He looked at the drill in front of him in shock and solemnity, and subconsciously glanced in one direction: "The Ghost Prince..."
"It's you?"
The driller straightened his robe, showed a perfect smile, and nodded:
"I."
Soon, the way everyone looked at the drill changed, even Russell.
From vigilance and disgust...to fear and shock.
Thales looked at the drill blankly
so.
he is the one……
"See, everyone has a past."
"And the reason why Teng promoted me to one of his deputies and sent me to be the person in charge of Shadow Shield in Longxiao City is," Zhuo Zi laughed, spreading his hands and grinning a strange smile:
"There is a reason."
He turned to Thales, still smiling broadly.
But the prince only felt that this man's smile suddenly became chilling.
From a long time ago, the Blood Year was just a label and a setting in Thales' mind.
Only when I talk to others, will I accidentally bring up the background of that era in the conversation with a sense of history.
He was frightened by Gilbert's narration, sighed in the Bright Star Tomb, sighed at Willow's fate, was surprised when passing the Leman Pass, was angry listening to the story of King Nun, and was moved by listening to the old crow's discussion.
Doubtful and melancholy when passing the Ghost Prince Tower.
But Thales had never been up close and directly exposed to the blood of that era, which even gave him an illusion:
That's all in the past.
Wars, assassinations, conspiracies, death, bloodshed, all these things that happened from 0 to 2000 in the End Calendar, all happened behind a curtain.
Like history, like legend, like story.
It was only at this moment, when Thales looked at the drill, at the curvature of the real murderer's lips and the enthusiasm radiating from his eyes, that he suddenly understood:
He has been living under that bloody shadow.
"Fuck..." Russell could no longer maintain his aristocratic demeanor. He clenched his fists in his chest and looked at his fellow travelers in shock.
The masked man's eyes were bulging, staring at the drill with bloodshot eyes, trembling slightly.
The mercenaries were even more uproar.
But the driller paid no attention to them.
"Is this guarantee enough?" The driller stared at Ricky closely, looking at the latter's solemn expression.
"Still think that I will betray you to the Blade Fang camp, or doubt my stance on fighting the stars to the end, or question my integrity?"
"If an appeal happens," the driller sneered and pointed to the letter in Ricky's hand:
"Use it."
"Send me to the list that Kessel and the Black Prophet missed, and send me to the endless search and pursuit of the secret department."
The whole tavern fell silent.
It seems like a century has passed.
Ricky took a deep breath to calm down his mood just now.
"good."
He nodded with difficulty, as if a huge weight was hanging around his neck: "It is indeed a weighty guarantee."
"Let your people come in," Ricky seemed a little touched. He folded the letter again and carefully stuffed it into his arms. His voice was a little low: "After taking away the prince, we still have a lot of things to do."
Thales felt a chill in his heart.
The driller smiled sincerely.
He bowed respectfully:
"Happy to oblige."
At that moment, Thales watched in amazement as Ricky waved to his subordinates, and watched as the driller proudly took out a whistle and blew it silently.
Under Ricky's order, Marina and Sonny walked towards the three of them with frowns on their faces.
But the shock and fear in the prince's heart still lingered.
Hyman.
The fourth prince.
Ghost Prince...
He suddenly remembered Old Hammer's sigh: "...he hit the ground face first..."
But soon, the sins of the Hell River surged through his body, and with a jolt, the distracted Tails suddenly came back to his senses.
No.
He raised his head blankly.
Ricky's seriousness, Drill's smile, and Russell's solemnity were all visible at this moment.
Thales gasped, and his heart tightened as he watched the man from the Sword of Disaster transfer his ownership to the Shield of Shadows.
No.
It's not over yet.
Shadow Shield...
You must not follow them!
Thales thought so and gritted his teeth.
He turned his head and looked around.
Immediately, Thales looked firmly and whispered to Dean and Quick Rope behind him:
"cover me."
Kuaisheng, who was also in panic, frowned:
"What?"
But Dean looked at Thales and guessed his intention, and couldn't help but turned pale and said, "Are you crazy?"
Thales clenched his fist fiercely!
He looked at the drill man's satisfied expression from a distance.
"Believe me!" Thales gritted his teeth.
Their secret conversation ended here, because Marina had already arrived behind Thales.
The prince pushed aside Dean and the fast rope, and took the lead to meet Marina and the mercenaries behind her.
"Hold your hands behind your back, Your Highness, and it won't hurt so much."
Marina said to Thales coldly, with evil intentions in her eyes.
But Thales snorted lightly and slowly approached Marina.
"Marina, right? I think you must be very angry now..."
The prince sighed: "Your whole family was wronged and died on charges that they shouldn't have, and today, your actions will confirm that charge..."
Marina trembled slightly.
She clenched her fists and took a deep breath.
"Bright Star?"
Marina hummed and stepped forward, looked at Thales at close range, and said disdainfully: "You look no different from ordinary people, don't you?"
Her eyes slowly turned cold:
"What makes you so important that if you shed even a drop of blood, countless innocent people will be buried with you?"
Thales took a step closer and winked playfully: "Maybe it's because our blood glows?"
Sensing the provocation in the other person's words, Marina frowned.
