The wind and rain gradually subsided within the Viscount's Territory.
Wind swept grit across the withered yellow grass. The mountain rocks bared their blue-gray bones, and the rain left streaks across their faces.
The Witch held her headscarf in place and narrowed her eyes at the people who had abruptly appeared in the wilderness.
She remembered the Instance System mentioning that at least twenty Players had entered the challenge.
But now, including her, only eight had appeared. Clearly, this Instance had a terrifying mortality rate.
A closer look revealed familiar faces: Lin Darong, Li Yang, and Lin Zhenyue, the trio of Players in the future, and Zuo Shenghang, Orion, and Liu Wenshu, the Players in the past.
There was also a dusty, disheveled Player from the future faction who had never met them during the Instance: an ordinary-looking woman named Xu Gong.
The Witch coughed. "Time waits for no one. Let's start going over what happened."
The wind blew hard across the wilderness. They stood fairly far apart, and their voices inevitably rose as they spoke.
Juelu said, "Let's start with the uprising in Year 1739. From the clues I gathered, General Freeman Luo signed a contract with a Demon when he organized the uprising. The Demon twisted his soul, making him break his original promises and become cruel and arrogant."
Juelu said solemnly, "In the end, he died at the hands of his own people."
Everyone present looked at her.
Zuo Shenghang smoothly picked up where she left off. "My identity was a senior officer in the Regular Army. Historically, one of General Freeman Luo's major battles was the capture of Gedori City. But Freeman Luo couldn't have taken it-or rather, taking my city should have required much more time. Instead, he joined forces with Viscount Scheid."
"The Viscount