Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 36 Asking You to Be a Human Being
The temperature drops sharply in the desert at night, and the crescent moon rises in the clear night sky, and the stars are shining brightly.
Most of the residents of Sun City, which does not have a rich nightlife, have gone to bed. Only the Sun Manor has installed a new generator, and some lights that stay on all the time have shrouded the entire manor in dim light.
Earl Urd was attacked by magic, and Sun City had entered a wartime state under the Earl's order. Patrol troops were added to the city, and many sentries were deployed in the manor, and all magic detection and magic traps were activated.
On the tower of the Central Lake Castle, the magicians worked together to raise a magic eye, which shot out fan-shaped light tracks, scanning the airspace above the manor in circles.
The heavy crossbow machine is hidden in the woods surrounding the central lake, and the crossbow spear is on standby. A complex magic array is engraved on the spear head. As long as the array is activated, the enchantment inside the crossbow spear can be instantly activated.
The count even hid in an unknown bunker with his family.
For safety, he took out his family fortune accumulated over the years. Whether he would be turned into a mysterious tool and crushed to ashes, or follow the Prime Minister to rise to prominence, it all depended on whether he could survive this disaster.
It's late at night and everyone is asleep.
The fallen angel Garland hovered silently in the sky. Countless battles in ancient wars allowed him to easily stay on the edge of all detection methods of the Sunny Manor and calmly observe the layout of the entire manor.
Thinking about how to sneak in quietly, find Earl Urd, and bring him out.
If the artifact was still there, facing an armed manor of the human race, he would not bother thinking at all and would just violently crush them. But the artifact had been lost for a thousand years, and his own strength had declined too much, so it was not shameful to be careful.
The important thing is that he didn't want to make things too big. Fighting with the angels too early would be detrimental to subsequent actions. Therefore, Garland did not ask other fallen angels to assist him. He felt that he could handle it himself.
After a period of observation, he found out all the magic devices in the Sunny Manor one by one. As for the sentinels and patrols, they were the same to him.
The invasion begins!
The fallen angel Garland spread his wings and glided down along the air current. His flying skills were extremely superb. Not only did he not create any wind noise, but he could also stick closely to the edge of the magic detection beam and pass through the gap delicately.
The entire landing process is a work of art.
The miraculous loss only reduced the upper limit of his strength, but his skills are still at their peak.
Garland flew to the shore of the central lake of the manor, and just as the magic eye was about to see him, he suddenly fell into the woods by the lake. Then he took out a handheld harp, plucked the strings with his fingers, and a faint melody rippled in the air and spread around.
All the manor guards who heard the piano sound fell to the ground. By the time Garland fell to the ground, there was no one awake nearby.
He came to the edge of the central lake and hid in the shade of the trees to observe the castle in the lake.
The magic traps inside were denser, and it was necessary to cast spells outside to disable some of the magic traps. As long as they could enter the castle silently, they could capture people and ask about Earl Urd's location.
It doesn't matter even if everyone inside is killed.
Garland had an evil smile on his face.
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
Just as Garland was about to cast a spell to destroy the magic trap in the castle, a voice suddenly sounded behind him.
The hairs on Garland's wings stood up in shock.
He turned around instantly and saw a man dressed in the uniform of the Sunny Manor guard standing next to a crossbow not far from him.
The guard was wearing a leather armor with iron plates, a bald hat, and his face was covered by a sand-proof scarf. How could an ordinary low-level creature resist the mental attack from the piano music?
Garland didn't think too much about why there was a fish that slipped through the net. He moved sideways and disappeared into the shadows, and reappeared behind the guard. The tip of the black flame sword in his hand stabbed forward, trying to pierce the guard's waist.
But the guard turned around just in time to avoid the sneak attack, and at the same time, a spear suddenly appeared in his hand, and the spear shaft chopped down diagonally at Garland's neck.
Garland flapped his black wings and moved backward to dodge the swift attack.
"You were the one who lifted the spell on Urd, right? Tell me your name. You deserve to be remembered by me."
Garland didn't believe that a soldier had such strong strength that he could not only dodge his sneak attack but also counterattack at will.
