"Rumble..."
Wolf Knight Statue half-knelt on the ground, slowly turned back and looked at Bai Zhou.
The face covering Wolf Mask Half Armor has no expression, and the emeralds that serve as eyes behind the visor glow slightly.
At that moment, Bai Zhou felt that Wolf Knight was no longer a statue, but seemed to have come alive.
He seemed to be looking at Bai Zhou, but also seemed to be looking at White Day and Red Moon behind Bai Zhou when it fell from the sky.
"If I had inherited that power."
"It's your words..."
The words stopped abruptly.
The faint light in Wolf Knight's eyes disappeared together.
The half-kneeling Wolf Knight returned to its original state, and the Blade Mark that appeared on the neck was automatically eliminated.
Obviously, even if Bai Zhou knocked him down in a battle with the same level... but to the real Wolf Knight Statue, this injury is really not worth mentioning.
At the same time, the familiar cold mechanical voice, without a trace of emotion, once again came from the mouth of Wolf Knight with his back to Bai Zhou:
"Passed the first level of the assessment."
"Now, pilgrims, please prepare to start the second level of assessment."
Second level?
"Cough! Cough cough cough!"
Bai Zhou coughed twice, and the two mouthfuls of blood that had been suffocating in his chest spat out into his hands.
This was the internal injury caused by Wolf Knight's continuous beating of Bai Zhou. At this moment, as the accumulated blood was spitting out, he immediately felt relieved.
[Moon God's Tear] began to exert strength, and Bai Zhou's body slowly recovered.
And Golden Beans, hidden in the palm of Bai Zhou's hand, was also watered by Bai Zhou's hot blood.
"Buzz!"
Golden Beans trembled and quickly absorbed the blood of Bai Zhou.
Under Bai Zhou's gaze, this Golden Beans slowly turned into a blood-red crystal diamond, and then turned into a dark red liquid, blending with Bai Zhou's blood.
"It really works!"
Bai Zhou was refreshed.
How to water the statue with "Heart's Blood of Roman Royalty"?
How can Golden Beans be restored to its "blood" state?
Bai Zhou has been thinking about this issue.
Then he thought of a story he heard at Evening City.
The story is that Old Wang accidentally picked up a Gleaming Seed in the cemetery. After planting it, it actually produced Golden Beans, so he became rich overnight.
But the neighbor next door was horrified to find that this Golden Beans can suck human blood and needs to be watered with the blood of living people to grow.
However, when the neighbor discovered the truth, Old Wang was already in his sleep, being sucked dry by the vines that wrapped around his body.
--This story was recorded in Late City Safety Awareness Handbook.
The purpose is to tell everyone not to mistake Forbidden Object for a treasure just for the sake of petty gains.
If you pick up any Golden Antique, you must hand it over to Black Robe for identification and safekeeping as soon as possible. While eliminating risks, you can also get Commendation Certificate of Black Robe.
Bai Zhou remembers that Corner Street Grandpa Wang once picked up a piece of Nugget Gold weighing three kilograms. After handing it in, he even received half a kilogram of pork belly. When the braised pork came out of the pot, others were envious!
--Just because I remembered this story, when Bai Zhou vomited blood, I quickly took out Golden Beans and tried it with the mentality of giving it a try.
So, before Second Assessment Stage starts.
Bai Zhou slowly approached the statue, and carefully poured the increasingly hot blood onto Wolf Knight Statue's broken base.
"Is this what you need?"
Bai Zhou asked silently in his heart.
If you can help this teacher who just taught you, complete his unwilling Unfulfilled Wish.
Bai Zhou will also feel happy.
Before the new assessment comes, the benefits of completing Last Will are undoubted.
Not to mention the gift that helped achieve Last Will, just the information prompt...
It is equivalent to the examiner giving half a guide!
But Bai Zhou is still uneasy about this. After all, he is still not sure whether this Golden Beans is Roman Royalty's Heart's Blood...
