Chapter 12: Let Me See!
There was no doubt that the Azure Orb and the robe had exactly the same aura, and Joshua wasn't lying about it.
Although Urbanny still had doubts in his heart, the fluctuations of the power of order could not be faked, and the person who held such power fluctuations only remembered the former 'one', and the 'one' also said that he was not alone.
It's just that neither he nor the Titan Giant would have imagined that it would be a thousand years later to meet his companions again.
Therefore, the Lord of the Gloom River sighed, and then said in a slightly helpless tone: "You are late, mighty warrior, just a few minutes ago, the companion you were looking for was still in this mountain range. β
It didn't take much time for Urbani and Joshua to explain all this, and with the giant's thunderous voice, all the progress of events was unfolded.
At the cost of the Holy Stone Seed, Hirya asked Urbane to protect herself, originally the Titan Giant only wanted to protect for twenty days because there were too many pursuers behind her, but because she saw the light of the Sage bursting from the robe, she decided to send it safely to the tomb of the Sage in the southwest of the continent.
But what they didn't expect was that the Shadow of the Dead's pursuers were large enough to surround the entire Shaya Mountains - the overwhelming shadow monsters flooded the mountains and forests like a tidal wave, shaking the earth, and not wanting to reveal his full strength, and could only fight the enemy in the form of a tree man, Urbandni, who could only protect Hirya's safety at most, but could not send him out.
Then, there is the arrival of the Three Lords of the Dead.
"As we all know, among the shadows of the dead, there is a existence with wisdom." As the titan giant spoke, the Eye of Purple Fire scanned the surrounding heaven and earth, and under its gaze, many remnants of the weak undead were instantly wiped out: "Their strength is strong, they can dominate other undead, and they can also increase their own strength through the death of other undead." β
And Joshua nodded after hearing this, he flew all the way from the southeastern edge of the continent, and indeed saw many such dead figures, because he sensed the danger of this existence, he eradicated them all.
"And in this world, the most powerful Shadow Lords are gathered in the imperial capital of the former Ulan Empire, there are seven of them, and their identities when they are alive are all great heroes who once shook the world and let their legends spread in the mouths of countless descendants, and they are chasing down your companion."
Feeling the wound on his left shoulder, Urbane's tone couldn't help but carry a hint of anger, and a thunderous voice echoed in the sky: "In the past, I didn't know who they really were, but now, at least I know that among them is the Sunfall Arrow Iramos. β
After that, there is no need to say much, in the face of the attack of the three undead commanders, even Urbandni could not hide his clumsiness, and could only exert all the strength of the titan giant, and in the fierce battle, it could not take care of the dragon-winged girl, so it simply built a random teleportation array that could only determine the general direction, and teleported Hirya away directly.
"Is that so?"
After listening, Joshua didn't have much disappointment in his heart, he had long thought that his trip could not be smooth sailing, and now at least he was sure that the other party was not dead, and the relics of the fourth sage were intact, which was already a good situation, you know, in Pope Iger's worst speculation, the coordinate information that passed through many worlds was very likely to be produced by the sage relics exploding.
After thinking for a while, Joshua asked, "So, can you roughly determine where it is?" β
"The area I have framed is the west."
Urbanny shook his head, and a lot of rubble fell from the head of the huge black rock: "Other than that, I don't know anything, I'm not good at teleportation, and I don't know if she's underground or in the sky. β
- It's not reliable, but it's straightforward.
Thinking that the target he was looking for was likely to teleport directly into the underground rock formation, Joshua's heart couldn't help but burst, but then the warrior felt that the sage relic would not be so useless, and would let the inheritor die so easily.
But anyway, there is probably no way to find each other anytime soon.
After thinking about it, Joshua raised his head and looked at the titan giant towering like a mountain, as if a humanoid rock mountain Urbandni has incomparable majesty, after all, it is only half a body with a height of four hundred meters, even if it is a huge sea king giant beast, the Hanging Island Whale, in the hands of the other party, it is just a plaything that can be played, and the dragon is no different from a chicken to it.
At this time, the giant was also looking at the warrior, and the breath that had come from Joshua's heart before reminded the long-dormant Titan of some vague memories from a long, long time ago, and these memories caused the purple fire in its deep eyes to flicker, releasing a light and darkness.
