Thales frowned and said, "Is there such a possibility? What are the consequences? "
Silver Shadowman was silent for a long time.
After a full ten seconds, he replied coldly,
"This is none of your business, Jadestar."
Thales choked on his words and felt a little awkward.
But he still sucked in a breath and stared at Silver Shadowman sternly. "I … I have friends up there, in Dragon Clouds City. I want to know. I should know."
Thales thought of Saroma and Gleeward. He even thought of the entire Shield District that was reduced to dust during the Great Battle of the Mystics.
Shield District.
When he thought of this, Thales could not help but tense up.
Silver Shadowman seemed to be observing him. A few seconds later, he spoke slowly.
"What will happen to this curse in the future is not something you should consider, nor is it something you can control."
"At the very least, as you can see, I can still maintain the current situation so that the curse will not worsen and the number of deceased souls will not increase." Silver Shadowman seemed to feel that his words were not very convincing.
"It can maintain the status quo for a long time."
Thales frowned deeply.
"A long time?"
"How long?"
He stared at Silver Shadowman's silver light, which had clearly become much weaker after that strike, and could not help but sigh. "If it's just as the general said, powerful existences like you are continuously dying and weakening, and the power you rely on to maintain your sense of self and intelligence is continuously disappearing …"
Silver Shadowman's black eyes flickered a little against the silver light.
"Once you can no longer suppress this curse and can no longer 'maintain its original state' … Although I don't know what will happen to the curse, and I don't know what the consequences will be, but above us is Dragon Clouds City, Eckstedt, and the Western Peninsula …"
Silver Shadowman did not speak.
Thales stared at him. "Is there no other way?"
"For example, completely eliminating it once and for all?"
Silver Shadowman seemed to be absent-minded for a moment. He mumbled and repeated the prince's words, "Once and for all?"
The man's facial features immediately sharpened, and his tone turned cold. "No."
"All of you."
"Stay as far away from it as possible." Silver Shadowman suddenly turned around. The contrast between light and darkness on his face was profound and dazzling, causing Thales to feel a chill run down his spine.
"Leave the rest to me. That's enough."
"This is the best solution I can think of at the moment," he said resolutely.
Thales furrowed his brows for a long time. In the end, he shook his head.
"I don't understand."
Silver Shadowman snorted softly.
"You don't need to understand."
"Because you can't do anything about it, Jadestar." He directly denied Thales' worries. "Even if you are worried, you can't do anything about it."
"At the very least, the current you, the weak you, the young you, the immature you, is powerless."
Thales was speechless.
Under Silver Shadowman's radiance, the darkness around him reflected a cold light. A chill crept up Thales' spine again.
The two of them were silent for a while.
"What about you?"
"You're going to seal the Black Track, but …"
Thales asked faintly, "Are you … going to stay here forever?"
"Can't you just leave? To where you were supposed to be? "
This question stunned Silver Shadowman for quite a while.
"Me?"
As if this was the first time he had considered this question, he lowered his head and mulled over it for a while.
"I died a long time ago."
Silver Shadowman said faintly.
"A very, very long time … so long that I don't even remember how long it has been."
"But I, who died a long time ago, can still survive until this day without relying on my body. Besides that great existence, I actually rely more or less on the effects of this curse."
Thales' expression turned cold.
Silver Shadowman's voice became low. "It's very ironic, isn't it?"
"I can only stay here and guard this curse forever until I'm destroyed along with it," Silver Shadowman said quietly.
"Or let it conquer me, enslave me, and assimilate me."
Thales' heart dimmed.
At that moment, he suddenly felt a little cold.
In this place, in this dark, damp, cold, dead, and silent place …
The man before him …
Just like that, from death until now, he did not know fatigue, nor did he know the end of it?
"But that's not all. I am also the only power that can restrain it." Silver Shadowman's tone became firm and piercingly cold again. It allowed no room for doubt. "By staying here, I can prevent new souls from being dragged into the curse and creating tragedies, turning them into puppets and nourishment for the next round."
"As long as I am here, it cannot continue to worsen. This is the reason why I stay here."
When he saw the man's determination, Thales could not help but blurt out.
"What about you? When will you be free? "
"You will always be trapped here, alone. You will face these souls of the deceased, the rocks, the darkness, and the curse day and night …
"Day after day, year after year, century after century, you will still have to be on tenterhooks and be careful to prevent yourself from losing your mind and falling into the hands of the enemy?
"What will you do?"
This time, Silver Shadowman was silent for a long time.
"I can tell, Jadestar …"
Silver Shadowman nodded slowly. His tone was slow and profound. "In this regard, you are quite like Thor."
"Thor?"
Thales did not react for a moment. "Who is Thor?"
Silver Shadowman shook his head.
"You don't have to worry about me." He returned to his cold tone.
"I am a dead man. My existence will not increase, and my departure will not bring me any harm.
"I only do what I am willing to do, willing to do, and what I want to do. That is all. Don't think of me as so pitiful, and don't think of me as so selfless and great."
Thales stared at him in a daze.
