What does it mean that the Demon King was killed by a wheelchair?

"The hero...execution?"

The three of them repeated it almost in unison.

Seeing the three of them looking completely bewildered, Gray was also momentarily stunned: "Ah... I thought you guys knew. Such big news should have spread throughout the entire Northern Continent by now, right?"

House quickly raised an arm and asked, "We've never heard of this before... Commander Gray, could you please tell us more?"

Gray's beard creased into a frown as he lowered his hand from the doorknob and placed it on his hip.

"Hmm...the news started circulating about two weeks ago, right? I heard that the renowned Ason family in the capital captured the hero they were hiding, and then King Rodland ruled that he would be executed in front of the entire nation on December 31st of this year."

Crack!

A cracking sound made House and Omia turn their heads to look at the same time. They saw that the veins on Kiarlan's forearm were bulging. Because she used too much force, she directly cracked the arm armor on her hand.

Her grey eyes were trembling more violently than ever before, and her lips were shaking wildly...

House was startled and quickly pulled the other person aside.

Gray asked with concern, "Huh? Miss Chiarand... what's wrong?"

"No, nothing!" House turned around with a fake smile that couldn't be more fake, then immediately turned back to Chiaran and whispered in his ear, "Holy crap... what's wrong, sis?!"

Kiaran struggled to control his breathing and respond to House in as calm a tone as possible: "Athorne...is my home!"

"What!?"

"It started circulating half a month ago... How could that be? I didn't hear a thing!" Kiaran brushed back a stray strand of bangs from his eyelashes, his gaze fixed intently on the ground:

"Tsk... It's over..."

"It's over, it's over?" Even when they were surrounded by thousands of goblins in the village, Chiaran hadn't shown such a terrified expression. House couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. "What happened? Is it extremely serious?"

"Yes, it's extremely serious, it concerns my family's reputation... Tsk! There are outsiders here right now, I can't explain it to you clearly, I'll talk to you later... I... don't talk to me yet, let me calm down..."

As she spoke, Kiarlan, looking utterly exhausted, covered her forehead and stepped aside. Gray, standing nearby, scratched his chin... wondering what was wrong with this girl all of a sudden? Was she having trouble adjusting to the new environment?

Although I'm a rough guy, I'm not that lacking in emotional intelligence.

Seeing the little girl's distress, Gray realized that he was now somewhat superfluous.

So this time he didn't linger, pushed open the door and walked out, only turning back slightly to say to the others after leaning half his body out:

"However, if the three of you are going to the capital, I think it would be better to hurry up and set off, since it will start snowing in a little over a month... Also, I've heard that this is a major event that will be recorded in the annals of the Grayland world. Being able to witness it firsthand would surely be quite meaningful."

At this moment, Omia, who had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly had a long ahoge (cowlick) stick up at the end of her hair.

She asked with an air of wisdom, "Hmm... Captain Gray, speaking of which, isn't this the first time in human history that a hero has been captured?"

"Yeah! That's why we need to commemorate it~"

"And what's more..." Gray's jaw agape, "this time, the lords of the Arcane Guild in the capital really went all out. They not only captured the heroes, but also uncovered their secrets!"

"A secret?" Omia tilted her head in a daze.

"Uh...it seems like they have something on them called...hiss, what's it called again?"

Gray scratched the back of his head, pondered for a long time, and then clasped his hands together:

"Oh right! Call it..."

"【system】"

Buzz————

Suddenly, House felt all the sounds around him disappear.

It was a very eerie feeling. House had heard in his previous life that there was a room on Earth that was known as the quietest room in the world... a room that could completely block out all external sounds except for oneself;

There you can hear the sound of blood flowing in your veins, the sound of your heart opening and closing, the sound of your lungs expanding with each breath...

House is experiencing that feeling right now.

His throat tightened involuntarily, and he turned his head blankly. He found himself seemingly existing outside the world, able to take in every detail before his eyes...

That was no exaggeration. He could see every tiny speck of dust swirling in the light, the direction of every rust mark on Gray's armor, and the trajectory of Omia's fluttering eyelashes... He could even see the slightest breeze.

