On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

There is no Ash Lord in this world.

What they agreed to was

Lena focused her mind and soon, in the biting, turbid wind, she heard the whispers of these resentful, regretful spirits who had died.

"I'm so sorry, Lord 'Assassin'."

"If I could be a little stronger..."

"Failure after all, was it? Even Lord 'Assassination' failed?"

"Run! Run, Lord 'Dark Slayer'! As long as you live, we will always be here."

"It's over, it's all over. Even Lord 'Dark Slayer' has given up. Hahahahahahaha. Waaah, why? Why?!"

Chapter 293 Cuckoo in the Nest

Dark Lord Killer

They shared the same codename as "Lord Ash," and Reina even saw the appearance of the so-called "Lord Dark Slayer" in the fragments of these undead's memories.

It was a person whose entire body was shrouded in a cloak.

And their Ash Lord

Exactly the same.

From the memories of these "contractors," Lena saw that "Assassination" also started as an unknown leader of a small settlement, then gradually recruited new Evil Ones, expanded its power, upgraded from a settlement to a sanctuary, and then from a sanctuary to a base.

The whole process was very similar to their experience.

If there was anything that made Lena feel relieved and less devastated, it was that in this world, although there were elves, succubi, androids, and demi-humans, they were just races, and the individuals were completely different.

Simply put, there is no "Lena II" or "Anno II" here, but a new succubus princess and a new elven knight commander.

Otherwise, Lena might really go crazy.

She couldn't accept that her so-called parallel self in another world had become some other adult's contractor.

The memories bound by the contract in this world cease after reaching the level of the "Base," because their "Assassin" master fell here.

During a battle for territory with other bases, they fell into a trap, leading to their complete annihilation. Many Evil Ones perished in the battle, and even "Dark Slayer" was eventually killed.

With the death of "Assassin," the base naturally fell into the hands of others, and the world returned to its previous state. Everyone gave up resistance, and no one tried to unite the world's forces to fight against the Chaos.

The inevitable outcome was that within a hundred years, the Turbid Calamity had completely corrupted and polluted every corner of the world. When the last place where people could survive was filled with the Turbid Calamity monsters, it seemed that people at that moment remembered that there had once been a "savior" who tried to change everything, but unfortunately, he was nipped in the bud.

Reina, in her diary, felt a lingering fear mixed with a secret delight. She knew this was wrong, but it undoubtedly proved that "Lord Ash" was extraordinary, a truly unique being even among the "adults."

However, Liao Ji, as a player, did understand the truth after witnessing this scene.

I am indeed a top player in the game "Falling". But for a player with the nickname "Dark Slayer", there is no such thing as "defeat" as long as he wants. He can always find a way to break the deadlock by repeatedly reloading the save. At worst, he can endure, develop again, and make a comeback.

There is only one possibility that could have led to this "assassination" and the death of the adult.

It seems that the player outside the screen has completely given up on the game "Falling" and all the characters he has raised, so he no longer reloads his save file; if his character dies, he dies.

Players who "abandon" the game like this should correspond to those "withered" leaves.

Later, from Lena's perspective, Liao Ji's guess was confirmed.

The succubus quickly moved to the next world, which was exactly the same as the previous one, except that this time her name was changed to "Lord Dawn".

Although the name is Dawn, this world is even more tragic.

The strongest contractor Lena had ever encountered was only at the Disaster level. This "Lord of Dawn" had only developed his power to the level of a sanctuary when he died in a turbid calamity.

In Liao Ji's eyes, it was simpler: these were the new players who were discouraged from playing from the very beginning.

In the game "The Fall," this figure is over half.

After seeing more and more "withered" leaves, Lena's mood actually improved, because most of these "adults," even those at the level of their settlements, had been wiped out.

They are called "adults," but in reality, they are not even worthy of carrying Ash's shoes.

Based on this, Lena then turned her attention to the "healthy" leaves.

Through her experience, Lena has also figured out some patterns. These "healthy" "leaves" should mean that the world has been successfully saved.

It is infinitely more difficult to penetrate the soul into these "healthy" leaves than into "withered" leaves.

Because the latter is "dead," while the former is "alive."

Even with the greatest obstacles, Lena is determined to grit her teeth and desperately enter different worlds. She wants to visit those "adults" similar to Lord Ash, and seek out those who share the same "class" as Lord Ash to find a way to bring him back.

but

When Lena successfully infiltrated this saved world, she discovered she was wrong.

because

The world here has not been saved; on the contrary, it is still a purgatory.

It is not a purgatory brought about by calamity.

But

The savior of the world, the purgatory brought by that "great one".

The world was transformed into a sea of ​​fire, a giant furnace, where countless lives were imprisoned and kept like lambs to the slaughter. Every so often, imperial soldiers would throw the desperate and crying people into the furnace, turning their bodies and souls into nourishment for the sea of ​​fire to sustain its flames.

At the very center of the world, in the deepest part of the sea of ​​fire, lies a creature resembling a giant.

It continuously feeds on the burning souls supplied by the sea of ​​fire above, which are like addictive food for it.

