The journey to find ore was smooth, without even a single ripple. Apart from encountering some monsters on the road, the group did not encounter any other difficulties. However, Fang Zheng was very nervous, because he knew very well that according to the original plot, Elshiole, one of the four kings under Shegatu, should have obstructed the three protagonists along the way. However, Elshiole had not appeared until now... This was not a good sign.
Although the Four Heavenly Kings were in the castle at that time, and Fang Zheng burned the castle clean, he did not think that the Four Heavenly Kings would really disappear. After all, what was here was only Fang Zheng's divine beast body, and the power it could use was extremely limited. If it were Fang Zheng himself, a small flame would be enough to send these guys to heaven, but now... it was hard to say.
Soon, under the leadership of Fang Zheng, a group of three people arrived at the location of the legendary spring Elutina, but what surprised the three was that the legendary spring was just a line!
Fang Zheng took them directly to a higher place, and only then did they discover that the so-called legendary spring was actually a two-dimensional spring - well, a two-dimensional spring in a two-dimensional world, it was indeed very two-dimensional.
"Next, you will face a test."
Fang Zheng didn't give any direct spoilers, but for them, just a slight hint was enough.
"This may be difficult for you, but you must understand that if you cannot pass the test, you will only die... You must understand this, a battle that risks your life is never easy."
“…”
Hearing Fang Zheng's words, the three girls looked at each other, nodded, and then jumped into the legendary spring with force.
"That should be about right."
Looking at the rippling water patterns in the legendary fountain, Fang Zheng sighed. It all depends on these three protagonists. With their aura and abilities, it should be no problem for them to break through the test and get the legendary stone.
But...he now has a very bad feeling.
Although the specific situation was still unclear, Fang Zheng could feel that things... were probably much more complicated than he had imagined.
At the same time, in a deep mountain in the distance, a bloody scene was unfolding.
For the students here, they probably could not have imagined such a scene in their dreams. Just now, they were still in their school, but the next moment, all of them and the school suddenly came to a deep mountain forest. Before they could react, countless horrible monsters suddenly rushed into their school and started a bloody massacre.
“Help! Help!!”
There were screams and cries of monsters everywhere. A girl was hiding in the corner of the school building and shivering. Just now, she saw with her own eyes a huge monster rushing towards her. Then a pair of twins in their class who usually had a good relationship were chased by the monster. One of them actually pushed the other down, causing her to die in the monster's mouth.
However, the remaining twin was not much better off. Although she escaped the disaster temporarily, she had her head bitten off by another monster before she could leave the school. She was so dead that she could not die anymore.
The girl was lucky enough to hide in a warehouse and escape the disaster.
But...how long can she live?
“Save me…save me…”
At this moment, the girl could only curl up in the corner, trembling all over, and at this moment, suddenly, a voice rang out.
"I found you."
“——!!”
Hearing the voice, the girl trembled all over and looked hurriedly towards the place where the voice came from. Then she saw a strange woman staring at her outside the narrow iron window of the warehouse.
If Fang Zheng was here, he would be able to recognize at a glance that this woman was none other than Elshiole, one of the four kings under Shegatu, who was supposed to be the first boss on the protagonists' path forward!
However, unlike the charming figure in the original novel, Elshiole looked like a giant spider, with slender limbs and a swollen belly like a ball. She just stared at the girl in front of her with a hideous smile.
“Help!!!!”
However, just as the girl opened her mouth, the woman suddenly opened her mouth and inhaled towards the girl. The next moment, countless blood flowed out of the girl's mouth, nostrils, and ears, forming a small river that flowed directly into the woman's mouth. The girl was like a bag of milk that had been sucked dry. In the blink of an eye, only a skinny corpse was left, falling to the ground without a sound.
While this poor school was experiencing an unprecedented disaster, Fang Zheng was still standing in front of the Fountain of Legend, quietly waiting for the three protagonists to come out of the Fountain of Legend.
To be honest, Fang Zheng was still a little nervous deep down. Although according to the original plot, all three of them could escape safely, the plot had shifted now. Who knew what the outcome would be?
By the way, according to the original plot, the three of them will face the most important existence in their hearts in the Fountain of Legend. The one Shido Mitsuru meets is the Flash who grew up with her, while Ryuzaki Kai faces her parents, and Houhouji Feng meets herself.
I have to say that the three girls are actually quite positive. Shido Hikaru is the most important person in her life because she grew up with him. And Ryuzaki Umi wants to be able to honor her parents in the future, so it is understandable that her parents are the most important people to her.
