This name that had not appeared for a long time echoed in Thales' mind again.
how come……
He stared at the "Dragon Breaker" on the piece of paper, with countless questions and confused thoughts.
When he was in the Palace of Heroes, Thales got the precious book "Confronting the Sky" from Thelma, which described a "Dragon Breaker" that was exactly the same as the Purifying Edge, but Thales didn't expect it.
What's surprising is that these strange weapons are so close to his surname and bloodline.
Dragonbreaker.
The Purifying Edge.
Is it a coincidence?
Or should I say, this is the one that sealed Giza...
"So this is...just Queen Esola's dowry?"
Samir looked at Sak'el with a puzzled face, awakening Thales from his memories.
As soon as the punishment knight mentioned the past, he seemed to enter that trance state again.
"More than that, it is also a witness to a piece of history."
"Everything in the treasure house is of extraordinary significance."
Samir and Ricky frowned at each other.
Sacher gently touched the bars of the dark cell, and then quickly removed his hand before it took effect, deftly and skillfully.
"That was probably one of the most tense years between the Kingdom of Stars and Exeter," the former watchman said with confused eyes:
"The invasion of King Nightwing and the disaster of the Third Continent War broke the political balance, causing the destruction of countless small and medium-sized forces. The big countries that had survived the disaster were also uncomfortable, and the Western Continent ushered in another round of reshuffle."
"As a result, the struggle for hegemony in the Western Continent and the conflict between the descendants of the empire and the children of the dragon have reached their peak again."
"Two of the Three Heroes of the Dawn both ascended to high positions. Hero Sarah became the regent of Longxiao City and the actual leader of the Kingdom of Exeter. Midir Bright Star was crowned as the fourth King of Midir in the history of the stars. However,
Under the hatred of the country and the family, they turned against each other and became enemies."
Samuel and Ricky looked at each other, seemingly dissatisfied with the prisoner's free rein and lack of theme.
Thales listened quietly to the other party's almost sleepwalking narration, recalling the poem that Putilai sang in the Black Sand Military Camp six years ago.
"When Dawn Rises".
He still remembers the melody of Putilai and the three protagonists in the song. In fact, the Prince of the Stars learned to play the lute and sing minstrels "without doing his job", which was the reason for the lack of entertainment in the Northland noble palace.
One of the few joys in the game (after the Night of Dragon Blood, the originally not so amiable Lord Fallen Star became more serious and treated any stranger who entered the Palace of Heroes as a potential assassin, including the bards who were supporting the banquet)
.
Sak'el's words continued:
"The political chess game between the two countries has begun again, and is even better than before."
"In this case, due to political needs, the Kingdom of the Holy Tree and the Kingdom of the Stars achieved a royal marriage that is quite rare even in the history of the elves and humans."
Sak'el picked up the paper in his hand and looked at the outline of the strange dagger on it, with a sad expression, as if he was remembering the past years.
"So, after the dragon disappeared for countless years, this weapon became more of a treasure than a battle, more of a commemorative than a practical weapon. It was given as a deliberate gift, full of political significance, and came with Queen Esola.
Kingdom of Stars, enter the royal treasury.”
Sak'el looked at the sketch in his hand and whispered:
"The Dragonbreaker."
"A few years later, the large fortress built on the side of Cold Castle between the Black Sand Territory and the Northern Territory was named after it."
"In the more than a hundred years since then, through that fortress, Stars and Dragons have been able to change their offensive and defensive positions, until Queen Elliga defeated the Exeter coalition forces six times in the famous "Three-sided Pocket" battle, and finally captured
The Cold Castle forced the Yankees to retreat to the northern plains, bringing the Star Kingdom's power to its peak."
Under the dim light of the fire, the words of the punishment knight floated in the long-abandoned, dusty dark prison, and the excitement and vigor of that era could be vaguely heard.
Sak'el gently loosened his fingers and let the paper fall to the ground.
