As Ian left the tower, the rain was still pouring down and the sky was getting thicker. This brief meeting with the gardener did not lead to much use, although he solved some doubts in his mind and knew that the gardener would be the last of the older generation to stand by his side before the end came. It's like taking the place of Rudo and Karan.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Bowen, who had been waiting for a long time below, saw Ian coming down and greeted him. Both of them could lower their hats and cover their faces, after all, they should still be in the Burial God Desert and have not returned. When the shock of the royal family slaughter to the imperial capital has dissipated somewhat, it will be the day of their "return", when not only can they meet the last expectations of the people, but also will not let the people speculate that the murderer of the royal family is on them.

"How's the meeting?" Bowen asked.

Ian shook his head, "Didn't get what I wanted. ”

"What do you want?"

“。 He spat out these two words lightly.

"For so many years, the Hall and the Four Families have been searching for the power left behind by the Iliad. Bowen said, "After all, Perseus got one of them and completed the war between the human race and the dragon race. Therefore, the remaining divine power is even far more attractive than the dragon's blood plan. ”

"What do you want to say?"

"After so many years, except for what Perseus found a thousand years ago, and you are the only one who has obtained it, it is conceivable that it is not an easy task to find the legacy of the Iliad. Bowen said softly, "So it's not like you're in a hurry, and there's something you might not want to hear, but I'm going to say it anyway." If it is truly equivalent to eternal life, then what exactly did the Iliad die?"

Ian bowed his head and didn't answer. It's not that he hasn't thought about this question, in fact, all those who know the power of the Iliad should have such a doubt. If the god Iliad really existed, how did he die? Also, no one can guarantee that God can prevent God from taking the Messiah, can the power of God really fight against God?

"I'm sorry, I didn't want you to think about it so much. Bowen lowered his voice, "It's just that I want you to focus all your energy on the coming end." If we lose this war, the whole Terran will lose, and then there will be nothing left, including dreams or something. On the other hand, if this war is won, you can still look for it with your dreams. ”

Ian took a deep breath, and the cold air instantly poured into his nostrils, sobering him up a lot, and the sleepiness surrounding his mind dissipated and emptied. He looked up, and the sky with inky clouds was like a mysterious and spectacular oil painting, dappled with rain and moonlight. He suddenly remembered what the gardener had told him a long time ago, and that the gardener had told him that what the hunters had protected with their lives was everything that was right now.

He exhaled that breath, condensing into a white puff in the air. Winter is approaching, and everything is reminding you that the Dragon Emperor will come in winter, with its vast and invincible dragon army, stepping on the winter snow and covering the last territory of the Terrans.

And he and his hunters are going to raise their guns here to fight. Ian doesn't know if this war will be won, but as Bowen said, everyone will give it their all. He had already seen that on the high walls of the imperial capital, dozens of giant crossbows had been quietly placed there, only covered with rain cloths, and only a few people knew that they were weapons brought from Alder, and they were created for the purpose of slaying dragons.

It's just that this kind of giant crossbow can only be used for defense, because dragons won't stupidly stay there and shoot huge arrows at you. Only when countless dragons swarmed up, these city-defending crossbows could play their due effect, when the Terrans established Alder, it was still a place where dragons were raging, refiners had to make this cumbersome weapon, and hunters had to guard the city walls all the time, repelling the dragons' attacks again and again, monotonous and bloody.

"That's right. Bowen asked, "Did the gardener ask about it?" ”

"Asked. Ian nodded, "But I didn't tell him much, I just said that he was killed by Nakai." ”

Bowen was silent for a while, and then said softly, "Why don't you tell him the truth?" Although Na Armor is powerful, he is not capable of killing the strongest ghost. ”

"In their eyes, the king is already the most powerful. ”

"But you are the one who killed. ”

"No, it's the Iliad. Ian said, "The end was predestined from the beginning, the ghost was to be killed by the gods. The reason why I was reluctant to tell the gardener the truth was that I wanted him to know that it was I, not the Iliad, who led the Terrans to war in the end. ”

"I don't understand what you mean. ”

"The Iliad is powerful, but he is a god after all. What is the involvement of the gods in this war between dragons and humans?" Ian said softly, "Will they panic and retreat when the end comes?"

Bowen was stunned.

"As a hunter, I should die at the last moment, but the most godly, I am likely to flee at the last moment. There are always people who think like that, and in order not to make them think like that, I have to be alone. Ian remembered the big man's roar.

"You're going to die, the dragons won't accommodate you, the humans won't accommodate you, you're a monster, the biggest monster in the world!"

Bowen didn't know how to pick up Ian's words. If he could look directly into Ian's eyes, he could see that in those red eyes that brought infinite oppression, there was a vague loneliness and sadness.

At that moment, three or four figures appeared at the end of the street. Ian stopped, as he smelled a strong smell of blood, and he looked up, and sure enough, he saw the blinding scarlet. The four men were walking on each other's feet, and blood poured out of one of them, so that with each step they took, the water in the little holes in the ground turned red.

Ian suddenly had a very bad premonition, like a sword, straight into the heart.

Those four are clearly hunters!

The four seriously wounded hunters caught everyone's attention. Their appearance was like a pounding drum, instantly awakening the people who were still sleeping in comfort. Ian smelled the breath of the dragon king, and on their bodies, it was overwhelming and overwhelming.

He blocked the path of the four hunters.

"Get out of the way!" one of the hunters roared at him like a wild beast.

Ian pushed him away, staring straight at the hunter who was being supported.

Dennis Granger