Jones walked out of the small underground room.

The wooden door, barely made of wood, slammed shut.

The two brothers stood quietly with their backs to each other through a door.

The soul fire in Richie's eyes was burning and shaking.

Jones' eyes widened slowly.

The fire inside and outside shone on their figures.

Time ticked by.

After a few moments, Jones stepped forward and walked down the long tunnel.

Richie slowly turned his face sideways, looking far through the gap in the wood in the door.

......

"——! Dora" walked down the narrow passage, and Jones shouted.

"Master Jones, what's wrong?" Dora hurried over.

"Inform everyone and we'll get out of here immediately. ”

"Out of here?" Dora was stunned.

"Yes, let's go back to Megasnake City. ”

The bearded silver hammer standing on the other side was stunned when he heard this: "Lord Castle, I'm worried that the goblins won't leave. After all, there are no chickens in Mega Snake City. ”

"Tell them that there will be no chickens here soon, that the demon legions have set off and that this place will soon become a battlefield. ”

"Demon legions?"

Jones quickly began to pack his things.

Soon, the goblins began to stir. The excavation was halted entirely, and the commotion soon caught the attention of the lichs.

A lich came up and asked, "Jones, what are you going to do? Aren't you with us?"

"Yes, Richie has made a deal with the demon. I don't think it's time for me to stay here. ”

"Richie made a deal with the demons?"

All of a sudden, the commotion spread to the lich, and the lichs were talking.

"Are we going to make an alliance with the demons? are you kidding?"

"Something must have gone wrong, did we misunderstand?"

"No, we didn't get it wrong. The Angel Legion is coming, and forming an alliance with the demons is the only way we can confront the Angel Legion head-on and continue to liquidate the Black Dragon. ”

"But we're going to make an alliance with the devil. Aren't we messengers of justice?"

The entire Bone Holy Light Holy See camp was in an uproar, and the lichs also had different opinions about forming an alliance with the demons.

A lich ran up to Richie and asked, "Excuse me...... Dear Lord Lich King, are we sure we want to make an alliance with the demons?"

"Yes, the agreement has already been signed. This is the only way we can defeat Black Dragon and Heaven at the same time. Standing on the cliff, Richie replied bluntly.

All of a sudden, the lichs were in an uproar.

"No, it's not what we thought at first. Our goal is not just to get revenge on Gray, but more importantly, to achieve justice in Celtes! How can we make an alliance with Hell?

"But we have to win the war first, don't we?"

"Is it really that important to win wars? The Lich has never been afraid of defeat. We've fought a millennia war with dragons, and now we're just getting started, and we're already turning our backs on our faith?"

"This is only a temporary compromise! After winning the war, anything is possible!"

"So after the war, we're going to be the ones who turn our backs on our allies? That's not the justice that Gray told us!"

"I support Richie's decision, winning the war and helping Gray get revenge is the most important thing. ”

"Sorry, I don't support that. I think faith is the most important thing. Presumably Gray would agree. ”

"I support. ”

"I'm against it. ”

"Now that the agreement has been signed, does it make sense to support or disagree?"

"So we should take it? No, I think you should at least talk to us first. ”

The first thing that erupted was the scepticism from the lich. Obviously, not only humans, but even the lichs were not mentally prepared for this paper covenant.

Rich said: "The war is urgent, I don't have time to convince you one by one, please forgive me for making a decision privately!"

All of a sudden, all the lichs fell silent.

They were all staring blankly at Richie.

Richie also stood on a high place, holding the hilt of his sword and looking at them, and said in a loud voice: "We have no way back, to this point, we have no second choice but to win the final victory!"

The voice echoed through the vast underground space.

In Richie's expectation, the matter should be over at this point. The entire White Bone Holy Light Holy See will be coerced by him and enter a new war. In terms of political means, this is a way of playing fast and slow.

However, someone offered them a second option.

"No, we have a second option. Among the lichs, someone said, "Jones said that if we are not willing to ally with the demons, we can choose to leave." Like him. ”

Richie froze.

Another lich said, "Jones is right. If it can't be stopped, then at least it shouldn't make people feel like there is only one voice in the White Bone Holy Light Holy See. ”

"Richie. A lich said, "As the Lich King, you are really good, you led us to defeat the black dragon beautifully. But on the other hand...... Maybe I don't have a deep understanding of justice, and I often get Gray in trouble, but I at least know that Gray will never ally with demons. Confronting Heaven should not be a reason to ally with Hell, which goes against what we advocated in the beginning. ”

"I'd rather fight Heaven for 10,000 years than agree to an alliance with Hell. ”

In twos and threes, some of the lichs withdrew, leaving the underground space where the assembly was located. But the vast majority of the lichs remained, about three-quarters of them.

Richie stood high, his hand slowly clenching the hilt of the long sword at his waist, and he didn't say a word.

The soul fire was burning violently, and the hand holding the sword was trembling slightly.

The rest of the lichs watched him silently.

......

"Hey, Jones. We decided to go with you. Let's help you open the door to space. ”

A group of lichs landed in front of Jones.

Jones is pulling out of the tunnel with a bunch of dwarves and goblins, and a lot of tattered belongings.

"Aren't you helping Richie?"

"We decided to help you, and we think you're the one who understands Gray's ideas correctly. You are Gray's successor. ”

"If you don't help him, won't he ......"

"No, it won't. He can still win. Because most of the members of the White Bone Holy Light Holy See remained, and he still had allies. Although we don't really like that ally. ”

......

