Cataclysm King

Chapter 622 The Awakener

The eight members of the Dawn Group are close partners who share life and death.

Seeing the decapitated bodies of Laen and Lolota spurting blood in front of them, Ji Xun and the other six were all glaring in anger.

The heavy knight Robert shouted, "Why did you kill people?"

Even though the person facing him was the Archbishop of the Vatican who held the highest position, he did not retreat at all.

Ji Xun also suppressed his anger and looked at the five people in front of him coldly.

The Archbishop of the Seven Gods Church, the Ghost Crow Magician Cole, didn't even glance at the corpses. He just said coldly: "They touched the forbidden black magic and have been contaminated."

This is not an explanation, but a declaration of one's supreme right to represent justice and punish evil.

The members of the Seven Gods Sect, God's spokespersons, and defenders of justice and order, do have this qualification.

As he spoke, the archbishop looked at the angry Ji Xun and the others again, not feeling any threat at all, and said in an imperative tone: "You must also follow us back to the Vatican and accept investigation."

Robert was hot-tempered to begin with, and he wanted to ask for an explanation, so he angrily said, "Why! Why do you think that Laen and the others have been contaminated?!"

As partners with perfect understanding, Laen and Lolota knew very well whether they were contaminated or not.

At the brief moment of contact, they knew clearly that it was their partner, not some demon possessed by a demon.

What's more.

Even if some taboo was really violated, why would these guys kill people without even asking any questions?
Only then did Ji Xun realize what the feeling of being watched was.

It’s not the evil dragon, but these guys who have been hiding in the dark!

My thoughts deduced the whole process in an instant.

The rubbings of the information were immediately sent to other branches of the mercenary union. Someone must have deciphered it. It was the secret code of the black magician, which attracted the people from the Holy See. The people from the Holy See arrived late, so they simply followed Ji Xun and the others and waited for them to find clues to the ruins. Then the scene that happened before happened.

Besides anger, Ji Xun also thought of something else at this moment.

These guys look like they are trying to silence someone. What are they trying to hide?
And what was in the ruins that made them so fearful?
Bishop Cole glanced at the Dawn Group coldly and didn't want to explain further.

He turned his gaze towards Princess Sofia and signaled to those around him, "Take her away as well! Kill those who resist!"

A legend, a great magician, and three great knights of the same rank as Ji Xun.

The combat power of these five people is enough to kill the remaining six members of the Dawn Group at any time.

After hearing this, everyone was furious, but they didn't say anything else.

Because in their beliefs, the Holy See represents the great Seven Pillars of God, the unquestionable supreme being.

Just when everyone in the Dawn Group was wondering whether their companions were really killed because they violated the taboo, an accident happened again.

The two knights received the order and were about to take Princess Sophia away, when suddenly a layer of strange black and gold magical light burst out from the body of the weak blonde girl.

At the same time, a black sun divine mark appeared between her eyebrows.

Seeing this scene, Ji Xun's pupils suddenly shrank.

He was very surprised just now. Princess Sofia was brought out of the dragon's nest by Ran and the others. If she was said to be contaminated, why did they leave her alive?
Now I realize that these people in the Vatican seem to know that Princess Sophia holds a big secret about the ruins!
"not good!"

"Ghost Crow Magician" Cole looked at the black light emerging from Princess Sofia and shouted softly: "Be careful!"

But it's too late.

The two big knights were about to touch Princess Sophia's arm, but before their steel armor gloves could touch her, they were burned red by a terrifying high temperature.

At the same time, a dazzling black light flashed, and the field of vision was filled with a blinding white light.

Even though Ji Xun closed his eyes in preparation, the flashing light still caused severe pain in his eyes.

After two or three breaths, his vision gradually recovered.

When I looked again, Princess Sofia had disappeared.

Archbishop Cole was looking at them with a gloomy face. He glanced at the "Half Moon Queen" Selina beside him, as if they were communicating something.

In a blink of an eye, Cole collapsed on the spot and turned into a group of black crows, flying towards the forest.

The three great knights around him also quickly disappeared into the dense forest in the direction the crow flew.

Ji Xun happened to see the eye contact between the two and suddenly felt something was wrong.

Princess Sofia didn't run away just now, so it's no problem to bring everyone back.

But now that people have escaped, the people from the Dawn Group are just a burden.

They knew the secret of the ruins, which was reason enough to silence them.

Just like Rahn and Lolotta before.

These guys in the Vatican never take these mercenaries seriously.

really!

