Sak'el's surprise attack brought about strong winds, accompanied by little Barney's shouts of fear and anger, causing the fire to tremble and the figures to shake.
Just when Thales was about to grit his teeth and prepare to attack, the former royal guard reacted unexpectedly quickly!
"Whoa!"
"call!"
All I saw was the flash of the ax blade and the hammer breaking through the air.
Both men pursue Sak'el's side and rear!
The Punishment Knight couldn't help but sigh inwardly when he heard the sound of wind blowing to the left and right behind him.
It's Belletti and Brie.
They were not knocked down by Sak'el's sudden attack. On the contrary, Belletti took advantage of the wall's recoil, and Bree roared and stepped firmly. The two adjusted their balance in the limit of tenths of a second.
As soon as Sak'el got past them, he stood up and counterattacked!
This forced Sak'el's progress to stall.
From the Shield of Shadows to the Sword of Disaster, the Punishment Knight's offensive is fierce and efficient, and you are bound to gain something with every strike, and it is rare to encounter an enemy who can't defeat you.
Speaking of which, this was the first time that Thales had seen someone who could withstand the pressure with ease and quickly organize a counterattack under his attack.
In his thoughts, Belletti's ax blade was fierce and hard, with the aura of tearing everything apart.
Bree's strong figure came menacingly, pressing down with the ferocious hammer at the same time.
Thales remembered that just now these two people were standing in front of the battlefield. One broke through the formation and the other hunted with ruthless hands, completely defeating the Sword of Disaster.
As expected of an old colleague, he is really difficult to deal with.
With a thought in his mind, Sak'el stepped and turned around like he had eyes on his back, avoiding the wind of Belletti's axe, and first leaned towards Buri on the right rear!
"Ding!"
With a light sound, the fighting ax in the Punishment Knight's right hand turned in a magical arc in his palm.
Sure enough, amid the sound of the wind, Sak'el came close to him like a face-to-face dance, passing over Bree's powerful and heavy hammer head lightly and skillfully, and then just in time to brush against his menacing body, and brushed against him dangerously.
Pass by.
Just like two gears in a clock that drive each other, but only intersect at one point.
Oops.
Looking at Sak'el's close yet expressionless face, this was Bree's next thought.
The next second, Brie felt a strange force coming from the opponent's ax blade, pulling him in an uncontrollable direction!
Bree was about to grit her teeth and resist, when she suddenly felt a shock in her knees.
"Boom!"
Bree then realized with horror that his weight-bearing foot was swept away by Sak'el's sudden kick, and his whole body lost his balance.
In a fraction of a second, he had turned into a big sandbag in the air where all his attacks had failed, he had lost his balance, and was unable to control where he was going. Only his strong body was left to be slaughtered by Sak'el.
Thales recognized this stumbling block: just now, he was defeated by Sak'el with the same move and narrowly escaped death.
No.
At that moment, Bree, who lost her balance, understood something.
Sak'el's target is not him, but
The next moment, Belletti, who was catching up from the side and missed a hit, only felt his scalp tremble as he saw Brie's giant bear-like figure flying towards him!
Oops.
As soon as this thought crossed his mind, he subconsciously swung the ax horizontally, supported Bree's back, and took a few steps back to stabilize his body under the huge weight and impact.
At that moment, Belletti looked over Bree's shoulder and saw Sakel's cold and merciless gaze.
Damn it, sir.
Belletti felt her scalp feel cold.
But before he could react, the ax handle was like a poisonous snake spitting a message, and it instantly pierced through Buri's armpit!
Flashing like lightning, fast and violent like thunder.
"Boom!"
The surging power gathered at the end of the ax handle and hit Belletti's left shoulder hard!
"Uh-huh"
Belletti swayed and groaned in pain.
This tough guy who dared to fight back with his life against the sword of disaster could no longer hold on at this moment. His hands and feet softened at the same time, and he fell on his back like a landslide, rolling into a ball with Bri!
Sak'el withdrew his ax handle with ease, without even breaking a sweat.
"No!"
Little Barney's angry shouts came just now.
Thales looked at Belletti and Bree in disbelief.
A minute ago, these two men were showing off their prowess on the frontal battlefield, but after just the second fight with Sak'el, they fell to the ground in embarrassment, bringing up a cloud of dust.
It only took a little more than a second for the two of them to fight back, for the Punishment Knight to turn around, and for the two of them to fall to the ground.
Victory or defeat depends on one second.
Thales was immersed in the senses of hell, and countless thoughts went through him in an instant.
This time, facing the more difficult Belletti and Brie, Sak'el's agility, clever positioning, and cunning attacks far exceeded the previous attack against the enemy Shadow Assassin.
He fights fast and no one can stop him.
Turn around, dodge, draw the axe, pull people, trip, strike with the handle.
