The Origin of the Monsters (1)

Moreover, although there are no mountains to block the way, it gets colder the closer you get to the Ice Grand Duchy. Under normal circumstances, even skilled fighters would have their speed severely affected in this environment.

Although she only knew a general distance, it was enough for Little Saya.

Big Saya can do the same, but Little Saya is stronger, and the Magic Power energy consumed by a spatial transfer of thousands of kilometers is not a small amount.

Little Saya began drawing a magic circle on the ground. The intricate magic circle didn't take Little Saya long; she finished drawing it in less than two minutes.

Qin Chu instructed everyone to stand in the center of the magic circle, and as Little Saya raised her right hand, Magic Power surged.

Buzz!

It felt like a super-fast roller coaster.

While it's not as dramatic as being dragged into the Void by the Little Goddess of Holy Light, it's still quite unpleasant, especially for someone experiencing it for the first time.

Especially Atris, who was already injured and had not fully recovered her strength.

This spatial transfer was a first for Atris, and as soon as the strange sensation ended, she felt a strange wriggling sensation rise from her lower abdomen to her chest.

If it weren't for the fact that such behavior in front of her master was extremely rude, Atris might have vomited on the spot.

The other girls were in slightly better condition.

Angelica and Ieta frowned unconsciously, their two fair arms crossing over each other.

Even with their formidable strength, the biting cold wind still sent shivers down their spines.

It's so cold.

That's my first impression.

If I stand here without moving, it might not be long before my body turns into a hard ice sculpture.

Antia frowned slightly, but her strength was far greater, and even the extremely low temperature wouldn't have a significant impact on her.

Antasia and Heloise, one is a princess born and raised in the Ice Grand Duchy, who has long been adapted to the environment here, and the other is Snow Woman, for Heloise nothing is more appealing than the cold.

Antasia's face lit up with joy. This mysterious ability to directly teleport through space allowed her to instantly traverse a distance of thousands of miles... This long journey would have taken Antasia at least a month to complete alone.

Qin Chu looked around. Above him, everything was a hazy gray. It wasn't snowing, but the gray-white clouds had already covered the sky.

The biting cold wind raged like knives, cutting into the skin with a piercing pain.

This is not the Ice Grand Duchy... Like the Exeter Kingdom, the Ice Grand Duchy has only one royal city, its area is not too large, and its population is small, barely exceeding two million.

However, almost everyone in the Ice Grand Duchy is a top-notch hunter, possessing robust physiques and superb combat skills. Even underage children have considerable fighting prowess.

Perhaps this is why the Ice Grand Duchy has been able to hold out until now despite the invasion of Magic Creature.

Looking at the ground beneath my feet, it seemed to be mud at first glance, but the sensation under my feet was as hard as a boulder.

That's not all; the soil was covered with a layer of messy ice shards, and the bone-chilling cold seeped in through the soles of your feet, making you feel almost completely frozen to the bone.

"It seems my prediction of the location was a bit off; it's probably still more than a hundred kilometers away from the royal city," Antasia said with a wry smile.

Sexy high-heeled boots lightly tapped on the ice shards, producing a crisp cracking sound.

"The location of the capital city of the Ice Grand Duchy was chosen by the Orwell Empire; otherwise, the capital city would probably have been built a little further south."

"Although it's very cold here, some vegetation still grows in spring, summer, and autumn, and we can collect some things. In previous years, the permafrost would have already started to thaw by this time... but now..."

Now, the permafrost is not only not melting, but it's even worse than it was at its coldest.

It's easy to imagine what the situation is like within the Ice Grand Duchy right now.

A glint flashed in Qin Chu's eyes.

Fate can be incredibly cruel and vicious.

In order to force himself to absorb the remnants of the Evil God, he actually took more than two million citizens of the Ice Grand Duchy hostage. To the gods, humanity is so weak.

Even a tiny plan by a deity could directly lead to the deaths of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people.

A sudden inspiration struck Qin Chu.

He felt a very strong sense of unease.

He just couldn't figure out where the problem lay.

He seemed to have spotted the little tail, but found it difficult to catch.

