Ember Base in heavy rain.
Rocks are falling like raindrops, and islands are crumbling like doomsday.
Starborn The open-air training ground used for training in the past has now been pockmarked by rocks and is beyond recognition.
The canteen in the distance was smashed into pieces like soft cakes, with explosions and flames.
However, these two places are not the worst.
As the only area taken care of by 'Skyfall'.
Now the outer employee dormitories on the ground have been almost completely destroyed.
One of the largest dormitory buildings had most of its side cut off by an unknown boulder, revealing the honeycomb-like rooms inside.
"Help, help!"
"Medical class! The West District needs support!"
Amidst the screams of a large number of Ember Base peripheral members.
Tiandao slowly came to the outer gate and looked up at the sky above his head.
Above his head, he saw a huge Floating Island, revealing the tip of its exaggerated iceberg amid the thick dark clouds.
And at the top of this Floating Island, a group of guys wearing Association Star Envoy uniforms stood among them, looking down at the Ember Base with indifferent expressions that were constantly producing explosions and Blazing Fire.
It seemed to them that at this time in the Ember peripheral base, those peripheral Ember Organization members were running away with frightened faces.
They are just a bunch of dispensable cockroaches. They will die when they die. There is no need to waste too many expressions.
However, among such a group of indifferent people, two people showed completely different expressions.
One is referee Gorn from Deep Blue Branch.
There is another one. It is Clockwork Knight·William from Steam Branch.
The former's expression was one of disgust, while the latter's was one of intolerance.
"William, they are just a bunch of self-destructive guys. There is no need for you to sympathize with them."
Noticing the strangeness of William, Explosives Expert·Benjamin standing next to him immediately spoke kindly to 'comfort' him.
It's just that William doesn't quite agree with this.
"No, Captain, I feel that there must be some among them worth saving, so..."
"No. So, William, pay attention to your identity."
"You are just Branch Deputy Captain, and Byron lord. is a special envoy from the General Assembly."
"You have no right and cannot question Byron lord's decision and actions."
Before William could finish what he said, Benjamin, who was speaking warmly one second, suddenly changed his face the next second and interrupted him with a cold tone.
Seeing the contempt for life in Benjamin's eyes, William finally hesitated to speak, with a complicated expression.
It was as if he was getting to know the captain who suddenly parachuted into Steam Capital from the General Assembly.
At the same time, Captain Special Operations Squad from Deep Blue Branch, Sea Spider, Isaiah, suddenly noticed Gorn beside him who was about to turn around and leave, and immediately asked, "Gorn, where are you going?"
In response to this, Gorn not only did not stop, he even lifted one of his hands out of his pockets and waved it arrogantly at Isaiah behind him, obviously not paying attention to him, the so-called squad leader.
"It's just a massacre without any suspense. What's so interesting about it?"
"The game must be fair to be interesting, even if it is only fair in a superficial sense."
After that, Gorn deliberately found a flat rock and lay down without any scruples.
And his behavior was undisciplined and undisciplined.
On the spot, Sea Spider·Isaiah's expressions became extremely difficult to watch.
Because this not only makes Isaiah feel that his dignity as captain Deep Blue Branch Third Squad has been challenged.
At the same time, it also made him feel that he was embarrassed in front of Byron lord.
After all, he can't even control his own subordinates, so what will he do to the General Assembly!
You must know that he is planning to take this precious opportunity to show his face in front of Byron, the special envoy of the General Assembly.
In this way, you can gain the appreciation of the other party and enter the club you dream of.
Therefore, watching Gorn make a mistake at such a critical time.
Isaiah must teach the other party a lesson right away.
But before he could take action.
Envoy Byron, the general association that originally focused on controlling 'Skyfall', unexpectedly spoke at this time.
"Let him go, Isaiah, Gorn. Since he wants to rest, let him rest for a while and don't disturb him. After all, his mission is much more critical than yours."
"Yes, respected Byron Special Envoy lord."
It's like this again, it's like this again!
Seeing Byron, the special envoy of the General Assembly, he showed no scruples to Gorn with endless tolerance that was almost "indulgent".
Sea Spider·Isaiah's face was full of unwillingness.
