People are at the border, but they become the incarnation of the sun

And Lani didn't say anything, just looked at him, with a gentle smile on her delicate little doll face.

Melina, who was in the room, just watched quietly as the divine being and the king exchanged words.

Their exchange left Melina feeling a little uncomfortable.

After an unknown amount of time, Lani left his side, returned to her seat, picked up the book again, and began to read it quietly.

However, I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Lani’s movements in turning the pages of the book seemed to be much faster than before, and at the same time, Lani’s voice could be heard faintly again.

"...My king, there is something I need to tell you. Did you know that Tanis has entrusted Laya to us?"

"Ah... huh?"

He didn't react at first, but when he did, he suddenly sat up from the bed.

"Wait a minute, did I hear correctly? Laya was entrusted to us by Madam Tanis?"

Such a thing seemed to have happened in the game, but in the end Laya chose to go out and travel, and she was never seen again.

He gently stroked his chin, and after a brief moment of thought, he immediately asked Lani, "Lani, is everything you said true?"

"Of course it's true, please don't make me repeat it again."

Although she said so, there was a hint of smile in Lani's voice.

Just like the desire to win between children, she won this time.

She had thought that Reinhardt, her partner and king, knew everything, but she hadn't expected that there were things he couldn't anticipate.

However, Reinhardt fell into deep thought.

He didn't understand why Tanis did this.

Perhaps he didn't want Laya to get involved in the affairs of the rebels again? Or maybe Tanis had a change of heart?

However, as a [Recruiter], Zelayas has already fallen deeply into the path of rebellion.

And they are going to meet Lacade tomorrow. Could it be that Tanis already knows that Lacade cannot defeat the combination of him and Lani?

Moreover, judging from Lani's appearance, apart from knowing that Laya is the daughter of Lakkad, she seems to know nothing about the bloodline of the Great Snake.

If you want to know why all this happened, you can only wait until tomorrow morning...

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The next morning.

After breakfast, under the guidance of Laya, they met Tanis sitting in the main hall again.

She was still sitting in the same position, with the Crucible Knight still beside her.

His attire was the same as yesterday. He wore a metal human face mask made with reference to a foreign queen, and a thin robe made of white silk, similar in style to the clothes worn by the residents of the windmill village called Dominula.

Like an elegant exotic lady.

Seeing them coming, a smile appeared on the delicate face under the mask, and even his voice was filled with eagerness.

"Your Highness, Lani, Mr. Reinhardt, and Miss Melina, how was your rest last night?"

"It's okay, but the faint rustling sound coming from behind the wall makes it difficult to sleep..." Reinhardt said calmly and gave Tanis a strange look.

However, his words left Tanis unmoved, and she remained calm and responded: "It should be a bug..."

"There used to be many servants in the Volcano Mansion, enough to take care of this huge mansion. But after the Golden Rule was broken, the servants died or went crazy, and there are not many servants left in the mansion."

"So, maybe some small corners were left unattended, leading to the infestation of bugs."

It makes sense, but it's a lie.

The sound behind the wall was clearly made by a snake.

He had no idea what Lani was thinking, but he could tell she didn't want to dwell on it, so he said to Tanis directly, "...Okay, Tanis, it's time to fulfill your promise. Take us to see [Justice Officer] Lakkad."

At this moment, Lani felt very confused. She didn't know why she always had a bad premonition.

It felt like something had happened to Lakkad.

"hehe...."

Facing Lani's urging, Tanis chuckled and said calmly, "Of course. Lord Lakkad is ready to welcome you all. Please follow me."

After saying that, Tanis stood up from her seat.

This was the first time he saw Tanis move. He had always thought that this woman had disabled legs and could not walk.

Tanis led the way for them with graceful steps, her swaying waist as charming as a snake.

No wonder Lacard fell in love with this dancer, she is indeed very attractive.

And the Crucible Knight followed behind.

Along the way, they also saw the dilapidated state of the mansion, with carbonized corpses everywhere and no one cleaning them up.

It was clearly an elegant and magnificent castle, but now it looked like a mass grave.

But Tanis didn't seem to react much to this. She just said casually that these were former prisoners who were killed while trying to escape from the mansion.

Just brush aside these dead people.

They didn't stop until they reached the terrace at the other end of the mansion.

"Portal?"

When Lani saw the portal in front of her, the uneasy feeling in her heart became more and more serious.

"Yes, that's right. Our King, Lord Lakkad, is waiting for you all at the other end. Please pass through here and see our King."

Lani hesitated, and her eyes changed slightly when she looked at Tanis.

But Tanis didn't say anything, just stood there quietly waiting for them to pass through the portal.

"Aren't you coming with us?"

"...Hehe, Your Highness, you must be joking. I have many guests to entertain within the mansion, so I'm sorry I can't accompany you to the audience with the King."

