Kingdom’s Bloodline

The flames trembled violently, the figures swayed, and Sackel's surprise attack caused the sound of strong winds, accompanied by little Barney's shouts of shock and anger.

Just when Thales' hairs stood on end and he was about to grit his teeth to meet him, the former royal guard reacted unexpectedly quickly.

"Shua!"

"call!"

I saw the ax blade flashing, and the mace pierced through the air.

Both chase after Sackel's rear!

The punishment knight could not help but secretly sigh when he heard the wind from left to right behind him.

It's Belletti and Bree.

They were not knocked down by Sackel's sudden attack. On the contrary, Belletti took advantage of the recoil of the wall, and Bree stepped on firmly with a roar. The two adjusted their balance within the limit time of 0.1 second. When Sackel got past them by one position, he burst into stature and counterattacked!

The pace of Sakel's progress was forced to stagnate.

From the shield of shadows to the sword of disaster, the offensive of the punishment knight is fierce and efficient.

Speaking of which, this was the first time Thales saw someone who was able to withstand the pressure with ease and quickly organize a counterattack under his blow.

While thinking, Belletti's ax blade was fierce and hard, with the breath of tearing everything.

Bree's robust figure was menacing, and he pressed on with the ferocious mace at the same time.

Thales remembered that it was these two people who stood at the front of the battlefield just now, one broke through the formation, and the other hunted and killed, completely defeating the sword of disaster.

As expected of an old colleague, it's really difficult.

With a flash of thought, Sackel stepped forward and turned around like a long eye behind him, avoiding Belletti's ax wind, first leaning towards Bree at the rear right!

"Ding!"

With a light sound, the penalty knight's fighting ax in his right hand made a magical arc in his palm.

Precisely from the side - grabbing Bree's hammer head.

Bree frowned fiercely, suddenly feeling bad.

"Hoo hoo—"

Sure enough, in the sound of the wind, Sackel approached him like a close-to-face dance, skimming past Bree's powerful and heavy hammer lightly and cunningly, and then grazed his menacing body just right.

And the imposing Bree passed by dangerously and dangerously.

It's like two gears in a clock that drive each other, but intersect only at one point.

Oops.

Looking at Sackel's close and expressionless face, that was Bree's next thought.

In the next second, Bree felt a strange force coming from the opponent's ax blade, pulling him in an uncontrollable direction!

Bree was about to grit his teeth and resist when he suddenly felt his knee shake.

"Boom!"

Brie realized with shock that his weight-bearing foot had been swept by Sackel's sudden kick, and his whole body lost his balance.

In one tenth of a second, he has turned into a big sandbag in the air that failed all his attacks, lost his foot balance, and couldn't control where he was going, leaving only a strong figure, which was slaughtered by Sackel.

Thales recognized this stumbling block: just now, he was defeated by Sakel with the same move, and he narrowly escaped death.

No.

At that moment, Bree, who lost his balance, understood something.

Sackel's target is not him, but—

The next moment, Belletti missed a hit, and Belletti, who was catching up from the side, felt his scalp shiver, and saw Bree's giant bear-like figure flying towards him!

Oops.

As soon as he had this thought, he subconsciously swung the ax sideways, supported Bree's back, and took a few steps back under the huge weight and impact to stabilize his figure.

At that moment, Belletti looked over Bree's shoulder and caught Sackel's cold and merciless gaze.

Damn it, sir.

Belletti only felt a chill in her scalp.

But before he could react, an ax handle shot out from Bree's armpit like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter!

Flashing like electricity, swift as thunder.

"Boom!"

The surging power gathered at a point at the end of the ax handle, and slammed Belletti's left shoulder heavily!

"Uh ah-"

Belletti swayed and groaned in pain.

This tough guy who dared to fight back with the sword of disaster could no longer hold on.

His hands and feet softened at the same time, and he fell on his back like a landslide, rolling into a ball with Brie!

Sackel pulled back his ax handle with ease, and it seemed that he didn't even break a sweat.

"No!"

Little Barney's angry shout came at this time.

Thales looked at Belletti and Bree in disbelief.

The two men were showing off their might on the frontal battlefield a minute ago, but they fell to the ground in embarrassment just after the second fight with Sackel, kicking up a cloud of dust.

And from the time the two counterattacked, the punishing knight turned around, and then the two fell to the ground—it was only a little over a second.

It's a matter of seconds.

Thales was immersed in the senses of hell, turning countless thoughts in an instant.

This time, facing the more difficult Belletti and Bree, Sackel's agility, ingenious positioning, and tricky shots far surpassed that of attacking against the enemy's Shadow Assassin before. Hit fast, no one can stop him.

Turn around, dodge, throw an axe, pull people, trip, and hit with a handle.

