Zhou Li is not Eluma, and he cannot detect the other person's emotions through smell. But for some reason, when Zhou Li saw Futaba for the first time, he had an indescribable feeling, as if he had seen each other a long time ago, but he had forgotten it.
If you are an ordinary person, you will laugh it off when you feel this way, thinking it is your hallucination. But for Zhou Li, who has the physique of a brave man, he knows that his feelings are far beyond ordinary people, and can even be said to be somewhat prophetic. Therefore, when he once again looked at the Black Emperor who had never met Eluma but was [conspirating] everything, a faint doubt and worry emerged in his heart.
He could feel that Futaba was hiding something.
It was hard for Zhou Li to imagine what secret could be more important than retaining memories after rebirth that would make Futaba hide it so much. He had been thinking about this along the way, but Zhou Li didn't show it, and would talk to Futaba and others from time to time.
For some reason, Zhou Li found that the little follower Carrie next to Futaba was a little hostile to him. Of course, he understood this matter. After all, although Eluma charged three times in a row to cast physical silence on Carrie, he not only cast physical silence, but also used magical silence as an insurance. The little girl remembered I am also normal.
It doesn't matter.
Zhou Li didn't take it too seriously. After all, where he lived before, there were many family members of soldiers and many children. As a brave man who only existed in stories, Zhou Li was surrounded by those children from time to time. Although most of the time those children would be called back by their parents for love education, Zhou Li also gained a lot of experience in getting along with children over time.
For example, if the other party is disobedient, he will take out his brass belt and beat him severely.
Please, brave men educate their children, don’t be too good at this kind of thing.
Of course, Zhou Li definitely couldn't do this to Carrie. After all, although Carrie was said to have made a sudden attack in this matter, she had no ill intentions. move, and Zhou Li is still the main force in the combo, so he feels guilty.
Then he can't be so bad that it's obvious that he gave the little girl a violent beating, but he feels no burden and even laughs and mocks her, right?
Please, I am a brave man, a kind and majestic brave man.
Thinking of this, Zhou Li, who was following Eluma, turned his head and looked at Carrie who was standing aside. As if aware of Zhou Li's gaze, the girl met Zhou Li's gaze and then made a cute face. Zhou Li wasn't angry, he just thought the other person was quite cute, at least he wasn't a naughty kid.
"Carrie, I'm really sorry about what happened just now."
Zhou Li quickened his pace a few times, walked to Carrie's side, and said to Carrie sincerely: "My reaction at the time was indeed a bit too big. In this way, whatever you want to eat or like, I will tell her right away." Can I go buy some to make amends for you?"
"not good."
The little girl did not accept Zhou Li's kindness at all. She turned her face away and said bluntly: "I hate you, bad guy."
Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, but he was not discouraged. Anyway, seeing that the two girls who were chatting happily still had a way to go, he continued to smile and said softly to the other party: "Carrie, I think we There may be a little misunderstanding, you..."
"Is your name Zhou Li?"
Carrie interrupted Zhou Li and asked.
"I?"
Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, and then he said hesitantly: "I...maybe not."
"Then you are Zhou Li."
The girl didn't take Zhou Li's tricks to heart at all. She stuck out her tongue at Zhou Li and said with a little fierce look: "That's it. You and I have no misunderstanding. I just hate Zhou Li."
?
Zhou Li discovered that it seemed that the girl in front of him didn't hate him because he gave the other party a set of silent combos. She seemed to hate him simply, purely, without any impurities.
Why is this?
Zhou Li was completely confused. He couldn't figure out why a girl who had never seen him hated him so much. For a long time, he looked at the unhappy family kicking stones and asked tentatively:
"you know me?"
"No!"
Like an excited kitten, Carrie shouted loudly: "I don't know you! Bad guy!"
Facing Carrie's non-aggressive insults, Zhou Li was even more confused.
He doesn’t know himself, but he hates himself. Does the other party hate the profession of brave?
"You hate heroes?"
Zhou Li's curiosity has been activated, and he wants to find out why Carrie hates him so much.
"No, I simply, purely, hate you, the big bad guy Zhou Li!"
Carrie stamped her feet vigorously, as if she was irritated by Zhou Li's difficulty. She rolled her eyes at Zhou Li vigorously and trotted over to Futaba who was talking to Eluma. She hugged him by the arm and poked her head slightly. He came out and stared at Zhou Li warily. The defensive look on his face made Zhou Li, the self-proclaimed king of children, feel sad.
Did you provoke her?
Love for no reason is unbearable, but hatred for no reason really makes Zhou Li confused. But fortunately, they had reached their destination at this time. After passing through a stone barrier with a curtain, everyone in Zhou Li entered a huge cave.
"No wonder no one can find the Hades Empire."
Standing on the raised boulder, overlooking the magnificent castle and the buildings built around the castle, Zhou Li, holding a staff, sighed, "There are branches and leaves on the ground, and the root system is underground. Don't say such a layout It’s us, even the devil can’t imagine it.”
"This place was built to fight against demons."
Futaba followed Zhou Li's gaze and stared at the city-state that belonged to her. Compared with the real Hades Empire, this building complex seemed much smaller. But this is normal. The dimensional door of this world has not been opened, so she cannot build a kingdom in the gaps of dimensions like in the main world. And in this world, even this incredibly large underground cave, even after modification, cannot compete with the breadth and depth of the dimensional gap.
Of course, Futaba's purpose of building this underground city was not to rebuild the Hades Empire, because to her, this world is just a dimension that does not belong to her, and she will leave here no matter what. She built this underground city in preparation for a subsequent war that would dominate the entire war.
"Futaba, how long did it take you to build this city?"
