Man on the ark, forced to become king

"Star Bear?"

A fierce aura swept over them as the demon girl, carrying a triangular shield, slammed it onto the ground, creating a crater.

"How's the situation? Have you seen inside?"

Hoshiguma asked in a low voice, her body tense and her hands never leaving the handle of her shield.

"No, this place is most likely just bait, and there probably aren't any powerful figures here."

The abandoned factory was quiet and there was no movement. Lin Lu shook her head slightly, thought for a moment, and then led the way inside.

Whether the guess is right or wrong, since we're here, we should go in and take a look. We can't find the real ritual site just by standing outside, so we might as well explore this bait area carefully. Maybe we can find something.

"There should have been people here a few days ago, you can check."

Walking through the quiet factory, her gaze swept over the machines bearing the marks of use and the empty rooms. Lin Lu keenly noticed that the furnishings were neither cluttered nor dirty, and some of the machines still bore obvious signs of freshness, indicating that the factory had not been shut down for long.

There are two possibilities: either the factory workers have been secretly disposed of, or the Letanian nobles bought the place and spent time setting it up.

Lin Lu personally prefers the second option.

After all, they should have been lying low just a few days ago, without making any big moves. It's unlikely that they would have exposed themselves because of the location of a baiting operation, and the disappearance of people from a small factory wouldn't have gone unnoticed until now.

Spending money changes everything. Buying the factory directly is nothing to the wealthy and powerful nobles of Letania. For them, problems that can be solved with money are not problems at all.

If the guess is correct, then some information should be found in Longmen's files. Longmen has a complete review system for the buying and selling of physical assets, so they are not completely unaware of anything.

"I'll inform them immediately."

The intense energy fluctuations nearby would severely affect the quality of the communicator's calls. Hoshiguma nodded, told one of the officers to leave the team to report the situation, and continued leading the team inward.

The deeper you go, the stronger the energy surge becomes. The chaotic bursts of energy create small storms that completely engulf the core of the factory.

"You all stay here and wait, I'll go take a look."

Hoshiguma stopped in front of the closed warehouse, thought for a moment, and then gave the order.

Having reached this point, one can already feel the slight pain caused by the wind and waves brushing against their skin. The culprit that caused the energy shock is most likely inside this warehouse. Whether it is an inanimate object or a living thing, these ordinary guards would find it difficult to play any role in this environment, and their equipment is insufficient to support them to move freely in areas with even stronger and more chaotic energy.

So Hoshiguma simply left them outside and planned to go in and take a look herself.

Her physical strength was much higher than that of these ordinary police officers, and she could move freely in the energy storm even without protective equipment.

"I'm with you."

Lin Lu naturally wouldn't take this level of storm seriously. Hoshiguma didn't object either. She could tell who was affected and who wasn't. Compared to the police officers, Lin Lu clearly had her own methods to deal with similar situations. Since that was the case, it wouldn't hurt to go in together. The two of them together could look out for each other.

"Be careful."

Taking a deep breath, Hoshiguma gripped her shield with both hands and exerted force.

Boom!

The shield slammed into the heavy warehouse door, denting it and completely deforming the lock area in the middle.

clang!

Seeing this, Hoshiguma didn't hold back and kicked it again, and the warehouse door opened with a bang.

Simple, crude, but very effective.

Bang!

The two large doors were kicked and slammed against the wall, the entire warehouse seemed to shake, and in an instant, sand and stones flew everywhere, an impact much stronger than that outside rushed in, mixed with strange roars.

It seems... there's something there?

The chaotic storm blurred his vision, and coupled with the already dim light, Lin Lu was unable to see the situation inside clearly at first glance, but this did not prevent him from making the right reaction.

Sometimes, honed combat instincts are more accurate and useful than the five physical senses.

The moment the attack approached, Lin Lu's body tensed up abruptly. She reached behind her and grabbed the greatsword wrapped in bandages that was behind her back, using it as a shield in front of her.

Crunch~!

A shadowy figure emerged from the front, its sharp claws tearing through the bandages and landing on the sword, creating a teeth-grinding friction, followed by a chilling, bone-deep coldness.

In the dim light, the deep blue, broadsword gleamed with magical light.

The frozen mist spread rapidly upwards along the monster's claws, giving it almost no time to pull away. A glacial blue sword aura swept out, slicing it in two, and the pieces that fell to the ground were enormous rats with humanoid limbs.

At the same time, Hoshiguma, who was at the forefront, also finished her battle. The heavy triangular shield was easily lifted by one arm, and the free hand directly grabbed the rat's neck, pierced its flesh, and slammed it hard to the ground, instantly turning it into a bloody mess.

As it turns out, even a seemingly calm ghost is still a ghost after all. Its innate violence and mania can never be completely suppressed, especially in battle, where they are fully exposed.

"Squeak~"

Amidst the howling wind, a dense cacophony of cries arose, and crimson lights, like lamps, shone forth from the storm; it was obvious what those things were.