Although this is an excuse, it is also the truth.

Yesterday, Lani had already seen many people coming and going in the mansion, and they were all Faded People who had joined the ranks of the rebels.

But...

"Forget it, Lani, we can just go by ourselves."

Before Lani could finish anything, Reinhardt had already walked in and disappeared instantly.

"...Alas, what a careless king..."

She could feel that there was definitely something wrong with Tanis, and that she was hiding something serious.

But since Reinhardt had already gone in, there was no reason for her not to follow.

Together with Melina, they disappeared into the portal.

However, after they disappeared, Tanis couldn't help but say:

"My king... I hope you like this bait."

There was an ambiguous emotion in her eyes, as if she was looking at the majestic figure of the big snake through the sky, and there was a faint hint of charming panting in her voice.

It feels like I have reached the peak of my life.

And her so-called hospitality was to trick those heroes into joining the Volcano Mansion, joining the rebellious team, and finally becoming members of the snake tribe and being devoured by Lakkad.

This is also her only long-cherished wish.

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Following a moment of trance, the scene before my eyes changed again.

They were teleported into a hidden cave. There was no light around, and it was so dark ahead that they couldn't see the way forward at all.

"Starlight!"

Reinhardt used the long-lost pyroxene magic again, and this time it really lit up this place as a source of light rather than a source of power.

But there seemed to be some barrier blocking out the view ahead, and no light could penetrate at all, as if it was swallowed up by endless darkness.

"...Rhine, the Blasphemous King Lakkad, who holds the fragment of the Ring, is just ahead."

Melina reminded him warmly beside her.

"Ok, I know."

He then responded and turned to look at Lani beside him.

"Lani, you're about to meet your second brother."

"Ah."

Like him, Lani just responded with a nasal sound and nodded slightly.

But when she saw the foggy gate in front of her, her calm heart was disturbed and her mood became complicated.

The two little hands placed below couldn't help but clench.

Judging from the current situation, what she was worried about seemed to have really happened, and her second brother might have fallen.

Moreover, the situation might be more serious than she thought.

Lani took a deep breath, walked out first, and walked in front like a guide into the darkness.

As the saying goes-

At the beginning it was extremely narrow, and then he became enlightened. After taking dozens of steps, he suddenly became enlightened.

The same is true for this cave. After walking just a few dozen steps and stepping through the rugged stone path, the scenery in front of you changes dramatically.

They came to a huge underground space, like a huge naturally formed underground cave.

The towering stone pillars like stalactites connect the ground and the ceiling as load-bearing columns. The thick fog above makes it impossible to see the position of the ceiling.

All you can see are countless iron chains connected together, like ornaments.

Above the ornaments, besides a chandelier so gorgeous and exquisite that it was totally out of place in this cave, there were also countless cages used to imprison criminals.

This kind of cage can be seen everywhere on the ground.

This place was originally a place of execution, where criminals were dealt with, but now it has become an unmarked grave for heroes who joined the rebellious forces.

At this time, in the center of this mass grave, there is a lava lake.

Waves of scorching lake breeze blew towards her, ruffling her blue hair and pure white skirt.

This temperature was comfortable for Reinhardt, like an April breeze, but it was uncomfortable for Lani.

The heat waves running under her dress made Lani frown slightly, and a strong cold air suddenly spread across her body.

At the same time, she took a step forward with her bare feet.

It seemed as if the doll body of Lani's wife had been refined. The small feet originally tied with hemp ropes had become as delicate as small hands. The moment the round toes touched the ground, the rolling heat wave immediately subsided.

The originally scorching hot environment suddenly dropped below freezing point, and scattered ice crystals with a little glow floated in the air.

Only the lava lake in the center is still bubbling.

And above the blazing lake, there was a giant snake with a coiled body.

Although its body is curled up, it is estimated to be more than a thousand meters long, which is significantly larger than the original body of the ancient dragon king Platon Shanks.

The hot lava flowed and slid quietly on the black scales that shone with an inexplicable light like obsidian, and on the top of the scales there was a hideous scar that almost went through the entire body.

Countless hideous bloody hands like wriggling flesh and blood stretched out from it, as well as two huge human hands covered with ornaments like finger worms.

That was the hand of Lakkad, who had once devoured the giant snake. The densely covered bloody hand was what the giant snake got after devouring countless heroes.

As for this scar, it was left by the knights of Lakkad, who, upon learning that their lord's ambitions had degenerated into base greed, used the great snake-hunting spears that had been used to hunt undead snakes in ancient times.

You can also see a big face on the big snake.

That was the face of [Justice Officer] Lakkad whom he had seen at the investiture ceremony.

However, it seemed that due to his promotion from [Justice Officer] to [Blasphemy King], his face had grown a lot, becoming very large, and his eyes were closed, as if he was sleeping.

"hiss--"