"boom--!" After Lyu issued an anxious warning, the door of the tavern was opened directly. A monster covered in purple crystals snorted, stepped on the broken wood slag, and rushed towards Roland's position. Its ferocious mouth opened, Revealing the same gums and sharp teeth with purple crystals, it wants to choose people to devour. But Roland just raised his head faintly, staring at the monster that rushed towards him, recalling the wonderful feeling just now. As natural as breathing, as simple as breaking an HB pencil, Roland grasped the power that truly belonged to him and the gears controlled by him. "careful!" But even Xi'er, who had a fanatical trust in Roland, still made a sound of surprise and uncertainty when faced with such a move. "Five seconds..." Roland recalled the feeling of holding the gear for the first time. Although it was a bit strange to tell the specific number of seconds in a world where time was stagnant, in short, he did stop time for about five seconds just now. Not relying on magic or contract spirit, but relying on his own body and ability to stop time. What kind of situation is this? He is now in the humanoid world?
Roland doesn't know what the reason for this feeling is, but for him now, the ability to stop time has been engraved in his instinct. However, the result of only stagnating for five seconds made Roland feel very unsatisfied. Maybe this number is the limit of human beings, but for vampires, it is more than this, let alone him now? Looking at the monster rushing towards him in front of him, Roland's bloody pupils seemed to be burning with fire, with endless ambition and power swelling in them. He opened his hands as if to embrace the whole world, and then Roland shouted the name chosen by the top of the world. "—The World!" The next moment, the still world once again welcomed its ruler. When time was stopped, Roland experienced two completely opposite emotions of greatness and insignificance at the same time. He turned his head curiously and looked at the surroundings, which showed nothing unusual but seemed extremely far away, as if it had been separated from reality and turned into a world like a work of art. The monster still kept its pounce action, and Roland could even see the virus crystals scattered in the open bloody mouth, as well as the blood stains of the victims that had not dried up on the sharp teeth. In the stagnant world, the expressions on the monster's face are still vivid, but with a sense of illusion like a doll. "Is this the power to stop time?" Roland moved his fingers lightly and understood why Dio became so arrogant. Roland somewhat understood Dio. The endless space and infinite time were stagnant because of his small self. With this power, he had the idea to dominate everything. It's only natural. With this ability, it is indeed difficult to empathize with mortals. They are like NPCs created by this world to please themselves, and they can do whatever they want. "Five seconds have passed..." Roland moved slowly forward, as light as an elegant cat, but in his ferocious pupils, there was indeed a strange and fanatical blood light flashing in his eyes. "Six seconds have passed..." Roland quietly felt the passage of time. He was the only one who was unaffected in this world where time stopped. He looked at the monster in front of him, called out the Killer Queen, and gave it a set of physical withering and heart-piercing attacks. One punch.
‘Bang——’ With a loud noise, the monster's chest and abdomen were suddenly dented and pierced. Killer Queen's arm penetrated straight through his body, pinning him to her hand. The monster hangs on Killer Queen's hand like this, still unaware of what happened to her. At the moment when the heart was pierced, the broken internal organs and splashing blood were like buds that had just bloomed, and they were once again frozen in the stagnant world as soon as they overflowed. This monster is dead, but in a world where time has stopped, even the reality of death has been stopped. Killer Queen pulled out her arm, allowing Roland to see clearly the monster's injuries. In addition to the horrifying hole in its chest, even the monster's most critical magic stone was reduced to a puddle of powder under Killer Queen's merciless power. "Nine seconds have passed! I'm still stopping time!" Roland felt that all the previous depression had disappeared, and all the dissatisfaction disappeared with this punch. He showed a refreshing smile and closed his palms. "How long can I stop now? I haven't reached the limit yet... Although I still want to test it, I have to save some energy to deal with the troubles outside." In the stagnant time, Roland observed everything around him with ease, his eyes as arrogant as a king inspecting his territory. Under the influence of my own body constitution, the shortcoming of stopping time is also made up for. "One day, two minutes, five minutes, ten minutes, I can stop for as long as I want." Roland murmured and started the final countdown. "——Now, time begins to flow again." The void faded quickly, and the monster's eyes flashed with agility again. It maintained its pounce action, but before it could react, it was directly knocked away by the huge force coming from its chest. The monster's head was raised high, and its teeth eager to taste blood got what they wanted. His own blood poured out from his neck, staining its entire mouth with a thick layer of dark red. Even Lyu, who had raised her hands at some point and rushed towards this side holding a small sword, was stunned. She didn't even notice when Roland launched the attack just now. Is this the difference between heroes and mortals? Roland's eyebrows rose slightly. Even though he knew he had to