Then, the next moment--
"Buzz!"
The statue itself remained unchanged and showed no reaction to Bai Zhou's actions.
But the three lines of Last Will wrapped around the back of the statue rushed towards it like crazy.
"It works!"
Bai Zhou, who has been observing attentively all the time, is finally relieved.
The squirming Last Will is flying, each font is rushing to bite the blood, and the blood is swallowed up in the blink of an eye.
"Crack..."
The red light shines brightly, as if satisfied.
Broken sounds came from above Last Will.
Revenge... kill...Roman Royalty... water... the remains...
Broken words, fluttering hooks and strokes, rushed towards Bai Zhou.
A torrent of information fragments was poured into Bai Zhou's brain, causing "Comic Strip" to appear in front of Bai Zhou's eyes like a trance.
"This is..."
Bai Zhou saw it.
Saw the past of Wolf Knight--
... However, although Bai Zhou sees the perspective of Wolf Knight.
But in the whole story, Bai Zhou barely sees Wolf Knight.
This is strange.
Among the important memories left by Wolf Knight, almost all the stories are about one person.
The emotions left by Wolf Knight were exaggerated. As long as he saw that person's figure, Bai Zhou's mood would become extremely complicated.
Inexplicable.
But one thing is certain.
That person... she is the Protagonist of this story.
At least, in "Wolf Knight"'s life, she is "Protagonist" who is far better than Wolf Knight himself.
This is a...
The story of "King".
This story is a long one.
It's so long that I have to start with a prophecy.
[The brother-slayer who was nurtured by Wolf Milk planted the seeds of evil.]
[The evil seeds buried under Seven Hills are about to sprout! They are about to sprout!]
[Locusts engulf city-states, torches annihilate roses, and the outpouring of Flood destroys temples!]
[The crown of gold is actually the chain that imprisons freedom.]
[Ancient God outside the sky, swallowing Monarch on Iron Throne]
[The Evil God that will replace it will sweep the world and become the eternal enemy of all civilizations!]
[You must make plans early, before Claws and Fangs drowns everything--]
[Escape to the outside world!]
Grand Sage, who believed in God of Wisdom and Truth, watched the stars at night and got this terrible prophecy.
As a price, the moment he wrote down the prophecy, Grand Sage bled from his orifices and died suddenly.
This prophecy of death awakened a sleeping civilization.
Similar predictions seemed to have appeared in other civilizations at the same time.
Each civilization takes different actions to do this.
But witnessing the death of Grand Sage with their own eyes, these high-level Extraordinaries deeply understood the force majeure of fate and the confusion of the future.
--Without hesitation and no retreat, an epic family escape begins.
This epic is called "Kindling Plan".
The wise ancestors devoted all their wisdom and accumulation and struggled for hundreds of years to finally create Mobile Secret Realm that can realize automatic recycling of internal resources--
A Ultimate Ark who can wander in the cracks of the world!
Of course, nearly half of the population chose to fight to the death in the face of the catastrophe mentioned in this prophecy.
They stayed in their hometown where they were born and raised.
In this way, the huge secret ark accommodated nearly half of the population of a civilization, and set out with Fire Seed in the desperate situation of civilization and hope for the future.
People always say that the old horse knows the way home.
Therefore, with Fallen Leaves's simple expectation of returning home, and carrying the faith of a world waiting to return home in wandering--
The appearance of the secret ark was built into a huge Wooden Horse.
--Wooden Horse named "Troy"!
From that day on, the Wooden Horse pattern hung high on various flags and appeared among children's toys, becoming a ubiquitous symbol of faith in this civilization.
--The wandering Wooden Horse is the external image of this secret world!
Sky City is the center of the entire secret world and the driving core of Trojan Horse.
At first, everything was wonderful.
One hundred years, fleeting.
It is quiet and peaceful here, with green grass, food and flowers everywhere.
A civilized Fire Seed recuperated in a secret realm and spawned a new civilization.
