Chapter 258: 257 Galuo Li’s Tombstone Chapter 258: 257 Galuo Li’s Tombstone “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”…
When one meteor after another fell upon the Canyon Camp, the tremendous roars followed one after another, spreading far and wide.
The meteorites, glowing fiery red from the intense friction with the atmosphere, relentlessly bombarded the camp, not only shattering the ground but also generating terrifying shockwaves that swept away everything.
Countless meteors continued to plummet from the night sky, blazing past and accompanied by thunderous roars that cleaved the heavens, their overwhelming mass impacting the earth and gouging hole after hole in it, trampling ruthlessly upon everything on the ground.
Thus, the great waves of sand and dust crawling across the earth rose up, spreading outward.
It was a natural disaster.
An incontrovertible natural disaster.
Under such a catastrophe, the power of humans seemed so fragile, so insignificant.
One after another, the Knights cried out in despair within the camp.
One figure after another scurried across the ground like ants in flight.
But with only their feet, it was impossible for them to escape such a disaster.
They were either crushed like bugs by the massive meteorites or swallowed and buried beneath the terrifying shockwaves and sand, meaninglessly trampled under this act of nature, their precious lives senselessly lost.
Farbion, when he had emerged from his tent, frantically fled the scene of destruction while watching the Knights buried under the meteorites, and cried out in utter despair and unbearable sorrow.
He had no idea what had happened.
Nor did he know why things had turned out this way.
All he knew was that those Knights, who had no chance against the catastrophe and were beaten down by it, were all the talents painstakingly cultivated and recruited by his Galuo Li Family.
Because of the Demon Refining Ceremony, not wishing to leak any information and be discovered by the Kingdom, Farbion had brought only those Knights from within or persuaded to join the Galuo Li Family.
He did not dare to bring the common Knights recruited from the civilians, or those who came from other well-born backgrounds, in case anything went wrong.
In other words, the Knights who were continuously losing their lives were all the valued forces and reliance of the Galuo Li Family, as dear to them as their own.
Now, they were being senselessly reaped, taken away by the meteors falling from the sky.
This drove Farbion mad, dumbfounded, and he broke down in tears.
Of course, what would truly break him was yet to come.
The heavily trusted Lana of the Farbion and Galuo Li Family, let out a scream of despair and fear before being struck head-on by a meteorite, right before Farbion’s eyes, and utterly disappeared between the shattered earth.
“I don’t want to die! I don’t want to die! Save me! Father! Mother! Save me…!”
Reiseg also cried out in hysteria, his face smeared with snot and tears, desperately running amongst the crowd, but in the end, was crushed by a rock falling from the sky, leaving only a pool of blood and mangled flesh.
“Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah…!”
Farbion completely broke down, his screams like those of repentance, and also like the mad howls of a devil.
In that moment, all ambition and greed were forcibly erased from Farbion’s mind.
That was the once unbearable frustration.
That was also the past obsessive folly.
He did not know when it all started.
Was it when he heard someone say, “The Galuo Li are truly second-rate, only capable of controlling Knights of no significant Level, without even one truly strong warrior”?
It began when people started saying, “The Elbein and Viladina families are the backbone of the Kingdom. Even without the Galuo Li or the Kingdom Knights, with these two families in charge of the Guard Knight Order, the Kingdom can rest easy.”
Because of such talk, Farbion felt disgruntled, leading to his stubborn obsession.
Why can’t our Galuo Li family match the Elbein and Viladina families?
Why are we only able to control some low-level knights and command a Kingdom Knight Order, yet we are excluded from the prestigious Guard Knight Order which is the glory of the Kingdom?
Is our family’s history shorter than those two families?
Is our family’s contributions worse than those two families?
Why can our family not produce a true powerhouse?
Is this the divine will?
Do the gods not allow our Galuo Li family to rise?
Then I will stop believing in the gods!
With such thoughts, Farbion got involved with the Old Demon Clan Faction and eventually obtained a Demon Infant, thus embarking on this path of no return.
The pact he made with the Primordial Demon was quite simple: he would help conduct the Demon Refining Ceremony, cultivate sacrifices, complete the Demon Infant, and in return, the Primordial Demon would lend him the Demon Infant to knock down the Deputy Commander and Family Head of the guard knights of Aridia and Viladina.
Once these two fell, the Elbein and Viladina families would effectively lose their mainstays.
Afterward, by eliminating any other threatening individuals remaining in these two families, the Guard Knight Order would fall into the hands of our Galuo Li family.
At that time, holding both the Guard Knight Order and the Kingdom Knights, the military power of the Kingdom would be all in the hands of the Galuo Li family.
Then, the Galuo Li would just need to find a way to marry into the Royal Family, and no one in the nation could stand against the Galuo Lis.
The best option would be to marry Princess Luosilusti.
If a marriage with the princess could be arranged, then the Kingdom would become utterly dominated by the Galuo Li.
That’s why Farbion valued Reiseg so much, with the idea of marrying him to Princess Luosilusti.
For this, Farbion persistently offered marriage proposals to the Royal Family on Reiseg’s behalf.
But now, all ambitions and obsessions have evaporated under the beautiful meteor shower, turning into mere illusions.
After this meteor shower, the Galuo Li family would be as good as crippled.
Moreover, with the hopeful Lana and Reiseg dead under the meteorite, the next generation of the Galuo Li family was virtually doomed.
Now, how could the Galuo Li possibly compete for what they desired?
It’s likely that, severely weakened, they would struggle to survive against their political enemies in the Royal Capital.
While the Galuo Li had their sights set on the Elbein and Viladina families, naturally, those below were also watching the Galuo Li.
Therefore, it’s not just about climbing higher for the Galuo Li—they might have already met their end.
In the midst of Farbion’s despair, a mocking voice rang out in his heart.
“Goodbye, Commander. I hope your whole family can stay together even in Hell.”
Hearing this, Farbion’s eyes widened.
He recognized this voice.
Finally, he understood why this natural disaster had occurred.
It was because they had meddled with someone they shouldn’t have.
This cry became Farbion’s final wail.
A large meteorite fell right where Farbion stood, serving as his tombstone.