In the anxious atmosphere, Sacher stared at Ricky with burning eyes: "But this has never been confirmed."
Ricky was silent for a while.
"Oh, interesting."
Ricky looked into the eyes of the punishment knight and smiled:
"Which king?"
Facing the other party's meaningful gaze, Sak'el shook his head decisively:
"I can't say."
Thales breathed out.
Amidst the trembling of the floor, Ricky suddenly turned around and glanced at Thales thoughtfully.
The latter was shocked.
But Ricky finally turned his eyes and responded to the punishment knight's words.
"Watcher, how much do you know about demons?"
"How much do you know about me?"
Sacher was stunned for a moment.
"Come on, tell me and tell your prince too." Ricky smiled.
Thacker glanced at Thales strangely.
"In the stars, the people who have been dealing with existences like you for a long time are the Sunset Temple and the Kingdom's Secret Department."
Thales moved slightly.
"According to the Sunset Temple, you cannot invade the present world with your true body. You can only possess people and use your current body as a container. Or you have confused your spirit and can only speak through the mouths of your followers," Sacai
Erzai looked at Ricky carefully:
"But no matter what, your current appearance is just an illusion. Your roots are rooted in hell. This is why you were fatally injured but did not die."
Possessed...confused...
Thales endured the shock in his heart and digested the new knowledge.
Ricky stroked his chin and raised his eyebrows.
"Interesting," the leader of the Sword of Disaster nodded, "Is there any more?"
Sacher was silent for a while.
"According to the records of the Secret Department, in addition to consciousness, you can also appear in the world through 'pollution'," Sak'el stared at Ricky's injured part and gritted his teeth:
"The flesh and blood contaminated by you has abnormal activity that cannot be explained by common sense. You live in every inch of your body and every fiber of your spirit. Unless you encounter a natural enemy, you will never be reborn and will never die."
pollute.
Thales thought of something and couldn't help but turn pale.
"Natural enemy?" Ricky's interest seemed to be piqued by this new word.
Sak'el was still studying Ricky's expression.
"The weapons that have been blessed by the priests in the major temples have the power of the gods and can cause irreparable damage to you." Sak'el said softly:
“This is the so-called ‘disillusionment before God’.”
temple.
Thales thought of the several encounters he had with Sunset and Haoyue Temple, but they were all unpleasant memories.
"But you must have a purpose, right?"
Sak'el stared at Ricky:
"It is written in the Sunset Teaching Sutra that when demons appear in this world, they must seek something."
"So, you came from hell and wanted to find out the truth about Dragon Breaker...what is your purpose?"
Ricky was stunned.
A second passed.
"Humph," Ricky curled up his lips and finally couldn't help laughing:
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Thales and Sak'el either had questions or looked at him coldly.
Ricky finally had enough laughter.
He raised his eyes and said in a mysterious tone: "So, your understanding of gods and demons, and heaven and hell, comes from supporting Bright Star to become king and thus become the Sunset Temple of the Star Orthodox Church, right?"
Thales' nerves became tense.
Sak'el pursed his lips tightly and remained silent.
I saw Ricky leaning back on the stone platform, seeming quite comfortable:
"You know, before the Myojin Church split, the most original, unmodified "Mingshen Edict" will tell you that in the unreachable heaven and earth, there is the sun and the Hell River facing each other, and one is the source of all things, giving
Life, one is the end of all things, and death is buried. The two coexist equally. Everything is natural and has its own rules."
"The Holy Edict of the Ming Dynasty".
Thales was moved in his mind, remembering that Thelma once told him about these boring creation myths in religions.
"But in the imperial era, the most powerful Holy Sun followers in the church, and the "Holy Sun Doctrine" they regarded as their guide, began to say that the sun is beautiful, sacred, and merciful. Only belief in gods, especially belief in holy days, can
Those who are blessed by God can ascend to heaven after death, enter the kingdom of God, and be free from torture."
Ricky's eyes turned cold:
"On the contrary, the Hell River is terrifying, terrible, and cruel. Only the guilty souls will pass through the Hell River and fall into the hell under the control of the devil, where they will be tortured forever."
"Since then, the Holy Sun family in the Myojin Church, which claims to be orthodox, has been in power. In order to win the favor of their main god and to prove that Holy Sun is the 'successor of Myojin', they have been competing to show off, and have suffered a lot of losses.
, fighting for power internally, reopening the tribunal, suppressing foreign gods externally, and persecuting heretics.”
Ricky snorted softly:
"The irony is that today, when the holy sun is declining and divided, look at the "Sunset Scripture" and the "Sunset Scripture". What they have begun to argue about has become which of the suns at different times of the day is more sacred? The sun or the setting sun.
Are Sunset a brother and sister or a couple?"
Ricky shook his head and sneered in a sarcastic tone:
"hehe."
Ricky straightened up and stared at Sak'el coldly:
"And you take what these churches tell you, records that change every era and distort every version..."
"As the truth?"
Sak'el frowned fiercely.
"So what's the truth?"
