In the quiet cell, both Cohen and Miranda looked at the newcomer with complicated expressions.
"You, the kingdom's secret department?"
The prince was startled, first thinking of the Black Prophet, and then of Kessel.
Thales breathed in shock and carefully looked at the new Raphael.
Those strange red eyes made him quite uneasy.
The little slipper leaned tightly against his back, only daring to show half of his face.
And Raphael was also observing Thales carefully.
Compared with the last time in the Hall of Stars - Raphael smiled slightly: He seems to have grown a lot.
The next second, Raphael suddenly stood up, startling Thales.
"Come in," Raphael said calmly: "It's safe, my people will keep it under control."
Thales was stunned.
But then, the thick door that separated the inside and outside of the cell was opened again.
A man in patrol uniform walked into the cell with his head lowered.
My legs and feet seem to be a bit inflexible, and one of my arms is also very stiff.
The person raised his head and tore off the disguise, revealing the lower half of his face - it was half a silver mask.
Thales suddenly opened his eyes!
"Rolfe!" the second prince blurted out.
The Ghost of Sui Feng raised his head and nodded silently to Thales. He walked to Thales' cell, turned the key left by the previous guards, and opened the door.
Huaiya took a long breath and collapsed as if suddenly relaxed: "Oh my God... I knew it would be useful to leave you there intentionally..."
Thales also breathed a sigh of relief and sighed secretly in his heart: He was saved.
He walked out of the cell with Little Slippery and saw Rolf and Raphael who were still opening the door, and then his eyes lit up.
"That sudden wind just now," Thales turned his eyes and suddenly said: "Rolfe, is that you?"
Rolf opened Wyatt's cell door, blinked slightly, and made a positive gesture to the prince.
"I hope the wind can help us cover up the sounds of hiding and fighting," Raphael walked to the poor guard leader and rummaged through the dead man's pockets as usual: "Keep quiet, there are still hundreds of people guarding outside, don't be careless.
.”
Thales's heart tightened slightly: How many hundreds of people?
Raphael fished out a bunch of keys, stood up, and walked to Cohen's cell.
"Raphael," Cohen sighed and said angrily: "You actually let those guys execute us, couldn't you have another reason..."
Raphael chuckled.
Rolf on the side glanced at the security officer with an unwavering expression, his eyes still full of disgust.
Cohen looked at the ghost with the wind and shrugged helplessly.
"Do you know each other?" Thales frowned as he looked at the unusual interaction between Cohen, Raphael and Rolf.
"Know?" Cohen snorted: "More than that."
Raphael ignored his tone and said calmly: "There are six of them."
"I can't solve them all quietly, so I need to wait for the best time, such as when they all turn their backs to unlock the door," Raphael walked towards Cohen expressionlessly, holding the leader's
He picked up the key and squatted down to unlock the chain on his body: "By the way, let them unlock the cell door for me."
Freed from the restraints, Cohen threw off the chains on his body and sat up.
But then his face twisted, he hugged his right shoulder with his left hand, and hissed in the severe pain in his right arm.
Raphael's eyes moved, he pressed the security officer's right shoulder, and then grabbed his injured and dislocated right arm. Cohen let go of his hand in a tacit understanding and let him do whatever he wanted.
"The person who attached your arm probably doubted your ability to break free from the chains, so he deliberately left a small tail - bear with it, I have to open the joint and reattach it again." Raphael said calmly.
He grabbed Cohen's hand and suddenly exerted force, pulling and pushing.
Cohen bit his lower lip and groaned, his body shaking violently as his joints "clicked".
A few seconds later, the security officer dripping with cold sweat breathed a sigh of relief, panting as if he had been tortured, and patted Raphael on the shoulder.
The latter pulled him up from the ground.
"Speaking of this, Raphael," Cohen gasped and stared at the new Raphael:
"How did your swordsmanship become... so strong?"
"Simple," Raphael glanced at him nonchalantly and turned to go to Miranda's cell: "Practice more."
