Chapter 149 Sword Bearer
Oliver looked at the two equally vigorous hearts in front of him. He no longer had the indifference he had always had. His expression was now gloomy and terrifying.
The current situation is already very clear.
The tribute they left for the new gods was absorbed by the Lyran gods.
This gave the dying Lyra God new strength, so he could fight against the new gods.
But the question is, who did this?
Hogni's broken body was still on the ground. He had obviously been ambushed, but the question was who could have come to this place?
You must know that at this time Oliver already possessed some of the power of the God of Lyra, and the entire city of Lyra was in his hands.
So he could clearly "see" that Bishop Weisen had woken up and used the self-destructive magic Sword of Order, but Oliver knew that it was not important and was just a futile struggle. He could also see that Gerard had been sitting in front of the small warehouse all night, as if he had given up on everything, so it definitely couldn't be Gerard.
So... who is it? !
At this critical moment, why would there be a troublemaker? And this troublemaker was completely beyond Oliver's knowledge.
This was simply unacceptable to him, who was almost omniscient and omnipotent in this city.
But, there is no way to accept it.
Now he no longer has time to track down who the troublemaker is.
because……
Oliver raised his head and felt the bursts of divine power emanating from the fierce interaction between the two hearts.
This endless fight between gods that has lasted for decades has reached its final moment.
At this time, he no longer had any way out.
Once the Lyran God succeeds, his fate as the biggest rebel will be self-evident.
Oliver narrowed his eyes slightly.
In this case, we can't just watch.
As long as the new god can come, all the villains hiding in the dark will disappear.
Thinking of this, Oliver strode forward, walked towards the area covered by the surging divine will, and then slowly raised his hand towards the part of the heart that belonged to the new god, and then poked it in little by little.
He wanted to hand over all the power of Lyra that he had stolen over the years to the new god.
As long as the new god can win.
Then all these sacrifices are nothing.
Oliver's eyes gradually became crazy.
And just at this moment, a voice came from outside the hall.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? There's the Bishop inside..."
He disappeared before he could finish his words, and then the door of the hall was broken down, and the fully armed devil knight rushed in.
"Oliver! Get out of there!"
"By order of Bishop Wisen! We are arresting you!"
Several automatic muskets were pointed at Oliver.
Oliver slowly turned his head, and his originally solemn face was now full of wriggling flesh.
"Give up the arrest and execute immediately!"
"Fire!"
Seeing this, the commander of the Devil Knights did not hesitate and immediately gave the order to attack.
The violent explosion instantly covered Oliver's position.
Before the smoke from the explosion cleared, they heard a shrill sound that seemed to be able to burst their eardrums coming from where Oliver was previously.
But clearly, that wasn't Oliver's voice.
And it wasn't just the Devil Knights present who heard the scream.
besides,
All the people of Tianqin.
It was already late at night and the carnival was coming to an end.
The number of fireworks blooming in the night sky is also rapidly decreasing.
After partying for most of the night, the Lyrans finally felt tired and wanted to go home and rest.
But just then, they heard the scream.
The sound coming from the Tower of Babel seemed to echo in their hearts, causing them to turn their heads at the same time and look at the giant Tower of Babel in the darkness with fear on their faces.
"What the hell is that?"
"No, I don't know."
Someone rubbed his eyes.
I don’t know if it’s my illusion.
The giant tower that had stood for a thousand years seemed to be shaking slightly, as if it would collapse at any moment.
After that scream, the reveling crowd fell into a brief silence, like a bonfire extinguished by cold water.
And then the next second, the silence was broken by a woman's scream.
"Aaaaaaah! What is that?!"
Everyone turned their heads subconsciously, and then saw a scene that shocked them even more.
It was a gear train running at high speed.
But the entire carriage was engulfed in flames.
Like a flaming arrow, it rushed along the track, with a whistling sound that cut through the air, and rushed into the nearest station.
There was a loud noise.
The station collapsed in flames, and dozens of people waiting for the train on the platform had their bodies torn apart by the explosion and their remains devoured by the flames.
They couldn't even utter a sound and died in an instant.
It all happened so quickly that by the time people reacted, the flying flaming debris had already set fire to several houses near the station.
At that moment, people realized.
Tonight doesn't seem to be a day for carnival.
“Aa ...
