Silence returned to the dark basement.
However, the pitted, gravelly ground, and the crumbling walls were full of cracks and dents, proving how intense the previous battle was.
"Kate, are you okay?"
After applying the sealing rune, Kesha put away the silver-gray ring containing the "Headless Horseman" in her hand. She looked at the stupid king with her beautiful eyes and asked with slight concern.
Artoria shook her head, apologetic in her tone:
"I'm fine, but I'm sorry, the training room has been damaged."
The round of fighting just now caused serious damage to the basement of the villa. The medium-sized spirit gathering array arranged in the training room was half destroyed and temporarily unusable.
In fact, if it weren't for some defensive runes carved on the walls and ground here, they would have collapsed long ago.
"It's okay, as long as you're not injured." Kesha stretched out her hand to lightly touch her hair, a gentle smile on her pretty face.
In the past few days, she had confirmed that there was no "adultery" between Kate and Ren, so she was still very polite to Ren's cousin.
King Da Mao lowered his head slightly and said a little guiltily:
"The practice room is broken, won't it affect your practice?"
"It doesn't matter, just change to a villa. I have an apartment nearby." Valkyrie said that she was not short of money.
To a certain extent, before Ren became famous, he had always been supported by her.
Rich people.
A certain poor knight king was speechless for a moment. After a moment, there was some doubt in her eyes: "Kesha, what happened to that... cursed spirit just now?"
Perhaps because he felt that he had just gotten into trouble, the white face of Dai Mao Wang was slightly red, and he was a little embarrassed.
"It should be the aura of the Holy Power that stimulated the cursed spirit. The Holy Power is very capable of restraining spiritual bodies." Kesha raised her eyebrows slightly and said in a slightly helpless tone, "If he was willing to throw away the ring, there wouldn't be so much trouble. .”
Although she is Ren's woman, he is very independent and there are some things that she cannot control.
King Da Mao opened her lips slightly. She actually wanted to ask Kesha what a curse spirit was, but she held back in the end.
She had just arrived in this world and didn't know much about anything. As a high-level transcendent, if she showed too much ignorance of common sense, it would easily arouse suspicion.
Seeing the taciturn look of King Da Mao, Kesha didn't take it seriously. Ren's cousin seemed to be very "cold" and rarely spoke, so she was used to it.
Valkyrie took the hand of King Da Mao and walked upstairs. She took the initiative to chat for a few words, told her not to mind, and checked her body to make sure she was not injured.
Unlike her cold and domineering attitude during battle, Kesha usually appears gentle and considerate.
However, King Da Mao had just seen how she was so fierce with the hammer, and knew that the Valkyrie's gentleness was only for a few people.
No wonder Ren said that most of the time, Kesha has a bad temper, is strong, domineering, and ruthless... Valkyrie is not a self-proclaimed one, but an evaluation given by the outside world.
Especially in the eyes of the demon descendants, apart from the unreasonable mad dog of the Church of Light, the "Holy White Sword" Michelle, among the human extraordinary beings of this generation, the Valkyrie is the most enthusiastic about killing and fighting.
………
The huge moon wheel hangs in the sky, and the stars are arranged under the dark curtain. The cool night breeze sneaks in from the window sill, and the fragrance of flowers and plants in the wind is intoxicating.
In the lobby on the first floor of the villa.
Da Mao Wang took a shower, put his golden hair up, put on a plain white dress, and sat in front of the dining table.
"As long as you're not hurt, I brought you special delicacies." Under her expectant gaze, Renn placed a wooden lunch box on the table.
He had just learned that the "Headless Horseman" ran out of the ring and had a fight with King Da Mao. Fortunately, he was not in danger and was finally suppressed by Kesha.
"Ren, what's the origin of that cursed spirit?" Artoria stretched out her little hand and moved the lunch box in front of her.
"The cursed spirit is called the 'Headless Horseman'. It has been rampant in the Pugni Plain for hundreds of years. He was a Kangao man when he was alive. He studied the knight profession at the Kingdom's Wisteria University and met the daughter of a marquis... …”
Renn recounted the origin of the Headless Horseman.
He had met the 6th Marquess of Thornton and knew that the poignant love story that had been circulating on the plains for hundreds of years was not based on rumors, but had an inside story.
It is not just a simple love story, it involves the power struggle of an indigenous tribe, the confrontation between the two concepts of tradition and the courage to pioneer, as well as the collision of the extraordinary career path and the totem path.
King Daimao listened to this story carefully. She didn't understand much about love, but she was quite interested in the road to totem.
"Well, he obviously has a head? Why does the world call him the Headless Horseman?"
Thinking of the most obvious feature of that fierce ghost, which was the head with disheveled hair and a simple gilt mask, Artoria was a little speechless.