At the same time, Gorn on the rock smiled at him at the right moment, as if on purpose, with a mocking smile.
In response, Isaiah instantly felt endless anger burning in his heart.
Why, why is it obvious that I am the captain of Deep Blue Branch Third Squad!
But whether it is Branch President·Dortre of Deep Blue Branch, or the special envoy from the General Assembly at this moment·Byron.
They all have the same tolerance for Gorn as Infinity, and forgive him again and again for all his excesses and willfulness.
Just because he is younger than me?
Just because he is the only mission record holder of 100% Win Rate among Branch?
But those tasks of Gorn would be the same as doing them yourself!
If you also give him the right to choose tasks at will
If he is also allowed to obtain nearly Infinity resources in Branch
Then Isaiah might not be able to achieve a 100% mission completion rate!
Damn Gorn, you must not let me catch you, otherwise I will definitely make you look good!
Looking at Isaiah with a gloomy face, Gorn lying on the rock guessed what he was thinking, but he didn't care.
After all, in his opinion, from the moment Isaiah decided to please Envoy Byron of the Federation in exchange for the qualification to enter the Federation.
Isaiah has already 'surrendered' to other competitors deep in his heart.
And in this arena called life, he has lost his 'self-confidence' and 'dignity' and is destined to never compete with himself on the same stage again.
Because as the 'referee' Byron certainly has the ability to influence the direction of a game.
But that is also based on the fact that 'Athlete' itself has certain strength.
But with Isaiah's current strength, the referee 'Byron' alone cannot help him.
Not to mention it's not certain who Byron will help.
Thinking of this, Gorn didn't even care whether Isaiah could hear it or not, and laughed unscrupulously.
And his laughter fell into Isaiah's ears.
Immediately, he could no longer control the anger in his heart, and was ready to completely break his face to show him some color.
But at this moment, Byron, who was standing at the front, suddenly spoke.
"Okay, I've cleaned up most of the star energy detectors down here."
"As long as you wait for that guy to come out and be dragged by me, you can find an opportunity to put down those four 'Star Beast Inducer's."
"Yes."
Isaiah and Benjamin responded at the same time, then turned and walked towards four huge star energy devices that were ten meters high.
But at this moment, a loud dragon roar suddenly came from Ember Base below.
Not long after, in the shocked eyes of Isaiah and Benjamin.
A huge mechanical dragon, its whole body made of special metal, flew out from the Ember Base full of explosions and Blazing Fire.
The mechanical dragon rising into the sky below, and the familiar figure standing on top of the mechanical dragon.
Byron's expression became excited.
"Here you come, you are finally out, Doctor of Ember, or one of General President's proud disciples, known as Rank 3 Perfect Mechanical Star Envoy of Dragon Machinist, Dragon·Cybercross."
In Byron's excited tone, Doctor, who was stepping on the mechanical dragon, ignored the boulders flying around him.
He went straight to the clouds and looked at Byron who was standing on Floating Island.
Although neither of them spoke.
But an invisible confrontation of momentum quietly unfolded between the two.
At the same time, including Benjamin and Isaiah, this one Rank 2 Upper-Tier, and one Rank 2 Mid-Tier's Association Star Envoy.
Most of the Association Star Envoy present were kneeling down completely uncontrollably under the gaze of the mechanical dragon under Doctor.
Only Gorn and William withstood this invisible pressure and barely remained standing.
I saw Gorn, who had already come down from the rock, holding a red card tightly in his hand, looking excitedly at the mechanical dragon under Doctor.
It was as if he was weighing whether he could have a chance of defeating the weak if he could secretly control the game as a referee.
William, on the other hand, gritted his teeth and used both hands to support the 'Seconds Hand Greatsword' that was inserted into the ground, barely keeping himself from kneeling down.
Because he who implements Knight's Path will never allow himself to kneel down and 'beg for mercy' from his enemies.
Doctor, who noticed the situation of these two people, while showing surprise, also rarely gave a very high evaluation.
"Byron, it seems that for the 'Key' in my hand, you have indeed found two very good helpers."
"A lunatic who pursues extremes at all costs, and a fool who pursues fantasy at all costs. They both have the potential to create perfection."
