Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

Otto nodded slowly and told Leon that a few years ago, the magic barrier covering Huanwo Village suddenly broke, which happened to be the time when Meluna came into everyone's sight.

The time when Ijie entered the village was the time when Meluna disappeared without saying goodbye.

"Do you mean to say that she broke the village's spell?" Leon asked.

"If she were from Huanwo Village, she wouldn't have done this. I simply believe that she must have caused a violent fluctuation of magical power near the village, thus affecting the stability of the magic barrier.

"The power that can so effectively affect the village's magic barrier can only be from the same source. I believe she is trying to break through to the legendary realm."

What Otto meant was that Meluna had been living near the village. When she failed in her first attempt to break through, she left the island to look for new ideas. During this time, she had a relationship with Leon, and then ran back to the island to try to break through.

"If what you mean is true, she has been staying near the village since she left me, so she might still be here now?"

"Correct."

Leon grinned. He didn't know how he should face this matter. In the past, he had thought about what he wanted to say when he saw Meluna again, but now he only felt confused.

"Do you want to call me to find her?"

"If we can find her and ask her directly, we'll know her relationship with Meimei."

Otto's words seemed to have a logical loop.

"This matter... To be honest, you asked me to go find her. Actually, at this point, I also feel a little..."

"I want to find out her relationship with Huanwo Village, and compete with swordsmen who share the same power and swordsmanship. Please." The old swordsman said, gripping the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Well, Wu Chi, this is your purpose."

The old man's words made Li Ang feel that the sense of disharmony in his heart had disappeared a lot. But he still felt that something was wrong.

"This can be considered a mission commission. I will prepare a satisfactory reward for you. For example, you came to the island this time to build a ship, and I happen to have a 9th-level escort sacred artifact in my collection."

"Ugh."

Li Ang sighed: "Let me think about it."

He gathered information in his mind, such as what kind of scenery the woman liked and what traces she would leave if she lived in seclusion in the wilderness.

Just as I was thinking about it, there was a sudden vibration under my feet.

The vibration also affected the girls who were eating. They all stood up, and Meimei wanted to run out of the yard with Yueyintu in her arms.

"Meimei!" Otto shouted at the girl.

"I'll go ask Sister Shu what happened?"

"Stop. I know what this is."

Otto frowned, "It's the demonic movements that the imperial forces are trying to trigger."

"Didn't you catch them?" Li Ang asked.

"Yes. Follow me."

Leon and his party had just arrived in the village not long ago. Otto had originally planned to talk about the empire later, but now he didn't know if there had been an accident.

Otto, with great momentum, brought Leon to a sandy area outside the village.

There was a small hut in the sand where fishing gear was stored. Otto opened the door and Leon saw three people tied up tightly, gagged, and placed back to back.

"The prisoner is still there," said Otto.

After the old swordsman finished speaking, a man in the room with a pattern of the Eye of God on his robe laughed.

Even though he was gagged, one could still hear the smugness in his voice.

Otto used the tip of his scabbard to remove the cloth gag from his mouth. The man lowered his head and sneered, "The Annihilator has accumulated enough power to destroy this island and your humble village along with it!"

238. Face of Destruction

Annihilator..."

Otto repeated the word in a deep voice.

Li Ang unfolded the panels of these three people.

[Keynes·Reserve of the Annihilation Knight], [Charles·Sergeant of the Empire], [Fahn·Acolyte of the Eye of God]

None of these three people were at the level of excellence, so they were easily defeated by Otto.

But their reaction at this moment showed that although the old swordsman had noticed that they were doing something behind the scenes, the empire's actions on Mengze Island had made progress, or in other words, they had accomplices in other parts of the island.

Leon still remembered the imperial envoy who went to Finat's house on Spark Island.

That person's panel clearly stated "Apostle of the Eye of God", which meant he was definitely higher-level than this acolyte.

The special thing about the Apostle of the Eye of God is the two professions on his panel, one is called "Star Puller" and the other is "Spellcaster", indicating a deep connection with the Star Soul.

The acolyte in front of him was just okay. He was just a 5th-level mage and a 1st-level sorcerer, and the sorcerer level felt like he was learning on the spot.

