All the illusions disappeared.
The battlefield returned to the platform in the abyss, but the surroundings seemed to have quieted down. Bit by bit, time stopped. Greysword Saint-mephistopheles was still flying towards the bottom of the platform, holding his greatsword, The Shire's magic sparks suddenly blossomed and froze at that moment, the falling ice on the surrounding cliffs seemed to have stopped forever, and in the ice cave, the four Black Knights were still holding their bows.
Only on the platform, Brando and Dark Ko Hua each occupied half of the space, one still and one moving, as if they were two completely opposite images. Brando was slowly standing up from the ground, his upper body naked, blood slowly slid down his forehead, along his neck, across his shoulder, upper arm, forearm, and wrist, as if drawing out a scarlet tattoo.
The rose-colored blood droplets slowly dripped down the dark body of the Halran Gaia, falling to the ground, rippling a thin layer of dust.
Brando calmly looked at Dark Ko Hua, who was kneeling on the ground in front of him.
She was giggling loudly.
As if she had gone crazy, she laughed until her whole body trembled, and then coughed violently, her whole body curled up into a ball. The girl's forehead and face were stained with blood, but it wasn't hers, but Brendel's. The bright and blazing lightning had receded from her body, and the color of her eyes had returned to their usual gentle redness. Her long black hair was like sandalwood, and her skin was pale white, as if she had just come out of a bath of milk. Her long black robe was like an orchid, quietly blooming on the platform.
"Hahahaha … Cough cough cough … Hahahaha"
Dark Ko Hua coughed and laughed happily, her shoulders shaking violently, and then she raised her head again, looking at Brando with a resentful and gloating gaze, somewhat like a wolf, her eyes dark.
"Hahaha … Cough cough … You should have felt it, right?"
Brando did not say a word, in his vision, the borders around the platform were gradually turning light silver, and these silver areas were gradually expanding, slowly approaching with Ko Hua as the center. They were expanding faster and faster, piece by piece, as if they had a life of their own, extending towards Dark Ko Hua in the center. He stood there quietly, and could also feel an ancient, as if a new breath was growing, slowly merging into this world.
Milos' Divine Power Law.
"Hahaha … You're too smart, human," Dark Ko Hua's eyes were filled with joy, she took a breath, then shook her head indifferently, kneeling on the ground, like a weak girl, she even looked at Brando a little weakly and said, "You almost succeeded, but …"
"You've become a god.
Brendel replied faintly.
The laws of this world were recalculating, the entire outside of the Land of God's Eternal Rest fell into a standstill. And in the endless void, a flame was reigniting, as if with the birth of this light, lines of laws from ancient times began to light up again. There was a voice, calling the name of the slumbering Dark Abyss.
Milos.
The father of the Frost Giant.
Just a thin line, Dark Ko Hua finally became a god. Crystal clear tears still hung on her cheeks, but she showed a bright smile. "What, do you think you still have a chance?" As she said, she tilted her head, looking at Brando with a curious gaze.
But in that curiosity, there was a deep hatred. Dark Ko Hua was smiling, her white fangs were faintly discernible.
Brando looked at the silver area that was gradually nibbling away.
"Five more minutes," he replied quietly, "I still have five more minutes to kill you."
The girl giggled, laughing so hard that she couldn't help but cough again.
"Cough cough cough … That's true, if only you were a mortal …" She coughed violently, looking at Brando with tears in her eyes, as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world, her blood red eyes were full of regret, "Unfortunately, the gods and the crystal made an agreement, leaving the right to choose the future in the hands of mortals."
"Brando," Dark Ko Hua smiled very sweetly, almost to the point of being charming, "As the successor of the Dark Dragon, as a Divine citizen, you can't kill me."
"Only mortals can kill me."
"And thanks to you, hehe, only Divine citizens can move freely in this domain — —"
"Do you understand now? There is no one here who can stop me." She slowly stood up and replied softly, "Millions of years later, humans will once again choose their fate. And this time, no one can change it."
Brando didn't say a word.
But there was a voice that answered the question for him.
"Brando can't change it," the voice replied clearly and firmly, "I will change it!"
Brando's and Ko Hua's faces changed at the same time.
But one was surprised, and the other was shocked. "Who is it!" Ko Hua's smile disappeared, and she screamed nervously. Suddenly, on the other side of the two, a faint blue light seemed to form a door, and a girl wearing a Knight's uniform with the Lionheart Sword at her waist slowly stepped onto the platform.
She looked up at Dark Ko Hua and answered seriously, "I don't understand where Brando came from, and I don't understand why he can't stop you, but at least I know, Goddess, I can still make a choice."