And here we have to mention Fenghuang Sifeng. The most important person to her is herself, but that is not because Xiaofeng is narcissistic or anything. On the contrary, it is because she knows very well that if something happens to her, her parents and brothers and sisters will be sad, and she is still just a child and can't do much to repay them, so the only thing she can do is to make herself healthy, safe, happy and live a happy life without letting them worry. This is the only thing she can do.
I have to admit that Xiaofeng's idea left a deep impression on Fangzheng when he was watching the animation. Because of this, he also developed a similar habit. Of course, being killed by a suddenly broken high-voltage wire was not something he could have imagined.
Strictly speaking, Xiaofeng's idea is more suitable for most children, rather than being like the group of naughty kids in the Junior Detective Team, who seem to be unwilling to die unless they kill themselves...
If Fang Zheng had to choose, he would choose to let his children learn from Xiaofeng, Xiaohai and Xiaoguang - and stay away from the group of naughty kids in the Junior Detective League.
If it weren't for Conan's halo as the protagonist, this group of people would have died a hundred and eighty times already.
“Swish!!”
Just as Fang Zheng was daydreaming, he saw a ray of light emerging from the spring water, and then three girls appeared in front of Fang Zheng out of thin air. The difference from before was that the armor on their bodies had changed a little. The armor that Preshia gave them before was just ordinary light armor, but now it has become half-body armor. Fang Zheng carefully observed the three of them for a moment, and confirmed that they were not contaminated by chaos and had not suffered any harm, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xiaobai, we are back!!"
Seeing Fang Zheng, the three girls hurried over to greet him and talked about their experiences in the legendary spring. Fortunately, the plot did not change much. At the beginning, the three girls were still confused by this scene, but after remembering Fang Zheng reminding them that there would be tests, the three girls successfully broke through the illusion and successfully obtained the legendary ore.
"very good."
Looking at the ores that the three girls placed in front of him, Fang Zheng nodded.
"Now, take the ore and stand in front of me. I will forge weapons for you."
"Why?!"
Hearing Fang Zheng's words, the three girls were stunned, and then Long Qihai asked in confusion.
"But shouldn't we take this back to Preshia?"
"Yes, Preshia is also a blacksmith, and Gulev also asked us to ask her to make weapons..."
At this moment Xiao Feng also spoke.
"But you hadn't met me at that time."
"ah."
Hearing this, the three girls were also stunned, and then Shitang Guang nodded.
"I understand. I'll leave it to you then, Xiaobai!"
"Leave it to me."
Hearing Xiaoguang's words, Fangzheng chuckled.
Of course, he was not just trying to forge weapons. In fact, Fang Zheng also wanted to figure out the true relationship between this ore and the Demon God through the process of forging weapons - maybe he could find some clues to deal with the enemy?
So first of all…
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng withdrew his thoughts, looked at the ore floating in the air in front of him, and then he opened his mouth.
The next moment, flames spurted out, completely enveloping the three pieces of ores of different colors.
After a while, the flames gradually dissipated, and then three weapons of different shapes appeared in front of the three people.
“Wow…”
Looking at the weapons in front of them, the three girls couldn't help but sigh.
Fang Zheng did not cast the three weapons into the style of the animation. Instead, he referred to his experience in several worlds and tailored three different weapons for the three people.
The weapon used by Shitang Guang is the sword of the Ashkandi Brotherhood. The huge dark red blade and the domineering special effects make people dazzled at a glance. Although there is a rumor that "there will be no more brothers once the Brother Sword is out", but now these three people are not brothers but sisters, so... well, it should be no problem.
As for Ryuzaki Hai's weapon, Fang Zheng used Asuna's rapier plus the cane sword from the Bloodborne world as a reference. It can be split and overlapped, suitable for both near and far, and pure white and elegant. The young lady also likes this sword very much and can't let it go.
As for Fenghuangsi Feng - well, Fang Zheng also directly built a Solidar Stars' Fury for him according to the template. This way, apart from anything else, at least the firepower and sustainability are stable enough.
In fact, Fang Zheng originally wanted to give Xiao Feng the "Blessed Sword of Thunder Fury Wind Seeker", but he used a bow...
No matter what, after Fang Zheng's training, the three of them have now upgraded their weapons and successfully obtained the orange weapons.
Next, everything is ready, and it's time for them to embark on the journey of saving the world.