Could it be that the Eye of God requires one to be a sorcerer? Leon wondered.

The only acolyte who could speak almost shouted, "You mortals cannot imagine the power that is about to come. It will surely bring glory to the empire!"

His expression and attitude showed that he felt that the Empire's conspiracy on Mengze Island had been realized.

Annihilator?" Otto held his sword to the acolyte's neck.

"You will witness it yourselves!"

Mengze Island was shaken again. The girls outside the house screamed and pointed to the sky. Leon left the room and looked up with them. Through the hole in the rock wall on the top of Huanwo Village, the night sky was dyed purple-red.

This color is very similar to the color of the explosion of the Imperial battleship seen on Satus Island, but now, it is obvious that there are no battleships here, it is caused by something else.

In the sky, the clouds were pushed aside, and amidst the burst of purple-black light, something seemed to appear in the sky.

But you can't see outside from the perspective of Huanwo Village.

"Can you get out from the top of your village?"

"Yes," Otto pointed to a faint line in the darkness. "There's an elevator. It's just a barrier, not an obstacle."

Li Ang grasped the staff, flew high into the air, and headed straight for the gap in the rock wall.

Zoe pursed her lips, transformed into a celestial being, and flew after him.

After flying out of the gap, we were surrounded by dense primeval jungle. Several Spinosaurus were standing in a puddle nearby, and the purple-red color of the sky was reflected in their eyes.

Apparently they were sleeping in the puddles to guard Huanwo Village, and their attention was now attracted by the sky.

Leon flew to a height higher than the treetops, and things in the sky appeared before his eyes.

While he was stunned, Zoe rushed over to his side.

“That’s—”

The girl forgot the language for a moment.

A murky, purple-red rift opened in the sky, and a giant face peered out from it.

It resembles a voodoo mask or a folk Nuo mask. At first glance, it appears to be a strange human face, but upon closer inspection, it possesses a pair of enormous curved horns, resembling both a goat and a tiger or leopard near the nose and lips. It is black and metallic in texture, but its center glows purple.

This face is very huge, probably about the size of a medium-sized airship. At this moment, its eyes are closed, as if it is still asleep.

Is it the "annihilator" that the people of the Empire are talking about?

It also came here from a dimensional rift torn apart somewhere. For a moment, its spirituality had already set off violent magical fluctuations above Mengze Island, bringing a magical disaster here.

The abnormal vibration of the island was obviously related to it. The magic tide it induced stirred up a large number of monsters in the swamps and jungles. Just around the two of them, several giant bird monsters suddenly took off.

They were in a panic and didn't know what to do. When they saw the two people, they sprayed out a gas bomb.

Zoe immediately swung her sword to counterattack with a wind blade. Leon controlled his spirituality to strengthen the wind blade, which suddenly expanded to several times its size, cut off the wings of the giant bird, and fell into the jungle.

Then there was a scream, and it was torn to pieces by the monsters rioting in the forest.

"Well."

Zoe covered her forehead, and the star soul light transformed into a celestial figure that flashed a few times. Her light blue hair turned back to chestnut, as if she was about to fall from the sky.

Leon immediately hugged her and used the same spell that he had used on Satus Island to isolate the flow of spirits to write a spell on her forehead.

The girl spread her wings again: "I'm fine. That feeling just now was... When I saw it, I felt..."

"Is it Star Soul?"

Seeing such an obvious condition, Li Ang was basically sure of her condition.

Zoe nodded slowly, her expression complicated.

She looked at the flying monsters circling around her, not daring to approach. "They, I think I know why they are rioting."

A bit of Star Soul Light rose in her hand: “When I was talking to Diana before, although she was not in sync with me, I still felt a little bit of her power.

"Those monsters live on this island. Every plant and tree here is nourished by Diana. The weakest ones eat the fruits of the plants and trees, and then are eaten by the carnivorous ones. In fact, they all have a little bit of Diana's power."

Zoe's whole body trembled involuntarily, and she couldn't stop trembling, even when she was close to Leon.