…
Ina packed her luggage quickly.
She felt a strong sense of uneasiness.
According to Jellal, the new god should awaken at noon tomorrow, so now is enough time for her to pack up everything and return, and take Jellal and Tachibana to the outskirts of Tianqin, or even a safer place. In that case, no matter what happens, there will still be room for mediation.
But will things really turn out as she expected?
Returning to District 5 from Gerald, Ina saw a lot.
She saw people partying and lighting gorgeous fireworks, and she also saw a shop across the street burning fiercely, and the owner was crying for someone to save his children.
She also saw people waiting on the platform for the delayed cog train, and saw that a few hundred meters away, two cog trains had crashed on the tracks, and a limited number of skeleton knights were trying hard to find survivors in the wreckage.
This fragmented and absurd scene made Ina realize that the situation was rapidly becoming uncontrollable.
And most people don't realize what is about to happen.
“A lot of people will die.”
Ina remembered what Jellal had said to her.
She pursed her lips tightly.
On the way back, she wanted to stop and help countless times, wanted to help the shop owner rescue his child, wanted to follow the Skeleton Knights to search for survivors.
But she knew she couldn't do that, there was no time to waste.
Her father was still waiting for her.
She came back now just to leave in a better way. What would happen tomorrow was too uncontrollable. She must have a set of sophisticated equipment to protect her father and Ju.
This is why Ina came back.
After packing up all the things, Ina took a look at the armband on the arm that symbolized the Devil Knight. After hesitating for a moment, she raised her hand to tear it off, held it in her palm, and then turned around and left.
However, as soon as he went out, he ran into Yuri who was rushing over.
"I heard you're back, Ina." Yuri said, "Great, I need your help. I got a warrant from Bishop Weisen and sent people to arrest Oliver, but the team has lost contact and I can't leave. I need you to lead a team..."
He stopped mid-sentence.
Because Yuri saw the luggage Inana was carrying.
He suddenly understood everything.
"I see..." His excited tone became calm, "Have you decided to leave?"
"Yes." Ina did not deny it.
"With your father?"
"Um."
"Where are we going?"
"Rhine or Holy Sound."
"I see..." He nodded, then reached out and patted Ina's shoulder, "Let's go to Rhine. I've been to both places. Although Rhine is a little backward, it's still better than Shengyin."
After saying that, Yuri prepared to leave.
Ina obviously didn't expect Yuri to react like this: "You're not going to stop me?"
Yuri stopped and looked back at Ina.
"Jellard has given everything for Tianqin." He said softly, "All of us are indebted to him, so I think we should leave something for him."
Ina opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.
At this time, a devil knight hurried over and said to Yuri: "Captain, the pollution of the Sword of Order is still spreading. It can't hold on any longer."
Yuri nodded, then looked at Ina again, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.
"Live well."
Having said that, he left with the knight who had reported.
Ina looked at Yuri's receding back and felt dazed for a moment.
It was as if I was back to that night ten years ago.
My father and brother left in the same way.
Her hands clenched tighter little by little.
…
Yuri put on the mask and quickly walked to the secret room where he had met Bishop Weisen before.
At this moment, the door of the secret room had been sealed, and outside was filled with fully armed devil knights. When they saw Yuri coming, they quickly retreated and made way.
"What's the situation?" Yuri asked in a dull voice through the mask.
In fact, he didn't need his subordinates to explain it, he could see it himself.
The white mist that symbolizes pollution is seeping out from the gaps in the gate.
He had only been away for less than a quarter of an hour, but the situation had already deteriorated to this point?
After receiving the answer "Pollution is rapidly increasing", Yuri glanced at the knight guarding the door. The knight understood and immediately opened the door.
White mist suddenly surged out, and the pollution detectors of every Devil Knight were sounding alarms frantically.
The pollution concentration here is even higher than that in the abyss.
Through the thick white fog, Yuri also saw the Sword of Order that Bishop Wisen had transformed into, still standing above the restless tentacles.
But obviously, it is no longer as stable as it was at the beginning.
Yuri gestured, and the door closed again.
"Tell me about it." Yuri began.
A knight stepped forward and said, "The pollution concentration has suddenly increased. It should be related to the changes in the Tower of Babel ten minutes ago. According to the current pollution concentration, our previous conclusion that the Sword of Order can stand for at least two hours is no longer valid..."
