Mount & Blade War Chronicles
Chapter 344

Ulrich's Wish

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Li Ang turned to look at the torch on the wall.

He knew that Ulrich's soul was here, but he didn't expect that Ulrich could actually talk to him.

"Relax... don't think about anything... this is the only way to send you back..."

Kavala was still talking softly, but he didn't seem to hear Ulrich's voice.

Li Ang turned to look at Althea. Althea frowned and was in a daze. She didn't seem to hear Ulrich speak.

What's going on?

Can only you hear what Ulrich is saying?

Why?

Li Ang thought with some confusion.

Oh, by the way, Spirit Body's consciousness can be heard directly...

But I am no longer Spirit Body, I have been saved? Why can I still hear it? Aren't only Spirit Body able to hear each other?

"Li Ang, he is snatching your body! You can hear my voice, right? Your soul is about to leave your body! Get out the door! Get behind Althea!"

Ulrich's voice was anxious.

Li Ang was stunned and moved his mouth, but no words came out, and his body was a little stiff.

He realized that he had indeed been tricked by Kavala. He might be in a state of semi-out-of-body soul, and the question he was thinking just now was indeed 'heard' by Ulrich.

He planned to do as Ulrich said, get up and walk outside the door.

But I found that my body was extremely heavy, as if this body was no longer my own.

My whole body was numb, like a paralyzed vegetative person, with no feeling except numbness all over my body.

Li Ang used all his strength to twist.

This time, his body finally moved, from leaning against the wall to falling to the ground.

"Li Ang, what's wrong with you?"

Althea sensed something was wrong and stepped forward to help Li Ang.

She couldn't hear Ulrich's thoughts, but she could feel that Li Ang was in an abnormal state - he suddenly fell to the ground and became unresponsive. This was naturally very wrong. Even if Li Ang was injured all over his body, he wouldn't be unresponsive.

Li Ang's current state is probably on the verge of turning into a piao. The twisting that just barely made him fall to the ground has exhausted all Li Ang's energy. He can't make any moves now.

But at the same time that Althea touched Li Ang, the voice of Kavala in Li Ang's mind suddenly disappeared.

Althea is right between the braziers Li Ang and Kavala.

Kavala seemed to "hum".

And Ulrich let out a long breath.

"Althea will save you... Li Ang, listen to me... Most of what Kavala said just now is indeed true, but he concealed some of the most important things..."

"Kavala built temples and statues for himself in his later years, and people at that time would worship him like a god - of course, his achievements are indeed worthy of such worship. But you should be able to understand why he did this..."

"You have also seen with your own eyes that there are statues of him everywhere in Lion City, the statues in the throne room, and even the ones on the dome side by side with Goddess of Order Eunomia - you should know that he built them himself... Have you ever seen a king of any country who would build so many statues while he was alive? Who would let his statue be placed side by side with the main god?"

"He doesn't just want to be Supreme King - he wants to be the Supreme God! And he was preparing for these things while he was still alive..."

"He did die during the expedition to the Buckley Continent! But in fact, he took the fleet to the other side of the Endless Sea during the expedition - the continent that Sindar Elves destroyed, Gwendarian Continent."

"In the completely destroyed frozen soil, he found a monster... Az Dahaka."

"That is a magic weapon made by Sindar Elves, a magic monster that can drive the undead... He attracted this monster, forcing Goddess of Order Eunomia to come to the earth, dragging Aziz Dahaka into the void together - this is the real reason why Goddess of Order left!"

"But he didn't expect that Eunomia would lock him here before leaving... Ha, he is not guarding this door, he was sealed here by Goddess!"

"The dragon outside and the Noldo senior next to you are the real gatekeepers--Senior Althea has the ability to ban magic and smooth out magic fluctuations, and that dragon has the strongest soul mana. With them here, no Spirit Body can even think of leaving the temple!"

"What Kavala wants is your body. With your body, he can leave the seal. This is the same way as Aigrem left the abyss."

"Spirit Body can hear each other's thoughts. These are what I just heard! They are his thoughts!"

Ulrich delivered these contents to Li Ang in a very short time.

Li Ang Now I understand.

Before Kavala cast a spell to try to occupy Li Ang's body, Li Ang was a living person at that time, not Spirit Body, and could not hear Kavala's real thoughts, but Ulrich could.

