Nightingale accepted Luke's employment. After the three of them had eaten and drank, they did some shopping at the Burnt Wood Camp and then rode on a camel and led the pack animals on their way.

Luke's first destination was Sunlight City, and Nightingale consciously rode a camel to lead the way, leaving room for Luke and Quick Legs to talk.

Kuaishan tells Luke the current situation in the West.

A large number of sand pirates changed their careers and became merchants. With the financial support of Raging Waves City, they formed a direct trading network between the barbarians of the Western Region and the Empire. Although the nobles of the Western Region still control some goods transactions, they are far less prosperous than the middlemen they used to be.

As Luke expected, the nobles of the Western Territory, whose incomes had been greatly reduced, disbanded part of their troops. With the Moonlight Palace beside the couch, the entire Western Territory was generally stable.

Of course, when progressive forces promote social development, there must be reactionary forces.

"Calamity Destruction is extremely active now. I heard that a group of nobles have formed a cooperation with Calamity Destruction and established an organization called 'Remnant' with the ultimate goal of destroying the World Tree.

The Demon Hunting Group has had many battles with 'Remnant', and not only has the opponent not been weakened, but it has become stronger and stronger."

Luke said: "Behind the 'Legacy' organization is the Temple of the Abyss, and together with a group of Western nobles and Catastrophe, the potential strength must be very strong.

I have received information that Victor, the first apostle of the Abyss Temple, has arrived in the Western Territory and is very likely to launch an attack on World Tree. My main purpose of coming to the Western Territory this time is to solve this problem."

Quick Legs suddenly realized: "No wonder the 'Grudge' is developing so fast, which makes the Demon Hunting Group a little unable to withstand it. If you want to deal with the 'Grudge', where should you start from?"

Luke reached out to shield his eyes from the light and looked towards the undulating sand dunes ahead. The nightingale was about three hundred meters ahead, and behind him were the footprints left by a row of camels.

"First go to Sunshine City to find out about the 'Grudge'. Is Maevesman in Sunshine City?"

Kuaishan replied: "After receiving your message, I will send someone to contact Maevesman. She should be waiting for you in Sunshine City."

"Yeah!" Luke nodded and asked, "Is there anything else special that happened?"

Kuaishan thought for a moment and said: "There is another strange thing that has not been confirmed. It is a bit like a strange story, but there are many witnesses."

Luke asked casually: "What's weird?"

"Some people saw a large group of black swans flying through the sky, some said they were black eagles, and some even said they were people with black wings. They lingered over a desert for about a month.

He seemed to have lost his way and just disappeared suddenly not long ago.”

Luke became interested: "People with black wings?"

Quick Legs smiled and said: "Aren't people with black wings fallen angels? But since the end of the ancient war, there have been no traces of fallen angels. And if they are fallen angels, they shouldn't have been lost in the desert for a month.

.

Maybe it really is a group of black swans, or a large eagle.

I've sent people to inquire, but I'm afraid it's hard to find the answer."

Luke knew that some fallen angels survived until the end of the ancient war. But the end of the war meant that they lost the chance to take back Sky City. At the same time, the war ended, and the fallen angels became outsiders rejected by the devil in hell. Therefore, the fallen angels hid in

The depths of hell.

The demons in hell are in disarray. Even if they want to attack the World Tree, they cannot organize the corresponding force. But the fallen angels are different. They have lost their home and depend on others. They are extremely united. If the fallen angels also come to interfere, the level of this crisis will be raised.

A grade.

Luke said to Quick Legs: "Swans have a strong sense of direction and will not wander in a desert without water for a month. Large vultures are territorial and will not appear in groups.

Send more people to look for witnesses and find out what those things are."

"Yes, sir." Kuaishan asked, "Are those really fallen angels?"

"I haven't seen it, so I can't be sure. But those are really fallen angels. They will definitely use the World Tree to stir up trouble and rekindle the ancient war with no winner or loser."

If there is anyone who does not want the ancient war to end, it must be the fallen angels, but they cannot stop the trend of the war ending. For thousands of years, five ancient civilizations have evaded the world, leaving them no chance to start the war again.蝝

Now...the opportunity has come!

In order to compete for the quasi-artifact World Tree, five ancient civilizations will gather in the Moonlight Court. It is definitely the best time to reignite the war.

