Pale Emblem

Chapter 192 Narration

On the other side of the primeval forest, in the col of a rocky mountain, lay a giant alien beast. Its body was so huge that even the Chimera and the two flying dragons that were devouring flesh and blood looked slender and petite when they pounced on it.

This mutated giant beast should be dead, but it seems not to be completely dead.

Although it had been bitten beyond recognition and its original shape could not be discerned, its exposed muscles and internal organs were still twitching rhythmically and bubbles were bubbling from the blood, showing amazing activity.

Chimera and wyvern lay on the corpse of the giant beast, greedily swallowing the living flesh and blood. At the same time, flesh thorns grew on their scales and bones moved under the skin.

There was a group of monkeys fighting over the alienated flesh and blood next to the giant beast's corpse.

The changes in monkeys are very obvious. They eat and grow at the same time. Their bodies and limbs become thicker at a speed almost visible to the naked eye. The hair on their bodies falls off and is replaced by an exoskeleton similar to crocodile skin and tortoise shell.

Chimeras, wyverns, and monkeys did not interfere with each other. If you look down from the sky, you will find that they are surrounding the giant beast's corpse as if they were in a hatchery. Among them, some monkeys completed the alienation transformation first, growing into violent apes over two meters tall, weighing five hundred pounds, covered with scales and bones, with wide mouths and fangs. Only then did they stop eating and leave the scene alone.

Chimera and Wyvern are both giant creatures, and their alienation speed is much slower than that of monkeys.

However, the wyvern on the far left grew the fastest, and its size had surpassed the Chimaera next to it. When bone spurs popped out from its spine, its eyes turned red, and it suddenly raised its head and screamed, then turned around and opened its bloody mouth, fiercely biting the back of the Chimaera's neck and tearing it apart crazily.

The Chimera wailed in pain, but it was powerless to fight back against the rapidly growing Wyvern. It soon had its neck bitten off by the dragon, and died instantly.

Another two-legged dragon also turned around and snatched the flesh of Chimera. At the same time, their bodies underwent visible changes, such as growing tails or enlarging wings.

Charlotte Randall stood on the top of Stone Mountain. She wore a set of form-fitting Thorium Ant Armor, which showed off her slender and perfectly proportioned figure. She held the helmet in her hand, her golden hair flying in the evening breeze, her skin was flawless, her face was beautiful, and her green eyes were as moving as pure emeralds.

As a senior female knight with affinity to the element of water, Charlotte has a highly unified mind and body. She not only possesses stunning beauty, but also great strength and a sharp mind.

Looking down from her high vantage point, she could see dozens of fiery red runes floating in the void, forming a circular magic circle surrounding the flesh and blood corpse of the mutated giant beast, while also covering the Chimera, the pterosaur and the mutated violent ape.

These fiery red runes are hexahedral, automatically rotating and changing in various ways, giving people a sense of mystery, but it is impossible to remember the details of the runes.

It was not the first time that she had seen the Void Runes used by the wizard Imosen to transform mutant beasts, but this time was different.

The reality is that the three-headed dragon killed the alienated monster created by the wizard Imosen and then devoured its flesh and blood. But the essence of the matter is that the wizard used the flesh and blood of the alienated monster to trap the three-headed dragon, making it land from the sky, and then controlled it with witchcraft.

The point of the problem is that in the process of Imosen trying to enslave the dragon, he collided with a powerful will, provoked a certain extraordinary existence, and brought disaster to all of them.

The story begins in the past. Knights Charlotte and Todd, fierce warriors Caligula and Marcy, wizard Emerson, as well as several sword-wielding maids and arcane warriors are all followers of the Randall family, loyal to the great lord of the Kingdom of Cambis, Earl Victor Wimbledon Randall.

More than a year ago, due to some unknown supernatural phenomenon, they were inexplicably separated from their master and other companions.

Even Caligula, the most powerful and brutal warrior, could not sense the location of his lord on a spiritual level.

Without any clues, they could only follow the banks of the world's largest river, the Golden Water River, all the way eastward, back to the Earldom of Randall in the human kingdom, hoping to reunite with their lord along the way or after returning to the family territory.

However, last winter, as they were on their way in, Caligula suddenly felt his master calling him.

Caligula was the fastest, so he went ahead to look for the Count.

Charlotte and other followers followed in pursuit, and it took them more than half a year to reach nearby.

