Chaos was not just a monster that appeared from the mist, and monsters did not just appear from the mist.
The lightly armored knights trekked across the wilderness. Without the invasion of monsters, the flat plain was not difficult to traverse. In the process of crossing the plain, Hao Ren gradually learned a lot about the world of Collow from Veronica.
Including the knowledge of Chaos, monsters, mist, Order, and darkness.
At first, Hao Ren thought that the mist shrouding the plain and the monsters condensed from the mist were Chaos, but now he knew that the mist was a unique phenomenon in the wilderness. Different realms of Chaos had different environments, and monsters would be born in various forms. In the wilderness, there was a lingering mist. In the Shadowy Jungle, there was the Shadowy Land. In the Dark Swamp, there was the ever-changing bottomless quagmire. In addition, there was the Desert of Annihilation, the coastline of Storm Cape, the Gray Sea, the Deep Sky River, and countless other territories of Chaos. Almost every place had its own unique characteristics, and what they all had in common was the rejection of life and the destruction of Order.
Collow was a vast world composed of many independent continents. According to Veronica, these continents floated in the void called Carnos, operating in cycles according to some profound rules set by God. The power of Chaos and Order rose and fell in the void of Carnos, and the waves they stirred would hit the continents, giving rise to the people of Order and the servants of Chaos. The process of the believers of Order and the followers of Chaos repeatedly fighting for the world was the embodiment of the conflict of the forces of Carnos.
This was an endless war that had continued since the beginning of history. The power of Chaos would spread from the void, eroding and destroying the world of Order, causing disorder in time, loss of control of energy, and the mountains and rivers to vanish in an instant. Under their influence, the fertile land would become a forbidden zone for life like the wilderness and the Shadowy Jungle. Monsters would constantly appear out of thin air in these areas as the vanguard of the forces of Chaos, constantly attacking the line of defense of Order.
The Light of Order was the grace and protection that the Goddess of Creation bestowed upon the intelligent beings. It was the source of all light in the world, existing in the form of furnace fire, torch, and divine light. They formed barriers of Order, and the kingdoms of humans and other races thrived behind these barriers of Order, so that the world would not completely fall into darkness.
According to the wisest scholars of Collow, this battle had been going on for ten thousand years.
Ten thousand years was another crucial period of time.
The team's traveling speed on the wasteland was not too slow — it was much faster than Hao Ren had expected. Now that the Sacred Mountain Cassouin had disappeared into the darkness behind him, there was only an endless desolate plain in front of him. In fact, Veronica could no longer see the Sacred Mountain behind her ten minutes ago, but Hao Ren's extraordinary vision allowed him to see further.
However, in this barren land, no matter how good one's eyesight was, they couldn't see much.
The divine light produced by the holy relic shrouded the area within a hundred meters. Where the light shrouded, not only did the mist recede, but even the gray luster on the ground seemed to fade a lot. The knights had never seen such a powerful protection before. The purifying effect and the extraordinarily reassuring aura of the Light of Order were different from the Golden War Flag or the Amulet of Order that they were familiar with. They did not know that what Hao Ren had lent them was a real 'divine relic', so they could only attribute this powerful treasure to the lost technology of the previous generation. Under the holy light, the mist outside the land of Order was like a thin layer of soup, slowly swirling and swimming as if it wanted to attack the humans within the range of the light at any time, but it was afraid of the power of the divine relic and hesitated.
Morian could not help but sigh softly. "Sigh … If every army had such a holy relic to protect them, it would be much easier for us to fight in the realm of Chaos."
Hao Ren did not reply. He already knew how much the humans of Collow had sacrificed in the face of the Chaos, but there was nothing he could do at the moment.
Humans could not survive in the realm of Chaos. Even breathing the air here would quickly deplete their vitality and gradually assimilate them into a part of the Chaos. In the long war of Order, countless warriors had fallen in this endless darkness.
Veronica took out a round, pocket-watch-like amulet. The amulet had all kinds of magical light moving slowly. She used the amulet to calibrate the direction and distance, and gently exhaled. "We are walking on the route we came from. As long as we keep going in this direction, it won't be long before we see a ruin. We will rest there for a while, and then go straight to the Mound of the Unknown Soldier. If we are fast enough, maybe we can make it in time for the battle in the west of the kingdom. "
The Princess Knight lightly pursed her thin lips. Her expression was resolute and fearless. As a commander of an army, the temperament she displayed was impressive.
Hao Ren could not help but look at her. "You are going back to fight? In this state? "
Almost all of the knights behind Veronica were injured. The simple treatment in the temple was not enough to heal everyone. But when these warriors heard Hao Ren's question, they just smiled indifferently. A young knight waved his hand. "This state is not very good. I can probably only kill about 20 monsters."
Veronica looked back at the warriors who had gone through fire and water with her, and her tense expression could not help but relax. She shook her head. "The royal family of Taros will not retreat in the face of war. But you have completed your mission. When I go back, I will meet with the general of the west. After that … "
"Your Highness," the old knight Morian gave Veronica a stern look. "This is not what a commander should say!"
The young people in the team looked at the scene and laughed kindly. To these warriors, who were only a few years older than the princess, the respectable knight princess might be good at commanding, but she was still immature in other aspects.
She was impulsive and rash, and always had some naive ideas.
Hao Ren could not help but be surprised by their optimism and fearlessness. He had seen many races trapped in the apocalypse, but this one … made him feel a little different.
He turned his head and looked at the wasteland in front of him. Just then, a vague building appeared at the end of his field of vision.
Hao Ren raised his hand and pointed in that direction. "Is that the ruins you mentioned?"
Veronica was stunned and immediately turned her head to look, but all she could see was endless darkness and chaos. Beyond a certain range, large masses of twisted black masses blocked her vision.
"You can see it?" The princess looked at Hao Ren in surprise. "Doesn't the fog of chaos in the distance blind your eyes?"
Hao Ren scratched his head. "The fog does affect my vision, but I can only see things a little closer."
"The fog of chaos does not only affect vision, it will also devour the truth in the distance. Beyond a certain distance, no matter how good your eyesight is, you will not be able to see anything." Veronica looked at Hao Ren as if she was looking at an unknown lifeform. "So no matter how strong you are, everyone's vision in the realm of chaos is the same. Only specialized detection magic can detect the situation beyond the limit of 'vision.'"
Then she muttered softly, "Could it be that the eyes of the ancients came with the 'Detect Chaos' effect?"
Hao Ren was stunned after hearing what Veronica said. Only then did he realize why the knights were at a loss when he rushed down from the mountain to support them. It was not that they lacked training, but they were almost blind in the realm of chaos!
Hao Ren touched his eyes and vaguely guessed why he was different from the others.
He seemed to have heard a voice, and that voice said to him in a frivolous manner, "I'll cover you."
He grinned and shook his head with a weird smile. "Thank you, Sister Goddess. My eyes have become fiery and golden here."
Soon, Hao Ren's extraordinary eyesight was proven.
After the knights continued to move forward for an hour, the wreckage of a collapsed building suddenly appeared in front of Veronica and Morian.
Just as the sacred mountain suddenly came into view, the buildings suddenly jumped out of the darkness.
Morian looked at Hao Ren up and down for a long time until the latter had goosebumps all over his body. Then the old knight took the lead and walked towards the ruins. "Everyone, keep up. Don't fall behind. Stay alert. We have ignited the furnace here before, the Festered may be attracted here."
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