When the second brightest star of the autumn night rose from the night sky, Mahazar rose from the sand.

The sand was still warm after daylight, and it was a little hot to the touch, but it wasn't much of a problem to the sand pirates.

The King of Sand Thieves acted as if affecting every sand thief in the vicinity, causing them to stand up one by one. No one spoke in the darkness, and the movements of the people were silent and silent, except for a pair of glowing eyes, staring in the direction of the bright lights in the distance.

"It's time."

Mahazar rode his own lizard.

Scimitar and ringmail clanged against the man, his calloused hands felt the familiar feel of the reins - the glecks of raid and battle have been woven through every sand pirate's life, but nothing has awakened the ambition and bloodlust in these men like this one.

The light on the horizon was reflected in Marzaha's eyes, but it flickered with a slight chill, like a pair of sand wolf eyes.

The wolf king was silently watching his prey.

The wolves are on the move.

With a slight tremor of the ground, one by one, they crossed the sea of sand under the cold moon.

The monsters running in the dark night are baring their hideous and sharp fangs.

……

"It's time."

Achilles looked at the man who was missing an eye, walked through the shadows to him, and spoke to him.

Half of the man's face was like a stone sculpture, dull and expressionless, and the glass prosthetic eye lay motionless in its socket, glittering with a cold luster. If Fang Plover was here, he would definitely be able to recognize this person, this is the 'humptoe' of the gerbil society, the intelligence head of the eldest princess planted in Bein.

It's just that the last time he saw this person, the other party was still wearing a leather blindfold, and only a small scar appeared on the right side of his face, which was very different from his current image.

Out of the shadows came a number of heavily armed dead soldiers, surrounding the man.

"You're late," Achilles called out another name, "Helaman." ”

"Not sooner, not too late, just right."

Heramampi smiled and said, "The wolves in the desert haven't foraged yet, and until then, everything is just right. Anyway, your highness the princess didn't find anything, oh no, it's our princess. ”

As if a habitual action, he touched his dull prosthetic eye, and lowered his voice: "Disaster is coming-"

But there was no response.

The man laughed at himself.

Achilles turned and walked forward, and in the deep darkness in front of him there were only huge pillars standing silently, a long hallway, empty and endless. Everyone walked through the hallway, and the ethereal footsteps echoed like ghosts, making people want to look back, whether there was really a pair of pale eyes watching them.

Helaman was a little uncomfortable, though he knew that the eldest princess had already arranged everything, and there would be no accidents on the road.

Although it was an opposite, he sometimes had to admire Her Royal Highness the eldest princess for being meticulous - she wanted to leave this place, and there was a way. Especially in the absence of the Sand King, this mere Kashan Palace can't stop her at all.

If she hadn't had a more far-reaching plan, she probably wouldn't have needed 'them'.

It's a pity -

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Achilles in front of him, and seemed to deliberately ask in a tone that could provoke the other party, "Achilles, you really don't care?" ”

"What do you care about?"

"Your Royal Highness the Princess, I heard that she has genuine affection for you."

Helaman sighed twice: "The king of the sand thieves will definitely not let go of this beautiful prey. ”

"So what?"

Achilles replied lightly: "Marzaha is nothing at all, the so-called king of sand thieves is just a pawn in this. ”

Helaman was slightly stunned, then smiled.

Indeed, to those who have been planning for ten years, who is not?

He didn't even know if those people were humans or ghosts, and he had been receiving funding from the unknown since ten years ago, and each mission and the people he met were different-

He had some vague guesses, but couldn't be sure.

But as long as he can get revenge, what is there to care about?

……

A corner of the Kashan Palace is brightly lit.

The courtyard that is deserted on weekdays is rarely busy at the moment-

"Your Royal Highness Princess, Mr. Faisian assures us that the Brotherhood of Woodpeckers has arrived at a critical moment."

"And if there is unrest in the city, both the Andro and the Marlan Temple can also send Templars, and Bishop Faris is still on his way, and the followers of the Lady of Justice can be trusted."

"The Forbidden Army has infiltrated the city and kept a close eye on several of the main gangs......"

"The defenders of the gates have also been temporarily rotated once......"

From time to time, people come in and out, bringing back news from outside the palace.

And one of the maids hesitated for a moment before saying, "According to the orders of Her Royal Highness the Princess, all this has not been informed to Mr. Achilles. ”

Princess Rupert listened silently, and it was not until she heard the name that her eyes changed slightly. But she only nodded her head slightly, indicating that she understood.

Seychelle also said at the right time: "Your Royal Highness Princess, the Oath Keeper clan is also ready. ”

"Thank you very much, Lord Seychelle." Princess Rupert replied.

"This is my duty, in the past, the first king took in our clan against the disagreement of the people, and this kindness and oath keeper clan will never forget." Seychelle replied with some emotion: "Guarding this land is also equivalent to guarding the second homeland for us. ”

Princess Rupert glanced at the latter with some emotion.

