novellk Chapter 1420 The Root of the Catastrophic Change
Chapter 1420 The Root of the Catastrophic Change
Puzzled, Lei Xiao looked at the old bard who was still trembling all over, and said solemnly: "Sir Nick, I know this is a horrible memory that you don't want to recall, but it is extremely important to me and the entire human race. Please don't miss anything."
After saying that, Lei Xiao expressed the doubts in his mind and waited quietly for the other party's answer.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. Although I am not a big shot, I am not a coward. Moreover, Your Majesty has treated me so well and given me a place to stay when I was living on the streets. Even if the memories are horrible, I am not afraid!"
Old Nick nodded heavily, then concentrated his mind, tightly gripped the armrests of the chair, tried his best to stop his body from shaking, and his eyes became blurred again.
"After the sudden bone-chilling fear instantly engulfed me, my consciousness gradually became blurred, my body became unable to move, and everything around me became illusory. It seemed as if the whole world was filled with only the gaze of those strange eyes, which were cold and full of contempt."
"Just when I was about to collapse, my mind suddenly became extremely noisy, as if I was instantly in a strange, bustling street, with countless strangers talking in my ears."
"Those voices were either sharp or hoarse, and each one was spoken at an extremely fast speed and was difficult to understand. But at the same time, they were all cold and full of hostility, like a frantic and disordered melody, or like the devil's dream talk and whispers, which gave me a splitting headache."
Old Nick's breathing began to become rapid, and the terrible feeling was obviously still fresh in his memory.
"I don't know how much time passed, but when I was in a daze, I vaguely heard the three words "catastrophe", "messenger of warning", and "spreading fear" from these voices, but the one I heard the most was "catastrophe."
Old Nick's blurry eyes began to refocus, and he concluded: "As for what happened next, I only have some scattered fragments of memory in my mind."
"For example, those strange eyeballs let me go for some reason and then merged back into the underground river. I screamed and ran out of the portal, escaping the cave, and finally fell in the snow at the entrance of Fanyin City... After that, I didn't know anything until I woke up again at this moment."
After listening to Old Nick's description, the whole room was silent, and everyone was carefully savoring the former's final words.
I have to say that there is too much information in Old Nick's words, and coupled with the existence of "eclipse", it is indeed difficult to digest for a while.
"No wonder the investigation at the time didn't yield any results. It turns out it was because of the portal."
After a while, Gale was the first to break the silence. He said to Lei Xiao solemnly, "My Lord, after discovering Old Nick, I was invited by the Fanyin City Mercenary Guild to investigate the monster cave where the incident occurred with a team of elite mercenaries."
"I still remember clearly that although I and others found the ancient magic circle engraved on the ground deep in the lair, the magician who accompanied us tried to input magic power but it had no effect."
"Therefore, I only copied the entire ancient magic circle and did not continue to investigate. I didn't expect that it would be an ancient teleportation circle."
"However, this also explains why my subordinates and others have not been able to track down any useful information, because the incident did not occur in the monster cave at all, but in front of an ancient ruin deep underground."
After Gale finished speaking, Gray nodded thoughtfully and added: "When reading the investigation report, I also saw the copy of the ancient magic circle, but after much research, I didn't get any useful information."
"I think it's because after Old Nick escaped from the ancient ruins through the portal, the portal fell into dormancy again, and it was more seriously damaged than before. It's not surprising that it can't be activated again."
After listening carefully to the two's words, Kelly's eyes widened and she couldn't help but blurt out: "So, there are actually a large number of "Eclipses" underground in a monster cave near Fanyin City. If they come out in full force, wouldn't it be extremely dangerous?"
After Kelly said this, the atmosphere in the room became more solemn.
Especially Lei Xiao and Hui Lao, who had personally experienced the Battle of Dragon's Lair, understood it clearly.
Ordinary attacks have almost no effect on "Eclipse", and the same is true for sixth-level strongmen. The only effective means of counterattack we have at present is to rely on the power of the [God's Stone].
Moreover, only those who have been recognized by the [God's Stone] can use this power. Including Lei Xiao, there are only a dozen people who currently have the [God's Stone] and its holders.
This undoubtedly means that once the "Eclipses" emerge in groups from the depths of the abyss-like earth veins and spread among the human race and even the outside world, these terrifying existences that are invincible, parasitic, and can even drive people crazy will undoubtedly cause an unprecedented catastrophe.
No, to be more precise, if the number of "Eclipses" is large enough, then we will have no chance of winning and everything will be destroyed.
After all, the power of the [God's Stone] to fight against "erosion" is not infinite, but it takes a certain amount of time to recover after it is exhausted.
"The Cataclysm and the Eclipse..."
Ariel frowned, and kept repeating these two chilling words, and said with a worried look on her face: "My Lord, could it be that the specific content of the Great Cataclysm is the full appearance of the "Eclipse", which will then sweep across the entire earth? !"
"Yes, it seems that this is the root cause of the catastrophe we have been pursuing, or the truth."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, confirming Ariel's idea.
While speaking, Lei Xiao, knowing that the situation was serious, had beads of cold sweat on his forehead.
Before in the Lord's Arena, when Ye Feng said that the Cataclysm and the Plate War might be the same thing, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that if that was true, it would be much easier to deal with, after all, the decisive battle between the lords could not begin immediately.
But now it seems that things are obviously much more complicated and more deadly than we imagined.
"Your Majesty, what exactly do you and Her Majesty mean by 'eclipse'?"
Old Nick looked at Lei Xiao's extremely solemn expression and asked cautiously.
"Sir Nick, Eclipse is those weird eyeballs you see. We have fought against them before and won in the end."
Lei Xiao did not show his worry and responded with a smile.
"Your Majesty is worthy of you. You can even defeat those terrifying monsters!"
