Chapter 670: The Truth Behind the Scenes
Tanan's Diary:
I had a nightmare.
I dreamed that I was separated from my unit and was alone.
I was walking in a foggy swamp, surrounded by shadows that moved among the trees.
"That must be the enemy, preparing to attack me!"
I drew my sword, awaiting the attack and preparing to strike back.
They came at me from all sides at once, and I assumed a fighting stance, turned toward the first man, swung my sword, and cut off his head with one blow.
It was only then that I realized that the person who attacked me and whose head I chopped off was the only woman I had ever loved, Yara.
Then I woke up in my tent, sweating profusely.]
…
[More and more people sacrificed themselves, and more and more people talked about me in private.
This morning, Hardacre and I rode to the top of a hill overlooking the countryside. As we stopped and looked out over the green fields, I asked, "How's your knee?"
Hardaker shrugged and said, "I'm not as young as I used to be, and injuries don't heal as quickly."
"There's something I must know, old friend," I said.
"Ask, my king."
"I can ignore the soldiers' opinions, but I must know if you and the other captains still support me. Hardark. Do they support me?"
It took a long time for Haddock to answer.
"They miss home and their families. That's all ." Haddock replied. "King, the morale of the troops is getting low."
I understood what Hadak meant, and after a moment of silence, I asked, "What about you?"
"My king, I will always support you"
That's good. Hadak is my trusted adviser and the person with the highest prestige besides me.
As long as he obeys my orders, my orders can be carried out even if other captains oppose me.]
…
[My troops and I fled to a valley behind the Wall Peak area to temporarily avoid the wizard's pursuit.
The bard told me that this was once the fiefdom of the Kerr family, and many descendants of Jag and his men lived here.
They have long intermarried with wizards, but many of them still have barbarian blood in them.
Perhaps I can rebuild my forces from the descendants of these traitors, who are said to live in this valley.
Well, a combined army of wizards and barbarians can surely create a powerful army, more powerful than wizards alone.
Therefore, I sent my advisers to the surrounding towns to recruit a new group of troops to replace those who died on the wall.
…
[Contrary to my expectations, the barbarians and wizards in this place had no intention of joining us, and even occupied the village and attacked our troops.
Perhaps being ruled by wizards for a long time has made them forget their own bloodline.
Since mercy cannot make them understand who is the king of the barbarians, then let blood and death tell them. 】
[Hardak came to see me privately in my tent.
It was late, and everyone except the guards was asleep.
"It's time for us to stop the killing, King Tanan.
What we are killing now are not wizards at all, but our compatriots.
The soldiers have a strong desire to oppose the war and everyone wants to go back," he said.
I was very surprised and felt a little sad that Haddak was on the same side as those captains who opposed me, even though I trusted him so much.
What shall I do now? When those captains unite, their power is too great for me to force them to obey me.
Hell, if Hardake hadn't been on their side, they would never have taken action.
But now, when they unite into small groups, they have the power to deprive me of my command.
I closed my eyes and said, "Perhaps you are right, my friend. We can talk about returning home later, after we have subdued all of Jag's descendants and protected them from being threatened by the wizard.
Maybe we can even have a party. I promise."
Haddock nodded and smiled. "This is for the best, my king."
Very good, Hadak is back with me. 】
【This morning, I gave orders to all the captains.
"Burn everything! I'm just leaving scorched earth wherever we go! Every house, car, and land, burn!
Only when we destroy everything that those evil wizards pretended to give to those barbarians will they follow us wholeheartedly."
These battle-hardened generals fidgeted and looked uncomfortable, but my firm expression let them know that the matter was not up for discussion.
[All the villages are on fire, but my sentries report large numbers of refugees moving through the countryside.
"Refugees? No, they are militiamen waiting for the right moment to attack us.
Surround them and tell them that if they don’t surrender, they will die.”】
[As I examined the remains of a village razed by my soldiers, to my surprise, I saw a familiar face.
I knelt beside the woman's body, looking at her face which looked exactly like my mother's, only a little younger.
Although I had never met my sister, who was taken away by a wizard before I was born, I knew in my heart that this was Yanada.
I started crying.
