Chapter 34

"What … What did you say?!"

At this moment, Shien couldn't help but cry out.

"What … What's wrong?"

Vivian was shocked by Shien's reaction.

"No … Nothing …" Shien tried his best to suppress the shock in his heart, but he still couldn't help but say, "You said that the Demon King has long been defeated?"

"Yes … Yes." Vivian looked at Shien with a face full of surprise, as if to confirm Shien's expression. After a while, perhaps she realized that Shien didn't seem to be joking, so she said curiously, "The Demon King has long been defeated by this Mithra Kingdom hero in the war a thousand years ago, so the world returned to peace. The Adventurer industry also began to appear at that time because of the damage caused by the war and the lack of manpower. Isn't this historical knowledge that even children know?"

Hearing this, Shien's expression became very ugly.

No, it should be said that it directly became very ugly.

"What's wrong with you?"

Shien's behavior made Vivian seem a little worried, and there was a faint trace of uneasiness in her tone.

"… Nothing."

Shien wanted to say something, but in the end, he held it back.

However, Shien still asked the question that should be asked.

"Can you tell me in detail about this matter?"

Shien asked Vivian.

Vivian frowned and was about to ask something, but she stopped because of Shien's expression.

Because at this moment, Shien's face appeared to be showing a patience that she had never seen before.

It was as if he had discovered that the meaning of his life had gone wrong, and he had almost taken the wrong path, and it was the kind of situation that occurred because of the deception of others. It was as if he had been betrayed and urgently needed to know the truth.

This made Vivian want to say something, but in the end, she chose to remain silent.

"This is something that everyone knows."

Vivian was the first to say so.

"You should know that since the birth of the world, Protoss and Demons have always been enemies, thus setting off a long historical war that led to the emergence of Humans, Elves, Orcs, Dwarves, and even Demons, right?"

In response to Vivian's question, Shien responded with a nod.

This was indeed the history of this world that Shien learned from Neon.

Vivian's explanation was not different from that of the Goddess.

"Because the overall strength of the Protoss Race is inferior to that of the Demon Race, and their numbers are naturally limited, the Protoss Race has always been at a disadvantage in wars since ancient times. Even though they have successively created races such as humans, elves, orcs, and dwarves, in the face of the ever-multiplying Demon Race, the Protoss Race still can't gain an advantage."

"So, in order to defeat the Demons, the Supreme Goddess Omnys, who was at the top of the Protoss, finally created a ritual that could summon Heroes from another world. Thus, she summoned the Heroes."

"The Heroes were born with powerful unique skills and exclusive holy swords. Every one of them showed amazing potential. Even when compared to the Demons, as long as they could grow, they could easily become stronger than them."

"Every time they joined the battle, the situation on the battlefield would change, allowing the Protoss and the Humans to turn the tables and gain the upper hand."

"Unfortunately, there was still an existence that stood at the top of the Demons. The real king, which was the Demon King."

Even the Supreme Goddess Omnys was afraid of the Demon King's strength.

Even the Heroes couldn't easily defeat the Demon King.

Therefore, although there were several Heroes in history who once turned the situation on the battlefield, the Protoss still couldn't defeat the Demons and win the war.

Up to this point, Vivian's explanation was similar to Neon's.

Until …

"A thousand years ago, the last Hero, who was known as the strongest in history, appeared."

"That Hero had a holy sword and unique skills that were far more powerful than his predecessors. He easily defeated the strongest subordinate of the Demon King. In the end, with the help of the Protoss and the Humans, he was sent to the Demon King."

"At this point, the Hero and the Demon King entered the final battle."

That battle wasn't only between the Hero and the Demon King. Even the Supreme Goddess, who was at the top of the Protoss, and the other three Goddesses, as well as the six Demons directly under the Demon King, participated in the battle.

The strongest humans, elves, orcs, and dwarves also participated in that battle.

"In that battle, the Hero defeated the Demon King, and the Demons were completely defeated. The Protoss also suffered heavy losses and could no longer continue the war."

"So, under the leadership of the Hero, the Protoss and the Demons announced that the war would no longer continue, and the world returned to peace."

"Later, in order to give the major races a chance to buffer their relationship, the Supreme Goddess Omnys displayed her power and divided the world into three. She led the Protoss to one of the three worlds and called that world the Celestial Realm. The Demons also retreated to the other world under the leadership of the remaining Demons, turning that world into the Demon Realm."

"As for the Humans, including humans, elves, orcs, and dwarves, which formed the Humans, they stayed in this world, and that world became the Human Realm."

"Just like that, the war that lasted for thousands or even tens of thousands of years came to an end. The Protoss and the Nephilim also reached a state of non-aggression. The Human race, under the leadership of the Hero, began to recuperate. The Hero himself even founded a country and became the King. That is the Mithra Kingdom."

Because of that, the war had ended a thousand years ago, and the Demon King had long been defeated and no longer existed.

"Now, the Human Realm, the Celestial Realm, and the Demon Realm all have dealings with each other."

"The Protoss still protects the Humans and gives blessings to the children of the Humans."

"In order to make the Demon Realm prosperous, the Demons also have contact with the various kingdoms in the Human Realm."

"Even the Protoss and the Demons sometimes also communicate with each other. Even though the hostility brought about by the past war has not been completely destroyed, it has been somewhat alleviated."

"In about another thousand years, the three races will be completely separated and coexist peacefully. This is something that many people are looking forward to."

Vivian's statement made Shien completely speechless.

"Then the Hero …"

Shien's voice was a little hoarse.

In response, Vivian stared at Shien and only spoke after a long while.

"The Hero has not appeared since the death of the founding King of the Mithra Kingdom. The Protoss also sealed the summoning ritual of the Hero and never used it again."

That's reasonable, right?

"The Hero is the trump card that the Protoss uses to defeat the Demon King and even the Demons. Now that the war has ended, and the three races need to move toward the path of peaceful coexistence, the Hero is no longer needed."

"Or rather, if the Hero appears again, that will be a big problem."

"Because that means that the Protoss is preparing to attack the Demons again. Naturally, the Demons will not be unresponsive to the Hero who can threaten them to the greatest extent. When that time comes, the Humans will definitely not be able to stay out of it."

"So, if the Hero appears, the peace between the three races is very likely to be broken, and war is also likely to happen again."

"For this world, the Hero is the biggest fuse for war. He must not appear again."