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Heard in the darkness Pantheon Yilidan throw out, and heard it, I have not seen. However, I have not seen the inverted Yilidan, Popolanlan a bandage tied blind, two weapons on wheels, is the demon hunter, which claims the history of one of the strongest Boss. "Is actually the devil" with the skills I have also become strong enough to see is not good, I think.
However, the strongest of all the names of Boss, I know it is the first in this Yilidan. My boss often resistant Aozu have said to me, as early as 10,000 years before Yilidan began with the burning death of Bo Corps, it was his magic on the abuse and dependence, and selfishly betrayed their brothers and Machia Dole Austrian law before the combustion Corps Reply to this world. Later, he was arrested a clear day legal Austrian held for a thousand years, but before the arrival of Legionella in the combustion by his mistress Tailande rescued from the prison. Released soon after reversed absorption "Guerdan of transcranial" powerful energy, has become a powerful force for the devil appearance and biological. He destroyed the demon army burning the door, so much frustration combustion Corps. However, he immediately in Jierjiadan the temptation to fraud, to eliminate Legionella from burning out from my boss resistance Yujie, let Busicou has completely disappeared.
At that time, I only hope, in this Yilidan the throw out. Later, when the imprisoned resistance Aozu Yilidan encroaching upon the Frozen Throne, in Busicou the most crucial moment, before I rush in Yilidan opened a Frozen Throne, with Bing-Shuang of mourning Dabo this blind. Then, I heard that he fled to the outside Bifengtou domain. However, I was still uncomfortable, still hope that he throw out.
Now, he had a throw out, the whole world Busicou, such as gratifying why?
This is a fact that can be certified, to try to dark mountains City waterfront, to get an opinion. Where zombie skeleton, in addition to several brains in the yellow sand-not clean, who can blame Yilidan not too many ideas and personal considerations?
Yilidan the fall, stems from his pursuit of the principle of no force. He does not like the focus on Gegemaer legal Austria from the forces of nature, Yilidan strength does not matter as long as it is the source. Even the head of Jierjiadan combustion Legionella can only say: "You are our friends and our enemies." He eventually accepted the Jierjiadan the temptation to mandate elimination of the army from burning my boss resistance Yujie; In return, he will Jierjiadan powerful force. Forces, according dan is the sole pursuit of the same years, he embarked on a legal and Gegemaer Austrian completely different from the fate of the road.
But purely in the pursuit of power at the same time, have failed to perform heart Yilidan no ideas and personal considerations. He Tailande love has not changed at all, in Tailande heard that the water was burning army siege, he did not hesitate to save his woman. "No matter what I do, no matter what I look into, I will never care about you, Tailande." In this degenerated because at the same time, and he is unable to give up my beloved people, it is already the master of Jierjiadan betrayal.
He would like to escape the fury Jierjiadan, it is too late to. Jierjiadan due to the darkness and leases, he had to embark on Northrend that cold land. Hanbing throne eternal glaciers ago, I Yilidan mutual gaze, as though the fate of our frustrations, the difference is not worried about my heart, and he has been on the front came a woman's face.
Naturally, Yilidan defeated the beginning. He is not long, there are inherent strength. He paid a lifetime of efforts, and he did not want in exchange for the return. With a subject so many injuries, so many blood flow the heart Does he did not think he ultimately will be the inverted?
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