Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 177 Duel Arena
Luke had just made some adjustments to the airship when checking it. He had adjusted the buoyancy of the airship to the maximum. Theoretically, the upper limit of this type of airship is 20,000 meters. At this altitude, looking down, you can see the curvature of the planet. Even if you can see a larger ocean, Edgar will not be able to gain much blessing from the ocean's might.
In this way, Edgar is just a slightly more powerful four-star character, perhaps even slightly inferior to Shelley.
The low temperature, low pressure and low oxygen environment at high altitudes will further weaken Edgar. Luke made sufficient preparations for this extreme high-altitude duel. In the dormitory secret room, he used secret techniques to enhance his skin breathing for a period of time to ensure his body's oxygen intake.
At the same time, his troll bloodline was originally more adaptable to harsh environments than humans. When he was mentally and physically prepared to face the high-altitude environment, the adaptation process was much faster than that of Ed, who was completely unfamiliar with the high-altitude environment.
Luke looked at Edgar, who was breathing heavily, and summoned the Greedy Red Dragon Spear, holding it in his hand. After a cool trick, he poked the spear into the top protective plate of the airship under his feet. Not only did the tip of the spear go in completely, but the shaft of the spear was also poked in a large part.
At this moment, Edgar still didn't understand what kind of weakening magic the other party had cast on him. The temperature around him was freezing cold and his head was dizzy.
But he still took out the two-handed sword from his back and held it in his hands, with water flowing around the sword. However, the water flow was as thin as a mountain stream, far from the momentum of a surging tide.
The connection with the sea is getting weaker and weaker.
"Inspector Meteorite, you are so despicable! Do you think you can easily beat me like this? I have never lost in a duel, and today is no exception."
Edgar took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. His experience in many life-and-death duels taught him how to deal with difficult situations. First of all, he had to stabilize his mentality. Now his physical condition had declined due to some reasons, but it was not impossible to overcome.
The fighting spirit to win must never be relaxed.
After concentrating my mind, I felt much better.
Edgar took a defensive stance, thinking that if he gave himself some time, his body would recover.
Luke pulled the spear out from the protective plate under his feet, and the gas sprayed out from the small hole poked by the tip of the spear, making a sharp whistle.
Then, a spark shot out from Luke's eyes. When the spark came into contact with the gas ejected from the airship's airbag, it instantly ignited it. Luke quickly retreated, and a tongue of fire more than ten meters long erupted from the air vent.
Edgar was stunned.
Didn't the Nutao City Alchemist Association say... that the Changxiang-class hydrogen airship is absolutely safe? Wouldn't hydrogen never ignite after adding stabilizers?
What is the situation now?
Can't this be lit?
Besides, what are you doing ordering an airship?
"Inspector, seal that hole quickly. If the airship explodes, you won't survive!"
Luke used the Greedy Red Dragon Spear to pierce another hole under his feet, and then ignited it. Another tongue of fire erupted on the airship. Luke took a step back and continued to pierce, and said to Edgar: "I want to make our duel a little more difficult, so I added something to the airbag of the airship. You may not know that the hydrogen stabilizer developed by the Alchemist Association of Fury City is actually not stable in itself. A little bit of interference agent can make it completely ineffective.
Are you feeling nervous and excited now?
This is the atmosphere a duel should have."
Watching Inspector Meteorite poking holes in the airship one after another and then igniting the hydrogen that was ejected, Edgar finally understood why Yomington called him a madman.
He is such a lunatic.
Edgar panicked as he watched more and more flames spurt out of the boat. But he knew that Meteorite was doing this to lure him into attacking. His body had not recovered yet, and with these fire snakes blocking his way, he would have to expend more energy in the battle.
He must not be impulsive, he absolutely dare not detonate the airship. Seeing that he was unmoved, he would definitely stop this kind of destruction that harmed others and benefited himself.
Edgar held his position and continued to take a defensive stance, allowing his body to recover by adjusting his breathing.
"Inspector...I won't fall for your trap, stop it!"