My own sister died at my command, even though I didn't mean to do it.
This is all the wizard's fault. If the wizard hadn't rewritten the consciousness of these barbarians, I wouldn't have come into conflict with them.
Damn wizard. 】
[I had earlier sent a small group of troops to destroy a nearby village, but they never returned.
I went to investigate, only to find that the village was intact, with no signs of fighting at all.
Why? Were they ambushed? Or did the wizard make them disappear? 】
[More and more troops disappeared, and I felt something was wrong. After I sent out the troops, I also sent out some trackers who were extremely loyal to me.]
[A tracker returned and tracked down a large number of missing troops.
What surprised me most was that this group of troops was led by a goblin named Deger.
"Did something happen to them that forced them to leave?" I asked.
The tracker shook his head. "No, my king. They are alive and well, and as far as I know, they are on their way home, led by the goblins."
I understand now, damn, they were not missing at all, they were deserters!
deserter!
This matter must be dealt with quickly and without mercy, otherwise it will give others the wrong impression. They will think that I am beginning to lose control of my people.
Therefore, I order your friend Hadak to lead a force to capture those cowards alive. 】
[Hardake is back, and all the deserters have been caught.
He chained the goblin deserter, Deger.
When Dege was dragged in front of me, his white robe was already torn to pieces, but his attitude was still rude and arrogant, and he didn't even look at me.
"Where are his other goblin minions?" I asked Haddak.
"All dead," Haddock replied.
Then I turned to Derg.
"Why did you goblins want to escape with my troops? Do you know that deserters don't deserve to die in a battle? They can only be hanged by me." I threatened.
"Then hang me! Tanan, what you want me to do is shameful to me.
I only regret not escaping with the elders earlier!"
Contrary to my expectation, although Mingming Dege is so weak, he is not afraid of me at all.
Finally, I generously allowed Deger to fight for his freedom. But his opponent was Hadak. The fight didn't take too long before he became a corpse under Hadak's sword.
I ordered an investigation and found that the other deserting troops were helped by goblins who were familiar with the terrain.
These goblins knew a secret passage that could bypass the wall and return to their base.
They could have told me about this secret passage, but they chose to conceal it and used it to mislead my soldiers.
I am very disappointed. I did not betray the goblin, the goblin betrayed me. 】
Seeing this paragraph, Qi Ge frowned.
It was obvious that Tanan's mental state was no longer normal. Qi Ge was not surprised by this. He felt that Tanan's failure was inevitable.
The key is the elder mentioned by the white-robed fairy Dege.
“Elder… is that the advanced level of the elder fairy?
He ran away a long time ago? Left Tanan? When exactly? What was the reason for his escape? Where did he go? "
Qi Ge continued reading while thinking.
…
Last night, I slipped out of my tent, camouflaged myself in black fur, and inspected the camp's defenses.
As I moved quietly around the camp, I heard my captains talking quietly.
"He's gone mad!" one person said.
"Too much! Too much! We are killing innocent people here, killing unarmed barbarians. Why?" another person shouted.
Then I heard Hadak's voice. "Enough! Your words are foolish and treasonous. Tanan is the king, and only he can lead our people out of slavery!"
“Yes, he has done a lot for us barbarians, and for that, we love him and are willing to fight for him.
But this time it was too much.
What are we doing here?" another captain asked.
"Fight for him," Haddak replied.
"We have seen enough fighting, Haddak," the older captain said. "This is not fighting at all, this is senseless slaughter."
“Hardacre, we think you’ve done enough.
The war in Tanan has cost us too much, including the life of your son."
Their conversation made me feel very sad, and a familiar feeling of loneliness came over me.
Only I, only I, really want to overthrow the rule of wizards and set the barbarians free. They just want to live a better life.
After a long moment, Haddock gave a firm order: "Stop talking!"
Good, at least Haddak still supports me. Although he doesn’t understand me, this still gives me some comfort.
But then, I heard the words I least wanted to hear.
"I will go to the king again. If the king is still unwilling to withdraw his troops, I will resign. You can make your own choice. I will not stop you anymore."
ha.
Ha ha.
Hadak.
[I gathered all the captains and held a banquet.]
