Quadruple split.

Chapter 2336: Pretending to be the Final Dream

Under Hogel's unreserved explanation, both Monica, who had a very flexible mind, and Mo Tan, who had a particularly slow mind, understood the ins and outs of the matter in a short period of time, and completed a lot of settings about the [Twilight Crows Eastern Expedition], [God-Destroying Society] and [Jackdaw Castle]. They finally figured out what was hidden under this strange swamp.

Among them, Monica Stewart, who has a relatively normal brain and is easier for normal people to understand, sorted out the results as follows:

First of all, a long time ago, there was a terrorist organization called the [God-Destroying Society] that posed a huge threat to various sects across the continent. During the period when they were most active, although no real gods were harmed by them, the highest-level clergy such as the Pope, the God-loved, the Knight Commander, and the Inquisitor suffered heavy casualties. In the end, these churches that had prejudices against each other finally decided to join forces and launched relatively sincere cooperation.

It was also from that time that the organization called [God-Destroying Society] went from being in a good situation to being suppressed in a short period of time, and was eventually forced back to its headquarters under the joint encirclement of major religious sects.

Later, after various sects continued to exchange intelligence and summarize information, the headquarters of the [God-Destroying Society] located in a remote area in the southeastern continent finally surfaced.

Without any hesitation, a large-scale joint force named the [Twilight Crow Eastern Expedition] was formed, most of whose members were from various Inquisitions. Its commander-in-chief was the former Chief Inquisitor of the Church of the Sun, the silver dragon Nofler Seraph, who had retired to a rural church and possessed the strength of a half-step legend.

That's right, just like the Pope of Fertility Saint Alexstar Redwing in the year 9571 of the Holy Calendar, this Chief Inquisitor who was already in retirement at the time was also a dragon. Not only that, although the two were of the silver and red dragon species respectively, they were actually related by blood. If you have to count, Nofler Seraphim should be Alexstar Redwing's great-uncle.

By the way, although it is not easy for dragons to have offspring, so that every dragon egg is extremely precious to the tribe, these intelligent creatures, which have no reproductive isolation from other races (refer to the huge number of sub-dragon species and half-dragon species headed by half-dragons), will naturally not be unable to lay eggs after intermarriage. For example, the eggs laid by a pure-blooded red dragon and a pure-blooded blue dragon have a 50% probability of being one of the two types respectively. There is no possibility of giving birth to a red and blue dragon, a purple dragon, or a Seiya. If a black dragon, a silver dragon, or a rainbow dragon is born, then the dragon father will obviously become a conceptual green dragon.

By the way, if one of the spouses is a golden dragon, there is a 90% chance that the dragon offspring born will be of the other spouse’s dragon species, and there is only about a 10% chance that a golden dragon will be born.

Let's get back to the point. Although there have been very few dragons converting to a certain sect throughout history, the number has never been zero. In fact, even if we only look at the Holy Church Union in the normal timeline, there are nearly twenty dragon clergymen, including three legendary ones, namely the Pope of Plenty Saint Alexstar Red Wing, the High Priestess of the Melody Sect Olidel Cangzhui, and the Grand Knight Commander of the Fortune Sect Richard Heizha. In addition to these three people, the other dragon clergymen also have epic strength and are the treasures of their respective sects.

Although Nofler Seraph was also a treasure of the Sun Cult, he had several friends killed by the God-Destroying Society. However, after hearing the news of the establishment of the Dusk Crow Eastern Expedition, he took the initiative to volunteer, and eventually won the position of commander-in-chief with the core argument of "I won't live for more than a few decades anyway, and I might have a secret trick with miraculous effects."

