Devard got up from the ground in a daze and finally understood what Brando meant by being careful of the front – the corner of the corridor outside the nameless hall, which they passed by when patrolling. He ran almost at full speed, and then hit the wall that was harder than steel. Brando seemed to be reminding him, but in fact, he was trying to divert his attention. When he realized it, he had already suffered a big loss.
Brando passed by Devard, took a few steps forward, and then stood against the wall. The army of Revitalizing Spells behind him was less than a hundred feet away, but closer to Devard.
"What do you want to do?" Devard looked at Brando shakily, not understanding why he suddenly stopped.
"Watch the show."
"Watch the show?"
As soon as Devard's voice fell, he saw Brando take out a long sheet from his backpack – oh, no, it should be a gray cloak, but this cloak was too big and too long, it looked more like a giant's thing. Devard was slightly startled, and suddenly felt that this thing was somewhat familiar. Then he saw Brando lift the cloak over his head, covered from head to toe, and disappeared completely.
"No, you devil!" Devard immediately understood Brendel's intentions. He roared angrily and looked back, and his face turned pale. Two Roaming Magic Lords were standing in front of him like two towering mountains.
"No, I will never let you succeed, Count Tónigel!" Devard was extremely angry. He stood there motionless, and even if he died, he did not intend to lead these Revitalizing Spells away.
The giant Revitalizing Spells that were like stars continued to move forward, and the tentacles that exuded soft light swept across the entire hall like a river of stars.
Devard's face turned green and white. He was indifferent at first, but when the tentacles swept over his head with a buzzing sound, his face changed, "Save me, or I will die with you!" He gritted his teeth and shouted in the direction of Brando.
Unfortunately, Brando seemed to have really disappeared, and there was no response from that direction.
"You will regret this!" Devard finally panicked. He knew that he was just bluffing, but he didn't expect the other party to be so indifferent. He was covered in cold sweat, and at the last moment, he shouted, "Count Tónigel, I know you want me to lead these monsters to Duke Arreck, but don't even think about it. This time, I will never give in to you!"
Brando was hiding under King Buni's Concealment Cloak. When he heard Devard's words, he couldn't help but be amused, thinking that this guy's imagination was really rich. He really didn't think about it at all. After all, these Revitalizing Spells were surging energy bodies. If by any chance, even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance that the precious thing in Arreck's hand would explode, then it would be really fun. But if Devard was really stubborn and did not move, it would not be good. He had the cloak of the Buni King, so he was not afraid of being dragged to his death. But if these Revitalizing Spells lost their target and happened to hit Veronica and her party who were still passing through the Eternal Extinction Square, it would be troublesome.
He thought about it for a while and finally asked, "What are your conditions?"
But he used a little trick. He used a second-circle Air spell, Sound Dispersion, so that the other party could not identify the source of the sound.
When Devard heard Brando's voice, for the first time, he felt that the other party's voice could be so pleasant to the ears. He hurriedly shouted, "Save me!"
"Are you kidding me?" Brando sneered. "If I save you, who will lead these monsters away for me?" He usually saw this guy as a little stupid under Arreck, but he was still reliable. He didn't expect his intelligence to plummet at the critical moment.
Devard saw that the corridor was silent again, and the Revitalizing Spells were only a dozen meters away from him. He gritted his teeth, hurriedly ran a few steps forward, and stopped again. He realized that he had said something stupid, but he was not a real fool after all. After a little consideration, he understood Brando's real intention. "I will lead these monsters away, but you have to promise me one thing."
"What is it?"
"I want you to promise on behalf of Her Royal Highness to spare the Duke's life." Devard took a deep breath and replied.
"Why should I promise on behalf of Her Royal Highness?" Brando couldn't help but feel a little amused. He thought to himself that this guy's brain must have been damaged, otherwise, why would he say something stupid again and again?
