The time has come to the end of the game.
Pompey and Lucius, who were traveling according to the original route, arrived first [Brimstone Lake].
Looking around, Flame Lake is surrounded by oil pipelines, and oil is being pumped out continuously.
But a layer of Ether Crystal has formed on the edge of Flame Lake, glowing with a strange purple light.
Pompey stopped the car with a flick of his tail, walked slowly to Flame Lake, and deliberately exposed his back to Lucius.
He took out a flint from his arms and said calmly, "Lucius, as long as we throw the flint in, we won't have to worry about it in the next few years."
Lucius stared at the back of Pompey, looking at the flint in his hand. His appearance was calm, but his heart was filled with ecstasy.
'Yes, that's it! Throw down the flint!'
'Just throw it away and it'll be over.'
Just when Lucius was full of expectations, a sudden change occurred!!
"Cough cough cough..."
Pompey coughed up a mouthful of blood, collapsed to the ground in pain, and the flint in his hand rolled aside.
Lucius was stunned for a moment, then reacted.
This old thing, before Flame Lake is detonated, he will die first?
It turns out that he has long since run out of gas!
"Jie Jie Jie... Old man, it turns out you have died a long time ago! It's so hard for you to hide this from me!"
Lucius laughed wildly, brushed aside his bangs with his right hand, and jumped in front of Pompey.
Pompey raised his head, tried his best to suppress the murderous intent in his eyes, coughed again, as if he had just reacted. "My body... was poisoned by you?"
"That's right! I just want to see this look on your face. You look so jealous of me!"
(From the famous scene of Kamen Rider, you can search it, I can't express it in words)
Lucius took over the topic, the smile on his face was twisted and crazy.
He stood up, bent down to pick up the flint, and held it in his palm, as if what he was holding at this moment was not just a stone, but the lifeblood of the entire Outer Ring.
"Old guy, you still don't know, do you?
I have changed the flint to [Volatile Ether Aggregator].
As long as I throw it into Flame Lake, the flame will be completely extinguished! At that time, the entrepreneurs of New Eridu will give me money, give me power, and give me everything I want!"
"Why?" Pompey stood up with difficulty and spat out another mouthful of blood.
"Flame Lake goes out, what good does it do to you?"
"Benefits?" Lucius tilted his head, pretending to be innocent, and then his smile suddenly turned ferocious.
"Old man, I'm not a fool like you who has been abandoned by the times. Freedom? Morality? Damn it, how much does it cost per pound?
Only wealth and power are eternal!"
Next, Lucius began his long speech.
From Pompey's 'self-willedness' to Caesar's 'overestimation of one's capabilities', from Outer Ring's boasting of 'backwardness and ignorance' to his own 'far-sightedness'.
The more he talked, the more excited he became, and the more arrogant he became, as if he had already sat on the throne of the overlord, with everyone's heads under his feet.
A typical 'villain dies because he talks too much' garbage time.
If you switch to playing games, it would be--
Your team has obviously pushed to the opposite crystal, but still insists on making waves, dancing and taunting at the entrance of the water spring.
As a result, the crystal on the opposite side cleared the line of troops, and everyone was resurrected. A wave of counterattack wiped out your group.
And Lucius is the person dancing at the entrance of the spring.
He didn't notice the flash of a sneer at the corner of Pompey's mouth, nor did he notice that the drone above his head was steadily pointing at him.
"Asshole, you just colluded with those companies for your own selfish desires, even at the cost of ruining the entire Old Oilfield District?"
"Old thing? So what?"
"A bunch of lowly slaves... it is your honor to die for my ascension to the throne!"
Lucius had a distorted look and a fanatical face. He finally felt that he had enough of pretense and it was time to take action.
He turned around, held the flint high, and prepared to throw it into Flame Lake.
At this moment, Pompey's voice sounded coldly from behind, "Lucius, do you want to see what's behind you?"
"What?"
Lucius subconsciously turned around.
He ran into Pompey with a powerful and heavy uppercut.
Mount Lu Divine Dragon Overlord!!
The fist hit Lucius firmly on the chin, and the whole person was sent flying into the air. The crisp sound of the mandible breaking could even be heard in the air.
"Why... why?"
Lucius fell to the ground, with a face full of horror. Isn't this old thing already...
Pompey shook his hand, coughed, spit out a ball of 'plasma', and cursed, "Grandma, what a bad luck, I took a pack of expired ketchup."
He wiped his mouth and looked down at Lucius.
At the same time, under the control of Fairy, the drone that had been covering the live broadcast slowly focused its camera on the two people.
Pompey stepped forward slowly, grabbed Lucius's neck with one hand, and lifted him up like a chicken.
"Lucius, in order for you to say those words yourself... you don't know how hard I worked to pretend!"
He imitated Lucius's tone just now, and his tone was full of joking.
Lucius's feet were off the ground. The feeling of suffocation made him look livid and he struggled desperately, but in front of Pompey, these struggles seemed particularly weak.
"If you take away my position based on your ability, I have nothing to say, that's because you have the ability.
Outer Ring The law of the jungle is the law of the jungle, but you betrayed your trust, dug in and out, and tried to use everyone's lives to realize your meager dream.
What do you think of life!"
Pompey kicked Lucius several meters away with a knee.
Then he took a deep breath and suppressed the killing intent surging in his chest. He was the overlord and could not vent his anger by lynching.
"I am the overlord and will not kill you alone. I will judge you with the [justice] and [human heart] that you sneer at! Waiting for you will be worse than death!"
He turned his head and looked behind the boulder. "Caesar, come out!"
The drone lens then turned to show Caesar, Lucy, and Lighter walking out from behind the boulder, and the three figures appeared in the live broadcast.
Pompey faces the camera and speaks loudly:
"Everyone in front of the screen, you have all seen it.
Lucius committed a crime that I, [Overlord] Pompey, did not know, and almost ruined the entire Old Oilfield District - this was a big mistake I made!
Similarly, the result of this competition is not that I arrived at Flame Lake early, but that [Sons of Calydon] cooperated with the performance and deliberately failed to show up.
Therefore, until the next [Inferno Rider], I will still hold the position of overlord.
But I will give [Sons of Calydon] equal rights - the two camps will jointly participate in the management of Old Oilfield District!"
After saying that, Pompey gestured to Caesar: "Caesar, take out your flint."
Caesar nodded and took out his own flint from his arms. The flint reflected Amber colored light, like a solidified sun.
"Here, uncle."
Pompey shook his head and said, "Girl, go ahead."
"But uncle, not only overlords can..."
"No, you go ahead."
In the end, Caesar still didn't twist Pompey. She held the flint tightly and strode towards Flame Lake.
Lucy behind her looked at it with complicated eyes, and quietly asked Pompey who was looking aside, "Uncle, do you really want to hand over [Overlord] to Caesar?"
"I believe in my own vision, and I won't leave it to her right away!" Pompey grinned.
"Yes." Lucy nodded.
How could Lucy, as a military advisor, not understand Pompey's intention?
Let Caesar throw flint, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that Pompey has chosen Caesar as his successor.
As for him still serving as the [Overlord], inviting [Sons of Calydon] to join the decision-making team is just to take the opportunity to cultivate Caesar.
After all, the current Caesar is too immature.
So in the three to five years before the next [Inferno Rider] arrives, Pompey will take the opportunity to train Caesar and let her lay the foundation.