From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 271 - 221 The Meaning of Conscription

As the private jet touched down at the military airport of the Southern War Zone, an earth-shaking secret exploded within Fusang Country.

The shocking secret was the Soul Capturing Monster incident.

There was evidence that the Mitsui Consortium had used the Soul Capturing Monster to control several Fusang politicians, thereby manipulating Fusang's political landscape.

This incident had naturally been orchestrated by Lu Heng before he left Fusang, having Lin Zeyu expose it.

It was mid-October during the Abyss Descent, whereas in his previous life, the Soul Capturing Monster incident had erupted one year after the Abyss Descent.

According to the timeline,

October during the Abyss Descent should have been the first summoning of the Soul Capturing Monster incident, but in his previous life, this summoning had failed.

Two months later, the second summoning occurred, and that time, the power users of the summoned species exposed the Soul Capturing Monster incident.

However, according to memories from his previous life, even though the Soul Capturing Monster incident had been revealed, its impact was suppressed by the Mitsui Consortium, and only the three exposed Fusang politicians disappeared.

In other words, the Soul Capturing Monster incident from his past life was not fully resolved; it was just the exposure of the Soul Capturing Monster.

After all, behind the Soul Capturing Monster incident there was a Bronze Gate that led to the Evil Spirit Abyss.

The outcome in this life was completely different.

Thanks to Lu Heng's involvement, the Bronze Gate had been destroyed, and the incident had been thoroughly resolved, achieving a much higher completion than in his previous life.

This news broke out, and panic instantly ensued within Fusang Country.

The Mitsui Consortium frantically suppressed public opinion and blocked news, trying to minimize the impact.

However, the person Lin Zeyu found was no pushover, continuously igniting public outrage.

Many people on the internet in Fusang demanded a physical examination of the several Fusang politicians who had been exposed.

According to the Mitsui Consortium's way of handling situations, those politicians would probably disappear very soon.

Regardless of how much turmoil was happening in Fusang, Lu Heng had no interest in following it.

After the Bansel Clan delegation of fifteen had landed at the Southern War Zone airport, they were taken to a reception hall and then had an official meeting with Li Guining.

Although Iron Arm had not experienced such a high-level diplomatic encounter before, as the leader, he was still worldly, and he did not falter when meeting Li Guining.

Both sides engaged in friendly conversation and expressed goodwill.

This official establishment of relations between the two civilizations was very successful.

After all, Da Xia was a land of propriety, and there were no conflicts of interest between the two sides; there was even a common enemy.

Under these circumstances, if it wasn't for the first contact and the haste of time, an alliance agreement could have even been signed.

Since the Bansel Clan's time to return was approaching, Iron Arm led his people to depart hastily that same afternoon.

Because they were going to Quenching Castle with Lu Heng to meet their once allied species.

In the evening,

A minibus drove into the Flame Emblem Club in Coastal City, and a group of short figures followed Lu Heng with clattering steps up the bell tower and into Quenching Castle.

When Iron Arm and Gulu met, both were stunned for a moment.

They were strangers to each other, yet within that strangeness, there was a hint of familiarity.

The Black Iron Dwarfs of the Abyss and the Bansel Clan certainly were once allies; even if they hadn't seen each other, they had heard about each other in legends and seen depictions in murals.

Lu Heng then gave a brief introduction.

Iron Arm and Gulu, with tears streaming down their faces, stepped forward and hugged each other.

Lu Heng couldn't fully empathize with their emotions, but he could understand them.

A little thought made it clear.

The Black Iron Dwarfs and the Bansel Clan were once allies, the Bansel Clan's Quenching and forging techniques were learned from the Black Iron Dwarfs.

The relationships between the two species were very close.

However, with the descent of the Abyss, the fates of both species began to change.

To avoid the invasion from the Abyss, the Black Iron Dwarfs and the Bansel Clan had to migrate constantly over the past centuries.

Their numbers had dwindled from prosperity to the brink of extinction.

When Lu Heng was summoned to the Evil God's Burial Ground, there were only a few thousand members of the Bansel Clan left at Stone Hammer Castle.

If they hadn't defeated the Evil God's Servant and stopped the Resurrection Ceremony of Evil God Barton, the Bansel Clan might have been exterminated.

The situation of the Black Iron Dwarfs was similar, migrating constantly to evade the Abyss.

In the end, Gulu directly detached Quenching Castle from the Abyss and fled to Blue Star, hiding in an overlapping space.

However, this was only temporary.

If one day, Blue Star was almost completely devoured by the Abyss, then this place would also become part of the Abyss.

At that point, Quenching Castle would fall into the Abyss again.

Therefore, the meeting between Iron Arm and Gulu was an encounter between two nearly extinct allied species in an otherworld.

In their memories, they had the hardship their species had endured over the past centuries, surviving the narrow gaps, and finally, they were reunited with their former allies.

This emotion was something outsiders simply could not fathom.

Gulu was so delighted that he decided to offer the highest-quality cuisine of Quenching Castle to entertain his former allies.

Hearing this, Lu Heng's heart skipped a beat, fearing he'd serve fried cockroaches, but thankfully, what was eventually brought out was a mushroom soup.

Iron Arm and Gulu talked from dusk until deep into the night.

Until midnight, the final hour for return arrived.

The Bansel Clan collectively returned, teleporting away from Quenching Castle.

