Backlund Sodela Palace In a secret building underground, the former generation Duke of South Wales, "Balancer" Derlink·Augustus 0 who is over 150 years old has been waiting here early in the morning. He is one of the few members of the royal family who knows that George III will "pretend for real" today, and he is also the Angel who spares no effort to help this "Black Emperor" reserve.
When Augustus Family has a True God, he will surely be superior to all North Continent countries. At that time, I will be able to go one step further and become a "" on an equal footing with William Hand of Order"...Derlink, who had a slightly arrogant expression and black hair with silver threads, listened to George III's emotionless speech that was all about acting, which came through the cable and speakers, and his thoughts were a little divergent for a while.
Suddenly, the passage in the room leading to the inside of a certain tomb was activated, and the cry for help from that side was also transmitted to his mind.
"Balancer" Anne indeed appeared near the mausoleum... Derlink walked towards the passage leading to Escosen Island's mausoleum without any surprise.
As early as Georgina Augustus disappeared, Derlink, William, George and others had already predicted the matter. After all, "King of the Five Seas" Nast and the entire "Queen Anne's Revenge" disappeared with her in the Sonia Sea domain. ". Georgina, who knows that the other party is Sequence 2, cannot take the initiative to enter "Ghost Empire" to die. It must be to unite with Angel, who has a close relationship with Emperor Roselle, to prevent Augustus Family's plan to become a god!
The Anne Gustav whose main body is Ghost Ship is indeed stronger than the ordinary Sequence 2, especially in terms of destructive power, it can even rival some Sequence 1. In contrast, the direction of its attack is also greatly restricted.
There are three mausoleums located on the seaside or near rivers, but two of them are located inland and can only be reached by passing through Backlund. Now that the church and the military are tensely coping with the war, if this powerful Ghost Ship joins the battlefield, there will only be one target: Desi Bay's Escosen Island.
But just as Derlink was carrying a giant hammer with a strange shape and a large number of iron runes inlaid on the surface and was about to step into the Teleportation ceremony, he hesitated and stopped.
Even he could guess the main attack direction of "Queen Anne's Revenge" based on some fragmented information. Would these "Opposition Faction" not know? Would he reveal his existence so easily?
Could it be a trap? If He finally leaves "Ghost Empire", he may have obtained part of the Trensoest Empire's treasure. Is there more than one direction of attack?
When "Balancer" hesitated, an old man behind him wearing a gray-white robe with an unremarkable appearance that made people forget about him frowned and said:
"Your Highness Derlink, let me go to Eskelson's mausoleum. I can use dreams and false scenes to drag this Ghost Ship, and it goes deep into the offshore waters of Loen. It does not dare to stay for a long time. It is likely to leave after a failed attack."
These words made Derlink make up his mind. He shook his head, smiled and said:
"Only I can limit the long-range artillery of that Ghost Ship. Although the dream you weave is extremely real, if there is a slight mistake, the artillery fire may affect the real mausoleum. If the mausoleum is damaged and His Majesty's ceremony is delayed, then all our efforts will be wasted.
"Hermes Your Excellency, please continue to be in charge of those mausoleums that are farther away and difficult to reach by the Teleportation magic circle. I suspect that they have other means of feint attack besides Eskelson, and they may switch to another main attack direction at any time."
Seeing that the other party had made up his mind, the old man known as Hermes nodded helplessly and watched the figure of Derlink·Augustus disappear into the opened ritual passage.
The next second, a smile appeared on his ordinary face.
East Chester County's Stoen City Outside the secret mausoleum in the suburbs, clusters of dark green pea vines suddenly grew out of the ground. Bernadette Gustav, wearing a yellow cake skirt and a black soft hat, appeared from the vines, looking at the mountain wall covered with plants not far away with his blue eyes.
She raised her right hand, and drops of gem-like blood seeped out from her fingertips, and mysterious symbols provided by Mr. "Door" were drawn in the air.
This symbol, which was like a series of stacked doors, quickly expanded and trembled, becoming a door to an unknown area. Inside, ruins and newly renovated huge buildings could be vaguely seen.
This symbol is really useful... Looking at the mausoleum shrouded in mist in the deep darkness, Bernadette's vision was a little out of focus for a moment, but she adjusted her mentality instantly and stepped into Illusory Door, arriving inside the mausoleum hidden by multiple powers.