But while he was talking, a servant came in from outside, bowed his head, and said:

"Your Highness Princess, Mr. Achilles has arrived."

There was a moment of silence in the hall.

Seychelle and Sylvid and Alyssa behind them couldn't help but glance at each other, but none of them spoke.

As Alepf stared at the mountain of information on the table, he suddenly felt that his future sand king was a little unworthy of his name. Not to mention that compared to a retainer like Seychelle, even compared to his nominal half-sister, it is far from it.

In fact, in the eyes of the outside world, the eldest princess was the best candidate to succeed the King of Sand, but his father chose him in the end - he still doesn't know why. Could it really be that as rumored in the outside world, there was a gap between his father and his 'eldest sister', but now it seems that it is not quite like it.

Feeling that the atmosphere around him was a little strangely quiet, Alepf raised his head in a daze, and saw the servant in front of him, as if he had realized something.

He pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "Rupert, what are you going to do with 'that person'?" ”

What to do with 'that person'?

Princess Celestia fell silent.

No one spoke for a moment, and no one around her at the moment, whether it was Alepf or Seychelle, could make a decision for her. And Alyssa, Sylvede and the others, who were further away, had no right to speak—but their azure eyes sparkled, obviously very curious.

After a long time, Her Royal Highness replied softly, "Let me ask him personally." ”

Alepf opened his mouth.

He wanted to say that it might not be safe, but after thinking about it, he couldn't say it.

He knew far more than the average person, and naturally understood how difficult it would be for the other party to make a decision at this moment.

……

To Achilles' slight surprise.

The meeting place was not in the agreed main hall.

For when the servant led them through the courtyard, he saw the girl under the sea of snow-white flowers.

The other party was dressed in a costume, and the beauty was a little suffocating, and it was not the first time that 'Humptoe' had seen Her Royal Highness the princess, but at this moment, he could see God for a while. However, he quickly reacted and hurriedly lowered his head, outside the Forbidden Palace, once it fell into their hands, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess might be nothing.

But here, he didn't dare to make a mistake.

However, Achilles soon recovered from the situation in front of him, and was slightly surprised:

"Your Royal Highness, have you changed your plans?"

Princess Rupert looked back at him, then shook her head slightly.

Achilles breathed a sigh of relief: "Then please ask Her Royal Highness the princess to quickly change into civilian clothes, if you are a little later, you may miss the time." ”

But Princess Rupert lowered her long eyelashes and asked, "Do Achilles think I don't look good?" ”

"No," Achilles was slightly stunned, "it's just ......"

He already faintly felt that today's eldest princess was a little strange.

Although the other party has always been very affectionate towards him, Her Royal Highness the princess is a person who can distinguish between righteousness and feelings, and will never play such a girlish character at such a critical moment.

Princess Celestia raised her eyelids and looked at him with bright eyes: "Achilles, who is behind you?" ”

Achilles looked back and said with some surprise: "It's the 'hump' them, Your Highness the Princess, didn't you call them?" ”

"I naturally know Mr. 'Humptoe', but the person behind you is a sand thief, right?"

There was a slight commotion in the crowd.

'Humptoe''s face changed, and he hurriedly replied: "Your Royal Highness Princess, they are indeed sand thieves. But who are my men, doesn't Her Royal Highness the princess know, they are just outlaws...... Naturally, there is the help of Her Royal Highness the Princess, but I always have to eat on weekdays......"

"And where can I go to find people but these people? Why don't you go to the knights under Nurman, what kind of character is that governor, Her Royal Highness the princess still doesn't know? ”

"Don't get excited, Mr. 'Humptoe,'" Princess Rupert soothed, "Before I leave the Kasan Palace, I just want to make sure that I don't mean to blame." ”

Helaman breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was good that he was not impulsive.

He replied reassuringly, "Just ask, Your Highness the Princess." ”

But Achilles on the side felt slightly that something was wrong.

And it was at this time that Princess Rupert's next sentence fell on the heads of the two like a thunderbolt.

"Well, something happened earlier. Seneman has rebelled, and he has denounced us that you two are the ones he planted with me—"

Achilles suddenly shook his head and subconsciously blurted out: "This is impossible! ”

But he immediately saw Her Royal Highness the princess looking at him with great disappointment.

He reacted suddenly, he was fooled, and wanted to change his words, but it was too late.

Her Royal Highness looked at him with a faint gaze and said, "Achilles, I only give you a chance to come back to me, right now......"

Achilles froze in place.

But there was already a roar around him: "You Penelope family stinking bitch! ”

At the first moment, Helaman drew his musket from his waist and pointed it at the other side, shouting to his companions: "...... Don't listen to her, kill her now, we still have a chance! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled the trigger.

But before the flames could erupt from the chamber of the gun, there was a loud bang in the corner of the courtyard in the distance, and a flash of fire flashed, and Helaman only felt a huge force hit his arm, and the whole person flew sideways and fell to the ground.

