Chapter 51 Good News and Bad News
On the way to Longyan Fort, Hull told Link that after Thunder, another traitor appeared in Longyan Fort.
He thought Hull was talking about Claudia, and Link told the birdman that he saw the truth with God.
Rhodes pretended to defect to the Elf God Roryan, and his true belief was Malik, the God of Shadow.
Thunder is not a traitor, he just hurt Rhodes and did not kill him.
Lena seized Thunder and Rhode's soul power to summon the god of death and transformed into a lich.
As for the golden rose...
Link was only looking at the three protagonists at that time and completely forgot about that woman. When Shen Zhi was about to end, the corner of his eyes swept her back as she ran away, and seemed to be quite stimulating.
"It seems you have something wrong with it." Hull's voice pulled Linka back to reality, "I'm talking about the traitor is not the half-elf Claudia."
"There are other traitors besides her Longyan Fort?" Link was a little surprised. It was impossible to be the commander of the Revenge Army of Chenxi, right?
"You know that person, the leader of the Dragoon, Gonzalez."
Too surprised, Link even forgot to flap his wings. Fortunately, Hull quickly and quickly grabbed the peregrine falcon that fell from the air.
"How could it be...not...it must be a mistake...it would never be him..." Link muttered incoherently.
Although it was Gonzalez's two brothers who introduced him into the game, what really guided him and integrated into this illusory realm was Gonzalez's practical advice, frank and enthusiastic smile, the habit of patting his shoulders, and the abnormalities before departure.
What happened? Su Wu wouldn't have anything to do with him, right?
Link quickly asked what happened. Hull said that he immediately set off for the Great Rift after receiving a letter from the commander of the Revenge Legion stationed in Longyan Fort. Gonzalez's rebellion was also informed by Black.
"The incident happened in Hornheim. The Dragoons and half of the mage regiments were ambushed by the undead, and only a very small number of people escaped, and the rest were transformed into the undead. According to the survivors, Gonzalez first attacked the mage captain Su, and then used the entire Dragoon as a sacrifice to transform into the Death Knight. Hornheim has blocked the Mist Canyon where the accident has not been leaked yet. The mercenary components of Longyan Fort are too mixed, so this matter cannot be hidden for too long."
Link's mind was in chaos. Gonzalez killed Su Wu? Was he crazy? What's the point of becoming a dead soul? This is just an illusory space, everything is fake. If it weren't for being on the verge of death or having a terminal illness, what's the point of becoming an NPC in the illusion?
The words "necessary death" and terminal illness reminded Link of what Su Wu said on the phone. Gonzalez is a very self-disciplined person. He has a regular life and never plays. He has been hanging in games for a long time recently, which is very abnormal. Maybe... He has an incurable terminal illness and is afraid of death and has the idea of continuing his life in the illusion. Isn't Frost Han an example...
If the previous thought was a sudden light of inspiration, now the thoughts filled with Link's head made him so excited that he couldn't help but tremble all over his body.
"I understand!!" He shouted: "I know Shuanghan's true face!"
Hull made an emergency landing, and he grabbed Link's shoulders, who had recovered from his human form; "True face? Explain it clearly!"
"Shuanghan is not Lena, but the priest named Aidan!"
"Who is that?" In order to deal with Shuanghan, the Nature Alliance has investigated Lena, and Hull has never heard of this person.
"The last person in their ring alliance. Yes, yes, it's him..." Link's information about Aidan came from the dwarfs Dante and Gonzalez, "because he died before Lena transformed into a lich, I thought about it but didn't list him as a real object of doubt."
Dante said that Lena loved Thunder very much and would never betray him. But what if the woman the Shenzhi saw was not Lena? Isn’t the undead capable of possessing her? If Aidan, who had long been dead, occupied Lena’s body, all this would be explained.
"Impossible! Not to mention that Lena is a mage who is about to enter the legendary rank. As a voter of the magic goddess Lorelai, if the body is invaded by other gods, the magic goddess cannot be unaware of it. Moreover, Aidan is also the priest of the morning light, which is even more impossible!" Hull said a few impossible things, denying Link's inferences, "You are all speculations without evidence."
"I have evidence."
Hull was stunned. The expression on Link's face did not look like he was lying. Where did he get the confidence?
