Chapter 191
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Lian Yun hurriedly put on his clothes. Lina also rushed downstairs when she heard the sound. Several people followed Hera to Luo's residence.
Nora had already treated Luo's wound. When she saw the few people, she pursed her lips, frowned and shook her head.
Luo Anan sat quietly on the chair, her eyes covered with black gauze again, her skin so white that it was almost transparent.
He curled his lips lightly: "Sir, you are here."
"Are you crazy?!" Lian Yun walked quickly to Luo, but he couldn't even bear to scold him.
"What are you thinking! How could you..."
Lian Yun stopped and took a deep breath to adjust his choked voice.
Luo smiled and said, "I don't want to be used."
"I have no memory of my time before exile. I've long since gotten used to the darkness, and that's not a bad thing."
"If I'm going to cause trouble for this town because I have eyes, I'd rather not have them."
He cured his eyes, and from then on Hamk could perceive everything through his eyes. His eyes were connected to the nerves, and he could not control himself from thinking about things related to the town.
Even if he no longer participates in those things, he cannot avoid those things lingering in his mind.
"Besides, I saw the adults."
"That's enough."
Luo smiled gently and expressed his thoughts calmly.
He stared at Lian Yun for a long time last night without blinking, just wanting to remember what she looked like.
"Luo..." Lian Yun squatted in front of him, and even could see the undried blood stains from the bottom of the gauze.
How painful it must be for him.
"I want you to promise me something."
Luo accurately locked onto Lian Yun's position and reached out to touch her wrist.
"You must complete your mission," Luo said. "I believe you will not let me sacrifice my eyes in vain."
Luo was so perceptive that he noticed Lian Yun's worry and anxiety even though they only met for a few minutes last night.
"I know the adults are worried about failure."
Luo gently held Lian Yun's wrist, his body temperature was cold and his tone was extremely firm.
"If it's an adult, it's definitely possible."
Lian Yun brought his men to Yuewan City. The people in Yuewan City avoided him, and a large number of people filled the streets and alleys.
Lian Yun stood on the city wall and nodded to Lana beside him.
Lanna turned around and waved to the soldiers in the city who were ready to go.
The city gates were wide open, and millions of soldiers riding flying gerbils filed out and rushed towards the new city like a hot knife through butter.
Lian Yun and Lana also rode Xiaobai and ran in the center of the team, followed by the mermaid leader.
The team soon saw the new city, and as agreed in the letter, the city gates were wide open.
There were people running out of the city gate, and the sound of weapons clashing, probably an internal conflict.
However, the sound of thousands of troops galloping in was too loud and attracted their attention. Some people hurriedly wanted to close the city gate, but were held down by the people next to them.
They had never been so panicked before. They watched the dark cloud-like army rushing towards them from the horizon, but they were helpless.
The guards in the same city were instigated to rebel at some point and took the lead in opening the city gate, appearing to be ready to be slaughtered.
At this time, a team walked out of the new city.
The leader was a man who used to be a guard and was now the leader of the rebellion. He led his men to take them away and then greeted the army that was heading towards Lianyun.
"That is..." Lian Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to see the person clearly.
Lanner: "That's Barry."
Lian Yun felt relieved.
Barry was indeed safe and had gained their trust.
The army arrived at the city gate and headed straight into the city.
Based on the principle of not killing but capturing, and with the help of some people in the city, they quickly occupied most of the area.
Lian Yun and others had just entered the city when the mermaid chief suddenly raised his head and looked forward.
"What's wrong?"
Lian Yun noticed that he was in a bad mood.
Only the mermaid leader could be heard trembling in his voice: "...It's her."
"……What?"
The mermaid leader suddenly knelt on the ground, and amid the noise, he placed his hands on the ground and gently rested his forehead on the ground.
He heard whimpering from beneath the ground.
"Is that you, dear..."
He gripped the ground tightly with both hands and listened carefully, distinguishing a familiar cry among the chaotic sounds.
Lian Yun and Lan Na looked at each other.
The mermaid leader heard the queen's voice from underground.
"Yes, it's her."
The pearl ashes that belonged to her were buried under this land.
The one who has lost his soul will forever repeat the painful wails of the end of his life.
Over and over again, sound after sound, it pierced into his heart.
"Can't you hear it?" The mermaid chief raised his head, his eyes red.
Lian Yun shook his head.
The mermaid leader stood up, took a deep breath, took out the dagger he carried with him, and cut his thumb.
Blood dripped into the ground, and he seemed to be guided, pointing in a direction.
"there."
He found the source of the sound.
The army cleared the way for them, and they found a small wooden house in the corner of the new city.
The wooden house was black and tattered, and the door creaked when pushed open.
The dim light from outside shone through the dilapidated window and fell on the magic circle on the ground.
I don't know what the circular magic circle was drawn with, it was black and red in color, and it dried on the broken floor.
There were strange patterns painted inside, and in the middle was a kerosene lamp burning with a faint blue flame.
The smell in the room was not pleasant. Even though the windows were broken, it felt like there had been no airflow for decades.
“…It’s a sacrificial array.”
The little snake on Lian Yun's wrist said.
"Sacrifice? What is used? And what is it for?" Lian Yun frowned.
"With my life."
The mermaid leader answered the first question.
