Chapter 245: Living in the Face of Death

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Star Realm.

The ruins of the Twin Heavens.

The radiation storm from the depths of the universe appears and disappears like a ghost. Wherever the storm sweeps, you can always hear a few wails.

A golden-armored statue stands in the center of the ruins like a sculpture.

His eyes are firm and his facial lines are tough, as if he was carved with the finest stone carving knife.

The wails enveloped him.

But he was not disturbed at all.

Because Vasnov knew very well that those wails did not happen at this moment, but came from different periods of history -

In the countless times before this moment.

Many creatures who died tragically in the radiation storm wailed with all their might.

Often, they would echo in the storm for a long time in countless generations.

That was the desire for life.

It was also the fear of death.

"Twin Heavens..."

Vasnov's eyes swept across the ruins. Between the broken walls and ruins swept by the storm, he could still vaguely see the scene of the past.

This was once the original paradise.

In the Dark Ages, the gods from foreign lands once built Mount Paradise here.

They ate humans, were cruel and brutal, and the slavery of the kingdom spanned several main material planes.

Vasnov had seen the horror and brutality of the gods from foreign lands.

But they eventually disappeared in the dust of history like the Twin Heavens.

At that time, the local gods, who were full of vigor, rose up vigorously and worked together to completely expel the foreign gods.

This process was not very smooth.

It lasted for about a thousand years.

And in that thousand years.

The Twin Heavens were completely reduced to ruins due to the continuous war.

Therefore, when the local gods completely took control of the situation, they decided to find another place to live, and finally there were the current heaven and Tianlun Palace.

Vasnov vaguely remembered the brilliant light when Tianlun Palace was first established.

But who would have thought that many years later.

Tianlun Palace would become a place of exile.

Did the gods who wanted to take over the place become hamsters trying to escape from their cages?

Even as powerful as the second generation God of War Vasnov.

He had no power to fight back in front of that terrible woman.

Even.

He didn't even have the courage.

Whoosh!

The sound of the wind in my ears became more and more noisy.

The God of War didn't show any expression on his face, but a trace of pain flashed in the depths of his eyes.

He drove the woman out of his mind.

But for some reason.

Today, he always has a lot of strange thoughts in his mind.

"So what happened to this ruin of heaven later?"

Vasnov couldn't control his thoughts.

He didn't want to use his divine power to restrain this abnormal behavior.

Maybe this is a sign.

Maybe it's also a revelation.

He tried his best to follow this idea, and many scenes that had been buried deep in his memory kept emerging.

I remembered.

This is where the first generation God of War and the Sun God Gerard teamed up to challenge the Star Devouring Beast.

That battle was the biggest life-and-death crisis that Tianlun Palace had faced since its establishment.

A giant beast that could swallow the entire Aindo in one bite accidentally swam past the edge of the world.

He actually didn't care much about this world.

But the gods were extremely nervous.

In the end.

The first generation of the God of War, who was famous for his bravery, and the God of the Sun, who was famous for his wit, joined forces to set a trap in the ruins of the Twin Heavens.

They used a heavy weapon of Tianlun Palace to turn the giant beast into two-dimensional, then killed and sealed it in the heavy weapon.

Unfortunately, since the fall of the Sun God Gerard, no one knows where the heavy weapon has gone.

However, the incident had a greater impact on Vasnov -

His brother, the first generation of the God of War, died strangely after defeating the Star Devouring Beast;

And the God of the Sun who fought side by side with him strangely obtained a higher standard.

Because he lost his competitor, the latter also became the master of Tianlun Palace for a time.

Not long after that incident.

Vasnov inherited his brother's godhood, was promoted to the second generation of war god, and became the servant of the sun god Gerard.

The sun god during that time was really glorious.

The minotaurs favored by him also became one of the fastest-growing races on the continent of Aindo.

But is that the end of the matter?

There seemed to be a voice in the heart of the second generation of war god that was luring him into a dark mystery:

"Just in this ruin, what happened later?"

The golden armor statue suddenly opened its eyes.

A low roar came from the depths of his heart:

"Later, I killed Gerard here, I cut him into pieces, and his kingdom of God collapsed in an instant, forming a cloud ruin floating in the sky of the material world."

After the roar disappeared.

A familiar face appeared in front of him. The man was wearing ordinary blue home clothes, holding a bottle of fine wine in his hand, and smiled at him:

"What are you looking at, little Vas?"

