Julius 'voice rang out." What the hell is this place…?"
After Shao Ci heard the voice, he subconsciously looked at Julius, who was at a loss. He even reached out a hand to cover his forehead.
" F * ck, it can't be…" Shao Ci's mind, which had read countless articles, instantly flashed with all kinds of bloody plots. He even started to imagine if Julius was the long-lost son of the Lord.
"Welcome to this place." A cold voice sounded, instantly bringing a great sense of oppression.
Everyone felt as if their bodies were under tremendous pressure. They could not move in an instant. They could only look at the scene in front of them with pale faces. They realized that there was a fundamental gap between their strength and that of a lord. Others could easily crush all of them.
Shao Ci, who had a high level of mental strength, could easily sense how powerful that power was. Even the magic power in this space was drawn by it.
He had felt this power from Lord Frell before. It was an existence that could instantly kill these passers-by here.
"Absolutely right." Shao Ci became nervous." This person is definitely the Overlord."
In the next moment, an illusory shadow appeared on the stairs. He stood there and looked over from afar. His expression was cold and arrogant, and his appearance was beautiful." It's really hard for you to come here."
What made him different from others was that his body seemed to be illusory, appearing and disappearing from time to time as if he had no physical body…As expected of the legendary Undead Lord.
When the others saw his appearance, they were immediately stunned. This was not because this lord was stunning, but because he looked extremely similar to a person.
That was right, that person was Julius. The two of them looked 60 to 70 percent alike. No one would believe that they were unrelated!
Shao Ci also felt the pocket watch in his arms heating up slightly at this moment.
Shao Ci quickly asked the system," How is it, system? Is this a lord?"
[Although the test looks like it, it's not…re-test, test error…test error…]
"Hey, what an answer!"
However, Shao Ci also realized that the key to this problem was probably Julius.
Julius was also in disbelief. He had never thought that he would have anything to do with the Lord.
"What the hell is going on?" How could this be…Could this be the Lord's plot?"
Everyone immediately panicked. After all, it was all under Julius 'leadership that things had developed to this point. Now that they had encountered such a thing, they all suspected that it was some kind of fishing law enforcement.
In this confused situation, Julius could not help but hold Shao Ci's hand tightly. He turned around and saw that Shao Ci's expression was still calm. He could not help but feel relieved.
As long as Shao Ci was by his side, it didn't matter how things developed…
"Don't worry, I won't kill you." The lord seemed to have enjoyed their panic enough and finally said," After all, you are also my people. How can I kill you so casually?"
"Lord…Lord, we were wrong!" "We shouldn't have come here…"
Everyone was already in a panic under the pressure, and they even knelt down and begged for mercy.
"It doesn't matter." The Lord said indifferently," You guys did all these things because you had no choice. In fact, it was because my power was insufficient that you guys recovered those memories of time. It must have been hard, right?"
These people did not expect that not only did the Lord not blame them, but he also cared for them. They were so touched that they were about to cry.
Shao Ci was speechless."…" It's over. All Julius 'teammates have defected.
He quickly turned to look at Julius, only to find that he was also in a silent state. He only grabbed Shao Ci's hand harder.
Are you really willing to return to that past?" Shao Ci couldn't help but open his mouth. He felt that what he said was quite stupid, but this was also the doubt in his heart.
"In any case, aren't the others living happily?" "Yeah, anyway, I won't know about this myself." Many people said one after another.
"I can free everyone from this curse." The Lord smiled.
Shao Ci always felt that this smile made people feel a little cold. After the other party noticed him, he even turned around and gave him a deep look.
Everyone was stunned. They couldn't believe that things would be so simple.
"Let's go. Go back directly. Everything will change." The Lord said so, and the others hurriedly left. They didn't dare to stay in this terrifying place any longer. Anyway, their goal had already been achieved.
Suddenly, only Shao Ci and Julius were present. Shao Ci always felt that things would not be so easy.
