Wasteland Echoer

"It seems that you are really old, Mr. Aaron." Shamon's tone was very strange and sinister, but it was obvious that he was mocking Aaron, and his tone showed disdain, contempt and vague inexplicable of arrogance.

If disdain and contempt are the normal first impressions of this "middle-aged man"'s current situation, then arrogance seems extremely abnormal.

Aaron is a lost person of sequence 5: pain level, and is also a mid-level professional [Seducer]. But in terms of Lun's combat ability, he is not inferior to more than 90% of the lost people in the Zine Empire. Even though he has been hanging around in the In the human world, there are many battles for power, but in terms of pure combat, he is not weak.

"I think you are crazy, kid." Aaron, who had calmed down, naturally did not give him a good look and angrily said:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is sitting here, speaking rudely in front of him, full of provocations and sarcastic remarks, which is disrespectful to His Highness, and also disrespectful to His Majesty the Emperor. I know that you have been hanging around with those low-level soldiers and pickets. Among the citizens, but since John has given you important information, tasks, and even status, you should learn from the nobles, at least learn to be a gentleman." Aaron sarcastically used a more clever way. road.

"You're right." Shamon did not refute, but raised his head and revealed, looking down with his eyes, and said with sharp, high-pitched and extremely abnormal emphasis:

"You have 'wisdom', are familiar with 'inspiration', and can even feel 'pain'. I know that now you are trying to be a superpower, not the lost person as commonly defined. However, in history, 'Bing' is used to drinking blood like hair and blood. The Demons and the Mowu tribe would not immediately accept true civilization. On the contrary, after falling off their horses and truly learning to use 'flame' to refine steel, they quickly embraced or were assimilated, or It is the end of destruction.”

"Then do you think I will be assimilated or destroyed?" Aaron's eyes suddenly became sharp.

He carefully placed the pure black cane aside and rested it near the wall.

The cane, wall and ground actually formed an isosceles right triangle at this moment, just like the stable part in the totem of the Tenyin sect.

Then, he "impacted" the wooden floor with heavy steps, unusually steady, and took a few steady steps forward, arriving at what he considered to be an "absolutely safe distance" for communicating with others, less than one and a half meters away from Shamon. within.

"I think if His Highness supports you, you will be assimilated. It is a pity that humans are the weakest existence in the wasteland world. Although in the legendary world of the First Era, humans are considered to be the ten tribes ruled by dragons. The weakest but most 'enlightening' existence among the eight races."

"But it turns out that humans can't really transform nature. At most, they have a negligible impact on nature. Moreover, there are countless dangerous factors in nature, such as an earthquake, a flood, a plague, and even a small fire. It will make human beings miserable and ultimately pay a huge price in casualties. In other words, 'I'm sorry for being a human being'."

Shamon's tone was very sincere, as if he was making an "insightful" statement after reconciling a certain emotion in his heart.

This surprised both Aaron and Yvante, who was watching the excitement cautiously.

Aaron stared at Shamon's wheat-colored face from bottom to top, and his facial features began to distort, like a masterpiece from the peak period of the abstract artists of the Ptoya and Zine Empires.

Looking at the extremely abnormal red-black eyeball, Aaron even recalled in his mind a performance he watched when he was a child at the Kavis Theater in Porto Kavis, a federal border city in Putoa. The most famous play in "The Miserable Lord of Ptoia" written by Keya - "The Miserable Total Loss Game".

This drama changed the history of an old kingdom in the area ruled by the Ptoia Empire, which was once named the province of Gaul.

Legend has it that the king of that country once tried to resist the attack of the Ptoya Empire, but his own strength was only 10,000, while the strength of the Ptoya Federation was as high as 50,000, but the ten generals leading the army were relatively scattered, and the communication The situation is not smooth, so the king must issue orders to his six generals at the same time, and gather superior forces to achieve local victory with less, thereby reversing the situation of the war.

