Last Totem Novel - Chapter 416
Chapter 416 Past
Dr3714-7-18, a.m.
At the highest point of the Ancient Temple, in front of the sacred flame altar.
In the silence, a gust of wind suddenly blew past. The flames in the stone basin shook violently. Sparks of embers immediately scattered across the sky and floated into the distance with the wind. As if he had been provoked by the outside world, the fire suddenly burst forth, burning fiercely, cracking loudly, becoming even hotter, brighter, and surging.
In an instant, the dazzling flames reflected the dignified white robe, and a monstrous heat wave pounced on his face.
A white-haired old man picked up the hammer and staff on the altar, raised his head high, and collided with each other.
“Keng …”
A long and far-reaching rumble resounded throughout the entire world.
The ancient hammer and staff immediately emitted a golden light that was like the dawn of dawn and the dawn of the sun.
“Lost heroes, please guide our descendants. We need the wisdom of a thousand years, the eyes of the past and the future, and the successor of the lightning hammer …”
Amidst the pious chanting sound, the sacred flame swayed, gradually forming a strand that lingered around the lightning hammer.
“Who’s coming?” The Ancient Prophet turned around and asked Tie Zha, Hagrid, and the others.
“Boss, hurry up and go.” Tie Zha pushed Hagrid and said.
“Why me?” Hagrid couldn’t help but be stunned. “You were the one who found the lightning hammer, and …”
“There aren’t that many. Why? It’s you.” Tie Zha interrupted Hagrid roughly and said without a doubt. He shifted the blame to Hagrid not because he was afraid to take responsibility, but because he felt that Hagrid’s life was very fragile. He hoped that Hagrid would continue to live after he had an unshirkable responsibility …
“I can’t be the heir to the Thunderhammer, because …” Hagrid was silent for a moment and said firmly, “Because I’m not suitable!”
“You want to shirk your responsibility as a fire seed?” Tie Zha asked with a frown.
“You!” Hagrid was so angry that he couldn’t say anything. As an older brother, he couldn’t act like a rogue like his younger brother.
“Stop arguing” Seeing the two brothers push each other away, the Ancient Prophet sighed and looked at Hagrid, solemnly saying, “You are the oldest member of the new generation of the Northess Family. You should shoulder the responsibility.”
Hagrid whispered, “I … I really am not suitable …”
“Child, this is the only way we have inherited it since ancient times. Please believe in the wisdom of the heroes. They will always choose the most suitable successor. You can go in and give it a try.” With that, he handed the lightning hammer to Hagrid. Then, he bent down and groped on the floor in front of the altar for a while. Then, he flipped over a large brick and revealed a stone staircase leading to the bottom of the altar. Looking down, it was pitch-black below, not knowing how far-reaching it was.
“Go, child. The lightning hammer will guide you.” The Ancient Prophet said.
Looking at the far-reaching stone steps, Hagrid let out a resigned sigh. Finally, he looked at Tie Zha and walked down step by step with the lightning hammer in his hand.
“Dong … Dong … Dong … Dong … Dong … Dong … Dong … Dong …”
The narrow stone steps continued downwards, neither turning nor ending, as if they were endless. Hagrid walked in the darkness for an unknown amount of time, and a beam of light gradually appeared in front of him. He walked over quickly, and the light grew brighter and brighter. Like a searchlight, the light became more and more dazzling. In the end, he couldn’t see anything …
In the next moment, his eyes suddenly darkened and his vision gradually recovered. Looking left and right, this was the interior of an ordinary house.
There were graffiti on the wall, old newspapers and magazines piled up on the ground, old red leather sofas, potholed wooden coffee tables, and all sorts of old five-dou cabinets and cabinets …
Everything in front of him was indescribably familiar and cordial.
“Hagrid, hurry up and get Mom a pot. There’s your favorite stewed beef with potatoes tonight.” Suddenly, a familiar woman with a pot appeared in front of him. He subconsciously picked up the hot pot and placed it on a small wooden table at the side.
“Big brother, you stole food again. I want to tell mom.” A crisp voice suddenly rang in his ears. He turned around and saw a little girl with one hand on her waist and a pouting mouth. Her hair was very long and slightly curly. She wore a small gray dress with patches. Her eyes were big and bright, and her slightly opened mouth revealed a small tiger tooth. Even when he was angry, he was indescribably cute.
“No” Just as he was about to explain, a warm voice came from behind him.
“Don’t bully your brother. He loves you the most.” Turning around, there was a tall and sturdy figure.
“Father” Looking at the other party, the title he hadn’t called him for many years almost blurted out.
“Come on ~ Don’t be stunned. Everyone, come and help. Today is the Praise of the Gods Festival. We also celebrate other people’s festivals.”
Just as he was about to respond, the surroundings began to tremble, as if an earthquake had struck. Raising his head, the roof shattered. The sky was bloody, and countless blue lights pierced through the horizon.
