Kingdom’s Bloodline

At that moment, Thales' breathing stopped.

eighteen years ago...

Hymanite Star...

Saber camp...

Ricky's pupils tightened suddenly!

"you?"

He looked at the brazener in front of him in shock and solemnity, and subconsciously glanced in one direction: "Ghost prince..."

"It's you?"

Qianzi straightened his robe, showed a perfect smile, and nodded:

"I."

Soon, everyone's eyes changed, even Russell was no exception.

From vigilance and disgust... to fear and shock.

Thales stared blankly at the brazier.

so.

he is the one……

"Look, everyone has a past."

"The reason why Teng promoted me to be one of his deputies and dispatched me to be the person in charge of Shadow Shield in Dragon Clouds City," Qianzi laughed, spreading his hands and grinning strangely:

"There is a reason."

He turned to Thales, still smiling.

But the prince only felt that the man's smile suddenly became chilling.

Beginning a long time ago, the Bloody Year was just a label, a setting in Thales' mind.

Only when talking with others, will the background of that era be accidentally brought up in the vicissitudes of conversation with a sense of history.

He was shocked by Gilbert's narration, lamented in Canxing's tomb, sighed for Willow's fate, was surprised when he passed the Leman Pass, was angry when he heard the story of King Nun, and was moved by the old crow's discussion. Doubt, melancholy when passing the Ghost Prince Tower.

But Thales had never been in close contact with the bloody color of that era, which even gave him an illusion:

That's all in the past.

Wars, assassinations, conspiracies, deaths, and bloodshed, all these things that happened in 660-661 of the End Calendar, all happened behind a curtain.

Like history, like legends, like stories.

Until now, when Thales looked at the brazier, the arc of the lips and the enthusiasm emanating from the eyes of the real murderer, he suddenly understood:

He has been living under that bloody shadow.

"Fuck..." Russell could no longer maintain his aristocratic demeanor, clenched his fists tightly on his chest, and looked at his fellow travelers in astonishment.

The masked man's eyeballs protruded, staring bloodshotly at Qianzi, trembling slightly.

The mercenaries were even more uproarious.

But Qianzi didn't care about them.

"Is this guarantee enough?" Qianzi stared closely at Ricky, looking at the latter's dignified expression.

"Still think I will betray you to the Saber Camp, or doubt my position of fighting against the stars to the end, or question my integrity?"

"If the appeal happens," Qianzi sneered, pointing to the letter in Ricky's hand:

"Use it."

"Send me to the list that Kessel and Black Prophet missed, and send me to the endless search and hunt of the Secret Division."

The whole tavern fell silent.

It seems like a century has passed.

Ricky took a deep breath, calming down just now.

"good."

He nodded with difficulty, as if there was a weight hanging around his neck: "It is indeed a substantial guarantee."

"Let your people come in," Ricky seemed a little moved, he folded the letter again, carefully stuffed it into his arms, and said in a low voice, "After taking the prince away, we still have a lot of things to do."

Thales felt a chill.

The brazener smiled sincerely.

He bowed respectfully:

"Happy to oblige."

At that moment, Thales watched Ricky wave his hand to his subordinates in a daze, and watched the driller proudly take out a whistle and blow it silently.

Under Ricky's order, Marina and Sunny frowned and walked towards the three of them.

But the shock and fear in the prince's heart still lingered.

Hyman.

fourth prince.

ghost prince...

He suddenly remembered the old hammer's sigh: "...it hit the ground face first..."

but soon,

The crime of Hell River flooded his body, and under a shock, Thales, who was distracted, suddenly came back to his senses.

No.

He looked up blankly.

Ricky's seriousness, brazen smile, and Russell's seriousness can all be seen at this moment.

Thales gasped, watching the person of the sword of disaster and the shield of phantom take over his belongings, his heart tightened.

No.

It's not over yet.

Shadow Shield...

I must not follow them!

Thales gritted his teeth as he thought so.

He turned his head and looked around.

Immediately, Thales whispered firmly to Dean and Quick Rope behind him:

"cover me."

Kuaisheng, who was also in a panic, frowned:

"What?"

On the contrary, Dean looked at Thales' eyes, guessed his intention, and couldn't help but turn pale: "Are you crazy?"

Thales clenched his fist violently!

He looked at Qianzi's satisfied expression from a distance.

"Trust me!" Thales gritted his teeth.

Their secret conversation came to an end, because Marina had already come behind Thales.

The prince pushed Dean and the fast rope away, and was the first to meet Marina and the mercenaries behind her.

"Put your hands behind your back obediently, Your Highness, it won't hurt so much."

Marina said to Thales coldly, with malicious intent in her eyes.

But Thales snorted lightly, and slowly approached Marina.

"Marina, right? I think you must be very angry now..."

The prince sighed and said, "Your whole family has been wronged and died on charges you shouldn't have, but today, your actions will confirm that charge..."

Marina shuddered slightly.

She clenched her fists and took a deep breath.

"Bright star?"

Marina hummed softly and stepped forward, looked at Thales at close range, and said disdainfully: "You look no different from ordinary people, don't you?"

Her eyes slowly turned cold:

"What makes you so important that if you shed even a drop of blood, countless innocent people will be buried with you?"

Thales took a step closer and blinked playfully: "Maybe it's because our blood glows?"