"Then, Lord of the Dark River, I don't plan to take back these sacrifices, I want to ask other questions."
And just as Urbanny was lost in thought, Joshua's words interrupted its memory, but it was not much dissatisfied, only endlessly emotional.
Those are the ethereal memories that it has long forgotten and are about to gradually disappear into the spiritual sea, and if it weren't for this breath, it might have completely forgotten those things that had happened.
"Yes, just ask." Coming back to his senses, the giant replied.
"Why did this world become like this?"
Joshua's words were simple and direct.
He had traveled to many different worlds in the past, the barren continent of Karlis, the natural lands of Irgena, and the ruined empty lands of the Blood Moon Abyss, all of which were on the verge of destruction or had already been destroyed, and by the time the warriors arrived, everything had already happened, and all that remained was counterattack and resistance.
But the situation in the world of Grandia is slightly different, although the continent is full of violent undead, human gathering places are still scattered around every corner.
What's more, according to what the old Heroic Spirit Rayne said, the four major human gathering places around the tomb of the Sage in the southwest of the continent still have extremely advanced magical technology reserves, and they have reclaimed a lot of wasteland and started to re-produce and build - if this is the end of the world, then everything has become the worst, and it can only slowly get better after that, and the warrior believes that with the level of magic in this world, one day a way to completely eliminate the dead will be found.
Compared to the destruction caused by the evil gods before, this world still has the possibility of salvation, and it does not need to rely on miracles, only hard work.
"Is the reason the world is the way it is...... Wait a minute. β
After being silent for a while, the Titan Giant's head slowly turned, it looked at the northwest side of the continent, and smiled disdainfully: "Okay, the peeping people are gone, and I don't need to maintain the battle form." β
As soon as the words fell, the giant's body quickly collapsed, turning into a mountain made of rubble, and countless black-brown veins that looked like plant roots, looking like living beings, and like plants, sank into the earth, returning the forest of the Gloomy River, which had been destroyed by the previous war, to its original state.
The lava cooled, the dead air was purified, and in a short time, the entire Shaya Mountain Range returned to calm, and a giant tree man that seemed to be formed by the condensation of tree roots also broke through the earth in front of Joshua and appeared in front of him: "Do you want to know why this world has become like this?" β
"That's right." The warrior nodded, not only to satisfy his curiosity, but also to find out if there was any trace of the evil god behind it.
After all, there are many worlds in the multiverse that are destroyed by the undead.
"That's good...... But it all started decades ago. β
The giant treeman's one-eyed purple fire looked at Joshua deeply, and then it spoke in a deep voice.
This is not a dark story with a mysterious conspiracy, nor is it some impassioned epic legend, it all started with a technological confrontation between the two empires that is no longer normal.
The Grandia continent is divided and occupied by the two major forces of the Ulan Empire and the Gru Empire, one side popularizes psionic magic, and the other side has a large population, except for the frontal large-scale war between them, almost everything is being confronted, and the strength of magic technology is naturally the top priority.
A Heavenly Realm powerhouse with a combat position, with full exertion, can destroy a city, but a Heavenly Realm spellcaster, with all his strength, is enough to turn everything at the end of his vision into a sea of fire, there is no difference between the two, but there is no doubt that the spellcasters are more suitable for war, in order to give the casters on their side an advantage, the Ulan Empire side can be said to be doing its best.
"They found a way to summon the spirits of the past who had long passed away from the ancient books in the ancient books where they didn't know whereabouts, and then forced each other to return from their resting and eternal sleep without the slightest regard for many of the heroes who did not want to be awakened, so that these past heroes could fight for themselves."
Urbani's voice was full of ridicule and a helpless sigh: "So naturally, many powerful Heroic Spirits do not intend to serve them, even many heroes who were originally born in the Ulan Empire are dissatisfied. β
The next thing is very understandable, even Joshua can guess three points - the Ulan Empire tempted the Heroic Spirits to fight for them with heavy profits, but the effect was not good, and the emperors and magic marshals who had invested most of the treasury for this experiment naturally couldn't bear to fail for this reason, and they immediately began to look for a way to control the Heroic Spirits.
"And ......," the warrior whispered.