However, the six generals had their own agendas and restrained each other. Although they finally arrived at the front line with their superb military skills and concentrated their forces to attack, they were still greeted by the Ptoya Empire amid the meaningless internal fighting and losses. With superior strength, although they fought bloody battles and showed the fearless spirit of the knights, they eventually met the fate of failure.

Aaron, who was thinking about this story with unfocused eyes, did not notice the change in Shamon's face. He should have sensed the indescribable evil power surrounding his body, but he could not point it out or express it through words.

Two seconds later, as Shamon let out a canine whimper, a strange pattern appeared on his twisted face.

"This is this?" Aaron said in surprise. He subconsciously took two steps back and opened a safe distance from Shamon.

At the same time, he put his right hand behind his back and began to surge the magic power in his body without relying on spells to achieve the spirit formation.

"Teacher John's latest research results are the product of a perfect combination of science and theology. He has always admired the scientists of the Putoa Federation, especially the man who discovered universal gravity. In the last days of his life as a god, he understood in chaos and madness To the true meaning of the universe and life, and the ultimate path of science.”

"That is theology. The end of science is theology. Only the blessing of gods can allow me to perceive everything and understand everything. So, after I executed him with my own hands, I injected the burning fluid." Shamon explained.

"Interesting." Crown Prince Evante showed an untimely smile as if he knew everything but was very interested in the Shamon in front of him.

"Yes, Your Highness, this is indeed interesting. Do you still remember the No. 20 potion modified by Teacher John? I injected it immediately after injecting the caustic solution. Repeatedly, repeatedly, after a day of tossing, I obtained Perfect antibodies to the unintentional virus.”

"Of course, I also came into contact with a sequential monster, a statue. It was not in the report of the banned organization, but existed outside the 'MB' series. 'The Desire of the Old False Gods', this is The name of that statue. I smashed it with my own hands. With this body that can now be regarded as a semi-lost person, I fully withstood the power it brought to me, the power of the evil god."

As Shamon spoke, he let out a frightening, continuous and wanton laugh.

It seems as if wild beasts are mourning, as if careerists are reveling again.

This couldn't help but make Aaron feel angry, and he felt that there was an aura of "nouveau riche" surrounding Shamon.

Disgusting smell!

"With such power, you have to serve the empire. To put it bluntly, even the Lost One of the first order may only be able to hold on for five seconds in front of gunfire, and eventually turn into a pool of blood. No , can only be ashes." Aaron "warned" Shamon.

"Of course, I serve the empire. The empire has given me money, resources and materials, provided a place for my teacher and me to experiment, and spared no effort to support our experiments. If His Highness is regarded as an angel investor, my current Everything belongs to the empire and belongs to you, Your Highness.”

"And Your Highness, are you not interested in the statue at all? Although it no longer exists." Shamon turned his head and stared at Evante's half-purple eyes with his red and black eyes, showing a longing. asked with a concerned expression.

"I do not believe in the gods of the past, and I am not interested in evil gods. The imperial family has faith in gods, but that is for the sequential gods. Personally, I respect the 15th-ranked Lord of Eternal Red. . We are inextricably linked to the royal family of the old Crusted Empire, and many of their nobles also believe in this god."

"Compared to the seven first order gods, He is relatively gentle. In terms of control of flames, He will not be as angry as the 'Head of the Dragon Clan', nor will he hesitate when encountering danger like the 'Lord of Fire' Not moving forward, eager to retain his own strength. When it comes to the point, the sequential gods are all glorious existences. At least humans who believe in bishops and orthodox bishops will receive their revelations in their sleep, or find out their secrets after reaching a certain order. Domain. In other words, most of them are real and eager to be explored by humans."

"The old gods are different. They are all in gloomy and dark corners. Even if humans accidentally stumble into them and see their true faces, they will be transformed or simply annihilated. So, I am not interested."

Crown Prince Evante's explanation was well-founded. Although many of them were a mixture of history and occult courses, the royal family's education was, after all, much more effective than Pheasant University and private education among the people.

