Heroic Spirit: I, Shinji, have tried my best.

Chapter 172: The Wasted Forest City

It was night time, and Riku was ready to go with all his equipment, but Shinji beside him was yawning.

"Just woke up?"

"Well, it's too boring here. Remember to provide some entertainment next time."

"..."

Riku was speechless.

Even staying alive is a luxury for them, so how can they have the time to engage in entertainment?

Shinji had no choice but to go back to sleep, fearing that Hubie would do something shocking again. He has been sleeping till now...

"By the way, can't your magic defend against [Black Ash]?"

"Okay, but it's not necessary. I'm not in the best condition yet. I still need to recuperate for a while."

"Have you fought them?!"

Riku was shocked. He didn't expect that the other party had already fought. To be honest, he had never seen humans fight with other races.

"No, not them...it's them..."

"them?"

"Well, someone similar to me..."

...Although he didn't understand, it seemed to be the other party's private matter, so Riku didn't ask too much. He pulled up his mask, put on goggles and prepared to set off.

Shinji also took the equipment and followed. These things could prevent the [Black Ash] from coming into contact with the skin, so that they wouldn't die halfway... As for Hubie, he wasn't afraid of this at all, he just put on a coat and set off.

"Are we just going to run over here like this? We might not get there until dawn."

"There are mounts in the base ahead. We can use them to travel. Of course, you two can go ahead..."

"No, let's go together. You are more familiar with this place than I am."

A few minutes later, they arrived at the so-called base. Shinji looked at the strange white mount in front of him with curiosity.

Its body is like a horse but it has horns and a bird's beak, and it has a big dinosaur-like tail hanging behind it. The whole creature looks like a pieced-together creature.

"This little thing looks quite unique!"

Following Riku's demonstration, Shinji straddled the bike and Schwi sat in front of Shinji.

Shinji, who became an official Rider for the first time in his life, felt like he had received a new toy:

"Then let me see how strong your legs are. Go!"

"Cuck!"

"!?"

…What the hell is this called???

……

Into the night

The blood-red clouds in the sky seemed even more depressing under the curtain of darkness. All around was silent, but the sound of explosions from distant battles could still be heard faintly in the ears...

Shinji and Riku each rode a four-legged beast and came to the abandoned city in the forest... To be honest, although this guy looks weird, he runs really fast.

Schuebi and Shinji followed Riku and jumped between the protruding stone pillars, walking down along the net-like rocks, and at the same time saw the city ruins that had turned into a deep pit...

"With this destructive power, did the elves offend some big shot?"

"I don't know... but it looks like it was done by those crazy Flügel people."

"Flügel?"

Shinji looked at Riku, not quite understanding why he thought so. He clearly remembered that the two races were not much different.

Riku saw that Shinji didn't understand, so he explained as he walked:

"【Flügel】, the sixth-ranked race, a race with wings on their waists and all females..."

"But even with an angelic appearance, it is difficult to change the opponent's cruel nature and terrifying power... Impenetrable defense, speed invisible to the naked eye, and the destructive [Sky Strike]..."

"It is said that any creature that is swept by the eyes of the Flügel will have the illusion of death."

"Even if they are only one place behind the seventh-ranked Elf, if they face off, the Elf will surely be defeated miserably."

Shinji was really shocked when he heard this. Is the gap in combat power so huge!?

"It doesn't sound incredible, does it? But this is the truth. If such a terrifying creature were to encounter the [Giant] and [Dragon] that rank above it alone, it would only have two choices: escape or be killed."

"..."

"Although it may be a bit presumptuous to say this, how on earth have you managed to survive until now?"

Hearing Shinji's question, Riku smiled bitterly... Even he wanted to ask this question.

"That group of high-ranking guys were created by the [God] and are waging war day and night. Under the magical attacks of the [Elves], humans can only hide under the cracks in the ground to survive..."

"What's even more ridiculous is that humans are the earliest owners of this land, but now they are called "monkeys"..."

"boom!"

As he was talking, Riku couldn't help punching the wall beside him hard... But this didn't bring anything except more pain to his hand.

This is also the reason why he always resists being emotional... The weak are not worthy of having a [heart]...

Then he glanced at Hubie with an ambiguous look, but immediately retracted it.

However, this action could not escape the attention of the two people present.

Of course, Hubie didn't understand what this meant, he just tilted his head to act cute, and Shinji didn't dislike him for this... After all, in his eyes, Hubie and those guys he was talking about belonged to the same kind of people.

But this hatred may not be all bad...

"arrive…"

The three of them looked at the only intact platform in the ruins of the city in front of them. A layer of flowers bloomed on it, and the surrounding moss-covered mesh stone pillars showed a natural beauty.

"The elves are famous for their ability to use magic, and under indiscriminate attacks, the most well-preserved places have stronger fortifications, and by the same token, they are also the most important places..."

After saying that, Riku began to grope around in the flowers, and Shinji followed him to look around for possible places.

However, in Hubie's eyes, he could clearly see an abnormal ground area covered by magic spells. He ran over in small steps, knelt down and parted the flowers, and sure enough, a secret door appeared!

"Hubby found it!"

"Oh! Good job Hubie!"

"Hubby wants a reward..."

"Definitely next time."

"? (Tilts head)"

The three of them started to explore again along this clue, and they kept groping until they came to a surprising place:

"…What's this!?"

The tall stone pillars were engraved with red lines like blood vessels. In a row of these stone pillars, there was a huge ball of white light surrounded by red beams, which looked like a heart.

"The seal of protection left by the Old Deus Cainas."

Hubie looked at the red words jumping in front of him and explained like two bumpkins...

"No, the seal recorded in this database does not match... This is not a protection..."

Hearing this, Riku walked forward as if he knew something, and came to the bottom of the huge ball of light, where there was a large leaf-like magical text engraved. He quickly scanned the content on it:

"[Void Zero Protection? Theoretical Experiment Verification Furnace]... What kind of large-scale weapon is this? Do these guys really want to turn the world upside down?"

"This is the case, and the goblins are also like this..."

Riku cursed these bastards who were researching a large-scale weapon with a look of annoyance on his face. Shinji and Hubie heard the noise and lay down nearby to watch.

But Shinji got dizzy after looking at it for a few seconds... Are those leaves and branches really words? And that lifelike little flower... Is that too much?

"Do you still understand this?"

"…After all, wouldn't it be a joke if you couldn't understand the information you worked so hard to get?"

"As a qualified weakling, I am familiar with the languages ​​of various ethnic groups and constantly collect intelligence to avoid possible crises... This is the only thing I can do before."

“…That’s really quite remarkable!”

Riku smiled helplessly. This kind of thing didn't make him feel happy when he was praised...

"what is this?"

This question was directed to Hubie.

“…This is the experimenter’s name, but it’s encrypted, so it’s normal that you can’t understand it.”

"Even people's names need to be encrypted? It seems that this big guy is not a good guy..."

Just as the three of them were still concentrating on looking at the text below, the huge ball of light above their heads suddenly began to flash violently, and several golden magic circles suddenly appeared.

Hubie's sensor system detected the spirit's fluctuations and immediately went into alert mode... He raised his head and immediately locked onto the several lightsabers that were shooting down from above:

"Quickly open!"

Before he finished speaking, Hubie grabbed Shinji and Riku by the collars and threw them backwards, while he opened a magic circle to block the attack.

"Oh no, it looks like we've been locked in by the automated defenses here..."

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