"Because you are the Count of Tónigel, the person who reached out to save her and her brother when the Royal Faction betrayed her. You signed an agreement with His Royal Highness, on the surface, to recuperate, but in reality, it is to balance the North and South. In this way, Her Royal Highness, whose relationship with the Royal Faction is difficult to repair, will inevitably have to rely on you. You sit on Tónigel, Count Radner will also be your fiefdom in the future. When you grow stronger, your position in Erouine will be unshakable. In the battle of Ampere Seale, you are the biggest winner. You are the future minister of Erouine, the one who will truly have the final say. How can Her Royal Highness not listen to you? "Devard roared angrily.
Brendel was slightly taken aback. He did not expect this girl to come up with so many reasons. Signing an agreement with His Royal Highness was for the sake of balancing the North and the South. He suddenly shook his head with a bitter smile. To outsiders, it must be the same. Even Her Royal Highness probably thought so too. It was just that she could not bring it up in front of him. It was only at this moment that he suddenly understood why Princess Gryphine's attitude suddenly changed so drastically after the battle of Ampere Seale. He once thought it was out of gratitude, but now he thought that he was too naive. It was likely that the princess had already thought it through that night. At that time, she clearly had the intention to kill him, but she suddenly restrained herself and made an alliance with him. One had to know that she was a princess from the royal family.
This kind of obvious change in attitude, perhaps only a guy like him who had no knowledge of politics and people's hearts would take it for granted.
Keeping the eldest son of the King as an enemy was to prevent Her Royal Highness and the Royal Faction from burning the bridge after crossing the river. Then, together with the Highland Knight and Duke Viero, they would eliminate Count Randner, a loser who stood on the wrong side at the crucial moment. Even Brando himself believed that Randner would definitely be his territory in the future. Otherwise, why would Her Royal Highness give him the title of Count when Tónigel was not even a Count's territory? When he became Count Randner, in the eyes of outsiders, whether he admitted it or not, he would be Erouine's minister in the future. Brando could almost imagine his future path. Marrying Her Royal Highness and becoming Erouine's regent. What Arreck did not do today, in his opinion, was already within reach.
What was even more dangerous was that a change of dynasty was not impossible — as long as something happened to the little prince.
Brando suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. If even he could think of it, what would Her Royal Highness think? She would absolutely not tolerate any threat to her brother. He suddenly realized that Princess Gryphine made Haruz his student and accompanied him on this trip. This was a deliberate arrangement in itself. Because he could not be considered to be 'fully fledged', it was impossible for him to make a move against Haruz at this time, and to let him take the title of Haruz's teacher was also to make him hesitate. Erouine and Cruz placed great importance on righteousness and honor, and the change of dynasty was often based on those illusory promises and legends. Just like the decline of House Seifer, it was only because they had lost the favor of the Lionheart Sword.
And House Yanbao could use the shattering of the Sword Throne as a reason to ask Her Royal Highness Princess Gryphine and her brother to abdicate. Duke Arreck had been in business for several generations, and in terms of strength, it could be said that he had long surpassed the royal family, but he still dared not act rashly and covet the throne. He also needed a reasonable reason to intervene in the change of the king — for example, a political marriage. The same was true for the nobles in the north. No matter how powerful they were, they still had to rely on House Seifer, which had fallen a thousand years ago, because this was the tradition and the rule that everyone had to follow.
And Erouine would absolutely not tolerate a kingslayer, master-killer, or a person who plotted to kill his own student to ascend the throne, because these were even more dishonorable.
Her Royal Highness really put a lot of thought into this. Brando could not help but sigh. He was almost certain that this was a test, and Maynild, who was by his side, was the princess's spy. But if Her Royal Highness knew the true origin of Maynild, he was afraid that she would immediately consider switching people. These were the so-called inevitable coincidences of history. But Brando shook his head. He had no interest in these things. Whether it was Erouine's throne, or the fate and future of this country, if it was not because of the experience in the other world, it had nothing to do with him at all.
Presumably, Senior was the same.
