N-A-A Answer to Chapter 345
Answer to Chapter 345
Answer to Chapter 345
Grelando carefully observed the blue-robed woman's expression, and only breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that the other party did not show any disgust.
Tang Zijun, who was beside her, was deep in thought.
In fact, he had already made a guess based on the clues given by the bureau after their research. Although the real world and the dream world are connected, they are not as closely connected as he had imagined.
If the things in the shadow world are really related to the dream world, then it is highly likely that these two energies are of the same origin. However, what Tang Zijun can't understand is what this same origin means.
He knew he was very close to the truth, but there were some things he couldn't ask openly, especially since it was his first time standing in front of a Herrscher. If he didn't choose his words carefully, he might reveal something to the other party.
Tang Zijun's motto has always been "silence is golden." She believes it's more appropriate to let others ask the questions on her behalf.
And indeed, after a moment of silence, Hyacinth couldn't wait to ask, "Are those guys who call themselves Shadow Warriors members of the Shadow Church?"
"No, that was just the precursor to the Shadow Church. In fact, the Shadow Church, along with everything else, was just a bunch of madmen calling themselves that. No church or even any race recognized its existence," the woman in blue said.
"Self-proclaimed? Can the church still claim to be self-proclaimed?" Hyacinth found it hard to believe.
"Actually, this kind of thing was quite normal back then." Gloria glanced at the woman in the blue robe, and seeing that the woman did not stop her, she continued.
"In that era, many blind people claimed to be believers of a certain god, but in reality, this was just a way of deceiving themselves. The gods they fabricated would not grant them any power, and they could only fool some ordinary people."
"But didn't those Shadow Warriors actually gain power from the shadows?" Tang Zijun asked.
"This only proves that their experiences weren't fabricated, but it doesn't mean that the gods they speak of truly exist," the woman in blue robes said. "Among the gods of the Void Realm, there has never been a position of Shadow, and the power they received cannot be called 'blessing.' Therefore, regardless of where their power comes from, it cannot be considered orthodox."
Tang Zijun frowned slightly and gently bit her thumbnail.
He now has a guess in his mind, although the probability is not high, it is the most likely to be realistic. However, in order to find out the answer, he still needs to clarify a few key issues.
After a moment's hesitation, Tang Zijun looked up and asked, "Could you tell me more about those who gained power? I'm quite curious about that." Hearing Tang Zijun's question, Glolando also looked at the woman in blue. She didn't know much about the Battle of Kural; history only mentioned it briefly and didn't describe anything about the Shadow Warriors.
At this point, Tang Zijun brought up the topic, as she was also eager to know what truths were hidden in history.
The woman in the blue robe couldn't help but glance at Tang Zijun a few more times. After a pause, she still answered softly.
"Most of those who call themselves Shadow Warriors are poor people who live on the borders of the orc tribes and are often robbed by the orcs."
"According to them, their power comes from the shadows. The great god of shadows bestowed upon them extraordinary power, allowing them to be reborn and possess the fighting strength to contend with the orcs."
"After gaining some kind of power, they quickly threw themselves into the war and helped humanity withstand multiple attacks from the orcs, buying valuable time for reinforcements to arrive..."
"So, they really are heroes," Hyacinth thought for a moment, then asked, "Then why doesn't everyone acknowledge them?"
"If we judge them solely by their actions, then those people could indeed be called heroes. But in reality, according to the documents collected, those 'heroes' were no longer human."
As the woman in the blue robe spoke, she turned to face the statue and bowed slightly. Then, with her back to the crowd, she continued speaking calmly.
"Those guys who called themselves heroes initially retained their human appearance, but soon their bodies began to mutate, with eyes constantly growing on their faces and arms extending from their backs."
"As they killed more and more orcs, their mutations became more and more severe, until finally they were completely detached from the realm of humanity."
"Not only that, when they get carried away with the killing, they will turn their knives on other comrades. These guys are completely controlled by their desires and have become utter madmen."
"The women they rescued were all kept as pets, and they even preyed on some orc women."
"When reinforcements from other city-states arrived at the scene, they found that these self-proclaimed heroes had become unrecognizable. People at the time believed this was a curse of the orcs, so they, along with the orcs, were marked as enemies."
