Li Yue ultimately left Odin City, but it was only temporary for him.
His friend Darwin felt regretful and tried to persuade him many times to stay and join Odin City. It didn't matter even if Li Yue didn't want to join, as he was willing to lend him some Divine Artifacts and Godheads.
But Li Yue didn't accept and refused Darwin's good intentions, telling him that he only wanted to go out and take a look and that he would return in a few years.
Darwin was very sad. After all, Li Yue was one of his few friends in Odin City.
Even if he was sad, he still supported his friend's choice.
"Li, it's very dangerous outside Odin City. There are many wild tribes and many bandits. Although I believe that you won't have any problems with your strength, you should still be careful!"
Outside the city gate, Darwin was neatly dressed in black armor as he escorted Li Yue out.
"Alright!" Li Yue smiled and patted Darwin's shoulder. "I'll be back!"
As he spoke, he took a deep look at Darwin before walking out of the city gate into the depths of the wilderness without looking back.
…
The wilderness outside Odin City was incomparably vast, but there were very few tribes. After all, with Odin City here, no force would be stupid enough to establish a tribe outside Odin City.
Li Yue was flying high in the sky at a moderate speed. He didn't see any signs of life on the way, but it didn't matter.
Li Yue only landed when the sky was about to darken. He landed on the ground and spent some time to make a bonfire before closing his eyes and meditating next to it.
Making a fire in the wilderness was a dangerous thing because it meant exposing one's coordinates. Very few people would do this, but this wilderness was very empty and desolate. There were no traces of people, so there weren't many rules.
Late at night.
Li Yue, who was meditating cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes. At this moment, his body shot out like a bolt of lightning and appeared ten meters away.
At this moment, the place where he was meditating suddenly exploded, creating a huge crater. Inside the crater was a shining sharp arrow that was circulating with divine light.
"I didn't expect him to dodge it. As expected of … Li!"
In the darkness, a familiar voice rang out. Soon after, Li Yue saw piles of black-armored soldiers descending from the sky. The one in the lead was Darwin. However, at this moment, Darwin did not have the same enthusiasm as before. Other than indifference, there was only indifference. His gaze and expression were as if he was a completely different person.
In response, Li Yue remained silent. He could only calmly look at Darwin, as if waiting for his explanation.
"Li, don't look at me like that!" Darwin shrugged. "You should have heard me talk about my usual missions. I didn't tell you in the past, but now … "
In the past, Li Yue had asked Darwin about the daily tasks of these guards. Back then, Darwin had only smiled and skimmed over the topic. Li Yue had also not pursued the matter.
But now, he understood.
"Intercept and kill?"
"Yes, Li, you are very smart, but smart people often don't live long." Darwin indifferently said. His tall and sturdy body looked as if it was made of molten iron. He stood there like a small mountain, steady and powerful.
"Li, you are a good friend, so I always hoped that you could join Odin City. Because … This period isn't peaceful. The City Lord needs a large amount of souls, a large amount of flesh and blood of powerhouses, and you who entered the city are the targets!"
Odin City's people naturally couldn't make a move within the city, but after leaving the city, they would send people to intercept and kill them.
"So that's how it is. Worthy of an Evil King, your way of doing things is really the same!"
"Li, I gave you a choice to join us, but unfortunately … You never understood. You would have been fine if you had stayed in the city, but you chose to leave!"
Darwin shook his head. He had no choice at this moment because he was a guard of Odin City and couldn't go against his oath.
"Do you know why there are no signs of life within a few dozen kilometers of Odin City?" Darwin suddenly changed the topic.
"Were they killed?"
"Yes, because the Odin King needs souls, thus … We subordinates can only obey his orders. The tribes in the surroundings of Odin City and even the distant tribes are our targets. This is our mission!"
'Patrol? No, patrolling is only a pretense, hunting is the real reason. '
Li Yue suddenly recalled the first time he met Nagar's group. Nagar and the others were unbridled. He had thought that they were arrogant, but it turned out that this was also a mission.
"It's a pity that I didn't ask about this and ignored it!"
