Chapter 374 The End of the Era

It was the first time for Rock to ride this amazing magical creation. The steel body flew in the sky like a bird. I really don't know how those mages did it. It seems to be similar to an airship, but it is very different. .

The propellers on both sides of the wing rotate rapidly, and the noise can be clearly heard even in the cabin. Such an environment is not particularly comfortable, and there are often violent vibrations during flight, but when he looks at the soldiers around him , I found that many people were used to it, and even leaned against the bulkhead to sleep with their weapons, unaware of the huge roaring sound outside.

Because of the closed cabin, the people sitting in it don't know where they are now, but Rock, with the slight change in the temperature of the bulkhead, roughly feels that the place where he is now should be deep into the hinterland of the North.

Even through the metal cabin, the bone-chilling cold is still transmitted over, making people's spirits sober.

"Arrived over the target, ready to fight."

"Arrived over the target, ready to fight."

"Arrived over the target, ready to fight."

The driver's repeated voice came from the loudspeaker in the cabin, and then a captain picked up the metal microphone beside him and responded.

"Received, it's ready." The voice was transmitted through the slender metal pipe to the front cab, and then there was a response, which was the end of the call.

Then, the interior of the cabin began to tilt, at which point the plane began to dive lower.

Giant birds made of steel descended from the clouds, passing through the thick sea of ​​clouds, as if entering a brand new world, which was different from the clean and empty world in the sea of ​​clouds, where countless snowflakes fluttered, and the cold ice sealed world.

Violent oscillating flames came from the front of the field of vision, and the sky-rocketing explosion cloud swayed countless snowflakes, shaking the almost static world, and then the flames dissipated, revealing the ruins below, the ground full of dark red embers.

The belly of the cabin was opened, and a violent cold wind poured in, which made people wake up instantly, and then the soldiers who were ready jumped down for it and entered this extremely cold world.

Rock, like these soldiers, jumped into the snow-covered world below. After passing a certain distance in the air, he opened the parachute behind his back unhurriedly. In fact, for him, such a thing was optional. But still want to experience it.

Passing through the sky with the north wind whistling, and descending to the slightly icy ground after the snow melted, Rock moved his hands and feet and followed the team in front.

Under the mountainside roads and watchtowers, the battle has begun. Although there have been bombings before, some small targets have remained. There are still many defenders stationed here. Facing the sudden arrival of the fairy wood soldiers, these people were surprised, but they quickly reacted and started to fire.

The sound of the musket reverberated in the mountains, and then there was a sound of swords screeching. For some extraordinary people, the use of bullets is not as big as imagined. As long as they don't stop casually, it is almost impossible for ordinary soldiers. Shooting at fast-moving targets has become familiar to both sides in recent years of fighting.

However, this time, the soldiers who can participate in the battle are all the elites carefully selected by Fairy Wood. All of them are extraordinary people above the third rank. In the face of such masters as the enemy, they do not expect to rely on muskets and bullets alone. can win.

After landing on the ground, many people pulled out the mechanical gun swords they carried behind their backs. The iron gray swords were engraved with clear and orange-red light rune marks. The magic spar on the scabbard completed the charging of these runes. Afterwards, it can play a great role in combat, and can easily cut through the opposite weapons and armor.

At the same time, the armor worn by these soldiers is also a simplified version of magic armor. Although the defense is not fully covered and has no flight function, it has its own anti-gravity lightening enchantment, which can easily browse through various obstacles and jump to In a very high place, it can also open a limited shield to resist not strong stray arrow shots.

With the blessing of such excellent equipment, these soldiers quickly broke through the blockade of the northern garrison and approached the ruins of the collapsed castle.

Extraordinary people will not die easily. Although the explosion just now was huge, its power was not concentrated. Extraordinary people of rank 6-7 would not be killed unless they were carrying a bomb at the time, so the battle has not ended so soon. .

