Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1806 1778. Euphonium

Externally, the black smoke that made up the ghost horse disintegrated into a large ball, and golden light kept flashing in the center of the black smoke.

The power of Isu technology creations has been maximized.

But the khaki hook on the ghost horse's neck was still stubbornly tied there.

The power of the guardian spirit covered Lan En's entire body as he used the [Ninety-Nine Weapons], so that he was not worried about getting hurt. He was not even worried about his equipment getting damaged.

So Lan En simply asked Qilin to stop urgently.

The Qilin suddenly stopped on the sea surface at a speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour. The kinetic energy of the Qilin caused a wave within a radius of hundreds of meters around them!
Lan's arms and slingshot were stretched to their limits, but he was not hurt at all.

"Xilulu!"

The ghost horse, which had been silent all the time, without even the sound of hooves or breathing between gallops, finally neighed like a living thing for the first time while struggling.

With Lan as the intermediary, Qilin and Ghost Horse engaged in a series of entanglements including wrestling, tearing, sprinting, refusing, etc.

Finally, when the power of Lan's guardian spirit was consumed and became thinner and thinner, the ghost horse finally stopped.

Lan En originally thought that it would not be finished until it had used up all the starting power it received from the Qilin and turned into a metal ball again.

It seems that although this ghost horse is a product of Isu technology, it still retains a lot of its animal nature.

"Huh~" Lan En breathed out, "Finally stopped it."

Now Lan En has used the remaining guardian spirit power from activating the [Ninety-Nine Weapons] to maintain the hook.

Riding a horse with a rope tied to another horse in his hand, he really looks like a cowboy on a horse farm.

Qilin relied on the hook in Lan En's hand that was attached with the power of the guardian spirit to prevent the ghost horse from breaking free. The big cat-like head swayed as it walked in front of the ghost horse.

He was blowing air out of his lips and making smacking sounds.

This is a provocative move that horses like to do to each other.

"Okay," Lan En pulled the hook with his left hand. It felt good to tame a ghost horse like this. "What's next? How do we deal with it?"

"Um?!"

Qilin, who was stretching his head to show off in front of the ghost horse, raised his head and looked at Lan En with disbelief.

'You ask what I mean?'

With a 'slap' sound, Lan En slapped his forehead with his free right hand: "So... you didn't even think about it and just came to me to catch it?"

Qilin nodded.

The demon hunter felt tired.

"Forget it, let's go." Lan En pulled the hook on his hand and asked the ghost horse to follow. "Let's go back to Thera Island first. You found it on the seabed there. The ruins of Atlantis are also down there. We have to go there anyway."

A shark from the Aegean Sea came up and tried to nibble on the unicorn’s hoof, but it kicked it off casually.

The Ancient Dragon of the New World had no objection to Lan's decision. It subdued the ghost horse and did not cause any trouble itself, which made it feel good about itself.

There were no more troubles along the way, and Lan En and Qilin were able to return safely to the edge of the volcanic island.

The black sand beaches and volcanic rocks are very different from the generally blue sea and white sand islands in the Aegean Sea.

When Lan En came back, he found that the Adrestia had stopped in the open sea, and many crew members had come down to rest, as if they had just finished their business.

Barnabas, Herodotos and Triss were all in the ruins of the buildings on Thera Island. They and the crew had lit several bonfires and were boiling water and cooking, which looked more like camping.

Lan En's return made quite a noise, so a group of people noticed it immediately.

However, the Qilin was already cool enough, and this time when Lan En came back, he was leading a horse that was covered in smoke and as black as night!

This immediately caused a commotion among the crowd. People were discussing whether this was some kind of bad omen, or was it the demigod's triumph after conquering the bad omen?

"What is this, meow?"

A black, white and yellow shadow jumped onto Lan's shoulder, and walked on the hook rope without any awkwardness, looking at the ghost horse curiously.

"Can I touch it, meow?" asked the fluffy ball that hadn't been seen for a few days. But before Lan En could answer, his little paws, like every kitten, had already tentatively reached out to the black fog.

It looks like a kitten playing with a fur ball.

“It can be atomized? How amazing!”

The ball of flannel jumped in surprise on the hook.

Cats are creatures that are usually a little out of control.

"What is this?" Triss and the others came over at this time. The red-haired sorceress looked around at the ghost horse and asked, "Is there a nightmare here too?"

Lan En laughed at Triss and said, "It seems that sorceresses really don't learn much about monsters." Triss, who hadn't seen him for a few days, said in a humorous and teasing tone, "Of course, after all, we are just sorceresses with limited energy. What can we know about witches who cast spells in the dark? Why not let a professional demon hunter say a few words? Or have you found a lover these days?"

