Above the sky.
An incredible battle is going on.
The "Demon Martial Artist" with black energy all over his body hit the body of the "Ether Dragon" like a meteor.
Just like huge cannons bombarding the deck of a starship, their impact created countless waves on the surface of the monster.
The Ether Dragon roared angrily to the sky.
But he was knocked down from the sky by a heavy downward kick from a tall and thin martial artist wearing a tight corset!
The fighting style of these martial artists completely goes against human common sense.
Not only can they move freely in the sky.
And it's ridiculously fast.
This is a bit like the "Jedi Knight" that Roger had seen in the game CG in his previous life.
But Jedi Knights are all units above level 100!
…
The descent of Ether Dragon was not smooth.
Demonic martial artists kept bouncing up strangely from below.
Either use your fist or your foot to hit it upwards!
For a while.
More than twenty demon martial artists actually formed a three-dimensional air defense network.
The behemoth that was more than 40 meters long was like a huge football. It was kicked up and down by them and had no ability to resist at all!
On the surface.
Everyone looked at this scene in shock.
This is an unprecedented battle scene.
These fearless demon martial artists are like gods descended from heaven, and no one can stop them from slaughtering monsters!
The Ether Dragon, trapped in the "air defense network", did not struggle.
Just every time it tries to break through.
The tall and thin martial artist in the tight suit would suddenly rush forward and interrupt all its movements with lightning speed!
This absurd battle lasted only about 6 minutes.
When the huge body of the Ether Dragon was beaten into powdery "Ether Dust" by the tall and thin martial artist.
The only sounds left between heaven and earth were the sounds of his fists and feet.
Not long.
On the mountain of truth.
A cold voice sounded:
"Okay, let's all come back and practice."
Those demon martial artists involuntarily flew towards the Mountain of Truth.
It was only then that Roger noticed.
They all wore a thin silver collar around their necks!
Even the Qi-gazing technique could not reveal the origin of the silver collar.
“Is this what you call research?”
Roger tried hard to control his emotions.
Just as he was about to do something, he suddenly heard a painful and struggling voice:
"Go."
"Miron could find you at any moment."
on the data bar.
…
"Hint: You have received the 'secret message' from martial artist Payne."
…
Roger looked up in slight surprise.
It was the tall and thin martial artist.
It looks like he is the leader of these demon martial artists.
At the urging of that cold voice.
The twenty or so martial artists slowly flew towards the Mountain of Truth.
Payne's voice came again:
“Go!”
"Remember, don't trust any wizard."
Roger suddenly felt a sense of alarm.
Next second.
Payne suddenly tore the collar around his neck and attacked his companions at an extremely fast speed!
His speed is really too fast.
The others didn't seem to have any desire to resist, and they just had their necks twisted one by one!
Blood and heads fell from the air.
Forming a sparse blood rain.
After doing all this.
Payne laughed loudly:
"Millon, fuck you!"
After saying that.
His whole body was burning with black flames, and he crashed into the Mountain of Truth like a meteorite!
This sudden scene stunned everyone.
On the mountain of truth.
There was a slight but audible sigh:
"All right, old Thomas."
"I admit that the experiment ultimately failed."
“But my research still has some meaning.”
Near the track inside the floating island.
A large number of arcane runes lit up.
Payne's actions stimulated Mount Truth's defense mechanism.
Rays of light symbolizing magic kept flashing.
However, the strange black fire burned out at the fastest speed before it got close to the Mountain of Truth.
Pain, the arrogant martial artist who just stepped on Tianlong.
It turned into gray-black powder!
These powders mixed with the "ether dust" in the sky and fell down.
Between heaven and earth.
It was like a black rain.
This silence lasted for a long time.
Finally, it came to an end with the roar of an Ether Tyrannosaurus.
Above the surface.
Once again fell into chaos.
However, the Mountain of Truth and the floating island began to rise slowly.
Everything below.
No more relationship with them.
…
10 days later.
Ruins area.
Roger sat cross-legged in an empty house.
At this time, his eyes were closed and his eyelashes trembled slightly.
About twenty meters outside the house.
A ferocious ether-eating dragon was parading through the city, flapping its wings.
Suddenly.
A violently shaking hand appeared out of nowhere and grasped it in the palm of its hand!
