Who told you I am an NPC

Chapter : 21

“Descender?”

This word that came out of the old village chief’s mouth made Yan Yunqing’s heart skip a beat.

However, Lilian beside him had no reaction, seemingly not surprised at all by what the old village chief said.

Yan Yunqing glanced at Lilian beside him and bluntly asked the old village chief, “What is a Descender?

Why would I be a Descender?”

The old village chief looked even more confused than Yan Yunqing.

“A Descender is… a Descender?

I don’t know how to explain it, but my ancestors once told us a legend:

『When war and calamity descend, and the world is annihilated, only the Descenders can save it all.』”

“I think the demonic beasts are the calamity in this legend, and only Descenders can save us from this disaster.”

The old village chief closed his eyes, a hint of pain appearing on his face.

“And only Descenders can eradicate all the demonic beasts in the world and comfort all the spirits in heaven.”

What in the world is he talking about! Riddlers, get out of my game!

Yan Yunqing was very confused. “How did you determine that I am this,”

He paused, then repeated, “Descender?”

“You are different.”

The old village chief opened his eyes, a look in them that Yan Yunqing couldn’t decipher.

“You are different… I can see it, and the people in the village can see it too.

And this elf lady… I’m afraid she understands your identity as a Descender even more clearly than we do.”

“Although I don’t know why you appeared earlier than in the legends, but… you are a Descender.”

…

Being inexplicably given the identity of a Descender, Yan Yunqing found that he couldn't get any more information from the old village chief.

He simply accepted the old village chief’s quest [Protect Sunset Village] and then left the old village chief’s house.

In silence, Yan Yunqing walked through the night back to the blacksmith shop.

Yuli, who had been waiting anxiously at home for a long time, immediately came forward when she saw Yan Yunqing and Lilian.

“Brother A-Yan! Lilian! You’re finally back!”

“I heard Uncle Lane say you were attacked by a demonic beast in the forest?”

Yuli’s face was filled with worry.

“You weren’t injured, were you? Are you alright?”

Yan Yunqing saw the hidden panic in Yuli’s eyes.

He looked up at Old Jason, and saw the same un-dissipating fear and sorrow in his eyes.

Yan Yunqing was very familiar with that kind of sorrow.

Only after hearing the old village chief’s story about what happened six years ago did he fully understand what that tragedy had brought to these survivors, and what it had taken away.

Yan Yunqing gave a reassuring smile, hopped twice in front of Yuli to show his intact limbs, and patted her on the head.

“It’s fine, look, I’m perfectly healthy now.

I can eat five jin of meat in one meal tonight!”

“That demonic beast was no match at all.

I casually cast a few spells and easily destroyed it.

” Yan Yunqing pulled the Ziwu Wood branch from his backpack.

“Little Yuli, you know, it was just like this—”

As he spoke, he waved his magic wand, chanted a spell, and a fireball ignited in mid-air.

It slowly fell into the firebox of the forge, igniting the remaining coal inside.

“And just like that, I burned that nasty demonic beast to ashes.”

This wasn't the first time Yuli had seen Yan Yunqing use magic, so she wasn't surprised by the sudden appearance of the fireball.

Hearing Yan Yunqing's relaxed tone, much of her worry dissipated.

"And," Yan Yunqing patted his arm, "look, I even have muscles!

I could kill five people with one punch, no problem."

Lilian shot him down, "Stop fooling around.

With those skinny arms, killing five with one punch? It's more likely if you use magic. Mages don't need muscles!"

Yan Yunqing swatted Lilian away with a palm, a wide smile on his face.

"Don't listen to Lilian's nonsense, she doesn't get it.

Being skilled in both magic and martial arts is a man's charm.

I'm going to become a close-combat mage."

Lilian tumbled through the air for a few loops.

The moment she stabilized herself, she heard Yan Yunqing's shameless words and rolled her eyes.

"Really? Brother A-Yan is so amazing!"

Seeing that Yan Yunqing could still joke around with Lilian, Yuli was completely at ease.

Hearing what Yan Yunqing said, the naive Yuli actually believed him.

"Training as a mage and a swordsman at the same time? It seems like no one has ever done that before!"

Yan Yunqing was very proud. "Of course, I'm a genius after all!"