"Because I," she pressed her hand to her chest and answered word by word, "came from Bucce, and I am the mortal you speak of."
At that moment, Dark Ko Hua's expression was extremely interesting, as if all her expressions were frozen at that moment. "No, this isn't true," she said, shaking her head, "No, you must consider your choice carefully, it concerns the future of this world. Listen carefully, little girl, it was Lady Martha who gave you everything, you must not be ungrateful — — "
She saw Freya slowly unsheathing her sword, the light of the sword almost blinded her eyes, and her face suddenly became pale. "No, I can make you a demigod, you can be with him forever, and together we will return this world to the glory of the ancient era."
She talked endlessly, but the Knight girl didn't seem to hear her. She slowly unsheathed the Lionheart Sword, then turned to look at Brando.
Brando smiled at her.
"Freya."
"Brando."
He raised Halran Gaia, "Let me see what you learned at the Royal Knight Academy." In Milos' domain, everyone's power was completely rejected, even Ko Hua herself. They still had five minutes, before the silver domain completely merged with Dark Ko Hua — —
In these five minutes.
This battle would only be decided by experience and skill.
Both of them were calm, and Ko Hua seemed to have lost the ability to speak, her face was a bit stiff, because she had already seen the light blue figure behind Freya.
"Why, Milos!?"
"This is my agreement with Crystal, Ko Hua, we should give them more choices." A voice seemed to answer from somewhere.
"You're being biased!" She gritted her teeth.
"Ko Hua, you and I belong to different camps, we each believe in different truths, but I only have one request for you — — at least let the choice of history be fair," the voice replied, "If you believe that chaos is the only truth in this universe, then you won't be afraid that it will fail, right?"
The voice paused, and answered with some pride, "I'm the same."
Dark Ko Hua snorted softly, but could only keep her mouth shut. She looked up, at the man and woman in front of her.
Both of them were already in the posture before attacking.
The Halran Gaia's blade trembled slightly, Brando closed his eyes, and in front of him was like a summer night, in the darkness, the bright river of stars in the sky. He began to move forward, feeling the steps, and with him, Freya also began to move forward, the two moved together, their steps almost exactly the same.
The black blade, the silver blade, swayed gently.
"Do you still remember the battle in Bucce?" Brando asked without turning his head, "The battle in the Golden Orchard."
Freya paused for a moment, then immediately nodded.
"This time," Brando answered, "I'll continue to cover for you."
He leveled the Halran Gaia.
"Freya."
The Charge skill was activated again, Brando stabbed towards Ko Hua with a flash of light. This strike had nothing to do with laws, nothing to do with elements, even the power was suppressed to the lowest level by Milos' domain. This was a simple, life and death battle. Dark Ko Hua's eyes burned with anger, she stepped back, and reached out to block Brando's blade, her reaction not at all delayed. Purely in terms of combat experience, she was not inferior to Brando.
But unfortunately, Brando was not fighting alone.
"Attack in turn!" Brando roared.
A light blue figure appeared behind Brando, Erouine's Knight uniform was so conspicuous in the eyes of the eldest daughter of Échis, the silver Lionheart Sword pierced towards the goddess like a lion's fangs. Maynild once hoped that this sword could change the fate of a kingdom, and today, it was indeed changing the fate of some people.
It was just that these people were all over the continent of Vaunte.
Dim Korfa roared in anger. Freya's swordsmanship was so crude that it was almost unbearable to look at. Unable to bear it any longer, she clawed at the female knight, but in the next moment, a pitch-black blade blocked her path. "That damned guy!" She raised her head and saw Brando's half-smile. She had no choice but to grab Brando's blade, throw it away, and step back to avoid Freya's sword.
But how could Brando let her do as she wished? He threw away Halran Gaia and grabbed her wrist.
"This bastard!" Ko Hua was furious, and without thinking, she used her left hand to stab Brando's abdomen. As soon as she made her move, she realized something was wrong. She suddenly remembered that the guy in front of her was a fugitive. Dim Korfa raised her head, and as expected, she saw Brendel giving her a weird smile.
It's over! Échis' eldest daughter felt her mind go blank at that moment.
With a soft sound, she felt her hand enter Brando's abdomen without any resistance. Brando's face twitched, but he didn't seem to feel any pain. He grabbed her wrist and pulled hard, pulling her over. Then Brando hugged her and forced her to turn around to face Freya.
"No!" Ko Hua screamed.
At that moment.
Freya and Dark Ko Hua widened their eyes at the same time.
