CHAPTER 241: Demigod Existence?

As Han Shuo approached the monument, he saw a series of words engraved on it from afar - Ayermika Cotton!

It was actually the name of Ayermike Cotton! This simple line of text shocked Han Shuo. As a citizen of the Lancelot Empire, he had heard a great deal about this person. Every citizen spoke in great detail about his deeds. As the pinnacle of dark magic in the history of the Lancelot Empire, Ayermika was a divine dark magus who, according to legend, possessed the power of a demigod!

Five hundred years ago, Ayermika Cotton had helped the first king of the Lancelot Empire to found the empire. It was only with his help that the founding emperor of the Lancelot Empire was able to conquer all the foreign tribes, banish the barbaric beastmen, drive out the greedy and despicable goblins, and stand above the various factions to establish control over the land. Even now, the Lancelot Empire stands firmly on this land.

In the legends, Ayermika Cotton was a divine dark magus with the ability to destroy the world. At that time, such a powerful being had not only brought about the existence of the Lancelot Empire, but had also been deified, resulting in the worship of all citizens of the Lancelot Empire for five hundred years!

Even now, there hadn't been any descendants who could surpass his glory and play!

Ayermika's entire life had been filled with legends of greatness. He'd defeated countless powerful men, expanded the borders of the Lancelot Empire, and shattered the fighting spirit and confidence of foreign tribes. His power had caused all the tribes to submit to the rule of the Empire as soon as the iron hooves of the Empire landed on them.

However, such a terrifying demigod existence had suddenly disappeared at the height of his life. The Lancelot Empire was in its most glorious era, having already conquered several lands around it. At that time, Ayermika should've been enjoying glory and honour.

But he'd mysteriously disappeared, just like that. The first king of the Lancelot Empire could not accept the departure of his true friend and searched for him in every possible way. In the end, they were still unable to discover anything.

There were many versions of the rumours surrounding his mysterious disappearance. Some said that he had grown tired of conquering and had gone into hiding. Others said that he had transcended all and become a true god. There were those who said that although he'd defeated countless powerful enemies in his life of conquest, he'd been injured several hundred times. The frail body of a mage couldn't withstand the wounds in his old age, so he died in a depressing way.

But legends were only legends in the end! All words were mere illusions before any tangible evidence was produced. Ayermika Cotton's mysterious departure five hundred years ago remained an unsolved mystery!

However, in such a strange place surrounded by black mist, there was a monument with Ayermika Cotton's name engraved on it. From the shape and engraving of the monument, Han Shuo was certain that it was a tombstone to commemorate the deceased buried here. Seeing this, Han Shuo's heart was filled with shock. He wanted to approach the tombstone and inspect it carefully.

Just at that moment, Gilbert began to move towards Han Shuo, using their mutual connection. Han Shuo could even sense Gilbert's fear.

Han Shuo had already planned to examine the tombstone closely, but due to Gilbert's anxious and quick approach, he put that idea aside. He then increased his awareness to be ready before he jumped up and landed behind a huge boulder. At the same time, he sent a Yin Demon to fly in Gilbert's direction.

Gilbert, who'd changed into his dragon form, approached quickly with a huge roar. He wasn't actually flying, but using his body to slither forward like a giant python. The giant Cyclops pursued him relentlessly, while the Golden Dragon, who had originally fought with the Cyclops, slithered along the ground like Gilbert, forgoing a dragon's natural gift of flight.

"Great Master, come quickly and save your wretched servant!" As Gilbert approached quickly, his eyes shone with a desperate light as he continued to bellow in his deep voice.

Hearing Gilbert scream for Han Shuo to save him, Han Shuo couldn't help but curse softly from behind the boulder, "Stupid dragon, if you screamed like that, everyone would know that someone was waiting ahead. How can I ambush them then!"

Seeing that he couldn't set up an ambush, Han Shuo cursed softly as he leapt into the sky and flew in Gilbert's direction. Then he let out a commanding whistle to alert Gilbert of his presence.

Through the Yin Demon's surveillance, Han Shuo saw that the Cyclops and the Golden Dragon seemed to be chasing Gilbert. Who knew what shitty thing Gilbert had done to make two enemies so angry that they would work together to kill him?

The frightened Gilbert calmed down slightly when he heard the piercing whistle. Then he angrily "crawled" over and began to complain before he reached Han Shuo, "Two against one, this is too shameless, too evil!"

"Damn stinking bug, you almost ambushed and killed us both when we were tired from fighting! Anyway, you did bring us to this forbidden land, so we have no way out. You're the most shameless and evil!" To Han Shuo's surprise, the Cyclops actually let out a thunderous curse after a furious roar.

"A shameless person who ran over to someone else's place to steal things has no right to scold others!" Gilbert was clearly more confident in the presence of Han Shuo, so he turned around and taunted the Cyclops. Then he quickly moved his huge body and stood in line with Han Shuo.

"You're getting on my nerves, you damn reptile, I'm going to kill you!" The Cyclops was furious. He roared at the sky and his single eye began to shimmer with a terrifying light as he leapt towards Gilbert.

Most of the Cyclops' body had been scorched by the Lord of Flames. His two large azure palms were a mess of blood and muscle. It seemed that the subsequent battle with the golden dragon had done him quite some damage.

"Shut up! You can beat him and curse him, but don't use the words 'reptile' and 'stinking bug' in front of me! Otherwise, I'll kill you first, you damn one-eyed thief!" The golden dragon roared furiously and howled loudly behind the cyclops.