Most of the time, a person tended to be rational, but his life was often dominated by his emotions.
Whether it was Arreck, Devard, Her Royal Highness, or even Amandina and the others around him, they would never understand what he really pursued. Perhaps only one person could understand, just like how she once innocently asked, 'Brando, what do you want to do?', 'I want to be a merchant in the future.' He replied that he wanted to save Erouine, and wanted to drag the kingdom back from its set track of destruction. Everyone could think that this was just an excuse, and their Lord must have a more ambitious goal.
But it was actually that simple. You want to be a merchant, I want to be a savior, it was as simple as a child saying that he wanted to be a general in the future, or a king. Because he wanted it, so he did it, there was no other reason.
Brando chuckled and shook his head. When he took Devard's words as a joke, the latter was in torment.
Although it was just a moment, the army of Revitalizing Spell was already close at hand. Devard simply didn't know what he said wrong. Why did that damn schemer, devil, and swindler suddenly stop talking? Even if he wanted him to live or die, at least give him a definite answer. The current situation really made him unable to advance or retreat. If it wasn't for the fact that he had a request, Devard would have cursed at him immediately.
But Brando finally woke up, he shook his head and said, "This request is impossible."
Although it was a refusal, Devard let out a long sigh, "You are too harsh, Count."
"Devard, whether Duke Arreck lives or dies, it's not up to you or me to decide. What's more, he hasn't failed yet. You are here to arrange for your master's funeral, I'm afraid it's not very good. "Brando sneered.
Originally, he wouldn't have failed, but after you appeared here, it's not so easy to say. Devard hated in his heart. Arreck still didn't know that Brando and Veronica had chased him to this place. This in itself showed that the development of things had exceeded their expectations. Perhaps the duke still had a backup plan, but the young man in front of him was not so easy to deal with. In fact, he had a strange premonition in his heart. They might have failed long ago, and Brando appeared here just to salvage something.
Devard didn't know that his guess was close to the truth, but Brando's words still made him unable to speak. After all, it was true. He couldn't curse his master to fail, right? He pondered for a moment and finally replied, "I only have one request."
When he said this, Devard had already rushed forward and distanced himself from the Revitalizing Spell behind him.
"Say it." Brando replied.
… …
The giant obsidian door was humming in a low voice. Ko Hua retracted her hand from the door. Streams of light flowed in the texture of the door, and all the streams of light gathered in the central groove, forming a bright nebula. "It's done." Échis' eldest daughter replied coldly. Behind her, the eyes of the members of All For One flashed with excitement. Only Arreck's expression remained unchanged. His face was gloomy, as if the whole plan had come to an end, but it had nothing to do with him.
"I have opened this door for you as promised, but you don't seem happy, human?" Ko Hua was keenly aware of this, and she asked absent-mindedly.
"Humans and civilization are one step closer to their destruction. What's there to be happy about?" Arreck replied faintly.
"Huh." Échis' eldest daughter showed interest for the first time. Her lips under the shadow of the hood also floated a curious arc. "I thought that was your life's goal. Now that your wish has been achieved, shouldn't you be satisfied and excited?"
"That is indeed my life's goal." Arreck was silent for a while before replying in a hoarse voice, "But if there is a final outcome that is inevitable, then it will seem ordinary. Civilization is drifting away on the path of stupidity. Their destruction is just a path they brought upon themselves. But in any case, I am still one of them. Their destruction is our destruction. What's there to celebrate? "
"Then why are you still doing it?" Ko Hua felt more and more confused about these strange humans.
They were not the Golden Race. The Golden Race was the servant of the Divine People and the staunchest defender of Order. They were not the Silver People. The Silver People were the followers of the law. From the Wilderness of the Four Territories to the Shallow Sea, from the border of the Black Forest to the most distant Elemental Frontier, they monitored and witnessed the changes of Order. They had never heard of a traitor among the Golden Race or the Silver People. But these people in front of her were the last generation of the Black Iron People. It was Ko Hua's first time dealing with these humans, but she felt a strange feeling from them.