[I seem to have seen this scene before.]
This is a terrible dream.
Yara's body, killed by my sword.
My mother, my father, and my sister, and Hadak, and Todak, and the old poet with the arrow in his back, and the wizard Kerr, and my captains, and my soldiers, and the rest, they were all piled on top of each other.
All died by my sword.
Then I woke up.
Ha, I was lying, I didn’t sleep at all. 】
[I, Hadak, and all the commanding generals were attacked by wizards, and they all sacrificed their lives to protect me.
I chopped down three mountains in a row like a madman, blocking the secret passage discovered by the goblins.
I told all the soldiers about my anger and my power.
I decided to launch a crazy revenge and kill all the mages in the world. Anyone who does not cooperate will be regarded as an enemy by me, including my soldiers.
No soldier dared to question my determination anymore, and the will of all the troops was unified by me.
I will take them to the capital of the Wizard King. Either I kill the Wizard King, or we all die here together.
There is only advancement and no retreat. All retreat routes have been cut off by me. 】
Seeing this, Qi Ge suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
Tanan, could it be that he murdered all his old subordinates?
To fight to the death?
"Hiss~ How cruel!
Is it true that, as the old goblin said, Tanan has gone crazy?"
[After losing the constraints of Hadak and others, I became even stronger. In three weeks, I captured three cities in succession.
Although the troops suffered heavy losses, after the war, we can obtain more reinforcements from the heroic spirits in the city.
Heroic spirits are more useful than living soldiers, and they will never betray me.
It turns out there’s nothing we barbarians love more than victory, especially when it comes over a powerful foe.
I thought some soldiers would doubt the cause of death of Haddak and other captains, and some might even defect, but I saw the opposite result.
My soldiers and my people still love me. They enjoy killing those wizards.
This is good.
I promised them that I would break the backs of those evil wizards.
[Victory, victory, and victory. Every time I capture a city, I will order a massacre.
The wizards are already terrified of me. I should have recruited the Heroic Spirit Army long ago. The Heroic Spirit Army is the most powerful weapon in war and the future of the Yasa world.
Now, the cities that blocked my way have disappeared.
I have obtained intelligence that the Wizard King Gavin is stationed in the Steel Horn Castle not far away. As long as I defeat him, the wizards will surrender to me. This is the final war.
"The unfallen castle, Steelhorn Castle, will fall before us!
The glorious deeds we accomplished here will be remembered forever.
Our children and grandchildren will speak our names with pride. Here we are, fighting for our immortality, to take our place among the barbarian ancestors!"
After hearing my declaration, the tribesmen cheered loudly. Although the volume was smaller than I expected, their morale was not low. 】
"Ugh, Tanan is going to fight the BOSS."
Qi Ge blinked and wondered how miserable Tanan would be.
“Gavin is the doppelganger of Al Zeus.
Even if El Zeus has not become a false god now, he has the strength of a demigod, and Tanan is definitely not his opponent.
There is a huge difference in strength between a legend and a demigod, and El Zeus's scheming is much stronger than Tanan's.
After all, I was surprised that Tanan could reach Steelhorn Castle."
Qi Ge turned to the next page without any expectation, and then his eyes bulged out.
"ha?!"
I received a letter.
Since I left, the place where I grew up has prospered a lot, becoming a trade and cultural center in the wilderness.
The people there even named the town after me, calling it "Tania".
Craftsmen have begun construction of a massive statue to praise my name.
Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would be so successful. These glories only spurred me on and made me more determined to end the war as quickly as possible.
Maybe after the war, I can return home. 】
[I was riding my horse when suddenly a familiar old goblin appeared from the trees ahead - the elder goblin who claimed to be my counselor.
He was wearing a very gorgeous black and white robe, which was even more gorgeous than the armor I was wearing. It seemed that he had been living well during this period.
I thought he had escaped long ago, but just when I was about to win, he appeared in front of me again.
Does he want to share the glory of victory with me?
Although those who have betrayed me do not have this qualification, if he sincerely repents, I am not unable to forgive him.
"My king! My king!"
he yelled, waving his arms.