Here we must mention the alienated behemoth cultivated by the wizard Imoson - Philip IV.

Its original form was a six-legged crocodile. After being transformed into an alien beast by witchcraft, it absorbed a large amount of flesh and blood and gradually grew into a super-giant monster weighing more than 40 tons.

Charlotte and others had to rely on Philip IV to intimidate the monster tribes in the wilderness. For example, they once passed through the territory of a group of orcs. Thanks to Philip IV for attracting most of the orcs' attacks and completely defeating them, otherwise it would be difficult to ensure the safety of their entourage.

Apart from Caligula, no one dared to claim the ability to cross the wilderness. Therefore, they had to rely on Philip IV's protection. However, the disadvantage of the alien beast was that its large appetite limited its movement.

Wizard Imosen had to feed the giant beast and drive it on the road at the same time, which took even more time.

But no one expected that the alien giant beasts that roamed the wilderness would be attacked by flying dragons.

A few days ago, three huge dragons flew in from the southwest. They soared in the sky, and the shadows they cast made the Randall family's followers think they saw the legendary dragon.

While everyone was dazzled, the three-headed flying dragon attacked Philip IV.

They circled in the sky, spraying scorching liquid fireballs and high-temperature toxic acid at the mutated monsters.

Philip IV's invincible power was useless against his enemies in the sky, and he could only passively take the beating.

That day, the roar of flying dragons and the wailing of giant beasts shook the whole field, startling the birds and causing the beasts to flee in panic.

Seeing his own Philip IV's skin and flesh burnt black, Emerson had nowhere to hide and could not fight back. So the anxious wizard made a bold decision.

He forced the mutated behemoth into a dormant state, as if it were dead.

Philip IV appears to be a super-giant monster on the surface, but the essence of the alienated beast is an aggregation of the laws of flesh and blood and an aggregation of pan-consciousness.

They tear up the collected laws of flesh and blood and reassemble them to create new laws of life.

When the time is right, the alienated monsters will "die", and their flesh and blood will emit wonderful information, which will be of great attraction to non-intelligent creatures.

Wild animals, birds, insects, and fish will evolve into new species by eating alienated flesh and blood.

The wizard Imosen's innate witchcraft can interfere with the alienation process and thus control the alienated beasts.

His original intention was to sacrifice Philip IV, trick the three-headed dragon down from the sky, and then use his witchcraft to control the dragons to breed Philip V.

The three flying dragons saw that the alien beast had stopped moving and thought the battle was over. They didn't know that for the wizard Imosen, the battle at the level of soul will had just begun.

The charred body of the giant beast gave off a strange smell. Insects crawled out from the ground one after another, and the escaped birds and beasts also returned and moved closer to the body of the giant beast.

Perhaps sensing some kind of threat, the three-headed dragon was reluctant to land. When birds, beasts, and insects began to scramble for the alienated flesh and blood, they could no longer endure it and flapped their wings to descend from the sky. The invisible dragon might drove away the beasts and killed the insects in droves.

After driving away the uninvited "guests", the flying dragons began to enjoy their prey. They devoured the alienated flesh and blood in big mouthfuls, which was the standard behavior of wild beasts.

An important characteristic of intelligent species is the ability to control their own nature. For example, when faced with delicious food, they can refuse to eat when they are hungry.

This seems simple, but it is actually a remarkable feature.

Because the premise of restraining one's nature is to know one's nature. No matter how smart the beasts are, they cannot know their own nature, so how can they restrain their nature?

In contrast, stupid ogres are able to control their appetite and avoid traps, so they are classified as intelligent species.

The magic of the wizard Imosen is ineffective against intelligent species, but effective against beast species.

Three powerful flying dragons have fallen into his control, and being enslaved by them seems to be an unchangeable fact.

Imosen even began to imagine the pleasure of flying on a dragon, and his companions were also excited about this.

They were happy too early.

Deep within the dragon's soul lies a powerful imprint of will, which stubbornly resists Imosen's innate witchcraft.

This frightened Imerson, who thought he had stumbled upon the Whisperer, and he chose to end the witchcraft to sever his connection with the Whisperer.

However, the process of dragon alienation cannot be reversed. The laws of flesh and blood and the pan-consciousness they have absorbed will eventually erase all the marks of will.

Imerson ended his witchcraft, only to turn them into wild alien creatures.

At this time, Caligula found them.

Silly Aka can always find his own partners.

