The sky was overcast, and at first it was just a drizzling rain, which gradually turned into a torrential rain. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Scattered pedestrians on the streets either run around or rush into nearby houses to take shelter from the rain.

Nikolai rushed into the tavern on the side of the road, as the others did. The tavern is in the middle of nowhere, and even on rainy days, there are still very few drinkers. Nikolai pushed off the bartender's hospitality and walked down the corridor to the tavern's backyard.

The back of the tavern doubles as a hotel, and it looks rather depressed. Nikolai walked into the small building and knocked on the door of a room on the second floor.

The wooden door opened, and Du Shen stood behind the door and stretched out his hand to invite. He was smiling.

Du Shen closed the door tightly and let go of the shadow dragon. The shadow dragon acts like a curtain, clinging to the wall and enveloping the room. The room became darker as a result. Du Shen's fingertips lit up and walked to the wooden table: "Teacher, I thought you wouldn't come?"

Nikolai urged his elemental core, using heat to dry his hair and clothes. A faint vapor rose from his body: "You don't hate me? ”

Du Shen lit the candle on the table and put away the flame on his fingertips: "I'm really angry." But I don't hate teachers at all. When I snatched the cross-border door, it wasn't the teacher's last help that I easily left the secret realm. Besides, the teacher did not betray me for selfish desires......"

Nikolai waved his hand and said seriously: "I only dare to believe half of your words now." Why did you contact me? Is there a place where you need to use me?"

Du Shen smiled, sat down first, and stretched out his hand to invite Nikolai to sit down: "The teacher wronged me......!

Seeing Nikolai's impatient mouth, Du Shen had no choice but to change his words: "Okay." I'll cut it short. I would like to ask the teacher about Heru's whereabouts. ”

Nikolai sat down slowly, his right arm gently pressing the table: "I can't help you." Because of your business, I am now faintly guarded by the temple. There's a lot of confidential information that I don't have access to. And the location of Heru, several temples are very well guarded. Except for the patriarch and individual elders, no one else knows. ”

"So tight," Du Shen frowned, unexpectedly, "Then someone will always go to the secret realm to fuse Heru, right?"

"Don't think about it," Nikolai shook his head, "this kind of person is secretly chosen, and he never returns." I couldn't reach them, let alone ask for news. ”

Du Shen estimated that Nikolai was most likely not lying. He secretly struggled with himself: not to mention, he needed Heru's mother body to make storage items. Even if you transform Heru's descendants, you need a huge number of them in order to succeed from a low probability. Therefore, Du Shen hoped to find Helu's group directly. Instead of relying on hunting Heru's host, select qualified offspring.

Du Shen was distracted. Nikolai waited for a moment and asked, "Are you really worried about Heru's danger? Then why did you use vampires to scare Imam Miller?" You don't know, because of your scare, the temple now dare not give up using Heru. ”

Du Shen came back to his senses and did not answer.

Nikolai frowned: "You don't know, there is an atmosphere of anxiety in the temple now. Your strength has swelled too fast, and it has already hit everyone's confidence. Now, many people are like gamblers who have lost red eyes, and feel that now is the last chance to turn defeat into victory. I'm afraid that what you've done before is useless. The use of the temple against Heru is likely to get out of control!"

Du Shen was carefree: "So bad?"

Nikolai lamented: "I now believe that you do see the future." Otherwise, in just a few years, your strength would not have grown so fast. Because of this, the temple did not dare to give you more time. Everyone is trying to find a way to solve you in the shortest possible time!"

Du Shen is in the middle of it. He's leaving this world. The more impatient and negligent the temple, the more likely it is to give Du Shen a chance.

Du Shen smiled and asked, "Teacher, what are the plans of the temple?"

Nikolai shook his head: "I won't tell you. Don't you see the future?"

Du Shen's smile did not decrease: "Teacher, you should tell me." If I knew, the temple would have avoided a lot of casualties. With my current strength, if the temple messes around, it will only lose its strength in vain. This is not conducive to dealing with future disasters!"

Nikolai shook his head: "I can't believe you!"

Du Shen persuaded for a while, but Nikolai just refused to tell Du Shen about the layout of the temple. Du Shen didn't have a stiff with Nikolai, and left early.

Before parting, Du Shen reminded Nikolai seriously: "Teacher, you will understand sooner or later." Only by cooperating with me can we minimize the loss of the temple. ”

Over the next few days, Du Shen secretly deduced a possible plan for the temple. Later, Du Shen sent the Black Blade Legion to plunder supplies everywhere. Because crafting storage props and transforming Heru requires too many resources. This time, the Blackebon Legion not only looted the Temple, but also plundered the nobles and nobles everywhere.

Originally, there were many large and small aristocrats who intended to cling to Du Shen. After the sack, the nobles cursed and moved closer to the temple again.

In the middle of summer, late one night, a large number of figures gathered in the imperial mausoleum on the outskirts of the capital of the Thunder Empire. The figures form a long line, extending from the center of the cemetery to the gate. At the end of the long line, Yakov stood side by side with several imams.

