Chapter 220 The First and Last Betrayal

Without warning, the ground started shaking and surging.

The group of people who just got off the treasure ship "Silver" suddenly became serious.

"...Is this place going to collapse?"

Orpheus fiddled with the strings a little uneasily.

He looked at the female centaur Lucia: "Can you take a look, Lulu?"

"let me try……"

Lucia stepped on her hoofs a little uneasy, and stretched out her white and slender hands forward - her fingernails were sharp, white and bright, like jade flakes.

As she combed something in the void, her expression became more and more solemn.

"Fortunately, it's not about to collapse."

She took a deep breath: "But you still have to be careful..."

At this moment, the second wave of shocks swept through.

It was like an invisible roar—this time the ground didn't move, and the ancient low stone buildings around it didn't take any damage. But they stumbled back... as if they had been pushed heavily by something, and their bodies were instantly immersed in the icy chill.

It was a power full of hatred.

Ellie's face changed.

"Feel sorry!"

She hurriedly shouted.

Celicia frowned slightly and was about to reach out to grab her, but she was still a step too late——

I saw four rainbow-colored light bands suddenly burst out behind Elle—they looked like weirdly shaped wings, tentacles, or even the tentacles of something indescribable.

At the moment when the band of light emerged, her body was covered by a stream of colored light, and the whole person turned into a huge illusory human figure.

A strong curse aura erupted from her body, forming a colorful halo visible to the naked eye. A halo covered her, forming a Kolagi-style twisted figure—like a witch in an enchantment.

Just staring at her made Celicia's head slump back as if she had been hit hard. Orpheus felt a less intense dizziness.

And the centaurs with strong perception ability are even more obvious.

She let out a whimper, stumbled back, blood spilled from her nose and mouth, and blood dipped from her fingernails instantly.

The next moment, the rainbow-colored storm formed by the curse raged wildly, pushing them away instantly.

The gigantic figure in the style of Coragi, like a thin origami, quickly disappeared in front of his eyes.

Like the wakes left by jet planes, the rainbow-colored light strips remained in the air at twisted angles, illuminating the dimly lit underground.

"That is……"

Ofishi looked in shock at the direction of Ailei's departure: "God?"

It was as shocking as the furry puppet beside him suddenly turned into a huge lion...

"...I saw it. It is the half body of the God of Skeletons and Betrayal, Lord Skeleton."

When Ellie revealed her true body, the thread of her destiny suddenly became clear.

The centaur Lucia, who can look directly at fate, said with a complicated expression: "Do you remember the story she told before she came here?"

According to the rules of the Silver Brigade, all those who want to borrow "Silver" to their destination must tell a story of their own - that is, why they are going there,

If the story didn't sound so boring, they'd be willing to take each other for a ride.

And the story Alley told... was that her father abandoned her without warning, and Alley planned to chase after her and ask her to understand. She had only recently found out that her father was going to the ruined Duchy of Mourning Song—

Why was such a lovely girl abandoned?

And her father, if he has to go to the Principality of Mourning Songs, which is about to be forgotten by people?

This did pique Celicia's interest.

Her request was to "watch the whole incident until it's over" to make sure she wasn't deceived. And as compensation, they can help Ellie to a certain extent.

... now looking back.

Ai Lei's father, I'm afraid it's the skeleton man...

——The Duke of Bones went to the Duchy of Mourning Song, which was all too reasonable.

Is it normal for people to go back to their hometown to visit relatives?

"...then what do we do now?"

"Lily" with a mask couldn't help but say, "Do you really want to see it?"

Everyone looked at each other.

And the other side.

When the skeleton man will bury the statue of Granny and destroy the tomb behind her.

Terrifying vibrations began to occur around them - it was like a giant beast in the ground woke up, or a machine roared, and everything around was rumbling and shaking.

The skeleton man who had just attacked the statue of the buried mother-in-law quietly looked up at the sky.

Or rather, looking at the rock formations...and the city above them.

"People call my country 'Mourning Song', or the country of giants. But how many people remember its real name?"