"Someone has killed all your counselors! Oh my God! I can't believe it myself. All your counselors died at the peak of their glory. Now I am the only counselor left.
The criminal must be found, and I will help you find him."
oh.
"Yes, you're right, come closer."
I stealthily laid my hand on the sword, but before I could draw it the mad goblin disappeared again among the trees.
He appeared and disappeared so suddenly that I even thought it was my illusion.
I hope this is just my illusion, otherwise it will be troublesome. 】
【Last night, a slight noise woke me up, and I found myself staring at the point of a dagger.
The other end of the dagger is the old goblin who is a thorn in my side.
Damn, he was stronger than I thought, and my intuition told me that he had me under control.
I pretended to be relaxed and reached for the knife hidden under the blanket.
"I found the person who poisoned the counselor!" the goblin suddenly said.
These words made me feel cold.
My hand shot forward and plunged the knife all the way to the hilt into the goblin's chest.
He fell to the ground with a terrified look on his face.
"King, why are you doing this?
I just want to help you get rid of... I finally gained enough strength.
Ah!! It was too late, it was too late for everything, he had found me.
King, don’t believe him, don’t believe him…”
The elder goblin muttered strange words and suddenly disappeared into thin air, and my dagger fell.
I woke up from my sleep and felt under my pillow. My dagger was still there, with no signs of having been used.
I breathed deeply and wiped the sweat from my forehead.
Damn nightmares and hallucinations. 】
Seven Pigeons: ...
"Fuck! What!"
Qi Ge really wanted to curse. He finally waited for the message from the elder fairy, but it turned out to be Tanan’s nightmare.
“What’s most distressing to me is that I can’t tell whether this is a dream or not.
There is magic in the Heroes' World that can send dreams. The same thing happened to that old fairy. He can't even speak clearly, so what kind of riddle teller is he?"
…
[Today, a messenger from the Wizard King arrived.
I had the thin wizard brought to me, but not allowed to get too close.
That guy has a scent all over his body, and it makes me sick.
"I bring a proposal, King Tanan!" said the messenger.
"Oh, now you call me King Tanan." I said disdainfully. "I remember before, you all called me a criminal."
“Uh, ah, uh, that’s our fault.
We admit our mistakes and propose peace between our two great nations. Will you please let us put an end to this senseless slaughter?"
I smiled. This was the sign of weakness I was looking for. The Wizard King finally couldn't hold on any longer. It seemed that the supplies in Steel Horn City could no longer keep up with our consumption.
“This killing makes perfect sense to me,” I told him.
"You wizards have tortured my people for generations. You came very close to erasing our history and our memories.
Well, now the wind has changed, and this wind is a violent storm, and it will not stop until all wizards and their supporters are wiped out!"】
[The Wizard King is very powerful. His army, his magic, and his weapons are all more powerful than I imagined.
When I was about to be defeated, I recalled the time when I defeated Raquel, which was the beginning of my glory.
I let my troops delay Gavin's troops, approached Gavin alone, and started a duel with him!
Yes, this is what I am best at, and I have never lost, even if I am just a legend and he is a demigod!
In the battle of soldiers against soldiers, kings against kings, I won again!
When the Wizard King's head was chopped off by my sword, the entire battlefield fell into silence.
I roared happily, my whole body filled with light. Now, I am also a demigod, the only demigod on the entire battlefield. 】
"Hahaha?!"
The seven pigeons were startled.
"What about the reversal? What about El Zeus? Was Gavin killed by Tanan just like that?"
Qi Ge quickly turned the page, but turned to the end, where there was only one sentence.
[After conquering Steelhorn Castle, I successfully overthrew the Warlock Kingdom and established my own dynasty.
We barbarians finally stood up
I destroyed a large amount of Bracada into ruins, and I became a great king, honored as the God of Ruins.
I have achieved success and everything I have ever dreamed of.
But I am still alone.
I sacrificed so much to win.
I am Tanan. I am a barbarian who led the barbarians to break free from the shackles of the sorcerer rulers and restore my people to their former greatness. This is my story, and my fall.
"Fuck, you're still echoing each other."
Qi Ge felt so uncomfortable that after a long time, he knocked his forehead.
