Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 80 Hunting the King
Library No. 1 is a hexagonal building with a reading area in the middle and bookshelves up to 15 meters high around it. The bookshelves are filled with books in different categories, and there are loose wooden stairs floating in the middle space, which can be combined into passages leading to specific bookshelves according to the needs of readers.
When Qingkong and Professor Makatina arrived at Library No. 1, the people there had been cleared out, and Dean Vidal was standing in the middle of the library. Dean Vidal chanted a spell, and the entire library space was filled with the calls of various beasts and birds.
Seeing Dean Vidal casting a spell, Professor Makatina said to Qingkong, "Miss Xingkong, I don't know what spell you and Dean Vidal are going to cast together, but the dean has been working hard these days, so please take good care of him."
The noise in the library was getting louder and louder. Some beasts and birds transformed into different forms through magic. Wolves, bears, rabbits, foxes, deer, eagles, owls... and other magical beasts whose species could not be named were running and flying in the air. Dean Vidal's chanting became louder and louder. He stretched out his hands, and the magic energy was released from his body like a burning flame.
Qingkong knew that for Dean Vidal to release this level of magic was equivalent to burning his own life. She said to Professor Makatina, "Go prepare some recovery potions. Also... the headhunters' attack on the academy this time may have sensed the spell that Dean Vidal was releasing. Be careful of hunters infiltrating, and never let any hunters in."
Professor Makatina looked at the old dean who was casting a spell with concern. She knew that this spell must be related to the search for the Hunting Queen, so she immediately replied: "I know the importance of the incident. I will bring the elves to protect the library."
"Go ahead."
After Professor Makatina left and closed the door, Qingkong walked towards the center of the library. She chanted the spell as she walked, and the syllables were consistent with those of Dean Vidal.
When Qingkong walked to the center of the formation, the magic power in her body burst out violently, exceeding that of Dean Vidal in both quantity and intensity.
"Master Dean, my magic power is enough to support the consumption of the formation. You should focus on the calculation of the formation. This way the result will be more accurate."
A force pushed Dean Vidal out of the center of the formation. He looked at the clear sky in surprise, unable to believe that such surging magic power like a volcanic eruption could be possessed by an elf.
"Thank you, Miss Starry Sky."
Dean Vidal wasted no time, and as the clear sky filled magical energy, the dean began to float.
Then the surrounding bookshelves shifted layer by layer, and the floating stairs also rotated according to a certain pattern. For a moment, the interior of the library was like the precision parts in a pocket watch, running under the push of magic.
On the dome of the library, a layer of light film reflects the map of the Emerald Forest. A longitude and a latitude line intersect to form a cross and move back and forth on the map.
Dean Vidal raised his head and watched the longitude and latitude lines move. At this time, there was a small commotion outside the library. Then a few gunshots were heard, and the commotion stopped immediately.
Shelley's voice came from outside the door: "Miss Xingkong, an assassin-type hunter sneaked in, and I have dealt with it."
Qingkong, who was concentrating on explaining the Dharma, did not respond.
Shelley issued orders continuously outside the door, seemingly directing the patrol soldiers and academy mages who came to support to deploy defenses.
With Shelley out there, safety can be guaranteed.
Qingkong looked at the map above his head.
The longitude and latitude lines keep wandering within a small area, as if trying to locate a point, but are pushed and unable to locate by some force.
This was also the first time that Dean Vidal had seen this phenomenon.
"It seems that your guess is correct. Not only did our location of the Magic Spring attract the attack of the Headhunters, but the Hunting Queen also has the ability to interfere with the location."
There were more gunshots outside the door.
Qingkong said, "Being disturbed means we have found the right place. It seems to be the horse mane area of the Unicorn Mountains, which also confirms the information revealed by the angel Siphos. I will increase the output of magic power to see if I can narrow the range a little bit."
Clear Sky increases the output power of the elemental fusion reactor heart, and more powerful magic energy bursts out.
Dean Vidal controlled the formation and calculated that the area where the longitude and latitude lines swung was indeed gradually shrinking.
But the resistance gradually emerged.
The entire library shook and books on the shelves fell down like rain.
