On an empty and uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, the Son of Heaven sat on the top of a boulder at the top of a cliff, looking out at the sparkling sea.

The sea at sunset is filled with golden ripples, the afterglow of the setting sun fills the sea, turning the skyline orange-red, and a few seabirds fly across the sky, bringing bursts of salty sea breezes.

"It's beautiful......"

The Son of Heaven couldn't help but sigh.

How long has it been since he's watched the sunset so seriously?

It seems that since he became an adult, he has been busy, busy studying and exploring, busy socializing, busy thinking about all kinds of things, his schedule is always full, and he has never really had his own time.

Looking at the orange sunset on the horizon, the Son of Heaven suddenly had a sense of déjà vu.

A long time ago, when he was still a child, he had seen the same beautiful sunset in the monastery where he was studying.

At that time, the old abbot of the abbey would always gather the children in the backyard every afternoon at sunset and tell them all kinds of legends and historical figures, among which the most mentioned is undoubtedly the most legendary King Arthur in British history.

“…… Arthur is said to have sun-sparkling blonde hair, a voice more pleasing than a troubadour, and an emerald blue eye, and he was a chivalric man, kind, upright, humble, loving, courteous, and at the same time good at independent thinking, an almost perfect knight......"

“…… In the end, Arthur, as an entourage, in the presence of the Holy See and many knights, drew the sword in the stone that represented the divine right of the king, became the Chosen One, the new king of ancient Britain, and led the Knights of the Round Table to overthrow the power of ancient Rome......"

The old dean stood in front of the flower bed, unhurriedly telling the legend of King Arthur, while the children sitting on the grass below listened with relish, not feeling the passage of time at all.

“…… During the reign of King Arthur, he helped the weak and the poor, and under his wisdom, Britain ushered in unprecedented unity and strength, and established a prosperous nation, so King Arthur was also known as the 'Eternal King'...... Until now, there is still a rumor among the people that when Great Britain is in crisis, King Arthur's heirs will once again draw the sword in the stone and lead the people into the future......"

The old dean straightened his reading glasses, looked at the group of energetic children below, and smiled: "So, does anyone want to try to pull out a sword in the stone?" Perhaps King Arthur's heirs are among you! ”

When the children heard this, they became excited, chattered and vied for speech, and then ran towards the stone pillars in the open space in the backyard.

On top of the pillar was a knight's sword, the body of which was deep in the stone, and an inscription was carved on the hilt: Whoever draws this sword is the king of Britain!

"I'm coming!"

"I'll come first!"

"After that I ......"

"Don't cut in line, those who cut in line are not qualified to pull out the sword in the stone......"

……

The boys ran to the stone pillar with a chatter, and consciously lined up, jumping on the stone platform one by one, and couldn't wait to draw the knight's sword.

However, even though the boys were blushing one by one, and they tried hard to feed, the sword in the stone never moved.

The children were not annoyed, they didn't pull it out once, they went to the back to line up, and tried it over and over again, just hoping that one time they could miraculously pull out the sword in the stone, and from then on they became the 'king' among the children.

While the children were having fun, the old dean walked to the corner of the flower bed, and a boy with a delicate face was sitting alone on the steps, flipping through a quaint book, which was incompatible with the joyful atmosphere in the distance.

"Ians, why don't you go and try it?" The old dean sat down beside the boy with a kind eyebrow, and smiled at him, "You, like King Arthur, have beautiful blonde hair and green pupils, maybe you can pull out the sword in the stone!" ”

When the boy heard this, he just turned his head and glanced at the old dean without smiling, and then looked at the 'Sword in the Stone' surrounded by children in the distance, and said in a tone without fluctuation: "It's too fake." ”

"What's so fake?"

"Whether it's King Arthur or the sword in the stone, it's all just a story made up by human beings, and it has never really existed."

As he spoke, the boy looked up at the stone pillar not far away: "As for that sword, it's just an ordinary long sword that has been poured into cement, and even if someone can pull it out, it doesn't mean anything other than proving that you have more strength and can destroy the cement with your bare hands." ”

The old dean's face was embarrassed when he heard this, and he smiled bitterly: "You can see it...... But since you know everything, why do you always show up on time every time you tell the story of King Arthur? ”

This question finally made the boy silent for a moment, and then frowned: "It's incredible, I know it's fake, but I'll still be fascinated by the characters in the story, and listen to it again and again......"

