Same old.
Quick Rope snorted angrily and turned his head away. He seemed to be very dissatisfied with the teenager's words.
"You still care." Thales' tone fluctuated slightly.
Quick Rope's eyebrows froze.
"What?"
"Your father, Dragon Clouds City, Eckstedt, and even your niece." Thales took a few deep breaths in a direction he could not see.
"Even if you claim to be detached from the past, even if you hate the chains that bind you."
Quick Rope slowed down.
"But in a certain corner of your heart … you still care." On Quick Rope's shoulder, Thales hid his face in the darkness where the light from the fire could not reach. The corners of his mouth moved slightly.
Quick Rope first swayed, then snorted coldly.
"Hmph, laugh all you want."
"I'm just a stubborn coward. In the end, I still can't walk out of my past."
He quickened his pace unhappily, causing Thales, who was leaning on his shoulder, to stagger.
However, the young man did not get angry or lose his head. He only smiled lightly.
"No, Quick Rope." There was a bitterness in Thales' smile that could not be wiped away.
"What I mean is …"
"This is good."
Quick Rope shuddered slightly.
The youth lowered his gaze and looked at the darkness beneath his feet.
"Compared to Moriah, who abandoned everything for freedom …"
"This is the real Quick Rope."
Quick Rope did not answer.
He only snorted again.
But at that moment, Thales suddenly felt that the fatigue he felt just now was gone.
"Leave her."
Thales came back to his senses.
"Hmm?"
The panting Quick Rope gritted his teeth and said,
"Leave her, leave Alex."
Alex.
Thales' mood, which had lightened up a little, became heavy again.
"After we get out …"
"You filthy, disgusting bastard who likes to take advantage of girls."
Quick Rope said in disgust. He tapped Thales' chest with his left arm in a show of force and warning.
"I don't care what happened between the two of you in the past, but from now on … you are not allowed to approach her, think about her, or covet her."
"Stay away from Alex!"
Quick Rope said resolutely.
In that second, Thales' expression darkened.
What a joke.
Not long ago, this person had sincerely wished them a happy ending.
Perhaps.
This was the reality.
Thales suddenly laughed, and this made Quick Rope's expression turn hostile.
"Drowning," the Prince of Constellation suddenly said.
"What?"
Thales took a deep breath. His gaze was profound.
"Sometimes, I feel that I'm like a drowning man who is struggling to catch his last breath in the water. Instinctively, I grab all the available support and tools around me, trying not to sink.
As he spoke, Thales' voice fell silent.
His tone became lonely.
"But in my heart, I know what it means."
Quick Rope's expression slowly relaxed, but he did not speak.
"Don't worry, Quick Rope. I'm different from you."
Thales looked ahead.
In the corner where the torch could not reach, there was only darkness.
"With such a fate …"
Thales stared at the darkness and felt as if he could see the girl's tear-filled face.
[Yes, Thales.]
[I believe in you.]
[I trust you with my life.]
He flashed a bitter and bitter smile.
"My shoulders have long been unable to bear … heavier things."
For example, the future of another person.
Quick Rope fell silent.
He resisted the desire to turn his head and look at the person beside him. He just moved forward.
Step by step, they searched for their way forward in the darkness, which was barely illuminated by the torch. They moved closer to the stone steps.
It was as if nothing could stop their footsteps.
However, in the next second, Thales' ears twitched.
Even though it was very soft, with the help of hell's senses, he still heard it.
Thales frowned slightly.
"Someone's coming."
Quick Rope moved slightly and glanced to his side.
The two of them turned around tacitly, left the stone steps, and entered the dark corridor on this floor. They crouched behind a collapsed stone pillar.
Quick Rope put down the torch and skillfully extinguished it with two or three stomps.
Darkness covered the two of them again.
Soon, the rotating stone steps in front of them lit up.
Multiple footsteps could be heard from above.
"Shawn, here!"
"There's no mistake!"
This voice made Quick Rope and Thales tremble at the same time!
'This is …'
The steady and familiar male voice rose amid the footsteps. "It's definitely that prince! He must be here, nearby! "
'What?'
In the darkness, Thales and Quick Rope's breathing grew heavier.
'How did they find out? How did they confirm that the person nearby is Thales?'
The second male voice hummed not too far away.
"How can you be sure? We've already searched the second floor. "
The first voice rose again.
"When we were in the tavern, I did something to them, so I can be sure."
