Lava Castle is the oldest existing castle in the core territory of the Sbock Clan, and has been used as the center of the clan by successive patriarchs, and has not migrated for thousands of years.

This patriarch, Habs, returned to the clan after the duke, and never built a castle for himself, so the clan center was equivalent to his private residence.

However, at this time, the once fluttering clan chief's banner was lowering one by one, and the crown made of burning flames was swept into the brocade. However, there is no gunsmoke, no war, and no blood on the swords.

The parliamentary warriors were busy, taking down the clan flags of Sbock, stacking them neatly, and then replacing them with parliamentary flags in important places. On both sides of the streets of the castle, countless blood clans gathered at the corner of the street, or from the back of the door and window, silently watching all this.

There was no shortage of strong men in the crowd, and there were even counts and marquises. But they were all pale and gloomy, and they had no intention of resisting. The whole process of occupation and flag change was quiet and smooth, the occupation forces did not act excessively, and the blood clan did not overreact.

Compared to the many wars that have already taken place on the Twilight Continent, this place does seem very different.

On the top floor of the castle, on the terrace with the best view, there is an elegant man standing in a demon-style formal suit, with a flawless face.

There was no one on the terrace, there was no one on the entire top floor, and this supreme position belonged to him alone.

In the distant sky, the air suddenly fluctuated like water ripples, and a figure walked out. He stayed in the air for a moment, then stepped out, and then the same wave appeared in the mid-air by the terrace, and Habs stepped out.

At this moment, the blood-colored armament on his body had been removed, and he had changed into a black shirt with the council insignia, but he could still see that there was an inconspicuous dark color in his ribs, which was a wound that had not completely stopped the bleeding until now. Emperor Qin's Force attribute is not as hot as most Dawn Force, which can hurt the texture and is even more difficult to dispel.

Habs landed on the terrace, looked at the Demon Emperor, did not salute, and said lightly: "It is really an honor for His Majesty the Demon Emperor to personally take action in my small territory. ”

Habs saw several archducal fleets blockading outer space, as well as the unresolved flames of war in the territories of neighboring clans. In contrast, the Sbock Core is exceptionally calm and orderly. This is not surprising, the Demon Emperor is here, and under his coercion, even the Duke does not have the slightest power to resist.

The Demon Emperor turned around and smiled: "Habsqing, you came quite quickly, I thought you would hesitate somewhat." ”

Habs said lightly: "Here is my clan, my people. If I don't come back, I'm afraid this land will become the grave of all the people, right?"

There is no need for the council troops to do it, the Demon Emperor Domain is enough to cover this core territory, and all life in the domain will be strangled in darkness. If the Demon Emperor is willing, he can even let their souls be lost in the darkness forever, unable to return to the river of blood.

The Demon Emperor was noncommittal and said, "I only know that the Blood Clan has always believed that the ancestral bloodline is above all else. As the crowned prince, you should weigh more than all the people of the Sbock combined. ”

"That's just part of the Bloodline's opinion. As a strong man, what is the use of not being able to shelter the descendants of his own people?"

The Demon Emperor smiled and said, "However, you should already know that the Queen of the Night will not be able to protect you at this time. You come back at this time, and nothing will change you. It seems that there is something in this castle, something that you think is more important than your own life!"

Facing the Demon Emperor's penetrating gaze, Habs said slowly: "Under your power, don't you know very well what I have here? And I'm just doing what I think I should do, where I should be. ”

The Demon Emperor sighed and said, "I really don't know what to say about you, whether it's worthy of praise or too stupid." ”

Habs said, "If Medanzo could be as stupid as I am, you would never have made the progress you have in the twilight." ”

"He thinks he's the smartest of all, and so are our Maharajas. ”

"As I said, that's just a part of the people's opinion. ”

The Demon Emperor nodded and said, "So, Habsqing, do you know why I started this war?"

Habs stood, and from the eyes of the man opposite, he could not see any undulating waves, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

Now that I think about it, this Supreme seems to have always been such a light appearance that is neither angry nor angry, even if the superior will never tolerate rudeness and offense, he never looks at it in his eyes, so it gives most people an illusion of warmth and peace.

However, no matter what the Demon Emperor's expression or posture was, as long as the words came out of his mouth, it could shake the entire eternal night.

