Who taught him to restore his country like this?

He said, "Your mission is complete. You can go back now."

"And you... Mr. Barrett!"

Reggie was speaking when he suddenly cried out in surprise.

Ron walked to the edge of the swamp.

Then, without hesitation, he jumped in.

Chapter 8 Underground Ruins

“Mr. Barrett…”

Reggie stared blankly at the spot where Ron had disappeared.

No kidding, I always mean it. If I say I'll go for a spin, I mean I'll go for a spin.

The ground suddenly began to tremble violently.

The gray mist spewing from the swamp visibly thickened.

Like boiling water, the swamp gurgled and bubbled, while the surrounding ground sank like quicksand.

The five people's field of vision narrowed sharply.

There was no time to pray for Ron; the five of them hurriedly ran away from the swamp.

After running out of the Twilight Swamp, they dared not stop, for they discovered that the gray fog was continuously spreading outwards.

The gray fog practically chased them all the way back to the Mercenary Guild.

In less than two hours, the gray fog enveloped the entire Gray Fog Territory.

In response, most of the citizens of Gray Mist Territory only looked up in slight surprise before continuing with their own tasks.

Because the gray fog of the Twilight Swamp spreads out once a year, this was not the first time they had seen this strange phenomenon.

The gray fog is harmless to humans and plants, and unlike the gray fog that spreads from the twilight swamp, it is much thinner and does not affect their normal lives, so no one pays attention to it.

But they clearly underestimated the amount of ash and mist produced by this eruption.

This outbreak of fog not only covered the entire Fog Territory but also affected surrounding territories, and the fog density was much higher than in previous years.

They will soon notice that this fog is unusual.

But this did not cause much panic.

So what if it's thick? It'll fade in a few days anyway. This situation just means it'll last a few more days, but it won't cause much of an impact.

That's what they were thinking.

Little did they know that Gray Mist Territory would soon change hands.

The person who started all of this is now leisurely visiting the ancient battlefield buried more than a hundred meters underground.

……

Let's go back to when Ron jumped into the swamp.

The bottom of the Twilight Swamp is not solid rock, but a hollow barrier—a fact that currently, apart from Ron, who has come into the barrier, and the already dead Poison Armor Frog, no one knows.

Poison-armored frogs are indeed not capable of surviving in swamps, but the enchanted space at the bottom of the swamp is very suitable for them to live in.

The half-iron plate inside its belly is the key to enter the barrier.

It can not only isolate the interference of gray fog, but also the pressure of special silt in the swamp.

This is what gave Ron the confidence to jump into the swamp.

In the swamp, the iron disc gleamed, shielding it from the pressure of the silt.

Ron safely arrived at the barrier at the bottom of the swamp.

It was pitch black inside. Ron applied the little magic he had left to his eyes so that he could barely see what was happening inside.

The barrier space consists of only an ancient stone door, with an octagonal groove between the two tightly closed stone doors.

Clearly, the key to open the stone door is the item corresponding to the groove.

Normally, people who come here will try to collect all the keys first.

But Ron knew that the stone door was just an insignificant door that could be opened with just half a key.

He pressed the half of the array plate into the groove of the stone door, and the ground trembled.

The stone door, inlaid with half of the array plate, slowly opened.

Walking inside, you can see a spiral staircase with a 45-degree incline behind the door.

After removing the half of the array plate embedded in the stone door, Ron descended the stairs to a depth of about sixty meters underground. Reaching the bottom, he walked out of a passage and found himself in a wide-open space.

"Is this the ruins of Paradise Lost at Dusk?"

It must be said that the visual experience of the image version and the real version is quite different.

Wherever Ron went, there were only ruins that had weathered the years, so badly eroded that they were almost turned into dust.

This place holds many ancient treasures, but Ron has no desire to explore it now.

He walked straight through the area of ​​ancient buildings that had been buried for many years, following the predetermined route deeper into the area.

