A drop of rain fell from the sky.

Through the biting cold sky.

High in the sky, one can vaguely see a magnificent temple rising from the ground.

Raindrops fell from the sky, passed through the spires of the temple, and were blown away by the wind.

On the ground covered with mist, a ray of setting sun illuminates the dead city.

Temples, castles, spiral towers...

In another area that Louis and his team had not touched, a man in heavy armor was half-kneeling on the ground.

The morning sun shone through the mist and onto his opened helmet.

There was a piece of dogtail grass dangling from the corner of his mouth, which was stained red with blood.

The desolate and cynical style is consistent with his face.

The ground shrouded by the power of shadow completely dissipated, and flashing lightning connected the sky and the earth together.

The severely injured armored warrior raised his head and looked at the person who was coming with lightning.

It's raining.

The raindrops fell on him, and he looked at the man with a smile on his face.

“So strong…”

In the lightning, the emperor in red-gold armor walked up to him step by step, with the huge iron hammer across his head, blocking the rain for the soldier.

The warrior barely raised his head to look at the emperor, then smiled with difficulty while holding a dogtail grass in his mouth:

"Long time no see, Emperor."

Around him, a group of exploration teams were lying on the ground wailing.

Except for the howling of wind and rain, there were no other sounds in this ravaged land.

The armored warrior is called Sadin.

The demigod of the Roxy Empire.

Looking at the whole world, it is one of the top ones.

But now, he was kneeling there.

His closest comrade fell in the tide of shadows that surged like turbid water, and the elite of the Roxy First Legion failed to receive the applause of their fellow countrymen.

Not every plan will be made public.

After realizing who the owner of the temple is, old powers like Enther, Roxy and Monet will not be foolish enough to pin their hopes on others.

On the surface, various forces sent a lot of people, and even the Adventurer's Guild directly used first-class adventurers to act as vanguards and batteries for the brave ritual magic.

This lineup is already quite exaggerated.

But to deal with the gods, it is not enough, far from enough.

Even though everyone knows that what is left here are the remnants of gods, gods are still gods.

Human power is limited and it is difficult to defeat gods and ghosts.

Even though I know there is a high probability that there are remnants here, I will not place my hopes on the weak remnants of the gods.

So there was this secret battle.

The Roxy Empire dispatched 1 demigod and 4 legends.

The East/West Monai Kingdoms jointly dispatched 12 legendary black magicians.

And Unser…made a promise.

The Emperor promised to act when necessary.

The demigod Sadin is the ultimate force of Roxy's side this time.

The emperor walked to Sardin's side, squatted down, and took the dogtail grass out of his mouth.

He checked Sadin's injuries. When he was fighting with the evil god just now, the evil god's death light tore apart the powerful defense that the warrior relied on for survival in the flash of lightning and stone.

He was now like a balloon that had been pricked by a needle, and the aura in his body was rapidly slipping away.

"She is truly a goddess who has come from the ancient times. The evil spirit she hatched is so powerful that it is incomprehensible..."

Blood kept flowing out of the corners of Sardin's mouth, and there was some blood foam as he spoke.

"If you had come any later, I wouldn't have been able to hold out until you finished fighting."

The emperor pressed the wound on Sardin's body:

"Sadin, stop talking, the high priest is here."

The emperor's hands were thin, but still warm and strong.

The warmth brought a wanton smile to Sardin's face, and he grinned, "It's useless, Emperor. That's the evil of the goddess of darkness, not the remnant of the statue that was bullied by those youngsters."

"I'm going to die, but at least before I die, let me finish the last bit of intelligence I've collected..."

The Emperor nodded:

"Okay, Sadin, go ahead and tell me. I will pass this information to Roxy verbatim."

Sardin threw a ball of black flesh to the Emperor with difficulty.

"I think I have discovered the mystery of the death of the Dark Night Goddess. This goddess from ancient times possesses power that is unmatched by ordinary gods. A normal battle between gods would never cause her to fall."

"But He died, quietly."

“It is certain that His death was related to the abyss, as your words should have made clear.”

"The Four Gods of the Abyss are the Four Gods of the Abyss, and the Abyss is the Abyss. The two are not equal."

