Heize, the Great Demon, the Demon of Demons

As Liu Chengchao spoke, the members of the expert group grew excited, perking up to search for more of this stone wall.

The security personnel stood around the perimeter, guarding against any accidents.

Lights blazed, turning the entire cave wall as bright as day.

"Look, there are Wolf Clan characters on the Luohuayan Stone!" another expert group member discovered another stone wall.

Immediately, someone took photos to record it.

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

"The meaning of these words is..."

The expert repeated the translation.

"Great Demon Hei Ze, damn him!

I curse him to hell, may he find no peace."

One expert translated the words on the stone wall.

Many of those present broke into smiles.

"It seems Hei Ze really did lead an army to kill them, otherwise they wouldn't hate him this much," a staff member remarked.

In the livestream, the barrage of comments kept increasing.

"These Wolf Guards really are losers!"

"Only a villain without strength can do nothing but curse Hei Ze!"

"Hurry up and find more stone walls, I want to see more news about Hei Ze."

Everyone's hearts were racing.

They were about to uncover history, to witness history.

Many had become fanatical fans of Hei Ze, while many others looked on coldly from a position of superiority.

"Right now, I'm ninety percent certain that Hei Ze was the one who ultimately wiped out this world's strongest Wolf Guard unit.

The only thing I want to know now is how Hei Ze did it. I hope we can find the answer in the stone walls ahead."

Liu Chengchao spoke slowly.

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

Those were the praises of the town survivors toward Hei Ze—exaggeration was inevitable.

But the information left behind by the defeated Wolf Guards should be more reliable.

Of course, given human nature, they might exaggerate their enemy to shirk responsibility.

But even if they exaggerated, it wouldn't be too outrageous.

At most, they'd claim the enemy had three thousand troops when it was really ten thousand.

"Alright, let's keep searching," the other experts said, all quite excited.

The group moved deeper in and discovered more bones.

Clearly, the former owners of these bones had been used as food.

"There are a lot of stone walls here!"

One expert exclaimed excitedly.

Immediately, someone went to take photos, and a researcher specializing in Wolf Clan studies began translating.

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

"I'm sick of it, this disgusting feeling makes me nauseous!"

"Wolf God, please forgive me, I shouldn't have eaten the Giant Wolf!"

"It might be raining today. I wonder if my daughter misses me."

The information on these stone walls was chaotic and scattered, without much useful content.

"This should be this Wolf Clan member recording his own mood," Liu Chengchao offered his opinion.

The researcher continued translating.

This section of stone walls mostly recorded the survivors' lives and conditions, with little effective information.

Suddenly, Liu Chengchao paused and pointed at one stone wall: "Translate that passage again."

"I, Suerzhen, don't believe there are really ghosts in this world!

Hei Ze is already dead, what do I have to fear?" The expert repeated the translation.

"Suerzhen?" Liu Chengchao was momentarily stunned, then a look of joy spread across his face. "If I remember correctly, he should be the deputy commander of this Wolf Guard unit."

Now there was another piece of evidence proving that this Wolf Guard unit was the very same one from back then.

For them, this was a good discovery.

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

Liu Chengchao was slightly stunned.

Indeed, going by the literal meaning of Suerzhen's words, it seemed he had seen a ghostly spirit manifested from Heize.

This was, of course, extremely unreasonable.

"This should be a kind of trauma. In other words, after living here alone for so many years, Suerzhen's mental state may have deteriorated. Heize trapped him here. Toward Heize, he is utterly terrified, haunted by nightmares, and consequently becomes paranoid, creating the illusion that Heize is still alive." Liu Chengchao made a reasonable speculation.

"Is that so?" Wang Jiao paused for a moment.

Other experts chimed in: "Old Liu is right. Living in a place like this for ten years, anyone's mind would be a bit off."

None of these people took those words to heart.

They continued advancing, searching for new stone walls and other useful information.

The stone cave was very deep, appearing to have been dug for many years.

Soon, everyone stopped again.

Ahead, there were many stone walls.

On the ground, a pile of things lay scattered in disarray.

These experts glanced at them and, based on experience, speculated that these items were weapons of the Wolf Guard.