Ji Xun's vision had not fully recovered yet, and he squinted his eyes to catch the movement of the "Half Moon Queen" Selina's knees sinking slightly.

This is the start of an explosive sprint.

A murderous intent that made his back chill instantly struck his heart. Without any time to think, he almost instinctively turned slightly to the side.

At the same time, a sharp crescent sword energy passed by his chest.

Before everyone understood what was happening, the big tree behind Ji Xun that was hugged by a man broke smoothly on the spot.

"careful!"

Ji Xun reacted immediately and shouted, "These guys are trying to silence me!"

Selena seemed a little surprised. Her sneak attack of "Tricky Stab" was actually avoided?
After all, he is a legendary assassin.

After hearing their leader's shout, the members of the Dawn Group reacted immediately, and the six of them immediately formed a diamond defensive formation.

However, facing the terrifying dominance of the legend at this moment, even the defensive formation was still as fragile as cardboard.

Before Ji Xun finished his words, everyone saw the assassin disappear into thin air.

At the same time, there was a sound of silk being torn.

The "invisible powder" in Ji Xun's hand was thrown into the air, and a transparent human figure appeared in the air.

A mournful shout came from my ear: "Xina!"

In a blink of an eye, Pastor Sina's expression was frozen there. She looked at her teammates and showed a miserable smile at the end of her life, as if to say: Goodbye, everyone.

But I can't tell.

A bloodline appeared on the neck, and scarlet blood flowed out.

Killing the fragile priest in the team with one move, this legendary assassin gave everyone a death pressure like a mountain collapsing.

Ji Xun glanced at Xi Na, whose life was rapidly fading, and cursed inwardly.

But now was not the time to grieve. He stared at the blurry shadow that was circling behind him and trying to kill more people. He charged forward without hesitation and shouted, "I'll hold her back! You guys hurry up!"

As the team leader, he will always stand in front of his teammates in any crisis.

It is still the same this time.

As soon as he said this, Ji Xun rushed out fiercely. The timing was just right, allowing him to cut the shadow that was rushing to kill Yifa with his sword, forcing it to retreat violently.

Seeing this, the members of the Dawn Group were still a little hesitant: "But. Captain..."

Although they knew the enemy was powerful and they were all partners in life and death, they were unwilling to let their leader fight alone while they escape.

But before anyone could say anything, Ji Xun shouted, "Go! Anyone who stays here will die! Run in separate places!"

While speaking, he was already fighting fiercely with the "Half Moon Queen" Selina.

The greatsword and the half-moon dagger crossed each other with flashing fire, and the two figures were moving at an extremely fast speed.

"When did the leader become so powerful?"

Everyone was looking at the two people fighting fiercely, and they were shocked that their leader could not evenly fight with the legendary assassin. At the same time, they realized that if they hesitated for a moment, their leader would be in more danger.

As partners, they certainly knew what Ji Xun meant. Only by running separately would they have a chance to survive.

Without these burdens, the strength of our own team leader will have a real chance of survival.

The four survivors, Robert, Sivar, Gwyneth and Ifa, looked at each other with a stern look, and each rushed in one direction into the dense forest.

On the other side, in the fierce battle, the eyes of "Half Moon Queen" Selina hidden under her hood became more and more sharp.

She was also very surprised. How could this guy have fought with her for so many moves and not been killed?
There is a qualitative difference in strength between the Legendary and Great Knight realms.

Especially for a profession like assassin that excels at instant kills, it usually only takes a few moves to solve the problem of a not-so-flexible heavy swordsman.

But now?

Although these moves were clearly fatal, they were repeatedly avoided or blocked by that guy.

He clearly had a huge advantage in agility, but he didn't gain any advantage in terms of moves.

Just once.

I can dodge it cleverly every time, so it’s not a matter of luck.

Selina suddenly realized that the human in front of her might also be a polluter!
Ji Xun also had the same feeling.

like
Some familiar feelings are back.

Ji Xun didn't know what that feeling was.

But at this moment, his body seemed to have some kind of fighting instinct, allowing him to easily deal with the enemy who was half a major level higher than him.

It's not just the ability to deduce "I am the world", but also the increasingly exhilarating pleasure of battle.

During this moment of fighting, it seemed as if he was in a state of enlightenment all the time. With every fight, he found himself getting stronger and more calm.

He was clearly a heavy swordsman who "defeated force with force", but at this moment his elegant swordsmanship turned into the style of a light swordsman who "defeated force with cleverness".