But he couldn't be blamed. After all, no one would have thought that Odin City would be such a place. They would become prey the moment they entered Odin City. Only by joining them could they avoid it, or they could only die.
…
The night was getting deeper and deeper, pitch-black like ink.
Li Yue stood by the bonfire and faced Darwin's group. He knew that today's battle was unavoidable. Whether it was Darwin's group or himself, they had no choice.
Even if Li Yue was one of Darwin's few friends, he could only choose to obey the order under the Supreme Oath and kill Li Yue.
"There has never been true friendship in the Gebados Prison. Li, are you hesitating? Are you thinking of running away?" Darwin's face was cold as he slowly walked towards him.
Behind him were over ten Demigods, as well as two Midgods. Each of them had an incomparably powerful aura, surpassing those of the same level.
"Li, I know that you are very powerful, but do you know how powerful I am right now?"
As Darwin spoke, his body suddenly flashed, and the greatsword on his back instantly slashed out like a bolt of lightning.
"Lightning element? Lightning element Intermediate God? "
Li Yue dodged this attack, feeling slightly surprised. Up until now, Darwin had only been an earth-element Intermediate God in his eyes, and one who had broken through not too long ago. But now, a lightning element divine clone had appeared, and it seemed much more powerful than an earth-element one.
"That's right. So Li, let me send you to see the Overgod of Death!"
* Bang! *
The ground exploded, sending dirt flying everywhere. Li Yue swiped his hand, pulling out the Bloodviolet Godsword and slashing out. A powerful Law of Destruction erupted, and the ground was sent flying by the shockwaves.
As for Darwin, who had faced this sword head-on, he was sent flying backwards by dozens of meters.
"This person is very powerful. Let's attack together!"
Darwin said to his subordinates, and then, with a flash of lightning, he charged towards Li Yue.
Boom! Boom!
Boom! One terrifying shockwave after another exploded out, causing ripples to appear in the air. Li Yue was fighting against ten Demigods and three Midgods by himself, but he wasn't at a disadvantage at all.
Destruction divine power surged, and Li Yue became more and more ferocious as he fought. His head of black hair danced wildly, and his gaze became increasingly cold and penetrating, as though he had gone mad.
Destruction, death, slaughter, the soul …
At this moment, his consciousness had sunk into a state of absolute coldness. Sword after sword, every ray of light from the blood-colored divine sword was so terrifying. The whistling sounds of the sword were like the groans of the God of Death, penetrating into the soul.
And in this sort of battle, his power seemed to be unleashed to the absolute limit. The various mysteries of the Laws of Destruction were revealed to him at this moment.
Slash!
After an indeterminate period of time, Li Yue's sword pierced through Darwin's forehead.
"Arghhh!" Darwin stared blankly at the divine sword that had pierced through him, and a low roar came from his throat. "Quick … run …!"
His mouth opened and closed, soundlessly spitting out those two words, before completely collapsing.
Plop.
Darwin's body collapsed, and his Divine Spark flew out. His surroundings were filled with corpses, each of which had been killed by a single sword strike.
It was over.
"Darwin!"
Li Yue stared at the collapsed boorish man, and his expression calmed down. After watching for a few minutes, he sighed and shook his head, then flew into the distance.
Darwin, his only friend in Odin City, had no choice but to chase after Li Yue. But … in the end, he chose to sacrifice one of his divine clones so that Li Yue could leave.
He had no choice but to do so, because his subordinates were all present, and his divine clones were all paying attention. Only death could prove his innocence.
From the start, he had talked a lot of nonsense, to the end of the battle, Darwin hadn't used his full strength. Under the Supreme Oath, he had no choice.
"Odin!"
Li Yue coldly stared at the distant Odin City, then left without looking back.
Not long after he left, a squad of Highgods led by a squad of guards flew over.
"This is the seventh squad. Has it been completely wiped out?"
The leader of the Highgods calmly looked at the corpses on the ground, then waved his hand and said, "That target shouldn't have gone too far. Bell, Manute, follow me. The rest of you, clean up the surrounding battlefield. Let's go!"
After saying that, the Highgod's body flickered as he chased after Li Yue.
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