Kingdom’s Bloodline

Chapter 702 Bloody Irises (Part 1)

"Oh oh oh! What is this? Someone knocked down two people in a row, and that wasn't enough. He also went straight to the third person!"

The host’s voice echoed throughout the arena, with surprise and surprise:

"Ah! Starting from here, someone broke the tacit understanding of the three-three duel and began to attack all opponents indiscriminately! Is it to recreate the shocking miracle of 'Holy Law' Montailau killing the entire audience two centuries ago?"

Originally, half of the team competition players were still waiting to save their energy and defend and counterattack carefully in order to stand at the end and get a good ranking. However, as someone took the lead to break the tacit understanding, the chaos quickly spread like ripples:

The warrior who suffered a heavy blow retreated in pain and bumped into the back of another man. The nervous latter quickly counterattacked and accidentally collided with the third opponent's weapon. Seeing an opportunity, the more peripheral players subconsciously moved closer. Until he was hit by another ambusher who had been staring at him for a long time...

"Wait a minute, others can't sit still anymore, and they also start to attack one after another. Everyone is taking action. It is not uncommon for many people to besiege one person. Unfair scenes..."

When the pull started, everyone's rhythm was accelerated and disrupted. The entire arena was plunged into a fierce and chaotic battle in which the enemy and the enemy were inseparable.

"The situation is different! Audiences, our good news has arrived! The real melee will come earlier than in previous years!" The host stood on the high platform closest to the competition area, clenched his fist into the microphone and roared.

As night fell, the entire arena was still brightly lit, and the drums were even louder than before. The melee in the team competition became more intense, and the players who formed a group fought in chaos. It was thrilling and inextricable. Every time someone was injured, bleeding, or unfortunately fell down, the crowd in the arena was filled with excitement. The audience would stand up and exclaim, slapping anything they could get their hands on and cheering wildly.

"Do it! Do it! Kill him! Yeahhhhh!"

"Be careful behind the back, back, back, back! Ah! Damn! You loser! Give me back my money!"

"Everyone else has taken action, don't be a coward! Come on!"

"Did you see Brother Ba Li! He fought back, fought back, look - ah ah, it was just a little bit close!"

As the battle report spread out to the outfield, the clamor that was enough to shock the Emerald City came from the crowd outside the arena, drowning out the shouts in the infield. The entire election was tense and the atmosphere was frenzied, making the heart beat faster.

"What happened?" The three people in the Duke's stand were interrupted by the increasingly chaotic situation and couldn't help but turn their heads.

"They are coming." Zhan let go of Thales and looked at the arena blankly.

"Where?" Xi Lai didn't know why.

"Look at the chaotic northwest corner!"

The host’s voice sounded again:

"Kanamani from the co-administration of Talundi, he became a peacemaker, intervened in a duel between two people, and wielded a sword to fight one against two without losing any ground! It seemed like saying, 'That's it? Let's have another one. ! '-Oh, your wish comes true! Isn't this coming from behind! Ta-ta, Kanamani is out - this story tells us, don't pull the trigger!

"But the sneak attacker didn't feel well either. After Kanamani was eliminated, he also suffered a severe blow. He seemed to be on the verge of collapse. This is exactly what the old saying goes: when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman's wife's adulterer will benefit!"

"As for why, ha, who told the fisherman to leave home to go fishing!"

Under the host's provocative explanation, the sound echoed inside and outside the arena, from the inside out and back again. This gave Thales in the main stand the illusion that he had returned to the country seven years ago. During the meeting, every word spoken there would be met with a delayed but shocking response from the Xingju Square.

"This is just great."

Thales clicked his tongue and shook his head, looking at the chaotic melee below: "There is no peace anymore, everyone is going crazy, it's more chaotic than a street fight - is this normal?"

Zhan frowned and shook his head slowly:

"In previous years, this situation usually wouldn't happen until there were less than ten people, and everyone would become red-eyed, unless..."

"There are players lurking inside and deliberately speeding up the tempo." Xilai said.

Thales's heart trembled, and he resisted the urge to stand up and move forward:

"I didn't pay attention just now - did you see who it was?"