Chain and to, all in one go.

He seemed to be passing by with just the right breeze, without any effort, he easily broke through the menacing combined block of the two.

Thales even thought that he saw Yala who was jumping and jumping, or Ada who was light and erratic.

In Thales' impression, every extreme master has his own strengths, maximizing his own advantages in the duel:

Yodel's instant kill from extremely quiet to extremely dynamic, the ghostly battle of the blood sisters, Ada's dreamy and precarious posture, Kingdom Wrath's invincible breakthrough from the front, the impeccable defense of the fortress flower, Nicolai is weird and difficult to distinguish The action of the fire knight, the storm of steel collision, and the violent attack of the death horn crow silent night and thunder.

But this guy—Thales frowned and looked at Sackel—was a bloody lion with a fierce attack at one moment, and a light bird that skimmed the water with agility and swiftness at the next moment?

What is he good at?

Half a second later, Thales woke up to the sound of Sakel's clothes breaking through the wind: he easily broke through the interception of the two without stopping, and struck again!

Taldin and Naki, who were standing in front of him, suddenly became tense.

But this time, the moment he took the next step

"ah!"

On the other side, another figure hissed and approached with a sword!

The enemy is like a sudden avalanche, with a biting cold wind, strangely appearing in Sackel's danger perception.

The penalty knight quickly swept across the opponent's body, and found three flaws in the latter's ordinary offensive action:

left elbow.

underbelly.

There is also the third point on the opponent's sword.

He just needs to adapt to local conditions and vary from person to person as before, and seize these flaws to fight back——

"call--"

The sword wind is coming!

At that moment, Sackel subconsciously tensed up all the muscles in his body, and a piece of hair exploded! !

strangeness.

His body, which had experienced countless duels, gave birth to a strange instinct, forcibly restraining his ready-to-move right arm.

No.

what happened?

Sackel looked at the person who was getting closer and closer in disbelief.

Looking at the sword that pointed directly at his heart.

Is it my movements, sluggish?

Sackel gritted his teeth, looked at the opponent's ordinary moves, forced himself to step forward to meet the enemy, and the ax blade went straight to the opponent's lower abdomen!

As long as you push in here, you can adjust the strength and angle, slide the opponent's sword away, force him to change his posture, and then a series of combos...

finally put him-

"Ding!"

As Sackel expected, the ax blade hit the opponent's sword.

In the next second, Sackel's nerves jumped again!

No.

There was a thunder in Saker's heart!

No.

When the ax and the sword are striking, you can feel the strength from the opponent's sword, and look at the opponent's ice-like gaze for a moment.

He suddenly woke up.

All the enemy's flaws, all gaps, and all flaws are not the key.

The key is only in his strongest point!

Sackel was surprised to see that the two sides fought hand to hand.

No matter how I adjust, how I change my tactics, how I cause irreparable damage to him-the other party will ignore it.

And his sword, no matter what, has a way to pierce his heart.

"hiss--"

The edge of the sword cut an inch across the blade of the axe.

will die.

This long-lost thought suddenly occurred to Sackel.

"Ahhh!"

The next moment, the penalty knight yelled out in a rare way!

But contrary to his aura, Sackel took back the ax in an instant, turned sideways, stepped back, put his chest in his chest, and dodged!

Thales was surprised to see that the seemingly invincible punishment knight retreated a little conservatively and even embarrassed at this moment, away from this seemingly ordinary sword!

"call!"

The blade of the ax and the blade of the sword rubbed against each other for more than an inch, and then they crossed each other, and the distance became wider and wider.

The person who intercepted Sakeel lost his sword, lost his balance, fell sideways, and slid out a few meters.

But he did not lose control of his body. Instead, he turned his elbow when his shoulders wiped the ground, and his whole body regained his balance like a carriage turning sharply. Sack El.

This is the end of this weird meeting.

Thales saw it strangely: Sackel was holding the handle of the axe, staring at his eyes, and was panting slightly?

His opponent silently rose to his feet, also panting softly.

It was like they had just experienced an unprecedented war.

Surprised, Sackel suddenly raised his hand and touched his forehead.

It was cold sweat.

The penalty knight was quite surprised, and some couldn't react.

This is……

Saker froze.

He was surprised to find that he was shaking.

A few seconds later, Sackel clenched his fists, slowly raised the corners of his mouth, and raised his eyes.

From shivering to hair, from heartbeat to trembling, every sign on his body reminded this old soldier that there was a threat in front of him.

It was only a few moments after he was released from prison, but the opponents he met, whether they were the so-called mercenaries or the Shadow Shield, made him quite disappointed. At best, it was just a warm-up.

Even the long-lost little Yod is only good at assassination.

but now……

Now……

"Belletti, Bree, you're going backwards."

