Chapter 247 (2/2)
I’m afraid… I can’t…
“And this is just common knowledge. What I wanted to say is something from a long, long time ago, of the real ‘that year.'”
Morani thought about it, maybe organizing his discourse, and then slowly said, “At that time, I was still an Orc, a famous strongman among the Lions. At that time, the emperor was old, so he held a huge fighting contest according to the rules. He would choose the strongest one to inherit the emperor’s throne through this fair and just contest. Of course, as we also know, it is not as simple as ‘the strongest one in the fight’ can qualify as an emperor. The winner must show a power that can convince all the Orc strongmen. Only then can he sit on the throne. Otherwise, the elders would rather let the royal seat be empty and then hold a big contest every 50 years to select an emperor.”
“At that time, I also wanted to be emperor. So I went to participate in the contest. During the contest, the opponent I was most concerned about at the time was Junero.”
“What?!” This time, even Sui Xiong couldn’t help but shout. “That guy is so old!”
Although Morani was a younger one among the gods, he was not that young. He became a god about 3,000 years ago, which was equivalent to… In terms of the time on the earth where Sui Xiong came from before the time travel, he became a god almost in the middle of the Chinese Shang Dynasty, or the Trojan War in Europe during the “Greek Mythology Era.”
Don’t forget that this was just around the time that Morani became a god!
“So… Brother Morani, you saw him in the contest. How many years ago was this?” Sui Xiong couldn’t help but ask.
Morani laughed. “It is difficult to estimate the exact time. I guess… It was almost 5,000 years ago. In that fight, I had really bad luck. I met Lefon just in the second match. He was always fond of hiding his strength, so I was beaten fiercely, and I laid in bed for half a month. Later, Lefon became the emperor, and I was a general in his army. Then I suddenly woke up in a war. I felt that life should not be so meaningless. After resigning from the army, I wandered…”
Morani suddenly snapped out it and smiled. “Those are irrelevant things. Let’s talk about Junero. At that time, I was knocked unconscious because of Lefon. After I woke up, I was healing my injuries. Of course, I was very curious about the final result of the contest at that time. The main reason was that I wanted to know whether Junero, the talented and so-called favorite champion, was beaten by Lefon. He was the same level as me, and so I wanted to know if he was beaten black and blue, or had broken several bones and could only lie in bed like me or not.”
“The result?” Sui Xiong asked curiously.
“He was not. Junero and Lefon fought against each other, and Junero soon admitted his defeat. He was annoyed and said that he was born in the wrong time because he encountered a hero who was destined to ascend to heaven. Then he left, and no one ever saw him again. Some said that he shamefully committed suicide. Others said that he lived in seclusion and never came out again.”
Morani sighed deeply. “Then, more than 100 years ago, he appeared as a scholar in the fighting contest held by Orc Emperor Hogg and won the throne of the emperor.”
“Bloody hell!” Sui Xiong could not help but swear. “So he is at least 5,000 years old? A legendary strongman can’t live for so long!”
“In general, a legendary strongman can live for 1,000 years, and ones with good longevity can live 2,000 at most,” Yorgaardman said with a low voice. “If they want to reach 5,000 years old, then they must be of the longevity type.”
“He is a tiger, without a doubt,” Morani said. “Although the creator of the tiger race has fallen, I had asked Lefon about this specifically. He also personally confirmed the identity of Junero. It is certain that this guy is a pure Orc and definitely not of the longevity kind. And… This Junero is indeed the same man that lost to Lefon.”
“Then it is certain that since he can live to 5,000 years old, he must have surpassed the Legendary Realm,” Sui Xiong chirped in. He looked at Leon and shook his head. “Hey, Leon, you shouldn’t go. He may be a demigod at least. Or like me, your boss, he may just not have become a god officially yet… If you really fight against him, I may not have the chance to save you.”
Leon looked pale, too. No matter how confident he was, he didn’t think that he had the skill to compete with a strongman who had been famous 5,000 years ago
Let’s see, who were the opponents of the Emperor Junero? His Majesty, the Steel Lion Morani, the God of Fight Contest, the Half-Orc Warrior, the Patron of Blacksmith, His Majesty, the Sky Devourer Canine Lefon, the God of Courage and Conquest, the Master God of the contemporary Orc God System… To fight with the emperor, my own Majesty, the Void Mask may have the skill. But, me? Junero would be considered merciful to leave me dead with just a slap.
Leon couldn’t help but sigh deeply and began to ponder whether his plan was reliable or not.
In the past, if he had tried to do something in such a war with his legendary strength and powerful outfit, it would have been considered very courageous. However, at present, such behavior was not courageous but rather seeking for death.
However, he suddenly thought of a point and then could not help but ask, “Your Majesty, if Emperor Junero is so powerful, why didn’t he fight at the time of the last Orc invasion?”
Since Junero Tiger became the Orc Emperor, there had been two Orc invasions including this one. At the time of the last Orc invasion, the emperor, who had once brought the guards to the front line, hadn’t fought in the battle. If he was really a demigod or even a real god, why didn’t he fight at that time?
With his strength, the Kingdom of Eagle couldn’t stop him at all!
“No one knows, and Lefon didn’t ask.” Morani sighed. “In fact, I am also very curious… Perhaps it’s really the same as the folktale; he’s really a scholar just retaining his power through his influence…”
This statement was simply untrustworthy and not persuasive. Even Morani himself shook his head and felt that his guess was absurd.
The Orc race advocated the strong. No matter how powerful the power of influence was, it was impossible to make everyone convinced, so he finally had to fight.
However, for whatever reason, this strongman who was at least a demigod, or might even be a real god, had not done anything at the time of the last Orc invasion. He had just allowed the rushing Orc army to be defeated by the Eagle Wing Sword held by the former king of the Kingdom of Eagle at the time. Finally, they had retreated like a drowned mouse, even failing to conquer the fortress of the City of Iron. Even if he hadn’t cared about his face, he couldn’t ignore the tradition of advocating the strength of the Orc race!
Morani sighed deeply. “I don’t understand this man, really!”
Sui Xiong patted his shoulder comfortingly and tried to convince him, “It is normal that you don’t understand because many people just have strange ideas. We normal people can’t understand. Can you believe that he actually ordered a large group of bunny girls to take turns in raping those male prisoners? Normal people’s brains can’t imagine such things!”
“This idea comes from your inspiration, doesn’t it?” Yorgaardman asked.
“It’s not my inspiration. I got the inspiration from my follower, Steele. That guy is definitely not a normal person either!” Sui Xiong immediately made Steele the scapegoat. “Really! Without the inspiration of Steele, I absolutely couldn’t think of such an idea on my own!”
But in any case, no matter who offered the inspiration, the person who thought that you could “eliminate hatred with sex” must absolutely be abnormal.
Steele is a weirdo, and the Void Mask is a jellyfish. As for this Emperor Junero Tiger… Well, he is definitely not a normal person!
With deep fears and uneasiness, Leon fell into deep thought. He pondered for a long time and finally made up his mind.
“In any case, I want to see Uncle Woods and ask him something,” he said, “I have to do this!