In the end, just as Hogel said, in the final battle, Nofler Seraph used his "secret little trick" to break through to the legendary level on the spot, trying to take advantage of the unspoken rules to kill all the high-level combat forces of the [God-Destroying Society] in one fell swoop. However, he ended up with a clash of heads with the "Five God-Slaying Beasts" on the opposite side, who were originally at the peak of epic level but were promoted to the next level in an instant. In the end, the highest leader of the [God-Destroying Society], Bingzhu, was killed in the battle, the Five God-Slaying Beasts disappeared, and Nofler Seraph was also seriously injured and dying. He was killed by Hogel and other high-level coalition forces in the center of the battlefield and taken back to the base of the [Twilight Crow Eastern Expedition] - Jackdaw Castle.

This was the last "normal" large-scale battle between the Eastern Expedition Army and the God-Destroying Society.

  The reason why the word "normal" is put in quotation marks is because there was an "abnormal", protracted battle afterwards that has not ended to this day!

"You should have experienced that battlefield..."

Hogel took a sip of the cold tea in front of him and said softly, "The war is still going on, and the fighting is not over yet. During the time we are talking, dozens of encounters have been launched between the Eastern Expedition Army and the remnants of the God-Destroying Society. People are killed and fell every minute."

Monica finally sorted out her thoughts and sighed. She raised her hand and knocked her head, then smiled bitterly and said, "This... I really can't keep up..."

"So you have to find a way to break away from 'logic'."

Mo Tan smiled at Monica gently, like a tireless life mentor. Then he turned to look at Hogel, whose eyes were a little out of focus and seemed to be distracted, and asked in a brisk tone, "So, this battle that lasted for dozens of centuries was essentially just a 'dream', right?"

"…You are really smart, Mr. Anthony."

After a short silence, Hogel, whose eyes regained clarity, breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed Mo Tan's guess, "Yes, this is a 'dream', a perpetual barrier [False End Dream] that the Scorching Wing Chief Judge created by combining the great barrier [Dusk Cage], dragon language magic, and his own inherent barrier at the cost of his vitality."

Mo Tan smacked his lips and chuckled, "Am I to understand this way? Even though the God-Destroying Society has lost its leader and the five legendary God-Slaying Beasts, your Eastern Expedition Army still can't do anything to them. Or worse, do you think that if you don't take extreme measures, you might lose the chance to root them out forever?"

"You are really smart, Mr. Anthony."

Hogel emphasized his praise for Mo Tan again, and then said frankly: "That's right. According to the last words of Chief Judge Seraphim, the deceased [Soldier Lord] seemed to have prepared some forbidden rituals in advance. If we continue to confront him with conventional methods, even if we can theoretically win this war, we will not be able to stop the [Soldier Lord], whose body has also been snatched back, from transforming into something that is difficult to destroy. Once things develop to that point, the [God-Destroying Society] will probably lose control completely, because even if he is the only one left, he has the power to shake people's hearts and turn ordinary people and even clergy into heretics."

Mo Tan raised the corner of his mouth playfully and reminded, "There are still those five beasts whose whereabouts are unknown."

"Haha, that's right, there are also those five beasts whose whereabouts are unknown."

Hogel laughed heartily and nodded vigorously, saying, "After all, according to Chief Judge Seraphim, those five guys are missing but not confirmed dead. In this case, it is unwise to revive the [Master of Arms] who can activate his legendary power at any time, so..."

Mo Tan blew a sharp whistle: "So the chief referee chose to take you to perish together with the other side?"

"I don't think that's a 'mutual destruction' situation."

Hogel shook his head and said softly, "Although I don't know whether it would be better to die back then or to fight endless battles day after day like now, at least we are glorious."

"Of course you are honorable."

Mo Tan grinned and promised solemnly: "After I get out, I will definitely lay flowers in front of your body. If you want, I can even pull you to dance together. How about tango? Just like this-"

"Uh, no, no, there's no need to dance."

Hogel interrupted Mo Tan, who was hugging a non-existent person with a very serious expression and very excited movements, with a very horrified expression, and said seriously: "Anyway, I want to thank you two again. Although we have never regretted it from the beginning, the news you brought is still very important."

Mo Tan sat back in front of Hogel and smiled implicitly. He shook his head politely like a normal person and said, "It's just a small favor. You are too polite."

