Chapter 1

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

A hundred years!

Hall had been defending Tumala for a hundred years, waiting for the invasion of darkness.

Standing on the city wall, Hall felt very proud when he saw that the army of the undead was sparse in the distance.

“I’ve worked hard for a hundred years! I’ve finally weakened the dark army to a level that ordinary humans can resist.”

Just as he was being happy, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

In order to not let his subordinates worry, he quickly reached out and used his sleeve to wipe away the blood.

However, this scene did not escape the vice-general’s eyes. He had been investigating Hall for a long time.

The more he investigated, the more shocked he became. He never thought that Hall would actually get corroded by darkness. It would not be long before Hall would become an undead creature.

However, Hall himself did not mention this matter, so he reported this matter to the Castellan’s mansion.

After learning about this, the Castellan of Tumala immediately sent this news back to the empire.

Returning to his room, Hall sat on the ground and began to use magic to check the situation of his body.

He found that his magical core had already been corrupted by the power of darkness, only 5% of it was left normal.

“There’s not much time left!”

“But it doesn’t matter. I’ve already guaranteed the stability of the empire. Even if I die, humans now already have enough power to resist darkness!”

“I don’t have anything to worry about anymore!”

Hall closed his eyes quietly. Just as he was about to use magic to destroy his magical core, he suddenly felt his heart palpitate.

Such a strange feeling. What was this feeling?

After a few minutes of hard thinking, Hall suddenly remembered. “I still have my family!”

“This palpitating feeling, could it be that something has happened to my family members?”

Hall, who was about to end his own life, stood up. He glanced at the night sky outside the window and made up his mind.

“Before I die, I’ll go back once.”

“After I die, I’ll have my clansmen bury my body in the family cemetery.”

After saying that, Hall walked towards the camp’s stable and brought out a luxurious carriage with two horses.

Using magic, he summoned an elemental creature to drive the carriage and bring him west.

The Castellan looked at the departing carriage from the window and could only shake his head helplessly.

The news regarding Hall had already been sent back to the empire for a week, but he had yet to receive any reply.

“In any case, I have already done my duty. Everything else has nothing to do with me!”

This piece of news that had been sent back was received by the Imperial Military Secretary very quickly due to some coincidences.

After reading it, he made a shocking decision, which was to burn all the members of the Hall clansmen to death!

After that, he returned to the palace in the imperial capital and prepared to report this matter to the King.

However, at this time, the palace was having a banquet full of alcohol and food. The entire hall was filled with beautiful women, fine wine, and fine food.

All the ministers in the imperial court were all in the palace, doing all sorts of things with women in there.

When the Imperial Military Secretary saw this scene, he did not feel any sort of disappointment or unhappiness. Instead, he took off his armor and joined in.

Thus, the matter regarding Hall was put on hold.

At this time, Hall had already traveled along the official road, heading south for half a day.

He estimated that he would reach Asuma City by nightfall!

However, in the few seconds he lost his concentration, a group of mountain bandits had surrounded him.

These mountain bandits were unusually rampant. They kept patting the carriage with their hands to stop him.

After being woken up by the sound of patting on his window, Hall raised his hand and cast a spell on the surrounding bandits. All of them fell to the ground instantly.

At this time, Hall did not stop his carriage. Instead, he continued to drive towards Asuma City.

However, not long after, another group of bandits rushed over. Along the way, Hall had to deal with three different groups of bandits before he could regain his peace.

“What’s going on? When did the Fergus Empire become so lawless?”

After thinking about this for a bit, Hall shifted his attention to suppressing the dark power in his body.

The sky turned dark, and his carriage finally arrived outside the city walls of Asuma.

Hall stopped the carriage, got down from inside, and took a look at the city.

He realized that the city walls of Asuma City appeared even older than before. Even the city guards’ equipment was defective!

Soon, these starving soldiers heard the commotion. When they saw the luxurious carriage, they immediately stood up.

“Who are you? What’s your name?”

Hearing this, Hall’s expression changed for the worse. What had happened to the Fergus Empire?

The once glorious Asuma City had actually turned into such a mess!

Walking forward, Hall took out his token. The two guards immediately let him into the city.

Rather than saying that he was let in, it was better to say that he could just enter directly.

This was because the chain of the city gate had long been broken, and the gate could not be closed at all.

The moat had also long become a dry barren stretch of dirt.

After walking for a few meters, Hall found that the city was filled with smoke.

The streets were filled with garbage and dilapidated houses, and the city was like a slum.

“What happened?!”

“I have been resisting the source of darkness and preventing the invasion of the undead army. Why did the city still become like this?!”

Confused, Hall came to a hotel. When the owner saw the luxurious carriage, he immediately came over to welcome him personally.

“Sir, are you staying here or just eating?”

Hall glanced at the hotel. It was relatively clean, but there was no one in it.

“I’ll be doing both!” After saying that, he turned around and walked in. He found a seat by the side and sat down.

Opening the menu, he found some problems. Although the dishes here were very cheap, they were all dried food!

So Hall raised his hand and called the owner, “What’s going on?”

“Why are there no normal dishes?”

Hearing this, the owner hurriedly whispered in his ear, “Sir, I’m really sorry!”

“Asuma has long abandoned agriculture. It’s already pretty good to have these dry rations to eat!”

“Abandoned agriculture?!” Hearing this, Hall’s adrenaline pumped through his body, but he quickly used magic to suppress the surging magic in his body.

“I’m already a dying man. It’s useless to think about these things now!”

“Give me a portion of dried food and some water!” After eating, Hall went into the room.

He took off his shirt and looked in the mirror. He found that his body was gradually rotting.

“There’s not much time left for me!”

“I’ve got to head back early before the darkness completely transforms me!”

After saying that, he used magic to do some sealing treatment and fell asleep on the bed..