"I, I feel very strange. I have never seen that strange face before, but I still feel a sense of fear. The peace and smile that were often on my face these days have disappeared without a trace, and the fear and helplessness I once felt have escaped from the dark corners again.

"I'm sure Diana will feel similarly, and the monsters nourished by her power will be even more terrified."

So, the so-called monster riot or demon tide was actually triggered by the power of this strange face directed at Diana?

As Li Ang was thinking, the giant face began to move.

Magical energy gathered at the tip of its giant metal horn, forming a streak of black lightning.

"That power is the power that hurt Eden and was once located on the Imperial naval gun." Leon immediately recalled the special power he had seen before.

Its interior is concentrated with dark elements that are as real as substance, and it is born to specialize in destruction.

Black lightning instantly exploded towards Mengze Island, targeting the towering tree in the center of the island.

Even at night, the crowns of the giant trees hidden in the clouds are still lush and green, stretching out a green curtain of life in the purple light covering the sky and the earth.

A warm mist of light rose from the treetops, containing a strong force of nature.

As the light mist dissipated, the seeds of some plants also floated all over the sky, absorbing the power of nature and growing against the wind, weaving a formation of green radish and flowers in the air, colliding with the black lightning.

The magic power collided with each other, and the natural wall suddenly withered. The thunder of the dimensional membrane being impacted resounded over the island.

The giant tree was directly attacked, and the monsters hiding inside rushed out.

The termites, led by the worm dragon, killed weak monsters while fleeing in all directions of the island.

The strange face condensed another lightning bolt, which defeated the remaining natural wall. The remaining force bombarded the green treetops, causing the vibrant trees to suddenly wither and turn into black dust that floated all over the sky.

The strange face in the sky showed no mercy and released a third lightning in an instant. This time it blew up nearly a quarter of the treetops, and the ashes of the treasure tree formed a black snow over Mengze Island.

Less than two minutes had passed since Leon flew out of Huanwo Village, and the Annihilator had already launched a ruthless attack, as if it wanted to destroy all life on the island.

The current position is a bit far, and he cannot use the system to observe the level of that face, but it should not have reached level 9. It's just that the total amount of magic power is very astonishing. I don't know what is powering it.

The star soul of this island was unexpectedly weak. If it were Eden or Baal, they would not have allowed this "Destroyer" to attack them so easily.

The fourth lightning bolt began to gather, this time aimed at the trunk of the giant tree. Its intention was obvious, it was determined to destroy the tree first.

Finally, the Star Soul of the Creation Tree appeared.

Amid the sound of wind chimes, a faint natural force rose above the flowers, plants and trees of Mengze Island. They gathered together and blew into a spring breeze. The plants in the wind sprouted and grew rapidly, and finally condensed into her body.

She does not have the giant beast form of other star souls, or rather, her posture is a little different from other star souls.

Diana transformed into a giant with leaves as clothes and flowers as skirt. At this moment, she was about twenty meters tall. With her arms spread out, she spread the breath of life widely to the earth.

From high in the sky, Leon saw some residents of lakeside towns raising their hands. This great being that had lived in seclusion on the island for countless years revealed its true form, and was exactly the same as the flower god they had imagined.

[Creation Tree Star Soul Diana·Incarnation]

A star soul formed from the vast forest, she is the very greenery that blankets the earth. Her laughter is the gushing of a spring, her breath a spring breeze that revitalizes all things. Over time, her star soul's light has remained undimmed due to its self-regenerative properties, but now, on this island, past traumas continue to rob her of her strength.

[Species: Star Soul]

[Battle Wisdom: Level 9 (-2) [Traces of Destruction]]

Servant: Mengze Island's Shadowed Monster [Out of Control]

[Energy Source: Creation Equation, Level 9 [Weakened]]

【躯体强度：自然化身，等阶9（-2）。花叶之衣，等阶9（-2）。仙林之翼，等阶8（-2）】

[Secret: Star Soul Secret - Spring blooms in the field, the forest reappears, the wrath of nature, and the vitality is fully seized]

[Skills: Forest Incarnation [Fake], Nature Control, Ancient Memory [Weakened], Star Soul Light [Weakened], Creator Link [Access Denied]]

[Combat Power Increase: -54%]