Chapter 02: Slumbering for Ten Thousand Years

In order to prevent the people of the Underworld from being tormented by loneliness and despair, Lord Taishitian decided that only two individuals from the entire clan would be allowed to learn language and writing. For those who understand too much are the ones who go mad, who feel lonely, and who cannot survive. I have been designated as the Guardian Elder, tasked with protecting His Majesty.

We, men and women, pair with each other in the pursuit of propagating a thriving race. It is hoped that when Your Majesty awakens after 8,000 years, there will be countless subjects supporting and remaining loyal to him

We are unfortunate, but our descendants are fortunate, for after Your Majesty awakens, You will lead them back to the paradise on earth, where they will live happy and joyful lives

It seems as if I have been asleep for billions of years, yet it also feels as though I have just lain down to sleep and have awakened immediately

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Then, it began to descend

I have actually been asleep for 10,000 years? After the alien devils destroyed the Earth, what has it become? Is it filled with aliens everywhere, or is it just crawling with reptiles?

In other words, Ming has been in a deep slumber for a full 10,000 years

However, opening my eyes turned out to be almost the same as not opening them at all; it was still a realm of darkness

"Why was I able to survive? Who saved me?" This left Ming in deep confusion

We live underground, very deep underground. We can only exist beneath the surface; otherwise, the demons will discover us and kill us all. In ancient times, our ancestors lived on the surface. There were countless people, with hundreds or even thousands of types of food to eat. There were also hundreds or thousands of drinks, along with the legendary sweet and sour flavors. They traveled to faraway places that would take us months to reach, while they arrived in a short time using beautiful machines. Our ancestors were all very beautiful, resembling the Savior. They lived in houses as tall as mountains, akin to heaven. They possessed various tools, wore colorful clothing, shared delightful stories, and had an extraordinarily brilliant civilization; they lived in paradise. However, the demons destroyed all of this.

He attended elementary school in the United States, then middle school, and finally university. Eventually, he enlisted in the military, was recruited into the special forces, worked as a spy, and became one of the top agents in the United States. Americans scrutinized his identity countless times, and it was only through a final, extremely coincidental piece of information that they discovered he was an Eastern spy. However, he had never lived in the East (except for missions)

Alert: Energy has fallen below one percent, please replenish energy immediately, otherwise the biochemical system will cease to function. Then, the time is clearly displayed on the screen

According to speculation, approximately three hundred years ago, the last member of the Underworld clan passed away. Subsequently, the remaining solitary member of the clan fell into a deep sleep for three hundred years

"Devils on the ground, why do you not go to your death?"

Ming lowered his head to glance at the shattered object, which was entirely blood-red. Recalling the earlier statement, it was said that the stone of life was nourished with blood to sustain His Majesty's life

Although he has already woken up, he is unable to move his entire body and the book.

Clark is his American name, and he also has another name called Ming, which is quite an unusual name

Ming Yi was taken aback. Is His Majesty referring to himself? Because he has been in slumber for ten thousand years

Then opened his eyes

I swear, I will be loyal to Your Majesty until eternity, although the slumbering Majesty will never know.

Today is a joyous day, as our Underworld clan has surpassed one thousand members. I truly envision how many subjects will rejoice when Your Majesty awakens after seven thousand years. Of course, what is even more important is that the Life Stone beneath Your Majesty's body needs to be continuously nourished with blood. With one thousand members, the Life Stone should not wither, and Your Majesty's life will not come to an end

Three to four hundred years later, apart from the guardians of the elders, no one in the entire clan will be able to read or write, and no one will possess a systematic language

At last, he could see the surroundings clearly. He should be at the bottom of a cavern, composed of numerous caves, which did not seem to be artificially excavated. These rock caves vary in size, with the larger ones spanning hundreds of thousands of square meters, while the smaller ones are merely a few square meters.

In the places visible to the dim light, there are countless caves. Each cave is densely packed with corpses. Indeed, they are all corpses, some of which have already turned into fossils. The freshest ones have become a pile of white bones, which should have been dead for several hundred years

Vaguely, it seems, perhaps I just witnessed the end of the world, saw alien demons attacking the Earth. Clark thought, wanting to get up, but he was utterly unable to move even a fraction. It was an absolute inability to move, with not a single nerve responding. Not even a hint of sensation remained. He could not tell whether it was cold or hot.