Sackel took a deep breath, his smile became more colorful and more lively.

He looked at Belletti and Bree, who supported each other to stand up, and shook his head.

"but you……"

The penalty knight raised his head and looked at the opponent who pushed him back with a sword from a distance.

Looking at each other's cold eyes.

"you……"

He recalled the feeling of that moment just now.

The cold sweat, nervousness, and trembling at that moment.

will die.

will die!

Saker felt delighted: the long-lost blood and excitement in his body slowly surged up.

The fighting spirit and impulse that he hadn't had for many years are returning to his veins.

That's right.

that's……

Fighting... and the feeling of fighting!

Thales felt cold all over.

what happened?

Not only Thales, but at this moment, everyone in the royal guard was in a trance.

The prince noticed that Sackel's eyes slowly changed.

It seems that the person standing in front of them has changed from a dangerous crocodile lying lazily underwater, waiting for food, to a hungry cheetah squatting on a tree, eager to kill.

I saw Sackel's smile getting bigger and bigger.

"You are different."

The penalty knight smiled and looked at the man who stood up from the ground, looked at the sin from the right side of his face to his chin, and reminisced about the shocking sword that the other party had just struck.

"Your sword is more deadly than before."

The corner of the knight's mouth is curved:

"Chief Vanguard Officer, Quill Barney Jr. . . . "

"Has anyone ever told you: You are probably the star kingdom for half a century, and you have used the outdated northern military swordsmanship..."

"The person who uses it the most?"

On the opposite side of Sackel, little Barney, who had just blocked him with a sword, slowly stood up from the ground, straightened his shield, and his breathing gradually became steady.

He still stared coldly at Sakeel, who was full of fighting spirit.

Northland military swordsmanship?

More than that.

Little Barney said silently.

you do not know.

Thackel, you don't know.

Little Barney looked at the other party from a distance, and suddenly remembered the past.

When I was told by my father that I had entered the watchman's candidate list and was expected to become the next commander of the guard and become the head of the guards in history, how excited and worried I was when I was young...

Little Barney slowly clenched the sword in his hand.

You don't know, Sackel, you don't know.

And I asked Prince Horace for this set that I practiced when I was a child. This set is often ridiculed by the stars and southerners, and despised by the martial arts and offensive and defensive schools. This set is even more northern than the Northland. The ancient swordsmanship that has been lost...

And I practiced hard day and night, dismantled every move, and went to the battlefield like the people from the North to experience that feeling...

It is precisely to seize the last chance, find out the secrets of northern martial arts, and defeat his biggest competitor.

Beat that genius.

After defeating him and joining the team, he had to look up and chase desperately, but he couldn't reach that person...

Defeat the person who is better than me regardless of background, achievements, and skills...

that him.

Imperial Xeon.

Number one master.

You don't know, Sackel, you don't know.

For how many years, no matter how many people are chasing you behind...

You're all just that arrogant, arrogant bastard.

You will only be high above, looking up at the stars.

Even if there are boundless huge waves in front of you, you will never look behind you, and never even look below you.

You never look back.

never.

Little Barney squeezed his nails fiercely, pulling himself back from the memory with pain.

"For the sake of the setting sun, Watcher."

Little Barney calmed down, ignored the opponent's increasingly undisguised fighting spirit, and said softly:

"What secret do you have that you can't tell us old brothers?"

His tone was calm and slightly desolate, contrary to his previous aggressiveness.

The guards all looked at each other.

This made Sackel startled slightly.

What's the secret...

His vigorous fighting spirit cooled down slightly.

"What exactly are you holding in your hand, do you think we are not qualified to know?"

Little Barney stepped forward slowly, blocked Thales behind him again, and sighed slightly:

"What is there on your body that must be carried by yourself?"

These two words made Sackel dazed for a moment.

must……

alone……

bear……

The joy of meeting an opponent slowly faded away.

The flames dimmed, and Sakeel's eyes became blurred.

His face looked a little lonely.

Yes.

The punishment knight looked at his fighting axe, looked at the blood-stained ax blade, and heard Belletti and Bree's panting, suddenly lost interest.

Even Cai Cai's fighting spirit and desire seemed so ridiculous.

yes.

So many years, so many things, so much past...

He is no longer the high-spirited and confident...

Punish the knight.

Sackel lowered the ax lightly, sighed, and smiled faintly.

"Quell Barney, why are you so stubborn."

Sackel scanned every former colleague.

At that moment, it was as if he had turned back into an uncontested uncle, and all the murderous aura evaporated from him.

There is deep melancholy in his words:

"Why do you... have to know the answer?"

As soon as these words came out, feeling the pain and struggle in the other party's words, all the members of the royal guard trembled!