She seemed to have realized something, but immediately shook her head and threw this strange premonition to the back of her mind.
After a roar, the giant obsidian door gradually retreated to both sides, revealing a dark corridor behind. The soft light from the magic gemstones held high in the hands of the members of All For One poured in through the open gap, illuminating the corridor that had been covered in dust for thousands, or even tens of thousands of years.
Spiral Hall —
There were even people who let out a low cry.
"Miss Ko Hua, you are not human and can't understand human emotions. Most of the time, humans claim to be rational, but their lives are often driven by emotions, making them do things that are very impulsive and incomprehensible in the eyes of others. " Arreck did not seem to care about what was happening in front of him. He showed a rare interest and chatted with the noble lady.
"Are you the same?" Ko Hua narrowed her eyes and stared at the old man who seemed to have completely withered on the surface, but she could feel the will supported by a strong majesty in the other's stooped body. Although this majesty seemed a little ridiculous to her, for others, it was inviolable.
"I am also human, I am not excluded." Arreck replied.
"Let Order return to Truth. Don't you agree that this is a great purpose?" Ko Hua asked again.
"This is indeed a great purpose, far beyond those flies about power and interests. I have seen too much stupidity, so I finally chose this path. In order to ensure that I am correct, I have even read a lot of literature and information. Few people know that I have studied for a long time in the White Tower of the Bugas. I participated in the last Holy War, but everything I have seen is confirming my guess. The Flame King established Cruz for only a thousand years, do his descendants remember the glory of a thousand years ago? The wind elves betrayed their sages almost immediately. The sun, moon, and star elves, where are the moon elves, and where are the star elves? Today's Fanzin is vulgar, and has long lost the transcendence of the past. Civilization and Order is nothing more than a simple repetition of mistakes for a thousand years. I am tired of this cycle of sameness. Instead of letting the future generations repeat the tragedies of their predecessors, it is better to end it once and for all. "
Ko Hua raised her thin eyebrows slightly, probably not expecting to elicit a long speech from the old man. But she immediately asked with her usual sharpness, "I hear you speak with a strong sense of righteousness, but it is not difficult to hear the resentment in your words, human."
"I've never acted in the name of righteousness. I just want to make sure that what I do is right. You're right. My personal anger is my motivation. But that's my own secret. There's no need to tell outsiders." He shook his head, as if he didn't want to continue on this topic.
The team moved slowly along the dark passage. After passing through a long and narrow arched door, an open space suddenly appeared in front of them. It was a spherical hall. There were similar arched doors in all directions of the hall. Each path extended from the arched door, forming a long bridge that spiraled to the center of the hall. There was a huge platform there. But the platform was not empty, but there was a stone throne, and a purple crystal was floating on the throne. When the members of All for One entered the hall, they saw a tall blue figure sitting on the throne, standing up to greet them.
"Humans, this is not the place where you should be. If you retreat now, you will still have room for regret." When the blue figure spoke, the whole hall buzzed.
The witches once said that there was magic in language, but at this moment, the members of All for One finally understood the truth of the legend. The other party's words were not loud, but when the voice came, it was like a stormy sea. Every word seemed to be intertwined with lightning and thunder. It was obviously just a short warning, but everyone, including Arreck, felt as if they had fallen into an endless storm. They were trudging through the biting cold wind, and in front of them seemed to be looming the peak of the mountain where the storm stopped. In all directions, there were endless glaciers, and in the blink of an eye, they would be completely buried under this ten-thousand-year-old ice.
In just a short sentence, everyone understood the identity of the tall figure in front of them.
Milos — the God of Frost Giants.
Even Ko Hua bowed and greeted with a clear voice, "Lord Milondal, long time no see."
The voice sighed, "Little Ko Hua, I thought you had stayed away from the war, it seems that things still don't go as you wish."
As soon as the voice fell, the illusion in front of Arreck and others finally disappeared.
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