Luke continued to retreat, poking holes under his feet and lighting them.
Edgar remained unmoved, believing that the meteors would stop.
He will stop...
Will definitely stop...
This would do him no good. If the airship exploded, he would die anyway. He would stop immediately...
This must be the last time he stops...
Why doesn't he stop?
Edgar watched Luke retreat a hundred meters, and every time he took a step back, a fire snake would be ignited. At this time, nearly two hundred fire snakes were lined up in a line and erupted, which looked very spectacular and thrilling.
The airship could turn into a huge burning fireball at any time.
Edgar didn't dare to wait any longer. If the fire was not put out quickly, even if he won the duel, he would be buried in the sea of fire. Edgar breathed in and out quickly, and when he felt that he could fight, he rushed towards Luke with his sword.
With every step he took, ripples of water appeared under his feet. As the ripples became denser, a wave rose behind Edgar. The waves helped him charge faster. As his speed increased, the waves rose higher and higher, forming a huge tide that slammed towards Luke with the sword.
At this time, Luke had already walked to the bow of the airship, with the sky behind him.
There is no way to retreat.
Facing the waves and Edgar in the middle of the waves, Luke once again thrust the Greedy Red Dragon Spear into the boat under his feet. But this time he did not pull out the spear, but kicked the spear head with all his strength.
The gun tip was raised forward, and a huge fire blade cut a hole in the hull. The fire blade cut forward along the hole that Luke had stabbed, and wherever it passed, raging fire erupted outward, forming a wave of fire that swept in and enveloped the water waves raised by Edgar.
Edgar was really stupid this time.
He never expected that Inspector Meteorite would actually set the airship on fire. Was he going to die together?
Edgar struggled to hold on in the flames. He tried his best to condense water to offset the high temperature brought by the flames. However, the water he summoned was just a drop in the bucket under such a fire.
The water shield outside the body became thinner and thinner, and the entire sky outside seemed to be on fire.
Edgar knew that he would definitely die here this time. Even if he was not burned to death, he would still fall to his death without the airship. But it didn't seem to be a loss to have an Imperial Secret Service detective buried with him.
Desperate Edgar looked for Meteor in the fire to see if he would die before him.
Then he saw... Meteor summoned a creature that looked like a dragon but not as big as a dragon, and rode on it. Before the fire caught up with it jumped off the airship, spread its wings... and flew away...
Fly away!
It turns out that I am the only clown.
Seeing that beautiful creature carrying the Meteorite Inspector disappearing into the fire area, Edgar could only smile bitterly and shake his head.
At this moment, the fire broke through the water shield and swallowed Edgar.
The square of the Government Hall Building in Nutao City.
When the airship rose higher and disappeared from the range of naked eye, the spectators who came to watch the fight didn't know what to see. They could only stare blankly at the sky and wait for the result of the duel to come out.
However, those with status can use telescopes to track and observe the Changxiang-class airship, but they cannot see what is happening in the duel arena on the top floor of the airship.
But we can discuss the excellence of hydrogen airships.
"This altitude is definitely over 10,000 meters. This is the advantage of a hydrogen airship. Stronger lift means more load, and the performance of a steam airship at high altitude is far inferior to that of a hydrogen airship."
"Yes, with this duel to promote our hydrogen airships, those stubborn old men in the imperial capital will definitely replace all those old steam airships with hydrogen airships.
Our airships can be sold all over the world.”
"Then we can continue to sell stabilizers and continue to make money for us. My investment in the hydrogen airship will finally pay off."
"How much have you invested in the hydrogen airship?"
"This... is not convenient to tell you, but it's a lot..."
"I have also invested a lot. Hydrogen will be the mainstream of future airships. The wealth it brings to me means that my descendants and I don't need to worry about money anymore."
"Hahaha……"
Just as a group of people were bragging about how much money they would make on the hydrogen airship, suddenly someone shouted: "Look, the airship exploded! It, it's burning."
The officials and businessmen all looked up at the sky with their telescopes in horror.