Having easily placated Yuli and stopped her from looking at him with worried eyes, Yan Yunqing took out the extra Lulu Pork he had hunted in the morning from his backpack, placed it in front of Yuli, and pressed his palms together.

"I'm begging you, Lady Yuli, I'm really hungry right now.

Please help me make a delicious barbecue, can you?"

"No problem!" A cute little dimple appeared at the corner of Yuli's mouth.

She very skillfully took the pork.

When she felt the weight in her hands was a bit difficult to carry, Yuli was a little surprised.

"Brother A-Yan, you hunted so many Lulu Pigs? You really are amazing!"

"Then, brother, please wait a moment, I'll go and grill the meat for you right now!"

Yuli happily carried the meat and ran into the kitchen.

After confirming that Yan Yunqing had no injuries, Old Jason silently nodded at him, then turned and slowly left.

After watching Old Jason return to his room, Yan Yunqing turned to look at Lilian, staring at her for a good while.

"You know what a Descender is?"

Descender, this word made Yan Yunqing feel a little uneasy.

Having played numerous games and read all sorts of novels and movies, the moment Yan Yunqing heard the word 'Descender,' he knew it was definitely related to him.

After all, the literal meaning was obvious—a person who doesn't belong to this world.

As a Zhonghua person born and raised on Blue Star, wasn't he a 'Descender' who didn't belong to this world!

Since there were legends about 'Descenders,' it must be related to the main quest of this world.

He had to figure out what was going on.

Lilian felt a little uncomfortable under Yan Yunqing's gaze, turning her back and flying a little higher.

"Well, about that…"

Yan Yunqing's eyes were sharp.

Lilian finally couldn't stand Yan Yunqing's gaze that could pierce through a person, and raised her hands in surrender.

"Alright, alright, I'll talk."

"But I don't know much either, so there's no use glaring at me."

Lilian said helplessly, "After all, my inherited memories don't have anything about 'Descenders.'

I only heard an elder in my tribe mention it once, but you know, I snuck out soon after."

Yan Yunqing nodded, signaling Lilian to continue.

"『When war and calamity descend, and the world is annihilated, only the Descenders can save it all.』

You heard this legend too. It's less of a legend and more of a prophecy."

"On this continent, there are two great empires and countless small kingdoms.

These two great empires are Romunik and Bartovita. You should know this too."

Yan Yunqing nodded, but in his heart, he had a realization: Oh, so Bartovita is one of the two great empires! Based on the Bartovita prince's style of doing things, he thought it was at most a prosperous little kingdom!

Lilian glanced at Yan Yunqing, who had shown countless special traits since they met, and continued speaking:

"But before these two great empires rose, they actually came from the same origin, an 'Eternal Empire' established by the 'Demon King.'"

Suddenly hearing his own title, Yan Yunqing couldn't help but curl his toes.

"Ahem, the Demon King is involved in this?"

What was going on, was it related to him?

Lilian was a bit tired from flying, so she simply landed and stood on the table in front of Yan Yunqing, signaling him to sit down as well.

"Of course it's related, because this legend only popped up after the Demon King went missing."

"Over a thousand years ago, the 'Demon King' who ended the War of the Gods and established the Eternal Empire suddenly disappeared for some unknown reason, without leaving a single word.

His retainers searched the entire world for him, but no matter how they looked, they couldn't find a trace of him.

At the same time, a prophecy spread among the people."

"『When war and calamity descend, and the world is annihilated, only the Descenders can save it all.』… Oh, the complete prophecy is longer than this, but the rest of it didn't get passed down to the present. All that's left now is this one sentence."

Lilian shrugged. "I don't know the full version, the elder never mentioned it."

It even involved a prophecy. Yan Yunqing was even more certain that this was related to the main quest of this world.

"At first, no one took this prophecy seriously, but gradually, the events in the prophecy came true."

"Huh?" Yan Yunqing was stunned for a moment.

"War and calamity, isn't that referring to the War of the Gods two thousand years ago?"

"Of course not. The War of the Gods had already been ended by the Demon King back then.

How could such a prophecy suddenly appear?"

Over a thousand years ago.

When the Demon King suddenly disappeared, the first to discover it was a member of the Demon King's guard. They searched the entire Eternal Imperial Capital but couldn't find any trace of the Demon King. The non-human races that had made pacts with the Demon King couldn't sense him either.