Orange-red blade arcs flashed from time to time in the snow, as well as the voice of constantly shouting and commanding. These soldiers broke through the garrison's defense line at an unprecedented high speed, gradually surrounding the entire ruins, and then began to clean and search for the ruins. Hiding figure under.

Rock was also in the middle of these people. He walked among the collapsed rubble, carefully feeling the magic power below, and then turned over the stones from time to time.

'Not here. ’

'This doesn't feel right, it's not Isaiah or the Queen. ’

'Not here. ’

'The location here should not be wrong, wait...'

He stopped in the middle of the ruins, then took a few more steps toward the northwest corner, but stopped quickly.

‘Did he disappear here, but at his level, it shouldn’t be so obvious. ’ After a while of thought in his mind, Rock still swept away the gravel under him with his sword and pushed it aside, revealing the covered passage below.

Here is a staircase that spirals downwards, leading to the dark underground of the castle.

'You can only go in. ’

After greeting the soldiers around him and asking them to report, Rock jumped in directly, and then quickly walked through the dark passage without lights.

The underground passage in the north, although cold, is not as cold as the surface, but it will allow people from

Those who entered the frozen world felt a trace of gentleness. After entering the ground, Rock chased the faint scent in the air and kept moving forward.

'The smell of this perfume is very similar to the one on Aveline. ' With such thoughts floating in his mind, Rock couldn't help but think of Evelyn's sister, Tesslyn, the gentle and gentle princess.

At that time, it was true that he single-handedly dominated the fate of the two sisters and separated them from each other, but now that he has promised Aveline, he will do his best to bring Tesslin back safely.

Even for the fairy tree, catching Tesslyn alive is the best outcome, which can greatly ease the internal conflict after the unified empire, and then smooth the transition.

When Rock continued to go deeper into the underground spiral passage, a slight dripping sound came from the front, and then became clearer and clearer.

Finally, he stopped in front of a closed iron gate.

The iron door was engraved with the coat of arms of some kind of magical beast, with strong rivets on all sides, which looked very thick, with a thumb-sized keyhole in the middle, which was now tightly locked.

At this time, Roque didn't have time to look for the key. He decisively pulled out the blood-red dagger behind his waist, and then crossed it, leaving two traces on the iron door.

The sturdy iron gate was not cut open by the dagger, but two deep ravines were also left, and the edge part of the metal curling blade turned outwards, exposing the silver-white part inside.

'The material is very unusual. ' Thinking so in my mind, Roque's hand kept slashing and cutting again and again, and finally exposed the back part.

Facing the sturdy iron door that was already broken, Rock kicked it open, revealing the dark world behind the door.

This is a karst cave inside the mountain. It is very humid and cold, and there are no traces of artificial axe. It should be the original terrain.

According to the faint smell left in the air, Rock quickly shuttled inside the cave, but he soon stopped because someone was already waiting for him in front of him.

"Bang" sounded, a torch was lit, and then illuminated the dark cave.

Standing opposite Rock is his childhood friend Isaiah, but compared to his dashing and handsome appearance in the past, he is very embarrassed now.

"Sure enough, it's you, Rock."

"it's me."

Rock looked at the man in front of him, and then continued to search for Tesslyn's whereabouts, and soon found subtle traces behind the molten column in the distance, where a small piece of white skirt was exposed. Just relax a little.

"If it was in the past, I would definitely laugh at you, but now, I no longer have the capital to speak like this." Compared with the past, Isaiah has become a lot more tired, and is no longer calm and calm.

"Um."

Rock did not continue to argue with Isaiah about their own ideas as in the past. By now, it is meaningless to argue any more.

The world has given the answer, and everything is close to a foregone conclusion.

"Yes, you won in the end, but I want to know where I went wrong." Isaiah held the sword, and the side of her face was uncertain in the shadow of the fire.

"Like you, I liked to read the biographies and stories of those heroes when I was a child. Of course, I will not fool the stories in the whole letter, because I think it is unreasonable to deduce the contents of the book completely. There are too many places that don't fit the logic."

