Zhu Yong's death is a mystery, and the village has been blocking the news, although it caused quite a stir at the time, but as time went by, everyone has gradually forgotten about it.

Hua Qing is now bringing up the old thing, and bluntly said that Zhu Yong's death was related to this necklace, could it be that the adventurer who was close to the gold level died on this small necklace at that time?

Seeing Wen Yijing's surprised look, Hua Qing smiled, "Naturally, it wasn't this necklace that killed him, but he killed himself." ”

Kill yourself? Wen Yijing was even more incomprehensible when he said this.

"Please also ask the village chief to make it clear. ”

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In fact, when it comes to the origin of this necklace, it is also directly related to the decline of the Minotaur group a few decades ago.

A few decades ago, the pattern of the Elcrey Forest was a two-legged affair between the Goblins and the Minotaurs, and the two sides had been vying for the position of forest supremacy.

In a full-scale battle between the two races, the Minotaur King Ursa and his two protectors were seriously wounded, and of course the Goblin King Eugens did not suffer much better, and both sides suffered heavy losses, which ended in a draw.

However, the strange thing is that after a period of conditioning, the goblin's side finally returned to its full state, but Ursa's strength has inexplicably weakened, and no matter how it is adjusted, its strength can only return to sixty percent of its original strength.

The Minotaur Clan has been hiding the news about this, because the strength of the two Protectors is equal, and if the leader is not in good shape, the balance of strength between the Minotaur and the Goblin will become tilted.

I can hide it from the first day of junior high school, but I can't hide it from the fifteenth. In the next few encounters, the minotaurs refused to use all their strength in battle, and their reservation aroused the suspicion of the goblins, and the news of the great loss of strength of the minotaur king Ursa reached the ears of Eugens, and then spread throughout the goblins.

After confirming the news repeatedly, the Goblins finally launched a general attack on the Minotaurs, and without the stalemate between Usa and Eugens, the latter was naturally defeated and returned defeated.

In this battle, Usa was killed, and the Minotaur suffered heavy losses, but fortunately, after a long period of accumulation, the foundation was profound, and the core strength was finally retained, as well as the two major protectors as the mainstay.

However, after this battle, the Minotaur no longer had the qualifications to fight against the Goblins, so they could only take a back seat and choose Mingzhe to protect themselves with the Swamp Clan.

Since then, the Goblins have dominated the heart of the Forest of the Elcric Forest, making them the natural overlords of the forest.

Due to the fact that the Goblins and Minotaurs often oppressed the latter, the Goblins frequently hunted the Minotaurs and made them into bacon that could be easily preserved and carried for a long time.

This naturally provokes the wrath of the Minotaurs, but they do not dare to fight head-on, as they will only suffer a more devastating blow if they provoke the goblins. Before the new king Ulando really rises, choosing forbearance is the best policy.

No one knew what the reason for Ussa's sudden weakening of strength was back then, and it didn't even say a word about the two protectors of the White Bull God of War and the Minotaur Giant, and the only one who knew the truth was himself, Ulando, who had heard his father's will.

That's all!

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During a routine trip, Zhu Yong was resting on the edge of a small stream, and a trace of red light reflected into his eyes through the water, and when he looked at it, it turned out to be a necklace inlaid with rubies.

Zhu Yong was overjoyed, he was not a noble person, and the original intention of becoming an adventurer was also to make money and live a good life, how could he not be moved when he saw this otherworldly ruby necklace?

At that moment, he picked up the necklace lying in the stream and took it for himself, which can be understood as a gift from the sky for no reason.

After returning to the village, Zhu Yong immediately went to the pawn shop, but because the appraiser could not recognize the value of the ruby necklace, it was difficult to set the price arbitrarily, so he shook his head helplessly.

The pawn failed, Zhu Yong felt that he was carrying a treasure with him, and it was not safe to hide anywhere, so he put it in his sleeve pocket for a while, and then took it out and stuffed it in his trouser pocket, and finally felt that it was the safest to stay on his neck.

