Song of Time - Dusk Awakening Verse - Chapter 53

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There was a lot of noise in the huge rock stadium.

When the loud noise reached the protective cover outside the competition platform, it seemed to be blocked by a screen layer and disappeared completely.

On the platform stood six figures. On one side was the red-haired swordsman, Emon J, who was known as the God of war in the arena, and on the other side was a team of five people made up of three men and two women. Judging from their tacit walk and eye contact, they should also be a team with great combat experience.

Wearing a black T-shirt, Emon stood at the platform’s west edge, with his hands crossed over his chest and his eyes closed, without moving at all. His symbolic big magic sword was slanted into the floor behind him, and nearly half of the blade went into the stone platform. It could be seen that its sharpness was extraordinary.

The five teams were all wearing tight Khaki thick leather armor from head to toe in front of him, only showing their eyes. They surrounded a fan-shaped circle in front and back, carrying all kinds of weapons and slowly approaching him.

There was no wind, no sound on the platform, and even the sun seemed extremely mild and restrained the heat. The five men took three steps and two steps back. They kept changing directions and staggered their positions. They seemed to be calculating the best time to launch the most favorable attack.

The battle that had just started on the platform was boring. Still, it did not affect the people who had fallen into madness outside because the broadcaster Jessie could not help but talk about his idol excitedly during this boring time. “The opponent of J God today is the well-known level B team: CHASE THE STAR. Well, although he didn’t understand why he chose such an opponent, perhaps he just wanted to exercise his muscles and bones…Haha! In short, I won’t introduce more about the star chasing squad. Indeed, there is nothing to talk about. If you don’t know, just ask the people next to us… “

“……Speaking of this, I haven’t seen God J for a long time since I wiped out the nest of the rock climbing beast last time. This time I come back, I think it must have something to do with the s level task that we are so eye-catching! Level S! Level S! To be honest, if I were a servant, I would apply for a try. Even if I couldn’t participate, I would at least gain experience! Haha…”

From the steel frame broadcast room that stretched out on the platform’s backside came a burst of mocking laughter, but the maids in the audience were not ridiculous. This rare level S task was supposed to be a chance for everyone to fight, but it was not long after it was released, it was decided by someone.

The servants listened to the dry laughter and thought of the missed opportunity. All of a sudden, the atmosphere was cold. Jessie seemed to have noticed his slip of the tongue. He stopped laughing and coughed a few times. When he was about to ease the atmosphere, he suddenly raised his voice and screamed, “It’s moving! The star chasing squad finally began to attack, led by two famous agile sword hands. They encircled each other from the left and right, skillfully blocking the possibility of God J’s attack from behind…”

“Well, the guard’s magic cultivators have respectively released the ice power and the firepower. What a perfect match! Now the field has been dominated by them. We saw that the ice band had expanded to the feet of J, but J did not move! He smashed the fire dragon, but it still didn’t move! It seems that this level of demonic energy radiation is no different from tickling him! “

“Now that we have seen the green light, the agile swordsman has also used his great power. There is still one team member on the field who hasn’t shown up yet. Under the heat of the flames behind, the ice band has already begun to appear thick fog. It seems that the star chasing squad intends to use the fog to cover their surprise attack. Can they succeed or not? “

“It’s coming! There are two sharp thorns in the fog. I can’t see their speed clearly! Ah! As expected, J blocked them with only one hand! It’s far from enough to hurt J ! “

“Why did I hear the explosion? Look, the last team member finally appeared! He was accelerating. What was he holding in his arms? Was it a bomb? He was still accelerating as if he couldn’t stop. It seemed that he was going to gamble all on itHe is about to hit the J ! “

“It seemed that there was something wrong. He had deviated from the direction he just brushed past J …Now he had fallen off the platform. Ah! The bomb exploded. The healers! Please go to the west side of the site to rescue them as soon as possible! God of war, please bless this guy… “

