Man on the ark, forced to become king

High-Rank Dragon Offering Prayer: Polylus's Ice Mist!

The breath of Polyeus, the former master of the snow-capped mountain peak, could freeze life itself.

Once frozen, the brittle limbs became even more vulnerable under the raging power of the dragon. The intact body was brutally dismantled, crushed, and torn into pieces of flesh.

Crimson light bloomed, and the dragon vanished from the emblem. Lin Lu fell from the sky, landing beside Theresa. Looking at the mess of flesh and blood on the ground, she quickly came up with an idea after a moment's thought.

Frozen is just frozen; this thing is incredibly resilient. Even Polieus's Frost Breath couldn't freeze it to death. If it were Aegis's Corruption, it would definitely work, but with such a large area, using Corruption Breath would be a disaster. Even with the Flame Dew that can cleanse corruption, there's no guarantee that the spread of corruption can be completely contained.

Therefore, corruption is definitely not an option.

As for the flames... the problem remains the same: the area is too large. Maintaining such a large area of ​​annihilating fire to burn all the chimera flesh and blood is something he cannot do right now.

However, there are many kinds of flames, and destruction does not necessarily require burning them completely—pure death can also be part of the flame.

As it happens, he happened to be carrying a weapon with this property on him today—a hook sword.

It has a semi-circular curved blade with many flame-shaped branches extending from the outer side of the arc, making it look like the outline of a sun that is missing half.

Its name is solar eclipse.

The legendary weapon kept in the Eclipse Church in the city of Sol, a symbol of despair, an object of awe.

The miracle born from the union of the faded sun and the flames of the dead prince is a symbol of death.

Unlike the law-level ability of Predestined Death, the way the flames of the Eclipse Hook Sword achieve death is by reversing life force into 'death'.

Black flames rose from the blade, devoid of heat or light; rather than fire, they resembled a flickering shadow in the shape of flames.

The deep fire of death spilled across the land, spreading rapidly, and the shadow of death gradually accumulated.

When the flames completely covered all the frozen flesh, it was as if a certain critical point had been reached.

In an instant, the bright red flesh lost its color and turned into pure paleness.

All vitality is reversed in an instant, from birth to death, and life withers away.

The chimera, which was imbued with ancient witchcraft and practically immortal, was forcibly destroyed by the ruthless and unreasonable fire of death.

When life is reversed into death, no amount of recovery ability is of any use.

As the frost receded, the solid ice, along with the pale flesh inside, shattered and disintegrated into grayish-white dust.

A bizarre, dreamlike scene unfolded before her eyes, and Theresa, whose only remaining part was her head, almost couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

She knew that Lin Lu must have a way to deal with this big guy. Even if she couldn't kill it on the spot, she could at least drag it out until its body collapsed on its own. After all, it was a creation of witchcraft, not a naturally existing life. The longer it existed, the more unstable it became. If she did nothing, it would die on its own.

However, she never imagined that the chimera would be dealt with in this way.

Is it magic? Is it divine authority? Or something else entirely?

Only when the results are presented before us do we realize that the specific principles and mechanisms of action remain unknown.

Throughout her long life, Theresa has seen many people and many spells, some wondrous and some malevolent.

But Lin Lu's methods were completely incomprehensible to her.

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All the changes happened in an instant; the vitality contained in the flesh and blood that was struggling just a moment ago vanished without warning, as if it had never existed.

Eerie, cold, the flames seemed like burning shadows, naturally restraining all living creatures.

This is a power that should belong to a deity who controls life and death; it shouldn't be in the hands of a mortal.

But is Lin Lu considered a mortal?

He didn't possess any divine qualities, but Theresa could no longer classify him as a mortal; that would be far-fetched.

How can humans transform into dragons capable of fighting giant beasts?

Even the most eccentric sorcerers and biologists wouldn't dare to dream such an absurd dream.

They might have a way to harness some of the dragon's power, but they could never transform themselves into a dragon.

Certain races with special bloodlines can unleash the hidden power of their bloodline after honing their skills to the extreme. This allows the phantoms of their ancient ancestors to descend with the help of energy, providing them with a significant power boost. However, the summoned phantoms do not have a physical body and cannot form combat power on a physical level. They are more like a symbol of strength, representing the pinnacle of their bloodline and skills.

Lin Lu's transformation into a dragon was so unbelievable that even Theresa couldn't help but think of an absurd idea—was it possible that this person was originally a living dragon, and the human form was just a manifestation of his appearance, like many gods?

If you think about it from this perspective, it becomes much easier to explain.

After all, there have been many giant beasts and gods that have appeared on this land throughout history. Most of them possess abilities that are completely incomprehensible from a human perspective, which is consistent with Lin Lu's powerful strength.

Crackling sounds~ Crackling sounds~

While Theresa was distracted, the crystal giant standing on the ground lost her support and collapsed on its own after a moment. The energy shock that enveloped the area also began to dissipate, and the hurricane that lingered around gradually subsided.