At night, Zhu Yong was sleeping soundly, and in the haze, he felt a pair of blood-red eyes staring at him, full of violence, anger and unwillingness.

Next, he saw the back of a minotaur, majestic and majestic, giving people a sense of oppression from a distance.

The minotaur roared suddenly, and on the opposite side of it, a goblin appeared at some point, and the two looked at each other angrily, and the minotaur picked up a giant axe and rushed forward, and the goblin was not to be outdone, picking up the meteor hammer and preparing to fight

The moment the hammer axe compared, there was a loud bang, and with the strong fluctuations generated by the two impulses, the minotaur and goblin took a few steps back to stabilize their bodies, and then the next round of engagement, ripples shook out in the air, and sparks shot out in all directions.

Zhu Yong swallowed his saliva, the fight between the two can be described as wonderful, the strength they show is undoubtedly the level of the king of all races, Zhu Yong clearly knows that even if it is himself, he does not have the ability to interfere in the duel between the two.

The battle lasted for a long time, and the strength of the two sides should have been equal, but the minotaur weakened without warning, and gradually gained the upper hand, and finally its chest was pierced by the meteor hammer, and its heart was shattered, and it immediately fell to the ground, and the goblin trampled it on the soles of his feet, assuming the posture of a victor.

The dying minotaur actually turned his head to look at him, his bloodshot beast pupils looked particularly terrifying, and Zhu Yong suddenly realized that this was the pair of eyes that had just stared at him!

, big brother, why are you looking at me like this, I didn't kill you!

Zhu Yong said that he was very innocent, because the minotaur focused his eyes on him as a bystander.

Even more unexpected happened, the minotaur was not enough to just stare at him, and even used the last strength he had to throw the giant axe in his hand towards himself!

Damn, big brother, you hit the wrong person!

Zhu Yong's heart roared, he wanted to dodge, but found that he couldn't move an inch, and could only let the swift axe continue to expand in his eyes.

To die, to die, to die.............

Zhu Yong closed his eyes in pain, not daring to look at the axe, let alone imagining the bloody image when the thing hit his head.

A hint of coolness hit, and he suddenly opened his eyes again, and at this time, he was sitting on the bed gasping for breath.

It turned out to be a dream.....

Only then did Zhu Yong realize that he was just a false alarm, but he couldn't figure out why he had such a dream?

Fang didn't know that during his coma, the ruby on the necklace flashed with a dazzling red light, and it didn't stop until the moment he woke up.

After that, a similar dream never appeared again, and Zhu Yong gradually forgot about it, but he found that his strength had improved, and it was a very obvious improvement.

If before, Zhang Xiang and Wang Dazhui could barely keep up with him, after he put on this necklace, they couldn't even see the former's taillights.

But at the same time, Zhu Yong's temper has become more and more irritable, and he will get angry when he encounters trivial things, and sometimes when he thinks about it, even he feels inexplicable.

His fiery personality made the people around him feel unhappy, but because of his strength, everyone dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and all the villagers respected him.

In a battle to defend the village when the monsters attacked, Zhu Yong slaughtered 128 ordinary goblins and 24 frost goblins with the strength of one person, and caused the king of the frost goblins to be seriously injured and retreated to the Lion's Head Ice Palace, not daring to commit it again.

The village has regarded it as a hero since then, and even set up statues for it in various public facilities, the private house where Yang Yanfeng lived when he first entered the village, and the statue set up in front of the door of the township, carved by Zhu Yong!

Emerging and potential before, he is the hope of the villagers!

Then his strength skyrocketed, and he became the pride of the villagers to defend his homeland! Zhu Yong's life seems to be soaring and soaring, which makes Zhang Xiang and Wang Dazhui envious, but is this really the case?

After this defense battle, Zhu Yong was shocked to find that he actually felt more and more "happy" in the battle!?

The blood of himself and his opponent was in the air, and he felt comfortable; Constant immersion in the battle makes him feel refreshed; Even though the exhaustion spreads through the body, there is still a desire to fight.

This unusual feeling made Zhu Yong feel uneasy and frightened, and he gradually understood that his strength by leaps and bounds did not come from somewhere else, but from this necklace.

