Chapter 119 Warrior and Mage (two in one)
Texas is the largest state in the southern United States and an iconic representative of American culture.
Cowboys, farms, mounted police, bounty hunters and wanted criminals constitute the famous western culture.
It is interesting that when the early Spanish explorers discovered and named this land, they misused a word "Texa" from the native Indian Hasina tribe.
And it means, "friend".
In an unmarked cemetery somewhere in Texas, a tall and thin old man wearing a gray and white wide-brimmed cowboy hat was digging a new grave with a shovel, coughing and spitting from time to time.
His hair and beard are already gray, and his body has little flesh, but his skeleton is very tall.
"Rare guest, almost two hundred years ago, Master Mage."
Hearing the strange crackling sound behind him, the gravekeeper didn't look back, as if he already knew who had come to the ancient cemetery beside this remote town. With a strong Texas accent, he whispered:
"What's the matter, I've always followed the rules, haven't I?"
The thin but tall purple-clothed mage waved and put away the portal, standing with his hands behind his back and said:
"There is a trace of will projected from the border of hell, let me check the status of that contract."
"Ho!"
The gravekeeper sneered: "With the magical protection of the supreme mage, the dimensional demon gods have been unable to set foot here for hundreds of years. Even the ancient myths and legends are gradually dying out. Where can any power come in?"
The supreme sorcerer paced lightly, although his words and deeds always had an inexplicable sense of being out of the world, but they did not appear rigid and ethereal.
"There were some accidents some time ago, and there was a hole in the enchantment. I followed the power of a ray of **** flame, but it has been hidden. You know better about this."
The cemetery keeper leaned on a shovel and bent his body, his chin resting on the back of his hand. He sniffed again, brewing in his throat.
"If it is Him, it will always be lurking. Time is almost meaningless to them. It will not show up until they find a satisfactory and suitable knight."
The supreme mage nodded slightly, and said politely in a cold voice:
"Then please continue to guard the contract. I will come here to solve the problem when the time comes, Murphy—"
Clap!
The fingertips of the mage's right hand suddenly jumped into rapid bright yellow sparks. She frowned in a rare way, changed her calm and elegant demeanor, took out a hanging ring from her wide sleeve, and opened the space portal where the sparks twisted.
"Thank you for your persistence, Mr. Carter Slay."
The mage stepped into the snowy mountains behind the Guangmen, and everything in the barren and dilapidated cemetery returned to its original state, with a few crows howling dryly.
"Hoah!"
The gravekeeper finally spit out the congestion in his throat happily.
The supreme mage watched as the barrier above Kama Taj collapsed to create a hole, and all the mages below fell to the ground, their eyebrows raised, their thin lips tightly pursed and their feet volleyed.
All of a sudden, the long hair danced wildly, and the whole body ping-pong-pong sounded crisply, as if countless crystal mirrors emerged, reflecting layers of mountains and cliffs, folded and twisted, covering the figure burning with raging energy flames in the square within it.
James Howlett just showed his claws, and he dodged in front of the young man who had been organizing all the mages to fight him. The bone blade was about to go down his throat, but he fell back unconsciously, his eyes were spinning, as if he had been thrown into the into the rolling spherical space.
His eyes were fixed, and it came from the force field that relied on the vast life energy and strong energy in his body to spew out a large amount of blood-colored flames, his pupils turned into dazzling blood red, and he threw out two agile tails of light. belt, to stabilize the figure in the void.
James watched the surrounding space turn into thousands of mirrors like a kaleidoscope, reflecting the layered scenes of temples and mountains, even with strict geometric sequence arrangement.
"Isn't it an illusion, a different space? Or a space that distorts reality?"
James looked around at the mirror world that was constantly changing and changing, and the law was running endlessly, and he analyzed it like a whirling mind.
His "immortality" ability of the unity of soul and body ensures that he will not be eroded and bewitched by the power of mind and spirit. Simple illusion spells will not affect him at all, and the real world in his eyes cannot be faked. It may be the marvelous and mighty power that is really driven at the space level.
The sound of crackling and breaking rang in my ears, and fine glass-like crystals appeared in front of me, merging into a slender and beautiful figure.
The mage stood with his hands behind his back, staring at James with suspicious eyes, and suddenly Qisheng began to explain the principle of this space.
"Mirror space, can also be called mirror dimension, although it really exists, it cannot be perceived by outsiders—"
On the stone steps in front of the main hall, Casillas's chest was heaving violently, spraying white mist continuously. After Kama Taj's defensive barrier was destroyed, the coldness of the Himalayan snow region invaded frantically, and the temperature down quickly.
In the blink of an eye, the ferocious claw blade seemed to be about to pierce his throat, but in the blink of an eye, that terrifying alien demon was surrounded by a crystal mirror that appeared out of thin air, and disappeared the next moment.