But Shamon did not flinch due to Ivante's attitude. Instead, he walked forward, covering his chest that was gradually burning, with a ghostly smile on his lips, bowed and said:

"That statue, named 'Desire of the Old False God', has extremely powerful power. I felt the dark magic power from it. Even though I have never been exposed to the magic power, he actually came into contact with it in a very short time. It gave me 'inspiration' and allowed me to understand all the rules for the formation and use of magic source power, saving me more than ten years or even decades of hard work. At the same time, it also gave me instant inspiration ' and 'Pain' core."

"With the help of burning liquid, magic source potion, and the research results on the monsters of 'MK', I gained the power of octopuses, cats, wolves, cheetahs, brown bears, and even some vampires. In just a short time Within a few days, I transformed myself. Under the protection of the power of the statue, I escaped from the arms of the Lord several times and returned to the human world that He loves but cannot touch."

"That's good." Evante nodded and said:

"In this way, you can better serve the empire as a superpower. The senior leaders of the Lost in the three major churches still need superpowers to complete the 'beheading' mission, and when the ambitions of Sugra's gang are truly exposed, , you will also have to fight against those escorts who are more powerful than ordinary soldiers, as well as non-staff superpowers. After the war, if everything goes well, I will approve a castle for you in Zhenetsk as a laboratory, By then, your status will be no less than that of Kaiwukski, at least Dawn 5, and you will also be appointed as the overall leader of the 'Old Technology Research Group'. This is the position you have longed for and dreamed of."

"Your Highness." Shamon raised his head, stared at Ivant's already masculine face with a suddenly calm gaze, shook his head, and retorted slightly:

"The lights in the distance and the eternal perception are my sweet dreams. The stars in the sky and the gaze in the depths of the universe are my appeal. In the endless night, I just long to know more, but this old guy Aaron, you really have Is it necessary to keep him?"

"I know..." The Crown Prince sat upright, his eyes suddenly became angry, and said:

"The statue that those non-staff people found for you had a profound impact on you. They trembled because of the horror they saw, and repeatedly muttered the scenes in their nightmares. The statue was a false god in the shape of a girl, wearing a cloak. , wearing a gauze scarf. Her back is a pair of blue angel-like wings. Although it is not as beautiful as the legend, it is hard not to think of a cat's tail as being blessed by Wells. species.

And I heard that it sheds tears of blood in the moonlight. There is also a hieroglyph in the middle of the statue outlined with eyeballs, squares and many geometric patterns. It's a bit like the text of Empire of Fire, but after checking, there is no corresponding existence. By the way, it looks like the patterns on your face. "

Shamen subconsciously touched his cheek and smiled:

"It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince already knows everything. The text has indeed been transferred to my face, and I am also trying to interpret it. In this case, there is nothing to say. I just want to say one thing."

"What's the matter?"

"If I hadn't saved Aaron, this old guy's brother who doesn't value life, Teacher John wouldn't have died, so I have to teach him a lesson."

As Shamon spoke, he did not get Evante's consent, nor did he pay attention to his reaction. Instead, he silently recited the spell he had just learned yesterday from a lost prisoner from the Hope Church. It quickly formed a spirit and surged throughout his body. The power of dark magic.

In less than a second, four tentacles made of solid material extended from his back.

It looked like a tentacle made of steel alloy, without any eyeballs or fluff. Under the syllable "click" that looked like a metal collision, there were joints that looked like bones, but they were dark in color and reflected bright light.

Each of its heads is a bone blade in the form of a dagger, extremely sharp and sharp, and a bit like the darts commonly used by assassins.

Immediately after, with an angry roar, Shamen's red and black eyeballs flowed out with bright, thick blood tears that smelled of blood and rotting animal bodies, and controlled the four tentacles to go straight towards Aaron's heart, abdominal cavity, and head. and lungs.