Heroes' Prison

Chapter 966 - 913: Kill Bloodhoof

"Qiao Sida, if you don’t answer this question, your entire life will be changed, and the consequences will be severe. If you answer my question, I will take you to that Minotaur, and by then you will have a new name, a new identity, and your life will undergo earth-shaking changes. Are you willing to ruin your life over a secret?" Huang Yi continued to threaten and entice Bloodhoof.

At this moment, Bloodhoof was not yet Bloodhoof, but was called Qiao Sida. The name "Bloodhoof" only came after arriving at that Minotaur tribe. If Huang Yi didn’t send Qiao Sida to that Minotaur tribe, there would be no person named "Bloodhoof" in this hidden world.

However, this doesn’t align with historical development, and Huang Yi didn’t know what consequences would occur.

"I won’t listen to your words, you evil person!" Bloodhoof said resolutely, his tone unyielding.

Huang Yi furrowed his brows. In his impression, Qiao Sida was a very obedient child, so why did he become so defiant when it came to this issue?

The trial had reached this point, and it seemed that Huang Yi had only one option left, which was to follow the historical trajectory and obediently take Bloodhoof to that Minotaur tribe to complete this Second Transformation Trial.

But Huang Yi was not willing to give up. The future of The Second World was behind Bloodhoof, and not uncovering the secret would be a waste of this opportunity to start anew.

If he didn’t follow the previous path, then he should take a completely opposite approach.

Suddenly, Huang Yi had a thought—

Kill Bloodhoof!

This thought, like a seed, quickly took root and sprouted in his mind, occupying his heart in an instant.

Bloodhoof, this God Sealer, had always been revered in history, like an untouchable legend, and no one had ever thought of disrespecting him. Huang Yi’s thought was simply outrageous!

But upon reflection, it was not an unreasonable path to take a unique approach. In the history of The Second World, after Bloodhoof’s death, no one could achieve divine ascension again. This drastic change was obviously closely related to Bloodhoof. What would happen if Bloodhoof was killed in advance?

In that case, could the mystery of why later generations could not achieve divine ascension be unraveled?

The more Huang Yi thought about it, the more he felt this method was worth a try.

However, this matter was not trivial. Once Bloodhoof was killed, this Second Transformation Trial would presumably fail immediately.

Thinking it over, Huang Yi finally came up with a method that could solve both problems. He moved the mouse, clicking on an icon named "Marketplace" in the upper right corner of the screen.

The Second World here was presented in the form of a network game, with a marketplace feature where some RMB player items could be purchased.

The private server Huang Yi played offered almost everything, providing him with all his previous abilities.

For example, he started directly with a Rare Race and a Rare Class, skipping the steps of doing Rare Quests;

The Epic Equipment on him and his storage ring were directly provided, just needing to equip them;

His Little Dragon, Nefalem’s Bloodline, Eye of Time, etc., were all automatically provided by the system at his corresponding level.

And his plan was to use the Eye of Time to glimpse Bloodhoof’s past!

The consumption rate of the Energy Value by the Eye of Time is determined by the subject. Observing geographical changes consumes Energy Value very slowly. But looking into a person’s past, the Energy Value consumption is rapid, and even after consuming all the Energy Value, it won’t last long.

Therefore, Huang Yi needed a Special Energy Stone to support him with unlimited energy, enabling the Eye of Time.

And in the RMB marketplace of this private server, there happened to be such Special Energy Stones available, with one purchasable for just ten RMB!

When Huang Yi previously searched for this private server, the advertisement said—"Not expensive to recharge, but immensely enjoyable to play!" emphasizing that spending money could lead to more enjoyment.

Additionally, when Huang Yi first saw Li Qiang playing in the Legendary private server, Li Qiang was battling an RMB player inside. That RMB player had spent money to buy a Dragon-slaying sword, a Paralysis ring, and other superior equipment, easily defeating Li Qiang.

In the private server, as long as money is spent, any problem can be solved, and since Huang Yi was in a time more than a hundred years ago, he naturally applied the problem-solving mindset of that era. He also wanted to act like an RMB player once.

Before long, Huang Yi used an internet café’s recharge channel to top up ten RMB into this private server and bought a Special Energy Stone from the marketplace.

Immediately afterward, he activated the Eye of Time, using the endless energy provided by the Special Energy Stone, and began observing Bloodhoof’s past!

He adjusted the time flow speed to one month per second!

Bloodhoof’s previous life replayed rapidly before Huang Yi’s eyes. Those past events, unknown to anyone, were revealed clearly to him.

