A short spear was thrown from the hand of Barbartan, the King of Sand, like lightning, and passed through the chest of an alchemist. With a 'click' sound, the man and the spear were nailed to the tree, and the tail of the spear was still trembling slightly.
The remaining alchemists turned around and tried to escape, but most of them became dead souls under Ye Hua's arrows. "Keep a few alive." Fang Plover shouted at this time, but he didn't need to be reminded. The arriving knights had already joined the battlefield and captured a group of people.
On the battlefield, the defeat of the Alchemist's side was determined. The Alchemist's commander took a few steps back and turned around, but a long and narrow sword blade was already placed on his neck. He trembled slightly and looked along the blade, only to find that the sword holder was an indifferent young man, holding a sword in one hand and wearing an unexpected battle mage outfit.
But he soon understood why the other party was dressed in such a dress. The young man flicked his left hand lightly, and skillfully threw out a bunch of spells, including protection removal, lock picking, and force field. Then the magic furnace on his body automatically detached, flew out with a 'crash', and hit a piece of sandstone. , turned into a pile of scrap metal.
Then the young man spoke in a calm voice:
"Real food."
The Alchemist commander was confused.
But I can probably tell that this is not a good thing.
Jita's spell is dissipating, the desert is turning back into a forest, and the forest is withering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The battle soon settled down. Except for the dead, the Sand King's knights carried every surviving alchemist to their side, forcing them to lower their heads and kneel down in a row. Most of the previously arrogant fallen alchemists were now trembling and looking pale.
Except for the commander who was captured in the box, he was relatively calm.
More knights of the Guards came back.
Luo Hao, who protects Princess Afifah, is also among them.
The little princess ran over from a distance, found her father among the crowd, and plunged into her father's arms like a baby swallow jumping into the forest. The King of Sand hugged his little daughter tightly. At that moment, all plans and ambitions were lifted from the King like heavy burdens. He was just an ordinary father who only hoped to see him for a long time. Take care of your daughter for a long time.
Until they get their own happiness.
He gently stroked his daughter's hair with his rough hands. The tears in his eyes had already dried up on the day his lover passed away, but hot and sincere feelings were still flowing in his chest. It was a heavy and silent love. .
After a long time, he let go of his daughter, took her hand, and came to Fang Yu. The king looked at Fang Plover silently for a while, and then said: "It seems that Aleph has made a great friend, but at least my vision is still the same as when I was young. Thank you, young man..."
However, Fang Yu was indifferent, a bit unfazed. When Babartan saw this, he couldn't help but admire it even more.
As everyone knows, this guy is just unable to move because he used too much force before. There are twelve Energizers, including the one used for copy operation, and there are eleven of them. Even though the Energizers are considered low-level structures for him, they are still too many. After all, this is the main battle structure, not a reconnaissance structure like the Clockwork Goblin——
I didn't feel it when I was concentrating before, but after the tension of the battle passed, my head started to twitch, as if an awl had been pierced. He didn't show his teeth and was very restrained.
Princess Afifah thanked him again in a low voice:
"Thank you, Captain Ed."
Fang Yu managed a smile: "We are friends, little princess."
This sentence made Afifah bite her lip and look at him with some gratitude.
The Sand King also smiled.
After the little princess was silent for a while, she blushed again, went to find Luo Yu, and said softly: "Thank you, Luo Yu."
Luo Yu hurriedly nodded to the little princess at a distance. Because of the blue sky, he was already afraid of the little princess.
Soon a cry came from the crowd: "Miss Afifah has been found!"
Fang Plover looked over there.
…
Luo Hao described before that Afifa was taken away by four alchemists.
And since no one escaped during this battle, the mystic lady was naturally intercepted by the knights of the guard. Fortunately, those alchemists did not jump over the wall in a hurry, but this does not mean that the mystic girl is in good condition. In fact, it is quite the opposite -
She was in bad shape.
When the girl was discovered by everyone, she had almost fallen into a coma, her eyes were closed tightly, and her whole body was frighteningly hot. She gritted her teeth, seemingly unaware of everything around her, and only occasionally let out a painful groan.
The little princess looked at the girl with the same name as herself and was a little curious. But she didn't have any bad feelings in her heart, but rather some kind feelings - she already knew the ins and outs of the matter from her sister, and looking at this girl at the moment, she only had a strange feeling in her heart - was this what her mother was like when she was a girl? ?
She stretched out her hand to test the other person's body temperature, but quickly pulled back:
"So hot."
Fang Yu also stretched out his hand to cover Afifa's forehead and couldn't help but frown. The other party's body temperature was frighteningly high, as if he was suffering from heat stroke. Even if he was lucky enough to survive at this rate, his brain would probably be burned out. He looked back and saw that the King of Sand was accompanied by a royal doctor. Babartan also reacted and summoned the knight to convey the order——
The latter were quickly summoned.
But after these experienced doctors made the diagnosis, they also frowned:
"I'm afraid it's the effect of some magic." Someone said.
