From the vast universe, a strange meteorite flew. I don’t know how many years it has been wandering, but what is certain is that it is not an ordinary meteorite. At least in the field of our human cognition.
On this day it finally arrived at its destination... later generations called it "Alpha Continent". This is a calm and peaceful continent. Intelligent creatures have not yet evolved on the continent, but this is only a matter of time. Because there are many strange animals and plants.
It has thrived on the continent, and its evolution has never stopped under the light of the sun and moon.
The meteorite that broke the calm rushed straight into the atmosphere, and saw a fireball streaking across the sky, followed by an earth-shattering loud noise. After the friction of the air, the meteorite was no longer big, at most bigger than a watermelon. Now the soft landing failed, and it was hard.
It smashed into a big mountain and actually formed a cave. After the meteorite cooled, strange things happened. The supposedly hard meteorite was no longer a meteorite. It had formed a silvery paste and started to squirm. This was obviously
It was a living thing, but it seemed to have lost all energy. Gradually it stopped squirming, becoming as calm as a small puddle of water.
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I don’t know how many years have passed, but many intelligent creatures have evolved on the continent, and this place has also been named Alpha Continent. According to folklore, this continent was granted by God, but only a few people believe it.
Generally speaking, the intelligent creatures on the mainland are divided into four camps: federal, half-beast, alien, and alien.
Among them, the federal camp is the most powerful, occupying the entire southern part of the continent. The internal races mainly include ordinary people, homo sapiens, elves, dwarves, etc. Each race has its own king, and they belong to a federation with a total population of 20 million.
The second is the half-beast camp, located in the north of the continent. There are so many races inside, and due to the fusion of races caused by intermarriage, it is basically impossible to find the same one. So it simply became one race...the beast race. The person in power is a mixed-blood werewolf, with a high degree of power.
It is concentrated, with a total population of more than 8 million and strong folk customs.
The worst thing is the alien race, which only lives in the northwest corner of the continent. Due to the special geographical location, rare mineral veins are extremely rich, causing humans and half-beasts to covet them. Large-scale wars are fought around the alien race, but humans and half-beasts want to weaken each other.
The power of the alien race has never jointly attacked the alien race. The alien race has an insect-like carapace outside its body, and the queen of the alien race keeps laying eggs in the royal city, just like the queen bee among bees. And her people are hers.
The descendants all look the same and have strong fighting capabilities. This is also the reason why the two camps have been unable to attack for a long time, but after all, they have brought a lot of losses to the foreign races. Although all the people are soldiers, the total population is less than 300,000.
The foreign tribes are entrenched in the northeastern corner of the continent. Although they have conflicts with the two powerful camps from time to time, they have never caused large-scale wars. The reason is that the foreign tribes are composed of a large number of ethnic minorities, including humans, half-beasts, and even powerful dragons. They rule
The area advocates free management, there is no law, and the person in power is a powerful Homo sapiens. The total population is less than 4 million, and the population growth is mainly based on absorbing the other two camps. The slogan is "Come, we will give you freedom and power."
, give you dreams!”.
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In the year 652 of the Alpha Continent, a mercenary team of about 10 people came to the alien border. They came from the human country. Their mission this time was to collect alien intelligence for the country. If possible, they would be caught alive and they would be rewarded.
The leader was a burly middle-aged man, who looked to be about 40 years old, with short brown hair, and carrying a two-handed sword. He shouted to other teammates: "Please cheer up, we have reached the alien territory now, I don't want to die."
Just use your best skills." Except for a blond boy in his 10s, no one else spoke.
"Hey, Dals. If it's so dangerous, why do we still accept this mission? It's safer to go back to sleep." The young man asked doubtfully.
"Colen! Be honest with me. You must know who is the leader of the Blade Mercenary Group! If you talk too much, you will..." This Dals pointed at Coren's nose and yelled, for fear that everyone nearby would
can not hear.
"What are you doing to me?" Colen didn't care at all.
"You brat, believe it or not, I'll tear your mouth apart!" Dals shouted angrily. Others didn't find it strange to watch the performance of the two of them, as it seemed to be happening every day.
