Scene 32 Another Chance III

Freya fell from mid-air with wide-eyed eyes, watching the female knight slash at her with another sword, but she was unable to dodge being seriously injured. She couldn't help closing her eyes, feeling cold in her heart.

But a cry of exclamation replaced the tragic scene that should have happened and made everyone unbearable to witness.

In the eyes of everyone, an azure long spear firmly held the long sword in Laurenna's hand with a bang. The female knight immediately realized that the opponent had reinforcements from her companions, and subconsciously wanted to draw her sword back, but the next moment, she was surprised to find that she couldn't move.

"how so!"

Laurenna was taken aback, she had never encountered such a thing since she learned to flash the sword. She found that she was not unable to move due to some magic, but felt that the space that she had controlled before her suddenly became obscure in front of her, and the blade that moved freely in it seemed to be trapped in the frozen ice.

She raised her head in amazement, and looked at the ponytail girl standing in front of her.

Qian didn't say a word, and stared at her coldly with the Azure Spear in her hand.

Another golden girl. Although Laurenna already knew Brando's strength, she never dreamed that a mere Tonigel would hide so many geniuses, as if the entire Eruin monster gathered here.

And at this time, an indifferent voice came: "The Flash Sword uses space movement to cause damage directly, so under the fate of Undefeated, even the effect of space movement is less than ten percent. It’s really one-of-a-kind.”

Hearing this voice, Delphine, who was standing behind all the knights, suddenly changed his face.

"Count Tonigel." The woman seemed to say the name through gritted teeth.

She subconsciously wanted to back away, but the voice called out first: "Char."

As soon as the words fell, an invisible shackle fell out of thin air and fell on every Cruz present. Then a somewhat cold voice reached the ears of these knights:

"The law of space, freeze."

Accompanied by this voice. Brando's figure had actually emerged from the crowd. He parted the crowd and caught Freya who fell from mid-air, then raised his head and stared coldly at the Cruz prime minister's daughter:

"Ma'am, it seems that we met each other in the Ring of Trade Winds, right?"

"Veronica asked you to come. Could it be that she intends to tell me,

Are the Cruz ready to declare war on Eruin? "

"If that's the case, I will accompany you at any time."

Brando said it right away. There was an uproar all around.

...

The holy palace of Eleudenil is shrouded in a cloud all year round. The ground of the empty obsidian hall reflects a dark blue light, as black as a mirror, and a hundred and twenty pillars of the dead made of bones are reflected in the darkness. , to support the Gothic dome formed by stacking layers of bones.

Here, it is said that the breath exhaled by living people will be frozen into ice crystals like glass slag in an instant, so the hall will always be icy cold, and the "hungry howl" passing through the pillars from east to west is like the ravings of a madman lingering on the vault.

The residents of Tranquil Bay (1) believe that the "Hunger Wail" is the shriek of ghouls crawling out of the abyss, and the Warnd people often believe that the breath of the dead will form the wind. Hence the lingering. But in fact, long before the founding of Madara, there was already such a natural landscape here.

(Note today the bay between Arouin North and Saint-Osor)

In the faint sound of wind whistling. Black knights in black robes pass between the colonnades. The metal hook at the end of the cloak rattled as it was dragged. These dark courtiers made their way past the massive Nethermothers who crouched on either side of the Pillars of the Dead, under the gaze of their four pairs of eyes that glowed like lanterns. Stand in two rows in the center of the hall, without saying a word, as silent as one.

Instaron stood at the end of the hall, side by side with Tagus, watching this scene with interest. Unlike most undead who are staid, dying as if they have been burned out like their lives, he has a wide range of knowledge. He knows the scenery of the ancient kingdom opposite the black Bramanto rose, and knows the Cruz people. Splendid culture, even knowing that most mortal documents in Eruin and Cruz often record the error that black knights are undead creatures like armored skeletons-in fact, it is quite different from most circulating rumors. Hull's black knight Even in Madara is a very special kind of undead. Most of their territories are close to the Inner Sea of ​​the Dead Moon, and they maintain a cold and elegant habit during their lifetime. The deceased engraved their oaths on their armor during their lifetime, and the obsession of the soul lingering on the living is driven by the fire of vengeance. This is the Black Knight. reason.

Their stubbornness is famous even in Madara. Although people often say that their stubbornness is like Madara's rotten bones, the black knights are especially stubborn. Knights of the living stick to dogma, and these dead The fallen knights are bound by oaths and curses forever.

Instaron thinks they can be called "Madala of Madara". He looked at this scene jokingly, and was out of tune with the stern-faced Tagus beside him.

A buzzing voice sounded in the hall: "In the name of the eternally dark moon and the black flower, the supreme king of the kingdom of darkness, the staff bearer of Loki, please accept the allegiance of the lords from the east and salute."