"After all, the word "perfection" will never come to mortals who are hesitant and hesitant."
"And this is the real reason why you have always been inferior to me."
Faced with Doctor's statement, Byron disagreed.
He slowly took off the mask on his face, revealing the terrifying Smart Machine face that had been completely mechanically transformed.
"Really? But why am I, a mortal in your eyes, trapping you, a powerful 'dragon'?"
"Also, as long as I can get the 'Key' in your hand, then even if I am just a mortal, I still have the opportunity to make up for my shortcomings and create the supreme 'perfection'!"
To Byron's surprise, Doctor responded to his slightly provocative remarks.
Not only did he not get angry, but he said in a very regretful tone, "Byron, it seems that even after fifteen years, you are still unable to recognize reality."
"You should understand that if you could really cast 'perfect', then you wouldn't need the Key in my hand."
"And if you can't cast 'perfect', then even if you get the Key in my hand, you still can't do it."
"At this point, you can't even see as clearly as the two juniors behind you."
"After all, they have always known what their 'perfection' is."
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After hearing these words, the excited expression on Byron's face gradually disappeared, replaced by an inexplicable gloom and indifference.
He raised his hand, and the huge Floating Island under him suddenly trembled violently.
Then, a huge Mechanoid Fortress was built entirely with high-end technology.
Shockingly, it split out from within Floating Island.
Byron took one step forward and stood on top of his own Mechanoid Fortress.
The terrifying aura belonging to Rank 4 Upper-tier Star Envoy caused the surrounding clouds to become slightly distorted.
He looked directly at Doctor, who was standing on top of the mechanical dragon in the distance, and said coldly, "Dragon, perfect or not, you, a lost dog, can't tell you anything."
"I will make my own judgment after I get the Key you hid on me."
Boom!
Accompanied by a thunder flash in the clouds.
Byron and Doctor have a tacit understanding and start to increase their respective heights.
After all, they knew very well that the battle between them, even the aftermath, was enough to completely destroy everything around them.
Because in order to highlight the danger of level four Star Envoy, Association specially developed a title for them.
This name is 'Calamity'.
And Doctor is just Rank 3 Perfect.
But in terms of strength, Rank 3 Perfect is completely equivalent to level four.
In other words, Doctor is also Star Envoy of Calamity-class.
And when two Calamitys come together, they will only bring bigger Calamitys to others.
Therefore, going to a battlefield far away from everyone is a tacit understanding between him and Byron.
Calamity are all ants, this is not just talk.
As Doctor and Byron, the two terrifying Calamity-class Star Envoy completely disappeared into the clouds on the horizon.
The Association Star Envoys who were left behind on Floating Island can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After a short rest, they immediately began to execute the order left by Byron not long ago, got up and walked towards the four huge 'Star Beast Inducer' not far away.
It's just that during this process, another person didn't act according to the rules.
"Gorn! What are you still doing lying there? Have you forgotten what Byron lord said!"
Looking at Gorn who returned to lie down on the flat rock again, and Isaiah who was without Byron present, he could no longer restrain the anger in his heart.
It was just an expression of anger towards him, as if he was eating someone.
Although Gorn's answer was lazy, it revealed an unquestionable determination.
"Please, Isaiah, you asked me to lure a group of Star Beast to attack the group of guys below who are only level two at most. What's the difference between that and asking me to find someone to beat up the opponent Athlete before the game starts?"
"You must know that as a 'referee', all the power in my hands comes from the 'fairness' that the audience believes in."
"And once the audience thinks that my judgment has lost its fairness, then I, as a referee, will naturally lose the meaning of my existence."
"So, no matter how important the game is, the first thing I have to do is not to think about how to win the opponent, but how to make the audience believe that the game is fair and agree to let me play."
"Because only then can I exercise the power they gave me."
Speaking of this, Gorn, who was already lying on his side on the rock, immediately yawned, then scratched his itchy back, and said in a relaxed tone, "Isaiah, I already pretended not to see you, Athlete, and asked you to beat the opponent outside the court."
"But if you still insist on dragging me into this dirty operation, then you have to be prepared to be beaten to death by me first."