But Silver Shadowman immediately changed the topic. "But you are alive, young Jadestar. It is not time for you to join us. You should not die today, and you should not die here."
His tone was a little dejected.
"In the end, we will have to part ways."
The small cave was silent for a moment.
"I know." The prince sighed deeply and glanced at the expressionless Silver Shadowman. "But …
"But there will always be a way, right?"
Thales thought of something, and his eyes brightened. "I might not be able to, but I know some people, some … existences whose power is beyond imagination. They are knowledgeable, and their thoughts are sharp. Perhaps they … perhaps they will have a way."
This time, Silver Shadowman stared at him for a long time.
It was so long that Thales could not hold it in anymore.
"You are not the only one who thinks so," he said softly. The echo of his words rippled in Thales' ears.
Silver Shadowman did not look at him anymore. Instead, he slowly walked forward. As the silver light flowed around him, he appeared even more unique and dazzling.
"But just like how the Iron Blood King's deeds were the beginning of mankind's rise … here, the Iron Blood King's curse is also the source of all disasters."
Silver Shadowman raised his head. His deep facial features stared at the sealed, locked, dark, and monotonous rock walls around him.
'The source … of everything?'
Silver Shadowman shook his head slowly. "If you know how much the wizards have paid in order to get rid of this curse and get rid of the effects it brings …
"If you know how many so-called powerful, knowledgeable, and sharp-witted people have tried to get close to this curse and unravel its secrets.
"And how many geniuses among them have been lost on this path? They have gone mad on this path, and they have broken down along the way …
"And during this process, they have evolved, hastened, and brought about many evil consequences …
"Many of the consequences still torment the people of the world, and even today …
"I am afraid that they will not say such things so easily."
Thales listened to Silver Shadowman's narration in silence with a puzzled gaze, but he could not understand Silver Shadowman's words at all.
'What does he mean?'
"A kind heart might not necessarily bear good results." Silver Shadowman's words became stern and blunt.
"Some soil is destined to grow the Flower of Extreme Evil."
They sank into silence again.
"Is that so?" Thales lowered his head and did not say a word. He only sighed faintly.
Neither of them spoke until the light on Silver Shadowman's face flickered slightly.
"But …
"If you really want to do something …" Silver Shadowman stared at him, slowly raised his right arm, and clenched his fist lightly. "Go and prepare first."
Thales forced a smile, raised his head, and sneered. "Prepare for what?"
Silver Shadowman nodded slightly before he shook his head gently. "Right now, you only have blood in you."
Thales' smile disappeared.
"What do you mean? 'Only have blood in me'? "
Silver Shadowman's dark facial features twitched. "Young Jadestar, your mind is still childish. Your future is still unclear, and your understanding is far from enough.
"I heard what you said. The calamity still exists in the world, mercilessly harvesting lives and brewing tragedies, am I right?"
Thales was slightly shocked. "Huh?"
The light on Silver Shadowman's face flickered as he stared at Thales quietly.
The prince suddenly felt that hidden behind that silver face was probably a burning emotion that was far beyond his imagination.
"Tormond did not fulfill his promise." Silver Shadowman stared at Thales quietly and said slowly,
"But I can tell that he left hope for his descendants."
Silver Shadowman gently spread his palm. A few wisps of silver light appeared on it, flowing back and forth like a crystalline galaxy. It was amazing.
There was a second of silence.
Thales' pupils shrank a little.
"Tormond …" he mumbled, "You mean …"
"Go," Silver Shadowman said faintly, but the echo in his voice was especially obvious. Thales could not help but be shocked.
"Find the mission that belongs to your ancestors and family, take it, and become a man who can be entrusted to you."
Silver Shadowman, who had a special status, moved his facial features slightly, as though he revealed the quietest smile. "At that time, you will have the right to return and fulfill the long-cherished wish of Thor and me, which failed at the last moment."
The darkness in his eyes seemed to contain the profoundness of the entire world. "At that time, you will have the right to end everything, and end the disaster, including this ancient curse.
"From the beginning to the end, you will have the right to end them."
Thales stared at Silver Shadowman, who was in this state. He seemed to have grasped something, but at the same time, he did not seem to understand anything.
In the end, the prince furrowed his brows and shook his head honestly.
"I … I don't understand."
Silver Shadowman swayed slightly, and ripples appeared on the silver light on his face.
"Then I hope that you will never understand."
Thales was a little surprised.
Silver Shadowman slowly raised the flowing silver light on his right palm and watched as the light on it gathered back into his body.
"Young Jadestar."
As he walked forward slowly, he approached Thales and said faintly, "Thank you for giving me a few precious, interesting, and happy hours in the Dark Watch, which has no scale, no end, no future, and no direction."
"Although, I will soon forget."
Return to the past. "
Thales stared at Silver Shadowman. The emotions in his heart were complicated and indescribable.
In the next moment, Silver Shadowman placed his right palm on Thales' face. He leaned forward and placed his forehead, which was formed by silver light, on Thales' forehead. He looked into Thales' eyes quietly.