The swinging area of the longitude and latitude lines shrank further, and the bookshelves and stairs made "cracking, crackling" sounds, as if they would break at any time.
Qingkong and Dean Vidal did not give in and continued to increase the output of magical energy, determined to find the exact location of the magic spring.
Suddenly, the phantoms of birds and beasts that were spread all over the space exploded rapidly, and an angel emerged from the map of the dome.
He swooped down, broke through the blocking stairs, and swung his sword with great force towards Qingkong, who was in the center of the formation. Facing the attack, Qingkong reached out from his space backpack and took out the Ancient Rock Chopper and swung it at the angel.
The sword and the knife collided, and the energy burst produced a horizontal shock wave, cutting the surrounding bookshelves in two.
The angel didn't attack again after missing the first blow. A stiff voice came out of his tightly closed mouth: "I feel the same power from you. Spirit, we shouldn't be enemies. We should follow our queen together and become gods walking in this world together."
Qingkong spread his ice crystal wings and flew to the same height as the angel, then discovered that this angel was not a real angel.
Although he had the appearance of an angel, it was only the appearance of an angel. He did not have the sacredness of an angel, but was full of violent primitive wildness. The skin on his neck and face was covered with blood-red lines, and the blood-red eyes were surrounded by bulging blood vessels.
There are no feathers on the wings, but green feather-like leaves.
The power of the same origin!
Qingkong's Wings of Time and Space are a special bloodline obtained from the main god of the elves, the Magic Spring, through secret techniques and special rituals, which gave her the ability to control time and space.
"Hey, you should be the angel that Sifos said was hunted by the headhunters..." Qingkong looked at the angel in front of him and asked, "But now it seems that you are not an angel. What should I call you?"
Even though the other party is no longer an angel, he is still full of the arrogance of an angel.
"Me? You can call me the Hunting Angel Niltye... When I died, the great Hunting Queen put me into the Magic Spring and gave me a new life. Now I am more powerful than before, and the Queen has given me the important task of helping her breed new hunters.
When the Queen becomes a god, I will also become a god.
Elf, follow me, you can help the Queen breed more powerful hunters."
The hunting angel Niltye reached out to the clear sky.
Qingkong responded with a slashing blade.
"Dean Vidal, close the library. We can't let this guy escape back."
Dean Vidal retreated to a corner of the library when the hunting angel appeared. Hearing Qingkong's instructions, he used magic to open the pile of wood and books, and pressed one hand on the activation center of the built-in formation.
The bookshelves and stairs that were still in operation rumbled, the map on the dome was erased, and the inner walls of the library flipped over to form a solid, empty space.
A strong shock wave hit him, and Dean Vidal immediately put up a shield for himself. The shock wave hit the shield and made a golden sound.
There was a burst of gunfire outside the library, and the sounds of fighting became more and more frequent.
Dean Vidal didn't know how the battle outside was going. He could only do his best to reinforce the library and prevent the fighting here from spreading outside.
In the middle of the library, Qingkong and the Hunting Angel were fighting.
It must be admitted that Niltye, who became a hunting angel, was much stronger than the Holy Inquisition Angel Sifos. After testing, Qingkong evaluated Sifos's strength as just touching the threshold of five stars, which was also the bottom line for joining the Sky City Holy Inquisition. His strength was much weaker than when Malus was still the Crown of Thorns.
Since Niltje is partnered with Sifos, the two angels should be about the same strength.
But after being transformed by the Magic Fountain and the Hunting Queen, Neiltye, who became a Hunting Angel, increased his strength to the six-star level in one fell swoop, and he also specialized in space skills.
Qingkong also activated his spatial skills to fight with Neiltye. In this not-too-large library space, elves and angels flashed around, and each one appeared in a more tricky position than the other.
The hunting angel Niltye used all kinds of words to interfere with and tease Qingkong during the battle.
"Elf, why do you refuse to become a god? I think you have a misunderstanding about the Hunting Queen, just as I misunderstood the Hunting Queen before. Come back to the nest with me. During mating, the Queen will make you feel the pleasure you have never felt before.
You can draw more energy from the magic spring, you will become stronger than you are now, and I don't mind sharing my status with you.
Come with me..."