"When Rhode was killed, he was a believer of the god of forest, Roryan, right?"
"That's right, Luo Rui'an is a second-generation god born in the Glow Elf. Jing Yao, who was called the Great Green Forest in the past, was his realm. Although he was not an Isol's subordinate god, he had a very good relationship with the Pillars of Earth. Before the emergence of the Great Rift, the periphery of the Guardian Land was always guarded by his demon hunters." Hull confirmed that it was precisely because of the incident decades ago that the Glow Elf no longer participated in the defense of the Guardian Land.
"I used God to see Rhode lurking with the shadows, which is the ability that Malik's believers can use." As soon as he finished speaking, Link's shoulder was grabbed by Hull and hurt.
Speaking of Shenzhi, why does the bird man with the main talent Gasos do not use Shenzhi to investigate Shuanghan's identity? Ah~ Fate Weaver! Shuanghan is a player, and NPCs cannot know the information about the aliens who do not belong to Edgar. Unless their fates intersect, even the Weaver can't use prophecy between them.
Before, Link couldn't figure out that Hull said that Shuanghan's fate would have an intersection with him, but now he understands it all. Ten years ago, Su Wen wanted to bring him to play with him, but the game CD he sent was secretly hidden by his stepmother. In the end, Aidan filled out his vacancy and became the last person in the Ring Alliance. Even Su Wu, who is the younger brother, can't see the devil of fate, only Link can contact because of this relationship!
Speaking of Malik and God Knowledge, Hull is finally willing to believe Link. The Shadow God's clergy [Conspiracy Enchantment] can deceive the object of being plotted by sinister conspiracies, and even gods can deceive them. But Hull still has a doubt that he has not solved: "Since Rhode and Aidan planned a conspiracy to deceive all the gods, why did he die in the end?"
Of course Link had considered this. Because no player witnessed the process of summoning gods with his own eyes, there was no way to know the specific details. But one thing he has confirmed is that soul energy is needed. The statement that only believers under the same god are competitors is not correct. Aidan, who possesses Lena, uses souls from different beliefs to summon the God of Death.
Link believes that soul energy is divine power or something similar to divine nature. Whether it is obtained from the gods you believe in or from the fallen gods scattered around the world, in short, three or more are needed. The core of this game's "summoning gods" is actually to allow players to help the gods who cannot interfere in the material world collect soul energy and increase their own abilities.
Of course, these cannot be said to Hull. As for why Su Wen died, the reason is too simple.
"There are only four soul powers, and it is better to have one person exclusive than two. Maybe Rhodes were kept in the dark from the beginning..." Link counted with his fingers, not counting the last summoned god of death. God of Shadow, God of Magic, God of Forest, God of War, and Morning Light, a total of five gods were involved in this conspiracy. Suppose Aidan and Malik had a private agreement to give him the soul power of Rhodes or other gods, and the remaining soul power could also be used to complete the summoning.
Thinking that Hull said that the magic goddess could not be unaware of it, Link made another assumption. Perhaps, Aidan and the magic goddess also made similar transactions, so that the speculation of possession would be more tenable.
"I know why Gonzalez chose the Misty Canyon transformation." After hearing Link's assumption, Hull came to a conclusion, "It used to be the location of Lena's mage tower. After she transformed into a lich, she was listed as a forbidden place by Hornheim."
This is the match! Link clenched his fist: "Shuanghan wants to remove the traces of the past, so that no one can use prophecy to find his life box. Thunder, Rod and Lena's existence are disappearing little by little. No one remembers them except those related to the incident back then."
Hull nodded, agreeing with Link's point of view. He turned into a giant eagle again: "Let's go, Longyan Castle is still waiting for us to bring good news to them."
At this moment, Longyan Fort, which has once again appeared, needs good news to boost morale.
There was no need to disguise anymore, and landed on the high battlements of Longyan Castle as the son of nature. In addition to Alwin, Dante and the other three commanders whom he had known, there were also several faces that Link had never seen before. The middle-aged man with prosthetic eyes and the gray-haired old man, based on their physical characteristics, Link inferred that the only one eye was the captain of the Revenge Army, Black, and the older old man was General Alex, the commander-in-chief of Longyan Castle.
