Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

And the "Star God" choked.

"Forget it, if you don't know, don't ask. You just need to know that I won't harm you. Come here quickly and don't waste time."

Madeleine took another step forward and glanced around.

"What is your purpose here?"

"Hey—are you done with all the fun?"

The voice seemed impatient, and a huge force was pulled directly towards Madeleine.

At this moment, a thunderous vibration rolled in from all directions, and the entire underground space seemed to vibrate dully as if hit by huge waves. Pieces of stalactites broke, fell, and inserted into the ground, or were smashed to pieces, and mud and sand slid down from above.

"Your Highness the Brave One!"

Timmer yelled.

"do not come!"

Madeleine yelled—she was grabbed into the air by an invisible force, but she couldn't break free from the strange power that appeared out of nowhere, and even the brilliance of the holy sword in her hand was suppressed.

This is very unusual.

But the voice uttered a light "eh".

"Huh? Someone could break in here?"

Then after a brief silence, the voice suddenly raised its pitch strangely.

"No... Why does it seem... Something is wrong... Wait! Where's my barrier!? Where's my huge barrier!?"

At the end, the sound seemed to be screaming.

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418: Relic Canyon

One minute ago——

Elsa stood on the clouds right above the forest, looking down quietly in the direction of the forest.

The forest she saw had two sides - one side was a normal, empty forest, with mountains, streams, canyons, everything was as usual, but it was too quiet because there was nothing in it, not even a bug, and some trees seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

According to Tricia, it was because the "living spirits" were taken away - this also included a small number of trees that absorbed magic elements and might contain "spirits". Although they would most likely not be as good as an ordinary familiar in the end, it was possible that rare tree spirits would be born among them.

In short, except for those individuals with the potential for spirits and "living things", all were taken away, and the forest left behind was just an empty shell.

The other side that Elsa saw was a forest shrouded in white fog, where nothing could be seen clearly. Everything was white, but the traces of monsters could be vaguely seen.

At this time, the fog in the forest was slowly fading away. It was the huge familiars that were quickly absorbing magic elements that were several times larger than themselves, and then turning them into huge balls of light in Tricia's hands. The ball of light provided surging magic power for the complex magic circle under Tricia's feet.

This series of interlocking magic arrays is precisely constructed and extremely ingenious.

Tricia was standing in the very center of the forest.

But from Tricia's perspective, she can't see Elsa now.

Even if the white fog was expelled, all she would see was an empty azure sky - but Tricia knew that it was a false sky. This space had begun to exist independently of the original world. This sky was nothing more than a phantom from the past. If she walked out now, she would only return to the real world, but if she didn't walk out, everything here would disappear one day.

Not all drifting spaces can remain intact. Without the protection of the world, they will sooner or later be torn apart by the turbulence of the outside world.

Tricia continued to control her familiar to absorb the magic elements in the air. As the concentration of magic elements became lower and lower, the hazy white mist in the air gradually became thinner.

At this time, standing high in the sky, Elsa could finally see part of the situation in the forest clearly.

She exerted a little force, and everything in the forest was visible. She saw some people in white, then took out a few copper coins, squeezed them into a ball, and then held them in the palm of her hand. She slowly raised it, and with a bang, irregular hot copper balls fell directly in the direction of the people in white.

A beautiful green flame streaked across the sky.

Rumbling--

The sharp roar of thunder echoed in the forest.

If the white fog had not been wiped out, the sound would not have been able to travel so far, and the direction of the green light would not have been visible. But now Tricia could clearly capture the landing point of the green flames. She suddenly jumped into the air, her eyes looking over a distance of several thousand meters, and the figures of people in white near the landing point of the green light appeared in her eyes. Those people in white obviously didn't know what had happened, because in their eyes, a powerful artillery shell suddenly fell from the sky where there was nothing. Although it did not hit them directly, they were obviously scared.

As Tricia slowly raised her hand, they didn't realize that complex magic circles had appeared under their feet. Before they could react, their figures disappeared from the spot, and when they reappeared, they had landed outside the forest - in the center of the imperial army that was eyeing them covetously.

They were stunned.

As expected, they were greeted by a siege from the Imperial Army, which was taken down in just a few moments.

This went on and on, and soon hundreds of people in white were "captured" by Tricia.

But until the end, the figures of the brave Madeleine Fishmand and the soldiers were not seen. It was not until the canyon area with the thickest white fog gradually revealed its true appearance in Tricia's eyes that Tricia's gaze immediately fell on the ancient building in the rubble.

She stared at the ancient building, her eyes narrowed.

In the canyon, there was another group approaching the ancient building. Tricia recognized the weapon of one of them - it was one of the weapons of the "Eight Swordsmen" of the Southwestern Federation: the Grey Wind Greatsword Dogan. Although it was not a weapon comparable to the Holy Sword of the Brave, it was also a precious holy relic. Obviously, the person who could use this sword must be one of the current Eight Swordsmen.

Tricia saw the owner of the sword, a young woman with gray hair.

