"You make a good point.
I think that the reincarnation race will wait a while before they declare war on our race.
I know those three old men like the back of my hand. They are always cautious and they would never
fight a battle unprepared,"
the first Lord of Darkness replied, nodding his head slowly.
"Since we can't figure out what is happening, we could always ask Cain to do some deduction for us,"
another of them suggested.
"Okay."
The other two nodded their heads in agreement.
"Someone go and summon Cain! We need him for an important task,"
one of them ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
a god of chaos that was standing along the wall replied, bowed respectfully, and scampered off to
collect Cain.
Like all the other respected wizards in the darkness race, Cain resided in the No. 2 lair.
"These days, I often wonder how our master is doing,"
a Lord of Darkness said once the god of chaos was gone, sighing softly and furrowing his brow.
"I do too.
During the war, our race indeed defeated the reincarnation race and shattered the road of
reincarnation. Because of that, we were able to weaken their forces enough to beat them. However, our
master was seriously injured in his battle with Zeke and nobody has seen him since,"
another Lord of Darkness said, looking forlornly into the distance.
"Yes. When the war was over, our master sent me a message through his spiritual sense that asked
the three of us to settle the affairs of our race.
He also said that he needed to find someplace to heal himself.
I haven't heard from him since that day.
I wish I knew what condition he is in now,"
the third Lord of Darkness added.
"We have tried many times entering the No. 1 lair to search for him, but we can never find any traces.
Did he go somewhere else to heal his wounds?"
one of them asked, looking at his companions like he expected them to know the answer.
"That's the thing. Nobody knows."
"All we can do is hope that our master is still alive and has fully recovered. It's the only way that our
race can continue to dominate the Absolute Space Sea,"
another Lord of Darkness said.
"And what do you think happened to Zeke?
Did he truly die?
If he is still alive, it would be detrimental to our race,"
the third Lord of Darkness pointed out.
"You're right."
The other two looked down at the floor and frowned deeply.
"What do you wish for me to do, my lords?"
Their heads snapped up and they spotted Cain entering the palace. He walked over to them at a very
slow pace and he lowered himself to the floor, sitting down cross-legged.
"Recently, five of our race's lairs were destroyed.
Cain, we need you to deduce what has happened and see who is attacking our race,"
one of the Lords of Darkness said.
"Okay. I'll start right away!"
Cain replied, nodding and closing his eyes.
Then, he raised his arm and flicked his sleeve forward. From it, a black altar emerged and landed with
a quiet thump in front of him.
On the altar, there were some turtle shells and an old bamboo tube that held dozens of bamboo sticks.
After everything was set up, Cain started deducing.
His fingers began to dance like tiny, charmed snakes, quickly forming various mysterious seals. At the
same time, dark runes materialized one after another and flew into the surrounding space.
Then, the turtle shells on the altar began to move automatically and displayed all kinds of patterns.
"It seems that Cain's deduction skill has improved quite a lot.
Well done!"
the three Lords of Darkness praised as they watched him work with eager eyes.
Because they had lived for so long and had gained so much experience, they could tell Cain's
deduction skill had improved with just one glance at him.
"Soon, his deduction skill will be as good as Master Arvin's,"
a Lord of Darkness remarked.
"Yes.
In the war, Master Arvin, the most excellent wizard in our race, died.
But luckily, Cain had the chance to inherit his knowledge. Over the years, he has personally trained a
large number of wizards, which has improved both his own strength and our race's,"
the second Lord of Darkness said.
"Thanks to him, we don't need to worry about the decline of our race's deduction techniques,"
the third Lord of Darkness added.
In the darkness race, they treasured the deduction technique.
In fact, their large number of wizards who were good at deduction was what guaranteed the darkness
race's success in the wars.
During the war against the reincarnation race, the darkness race's wizards had played an important
role.
Arvin had accurately predicted the reincarnation race's plans, enabling his people to take preemptive
measures and gain overwhelming advantages.
His deduction also helped the darkness race to successfully destroy the road of reincarnation.
"I'm flattered, my lords.
My deduction skill has made some progress over the years, but I'm a long way off from my master's
level.
Master's deduction skill was unparalleled. I feel shame when I'm compared to him,"
Cain admitted, ceasing his deduction.
"Cain, you don't need to be so modest.
Now, you are the most brilliant wizard in our race.
The stronger your deduction technique is, the better it is for everyone,"
a Lord of Darkness said.
"So, how was it, Cain? Have you discovered anything?
Who attacked our race's lairs?"
another Lord of Darkness asked.
"Yes. I know exactly what happened. It was a reincarnation army who attacked our lairs.
All five lairs were destroyed by the same army,"
Cain answered with a grim look on his face.
As he spoke, he waved his hand.
Like a movie screen, images flashed in front of the three Lords of Darkness and scenes started playing
out.
They showed the reincarnation army that was led by Crosby attacking the five lairs and slaughtering
the members from the darkness race.
In the images, the reincarnation army advanced triumphantly, while the members from the darkness
race scattered and cried out for help.
"What the hell happened?
We've stationed gods of chaos at each of these lairs to protect them.
Where were they?
Why didn't they show up to defend our lairs?"
one of the Lords of Darkness asked in an angry tone, crossing his arms over his chest and furrowing
his brows.
"Please don't blame them. They had their own troubles,"
Cain explained.
"Please look at this, my lords,"
he continued.
He waved his hand again and different scenes played out in front of the three Lords of Darkness.
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