The Fire Knight's hand tightened slightly, and Thales felt the coolness on the side of his neck deepen - the back of the golden saber was directly pressed against his skin.
The second prince did not dare to move, for fear that if Tuleha backhanded him, his neck would turn bright red.
"A weird, black sword?" Tuleha narrowed his eyes: "A man with almost no characteristics?"
Thales could only nod.
"Interesting," Tuleha's lips curled up slightly, with a strong fighting spirit in his eyes: "An acquaintance."
Raphael frowned and looked at Thales with a complicated look.
"Black sword?"
Kashan gently clasped her hands: "You are talking about - the black sword of the Black Street Brotherhood?"
Cohen was stunned when he heard the news.
fraternity?
Why are the Black Street Brotherhood of Stars...
"I don't know," the wide-eyed Thales spoke cautiously, fearing that his throat would touch Tuleha's blade during movement: "Probably so."
Kashan looked at him quietly.
"The Secret Division gave the Star Staff to the Black Sword?" the Scarlet Witch said softly.
Raphael said nothing, just looked at Thales silently, even ignoring Cohen's movement behind him.
Thales pulled out an awkward and ugly smile to express his acquiescence.
Please.
Who knows what the Star Staff is.
And that Raphael had no intention of speaking.
Thales thought with fear: Mr. Black Sword, I have to use you to block him. You probably won’t mind—you won’t lose a piece of meat anyway.
However, just a few seconds later, the old woman suddenly burst out laughing.
"Hahaha," Kashan smiled and shook her head, her eyes filled with the helplessness and fun of watching children fight: "Morat must be giving you a headache."
"A liar."
Thales' eyes widened slightly: "Ah?"
The Scarlet Witch sighed.
"How do you think I knew the secret department's plan in advance?" Kashan raised her eyes covered with wrinkles, with a deep chill in her eyes: "Did you know that they were going to use the disaster to launch a conspiracy?"
Thales was slightly startled.
"While you were still on the way to Longxiao City, Prince Thales..."
"An old friend from the Black Street Brotherhood asked us for help using the messenger crow." Kashan glanced at the people in the field, and her eyes particularly stayed on Raphael for a moment: "He is being forced by the blood bottle gang.
Going north, I have to rely on your mission."
Thales took a few seconds to understand the meaning of this sentence, and then trembled slightly - his brain instantly opened a string.
"Old friend from the fraternity?"
Thales said in disbelief. At that moment, he no longer even cared about the blade on his neck: "You mean, Ramon?"
"That doctor?"
"It's him?"
Kashan showed a weird smile.
Raphael remained calm and silent.
Wyatt and Rolf looked at each other in surprise.
"It turns out that Ramon asked me to use the Messenger Crow on the road, not to contact the Black Street Brotherhood," Thales came to his senses and murmured in a daze: "But to contact you."
The Scarlet Witch sighed slightly, her eyes dark.
"Ramon's mind is very flexible. He guessed that the predicament he was in might be the work of the secret department," Kashan said calmly: "So he directly contacted the darkroom."
"And I know Morat too well - he must be planning something."
Hearing this, Raphael sighed.
The person from the secret department looked at Thales with a strange expression: "Why is a doctor of unknown origin allowed to use the messenger crow of the mission or the Black Sand Territory?"
"And you didn't pay attention to where he sent the message?"
Thales was stunned for a moment, then remembered the history of contact with Ramon, and couldn't help but look embarrassed.
He can't say that he got it in exchange for Ramon telling him the relevant knowledge about magic, right?
But this is no longer the thing he needs to worry about most right now.
"The people from the Brotherhood have learned about the conspiracy of our Secret Division," the Scarlet Witch passed over several people and slowly shook her head at him: "But you said that the Secret Division colluded with the Brotherhood, and even gave the Star Staff to the Brotherhood.
The leader?”
Thales could only show a wry smile.
"I'm not as powerful as Morat," Kashan said lightly, "but I can still tell what lies are."
Thales looked at her and felt his scalp tightening.
Really bad.
Kashan smiled and snorted, then looked at Raphael again.
"Stop beating around the bush, kid," the Scarlet Witch's eyes became serious: "You may not have it with you...but I know you have a way to get it right away."
Raphael frowned slightly.
Cohen and Miranda couldn't help but look at the young man from the secret department.
"The secret science of the stars has mastered a mysterious transmission ability a long time ago." The corner of Kashan's mouth curled up slightly.
"As small as voice letters, as large as weapons and equipment or even living people," the Scarlet Witch's eyes were filled with strong interest: "You can all ignore the distance and transport to the destination in an instant."
Thales was stunned.
Delivery ability.
sound……
Ignore distance.
Cohen's expression changed, Miranda also frowned, and Wyatt looked suspicious.
