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Then, Bai Ye clenched his left hand tightly...

Chapter Seventy-Six: The Remnants of the Witch King

"it's over?"

The infected people simply couldn't believe that the nightmare that had plagued them for days had just disappeared.

These tall-hatted sorcerers hide in unseen places, and as soon as the infected team makes a mistake, someone will be targeted.

The infected were paranoid, staring nervously at the swaying grass and branches.

Now, Bai Ye tells them that it's all over.

One of the infected bravely went outside and saw the warlock's corpse.

Their tall hats fell to the ground, revealing their heads beneath. Blood flowed from their seven orifices, their tongues lolled out, and their eyes were fixed, as if they had experienced something terrible before their deaths.

But the infected felt a sense of relief. They looted the warlocks' belongings and piled them in front of Bai Ye. At the same time, they whipped the corpses to vent their anger and pent-up fear.

“Poor thing, those infected slaves also died…” Mudrock lamented the fate of the infected.

Bai Ye shook his head: "When the master dies, the slave dies with him. These slaves are actually just tools for casting spells. They have long lost their own selves. Death is a kind of liberation for them."

As Bai Ye spoke, he raised the sharp blade in his right hand and put it back into his inventory.

"Wind chimes".

It truly is a fine sword.

The sharp blade, carried by an invisible wind, shattered the enemy's spell and severed the resonance of the Originium spell.

Without it, even if Bai Ye could defeat these enemies, it wouldn't be as easy as it is now.

The warlocks, stripped of their Originium Arts, were easily manipulated by White Night. The physical suffocation and pain they endured were far from easy, even as they faced death.

"Thank you, Baiye," Mudrock said, bowing his head in gratitude.

She was wearing a heavy protective suit and looked tall and robust, like a strong man in front of Bai Ye.

However, Bai Ye knew that beneath that protective suit was a Sarkaz young woman.

"Take the infected back." Bai Ye looked away.

Bai Ye believed in Ni Yan. Although she was taciturn, she could distinguish between good and evil. The Sarkaz mercenaries who had followed her before were all Buddhist exiles.

Core cities need a population that loves peace.

Bai Ye's task was to collect the sorcerers' personal belongings and take photos for documentation. He had never encountered such bizarre sorcerers before.

The ability to directly utilize and manipulate Originium within the infected is a terrifying technology; they will be the enemy of the infected.

Even when he was a player, he had never seen or heard of this kind of spell.

However, as players, we still have to find the answers ourselves, but now Bai Ye doesn't need to go through that trouble.

Why not ask the amazing Dr. Kal'tsit?

It is said that she knows everything.

……

"What a pity for these compatriots... Life in Kazdel was hard, but it didn't let them perish or fall into depravity..."

"I led them to a dead end."

Niyan stood in front of the makeshift tomb.

Because of their escape, they didn't even have time to collect the remains of their companions, so they could only build a simple cenotaph according to the customs of the Sarkaz.

Bai Ye felt a little regretful.

Kazdel is a cursed land. It was not always as barren as it is now. But Kazdel has been destroyed three times in history, seemingly due to the intervention of other nations of Terra, and has been rebuilt several times since, with new royal courts and people building new homes on the ashes of their ancestors.

War raged here constantly, turning fertile land into wasteland and ruins into battlefields. On the devastated battlefields, wanderers of various races established villages and markets.

The false king of the Sarkaz tribe had long since left this barren land and sat upon the throne of Victoria. His gaze was fixed on this land, but he neglected his homeland and the Sarkaz people upon it.

Perhaps in his view, these people were merely a source of military force, providing a continuous supply of Sarkaz mercenaries. The barren land and harsh environment, coupled with the fighting, would temper these warriors, making them more resilient.

"Can the core city accept them?" Mudrock looked at the exhausted infected with some worry.

“Talulah is trustworthy. In this land, in this era, there are actually quite a few silly idealists like her.”

Bai Ye couldn't help but complain about his ally.

"Thank you," Mudrock said again.

Bai Ye didn't care.

For him, this rescue was merely a simple matter. Rather, it was more of a test of the new weapon.

Well, although this weapon didn't actually draw much blood, and was more like a support staff, the only time it was drawn was when it severed the poor infected's hand.

Although he lost his arm, at least he survived.

Bai Ye was quite satisfied with the result.

The ability to break through magic allows Bai Ye to take the initiative when facing strange spells and powers.

This was something Bai Ye had worried about in the past. Although his Originium Arts skill level was not low, it was only comparable to that of ordinary Terrans.

The developed powers are destructive enough, but they struggle against the mystical side.

Fortunately, the appearance of the wind chimes made up for Baiye's shortcomings.

Coming to his senses, Bai Ye looked at Ni Yan and said with a smile, "Just give me some Big Bob's beer when we get back."

He still hadn't forgotten about collecting wine.

This is related to the subsequent negotiations with the underground Durin.

Hopefully, those short men from Dulin will be as rumored: optimistic, fond of drinking, and without other worldly desires.

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After confirming that the infected were safe, Bai Ye let them return to the core city with Niyan.

Bai Ye himself returned to Rhodes Island first.

He took the information he had gathered to Dr. Kal'tsit.

When the old woman heard that Bai Ye had encountered a sorcerer wearing a tall hat who could manipulate the Originium crystals inside infected people, her expression changed.