Ren chuckled and sat on the sofa with his legs crossed:
"Because people don't want to believe that a bandit's name is Mu Zhi. People are more willing to believe that his name is Pocket. People are especially willing to believe that he should have pockmarks on his face!"
So what if the headless horseman has a head? People are willing to believe that a ferocious ghost should have no head! "
Thinking of that terrifying ghost, Artoria was speechless.
At first, the evil ghost was called the "Headless Horseman" because of rumors that he was beheaded before his death.
But he has been running rampant on the plains for hundreds of years, and many people have seen his appearance, but most people still call him the "Headless Horseman."
"I'm starting." Without thinking too much about the Headless Horseman, as eating was more important, King Da Mao opened the food box.
A strong aroma came to the nostrils, and there was a leg of a poultry inside. It was golden in color, delicious in texture, and full of aroma. Just looking at it greatly increased your appetite.
The girl picked up the knife and fork and couldn't wait to take a bite. The tender and juicy meat made her eyes shine:
"What is this, a chicken leg? It doesn't look like it, it's so delicious."
"This is Sha Diao's meat, one of my favorite delicacies." Ren crossed his legs and leaned lazily on the sofa.
"Sand sculpture?"
"That's right, the sand sculpture, whose scientific name is the desert eagle, is a kind of eagle-like exotic beast. Individuals are generally elite-level. Within the kingdom, they can only be found on the Pugni Plain."
Ren recalled his first experience on the plains and couldn't help but smile.
He, Susanna, and Garcia, two cowboys, escorted the caravan to Orange Town. They were attacked by a group of sand sculptures along the way, and he shot one with a Force firearm.
Then the sand sculpture entered everyone's stomach.
He was still very weak at that time, doing things to make money, buying training resources, fanning the flames, and extorting money... In the blink of an eye, he was Sir Ackerman, a temple-level master. grab, grab, grab
"At that time, the sand sculpture was really just a kind of sculpture, the chrysanthemum was just a kind of flower, and 2B was just a kind of pencil..." Renn pretended to express his feelings for the lost youth.
King Da Mao couldn't understand what he was lamenting, but he was very curious about the Pugni Plain.
"Ren, Pugny Plains, is it chaos?"
The girl has heard too much news there, the Gun Ghost entering the Holy Realm, the Feast of Gluttony, Prince Milo... and her target──Ghoul Duke Tucker is also there.
"Yes, gold diggers, gangsters, native Kangao people, demons, mercenaries, speculators, headless horsemen, strange beasts, red heart grass, wind potion... a mixture of fish and dragons, as chaotic as you want, back then... "
Thinking of the simple folk customs of Xiangcheng Town, Ren's mouth twitched.
He had incited the people in the town to deal with the ghost-hand Marcello and his Skeleton Gang, and there was a scene that he still remembers vividly.
While robbing the Skeleton Gang's property, there was an old lady in her seventies, an ordinary person. She took the lead and rushed into a gang member's home with a kitchen knife, picked up a wooden box and ran away...
Ren told some things about Orange Town to King Da Mao.
Including a generation of tycoons, the ghost-hand Marcello was raped by others, and he kidnapped hundreds of people and gave them to the ghouls as food rations, and helped the demons hold a "Gluttony Banquet" in exchange for the demon's blood to transform himself into a demon...
Arturia listened with rapt attention.
Coupled with today's experience of fighting a fierce ghost, the girl gradually realized that the world was more chaotic and dangerous than she imagined.
Only big cities are orderly. The more prosperous the place, the more powerful humans live there, and the safer it is.
However, this is not necessarily the case elsewhere.
Weak countries, under-appreciated cities, especially those rural towns, remote mountain villages, or wilderness... often hide blood-sucking demons, life-seeking demons, necromancers who do human experiments, and bloodthirsty... Werewolves, ghosts, etc. are dangerous.
"Ren, I really want to fight! Fight against vampires, werewolves, demons, devils, necromancers, etc.!"
The girl clenched her fists, looking eager to try.
"Then keep studying hard. In more than a month, I will take you to various cities, especially small towns full of strange stories, to see all kinds of ghosts and monsters."
Renn smiled. In fact, the daily work of most demon hunters is to travel to various troubled towns and villages, or chaotic cities, to carry out demon hunting activities.
Like him, those who go around making trouble are "not doing their job properly".
As a master demon hunter, he is actually very incompetent. He has not learned many professional skills and professional abilities, such as making props, setting traps, and tracking demons.
Most of the time, he would rush up and kill someone with a knife.
"Okay, I'm looking forward to it!"
Arturia's eyes were piercing, and she actually wanted to see what kind of creatures the devils were.
Ren nodded upon seeing this, took out a few pieces of silver paper from the storage ring, and handed them to King Da Mao:
"There are some things I can let you know in advance. This world is not simple."
Arturia took these strange papers with a confused expression.
