Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 817: Become one here?

Linger on the field slowly closed his eyes and sank into a vast and deep darkness. He could see cards passing by him like white comets, and each card contained a unique and familiar aura. His presence was like a lighthouse, guiding those cards to break free from the eternal silence, surrounding him and gradually forming a straight column of light that penetrated the sky and the earth, quite similar to the Tower of Babel mentioned in the ancient legend of the Wollumv Dynasty.

Gloria pulled out a card from her deck and showed it to Tiandis. Her calm and quiet voice echoed across the duel field: "Now, I will equip [Saint Shalia, the Decider of Cause and Effect] to Lingge on the field."

As soon as the words fell, behind Lingge, as if a door of light had opened in the darkness, the figure of the blue-haired girl slowly emerged. She looked at the young man with eyes full of warm smiles and unreserved trust. She gently stretched out her hands and hugged the young man's chest, and her whole body turned into a blue light and merged into his body. In the light, Lingge's body began to undergo strange changes: his originally silver-gray hair gradually lengthened until it fell to his ankles and fluttered, like a flag stirring up the flying light spots in the sky. A warm breath permeated every soft hair, just like a painter splashing oil paint on a blank canvas, gradually turning it into a most verdant and vibrant azure color; at the same time, his ears were also lengthened, from ordinary human ears to the pointed ears unique to elves in fairy tales, covered with fine silver fluff, which was the most prominent feature of Saint Shallia as a silver elf.

[Merciful Relief—Linger: Attack 0→8000/Defense 0→8000].

Gloria drew the second card from the deck: "Then, equip [Inheritor of Past Life Wisdom—Olvera] to Lingge."

It was the same door behind Lingge. This time, the person who walked out of the door was Princess Beman, who had a lantern on her waist and a thick book in her arms. She was a little confused at first, but she soon breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Lingge's back, as if she was completely relieved. Then a feeling of fatigue came over her, like the curse that had invaded her in the castle for countless days and nights in the past. But this time, the princess was no longer afraid of the darkness that she could see with her eyes closed. She yawned lazily, slowly approached Lingge, and put her little head on the young man's shoulder. Her delicate eyebrows stretched out, and soon she sank into the long-lost gentle dream. At the same time, her whole body turned into a golden light and also merged into Lingge's body.

In an instant, light brighter than the sun overflowed from the young man's body, and each ray of light traced a graceful trajectory, gradually covering the young man with a pure white sacred robe. The hood of the robe drooped on his back, and white feathers of flying birds were sewn into the top, fluttering slightly in the wind. The hollow carved silver decorations and the simple yet ancient and complex holy patterns made the young man look full of nobleness and majesty, which was exactly the image of Olvera when she used the Ruler of Holy Elementals.

[Merciful Relief—Linger: Attack 8000→16000/Defense 8000→16000].

Gloria continued to draw cards: "Next, equip [Creator of All Things—Lorena] to Lingge."

At that moment, Lingge seemed to feel the water of the blue sea caressing his back, conveying a gentle longing. The water was not cold, but extremely warm, as if he had returned to his mother's arms. The ocean is indeed the cradle of life. The sea god known as "Crystal Snow" is said to have bred trillions of lives in the ocean with his own blood. His blood flows in Rorona's body, and now it has been passed on to Lingge. So, when she turned into a cyan light and merged into the young man's body, the latter slowly opened his eyes. His left eye was still the usual calm gold, while his right eye was surging with the tide and floating with waves, gradually solidifying into a swirling blue gem, as transparent as glass, frozen like ice crystals, and even faintly heard the deep sound of the tide. It was the most unique origin stone that Rorona had as the "half of God".

The light flashed from the door, and the figure of Princess Haiqi slowly walked out. Her tall and elegant figure was like a lighthouse standing still in the dark sea tide. She looked weak, but gave people an unshakable feeling. This was indeed the case. A person who was not strong enough could not fight the disease and pollution in the ocean alone for many years. He never succeeded, but he never gave up. This person, who could have enjoyed the honor of "Half Son of God" in the mirror city, stood firmly behind a young man who was so cold that he never showed his feelings. Perhaps she saw a familiar shadow in him? She was about to reach out and touch Lingge's back, but suddenly remembered something, smiled slightly, retracted her hand, and gently touched her forehead to him.

