Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

At Tricia's instruction, Ryan immediately took the magicians to the central tower, while the paladins began to clean up the bodies at the scene under Tricia's instructions. They used magic or various magic props to pile the bodies together. Some special individuals took corpse samples, and most of them were burned by Tricia.

"Sage..." At this time, Inksha came to Tricia and asked, "Where is Lady Aisha?"

She felt doubtful while practicing boxing, so she wanted to ask Elsa, but she waited for a long time and didn't see Elsa.

Tricia just smiled at that.

"She has something else to do, but she'll be back soon."

"return?"

At this time, Inksas saw the dark shadow of a huge pillar rising at the end of the sky island.

No, if you look closely, you'll find that it's not a pillar at all, but...

Portal?

That portal that looks like a sword.

Inksa was stunned, and the paladins all stopped their work at the same time, staring in amazement at the huge "hilt" slowly rising in the night sky. There seemed to be something above the "hilt" dragging it, making bursts of sharp explosions, and it actually dragged the portal up steadily. Under the moonlight, the scene was quite spectacular.

Next comes the "sword body", and there is nothing below that.

This "sword" is only half, and the sword body seems to be hollowed out from the middle, with only an outline. However, that outline is not a sign of breakage, but it seems as if a dazzling edge can be drawn out from it.

Considering the appearance of the sword being filled with silver light when the portal was activated, this guess is indeed somewhat similar, except that the portal has been extinguished at this time.

boom--

The portal slowly landed on the portal in the square and miraculously stood there - only then did everyone understand that the two ends of the portal on the sky island and the portal in the forest were embedded in each other, and there seemed to be a groove above the portal building.

At this moment, a figure fell vertically from the towering hilt of the sword. With a bang, the ice surface was crushed to pieces, but the ground was safe and sound.

Only then did everyone see clearly that the figure was Elsa.

"Elsa is back, what do you want to say to her?"

Tricia said to Inkhsa.

Inksha swallowed.

“No more, no more…”

She originally wanted to ask, what should I do if I always feel like I can't cause effective damage to the enemy during training?

Now she had found the answer: apparently, she just had to keep strengthening herself.

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177. Vampires of the North

The Great Western Forest is a huge forest on the westernmost side of the entire Eastern Continent. It has existed since the founding of the empire. To the west is the vast sea between the Eastern and Western Continents. Standing on the coast, you may even be able to see the outline of the Western Continent. It is the most central area of ​​the continent and the location of the Holy Kingdom of Saint Gangriol. It was once the most tragic battlefield for mankind to fight against the Demon King's army.

When the empire was first established, a few elves still lived in the western forests. However, after the Demon Wars began, these elves vanished completely, either slain in the flames of war or captured by human slave traders. Initially, the Demon King's army, the elves, and humans engaged in a three-way conflict, where treason and opportunistic plunder were commonplace.

However, although countless wars of varying sizes have taken place here, due to the complex terrain, the empire on the east side possesses a vast depth of the entire western province, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. Rear supplies need to cross the strait and are prone to sneak attacks from the forest, so this has never been the location of the frontal battlefield.

The most brutal battlefield in the Eastern Continent is in the northern part of this great forest.

The further north the forest goes, the deeper it goes into the inland area of ​​the eastern continent. To the east is the vast and prosperous Linthesius Empire. Further north, it enters the territory of the northern kingdom of Belmontferrea and the vassal state of Helansis Butanna. Although the territory there is vast, the climate is cold and the border is often blocked by wind and snow. The permafrost sea in the far north is sparsely populated.

Initially, the sub-human state of Helansis Butana had not yet been established. The Demon King's army used the tense border between the Northern Kingdom and the Empire as a breakthrough point, provoking relations between the two countries and launching a swift surprise attack late one night. Thus, the flames of the Demon King War ignited in the Eastern Continent.

The end of the ten-year war—forty years have passed since the Demon King was slain.

At this moment, a slender figure was running quickly in the forest. She sometimes jumped, and sometimes turned into a wisp of black mist passing through the interspersed leaves. When she reappeared, the wind and waves lifted her hood, revealing her snow-white hair and her pale face.

She came from the north, so she was wearing a snow-white fur coat, which seemed out of place at this time of year, but she didn't feel the heat at all.

Because she is a vampire, and her crimson pupils are the characteristics of the blood clan, and she has mastered the magic of blood mist, which makes her obviously a high-level blood clan.

Her name was Becky. Among vampires who valued bloodline, not having a surname was itself a symbol of inferiority—indeed, she had been very inferior, so she became even more greedy for power.

