Segman had a very comfortable time recently. As the prince of the Kingdom of Flowing Water, he broke the fastest record of the first level of the Trial Tower two days ago. This record is called the clearance record by the players, but it is an extremely sacred honor in the eyes of the natives of this world, so it is called the sacred record.
This news has been known to all other countries in his world. Now Segman is the great hero of the Land of Flowing Water, the great hero of the entire world, and the most talented and powerful genius among young people under the age of thirty.
There is no doubt about this, and the country of flowing water celebrated it for two whole days.
Segman was immersed in joy for two whole days until one of his servants hurried over and told him the bad news.
That is…
"Your Highness Segman! The sacred record of ranking second in the first level of the Tower of Trials has been broken! It is the sacred record set by your mentor Puri!" The servant's voice sounded terrified.
"who?"
Upon hearing the news, Segman pushed all the bottles piled on him to the ground. He cast a clarity spell on himself and came to his senses from his drunken state.
"This...this..." The servant hesitated, as if he was struggling whether to tell the truth.
"Tell me who it is quickly? Those reckless men from the Dark Flame Country, or those clowns from the Thunder Country? Give me a detailed name! Who is it!"
Segman attached great importance to this news. The second-ranked sacred record was set by his mentor in his prime youth. Segman broke it with the blessing of more than 20 holy relics and some unknown skills.
He knew that people from other countries would not remain indifferent! The second sacred record being broken was a threat to him.
"Your Highness, this...I..."
"Hurry up and tell me! Anyone who sets a sacred record will have his name engraved on the honor tablet! You come here to report this news and you don't even remember the name! Hurry up and tell me!" Segman hoped to hear the names of some 'old opponents' so that he could have a way to deal with them.
"The names of the second-ranked sacred record creators in the first tier are: Tonight Your Mom Will Die, Meat in a Black Pot, The Plush Rabbit, Song in the Rain, When the Mohites Return, and Mom, the Dog is Barking." The attendant tremblingly told Prince Segman the names of the heroes who were ranked second on the Glory Monument.
"What did you say?" Prince Segman suspected that there was something wrong with his clarity technique. He was still drunk, but the words the servant said did not sound like people's names. Instead, they sounded like... scolding him and his mother.
“These are indeed the new names that appeared on the Glory Tablet.” The attendant said anxiously.
"Which ones? Tell me again." Segman had some obsessive-compulsive disorder and was determined that this servant had to say it. The expression on his face seemed to say, 'If you don't make it clear this time, your life may be in danger.'
"This... this... this... the second name in the first tier of the Honor Tablet. The first one is Your Mom Must Die Tonight."
"What did you say?"
"Your mother will die tonight." The servant felt that his brain and mouth were so tense that they were out of his control.
"say it again!"
"Your mother must die."
"You are scolding me?" His Highness Segman reacted. "You are not only scolding me! You are also scolding my mother?"
"Your Highness! I dare not! This is the name written on the Tomb of Glory." The servant knelt down in panic, his forehead touching the ground, and his whole body trembled.
"Listen carefully! Insulting the royal family is a serious crime that can send you to the guillotine. I don't know which country's prince sent you to humiliate me, but you still have one last chance to honestly report the name on the monument of glory. Now start from the last name ranked second!" Segman spoke word by word in a murderous tone.
"The last one, the last one..." The servant's brain was about to collapse. In a hurry, he glanced at the list in his hand, and without thinking, he raised his head and blurted out "Is there a dog barking?"
"Someone! Bring me a sword!"
Segman could no longer bear it, and the knight next to him handed him a long sword. Segman decided to execute this rebellious servant on the spot.
"Your Highness! This really is a new name that has appeared on the Tomb of Glory." The servant let out a wail that was close to despair.
When Segman was about to draw his sword and execute him on the spot, his mentor, the old wizard Puri, hurried in.
"Your Highness Segman, Your Highness Segman! Your servant is telling the truth!" said the old wizard.
"What truth?" Segman didn't understand what the old wizard meant at all.
"In the past two days, many new adventurers have appeared in the territory of the Trial Tower, and the records of the first-level Glory Stele have been constantly refreshed, with some puzzling names appearing." The old wizard said hurriedly.
"What a confusing name? Teacher, the Trial Tower only records everyone's real name. It is impossible for someone in the world to have such a name."
The name that Segman was referring to was probably 'Your mother will die tonight'.
"Maybe there really is someone here, and there's more than one." The old wizard smoothed his beard and motioned Segman to follow him. "It's getting very lively outside the Trial Tower now, like a market."
"A market? There's a time limit on our entry into the Trial Tower! Who would be so bored as to open a store there?"
Upon hearing this, Segman did not continue to argue with his mentor. He simply followed his mentor out of the room. The servant who came to report the news fell to the ground as if he had fainted.
They went directly through the illusion portal to the plane where the Trial Tower was located.
In just two days, the scene of the Trial Tower before Segman's eyes had completely changed. Everywhere he looked was filled with human figures, whose attire was bizarre. Segman could vaguely recognize that one or two of them were dressed as mages.
He even saw a man walking and jumping with a horse's head.
What is this? Has the portal to the Trial Tower been discovered by a bunch of psychopaths
Segman was in no mood to think so much. He and his mentor walked to the Glory Monument of the Trial Tower with gloomy faces.
The first place on the first level of the honor monument was still his name and his comrades' name, which made Segman feel a little relieved. The second place was a full two minutes behind him.
Don’t underestimate these two minutes. His mentor Puri’s sacred record of first place remained unbroken for twenty years until he was born and became an adult.
Segman expected that the new sacred record he created would be maintained for at least several decades, or even forever, and no one would be able to break it, so that his descendants could come and admire it.
This wish could have come true... until some strange names began to appear on the Glory Monument, and Segman felt threatened.
"What's up with these strange names?" Segman looked up and carefully browsed the name ranked second on the Monument of Glory. The servant was right. The first name of the second team was 'Your mother will die tonight'.
"I... can't explain it either." The old wizard shook his head with a look of doubt on his face.
Just as he was trying to figure out where these strange people came from, a piece of bad news rang in the ears of the old wizard and Segman.
'Congratulations to Mo Shigui, Song in the Rain, Fluffy Rabbit, Your Mom Will Die Tonight, Mom's Dog Barking, and Huzel Wichtorn broke the speedrun record of the Iron Hive in the Tower of Trials with a time of 38 minutes and 32 seconds, and is currently ranked first!'
"This voice...wait, my sacred record has been broken?" Segman had never heard of this strange female voice. The voice didn't seem to be speaking their language, but he could still understand it.
In the past, when he broke a sacred record, there would only be a reaction on the stone tablet, but now his focus was on the fact that the first record he had set was broken by someone!
Segman watched as his first-place name on the Honor Tablet was erased. The moment those strange names pushed him down to second place, Segman widened his eyes, and both surprise and anger surged in his heart, especially when he saw the familiar name Huzel...
Huzel is the prince of the Dark Flame Kingdom and his absolute nemesis.
(End of this chapter)