Luke considered the changes in the strength of both the enemy and ourselves that would be brought about by the appearance of the fallen angels. At the same time, he notified Qing Kong, who had arrived at the Moonlight Court, to use the perception spread by the World Tree to find traces of the fallen angels.

The three of them continued on their way in the desert.

At this time, on the edge of the Ancestors Grassland, a camel caravan was marching in a line.

The leader of the camel caravan is an old man with gray hair and beard, and walking alongside him is a young man who is also the fallen angel Garland.

The other fallen angels were flying high in the sky and slowly followed the camel caravan.

After officially setting foot in the grassland from the Gobi Desert, the leader of the camel team said to Garland: "I will send you here. This grassland is the grassland of the ancestors, and the Moonlight Palace is in the center of the grassland. There are many barbarian herdsmen on the grassland.

You can always ask them for directions."

Garland did not let go of the camel team: "I asked you to take us to the Moonlight King's Court, but I didn't say we would only take us to the Grassland of the Ancestors. Keep walking, and you can leave when you see the World Tree..."

Garland didn't finish his words. He straightened his waist alertly and looked ahead with sharp eyes.

About ten meters ahead, a black shadow rose from the ground. Even with the blazing sun shining down, the shadow was still as dark as thick ink.

Soon the shadows gathered into a person wearing a black smock, and the shadow under the hood was like a black hole.

Garland asked: "Who are you? Why are you stopping us?"

"My name is Victor, the first apostle of the Temple of the Abyss and the most loyal follower of the Abyss." It was Victor who blocked Garland. He bent down and saluted, and then said: "The fallen angels entered the Abyss in such a swaggering group.

People Grassland, do you look down upon World Tree too much?"

Garland smiled with murderous intent on his face: "You know we are fallen angels, but you still have the guts to stop us?"

"I just kindly remind you that the current World Tree is not the World Tree you know. The previous World Tree gave its authority to an elf. The World Tree you are about to face is not a harmless thing.

If you enter the grassland of the Ancestors unabashedly like you, you will soon be discovered by the World Tree, and then... the angels in the Moonlight Palace Temple should be very willing to hunt you."

Garland realized that he was indeed a little careless.

"Thank you very much for your kind reminder. We will prepare a disguise immediately. If there is nothing else, you can die."

A fallen angel suddenly appeared behind Victor, holding a sword burning with black flames and sweeping across.

Victor did not dodge, but said: "Don't you want to know how I found you?"

The black sword stopped at Victor's waist.

Garland waved his hand, and the fallen angel behind Victor turned into burning ashes and disappeared.

"Thanks for reminding me, I did forget to ask this question." Garland asked politely when the attack just now did not happen at all, "How did you find us?"

Victor replied: "I didn't find you, but another great existence. He is called Disaster. He is a power that appeared with the resurrection of the World Tree, and uses the destruction of the World Tree as the only basis for his existence.

Disaster discovered you and asked me to wait here."

"Calamity Destruction?" Garland heard this name for the first time, and he asked: "Disaster Destruction wants to destroy the World Tree, what does it have to do with us?"

"Then why are so many of you fallen angels here? Disaster is about to launch a war against the Moonlight Palace. In the chaos, you can do whatever you want."

Destroy the World Tree!

This was originally the purpose of the fallen angels going to the Moonlight Court. Restarting the ancient war would be the best outcome, and at the very least it would prevent the angels from obtaining new artifacts.

It's all because the hell demons are too incompetent. The angels and the Shinojin people have already set up a stronghold next to the World Tree. The demons can't even organize a decent army. They are not as good as the Shadow Clan, who have successfully assassinated an elder of the Shinojin people.

Garland didn't know whether the other party knew about the World Tree and the artifact, so he did not disclose this information.

"This is a good suggestion. Where is the disaster you mentioned?"

"He is in Sunshine City now."

"You take us to Sunshine City."

Victor saluted and said, "This is my honor."

When the leader of the camel team saw that these plague gods could finally be sent away, he immediately said: "Lord Garland, since you are not going to the Moonlight Court, let's part ways now."

Garland smiled and said: "I changed my mind. You can only keep the secret if you die."

Before the leader of the camel caravan could react, a fallen angel appeared behind him. The black flame sword swept across, and the leader was cut open from the waist. His body was wrapped in black flames and burned to ashes in an instant.

