The Warrior of Love

Letting out a long breath, Jiang Liu took a step forward, but after taking a few steps, he felt unexpected resistance from under his feet: a broken hand grabbed his ankle.

Jiang Liu lowered his head indifferently and looked at the Valkyrie who was lying on the ground. Her body was broken, her purple hair and eyes had lost their luster, her delicate face was covered with mud, and she was burned in the flames. Jiang Liu was silent.

Even though her eyes were dull, she was still trying to stop herself out of instinct? She was truly worthy of being the daughter of the great god, Valkyrie.

Looking around, all the Valkyries who were transferred along with Jiang Liu fell to the ground, and no one was "complete".

The flames spreading across the ground mercilessly burned their bodies, which had already collapsed due to exceeding their limits, and were now about to turn into charcoal.

They will die!

There is no doubt about that.

However, Jiang Liu had no reason to save them.

Jiang Liu took a step forward and easily broke free from the Valkyrie's not-so-strong hand. He continued moving forward with an indifferent expression.

"Well... this is..."

The Valkyrie's eyes gradually dimmed. She knew that this was a sign of permanent collective shutdown. This was the first time she had such an experience.

It was incredible that when facing death, she didn't feel any fear in her heart, but only curiosity... and a sense of relief that she was powerless.

"Is this... death? My eyes... can't see anything..."

"—"

Jiang Liu stopped without warning, pursed his lips and remained silent for a few seconds. Suddenly he took a deep breath, and then let out a long sigh of relief.

This seemed to drain away his energy and spirit, and even his figure seemed to slump a little.

Without looking back, he stretched out his right hand and snapped his fingers.

hum!

The obscure fluctuations of cursed energy spread along the ground, dyeing the earth pitch black. Then, chaotic whirlpools appeared from it, slowly swallowing up the Valkyries like a bottomless swamp.

The karmic fire in them that seemed to burn forever was also melted by the darkness.

"Let's do this first..."

Jiang Liu pursed his lips and smiled self-deprecatingly, then shook his head to calm himself down, raised his head again and scanned the surrounding area.

"By the way, this place... doesn't look like the Land of Shadows at all!"

As far as the eye can see, there is the vast land and the old palaces that are as magnificent as the mountains but are all in ruins, and all of this is burned by the fire that fills the entire world!

This flame requires no fuel and will not go out; it has become a concept and the foundation of this apocalyptic world.

Even after burning for thousands of years, there is no change here, and it always remains at the moment of destruction!

The shadow of the god of death floated in the blood-red sky, and the ashes blown up by the fierce wind were circling in the sky like crows announcing a death...

This is not the "Land of Shadows" ruled by Scathach, but a world even more desperate than that!

Jiang Liu took a quick look around and embarked on a journey to find the truth.

The wicked fire that burns the world cannot touch his body, and the shadow of death will scream and flee from his sight. He is as fearless as a god descending into the underworld.

-

Bang!

The slender white figure was thrown to the cold ground. The guard looked down at him with pity and indifference, and closed the prison door reinforced by runes without any warmth.

"Well……"

Ortlinde slowly sat up from the ground, her expression gloomy, she hugged her knees and fell silent.

She was not worried about her current situation, nor was she sad about Jiang Liu's "death".

As for the deaths of many fellow Valkyries... although there were some factors, it was indeed not because of this.

She could understand everything that had happened so far.

At this moment when the two worlds were about to be destroyed, representatives from each side competed for their own right to survive - it was just that simple.

Jiang Liu is a powerful warrior and a man with overly rich emotions. He probably hopes to save everything in front of him.

However, this time, he can only choose between a strange world and his hometown and relatives.

Queen Skadi is a gentle ruler, but she is powerless in the face of this cruel world. She eventually freezes her own emotions and rules the world with a mechanical and cold system like a Valkyrie.

Even if it would hurt others, she would definitely keep this world going at all costs.

Slud... Valkyries, faithfully carried out all orders and never questioned their correctness or the price to be paid.

This is a matter of course, because they were created as "tools" in the first place, and if sacrificing themselves can complete the mission, then there is no need to hesitate to do so.

——No one is wrong.

Everyone just did what they were supposed to do, and everyone was able to carry out their own ideals. This was determined by the "correct and cruel" fate.

but!

Although she clearly understood the rationality of these things, where did this inexplicable swelling in her chest come from?

Why...why is there this kind of emotion that cannot be analyzed or expressed.

If compared with the human emotion database, is this... "sad"?

We don't make mistakes, but the right things can still hurt others and ourselves.

So...what can we do to save this sad world?

"The heart of the magic furnace."

The black-haired Valkyrie had a sad look in her eyes.

"Is my magic core malfunctioning..."

“That’s love!”

Suddenly, a cute and lively voice sounded from the corner - there was actually a second prisoner in this prison.

"Humans will have troubles because they have gained a 'heart', and the essence of that trouble is 'love'!"

Under Ortlinde's surprised gaze, a petite little girl with gorgeous silver hair and wearing distinctive ethnic costume, like a snow elf, appeared.

"Big sister, are you Valkyrie? That's strange... Why were you imprisoned here?"

Chapter 787: Ophelia

"Hey!"

Lixiang struggled to pile the firewood in his arms on the haystack and exhaled two puffs of hot air to warm his red hands.

Unlike her, Mashu walked over easily carrying firewood that was heavier than her own weight and stacked it up slowly and calmly.

In this world of ice and snow, there is no so-called spring, and the world is always shrouded in cold winter.