“Taotie…” Luke called out Taotie’s name, then said with a smile, “I didn’t expect that the fallen angel Garland, who was famous in ancient wars, would come to Sunny Manor in this way. Is the record of you in the legend wrong, or have you been hiding for a thousand years… and become timid!”
Faced with the ridicule, Garland's eyes were cold and sharp, containing a strong murderous intent.
"Since you know my name, you should know what you are facing. Human, I will kill you and imprison your soul in the Black Prison forever."
Luke danced a gun dance with one hand and continued to provoke: "Of course I know what I am facing. The archangel Garland of Sky City was once a musician. The songs he composed were sung by people of all races in the world and were a beacon for many people in adversity. Now Garland is a fallen angel. He once killed two archangels with his own hands and killed countless angels.
But you don’t know what you’re facing.”
Fire came out from Luke's right hand, swirled up along the handle of the gun, and burst into a ball of dragon head sparks at the tip of the gun.
Garland had already noticed the spear in Luke's hand, a spear made of materials from a dragon's body, which was one of the reasons why he did not launch an attack immediately.
The person in front of me is very strong and strange.
Moreover, the other party had anticipated his coming, and he didn't know if there were any traps around that had not been discovered yet.
Garland used the unique communication method between fallen angels to send a signal to the hidden fallen angels. If necessary, they don't mind massacring the city right now. They just don't want to provoke the angels now, but it doesn't mean they are afraid of angels.
Just fight when the angel comes, it’s no big deal.
After the signal was transmitted, Garland smiled and said, "There were many strong men like you who were confident enough to face me, but they were all killed by me without exception. Today is a good day for killing, and this city will be filled with blood."
At this time, a large group of fallen angels appeared in the air, and they displayed themselves in the air unscrupulously.
The appearance of the fallen angels alarmed the guards in the manor. They shone high-power searchlights into the sky, illuminating the fallen angels and their black wings more clearly.
"Fallen angel!"
There was chaos in the entire manor in an instant.
But Garland didn't laugh for long, as a dragon roar that pierced the sky exploded in the higher airspace. Then, dragon roars fell from the sky, and then a large group of giant dragons appeared in the moonlight.
Giant dragons circled above the fallen angels' heads, roaring louder and louder. Circles of magic circles appeared around the dragons, covering all the fallen angels within the range of magic coverage and attack.
"Golden Dragon King Tyron!"
Garland looked up and saw the golden dragon in front of the dragon group. He said to Luke with a very ferocious look: "Did you attract these dragons? You want to provoke a war between the Dragon Kingdom and Hell!"
Luke smiled and said, "You can't represent Hell, and the Golden Dragon King Tyron can't represent the Dragon Kingdom. We have obtained the permission of the Moonlight Queen and are heading to the Moonlight Royal Court to execute the compensation for the destruction of the previous World Tree.
Did the Fallen Angel come to the western border of the Golden Shield Empire for that matter as well?"
That thing!
Garland knew the secret of the world tree and the artifact.
He was very confused about Luke's identity: "How could the dragon tell you that?"
Luke said, "Answer my question first."
"No, answer my question first. What is your relationship with the dragon?"
Luke shook his head. "Fallen angels are even more unreasonable than demons. I was the one who asked first. I think we should abide by the rules we both agree on. Strength determines the right to speak. I'll beat you into submission, and see if you can still show an expression that disgusts me."
One on one!
Garland is not afraid of a human whose strength is unknown.
"Okay, let's follow the rules we all agree on."
"Let your fallen angels behave themselves. After all, Dragon Nation and Hell were allies thousands of years ago."
"No problem! The Fallen Angels have our own business in the Western Territory, and we don't want to provoke the Dragon Clan."
Garland notified the fallen angels to stand by.
Luke cast the secret spell he had already set up.
Password: "Dueling Field"
The surrounding trees retreated rapidly, and green floor tiles surged up from the ground, paving the way for the duel arena layer by layer, and then piled up to form a circle of high walls.
The sky was clear, and no fallen angels or dragons were to be seen.
Luke and Garland locked in the mystic arts.
Garland no longer suppressed his power. He chanted ancient angelic language mixed with ancient demonic language, and surging black flames burst out from his whole body. The black flames, like a solid entity, formed a flying hem behind him, and his black wings were also full of dancing black flames.