"Quickly record and translate what the Wolf Clan script on them means," Liu Chengchao instructed.

Every stone wall, every passage of text was invaluable.

After all, anything that could survive so long in history held precious significance.

"I have failed. The Grand Commander is dead. Only this few of us Wolf Guard remain. I am the sinner of the Wolf Clan," the expert team member translated.

Liu Chengchao and the others felt a cautious jolt.

Finally, were they getting to the crux of it?

Now, based on the content of the stone walls, it seemed to be recording the history of that time.

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't suggested taking this passage, we wouldn't have encountered these changes, nor would we have met that great demon, Heize!"

"Tarsha comforted me, saying that even if we hadn't taken this passage, we would still have encountered Heize, and Heize would still have unleashed a slaughter."

"Heize is a great demon, the demon among demons! How could such a fiend exist in this world!"

Hearing these words, the others could feel the despair in this person's tone.

"Heize is truly too formidable. He's beaten these Wolf Guard until they're terrified," Wang Jiao commented from the side.

"Indeed. I'm becoming more and more curious about how Heize managed it—not only killing the Wolf Guard but also crushing their spirits."

At this point, Liu Chengchao raised an eyebrow. "Have you all noticed that this Wolf Clan member said that even if they hadn't taken this passage, they would still have encountered Heize?"

"What about it?"

"Logically, if Heize relied on favorable timing and terrain, then if this Wolf Guard hadn't traveled through the Great Wilderness Mountain Range, they certainly wouldn't have run into these events. But according to his words, even if they had taken another route, they would still have met Heize's ambush, and the Wolf Guard still wouldn't have prevailed. That's thought-provoking."

Liu Chengchao was deep in thought.

Hearing Liu Chengchao's words, the others also fell into contemplation.

Based on their earlier speculation, the main reason Heize could defeat the Wolf Guard was by leveraging favorable timing and terrain, using natural disasters to annihilate them.

After all, the Wolf Guard were the most powerful army in the world at that time, long known by the saying, "The Wolf Guard cannot be broken with ten thousand, and with ten thousand, they are invincible."

But according to the written records above, it seemed somewhat different.

"Could it be that the army Heize led could defeat the Wolf Guard through sheer hard power?" a staff member voiced his doubt.

The others were somewhat shocked.

Everyone was well aware of the Wolf Guard's strength.

Many military enthusiasts and history buffs ranked the top ten strongest armies of antiquity, and the Wolf Guard always made the list.

Mainly because the Wolf Guard's achievements were too staggering—they were known for defeating larger forces with smaller numbers, even pushing into other continents.

"What was this army called? Why is there no record of it in any history book? Could it really be, as the rumors outside say, that Heize and Emperor Fengxing were romantic rivals? After all, Emperor Fengxing and Heize were fellow disciples, and it's quite possible that a rift grew between them over a woman."

"That's a bit far-fetched."

Such a powerful army must have been famous back then.

Even if Heize had offended Emperor Fengxing, the emperor wouldn't have completely erased that army—or all records of Heize. At worst, he'd just slander them.

"If the army Heize led was stronger than the Wolf Guard, it definitely could rank among the top ten strongest armies in history!"

"Ugh, these ancients are too long-winded. Why can't they just write how they were defeated? Like the history books do, so we don't have to guess." One staff member, itching with curiosity, couldn't help complaining.

The others burst into laughter.

"If you were in his shoes, would you have the leisure to record all that? You'd probably just try to survive first, then realize there's no way out, and wait to die." The others chuckled.

The originally solemn scene now carried a hint of lightheartedness.

At this moment, Liu Chengchao frowned, countless words echoing in his mind.

So many people had mentioned Heize's army.

Yet, so far, not a single corpse of the Great Xia Clan had been seen.

A terrifying thought crept into his mind, but he immediately suppressed it.

That thought was too absurd, utterly impossible.

Even if many signs pointed to it, he couldn't bring it up.

Otherwise, he'd no longer be a true expert—he'd be dismissed as a pseudoscientist.

Liu Chengchao knew well that some things should be said, and some should not.

Meanwhile, the livestream chat was buzzing with excitement.