I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 498, page 2.1-25: The Crown: The Treasure of a Lost Dynasty
"Don't come any closer!!" Laki retreated in fear, her teammates who had been beside her now lying dead in front of her, blood pooling on the ground.

"Someone save me—" Laki cried out in despair.

Dionysus's slightly childish voice reached her ears, "Hmm... that's enough." The next second, the man in front of her collapsed, gently supported by a hand.

Dionysus looked down at Lin Ya, who was unconscious with her eyes closed, and said thoughtfully, "Even non-humans are affected. It's truly a catastrophe. Fortunately, I only have to deal with this one."

"Why don't you pick up a weapon and fight? Why wait for someone to save you? Why put your life in someone else's hands?" He looked coldly at the frightened Laqi with his narrow, golden phoenix eyes and said in a low voice.

“I…” Rachel’s thin lips moved slightly, unable to refute Dionysus’s words. Perhaps it was because her brother had always taken care of her that she subconsciously hoped others would come to her rescue whenever she encountered danger.

“Stand up,” Dionysus said casually.

Lachi stood up, hurriedly catching the longsword Dionysus threw at her, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Dionysus pointed to the skeletons in the distance and said slowly, "Go to battle."

"Ah? No, I can't do it, I'll die." Rachel shook her head in fear.

“If you don’t go, I’ll kill you right now.” He narrowed his golden phoenix eyes and said coldly.

He had absolutely no desire to help Mu Yegui take care of the child. This kind of useless person who couldn't fight on his own and only relied on others for help was better off dead. He wasn't good at fighting at all; he was such a nuisance.

Lachi shook herself, then shakily grabbed the sword hilt and walked forward.

“Hesitation will get you killed. Aim for the crystal in the head,” Dionysus instructed Rachi while surveying the surrounding scenery.

He felt there was something wrong with the number of skeletons. In the past, he had encountered a group of skeleton soldiers, numbering at least in the hundreds, but here there were only a dozen or twenty.

Why would this happen?

"Because this is not the main target." A clear, melodious voice came from behind, and a handsome young man slowly walked over, his dark purple hair swaying gently in the breeze.

“Noyce, what are you doing here? As the king’s advisor, shouldn’t you be in the palace?” Dionysus frowned and asked.

"Because Wang left me alone and ran off to play, I came here to check on him while I was looking for him. There have been reports of missing townspeople these past few days, but the number is uncertain and the reports are not clear. I always thought they were just ordinary abductions, but I never expected it to be related to evil magic."

Noyce glanced up at the sluggish skeletons, her expression grave.

"Do you know where the king has gone?" Dionysus asked.

"They probably went out with Mu Yegui and Bertias. The king sent them to investigate the disappearance of the townspeople. But there's something a little bad about it; this blood moon will affect all non-humans." He said slowly, pondering, without a trace of anxiety or panic, clearly not worried about whether the king and his group would be in danger.

"Aren't you worried? I remember the King isn't human, is he?" Dionysus asked curiously. Noyce shrugged, unconcerned. "It's nothing. Anyway, Bertias and Mu Yegui aren't human. If anything is affected, all three will be affected. Besides, Mu Yegui is the only one who can fight the King to a standstill. If they really lose their minds, the worst that can happen is mutual destruction. They won't threaten anyone else."

Dionysus: "..." Do you still remember your role as the king's advisor?

“However, what I care about is where their target is.” Noyce walked to Lin Ya’s side, reached out and touched his closed eyelids, and took out a black cloth to cover them.

"If we can't see the blood moon, the impact will be less. However, the most important thing is that Lin Ya's bloodline was modified not long ago, which is why he lost control this time. Fortunately, he was subdued in time, otherwise he would probably be hanged."

Dionysus watched Noyce's actions, his golden phoenix eyes narrowing slightly. He said with ill intent, "I'm very curious why you know so much. You can't just be the king's advisor, can you?"

“Everyone has their own secrets. I’ll keep mine a secret for now; I don’t want it to be revealed so soon. Isn’t it said that the more secrets a person has, the more charming they are?” A hint of a smile flashed in his dark purple eyes as he winked at Dionysus and spoke softly.

Dionysus shrugged, unconcerned, and said, "Do as you please, I'm not interested."

“It seems they’re having too much trouble. I’ll lend a hand.” Noyce stretched and drew a longsword from its scabbard on her back.

He charged toward the skeleton, slashing casually while dodging with flair, almost one strike at a time, easily splitting the skeleton's head in two and shattering the crystals in the process.

In just a few dozen seconds, more than twenty skeletons turned to ashes and vanished.

Dionysus whistled in approval of Noyce's swift and efficient action.

Noyce casually stuck the sword into the ground, gripping the hilt with his left hand and resting his right elbow on it. Leaning casually against the longsword, he chuckled and said to the soldiers, "You've all worked hard. Now it's time to call it a day and go rest."

the other side.

Dao Lin, his face dark, slowly walked up the steps and said coldly, "I almost fell for your trick. Here's your heart back. While it's still warm, I'll put it back in for you."

"Who wants it?" Lanlos turned his head to the side, looking disgusted.

"Then I'll throw it." Dao Lin raised his hand, making a throwing motion.

"Hey!" Lanlos called out to him quickly, then said with a helpless expression, "When did you find out?"

"I realized it after only taking three steps up the stairs, but at that time I was thinking about why you wanted me to dig out your heart. Thinking back to that ritual I interrupted in the future, although I don't remember it, you mentioned it. I think that ritual must be related to your life."

Because I interrupted that ritual, life is now in my hands. The reason your future self will perform that ritual is probably because you don't have this heart. You said the predetermined future cannot be changed; since your future self doesn't have this heart, then you must lose it at some point in your life.

Dao Lin looked down at the heart that had stopped beating, sighed softly, and took out a handkerchief to wrap it up.

(End of this chapter)