Yakov looked at the mausoleum of Redding, the founder of the country, and then at the smoky stone wall in front of him. He sighed: "Fate is so elusive. This secret realm of time was originally told to me by Du Shen. Now, we have to use it to deal with Du Shen. I don't know, what does Du Shen feel after he knows about it?"

The stone walls in the smoke gradually blurred. Seeing this, Miller sneered: "I promise, he will regret it very, very much! Now, we have mastered the secret of Du Shen's rapid strength." In just a few months, Du Shen's power will be destroyed!"

The other elders frowned, and stopped talking. Yakov spoke, but could not catch up with Miller.

Miller strode towards the sparkling entrance, and spoke to his subordinates behind him in high spirits: "Follow close! Remember to keep your heart, don't be confused by the illusion!"

Three thousand elemental envoys parasitized by Heru followed in the footsteps of Miller and quickly entered the secret realm of time through the light curtain. Until the last elemental envoy disappeared into the light curtain. Yevgeny and a few other elders were relieved.

Yakov raised his head, looked around the sky, and rejoiced: "Du Shen didn't come." I thought my Praetorian Guard would suffer heavy losses. ”

The blue-haired and blue-eyed Sect Leader Elaine secretly worried: "We gather people, and the movement should not be small. Du Shen didn't notice it at all?"

The other imams were also uneasy. Yevgeny comforted: "He is now insatiable and busy robbing everywhere. I guess he didn't have the heart to pay attention here. ”

Radiant Sect Leader Parley said coldly, "No matter what, three thousand seeds have entered the secret realm. The first plan has already been launched, even if Du Shen notices it, it is useless now!"

A few days later, Evgeny and Imam Elaine of the Azure Sanctuary quietly visited the Shadow Keep. At the insistence of the two patriarchs, Teresa met with them alone in the secret room.

After some greetings and exchanges, Yevgeny mentioned the important point: "Your Highness Teressa, can you confirm now? Du Shen is still the original him, or is it actually the disguise of the Demon King Ayala?"

Teresa said unhappily, "Your Excellency, please don't speculate. I'm sure that Du Shen is Du Shen, and he hasn't been devoured by Ayala's soul. ”

"Maybe you can try this," a dagger less than twenty centimeters long appeared in Yevgeny's hand, "please don't worry. Let me show you. ”

Yevgeny held the dagger upside down, aimed it at his heart, and slowly stabbed it.

Teresa was startled and got up to stop her: "Your Excellency, what are you doing?"

Elaine moved quickly, got up and rushed forward, stopping Teresa. She hugged Teresa tightly and comforted, "Your Highness, don't panic, look at it first." ”

Yevgeny slowly plunged the dagger into his heart until the hilt of the sword pressed against his chest: "Look, Your Highness, I'm fine!" Yevgeny got up and slowly pulled the dagger out.

Evgeny rolled up the sleeve of his left arm and slowly stabbed his wrist with a dagger in his right hand. The blade of the dagger did not shrink, but became illusory. The blade of the sword was like a phantom, piercing through Yevgeny's arm and emerging from the head.

Yevgeny raised his left hand and said, "Your Highness, this is the ancient artifact we have worked so hard to find, the Dagger of Demon Exterminators. This dagger is very peculiar. If a human being is stabbed, he will not be harmed. On the other hand, if it is a non-human alien, once it is stabbed, the dagger will unleash a violent force and kill it. ”

Yevgeny handed the dagger to Teressa: "Your Highness, you can give it a try. Stab Du Shen with this dagger. If Du Shen is not injured, it means that he is a pure human being. On the contrary, if he is slightly injured, it means that he is no longer Du Shen. ”

Teresa scrutinized the dagger in Evgeny's hand. The dagger is pitch black as a whole, the wooden handle is simple, and the blade is very wide, with an ordinary edge on one side and a fine serration on the other. The dagger looks thin and can be easily broken. The whole dagger seemed to emit an extremely faint light.

Teresa looked at it for a moment and shook her head vigorously: "Your Excellency, I don't want it." Since it's an ancient artifact, you'd better keep it in your collection. ”

Yevgeny always placed the dagger horizontally in front of Teressa: "Your Highness, are you really sure that Du Shen is not controlled by Ayala? Even if he lightly cut Du Shen's finger with the demon slaying dagger, it was enough to verify his authenticity. ”

Teresa shook her head, very resolute: "Your Excellency, please put it away! I won't use it to hurt Du Shen." I don't want to ......"

Yevgeny handed the dagger forward: "Your Highness, whether you use it or not. I want to give you this dagger. Please be sure to accept it. By the way, this dagger had another name in ancient times, called the Blade of Jaeger. ”

Teresa hesitated and shook her head slowly, "I still don't want it." ”

Elaine stood next to her and took Teressa's arm. Elaine picked up the dagger from Yevgeny's hand and forced it into Teressa's hand: "Your Highness, please put it away. No one can say for sure what the future holds. Hide the dagger first, and use it or not is up to you! If you hate it, you can throw it away at any time!"

Teresa's heart moved, and she half-pushed and half-accepted the dagger.