The old dean smiled with satisfaction: "Child, do you admire King Arthur very much?" ”

The boy looked at the old man in confusion: "I'm not sure if this can be called worship, because King Arthur does not exist, people always have selfish desires, and no one can abide by chivalry like him, it is a perfect individual that only exists in the human imagination...... However, I want to try to become the real King Arthur, to be the strongest among the human race, and to eliminate the power and oppression of the world, to become an absolutely just king who is recognized and respected by all, and to lead humanity out of its own way in the future upheaval......"

The old dean looked at the boy's serious expression with some surprise, and after a while, he stroked his head and smiled, "Very great dream...... However, if you aim for this, you may be very tired, and no matter how hard you try, you may not be able to achieve your goal in the end, because there is no shortage of people in this world who are better and harder than you......"

The boy frowned when he heard this, and wanted to refute it, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that there was no way to refute it, and after pondering for a long time, he said with some reluctance: "That...... What should I do? ”

Seeing that the young man who had always been proud and conceited finally took the initiative to bow his head and ask him for advice, the old dean felt extremely happy, and hurriedly smiled: "It doesn't matter whether you become a king or not, what human beings really need is not a 'person' sitting on the throne, but an inspiring story." You just need to write your own story carefully. ”

"Own story? A story like a sword in stone? The boy asked.

"Yes."

The old dean nodded with satisfaction: "Just as you are looking forward to the story of King Arthur now, there will be thousands of children in the future, looking forward to your story, and proud to imitate you......"

……

"My own story......

The Son of Heaven sighed, suddenly stiffened, turned his head to look at the three giants who had quietly appeared on the sea thousands of meters away on his side, and couldn't help but show a wry smile: "It's so fast......"

Is his story a little too short......

The Son of Heaven looked at the beautiful sunset on the horizon, and breathed a long sigh of relief, but what he was thinking about was the monastery and the old abbot who had studied: "I really want to go back and have a look......

It's a pity that the giants won't give him a chance to be melancholy.

"Roaring ......"

There were several more roars.

The other three giants also appeared in other directions of the Son of Heaven, and the six giants surrounded him, all staring at him like hungry wolves.

"Hand over the Authority Stone!"

In the Son of Heaven's mind, a woman's voice suddenly sounded, obviously a language he didn't understand, but he could naturally understand the meaning.

"I see, there is such a means of communication......" The Son of Heaven exhaled, silently manipulating the maze to form.

Since the story is short, let's add a wonderful stroke at the end before it ends......

"The Authority Stone is here, if you want it, come and get it."

The Son of Heaven threw away the transparent box in his hand and glanced at the six giants respectively: "However, there is only one power stone, how do you divide the six of you?" ”

He is very straightforward to sow discord, the power stone is equivalent to the greatest pursuit of a lifetime for giants, no giant can resist the temptation of the power stone, if you can use a stone, let the six giants kill each other, of course, the most ideal result.

Unfortunately, it turned out not to be that easy.

After the Son of Heaven finished speaking, the other five giants really showed greedy eyes to the box in his hand, and had the urge to snatch it directly, however, the giantess followed and shouted, and under one sound, the other giants immediately put away their greed and bowed their heads to the giantess to express their submission.

"It seems that the giantess is not only rare among giants in her ability, but also has an extremely high status in herself, surpassing other giants." The Son of Heaven silently turned on the communicator and said to himself: "Record everything that happens next and send it after the death of my body......"

"Ordered." The voice of the AI rings in the headphones.

At the same time, the Son of Heaven suddenly found that his body could not move, exactly the same feeling as when he was controlled by the giantess before.

"It's this distance again...... In other words, your limit control distance is only a kilometer, and it ...... You can't move yourself when you're controlling someone......"

The Son of Heaven turned his head to see that except for the giantess who stayed in place, the other five giants had already rushed towards him in unison.

The giant with the helmet was the first to teleport to the Son of Heaven, reaching out and snatching the box in his hand.

At the same time, the giant who could make a ball of light also stretched out a finger for the first time and fired a light particle towards the Son of Heaven, which penetrated through the Son of Heaven's chest with an indistinguishable eye.

However, the imaginary explosion did not happen, and the figure of the Son of Heaven who was hit by the light particles became illusory until they disappeared, and the light particles directly passed through the body and disappeared into the distance.

On the other side, the helmet giant's hand that snatched the box also swooped down.

This is not the end, immediately after, in all directions of the giants, countless giant mirrors have risen, layered, closely arranged, like a kaleidoscope to reflect each other, and in each mirror, there is a figure, or six giants, or the Son of Heaven holding the power stone.

