Heize, the Great Demon, the Demon Among Demons

As Liu Chengchao spoke, the members of the Expert Team all looked excited and rallied themselves to search for this kind of Stone Wall.

The security personnel stood around them, preventing any accidents.

Under the lights, the entire cave wall became as bright as day.

"Look! There are Wolf Clan writings on the Luohuayan Stone!" Another Expert Team member discovered a Stone Wall.

Immediately, someone began taking photos to document it.

Two experts in Wolf Clan language stepped forward to serve as translators.

"The words on this say..."

The expert recited it once.

"Great Demon Hei Ze, damn you!

I curse you to go to hell and never know peace."

One expert translated the words on the Stone Wall.

Quite a few people present revealed smiles.

"It seems Heize really did lead an army to kill them. Otherwise, they would not hate him to such an extent," one staff member said.

The comments in the livestream kept multiplying as well.

"These Wolf Guards really were losers!"

"Only villains without any strength could do nothing but curse Heize!"

"Hurry up and find more Stone Walls! I want to see more information about Heize."

Everyone was inwardly excited.

They were about to unveil history and witness history.

Many had become fervent fans of Heize, while quite a few others watched coldly from on high.

"Now, we are ninety percent certain that Heize was the one who ultimately wiped out this world's strongest Wolf Guard unit.

What I want to know now is how Heize did it. I hope we can find the answer in the Stone Walls ahead."

Liu Chengchao spoke slowly.

He recalled the records and images in the Shrine of Life and Death.

Those had been the surviving townspeople's praise for Heize, and some exaggeration was unavoidable.

The information left behind by the defeated Wolf Guards was more trustworthy.

Of course, given human nature, people would exaggerate their enemies to evade responsibility.

But even exaggeration would not be too outrageous.

At most, an enemy army of three thousand would be falsely reported as one hundred thousand.

"Alright, let's keep looking." The other experts spoke up, all rather excited.

They moved farther inside and discovered many more bones.

Clearly, these bones had once belonged to food.

"There are many Stone Walls here!"

An expert mentioned it excitedly.

Immediately, people went over to take photos and record them, while a Wolf Clan researcher began translating.

"Human flesh is the finest delicacy in the world."

"I'm sick of eating it. This disgusting feeling makes me want to vomit!"

"Wolf God, please forgive me. I should not have eaten Giant Wolf!"

"It may rain today. I wonder whether my daughter misses me."

The information on these Stone Walls was a jumbled mess, without much useful content.

"This should be a Wolf Clan member recording his feelings."

Liu Chengchao offered his opinion.

The researcher continued translating.

This section of Stone Walls mostly recorded the survivors' lives and conditions, without much useful information.

Suddenly, Liu Chengchao paused and pointed at a Stone Wall. "Translate that passage again."

"I, Suerzhen, do not believe there are truly ghosts in this world!

Heize is already dead. What do I have to fear?" The expert recited it again.

"Suerzhen?" Liu Chengchao froze slightly, delight appearing on his face. "If I remember correctly, he should have been the deputy commander of this Wolf Guard unit."

Now they had another piece of evidence proving that this Wolf Guard unit was the one from back then.

For them, this was a fine discovery.

Women tended to be more emotional. Wang Jiao spoke at this moment, "Old Liu, what does it mean when this mentions ghosts and says Heize is already dead?"

Liu Chengchao froze slightly.

Indeed, judging from Suerzhen's literal meaning, it seemed he had seen a ghostly spirit transformed from Heize.

That was, of course, utterly unreasonable.

"This should be trauma. Or perhaps after Suerzhen lived alone here for so many years, something went wrong with his mind.

Heize trapped him here. He feared Heize beyond measure, and the terror became a nightmare in his heart. Then he began seeing ghosts in every cup and snakes in every bow, mistaking it for Heize still being alive."

Liu Chengchao made a reasonable deduction.

"Is that so?" Wang Jiao paused.

The other experts agreed. "Old Liu is right. Living in a place like this for ten years, anyone's mind would become a little abnormal."

No one took those words to heart.

They continued onward, searching for new Stone Walls and other useful information.

The stone cave was deep and secluded, looking as though it had been excavated over many years.

Soon, everyone stopped again.

Ahead lay many Stone Walls.

On the ground was a jumble of fallen objects.

