Awakening

"Your life will be full of excitement, and you will not stop here..."

——The old man in black robe

Boom boom boom...Thunder continued to sound in the gradually darkening sky...Suddenly a thunderous sound came down, and Taga was awakened by the sudden thunderous sound. Taga was frightened by the thunderous sound and sat up directly. There were drops of cold sweat on his forehead, and his back was already soaked with cold sweat...Taga slowly raised his palm, he looked at his palm...How he hoped it was a dream...He turned his head and looked at the dark sky...He knew it was not a dream...And the groom in front of him was galloping to the ship evacuating the Alkaros Empire...Taga looked at the groom, and the expression on his face became complicated...and then turned into anger and sadness...

Taga directly grabbed the groom's shoulders with some strength...The voice was full of calmness but a hint of pleading and said "Please ....Let me go back...I want to go back and help them...I want to fight side by side with them...and die together...I beg you..." When Taga said this, tears had already fallen from his eyes unconsciously...Tears dripped down...Drops of tears wet Taga's clothes...An emotion called pain surged into Taga's heart...The groom felt a little bit reluctant to see Taga like this...But he still galloped to the dock...Taga's voice was trembling and choking as he shouted, "Take me there quickly! ! Otherwise..." Taga wanted to say threatening words ...but he found that the words he wanted to threaten were stuck in his throat and could not be uttered...his kindness did not allow him to say such threatening words...

The coachman just turned his head to look at Taga and then turned back to continue driving the carriage...Taga looked at the coachman's insistence, he weakly took away the hand that was pinching the coachman's shoulder...and sat down weakly...At this time, it started to rain heavily...The raindrops hit Taga's body...Taga's eye sockets were also mixed with tears at this time...but he seemed to be a little confused...whether it was tears or rain on his face...he felt powerless...his eye sockets gradually He drooped down... He could only helplessly learn that his most beloved friend... his only family... died on his own land... died in his heart...

And on the other side...

At this time, outside the main city of the Alkaros Empire... the densely packed Veronica Empire army was slowly advancing... But Tina and the others in front of the main city felt that time was very long... They were staring at the Veronica army opposite with a tense mind... They were all ready for the final battle... And in the middle of the Veronica army was the Veronica King "Distortion" who ruled over other empires. He sat on the pride carried by hundreds of people, and looked at the Alkaros Empire army with cold eyes. He sneered at the Alkaros army standing in front of his army and said to himself, "More than 9,000 people... Interesting... It seems that the plot has come to this point..." Then Distortion waved his hand, and the entire six million soldiers stopped... They had arrived about 50 kilometers away from the main city of the Alkaros Empire. Distortion ignored the Alkaros Empire army in front of him.

At this time, the sky was overcast and heavy rain was pouring down... The rain kept hitting the armies of both sides... But even so, they still maintained the same formation and spirit. They did not feel uncomfortable because the rain wet the cloth in the armor, but still looked at each other fiercely... The Alkaros Empire army held their weapons tightly in their hands and stared at Veronica's army. Even though the soldiers of the Veronica Empire had strange red lights in their eyes, and even though their eyes were scary... they still did not retreat, they still stood firm in their places. At this time, Distortion slowly walked down from the pride... He walked to about 500 meters away from the Alkaros Empire army... Distortion slowly spoke... "Warriors! You have the courage to fight me... I admire you... Become my subordinates... I promise you will have a good life... Distortion said this with cunning and evil in his tone... At this time, Tina stood up and looked at Distortion and cursed loudly, "Go to hell! Even if I die, I will not die at the hands of you and your damn army!" At this time, an arrow shot towards Distortion, but Distortion didn't even look at it and directly grabbed the arrow and broke it with one hand! The archers in the army looked at Distortion in shock. They didn't expect that this powerless king broke the arrow with one hand.

"So you guys want to start a war? I'm always here for you..." Distortion waved his hand, and suddenly two tentacles emerged from the ground. All the soldiers of the Alkaros Empire were on full alert. The tentacles lifted Distortion's feet and carried him to the rear of the Veronica Empire's army. Distortion waved his left hand, and the entire Veronica Army rushed towards the Alkaros Empire's army. More than six million soldiers rushed towards a group of ants like a giant elephant. "All soldiers, be ready!" The general standing at the front of the team shouted loudly. The shield soldiers standing in front of them raised their shields to block the archers! Tina raised her giant axe and rushed towards the Veronica Empire's soldiers, while the Veronica Empire's soldiers rushed towards Tina with spears. Other soldiers of the Alkaros Empire also rushed towards the soldiers of Veronica with their weapons...

