Jackie Chan Adventures: I, the Mirror God, Master of Fear

Chapter 129 Orc Ruins
Two days later, on the plane.

Jackie Chan looked at his three children and felt a bit of a headache.

Didn't we say we wouldn't tell Jimmy?

Why are they all here?
Seemingly aware of what Jackie Chan was thinking, Xiaoyu said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. Jimmy is too smart. He found out and insisted on coming along."

"It's okay, I'll treat it as a holiday trip."

Jackie Chan patted Jade's head and spoke gently.

After all, in Jackie Chan's eyes, this trip was most likely just a simple vacation in Florida, and it's too difficult to make a dream accurate.

Unless they are highly skilled mages or people like Xiaoyu with special identities.

Most people's dreams are probably just dreams.

Cheng Long's biggest worry is that his three children might cause a lot of problems; he's genuinely not very good at taking care of children.
However, Jackie Chan quickly changed his mind. Surprisingly, the small group performed very well during the trip.

Led by Sam, the children also helped with the luggage, and there were no unexpected incidents along the way, so they arrived at the hotel comfortably.

The exploration was scheduled for the next morning.

Tonight, the group looked at the stars in the sky from the hotel rooftop.

I don't know whose birthday it was, but fireworks shot into the sky and exploded in the night, creating a beautiful sight.

Three children, wearing identical necklaces, sat on a long bench, gazing at the sky.

Jackie Chan approached the bar with four glasses of juice, looking at the backs of the three children and at the fireworks that seemed to explode above their heads. For a moment, his steps became lighter.

He didn't seem to want to break the scene, but what he didn't notice was that his gentle gaze and the slight adult caution also became part of the picture at that moment.
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"Hey Jimmy, hurry up! Your stamina is terrible, you need to work out more."

The next day, the vehicle was parked at the foot of a barren hillside.

The four changed into their best clothes, slung their backpacks over their shoulders, and headed towards the summit.

Jackie Chan, Jade, and Sam walked with ease, while Jimmy began to pant heavily after walking for a while.

The main reason he was timid and bullied was that he was physically weak.

"Wait, wait for me. Whew~ Whew~"

He was panting as he tried his best to climb the not-so-high mountain.

The next moment, he felt his body lighten, and his steps became lighter.

Turning his head, he saw a rune appear on his left arm. He couldn't help but feel excited and looked at Xiaoyu with gratitude and admiration. He quickened his pace and overtook Sem.

"Let's see who's faster now!"

"You cheat!"

"Heh, who told you to bully me?"

"Xiaoyu, I want one too."

"No, Uncle Long said we can't use magic recklessly!"

Semi:
He glanced at Jimmy, then at Xiaoyu, with an expression that seemed to say, "Do you want to hear what you're saying?"

Xiaoyu crossed her arms and said, "Uncle Long also said that we should help those who need help. Jimmy needs help, but you don't."

"hateful!"

Amidst their playful banter, the group reached the mountaintop.

Jackie Chan looked around but didn't find any trace of ruins. Moreover, the hillside had a very high stone content and looked somewhat barren.

Jackie Chan's eyes relaxed a little; it would be best if there were no problems.

It would also be a good opportunity for him to relax and unwind, as he hadn't been out and about like this in a long time.

However, this idea disappeared not long afterward.

The children's laughter gradually subsided, and they stopped in front of a crater ten meters in diameter with a huge crack more than a meter wide inside, seemingly caused by the earth dragon's upheaval during the time of the Cursed Blue.

This was originally quite ordinary, but the bronze statue that was exposed made the group's ease slightly less.

The bronze statue only showed its head, which was humanoid but had very thick lips and two fangs protruding from the lower lip and resting on the upper lip. From a human aesthetic point of view, it looked very serious and violent.

Recalling Semi's earlier description.

Jackie Chan immediately sensed something was wrong; it seemed he was really about to encounter a supernatural event!

"Don't move, let me contact Dad."

Before Jackie Chan could finish speaking, the bronze statue seemed to sense something, and its bright eyes moved slightly.

Rumble.
The already cracked earth suddenly began to tremble.

"Oh, what bad luck," Jackie Chan muttered.

Before they could react, the ten-meter-deep pit suddenly began to collapse.

Jackie Chan felt his foot slip and fall to the ground. In mid-air, he tried to steady himself, stomped on a huge rock beside him, grabbed the equally panicked Jade, held her in his arms, and then looked at the other two children.