His goal was clear: the greatest treasure of this site.

If you were to ask what the greatest treasure of this site is, it would undoubtedly be the power wielded by its owner.

It is important to understand that every war in the kingdom of God is primarily about fighting for a share of power within the kingdom.

Having power means having the conditions to become a god.

Becoming a god is, in every respect, the ultimate goal pursued by all kings.

Although this is just a trial card for the powers, it's enough for Ron to do a lot of things.

An hour later, a narrow passage appeared before Ron.

After passing through a passage more than ten meters long, what appears before you is a primitive cave without any artificial embellishment, and you can't see the top when you look up.

The empty cave contained only a small pool of water.

A pool of water bubbling with billowing gray mist.

This is... the source of the gray fog.

It can dispel not only magic, but also life force.

Ron walked to the edge of the pool, squatted down, and put his hand holding the array plate into the water. Immediately, a cylindrical vacuum area with a diameter of one meter appeared in the water.

After confirming that everything was alright, Ron took off his backpack and carefully climbed down the edge of the pool.

The pool was only ten meters deep, and Ron quickly reached the bottom.

Guided by the obscure and mysterious patterns on the bottom of the pool, Ron came to the center of the pool, the center point where all the patterns converged. There was an octagonal groove like the stone door outside.

Without hesitation, Ron pressed the half of the array plate in his hand into the groove.

The next second, the half of the pattern he pressed in emitted bursts of gray light, and soon the light shone brightly.

Ron couldn't help but close his eyes, and in an instant, a scene about the past of this underground ruin was transmitted into his mind.

In those fleeting images, he witnessed the rise and fall of a magnificent empire.

The final scene shows the empire's ruler, with wings on his back, defeating the evil god who wreaked havoc on the empire at an extremely heavy price and sealing him in this pool.

To ensure the seal suppressing the evil god could be maintained, she sacrificed her life to create the Gathering Source Array Plate.

Later generations only need to place the Gathering Source Array Plate into the array every so often to keep the sealing array in place.

As her figure vanished into thin air, she seemed to sense something, turned her head, and gazed at Ron across time and space.

Ron met his gaze calmly, his heart unmoved.

This wasn't the first time he'd seen this scene.

He had memorized the background of the Twilight Paradise Ruins perfectly when he conquered the Gray Mist Territory dungeon.

Hearing the same story twice naturally diminishes its impact.

Of course, he didn't dive to the bottom of the pool to listen to stories.

As the other person's gaze disappeared and the scene ended, a strange energy was born from the depths of the mind, elusive and mysterious, like a split second personality.

The message it conveys is simply the word "annihilation".

"Is that all there is to it...?"

Ron muttered to himself, opening his eyes with some dissatisfaction.

What a worthless body.

He knew this body had poor talent for cultivation, but he didn't expect the compatibility between this body and power to be so poor.

He truly deserves to be called a cannon fodder character, but at least he doesn't need to rely on his talent to cultivate.

He couldn't help but miss the player's stats, which were like those of a chosen one.

"Twenty percent... is better than nothing."

With no other choice, Ron slowly removed the half of the iron plate that was embedded in the sealing array and could not be taken out. Immediately, the thick gray mist from the pool enveloped him.

But it had no effect on him whatsoever.

Having mastered the power of annihilation, he was able to remain unaffected by the gray mist, and even control it.

Ron climbed out of the pool, having completed the first step of taking over the Gray Mist Territory plan. Next, he needed to retrieve the other half of the array plate from the lord's mansion.

Chapter 9 Announcing Something

There are a total of 500 cavalry and 5000 infantry under the rule of Gray Mist Territory.

The lord of Graymist responded to the king's call and led 400 cavalrymen and 4000 infantrymen with him.

Gray Mist Territory, Frosty Wind City.

Most of the troops left behind by the Gray Mist Lord, as well as the troops temporarily added, are concentrated in this city.