"I remember now. You came to look for me in the dungeon …"
In the silence between the three of them, Zakriel spoke softly.
"It's because of the modified Dragon Breaker. And you have been hinting that our misfortune is because of the two Supreme Mystics who cannot be spoken of."
Ricky turned around and smiled.
"Who doesn't suffer from fate?"
Zakriel was not fooled by Ricky's evasive answer. He calmly continued to ask.
He calmly asked, "So, the purpose of the Disaster Swords' existence is the opposite of their name: to fight against calamities?"
Under Zakriel's question, Thales suddenly realized that the organization he led was a better breakthrough than asking about the mysteries surrounding Ricky.
Ricky clicked his tongue and shook his head.
"Correction." Ricky showed a disdainful expression.
"We are the scions from outside the tower, not the Disaster Swords."
Zakriel fixed his gaze on Ricky.
"You want me to join you, but I know nothing about you. Only the Secret Intelligence Department has your records, whether it is those strange Powers of Eradication, or your long-term activities as mercenaries in the Western Desert."
But Zakriel shook his head.
"But what makes me curious is that the Secret Intelligence Department has always turned a blind eye to you."
When he heard the name of the Secret Intelligence Department, Thales felt a chill in his heart.
He thought of something and looked at Zakriel, but the latter only shook his head slightly.
Ricky smiled faintly.
"If this can dispel your doubts, knight, our relationship with Constellation's Secret Intelligence Department is closer than you think."
When he heard this, Thales became wary.
He remembered Dragon's Blood from six years ago.
At that time, the relationship between the Secret Intelligence Department and Lampard was also closer than he thought. If only Thales was not the last one to know about it.
Perhaps Zakriel's relaxed tone gave him hope, because Ricky smiled and continued to speak.
"More than a hundred years ago, Hill Crassus, who walked out of the Tower of Eradication, came to Constellation to avoid being hunted down. At that time, the Red King furiously attacked Sharp Blade Valley, and the relationship between Constellation and the Tower of Eradication was at its worst.
"At that time, Crassus made a deal with the Red King, John the Second. He obtained the king's permission and protection, and was able to hide in the Western Desert in the name of a mercenary group."
Zakriel and Thales were both stunned.
Ricky smiled and gestured to the people around him.
"This is the origin of 'Blood Whistle', and it is also what you see today, us."
A hundred years ago, Crassus made a deal with the Red King, and Disaster Sword made a deal with Constellation?
A thought flashed across Thales' mind.
"What deal?"
"The king has the Royal Guards and a group of vassals serving him. Why would he need to rely on an outsider —" Zakriel asked in a grave tone.
"Convince your subordinates to join us, knight, and I will tell you more," Ricky interrupted Zakriel confidently.
"Believe me, we don't have any conflict with your beloved kingdom. In fact, we even have a long history."
"And I can help you."
Ricky's tone was bewitching.
But to his disappointment, Zakriel only lowered his head and muttered to himself for a while.
"But there is a reason why the Tower of Eradication calls you the 'Disaster Swords', right?" the Knight of Judgment asked softly.
Ricky sighed.
"Correction, we've never admitted that we're Calamities …"
He seemed to be very concerned about this.
But at that moment, Zakriel suddenly raised his head. His eyes shone.
"Based on what you said, more than a hundred years ago, the first Crassus built your organization in the name of mercenaries and hid in the Western Desert.
Do you know what I remember? "
Ricky raised his eyebrows and made an expression that said, "So?"
In the next second, Zakriel's tone became serious.
"Coincidentally, at that time, a certain underground organization that started off as bootlegging merchants in the Western Desert also grew stronger in Eternal Star City with the tacit approval of many powerful nobles, until it controlled the entire underground world."
Ricky was slightly stunned.
When he heard this, Thales thought of something!
The knowledge he gained while he struggled in the underground world before he became a prince returned to his mind.
'Started off as bootlegging merchants in the Western Desert …
'Underground organization …
'Powerful nobles …
'Gradually grew stronger in Eternal Star City …
'Control the underground world …
'Isn't that …'
"Blood Bottle Gang?"
Thales subconsciously uttered the name. He could not help but feel surprised.
At that moment, Ricky's expression became unpleasant.
Thales suddenly understood many things. Zakriel had built a bridge for him to obtain information.
"Of course."
Zakriel confirmed Thales' guess with a cold tone.