"The Abyss wants to take away the power of the Goddess of Creation. This is very useful to Her. For this reason, even the Evil God of the Abyss can be used as a consumable."

"Take this thing back and study it, and remember to share the results with us."

"Also, remember to tell the Empire that Sardinia has done his best, but don't be greedy for my family's pension money..."

Sadin's voice became lower and lower, and his eyelids began to grow heavy.

"It's not the abyss. At least not just the abyss."

The Emperor said calmly: "Some of the things that happened to the Dark Night Goddess concern the secrets of our Unther. It is difficult to tell you everything, but at least it is certain that our enemy is not just them."

"The records in the temple also clearly state that the Dark Night Goddess died so suddenly that there was not even a war between gods. The kingdom of God fell suddenly."

"The Kingdom of Shadows is a fragment of the Kingdom of God. After being found by the terrified upper echelons of the Church of the Goddess of Darkness, they were quickly transformed into the Kingdom of Shadows."

"These bastards from outside the domain... are really troublesome. You will have to work hard for them from now on." said Sadin.

"Well, have you thought of what to write on the tombstone? My good son-in-law has come up with the idea of ​​an epitaph, and I think you are quite suitable," said the Emperor.

Sardin coughed, "You're helping me? So extravagant? Forget it, for an undecent demigod like me, it's enough to have my lover's name on the tombstone."

After a moment, he paused and said:

"Don't tell my disciples what happened here, just say I'm on a mission."

The Emperor raised his eyebrows, "Are you talking about the disciple of the current leader of Roxy? I always thought you were just a political partner."

Sardin looked at the sky with his gradually dazed eyes:

"That's a good boy. With him and them, Roxy can hold on a little longer."

"So don't tell him about my death yet. The battlefield between you and me is too far away from him."

"Give children something to strive for, so that they feel that the future is still bright and worth fighting for their whole lives."

Sardin's voice became softer and softer.

The Emperor looked troubled, "Are you kidding me? How long can you keep the loss of a demigod a secret?"

“You still have a public office!”

Sardin said, "Then let them find a random excuse and say that I am temporarily out on a mission."

"Then... after a year or so, it won't matter whether they know about it or not."

The Emperor shook his head, and finally said:

"I will make this suggestion to the Roxy officials."

Sardin's head gradually dropped:

"Tell the kid my apologies. I didn't have the chance to teach him more."

"And, Emperor, you are worthy of the name of a hero... Thank you."

Sadin slowly closed his eyes.

The emperor placed the dogtail grass on Sardin's chest and said, "It's good for a demigod to die in the wind where no one cares."

"It's time to go home."

His gaze seemed to travel through space and fell on the girl in the distance who was hugging Louis tightly.

Olivia seemed to have noticed something and raised her head to look in that direction.

The emperor shook his head: "Silly daughter..."

Then he looked in another direction and saw the figure of a black swan appear in the wriggling shadows.

She turned her head to look in the direction of the emperor, waved her hand, and disappeared from the scene.

His figure slowly disappeared.

When he appeared again, he had returned to his bedroom.

He walked slowly towards the Golden Throne. Beatrice stood there, looking at her father who had regained his tall and strong figure.

With every step he took, his figure became thinner and thinner.

"Father, Mr. Rudolph is waiting for you."

The emperor hummed.

He walked to the Golden Throne and looked at the legendary Iron Guard on the Golden Throne.

The comrade who had fought with him since childhood and swore to be loyal to him is now emaciated.

"Rudolph, we did it."

The Emperor said softly.

Rudolph raised his head with difficulty, his flesh and blood shriveled like a mummy.

Who would have thought that he was once a powerful legendary guard?

"So, of the seven disasters that Max predicted that would destroy the world, only the last two remain."

The Emperor nodded: "He is very strong (referring to the Dark Night Evil), but I am stronger."

Rudolf nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty."

He stretched out his skinny hand, placed it on the Emperor's huge gauntlet, and gently touched his fingers:

"In this way, I have also fulfilled my duty as the Iron Guard." Rudolf's voice was unexpectedly calm.

His figure became increasingly illusory. In order to restrict the gate to the abyss, everything he had would be drained away, even his existence itself.

The Emperor looked at his dear friend quietly and said in a deep voice: "For this blue and pure world."