Vasnov blinked calmly. He knew very well that the familiar face in front of him was not the sun god Gerard himself, but the obsession that he left in the radiation storm after his death.

The obsession of gods is of course stronger than that of ordinary creatures.

Some remnants can even talk to people.

After the Sun God was killed by him in a sneak attack, Vasnov walked around the ruins countless times in order to encounter the remnants of the Sun God Gerald.

But he never encountered it.

until today.

"What are you looking at? You pretentious guy."

The second-generation war god Vasnov responded to the other party's teasing coldly.

Gerald Cannian said with a smile:

"I'm watching your death."

"I have seen this day for a thousand years - the god of war was torn off the mask of coward, and finally fell to the top of the stars."

"This is the prophecy in the Eternal Diary. Oh, I forgot. You were not qualified to read the Eternal Diary back then, so you definitely didn't know this."

Vasnov remained unmoved:

"I never believe in any prophecies."

"If the prophecy is valid, how could you die in my hands?"

Gerald's regret was still smiling:

"How do you know I died in your hands?"

"How do you even know I'm dead?"

"Maybe the real me is just a golden cicada that escaped from its shell and sublimated into another dimension?"

Vasnov chuckled, then showed a disgusted expression:

"You know what? I've always hated your smile."

"This kind of smile is really too fake. I have hated you from the beginning. You are like a sunflower, always proudly posing towards the sun. What I hate most is you, a hypocritical and unsubtle guy. ”

Gerald sighed and said:

"You hate me, you don't need to add so many weird adjectives."

"There is no literature, art, writing or related fields in your priesthood, so there is nothing wrong with showing illiteracy."

"To put it bluntly, you are just jealous that I am more handsome than you!"

Vasnov tilted his head and looked at Gerald’s thoughts with a strange look:

"I do hate you. I can't even imagine that someone could die so disgusting."

"But you can't influence my will. I can probably guess why you showed up at this time. You want to stop me. Only at this time do you have the slightest chance, right?"

"It's a pity that I'm destined to disappoint you. You can't shake my ambition. I will return to our homeland with my brother's will. I will rebuild Tianlun Palace and become the true master of Tianlun Palace."

"I will let the glory of the Age of Enlightenment return to the earth, and I will let all living beings remember our glory again."

"It all starts today."

While talking.

Behind the golden-armored statue, little stars of light suddenly lit up in the boundless darkness.

It was a meteorite flying from far, far away.

How far is it?

Vasnov knew very well that these meteorites were summoned by the giant star-devouring beast before it died.

It’s just that the giant beast’s hometown is too far away from here.

The meteorite summoned by him actually took thousands of years to reach this starry sky.

If no one stops you.

This rain of meteorites is enough to destroy most living things in Tianlun Palace and the main material world.

It's a pity that times have changed.

The permanent barrier left by the natural disaster mage is destined to intercept most meteorites.

That giant beast probably wouldn't have thought about it when it was dying.

This land will welcome such extraterrestrial travelers.

This world is so magical.

Life and death, change, gods, mortal world, the vast starry sky and tiny individuals, the noisy wind and the calm heart...

When all these thoughts disturbed Vasnov's heart crazily.

He suddenly became calmer than ever before.

A long blade burning with flames appeared in his hand, and he slashed forward with a sharp knife, directly cutting the remaining thoughts of the Sun God Gerald into two pieces!

"It's time for you to return to the dust..."

Vasnov said coldly.

But after a few seconds.

Gerrard's begging face appeared again on his right front.

Only this time.

The other party is laughing loudly:

"Sorry, what did you just say?"

"Brother's will, no, don't make me laugh...Actually, you are grateful to me, right?"

"In your heart, deep in your heart that you dare not face, you know that if I hadn't killed your brother, you wouldn't have been able to become the God of War!"

"You will always be just a follower of the real God of War, and will always be a small role. To be honest, you are not as good as him. He has a pure mind, unparalleled bravery, and is the real God of War!"

"And you, haven't you seen yourself clearly yet? You are just a coward wearing the armor of the God of War!"

"Even at this time, do you still want to deceive yourself?"

Vasnov said nothing.

He stepped forward and continued to swing the knife, but Gerald's lingering thoughts seemed to linger. No matter how many times Vasnov killed him, the latter would quickly appear in front of him.

"You don't seem to be Cannian..."

There was a flash of surprise in Vasnov's eyes.

