The prison regained its frightening silence.
At that moment …
"That's not right."
Samel, the only person among the Royal Guards who had escaped prison, interrupted coldly.
"If your goal was only to make the king sober, why didn't you take the legendary anti-mystic equipment and assassinate the so-called Queen of Calamities alone?"
At that moment, Samel was cold and resolute, as if he was no longer the former Royal Guard.
A thought appeared in Thales' mind.
He remembered what Gilbert had told him about the calamity the Jadestar Royal Family faced during the Bloody Year, and he could not help but frown.
"Why did you use such an extreme method?"
Zakriel did not speak.
Samel continued to question him.
"And why did you put the entire Jadestar Royal Family on your elimination list? Why did you not stop until you slaughtered them all?"
Zakriel's lips trembled.
The blood drained from his face, and he stared at Samel in a daze.
"Yes." Tardin joined the conversation with a pale face.
"You know, even the most innocent concubines and grandchildren, and the most lively and naive Princess Constance, even they …"
He bit his lip and could not continue.
Zakriel stared at Samel and Tardin for a long time.
Then, he sighed.
"That was not my intention."
Thales felt complicated when he saw this, but he immediately thought of another problem.
"Then whose intention was it?"
The prince's words attracted the others' attention.
"You did not tell the whole truth."
Thales raised his voice.
"Tell me, who were the people who worked with you to assassinate the king, the people who intended to overthrow Constellation?"
Most importantly …
"What were the group of calamities and King Aydi plotting to bring about such a calamity?" Thales asked through gritted teeth.
Zakriel seemed to be stumped by the question.
He was silent for a long time. In the end, he only shook his head and did not answer.
"Also."
Samel spoke again.
"If what you said is true, then why?" The former flag bearer stared at the former Knight of Judgment.
"Since you've already accomplished your goal, why didn't you stand up and admit that you were the traitor?"
"You are not someone who is afraid of responsibility or death. You are even willing to take the blame for me when I escaped … With your personality, shouldn't you confess the truth openly and accept your trial like what you are doing right now?"
Zakriel pursed his lips tighter and tighter, but the prisoners gradually noticed that something was off. They frowned and looked at him.
"Why did he hide for 18 years? We tortured him for eighteen years! "
Samel's questions were layered, and there was indignation and indignation hidden in them.
"Why did you wait until now to suddenly jump out and tell us these things? Tell us that you are that damned traitor?"
"If I hadn't stepped into this place and they hadn't released you, would you have continued living like this until you died?"
Zakriel did not move. He just sank his face into the darkness where the firelight could not reach.
Samel gritted his teeth and swung his arm, giving Thales a fright. "In fact, I'm afraid that Samel will not be able to do anything to you.
"Why is your target this prince!"
At that moment, Thales was shocked!
Oh no.
Why is it the prince …
"What are you still hiding?"
Samel hissed.
"What secret is there that you would rather bring to Hell's River than tell us?"
Thales exchanged glances with Quick Rope, who had been restless and wanted to escape. He had a bad feeling.
'Why …
Are we back to this topic again? '
All the guards, including Barney Junior, scrutinized Zakriel suspiciously. Quite a number of them cast their gazes on Thales again.
'This is bad.'
Thales gritted his teeth.
'Zakriel did not reveal my secret before, perhaps because he still feels guilty towards the royal family and does not want to tarnish the Jadestar Family's reputation …
'But now …'
Thales glanced anxiously at Zakriel, who seemed to be hesitating.
Now, he had already revealed the truth about Aydi the Second's alliance with the Mystics.
'He … no longer has anything to hide, right?'
At that moment, Zakriel opened his mouth quietly.
"Summon Souls."
The Knight of Judgment said flatly.
This caused the others, especially Thales, to be stunned.
'Summon Souls?
What does he mean? '
Zakriel inhaled slowly. His eyes were filled with wariness.
"Be it the invasion of the Prison of Bones today, the appearance of this prince, the Disaster Swords, Shadow Shield, or even the Dragon Breaker …
"… none of them are coincidences."
A thought appeared in Thales' mind.
'Not coincidences …'
Zakriel raised his head abruptly and looked at Thales.
"Your dagger, Your Highness."
'Dagger?'
Thales could not help but gulp.
'What?'
Under the other people's doubtful gazes, he resisted the urge to reach out and touch the JC.
The Knight of Judgment's tone was cold, and there seemed to be a chill in his words.
"I know that it is made of Dark Steel that dwarves smelted underground. It is similar to the material of the Supreme Sword, but it is mixed with special Crystal Drops for another purpose. It is exceptionally different."
Without waiting for Thales to react, Zakriel's next words revealed the origins of the JC.
"That is the Assassin's Flower, the unique weapon of the Charleton Family.
It is also proof that every Charleton has ended their training and officially started their career as an assassin. "
Everyone was shocked!
Even Quick Rope looked at Thales in horror.
As for the main topic of the conversation, Thales himself felt his entire body stiffen, and he could not move.
He knew.
'But …'
Zakriel's gaze was filled with vigilance and wariness, as if the mentally unstable prisoner who had just escaped from prison was just an illusion.
"The appearance of this dagger in your hands, Your Highness, as well as the threatening and tempting attitude of those Shadow Shield assassins just now, shows what it means.
"As participants of the assassination that year, I do not know why they infiltrated the Jadestar Royal Family again and got close to the special … you."
When he said the word 'special', Zakriel paused again, and it made Thales break out in cold sweat.
