Lucian woke up in Vader's body.
Before responding to Wade's voice, Lucian was first shocked by everything he saw.
He saw tall and magnificent palaces, each pillar was five times as wide as he was, and the height of the dome reached deep into the sky. All the buildings were pure white, and outside the pure white palaces was a desolate and huge dusk, with the setting sun slowly sinking on the horizon.
"here it is… "
"The Giant's Palace." Wade said, "The City of Dusk suddenly disappeared overnight hundreds of years ago and was buried in the wind and sand. It is also called..."
"The Eternal City."
The echo could almost be heard in the huge and empty palace. Lucian got off Weed and stepped on the marble floor.
There were still some fresh bloodstains on the floor. It could be seen that someone had been escaping here in fear and difficulty not long ago. Lucian was somewhat puzzled when he saw this scene, and said, "I didn't know that Campbell, with his current injuries, was still able to escape."
"This is because Twilight City has another nickname, the Eternal City. Giants and dragons also possess powerful strength, but the difference is that the power of dragons comes from their innate ability to control elemental storms. They are the masters of mountains and rivers, and have the power to cast all elemental magic. The power of giants comes from decay, order, and stability." Wade said, "We are very close to the holy relic. I can feel that its breath has dissipated in this hall. It allows Campbell to maintain his current state after being seriously injured. Even if he is about to die, he can continue to move forward."
"I see." Lucian said.
Vader looked down at him.
"I'm sorry to ask you to come in with me. It's troublesome, but unfortunately, I don't want you to leave my sight now." Wade said, "So..."
"Then finish it quickly and take me back." Lucian said, "I'll always follow you anyway."
The corners of Wade's cold lips finally revealed a slight smile.
After walking out of the teleportation array and following the bloodstains, Lucian felt a strange sense of panic in his heart. This feeling reached its peak after leaving the hall.
He turned and ran back to the hall, but what he saw was still the quiet palace. Wade said behind him, "What's wrong?"
“…Nothing.” Lucian said, “Perhaps we should remember this teleportation array, in case…”
"I set it up before you woke up. Even if the teleportation array here is destroyed, it can still bring us back to the anchor magic in the Demon Realm," said Vader.
"oh… "
Lucian figured out the reason for his strange and bizarre premonition. He turned around and followed Wade out of the hall. After the two of them disappeared completely...
A gray figure emerged from the imperceptible air.
He looked at the two people's backs, his eyes narrowed slightly, and soon, he smiled again.
…
The palace of the giants was extremely majestic. The walls on both sides of the corridor were covered with colorful murals. Lucian and Wade walked along the corridor. Wade frowned slightly and said, "Campbell walked here by himself."
"Then how did he get here?"
"It's a call." Vader said something that made Lucian shudder. "It was the drop of blood that called him. All giants died here for unknown reasons. In order to continue its own future, the drop of blood called on the creatures that entered here."
Lucian felt a chill down his spine for some reason. Outside the corridor, the huge round sunset in the distance was still casting its afterglow on him.
call…
"System." Lucian called out the system in his mind, "Help me find out where this giant's holy object is. I remember it now."
"Okay, dear host," the system said.
For some reason, the entire giant world gave Lucian a strong sense of unease. Whether it was the disappearance of the giants or the overly empty palace. The two continued to move forward. The weather was very cold, but Lucian's back was constantly oozing sweat. However, for some reason, under the shining sun, he suddenly felt a strange sense of pleasure.
It was a strong feeling of joy and happiness. He felt as if his body had become light and warm, as if he wanted to run happily in this corridor.
Giants are a strange race. They are huge in size, with a height of 2.5 to 5 meters, but they have delicate inner qualities, love stone carvings, murals and other arts, and have always lived in seclusion. The wasteland of giants is in the far north, and there is little sunshine in all four seasons. Therefore, they have a cold, melancholy, sensitive, stubborn character, and a strong desire for the sun. The murals on both sides depict the history of the giant race, from birth to art to the worship of the sun...
The bleeding stopped.
The corridor reached the end. Going further down, there was only a vast wasteland. All the clothes belonging to Campbell were lying there quietly. Those empty clothes fell here, like a human figure that had finally fallen down.
Campbell is like... completely evaporated here!
The clothes were still a little damp, with traces of sweat or water... Lucian was about to look down, but suddenly realized that the setting sun was still hanging there, as if it had always been setting.
In the wilderness of giants... will there be such scorching sunlight
At this moment, he heard the voice of the system.
"Lu, Lucian!" the system screamed, "Hurry up, get to the palace!"
"What are you doing? Have you found where the holy object is?" The system's voice made Lucian feel even more amazed.
Then he heard a sound that made his entire spine explode.
"... The sun, it's the sun! That sun is the blood of God, it is already a living thing... It ate the giants of the entire kingdom! After devouring the entire race, that sun is a broken god! Campbell just now was eaten by it! It digested him... and then it's you!"
Lucian seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar at that moment, and finally came back to his senses from that terrifying joy!
That strange joy, that kind of happiness that made him feel like he was about to fly and sink into the kingdom of God… At that moment, he finally felt that he was being illuminated by the "sun" in this deserted palace.
Instead, he is being watched by an eye sinking on the horizon!