Thales only felt a slight chill at the center of his forehead, where the silver light flowed past.
He stared at Silver Shadowman, who was staring at him with a profound gaze. He only felt that the person before him shone with a silver light that he could not look at directly, and he had to squint his eyes.
But his eyes were incomparably deep and serene.
Thales had never looked into the eyes of this extraordinary Silver Shadowman at such a close distance. He even had the illusion that the stars of the entire universe were hidden in the man's dark eyes.
"May the mountains tolerate your footsteps, and may the earth bless your journey." The light on Silver Shadowman's body lit up. With each syllable, the silver light on his body trembled.
At that moment, Thales heard a faint ringing in his ears.
* Beep … *
It was lighter and softer than any of the previous times.
It was as if there was no sound.
"May you …
"Never be lost."
Once the last few syllables fell, Thales felt the gentle ringing in his ears gradually disappear.
In the next second, the light on Silver Shadowman's body suddenly dimmed!
Before Thales could react, Silver Shadowman let go of him.
The cool sensation on his forehead disappeared.
"What is this?" Thales stared at the man in a daze.
But Silver Shadowman only shook his head and did not answer.
"Thank you." Silver Shadowman continued to face him quietly. "Thank you for bringing her greetings."
In the next moment, before Thales could snap out of his daze, Silver Shadowman turned around and walked towards the seamless, pitch-black rock wall.
The silver footsteps behind him shone brilliantly, as always.
"The souls of the deceased will not disturb you anymore.
Turn around and move forward. You will find a way out.
Forget today and return to your life. "
Silver Shadowman's words echoed in Thales' ears.
A thought appeared in Thales' heart. He had a feeling that this was his farewell.
An inexplicable impulse drove the prince to take two steps forward and shout at Silver Shadowman's back.
He shouted at Silver Shadowman's back, "Will we meet again?"
Silver Shadowman's footsteps paused slightly. The light on his body trembled slightly.
"Of course," he said softly.
At this moment, the silver light suddenly flowed to the top of Silver Shadowman's head and turned into a line of words.
"He is lying."
Thales was stunned.
Silver Shadowman stood where he was, as if he still did not notice the abnormality above his head. "One day, we will definitely be able to meet again in hell like all the souls who rest in peace.
"Not here, in a curse of last resort."
"Young Jadestar."
Silver Shadowman took a step forward again and walked back the way he came.
His body, which was formed by light, slowly fused into the rock wall.
The silver light flickered for a while and turned into words again.
"He is still lying."
Thales watched Silver Shadowman's body sink into the rock stratum with a dumbfounded expression.
He watched as the silver light gradually dimmed.
The silver light also dimmed, and it continued to form a line of words.
"You will not meet again."
Thales furrowed his eyebrows.
Finally, Silver Shadowman's body completely disappeared from the rock wall.
The silver light faded away and could no longer be seen.
The almost dim silver light scattered its final words in the air before it disappeared without a trace.
"Farewell forever."
In the next second, Thales' vision turned black. The entire cave sank into complete darkness after Silver Shadowman left.
Thales was left alone, and he returned to the lonely and silent darkness.
He faced the cold air, the stiff rock stratum, and the endless silence.
Thales could not see anything in the darkness.
But he still stared in the direction where Silver Shadowman left with a stupefied expression until an indescribable feeling surged into his heart.
Not long ago, Silver Shadowman threw a heavy punch, manifested armor, and mocked him in a relaxed manner. It was as if that scene was still fresh in his mind.
"I'm already a dead person …"
"The first day I opened my eyes here …
"I can only stay here … until I am destroyed together with it …
"I can only stay here … until I am destroyed together with it …
"It has been a long time, so long that I can't remember how long it has been …
[Thank you for being a Dark Guardian that has no scale, no end, no future, and no direction …]
"You've given me a few precious, interesting, and happy hours …"
"You have given me a few precious, interesting, and happy hours …
"We will part ways in the end …
"Of course … One day, we will definitely be able to rest in peace like all the souls …
"Goodbye …"
In the next second …
Thales clenched his fists. He gritted his teeth, took a step forward, and ran forward!
At that moment, he felt an urge surge into his heart and seep into his veins.
* Bang! *
His arm slammed against the solid rock wall!
But Thales did not notice it at all. He desperately raised his hoarse and uncomfortable voice, gritted his teeth, and shouted in the direction of the rock wall, "I will remember it!
"Remember it …" The prince's voice echoed in the cave.
"Even if you have completely forgotten about it …
"Even if you have already vanished into thin air …
"I will also remember this day. I will remember this day in the Black Track!"
* Bang! Bang! Thales clenched his trembling fists and knocked on the rock wall forcefully.
He hoped that this could be transmitted to the other end of the rock stratum, to the other end of the lonely night.
"Hey, did you hear that?!"
In the bottomless darkness, the indignant prince sucked in a long breath and held back the sourness in his nose.
"I will always remember you …
"I will remember your name!"
He practically stuck himself to the rock wall and shouted that name with all his might.
"Raikaru …"
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