The rest of the camel caravan suffered the same fate, and they were all attacked and killed by fallen angels.

After finishing the silence, Garland said to Victor: "Let's go to the Sunlight City you mentioned to meet the so-called Disaster."

"Please follow me closely."

Victor turned into a black shadow, then gathered into a crow, flapped its wings and soared into the sky.

Garland laughed: "I can finally fly."

He opened his blouse, stretched out his black wings, and flapped slightly, then he left his hunchback and rushed up into the sky.

The other fallen angels chased after Garland who was far away.

Only the camel and the beast of burden were left, completely unaware of what was happening.

Moonlight Court.

The crown of the World Tree is like a canopy, covering the entire ring-shaped Moon Mountain under its own shade. There is no darkness under the crown because the sun is blocked, because every leaf on the World Tree emits a shimmering light, and the leaves follow the tree.

The wind roared and swayed, and the light flickered like stars in the sky.

Some more light spots shed from the crown of the World Tree, forming a rainbow that can be seen from any angle.

In the Moon Lake under the tree, the water surface is as calm as a mirror. Clear sky stands on the water surface, facing the World Tree and meditating with eyes closed.

In the spiritual starry sky, Luke and Qingkong looked at this miraculous giant tree together.

Above the starry sky, the sun pointed out by Luke became larger and brighter, making the moon no longer the only protagonist in the starry sky.

Luke said: "I have a sense of crisis in my heart. The World Tree may encounter a large-scale attack. The opponent is not only the disaster, but also the Abyss Temple, plus the fallen angels."

There was always a smile on Qingkong's lips. Regarding Luke's worry, she replied: "Big trees will inevitably experience wind and rain. They will either be destroyed by the wind and rain, or they will continue to grow after passing through the wind and rain. Listen, World Tree feels about your arrival.

I am very happy that now it is not only protected by the moon, but also illuminated by the sun."

Luke asked: "If our current power cannot stop this attack, can the starry sky protect the World Tree?"

"The starry sky never gives shelter to anything. It is the source of order. Both birth and death are in order. The power to protect the World Tree is in your hands. You are responsible for protecting the World Tree, and I am responsible for protecting you."

Luke asked again: "The Temple of the Abyss believes that Disaster Destruction has been given divine authority by the Abyss. Is this true?"

"The divine authority is granted by both the starry sky and the abyss, but the divine authority has different tendencies."

Qingkong finally gave me the answer.

Luke thought about something and couldn't help but smile and said: "How come the starry sky and the abyss are so similar to the yin and yang I know."

Qingkong had part of Luke's memory, and couldn't help but laugh when he heard this metaphor: "When you say it, they are really similar. This means we reach the same goal through different paths. If we extend it a little further, we are quite similar."

Luke suddenly felt a headache, as if something had been awakened in his mind, and there were many insights that he wanted to grasp but could not grasp. He endured the pain and tried his best to think, but until the headache ended, he had not gained anything. The awakened thing

Fell asleep again.蝝

Taking a deep breath, Luke sighed and said: "I now understand why you keep so many secrets. Some things are indeed not what I should know now.

I'd better be ordinary me first and do ordinary things.

Have you found those fallen angels?"

Qingkong smiled and replied: "The World Tree discovered them. But as soon as they reached the edge of the Ancestor Grassland, they were taken away by a ball of abyssal energy. They must have been looking for disaster and destroyed them."

The thing you least wanted to see happened.

Luke said to Qingkong: "Calling the Moonlight Knights to prepare to defend the World Tree, speed up the training of tree people, and let the ancient tree people from all over the grassland of the First Men move to the royal court.

Inform the angels and Shuojin people that a group of fallen angels have come out from the depths of hell, and they want to destroy the newly born World Tree.蝝

…”

Luke quickly talked about countermeasures and mobilized the power to defend the World Tree.

But Qingkong said lazily: "As promised, I will only be responsible for fighting, and you will be responsible for dealing with people. My body has been given to you...

Theresa is here, and I’ll leave her to you. This angel is just a piece of shit. If I had known she was so difficult to deal with, I wouldn’t have provoked her.”

After saying that, Qingkong gave Luke a push.

Open your eyes to the meditative clear sky over the Moon Lake.

Next to her, Theresia slowly flapped her wings and landed on the lake, ripples rising under her feet.

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Chapter completed!