Gerald suddenly burst into laughter:

"Did you really trick yourself into this?"

"I'm not Gerald, and there aren't any thoughts of the gods in this desolate damn place called Twin Heaven. All of this is just a figment of your imagination!"

"I am you, coward, admit it!"

"Is it difficult to admit your despicability and cowardice?"

"You should remember that day very clearly. Your brother fought side by side with the Sun God and killed the Star Devouring Beast. Although he was seriously injured, he was the first to find you to celebrate the news. What did you do?"

"You killed your brother with your most common sneak attack method, stole his divine power and godhood, and became the second generation of the God of War!"

"Afterwards, you blamed the incident on the Infinite of the Antu Empire. Gerard suspected you, but he was still too naive. He was even willing to believe that a despicable coward would not kill his brother!"

"And how did you do it? Afterwards, you secretly spread the rumor that the first generation of the God of War was killed by the Sun God Gerard, and then killed Gerard with almost the same method a few hundred years later."

"Aren't you such a dog?"

"Why are you pretending in front of me!"

"Gerald" cursed heartily, and his face suddenly turned into Vasnov himself.

The pupils of the golden armor statue contracted violently.

After three minutes.

His eyes became extremely hot:

"Yes, you are right, am I not such a dog?"

Cannian laughed as hard as he could:

"Finally admitted it?"

"Unfortunately, I still doubt it. As despicable and cowardly as you are, do you really have the courage to carry out the feat of living against death?"

The golden armor on Vasnov's body suddenly faded.

He took a deep breath:

"Yes, I am the most despicable god!"

"I killed my most beloved brother, ambushed the most generous master of Tianlun Palace, and even killed my wife who loved me the most."

"Of course, I did all this not because I was forced to do so, but because I longed for more powerful power."

"I, Vasnov, the second generation of war god!"

"I have great ambitions but cannot realize them. Only by taking all their power on myself can I change the world better!"

"What's wrong with me?"

Cannian just looked at him coldly without saying anything.

"I am right!"

Vasnov roared to the sky.

That moment.

A dozen similar regrets appeared around him, and they all responded in unison:

"You are right!"

"I am right!"

"You are right!"

Instantly.

Endless flames ignited on the body of the second-generation God of War.

That was the divine fire from the God of War's domain.

In the midst of the cosmic storm.

Vasnov ignited the godhood.

So a ray of dawn suddenly lit up in the endless darkness.

That ray of dawn was like the horn of war.

Since it appeared.

Dense spots of light appeared in the sky behind Vasnov.

Each spot of light burned with similar flames.

There were a total of three thousand angels.

They followed the oracle of their respective masters and followed the God of War to launch this attack of death and life!

"From now on, there will be no second generation war gods in this world."

"When I return to the earth, I will become the master of all things, and let the world sing praises for my courage;

I will transcend life and death and become an immortal existence;

I will be the only one, the only one above the natural disaster!"

Vasnov's voice rang out in every corner of the outer plane.

The next second.

His figure rose from the sky like a rocket.

Three thousand angels moved at the news.

It was at this time.

The meteor shower from the depths of the astral world crossed the night sky of the twin heavens as promised.

They merged with the meteor shower.

They rushed towards the main material world and the Eternal Barrier without hesitation!

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Astral world.

Outside the Eternal Barrier.

Three wizard-like figures appeared in three predetermined spell formations.

Suriel looked into the distance with a solemn look.

Ronan's voice came over:

"He can't get through, right?"

"He? Are you talking about Vasnov?"

Suriel pondered:

"If those angels still have a small chance of surviving through the Cross of the Hunting God, then Vasnov, known as the God of War, will definitely not survive."

"The permanent barrier left by the Scourge Mage has a more terrifying restraining force on the more powerful life."

"According to his rush, he will definitely die."

Linde's voice seemed a little tired:

"I tried to guide the direction of the meteor shower, and it failed as expected. It should be the people of the Antu Empire who are behind it."

"Although the Undead Prince has been exiled for three years, there are at least two stronger beings behind Sturuk Industries."

"I hope they won't come out to cause trouble this time."

When Sturuk Industries was mentioned.

The expressions of the three people were a little serious.

If it weren't for this terrible existence, with the strength of Surel and Linde, they could have joined forces to directly intercept the meteor shower.

But because of the potential threats to be taken into account.