“The two swordsmen are completely stunned. They were also thrown off the platform by J ! It seemed that the situation in the field was very obvious. J won again. She felt a sense of loss. Well, now the two rule cultivators have also admitted defeat and stepped down. Although they failed this time, I still wish them a better performance in the future… “

“This duel with a huge difference in strength is too boring. J is still standing on the stage. Is there anyone else who wants to challenge him? Who else? Who else? “

“Okay! I saw a brave woman come onto the stage!wait!wait!She wasn’t. Oh, dear! This lady is also one of our only thirteen levels a mercenary, called ice Phoenix, Miss Rhea! What a surprise! She hadn’t been to the arena for a long time. It seemed that there would be a fierce battle today! It is said that she has a very deep relationship with our dear and dearest sponsor, Missy. The bow and arrow in her hand…

What a noisy man…She never liked to expose her private affairs to the public. In the chaotic Rock City, keeping a low profile was the safest way to stay safe. She indifferently looked at Lucy, who was instantly covered by the steel frame outside the broadcast room. It was not until a trembling figure in a cloak staggered down that she withdrew the longbow shining with ogre textures in her hand and folded it into an inconspicuous diamond-shaped black card, and stuffed it into the cloak.

She turned around and looked at the expressionless red-haired swordsman in front of her, with a bit of expectation in her heart. Although she had long heard of the name of this competitive king, there were two reasons. One was that she did not have much interest in a duel, and the other was that the whereabouts of this famous master were mysteries all year round. The two had never fought before. This time, out of the mission’s consideration, she decided to test the other’s fighting skills, which was also convenient for the later arrangement of the plan. Thinking of this, she smiled and said to Emon provocatively, “Let’s have a competition?”

Looking at the maid who was not familiar with him, Emon didn’t say anything. He had been waiting here to relax just because he was bored in the workshop. It didn’t matter who would be his opponent. However, since this partner he had reserved was present, what did it mean. He turned his head slightly and saw that Gloria was waving at him, angrily under the platform. If the young man in a cloak beside her hadn’t pulled her hard, she would have jumped onto the platform to attack.

Although he was objected to by the alchemy master angrily, the red-haired swordsman obviously didn’t take it seriously. He just confirmed the other party’s position. He immediately withdrew his sight, stretching out his right hand to make a gesture of welcome.

With a slight smile on her face, she jumped forward without any hesitation. She first threw a few punches to test the opponent’s strength and then turned around and kicked a few times. However, she was easily blocked by Emon. In terms of fist and foot skills, she was definitely not a match for a red-haired swordsman in close combat.

Several attacks didn’t work, and she didn’t care about it at all. The blue light in her hand hit the right arm that was blocked by Emon. Instantly, countless dark blue ice crystals were produced and extended rapidly along his arm. They didn’t stop until they met a red light on his shoulder. Then, the red light shone from under the ice again, and the newly condensed ice cage was exploded into countless pieces, falling on the Shitai, creating large pieces of frost pattern.

Looking at his right arm, which was still oozing cold air, he clenched his fists slightly and nodded his head as if he was very satisfied with this attack. The red light immediately filled his entire arm. He took a step forward and put on a posture of energy gathering, facing off the divine blue light floating in front of him from afar.

The next moment, the swordsman took out a light mark and dashed towards NARI. The female leader had already been on her guard. She reflexively released an ice wall in front of her, and her body flashed rapidly. She knew that the enemy’s invincible destructive force was not something that an ice wall could block. It was just to cover her sight so that she could launch a subsequent attack.

Sure enough, the blue ice wall was instantly broken by MALCOLM. Taking advantage of this time to delay, Ruiya waved her hand and condensed two ice spiked gloves, reaching up from the bottom to the side of the opponent’s waist that was not guarded. Facing the icy ice thorns, the swordsman didn’t even raise his eyelids. He held the ice thorns with his empty hands and threw the female lead into the air. Then he flew up.

