. In the firelight, Thales stepped onto the stone stairs in the storage room, being carefully guarded by Clay and Josh.
There was an indescribable weird smell in the air, which made Thales frown repeatedly.
It is unbelievable that a few hours ago, he was escorted by the Sword of Disaster into the Prison of Bones, and a few hours later, he was still under the gaze of the Sword of Disaster and was forced to follow them out of here.
It is simply a different kind of song that has a beginning and an end, echoing from beginning to end.
Sackel, who was seriously injured, was supported by Cannon and Bree, and staggered to the left front of Thales. The tight security around them was even more exaggerated than that of Thales. Ricky, who was wearing a hood, walked behind them in person.
Beside you, never leaving.
Not far behind the prince, Tardin and the fast rope returned to their tied state, with a depressed look on their faces as they bore the vigilant glances of the people around them.
Barney Jr. and Belletti, who had wounded Ricky, were probably considered "dangerous persons." They were separated from the others, their hands were tied behind their backs, and they were put on weapons and monitored separately.
Thinking of this, the weak and tired Thales had to sigh.
After Sak'el fell weakly to the ground, they had to choose to see the facts clearly. They were tied up not only because of the peculiarity and weirdness of Ricky, but also because after experiencing many fierce battles and even the sensory torture of the alchemy ball, the royal guards
Everyone is at the end of their rope and unable to fight hard.
The secret stone staircase in the storage room took them to a new platform. Through the torches held by the Swords of Disaster outside, Thales vaguely saw a dozen figures waiting for them in front of the passage.
The moment he saw it clearly, Thales' pupils froze!
That is……
"It seems that you are the winner tonight, respected Crassus."
A fair man sitting on the ground, with a bruised nose and face and tied up, glanced at Thales and Sak'el, and looked at Ricky with a smile on his face.
"Wow."
It's a drill.
Thales looked at the Shadow Shield leader who was subdued on the ground in surprise.
He didn't run away.
Instead, he fell into the hands of the Sword of Disaster.
The drill turned to Thales, smiled weakly, and maintained his last leadership posture, "Look, Your Highness, if you had chosen to follow us...at least..."
The assassin leader shook his head and shrugged at the murderous Swords of Disaster around him.
He looked pityful, "Why don't you listen to my advice?"
Thales frowned and looked at him.
Ricky ignored Drill's words and looked at Samuel behind him.
Samir nodded, walked forward, held back the disgust on his face, and asked
"The people you left on the ground, when will they start taking action to draw the attention of the camp?"
Thales was slightly startled.
The captured driller was also stunned.
Draw attention?
His eyes rolled round.
"action?"
Diaozi seemed to have thought of something, and there was a certain look of satisfaction on his embarrassed face.
"I told you, look at what I look like now, do you think they will still act?"
Samir's face turned cold and he walked forward.
"I'm not Ricky, I'm not as polite as him..."
The driller smiled
"Very good... Then, you shouldn't mind. I would like to have a direct conversation with Crassus if you still want to escape from the Blade Fang camp with our help."
He looked past Samuel and went straight to Ricky.
Ricky said nothing, his face always covered under the hood.
However, the next second, Samir frowned fiercely and gave the drill a hard kick in the head!
The driller groaned in pain and fell to the ground, with blood flowing from his nose.
"Listen, assassin!"
Dazi was covered in cold sweat, gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and tried to struggle to get up, but Samir's boots kept pressing on his chest, obviously not wanting him to feel better.
"In our hands, you can still negotiate terms like this," Samir said coldly.
"But if you fall into the hands of the Kingdom of Stars with us..."
"Don't forget, the letter proving that you killed Hyman Bright Star is still with us."
As soon as the name was spoken, Sakel, Cannon, Bree, and Tardin, all the guards prisoners who heard it, were shocked.
They all raised their heads and looked at the drill.
The struggling drill froze.
Thales raised his eyebrows and thought of the letter in his arms.
Samir snorted coldly.
"So, do you want to come with us, or go to the Kingdom Secret Service as a guest?"
"Whether it's King Kessel or Black Prophet, they will definitely welcome you."
silence.
The Swords of Disaster all stared at their conversation coldly.
The driller gritted his teeth and gasped for a while on the ground.
Finally, the leader of the Shadow Shield snorted, sighed, and accepted his fate.
"In half an hour, the abnormality of the Bone Prison will be discovered."
