Chapter 384 [0381] Eternal War
Demons are born from extreme emotions and feed on extreme emotions. Naturally, there is no need to talk about moral principles when dealing with such a guy - so Lux joined the battlefield without hesitation and stood directly on the side of human souls. .
However, what Lux didn't expect was that this demon seemed to be particularly "cowardly".
After she eliminated many Shadow Blades, the originally aggressive demon suddenly stopped and no longer continued to attack the fortress. Instead, it was suspended in mid-air, threatening fiercely.
"Your actions are too late. The winner of this eternal war will only be me!" His voice was sharp and harsh, as if the friction between two rough metals made people's scalp numb. "The cage of the plane is also closed. If you don't live with me, Demacia... this land is destined to be a paradise of nightmares, a paradise of nightmares!"
"Wishful thinking!" A soul dressed as a commander stood on the top of the city and said sternly, "We will stand here forever, even if the mountains and rivers turn into flat land and the hills turn into oceans!"
"Hahahahaha, you little humans who only know how to talk big words, you are so ridiculously stubborn." In mid-air, the devil's face twisted, "Times have changed, and the sea has changed. Your country may have been destroyed by the war. ——Get out of the way, I will give you one last chance. You can become the messengers of nightmares without having to endure eternal suffering in this eternal war..."
"We are the fearless pioneers, we are the nemesis of darkness, our bodies are immortal, and our souls are evergreen!" Facing the temptation of the devil, the commander did not waver at all, "This world of shadows is your prison, and we are the guards. Your jailor, come on, keep attacking, let’s see whether you consume our souls first or we consume your energy first!”
"Perseverance!" The demon grinned and turned to look at Lux, who was approaching the fortress. "Or is this your reinforcements and the strength for your stubborn resistance?"
The demon waved its pitch-black claws, and the surrounding black fog dispersed a lot.
The souls who had just fought a fierce battle with the devil discovered that unknowingly, a new person they had never seen before was about to arrive outside the fortress.
"We have a new person again!" The commander was the first to hold up a gray flag and shouted excitedly to the surrounding soldiers, "Look at her golden hair, she is definitely one of our own! Maybe! She is still a good girl from our Guangdun family!”
"Stop talking nonsense, didn't Jacka say before that there is no princess in this generation of Light Shield family!"
"Speaking of which, where's Jacka? He might even know this new guy!"
"He was the first to contact the enemy, and he should still be waiting for recovery."
"Say your name, girl. From now on, you will be a member of the Fearless Pioneers!"
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After meeting the "newcomer", each of these soul warriors became more and more excited. While they found a ladder and threw it down from the fortress wall, they asked Lacus questions eagerly. Ask this or that.
These questions come in many varieties, but they all relate to Demacia today.
Lux, who had only one mouth, could not answer at all, and could only wave to Ino, who was watching the battle carefully in the distance - she urgently needed Kalya's off-site support.
However, before Ino could bring Kalya over, a familiar voice came from above the city.
"Come on, come on...who is calling me?"
The next moment, an extremely familiar face poked out from the crenel.
"Little Lux!" The emotions of joy and sadness were mixed together, spread out on this unshaven face, which looked somewhat funny, "You... why are you here?"
"Uncle?!" Lux rubbed her eyes in surprise, "Your soul is indeed still there!"
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The demon outside the fortress seemed happy to see Lux and Ino enter the fortress - it very considerately opened a way for Ino, allowing the two to step on the ladder smoothly and reach the city wall.
Then, before Lux and her uncle Jacka could speak, the demon burst out laughing.
Amid laughter, it summoned a dark shadow and struck directly at Lux and Ino.
The seemingly menacing shadow came quickly, but in fact it was weak and dissipated almost as soon as it came into contact with the bodies of Lux and Ino.
But the ripples of the magic shield on their bodies cannot be faked.