Thales and Quick Rope looked at each other in the darkness. They could sense each other's surprise.
The second voice — Shawn — snorted coldly.
"Raise your torches. Just like before, search every corner!
"Be careful of the cockroaches from Shadow Shield, or as they say, the lunatic who was released from the lowest floor."
As this order was given, multiple footsteps left the stone steps and slowly spread out to enter this floor.
Thales' heart instantly turned cold.
"It's Dean."
In the corner, he said solemnly and softly, "And Shawn … the remaining people from Disaster Sword?"
Quick Rope turned his head around, as if he was still feeling awkward.
"I don't need you to remind me."
The footsteps drew closer and became more scattered.
The light also drew closer.
The rising and falling sounds of people reporting to each other grew louder.
The two people hiding in the corner of the corridor became nervous.
"I remember," Thales said softly.
"Dean was supposed to be with you?"
Quick Rope shook his head in the darkness.
"Dean is very smart. He was prepared. The moment we were attacked, he thought of a way to escape." Quick Rope lowered his voice and whispered in Thales' ear.
"He wanted to get me out with him, but Stake's people …"
He did not continue.
Soon, Shawn the mercenary's voice rose again from the other end of the corridor.
"Hey, Secret Room, I'll say it again.
You know, the Prince of Constellation is ours. This is the condition of our cooperation. "
Thales frowned.
'It seems like even though the people from Disaster Sword lost their leader, they still have the numbers, and they're still the most difficult party to deal with in Black Prison.
'And Dean …'
Dean's voice rose again.
"Yes, I know.
But according to the agreement, I want revenge. "
He sounded like he was gritting his teeth.
"That man, the so-called Wya Caso, the person who defeated me," Dean said coldly, "He must pay the price.
And I want him alive. "
Quick Rope sighed in a barely noticeable manner.
"Is that so?"
In the distance, Shawn snorted coldly.
"You're really not a magnanimous person, are you?"
Dean did not answer him. He only continued searching.
Thales took a deep breath, but when he heard the enemy bend down to check under the stone table, he was immediately shocked.
'Sh * t.
They didn't even spare a single corner. Are they certain that their target is on this floor? '
The light from the fire was getting closer and reflected on the stone pillar where they were.
Under the dim light, Quick Rope and Thales saw each other's faces at the same time.
It was the same solemnity and tension.
And shock.
"The situation is bad."
As he listened to the approaching footsteps, Thales gritted his teeth and whispered, "They've made up their mind to turn this place upside down."
There was no need for him to remind him. Quick Rope had already seen the current situation clearly.
They hid behind the collapsed stone pillar, and the footsteps and light from the fire in the distance were getting closer.
Quick Rope's frown grew deeper.
The struggle in his eyes grew stronger.
Thales did not notice his companion's expression.
He gritted his teeth and exhaled. He tightened his grip on the sword in his hand. He had just recovered from the extreme discomfort and pain after he lost control. He was far from being in his best condition.
Besides, he had to face so many people …
'As for mystic energy, I can try … Ah, damn it!'
Thales' face was pale. He stopped trying under the intense pain.
Quick Rope stared at Thales with a complicated gaze.
"We can't hide here. We'll be discovered."
Thales gritted his teeth and looked at the fire that was getting closer to him, and the walls that were getting brighter.
Quick Rope did not say a word. He only pursed his lips and stared at his feet.
"Yes, we'll be discovered."
He turned his head and stared at Thales.
"But you won't."
Thales was stunned.
"What?"
In the next moment, before he could react, Quick Rope placed the backpack on his back into Thales' bosom!
While Thales was still in shock, Quick Rope had already moved. He jumped off the stone pillar and ran with large strides!
He rushed to the stone stairs leading to the upper level.
* Thud, thud, thud … *
Quick Rope's footsteps were extremely heavy. His figure cast a shadow in the light from the fire, and he immediately attracted the enemy's attention!
"Over there!
"After him!"
Footsteps rose in unison, and they went towards Quick Rope!
Thales was left alone by the stone pillar. He hugged the backpack in his bosom and stared at Quick Rope's back in a daze.
He also subconsciously stretched out his hand.
'He …'
Quick Rope's movements attracted most of the enemies' attention. The latter were no longer interested in searching carefully. Instead, they surrounded the person who was running to the stone stairs!
'He …'
Thales stared at the fire that was leaving him in a daze. He breathed absentmindedly.
* Shick! *
The sound of a bowstring twanging came from afar!