"After all, the audience has sharp eyes. You can fool yourself, but you can't fool them."
After saying that, Gorn ignored Isaiah's ugly expression and snored on his own.
This damn guy actually fell asleep on such an important and critical occasion!
And it was also after Gorn finished speaking.
William, who was originally walking towards the four 'Star Beast Inducer', suddenly stopped thoughtfully.
"What the hell is going on with you!"
Look at William who is inexplicably motionless.
Isaiah, who was completely overwhelmed by anger, didn't care about his 'companion's face' and roared at him angrily.
In response, William said calmly, "Mr. Isaiah, I think Mr. Gorn is right. Even if I can deceive myself, I can't deceive the audience outside the venue."
"Similarly, a knight's justice should be to slash the sword at the fully armed enemy, rather than swinging the butcher knife at the weak civilians."
"I failed to convince Byron lord before, which is already a bit contrary to the justice in my heart."
"If that's the case, then I can't make the same mistake again and again."
"I know that in order to win on the battlefield, all means are understandable, but a righteous knight should not use this as an excuse to deceive himself, let alone use it to deceive others."
"So, I can watch you put down the four Star Energy devices that symbolize 'butcher's knives', but you can't expect me to pick up this butcher's knife as well, I'm sorry."
Hearing William's words, Isaiah was completely stunned.
Because he really couldn't believe that he was in the cruel world of Star Envoy, full of dangers and intrigues.
How could such a stupid idealist like William be born?
Knight's Path?
No, how on earth did a fool like you survive to this day!
However, Isaiah didn't wait for Isaiah to express his thoughts.
Gorn, who was supposed to be asleep not far away, suddenly spoke again.
"Oh, I didn't expect that among these idiots, there is an interesting guy like you."
"It seems that Dragon Rider is right, you really have the potential to create perfection."
"It's just that you seemed to have woken up a little late, which led to some mistakes ahead."
In this regard, William, who has completely understood his true intention, behaved very calmly.
"Yes, dear Mr. Gorn, I did do a lot of wrong things and took many detours in the past."
"But when I actually got married and had my own daughter, I suddenly realized my mistakes and kept working hard to correct them."
"After all, as a father, the first thing I have to do is to set an excellent example for my daughter. Otherwise, she will not be proud of having a father like me."
"Is that so?"
Gorn turned over and sat up directly, looking up at Clockwork Knight·William who looked determined in the heavy rain.
"No wonder someone told me that the most valuable asset of human beings is never their wisdom, but their rich emotions."
"If it were a calm Smart Machine, it would never be able to understand your stupid idea."
"After all, changing oneself for others, or even completely denying the first half of one's life, is no different from letting those Smart Machine tear down one's underlying code and then reshape a new one. It is a stupid act equivalent to suicide."
"But."
Gorn stood up, ignored Isaiah who was glaring at him, walked to William alone, and looked directly into William's clear eyes.
"You have to think carefully. Although I will reject the temptation from capital to a certain extent because of my pursuit of fairness, this does not mean that I will go against capital."
"In other words, although I know that someone is going to harm the players off the court, I will at most remind him, but I will never risk my life to help him."
"After all, if you want to organize a successful competition, it's not enough to just have spectators. You also need capital to operate."
"Therefore, compromising and being compromised are also good qualities that a referee needs to possess."
"But you are different from me. You are setting yourself on fire and may die at any time."
"After all, no matter how unarmed and weak civilians are, they still have a chance to kill you, a fully armed knight, if conditions permit."
Faced with Gorn's kind advice, William gave his answer without hesitation.
"As long as Knight's Path exists in the heart, then this body does not need to return home."
After hearing this, Gorn couldn't help but sigh after being stunned for a moment, "... I understand, no wonder Dragon Rider would call you a fool, you are indeed stupid."
Although Isaiah, Benjamin, and even other Association stars around them cannot understand the meaning of William's words.
But Gorn understood it instantly.
William means, rather than picking up a butcher's knife, returning home with a broken body of guilt and sin, and regretting it for the rest of your life.
Then he would rather put down the butcher's knife and die in a foreign land with a calm and righteous attitude, with no regrets in his heart.