These mutated rats aren't particularly destructive, but that's only true when there aren't many of them. If dozens of rats attacked together, the threat would be much more difficult to deal with, especially with the energy storms interfering in the surrounding area. Lin Lu couldn't say for sure that she could escape unscathed from such an attack by so many rats.

Ants can kill an elephant if they keep attacking. Sometimes these little things are just that annoying. He had experienced the feeling of being surrounded by big rats many times in the sewers of the royal city of Rodel when he was in the border region. He was very familiar with it.

However, if they all swarm at you at once, they're not too difficult to deal with.

"Hoshiguma, block it!"

"okay."

Her green hair danced as the heavy triangular shield spun in Hoshiguma's hands, slamming into the ground with a ferocious force. The immense power surged into the earth, unleashing a violent impact no less powerful than a bomb explosion, sending all the mutated rats that lunged at her flying.

Although they were not seriously damaged and quickly regrouped, those few seconds were enough.

A typical Dragon Offering Prayer only takes a few seconds to activate.

Dragon Offering Prayer - Dragon Ice!

He held a sword in one hand and a holy mark in the other.

With the combined blessing of the Darkmoon Greatsword and the Dragon's Sacrifice Mark, even the most basic Dragon's Sacrifice Prayer unleashed astonishing power.

Frost spreads rampantly!

The temperature in the already dark warehouse plummeted. Accompanied by the roar of the dragon, frosty white mist spewed from its mouth, pouring down and covering the entire warehouse. In just a few breaths, the cold frost filled every inch of air, suppressing the raging energy storm.

In an instant, all the mutated rats were frozen in thick ice, and then shattered under the sweeping Dark Moon Sword Qi, they were already dead beyond any doubt.

"Whew~ Achoo!"

Hoshiguma sneezed and couldn't help but shrink back. The temperature in the air was dropping too quickly, and even with her constitution, she felt a little uncomfortable. In particular, the air became cold and dry due to the frost, making her nose itchy.

However, she was more interested in the move itself than the move itself.

"What is that? A dragon?!"

The girl's eyes sparkled, her curiosity like that of a six-foot-tall child. Her inherent violent genes made her completely unable to resist such violent and powerful magic.

Come on, a spell that can summon a dragon's head is just so cool!

"I have mastered a spell. That was indeed a dragon head just now. If you want to learn it, I'll teach you when I have the chance."

Lin Lu casually made a grand promise, then squinted and spread a thin layer of magical shield in front of her to block the oncoming wind and waves. After looking for a long time, she still couldn't figure out where this energy impact was coming from.

From a purely rational perspective, every spell or phenomenon must have an origin, right? It can't possibly appear out of thin air.

But the energy permeating the warehouse seemed to appear out of thin air. Apart from a few miscellaneous items, there was nothing to be seen in the empty warehouse. It was completely transparent. The only unusual mutated rats were all dead, so they couldn't possibly be the culprit that caused the impact.

It's so strange, really so strange.

Moreover, that breath of ice from the dragon should have had some effect, but in reality, the ice dragon's breath only suppressed the surging energy here for a short period of ten seconds before it erupted again.

Could it be underground?

After a moment's thought, Lin Lu grabbed Hoshiguma's arm and pulled her back a little.

"You step back a little, let me try."

Holding the staff in her hand, Lin Lu looked around and immediately activated the spell.

Since we can't find the source, let's absorb all the chaotic energy in this warehouse!

Serlia's Forbidden Magic: Eternal Darkness!

A pitch-black sphere, seemingly capable of swallowing everything, took shape at the top of the warehouse. The moment it appeared, the surrounding energy was pulled towards it by an irresistible force, forming a dazzling vortex halo around the sphere. Even the air and light seemed to subtly distort near the sphere, making that area of ​​space hazy.

Originating from the forbidden magic of the magic town of Seria, and also the lost magic of the ancient Eternal City, this spell was born from the despair that once brought about the destruction of the Eternal City. It can create darkness and attract magic and prayer.

Its existence is that of a black hole that can attract all energy, representing the deepest despair in the starry sky.

Centered on the eternal darkness, the energy vortex grew larger and larger. At first, it was just a small area around the warehouse, then the entire warehouse, and it seemed that even the energy outside the warehouse was being pulled in.

The storm of energy has not subsided; it has simply shifted its direction, converging on the black hole from all directions.

However, as time went on, the energy that permeated this place eventually ran out of steam under the continuous devouring of the black hole, indicating that it was not unlimited.

As the energy flow in the air gradually thinned, Lin Lu quickly discovered the core of energy production by following the energy flow trajectory—the roof of the warehouse.

There is a small space on the ceiling that looks empty, but when all the energy that permeates the air is drawn away, the energy flowing out from there suddenly becomes as conspicuous as a light in the dark.

Chapter 139 A Vision of the Past: The Witch King's Resurrection!

What it is?

Is there really such a technology that allows energy to gush out of thin air?

Lin Lu was a little surprised, but now was not the time to think about these things. Regardless of the principle behind its appearance, the most important thing was how to stop it.