The always cold-blooded End Queen was actually moved to tears at this moment.
If it were in normal times, everyone would've definitely immediately switched on their mocking mode. But right now, the subordinates didn't have the mood for that.
Because even their big manly eyes were already slightly moist. Not to mention the End Queen, a woman.
Right now, the ones most shocked on the scene were still Pengpeng and White Tower.
Pengpeng knew that Xu Yuan had many loyal subordinates, but he didn't expect that Xu Yuan's attitude toward his subordinates would be like this.
The mighty and high-above HIM, actually cared so much about the lives and deaths of his people.
And what surprised Pengpeng even more was, Xu Yuan was actually truly silently protecting this world.
Earlier, Pengpeng only thought that Xu Yuan fought against the Void maybe because the Void posed a great threat to him.
But now, it really confirmed Pengpeng's guess.
He cares about this world, and cares about every life in this world.
And at this moment, White Tower, after hearing Xu Yuan's words, only felt like his whole worldview had been overturned.
Just those few words, completely flipped White Tower's understanding of HIM.
Earlier, White Tower only thought that HIM was a very powerful monster, and that many people believed in him because of his strength.
In White Tower's heart, HIM had always been a kind of semi-villain character.
He never expected that HIM would actually have such grace and magnanimity. He also didn't expect that HIM was actually, just like the rumors said, silently guarding this world.
At this moment, the HIM in front of him, in White Tower's eyes, seemed like a heavenly god, his entire body shining with bright light.
'I think I understand now why so many people believe in him…'
It's no exaggeration to say that the HIM in front of them already possessed all the qualities of a true king.
Powerful, responsible, with the hearts of all the people in mind.
But he had qualities that even a king didn't have. He didn't take unifying this world as his goal. He didn't want to control this world, didn't want to control everyone.
He let this world develop freely, wouldn't interfere with the progress between the factions, and wouldn't forcibly make all factions submit to him.
He would only take action when the world faced danger.
He was the guardian of this world, guarding all living beings in this game world.
Thinking of this, White Tower, for some reason, suddenly felt very at ease. Even though he had just heard a lot of shocking news. Like the Void, and then another HIM, this world seemed to be facing many crises. And HIM couldn't turn himself into a player either.
But White Tower wasn't afraid.
He wasn't unafraid because he thought it didn't concern him. It was because HIM was here, that's why he wasn't afraid.
With a guardian like HIM around, probably nothing could be too difficult for him.
Because a person like him was never fighting alone. If everyone came to understand HIM, understand his goals and what he wanted to protect, probably everyone in this game world, every creature, would stand on the same side as HIM, become his support.
What could possibly stand against everyone in the whole game world?
That's why White Tower felt so at ease.
Before, White Tower always thought he wouldn't join any faction, but now his thinking had changed. If something really were to happen, White Tower would without hesitation choose to stand on HIM's side.
He believed, anyone who truly understood HIM would make the same choice as him.
Seeing all his subordinates' eyes full of tears, Xu Yuan also felt a bit emotional.
Those words just now weren't fake, they came from the heart.
These subordinates were not just underlings, they were friends, they were also family.
After transmigrating into the game, Xu Yuan also understood he most likely wouldn't be going back. The rest of his life would be accompanied by only them. He didn't want anything bad to happen to these people.
After all, besides Entity 303, the others didn't have invincibility skills. After they died, they wouldn't respawn like players.
So no matter what, he had to protect his family first, then the home. If there's no family left, what's the point of having a home?
"All right, each of you, stop crying and sobbing. Do you know what you look like?"
"I'm just giving you all a reminder. I'll be back soon."
Seeing this, the subordinates all wiped their tears, then neatly kneeled before Xu Yuan.
"Our king, rest assured! We will not fail our mission!"
"We'll hold on to our lives. You also have to be careful out there!"
"Wishing you victory!!"
"When you come back, take us to clean up those Void brats!!"
Seeing the atmosphere lively again, Xu Yuan was about to leave, but Pengpeng called out to stop him.
"My king, there's one more thing to report to you…"
As he spoke, Pengpeng told Xu Yuan about what Black Blade said, seeing some lower-realm monsters in the main world.
After all, with the Void involved, even the slightest movement could be their doing.
Although Pengpeng didn't think much of it before, he still reported it.
As soon as Pengpeng finished, the Dread Lord and the Wither King exchanged a glance.
Then Dread Lord stepped forward and said, "My king, let me and Wither King handle this matter."
Xu Yuan nodded at that. "Mm, don't act rashly. Find those monsters and figure out the situation first."
The lower realms were under the command of Dread Lord and Wither King, so handing this matter to them shouldn't be a problem.
After giving the orders, Xu Yuan left.
Dread Lord and Wither King came to Pengpeng's side, and asked, "Roughly where did those monsters appear?"
Although the two could sense lower-realm monsters, their sensing range was still limited, so they hadn't noticed any entering the main world.
Seeing this, Pengpeng passed along the info Black Blade gave him. After getting a general location, the two said goodbye to everyone and set off.
Not long after they left, Pengpeng looked at everyone and said, "I'll keep an eye on activity in all areas. If there's any news, I'll come inform you all right away."
Then he looked at the Execution Dragon beside him and said, "I may have to trouble you in the coming days…"
Execution Dragon nodded, saying nothing. Then she left with Pengpeng and White Tower.
After Pengpeng and White Tower left, the subordinates didn't dare slack off, they immediately resumed sparring. Only now, they treated the training much more seriously than before.
Because they knew, it was exactly because they weren't strong enough that Xu Yuan said their first priority was to protect themselves. If they were strong enough, they could save Xu Yuan the worry over their safety.
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At this moment, on the Divine Domain Competition Plains, Xu Yuan was floating in midair, observing his surroundings.
According to what White Tower said, that new HIM was right here on this prairie of the Divine Domain Competition. But not in the same space as the main world.
Xu Yuan opened his domain and began to sense the surrounding space, but didn't detect anything unusual.
'Did the space shift?'
Although Xu Yuan had opened his domain, he didn't dare make any rash moves. After all, the two had equal strength, it's possible the other HIM also had the ability to invade domains. So he had to be extremely cautious.
Just as Xu Yuan was thinking, he suddenly sensed a spatial fluctuation at the edge of his domain.
'Found it!'
Xu Yuan was just about to act, but suddenly felt a strong suction force from the direction of that fluctuation, pulling toward him.
Logically, since Xu Yuan was inside his domain, he shouldn't be affected by suction.
But at this moment, even the domain couldn't resist that powerful pull.
In an instant, Xu Yuan was sucked into the fluctuating space, and entered another dark and gloomy space.
As soon as he arrived in that space, Xu Yuan saw the person he was looking for. That HIM whose appearance, height, even clothing were exactly the same as himself.
And at that moment, this HIM was also facing Xu Yuan. The two looked like they were staring into a mirror.
Xu Yuan was surprised that his power could be overridden and he could be dragged into this space, but when he saw the expression on that HIM's face, he was puzzled.
'It wasn't him?'
The HIM in front of him had a look of astonishment and confusion on his face.
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