w.a.n.g Yu could not read anything other than his name and t.i.tle. It seemed that this old man was the same as Zeus, a legendary end-game figure...
But Zeus had treated w.a.n.g Yu like how one would treat a friend... who would have thought that a legendary end-game boss would treat w.a.n.g Yu in such a manner. The difference really was like heaven and earth in comparison to how the Church of Light had treated w.a.n.g Yu...
"Greetings Lord Dwayne!" w.a.n.g Yu respectfully greeted, repaying respect with respect.
"No need to be so courteous G.o.d Slayer. You"ve really done us a huge favor with your recent a.s.sa.s.sination of Atticus! Is there any way we can repay you?" Dwayne smiled.
w.a.n.g Yu was dumbfounded... this was obviously the orchestration of the system, he never had such intentions... but since Dwayne had given him such a tempting offer, there was no way that w.a.n.g Yu would stand on the occasion, immediately asking: "The reason that I came to Hades City was to find the "Abyssal Bones"!"
"Abyssal Bones?" Apostle Dwayne stared intensely at w.a.n.g Yu when he heard those words: "Oh you are a Martial Artist! No wonder you have such heaven-defying strength!"
"Er... is there a correlation between these two matters?" w.a.n.g Yu asked.
"Martial Artist..." A vacant look filled Dwayne"s eyes as visible fear surfaced on his face: "Who would have thought that his successor would appear after so many years..."
"Martial Artist, are you looking for the Abyssal Bones?"
"Yes, I am!" w.a.n.g Yu nodded, this old man had finally decided to broach the topic.
"Go to the Burial Site then!" Dwayne replied before proceeding into yet another lengthy monologue: "Many years ago, this was a city ruled by a Demon Lord. But a Martial Artist appeared out of the blue, defeating the Demon Lord. As he was on the verge of defeat, the Demon Lord dragged the Martial Artist to h.e.l.l with him... only then did the Martial Artist spare him..."
"Why did he do that?" w.a.n.g Yu inquired.
"Because the Martial Artist saw the desolate state of h.e.l.l. It was then that he realised that the Demon Lord had done what he did with the best interests of his subjects at heart. Even though demons and humans existed in the same realm, the humans were enjoying prosperous and flouris.h.i.+ng lives while the demons were suffering to even survive...
w.a.n.g Yu nodded as he heard Dwayne"s explanation before finally speaking: "What you"re saying is reasonable, but that doesn"t change the fact that you guys are fundamentally evil!"
"Is there really such a thing as something inherently good or evil in this world?"
"But you guys encroached on the lands of others, this itself is an act of evil no matter how you look at it!"
"Is it now? The previous Martial Artist said the same thing as well..." Dwayne indifferently replied: "At the end of the previous war, he did not pursue us to the point of extermination. Rather, he granted us this plot of land and hoped that we would be able to exist here peacefully... we truly are indebted to him!"
"How complicated..." w.a.n.g Yu"s mind was spinning. Wasn"t the Martial Artist one of the seven heroes? Why exactly did he help the faction of darkness?
"It"s not complicated at all. The Martial Artist often said that chaotic times bred heroes. But who was the true hero? Who was on the side of "justice"?"
"So you"re saying, throwing away the notion of race and trying to establish a sanctuary for all races was the true "justice"?" w.a.n.g Yu asked.
"That"s right! You really are quite intelligent, you will definitely obtain his approval! That Demon Lord ended up becoming the Martial Artist"s best friend, the Abyssal Bones you seek in the Burial Site are precisely his bones. But be warned, the Demon Lord"s spirit is eternal, even though he doesn"t have a physical body anymore, his powers are by no means weak! Be careful Martial Artist!"
"Many thanks Lord Apostle!" w.a.n.g Yu cupped his fists and respectfully bowed to express his grat.i.tude.
"No need to thank me, you should thank yourself for being so righteous! If your answer had been unsatisfactory, I would have had to exterminate you for the sake of the faction of darkness!"
"Exterminate me? What do you mean?"
"In the words of your kind, I would have beaten you back to level 0... I really can"t risk allowing such a dangerous opponent continue existing."
"Oh..." w.a.n.g Yu sucked in a breath of cold air. This system really was brutal, even testing him under such circ.u.mstances... no wonder people said that the forces of darkness were the best at acting.
"But you did great! I wish you all the best!" Apostle Dwayne chuckled as he waved his hand, sending w.a.n.g Yu with a ray of darkness.
Shortly after, w.a.n.g Yu received a system notification.
At the same time, a black vortex appeared before him...
As w.a.n.g Yu hesitantly stuck an arm into the vortex, a strong force suddenly pulled his entire being in.
Acquiring the Abyssal bones within an hour, completion rate 60%
Destroy the spectre of the Demon Lord and acquire the Abyssal Bones within an hour, completion rate 100%. Granting the player +100 merit points in the faction of darkness
Failing to complete the quest in the stipulated time
Dying.
(Failure to complete this quest will cause the player to lose 100 merit points in the faction of darkness.)