The lord looked at Julius and slowly walked down." I didn't expect you to come here. Fragment of my soul."
"... Soul fragment?" Julius was slightly surprised.
Shao Ci: "..." It was indeed such a bloody development. Although it was not a son or anything, it was almost the same!
[After testing, it's still quite lacking.]
[00:03: 14.140] Don't be so serious at this time!
However, it was no wonder the Lord couldn't complete the quest. It turned out that other people's souls were incomplete.
"Yes." The Lord said calmly," After all, supporting the operation of this place requires a lot of power. It's too boring. I don't know when it entered a deep sleep. I don't even know where a part of my soul has gone."
Julius 'expression instantly turned ugly.
Shao Ci could understand. After all, he had no memories. When he wanted to find his past and the meaning of living in the world, he found out that he was only a part of someone else. This kind of thing was indeed very destructive.
But if it was Shao Ci who encountered such a thing, he would not care so much.
"Come back to my body." "This is where you belong," said the lord.
It's no different than asking someone to die.
" No…" Julius subconsciously took a few steps back. Although his expression was ugly, he still spoke coldly." I have my own will and thoughts now. I am no longer a part of you."
"Is that so?" The lord sighed, but his expression did not change much, as if he had expected it." It seems that you are unwilling to give up your past life. However, this can be expected. Then I will let you leave."
Julius was stunned.
" However, you will soon realize that it is too difficult for you to live in this world…After all, you are not a complete person to begin with." The Lord's tone was extremely firm, and it could not help but make people feel uneasy.
Shao Ci felt as if everything in front of him had been planned by the other party…Perhaps this had happened countless times before.
"What about you?" The lord looked at Shao Ci again." Outsider, how did you get here?"
"I…"
Before Shao Ci could finish speaking, the other party said indifferently," But since you've already entered, it's impossible for you to leave again."
And you say,"This place is so bad!"
"Since my soul fragment has a good impression of you, I'll let you think about it for a while. When the time comes, you'll have to make a decision." The Lord smiled lightly." Don't worry, I'm a peace-loving person. I won't attack easily."
The more this happened, the more dangerous it felt! And it doesn't say exactly what decision to make.
"Now, I'll send you away."
Hearing this, Shao Ci felt dizzy.
When he woke up again, he was lying in bed, and Julius was sitting next to him.
"You're finally awake?" Julius quickly leaned over.
"Oh, how is it now?" Shao Ci still felt a little dizzy.
The decoration here was completely different from the ruins before. It was obviously brand new.
"Right now, the situation should be pretty good." Julius did not look good. He helped Shao Ci to the window and saw people celebrating outside, as if they were holding some festival.
"Everyone has woken up." Julius spoke, his expression somewhat lonely." Everyone has found their relatives and friends. They are very happy now."
But he's the only one who doesn't fit in.
Shao Ci felt that although Julius looked quite mature, his condition was actually similar to that of a child. His lifespan was probably less than a year old, and he did not have any relatives or friends…It was also tragic.
Therefore, Shao Ci held the idea of encouraging the child. He patted Julius on the shoulder and said softly,"No matter what happened in the past, as long as you are you now, it is enough." Friends, meaning of life, whatever, the future will certainly find. The world outside is much bigger than here."
This place is mainly because the background of residents is more difficult to deal with, otherwise it would not be so troublesome.
"Yes." Julius was comforted by Shao Ciyi, and his spirit was immediately lifted. He said,"Actually, it doesn't matter." It doesn't matter what the others do..."
As long as I have you by my side is enough.
But things are not that simple.
At first, after everyone recovered their memories, they felt very fortunate that they had finally escaped from the endless cycle of the past and treated those people as heroes.
But after only a few days, problems arose.
Everyone is getting older too fast, which perfectly explains what it means to wake up ten years older.
One had to know that demons had a lifespan of several hundred years, but they couldn't withstand such a speed of aging.
