The Righteous Player(s)

Chapter 676 Burial is Oblivion
Longevity is naturally good.But it would be even better if you were born to live forever.

Resisting death is a betrayal of all the "life" I have experienced so far.

Every painful choice, every sorrow hatched by loss, every joy ignited by gain... the love and hatred of the past will also be erased by time.

When looking at the tombs of the grandsons or great-grandchildren of lovers and enemies, the old emotions in my heart seem so absurd.

It seems that everything that I have worked hard for and suffered for in the past has become meaningless because of the great continuation of life.

From this point of view, the strong desire held by the golden rank and the concept of using the firewood of the element of "soul" as a substitute for lifespan is to pave the way for their completely reshaped worldview after they become gods use.

The outlook on life of the short-lived species is quite different from that of the long-lived species-and with good reason.

The giant itself is a long-lived species.

But the undead and gods are the most long-lived species in this world.

——Skeletal Lord is both an undead and a god.

"The so-called 'funeral'...is a farewell ceremony for the dead."

Lord Skeleton still knelt down in front of Granny Burying Bones, and said in a low voice: "The earliest funeral...was formed in the early days of the First Epoch. The so-called 'Bone Burying Ceremony' is to swallow the dead with the earth...

"The ancients, why would you think...to use the earth to bury the dead?"

His voice was calm and cold, just listening to it was enough to send chills down the spine.

"Naturally...not for the purpose of resting it. The association of 'burial' and 'rest' is after people think of... [the earth is always silent, like winter, like a corpse].

"—In essence, burial is to forget. Burial is to never see each other again."

When the skeleton man said this, he was silent for a moment.

He seems to want to take a deep breath...but he no longer has the function of "breathing".

"Therefore," whispered Lord Bones, "to bury—is to betray.

"People will naturally remember the dead, but people have already known from the fear deep in their blood... people will eventually face death. Therefore, people don't have so much fear of death itself. More, then Because the very thing 'death' meant their absolute separation from what was."

Skeleton Lord's words became more and more fluent: "What they fear is not 'death is coming', because they already know that 'death is coming'. From the very beginning, what they fear is that 'death' will cut their lives apart .

"It's like being exiled to the end of the sky. I was exiled to the next world outside this world with empty hands... The ancient people's imagination of the world after death also roughly came from this."

As he gradually adapted to the modern grammar, the bone bones were no longer so intermittent when he spoke... Therefore, the heavy and wonderful pressure was reduced a lot.

The heart of Longjing Tea was beating violently.

His instinct made him feel uneasy and excited.

He vaguely noticed...

Mr. Bones seems to be planning to do something big.

Because the first meeting was too abrupt.Now, he suddenly recalled...they didn't perform any rituals to call Lord Skeleton.

Then it is impossible for the Skeleton Lord to come here on his own initiative.

In other words.

The appearance of Skeleton Lord here has nothing to do with them.They just happened to catch up.

He must be—and can only be, returned to the Principality of Sangsong early.

Here comes the problem.

What is this empty-nest old man doing back home alone?
Visiting relatives?

Or……

"...Because of the 'Five Laws of the Dead', death cuts everything and abandons everything, so it becomes frightening. Except for the fear of abandoning things that cannot be abandoned, death itself is not terrible.

"My country was once called [Death Song]. That's not its real name."

No one responded, and the old voice of the skeleton man rang out in the center of the sea of ​​tombs, thinking of himself.

"Because it has been resounding across the country as a 'farewell song' for a month. But it is different from what other countries think... This is not because of their bravery, but because in the long-term speculation, we giants have been able to To look directly at death, and face it squarely, is actually a kind of celebration and also a kind of farewell.

"There is a saying that has been circulated among you dwarves for a long time - giants have no vision when they are young, and cannot speak when they are old. The first half of the sentence is correct... because giants only have one huge eye. If you keep your eyes open for a little longer, you will feel tired.

"We are not like you, who need hunting and manual work. Therefore, we don't need eyes to locate prey - giants have psychic abilities, and psychic abilities alone are enough to gain a sense of space. Then in the era of lack of nutrients, nutrition should be given priority to the brain And the trunk, the eyes can not develop temporarily.

"When the body becomes strong and the brain is fully developed, the giant will open its eyes. At this time, it is used to find a mate... The clearer and brighter the eyes, the better the brain and body are developed, and the more competitive.

"As for the aging giants, they can actually talk. But they can't speak in front of people... This is because they are gradually cutting off their 'fate' with the world.

"If you separate after quarreling with someone, it will be a pain for both of you. But if the two parties don't see each other, all emotions will be washed away after a long time. After the giant is old, he is already dying for himself. Prepare—as your infancy prepares you for your teenage years, and your teenage years prepares you for your adulthood.

"It's just that you don't dare to look directly at death... So the older you get, the more you want to escape, the more you can't hear death. It seems that as long as you don't hear it, death will not come..."

"—but death comes at last."

Mr. Bones said so calmly.

It is ironic to say this sentence in his current capacity.

Because the Skeleton Lord himself is a god who escaped from death...

According to the records, Lord Bones was the last Grand Duke of the Principality of Sangsong—the Great Barrier collapsed at that time, and the Principality of Sangsong was the principality closest to the Great Barrier.Before the small enchantment was propped up, the Principality of Sangge was already submerged in gray fog, and there was no way to retreat.

Facing the "inevitable death", all the superhumans who believed in the buried mother-in-law immediately used their last strength to kill the superhumans of other beliefs in the principality, and absorbed all the curses on them... and then took the poison and died. Before that, she sealed her own bones with the unique magical technique of the bone-burying mother-in-law.

After everyone committed suicide, the Skeletal Lord silently carried out the sublimation ceremony.

He absorbed the "death" of everyone and turned it into the foundation of his own promotion.Beneath his hollow cloak binds the souls of all his citizens.

——It is He who makes all people restless, so that He can turn his back on death.

It is this betrayal of "mortal death", the betrayal of fate, the betrayal of the mission, and the betrayal of the people that made him the god of betrayal.

So now...

The uneasiness and joy in Longjing Tea's heart became more and more intense.

What exactly is Skeleton Man trying to say?
What exactly is he trying to do?
Longjing tea became more and more aware that something was approaching... Even the delicious wind goose and the homeless child, who were not so strong in perception, began to faintly feel a chill down their backs.

"I buried everyone. I bid farewell to everyone. I betrayed everyone. I forgot everyone."

Skeleton Lord said word by word: "I have severed contact with everyone. I bid farewell to everything about me—my world was destroyed that day."

He slowly stood up from the ground.

His figure is tall and majestic, like a pure white mountain.

"I always felt that something was wrong."

The old man's voice sounded leisurely: "I see.

"I've already buried myself..."

After all, the skeleton man standing like a knight was silent for a moment.

"—I'm sorry, mother-in-law."

It was an extremely low voice.

Only Dove caught this whisper.

The next moment, Mr. Bones did something that no one present had expected——

I saw him chanting calmly.

"[Destroy]—"

— Destroying Proverbs.

The supreme edict blurted out.

In front of the Skeleton Lord.

The dark gray, tsunami-like cone-shaped aura spread forward——

And bear the brunt of it.

It is the statue of the buried mother-in-law and the tomb guarded by her.

In just a split second—the two were completely destroyed!
　Chapter 2, updated!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)