"Please spare me, Triss." Lan En complained with a smile and shook the hook on his hand. "There is no nightmare in this world yet. At least I haven't encountered it."

"Another theory is that nightmares are just more likely to be found in the form of horses. In essence, they are still ghosts whose guilt and obsession with seeking forgiveness have become so great that they cannot die peacefully. It's not surprising for them to take on any form."

Lan En turned over and got off the Qilin's back, holding Triss in one hand and lowering his head to kiss her.

The corners of the sorceress's mouth were covered with a sweet smile because of this frank display of love. It was as if the teasing words just now had never appeared.

"This is Euphonium!" Compared to the sorceress's doubts, Barnabas announced his discovery in a firm tone, "Only the horse of Hades, the god of the underworld, can be so terrifying! Gods! Lan, did you break into the underworld? And took away Hades' horse? He will be furious!"

Even the knowledgeable Herodotus was hesitant for a moment because of this obviously extraordinary horse.

"Black as death, eyes red as Tartarus... But how could it be? Hades' steed really exists in the world?"

"Strictly speaking, I don't know what this thing is." Lan En said honestly, "It was something that the Qilin dug out. The two of them raced for a long distance, and it took me a lot of effort to catch it."

"The Pegasus and Pluto's horses surrounding Zeus' thunderbolt are natural enemies!" The superstitious Barnabas said it seriously as if he wanted to record this statement.

Lan En questioned this: "Is there such a saying?"

"The facts are before us!" Barnabas stretched out his hands eagerly to the two horses, but his head looked around like a salesman with great aura.

"Okay," Lan En said without further comment, "Where's Cassandra? It looks like everything is done now?"

"We have indeed completed the task," Herodotus said in a calm and gentle voice, "although we are still confused as to what we have accomplished. We have only traveled quite a distance."

There was a peaceful wisdom in the historian's eyes.

"You seemed to have something you couldn't say, so we didn't ask any more questions. I believe it was necessary for you to do this. They were there, talking alone."

"Thank you, Herodotos." Lan led the ghost horse in the direction the other party pointed. "When this is over, I think Cassandra will explain it clearly."

The knowledge of Atlantis and the significance of the place itself in this age of faith made it so tempting that it made sense that Pythagoras had been paying attention to this place for decades but only dared to protect it secretly.

The witcher looked up and saw Ikaros circling in the sky, which was darkened by the volcano.

Lan En dragged the ghost horse over, but halfway through he found that the closer he got to where Cassandra and Alexios were alone, the less resistance the ghost horse offered.

When they finally reached the outside of the ruined hut where the siblings were, this guy no longer resisted at all, just like a tamed pack horse.

Only the base of the wall was left of the ruined hut, and Cassandra and Alexios had just seen Lan leading the ghost horse over.

The two of them had never met each other before, and after Lann explained it again, Cassandra and Alexios immediately made the same declaration as Barnabas.

"This must be Euphonius!"*2
The siblings' unanimous response made Lan En pinch his forehead.

He almost forgot that Cassandra and Alexios's educational levels were often in sync with Barnabas'.

Not to mention that at this moment, they had just collected the artifacts they needed from the mythical creatures.

"I found a madman in Kythera who calls himself a god," Alexios told Lan about their experience while circling the ghost horse, which should now be called 'Eurphonius'.

"That madman had a key that could open the Isu ruins. It turned out that there was a Cyclops inside the ruins! Malaka!"

Thinking back on it now, Alexios was still amazed. He reached out and took out a metal ball with circuit patterns etched on it.

"Its one eye became this after I plucked it out."

"Cassandra was lucky. She was only asked a few questions by the Sphinx in Boeotia, and the Sphinx died on its own. Oh, and she also met my father Nikolaos and his adopted son there."

"Later, she went to Lesbos, and there was a Medusa in the woods there! All the living people and beasts in the forest turned into stone! Cassandra got its snake hair. It also turned into a ball."

Alexios explained for both himself and his sister. In any case, the four artifacts that sealed Atlantis have been collected.

But as he spoke, he walked inconspicuously to a position next to Euphonium that was suitable for mounting the horse.

The ghost horse took on substance and became very docile at his touch.

But just as he exerted force on his feet and was about to jump onto the horse's back.

"Snapped!"

His wrist was grabbed from the side.

Turning around, he saw his sister looking at him unfriendly.

"Malacca, what do you want?"

"Oh! I forgot!" Alexios pretended that he didn't understand, turned to Lan and said with a smile, "Thank you, Lan. Your gift is so precious!"

(End of this chapter)