Five years ago, in the Dark Territory, in the village of the Windspeaker clan.
The monster lay helplessly on the ground, gradually returning to its human form.
The leopard warrior Corvis dropped the weapon in his hand and rushed over to pick up his wife and son. They were both dying.
"I'm sorry, Lord Corvis. The demonization experiment failed, and Experimental Subject No. 107 escaped." The fox researchers who hurriedly chased after him shouted, "I don't know why, but he actually remembered this place."
..."
"I have already given you my eldest son, and you still think it's not enough. Do you want to take more from me?!" Kovis cried, holding his dead wife in his hands, "Get out of here!"
Hurry up! Disappear from my eyes forever! Don’t appear in my life again!!”
"But, what to do with that experimental subject..." the fox researcher asked.
"Who do I care what you do with it?!" Kovis shouted, "take it away and do with it whatever you want! You have to kill it, bury it, kill it and bury it again, or even make it into stew."
I don’t even care if I eat it!”
"------That kind of monster, just disappear as soon as possible!!" Kovis shouted.
The young leopard man lying in a pool of blood and mud heard everything in his heart.
From the beginning, he was just a monster, an abandoned piece of trash. Apart from that, he was nothing, could not achieve anything, and had no expectations.
(The world never expected me, so I never expected the world.)
(Living is just a lie to me. The world is also a lie to me. I am not here, not in the world, not anywhere.)
(I have not actually lived, I have never even existed. This is all just a dream.)
From that day, that time, that moment, Experimental Subject No. 107 lost everything, even his last [heart] disappeared together.
------Until the moment you are saved again.
"Torville?" Bedivere came over and looked at the leopard boy who was crying quietly in the yard, "Are you okay? Did Arthur do something to you just now? I'm going to teach him a lesson."
"...No, I'm fine, meow." Tovel wiped away his tears and forced a smile, "I told Lord Arthur everything, and I will...get better gradually."
Meow."
Even though he said this, his tears still couldn't stop.
(So, for the last time, let me cry enough.)
Ryder the Bunny looked on quietly.
After finishing dinner, Arthur winked at Torvill.
The leopard boy nodded in agreement.
"Ahem, then, I have something to say------" Arthur said.
He told everyone about Tovir's story, deliberately omitting many omissions, and lightly touching on the unnatural parts of Tovir's lame lies, making others think that he was deliberately omitting them just to respect Tovir.
Talk about those details.
After saying this, Arthur coughed again and asked, "Now, do you have any opinions?"
"Those fox-men deserve to die! Are you going to kill them all?" shouted the angry Bedivere.
"No, that's not the point." Arthur shook his head.
"Well, if there is such a dangerous research institute, it should be destroyed quickly, lest they really make some super soldiers?" Tristan thought.
"That is also one of the issues to consider, but it is not the most important issue." Arthur added.
"What on earth is that? Don't be so secretive, just tell me!" Tristan asked impatiently.
"Since the research institute is studying how to make the [Master Key]," said Rabbit Ryder, "does that mean the other six key fragments are hidden in the research institute?"
Bedivere and Tristan were stunned for a while.
Bediwell counted on his fingers, "That is to say, that is, if we attack the institute------"
"It is possible to snatch the other six key fragments and turn them into an army." Arthur said, "Bedi, you know a lot about the key to the wall of the world, right? Then tell me quickly, whether it can
Destroyed?"
"No." Bedivere shook his head, "The key is engraved in the heart in the form of a spell... If the host dies, the key will be transferred to the heart of another nearby creature. It is an ancient
The special magic spell mark left by a person will never be broken."
"In other words, it's pointless to just steal it and destroy it, right?" Arthur thought for a moment, "In that case, how did they get the key fragments in the first place?"
"The Tigers attacked other clan leaders at the clan meeting, dug out their hearts, and froze them in a refrigerator before their hearts died." Ryder interjected.
Arthur looked at the rabbit: "You know it in detail, as if you have experienced it yourself."
"No, no. I'm just a wandering businessman doing business here and there. Of course I got this little bit of information from others." Ryder said proudly, shaking his head.
"However, it makes sense. Only by freezing the heart can we easily store the key fragments in the institute." Arthur thought, "Next, we just need to find the large freezer in the institute."
