All calm narratives of a dire situation have always been able to convey a very strong sense of powerlessness.

And when the narrator of these facts is a "god" with far more power than ordinary people know, the impact becomes even greater.

However, Shug did not show much nervousness or uneasiness because of these terrible messages, he just sat quietly in front of Theseus, looking at each other in silence.

Theseus didn't speak, and the two sides looked at each other inexplicably.

After a long time, it was Theseus who took the initiative to break this tranquility.

"Hmm...... Well, I'll admit that the problem wasn't as bad as I thought it was. ”

He patted the arm of the chair lightly, and the dull black mist escaped from his body, slightly filling the terrible gaps in his body, and after this round of "repair", Theseus's image looked much better, although still a little weak and depressed, but finally not the tattered appearance.

In this way, under the illumination of the light, Theseus clapped his hands: "Okay, then the topic continues, the situation I just said is basically true, after all, in the current situation, I don't have any need to 'mess up' or 'touch the fish', the so-called time urgency is not just a vague adjective, it is an unavoidable reality." ”

So Shuge asked, "What will happen next if we can't keep up?" ”

"Needless to say, you should be able to see it...... The goal of the Black Sun Society is actually very simple, they are trying to establish an 'enclave' that is completely controlled by the Abyss and reproduces the ancient order and rules to a certain extent. ”

"In other words, they want to gradually re-establish the rules of 'sacrifice' and 'hunting' at the height of the Black Sun, just as they did in the past."

Theseus's body swayed gently with the computer chair, and he said slowly: "Re-establish faith through the remnants of that period, and in so doing call upon those wills that have been expelled and destroyed, to revive or come again." ”

"The ocean is the beginning?"

"yes...... But those communities are very special, they are part of the Carbon, and they are closely integrated with the whole of Vann, so it is natural that they will awaken earlier. ”

Theseus laughed strangely: "However, you also heard it from the mouth of that woman, and now the believers of Calon also have their own ideas, in fact, not only them, but also those communities in the sea, it is inevitable, once the truth that Calon was once opposed to almost all the gods of Van and the Abyss, their split will naturally occur." ”

"Including the community?"

At this point, Shug suddenly remembered what he had seen before, the picture of black shadows gradually filling and infecting the lord of the sea, Calron, and he asked, "These tendencies and emotions of theirs are ...... you?"

"Probably me."

Theseus admitted Hugh's conjecture very calmly: "Of course, their hatred of the Black Sun is stronger than yours, after all, this is the true source of the birth of Calon's will, and after my manipulation and influence, their impulses in this regard will not be weakened, but will be increased without limit." ”

Shuge pondered for two seconds, and then boldly asked, "In that case, we actually have similar interests and pursuits with these ocean communities, does this mean that we can build alliances based on common enemies?" ”

"Well, you're not the only one who can think of this."

Theseus nodded, "Actually, those comrades of yours have already met with the messengers of the group, and the other party has indeed made some demands, hehe, I'm sorry, because of me, you are likely to face being betrayed or traded out as a 'condition'." ”

Xiuge couldn't help but squint.

The consequences of that astonishing "betrayal" that took place in ancient times are long-term and complex, and those complex and chaotic emotions and thoughts will not only collapse the pure community consciousness in a short period of time, but also make them establish a clear and firm goal of hatred after a long period of precipitation.

It's just that now, he seems to have replaced Theseus as the target of that bad luck.

The change in Syug's mood did not hide from Theseus, and the faceless god laughed twice, and then said, "Don't be too pessimistic, eh...... I mean, your comrades-in-arms are still very bottom-line, at least the ones you trust more don't do this kind of thing. ”

"So what was the final decision?"

"They don't hand you directly to the community, and they don't have deep cooperation with the community...... The two sides will maintain a certain degree of communication, and during the confrontation with the Black Sun, they will adhere to the basic bottom line of mutual non-aggression and interference. ”

Xiuge frowned: "You won't hand me over directly to the community...... Does that mean that if the community finds me and goes after me, they won't be able to do much? ”

Theseus shrugged: "That's up to you, but if I were you, I would stay as inland as possible in the future, and don't keep running to the beach." ”

So Shuge looked up, and he looked at the white flickering light above his head, and only after a while did he curse a word.

"Fuck."

Theseus was rarely comforted: "What is there to be angry about, I think the situation is quite optimistic...... At the very least, this shows that, with the exception of the Dawn Society and the Law Commission, the politicians involved are not stupid enough to go home. ”

His tone sank slightly, and he actually sighed: "Compared to us, where are you?" ”

Theseus's words reminded him once again of what he had seen in the illusion, the lonely and quiet figure kneeling in front of Charon.

So he threw out the doubts in his heart: "So, after the 'expulsion' of Karon, what about you and your mentor...... Breaking away from it? ”

"It's simple for me, because I'm not compatible with the pure life force in the first place, I'm a mass of foreign things mixed in with it, and as long as I get out of disguise, they will naturally repel me and make it easy for me to escape."

