Chapter1119:TheGuardians
SittingonthemajesticFrozenThrone,thenewlyappointedKingofUndeadexaminedtheassetsandcurrentstateoftheUndergroundCemetery,whichwasleftbehindbythepreviousKingofUndeadinawrittentestament.
Wishlist-Firstwish:PleasecompletethisunfinishedtowerandconnectittothepathwayofEndlessGod’sDomaininthisworld.
"Secondwish:Takemyhumanremainsandthebodiesofmyfriendstothesunforaburialceremony,sothatwemayreturntodustunderthesun’sradiantlight."
"Thirdwish:ThereareweaponsthatIcreatedduringthewarintheUndergroundCemetery,usingtheorganization’sresourcesandtechnology.Iapologizeforanyinconveniencecausedtoyou,thesuccessor.Ihopeyouwilltreatthemwell."
"Theywereallpoorchildrenwhodiedonthebattlefield,holdingontodifferenthopesanddreams.Theyfoughthardtostayalive,butunfortunately,thaterawastoocruelforthem."
"Ihopeyouwilltakecareofthemandinheritmyrole.Someofthemconsideredmeastheirfather,whileotherssawmeasthehighestruler.Intruth,Iamjustanordinarypersonwhoisweakwithoutaplan.Withoutaplan,Iamincapableofaccomplishinganything.Manythingsendupinamess."
"TheconstructionplanfortheUndergroundCemeteryis63%complete.However,itcannotproceedfurtherduetoalackofimportantmaterialsandresources.Weneedthisworldtoadvancetoahigherlevelofcivilizationinordertocontinue."
"Theweakeningofmagictideisnottheendoftheextraordinarypowersofthisworld.Itisasignthattheworldisenteringanewstage,givingbirthtodifferentcivilizationsfromtheeraIamin."
"Theresourcesthatdivineeralackscanperhapsbecompletedbythisworlditself."
ThekeyisSiaandLeviathan’spowers,whicharebeyondwhatIimagined.
"Thereasonfortheinitialplan’sfailureisnowclear;thewillofthisworldisinterfering...Iwait..."
"Idon’thavemuchtimeleft..."
"Please...helpme..."
ItcanbeseenthatwhenTheKingofUndeadwrotehisfinalletter,hisconsciousnessstartedtobecomeconfused,unabletoremaincompletelyclear.
Puttinghislastremainingexistenceintothebonfireisthefinalthingthisfailedkingcando.
Atthismoment,theblazingbonfireisatestamenttohisfinalwill.
Next,wehavetheinformationaboutthelayersintheUndergroundCemetery,leftbyTheKingofUndead.
"TheGuardianofthefirstlayerisablackirongiant,carryingthesoulcodeofthedepartedprincess."
Sheisapureandinnocentprincessofthekingdom,unawareofthehardshipsoftheworld.ShegrewupcarefreeandistheyoungestandmostinnocentamongalltheGuardians.
Inherkingdom,thereisakingwhobecamemadbecauseofmagic.Heisalsooneofthemostfamoushumanheroesofthedivineera.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯衼)
Inhispursuitofthestrongestmagic,thekingcommittednumerousinsanecrimes,oneofwhichwasusinghisowndaughterandsubordinatesastestsubjects.
ThedepartedprincessisoneofthesacrificesofferedbyherownfathertotheNetherworld,aperfectexperimentfordeathmagic.
Astheultimateuserofdeathmagic,TheKingofUndeadreceivedthesesouls,andthedepartedprincessistheonewhoevokesthemostsympathy.
BecausesheneverbelievedthatshewouldbesacrificedtotheNetherworld,sheeventhoughtthatbehindthedarkarmorofthedeadwasherownfather,whoalwayslovedher.
Thatinnocentsoulsomehowperfectlymatcheswiththefinalgiantwhodiedonthebattlefield,withoutanyrejection.
