Chapter 260: The Successor
"I wandered in countless worlds, changing different appearances, while waiting for the door to open, in order to survive I had to learn all kinds of knowledge, master different powers, gradually, I became stronger and stronger, and then I discovered a secret!"
Tian Xian's heart was furious, this kind of thing was like something recorded in a strange story, but from Norma's mouth, it was not allowed for others not to believe it, and for the secret that Norma was going to say now, Tian Xian felt even more frightened, because Tian Xian had guessed a possibility that was almost unacceptable.
"Gradually, I found that I could feel a strange aura emanating from the huge anchor, even as I walked through the gate, and then, such an aura...... It's getting a lot more. β
"After many times of common sense, I finally understood that what I felt was the breath coming from behind the door, and the breath of these giant anchors was like ......"
Norma paused, "It's like...... A real anchor that points in a certain direction!"
Tianxian felt that he was in a cold sweat, pointing in a certain direction?
For whom is the direction pointed?
"I think if I can find the right direction, I can come back to this world and change back to the way I was......"
Norma's words made Tian Xian couldn't help but look up and down at Norma's blue crystal-like centaur body, obviously, his wish failed to come true in the end.
Norma became agitated again, "I did find the first breath, I thought I could return to my hometown after countless wanderings, but at the last minute. I was attacked!"
"Attack?" exclaimed, "is it from that world?"
Norma shook her head, her voice heavy: "No! Every gate is placed and guarded by a strong defensive force, just like this thunder ancient city, no one can approach it except me!"
Tianxian's eyes twitched slightly, "The ...... that attacked you"
"I don't know......," Norma sighed deeply, "I only saw a glimmer of light, a vague shadow of a beast! I had become extra powerful after traveling through countless worlds, but I was vulnerable in front of him. That thing was a lot taller than me. Shrouded in light, the back can be faintly seen towering, with a pair of wings and a slender tail. β
As soon as Tian Xian heard this, his face immediately became extremely exciting.
Towering back. Wings and an elongated tail. If you have these characteristics. And if it is in the form of a beast, then there is something on the human continent that fits this description very well.
However, this kind of thing does not exist now. Because this kind of being, which was once called "Inspector" by humans, has been extinct with the end of the Broken Era and the fall of the gods.
They are the beings created by the gods, responsible for monitoring the speech and behavior of all races, and also serving as a precursor to the crusade against some weak heretics, but all races that do not obey the will of the gods are the objects of their hunting.
It can be said that at least 30% of the reverence of human beings for the gods comes from the intimidation of this ferocious creature, and when the gods ruled the whole world, this kind of thing is like a hound, I don't know how many lives have been torn apart.
But with the fall of the gods, they have long since disappeared completely.
Norma still seems to remember the scene vividly, and said with a little fear: "I was seriously injured and fell into that door, but I finally locked the breath of the original anchor in advance, although I was seriously injured, I still found the right direction, but I passed through that door, and I found that I really returned to this world!"
Norma took a deep breath, and there was no joy in her voice, "But I found that I didn't change back into my human form, and I still maintained my last change, maybe because I was attacked in the process of entering the door, so I noticed something wrong." β
As he spoke, Norma's hand was lightly pressed on his right shoulder, and Tian Xian was on Noma's left shoulder, and couldn't help but look at its back, and at the angle of Tian Xian, he could clearly see that Norma's back and right shoulder had a slightly darker, triangular area, as if it was a scar.
"And, when I came back into the world wounded, I heard voices inside the door behind me. β
"Voice?"
Norma said word by word, "Human! Soon you will bear the wrath of the gods!"
Just now, there may still be a trace of luck in Tianxian's heart, but when Norma said this, the fantasy in Tianxian's heart was instantly shattered.
It was the gods' Inspector Beast that attacked Norma! And it recognized Norma's identity!
With this sentence alone, Norma seemed to consume a great deal of his body, and he exhaled a long breath and continued: "I looked back at this gate, and in the gap in the gate, which only allowed me to pass through guΓ², I saw that the great figure was hidden in the light, and it seemed that it could not open this door to pursue me, and because of this, I survived. β
When Norma's account came to an end, he seemed very tired and fell silent, and Tianxian was still in shock, and for a moment he did not know what to say.
"Here we are, young man, look! that's the gate!" said Norma when she stopped, pointing into the distance.