At the beginning, Bloodhoof’s experiences were normal, similar to any other of his age. He had always lived in the small place called Blood Town, and the people he interacted with were also from the small town, with nothing special about them.

Finally, when Huang Yi saw Bloodhoof’s experiences from three years ago, he noticed something was amiss!

Three years ago, Bloodhoof’s life was a complete blank!

No matter how long Huang Yi observed, it remained a blank!

Bloodhoof seemingly had no past!

His life appeared to have abruptly started from three years ago!

Huang Yi immediately adjusted the time flow rate, from one month per second to one day per second, continuing to observe Bloodhoof.

Finally, after Huang Yi adjusted the time flow rate step by step, he found Bloodhoof’s first day!

On an evening three years ago, Bloodhoof suddenly appeared in a small alley in Blood Town without any warning!

This was the earliest image that the Eye of Time could see!

And Bloodhoof’s experiences before this image were invisible, his origin unknown, and why he suddenly appeared in Blood Town remained a mystery.

Huang Yi adjusted the Eye of Time forward a bit to see what transpired after Bloodhoof suddenly appeared in Blood Town.

At that time, Bloodhoof was still a little boy. He wandered around Blood Town and, when passing through an alley, he cruelly killed a child who was playing!

Subsequently, Bloodhoof’s face suddenly wriggled and transformed into the appearance of that child.

Since then, he had lived in Blood Town!

Huang Yi stared dazedly at the Bloodhoof before him, his heart horrified!

It turned out, Bloodhoof was not Qiao Sida at all!

Qiao Sida was originally a regular boy, happily living with his parents. But after Bloodhoof came to Blood Town, he killed Qiao Sida, then transformed into him, impersonating Qiao Sida and hiding under this identity for many years.

Huang Yi looked at Bloodhoof’s horrifying history, and his heart was filled with greater mystery!

Why couldn’t Bloodhoof’s past be seen?

Why did his experiences abruptly start three years ago?

Where is he from?

What on earth happened to Bloodhoof before that?

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But the Eye of Time could not answer these questions! Bloodhoof’s past three years ago couldn’t even be seen by the Eye of Time!

Nevertheless, Huang Yi now knew at least one fact: there indeed was a big secret behind Bloodhoof. Perhaps since ancient times, he was the only one who knew this secret, and although outsiders investigated Bloodhoof, such a secret could not be discovered.

After observing for a while, Huang Yi’s Eye of Time could no longer retrieve more useful information. He finally closed the Eye of Time, looking at Bloodhoof, whose face remained defiant.

Huang Yi took a deep breath, stared at Bloodhoof intently, and questioned: "You are not Qiao Sida at all. Three years ago, you suddenly came to Blood Town, killed Qiao Sida, and since then have been impersonating him, hiding under this unremarkable identity. Who are you really? Where do you come from?"

Bloodhoof listened to Huang Yi’s words, his body suddenly trembling, his eyes incredulously fixated on Huang Yi, dumbfounded: "You, how do you know these things?"

"Are you admitting to this?" Huang Yi retorted coldly, "Where exactly did you come from three years ago?"

At this moment, Bloodhoof no longer bore any resemblance to the innocent child, his gaze gradually deepened, seemingly more like an adult. He stared at Huang Yi for a long time, ultimately murmuring: "Unexpectedly, someone like you can know some of my secrets. Yes, I am indeed not Qiao Sida, he was already killed by me long ago, but now that we’ve torn down our faces, do you think I’ll tell you more secrets? Don’t even think about it."

"In that case, perhaps I must kill you!" Huang Yi finally felt the intent to kill. He knew he could no longer force Bloodhoof’s secrets out of him; now it seemed the only option was to kill him, to see how this action that would change history would be evaluated by the system.

At this moment, Bloodhoof no longer bore any resemblance to the innocent child, his gaze gradually deepened, seemingly more like an adult. He stared at Huang Yi for a long time, ultimately murmuring: "Unexpectedly, someone like you can know some of my secrets. Yes, I am indeed not Qiao Sida, he was already killed by me long ago, but now that we’ve torn down our faces, do you think I’ll tell you more secrets? Don’t even think about it."

"In that case, perhaps I must kill you!" Huang Yi finally felt the intent to kill. He knew he could no longer force Bloodhoof’s secrets out of him; now it seemed the only option was to kill him, to see how this action that would change history would be evaluated by the system.

He knew he could no longer force Bloodhoof’s secrets out of him; now it seemed the only option was to kill him, to see how this action that would change history would be evaluated by the system. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)