Chapter 274: Kill the Shipman! (V)

Feeling the respectful gazes of the Nasen guards, Wang Yuanjing nodded slightly.

Obviously they already knew that Behemoth retreated because of the new guard in front of them.

"Mr. Bo Xun, give him a tree."

A glimmer of hope flashed in King Nathan's eyes.

She placed her last hope on Wang Yuanjing, hoping that this powerful guard could once again save the fate of Nasen Island.

Everywhere you look, you see devastation
The sacred tree is located at the core of the royal city. Around the sacred tree, the gods and people built the royal palace and the royal city.

In order to defend against foreign enemies, the place where the sacred tree was originally located was set up with a barrier by the Nasen guards. It was shrouded in clouds and mist. Wang Yuanjing had seen it more than once. It could be called a paradise on earth.

But now the scene has changed.
The outer body of the sacred tree turned gray, revealing its main body buried underground. The huge root system from top to bottom no longer had the vitality it once had, and the texture of the roots became as gray as cement.

And this grayness continues to spread.
So far
For the first time, the plot completely deviates from its original trajectory.

According to the original development, the sacred tree should have been blown up, leaving only a trace of its life source parasitic on Elijah.

Later, this source of life or authority will be transferred to King Nathan, and the sacred tree will usher in a new destiny.

It's different now
Behemoth was stopped by himself, and the sacred tree seemed to have escaped its original fate. It seemed to have succeeded in asking Wang Yuanjing for help.
However, this is not the case. The sacred tree went to destruction in a different way, and it is even unknown whether it can retain a trace of life this time as developed in the plot.

But Wang Yuanjing was not surprised.

Even in his heart, he had foreseen this scene:
"Nidhogg, the malicious attacker."

"what?"

King Nathan, who was closest to him, heard what Wang Yuanjing said.

"The World Tree that connects the nine worlds has three roots in total. The three roots draw water from three springs respectively, allowing the World Tree to continue to grow.

"One of the tree roots extends into the Hvergelmir spring in Niflheim, the Land of Mist. The poisonous dragon Nidhogg lurks beside the spring, gnawing at the root along with countless snakes.

"When they bite off the roots, the World Tree will wither and the Ragnarok will come."

Wang Yuanjing said with a puzzled look on his face.

"Mr. Bo Xun, do you mean that the sacred tree has been attacked?"

King Nathan's voice suddenly became a little higher.

"So if we find the person hiding in the dark, will the sacred tree be able to come back to life?"

The conversation between the two attracted the attention of the Nathan guards, and a glimmer of hope rose in the hearts of the loyal guards.

Even Elijah was no exception.
Although he committed a treacherous act, his loyalty to the sacred tree was no less than that of others. If we make an analogy, we could probably regard him as a rebellious child.

The sacred tree must not be allowed to die at the hands of despicable people!

Absolutely not!

There was a gleam of cruelty in Elijah's eyes.

"you are wrong
"The cause of Ragnarok was not Nidhogg biting off the tree roots. Nidhogg biting off the tree roots was only a sign that Ragnarok had arrived, not the cause.

"The real reason is the hatred accumulated over many years of war between the gods and the giants, so the two camps are destined to have a final battle to end it all."

Wang Yuanjing shook his head.

At the root of it all, there is a reason why Nason Island is not accepted by this world.

The fundamental reason is that the corrupt kingdom system will inevitably be eliminated by a more advanced social system.

"Mr. Bo Xun, there is a saying in your hometown: 'God is merciful to all living things.' Is it really impossible for our civilization to continue?

"Even if you think it is corrupt, backward, ignorant
"But we are also a civilization with life, and we also want the right to live!"

Queen Nathan is not stupid. In fact, she can always feel the contempt in Wang Yuanjing's heart.

Unlike Behemoth who was purely driven by profit and satisfied their shameless ambitions under the banner of justice, the man in front of him looked down on them in an infuriating way.

Even if he didn't say it explicitly, from beginning to end, this person never looked at their civilization as an equal.
It's as if their end is bound to be destruction.

"God has never really blessed anyone. It is just a rational description of the laws governing the operation of this world. The cycle of life and death continues. For civilization, only the continuous death of aging individuals can bring about the survival of new individuals."

Wang Yuanjing pointed at King Nathan and then at himself.

"You and I are nothing in the face of the great trend of history. The Forest Kingdom has been exiled to the corner of the world and has never seen the light of day. Isn't it the same for us, the aliens, alchemists, and magicians?"

He never forgot that in this world, aliens are always a vulnerable group.

Perhaps in the near future, the alien group will also meet its end like Nathan Island.

Of course, Wang Yuanjing believes that the extraordinary will not disappear, but will cling to the tree of human civilization as a branch in another way.

The existence of Behemoth is a good example.