But at that time, Ulrich could not convey any information to Li Ang - Ulrich did not have the ability to talk directly to a living person like Kavala.

After Kavala cast the spell silently, Li Ang's soul left the body and could hear Ulrich's thoughts, so Ulrich seized this short opportunity and saved Li Ang's life.

Li Ang can imagine the thrills involved.

Althea can block soul spells - she is equivalent to an active Magic Suppression Tower.

If Althea hadn't been present, he would definitely not have been able to escape, and his body would have been silently taken over.

"Your Majesty, why did you save me? Speaking of which... you probably don't like me - I am indeed a descendant of Kavala."

Althea is currently checking the status of Li Ang, while Li Ang is taking advantage of the fact that he can still communicate with Ulrich to ask more questions.

"I know that you are the child of Helen and Leonardo, and I also know that you are the Child of Prophecy. But if I don't save you and let Kavala use your body to return to the Pande Continent, that has something to do with my family. Everything must not even be left to ashes...Li Ang, although I don't like you very much, but at least I know you will not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and... I should thank you for the kindness you carved on my tombstone--speaking of it, these things were told to me by Kavala."

That is indeed the goodwill of Li Ang - what he engraved on Ulrich's tombstone is 'He faced a powerful enemy alone on the most dangerous battlefield and fought unyieldingly until he died heroically. May the soul of the brave never be lonely again.'

Ulrich is still the king who thinks rationally. He actually always maintains the choice that is most beneficial to him.

He is dead, nothing else matters, but he at least has to protect his family, especially his sister's children - if Kavala is allowed to go back, Ulrich's family, including Amy, will definitely not end well.

After all, Lionheart Kingdom usurped Kingdom of Pendor, and Kavala is Supreme King of Kingdom of Pendor. If he returns Pande Continent, he will definitely take revenge.

"Ulrich, shut up, this is indeed the only way to get Li Ang back to the Pande Continent...Li Ang, if I don't do this, you won't be able to travel through the void and return to Pendor-- You will be lost in endless chaos and never find your way back! I will not occupy your body forever. As long as I leave here, I will find a body that can live forever. I have prepared that body a long time ago... You should know that I can't lie to you now, this is true!"

The voice of Kavala sounded again.

This time, both Li Ang and Ulrich heard it.

Only Althea didn't respond. She was trying to wake up Li Ang - she started drawing runes again.

Li Ang knows that what Kavala said this time must be true, because this is an exchange between Spirit Body and Kavala's true thoughts.

If you don't let Kavala possess you, you may not be able to go back.

The risk of letting Kavala possess you is too great, and it might bring disaster to the entire world.

Li Ang believes that Kavala will not occupy his body for a long time, but he can be sure that once his soul is occupied, there will definitely be no good end...

He could even guess who the so-called immortal body that Kavala was talking about was.

Maltis!

The Sindar Elves who was resurrected by Snake Worship Cult!

It is the only humanoid creature in the entire world that can survive for a long time without possessing a forbidden demon constitution.

Noldo Elves are born with forbidden demons, Kavala cannot occupy their bodies, only Maltis...

Kavala is indeed the first High Priest of Snake Worship Cult--only that High Priest can control Maltis!

Phew... but what is void?

What if I don't get lost in the chaos?

"You are very smart... My child, Maltis is indeed the body I prepared. But I promise not to hurt you. You are my descendant, and I can't hurt you. Moreover, you don't know what the void is like - it is a world you have never seen before! You Do you believe that this world is spherical? Do you believe that all stars and moons are dim spheres? Do you believe that there are countless worlds outside this world? Billions, countless! Without my words, after you enter the void, you will not be able to find your way back to this world..."

Kavala obviously heard Li Ang's thoughts and then passed on the information.

"So that's it... Hahaha... If that's the case... then there's probably no one in the whole world who is more familiar with this void than me..."

Li Ang suddenly realized.

Void?

Isn't this the starry sky of the universe?

No wonder the pattern looks like a galaxy, and looking at the cantilevered shape, it's probably the Milky Way.

The so-called "can't find the way" - there are too many planets and the galaxy is too big, so it is really not easy to find.