The old and low voice of the skeleton man sounded: "Forgetting... is betrayal."

The surrounding roar became more and more intense, and even gradually buried the voice of the skeleton. There's even a loud squeak—like the sound of a giant truck failing to brake enough and drifting across the ground.

And the voice of the skeleton man still came calmly in the huge noise.

"Its real name is called [Eternal Life Principality]. But this does not mean that all citizens have eternal life... but the ruler of the principality is called 'Eternal Life Duke', just like the ancestor of the Winter Grand Duke 'Shuangyu Duke' .

"As I said, giants are a race that looks down on 'life and death'. And this open-mindedness comes from their preparations to reach 'must die'... This 'must die' is the end point in the giant's philosophy .

"But there is a problem here... Ordinary giants can indeed prepare themselves in advance in order to pursue a more peaceful, complete, and pure death. Cut off karma, forget old feelings, and live in silence with no one and everyone. Forgotten corners die anonymously.

"—But, I can't do it."

The skeleton's voice was almost drowned out in the noise.

Nothing has changed around it—the ground hasn't caved in, the tomb hasn't cracked, and the ceiling is intact. But the surrounding noise is getting louder and louder... There are even sounds of falling and breaking.

It was like the sound of huge iron and wooden boxes falling from the sky, cracking or shattering on the ground.

At this time, the skeleton's voice gradually became louder.

"Why are we called Yongsheng Gong? Because our rulers have been imprisoned in this pure white heavy armor for generations - we have only one name from generation to generation. That is [Eternal Life].

"No one knows how many generations of Eternal Life I am, and no one knows when the previous Eternal Life Lord died and where he was buried. People don't care about that...

"They pretended that their grand duke was immortal, and everyone played it - even though they already knew that there is no immortality in the world, and mortals can never live forever. Because of this, they do not need to be the heir, the continuation of the decree , I am worried about the continuation and forgetting of friendship. All that needs to be remembered can be pushed to 【Eternal Life】.

"All deaths worth remembering are remembered by their grand dukes; and they can easily forget everything and usher in a free and unburdened death."

The so-called "Eternal Life" is the living tombstone of the Eternal Principality.

It records everyone's karma, records everyone's relationship... The only [existence] that is not allowed to die or let go. not a person, but just a being, a symbol,

The skeleton said calmly: "But my fellow clansmen don't know a thing until they die... Of course, maybe they don't care about it either.

"That is... the inheritance of [Eternal Life Lord] has long since ended.

"My rule lasted for more than four hundred years, and the lifespan of a giant is one hundred and fifty years. That's because... in the twenty-fourth year of my rule, I have already transformed myself into an undead. That's what The initial betrayal."

The skeleton's voice gradually became distant and vague: "Who is the so-called mourning song for?

"—Yes, the mourning song sings for me."

Finally, the space begins to shatter.

It's not like the glass is broken...it's like the germination of a seed, or the hatching of a chick.

Something that couldn't be looked at, leaked out.

The rainbow-colored and twisted "angel" from afar attacked the skeleton without hesitation.

A rainbow-colored stream of light was born from the tip of the "Four Wings", and focused on Mr. Skeleton like a laser beam from a concubine.

"—stop, father!"

Ellie's voice with repeated echoes sounded, and the sharp and vague baby voice and the sweet girl's voice sounded in the air at the same time.

But the laser beam failed to get close to the skeleton, and was blocked by something transparent and water-like outside his body.

At the moment when Ellie and Duke Skeleton came into contact, the surrounding space suddenly boiled.

The distorted brilliance of Ailei spread into the surrounding air in an instant.

The tomb became a house full of life, and the dimly lit underground world became the brilliance of the setting sun. The dust on the ground turned into grass, and among the empty tombs, giants emerged.

It's just that all this is as if it was painted - fragmented.

"Although you noticed it, it was too late. You were fooled."

The skeleton said calmly: "The meaning of your existence is to be betrayed again...

"This is the last betrayal, Ellie."