Birdmen seem to have become accustomed to such a large formation, and Link is still a little uncomfortable and seems very cramped.
Under Alex's leadership, the group entered the vaulted hall that had been closed in advance. Link remembered that Gonzalez had said that this place would be used as a temporary command post during wartime.
The seats were also deliberately arranged. Hull and Link had two separate chairs. In the Longyan Fort, the commander's remaining two trusted commanders sat side by side, and Dante stood alone, and the mage commander who represented Hornheim and the Revenge Army Captain of the Morning Sect sat separately.
"The matter between the night elves and the orcs..." Alex paused a little, his eyes swept towards Link. Although the commander was old, his aura was the strongest among all the humans present.
Hull didn't say anything, just nodded to Link and signaled that he would speak.
Link simplified the process, eliminating how he discovered and realized that Claudia was a traitor, jumped directly to the threat that had completely resolved the big rift, closed the portal, and asked the orcs to agree to terminate their cooperation with the night elves, and no longer had the idea of destroying Longyan Castle from the underground.
Hearing the orcs swore as the God of War, the commander and commander of Longyan Castle both smiled satisfied, which was the best result they could get.
"The former scout leader is a spy, which is an internal affairs of Longyan Fort. The Natural Alliance is not convenient to intervene. To help you solve the crisis that the fortress was almost captured, I need to know all the details of Gonzalez's rebellion." Seeing that Hull was intentionally handing over the whole thing to himself, Link did what he wanted to do without permission.
Perhaps because of his tone that was too tough, the commander was a little unhappy, but he just frowned. He nodded to the mage leader and the red-robed mage from Hornheim stood up.
To Link's surprise, the mage, who had always been incompatible with the Alliance of Nature, bowed politely to him and Hull: "After receiving Kolk's request for additional personnel, after some discussion, everyone unanimously decided to send the most mobile Dragoons to the north. The mage regiment was not in the scope of dispatch, but it was Gonzalez's repeated insistence that I agreed to let half of the members and captain Su accompany him to support the war in the north."
Su Wu went to the north and Gonzalez proposed. Link clearly remembered that Gonzalez said that the commander sent two regiments of Dragon Knights and Mages. Since the commander asked the mage leader to explain, it could only prove one thing - Gonzalez lied to him. In addition, Su Wu was only an expert at the rank and had just been given up by the system. It is logical that it was impossible to get the main line of skipping the master. All signs showed that Gonzalez did have plans to betray him.
Later, Alex called another dracolyte who was less injured. Link had seen him and met a patrolling dracolyte on Mount Olasio. The young man also asked Gonzalez who he was.
He confirmed that the Dragon Knight Captain had something wrong since three months ago. He always looked at the Caogo wasteland alone and was often distracted during routine training. After receiving the transfer order for support, he persuaded the mage captain to leave the Mist Canyon, which was listed as a penalty area by Hornheim. After flying to an abandoned mage tower, Gonzalez ordered the team to stop and rest, and then he and Su entered the aborted tower. Speaking of this, the young man stopped.
"What happened later?" Link realized that was the key.
The soldier looked at the commander and received the instructions to nod his head and continued: "It was not long after they entered that the tower collapsed. We rushed over to find out, but we saw the regiment commander... Gonzalez was standing on the ruins, with blood stained on the spear, and the mage captain Su was missing."
The absence of a corpse does not mean that Su Wu is dead. Link is unwilling to give up and asks what happened next.
"I still can't believe that the leader would do such a thing, he..." Recalling the scene at that time, the soldier's face turned pale in an instant. "The undead, countless undead came out of the ground and surrounded us. We wanted to fight back and escape, but a huge skull appeared in the sky, which spit out a ball of black mist, and the person he was touched instantly turned into a mummy."
"Where is Gonzalez?" Link stood up excitedly.
"He was covered by a ball of red light, and his flesh fell into pieces, and soon turned into a skeleton."
Skeleton... fell back into the chair, and Link's face was no better than the soldiers who had experienced the horror scenes personally.
"The transformation is completed." Hull finally spoke.
From the commander to the two captains of the non-staff garrison, Longyan Fort looked solemn, and two traitors suddenly appeared, which was a replay of history.
Chapter completed!