It comes in a chain and is completed in one go.
He seemed to have just the right breeze passing by, and easily defeated the menacing joint blockade of the two men without any effort.
It even made Thales think that he saw the leaping Yara, or the light and erratic Ada.
In Thales's impression, every extreme master has his own strengths and maximizes his advantages in a duel:
Yoder's instant kill from extreme silence to extreme movement, the ghostly and quick battle of the vampire sisters, Ada's dreamy and swaying movement, the frontal invincible breakthrough of Kingdom's Wrath, the watertight defense of Fortress Flower, and Nicolai's weirdness and difficulty in distinguishing
The movements of the knight, the steel-colliding attack of the Burning Knight, and the thunderous attack of the Dead Horning Crow in the silent night.
But this guy Thales frowned and looked at Sak'el. One moment he was a fierce and fierce bloody lion, and the next moment he transformed into a nimble and fast light bird that skimmed the water?
What exactly is he good at?
Half a second passed, and the sound of Sak'el's clothes breaking in the wind made Thales wake up: he easily broke through the interception of the two, and then attacked again without stopping!
Tardin and Naki, who were standing in front of him, suddenly became nervous.
But this time, the moment he took the next step
"ah!"
On the other side, another figure shouted in a low voice and came brandishing a sword!
The enemy was like a sudden avalanche, carrying a biting cold wind, and appeared strangely in Sak'el's sense of danger.
The punishment knight quickly swept across the opponent's body and found three flaws in the latter's ordinary offensive actions:
Left elbow.
lower abdomen.
There are also three points on the opponent's sword.
He just needs to do what he did before, adapting measures to local conditions and different people, and seize these flaws to fight back.
"call"
The sword wind is coming!
At that moment, Sak'el subconsciously tensed up all the muscles in his body, causing a mass of hair to rise!!
strangeness.
His body, which had experienced countless duels, developed a strange instinct that forcibly restrained his right arm that was about to move.
No.
what happened?
Sak'el looked at the opponent getting closer and closer in disbelief.
Looking at the sword pointed directly at his heart.
Are my movements slow?
Sak'el gritted his teeth, looked at the opponent's mediocre moves, forced himself to take steps to meet the enemy, and the ax blade went straight to the opponent's lower abdomen!
As long as you are forced in here, you can adjust the strength and angle, slide the opponent's sword edge away, force him to change his posture, and then a series of combos...
finally put him
"Ding!"
The ax blade hit the opponent's sword just as Sak'el expected.
The next second, Sak'el's nerves jumped again!
No.
There was a thunder in Sak'el's heart!
No.
In the exchange of axes and swords, I felt the force coming from the opponent's sword and looked at the opponent's ice-like eyes for a moment.
He suddenly woke up.
All the enemy's flaws, all gaps, all flaws are not the key.
The key is only in his strongest point!
Sak'el looked at this point of close combat between the two sides in surprise.
No matter how I adjust, how I change my moves, or how I inflict irreparable damage on him, the opponent will always ignore me.
And his sword, no matter what, has a way of piercing his heart.
"hiss"
The sword edge scratched the ax blade by an inch.
Will die.
Sak'el suddenly came up with this long-lost idea.
"Ahhh!"
The next moment, the punishment knight rarely shouted loudly!
But contrary to his momentum, Sak'el instantly put away his ax, turned sideways, stepped back, held his chest, and dodged!
Thales was surprised to see that the seemingly invincible Punishment Knight retreated somewhat conservatively and even in embarrassment at this moment, away from this seemingly ordinary sword!
"call!"
The ax blade and the sword edge rubbed in the air for more than an inch, and then they passed each other, and the distance became wider and wider.
The man who intercepted Sak'el missed his sword, lost his balance, fell sideways to the ground, and slid out several meters flat.
But he did not lose control of his body. Instead, he turned his elbow when his shoulder brushed the ground. His whole body regained his balance like a sharply turning carriage. He stood up from lying on his side, knelt on one knee, and faced the ground again.
Sacher.
This weird meeting ends here.
Thales saw strangely: Sak'el was holding the ax handle, staring, and breathing slightly?
His opponent stood up silently, breathing lightly.
It was like they had just experienced an unprecedented war.
Surprised, Sak'el suddenly raised his hand and touched his forehead.
It's cold sweat.
The punishment knight was quite surprised and couldn't react.
This is……
Sak'el was stunned.
He was surprised to find that he was trembling.
After a few seconds, Sak'el clenched his fists, slowly raised the corners of his mouth, and raised his eyes.
From the chills to the hair on the hair, from the heartbeat to the trembling, all the signs on his body reminded the old soldier that there was a threat in front of him.
It had only been a few moments since he was released from prison, but the opponents he encountered, whether they were the so-called mercenaries or the Shadow Shield, disappointed him. They were just warm-ups at best.