Qingkong flashed to avoid Niltye's attack and said, "It seems that you are not from the hunter class, but from another class of the headhunter clan."
Niltye said: "Hunters... they are just a group of beings without much intelligence, similar to soldier ants. We are the king, the hunting king, who has been given a new life by the queen. We are the top of the headhunters and have power second only to the queen."
Qingkong deliberately fell behind, hurriedly dodged continuously, and asked: "Are there many hunting kings?"
"Hahaha... not everyone is qualified to become a hunting king. There are only ten kings serving the queen, and only ten of them. When a new king comes in, one of them will be eaten by the queen.
Half of the kings now are transformed from extremely low-level beasts. I disdain to serve the Queen with them. If you join, you can make that disgusting wild boar head a delicious meal for the Queen. Your strength will definitely allow you to firmly occupy the position of a king. "
Qingkong didn't expect that this bloody palace fighting drama would happen just when the harem of the Hunting Queen was just being established.
It’s really wonderful!
only……
Qingkong couldn't help but ask curiously: "Can't you see my female spirit? Can I become a king too?"
"The king's gender does not affect the queen's pregnancy, nor does it affect the queen's favor towards you."
Qingkong was so nauseated that he could hardly bear it anymore.
"Let this farce end here!"
Qingkong held Neiltye's sword, and his aura changed drastically as he closed and opened his eyes.
"Your queen is going to lose one of her favorites here!"
Clear Sky changed the pilot, and Niltye was immediately knocked back by the overwhelming energy. His combat instinct made him realize that his opponent had been hiding his strength, and now the elf in front of him gave him the feeling of facing the Sword of Oath.
Seeing the elf disappear from his sight, Neiltye's sensitivity to spatial changes made him turn to the side to block.
when!
Although Niltye blocked the attack from the clear sky, his body was knocked out. He hit the wall of the library hard, and the entire building reinforced by magic shook violently. The huge crash echoed in the enclosed space, as if he was in a clock.
The collision also caused great damage to Dean Vidal. The protective shield he held up to block the impact of the shock wave was repeatedly hit by the sound waves. Feeling that the library was at risk of collapse, he had to allocate a certain amount of magic power to maintain the operation of the entire magic circle.
Then the temperature in the library dropped sharply and a blizzard began.
Large chunks of ice cones shot down from above.
The hunting angel Niltje used spatial displacement to avoid Qingkong's continuous flashes and pursuit, and also had to avoid dense ice cones. The ice and snow stuck to his body, freezing him and slowing his movements.
The passiveness and disadvantages of the battle made Niltye recite the ancient angel language, and his metal wings shattered the ice. However, he lost his own divine energy, so he could not exert the full , and the improvement of his strength was not enough to turn the tide of the battle.
Qingkong also chanted the ancient angel language in a show-off manner. Angel armor began to attach to her right arm, and a fierce holy flame burst out from the blade of the machete.
At this time, the library had turned into an ice cellar, with sharp ice spikes extending from the four walls to the middle.
The space that Neiltye could use was gradually compressed. He used his wings to crush the ice spikes, but he could not stop the increase in the thickness of the ice layer.
After repeated clashes of swords and knives, Niltye was beaten and bounced like a ping-pong ball between the narrow ice layers.
"Do you think you can kill me?" Niltye, who knew he could not escape death, shouted, "I am immortal! If you kill me here, a new hunting angel Niltye will be bred by the Queen soon.
And the Queen will create a hunter for you based on my knowledge of you. Elf, you can't escape your fate... The Queen said that she likes you very much and will make you her king no matter what!
Hahaha……"
Qingkong sealed Neiltye, who was unable to dodge, in solid ice.
When she heard the other party's words, she stopped chopping with the knife.
If Niltye dies, the Hunting Queen will give birth to a new Hunting Angel and revive Niltye. If Niltye is not killed...
Niltye, who was frozen in the ice, saw Qingkong extinguish the holy flame on the knife, and guessed her thoughts. Niltye closed his eyes, and his body shrank quickly, like a dead plant withering.
Dead?
The clear sky waved its hand to break the ice, and fibrous powder and fragments fell down.
"It seems that what we are facing is more difficult than we thought. My mission is completed, and it is your job to clean up the mess."
