Kingdom’s Bloodline

At this moment, Thales, with a heavy heart, smelled a strong smell of blood, and such a strange scene was reflected in his pupils:

In the deep and dark prison, the cold corpses of the mercenaries were spread on the floor between the two walls. The blood around them was warm and almost puddles of water. Weird feeling.

Amongst the mess, seven tall and tall men in ragged clothes, led by Little Barney, stood like stubborn rocks separating the red and black waves, looking at the other side of the passage without saying a word.

There, the punishment knight faced them silently, his eyes glistening with the firelight, and the brand mark under his forehead was faintly visible.

In the small dark cell, his figure was like a majestic mountain at the end of the sky, imposing and heavy.

Untouchable.

Sackel's gaze moved slowly, not pointing at anyone in particular, but everyone in his line of sight tensed up, feeling that the other person seemed to be looking at him, and subconsciously tensed up.

Like a soldier on review.

But their faces became heavier.

It seemed that at this moment, the darkness in the dark cell really came.

Thales became more and more nervous. He wanted to interrupt several times, but was forced by the current atmosphere to have nowhere to speak.

Countless ideas flashed through his mind, but none of them suited the current situation.

Thales could only ignore the winks from the fast rope beside him, and tried to force himself to calm down.

"take it easy."

"I'm not here to execute punishment."

Looking at the tense former colleagues, Sackel chuckled, his dull voice as always with a little sadness:

"Never again."

Execution of punishment.

As soon as this remark came out, the memory of the seven prisoners who also had brand marks on their faces seemed to be recalled.

The muscular Brie let out a low hum. Tardin looked at the ground and twitched one corner of his mouth. The others, like them, relaxed their postures and softened their tense faces slightly.

Only little Barney, he was still like a solid rock standing proudly in the cold wind, staring at Sack El coldly.

The silence lasted for a few seconds, accompanied by several figures constantly swaying under the firelight.

Thales and Quick Rope exchanged a worried look.

what happened?

He knew that they knew Sackel, and he was also worried that they might unite, which would be bad for him, but...

What happened when they met?

More importantly, what is he going to do?

The weird atmosphere made Thales more anxious.

Until Belletti, who was a former punishment officer, sighed and broke the ice.

"Long time no see," he looked at Sackel with a bit of bitterness:

"Sir."

Hearing this address, Sackel took a deep breath.

He paused for a second before glancing at the complicated Belletti.

"Yes." Saker said hoarsely.

"Long time."

Luton Belletti.

Sackel looked at this figure that was very different from that of more than ten years ago.

Among the elite royal guards, Belletti is an unremarkable guy, always muffled and reticent, but the old captain took a fancy to this - in an age when people's hearts are fluctuating, they need a mature and steady man. the penal officer.

He still remembered the trembling and cold hands of Belletti when he handed over the badge representing the punishment officer to the other party a long time ago.

But Sackel was immersed in the past for only a few seconds, and he pulled himself out of the emotion of old reunion.

He looked over the crowd, and nodded slightly to the young prince behind the seven people:

"His Royal Highness Thales."

The tone was respectful, but frosty.

Listening to Sackel's strange attitude, the seven prisoners exchanged glances.

Thales thought that this moment would come sooner or later, he ignored the shaking of the fast rope, and took a step forward bravely.

"where is he?"

The prince stared at Sakel's slender face, trying to forget the other party's killing momentum just now, and first asked the person he cared about the most:

"What did you do to him?"

Thales looked at the punishment knight worriedly,

He found that there were not many wounds on the opponent's body, but fortunately, what Saker held in his hand was a fighting axe, not the gray dagger that he was so familiar with.

he?

Little Barney cast a look at Cannon, but the guard prisoner in charge of the investigation just shook his head slowly.

Saker was silent for a few seconds, his eyes flickering.

"He's fine, I assure you,"

"It just takes some time to recover."

Thales breathed a sigh of relief.

But he was too happy.

Soon, the punishment knight's figure like a mountain at dusk slowly pressed forward, and as he pronounced his words more and more seriously, he approached in the direction of the prince.

"but we……"

Sackel's words sounded along with his footsteps.

Step, step, step.

Every step he took was like a thrilling drum, and as the number of steps accumulated, the murderous intent became heavier and heavier.