"Hmph. You can't knock down the enemy with your mouth." Coren curled his lips and muttered.
"Do you think I can't hear you? I'm going to teach you a lesson today! Stop!" Before Dals could say the word "teaching," Colen had already turned around and ran away.
"Don't run! Come back!" Dals was a little anxious. After all, this was alien territory, and running around would be fatal, so he chased after him closely.
"Are you going to bully me when you come back? Hahaha." Kelen didn't regard this as a dangerous place at all.
"Okay, stop making trouble. Come back quickly, I can't teach you a lesson. Your wings are stiff." After chasing a few hundred meters, Dals stopped and stood there shouting. He was also afraid that he would get too far away from the team as he chased him.
, thus losing care.
"It's so boring. Why don't you chase him?" Colen walked towards Dals, shaking his head.
"You don't even think about what kind of place this is." Dals sighed.
"It's a foreign territory, what's wrong? Are you scared?" Coren pointed at Dals as if he were a grown-up.
"..." The veins on Dals' head were twitching.
Dals and Colen returned to the team and looked at the time. It was almost noon. The mercenary team was preparing meals. They had been careful in the forest this morning, and Colen was causing trouble and had not gone 20 miles. Dals
I'm wondering if I should tie up Column, which would save a lot of time.
In the afternoon, we walked on a mountain road again, and there were no dangers. We didn't encounter any high-level monsters or aliens. Column was like a microphone, making the whole journey feel a bit like an outing.
"Okay. It's getting dark, so prepare to camp quickly." The day's trekking over mountains and ridges ended with Dals' words.
"Hey, Dals. I want to ask you." Colen sneaked up to Dals again.
"What are you asking?" Dals looked at Column's face and asked.
Coren looked at no one around him and asked in a low voice: "Who are my parents?"
"Why do you ask that? Didn't I tell you a long time ago that they are businessmen?" Dals asked.
"Actually, it's not that I don't believe what you said, I just want to know better." Coren replied guiltily.
"Forget it, I've been traveling all day today, let's go and rest." Although Column was reluctant, Dals still drove him away.
After Coren left, it became dark. Dals looked at the silver moon in the night sky blankly, seeming to reminisce about the past. After a while, the bonfire was lit, and several team members sat around the bonfire.
Chatting on the ground, the rest of the absent people went out to watch. Colen sat alone under the tree, playing with a dagger. Dals bought it for him before he set off on the road, saying it was for self-defense. In fact, this time
Dals was not prepared to bring Colon to the mission at all, because it was too dangerous. But he couldn't defeat Colon, "Come as soon as you come, and let him exercise by the way. When encountering dangers that cannot be solved, take him to escape."
It's okay to go." That's what Dals thought. Confidence comes from strength.
"Colen, what are you going to do in the future?" Dals took the initiative to approach Kelen.
"Me? I haven't thought about it yet." He asked suddenly and stopped immediately.
"Haha. You are already 14 years old. It's time to think about it. You should have a general direction?" Dals continued to ask.
"Actually, I don't want to be a mercenary. The risks and rewards are a bit inconsistent. It's not worth it." Colen used the elimination method.
"Oh? What do you have in mind?"
"I want to improve my personal strength first, of course in all aspects, not just combat effectiveness, but also knowledge."
"Not bad. You really have some ideas." Dals said happily.
"Hehe. It's not like you have a good education." Although he knew that Dals didn't want to eat, he still slapped him with a flattering slap.
"You are so talkative... It's getting late, you go to bed." Dals was really helpless to him.
In fact, at the age of 14, Coren's combat prowess is definitely at the forefront among his peers. There is a reason for this. After all, he has been following Dals, a high-level giant swordsman, for more than 10 years, and the situation the mercenary group encountered is also difficult.
There are a lot of things. At least he has gained some experience in dealing with unexpected events. However, Dals did not let him learn the skills of a swordsman. Instead, he asked him to learn sneaking and other escape skills with thieves. Since he always hangs out with thieves, it causes
Colen was a bit arrogant. However, Darth's efforts were not in vain. Colen learned the basic skills of thieves indistinguishably. Although he was only a junior thief, his speed was only as fast as that of an advanced warrior.