…
"You have killed 1 Ether Eater Dragon, and have killed 170,548 Ether Eaters in total. Your milestone: bullying the weak has set a new record."
"You gained 1 XP"
"Your nerve reflex speed increases to 700 points (cannot be increased further)"
…
"You have completed the eighth mark of sin and gained the expertise: Traveling the Aether Sea."
"Aether Ride (4th-level feat): You can move through the aether without hindrance.
In this process you will not be assimilated, decomposed or deformed;
The ethers will not be able to detect your presence;
You are traveling in the ether at a speed of 10 TB per second."
…
"Only eight marks, still a long way to go!"
Roger opened his eyes, slowly exhaled a breath, and secretly warned himself.
However, the hunting during this period was indeed fruitful.
A nerve reaction speed of 700 points means that in a fight with a close number of rings, he can predict every move of his opponent 100%!
Combined with "perfect sixth sense".
He is just an emotionless prediction machine.
at the same time.
His control over his body also improved.
Eliminate the side effects of overreaction.
This attribute is impeccable T1 level.
Therefore, even though the expertise it provided seemed a bit lame, Roger didn't mind it much.
…
"Traveling in the Aether Sea" is a very subtle ability.
For one thing, it’s actually pretty rare!
The "Ether Sea" is said to be the place where the world originated. It contains creation-level secrets and secret passages connecting the nine planets. It is a forbidden place that countless powerful people dream of.
on the other hand.
No one knows where the entrance to the Aether Sea is!
If we say that the world is made up purely of elements, then there are traces of worlds such as the "Fire Element Plane" and the "Negative Energy Plane".
Then the Ether Sea is more like a myth.
In the few game backgrounds that Roger could recall, it was mentioned that the superiors, including the gods, were looking for the Aether Sea!
This means it is hard to find.
Roger didn't expect that he could find things better than God.
So this expertise.
He felt that he wouldn't be able to use it for a while.
…
The hunt came to an end.
The third round of magic tide has also reached its end——
This round of demonic tide came and went quickly, so many ferocious monsters appeared.
Roger tried them one by one with the sin mark.
Unfortunately, most of the time it can only be responded with the word "bad luck".
The abundance of magic power is continuously decreasing.
The number of active humans on the surface began to increase.
Compared with previous tragedies, the trauma suffered by surface residents this time was minimal.
People are working hard to rebuild their homes.
Occasionally, you can see the annoying Ether-eating dragon roosting on the eaves.
No one will take the initiative to drive them away.
Some people even began to try to tame this monster.
Unfortunately, the effect doesn't seem to be obvious.
that's all.
On the 90th day before the Demon Tide begins.
The "Ether Gates" in the new and old parts of the Jewel City lit up at the same time.
The people on the surface looked up indifferently.
The Mountain of Truth and the Floating Island.
Begin to lower altitude.
…
Floating island No. 4.
Roger stood outside the door for a long time without moving.
After a while.
He turned and tried to leave.
But he was stopped by an urgent voice:
"It's me! Come in!"
Roger frowned.
He had already noticed that there was someone in the room and guessed the other person's identity.
Because he didn't want to cause any more trouble, he decided to slip away first.
Unexpectedly, trouble came to me.
With a "crunch".
Shar pushed open the door and hurried over.
She grabbed Roger's wrist and pulled him towards a hidden carriage behind the house:
"Don't ask anything."
"Come with me first."
Her voice was a little hoarse and her expression was very serious.
Roger followed her for two steps in silence.
Suddenly.
He looked back.
On the street not far from his home.
Two mages wearing black robes and square-shaped badges on their chests quickly followed.
The next moment.
He followed Shar into the carriage.
In the blink of an eye.
They disappeared along with the carriage.
…
"Sixth Sense: You sensed a hint of danger. Old Thomas has captured Old Locke. Your background may have been exposed."
…
In Shar's castle.
In a hidden secret room.
Roger sat in his chair calmly.
The sorceress paced back and forth in a somewhat restless manner.
After a while.
She seemed to be unable to hold it back any longer and began to speak rapidly:
"You are in great danger now!"
"You don't know what happened on the floating island during this period. All of them went crazy!"
"Everyone knows about the conflict between Thomas Sr. and Milron, but no one expected it to develop to this extent."
"You saw the battle that day, didn't you? I swear, if I knew that Milon's so-called research was the fucking "Element Reversal", I would never stand on his side!"
