The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"call--"

"who!"

The knight holding the torch turned around suddenly, and the dazzling fire light dispersed the darkness that shrouded a few feet behind him. As for the distance further away, the torch seemed a little powerless.

The muscles around the knight's eyes trembled due to excessive exertion. His partner behind him also turned around warily, holding his shoulder with one hand. The two of them stared at the darkness in front of them as motionless as statues. They remained in a stalemate for more than ten seconds. , until the sound of iron boots colliding with bricks and stones came from the alleys in all directions, the two of them relaxed their vigilance a little.

"What happened!"

In just one minute, a dozen knights gathered here, including the captain of this group of patrolling knights.

"No……"

The knight who made the first noise shook his head.

"I didn't notice anything, I just felt like someone passed by from behind..."

Before he could finish speaking, the captain struck him on the head with the sword. Even though he was wearing a heavy helmet, the violent shock still made him feel dizzy and he took two steps back unconsciously.

"Stop whistling! Make sure you find the target before sending an alarm, don't you understand?"

If there is a slight disturbance like this, it will be too easy for the other party to sway the tiger away from the mountain.

Of course, the captain's own thoughts were actually more direct. He waved, summoned the other knights to his side, and whispered in a low voice:

"Everyone, please be smart! Who are we trying to arrest? He is the former heir of the Kaslana family! The captain of the Valkyrie Force! Don't mention Kaslana's last name, do you think you can beat her? She? Our whole team is not enough to warm up. We only have four Jingroshen every month. Besides, Bishop Nicholas announced at the party that Lord Otto will inherit the position of bishop. Who is Lord Otto? He is the target’s fiancé! Listen to my advice, we don’t know what will happen in the future, do you understand?”

"clear!"

All the knights responded in low voices, and then the captain waved his hand, and everyone walked back to the originally designated patrol area holding torches.

Seeing a dozen torches quickly separated like scattered sparks, the street under their feet was soon shrouded in darkness and silence. Here tonight, only the collision of iron boots and armor skirts echoed tirelessly.

Otto let out a long breath. He tried to hold Kallen's arm, but found that the other party had climbed up carefully. He was now standing on the ridge of the roof, looking up at a sharp crescent emerging from the thick dark clouds. .

Otto shook his head in disappointment and patted Karen on the shoulder:

"Let's go. If we delay any longer, we won't be able to reach Kaslana's manor in the suburbs before dawn tomorrow morning."

"Um."

Kallen simply nodded, "Okay, Otto, just send it here."

"Ah? This..."

"Speaking of which, I also want to thank you. You must have heard it too. You have a share of the credit for them throwing taboos on me."

"Karen, I..."

Otto bit his lip and finally sighed:

"Actually, it's nothing. They also said that my influence is just the icing on the cake. Even if they don't consider me, they will still turn a blind eye to you."

After hearing this, Karen nodded vigorously:

"Yeah, but that's what I mean."

Otto was silent. He wanted to escort Kallen out of the city in the name of "if the knight discovers it, I can use the name of the Apokalis family to solve some problems."

Now it seems that he is indeed a bit redundant.

However, what made him feel even more embarrassed was that Karen asked him to leave at this time. It was difficult not to make people feel that she treated him as a disposable item that could be thrown away.

Of course, Otto clearly understood that this was not Karen's original intention. If it could be shown in this way, it was still difficult not to make him feel a little sad.

After all, their two souls were once so close to each other, and they once reached the point where they had to depend on each other for life... No, Otto felt at this time that maybe this was just wishful thinking on his part. After all, he was the only one who was disliked because of his frailty and sickness since childhood. Before Kallen met him, she had her father, her younger brothers and sisters, and even Eleanor and Vera, it was Kallen. It introduced him to a whole new world and became a link between him and other people, not the other way around.

"Maybe... maybe she never needs me... it's just that I need her..."

And as the link that connects him to the entire world, if he loses Karen, Otto will also lose the entire world. Isn't that true?

Otto pushed himself twice with his hands, but for some reason he just couldn't get up from the roof.

He turned his head and looked at Kallen's back. Kallen was still standing there without any movement.

"Maybe...she is waiting..."

As soon as such an idea appeared, Otto dismissed it with a wry smile.

"Okay, Kallen, next... take care of yourself along the way."

Kallen's back swayed slightly, but a gust of night wind happened to sweep past her, pulling her hair and the outline of her clothes, which wiped out the subtle trembling.

But Otto still caught it keenly, or maybe his eyes did not see Kallen's trembling, but it was just the illusion caused by the shaking of the air that caused him to miss it.