Tianxian looked in the direction Norma pointed, and his heart was suddenly shocked.
Norma was on a small peak in the mountain range, and from here he could see the highest peak of the mountain range, where the anchor was located, but now Tianxian saw a huge gate towering into the sky in front of the anchor.
There are two doors on the left and right of this door, which looks like it is shining gold, as if it is made of gold, although it is in the distance, you can still see countless carved inscriptions and pictorial symbols on the faΓ§ade.
Norma's affection seemed to stabilize a little during this time, and said, "I can't take you any closer, because I haven't been near that gate since I came back to this world, and I'm afraid that I'll get lost in front of it again, and unconsciously break in! β
Tian Xian calmed down the shock in his heart, and asked suspiciously, "You said this to me...... And why?"
"This is the truth, young man!"
Norma's tone was extremely stern. "How ridiculous we are when we follow in the footsteps of the gods and claim to be extremely powerful, I don't know if there is a place like this on the human continent, but I know that humanity is not ready enough to touch this truth right now. β
"If humans discover this door, I think endless greed and a thirst for the unknown will drive them to break in and ...... It's the destruction of the entire human race!"
Tian Xian remembered the patrol beast that Norma had said before, and couldn't help but twitch a few times on his face, this is really a thing that makes people feel extremely desperate and powerless!
Have the gods who are thought to have disappeared from this world been keeping an eye on this place all along?
Norma said in a mournful tone, "Those gods. They never go away, and they don't just exist in our world. They are so powerful that they rule over countless different worlds, and the places I have been to have left behind their great miracles and unparalleled religious worship of them, as if we had held them high above our heads. β
Tianxian was suddenly stunned. "You say. All left behind miracles. Do you say ......"
Norma nodded: "Yes, in my wandering world, they are for a variety of different reasons. It has disappeared in the distant and recent years, and is very similar to our world. β
Tian Xian couldn't help but wrinkle his eyebrows together, "So, maybe they are really extinct?"
Norma laughed twice, "Young man, if you had a hole in your back cut in that Inspector Beast, maybe you wouldn't think like that!"
This sentence made Tianxian's face quite ugly, the patrol beast is the most well-known minions of the gods, they were created by the gods, life exists with the existence of the gods, and perishes with the disappearance of the gods, if the one who attacked Norma is really the patrol beast, then ......
"I think ......," Norma muttered, "they must have gone somewhere! I don't know why, but they still intend to come back, so they have left their mark on the land of domination!"
Tianxian's gaze couldn't help but fall on the huge battle anchor on the top of the mountain in front of him.
"I'm sure of these things, but I don't think I'm going to guess too much!" Norma's voice became firm, "I stumbled into this door, and the repeated shuttles may have caught the attention of the guards, so I was attacked, and judging by what it said to me at the end, I thought...... That day shouldn't be too far away. β
"The gods will come back to this land!"
Tian Xian can't describe the shock in his heart in words, since he was a child, the story of the gods has grown up with him, those great gods are always amazed and admired, but they are just stored in the story, they have long disappeared, the current world, human beings are the masters!
But if the gods come again......
Tian Xian couldn't imagine what kind of scene it would be, in many stories of the gods, human beings are only an extremely weak race, and the attitude of the gods towards human beings is the same as that of human beings who are now inferior to some races in alien races that can only serve as servitude.
To put it simply, to the gods, humans are just some clever beasts that can work!
The re-advent of the gods means that a qiΔ will be destroyed in an instant!
"Young man, do you know why I'm telling you this?" asked Norma suddenly.
Tian Xian came back from the shock and slowly shook his head, "No, I don't understand at all!"
"I need a successor!"
"Successor!?"
"Yes, an heir, to protect the heir here in my place!
Tian Xian suddenly said: "As the guard here, are you not to protect this land, but to ensure that humans do not touch that gate?"
"Yes!" Norma was a little helpless, "I couldn't restore my original human body, I couldn't explain to anyone what I saw, I also wrote to the other Great Elders, but there was no news, obviously they wouldn't believe this kind of inexplicable letter, and later, I had to destroy the original extremely lethal defense force and rebuild the current defense system!"
