The more Kyran thought of it, the more he was convinced that they were really not originally from the Human ne— or at least, most of them.


    One of the reasons he thought this, was that the Remnant Souls in the Misty Forest seemed to be waiting for Can''s return after he left to confront La. They did not seem to have recently ''joined'' Can''s side as well, making Kyran believe Can won over the Remnant Souls from another ne, while La''s undying army was mostly made up of the human souls who had died in the ongoing war.


    While Kyran pondered these things, he continued to listen to Ste''s story.


    Ste continued to tell him how Can eventually won over the second invaders. When he did, the humans thought they could finally turn the tables against the third invaders by having Can asked their assistance. However, before any of the human representatives could even talk to Can, the second invaders'' attack became more ruthless.


    What was more, they had teamed up with the third invaders.


    Soon, news that Can had betrayed the humans circted.


    When Ste began rying that part of the story, her expression had turned miserable. As if that part made her recall things she would rather not remember. Or maybe, she regretted something during that time.


    Kyran roughly guessed the reason behind her expression though.


    Thus far, he knew three versions of what happened in the past; Zephyr''s iplete version— which involved two major incidents; another iplete version that could be a continuation of Zephyr''s version that Kyran found in the Shaiha temple; andstly, the lie that the Royal Family made everyone believed.


    In any case, if Kyran considered the information he got from Zephyr and the Shaiha temple — he decided not to include the Royal Family''s lies— the ones who turned against the humans were La and not Can. Meaning, the one who teamed up with the third invaders, which Kyran already guessed were Ruin and his people, was La. As to why humans mistook her undying army as the second invaders, it was simply because the souls she managed to gather did not possess anybody and were using temporary bodies that Ruin''s people provided.


    Ste continued that she and Zane were devastated when they found that Can had turned against them and sided with the invaders. However, unlike Ste, who seemed to have been convinced too easily about Can''s betrayal, Zane did not believe it. He tried every possible way to infiltrate the ce where Can wasst seen but to no avail.


    Soon, thends that the humans managed, decreased because the number of invaders seemed to increase while the humans suffered.


    After that, one of the Generals of the invaders managed to infiltrate the human territory and targeted the Regis Family. The reason the General went after the Regis Family was obviously to remove Zane, who by thenmanded the most powerful toon.


    When Kyran heard this, he guessed at once that this part of Ste''s story was not true. Or to be precise, the incident did happen, but the reason behind the General''s infiltration was different. It was possible that it was the truth that La''s people cooked up to hide the real reason the General entered the human''s territory. And judging by Ste''s odd expression, she likely knew the truth as well but had to ry it as such for the sake of rying the story of what happened ording to how it was known publicly.


    With a bitter smile, Ste then affirmed Kyran''s thoughts by saying that the General''s infiltration was obviously not to target the Regis Family but to find something.


    Kyran already knew that the General Ste was referring to was Ruin. And he only happened to go to the Regis Family''s first ancestralnd because it was close to the Shaiha temple where the Shaiha was being kept.


    Ste continued her story without Kyran voicing his thoughts. He reckoned it was best to let her finish her story before he say anything.


    Because of the General''s infiltration, the Regis Family suffered. However, what happened was not all bad because Zane managed to break through.


    Hearing this, Kyran knew what Zane went through was not as simple as advancing a level but receiving the Draconic core from the King of the Dragons.


    At the time that Zane was dealing with the General, something also happened to Ste. Her team was ambushed while on an errand to transfer supplies. She got lost in the process and when she woke up, she was already in a lone ind surrounded by water.


    Kyran immediately thought of the ind where the Tower of Tribtions was located and wondered if Ste received the Time core there.


    Unfortunately, Ste did not dwell on the subject and only said that she managed to leave the ind after breaking through.<novelnext></novelnext>


    Kyran did not pursue the matter either because he knew she would tell him eventually.


    Ste continued to tell Kyran how Zane tried to find Can to talk sense with him but failed to locate where he was hiding.


    It was not until Ste stepped in to help Zane that they finally found Can.


    By then, the human situation had turned for the worse. They were driven to the north and their supplies were running low. The number of mages who could fight the invaders had been reduced greatly.


    Finally, Ste and Zane found Can''s ''pce'' where several invaders were keeping guard. But Ste and Zane found these invaders somewhat different from the ones attacking the humans.


    First, they did not exude much killing intent, and second, they were still in their bodiless form.


    Besides this, judging by their number, if they were to join the ranks of those attacking the human''sst stronghold, the humans would not havested a few days before finally sumbing to them.


    It was then that Ste and Zane realized that the invaders guarding Can''s pce were different from the ones who sided with the third invaders. After some time and effort, Ste and Zane finally convinced the invaders guarding the pce that they were not there to kill Can but to talk to him.


    Eventually, Can allowed them to enter the pce and they finally managed to talk properly.


    Their meeting had been the turning point for human survival. After hearing the truth about La, and how she ''received'' guidance from an unknown entity, the three cooked up a n on how to expose her and defeat her undying army.


    However, unbeknownst to Ste and Zane that while Can seemed to be actively sharing his insights, he already had a n on how to ''take care'' of La.


    When Ste and Zane returned and were about to expose La''s betrayal, they were already toote because a few remaining leaders were already under La''s control.


    Ste and Zane decided to openly oppose La but before they could even do anything, Can made his move. He appeared and went on a rampage, killing many of the invaders in the process.


    Unfortunately, the remaining humans believed that Can was killing indiscriminately and did not even realize that he never killed any humans. As to the humans who disappeared from their ranks, they did not die but were warped by Can.


    After that, Can used a magic item to take care of the invaders.


    However, before Ste or Zane could rejoice, La finally revealed her true nature and managed to fatally wound Can by stabbing him in the heart. But thetter already anticipated her move and had not nned on evading. As a matter of fact, everything Can had done up to that point was to ensure La would stab him herself.


    Ste and Zane were devastated because they failed to see through Can''s n. Nevertheless, with Can stabbed by La, he seeded in getting close to her and sealing her Soul core. After this, Can had Zane kill him to hide the truth about La.


    Kyran was surprised when he heard this. He did not expect that Can was the one who wish to hide the truth about La. All this time, he had thought it was the Winfrey Family.


    Seeing Kyran''s expression, Ste more or less guessed what he was thinking and said with a wry smile, "That''s right. Can was the one who wanted to protect La''s reputation even in the end. However, the fact that the Winfrey Family distorted what really happened back then was also true. They made it so that Can was the bad guy while La and Zane became the heroes."


    Ste paused, her expression turning sad as she continued, "Zane was against it, of course. But many surviving humans witnessed Can''s rampage and, the humans he warped to safety, were never seen again. If Zane insisted that Can was not the ''Dark Sage'' as people called him, Zane would not be the only one who would receive the ire of the survivors but also his whole family."