Although the former is alive, his heart is dead.
Although the latter person is dead, his heart is still alive.
However, although Gorn can understand William's idea, he cannot agree with it at all.
After all, everyone is dead, so what's the point of talking about things that don't mean it?
You may disagree or disagree, but that doesn't mean Gorn doesn't appreciate William.
"Okay, since you have thought about it, then do it according to your own wishes."
"And if your body really stays here, don't worry. As long as conditions permit, I will definitely help you take your heart back."
"It's just that no matter how I think about it, I feel that if such a situation really happens, it may not be a good thing for your daughter."
William smiled, then raised Pink Children's Watch on his right hand.
With an ugly expression as if she had eaten shit, Yu Gorn said proudly, "No, I think if she knew what her father did, she would be extremely proud and tell everyone that she has such an outstanding father like me."
"Just like I can now be extremely proud to tell everyone that I have such a lovely daughter."
"..."
"Damn it, why do I feel like I'm talking too much again? It's obvious that the age difference between you and that Heavenly Mechanism Cat is almost double, but I always feel that the things you guys are talking about are almost the same. They are all things that I can't have, but I envy you extremely."
"I'm going to sleep, I shouldn't ask you this question again."
"Hey, Isaiah, wait until Dream Star Envoy of Rank 2 Perfect comes out, then send someone to call me."
"You know, if I want to hold her back, I have to get some more sleep now, otherwise I'm very likely to fall asleep while snoring with her later."
After all, Gorn didn't care whether Isaiah heard his words or not and just fell asleep.
And this time Gorn really fell asleep.
It can be seen how troublesome the so-called 'Dream Star Envoy' is for him.
As for Isaiah, although he really wanted not to shout Gorn, he would be punished by the General Association Envoy Byron afterwards.
But in the end he didn't dare to do it.
Because Rank 2 Star Envoy is present right now.
Only Gorn has the ability to hold that monster back.
Just because he thinks so in his heart, doesn't mean he will say it with his mouth.
"Damn, that Calamity Star Envoy is right, you two, one is an unreasonable lunatic, and the other is a hopeless fool."
"Perfect? Damn perfection! I only know that as long as I can live, it doesn't matter whether it's perfect or not!"
After that, Isaiah led the others and began to place the 'Star Beast Inducer' that had been prepared in advance.
And they, who are at high altitude, don't have to worry about the large number of Ocean type Star Beast attracted by this inducer.
Therefore, even if this artificially generated star Beast Tide cannot completely destroy the Ember Base below.
But it was also enough to consume their few defensive forces.
At that time, they will arrive in full glory and take advantage of the opportunity.
And in Ember Base, I found the 'Key' that Byron lord has been talking about and thinking about.
A. The road to true perfection Key.
Ember Base Ground area, gate.
"Tiandao, do you think Doctor and us can survive this disaster safely?"
After solving the last rock falling from the sky, Chen Xing put away his Demonic Blade, and asked Tiandao with a solemn expression in front of him, his back to him.
At the same time, all other Starborn including Chen Kong, Jing Liuli.
They all came to Tiandao subconsciously.
Because they don't know exactly what happened yet.
But no matter it was the terrifying boulder meteor shower just now.
Or the mechanical dragon that suddenly appeared under Doctor.
It all made them understand that what happened today was absolutely extraordinary.
Therefore, they instinctively asked Tiandao and tried to learn from him what they should do next.
After all, trust in Tiandao has been completely engraved in the bones of their Starborn instincts.
It seems that as long as Tiandao is here, no matter how tortuous or difficult the road ahead is.
He will definitely be able to lead everyone out of this long and dangerous darkness and see the bright and brilliant dawn.
After hearing the words of Chen Xing behind him, Tiandao turned around and looked calmly at the hopeful eyes of Starborn.
After a moment, amidst everyone's nervous expressions, Tiandao suddenly smiled.
"Don't worry, both you and Doctor will be fine."
"Because tomorrow belongs to you. I have already seen it."
After hearing Tiandao's words, the ten Starborn present, including Chen Xing, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they also know that Tiandao's words may be just comfort.
But for some reason, when these words came out of Tiandao's mouth, they were so reassuring.
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