It was precisely because of this explosive improvement in combat skills that Ji Xun was able to fight against a legendary assassin for so long.

After fighting for dozens of moves, Ji Xun glanced at his teammates who disappeared into the forest and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

I have delayed long enough, and the probability of my companions surviving is very high.

In the desperate situation, he has done the best he can do now.

But the physical gap made Ji Xun very clear that it was impossible for him to defeat this legendary assassin.

Moreover, this guy looks a little angry, and it is obvious from his expression that he is hesitating whether to use some trump cards that will require a price!

Thinking of this, Ji Xun turned around without any hesitation and rushed into the dense forest.

The target is the entrance to the ruins in the northwest.

Things have developed to this point. Even if we escape from the forest, we will definitely be wanted by the Vatican, and everything will be over.

His intuition told him that the only chance of survival now was in that ruins!

Moreover, Ji Xun always felt that the ruins seemed to have some kind of magic that attracted him to explore.

Ji Xun ran wildly all the way, and the "Half Moon Queen" Selina was chasing him relentlessly.

Compared to other members of the Dawn Group, he, as the leader, is obviously the most worth pursuing.

The assassin originally had an absolute advantage in the jungle chase.

However, Ji Xun took advantage of I am the World's ability to plan for everything and cleverly used various terrain obstacles, and did not suffer any loss at all.

Instead, the legendary assassin became more and more impatient. He had already used a violent secret method to stimulate his qi and blood, but he was still helpless.

Ji Xun also found it very strange.

It seems that as the enemy becomes stronger, he can always find a way to deal with it.

It was not a sudden epiphany, but more like some instinct hidden deep in the memory, which was activated only at the critical moment.

Ji Xun inexplicably thought of the sentence he had read in the travel notes before: consciousness is the projection of the soul in the low-dimensional world.

I didn’t understand it at all before, but now I have a vague grasp of something.

Originally, the two were not far from the entrance of the ruins. After chasing for a while, Ji Xun saw the huge rune stone door in the forest again soon.

When Ji Xun saw the extra footprints at the door, he knew that the Archbishop of the Church of the Seven Gods, the "Ghost Crow Magician" Cole, had already gone in.

Even though he knew there was a giant dragon inside, Ji Xun didn't hesitate at all and dived in.

Once he entered, he realized what a magnificent ancient relic this was.

The dark corridor was filled with all kinds of mysterious runes that were difficult to understand. The enemy did not give Ji Xun a chance to think and pursued him all the way.

He could only run rapidly in the dark corridor.

But it's not running around.

Ji Xun saw some triangular marks in the corner of the wall. This was the secret code of their Dawn Group. It was probably left by Laen and his men when they came in to rescue people.

Thinking about the experience his teammates had taken before, Ji Xun just buried his head and continued on his way.

Originally, he was somewhat instinctively afraid of the legendary black magician's temple "Tower of Ascension", but once he entered, he found that instead of seeing the dark and gloomy world he had expected, the densely packed symbols around the rock wall gave him a sense of reality as if they recorded the ultimate secret of the world.

As he went deeper, Ji Xun felt more and more strange, as if there was a mysterious force awakening him from his dream.

After a short wait, the view suddenly became clear.

Only then did he realize why Rahn and the others had looked so shocked when they talked about the ruins.

Because, a huge starry sky temple appeared before their eyes!

If the great temple has a brilliant starry sky as its ceiling, it is not just decoration. As far as the eye can see, there is a river of stars rolling.

It felt like a hole was opened in space. Even before nightfall, one could still see the brilliant galaxy through the hole.

And below it is a gigantic rune pyramid a thousand meters high.

The place where Ji Xun appeared happened to be a hole in the rock wall.

He was extremely shocked when he saw this scene, and took a breath of cold air: "Hiss, could it be that Nan Shenyu really opened a rift in the world?"

I just heard from Gwyneth that three thousand years ago, the crazy black magician Nan Shenyu wanted to tear the world apart. Now it seems that that guy really did it?

The scene before my eyes gave me a very unreal feeling.

It was as if someone had torn a hole in the dream, and an indescribable strong sense of conflict that was incompatible with this world filled my heart.

This relic exudes an extraordinary power of blasphemy everywhere. No wonder the people in the Vatican want to kill people to silence them.

Before Ji Xun could think more, his attention was attracted by the battle at the foot of the pyramid in the distance.

The evil dragon that had fought before was now fighting fiercely with Archbishop "Ghost Crow Magician" Cole.

