Chapter 628: Bring the News Back!
Chapter 628: Bring the News Back!
"This morning, as I stood upon this vast land, I found myself in this square.
When I gazed upon the path before me, it was as if the earth whispered to me:
'Good morning, my child.'
I halted my steps.
The mother who had given birth to the world, but now weakened with age, continued to speak to me:
'Last night, those desecrators of the dead arrived! The sacred remains of your parents, siblings, and kin, these hallowed bodies, were stolen from beneath the earth by these foul beings!
Remember the stolen corpses from the past?
They were all taken by these vile ones for the most sinister of purposes!'
So, I asked the earth:
'What does this have to do with me?'
The Earth Mother shouted:
'The very cause of my weakness, the reason the world has become what it is today, the source of your hardships, the reason for your conflicts and bloodshed, is this darkness and corruption!'
At this point, Lindsey paused slightly.
The time had now turned to night.
In his hand, he held the speech that Hilda had revised, which he had just recited.
The closing ceremony of the Games had just concluded.
Lindsey stood on the podium in the Flower Square, addressing the athletes who had participated in the competition, the residents of the Forest Capital, and the envoys from other factions. He was delivering his final speech.
After reciting this draft, accusing the Deviators of their devious plot beneath the land, Lindsey slammed the paper onto the table.
Bang!
The force of his palm nearly shattered the table, and as the deafening sound echoed, Lindsey spread his arms and shouted:
"Listen to the earth beneath your feet, for it still cries out!
'If you remain indifferent when crisis approaches.'
'My child, I do not wish to see you fall into the same pitiful state as I have!'
'Only through fighting and resistance can we bring about tomorrow and hope!'
At this moment, Lindsey signaled to the soldiers on the right side of the square.
The crowd on the outskirts immediately parted, making way for several bound and hooded figures, who were dragged out by the Sword Dancers.
Bang!
These figures fell to the ground, and as the Sword Dancers drew their long swords, the hoods were removed, revealing their true forms.
"What is this thing!"
"A monster?"
"Move aside, I want to see better!"
The crowd in the square gasped at the sight of the creatures in the hoods.
What appeared were several severely infected Deviators.
Even a month ago, when Levi's people came seeking aid, Lindsey had made arrangements and specifically captured a group of low-rank Deviators from underground, all for this moment of revelation.
"Roar—"
The Deviators exposed their heads.
Although their bodies were still restrained by the Sword Dancers, upon sensing the living humans around them, they immediately fell into a state of ravenous hunger.
Their clawing and snarling movements, combined with the green pus-filled blisters and toxic blood on their bodies, instantly caused an uproar.
Witnessing this scene,
Some people even felt a sense of terror and unconsciously took a few steps back.
"..."
Then, Lindsey also sprang into action.
He swiftly drew a long sword from his bag and, with all his might, hurled it towards the Deviators.
Boom!!!
The long sword stood upright in the earth, and a pillar of fire soared into the sky.
As the flames raged, several Deviators among them wailed in agony, and Lord Lindsey spoke up, "Do you see them? These are the enemies lurking beneath our feet!"
"They harbor ill intentions towards the living and are beyond negotiation or mercy!"
"And their true leader is a formidable foe, a threat even to the Awakened!"
Lord Lindsey's words hung in the air.
Five young people who had escaped from the Underworld took the opportunity to step onto the stage and stood in a line before Lord Lindsey.
Before they could speak, people around them started discussing their identities.
"Look, there!"
"Huh? Oh, it's Red Lone Wolf, the champion of the long-distance running event!"
"I know the man on the far left too, the high jump champion, I think his name is Black Feather Screech-Owl?"
"..."
It was the day of the Games, an event that had been anticipated for days.
The five, having prepared themselves, had already achieved some fame among the crowd.
Having endured the scrutiny of the crowd, it was Levi, the most level-headed among them, who spoke up, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have something to confess. We are refugees who escaped from the depths of the Underworld!"
"In the crisis-ridden and harsh conditions of the Wildlands, there exists another, starkly different reality!"
"Humans are being treated like livestock, bred, stripped of their intelligence, infected, and slaughtered, only to become these monstrous beings!"
"Ask yourselves, who among you would willingly succumb to such a fate?"
In the crowd, there were messengers from other Factions who had met with Levi and his group before.
But at that time, it was impossible for them to trust the young man's claims.
However, the situation had changed.
With Lord Lindsey vouching for them, and with the presence of these Deviators as living examples, even being cooked right before their eyes, the audience was deeply moved.
After this heartfelt and tearful accusation, it was hard for the people to doubt the intentions of the Games. Their resolve began to waver.
At the same time, the elderly Lane, leaning on his cane, stepped forward.
Elderly individuals like him were a rare sight in the Wildlands, and he mustered his strength to address the crowd in a steady voice, "My old friends of the Wildlands!"
"I know many of you have stayed in your camps and not come here, but you must know of the elders!"
"Go back and ask them!"
"These creatures are the culprits behind the sudden plague that struck decades ago!"
"If we don't want to relive that tragedy, if we don't want this land to be devoid of hope, if you, who are used to fighting for survival with claws and fangs, truly understand the gravity of the situation, then you know what must be done!"
"..."
Beneath the Banyan trees, the flames blazed fiercely.
After this barrage of information, the people were stunned into silence, none daring to speak.
The flickering firelight reflected their unsettled minds.
Lord Lindsey waited for the atmosphere in the square to intensify.
As the high branches of the trees began to wither and turn yellow from the heat, he spoke again, "In one month, my army will set out from the Banyan forest, heading north!"
"The lair of these filthy and evil beings is hidden deep in the northern Underworld."
"Tonight, the Games officially come to an end!"
"Tomorrow, we all depart, returning to our camps."
"Whatever choice you make, please consider it carefully. It's not just the fate of the world at stake, but the lives of every single one of us! The threat is real and imminent!"
"Now, take this news back to your camps!"
(End of Chapter)
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