Qin Chu stood quietly on the ground, motionless. Antasia did not urge him. After an unknown amount of time, Qin Chu's eyes widened further.

He finally realized where the problem lay.

The Fire God has a volatile temper, but he is still willing to give everything for his followers, even if it means his lineage is interrupted rather than see his followers go mad because of his Fire God's Authority.

Needless to say, the Goddess of Fate Goddess of Holy Light's plan was based on the premise of the Goddess of Holy Light's sacrifice to gain hope, and the Goddess of Holy Light agreed without any hesitation.

The Earth Mother even attempted to destroy the Evil God by sacrificing herself in the process.

Even though the Moon Goddess is now just a remnant soul, having long lost the power she possessed as a deity, if the Evil God were to invade again, the Moon Goddess Cynthia would have only one choice: to fight.

All the gods protect the living beings of this world and the Skyvault Continent. They are willing to give everything for this world, even sacrifice themselves.

The gods of the Skyvault Continent are all beings born naturally from this world. From the moment they gained will, they shouldered the responsibility of protecting and guiding the living beings of this world.

There is only one exception: the Goddess of Fate.

The Goddess of Fate, Moirai, seems indifferent to the lives of ordinary people.

She summoned Hero from outside the world of the Skyvault Continent, perhaps it was just a crude smokescreen to deceive the Void Evil God and the Second-Generation Jello... and all the Hero summoned by Moirai died without exception.

Now, in order to force himself to continue following the trajectory of Fate, he has directly taken more than two million citizens of the Ice Grand Duchy hostage.

Does this Goddess of Fate truly love all living beings in this world?

Or is it that the Goddess of Fate, Moirai, is not actually a native deity of the Skyvault Continent?

Or perhaps, in the eyes of the Goddess of Fate, Moirai, sacrificing the lives of two million people to force herself back onto the trajectory of Fate was a completely worthwhile trade?

Several seconds later, Qin Chu suddenly took a deep breath, raised his head again, and gazed into the distance.

"Antasia, lead the way."

Antasia nodded and walked in front.

Heloise raised an ice-elemental shield to protect herself from the howling winds.

Looking at Heloise and Ieta, Atris knew perfectly well that the two women had already betrayed her, but she did not show any dissatisfaction because of this.

She knew that she had only recently started following Qin Chu, and although she was stronger, her status in her master's heart was far inferior to that of the Snow Woman and the Blood Elf, who had already been taken away by Qin Chu.

She simply followed Qin Chu obediently, and no matter what was being discussed, Atris would not express any opinion unless asked by her master.

"Atris." Just as Atris was calculating in her mind, she heard her master's voice.

The former Magic Creature princess instantly raised her head, her bright eyes fixed on her master who was so close to her. "Master, what are your orders?"

Tell me about the situation with the Magic Creature.

With their feet firmly planted on the frozen ground, the group made their way towards the capital of the Ice Grand Duchy. The closer they got to the capital and the further north they went, the lower the air temperature became.

There was no thermometer here, so Qin Chu didn't know the exact temperature, but he felt it was probably around thirty or forty degrees Celsius.

The air exhaled through the nasal cavity almost instantly turned into fine ice shards.

I don't know when it started, but the snow under my feet has become soft and crunchy, and I can clearly hear the crunching sound when I step on it.

Before them lay a world of pure white, with long rows of footprints behind them. Snowflakes filled the sky, growing denser the closer they got to the capital, and the footprints behind them were quickly filled with snow.

"The Demon King Nag has a total of seven sons, six daughters, and eighteen queens."

Eighteen princesses, shameless.

"But that was before. After yesterday's battle, only Ramon remains of the seven sons..."

At this thought, Atris couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Asking which of the Magic Creature Demon King's children is the smartest might yield many different answers.

But if you were to ask who the most foolish one is, probably 99% of the Magic Creature would unhesitatingly name Ramon.

Whether it was his other siblings, other Magic Creature, or even the Demon King Nag and Ramon's mother, that big oaf was the most foolish.

Looking back now, was Ramon, who had always stayed hidden in his territory and never ventured out, actually the smartest one?

