Life Dungeon Game

In fact, they did sink, but the 'insider' who was lying in the small coffin and was least likely to come back alive actually did.

It's quite reasonable for a mercenary squad to disappear forever on the stormy sea, but a squad was specially dispatched to chase after a child in a vegetative state, and they even happened to encounter a B-level sea monster nearby, and then their navigation system just happened to break down.

All these coincidences, when combined, seem less like coincidences at all.

Before He Ao opened his eyes, no one would have realized the potential of the vegetative child lying in the coffin, even if he might have a C-level 'Hidden Observer'.

On a dangerous stormy sea, there are far more dangerous things than this.

To deal with a C-level being, it would be unreasonable to send a mercenary squad whose highest combat strength is only close to C-level.

Unless this mercenary squad is not the hunter, but the 'prey'.

They had unknowingly approached places they were not supposed to be in, which led to their deaths.

Of course, all of this was He Ao's retrospective analysis. Before meeting Alice, he didn't even believe that the Eternal Kingdom could have a 'vessel' in reality.

However, Alice's existence made him realize a problem: if the Eternal Kingdom wanted to reduce its own consumption and meet the design requirements of the Eternal Cult, its core part being located in the real world would be the best choice.

When Heo first entered the Realm of Truth, he actually saw the light of the Eternal Kingdom for a very short time.

For a long time, he believed that the light was in Winter City.

At first, he actually thought that the 'true form' of the Eternal Kingdom was in the Novette District.

However, when he went to scout the location, he unexpectedly discovered that in the Realm of Truth, he could only see a faint 'light' in the Novite District.

This was completely different from the light he had initially 'seen' outside the city, even though that light had disappeared completely after he had seen it once.

At that moment, he realized that what he was seeing was perhaps not the light within the city, but the light behind the city.

At that time, he only sensed that there was something behind the dense patterns in Winter City, and wanted to look deeper.

Then they came into direct contact with the 'Eternal Kingdom', which wasn't really concealed at the time.

This also explains why, after he saw it that one time, he never found that light again in Winter City.

One major reason is that the Eternal God Kingdom deliberately concealed its existence after being provoked, while another reason is that the true form of the Eternal God Kingdom is not actually located in Winter City.

After figuring this out, Heo compared his current location, the general direction of his line of sight, and the direction from which Elo initially drifted into the sea, which he had learned from the church. He was astonished to find that although the two directions differed slightly, they essentially pointed to the same sea area.

Without that initial drifting route, Heo wouldn't have been able to find the Eternal Kingdom based solely on that fleeting glimpse.

Because the direction under the vision of truth does not completely correspond to the direction of reality, and the light of the eternal kingdom of God at that time...

The radiance itself is somewhat misleading, making its location almost impossible to pinpoint; otherwise, He Ao wouldn't have initially mistakenly believed that this radiance was lurking in Winter City.

Of course, even if Heo gathers all these clues, he cannot be completely certain that the Eternal Kingdom is really on the Storm Sea.

However, through his perception of the Realm of Truth, he was able to determine that Winter City did not possess a true, eternal divine kingdom.

After eliminating all other options, this seemingly impossible option turned out to be the most likely one.

Standing at the deepest part of this golden city, Heo could faintly hear the sound of stormy sea waves.

This place is actually not far from where he woke up in the stormy sea.

After going around in circles, he returned to the starting point.

"Child, you are very clever,"

Upon hearing He Ao's words, the old man's calm expression softened slightly, and he slowly said,

"From the time your parents died until now, only eight days have passed. In these eight days, you have gained the support of the Twilight Society, the Security Alliance, and the FBI, destroyed my cathedral and the Sky Beast, killed my archbishop, and forced me to destroy part of the Eternal Kingdom in the Novit District to seal you away,"

He let out a long sigh, "But even so, you are still standing here at this moment."

He smiled slightly and said softly, "To be honest, I'm a little frustrated, even a little jealous of your talent."

A gentle sea breeze swept into the city, ruffling his pristine white robe. He gazed at the young man before him, his eyes sweeping across the entire square.

"If I had met you more than 20 years ago, I might have held your hand and talked late into the night, about the future, hope, ideals, and eternity. We might have become best friends."

"And then you killed him without any mercy?"

He glanced at the oil painting hanging in the sky. "Just like when you killed Schorn and Vincent?"

"You knew my true identity a long time ago?"

This time, the old man's face showed a surprise far greater than before.

"This is no more difficult than deducing the location of the Eternal Kingdom,"

The boy glanced at the oil painting above his head.

"The most likely reason Scorn was killed was that someone took the painting 'The Baptism,' which he discovered, and only a handful of people could enter his study,"

He lowered his head, looked at the old man, and paused slightly before speaking.

"When he was assassinated, the city defense force's B-rank officers were still there, but they did not protect him. And the city defense force's B-rank officers are under your orders."