"Later, we all knew who was behind Blood Bottle Gang."
'Blood Bottle Gang …'
Thales could not help but think of those two strange figures again. One was elegant and graceful, and the other was sweet and pleasant. However …
Ricky furrowed his eyebrows.
The demon suddenly realized something.
He had underestimated the human before him.
But Zakriel was like a knight who followed up on his victory.
He said coldly, "Then, when Blood Bottle Gang was flourishing, Crassus and the Outer Tower's legacy he had just built were called 'Disaster Swords' by the Tower of Eradication?"
At that moment, Ricky's face turned ashen.
Thales remembered.
Ralf once told him that during the fight between gangs six years ago, Blood Bottle Gang had hired a swordsman with a strange Power of Eradication, and he listened directly to …
'Asda.'
That was not all. Thales looked at Ricky, whose expression was getting worse, and remembered another detail.
When he was in Dragon Clouds City, Asda said before he left …
'He wants to go to the Tower of Eradication.'
Thales could not help but clench his fists.
He had never wanted to see the mastermind behind Blood Bottle Gang as much as he did at that moment.
'Asda, and …
'Well, maybe only Asda.'
"Built together with Blood Bottle Gang, and attacked together with the calamities." Zakriel's tone was filled with mockery, as if he had seen through the lie.
"Yes, come, tell me again. Are you not 'Disaster Swords'?"
Ricky was silent.
Thales watched their confrontation cautiously.
At some point in time, the aggressive Ricky and the speechless Zakriel had switched places.
The one who was on the offensive now was the Knight of Judgment.
"You don't intend to join us, do you, knight?"
Ricky's gaze gradually turned cold, and he finally raised his head.
"You went along with my wishes just to get information out of me.
Just like how you guessed that I was a demon just now. "
Zakriel snorted coldly.
"You did not come to me just to recruit me."
Zakriel gritted his teeth and raised his voice.
"Blood Bottle Gang and the calamities played a part in the turmoil eighteen years ago. You, who had such a good relationship with them, were naturally part of it, right?"
Ricky did not answer his question.
From top to bottom, from inside to outside, the attitude of the demons became incomparably cold.
"Looks like you're good at more than just fighting, knight."
"I am only good at fighting." Zakriel met Ricky's gaze fearlessly. He even gave him tit for tat.
"But swords are not the only way to fight."
The two of them stared at each other, their gazes like swords.
Thales felt a chill down his spine as he watched from the side.
Finally, after a suffocating standoff, Ricky turned around.
"Samel!"
Ricky shouted coldly, "That's right.
"I think Zakriel's legs are a little numb from sitting. Could you kindly accompany your old officer for a walk?"
Samel walked over from afar. He cast a puzzled glance at the two people who were about to start fighting, and he nodded.
"My pleasure."
Zakriel snorted and shook his head.
The Knight of Judgment did not wait for Samel to support him. He stood up, dragged his heavily injured body, and limped into the distance.
"So he can walk by himself."
Ricky stared coldly at Zakriel's back. Wariness surged in his eyes. "Just now, he was just showing his weakness to me.
This man was not a brute who only knew how to fight and kill.
On the contrary, his insight was sharp, and his understanding was astonishing.
Even when they were talking outside the battlefield, he would still bully his enemy, show weakness, and set up traps.
He would obtain the information he wanted.
'The Knight of Judgment …'
Ricky tightened his grip on his sword.
"He made you nervous."
Ricky turned around.
Thales narrowed his eyes and looked at the demon with a hint of schadenfreude. "You lost to a human in a battle of words, and got a lot of information from him, didn't you?"
Ricky's expression darkened.
Thales sighed softly.
"But just now, you said that a real demon is so inhumane that you think he has a human heart …"
As he listened to the teenager repeat his words, the absent-minded Ricky furrowed his brows.
"What?"
Thales looked up.
"A 'real demon'?"
Thales asked in puzzlement.
"What does that mean, Ricky?
You mean that you are not a real demon? "
Ricky's cheeks twitched a little.
But Thales was not done yet.
"Also, I tried to replicate your Power of Eradication in the tavern, didn't I?"
Thales said softly, paying attention to Ricky's expression.
"I know that the Power of Eradication is the pride of humans … and I also know that the Blood Clansmen and orcs have powers that are very different from the humans' Power of Eradication."
Thales became serious.
