Chapter 188

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Everyone present understood the hidden meaning of the system.

Hamk, the "Second Son of God" who once swept across half the continent but returned empty-handed, is still alive.

Lanner said in a heavy voice, "...To be honest, no one has ever seen Hamk's body. Everyone says he disappeared suddenly."

But obviously, the truth is more than that.

Everyone looked at each other and got the same answer.

"The mastermind of the new city... is Hamk?" Lina said softly. Both the mermaid chief and Lian Yun could understand her words.

It sounds incredible, it's simply impossible.

Hamk was very famous back then. Even if the elves and mermaids refused to surrender, he could continue to rule with the military strength he had at the time. But why did he hide in a small town that had just been built?

"He's already the Son of God, why would he give up the kingdom he conquered?"

"A kingdom conquered by force?" Little Snake scoffed. "Without those skills and weapons and equipment, how could he have achieved that?"

Lian Yun: "...Thank you, I'm sorry."

The system froze for a moment, then looked up at her and continued, "Mu Tou should have told you that Hamk was my choice."

Others didn't understand, but Lian Yun knew that "wood" was another system.

"After I selected the person, I was confident that he would suit my needs. Because my power was limited at the time, I had no choice but to hastily give him a lot of authority."

The young and ambitious Hamk promised it that he would achieve its goal.

Later, the wood fell asleep, unaware that it had woken up several times to communicate with Hamk.

Hamk lived up to expectations, expelling monsters and uniting other races, but it smelled a strange scent from it.

For example, when Hamk unites with other races, he will subconsciously suppress the other side. According to him, the human race is at a disadvantage, and he needs to seek more guarantees for mankind.

He used his authority to create the profession of "magician" and supported them generation after generation, single-handedly supporting the magician clan.

The mermaid leader was stunned by the sheer amount of information. "If he's so keen on giving humans advanced powers, why doesn't he become a magician himself?"

When he met Hamk, several great magicians surrounded him to protect him.

"Because he is just like me." Lian Yun said, "The chosen one can only have the status of 'Lord'."

The little snake nodded up and down.

Clearly, this was a very effective and correct constraint. Hamk was able to achieve that level simply as a "lord." If he had a more powerful force... given his ambition, no one would be able to stop him.

The system woke up for the last time and finally discovered the flaw that Hamk had failed to hide in time.

He actually raised a vicious monster!

The creatures he raised were different from harmless creatures like mushroom chickens and big frogs. Instead, they were monsters with extremely strong lethality and aggressiveness.

Hamk had promised the system that he would drive these monsters out of the habitats of all races.

But he actually kept the monster in the castle openly.

The system was extremely aware of the damage these monsters would bring to the continent, and immediately asked him to expel these monsters.

But Hamk's words set off alarm bells.

"Isn't my existence just to destroy them? If they disappear...is there any need for me to still exist?"

Hamk said this in a calm voice.

At that moment, the system completely understood what kind of person it had chosen.

He was right. The system chose someone to be the "savior" in order to restore peace to the alien forces on this continent.

Once the continent becomes peaceful, his supernatural powers with inherent bugs will be withdrawn.

He will return to his old self.

His ambition was clear, and he was incredibly intelligent, knowing full well what he would face once he achieved the system's goals. Having grasped the system's purpose, he naturally refused to accept the prospect of returning to mediocrity.

"I admit that he is very powerful." Hamk was carefully selected by the system, so it naturally admired his character. Unfortunately, this was not what a true savior should look like.

"After the negotiations broke down, I shut down his permissions and took the skills he once possessed with him into oblivion."

Hamk was furious, but even without the golden finger, he still had a smart brain. He found the hiding place of the system from clues, and then found the mermaid leader.

In fact, he could have succeeded if his ambition had not gotten in the way in the end.

The mermaid leader would have given him the system housed in the sleeping turtle as agreed.

But in the end, he used the queen's life to threaten the mermaid leader and demanded that the entire mermaid tribe crawl at his feet.

However, the mermaid leader did not compromise.

Hamk also lost his only chance.

The mermaid leader cast a curse with his own pearl, and Hamk, who lost the system's golden finger, was unable to break the curse.

"Of course, at that time, Hamk still had enough power to drive out the dangerous monsters in his city, because he was the founder of the Magicians' Association and he had great appeal."

But Hamk still felt it was not enough.

The system sighed with mixed emotions.

"Lian Yun, now you are standing in his former position. I have to tell you that if you want to defeat him, you will have to pay more."

"Because he has completely devoted himself to the other side of this world."

"He's now channeling all the effort he once put into expelling darkness into strengthening the dark forces of this world. Without my help, his progress is very slow... But I think you're well aware that, despite the slow pace, he's still been working for hundreds of years, and now the 'results' are fully revealed."

The land deteriorates, sea levels drop, and monsters develop intelligence.

All of this is Hammke's "achievements".

Everyone was stunned for a long time.

No one could have imagined that the person who once vowed to protect the world would become the one who pushed the world towards destruction.

"Every time Hammke adds a negative force to the world, it becomes more difficult to achieve your goals."

"As I said before, despite his ambitions, Hamuk is a charismatic lord with many followers. They help him complete his plans and prolong his life. He is not alone."

Yes, Lian Yun knew about this.

Among the orcs who massacred the village was a succubus. The succubus had shown mercy to Buck's men, but still stood by Hamk.

The former lord of Quoge City and the organization they failed to capture... and perhaps the man who called himself Lanna's "father".

"Lianyun, you're doing very well now, more than I expected," the system said. "You've united all the races, something even Hamk has never managed. You may not be as smart as him, but you have something he doesn't have."

"It's not aggressive, but it can provide its people with a sense of security." The mermaid leader suddenly said, "Perhaps you should have come here earlier."

Everyone looked up, and only then did they realize that they could understand what the patriarch said.

"It has been lifted."

The system paused: "But because I'm awake, some of the suppression on Hamk will be ineffective."

"You need a quick resolution."

Lian Yun nodded, and everyone realized the seriousness of the situation.

If Hamk is the mastermind behind the New City, and the ship that came to the deep sea area this time is also from New City, does it mean that some of Hamk's subordinates have the intention of betraying him?

They immediately set out from the palace.

The mermaid leader took Doroya to pack up and planned to leave with Lian Yun.

Lian Yun and the other two waited there. She lowered her head and looked at the little snake on her wrist.

"What will happen to you when this is all over?"

"us?"

The system paused.

"We will disappear, just like these alien forces, just like... you."

As if he had already known the ending, Lian Yun just nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

But Lanna behind her suddenly clenched his fists when he heard this.