"My head hurts..."

Fang Zheng opened his eyes and stared at the starry sky in front of him with lifeless eyes.

What...place is this?

He turned his head and looked to both sides, but all he saw were broken wooden boards. He could hear the squeaking of wheels and the sound of hurried horse hooves.

“Woo…”

The stabbing pain in his head made Fang Zheng groan. He closed his eyes and began to carefully recall everything that had happened to him. If Fang Zheng remembered correctly, he was still outside, and then...

"Master! Master, are you awake?"

Just as Fang Zheng was thinking hard, suddenly, an old man appeared from the side. He was an old man with white hair and beard. He was wearing a tattered leather armor and carrying a long sword on his back. This dress was so strange that Fang Zheng was a little stunned. But what made him feel even more strange was that the other party spoke a language he had never heard of before, but for some reason, Fang Zheng felt that he seemed to understand what the old man was saying.

But even so, Fang Zheng's doubts were still there.

Who is he? Why does he call me Young Master? Who am I?

“Oooooh…Ah!!”

Just when Fang Zheng was about to recall the past, he suddenly felt a pain in his brain, which made him hold his head with both hands and cry out in pain. Seeing Fang Zheng at this moment, the old man became even more panicked. He hurried to Fang Zheng and pressed his shoulders hard.

"Master, what's wrong with you?! Don't scare me!"

“I…I…”

Fang Zheng could not say anything when he heard the old man's anxious shout. He had a splitting headache and the scenery in front of him began to become distorted. But soon, Fang Zheng saw a blue light unfolding in front of him, forming a very familiar and unique interface. Then, a gentle voice sounded in his ears.

"Interface activation completed... System started... Soul wavelength detected... Authentication started..."

“Ugh…ah…”

At this moment, Fang Zheng felt not only a headache, but also a pain in his body, as if he was being put in a slaughterhouse and being skinned. His blood was flowing backwards, his breathing became rapid, and his heart was beating violently as if it was about to burst out of his throat. The only thing Fang Zheng could do at this moment was to instinctively clench his fists and grit his teeth to endure what was happening suddenly.

"Lord Carter! Those people are catching up!"

"Damn it! Take the young master away quickly, we will stay here...!"

"careful--!!"

"boom!!"

He could faintly hear the noise and screams outside, but before Fang Zheng could react to what was happening, he heard a loud explosion beside him. The next moment, Fang Zheng felt that he had lost his balance and flew out of the carriage like a discarded ball, falling heavily to the ground.

“Puff!!”

Fang Zheng could feel his back hitting the ground hard, and the violent impact even slightly dispelled the pain that was enough to burn his body. It was also because of this that he barely regained control of his body, and Fang Zheng turned his head and looked around.

All he could see at this moment was a wilderness shrouded in darkness. Beside him, a carriage was burning in flames, and the horse pulling the carriage was also burned to charcoal. Not far away, Fang Zheng could vaguely see several figures fighting. They looked like a group of servants, while their enemies were wearing silver-white armor, like knights in a game.

What the hell is this place?

Although those warriors seemed to be trying hard, even Fang Zheng could see that they were no match for the other side. After just a few exchanges, those warriors were mercilessly chopped down by the swords of the knights in silver armor and turned into corpses.

"Master! Go! Get out of here quickly!!"

At this moment, only the old man was still waving his sword, struggling to hold on, while shouting loudly to Fang Zheng.

To escape!

Until now, Fang Zheng had no idea what had happened to him, but he knew very well that he'd better leave here!

But...his body was totally unable to move as Fang Zheng wished. For some reason, at this moment he only felt his muscles aching extremely and he didn't have any strength in his body. Just supporting his body had exhausted all his strength. Even wanting to stand up became a luxury.

"Soul wavelength authentication is successful, binding is complete, please executor activate the code."

The voice in his ear was still not hurried, and along with this voice, Fang Zheng saw a strange and complicated circle appear in the middle of the strange interface in front of him. It looked like a magic circle, but according to Fang Zheng's experience, this interface seemed unusually familiar...

"ah--!!"

Hearing the scream, Fang Zheng looked up in confusion, only to see that the old man had been pierced through the chest by a knight in silver armor. He turned his head in despair and looked at him, then stretched out his hand.