People even gradually forget the original intention of escaping, unaware of the changes in external civilizations and changes in countries.
Among them, the contentment, beauty and comfort are really not worthy of outsiders...
--This is what Bai Zhou saw, the original origin of the Deep Ruins Realm's civilization.
But the good times didn't last long.
Wandering Era 149.
Sky Collapse.
The blood-red hole opened and the virus was dropped into the world!
"They... are coming!"
There is no doubt that the prophesied Evil God and His Claws and Fangs--
Rome, finally found them!
On that day, people who had been comfortable for a long time recalled the fear of being dominated by the prophecy.
A terrible virus is sweeping the world. This is no ordinary virus. It is polluting World Rule from the most fundamental level.
The name of this virus is the same as the name of the world, it is called "Troy".
The virus named "Troy" turns the wandering Trojan Horse into a dying sick horse.
More and more people are turning into Walking Corpse without warning, devouring the lives of other people.
This world needs heroes--
So, the first generation "king" stepped forward.
He integrated his body with the core of the world, Sky City, and thereby forcibly incorporated the world's lesions into his body. Using himself as a container and chain, he prevented the virus from spreading and temporarily stopped the collapse of the world.
This feat made him elected as First King by the people.
But this also created a continuous curse called "King".
From then on, every Successor who owns King's Qualification is destined to embark on this path of burning themselves and becoming a virus container!
Royal Power is changing, and the sad songs are endless.
As a top extraordinary person with the instinct to live for thousands of years, the generation of Wang Yongzhen Iron Throne suddenly passed away in the fifth year after ascending to the throne.
Second King had only been in office for thirteen years, but his body was crystallized by the virus, and he lost control and turned into the wailing Monster.
Fifth King tried to find other methods, but completely lost control during the experiment, and the entire secret fortress turned into pus.
Ninth King was the youngest, just a child. Three days after his coronation, he was completely alienated and was painfully executed.
The first responsibility of every king after he ascends the throne is to search the world for children with "king's qualifications" and train his next successor.
The Candle Flame of hope becomes increasingly dimmed by the premature sacrifices one after another.
... Everyone knows that this world is just hanging on for its last breath.
In this desperate and depressing environment, some people seek salvation, while others are greedy for bliss.
Finally, the never-ending tragic cycle collapsed at Nineteenth Generation!
Witness the cycle of despair, witness the tragedy of the previous king going crazy due to the virus... The elegant chosen one, Prince, who was about to ride Iron Throne, disappeared on the eve of the coronation.
He spurns this cycle of drinking poison to quench thirst, believing that the time each generation of kings can carry the virus is getting shorter and shorter, and the world will eventually be destroyed as a result.
--Being a king cannot save Troy Civilization!
He will pursue a new path, looking for the ancient legendary Moon Wolf Power, which is an unproven path full of taboos.
Prince has since disappeared.
So the throne was vacant, Iron Throne had no one to suppress it,
Zombies are back again, the earth is wailing, and people are falling into unprecedented panic.
The world is in ruins, the plague is raging, but King's Shadow is missing.
It seems that no matter how hard we struggle, the collapse of the world is inevitable.
Heroes came one after another, but returned in vain and were overrun by zombies.
This world is facing the end of the world and needs a new king to save it again.
--The last king, the final king.
Story by Protagonist.
This is where it really comes into play.
That's... Red Clad Girl who likes to wear Little Red Riding Hood.
On that cold winter night, a brother and sister who sold matches depended on each other for life. The "King" who was passing by with his brother discovered the king's qualifications and was chosen by fate.
She was also able to enter the supreme Sun Temple to study and became a candidate for Saintess.
There are Secret Treasure flowing Radiant everywhere here. Even the rose-scented curtains carry the grace given by God. You can smell the fragrance of Milk and Honey everywhere.
But the little girl loves the Little Red Riding Hood she has worn since she was a child, because it was the only gift her brother gave her to keep out the cold when she was poor.