"Just tell me the time." Yuri looked into the other person's eyes and said word by word, "How long can the Sword of Order last?"
"Twenty minutes to half an hour."
From two hours to twenty to forty minutes?
Yuri's heart sank.
Sure enough, the situation at the Tower of Babel affected this side. It seemed that Oliver had done something again.
He still remembered Weisen's instructions.
The Sword of Order must never fall.
This is Tianqin's last bit of sanity. Once the Sword of Order falls, Tianqin will immediately transform into a completely crazy killing machine.
In that case, not only the New God, but the entire Lyra city and millions of Lyrans might be destroyed by Him.
Although I don’t know what Oliver did to cause the situation to deteriorate to such an extent, he must be eliminated.
But twenty to forty minutes is simply not enough.
Yuri looked at the Devil Knight who had just spoken again: "I want a solution, how to maintain the existence of the Sword of Order."
“…There is only one solution.”
"What?"
"The body."
Yuri's eyelids twitched, but he tried his best to keep his tone calm: "What do you mean?"
"The Sword of Order is a divine spell," the devil knight said quickly. "As long as it is still standing, it symbolizes that order has not collapsed. If you want to keep it standing, there is a simple way - to have the Lord's believers hold it."
"Hold it?"
"Yes." The devil knight nodded, "You must hold it with your own hands, without any external force."
Yuri raised his head again and looked at the sealed secret room.
...In that place where the pollution concentration exceeds that of the abyss, holding that sword in your own hands?
Even Yuri fell into a brief silence at this time.
"Is there no other way?"
"No." The Devil Knight shook his head, and then said softly, "According to the Lyra Revelation, when the [Divine Art·Sword of Order] falls, any believer of the Lord can become a sword holder, stand up the sword again, and restore order... Therefore, it can only be held by the flesh, and external forces are of no use."
... "Lyra Revelation", it's really a strange name.
"With that level of pollution," Yuri asked again, "how long can a person last in there? If they are fully equipped."
"Captain, please forgive me for being blunt." The Devil Knight shook his head, "Faced with this level of pollution, our current protective measures are not very useful. If you stay in there for at most twenty minutes, you will be completely transformed into a monster."
Only twenty minutes...
Yuri pondered for a moment and said, "That means we only need ten minutes... no, five minutes, or even three minutes to change guards, right?"
“No, Captain.” The Devil Knight still shook his head. He looked at the door and said softly, “The pollution under the Sword of Order still carries divinity. Once it is touched, it is irreversible.”
"……What's the meaning?"
"That's what it means." The Devil Knight turned his head and looked at Yuri, "As long as you hold that sword, you will never be able to walk out of that door again."
After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.
"Is that so?" Yuri said softly, "So, whoever goes in must pay with their life in order for the sword to stand for another twenty minutes?"
The Devil Knight lowered his head, seemingly unwilling to speak, but still spoke with difficulty: "No, Captain, not twenty minutes."
"What's the meaning?"
"Twenty minutes is the time it takes to completely transform into a monster," he said. "If a person stays in there for more than ten minutes, they will gradually lose consciousness, and their spirit will completely collapse in about fifteen minutes. The last twenty minutes will be completely contaminated. But as for the action of holding the sword, it will be unreliable after ten minutes, and it is very likely to cause damage to the Sword of Order. Therefore, each person can only stay in there for ten minutes at most, and only have ten minutes to hold the sword, but..."
He didn't finish his words, but everyone understood what he meant.
Each person can only hold the sword inside for ten minutes.
But after ten minutes, you can't leave because it has been contaminated.
It cannot be transformed into a monster either, because it will affect the Sword of Order.
Yuri raised his head and looked at the white mist overflowing from the ceiling and fell into silence for a long time.
Then he heard a "click" sound.
Yuri turned his head and saw one of the Devil Knights twisting the emergency device around his neck.
He set the emergency device to ten minutes.
As the life-threatening "ticking" sound rang out, the Devil Knight spoke calmly.
"That's no problem, Captain."
…
Ina, who witnessed all this from a distance, lowered her head and looked at the devil's armband that had been somewhat deformed and was held in her hand.
After a brief silence, she put the armband back on.
"I'm sorry, Father," she said softly.
(End of this chapter)
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