The black hole on Raphael's arm that looked like the mouth of some kind of creature just now...
Raphael didn't speak, he still looked at the Scarlet Witch with a calm expression.
It's like he's not here at all.
"Give me the Star Staff," the darkroom leader's face was still gentle and approachable, but his words became more and more serious: "If you don't want to see anything unfortunate happen to your prince."
Thales's face suddenly turned pale.
Tuleha snorted dissatisfiedly.
At this moment, a thin voice that no one had heard for a long time sounded weakly from the corner of the cell.
Full of grievance and low mood.
"You started from a long time ago, a long time ago..."
"Do you know these things?"
Everyone was slightly startled, then looked towards the corner where the sound came from.
Thales had the back of the knife pressed against his neck and could not turn his head, but he was also surprised - because he heard who the owner of the voice was.
I saw the neglected little girl, Little Huitou, leaning against the wall, her face pale, looking at Kashan tremblingly.
"Aren't you from the darkroom?" I saw the little slipper biting his lower lip tightly, his eyes full of pain and fear.
"The darkroom is the shadow cast by the dragon's wings," Little Huitou murmured, "But why..."
Xiao Huantou's expression changed, as if he remembered the most unpleasant memories.
"Why didn't you report to His Majesty?" Xiao Huantou's eyes were filled with tears and his whole body was trembling: "You are just waiting for disasters, waiting for those disasters...watch them in Longxiao City, killing everyone.
…”
Thales frowned.
He thought of those people running for their lives, those suffocated in the air, those separated in flesh and blood, the shield area that was completely destroyed.
Kashan seemed a little surprised. She looked back at the messy little girl in the corner with a complicated expression.
After a few seconds, she sighed deeply.
"I'm sorry." Contrary to everyone's expectations, the Scarlet Witch bowed slightly in the direction of the little slicker: "Miss Alex Walton."
Cohen's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Little Slippery in disbelief.
Miranda raised an eyebrow.
Hearing this name, Little Slippery seemed to be startled, and she looked at Thales in panic.
But Thales still had the back of the knife pressed against her neck and could not see her expression at all.
"Even if we know it's Morat who's doing the trick..." the Scarlet Witch's voice sounded.
"The darkroom is still helpless," Kashan said sincerely and sadly: "The secret department has hidden the news and whereabouts very well."
The Scarlet Witch raised her body and shook her head.
"It's too late."
"The Blood Magician arrived at Longxiao City very early. We didn't know the secret department's plan, and we had no way to prepare for it," Kashan said with a low voice and sad eyes: "We can only watch the mission getting closer and closer.
"
The little slipper came back to her senses from the shock and panic. She clenched her fists and raised her head tremblingly.
"Then you should report to His Majesty!" The girl gritted her teeth and tears kept flowing out of her eyes, "That is the king of all the Exters! So many people died in Longxiao City...
He can definitely prevent these things from happening!"
The Scarlet Witch suddenly raised her head, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at the little slippery head seriously.
"Our king?" Ms. Cassian whispered softly, spitting out the king's name:
"Nun Nekaru Kadion Walton?"
The person in charge of the darkroom smiled softly.
"Believe me, I have respected him immensely for the past thirty years." She nodded, with respect and remembrance in her eyes. "At least, for most of his reign, he was a good king - I
Already prepared to report to him."
Kashan's expression changed and she uttered the next sentence:
"If he didn't hide it from me, he planned to sell Longxiao City to Xingchen and betray Exter in order to continue his family."
Everyone's expressions changed.
"What?" The surprised Cohen couldn't help but ask.
The little slippery man's face turned pale and he stared blankly at Kashan.
"Yes, my dear lady," the Scarlet Witch sighed slightly: "I intercepted the messenger from His Majesty Nunn to the High King of the Stars."
"He wants to rely on the power of the nine-pointed star to save the endangered Dragon Spear in the Cloud, and wants to rely on the marriage between you and that little prince to scare the new king." Kashan's eyes became extremely sharp: "For this reason, he did not hesitate to let
Star gains leverage to intervene in Exeter's affairs."
"Even in the future, let an heir with the blood of Bright Star take over the first territory of Exter."
Except for Raphael and Thales, almost everyone's eyes widened.
Even Tuleha couldn't help but turn around and look back.
Everyone looked at the little slippery head, then at Kashan, and finally at the kidnapped second prince.
At that moment, Thales felt mixed emotions.
In front of his eyes, the scene of King Nun handing the ring into the hands of the little slipper appeared.
"Oh my God," Cohen's mouth opened in an "O" shape, and he stared straight at Thales: "Is this the truth, Your Highness, that King Nun wants to form an alliance with us?"
"Let the descendants of the Bright Star royal family and the Walton family succeed the Grand Duke of Longxiao City?"