Little Red Riding Hood is always soft and fiery, just like this little girl in red who is loved by everyone, always laughing, lively and cheerful.
No one in the Divine Hall dislikes her.
Gradually, she became Saintess, who serves Wisdom and Truth, and the only candidate for the next priest.
And her brother, who has always made her proud, naturally becomes Prince who will inherit the entire world.
Since their separation, they have concentrated on practicing and have never seen each other again, but they are still well and prosperous.
"When I grow up, I want to give my brother a surprise when we meet again..."
With this idea in mind, the little girl in red hat worked harder and harder.
However.
They didn't wait for the day when the brother and sister reunited, but they waited for the bright Red Clouds on the horizon to be shattered.
Royal Power fell, the sky fell and the earth fell!
The elder brother of Prince, Little Red Riding Hood, who was appointed by fate, escaped into the moonlight on the eve of his coronation to pursue the illusive Heretic Power.
He said that Former King in the past used themselves as containers to absorb filth, which was just a foolish act of drinking poison to quench their thirst... He may be right.
However, the reality is--
The plague that has lost control of Iron Throne is devouring the world at a speed visible to the naked eye. The sound of mourning reaches the sky and spreads to the steps of Sun Temple.
They knelt outside the temple, surrounded by darkness, like drowning people looking for the last straw to save their lives.
Under the worried gaze of the waiter, the silent Saintess was thoughtful, stroking the soft edges of Little Red Riding Hood, as if the warmth of the sun still remained.
But in fact... in recent days, black haze has enveloped the sky, and Artificial Sun in the secret realm has long lost its color.
"He ran away."
Saintess, in red hat and red clothes, looked beyond the kneeling crowd and saw the vast tracts of devastated land in the world:
"But they have nowhere to escape."
Then, Saintess, who was only seventeen years old, the day before Coming-of-Age Ceremony, who was eighteen years old—
I have lost a brother forever.
And put Little Red Riding Hood on your head again.
Only this time, her movements were extremely slow, as if Red Riding Hood had the weight of Crown's crowning.
He turned his back to the people kneeling outside the palace, leaving only a flashing back figure of Radiant.
She walked towards the depths of the Divine Hall and came to a scepter entwined with thorns and flames.
Hold it, hold it high.
She said:
"I'll come."
Divine power is inseparable from Royal Power.
If the sacrifice were to carry Throne...
Even if he does not have the qualifications of a king, under the current circumstances, Iron Throne will not refuse!
The moment she sat on the Iron Throne, the sudden pain and weight almost crushed the entire body of this seventeen-year-old girl.
The pain of billions of creatures was poured directly into the bone marrow. On top of the burning Throne, that little girl Red Hood would never see the familiar cheerfulness and liveliness in the past, and she would never show a trace of laughter again.
She has no brother, no laughter, no emotions and pain... she has nothing.
She became Lone Red on Iron Throne, forced to bear it, and shouldered the abscesses of the entire world on her own!
--"Scarlet King!"
"Follow me and fight!"
She fights, she purifies, and all the plagues that roam the world are recovered.
Red hats and red clothes fly among Scorched Earth and Stench Wind, becoming the flag and belief in the eyes of survivors.
During a trip to recover the virus, she met a strange opponent.
That was the most dangerous battle, and the mysterious man with unknown power was quite troublesome.
With the combined efforts of everyone, the mysterious man was subdued and became the eternal silent knight who follows New King.
No one knows his origin, not even Queen. People only know that he is always covered with Wolf Head.
The end of the story.
"Boom" sound--
Queen swept away the viruses that were circulating in the world, returned to Iron Throne, and closed the palace door tightly.
The palace is forever silent, a dead silence, like a prison locked Queen.
There is no maid here, no palace minister, only a silent Queen of Yongzhen Throne.
And Wolf Knight, who is also mute and always stands silently aside.
--He is like the shadow of a king.