"If you really have the body of a demon living underground and in hell, Ricky … then why do you have the Power of Eradication?
Is it really as Zakriel said, that you have possessed someone else?
If that is the case, then where did this body of yours come from? "
Ricky's expression became unpleasant again.
He suddenly realized … that the teenager in front of him might not be easier to deal with than Zakriel.
"As I said, Your Highness, there are all sorts of miracles in this world." Ricky looked at him deeply.
"And my existence is a little more complicated than you think."
'A little more complicated …'
Just as Thales was thinking about how he could get more information out of him, Ricky suddenly interrupted.
"So, you used the Sin of Hell's River to replicate other Powers of Eradication, right?"
Ricky narrowed his eyes.
"Did you figure this out on your own, or did someone teach you?"
Thales vaguely knew that Ricky was trying to change the topic, but he had to admit that the thing he used to change the topic attracted the teenager's attention.
'The Sin of Hell's River.'
Black Sword's face appeared in Thales' mind.
"Is this important?"
Ricky smiled.
"Of course.
If you thought of it, then you're pretty good. "
But Ricky's expression immediately changed, as if a cold wave had arrived.
"If someone else taught you …"
Ricky said coldly, as if he was serious.
"Then he deliberately wanted to harm you.
Or he didn't want you to improve at all. "
For a moment, Thales was completely stunned.
'Harm me?'
Thales was about to retort in disdain when he thought of Ricky's identity as a demon, but he suddenly remembered the scene when he parted ways with Black Sword.
'About the Sin of Hell's River … after tonight, you better not use it again.'
'No way?'
The teenager subconsciously clenched his fists.
When he thought of this, the mocking words that Thales was about to say paused for a moment.
"Harm me? What do you mean? "
Ricky took a deep breath. Thales suspected that what Ricky wanted was the satisfaction of seeing others confused while he answered their questions. He leaned back, shook his head, and said with a smile,
"Because the Sin of Hell's River's transformation characteristics have so many uses, and there are so many ways to improve yourself …
"But you chose the stupidest, the least effective, the most troublesome, and the most boring one."
Ricky's eyes flashed, and his expression was profound.
"Imitation."
Thales frowned.
"Is there a problem?"
Ricky snorted coldly.
"Of course there is. The first Crassus once discussed this problem."
Thales thought of something. 'The first Crassus?
That's him … '
"I know that it might be very effective, interesting, and impressive in the beginning." This time, Ricky was not his usual self. He stared at him seriously and sternly.
"'Omnipotent Power of Eradication', is it?"
When he heard the words' omnipotent Power of Eradication ', Thales' expression changed.
'Yes, he does know something.'
When he saw Thales' tacit expression, Ricky sneered.
"So, you think that in the future, when you encounter powerful elites and useful Powers of Eradication, you will activate your Sin of Hell's River, imitate and replicate them, and easily take them as your possessions, your spoils of war. You will then obtain their powers as if you were cheating?" Thales asked.
The teenager was stunned.
He … had never thought about this problem.
Jala's strange blade technique, Wya's Edge of No Return, Nicholas' Twist of Fate …
He had imitated quite a number of people over the years, but …
"So, to you, the Power of Eradication is an apple or a sword." Ricky's expression grew sterner, and his voice was especially clear amid the rumbling sounds around him.
"You can eat it when it is delivered to your mouth, and you can use it when it is placed in your hands?"
Thales was a little dumbfounded by his sudden and fierce tone.
Ricky then snorted softly.
"Tell me, Thales."
This time, Ricky, who would either address him as' Your Highness' in a distant manner or call him 'my dear' in a teasing manner, actually called Thales by his name.
Ricky said coldly,
"Do you think that this is the meaning of the Sin of Hell's River, and even the true essence of the Power of Eradication?"
Thales raised his eyebrows and twitched the corners of his mouth awkwardly.
"Uh … no?"
Of course, he was not stupid enough to say 'yes'.
However, Thales had a feeling that Ricky would become a different person when he was talking about certain topics, regardless of whether it was the duel with Barney and Zakriel, the story of his subordinates, or the Sin of Hell's River.
It was as if that was the last respect he had left.
At that moment, Ricky stared straight at Thales, as if he wanted to see through his heart.
"Barney, if I remember his name correctly, have you imitated his Power of Eradication?"
Thales, who was thinking about what kind of person Ricky was, was instantly stunned.
'Ba … Barney?'
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