Not knowing why, the fast rope turned his head to look at Thales, wondering if he should look for an opportunity to slip away, but he was surprised to see that Thales was short of breath, and was concentrating on watching the situation on the field.

strangeness.

wrong.

Thales thought in a daze.

them……

They are arguing, seeing each other, pressing each other...

"Because you don't understand."

Little Barney bowed his head deeply and closed his eyes.

"You've never heard of it, have you, Thackel."

Different names came out of his mouth one after another:

"Alan, Walker, Morian, Toby, Rose, Chimera...these former brothers..."

Thales saw that every time a name was pronounced, Sackel's figure flickered.

In the royal guard, Belletti had a bruised vein in his hand, Bree groaned deeply, Tardin shook his head expressionlessly, Nai held the dart tightly, Nucky covered his forehead, and Cannon sank his face into the shadows , can't see clearly.

"You didn't hear their wailing before they died, you just got through quietly alone, and never had to bear that kind of burden."

Little Barney hissed, and it sounded like he was languishing in hell:

"Just like in the past, we all looked up at you, but you never looked down at us."

Sackel's pupils flickered.

"So you don't understand."

Little Barney opened his eyes, and his words continued.

But his tone slowly changed from a desperate cry to a viper-like hatred:

"The past eighteen years."

"This bloody stubbornness, this bloody stubbornness to have to know the answer—even if it never gets to it."

"And this..."

Little Barney stretched out his hand tremblingly, touching and closing the brand on the right cheek, as if it was hot lava.

He held up the hand that had touched the brand, trembling constantly.

It was as if what had just been encountered was not a piece of useless dead skin, but a dirty and ominous plague.

"These are what support me to bear their past and grievances, and linger in the boundless darkness..."

The last few words of Little Barney were almost grinded out with blood from his throat:

"The only reason."

Thales saw that Sackel's breathing became more and more rapid.

Little Barney was still staring at the other party, his eyeballs were bloodshot, and he was about to pop them out of their sockets.

Under the dim light of the fire, the punishment knight turned his head pale and looked away.

"Sorry, Quill."

His tongue trembled slightly:

"sorry."

tread!

Little Barney took a step forward imposingly, and shouted angrily:

"I don't need your sorry!"

Pioneer Officer's whole body was once again filled with a piercing chill.

Barney suppressed his voice, but couldn't suppress his anger:

"I need answers."

He bit the last word.

Answer.

Thales breathed silently, at that moment, he suddenly understood something.

The fire light in Naki's hand was slowly extinguished, and the entire passage became darker and darker.

"bass!"

Tardin picked up another torch and lit it with a deadpan expression between several strokes.

The fire light came on again, and Thales found that Sakeel's whole body was loose.

He was expressionless, but looked at little Barney with hesitation in his eyes:

"Sometimes the answer doesn't sound better than the question."

Thales couldn't bear it anymore.

"What are you talking about!"

The boy's voice resounded loudly and echoed in the dungeon, attracting everyone's attention.

Kuai Rope looked at the bold Thales in shock, wondering why he did this, but when he called the latter, his face was completely confused, and there was no response.

Thales ignored Taldin and Naki who were standing in front of him, and took a step forward with resentment:

"From just now to now, your nonsense is too much..."

The former royal guards exchanged glances silently and frowned together.

Until Thales said the next sentence coldly:

"But finally I figured it out."

"What's 'you're not that crazy', what's the 'reason you have to die'..."

"What's 'focusing on the blood of the royal family', what's 'pointing the sword at the blood of Canxing', what's 'everything happens for a reason'..."

"What's an 'existence that I swore to protect', what's an 'unspeakable secret', what's an 'answer'..."

Every time the prince said a word, some members of the guard turned pale.

"Your Highness..." Naki interrupted him with a embarrassed face, but was interrupted by Thales' high-pitched voice again.

"From beginning to end, all of this—you're not talking about me at all!"

"Not the fucking Thales Canxing!"

Thales was quite agitated. He stretched out his arms without any scruples, pointing at Little Barney, and then pointing at Sack El.

But both had ugly faces because of the way he was pointing.

"What you are questioning, and what he is avoiding - is something else!"

"Is it?"

The echo of Thales' last question echoed in the darkness, faintly audible.

But no matter whether Sackel, who bowed his head deeply, or Barney, who asked loudly just now, the former royal guard did not reply.

Until another male voice besides those present faintly sounded from behind Sakel.

"You are very clever, Your Highness."

"What they're talking about is indeed not you, or not just you."

The voice is tired and slightly sad.

At this moment, Sakeel and the other seven people were all moved!

Hearing a voice that was not unfamiliar, Thales also raised his head in surprise, and saw the person who appeared on the stairs over Saker's shoulder.

It's him.

He's still...alive?