Cohen frowned.
how come……
Cohen's eyes passed over the six dead people, and his mind recalled Raphael's ghostly movements just now over and over again.
Recalling that moment just now, the security officer's face was full of surprise.
In the past three years, Cohen believed that he had been reborn through the life and death experience in the Western Wilderness battlefield. His swordsmanship, characterized by wild attacks, had grown rapidly under tremendous pressure; Miranda also became stronger as she fought in the dangerous confrontation on the northern border.
The battle rhythm under the Tianma movement is becoming more and more distinct.
However, Raphael's movements and timing of killing six people in an instant - Cohen frowned: that has gone beyond the characteristics given by the power of termination. It is no longer a special style of swordsmanship or fighting method, nor is it
Then there are fixed fighting techniques or simple use of strength.
Rather, it is about integrating combat into the instinct of gestures and gestures, which is a more essential understanding of combat...
Cohen gritted his teeth gently, remembering what his teacher, Jedi Tafner, said: "The breakthrough from ordinary level to super level is easy to identify - simply put, it means that a normal person suddenly becomes abnormal. Simply put, it means that a normal person suddenly becomes abnormal."
A simple fight must be fought in a colorful and messy manner, with mud and snot flying everywhere..."
The teacher's cynical words rang in my ears.
"But the sign of advancing from the super level to the extreme level..." The teacher's eyelids moved slightly and one corner of his mouth raised.
"It's hard to say - from the terrifying swordsman who has spent his life on the battlefield to the theoretical expert who has never touched a weapon, there are reasonable and unreasonable, well-founded and nonsense. Everyone has been arguing for thousands of years and has different opinions.
"
"What kind of formal 'power control', 'micro-operation', mysterious and mysterious 'essential understanding', and what idiots say about 'bastard aura being released', or even bullshit 'realm suppression'
'Born with a vision'..." At that time, Jedi let out a long sigh, turned his back to Cohen, and said silently:
"In my opinion, there is the simplest and most effective definition standard."
Teacher Jedi turned around and looked directly at the fashionable and young Cohen, with bright eyes:
"When one day, you find that the enemy you are facing, whether it is a weak rookie or an invincible strong enemy, whether it is a heavily besieged death situation or an evenly matched opponent, they can resolve the battle in a very short moment, no matter
When you win or lose..."
The teacher nodded slowly, crossed his arms, and looked deeply.
"You are probably close to the extreme state."
Unspeakable emotions flooded Cohen's heart, including the loss that his peers at the same starting point far surpassed his own, and the emotion that his friends were becoming stronger.
But, it's impossible.
Raphael.
How could you... Miranda and I both...
Thinking of this, Cohen quickly turned his head and looked across.
Look at Miranda.
Miss Arend was seen staring at the ground blankly, with a subtle and complicated expression in her eyes.
Raphael opened Miranda's chains with a calm expression.
Miranda grabbed the fence and stood up, her expression unchanged.
The two of them did not speak, as if they deliberately avoided each other's sight, and did not even exchange glances.
It seems very deliberate.
Raphael turned around, and at this moment, the female swordsman's voice came.
"Your hands." Miranda kicked off the chains under her feet and said softly.
Raphael paused slightly.
"It's okay." He said calmly, then walked out of the room without hesitation and walked towards Huaiya.
Cohen, who took everything in his eyes, couldn't help but cursed:
Dog men and women.
On the other side, Rolf squatted down next to Thales and used his hidden sword to cut the rope behind Thales and Little Slippery.
"Secret Department...how did you find him?" Thales shook his sore arms and nuzzled at Raphael.
Rolf twitched at him, took out Thales' stolen jc dagger from his waist, and handed it to the prince.
The Ghost of Sui Feng raised his hand and made a few gestures: [He is looking for me.]
Thales sighed and looked at the visitor from the secret department with complicated eyes.
There are some things that he must ask clearly.
Rolf turned around, took off a bundle from his back, opened the wrapper, and revealed two long swords inside.