maintain his heroic persona, he couldn't help showing his unconcealable arrogance at this moment. "I can still become stronger...one day, {Heaven} will also be firmly held by me!" "Are you OK?" Roland glanced at the monster that had turned into ashes, then turned to look at Xi'er beside him. "It's okay... Lord Roland." Xi'er's eyes were full of intoxication at this time. She put her hands on her chest, and the blush on her face was like a continuous cloud of clouds. At this time, Lyu also lowered the Kodachi in his hand, but did not put it away. Instead, he walked over nervously, obviously not intending to return to being an ordinary waiter. Behind her, the remaining clerks of the rich hostess also picked up weapons, became murderous, and watched the movements outside with vigilance. "what happened?" Roland frowned, and was a little confused about this formation, which could make these high-level adventurers so vigilant and alert. It was just a simple monster escaping that shouldn't happen. The monster just now looked ferocious. But it’s only at level 2.
For the clerks who are at least level 4, they are not even appetizers. Even if there are more, the situation will only be tilted towards them. So, what's going on out there? The virus queen launched the lost Christmas early? Impossible... With a power of this magnitude, there is no way that there would be only the trivial movement of a monster being released, and it is also impossible for him to be unaware of it. "A disaster...or rather, a catastrophe." Liu, who had always been calm, lost his usual calmness after hearing Roland's inquiry. Instead, he looked out the window and made a sound like gibbering. Roland looked intently. Not far from the door of the dilapidated tavern, at the end of the street, several figures wearing leather armor were staggering over, holding weapons in their hands and attacking another closed restaurant without any plan. door. The attack movements are clumsy and slow, even for novices who have never used weapons. However, the slashes that can easily penetrate the solid wooden door every time and cause the fragments to fly are enough to prove that they are not just novices. He is an adventurer who has grown up in the dungeon after receiving a favor. "What? Did you get drunk and start going crazy?" Xi'er looked at the actions of the adventurers with some confusion, obviously not realizing the seriousness of the situation. Although standing behind her was the largest family member of Orario, for the goddess of beauty, I am afraid that she has to bear the responsibility of the main god. The responsibilities are the same as going to work, and I don't feel interested at all. She does know something about purple crystals, but definitely not much. The end of the street was hundreds of meters away from the entrance of the tavern. For Xi'er, who was currently just like a normal person, she could only see the general situation. However, this does not include Roland, who has long since ceased to be a human being. He clearly saw that the group of adventurers who were attacking normally had several wounds with dark red turbid blood flowing, but purple crystals quickly covered those wounds, spreading like armor. The whole bodies of those adventurers gradually spread to the weapons in their hands. The white pupils and the pale skin that are no different from those of the dead indicate that they have officially left the category of human beings. After breaking through the wooden door, the adventurers swarmed up like wolves that had smelled their prey, ruthlessly attacking the screaming residents inside. Blood soon flowed out, but this process did not last long, because every time a virus-contaminated weapon attacked his body, the purple crystals symbolizing the apocalypse virus on the residents went crazy, as if there was no basis for it. It spread until the scale grew close to the few attacking adventurers and then gradually stopped. Then, the residents who were still being attacked and were already on the verge of death stood up tremblingly and began to wander aimlessly. They roared without any knowledge from their throats and joined the hunting team. In less than a moment, due to the efforts of these infected adventurers, the size of their companions spread like locusts passing through the border. "Did I go to the wrong set again?" Roland frowned. This was completely different from the Apocalypse virus in his impression. The spread of crystallization on this scale has already reached the third or fourth stage. In the world of Guilty Crown, this is basically the same as death. People here are still alive and kicking. If the physical differences between adventurers are caused by favor, then there is no reason why the resident who just looked like an ordinary person should be like this? Moreover, this image of a man who has lost his mind and looks like a living dead always reminds Roland of another creature. ——Zombies. But Roland didn't remember that the Apocalypse virus had the effect of destroying people's minds. Even the butterfly effect caused by his actions couldn't be so outrageous. The Apocalypse virus was not a T-virus. Something is wrong. The Virus Queen does want to destroy the world, but her method should be to let the virus spread and then explode through genetic resonance, instead of the current zombie siege. There were off-site factors in this bonded spirit that she was not even aware of, and they had even affected the nature of the Apocalypse virus itself. But no matter what, now that the matter is a foregone conclusion, Orario's fall is inevitable. However, for high-level combat power, the impact of this infection may not be that big. After all, the gap brought by each level up is huge.