"At first I thought it was the beautification of later generations, or the result of artistic processing, but the more I went on, the more I believed that these stories were just compiled to educate and make others believe."

"Stroking the rules, being super-powerful, and being admired and respected by countless people, this is a hero. People are born to worship the strong, and beautify all their actions, making them the way to become heroes."

"I just need to be strong enough."

"I have done a lot of things, and I have also seized the fleeting opportunity in the wave of the times, step by step to become a high-level empire, a famous general, and the object of worship and following by countless people, even the duke, can't rely on me. Ability."

"It's just that luck is really a wonderful thing. Even if I do this, I'm still forced into a corner again and again. This may be fate. You are a luckier person than me."

"If I also went to the southern border back then, it might be another result."

"No, Isaiah, even if you go to the South, it won't change the outcome." Rock retorted rarely.

"A lot of things have been set from the beginning. You are so smart and confident that you won't change it so easily."

"Maybe in the southern border at that time, the glory of the empire has not fallen yet. Would you abandon your family and join a wandering and dangerous organization with a promising future?"

"Everything, when your sister married into Earl Wolfthorn's house, and you got a letter of recommendation from it, the future outcome was already set."

"If you are a person who has no emotion and is dedicated to himself, he will not let so many soldiers follow him, and he will not be able to reassure the big men that they will not let you sit in the position you are now. Follow, gain trust, become stronger.”

"You will not forget this kindness, and you also have the nostalgia for your family. These things support you and make you stronger step by step, but step by step they bind you to Earl Wolfthorn, the Griffin family, and the upper aristocracy of the empire. ."

"However, the times have changed. It is no longer an era when the glory and heroism of the nobles can convince the world. What people are more eager for is fairness and breaking free from shackles."

"So, I said, many things

Love has been set at the beginning, and it is only now that I slowly see and realize all of this. "

"Perhaps, hundreds of years ago, Isaiah, you would have a more brilliant achievement, an admirable ending, and become a figure admired and sung by everyone, but it's not like that anymore."

"Some things are still beautiful in legends and stories, but when it happens to you, you will find that it is out of time."

"In the past, you could laugh at my near-fantasy and unrealistic dreams, naive notions of fairness and reality of clear interests."

"It's just that some people have slowly changed this era. When all the public begin to recognize new concepts and systems, the understanding of fairness will become clearer and more respected."

"Yes, even if it is still impossible to be 100% perfect, everyone has recognized the necessity and justice. Therefore, you think that you can ignore or even trample the rules by relying on your own strength, and you will be cheered and admired by people. The era has slowly faded away.”

"There will be people who dare not speak out, but no one will cheer or praise them anymore. When an act is rejected by more and more people, it's time to leave the stage."

"The heroes of the past are no more, and new heroes have risen for them. Although the names are the same, their meanings have long been different."

After saying this, Roque slowly stopped. He sighed that he didn't have much to say, and maybe he also realized that there were not many opportunities to talk to this childhood friend.

"Ha...haha, is that so, is that so?" Isaiah held her face with one hand, crying and laughing, as if relieved and regretful.

"I don't even understand what you see, it's really stupid."

"No, at least a few years ago, I didn't see it so clearly. Until today, when I sit on the wings made of steel, I suddenly realize that everything is different, it is no longer the past era. ." Rock shook his head.

Standing in this dark cave, the two fell into a brief silence and silence again.

After a long time, Isaiah slowly raised her head and gave way.

"Her Majesty Tesslyn is there, you can take her."

Rock did not act directly, but looked at the man.

"how about you?"

"Me? Maybe I don't know either." There was no calmness in his voice, only endless exhaustion and discouragement.

"I can't even see the changes of the times, so how can I know my future?"

"Why do everyone firmly believe that the world will develop as they expected, obviously everything is full of variables, full of deception, and betrayal."

"Betraying childhood dreams, betraying friends, betraying oaths, betraying yourself, and keeping promises is really hard work." As he spoke, he slowly sat on the ground, his eyes were slack, and the torch in his hand rolled aside.

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