In the extreme pain and blurred consciousness, Thales seemed to be aware of something.
He felt that he seemed to be collapsing.
The cracking sounds inside the body became increasingly clear.
Thales was in so much pain that he couldn't even speak. He just closed his eyes tightly and felt in a daze the little slippery arms holding his head.
Her tears fell on his face, mixed with her own nosebleeds, and seeped into her mouth, which was open in pain.
Slightly fishy and salty.
He wanted to open his mouth to comfort her.
But waves of severe pain were continuously coming from his head, chest, heart, abdomen, thighs, etc.
Thales was shaking in pain, dripping with cold sweat, and almost lost consciousness.
Aixida’s words once rang in my ears:
[Don’t use magic power anymore - I don’t want you to become a corpse before you become a magician. 】
And about Black Sword:
[Excessive use of legendary anti-demon weapons will cause a huge load on the body... and may be dangerous. 】
The magic is out of control...
Legendary anti-demon armed forces...
Two fatal things have been taken care of.
This time, he showed no signs of getting better on his own.
There is no doctor like Ramon by his side.
It seems...
In pain, Thales thought as he was dying.
I did something amazing.
Is it over like this?
"Ahhhh——"
As the pain became more severe, his moans gradually became louder.
Cold sweat broke out on his head, he kept moaning, his consciousness became increasingly blurred, and his limbs twitched unconsciously.
The little slipper's tears fell more and more rapidly.
It's getting darker and darker before my eyes.
He even started to have tinnitus and couldn't even hear his own screams.
Until Thales vaguely heard Little Slippery's exclamation.
He vaguely felt someone lifting him up.
There was a burst of strong pressure from several places on the chest.
Strange fluctuations seeped into his skin.
A strange excitement suddenly rose from his body!
The crime of the prison river!
Thales suddenly woke up from his trance.
The power of termination surged through his body in waves.
However... wherever the sin of the prison river touches, the pain suddenly increases!
"Ahhhh!" Thales raised his head and howled miserably in an unprecedented voice.
how so?
But he also suddenly realized: his tinnitus disappeared.
He could hear himself howling.
Then……
That chilling and terrifying cracking sound slowly disappeared.
Every part of the body is slowly relieved after the terrible pain caused by the sin of the prison river.
Until he regained his vision.
The pain completely disappeared.
Thales was breathing heavily, trembling all over, looking at the little slippery man with a frightened face.
He turned his head.
He looked at the other person squatting next to him.
The man with a strange black sword had scars all over his body and an ugly face.
"Do you still know how to heal?" Thales couldn't help but gasp, and asked Black Sword in an almost dead tone: "You are so... so versatile."
Black Sword snorted humorlessly.
"It's not healing," he patted Thales on the shoulder vigorously, causing the latter to cough violently: "It's just using the power of termination from the same source to stimulate your own vitality."
"This will quickly repair the damage to your body at the expense of energy and physical strength - of course, it's best not to use it too much. I suspect it will shorten your lifespan."
Thales coughed, sat up with the help of Little Slippery, and wiped away the cold sweat.
He had never felt that living and breathing was such a joyful thing.
"As I said, excessive use of the legendary anti-magic weapons..." Black Sword tightened the linen bandage on his left arm a little and said calmly: "You have seen the consequences."
Thales touched his chest with lingering fear and wiped away the nosebleed.
Maybe it's not just the legendary anti-demon force.
He whispered in his heart.
"This is very likely to kill you," Heijian paused, with a sad look on his face: "The most painful way to die."
Thales frowned and looked at Black Sword: "Have you seen it?"
At that moment, Thales clearly felt the temperature around the black sword drop suddenly, and the little slipper even let out an "ah" sound.
His eyes became extremely scary.
Thales' scalp was numb, and he felt that he had asked questions he shouldn't have asked.
However, Black Sword was silent for a few seconds and finally did not answer.
"Okay," Thales stuck out his tongue and said with a sneer, "Thank you."
Black Sword still said nothing, just stared at him coldly.
Just when the atmosphere became awkward, Heijian suddenly sighed.
"You're welcome," the man said slightly, "I'm not working for free."
