Chapter 972

"…"

The unbearable past emerged in her mind, causing Artemis's face to become extremely gloomy. Her hands were clenched tightly, but they were trembling slightly.

That was the past that she did not want to mention in any case.

That was the only time in her ten thousand years of life that she followed her instincts, deviated from her duties, and lost face.

In the face of the world's greatest evil, the strongest enemy, and the most terrifying existence of the demon, she, who was determined to maintain justice and order, actually fled in such a sorry state in the end. This was no longer something that could be passed off as a great shame.

Artemis's pride as a goddess, as a guardian of justice and order, became ridiculous at that time.

"Artemis …"

Naduna cast a worried look at him from the side.

She actually did not know what the result of Artemis's challenge to the Demon King was.

She only received the news that Artemis broke into the enemy's base camp and the Demon King's castle. She had the opportunity to face the Demon King and challenge the Demon King.

As for the result … At that time, whether it was her, Lidas, or Anima, they did not have much hope.

They were even mentally prepared to think that Artemis would completely fall after this battle.

The opponent was the Demon King, a true supreme being that even the Supreme God could not defeat. The condensation of power, synonymous with destruction, and the embodiment of the so-called "powerful" concept.

It was impossible for Artemis to win, and she would only end up in a hopeless situation.

Originally, it was difficult for the Protoss goddess to really die. As long as the [True Seal] was still there, she could be resurrected countless times.

But when the opponent was the Demon King, the one who perfectly restrained the Protoss and rendered the omnipotent power of the Supreme God ineffective, this law was useless.

As long as she died in the hands of the Demon King, the [True Seal] would definitely be destroyed by the Demon King who could nullify the goddess' power.

Therefore, the biggest natural enemy of the Protoss goddess was the Demon King, and the most feared enemy was also the Demon King, even the three goddesses.

If Artemis died in the hands of the Demon King, then she could never come back and would disappear from this world forever.

At that time, the three goddesses, including Nadula, had already mentally prepared themselves for such a situation and prepared themselves for such a situation.

Who would have thought that Artemis would come back.

Moreover, when she returned, her appearance could only be described as appalling.

It was as if she had seen the real hell. Her whole body could not stop trembling, her face could not stop turning pale, and even her tears could not stop flowing. This was definitely not a reaction that the goddess named Artemis should have in her life.

And after that, Artemis also seemed to be unable to recover. For hundreds of years, she had not stepped out of the Protoss camp, and did not even step out of her residence. It was not until the Hero was summoned again that she came out as if she had hope and something to rely on.

This was what Nadura knew.

As for what Artemis saw in the Demon King's castle and how she escaped, Nadura had no idea.

Artemis also did not mention anything about that time. Every time it was mentioned, she would be speechless. After a long silence, she finally forced a smile and perfunctorily brushed it off.

Perhaps Lidas and Anima told Shien about this matter because they wanted to see if they could ask Artemis anything.

Now, Artemis was acting like this again, as if a scar had been dug out.

This made Nadura could not help but worry.

"What's wrong?"

Shien frowned and looked at Artemis in confusion.

Of course, he didn't know anything.

"… Nothing."

Artemis was silent for a long time, and then replied with difficulty.

However, under Shien's gaze, she glanced at Lilith, who was tilting her head next to her. Artemis rarely did not make a perfunctory comment about this matter.

Of course, Artemis didn't want to mention her unbearable performance.

However, now that she thought about it carefully, Artemis found that the Demon King's performance at that time was indeed a bit strange.

Therefore …

"I can't say for sure what kind of existence the Demon King is."

As Artemis recalled, she also frowned and spoke in a doubtful tone.

"But now that I think about it, the Demon King at that time was indeed a bit weird."

This sentence suddenly attracted the attention of everyone present.

"What's weird?"

Shien asked.

Artemis hesitated for a moment, and then said with uncertainty.

"She seems to be very tired, and she seems to have a special obsession with being a Hero. When I first appeared in front of her, she seemed to think that I was a Hero and was looking forward to something. When she found out that I wasn't a Hero, she immediately lost interest and even lost all her strength. She didn't even want to move."

That's right, that's what happened.

The Demon King's performance at that time gave Artemis such a feeling.

Artemis even said in a self-deprecating manner.

"You all said that I challenged the Demon King face to face, but I didn't think that was a challenge at all. It was just a blow to my stupidity that I thought I could challenge her. I was able to escape unscathed because she had no interest in me and let me go. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have been able to walk out of that castle."