But since it came out from here, the exit must be nearby. Otherwise, how did those 'gods' who didn't understand Chinese at all come back from the void in the first place?

"Kavala Your Majesty, maybe you won't hurt me, but I know you will definitely control me... right? I'm sorry, I don't want to be controlled. You are already dead, why bother to go back again? There is no need to ruin the original reputation of a hero..."

Li Ang persuaded Kavala.

"Li Ang, you will regret it..."

Kavala was not angry, he just stopped speaking after saying this, as if he could control himself and not think about anything.

"Your Majesty Ulrich, do you want to try using the remains left by Aigrem and go back with me? Otherwise, I'm worried..."

Ulrich helped Li Ang, so Li Ang would naturally reciprocate the favor. He planned to take Ulrich back, otherwise Kavala would definitely take revenge on Ulrich.

"I can't do it... I'm just a pure human soul, and I haven't built any temples or statues. I don't have Faith Power, and I can't possess other bodies like a demon. But Kavala can't deal with me - otherwise he would have done it long ago, and he can't hurt me in this temple..."

"If you want to do something for me, you might as well help me find Anna and bring her here to accompany me - this should have been her job originally. She was once the gatekeeper of Dark Goddess who stayed in the world to guard the abyss. But the abyss passage has now been placed in this temple and has become a door to the void, so Anna should also come here..."

Ulrich rejected Li Ang's kindness, but he still missed his gentle and beautiful princess.

"Three Prophets is really the gatekeeper of the abyss? Then they do so many things... did you know about it from the beginning?"

Li Ang didn't expect that Ulrich knew everything.

"People can change. Li Ang. Kavala was once the messenger of Goddess of Order, but after he spent most of his life trying to suppress demons and gods, he decided to Become gods. The same goes for Three Prophets - they also worked hard to stick to Abyssal Gate, but after so many years, they also want to become gods... Everyone has desires."

Ulrich sighed, "From wealth, to power, to longevity, then seeking immortality, then seeking eternity, and finally wanting to be the only master... People are all like this, and it has nothing to do with good or evil."

"I understand. I will bring the sisters to accompany you."

Li Ang Got it.

Ulrich does not resent Anna, nor does he care about his own death, because he has long known that death is not necessarily the end.

This is also the last exchange between Li Ang and Ulrich.

Because, he was revived again by Althea.

"Li Ang, what happened? You suddenly fainted. Are you seriously injured?"

Althea asked.

"No... it's not an injury. Althea, I know how to go back... Do you want to go back and see Noldo Elvess?"

Li Ang moved his neck and it was very painful - he fell just now.

"You mean through the abyss? I can't get in... I tried, but Kualis and I couldn't get in."

Althea shook his head somewhat melancholy.

It seems that this is a problem caused by the forbidden magic constitution. After all, this kind of passage is actually a magic portal.

The Noldor can't use magic, not because they don't have magic power, but because their blood is forbidden to use magic, and the magic power in their bodies cannot be used.

But in fact, the forbidden magic constitution itself is a kind of magic, and it is a very powerful magic - just like Althea, she cannot use any concrete spells, but she can block Kavala's soul spell just by standing in front of Li Ang.

The reason why Kualis cannot enter should be another reason. This little dragon is the body commonly used by Creator God. Creator God wants to erase the traces of its own existence, so the little dragon may also be restricted by the laws of the world and cannot appear in other continents.

The rules of Creator God are indeed very strict.

"Then... I'm leaving here tomorrow. If you need anything or have anything to say, I can bring it to Noldo Elvess."

Li Ang looked at the sleeping dragon in the lake and decided to leave after saying goodbye to it tomorrow.

"No, I can't let the tribe know my existence. This is what the gods have told me to do. I don't want to try to violate the wishes of the gods."

Althea looked at Soul Fire of Kavala and made the decision to abide by the rules.

"But now that I know of your existence... will my memory of this place be wiped?"

Li Ang asked uncertainly.

"As long as you leave this island, you will completely forget us. That's what my brother was like back then... But I have a hunch that you will come back."

Althea nodded. "The girl you mentioned, Wendy, I dreamed of her last night. She was using Dragon Tear to pray for your whereabouts... She is the first child to understand the correct use of Dragon Tear."

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