All of this changed after he put on the necklace, which almost dominated his body and perception.

Zhu Yong, who realized this, took off the necklace in a panic and threw it on the ground, however, the moment he left his body, the ruby on the necklace shone brightly, and the red light with an irritable atmosphere seemed to be venting his dissatisfaction.

The necklace shook on the ground, the red light became more and more intense, and Zhu Yong felt that there was a force in the dark pushing him to pick up the necklace.

You can't live without me anymore.

We are one!

Can you bear to leave me behind?

............

"Don't don't don't ...... Get out of here!" Zhu Yong grabbed his hair in pain, almost uprooting it, his eyes were already covered with bloodshots, and his expression was hideous and terrifying.

The next morning, Zhu Yong collapsed weakly on the bed, and if anyone saw him at this time, he would definitely be startled.

His face was pale, his cheeks were covered with nail scratches, his black hair was pulled down several times, and his eyelids were puffy as if they were about to protrude.

Zhu Yong almost struggled to climb out of bed, and used his remaining strength to hold the necklace on the ground in the palm of his hand.

If one moment ago, thousands of ants were biting at his body, then at this moment, it was like soaking in a hot spring at the right temperature, and the feeling before and after was like ascending from the worst of pain to the top of bliss.

Zhu Yong has completely relied on this necklace, not to covet the power it brings to him, but to be inseparable from that comfort.

Drug addicts who do not know the harm of drug use, and if they do, why do most drug addicts fail to quit?

Today there is wine and tomorrow is drunk, and the pleasures in front of him can often blind a person's eyes and make him forget his long-lasting health.

Zhu Yong's strength was still climbing, and soon it reached a height beyond the reach of ordinary people, Zhang Xiang and Wang Dazhui knew that the former was unattainable, so they stopped chasing, and their eyes were full of admiration when they looked at him.

The brave man who defends the village, the genius adventurer who is close to the gold level, and the god of war who is hard to find in the village for a hundred years, all in one, Zhu Yong's status in the hearts of the villagers is even far above the village chief, and the glory and wealth are inexhaustible.

How enviable that sounds, but who understands his pain?

The bloodthirsty desire to fight is hard to suppress, but the moment he gets out of battle makes him feel unhappy.

Zhu Yong simply lives in the depths of the Forest of Elcree, looking for monsters to kill everywhere to fill the emptiness in his heart.

If he is the god of war in the eyes of the villagers, then in the eyes of the goblins, he is the god of death!

Later, Zhu Yong discovered that when he saw the villagers, he also had a desire to kill them! It was as if all life should be slaughtered.

Zhu Yong was frightened into a cold sweat by this thought, his hands were trembling, his vision was dyed red, this necklace had gradually eroded his reason.

Zhu Yong understands that if he continues like this, he will one day become a nondescript devil with only killing in his eyes.

And this day, I'm afraid it's not far away......

If there is one death, why not die for the hero?

In this way, Zhu Yong chose to commit suicide.

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Zhang Xiang was the first person to find the former's body, and he immediately called Ke Huaqing to deal with the matter.

On Zhu Yong's desk, there was a letter with the ruby necklace pressed on the envelope, which recorded that it had changed after getting the necklace.

So, the three of them also knew the secret of this necklace, and used it as an ominous symbol, locked it in the wooden gate, Huaqing blocked the news, covered up the cause of Zhu Yong's death, and declared it to be an old illness.

Now, Zhang Xiang and Wang Dazhui have both died in battle, and Hua Qing is the only one who knows.

Now, Hua Qing took out this necklace again, just to let Wen Yijing inherit this ominous power and kill Yang Yanfeng and the others.

In fact, the name of this necklace is "Pendant of Force". It is a treasure that has been passed down from generation to generation by the Minotaur clan, and the king of the Minotaur Usa could not recover his peak combat power no matter what, because he lost the former.

The Pendant of Strength will provide a bonus to the strength stat, but it will also cause the user to fall into a berserk and bloodthirsty state, anyway, if you wear it, you are looking for death.

