391. The endgame of an emperor
At the moment, Bai Yi already had a headache, but the elf did it like this, which made him suddenly feel that his head was much bigger all of a sudden, fortunately, the elf played the proper style and bearing of the main palace at this time, gently pushed his chest, and said: "My dear, you have other things to do, just go quickly, just leave it to me here." ”
emmmm, although it doesn't seem to be very reliable, but this is also the best way at the moment, Bai Yi can only nod, take off the little Miya who is tired of being in his arms, and after a few words, he flew up with the levitation technique and flew towards the imperial city of the Elven Empire.
The half-elf who forgot what his name was before said that the Mad King would be waiting for him in the palace, which didn't look like he was lying, but at that moment, that guy had the idea of suicide after experiencing such a blow at the beginning, maybe he could figure it out again after a while? It's better to solve it sooner.
The distance from the battlefield to the palace was not close, Bai Yi flew all the way at full speed, and it was close to sunset before he arrived nearby, along the way he witnessed the destruction of this originally beautiful and peaceful land, and there was actually his share in it, which made him feel a little remorseful in his heart.
The impact of this war not only affected the traditional elves who lived in the sea of trees, but even the secular elves outside were not spared, even if the battlefield was not on their side, but the chaos caused by the wild beasts at the beginning, the panic caused by the successive battles, and the calamity brought to the originally elegant and artistic elves were probably not much easier than the battlefield...
Bai Yi flew over all the way, and he had already seen several cities that had been destroyed most of them, and the losses suffered by the Elven Empire in this turmoil were difficult to measure with money.
Even their capital, the Imperial City, was completely devastated at this time, and the streets were full of panicked civilians, although there were many soldiers in armor walking through the streets, but they did not do their duty to protect the civilians, but were going from house to house to carry out Gru's orders to eliminate the remaining fallen gods, which obviously only caused more chaos and trauma.
There is no way, compared to these losses, Bai Yi's anger is obviously more unbearable for them, and this is indeed the best time to completely cut off the tumor of the Fallen God Cult, and the pain caused by this can only be slowly healed later.
Witnessing the rise and fall of a dynasty with his own eyes, Bai Yi's mood was quite calm, he quickly flew to the palace, and as soon as he landed at the door, there was a guy in a black robe waiting for him there.
"Mr. Hope? Here, please, Your Majesty is waiting for you. The black-robed man maintained a minimum of dignity and politeness, and said without humility or arrogance.
Bai Yi looked at his outfit and asked a little curiously, "They didn't arrest you?" ”
"I'm still the chief advisor of the empire, and at least the face is still left to me." The black-robed advisor said calmly, it seemed that he had already expected his end.
At this time, the order in the palace was maintained quite well, much better than the street outside, but the panic and sadness on the faces of those maids and servants still lingered, and they stared at the ugly armor that had been brought in by the chief advisor with complicated eyes, and there were some doubts and expectations in those eyes.
It's a pity that Bai Yi didn't come to save them, but to kill their emperor... It is extremely rare for an assassin to be led into the palace in such a grand manner.
A moment later, Bai Ye appeared in the secret office of the Mad King, the Mad King who had the opportunity to surpass the sages, become the greatest elven king, and obtain the title of emperor, he was standing in front of a huge floor-to-ceiling mirror, he could not see the slightest haze of a loser in him, not at all like a defeated dog should be, and even maintained an elegant and arrogant temperament, as if the mirror had sucked all the negative emotions that should be in his body.
He slowly turned his head, glanced at Bai Yi, and said loudly: "I didn't expect that we would meet on such an occasion." ”
Bai Yi sensed it slightly, and found that the mad king in front of him was not the weird black crow of the Fallen God Sect, but himself, he was really waiting for Bai Yi to come over as the half-elf said.
Before Bai Yi could speak, the black-robed advisor who followed him took the first step, knelt down in front of the Mad King, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, this is the last time I will serve you, and my mission will end here." With that, he directly took out a sharp dagger and stabbed it into his heart.
The corpse fell silently, the blood gushing out of the wound stained the carpet blood-red, Bai Yi avoided two steps to the side, and sighed: "I can't imagine that a person like you has such loyal subordinates?" ”
"His loyalty is truly commendable." The mad king praised others rarely, and then continued to Bai Yi as if he didn't see his last subordinate die in front of him: "Okay, now let's have a good chat, I've always been full of curiosity about you, and I've always wanted to find a chance to talk to you, but I didn't expect that now I got my wish." ”
"A powerful being from the Void! I thought it was just a story made up by poets and writers, but I didn't expect that I would face an enemy like you. The Mad King continued, and then asked curiously, "And I really want to know now, why would you, who have been rejected by the whole world, who are considered heinous in the impression of ordinary people, and who are all evil and foreign ways in the mouth of the church, do such a thing?" Why be our enemy? ”
"Didn't you make my enemies first?" Bai Yi asked a little funny, this guy, could it be that he forgot how the contradiction came about? If they hadn't made a move on Xiao Miya's hometown at the beginning, how could it trigger a series of subsequent times and fall to this point?
The Mad King had obviously considered how Bai Yi would answer, perhaps an impassioned truth? Hypocrisy, perhaps? I didn't think the right answer would be so easy...
So he laughed, hahahaha laughed for a long time, laughing a little ghostly, and finally finally managed to hold back his laughter, wiped the tears from his laughter, and sighed: "Yes, I really thought that the plan would be broken for such a small reason." ”
"Is it worth it that your plan has devastated your country and your people?" Bai Yi asked rhetorically.