He slowly withdrew his eyes from the void, and his eyes returned to clarity.
"Of course, maybe one of the reasons why the ancestors of the stars introduced this weapon back then was that they were really worried about the legendary Queen of the Sky and that it would interfere in the political situation when Exeter was weak. In this way, they at least have one thing.
Weapons that could theoretically restrain it have never been seen."
Sacher said calmly.
"It appeared," Samir, who had been silent for a while, said softly: "The legendary dragon was in Longxiao City six years ago."
This sentence shocked Sak'el slightly, and also made Thales fall into deep thought.
"On the night King Nun died."
Samir sighed: "The dragon that we all thought was a character in the story fell from the sky and destroyed a disaster before Longxiao City was reduced to ruins."
There was silence inside and outside the cell for a long time.
Until Sak'el closed his eyes and let out a long breath.
"It seems that I have indeed missed a lot in these years."
Ricky seemed unable to listen to Sacher's rambling narration with erratic themes. He took a step forward and asked directly:
"But what I don't understand is..."
"How did the royal secret treasure in Fuxing Palace end up in the Tower of the End?"
Sak'el hummed and shook his head.
"Who knows," the punishment knight's attitude towards the stranger was not so good. He only saw an indifferent expression on his face: "More than ten years ago, for the king's wedding, many things in the treasure house were requisitioned.
Maybe this thing is also on the list, who remembers."
etc.
Thales's ears twitched.
A king's wedding?
Which king?
Are you talking about Kessel V? His wedding when he was still a prince?
With that...Queen Keya?
A beautiful figure holding a doll appeared in front of Thales's eyes, and he felt sad.
"So we can confirm?"
Looking at the paper falling to the ground, Samir turned to look at Ricky, as if asking for his opinion: "More than ten years ago, under the king's order, the Dragon Breaker was removed from the treasure house?"
But Sak'el just looked indifferent and leaned against the wall casually:
"Yes or no, does it matter?"
Samir was about to retort, but Ricky was faster than him.
"Very well, let me change the question."
The leader of the Sword of Disaster still looked calm, half-smiling, but Thales could faintly sense the seriousness hidden in his tone: "What is so special about Dragon Breaker? It doesn't.
Any other secrets?”
Sak'el changed his posture, and the firelight cast long shadows on the wall.
"Then what do you want to know?" His words gradually revealed his impatience.
"According to records, this ancient weapon has been gathering dust for a long time in the Holy Tree Kingdom. Even the Holy Elves themselves know very little about it, so they sent it as a political dowry, let alone us who have expired."
The punishment knight said coldly.
Ricky stared at him carefully, but his expression gradually changed.
It seemed as if the air around him was starting to become oppressive.
"Sacher."
The last trace of warmth on Ricky's face disappeared: "Are you really not aware, or are you just pretending to be stupid?"
Sacher narrowed his eyes and looked back at the stranger outside the fence.
"I'm tired, you should leave quickly," the punishment knight showed no intention of cooperating with the other party, but said in the same cold voice:
"Before the guards show up."
Samir looked a little anxious. He looked at his old colleague's unmoved look, and when he was about to speak slowly, Ricky sneered.
But Thales felt the chill in his laughter.
"Do you know why we spent so much money to come here and ask you these questions, Knight of Punishment?"
The leader of the Sword of Disaster spoke slowly with a sneer:
"Because what we really want to know is..."
Sak'el still leaned against the wall motionless, as if distracted, and began to observe his nails again.
He seems to be indifferent to everything.
Until Ricky asked his question.
"Eighteen years ago, this thing that Samuel saw and that you personally took care of was the so-called Dragon Breaker," Ricky said softly:
"Is it the legendary anti-demon force?"
Ricky's whisper echoed through the hall.
At that second, the fire flickered slightly, but there was absolute silence inside and outside the cell.