"Neither did I. They don't really want to incite a riot, do they? Just rely on these 100 showy players?" Healy asked doubtfully.

"It's not important." Zhan took a deep breath and seemed to be trying to calm down and forget about his gaffe. "This is the arena. The Emerald Legion has already deployed control in advance. No matter what accidents happen, no matter what means they have prepared..."

At this moment, a familiar voice came from the direction of the steps:

"Your Highness Thales!"

The three of them turned around and happened to see someone standing on the steps under the stands, arguing with the guarding Seychelles knight and anxiously calling the prince's name.

Zhan narrowed his eyes:

"Tiles, that's not yours..."

Thales' eyelids twitched:

"Yes, my attendant, Wyatt."

"Which one?" Hilley asked.

Thales couldn't help but wonder.

"Which one?" Zhan En was confused.

"That's it... Anyway, let him come up first. Maybe he has something to report?" Thales gave up explaining.

Zhan En rolled his eyes and said warily:

"Wait a minute, your attendant, is it possible that he betrayed..."

"Absolutely impossible," Thales said firmly, "I believe in Huaiya more than anyone else."

"Other Huaiya?" Shilai interjected.

"Shut up." Thales said with a dark face.

Zhan looked confused, but still waved the sergeants to let him go.

"Your Highness Thales!"

Huaiya quickly stepped up the steps and ran straight to Thales.

"Master Zhan En, and Ms. Cecilia, I just went to the bathroom, sorry to disturb your enjoyment..."

Yaxing?

Thales glanced out of the corner of his eye: In the corner not far from them, a player was knocked open by his pocket and fell to the ground unconscious, bleeding. Until the medical officer and the stretcher team saw the opportunity, they were cautious and quick. The ground dragged him off the field.

"No, you came just in time, Huaiya, where are the others? I remember I asked Hugo to ask about Mallos' situation..."

Huaiya paused and looked embarrassed: "They, uh..."

Under Thales' gaze, Huaiya took a deep breath:

"They went together to place bets."

As soon as these words came out, Zhan and Shile both looked at Thales.

Thales also twitched his eyebrows:

"Place a bet?"

Huaiya looked embarrassed and smiled awkwardly:

"Yes, yes, that's the one, you know, what to bet on...the banker, the take-all, the plate within the plate and so on..."

"So, you just got together in a group down there and were sneaking around, just for this?" Xi Lai's eyes were contemptuous.

"Is it so obvious?" Huaiya was startled at first, then reacted with an awkward expression, "Oh, yes, yes, you have discovered this, hey, hey hey, hey hey hey."

"at this time?"

Zhan snorted dissatisfiedly, which was incompatible with his usual gentle and tolerant image, but he quickly reacted and coughed: "Although I don't have much hope for your people, Thales, but..."

Thales felt his face stiffen.

Damn it.

Without Maris, would these brats dare to absent themselves from work openly?

"I, he...you don't know something. Betting is just a term. They...actually have their own priorities," Thales said bravely, "Waiya, right?"

Huaiya shuddered.

"Of course! Your Highness! An important task! A very important task!" Huaiya replied stiffly, "They will show up after they complete the task!"

Brother and sister Kevin Dill looked at Thales with contempt.

Thales could only chuckle and continue to watch the competition shamelessly: "Oh, where did you just say? By the way! See if there is anyone suspicious in the melee?"

The brother and sister then both hummed and turned around.

The melee on the field was fierce and bloody. As the pace accelerated, the players were non-stop and forced to deal with every opponent coming from all directions, just like on a real battlefield.

"Waia?"

"Yes, Your Highness?"

"You, you are standing... too close to me."

"Oh, sorry!" Huaiya was shocked and quickly took a step back.

"It's okay. Also, can you... let go? You're scratching my hand."

"Ah, Your Highness, I'm sorry, I just..." Huaiya quickly let go. While glancing at Zhan En and Xi Lai with his peripheral vision, he gave His Highness an embarrassed smile, "It's been too long, I miss you."

Zhan En and Xi Lai, who were originally watching the competition on the field, both looked sideways.

"Uh, of course, haha," Thales was stunned for a second, then he forced a smile and looked at brother and sister Kevin Dill, "As you know, Huaiya and I have a good relationship for so many years."