The Golden Dragon's physical condition was just as bad. Not only were large areas of its golden scales black, but some of the scales were splattered with blood. Even its large head had a trail of blood dripping from it. It seemed that it had been badly injured in the fight earlier.

"You crazy dragon, you think I'm afraid of you?" The Cyclops and the Golden Dragon had fought all the way out of the valley and had become quite angry with each other. Although the Cyclops was extremely angry at Gilbert's shameless actions, he had no good feelings towards the Golden Dragon either. He immediately turned to argue with the golden dragon, as if they were ready to resume their interrupted battle at any moment.

This was also the truth. The proud golden dragon simply couldn't take any more provocation. As soon as he'd heard the Cyclops' first thunderous roar, he'd rushed up with a howl and started to fight the Cyclops. They'd already forgotten about Gilbert and completely disregarded him.

"Uh... What's going on?" Han Shuo was confused by the two giant creatures fighting in front of him. He couldn't help but look at Gilbert and asked him with a wry smile.

"Haha, I saw them fighting all the way, so I followed them and took the chance to move a large rock the size of a small mountain when they were both tired, hoping to crush them both to death. What I didn't know was that they were quite agile and managed to dodge it. After that, they chased me all the way here.

I started running, not caring where I went, and ended up in this strange place. The two of them had already lost their minds and followed me without thinking. Then I noticed that my power had been curbed. Not only had I lost my tribe's ability to spit poison, but I couldn't fly either.

"Of course, that stupid golden dragon couldn't fly either. He could only crawl like me. It seemed that even the Cyclops had curbed his power. After a brief moment of shock, they treated me as the main focus of their attacks. They began to attack me together with great shouts. I had no other choice but to come to you! Gilbert didn't mind at all and laughed wickedly as he explained his shameless actions to Han Shuo. Judging by his proud expression, he was clearly honoured instead of ashamed!

"You are truly despicable!" Han Shuo commented when he heard Gilbert's description.

"I learned all this from you!" Gilbert shouted, blaming it all on Han Shuo, as if he had been so pure when he left the underground world!

Rumble...

Loud clashing sounds rang out from where the Cyclops and the Golden Dragon were fighting. Dark-coloured boulders exploded outwards around them, while the Cyclops and the Golden Dragon collapsed limply to one side, leaving a large pit between them.

As the two giant beings struggled to get up and continue their fight, the Cyclops shouted in a thunderous voice, "Wait, why isn't the human affected by the environment and still able to fly in the sky?"

Upon hearing this, the Golden Dragon and Gilbert also looked at Han Shuo in confusion, seemingly filled with surprise and confusion. They suddenly seemed to think that Han Shuo, who was still able to fly in the sky, was a very special being.

"Human, there is no magical essence in this forbidden place, so how are you still in the sky?" The golden dragon struggled to rise from his limp posture and raised his head. Even now, it had not forgotten the innate pride of its tribe and seemed to want to suppress Han Shuo in its atmosphere. He looked down at Han Shuo and asked in a tone used to interrogate criminals

"None of your damn business!" Han Shuo replied very sharply with a very derogatory tone towards the golden dragon.

Just as the Golden Dragon was about to roar with rage, the Cyclops could not help but sneer, "Stupid dragon, do you think someone who can stay in the sky in this forbidden land would be afraid of you? Have you not heard the legend of this forbidden place? Do you really want to die?"

Surprisingly, the golden dragon shut his mouth the moment the cyclops expressed this thought. His two eyes, as big as a human head, quickly shone with a strange brightness. They focused on Han Shuo as he shook his head in disbelief. He grumbled, "Impossible, how is that possible?"

"Great demigod being, you must have transcended the limits of humanity. Please, you must shine your merciful light and take us away from this forbidden place!" A sincere plea filled the Cyclops' eyes. In addition, his huge body bent in a strange way to show respect to Han Shuo.

Even the golden dragon stopped muttering and stared at Han Shuo in silence. The pride within it prevented it from bowing to Han Shuo immediately, but it also conveyed an urgent plea with its eyes.

"What do you mean?" Han Shuo didn't know what to say and looked at the two giant beings in confusion. He scratched his head in silence for a moment and couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"All the super-ranked beings in the Dark Forest know the legend of this forbidden land. Five hundred years ago, a shocking battle took place here. The legends say that even true gods took part. That battle made all the beings in the Dark Forest tremble. The huge commotion lasted three days and two nights. No one knows what happened.

The Cyclops showed an expression of lingering fear and continued in his thunderous tones, "None of the powerful beings who tried to observe the situation were able to leave the forbidden zone. Furthermore, none of the beings who accidentally entered the forbidden zone made it out alive.

The legends say that all magic and combat aura is restrained in the forbidden zone. All beings can only use pure physical abilities, and they cannot leave the Forbidden Zone. Only demigods who have surpassed the divine stage are unaffected by the restrictions of the Forbidden Zone. Great human demigod, please take us away from here!"

Although the golden dragon hadn't said anything, the way he looked at Han Shuo was completely different from before. There was clearly a bit of pleading in his gaze, and he couldn't help but bow his proud head.

"I think you're wrong!" Han Shuo looked helplessly at the two giant beings, then explained with a shrug. "I'm very sorry, but I'm not some kind of demigod existence!"