Chapter 470: Past Events Thousand Years Back (1/2)

GDK 470: Past Events Thousand Years Back

“What do you mean?” Gilbert asked insistently.

“Elizabeth is in Brettel City. I think she can help us!” Han Shuo explained.

Elizabeth, a target on the Church of Light’s hitlist, possessed a most bizarre Body of Divine Favor with the miraculous ability to absorb divine energy from followers of the Church of Light. Han Shuo had a feeling that she might be able to absorb and remove the divine energy contained in the cage. Without the protection of divine energy from the Ice Goddess, Han Shuo had a hundred percent certainty of breaking the Jadefrost Cage.

“She?” Gilbert wasn’t fully convinced. But when he saw Han Shuo’s confidence in the idea, he asked, “Can she be trusted?”

“I’m not too sure either. But there’s no harm trying!” Han Shuo replied.

“You, you are called Bryan, right?” Gilges, the patriarch of dark dragons, raised his head and asked.

“Yep!” Han Shuo replied.

“Thank you for your rescue. My race of dark dragons will engrave your grace in our memory!” Gilges kowtowed at Han Shuo. Then, he raised his head and said, “One of the reasons those of the Shrine of Ice came here, killed my tribesmen, and imprisoned us here was to turn the entire race of dark dragons into their saddle horses. The other was to find out the route to the third layer of the underground world from me!”

The third layer of the underground world!

Han Shuo was startled. Then, with glistering eyes on the patriarch of dark dragons, he asked, “What exactly was the situation?”

Since Gilges took the initiative to divulge the condition at the third layer of the underground world, it seemed that he intended to speak out candidly about the whole sequence of events to Han Shuo, something Han Shuo had not expected.

“Two years ago, when Gilbert returned, I learned from him that you were the owner of the skeletal staff. And from that moment on, I stopped advising Gilbert not to follow by your side. Because, the owner of the skeletal staff surely couldn’t be an enemy to us dark dragons!” the patriarch of dark dragons said in a heavy voice as he looked deeply at Han Shuo.

Han Shuo grew even more bewildered. Gilges seemed to actually understand certain origins of the skeletal staff. He couldn’t help but withdraw the skeletal staff and fiddle with. Looking at the patriarch of dark dragons in an odd manner, Han Shuo asked, “Why do you say so?”

“Because, five thousand years ago, the race of dark dragons had been going to battles under command of the original owner of the skeletal staff. The reason we dark dragons had always lived in the second layer of the underground world, was also because the original owner of the skeletal staff had commanded us to, so as to prevent anyone from intruding into the third layer of the underground world!

“I also heard a little from Gilbert about your encounter with Ancient Lizard King Dagassi. The Ancient Lizard King was his magical pet back then. Dagassi must have told you something, hasn’t he?” Gilges asked.

“Nope, Dagassi hardly discussed his previous affairs. All he told me was that I can find out the truth from the skeletal staff. However, at the moment, I have yet to completely grasp the secrets of the skeletal staff. Therefore, for the time being, I’m unclear as to what actually happened five thousand years ago. If you do happen to know, I hope that you can tell me,” Han Shuo requested as he looked at Gilges, his heart full of doubt.

Gilges shook his head with a bitter smile. The thirst in Han Shuo’s eyes forced him to gather his attention and say, “I have only lived for a little over two thousand years. I only know of these things from ancient records my ancestors left behind. What I know is very, very limited!”

“What exactly do you know?” Han Shuo questioned closely.

Under Han Shuo’s gaze, Gilges contemplated for a while and said, “Five thousand years ago, there was a great war that involved every powerhouse on Profound Continent. It was extremely intense and a great disaster. There seemed to even be experts from other planes of existence involved. The side with which the owner of the skeletal staff and us dark dragons stood likely lost in that great war. Some of the main leaders on our side escaped while some weren’t as lucky. Our side suffered heavy damage. It is said that a few formidable races on our side were forever wiped out from Profound Continent! We dark dragons consider ourselves lucky. Although we’ve been holed up in the second layer of the underground world ever since, at least we weren’t exterminated.”