Suddenly, Habs had the feeling that perhaps he had underestimated the Demon Emperor all along. Or rather, the whole world of Eternal Night underestimated him.

The Queen of the Night has always been on the top, from her blood origin, to her power, to her temperament and appearance, she is so perfect that she is impeccable, and her prestige has crossed races. Compared to her, whether it is the Demon Emperor or the Spider Queen, or even the Supremes of the Ancient Period, they are overshadowed.

Perhaps it is precisely because there must be shadows under the bright moon, so people will forget how the Demon Emperor climbed step by step from a young warrior with ordinary qualifications and backgrounds to the supreme position of dominating the entire demon world.

Among the three supremes, the Demon Emperor is the most approachable one, he is the youngest and therefore relatively active. No one thought that it was precisely because of his activity that he would secretly make such a far-reaching layout.

Habs had only been away from Twilight for only three days, and it was inferred from Linald that the war would not break out more than two days later. In the blood clan base camp, being defeated by such a wide range of blows is the reason for Medanzo's betrayal, but it will definitely not be the only reason.

The old and new parties within the blood clan have been fighting for thousands of years, and Medanzo also has opponents, and he can't completely cover the sky with one hand. And within the council, although the holy war has existed for 10,000 years, the current all-out war against the blood clan is not a holy war, and werewolves and spider demons are not stupid, and they will not occupy the side of the demon descendants overnight.

It's a delicate plan that has been planned for an unknown amount of time.

However, the war has broken out, and the Demon Descendants have achieved a decisive advantage at the very beginning, and at this point, the reason for the war can be said to be important or unimportant.

Habs didn't quite understand why the Demon Emperor had taken the time to bother him with this talk.

The Demon Emperor said: "Actually, Habsqing, you don't have to be so hostile to me, this war is not for the purpose of destroying the blood clan. ”

Habs sneered, "It's not to destroy the blood clan, Medanzo betrayed, the Blue King should have fallen, the dark gospel is mostly bad luck at the moment, if I guess correctly, there is no possibility of the sleeping ancestor waking up." As for me, since I'm back, I don't plan to leave alive. Is a blood clan without the blood of the ancestors still a blood clan?"

The Demon Emperor said patiently: "I am not trying to destroy the ancestral bloodline, but to purify. ”

"Purification?" Habs still sneered.

The Demon Emperor said slowly: "Habsqing, what do you think of the passing of the long river of blood?"

Habs frowned, although he knew that this matter must not be kept secret in front of the Demon Emperor, but listening to him ask it clearly still made people feel very uncomfortable. However, for the true upper echelons of all the blood clans, the distant passage of the long river of blood is the real henchman, and compared to it, even the current all-out war is probably not so important.

"Why the river of blood is gone, even Her Majesty doesn't know, have you found the reason?"

"It's not finding, it's just guessing. The Demon Emperor looked up at the void, just as he could penetrate the world barriers, and saw the long river of blood known as the dark artery, and said: "The long river of blood began to go away, in fact, it began when the human race appeared in our field of vision. ”

Habs frowned, "That's just a coincidence of time, and when Dawn appeared on the power spectrum, Dawn was not the only human race. ”

"Is it a coincidence? When the Terrans appear in the Bloodline's recipe, the mark of the Thirteenth Clan disappears. ”

"There doesn't seem to be a connection between these two things. ”

The Demon Emperor smiled, and didn't argue much, just said: "The mark of the thirteenth clan should be the closest to the source of darkness in the mark of the long river of blood, right? ”

Habs was stunned, all the ancestors had lost their memories of the Thirteen Clans, he was the new ancestor, and he had no knowledge of this. He was vaguely uneasy, not knowing if it was because the Demon Emperor had said so many blood secrets, or because of what the Demon Emperor was going to say next.

The Demon Emperor didn't let his speculation linger for long, and said, "The Terrans are natural dawn life, and when the Terrans appear on the recipes of the blood clan, the bloodline is also polluted by the Dawn Force. The thirteenth clan died out because of this. ”

"It's just ...... Guess. ”

"Perhaps. The world is dark, but the real eternal night is gradually lost the moment the human race appears. In the beginning, the existence of the Terrans was no different from those ordinary animals and plants, so everyone did not realize what was happening. Even if a new Force appears on the spectrum of power, no one connects them. ”

"For a long time, the Dawn Force has been increasing in our world, and the source of darkness has continued to be polluted by the Dawn Force and is gradually losing its original appearance. Until more than a thousand years ago, the accumulated erosion exceeded the critical point, the Dawn rebelled, and the Blood Clan, as the first protector of the Terran race, was actually punished, that is, the long river of blood was gone. ”

Habs looked serious, "You're saying that the Force at Dawn is the cause of the bloodshed?"