It was as if the Demon King had vanished from this world into thin air.

For a time, people were in a state of panic, but under the management of several non-human retainers, the Eternal Empire still maintained 'order.'

As more and more time passed, without the Demon King suppressing the major non-human races, the powerful ones began to have other ideas. Their nature was not suited to being confined within this 'order.'

The Sea Tribe, far away in the deep sea, was the first to declare independence, returning to the vast ocean, a territory that belonged to no power.

Following them, the Dragon race also left, returning to the dangerous Dragon Valley, cutting off all contact with other non-human races.

The Beastman race, the Dwarf race, and other less powerful non-human races hesitated and watched.

"Our Elf race also chose to return to the forest.

Only the Angel race remained steadfast in the Eternal Imperial Capital."

"However, the Angel race had already suffered heavy casualties from the War of the Gods.

The previous Archangel was dead, and Theodore, that stubborn blockhead… Oh, I mean the Archangel who succeeded him, his brain doesn't work so well.

He's a one-track-minded person from start to finish, and the angels under him are also a bunch of arrogant fellows. They couldn't handle the mess at all."

Lilian shrugged. "Angels can't manage an empire.

At that time, the empire was a mess due to various issues.

The earliest leaders of Romunik and Bartovita emerged from the human race.

Dissatisfied with the human race being constantly ruled by non-human races, they extensively gathered commoners, wanting to establish a regime belonging to the human race."

"At first, no one paid these weak humans any mind, until they formed a considerable force and each occupied a territory.

Only then did the non-human races realize that although humans have short lifespans and are very weak, they cannot be underestimated."

Lilian wrinkled her nose.

Although she hated those cunning humans who captured her and wanted to auction her off, she never denied that the human race was a very magical race.

Although they themselves were not powerful, they could create miracles.

"After that, a new round of war began on the continent.

This is the war in the prophecy."

Yan Yunqing seemed to half-understand.

Thinking about the various history books he had devoured to play this game, he couldn't help but ask, "It sounds like this prophecy was initially created by the leaders of these two great empires, to legitimize their establishment of a regime and win over the people."

Any student who had gone through the nine-year compulsory education could say a thing or two about things like "Great Chu shall rise, Chen Sheng shall be king."

Perhaps the complete prophecy was similar to this, something like only the unification of the continent by Romunik or Bartovita could bring prosperity to the world, but as it was passed down, the most important brainwashing words were lost.

"Some people thought so too, but the later appearance of the calamity shattered this theory."

"After these two great empires were formally established, they joined forces to slaughter the Eternal Imperial Capital.

The Angel race fought hard but couldn't stop them.

After the fall of the Eternal Empire, the Angel race all migrated to the Floating Island above the Eternal Imperial Capital.

Not long after, demonic beasts abruptly descended upon this world."

"I don't know the cause and effect.

It's not in my inherited memories, nor is there any record of it in the Elven Library Pavilion.

Anyway, the demonic beasts appeared without any warning and launched an unconditional hunt against all living things.

So far, there have been three large-scale Demonic Beast Tide uprisings, and the number of small-scale demonic beast tides and single demonic beasts is countless."

"At first, there was speculation that these demonic beasts were created by the Demon King.

It was said that He had only fallen into a deep sleep a thousand years ago, and unexpectedly woke up to find His empire gone.

In His anger, He sent down demonic beasts to punish the non-human races and humans who betrayed him."

Having a bucket of dirty water poured on his head, Yan Yunqing couldn't help but interject, "Wait, how can this be pinned on the Demon King?

Weren't the demonic beasts born from the bones of gods?"

Seriously, I'm so wronged! I just simply quit a game, how can even the appearance of demonic beasts be blamed on me!

You can't just wrongly accuse the Demon King of creating demonic beasts just because both their names contain the character 'demon'!

Even Dou E wasn't as wronged as the Demon King!

"That's why I said 'at first'."

Lilian said, "Later, it was that guy Theodore who, upon hearing that the demonic beasts were created by the Demon King, thought the Demon King had returned.

He chased and fought demonic beasts all over the world, wanting to find out the Demon King's whereabouts from them."

"An angel single-handedly charged into a demonic beast lair, fought for ten days and ten nights, and came out of the demonic beast nest with three broken wings."