The dead soldiers behind him woke up like a dream and drew their weapons one after another, but the guards of the Wang family had already swarmed from the four corners of the courtyard, and these dead soldiers had the ability to die, but under the siege of the Praetorian Guards who were several times their own number, they had no power to fight back.

In just a few moments, more than a dozen dead soldiers have become the souls of the dead under the halberd.

Helaman's fate was unknown, except for Achilles who fled to a corner of the courtyard, but there was only a cliff facing the shore of the lake below. He knew that he could not die in this place, the plan had been revealed, and with the meticulousness of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, there would definitely be arrangements for the resurrection point.

But he was about to leap when another flash of fire flashed in the courtyard from the same direction where the gun had been fired, and a shot rang out, and the lead bullet hit the alchemist right behind. He stumbled, slammed into the ornamental flower pot in front of him, and rolled down the cliff below with crumbling rubble.

Princess Rupert only watched this scene silently, and her face did not change.

It's just biting his lip, and he's already oozing blood.

It was a long time before she turned back and thanked Sylvid as she stepped out of the flowers.

"Thank you for the rescue, Miss Sylvide."

Miss Ship Officer put away her silver handcuff and smiled slightly.

But he didn't speak.

Alyssa on the side sighed a little when she looked at this scene, what a good couple, but in the end it ended miserably. That Mr. Achilles may still have a chance to be resurrected, but after such a thing, the outcome is already predestined.

In order to deflect the unsettling atmosphere of the moment, she asked softly:

"This is the end of the matter, have all the princesses in the city been arranged?"

Celestia nodded slightly.

"But the sand thieves can't enter the city, I'm afraid they won't give up."

"Father has taken nearly half of his troops, and now that Questak is empty, the sand thieves will definitely attack once they know the situation in the city."

Miss Nightingale certainly knew that would happen.

However, in his opinion, it is okay, what kind of combat effectiveness can the bandits have, and they may be able to take advantage of some regular troops in the field, but they can obviously not do a good job of attacking such a technical thing.

Even if the king of the sand thieves himself is afraid.

"It's good to get through this evening." She replied.

Celestia nodded, but her face wasn't necessarily good.

Alyssa didn't think much about this scene, she just thought that the other party had experienced such a thing, and her mood would naturally be a little low.

……

Fang Yu watched as the two armies under the moon were fighting each other.

Under the cold moon and clear light, the shouts of killing almost shook the entire valley, and the armies of different colors and banners were intertwined with each other, like two giant beasts biting each other.

Both behemoths were already scarred, but one of them had clearly been defeated, retreating little by little, losing its footing. The snow-white tide of Estanya is breaking away the motley army of sand pirates, as if it only takes a few moments for the situation on the battlefield to be decided.

Victory is almost within reach—

The original plan of the Sand King Babaltan was to wipe out the main force of the Blind Followers in the Phantom Sea. Although during the summoning ceremony, he accidentally fell into Seneman's plot, but now because of the addition of Fang Yu and his party, the situation in the hall has been broken, and the army that has already been ambushed outside is a feast prepared for these invading sand thieves.

All that is known is that Barbartan, the king of the sands, has mobilized most of his army to the north in spite of the opposition of the crowd to prevent harassment by the sand bandits, which will cause the other directions to be opened. But in private, Nurman had already been instructed to rearrange the camping of these forbidden troops, waiting for these unaware sand thieves who rushed into their pockets.

Even Seneman was kept in the dark about this matter, and only a few ministers knew about it, let alone these intruders.

Therefore, when two armies of knights fought out from one side of the valley, the outcome of the battlefield was already decided.

However, this was the first time Fang Yu had seen the King of Sand like this.

Babaltan led a group of knights to charge on the battlefield. And no matter where the other party is, the Governor of Bein always follows.

Two people, as if no one can stop them.

This is probably the origin of the legendary name of the Sand King.

He seemed to realize that the other party's legendary reputation actually came from the great battle thirteen years ago. The ensuing war with the slave owners against the old princes and nobles of the Penelope royal family, but after Istania was restored to peace, few people remember all this.

The king seems to be old, but he still exists.

"Is my father going to win?" Princess Afifa asked softly beside him.

Fang Yu looked at the battlefield that was already like a whirlwind and clouds, and nodded slightly.

He is not good at such a scene, leading troops to fight or something, let's leave it to professionals. After rescuing the Sand King from the halls, everything is already doomed, although there may be some twists and turns, and the whereabouts of another Miss Afifa are still unknown.

But the biggest crisis has finally been resolved.

The rest seems to be cleaning up the mess.

After this time, the blind followers should be greatly damaged.

On the side, Afifa almost thanked him, "Thank you, Captain Ed. ”

She barely held back her tears, but she didn't expect that in the end, it was the person she hated the most who saved her father.

Fang Yu was about to answer, but suddenly heard a rustling voice from the communication crystal:

"Ed, I've found something that seems to have something to do with Miss Affifa, you'd better come and have a look."

That was Luo Hao's voice.

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