In fact, there is no need to use a telescope. The fire can be clearly seen with the naked eye from the ground.
The Changxiang-class hydrogen airship that served as the duel field was on fire, and it was burning in full view of everyone. Everyone pointed in the direction of the fireball in the sky and shouted , and some people fell to the ground on the spot...
Isn’t it said that hydrogen with added stabilizer is very safe?
Why did it catch fire?
Moreover, such a serious accident happened under such circumstances, in front of the eyes of all the citizens of Nutao City. It could not be concealed.
It is conceivable that even if a hydrogen airship with such a serious safety hazard is produced, no one will dare to ride it. The hydrogen airship, which was highly expected by all walks of life in Nutao City, was burned down by a fire, and all the investments will be lost.
Investors thought about their money that was burned to ashes.
The audience watched the huge fireworks in the sky with great joy.
As the protagonists of this incident, the two people on the burning airship were forgotten by most people.
Everyone in the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau and the backbones of the Reform Society looked at the fire in the sky, and it seemed as if they had lost an important part of their hearts.
The time that Inspector Meteorite had known them was not too long, but sometimes it felt like they had known each other for a lifetime. He led them to open up a new world in Raging Waves City in a short period of time. No matter what his original intention was in getting to know Inspector Meteorite, he could not deny that he was impressed by his charm and decisiveness.
This accident caused Inspector Meteorite to leave.
Who is still capable of leading this team and continuing on this path?
Mrs. Michel looked at the fireball in the sky and said in frustration: "He shouldn't have been on that airship. Only after losing him can we realize how much he meant to us."
Councillor Ibel said: "I am heartbroken by the failure of the hydrogen airship investment, but I am even more heartbroken by the loss of Inspector Meteor. He has saved me many times and he is a friend that I can trust completely."
Viscount Iscolan said in annoyance, "I should have insisted a little longer. I should have stopped him from getting on the airship. I put everything in my family on him, but I didn't expect this kind of accident to happen.
We have to hold an emergency meeting to select a replacement for Inspector Meteorite, and then report what happened here to Her Royal Highness the Princess. We must deal with the aftermath of Inspector Meteorite's departure as soon as possible to reduce our losses...
Without Inspector Meteorite, we...we're all doomed..."
Iscolan was very pessimistic.
But at this time, a voice sounded beside them: "What happened? I'm not dead yet, are you going to choose someone to replace me?
Isklan, you must be coveting my position."
It's Detective Meteorite!
Several people looked in the direction of the voice excitedly. It was indeed Inspector Meteorite! He had been standing beside them without them noticing and had heard everything they had just said.
Viscount Isklan was not disappointed when he saw Luke. Regardless of his status, he stepped forward and gave Luke a tight hug.
"You always work miracles. I clearly saw you board that airship, but...
No matter what, you are alive. Forget what I said... I want to take your place, but I know I can't. I have never recognized your position as much as I do now. You are our leader and you will always be. "
After Viscount Iscolan let go of Luke, Madame Michelle also hugged him.
Although her emotions were not as excited as Iscolan's, she also looked relieved: "Please don't do such things that make us scared in the future. If you want us to feel that you are irreplaceable, I admit that you succeeded. Next time, please tell us your plan, we are a team!"
Councillor Ibel then hugged Luke and said, "I have always believed that you can create miracles. This time we have witnessed your magic again. Tell us, what happened?
You should be on that burning airship right now, how come you are standing next to us all of a sudden?"
Luke was finally able to speak.
"Of course I flew down. I'll find a chance to explain the details to you later. Edgar is dead now, and Yominton is in Oulu College. The explosion of the Changxiang-class hydrogen airship was a heavy blow to the government and business system of Nutao City.
We immediately counterattacked.
In Cape Harbor, my men have gone to receive the steam battleship from Saxon Engineering.
Here, we must seize all institutions related to the hydrogen airship research project as quickly as possible. We will prosecute the City Alchemy Association for the crime of murdering the Secret Service detective..."