When she was told that this was a note left by David, the "Sun King", her expression became serious.
Even though she had only been in this world for less than a week and had only read a few history books, she knew very well what the Sun King meant in this world.
first sentence:
It is the sun that shines through the endless night; it is knowledge that lights up the road to civilization.
In the ancient dark era, scholars of the natural school opened up a path to transcendence, and the Sun King led mankind to break away from the rule of demons. From slaves to one of the overlords of the continent, he stood on an equal footing with demons, vampires, etc.
David Floris Feuerbach, the name of the Sun King.
He is the strongest man in the third era of mankind. He has killed more than one dark prince, and more dark princes died in his hands. There are more than a dozen recorded.
Arturia wiped her mouth with a napkin, her eyes full of curiosity, and began to read the Sun King's notes.
"July 5, 162.
I spent two days exploring the newly emerged Secret Realm No. 09. The rules inside are very interesting and seem to exclude all incompatible areas.
The environment of each secret realm is different from the outside world. Some differences are small and similar to the realm of Dacheng; some are very different and very confusing.
According to the teacher, the secret realm may have been accidentally opened up by some strong demons. As a place of sleep, it is more likely to come from the original day. fantasy
He even had a crazy conjecture that these secret realms might be fragments of other worlds, which is why the rules are so different..."
"Secret Realm?" Artoria was stunned, looked at Ren on the side, and asked, "What exactly is the Secret Realm?"
"Some of them are world fragments, coming from other worlds." Renn sat on the sofa and poured himself a glass of red wine. "There is a secret realm in the Kingdom of Faloran, which will be opened probably in July or August next year."
King Daimao nodded and continued reading with great interest.
"On June 2, 187, I unexpectedly encountered Samael, the Lord of the Soul Fire Clan, in the Canglan Mountains. I fought with him and severely wounded him, but I failed to kill him, which is a pity.
I found that his fire power is very special, far beyond the ordinary soul fire clan. It can not only burn the physical and mental, but even the soul, which is a bit tricky.
According to the research of the mages of the natural school, the demon clan is the clan closest to the origin of darkness. I can also feel that the monarchs of this clan are indeed not simple.
Fortunately, someone as powerful as Asmodeus, the Lord of the Dark Tribe..."
The expression of King Da Mao was very serious, and she also knew that the Dark Lord was standing on top of the world.
The dark monarchs are all sleeping, and if one wakes up, it will be a catastrophe.
Grab, grab, grab. "During the golden autumn holiday, I don't think Samael's appearance in the Canglan Mountains is a coincidence. Someone discovered the whereabouts of the Bone Lord Andel here before. I asked Carlo to keep an eye on this place.
Sure enough, today, the Abyss of Heaven appeared, and the fluctuations of the spiritual energy tide swept hundreds of miles around. The mages were very excited. They said that this was a scene that had happened in the first day.
I saw my teacher again. He seemed to be arranging something for me to attract the attention of the devil.
I can feel that the death of Vladimir, the leader of the Sirius clan, was probably designed by the teacher to kill him.
After the Abyss of Heaven was temporarily closed, I wanted to intercept and kill the Bone Lord Andel, but he was too cautious and chose to escape without fighting.
Now, the Dark Lords are very careful, and it is difficult to kill them without a good chance. "
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The notes contain a lot of content and are very messy.
King Da Mao read with great interest while asking Ren questions from time to time.
Especially that extremely mysterious teacher. To her regret, Renn didn't know the name of Teacher Sun King, he only knew that he was from the Natural School.
An hour later, Artoria finally found what Ren wanted her to see.
"On this day, our people discovered two new secret realms that were on the verge of being broken. For the first time, we found humans in the secret realms... Unfortunately, they all died."
"In one of the secret realms, most of those people had yellow skin, black eyes, and black hair... The corpses in the other secret realm were mostly blond and blue-eyed, with white skin. It was difficult for us to decipher their writing and culture until scholars found Got a visitor."
"The translation has come out, which is really good news. It is certain that some secret realms really come from other worlds!
巘戅LOLO&#戅. In the first secret realm, those people with yellow skin and black hair have very interesting culture and ideas.
The human body and the sky are one, etiquette and law govern the country... There are also some bizarre legends, such as the giant god splitting the sky and the earth with an axe, the goddess using stones to block the holes in the sky, the giant chasing the sun, and the sparrow filling the sea..."
"Well, I have a little difficulty understanding their ideas, but the scholars are overjoyed and think that this is not only a valuable treasure, but can also be used to deduce the third way..."
"In the second secret realm, the culture of those blond, blue-eyed and white-skinned humans is quite similar to ours."
"The legends of temples, knights, noble lords, and dragon-slaying warriors...these are all easy to understand, especially the king who pulled out the sword from the stone. He and the knights discussed matters at a round table...I am very