Thales was stunned.
Black Sword squinted his eyes and raised his hand: "As a price for saving your life - maybe many lives..."
Thales' eyes widened.
He watched the black sword reach out his hand.
Reaching for his feet.
"I just accepted this thing."
Then, Black Sword unceremoniously grabbed the one that became dim again - the Purifying Edge.
Facing Thales' unbelievable gaze, the black sword inserted the Purifying Edge back into his waist.
He suddenly frowned slightly and his tone changed: "No, it was originally mine."
Heijian sighed: "It seems that I am indeed working for free."
Thales looked at the Black Sword with an ugly expression, and then at the Purifying Edge, hesitating in his heart.
This is the legendary anti-demon force...
Moreover, when facing Aixida, if you have this thing in hand...
However, the person in front of me is Black Sword.
The legendary killer of the Brotherhood.
It might even be from the Year of Blood...
In the end, Thales couldn't help but said: "Well, actually, if this thing is only effective in my hand, it will be useless for you to hold it..."
The little slipper on one side nodded cooperatively.
But the black sword suddenly raised its head.
His cold gaze made Thales' face freeze and his words stagnated.
"But," Thales forcibly controlled his jaw, retracted his words, and said with a smile, "after all, you saved my life..."
Black Sword looked at him quietly, with an intriguing smile in his eyes, which made Thales feel quite uneasy.
"This is a legendary anti-demon weapon that is not on the books." Black Sword said.
Thales opened his eyes wide: So?
"Believe me," Black Sword took a breath and said calmly: "The danger of keeping it by your side is far greater than the help it brings to you."
Thales frowned unwillingly.
"correct."
"About the crime of the Prison River," Heijian shook his head and changed the subject: "After tonight, you'd better not use it again."
Hearing this name, Thales looked confused: "Why?"
"I said, this is a cursed power, there is always a price," Black Sword's expression slowly darkened: "And unlike other ending powers, you can only improve them through special methods.
it."
Thales was moved in his mind: "What method?"
The black sword stared at him silently, as if trying to penetrate his face.
Finally, Black Sword finally spoke:
"Death." He said calmly.
Thales opened his eyes wide: "What?"
The little slider on the side also raised his head curiously.
"The state of wandering between life and death will maximize your potential," Black Sword continued to explain, with an inexplicable cold light in his eyes: "This is also the only opportunity to liberate and improve the sin of the prison river - light
Relying on daily practice is of no use.”
Thales opened his mouth wide and was speechless.
die?
"There is a reason why it is called the Sin of Hell River." Black Sword stretched out a finger and poked Thales's chest. His words were plain but made people shudder: "Only those who have survived death can
Be qualified to use it and control it.”
"People like us have all escaped from mortal danger and earned our lives from dying."
Thales' doubts deepened.
"We were supposed to leave the world forever, but we deceived the ferrymen of the Hell River time and time again, escaping the call of death at the last moment," Black Sword said in a rather low voice: "So, our existence is the sin of the Hell River, and it is
It is not responsible for the proof of death."
"This is the sin of the prison river."
Thales trembled slightly, as if he remembered something: "Prison River?"
"This is the story and legend spread by the Mingjin Church in the imperial era, which flourished for a while," the little slicker on the side said with great interest: "The Prison River is the opposite side of the sun, and it controls death."
Heijian frowned slightly.
The little Hua Tou got excited and his eyes shone: "Contrary to the sun that hangs high in the sky and brings vitality to all things, the Hell River flows forever under the unfathomable depths of the earth, constantly converging and devouring the souls of the dead, washing away
The dirty world balances the vitality and death of the world."
"Legend has it that there is a ferryman on the Prison River, rocking a boat full of bells, to lead all the dead souls into the Prison River."
Thales was stunned for a while after hearing this.
"To attract the souls of death?"
Thales turned his head, glanced around, and sighed: "It seems he will be very busy today."
"Anyway, the second chapter of "The Holy Edict of Ming Dynasty" is written like this," Little Hua Tou said with relish:
"It also records the original words of the Supreme God when he created the creation and assigned responsibilities to the sun and the Hell River: 'You are the red sun, unreachable, you should shine with life, initiate all things, and be the most holy in the world; you are the black river.
