Following Barney's cold words, Naki muttered and lay down on the spot, while Cannon curled up and shrank back.
The others also went their separate ways and returned to the darkness behind the cell.
Samir looked at them in surprise, unable to understand their indifference.
how……
"Little Barney, it's me!"
Samir took a step forward, and the firelight caught up with Barney's back.
He couldn't control his emotions and shouted anxiously: "Second Flag Officer, Colin Semel!"
"Naki Cannon Belletti?"
But no one paid any attention to him.
Samuel stared blankly at the five cold cells, watching several figures disappear before his eyes.
Ricky coughed.
"Samir, our mission..."
But Samir obviously didn't believe in evil. He suddenly gritted his teeth, rushed to Barney's cell in two steps, and held the metal fence: "Hey! Barney, you..."
However, Samir's words stopped abruptly!
Snapped!
There was an explosion, and a burst of fire visible to the naked eye burst out from between his palm and the fence!
Samir screamed in pain, as if he had been hit hard, flew backwards, fell to the ground, and groaned softly.
His torch fell to the ground, kicking up countless dust.
The sudden change shocked everyone.
Clay caught up with him in two steps, and together with Sonny, he helped up the livid Samir, who stretched out his trembling palms with burn marks on them.
"careful!"
Ricky looked at the metal fence solemnly and at the clear fingerprints left by Samuel on it: "This is a trick of the mages. There is something weird about these fences. No one is allowed to touch them."
Thales looked at the fences with lingering fear, wondering what they were.
Samuel gasped, and with Clay's support, he gritted his teeth and looked at the darkness in the cell ahead.
"Little Barney!" he shouted angrily.
But the cell was still dark and there was no response.
The driller frowned in the crowd: "What's going on with them?"
Josh shook his head, his eyes sharp:
"This is prison."
"A place that can drive you crazy."
Everyone was silent for a while.
Ricky cast a questioning look at Samir, but the latter just lowered his head and said nothing, his expression struggling.
Clay tentatively said: "We..."
At this moment, Samir broke away from Clay's support and suddenly spoke.
"In the name of the supreme god Losophia, in the name of Emperor Comorra, in the name of the magnificent gods, the eternal kings, the knights and ancestors..."
Samir's voice was very low, deep, but extremely clear, as if there was a power that penetrated people's hearts, echoing in the hall.
Thales was stunned.
The supreme god...
Emperor Comorra...
Samir gasped and looked up at the five cells in front of him.
In the darkness, several slowly accelerating gasps sounded.
Soon, Barney's voice came from the cell, with a hint of hesitation and confusion:
"You, what did you say..."
Samir took a deep breath and took a step forward.
Thales saw that Samir's expression was unprecedented at this moment: the firelight passed over the mark on his face, complementing the determination on his face.
Just listen to Samir say:
"I swear that I will devote my entire life to the throne and serve the imperial power forever. I will have no other master."
He gritted his teeth and stopped talking, and the echoes echoed in the hall.
The former flag officer was still looking at the darkness in the cell, as if waiting for something.
One second, two seconds...
He was not disappointed.
A voice, like waking up from a nightmare, suddenly came:
"I swear that this sword will only be wielded for the Emperor's order, and will only be broken for the Emperor's order. It has no other use."
Following the sound, a figure appeared in front of the fence: Thales recognized it, it was the lazy Naki.
But his voice is no longer lazy.
There was a complex look of pain on Samir's face.
A third voice sounded faintly, taking over their words:
"I swear, I will either be buried in the place where the throne rests, or my bones will be buried halfway through my life. There will be no other end."
In the cell, Tardin's confused expression left the darkness and entered the light of the fire.
No need to remind, the fourth and fifth voices followed, continuing this oath:
"I swear that this soul will not go to hell, enter heaven, or join the human world. It has no other home but to forge the mighty empire."
A light flashed in Samir's eyes. He opened his mouth slightly and recited this unusual sentence together with the prisoners:
"When the order comes, the knights gather together."
The prisoners who had disappeared one after another appeared under the firelight and joined in the chanting through the fence.
"Wherever the iron hoof goes, Xiao Xiao will perish."
Bitterness, excitement, sluggishness, confusion, and trance. Thales read many different emotions on the faces of the prisoners.
"Where the edge of the sword points, the troubled times will surely end."
Finally, little Barney with a serious face walked out of the darkness and stood behind the fence.
"The inheritance is immortal," he and Samir looked at each other and read out the last sentence together:
"The Empire Eternal."
silence.
Empire is eternal.
The muscles in Thales' hands tightened slightly.