"You are the only two people who have successfully passed through the [False Dream] and appeared here alive in these years." Hogel looked at the two people in front of him calmly and said in a gentle tone: "Everyone has secrets, and I am just a dead man. I have no intention or need to test or beat around the bush with you two, so if you don't mind, I can find a way to send you away from here."

Monica's eyes widened immediately, but she had already decided that everything depended on Mo Tan, so she forced herself not to speak, and just gave the latter an excited and ardent look.

She knew very well that although the [False Dream] she was in could not be easily cracked, the information obtained from here was still very important to His Highness Xiu Blaysen. So after learning that she could leave here, the girl seemed to be eager to return home and could not wait to report what she saw and heard in the Dark Swamp to the Regent of the Violet Empire.

however--

"I see."

Mo Tan beside him just nodded nonchalantly, then skipped the topic of "leaving" and asked, "I'm very curious about the structure of this [False Dream]. After all, not long ago, Deputy Captain Hogel was so thin that he looked like a corpse."

"You don't have to be so tactful, Mr. Anthony. The remains you saw not long ago were my body."

Hogel burst out laughing and patiently explained, "The structure of the [False Dream] is not complicated. First of all, the outermost layer is the conceptual existence of the place you call the [Dark Swamp] in reality. Its only function is to protect and warn."

Mo Tan nodded in agreement and speculated: "Warning those Legendary experts who don't know the truth that this place has an owner. If the object of protection is... it has nothing to do with passers-by and things deeper than [False Dream], such as the Jackdaw Castle we are in now? In any case, it can't be those major sects that most of them received the news back then and kept silent about this secret."

"That's understandable."

Hogel nodded and continued, "Then there is the second layer, which is Jackdaw Castle and God-Destroying Gorge hidden in the [Twilight Cage]. We and the heretics of the God-Destroying Society once slept in it. Now, the long years have crushed everything in the cage. The only thing left is probably the chapel of Jackdaw Castle and the Seat of the Lord of Arms in God-Destroying Gorge."

Mo Tan stroked his chin and repeated with interest: "The Seat of the Lord of Arms?"

"It is said that this is where the heretics placed the body of the Lord of Arms. If it were not for the Chief Judge of the Blazing Wings, I am afraid that person would have 'woke up' again in just a few days by using the Seat of the Lord of Arms."

Hogel shrugged and said in a contemptuous tone, "But he will never wake up. Or, even if he can wake up, I'm afraid he can only wander between the second and third floors like me, witnessing this endless cycle in despair."

"So, what you call 'reincarnation' is the third level, a real 'dream', right?"

Although Mo Tan used a question, he did not wait for Hogel to answer, but just said to himself: "Whether it is the God-Destroying Society or the Eastern Expedition Army, everyone has experienced a slow death that is not painful, but this is not the end for them, because before death, they have sunk into this magnificent dream. Even if the body decays, their soul and spirit will continue to 'dream', right?"

"That's right, Mr. Anthony. I am the only awake person in this dream. Although occasionally, I will sink into the dream, forget the desperate reality, and play and fight side by side with my trustworthy partners again, until I wake up without any warning in the middle of the night, and then spend a long time to accept the reality again, over and over again...over and over again..."

“It’s not a fun job, you can tell.”

"Yes, but it makes sense. The [False Dream] cannot get out of control, and my 'awakeness' is one of the anchors that can keep this dream stable."

"One? Besides you, who is placed in the middle of the chapel, is there any other anchor point in this damn place?"

"Yes, but I don't remember."

"I see. So, now we are actually independent of our 'bodies' and exist in the 'third layer' in a form similar to a spirit or soul?"

"Yes, but if you want, I can let you go back to the second floor now and tell you how to leave here."

"No."

"No problem, I'll just... uh, sorry, what did you say?"

"do not want!"

"what?"

"Let's have a discussion."

"Discuss...what?"

"Please let us stay here for a while. We will help you get rid of those lingering heretics of the God-Destroying Society."

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Chapter 2327: End