Rudolf's body was instantly shattered into pieces, leaving only his last calm words: "No, for the Emperor."

"You will have to walk the rest of the way alone."

The Golden Throne was now empty.

The emperor sat on the throne and was beaten into his emaciated appearance again.

"Beatrice, I'm a little tired today."

Beatrice said nothing and walked out.

She thought that the Golden Throne might be particularly cold today.

Death toll from Shadow Country incident:

The Roxy Empire has 410 people, including 1 demigod, 4 legends, and 201 paragons.

East/West Monai Kingdom, 370 people, including 10 legends and 240 paragons.

Unther Empire, 310 people, including 4 legends and 140 paragons.

On this day, the Emperor forever lost the person who understood and supported him the most.

The legendary iron guard Rudolf fell.

It was even harder for the Emperor to rise from his throne.

And all of this will be submerged in the ruins of the Shadow Kingdom.

…

And the other side.

Emerald fire shot up into the sky.

Olivia looked at the dimming gem left by her mother.

The power of [Emerald Sacrifice] continuously drew upon the original power of the Star Continent, restoring Louis' body to its peak state.

At the same time, Louis slowly opened his eyes and looked at the little swan with tears in his eyes.

A reassuring smile appeared on his face, and then he spoke the next second: "Help, help, help, help..."

"Save you, you idiot! Who told you to come down?"

The little swan punched Louis on the head without hesitation, and then rubbed his head with some heartache:

"You are really crazy. How dare you interfere in a fight like this!"

Louis said dissatisfiedly: "Just tell me whether I won or not?!"

"What's the point of winning? I'll lose everything!"

"Why lose? Aren't we safe here?"

Olivia glanced at William and Grace: "It's okay if he is willful, but why are you two messing around with them?!"

"Especially you, William. You are an iron guard. How could you do this?!"

William gave an awkward but polite smile:

"Do you think I can stop His Highness?"

The majestic little swan suddenly became a little vegetable.

She knew William was right.

This guy Louis is full of unexpected things.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have cheated Louis several times before.

Of course, Little Swan selectively forgot that many operations were completely caused by misunderstandings.

"Hiss, it hurts so much. Let's not talk about this for now. Has the Shadow Kingdom been unsealed?"

Louis looked at a few people.

The little swan shook his head and said:

"The core area has not yet been completely unsealed. The curse inside is too strong."

"Then let me go. You're smart for not taking off your mask for me." Louis looked at the little swan and said admiringly.

The little swan held its head high, with an expression that said it wanted to praise me more.

Louis rubbed her head:

"I'll handle things as quickly as possible. This time I came here to investigate certain people."

The little swan nodded.

She had long guessed that Louis had other ideas.

But Xiao Jingling had no intention of exposing it at all.

Anyway, she knew that Louis was a very sensible guy.

Soon, Louis arrived in front of the pervasive curse barrier.

At this time, they were surrounded by soldiers from four countries.

When Louis came over, they subconsciously made way for him.

There were even mythologists who came directly to Louis and said:

"Your Majesty, what are you doing..."

Louis said in a hoarse voice:

"I will remove the barrier of the Shadow Kingdom for you."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, with expressions of horror on their faces.

But no one questioned Louis' authenticity.

They saw it very clearly.

The statue, which was far superior to an ordinary legend, was beaten into a skewer by the attack of this unknown legend.

It makes sense for a being with such power to unlock the barrier of the Shadow Kingdom.

So the group let him go.

They did not forget that, in addition to investigating the inside story of Shadow Realm, another purpose of coming here was to rescue the unfortunate people trapped in the core area of ​​the temple.

Louis: ??? Seeing a group of people gathered behind him, eagerly watching his actions, he felt as embarrassed as when his parents were standing behind him and watching him write a novel.

A subtle feeling of wanting to escape from the Star Continent arises.

Fortunately, he is socially phobic.

When he activated the Sin Dragon Armed Stance once again, his hand reached out towards the dark barrier.

In an instant, he felt the cheers from the Sin Dragon Armed Forces.

Torrents of energy flowed directly into the Sin Dragon Armed Forces.

The barrier let out a mournful cry as it was overwhelmed, and in full view of everyone—

Broken!

(End of this chapter)