Ming immediately sought to view the mural at the forefront

The successor has learned three hundred characters

The food is truly very unpalatable, and the infant mortality rate is quite high

The successor has learned five hundred characters, may Lord Indra bless us, and allow me to pass away only after I have completely taught my disciple

I have chosen my successor, yet I have completely lost the ability to speak; I can only teach through written words.

Adjusting the biochemical system to a sensitive state, the surroundings immediately became vibrant

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Beep! A series of electronic sounds rang out. Looking down, I immediately saw this object on my hand resembling an electronic watch

Decline

In other words, for the past ten thousand years, the life of Ming has been sustained by an astonishing number of lives and blood.

The population peak of the Ming tribe is 13,000 people

Suddenly, the stone slab beneath cracked, and Ming felt a shiver run through his entire body, regaining his ability to move. However, it seemed that due to having slept for too long, his limbs felt as if they were rusted. He had to warm up for quite a while before his movements became agile again

The teacher has already passed away, and I have learned five hundred and thirty characters

The Lord of Deities said, twenty years have passed since the destruction of the Earth

Am I being taken away for experiments? Clark thought again. Oh, actually, he is not named Clark; he has one-quarter Chinese ancestry. Although he has lived in the United States and grew up there, when he first opened his eyes and began to speak, he received traditional Chinese education. Despite having a mixed appearance of East and West, deep in his thoughts and in his heart, he is a true Easterner. When he first opened his eyes and began to speak, he received traditional Chinese education. Despite having a mixed appearance of East and West, deep in his thoughts and in his heart, he is a true Easterner.

"Huh? Am I really not dead yet? Or have I already died and arrived in hell?" In the dimness, Clark unexpectedly woke up.

Ming stepped forward to take a look and found that the text above was completely incomprehensible, as if it were merely a series of meaningless symbols. However, he could clearly see the image in the middle: a person lying on a stone slab, and that person was Ming

In other words, the deity Shakra possesses a unique energy transformation that allows the people of the Underworld to infuse the Life Stone with vast amounts of fresh blood, which is then converted into sustenance and injected into the bodies of the Underworld beings

Countless questions surged in my mind, but at this moment, it felt as if I were deep underground. The only sensible course of action was to temporarily set these thoughts aside and find a way to leave this place.

Ming understood that the dates of the inscriptions on each mural vary; the further back in time, the older they are, and the closer they are to the period of Earth's destruction.

Continuing on, Ming discovered a massive stone wall, densely covered with text and rough drawings.

The mind was filled with confusion, wondering why there were so many corpses in this place. Could it have once been an underground air raid shelter? It shouldn't be. This underground cave system resembled a beehive, something that even the technological level of ten thousand years ago could not have created. To his astonishment, he discovered that the numerous skeletons were actually quite different from those of the original Earth inhabitants; they were much smaller and resembled the skeletal remains of primitive humans from tens of thousands of years ago.

Countless books and articles lament the hardships of life, where one is perpetually in a state of hunger. Then, observing why the elder guardian maintains his scholarly vigor, it becomes evident that he has begun to consume human flesh, sustained by his kin.

We, a few dozen individuals, are the last remnants of Earth. The deity, Indra, saved us when we were still infants, and he brought us to a depth of 10,000 meters underground. Of course, there is also our majesty, our only master, the Underworld!

Gradually, the subsequent characters became increasingly erroneous, until finally they were completely unrecognizable, turning into a heap of meaningless symbols

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April 1, 12011 AD

I am not satisfied with my meals every day; if it were not for constantly looking at Your Majesty, I would doubt I could endure it any longer

Five to six hundred years later, the entire clan had transformed into beings resembling primitive humans

After being in a daze for quite a while, Ming couldn't help but twitch all over, and he couldn't help but look at himself, doubting how, after enduring the baptism of ten thousand years, his body remained intact.

Surviving underground for thousands of years, the average lifespan of the tribe members has decreased, and they increasingly resemble animals rather than humans

Ming continued to look ahead, and finally, after several hundred chaotic symbols, characters began to gradually appear. Subsequently, the imprint of the characters became increasingly clear, and the errors in the writing diminished, coming closer to the Chinese language from nearly ten thousand years ago

Your Majesty is the only hope for Earth

I was alarmed to find that suddenly my tongue could not speak, and my deputy seemed to have turned into a dull and lifeless person. My goodness! What is happening? The guardians of this generation are all facing issues, and the successor has not yet been chosen