The Dusty Past

Decades ago, on the northeastern border of the Oga Kingdom, in the Chih River City.

Like Black Mountain City, this place is located on the border of the Oga Kingdom, right next to the Beastmen- ruled territory.

Although Chih River City is not a strategically important location like Black Mountain City, and there are not as many battles there, there are still some small-scale conflicts from time to time.

Chih River City, on the desolate land, dozens of corpses lay scattered about, including Human Race soldiers and Beastmen.

Clearly, a battle had just taken place here.

"Stop!"

A dozen Beastmen, armed with various weapons, were chasing a Human Race soldier.

This small-scale conflict ended in Human Race defeat, and the fleeing Human Race soldier was the last member of this Human Race force.

The fleeing soldier was in his early thirties, covered in blood so thick that his face was barely visible, and it was unclear whether the blood on him was his own or someone else's.

He ran, panting heavily, his strength almost exhausted, but he was still some distance from the city gate of Chih River City.

"Ah!"

His legs suddenly gave way, and he fell to the ground.

"He can't escape!"

The Beastmen behind him swarmed forward, intending to kill the Human Race soldier.

The soldier turned his head, his face filled with terror as he watched various weapons slash at him.

"Call"

At that moment, the world seemed to freeze. The movements of the Beastmen stopped strangely, as if Spatial Confinement.

Immediately afterwards, a figure passed through the Beastmen, and Beastmen heads flew off one after another.

The Human Race soldiers lying on the ground were stunned. Those powerful Beastmen soldiers were like motionless puppets, standing there as they were killed.

The Beastmen's blood gushed from the wound on his neck, landing on the soldier's face. The warm touch brought the soldier back to his senses.

He quickly stood up and looked at the person who had saved him.

It was a tall, handsome man holding a long sword, the blade still bearing traces of Beastmen blood.

The man flicked his sword, shaking off the blood.

The soldier quickly ran over, bowed, and said, "Thank you for saving me, sir."

"No need for formalities." The man smiled faintly, and with a flick of his hand, the longsword in his hand disappeared.

The soldier's eyes widened. He had no idea that Space Ring existed, and therefore couldn't understand how the man had just done it.

The man walked to the side, and only then did the soldier notice that a light carriage had been parked not far away at some point.

The carriage window was half-open, and a beautiful woman could be seen sitting inside.

Inside the carriage, the faint sound of a baby crying could be heard.

Upon hearing the baby cry, the man seemed to suddenly remember something. He turned to look at the soldier, then walked to the carriage and spoke to the woman inside.

The two seemed to be having a discussion, with some disagreements between them. In the end, the woman's sobbing could even be heard from inside the carriage.

Finally, the man persuaded the woman to take a newborn baby out of the carriage.

The man, holding the baby, walked toward the soldier.

"Brother, what's your name?" the man asked.

"Ah, sir, my name is Lyle."

The man nodded. "Lyle, hello, I'm Creig. Judging from your armor, you're a soldier from Chih River City?"

"Yes, sir, today my teammates and I were patrolling outside the city when we encountered this group of Beastmen. We were attacked and my teammates were all killed. If it weren't for your intervention, sir, I would have died at their hands as well." Lyle's face showed a sad smile.

His teammates, with whom he had spent every day and fought side by side, all died in front of him.

My condolences.

After offering a soft word of comfort, Creig asked, "Lyle, I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"Ah!"

Upon hearing this, Lyle hurriedly said, "Lord Creig, you are my savior. Please tell me what you need."

Creig said, "I have offended a powerful enemy, and my life is in danger. I want to entrust my child to you. If I survive, I will go to Chih River City to find you. If something happens to me, I hope you can take care of him for me."

Lyle found it unbelievable. Creig's strength in killing the Beastmen had already amazed him, but now Creig said that his enemy was even stronger. Lyle couldn't imagine what kind of powerful person that was.

Lyle looked at the baby in Creig's arms, his eyes hardening. "Rest assured, sir, I will take good care of the young master!"

Creig's expression turned serious, and he said earnestly, "Don't call him 'Young Master.' Please treat him like your own son and don't let anyone know about our relationship."

Lyle sensed the seriousness in Creig's tone and dared not be negligent. "I understand, please rest assured, sir."

Creig's expression relaxed slightly. He looked at his child with reluctance and reached out to touch the child's cheek.

"Please, Lyle."

With a heavy heart, Creig handed the baby to Lyle and turned to walk towards the carriage.

Lyle suddenly remembered something and hurriedly shouted, "Sir, what's this child's name?"

"Teresa," Creig said, turning around.

Then Creig drove the carriage away.

Lyle took Teresa back to Chih River City and raised her as his own child.

To cover his tracks, he even sent his wife to live in a remote rural area for several months, pretending to be pregnant and resting, before officially bringing Teresa to Chih River City to raise her.

He kept waiting for Creig, but he never got to see him.

When Teresa was six years old, "Mad Blade" Resior led his army to attack Chih River City. Lyle had a premonition that Chih River City could not be defended and that he himself was in grave danger.

Not wanting Teresa to live her whole life without knowing who her biological parents were, he told Teresa about Creig's existence.

But he also knew that Creig's enemies were very powerful, and he didn't want Teresa to find out who her enemies were, lest she encounter something untoward.

Therefore, he told Teresa that Creig had died of natural causes.

Above the Yasen City.

Looking at Yasen's head flying through the air, Teresa couldn't help but recall a series of past events.

Back on the Noah Continent, he always believed that his biological father, Creig, was dead, having died of illness, and therefore had no intention of seeking revenge.

It wasn't until he arrived at the Holy Alliance and left the area under the news blockade of the Human Saint Realm that he learned the truth was not so.

After he became Saint Domain, he used the power of the Goblin Merchant Guild to investigate what exactly happened back then.

This was no secret on the Sacred Tree Continent. He easily obtained the information from that year and learned about the grudges between his father and the Yasen Family.

He even returned to Chih River City, trying to find the place where his parents died, but decades have passed, and any clues he may have had have long been buried by time.

After learning the truth, he decided to avenge his father.