"After acquiring the crown, he established a trade order, maintained a balance with the upper realm, and secured more resources for survival for the lower realm," the nameless man said of this King of Flames.
"He may have been somewhat greedy and perhaps a little wicked, but undeniably, his people respected him greatly, and at the very least, he truly brought blessings."
"He was also the second king I encountered by chance. He was also a being favored by the world, and his achievements in magic even surpassed those of Isellan. He was very good at chatting, and I was fooled by him quite a few times, haha..."
"He not only possesses a cursed body that is nearly immortal, but also the power to mobilize the natural disasters of the entire magma world!"
"but……"
The nameless finger pointed to the depths of the red world, to the end of a ruin where only a single, enormous throne remained.
The skull of a demon was impaled on the throne by an invisible giant sword. The skull was covered in cracks, and countless demon maggots were moving in and out of the skull's eye sockets.
“The fourth phase…” Elsie said through gritted teeth.
Wuming nodded: "When I found him, he had been dead for a long time. I was too late."
"Before him, Keomi trampled his proud kingdom, slaughtered all his innocent people, and finally killed him on that lonely throne."
"The Black Crown prophecy says that the lonely king will forever remain silent on his throne."
Elsie: "..."
As the nameless skeleton waved its hand again, the surroundings were completely plunged into darkness, with occasional beams of light visible from the sky.
“This is underground,” the nameless skeleton explained.
"The holy war between heaven and the underworld has brought a new king onto the world stage."
"Mios, the king of the underworld and the ruler of the shattered jade crown, is the most lowly of all the kings I have ever met."
The nameless skeleton looked at Elsie, as if to say that she possessed a special bloodline that was different from ordinary people, a potential that was one in a million.
"Mios is a ratman, a small and filthy race. To be honest, I don't like this race, but his behavior interests me."
"His strength is not that great; in fact, he is at the bottom of his race."
"Perhaps he was always lucky, or perhaps he was inspired by the diaries of adventurers from the last century."
"He would always pack his bags and go explore his own world, to the dangerous surface world, or to the deeper underground world."
"His actions were incomprehensible to all living beings; disrespect for the unknown is a grave sin. The royal family executed his family and exiled him to the mortal world, until..."
"One day he returned wearing a jade crown and carrying a magical artifact described in fairy tales, proclaiming the thrilling journey of his exploration."
"His race began to explore outwards, and the kingdom flourished in an instant. The royal family also gradually changed its attitude towards him."
"But... Keomi still came."
"Mios's world has already experienced disasters, so how can he gather the power to fight against the Black Crown?"
The nameless skeleton pointed to the desolate ruins of an ancient kingdom below the cliff not far away, where some mindless ghosts seemed to be wandering the streets.
The ancient kingdom was divided by four huge cracks, apparently caused by Keomi using an earthquake. There were no buildings standing around.
"Also in the fourth stage?" Elsie seemed somewhat used to it.
There probably can't be anything more explosive, right?
Keomi rarely spares the kingdoms of his enemies; life in any world seems to become his enemy, and he slaughters them all!
"No, he died in the third phase. In fact, he had already lost his potential for growth in the second phase, and his wife also died in the war."
"He knew he would die in the third stage, so he wrote his story into a book and gave it to me."
"He sits on the throne in the royal court, awaiting his final fate... Sorry, I'm exaggerating." The nameless skeleton seemed to be mocking itself.
El hopes to reach the ruins of the royal court, where countless broken bones remain, along with dried blood, countless broken bones, and mountains of decaying armor.
In her mind, the burning royal court flashed, and Mios's guards fought desperately to stop the zombies from pouring in, but in the end, they were all wiped out. Their armor was stripped off, and they died in a hail of blades.
But...where is Mios?
The narrator asked a good question: the dragon Iselan and the demon Sartox both had physical remains at the beginning, but now Mios's body is nowhere to be seen.
At least let her see what kind of attack she died from!
Or perhaps he was simply too weak? He was blasted into dust by Keomi?
El looked at the nameless figure, who seemed to understand what she wanted to ask and explained:
"The Black Crown prophecy says that you will share the spoils of victory."
Elsie: "?"
【？】
Elsie wanted to ask what it meant, but the words wouldn't come out. Then she suddenly understood!
[Wait, wait... This way of dying is so undignified! He was supposed to be a king of a world, after all!!!]
"He was eaten." The nameless man's words were like ice that never melts in the far north.
"Keomi's followers dismembered and cannibalized him while he was still conscious and not completely dead..."
"You feel you have no dignity, right?"
“In his eyes, he can only see his own race. He is willing to follow our story to achieve true freedom. It is too easy for him.”
The world has changed once again...
Elsie's consciousness returned to Mirror Lake City, back to the streets, back to her gaze meeting with Keomi on the clock tower.
The nameless voice echoed in my ears...
"You know who you're dealing with, right?"
"You know what to do, right?"
"You and he both only took a year to grow. Are you worse than him?"
Elsie swallowed hard, feeling an inexplicable pressure.
Wait! Elsie! Don't think about those weird images!
She thought of the Dragon King who was nailed to the ground, the resentment in his eyes; he must have lamented the end of his legend as he died.
She thought of the demons killed on the throne, and the demon maggots that came and went. How could they, with their low intelligence, know that they were devouring the world's greatest hero!
She thought of Mios being devoured, and wondered if she would be next!? To be torn apart and eaten by zombies!
【Elsie!!! Calm down!】
“That’s right, Elsie!” the nameless skeleton shouted.
"An earthquake can reduce the extraordinary to the ordinary, and everything will be destroyed."
"Elsie! You only have one chance, and only one way to change your fate."
"Comprehend the power of natural disasters, and unleash them before he does."
"This is a true duel between kings; whoever is exposed first dies!"
[Elsie! Stop! You're bleeding! Your body is...breaking...]
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