The Ghost with the Wind walked up to Cohen, frowned, and threw Karabyan's sword to him with a look of disgust.
Cohen raised his eyebrows and tried the hilt of the sword.
"Okay," the security officer breathed out and hummed softly: "I injured you, and you saved my life."
"I guess we're even?"
Rolf was stunned.
"You hurt him, and then you were saved by him," Waiya on the side stared wide-eyed, stood up with the help of Raphael, and couldn't help but said: "No matter how you look at it, you owe him... How is that possible?
Is it even?"
Rolf took a deep look at Cohen and clenched his fists slightly.
Cohen smiled.
The ghost of Sui Feng immediately turned his head and stopped looking at him.
After Raphael untied Huiya's chains, he was about to go back and get the sword he had inserted into a corpse. When he looked up, he found that the hilt of the sword had been brought to his eyes.
Raphael raised his eyes and looked at Miranda who had a subtle gaze.
The two looked at each other with different expressions.
After a few seconds, Raphael looked away, and Miranda handed over the sword and nodded slightly:
"Thanks."
Cohen, who was flexing his arms nearby, rolled his eyes.
"Check each other's status." Just as Thales was about to speak, Raphael's voice came coldly: "Then listen carefully."
Everyone turned their heads and looked at Raphael who had just rescued them.
"Our situation is very dangerous." The young man from the secret department said solemnly: "The first priority now is to escape from here."
Thales frowned slightly and looked around: "Where are we?"
Raphael looked at him.
"The highest gate in the entire Longxiao City - between the Ax District and the Palace of Heroes," Raphael pointed to the dark cell: "This is the temporary guard room in the gate."
Thales was slightly startled.
"The city gate near the Palace of Heroes? You mean here..."
"Yes, now this city gate has been taken by Lomba..." Raphael looked heavy and nodded in affirmation: "The soldiers of the Black Sand Territory relied on the geographical advantages of this city gate to block the Palace of Heroes and Longxiao.
Between cities.”
"Rumba?" Thales' face changed slightly.
"Rumba." Raphael said with certainty.
Everyone looked at each other, and there was a silent solemnity in the air.
"How is that possible?" Cohen, who has had war experience, wondered: "This is the partition gate in Longxiao City that is famous for being difficult to attack! How did they capture it?"
"They did not attack by force, but quietly used clever tactics to seize the city." Raphael shook his head: "Now, the Palace of Heroes has been isolated from other places in the city."
Thales frowned.
He asked slightly thoughtfully: "Where are the other people in the city? Are they just watching?"
"The vassals of Longxiao City don't know anything yet," Raphael replied calmly: "Prime Minister Lisban and the General Order Department are busy looking for the whereabouts of King Nun and calming down the chaotic situation."
"There are still hundreds of people in the city gate - there are two teams on the floor above us, which is invincible." He glanced at the crowd, pointed to the top of his head, and said lightly: "Our only advantage is that we have not been attacked yet.
Discover."
"How did you get in?" Thales' expression changed: "How do you escape?"
"We lurked in secretly. We forged Lumba's warrant," Raphael felt a little strange: "As for escaping..."
"Disguise is impossible," Raphael looked at the two children, his eyes slightly condensed: "I have found a route, with me as the forward, Cohen and Miranda cooperate. If there is a sudden attack, we should be able to break through smoothly. After all, the enemy
Some of the people were taken to the Palace of Heroes by Lumba."
Thales was shocked.
"Lumba went to the Palace of Heroes?" He asked in shock: "What is he going to do? Capture other grand dukes?"
"I don't know," Raphael shook his head and said calmly, "But it's a good thing for us. It's empty inside so I can sneak in."
"As long as we break out of the encirclement, we can meet the support of the secret department."
Miranda frowned slightly.
"Can't we inform the other people loyal to Walton in Longxiao City?" She said: "Once they notice the strange behavior of the city gate, Lumba will have no way to hide."