The two jumped in the air as if they were dancing. With the help of the ice formed by the great force, they stepped on the ground and avoided the opponent’s punch with the sound of the wind. The blue light all over their bodies flashed quickly, forming a sharp ice column that went straight to the ground. They stepped on the ice column and whirled upward. The aftermath of the battle brought countless ice crumbs, flying in all directions, like crystal snowflakes, revealing a breathtaking beauty.

The dark blue ice column continued to rise with the two of them until it stopped at the top of the protective cover. Although there was no place for her to dodge, she still couldn’t escape the attack of the swordsman’s endless great force. He was forced to block a punch in front of him and was instantly thrown to the ground like a cannonball. She gritted her teeth to eliminate the divine red light in her palm that was about to pierce into the cave madly. She frowned, and an arc-shaped ice surface flashed behind her. It took her all the way to slide to the Shitai and then rose up, finally counteracting the violent impact.

This time, the fight was a little inferior. With a flip of his body, she stood on the stage. Rubbing his numb hands, he dispersed the ice condensed by the divine power. The next moment, Emon fell directly from the sky, creating a huge cobweb shaped impact mark on the Shitai. However, he just bent his knees slightly and stood up as if he was not injured, and there were no waves on his face.

Till now, a little of the unfathomable strength of the swordsman with red hair had been detected by him. With a serious look on his face, he quietly looked at the other side and was about to make another move. Suddenly, a dense knock like rain came from the side. The female alchemist, who was about to explode, was squinting at the indestructible transparent shield outside the platform, with a small submachine gun in her hand, ignoring the shocked eyes of the people around. In front of the gate of the arena, The giant scorpion Chariot came over by itself. The red light on the tip hook at the tail flashed as if it was about to launch a fatal attack.

It seemed that the duel between these two partners really pissed her off, and the battle could only end in a hurry. NARI took the lead in dispersing her strength, smiled bitterly, and reached out her hand to Emon. “Let me formally introduce RHEA（瑞亚）, ice Bowman. Nice to meet you. “

“RHEA? Hearing the name, the red-haired swordsman lowered his eyes slightly. It turned out that the opponent had been using a fake name, which was not rare in rock city. After all, most of the time, using a real name would cause a lot of trouble. Since the person on the other end of the line was willing to tell him his true name frankly, he also nodded cautiously. He reached out his hand to pull out the big sword from the ground and received it from behind. Without saying anything, he turned around and walked towards the angry girl.

He stood at the edge of the platform, silently staring at the alchemy master. The latter stopped shooting ahead but still frowned unhappily. The platform staff wisely removed the shield, and countless sounds of shouting, scolding, and shouting rushed over. However, they still failed to attract his expression.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

He just looked at her for a few more seconds and then jumped off the platform and stood in front of her. He glanced at the little doctor wearing a hood and straightening his waist as if nothing had happened. Then he took out a shining savannah gem from his pocket and handed it to the gold refiner who was looking up at his chest.

 “……I don’t want it! “The girl was still angry and made a face at him. She put the spear on her shoulder and dragged Yuno to the chariot, mumbling. Before the doctor could say anything, he was dragged all the way by her. There were too many people here. To avoid the risk of being entangled by the guards after being exposed, he could only purse his lips and let the alchemist decide the direction to go.

Although his heart was rejected, he didn’t feel any loss. Calmly, he put the priceless gem back into his pocket. Then he heard a chuckle from the side of him. “I really don’t know what to do with her. Let’s go back to our station first…”

The red-haired swordsman, of course, had no objection. It seemed that he would not say anything. The female leader, together with the silent queen of the battlefield, walked slowly towards the tower of TAMARIS(塔米里斯). Soon, a new challenger appeared on the platform. There would never be a lack of fighting enthusiasm in the arena, but there was no broadcast to talk about this time.