Judging from the diary, Tanan is definitely not a perfect saint.
In the course of his battle, he betrayed his ideals and became a tyrant even more cruel than the wizard, even killing his once loyal men.
But he won in the end.
Qi Ge doesn't mean that Tanan can't win.
When people read stories, they always hope that kind and righteous people will get a happy ending, and expect villains and thugs to receive the judgment they deserve.
But reality is neither reasonable nor logical.
If everything had gone according to the story, the Jingkang Shame of the Northern Song Dynasty would not have happened, and those delicate princesses and queens would not have been stripped naked, made to lie on the ground like dogs, paraded through the streets in sheepskins, and wantonly humiliated by the Jin soldiers.
It's not uncommon for cunning villains and cruel thugs to win and even have it all.
However, there are too many mysteries and foreshadowings in Tanan’s diary that have not been answered.
It was like a completed novel, but with countless gaps left unfilled, which made Qi Ge feel very disappointed.
Qi Ge closed Tanan's diary, scratched his head, and asked the little lioness:
"Is this the only one? Are there any other diaries? Is there something missing?"
"No more, that's all."
The little lioness blinked and asked:
"Are you concerned about Tanan's diary? Otherwise, I can ask your grandfather for you?"
"Thank you very much." Qi Ge followed suit.
He did not place all his hopes on the wise Rakshasas, but started from the beginning and quickly read Tanan's diary several times.
"There are still no clues."
Qi Ge closed the diary with a headache and unconsciously fumbled with the cover.
"Um?!"
At this moment, Qi Ge suddenly discovered that the paper on the cover of Tanan's diary was not paper, but the leather of a powerful creature.
"Dragon skin... Why is the cover of Tanan's diary dragon skin? There should be no dragons in either the stronghold or Bracada."
A sentence suddenly popped up in Qi Ge’s mind: Use your magic to observe the world, not your eyes.
He opened the magic eye and was surprised to find that there was a faint magic power on Tanan's diary connected to his backpack.
He quickly opened his backpack and took out the [Book of Mysteries] which he had not used for a long time in shock.
[Book of Mysteries
Level 4 Treasure
Equipment location: No equipment required
Effect:
Write a name in the Book of Mysteries and think of a specific person in your mind.
You can read the selected person's most hidden thoughts.
After the Voice of the Heart is read, the Book of Secrets goes into cooldown.
(Be careful, if you choose a target that is too powerful, the other party may discover your presence.)
Special effect: Enter Tanan's memories.
Cooling down: 1 month
Explanation: In the listening of mystery, hiding is of no use. 】
"Could it be that..."
Qi Ge took a deep breath nervously and opened the [Book of Mysteries].
The world was spinning, and everything around me changed in an instant!
"This is?! A mountain range?"
Qi Ge looked around and found himself on a high mountain. A barbarian with yellow hair and beard stood in front of him, with his back to him, looking at the sea of clouds below the mountain.
"Tanan..." Qi Ge understood his identity the first time he saw him.
The crown on his head, the gorgeous armor on his body and the Titan's Thunder in his hand were all exactly the same as his own description in his diary.
Qi Ge called out twice, but Tanan did not respond. He wanted to touch Tanan, but his hand passed through his body. It was obvious that what was around him was just an illusion and not real.
Just when Qi Ge was about to go around to the front of Tanan to see what he looked like, a voice suddenly came in Qi Ge's ears.
"I received a letter signed by [Wizard Magnus].
Tell me what's in the letter.
I thought I had defeated the wizards of Bracada and destroyed their country, but the land I had conquered with so much effort was not Bracada's native land at all.
Their homeland requires crossing a vast ocean to reach, and it is a cold place surrounded by ice and snow.
And the place where I am now originally belonged to us barbarians.
This is just a colony of Bracada away from its homeland.
This is bad, it means I haven't killed all the wizards yet.
But this is also good, I can still kill.
I ordered my country to build me a huge warship. I will drive the warship and lead the troops to conquer the homeland of Bracada.
Now, even the Wizard King Gavin has died in my hands, and I can’t think of anyone who can stop me.
They must pay for their actions in killing Yara.
