Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

The old man in red stood with his hands behind his back, exuding an imposing aura that suggested he was not a kind person.

Zuo Chang shook his head and said, "I don't know him."

“Hmm… Really?”

What Zuo Chang could sense, the general could also sense. But he clearly didn't care.

"All of them——"

The general turned around and shouted: "Keep advancing!"

"tread!"

Wang Guojun responded by stomping his feet heavily. The combined stomp of a hundred men created a deafeningly loud sound.

They were armed to the teeth, their armor so heavy that even a fine horse could hardly carry it.

This is because the soldiers are highly skilled, which allows them to see nothing and still move with agility.

As the Kingdom's army approached, the old man in red, not far away, spoke up: "People! You are trying to touch a taboo that cannot be touched. Turn back immediately! What lies buried here is a disaster you cannot face!"

"My lies are deceiving the public!"

The general gave a cold snort and continued to lead his troops forward.

The next moment——

He suddenly knelt down, his legs trembling as if he were under immense pressure, and his hands supporting him on the ground shook uncontrollably.

Zuo Chang keenly sensed the change.

He looked down at his palm and discovered that his cultivation was rapidly declining, and he was gradually losing all his magical power!

At the same time, a notification appeared in front of Zuo Chang:

[Due to the influence of some great force, your cultivation has been suppressed. Within the area of ​​influence of this force, you are unable to wield magical power and can only rely on your physical abilities to fight.]

Ah this.

It's a limited edition.

The general fell to the ground, and several soldiers immediately came to help him up.

However, once they entered the area affected by the great force, they immediately lost all their cultivation. The extremely heavy equipment pressed down on their shoulders, causing them to sway all over and instantly lose their ability to move.

"what's the situation?"

"My power...why..."

Zuo Chang quickly said, "Take off your equipment. There is a strange power in the ruins. Once you get close, your cultivation will be sealed. Your armor is too heavy. Take it off before you come in."

The general struggled to turn over, looking exactly like a silver fish on a chopping board.

He roared, "Adventurer! This should have been explained from the beginning! Come and help this general remove his armor!"

Was Zuo Chang wronged?

He only found out then.

"People! Go back!"

Zuo Chang stepped forward and removed the general's armor.

The old man in red looked at everything, a hint of mercy in his eyes: "You have no idea what you are about to encounter or what you are about to unleash. This ruin is definitely not a place for you! Go back, there is no treasure here, only despair!"

The general was furious after making a fool of himself.

Hearing the old man in red giving advice, he became even angrier!

Zuo Chang removed his breastplate and back armor, and he struggled to his feet, angrily demanding, "Who are you?"

"I am a god!"

A flash of light.

Everyone saw the old man in red transform into a bright red shooting star, soaring into the sky and disappearing behind the white clouds!

When everyone looked down again, the entrance to the ruins was empty, without a single person in sight.

Everything that just happened seems like an illusion.

"This……"

"A god? Was that old man a god?"

Not only ordinary soldiers, but even generals from noble families, whose families had been martyred for three generations, were deeply shocked!

He turned to look at Zuo Chang, and although he didn't speak, he was clearly asking:

"What's going on?"

How could Zuo Chang know?

He just arrived.

Seeing that morale was wavering, and considering that they didn't know what else might be inside the ruins, they needed the help of this team to clear a path.

Then Zuo Chang said, "It was an illusion. General, do you know what a mirage is? I think what just happened was a dream, it's all fake."

"hiss……"

is it?

right.

The general was puzzled. He saw that all his men had taken off their armor and was about to give the order to continue when a loud voice suddenly resounded throughout the world!

"Go back! People! If you insist on entering, I will unleash the most vicious curse in the guise of a 'god'! Your descendants will suffer many calamities, your families will decline and perish, and you... will die a horrible death!"

The old man's voice echoed in everyone's ears.

The general's expression changed, and he turned to look at Zuo Chang, but still did not speak.

Zuo Chang said in a serious and sincere tone, "General, this is also part of an illusion. Don't be fooled."

Chapter 276 There Might Be a Dragon

Believe it or not!

The curse uttered by the old man in red echoed in everyone's ears.

If this is an illusion, then what is real?

and--

The old man's claim that he was a god was probably not unfounded.

Regardless of whether the magic power in this area is sealed off, even if it has no effect, who can transform into a meteor from the ground and soar into the sky until disappearing behind the white clouds?

Such combat skills are unheard of!

Even the legendary strongest at the fifteenth level might not have this kind of strength, right?

Furthermore, there are indeed gods in the ascended world.

Like a god.

The gods have no religion, which means that no religion is "orthodox" and approved by the gods.

In fact?

There are at least ten large-scale religious groups in the world that believe in God, and each of them claims to be the orthodox "Celestial Religion".

Even if we exclude 99% of the believers, and only take "1%" as the base, the number of people who wholeheartedly believe in God easily exceeds one hundred million.

Imagine this.

If the gods said to them, "Keep going, and I curse you to a terrible death!"

What will those believers do?

Of course, they wouldn't dare to go any further!

That's the situation right now.

The kingdom's army retreated outside the range of divine power's influence and temporarily recovered its strength. Compared to their previous high spirits, these hundred kingdom soldiers were now like wilted eggplants, each one more deflated than the last.

Even the most confident generals hesitated.

He wore only a thin tunic and paced around his armor. Every now and then, he would look at Zuo Chang and ask, "Adventurers, did you encounter this old man when you came here before?"

Zuo Chang nodded: "We met."

"Met?"

"if not?"

Oh……

The general hesitated again, then asked, "Did that old man just now curse you or forbid you from entering?"

Zuo Chang laughed and said, "Of course he does, but his word doesn't count. General, you don't need to take his curse to heart. Only the incompetent curse. If that old man really had any ability, wouldn't it have been better if he had just beaten us down? Why did he have to curse us in such a roundabout way?"

The War Demon scoffed: "That's absolutely true. A curse is actually the highest form of praise, because it only chooses to howl when you've completely defeated it and it can't do anything to you."

"...Adventurers are just adventurers. They have no honor, no responsibility, they're just a bunch of clueless lunatics."

In front of Zuo Chang, the general muttered something to himself.

Zuo Chang was truly unconvinced.

He slowly clenched his fist, a cruel smile on his lips.

The War Demon noticed his change in mindset and quickly said, "Calm down. Your Majesty, calm down. We don't know what's inside the ruins. If magic is also sealed inside, then we do need the assistance of these humans. For one thing, they're quite strong."

Zuo Changqi said angrily, "I didn't provoke him, did I?"

"This is the superficiality and shortsightedness created by the times. It's not unusual for generals in feudal times to look down on adventurers. This is not the age of gods anymore. There are no dungeons with highly concentrated resources. Adventurers are basically no different from beggars, robbers and thieves. It is only natural that they are not respected."

The scene fell silent.

The general stood with his arms crossed, looking extremely conflicted. His soldiers, having received the order to rest, were now sitting in twos and threes, awaiting their leader's instructions.

What's the next step?

As the most elite force in the Golden Empire, it would be impossible to say that the Kingdom Army lacks loyalty and honor.