Although the barrier set up by the goddess can maintain the necessary conditions for human survival, it is still extremely cold, so keeping warm is the most important issue.

Therefore, many villagers would go to the forest to cut wood together on sunny days with good visibility. Ritsuka and Mashu were helping a family store firewood.

"Strangers will bring disaster" - this prophecy seems to have been spread by someone with ulterior motives. It is said that the person was a fox girl with pink hair.

However, the people in this world don't really feel much about this, because they have been confined to the village their entire lives, and the world they perceive is not that vast.

Growing up in such a closed environment, they have extremely simple hearts. Even if there is a prophecy, they will not be malicious towards strangers for no reason. In fact, they are more curious about the arrival of Lixiang and others.

It’s different from the village they encountered at the beginning!

Because that village had already been "visited" by Jiang Liu, and this strange man had defeated and captured the messenger of God in front of them, he had equated "stranger" with "bad guy".

But even so, they were just indifferent and expelled Ritsuka and Mashu who arrived later, but never thought of using force to conquer them.

When Ritsuka brought Mashu and Rider to the second village, they were indeed alienated at first, but when they hunted some monsters and brought them back to the village, allowing them to eat meat other than livestock, which greatly alleviated the food pressure and even had enough money to prepare a banquet, the villagers accepted them.

After staying for a day, Ritsuka regained some confidence and set out on the journey again, following the footsteps of those "angels" and heading to the next destination.

In the third village, they not only integrated well into the group, but also met a lone follower.

This servant provided them with a lot of information, and Ritsuka had an extra guide in this world.

Now that there is not much time left before the one-month deadline, Ritsuka decides to follow the guide's instructions and go to the goddess' palace to ask the ruler of this world directly.

But before that, they had to rest and have a good night, and do some work for the villagers.

After all, in Ritsuka's opinion, the "villagers" here are almost all children. Even if they are able to take care of themselves, they still need help.

When a young girl came out with hot soup to thank the two and everyone was having a great time, Ritsuka suddenly felt a sharp pain on the back of his hand. It was the Command Seal emitting heat, as if warning them of something.

"Buzz!"

A strong wind pressure came down from the sky, and before I knew it, my vision was occupied by the magic circle formed by the Valkyries.

There were only about ten Valkyries left. Although their numbers were small, they had a momentum that was not inferior to that of thousands of troops. The light wings behind them emitted a golden glow. They were arranged in order in mid-air, worthy of the title of "Messengers of God".

Only one day had passed since the battle with Jiang Liu, and they seemed to have returned to normal, but in fact, only the appearance was successfully repaired, and the core components inside were still seriously damaged.

This kind of damage is almost irreversible, and even Skadi cannot make up for it. In other words, Jiang Liu's battle yesterday has actually destroyed the Ice Queen's Valkyrie Regiment.

——Of course, even if it is just the remnants of the Valkyrie, it is an overwhelming force for Ritsuka at this moment.

"It's an angel!"

"Why are there so many..."

"why?"

"Did we anger the goddess by taking in strangers?"

Before the Valkyries did anything, the boys and girls in the village began to panic.

Seeing this, Li Xiang shook her head slightly: she could see that the Valkyries had come with ill intentions.

But she didn't want to and couldn't involve this village, so she looked at Mashu, and the two of them nodded at the same time, and then the sub-servant girl skillfully picked up Ritsuka, jumped high over the low houses, and headed out of the village.

At the same time, figures appeared from two other places in the village and unexpectedly came to the outside of the village to meet them.

"Rider, Lancer, get ready!"

After Matthew stood up, Ritsuka landed steadily on the ground and looked seriously at the Valkyries who were following him.

"Although I don't know how I offended them... but most likely they are here to fight us."

The murderous aura emanating from the Valkyries was too obvious to escape the perception of the Servants. Both Mash and the newly joined Lancer nodded.

This spearman was tall and slender, emitting very powerful magical fluctuations, and was clearly a top-level Servant, but like Rider, she wore a cloak, hiding the upper half of her face in shadow.

"I'm Fujimaru Ritsuka, a human from another world, but we're not here to invade, we just want to save—"

"Save your world, huh?"

An intellectual and cold voice took over the conversation, and at the same time, an elegant figure walked across the vast snow and stopped twenty meters away.

This distance was just a blink of an eye for a Servant, but she was not afraid at all because she was accompanied by a powerful knight.

Ritsuka's attention was almost immediately drawn to the knight. You have to know that she has experienced so many adventures in singularities, and the number of servants she has seen may be the highest record for humans. This special experience has already trained her to have a keen eye.

So she was sure that this knight, who wore a strange mask and dressed in a style closer to the near future than the ancient times, was the strongest among everyone present!

Including the Valkyrie and the newly joined Lancer, no one can match this hero!

But unlike Ritsuka, Mashu's attention was not on the knight, but on the elegant woman who spoke at the beginning.

The woman was tall and slender, well-dressed, with long flaxen hair falling to her waist, making her look slender and tall. Her right eye was covered by a special eye patch...

"Miss Ophelia!"

Mashu couldn't help but exclaimed: "Why are you here?!"

"Long time no see... It's really been a long time, Mashu."

Ophelia greeted the sub-servant girl politely, but the ice in her eyes did not melt.

"Why am I here? The answer is simple. It is to ensure that this world can successfully destroy your world - or "our" world!"

Chapter 788: The Demon Sword Master and Brunhilde

"Ophelia?"

When Ritsuka heard what Mashu said, he subconsciously looked at the eyepatch girl: "Who is it?"