"Qiang!"
Thales felt chilled in his heart.
I saw the female swordsman in red in front of me pull out the sword blade in her right hand, slowly raise it from her side, and approach the prince's face.
Marina sneered: "Then let us take a look at your..."
"I'm sorry!" Thales said abruptly with a straight face.
Probably because she didn't expect the opponent to surrender so quickly, Marina was slightly stunned:
"What?"
Thales sighed and said:
"Blame it on Kurtz, she taught me that."
Marina frowned in confusion:
"Kurz?"
However, the next moment, Marina felt that the prince grabbed her sword-holding wrist!
Marina's fighting instincts trained over many years made her subconsciously want to slash out with her backhand, but a powerful force burst out from Thales' hand, pulling her forward!
Marina, who lost her balance for a moment, was shocked: This power was far from what the thin boy in front of her could produce.
Marina was about to raise her elbow to fight back, but what happened next was far beyond her expectation!
As if dancing, Thales stepped forward and pulled the female swordsman in red into his arms.
In that second, Marina felt that the prince's bright eyes suddenly enlarged, and even the eyelashes were clearly visible.
Close enough to see the pupils clearly.
But her lips trembled slightly, touching another piece of softness.
Some are dry, some are rough, and some are...warm?
Marina was slightly stunned.
The next moment, the soft piece moved slightly and completely covered her lower lip.
Brings a weirder touch.
Smooth, moist, and... warmer?
This is……
grey.
his eyes.
At that moment, Marina looked at the prince's eyes at close range and came up with this idea.
It's gray.
It's so rare.
At that moment, everyone who saw this scene was stunned.
But just 0.01 second later, poor Marina realized her situation.
No.
No!
In an instant, Marina, who was frightened and angry, put her palm on Thales' chest and pushed the prince's face away from her!
"Snapped!"
In the surprised eyes of others, Marina was furious and gave Thales a hard slap with her backhand!
The poor prince staggered back, not forgetting to smile, then turned and ran away.
"Thanks"
Marina felt the lingering feeling on her lips, and felt the gazes around her. Humiliation and anger surged into her heart at the same time.
She was...
She was...
She was actually...
She twisted her face, raised the sword in her right hand, and said angrily: "You bastard..."
Huh?
Marina, who wanted the other person to put her on his back, looked at her empty right hand and was stunned.
mine……
Where is my sword?
"Thank you!" The prince's words came with the sound of the wind as he turned around.
At that moment, Sonny behind Marina was shocked: "Be careful!"
Marina woke up with a start: at some point, one of her swords had appeared in Thales's hand.
Following the prince's focused charge, he burst out with unspeakable speed and stabbed towards Ricky in the center of the tavern!
Before the mercenaries in the distance could react, Sonny and others, who were the first to witness the situation, drew their swords and stepped forward in shock and anger. However, they were stopped by Dean and Quick Rope, who were already prepared, blocking the way!
Oops.
Marina only had time to come up with this idea.
And the other side.
"Huhu"
Thales gritted his teeth, raised his long sword, and moved his steps, feeling the strong wind sound brought by the charge of the Hell River Sin, and only that one person was in his eyes.
Ricky frowned and raised his head, looking at Thales who suddenly attacked.
The sudden turn of events shocked everyone, but the warriors who had experienced many battles reacted very quickly. Clay flipped his wrist, and the dim light stabbed Thales from the side at a faster speed!
boom!
The sin of the Hell River is like a river flowing down, filling Thales' legs.
The power of termination imitated from the Fold of Destiny pours out, and amid the fierce friction of the joints, Thales' trajectory is pushed away!
Bypass Clay's interception!
Clay exclaimed, but could only let his sword edge slide across the side of Thales' leg.
"ah"
Feeling the severe pain in his knees and ankles, Thales roared to break through this impossible interception at any cost, and slashed at the defenseless Ricky with a sword.
There are too many of them.
Too much.
He only has this chance.
He must grasp it.
must!
In front of him, there was a trace of surprise in Ricky's eyes.
"Nice move..." Ricky only had time to say two words.
Thales' sword suddenly struck right in front of him!
His sword plunged into Ricky's chest.
"Peng!"
The next moment, Thales felt like he had crashed into a large whirlpool.
Turbulent force came from all directions, squeezing the arm holding his sword, causing the prince to fall forward involuntarily, unable to control the power of the sword in his hand.
Oops.
He only had time to think so.
"boom!"
The next second, Thales' vision blurred. He only felt pain in his knees and elbows, and he suddenly fell to the ground!
Thales groaned and stood up, but felt a chill on his neck.
He raised his eyes in shock.
At some point, the sword he snatched from Marina was already in Ricky's hand.
Thales was stunned.
how come?
The leader of the Sword of Disaster had a calm expression on his face, kneeling on one knee and pressing the edge of his sword condescendingly against Thales' neck.
On the other side, Quick Rope and Dean, who were subdued by the mercenaries, sighed together.
"Nice move," Ricky, who defeated Thales in one move, sneered and finished the second half of the sentence:
"…stupid idea."
Thales was left alone, lying on the ground, looking at the sword edge on his neck, breathing suddenly.