This big, dumb guy did nothing, yet his competitors dwindled dramatically. Looking back, he realized he was the fool.

This...

Atris shook her head with some annoyance and continued, "Of the six daughters, only the third one is left."

"Eighteen princesses, fifteen remain... but not every one of them possesses Jacqueline's fighting prowess."

Based on this calculation, among those killed before, the number of princesses should be three. Anyway, a large group of Magic Creature died almost simultaneously, so Qin Chu wasn't too sure. In any case, it wasn't an important matter, so there was no need to worry about it too much.

"The Magic Creature did not originally live on the Skyvault Continent. Of all the Demon King's children, I am the only one who was born on the original continent."

Qin Chu's eyes narrowed slightly.

Qin Chu was very curious about the area where the Magic Creature originally lived.

Driving on the road, still haven't arrived at my hometown, lol.

Chapter 506 The Origin of Magic Creature (1)

The Magic Creature suddenly appeared on the Skyvault Continent more than ten years ago.

After the Magic Creature appeared, they immediately displayed extremely strong aggression. The humans tried to resist, but after many battles and countless casualties, they still failed. Only when they were forced into a desperate situation did they begin to summon Hero.

For the vast majority of people on the Skyvault Continent, this is the situation they know.

There have always been various speculations about where Magic Creature come from and how they are born. Some say that Magic Creature live in the demon realm, some say they live in the Abyss, and some say that Magic Creature are filthy life forms born from evil and filth.

But Qin Chu knew.

The history of Magic Creature spans at least a thousand years.

A thousand years ago, the gods waged war, and the blood of Evil God and native deities stained the world, turning the ocean red and soaking the earth.

The entire world was shrouded in Blood Rain, with the Skyvault Continent being one of the less affected areas... In other places where the blood of the gods was more severely contaminated, the creatures that were corrupted eventually transformed into bizarre Magic Creature.

To put it more bluntly, the ancestors of Magic Creature might have been a wild beast, a bird, an insect, a tree, or even... a human.

That's all Qin Chu knows. Qin Chu has no way of knowing more than that, but it seems he can learn quite a bit of the truth from Atris.

Even Heloise and Ieta couldn't help but be curious, as they were also Magic Creature born here and didn't know much about the places where Magic Creature used to live.

Among Magic Creature, their former homes seem to have become a taboo subject for some reason, and few people talk about them.

It is said that the Demonic Beast Lair is connected to its original home, the so-called Abyss.

However, the Demonic Beast Lair are controlled by the Seventeen Demon General of the Abyss and the Four Heavenly King, and other Magic Creature have no right to interfere.

Magic Creature that descended onto the Skyvault Continent from the Demonic Beast Lair through their Abyss are divided into two distinct groups, and they dislike each other.

How should I put it? The Magic Creature that come from the Abyss are even more irritable and worse.

Magic Creature born on the Skyvault Continent are more intelligent, and although their tempers are not exactly good, they are somewhat restrained and not too outrageous.

Magic Creature from the Abyss see Magic Creature born on the Skyvault Continent as cowards, while Magic Creature born on the Skyvault Continent see Magic Creature from the Abyss as idiots.

Antasia and Angelica also somewhat curious, but Antia was completely unconcerned about these matters.

She only cared about two things: herself and Qin Chu, and now she added Antasia, with whom she had a strange sense of intimacy.

As expected of the former Magic Creature Princess, Atris remained unfazed and spoke eloquently even with all eyes on her.

"In the human world, it is said that Magic Creature come from the Abyss, from the demon realm..."

"In reality, there is no Abyss in this world, nor is there any demon realm."

"We call the place we live... the Godforsaken Continent!"

The name "Godforsaken Continent" gave everyone a strange feeling for some reason.

Atris gently bit her lip, a bitter smile on her face, "That's right, just as you imagined, it's a continent abandoned by the gods."

Although I had some suspicions when I heard the name "Godforsaken Continent," I was still quite shocked when Atris admitted it.

Do the Magic Creature feel abandoned by the gods?

Those are Magic Creature, after all. Could it be that Magic Creature once worshipped gods?

Magic Creature worship gods... What gods? Demon gods?