The Supreme Mage stood in the air, and a huge spell disc emerged from under her feet. She stared at the void in front of her, her lips moved, as if she was talking to herself.
"Cassilias, you are too impulsive. That person is not a heterodemon. I met him on the holy water peak. Although I can see that he is not an ordinary mortal, I didn't expect it."
Master Mark walked aside and explained to the young mage with a fierce face. Casillas ignored Mark's words, just stared at the lonely figure of the purple-clothed mage, and murmured:
"Mirror space. A power that can only be mastered by reaching the level of the supreme mage."
“—everything that happens here has nothing to do with the real world. We sometimes use it to train, monitor, and even isolate and trap danger.”
The mirror image of the Supreme Mage rubbed his fingers, revealing a brass-colored hanging ring.
"If you can't master the power of space, you will be trapped here forever."
James withdrew the bone blade and other exoskeleton weapons with a swipe, and the qi and flames on his body were still flowing. He floated towards the Supreme Mage and waved it casually, and the long-haired figure in purple shattered and then condensed.
"So this is just your mirror image, and your real body is outside this space?"
James looked around with great interest. This kind of kneading space and inverting three-dimensional magic skills is much better than the method of rubbing a magic weapon just now.
The phantom of the mage in the mirror space followed the movements of the real body outside, and nodded slightly:
"That's right, so all your strength here is as futile as trying to pick up the bright moon in the night sky in the water."
"You want to talk about fishing for the moon in the water."
James chuckled and said in Chinese, it seems that the mages of Karma Taj have more or less understanding of Chinese culture, which made his impression a bit better, and then showed his canine teeth, suppressing his excitement. :
"Can't break this space? I don't believe it."
Boom!
A column of blood-red light shot up to the sky, his black hair danced wildly, and the snake-like energy flow crackled and intertwined around his side. James clenched his fists and showed his claw blades. The kaleidoscope-like mirror space boundary rushes away.
"You! You're the one—"
boom!
In the square of Karma Taj, the mages watched the loud noise in the sky, and a shattered trace like a crack in glass suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It hit the broken part of the space.
"break!"
James slashed down with a claw, and the crystal-like mirror world was shaken to pieces. The deep claw marks overlapped together, and his strength surged wildly, as if countless blood-red sharp claws stabbed out from behind, swarming And up.
In an instant, fragments of normal space scenes appeared one after another, like a mirror surface with countless lines peeling off little by little.
"You turned out to be a warrior! How could this road—"
Seeing that the mirror image space was about to collapse, the Supreme Mage saw that she parted ways, holding a crimson mana shield, but plunged into the mirror image space instead.
The surrounding mages below were in a commotion, and the young mage Casillas gritted his teeth and growled:
"The mirrored space can't even trap him! You said it wasn't an alien demon, but this is the power close to the dimension lord."
Master Mark and the little apprentice have been stunned too many times today. The Supreme Master rushed into the mirror dimension for the safety of Kama Taj and stabilized the space structure that was about to be broken. This is a situation that has never happened in a century.
The sorcerer's body broke into the mirror dimension, and with his left hand, he pushed a huge round shield with scarlet energy lines intertwined. It was nearly three meters in diameter, almost like a mana wall. The beaten shield buzzed and trembled.
"The Shield of Seraphim, the Excalibur of Emperor Weishan!"
The mage made a tactic with his right hand and knocked it on the back of his left hand. The giant shield that was gradually falling apart solidified again, whispering a certain name in his mouth, and a straight knife-shaped one-handed magic sword appeared in his right hand. Turning over, a fierce flame suddenly burst into flames, and he stabbed with a sword.
Boom!
The weapon condensed from nothingness by mana pierced James's arm shield, and there was a sound of gold and iron. The **** flames flowing on his body intertwined with the bright yellow flames on the long sword, making a chi-chi There was an abnormal sound, and even some burning and pungent smells could be smelled.
"Mage! Hold on!"
James Howlett laughed loudly, and in the eyes of the cold and feminine mage, there was a faint symbol-like brilliance flowing, as if there was a mysterious force supporting the supposedly weak body.
Being able to fight hand-to-hand with James today, even the most outstanding student Steve Rogers can only barely last for a while with the Edman alloy shield.
But this mage's energy, blood and physique are only slightly stronger than that of ordinary people, and he can withstand physical blows with dozens of tons of force.
The giant shield in the hands of the Supreme Mage is like solid gold and iron in front of James, but it is like a phantom in her hands. Her long sword can strike through the shield without being hindered. She is agile, tossing and twisting, and has excellent skills .
Boom!
The bone blade of James' left hand was slightly deflected, and it caught the thrusting Yanyan long sword. He pulled the corner of his mouth lightly, and slashed towards the sword with his right claw. The thorn pierced into the center of the shield, and the reverse claws tore open the shield, and slashed at the mage's head one after another without holding back.