At that moment, whether it was Drill, Russell, the Swords of Disaster, or the captives Quick Rope, Dean, and Tampa, all looked at these special prisoners in surprise, staring at them and Samuel
of interaction.
In the flickering firelight, Samir sighed softly.
"I still remember that day, your father, Big Quail Barney, specifically mentioned it before taking the oath," he showed a bitter smile:
"He said that the original text of this oath was in the ancient imperial language and represented the glory of the past. He also said..."
Little Barney in the prison shook his head and accepted his words.
"He said that he felt that a bunch of losers like us were not qualified to join the Royal Guards and become the 'Emperor's Guards' that would be glorious throughout the ages," Little Barney said with a dull expression, "It would be a shame to even be in the same room with us."
"Until that day, he died in battle in front of the palace gate."
Samir's face darkened and he lowered his head.
"Oh my god... you are, you really are..." On the other side, Belletti's eyes were locked on Samir and remained motionless for a long time.
Little Barney didn't remain silent for long, he turned to another cell.
"Naki, Cannon."
"Light up."
His words were clear, concise, and still unquestionable.
Naki rubbed his already dirty face: "Are you serious, Mr. Pioneer Officer? This is the oil we squeezed from that gerbil. Even if we add these dry ingredients, it won't last long.
…I don’t know how long it will take to catch the next one…”
Just listen to Little Barney in the prison shouting angrily:
"Light up!"
Naji didn't say anything more. Soon, a fire lit up in his cell, illuminating the figures outside.
"Samuel," looking at the other person's illuminated face, little Barney's words contained endless sighs and complicated emotions:
"It's really you."
"Second Flag Officer."
Samir said nothing.
The other prisoners took a deep breath and moved closer to the fence, trying to get a clear look at the person in front of them.
Naki rubbed his eyes desperately, while Cannon beside him kept taking deep breaths, making Youzi tremble.
"Brie!"
Tardin, who had just been imitating the sound of thunder, turned his head and yelled at his roommate: "Brie!"
"Ahhh!"
Everyone outside the cell was stunned for a moment, and before they could react, they saw Tardin's rather large roommate roaring in response: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"
Then, he pounced on Tardin like a giant bear!
Boom!
There was a muffled sound.
Thales' eyes widened as he watched the prisoner named Bree roar and punch Taldin right in the face!
Amazing strength and no mercy.
What are they...doing?
Tardin hit the wall behind him and groaned in pain.
But when Bree's second fierce punch was about to come, he jumped up from the wall in an incredible way, swung his elbow and slapped Bree's chin hard!
boom!
Bree shook her head and took a step back, whining and yelling in pain, then with a fierce look in her eyes, she attacked Tardin again!
Boom!
Just like that, everyone watched in shock as the two prisoners in the cell fought fiercely back and forth.
His punches hit the flesh and his moves were fierce.
But no matter whether it was Barney Jr., Nye, or Naki, Cannon and Belletti, they all turned a blind eye.
Samir also looked at their fierce fight in disbelief and was at a loss.
Finally, after Tardin kicked Bree hard in the chest and kicked the ferocious opponent away, he shouted: "That's enough!"
Bree lowered her arms to attack, panted heavily, and stared at him fiercely.
Soon, Tardin, who had a bruised nose and face, and bleeding from the corner of his mouth, got up, looked at Samuel, and said inarticulately:
"Sorry, this is the only ridiculous method, haha."
Samir was stunned.
I saw Taldin rubbing his red and swollen chin, supporting each other with Bree, looking at him intently, and said with a strange smile: "Hahaha, make sure the person here is real and not just our imagination."
.”
After a while, Samir lowered his head silently.
"I mean it, Tardin," he said sadly:
"It's not a hallucination."
"no."
Thales felt a lot of emotions from his words.
On the other side, Nai looked at Samir closely: "What, Samir, they still captured you? Right? What conspiracy do they have? Who are they going to kill this time?"
Samir shook his head.
Cannon was trembling slightly, hiding behind Naki and saying nervously: "What, do you want to behead? Or hang? Are we in there too?"
Samir stared at them with unspeakable eyes and still shook his head.
"You have lost a lot of weight and have aged a lot," Naji in the prison sneered: "Of course, at least you don't use a stone knife to shave."
"That's not quite right," Beretti, who had long hair hanging down her face and a beard that reached her chest, crossed her arms and asked warily and maliciously:
"How come you, a coward, are here? Who are the people outside?"
Samir remained silent, letting them look at him and listening to their strange questions.
Until little Barney asked.
"Now, Samuel," Barney took a deep breath and asked an unexpected but thought-provoking question:
"What year is it now?"
As soon as these words came out, the prisoners in the cell became quiet.