"It has to be quick. We can't let that thing get away... This is my chance to become the original ancestor!"

There was a hint of annoyance and determination in her blood-red eyes.

Becky rarely left the North Country and was particularly uncomfortable with the damp environment of the southern forests, not to mention that she was now upset.

A little over a year ago, she was a weak and humble blood slave. Her master was a powerful vampire woman who deeply enjoyed studying obscure relics from the Age of Gods, allegedly hoping to draw closer to the "Origin of the Original." To this end, her master had even established contact with a mysterious vampire organization—and in exchange for a single, pitch-black branch, she had exchanged her vast research findings for a single, dark branch. It was then that her master, using a mystical technique, created a bloodline clone and excitedly journeyed to the southern empire.

That trip lasted for several months.

Then, the master died.

The death was so sudden that even the master's blood clone was leisurely tasting the newly captured woman one second and was stunned the next.

It was the first time that Becky saw her master with such an expression. The master ran away, and in his panic he even left the woman behind. He did not take the slaves or any props for the experiment with him, and only wore a piece of clothing.

But not long after, the owner died.

Becky didn't know what happened to her master or why she died. She just felt her master's disappearance through the mark of the blood contract. But the strange thing was that although she was a blood slave, she did not die because of her master's death - she found that the blood contract seemed to be damaged for unknown reasons.

Not long after that, the mysterious organization found the place. She was very scared because she was just a masterless blood slave, so she pretended to be her master's deputy and deceived the visitor with her shallow knowledge. However, she was granted power by the man by mistake and got a black branch from him again.

She had no choice but to continue her master's career, but the more she studied, the more frightened she became.

The master found a portal to the dormant Age of Gods and a large number of sealed mysterious creatures. Those creatures were still alive. The master spent a lot of effort to decipher their language and communicate with them, and finally learned an important piece of information.

A city floating in the air.

Civilization from ancient times.

She finally understood her master's crazy mood.

The master used black dead branches to break the seal for those creatures, but unfortunately he died halfway through. After that, Becky followed the master's clues and found the place. It was in a canyon somewhere in the deep forest in the south of the forest. A huge "sword"-shaped portal was deeply embedded in the mountain and buried by collapsed rocks and mountains. There was a hidden cave leading to it. She didn't know how the master found it.

She continued her master's work and reached an agreement with the creatures - she set them free, they occupied the sky island, and gave her the opportunity to access ancient ruins.

Originally, she would have continued to follow those dark creatures, but they broke their promise, attacked her, and snatched the dead branch from her hand. She had no choice but to flee back, and coincidentally, the organization found her again - something big seemed to have happened to the organization recently, and she was seriously ordered not to act rashly.

In this way, she missed the best opportunity.

By the time the dispatched personnel returned with the news, she realized belatedly that the black monsters had become so active that they seemed to have even attracted the attention of the Empire and the Church. This made her panic. If Sky Island was occupied by the Empire and the Church, she would be finished, and her dream would be shattered.

Therefore, she no longer cared about the warnings from the organization and went straight to the forest.

——As long as she can find Sky Island, maybe she can obtain the power of the ancestor. Then she won’t have to worry about the threat of the organization anymore, right?

Nothing is more important than the power of the First One.

The sky gradually brightened.

Becky could already see the circular mountain range in the center of the forest from afar. Going south from here was the place where the portal was discovered.

However, at this moment, she suddenly felt something strange.

"Strange... So this is what a ring-shaped mountain range looks like?"

She stared suspiciously in the direction of the ring-shaped mountain range and frowned immediately.

"Something's wrong... Why does this ring-shaped mountain look like it was just formed?"

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178. Ownership (3K)

Becky was not curious about the crater at all. She didn't want to care at all about what happened in the crater because she was anxious to find those strange black creatures and was only thinking about Sky Island.

However, as the distance to the crater got closer and the sky grew brighter, she could finally see the current condition of the crater clearly.

"Where is this place..."

Vampires have excellent eyesight. She only had to take one more look, and she felt a shudder of fear. The original northern mountain range had been flattened, leaving behind a huge pit like a central lake.

"Damn it, something terrible must have happened here!"

Becky was frightened by this scene and didn't dare to step forward for a moment.

She stared at the freshly turned earth and rocks, the forest trees that looked as if they had been ripped apart by surging waves, and gritted her teeth. Her heart palpitated, and a voice echoed in her heart: "Leave! Run! Things look very wrong here. It's said that humans have sent powerful warriors here. How did the master die over a year ago? Do you really think it was just a coincidence?"

