Chapter 406 257. This is a bit like Warhammer (Part 2)
"Shalashi Demonic Disaster."
Darkus muttered softly while looking at the battle in the distance. He knew that Shalashi did not appear in this era, but Appearing in the next era, there may be some explanations here. Perhaps... Shalashi was sealed in this golden pool until the end of time. As a result, the planet exploded. Of course, the seal and cage no longer existed, so he appeared in the next era.
The chief demon of Slaanesh active in this era is the comedian-like Nakari, the guy who was killed six times by the original Phoenix King Aenarion and his bloodline, the guy who was beheaded by Malekith when he encountered him in the Chaos Realm. The guy with a broken horn. As the chief demon, it is relatively comprehensive, that is, it can do everything, but it can't do anything. It is very powerful, but not strong.
Darkus knew that Shalaxi was different. This Herban was a special treasure specially created by Slaanesh. It was specially used to hunt down other demons and princes under the Chaos Evil God. Not only this world was in chaos. In the playground of the evil gods, the evil gods of chaos also attack each other back and forth in the Chaos Demon Realm. It is said that Shalaxi seems to have single-handedly killed the great demon of Khorne "Exile" Skarbrand.
"I have a bad feeling." Maranur said with difficulty.
Darkos nodded, and he also felt it. It seemed like the blood of Nakari and Aenarion were confronting each other. Maybe this demonic disaster would also confront their Hell Calamity family. However, in his opinion, the development of things may be a bit messy. Nakari is still trapped in the maelstrom. According to normal development, Nakari will appear in the next 150 years.
Na'kari jumped into the newly formed maelstrom in order to escape Aenarion's attack, and has been staying there ever since. As time goes by, the power of ancient spells is weakening, the souls of those elven mages feel tired, and the world has begun a new round of transformation. In recent centuries, spiritual nodes around the world have been continuously disintegrating, and the dark power has The flow becomes stronger and stronger.
For thousands of years, Nakari has been hiding in the maelstrom, accumulating strength and preventing other beings from noticing his existence. At the same time, it became familiar with the circuit of the spell and knew that the location of the great whirlpool was left by the ancient saint. The irony is that while it accumulates energy, it also helps the elf mages in disguise, because it consumes a large amount of magic energy, making the maelstrom more stable and slowing down the disintegration speed of the maelstrom, although the elf mages do not I would think so.
Nakari, who had been accumulating strength for a long time, finally chose a place, a forgotten hidden valley, where a guiding stone was located. The place seems to have been forgotten by the Assurs, and the approach stones have not been maintained for centuries. The unmaintained guide stone naturally became unstable. The magical wind flowed almost out of control in the rune passage of the guide stone. At the same time, the rune passage of the guide stone was also damaged by the wind and sun.
The guide stone was just a nail full of rust, and there was something heavy hanging on the nail, which made the nail's durability and wear and tear even worse. Nakari only needs to move at the right time to accelerate its collapse. The barrier on the periphery of the maelstrom will be pierced, and a passage from the maelstrom to the outside world will be opened. There is only one chance, although it is It is almost like a comedian, but it is also the chief demon of Slaanesh. It finally escaped when the Tai brothers came of age at the age of sixteen.
The problem is that Darkus is here in this world. If everything goes well, there is a high probability that Nakari will not be able to escape. If this is really the case, it would be even worse. Nakari, who was fighting against the Aenarion bloodline, did not come out, and then a demonic disaster came out to fight against the Hellscourge family. What kind of bullshit development is this.
However, Darkus doesn't care. Just like Nakari's escape, there are still rules in this world, especially when the maelstrom is still there. Not counting the era of Aenarion, Na'kari escaped from the Maelstrom on his own. The second time he appeared in the real world was when he was dragged here by Malekith. The joy and joy of Imperial Calendar 2452 On the night of pain, when the atmosphere of the celebration ceremony for Assati, the goddess of desire, reached its peak, Nakari appeared in the real world for the third time, and the last time he appeared again was the end, when the maelstrom had already Close to collapse.
A big demon of this level and strength cannot appear just because it wants to, unless it is dragged over, like Chuanquillo summoning Skarbrand or Malekith summoning Nakari. Or there are specific conditions, such as specific days such as dusk tide, spiritual vein node rifts, etc. It's impossible to wake up for no reason and raise your head to find the devil sitting by the bed and watching.
