Kingdom’s Bloodline

Thales and Kuaisheng stared dumbfounded at the tavern owner sitting at the empty table, sweating profusely, as if on pins and needles.

What is the probability of being robbed by the tavern owner when you go out to throw the body at night?

"Marina, where's your upbringing, why don't you invite our two new friends to sit down?"

Ricky was still very talkative: "Give them a drink by the way, the wine is fine, I need them to stay sober."

He kept his eyes firmly on Tampa as he said those words.

Have a drink and stay awake.

Thales and Kuaisheng looked at each other in surprise, communicating their feelings with their eyes.

What are you doing?

have no idea!

The surrounding mercenaries still stared at the two newcomers coldly, exuding their unique power in whispers and sneering.

Marina raised her eyebrows, pouted at Thales and Kuaisheng, and kicked an empty table beside her.

"Did you hear that?"

Thales and Kuai Rope looked at each other, hesitating whether to sit down or not.

Marina sighed.

She lowered her head and drew out two swords with a "swish" sound!

And when she raised her head ferociously again...

Thales and Quick Rope had already appeared on the chairs beside the empty table.

It's like teleporting.

They propped up the table, sat upright, both showed their white front teeth, and smiled obediently.

The fast speed, good attitude, and sweet smile made Marina, who was about to see some blood fun, feel a little frustrated.

The mercenary behind brought two glasses of drinks from the bar, and bluntly "boomed" on the table of the two of them.

Thales and Quick Rope shrank back subconsciously.

They pulled their hands back from the table, keeping as far away from the two drinks as possible.

"Why, worrying about being poisonous?" Marina looked at them contemptuously.

"We are not thirsty." This is the well-behaved Thales.

"Really not thirsty." This is the fast rope of flattery.

Looking at the two with sincere eyes, Marina sighed again.

"Yeah, how do I feel..."

She raised the sword in her hand, and the two mercenaries behind her silently took a step forward.

"You would rather keep your hands empty so that you can take weapons at any time..."

As soon as the words fell, Thales and Kuaisheng shot out their hands neatly and tacitly, stretched out and retracted, and quickly picked up the wine glass.

Both heads were raised at the same time, showing a friendly smile.

"No, no, no..."

"Where, where..."

The action is done in one go.

Seeing the two giggling, Marina raised her eyebrows and her face twitched slightly.

She snorted disdainfully and put the weapon away anyway.

On the other side, the leader of the mercenaries, Ricky, looked at the expressions of the two and sighed slightly: "Judging by the expressions of these two new guests... I guess, you were just bluffing earlier, Tampa?"

The protagonist who was hijacked, Tampa with an ugly face coughed.

"Listen, the camp won't sit idly by if you're so flamboyant."

Ricky, who was watching the two new guests with interest, turned his attention back to the boss.

"They are busy killing all directions in the desert, and this is just a personal grievance," Ricky said with a smile: "So, they really don't care."

Tampa's expression became more and more stiff: "You know, you're ruining your reputation as 'Blood Siren'. No employer or introducer would be willing to hire someone with a criminal record..."

"reputation……"

Ricky said indifferently: "Don't you know, this is a one-shot deal—we are going to leave the Saber camp, and even quit this business."

Holding his glass tightly, Thales looked around at the mercenaries in the tavern. Their silent and quiet style added an inexplicable sense of tension to the atmosphere here.

One-shot deal...

These words made Thales extremely disturbed.

That means that this group of people does not consider the possible consequences.

So, what should he and Kuai Rope, the two of them who were involved for no reason, do to get out safely?

"I have no enmity with you 'Blood Whistle'!"

Tampa slams the table,

He gritted his teeth and pointed at Ricky angrily: "Hey, it was your people who didn't have eyesight and touched the cheese of the big shots before being arrested by the camp. I have tried my best to intercede for you..."

During Tampa's self-defense, beside Ricky, a middle-aged man named Clay shook his head and laughed, and said to the man covering his face, "Don't you have eyes?"

"Shut up." This was the unceremonious answer of the masked man.

Thales watched their interaction silently.