"We should go."

"Your Highness."

time to go.

At that moment, Thales' face turned pale, and his mood, which had just relaxed, tightened again.

Little Barney looked at Sack El, and then at Thales behind him, frowning.

Step, step, step.

Sackel stepped forward, the blade of the ax in his hand was stained with blood by the flames.

His eyes became sharp again, and he stared straight at Thales.

It was as if no one else could be seen.

Thales gritted his teeth and subconsciously grabbed the hilt of his sword.

But in the next second, the two solid and muscular figures moved together and suddenly plunged into this strange confrontation!

The flames flickered.

tread!

Sackel's figure froze, and he stopped in place with his heavy steps like breaking mountains.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at the obstacles in front of him.

Thales frowned.

It's Belletti and Bree.

One of them is strong and the other is strong, like a huge rock blocking the road, one left and one right firmly block the only way for the punishment knight.

His eyes were burning, his expression was calm, and he showed no sign of flinching.

Sackel's pupils slowly focused, glancing over the ax and mace in the hands of Belletti and Bree, looking at the man behind them.

Little Barney, dead as a statue.

"Is this how you welcome your old colleagues and old officers?"

Sackel stared at the expressionless little Barney, and tilted his head:

"No hug?"

The language is joking, but there is no sense of relaxation.

Thales noticed that at this moment, the seven prisoners all put on a straight face, as if rejecting it.

what happened?

They have a grudge?

Unexpectedly, at this time, the fast rope beside him patted him on the shoulder, secretly showing a proud thumb.

Thales became more and more confused.

But Barney Jr. quickly answered his doubts.

"I don't know how you got out, Watchman."

Barney's voice was as steady as before, his head was slightly lowered, his pupils pressed against his upper eyelids, and he stared chillingly at the majestic punishment knight in front of him.

He bowed his head behind him.

"But the prince's... Wyah Castle's attendant told us bad news when he let us out."

Just listen to little Barney said coldly:

"About your insanity, together with the Shadow Shield, hunting down the prince."

As soon as this remark came out, Sackel frowned, while the seven prisoners pursed their lips vigilantly and exchanged glances.

What?

Insane, chasing and killing the prince?

Surprised, Thales threw a questioning look at the fast rope.

The latter blinked triumphantly and raised one corner of his mouth.

Thales didn't care about other things, quickly lowered his head, and asked the fast rope in a low voice:

"What did you tell them about Thackel?"

With an expression on Kuaisheng's face that wanted to claim credit but pretended to be reserved, he glanced at Thales in a spirited manner, and said in a hey voice:

"of course……"

But then he noticed that the talkative Naji was staring at this side, which made Kuaisheng pause, and subconsciously put away his laughing expression.

Kuai Sheng straightened his chest upright and raised his volume so that everyone could hear:

"Of course I'm telling the truth!"

Thales had a headache looking at Kuaisheng's utter loyalty, watching the latter look angrily at Sakel in the distance, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth:

"How can the noble blood of Canxing be dusted by the filthy hands of a lunatic!"

Fast Rope's cry of justice echoed in this small passage.

Na, Nani?

The corners of Thales' mouth twitched, even the current nervousness was diluted a lot.

Naki, who was staring at them, withdrew his eyes from looking at the fool, and looked at Little Barney with a strange expression, as if asking for advice.

But little Barney said nothing, just stared at Sack El.

In front of them, Sackel also remained motionless, looking back at Little Barney from a distance.

The echo of the fast rope disappeared into the air, the confrontation between Sakeel and the seven remained, and the desolate and suffocating atmosphere of the black prison returned.

After a while, when Thales was so uncomfortable in the suffocating air that he wanted to intervene, Barney Jr., the tallest of the seven, finally spoke.

"Watcher, you're not crazy, are you?"

With normal eyes and a dull tone, he called Sackel's previous position:

"At least, it's not crazy to that point."

Hearing the other party's deep meaning, Saker was silent for a while, and then said quietly:

"It depends on the definition of insane."

He looked at Thales, but seemed to see something else, his eyes wandered.

The seven prisoners frowned almost simultaneously.

Thales felt that he could no longer remain silent, and if this continued, it would only be a matter of time before his secret would be revealed.