Soon, Thales' breathing became disordered unconsciously, and he had to rely on the sin of the Hell River to stabilize it.
what did he say?
He said legendary anti-demon forces?
Thales stared at the piece of paper at his feet and slowly picked it up.
That means, that means
The Purifying Edge that sealed Giza six years ago...
The Dragon Breaker in Selma's book...
The black sword that the mercenaries in the tavern are interested in...
The Dragon Breaker in Zak'el's mouth...
The Black Sword that the Swords of Disaster encountered not long ago, the "Dragon Breaker" they saw...
Staring at the familiar yet unfamiliar patterns on the paper, in just a few seconds, events, elements, and clues were pieced together in Thales' brain.
But at that moment, there was someone even more rude than Thales!
Snapped!
Boom.
An explosion, followed by a muffled sound, brought Thales back to reality.
He turned his head and was surprised to see Sak'el, who had leaned against the fence at some point, falling heavily to the ground amid the light smoke.
But the Punishment Knight didn't care about the pain he was suffering at all. He just struggled to get up, his face showing shock and fear that Thales had never seen since he saw this man.
"What did you say?"
Sak'el gritted his teeth and stood up straight, staring at the cold-looking Ricky outside the cell, with a rare tremor in his voice:
"What weapons?"
It was like seeing the end of the world.
Seeing Sak'el like this, Thales, who should have been the most surprised, calmed down.
He felt that something had happened.
And the few people in front of me are insiders.
"Aha."
Outside the prison, Ricky's tone was slightly complacent and slightly surprised:
"Your expression...I understand."
Ricky and the gloomy Sacher looked at each other silently, the coldness on their faces slowly replaced by solemnity.
"I see...it seems you really don't know."
Samuel on the other side was obviously out of the situation. He looked at Sak'el, then at Ricky, and said with the same question as Thales: "What's wrong?"
But neither Sackel nor Ricky seemed to pay attention to his idleness.
The former's breathing became more and more rapid, while the latter muttered to himself secretly.
Sak'el's chest was rising and falling, and his breathing was extremely rapid, but this was nothing compared to his uncharacteristically anxious attitude:
"tell me."
The punishment knight gritted his teeth, and the mark on his forehead was extremely obvious: "What did you just say...what legendary anti-demon force?"
"tell me!"
Ricky stood there solemnly, frowning slightly.
A few seconds later, facing the other person's eyes that were eager for answers, he nodded to Samir on his side:
"tell him."
Sak'el immediately looked at Samir, his eyes sharp, aggressive, and vaguely ferocious.
Samuel glanced at Ricky strangely, but still spoke silently.
"According to the information we obtained from the Termination Tower, Sak'el, this... so-called Dragon Breaker," Samir seemed hesitant and didn't quite understand, "is a legendary anti-demon weapon."
At that second, Sak'el's stubble-covered face turned extremely pale.
"No..." He stared at the void ahead and muttered to himself.
Samir said sternly: "Our intelligence has no doubt that this legendary anti-demon weapon has been verified and can seal disasters."
Thales clenched his fists unconsciously.
He recalled the scene six years ago. The dagger emitting red light seemed to echo the blood in his body and seemed to be alive.
In the cell, Sak'el's eyes shifted back and forth, as if he had seen the most incredible thing.
"No, no, it's impossible..."
He murmured, finally widening his eyes and sliding to the ground in frustration.
transfixed.
Samir sighed slightly:
"Yeah, we never knew that the royal family was hiding such a legendary counterattack..."
But before he finished speaking, Sak'el behind the fence suddenly raised his head!
"No!"
The prisoner with a sudden expression shouted loudly, interrupting Samir abruptly:
"No, that's not the case!"
As he spoke, he banged on the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sudden outburst of the Punishment Knight caught Samuel off guard. He looked at Sak'el, who was breathing heavily and trembling in surprise, not knowing why.
Is he... crazy again?
Outside the cell, Ricky silently looked at the prisoner who had become abnormal again without saying a word.