According to Ricky's introduction today, Clay is a swordsman from the north, and the masked man is dangerous. They have just joined the blood horn.

But looking at their current performance, there is no sense of unfamiliarity and distance when they first joined the team-such as the big sword that the fast rope gave to Dante.

It's like we've known each other for a long time.

When these two people first arrived, they sat at the table with the leader of the team, but the other mercenaries in the tavern, including the seemingly senior Marina, didn't have any objection to this fact?

has a problem.

Thales kept the doubts in mind.

This so-called mercenary team...

It's not that simple.

"If you're blaming me for this, or wanting to make a fortune before you leave, you're looking for the wrong person..." Tampa's self-defense continued.

But Ricky held up a finger and silenced all three voices.

"It's not about business, nor about grudges, old friend."

He said lightly.

Tampa paused slightly.

"Then what do you want? Mercenaries?"

Ricky curled his lips.

"What we want may be a little too much..."

There was shrewdness and deliberation in his eyes.

"But first, you can answer a question for us."

Tampa frowned.

Seeing this scene, and seeing Ricky's questioning with no shyness about them being beside him, Thales suddenly felt something was wrong.

"About twenty years ago," Ricky's expression became serious:

"There is a mercenary team called the 'Nine Giants', which is active around the desert. You know it—I heard you talking about it with that young man just today."

Ricky pointed to Thales, and everyone's eyes numb the latter's smile.

Big Nine?

what? Tampa said this thing?

Tampa looked at Ricky suspiciously: "So?"

Ricky nodded.

"In that team, the leader is a young man with good skills—about forty or fifty years old now," Ricky put one hand on the table, rubbing his fingers slowly, as if recalling something:

"His swordsmanship is very special. He has a self-contained offensive and defensive skills. He has a variety of skills, but he connects them smoothly. He often surprises the enemy and catches people off guard..."

Thales noticed that among the silent mercenaries in the distance, several people's expressions tightened.

"Even in the face of a strong enemy or even a siege, he can withstand the pressure under a disadvantage, and he will not even lose the wind." On the other side of the table, the masked man suddenly spoke, with a vicissitudes of voice.

Ricky nodded slightly, looked into the distance with deep eyes: "Exactly."

He turned to Tampa: "Who is he?"

Tampa froze for a moment.

"Just for this?"

"This is very important, you are the master here, you should understand him." Ricky said silently.

Tampa took a deep breath.

"It's too long ago, the 'Nine Giants' more than 20 years ago, I was just a bitter fool at that time..."

He shrugged: "How could you know?"

Ricky blinked and nodded friendly.

"You may indeed be under your age, but..."

The leader of the mercenaries leaned forward, with a confident expression on his face.

"This is 'my home'."

Tampa looked puzzled: "So what, this is a tavern, not a secret department."

Ricky snorted coldly.

"You know, you've got a nice sign."

Tampa froze slightly.

"More than two hundred years ago, the first supreme queen in history appeared in the stars. Alicia Canxing, who was crowned as the eldest princess, once beat the Ext people to pieces, retreated in a panic, and even had to die. Don't shrink the border, give up the cold castle."

"That's where the joke comes from: Only under the leadership of women and children, the Star Kingdom can defeat Exeter—whether Sumer I, who died at twelve, Queen Esola, who fought in person, or The Queen Ironthorn, Queen Alicia, and the nearest Fortress Blossom."

Listening to Ricky's words, the masked man snorted softly.

"Northern Conqueror" Alicia.

Thales had heard this history.

Of course, from the perspective of the "outraged" people in the North:

It is said that Princess Elijah was dissolute by nature and had boundless desires. Before she was crowned, she had difficulty getting married because of her bad reputation and the illegitimate child whose biological father was a mystery. For the sake of power, she did not hesitate to use her beauty and body to seduce her enemies, instigate them to support her crown, and even seduced Cid Huster in an insidious and indecent way - the wise Exeter and the king sternly refused After discovering the Queen's "flashy beauty and ugly heart", he, who sticks to the interests and integrity of the northerners, was captured by the enraged "Queen Bitch" and unfortunately fell into her clutches and was locked up in the castle. He was imprisoned all year round, tortured every night, and suffered all kinds of humiliation.