Even the long-lost little Yoder is only good at assassination.
but now……
Now……
"Beletti, Brie, you have regressed."
Sak'el took a deep breath, and his smile gained a little more color and a little more vitality.
He looked at Belletti and Bree, who were helping each other to stand up, and nodded and shook his head.
"but you……"
The punishment knight raised his head and looked at the opponent who had forced him back with a sword from a distance.
Looking at the other person's cold eyes.
"you……"
He recalled the feeling of that moment.
The cold sweat, nervousness, and trembling at that moment.
will die.
will die!
Sak'el felt happily that the long-lost blood and excitement slowly surged in his body.
The fighting spirit and impulse that had not been felt for many years were returning to his veins.
That's right.
that's……
The feeling of fighting...and fighting!
Thales felt a chill running through his body.
what happened?
Not just Thales, at this moment, everyone in the royal guard was in a trance, and their nerves jumped.
The prince noticed that Sak'el's eyes slowly changed.
It was as if the person standing in front of them had changed from a dangerous crocodile lying lazily under the water, waiting for food, to a cheetah squatting hungrily on a tree, eager to kill.
I saw Sak'el's smile getting bigger and bigger.
"You are different."
The punishment knight smiled and looked at the man who was fighting from the ground. He looked at the sin mark from the right side of his face to his chin, recalling the shocking sword blow he had just struck.
"Your sword is more deadly than before."
The corners of the knight's mouth curved:
"Chief Vanguard Officer, Little Quil Barney..."
"Has anyone ever told you: You are probably the one who has mastered the outdated Northland military swordsmanship in the Star Kingdom for half a century..."
"The person who uses it most brilliantly?"
Opposite Sak'el, little Barney, who had just intercepted him with a sword, slowly stood up from the ground, straightened his shield, and his breathing slowly became steady.
He still stared coldly at Sak'el, who was full of fighting spirit.
Northland military swordsmanship?
More than that.
Little Barney said silently.
you do not know.
Sacher, you don't know.
Little Barney looked at each other from a distance and suddenly remembered that time.
When my father told me that I had entered the candidate list of the Watchmen and was expected to become the next commander of the Guards and the head of the Guards in history, how excited and worried was my young self...
Little Barney slowly tightened his grip on the sword.
You don't know, Sacher, you don't know.
And I asked Prince Horace for this set that I had only practiced when I was young. This set is often laughed at by the stars and southerners, and despised by the martial arts and offensive and defensive factions. This set is even more northern than the north. Even Exeter
The ancient swordsmanship has been lost...
And I practiced hard day and night, dismantling each move, imitating the Northlanders and going to the battlefield to experience the feeling...
It is precisely to seize the last glimmer of possibility, find out the secret of Beidi's martial arts, and defeat his biggest competitor.
Defeat that genius.
After defeating him and joining the team, you have to look up and chase after him desperately, but you can't reach the person...
Defeat someone who is better than you in terms of origin, achievements, and skills...
That him.
The Imperial Guard is the strongest.
The number one master.
You don't know, Sacher, you don't know.
How many years have passed, no matter how many people are chasing you behind your back...
You are just that arrogant, arrogant bastard.
You will just stand high and look up at the stars.
Even if there are boundless waves in front of you, you will never look behind you or below you.
You never look back.
Never.
Little Barney clenched his nails hard, using the pain to pull himself back from the memory.
"For sunset's sake, watchman."
Little Barney calmed down, ignored the other party's increasingly undisguised fighting spirit, and said softly:
"What secret do you have that you can't tell us, our former brothers?"
His tone was calm and slightly desolate, contrary to his previous aggressiveness.
Everyone in the guard looked at each other.
This made Sacher slightly startled.
What's the secret...
His vigorous fighting spirit cooled slightly.
"What exactly are you holding in your hand that you think we are not qualified to know?"
Little Barney stepped forward slowly, blocking Thales behind him again, and sighed slightly:
"What is there on your body that you must bear alone?"
These two sentences made Sacher feel dazed for a moment.
must……
alone……
bear……
The joy of meeting an opponent slowly faded away.
As the firelight dimmed, Sak'el's eyes became trance-like.
His face looked a little lonely.
Yes.
The punishment knight looked at his fighting ax, at the bloody ax blade on it, and listened to Belletti and Bree's breathing, and suddenly his interest waned.
Even the fighting spirit and desire just now seemed so ridiculous.
yes.
So many years, so many things, so much past...
He is no longer the high-spirited and confident person...
Punishment Knight.
Sak'el lowered his ax gently, sighed, and gave a faint smile.
"Quil Barney, why are you so stubborn?"
Sak'el scanned each of his old colleagues.
At that moment, it was as if he had turned back into an indifferent uncle, and all the murderous aura evaporated from him.