"But it must have something to do with the misfortune those calamities brought that year, and their failed plot."
The gazes of the prisoners flickered as they moved back and forth between Thales and Zakriel.
This time, the Knight of Judgment's face was filled with wariness, as if his eyes were filled with enemies.
"I can feel that there are people who are indignant.
They are unwilling to let go of the tragedy that happened in the past. "
Zakriel's gaze burned.
"They are still digging up the taboo of the past, searching for the legacy of the past, and trying to … for the catastrophe and disaster eighteen years ago.
"Soul Beckoning."
'Soul Beckoning?'
Thales stared at Zakriel blankly.
'No.
'It's not like that …'
He turned his head around with great difficulty.
'This dagger … This dagger was given to me by Jala in the past …'
But when he thought of this, Thales' thoughts froze for a moment.
'Wait a minute.
'The police and the Assassin's Flower might be a misunderstanding, but Shadow Shield …'
Thales could not help but remember what Stake said in My Home.
'"From almost madly assassinating the members of the royal family eighteen years ago, to now doing everything in their power to ensure the prince's survival …
'"The change in Teng's attitude before and after can only mean one thing.
'"The prince's existence must mean something."
Zakriel no longer paid attention to the prince's abnormality. He continued to speak, and his words were as cold as ice.
"They must be stopped."
He emphasized the word 'stopped', and his voice was firm and unquestionable.
"Before the tragedy of the past reappears, and before the next mistake is made."
When Zakriel finished speaking, Thales felt a chill run down his spine.
Samel smiled.
"Soul Beckoning," Samel repeated while he shook his head. He seemed to be disdainful.
"What a lame reason."
"But you have yet to answer my —"
"Enough!"
At this moment, Barney Junior seemed to have lost his patience. He interrupted Samel without hesitation.
Samel cast a displeased glance at Barney Junior, but the latter ignored him.
"So, you are not prepared to surrender, and you intend to continue attacking the prince, right?" Barney Junior stared straight at Zakriel, who was in front of him.
Zakriel was silent for a second.
He did not answer directly. He only coldly repeated what he said just now.
"They must be stopped."
When he heard this, Barney Junior's expression became even colder.
"Very well."
The former vanguard removed the shield hanging on his back, raised his longsword, and pointed it at Zakriel. His murderous aura surged.
"Then, you must be stopped as well."
All hesitation and apprehension disappeared from Barney Junior's face. He said coldly, "In the name of the Royal Guards, we must account for our sins and severely punish those who betray us.
"In return for justice."
Thales immediately sensed that everyone's bodies and nerves tensed up.
Beldin, Bruley, Tardin, Canon, Naer, Nalgi, and the prisoners of the Royal Guards slowly spread out. They picked up their weapons again, stood in formation, and revealed their murderous intent.
But they no longer targeted Thales and Quick Rope.
Instead, they targeted the Knight of Judgment in front of them.
Even Samel, who stood on the other side, slowly drew his longsword.
It was as if they had returned to their wartime state, and the scene of them meeting their old friends just now was just an illusion.
Thales subconsciously tightened his grip on Ricky's sword. Quick Rope rolled his eyes and raised the crossbow in his hand.
"Are you ready to accept your judgment?" Barney Junior stared at Zakriel rudely. The disgust and hatred in his eyes practically overflowed.
"Traitor?"
The Knight of Judgment quietly endured their gazes.
"Of course." Zakriel sighed and slowly picked up his axe. As he spoke, the grief on his face turned into determination.
"Every day, every hour, and every second.
"I'm ready."
At that moment, it was as if someone had dragged the timeline back to just now, and the Knight of Judgment and his former colleagues became enemies again.
Quick Rope tugged at Thales, asking him whether he should escape now or when the fight started.
But Thales shook his head.
He felt the solemnity and tension in the hall, but it did not come from the two parties who were confronting each other.
And it was just one of them.
"Barney?"
Nalgi raised his weapon and stared at the former watchman in front of him. He gulped in distress and said carefully, "He is alone, and we are seven."
Barney frowned.
"No, eight."
Samel interrupted faintly. He held his sword and walked to Zakriel's side. His eyes shone with anger.
"All the debts must be settled today."
Zakriel glanced at Samel. An unknown emotion flashed in his eyes, but he did not say anything else.
Barney Junior also cast a glance at the coward who escaped from prison, whom he looked down upon. He pursed his lips and shook his head.
"Very well, eight."
Hence, the nine former Royal Guards, the nine people with the Jadestar Brand of Sin on their faces, the nine people who had not seen each other for eighteen years …
At this moment, they faced each other and picked up their weapons.
"One against eight … No." Nalgi sighed softly and mumbled to himself.
"The disparity is too great."
The other Royal Guards frowned.
'The disparity is too great?'
A thought appeared in Thales' mind. He heard the heaviness in Nalgi's words.
Zakriel swept his gaze over them and sized them up again, as if he was observing a battlefield.
"Yes, I know," he said softly.
He got rid of all the emotions that he should not have and became the calmest and most terrifying Knight of Judgment once again.
"I will fight against eight of you alone."
Zakriel held his battle axe upside down and took a step forward.
* Thud, thud, thud. *
"Indeed, for all of you …"
His aura and pressure slowly accumulated with each step he took. It was like a monstrous wave that seemed to be moving slowly in the distance, but would eventually come crashing down.
"More or less …"
Zakriel raised his axe and faced his opponents, who were ready for battle. His gaze was serious.
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