A warmth spread from his heart to his limbs, and his heart lifted up with a tiny glimmer of hope.

So he opened his mouth again and said worriedly:

"Karen, are you sure the Kaslana family's manor in the suburbs is safe? I...I'm not questioning Uncle Luca, but there are servants in the manor after all. There are many people and they can't see anything. If they are discovered, they will be there. Uncle Luca and the others won't be able to do it at that time...or maybe it will involve the entire Kaslana family..."

"Then what? Destiny will never uproot the Kaslana family because of this. It was Kaslana, Shaniyat, and Apokalis who created Destiny, not the other way around."

Kallen glanced over her head. The moonlight tonight was glowing with a hint of green, which complemented her aqua blue eyes.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Otto seemed to see something bright flashing in Kallen's eyes.

But what followed was a sneer:

"Besides, where else could I go if I didn't run away there? I wouldn't hide in your Apokalis house, or in Shaniyat? I'm sorry... I can't cause you any more trouble."

Otto opened his mouth, what he wanted to say - he actually had a secret research base outside the city, and he could let Kallen hide there! Where could it be more secluded than there?

But Otto couldn't say it... because there, because the darkness there was also... a place he couldn't let Kallen see.

Ha, it’s not like Karen can’t see it. Even if Kallen sees it, it will only make her understand that he is a complete hypocrite, an executioner stained with countless blood and sins that cannot be washed away. Even...it is foreseeable that if he is revealed to her Justify her and tell her who at least half of the bloody experiments were done for. With Kallen's character, she will hate Otto even more, and she will also hate her own existence even more.

But what are the consequences of all this? She would see Otto Apocalis' true face completely and give up all unrealistic illusions. Of course, this might not be a bad thing for her.

As for Otto Apocalis, he would lose Kallen completely. But the question is...hasn't he lost Kallen now?

No...no no no, it should be said, did he ever have Karen?

Thinking of this, a bitter smile spread across his face again.

Also, Otto, everything you thought you had was brought by her, but you never had her, so you never had everything.

Then, let's take her there. Anyway, all mistakes and all consequences will be borne by Otto Apocalis. This is also the repayment he deserves for his sins.

"Huh...Karen, you still..."

The night wind blew his bangs over and over again, and he just sat on the roof with his mouth half open, staring blankly at the crescent moon above his head.

Although it was only a crescent moon, the moonlight was so bright that everything seemed to be immersed in a pool of turquoise water. The undulating roofs, city walls and mountains further away in Klosten were nothing more than rocks under the water that no one cared about.

Yes, the moon finally broke free from the shackles of the dark clouds, but what's the use? It's so late after all.

She could no longer see the bright moonlight, and Otto could no longer say anything to her.

After a long time, he finally lowered his head and looked at the palm of his right hand.

There were many lights and shadows under the moon, and the outlines of everything in the distance were clear and clear. However, when Otto looked at his palms and tried to see the outline of the lines on his palms, everything became dim again, as if there was an unforeseen road ahead.

So what do those clear outlines mean?

Otto suddenly realized that it was the vivid past, the memory of everything in the past, but it was just a clearly visible outline.

…………

"stupid stupid stupid!"

In a sense, having Otto as an ordinary person by her side was a drag on Karen. When she left alone, she only made a few ups and downs on the roof and arrived at the foot of the mountain south of Klosten. , there was a gap in the city wall here, Karen easily climbed out of the wall, and then continued up the mountain road.

After climbing over this mountain and walking for about two or three hours, you can reach Kaslana's manor outside the city, where her uncle Luca and his wife Helena currently live.

After all, although the Kaslana family is currently managed by Luca, it is just a stop-gap measure. According to strict bloodline calculations, Francis's lineage is the main lineage. Although the connections are withered, there are still two Karen and William. People, besides, the Kaslana family usually has nothing to take care of. Instead of staying in the city, it is better to go to the manor outside the city and be happy.

And Uncle Luca...Luka Kaslana...should be reliable, right?

A trace of confusion flashed in Kallen's eyes, but was quickly replaced by determination——

"No matter what, Uncle Luca carries Kaslana's surname. Although he is usually too good at compromising, he probably won't even sell my niece... However, it is true that he cannot stay in the manor for a long time. , Otto is right, after all, I was reckless in this matter. I didn’t expect that it would coincide with the attack of the castle council. I must not involve the family..."

Kallen stopped and took a deep breath.

"I'll say hello to Uncle Luca at the manor tomorrow morning. It would be great if I could get some supplies from there... Where should I go after that? To China? If I could learn one-tenth of the skills of Immortal Red Kite, It won’t be so embarrassing now..."