The Iris siblings frowned and returned their gaze to the field.

"Well, Huaiya..." the prince said awkwardly, "Duke Zahn and I still have something to discuss - can you wait under the stands like before?"

"Yes - ah?" Huai Ya's face turned pale at first, and then he took a deep breath, seeming to have made up his mind, "But, Your Highness, I, I have been away from you for too long, and I miss you very much. Can I stay with you?" Together, not much, just for a little while?”

Zhan and Heeley turned their heads again, with strange expressions on their faces.

Thales' smile froze on his face.

"Hehe, I told you, we have a good relationship, okay, then you can just stay." Facing them, Thales naturally pointed to the arena to change the subject, "Ah! Look at those two players. ! One black and one white, so awesome!”

The brother and sister looked back with suspicion.

"Everyone in the audience, look at him! The Sword of Destiny of Good Luck, he is blocking the sword for his teammates, clearing the way, forcing several people back along the way!"

Following the host's words, the audience looked at the scene he was explaining - it was the two people Thales was talking about:

In the melee, a black-armored warrior stepped forward, his long sword flying, flexibly moving through the air at a speed that was incompatible with his heavy armor and size. He knocked down several people within ten seconds. In the melee of the contestants, Fight a bloody path.

And a helmet-covered swordsman in white followed him, taking his time and step with his sword. He passed by the players lying on the ground moaning and screaming. Whenever someone wanted to sneak up on him from behind, the one in front would The black-armored warriors had already anticipated this, and either turned around to protect themselves or threw from a distance to protect the white-robed swordsman.

"That black guy, is he... protecting another person?" Hilley asked doubtfully.

Thales was about to reply, but he keenly noticed that at some point, Wyatt quietly picked up Thales' sword - "Warning".

strangeness.

Thales' eyebrows moved, and he straightened up calmly, feeling the JC dagger tied to his lower back.

The moderator's deliberately long tail tone echoed in the arena, asking the same question as Heeley:

"He and his teammates, are they another team of knights who are touching and loyal to each other? Or are they the guards and thugs at home fighting endlessly for the reputation of the young master? Or is it the tacit understanding of the walk-off battle that the audience hates the most? Or... Another pair of lovers who fell in love at first sight on the battlefield and protected each other through life and death? Let us wait and see what the truth is!"

Seeing this scene, the audience talked a lot:

"Again? Another one who paid to be escorted?"

"Whose gilded young master is this?"

"Hey, this is called training at the grassroots level, experiencing life, and enriching your resume!"

"Can you still play like this?"

"This is a team competition. By default, you can use any means. As long as you can win, you can play whatever you want!"

"Then what's the point of this?"

The black-armored warriors and the white-clothed swordsmen in the field work in pairs, one outside and one inside, moving and still, almost invincible. The players who are fiercely fighting around them center around them and unknowingly create a vacuum zone. Moving slowly with the footsteps of the black-armored warrior.

"Oh, the Bischoff players have traveled all the way to break through the encirclement, do they want to occupy a favorable position and fight to the end? Then they have gone far enough!"

But at this moment, the moderator’s cadence of explanation changed its rhythm:

"Wait, why are they heading towards... No, no, no! Player Bischoff! You can't cross this line, do you hear me? This is a foul, and points will be deducted or even... go back, go back! This direction is not a competitive area. , you can't come here to fight, and you can't come here to escape the fight! If you don't want to fight, just surrender and surrender... This is already close to the host platform, and there are also microphone lines, which are very expensive... Hey, guards, where are the guards? Drive them back!"

The host's voice was amplified and spread throughout the arena, instantly grabbing the attention of the audience. Everyone stood up and became curious. Thales and others also subconsciously turned their heads and looked below the host's desk:

Several guards faced the black-armored warrior, drew their weapons and scolded him to go back.

But there was only a flash of sword light, and the leading guard fell to the ground with a groan in pain. The rest were still surprised, and before they could react, they were knocked down by the black-armored warriors one after another!

Thales was shocked, and Zhan and Shilai subconsciously leaned forward.

Huaiya stood behind Thales and swallowed.