"He actually imprisoned all the martial artists who mastered the "Chi" in the Mountain of Truth, and then created such a... Never mind, I'm sorry, but I really didn't know about it before."
She clenched her teeth so tightly and her face was so red that it almost bled.
Roger glanced at the data column silently.
…
"Sixth Sense: You sensed that the sorceress Shar was not lying and that she knew nothing about Mirron's research."
…
I don't know why.
He actually breathed a sigh of relief.
This feels very wrong.
He then said:
"Milron is the president of the Truth Society, right? The old man you mentioned? And then?"
Shar nodded vigorously:
"To be able to do such a cruel thing proves that Milon has gone completely crazy."
"But Thomas Sr., who was the vice president, was no less capable than Thomas Jr., who you saw in court that day, was his son."
"They released the Ether-Eating Dragon in order to force Milon to release those martial artists and then force him to admit that the experiment had failed. You have to know that Milon's experiments over the years have consumed one-third of the society's budget."
"And in order to further force the palace, Old Thomas actually set up an organization called "Element Supremacy"! "
"He called on his followers to kill all martial artists in the Gem City territory!"
"The reason was the ridiculous fight that day - he told people that martial artists were like this, dangerous and easily out of control - wasn't that Milon's problem?"
The sorceress cursed and swore for a long time.
Finally.
She poured herself a glass of red wine and drank it all.
"Everyone's gone fucking crazy!"
"Now that Old Thomas controls the No. 5 floating island, he has expelled all those who hold different opinions. Those who are still on it are all fanatical believers of "Element Supremacy." "
"The Mountain of Truth showed no reaction to this. I guess Milon had no choice but to keep compromising after the experiment failed. After all, the resources he wasted were enough for him to pay for it in more than a dozen lifetimes."
"The situation on other floating islands is slightly better, as there are still people with a clear mind. If we listen to old Thomas and kill all the martial artists today, what if he suddenly decides to kill all the warlocks tomorrow?"
"Damn Yu Song, he's been missing all year long. The Truth Society is in a mess and he hasn't come out to take charge."
"Even Floating Island No. 4 is under my control..."
The more Shar cursed, the more fiercely he cursed, and his face became redder and redder.
Roger duly handed over a glass of lemonade.
The sorceress swallowed again.
at last.
She slapped the table and stared at Roger:
"You stay here and don't go anywhere - I won't let you sneak away this time."
"No one can take my masseur away from my place!"
After saying that.
She walked away without looking back.
Roger was the only one left in the secret room, thinking quietly.
…
In the end, Roger chose to listen to Shar's advice.
He took up residence in her castle.
Most of the time.
He always keeps to himself.
Shar would come to see him occasionally, but she would leave in a hurry without even having time to treat her hip.
Roger asked her for a bunch of books.
In order to keep Roger in the secret room, the sorceress almost granted his every request.
Not long.
The secret room was filled with books.
These include books on secret door knowledge, construction knowledge, element theory knowledge, and some other fields.
With the focus assistance provided by the Book of Sages.
Roger learns knowledge at an extremely fast speed.
In the process, he even reached a "reader" milestone.
The corresponding title is "Bookworm".
The effect of wearing it is to slightly increase the reading speed.
The price/performance ratio is pretty good.
So Roger decisively chose to exchange.
Time goes by day by day.
His knowledge level is improving rapidly.
Every time Shar comes back, she reveals some changes in the situation.
Her tone was optimistic.
But Roger's sixth sense detected it.
Her health seemed to be getting worse.
She looked more and more tired.
Once.
Roger even noticed the minor injury on her arm.
When Roger asked to treat her, Shar decisively refused and comforted Roger that she was fine.
"I am the most powerful alchemist on the floating island!"
"No one can hurt me."
She said arrogantly.
To this.
Roger could only remain silent for the time being.
Read books carefully every day.
that's all.
Until the 29th day when Roger entered the secret room.
Things are finally changing.
…
"This farce is finally coming to an end."
Tonight, Shar wore a black dress, which was extremely conservative in style.
She told Roger with a relaxed expression:
"Tomorrow morning, Milon and Old Thomas have decided to negotiate, and the location is set at Floating Island No. 5."
"Both sides should take a step back. The hunting order of martial artists by the Elemental Supremacy organization will most likely be cancelled, and Milon will not conduct related experiments."