At the same time, the despicable and shameless Xingchen people secretly gathered troops and took the opportunity to sneak attack. Worried about the safety of the king, the leaderless and disorganized Ext people resisted tenaciously, fought bravely, built an unyielding line of defense in front of the cold castle, and finally smashed the conspiracy of the "Bitch Queen" of the stars to enslave the Northland.

By the way, the history book full of Thales' nonsense and private notes was finally discovered by Lady Jinx. Lord Nicolai, who was the Grand Duke's personal guard, was very moved after reading it. The ranks of firewood for the fireplace contribute a little to the warmth of the Palace of Heroes in the cold winter.

Thales shook his head and brought his attention back to his eyes.

Ricky continued: "But Alicia's old age was not very happy: the 'Northern Conqueror' was seized by her compatriot brother's army, and she was helplessly exiled in the Western Wilderness, depressed day after day in the siege and endless betrayals. end."

"The forces loyal to Queen Elijah fled to the Saber Dunes. With the acquiescence of the Duke of Xihuang, they were neither willing to serve the brutal 'Red King' and join his repeated conquests and counter-rebellions, nor were they willing to do so. They went away and buried in silence, so they chose to continue to fight for the duke and the country on the western border in the name of mercenaries."

Ricky pointed to the door and said with a smile, "This is the 'Queen Alicia's Last Wine Cup'."

Tampa took a deep breath.

"This is also the glorious history of the mercenaries in the Western Wilderness - or what they thought - and since then, this tavern, 'my house', has been the dispatch center that the mercenaries in the Western Wilderness can't explain clearly."

Ricky stared at him intently: "For more than two hundred years, political changes and throne rotations, but 'my house' has always been the center of the mercenaries in the Western Wilderness, and it is a holy place in the hearts of many people."

"And you, Tampa, just like the previous owners here, you took over the position and information of the previous boss, wandering between black and white, acting as a middleman in this holy place of mercenaries, while contacting the official forces in the camp , On the one hand, provide shelter for mercenaries who are outside the kingdom and the law, introduce jobs, and provide guarantees."

"Every mercenary or regiment with a little seniority will come here to greet the local snakes and make contacts when they come to the Saber Camp. Therefore, you know the general situation and even the details of almost every mercenary regiment—as long as they have visited here and searched for it. Business will leave a record."

Tampa exhaled slowly.

"In this chaotic camp, you may not be the most powerful and powerful person, Tampa, but you are definitely the one who knows the most," Ricky's eyes turned sharp: "Maybe, you know more It's a little too much."

"Look, we didn't come to you for nothing."

Tampa frowned tightly.

"Now, tell me, Tampa."

"who is he?"

"Where are you now?"

Ricky said softly: "Among the nine giants, the leader with the sword."

Clay and the masked man at the same table also turned to Tampa, staring at the tavernkeeper from both sides.

The eyes of the mercenaries became more and more terrifying.

Tampa gritted his teeth, his expression twitching.

But he still shook his head: "No, what happened more than 20 years ago is too long, and they disbanded very early, I don't think at all..."

Ricky's smile faded slowly.

"It seems that you don't realize our determination to come here today."

he said coldly.

After speaking, Ricky nodded slightly to Marina.

Marina smiled enigmatically and put her hands on the shoulders of the two new guests.

Thales and Kuaisheng turned their heads and looked at her suspiciously.

What is this for-

But in the next moment, Thales felt a piercing chill coming from where Marina pressed her palm!

Straight into the body!

Thales shuddered.

cold.

Extremely cold.

Like someone suddenly replaced all his blood with ice water.

flow through the blood vessels.

At that moment, Thales turned pale.

This is……

Not only that, the cold also brought unbearable dull pain, like a pair of brothers desperately charging regardless of retreat, violent and crazy, attacking his nerves inch by inch.

Oops!