Under the attention of the entire arena, the white-robed swordsman followed behind the black-armored warrior. He did not draw a single sword, but his posture was comfortable and his steps were light.

It's like patrolling his own kingdom.

"Foul! Hey! This is the sacred election! You can't do this! No! You can't attack the guards!"

On the hosting stage, the host of the event waved his hands angrily, and his voice spread throughout the arena:

"They are no match for you! They want to cancel the results! Well, if there are casualties, be prepared to go to jail! No matter how big the official is, it won't work!"

However, the two players, one black and one white, did not care and just moved forward.

Teams of guards came from various channels to reinforce, but the team competition was still in progress, and the melee situation in the field was complicated, making it impossible for them to assemble and enter the field at the same time to punish the offenders. They could only arrive one after another, but one team after another. One after another they were knocked down by the black-armored warriors.

Perhaps they had never seen such a scene before, but many spectators were in high spirits. They stood up one after another and continued to cheer for this pair of contestants who broke the rules.

"What's going on?" Thales narrowed his eyes.

"Is that the person you're looking for?" Heeley leaned forward.

"I don't know yet," Zhan said with eyes wide open, looking at the increasingly chaotic team competition and the special pair of contestants, "but I will know - in the cell."

At this moment, the Seychelles knight hurried up to the stands and came to Zhan:

"Your Majesty the Duke! We found him!"

Xi Lai frowned and turned back: "What did you find?"

The Seychelles knight glanced at Thales and Shilay with concern, and then coughed under Zhan's eyes:

"Sir, please ask me to pay attention to any suspicious things in the field outside the defense..."

"The key point." Zhan En spoke concisely, without even looking at him, but made Seychelles shudder.

"Yes, sir. The violator wearing black armor should be the top eight player Tate Bischoff." Seychelles glanced at the two players, one black and one white, on the opposite side of the arena, "We just He was found in a barrel, or the real him was knocked unconscious and stuffed into it.”

The three of them frowned.

"No accident, impostor." Zhan En snorted coldly.

Xi Lai narrowed his eyes: "So, who is that under the black armor?"

"I don't know yet," Seychelles stared at the black-armored figure in the distance, "but obviously, he is not weak."

Behind Thales, Huaiya hesitated to speak.

At the same time, the black-armored warriors in the field stopped below the hosting platform.

He turned around and looked at the swordsman in white behind him.

"Go ahead, Seychelles. Don't wait any longer. Just surround them and try to capture them alive. If there is any resistance, huh," the Duke of South Bank ordered to Seychelles. "If there are still accomplices, they should be unable to sit still at this time." ”

Seychelles nodded and accepted the order.

"I still don't understand," Thales wondered, "Those two guys, they didn't approach our stands, they didn't try to assassinate or kidnap key people, they didn't even try to win, and yet they attacked the guards in such a high-profile manner... What are you trying to do? Are you trying to break out because your plan failed?"

"I don't know," Zhan shook his head, "but based on past experience, all they can do is kill people and take lives."

Kill people and take lives.

At that moment, looking at the position of the black-armored warrior, Thales' eyes moved.

"Killing people and taking lives... not killing people and taking lives," the prince murmured, "no one will listen."

"What?" Zhan En asked.

No one listened...

Listening...

The next second, Thales, who thought of something, was shocked and stood up subconsciously!

While speaking, Seychelles turned to the guards under the Duke's stand and shouted an order:

"Emerald Legion! Weapons!"

Swish!

The order was issued, and the soldiers around the Duke's stand drew their swords!

They were well-trained and impressive, and even scared many spectators in the surrounding stands.

"Lorian and Silva, you lead the team to deal with the violators-"

But at this moment, a strong wind suddenly rose, blowing everyone subconsciously turning their heads and closing their eyes!

Whoosh whoosh-whoosh!

In the sound of the wind, a light figure fell from the sky and landed beside Thales and Zhan En, with a flash of sword light!

Oops!

Thales' eyes blurred, and he subconsciously reached for the dagger on his waist, but was yanked back fiercely.

The next second, a flash of sword light appeared, and Thales heard Seychelles's angry shout and a series of sharp metal sounds:

Ding! Ding!

