In the gloomy valley, cold light continuously flashed. Those dazed humans didn't even have the chance to scream as they died at Ma Wen's hands.
He had no choice but to do this.
This was the Blood Wasteland, one of the cruelest places in the multiverse. These humans had already lost themselves, and there was no way they could survive here.
Just as Barrow had said, giving them a quick death was the best choice.
But after the blade flashed, Demon Barrow slowly opened his eyes. He discovered that he wasn't dead.
Looking at Ma Wen who was calmly wiping his blade, Barrow revealed a puzzled expression.
"They were all people who had lost hope, so I killed them."
Ma Wen said in a low voice, "But you're not."
"I'm no longer a person." Barrow said painfully.
"I don't care. I don't think anyone would care about that after losing all their family and friends, right? "
Ma Wen said solemnly, "In my opinion, the fact that you were able to survive on this land is a miracle. That demon did something unforgivable to you, but I can sense that you are not an evil creature. And within your body, there is a powerful force flowing. "
"I have no reason to kill you."
"You said that you were once a general, so you should be strong enough. Some people's deaths are unavoidable, and those who commit suicide are ultimately cowards. "
Ma Wen looked Barrow in the eye and said, "This world is very cruel. There are times when all of us will feel that death is a release. "
"But even if you lose all your reasons to live, you still have to live. There is no reason for that. Life is precious, and protecting it should be the most important quality in every human's heart. "
"Live on. There is always hope. "
After saying this, Ma Wen didn't stay in the valley any longer.
If Barrow wanted to die, he couldn't stop him. However, he did feel a powerful force within his body.
This man had used his own will to defeat the power of the Abyss, which was a miracle in itself.
Barrow had created him, but he couldn't control him. Ma Wen had no interest in killing such a pitiful person.
In the depths of the canyon, Barrow's eyes were still blank as he watched Ma Wen leave.
He knelt there and did not move for a long time.
Finally, when night fell, a pair of scarlet eyes suddenly opened.
Two minutes later, flames soared into the sky, and the entire canyon was engulfed in flames.
Amidst the smoke, a tall figure could be vaguely seen dragging a broken sword as he silently left the canyon.
No one knows where he will go. Just like everyone who walks in this world, there may be a bottomless abyss in front of him, or it may be a smooth road, but we have to walk on it eventually.
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Isengard.
An old mage wearing a pair of pince-nez looked at Ma Wen in surprise.
"Did you really kill Balkh?"
Ma Wen pushed the head of the Great Demon on the table. "You can try identification to see if this is the head of a Great Demon."
The old mage pushed up his glasses and looked at Ma Wen meaningfully.
"Young man, you misunderstood me."
"It's not that no one in Isengard can kill that Great Demon, but no one does. But no one does it. You should know why. "
Of course, Ma Wen knew.
Balkh represented not only himself, but also his father, who was quite famous in the Abyss.
Great Lord Balkh was also a pivotal existence in the Abyss. Although he was not comparable to the top Demon Lords, he was still a powerful overlord.
The Scarlet Wasteland was not Fernand, which was protected by the Universal Magic Pool.
There were space-time gaps everywhere, and a large number of forces from the Abyss and Purgatory had infiltrated here.
Forces from all corners of the universe were competing for territory and resources. Although Balkh was alone, it did not mean that he did not have backup.
Killing Balkh meant trouble. Therefore, in Isengard, even though there were many strong people, they always looked on coldly.
Only an outsider like Ma Wen, who was eager to understand the details of the Scarlet Wasteland, would take on such a task.
But he was not afraid.
No matter how powerful Balkh's father was, he was at most a little more powerful than Glenos, but was he stronger than the Dark Dragon God, the God of Dreams, and Tidomas that he had offended?
Anyway, he had already offended a lot of strong people from the Divine Kingdom of Heaven and the Evil Spirit World. It did not matter if there was another Lord of the Abyss.
This was a classic case of having too much debt to worry about. Ma Wen was not afraid of their revenge at all. He only focused on the improvement of his strength.
He believed that as long as his strength improved fast enough, when these gods and demons came looking for him, he could even fight them head-on!
This was Ma Wen's confidence.
…
After completing the task handover with the old mage, Ma Wen finally received the task reward as he wished.
The blood essence stones were extremely precious, but after plundering a batch from Balkh, Ma Wen was no longer interested in these blood essence stones.
What he valued more were the two maps.
As a newcomer, information was the most important thing. And among all the information, the importance of the maps was at the forefront.
Otherwise, if he walked around blindly, he would definitely encounter problems.
In all fairness, the two maps given by the Isengar camp were definitely reserved.
Many of the locations on the maps were not complete.
But overall, it was kind. Most of the dangerous places were marked, and some of the important locations were given general directions.
The world of the Scarlet Wasteland was huge. The world map divided the world into five parts, and each part was separated by a long mountain range. And Isengar, where Ma Wen was, was in the southernmost area.
This world map could not bring much information to Ma Wen, but the minimap was much more detailed.
It recorded in detail the forces near Isengar, including the specific marks of hostile forces such as the Devil's Swamp, the Dark Abyss, and Mushroom City.
It was worth mentioning that Isengar, as a human force, still had cooperative forces nearby.
Following the Withered Leaf Corridor all the way north, one would pass by a landmark called Black Swan Hill.
This was a major transportation route, and there was a mysterious old man stationed there. He raised a flock of black swans to provide people with the service of transmitting information across the planes.
These black swans were very special. It was said that they could travel through time and space, reach the place you wanted to go, and transmit information.
And it was said that there was a very powerful force inside Black Swan Hill that no one dared to provoke.
Therefore, there were still some small settlements around Black Swan Hill.
But the mysterious old man had a strange personality, and he ignored the olive branches of other human forces.
The real ally of Isengar was another human territory called [Holy Light City].
And this Holy Light City was in the northwest of Black Swan Hill.
"Holy Light City …"
"Isn't this the place where the Great Druids said that Demigod Minsk passed the last message to them?"
Ma Wen's eyes lit up, and he suddenly had a direction to go.
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