Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 1438: Deserter

Void volcanoes.

It had been a long time since Alan had entered this space of consciousness between the Origin Sea and the surface will. In the past, when he appeared in this space, he usually appeared at the same level as the volcano. Today, he was observing this mountain fire zone from above. The change in angle seemed to indicate the change in his control over Origin Energy. At this moment, he appeared as a conscious body, but he vaguely felt as if he was controlling the volcanic belt below him. It was as if as long as he stretched out his hand, the volcanic belt below would undergo earth-shattering changes. It was a divine supreme feeling.

He wasn't in a hurry to try.

Looking down, this volcanic belt had another mountain peak than before. With the main peak as the center, the two side peaks arched to the left and right, and the three volcanic craters were spewing out flames and magma. As the heat rose, sparks floated and scattered in the entire space, causing the space to turn bright red.

The foundation at the foot of the mountain had also become much thicker. In the past, the lava flowing down the mountain pass would flow into the void. Now they converge into lava rivers. Alan couldn't help but wonder if he would be able to create a sea of lava in the future.

This is not impossible.

He licked his lips and started to stir. It is said that men are young boys, but their toys are constantly changing. Feeling that he had some sort of control over this space of consciousness, Allen felt like he was trying to do something.

He focused his mind and landed near one of the lava rivers, stretching out his hand to support himself. A few clumps of mud along the river began to emit hot air and flames. Alan rubbed his hands together, and the clumps of mud changed shape, forming a few Fire Horned Demons. It was just a few clay sculptures of Fire Horned Demons, completely devoid of life energy. This was somewhat different from what Allen had thought.

Sure enough, he was still unable to create a creature, even in this space of consciousness. Alan smiled self-deprecatingly and stretched out his hands. He focused his consciousness on the foundations near the lava rivers and then separated his hands left and right.

Thunderous rumbles echoed in the entire space of consciousness, and the ground split apart in the middle, forming a huge ravine. The ravine was rapidly expanding, and the ground sank, quickly forming a huge crater. The lava continued to flow backwards, quickly filling up the crater and rising again, eventually forming a lava lake that was filled with overflowing lava.

The lava lake bubbled and floated, occasionally spitting out a small pillar of lava that was filled with vitality. At the instant the lava lake formed, Alan could clearly feel that his Origin Energy capacity had increased by another 20%. From this, it could be seen that the transformation of the void volcano would be directly reflected in the change of origin power.

He wanted to continue trying, but a familiar feeling suddenly surged in his heart. This feeling made his heart tremble, and he felt as if Lucy was standing behind him, though he could not see or touch her. However, the golden hair that leapt up, as well as the radiance that flowed in her dark green eyes, seemed to be right in front of her.

As soon as Alan turned around, he could see her.

Did she come? Come to Agares? Even though he knew that this was impossible, Alan couldn't help but think so. Along with this thought, his consciousness immediately rose. The void volcano grew farther and farther away. In the end, Alan opened his eyes.

But what he saw was not Lucy, but a man.

He stood in the middle of the flames, a dignified face beneath his pale gray hair, and his similarly sparkling red eyes were staring straight at Alan. When his gaze fell on him, Alan felt as if he had been seen through. Almost out of instinct, a circle of void secret flames rose up beneath Allen's feet. The translucent grey-white flames isolated Allen from his opponent's line of sight.

The man replied, "Eh? The Void Secret Flame? To be able to grasp such a high level of Void Origin Energy before it has fully awakened is not simple."

"Who are you?" Alan shouted. As long as the man in front of him showed a trace of hostility, he would not hesitate to take out the Abyss Devil Gift Hair and Endless Shatter from the spatial wristwheel. Even though his instincts reminded him that these two killing weapons might not be useful to this mysterious man.

"It doesn't matter who I am, as long as you continue along this path, one day you will know who I am. My descendant, I'm only here to see you and remind you. Be careful of our true enemies. When that day comes, don't hesitate if you still want to escape your destiny and put an end to the endless cycle of reincarnation of our race. "

The man's figure gradually faded away.

Ellen shook his head and said, "I don't understand. Tell me more about the true enemies, the ones who got rid of their destiny, and the ones who ended their reincarnation!"

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand now. When that day comes, you will know all the karma."

"Wait!"

Suddenly, the door to the room was knocked open, and Alan turned around. Laura and Belmord looked nervous. Seeing Alan, he asked, "Are you alright?"

Alan shook his head, but by this time, the man had disappeared without a trace. Looking at the empty room, Alan almost suspected that it was just a dream.

But he knew it wasn't a dream.

He just didn't know that the man had used Lucy as a medium of communication between the two of them and had crossed billions of star paths to meet him. No one knew what would happen on this side.

If the universe itself was a tightly-knit process, then the meeting between Alan and the man was a process in which unknown variables were inserted. I'm afraid even the people who designed the program don't know what kind of change it will cause.

