Chapter 698 Hope Blooms From Here - Tirasifi
Heavy leaden clouds piled up, and the cold sea water below rose and fell from time to time. The water waves swayed in front of the camera, sometimes submerged, sometimes exposed a little. The sky seen through the water droplets was particularly depressing. The heavy rain and wind ravaged the world. Occasionally, one or two blazing white lightning flashed, illuminating the world for a short time, and then there was a roar of thunder that could break the heart of a weak animal.
A tiny silver aircraft shuttled through the wind and rain, sometimes disappearing in the thick clouds, sometimes rushing out with water mist, deflecting the trajectory against the oblique rainstorm, and piercing into the heavy clouds again.
In the cabin, the violent sound of water droplets hitting each other became a piece, like a permanent noise. Tilan observed the surrounding environment with a high concentration of mind, and from time to time assisted Celitia to avoid the huge lightning that appeared in the sky, and then used the special material of the fuselage to avoid the detection of the mechanical body on the water surface below.
Next to the aircraft, Loloria's figure occasionally appeared. Her flight path did not overlap with the plane the two were riding on. Sometimes they separated, sometimes they gathered, and they intertwined with each other.
Half an hour later, the plane finally rushed into the center of the eye of the storm. It suddenly became bright and sunny. The blue sky was at the top of the eye of the storm. It was like the wellhead of a pillar that reached the sky, and below it was the world sealed in it. Below the three people, the calm sea surface was shining with deep blue water light, like an insoluble pigment, deeper and duller than the surrounding colors.
At this time, the aircraft turned around, plunged into the water, and rushed into the depths of the seabed.
As soon as it entered the seabed, the various monitoring machines suspended underwater showed red indicator lights, and then began to flash. A series of explosions sounded, and rapid signals spread outward.
One after another, the black swordfish-like mechanical bodies swam from all directions. Their dorsal fins were black and blue, and the scales on their abdomens were silvery white. These swordfish swam very fast, and their long mouths were as sharp and serrated as sword blades, flashing silver light in the dark sea, like thousands of fireflies gathering, gathering and dispersing, and quickly searching every corner.
The two people in the aircraft quickly got out of it after entering the water, using the aircraft with violent bubbles and fluctuations as bait to attract the various bionic mechanical bodies that had gathered. The two continued to dive, following the guidance of Loloria in front, and headed to the deepest and darkest place under the water.
50 meters...
100 meters...
300 meters...
600 meters...
1000 meters...
The water pressure was getting higher and higher, and even the two extraordinary people began to feel a little uncomfortable, but this was obviously not the end.
When the depth reached 2000 meters underwater, it was already a pitch-black world with no light in sight. However, according to the information sent by Loloria in the headset, this was far from the end.
The three of them advanced in the dark underwater. The water pressure was getting higher and higher, and the speed of the three of them was getting slower and slower. When they reached 8000 meters below the sea, Tilan felt as if she was in a cage squeezed by steel. The terrifying water pressure was pressing on her body, and her lungs were compressed to the minimum. The air inside was almost squeezed out. If she did not have special talents and powers, even if she was a Sequence 7 Transcendent, she would not be far from death in such an environment.
At this time, Tilan unconsciously shifted her attention to Celitia not far away, to see how she solved it.
The genius of the Silver Wing Species held a small silver ball in his hands. There were strands of silver veins flowing in it, which continued to spread outward, reducing the impact of the water pressure. At a depth of 8000 meters, Celitia only had to face a water pressure of about 3000 meters, so she would not collapse.
Fortunately, the three people's deep dive gradually reached the bottom of the sea and stopped diving.
The three people walked slowly along the seabed. There was a dark substance under the water that was not sure whether it was sea mud or other substances. It was probably the remnant of the war thousands of years ago. Occasionally, mechanical skeletons that had not been completely corroded could be seen. Some of them could barely be seen as human outlines. They were probably artificial angels who died in the war.
They kept moving forward. There was only the sound of the three people swimming around. There were no living things here, and there was no light. It was like an abandoned world, just like this planet.
After about three hours, Loloria stopped. She looked around, her pupils projected a faint green light like a searchlight, scanning the surrounding environment.
"It should be nearby." She felt something, but it was not obvious.
If there was no artificial angel leading the way, even if Celitia came, it would probably take ten years to find the key location. After all, this place is far away from the outside world and there are all kinds of mud and debris to interfere.
