Sutum stood in his study, looking out the window at the storm, his heart at peace.

After fusing the World Stone, his strength increased a little more, and even if he didn't deliberately perceive it, he could detect the source of the change in the bad weather.

The heavy rain outside the city of Sisos was caused by the backlash caused by the removal of the World Stone and the appearance of a large number of Force Cavities. When the Force returns to balance here, the heavy rain will naturally stop.

Sauron, Soth, and Shari were in the midst of the rain, dealing with some of the remnants of the outsiders.

The so-called divine object, that is, the World Stone, has been taken by Sutum and Wright, but many forces do not know about it, or they already know it, but they do not give up. These forces stir up trouble in the outer ring city, and there is a deep malice towards Sutum's side, which Sutum cannot tolerate.

He appeared in the dungeon and obtained the World Stone in his hidden form, which only a few people could guess. However, if these forces are constantly probing, there will always be leaks. When the time comes, any strong person who has intentions for the World Stone may become Sutum's enemy.

To prevent this from happening, Sutum can only strangle these threats in the cradle.

Even on Sutum's side, there are many fighters whose memories have been erased by him.

"Flo may have guessed that I got the World Stone, but there is no interest, and he doesn't need to expose it. The only people who might know the news were Wright and the dragon king. ”

Sutum touched his forehead, extremely jealous of this person.

On that day, Wright, who had taken the form of an angel, was clearly possessed by the will of an being, and it was likely that this being was the original owner of the World Stone. Wright is the owner of the new World Stone chosen by this will.

It's just that Sutum's appearance obviously broke the arrangement of this existence.

Later, the dragon king was freed from the shackles, and half of the World Stone was obtained by Sutum, which was probably completely unexpected by that will.

Of course, Sutum can only guess at the beginning and end of the whole thing, and cannot get a specific conclusion. He also had all kinds of doubts in his mind.

"Look at the time, Talos and Nick should be back and see what news he can get. ”

Sutum gathered his thoughts and waited patiently in the room.

Nick is smart and flexible, he is the best at gathering intelligence information under Zoro, and, just before entering the dungeon, Sutum subdued a few spies by hint, allowing Nick to rebuild an intelligence team. Come to think of it, send them out this time, and their performance should not disappoint Sutum.

"Master, we are back. ”

Moments later, Talos' muffled voice rang out outside the door.

Sutum's mind moved, and the door opened automatically.

Soaked in rain and drenched, Talos and Nick appear in the study.

Sutum waved his hand, and a pale red firelight blew on the two of them like a breeze. I saw the white air rise, but in a few breaths, Talos and Nick were dried by the heat of the fire, as if they were not wet by the rain.

"What's the matter, did I get you to check the situation?"

Sutum asked the two.

Nick sorted out his thoughts for a moment and said respectfully to Sutum: "Lord Sutum, Wright and his group have left Sisos City under the escort arranged by the city lord and are on their way to Nile City. As for the dragon you mentioned, this is our incompetence and we haven't found the slightest bit of information. ”

Then he recounted the information he had received.

Soon after Sutum left the dungeon, Wright and the others also fled from the collapsed dungeon. Although the three Wright were seriously injured, they were not fatal. After leaving the underground palace, the city lord sent someone to take them to the inner ring city and protect them.

Before arriving at the Inner Ring City, Wright fell into a coma like Sutum and never woke up.

Just the day before Sutum woke up, a messenger from Nile City came and escorted Wright and the others back to Nile City with the people under the command of the city lord.

After the collapse of the dungeon that gave birth to the World Stone, it was covered by the water that fell from the heavy rain, and became a huge lake with no bottom in sight. The strange beast called the Dragon King that Sutum mentioned did not appear from the dungeon, and there was no trace of the strange beast around the lake.