And it was at this time.

"Gravity Scroll!"

A scroll appeared in Xiaoyu's arms, bursting forth with the radiance of righteous energy. Everything that was falling was frozen in time, suspended in the void.

"Whoo~"

Jackie Chan breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling his back was soaked with sweat.

He doesn't even dare to think about how he would explain it to the three families if something were to happen to these children.
"Xiaoyu, are you okay?"

"fine."

Xiaoyu looked around excitedly, and after seeing that her friends were all alright, she began to look for anything unusual about the place.

"Uncle Long, look over there!"

Following Jade's gaze, Jackie Chan looked down and saw a faint, warm yellow light, which seemed to be either firelight or lamplight.

As Jackie Chan turned his head, Jade immediately controlled gravity, quickly sinking to the bottom and heading towards the light.

"Wait"

Jackie Chan snapped out of his daze and was about to say something when he felt his feet touch the ground.

Jackie Chan's lips twitched, and he looked down at the three children with a serious expression: "Now! You are not allowed to leave my sight, and you are not allowed to act on your own, understand?"

"Especially you, Xiaoyu!"

Xiaoyu shrank her neck and pointed to the passage ahead: "Uncle Long, look, there are murals over there!"

Jackie Chan glanced at it and was immediately drawn to it. He was very fond of ancient literature, and the bronze statue that had just been exposed from the soil looked to be at least three thousand years old.

It predates even the Qin Dynasty.

From a professional perspective, these murals are from around that period.

Jackie Chan took out his phone and checked it; sure enough, there was no signal.

Instead of investigating directly, he looked at Xiaoyu and said, "Xiaoyu, see if you can still fly up here. If this really is the ruins of some extraordinary civilization, we need your father's help."

"it is good."

Xiaoyu didn't refuse. She did enjoy adventure, but now she focused on exploring safely, rather than recklessly as before. They flew upwards along the collapsed passage.

They fell at least three hundred meters.

If you have a flight rune, this height isn't considered high.

But when it reached a height of 100 meters, an invisible barrier blocked Xiaoyu's path to ascent.

Xiaoyu reached out and touched the barrier.

roar~
A roar that sounded like a battle cry exploded in her mind, causing Xiaoyu to groan and sink down.

Her eyes were somewhat solemn. She looked around and took out two scrolls.

"blasting!"

boom!
A huge explosion rang out, and the entire cave began to tremble.

"Protection!"

With a whoosh, a layer of light appeared on her body, blocking the shockwave.

After the smoke and dust dissipated, the previously invisible barrier became visible.

A faint scent of blood began to permeate the air; the few strokes of the outline made Xiaoyu's heart begin to beat slightly faster.

She suddenly felt uneasy, as if something terrible was about to happen, and it was something that was directed at him.
She turned her last hope to her phone, without a doubt.

They were trapped.

Xiaoyu flew back and explained the situation, and the atmosphere began to become tense.

Jackie Chan, who was deep in thought, noticed their unease. The seriousness on his face disappeared, and he said with a smile, "Don't worry, Dad will find us. Let's explore this cave first."

“That’s right, don’t be afraid, Jimmy. Think about all the adventures I told you about. This will be one of them.” Xiaoyu didn’t share her own feelings, but instead stepped forward and patted the somewhat timid Jimmy on the shoulder.

She looked toward the passageway.

The passageway seemed to stretch endlessly, about five meters wide, with a wall lamp every half meter, its pale yellow light extending to the horizon.

“Now we need to find clues. According to the dream that Semim described, what kind of race is here, accusing humanity of its crimes and asking us to let them out? In other words, there won't be any danger until we let them out.”

“Sem, tell me more about your dream.”

Seeing how well Jade arranged things, Jackie Chan felt a hint of relief in his eyes, but his expression was more serious.

He has translated many ancient texts, and recently, while practicing cultivation, he has been helping his father translate many traditional texts.

He seemed to recognize the bronze statue. It belonged to a race called orcs.
Sam seemed to have just come to his senses. He looked around, pointed to the mural, and said, "That's right, those monsters look just like this!"

Jackie Chan turned his head to look.

It was a tall, savage humanoid creature with fangs protruding from its lower jaw and lips, gray skin, and wearing animal skins.

"They told me that the humans were the first to break their alliance with them, starting a racial war, and in the end..."