, you can easily find the key fragments."
"Wait a minute. Are you really planning to attack the research institute!?" Ryder said, "Isn't this just asking for death?! Such an important research institute must be heavily guarded, right?"
Arthur looked at Ryder the Rabbit Man. He suddenly shouted: "Betty, tie up this rabbit!"
"...Yes!" The werewolf boy tied up Ryder without saying a word, and the bunny boy Ryder didn't even have time to struggle.
"W-what are you doing?! Let me go!" Ryder began to struggle after realizing that he was tied up.
"I'm sorry. But we can't trust you yet. If you tip off such an important plan, everything will be over." Arthur said.
"A tip off?! If I had tipped off a tip, I would have leaked the information about you here to the Khajiit long ago!" Ryder said unconvinced, "You don't believe me so much?!"
"I'm sorry, Ryder." Bedivere said, "It's only for a short period of time. We will release you after our plan is successful."
"When will it be?! Today? Tomorrow? One month later? Ten years later?!" Rabbit cried helplessly, "Are you going to imprison me here until your action is successful?"
"Don't worry, it's only two days." Arthur said, "Tomorrow is a duel between me and Grand Duke Younes. We will implement the plan immediately after it is over."
"Only if you don't get beaten to death by Youns!" Rabbit cried.
"In that case, I will have to recuperate for a month before leaving, and then I will have to force you to endure for another month." Arthur said mischievously.
"Help!" Ryder gasped and begged, "Please! In addition to tying me up, is there anything that can make you believe in me? Anything is fine, just say it! You have to tie me up.
Yue, I will... be bored to death!"
"There are so many requirements." Arthur thought for a while, "There is really only one method left... Bedi, come here."
"Arthur?" Bedivere walked up to Arthur.
"Stop, don't move." Arthur pressed his finger on the front of Bedivere's collar, and then pressed the button on the collar several times.
Snap. The collar around Bedivere's neck opened.
"Arthur, what are you------" the werewolf boy said in surprise.
"I'm sorry, I should have helped you solve this a long time ago, but I always forget." Arthur said.
He took Bediwell's collar and walked up to Ryder: "There is enough explosive here to blow your neck off. It was originally ordered by the Knights of the North to protect Bediwell. If that's what I mean.
, you can detonate it anytime and anywhere. If you run away, I will detonate it. If you do something small to tip off the orcs, I will detonate it. If you don’t do what I say, I will detonate it too. Wearing this collar means you can
The conditions for your loosening. Do you want to wear it?"
"Does it make sense for you to ask me like this?" Ryder cried, "Even if I say 'no', you will force me to wear it, right? After wearing it, I will be your slave."
"No, you can choose not to wear it. Then I will give you two choices: continue to be tied up, or move your head." Arthur sneered.
"You are so damn democratic! Okay, I accept my fate! Put that collar on me, [Master]!" cried the rabbit, he was already hysterical, "you bunch of plague gods!"
The collar snapped around Ryder's neck, and Arthur also untied Ryder.
"Hey, the rabbit with the collar is even cuter!" Tristan picked up Ryder and teased, "Come on, don't cry, brother, give me a hug------"
Ryder the Rabbitman was so tired that he had no energy (mood) to struggle.
"I'm sorry, Ryder." Bedivere stuck out his tongue in embarrassment, "I will help you untie the collar after this is over."
"Oh, one more thing." Arthur turned to look at Torvir. He drew his sword.
"A...Se?" Before Tovel could react, the sword light had already flashed past his neck.
He thought he had been killed and was waiting for the moment his head fell to the ground.
But what fell to the ground was the collar around his neck - the mark of the slave.
"You are free too, Torvir." Arthur put away his sword.
Tears began to pour out of the eyes of the leopard boy.
"Stop!" Arthur punched Torvir on the head. "Don't cry casually from now on. Do you understand? If you cry for no reason and annoy me, I will lock you up again!"
"I know, I know, meow." Tovel quickly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Go to bed early, Arthur. You have a duel tomorrow." Bedivere said, "Everyone, go to bed early. Don't disturb Arthur when he sleeps."
"Idiot, how can you sleep so early? I'll go out to stand guard. Come back and change my shift at midnight." Tristan dropped the rabbit and walked out.