The reason why everyone looked at each other in confusion was because Old Gary mentioned a taboo word, which was devil.
"Is he actually a demon?"
Lei Xiao slowly took a deep breath and his eyes became more solemn.
Although he had heard this term before in the human world, and he had even been called the Shadow Lord, at that time, he actually did not know what demon specifically meant.
It was not until after defeating the Chosen Son of the Evil God and through further investigation and research into the first two eras of the Blank Era that I learned that demons, like the Chosen Son of the Evil God, were both dependents of the Evil God.
Back then, when the evil gods bewitched and corrupted all races, demons were the evil gods' right-hand assistants and pioneers, and could be called their right-hand men.
Although the chosen sons of the evil god can be considered minions of the evil god, most of them are driven by the devil and cannot directly meet the evil god.
The most important thing is that even the weakest demons are said to be at least at the level of demigods, and the outstanding ones have entered the realm of gods, enough to compete head-on with gods.
Therefore, it is not surprising that when old Gary mentioned the devil, everyone present was extremely surprised.
Because this was the existence that almost assisted the evil god in destroying all races in the Solar Era. No matter what ancient books and documents it recorded, it was the embodiment of cruelty and danger.
"Old leader, what happened next?"
Lei Xiao calmed down and asked.
"I have heard everything about demons, so after discovering these unknown objects, I immediately withdrew from the ancient ruins and made the decision to seal it permanently."
Old Gary's old and hoarse response sounded, and he continued: "I clearly understand that even if there are extremely precious treasures of heaven, materials and earth, or even other items, it is definitely not a field that we can set foot on.
Keeping it dusty is the best and only option."
Hearing this, everyone nodded thoughtfully.
Old Gary is right. In the Star Era, when the gods have already left all races, that is, today after the Blank Era, if a demon really reappears, it will definitely be a complete catastrophe.
Thinking of this, everyone's faces showed a trace of confusion again.
Since the old leader of the Broken Valley Alliance decisively chose to seal away the ancient demonic ruins, why did what happened next happen? What was the twisted desire that the old leader mentioned just now?
Just when everyone was confused, old Gary's old voice full of vicissitudes of life sounded again, revealing the answer to the question.
"After making the dusty decision, I immediately led everyone to deploy magic restrictions. Only in this way can the ancient ruins be completely sealed off."
"But after all, the deployment of magic ban takes a long time and is by no means a day's work. It also requires the laying of magic crystals in underground ruins as the foundation of magic ban, so I have always been personally involved.
To prevent strong people from straying into the depths of the ruins."
"In the beginning, everything went very smoothly, until one day the war came to an emergency. Our soldiers of the Broken Valley Alliance were repeatedly frustrated on the border with the second-rate forces. Even the deputy leader was killed at the hands of the other party."
"As a last resort, I had to rush to the front line to take charge of the overall situation, and handed over the affairs of the Dust Barrier to my youngest son Waters, who had always been by my side. He was in his prime at the time and had fought many victorious battles with me.
He has made great achievements in all aspects and has won my trust, but unexpectedly..."
As he spoke, Old Gary's skeletal body began to tremble slightly, and he was speechless for a moment.
After hearing what the other party said, Lei Xiao already guessed the answer to the matter while looking at each other with Loris, Xina and others.
Before this, Gary Sr. had mentioned that one of his heirs died due to his own consequences, and it must have been this younger son Waters.
"Yes, you must have guessed that after I left, it was Waters who was bewitched and finally went to the deepest part of the ruins and personally awakened the lichs sleeping there."
Old Gary sighed heavily and continued to describe.
"It was the day after the border was stabilized when I received this shocking news."
"According to the recollections of the only Alliance general who escaped from the ancient ruins, Waters had been in a daze until the few days before the incident. He often muttered words and didn't know who he was talking to."
"When the other generals left behind in the alliance saw this and came forward to inquire, Waters returned to normal. He only said that he was reciting incantations. In addition, he was usually stable and mature, so he did not attract the attention of others.
.”
"Until the day it happened, Waters suddenly claimed that there were gods waiting deep in the ruins, which could greatly enhance the strength of everyone present. Then, regardless of everyone's dissuasion, he insisted on walking into the place he had never set foot on with his close followers.
deep within the ruins.”
"In desperation, other people present had no choice but to follow for protection, but no one thought that this would be the beginning of all destruction."
"At that time, the alliance general who managed to escape was following the team at the end. He clearly saw that thousands of black-robed mages who were no different from normal people were engraved on the walls of the hall at the deepest part of the ancient ruins.
"
"And at the very back, there stands a huge statue that is too blurry to be seen. It is as big as a small castle. Although the statue cannot be clearly seen, it still makes people feel uneasy and frightened."
"The Alliance general had just moved his eyes away from the strange statue. Waters had already knelt down in front of the huge, blurry statue and started talking nonsense again. It was indeed as if he was reciting some kind of incantation."
"As Waters' voice became louder and more enthusiastic, the entire hall began to shake violently."
"Just when everyone realized that the situation was not good and was about to step forward to stop it, they saw a strange black light rising from around Waters and his cronies. When the light gradually dimmed, Waters and others were already dead.
His bloody flesh lay on the ground, as if he had been eaten by some kind of monster, completely lifeless."
"In shock, before the generals and strong men of other alliances could react, the surrounding walls with black-robed mages engraved with them also had a strong black glow. Then, thousands of black-robed mages came out of the walls.
They walked out and took off their hoods one after another, revealing their haggard faces like mummies, with blood-red eyes shining brightly."
Hearing the sound, Xina looked surprised and couldn't help but ask: "So, those black-robed mages are awakened lichs? And Waters' previous actions were equivalent to a kind of sacrifice?