However, another voice in Becky's heart was saying, "Don't be a coward! If you miss this opportunity, you'll never have another chance like this! That's powerful magic, capable of levitating an entire city! Even mastering just a little bit of it would be enough to overturn your position in the vampire clan. Furthermore, the master's notes say there might be a secret there that could bring you closer to the 'Originator'! But if the Church and the Empire get there first, will you even have a chance?"

After a brief hesitation, Becky finally gritted her teeth and chose to move on, but she bypassed the central lake area - her destination was not here anyway, she was going to where the portal was.

Becky needs strength so much. Only when she becomes strong can she gain the respect and awe of others and protect everything she has.

She understands this truth deeply.

So she had to do it.

However, when Becky arrived at the canyon where the portal was originally located, she was dumbfounded.

There was no covered portal or seal. The cave had collapsed long ago, and the black monsters had disappeared, leaving only a huge and daunting depression. Huge fresh scratches remained on the surrounding mountains - as if someone had pulled out a huge object here.

Damn... Who has the strength to pull up that huge thing?

Sky Island must have "woken up". Only a powerful force that can support Sky Island can pull up the huge portal in its entirety - those guys really got there first.

"Damn monsters..."

Becky was so angry that she trembled all over when she thought of those monsters. It was because those monsters did not keep their promise that she missed the best chance to reach the sky island.

"Humanity has already taken action. You arrogant and cunning fellows, just wait for death!"

She cursed fiercely at the sky, then turned and walked in another direction - now that the portal here had disappeared, she had to find another one.

According to the notes left by the master, she knew that there should be two portals from Sky Island to the ground in the netherworld. One of them was the one they discovered here, and there was still no clue about the other one.

At this moment, she felt a sudden tremor under her feet and she jumped up in fright.

"who is it!"

She shouted, but no one responded to her. She then realized that it was the vibration coming from the ground. Suddenly, a bad feeling spread in her heart. She quickly turned into a ball of black mist and climbed to the top of the mountain. She looked into the distance, and when her sight turned to the direction of the central lake in the north, she saw a terrifying scene.

A huge, long object actually floated up out of thin air—Becky's eyes widened. She naturally recognized that thing; it was the portal.

Why is the portal there? No... Is that the second portal?

Becky was stunned.

However, after the portal rose to a certain height, it slowly disappeared from Becky's sight.

"Sky Island!!!"

Becky immediately understood that the sky above was the Sky Island, and she couldn't see it because of the Sky Island's shielding magic - this was mentioned in the master's notes.

Without even thinking, she rushed towards the central lake.

Last chance, she thought.

……

The sky island is quietly suspended in the sky. The morning sun shines through the sky, and the azure sky is like an inverted glass cover.

Looking down at the ground from the sky island, there is the vast western forest nearby, the end of the rising sun in the east is the territory of the empire, the end of the north is the snow-capped permafrost mountains, and to the west is the endless ocean.

“What a breathtaking view…”

Inksa, who was taking a rest, stood at the edge of the square holding a water bag and stared at the breathtaking scenery in a trance.

The scenery here is indeed beautiful.

But nowadays, no one has the mood to appreciate it slowly. They can only sigh like this during a short break, and then they throw themselves back into their busy work again.

The paladins searched the buildings here one by one, Inksha continued her hard training, Ryan and the magicians gathered in the central tower and tried to communicate with the winged girl and decipher the girl's language. With Aisha's reminder, they also realized that although the girl was just a phantom, she was not an empty shell without a mind, so they did not do anything rude to the girl, and the two sides communicated in a friendly manner.

At this time, Elsa lifted the huge portal high into the air and slowly inserted it into the grooves on both sides of the teleportation array. The teleportation array was now guarded by portals on the left and right, and it looked roughly U-shaped. This might be the complete form of the teleportation array.

"According to the map that kid drew, there should only be these two portals."

Elsa stood in front of the teleportation array and shook off the dust on her body.

Tricia walked forward, looked up at the towering portal, and sighed slightly.

"This is a mobile portal. Honestly, this technology would cause a stir in the world of magic even today. Of course, I haven't yet fully deciphered its activation method. It seems it can be deployed to the netherworld and retrieved in some way. However, the strange thing is that even though this sky island doesn't look like a product of the distant Age of Gods, the portal is made of 'Moon-Patterned Steel' from the ruins of the Age of Gods."

Moon-patterned steel?

Elsa didn't quite understand the meaning of this technical term. After all, she knew nothing about the Age of Gods and had no interest in archaeology.