As long as we buy a certain amount of time, not to mention restoring the order of the entire Orario, but establishing a reliable survivor force is not a big problem for Orario, who is the center of the world. The only thing that needs to be worried is the follow-up treatment. After all, the virus seems to have spread to the whole world. If you are not careful, the world will really become a replica of Resident Evil. "There's no time, come with me." Roland glanced at Xi'er and Lyu next to him calmly, grabbed Esther's hand next to him, turned it directly into the form of the Demon-Destroying Holy Sword, and walked outside. Several people in the tavern hesitated for a while, and Mia's mother subconsciously looked at Xi'er. Seeing that Xi'er didn't hesitate at all and followed Roland excitedly, she sighed helplessly and followed. "Where do we go first now?" Although she was a level 6 adventurer and had held the position of group leader in the past, she had no intention of fighting for leadership in front of the serious Roland and the adoring Xi'er. "Go to the guild first. My Hestia and a bunch of stupid gods are probably blocked there. They are the strongest adventurer gods in Orario. The return of the gods will happen again. Don’t even think about it ending.” Roland calmly judged the situation. Whether it was out of a simple sense of responsibility or his own principles, Roland could not give up on Hestia. If the situation was not under control now, he would have used the power of the Shadow Kingdom to shuttle over. . However, since the crisis had just begun to spread, he did not intend to let this opportunity pass. Compared with heroes who achieve great feats in peaceful times, heroes who are tempered in blood and fire are more convincing. "So many gods are just ordinary people. If there are only one or two, we can still carry them. But when there are more people, it will be troublesome, and we don't have that much energy, not to mention Xi'er..." Hearing that she should go to the guild first, Mia's mother nodded, but then realized that Xi'er next to her was just an ordinary person now, and she subconsciously wanted to reveal the other person's identity. But Roland's calm voice came to him before Xie'er's stern eyes. He waved the holy sword in his hand and cut off a shop in front of him and several zombies trying to surround him, revealing a horse snoring uneasily in the alley behind the shop and the frame behind it. The people behind him immediately understood and got onto the carriage in a hurry, turning it into a chariot in an instant. Roland jumped directly onto the horse, protecting the horse while killing the zombies next to him, light and easy. Lyu also quickly mounted the horse next to Roland, assisting Roland's actions as a flanker. With Roland as the forward, they easily left the current streets and entered Orario's eight main lines. Then, she was shocked and speechless by the sight in front of her. The floating corpses were rushing in all directions like a tide, roaring, and at a glance, they looked like a purple crystal ocean. "Keep going, I'll clear the way." Roland waved his hand and chopped up the corpses in front of him, letting the wave of blood add a touch of color to the monotonous purple crystals. "But there are too many infected people...the carriage can't drive through." Before Liu could say anything, he was interrupted by Roland's cold voice. "Isn't the sidewalk very spacious? Open it for me!"