Before leaving, Mia discreetly set the Space Anchor Point in Quenching Castle, resolved to teleport back when she had time.

...

After the departure of the Bansel Clan, Gulu sat on the threshold of the great door of Quenching Castle, resting his chin in his hands and started to daydream.

This daydreaming lasted from midnight until daylight the next day.

In the morning,

Lu Heng approached him and found him sitting on the doorstep, almost exactly the same as last night's posture, statue-like, and expressed his surprise,

"Master, you've been sitting here all night."

Gulu sighed and said, "Seeing the allies of the Bansel Clan, it made me miss my old hometown, and my clan..."

Since the arrival of Quenching Castle on Blue Star, Lu Heng had not asked him about the matters of the Black Iron Dwarfs.

Because in the last life, there was no second Black Iron Dwarf appearing at Quenching Castle.

However, Lu Heng had heard of Black Iron Dwarfs from other Superpower Users.

Lu Heng knew what he was thinking about and asked, "Are you missing your kin?"

"Yeah, I miss them. But the Black Iron Dwarfs are probably extinct now. In a few decades, when I'm dead, there will be no more Black Iron Dwarfs in the world."

When Gulu said this, he lifted his head to look at Lu Heng and said, "By that time, Quenching Castle will be left to you. Hang my portrait inside the castle, to let history know that Quenching Castle originally belonged to the Black Iron Dwarfs."

Lu Heng looked at his melancholic expression and said, "There's a bit of good news and a bit of bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"

"The bad news."

"The bad news should be heard alongside the good news."

"Then the good news."

"I've heard from other Superpower Users that they have seen Black Iron Dwarfs on the Abyss Battlefield so you're not the last Black Iron Dwarf. There should still be Black Iron Dwarfs scattered in some corners of the Abyss World," Lu Heng said, revealing the information he knew.

Immediately, an expression of surprise appeared on Gulu's face as he eagerly asked, "Really? Where are they?"

Lu Heng spread his hands and said, "That's the bad news I was going to mention. I don't know where they are."

Although this was indeed bad news, Gulu was not discouraged and spoke excitedly, "It doesn't matter, as long as there are clan members alive, there's hope. Lu Heng, can I ask a favor of you?"

Lu Heng already guessed what he was going to ask, "You want me to help you find your kin?"

Gulu nodded and replied, "Yes, if one day you see other Black Iron Dwarfs, tell them that Quenching Castle still stands, and to keep living on. Quenching Castle will always be their home."

Lu Heng nodded in agreement, "Okay, I promise you."

He might have promised, but it was not an easy task.

Furthermore, whether he could encounter Black Iron Dwarfs in the Abyss Battlefield was a matter of luck.

So even though he had promised, it wasn't certain that he could do it.

Even if he encountered Black Iron Dwarfs on the Abyss Battlefield, how to rescue them was also a big problem.

In fact, even if Gulu hadn't made this request, Lu Heng would have tried to do it.

The Abyss had swallowed many worlds and destroyed many civilizations.

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There were also civilizations like the Bansel Clan and Black Iron Dwarfs, who persisted in resisting the Abyss, and had been facing extinction for centuries.

Relying on a single civilization to counter the Abyss and uncover its true nature was nearly impossible.

Perhaps, gathering all those civilizations invaded by the Abyss and combining the strength of numerous civilizations was the right way to fight the Abyss.

This was an idea that Lu Heng harbored in his heart, but had never verified, nor could he verify.

In front of the Abyss, the power of a single civilization was too weak.

The reason Lu Heng believed that forming an alliance with other civilizations to fight the Abyss was the way to win this plane war wasn't just a flight of fancy.

In fact.

The summoning of the Abyss Battlefield had already given an answer.

Whether it was humans being summoned to otherworlds or other Species being summoned to Blue Star, all were facts telling one thing.

The purpose of the summoning was to provide support to civilizations invaded by the Abyss.

Lu Heng being summoned to the Evil God's Burial Ground was to support the Bansel Clan, helping them prevent the resurrection of Evil God Barton.

Being summoned to the Sikes Civilization was to stop the Abyss Meat Tumor from devouring the Second Gaia Star of Sikes.

The Bansel Clan being summoned to Blue Star was to support humans, to resolve the Soul Capturing Monster crisis, and destroy the Abyss Gate.

Even the first time he was summoned into the Horned Demon Commander's Hunting Ground seemed like the summoning will, wishing for someone to save Quenching Castle, to aid the Black Iron Dwarfs.

The Abyss Battlefield had many different modes, including Source Material battles that could cause conflicts among the summoned.

But, by looking beyond these facades and reassessing the meaning of summoning, one could discover that the original intent of summoning was the support of other civilizations.

Because of this reason, the more a civilization was on the brink of a crisis due to Abyss invasion, the greater the chance of receiving summoning support.

Unfortunately, not everyone can see this layer of meaning.

The majority of Superpower Users only sought to compete for resources in the Abyss Battlefield, fighting each other ruthlessly, even to the point of killing one another.

There are even those who accept tasks from the Abyss and fall into becoming Traitors.

Lu Heng, having experienced the Abyss Descent anew, saw many things that others did not, and had long made up his mind to uphold this belief in his heart, to try his best to unite those civilizations invaded by the Abyss, and jointly find a way to fight against it.

No matter which direction this path ultimately leads, he will always persist.