"According to the plan we agreed upon but was broken by you now, my people will first burn down the munitions warehouse, and then assassinate a certain Western Wilderness noble who is extremely angry and resentful, creating unprecedented chaos in the entire camp."
Thales lowered his head and sighed.
The driller tilted his head, showing a cold and stern expression.
"I guarantee that the Western Wilderness nobles who have come from afar and are not accustomed to the acclimatization will be in a hurry and will only be able to figure it out after two hours."
Samir frowned.
"Can you do it?"
The driller snorted coldly with a look like "What do you know?"
"Williams, the most difficult person, is not in camp...so, yeah."
"We can do it."
Samir looked at Ricky.
The latter nodded under his hood.
Samir raised his legs and let the painfully panting Dozi sit up again.
"Very good, we will take action at that time."
However, the driller just breathed a sigh of relief and smiled again.
"But."
"There will be a little problem with our follow-up plan."
Samir, who was halfway turning around, turned around again with a hesitant look on his face
"What tricks do you want to play again?"
The drill boy shook his head quickly. Having understood the temper of the person in front of him, he had a submissive look on his face and said helplessly.
"You know, once my people join us outside, they find that I have been captured by mistake... Don't get me wrong, they won't fight you, but you have to know that Shadow Shield has the ability to survive by cutting off its tail.
'Tradition."
Survive by docking your tail...
Samir narrowed his eyes slightly.
I saw the driller turning his head sideways, wiping the nosebleed that flowed to his chin on his collar, and sighed helplessly.
"My men... they will directly cut off the escape route and leave without hesitation, leaving us in the chaotic camp to fend for ourselves."
The Swords of Disaster were silent for a while.
Samir raised his head
"Dropping? Even if you are their leader?"
The driller showed an embarrassed smile
"Because I am their leader."
Then……
He said with awe in his heart that the Longxiao City branch would have a new Shadow Leader.
Thales looked at the man with nosebleeds and scars on his face, and suddenly had a new understanding of the Shadow Shield.
The driller shrugged again, with a look of helplessness that was either fake or real, and gestured to the rope that tied him.
"How about it? I don't want the prince, but our cooperation doesn't seem to be over yet? At least help me loosen my ties and show off in front of my men..."
At this moment, a terrifying voice sounded in the air, like a sand snake spitting a message, or like a strong wind rushing through a hole, making Thales feel uncomfortable.
"no need to worry."
As the people around him subconsciously stepped back and covered their ears, Ricky walked through the crowd. He came to the drill wearing a hood and continued to torture Thales's ears with his inhuman voice.
"We have our own way."
But he didn't know whether it was because he was used to it or because Ricky was deliberately controlling it. Thales could feel that when he heard Ricky's inhuman voice again, his discomfort and desire to tremble were no longer as strong as before.
The drill was also affected by this voice and trembled for a few seconds.
He was confused for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "Crasus, why is your voice so weird?"
Ricky winked at the person behind the drill.
The next moment, a slender figure behind Dozi stepped forward and knocked him out with a blow from the hilt of his sword.
Thales saw clearly the man who knocked out the drill.
He was stunned again.
"We're done and ready to evacuate," Clay next to Ricky stepped forward and handed over to the people waiting there.
"Well done, girl, the information you brought back is worth thousands of gold, and it will eventually pay off."
It's Marina.
Under Thales' surprised gaze, the swordswoman Marina Norfolk, who tied him and the quick rope to my tavern, nodded, glanced at the prince with a cold look, and touched
That's it.
Wait, what did Clay just say...
What……
The information you brought back?
After a second, Thales suddenly understood
Previously, the information that Sak'el was chasing Thales was brought to the Sword of Disaster by Marina after she woke up.
After that, Sonny chased after him and Quick Rope.
After he had no choice but to turn to the guards prisoners for help, Samir took over from Sonny and appeared in front of them.
Thinking of this, Thales turned pale and glanced at Ricky, who was covered under the hood beside him uneasily.
After the prince was rescued by Yoder, he thought he had gotten rid of the mercenaries and that the only remaining threat was the Shadow Shield.
But in fact, no matter Marina, Sunny or Samuel Tails, they have always been under the surveillance of the hidden Sword of Disaster, and there has never been an exception.
Until Thales' side and other enemies in the dungeon consume each other, both sides suffer losses.
The more he learned, the heavier Thales felt.
The group of people was picked up by the Sword of Disaster and continued to move forward.