Then pure white feathers floated all over the sky, and in the rain of feathers, six soft wings slowly spread out behind the young man, extending upwards until they reached a height of tens of meters. They were even larger and more dazzling than the wings of the original owner, Yieta.

The six-winged angel walked out of the door of light, hesitating and lingering. She seemed to still be afraid of her curse, fearing that leaving the place where she was waiting would bring disaster to everyone. However, sometimes it is not only the curse that traps a free soul, and it is not only one's own awareness that can save the angel from the curse. Yieta also held a notebook and a pen in her hand. The page on the notebook was densely filled with words, all of which were her expectations and hopes for happiness. If one day, she can understand that happiness is not something written on paper, maybe she can get out of the knot in her heart in the past. But now is not the time. Now she is still a girl who simply puts her happiness on others. Therefore, when she sees Lingge, she will rush up happily, and hug him from behind shyly. While thinking about what this feeling of heart thumping is, she put her lips to the young man's ear and said a word silently. Although there was no sound, the young man had heard the meaning of the words from her breathing: Come on, Lingge.

Gloria drew the fourth card with a cold expression: "Equip [Watcher of the Endless Sky - Yieta] to Lingge."

[Merciful Relief—Linger: Attack 24000→32000/Defense 24000→32000].

[Merciful Relief—Linger: Attack 16000→24000/Defense 16000→24000].

Amid the flying white feathers, Gloria's voice seemed very far away, yet sometimes very clear, as if it was ringing in his ears. The young man gradually developed a strange premonition, and could no longer tell whether this was a game created by Alice, or another reality that was destined to be played out one day in the future: "Equip [The Eternal Controller - Leticia] to Ringer."

The young man heard a disdainful snort, followed by light footsteps, stepping on the water like tap dance steps at a party. He knew that it was Leticia's footsteps, but he didn't judge it by sound or other factors, just based on his understanding of her. This little girl who was always immersed in her own world and endless reincarnation seemed to have never known what fear and trouble were. Therefore, every time she was in danger, it was like experiencing every exciting adventure. She only needed to seek the unknown and enthusiasm in it, and she never considered the consequences of possible failure. On the one hand, there was always someone behind her to escort her, such as a silver-eyed countess, and on the other hand, death was just a common thing for her. From the distant dark ages of the Shiqilia Peninsula to the current industrial age, she once hated and was tired of this fate, but at some point, perhaps when she tried to die silently one night, but was asked by a young man if she needed someone to pray for her, this mentality quietly changed. She heard more and more voices appearing in her blank mind. Is that annoying? Or is it just confusing? I'm afraid even she herself doesn't know the answer yet.

Ling Ge suddenly felt his body sink. Someone grabbed his neck from behind and hung his whole body on him to vent his anger. Then there was a shock-like pain in his neck. Two sharp fangs had pierced the slightly fragile skin, sucking the fluid flowing in the blood vessels, causing a dark scarlet thread to flow out of the wound. She said in a proud and commanding tone: Stupid Ling Ge, if you lose, you will die! She always talked about death. It was not because she didn't know how painful death was, but because she had experienced it personally, she was most qualified to say such words. A warm blood light with a breath of blood merged into the young man's body, swam upstream along the lines of cyan and blue, and finally passed through the restless brain nerves and reached the world seen by the young man's naked eyes, instantly dyeing his eyes into a charming red, but the pupils were completely the opposite, changing to the brightest and most sacred silver-white, as if depicting a perfect full moon in his eyes.

[Merciful Relief—Linger: Attack 32000→40000/Defense 32000→40000].

Gloria drew the sixth card from the deck. When she saw the name described on the card, her expression seemed to become complicated, but she soon regained her composure and said calmly: "Equip [Gloria, the Unstable Dreamer] to Lingge."