"Here?" Tilan put her hands together, and a silver-threaded sphere slowly spread out, wrapping the three people. Then the silver threads on the surface of the sphere spread out, forming a transparent and flawless crystal barrier, isolating the water pressure from the outside, and then draining the water in the sphere. The three finally got a small space to rest.
Celitia was quite curious about this, and touched the barrier constructed by the crystal with her fingers, feeling its toughness and strength, which could actually support such a deep seabed.
Along the way, both of them consumed a lot of physical strength. I'm afraid that Lololia was more relaxed, just needing a little energy.
In order to be in good condition for the next action, the three decided to rest for a few hours and lie down in the sphere.
Tilan turned sideways and prepared to take a nap.
However, the environment here was too quiet, and she could even clearly hear the sound of her heartbeat and pulse. Celitia on the other side was similar. Although she was a little tired, it was not so easy to fall asleep.
She tried to close her eyes and fall asleep, but the result was not good. At this time, she had to sit up and let herself recover. Seeing her get up, Celitia on the opposite side also took a light step and used the gliding function of the wings behind her to gently land beside the girl.
The two sat leaning against each other, and neither of them spoke at this time.
"I don't know if I can find Olivia." Celitia's words broke the silence.
"I have to try." Tilan answered with her eyes closed.
...
It was another quiet time, and Tilan felt a little sleepy at this time.
"Tilan, do you think it is necessary to help other races, or is it unnecessary?" Celitia's question was a little special.
"How can you say this kind of thing for sure? It depends on the specific situation and the person involved." Tilan still answered with her eyes closed, feeling that she could sleep now.
"This time I went back to ask the city lord sister for reinforcements, and she scolded me." Celitia would not be particularly sad if it was just a scolding, but the other party's words actually shook her long-standing views.
"I see... I can understand her thoughts. After all, it's not a matter of life and death for you Silver Wings, so naturally you have no obligation to help." Tilan answered half asleep.
Looking at the sleepy girl leaning on her shoulder, Celitia carefully moved her to her knees and then leaned against the wall.
"It's not necessary, but I'm still a little sad. Maybe it's because I'm still young..." Celitia answered while stroking Tilan's hair.
She learned a lot of knowledge in the library, but it was only in the past six months that she really came into contact with the races and lives in those books. Unlike the few descriptions in the books, everyone here has their own stories and experiences.
If I could write them all down, there would probably be many wonderful and different stories. Looking at their tortuous lives, it would be as if I had also experienced a long journey, and I would feel a lot of emotion.
If all these people died in the disaster, the earth would definitely become boring and quiet in the future, just like the companions of the lively party all dispersed, leaving me alone to clean up the quiet room full of residues, and I could only stare at the traces of the merriment in a daze, recalling the lively warmth before.
"What about Tilan, what ideas do you have to save them?" Celitia would occasionally be curious about this question.
Unlike people of other races and forces, Tilan is not a particularly ambitious or desire-driven leader. She sits in this position for her own power and desire. Many of her actions are more like public welfare work. She does not expect much return from others, nor does she care much about reputation, so that others can promote her.
"Me..." Tilan was almost asleep.
"Probably just habit and happiness..." She answered the question with her lips slightly moving, and then she slowly fell asleep.
"Is it that simple?" Celitia still didn't quite understand, because people like Tilan had never appeared in their observations. Whether for survival or power, the action trajectories of most leaders and strong people are actually predictable and traceable.
If Celitia asked this question when Tilan was in high school, the girl would probably hesitate for a long time and couldn't figure out the answer, but at this time, Tilan had roughly sorted out her own mind and nature, so even if she was unconscious, she could speak out her thoughts frankly without the confusion and hesitation of the past.
Unable to figure out the answer for now, Celitia just touched Tilan's delicate long hair. Although it was black hair, the actual hair color of humans was not pure black, but had a certain grayscale. The color contrast was not abrupt and distinct. The scattered hair was like the shadow lines painted when painting, with a kind of looming beauty.
Looking at the hair on her fingers, Celitia rolled up her hair a little. Comparing them, the light silver hair and the delicate black hair in the palm of her hand were placed side by side. The colors were distinct, but the feel was somewhat similar. If there was really a difference, it was probably that Celitia's hair was a little stiffer and Tilan's hair was a little smoother. This difference was very subtle and required careful observation to compare.