A mercenary cried out in pain. He seemed to have been attacked by Quick Rope.
But the footsteps stopped there.
They either slowed down or stopped. They gathered together with the fire.
They seemed to have surrounded Quick Rope.
He did not run away.
'No.'
Thales closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and pressed his forehead against the backpack.
"Wow, wow, wow." Shawn's voice rose coldly.
"Look who we found.
"The young prince's attendant?"
Thales tightened his grip on the sword in his hand and exhaled in pain.
'No.'
"Yes, we'll be discovered."
"But you won't."
'Is that what you mean?
'Damn it.
'Quick Rope, Moriah.
'You idiot!'
"Where's the prince?" Shawn's threatening voice rose.
Quick Rope did not answer. He only snorted coldly.
"Dead."
"Killed by that madman named Zakriel."
At that moment, Thales remembered Quick Rope's angry and pained expression just now.
The first time he saw Quick Rope's liveliness and humor in the desert …
They were completely … two different people.
A small commotion rose among the mercenaries.
"Quiet!"
Shawn's voice rose again. But this time, there was a hint of anger and annoyance in his words.
"Dead?"
"You know, if the prince is dead, it means that you're useless as well."
Quick Rope did not answer.
Thales breathed in a daze. He wanted to walk out of the stone pillar.
But his rationality told him that it was useless for him to walk out.
Two people or one person, in such a disadvantageous situation …
'Is there a difference?'
A set of footsteps moved through the crowd.
"It's over, Quick Rope."
Dean's steady voice rose again. There was a hint of solemnity in his voice, along with a hint of reverence that could only be heard if one tried very hard.
"You have nowhere to run.
Tell me where the Prince of Constellation is, and you can live … and even live better than before, if you know what I mean.
And you know what choice to make. "
Thales shuddered a little as he crouched behind the stone pillar.
'Damn it!
'No.'
Thales clenched his teeth.
At that moment, he, who was hiding behind the stone pillar, felt powerless.
"You asked … where the prince is?"
Quick Rope's rhetorical question rose faintly. It was filled with indifference and sternness. There was no trace of his former joy and cynicism.
"The prince isn't anywhere."
As he listened to the profound words, Thales' heart ached even more.
"As for living better than before?"
Quick Rope snorted softly and said, "Dean, when you go back, why don't you tell that old woman?"
Faint noises came from the distance, along with the mercenaries' uproar.
"Stop, Quick Rope!"
There was a hint of panic and anxiety in Dean's voice.
"You're digging your own grave!"
At that moment, Thales suddenly knew what Quick Rope was doing.
He was … reloading his bow.
'No.'
Thales was stunned. He understood something.
"Tell her."
Quick Rope … no, Moriah Walton's voice rose again.
It was firm, sharp, and unwavering.
"I made my choice six years ago.
"My way of living."
At that moment, Thales remembered what Quick Rope said to him in a daze.
'The chains of power.
"'I can either obey or yield, and let it lock my body and mind tighter and tighter.
"'Or I can completely abandon it.
"'And become my true self."
'No.'
Thales held the backpack in his hands in a daze. His entire body trembled, and his palms were cold.
'That idiot.
He's not prepared to surrender, not prepared to give in, not prepared to fall back into the hands of the Secret Room.
He's already …
He's made his final preparations.
The sound of him reloading the bow continued.
"If he still refuses to come to his senses …"
Shawn laughed angrily and pulled out his sword. "Then we might as well fulfill his wish."
"No, Shawn! We agreed — Quick Rope, don't do anything stupid! "Dean tried to ease the atmosphere.
But Moriah ignored him and continued to reload the bow.
The mercenaries had already drawn their weapons.
Thales gritted his teeth and panted softly. He felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
"'I finally understand."'
"'Moriah died a long time ago, Thales."'
"'And that night when I crawled out of the Black Track with great difficulty and out of Dragon Clouds City, the man named Moriah came to life for the first time."'
The first time …
He came to life.
* Thud! *
There was a soft sound.
Thales was jolted awake by the sound of the bow being reloaded.
"Come."
Moriah's voice was like a lion before it hunted its prey. It was fierce and awe-inspiring.
"You bunch of trash."
The Disaster Swords' breathing became heavier.
Dean's anxious shouts were useless.
Shawn's merciless command rang coldly in Thales' dazed ears. "Very well.
"Kill him."
Behind the stone pillar, Thales' face contorted as he listened to everything.
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