high-level magician. As long as the minotaur can be killed, it can be freed from endless confusion. Therefore, for those who are in trouble, the minotaur must die! (The longer the observation time in trigger condition 2, the higher the probability of the minotaur hiding.)]

[01:34:03 PM.]

[Maze triggered!]

[01:34:05 PM.]

[The fourth sword bearer of the Kingdom of Heaven·Successfully sealed——]

[Countdown to the [Sun Ship] night cruise border: 10 hours, 25 minutes, 56 seconds.]