They had to use the formation spells in the Eternal Fortress to resist the meteor shower and the invasion of the angels.

The good news is.

Except for the God of War, the rest of the people who came this time were just angels.

And most of them would be strangled by the formation spell Hunter's Cross presided over by the three people.

The bad news is.

There will definitely be a group of weaker angels who will be the fish that slip through the net of Hunter's Cross.

These people are wrapped in the power of meteorites.

It is very likely to pose a great threat to the main material world.

"Forget it, let the people inside take care of the things inside. We just stop as many people as possible."

Ronan sighed to himself.

Linde glanced at him and couldn't help but complain:

"Can't your spell be lifted?"

"Or add an illusion to yourself? What a big deal if you don't wear clothes all day long!"

Ronan said with a smile:

"I am simulating the experience of the goddess of magic walking naked on the street. This is an indispensable link in order to digest the secrets she left behind."

"Mr. Linde, I suggest you try something like this when you have time. It's actually quite stress-relieving."

Lind rolled his eyes.

At this time another voice sounded:

"Is this the reason why you run around naked in the star realm every day?"

Suriel looked back in surprise.

But I saw a familiar face appearing on another spell formation.

"Ekmund?"

The star trio were all surprised.

"Let me help you."

Ekmund smiled slightly.

Linde frowned:

"What about the Far North Floating City and Watcher's Heights?"

"Rodrick and Chen are too busy, right? Did you invite You Ruo out?"

Ekmund shook his head.

"She wanted to come out for some air."

He said easily:

"I saw that she was in good mental condition recently, so I agreed."

As soon as this statement came out.

The other three people suddenly became nervous.

They all looked at Ekmond with strange eyes, but now they could not allow the three of them to comment on Ekmond's actions.

Because the meteorite rain from the star realm has roared in front of them!

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In Cross City.

The four mages who had just met had no time to exchange greetings, so they immediately found the druids of the Earth Society with Suriel's orders.

They relayed the news of the meteor shower to Delong.

The latter immediately found Mirsin, the leader of the radical faction.

After a short conversation.

Mirsin looked embarrassed:

"Now the two great druids must guard the spirit of the earth in the temple. The order they gave us is that we cannot leave and we are not allowed to enter and disturb."

Everyone frowned.

Delon was just about to say something.

But Mirshin was the first to say:

"So this decision is only for us to make. If all the tiger-level druids make a joint decision, we can directly open the doomsday shield."

As he spoke, he glanced at Delong:

"I can give consent on behalf of my people, how about you?"

DeLong responded quickly:

"Of course I agree!"

After saying that, he looked at Mirsin in surprise:

"I thought you would be strenuously opposed..."

"After all, turning on the Doomsday Shield will almost drain the power of the Earth Spirit and Yunling Pool. By then, the sword and fire barrier in the Holy Oak District will be useless."

Mirsin said calmly:

"It doesn't matter. The moment you brought the child in, there were already holes in our protection. All that's left is to hope that the defense around the church is strong enough."

Delong was slightly startled:

"What are you talking about?"

Mirsin blinked:

"The child you rescued has disappeared. The tree cage cannot trap him. I guess he is either a member of the three major cults or the incarnation of a certain god in Tianlun Palace."

"So, our barrier has been penetrated."

Delong stood there blankly, scratching his head with an apology on his face:

"I'm sorry, I thought..."

Mirsin interrupted him rudely:

"Stop whining, bitch, now is not the time to talk about this."

"I will take people to open the doomsday protective shield. You organize people to send as many civilians as possible to the underground caves in the north. I am worried that the protective shield will not be able to completely prevent the meteorite rain from falling."

"If you want to take responsibility for the mistakes you have made, then use your life to protect the spirit of the earth!"

Delong said with a serious face:

"That's what I've always done."

Mirsin pursed his lips, took a deep look at Delon, and then quickly turned around and left.

The druids quickly became busy.

Three minutes later.

All the purification sanctuaries in Cross City erupted with bright light.

Pillars of light soared into the sky.

In the astonished eyes of countless people, these light pillars held up the sky, forming a huge protective shield inside and outside Cross City.

Uneasy rumors began to circulate.

The druids also began to organize residents to take refuge in the northern caves.

The survivors in this city had no time to grieve for the dead, and they hurried to the next panic.

An emotion called despair expanded rapidly.

In mid-air.

Matthew rode the magic carpet and slowly dispatched the undead army to the vicinity of the northern cave.