Realizing that something was wrong, Thales shrank back, trying to resist this terrifying force.

Fast Rope reacted faster than him.

"Ahhh—" the former Prince Exeter screamed!

Kuaisheng's eyes were wide open, his expression was terrified and painful, as if he had seen the legendary prison river ferryman.

His face contorted in the eerie cold.

Tampa stared dumbfounded at the tortured pair.

The mercenaries looked calm and even smiled, as if it was commonplace.

Thales also gritted his teeth in pain: the cold made him extremely uncomfortable, but his whole body was numb and hard to get rid of.

at this moment.

boom!

A force that had been silent for several days suddenly woke up from Thales' body!

The Sin of Hell River is like a beast that has come out of the gate or a flood that has burst its embankment. It responds with an explosive speed and rhythm, filling Thales' whole body.

To that violent and cold force.

What's wrong?

This was Thales who hadn't had time to react.

In an instant, the crime of prison river met that force.

Immediately, Thales trembled uncontrollably!

But not from the cold and dull pain.

In fact, the feeling of that power, whether cold or painful, slowly faded away.

But another monster attacked without hesitation: the sin of Hell River boiled up, filling his whole body inch by inch, like an enraged wild beast, the ups and downs were violent and the speed was frequent, second only to the moments when his life was dying .

Thales was taken aback.

What are you doing?

not only that.

The crime of hell and river is like a deceptive potion, creeping into his heart, the senses of hell are activated without calling, and his eyes subconsciously focus on the vital points of Marina: eyes, throat, heart, armpit, lower abdomen ...

more than.

Thales "sees" a lot.

The power of termination in the opponent's body is rushing and crazy, gathering in Marina's hands and arms, while delaying the fatigue of her muscles and nerves, while strengthening the senses on her skin, so as to predict the opponent's next attack, and at the same time with a terrifying Aggressiveness will spread crazily for every fierce collision - Thales suddenly found that he knew this.

Thales shook his hands, feeling the position of the dagger behind his waist.

but……

As long as my movements are in place... I can kill her by surprise.

An urge to attack violently spread across Thales' mind, making him want to take action immediately.

Very comfortable.

This impulse made him very comfortable.

I really want to...

Under the urging of the crime of Hell River, he subconsciously wanted to reach out and touch the dagger.

But at this moment, Thales felt a strange tingling pain from his forehead.

What followed was an inexplicable coolness that spread from his mind.

A strange and slight tinnitus rang in his ears.

The coolness and tinnitus seemed to have some effect, almost instantly cutting off the connection between Hell River Sin and Thales!

The desire to fight violently disappeared.

Thales just woke up!

He took a deep breath, but immediately realized something was wrong.

Many people—the mercenaries in the tavern, including Ricky and Clay and the masked man—frowned and stared at him strangely.

Staring at Thales who was panting with his head down.

As if there was something different about him.

And the other side.

"No, no, no——"

Kuaisheng still twisted his face, screamed incessantly, trembling uncontrollably, dripping with cold sweat.

"Ahhh—" the cry became more and more tragic.

Marina, who was pressing the shoulders of the two, looked at the painful fast rope, and then at Thales, who was acting like a normal person, becoming more and more confused.

She made a suspicious "Huh" sound, and grabbed Thales' palm more and more forcefully.

"Why..." Ricky narrowed his eyes and asked Clay beside him in a low voice.

In the scream of the fast rope, Thales reacted instantly!

Alarm bells were ringing in his heart!

Oops.

Oops!

Fast Rope and I, we are different!

In the next second, Thales tried his best, imagining in his heart the worst, most painful, and most terrifying experience he had ever encountered in his life-this was not easy, because it was difficult for him to compare which was the "most" -Trying to replicate your own emotions and reactions

"Ahhhhhhhh—" Thales gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and howled dryly with his vocal cords: "No, no, no, ah—"

Pretending to be extremely painful, learn how painful it is.

It's also hard.

After all, the performance can never compare with the real reality. Thales has to work very hard and concentrate in order to hold back the heart-piercing, hysterical, and crazy trembling that seems to be skinned by the fast rope.

