Chapter 387 Shocked Darcy and Crying Iwan
Under the sky, next to the State Academy, in a secret chamber in the ruins of the first Imperial Dynasty, Darcy finished reading what was on the jade scroll.
"No, this isn't right. Of the four generals of the first Heaven Domain, only King Slay is recorded. Where did the other three go? They're not in Haig's tomb. King Slay is here. What about the others?" she muttered to herself.
She started to look through the other jade scrolls but found no records. When she looked back, the one she had just finished reading turned into dust and dissipated in the wind.
Darcy was struck dumb and watched blankly. The scroll was made of jade. By rights, it shouldn't dissipate, even though it had been buried here for two thousand years.
This scroll seemed to have been waiting for someone to read it before it turned into dust. There were no records of this in history books or epics of the Victory Dynasty. It seemed to have been deliberately erased by the historiographers.
Where did the other three generals of the Heaven Domain go? Did they also battle in the External Regions as King Slay did?
Darcy looked up at the sky. Her shock was beyond words. The story of the first Imperial Dynasty, the exalted Emperor Victory, and the all-conquering Heaven Domain should be astounding.
She no longer dared to imagine.
Epic... After a long time, a word came to her mind. She wished that she could be living in that era. She wanted to be there to appreciate Emperor Victory, Haig, and the first Imperial Dynasty.
The land was all theirs. The first Imperial Dynasty battled in the External Regions and kept the enemies at bay.
"Iwan, you still have a long way to go," she murmured. Overcoming the shock, the Human King subconsciously shed tears.
Human Kings could break the shackles of lifespan, but those powerhouses in the first and second Imperial Dynasties had all died. No one survived. No one.
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The things Darcy discovered included the Ancient Dominating Emperor Way that Iwan was taking. In her calculations, her son would be in danger this time but would eventually pass through. That was why she hadn't gone with him. She believed that he would pull through.
No men, even the strongest, grew up without going through difficulties. Victory, the emperor who reigned the first Imperial Dynasty, and Haig, the regent general, who commanded all troops, were examples of them.
At the Hyena Military Headquarters, Warrior No. 1 set off the national fortune to perish with the powerhouses from the Wolf and the Fish. Iwan, who had fled to the distant mountain range, was stunned.
Regardless of Black Emperor and others' protests, he stopped in his tracks and slowly looked back. Trembling, he saw Warrior No. 1 submerged in a huge ball of light.
"Warrior No. 1!" Kill shouted toward the distance. His eyes were brimming with tears. Dark, War, Slay, and Teddy were also stunned. In fact, they were not quite familiar with the other guards, but they knew Warrior No. 1 well.
The captain, who had always followed behind Iwan, died.
Their grief knew no bounds. This was a disastrous defeat. Over a hundred soldiers of the Heaven Domain were killed in the battle. Even the captain of Iwan's guards died.
"Warrior... No. 1!" Wrapped in Warrior No. 1's armor, Iwan couldn't stop shedding tears. The excessive sorrow made him spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Warrior... No. 1!" His voice was shaky. He couldn't utter another sound. This man had followed him for five years. A few months ago, Warrior No. 1 went back to Summo with him and gave up the opportunities to improve.
Warrior No. 1 was there when he went to Southpool City and went back to Pasoland City to find Jayna. They went to Cleveque City, Vikeland, and their most familiar External Battlefield together.
The faithful guard had followed him for five years without complaining, but now he died. At the last moment, he stalled eleven Way Masters and set off the centuries-old national fortune of the Hyena Military Headquarters.
Iwan's heart and soul were trembling. The blood and tears kept gushing out of his eyes. His ill-considered plan was the cause of Warrior No. 1's and the other guards' deaths. They suffered such great losses because he failed to anticipate the ambush.
"It's all because of me!" Iwan clenched his fists. His eyes were crimson, and his sadness deepened.
More than one hundred guards had bought time for him with their lives. In the end, Warrior No. 1 set off the national fortune of the Hyena. Even if those Way Masters were not killed, they would be seriously wounded.
"Ah!" Iwan roared. His grief was beyond words.
"Brother, we should go!" War urged Iwan tearfully, clenching his teeth. They knew that their enemies should have been wounded by the explosions, but they didn't dare take the risk. They couldn't let their leader die here. Iwan was already seriously injured.
"Brother, we should go." Black Emperor pleaded with Iwan, shaking her head.
Casting caution to the wind, Iwan rushed back. The energy was bursting in him as he was trying to break the barrier of the middle stage of the True King level. The blood kept oozing from his body.
He didn't care, even though it aggravated his injury. Sense told him that he shouldn't waste the opportunity created by Warrior No. 1 and other soldiers with their lives, but he just couldn't flee like this.
He was an emotional person. Although he knew that he might die without knowing how many Way Masters were left there or to what extent their strength had been reduced, he just recklessly went over.
His brothers were killed, and he should avenge them. Just now, when Black Emperor and others took him to retreat, he hadn't had time to give his order, but the short delay had cost his brothers their lives.
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