If there was such a person.

"Young Master, are you alright? Your aura just now didn't seem normal." Belmord circled around the room, confirming that there were no signs of foreign invasion.

"Something happened," Allen said. "But it's fine."

"That's good, but something bad has happened in the city recently. I'm afraid you need to solve it yourself." Laura took a long coat and put it on for Alan.

Ellen frowned, "What is it?"

Belmore

De said in a deep voice, "deserters."

"A deserter?"

After Allen rejected the invitation, Demoic Ring City sent two generals and a hundred thousand troops. Now that the army had gathered, they were afraid that they would force Mok Dan into action in the next two to three days.

At this moment, after hearing this news, all of the high-ranking officials and dignitaries, from Mokedan to the ordinary residents, were in a panic. Mo Kedan was fine, at least Ellen was in charge. Panic returned to panic, but it was not chaotic.

However, deserters had appeared in the three cities they had attacked earlier. Since yesterday, some soldiers had fled the city one after another. Now, General Zhuo De, who was in charge of Undercurrent City, was so anxious that he rushed to Mokedan to see Alan. It just so happened that Alan was refining his Origin Energy, so he was blocked by Laura.

A moment later, Alan saw General Zhuo De in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion. This Baltic had a robust physique. Judging from his appearance, he would think that he was one of those valiant and valiant generals, but in reality, he was extremely tactful. When Alan attacked Undercurrent City that day, Zhuo De pretended to block Alan's attack and immediately surrendered. His speed was so fast that even Alan did not immediately react.

Now that Alan had arranged for him to preside over the overall situation in Undercurrent City, the two nearby cities were also under Zhuo De's control. Originally, Zhuo De was quite happy. After all, the Three Cities had twice as much oil and water in their hands as before, but now that there was a deserter, he, as a general, could not shirk his responsibility. Fortunately, he made a prompt decision and immediately rushed over to Mokedan to plead with Alan. No matter what he did next, Alan would be punished lightly even if he wanted to punish Alan first.

Alan had already met Melanie before meeting him, and he already had a plan in mind. Just as he entered the hall, he saw Zhuo De Hua kneel on the ground and shout "Failure". He was just about to hug Alan's legs and cry bitterly.

He was angry and funny, and shook his head, "Get up, General Zhuo De."

Only then did Zhuo De stand up timidly and obediently. Ellen sat down, supported his chin with one hand and looked at him sideways. "You are an Empire general. The Empire should know more about how to deal with deserters than I do. I'm curious why you didn't deal with deserters, General. Instead, you came to Mokdan. Isn't that a waste of time?"

"Well, after all, Master isn't that person, so I'm not sure how Master will deal with those bastards. Zhuo De didn't dare to make his own decision, so he came to ask Master for advice."

Allen said indifferently, "I will do whatever the empire does. Does the general understand?"

"Ming, I understand." Zhuo De's forehead was covered in sweat. The empire had always treated deserters with utter killing intent. From the looks of it, the matter of chasing after the deserters had to fall on him. It wasn't a big deal to kill those deserters, but once they attacked, they would undoubtedly express their position to the empire. After that, they wouldn't be able to play an ambiguous game.

After all, hunting down deserters was equivalent to killing imperial warriors. What was the difference between that and rebellion? If he said that he could use being forced to surrender as an excuse before, there would be no excuse for him to personally hunt down the deserters. Thinking of this, Zhuo De said hopefully, "Your Excellency, is the matter of chasing after deserters "

Before he could finish his sentence, Alan interrupted, "Naturally, General, you are in charge. Could it be that the soldiers who escaped from you want other generals to help you wipe your butt? Or is it that the general is planning to swindle your surrender so that the imperial army can defect as soon as they arrive?"

Zhuo De really thought so, but he couldn't say it out loud. Alan intentionally or unintentionally turned the spatial wrist wheel in his hand. Zhuo De's eyes rolled and he finally chose the former between his own life and the empire. This wasn't a difficult choice. If he didn't agree, he would definitely not have to go anywhere today. Gritting his teeth, he murderously said, "Don't worry, my lord, none of those bastards can escape!"

"There's no time to delay. General, hurry up and deal with this matter." Alan put his hand on the wrist wheel before he took it away.

On this day, Zhuo De immediately chased after Baili after returning to Undercurrent City, killing all the deserters, cutting off their heads and sending them to Mokedan. After that, Mokedan issued a series of new rules, including doubling the number of soldiers, rewards for killing the Imperial Army, and merit adjustments.

Before this, there was the head of a deserter, and after that, the welfare of the soldiers was improved. It was like hitting a stick and giving you a piece of candy to eat. However, this method did work. At the very least, no soldiers dared to flee.

The next day, Alan received a mental message from Mitinus. Today, a new army would arrive from the Forgotten Realm, which was undoubtedly a great help to Alan.