Thinking of this, Alan couldn't help but turn his head to glance at the other people, and found that they had all fallen into deep thought. Only Cynthia still looked reluctant.

"This king has had several relationships with the four guardians, so the king of the twelve seals of the spell also knows a little bit about it. As long as you trap the MONOCULUS with the dragon scale lock first, it will not be difficult to get it to obediently return to the earth. Ashley Hill said again.

"Seal?" Cynthia immediately questioned when she heard the word, "Your Majesty is so wise and powerful, shouldn't you just destroy it?"

"Hmph...... Do you think it's that easy to completely destroy the MONOCULUS?" Ashley Hill glanced at her, "The four Guardians have tried many ways to destroy it, but in the end they can only choose to seal it, because the MONOCULUS will absorb the evil thoughts of the world to heal itself, and if it can't be completely destroyed with a single blow, it will never disappear...... Regardless of what kind of magic it takes to destroy such a large amount of evil thoughts at once, the magic required to activate this magic alone is a problem, and ordinary magic simply can't do it...... As far as the king knows, there is only one way of magic that exists, and that is ......"

Obviously, he wanted to continue, but he was suddenly stunned for a moment and stopped.

"What's the method?" Cynthia quickly asked.

"So Your Majesty already has eyebrows?" Alan also asked.

"Probably......" Ashley Hill hesitated for a moment, then squinted coldly at them, "but this king won't use that magic again!"

"What is at stake for Hepp's future!" Cynthia said, "Is there anything more important than the safety of Hepp as a whole?"

"Again, that means he's used it before...... Could it be ......" Hearing Ashley Hill say this, Allen's heart tightened, and he suddenly thought of what old Adrian had told them.

"Could it be that the method you are talking about is the strongest magic you have in legend......" Alan asked cautiously, "I heard that it is the power obtained from the dead......

Ashley Hill's eyes suddenly widened when he heard his words, and he suddenly turned his head to stare at Allen.

"Uh...... Hug, sorry......" Alan was a little flustered by his glare, although he didn't know what angered Ashley Hill, but he still quickly apologized.

"I didn't expect that although you are young, you know a lot......" Ashley Hill's expression was grim.

"Well, it's not a lot, it's just...... Uh, a little bit of a ......"

Ashley Hill stared at him for another moment, then slowly spoke: "Huh...... You're right, using that magic does make it possible to wipe out the MONOCULUS completely...... Because it is a special power that is attached only to the soul, and the wounds it causes cannot be healed!"

"The wound caused can't be healed...... Alan muttered a little surprised, "if you have such a great power, then why ......"

Facing Allen's questioning eyes, Ashley Hill bowed his head and was silent for a moment before speaking: "Because this king has already decided that he will never use that magic again...... That's disrespect for the dead!"

"Someone who has died?" Alan suddenly realized something, thought twice, and asked tentatively, "Is it ...... It has something to do with the guy named Intiana?"

Ashley Hill's eyes widened again when he heard Alan's words, staring at Eren deadly.

"How do you know?" Ashley Hill slowly opened his mouth after a long silence, and seemed to be a little angry.

"Uh...... I'd heard Loas talk about her when I was in that cave,......" said Allen, "and I had a strange feeling...... You seem like you're trying to resurrect her?"

Ashley Hill was silent again......

Although Alan didn't want to anger Ashley Hill, judging from his reaction, he knew that this time he really poked a sensitive place in his heart......

"Sometimes, it's not necessarily a good thing to be too intuitive...... It's disgusting. It was a long time before Ashley Hill finally spoke again.

"Uh...... Sorry, I'm just ...... Uh......"

However, although Ashley Hill said this, he did not continue to delve into it, and continued: "Yes, this magic is exactly what she invented, and it is the only thing she left me......"

With that, Ashley Hill looked up at the sky, and there was silence again.

"You haven't lived through that war-torn time, so you don't know how hard it was to survive in that environment......" Ashley Hill said slowly, "It was a hellish time...... There are wars going on in every corner of the entire Hep continent, people are dying every day, and children are burdened with the responsibility of fighting for their country from birth...... My father, obsessed with power and wealth, threw all his country into the war, and my brothers died in battle. My mother was the most inconspicuous princess, and she quietly sent me out of her country to protect me, hoping that one day I could change the country......"

I don't know when, Ashley Hill has removed all the chains that bound them.

"From the moment we set foot on that path, she was steadfast in her pursuit of the ultimate goal, never thinking of giving up, no matter what difficulties she encountered. Intiana's parents died in the war. We met by chance, and we became friends with the same thought, which was to put an end to this war......," Ashley Hill slowly recalled, "She had an amazing talent for magic and was the best at reading people's hearts. She helped me return to my homeland, replacing my father on the throne and building my own army. We have won war after war and proclaimed our position to the world, and more and more people who want to stop the war are on our side. But even if she wins, it is also accompanied by great sacrifices, and after witnessing too many people die, she has devoted herself to research, and finally invented her own unique magic...... It's the magic you call the one that derives power from the dead......"

Several people didn't say a word, holding their breath and listening carefully.

"'Gate of the Dead,' that's what she called it...... It collects the souls of all the dead in the world who have not received a good death, the souls of the dead who have not yet become elves......" said Ashley Hill, "'Soul power,' that's what she gave to this power, and it is a third power that is different from the magic of humans and the spiritual power of elves...... If spiritual power symbolizes healing, and magic means creation, then spiritual power symbolizes destruction...... It was a cursed power, containing the wrath and sorrow of the dead, and no flesh could recover from the wounds it inflicted unless the elves came to its aid. ”

"I see...... It seems that the wound caused by the MONOCULUS cannot be healed, and it has a lot to do with this. Alan suddenly realized.

"Although it takes a long recovery period to replenish new souls with each use, having this power not only protects my men, my soldiers, but also makes me invincible. Ashley Hill continued, "The enemy nation is divided into two factions, one of which is fearful of me, and who will hand me a letter of surrender without saying anything about the places I have visited, and the other faction who collude with each other to make an alliance against me. But no matter how much they resist, they can't beat us with this magic...... Hepp's unification was only a matter of time. ”

"Then why ......," Alan was puzzled when he heard this. As far as he knew, Ashley Hill suddenly pulled out of the war one day and did not return Hepp to peace.

At this point, Ashley Hill suddenly stopped, silent for a long time.

"It's not a complicated reason...... "it's all ......because of She's dead. ”