Chapter 81: Killing the King
Xue Hua pondered for a while, then walked to the sword inserted in the ground, and tentatively pulled out the long sword from under the ground.
But as soon as his hand touched the hilt of the sword, a cold consciousness penetrated directly into his body from the long sword, this consciousness was different from the death-like coldness of Skeletron before, but it resonated with the Skeletron soul fragment sealed in the crown of Xue Hua's right hand.
The two consciousnesses were entangled in Xue Hua's thoughts, causing him to turn in a trance in place as if he was possessed by a ghost.
It wasn't until Isha in the mind of the main nest sent him an alarm that Xue Hua's own consciousness was completely detached.
"Enough!!"
His voice roared from the spiritual universe, asserting his sovereignty like a king of the world.
The two consciousnesses that were entanglement were shaken apart by Xue Hua's huge spiritual power, but it didn't take long for them to kink together again.
Xue Hua's consciousness gradually began to become impatient, and just as he was about to solve this problem once and for all, the two consciousnesses suddenly merged together in the kink, and revealed a picture from ancient times to Xue Hua's consciousness.
When Xue Hua reopened his eyes, he realized that he was in a luxurious palace hall, and several people were standing on the bright red carpet in the center of the hall.
In front of these people, behind a desk at the back of the main hall, a guy with half-gray hair and a hideous and crazy expression on his face was sitting on a chair, scolding loudly at the men.
This guy who was cursing was wearing a crown that Xue Hua was very familiar with on his head, and he was also wearing a bright red and gorgeous king's robe, and it was obviously the "Black Mad Lord" Leorik who had been eroded by Diablo to the point of madness.
At this time, he was obviously still alive, but it was estimated that he was not far from death.
Because Xue Hua heard Leorik questioning the people standing at the desk why they had returned from Westhorse.
If he guessed correctly, the scene that was happening in front of him was the scene in front of Leorick, who rebuked the captain of the Praetorian Guard as a traitor after returning from the defeat on the battlefield against Westmar.
At the time, Westmar was in the midst of a period of disruption, and the Knights Templar in his country were among the top armies in the entire First World.
And Tristram is just a newly built small kingdom, and this war is already doomed from the beginning.
Not to mention that Westmar was still the suzerainty of Tristram at the time, and Leorek's behavior in raising troops to attack was basically no different from rebellion.
They have no support, and public opinion, whether it is their own citizens or other human nations, condemns their actions.
So this war can be said to be lost, and it is also meaningless.
However, Leoric, who had been tortured to madness by Diablo at that time, obviously did not see it that way.
Xue Hua saw that above the main hall, the King of Tristram was frantically and gratuitously cursing his Praetorian Guard captain with all kinds of ugly words.
He spat on them, calling the loyal general a "traitor" and a "coward", and Leorik turned a deaf ear to any justifications made by the Praetorian Guard.
"Your Majesty! Our army is exhausted and short of supplies, and we have no support from any of our subjects......"
The captain of the Praetorian Guard bowed his head and half-knelt in front of the Emperor, uselessly trying to explain to his sovereign, but Leorik interrupted him without hesitation, and cursed loudly: "Don't make excuses! You traitor! What the hell did those scammers in Westmar use to buy you?! Dare you lie to my face? ”
"Your Majesty! I didn't have ......"
"Shut up! You damned traitor! I trust you so much, I value you so much, is this how you repay my trust?! ”
"The King's ......"
"I'm going to kill you! Kill you! Kill you, no one will dare to disobey me! ”
Leorik pulled out the sword he wore at his waist and walked around the desk to the Janissary Captain with a frantic face.
At this time, Xue Hua noticed that the aura on Leoric's body was very strange, and this strangeness did not come from Diablo's demon god aura, but more like a conflict between the two forces.
The power in his body seemed to be undergoing some kind of change, and this change was mixed with a power system that Xue Hua felt very familiar with.
It's a professional!
But a little paradoxical?
Xue Hua couldn't help frowning, and watched with some confusion as Leorik walked towards the Janissary Captain with his sword in one step.
A strange mist of light began to rise from under his feet, which looked like the prototype of some kind of paladin aura.
The Praetorian Captain began to retreat in some panic, and both he and those behind him began to persuade their king.
But it was as if Leorik had suddenly lost his soul. His eyes were straight, and his face was filled with a terrifying but hollow vicious expression.
Click!!
Leorik swung his sword down, but slashed directly at the carpet in front of the Praetorian Guard.
Although this sword looked extremely powerful, it did not find the right target at all.
According to Leorik's original strength, if he were to kill someone, he would at least never make such a low-level mistake.
"Isha, are you there?" Xue Hua felt more and more that something was wrong with Leorik's state at this time, so he began to call the lieutenant in the mind of the main nest.
"I'm here, Juggernaut, what you're seeing now is an illusion of memory left by some kind of consciousness that doesn't affect you personally."
Isha's voice rang in his heart, and she explained to him about his current state.
"I understand, but can you now analyze what has happened to King Leorik, the human in front of me?
Something doesn't look like he's right? ”
"Juggernaut, the psionic fluctuations you are currently seeing in this human are in a precarious process of transformation.
His strength is too strong, and the will of the world in this world is also undergoing a transformation, so he can't be included in the new rule system all at once.
So he was affected, and because of the mental incompleteness of this human being, this effect was greatly magnified in him. ”
"I see, is the cocktail disaster ......"
Xue Hua nodded thoughtfully, but he somewhat understood why the Praetorian Guard Captain understood that he was not as strong as Leorik, but he could easily kill him.
At this moment, Leorik is undergoing a double change.
The first is the process of seeking regularization of the will of the world that is being invaded, and it is trying to bring all the powerful back into a new system of rules.
This inclusion will have little effect on those with less force, and the process of natural transformation will soon take effect on them.
And these strong people who are included in the rules are the first batch of professionals born at the beginning.
But for a super strong man like Leorik at the time, it was a little uncomfortable to adapt to the suddenly changed rules of the world.
The power in their bodies had already fully conformed to the previous rules of the world, and this sudden new rule not only greatly weakened their strength, but also caused them to fall into a state of confusion for a short period of time.
This situation is especially serious for Leoric, because in addition to being challenged by the new rules, he is also suffering from the spiritual erosion of the demon god Diablo.
The double change of the will of the world and the demon god of hell made Leoric unable to support it anymore, and he became extremely crazy and even unreasonable, and he was no longer up to the task of King Tristram.
Just when Xue Hua felt a little sorry for Leorik, the picture in front of him took a major turn.
The frantic King Leorik finally cornered his Praetorian Guard, and looking at the bright sword in front of him and the Lord's crazy eyes, the Praetorian Guard finally couldn't hold it anymore.
With a sad look on his face, he drew the golden saber from his waist and stabbed it into the king's chest with his eyes closed......