"few--!"

However, before the old man finished speaking, a silver light flashed, and the next moment, Fang Zheng watched the old man's head fall to the ground, and his body fell down. Then, the knights turned around and walked towards him.

Will die!

Although the knights were wearing helmets and Fang Zheng couldn't see their appearance clearly, he could feel the cold murderous intent surrounding them. Just feeling the sight of these knights made Fang Zheng feel as if his neck was about to be chopped off. But... he had no way to resist.

Is this the only thing we can rely on?

Looking at the strange magic circle in front of him, Fang Zheng gritted his teeth, then he stretched out his hand, wanting to click on the strange circle.

“Bang!!”

But before Fang Zheng could raise his hand, an iron boot stepped down from above and stomped heavily on Fang Zheng's hand.

“Ouch!!”

Feeling the piercing pain in his palm, Fang Zheng groaned, but before he could react, he saw another knight grabbing his hair and lifting his head up.

"Is that him?"

The knight's voice was cold and indifferent, as if it was a machine without any emotions. After hearing the knight's question, a figure wearing a black robe standing not far behind the knight nodded slightly.

"It's him. The secret treasure must be on him."

"very good."

After receiving the answer from the man in black robe, the leading knight nodded, then swung his sword suddenly and placed it in front of Fang Zheng's neck.

"Hand over the secret treasure, and I will let you die quickly."

Secret treasure? What secret treasure?

Feeling the cold blade touching his neck, Fang Zheng looked at the knight in front of him blankly. His mind was completely confused at the moment. He had no idea what was going on, nor did he know what his current situation was. The only thing he could understand was that he seemed to be being hunted by this group of people, and the reason they were hunting him was to find some secret treasure... But, what secret treasure was it?

How would I know?

We have no choice but to fight!

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng gritted his teeth, then lowered his head and looked at his right hand that was stepped on by the knight. Noticing Fang Zheng's gaze, the knight also looked down at his feet, and then he instinctively took a step back.

The time is now!

The moment he felt the knight retreat, Fang Zheng immediately retracted his right hand and quickly tapped the circle in front of him. Soon, along with his movements, the circle began to spin rapidly, and the light gradually gathered in front of Fang Zheng, emerging and transforming into a huge, heavy, shining holy book.

"What's this?"

At this moment, the knights also saw the holy book appearing in front of Fang Zheng. They retreated in surprise, holding their swords and not knowing what to do for a moment. On the contrary, the black-robed man seemed very excited. He almost jumped up immediately and shouted loudly.

"This must be a secret treasure! Don't let him activate it, kill him!"

Upon hearing the black-robed knight's order, the leading knight immediately raised his sword and swung it towards Fang Zheng.

At the same time, as if being called from nowhere, Fang Zheng also reached out and pressed on the book.

Then, the world before his eyes shattered in an instant as if glass.

"My child, when you were born, the forest of Lordaeron whispered your name..."

An old voice echoed in Fang Zheng's mind. What appeared before his eyes were towering mountains, rich and beautiful cities, small towns, and wilderness...

"My child, I am proud to see you grow up day by day and become the embodiment of justice..."

The burning flames engulfed the entire city. The laughter and joy of the past were left with only ruins and relics. The never-ending blazing red light illuminated the entire world like blood, bringing endless destruction and hatred.

"You have to remember that we have always ruled this country with wisdom and strength..."

The petals flying in the sky turned into cold snowflakes, and the former followers fell one by one. In the dark and gloomy cave, a long sword shining with azure light was quietly inserted into the ground, waiting for its owner to come.

"I also believe that you will use your powerful strength with caution..."

The howling blizzard enveloped everything, the trees dried up, the ground was covered with ice, the living were far away from it all, only the undead groaned in pain and walked out of the flames and darkness. They became an army, a terrifying force that could make everything tremble and shiver in front of the shadow of death. They roared forward, tearing apart all obstacles in front of them, bringing only blood and death.

Fang Zheng opened his eyes again.

The previous illusion had disappeared, and before his eyes, the knight's sharp blade was slashing down at him. He could even see his own reflection on the silver-white blade.

But the voice still echoed in his mind.

"One day, my life will come to an end, and you will be crowned king."

The cold power completely erupted at this moment.