novelonline Chapter 3627 Guardians of War's Fate
Chapter 3627 Guardians of War's Fate
Chapter 3627 Guardians of War's Fate
Now that he had the opportunity, Shad wanted to extract the War Arc. He had obtained more than one bottle of the "Belling Potion" from Daniste last time, but forging a ring or arc required specific runes or destiny.
Shad didn't think he had anything to do with "war," so he subconsciously thought of Adelina. But Adelina wasn't here, and besides, the one who launched and won the all-out war in the Old World wasn't the little princess of this world.
Fortunately, "she" said gently:
【you can.】
"why?"
Because you possess the "world".
Steam obscured everyone's vision; all they could see was Shad's life ring crashing down like a burning sun. The sound of the impact shook their very souls, culminating in Shad's "hymn":
War is both a manifestation of intelligent bestiality and a spiral of civilization; this is the "circle of war."
The steam dissipated, but this time, what Shad held in his raised right hand was not a black arc, but a star-blue arc. The length of that arc was almost the same as the black arc that Shad had crushed, and the starlight emanating from it was quite beautiful.
On the way here, Shad had already told his allies about the ring and the arc, so both the clowns and the girls from the far north knew what Shad was holding.
He wasn't stingy; instead, he let everyone touch the arc to examine it. Just as possessing the black arc could enhance destructive powers, possessing this arc could also enhance abilities related to "warfare."
Although no one present relied on this power as their primary system, Shad, who was sensing the power of the curved arc, said the following:
"If we attack the Fallen Star Beast with more than three people, the fate of this shattered war should enhance our strength. Even a small fate can fight against a great fate; that's where fate is fairest."
Of course, doing so would only make the battle more difficult, so Shad wouldn't do that. He temporarily put away the curved arc; it was very stable, and there was no need to worry about it turning into an infinite snake, so he wasn't in a hurry to deal with it.
The large, star-blue book unfolded, and the curved arc was placed on the pages. Then, the light from the arc seemed to blend into the pages, making it a part of them.
It occupies a separate page in the "Handbook of Destiny," rather than being represented by tiny symbols like coins and dice. The "Handbook of Destiny" can indeed be used to store destiny, and the amplification brought by the curves is more pronounced when held in this way.
However, Shad did not possess any war-related capabilities.
Although dealing with such a troublesome enemy would take time, Shad secretly hoped to encounter a second similar enemy to obtain a similar arc. However, this seemed to be the largest fragment of the star. Continuing forward, although the enemies encountered also exhibited the forms of other rather strange marine creatures, they were all, in general, merely the faint light of the star.
It was five o'clock in the afternoon. Since it was the end of winter, sunset was about half an hour away. The group saw no other paths leading here. After an afternoon of fighting and traveling, they finally reached the end of the passage.
A massive ice crystal blocked the end of the passage, through which they could barely see an immense space beyond. The spatial distortion made it difficult for them to say exactly how far they had traveled, and Xia De was certain that the space they were currently in was not the material world.
Fortunately, if they win, they shouldn't need to go back. The death of the Fallen Star Beast will allow this space to reintegrate into the normal world. Then they can simply break through the seabed above them to return to Fallen Star Bay, where Miss Elizabeth will come to pick them up.
"These are traces left by divine magic."
As Shad summoned flames to try and melt the ice crystal, Miss Asperger reminded him:
"Divine Art - Soul Ice. It uses a willingly sacrificed soul as the target of the spell, creating indestructible ice through the sacrifice of the soul. This is actually the soul's obsession. This divine art is forbidden in modern times. I know your flames are very powerful, but don't try to melt it by force, otherwise the divine art will directly cause spatial collapse."
She considered it for a moment:
"The normal solution is to let it dissolve on its own. I'll give it a try."
She walked up to Han Bing and said:
"We have come by destiny, and this time we will completely annihilate the fallen beast of fate."
But the ice didn't react, so Claire added:
"Ancestors, your seal has protected us for thousands of years. Now the time for the final battle has come. Please allow us to pass through."
But the ice still didn't react, so Shad gestured for Stella to try. Anyway, there was an unlimited number of attempts here, so there was no need to worry about having to try again tomorrow after three mistakes.
The white-haired girl thought for a moment:
"We are not bad people. Even after we shatter the stars, we will not use the power of fate to do bad things."