The originally festive atmosphere instantly changed. Everyone seemed to have become depressed. Soon, they all began to regret it. At this time, some nobles began to ask the Lord.
The Lord sighed." There's nothing we can do about it. After all, everyone's souls have been reincarnated here for hundreds of years. If we remove the curse now, we'll probably die in a few years."
" However, you've already lived for such a long time. Even if you're about to die, you'll feel satisfied just by recalling your past memories, right?"
As the Lord's words spread, the atmosphere became even more strange.
For demons who had a lifespan of several hundred years, a few years passed in the blink of an eye, and most of them thought that they were still in their prime. How could they accept such a thing?
In comparison, if he returned to his original life, although he would lose his memory every day, it was still better than dying completely.
Under such circumstances, they could not help but hate those whom they regarded as heroes.
After the death of an old demon, everyone's emotions were triggered. They knelt in front of the lord's mansion in hopes of returning to their past lives. They had no intention of returning to normal. Everything was the fault of those who insisted on removing the curse.
If Julius did not look like the lord, he would have been captured and killed by others.
Under such circumstances, the Lord finally stood up and said that since everyone hoped so much, I would respond to your wishes.
At this moment, everyone treated the Lord as if he was their father. Tears of gratitude flowed down their faces. As long as they could continue living the same life as before, they would do anything.
"…" If it were anyone else, they might leave for freedom.
However, the people here had made it very clear from the beginning that they were the ones who prayed to the Lord for eternal life. It was obvious that they were extremely afraid of death. It was normal for them to have such an attitude now.
The place returned to its former appearance just like that. Only Shao Ci and Julius seemed to be excluded.
Actually, Shao Ci suspected that this was some kind of game that the Lord had created out of boredom. He looked like he was enjoying it, but everyone was actually enjoying it…Only outsiders like him seemed to be too far off.
Shao Ci had no choice but to comfort Julius. Seeing that it was dark, he went out to look for food. Anyway, no one would arrest them now. They could go anywhere.
At this moment, the Lord appeared in front of Julius once again.
"Are you willing to return to my body now?" The Lord asked.
"I don't want to." Julius spoke.
" The choice this time is different from before. It's really because of this outsider." "But have you ever thought that he won't leave you?" the Lord asked indifferently.
Julius was stunned.
" After all, he's an outsider. How can he stay here forever?" The Lord said,"Do you have that power? Can you keep him?"
" I…" Julius could not help but feel confused.
"You don't have any. Not only that, you don't even have the power to control yourself." The Overlord smiled coldly.
As soon as he finished speaking, his body disappeared and returned to the lord's residence.
Standing in front of the huge portrait, the Lord sighed softly and slowly touched the person on the portrait.
"As expected of my soul fragment." When he saw each other, it was as if he had seen himself before, and he couldn't help but want to see what else he could do.
However, it was obvious that the outcome of everything had long been preordained.
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On the other side, Shao Ci had also found food, but he realized that Julius was a little distracted.
"Will you leave?" Julius asked. After all, he was still too young to hide his thoughts.
"Of course I will leave." Shao Ci said," However, if I leave, I will definitely take you with me."
At worst, he would not want this Overlord's inheritance…Anyway, he did not have to follow the procedure.
Julius immediately heaved a sigh of relief. He trusted Shao Ci very much. Since Shao Ci said that he would not leave alone, he would definitely not leave him behind.
He also realized that the only person he could rely on here was Shao Ci. He didn't know what the outside world would be like, and he wasn't interested.
As for the people in this city, he didn't care at all. Rather, from the very beginning, they were completely different from each other. No matter how hard he tried, he could not treat these people as his companions.
He had taken those people in as his subordinates just to use them.
However, Shao Ci had always thought of him in a good direction, so Julius did not want to reveal his true thoughts in front of him. Anyway, he just had to pretend to be the person he liked the most.