"
"That's exactly how it was. It wasn't until this moment that the alliance general discovered that the lichs were not engraved on the walls at all, but used the walls as a camouflage tool, because after the lichs woke up, the walls were all covered with
Corresponding human silhouettes are left behind, and they are hidden in those lines like sculptures."
Old Gary nodded heavily and responded: "Then what happened became obvious. The lichs laughed ferociously and launched an attack, turning the entire hall into a purgatory. Only the alliance general managed to survive the screams and ferocious laughter.
Escaped."
"I didn't expect things to turn out like this."
Hearing this, Loris took a deep breath slowly, and the lion's face was full of solemnity and solemnity.
Faced with the sudden attack by tens of thousands of lichs, the despair of those strong men in the Broken Valley Alliance was obvious at that time, because the strength of the lichs was at the fifth level at the lowest level, not to mention that they were all the most ferocious users of forbidden spells.
Yes, this is evident.
"In the final analysis, it was Waters who was so eager for strength that he opened the taboo box under the other party's bewitchment. It's also my fault. I shouldn't have left Waters there, let alone let him take charge of the overall situation.
"
Old Gary's voice was full of pathos and desolation, and he sighed heavily: "As for what happens next, it's self-evident."
"When I led my elite soldiers back, not only the entire ancient ruins and the surrounding barracks were sealed off, but also several surrounding cities were not spared. They all became areas where lichs roamed unscrupulously."
"Those terrifying and evil guys are like swarms of locusts who can use necromancy. Wherever they go, there is no grass and ruins everywhere, turning everyone they see into undead."
"Although the elite army led by me had the upper hand at the beginning, it was eventually defeated because all the dead soldiers were turned into undead spirits and swung their swords towards Pao Ze who was fighting side by side just now."
After hearing Old Gary say this, Lei Xiao nodded slightly, with a look of empathy.
I remember seeing this terrifying scene when I was fighting against the Nightmare Knight in Kongqing Town.
When you see with your own eyes that Pao Ze, who was advancing and retreating together just now, has been transformed into a skeleton warrior, and then begins to fiercely attack him with swords, it will cause a huge blow to the soldiers, both psychologically and in the battle situation.
.
It can be imagined that the tens of thousands of lichs were not controlled by the undead at the beginning, and would never let go of any fallen corpse.
"Until the end, I began to retreat steadily, and the main generals and other heirs around me were killed one after another, so that the entire alliance almost became the opponent's world, and only this underground city built on the capital was left.
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Old Gary's voice full of vicissitudes and sorrow sounded again, and he looked at the stone elf beside him, and his voice became softer: "It was also during the process of building the dungeon that I accidentally used the "Truth of Truth" passed down from my ancestors.
"Key" opened the "Gate of Truth" where Yuyou was, and finally adopted Yuyou as his granddaughter."
Hearing the sound, everyone present was moved.
Although the old leader spoke in an understatement, it is not difficult to tell from the words that after the death of his youngest son Waters, the former was retreating steadily and was unable to protect his homeland. At the same time, he also lost his other heirs. Undoubtedly, he walked into
The situation was completely desperate, and the appearance of Youyou was the only solace for the frail old leader.
"You don't have to be like this. The reason why I have fallen into this situation today is only because of myself."
Old Gary's mandible opened again, and he tried his best to put on a wry smile, and then said: "It's just that I feel ashamed of the people and soldiers of the Broken Valley Alliance. As the leader of the alliance, I buried the seeds of disaster with my own hands.
down, and ultimately unable to stop it, leading to destruction.”
"Chief, I don't blame you. We are willing to fight with you until the last moment. That was the case then and it is the same now!"
As soon as Old Gary said this, the other strong men from the Broken Valley Alliance around him took a step forward and said in unison.
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao and others couldn't help but feel moved again.
From this, it is not difficult to see that this old leader is indeed extremely loved and respected. However, the Lich is too powerful and domineering, otherwise the Broken Valley Alliance will undoubtedly be an extremely powerful force now.
Just when everyone was thinking about this, Old Gary gently patted the shoulder bones of the strong men from the Broken Valley Alliance around him and began to describe it again.
"To be honest with you, when we chose Youyou to form the secret method, we were already in a desperate situation, so I tried my best to find any hope of victory, even if it was just a glimmer."
"After a series of attempts, I finally chose the method of injecting sacred markings into my body without hesitation. Even if we fall here and become undead controlled by our opponents, we still have to take advantage of the opponents not paying attention to inflict them again."
A fatal blow to the opponent!"
Old Gary's unswerving voice resounded in the ears of everyone present: "You all know what happened next. Although the plan has changed, we did not wake up immediately, but we can communicate with you
Now that we have met today, there is no doubt that all our efforts have been in vain.”
"Old leader, you're very polite. Being able to hear such an epic story and find out the truth about what happened back then makes our trip worthwhile."
Lei Xiao nodded heavily, and then there was a trace of confusion on his face, and he asked: "Speaking of which, old leader, please forgive me for being frank, since Waters only woke up the lich after being bewitched.
Yes, then who was he bewitched by?"
As soon as Lei Xiao said this, Xina and Loris also cast doubtful glances over them. This was also the biggest question in their minds.
"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, this was also my biggest question back then. According to the surviving alliance general, those lichs were indeed awakened after Waters sacrificed them."
Old Gary nodded thoughtfully and responded: "So I analyzed that maybe when we were exploring the ruins, we awakened a certain lich among them, and Waters was affected by that witch.
The bewitchment of the demon will eventually lead to catastrophe."
"But old chief, the lich doesn't seem to have such power to confuse people."
Loris frowned slightly and couldn't help but said.
"I thought so too, so I thought of another possibility."
Lei Xiao took over the conversation, frowning more and more: "Do you still remember the huge fuzzy statue whose shape is unclear that the surviving alliance generals mentioned?"