The ice melted, revealing the entrance to the end. The obsession wasn't about completely destroying the Beast of Destiny, but merely the fear that someone might use this power to cause even greater disaster.
"Oh, this is really..."
The passageway connects to a vast, immense space. A shallow layer of seawater covers the ground, and brilliant starlight floats within the colossal space. The rock walls are inlaid with luminous minerals even brighter than those inside the passageway, making this place seem like a sea of stars.
The starlight flickered at the rhythm of breathing. Emilia reached out to touch the light before her, and to her surprise, she felt a cool, refreshing touch as the starlight fell on her fingertips. The little unicorn stared wide-eyed at this scene with curiosity, and the others who had come with her also sensed, to varying degrees, the power contained within the light floating around them.
That is the genuine power of the stars. If one can stay here for a long time, even if one cannot obtain the [Star] spirit rune, comprehending the spells related to the stars will not be a problem for anyone.
These starlight points were almost motionless in the air, with only a very small number circling around Emilia. Actually, there was also Ellie, but because Emilia was on Ellie's back, no one knew it.
More starlight gravitated towards Shad, who did nothing, yet his body automatically glowed with a silvery moonlight. The starlight and moonlight complemented each other, and everyone understood that this was the unique ability of the "Caller of Gods" to invoke the moon goddess.
The underground cave was roughly the size of seven or eight Saint-Denis Squares, and its height was even more astonishing. As they emerged from the passage, they felt as if they were ants observing human dwellings.
The good news is that there's no one else here besides them; they were the first to arrive. The bad news is that there seems to be nothing here except for the starlight.
"Where is the Fallen Star Beast?"
Emilia muttered to herself, and Shad asked her:
"Is that gun usable now?"
Emilia was now holding a phantom silver spear in her hand. She hadn't participated in any of the battles along the way; she had been focused solely on completing this task.
The little elf nodded:
"Theoretically, it can be used, but if given more time, I can make it closer to its original power."
“You continue this work, and give us the weapon when the Fallen Star Beast reaches its final stage.”
Seeing that nothing had happened even though they were all standing on the shallow water, Shad raised his right hand and pushed forward:
"Thunder Wave!"
Accompanied by a deafening roar of thunder, silvery-white lightning ripples spread forward. After Shad absorbed the blood of the Thunder Titan, the effects of this magical technique were actually somewhat different from what Claire had taught him.
The spreading lightning ripples reached all the way to the center of this huge cave before disappearing. The surface of the water was covered with countless silvery-white arcs of electricity, but nothing happened.
Just as Xia De was wondering if there was still a road ahead and the group had not actually reached the end, a sudden burst of light finally erupted from above this huge space.
It was also starlight, but not dazzling; rather, it was quite gentle. As the starlight swept across the ground, ripples spread across the shallow seawater. Then, as the starlight continued to shine, phantom figures wielding various weapons rose straight from the rippling water, a scene very similar to when Shad summoned Adele in his past life.
These humanoid figures made of starlight are numerous, numbering in the hundreds at first glance. Most of them are concentrated in the very center of the field. Although they have no facial features, the weapons they carry are all distinctive: swords, hammers, axes, longbows, staffs, and some even carry firearms or ride horses.
Thanks to the reminder from the ancient Fatu elder, the group knew what these things were as soon as they appeared. They were the echoes of souls, the traces left in destiny by the powerful beings whose fates aligned with war and who had died in this sea over the years, and also the protectors of that beast of destiny.
Before the transparent, star-blue soul echoes could react, a dense rain of fireballs was first summoned by the ring mages and crashed down amidst deafening explosions, followed by a rain of ice spears that pierced through the flames.
Amidst the rising mist of alternating hot and cold air, several beams of starlight soared into the sky. The "souls" flying in the air cast spells from high above, shooting starlight toward the group with a buzzing sound. However, these beams were completely blocked by several barriers of different colors.
Nowadays, group battles among ring mages rarely involve close combat; instead, spellcasters are more likely to engage in ranged bombardment and defense.
"Let's proceed with the second plan we discussed on the way!"
Shad said, and a quarter of the ring mages in the group also flew into the air, while the people on the ground, following Shad's shout, launched an attack on the starlight barrier that appeared in front of the enemies.
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