"Cough, cough, but I'm innocent. Don't you know that?" Kirst tried his best to explain.
Right now, his blood had already flowed into his lungs, and it was getting increasingly difficult for him to speak and breathe. "I … I've been out of town for the past three days. You can find this information in the files of the Eternal Night!"
"Your name is no longer in the files of the Eternal Night mission!" Swells said calmly, "You didn't carry out this mission in the first place. How could there be evidence that you weren't out of town? Look at them! "
Swells lifted his head and gestured for Kirst to look at the corpses around them. His eyes flashed with pity, but his words were extremely cruel!
"These people carried out the mission with you. Their names aren't in the files of the mission, and they can't prove that you've left this place."
Kirst looked at his surroundings. Seven people. Seven people who were on the same mission as him. Seven lives!
Human lives? What did human lives count for now?
Was he too naive?
Kirst let out a cold laugh and asked in confusion, "Speak, what's going on?"
"You are the chosen one. You were charged with the crime of raping and murdering the Duke's only daughter. You were shot dead because you resisted arrest. These seven people are your accomplices and assistants."
"I resisted arrest?" Kirst laughed out loud, as if he had just heard a great joke. "Swells, my good friend. You should know my abilities best. If I had resisted arrest, even if all of the Sacred Warriors were to use their human wave attack, they wouldn't be able to hurt me! "
"You're too confident!" Swells said, "I gave you a fatal blow when you were unprepared!"
"What about these nineteen people?"
"These nineteen people … were killed because you resisted arrest!" Swells said, "Don't forget, although the marks on the Duke's only daughter's body are fake, the marks on these nineteen people's bodies were left by your blade."
Every sentence was like an icicle piercing into Kirst's body, causing him pain, as well as a sense of grief and helplessness, as well as fury, from the inside out!
He seemed to have understood something!
"I understand now." Kirst smiled bleakly. "So, I'm a tribute?"
Swells' expression, which had not changed, finally changed. He nodded and said, "That's right, you're innocent. You are nothing more than a sacrifice and a scapegoat. "
"Start from the beginning. Let me die with a clear understanding!" Kirst said.
"None of this is your fault." "Actually, it all started when we sealed Devil God Shang. That's right, you are the hero who sealed Devil God Shang. However, your excessive prestige has also caused the displeasure of Duke Sulifitte and his party. I've said it before, we're just passersby in this Western Kingdom Continent, it's impossible for us to be a match for the old nobles here! "
"Continue. I don't have much time! "Kirst said, clutching his chest. Blood began to seep out of his hand — his blood pressure had begun to rupture the wound.
Swills knew that he didn't have much time left, so he kept it short.
"Actually, Sulifite is a bastard, I admit. Bishop Mu Feng also acknowledged this point. But even as a Cardinal, he could not fight against these people. What can you do? I still have to rely on these bastard nobles! This time, for Master Mu Feng to become the Pope, he will need Duke Sulifite's help. "
"So?" Kirst smiled and said, "Duke Sulifite wants my head. So Mu Feng, that old bastard, sent a muddle-headed worm like you to carry it out? Then, in order to make my death legal, he still wants to slander me? "
"The words of a lowly person carry little weight. After all, you're just a Dark Templar," Swills said.
'That's right, after all, I'm just a lowly Dark Templar. I should be able to keep my life under the disdain of those nobles. Even if I want to become famous and achieve something, I should do it under the admiring gazes of those nobles. However, what's the difference between me and a dog? '
"Then what about you?" Kirst asked. "What benefits will you get?"
"I'll be promoted to the captain of the bishop's guards, and become a viscount," Swills said. "Don't worry, Master Mu Feng promised me that he'll get rid of Sulifite within three years, and after that, he'll clear your name!"
An unbelieving smile slid past Kirst's lips. Clear my name? This was meaningless to a dead dog!
"Seems like I have to thank you?" Kirst asked in return.
"No need to thank me," Swills said calmly. "This is what I should do!"
It was unknown if he had said this intentionally, or if he really thought that Kirst was thanking him. However, these words were piercing to Kirst's ears, and every word pierced his heart. A cold current gushed into Kirst's heart, causing his tears to cover his eyes.
He looked at Swills and asked with a cold smile, "Swills, I remember that when I first came to the Western Realm, you and I were just ordinary Templar Knights, right?"
"Yes! You and I were the same age, nineteen that year. You were older than me by half a year, "Swills admitted. The memories caused his face to turn pale, and his chest to heave up and down. Even his voice was trembling.
"Back then, you came to the Templar Church with your martial arts skills. You taught me each and every move, step by step. All these years, you were also the one who stood in front of me, fending off countless dangers. There were even people in the Church who called you my summoned beast. Whenever I was in danger, as long as I summoned you, you would come. Even the 'Tyrannical Evil Seal', the martial arts that restrained and sealed Demon God Shang, was taught to me by you. I will call you 'Big Brother' without any complaints or regrets! "
"But," Swills suddenly changed the topic and said, "Don't you know? The one I hate the most is you! Your talent is awe-inspiring. Regardless of martial arts or strategy, you surpass me in every aspect! You don't want to live under the contempt of the nobles. Why would I want to live under your despotic power? You want to be human? Why wouldn't I want to be human? "
Human? Was this human? How much was this human nature worth? This was the first time Kirst had seen such a vicious Swills. He smiled faintly. As expected of his sworn brother, black-hearted and ruthless! Swills was not the first person to treat him this way, nor would he be the last. However, he was the one who made his heart ache the most. Because, at the very least, he was the one who brought him up!
"With Demon God Shang sealed once again, the Templar Church will welcome a hundred years of peace, right?" Kirst said mockingly. "When the birds are gone, the bow is put away. When the cunning rabbit is dead, the hound is cooked. Duke Sulifitte, who was supposed to be in cahoots with Demon God Shang, survived and killed me, the hero? … "
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