Pirate Sequence: Start with Outlaws.

"What are these?"

Colonel Henry was a little shocked when he saw the bottles and jars in front of him.

Because the decorative patterns on each jar are extremely exquisite and complex.

There are light gold lines on the navy blue can, and each one looks like a tree and a flower are tattooed on it.

When Rune, Liad and the others approached the place, they suddenly felt a huge pressure from the demon statue above them, and some obscure emotions flowed in their hearts.

Rune slowly closed his eyes. He could feel the resistance and cries of the Nami people under the oppression of these demons, and he could feel their sadness and pain.

The countless bottles and jars around represent the countless souls of the Nami people imprisoned by God.

"The tragic stories that the Nano people have endured are truly pitiful." said Lincoln, the Dragonborn Major General on the side.

He could definitely relate to this sadness.

Because a long time ago, in a secret period of history, they, the Dragonborn, had also become slaves of others.

At that time, even the noble dragon bloodline had to bow their heads.

However, unlike the Nami people, they succeeded in their rebellion, while the Nami people were left in these bottles and jars forever.

Under the gaze of everyone, Liad walked to the base of the statue.

There, the Nami people cast statues and carved their own characters.

This is a humiliating record, and even Liad seemed a little sympathetic when translating it.

The ruled Nami people, when seeing the suffering that the demon god brought to their compatriots, had to write songs praising the demon god.

However, Liad discovered clues left by the Nanos, which were accusations against the devil and requests for freedom.

"How was it? Did you get any useful information from it?" Rune asked, standing next to Liad.

Liad nodded slightly and explained: "This tomb is not as simple as imagined."

"From the records left by the Nami craftsmen who cast the statue, we know that this tomb is not used to bury the Nami people, but to seal their souls! At the same time, a mysterious magic seed ritual is performed."

"The entire tomb is like a large-scale mechanical formation that will trap their souls inside, making them slaves of the demon god for eternity."

"The origins of these demon gods are also very clear in the records. They are prophets who descended from the tribe of the voodoo god."

"The three demon gods control an energy called 'Aster', which can control a person's mind and brain. Especially since the Nami people have been distorted after ascending, the influence of Aster on them is even more terrifying."

"Under the influence of the Aster energy, the Nami people fell one after another and humiliated themselves by building this huge tomb to enshrine the three demon gods."

"There are 3000 steps. There is a demon god above every 1000 steps. The winged gargoyle in front of you is called Aztak."

"According to the records, he is a powerful Sequence 3 being."

After hearing what Liad said, Major General Lincoln couldn't sit still. "What did you say? This demon is already Sequence 3! Then wouldn't the demons above that be even more powerful?"

There was hesitation in his words. No one could afford to offend a Sequence 3 Demon.

If the records were true, there was no need for them to explore further. No amount of wealth was more important than their own lives.

"Don't be too nervous." Liad said at this time, "From the records, the three demon gods left after they were sure to suppress all the tribesmen, leaving only three afterimages in the tomb. Because of Ziyuan, the afterimages also have a strong suppressive power on the tribesmen."

"Afterimage, at most he is only at Sequence 4 strength, and after so many years of wear and tear, I don't know what realm he has fallen to."

"Even the real bodies of these demon gods have fallen."

"Then let's continue watching." Lincoln still maintained a cautious attitude.

As a dragon descendant, wealth from the outside world is certainly important to him and can help him advance quickly, but in fact, he still needs to tap into the power of his own blood.

As long as he has enough time, he will be able to become stronger, it's just a matter of speed.

In addition to the dragon nature in him, he attaches great importance to the exchange of interests. When his life is threatened, he will not do anything too dangerous.

All with caution.

"What about these jars around here? Do we need to break them?" Kasruto asked. "Didn't the lizardman ask us to save their souls? What should we do?"

Rune thought about it, and finally shook his head. "Let's put these jars here first. Before we figure out everything, we should not act rashly. Even if the records of the Nami people show that they were oppressed by the demon god, we are just bystanders. The interests of the Nami people are not deeply involved with us."

"And none of us know what the consequences will be if we break these jars."

"Let's go back and have a look."

With a cautious attitude, the crowd did not break the jars immediately, but continued to climb up the stairs step by step.

As expected, on the 2000th step, there appeared a statue of the second demon god. This demon god was very tall and strong.

He has horns on his head, flames behind him, and a trident in his hands.

But his face was gentler than the first demon's. Under his feet there were also inscriptions recording his life and deeds, as well as countless bottles and jars.

Unlike the jars on the 1000th floor, the jars in front of us seem more spiritual.

As Liad deciphered the inscription, Kasrito stepped forward.

The surrounding jars seemed to sense the holy light aura on him and began to tremble slightly.

This sudden change scared Kasruto so much that he quickly hid behind Rune and looked at the shaking jars.

Everyone was quick to notice the movement. Colonel Henry narrowed his eyes and carefully observed Casruituo and the jars. He then said in a deep voice, "It seems a little strange. These jars are very sensitive to the holy light."

"Could it be possible that there is also a knight sect among the Nami people?"

"No, that's not right." Rune denied Henry's words at this time, "These jars don't seem to be reacting to the Holy Light with a sense of familiarity, but instead want to devour the Holy Light!"

Hearing Rune's words, Henry frowned deeply, and Castrito took a few steps back again.

After being reminded, he also sensed the deep malice towards him coming from the jar.

"I can feel it. If it weren't for something restricting the contents of the jar, it would have jumped out and swallowed me long ago." Kasruituo still had lingering fears.