The night fell. Outside a three-story stone building in the northeast of Rock City, the crimson dragon group’s people held a welcome banquet together with the members of the ice bear team stationed there. Several long slates were washed and placed in front of the fire as a table for food. There were all kinds of thick soup, desserts, vegetable salad, and large pieces of soft breadfruits unique to flowers on the table. All of them were from the luggage that the spoiled Theron ordered his son to bring with him. Besides, of course, there were also some spicy barbecue and rice paste soup of rock city.

When he opened the suitcase, the piled-up food boxes almost made the perfect smile on his face break into pieces. Fortunately, he explained calmly, “this is the gift from the lord of the Askel group for everyone.” that saved his almost broken expression.

These rough men, who had been eating dry food all day long, were green with envy when they saw such a delicious meal. They all praised the generous Prince and couldn’t wait to prepare dinner. At this moment, they were talking and laughing with the crew of the will airship coming from afar. It was really fun to have a big meal.

The men were playing and joking outside, and the atmosphere was harmonious. The leaders were all in the innermost layer, enjoying their delicious food slowly and whispering their own topics.

Among them, the bald captain was the most interested one. He had been shopping in the city with two captains for the whole afternoon, and his eyes were almost dazzled. Even the most critical assessment could see that this place was definitely an emerging market with great potential. At this moment, he was too excited and impatient. His mind was full of the plan of how to make money and how to develop the caravan. He wished he could return to the ice city immediately and fulfill them 11 by one. Thinking of the surging wealth, he grinned from ear to ear, and even his wrinkles were full of joy.

On the contrary, the red-haired swordsman, Emon, was sitting back on the edge of the slate. He took a few bites and put down the knife and fork. It seemed that he didn’t like it, but there was still no expression on his face. The two captains who were responsible for entertaining the guests were accompanying him. Panta was busy burying himself in eating, not caring about what was happening around him. However, Lenny kept talking with a smile, not even having time to eat. Judging from his spouting posture, it seemed that he had made up his mind to keep the God of war in his own team.

Looking at the two men with totally different characters, he shook his head and laughed. He really didn’t know how they became good friends. She turned her eyes away. GLORIA(格洛莉娅) was still angry because of the duel in the afternoon. She deliberately sat farthest away from her and pulled Yuno by her side. It felt like a fight between children, so she especially found a helper to fight against the enemy.

Thick fragrance milk soup slowly and took a few bites of his favorite dessert from time to time. After flying for a long distance and being pulled around for a long time, he would not be happy even if he had a good temper. Now that he could finally have a rest lazily, why bother?

This troublesome little girl… Looking at her angry face, he thought that he should find an opportunity to ask her about this task’s details. This task’s specific arrangement hadn’t been made clear until now, which made her nervous and unable to relax.

The lively party soon came to an end. After a hasty end, silence fell inside and outside the stone building. Compared with the hot, dry, and dusty day, the night in rock city was extraordinarily quiet and peaceful. The maids who had been busy all day had an early rest. Only by maintaining good physical strength could they continue the challenge tomorrow. The night dew was slightly heavy. Although it was at the edge of the desert, due to the rock city’s unique underground water supply system, there was no sign of a shortage of water resources here, which made ordinary people’s lives much more convenient.

Outside the hot spring shower hall behind the house of the ice bear team（冰熊队）, GLORIA, with half long hair and a white bathrobe, wiped her head with a towel, hummed a little night song, and walked back happily.

“GLORIA…”A familiar voice stopped her brisk steps. She followed the voice and saw that RHEA was sitting on the ground and waving to her to greet her on the high raised rock on the left side.

The gold refiner had bathed in a hot spring, and the unhappiness had long disappeared. She put the towel around her neck, with her hands on her waist, and said with a smile, “I want to go up too!”

The rock was seven or eight meters away from the ground, and there was no staircase. With a faint smile on her face, she waved her hand. With a flash of blue light, an ice bridge instantly winding down from the top of the rock and stopped at the girl’s feet. She smiled even happier when she finally got what she wanted. She lifted the hemline of her dress with her eyebrows bent and ran to the top of the rock with a few steps. She stood at the edge and stared at the city’s night scene in the distance as if she had never seen such a scene.

