Before I became the legendary boss

In the dark room, the old man lit a withered lamp.Spread a sheepskin map of Astoria continent on the wooden table.

"A long time ago... About 1000 years ago... There is no Mendrilt on this continent, but three countries that compete with each other..."

Their names are Oster, Imselton and Knott.They respectively occupy the east, south and north of the continent of Estria. In order to compete for more land and resources, countries have been fighting fiercely and plundering each other all year round, dragging the entire continent into protracted wars.Among them, Nott, which lives in the north, has a small population and is the poorest. It has no strength to compete with the other two big countries, and can only wait desperately for the end of being annexed by other countries in the face of hunger and cold.

At this moment, a magician appeared in this small country.Out of the desire to save the country, he voluntarily made a deal with the devil, and obtained a kind of power from the devil-to drive the obsessive human spirits, let them possess the creatures in the world, and take the form of animals or plants For the medium came back into the world as an offensive and expendable weapon.The magician was ecstatic, and since then embarked on the road of no return.

You know, because this continent has been fighting for years, countless soldiers and civilians have died tragically.After they died, they couldn't return to heaven because of unwillingness, despair, and hatred for the other party, so they could only turn into grievances and wander around the mainland in a daze.The magician thus took them under his command and gave them a new life.These vengeful spirits have almost lost their sanity as humans, but they will still attack the enemies who killed them with instinct and hatred.

From this moment on, the continent is no longer just a struggle between people.Because of the frightening strength and numbers of the monsters, they quickly gained an overwhelming advantage on the battlefield.Most of these vengeful spirits residing on monsters originated from Oster and Imselton. They all hated another country deeply, so they were extremely ferocious and unstoppable on the battlefield.On the other hand, because the monsters slaughtered soldiers in large numbers, more wraiths were directly created, and the wraiths evolved into evil spirits in the endless humiliation and despair, and they were continuously transported to the magic circle in the north, where they were transformed into more powerful monsters. monsters.

This is a vicious circle in which evil begets evil and evil begets worse.So soon, the magician couldn't hold it anymore.Originally, he just wanted to protect his own country, but turned the entire continent and his hometown into a purgatory on earth.Unable to face the condemnation of his conscience, he committed suicide in order to cut off the energy supply of the magic circle.But at this time, the magic circle already had self-awareness, and the situation was not under control, and the magician's soul was counterattacked—he was transformed into a monster in pain, remorse and despair. born.

"At that time, even the main god abandoned Estria, because this continent has been completely swallowed by hatred and despair, and can only be destroyed in the flames of war..."

The old man let out a long sigh.

"In this critical moment that concerns the survival of the entire human race, the goddess Libel did not abandon us. She still firmly believes that there is still love in the hearts of human beings, so she made a plea to the main god."

"'Dear Father God, please take my heart, sprinkle the nectar of my heart on the earth, suppress those hatred and despair, and awaken the goodness in people's hearts.'"

Her act of kindness saved the last 10 people on this continent.As the most loyal believer of the goddess, Dedi, a warrior born in Digget, led the inspired people to form an army, overcame all kinds of difficulties and dangers, defeated the devil king, and terminated the operation of the magic circle.But this magic circle is too powerful to be completely destroyed.And it has also subtly affected the undead on this continent.Spirits full of resentment and obsession began to spontaneously look for animals or plants to possess, embezzling their original will, and turning into monsters.What's even more frightening is that those evil spirits will be attracted by the magic circle and flock to the north, waiting for an opportunity to create a new "devil king" again.

"The 'evil' created by humans cannot be completely eradicated, not even by the goddess of love and mercy."

the old man said sadly.

"16 years later, the main god couldn't bear the sacrifice of the goddess Libel in vain, and pointed out a clear way for mankind—"

"You can use another pure and beautiful heart to suppress the heavy sins of this land. It can prevent evil spirits from possessing living creatures and buy you a moment of respite."

"This secret was originally known only to the saintess of this country. She is the daughter of Dedi, and she is also connected with the blood of this village. She once confided to her friend in helplessness. And her friend is the ancestor of my generation. "

said the old man.

"They have suffered and been troubled, and they finally made such a decision—choose the purest and kindest girl in this continent, and let her restrain the evil spirits from possessing them, and at the same time, they are constantly looking for the one who can pull out the holy spirit from the human race. The hero of the sword, let him destroy the demon king and purify the evil spirits."

