Secrets of the Past

Linsey carefully recalled her experience from four years ago.

Back in Anville Village, Alvitte used the Word of 'absolute safety' to send herself away.

However, in terms of the outcome...

Linsey had only just left the territory of the City of Law, so she was far from safe, not even remotely safe. Not long after, she was attacked by Ice Badger in the woods.

There must be something wrong with this series of events.

Moreover, before that phrase "word of power," there was another phrase. "In the name of Human Wisdom."

What does this ' Human Wisdom ' refer to? Could it be the reason that all of this happened?

Unfortunately, Linsey racked his brains but could not come to a conclusion.

As soon Alvitte uttered the Word of Power, Linsey immediately vanished from Anville Village.

He neither witnessed the ensuing battle nor heard the angry rebuke from the Law Knight Bargett—

'You actually used the Law Codex on a stranger!'

Linsey just kept thinking.

What is the connection between the pages of the book that have just been unfolded in front of me and Human Wisdom?

"Speaking of which, there is a book in the Thorned Law Sword Mark of the Righteous Walker."

"Could this also be a manifestation of the power of those Righteous Walker?"

Linsey shook her head regretfully.

The knowledge he gained in the Hidden Borderlands supplemented his basic understanding of the Awakened, but there were still many other shortcomings.

Boom! Suddenly, a loud noise came from outside.

Linsey and Red turned their heads to look.

Just outside, separated by only one wall, someone is launching an attack on this place.

There are no problems within the area enclosed by the Crystal Wall.

The golden light reappeared, greatly enhancing the crystal's defensive capabilities. However, this time, the golden light did not originate from the center of the rock ruins, but rather resided within the Crystal Wall itself.

A string of golden characters began to emerge from the crystal.

The power of the words of the Righteous Walker began to be activated, but it lacked the Willpower as strong as a mountain, and the light also had a limit to dimming.

Linsey immediately opened the map.

Just as they were fighting against the golden arc of light, a group of Red Dot approached, with the leader launching an attack from outside the Crystal Wall.

"The Lizard Dragon Leader..."

Even without seeing it with her own eyes, Linsey could guess what was happening outside.

After defeating the Eyeless People elder, the Lizard Dragon Leader rushed to the destination of the war.

Just like Linsey, who didn't know how to get in at the beginning.

The Lizard Dragon Leader attempted to break through the Crystal Wall's defenses using brute force.

The difference between the two is that the Lizard Dragon Leader is Sixth Stage powerhouse; compared to a few minutes ago, the power in the Crystal Wall also lacks the support of the figure in the ruins.

"Linsey, let's go take a look!"

Faced with this situation, Hong did not hesitate at all and rushed directly towards the figure that had almost driven the two of them to their deaths.

"Red, what if..."

Linsey wanted to speak up and stop her.

But staying put would be futile, and if the Lizard Dragon Leader broke in, it would certainly mean certain death; continuing the adventure would only lead to the same outcome as the former.

"At times like this, there's no need to think about anything."

Linsey shook her head and quickly followed after him.

After the golden arc of light emanating from that figure dissipated, it seemed that there was truly no danger left in the rocky ruins.

Linsey and Red charged straight ahead, making no obstacle in their path, until they reached the figure.

This is a man with a slender build.

He wasn't tall or imposing; he could only be described as well-proportioned.

But beneath that unremarkable face, his resolute gaze was firm and profound, as if it could see into people's hearts, revealing an unquestionable authority and courage that would never be forgotten once you saw him.

Linsey immediately thought of Alvitte at that moment.

The Righteous Walker... or rather, the two Righteous Walker he had met, both possessed the quality of integrating their Essence and mental state.

This leaves an incredibly deep impression on people.

Linsey continued to scrutinize the man.

The other person's chest had long since stopped rising and falling, there was no breathing between their mouth and nose, and their skin revealed an eerie pallor of life slipping away.

This man died a long time ago.

His body resembled a wax figure standing still, lunging forward.

The man's expression was incredibly lifelike, as if he were still in the midst of a final battle, his hands poised as if holding a weapon, yet empty inside.

"Red, who do you think this guy is?"

"He must have died here some time ago, perhaps it's related to the Dragon Beast?"

"Hey!" Red suddenly interrupted Linsey. The girl pointed at the man's corpse in front of her. Looking at her companion with disbelief, she said in an extremely complicated tone, "Linsey, he's the one who stabbed me to death!"

"..."

"Say it again, I might not have heard you clearly."

"I said he stabbed me to death!"

"..."

Linsey's mind went completely blank.

He was a little confused about the current logical relationships.

The Dragon Beast gained the power to become stronger here, even reaching their current level;

Then a Righteous Walker died here. Even the power he retained after his death was enough to withstand the attack of Sixth Stage powerhouse.

Finally, Hong said that she had been stabbed to death by this Righteous Walker before, but because of her status Source Material Lost One, she couldn't say any more useful information.

These three clues are laid out before us.

Linsey felt like he was facing Lego bricks, capable of creating endless combinations! He looked at the furious Red, recalling the day he rescued her from the volcano, and a series of thoughts flooded his mind:

"Did I rescue a dragon or a princess?"

"If this Righteous Walker is a good person in the secular sense, then the red-haired woman he stabbed to death..."

"I've dug out the Demon King!"

More questions began to emerge.

Why would the Dragon Beast hide the unconscious Red? Driven by profit—impossible!

The information before me indicates that before losing her abilities, Hong was an incredibly powerful person!

If the Dragon Beast had any reservations, it would kill it immediately.

If it had designs on Red's abilities, there was no reason for it to lock her up in the swamp far away from itself; instead, it should have kept her by its side and done something with her.

Boom—

At this moment, the Lizard Dragon Leader from the outside world launched another attack.

Each of its attacks depleted the power of the Crystal Wall, and this time it even triggered an earthquake in the rock ruins.

The corpse of the Righteous Walker in front of Linsey and Red suddenly collapsed during the tremor.

call--

The next second, the body of the Righteous Walker turned into dust in the air.

It seemed to have gone through endless years, only to weather away in an instant before Linsey and Red's eyes.

"Ah?"

Linsey instinctively reached out and grabbed something in the air.

[Waste: Cremated Bones]

A handful of ashes from a human corpse.

The passage of time, far too long, has obliterated all its value.

Click—

Click click click—

Click!

At the same time, the body of the Righteous Walker disappeared.

Strange sounds began to emanate from the ground beneath Linsey's feet and from the scattered rocks around them.

The sound...

It's as if something is bound inside, and it's about to break free!