Sutum digested the information that Nick had gathered, and his mind raced, "Could it be that the Dragon King was killed by a powerful being possessed by Wright?" ”

"Wright is as unconscious as I am? He's just a mortal, and even if he is a prophet, he shouldn't be able to absorb the power of the World Stone. ”

However, thinking of the mysterious existence of the self-proclaimed owner of the World Stone possessed by Wright, with his help, it is not inconceivable that Wright can absorb the power of the World Stone.

"The concept of kingship, is this mysterious existence trying to train Wright to become a king?"

Sutum groaned, his expression a little cloudy.

At this time, tens of thousands of cities in the Western Continent were blocked by the wasteland and could not be unified, and there was no concept of a so-called king or king. However, the concept of kingship contained in the World Stone is real.

Sutum had a faint glimpse of the great ambitions of the owner of the World Stone.

"If so, sooner or later, the owner of the World Stone will find me. ”

Sutum was secretly vigilant in his heart.

Whether he wants it or not, he seems to have been drawn by some kind of force, involved in all kinds of conspiracies and disputes.

"Alright, you've worked hard, go down and rest. ”

Sutum's eyes were dark and shining, like two deep black flames, and he waved at Talos and Nick and said.

The two breathed a sigh of relief, as if releasing a huge amount of pressure, and hurriedly left the study.

Sutum didn't know that after he fused the World Stone, his whole temperament changed again, becoming more attractive and more oppressive.

Even a warrior like Talos, who has the strength of the peak of a hero, standing in front of him, has a feeling that he can't help himself and wants to surrender. And Nick, even more so.

Seeing their appearance, Sutum turned his head to look at himself in the mirror, his young and handsome face seemed to carry a powerful majesty, as if he was born with the image of a superior person.

"Is this the power of [kingship]?"

Sutum was thoughtful. Just now, Sutum clearly felt that there was something abnormal in his thinking, as if he could see the thoughts in the hearts of Talos and Nick.

Because it is the power of the crippled concept, the ability of [royal power] needs to be explored by Sutum himself, and perhaps it is this power that has been used unintentionally just now.

"Knock, knock, knock"

Sutum's thoughts were interrupted by a slight hesitant knock on the door.

Sutum smiled slightly, this is Shia outside the study door.

The little girl showed her true face at this time, and stood outside the door at this time, her expression cramped and uneasy.

"Come in, Thea. ”

Sutum looked at the blue-haired girl whose face was a little red, and smiled gently: "Haha, everyone didn't notice that Xia was so beautiful." ”

"What's the matter, do you have anything to say to me?"

Xia took a breath, lowered her head and secretly glanced at Sutum, and then as if she had mustered up a lot of courage, she raised her head and said seriously: "Master, have you heard of the name [Vlahilt]?"

"Vlasilt?" Sutum recalled the information stored in his mind for a long time before he said, "One of the ancient prophets?"

Xia's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said happily: "Yes, Vlahilt is an ancient prophet, he is my ancestor. ”

Sutum's brain flashed with lightning, as if he had grasped something.

There are records of ancient prophets in the sources of Huron and Flo, and Vlasilt is one of the more famous ones.

In ancient times, prophets referred to only one kind of person, and that was a being with prophetic powers. Prophets, prophets, prophets who are known to the prophets, who have prophecies, can know everything before others and attain a high position.

It is the power of the prophecy of the ancient prophets that allows the ancient race to avoid danger in advance, find food, get tools, truly survive, and grow stronger.

It was from that time that the position of a prophet was established.

However, later, with the development of mankind, the status of prophets is still noble, but it has lost its original meaning, and as long as the human race has extraordinary powers, it is called a prophet.

Vlahilt is Shia's ancestor, that is, there is a good chance that Shia inherited his abilities.

"I am a descendant of Vlasilt, and I have likewise inherited his prophetic powers. Thea's eyes were red, and her expression suddenly became sad, "Because of this ability, I saw my own death—that's why I'm in the city of Sisos." ”

Sutum began to be interested.

"After coming here, I saw Sister Eloth, who was supposed to die, appear in front of me, and only then did I believe that my fate could be changed. ”

Thea continued.

Sutum was shocked.