The gray demon god's pupils shrank suddenly.

The weeping side of him still didn't react, but the other side showed a palpable look of pain.

At the base of his pupils, a rainbow light slowly lit up:

Everything around seems to come to a halt and rewind at great speed...... In the blink of an eye, Annan felt his gaze come under a sanctuary.

- That's the Bone Sanctuary.

Annan was quick to recognize.

This is the idol that belongs to the bone-buried mother-in-law, and it is the one that was smashed by the skeleton not long ago.

Today, it is enshrined high above the church.

A white-haired, white-skinned, one-eyed, amber-eyed giant boy who looked like a sun wheel knelt on one knee.

He looked up at the statue of the buried mother-in-law, his face solemn and his eyes seemed to shine.

—Midas Immortal.

"My son. My heir...... My continuator.

"The immortal prince of this generation."

In front of the teenager.

Wearing a pure gold mask and pure white armor, the [Eternal Father], holding the dark gold giant sword engraved with a string of runes in both hands, bowed his head and asked solemnly:

"You will ...... How will I be treated with my nationals?

"What are you going to do with the country?

"What will you do with yourself?"

Three extremely heavy questions in a row.

But the young man with the Amber Pupil did not waver in the slightest.

The young man did not hesitate and couldn't wait, and recited the vow he had already thought of to his father.

"I vow that I will always have mercy on all beings and care for the weak;

"I swear that I will be impartial and law-abiding at all times;"

"I swear that until I die, my heart will always have righteousness and love;

"I swear that I will be the one who will eliminate the most pain, and I will be the one who will make the greatest happiness;

"I will be a candle, and I will burn out. But before it burns out, I will do everything in my power to dispel the darkness for posterity;

"I will set up a monument and bury the dead that are not yet dead, and I will not allow the dead to walk on the earth as far as I can see;

"I will do my best, and then I will turn to smoke and dust—and my bones will eventually be the cornerstone of the giant's rise again."

But only his father knew how difficult it would be...... What a painful vow.

- You'll regret it.

He thought to himself.

In the end, though, he didn't say anything.

Respect the will of the next generation of immortals...... This is a curse that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Immortal Family.

"So, as you wish."

Yongsheng Gong said in a deep voice.

He lifted his greatsword and slapped it on his son's left and right shoulders.

Then.

He gave the greatsword to his son, turned around, and unfastened his cloak.

Few people will know.

The armor on the back of the Immortal Gong is a crack like a pupil.

That location, for ......

"Farewell, father."

Midas whispered, aiming his greatsword at his father's back—stabbing hard.

The moment the blade pierced through its body, it burst out with divine heat.

Without any resistance, without any pain, the immortal males of the previous generation were reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye...... And the sacred armor worn by the Eternal Princess, as the "Paladin Chief", also fell to the ground scattered.

Midas was silent, putting on the white-gold armor that had fallen to the ground.

- As an immortal duke, he is not even qualified to collect a handful of ashes as a remembrance.

It was in that moment.

At the moment when the Eternal Father felt self-loathing, a vague thought popped up in his mind.

"I want ...... Break this disgusting tradition. ”

In order to let his offspring no longer have the right to keep his father's ashes......

It is for the sake of justice and love.

"I will be a candle for the flame, and I will burn out."

But before it burns out...... I will do my best to be good.

The next moment, the whole world turned gray and stopped in an instant.

"Do you remember, Midas?"

The only colored Elle, standing where Midas's father had dissipated, looked at his grayish, frozen back.

“…… Your first dream was not to attain physical body or divine status. Rather, they want to break this tradition...... It is the lofty wish of [hoping that the tragedy will not be repeated]. ”

It was a simple and noble dream like "I want to be a partner in justice".

It is a sincere wish that has no problems and no dirt to speak of.

Purge the undead. Aid to the weak. Help those who you can. Save those who can be saved.

This is...... What Midas did during the first thirty years of his succession to the throne of the "Eternal Prince".

Nature.

He is also a mortal man, and he will also love people.

He will also get married and have children...... His son will inherit his place.

But the first trouble came.

His son...... What a fool.

"—Your Majesty, I'll be one step ahead."

These were the last words of his wife, when her son had grown up and committed suicide with the holy sword [Ember of the Bones].

With a wave of power, it is enough to sweep away ten miles of undead.

Such a holy sword...... It is most commonly used to self-depletion.

In that moment, Midas had an unprecedented resistance to the Mission and the Oath.