This voice seemed to stretch the empty hall further. It spread to the other end of the abyss, but there was no response for a long time. Above the hall, the supreme being on the throne waited for a moment before giving a soft 'hmm'.

The black knights all bowed their heads.

"I applaud your Majesty's majesty. After even the territory of the Dead Moon Sea has surrendered, the unification of the dark kingdom is almost in sight after a thousand years. Except for that woman, Alvette, who still doesn't know what she is thinking, There is only one country left in the land of spiders, Targus, the dead moon is rising, and it is really exciting to be able to participate in such a history." Instaron looked at the black knights bowing their heads , couldn't help discussing with his companion in a low voice.

"Expectation is not the feeling that the dead should have," Tagus replied indifferently, even his expression rarely changed. As the most noble vampire of the Manlein family, he was allowed to wear a black aristocratic robe with gold trim in this hall, standing with the statusless Instaron, which looked extremely ridiculous. "Madara began to act according to the will of the quicksilver staff. Like a curse rather than a goal, the world of the living is but a fleeting thing in the eyes of the eternal, to me. Only time, truth and dust It's worth it."

"That's why the human beings outside call us stubborn skeletons."

"But the good show has just begun, Tagus, the arrival of the black knight today is just an appetizer." Instaron didn't feel any embarrassment because of his humble status. On the contrary, he was full of interest: "Look, your majesty summoned the blood stick back, it must be because of something good happened."

Tagus said nothing, but he already knew what happened. A week ago, in the territory west of Madara near the direction of the Kingdom of Aruin, two dark nobles were attacked by humans one after another. One of the vampire castles was almost completely charred, leaving a large number of With traces of flame 'purification', almost no undead creature can escape.

That is. At least one knight order from the Temple of Fire has sneaked into the territory of Madara.

The occurrence of such an incident at this season made him smell a strong conspiracy. Although such things are actually not uncommon on the border between Eruin and Madara, human beings respond to the call of the temple, and undead plunder each other's territory. Between the two sides, knights often formed private armies to invade each other's territory.

It's only since Arouin's Oberg VI came to the throne. Madara shifted from defense to offense, and gradually took the initiative in the war.

But today is different. It has only been one year since the peace treaty between the Eruin and Madara was signed, and hearing that the human kingdom is in the midst of a civil war, it is obvious that the war will not start lightly at this time.

Then it is very doubtful who is fishing in troubled waters.

The indifferent vampire narrowed his only remaining eye. He raised his head and saw as Instaron said, the next dark lord who had taught the Eruin a painful lesson in Karasu, The 'Blood Staff' wearing a blood-colored robe—Jug the Lich King slowly stepped into the center of the hall.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has brought a piece of news that is not so gratifying today."

"Those humble humans are now challenging your majesty in Madara's territory."

"The pain caused by the war a year ago seems to have been forgotten by those stubborn human nobles."

"Today, I'm here to ask your permission to go down and bring them new horrors."

The hoarse voice of the blood stick echoed under the vault of Eleudenil's holy palace, but Tagus and Instaron narrowed their eyes slightly.

...

Brando threw the letter in Delphine's hand in front of her lightly, and he looked at the woman carefully. In fact, he had a relationship with her as early as the trade wind, but at that time it was far away. After a glance, it is far less careful than today.

It had to be said that the beauty of the other party was indeed enough to make anyone feel overwhelmed. Among all the women he had seen, only Princess Griffin could compete with her.

But compared with the vicious heart of the other party, Her Royal Highness is as innocent as a child.

"Miss Delphine, although I don't know where I offended you. But you don't need to take revenge on me at all costs... Lady Veronica asked you to pass this news to me. After all, it seems You Cruz people don't intend to start a war with us Eruin people, but instead ask me—"

He paused for a moment, and couldn't help but sarcastically said, "If she knows that's how you came to make conditions for me, she won't be satisfied."

The prime minister's daughter didn't say a word, and stared at him coldly, but the resentment in her eyes was like a poisonous snake that vomits letters. This made Brando frowned. He never dreamed that he had offended the other party, and wanted to make the other party look so bitter and bitter.

Fortunately, he didn't need the woman to speak. He glanced at the letter, and he already knew the contents of the letter. He raised his head, silently calculating which historical event this was.

This drama, directed and acted by Xue Zhang himself, has also happened in history. He originally thought that because history had been completely changed, all this would never happen again, but he didn't expect that unlucky Lich King to bring this trouble to him.

But Brando squinted his eyes and didn't have much worry in his heart.

For him right now, there is a rare opportunity. It is rare to encounter a familiar historical event, and I am afraid there will be no more such good things in the future.

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