Players’ NPC daddy.

The goblin warrior looked at the curious goblin residents around him, and after finding that there was no disturbance, he nodded respectfully to Blaze.

Blaze took a deep breath and slowly walked into the cave, which was the eye socket of the lion skeleton.

It is unknown how long this skeleton has existed. Judging from the dust accumulated on it forming mountains, it must be at least thousands of years old.

This skeleton cave is extremely dark, with fireflies emitting golden light leading the way.

He came to a stone, which was a fragment of a star, an extremely huge fragment.

"If I use this fragment, how much can I improve Leo's proficiency?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, you'll get stuck at A, and you won't be able to move forward any further." An old voice came from the stone.

A translucent, aged lion stepped out of the stone, and Blaze immediately stepped back, weapon drawn.

"Don't be so vigilant. Look..." The lion grinned. "I'm old. I have no teeth and my claws can't grow anymore. I don't pose any threat."

Blaze narrowed his eyes and saw clearly that the lion's mouth and claws were all covered with bite marks.

Teeth and claws don't fall out due to aging, but are taken away by something else.

But what Blazer found most strange was that this lion was too old. The chicken had existed for who knows how many years and still looked like a young child, while this lion was already old and frail.

The only explanation is that, just as a chicken continues to grow after having a carrier, the soul of this lion also has a certain carrier and continues to age over the years.

Blaze looked at the huge piece of star fragment again, and the answer was obvious.

[The Fallen Old King - Nameless Lion]

"Are you Nemea too?"

"Also? It seems you have seen another one." The old lion slowly lay down. It seemed that it was too old to stand for long.

"The guardian of the throne, the betrayer who took my tooth and claw, who took my name."

The matter was simple. The loyal guards discovered that the place occupied by their king was too great, so great that only greed remained in their hearts.

But the king's power was too great, so greed turned into fear, and fear was far more terrifying than greed.

Fear makes the guard pursue power at all costs, fear makes the guard surrender to the giant from the abyss, fear makes the guard believe that when the king fights for soul and life, it is a sign of its ascension to the throne.

Why take away the king's teeth and claws? Because only the king's teeth and claws can cut through the king's noble fur.

"It wore your fur, replaced your existence, and submitted to the Titan."

"Surrender? That's just finding the next object of fear, the next existence you want to replace." The old lion lowered his eyes.

"I heard the Titan fall, and also heard blood filled with the power of the evil god falling from the sky. Now it is eagerly sucking up the blood, transforming itself into a new Titan."

"It has turned into a Nemean Giant, but because I woke it up, it began to grow faster, and its size probably can't catch up with the Titan Giant." Blaze paused. Considering that the old king and the new king usually have a deep hatred, he told him the preparation plan.

"If it were me, I would probably come out the moment you attacked my lionesses." The old lion chuckled.

"But it won't. Even if you kill all its lionesses and offspring, it won't come out. When it realizes you pose no threat to its position, it will burrow deeper underground without hesitation until it becomes a new Titan, and then it will break out of the ground."

"Status?" Blaze looked at the carrier of the old lion, the huge star fragment.

"You said that Leo's proficiency can't go above A. Is that because proficiency above A is challenging the king's status?"

The old lion's eyes widened a little.

"You're clever. Using star fragments to improve Leo's proficiency is stealing the lion's power, just as it did back then. Every time you improve its proficiency, it will be awakened, until it bursts forth in a rage from panic, unable to sleep."

"Then can you give me that stone? I don't think you are clinging to this stone just to survive." Blaze pointed to the huge piece of star fragment.

Blaze felt his tone was a bit harsh, perhaps because he couldn't understand the defeated old king. The sense of decadence, resignation, and indifference was irritating.

Why did the great soul who once fought for his soul and life become like this?

"I have indeed been clinging to this last wreckage in order to lure out the traitor. With my cooperation, you will reach a level second only to Z." The old lion slowly stood up, staggering like an old man tortured by life.

"But I won't cooperate with you. The conditions for victory haven't been met yet."

"Because I haven't conquered Aries yet, right?"

The old lion turned his head in great surprise, but this small ripple soon calmed down in the huge and deep dejection.

"Young man, you should take this advice and abandon that ridiculous plan. Without Aries, you can't win."

"Only the horn strike of an Aries can pierce a lion of the same level. With Aries, you can barely be considered on the same stage."

"But the sea where Aries is located will only appear when the world is turned upside down."

The old lion drooped his head, ignoring Blaze as he slowly walked towards the last of his remains.

"Is there any other way?"

The boy's stubborn voice came from behind, and the old lion became even more tired.

The young lion seemed not to understand the subtext.

"Ignore it. Let it break free and grow into an even larger giant. The world will churn and spin beneath its feet. Then the ocean where Aries is will appear, and the conditions for victory will be met."