Before she could use rapid movement to penetrate deep into the mausoleum and cause irreparable damage, she noticed a man wearing a white hair cap, a large cloak, extremely long shoe tips, an almost square face, and an upturned beard appearing in the air Underground Area.
There was a crown of thorns floating half in the air above his head. Pure light gathered in it and flowed to the man's right hand, forming a spear of light that no one could look directly at.
Both of their outfits were out of touch with the times, as if Saint had traveled back in time from the last hundred years and confirmed each other's identity as soon as they met.
It turned out to be Sequence 3's "Chaos Hunter", the royal family's Prince Grove. I thought it would at least be the "Balancer", and even brought "Magic Wishing Lamp" out in advance... But this is also in line with our previous guesses. Once the George III ceremony begins, as long as it is delayed In a few minutes, everything has become a foregone conclusion for the attacker, so they will tend to the strategy of "Same Sequence vs. Same Sequence"... Bernadette's thoughts flowed, she reached up and pressed it between her eyes. The next second, a forehead ornament made of diamonds inlaid with vertical eyes appeared on her forehead. Her body became blurred and instantly decomposed into a huge torrent of knowledge, losing its entity.
This caused a hot, white spear of light flying towards Bernadette to pass by her afterimage and land on the mountain wall, causing violent shaking and thunderous explosions.
Dealing with Grove who is also Sequence 3, even if the other party has "0" level Sealed Artifact, she does not need to waste precious "wishes".
And if the information is correct, this prince may not be on the side of George III!
Next to "White Cliff" on the south bank of Escosen Island, the dark, ghost-like "Queen Anne's Revenge" has completed its aiming. The artillery on one side of the ship fired one after another, and golden rays of light pierced the mist on the shore and shot towards the secret mausoleum that had opened its "door" and was defenseless.
Before the artillery fire hit the target, the Three-Masted Sailing Ship turned 180 degrees on the sea surface in a way that defied physics, allowing the artillery on the other side to continue aiming, and launched a second round of artillery fire without delay.
Hundreds of beams as thick as Bucket pierced the sky, almost burying the Illusory Door door leading to the mausoleum. Each beam was equivalent to "Arbiter" Saint's "Execution", not to mention the mausoleum that has been opened for defense, except for a few Pathway with excellent defense, even most of the Angel dare not face such a concentrated attack.
But the expected collapse of the mausoleum did not come. An orange light as deep as dusk suddenly emerged from the depths of Illusory Door. It instantly swallowed up all the artillery fire, making the golden beam also dim and withered, while it itself emitted an increasingly intense color.
In the dusk, a tall figure walked out from inside Illusory Door, walking firmly on the steps of light, as if what he was bathing in was not the all-out attack launched by a Angel, but the light of glory.
That is Derlink·Augustus, another "0" level Sealed Artifact and "Wall of Sighs" holding the royal family.
In Four Emperors War, a "warrior" Pathway's "Glory" persisted for a full hour under the attack of three Angel. After falling, Beyonder Characteristic combined with his war hammer to form this seemingly weapon, but in fact its main ability is Sealed Artifact, who was focused on defense, was just the Augustuss of the Angel family who secretly took away this item that should have been returned to God of War Church. It was not until Trensoest Empire fell apart and Loen founded the country that they dared to make it public.
It is precisely because of carrying it that Derlink dared to come to Escosen Island alone. Facing the artillery fire of "Queen Anne's Revenge", as long as the attack came from the front, it could even withstand the full attack of Archangel!
After letting dusk swallow up two rounds of artillery fire, the figure of "Balancer" truly emerged from Illusory Door. He held a giant hammer inlaid with countless runes, his eyes were fixed on Ghost Ship on the sea below, and a smile of victory appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Before the opponent could gather strength to launch the next round of bombardment, Derlink jumped down from Stairs of Light, raised "Wall of Sighs", and let the light of dusk completely suppress Queen Anne's Revenge, who was shrouded in some kind of "Distortion" power.
During this period, He did not feel too many obstacles, as if this Distortion power combined with order was avoiding the power of dusk and decay.