However, in fact, because no one can pull out the holy sword, only generations of "goddess agents" continue to rely on self-sacrifice to suppress the resentful spirits on this continent.And because those grievances have not been completely eliminated, they either gather among the demon kings in the extreme north, or they still linger in the world, waiting for an opportunity to possess living creatures.This is why every 16 years, the monsters on this continent become more and more active.

"On the surface, this continent has already defeated monsters. Even if there are not many monsters born, adventurers alone can destroy them. But in fact, more and more despair and hatred are accumulating, and one day they will burst out .”

The players glanced at each other.It turns out that this is the reason why this dungeon needs a hero: to eliminate the devil king in one go, and purify the vengeful spirits that have accumulated for hundreds of years.

"There's one thing I don't quite understand," He Xiangyang asked. "Why don't you tell this matter directly? It was originally a basket that people poked up, right? Isn't the best way to start from the source and reduce the generation of resentful spirits?"

"Because you're a good boy to think that way..."

the old man sighed.

"The Holy Church became the state religion of this country because of this reason. The saint hopes that people can truly believe in the goddess Libel, believe in love and compassion, and stop hurting each other. But in fact, some people cannot do this. They This is the nature, and even use the 'rules' in reverse..."

Use "rules" to create monsters for your own use.It is even possible to create stronger and more desperate monsters by killing the same kind, so as to compete for resources, infringe others, and even subvert the entire country for power.

"You don't know... When the flood happened, most of the villagers fled to the mountains, and not too many people disappeared in the flood..."

The twin sisters nodded upon hearing this.

"So we waited on the mountain for the flood to recede. If we were lucky, we might be able to wait for relief supplies, or go down the mountain early with the help of the soldiers... In this expectation, we waited for a group of Robbers with weapons..."

The face of Village Chief Klaus was full of exhaustion and unspeakable pain.

"Those people, those 'hunters', they are demons more terrifying than natural disasters."

The twin sisters opened their eyes wide.Sister Julie covered her mouth, "No, it's impossible... Could it be..."

The old man nodded heavily.

"Yes, in order to sell slaves, they rushed up the mountain to rob people before the soldiers... and the robbed were all women and children. The men in the village resisted desperately... and lost a lot of people..."

Speaking of this, the old man is already in tears.

"In my life, I have never seen such a horrific scene... The blood seeped into the soil, and even the heavy rain couldn't wash it away..."

"At that moment, the whole valley was filled with grief, pain, and hatred of being robbed of our loved ones...We prayed helplessly to the gods, but the gods had already abandoned us...I think, maybe it was this despair that created the outside world. Those monsters that are stronger than anyone..."

The old man's choked sobs sounded extremely sad.

"Yes, those 'barnacle giants' you met outside the village, they are all villagers who were slaughtered, and they are all my most precious children..."

The old man was already sobbing.

"I watched them grow up, watched them be killed by the demons, watched their bodies be thrown into the water... and finally watched the 'giants' emerge from where they disappeared, and come ashore to let the thugs get He deserved the punishment and saved the rest of us..."

"This is what happened in Diggert after you left. This is also one of the tragedies that continue to be staged in this sinful land..."

He Rong immediately thought of the cargo ship and the cargo hold full of people.Perhaps they were also victims snatched by the "hunters" from a small village, and were forcibly taken onto a cargo ship and transported eastward.Died in pain and unwillingness in a repressed and closed environment, and then turned into a wraith, and launched revenge on all those who knew about it on that ship.

What a sad and contradictory chain this is.The monster created by the evil of man in turn slaughters man, but at the same time saves man from the hands of the wicked.

"But the man-eating spider we met in Guruk seems to be different."

Uncle Qiu frowned.

"If John didn't lie, then something really happened that year, causing some miners to die tragically underground, and became wraiths lingering there... But why did they attack those young people in the village? They were still young at that time , should be innocent."

"The saint said that monsters only have the desire to kill and eat... Could it be because the longer they wander in this world, the easier it is for them to become indiscriminate and just want to satisfy their own desires?"

Nan Yi put forward his own views.

At this moment, a piercing scream came from outside the window.Everyone hurried out of the house, only to see a woman hugging her young child not far away, and a giant barnacle standing in front of them, oozing sticky liquid from the black hole in its head. Transparent liquid, with long tentacles reaching out to the mother and child——