Immortality is naturally good. But if you are born immortal, so much the better.

Resisting death is a betrayal of all the "life" that you have experienced so far.

Every painful choice, every sorrow that is incubated by loss, every joy that is ignited by gain...... The love and hate of the past will also be erased by time.

When looking at the tomb of the grandson or great-grandson of the lover and the enemy, the emotions of the past in my heart seem so absurd.

It is as if everything that I used to work hard for and suffer for in the past has become meaningless because of the great continuation of life.

From this point of view, the strong desire of the Golden Rank and the idea of using the firewood of the "soul" as a substitute for lifespan are the basis for the complete reshaping of their worldview after becoming gods.

The outlook on life of short-lived species is completely different from that of long-lived species - and this is naturally reasonable.

Giants themselves are immortals.

But the undead and the gods are the most immortal species in this world.

- The Skeleton is both an undead and a god.

"The so-called 'funeral'...... It is a gift to say goodbye to the dead. ”

The skeleton man still knelt down in front of the buried mother-in-law, and whispered, "The earliest funeral ...... Formed in the early part of the First Period. The so-called 'ritual of burying bones' is to swallow the dead with the earth......

"The ancients, why did they think of ...... Do you want to bury the dead with the earth? ”

His voice was calm and cold, and just listening to it sent chills down the spine.

"Nature...... It will not be to give it rest. The association of 'burial' with 'rest' came to mind ...... the fact that the earth is always silent, like winter, like a corpse.

At the end of the day, burial is about forgetting. Buried in order to see each other again. ”

The Skeleton Master was silent for a moment when he said this.

It was as if he wanted to take a deep breath...... But He no longer has the ability to "breathe."

"Therefore," whispered the Skeleton Male, "burial is betrayal."

"People remember the dead, but they know it from the fear in their blood...... Eventually, people will face death. Therefore, people do not have so much fear of death itself. More often than not, it is because of the fact that 'death' means that they are absolutely cut off from what they already have. ”

The bones man's words became more and more fluent: "What they fear is not 'death is coming', because they already know that 'death is coming'. From the very beginning, what they feared was that 'death' would cut off their lives.

"It's like being exiled to the end of the sky. Empty-handed, he was exiled to another world outside this world...... The ancients' imagination of the afterlife also roughly came from this. ”

As He gradually adapted to modern grammar, the bones no longer spoke so intermittently...... Therefore, the heavy and praying oppressive force has been reduced a lot.

Longjing Tea's heart was beating fiercely.

His instinct made him feel uneasy and excited.

He was vaguely aware of ......

The Skeleton Male seems to be about to do something big.

Because the initial meeting was too abrupt. Now, he suddenly recalled...... They didn't perform any ritual calling for the Skeleton.

Then it is impossible for the Skeleton Male to come here on his own initiative.

In other words.

The presence of the Skeleton Male here has nothing to do with them. They're just catching up.

He must have been—and could only be—returned to the Duchy of Mourning Song early.

Here's the problem.

Why is this empty nest old bone going back to his hometown alone?

Visit?

Or is it ......

“…… It is precisely because of the 'Five Laws of the Dead' that death cuts everything apart and gives up everything, and it becomes terrifying. And apart from the fear of giving up the indispensable, death itself is not terrible.

"My country was once called the "Funeral Song". That's not what it's really called. ”

No one responded, and the voice of the old man of the bones sounded in the center of the sea of tombs.

"Because it has resounded the 'parting song' all over the country for a month. But it's different from what other countries think...... This is not because of their bravery, but because in the course of long thinking, we giants have been able to look directly and face death. It's a celebration and a farewell.

"There is a saying that has been passed down among you dwarves for a long time - giants have no vision when they are young, and cannot speak when they grow old. The first half of the sentence is correct...... Because giants only have one huge eye, juvenile giants will feel tired when they open their eyes for a little longer.

"We are not like you, we need to hunt and craft. Therefore, it is not necessary to locate the prey with both eyes - giants have psychic abilities, and psychic abilities alone are enough to gain a sense of space. Then, in the era of nutrient scarcity, nutrition should be given priority to the brain and torso, and the eyes can not develop for the time being.

"When the body is strong and the brain is developed, the giant opens his eyes. This is when it is used to find a spouse...... The clearer and brighter the eyes, the better the brain and body are well developed and the more competitive they are.

"And the aging giant, in fact, can speak. But they don't speak in front of people...... This is because they are gradually cutting off their 'ties' with the world.

"If you are separated after a quarrel, it is a pain for both people. But if the two sides don't see each other, after a long time, all emotions will be washed away. Giants, as they grow old, prepare for their own death—just as you prepare for your teenage years as infancy, and as a teenager as you prepare for adulthood.

"But you don't dare to look at death...... Therefore, the older you get, the more you want to escape, and the more you can't hear death. As if death would not come as long as it was not heard......"

"—but death came."

The Skeleton Male said so calmly.

To say this in His current capacity is ironic.

Because the skeleton itself is a god born from death......

In the records, the Skeleton Duke was the last Grand Duke of the Principality of Mourning Song - at that time, the Great Barrier collapsed, and the Principality of Mourning Song was the closest to the Grand Barrier. Before the small barrier was propped up, the Duchy of Mourning Song was already overwhelmed by the gray fog and had no way to retreat.

In the face of the "mortal death", all the transcendents who believe in the Buried Lady immediately use their last strength to kill the transcendents of other faiths in the principality and absorb all the curses on them...... Then he took the poison and sealed his bones with the unique magic of the Buried Lady before he died.

And the skeleton man silently launched the sublimation ceremony after everyone committed suicide.

He took the "death" of all people and turned it into the foundation of his own ascension. Under his empty cloak, the souls of all the people are bound.

It was He who kept everyone at rest that allowed Him to turn his back on death.

It is this betrayal of "inevitable death", the betrayal of fate, the betrayal of the mission, and the betrayal of the people that makes him the god of betrayal.

So now......

The uneasiness and excitement in Longjing Tea's heart became more and more intense.

What the hell is the Skeleton Male trying to say?

What exactly does He want to do?

Longjing Tea became more and more aware that something was approaching...... Even the delicious wind geese and stray children, who were not so powerful in their perceptions, began to feel chills down their spines.

"I buried everybody. I said goodbye to everyone. I betrayed everyone. I forgot about everyone. ”

The Skeleton Man said word by word, "I have severed all ties with everyone. I say goodbye to all that I have—my world is destroyed that day. ”

He slowly rose from the ground.

His figure was tall and majestic, like a pure white mountain.

"I've always felt that something was wrong."

The old man's voice sounded slowly: "I see.

"I've buried myself a long time ago......"

With that, the skeleton man who stood like a knight was silent for a moment.

"—I'm sorry, mother-in-law."

It was a very low sound.

Dove was the only one who caught the whisper.

The next moment, the skeleton man did something that everyone present didn't expect-

I saw Him chanting calmly.

"[Destroy]—"

—Breaking the Proverbs.

The Supreme Edict blurted out.

In front of the Skeleton Male.

The dark gray, tsunami-like cone-shaped aura spread forward—

And the first one.

It is the idol of the buried mother-in-law, and the tomb guarded by her.

In just a split second - both were completely ruined to the dust!