Wen Yijing was naturally timid, of course he wouldn't do this kind of thing of exchanging his life for strength, so Hua Qing naturally couldn't tell him the truth about the pendant of power, Hua Qing's explanation was:

In order to get this necklace, Zhu Yong was poisoned by some kind of incurable poison in the forest, and after returning to the village, he committed suicide because he couldn't stand the pain.

But fortunately, he still brought this necklace back and made a great contribution to the village.

Wen Yijing was so shrewd, he immediately heard that something was wrong, and said suspiciously, "This kind of good thing, the village chief didn't give Zhang Xiang and Wang Dazhui that kind of adventurer before, why is it that now he gives me a powerless businessman?"

The former's suspicion was naturally expected by Hua Qing, and he smiled, "Boss Wen doesn't know, this is also Zhu Yong's will." ”

"Oh?" Wen Yijing frowned, "I was only seven or eight years old at that time, how did this famous first brave man know me?"

"Before he died, this name appeared in the sea of knowledge, could it be that there is a second person in the village with the same name as you?"

Seeing Wen Yijing fall silent, Hua Qing continued, "This is a hint of the necklace, you are the best choice for its owner, only you can exert its true power." ”

This call undoubtedly hit Wen Yijing's heart and fully satisfied his arrogant vanity since childhood.

Lao Tzu is the chosen one!? No wonder Lao Tzu has felt that he has been different since he was a child, but he didn't expect it to be one in a hundred, ahhhh

"Ahem...... I wonder what Boss Wen thinks?"

Hua Qing's two dry coughs pulled his thoughts back, and Wen Yijing realized his gaffe at this time, and smirked for a long time, saliva hanging on his lips, and he looked salivating.

"Alas...... Since this necklace chose me, there is no way to do it, I should also make a little contribution to the villagers and kill those three strangers to avenge the fallen adventurers!"

A moment ago, he was still suspicious, afraid that this necklace would bring him any harm, but now he looked righteous and awe-inspiring, and Hua Qing also smiled helplessly.

Anyway, Zhu Yong has been dead for more than ten years, and there is no proof of death, and now he is the only one who knows the secret of the necklace, and no matter how much he talks about it, no one will expose his lies.

In fact, Huaqing chose Wen Yijing to inherit that ominous power for only one purpose, in the name of righteousness, to annihilate the three foreigners and recapture the ice crystal leaf!

As for Wen Yijing's body, it has nothing to do with him, he still wishes that this kid would die soon, and the Wen family's property would be confiscated.

Of course, the surface work still needs to be done to a full drop. Hua Qing handed over the wooden gate,

"Please"

Wen Yijing also unceremoniously put on the necklace.

Hey?

"Why don't you feel it?" He looked at Hua Qing suspiciously, wondering if the former was playing with himself.

"Don't be in a hurry. ”

Just as Wen Yijing was fiddling with the necklace, the ruby inlaid in the chain suddenly shone brightly, and a burning sensation flowed through his whole body.

Wen Yijing's face flushed, and he sat on the ground with a muffled snort.

"Damn, old man, are you cheating on me!?"

As soon as he got up, he slapped Huaqing's desk heavily, and the latter was about to explain, but he heard a "pop", and the desk was broken into two.

Damn, did I do it?

Wen Yijing stared at his hands, looked at them in disbelief, raised his head slightly, but he was facing Shang Huaqing's angry old face, and he suddenly smiled awkwardly

"Hehe, village chief, I was anxious just now, don't worry, I'll send someone to help you get a better desk right away!"

After that, he ran out in a panic.

"Don't forget to promise me something. Hua Qing shouted towards the door.

"Definitely, definitely!"

After Wen Yijing walked away, the corners of Hua Qing's mouth showed a hint of treachery.

This kid doesn't even know if he's been cheated...... also claims to have grown up in a small shopping mall, but to put it bluntly, he is a fool.

When you fight and lose both sides, one side is the ice crystal leaf, the other side is the family wealth, and when the time comes, you will reap the benefits of the fisherman, this money and medicine will definitely promote the development of the village in the past hundred years.