After a brief period of madness, the Forsaken vanished from the continent for good, erasing all civilization and memory of their civilization from the history of Olanca, and the Year of the Fallen of the Gods came to an end.

All things have a chance to breathe, and the [War on the Dragon] is gradually revealed.

“…… Is there still such a secret? I thought the Forsaken were just a race that mysteriously disappeared from ancient times. ”

After Denilos' recount, the female legend gently covered her mouth to hide her surprise.

She had been exposed to some of the Forsaken's secrets before, but only the most superficial ones, not as much as Dineros knew.

Denelos glanced at the strangely floating glove with a complicated expression, and said:

"Although there are many doubts in this rumor, it is a more detailed one, and even I suspect that even the Great Labyrinth of Olari was built by the Forsaken!"

After hearing Denilos's words, Heinrich's eyes immediately widened, and he said:

“…… What the?! Why haven't you told me about such an important matter before? ”

The old priest glanced at Heinrich and replied:

"I only learned about these things in the more than ten years that I lived in Brewell."

"Brewell...... Is it the ruin town in the south? ”

The person who answered was Carl, and the words Brewell caught his attention.

"That's right, that's what you think."

After receiving Denilos' affirmative answer, Karl suddenly said:

"So, Mr. Denelos, you're one of the garrisons of that ruined town? No wonder we know so much about the Forsaken. ”

Denelos didn't say much, just nodded in silence.

Faced with this situation, Heinrich was stunned and asked Denilos:

"Ruined town? Garrison? What is that? ”

Heinrich glanced at him, and after a moment of silence, he said:

"For some special reasons, I have been stationed in Brewell for many years on the orders of my predecessor, Pope Sylvia."

The impact of the words "Sylvia's Order" was undoubted, and Heinrich opened his mouth and did not continue to ask, but vaguely felt that the reason why Dinilos left the Templar back then did not seem to be so simple.

Karl smiled and said:

"Lord Sylvia had invited me to Brewell to be stationed there, but I was still a ...... Forget it, continue with the previous topic. ”

"The story of the Forsaken is roughly the same as that of Mr. Denilos...... Only in some details are there discrepancies with what I knew. ”

"Actually, there are many books about the Forsaken hidden in the original headquarters, and one of them contains a very bizarre clue, and the reason why I have been wandering on the continent for decades is to investigate that clue!"

When he said this, he looked straight and said to the people,

"The Lord of Shadows, Nyvenmore, is a name that has disappeared into ancient times, in the deeds of the Forsaken."

"It is the key to the beginning of the Year of Godfall, and it is also the reason for the end of the Year of Godfall - although I still have doubts about the veracity of the claim that the Forsaken invaded the continent and attacked the gods, the fact that Nevenmore is the most powerful weapon of the Forsaken and has defeated countless powerful enemies for them does exist!"

"However, no matter how much I tried, there were few clues about Nyvenmore in the literature containing information about the Forsaken, and the one that struck me the most was this title: "

"The created Old Gods—it has the exact same essence as the Old Gods, but even the true Old Gods fear its power and regard it as their natural enemy."

"At the end of Godfall, Nyvenmore was torn apart for unknown reasons, forming multiple fragments scattered across the earth. Most of the fragments were found by the surviving creatures, sealed in secret vessels, and hung on for eternity, hoping to cleanse them of their filth with devout faith. ”

"As history progresses, some fragments have inadvertently broken out, or have been regarded as treasures by the ignorant, or hidden in the snow in the bottomless abyss; Some of the fragments are still resting in vessels, or blessed by worship, or abandoned in the wilderness. ”

Karl slowly told the long-ago secrets while staring at the glove not far away,

"And on the title page of the document that recorded the information of Nyvenmore in the original headquarters, there is a fragment of the Lord of Shadows sealed!"

The crowd was immersed in a moment of disbelief, while Denilos squinted at the glove and asked Karl:

"So, do you think this thing has something to do with the so-called Shadow Lord? Or even a part of those fragments? ”

Karl replied:

"I can't be entirely sure, but the aura it emits is very similar to that on the fragment - of course, the volume of the fragment is less than one percent of this glove, only the size of a grain of rice, and the filth and coercion contained in it are not comparable to this glove."

Heinrich's attention was focused on another key point:

"'The Old Gods that were made'?" Predators'? What the hell is going on? ”

Karl shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands:

"I don't know much about that, just a little bit of a clue, but I don't think it's pleasant to know that."

Karl naturally knew why Heinrich asked this, the threat of the ancient gods to the empire was not a day or two, and if he could get a weapon that could fight against the old gods, of course he would be very concerned.

Heinrich, however, looked a little anxious, and asked:

"Just tell everything you know, especially about the Old Gods and the Lord of Shadows, the more detailed the better."

Karl only smiled bitterly, shook his head, and sighed before he said:

"If you really want to explain, you have to start with the origin of the ancient gods."

"With our current realm, if we take a step further, we will reach the sixth rank, which is what mortals call sages, saints, and of course, that level has another title, the peak of the peak-demigod."

"In the unknown era, the original god of Orlanca, who is also the true god, the true god of Acasia, disappeared from the continent after creating various lives in Orlanca, and since then, there has been no creature capable of creating anything on the continent of Orlanca."

"In ancient times, all kinds of creatures survived in different forms in this vast land, and the legendary ancient races were still active, and in order to survive, the disputes and frictions between different races never stopped."

"And in those long years of ignorance and ignorance, a lucky few found Akaxia's footprints on this continent, received a divine revelation, and opened the door to strength and wisdom."