This time, no figure came out of the door. It was just that at some point, the gray mist enveloped the surroundings, adding a third color to this world of only black darkness and white light. If you look closely, you will find that in the depths of the mist, a somewhat thin silhouette is actually outlined. She is gradually approaching the young man and gently pressing her hand on his back, giving him a feeling that is hard to describe as cold or warm. If you have to describe it, it should be... hazy? This is indeed a girl as mysterious and hazy as mist. Ling Ge felt this way when they first met. Now he has vaguely guessed where this hazy feeling comes from, and seems to have some concept of the power and curse of the mind kingship, but this feeling still exists, as if that is the nature of the girl, and it will not change with the changes of external things.

As the girl turned into a misty light and merged into the young man's body, there seemed to be no obvious changes in her appearance. However, everyone could sense that his aura had changed. Although his attack and defense capabilities had been increasing, his momentum and presence had gradually become thinner, so that in the end he gave people a feeling of non-existence. Even the differential closed universe of the mecha god Alexander could not lock his position. This made people think of the girl, whose ethereal and shapeless posture in the mist was just like at this moment.

[Merciful Relief—Linger: Attack 40000→48000/Defense 40000→48000].

"Finally," Gloria pulled out the last card from the deck. The card depicted a majestic young hero. Despite her carefree smile and the silly air she exuded, the girl couldn't help but frown. "Equip [Invincible Genius Player—Alice] to Lingge."

"Here, here, here!" Alice's appearance was the noisiest, and she did not walk out from the door of light behind her, but fell directly from the sky, landing in front of Linger with a bang. The hilt of the sword, with dragon wing claws and blooming irises intertwined with each other, was slightly tilted, just at an angle that a young man could easily grasp with his hand. The pale blue sword body was as bright and clear as crystal, with a holy silver line running straight through the middle, running through the sword edge and the blade, as if a cold flame was burning on this holy sword, releasing scorching heat - yes, Alice is a sword.

“Why am I a sword?!” Alice cried out in grief the moment she discovered this fact, her worldview completely shattered. “Others can merge with Ringer, but only I can become equipment. Is this reasonable?!”

Lingge also felt that this was not very reasonable, but if he thought about it carefully, it might be a good thing, because after the fusion, some parts of his body clearly showed the characteristics of the young royal powers, such as the ears of the silver elves, the wings of the feather elves, etc., but Alice's characteristics... He didn't want to think about it too deeply, so he simply ignored Alice's screams, gently grasped the hilt of the holy sword, and pulled it out.

[Merciful Relief—Linger: Attack 48000→56000/Defense 48000→56000].

After equipping seven level 8 Girl King monsters, Ling'er, whose original attack and defense power were both 0, instantly soared to a terrifying value. The space composed of black and white collapsed and ruptured. The light pillars intertwined and extended by the cards emitting white light finally collapsed like the Tower of Babel in ancient legend. In the shattered sky, the huge stars of the differential closed universe were seen again, still operating in eternal order, as if following some rigid laws and rules, without the slightest change.

The young man was wearing a sacred pure white robe, holding a pale blue holy silver sword, and gently flapping the six pure white wings behind him. His body ignored the constraints of gravity and flew into the sky, stopping at a height far away from the perfect Alexander. His left eye was the moon, with silver-white moonlight rotating in the blood-red; his right eye was the sea, with surging waves surging under the solidified ice crystals; his sky-blue long hair fluttered in the night wind from high above, and together with those white flying feathers, it spread out the intertwined mist all over the sky.

Such a noble, sacred, tiny but unshakable posture is exactly the king of spirits who rules over all things in nature mentioned in the ancient legends of the Moryas.

“When cause and effect and fate, wisdom and inheritance, the universe and creation, freedom and the sky, eternity and reincarnation, illusion and mind, and the soul of a brave man from another world all reside in one person at the same time, new hope is born. The ancient king of elves comes to the world to confirm the prophecy of destruction and creation. This is his long-cherished wish and also a guide to opening up chaos—”

Gloria's voice came from the other side of time and space, like a ray of light piercing the bottomless darkness: "The Elf King Ling - Royal Armor Form."

[Elf King—Lingge/Light/1 star/Effect/Attack Power 56000/Defense Power 56000].

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)