So he cleared his throat:

"Everyone, please listen to me..."

However, before he even finished a sentence, Little Barney suddenly spoke!

"It's not disrespect to you, Your Majesty, who has never met before!"

With a cold voice, he interrupted Star Prince extremely impolitely:

"But please keep your mouth shut, so as not to deepen the misunderstanding."

Thales choked on the broken tongue.

He looked inwardly at Little Barney, who was looking sideways, and felt that the latter's eyes were a little scary.

"Misunderstand?"

Thales was stunned.

Little Barney snorted coldly.

"Yes."

Little Barney held down the hilt of his sword, turned his eyes to the other side, and stared at the same puzzled fast rope, which made the latter shiver.

"For example, the imposter next to you, who is full of lies, and only wants to provoke us to fight with Sakel, the so-called 'Ka Suo's attendant'."

His words echoed through the dungeon, hollow and piercing.

Thales took a few seconds to digest this passage.

imposter.

Full of lies.

Sow discord.

The so-called Caso...

Wait, that is?

Thales turned his gaze blankly.

Sure enough, Kuaisheng was stunned, unbelievable, and stared blankly at Little Barney with knife-like eyes.

The other party's gaze was very cold, as if it could pierce everything.

At that moment, Kuaisheng felt his vest go cold.

No way.

"Hey, Thales," Kuaisheng threw an ugly smile, dryly tugged at the corner of the prince's clothes, whispered, and stepped back slowly:

"I think we should leave for a while, so that they can catch up alone..."

However, the moment Kuai Rope turned around, two other people appeared behind the rookie mercenary like a shadow, blocking his retreat!

not only that.

I don't know when it started, Tardin and Naki, Cannon and Nai, two in front, two in the back, four people have surrounded Thales and Fast Rope firmly from four directions!

There are actually more people than the people who intercepted Sakeel.

The four of them looked at Kuaisheng, whose smile was uglier than crying, with vigilant and scrutinizing eyes.

Thales couldn't help being confused by the sudden accident.

how……

"Please stay where you are, and don't act rashly, 'Caso's attendant'."

I saw Taldin holding a knife in one hand and a sword in the other, looking at Kuaisheng with an ugly expression in a playful tone.

"By the way, Wyah."

Tardin shook his head contemptuously, with bad eyes:

"Your mother, Viscountess Gilbert Castle, is my own sister."

What?

Kuaisheng's eyelids twitched suddenly, and his heart turned cold.

"She died eighteen years ago—precisely to protect her young son during the turmoil in Eternal Star City."

Taldin's eyes flickered slightly, and he slowly raised the weapon in his hand, causing Kuai Rope to take a step back in fright.

"That is you, 'Wyer Castle,' my dear nephew."

nephew?

Kuai Sheng's complexion became paler and uglier.

Even Thales was stunned.

Tardin, he is Wyah's...uncle?

"Obviously, your 'mother' is not 'in good health' as ​​you said, let alone 'hehehe'."

Tardin stared at his 'nephew' coldly:

"Also, liar, next time, remember to change your Commus accent."

After his words fell, the seven prisoners stared at him extremely unfriendly.

At that moment, Kuaisheng's smile froze completely.

Under the scrutiny of the prisoners of the guards, he who was seen through and exposed, cast an innocent and embarrassing look at Thales for help.

that……

We... are we going to be unlucky?

But even Thales could only sigh silently in his heart, wishing he could slap himself on the head—or Kuaisheng's face.

The smart bastard!

Oops.

Feeling the doubtful and unfamiliar gazes of the seven people again, Thales suddenly felt a great deal of pressure.

Just now, the unfriendly atmosphere between the Seven and Sackel gave him a little luck.

But now, after the fast rope was exposed, he lost the trust of the seven people, and he has fallen back into the most dangerous situation.

On the other side, Sackel looked at Thales who was surrounded from a distance, and remained silent.

Little Barney snorted, and brought the subject of the conversation back to the opposite side.

"As you can see, Sackel, everything that happened today is full of doubts."

Little Barney raised his chin:

"For example, this inexplicable and mysterious prince, the lieutenant around him, and you who are acting abnormally now."

His words brought everyone's attention back to their eyes.

"We believe in you, Sackel, you never do crazy things that don't make sense."