Punishment Knight unknowingly raised his voice:
"What exactly do you want to do?"
But Ricky suddenly raised an index finger and stopped Sak'el's words.
"You just said, a certain king in the history of the stars, right?"
A mysterious smile appeared on Ricky's face, which made Thales tremble inexplicably, remembering the former's black appearance.
"What a coincidence, I also have a story about a king."
Thales and Sak'el looked at each other and were both startled.
"Legend has it that a long time ago, in the boundless Age of Kings, there was a great king in the world."
"He has great military exploits and is wise and wise."
Ricky's tone was mixed with the low rumbling sound of the platform under his feet, making it even more strange in the empty and dark space.
"One day, a demon blocked the king's way. It said: 'Wise king, please accept my help. I will help you conquer the world and distinguish between loyal and traitor.'"
Ricky’s smile continued:
"How wise the king is, he is not moved at all: 'Devil, I know your tricks, you just want to destroy my kingdom.'"
"The demon became angry and attacked the king, but the king's power and army were unparalleled, and the king's wisdom and strategy were as deep as the sea. Soon, the demon and its minions were defeated and imprisoned."
Ricky's tone became increasingly weird, which made Thales' heart tighten unconsciously.
"The devil was trembling with fear and begging in prison: 'Please, great king, I can provide you with more powerful power, otherwise you will not be able to conquer the world.'"
Ricky raised the corner of his mouth and looked at Thales, making the latter feel awe-inspiring:
"'I can conquer the world on my own without your weak help,' the king wisely refused. 'Devil, I know your tricks. You just want to destroy my kingdom, but you are useless in front of my power.
.'"
"The king conquered the world, but his military exploits were followed by mourning and bloodshed everywhere. Soon, everyone began to oppose his conquest."
"The king remembered the devil's words and was filled with shame, so he came to the prison and tortured the devil."
Ricky took a breath and continued:
"The devil was trembling with fear and begging in prison: 'Please, don't torture me. I can provide you with wiser advice, otherwise you will not be able to distinguish between loyalty and treachery.'"
Sak'el's eyes froze.
"'I can distinguish between good and bad, and I don't need your stupid advice,' the king wisely rejected it, 'Devil, I know your tricks, you just want to destroy my kingdom, but in the face of my wisdom, you
Just as stupid as a pig.'"
"The king returned to court and used his methods. He suppressed the opposition and regained support for the war. But one day, the generals who were loyal to him mutinied and betrayed the king after going to war."
"The king remembered the devil's words and regretted them so much that he came to the prison and asked the devil."
Thales had a premonition of where this story was going and frowned deeply.
"'Damn devil, come on, I will accept your help!" the king said angrily.
The next second, Ricky raised his head, and a yellow light flashed in his left eye that had returned to normal:
"'But I have destroyed your kingdom.' The devil said with a smile and disappeared before his eyes."
"And the monarch could only lie helplessly on the ground until the rebels broke into his palace and destroyed his kingdom."
After Ricky finished telling his story, he looked at Thales and let out a few meaningful chuckles.
This particularly chilled the young man.
This story sounds like a fairy tale at first glance...
"Huh," but Sak'el didn't buy it at all:
"Sounds like a foolish king who has brought disaster to the country and the people, and has been framed as a devil."
Ricky shook his head indifferently, showing no intention of being offended.
"You know, the servants of the Annihilation Monarch are the most squeamish and extravagant. They prefer to confuse emperors and generals, possess powerful people, and witness death and chaos in the whispers and murmurs behind the scenes. In most cases, wherever they are, they are everywhere.
There is war."
"As for the believers of the Infinite Monarch, they are a group of theater fans. Their favorite actors are the believers with firm beliefs in the major temples. Oh, they will never tire of watching these actors on the stage of life. Under their guidance, their beliefs collapse, and eventually
A drama of betrayal and blasphemy.”
Ricky seemingly casually said a few nouns that Thales had never heard of.
Annihilate the monarch.
Infinite monarch.
Sak'el finally became solemn and looked at Ricky solemnly.
"So you do not belong to the above two monarchs, but are the minions of the other five."
Ricky burst out laughing.
"Yes, yes, there are seven levels of hell, so there are only seven monarchs who rule hell, right?"
Ricky said perfunctorily:
"Let me guess, where did you hear this from? Sunset Temple? Kingdom Secrets?"
He immediately shook his head:
"Humph, mortal."
Listening to their conversation, Thales blinked desperately.
Yes, he also read many religious works when he was in Longxiao City, but hell, but demons...
"But you know, the Dead Lord has a group of the most brutal darlings. They like to pollute strong warriors and determined soldiers, because they can taste blood and violence the fastest."
Ricky looked at Sak'el with a smile in his eyes:
"Like you."
At that moment, the punishment knight was stunned.
But Ricky continued:
"They like to torture people's will, challenge their limits, and enjoy their pain."
"For example, they will show boundless illusions to some prisoners who have been incarcerated for many years, as well as the past they miss the most, and even the people they can't let go of the most."