"As the King of Exeter," Scarlet Witch slowly shook her head: "He shouldn't have done that."
"For Exeter, there is only one thing I can do."
Raphael raised his head, a strange light shining in his red eyes.
"So you went and found Rumba," he said softly.
Kashan didn't speak, she just looked at the enemies in front of her with a calm face.
Thales looked at the Scarlet Witch blankly.
I just feel like my mind is in chaos.
"This is really the biggest joke," the second prince murmured subconsciously: "So - your betrayal was not an accident."
"For this...you want King Nun's life."
Thales closed his eyes and sighed deeply, feeling exhausted both physically and mentally.
"The secret department and the darkroom both want his life - you are almost cooperating..."
"In this case, even if King Nun has an army from Dragon Sky City as a backing and a White Blade Guard as a barrier..."
Thales said the next sentence silently in his heart: How could he not die?
At that moment, he really felt bored.
Kashan hummed softly, her expression subtle.
"For hundreds of years, the secret department has always been silent, quietly weaving an astonishing thunder in the deep clouds." The eyes of the Scarlet Witch were full of strange colors, like a chess player who had just won: "Look.
In contrast, the passive darkroom has no choice but to use the nest to lay eggs, and use the thunder and lightning of the secret department to break through all the obstacles of Exeter."
"Do you want to watch the Exeter princes fight like beasts, bleeding endlessly?" Kashan smiled slightly: "Then we will let the fighting end in the first round."
Raphael couldn't help but clenched his fists after listening to all this.
"You want an evenly matched fight to the death," the Scarlet Witch put her hands into her sleeves again: "Then we will push the situation to one side completely."
Cohen and Miranda exchanged glances and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
"Do you want Exeter after Nunn to fall into a chaotic situation where there are endless disputes over the throne and endless doubts about power?"
The leader of the dark room shook his head slightly:
"Then we'll give you Charmaine Rumba."
Raphael pursed his lips, closed his eyes and sighed.
"So, Nunn has lost his eyes and ears, and is unable to fight back against the disaster and Lombard." He looked at the ground blankly, "all our back-ups have failed."
"I lost." Raphael said lowly.
Kashan snorted softly and her expression returned to kindness.
"I know what you are thinking, little friend," the Scarlet Witch nodded slightly and looked at the little slicker who was about to cry: "Since there is nothing you can do, then capture the blood of a Walton and return it to the stars as a bargaining chip, right?
?”
"such a pity……"
Kashan seemed to shake her head with regret.
The next moment, she looked solemn.
"Morat, why is he so anxious?" Scarlet Witch raised her head, her eyes flashing: "Even letting a young boy like you do such a thing?"
"Why are you so eager to train you in the same way as an heir?"
The silent Raphael still didn't speak.
Miranda thought of something and was horrified.
Kashan received no answer, but showed a confident smile, and then spoke softly, her voice full of exhaustion and depression.
"He doesn't have much time left, does he?"
As soon as these words came out, all the people in the Star were slightly startled.
Raphael frowned even more.
"Tell me, how long can he last?" the Scarlet Witch said lightly, with a hint of sadness in her tone:
"Five years, or ten years?"
Raphael pursed his lips.
Thales looked at Kashan blankly, and the figure of Morat emerged in his mind.
The old man who could force Gilbert and Jinny back with just one word, the old man who could see through lies with his eyes.
Actually...
The next second, Kashan took a deep breath, as if to absorb all the emotions.
"Forget it, let's not mention him anymore," she raised her lips slightly, "let's get back to the topic."
The Scarlet Witch clapped her hands.
Following her applause, many people walked in outside the thick door.
There were soldiers with black sand collars in patrol uniforms, as well as ordinary people wearing different costumes, both men and women, who looked like civilians.
But they all looked at the people in the cell with unkind expressions.
The soldiers of the Black Sand Territory walked into the cell with their swords in hand and came to the people of the stars.
Those "civilians" walked quietly behind Kashan without saying a word.
Thales sighed.
Tuleha chuckled lightly.
Seeing the scene around her, Miranda's expression changed, while Cohen lowered his head in pain.
"What should we do now?" the security officer gritted his teeth and whispered in annoyance.
"Steady." Raphael replied in a low voice.
"If you still refuse to hand over the Star Staff," the Scarlet Witch smiled slightly: "You know... I can threaten you with more than just the prince."
"And your companions."
Raphael looked at Kashan coldly.
The Scarlet Witch leaned slightly towards him and nodded, showing her usual kind smile.
Thales looked at the numerous soldiers in the field, watching them stand in formation and blocking the exit, and felt a chill in his heart.
It's over.
Now - he felt the coolness on his neck and glanced at Tuleha who looked indifferent - what should he do?