His gaze swept across the seats in front of the podium.

“Scorn trusted you a lot. He had already lost control of United Industries at that time. If anyone else had taken the painting, he would most likely have come to you immediately and then used the city's defense forces to quickly bring the situation under control.”

He snapped out of his reverie, looking at the old man's slightly stiff face and white hair, "Unless, in this matter, he can't rely on you."

"Did he leave Veri with any special hints?"

The old man asked in a low voice.

To understand the underlying logic of this matter, one must know that the painting "The Baptism" is missing, and under normal circumstances, no one would open that glass case that is kept in a high place and looks very dangerous.

Unless some kind of 'reminder' is received

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"No, he left nothing behind,"

He said coldly, "He trusted you until his death, Mayor Endil."

The cold wind blew across the boy's red scarf and the old man's white robe.

It rustled and whispered in the golden light.

"Is it."

The old man lowered his head and muttered to himself.

Then he raised his head, his white hair falling loosely in the wind, and looked towards the end of the golden city.

“If you knew my identity from the beginning, you should also know that it was impossible to gain the support of the city defense army by ‘rescuing me’ from the start, so it was also impossible for you to ask for reinforcements through the high walls.”

He turned around and looked at the boy in front of him. "So, are you prepared to completely abandon the lives of everyone in Winter City, let the ritual go on, and come here just out of youthful impetuosity, ready to fight to the death?"

"child,"

He paused slightly, looking up at the sky. A phantom city reflection appeared in the clouds—it was Winter City at this moment.

“I can tell you definitively that the final instructions have been given. If no one can stop it, the ritual will proceed smoothly. You found the Eternal Kingdom, uncovered all the mysteries, successfully deceived me, and arrived here, but that doesn’t change anything.”

"Even if you find reinforcements, the city defense forces have already sealed off the high walls. Without the support of the city defense forces, your reinforcements cannot get through the high walls and will be of no use."

He lowered his head and looked at the boy in front of him. "Unfortunately, there's nothing you can change."

"Change has never stopped; the people of Winter are not silent lambs on the altar,"

The boy glanced calmly at the old man before him, then looked up at the reflection in the sky. "There are no high walls on the stormy sea."

The stormy sea wind howled across the golden city, across the sky's reflection, blowing away the thick clouds and stirring up the scattered sparks of light under the snow.

Calvin, a little later.

These few chapters will conclude the series.

Chapter 839 The Storm: The Winds of the Sea Blown to the Land (Large Chapter Seeking Monthly Comments)

The howling cold wind lashed against the rocks on the beach.

"Stop running, you two."

Wearing exoskeleton armor, the mercenary officer hovered in the air, watching the two people standing at the edge of the port.

A dense array of dragon rider fighters hovered behind the mercenaries, their silhouettes obscuring the sky. Soldiers clad in exoskeleton armor formed a semi-circle around the two men.

"Stormy seas are dead ends; neither of you will survive."

The mercenary officer looked at the two men, pointed behind him, and said, "The B-rank he relied on is now in the golden shield behind you. He can no longer protect you. If you are willing to surrender now, you can avoid physical harm."

The blonde girl glanced at the steep cliff behind her and the dark sea beyond, then turned back to look at the densely packed mercenary group in front of her, and slowly raised the miniature laser cannon embedded in her exoskeleton armor.

The waves crashed against the cliff behind them, making a crisp sound.

Lena, standing beside her, also gripped the black dagger in her hand, her gaze fixed on the mercenary officer in the sky.

Upon seeing this, the soldiers in the surrounding exoskeleton armor instantly raised their Gauss rifles, and the Dragoon fighters in the sky also turned their cannons.

The blonde girl stood on the edge of the cliff, carrying a laser cannon. Her rose-gold boots stepped on the ground, pushing some pebbles that rolled into the dark sea behind her.

One by one, sea fish with sharp teeth burst out of the seawater, bit into pebbles, and instantly chewed them into powder.

Lena released her grip, and the black dagger hovered in the air.

The mercenary officer, floating behind the main mercenary force, stared at the two women in front of him and shouted without hesitation, "Fire!!!"

In that instant, the woman in the red dress vanished with a dark glow.

The raging fire illuminated the cliff face, its intense light melting the flying snow.

Amidst the endless burning cannon fire, a black radiance suddenly shot out and appeared in front of the mercenary officer.

The woman in the red dress, holding the blonde girl's hand, rushed toward him, following closely behind the black light.

"what?!"

The mercenary officer's expression changed, and he quickly activated his exoskeleton armor and retreated.

And the black light followed closely behind.

scandium--

The mercenary officer immediately drew his alloy sword from his waist and met the black light.

boom--

With a crisp sound, the sturdy alloy sword was shattered by the black light, but the light also changed direction due to the impact of the alloy sword.