"They will bring out the greatest regrets, the most intense pain, the worst nightmares in his heart, making them think they are crazy."
Following Ricky's confusing and pointed words, Sak'el froze completely.
Just listen to Ricky deliberately saying:
"But they can unknowingly confuse his sanity, twist his mind, add the last straw to a loosened taboo belief, and thus dominate his behavior after he is released from prison."
"And this kind of insanity can lead countless bloody warriors, which is the favorite of the dead monarch's favorites..."
"That's enough!" Thales interrupted Ricky.
The prince looked at Sak'el's dazed expression and said angrily to Ricky:
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Sak'el took a deep breath and returned to reality.
"Of course, the devil is talking nonsense," Ricky didn't seem to be offended by Thales' rudeness at all. He just leaned back on his stone platform and said quietly:
"That king thought so too."
Taylor was speechless for a moment.
"Be careful, Your Highness, don't presume to guess what the devil wants to do. Don't think you can be smarter than the devil, let alone think you can be more powerful than the devil." Ricky looked coldly at the far wall gradually sliding down:
"Because when you asked about the exit..."
Ricky turned his head and looked directly at Thales with a pair of cold, deep eyes:
"It's already successful."
Sak'el on the side remained silent.
Thales looked into his eyes and hesitated to speak.
"The devil will always be there," Ricky said with a half-smile.
"It's just that the devil is silent."
"The gods know," Ricky hummed and added coldly:
"Yet the gods remained silent."
The devil is always there, but the devil is silent.
The gods know it, but they say nothing.
The prince felt the profound meaning of this sentence and felt an inexplicable chill on his back.
Thales was silent for a while, feeling that he was suppressed by Ricky from the momentum to the scene.
But he remembered something.
"If you...if they are really that scary," the young man spoke again, attracting the attention of the two people:
"Then why do you react so strongly to the name 'Brother Truth'?"
Sure enough, the moment he said it, Ricky's arm trembled slightly.
He stared at Thales with confusion.
"I've heard about it," Thales continued bravely:
"Disaster, magician."
"They killed the gods, launched the final war, and involved the demons in hell."
At that moment, even Sacher frowned.
Thales took a deep breath and asked the biggest question in his heart:
"So you are here today to ask about the details of Jingshi... I mean the Dragon Breaker. Is it also related to asking about the relationship between the legendary anti-demon armed forces and the two emperors?"
"Is your goal a disaster like the Queen of Magic?"
Ricky was silent for a long time.
For several seconds, Thales only heard the rumbling sound of the platform rising and friction, and the voices of mercenaries whispering in the distance.
Finally, Ricky spoke in his softest and most mysterious tone:
"Do disasters kill gods?"
"This was probably told to you by a mage or a certain mage's notebook, right?"
mage.
Thales' eyes narrowed.
The elegant figure in blue appeared before his eyes.
"Tsk tsk."
Ricky tutted and shook his head.
"What's wrong?" Thales asked confused.
Crassus, who only saw the Sword of Disaster, turned his head and looked at Thales with a complex and subtle look:
"You are so innocent...cute."
Thales was stunned.
"What's the meaning?"
Ricky didn't answer immediately, he just looked at Thales very thoughtfully for a while.
"How do you kill a man?"
Thales was stunned.
Ricky sneered and nodded, looking at Sak'el opposite:
"Oh, that's right, stab his heart and wait until he stops breathing and loses his life."
"But if I come back to life and start breathing again... Oh, I'm sorry, you couldn't kill me."
Ricky smiled more cheerfully and pointed at his neck.
Sak'el stared at Ricky with more and more serious eyes.
But Ricky's next words made Thales even more confused:
"So, how are you going to kill my sword?"
Thales was startled:
"What?"
Ricky touched his "eternal truth" and smiled:
"In order to kill my sword, you also cut off the hilt of the sword and waited until the sword stopped breathing and lost its life?"
Thales blinked, expressing confusion.
"No."
Ricky shook his head mysteriously and pointed to his silver-edged sword:
"Because the sword is inherently lifeless, you cannot kill a sword."
Thales was stunned.
"So, too, how do you kill a book, kill a dream, kill an oath, kill a spirit?"
Ricky's eyes became more and more severe and cold:
"How do you kill these things that are so abstract that there is no life at all, and there is no boundary between 'life and death'?"
Observing the expression on the prince's face, Ricky seemed to have enjoyed enough of it, with the astonished look on Thales' face nodding in satisfaction.
"Now, dear, answer my next question."
Thales took a deep breath and suddenly understood what he meant.
"No matter how powerful you are..."
Ricky was seen looking at the deep ceiling, as if his eyes could penetrate it and reach the endless starry sky above his head:
"But how do you 'kill' someone..."
"God?"
Thales breathed in a daze.
He couldn't help but start thinking about what Asheida once told him.
[Beyond the gods, looking down on all living beings...]
"Although I hate your innocence and cuteness, my dear..."
I don’t know since when, Ricky’s name for him changed:
"It's time to lift your eyes from the lies, whether they are made up by temples and churches, magic towers and mages..."