Chapter Thirty-Eight: A Cursed Fate
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Fan Kang immediately understood that the ghost hand that the boy was talking about was his mutated left arm!
Previously, when Xia Li was talking about the origin of the Pretender, Fan Kang had heard about the ghost hand.
At the beginning, the strongest empire on the Fury continent, Perus, had two strong men, both of whom had great achievements. In that era when the stars were shining, no one was more dazzling than them, and no one was more brilliant than them.
The two of them, one is the ** division Ozma. And the other is the great sword Hao Kazan.
It's a pity that the two didn't enjoy the glory for long. After the Peruvian Empire dominated the continent, the monarch ruthlessly set up a game and killed the two.
After Ozma's death, he was somehow reborn as a demon king, spreading the curse of blood on the continent of Fury, creating a huge army of pretenders in an attempt to destroy the world. Despite Ozma's defeat, the Impostor has become something similar to Ozma's Inheritor, left behind in some corners of Fury's continent.
Although Kazan's ending was not as bleak as Ozma's, he was also picked off and died in prison. Legend has it that Kazan fought without armor and wore a throwing axe around his waist. With an axe in one hand and a giant sword in the other, he is extremely brave. Once with the strength of one person, he rushed into the tens of thousands of enemy troops and ran rampant.
In the fashionable words of the Three Kingdoms period, it is called among the thousands of armies, taking the head of the enemy general is like probing the bag.
Like Ozma, Kazan did not die in that frame-up. Instead, he incarnated as a ghost god many years later and wandered around the Fury continent.
Soon, because of Kazan in the state of ghosts, a disease called "Kazan syndrome" spread on the Fury continent.
The exact cause of the disease is unknown.
These patients usually have no abnormalities. But once they get emotional, they get a lot of power. At the cost, consciousness will be blurred and unable to control itself. When their strength is exhausted, they fall into a coma, and when they wake up, they often forget what they have done.
With the frequent use of this force, the left hand of the person with Kazan syndrome will gradually mutate, like the young Baron saved by Fan Kang, thick, scarlet, and extremely powerful.
Of course, there is no such thing as a free lunch. These people have an amazing burst of power, but they also pay a terrible price.
According to Fan Kang, people with Kazan syndrome tend to live shorter than the average person. It's not that this kind of power consumes lifespan, but the power is too domineering and will cause a great load on the body. Even the patients themselves did not know at what point they would die after a rampage.
When Baron was still young, it was after an emotional breakout that he accidentally killed his biological parents, and was regarded as an outlier by everyone in the town.
The fear and rejection of his fellow villagers forced Baron to leave his homeland. But no matter where he went, Baron, who initially revealed his ghost hand, could not be recognized, and everyone secretly called him a monster.
Self-blame, loneliness, hesitation......
What could be more desperate?
In a way, the moment he contracted Kazan's syndrome, Baron's fate was cursed.
Even after joining the army, no one wanted to be with Baron. Even the chief kicked him directly to the Ruolan Forest station, guarding the front line against monsters.
It stands to reason that Baron should have felt angry and frightened to be sent to such a dangerous place. But in fact, he loved it here. Because only here, the villagers don't see him as a monster, but as a cute child who guards them.
However, it was hard to meet those few people who had good intentions towards Baron, and now they have been torn to shreds by monsters! How can Baron not be sad? How can you not be angry?
So, he kept looking for monsters around the village, killing constantly...... He wants revenge!
Unfortunately, the time for the frenzy was soon over, and if it hadn't been for the timely killing of a dwarven pitcher with a bombardment, Baron would have hated it.
After understanding the whole story, Fan Kang pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "I don't think the monster attack has anything to do with you. ”
"But our Captain said that the orcs were attracted by my ghost hand breath......"
Fan Kang showed a sneer. "You might as well think about it. If you captains don't put the blame on you, how can they run away with dignity? Even the soldiers fled, it is very likely that he planned it! After all, the law does not blame the people, as long as everyone evacuates, even the commander of the Elwin Line will not say anything, let alone punish you captains! ”
"But why did he do that?"