He also brought back Bertina, the daughter of wizard Imerson and Count Randall's personal maid.

Bettina immediately warned her father that he was in big trouble.

The largest flying dragon is called a Chimera, and the will of its master is imprinted deep in its soul.

The wizard Imosen's removal of the will mark must have angered the Chimera's master, the Dragon King Firumaat.

Beast species, intelligent species, ancient species, legendary species, mythical species, these are the natural levels of spiritual life. Although Chimera is powerful, it is only a beast dragon. And Filuma belongs to the intelligent species and mythical species. It is a real dragon with high-level power.

He might not care if Chimera was killed, but having the imprint of his will removed by others was an intolerable offense.

The Dragon King Firumat will mark the soul characteristics of the murderer remotely, and rush over to kill the murderer within a few days to vent his anger.

Wizard Imosen was shocked and frightened. He had no ability to shake the will of the Dragon King. He just borrowed the power of the law of life to make Chimera and Wyvern enter an irreversible alienation. Even the Dragon King Firumat could not resist the law of life.

The Dragon King hated him because of this, and Imosen even felt wronged.

Bettina then said that she had a way to deal with the Dragon King Filmat.

She has four guardian spirits, one of which is an ancient and legendary evil-winged giant bat. It is the direct descendant of the ancient beasts and the overlord of the sky before the dragons were born!

Of course, the guardian spirit is no match for the dragon.

Bettina asked her father to cooperate with her fully, to cultivate a body with alienated creatures, to combine with the guardian spirit, to recreate the style of the ancient evil-winged giant bat.

Use the evil-winged giant bat to fight against the dragon. If you win, everything will be fine; if you lose, Bettina will lose a guardian spirit, but the curse of the Dragon King will be transferred, and everyone can continue to move around in the Dragon Kingdom and look for the missing master.

As time was running out, Bettina acted immediately. She set up a psychic array and ordered the alchemical dragon lizards around her and her father's razor beasts to dig a hidden cave under the mountain.

The two generations of wizards, father and daughter, were concentrating on casting spells in the cave and guiding the operation of the magic circle. They could not be disturbed, lest all their previous efforts would be wasted.

Bettina would occasionally communicate with everyone through her ferocious bear dog "White Bread". But now it was the critical stage of casting the spell, and she had no time to spare.

Charlotte had so many questions she wanted to ask Bettina, but as everyone was facing such a crisis, all they could do was wait patiently.

The female knight frowned slightly, and a hint of worry was written on her beautiful face.

Knowing that Victor was lost in the Dragon Kingdom and was currently missing, she missed her beloved lord, who was also her most beloved man, even more.

"lady."

"lady."

"Swordsman" Todd and "Blood Python" Marcy came together and took the initiative to greet Charlotte.

Although they are all retainers without fiefdoms or titles, Charlotte is actually the Earl's favorite concubine, and she is more responsible for taking care of Earl Randall's daily life.

In everyone's eyes, Charlotte Randall is also half a hostess.

Charlotte was gentle and elegant, and she paid attention to etiquette, and she never regarded herself as a hostess. She returned a chivalric salute, her posture was impeccable, and smiled and asked, "How is the situation over there?"

"We went to the scene to check it out." Todd replied, "All 103 razor beasts are dead. The burden on Wizard Imosen will be greatly reduced."

"Those half-elves retreated in a hurry. Not only did they not take away the bodies of the razorbeasts, but even their dead large dogs were abandoned on the spot. There were 41 in total... According to the prior plan, we can now use the corpses of the war beasts to feed the violent apes." The beautiful Marcy said.

The original form of the razorbeasts is rats, which have a relatively low demand for flesh and blood. The wizard Imosen often uses razorbeasts as cannon fodder.

However, the razor beasts are fragile and lack strength. Their main weakness is their low intelligence. Wizard Imosen can only control them alone, which consumes more energy.

Now, Philip IV has been sacrificed, and his abundant alienated flesh and blood is enough to hatch Philip V with some left over.

The wizard Imosen used the excess scraps and the monkeys in the forest as the prototype to cultivate violent ape war beasts with an average weight of 500 pounds.

These violent apes have gone beyond the category of alienated beasts and belong to new individual creatures with solid bodies, strong limbs and sharp fangs, but they are omnivorous beasts, mainly eating vegetarian food, and have stable temperaments and are relatively intelligent.