Lena had never heard of such a "giant" creature before; such a mythical species should not exist in the world.

Moreover, how could the power of the world possibly give birth to such an existence?

If such a powerful being as "Giant Spirit" exists in this world, why are there still calamities and the end of the world?

No, that's not right!

Lena suddenly started trembling because she remembered something Anno had said back then.

It is not Ash Lord who is the embodiment of the world's will.

Rather, it is the will of the world that desires to become the incarnation of Lord Ash.

Could this "fire giant" actually be...

This "giant spirit" was probably around the "Calamity" level in strength, and was currently immersed in enjoying itself. Furthermore, since Reina was a psychic, her spying went unnoticed.

Lena extracted the spirits of several former contractors of this world, and through their fragmented memories, she witnessed a scene she would never forget.

"We succeeded! We succeeded! The Mother of Turbidity is dead, and the turbidity of the world will cease to exist!"

"Long live Lord Chixin! Long live Lord Chixin!"

"Hahaha, I knew Brother Chixin would succeed! Damn it, now I can face those hundreds of dead brothers! I can tell them we've won!"

"I believe that with Lord Chixin leading the way, our world will surely recover soon!"

"Yes, yes, Lord Chixin, please issue the new orders quickly, everyone is waiting!"

After the conquest of the Abyss of Turbid Calamity ended, the strength of the Turbid Calamity in this world and the Mother of Turbid Calamity seemed to be much weaker. It was not a one-man show like Ash Lord's battle, but rather a combined effort of many Calamity-level Calamity Transformers and the Calamity-level "Lord Crimson Heart" to defeat it.

In this situation, Lord Chixin suddenly fell silent and his body floated up.

Lena had witnessed this scene before, exactly the same as that of Lord Ash, where the soul and body were being separated.

However, none of the contractors present were strong enough to notice Chi Xin's unusual behavior.

By the time someone finally came to their senses and noticed Chi Xin's strange behavior, it was too late.

Lena watched helplessly as, after Chixin's soul completely dissipated, the world's will descended upon this empty shell of a body, becoming its new master.

Immediately afterwards, the world's will began to distort, transforming from the "world" into the will of some kind of "individual".

Once this moment was completed, "Red Heart," who had previously been cloaked like Lord Ash, suddenly expanded, and flames engulfed his entire body. The cloak, which he had never taken off before, now seemed to symbolize the complete death of "Red Heart," and was burned away by the flames.

Under the horrified gazes of all the contractors, their "Red Heart" had his physical power absorbed, transforming him into a giant mythical creature. Then, his eyes, burning with flames, looked down at the former "Red Heart" Calamity-Transformers below as if they were ants.

The next moment, the giant opened its palm and grabbed the mutated beings beneath its feet, taking the contractors that "Red Heart" had painstakingly nurtured.

Swallow it into your stomach.

Chapter 294 I want to...resurrect the Mother of Turbid Calamity!

hum!

Lena severed her connection with the World Tree and returned to the underground space, her back soaked with sweat.

It wasn't until Anno, who had been watching over her, gave her a worried and reassuring look that Lena calmed down a little. However, she still seemed to be in fear, tightly gripping the elf's hand and refusing to let go.

Seeing Lena's appearance, Anno didn't rush to ask the succubus what she had seen.

As the eldest of the five girls, and perhaps the one with the most "parental" presence, Anno, the elf, embraced Lena's trembling body, gently patting her back as if to say it was alright, she was there for her.

After a while, with Anno's help, Lena's mind finally stabilized.

The succubus took a deep breath, left the elf's embrace, and began to describe to Anno everything she had seen.

Anno listened quietly throughout, and although she couldn't see many of the things, she had a premonition about them.

But when Lena mentioned the scene in the last "healthy" leaf, the world that had become a sea of ​​fire, and the giant spirit that had transformed and twisted from the gray-robed man's body, a terrifying existence like a mythical creature, even Anno couldn't help but frown.

"Sister Anno, could it be... could this be our ending?" Lena's emotions became unstable again as she spoke, as if she had suffered a huge blow and was muttering to herself in a daze.

"If all of this is destruction, then why, why bother?"

The reason Lena lost the connection was because the gray-robed man, in the form of a giant fire spirit, devoured all the former "contractors" as if they were food, turning the world into a fiery inferno.

She could not forget those who had endured hardships, united as one, and finally defeated the Chaos. They were all weeping with joy, dreaming of a bright future and wanting to rebuild their homes, only to find the next second that it was all in vain. The succubus could not forget the despair and confusion in the eyes of those contractors when they looked at the fire giant.

Fortunately, Anno maintained a clear and calm mind throughout.

The elf quickly shook his head.

“No, Lena, what you see as a fiery inferno appears to us as the destruction of the world, but from the perspective of that fire giant, that kind of world might be what it desires.”

"This precisely proves that it and the 'savior' are two different kinds of wills and souls."

"From these worlds you've seen, we can summarize several commonalities. First, each world is shrouded in calamity and on the verge of destruction. Second, each world will also give birth to a savior, just like Lord Ash. However, there are also significant individual differences between different 'saviors.'"