In the drill ground, Yalina was personally adjusting the ballista. Her concentrated look had a unique charm. Her big, sparkling eyes didn't even blink. Her fingertips were as white as spring onions, constantly pressing the ballista. The tip of her nose and forehead were covered with a thin layer of sweat, making her look exceptionally calm. This was something that Yalina didn't usually have. Only when she was working could she become a true grand magus. Without work, she was just a child.
Many people came to watch the drill. Ascetic Adolf and Pope Jeddis of the Vatican, as well as the three Holy Knight and the Cardinal, were all here. Except for Adolf, most of the people of the Vatican had seen the Demon Annihilation Crossbow before. However, they were all surprised and curious, whispering to each other while watching Yalina adjust the ballista.
Jeddis couldn't help but walk up to Green and whisper, "Sir Green?"
"Sir Jeddis, what's the matter?" Green turned around.
"This is the Demon Annihilation Crossbow? Why does it look … "
"It looks a little different?" Zeglin smiled.
"Yes, there are a lot of extra parts. What are they for?"
"In fact, if we just wanted to replicate the Demon Annihilation Crossbow, we could have done it yesterday." Green smiled. "However, after talking with Sir a few days ago, I was inspired a lot, so … Haha, the Demon Annihilation Crossbow you see now has been greatly improved. It's much more powerful than before, and its firing speed is also much faster."
"You mean Raphael?" Jeddis asked doubtfully. Han Jin knew almost nothing about conventional magic. How could he inspire Green?
"Yes, you can stand next to Yalina and see for yourself later. For now … I want to keep it a secret," Green said.
Jeddis glanced at Green helplessly. They were old rivals. He knew that Green liked to play tricks. The more curious you were, the happier he would be. Of course, the less likely he would tell you. However, looking at Green's excited expression, he didn't seem to be bragging. He must have something to rely on.
At this moment, a loud chirp came from the sky, and a light red shadow fell directly behind Yalina. However, Yalina was so engrossed in her work that she didn't notice the arrival of her 'baby' and was still busy.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to it, the Undying Bird slowly closed its wings and lowered its head, looking very disappointed.
Then, Han Jin and Harley landed one after another. Han Jin glanced around and then walked towards Green. Harley moved closer to the Undying Bird and said in a low voice, "Second brother, you flew too fast … Really, too fast …" After saying that, he even gave Green a thumbs-up as a sign of praise.
The Phoenix, on the other hand, was dispirited. Ignoring Harley, it stuck its head out and observed Yalina from the side.
"Are you almost ready?" Han Jin asked.
"It should be about time." His gaze then fell on Jeddis. "Lord Jeddis, I'll have to trouble you."
"Okay." Jeddes nodded and slowly walked to the other end of the Drill Ground, where there were two human-shaped targets made of Corundum. Jeddes chanted an incantation and released an Absolute Barrier, covering one of the targets. He then chanted another incantation.
Two Absolute Barriers in quick succession caused Jeddis to lose a lot of his magic power, which made his face pale. However, he couldn't care less and quickly walked back. He wanted to see the process of Yalina operating the Demon Annihilation Crossbow with his own eyes.
It was just a drill, yet Jeddis had released the Absolute Barrier. On the surface, it was unnecessary, but from a psychological point of view, it was the best way to achieve the best results.
The Absolute Barrier was the magic shield with the strongest defensive power. Not only could it resist almost all magic attacks, but it could also resist physical attacks from warriors. If the Demon Annihilation Crossbow could easily destroy the Absolute Barrier's protection, it would be a great boost to morale.
Yalina finally finished debugging and let out a long sigh of relief. She raised her head and saw Han Jin. Then, she smiled brightly. "Raphael, you're here."
"Yeah, you must be tired these days." Han Jin felt a little distressed.
Chirp … Suddenly, a very low chirp came from behind. Something was using this method to express its dissatisfaction or to attract attention.
"Baby, you're here too!" Yalina stretched out her hand with a smile and stroked the Phoenix's neck. "Good girl. When I'm done, I'll accompany you. Don't be angry."
"It's okay, Miss Yalina. I'll accompany my brother." Harley smiled.
"Brother?" Yalina was stunned.
Harley was just joking, but he was trying to separate Yalina and the Immortal Bird. Yalina was fine, but the Immortal Bird was really angry. It suddenly stretched out its sharp beak and pecked Harley's forehead like lightning.
Ever since he had absorbed the power of the Abandoned Land, Harley's body had been able to materialize. His head, in particular, reflected the cold light of steel and looked extremely hard. However, under the attack of the Undying Bird, a thumb-sized black hole appeared on his forehead. There were also many small cracks around it.
"Ouch …" Harley was angry, anxious, and angry. He covered his forehead with his hand in pain. "How could you attack your brother?!"