As if sensing Tianxian's stunned eyes, Norma chuckled: "I have wandered in countless worlds, learned a lot of knowledge that is not available here, and also gained a lot of power that has not appeared here, and now we are in a state of passing with time, which is also one of the abilities I have learned." β
"I've reconstructed the defenses within the Divine Domain. This allows it to generate a more powerful repulsive force, preventing humans from approaching, and at the same time, it will not kill those who break through here immediately, as long as they are temporarily entangled, they will have to retreat in the end, of course, if it is some particularly stubborn, I can only kill them!"
Tianxian's heart trembled slightly, Norma didn't know how many people he had killed during the time he was guarding here. And......
Come to mind. Tianxian couldn't help but say: "Then we people actually belong to the kind of particularly stubborn category, right?"
"Indeed, but I need you now! I need a successor!"
Tian Xian was puzzled in his heart, "You said you need an inheritor, then you ...... yourself"
"I'm running out of time!" Norma let out a long sigh.
Tian Xian was shocked: "What did you say?"
"My life is going to be gone!" Norma said clearly. "After I came back to this world. I found out that I hadn't been away for long. It's only been a few years, and it's supposed to be different from us in other worlds, and my life seems to be repeating itself with constant physical changes. Unfortunately, in the end I was seriously injured, and when I returned here, not only did I not recover my human body, but my life was greatly damaged, and over the years, I have felt that my strength is declining, and my body is gradually disintegrating, and it seems that my life is coming to an end. β
"But I can't just die, the defense of the Thunder Ancient City has been remodeled by me, if I die, I will lose control, and the human race will pour into that gate, then the catastrophe will soon come! I need a successor!
"Do you want to say that you chose me?" asked Tian Xian, somewhat incredulously.
"Yes, young man, I'm glad you are here for me at this time!"
Tian Xian was stunned, "Why?"
"Because you can come to me by your own strength! I need a young man who has the gift of mastering the power of this land, and who is not dominated by his own desires, to inherit my place!"
Tianxian was a little dumbfounded: "But ...... But ......"
"No, young man!" Norma's tone was unquestionable, "you see this as a mission, a bargain, but you all have to inherit my place, and I don't have time to wait for a second successor again!
"What does this have to do with my friend?" asked Tian Xian vigilantly.
"Young man, you need a strong help to inherit my place, as a human being, some trustworthy companions are indispensable for you, your friends are very good, they are not attracted by fame and fortune to come to such a place, I believe they will be your most powerful help in the future. β
Tian Xian said quickly: "Even if I agree to your request, I don't need to pull them into this matter!"
Norma smiled: "I said that you can see this as a mission or a transaction, and each of them comes here with a desire to achieve it, including you, isn't it?"
Tianxian fell silent.
Norma said, "You don't have to worry about it now, because I can still hold out for a while, and during this time, you can fully think about whether you want to be my successor or not!"
Tianxian's eyes lit up slightly, this kind of thing is absolutely impossible to decide immediately, if there is a buffer time, it would be better, "Then will you let us go immediately?"
"Yes, you are not fit to stay here for a long time before accepting my advice, and I will send you out of here soon, of course...... I'm going to give each of you a gift, and I'll fulfill your wishes!"
If it was usual, Tian Xian might be very excited, but this time, Tian Xian is very calm.
Inheriting a stigma, this wish has been buried in Tian Xian's heart for ten years, but now, after hearing Norma's words, Tian Xian suddenly felt that this goal was so small, so small that he couldn't face the world that might come.
Sure enough, knowing too much isn't necessarily a good thing.
"But I think that even if I agree, I still can't change what might happen in the future, if, I mean, if those guys suddenly come out one day, then ......" Tian Xian said in a deep voice.
"So I need a successor!" Norma turned her huge head and stared at Tianxian, "Humans themselves can't fight against the fate of the future, but if they can get more power, then maybe there is a little chance!"
Tianxian blinked, but he didn't understand what he said.
"Young man, I will teach you some things, these things seem incredible to us, but in the end, they are all somewhat similar to stigmata, and when the time comes, please teach these things, even if it is one more person. β
Tian Xian was greatly moved when he heard this, and exclaimed: "Do you want humans to resist?"
"Other than that, we have no way out, young man, you must be noticed by many people with evil eyes, I believe that I chose you right, you will spread something, and gather many companions, and what the future will bring, I can't predict, only you can really see with your own eyes. β
"And!" Norma's voice suddenly became solemn, "Beware of that Barbarot, he may become your greatest help, but he may also become your worst enemy!
The day is idle, and the feeling is one head and two big. (To be continued......)