As one of the two poles of the world, my country must also be making efforts in this direction, but it has risen too fast and has not yet touched on this aspect.
In the future, perhaps no one will practice with the goal of becoming an immortal.

Even this day is not far away, so he must firmly grasp the tail of this era.
The peak produces false support, the dusk witnesses the true believers!
He wants to fulfill his dream before that era comes!
"."

Seeing that the sacred tree was becoming even more withered, Wang Yuanjing put away the thoughts in his mind, took a step forward and came to the big pit where the core of the sacred tree's roots were.

Elijah wanted to stop him, but King Nathan stopped him.

Wang Yuanjing, with his back to the crowd, also breathed a sigh of relief.

He had to go down there, but if possible, he didn't want to confront the people from Nason Island. Looking at the bottomless gray-white roots below, his eyes fluctuated.

very good!

What follows is a personal vendetta!

Wang Yuanjing leaped forward and walked down along the roots of the sacred tree.

When Stephen White arrived, he had seen the roots of the sacred tree, which was emitting a dazzling golden light representing life.

But now, the golden light has long faded, and the roots have turned from the brown of the trees to gray.

The further down you go, the darker the gray-white color of the roots of the sacred tree becomes, which means that the other party is devouring the vitality of the sacred tree from the roots.

"Victor"

A faint voice was heard and Wang Yuanjing stopped.

"Victor Victor Victor."

Half of a body was attached to a root of the sacred tree, murmured unconsciously, and the owner of the body had a face exactly like Stephen White.

The existence of the black magician is not an isolated case. Looking back, there are countless people like him.

Such a scene that made Wang Yuanjing lose his sanity was so shocking that even though he had seen a lot of things, he couldn't help but feel secretly frightened.

This is the evil nature behind the majestic and righteous appearance of the sacred tree
All those who died on this island would be sacrificed by the priest of the sacred tree, King Nason, and transformed into the purest life force to nourish the growth of the tree.

This includes the successive Nathan kings and Nathan guards.
In the eyes of the native gods and people, it is a normal thing to fall into the arms of the sacred tree after death.

Live for trees, fight for trees, and finally give everything back to trees.

The sacred tree truly bears the power of God on this small island.

It is difficult to describe such existence as just or evil. In nature, capturing animals for food seems to be quite common.

but
Wang Yuanjing couldn't help but feel a little disgusted.

When faced with a being that feeds on humans, our instinctive empathy arises naturally.

"."

"It seems that this black magician has a deep obsession with a certain Mr. Victor!"

Wang Yuanjing sighed.

When mentioning Victor, the first thing that came to his mind was the Magician Academy in the West. However, the founder of that school should no longer be in this world, right?
Then walk downwards.
There are more and more people like Stephen White, but these people have been almost digested and have not retained the last bit of spiritual will like Stephen White.

They were not like the other party who retained half of their bodies, but only had a face attached to the tree roots. The outlines of their facial features were very shallow, but their eyes were moving unconsciously, looking weird and eerie!

Wang Yuanjing spat and continued walking down.

Finally, at the end of the roots of the sacred tree, a black shadow hovered above it.

"You came?"

The black shadow transformed into a human face with a bald forehead.

It was an ordinary face. The most amazing thing was that after you took one look at it and wanted to recall it again, you could no longer remember what he looked like.

Is that why senior brother doesn’t remember what this monk looks like?
Wang Yuanjing seemed to be thinking about something.

"I am coming."

His tone was calm, and the three magic beads on his wrist trembled violently.

The White Bone Bodhisattva riding on the elephant master appeared. She loved this ghost elephant very much, so she did not let it stay on Behemoth's mothership.

I guess he was afraid of getting bumped into something.

The White Bone Bodhisattva stared at the person in front of her with her bloodshot eyes, full of hostility. She knew that her existence was the result of the person in front of her.

As the other half of Wang Yuanjing, she also has her own pride.

She was uncomfortable with the feeling of being manipulated.

"Donor, you must have a lot of questions, right?"

The monk seemed to have no substance and his body was illusory.

His tone seemed to indicate that he knew a lot about Wang Yuanjing, which made the latter feel a little uncomfortable.

At this time, Wang Yuanjing still maintained the
"Shouldn't you say at this time: You shouldn't have come?"

Wang Yuanjing intended to embarrass the other party.

He is just playing tricks!

He snorted in his heart.

There was a flash of surprise in the monk's eyes, but he quickly concealed it. He clasped his hands together and lowered his eyes:

"Since you are here, benefactor, there are some things that I should let you know."

"Shh!"

There was a flash of lightning. Adhering to the principle of not forcing others to take action, Wang Yuanjing directly spat out a mouthful of Five Thunder Qi and covered the monk's face with it.

(End of this chapter)