Little Barney glanced at Thales and said softly:

"So, what reason does this so-called 'His Royal Highness' have to die?"

"That's why you were made to focus on him, the last blood of the royal family the very first second you were released from prison?"

After the words fell, Sakeel's eyes flickered.

"The reason why you must die..." He seemed to be trapped in his own thoughts, muttering and repeating.

At that moment, Thales' face was ashen, and his heart was bitter.

No.

Reasons to die...

Even Fast Rope realizes that they seem to be in trouble.

The seven guards and prisoners stood quietly: two stopped in front of the penalty knight, four surrounded the prince and the fast rope, and little Barney stood in the middle, waiting steadily for Sackel's answer.

Sackel came back to his senses and glanced at Thales again, which had complicated and unspeakable meanings.

Thales was in a gloomy mood, looking sadly at Sackel clenched the fighting ax in his hand, his face wrinkled and wrinkled.

But something unexpected happened.

I saw Sackel shook his head impatiently, and spit out a light sentence:

"I'll explain later."

Thales' heavy heart froze for a moment.

After the words fell, Sakeel stepped forward without hesitation!

Go to Thales.

The seven people who were waiting for his answer, including Thales, were startled.

Explain later?

Little Barney frowned fiercely.

Belletti and Bree looked at each other, seeing surprise and puzzlement in each other's eyes.

But in the next second, the two members of the former royal guard moved together and raised their weapons at the same time.

call!

The icy blade pierced through the wind, barely stopping in mid-air!

The movement is smooth and clean.

It is only an inch away from the penalty knight.

He had to stop walking towards the prince.

"I'm afraid, I'd rather you explain now, Sackel."

Little Barney stared at each other seriously:

"After so many years in prison, we are a little clumsy."

"But if you want to have a long-lost exchange, there is still no problem."

The situation on the field became tense again.

Sakeel didn't even look at the weapons in front of him, he just lowered his head, took a deep breath, and pursed his lips.

Quail Barney Jr.

Still the stubborn one.

Paranoid him.

In front of the penalty knight, Belletti's eyes were dull and calm, while Bree's expression fluctuated and his brows frown.

"If I can explain..."

Sackel retracted his gaze and sighed:

"Will you help me?"

Thales was terrified when he said this.

He looked around, but found bitterly: the guards and prisoners have never let up in the protection and surveillance.

Sackel glanced at every former colleague, and continued hissing:

"Even if it means pointing the sword at the blood descendants of the Canxing royal family?"

His voice was like a sharp knife, very stabbing.

As soon as this remark came out, the members of the previous guards were breathing disorderly and all frowned.

Belletti subconsciously looked back at Barney Jr.

Sure enough, among the seven, only Barney Jr. remained calm and answered him very calmly:

"It depends on how you interpret it."

"Everything happens for a reason."

During the tense confrontation, Sackel fell silent.

"Yes," he said sadly:

"Everything happens for a reason."

With him like this, Thales couldn't help but think of the punishment knight who was mad in prison and spoke to another world.

Seeing signs of compromise from the other party, Little Barney nodded slowly. Under his signal, Belletti and Bree put down their weapons and waited for the other party's response.

This made Thales even more nervous.

That's right.

Sackel only needs to explain to them that his identity as a magician...

He was a well-respected person in the royal guard, as long as he explained a little bit, they would have no reason to help him.

And these noble-born star people, their attitudes towards the legendary disasters in the battle of the end...

Thales closed his eyes, and the more he thought about it, the heavier he felt, and he even began to think of a way to break through head-on.

But what about the fast rope around you?

Or, try the magic power again?

"Sorry for letting you see this scene, Your Highness."

Thales's thoughts were interrupted by Sackel's sudden voice.

Thales opened his eyes, but was surprised to see that the punishment knight, who was full of murderous intent not long ago and wanted to put him to death, was standing at the far end, staring at the Star Prince from a distance with a look that he couldn't understand.

"This is my weakness and incompetence."

The pity and pain on Sackel's face still gave him an ugly wrinkled smile, which complemented the hideous brand on his forehead:

"But rest assured, it will be over soon."

He nodded slightly, with a gentle tone, as if comforting a lost child:

"everything will get better."

