Chapter 2096

Su Xiao felt that the so-called Old Gods were actually just a title for some special humans, not true deities.

"Gus, where is the Dominator?"

Su Xiao asked the question he cared about most. The second ring of the mission seemed simple and crude, only requiring the killing of the Dominator, but this Dominator was very hard to find, and he didn't know where it was hiding.

"You are still young and haven't been eroded by darkness. Why go to your death?"

Gus didn't open those pale eyes again. Clearly, he knew where the Dominator was, but he was unwilling to say.

"Cherish the present time. You don't even... belong to this world, so don't go to the Dominator to die."

"He took some things that didn't belong to him. Find him, kill him—that is my goal."

Su Xiao lit a cigarette. Because he wouldn't be affected by the Charisma attribute when communicating with Gus, the negotiation went smoothly. At least Gus didn't suddenly say, "You villain, I won't tell you anything."

"Hahaha... truly a madman."

Gus turned his body, the chains clinking, hanging upside down with his back to Su Xiao.

Su Xiao turned his gaze to look at the figure sitting on the stone chair. This was the Immortal Wizard who created the Sorrowful Maiden and cultivated the Light of Hope, Nia—Dawn.

Stepping onto the stone steps, Su Xiao arrived at the deepest part of the Old God Church. Here was a stone chair over two meters wide and of normal height, embedded in the wall. This was clearly carved from local materials.

On the stone chair, a thin figure leaned back. Her golden hair was already withered, yellow, and split, and she was covered with a brown blanket.

Chains as thick as fingers protruded from the stone chair and disappeared into various parts of Dawn's body, looking both bloody and brutal. Clearly, Dawn had been subjected to inhuman treatment, and her body was already broken and dilapidated.

"Nia, sorry, sorry..."

Dawn muttered in her sleep. Su Xiao snapped his fingers, and the muttering stopped. Dawn slowly opened her eyes. The skin all over her body was withered, but from her eyebrows and eyes, one could see her beautiful appearance when she was young.

"You are..."

Dawn's voice was very weak, as if she could die at any moment.

"Where is the Dominator?"

Su Xiao went straight to the point this time. He had already seen that these two Immortal Wizards hadn't seen anyone for a long time, and their thinking was a bit slow.

"It is in Heru City."

Dawn's body leaned forward, as if she wanted to sit up, but she was bound by chains.

"Dawn, shut your mouth!"

Gus's hoarse shout came. Dawn looked at him and smiled apologetically.

"Strong one full of blood, I can tell you where the Dominator is. But before that, you need to know the 'story' of me, Gus, Nia, and Laurent. After hearing this story, you can decide whether to go find the Dominator. The choice is in your hands."

Dawn's speaking speed was very slow, but she was clearly the more reliable type—she said whatever was asked and didn't keep people in suspense.

"Okay, but speak faster."

"What?"

Dawn looked up at Su Xiao in confusion.

"What did you just say? I have slept for too long and can't hear clearly."

"Speak faster, I am busy."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, Baha, Bubu Wang, and Caesar all turned their heads. This was not the time to laugh; it wasn't appropriate.

"Where did I just say?"

"Hahahaha..."

Laughter came from Gus's side. Su Xiao's hand pressed on the hilt of Zhan Long Shan, saying, "The story of you, Gus, Nia, and Laurent."

"Are you curious? If you are curious, I can tell you."

"Hahahaha..."

Gus's side had already laughed until his face cracked. This old guy's style was completely different from Dawn's. Or rather, he was much stronger than Dawn. Of the three Immortal Wizards, Dawn was good at manufacturing, Gus was good at fighting, and Laurent was similar to a scholar. Laurent knew the most and was also the most miserable.

Of the three stone chairs, two were empty. One belonged to Gus, who was hanging upside down, and the other belonged to Laurent. And below the side of Laurent's stone chair was Laurent.

At this time, Laurent had already turned into a lump, unable to even maintain a human appearance, with sparks vaguely flashing on his body.

Clearly, all three Immortal Wizards were once Old Gods, and they had all lain in the furnace, letting the flames burn their bodies to refine Holy Silver.

"Among 'them,' the only known ones are the Dominator and the 'White Goat.' The White Goat is harder to find. Only Laurent caught a glimpse of it, but shortly after, Laurent became like that. He is splitting. If he doesn't suppress the splitting with his will, he will become a slave to darkness."

Dawn began to narrate their past story.

"Compared to us, Laurent knew more. This world is just like this. The more you know, the more danger you have to bear. Laurent, and... right, what is your name?"

"Kukulin."

Su Xiao spoke briefly. He didn't want to interrupt Dawn, lest the other party narrate again.

"Laurent, say hello to Kukulin. He is... a good person."

Dawn's voice was even weaker. Su Xiao looked at Laurent. Laurent, who was in a lump shape, trembled, and a tentacle protruded from the rags on his body, which counted as a greeting.

"Continue."

"Okay."

Dawn continued to narrate. According to her, Su Xiao learned that this world had been like this for a long time, and Dawn, Gus, and Laurent were born wizards. Or rather, their parents were all wizards, and they inherited the power of wizards.

Born wizards were different from those who became wizards by drinking magic potions. They could also "meditate" to the Wizard's Eye, but their speed of becoming stronger was very slow. They needed accumulated "meditation" to become Grey Wizards, and subsequent promotion was even more difficult.

Initially, the three didn't know each other. It was Laurent who gathered the three together. At that time, Laurent was only 19, but he firmly believed that the world shouldn't be like this.

According to Laurent's investigation, he learned of the existence of Old Gods. The Old Gods had been resisting something until one day, Laurent obtained an ancient secret code in a ruin, which recorded that only born wizards could become Old Gods, and only Old Gods could oppose "them" and let the world return to normal.

If this were an anime world, Laurent would definitely be a protagonist-type character, or at the very least, an important character beside the protagonist.

Laurent overcame the selfishness in his heart and shared the ancient secret code with Dawn and Gus. The three began to grow stronger at an astonishing speed, and without needing to drink any magic potions.

Years later, Laurent voiced the thoughts hidden in his heart: he wanted to gather wizards to oppose the known existence among "them," the Dominator.

Taking 20 years, Laurent established the Wizard Society. The ideals of the three were recognized by some wizards because some things were too suspicious: Where did magic potions originate? Where did wizards originate? These could not be explained.

Laurent gathered almost all the magic potion formulas, and he even developed the magic potion "Dead Soul" that could allow wizards to calm down for a certain period.

Laurent gave the magic potion formulas to his descendants, letting them use magic potions and silver coins as a foundation to strengthen the Wizard Society and become the masters of this continent. Interestingly, Laurent's full name was Morn Laurent.

In that era, Dawn was not the protagonist; Laurent was the spiritual leader, while Dawn and the Light of Hope, Nia, were the protagonists of the next era.