Thinking of this, Darkus let out a breath and thought more about it. After thinking about it for a while, he found that things didn't seem to be as bad as he thought. Besides, he is not just a jobber. He has already figured out his position. He is a glorious plumber! The plumber who fixes the pipes for his wife! ...No, if there is something similar to the main mission, his main mission is to repair the spiritual nodes in various parts of the world before the Maelstrom completely collapses, to unblock the connection between each node and the Maelstrom, and to put the maelstrom into a temporary solution. Staying temporarily, isn't this just repairing water pipes...
As for the other tasks, they are all side tasks. Just like this trip to the old world, Darkus temporarily stabilized the spiritual node of Obion Island, and interacted with the North dwarves. Established diplomatic relations, and later supported the North dwarves after withdrawing his hand to ensure the safety of the spiritual node near the front of the Arctic Passage. Bretonnia... He doesn't need to worry about it. There are Lilith, the Empire and the two Lorens...
It's really a bit unbelievable that Shalaxi can come to the door frequently even though he has been repairing the water pipes.
"Things are not as bad as we thought." Darkus comforted him again, and then he shared what he was thinking about with the Druchi.
"Why...do I feel that this has become our family's...mission?" Selire said hesitantly while lying on the ground.
Darkus smiled. He didn't say that the elves had to find something to do during their long lifespan. What his uncle said was correct to a certain extent, because this has indeed become the mission of the Hell Calamity family, even if There is no clear concept, but they are doing it.
On the other side, Talos had arrived at the Golden Pond. After hesitating for a moment while looking at the rotating geyser, he rolled into the water column.
"Look, that Enil!" Alyssa, who has been playing cheerleading, pointed at the geyser and said.
Under the gaze of the elves, Talos was lifted up by the water column and rushed to the top of the geyser. In the blink of an eye, he stood at the top, standing next to Ivan. He hugged his lover and tried to take Ivan away, to take Ivan to a safe place, away from all this. However, when he reached out his hand, he retracted in horror. He could feel the demon causing great damage to his lover's body. He stared into Aiwan's eyes. He knew that his lover had disappeared and now Aiwan Wan's eyes were filled with nothing but the hollowness of pain and madness.
"She..."
"She is dead..." Colonia knew what Kaia was asking.
Darkus's expression became strange again, and things developed uncontrollably in another direction, but...if the pot was divided, it seemed that there was no way to divide it? When he came, he already knew the relationship between Talos and the protector of the Golden Pond. Neither of them seemed to have done anything wrong. No one had done anything wrong, including himself.
The two Skaven wizards peeked at the power of the golden pool, the Aenir fought risking their lives to protect Lauren Loren, the ancient tree people even gave up their lives to fight against the cockatrice and chose to die together with the cockatrice. Los fulfilled his duties as the future lord. The protector of Jinchi chose to do this in order to win the battle, for his lover, and to protect Jinchi. Darkus and his team even woke up early in the morning and rushed over to support.
Darkus believes that he has no blame. After all, he does not know the direction of the battle, what exactly happened, when and where it happened. He cannot put the blame on him just because he came late. If he chooses again, he will let him The team repaired themselves after being teleported through the roots of the world, and by the time they were teleported over, it was already too late. Darkus knew that if the protector of the Golden Pond chose not to do this, things would have ended long ago. But as he came to this world and gained a deeper understanding of the elves, he knew that whether it was Druch or Asul, Regardless of whether they are Aenir or Aslay among the two Lorens, they are both elves in essence, and evil lurks deep in their souls. This may be part of human nature, possibly because of the curse that was placed on the elves after Aenarion drew the Sword of Khaine.
Although Shalashi specializes in hunting other great demons, he is essentially the Keeper of Secrets of Slaanesh. The Keeper of Secrets knows every mortal's most intimate desires and will seduce mortals with whispers of irresistible promises. The seductive illusion will be engraved in the mind and reason of mortals. Even a second of reverie will make this idea more deeply embedded. Sooner or later, it will burst out from the dark corners of the mind in the most terrifying way.
To put it more bluntly, the ghost place Jinchi has been exuding chaos corrosion due to the existence of the secret keeper. While protecting the Golden Pond, the Protector of the Golden Pond was also being corrupted by the Keeper of Secrets over time. To put it in absolutely neutral terms, she was unable to understand the nature of chaos and could not see the cherished mental flaw called emotion. It is a breeding ground for evil, but this is a paradox, unless they are all fools.
Nakari chose a dilapidated guiding stone as a breakthrough point after languishing in the maelstrom for thousands of years. Similarly, Shalaxi chose the protector of the Golden Pond as a breakthrough point after being trapped in the Golden Pond for thousands of years. The Protector of the Golden Pond is like A living guiding stone is like a nail that rusts over time. At the right time and at the right point, the nail falls off.