"Will do."

Sakeel lowered his head slightly while talking.

Thales was completely stunned.

he is……

Falling into his "other world" again?

The seven people facing each other looked at each other.

Little Barney seemed to get more and more impatient seeing Sackel like this.

"Thakel, watchman."

He spoke again, this time, little Barney's tone was far less polite than before, it seemed blunt:

"answer my question."

"Is there anything we need to know about this prince?"

Little Barney's words were very cold, more like threats.

Thales clenched his back molars, and even the fast rope beside him clenched his crossbow in horror.

One second, two seconds.

In this small passage, the flames were dimmed and the figures were vague.

Finally, Sackel raised his head slowly, showing a warm smile, and bit out the word that surprised everyone:

"No."

I saw the punishment knight coldly glanced at everyone in front of him:

"There's nothing you need to know, Chief Vanguard Barney."

"You just need to know: I have to do this."

"This is enough."

At that moment, everyone was stunned.

The deepest among them is Thales himself.

Why.

Thales blinked.

He obviously wanted to kill me, didn't he?

Because I am a magician.

He obviously just needs to say the reason...

But why, why did he keep a secret for me?

Wouldn't it be better to explain the facts and persuade them to turn around and target me with righteousness?

Thales stared blankly at each other, he couldn't understand.

Why is this person... so strange?

"Sackel!"

Finally, Little Barney couldn't hold back anymore, and shouted angrily:

"Don't force me!"

Barney's roar echoed around, but in response, Sackel laughed softly.

"Forcing you?"

"I know, I have been a punishment officer for so long, and I have offended many people," he glanced past Belletti and Bree, who were frowning in front of him, and their weapons:

"But has my popularity dropped to this point?"

It's like a joke, and it's like a mockery.

"Including you, Barney—what, are you still jealous that I took the position of watchman?"

At that moment, Thales saw little Barney clenched his fist palely.

Behind him, Naki sighed softly, while Taldin shook his head secretly.

Oops.

Belletti, who was in a bad state, let out a breath and gritted her teeth.

"Because you are popular, sir," Belletti still insisted on that respectful title:

"That's why we couldn't believe it."

His face was tense, and he seemed to have something hard to say, biting the words through the gap between his teeth:

"That's Canxing's bloodline, sir, it's the existence we swore to protect."

Belletti pointed at Thales, suppressed her voice and said:

"Why do you want to do this?"

Hearing the former subordinate's questioning, Sakeel, who was originally smiling, slowly turned cold.

Canxing's bloodline...

Once sworn to protect the existence of...

He paused for a few seconds, with a smile on his face.

"Because...that's my mission."

Saker spoke softly, gentle and calm.

Like saying good night before going to bed.

"Enough, Sackel!"

Little Barney's yelling interrupted Belletti who was still about to talk.

"I'm not in the mood to go around in circles with you!"

Hearing Little Barney's angry reprimand, Sackel didn't respond, instead he hummed softly like sleepwalking, and nodded.

This made Barney angrier.

"I don't know what you're hiding, but if you think you can get away with being vague..."

The atmosphere began to change.

But listening to them back and forth around their secrets, Thales, who was the center of the topic, suddenly had a feeling:

No.

They are not talking about me.

At least……

It's not just me.

Seeing that the conflict was getting more intense, Naki, who stood at the end, coughed hard.

"Um, Barney? Boss Sackel?"

He stretched out a hand to both sides, managed to squeeze out a smile, and worked hard to ease the conflict:

"Let me tell you, let's all calm down..."

But Nucky miscalculated the situation.

In the next second, Thales felt his hair stand on end, and a figure flashed in front of his eyes!

"call!"

The wind howled, the flames trembled!

"No!" Little Barney yelled angrily.

"Boom!"

Thales tried hard to open his eyes.

But the next scene he saw was Belletti and Bree, the two tough fighters grunted, and fell to the sides under the heavy blow until they hit the wall.

And the opponent who knocked them down—Sakel, who was still calm and restrained just now, has already turned back into the punishment knight with a fierce expression and full of murderous intent!

He broke through the two of them in an instant, coming through the air with such a menacing aura as to destroy mountains and collapse mountains!

Straight to the frightened Thales, who was unable to react in time.

Finally born!

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