Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 18 World
Hot, maddening heat—it was the only thing Turak felt in his coma.

All the moisture in the nearby air was evaporated by the high temperature, and every breath was like a scorching fire, and there were waves of severe pain in his internal organs, and the pain intensified until he rolled out of his throat. With a hoarse moan, he endured the feeling that his face was about to be torn and opened his eyes.

Then he saw hell.

In the huge valley, there is no one to be seen, only pieces of ashes floating in the air and condensed on the ground, the breath of the white flying dragon burned the mountain walls on both sides into black and shiny crystals In this state, the sandy soil on the surface turned into a thick tile-like crust.If you look down from a high altitude, the entire sunset pass is like being drawn on the ground with a ink pen, erasing all life in the valley.

Less than ten steps away, Turak found Soreto—although the scorched carbide had long lost all the characteristics of his life, the half-melted warhammer next to him still proved the demihuman general's strength. His identity, the most powerful demi-human warrior in the south of Gemir was obviously no different from ordinary people when facing a high-ranking flying dragon. He fled desperately, and then turned into ashes while fleeing.

Turak knew that he should have died in this disaster just like them. Before he lost consciousness, he had heard the giant dragon go back and forth in the pass several times, as if to ensure that the dragon flames devoured everyone here. a living creature.

However, the snow wolf fur armor on his body with the natural frost attribute saved his life. When the dragon's breath came, he immediately hid under a carriage transporting sundries, and at the same time unlocked the lock on the breastplate. Trying to cover the whole body with armor.Although he was still severely burned and his lungs were suffering from the smoke, he survived.

Walking through the entire valley with heavy steps, it took him a lot of effort to find a barely usable iron sword. Most of the other weapons were melted into twisted scrap iron in the dragon flames. This sword was probably made of The whole thing was inserted into the torso of a war horse and survived by luck.

Turak used the broken sword as a temporary crutch, and walked slowly and hard to the wilderness north of the pass—he didn't know how to go next, but he just rescued Clivell from the two dragons. Judging from his behavior, it must be difficult for Karen and even the entire Gemir region to have a place for him in a short period of time.

The burn took away the speed he was most proud of. It was not until the sun was getting darker in the west that Turak finally moved away from the sunset pass. Looking back at the scorched ruins on the horizon, he only felt that in the past day he Everything was done like a joke.

Intrigues and calculations, trade-offs and struggles, determination and ambition are all meaningless in the face of higher-level power.

The weak prey on the strong, winners and losers, as early as when he was a lowly rookie mercenary mingling in Kaidan's dirty streets and alleys, he understood these principles.Therefore, in the past 20 years, everything he has done is to make himself stronger, to have stronger force, power, and influence.
When he killed Hector lightly, his heart was full of disdain. In his eyes, he was just a pretentious coward and an ant. In the fantasy dream created by him, a real strong man who has faced death like him countless times naturally has only one way to lose.

But when he crouched under the dragon's power of that young man and faced the dragon flame sweeping the world in despair, he found that in this world with no top and no bottom, he was also just a short-sighted person. A pretentious weakling, an ant who is too small to be small.

After a short rest, he struggled to get up, chose the most desolate road, and continued walking without looking back.

"So that's the case." Lucia sighed softly after listening to Clivell's slow and heavy narration.

There is nothing unusual about the girl named Monica's story. Even though today's junction is in the most prosperous golden age since the millennium, this land is still full of countless dark shadows that make people feel heartbroken.

Throughout the ages, the world has been cruel to everyone, but especially to the weak and kind.

"Now that Hector is dead, and Kruger died in the civil strife of the demi-human coalition forces, your agreement at the beginning will naturally not be fulfilled—so, what are your plans for the future?" He looked at Clivell asked.

"Why do you have to ask such a question, Your Highness?" Clivell shook his head with a wry smile, "Since I failed to find His Excellency Aegis's tracking last night, I have no choice at all, right?"

He did not claim to be a subordinate anymore, because no matter what, he would not continue to serve as Karen's internal affairs officer, regardless of whether he would further become a consul, or take a step back and retire to the mountains, or even die in the Golden Dynasty's trial , the decision is in Lucia's hands.

"There's no need to be so pessimistic," Lucia shrugged. "Since you understand that I want you to control Karen for me, you should know that even if I send someone to watch, it's impossible to truly control Karen when you're acting like you're doing something wrong." Stay with you. After all, Karen is an important town on the border, so the ruling position should not be easily shaken—if everyone turns against each other one day, even if I am a demigod, I can’t do anything to you from far away in the capital, can I?”

As soon as these words came out, Clivell was slightly taken aback. Although he believed that he had a sufficient understanding of the temperament and skills of the young demigod in front of him, he still didn't expect the other party to show his cards so calmly.

It is true that as long as Lucia recommends Clivell to Queen Malika, she will lose the possibility of threatening him with the murder of the former ruling Hector. people trust each other.

It's just the truth, but since His Highness dared to say it so bluntly, is it sure that he will voluntarily serve him?
"Mr. Clivell, what do you think of Sorreto, Turak, and those coalition soldiers who secretly rejoiced over Kruger's death?" Lucia suddenly asked when he was in a daze, "Such people , is it worth saving?"

Clareville was shocked when he heard the words, he didn't answer immediately, but thought for a while in silence before saying: "Your Highness, I think so."

"Oh?" Lucia glanced at him, "What do you say?"

"I have lived in Rodel for many years, and I have seen all kinds of scenes there from the bottom to the top during the years of following my teacher. Later, I was demoted to Karen. I saw all kinds of miserable scenes of the alien people here, and I often asked Myself, why do such corners abandoned by God still exist in the prosperous age ruled by the gods, and why under the most perfect law throughout the ages, there are still abandoned clans that are not tolerated by the law?"

"Have you got the answer yet?"

"No."

"But over the years, I have at least figured out one thing. Most of the time, the actions of the common people are not from their original intentions—this is not to say that everyone has a good heart, but that they have never had the ability to think and eligibility for selection."

"The so-called public opinion is like a marble that can be manipulated by anyone. It will naturally roll down when placed on the top of the slope, and it will pop out unstoppably when it is inserted into the slingshot. At the critical point, the vast majority of people don’t even know why they appear there, and the rest may know, but they can’t do anything about it.”

He stood up and bowed deeply to Lucia, "If Your Highness wants to use me, I hope that at least in Karen, during the short time that I am in power, I can ignore the differences of race and belief, and let people Less involuntary, more dignity and freedom."

Lucia stretched out her hand to signal him to get up, called Alvins who had been waiting by her side, and said, "I will send Her Majesty the Queen's explanation about the Battle of Sunset Pass and a letter of recommendation to you overnight, and return to Karen In the future, Olvins will serve as your staff and assist you in handling the situation."

Clivell nodded and said, "I understand."

"Okay, I've been hunting for so long, if I don't leave, I'm going to delay my trip." Lucia waved her hands and stood up, leading a group of personal guards towards the horses tied up in the distance, while Olvins accompanied Clivell Together, we will return directly to Karen City later.

Everyone rode their horses for dozens of steps, Lucia stopped suddenly, turned to look at Clivell standing on the cliff, and said loudly: "My thoughts are similar to yours, but I hope that I am not limited to Karen. land, let alone a moment.”

He waved his whip in the air, as if he wanted to include everything in the world, but he didn't say any bold words after that, he just smiled heartily and said, "Let's wait and see."

(End of this chapter)