"Look at it, you stubborn fools!" the devil said in a pleasant tone, "They are not souls like you, they are living people. They are the mages that you Demacians hate the most - the forbidden magic Demacia. It’s no longer what it used to be, and the bravery you thought you had was just a gatekeeper for the mage!”
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"Even if I don't go out, Demacia will definitely become a land of nightmares!" In the silence of everyone, the demon's tone was extremely excited, "Demacia people will recall the horror of being dominated by spellcasters—— It will be an unforgettable and endless nightmare when I wake up at midnight!"
Under the whispers of the devil, the expressions of the souls who had fought bravely in the fortress changed drastically, and the expressions they looked at Lux and Ino also became subtle.
It seems that to them, mages are as terrifying as demons.
The joy of reuniting with her loved ones vanished at this moment - Lux looked blankly at the appearance of these soul warriors in front of her, and her whole body froze.
"What's going on, little Lux." Jaka also frowned and said in disbelief, "What's wrong with you?"
"I awakened my magic talent." Facing her uncle, Lux chose to be honest, "Now, I'm here to find you -"
"You can't take away my soldiers!" Before Lux could finish her words, the commander who was the first to raise a flag to welcome her was the first to stand up and object, "Jaca is a member of the Fearless Vanguard. , he wants to stop the devil with us! Even if you are his relative, you can't take him away!"
"Uncle is not dead!" Lux shook her head and explained helplessly, "He suffered a vicious curse, his soul was exiled here, and his body has not decayed yet..."
"But he has sworn an oath to protect the Shadow Realm." The commander shook his head, "Dedicate his soul and glory to the endless war, forever and ever."
Lux was a little dumbfounded.
"Moreover, you are still a spellcaster." The commander continued, "Jaca is a noble warrior. He has brought us glorious news about our descendants and brought us hope to continue to persevere, so I can't I think you're a despicable guy - but since Jacka has joined us, he must not leave!"
"You just called yourself the Fearless Vanguard, right?" Lux, who was a little confused, tried to smooth out the relationship. "Is it the Fearless Vanguard I know?"
"If Demacia is still there, it is the same Dauntless Vanguard." The commander raised his head proudly, "Maybe you have never heard of our name, but we are here!"
"The first generation of fearless vanguards, the first names of the Hall of Valor, I know you." Lux took her sword easily, "Crown Guard, Light Shield, Sun Chaser, Selin... I have seen your names before. name, and your statue.”
"There is no need to say more about compliments." Although after Kalya's reminder, Lux mentioned the surnames of many people like the names of dishes, the commander's attitude was still full of caution, "The story of the younger generation Jakadu and We've talked about it, and I'm glad Demacia is still thriving, but I'm sorry your uncle is destined to never leave."
"To fight against the devil?" Lux turned her head and looked at the devil's face in the air as if watching a good show, "I just saw the battle between you."
"Yes, Jack needs to stay here and fight side by side with us." The commander nodded and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Every bit of strength is precious... If you really have a heart, then please be there After leaving this world, go to the Noble Council and ask for a sacrifice ceremony. The Shadow Realm seems not to be peaceful recently, and it is difficult for us to survive. "
Sacrifice ritual?
Lux didn't remember hearing that name.
Fortunately, Kalya knew this ritual very well and explained it to Lacus immediately after the commander opened his mouth.
"The sacrifice ceremony is an ancient ritual in Demacia. It probably involves putting seriously injured warriors through a series of complex rituals or burying them."
"So, the sacrifice ceremony will send the soul of the recipient here?" Lux narrowed her eyes, "And then guard the exit of the Shadow Realm with these people?"
"It seems so." Kalya confirmed Lux's guess, "However, I heard about the sacrifice ceremony last time I was awake. By your time, even the most obscure aristocratic ceremony It’s not mentioned in the scriptures... So, I have reason to suspect that the sacrifice ritual has been lost in Demacia now.”
Hearing what Kalya said, Lux instantly realized the seriousness of the problem, and she looked at the commander in front of her with a serious expression.