"Who are they?" Bai Ye asked curiously.

"I never expected that even after the Twin Queens have been on the throne for so long, there would still be sorcerers researching the Witch King's vicious magic..." Kal'tsit said angrily.

Because this represents a desecration of the infected and of life.

Kal'tsit has changed because of His Highness; she now values ​​life as much as she does and considers these forbidden spells heretical.

"Witch King?"

Bai Ye scratched his head.

He had heard of this name before; it must have been the former ruler of Letania.

It was later overthrown by the current twin queens.

That's all Bai Ye knows.

As a former 9-Intelligence player, Bai Ye had hardly ever been to Letania. It was a holy land for warlock players, but not a place that Bai Ye longed for.

Chapter 77 Kal'tsit's Thoughts

“A hundred years ago, the Elector of Letania elected the Witch King as the ruler of the country.”

"He was the most powerful musician in Letania, and also the most terrifying. Therefore, his artistic talent made him the most powerful spellcaster in Terra's history."

Dr. Kal'tsit's few words revealed the Witch King's terrifying nature.

Bai Ye listened with great interest; as a player, he was very interested in the history of Terra.

"For the first ten years, he was an excellent ruler, bringing prosperity to the country through his abundant Originium Arts. However, for some reason, after those ten years he began to rule Letania with terror, and various stories about him using Originium Arts to slaughter the people emerged one after another."

"Sixty years later, when the Gallo emperor sent envoys to Letania in an attempt to make it a vassal state, this irritable sorcerer king dismantled and reconstructed all the Gallo envoys in Letania into statues and sent them back to Gaul to express his anger towards Gaul. Thus, the beginning of the four-nation war, the Gallo-Letania War, officially began."

Bai Ye suddenly realized that the Four Kingdoms War had begun here. He also roughly knew the rest of the story.

As expected, Kal'tsit continued, "Gaul possessed formidable military strength, but the Witch King used magic to crush the Gaul's vanguard, leading to a stalemate. Subsequently, Victoria and Ursus intervened, and the war turned in favor of Letania. Ultimately, Letania successfully defeated and partitioned Gaul."

As Dr. Kal'tsit spoke, she looked at White Night.

On this land, there will always be some powerful beings who are not giant beasts, yet possess extremely terrifying strength. They can influence the situation on the battlefield by relying on a single person.

However, the emergence of players has brought a third possibility to the war.

They are capable of growth, resurrection, and are unafraid of death. Their numbers are staggering. If these people were to enter a war, they could bring horrific destruction to the world.

Bai Ye had no idea what Kal'tsit was thinking.

He was just curious about what would happen next.

"and after?"

"Although Letania won, the country was ravaged, and the Witch King continued his tyrannical rule. The Electors secretly devised a plan to change the entire nation. Twenty years ago, the two twin queens defeated the Witch King, who fell to his death from the tower where he lived..." Dr. Kal'tsit continued, regaining her composure.

"His horns were cut off by the victors, and his body was displayed."

"Even in death, his horn possesses extremely evil power, capable of inflicting terrible curses. And his scepter, the Laetanian Scepter, is also kept in the Laetanian Queen's Library as an artifact."

Bai Ye couldn't help but ask, "Does it also possess a curse?"

“There’s no explicit explanation, but I can sense that there is indeed an evil force at play.” Kal’tsit nodded.

Bai Ye then remembered that the old woman in front of him had also had a past identity: a scholar from Letania.

She helped promote Bai Ye's academic report.

She must have gone into the library and examined the Letanian Scepter.

"On the other hand, although the Witch King is dead, his supporters, as remnants of the Witch King's faction, are unwilling to accept the Twin Queens' message. They are still secretly conducting research on the Witch King's magic, and at the same time, they are plotting to overthrow the Queens."

"In their eyes, the Witch King was the ruler who made Letania great and glorious once again, and also the greatest genius spellcaster. Every achievement he made in Originium Arts was worthy of being recorded in history."

"At the same time, the Witch King also protected Letania in front of Gaul, rewriting the course of the war with his own strength, and also bringing about the destruction of Gaul, the strongest empire on the land."

"..." Bai Ye was speechless.

While they may be mostly right, this overly strong fan bias makes it seem like a typical fandom...

"Bai Ye, you need to know that some people worship power itself."

"It is common for people to admire the strong because of their own weakness, and to place their longing for power on the strong."

Dr. Kal'tsit said meaningfully.

Bai Ye nodded.

"When humans rely on non-human things, it is tantamount to handing over their own destiny to them."

he said softly.

“It’s remarkable that you’re aware of this, White Night,” Dr. Kal’tsit exclaimed.

However, Bai Ye shook his head: "But I also crave power. I don't want to make difficult choices again."

"What exactly is this so-called difficult choice?"

"It's when you have to choose between two options and balance both sides, because you have to decide what to give up and what to gain."

Bai Ye clenched his fist.

He didn't want to experience that feeling of helplessness.

After a while, he came to his senses.

"Sorry, I've gone off on a tangent."

"It's alright. In the future, you must be careful of the Witch King's remnants if you go to Letania," Dr. Kal'tsit advised.

Bai Ye nodded.

Actually, he wasn't sure if he would go to Letania, and logically speaking, the demand wasn't that great right now.