The door to the huge space opened, right at the foot of the top of the dragon's mountain. All around are pit entrances and piles of rocks and wasteland.

Goblins and dwarves lined up and walked in, and it was a huge scene.

The black dragon on the mountain, the golden dragon on the other side, and the army of the undead like an ocean were all watching.

There are also many undead in the ranks. It was the lich's men who had followed Jones away.

"What's going on, where are they going?"

"Are they going to retreat, or are they trying to attack us in a different direction?"

"Hell, we've been surrounded for a long time, isn't it different in any direction?"

Compared with the discussion of the black dragons, the golden dragons and the undead are much colder, and almost no one is talking about them. They all just watched quietly.

Standing in front of the door of space, Jones looked up and saw Richie standing at the top of the cliff watching from afar. The two looked at each other silently.

Gale winds blow, carrying snowflakes.

Beside Richie stood a large group of powerful lichs, including Brutus and Simon.

Jones also had a number of lichs standing beside him, though less than those who supported Richie, but not for nothing.

Augustberg, along with the black-haired dragon girl, were still hanging from the cliff.

"The White Bone Holy Light Holy See has split. Elder Gorgestaf, who had been standing on the cliff at the other end waiting for news, sighed softly.

"Split, what should we do with the covenant with them?" asked a golden dragon in a whisper.

There was no answer, and probably even Elder Gorgastaf didn't know how to answer.

A golden dragon flapped its wings and slowly landed in front of Elder Gagastaph, bent his head, and whispered, "There is news from the Lich King, and they have decided to form an alliance with the demons. The demon legions are already on their way. He made it so that we didn't have to worry about the arrival of the legions of angels. ”

"Got it. Elder Gorgestaf replied softly.

Turning, Jones stepped forward and stepped into the door of space. One by one, the lichs followed.

Richie turned and left the cliff he had been using to observe the top of the dragon. The lichs who supported him also left.

The whole world was silent, only the sound of the wind remained.

......

"Master Jones, what should we do next?" Dora asked Jones in the spatial portal.

"Go back to Serpent City, continue to run your castle, and ......at the same time," Jones said with a smile, "We should shoulder our father's dream, spreading goodness and beauty, and justice will be our lifelong pursuit." Richie can give up, but we can't. While we don't have the strength to change the continent, we can do what we can in our own territory. ”

The lichs around him all rattled and laughed.

"Yes, that's the Lich King's charm. It is also the reason why we chose to join the Holy See of the White Bone Light. ”

......

"What should we do next?" Delia asked Richie in the gale.

Richie was silent.

He looked back, blankly at the boundless army of the undead, at the top of the dragon, at the golden dragon allies entrenched in the mountains, and at the lichs gathered around him.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "There are two things we have to do now. First, we should be wary of the arrival of the Angel Legion, and although the Demon Legion will soon come, we should not expect them to solve all the troubles. Second, we need to immediately send troops to take over the Goblins' place. The excavation of the Top of the Dragons cannot be stopped!Although it will take a long time, this is the only way we can force the Angel Legion and the Black Dragon. As the project progresses, the initiative will always be in our hands!"

......

"I want to expand the city-state and buy more territories. Yes, I mean buying. With money, with the fruits of one's own labor. And not in the way of war. In the process of building Giant Serpent City, I learned one thing, to expand my territory, you don't have to use a sword, you can also use a hoe. Promoting goodness and beauty is a long process, and we should not think about achieving it immediately. ”

......

"Exterminating the black dragon is the first thing we want to do, but we certainly can't stop there. Then there is Heaven, and we must expel their forces from the continent of Celtes, and even from the entire plane. After that, it's a matter between us and the devil! If we are resolute enough, the enemy will fall at our feet one by one!"

......

"I don't have the ability to rush into the enemy line on a horse like my father and defeat his opponents. Or rather, our enemies are different now. They are not human, and they are very powerful. Justice cannot be done by force alone. If we can't defeat them by force, then why don't we try to infect them? Father has changed many people, and I think we can too. It's going to be a long time, but I'm ready for it. We shouldn't expect something that would not have been possible for tens of thousands of years to be achieved in an instant. It's not a dream, it's a pipe dream. ”

......

"We will win, win, more than everything! History is written by the victors, isn't it? As long as we hold the victory, we hold everything! Those who leave, whether Jones or others, will eventually come back, as long as we prove that we are right!" Richie held his sword, raised it high, and roared, "Prepare for battle, meet the victory!" Let the Black Dragon and Heaven know the power of our White Bone Holy Light Holy See!"

"Good ——!" The lichs who supported him cheered.

Although a group of people walked, the scene was just as enthusiastic.

......

"It's decided, we're going to open the largest factory in the entire Celtic continent! We're going to build the largest caravan in the entire Celtes! We're going to change the world with creation, not war! We can buy enough land and let people who yearn for justice live freely on it! Instead of trying to change anyone by force!"

"Quack!" cheered the lichs who supported Jones.

Dora smiled happily and watched from the sidelines.

......

On the branches of justice, two completely different flowers bloomed.

Not...... Maybe it's three, after all, Gray isn't the same as any of them.

In a way, this is the opposite of the two brothers. In different directions.

On the road to justice, there will never be a smooth road, not a straight one, no shortcuts, and no one way. Especially when the executors themselves have a different understanding of justice.

Therefore, in the long history, the guardians of justice will always inadvertently leave opportunities for the demons, leaving one after another or amazing, or sentimental, or regretful, or exciting stories.

Each of them is a lonely traveler, exploring a path that no one has ever traveled.