, deep and invisible, will swallow death, end all things, and become the ultimate hell in this world.'..."
When he saw that she was about to speak at length again, Heijian spoke decisively.
"So, don't be immersed in the improvement that power brings to you," the man said slowly: "First of all, the sin of the prison river often stimulates power that exceeds the body's load."
"Secondly," Heijian looked at him deeply: "We don't escape death every time."
Under the gaze of Black Sword, Thales felt a slight chill in his heart.
"What about you?" He couldn't help but ask: "How many times have you experienced 'death' before you have the skills you have now?"
Heijian narrowed his eyes and his expression moved slightly.
"That's enough."
He spoke simply and concisely.
The black sword suddenly moved, and he slowly stood up.
"The people from Longxiao City are almost here," Heijian tightened the two weapons tightly on his body and sighed slowly: "It will be dawn soon, and tonight is over."
"Little guy, we will meet again later."
Black Sword turned around.
Thales looked at his back, thinking about his first encounter with this man tonight.
Whether it was the duel with the air magician on the sky cliff, or the duel with the blood magician on the street, or even the words about the "strong man" and the sin of the Hell River, Thales was deeply impressed.
His - the same kind.
This is the only person he has ever seen who has no fear or apprehension in his eyes when facing a magician, does not panic or run away, and has nothing but infinite faith.
Even if he doesn't have legendary anti-demon weapons.
Even if he is just an ordinary human being.
Even though he nearly survived countless times, he was dying.
But he still rushed to the battlefield without hesitation.
It seems that nothing can defeat him except himself.
Suddenly, an impulse made Thales eager to know the answer to a certain question.
"You are not an assassin!"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Thales clearly saw that the calm Black Sword's whole body suddenly trembled violently!
"Is that right," the second prince blurted out: "In the bloody year, the assassin who assassinated the crown prince... in the Fuxing Palace was not you?"
However, after the words came out of his mouth, Thales regretted a little, and he was still a little impulsive.
Little Huitou stared in surprise, looked at Black Sword, then at Thales, and covered his mouth with both hands.
Black Sword's back was stiff for a long time.
Until he slowly turned around.
Like an old tree that is growing withered.
"You heard what Aixida said, right?" Black Sword showed his side face and asked in a low voice.
Thales opened his mouth, but after weighing it for a while, he slowly nodded with complicated emotions.
"Then why do you dare to ask?" Heijian emphasized his tone, making people feel uneasy. "If I were the assassin who assassinated the crown prince...you would be in danger now."
Thales felt that the little slipper beside him trembled slightly.
"So, you are indeed not an assassin, right?" Thales asked cautiously.
Heijian was silent for three seconds before speaking out: "Why do you think so?"
Thales swallowed and adjusted his breathing.
"Everyone has rumors that you are a cruel, unprincipled and terrifying swordsman. It is said that you are also the leader of the notorious Black Street Brotherhood." He carefully observed Heijian's expression: "But that's not what I saw."
"You seem cold, you seem ruthless, you seem utilitarian, you seem unscrupulous."
The black sword remained motionless.
Thales sighed and continued:
"But on the cliff in the sky, even if you use me to contain Asheida, you will not forget to save my life in the end."
"When he was chasing us, you asked Ramon and I to go first, and you stayed to guard the rear for us."
"When Aixida caught the little slippery man and threatened me, you stepped forward without hesitation."
"When I was swept away by the tentacles, you risked your life to save me."
"After getting the Purifying Edge, you told me that we have the responsibility to bring it to end the magic master for the destroyed city and the sacrificed human lives."
"Even if you know that our action of sealing the magician will probably cost you your life."
"But you still went without hesitation."
"And when I agreed, you said in an approving tone: You are worthy of being a shining star."
Taylor paused and looked at Heijian's side face.
Under the moonlight hanging in the west, the man with two swords hanging on his waist looked lonely and sad.
This gave Thales a lot of confidence to continue speaking.