"You are safe."
Roger just smiled and nodded in thanks.
That evening.
The happy sorceress enjoyed the masseuse's service after a long absence.
Under Roger's treatment, his Qi had been much more advanced.
She is like a shy kitten.
Biting the sheets the whole time.
From time to time, it makes a "hmmmm" sound.
…
The next morning.
Roger got up early and strode out of the secret room.
He was already familiar with Shar's castle.
After a while.
He carried the black coffin and came to the castle gate.
About today's negotiations.
Roger knew very well in his heart——
Neither Milron nor old Thomas would give up.
Shar was not unaware of this.
She was just comforting Roger.
As a rare high-level alchemist.
Shar holds .
Just don't actively get involved in these messy things.
No one would disrespect her.
This is also the reason why Roger is willing to hide in her house these days.
But this doesn't mean he will stay in hiding forever.
In Roger's opinion.
The cause of this incident was Milon, the president of the Truth Society.
It was precisely because he had done such a taboo as creating a "demon martial artist" that Vice President Thomas Sr. took action against the profession of martial artist.
This behavior of excluding dissidents is nothing more than a tool for old Thomas to win over people's hearts and gain power.
But this does not mean that the latter's crime is lighter.
Roger has his own yardstick in his heart.
today.
It's time to take out this ruler and air it out.
…
Outside the castle.
Two mages, completely hidden in black robes, suddenly appeared in front of Roger.
"Mr. Hachi."
"We've been waiting for you for a long time."
One of the mages said indifferently:
"Now all floating islands must implement the Vice President's "Martial Artist Control Act". You have to come with us."
Before Roger could speak.
A huge magic puppet fell from the sky.
If the two wizards had not dodged in time, the puppet would have smashed them to death!
"Who dares?"
Shar came out in her pajamas, barefoot.
She glared at Roger.
Then he said to the two mages in a bad tone:
"He's my masseur, not a martial artist."
"I don't care what kind of elemental supremacy you guys are playing, but the people who want to take me away..."
She hasn't finished her words yet.
But he found that Roger suddenly walked towards the edge of the floating island.
Shar hurriedly followed.
The two mages looked at each other and waved silently.
The law enforcement team hiding in the dark also surrounded them.
…
The edge of floating island No. 4.
Looking from here, you can just see the whole picture of floating island No. 5.
"Is that where they negotiate?"
Roger asked.
"That's right."
The person who answered was not Shar, but one of the mages.
His tone was full of pride:
"Today is the day that will decide the fate of the floating island."
"All the outsiders have been expelled, and the ones left are those who agree with our ideals."
"Of course, there are also the people of the president who is about to resign."
Roger stood there.
Silently watching every red dot on floating island No. 5.
Suddenly.
He stretched out his right hand with his five fingers spread out.
The wizard next to him seemed to have noticed something and warned sternly:
"I advise you not to make any aggressive moves, it will only cause you to ..."
Next second.
Roger clenched his fingers suddenly.
Between heaven and earth.
A giant hand that covered the sky and the sun appeared silently!
Just for a moment.
He wrapped the entire floating island No. 5 in the palm of his hand.
Before the defense shields of Mount Truth and the floating island could take effect.
Next second.
The entire floating island suddenly disappeared——
No!
Not missing.
Instead, it was crushed into powder by the giant hand in one go!
No sound at all!
No signs at all!
A floating island with a diameter of 39 kilometers.
It was crushed into powder just like that!
The wind blew.
Dust of various colors fell down.
Until the bloody ashes fell on the faces of the people who were repairing their houses on the ground.
They suddenly realized.
Floating island in the sky.
It seems like there's one missing!
…
The edge of floating island No. 4.
The wind is howling.
Roger stood with his hands behind his back and turned slowly.
He looked at the mage next to him:
"The wind is a bit strong."
"What did you say?"
The wizard sat down on the ground, then suddenly climbed to the edge of the floating island, throwing "Detect Life" frantically.
"It must be an illusion!"
"It must be an illusion!"
He was mumbling something.
Roger shrugged.
He turned to look at Shar, who also had a surprised look on his face.
“You, you, you…”
She suddenly became speechless.
"It's not good for anyone if they keep fighting like this."
Roger explained with a serious expression:
"So strictly speaking."
"I'm just trying to mediate."
…