And......

Resistance to death.

Giants shouldn't have had such thoughts.

Because they have little affection between them, they only need to live for themselves. Even the most weary of the Eternal Families were "especially forgiven" and only had to live for forty years...... As soon as the child reaches adulthood, he or she can pass on his armor and sword to the next generation.

From this point of view, even the immortal ...... The same is true of the concept of life and death.

However, at the moment when his wife died.

In Midas's heart, there was a sense of mission that was almost absurd.

If you die...... Can a son really inherit his own path?

But when he was keenly aware that he could not fight against the heavy "tradition" accumulated over thousands of years of history by himself...... Grand Duke Midas cowardly stepped back.

…… He wasn't out of the question.

Twenty years after he inherited the throne of the Eternal Father, when his son was sixteen years old.

After the white-haired boy and the Eternal Princess, they entered the secret room again.

Same as ever...... Only the Eternal Father, who looked a little crazy, walked out.

But no one knows.

It was not the immortal ...... of the previous generation who died this time Rather, his fool's son.

"Maybe that's when it ...... Your original desire has been changed. ”

- Kill his own son with his own hands.

It is undoubtedly the most unforgivable capital crime in any country.

And after having gained "twenty years" for killing his son, as well as a new wife and son...... Although this son was a smart man, he could not be as capable as Midas, who had already ruled for forty years.

"I will be a candle for the flame, and I will burn it out...... But my life is worth more than theirs. ”

With this in mind, Midas killed his wife and son again.

And so it goes, generation after generation...... He killed all his children and spouses, playing the role of generation after generation of "immortal dukes" with different personalities.

Finally, he faced the maximum limit.

- An invisible wall called Lifespan.

The "limit" that is almost impossible for the giant race to touch.

By then, the undead were on the verge of extinction...... The Elven Empire has also been reduced in political power due to the cessation of the use of spell technology. It was undoubtedly a turning point for the Principality of Eternal Life......

Midas, who couldn't give up, finally chose the biggest taboo.

The Land of Paladins, the Land of the Enemy of the Undead, the Land of Immortality, the Land of Burial and Funeral Songs - among the countries where everyone is the enemy of the undead, their immortal duke, the most virtuous paladin, has transformed himself into the undead.

Ignoring morality. Transgression of the law. Betraying a loved one......

He did all the forbidden things.

"Dreams are poisonous ...... that confuse the good and drive the wicked mad"

Annan muttered in a low voice.

When did it start......

The boy with the glint in his eyes...... What about the depravity?

"You're still betrayed by your dreams. Your talents are exhausted, your mind is dry, and your people are betrayed...... In the end, he betrayed his dreams.

"That's Elle's holy deed. It transcends time and space and cause and effect, and confirms to the very root of the truth of Betrayal, which is you, the Eternal Father.

"From the very beginning, you have lived under Elle's curse...... The most ridiculous thing is that Elle was born out of your fear and regret of the 'bones'.

"The dream that you betrayed has become your greatest curse, your deepest nightmare, haunting you for the rest of your life...... Make you regret everything you have left behind for the rest of your life.

"Until now, 'the creator was killed by his own creation'...... This is the highest sacrificial ritual of the Bone Duke. And now the skeleton is dead, and only one survives. You will in turn become Elle's nourishment—the ritual that you used to contain the maliciously set of sacrifices that killed Elle...... Eventually, you will bury yourself completely. ”

If the Skeleton Male didn't intend to snatch Elle's body.

Then the fact that he was killed by Elle was enough to make him a true god of betrayal—it was precisely because of his instinctive rejection of the "bones" that he lost his body and the ability to respond to rituals.

And now......

"In this way, the reason for [betrayal] ...... Fully proven. ”

Annan opened his eyes and returned to a shattered world full of sand.

The next moment, at the fingertips of "Ai Lei", a rainbow light condensed.

Under the watchful eye of the weary gray demon god pierced by countless rainbow chains.

An intense rainbow glow rose from the ground.

"Elle's" voice was filled with rumbling echoes.

"As you yourself say...... What you fear is not 'death is coming,' because you already know that 'death is coming.' As you have sworn to 'I will be a candle and I will burn out'.

"You went in the wrong direction in the first place, tombstone......

"You're going to burn it out here."

A burst of light, condensed in Elle's hands.

It is the Book of Truth that carries the doctrine of Betrayal.

—The Book of Atonement.