Now, he was the only one who knew the truth between him and Vader. Vader came here at an unexpected moment, and there was no time for him to draw conclusions in the original book. Looking at Vader's back, Lucian grabbed his sleeve without hesitation. After seeing Vader's sweaty face and the slightly dazed look on his face, his pupils shrank slightly, and he immediately said, "Vade, get out of here!"
"What's wrong?"
"I can't explain it, but..."
The darkness-free light enveloped him again, and at that moment, a strong sense of joy came over him again. Lucian gritted his teeth, drove out all the weird thoughts that invaded his mind, and said to Wade in a trembling voice: "The giants... were all eaten..."
At that moment, he felt an intense, deep fear, as if something was slowly turning its sight towards him: "Eated by the sun!"
Almost at that moment, strong sunlight swept in from all directions! At that moment, Lucian seemed to see the sun on the horizon "open its eyes"!
A large number of terrifying and joyful images rushed into his mind. At that moment, he seemed to see countless giants walking out of castles or caves, dragging their hands across the vast wasteland, heading towards the end of the world on the other side of the horizon. They all had happy smiles on their faces, staring blankly, and heading towards their kingdom of God...
And every one of them was evaporated.
But this time he didn't get as violent an impact as last time. It was as if after all these days, Wade's blood cutting or other things had left traces in his body, leaving his mark. Before the scene was about to enter, he had already been wrapped up by this powerful force.
Lucian fell to the ground, a strong sense of dizziness swept over him. When he regained consciousness, he saw himself wrapped in a protective shield. The originally bright sky turned black.
A huge black dragon is fighting with the "sun" in the sky!
It was an extremely horrifying scene, and it was unbearable to look at directly. Lucian covered his eyes and lowered his head—this time, blood oozed from the corners of his eyes again.
The system was still yelling in his ears, Lucian's head was buzzing, and he was so annoyed that he wanted to put the system into silent mode.
Until he heard the voice of the system.
"Burton..."
There was a knocking sound on the shield.
The knocking sound was polite and restrained. Lucian looked up at the gentle man. After knocking on the protective shield, the man looked up at the sky.
"Don't worry, Lucian, Vader will win," he said.
There was a familiar comfort and tenderness in the tone. Lucian narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you sure you want to call me Lucian?"
Burton was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Okay - Number Five."
Amid the terrifying dragon roar and the sun's rays, Lucian and Burton looked at each other through the protective shield. Burton looked at Lucian sitting on the ground and smiled slightly, "You seem so happy to see that I have recovered my memory—"
"I'm so happy." Lucian said, "Since you have recovered your memory, did I get the powder?"
"As expected," Burton said, "you always only think about yourself."
"Don't be angry, teacher." Lucian winked at him and said, "I just lied to you, that's all. On the contrary, if it weren't for my help, you would be trapped in this world and out of control. Okay, if you like, you can complain to me in the control room."
Burton looked at Lucian, who was looking up. His expression still had the innocence and recklessness of a child playing a prank.
He then smiled slightly.
"I won't argue with you about this, Lucian," Burton said. "Here is the powder you need. I thought it would take three days for a suitable opportunity to come. But now it seems..."
He placed a bag of powder outside the protective shield and looked at Wade's figure in the sky: "Today is very good."
"what you up to?"
Lucian's voice suddenly turned cold. But Burton said, "The hero of this world is a terrifying monster. It is a nightmare world. Of course, I will not do anything to him. He is the pillar of this world. Compared with him, Lucian, I want to consider you more."
"Considering me?"
Burton just looked at him and said nothing.
He saw the coldness that Lucian showed when he mentioned Wade.
"Actually, at this point, it's useless to talk about this matter anymore." He smiled bitterly, "But... have you always been curious about why you traveled back here?"
Lucian: !!
Lucian finally showed a look of surprise at that moment. Burton said, "Because of the punishment mission. Because you applied for forced escape from this world, it brought about the punishment mission. Originally, the hatred value you collected had reached 100%, and this punishment mission should have been cancelled. However, because the hatred value was collected after applying for forced escape, the system malfunction caused you to be brought back to this world under the strong obsession of the male protagonist of the other world - to perform the punishment mission of atonement. According to the rules of the punishment mission, I should be the judge who is responsible for reviewing the mission and entering this world with you."
“Lucian, you should have returned to this world from the beginning, and you should have taken the initiative to endure these… teasings.” Burton said with restraint, “I arrived in this world after knowing the system failure. Unfortunately, I lost my memory due to the storm during the journey. Fortunately, we still have a chance to correct this matter.”
"I came here just to tell you one thing, Lucian." He sighed and said, "In three days, I will open the authority to leave this world at any time, and I can take one person with me. You know what I mean. If you want to escape, you can come to me at any time. I will save you. Don't worry, after returning to the control center, I will apply for compensation for you from the control center..."
He heard Lucian's sneer.
“What’s that tone of yours, Number Four?” Lucian said with a smile, “It’s like the tone of a savior. It’s really too disgusting. It’s as if I’m a poor creature who has done something wrong and lost all my face—I really need your rescue.”
"Put your things down and you can leave now," he said. "And..."
"Do you think I am too pitiful?"