There is a lot of competition in similar professions.
At this time, it was past midnight. A black shadow in the forest was heading towards the mercenary group's station in a roundabout way. When it was about to enter the cordon where the mercenary group was sentrying, a sharp sword energy struck the black shadow. The black shadow's figure disappeared.
, the sword energy passed through the body, proving to him that it was obviously not an entity.
"It's pitiful, it's pitiful. The original holy sword Darth Ward has now been reduced to the level of a high-level swordsman. Should I be sad for losing my opponent, or should I be happy that I can kill you?" A man in black robes walked from behind.
Come out, the movement is silent.
"Hmph. Even if I die, I will leave an indelible psychological shadow on you!" Dals responded unhurriedly. They obviously knew each other.
"Then let me see what a high-level swordsman can do to me, a lich. Don't let me down. Kick-kick-kick-kick." The laughter was very weird.
"Laikeman! You have been dead for hundreds of years!" The giant sword swung towards the opponent with a sound of wind.
"Whoever mentions this name will really deserve to die!" Lekman stretched out his dry, boney hand that had lost all skin and flesh.
Then there was a loud noise, which alerted everyone in the station. At this time, everyone gathered in a circle with their own weapons in hand to guard the surrounding areas.
"Where's Dals?" Colen looked at everyone and asked directly.
"Daers should be fighting outside. Come here quickly, Coren, it will be safer with us." An archer said to Coren.
"We went over to help. Dalles may be in trouble. He has never made such a big noise before." Colen pointed in the direction of the sound.
"It seems that we are really in trouble. Brothers, come with me to have a look. Everyone is on guard and proceed carefully." This archer was the temporary leader when Dals was away, and now he was a little anxious.
When they were still a few hundred meters away from the scene of the incident, a strange cry resounded throughout the mountain forest. "Field! Wither!" This was clearly the voice of Lekman.
Then a purple-black hemisphere visible to the naked eye enveloped the space with a radius of more than 100 meters. It lasted for less than a minute, and a holy light suddenly shone in the sky, hitting Lekoman in the center of the sphere. The direct effect was Lekoman's
The realm was forced to withdraw its defense against the Holy Light. Looking at the lush woods just a minute ago, the plants all withered and died, and the animals turned into white bones or simply no bones left.
Laikeman also felt uncomfortable. This holy light came too suddenly. I thought Dals was only at the level of a high-level swordsman, but he didn't expect that he could still forcefully use holy-level moves. A starving camel is bigger than a horse. Eat.
After suffering this dark loss, his body is still burned by the remaining holy light and is emitting white smoke.
Looking at Dals, it's even worse. He first barely resisted Lekoman's domain, and then forcibly activated the power of the Holy Light. If someone saw Dals now, they would definitely think that this was Dals' father. Although his appearance and features have not changed,
But he is already an old man with white hair.
"Dals! We're coming!" Column had a bad feeling and ran ahead with all his strength.
Before he could look at the lich opposite, Colen had already rushed to Dals' side. He picked up the old Dals from the ground, and tears poured out like a bursting flood. "Damn it! I want revenge!" Colen's eyes said.
He looked at Lycoman fiercely.
Although Dals and Colen always bickered, they had a mutual affection for each other. Dals' miserable appearance directly stimulated Colen's nerves.
Dals used his remaining strength to push Column away. "Go! Run as far as you can! Quick!"
"No! Let us avenge you!" Coren roared.
Dals barely stood firm, looked at Lekoman who was smoking white smoke in the distance, and whispered to his team members: "Take Coren out of here quickly. The longer you stay here, the lower your chance of escaping."
Lekman was dispelling the holy light that entered his body. Due to the restraint of his attributes, he lost a lot of energy. He couldn't hear Dals whispering from a distance, but he guessed something, so he smiled strangely: "Now that we are here,
, just keep them all! Click, click, click, click!”.