Just like that... the soldiers of the Alkaros Empire defended the main city for three days in the fight with the enemy...

The fourth day...

After three days of fighting... in the war with the Veronica Empire, the soldiers of the Alkaros Empire suffered heavy losses, from the original 9,500 people to only 2,900 people... But they also felt that they would not lose money, at least they had beaten the army of the Veronica Empire to only more than four million soldiers... But after three days of fighting, their physical strength had long been exhausted... They were now completely relying on willpower to support... Tina's body and mind were already exhausted, but she did not stop... She kept fighting... She knew that if they fell, then the residents of the entire main city would be slaughtered... But fortunately, they had successfully defended the main city. At this time, Tina knelt on one knee on the ground, panting heavily. The axe in her hand was also stained with a lot of blood... Her palm even began to bleed... But she still stood up... The remaining soldiers of Alkaros also raised their weapons and stood up. Distortion, who was sitting on the tentacles at this time, had gradually lost his patience. He decided to go down himself... At this time, Distortion slowly stood up, and he took a step forward and rushed towards a soldier of the Alkaros Empire! At this time, Tina found out and shouted "Run!", and before the soldier could react, Distortion grabbed his head and smashed it to the ground, and blood splattered everywhere... At this time, the soldier's head disappeared directly, and was replaced by the blood in Distortion's palm. At this time, Tina angrily swung the giant axe at Distortion, but Distortion just casually slightly turned sideways to avoid all of Tina's attacks... Before Tina could react, a tentacle suddenly pierced through Tina's abdomen... Even though she was wearing armor, Tina's body was still pierced by the tentacles, and the tentacles were stained with blood... Tina looked at her pierced abdomen in shock... The blood dripped down the tentacles to the ground... The culprit was Distortion, the tentacle in his palm directly pierced through Tina's abdomen, and he just watched everything indifferently. Distortion smiled evilly for a while, and slowly pulled the tentacle out of Tina's abdomen. Instantly, a lot of blood flowed out of Tina's abdomen... and Tina knelt down... She didn't scream... She just felt a pain, and at this moment, her heart seemed to say, "It hurts... but why... why do I feel relieved..." Suddenly, Tina's figure flashed through her mind... Tina smiled with relief when she thought of this, and she fell down, but she was full of smiles when she died... "Taga... my only family... You must live well... You must fulfill your dream..." Tina seemed to be saying her last words to Taga in her heart before she died... After thinking about these things... Tina slowly closed her eyes... and Distortion turned to look at the other soldiers... "It's your turn next..." .." Then Distortion started a massacre.... But these soldiers did not shout, and they all left with a relieved smile.... They completed their mission... Protected everyone.....

At this time, King Alkaros, who was standing at the highest point of the palace, looked out the window. At this time, the window was full of flames... He knew that his death was coming... He turned his head and looked at the ministers who were holding the wine glass with him and said, "Thank you, ministers... There are still people to accompany me before I die..." His tone was full of sobs and helplessness... He really thanked his ministers from the bottom of his heart... "We are willing to die with the king!" At this time, all the ministers knelt on the ground and said this respectfully... "Okay... okay... Then this is our last glass of wine! Cheers!" King Alkaros picked up the wine glass and drank the poisoned wine in one breath, and the ministers also picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp. Drink up the poisoned wine... At this time, the poisoned wine takes effect... Their bodies begin to be covered with purple blood streaks, which is a sign of the evaporation of the poison... But they do not feel any pain, but laugh happily... They did not die at the hands of the enemy... But they died at their own hands and on their own land... Soon after, Distortion led the army into the palace... Distortion looked at the dead King Alkaros and said with some emotion, "You are so courageous... You can even let your subjects accompany you to die..." Although Distortion said so, he took off the crown on King Alkaros's head and threw his body aside... He slowly sat on the throne... The Alkaros Empire officially announced... the extinction of the country...

At this time, the ship was preparing to evacuate at the dock...