Thales, like Samuel, was confused and full of doubts.
"No……"
Finally, Sak'el finally stopped pounding the ground and held his support on the floor in a daze.
"Dragon Breaker...Dragon Breaker?"
He shook his head in disbelief, as if he was asking for help from someone in the void.
The firelight dimmed slightly, and the air was filled with the surprise of several people outside the prison.
Ricky sighed slightly and said something enigmatic: "It seems that you understand it, right?"
Sak'el's expression changed back and forth several times, with a variety of emotions agitating him.
After a few seconds, the prisoner in the cell seemed to have figured something out, and his shocked face slowly faded away.
His shoulders began to shake.
The next moment, the long-faced man raised his head, his face filled with sadness and helplessness, and he laughed nervously:
"Ha, ha, that's it!"
For more than ten seconds, Sak'el's laughter echoed in the hall.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The laughter was full of sadness after relief, and seemed to contain unsolvable pain, which made Thales, who was full of doubts, feel quite uncomfortable.
"Hahaha……"
In the end, Sacher's sad smile slowly disappeared.
He knelt on the spot, slowly closed his eyes, and uttered a call full of regret and pain:
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"
Thales frowned fiercely.
He doesn't understand.
Sacher's laughter disappeared, but another one followed.
"Hahahaha, Eddie II, what a king of permanent governance!"
Compared with the pain and panic of the punishment knight, this laughter is full of heroism and grandeur, like the excitement and desire after seeing the truth.
"What a wise king!"
The prince and Samir both turned their heads in surprise, looking at Ricky who suddenly laughed, and saw the rare excitement and ecstasy on his face.
Eddie II?
king?
Thales' doubts became more and more complicated.
"Ricky?" Samir asked tentatively.
But the leader of the Sword of Disaster ignored him, and instead immersed himself in the rare joy and pleasure, laughing loudly:
"Whether it is the Renaissance King, the Dragoon King, the Front King, or the Great Kadir, these so-called unparalleled heroes in human history, their long-term achievements, courage and heroic spirit are really not one ten thousandth of what you are!"
Ricky laughed to the top of his lungs and slapped his thighs with pleasure, which was in stark contrast to the painful moans and trembling of Sakel in the cell.
"Eighteen years ago, eighteen years ago! What a pity, what a pity!"
His eyes released a rare excitement, and he said loudly: "Why wasn't I in Xilu back then and didn't witness this magnificent, heart-pounding and crazy scene!"
Ricky turned around and looked excitedly at Thales, who was in the dark. He relaxed his arms and pressed the prince's shoulders heavily!
Thales groaned. He felt that the other party did not hold back at all, as if he was so happy that he forgot everything.
The torch shook violently in Ricky's hand, scattering sparks.
"Kid, you should be proud of it!"
Ricky's breathing was rapid, like a bard full of emotions, watching the rise and fall of history through the ages, and sighed loudly: "Your grandfather is simply the greatest and most fearless supreme king in human history since the end of the war!"
Thales stared at him blankly, feeling the unusual passion in his words, and couldn't help but ask.
But Samir was faster than him. The former flag-bearer of the royal guard asked sternly:
"Sarkel Rich? What on earth is going on?"
"What on earth are you talking about?"
Ricky's laughter slowly died away.
He let go of Thales's shoulder and took the paper from the prince's hand, but did not answer Samir's question.
"Punishment Knight, let me confirm for the last time," Ricky returned to his normal expression and looked solemnly at the lost Sak'el in the prison: "This thing, the so-called Dragon Breaker, was obtained from you eighteen years ago.
When it flows out of the treasure house, is it just the Dragon Breaker?"
Sak'el trembled slightly, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare.
He gave a nervous chuckle.
"Hahahahaha," Sak'el's rough laughter rang out from his chest, full of emptiness: "Look at now, think about back then..."