"But there are no such conditions for healing in the Illusion Sea."
Then someone suggested: "We still have to return to Questac as soon as possible before we can find a way to treat him."
But it would take at least a day and a night to get back to Questac from here.
Luo Hao interjected: "Is there no other way?"
The doctors all shook their heads.
When the King of Sand heard this, he turned around and came to the alchemists kneeling in a row, and took the scimitar from his attendant.
He looked at these people and said calmly: "I'll give you a chance to speak."
The nearest alchemist, upon hearing this, his body seemed to be shaken from chaff, and he collapsed on the ground. Ten years ago, when they besieged that huge convoy - they also dealt with the unarmed women and children in the same way, but at that time they were the ones holding swords, but now, the hunters have become the prey -
But before he could speak, or rather he didn't dare to speak, Babartan, the king of sand, was already impatient with waiting. He raised his knife and dropped it, and his head rolled down.
He slashed forward one by one. Each person only asked one question and had only one chance. If there was even the slightest hesitation, he would cut them off with one strike. For a moment, heads were rolling, and the remaining alchemists tried to struggle, but were pinned to the ground by the guard knights behind them. When they had the flexibility to construct, they were arrogant, but now, they were no more than a dead dog. .
Most of the people were so frightened that they could not make a sound, and some even became incontinent. The so-called dead soldiers were nothing more than that in the face of real death. The stench filled the hill for a while. Fang Plover gently covered Jita's eyes, watching this scene, feeling in his heart that King of Sand Babartan was not so much interrogating, but rather venting his anger——
But suddenly he understood that among these alchemists, there must be many people who participated in the attack ten years ago. This is a hatred that has been brewing for ten years. Instead of lessening, it has become deeper and deeper - this is a man's revenge for his wife. He did not order all these people to be killed because it was for Afifah's sake. .
Jita felt a pair of hands blocking her face and stood silently, her heart pounding, but she was also very quiet and motionless.
Babartan, the King of Sand, walked forward step by step, only passing one or two people in the process, and got three or four useful answers. But it was useful, but in fact it didn't mean much - in the end, he held the bloody scimitar and came to the commander.
The latter raised his head and looked at the king without saying a word.
But the King of Sand did not kill him immediately. Instead, he took the initiative to speak for the first time: "Since you are the mastermind, I can give you one more chance to say a word."
After speaking, he took something from the attendant's hand without waiting for the other party's answer. It was just a silver cube, but when it fell into the eyes of the commander, it was enough to make his face change drastically. The original calm look on his face also disappeared without a trace, replaced by a look of panic.
His face changed several times, and finally settled on a pale white color. He opened his mouth slightly, and squeezed out a few words almost tremblingly: "The Soul-Destroying Cube..."
Fang Yu had never heard of this name, but he had seen this cube before, probably in the hands of those mystics. Thinking of the scene at that time, he also guessed the purpose of this thing. He looked at the alchemist commander whose face changed wildly, and thought that it was not because he was not afraid of death, but because he had a way out.
Then once the road was cut off, his true colors were revealed.
But from beginning to end, Babartan only looked at the other party coldly, as if he were looking at a dead person. "Tell me, how did you end up here?"
Princess Afifah explained to Fang Plion:
"The Phantom Sea is erratic above the desert and has no fixed coordinates. Even if it is outside the valley, it is difficult to teleport into the valley."
"Even a few meters away, sometimes it feels like a world away——"
"Even we can only enter this place on foot, but these people can teleport in. This is no longer something that ordinary teleportation spells can do..."
Fang Yu listened silently. When he heard that the teleportation spell could not be reached, a thought suddenly came to his mind - the general teleportation spell could not reach it, does it mean that it can be reached under special circumstances? But thinking about it this way, is the direction wrong from the beginning? What if it is not teleportation?
But while I was thinking about it, new changes had occurred over there.
After listening to Babartan's question, the commander's expression changed again, but he struggled and hesitated for a while, and finally did not speak.
Seeing the other party's appearance, Babartan, the King of Sand, knew that he had lost his chance and would not get any useful information if he asked again. He turned around, handed the knife to the knight on the side, and gave the order lightly: "Take them down and kill them all."
As soon as these words came out, those who had been lucky enough to survive immediately fell into a state of shock. As we all know, the desert king keeps his word. If not, they would not easily believe each other's words. But at this moment, the alchemists who had lost their last hope immediately burst into tears and even cursed.
But Babartan looked at these people without even frowning.
A king, of course, needs to keep his word. But a man with a vengeful heart doesn't need to be so particular. He had made up his mind to kill these people from the beginning, and he would not spare any of them. Besides, after taking off the title of King of Sand, he was not really a king anymore.
It's a pity that Seniman ran away. Under the circumstances, he had no time to use any Soul-Destroying Rubik's Cube.
He no longer looked at the ugliness of these people, turned around, and walked towards Fang Plover and his group:
"These people must have cast a spell on Afifah."
