Blood...

Blood again...

Thales stretched out his right hand tremblingly and touched his sticky face. Looking at the cold blood on his hand, he felt that even his breathing was almost no longer his own.

"The Shield is full of their people... nasty Yankees..."

This is Ada's voice.

It seemed like it was coming from a far away place.

"Listen, kid, even if it's a disaster... Putilai has sent all his people to search for you, including the brat from the Kasuo family, the masked mute next to you, and even the veterans of the Star Legion..."

The second prince was held under the arm of the elf guard and moved forward quickly. In front of his eyes, rubble, broken wood, and even corpses flashed everywhere.

Thales breathed hard. He turned his head and saw Little Slippery being carried on the other side of Ada, with a dull look on his face and holding her glasses tightly in his hand.

"...I was the only one who came here to look for people in the Shield Zone, but I didn't expect such a big change to happen. What happened to those soldiers? Why did they attack you and the White Blade Guards?"

No.

They are not targeting me and the White Blade Guards.

Thales thought blankly, the smell of blood lingering in his nose for a long time.

This reminded him of the deep ditch around the abandoned house, and the interior of Giza's "tentacle", which had almost the same stench of flesh and blood.

They are attacking King Nun.

"Speak, kid!" Ada turned a corner and asked impatiently: "What happened?"

occur……

what?

In the overwhelming fatigue, Thales tried his best to organize his memory.

He remembered Cambida's smile.

I still remember the sound of the crossbows in the hands of the Black Sand Army soldiers.

I remember the countless black shadows shot by those "whispers" in front of me.

And the numbness and trembling that spread from my scalp to my shoulders and neck.

Ada held them with both hands and finally rushed out of the ruins of the Shield Zone. Neat and unspoiled streets and houses appeared in front of her, but there was no one around. The king's evacuation order and martial law were obviously very effective.

.

The elf guards turned left and right in a neighborhood that was countless times better than the Shield Zone, finding their way forward skillfully and dexterously.

But Thales was still immersed in the shocking memories just now, unable to extricate himself.

In those few tenths of a second, the only four white-blade guards had no time to even make the tactical move of crouching down and raising their shields.

They just turned around and opened their arms without hesitation. The four of them knelt down and hugged each other, using their bodies to block themselves and the little slippery head tightly.

Thales remembered that he and Little Slippery were unconsciously hugging each other, terrified and helpless, and their vision was firmly blocked by the guards.

Then, the sound of countless crossbow arrows hitting flesh rang in his ears.

Just like the sound of the butcher selling meat in the big market near the west gate of Yongxing City, chopping open the fresh meat every morning.

Thales shivered and took a trembling breath of cold air.

He remembered the faces of the guards.

I remember their trembling bodies and increasingly pale faces under the crossbows.

I remember the resentment and unwillingness they looked at each other, and the peaceful look in their eyes as if they were resigned to their fate at the end.

It was as if what they were protecting each other by embracing each other was only rain and snow, not crossbow arrows.

Thales also remembered the scene when those bloody arrows penetrated the bodies of the guards - shoulders, necks, and abdomens.

One guard was even shot through the head, and the arrow pierced out of his left eye socket. The warm blood splashed out and dyed Thales' face red.

The bright red arrow tip stopped right in front of Thales' right eye.

At that time, the little slipper closed his eyes tightly, hugging him and crying.

The guards stared, coughed up blood, and some even smiled in relief.

They hugged each other and fell down one after another, never to wake up again.

"You have to live, Imperial man," Thales remembered a guard gritting his teeth and grabbing his collar tightly, remembering his vague aura: "Protect her and make them pay the price..."

He also remembered the scene when the last young guard stood up from the corpses of his three comrades in grief and anger, carrying five or six crossbow arrows and the last of his strength, staggering into the enemy group with his sword raised.

The guard used his final life-saving counterattack and killed the soldiers holding the crossbows in a panic.

Cambida's angry shouts echoed in the crowd.

Thales thought of dragging his little slick head to crawl away from the bodies of the guards.

He thought of himself who was in a trance and about to collapse, and how the white-blade guards behind them gave out their final wails.

It is not even known when Ada emerged from the ruins nearby and rushed out of the chaotic crowd with him and Little Slippery.

Until...now.

Thales' face was dull, and he turned his head absentmindedly, looking at the little slippery man who was also frightened.

He unconsciously reached out his hand and wiped the blood from his face again.

All I got was a dried blood stain.

I thought that the battle in the birch forest was thrilling enough, the breakthrough in front of the fortress was critical enough, and the showdown with Giza was shocking enough.

but……

In the birch forest, he was hijacked from the battlefield prematurely by Serena. In front of the fortress, Alaka used an unstoppable breakthrough to fight his way out. Even just now, he had the skill of the black sword and the mysterious magic power. The strange

The Pure Frontier protects him.

However, it was not until the blood was so close to him, others died one inch before his eyes, the White Blade Guards were completely wiped out, and the wails and roars came one after another that Thales realized that all of this was so annoying and painful just now.

So unbearable.

Ada suddenly stopped and put him and Little Slipper down on the empty and clean street.

In front of them was a street corner, but Ada had no intention of moving forward.

The elf under the cloak turned his head and stared at the road without a soul.

"What's wrong?" Thales raised his head in shock, trying his best to contain his emotions.

"We are being targeted," Ada replied silently under her cloak: "I tried to get rid of him several times, but with little success."

The words were smooth, but there was a solemn tone in his tone that Thales had never encountered before.

Thales's face changed, and Little Slippery looked down at his blood-stained glasses, saying nothing.

"So?" the prince asked tentatively.

"So, you go first." Ada patted him on the shoulder easily.

"I'm going to find him." The elf touched a hand of blood of different colors on Thales' body. She rubbed her hands in disgust: "I'll deal with that tail before I catch up with you."

Thales was stunned.

you go first.

He thought of Hongfang Street that night.

The girl with the double sword also said the same thing to him.

"The enemy is very strong, right?" Thales asked in a daze:

"You're not sure you can defeat him? So you can only let us go first?"

Ada remained motionless under the cloak, seemingly stunned for a moment.

The cold wind blew through the empty and hazy streets, and the sky gradually became brighter, giving off the unique faint blue light of the early morning.

A few seconds later, Ada suddenly raised her right hand and flicked it to his head.

"despair!"

Once again, Ada's fingers hit his forehead hard.

But this time, Thales did not block Ada's movements, but silently allowed the other party to pop out his fingers.

"Huh?" Ada was a little surprised by Thales's reaction: "Why don't you even block it?"

Thales shook his head with a heavy expression, feeling the burning pain on his forehead.

It seems that this can make him feel that he is still alive.

"Otherwise, you won't be able to let us escape alone." He said in despair.

Ada seemed a little angry. She raised her right hand again, ready to fight.

But Thales didn't move.
To be continued...