Boom——
The "Execution" activated by Angel combined with the power of Sealed Artifact in his hand instantly smashed the hundred-meter-long black giant ship. However, the sound that reached Derlink's ears was not the sound of breaking wood and the friction of metal, but a crisp, sharp sound like the breaking of glass.
The power of order that retreated after the slightest obstruction dissipated around him like soap bubbles, as if it had never existed.
This...
In an instant, this Balancer realized what happened:
The Ghost Ship that attacked the secret mausoleum of Escosen Island is just a phantom, a mirror image. The reason why it is so realistic and can even launch an attack no less powerful than Angel is because The power of Distortion "amplified" the power of the attack, and the lifelike and physical ship was made by "Demoness" who was extremely familiar with "Mirror World".
This is a trap set by Anne Gustav who has obtained all the power of "Ghost Empire". The purpose is to trick him, Angel, who supports Escosen Island, into coming here through the advent ceremony.
In order to prevent attackers from attacking other tombs through the ritual passage after a single mausoleum is destroyed, this "Teleportation" is one-way!
Looking at the sea where the fog slowly dissipated and mirror fragments continued to scatter, Derlink held "Wall of Sighs" and felt a little confused for a moment.
Anne Gustav If we don't attack here, where else can we go?
On the outskirts of Backlund, next to "Ruins No.1" near the Tussock River, a figure's hazy outline gradually outlines the details.
She has flowing black hair, a round face Gentle Beauty, and an outstanding temperament. She is exactly Demoness, Trissy who are wanted by the royal family and the military.
Quietly approaching Ruins No.1, she took out a metal bottle containing blood from Mirror World, drew a layered "door"-shaped symbol, and soon opened the illusory door to the secret mausoleum.
Taking a deep breath, Trissy glanced at Backlund's sky shrouded in dark clouds and light haze with nostalgia, pursed his lips tightly, and the figure disappeared again in the "invisibility" effect, and instead got into the dark and deep door.
This tiny "imbalance" was immediately sensed by an existence deep in the ruins. He raised his head and looked upwards. His gaze was not confused by the invisibility and constant appearance of Mirror Substitution, but looked straight at Trissy, which was descending using "Feather Fall".
It was Edessak's mistress... William Augustus I, the "founding father" with a square face, black hair, blue eyes, and thick beard, immediately recognized the intruder's identity, sneered, and raised his hand to "Execution" the other party.
But the sudden sound of prayer interrupted His actions.
It was someone reciting Honorific Name of "Hand of Order", and Southville County's secret tomb was invaded at the same time.
Responding to the source of the prayer, William immediately saw the scene outside the mausoleum.
A huge Floating Island with a nearly round upper end and a pointed lower end pointing to the ground slowly floated out from Spirit World. The ancient city above it had become illusory, like a mirror reflection. Countless golden streamers surrounded the city, and soon formed a golden light that was almost as thick as the island and shot into the mountains below.
Smoke and dust rose up, ash covered the sky, and the shock wave swept through the surrounding forest like a solid substance, cutting off all the trees and falling to the outside. The tip of the entire mountain range was directly flattened by this blow, revealing the "Black Emperor" mausoleum that had been built at Fourth Epoch and rediscovered and repaired at Fifth Epoch.
With just one shot, the floating city "Ghost Empire" lifted the roof of the secret mausoleum protected by multiple powers, completely exposing it to the outside world.
Seeing this scene, William·Augustus did not bother to stop Trissy from jumping into the depths of the ruins. Instead, he responded to his prayers and used the ritual leading to other tombs to turn into a deep light and move to the Southville County mausoleum that was under fierce attack.
As soon as His figure was in position, the second attack from "Ghost Empire" came over, leaving the "Founder" to deal with it in embarrassment. He used the authority of "Order" to divide different spaces, weaken the attack beams, and direct them in other directions to prevent the exposed mausoleum from being completely destroyed.
After dispersing the last ray of light that was no less destructive than Angel's full blow, William raised his head and looked towards the floating city. His blue eyes were full of anger, and his tone was no longer calm:
"It's you, Adele Trensuost!"
His voice was immediately covered up by another beam of light, and the roar resounded throughout the mountain range.
Immediately, Anne's slightly childish but majestic words came:
"I am now Anne Gustav."