Garland's eyes turned completely black, and the corners of his eyes were covered with black flame lines.
"You will pay for your offense against me!"
Luke said, "Don't worry! You can transform, and so can I."
As he was speaking, a dragon roared from the sky. Above the moon, a fireball fell rapidly.
There was a dragon in the fireball, and the dragon's might pressed down like a mountain. Before Garland could see the dragon in the fireball clearly, the fireball had already hit Luke.
Flames flew out in all directions.
Then the splashing flames quickly gathered together again.
In the middle of the burning flames, Luke was already wearing a set of dragon armor. Large red dragon scales were trimmed with golden edges, and the dragon helmet revealed his right eye, which was the vertical pupil of a dragon.
With dragon armor on his body and dragon spear in his hand, his dragon might is as mighty as a rainbow.
Taotie has been with Qingkong for so long and has become more capable!
Luke secretly praised Taotie, causing fireworks to burst from the dragon's armor.
Garland truly felt that there was a giant dragon in front of him, and it was an ancient dragon.
He demanded, "What on earth are you?"
Luke said, "You talk too much nonsense! I told you to fight first before asking!"
Five magic circles appeared around Luke, and then pillars of magic poured out towards Garland. At the same time, a pair of dragon wings spread out from behind Luke's dragon armor, pushing him towards Garland like a dump truck.
Facing a "human" with a pure ancient dragon, the fallen angel Garland no longer looked down on him. His black flame clothes made him look like he had several pairs of wings, and in the burning black flames, his figure was more difficult to figure out than a ghost.
The dragon spear and the black flame sword collided, and magic hit him on the head.
The black flames formed a shield to resist magic, and Garland wanted to control the rhythm of the battle with his superb combat skills.
But he still underestimated his opponent.
In terms of strength, Garland is very strong, slightly higher than the previous Holy Scripture Theresa, but lower than the Sword of Oath A. Ulysses.
Garland was once the Archangel of Sky City, but that was his artistic achievement. After the entire angel race turned to combat because of the ancient war, Garland's strength was not as good as his successor A. Ulysses.
If Qingkong was here , it would not be difficult for her to defeat Garland. But for Luke, who had just reached six stars, it would be almost impossible to defeat Garland under normal circumstances.
However, Luke came here by cheating.
Not only does he have a Taotie that can transform into armor, but this place is also covered by the World Tree and is under the starry sky.
Not to mention that the person who came was Garland, the second-in-command of the fallen angels. Even if it was the leader of the fallen angels who came in person, or the Sword of Oath, who dared to challenge in single combat... Luke would still teach them how to behave.
The fallen angel Garland wanted to use his energy reserves to suppress this human who had somehow obtained the power of a dragon, but he found that the other party had a stronger energy level than him. Under the overwhelming energy, his energy reserves could not even make a big wave.
Garland wanted to use his rich experience and combat skills to turn the situation around.
But he soon discovered that in the face of such an energy gap, fancy techniques were actually useless.
When the opponent hits me, it's like a strong young man hitting an old boxer. When I punch the opponent a few times, the opponent doesn't feel any pain due to his high defense and physical fitness. When the opponent punches me, I really see stars.
Moreover, Luke did not just rely on brute force. Having been abused countless times by Qingkong's even more erratic movements, he was quite experienced in dealing with mobile opponents like Garland.
Relying on the strong physical strength and the defense of dragon armor to launch an oppressive attack, while intensive magic is used to assist and limit the opponent's space.
Especially the fear of insufficient firepower inherited from his ancestors made Luke very adept at covering the magic. Now that he didn't need to worry about the consumption of magic power, he was even more proficient in using firepower to wash the ground.
Fire and thunder are released layer by layer, not to hurt Garland, but to force you to consume magic power for defense.
This unethical fighting style soon overwhelmed Garland. After the ancient war, he had never encountered such an attack. Now that he did not have much power from the artifacts to borrow, he would only bring shame upon himself if he continued to fight.
"Stop, stop, stop... I won't fight anymore! I give up!"
The magic suddenly stopped, and Garland stood in the aftermath of the thunder, with smoke all over his body, and the feathers on his wings stood up in a mess.