Jackie Chan listened to Sam's description and carefully examined the contents of the mural.

This content is similar to what Semim described, but it is more comprehensive.

The above tells the story of the world's erased history, or rather, history from another perspective.

A race called orcs survived the ancient war between gods and demons.

After that, the gods and demons disappeared, and the world entered a new era.

According to the murals, humans and orcs were very close brother races. They defeated angels, crushed elves, conquered the ocean, and fought together against the shadows.

Finally, at the moment when the shadows fell silent, the human race decisively launched a sneak attack, gained the upper hand, and then showed no mercy, with a general surnamed Bai leading the slaughter of the entire orc race.

Their royalty eventually entered this place and recorded these things, preserving some of the truth for the world.
"That's outrageous! How could someone betray their friend?"

Jimmy listened to Sam's story and spoke with some anger.

Jackie Chan carefully walked forward, looking at the mural, and said, "That's not the truth."

"Ok?"

Jimmy turned to look at Jackie Chan, as did Jade and Sam. They seemed to have briefly forgotten their current predicament and were very interested in this kind of extraordinary history.

Jackie Chan happens to be an archaeologist, so he is quite authoritative in this field.

“When I was helping my father translate ancient texts, I read a passage of history that said the destruction of ancient Rome three thousand years ago was caused by orcs. At least three thousand years ago, wars were started by orcs, which is different from what is recorded here.”

"Therefore, records of race are always subjectively biased, and we need to have our own ability to discern when looking at history."

"Moreover, many times, we cannot judge things simply as right or wrong, good or bad."

"For example, here."

Jackie Chan pointed to a mural, and after a general overview of history, he entered into the detailed history of the world from the perspective of orcs.

These historical accounts are likely from a subjective perspective, but they also allowed them to understand some of the true history.

"This record states that the angels want to implement their hegemonic ideology throughout the world, to place themselves above other races, and to write an eternal order for that new era. Anything that violates the angels' ideology will be destroyed by their hegemony."

“Looking at this, the angels don’t seem as righteous as in the legends, but look closely at this mural.”

"Behind the angels, there are many tiny outlines. I recognize some of them; they are all small races. They follow the angels to fight against the three major races. Why is that?"

“I read this when I was translating ancient texts. Angels advocated peace and justice. Not many of their ideals of justice have been passed down to the present day, but one of them has always been that weak races should not be oppressed by force, all slaves should be freed, and all wars should be prohibited.”

"This may be the real reason for the First War."

The two boys listened to Jackie Chan's explanation with great interest in their eyes.

Xiaoyu felt even more uneasy; she had a feeling that something was watching her.
Sam raised his hand and asked, "Uncle Long, Uncle Long, but now there really are only humans left. All the other races have become dust in history. Doesn't this mean that, at least, what they said about the massacre was true? Otherwise, it would be difficult for a large race to be wiped out so cleanly?"

Jackie Chan paused for a moment before speaking, "Qin was indeed a complex era. For us, its merits outweigh its demerits."

Sam glanced at Xiaoyu almost imperceptibly.

With a heavy tone, he pressed further: "If it's all just a matter of perspective, then what the orcs said in the dream didn't seem wrong, did it? To their common people, humans were indeed a more brutal race than demons, weren't they? After all, in the demon age, very few races went extinct."

Jackie Chan was somewhat surprised, but ultimately remained silent, because the answer was already obvious.
Behind Zhou Lan and Xi Mu, countless races stood in the vast power, while behind Old Man, only the human race existed in the vast power.
[Help! Why? No!]

Don't kill my child, kill me. Kill me.

"Xiaoyu?"

Jackie Chan's call snapped Xiaoyu back to reality, shaking off the few voices that had been popping into her head.

She shook her head: "Was I daydreaming? I'm fine."
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At that moment, at the cave entrance, a figure in a bright red official robe walked towards the foot of the mountain and gradually merged into the underground.

The crown, now adorned with 28 solidified beads, emitted a soft clinking sound.

He looked at the sun in the sky through the crown tassels, and the slightly dazzling sunlight could not burn away the amazement in his eyes.

He lowered his head, and his figure gradually disappeared.

He came here this time only to gain some benefits; sometimes having a great teammate can bring immense advantages.

The evil god couldn't help but whisper, but it didn't spread; it remained only between his lips.
"Using destiny to weaken destiny. The Lord of the Sky is terrifying."

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