"As they progressed, they came to the realization of the truth of the world, and under the bequest of Akashya, they became the closest creatures to the true God, which we now commonly call the gods. And the realm where the [gods] are located is the seventh order above the demigods. ”

"Demigods, past and present, are the limits of what all beings can reach without the grace of Akashya, and no living being has ever been able to break this, not even the noble dragons and elves who are born."

"—except for the Forsaken and the Old Gods!"

"I have no way of knowing the origin and essence of the ancient gods, but the source of their power has long been confirmed by history, and it is from the unconscious darkness in the hearts of living beings, or it is evil...... In a way, they are actually a collection of resentments, and for this reason, the Old Gods will never be destroyed. ”

"I know all this, don't sell it, let's get to the point!" Heinrich urged impatiently.

Karl continued unhurriedly:

"The ancient gods are the sustenance of the evil thoughts of all beings, and after they become stronger, they will in turn cause various effects on living beings, which is also where your worries lie...... But do you know what would have happened if the Old Gods hadn't existed on this continent? ”

Heinrich was stunned and immediately blurted out:

"The Old Gods don't exist? This also uses ......"

Halfway through the sentence he was stunned and fell silent, and only after half a sound did he shake his head and replied,

"If the Old Gods didn't exist...... I don't know what to expect. ”

At this moment, Carl's expression was inexplicable, and his words contained emotions that were not clear whether it was awe or envy:

"The Forsaken of the Underworld, though they have not received the divine grace of Akasia, possess the most outstanding talents, unparalleled wisdom, and longevity...... Why would a race with such an advantage launch an invasion of the continent at the end of the Year of Light and Darkness? Could it be that they are waiting for internal friction between the gods and the ancient gods? ”

He shook his head,

"Obviously not, the war between the ancient gods and the gods has only damaged the vitality of both sides at best, but the appearance of the Forsaken has directly ended the era of the gods!"

"Even after the investigation, I haven't fully figured this out, and there is only one thing that is clear...... That is, the environment in which the Forsaken live is without ancient gods! ”

"So, what exactly were the Forsaken doing before they left the underground? What is stopping them? What exactly can stop them? ”

"Acts of God? Man-made disaster? Or something else? ”

"What happens when the resentment of sentient beings loses its carrier?"

……

There was silence around him, and Heinrich's expression became very complicated, and he seemed to understand a little bit why Karl would be unhappy when he said that he knew this.

He asked with difficulty:

"Your consciousness is that the creatures of the continent have been able to survive safely all because of the existence of ancient gods??"

Not only Heinrich, but even Deniros and the woman found this statement unreasonable, but they couldn't think of a reason for Karl to deceive them.

Karl shook his head and said:

"I'm not sure about that, because there is not enough evidence, so it's just a temporary speculation...... At this point, I have to mention the glove in front of me and talk about the Lord of Shadows. ”

"I mentioned earlier that Nerwin Moore, the Lord of Shadows, is the key to the beginning of the Year of Godfall, but in fact it is more than that."

"After it was created, it served as a container for collecting the darkness in the hearts of the Forsaken, bearing the sins of the Forsaken...... This is the origin of the man-made ancient gods. ”

"With their own 'Old Gods', the Forsaken are no longer tormented by unknown causes, freed from pain, and even let the power of Nyvenmore be used for their own ......"

As if amazed by the talent of the Forsaken, Karl closed his eyes and tried to reach for the floating glove, but was blocked by an invisible wall.

"This glove should have been collected by the surviving Forsaken and not sealed by the creatures of the mainland...... I don't think it's just here for no reason. ”

Karl opened his eyes, suddenly turned back to Heinrich and said:

"Are you sure you want to continue looking down? If so, then the seal must be broken by brute force...... Although I don't know if I can do it, I can do it. ”

The seal was apparently created after the earthquake and along with the changes in the surrounding terrain, as if it had received some special signal from deep underground.

Heinrich did not hesitate and said very simply:

"If even we can't stop it, then this seal will definitely not be able to stop those monsters in the depths of the labyrinth, and naturally there is no meaning in existing."

Karl twisted the ends of his hair, nodded and said:

"That's right, it looks like I have a chance to study this hand......"

Before he could finish speaking, the woman tightened her trench coat and suddenly spoke:

"The glove...... Gone! ”

Before the four legends were aware of it, the glove suddenly disappeared out of thin air, without even a hint of fluctuation.

Carl was stunned, and after a few seconds he sighed, rubbed his eyebrows, and smiled bitterly:

"Lost a good opportunity to research......"

Regarding the disappearance of the gloves, his mood did not fluctuate too much, and he seemed unexpectedly open-minded.

Heinrich and Denelos, on the other hand, were quite strange about the current situation, and were already secretly on guard, ready to strike at any time.

And at this moment, everyone suddenly noticed that the sealing aura in front of them had become a lot more illusory.

It's not like it disappeared directly, it's more like it's just for the four of them.

Everyone glanced at each other, and the strangeness in their hearts became more and more intense.

There is no doubt that someone is watching them.

Several of them were people who had seen strong winds and waves, so naturally they would not be discouraged by this situation, Heinrich nodded to the other three, and took the lead into the road leading to the eleventh layer.

What they didn't know was that somewhere on the tenth floor, somewhere in the ruins of an altar, the glove that had disappeared from their eyes suddenly appeared, floating on top of the ruin altar.

Directly underneath the gloves, a badly withered corpse lay silently, so badly damaged that it could only be identified as a woman by the corpse's clothing.

The surface of the stone bed on which the corpse lay was engraved with dense mysterious characters, most of which were worn out, and only a few words remained.