Theseus said slowly, "As for my mentor...... She is the chosen choice of Calron, and even if she belongs to the community, she can retain her will for a certain period of time, so she gains the dominance of Calon after the community sleeps because the community is divided among themselves. ”

So she took over the authority of the sea, and put most of the community's will to sleep with the gods she had believed in, causing the tide to recede and make room for the remnants of the land population...... After that, she used this part of her power to carry out a final cleansing of the remaining gods in the Vann. ”

"The Black Sun grew weaker and weaker in the process, for it had not received any sacrifice from Van En for a long, long time...... And my Mentor, as the de facto ruler of Van Grace, could not compromise with the Abyss like the gods of the past. ”

"The color of life has been used and distributed in the most rational way, so that the whole of Van has regained its vitality, and those who followed other gods in the past have either fallen asleep, died, or lost the favor of the gods and become ordinary beings, and those who were once considered 'inferior' have re-established their own cities and villages."

“…… The last step is to isolate the black sun. ”

At this, Theseus suddenly raised his hand, and with a flick of his fingers, he actually pinched out a cigarette out of thin air and inserted it roughly into his chaotic face.

The cigarette spontaneously combusted, and a faint gray-black smoke wafted out.

At this time, Theseus no longer had the hippie smiling face of his past, and if it weren't for the fact that his face was still chaotic, Hug would almost think that sitting in front of him was an old man who was reminiscing about his sad past.

Faced with this situation, Xiuge consciously stretched out his hand, and as Theseus flicked his fingers, a cigarette roll of a similar style appeared between Xiuge's fingers.

"Accompany one."

Hug grinned, and the cigarette spontaneously combusted.

When the two cigarettes were about to burn out, Theseus finally spoke again: "I am my mentor's student and her most trusted deputy...... I've been doing everything I can to help her during that long time, and if I can banish the Abyss Court once and for all, then the grand script that spans a long time will definitely have the best ending. ”

"But we can't."

Hug didn't ask any questions, he waited quietly for Theseus' follow-up explanation.

"We made countless different attempts, the closest to success, when the ritual that traversed almost the entire land of Van En came into effect at the same time, the sky was filled with immense power, and the black sun became dim and tiny, almost unobservable...... However, when the mobilized magic was calmed down, the black sun became clear again, and instead of disappearing, it was strengthened, and the ritual even triggered a 'hunt' that had not happened for a long time, which brought unimaginable losses to the nascent civilization. ”

"Magic...... The problem is magic. ”

"It is the power that is deeply rooted in the Vann, it is the flesh and blood of this world, the bones of this world, whether it is Charon or other gods, they have benefited from it and even come into being."

Hearing this, there was a buzz in Shug's head, and through Theseus's explanation and tone, he had already guessed the answer.

That is indeed a hopeless answer.

"Vann's magic comes from the black sun, the wind whistling through the abyss, the eternal death of my 'kind' while hunting...... It is the remnant of the agony of the gods and races of the past millions of years ago. ”

"The world cannot be separated from its control, because from the beginning of time, Van En has been of the same origin with it...... All the power that sustains this world comes from the light of the black sun, and we may indeed find ten thousand ways to weaken its influence, but there is no way to remove it after all, as long as the magic flourishes, it will naturally 'respond' to the call here. ”

Shuge only felt a slight tingling in his back, and he pursed his dry lips and asked, "So, what did she do in the end?" ”

"If there's no way to remove the effects of magic, then you can only weaken it as much as possible."

Theseus's voice quickened, and he spoke clearly about the past that was clearly frustrating and painful: "Magic is everywhere, but we can condense it in various ways...... Like turning water into ice, she extracted most of Vann's magic and buried it deep in the earth...... As Vann's magic dwindled, fewer and fewer people were able to use magic, so she selected a handful of sages she could trust and gave them the power to use and manage magic. ”

"She asked us to erase the traces of the gods of the past in order to prevent those who came after them from becoming followers of them and seeking a revival, she made an inventory of the Van Grace, disposed of some of the families who were still struggling, and she instructed the wise men to reorganize history and return the unspeakable past to the obscurity of chaos, so that those races could focus more on the miracles they had created."

"Then in the end, she is left alone."

Theseus threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground, and he raised his foot and stomped on it fiercely, and with great force, the cigarette butt turned into powder.

……

"I seek Mel's refuge here."

"I hereby ask for Mel's forgiveness."

"I thirst for the wisdom of Mel."

In a ruined village by the River Issa, sword-wielding hermits in silver armor and heavy cloaks armed with weapons kneel in front of a crumbling statue that has fallen to the ground.

The statue has been badly damaged and defaced, and there is even a black sun logo on its pedestal, making the sculpture itself almost unrecognizable.

All of the sword-wielders were the most loyal devotees of the Goddess of Magic, and the tragic fragments didn't stop them from recognizing their gods.

They're actually a little numb.

Similar situations were not uncommon in these areas once occupied by the Black and Japanese Order, with almost all of the statues, frescoes, and monuments of the god Van'en suffering unprecedented damage, the most serious of which was Mel.

What made the sword-wielders even more painful was that the local inhabitants who should have been staunchly following the goddess Mel also seemed to have been severely affected by the Black Sun Society, and although they did not evacuate with the St. Steele army, they all became nervous, and they no longer had the slightest trust and respect for the members of the Law Council.

After another brief prayer, the sword-bearers rose in silence.

Next, they will continue along the road in front of them.

It is the current duty of the sword-wielders to clear out potential threats and destroy possible strongholds of association, all in order to make the way for those armies that follow.

(End of chapter)