The Randall family's followers, maids, and death warriors can all command the violent apes, thus reducing the burden on the wizard Imosen.

Hundreds of violent ape war beasts can greatly enhance the overall combat effectiveness of the team. Todd and Marcy's current job is to raise violent apes.

The blood and flesh of the razor beast will not be wasted.

Charlotte sighed softly. Her mind was now full of Earl Randall and she had no interest in anything else.

Compared to the female warrior Marcy, Todd was better at observing people's expressions and was more thoughtful. He saw Charlotte's sadness and tried to ask, "Ma'am, what happened?"

Charlotte was silent for a moment, then raised her hand and threw out a round coin.

Todd raised his hand to catch it, then looked down and found it was a red copper badge with a pattern of a tornado and lightning intertwined engraved on the front and cursive characters he didn't recognize on the back.

The badge is made of inferior material and has rough workmanship, but the pattern is ingeniously conceived and can even be said to have certain artistic value.

Todd turned the badge over and over again, but couldn't find the key point.

Marcy, who was standing next to him, snatched the badge from his hand, took a closer look at it, and asked in surprise, "Did the owner draw this pattern?"

Charlotte's beautiful eyes sparkled, and she couldn't hide her excitement and asked, "Marcy, do you think so too?"

After being questioned by the female knight, Marcy became hesitant.

"Uh, I...I'm not really sure," she hesitantly said.

Charlotte blinked and explained again, "This was brought to me by Aka. He found this badge when he was in contact with those half-elves... Coincidentally, the original owner of the badge was also named Victor."

Marcy said in disbelief: "How could such a coincidence happen?!"

"Coincidence? Yes, how could such a coincidence happen?" Charlotte sighed and said slowly, "In the past, Victor chatted with Father Miller, and they often discussed time and space and fate, groups and individuals, chance and necessity... With my knowledge, I cannot understand the true meaning of these conversations, but I have heard Victor say that some great beings of high status can interfere with the power of fate..."

Marcy's head hurt after hearing this, so she quickly ended the topic and asked directly, "Is Victor our master? We should confirm his whereabouts in person."

Charlotte shook her head and said, "Aka called for Bertina at the time, and Bertina questioned the half-elves through her magical pet White Bread, and concluded that it was a misunderstanding... That Victor was a native half-elf, not the Earl."

Marcy frowned, looked at the badge in her hand, and said, "Even so, it should be considered a clue."

“I think so… because A-Ka’s intuition is always very accurate.” Charlotte nodded repeatedly to show her agreement, and then said, “I wanted to ask Belle more, but she was too busy to answer me… I asked A-Ka, but he couldn’t explain it clearly.”

"I think...Bettina should know something, but she doesn't tell us. And she seems to have an opinion about me." Charlotte finally couldn't help but express her complaints.

Marcy couldn't help but complain, "We found Belle, and she said a few words to you. She didn't say a word to me... Belle used to be so cute, and now she's so beautiful. I think she looks a bit like Lady Sylvia, so I don't dare to talk to her."

Sylvia, the most powerful and beautiful divine knight, symbolizes that the highest achievement of human knights is comparable to that of gods.

She was the perfect match for Victor Wimbledon Randall, but she was not the matron of the Randall family.

The vassals and retainers of the Randall family were full of awe for Lady Sylvia.

Marcy's comparison between Bertina and Sylvia was actually her sincere opinion.

The ferocious warriors have sharp intuition, and Blood Python Marcy is the best among them. In particular, she has diligently practiced the Portanos secret method created by His Highness Randall, and is only one step away from the gold level.

Todd was very fortunate to win Marcy's favor and become her partner, but Marcy was straightforward and didn't even know how to avoid talking to strong people.

She didn't even think about it. Since the wizard Imoson joined his master, he has had no shortage of resources and now has legendary combat power, but Imoson is like a student in front of her daughter and can only be obedient.

From this we can see that Bettina is a genuine legendary spellcaster.

At least!

Todd didn't dare to criticize the legendary wizard behind his back like these two ladies did. After all, they used to feed little Bettina with all kinds of delicious food.

He also tried to feed it, but the opportunities were rare.

"Ma'am, have you noticed a strange phenomenon?" Todd changed the subject at the right time and said with a cough: "Since we set foot on this land, our knight bloodline has been upgraded..."

"To be precise, the elemental position has become loose..."

"It seems that... I can reach the twelfth element and become a true knight!"