In any case, Shao Ci was the only one who would never leave his side again.
Julius could not help but reach out and hold Shao Ci's hand.
At this moment, the pocket watch in Shao Ci's arms suddenly heated up again.
At the same time, the system's voice sounded.
[Detected that this pocket watch has the power to leave this space. It is about to teleport the host to another place.]
Shao Ci was speechless. What, wait, can't this be relaxed? It's still a critical time. Hey.
[This is something that cannot be controlled. If something goes wrong, the host may even stay here forever.]
"..." Then he had to teleport.
Thus, Shao Ci's body instantly became transparent. Julius looked over in shock." What's going on?"
"I probably have to leave." Shao Ci couldn't help but smile bitterly." This power isn't under my control…"
" How, how could this be…" Julius wanted to grab Shao Ci's hand, but he could only grab the air. Although he could still see Shao Ci's body, it was obvious that he was no longer there.
I'm sorry. If I could, I'd..." come back.
Shao Ci's body disappeared before he could finish his sentence.
Julius stared blankly at the empty space in front of him.
His hands caught nothing.
He couldn't help but remember what the Lord had said. Yes, in the end, he didn't even have the strength to keep the other party.
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On the other side, Shao Ci's body lightened halfway through the teleportation. He opened his eyes and found himself in a strange space.
It seemed that the teleportation earlier had been forcibly interrupted. His expression could not help but turn ugly.
However, this was not like the previous world. It was more like a dream or an illusion. The surroundings were filled with fog, and everything could not be seen clearly.
"It's not that easy to leave." The voice came from within the fog. It was the voice of the Overlord.
In the next moment, the ground caved in, revealing the pitch-black outer space.
Thinking about it, he knew that nothing good would happen if he fell, and some golden sand floated out of the fog.
Shao Ci could only turn around and run along the safe path. At the same time, he used his spiritual power to inspect his surroundings, but he couldn't see anything…After all, this space was too different from the outside world. Moreover, those golden sands could actually isolate the detection of spiritual power.
Right now, this lord didn't seem to want to kill him. Perhaps he could find an opportunity to escape.
In the lord's mansion, the lord stood in front of the portrait. A smile appeared on his pale and beautiful face." No matter how you escape, it's impossible for you to leave…In the end, you can only come back to me."
"It's impossible for me to make the same mistake as before."
Suddenly, his expression changed.
"What little bugs have come in…"
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On the other side, Shao Ci was still running along the long road, avoiding the collapsing space behind him.
" Speaking of which, I feel like this scene is very familiar…" It seemed like it had happened to him several times before.
He had gotten used to it. Damn it, why did he have to get used to such things?
Moreover, he had met Yuvens in the dream before. Speaking of which, he did not know what happened to Yuvens after he died. After all, the contract was automatically cancelled after he died...
Sigh, Yuvens had helped him a lot in the past, so much so that he missed it now.
It wouldn't be so much trouble if Yuvens were here.
At this moment, Shao Ci finally lost some of his strength and fell to the ground. Seeing that the ground behind him was about to crack open, he struggled to stand up, but a hand grabbed his hand and pulled him up.
Shao Ci looked over in shock. He stared blankly at the person in front of him, suspecting that he was dreaming.
A black-haired demon youth with beautiful red eyes was looking at him with a faint smile.
" Lord Hero is indeed so clumsy. If it weren't for me, I don't know how many times he would have died."
"Ah, no," He moved closer and picked Shao Ci up. His tone was still as casual as before." Lord Hero has already died once. Otherwise, I wouldn't have found you so late."
When he said this, his eyes turned cold, as if he was recalling something from before.
"Yuvens?" Shao Ci was stunned." Why are you here…"
"This is a dream, of course it can't stop me."
So that's how it was... No more important than that, Yuvens actually came to save him? Shao Ci had thought that if a person like Yuvens was freed, he would never see him again.