The world is beautiful again, only "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Wolf" are locked in the palace that sealed the virus.
It seems that the ending of the story should end here.
However--
More and more viruses began to take root, grow, and spread in Queen's body.
First, his legs lost feeling, and Queen sat on Wheelchair.
Then, the skin in the mirror showed marks and even abscesses on Ill Omen, and finally the flesh and blood on the entire face was eaten away!
The little girl who was just eighteen years old at this time was at the age where she loves beauty, but she became...
The cripple named "King" Monster.
"It's just like this... it doesn't matter."
"A wonderful world has been achieved."
Sighing quietly in front of the mirror.
Maiden lowered his hood and used his favorite red color to cover his increasingly crumbling appearance.
Originally... except for Queen's own physical condition, the world has gotten better.
But that day--
No one knows what happened.
The sky collapsed again, and a new virus was released by Rome.
Later, people in Troy called this day "Sky Collapse Day".
Scarlet Queen, who was already suffering from the virus... was unable to do anything this time.
Despair flooded Queen, the knights, and of course the entire world.
The wave of zombies flooded everything and turned the world into darkness.
During this period, there may have been some glimmer of light.
Pure Radiance, who carried the flag, also came from afar, illuminating the declining face of Queen that suppressed Iron Throne.
Violet Gold Saber waved, and the incredible battle report of the lone soldier behind enemy lines reached her ears through the Staff Department.
But in the end, all the struggling light cannot withstand the mighty darkness.
The wave of zombies finally submerged Sky City, who seemed to be forever aloof and sacred.
In the dark depths of the world, there is only a lonely touch of red to support it.
"Brothers, hold on!"
"Behind you is Troy! Behind you is Queen!"
The dark rain poured down, Zombie Tide hit the barriers, and the final city was crumbling.
In the Ruins room of the palace, seeing the last struggle of civilization, the crippled and disfigured Maiden finally left the suppressed Iron Throne, letting the virus behind him escape everywhere.
Pushing Wheelchair out of the palace, Queen took a deep breath and witnessed Man-eating Tragedy everywhere.
They... are fighting for themselves!
How could I stand by and watch?
"--The king will carry it, and the king will protect it!"
The nineteen-year-old Queen's power comes from Wisdom and Truth, but all the human tragedies here cannot be saved by Wisdom and Truth.
She must...
Become stronger!
Queen, who clearly understood this, swore to a certain statue in the Divine Hall.
She abandoned the Wisdom and Truth she had served since childhood, along with all her weaknesses and hesitations.
In order to protect this civilization and its people--
Wang Shanran jumped to Path of Faith.
"Take it! Take my body, my soul... take them all!"
"As long as it can be exchanged, it will be enough to burn all this power!"
This time, she chose...
War!
"Buzz!"
War's Authority is like lava pouring in.
Maybe she was born to be Believer of War, but in the blink of an eye, she turned into an exaggerated war machine.
The Wheelchair beneath his feet turned into a metal killing weapon, densely intertwined with flesh and blood.
The flesh and blood all over his body transformed into a warrior-like appearance, and even the Little Red Riding Hood above his head turned into a blood-red halo.
This is...
Deity Waiter's Proof!
She sacrificed everything she had, and her glorious soul seemed to make her an exception...
Half of "War Angel"!
In Troy Civilization, the full name of the sacrifice is High Priest.
And now, her real state should be called "Great War Sacrifice"--
Both a priest and a sacrifice!
Of course, she is Queen, the last leader of Troy Civilization in the precarious situation, and the first King God Unity of Lone Red in the history of this civilization!
"... It's her!"
Seeing this, Bai Zhou was shocked all over, and his expression was complicated and inexplicable.
How could it not feel familiar?
The disabled, disfigured, silent and aloof Scarlet Queen, the "War Angel" he finally transformed into was basically...
Bai Zhou I saw in the Divine Hall, the one singing "Great Sacrifice" above his head!