"That's my guess. ”

As the Demon Emperor, Ken appealed to this speculation, and he must have been quite sure. However, after the initial shock, Habs calmed down and said, "I am a blood family anyway. I deserve my share of this war. ”

The Demon Emperor didn't mean to do anything, and said, "Habsqing, I don't want the blood clan to perish, I just want to restore the purity of the ancient era. Those who are purged are contaminated, and there is no way to reverse it. I didn't do anything to all the Bloods either, and outside of Twilight, you're very little involved on other continents. ”

"The war has come to this point, and I have no way of believing your words. ”

"In fact, the above speculation is that you are the only Bloodline I have told you so far. Do you know how Medanzo was convinced?"

Habs said coldly: "Isn't it bribed?"

The Demon Emperor smiled and said, "If you weren't convinced, would it be so easy to buy?"

Habs replied unexpectedly, "I don't want to know." He raised his hand, and blood flowed up from his wrist, and blood-colored weapons loomed.

The Demon Emperor sighed, he stood with his hands in his hands, without the slightest movement, but the coercion instantly covered the terrace, directly pressing the Habs's blood-colored armed forces back. "Metadron, my dear old friend, you are still so stubborn. ”

Habs's back slammed against the stone wall of the terrace, and his already pale face flashed an abnormal red. Hearing the name of the Demon Emperor, his whole body stiffened for a moment before he stood up straight. "I'm not an Awakened. ”

The Demon Emperor said, "It doesn't seem that the Night Pupil is really an awakened person. Don't you really think these are the problems of your holy river?"

Habs didn't expect that this matter would be used as a credential by the Demon Emperor, and he couldn't refute it for a while.

"Metadron, apart from you, I don't have any old friends from the adventurer days. The Demon Emperor's voice was very soft, as if he was talking to a friend in the spring garden, as if the battle between the Habs just now had never existed.

When the Demon Emperor was an adventurer, he was still an ordinary warrior, and if he wanted to say something a little more special, he was also a troubadour. At that time, the elder brother of the Sbock twins was said to have mediocre qualifications, and the only thing he was known for was his musical talent. The place where Kane and Metadron met was in the salon of a noble lady from a neutral territory.

Habs was silent for a moment before he said, "Don't call me by that name." ”

The Demon Emperor said calmly: "Habs, if you don't want to talk about the past, then the results of that laboratory on the Beacon Fire Continent can't make you believe what I say?"

Habs said: "In any case, I never thought of betraying the river of blood. ”

The Demon Emperor said: "But are you really willing? Obviously, the twins have the same talent, and they are obviously brothers who are related by blood and blood, but there is only one way to go for you, one or the other." This is not the worst of all, the worst thing is that you are equally good but bear bad fruit, it is not that the brothers only have one candy, and you can let Samael do it, but that in order to obtain the full power of the seal, the crowner must devour his own brother. ”

Habs's face became very ugly, and the exhaustion made him unable to control his body and swayed.

The Demon Emperor sighed lightly, "When I heard that you went to sleep when you were only two hundred years old, I knew that you would not wake up again. But looking at the way it is now, you have awakened, which means that Samael has fused his power to you. ”

Habs said slowly: "Kane, you can always see people's hearts, but ......"

For the first time, the Demon Emperor did not pay attention to politeness, interrupted Habs, and said, "If the blood river is restored to the ancient era, this kind of tragedy will not happen again." ”

Habs could already guess how the Demon Emperor had persuaded the betrayers. In fact, no one may know whether all the problems will be solved after the recovery of the blood, but the silence of a thousand years is too long, and the occasional appearance of one or two darlings has not only ignited hope, but has made most people despair.

After a moment of silence, Habs said, "Your words are enough to move them. But you and I both know that the reason why the blood is far away is still just a guess, and I don't think it can make me betray. ”