There was deep melancholy in his words:
"Why do you...do you have to know the answer?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the royal guard trembled as they felt the pain and struggle in the other party's words!
Quick Rope, who was confused, turned to look at Thales, wondering if he should find a chance to escape, but he was surprised to see Thales breathing rapidly and concentrating on the situation on the field.
strangeness.
wrong.
Thales thought in a daze.
them……
They were arguing, seeing-sawing, and questioning each other...
"Because you don't understand."
Little Barney lowered his head deeply and closed his eyes.
"You've never heard of it, have you, Thacker?"
Different names came out of his mouth one after another:
"Alan, Walker, Morian, Toby, Rose, Chimera...these former brothers..."
Thales saw that every time he read a name, Sak'el's figure swayed.
In the royal guard, Beretti's veins popped out on his hands, Bree groaned deeply, Tardin shook his head expressionlessly, Nye held the dart tightly, Naki covered his forehead, and Cannon's face was sunk in the shadows.
, can’t see clearly.
"You didn't hear their cries before they died. You just spent it quietly alone, never having to bear that kind of burden."
Little Barney hissed, sounding like he was suffering in an endless hell:
"Just like in the past, we all looked up to you, but you never looked down at us."
Sak'el's pupils flickered.
"So you don't understand."
Little Barney opened his eyes and his words continued.
But his tone slowly changed from a cry of despair to a snake-like hatred:
"The past eighteen years."
"This damn stubbornness, this damn stubbornness that insists on knowing the answer even if it can never be touched."
"And this..."
Little Barney stretched out his hand tremblingly and touched the mark on his right cheek, as if it were hot lava.
He held up the hand that had touched the brand, shaking constantly.
It was as if what I had just encountered was not a piece of useless dead skin, but a dirty and ominous plague.
"These are what support me to carry their past and grievances and survive in the boundless darkness..."
Little Barney's last few words were almost rubbed out with blood from his throat:
"The only reason."
Thales saw that Sak'el's breathing was getting faster and faster.
Little Barney was still staring at the other party, his eyeballs were so bloodshot that they almost popped out of their sockets.
Under the dim firelight, the punishment knight turned his head palely and looked away.
"I'm sorry, Quill."
His tongue trembled slightly:
"sorry."
tread!
Little Barney took an imposing step forward and shouted angrily:
"I don't need your apology!"
The Pioneer Officer's whole body was once again filled with a stinging cold feeling.
Barney suppressed his voice, but could not suppress his anger:
"I need answers."
He bit on the last word.
Answer.
Thales breathed silently, and at that moment, he suddenly understood something.
The fire in Naki's hand slowly extinguished, and the entire passage became darker and darker.
"bass!"
Tardin picked up another torch and lit it expressionlessly after rubbing it several times.
When the fire light came on again, Thales found that Sak'el's whole body relaxed.
His face was expressionless, but he looked at little Barney unhesitatingly:
"Sometimes, the answer is no better than the question."
Thales couldn't bear it any longer.
"What on earth are you talking about!"
The boy's voice boomed, echoing in the dungeon, attracting everyone's attention.
Quick Rope looked at the bold Thales in shock, wondering why he did this, but the latter's face was filled with confusion and there was no response.
Thales ignored Taldin and Naki standing in front of him and took a step forward with uncontrollable annoyance:
"From just now until now, you have talked too much nonsense..."
The former royal guards exchanged glances silently and frowned in unison.
Until Thales said the next sentence coldly:
"But finally I heard it."
"What's 'you're not that crazy, are you', what's 'the reason why you have to die'..."
"What about 'aiming at the bloodline of the royal family', what about 'pointing the sword at the blood descendants of the bright star', what about 'everything happens for a reason'..."
"What's the 'existence I swore to protect', what's the 'secret that can't be told', what's the 'answer'..."
Every time the prince said a word, some of the guards' faces turned pale.
"Your Highness..." Naki interrupted him with a troubled expression, but was interrupted by Thales's high-pitched voice again.
"From beginning to end, what you are talking about is not me at all!"
"Not fucking Tails Brightstar!"
Thales was quite excited. He stretched out his arm without any scruples, pointing directly at Little Barney and then at Sak'el.
But both of them looked ugly because of his pointing.
"What you are questioning, but what he is avoiding is something else!"
"Is it?"
The echo of Thales's last question spread in the darkness and was faintly audible.
But no matter whether Sak'el bowed his head deeply or Barney, who just asked loudly, the former royal guard did not reply.
Until another male voice besides those present sounded faintly from behind Sak'el.
"You are very smart, Your Highness."
"What they are talking about is indeed not you, or not just you."
His voice was tired and slightly sad.
At this moment, Sak'el and the other seven people were all moved!
Hearing the not-unfamiliar voice, Thales raised his head in surprise, looked over Sak'el's shoulder, and saw the man who appeared on the stairs.