In addition, she vaguely understood the question raised by the immortal on the Qincha grassland that day, but she could not tell whether the answer was correct. She still wanted to ask the immortal for advice.

If you think about it carefully, it will take several months to get to Taixu Mountain from here, which is just enough time for the Immortal to deal with the problem of the South China Sea...

As soon as she made plans for the future, Kallen felt that her body was full of energy again, but before she took two steps, she became a little weak again.

"That fool! That fool! That fool, that fool, that fool!"

For Otto, Kallen didn't know what to say now. If we say he is disappointed, he is somewhat disappointed. After all, he actually made such a dangerous weapon, which almost caused irreparable casualties...

But no matter what she thought before, Karen doesn't want to delve into it now. At least, this incident did not have any real consequences. The Ming army had obtained the information in advance from unknown sources and had already evacuated the camp, and even designed a trap for the Valkyrie. Ha, I can’t say that I don’t know where it came from, it should be related to that man.

Perhaps the alienation from Otto these past few months has really gone too far?

Kallen grabbed the golden piping of the Valkyrie's uniform, her thoughts were extremely confused.

How she wished that Otto could stand up just now, follow her firmly, throw away the honor brought by the name Apocalis, and go for...

Haha, what right does she have to think so? First of all, wasn’t Otto’s choice the result of her deliberate alienation? Secondly, what qualifications did she have to ask Otto to give up everything he owned with the name Apocalypse, and why? For her ideal? For her immature idea? Why? What qualifications does she have to ask the other party to give up everything for her own ideals?

Is it just because he loves her?

Kallen knew that if she was willing to say all these things, Otto would be willing to do what she asked.

But she is not willing, because it is more like kidnapping Otto's mind in the name of love. This may get the result she wants, but if the process of getting the result is wrong, what is the meaning of such a result? ?

Just thinking about this made her feel even more confused - today she robbed an indulgence salesman and distributed his "ill-gotten gains" to the people. But are her methods legal?

No, the salesperson's money is legal according to the provisions of destiny, but her actions are truly illegal.

According to her previous thoughts, isn't this using the wrong process to get the right result?

If this can be tolerated, why can't I tolerate Otto...

"well……"

Everything is a mess.

Suddenly, she stopped again, but it wasn't because of her chaotic thoughts.

She squinted and stared at the darkness in front of her for three seconds, and then said coldly:

"Stop pretending and come out."

"Hmph, you are quite vigilant. I thought you were going to bump into the tip of my spear."

Eleanor walked out of the darkness and looked at the black abyss white flower in her hand. The corners of Kallen's eyes twitched twice.

She left in such a hurry that it was impossible to carry Judas with her. Although she was stronger than Eleanor, she was not strong enough to face the White Flowers of the Black Abyss empty-handed.

But at this time, she couldn't back down no matter what. Even if she didn't know what she was doing, she still had to act like she was sure of victory——

She looked around pretending to be confident and asked nonchalantly:

"Are you alone? Are you sure you can stop me?"

"Pfft!"

Eleanor covered her mouth and laughed. She threw away the white flowers of the black abyss that she had cherished since she was a child, and spread her hands generously.

"Okay, just kidding, I don't have the intention to care about you."

"and you……"

"I have sent the Valkyrie troops in other directions. The Kaslana family's manor is in this direction, and there is only one road. I don't believe Kallen would be stupid enough to take this road. Of course, it doesn't matter even if she is so stupid. , I'm in charge,' that's why I'm here."

"Then you...won't stop me?"

Karen bit her lower lip. Eleanor's appearance was not very clear in the dark, but they grew up together. It must not be difficult to use consciousness to complete her facial features...

Kallen couldn't make up for it.

I don’t know when the relationship between her and Eleanor became more and more tense and distant. The conversation between the two was inseparable from each other, just like now——

"What? You want me to stop you? Are you thinking too much, are you sick or am I sick? What harm will it do to me if you leave? I can legitimately take over the position of captain of the Valkyrie Troops, you Kaslan The status of the Na family in Tianming will never return, and they will no longer be comparable to Shaniat, and Lord Otto will not waste his time on you. No matter how you look at it, it is a good thing for me."

Kallen took a deep breath. For some reason, Eleanor's facial features seemed to become clear again. Kallen could imagine her pouting and turning her head away, but she glanced at her from the corner of her eye - —Same as tough-tongued as when he was a kid.

"……Thanks."

"Thank you, get out of here!"