"Everything tells me that you are not as you show or as everyone hears," Thales mustered up his courage and said, "At least, to the people in this city, you should be a good person.
"
"I have seen similar people," Thales said in a low tone, and his eyes flashed to a sassy girl wielding two swords, wearing tights and goggles: "She also persisted in herself in the most filthy environment.
the rules."
"You," he took a deep breath and looked at the back of Black Sword, "are really going to be an assassin...to assassinate the Bright Star royal family..."
"Turning the entire Kingdom of Stars into turmoil and chaos," Thales gritted his teeth and said decisively, "Will he even drag the millions of people who followed him into the quagmire of war and the abyss of chaos?"
"or……"
"Do you have any last resort?"
Black Sword said nothing.
The little slippery man didn't dare to say anything.
Thales looked at him quietly.
After an unknown amount of time, Heijian took a deep breath and exhaled evenly.
He turned around suddenly!
Tails and Little Slippery were shocked.
"You don't understand me, little guy," Heijian's expression at this moment was extremely terrifying, with a chilling coldness in his eyes: "Don't presume to speculate on my past."
"Don't be so self-righteous that you have control of the whole situation——"
The next moment, the dark-faced Heijian moved his right hand.
Thales was shocked!
In an instant, he suddenly felt a chill in his throat.
The little slipper screamed in surprise.
Thales looked at him blankly: the black sword raised his right arm, facing him.
And that weird black long sword was already lying in front of Thales' neck.
The tip of the sword was only an inch away from the skin.
Only then did the sword wind blow across his neck.
"——How do you know that I won't fall out immediately?"
Black Sword spoke indifferently, his expression was like a thousand-year-old glacier, heavy and cold, unable to be resolved.
Thales was so frightened that he could not speak.
The chill from the sword's edge made him tremble slightly.
"Listen up, Thales Bright Star," Black Sword raised his sword with fierce eyes and said coldly, "Kingdom of Stars, your pitiful and pathetic prince."
Thales' scalp was numb and he felt extremely regretful.
"That day twelve years ago," Heijian said with a gloomy tone and a ferocious look in his eyes, like a wild beast that chose people to eat, "It was indeed me..."
"Hold the sword with your own hands..."
"Stabbed Midir Shining Star."
The man's expression was sinister, and the tip of his sword turned slightly.
"His Royal Highness, the eldest son of your former king."
"And I did it voluntarily and have never regretted it."
Thales stared blankly at the assassin's expression, his mind in confusion.
The next moment, Black Sword instantly retracted his long sword.
He turned around and disappeared from the eyes of the two of them.
Little Slippery's legs weakened and he knelt down next to Thales, trembling while holding him tightly.
"It's okay, don't be afraid."
Thales touched his throat with lingering fear.
"He left already."
Black Sword left, but left countless questions in his mind.
The identity of Black Sword.
Black Sword's behavior.
Black Sword's attitude.
An assassin whose hands were stained with the blood of a bright star, a gangster who kills without blinking an eye.
When you know your identity.
But he worked hard to save and protect himself.
How can there be such contradictory people in the world?
Thales stared blankly at the retreating back of the black sword.
At that moment, he suddenly felt that the back of this ordinary man was so lonely and lonely.
Full of unspeakable sorrow.
Thales sighed and felt that his head was getting a little bigger.
He sat there for a few minutes, until he felt that he had regained some strength, and then he and Little Slipper helped each other to stand up.
They were worried and walked out of the street along the still intact road.
At this moment.
"boom!"
There was a huge shaking underground!
Knocked down both Tails and Little Slippery.
Thales managed to stabilize his body, but before he could be surprised, he and Little Slipper both fell down again.
"Boom!"
A huge blood-red tentacle burst out of the ground beside them.
Then the second one, the third one...
A huge monster whose whole body was made up of red stumps, and whose head and tail could not be distinguished, emerged from the ground!
It stretched out a dozen huge tentacles, one of which slapped hard.
"boom!"
Beat a half-collapsed house to smithereens!
As the smoke and dust dispersed, Thales stared blankly at the hydra jumping in front of him, showing no sign of decline: How is that possible?