Anger ignited in the heart of the sad Talos, and he cast his angry gaze on the secret keeper. How he wished he could jump on the secret keeper's shoulders and stab the war blade into his brain, but he knew that such an action would Stupid and futile, what is the body to something made of intangible matter like emotions and thoughts? However, what else does he have to do? This is his responsibility as the heir to the Cloud Walker family, and at the same time, he wants to avenge his lover.
Talos hugged Ivan's tortured body tightly with his arms. This was the last hug between them. He stabbed lightly with a dagger, and the dagger easily pierced Ivan's vital part. His face was twisted in pain, and tears kept flowing from his eyes. He closed his tearful eyes and kissed Ivan's cheek, then pushed the dagger deeper until he pierced his body and felt himself His blood flowed from the wound and blended with his lover's blood.
Darkus stood there looking at the lovers. He was touched at this moment, and he seemed to feel something. However, Talos did not let the situation develop. It was too late. Shalaxi had completely escaped from the golden pool. Aivan was now of no use to Shalaxi.
Shalaxi did not scream, there was no howling wind that sucked it back into the golden pool, there was no hoofed feet that staggered awkwardly, and then the body fell down and became insubstantial. Everything was too late.
"It's all because of Lilith!"
Darkus suddenly understood. He knew who should give the pot. If Lilith, as a prophet, a seer, had told him the exact time and place at Lebin's Fountain, maybe these things wouldn't have happened, so the blame is Lilith's! Nothing wrong!
"That monster's situation doesn't seem promising." Ren, who was still able to move, said suddenly.
Darkus turned his head and looked at the battle over there. As time passed, the dragon lizard began to gradually fall into a disadvantage.
Shalashi, who is proficient in combat, showed strong fighting skills and showed no weakness when fighting against the dragon lizard. The lance continued to strike, cut, and pierce, and the dragon lizard's resistance gradually became exhausted. The dragon lizard's movements became sluggish and its strength was exhausted.
And Shalaxi is still launching fierce offensives, seeming to want to vent out the hatred that has been trapped for thousands of years. His claws, spears and determination seem to be invincible.
There were a lot of scars on the dragon lizard's body, and it was obviously unable to fight against the secret keeper at this time.
Darkus knew that although dragon lizards were related to dragons, they were not dragons. These dragon lizards related to the Ancient Saints lived in the gardens of the Ancient Saints and were one of the most mysterious existences in the world. Even creatures other than the Ancient Saints were unknown. I don't know what the dragon lizard's goal is, whether it is an independent race or a branch of the lizard people.
Dragon Lizards are powerful wizards, able to harness the power of the Winds of Magic instinctively rather than mastering it through acquired learning. Although this means that they cannot stretch and learn many magics, their familiarity with the Winds of Gur and Jiren is only Only a few highly accomplished mages can achieve this.
It is said that the spellsingers hope to be taught by a dragon lizard, but even if they live in the forest all year round, it is difficult to find traces of the dragon lizard. Because dragon lizards rarely leave their hidden habitats and only appear occasionally when danger occurs in the forest, they usually wake up trees and bushes to crush and strangle intruders instead of fighting hand-to-hand. Even hand-to-hand fighting is an invasion. Only when the person is trapped by the spell will he step forward to deliver the final blow.
However... now is the shadow moment, and the dragon lizard's spells are temporarily useless, and he can only fight hand-to-hand with Shalashi, who is good at close combat.
"How long will it take for the Shadow Hour to pass?" Darkus asked.
"Maybe a second, maybe..." Colonia said hesitantly, and then she said, "This is Lauren Loren. You know that time is unstable here."
Darkus looked at the injured people. The sick man glanced at the elves who were still standing but without fighting ability. He felt his scalp numb. He forced himself to calm down. He stared at Shalaxi who was fighting. He knew what would happen if he didn't do something. If not, the dragon lizard will die, and then all the elves present will die.
After watching for a moment, Darkos' scalp became even more numb. He found that Shalashi was indeed terrifying when fighting. The spear and shield, coupled with the two claws and the pseudopod limbs on the robe, were useless in all aspects of fighting. blind spot.
But what else does Darkus have to do, otherwise what awaits them next will be horrific, and he doesn't want to report to Slaanesh right now.
Today's state is not good, I have been demoted, write less, this section will be over tomorrow, although the process is a bit rough, but the result is definitely positive
(end of this chapter)