Thales was pulled back by someone, trying to keep his balance, but he felt that several other figures had climbed onto the stands and were fighting!

"What--"

"Assassin!"

"Protect the Duke!"

"Your Highness, be careful!"

What's going on?

Is it really an assassin?

Dad is too uncreative, isn't he?

In the chaos, Thales tried to breathe, and only heard many people around him exclaiming:

"Hold on!"

"Stop!"

"Go!"

"I'll cover you!"

"No one is allowed to leave!"

"Back off!"

"Those who advance will die!"

After just a few seconds, the sound of fighting in the stands subsided, and Thales was finally pulled up by two arms and barely stood firm.

"What's going on?"

But when he saw the situation on the field clearly, he was stunned again.

On the Duke's stand, Captain Seychelles stood opposite, with a long sword in hand and a look of shock and anger.

Behind him, Zhan En was protected by the fully armed guards and was furious.

On the other side, Knight Cassian also appeared on the stand at some point, protecting Xilai in the middle. The latter was holding Cassian's arm, trying to stick his head out, looking at Thales in surprise.

"Why," Zhan En squeezed through the guards and looked at the prince in disbelief, "Why?"

"Thales?" Xilai didn't understand.

"Why? Where's the assassin--" Thales answered subconsciously, but he was stunned when he turned his head.

At some point, Miranda, Glover, D.D., Rolf, Morgan, Paul, Nehi... the candidates for close bodyguards in the Star Lake Guard, all appeared in the stands, or rather, most of them, all with weapons drawn, standing in front of him with great vigilance.

They protected themselves tightly in a corner of the stand, facing the swords of the Emerald Legion on the opposite side, with a clear boundary.

Eh?

That is to say, the assassin who just appeared is...

"You, you guys?" Thales couldn't believe it, "It's you guys!"

The Star Lake Guards all shuddered and replied in unison:

"Your Highness, are you okay?"

"Don't be afraid, we will protect you!"

"Don't relax!"

"Take him away first!"

"Wait a minute and we'll fight..."

"Is it safe back there?"

"Calm down!"

"Stop!!!" Huai Ya shouted angrily, ending the noise of the Star Lake Guards, "Shut up!"

The stands were quiet again.

Soon, from near to far, many spectators in the arena were attracted by the changes in the Duke's stands. Everyone stopped looking at the two offenders, one black and one white, and turned their heads to discuss what happened to the Duke and the prince.

"What's going on over there?"

"The Duke and the Prince...are fighting?"

"No way? Now? Here?"

"It's hard to say. Didn't the prince just kill a guard under the Duke..."

"It's just a small matter, a family matter. The brother-in-law and the brother-in-law are just arguing over their sister... Believe me, we Hanbul people know this kind of thing too well..."

"Ah? Not really fighting? Well, what's the point..."

"No, if there is a real conflict, who will we help? Will we mediate?"

"Nonsense, we are foreigners, help ourselves!"

"Didn't you see what happened to that Kanamani? Don't mediate a fight you are not sure about!"

The host's commentary that resounded through the stands also changed:

"Oh, the audience is What happened? Who took them away? Did the offenders no longer attract their attention? Oh, it seems that something happened in the stands? Jealousy? Or a proposal in public? Let's take a look... Oh, it turned out to be the Duke's stands. Hehe, it seems that Duke Zhanen and His Highness Thales are playing a game - um, um, that, let's put our eyes back to the field and watch the competition! Look, the brave Ba Li is facing the powerful Duo Sha Lan. The former is moving, and the latter is also moving. He is not easy to attack. Well, he is still moving. Their tacit understanding tells us that when the two sides fight, peace is the most precious..." Even the guards who originally set out to maintain order and punish offenders began to hesitate: which side should they go first? Thales pushed away D.D and Nexi's arms and tried to digest everything in front of him.

"Tiles," Zhan took a deep breath and looked at the prince in shock, "What do you mean? Or are you, as I thought, the trump card?"

"No! I swear I don't know!" The confused Thales quickly raised his hands to show his innocence.

But Xi Lai stared at the dagger in his hand with suspicious eyes:

"You really don't know?"