Seeing Thales' painful situation, Marina's brows relaxed.

That's right.

It seems... this short, sissy guy is slow.

She nodded with satisfaction.

The mercenaries also slowly withdrew their doubts.

"enough!"

Tampa's roar interrupts Marina's torture-like torture of the two - real or staged - and she lets go of her hands.

Kuaisheng collapsed on the table with a dazed face, humming miserably, and twitching from time to time.

Thales collapsed on the fast rope body in a learned manner, so that he could rise and fall with the trembling of the latter without forcing himself.

But in his heart he was extremely horrified and puzzled.

What was that just now—

"what is that!"

Tampa looked angrily at the miserable two people: "Your poison? Bone-destroying technique? Or the legendary magic?"

"It's just a small trick to let you know our determination." Ricky still looked at him politely.

"I know, you've been in the army, Tampa, and probably still tough, but..."

"If they are really your people, then take it as your urging and encouragement," the mercenary leader chuckled, "If not..."

"Just as an example."

He waved to Marina: "Give me some strength."

Thales and Quick Rope trembled in unison.

Tampa looked at them incredulously, with a surprised and hesitant expression.

"alright!"

Tampa poohed reluctantly before Marina smiled and pressed her hands together again.

He looked at Ricky uncomfortably.

"Big Nine, yes, Big Nine, I remembered."

Ricky nodded with satisfaction.

Thales and Kuaisheng breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the tavern owner gratefully.

"Shit..." Tampa cursed under his breath.

"Say it again, please?" Ricky smiled as before.

Tampa snorted angrily, and reluctantly said:

"More than ten years ago, I mean the Year of Blood, most of the Western Continent was at war: the desert was in chaos, the southern nobles and mobs rebelled everywhere, and finally there was Exeter's unprecedented southward army. The few well-known mercenary teams - Soul Breaker, Double Edged Sword, Moonscar, Punishment Army, Immortal Hunters, Servants of the Sun - were all affected by the chaos of the war, and they were in bad luck. They either died or broke up. Even if they are removed from the list, the Big Nine are no exception..."

A middle-aged man named Clay interrupted him unceremoniously: "We know that history better than you, cut the nonsense."

Tampa froze for a moment and cast an unhappy look at Clay.

"But under the surface, only a few people in the circle know," he said angrily, "The Nine Giants, they have survived the bloody year..."

Ricky's eyes focused.

"That's what I heard from Papa Rooney... One night after the war, the supernatural being who settled accounts among the Nine Giants, he was scarred and covered in blood behind their leader's back, and knocked on the tavern door."

Tampa gritted his teeth.

"That night, Papa Rooney found a doctor for them, and overnight, he helped the Big Nine dispose of all the assets they left behind, so that they could disappear."

Tampa snorted.

"And the guy you asked? It will be a few years before he shows up again."

The mercenaries with blood and whistles looked at each other solemnly.

"Some former old people told me that for more than ten years, in the interior and south of the Star Kingdom, a certain newly-rising and powerful underground gang believed in him as a myth."

"He is becoming more and more powerful, even more powerful than in the mercenary period. At least, he dared to confront the blood bottle gang who are the minions of the nobles, and he has almost no defeat," Tampa said coldly:

"And every time he appears, it is like a legend, with a beginning and no end, without a trace."

Hearing this, Thales was shocked!

The newly rising and powerful underground gang...

Face to face with the Blood Bottle Gang...

Tampa let out a breath and looked at the other three with hatred: "He has a new name..."

He didn't finish.

Because another person gave him the answer.

"Black Sword."

The only masked man clenched his fists and his voice was as cold as ice.

Tampa froze.

At that moment, almost all the mercenaries in the tavern were breathless.

They looked at each other as if they had found the greatest treasure.

"Right?"

The masked man said slowly, one sentence at a time: "Because what he uses is a black one, which is extremely difficult to handle. Whether it's chopping, stabbing, parrying, or parrying, it's all very weird..."

"Ancient magic sword."

From an invisible angle, Thales' pupils slowly focused.