"First of all, although the king's body has not been found yet, for the entire Longxiao City where rumors have spread, His Highness is now a top suspect." Raphael shook his head: "Even those who are loyal to Walton
, such as Prime Minister Lisban, once discovered by him, his first choice will be to arrest His Highness first."
Thales' face darkened.
"Secondly, we don't know how many eyes and ears Lomba still has in Longxiao City, and we don't know if he has a way to perfectly deceive Walton's vassals. After all, the current rumors..." Raphael paused slightly,
Without further ado: "So I don't recommend you take the risk."
Raphael tried the sword in his hand, and Thales noticed that his right hand was still smooth and delicate, without even a trace of dust on it: "Finally, I think since Lumba has taken this gate, he will definitely
There will be follow-up measures, and we are not even afraid of being known."
"The situation is out of our control."
"For your safety, and for the future of the stars, you need to leave immediately," Raphael opened his dark red eyes and whispered: "Leave Longxiao City, leave Exeter."
"Return to the Kingdom of Stars."
Thales looked at the young member of the Secret Service quietly and said nothing.
His eyes became deeper and deeper.
It was as if he wanted to see something through Raphael.
The prince's gaze made Raphael a little uncomfortable.
"Okay," finally, Thales said softly, "last question."
Raphael nodded gently and politely motioned for the prince to continue.
Looking at the eyes of the people around him, Thales sighed softly.
"I'm a little strange, Raphael," the second prince said softly, with a touch of coldness in his voice: "You are standing here, and you neither asked how King Nun is doing, nor asked me what happened to me."
"I'm so chilled."
Raphael was slightly startled.
What?
The people around were also stunned.
The little slipper blinked his eyes, not knowing why.
"Your Highness," Huaiya frowned: "Maybe now is not the time..."
Huaiya didn't say anything anymore because Thales spoke again.
"When the entire Longxiao City was in chaos, and even the vassals of the Walton family were kept in the dark." Thales slowly walked to the corner and touched the wall.
"Raphael, you know very well that Charmaine Lombard is behind all this." Thales turned back and looked directly at the young man from the secret department: "You even found this place - the city gate, easily
He forged Lombard's warrant and lurked in to save people."
Thales narrowed his eyes and his pupils shrank:
"Is the secret science really that powerful?"
Raphael said nothing.
Cohen rubbed his head. He looked at Thales, then at Raphael, and finally turned his questioning eyes to Miranda.
But to his surprise, Miranda was also looking at Raphael with a dim look in her eyes.
A few seconds later.
"We have our own channels," Raphael raised the corners of his mouth and spoke softly, with a cautious tone: "The secret department has been operating in the dark for more than six hundred years..."
But he couldn't continue because Thales interrupted him.
"I'm also very surprised." Thales shook his head slowly, his tone became more serious, and he spoke faster: "The Grand Duke of Lombard in the Black Sand Territory relied on the help of a retired commander, a small official who was involved in the gang, and a foreign nobleman.
Then we can resolutely go north, in the capital of the most powerful country in the Western Continent..."
"Easily killed the co-king of the dragon kingdom, the 'born king' who has been famous for thirty years, Nun Walton VII."
"Is Rumba really that powerful?"
Raphael's expression remained unchanged and his eyes flashed slightly.
"As a representative of the secret science that has been operating in the dark for more than six hundred years," Thales' eyes became sharp: "Can you answer this question for me, Raphael?"
The atmosphere became a little serious. Wyatt frowned and poked Rolf, but the latter shook his head slightly.
Hearing something was wrong, Cohen bit his lip, trying to get some hints from Miranda, but the latter remained silent.
Only the little naughty boy timidly looked at this and that, feeling at a loss among a group of star people.
"We will investigate this matter," Raphael sighed: "But now..."
"Now." Thales interrupted him again.
"Now, if you still like to continue acting, Raphael," the second prince took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled with a firm tone: "Then I might as well ask more clearly."
Thales turned his back to the wall and looked directly into Raphael's strange red eyes.
"The Secret of the Kingdom," Thales said softly in the silent cell, "When did it start..."