With the arrangement and cooperation of the druids.

The army of the undead did not cause mass panic.

Led by Peggy, they surrounded the outside of the cave and were responsible for protecting the safety of the civilians.

Matthew himself was with other mages.

Compared to the busyness of the druids.

At this time, the mages seemed to be rarely free.

After all, a war is imminent.

Hood and Hibbert did not dare to spend a lot of mana to transfer civilians through disembodiment at this time.

They are fully aware of the huge challenges they face.

"Can this protective shield really hold up?"

Hood sat on Matthew's magic carpet, muttering:

"According to my experience, any spell with a large protective area is usually ineffective."

"This thing is just like a man, you can only choose one size or hardness."

Hibbert looked at him blankly:

"What does this mean?"

Ailan couldn't help rolling his eyes.

Matthew took the opportunity to change the subject:

"How did you kill the King of Withering?"

Hibbert said "Oh":

"Pure luck."

"When I used spell identification to analyze his ability, I accidentally discovered that the King of Withering has an ability called the Ghost of Withering."

"The characteristic of this ability is that the closer you are to the end of your life, the more powerful you can get."

"So I tried it and stole a few seconds of the King of Withering's life through a spell, but I didn't expect him to die!"

"Well, in a sense, he died of old age."

Listening to Hibbert's bland description.

Matthew and Ai Lan were both stunned.

Hood, who experienced all this personally, said unhappily:

"This guy is a freak!"

"I still can't believe that there are people in this world who dare to lock their lifespan at the moment of death."

"What's even more outrageous is that this guy's magic can actually break the opponent's constant effect. This is not something that ordinary people can do!"

Hibbert smiled modestly:

"I'll try."

"Maybe he is too greedy."

Hood said sympathetically:

"It may not be that he is greedy, but that his body has not much time left."

Hibbert Te thought for a moment:

"Same as you?"

"I've noticed that you don't have many days left to live."

Hood said unhappily:

"No need for you to remind me, I'm ready to die this time."

"It's better to do something on the battlefield than to die in a dark room in the Mage Tower."

Hibbert hesitated and said:

"I can simply extend your life for you, but it won't last long."

"Or you can go to Matthew and try? He's a necromancer, maybe he has unique life extension skills."

Facing Hood's hopeful eyes.

Matthew said truthfully:

"If you are willing to transform into a lich, I can try to preside over the ceremony."

Hood pouted:

"I don't want to become that kind of dirty thing!"

The other three were silent.

Hood said to Matthew with a little embarrassment:

"Sorry, I don't mean to target you, young man."

Matthew waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind.

Becoming a lich means the destruction of humanity, and many mages would rather die than take this path.

He could understand Hood's idea.

"Look!"

At this time, Ai Lan suddenly pointed to the sky.

But above the sky.

There were countless light spots.

Those light spots combined to form a beautiful meteor shower!

"It's so beautiful."

The half-elf mage sighed in a low voice.

"But it's also cruel."

Matthew sighed softly.

Hibbert looked at a loss, as if he was lost in thought.

And Hood said faintly:

"Do you think the angels who came with the meteor shower are as desperate and helpless as me?"

"They seem to just want a glimmer of hope."

"From the perspective of wanting to survive, they don't seem to be wrong?"

No one could answer him.

Because soon, the meteors wrapped in flames began to hit the outer protective shield one after another.

A low wail came from deep in the earth.

Matthew flew high into the sky.

He saw a huge airship floating from the direction of the northern mountains.

The deck of the airship was densely packed with many warriors in silver armor.

The most conspicuous among them was a woman wearing an eye mask.

She stood on the highest observation deck, looking down at everything with a heroic look.

The Whale Hunter Organization.

Matthew looked to the southeast again.

The light at noon was very good.

This allowed him to easily see a large number of Scourge believers walking out of the underground and coming to the suburbs outside the Cross City.

They were waiting for an opportunity to act.

And in the northeast.

A group of real withered people were driving a large number of wild beasts to approach quickly.

The mighty herd swept the plains in the northeast.

Go straight to the east gate of the Cross City.

"What good things are there in the temple of the Earth Society?"

"Can it make these people completely crazy?"

Such doubts emerged in Matthew's mind.

At this time.

Delong's voice sounded behind him:

"Matthew, can you come over?"

"I just received a very important decree. The spirit of the earth wants to see you."

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