At this moment, time and space seemed to be stretched into transparent threads.

"...?"

A great deal of doubt welled up in his mind, but before he could react, the "threads" around him couldn't hold on any longer—they had reached their limit.

"Ugh—Ughh ...

A series of excruciating pains suddenly exploded deep within his skull! The pain felt as if his brain was being crushed by red-hot steel clamps!

House clutched his head tightly, but it was no use. He didn't know where the pain came from or why it was coming from, and he couldn't think about it. The pain was indescribable. House could do nothing but howl. He couldn't think!

It felt like my nerves were being pierced by a thousand iron needles, and my throat felt like it was being tightly gripped by an invisible giant hand. Even a muffled groan turned into silent blood foam.

Overwhelmed by unbearable pain, House's vision began to crack at the edges, and his teeth bit into his gums, filling his mouth with a sweet, metallic taste...

His consciousness shattered into dust, and everything around him began to spin... Pain! Pain! Pain pain pain pain pain! The pain was so intense that House had only one thought: he was going to die.

But why?! Where did this pain come from?! Why did it suddenly start?!

He felt his back rolling on the ground, as if he had been thrown off his wheelchair from the pain.

Gradually, his brain reached its critical point in processing information, and House felt as if a wave of dark, viscous liquid had crashed onto his forehead.

Then they flowed down, enveloping him tightly, and began to digest him without allowing him any resistance...

Before darkness engulfed everything, a crisp sound rang in his ears:

【ding~】

Then came the cold, impersonal subtitles:

I SEE YOU

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Whoosh!

"Pfft—ha!" House suddenly rolled out of the pool. The first thing he did upon waking was frantically touch his head, trying to make sure it hadn't exploded from the pain.

There was no good news. House breathed a sigh of relief upon realizing he was still alive, but when he came to his senses again... everything around him left his mind blank.

Oh... that really is "blank" literally.

He was now in a pure white space, truly "pure white," with nothing but that flawless whiteness...

Completely bewildered, House subconsciously moved his fingers. The damp touch made him curiously look down, and what he saw next made him even more confused.

Is that... water?

He tried to raise his palm, and a string of "pure white" liquid flowed down his hand. He slapped the ground hard, and a splash of "pure white" liquid rose up on the ground.

"Am I...am I hallucinating from eating poisonous mushrooms again?"

House asked himself the question instinctively, and a voice answered him.

"Oh my... It's so nice to meet you. I'm so glad you're alright."

"?"

I looked up, and an even more incomprehensible scene unfolded.

House's brows furrowed tightly as bizarre and grotesque images began to unfold before his eyes.

From this pure white expanse, a figure in pure black emerged.

She was about 1.75 meters tall? Her voice sounded like both a woman's and a man's... She had no hair, no facial features, and her entire body was completely black from top to bottom, creating a stark contrast with the pure white space.

"I... damn..." House stared blankly, mouth agape. "Am I dead...? Do all the ox-headed and horse-faced demons in this other world look like this?"

"Oh no... no, you're not dead. It's just that your time has come, so I've come to see you."

"Ugh!?" House covered his ears, but the sound was still perfectly clear.

The "black man" in front of me has no mouth at all, but he can still speak!

Seeing House's reaction, the mysterious man calmly stretched out his arms and said softly:

"Friend, don't overthink it. I can tell you you're fine. My visit is a bit sudden, but it's something I had to do."

House swallowed nervously. "You...who are you?"

The "black man" scratched the back of his neck, raised his chin, and stomped his foot, looking like he was thinking.

"Me? I'm GENSHIN!"

The other person spoke fluent London-accented English, which gave House goosebumps all over again.

Chinese is a universal language in the world, but English is not!

This guy can speak English!

but......

"ge...shen?" House repeated the awkward pronunciation, his lips twitching. "What does that mean?"

"Hahaha, sorry, sorry... I forgot, you probably wouldn't understand."

"So..."

The guy who called himself 'GENSHIN' pointed a finger at his face:

"Genshin Impact—can you understand that name?"