Flames, floating like shadows, flowed and converged across the land, eventually gathering together and flowing against the upper half of the sword's edge, constructing a pitch-black sun within the arc.

The legendary weapon known as Eclipse makes its debut in another world.

Lin Lu's figure emerged from the flames. Her ordinary clothes had been shattered by the explosive force, revealing her well-defined muscles. Black and red burn scars extended from her back to her chest, adding to her ferocious appearance.

Theresa glanced over instinctively, and her already weakened mind was jolted, almost being sucked in. The madness and savagery hidden within the scars nearly made her lose control.

"How do you feel now?"

With a flick of her wrist, Lin Lu brushed away the death flames from the blade, walked over, cast a healing prayer, and inquired with concern.

He was genuinely afraid that Theresa's condition would become unstable and she would suddenly die, which would be a huge loss.

"...I can barely stay conscious now."

Theresa could probably guess what was going on, and shook her head: "Don't waste your time on me. Even a god can't heal someone who is destined to die. Thank you for your magic, which gives me more time to say my last words."

"Just because God can't do it doesn't mean I can't."

Lin Lu thought about it and felt it was a bit difficult.

Although he spoke with great confidence, it was still very difficult to put into practice.

The current situation is that we want to try to revive Theresa, at least by taking her to the Golden Tree. However, her condition is very poor, and she can only be kept alive by the life force infused by restorative prayers. If there is any interruption, her remaining life force may dissipate directly, and then there will really be no hope.

The key issue is that Lin Lu isn't confident she can consistently extend the prayer for the restoration of the Golden Tree all the way to the base of the Golden Tree, which is quite awkward.

To get Theresa to the Golden Tree, the first problem to solve is how to keep her in her current state during the journey and prevent her life force from decreasing.

Perhaps Lani has a solution?

After much deliberation, Lin Lu suddenly came up with a somewhat risky idea—to seal Theresa's body with ice, which might stop her life force from dissipating further and also allow the Originium crystals that were growing wildly within her to grow even stronger.

He certainly couldn't do that. Although they both wielded frost magic, Lin Lu felt that her skills were incomparable to Lani's. Lani was a god who controlled the cold, dark moon and had been immersed in the way of ice and snow for many years when she was still a god. If it were her, she could freeze a person's life and condition completely.

"Then... thank you for your trouble..."

The demon king's armor covering his head reverted to its most primal energy, revealing its inner form.

Her cherry-pink hair clung to her face, and her once beautiful face was now covered with large patches of crystals that looked like scars. One of her pupils had also dimmed, and her once-perfect skin was as pale as paper, without a trace of blood.

Theresa felt somewhat embarrassed; exposing such a disheveled side to an ally was not something anyone would consider glorious.

However, she could only think about it in her mind now, and she couldn't make any expression on her face. If it weren't for the golden power constantly pouring into her body, she wouldn't even have this last bit of conscious will left.

Even so, she felt her vision becoming increasingly blurry, the surrounding sounds gradually distorting, her brain slowing down, and even thinking becoming difficult.

Snapped!

With a loud, crisp sound, Theresa, who had almost fainted, instantly regained consciousness. A sharp pain shot through her head as a hand slowly withdrew from above her head.

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"Don't fall asleep."

With a slap that woke the Demon King, Lin Lu picked up the long rectangular sword that had fallen to the ground and held it in her hand. She then quietly took a few steps to the side and stood in front of Theresa.

He wanted to take Theresa to Lani right now, but some people didn't seem to be willing.

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A brilliant red light rose from the blade, and the heavy greatsword was thrown out like a projectile, spinning wildly in the air. The flashing red light stretched into a sharp spiral vortex, flying towards the air.

Suddenly, crimson blood appeared, and bright red blood burst out of the air. The short figure was pushed backward by the wildly spinning crimson vortex, which pressed against his chest. In the blink of an eye, he flew more than ten meters away, and fell to the ground with a continuous mist of blood rising from his body. He rolled several times, his limbs twitching, and he was never able to get up again.

In terms of assassination techniques alone, this person's method of concealment is already extremely outstanding, even to the point of completely hiding his form and erasing his aura and scent.

Unfortunately, the people he met today were not the right ones.

He was outstanding, but that was all; he was still far inferior to the black-blade assassins in the borderlands whose skills were unparalleled.

Moreover, even Black Blade couldn't completely hide himself from Lin Lu without being detected. Lin Lu considered herself quite experienced in dealing with such an assassin.

"How much do they want you to die here?"

"..."

Theresa did not speak, her eyes dimming further.

If the newly appeared pardoners still allowed her to retain some illusions, the appearance of the assassins left her with no room for speculation.

Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, the distinctive horns and tail of the Sarkaz, along with the stealth spells passed down from the shapeshifter race, already revealed the assassin's identity—her bodyguard Ascalon also knew the same spells; they had both studied under the same person, and since that incident, everyone except Ascalon had worked for Theresis.

Without a doubt, this was an assassin sent by her elder brother.

Perhaps... they felt that the pardoners weren't reliable enough, so they sent another assassin as a backup plan?

This is truly... going to great lengths to kill her.