"If it works, why not be worth it?" The Mad King spread his hands and said frankly: "With the rule puppet, there will be a real revival of the elf race!" ”
Then, the mad king gave Bai Yi a general overview of this plan, and the biggest reason why he used the power of the whole country to implement the plan - the elven empire has developed so far, it seems to be strong, but in fact it has ushered in a bottleneck, whether it is territory, population, productivity, and influence, it has reached the limit, and it is difficult to go further.
For the Mad King, there is no room for him to surpass the sages of the elves and create a greater and more powerful situation, even if he has barely expanded his territory a little bit through several foreign wars, but it is limited to this, such expansion is not stable, and it is not enough for him to shake the status of the sage.
If you really want to make a breakthrough, you can only start from a larger level, such as unifying the twin planes, or even expanding to other large planes... At this time, the mad king felt that the biggest reason for the restriction of the elf race was that the strength was too weak.
No matter how mysterious the traditional druid system or archer system of the elves is, it always seems weak compared to the magic fighting spirit and warfare on the human side, and it is barely reliable to use it for self-protection, but it is unreliable to expand the territory with these powers.
Although the elves also imitated humans to learn magic and fighting spirit, but after all, it was a cultivation system developed by humans for their own physique, and elves and humans were different species after all, and it was not always so easy to use other people's power systems.
In fact, without the support of the evil arts of the Fallen God Cult, the elven clan would not have a demigod-level powerhouse so far, and the Holy Spirit level would be rare; In terms of low-end combat power, the cultivation and control of the fighting spirit of the grassroots soldiers is far inferior to that of the human side, not to mention the terrifying killer weapon of the mage legion.
Under such a premise, the Mad King finally accepted the plan of the Fallen God Cult, and his intention was very simple, the rule puppet could limit the power of others, and then give others power, so that the force that the elves dreamed of would be enough, and for this, he did not hesitate to fight with demons.
Everyone knows what happened next, not only did Bai Yi jump out to thwart his plan, but even his former allies betrayed decisively, and the mad king finally failed and lost everything.
Bai Yi patiently listened to his narration, and did not interject halfway, and only after he finished speaking, did he ask rhetorically: "Is it really such an interesting thing to conquer the world?" ”
"Everyone has everyone's persistence and belief, this is the motivation and opportunity for me to support me to continue, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, just as I don't understand why you have such a powerful power, but you are willing to be a couple." The Mad King replied earnestly.
"Because we want to return to a normal world, a world of peace and tranquility as usual, not a world full of dead bodies and devastated last days." Bai Yi also replied seriously.
"Hehe, it seems that the church is a bunch of liars, people like you are banished to such a place, burdened with such infamy, and can still maintain such a mentality, in my opinion, it is like a saint." The Mad King said in a slightly sarcastic tone, "But you just mentioned us? It seems that you are not alone in the powerhouses living in the void, can you guarantee that they all think the same way as you? ”
Bai Yi shook his head, "If you live for a long time, you will see a lot of things lightly; When we see more, we can see a lot of things, and we don't want to be saints, we just want to be ordinary people. As for the latter question, you don't have to worry about it, since you think differently, it will naturally not be with us. ”
Even though he said that, it seemed like giving others the power to choose for themselves, but in fact... How can a person who is not with him survive in an extreme environment where the void is constantly eroding consciousness and power?
So why is it that there are far more than 33 people who have been banished into the void for thousands of years, and only 33 are left behind?
"Okay, that's about the end of the conversation, are you going to tell me more about the Fallen God Cult? If not, it's time to end. Bai Yi said, and the black flame ignited in his palm, which at this time looked somewhat similar to the various black flames used by the Fallen God Sect? But it just looks similar, on one side is the black fire composed of magic, and on the other side is the pure power of the void, and there is still an essential difference between the two.
However, being able to die under the similar flames that the Fallen God Cult usually uses to dispose of corpses is quite suitable for this funeral of the Mad King?
"After this battle, the demon betrayed, the original leader of the God of Nature was forcibly banished and suffered a heavy blow, the Cult of the Fallen God has already existed in name only, and it has completely become a cult that does not enter the stream, what else is worth telling you? Do it! The mad king finally said, still insisting on standing in place, looking directly at Bai Yi, facing the impending death.
"Is that so? Okay, but I still want to ask, why would a god like the god of nature fall into your company? Bai Yi finally asked.
"Who knows? That's what happens when I join in. The Mad King smiled faintly and did not answer Bai Yi's question.
As a result, the black void flame completely enveloped him, and instantly turned into ashes.
This elven king, who was inspired to create a great future for the elven race, but instead brought endless calamities to his own country, died like this, died very ordinary, very peaceful, and not even too many people knew.
And Bai Yi, the only witness to his death, withdrew the power of the void in his hand, suddenly tilted his head, and sighed in the void: "Now that we have solved an opponent, I am afraid that the price is not light, and we will have to face more tricky enemies later..."
The implication is obvious, he used such a majestic void power under such circumstances this time, it is impossible not to be discovered and questioned, and even the military gods in the sky know about it, what about the other gods?
"Are our efforts to save the world end up turning us against the world?" Bai Yi asked helplessly in the void.
As a result, the magician replied: "Don't worry, just wait and see, in your words on earth, justice is in people's hearts, rumors and facts, and people can always make the right choice." ”
Bai Yi silently chewed on the teacher's words, and on the way back, he fell into thought.