"Hurry up! Get on board!" The five hundred soldiers urged the people to get on board... and Taga was also taken on board... but Taga hadn't said anything since he got off the carriage... nor had any expression... only a sad face... Taga became negative... the other soldiers didn't know how to comfort him... At this time, Taga was sitting in the cabin staring at the photo of him and Tina... He held the photo tightly and stroked Tina in the photo. He couldn't help crying again. He curled himself up into a ball. He wanted to close himself... He had been trying not to think of Tina... but it was no use... Taga sat in the cabin and cried softly... Just like that, at night... the ship also sailed away from the dock... Their next island landing target was the continent known as the "Forest of All Things"... They themselves had friendly relations with the Alkaros Empire, so they naturally accepted the Alkaros Empire.

At this time, the soldiers on the ship's night watch were talking about the news they received... and Taga slowly raised his head and listened to them. "You know... we lost... all our troops died in the battle..." A creature that looked like a lizard man was talking to the human standing next to him, with a tone full of sadness... "I heard about it too... this is an unchangeable result... more than six million troops... they have done a good job of buying time for us..." When Taga heard the news, he slowly stood up and walked towards the deck... He opened the door to the deck... As soon as he opened it, the gentle moonlight shone on his face, but no matter how gentle the moonlight was, it still could not change The news of Tina's death... The moonlight shone on Taga's somewhat sad face... The expression on Taga's face seemed to have experienced a lot... but was powerless... Taga walked to the side of the boat and stood... He felt the sea breeze... The sea breeze gently caressed his face... At this time, he lowered his head and tears flowed down his face unconsciously... Suddenly a man in a black robe appeared beside Taga... "Are you okay?" The man in the black robe asked Taga gently in a gentle tone, as if a gentle grandfather was asking his crying grandson why he was crying. Taga slowly raised his head and looked at the black-robed man standing beside him. He didn't take it seriously at first, but after a closer look, he found that the man standing in front of him was the black-robed man who had saved him before... "Sir... Why are you here...?" Taga said in a shocked and trembling tone... He looked at the black-robed man standing in front of him. He looked carefully and found that the black-robed man seemed to have not changed at all... Whether it was the black robe hidden under his face or his voice, he didn't seem to have aged...

"You seem to be experiencing something very sad?" The black-robed man just looked at the sea... The moonlight shining on the sea was particularly beautiful... Taga lowered his head again and said, "In the final analysis... It's all my fault... I'm too weak... ..I can't stop all this from happening..." At this time, Taga lowered his head and was thinking about something... Suddenly, Taga raised his head and looked at the man in black robe... He said in a pleading tone, "Sir... Can I be your apprentice? I want to become the same as you... I beg you..." Taga looked at the man in black robe sincerely, but the man in black robe just shook his head and said, "Your life is still very exciting. There is no point in becoming my apprentice..." The man in black robe just put his hands behind his back and said to Taga meaningfully... When Taga heard this and wanted to kneel down, suddenly a force of energy enveloped him, so that he did not kneel down... A closer look showed that the man in black robe raised his hand and there was a force of energy flowing in his hand, and he asked Taga to stand. "There is no need to kneel to me... You cannot change what happened, but you can try to understand... All coincidences are arranged by God... Once you understand, you will know that these arrangements are meaningful..." The man in black robe said while turning his head to look at Taga. Taga lowered his head meaningfully, thinking about what the black-robed man said, and then raised his head... The black-robed man disappeared in front of him. Taga looked around and found no trace of the black-robed man.

When Taga returned to the cabin and sat down, he was still thinking about what the black-robed man said. Suddenly, a book fell out of the backpack of the child next door. This book was the history book he had read in the orphanage when he was a child. Taga picked up the book and looked at it in confusion. He missed the past. Suddenly, his finger was scratched by the paper of the book, and a few drops of blood flowed down his finger. The blood dripped onto the pages of the book. Suddenly, the whole book emitted a strange light. The whole book changed from the original blue cover to a strange golden cover, and the content of the book became different... The book said, "The Warrior's Peak exists. It exists in the heart of every warrior. Once the warrior begins to awaken, the Warrior's Peak will call them to gain their own power..." Taga stared at the content of the book, and his eyes changed from sadness to determination...