"Can I ask, when was the last sacrifice ceremony?"
"There is no time here." The commander shook his head, "If I have to say it, the time from the last sacrifice ceremony to Jika's arrival was probably more than ten times that of Jika's arrival - it's a pity that the sacrifice ceremony was not completed He was a coward, and it didn’t take long for him to wear out...Tell me, little girl, how long has Jaka been here?”
"Nine years." Lux rubbed her temples, "That is to say, Demacia has not held a sacrifice ceremony for at least a hundred years."
Hearing what Lux said, many soul warriors looked at each other and realized something was wrong.
"Little girl." Although he still doesn't fully trust Lux, the commander has no other better way now, "I don't know how you used to cross the barrier of the plane... but I hope you can go and talk to him. The king now talks about the need for a ritual sacrifice for the Dauntless Vanguard, otherwise the demon may escape - the wear and tear on the Dauntless Vanguard is too severe."
When the commander spoke helplessly, the demon who had been watching indifferently laughed again.
"Hahahahaha!" Its laughter was full of joy, and it seemed to be very satisfied with the current scene. "Stubborn people, you see, you have been forgotten a long time ago. The kingdom you protect no longer remembers you. existence, the honor you have upheld has been dissipated in time - it is really sad that fighting with me has not weakened your will, but you have no reinforcements outside this world. "
"Shut up, demon!" The commander turned around and raised his head high to the demon. "This is the meaning of our fight. Soldiers defend against the enemy in the darkness, and civilians even forget the war. This is what we like to see!"
"Why?" The demon shook the dense black mist and put on a regretful look. "Let me go out, so that people will remember the sacrifices you made. When the nightmare comes, those ignorant people will find every bit of your past from the pile of old papers and draw every bit of pathetic sense of security from it... For you, this is the true meaning of existence!"
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It seems that it has become a routine for both sides to spray each other. The demon and the commander changed the fight from fighting to fighting, and they started to talk back and forth.
Taking advantage of this time, Lux silently communicated with Ino and Kalya. The three of them worked together to infer a lot of information about this fortress.
The Shadow Realm will not erode the soul, so Demacia, through a somewhat cruel sacrifice ritual a long time ago, let the most brave and fearless warriors come to the Shadow Realm in the form of souls, guarding the exit from this world.
The demon in front of them should be their main target of defense.
Although it is not clear why this demon cannot leave in other forms, it should be due to some restrictions... In short, these soul warriors in the Shadow Realm can be revived in the fortress even if they are crushed by demons. Through this infinite resurrection tactic, they successfully blocked the demons who wanted to leave here.
However, this obstruction is not without cost.
Every death is a kind of wear and tear for the soul.
According to the commander, the more brave and determined the soul is, the more it can withstand this wear and tear; and those cowardly and unsteady souls are easily worn out in battle after battle.
This nightmare demon seems to know some of the situation in Demacia, so he took the initiative to let Lux and Ino come, hoping to use their identities as mages and outsiders to actively influence these soul warriors and wear their souls.
And from the current situation... this cunning demon is likely to succeed.
Lux, who was silently paying attention to the surrounding situation, has keenly discovered that the bodies of several soul warriors in the crowd have dimmed a lot.
Karya's small class: Sacrifice and Soul Binding:
The essence of the sacrifice ritual is actually a very evil black magic: stripping the soul of a person and sending it to the shadow world, fixing it on the soul-binding array, the operator of the array can torture these souls at will, the array is not destroyed, and the torture of the soul will never stop.
However, the first generation of fearless pioneer warriors used a truly fearless spirit to turn this terrible black magic into a means to fight against the devil - they sacrificed themselves when they were about to die, grasped their own soul-binding array, and used their immortal souls to resist the impact of the devil through repeated painful rebirths, and trapped the nightmare in the shadow world.
PS. There is another chapter in the second half of the night.