The contents of the jar contained a very strong sense of evil, which made him shudder.

At this time, Liad, who had been translating the inscriptions, finally said: "Under the second demon god, these jars have undergone a mutation. In the demon god's mouth, these jars are called demon seeds."

"The specific meaning is that it is the 'seed' that can become a true demon."

"Put these jars here and they will be constantly infected and corrupted by the evil aura on the statues. Coupled with the infiltration of the purple orchid inside, the people of the Nami tribe will be transformed into corresponding demon species after a long period of time."

"For the demon god, the Nano people have strong physiques and chaotic minds after ascending, making them the perfect candidates to become demons."

"That is to say, there are demons locked up in all these bottles and jars in front of us." Kasruituo took a deep breath.

"That's not entirely true." Liad said, "It's not that easy to become a demon. The existence of demons was mentioned in the Knight's Old Testament. For ordinary humans, it is already very difficult to create one demon among ten thousand people. Even if the Nano people have special physiques, at most one demon can be produced among a hundred Nano people."

"Fortunately, I heard Colonel Rune's words and did not break the jars below. Who knows what is hidden in those jars? We didn't find out until the 2000th floor!" said Kasruituo.

Rune did not deny this.

It's always a good idea to be cautious when you're out there.

Liad said: "I originally thought it was just the history of the Nami people's struggle against the Demon God, but after this round of inscription translation, I have a different clue. The Nami people at that time actually had the strength to fight against the Demon God. As long as they united and used the Quicksand Knot and the Sun Disc, the Demon God would be helpless against them."

"The reason they were completely defeated was because there was a traitor among them."

"Some members of the Nami tribe saw their emperor and four kings ascend to heaven and disappear, so they had other ideas in their minds. When the demon god descended, they directly joined the foreign tribe. This directly led to the humiliation of the Nami tribe."

"Traitors are not uncommon at any time." Rune said, "Let's continue to move upwards and see what information the last demon god can bring us."

Everyone continued to climb the stairs and reached the 3000th step.

A statue appeared in front of everyone again, and the shape of this statue was even more distorted.

He is a snake man.

Its head is similar to that of a king cobra, but its body is that of a human, and it holds a snake-shaped staff in its hand.

The workmanship and carving of this statue are more refined than the previous two. Even the eyes are inlaid with green gems, and the inscription under the feet is outlined with golden quicksand.

The evil spirit in the jars around it was thicker than before.

Moreover, these jars look very lively, like real living things.

Rune and the others remained vigilant and slowly approached the snakeman statue in front of them.

It is full of evil aura, and you can feel the voodoo energy coming from it just by getting close to it.

Liad went to the bottom of the statue to check the inscription as usual, and this time he translated it very quickly. He soon returned to Lu Wen and said:

"The story behind this statue is very simple. It is about the feud between the God of Voodoo and the God of the Sun."

"They are long-standing enemies. The Nami believe in the God of the Sun, while the Snake People believe in the God of Voodoo. The fight between the two sides is a long-standing feud."

"It's just that the actions of the Nami people touched the bottom line of the Sun God, and they were abandoned by the Sun God. Then the Voodoo God took advantage of the situation and sent out the Demon God to rule them."

"In the final analysis, it is the battles between gods that trigger wars between their believers."

"However, believers in the gods developed a sense of their own freedom and no longer wanted to be ruled by anyone."

Rune nodded. "It was a conscious struggle of a race, but their struggle encountered inevitable obstruction."

He thought for a while, "Then is there any mention of the traces of the one emperor and four kings after they ascended to heaven?"

"Logically speaking, they should be extremely powerful after ascending, even comparable to gods. Even if they only have a little residual consciousness, they should not let their people fall into such a difficult situation."

Liad said: "The inscriptions do not mention their whereabouts, but we can learn that the magical Quicksand Knot is associated with the death of the Nami people."

"The reason why the Nami people were sealed but not destroyed is because these Quicksand Knots played a key role. After each Nami person dies, they will enter the Quicksand Knot of the Gods to reincarnate, thus achieving the effect of rebirth. Even the Demon God has no way to deal with this."

"However, as time went by, the effect of the gods' Quicksand Knot became weaker and weaker. After reincarnation, they could no longer maintain their previous appearance and began to transform into various creatures."

Hearing Liad's words, Henry next to him said, "In other words, the Quicksand Snake we saw is actually the reincarnation of the Nami people. The reason why the Quicksand Snake is hovering around the Quicksand Knot of the God is also for this reason."

"That's probably the case."

When they came to this result, everyone was slightly surprised.

No one could have imagined that these creatures in the balanced quicksand would actually be the reincarnations of the Nami people.

"Smart human race." At this moment, a voice sounded in everyone's ears.

Rune looked around and confirmed the direction of the sound, which came from a jar in the center under the demon statue.

He slowly walked towards the jar, took out the Destiny Shotgun and pointed it at the jar, "It's you who's talking."

The jar in front of him trembled, then slowly floated up, drew a circle in the air, and burst out with purple energy. "It's me!"

Its voice also began to tremble with excitement, "How many years have passed, how many years have passed!"

“Finally I saw a living person!”

"Well, it looks like they should be human!"

"Back then, the human race was the lowest race in the world, but now it seems that they have made more progress."

"Humans, what are you doing here?"

"No! You don't need to talk, just let me guess."

When Jar met Rune and others, he was like a chatterbox and didn't give others a chance to speak.

"I guess you are here for the Ascension Disc, right?"