Volume 1: Stranger in a Strange Land Chapter 61: Finishing Work
The nightmare maid, whose neck was tightly grasped by the man surrounded by thunder, kept glancing at the battle in the center of the tomb.
The battle between disaster and false gods.
Why hasn't my contractor died yet?
This is the only thought in its mind right now.
Unlike other Moon Realm monsters, as the maid of the Nightmare Lord, it often has the opportunity to meet the Void King who reigns over the entire Nightmare Swamp. Therefore, it has occasionally heard the name of the "disaster" from a thousand years ago in the conversation between the Nightmare Lord and his demon generals, and understands what kind of existence the other party is.
Even Ms. Zwamala, who possessed supreme power and whose earthly body was personally sculpted by imitating the magic power condensed by the holy spirits, was completely shattered and expelled by the man called "disaster."
As long as he is not in the Moon Realm, even the Void King cannot do anything to him.
Moreover, he was holding the Judgment Armament, a killing weapon that could completely kill the Moon Realm monsters. It could directly destroy the essence of its existence through its body.
Die quickly, my contractor! Die quickly so I can return to the Moon Realm! Stop struggling!
It was so anxious that it wanted to shout out loud.
The staggering demon that had been struck several meters away by a bolt of lightning had just recovered. Its sickly yet vigorous vitality continued to surge, causing it to shake its head and rush over again tenaciously, as if it was eager to rescue its Moon Realm ally.
Cass had no choice but to devote some of his energy to fighting the staggering demon.
This idiot, can't you just let me die in peace?
It was at this time that the connection between the Nightmare Maid and its contractor in the Ether Realm was suddenly severed.
It looked towards the center of the tomb with surprise. The short-lived false god was sunk into a deadly abyss by the "disaster", and his breath completely disappeared in the air.
But after a few seconds, it discovered that the contract between them was not broken.
The nightmare maid who was waiting for Moon Realm to recall her remained where she was, with no sign of her body turning into black salt crystals and dissipating.
Why?
The nightmare maid had no time to think about the reason. She directly asked Cass, who was strangling her neck with his intact arm, in a very mocking tone:
"Hero, is the power gained by sacrificing that witch very powerful?"
“Bang!”
The staggering demon at the side was blown back again by a lightning bolt as thick as a bucket. Thorn-like charred lines covered its body, and a thick gray spore cloud began to spread around it.
"You'll soon experience for yourself how powerful I am, ant!"
Cass spoke to the nightmare maid with a violent and crazy expression, not even realizing that there was a big problem in the way he addressed her.
Looking at the lightning that was so thick that it was almost turning into liquid in the other party's hand, a smile of success appeared on the corner of the nightmare maid's mouth.
The other party was indeed influenced by the cruel and tyrannical God King Oka in the Black Water Mythology, and would lose his mind at the slightest provocation.
But just before the fist clenched with thunder was about to smash its head into pieces, a frost barrier appeared out of nowhere in front of the Nightmare Maiden.
There was a flash of light and shards of ice flew everywhere.
By the time it regained its sight, "Disaster" was already standing next to Cass.
William frowned as he looked at this incomplete authority. Just as he had worried before, the current Cass was gradually showing a tendency to be controlled by the mythical prototype.
If the situation continues to get out of control, it may very well become a "disaster" in the future.
The great enemy that the End Watchers had to fight against back then was not only the threat from the Moon Realm, but also those who abused ritual magic to ascend to power without restraint, which eventually spiraled out of control and became an uncontrollable natural disaster that became a mythical phenomenon. The phenomenon known as "the calamity" was arguably the second greatest threat to the continent of Vic besides the Moon Realm.
"Calm down and remember who you are."
William said as he hit Cass on the head with a stick.
A ball of light, much softer than the one that had struck the giant snake shadow before, shone on Cass's head, and he fell to the ground with a "bang".
The nightmare maid intended to take this opportunity to escape, but before she could get up, several shadow chains firmly fixed her to the ground, and the staggering demon next to her suffered the same fate.