Until they went up another level of stone stairs and came to an extremely huge circular platform that seemed to be able to accommodate hundreds of people.
There is a huge circular stone pillar in the center of the platform, surrounded by a fan-shaped arrangement, with more than a dozen different stone platforms or tables, as well as huge, empty and dilapidated round wells, many of which are empty.
It has been broken into pieces and abandoned, turned into countless stones or scrap metal, scattered all over the ground.
Thales carefully stepped over an obstacle that was made of steel or stone. He looked at the stacked stone platforms on the platform and asked in confusion.
"here it is……"
Ricky doesn't look back
"The Foundry Hall."
"Or...what's left of it."
This time, Ricky's voice began to become normal. Although it was still unpleasant, it no longer gave people the unbearable illusion of scratching the steel plate.
Ricky sighed
"A long, long time ago, the prototypes of the world's first standard anti-magic weapons were secretly born here."
Thales was shocked.
He looked at these stone platforms that had obviously been abandoned for a long time, and his eyes became different.
"such a pity……"
Ricky's steps stopped.
Only then did Thales realize that they had arrived in front of an upright stone slab.
Ricky took out the key that returned to its old owner from Thales, and gently brushed open an eye symbol "leading to omniscience" in front of the stone slab.
"Everyone, rest on the spot and hold on tight."
Ricky said calmly.
Following his order, Thackerel was pushed to his knees by a stone platform by Semel. Cannon and Bree protested while being carried away by sword blades. Quickrope and Tardin walked to them under Clay's supervision.
The distant guards were dispersed far away, unable to care about each other.
but……
rest?
Got a good grip?
Thinking about Ricky's words, Thales didn't react for a moment.
But the next second, as the key in Ricky's hand began to turn, a rough and unpleasant vibration came from under his feet again!
Rumble…
Thales held on to a stone table beside him, stood firm, and looked around subconsciously.
He thought to himself that another exit might be about to open.
But when he looked up, he realized he was wrong.
Rumble…
In the dim light of the fire, Thales was surprised to see that the wall at the edge of the platform was slowly sliding down!
Soon, Thales felt his body become heavy, and there was a faint pressure on the soles of his feet.
This is……
Including the Sword of Disaster, many people jumped up in shock and their expressions suddenly changed!
"What are you doing?"
Before Thales could finish a sentence, he realized the current situation.
He looked at Ricky, and then looked at the wide, descending curved walls around him in shock.
"Are we... rising?"
Ricky smiled.
"You are very perceptive, Your Highness."
He nodded, opened his arms among the panicked people, and watched with satisfaction as the entire platform slowly rose.
"Now, we are taking the tools used by the mages to transport materials and go up and down the tower, heading to the ground, which was the top floor."
Rumble…
"Up and down the tower? Top floor?"
Thales squinted his eyes and looked at the deep darkness beyond the firelight.
"But isn't this underground..."
He didn't finish his words,
"Yes, most people think that the Prison of Bones is inherently an underground dungeon."
Ricky sat on the stone platform nearby, facing Thales, his tone was filled with emotion.
"But only a few people know that the confinement laboratory under the Alchemy Tower was once a huge tower rising from the ground."
Giant tower.
Thales was stunned for a moment.
"What?"
The prince subconsciously raised his head and looked at the ceiling, "But we came in..."
But Ricky just held up a finger to stop him.
"You know, thousands or even thousands of years ago, when the empire had not yet been established and mankind had not yet risen, the great desert was not called a great desert."
Ricky sighed softly and knocked on the stone platform where he sat.
"At that time, dozens of large and small sandbars had not yet been connected together, and the lakes and oases had not been covered by layers of yellow sand. This magic tower stood among them."
"Unfortunately, too many years have passed, and countless winds and sands have buried most of its body. So far, many people think that the Blade Tooth Camp is inherently a solid and reliable sand dune. They have no idea why it can be built on soft sand.
I am not surprised by the many fortresses, I am accustomed to them."
There was a slight sigh hidden in Ricky's tone.
"Get some rest. We'll be on the ground soon."
Amidst the slow but regular, and to a certain extent, soul-stirring rumble, Thales was silent for a while.
"You know this place so well?"
Thales said silently
"So, you've seen what this tower looked like before?"
At that moment, Ricky raised his head very quickly, and his bright yellow scary eyes were exposed under the hood.
Let Thales subconsciously lean against the stone platform behind him.