"And then." The giant shook his head heavily: "Then the end times came." β
"At that time, the Ulan Empire summoned seven heroic spirits who were powerful even in all history, and since I had been staying in the Gloomy River Forest, I didn't know their identities, anyway, if the Ulan Empire's plan succeeded, then the situation on the continent where the balance of power was broken would naturally change in their favor, but a sudden earthquake destroyed everything - and then, there was a strange fog that enveloped the whole world, which could revive the dead and make the dead rampant."
"What else did you not say?"
Joshua frowned suddenly, he could distinguish the truth and falsehood of all the words from the fluctuations of his soul and the change of tone, and the warrior said with some dissatisfaction: "You only said the process, but you didn't say the most important reason. β
"What is itβthat brings the end times?"
"Did you notice?" Urbanny didn't panic, it stared at the warrior's chest, where the Azure Orb had bloomed before, and the giant was silent for a long time, and then said softly, "Maybe you can know the truth...... After all, you might be from there, the hometown of 'that one'. β
Not caring about Joshua's frowning brow in confusion, Urbani's body moved slightly, and then said softly, "As you can see, I am a Titan. β
It stretched out its palm, made of trees, and stroked the rock at the top of the mountain: "The lifespan of the Titans is almost endless. β
"What are you trying to say?" The warrior asked, somewhat confused.
"When I was the embryo of the earth, I watched the world go from irritable to calm - when the ancestors came to this world, the anger of the beginning of the creation made the entire continent still a sea of lava and fire, and endless water vapor mixed with the poisonous fog of the earth shrouded the sky and the abyss, and the 'one' used the sage ritual to make the world become what you and I see today."
Urbanny said lightly, telling the truth of its own guess: "Because of the oath, I am bound to the center of the continent, of course I don't know the real reason why the world has become like thisβbut I can sense that the fog that makes this world die has the ritual aura that calmed the world a long, long time ago, but its purpose is exactly the opposite. β
"Okay, human, that's the end of the question, you are an existence from another world, why are you asking so much information about our world."
After speaking, the Titan terminated the topic, it took away the original crystal offered by the warrior, and then said calmly, "What else is the problem?" Although you wounded me, I also know that it was your arrival that caused the undead to leave, and I can do one more thing for you. β
"No...... Wait a minute. β
After writing down all the information about Urbandni's position, Joshua originally wanted to say no, he didn't need help, but then the warrior's heart moved, and he changed his words: "Urbandni, you are indeed a mountain titan, right?" β
"The Mountain Titan? Probably, my bloodline only tells me that I am a descendant of the Earth Mother God, the bloodline of the gods, and a Titan, but I don't know exactly what Titan is. β
The giant had nothing to hide in this regard, and asked with some confusion: "Warrior, what are you asking this for?" β
Joshua smiled slightly.
Through the messages given by Jarren and Urbandeni, he has roughly understood part of the truth of this world.
The world of Grandia is a new world that has only been born for thousands of years, and in the Mycrof continent, before the 'ancestors' led by a sage apostle came, it was still a sea of lava and fire, but this apostle used the power of the sage ritual to make the whole world what it is today.
The dead that now invade the entire world is probably the result of this ritual being transformed.
As for why the sage apostle led so many people, even a son of the earth god, a titan embryo, to come to this world, the warrior guessed that it was very likely that this was to leave the seed - the Mycrof continent has long been dead, and the war with the evil god is very likely to cause the entire world to collapse, of course the sage will not directly lead people to escape like the father of nature, but he will definitely leave behind, and other gods will naturally intervene for the continuation of their descendants.
As for Mother Earth......
Fire extends the light of existence, steel shapes the thing of origin, the earth is the ember of fire, the rust of steel, the power of the earth itself is one of the most important derivatives of the power of steel, and the direct bloodline of the mother earth goddess, the power of the Chongshan Titan to unify many elements into one, is one of the closest to the power of steel.
"I want to observe, analyze your body structure, the mighty Titan."
Therefore, Joshua nodded, and in an extremely serious tone, he said firmly: "It won't take too long, just let me take a look!" β
And Urbanni was silent for a long time, and there was no expression on the face shaped by the roots of the tree, but the purple flames in the eye sockets were beating wildly.
"Do you want another fight? Mankind?! β