Chapter 526 - The Vortex
As he walked along the northern border, he could feel the smoke and fire here. Lei Luo could feel the peaceful atmosphere, and he also understood Masanori Sakamoto"s feelings.
Ever since he started his army in the sacred city, he had launched countless large and small battles along the way. In the Battle of the Great Wall of Iron Blood alone, his magic had killed millions of people. However, when these people partic.i.p.ated in the war, they had to be prepared to be killed.
Lei Luo would not sympathize with these people. However, how many people would die in the northern border during the war? When the demon world attacked, would they only stay in the northern border?
That was impossible. If they could stay in the demon world, why would they be so eager to enter this place?
Therefore, the chaos in the empire would erupt from the hole in the demon world. Right now, there was still too little time. Lei Luo knew that he had to stop the demon world. It was not just because of the trust of Masanori Sakamoto.
He and the Black Angel Army still needed time. He had not yet swept the world with his combat strength. He could not let the demon world arrive early.
Looking at the sky above him, he thought of his promise to Arthur. However, he still lost him.
In the endless whirlpool, who could break this situation?
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Meanwhile, in the Nakajima family...
"d.a.m.n it. The general has the upper hand now. We had a chance to take her down. However, after James wins, she won"t trust us so much. The Sakajima family might not even side with us."
Slamming the wine gla.s.s in their hands onto the table, the Nakajima family head and Takeda family head looked at the corpse in front of them with unsightly expressions. The moment Lei Luo killed Moroes, Moroes" corpse appeared on the magic array of the Nakajima family.
The towering facial bones, the upright horns, and the faintly discernible scales on his body all indicated his ident.i.ty as a member of the demon world.
"What do we do now?"
The Takeda family head looked at the Nakajima family head"s old face with a worried expression.
"Let"s first talk to the lord about today"s situation. If we really can"t do it, we can only use the last plan."
After saying that, he took out a red crystal that emitted a blood-red aura from his pocket and placed the stone in his hand on Moroes" chest. Without anyone noticing, the crystal had already fused into Moroes" chest.
Then, Moroes" body began to tremble, and the magic array on the ground began to flicker with a red light. This red light almost attracted the gazes of the Takeda family head and the Nakajima family head, causing them to unconsciously walk towards Moroes.
But as Moroes" body floated in the air and opened his eyes, what was shocking was that there was no black in his eyes.
"Stop."
As Moroes woke up once again, the Nakajima and Takeda family heads were also scared out of their wits. They hurriedly knelt down and respectfully said to Moroes, "My Lord."
"Speak. What happened?"
With just one sentence, the surrounding magic started to become chaotic. It was as if a magical beast had appeared in the s.p.a.ce and began to suppress every inch of land here.
The Nakajima family head and Takeda family head spoke.
"An unstable factor has appeared. Not only did it take away the sky from the clouds, but it also killed Moroes. Now, we can only activate the last step."
"Okay, this is what you need."
He stretched out his pale arm and extracted the magic element from the magic array into his hand. It formed a red light and grabbed three objects of different shapes from the red light.
A blood-colored long rod device, a blue stone, and a white long knife.
After placing the three objects on the ground, "Moroes" looked very tired as he waved his hand and said, "If you can"t even do this little thing well, then I won"t need you."
The Nakajima family head and Takeda family head smiled bitterly and replied, "Yes."
In an instant, Moroes"s body was like ashes, drifting away with the wind. The Magic Array on the ground also disappeared on the snow-white floor.
After putting away the three items, the Nakajima family head turned to the Takeda family head and said, "Let"s begin. The last battle will be in the afternoon. If we fail, not only will we not be able to survive in the demon world, but the northern border will also not be able to tolerate us."
The Takeda family head said with a serious expression, "If we fail this time, we will fight to the death with the general. Since the arrival of the demon world will result in death, we might as well destroy the northern border. Without us, there is no need for the northern border to exist."
This time, the Nakajima family head did not answer him. He only looked at the distant northern border"s snow mountain that had not melted for ten thousand years. He did not know what he was thinking about.
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Standing on the tallest building in the northern border, the Heaven Guardian Pavilion, a dense fog shrouded the building. Layers of fog covered the mountain, but the people at the foot of the mountain could not see it clearly.
Lei Luo stood beside the fence and looked at the beautiful scenery. In the distance, there was the number one beauty of the northern border, the number one expert of the northern border, and many other experts. General Zili, who was dressed in blue and white, was leisurely brewing tea. Her posture was gentle and beautiful, and at a glance, one could tell that she was an expert in this field.
"Mr. Lei Luo, I wonder how the scenery of the northern border is compared to the Empire?"
"Each has its own merits."
Lei Luo did not directly answer this question. In his opinion, if the northern border was not too remote, and the climate here was not suitable for the people of the empire to live in, it might be a famous tourist attraction of the Empire now.
The empire was constantly developing, and the magic conductor had long been embedded in people"s lives. There was no longer the leisure to preserve such a scenery.
Similarly, there were countless magic crystal mines and resources buried underground in the northern border. Even in the empire"s strategy in the early years, the northern border was a treasure land that had not been developed. However, Emperor Victor resisted the objections of the ma.s.ses and insisted on not developing the northern border.
Thinking of this, Lei Luo turned to General Zili.
"Why do you all want to fight for the first place?"
Lei Luo asked what he wanted to know the most. Both the Nakajima family and the general seemed to value the first place very much, as if it was the key to this game.
The general seemed to see through his thoughts. She looked at the tea in the cup and asked an unrelated question.
"Do you know what the reward for first place is?"
General Zili sighed, and her handsome brows furrowed tightly.
"What?"
At this time, Lei Luo understood that this thing was probably the key to their fight.
"The opportunity to get close to the eight-foot agarwood jade to transform the body. The demon world represents not only danger but also endless opportunities. With the help of the eight-foot mirror, the bodies of the people of the northern border can accept magic elements and become like the people of the demon world."
"This way, not only can they release something similar to magic like the people of the empire, but the source is the magic element, and most importantly, they can bring people into the node."
Lei Luo took the opportunity to ask in puzzlement, "What does this have to do with the Nakajima family?"
General Zili straightened up, slowly poured the tea in her hand into the teapot, and said, "This is related to their purpose. I guess they may have a way to open the gate of the demon world, so they want to get close to the eight-foot-long jade hook and use the magic element in the eight-foot-long jade hook to break the seal of the node!"