Artemis's words made everyone frown.

You Lin murmured.

"If that's the case, doesn't that mean that His Majesty the Demon King really has something that everyone doesn't know?"

This was already very obvious.

Whether it was the record on the slate or the impression provided by Artemis, there was a big discrepancy with the Demon King that the world knew.

The demons also said that the Demon King was a person who loved them very much. Even a character like Helimis was willing to consider his safety and deliberately made the Demon Roar Chain, the demon's most precious treasure. It could be seen that deep in his heart, there was a gentleness that others could not see.

But …

"If that's the case, why did the Demon King start a war?"

Sophie uttered the words with genuine bewilderment.

This was also the biggest doubt in everyone's heart.

Why did the Demon King start a war?

If it wasn't for hegemony, plunder, entertainment, and to enjoy despair and pain, then why did she do all this?

This was not something that was done on a whim.

The war between the gods and the demons had lasted for tens of thousands of years and occupied most of the history of the Omnippertansen. It was a fight that had been going on since the birth of the race of life.

Thanks to this, in the history of the Omnippertansen, except for the super-ancient period when there were only two lives, the Demon King and the Supreme God, the rest of the history was war, war, war, and war.

True peace, that was something that had only appeared in the past thousand years. Compared to the tens of thousands of years of war history, it was a very small period of time.

Under such circumstances, what was the reason that the Demon King started this war that lasted for tens of thousands of years?

If it was not because she was an evil existence, a demonic disaster that brought terror and disaster to the world, then what was the reason?

"It can't be, that person really suffered …"

You Lin just hesitated to say something, but she was interrupted by Artemis.

"Now that things have come to this, what's the use of saying this kind of thing?" Artemis said coldly, "No matter what kind of difficulties she has, she has harmed the world for tens of thousands of years, causing the world's creatures to suffer from tens of thousands of years of war, and also causing countless lives to live in misery and pain. This is an indisputable fact."

Yes.

This is an indisputable fact.

No matter what the difficulties were, the Demon King did do all this.

Since she did all this, then she is guilty.

"Indeed, there's no point in discussing this now." Naduna sighed and said, "The Demon King is dead, the war is over, and what we are now facing is a new threat, a new enemy, and it has nothing to do with the Demon King. Let's not discuss all this anymore."

These words finally eased the heavy and oppressive atmosphere at the scene a little.

No one had any objections to this.

As Naduna had said, what was the point of discussing all this now?

The Demon King was dead, and the war that lasted for tens of thousands of years was over. No matter what story there was, or what secrets there were, it was too late to pursue it now.

Instead of delving into the past and the unknown truth, what they should do now was to focus on the current threat.

Danas the Demon.

The newborn [Original Demon].

This was the current enemy.

As for the Demon King, everything about her was already in the past.

Delving into these things at this time was just asking for trouble.

Only Shien clearly knew that this was definitely not an insignificant matter.

Perhaps, the Demon King was already dead, but Danas's real purpose was to resurrect her.

Although he had not succeeded yet, he was already gathering the conditions and all the factors.

In this way, even if the Demon King had not been resurrected, she would still be a huge threat.

Moreover, the Demon King was dead, and everything about her should be in the past. Shien did not agree with this kind of thinking.

All the time, all the disputes and incidents, big and small, had appeared one after another. At first glance, it seemed that they had nothing to do with the Demon King, but in fact, the Demon King's influence still existed in this time.

If not for this, why would the top figures of the various races be trapped during the meeting of the three races?

If not for this, why was the crack of the world still holding back the Protoss until recently?

These were all caused by the power left behind by the Demon King.

Everything in this world, in the end, could be traced back to the Demon King and the Supreme God.

Even if they no longer appeared, the world was still affected by their existence, affected by their power, and had always lived under their restrictions.

Even the powerful Goddess of Destiny was like a frosted eggplant, completely wilting when she encountered things related to the Demon King.

The enemy was very clear about this, so they had been thinking of all kinds of ways to collect things related to the Demon King and research the power related to the Demon King.

On the other hand, the only existence that could hold back the Demon King, the Supreme Goddess, had no interest in any of this.

In summary, in fact, this side had always been in an overwhelming state of disadvantage.

If one really ignored the influence of the Demon King and everything about the Demon King, in the future, one would only reap what one has sown.

"… I have to do something."

Shien had a strong feeling that he should take action.

But what should he do?

"I hope that before the worst happens, I can successfully obtain enough power to face everything."

Sean heaved a sigh of relief and hoped for that to happen.