Old Nick's face was full of excitement, and he nodded repeatedly, saying: "With your majesty's guidance, the human race will surely rebuild the glory of the Silver Moon Era!"
"Okay, Sir Nick, go to bed early."
Lei Xiao still kept smiling and said, "You have made great contributions to the human race. I will confer upon you the title of Earl of Lengyan. From now on, you will no longer have to worry about your livelihood. All expenses will be covered by the Lengyan royal family. All your requests will be met. Enjoy your old age here."
"I am extremely grateful for your grace, Your Majesty!"
Hearing the sound, Old Nick fell to his knees again, his weathered face filled with excitement and reverence, and he was almost in tears.
After a while, Old Nick wiped his cheek, and a serious expression appeared on his old face again. He continued, "Your Majesty, the human race is in need of people right now. Although I have limited talent, I am still a member of the human race after all. I don't want to spend the rest of my life like this. Please use me as you wish, Your Majesty!"
"I understand. Then you should recuperate and adjust here for a while. The other gifts will remain unchanged. During this process, I will help you to further improve your strength and then give you a corresponding position."
Lei Xiao pondered for a moment, and then agreed to the other party's request.
Speaking of which, Old Nick is a survivor of the "Eclipse", so perhaps he can play a key role in the future.
Accompanied by Old Nick's profuse thanks, Lei Xiao bid farewell to the former and left the room with everyone.
Afterwards, the group quickly arrived at the secret meeting room of the trade fair, where the atmosphere was still extremely heavy.
"My Lord, I have a question. Why did those Eclipses let Mr. Nick go?"
Feeling the extremely solemn and silent atmosphere, Xiaoyue, who had been accompanying them, couldn't help but asked first, stammering.
"Remember those three words Old Nick said?"
Lei Xiao took a deep breath and responded, "In addition to the "catastrophic disaster", there are also the two words "the messenger of warning" and "spreading fear". If we look at it from the perspective of "eclipse", combined with these two words, there is only one possibility for them to let Old Nick go, and that is that they did it on purpose."
"My Lord, are you saying that they regarded Mr. Nick as a "messenger of warning" and used him to "spread fear" here?"
Xiaoyue reacted quickly, and a trace of anger surged on her fair face. She frowned and said, "How cruel! I have never seen Mr. Nick torture someone to such an extent."
"To be more precise, this is their provocation and their contempt for us."
Lei Xiao frowned and clenched his fists until they made a crackling sound.
"But it is precisely because of this that Mr. Nick was able to escape the disaster, and we were able to get a glimpse of the truth behind the catastrophe."
Ariel took over the conversation and nodded heavily, saying, "But I believe that they will eventually pay the price for their arrogance. Although the human race is still on the road to progress, it is no longer as weak as it was in the past."
After hearing Ariel's words, everyone nodded, making the atmosphere in the room not only solemn but also upbeat.
"My Lord, there is one thing I am confused about. It has been nearly a year since Old Nick and his men were attacked last winter. Why hasn't Eclipse launched an attack yet?"
Gale thought about it again and again, and finally asked the question in his mind with a puzzled look on his face.
After hearing Gail's words, everyone else turned their eyes over and looked at Lei Xiao.
It is not difficult to see from the puzzled expressions of the crowd that this problem has obviously troubled everyone for a long time.
It is conceivable that even with our current means, we are unable to counter the large-scale "erosion", let alone before.
“I think it’s not that Eclipse doesn’t want to do this, but that it can’t do it.”
Lei Xiao gently stroked his chin and responded, "If my prediction is correct, the other party should not have the ability to appear above the surface in large numbers."
"But your majesty, during the battle of Dragon's Lair, we clearly suffered so many "eclipses"."
Gray's old face was puzzled at first, but he quickly reacted and blurted out, "No, there was an extremely important additional condition at that time, that is, the eruption of the magic veins. Does this mean that the "Eclipse" can only appear with the help of the power of the magic veins?"
"Yes, that's exactly what my idea is based on."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, confirming what Gray Old Man said.
Lei Xiao clearly understood that there was not only this time, there was another time that could prove his guess, and that was the last battle of the Kingdom of Loren a thousand years ago.
At that time, the Kingdom of Loren used the power of magical earth veins to provide a steady supply of energy for the absolute defense barrier, blocking the opponent's coalition forces for a long time.
But in the end, it suffered a backlash. The Allied Forces used the magical veins to detonate the absolute defense barrier, which destroyed half of the capital and eventually disappeared in the long river of history.
It was also because of this that the White Knight was accidentally parasitized by the thing that looked like "Eclipse" when he was dying, and he has survived to this day.
From this, it is not difficult to see that the suspected "Eclipse" that was parasitic on the White Knight might have also used the abnormal movement of the magical veins to come to the surface.
After understanding Lei Xiao's speculation, everyone felt suddenly enlightened and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Since the opponent is still unable to launch a fatal attack, we will undoubtedly have more time to prepare.
"Don't take it lightly. Don't forget that according to the prophecy, the catastrophe could come at any time after the arrival of the One Billion Lords."
Lei Xiao saw what everyone was thinking and reminded them, "In other words, the eclipse could still sweep across the entire earth at any time."
"My Lord, what is it that has been restricting Eclipse?"
Kelly tilted her head and expressed her confusion.
"We don't know yet. The information we have is too limited, and much of it is based on speculation, which will greatly affect our judgment."
Lei Xiao's brows furrowed even more and he shook his head helplessly.
Hearing this, everyone's faces became solemn again.
Your Lordship is right. With limited intelligence, we are undoubtedly in an extremely passive and dangerous situation.
"Don't worry, we actually have another way to get to know our opponents better."
Lei Xiao's eyes were piercing as he said, "That means talking directly to Eclipse." (End of this chapter)