As they listened quietly to the blue-robed woman's explanation, the expressions on Grilando and Hyacinth's faces changed.
Clearly, they hadn't expected things to turn out this way; a group of brave soldiers who had intended to protect their homeland had ended up as madmen and monsters.
But upon closer examination, this makes sense. Considering the history at the time, after the battle between the Great Old Ones and the Gods of the Void ended, the Great Old Ones were driven from the world, and the Gods of the Void returned to the divine realm to recuperate.
It was during this period of silence when the gods retreated that a group of ordinary people of unknown origin suddenly gained superhuman power, and their bodies began to mutate, which was clearly similar to the followers of the Great Old Ones.
Given the fear and disgust people felt towards the Old Ones at the time, they would certainly have categorized them as remnants of a cult. In this context, it makes sense to eliminate those monsters and conceal this history.
Meanwhile, Tang Zijun was trying to determine the relationship between those "Shadow Warriors" and the Lost.
If we connect the Shadow Church with the Shadow World, then is the loss of power gained from the Shadow World the same as that of those who turn into monsters?
After a pause, Tang Zijun asked again, "You said this was the precursor to the Shadow Church, so that means the real Shadow Church actually appeared after this period of history?"
"Hmm." The woman in blue robes nodded slightly. "The Shadow Church was actually founded by the families and descendants of those Shadow Warriors. They witnessed their loved ones gain extraordinary power and were fanatically eager to obtain the same power."
"So after those monsters were wiped out, these people followed the refugees and left the battlefield, wandering to other city-states, and seeking a way to regain the power from the shadows."
"They succeeded, didn't they?" Tang Zijun narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Yes, they succeeded." The woman in the blue robe looked up at the statue and said calmly. "Those madmen somehow managed to regain power from the shadows, and summoning monsters from the shadows is their only means of doing so."
"Wait, the only one?" Tang Zijun's brows furrowed sharply. "You mean, they can only summon monsters from the shadows, and can't enter the shadows?"
Tang Zijun knew very well that asking this question might reveal something and alert the other party, but he couldn't care less about that now.
The answer to this question will be a crucial part of all his speculations.
The woman in the blue robe did indeed sense something. She turned slightly and lingered on Tang Zijun for a long time. "Yes, they can only summon monsters from the shadows," the woman said softly.
He paused, then added, "At least that's how it's described in my records."
Upon hearing this, Tang Zijun slightly raised her hand and rubbed her temples.
The biggest question has finally been answered—no wonder the Shadow Clan has never appeared in the real world before, no wonder the Shadow World can still exist even without the negative energy of the real world.
That's because the other person had been drawing negative energy from the dream world for several years!
However, new problems have arisen.
If everything is really as I suspect, then how is the shadow world connected to the dream world?
Logically, the dimensions of the Shadow World should be the same as those of the Reverse World. Even the passage of the Reverse World cannot reach the Dream World, so how can the Shadow World achieve this?
As her thoughts raced to this point, Tang Zijun immediately thought of Katie, who was waiting for her far outside the city.
Could it be through the power of the physical world?
The moment the idea popped into her head, Tang Zijun shook her head slightly.
probably not.
If it's through the surface world, then the members of the Shadow Church shouldn't be unable to enter the shadows. With this springboard, the passage to the shadow world should also be able to be built in the dream world.
If the current situation is indeed as the other party described, it seems more like the shadow world is unilaterally channeling power into the dream world and drawing energy from the "blessed" object.
Looking at Tang Zijun, who was lost in thought and unable to extricate herself, the woman in the blue robe slowly turned around.
"It seems you've gotten the answer you were looking for from here."
"Yes," Tang Zijun said sincerely, gathering her thoughts. "Thank you for satisfying my curiosity; it has been a great help to me."
"It's nothing, just a routine record," the woman in blue robes said calmly, shaking her head slightly.
The Feather God will bless every seeker of knowledge.
Tang Zijun's eyes flickered slightly. "I have one last question."
"Please speak," the woman in the blue robe said casually.
"You just mentioned that the Shadow Church is history. Could I know when their last appearance was?"
This time, the woman in the blue robe answered very quickly.
"Twelve years ago."