But just at this moment.
"Boom!"
A huge roar came.
Kashan looked up suddenly!
Rubbles and dust fell from the top of the head again, and a burst of smoke suddenly arose in the cell!
The soldiers of the Black Sand Territory subconsciously drew their swords from their sheaths.
Before anyone could react, several figures suddenly fell from the sky.
Just like Tuleha before.
The Fire Knight realized something was wrong and reacted quickly: Thales only felt his arm tighten, and then Tuleha firmly grabbed his right hand and controlled it in front of him.
The swirling smoke and dust made Thales unable to open his eyes, and he could only use his hearing to distinguish the situation in the field.
As the figures flashed, countless sounds of fighting could be heard in the smoke, metal clashes and soldiers' angry shouts came one after another!
"Whoa!"
"boom!"
"Clang!"
"Defend quickly!"
"careful!"
"Back up!"
"Protect...well!"
In just ten seconds, along with several sounds of human bodies falling to the ground, all the chaotic sounds disappeared, and the place gradually became quiet.
The smoke and dust finally dispersed.
Thales was still held tightly by Tuleha, with the blade never leaving his neck, while the Fire Knight frowned and coldly observed the situation in the cell.
The prince saw everything in front of him clearly.
Shock struck him.
Just where the Scarlet Witch was standing, the ceiling above her head had shattered, leaving a big hole.
The soldiers of the Black Sand Territory, including the people in the dark room, all retreated to the thick door, and they all looked nervously and surprised at the uninvited guests in front of them - these intruders who fell from the sky.
They were a dozen strong warriors with fierce eyes and neat movements, wearing gray clothes and light armor, and wearing scimitars on their faces.
Some people are even equipped with sophisticated arm shields and crossbows.
At this moment, the invaders were forming a formation and blocking the soldiers of the Black Sand Territory, separating them from the Star People and Tuleha in the cell.
Many enemies had fallen beside these sudden warriors - even behind the defense line formed by them, the Scarlet Witch was standing in front of Raphael and the others with an ugly expression, far away from the protection of her own people.
Kashan's situation was not good - there was a long, white-handled knife with a weird arc across her neck, and her right arm was tightly clamped.
"Everyone stand back," the kidnapper behind her said coldly to the soldiers in the black sand collar: "For the sake of this lady's carotid artery."
Cohen stared blankly at the intruders, and looked at Miranda and Wyatt, unable to hide the surprise in his heart.
Everyone was caught off guard by the sudden surprise.
"Who is this?" the security officer lowered his head and asked.
Miranda shook her head and looked at Raphael, who was still silent.
Looking at these soldiers who suddenly appeared, Thales's pupils shrank.
etc.
This kind of outfit...
He looked at the equipment of these soldiers carefully, and then opened his mouth in surprise.
Thales recognized these people.
The silent confrontation lasted for several seconds.
Until the kidnapped Scarlet Witch sighed.
"So, the rumors are true."
She withdrew her eyes from the blade in front of her neck and said to the kidnapper standing behind her:
"You really built an emergency secret passage in the city gate?"
The Scarlet Witch narrowed her eyes. She glanced at the intruders around her, then at her subordinates - they were forced to retreat outside the thick door - and said in a low voice: "Even the darkroom can hide it... I really
I underestimated you."
A low laugh came from behind her.
"Snow Blade and Dragon Wing - from the day Exeter founded the country, we have been mutually reinforcing each other and restraining each other."
The kidnapper showed a pale face, leaned over and whispered in Cassian's ear: "Be wary of every move in the darkroom: this is what we should do."
Raphael saw the face of the visitor and frowned.
Under the surprised looks of Miranda and Cohen, Raphael walked forward with an unkind expression and came to the side of Kashan and the intruder.
"you are late!"
The young man from the secret department said coldly to the visitor: "Almost killed us!"
The visitor raised his eyebrows and his pale face moved slightly.
"It takes a process to gather the scattered brothers." The visitor looked past Raphael.
He looked at Tuleha who was holding Thales hostage, and cast a provocative look at the Fire Knight without fear: "Hey, Tuleha, thanks to the noise you made - otherwise we would have found more
Long."
Tuleha frowned and made an evil growl from his throat.
Thales stared blankly at the pale man and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
The visitor raised his eyebrows, his eyes wandering over the little slippery figure in the corner, and he paused for a moment.
"Besides, you'd better be polite." The pale man shook the blade in front of Cassian's neck: "After all, I am saving your life."
"The desolate boy from the secret science."
Serui Nicolai—the commander of the White Blade Guards, the captain of King Nunn's personal guard, the enemy of the Royal Family of the Bright Star, and the "Falling Star" one of the five generals of Exeter, said to Raphael calmly