However, at this moment, Archbishop Cole no longer had his previous human form, but had turned into a huge and abstract crow with black lines.

Ji Xun took a glance and his eyes froze instantly as if he had seen a god.

The brain was unable to digest the terrifying amount of information, and thoughts became sluggish.

However, the next moment, "I am the World" automatically diverted the torrent of information and focused the vision again.

"The gods cannot look directly at us."

Ji Xun immediately understood in his heart that Cole had summoned the will of God to descend.

This is the power possessed by the archbishop of a sect, who is said to be the person closest to God.

But before he could think about it, he felt a deadly coldness on his neck and he instinctively raised his head to avoid it.

A crescent-shaped dagger slid across his skin, making Ji Xun feel the horror of death just a hair's breadth away.

He didn't know what happened, but suddenly a strange attraction lingered around his fist, and he punched towards the figure beside him.

In an instant, the air twisted into a vortex, and a punch focused the phantom from a distance of one foot.

"Boom!"

A dull sound echoed throughout the corridor.

The "Half Moon Queen" Selina slammed heavily against the wall, and when she opened the door, she couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

The legendary warrior looked at himself being hit hard by a punch, stared at Ji Xun in front of him with disbelief, and exclaimed: "You are indeed the 'Polluter'!"

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Ji Xun was also surprised that he could actually injure a legend with just one punch?
Moreover, the wound on the neck actually healed?
It was as if there was some mysterious force protecting him and preventing him from being killed.

He didn't understand what was happening, so he pushed off the ground and rushed forward with sword in hand.

No matter what the situation is, kill this man first!
"Half Moon Queen" Selina looked at the big sword coming towards her face and tried to dodge.

But the punch she just received had already caused her internal organs to rupture everywhere. As soon as she moved, another mouthful of dirty blood mixed with blood foam and fragments spurted out.

He barely raised his hand to hold the dagger to block the big sword, but was pressed down by the huge force, and the sword blade cut a horrible wound on his chest with flesh and blood turned inside out.

Ji Xun also found it incredible that he actually injured a legendary?

Under normal circumstances, this sword can be easily avoided by the legendary assassin.

Only then did he realize that the punch seemed a little special.

But no matter what he thought, Ji Xun did not hold back and raised his hand to slash out with a few more swords.

Selina dodged in a panic, but her injuries were too severe. Every time she dodged, it felt like pulling the wounds on her internal organs, causing them to burst.

Finally, after being forced into a dead end, a sword pierced through his chest.

The legendary assassin of the Black Rose Atria Kingdom died on the spot.

Looking at the corpse in front of him with blood still oozing out of his chest, Ji Xun was also incredulous: "Killed?"

I actually killed a legend?
Before this change, he didn't even dare to think about it.

But now, it is actually happening before our eyes.

Ji Xun walked over and looked at the body, confirming that it was really dead, then picked up the legendary dagger and planned to see if there was any other trophy on the body.

As luck would have it, at this moment, there were light footsteps and a suspicious question from behind: "Are you also an 'Awakener'?"

Ji Xun turned around and saw that Princess Sofia was already standing behind him.

Sophia originally wanted to come and see who was fighting here, but she didn't expect to witness Ji Xun killing a legendary assassin with her own eyes.

Seeing Ji Xun's confused look, she suddenly realized something: "Oh, you just woke up."

Ji Xun was stunned when he heard this, and realized that the other party had said something very important, so he asked back, "What do you mean by 'Awakener'?"

This seems to be the same thing as the "polluter" that Selina mentioned before.

Princess Sofia explained: "The awakened ones, the reincarnated ones, or the 'polluters' and 'forbidden ones' as the Church calls them, or a small number of black magicians. In short, they are humans who have powers that do not belong to their bodies. According to the Church, they are possessed by demons, and those who are bewitched by demons gain evil powers."

When Ji Xun heard this, he seemed to understand a little.

After a pause, Sophia glanced at him and continued, "But the Awakened may not be possessed by a demon, but rather the extraordinary power projected from one's own soul in the higher-dimensional world. The move you used to kill the legendary assassin just now was a projection of your soul that was originally in your possession."

"This"

Ji Xun understood immediately after hearing this.

This explanation perfectly clears up all the doubts.

No wonder that punch before was his own soul trying to save him?
After saying that, Sophia showed a puzzled look again: "But I'm very curious, how did you awaken? Logically speaking, without extremely high cultivation or external stimulation, it is impossible for you to break through the 'cognitive barrier' of this world and awaken."