"It is indeed a relic of the Age of Gods."

Tricia urged her magic power to rise rapidly, and soon broke through the range of the forest fog. As the light in front of her eyes twisted, the sun appeared out of place in her eyes, and Elsa's figure also appeared in front of her.

"Elsa, did you find anything?"

"I haven't found Madeleine Fismard yet—I think she's probably in the canyon area, but that's where I can't see clearly."

"That's where the ruins are. The man in white and the Grey Wind Swordsman from the Southwestern Federation are also in the canyon. I think she has most likely entered the ruins."

At this time, the white mist had completely dissipated, and the entire forest was visible to Elsa.

"Canyon..."

Aisha turned her gaze towards the direction of the canyon.

"Among those men in white is one of the 'Eight Swordsmen.' It's reasonable to speculate that the Southwestern Federation is indeed involved in this incident. However, the other eight swordsmen haven't appeared. Perhaps this suggests there's a divergence of opinion within the Federation."

Tricia couldn't see the forest that Elsa saw, she just looked in the direction of the canyon and explained.

After all, the status of the Eight Swordsmen in the Federation is almost equivalent to that of the Heroes in the Empire. If it were not for the direct dispatch of the Federation, no one could influence their will - they were all heroes who had fought against the Demon King. The last Eight Swordsmen of the previous generation fought against the Demon King together with the Heroes and the Saint, and finally died from the Demon King's curse. They are all respectable warriors with extraordinary status.

But, what happened in the past is in the past. Although Tricia is unwilling to be enemies with the Eight Swordsmen, if the Eight Swordsmen do something bad that brings disgrace to their reputation, Tricia will definitely not turn a blind eye.

"If the Imperials can't subdue her, I will."

Aisha said.

Tricia added, "Also, the ruins from the Age of Gods that appeared here are concerning. This might not be the first time they've 'awakened.' Just look at that canyon. It's clear that it wasn't formed naturally, but was 'taken away.'"

"Take it away?"

"It's like the hourglass you just saw—as space is peeled away, the matter of this world is lost. That's how the canyon was formed."

Hearing this, Elsa cast her gaze into the canyon. Indeed, as Tricia said, Elsa also found that the land and steep rocks in the canyon were not flat at all. They were not the kind of naturally formed bumps and depressions, but a strange shape formed by pieces of hollowing and cutting, as if a part of it was picked out of thin air and peeled off. The hollowed-out rocks shattered and eventually buried the ruins, and the ruins themselves sank. Over time, with the ruins as the center, this area appeared a very discordant "canyon".

"Before it 'awoke' again this time, it must have been buried under rubble, so it went undiscovered. Of course, it must have been untouched for at least several decades, otherwise the Empire and the Federation would have surely noticed."

Tricia said.

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419, Wonderful Treasure

"If it's just the canyon, I can try to 'dig' it out of the forest. Can Aisha assist me?"

Tricia said.

Elsa was a little surprised: "'Dig' it out? - Can this be done? Isn't there any danger?"

The canyon was not small, it was almost like an inverted mountain, and it was particularly huge - even if Elsa had no idea about the spatial dislocation of the ruins of the Age of Gods, she could guess that digging such a vast area back from the other side of space would definitely not be an easy task.

If we fail accidentally, will this place collapse like the hourglass?

"Of course I can't do it, which is why I hope you can help me, Elsa," Tricia said with a smile. "My strength alone is limited. If it's just a matter of reversing a spatial dislocation for a short period of time, I could give it a try, but this is beyond my capabilities. Restoring something is far more difficult than destroying it. So, Elsa, I need your help."

Tricia explained.

"At the very least, we must return this place to its original owner. The ruins are the cause of the spatial division. Now that I'm here, I can't allow them to continue taking more space from this world. They've already taken a mountain from our world. In a thousand years, perhaps a massive underground cavern will form here. I won't allow that to happen. Therefore, we must suppress the root cause of all this, the ruins. Only then can the rest of the forest be absorbed by this space and ultimately restored intact."

Because of the influence of the time array within the ruins, the space of this forest has been dislocated. Next, I will separate the ruins and the canyon from it, but I am unable to continue to break the time array. Aisha, can I leave everything after that to you? "

Tricia's familiars have absorbed a large amount of magic power. After being filtered, the magic power was compressed and reconstructed to form a huge magic circle - that was what Tricia prepared for this moment. The purpose was to pull the ruins of the Age of Gods back from the other end of the space. Only in this way can this space be completely repaired.

Space is limited and therefore very precious. Tricia will not sit idly by and watch the ruins eat away at the space here bit by bit.

After all, she was just one person. If she were given some time, she could wipe out a forest from this space, but she didn't have enough power to repair them perfectly - just like breaking a glass ball only requires a light push and hitting the ground, but to repair it, it requires unimaginable fine magic manipulation ability, not to mention that she has to continue to fight against the terrible power of space during this period.