"There is no need to go to great lengths to test my background, Your Highness."
Unknowingly, Ricky's voice had returned to normal, just as his face looked almost like a normal person except for the yellow eye.
Ricky stared at Thales for a long time, making the latter more and more uneasy.
"Yes, I am older than I look," Ricky said softly.
"But I'm not that old."
"At least, it's not as 'historic' as you think."
Thales swallowed subconsciously.
Looking at his appearance, Ricky burst out laughing.
"I know what you want to do, Your Highness. I can see that you have a certain quality."
Ricky stared straight at Thales.
The boy suddenly realized that Ricky's yellow left eye was changing color.
Change back to normal human color.
"Even now, even in the most disadvantaged, worst, and most desperate situation, you still refuse to give up, right?"
Ricky chuckled and pointed a finger, "I don't know, did you get the Sin of Hell River because of this, or did the Sin of Hell River turn you into this?"
Thales was slightly startled.
The most disadvantaged, the worst, the most desperate...
Thales turned his head and looked around.
On the slowly rising platform, Sak'el squinted his eyes not far away, staring here with a tired expression, ignoring the words of Samir beside him.
Bree and Cannon were tied together backwards and sat on the ground in a state of embarrassment.
Tardin leaned against a stone pillar and looked away angrily, seemingly offended by his "nephew" Quick Rope who looked mournful and chattered around him.
Barney Jr. and Belletti were both in the distance, and Thales could only see vague figures. However, given their "record" of sneak attacks, he guessed that the two brothers would not receive very good treatment.
The Swords of Disaster were all standing around, paying careful attention to these seemingly exhausted prisoners.
Thales sighed.
They are all in trouble and unable to recover.
but……
"I'm used to struggling in the dark," Thales stared at the dust on the ground, leaned on the stone platform to relieve the fatigue all over his body, and said silently
"Even if there is no light in front of my eyes."
This statement made Ricky silent for a while.
"Me too," Ricky raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.
"We are all."
No.
you are not.
Thales sneered in his heart that you can still be reborn.
"Don't worry, honey," Ricky looked at him and said softly, changing his title unknowingly.
"You'll be fine."
Thales breathed out and answered helplessly.
"Thanks."
But Thales then remembered Ricky's identity and felt even weirder.
He just...
Being comforted by... Wen Yan from a demon living in the world?
Ricky suddenly reached for his waist and took out a cloth bag.
"The good dried meat, do you want to eat it?"
Thales was stunned again.
What?
"Don't be restrained. I know that the sin of Hell River has a huge burden on the body." Ricky unceremoniously took out a piece of dried meat from it.
"It's weird if you're not hungry."
Ricky bit the food into his mouth and threw the bag to Thales
"And I also need to replenish a lot of consumption."
Thales hurriedly took the bag.
He looked at the other party stupidly, and then looked at the bag in his hand.
Finally, Thales sighed, took out a piece of dried meat, and reluctantly followed Ricky's example and started eating.
So a rare spectacle appeared on this platform
Thales was sitting on the edge of the stone platform, opposite Ricky who was sitting cross-legged. One person and one demon sat facing each other in silence, each trying to bite the dried meat in their hands.
At this moment, Sak'el's voice suddenly interrupted.
"Why."
Thales and Ricky both turned their heads.
Sak'el leaned on the stone platform not far away with a weak look on his face.
"Devil, what is your purpose?"
Ricky frowned slightly.
Looking at the weak Sak'el, Thales subconsciously wanted to hold out the dried meat, but Ricky glared back.
Sak'el ignored the dried meat and said quietly
"After the End War, it has been a long time since demons dared to appear on the ground and in the human world openly."
After the end war...
Thales seized this moment.
"Long time not?"
Ricky stared at Sak'el closely and raised the corners of his mouth, "Are you sure?"
Thacker didn't answer immediately. He looked at Ricky for a long time.
Finally, when Ricky turned his head impatiently, Sak'el spoke with a hint of hesitation.
"All right."
"A long time ago, there was a suspicious record in the inheritance records of the guardsmen."
"It is said that a star king was insane and his subsequent actions brought countless disasters and chaos to the kingdom. Countless disasters and loss of life."
Thales was shocked.
I saw Sak'el staring at Ricky with burning eyes, as if he wanted to dig something out of his body.
"Afterwards, the temple and the secret department jointly suspected..."
"That king..."
"Possessed by a demon."
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