They looked at Samir quietly.
After a while, Samir breathed out: "The end of the calendar, year 679."
Little Barney was stunned for a moment, then his face turned pale and he took several steps back.
The prisoners were also stunned.
"I'm not clear-headed, please do the math for me," Naki poked Cannon. He turned around anxiously, scratched his hair and said in distress: "679,679, so, six hundred and seventy-nine minus six hundred and seven...
…No, six hundred and five, no, six hundred and six… When did we get in here?”
Cannon didn't answer him, just sat down huddled up, fear written on his face.
"how come……"
"Eighteen years."
Little Barney looked around in a daze and laughed inexplicably: "It's been eighteen years."
Samir said nothing.
Eighteen years.
Thales silently watched this special reunion after a long separation with unspeakable emotions.
"Cannon said it was about thirty years, Naki said five years at most..."
Little Barney was immersed in his own world, with a painful expression on his face, and the mark on his face trembled slightly: "But I don't believe either of them. I, I have been counting the number of supply drops. I counted them myself. I thought there were only seven or eight.
Year……"
He sat down, his expression twitched, and he laughed loudly: "Hahaha, hahahahahaha..."
The laughter was miserable and hoarse.
Soon, Naki and Tardin also joined in the laughter, and the other prisoners were either lost in thought or had dull faces and did not say a word.
Samir closed his eyes for a long time before opening them.
"You're here... where are the others?"
he asked with difficulty.
The laughter in the hall stopped.
Little Barney raised his head, his eyes cold.
"Didn't you bring torches?"
He spread his hands and said coldly: "See for yourself."
Samir's eyebrows moved.
He stepped forward quickly, ignoring the dazzling firelight that made the prisoners cover their eyes and retreat in pain, illuminating each cell through the bars.
After a few seconds, Samir's body shook several times and he weakly took a few steps back.
"How...how could..." he murmured.
The prisoners were silent.
In the cell, Cannon covered his face, slid against the wall, and sobbed in pain.
At that moment, Thales saw clearly the scene in front of him:
There are nearly seven or eight cells, each filled with human skeletons and mummies.
But what is different from before is that most of the bones are neatly stacked, with the head on top and the body on the bottom, neatly placed on the ground, one after another.
Behind little Barney, five neat corpses were placed in a row, one of which still had dry skin and muscles.
Like...
Just like a cemetery, Thales whispered in his heart.
Samir twisted his face and looked at Barney.
"There was a fight in Allen and Walker's cell, and ** were killed," Barney said calmly, but his eyes were dull: "Molian had a high fever, Toby was injured and infected, and Ross couldn't name him.
The strange disease, 'bedbug', is something I can't figure out, and there are several people like him..."
"The Chimera went crazy. One day, she suddenly stopped eating and drinking..."
"Bobby tried to pry open the bars until he discovered that prolonged contact with them was fatal."
"Milo couldn't wake up for no apparent reason." Little Barney's expression tightened, and he clenched his fists in pain: "As for the big guy Larry, well, he became abnormal. After he killed the third
The people in their cells have to do something, so..."
He took a deep breath and forced his emotions back into his body.
"Jin left with 'Skeleton'. They were the last two people in the same room, and they agreed to cut each other's wrists..."
"Rogo suddenly yelled like crazy one day, cried and laughed for a day and a night, and then fell silent."
Samir listened quietly, and the torch in his hand trembled slightly every time he heard a new name.
"Cox passed away peacefully, and he still had time to leave his last words."
"Ke Laimen just had a common cold, but we didn't have any medicine, so we just watched him day by day... In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore, and it was me who did it."
Little Barney laughed a few times.
"In the same cell, people who died early can still have a decent funeral." He looked at his hands, then glanced at the five bones behind him, and an indescribable emotion flashed in his eyes: "As for
The last remaining people can just lie down and wait."
Thales stared blankly at the sloppy prisoner.
He looked at the deep cell, looked at the shiny bars, and thought of the withered bones and mummies on the upper floors, and felt indescribable in his heart.
Boom.
Samuel knelt down on one knee, his face pale: "So, so to speak..."
Little Barney raised his head and snorted coldly at him outside the cell.
"Yes, the Second Flag Officer, His Excellency Colin Semel."
"Eighteen years... At that time, there were forty-five people, forty-five men, and forty-five noble knights in their prime and prime of life..."
The corners of Barney's mouth curved wider and wider until he pulled out a smile full of hatred, bitterness, sarcasm and bitterness:
"The forty-five royal guards imprisoned in the Bone Prison."
He raised his head, looked blankly at the bones around him, and silently looked at the other six prisoners.