After regaining consciousness, Eluma looked at Futaba, not hiding her admiration and surprise, "A building of this scale can be built in such an underground cave. You have put a lot of effort into it."
"fine."
Futaba was not modest either. She looked at her city and said calmly: "I have the authority of the Black Emperor. Under my rule, my subjects will gain more powerful abilities when building the Hades Empire, so this Building a city is not as difficult as you think."
"When the Demon King was building the city, he didn't sleep for more than ten days. It almost scared me to death."
Carrie, who was holding Shuangye's hand at the side, said with a fearful tone: "In those few days, Demon King Mianxia's face was extremely pale, and I was scared to death."
"Carrie, don't say anything."
An imperceptible shyness suddenly appeared on Futaba's face after being exposed. She squeezed Futaba's hand, and then said to Eluma and Zhou Li on the side: "Let's go, my palace is also the barrier of this city. , no one can hear us in that place.”
Zhou Li and Eluma both understood that what Futaba meant by no one actually meant existence in the sky. They all understand that the gods can no longer be trusted at this time, and the only object they need to hide is the gods.
In the city of Hades, all the busy people would subconsciously salute when they saw Futaba, their faces full of heartfelt reverence. After seeing Carrie next to Futaba, some older people would greet this lively girl with a kind smile, and Carrie would respond with a bright smile and a slightly childish crisp voice.
It can be seen that for these subjects of Black Emperor, the authority of Futaba, the Black Emperor, is supreme. When they looked at Futaba, the awe in their eyes was genuine and unpretentious, which was rare. Because fear may be the result of violence, but reverence requires the product of the dual influence of the monarch's courage and ability.
After walking through the city and arriving at the gate of the castle facing the entrance to the city, Carrie let go of Futaba's hand, took out a rune stone and skipped to the gate, holding up the rune stone. , shouted loudly with a serious face;
"The light of Hades spreads to the world, and everyone sings the name of my lord Futaba. The perfect monarch sets his sights beyond the sea, intending to bring the light of hope to mankind! Gate of Kalis, I command you, for Cheers to the return of the Black Emperor! Laying out the red carpet for my Lord’s feet!”
The words that reached the extreme level filled Zhou Li's face with a shocked expression. Eluma looked at the serious and earnest little girl with a gentle smile on her face. Futaba, on the other hand, had an expression of regret for forgetting to give the child medicine. She opened her mouth slightly, not even daring to look at Zhou Li and Eluma. She lowered her head and grabbed Carrie, who was full of pride, and faced her. Walk into the castle.
After coming back to his senses, Zhou Li was smashing his mouth. He stretched out his hand and waved at the door, then felt that he might have been infected with stupidity. He quickly retracted his hand and followed Eluma. After a while, everyone came to a conference hall with a long table. There was no distinction in seating order. Zhou Li and Eluma sat together, while Futaba sat in front of them. After the three of them sat down, Carrie ran to the tea room nearby, carefully carried the teapot and cup to the long table, and served tea to each person.
Zhou Li did not receive special treatment, or in other words, although Carrie was inexplicably hostile to him, she was not rude at all. Of course, after filling the tea perfectly, Carrie still made a face at him when she turned around, and then went to sit next to Eluma, the beautiful sister, holding the teapot without saying a word.
"Tell me, why did you come to me this time?"
Futaba's character is like this. She speaks her words directly and rarely makes small talk or foreshadowing. As a good friend who has known each other for decades, Eluma certainly knows the other person's character. She said without any nonsense, "The gods want me and Zhou Li to kill you."
After hearing Eluma's words, Futaba was just stunned for a moment, not too shocked or angry, as if she had guessed this situation. However, after hearing the news, Carrie on the side suddenly had a look of astonishment on her face. However, she did not make a loud noise or question. Instead, she turned her gaze to Futaba and her breathing became rapid.
"Huh~"
After a long while, Futaba breathed a long sigh of relief and ended his thinking. She looked at Eluma in front of her and said, "What do you think?"
"Absolutely impossible."
Eluma shook her head and her tone was very firm, even tough, "Even if I am a god, I would not do such a bad thing."
Futaba looked at Eluma's rare angry expression in front of her, and complex emotions emerged in her heart. She had already guessed that the gods might take action against her, because she was not supposed to appear in the gods' script. In the previous restarts, he did not have much impact on the results, so the gods ignored him.
But in this life, his appearance has greatly affected the trajectory of history. His appearance has continuously frustrated the Demon King who was supposed to have the upper hand, and now it can be said to be in decline. But based on his own observations, Futaba found that the gods never seemed to care much about the disaster caused by the Demon King, or in other words, they cared about something else.
They seem to be deliberately leading the war.
Futaba has never met the gods, but she senses that every time she restarts, it is not just Eluma and herself who have memories. It should be said that restarting is something that can only be done by the power of the gods. Therefore, the restart of Eluma is all based on the calculations of the gods. In this case, is it difficult for a god with such power to end the demon king's rebellion?
Therefore, Futaba speculated that this disaster might have something to do with the gods. Futaba believes that the gods have been deliberately guiding the war, as if seeking a specific result.
"Zhou Li, you should understand."
Futaba did not continue talking to Eluma. She looked at Zhou Li and said calmly: "Since you are looking for me after disguise, it proves that God's attitude is very tough. So, what are you going to do, Lord Brave?"
Yes, the two of them came here not only to tell Futaba the news, but the most important thing was how to solve this almost unsolvable problem.
The gods wanted to kill the Black Emperor, but Eluma and herself were unable to do such a thing.
"There is a way."
After a long time, Zhou Li opened his mouth in silence, with a strange look in his eyes.
"Let me become the Black Emperor."
(End of chapter)