He was close to the ground just now, as if he was standing at the highest point of the square, and the area below was crowded with roaring and screaming ghosts, as if they would pull him into the ground and tear him to pieces in the next second.
These souls that were forcibly suppressed underground are the sacrificed lives.
The mermaid chief walked out of the house and grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground in front of the house.
Lian Yun and Lana stood beside him and saw that when the wound on his right thumb touched the soil, blood instantly gushed out from the small wound.
The soil seemed to have transformed into a bloodthirsty monster, swallowing the blood greedily in big gulps, and was even about to drill into the wound in the next second.
Lian Yun grabbed the mermaid leader's wrist and said, "Quick!"
The mermaid leader reacted and quickly shook off a handful of dirt.
The soil that had swallowed the blood turned red and slowly seeped into the ground, as usual.
"...It seems that the sacrificial array inside was drawn with the soil here."
"More than that." The little snake paused, "Have you noticed that even after sucking so much of his blood, the soil still hasn't turned black and red?"
Lian Yun pondered for a few moments.
"I see."
She raised her head.
"The original underground organization in Kuoge City existed for the purpose of sacrifice."
"If you want to offer a sacrifice, ordinary blood is not enough."
"They need sinful, hateful and resentful souls who have to endure the abuse and insults from others while they are still alive."
What they want is chaotic and hidden evil.
Let the world's sobbing and whimpering ultimate evil remain forever, remain in the land, and in this way...
"To achieve his goal." The little snake said coldly.
"If this continues, this continent will no longer have any vibrant and living plants, and no life will exist."
And such a place is a breeding ground for monsters.
"This is his ultimate goal. When he completes his 'reform' of the land, the world will become his monster paradise. Standing on the commanding heights of darkness, he will also feel like a 'savior' ruling over everything."
The system said the last sentence very lightly—
"I know him...it's what he would do."
Hamukbu's game, which lasted for a century, was all for the purpose of sitting on the throne supported by monsters.
"I don't know who did so much for him." The little snake said in a deep voice.
"It would be impossible for him to do this alone while being suppressed."
"There must be someone powerful who is secretly planning for him."
As soon as the system said this, Lian Yun and Lana immediately thought of that person.
The man who claimed to be Lanna's "father".
"you……"
"You're here."
A man unexpectedly appeared in the corner of the yard. He was wearing a large cloak and had the same voice as always.
His figure overlapped with the man in my impression.
Lian Yun stared at him: "You are not dead."
He was once pierced by Lanna's sword and turned into ashes in an instant.
But now he can stand in front of them safely?
The next second, he stretched out a pair of white bones, lifted his hat, and revealed a skull.
His body was now just a skeleton, and he didn't know what was holding him up.
He spread his arms and said, "Look at me, what's the difference between me and being dead?"
Lian Yun opened his mouth and subconsciously looked at Lana beside him.
The latter looked at the skeleton indifferently: "You should die completely."
"Why did you show up again?"
"Of course, it was all thanks to Mr. Succubus's help. You only killed half of my body, but you were really ruthless... Well, that's not important."
"Don't talk like that, Lanna," the skeleton laughed. "You are so rude to your elders. After all, I have helped you a lot, haven't I?"
"Did you send someone to deliver that letter?" Lian Yun asked, "Why?"
She was now almost certain that it was the other party who had been helping Hamk do evil for so many years. Whether it was the organization in Kuoge City or the orc team that massacred the village, he was the one who carried out everything.
"Yes, it is."
The skeleton paused.
"Because he lied to me!" He roared angrily, then suddenly collapsed.
"Hamke... He deceived me for hundreds of years."
"You don't know! I've done so much for him,"
"He told me he would help me usher in a new era. By then, I would become everyone's new faith... It wouldn't be like now, where I'm not the president of the Magicians' Association, the noble elder, or the patriarch of the Hewlett family."
"Who am I? Who can tell me who I am?"
Why? He could only stand in the shadows, always with his back to everyone.
They always worship the legendary "Son of God", not him.
"Please understand," Lian Yun sneered, "it was you who wanted to hold all three powers at the same time. No one has ever stopped you from being you."
"Am I wrong? What can those idiots do without me?" The skeleton clenched his fists and took a few steps towards them. "I have given so much, why can't I be respected!"
"Why! Why can't I stand at the highest point and receive worship openly?"
"That's enough."
Lanna drew his sword and pointed it at him, his voice indifferent.
"Please stop your show."
"Where's Hammke?"
The skeleton slowly lowered its arms.
"Dear Lanna...you are as inhuman as your father."
"What did you say?" Lian Yun's throat tightened.
Didn’t he claim to be Lanna’s father?
The skeleton turned its head towards Lian Yun and chuckled softly.
He stretched out his hand and pointed in a direction: "Hamke is over there. I found out not long ago that he had been lying to me about everything. I hate him so much that now I'm willing to sacrifice everything, even my life, to make him pay."
"But I think only you can do it."
"but……"
The skeleton laughed "ho ho".
"I suddenly want to give you another choice."
"Lanna, I'm not your father. Do you want to know your background?"
"If you stay, I will tell you what kind of man your father is and who your mother is."
The skeleton spread out his palms. "I'm not trying to scare you, Lanner. If you leave, you might never see the only person in the world who knows the truth again."
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The author has something to say:
When I was setting up the design, I didn't notice Lanna's melodramatic background at all...
:P
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