Thales was startled: "No, that's not the case, it's just instinct!"

He quickly put away the JC dagger, but the Kevin Dill siblings still looked suspicious.

Thales closed his eyes and took a deep breath:

"Waiya! Didn't you say they went to place bets?"

Huaiya was shocked and raised his head tremblingly.

"Uh, yes, but you said it, placing a bet is just a way of saying it," the attendant was embarrassed, "They, um, have other important matters."

Any other priorities?

Thales was stunned again: "And that is..."

"Everyone, it's too early for you to take action!" Huaiya didn't dare to answer any more. He turned his head and complained to his companions, "Didn't I tell you to wait for my signal?"

"That's what I said," Paul sighed. "I also said that we'd better wait until Hugo's flag-bearer agrees..."

"But they, these cuckolds have drawn their swords, drawn their swords! They have drawn their swords!"

D.D stared nervously at the surrounding Sergeant Jade:

"Don't wait for the ghost to reply. I'm afraid if it's any later, I won't be able to wait for your signal!"

ah?

Thales was startled.

"Waiting for the signal?" Xi Lai narrowed his eyes.

"No, me, it's not my signal, it's them themselves..." Thales waved his hand quickly.

"But you just said that you believe him the most?" Xi Lai glared at him, "Is this really Huaiya?"

"I..." Thales was speechless for a moment.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, that knight is too strong," Miranda gritted her teeth and covered her arm, blood dripping from her palms, "I couldn't hold the Duke hostage."

"My fault," Glover groaned, "I should have blocked him - damn, if I wasn't injured..."

"That's useless," Paul shook his head and sighed, "I just said, you should use bows and arrows."

After listening to this conversation, brother and sister Kevin Dill looked at Thales with increasingly strange expressions.

The Captain Seychelles on the opposite side snorted coldly.

"I——" Thales felt that he was at a loss for words.

"I don't understand," Zhan suppressed his anger, "Can someone explain it?"

The people on both sides looked at me and I looked at you, still looking at each other with murderous intent - both with their eyes and with the edge of their swords.

"Yes, sir." Unexpectedly, the person who spoke was Captain Seychelles. "According to your order, I am responsible for monitoring the situation in the arena and paying attention to any suspicious signs. Unfortunately, I have now finally determined that the arena The people who move the most, behave the most suspiciously, and are the most threatening are unfortunately exactly this group of people—His Royal Highness’s bodyguards.”

He looked at Glover and the others and snorted coldly:

"Hmph, I knew there must be something wrong with this group of people who have been planning together for so long."

Thales was shocked:

"I……"

But before he could speak, he was pulled by Huaiya.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, the matter was urgent and we had no choice but to take this step," Wyatt lowered his voice and said in Thales's ear, "But at this moment, Lausanne II is most likely hiding in the melee below. , wait for the opportunity."

Thales was shocked:

"What, him? But he's not..."

"Yes, still alive," D.D said with a bitter look on his face, "Believe me, Your Highness, I don't want to either."

On the other side, Seychelles reported loudly:

"Just now, there was a glib boy who asked me and Cassian to meet in each other's names..."

"But when we got to the place, we realized that we had been transferred away from the mountain..." Cassian sighed.

Everyone in the Star Lake Guards turned their heads and looked at D.D unhappily.

"When they... just met, they looked like they had old grudges." Doyle was stared at a little embarrassed, "I just... have to give it a try?"

Zhan's brows became tighter and tighter.

"Your Majesty the Duke, according to my observation, from the very beginning of the election," Seychelles stared at them with growing annoyance, "these brats were systematically spying on intelligence everywhere, contacting people back and forth. Each one is special..."

Everyone in the Star Lake Guard looked at each other and frowned.

"We are inquiring about information, Your Highness, and by the way, we discovered some terrible truths," Huaiya whispered to Thales, "The dead these days, including Slimani, Your Highness, they were all arrested for the same thing. He was silenced in order to cover up a certain secret—the secret that allowed Duke Zhan to take power.”

the truth?

secret?

Take power?

Thales' eyes moved.

He looked at Zhan with doubt in his eyes.

This guy, what else hasn't he told me?