Glacial wasteland, the ruins of the Dragon King's City.

In the roaring blizzard, the once majestic city walls, towers, bridges, palaces... All that remains is the ruins, covered and buried by snow and ice, a quarter turned white, and three-quarters sunk into the abyss of an ice cave.

This is what the hard-working Eagle King saw when he arrived here.

"I saw Lymantes coming, and people called him 'the One of the Dead' – death is the end of life, and a saint who saves the world without any emotion deserves that title. ”

The smiling Eagle King wandered among the ruins in the howling wind and snow as if he were strolling in the dust, his long delicate hair fluttering in the wind and snow along with the hem of his clothes, and his white cheeks and hands were red and swollen from the cold.

Even so, it could not interrupt him from looking down at the parchment book that came from nowhere in his hand, and muttered in a low voice like a devout believer.

"I saw a knight, the great Govait, holding aloft a swallow-tailed banner in praise of the name of the 'tyrant' - for the saint who saves others, he must kill, and he who save, and who kills;"

Along the edge of the Abyss, the Eagle King walked forward step by step - the long bridge that once led to the Dragon King's tower was now the only "land" above the pit of the Ice and Snow Abyss.

The long and narrow bridge stretches out to the very center of the "giant crater".

"I saw Luton destitute, reviled in his life, and infamous after his death—for the truth is the most stinging and the truth most terrible, and he who speaks the truth must be full of lies, and will be all denied, and must be 'unbelievers.'"

The Eagle King paused slightly, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

There was an overwhelming shudder from the long bridge beneath his feet, a wail from the increasingly violent blizzard, and the pillars on either side cracked one after another with the figure of the Eagle King passing by, and the broken stones fell into the abyss along with the ice and snow.

"I saw Diabo so hateful, unbelieving in God and not believing in man, expounding all his actions, his motives, and the results with sin and lust—he alone was complacent with the title of 'Enderman,' and he who was in the abyss could only see a ray of light above his head when he looked up to the heavens;"

The Eagle King's voice gradually changed tone, and the speed of his speech became faster and faster, as if he were chanting a mantra, and he quickly read the parchment book in his hand.

"And I saw that authority was given to them, that there were hymns to praise them, that sin was given to them, and that there were curses that blasphemed them. ”

"I have seen them give old life that still has a fight, and death to sick babies;"

"I have seen them stop killing with killing, save the slain with killing, and put their lives on the scales to weigh which is more important;"

"I have seen them tell the truth, which makes all beings guilty, painful, and angry, and I have seen them speak the truth, which makes mortals pessimistic, sinking, and despairing."

"I have seen them tell the story of all their ugliness, and destroy all the good, and the beautiful, and the good, and all the ornaments, and show their true colors the ugly, the shameful, and the ugly, and the compelled man to look at them all;"

"I saw that all they could bring chaos and waves and conversions to the earth, and that they would kill a quarter of the people and destroy themselves in whatever way."

"He who heals will die of sickness, he who kills will die at the hands of others, he who speaks the truth will die by the mouth of the man, and he who longs for the light will die of despair. ”

"Praise them therefore and curse them, and may the Supreme Being give authority to these sinners. ”

The Eagle King, who stopped at the end of the long bridge, also happened to finish reading the last sentence of the parchment.

He lowered his head and stared at the abyss of ice that seemed to have no end in sight, and the parchment in his hand was gently raised.

"Hoo ——!"

With a wave of his arm, the thick pile of parchment turned into scattered parchment in the air, and fell around the Eagle King with the wind and snow, slowly sinking like dead leaves falling into a pool.

Gone in the abyss.

"Talk to me. ”

Staring at the unfathomable pit beneath his feet, the Eagle King said lightly: "I have done everything I can to get here, my family, my servants, my comrades, my robes, my compatriots, including my life, I have staked everything I can bet on this struggle. ”

"It's just with... You are the same. ”

All that answered him was the howling wind.

"I'm not here to beg for your help, and I'm not going to kneel down and beg you—I'm the Eagle King of the Azores, and I've brought my people here from that land that has been almost completely assimilated by the Void, and behind me are nearly a million innocent elves—they... It is the last hope for the continuation of this world!"

The Eagle King gritted his teeth and frowned: "If you are really willing to cooperate with me, so that you can also continue in the future world, instead of the last trace of being wiped out......"

"In response to me—this is the only request, and I assure you with the blood of the Eagle Kings that I will never fail your sincerity and trust!"

Staring at the endless abyss, the Eagle King's expression showed a little self-deprecation, but he was not disappointed.

It doesn't matter, if they willingly accept the final destruction, why should they plead to a group of desperate guys?

Turning around, the Eagle Dynasty walked in the direction he had come, his firm steps even steadier than when he came.

"We... And there was no despair. ”

The footsteps stopped, and the color of shock filled the eyes of the Eagle King, and the dull and aging voice seemed to sound directly in his own head.

The Eagle King turned his head suddenly, and the cold and piercing touch instantly invaded his whole body—it was clear that there was nothing, but it was as if he was staring at himself by some kind of "existence higher than himself".

The feeling of being looked down on, being looked at... It seems that life or death is just a trivial matter that can be decided by the other party at the slightest thought, and it is not worth mentioning.

"Lemantes, the first to respond to me... Is that you?"

The Eagle King, who did his best to straighten his waist and his pupils dilated, made his voice sound more stable: "No offense, but even in the Azores from generation to generation, in the classics about the era of the Dragon Kingdom, you exist as a ruthless and unsympathetic person." ”

"On the level of indifference and malice, second only to Diapo the Ender. ”

He gritted his teeth and waited for the other party's response and "revenge".

