Book 12, The Descent of the Gods – Chapter 34, Accepting the Heavy Burden
Linley’s sudden departure caused the group of people in Dragonblood Castle to feel rather worried.
“Father, is the reason Uncle left just now because he is going to go search for…?” Cena said softly.
Although he didn’t finish the words, everyone in the hall understood. They, too, suspected that the culprit behind the large-scale appearance of dead cities in the Rohault Empire was a Deity. If Linley were to fight against another Deity, what would the result be?
“I know my big brother’s temper very well.” Wharton furrowed his brows. “Although he doesn’t like to get involved in things that have nothing to do with him, he definitely will not shirk from any of his responsibilities.”
Right. Linley’s responsibilities!
Everyone in the hall, Delia included, nodded slightly.
Right now, aside from the human Deities in the Necropolis of the Gods, the only human Deities in the Yulan continent were Linley and Desri. Linley and Desri, as Deities, stood at the very peak of mankind in this plane.
To Linley and Desri, the Yulan continent was their root and foundation!
Their homeland!
Deities from other planes had descended onto their homeland and had begun to wantonly slaughter humans.
At a time like this, as Deities, Linley and Desri absolutely had to stand out. If even they stayed hidden and only protected themselves…then didn’t that mean that the humans of the Yulan continent would be slaughtered freely by those experts who had fled from the Gebados Planar Prison?
“At a time like this, all we can do is rely on Lord Linley and Lord Desri.” Cena said softly.
In front of Deities, even Saints had to lower their heads. Only other Deities such as Linley and Desri were able to hinder them.
Within the quiet mountain village where Desri was living.
Linley’s sudden arrival naturally was a source of great joy to Desri’s people. Reynolds, as well, hadn’t seen Linley for a long period of time. He wanted to have a good chat with Linley, but this time, Linley had come on an important mission. Nobody dared to get involved, allowing Linley and Desri to speak in detail.
Within the mountain residence.
The warbling of the springs could be heard. Linley and Desri were seated facing each other.
The two of them were currently the two most powerful humans of the Yulan continent plane.
“What!!!” Desri suddenly rose to his feet. Linley had just started to speak, but Desri was already shocked.
Linley’s face was heavy, and he nodded. “Right. The citizens of many cities in the Rohault Empire have been utterly slaughtered, and the cities are now dead cities. You should know that this happened in the Baruch Empire before as well, but this time, too many cities have died. In just a short period of time, the total number of deaths has exceeded a hundred million!”
Desri’s eyes were filled with shock. “A hundred million. If they had to be killed one at a time, how long would that take?”
A hundred million!
A simple number to say. A single town usually had around ten thousand people in it. This represented ten thousand small towns.
“Linley, what do you think we should do?” Desri looked at Linley.
Linley rose to his feet. His eyes seemed to be blazing with fire. His voice couldn’t help but turn clear and loud. “What we should do? Desri, regardless of what happens between the Empires of the Yulan continent, these are the affairs of our Yulan continent! Internal affairs!”
“The Yulan continent is our root! I definitely will not permit those Deities of other planes to engage in this sort of wide-scale slaughter here. What do they take our place to be? A butchery?”
Linley’s heart was filled with fury.
Linley stared at Desri. “Desri, are you planning to just hide here?”
Desri’s gaze turned sharp and fierce as well. “Linley, what the hell do you think you are saying? Right now, O’Brien and the others are in the Necropolis of the Gods. Amongst the humans of the Yulan continent, only we two Deities are currently present. Do you actually think I would hide away in a time like this?”
“A hundred million were killed this time. Who knows how many more will be killed next time? A hundred million? A billion? The entire Yulan continent only has a population of a few billion. Most likely, within a few decades, the entire Yulan continent would become entirely devoid of human life.” Desri said in a harsh, serious voice. “Linley, there are some things that must be done. A long life isn’t necessarily a good one.”
“The Yulan continent is our base. I naturally will stand out to defend it.”
Desri’s voice was very firm.
Linley revealed a hint of a smile on his face. Desri laughed as well.
The two experts now understood what each other was thinking.
They actually weren’t afraid of death. What they were afraid of was dying like a blade of wild grass, to no purpose whatsoever.
To be able to train in the Elemental Laws to the point of becoming Deities meant that both Linley and Desri had extremely strong wills. If they set their mind to something, even if they died, they would accomplish it. If a person had fallen to such straits that even his homeland had become someone else’s butcher shop without him doing anything about it, then that would be a life worse than death.
The setting sun shone down upon the fleeing refugees on the desolate road, stretching out their shadows. Tattered clothes, dirty and thin faces, eyes filled with both fear as well as hope for the future. They worked hard to move towards the north.
In mid-air.