The morning sun drove away the long night, and a new day ushered in the Rongka Fortress.
The originally majestic city wall became a pile of broken walls. The corpses of the war dead covered the entire battlefield.
"This is the last stronghold of the Kingdom of Ulster in the south." Evie sat on the big stone, polishing the weapon with a whetstone, and said to Alfonso beside her.
The knight carrying the big sword stood on the ruins like a statue, silently looking at the huge tyrant in the distance.
A dozen soldiers knelt in front of Todd, pressing their foreheads to the ground, and listened motionlessly to the words coming from above.
"Some of you are gladiators, some are children of the tribe, and some were once captives." Todd entangled the huge monster body on a collapsed city wall and said to these people: "But today, you are using the battlefield to
His performance earned him the qualification to go to God’s Realm!”
Dozens of bone spurs stretched and bent from the tyrant's arms and penetrated into the heads of each warrior. A few seconds later, along with crying and praying, everyone used their loudest voices to praise everything in the God's Domain.
"I saw it! I saw it!"
"Asgard has accepted my soul!"
"By the gods!"
Todd waved his hand and asked people to take these warriors who were immersed in religious fanaticism away. He withdrew the transformed bone spurs and motioned for Alfonso and Evie to come over.
Looking at his two subordinates, Todd asked: "Have you all seen the official document from the Holy Ministry sent by the church to Muxi City?"
Alfonso nodded.
Evie said: "The Kingdom of Muxi was removed from the diocesan countries, and the Muxi Knights were deprived of their knighthood. As for you, as the king, you were not only deprived of your religious membership, but were also defined by the church as "wearing
Demon in human skin.”
Todd laughed twice, seemingly not worried about such accusations: "These are not surprising. The key lies in what kind of military action the church will take against Muxi Kingdom next."
Evie expressed confusion: "Your Majesty, when things have come to this point, why don't you simply abandon your heavenly father and raise the banner of the gods? Use war to completely conquer all parishes?"
"No, this method is not suitable." Todd pondered for a while and explained: "The Father's Diocese includes multiple kingdoms. If we can use the method of differentiation and absorption to resolve disputes, we can avoid many unnecessary troubles.
.After all, what we lack most right now is time."
Evie did not continue on this topic and instead asked: "We have now captured the last southern stronghold of the Kingdom of Ulster, what should we do next?"
"Jonka Fortress is the last obstacle between the capital of Ulster and the Froststone Camp. In the following war, there will never be such a strong fortress again." Todd looked at Alfonso and Evie and said: "
In the coming battles, I plan to hand over command of the army to you."
Evie frowned and asked: "Transfer command? Where do you plan to go?"
"I'm going to the Kingdom of Shadows."
Todd's answer made Evie's eyes widen, and she asked urgently: "The rumored country of the dead? The dark door connecting the underworld?"
"I have already been there once, and I am no stranger to the people there. This time, I went to seek an answer, an answer related to my future."
Evie tightened the sword in her hand: "I'll go with you!"
"No, Alfonso is responsible for commanding the ground troops, and Ivie, you are responsible for the aerial reconnaissance. The two of you should cooperate with each other on the battlefield. You are indispensable."
Todd raised his head and looked to the north: "Expand the troops, attack the towns, and expand the territory. Remember, every time you conquer a place, let the shamans in the tribe spread the faith of the gods and increase our believers."
Alfonso's deep voice came from under the armor: "Your Majesty, as you wish."
Standing up from the collapsed city wall, Todd shook his scales and left the marching camp amid the worship of the soldiers.
Riding on the back of Henry the griffon, Todd, who had regained his human form, looked at the sea passing quickly beneath him and fell into deep thought.
These days, Todd uses the Tyrant form to show off to others. He can sense that the Tyrant virus in his body has never stopped evolving. His body is getting bigger and bigger, his bones are getting harder and his physical strength is getting stronger. He is reminded of all this all the time.
Watching him, the Tyrant Virus was accelerating the fusion of cells and heterogeneous bacteria in his body. After gaining a series of powers, he began to worry about whether his body would alienate or even collapse one day.
For example, in the past month, when Todd falls asleep in his human form, he will always be in the tyrant form when he wakes up. When he transforms into a tyrant, although it lasts longer and longer, it takes more time to transform back into a human.
longer than before.
All of this indicates that a series of unpredictable changes are taking place in his body. He doesn't know what the end point of this change is, and he doesn't dare to guess.
But he knew that there was a place where he might be able to find the answer, and that place was the Kingdom of Shadows.
It's still the mist-shrouded island, and it's still the dilapidated temple.
When Todd fell from the gryphon to the ground, the first thing he saw was Meredith smiling at him.
Meredith, who was dressed in raven feathers and holding a piccolo-like instrument in her hand, said the first thing she said when she saw Todd was: "I guess it's about time you came back."