"Quite simply, in order to survive!" Fan Kang's voice was cold and unforgiving. Makes Baron shudder.
In order to survive, everything is reasonable, everything is possible. This is what Fan Kang did not say.
Baron has always lived in a violent but simple world, and has always had beautiful fantasies about human nature. In his view, the duty of a soldier is to obey the orders of his superiors and protect the civilians in the kingdom. He couldn't imagine that those colleagues would abandon the villagers for their own lives.
Fan Kang knew he had managed to hit Baron's soft underbelly, and now he needed to add another fire.
"If the soldiers had held out, at least the villagers would have had a chance to escape. But on the contrary, once the defenders retreat, then the villagers will be reduced to bait and will be attacked by monsters first, successfully delaying time for the deserters! ”
"You mean, in order to escape, Captain Wu and they did not hesitate to use the villagers as bait?" Baron was only a half-old child after all, and he couldn't believe for a moment that those colleagues who got along day and night would have such sinister intentions.
"With their physical fitness, if they are just escaping, they naturally don't need bait. But if it's to carry something......" Fan Kang said here, pausing deliberately.
"Gold!" Baron blurted out.
Fan Kang nodded lightly and continued: "In fact, the villagers did not just die at the hands of monsters, to a large extent, they were killed by those soldiers who evacuated in an organized manner. ”
Baron blushed and gritted his teeth. "These bastards, it's just a matter of putting the blame on me, and they actually escaped from the battle and killed the villagers!"
"If you still want to kill those dwarven pitchers to get revenge, I can help you. But listen, this life of yours must remain, and there is another revenge waiting for you! ”
"How can you kill a few dwarf pitchers?" Baron sneered. "If you don't kill that damn orc, I won't be able to eliminate the hatred in my heart!"
"By the way, have you ever confronted that orc?"
"Yes! When he led the dwarven pitcher out of the village, I got into a fight with him. His strength is about the same as mine, but he has too many subordinates, and it is indeed a bit tricky to kill him. ”
"Huh? Strength is about the same? Fan Kang frowned, puzzled in his heart. It doesn't make sense! If the strength of a side world boss is similar to that of Baron, isn't the reward for the hidden quest equal to giving it away? Moreover, in this world, even the strength of dwarven pitchers has increased so much, there is no reason why the minotaur would be weak to this extent. ”
Suddenly, Fan Kang realized that he had probably walked into a misunderstanding. In the mission description, the name of the boss is clearly given - Minotaur, not Orc.
"Baron, the orcs you're talking about aren't minotaurs."
Baron was stunned. "Of course not. How could I possibly beat the Minotaur? ”
"Sure enough......" Fan Kang sighed secretly, this task shouldn't be so easy.
The two were walking back to the village when Fan Kang suddenly spoke up again. "Baron, do you want to change this lonely fate?"
Bard sighed as he looked at the horror left and right self-deprecatingly. "Even if you want to? No one wants to be friends with monsters. Ever since I was infected with the ghost hand, I have been doomed to the fate of a lonely old man. ”
"Why not try to change?"
"Haven't I tried enough? No matter how hard I tried, the end result was the same. Those who hate me, spit on me. People who trust me, hurt by me...... Destiny cannot be violated! ”
"Nope! I mean, why don't you try to resist the power of Kazan in the hands of the ghost and not use him? ”
Bud smiled wryly. "It's useless. The world is full of dangers, and if I don't want to die, I have to use this power. ”
"But why don't you try to make yourself stronger?"
Baron suddenly stopped and asked quietly. "Really? Can this change? ”
Fan Kang smiled and held out his hand to Baron. "Of course, if you can stay awake at all times, who would refuse a strong and reliable friend? We're friends now, if you will. ”
We're friends now, if you will......
How long has it been? How long has it been since Baron has heard such a sincere voice?
Balon held Fan Kang's hand tightly, his eyes moistened, and he said two words with difficulty.
"Of course ......"
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