"The Body of Hogarth!"
Bang. The shining red bone blade slashed across, but the figure of the Supreme Mage turned into a golden bird and dissipated into the sky, fluttering its small and delicate wings over his cheeks and body, and re-morphed into a human form in the distance.
James pinched a strand of platinum-blonde hair falling in the air, and his claws just brushed over a few strands of hair.
"Hoo hoo."
The supreme sorcerer slowly adjusted her breath, and her beautiful face, which seemed to lack emotion all the time, showed a strange expression. She raised her chin, and said sonorously like a proud female warrior:
"Gu Yi, what about you?"
"James Howlett."
"The way of martial arts, Kunlun, and Tarot, no one has ever reached such a level for thousands of years. Although your foundation is extraordinary, it is simply creepy to break through the shackles step by step and train flesh and blood to such a level."
While speaking, Mage Gu Yi drew strange line symbols with both hands. Some kind of rune was gradually outlined on her forehead with the dim light of her fingertips, and a bright red burning mark resembling the head of an antelope was printed.
"Mr. Howlett, be careful, this place will no longer be an illusory mirror image of reflection."
Suddenly, countless small and broken sounds like flowing water and golden jade resounded in the ears in a chaotic manner.
Gu Yi stood up in the air and waved his hand, and the space rotated and moved rapidly. James stepped on the space and shot up, but the distance of tens of meters in the space continued to lengthen rapidly, making people feel powerless.
Suddenly James' ears trembled, and when he looked down, there was a mountain peak pierced vertically, and the same space was folded above his head, and it was actually the same snow peak. in the middle.
Master Gu Yi's hands did not stop. Under her command, the space continuously reflected the solid Himalayan snow peaks. Between his hands, the lightly moving peaks moved and fell, and they kept hitting together, like ancient meteorites falling on the ground. Earth's surface.
She seemed to be close to the mountains, and countless tons of gravel burst and splashed, but not even a particle of dust could touch her body.
The supreme mage continued to "throw down" the mountains, and the doomsday-like horror scene lasted for a while, and finally gradually stopped.
She drew a circle with both hands, and pushed out a huge tulle-like mana net that reached the sky and the ground, suppressing the billowing dust caused by the collision of mountains.
A bright red shadow floated in the crumbling world. The bones of James' body were twisted and twisted, and they were automatically corrected and restored, and the damage on the outside had already healed as before.
He twisted his neck abruptly, and two of the bone blades on his arm were broken, and they were also recovering from the proliferation visible to the naked eye.
"Ancient One Mage"
James grinned happily, shook and called the name of the Supreme Mage, and shouted:
"One more time!"
As he spoke, he slashed out a claw, the red sharpness condensed into substance, and the highly aggregated evil energy did not spill out in the slightest. This is the strongest attack James can do now, the atomic split claw of biological energy aggregation and fission.
Boom!
The sorcerer hurriedly summoned a real mirror mountain peak on the material level, and rose up to block him. The sharp claws pierced through this snow peak thousands of meters high, and came again with undiminished momentum.
She sighed, shook her head and changed her body shape on the spot, the space bucket turned to avoid the claw, and let it hit another mountain peak in the mirror image.
Shua! Relying on the change of position, Gu Yi suddenly approached from bottom to top. She pushed out her right palm, clenched her left fist around her waist, and patted James' chest with her palm.
James Howlett looked strangely at the mage who was stunned in front of him. He thought this sudden melee attack would have earth-shattering effects, but he patted him lightly like a casual greeting.
Gu Yi's eyes widened, and she slapped James' chest several times in a row, only to faintly see his figure blurred, as if there was a double image, but nothing happened.
"Your soul and body are both"
The Supreme Mage actually showed a bit of embarrassment. She thought that the battle could be easily ended, and the opponent would lose the ability to control the body and communicate calmly.
"You want to talk about the unity of the soul and the body. If you want to target my soul, it is better to find a way to completely destroy my body."
Master Gu Yi withdrew her hands and retreated, and the scarlet mark on her forehead disappeared. She put her hands on her back again, and sighed leisurely:
"I used to think that I had glimpsed the real corner of all things, the multiple dimensions and the gorgeous magic, but it was really just a small corner. Many great beings combined their spirit and soul with high-dimensional power and abandoned their weakness. body, to a kind of eternity."
The supreme mage withdrew from the mirror dimension, and the two of them did not appear in the sky above Kama Taj, but landed on an unknown snow peak.
The violent snowstorm gradually calmed down, the lead cloud slowly dissipated, and the golden light shone on the Himalayan mountains again, turning the white peaks into golden summits. Looking at the scene in the distance, she continued:
"But you have integrated the body and the will of the soul. From the point of view of magic, I don't think this is the right direction. You are more like some beings in the universe called 'gods'. Push it to the extreme, and even give birth to 'divine power'."