Seeing that she was still sitting with her legs crossed, with the folding longbow in her hand, she wiped the bow carefully with a piece of clean bow and arrow, concentrating on not missing every crack from beginning to end. This habit had lasted from the moment she got the weapon till now.

It was said that every servant loved his weapon the most. Family, lover, partner, these were often passers-by in the servants’ wandering life and could disappear at any time. Only the weapon would accompany you forever, protect you forever until you swallow the last breath.

She wiped the bow back and forth two times to make sure it was spotless. Then she folded it again and carefully put it under her cloak. Then she looked at the girl in front of her, who poked her head four times and asked softly, “when are you going to set off?”

“Ah…We can’t leave now… “At the mention of this, the alchemy master complained, “the double core light energy transformation instrument hasn’t been finished yet. There should have been some extra things in the storehouse, but… Forget it. I don’t want to mention him. Anyway, it will take about two days. It’s almost the same time… “She said in a low voice as if venting her anger.

“It doesn’t matter to postpone it for two days, but…Have you made a good plan for this task? “

“Plan?” With her eyes wide open, GLORIA turned around and moved her eyes left and right with a guilty conscience. Then she approached the female leader with a smile and said in a sweet voice, “I, have you. I’m busy with making equipment. I don’t have time to think about a plan! It’s up to you. I’m the best! I will definitely support you! “

“……My only plan is to leave you in the city… “The girl pretended to yawn and mumbled, “Oh, I’m so sleepy. I’m going to bed. You should go to bed early, too!”

Without waiting for the other party’s response, the alchemy master lowered his skirt. He slipped on the ice bridge, steadily sliding to the ground. She waved her hand upward with a smile, continued to hum, and hopped to the stone building.

With a long sigh, he stood up and walked to the edge of the rock, staring at her back, lost in thought. She also understood what the other party was thinking about. Suppose it was not for successfully completing this task. Why did the girl invite the lonely soldier who had never been in a team with others to participate? She didn’t know how much Lucia had paid for it, but she believed it couldn’t be done easily. However, considering her physical condition, it was really worried about her to do such a dangerous task…

She stood blankly in the night wind for a moment until the divine power ice bridge began to crack. She waved her hand to disperse the ice and lightly tapped on the rock before returning to the ground.

Now that things had come to this, he could only think about his plan carefully. Thinking of this, she looked at the quiet stone building in the distance, turned around, and strode towards the bathroom. Anyway, she’d better take a shower and have a rest first.

The night was so quiet that it made people feel creepy. There was no bird’s cry, no insect’s chirp, and no mechanical noise of the airship rising and falling, making them restless and sleepy Yuno feel more depressed to leave his hometown. He tossed and turned in the quilt for a while. Finally, he couldn’t help but sigh and get up, intending to go out to breathe some fresh air. He walked to the door in his wooden sandals and looked out through the glass window. Unexpectedly, he saw the aloof and arrogant red-haired swordsman making a fire in the backyard alone.

 What was he going to do? He opened the door in surprise and saw the big man busy doing something behind the golden flames. Nobody knew what he was doing. He wanted to go forward and ask for a few words, but it was just the first time the two met. It seemed a little impolite to disturb them without invitations, hesitated, and didn’t dare to go forward. After hesitating for a moment with his head down, he smelled a strong fragrance. He immediately twitched the tip of his nose reflexively.

He had never smelled this fragrance before. It seemed to be mixed with the smell of roasted meat and rice ball wrapped in a layer of green grass. It smelled strange but very attractive. He raised his head and saw that the red-haired swordsman had already sat beside the bonfire, slowly turning a thin wooden stick in his hand, as if he was roasting something. The strong fragrance must have come from the barbecue sticks in his hand.