“Rumble!” “Dada … Dada … Dada …” “Whoosh whoosh whoosh …” “Kill them all!” “Boom!” “No!” “I beg you …” “Brilliant Remnants!” “Aggressive …” “Don’t be merciful, they are all worm-like mutants!” “Run! Run!” “Big brother! Big brother, where are you!” “Da da da …” “Swish …” “Child, my child!” “Clang!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Explode them. We don’t need prisoners.” “Burn them in the name of the Holy Light!” “We are the Vast Expanse Sword, Northess, kill!” “Charge! For the Holy Light!” “For glory!” “Kill them all!” “Ah!” “Uh …”
In an instant, all sorts of voices were mixed up. There were explosions, bullets fired, war roars, curses, and miserable cries …
Everything in front of him turned into a sea of flames, filled with splashed flesh and shattered corpses. In the ruins of the house, he saw his mother’s apron, his sister’s long hair …
“No!”
He roared, pulled out his sword, and charged into the tide of enemy troops.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
His eyes were scarlet, blood stained his battle clothes, killing corpses everywhere, blood flowing into rivers, corpses piled up into mountains, but he was unable to calm down the anger and resentment that filled his mouth. He wanted to kill all his enemies, and he wanted justice for his family.
Suddenly, the scene changed and he arrived at that snowy night.
A tall figure was standing at the top of the mound with his back facing him.
“Hagrid, please remember that we, Northas, would rather die than surrender!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold light flashed, and the tall head fell down, mixed with mud and blood, and rolled to his feet.
“Whoa whoa! Whoa whoa! Whoa whoa!”
He roared crazily. Anger, sorrow, unwillingness, pain, resentment, all sorts of negative emotions were like a flood that broke a dam. The monstrous waves shattered his last bit of reason …
“Whoa, whoa, whoa! Bastards! Bastards! I’m going to kill all of you! I’m going to kill all of you!”
He wildly brandished his sword, endlessly killing the enemies around him until he was exhausted and could no longer use his weapon.
After a long time …
He gradually regained consciousness, holding the lightning hammer with a wooden face, staggered up the stone steps, walked out of the secret door step by step, and returned to the sacred fire altar.
“Sorry, I failed.” Hagrid tilted his body and fainted.
Seeing this, everyone hurriedly moved Hagrid to the side lounge, covered him with blankets, and left Tie Ling and Lilith to take care of him.
“Why can’t he be the successor of the Thunderhammer?”
“He is kind, brave, firm in faith, willing to sacrifice for others, how can he not …”
A moment later, in front of the sacred fire altar, Tie Zha asked the Ancient Prophet about his doubts.
The Great Prophet took a deep breath and stared at the Ancient Sacred Flame. He slowly said, “Perhaps …”
“He’s already shouldered too much. The heroes can’t bear to burden him.”
Hearing the words of the Great Prophet, Tie Zha fell silent for a long time.
“How about it? Do you want to give it a try?” The Great Prophet asked.
Tie Zha shook his head and refused, “I … I’m not suitable …” He is a wanted criminal in Silver City World. How many people want to trade his neck for money? Furthermore, he owes a lot of debts. You Ge can’t let him go, and Bi Qinglan can’t let him go. If he really becomes the successor of the lightning hammer, then it won’t be long before not only the lightning hammer is gone, but even the successor is gone …
Moreover, there were not many people in the world who didn’t know where he could hide from. If You Ge knew that he was in the Ancient Temple and asked for his extradition, could the Ancient Prophet have the ability to refuse? Ten thousand steps back, even if the Ancient Prophet had the courage, he would still harm the other party. What could the Ancient Era’s bloodline rely on to contend against the Temple and the World Council?
When Hagrid woke up, Tie Zha went to the bed and said expressionlessly, “The third brother you mentioned is Fanged Northess. Tell him to try it too.”
“What!” Hagrid was instantly enraged and shouted, “His name is Zhu Yongnian. He is a sales clerk, and he has nothing to do with Northas.”
“He is also a fire seed. He has this obligation.” Said Tie Zha.
“Tie Zha, what exactly happened to you? You are clearly the best candidate, why should you shirk your responsibility? Didn’t you say that you are the guardian of the Holy Wolf all day long? Why did you retreat at the critical moment?” Hagrid asked patiently, suppressing his anger.
“The entire Silver City world is chasing me. How long do you think I can hide?” Tie Zha asked.
“That can’t be Zhu Yongnian. He’s a piece of trash.” Hagrid roared.
“Even if it’s trash, he’s still Northas.” Tie Zha insisted.
“You” Hagrid gradually calmed down and finally shook his head. “Alright, alright. I’ll take you to see him. He’s in Xijing. We’ll go find him immediately.”
Then Hagrid got out of bed and went to the altar to ask the great prophet for a jeep. Half an hour later, under the lead of Zhao Wenke, the two brothers boarded the jeep and headed towards Xijing, where the War Bear Temple was located.