"before that……"

The old lion did not continue. Even if he had fallen to this point, he would not say such words.

But Blaze spoke of the terrible future for the old lion.

"Treat the new giant as an irresistible disaster and endure it, trembling at its feet, struggling to survive under its crotch. Until, in who knows how long, you have gathered the conditions for a guaranteed victory, then challenge it again."

"Isn't it a bad fate that we are bound to win?" There was a hint of annoyance in the old lion's voice. Blaze's youthful vigor kept tearing at its remaining dignity.

"No, fate is that we can win even without Aries."

"The giant has fallen, and we will not allow another giant to stand up and block our sky again."

The young lion roared at the old king who had no fighting spirit and was unwilling to even regain his dignity with his own hands.

"That's why I'm asking you here, is there any other way?"

"I don't know! Apart from the horns of an Aries and the claws of a lion, there is no way to break the lion's fur from the outside." The old lion growled at Blaze angrily, but his majesty was gone and he could not get any fear from Blaze.

Blaze calmed down, rubbing his chin as he pondered the old lion's words.

"If it's not working outside, then that means inside..."

"Do you think it doesn't know this weakness? It must have kept its mouth tightly shut from beginning to end." The old lion sneered sarcastically, as if he had given up on himself.

"If you let its health drop dangerously low, it might eat you, a young lion, to restore its health, giving you a chance to defeat it from the inside."

"Of course, the premise is that you have a way to kill it from the inside before it turns you into a tonic and absorbs you."

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Chapter 129: Honesty and Self-Reflection

After emerging from the cave, Blaze sighed heavily.

Although it may sound rude to say this, this old guy really can't produce any gold coins.

Without the cooperation of the old lion, this huge fragment of the star would have been wasted, and he had no evil taste in taking away the last abode of an old, aging king.

But it cannot be said that there was no gain at all. At least we knew that the Nemean Giant would definitely be defeated, but how to defeat him was up to the person involved.

Since this battle is lost, victory will arrive in the future, so let's be bold and do our best, strive for victory sooner, and let the flowers of victory bloom more perfectly and beautifully.

The greatest reward is the [Fruit of Nimea].

These are the fruits of the plants growing on the soil of the lion's skeleton. Because the soul of the old lion always exudes a great aura there, these fruits grow abnormally full and fast, and can even be described as weeds.

Thanks to this fruit, the goblin tribe had enough food and thus began to develop civilization.

In addition to being edible, this fruit can also destroy the fur defense of the Nemean lion.

It will definitely not work against the Nemean Giant, but it will be effective against its followers.

The old lion said that the Nemean giant would only come out when someone challenged his position.

Without using the star fragment that the old lion was attached to, the only way to reach a level that would be unbearable for the Nemean Giant was to obtain those small fragments from the Nemean Giant's followers.

"Hmm... I'll let the strangers spawn small fragments for me, and then give them discount coupons for enhancements as a reward... No, I've already agreed with the Fairy Kingdom to exchange fragments for copper coins... Forget it, I'll just have them come to me directly every day to collect them."

Blaze tossed the [Nimea Fruit] in his hand. With this fruit, he unlocked the swords and guns of the foreigners, giving them [Invincible Penetration] and allowing them to fight more freely.

This kind of special effects props... let the strangers spend some money. After all, the Knights' account has always been in deficit, so this can at least subsidize it.

Blaze left the goblin tribe. When he left, Blaze promised the goblins that he would bring animals that could be raised next time, such as cattle and sheep.

This way, the goblins wouldn't need to lay traps across a large area to catch animals. Knowing the strangers, he knew they would be furious if they fell into such a trap and would search for the culprit.

And the more powerful the foreigner is, the more he will care about such things.

For the strangers who want to become goblins, this goblin tribe must be protected...

"Why does this sound weird?" Blaze smacked his lips. However, the aesthetic tastes of foreigners are different from those of ordinary people, so it is not strange to want to become a goblin.

Blaze returned to Balkan City. It was already night, and the old man at the fruit stall was still sitting there.

The stall had been closed, and he seemed to be simply sitting there waiting for him.

"I found it, but honestly, this fruit might be confiscated by the Royal Knights, and you won't be able to sell it." Blaze handed the fruit to the old man at the fruit stall. "But I can have the Royal Knights give you a share of the profits based on sales, after deducting your debt, of course."

Blaze originally thought that the stingy old man would yell, but unexpectedly the old man was not interested at all. He lost interest after taking a look at the fruit.

"Really? Then 120 gold coins will be enough."

The old man slowly stood up and walked slowly into the depths of the street.

For some reason, that figure seemed particularly lonely.

Blaze couldn't help but jokingly shouted, "What about your fourth daughter? Didn't I already complete your commission?"

The old man turned his back to Blaze and raised his right hand and waved.