The Phoenix raised its head and suddenly let out a high-pitched chirp. It seemed that it had no intention of repentance or concession.
"Okay, okay." Harley immediately gave in. "I won't lower myself to your level. I'm the big brother after all …"
"Yalina, you can start now," Zenglin said.
"Okay." Yalina responded and her eyes fell on the crossbow. Hogan, who was next to the crossbow, sent out a magic signal, announcing the official start of the exercise.
Harley, who had retreated, muttered a few words. He realized that he would not have been afraid of this kind of attack before. It seemed that having the ability to materialize was not a good thing.
Jeddes had already returned. He stood behind Yalina and carefully observed the crossbow. Compared to his impression of the Demon Annihilation Crossbow, the most obvious change was that there was an extra steel frame behind the crossbow. At the top of the frame was a small platform made of crystal, and at the front of the platform was a crystal ball the size of a bowl. What was this for?
Yalina put her palm on the crystal platform, and both the crossbow and the platform released light at the same time. The onlookers saw that the exercise was about to begin, and couldn't help but hold their breaths and watch nervously.
Yalina gently stroked the ballista with her palm. It was as if the ballista had a life of its own. Countless magic runes could be seen flowing on the ballista like water. They flickered in and out of existence, sometimes shining brightly, and sometimes dimming.
The crystal ball in front of the platform also lit up. Jeddes saw that there were three circles of different sizes in the crystal ball, and a human-shaped target hundreds of meters away appeared in the crystal ball.
Yalina took a deep breath and pressed her palm down.
Boom … The crossbow let out an angry roar, and the whole body trembled violently. A giant crossbow bolt thicker than a person's waist shot out and disappeared in a flash. The Absolute Barrier released by Jeddes was annihilated in an instant, and the human-shaped target was smashed into pieces by a blurry shadow. The next moment, the giant crossbow bolt shot into the mountain behind the target, splashing smoke and dust dozens of meters into the air.
Countless pieces of gravel and dust fell, and the onlookers could see that a two-meter wide black hole had appeared on the mountain, and the giant crossbow bolt had disappeared without a trace.
The onlookers were silent. Most of them had only heard that the Demon Annihilation Crossbow was a very terrifying weapon, but they had never seen it with their own eyes. They could barely accept that it could destroy Jeddes' Absolute Barrier in an instant, but it turned out that the power of the Demon Annihilation Crossbow was far beyond their imagination.
That wasn't an ordinary mountain. Thousands of soldiers worked day and night, repeatedly using mud and water to strengthen the fake mountain, so it was much tougher than an ordinary hill. How could such a long giant crossbow completely disappear into the mountain?!
Hogan raised the small flag in his hand, and Alexandre led seven or eight mountain warriors forward, carrying a giant crossbow bolt, and placed it on the crossbow. What was strange was that the giant crossbow bolt that required seven or eight strong men to lift seemed to have lost its weight after coming into contact with the ballista. Kane was able to turn the crossbow bolt by himself until the magic runes engraved on the arrow shaft matched the runes on the ballista. Only then did Kane straighten up and move to the side.
No one knew what Yalina did, but a very faint light curtain slowly expanded, and Yalina, Han Jin, Jeddes, and the others disappeared from everyone's sight.
Boom … The crossbow roared again, and at the same time everyone heard the roar, Yalina, Han Jin, and the others' figures appeared from the magic boundary. Jeddes' Absolute Barrier was shattered without a doubt, and the human-shaped target was turned into flying gravel.
Everyone was still completely silent as they stared at the two pitch-black cave entrances on the hill.
Alexandre and a few mountain warriors walked out with another giant crossbow bolt, but this time there was a blindfolded guy at the back of the team. It was a vampire captive.
When the crossbow bolt was loaded, Alexandre tore off the black cloth covering the vampire's eyes and said coldly, "You can get out now. Go back and tell Donald not to mess with us!"
The vampire looked around blankly, and the malicious gazes made him tremble all over.
"Didn't you understand me?" Alexandre pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword.
The vampire screamed, then turned into a large black bat, flapped its wings, and flew into the air.
Yalina's palm was on the crystal platform, and she kept moving it, and the crossbow bolt creaked as it moved. Soon, the figure of the black bat appeared in the crystal ball.
Bang! The black bat transformed into a bloody mist that exploded out, and then the bloody mist was swept up by an extremely ferocious airflow before shooting violently towards the sky, forming an extremely conspicuous blood colored pillar of air.
"Is this used to lock onto people's minds?!" Jeddes pointed at the crystal ball in surprise and joy. In the past, the Demon Annihilation Crossbow could pose a fatal threat to large creatures, such as dragons, but it was barely effective against strong humans.
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