"Three months left, less than a hundred days."
The hands of the golden pocket watch slowly turned, and the countdown just now ended with another day missing.
The woman wearing a black eye mask and tight clothes closed her pocket watch, and a wisp of whitish purple hair poked out from her hood playfully.
"I really want to see you."
The woman raised her head, and an old figure appeared before her eyes. Even though hundreds of years had passed, the scene of living with that figure was still vivid in her mind.
Without that person, she wouldn't be who she is today.
The reason why she is still alive today is that she wants to do something for that person.
Putting away the pocket watch, the woman took out a round compass the size of an egg.
The compass is pure white and feels like a piece of jade.
Gently turn the device on the compass, a magic dances on the compass, expanding into countless gorgeous golden magic circles.
After a while, a deep male voice came from the compass:
"Sister Alan, what's the matter?"
This voice is less frivolous and more steady than before.
The woman called Sister Alan changed her expression from just now and said very naturally:
"Vokris, how's the situation over there? Which floor have you reached?"
After shaking off the blood on the blade, the monster in front of him fell down and disappeared. The brave Vokris responded:
“Now to the sixth floor.
The monsters here are relatively easy to deal with and can provide a lot of experience.
The seventh floor is still a bit difficult for me."
"Really?" Sister Alan said calmly, "You should know that there is not much time left before the Demon King descends, right?"
"Because I knew that, I chose the most efficient way. I wanted to become stronger quickly so that I could catch up with that guy.
Only in this way can one be called a brave man.
I wasted a lot of time and opportunities to practice because of my arrogance.
It's a rare opportunity to find such a suitable place for exercise, I will cherish it and try every possible way to make up for the time wasted in the past."
"You've changed a lot, too. Becoming a bit more of a hero.
When you left the village, I was more or less worried, but it seems I don't have to worry anymore.
But I have some bad news for you."
Sister Alan did not continue speaking, but paused for a moment, as if she was concerned about something.
"You can tell me what's going on. No matter what the bad news is, even if it means I'm disqualified as a hero, I can accept it. I will save the world in my own way."
Despite what he said, Walkris couldn't help but clench his fists and frown.
Habib Yixuan came to him happily holding the props dropped by the monster, and Walkris's frown gradually relaxed.
He kept laughing at himself in his heart. Although he had decided not to care about fame anymore, he still subconsciously paid attention to these things.
Sister Alan smiled and said, “Since you said so, I have nothing to worry about.
I just heard about this from the Presbyterian Church recently.
It all started with the brave hero Laux.
The hero Laux returned the hero's power, but he did not completely return the holy sword."
"The Holy Sword was not completely returned." Vokris tilted his head. "What do you mean? Does it mean that I can only get half of the Holy Sword? If I want to unleash the true power of the Holy Sword, I must collect the fragments of the Holy Sword hidden by the Brave Laux? For what purpose did the Brave Laux break the Holy Sword?"
"The holy sword was not split into two, nor did it become fragments." Sister Alan said firmly.
Vocris secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "What on earth is going on?"
Sister Alan found a random stone and sat down.
“This is quite a long topic.
When the brave hero Laukes defeated the Demon King, he also sank the Demon King's castle.
Many people believe that the world will completely say goodbye to the invasion of the devil.
Even many people in the Village of Brave think so.
But even if the Demon King's Castle is completely destroyed, it cannot be 100% guaranteed that the demons have no other way to reach this world.
To be on the safe side, the Village of the Brave decided to continue preserving the power of the brave and the holy sword.
The hero's power was taken back, and the hero Laux had no complaints, but he had a disagreement with the Elders Council at that time on the issue of the holy sword.
The brave Laux believes that destroying the Demon King's Castle, although it cannot ensure that the Demon King is completely blocked from this world, it can delay the time for the Demon King to arrive in this world.
It will surely be a long time before the devil comes to this world again.
Throughout the long history, brave men have defeated the devil countless times.
This gives people the illusion that the devil is no more than this.
In the future where the truly ferocious Demon King has not yet been seen, many people will take it for granted that a hero can defeat the Demon King, and thus look down on him.
Even the Village of the Brave is not immune to this.
At that time, Laux might have seen some of the arrogance of the Village of Heroes.
Therefore, Laux decided to put some pressure on the future heroes.
He built one underground maze after another, and stipulated that as long as one collected enough keys, one would be qualified to enter the special underground maze he built.
As long as you pass through that special underground labyrinth, you can obtain the holy sword."
Vokris frowned and questioned, "Wait, isn't the Holy Sword an item that only heroes can use?"
“In theory, that’s indeed the case.
But at that time, Laux seemed to have reached a deal with the spirit of the holy sword, lifting certain restrictions of the holy sword.
The hero is indeed the most suitable person for the holy sword.
But others who are slightly less powerful can also lift the holy sword and use more than 70% of the power.
If they can keep the Holy Sword firmly in their hands and gain its recognition, this value will gradually increase to 100%.
By then, they will be no different from real heroes.
This is the pressure that the brave Laux puts on this generation of brave men.
Anyone can use their own strength to negotiate with the person who possesses the holy sword, whether it is verbal negotiation or military negotiation.
The hero is not the one who obtains the power of the hero from the village of heroes, but the one who holds the holy sword and defeats the devil.
It has always been this way.”
Vokris nodded heavily. If he had known this earlier, he might not be as arrogant as before. "Thank you, Sister Alan, for telling me this. I have to ask one more question. Is the underground maze I am currently exploring the special underground maze of Laux?"
Sister Alan shook her head. "Not really. The passage you conquered is the one reserved for heroes.
It was specially prepared by the Elders Council of the Brave Village. It was part of the deal they made with the Brave Laux.
The Elder Council of the Brave Village still hopes that you can keep a firm grasp of the Holy Sword.
But because of your previous performance, they were worried, so they asked me to tell you about this.
There are now two S-level adventure teams, or to be more precise, three S-level adventure teams, that have collected all the keys.
They have already qualified to enter the special underground maze, and two teams have already taken action.
The remaining one will probably be there soon.”
(End of this chapter)