"The only way right now is to bring her back to Questac."
"Young man, I heard that you brought a boat over," Babartan looked at Fang Plover: "Can I ask you to do me one more favor? Is the boat repairable?"
Fang Yu thought about it silently. This was actually the only way he could think of. The ship was still in good condition when it landed, but it just needed to be repaired. With the help of the King of Sand, maybe he could give it a try. Thinking of this, he nodded.
But he paused and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, besides this matter, I'm afraid we have another trouble."
"how?"
Babartan looked at him a little surprised.
Fang Plover frowned and looked in one direction, then turned back and said, "Questac may be in danger."
"You mean the Sand Pirates?"
"Senemann was aware of His Majesty's plan early on, and almost allowed him to succeed. Moreover, they also placed people beside the eldest princess, although the insider may have been solved over there -"
Fang Yu paused for a moment: "But Her Royal Highness the Princess has long since noticed that the blind follower has a connection with the King of Sand Thieves, and it is unlikely that the other party will remain indifferent knowing that Questak's defenses are weak."
"But young man, you also said it," Babartan pondered for a moment and then asked: "You have found the inside information. Without the inside information, Rupert should be able to deal with a mere king of sand thieves. . As the royal capital of Istania, even if it is empty of troops, it will never be captured by a group of rabble."
"If it's a frontal attack, it won't happen. But how many noble princes and princes in the city are of the same mind as Aleph and Her Royal Highness the Princess? As long as one or two of them have evil intentions, the situation will be in danger. More importantly..."
"What is it?"
"What if someone 'teleports' into Questac?"
"Questak has an anti-teleportation myth-lock barrier——" But Babartan suddenly got stuck.
The king turned around with a changed expression and glanced at the corpses of the alchemists on the hill.
Just like before, the bodies of these people also did not turn into light and disappear, but still stayed in that place. As for the commander, a faint black light appeared on his body, but it was quickly absorbed and disappeared by the silver Rubik's Cube in the hands of the knights——
Fang Plover didn't look too good either. After all, Sylvide and his party were still in the city, as well as Aleph and the others. He only hoped that he was just making a guess. Maybe the blind follower would put all his energy in this direction and not involve the fallen alchemist in that battle.
After all, they are just a group of sand pirates, and it doesn't matter whether they live or die according to the plan of the blind god Descart.
But it backfired.
Soon, Luo Hao sent back the news.
The fat man from the military came back from a distance with a gloomy face and a communication crystal. He looked at everyone first, and after a moment of silence, he said: "The communication with Questac seems to have been interrupted again... but it should not be the cause of the previous dust storm, because the communication on our side has not been at all. Not affected…”
But how could Hao Duanduan's communication be interrupted?
Obviously there is only one possibility left.
…
The firelight on the horizon was reflecting in Princess Rupert's eyes.
The maid who sent back the news looked a little pale and chattered below:
"Well, it seems that the Chosen Ones attacked the south gate..."
"...Your Highness Princess, no one expected that they would suddenly join the battle. They appeared from behind the Forbidden Army. There were hundreds of them. Because they were unprepared, the South Gate fell almost immediately..."
"The sand bandits also took the opportunity to attack..."
"Return, return, and the King of Sand Thieves..."
When she said the words "King of Sand Thieves", the maid's voice almost started to tremble.
There was a moment of silence in the hall, and many courtiers' eyes fell on Alyssa and her party. Some people immediately asked with plausibility to invite the chosen ones out of the hall, on the grounds that these people were no longer trustworthy.
But Secher naturally couldn't agree. It's just that the right minister who presided over the overall situation couldn't personally go out and convince the other party's opinions at this time. So the two sides were divided into two groups and started arguing in the court hall. However, Alyssa, Tang Xin and others only watched the scene quietly and had no intention of participating.
Finally, the eldest princess turned around, glanced coldly at the person who spoke first, and said:
"Tie him up and take him down—"
The princes and ministers who were speaking plausibly were immediately dumbfounded.
But it turns out that what the princess said is even better than Aleph here. As soon as she finished speaking, a group of knights immediately came out and dragged her down from the hall regardless of the latter's objections. For a moment, everyone in the hall looked at each other, but no one spoke.
Aleph smiled bitterly and shook his head before saying, "Okay, Miss Sylvide and the others are our absolute allies, and people outside will never have anything to do with them."
Secher glanced at the two of them appreciatively, and then added:
"It has not yet been investigated clearly outside whether it was the Holy Chosen who launched the attack. They and we are bound by the Stargate Declaration. You should be clear-"
Only then did all the ministers become quiet.
However, someone still asked: "The sand bandits have invaded the outer city, what should we do now?"
"There is also the inner city," the eldest princess replied softly. She paused for a moment before adding: "Father, they should return soon, as long as we can hold on until then."
But can we really persist until then?
The ministers couldn't help but look at each other, no one knew what was going on.
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