But Dark Ko Hua stared blankly at the Lionheart Sword in her heart. She opened her mouth, but no sound came out. Only blood gushed out from the corner of her mouth. The girl frowned in pain and gasped for breath. She looked at all of this with great reluctance. She looked at the platform that should have brought her glory, looked at the barrel-shaped abyss, looked at Freya, and finally turned her head with difficulty.
She looked at Brando with hatred.
"Ko Hua, this is the answer …"
"Despicable." She answered weakly to the voice in the dark.
Freya almost trembled as she watched the goddess in front of her close her eyes. She gently let go of the sword in her hand and opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something. But thousands of words turned into one worrisome sentence. "Brando, you …"
"I'm fine." Brando breathed a sigh of relief. Dark Ko Hua's body was becoming lighter in his hand, as if it was beginning to become nothing. And the time and space around them seemed to gradually return to normal. He looked back and saw the silver area at the edge of the platform dissipating.
Milos's law was retreating into the dark void.
This was a good sign.
He let out a long breath and answered weakly, "Thank goodness you avoided the heart." As he said this, he couldn't help but cough. A wave of weakness and fear surged in his heart. It was as if the moment the battle ended, he began to feel weak all over and couldn't help but sway and fall.
But someone hugged him.
Freya hugged him tightly.
…
The normal order of time seemed to be restored the moment Dark Ko Hua died. Haruz's eyes widened as he saw the Black Knight in black cloaks raise their bows and walk to the edge of the ice cave. And the Black Knight's movements were so natural, as if for them, they didn't notice that there was such a long pause in the middle, or even the change on the platform. Everything happened in the blink of an eye, as if by inertia, they raised the longbows in their hands according to the original plan.
At this time, the ice that had been frozen in midair a moment ago fell off the cliff with a crash.
The Black Knight aimed at Brando and Freya on the platform. Time was so short that they didn't realize where Freya came from, nor did they consider this question. They instinctively recognized that Freya and the Count Tónigel were allies.
Then they drew their bows.
Haruz took two rapid breaths. He opened his mouth, but Shido beside him seemed to have noticed his actions first. The scholar girl's eyes widened and she shook her head desperately, motioning him not to be impulsive. But the little prince only cared about his teacher's safety. He was innocent by nature, and he didn't care about his own situation.
The Knight loosened his fingers, and there was a soft sound.
The long arrow left the bowstring.
"Teacher, be careful! It's the Black Knight, they're coming! "
The little prince also shouted at the top of his lungs.
The leader of the Black Knight reacted immediately, drew his sword and rushed over. He raised his sword and instinctively wanted to put it on the little prince's neck. But it was at this time that he suddenly found that he couldn't move. In fact, all the Black Knight in the cave froze at the same time.
The golden threads of law spread in the ice cave and had wrapped around everyone.
And the Black Knight who had just released an arrow at the entrance of the cave also found that their arrows were all blocked by a behemoth.
It was a dragon.
A gigantic dragon with a pair of wings spread out, its scales shining with a dazzling golden light. Its golden pupils seemed to be surrounded by blazing flames. It raised its head and raised its two pairs of horns high, looking down at them from a high vantage point. This creature that seemed to come from the ancient times had just raised its wings at the other end of the canyon a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, she had already appeared in front of them.
"Lady Aloz!"
Shido's excited and incredulous voice finally rang out.
"Haha, we're saved now!" This was Filas's cry.
And beside him, Laurenna also breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, among all of them, even the Cruz Crown Prince, who had always been sullen, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. But when he looked back, he saw that the little prince had already fainted after giving that warning.
"If I were you," Aloz warned, but full of her unique playfulness, she narrowed her eyes dangerously and said to the leader of the Black Knight holding the sword, "– I would obediently put down the sword."
The Knight obviously didn't expect a dragon to appear in front of him at all. He was slightly startled for a moment, but then sighed, raised the sword in his hand, loosened his grip, and then dropped the sword with a clang.
In the ice cave, the Black Knight looked at each other, but after a moment of hesitation, the clanging sound of swords being thrown rang out.
…
Brando looked up at the shadow of the dragon passing by in mid-air.
He rested his head on the girl's thigh, only feeling tired and weak as if his whole body had been emptied, but he pursed his lips and smiled knowingly in his heart.
(PS: This volume of Trajectory of Change has almost come to an end here, there are probably one or two chapters left. Starting from the next volume, Brando will really step onto a bigger stage, going to Cruz, fighting against Madara, and truly changing Erouine's fate. Here, thank you all for your continued support. Also, please count votes for Blackie's Descent of Disaster. His new book is in the first month, please support everyone.)
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