Chapter1111:TheNameoftheAbyss

Theabyssisapproaching,andthehumansofthisworldmustmakeachoice.

Thethirdfaction,apartfromSiaandLeviathan,isabouttobebornhere.

He,Morris,theapostleoftheabyss,thefolloweroftheEvilGodAda,isabouttotakeonthetaskofspreadingthepoweroftheabyss.

OnlyinthiswaycanheaffordthepriceandobtainhisdesiredBlackKing,becomingthestrongestBlackKnightinthisworld.

"Doyou...desirepower?"Morrisraisedhisglass,hiseyesnolongershowinganysignofdrunkenness.

Inthewhisperoftheabyss,hefell.

Perhaps,allofthiswasdestinedfromthemomentheheardthemurmuroftheabyssduringhisbattlewithSaramanda.

"Iwantit."

"Morriis,whathaveyoudiscovered?"

"Yousuddenlyadvancedtohero-ranked.Doyouhaveanyspecialmethods?"

It’simpossiblefortheyoungknightsgatheredherenottobecuriousaboutMorris’suddenadvancement.

Everyonehere,whocangatherinthisclub,areeliteknightsoftheempire’syoungandpromisinggeneration,withsimilarqualifications.

Amongthem,severalpeople’sskillinpilotingthefiercetiger-typemagicarmorevensurpassesMorris.Whentheysparwitheachother,Morris’rankinginthisclubisonlyaroundthetopfive.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😦)

Whowouldhavethoughtthatfollowingtheenvoyteamtothatso-calledHolySilverDragonKnightOrderselection,Morriswouldsuddenlymakeastunningbreakthrough,crossingthechasmbetweenordinaryandhero-rankedinonego.

Inthemoderneraofweakenedmagictide,thedifficultyofadvancingtohero-rankedistrulyadespair-inducingprobability,especiallycomparedtothemagic-infuseddivineera.

Thepathofthemageiscompletelycutoff,andalthoughthepathoftheknightstillexists,itrequiresvariousresourcesandthequantityofbody-strengtheningdrugsisskyrocketing,evententimesisconsideredinsufficient.

Withoutalargeamountofmagicalfactorsintheair,manyofthemedicinalherbsandplantsthatwerecommoninthedivineerahavebecomeextinct.Thismakestheadvancementoftheknight’spathevenmoredifficult.

EventhewealthyandpowerfulLeviathanroyalfamilycannotaffordthesameamountofresourcesasthedivineera.Theyonlyallocatetheserareresourcestoafewyoungindividualswiththebestchanceofbecominghero-ranked.

Beingofhumblenoblebirthandcommonknights,itisnearlyimpossibleforthemtoobtainthenecessarymedicinalherbseveniftheyshowexceptionaltalent.

Advancingtohero-rankedisalmostanimpossibletaskwithouttheassistanceofthosemedicinalherbs.EveryoneiscuriousabouthowMorrismanagedtoachievethiswithoutanyresources.

HistalentisobviouslynotatthesamelevelasPrincessRoland,whoisconsideredaonce-in-a-centurycandidateforadvancingtohero-ranked.

Theempire’sfirstprincessknightisrecognizedasthesurefirecandidatetoadvancetohero-ranked.NoonecouldhaveanticipatedthatMorriswouldbethefirsttoachieveit.

"Yes,Ido,"saidMorris,lookingathiscompanions.

Themembersofthis"FutureKnights"clubarealleliteknightswhoarestrivingtobecomefuturetitledmachineknights,justlikehim.

Whentheyformedthisclub,theywerefullofhopeforthefuture.Theyarethedriversofthelatestgenerationofmagicarmorandrepresenttheseedsoftheempire’sfuture.

Theyoncefirmlybelievedthattheywerethefutureoftheempire,thestrongestknightregimenttorideintocontinentalwars.

Ah,howinnocentyouare.Youhaveneverseentruepower,norfacedtheindescribablethingsintheabyss.

Youknownothingaboutpower.

"Buttoobtainthiskindofpower,youmustpayaprice,"Morrissaidasheputdownhisownglass,lookingprovocativelyathisformercomrades.

"Doyouhavethedeterminationtoriskyourlivesforthepowerofadvancement?"

"Evenifitmeansdeath,wemustmoveforward,continuously."

"Beneathyourfeetliesanendlessabyss!"

Foramoment,theentireclubroomfellsilent.

Theyoungknights,likeMorris,aspiredtostandout,togainwealth,power,orsimplytopursueapathtowardsgreaterstrength.TheylookedatMorriswithfieryeyes.

Morriswasfamiliarwiththatkindofgaze.Howmanytimeshadhelookedatitinthemirrorwhilewashinghisface,seeingthatcrazyandpersistentgaze?

Inordertogainpower,fortheirowngoals,withanintensegazeatanycost.

Whattheylackisonlyapath,aclearmethodtoobtainpower.

Beingtooyoung,theydon’tknowthatequalexchangeisalwaysthetruthoftheworld.

Ifyouwanttogetsomething,youmustnecessarilygivesomething.

Theycannotobtainvariousmedicinalresourcesmonopolizedbytheroyalfamily,andcannotcreatemedicinalbathsliketheknightsofthedivineerausingpreciousherbs.

Eveniftheydaretochallengethelimitsbetweenlifeanddeath,inthisperiodofmagictidedecline,thepossibilityofadvancingtoherorankisalmostzero.

Theyarenotafraidofdeath,butafraidthatevengamblingtheirliveswon’tgivethemachance.

"Iswhatyou’resayingtrue,Morris?"someonequicklyasked,pantingheavily.

"Coulditbe,Morris,thatyouhavediscoveredancientheritage?"someonethoughttheyhadfoundthetruth,asonlytheheritageofthedivineeracansignificantlyincreasethechancesofadvancingtoherorank.

"Morris,canwereallydoit?"Morepeoplechosetobelieve,becauseMorriswasrightinfrontofthem,thebestexample.

"Believe."

"Believeme,Morris."

"Iwillbringyouabrandnewpathofadvancement."

Morrisdidn’tlie,thiswasopenedbyhisownhands,aroadtoendlessabyss.

HemadethechoiceinordertoobtaintheBlackOverlord.

Theabyssgavehimpowerandofferedenoughtemptation.Helookedattheseyoungknightswhoseeyeswereshining,justlikehesawhimselfnotlongago.

Heknewtheywouldn’trefuse.Thetemptationwastoogreat,tooirresistibleforthem,whohadseveredthehero-rankedpath.

"Iwillbeyourguide,showingyouawholenewworld."

"Wewillchangethiseraandbecomethefoundersofanewera."

"Allyouneedtodoisbelieveinmewholeheartedly,believeinthepathIhavecreated."

"Ipromiseyouwillgainthepoweryoudesireandbecometrueheroes."

Morris,withhispassionatespeechandthefactthatheadvancedtothehero-rankedstagewithoutalargeamountofrareresources,successfullyconqueredtheseyoungknights,whocamefromsmallnoblefamiliesorevencommoners.

Soon,someoneraisedtheirhandtoindicatetheirwillingnesstoacknowledgeMorrisastheirleader.

IntheLeviathanEmpire,wheretheruleofobeyingthestrongisparamount,itwasonlynaturalforhero-rankedMorristobecometheleaderofeveryonehere.

"So,let’ssayittogether!"Morristookadeepbreathandutteredthatmagicalname:

"Ada！"

"Ada！"

"Ada！"