The punishment knight lowered his head and said in a low voice:
"Do you still need confirmation?"
Ricky smiled.
He turned around.
"Samuel, let's go."
Ricky said in an understatement, but the look in his eyes was filled with unprecedented confidence: "Our trip is not in vain."
He moved forward, leaving Sak'el behind.
Stay in the endless darkness.
But Samir spoke in a low voice.
"Ricky."
The flag officer raised his head coldly, raised the torch, and his tone was full of dissatisfaction:
"I need an explanation."
Ricky's footsteps stopped.
Thales frowned and watched the interaction between the two.
Ricky sighed and turned around.
"Samuel, as a noble from the royal capital, tell me..."
"How did we win the End War?"
His expression was indifferent and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if this was just an ordinary conversation between friends.
Samir was startled for a moment, then spoke subconsciously:
"Legendary Anti-Devil Armed Forces."
Ricky snapped his fingers, which showed how relaxed he felt at the moment.
He turned around and approached Samir, completely ignoring Sakel, who was trembling with his head lowered in the cell, as if he had lost his value.
"Yes, for over six hundred years, as their biggest nemesis, every legendary anti-demon weapon can seal disaster."
Ricky whispered:
"But the irony is that every legendary anti-demon weapon that can seal disasters was foreshadowed during the End War by the two most powerful disaster forces, together with the wisdom of human mages, and countless other costs.
, jointly cast."
At that moment, Thales was so excited!
etc!
What they are saying is...
A pleasant male voice sounded in his mind, awakening memories from the recent past.
[Unknown to us, two magicians who have always seemed to stay out of the situation and remain neutral have already begun to cooperate with humans and the survivors of the magic tower... to create the biggest nemesis of the magicians.
...]
【Legendary Anti-Demon Arms.】
In the dark cell, Ricky faced Samuel's burning eyes and continued to speak:
"Until the war is won, all mages are extinct, the two magic queens part ways, the human alliance disintegrates, and the famous 'Disaster Hunter Group' is disbanded, and a limited number of legendary anti-magic forces are scattered with them."
"But what most people don't know," Ricky sneered: "Bloodthorn and Black Orchid, the two most powerful disasters who were once on the same front with us, are the founders of the legendary anti-demon armed force..."
"There are secret touches in their works."
Samir was slightly startled: "Did you do anything?"
Thales' breathing quickened, and he straightened his body unconsciously.
The memories of the past captured his mind again:
[Wait a minute, I thought of a question...if the legendary anti-magic weapon is the biggest nemesis of the magician...]
[What about the Twin Emperors? Won’t the weapons they made themselves pose a threat to themselves? 】
At that moment, what appeared in front of Thales' eyes was the elegant smile of the man in blue and his faint blue eyes.
[Good question, you are getting closer and closer to the truth of the world, Your Highness.]
Thales was stunned.
He understood something.
Until Ricky’s words came faintly:
"The human heroes after the war used tragic facts to prove that all existing legendary anti-demon weapons cannot seal the Blood Thorn and Black Orchid."
Samir in the dark cell raised his eyebrows slightly.
Ricky smiled and threw the torch: "Yes, the most powerful weapon in the End War can seal almost every magician and end the disasters they bring, but it can only not hurt their caster, even if
One cent, one cent."
The torch fell to the ground, splashing sparks, but gradually dimmed as it rolled.
It no longer glows or heats up.
"Yeah, think about it, if I were them, why would I do things that harm others but do not benefit myself?"
Ricky raised his head and sighed softly in the darkened prison:
"So, Bloodthorn and Black Orchid, the two magic queens, as the most powerful magicians in the world, are exceptions that cannot be sealed, like two unbreakable taboos, lying on the head of the entire world."
"For many years, they have been uncontrollable, overcoming all things, and aloof. They have created a terrifying balance in the world of Errol for seven centuries. All countries and races are as silent as cicadas, and they dare not speak in anger."