"Why? Why am I still in this world even though my contractor is dead?"
The nightmare maid looked at William and asked loudly.
"Because he is not dead yet, and of course he is not alive either. He has just been forgotten by the world."
As he spoke, William walked forward, bent down and helped Cass up.
At this moment, the man's eyes have regained clarity.
This was natural, as William's staff had been enchanted with spells .
As for why a staff was used instead of casting spells directly, I can only say that the feeling of hitting the snake's head previously was really great, and the force feedback in the game is far from being as satisfying as the real thing.
William now can understand how Evelyn felt back then.
"You have to learn to use this power in moderation, to control it instead of letting it control you."
Looking at Cass who was looking at him in confusion, William coughed lightly and said:
"Authority is different from magic. It has its own will and will always try to make you submit to its will. If you really submit, then the ancient myths and legends will be reborn through your body."
After hearing the other party's words, Cass recalled his previous state.
When thunder flashes on his body, his chest is filled with anger, madness, a morbid desire for control, and a feeling of contempt for everyone as ants.
It was as if he was a god king who was high above the nine heavens and looked down upon all living beings.
Or perhaps the God-King briefly took control of his own body.
"But...what is this?"
Cas asked with some fear.
"echo."
William replied:
"The echoes of some old things that should have been eliminated and thrown into the garbage dump of history are still clinging to the struggle to return the world to the 'mythical era' when everything was in order."
Cass looked at the magic caster who had met him once before and who had given him the life-saving demon-sealing rune. He had so many things to say that he didn't know where to start.
Should you thank the other person for rescuing you first, or should you ask about his or her identity first?
Before he could speak, the man with gray hair and silver eyes spoke first:
"I know you have a lot of questions now, but before that, you have more important things to do, right?"
As he spoke, he pointed with the frost staff in his hand at the nightmare maiden who was firmly imprisoned by shadow chains.
"Just finish what you have to do first."
The man said.
When Cass came to his senses, he had already walked in front of the Moon Realm Monster, and lightning flashed on his hands again.
He felt the space beside his left hand being torn apart, and a spatial rift opened up there. A familiar mist holding a pitch-black knight's sword appeared next to his hand.
Judgment IV.
"For revenge, use this."
The man's words came from behind.
For some reason, Cass felt much calmer after being hit by the staff. He held the sword in his left hand a little awkwardly, looking coldly at the man in front of him who was one of the culprits who destroyed everything he had ever had, and raised the sword in the man's horrified gaze.
"It's not me..."
Faced with the imminent death, the nightmare maid stammered and tried to explain something.
"tell me……"
Before swinging the sword, Cass recalled the question the other party had asked him before, and decided to ask it the same question now.
"What's the most important thing about nightmares?"
The dark knight's sword chopped down, and a head wrapped in mist rolled to the ground, and the shadow chains bound to it also dissipated.
As the mist from the nightmare maid dissipated, an old, skinny and ugly body fell to the ground beneath the veneer.
Died like a mortal.
Cas sighed.
It's over... This long journey is finally over...
So where should he go next?
…………
This person can indeed use Judgment Four.
When William saw Cass chopping off the nightmare maid's head with a sharp knife, a guess in his mind finally came true, and he immediately felt a wave of melancholy.
If that's the case, then Blake is indeed dead...
Judgment IV was created by the Whispering Queen, who symbolizes conspiracy and betrayal. Its attribute is "loyalty", which is completely opposite to the field she controls. Therefore, this weapon can only have one master.
Its ownership will be passed on to the bloodline descendants of its previous owner after the death of the previous owner. It will only return to an ownerless state after the direct bloodline descendants of its holder die out.
Although it is unclear whether Cass is a descendant of Blake or a later holder, since he can use this weapon, it means that Blake is indeed dead...
"I should have admitted this a long time ago... Everyone is mortal."