Dals ignored Lekman's words and directly took out a scroll from his arms and handed it to Column. "This is a random teleportation scroll. It has been set to start as soon as it is opened. If it is too late to escape, then it is the last hope."
.Get out of here quickly, this is my last request to you. Do you want me to die in peace?"
Holding the scroll in his hand tightly, Column didn't know whether he should listen to Dals' words. However, the Blade Mercenaries around him stood between Dals and Lykoman, making it clear that the horses and horses would fight to the death. Dals didn't want to
They were sent to die, but based on his understanding of his team members, persuading them to escape would simply be an insult to their dignity.
"Let's go. Lekman is about to recover. We may not be able to withstand him for long." Dal paused and continued.
Unable to refuse Dals's last request, Colen held back tears and turned and ran deep into the forest. "Lykoman, no matter who you are, you have to pay the price for this!" The figure disappeared into the night.
Not knowing whether Dals and others had been killed, or the direction he was heading, Colon hid while walking through the forest. After several days of eating and drinking, he had already exhausted all the dry food he carried with him, and he had been relying on wild fruits for sustenance recently.
He kept his body tight. For a boy in his teens, he quickly reached the limit of his physical endurance. If he were a warrior, he might have been able to hold on for a few more days. It was another evening, halfway up a mountain, and Colon felt really
He couldn't walk anymore and sat on a big rock. He was very uneasy now, worried about whether Dals and other team members were safe, and blaming himself for his weak strength. "If I had enough strength, we wouldn't
I will be bullied! If I have enough power, I can go back to seek revenge on that bastard! Power, I need power!" Suddenly he stared at a cave not far away, and something seemed to be calling inside.
He. He rested for a while before coming to the cave, intending to see if the cave was a beast's den. This was the territory of a foreign race, and they would be killed as intruders if things went wrong. He looked inside for a while and listened to the sounds. It seemed that inside
There are no breathing creatures. But the closer you get, the more obvious your desire to enter the cave becomes.
"Hello." Coren shouted softly into the cave. Then there was an echo from inside the cave: "Hello."
"Hello, I'm Colen." He felt as if something was waiting for him inside. The echo came again, "Hello, I'm Colen."
By the moonlight, Colon groped down the tunnel from the slope down. Curiosity is the scary thing.
After walking for nearly 50 meters, he could hardly see his hand. There seemed to be nothing in the cave. But he vaguely saw a small pool of silver water on the ground not far away, "Is this what attracted me here?"
?" Coren thought for a while. Suddenly, a thought appeared in his mind again: "I need strength!"
"Could it bring me strength?" Following this thought, the water gave off a faint silver light, as if responding to him.
"If possible, let us share our power with each other!" Colen had never believed in his choice as much as he did now, and stretched out his hand towards the faint silver light.
When his hand came into contact with the silver liquid, a mutation occurred. The liquid came to life, directly covering Colon's hand, and invaded his skin, muscles, and bones. It spread along his arm and spread throughout his body, as if
It was as if it was absorbed by Colon. Not a drop of water was left on the ground, leaving only a small shallow pit. At this time, Colon also lost consciousness and passed out on the ground.
The next day, Colon woke up slowly, climbed up from the ground and jumped up high. He laughed loudly. "Haha! I am Colon!"
"Why did I say that?" Colen suddenly felt that something was wrong with him.
"Am I not Coren?" He came to the entrance of the cave, found a big rock and sat on it, thinking carefully about yesterday's scene.
"I may have been invaded by something, but I feel very good now." Kelen kept checking his body to see if anything was different.
In fact, this is not simply invading the body, but sharing power with each other. The liquid creature has no self-awareness and can only instinctively search for energy to devour. However, when it invaded Column's body, it shared Column's self-awareness, causing it to become what it is today.
It is to ensure the integrity of Column's body and not to absorb Column, because he is Column. And Column ensures its mobility and intelligence. They are now the same consciousness and the same body.
Colen also found the answer, because he could actually observe every cell in his own body. He was also shocked by this ability, but he was more happy.
"With the thirst for power, we have become one. Then let us find the most powerful power in the world and devour it." Coren embarked on the return journey.