After looking them over a few times, the experts deduced from experience that these objects were Wolf Guard weapons.

"Hurry and record them, then translate what the Wolf Clan words on them mean."

Liu Chengchao instructed.

Every Stone Wall and every passage of writing was incomparably precious.

After all, anything that could endure for so long in history possessed great value.

"I lost. The Grand Commander died. Only this handful of Wolf Guards remain. I am a sinner of the Wolf Clan."

The Expert Team members translated.

Liu Chengchao and the others were shaken.

At last, were they getting to the crucial point?

Judging from the contents of the Stone Walls, it seemed to be recounting the history of that time.

"It was all my fault. If I had not suggested taking this passage, we would not have encountered these changes, nor would we have encountered that great demon Heize!"

"Tarsha comforted me. Even if we had not taken this passage, we would still have encountered Heize. Heize would still have unleashed a massacre."

"Heize is the Great Demon, the demon among demons!

How could such a demon exist in this world!"

Hearing those words, the others could feel the despair in the writer's voice.

"Heize was simply too formidable. He scared these Wolf Guards out of their wits." Wang Jiao voiced her opinion from the side.

"Indeed. I am becoming more and more curious about how Heize did it. Not only did he slaughter the Wolf Guards, he also shattered their spirits."

At that moment, Liu Chengchao raised his brow. "Did you notice that this Wolf Clan member said that even if they had not taken this road, they would still have encountered Heize?"

"What about it?"

"Logically speaking, if Heize had relied on the timing of heaven and the advantage of terrain, then if this Wolf Guard unit had not passed through the Great Wilderness Mountain Range, they certainly would not have encountered these events.

But judging from his words, even if they had gone somewhere else, they would have encountered Heize's ambush. The Wolf Guards still would not have been his match. That is quite thought-provoking."

Liu Chengchao was deep in thought.

After hearing Liu Chengchao's words, the others also began pondering.

According to their previous guess, a major reason Heize had been able to defeat the Wolf Guards was that he had occupied the favorable timing and terrain, using natural disasters to wipe them out.

After all, the Wolf Guards had been the strongest army in the world at the time. There had always been a saying: if the Wolf Guards numbered fewer than ten thousand, they could be defeated; once they exceeded ten thousand, they were invincible.

But according to the words recorded above, things seemed somewhat different.

"Could it be that the army led by Heize could defeat the Wolf Guards through sheer strength alone?" A staff member voiced his doubt.

The others were all somewhat shocked.

They all knew perfectly well how powerful the Wolf Guards were.

Among military enthusiasts and history lovers, the Wolf Guards would certainly make the list whenever the ten strongest ancient armies were ranked.

Mainly because the Wolf Guards' record was simply too fierce. They had always defeated greater numbers with fewer troops, even fighting their way into other continents.

"What exactly was this army called? Why is there no record of it at all in the history books?

Could it really be as the outside rumors say—that Heize and Emperor Fengxing were romantic rivals?

After all, Emperor Fengxing and Heize were fellow disciples. There was still a great possibility that they developed a rift over love."

"That is a little far-fetched.

Such a powerful army must have been renowned at the time.

Even if Heize had offended Emperor Fengxing, Emperor Fengxing would not have completely erased all records of that army and Heize.

At worst, he could have smeared them."

"If the army led by Heize was stronger than the Wolf Guards, it would certainly rank among history's ten strongest armies!"

"Ah, these ancients were far too long-winded. Couldn't they just directly write how they were defeated?

Like the records in history books, so we would not have to keep guessing." One staff member's curiosity gnawed at him, and he could not help complaining.

The others laughed.

"If you were in his place, would you still have the leisure to record so much?

You would probably focus on surviving first, then discover there was no way out and simply wait for death." The others laughed.

The formerly solemn scene now carried a trace of cheerfulness.

Liu Chengchao, however, was frowning. Many words replayed in his mind.

So many people had mentioned Heize's army.

Yet until now, they had not seen a single Great Xia Clan corpse.

A terrifying thought arose in his heart, but he instantly suppressed it.

That thought was far too exaggerated. It was simply impossible.

Even if many signs pointed in that direction, he could not mention it.

Otherwise, he would not be considered a true expert and would be called a fringe scholar.

Liu Chengchao still knew which words should be spoken and which should not.

Meanwhile, the livestream had grown rather lively.