Todd patted Henry's neck and signaled him to leave first, and then looked at Meredith with a bit of doubt in his eyes: "You know I will come back?"
Meredith combed her feathers with her hands, turned around, and said as she walked: "Come with me, my master, the Queen of Shadows, has been waiting for your arrival."
In Todd's mind, the stunning queen with purple hair reaching her waist, and her emotionless and red eyes appeared, and he asked: "About the Trial of Destiny and the Door of Darkness, you have something to hide from me.
Yes, right?"
Meredith walked forward and whispered: "It's not a concealment, because there are some things that my master and I only know a little about."
Following the woman as she walked among the ruins of the temple, Todd looked around and asked Meredith in front of him: "I remember that there is another person here who has passed the trial, and he seems to be called..."
"Cu Chulainn."
"Yes, that's the name. Where are the others?"
"He has completed one year of training and returned to the Kingdom of Ulster." Meredith said this and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Thank God, that little bastard is finally gone."
Regarding Cu Chulainn's identity and abilities, Todd wanted to ask a few more questions. The figure of Shadow Queen Scathach on the temple terrace made him choose to remain silent.
"My master, the Lord of Muxi City, Todd Fisher is here."
Meredith's words surprised Todd. He remembered that he had never revealed his true identity in the Kingdom of Shadows.
Scathach slowly turned around, and for a moment there was an incomprehensible emotion in his cold eyes: "Todd, I know you have already met Leviathan..."
Scathach's words surprised Todd again. Before he could ask, the Queen continued: "All people who have passed the trial of fate have been given the same mission by Leviathan himself, which is to survive in the species."
Find the best balance between destiny and destiny."
Todd chewed on Scathach's words carefully, and finally said with confusion: "Sorry, Queen of Shadows, I really don't understand how to understand this sentence."
Scathach closed his eyes and shook his head gently: "Not just you, no one really understands the meaning of this sentence after so many years, but at least we have learned something through constant attempts..."
"Something?"
Meredith turned to Todd at this time and said, "Before continuing this topic, you need to transform into a demigod first."
Todd glanced at Meredith, whose expression was extremely serious, and finally he followed her words and changed into the tyrant form.
Looking at the behemoth lying on the ground, which was more than ten meters long, Meredith covered her mouth in shock: "Gods! It hasn't been long, and you have changed too fast!"
Scathach looked at Todd in front of him, frowning and said: "Your current state is somewhat beyond my expectation..."
Todd, who transformed into a tyrant, looked at the two women in front of him and said in a deep voice: "Can you explain it?"
Meredith and Scathach looked at each other and nodded. The former began to speak slowly: "Anyone who passes the trial of fate will meet Leviathan after passing through the Dark Portal.
The latter will give him the opportunity to become a demigod... which is what you mentioned
After repeatedly using the ability to transform, the human body will gradually degrade, and the form of the tyrant will gradually replace it. The most direct manifestation is that it becomes increasingly difficult for people to control the time and place of transformation.
The power behind me is getting stronger and stronger..."
Todd looked down at his thick iron claws and said to Meredith: "I guess what you are going to say next is not a good thing."
Meredith sighed: "It's a mixed blessing. As the strength increases, the body changes more and more, and the tyrant will gradually enter the second form..."
Todd interrupted Meredith: "Wait! You just said second form? What is that?"
"The tyrant in the second form will completely eliminate the human appearance and will always appear in a transformed form."
Todd's golden eyes widened: "You mean... I will stay like this for the rest of my life?! There is no way I can change back?!"
Meredith gave Todd a roll of her eyes: "Just stay calm first, I haven't said the worst part yet."
"What? There's something worse?!"
"The physical changes during the transition from the first form to the second form will bring huge pressure to the human soul."
Meredith's words immediately gave Todd a bad feeling: "Huge pressure?"
The former added: "You might as well think about it, if you let the soul of an ant control the body of an elephant, what will happen in the end?"
Todd murmured: "The soul collapses, the body enters a long sleep, and finally both of them return to nothingness."
Meredith spread her hands and said, "Yes, that's it."
Todd growled angrily at this time: "Damn it! What a mixed blessing?! Look at it like this, no matter which way you go, it's a dead end!"
Meredith stretched out a finger and shook it while saying: "Don't worry, what I'm going to talk about next is how to control and prevent the soul collapse caused by the second form. After our many years of trying, in fact,
There are two ways. First, never try to enter the second form of the Tyrant."
Todd asked: "Never try to enter your second form? What should you do?"
"Reduce or stop using transformation, and let the human form gradually take control of the body's initiative."
"What's the other way?"
"Completely give up the human form and actively enter the second form of the tyrant. Before that, use training or other methods to enhance the power of the soul to avoid the collapse of the soul caused by the second form."