After that, Celitia's sleepiness finally came up, and she slowly fell asleep against the wall of the ball.
...
Three hours later, Loloria was the first to wake up. She probably finished recharging herself, and she was in a good state of mind. She came to the two of them and touched them lightly with two fingers, making a crisp sound.
"Get up~"
Then the two woke up and sat up. Tilan felt in good spirits, and Celitia was almost recovered.
"Let's continue to search. I have a hunch that there will be results this time~" It is hard to imagine that as a model of rationality and machinery, the artificial angel would say such an ethereal word as a hunch.
However, Tilan was also accustomed to the lively and agile personality of Lololia, and did not feel surprised. The three of them came out of the resting sphere and shuttled through the seabed again.
The cold sea water kept both of them awake and focused.
Lololia descended from time to time on the way, using small compressed air bombs to clear the silt and debris on the seabed and look for clues, while Celitia and Tilan observed and searched above.
After searching and failing again and again, although Olivia was not found, some interesting gadgets from past times were found, such as precious gems with roughly intact outlines, personality weapons that have not been completely damaged, special armor made by new races in the past, and chips left in unknown organisms.
Until 4 hours later, as Lololia blasted the underwater mud again, a clearly different outline of a giant warship appeared in the three people's vision.
"This is... the battleship 'Song of Disaster'." Lololia hesitated for a few seconds and called out the name of the battleship.
"One of the 54 battleships we took when we attacked that year." She recalled the past.
"I thought they were all damaged, but I didn't expect to see another one here. But it seems that it should not be able to fly, but the remaining equipment on the battleship can still be used." Lololia circled around the battleship buried in the water, then found a place and began to cut with the lightsaber extended by her arm.
After more than ten seconds, a square armor was cut off, revealing the passage inside. Lololia led the two people down from the passage and walked in the passage and room where no one was.
The facilities here are obviously much more advanced, with various high-tech composite materials and special alloys with extremely high strength. Even after being soaked underwater for so many years, they are still smooth and undamaged.
Shuttled inside the battleship, the three kept approaching the deepest part. At this time, even Tilan and Celitia began to sense a special wave. Although they could not analyze and decode it, they could also perceive the special frequency.
Finally, when Lololia burned through the door deep inside the battleship with a lightsaber, the huge square space inside came into view. There were many artificial angels sleeping here. Their appearance and appearance were very similar to Lololia. They were all between 15 and 20 years old. They had mechanical wings on their backs and their bodies were composed of bright limb modules, which were very similar to human body shapes.
Some of these artificial angels were hanging on the wall, some were standing in the corner, and some were kneeling beside the aisle. They were all motionless, as if they were dead, but they had no wounds on their bodies. This situation was particularly strange and special for the mechanical artificial angels. Logically speaking, unless the core was destroyed, as long as the energy was still there, the artificial angels would not stop moving.
"Everyone..." Loloria looked around and found many familiar faces, some of whom were her companions in the past. They participated in the expedition and came to this planet together.
When Loloria was in amazement, Tilan and Celitia's eyes were attracted by the remains in the deepest part of the hall. There stood wind-eroded rocks, and a special artificial angel with only a head and half a shoulder was pierced into the eye socket by the incomparably bright holy sword and nailed to the rock.
The hair with a gradient of orange to purple hung down, covering most of the face of the head. The exposed sword blade was straight, and there were patterns of gold and silver threads on the blade like snow-white ivory. The wings intertwined, like vines, surrounding the central flowing artistic letters.
"Hope blooms from here - Tirasifi"
Even after a thousand years, this holy sword still contains ripples that slow down time and space. The air and everything around it seem to be still. Only a few granular gold and silver sands are flying around the sword body, like flickering fireflies.
This is a true holy object. Even though Tilan and Celitia have never seen a similar creation before, the power emerging from the sword is so clear and eye-catching, like a torch in the dark night, burning everything.
This is a divine object that was separated from the Sun Crown when it was perfect and at its peak, condensing its own power. It is a holy creation that can promote mortals to the top of Sequence 9 and a weapon that can kill gods. The
sanctuary it condensed sealed all the artificial angels present, as if trapped in a cage where time stopped. This weak balance was finally broken when the three people stepped into it.
(End of this chapter)
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