"this."

Ji Xun didn't know what to say.

external force?

He suddenly realized that it might be because of the travel notes of Faro that he had seen a few days ago.

But he didn't plan to say it out loud. Instead, he looked at the blonde girl in front of him with suspicion.

This is completely different from the harmless Princess Sofia before.

It's like he's a different person.

Ji Xun was also very curious about why she had changed so much.

Sophia saw his confusion.

But as a fellow Awakener, she didn't show hostility, as if she saw a kindred spirit. Instead, she said directly: "I am also an Awakener awakened by Lord Dragon God. My current level of awakening is not high, and I don't know much. But... it's good that you know that I am the same as you and have no hostility. Our common enemy is the Cult of the Seven Gods."

Ji Xun felt a little puzzled. How come he suddenly had an enemy so powerful that he had to fight against the whole world?

Sophia looked at his strange expression and explained, "I was chosen by Lord Dragon God to go to the human world to find some information about this relic. I didn't expect to be targeted by the sect so soon."

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After hearing this, Ji Xun finally understood.

It turned out to be the case.

He explained why when he fought the dragon before, he always felt that the dragon escaped too decisively, as if it was letting him win.

Now it seems that this was a deliberate "hero saves the beauty" plan so that Princess Sofia would have a reasonable explanation to return to the human world.

In that way, she could look for information related to the ruins.

Although Ji Xun did not completely believe what the girl said, he felt that it was highly credible.

And there was a sense of déjà vu when they first met, as if their souls knew each other.

But this is not the time for small talk.

Not far away, the battle between the evil dragon Marodius and the black crow continued.

Ji Xun frowned and asked, "What should we do now?"

That level of fighting was far beyond his understanding.

This situation makes people feel helpless and have no idea what to do.

Hearing this, Sophia's expression became solemn: "This should be the crack left by the awakened three thousand years ago to explore the truth of the world, but because of some knowledge of black magic, Lord Dragon God cannot interpret the purpose of those runes. Originally, we might have been able to crack it if we spent some time. Unfortunately, it has been discovered by the people of the Church now."

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Ji Xun listened and said nothing.

Sophia thought he had just awakened and didn't know the situation, so she explained, "The reason why these ruins are considered 'taboo' by the Seven Gods is because they contain the truth about the world. Because... this world may not be real."

As she spoke, she knew that this was too unbelievable for ordinary people, so she added: "Of course, this is something that only we awakened people can perceive. You will slowly understand it in the future."

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When Ji Xun heard this, his eyelids twitched slightly, and he immediately thought of the words in the travel notes: How can you be sure that this world is real?

According to Nafalo, he has determined that the world is false.

He spent his whole life looking for an "exit" to the real world.

Now that he had seen the ruins, all those vague statements in the travel notes that Ji Xun had previously thought of seemed to become real all of a sudden.

Ji Xun asked a very curious question: "Are there many awakened people in this world?"

Sophia said: "The various documents in the ruins show that although there are few 'awakeners' in history, there are some. Those predecessors have always been looking for ways to break through a certain 'world shackles'. This relic was built by a great magician who comprehended black magic. According to Lord Dragon God, this world has a flaw. That black magician found the flaw of this world."

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Ji Xun understood.

He glanced again at the endless void on the ceiling.

It's like a worm in a bottle, seeing the world outside the bottle.

Sophia looked at the fierce battle in the distance and sighed, "Forget it. No matter what the outcome of this battle is, we can no longer stay in this ruins. Now that the will of the Seven Gods has descended, the people from the Church will be here soon. Let's leave first."

There was a sense of regret in that sigh. Having missed this relic, he didn't know if he would be able to find such an opportunity to glimpse the truth of the world again next time.

Just as he was about to leave, Ji Xun hesitated for a moment and suddenly said, "Wait."

Sophia gave him a puzzled look: "???"

Ji Xun thought about it and said, "I think I know how to use this altar."

Before, he would definitely be very cautious and suspicious of these awakened people who suddenly appeared.

However, ever since the people from the Vatican killed people to silence them, Ji Xun no longer had any good feelings towards the Sect of the Seven Gods.

Moreover, Ji Xun also felt that he was truly an "awakened one".

Because he found that he seemed to be able to understand the mysterious black magic runes on the wall.

When I thought back, it seemed that since the punch I had thrown that severely injured the legendary assassin, some high-dimensional cognition had been projected down, and I suddenly understood it.

(End of this chapter)