My Doomsday Simulator Game.

Chapter 78 78. Codename Paladin

Passing through the dark and depressing cell, Su Hong came to the fireplace hall again.

The warden invited him to sit down. After a long silence, he asked, "What is your reason for meeting His Highness the Paladin?"

Su Hong stroked his chin and said, "It's that simple to eliminate disasters."

"Warden Protz, a passing Templar Knight once said that you imprisoned the Paladin. Is this true?"

He was very curious. The relationship between Warden Protz and the Paladin was not as contradictory as he had imagined. On the contrary, the man in front of him had great respect for the Paladin.

The Templar Knights would not lie, so there is only one possibility, that Warden Protz has other hidden reasons for imprisoning the Paladins.

Warden Protz was silent for a moment. "That is indeed true, but it was also voluntary on His Highness' part."

"Come with me. His Highness will tell you the truth about what happened in the Kingdom of the Sun."

Warden Protz stood up and walked deeper into the prison. Su Hong followed him for a few minutes and came to a black iron door.

He pushed with both hands, the door rumbled, and a thick and heavy blood mist of disaster leaked out from the gap.

When the portal was fully opened, the familiar sun hole and the stone platform filled with blood mist were still there.

"Mr. Protz, you seem to be very free today."

A voice with a hint of majesty suddenly came from the blood mist.

Warden Protz bowed and saluted. "The undead with the Paladin badge helped me repel the enemies who coveted the power of the disaster. This guest wants to meet you."

"It's been so many years since I last met you. Well, come here, young undead."

Warden Protz made way, and the path to the stone platform was no longer obstructed.

Su Hong took a deep breath, prepared himself to be swallowed by the disaster, then walked forward, his figure gradually engulfed by the blood mist.

In the blood mist, a tall figure sitting cross-legged on a stone slab appeared. Even though Su Hong could not see the face of the paladin clearly, the aura that inadvertently leaked from his body was already quite terrifying.

What's even more terrifying is that he can't see the information of the Paladin.

Faced with a completely unknown object, Su Hong had no choice but to sit down.

"Facing disaster with amazing courage, disaster potential +300."

The Paladin spoke with a hint of smile in his tone, "You are very brave, young undead, and it is not luck that has brought you here."

Su Hong complained in his heart that if he had really good luck, he wouldn't have to die so many times in the simulation.

"Mr. Paladin." He stared closely at the figure in the blood mist, "Excuse me, are you the disaster?"

"Me? Not really." The Paladin said calmly, "But the disaster is closely related to me."

Su Hong's heart was shocked and he listened attentively. He felt that he was getting closer to the truth.

Paladin: "In my world, we once faced the same disaster as we are facing now—the sun went out, the flames disappeared, and the world fell into a long night."

"I, Randall Emmett, am the most outstanding knight genius in the Knights Templar, a Blazing Heart Knight who carries the glory of the sun, and the most powerful being in the Knights Templar for thousands of years."

"My power has reached the pinnacle of the human world. I have hope of retaking the Plains of Heaven and returning the Tree of the Sun to the Kingdom's control."

“It’s a pity…” The man’s tone became hollow, as if he had endless regrets. “Even I can’t resist the erosion of disaster.”

"The Crusade Legion was established in violation of the royal authority, so the court and the Church of Light strongly opposed the Crusade." "I was able to establish the Crusade Legion under the pressure of the kingdom, so I naturally would not be afraid of those corrupt nobles."

"But the sky has been dark for too long. The kingdom's crops have been ruined and no grain has been harvested. Disaster monsters are wreaking havoc in the various kingly counties, and the people are suffering terribly."

"The people placed their hopes of survival on me, but the gathering of their wishes inadvertently created the most terrible disaster in history."

"This is a disaster called the Paladin. It makes the Eastern Crusade a curse, a journey that is always full of hope but can never reach its destination."

“When I realized this, it was too late to turn back.”

"In order to suppress the disaster, I imprisoned myself in the most terrifying Dark Prison, hoping to minimize the impact of the disaster."

"But the rioting people and the evil cult that took advantage of the situation were intentionally or unintentionally affected by the disaster. They hope that the Crusade can continue, even if it means destroying the kingdom..."

"Finally, the glorious kingdom of order came to an end in darkness."

Su Hong couldn't help but ask: "What exactly is the disaster?"

The paladin said in a hoarse voice: "In the Age of the Sun, the king and the gods coexisted. The world had concepts of cold and heat, darkness and light, just like the four seasons. The birth, aging, illness and death of life were also part of the order of the sun. We are the children of the sun."

“But in the dark age, the sun that symbolizes order has gone out, and we have all become the embers of the old era. The disaster that represents darkness and disorder has become the master of the world.”

"To be pessimistic, we have been abandoned by the world."

"But the Sun Tree still stands deep in the Heavenly Plains. If we can ignite it with the blood of the Solar Corona, the world may return to the Sun Age, even if the flame will eventually go out..."

Su Hong's eyes lit up, "What is the Corona Bloodline and how can I obtain it?"

"That is a bloodline that is powerful enough to ignite the body and soul. Even if the radiance it emits lasts only for a moment, it is enough to ignite the entire Sun Tree."

"This bloodline is only possessed by the descendants of the Sun King who live in the palace. To light the Sun Tree, one must first light oneself. Perhaps this is why the contemporary Sun King is strongly opposed to the Eastern Expedition."

"As an immortal, he already has the power to survive in the new world, so why would he die for the old era?"

"The blood of a king can be passed down, but the spirit of a king has been lost."

The Paladin moved his body, and the chains around him stirred up the blood mist, making his figure even more blurred.

"Young man, I need your help."

“Perhaps the Sun Tree and the Corona Bloodline have long since disappeared into the dust of history, but the calamity called the Paladin still exists.”

"I hope you can be its final gravedigger."

"You want me to kill you?" Su Hong looked hesitant. He estimated that even if he tried his best, he might not be able to scrape off the dead skin of the Paladin.

The Paladin smiled, his voice rough, "You are very brave, but the disaster is not something you can deal with."

"Find the original Horcrux. This is the only way to seal the disaster of the kingdom."

"Original Horcrux?" Su Hong looked confused.

What is this?
The Paladin did not answer his question, but just looked up at the sky.

"The owner of the original Horcrux is the one who covets the calamity. The divergent Horcrux he possesses is one of the six original Horcruxes."

(End of this chapter)