Sensing the provocation in the other party's words, Marina frowned.

"Clang!"

Thales felt a chill in his heart.

The female swordsman in red in front of her drew out the blade of her right hand, slowly raised it from her side, and approached the prince's face.

Marina sneered: "Then let's take a look at yours..."

"I'm sorry!" Thales said abruptly with a straight face.

Probably because she didn't expect the opponent to surrender so quickly, Marina was slightly taken aback:

"What?"

Thales sighed and said:

"Go blame Kurz, she taught me."

Marina frowned suspiciously:

"Kurz?"

However, the next moment, Marina felt that the prince grabbed her wrist holding the sword!

The fighting instinct trained over the years made Marina subconsciously cut out her backhand, but a strong force erupted from Thales' hand, pulling her forward!

Marina, who lost her balance in an instant, felt a shudder in her heart: This power is far from what the thin young man in front of her can emit.

Marina was about to raise her elbow to fight back, but what happened next far exceeded her expectations!

Thales stepped forward as if dancing, and pulled the female swordsman in red into his arms.

At that second, Marina only felt that the prince's piercing eyes suddenly enlarged, and even the eyelashes were clearly visible.

Close enough to see pupils clearly.

But her lips trembled slightly, touching another piece of softness.

Some are dry, some are rough, some are...warm?

Marina was slightly taken aback.

The next moment, the piece of softness also moved slightly, completely covering her lower lip.

For an even weirder touch.

Silky, moist, and... warmer?

This is……

grey.

his eyes.

At that moment, Marina looked closely into the prince's eyes and came up with this idea.

is gray.

It's so rare.

At that moment, everyone who saw this scene was stunned.

But after only one tenth of a second, poor Marina realized her situation.

No.

No!

In an instant, Marina, who was shocked and angry, pressed Thales' chest with her palm, and pushed the prince's face away from her face!

"Snapped!"

Under the surprised eyes of others, the anxious Marina made a backhand and slapped Thales hard!

The poor prince staggered back, not forgetting to force a smile, then turned and ran.

"Thanks"

Marina felt the feeling left on her lips, and also felt the eyes around her, shame and anger welled up in her heart at the same time.

she was...

she was...

She was actually...

She twisted her face, raised the blade of her right hand, and said angrily, "You bastard..."

Huh?

Marina, who wanted the other person to put her on her back, looked at her empty right hand and was stunned.

mine……

Where is my sword?

"Thank you!" The prince's words came with the sound of his turning around.

At that moment, Sonny behind Marina turned pale with fright: "Be careful!"

It was only then that Marina woke up: at some point, one of her twin swords had appeared in Thales' hands.

Following the prince's undivided charge, he exploded at an indescribable speed and stabbed at Ricky in the middle of the tavern!

Before the mercenaries in the distance could react, Sonny and others, who had witnessed the situation first, drew their swords and stepped forward in fright, but were stopped by Dean and the fast rope who had been prepared, blocking the way!

Oops.

Marina only had time to think of it.

And the other side.

"hoo hoo"

Thales gritted his teeth tightly, held his long sword flat, and swung his footsteps, feeling the sound of the strong wind brought by the increase of the crime of Hell River during the charge, and only had that one person in his eyes.

Ricky frowned and looked up, looking at Thales who came suddenly.

The sudden turn of the situation caught everyone by surprise, but the experienced soldiers reacted very quickly. Clay turned his wrist, and Dim Light stabbed the incoming Thales from the side at a faster speed!

boom!

The crime of prison river is like a big river irrigated down, filling Thales' legs.

The force of termination imitated from the Fold of Fate poured out, and in the violent friction of the joints, Thales' trajectory was pushed aside!

Bypass Clay's interception!

Clay exclaimed, but he could only let his sword edge across Thales' leg.

"ah"

Feeling the severe pain in his knee and ankle, Thales roared and broke through this impossible interception at any cost, and slashed at the unarmed Ricky with a sword.

There are too many of them.

Too much.

He only has one chance.

He has to hold onto it.

must!

Ahead of him, there was a hint of surprise in Ricky's eyes.

"Nice movement..." Ricky only had time to utter two words.

Thales' sword edge suddenly came in front of him!

His sword plunged into Ricky's chest.

"Peng!"

In the next moment, Thales only felt that he had crashed into a maelstrom.

The turbulent force came from all directions, squeezing his arm holding the sword, causing the prince to fall forward involuntarily, unable to control the sword in his hand anymore.

Oops.

He just had time to think about it.

"boom!"

In the next second, Thales' eyes blurred, and he felt a pain in his knees and elbows, and he fell to the ground suddenly!

Thales grunted and got up on the ground, but felt a chill on his neck.

He looked up in shock.

At some point, the sword he snatched from Marina was already in Ricky's hand.

Thales was stunned.

how come?

The leader of the Sword of Disaster had a calm expression, knelt on one knee, and held Thales' neck condescendingly with the blade of his sword.

On the other side, Quick Rope and Dean Qiqi, who were subdued by the mercenaries, sighed.

"Nice move," Ricky, who defeated Thales in one move, sneered, and finished the second half of the sentence:

"... stupid idea."

Thales was left alone, lying on the ground, looking at the sword edge on his neck, breathing suddenly.