So Tricia had no choice but to divide it, separating the canyon, which was the guide of this series of spatial dislocations and the ruins of the Age of Gods, to stabilize this space, and bring this space back intact while Elsa broke the spatial formation. Of course, her magic had to bypass Elsa in this process, so a small amount of spatial fragments would inevitably be lost, but for now this was the best result.

As for other areas in the forest, as long as the time magic of the ruins stops, those space bubbles will eventually be slowly pulled back under the influence of world forces, and there is no need to worry anymore.

Aisha didn't understand that, so she simply stopped talking and just asked, "What do I need to do?"

"Wait until I finish the stripping magic, and then you can just go straight into the canyon."

"Well, you have to be careful then."

"Do not worry."

Tricia returned to the forest. The magic energy taken away by the familiar had illuminated the huge formation she had drawn, making it as dazzling as a small sun, making it particularly eye-catching in the forest.

She made a supporting gesture with one hand, and the dazzling formation slowly rose.

The monsters in the forest roared, but no monster dared to approach. At this time, Tricia's familiars also returned to her from various areas of the forest. The white mist in the forest had been completely cleared, and turned into a huge amount of magic power, which was converted into pure magic power and injected into the magic circle. As Tricia mobilized the magic power to drive it, it began to rotate slowly and fell towards the canyon under Tricia's control.

At the same time, dozens of people in white quickly entered the canyon.

"Our people were attacked. As Miss Sera said, the hero has arrived here."

They saw the bodies of their companions on the ground, but their expressions did not change much, as if they had anticipated this scene, or in other words, they did not care about the life or death of their companions.

On the contrary, because the plan was progressing smoothly, an unconcealable excitement appeared on their faces.

Heloise Serra was still holding her silver-gray heavy sword. She glanced at the corpse on the ground, then her eyes stopped at the man in white who was speaking. She shook her head and walked straight forward.

While observing the traces of battle left around her, she looked at the potholes and holes everywhere in the canyon. The holes that looked like rotten wood eaten by insects appeared on the solid rock wall, making her intuitively aware of the danger here.

She spoke slowly, "I'm curious. What could possibly have compelled you to go against the Empire and the heroes to obtain it? I know there's a relic hidden deep within this place, a relic from the Age of Gods. But I don't believe the world will be altered by the appearance of a single relic. The gap between the Federation and the Empire isn't simply one of wealth and military strength."

Heloise Serra would not comment on the resolution of the House of Representatives, but for the future of the Federation, she left room for maneuver with her own will when carrying out her mission - at least, she has not killed anyone so far.

She just followed orders and guided the hero here.

As for what secrets are hidden ahead, the House of Representatives has not revealed any further information.

She only knew that the ruins that appeared here this time alarmed all the elders in the parliament, even those stubborn and conservative old guys. Even the timid guys showed hesitation and hesitation when making the resolution - although they finally voted against it, and therefore finally decided to send Heloise Serra to carry out the matter.

But, doesn't this explain the problem? It's hard to imagine that those stubborn, pedantic, and stupid people would actually start to consider whether to "rebel" against the Empire. This is simply unbelievable for them who have always followed the Empire's lead. All this is just because of the ruins here?

Even they were shaken in their hearts - a treasure that could make a timid and cowardly person take up arms to fight against a strong robber, if it was not a cursed and evil thing, then it must be a world-shaking treasure.

It was hard for Heloise Serra not to be curious about what lay ahead.

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420. The Defeat of the Grey Wind Swordsman (3.6K)

The feud between the Empire and the Federation is long-standing, especially with the Kingdom of Levis, which is leading this plan. Hundreds of years ago, there was also a Kingdom of Levis. That Kingdom of Levis was different from the small Federation border country today. In its heyday, it had a vast territory, was prosperous, and was powerful. It was once one of the most powerful countries in the entire East Continent, but its glory was very short-lived and did not last forever.

For the former Levis, the corrosion from within was the most deadly poison blade.

In the end, the Kingdom of Levis was destroyed by a cruel and foolish king and a group of ignorant nobles. The people of the kingdom suffered a lot, and many of them fled to the empire. It was the appearance of these people that made the empress of the empire at that time keenly smell the opportunity for rise.

So the Empire declared war on Levis.

Even now, one can find many imperial nobles in the southern border of the empire who have the blood of the former Levis flowing in their veins. Of course, they no longer identify themselves as the sons of Levis.

As for the Kingdom of Levis, one of the member states of the Southwestern Federation, it had actually long lost the royal bloodline of the Kingdom of Levis. It was a kingdom established by the defeated nobles of Levis who sought help from other countries. In order to rebuild the kingdom, they took in a large number of refugees and criminals. In a sense, they were just a line of defense against the empire, and the number of Levis people among them had long been very small.

On the contrary, the soldiers in the southern border of the empire, whom they regarded as enemies, were more likely to be the remnants of the former Kingdom of Levis.

It may be a bit ironic.

All in all, Sera has no desire to judge who is right or wrong in this matter.