But before , I have to meet Magnus here first. I need to know why he betrayed Bracada and told me this news. "
"What is this? Tanan's inner voice?"
Qi Ge understood that what he was seeing was an advanced diary with thoughts and pictures.
"Oh, I wish I had discovered this earlier. This is much more shocking than just words."
Just as Qi Ge was daydreaming, the sound of footsteps suddenly rang out.
Da da da.
“I’m sorry, King Tanan, I was delayed for some time due to a little trouble.
But I have solved the problem, and now no one can hinder us."
A young wizard slowly floated over.
"Are you Magnus?"
Tanan asked.
"Yes. Barbarian King, I am glad that you have grown to this point.
Just as I imagined, you are indeed a person of extraordinary talent."
"What do you mean?" Tanan asked with a frown.
Magnus smiled.
“I’ve been following you since you defeated Raquel.
I gave you a small help in your growth process."
Tanan's hand was already on the sword, ready to draw it out at any time: "Help? I've never seen you before."
"No, you have." Magnus clapped his hands, and footsteps were heard behind the Seven Pigeons.
Qi Ge quickly turned around and looked behind him . A graceful and heroic woman was walking towards him.
She is over 1.80 meters tall and weighs about 70 kilograms. Although she is thin, her body lines are very smooth and her muscles are strong. Her skin is wheat-colored and looks very healthy.
She has fluffy and neat long hair tied into a high ponytail, looking strong and clean.
Her face is angular and her eyes are deep and bright, making her look confident and majestic.
She was wearing a set of light armor, revealing large areas of skin. She had a sharp dagger on her waist and a spear tied to her back.
"Who is this?" Just as Qi Ge was wondering, Tanan shouted in shock:
“Yara?!
No, that's impossible, Yara is dead and I buried her body with my own hands.
This must be some evil illusion magic."
"You should be able to tell whether it is an illusion or not." Yara looked at Tanan and said softly:
"Tanan, long time no see. I'm glad that you fulfilled your promise to me.
The barbarians have gained enough power that every man, woman and child has gained the dignity of life.
They no longer have to live for wizards, they have their own king. "
"It's really you... " Tanan took a step back: "But, how is it possible? You are obviously dead."
"From the beginning, I will never die."
Magnus and Yara spoke at the same time, and the two voices overlapped.
Yara's appearance changed rapidly, from a barbarian woman to another wizard who looked somewhat similar to Magnus in the blink of an eye.
"Gavin!"
Tanan shouted in shock, as if he had not fully understood the current situation.
"Why are you still alive? I chopped off your head and burned your body to ashes.
No, that's not right, why did Yara become Gavin?"
Tanan finally reacted, his face full of despair:
"Wrong, I was wrong. It's not that Yara became Gavin, it's that Gavin became Yara.
Could it be that, from the very beginning, Yara was you!! "
"You guessed right."
Magnus and Gavin said at the same time.
Then, both of them turned into Yara in an instant.
“Like I said, I’ve had my eyes on you from the beginning.
It is not easy to find someone who can make your heart beat faster. I carefully referred to the woman that Jagger loved the most before designing the image of Yara.
It seems that you love me deeply, which makes me very happy. Well, my efforts are not in vain. "
Qi Ge was simply horrified.
Hiss~ Poor Tanan, being played around by El Zeus.
The beloved woman whom he had been thinking about all the time turned out to be the boss whom he had tried so hard to defeat.
Qi Ge imagined what would happen to him if Smith became Gavin or Al Zeus?
"Shit, I shudder just thinking about it."
The woman he loved, whom he had even imagined countless times, turned into two old men.
This is a major blow to everyone.
Of course, there must be some strange people in this world who think “that’s not better”, but it is obvious that Tanan is not one of them.
He collapsed to the point where he could barely stand, his face full of despair, and he roared and asked:
"Why? Wizard King! Why are you doing this?!
You were so powerful at that time, it would have been easy for you to kill me, why did you want to play with me?"
"Of course it's to make you stronger." Magnus said. "A weak Tanan means nothing to me. Only now that you have become a demigod, you are qualified to let me talk to you."
"Make me stronger?"