"Roar!"

The giant who had just emitted the light particles roared angrily, and once again shot out the light particles towards the image of the nearest 'Son of Heaven'.

"Phew!"

The mirror shattered under the impact of the light particles, however, the light particles that broke through the mirror were deflected in direction, and the light particles shot at a rapid speed towards the other mirror, followed by a continuous cracking sound, and each mirror shattered to deflect the direction of the light particles.

In the end, after a tortuous trajectory, the light particles actually rushed towards the giantess from a tricky angle.

"Boom!"

In the next second, a blast sounded.

However, this time it failed to hurt the giantess, because the shield giant temporarily applied a shield to the giantess at the last moment.

"Welcome, Labyrinth of Light......"

"Those who come are guests, and I will entertain you alone for the next time......"

The voice of the Son of Heaven sounded in the mirrors in multiple directions, layered on top of each other, as if it was everywhere.

The giantess had been intently observing all the mirrors around her, and at the moment when the Son of Heaven spoke, she suddenly pointed to one of the mirrors.

The giant with the silver helmet instantly moved to the mirror and threw a punch.

"Phew!"

The mirror shattered again, and this time the giant's fist brushed against the corner of the Son of Heaven's clothes, but unfortunately it was still a moment slower, allowing the Son of Heaven to escape again.

"Teleportation...... So try how to ...... like this"

The surround sound of the Son of Heaven sounded again.

The giantess quickly pointed in another direction, and the silver-helmeted giant was about to teleport again, but at the moment of its movement, a dazzling burst of bright light suddenly erupted on several mirrors in front of it.

Under the strong light, the Silver Helmet Giant instinctively closed his eyes, and as a result, he only teleported a small distance, which was not as far as taking a step.

"Sure enough, your teleportation must be in 'line of sight' to be activated, and if it interferes with your line of sight, the teleportation will be ineffective......"

The voice of the Son of Heaven sounded again, and he was constantly teased, making the giants involuntarily become anxious.

"Don't worry, we still have enough time to get to know each other......"

"So, let's reveal your secrets in the mirror world......

……

The Blood Emperor stood on an island 10,000 meters away from the Son of Heaven, and through the telescope, he looked at the sea in front of him, the giant palace that was as illusory as a mirage.

Half an hour had passed since the Son of Heaven had trapped the six giants in the labyrinth, during which no sound had come out of the labyrinth, let alone detected any signal, and he could not imagine what had happened inside.

On the surrounding sea, more and more surviving players arrived from nearby and slowly gathered around, all of them looking at the giant palace in the distance in shock.

They have already learned the general situation, and they have also heard about the choice made by the Son of Heaven, while sighing and admiring, they are also worried about the next development of the situation, whether the Son of Heaven can survive? How long can this labyrinth last?

Until a certain moment, the mobile phones of all those present, all who were turned on, received a message at the same time that did not show the source.

Everyone clicked on the message in a daze, only to find that it was a half-hour-long recording.

"The Authority Stone is here, if you want, come and get it......"

"Welcome, Labyrinth of Light......"

"Those who come are guests, and I will entertain you alone for the next time......"

……

After everyone listened to a few words, they realized that it was all the sounds that happened inside the labyrinth just now, which were recorded by the Son of Heaven and sent to everyone.

To everyone's surprise, these recordings contain a lot of information about the giant's abilities!

Although the giants have shown their abilities many times before, because the players were the hunted side from beginning to end, there was no chance to turn back and test the reality of the giants.

Until now, the Son of Heaven used the cover of the Labyrinth of the God of Light to finally have ample opportunities to probe the abilities and weaknesses of these giants in all aspects.

The value of this piece of information is beyond imagination!

Most players are in ecstasy and hurrying to listen to the recordings and gather all the useful intel.

However, in the distance, the Blood Emperor silently looked at the content displayed on the meter in his hand, and sighed in his heart.

The meter in his hand is connected to everyone's bracelet, and the vitality of everyone nearby can be directly monitored through the bracelet.

And just now, in the area ahead, the only vital sign number quietly returned to zero.

At the same time, in the game of fools, all online players in the city of the rising sun received a system announcement.

[The City Lord of the Rising Sun, the Son of Heaven, is dead. 】

[Start the process of changing the city lord.] 】

[All residents of Rising Sun City are invited to elect a new city lord between the two deputy city lords 'Smile' and 'Demon', and after seven days, the one with the highest number of votes will automatically get the position of Rising Sun City Lord.] 】

(End of chapter)