The mountains and rivers that the two fought just now collapsed, and they did not hold back their moves, but after a while, they sat and talked with each other calmly, as if everything just now was an illusion.
James pondered for a moment, and said loudly:
"I agree with your opinion on 'God'. I have come into contact with some of the secrets of the Nordic gods. They are essentially races with powerful power. It is most ridiculous to be called a **** by power. As for the 'road'."
He smiled and said nothing more.
"The power of the physical body also has great advantages, just like Kama Taj relying on the three holy places to set up a magic barrier to protect the planet, which can well resist demon lords and evil spirit magic of various dimensions, but it affects without material reality.”
Master Gu Yi paused, and asked curiously:
"I don't know how my disciple provoked you and wanted to take his life."
James helplessly explained the misunderstanding today, and also apologized for dirtying the spring water she used to make tea. Master Gu Yi was stunned for a moment after hearing this, shook his head and said sadly:
"The mountain spring water on the Holy Water Peak is no longer polluted. Your body is flawless and perfect. From the perspective of life, it has reached the extreme level, but it couldn't be more clean."
Suddenly she remembered something again, and said softly:
"There was a huge energy explosion in Canada, which was even as powerful as an atomic bomb. You did it."
James calmly talked about the situation at the time. This mage was the strongest person he had ever seen and had the deepest understanding of the world. He was looking forward to learning more secret knowledge from Ancient One.
The supreme mage smiled slightly and looked at James. This powerful man who has been communicating with himself in Chinese and who is well versed in oriental culture is indeed
"In a few years, there may be a dimensional demon **** invading. This is related to the explosion you made that destroyed the enchantment. Are you interested in 'hunting' with me at that time?"
"Master Ancient One, there is nothing more interesting to me than fighting, but can you show me your sanctuary next? I have many questions and curiosity."
"Please be gentle with this ancient temple, Mr. Howlett."
The supreme mage draws out a revolving light door, stands generously on the side, with his hands empty, James nods his thanks, and the two disappear again on the snowy peak that no one has stepped on for thousands of years. The footprints just left by the peak.
Alex Summers seems to be in paradise these days. He can't wait to move a bed and sleep in the underground garage of the Howlett mansion on Long Island.
Nearly a hundred customized luxury cars of various top car brands are parked here in a space of thousands of square meters, and most of the models are concept models that will be trending in the next ten years, and have never been seen on the market.
"When you practice, you should have a few Ferraris by your side, so the accuracy will probably improve a lot."
Eric Lanshell hooked his fingers, and a bright red Ferrari coupe that had just been delivered a few days ago floated out of thin air. The young Mr. Summers was lying on the jack platform that erected the car body, sitting in a shy position. up.
"Ferrari is your favorite? I don't have much feeling for it, I prefer Porsche models."
"I love both."
Alex's nose was rubbed with oil. He just lay down and looked at the chassis of this sports car. He paid attention to almost every detail. To him, the hundreds of top-notch cars here are hundreds of places. A graceful and beautiful lady.
Eric waved the Ferrari aside and dropped it, clapped his hands indifferently, shrugged and said:
"Then you have to prepare to say goodbye to them. Most of them will be replaced soon, and new batches of various brands will be sent again. Dad hasn't even touched 10% of the ones that are discontinued now."
Alex was stunned by such arrogance and remained silent for a long time. Seeing a large number of top luxury cars here covered in dust like this, his heartache was hard to add.
Looking at Mr. Lanshere's selection, he finally chose a Mercedes-Benz silver-gray two-seater sports car. It seems that the reason why he chose this car today was because it matched the gray handmade suit he was wearing.
"Mr. Lanshere, you want to go out? I... haven't been able to see Mr. Howlett until now."
After Alex Summers came here, except for some introductory exercise methods of evolution taught by Eric, he usually did nothing special.
In addition to being bored in the underground garage, he has nothing to do. He just goes home occasionally to see his parents and his young brother Scott.
"No one knows when the old man will come back. You should train hard. Your talent is good. If the old man thinks you have a future, he may give you a dozen of them."
Eric didn't use the car keys, and started the crouching steel beast with a thought, the roaring engine sounded, he drove past Alex, the windows rolled down automatically, and he grinned handsomely smiled and said:
"Come on! I'll marry you a sister-in-law later."
Boom!
The young Mr. Summers looked excitedly at the silver-gray car in the distance, and his mind was not about his sister-in-law but about the sports car.
He wondered what kind of wise and extremely powerful old man this gentleman, who was so powerful as Ms. Frost and Mr. Lanshere, looked up to and respected deeply.
(end of this chapter)