Not only Qi Ge was confused by this answer, but Tanan was also confused.
"I am a barbarian, an enemy of wizards, why do you want me to become stronger?"
"Enemy? No, I don't see the world that superficially.
At my level, my thoughts are different from yours."
Magnus returned to his original appearance. He raised his hand and the sea of clouds around him quickly rose up.
“It’s not just me, Jager.
The monk who told you about the Titan's Thunder was me, the witch who traded the Ring of Life with you was me, the guard who opened the road to the Steel Castle for you was me, and the crazy woman who warned you was also me.
The sufferings you endured and the guidance you received along the way were all brought to you by me.
I need you to be beaten through suffering, victory, sorrow, pride, frustration, elation, anger, and regret. I need you to taste the glory that is unique in the world, and then fall from the peak to the bottom of the valley and climb out again.
Only after going through these, can you quickly grow from a silly boy to the war god I want."
As the sea of clouds rose, scenes familiar to Tanan gradually emerged on the sea of clouds.
His rise from a barbarian to his victory over Gavin and becoming a demigod was all controlled by Magnus.
This scene made Qi Ge even more wary of El Zeus and also made Tanan even more desperate.
"Why, why on earth? Why are you messing with my life like this?"
"Because you have the talent to become the strongest, you are different and you are exceptionally gifted.
I make you bear glory and sin that you cannot bear, and as you gradually adapt, you will be able to bear more glory and sin.
Look, the moment you killed Hager and the others.
What a fascinating scene! At that moment, you completely matured, Tanan. "
Around Magnus's sea of clouds, the scene was playing of Tanan using poison to knock out Hager and the others, and then chopping off their heads one by one while crying and sobbing.
He stretched out his hand towards the picture, his face full of fascination.
"Ah, ah, ah!!!" Tanan finally collapsed. He knelt on the ground, holding his head, struggling and shouting:
"Don't let me recall this again. You beast, you devil who plays with people's hearts.
It was you who killed Hagel, it was you who killed them."
Magnus looked at Tanan with pity and said firmly:
"No, it wasn't me who killed them, but you, Tanan.
Face your sins, carry them, and emerge stronger."
"Duel! I want to duel with you!!" Tanan roared, drew his sword, and rushed towards Magnus like a beast that had been forced into a desperate situation.
At this juncture, Tanan finally chose the method he trusted most, the invincible force that he was proud of.
Unfortunately, as expected, Magnus easily knocked Tanan down with magic.
Tanan, covered in wounds, fell in a pool of blood, unable to move. Magnus played the videos of people who died because of Tanan over and over again in front of him.
Not only Tanan's advisers, but also the werewolves and lizardmen who were enslaved by Tanan in the swamp and worked to death, the warriors who sacrificed their lives for Tanan, and the barbarian villagers who were slaughtered by Tanan...
This scene made Qi Ge feel cruel. Not only was the person killed, but also the heart was destroyed.
Magnus stood before him, victorious.
It was as if telling him that everything he had sacrificed for victory was meaningless, and those who died because of him had died in vain.
This was a double torture for Tanan, both mentally and physically.
Unconsciously, tears flowed from the corners of Tanan's eyes.
Gavin turned into Yara squatted beside Tanan, wiped away Tanan's tears with his hands, and comforted Tanan softly:
"Stand up, you are the king of the barbarians, you should not be so cowardly in front of the wizard."
Tanan closed his eyes in pain, feeling completely frustrated: "I lost, kill me."
“I didn’t spend so much effort just to get a corpse.
Tanan, you have seen my power, and this power can make you stronger.
Now you are qualified to join me and become my subordinate.
I will make you the new king of Bracada and expand my territory."
Tanan frowned: "Is this your purpose? I am the king of Bracada, what about you?"
"I'm busy with something bigger and more important than Bracada.
I don't know how long it will take, a hundred years? A thousand years? Ten thousand years?
I can't be sure.
During this time, I have required a lot of resources every year.
I need someone who is cruel enough, strong enough, and talented enough to lead my country and army and expand my territory.
Tanan, you are just right.
Magnus looked at Tanan and said with satisfaction:
"No, that's not right. It should be said that it must be you."