Chapter 411 - What Comes After The Darkness (1/2)

Chapter 411: What Comes After The Darkness

Even as the group of Overlords rushed into the valley, the Three Lords of the Dark World were still slowly making their way toward the entrance, soaking in every inch of this magical land.

“This valley and the hamlet called Snow Wolf reminded me of a legend.”

Adam said as he walked slowly.

The Three Lords of the Underground World were so relaxed that it was as if they were taking a stroll in the park.

Adam hitched his thumbs on his belt, looked here and there with levity. The Fool walked confidently and carried a smirk on his face. Zeus’s wide strides carried so much conviction and weight that the earth moaned after every one of his steps. So convinced that they would have the lion’s share of the spring water, The Three Lords of the Underground World weren’t in any hurry to get in.

Such was the confidence of the most powerful Overlords in the world!

“What legend?”

Zeus asked in a husky voice.

“Rumor had it that the Russian soldiers found an ancient village in the sixties at the height of the cold war. The villagers could purportedly transform into a humanoid monster with red eyes. They are as fast as a jaguar and as ferocious as a saber tooth. They were covered with thick and impenetrable fur that was extremely powerful. Like a werewolf.” Adam said lightly.

“Werewolf and Vampires were ancient legends. Even if they had existed at some point in history, they are long gone now.”

The Fool tapped the ground with his cane as his eyes lit up by wisdom.

The Grand Magus of the Magus Poison Sect was a well-learned know-it-all. He had read many ancient scrolls, some even contained forbidden knowledge. All history of the world, bright or dark, was inside of his mind.

“And then?” Zeus asked impatiently.

“Then the USSR dispatched army divisions that they had stationed in the far east to raid the village. However once these villagers turned into monsters, they were as powerful as Mixed Martial Arts Master. One particular monster was over three meters tall and was powerful enough to shred a tank into pieces with its bare hands. It’s hide was so tough that not even cannon fire could harm him. In the end, the battle was a catastrophic defeat for the USSR and they had to leave the village alone.”

Adam said. His voice was even and unperturbed by the disturbing details.

Neither The Fool nor Zeus was fazed by the revelation.

An army division of the USSR has about ten thousand soldiers. The USSR military was in its prime during the seventies. Each division was equipped with hundreds of tanks. Even The Three Lords of the Underground World would have to think twice before b.u.t.ting heads against such an army. However, the fact that they failed to bring the village into submission spoke loudly of the power of the monsters.

“The most powerful monster you spoke of, it has to be of Immortal Level to be able to ward off the attack of USSR, don’t you think?” The Fool adjusted his monocle and said after pondered a while.

“What happened next?” Zeus cut to the chase and asked directly.

“Next?” Adam’s lips curled into a smirk. “The USSR was mad, very mad. So they dumped a nuclear bomb over the village, hoping to completely wipe out the village and the monsters.”

Adam’s words finally had an impact on his listeners.

Both The Fool and Zeus pulled a taut face, even Adam looked gloomy.

They were talking about the nuclear weapons!

It was not something that they should treat lightly.

Being only half a step away from the Immortal State, they were the embodiment of power on earth. One of them could count as an Immortal State warrior even now. However, the more powerful they were, the more they feared nuclear weapons.

The Three Lords of the Underground World had lived through the cold war. During the peak of the USSR’s rein, it had over six million servicing members in its army, hundreds of divisions, fifty thousand tanks and thousands of aircraft. On top of that, they boasted a whopping forty thousand nuclear warheads.

Even Adam had to shrivel up in the Underground World while the might of the USSR was at its peak. Adam didn’t come out of hiding until the collapse of the USSR in the 90s. However, there was another superpower in the world: the United States of America. Even now, there were eleven American aircraft carrier fleets traversing in the seven oceans of the world, thousands of fighter jets boomed in the sky across the globe. American military stations, a hundred eighty in total, spread all over different continents. They were the police, the bully, the real superpower of the world.

“Those old curmudgeons had hidden behind the scenes, using us to distract the attention of the Americans. But they can not make people forget what they have done. Even now, records of their deeds were kept in the vault of CIA and KGB. The leaders of those super nations wouldn’t forget about them.”

Adam cracked a cold smile.

“Those Immortal Level Overlords have been hiding for six decades, and even the Americans seemed to have forgotten about them. But Chen Beixuan had once again exposed the power of the Immortal Level Overlords into broad daylight. He defeated an entire brigade and destroyed airplanes.” The Fool fiddled with the tip of his cane as he said mockingly.

“I have a feeling that those Curmudgeons are not going to like Chen Beixuan too much.”

Adam also let out a knowing smile.

Their powers had given them a vantage point to see through the comfortable lies that ordinary people lived in. They saw only truth, however ugly it was.

Sixty years should have been enough time for even the most poignant idea to fade from memory.

And just so, most people had already forgotten about the Immortal State warriors. Even the American government were lulled into a false sense of security. Everyone willingly believed that people such as Zeus the Thunder Lord were the most powerful men and women in the world and even they were no match against the might of a modern military.

However, Chen Fan had completely shattered the bubble the world was currently in.