Alien world

Chapter 1357 279. The Person with the Key
The Golden Palace standing there was like a strong and legendary warrior stripped naked and placed in front of a succubus. No dragon could resist it.

The Ancient Dragon Patriarch did not stop Annan's actions, which was considered a great gesture of goodwill.

The people and the dragon who were standing together just now suddenly became hostile to each other and fought for the treasure that belonged to Lord Raymond.

But the square outside was still harmonious.

The Hellfire Legion is descending into the Golden City through the portal, dispersing to various streets to maintain order.

Annan looked at the battle on the platform: Raymond, who had lost his divinity and status as a great lord, was fighting with the fanatics like a wild beast. Relying on his size and the strength of a great swordsman, he still had the upper hand in the face of the siege, but his embarrassed appearance had lost all his dignity.

"That spell, is it your talent?" the old ancient dragon patriarch asked about the spell that even it cared about.

Annan said regretfully: "Yeah, but it has never been released."

“It’s amazing…”

Annan thought so too, although because of this, he couldn't even learn the Mage's Hand.

Speaking of which, an ancient being like the Ancient Dragon Chief might know the real secret of the gods' loss of contact.

"Old Patriarch, why have all the gods disappeared?"

"They did not disappear, they were just trapped in their respective temples."

"Trapped in the temple... all the gods?"

The Centurion said something similar. In the Year of Troubles, the barriers between planes thickened, and even gods couldn't pass through the barriers - but being unable to travel freely between planes and being trapped in a temple are two different things.

“Perhaps there are some lucky gods who are traveling through the human world, or who rush out when the barrier is weakened, but most of the gods are trapped there.”

Annan asked the question that mattered to him the most: "Who did it?"

The old patriarch looked up at the sky. The dark clouds were gathering. After a brief period of clear weather, another snowstorm was about to hit.

"I don't know... maybe it's a change in the rules, or maybe it's a prank by a higher-dimensional being above all the gods..."

"Higher dimensions..."

"Dragons are more powerful than humans, gods are more powerful than humans, who is more powerful than gods?"

Annan was silent for a moment: "Can't they break free together?"

"When everyone is locked in the same cell, they can cooperate with each other and escape from the dungeon."

Annan understood the second half of the old patriarch's unfinished sentence: the problem is that the gods rarely visit, and when turmoil occurs they basically stay in their own temples.

By the time they reacted, the temple had turned into independent cages.

Annan couldn't help but think of the loud noise that spread throughout the world in the year 999 of the Saint Laurent calendar. Perhaps that was the final blow delivered by all the gods, who had abandoned their hatred and opinions and cooperated with each other...

Then they failed, and from then on only the legends about them remained in the world, but they were never seen again.

For believers, this is indeed despair...

Perhaps one day in the future, the barrier that imprisons the gods will become thinner again, but by then they will have been long forgotten, with only a few words from the mouths of bards and dragons remaining.

Annan suddenly realized the terrifying power of his own ability - if he could ignore the barrier and rescue the god from the cage...

"So, make good use of your ability. It will make you favored by the gods, but it will also make you hated..."

If the divine world has become a tool to imprison the gods, then Annan is the only one who holds the key.

"I understand. Thank you for your reminder." Annan sincerely thanked the old patriarch.

"You have the crystal of the Warlock Protection Association, right?" the old patriarch asked again.

"Ah."

Annan holds out two crystals, each of which can save Liberty City from danger - or annihilate the enemy.

"Use one of them as soon as possible."

Annan realized something: "Even they can't come over?"

"A barrier appeared between all the worlds, turning the world into an isolated island." "I understand."

Since even the ancient dragon leader said so, I'm afraid the loss of contact with the gods will only be the beginning.

As time goes by, the abyss, the elemental plane, and the subspace will lose contact one after another... I don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.

"Annan Reeves, come and face me head-on!"

Raymond's roar rang out from the platform that had turned into a ring.

"I'm busy."

After replying, Annan continued chatting with the ancient dragon patriarch.

"Old Patriarch, you look a lot like a senior I know."

"Oh?"

"Her name is Aries, and she is from the Golden Family."

Legends have the ability to sense names, and Annan guessed that the ancestor already knew that she was talking about her.

"That little guy who likes to play with fire?" In the eyes of the old patriarch, all humans are children who never grow up: "We just met not long ago."

It’s good that the old patriarch and the empire are not enemies, as it will save a lot of trouble in the future.

After all, a human territory in Middle-earth was suddenly occupied by a blue dragon, and Annan had to explain to the empire.

"Not long ago?" Annan asked curiously.

Could it be the Empire...

“About thirty-four years ago.”

Well, thirty years ago was indeed not that long ago for the dragons.

Noticing that the old patriarch was looking at Agarwal, Annan introduced: "It is Aga, the undead spirit we transformed from our former legendary enemy Agarwal."

It was normal for the chief wizard to mistake Aga for a lich. Every legend was an important force in the human race, and they were honored guests in any territory, not to mention that they had their own friends to socialize with.

So just like any dragon who sees a bone dragon will fight to the death with its operator, no legend can accept their body being toyed with by others.

However, the old patriarch of the evil order not only didn't mind, he also appreciated it.

The battle on the platform was finally coming to an end. After enduring several waves of believers who attacked him like ants, Raymond's strength gradually ran out.

"Annan Reeves!!!"

Raymond exhaled a large cloud of white mist, which collapsed like a tall tower. He raised his head and stared at Annan, the culprit.

“Old Patriarch, I want to lock him up first. But his divinity…” Annan was a little afraid.

He didn't know much about divinity, but the stuff of gods must be a higher level of power.

Then after the old patriarch said that the divinity had been sealed, the look in his eyes when he looked at the old patriarch changed.

Although all ancient dragons are above legendary existences, they can seal their divinity with ease...

“He hasn’t had time to refine the divinity into his own,” the old patriarch explained.

Annan nodded, ignoring Raymond who was shouting at him, and called Fermi and others who were standing not far away to protect him: "Lock up Lord Raymond, and put him on trial after his crimes are counted."

Order in the Golden Palace was almost restored - those who were still looting at this time were all young and inexperienced people, and the clever blue dragons would just scrape away a little and run away, so even the old patriarch could not find the murderer.

"Wilson."

Annan waved to Wilson who was standing on the periphery.

"Come on, I'll take you to pick up Adele and take her home."

(End of this chapter)