In this world, unless one sells one's soul to the Moon Realm, or chooses to give up part of one's personality and identity to achieve the authority of a god, even if one's power level reaches the divine realm, the life span of mortals is mostly fixed within a certain range. Even if one becomes an undead, they will gradually decay and dissipate over time.
Because the cycle of life and death is the most basic law of the world.
And the long years are too cruel to the hearts of mortals.
William sighed softly.
I just don't know whether he lived a happy life after I left.
At this time, Cass came over with the knight's sword in his hand. He offered the sword to William with both hands and said:
"Thank you for everything... Thank you, this is back to you."
William looked at the tall man holding the Judgment Armor with some emotion, and then replied:
"You don't have to give it back to me. You are the master of this sword now."
Cass did not put away the sword, but looked at William and answered in a tired tone:
"I have no reason to hold the sword anymore."
This journey of revenge, which lasted less than half a month, seemed to have burned out all the meaning of his life.
William shook his head and took the sword back into the other's hand and said:
"This sword itself is the reason... Welcome to join the End Watch."
William could never leave this man alone, a person who had obtained the incomplete power of God King Oka and was also the current master of Judgment Four.
If the former is well trained, he will become a powerful fighter capable of exerting power at the divine level, while the latter will be an important reliance in the future to fight against the Moon Realm forces.
Of course, it was too early to ask him to join his new trial seat, but now was the time to explain his purpose and identity to the other party.
"The End Watcher?"
The legendary stories intertwined with the current reality gave Cass a sense of unreality, but fortunately, there were enough incredible , so he did not have much psychological barriers to accept this.
"May I ask who you are?"
Cass suddenly recalled the story he had heard from the bard when he was a child about the legendary hero known to every household.
The name of the hero that appears together with the name of the legendary organization, Endwatch.
But, is it possible? That was more than a thousand years ago.
"The one who will complete a thousand years of unfinished business."
William replied.
"William Kane?"
Cass, who had grasped the sword again, confirmed with a trembling voice.
"You just said that you no longer have any reason to hold the sword. Let me tell you, your revenge is far from over."
William did not answer his question, but pointed to the Moon Realm Communication Array on the dome of the tomb that he had destroyed.
"They have been manipulating everything here behind the curtain, including your fate, the fate of the Duke of Thorns, and the fate of the entire empire today."
The crisis surrounding the Eternal Gift and the King's Ritual was essentially a test for the three Void Kings to step out from the shadows. Of course, each of them had their own thoughts, such as the Whispering Queen wanting to retrieve the "Judgment Four" that could harm her essence, the Nightmare Lord wanting to get the mysterious soul fragment, and...
Among the thirteen Void Kings, the three Black Water Goddesses are very petty and easy to hold grudges, but in comparison, their style of doing things is more inclined to manipulate behind the scenes, and is not so direct and violent.
If even they are planning to step into the spotlight, who will be the next to make a move?
"So you came back because..."
"To put an end to this."
William replied, and then he looked at the main body of the Eternal Gift's secret ritual floating in the air, the core of the tide of the undead that was once the tower keeper.
A blazing flame spear took shape on the staff.
"No! You can't do that!"
The staggering demon who was tied up with shadow chains nearby cried out at this time.
The death of the nightmare maid had already made it realize that it was doomed today, but when it saw that man intending to destroy the main body of the Eternal Gift, the desire that came from its own nature made it cry out.
"You can keep him here. With your ability, you can fully control the power of the Corrupted Moon Undead Tide. They have millions of loyal servants..."
The Shambling Demon persuaded.
"When I killed the Corrupted Moon Witch King, your master also told me the same thing. Come to think of it, that was the first time I met Him."
William did not look at the shambling demon when he spoke. The color of the flame spear on his staff gradually turned into a bright white.
"My answer at the time was, what use do I have for that pile of skeletons? Is it just to strengthen His source of power in the Moon Realm?"
The flaming spear shot out, and the empty shell of a tower keeper turned into dust.