Asoneofthelastsecretgiantsamonghumans,hebravelydiedinafiercebattleagainstdragons,evenusingthesecrettechniqueofburninghissoul.
Inthefinalwarofthedivineera,thefallenprincessbecamethenewcoreofthelastgiant.Wearingablackironarmor,theimmortalgiantachievedremarkablevictories,slayingdouble-digitnumbersofdragons.
Ifitweren’tforTheKingofUndeadforbiddingtherecordingoftheexistenceofundeadsoldiersinhistory,shemighthavebeenoneofthemostlegendaryheroesamongthehumancamp.
ThesecondlayerGuardian,theverdantseadragon,equippedwithasoulcodenamed"WarDancer."
LikethePassedPrincess,shebelongedtotheroyalfamily.However,duetotheexposureoftheking’scrimesofresearchingnecromancy,whichledtotherebellionofthecitizens,thedancingprincess,asoneoftheroyalfamilymembers,wascapturedandexecutedbytheroyalfleetatthattime.
Thedancingprincessherselfwasunawareoftheking’snecromancyresearch.Shevoluntarilywenttovisitthekingdom’snavy,butendedupbeingcapturedbytherebelliousnavyandpubliclyexecuted.
Theexecutionmethodwastothrowherintothesea,andtheaudiencewhohadapplaudedhershortlybeforethrewdebrisather,eventuallydrowningher.
Becauseshesankintothesea,shehadanextraordinaryobsessionandlongingforweaponsthatcouldfreelymoveinwater.Eventually,sheperfectlymergedwiththeexperimentalSeaDragonBeastweapon.Duringthedivineerawar,sheblockadedoverseventypercentoftheLeviathanfaction’smarinetransportationlines,becominganunknownheroofhumanvictory.
Shedesiredpowermorethananyoneelseandenjoyedactingalone.
ThethirdGuardianoftheoperahouse,knownasthePhantom,withthesoulcodenameEnchantingSongstress.
Shewasthegreatestsingeronthecontinentbeforeshedied.ShewasgoodfriendswithWarDancer,andtheirbondwasevenstrongerthanfriendship.
AfterWarDancerwasexecuted,thekingdomfellintoarebelliouswar.Noonelistenedtothesingeranymore,andtheoperatroupetheyhadformedtogetherwentbankrupt.Thewarengulfedtheland.
Thesinger,whowasbornacommoner,hidinanabandonedtowerindespair.Shelostallmeaninginlifeandherbestfriend.Intheend,shestarvedtodeathinthetower.
Uniquetraits:incrediblycontagiousspirit,possessingthestrongestvoiceintheUndergroundCemetery.However,shemustneverfallintoastateofmadness,ashersingingwouldindiscriminatelyattackeveryone.
Shelongedtobelovedbysomeone,butshelostthepersonshelovedthemost.Once,shebelievedtheworldwasbeautiful,buttheworldbetrayedher.
Shecouldn’tfacesuchaworldandwouldratherchoosetoself-destructthanstayinaworldwithouttheWarDancer.
Ifthesingerandthedancerfoughttogether,theycouldunleashunimaginablepower.ThesingeralonecouldmatchtheroyalfamilyoftheMermaidclaninstrength.
ThefourthGuardian,knownastheRiftSpaceDragon,withthesoulcodenameKingdom’sShield.
TheleaderoftheKingdomKnights,whoprotectedthecapitalcityduringtherebellion,endedupbeingexecuted.Hewasoncethestrongestshieldofthekingdomandtheformertopknightofthecontinent.
Evenafterdeath,henevergaveuponhisbelieftoprotectthecountry.HepossessedthestrongestauraabilityamongalltheGuardiansandwieldedaweaponprototypemadefromthebodyofthepreviousgeneration’sdragonking.
AmongalltheGuardians,shehadthemoststablementality,closesttothatofanormalhuman.Herweapon,theRiftSpaceDragon,wasarareair-combatdominatorinthisworld.