 Just now, he didn’t have much appetite. He just had a little, but now his appetite was aroused by the smell that she hadn’t smelled. She couldn’t help but walk up to him and stop beside him, staring at the dark brown meatballs. She was stunned and thought, ‘this looks like an ordinary meatball…’ How could it be so fragrant? Maybe it was because he had his own unique fragrance formula?

As he stood closer, the smell of the blood rushed into his nose with the breeze, wrapping around him, as if it was about to flow into his body from every pore. Yuno couldn’t help but twitch his nose and swallow again. He was too embarrassed to ask for it. He held his breath and stared at the food silently. When he saw a bunch of meatballs slowly moving in front of her as if they were floating, he trembled slightly and stopped.

“Give it to me? ” The doctor widened his eyes and looked at the swordsman with red hair who came over expressionlessly with many meatballs. Finally, he couldn’t resist the temptation of the fragrance. He took it over with a calm face and gently bit it. The meatball had been roasted to be tender. When he took a bite, he only felt the fresh, crisp, and juicy fragrance overflowing, and his mouth was full of unspeakable fragrance. He looked at the open part of the meatball and found some green pollen like things in it! No wonder there was such a pleasant smell of plants.

The delicious meatball made the doctor have a good appetite. He swallowed it in bites and licked the corners of his mouth. Then he praised happily, “it’s so delicious! Your cooking skills rank second among all the people I have met! “

The second place? Suddenly, Emon’s hand, which was turning the barbecue, stopped in front of Yuno. The barbecue pills that were about to poke the tip of his nose startled the doctor. He raised his head and looked at the swordsman suspiciously. After hesitating for a while, he swallowed and asked, “Will you give them all to me?”

Emon didn’t answer. He was expressionless. His hand holding the kebab didn’t shake, as if it was fixed. After waiting for a while, looking at the pair of dark red eyes without blinking, Yuno was frightened and got goosebumps in the fresh night wind.

 It was so weird…He’d better go back to her room. He shivered all over and finally took the kebab from the man’s hand. He thanked him awkwardly and walked mechanically to his room.

The red-haired swordsman kept sitting and looked at the back of Yuno. His expression changed slightly as if he was dissatisfied because he didn’t continue to give any comment and seemed to be gratified by the other party’s praise. In short, it was inexplicably difficult to tell.

He watched the young man turn into the room and close the door before he looked back at the fire in front of him. He took a few pieces of unknown dead wood from his side and threw them into the fire. With a crackling sound, the surroundings were filled with a strong fragrance of plants, just like the smell of the barbecue just now.

Then he reached out to a big wooden barrel behind him and took out a few big maggot worms that had been pickled with spices and twisted into a ball. He threw them hard and pinched them gently on the fire. Countless thick liquid mixed with green powder spurted out from the maggot’s mouth and dripped on the flames, adding a bit of pungent fragrance.

Emon squeezed out the extra juice and skillfully squeezed the maggot earthworm into a circle. He put on a thin wooden stick and rolled on the fire, becoming the delicious meal he had just looked of. He casually sprinkled some homemade seasoning on the maggot meatball and leisurely roasted it properly. Without feeling hot, he directly stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it a few times. Finally, a smile of complacency appeared at the corners of his mouth.

No matter how wonderful the taste was, anyway. He thought that he’d better pray that the doctor would never know the truth.

Two days later, in the morning, with the latest light energy transformation instrument, the newly reinstalled battle vehicle, carrying the four “elite” squads, finally embarked on the journey to the dark marsh under the gaze of countless people, including expectation, disgust, fear, and admiration. What would be waiting for them all the way? No one could answer, but he believed that it would never be a pleasant trip.

The two teams, which were going to cross the desert day and night, were put aside. In the South, far away, their eyes flew across the boundless blue sea. They had lost contact for a long time and went abroad to search for the case’s truth. Now, they had ushered in a strange and hilarious encounter.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]