Listening to Ricky's words, with a touch of shock and a little understanding, Thales' thoughts turned more and more flexibly.
The words of one of his mysterious teachers rang out again:
[But the secret of the legendary anti-demon armed forces has always been in the hands of the two emperors, and we don’t know.]
[This is the shackles that have been weighing on our shoulders for nearly seven hundred years.]
[It is still difficult to explain.]
At that moment, he felt that many of the fogs since coming to this world were suddenly cleared, and many mysteries were solved.
He is not the only one who has this thought.
Samir's cheek moved slightly.
As if he wanted to understand something, he suddenly raised his head:
"Wait a minute, Dragon Breaker wasn't a legendary anti-demon eighteen years ago...that means..."
Samuel's words stopped on his lips, and his face froze.
Ricky threw his head back and laughed, his laughter filling the hall.
"Yes, although I don't know the details, but if we guessed correctly..."
Ricky took a deep breath and lowered his head.
His eyes reflected Samir's torch in the darkness, becoming sharper in an instant, like a hunting beast.
Ricky relaxed his hands lightly, and the paper with the Dragon Breaker on his hand slid slowly:
"Eighteen years ago, the first and only legendary anti-demon weapon in history that was not made by the Queen of Magic..."
"In the Kingdom of Stars, on the embryonic foundation of this Dragon Breaker, it is worthy of being forged."
His voice was like a minstrel sitting by the fireside in the dark, with a measured rhythm and a mysterious tone.
Samir's whole body froze.
As Ricky's words gradually spread, the atmosphere in the dark cell had never been so terrifying, as if what they were talking about was the most unbearable secret in the world.
Thales watched blankly as the piece of paper floated in the air twice before falling onto the stubbornly burning torch on the ground.
"Eighteen years ago, the King of Changzhi, Eddie Shining Star II, and the Star Kingdom under his command, recreated the miracle of their ancestors in the End War and created an unprecedented forbidden weapon."
Ricky's voice became sharp and solemn, with a slight chill that went straight up Thales's back:
"A legendary anti-demon weapon without any trace of the two emperors."
The dragon-slayer's tongue of fire licked the paper, dyeing the still clear sketch into an unsettling, scorching blackness.
The colors are thicker and deeper than those in the dark prison.
"A secret weapon that can completely seal the Blood Thorn and Black Orchid..."
Ricky's voice came out coldly, and every word was accompanied by the soft sound of burning paper:
"One thing that can completely end their seven centuries of terror..."
"The perfect anti-magic weapon."
Snap.
The flames trembled slightly and sparks exploded.
Thales's mind was almost frozen. He only felt that his breathing was stagnant and his hands and feet were cold.
The inexplicable attitude of the Black Prophet.
Asheida's fanaticism.
The hysteria before the Duke of the North was imprisoned.
The way King Nun tells the truth is intriguing.
Little Hua Tou hesitated to say goodbye.
And...the secret of the Year of Blood.
Countless scary answers and questions creep into my mind.
"Of course," Ricky sneered:
"It was also the one used by the Bright Star royal family to collectively go to the Prison River during the Year of Blood..."
"The ferry bell."
In the darkness, the trembling voice of the punishment knight slowly sounded: "No..."
Thales suddenly felt that the surrounding environment was so dark, so dead, and so cold.
Ricky chuckled, reflecting Sak'el's faint sobs:
"It's unimaginable, Eddie II, such a mediocre king who seems to the world to have achieved nothing and is almost inactive."
Ricky's face showed layers of shadows in the darkness, and along with his voice filled with endless lamentation and ridicule, it gradually spread:
"He is probably the first person since the end of the war who dares to reach out to the authority and power of disaster and trample the power and pride of the two emperors under his feet at the same time..."
"The King of Mankind."
puff.
There was a soft sound, and the torch on the ground exploded with the last spark.
The unusual and strange dagger on the drawing paper was all reduced to ashes.