"Govait... The 'tyrant' you call it, the first person to try to respond to you is him, but he is stopped by Diabo. ”

The voice of the old man sounded faintly, like a whisper.

"We don't doubt your ambitions, a... Your Majesty, we only suspect that what you have done is the exact opposite of what you have hoped for. ”

Slightly stunned, the Eagle King's expression was very inexplicable, and then there was an urge to laugh.

"So, you're scared, aren't you? Because you failed again and again in life, and again and again after you died...... I've failed too many times, so I don't dare to keep trying... Really?"

Staring at the bottomless abyss, the Eagle King's expression was very sarcastic: "Then maybe I've really come to the wrong place." I'm sorry, I shouldn't have bothered you losers who reported to the group for warmth, and I shouldn't have come out again and give you another chance to fail!"

"After all, you're not your old selves anymore... Now you are just a bunch of 'moths' who rely on the past and fear to survive, trying to survive in the two realms ruled by the Holy Cross... Hmm?!"

At the moment when he didn't finish speaking, the Eagle King standing at the end of the long bridge trembled as if he had been suddenly hit hard.

"Bell ——!"

The sharp knife unsheathed and nailed to the stone slab beneath his feet, barely allowing him to stand firm, but it could not alleviate the pain caused by the impact of the power of the void.

Nervous tremors, confusion in memory, disintegration of consciousness...... It's like being choked by an invisible existence, as long as the other party pushes a little harder, he can be wiped out!

It was so painful, but his body didn't react at all, he almost died, but it was as if nothing had happened, and all the functions of his body were normal.

And that's... Once nearly destroyed the dragon kingdom... The power of the evil gods?

"I warned you. ”

The voice was indifferent, with a little helplessness.

"The first person to want to respond to you was Govait, but it wasn't because he approved of you;"

"On the contrary, he wants to destroy you. ”

The Eagle King, who was gasping for breath, raised his head tremblingly.

It was obviously cold and windy, but there were a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead.

"Can you... Tell me why?"

The Eagle King said with difficulty.

The voice was silent for a while, and after a long time it silently spoke:

"Because you're late - they've found someone to confront the Black Cross and are making preparations, and your presence will disrupt the original trajectory and dash the last hopes. ”

"You're right, the four of us... It is not that we have despaired, that we have long been able to survive, that we have relied on the horrors of the living beings to not be destroyed, but that we also want to see hope, that we can save the world from the endless darkness. ”

"If this last hope is also destroyed by the slightest deviation, it will be a betrayal of the whole world!"

"Hopefully... But where is the hope of our Azorean elves?!"

The angry Eagle King's expression was slightly distorted: "Our country has been destroyed, and our people have gradually been assimilated by the power of the void, I led them out of the sea of suffering, just to get the last ray of hope!"

"If we can't completely destroy the Holy Cross, completely separate the two worlds, or even cut off forever, the erosion of the power of the void on my people will not stop—will you, who have saved the world and destroyed the world, watch your bloodline disappear?!"

"I'm sorry, but ......" senile voices gradually deepened.

"Salvation must be paid!" another voice rang out, full of energy and power:

"Sacrifice the few, save the many... This is the justice of nature - it may not sound so just, but there is no more reasonable and just 'justice' in this world!"

"So the price has to be ours, and we don't even have the power to oppose and choose, do we?!"

The Eagle King's eyes widened with rage, and he looked around.

"On the flip side... If the price was human, you wouldn't be so angry and so wronged. The third voice came abruptly, bitter and mean:

"You will be outwardly compassionate, but behind your back, you will accept this result with joy, and watch your people become the masters of the world for the next thousand years, but alas......"

"That's what it is, and it's not going to change. ”

The fourth voice sighed long, as if there was still a little unbearable: "This world needs the existence of the Azorean elves, needs you to be destroyed, needs you to become the cornerstone of the future world, and contributes to the last glimmer of hope." ”

"You are so keen to inherit the bloodline that possesses the power of the Void, and to abuse the power of the Void as a part of yourself rather than a tool and power to be vigilant, you are destined to become the first target in the eyes of the 'Black Cross', so ......"

"It's not that we want to kill you, but our strength is already too weak to interfere with you......" The caustic voice sounded again:

"It's yourselves... Kill yourself!"

The angry Eagle King listened to the other party's undisguised cynicism in silence, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly:

"So... The world of the future is destined to have no place for our Azorean elves, and we are doomed to perish... Really?"

"We are not like those human 'brothers', who obediently became the test subjects of the dragon kingdom, obediently obeyed the call of the dragon queen, and obediently bowed our heads to the mighty power of the Holy Cross......"

"Because we refuse to bow our heads, refuse to obey easily, and are zealous to resist all injustices, and do not look forward to the Savior, but take the initiative to stand up and save ourselves—in your eyes, we deserve to die, right?"

"I repeat, no one is destined to perish. ”

The mean "Ender" Diapo spoke again, snorting and sneering:

"Your anger comes only from the man who saved the world, took all power and became the savior... Not you. ”

The Eagle King just snorted coldly.

"So... You put all your hopes in a stranger, a being who does not even belong to this world—expecting him to obediently obey your ideas and become the savior of this world... Really?"

Hooking the corners of his mouth with disdain, the Eagle King shook his head: "I don't want to comment too much on your decision, but if it's me... I would never believe that he would do what you wanted, and if it were me, I would certainly choose what was better for myself than for the world. ”

"For example... After becoming the savior of this world, he becomes the second 'Black Cross'. ”

At that moment, the Eagle King could feel the power of the void imposed on him suddenly weaken a lot.

Apparently... They also have this concern - they have the existence of confrontation with the power of the Black Cross, and they will have the idea of becoming a second "Black Cross......

Nothing surprising, is it?