The two men ran out of the pirate base with Mirith, with Ruiz in hot pursuit.

"Oops, dead end!"

Ahead is a cliff.

Rey jerked his steps and raised his hand to protect Meepo behind him, looking up at Ruiz.

The sword slashed at his head, and Rey raised his hand in front of him, closing his eyes.

The wind from Ruiz's swing of his sword swept through his face, but the blade did not come down. Rey opened his eyes and saw the other man fall to the ground with a black-clad elf behind him.

Rey and Meepo exchanged glances.

"I just knocked him out." He said lightly, clapping his hands, and meeting Rey's gaze.

"You ......"

"This is a sneak attack. Slam the back of the neck only. You can do it too. He spread his hands, "Don't be so surprised. ”

"Thanks for the rescue," Rey saluted with a fist, "...... dare to ask you?" ”

His gaze turned to the side, "It's a bit complicated. He pursed his lips and turned to Rey with a harmless smile, "Let's talk about it when we meet your friends." ”

"You mean, War-Coalition ......"

"Yes." His eyes rolled, "War-Federation has been on Beta for a while. ”

"Really?"

And the communicator suddenly sounded in his ears: "Rey, we have arrived at Beta, where are you?" ”

Rey raised his hand and pressed the communicator, "I don't know, let's make an appointment to meet." Where are you? ”

"There's a forest in the northern part of the Beta Star Wasteland, and we're waiting for you near a broken tree nearby."

"Okay."

Rey turned his head to look at Mipo, "The War-League has indeed arrived. He turned to the strange elf, "Then, come with us to join the Warband." ”

"You lead the way."

"As for Ruiz......" Rey looked at Meepo, "take him first." ”

Mipo nodded, pulling Ruiz on his back.

"Come with me." Rey beckoned, motioning for Mipo and the black-clad elf to follow.

……

"Rey!" Gaia was the first to meet him, and then showed a puzzled expression, "...... you guys?" Is that Ruiz? ”

“… It's a long story," Rey waved his hand, "let's talk more about it in the Thunder Guardian Bureau." - By the way," he gestured to the black-clad elf beside him, "it was this friend who saved us. He said he came with you? ”

The members of the war alliance looked at each other a few times and laughed.

The elf gave a grimace, "Laugh, laugh again." ”

“……？” Rey looked at them quizzically.

"This one is in the dust." Cassius pointed at him.

"What......?" Rey turned his head to look at him sharply, and looked up and down carefully for a while, "In the dust?" ”

"I'll just say Rey doesn't recognize you!" Gaia patted Zaichen's shoulder, "Hahaha! ”

"Didn't we see it in the Labyrinth of Death three hundred years ago?"

[Note: Labyrinth of Death: A maze in the Black Souls Death game at the end of Soul One.] ]

"Isn't it normal for Rey not to remember you, and three hundred years ago?" The muse spread his hands.

"If you say that, people will be very sad~" Zaichen pretended to be about to cry and pouted.

“… In the dust, you are normal. ”

"Let's catch up with the Thunder Guardian Bureau." Blake interrupted them, "Mirith and Ruiz need to be settled. ”

"Okay, come with me." Rey nodded.

……

【Helkastar Thunder Guardian Bureau】

"Ruiz and Mirith's results will have to wait a while." Rey beckoned everyone to sit down, "First...... Let's deal with that. He raised his hand, "How do you get rid of this Suppression Bracelet?" ”

"The pirates gave you an Suppressor Bracelet?" Gaia reached out and pinched his wrist to take a closer look, "This bracelet is very strong, and it is a bit troublesome. ”

"I've seen it." Rey sighed, "Ruiz's sword didn't split. ”

"Then that's a bit serious." Standing against the wall on the side, Zaichen squinted, "Even I haven't heard of any material in this world that Ruiz can't split. ”

The Muse stood up and summoned the Demon Sword in his hand, "Let me try." ”

"Hey, I didn't think a small broken bracelet would need to use the Demon Sword......" Cassius pouted and shook his head.

Rey stretched out his hands, stood up and walked over to the muse, hesitated for a few seconds, and held out his hand to her.

The muse held his sword high in both hands and slashed down.

The Demon Holy Sword slashed at the bracelet with a golden light, making a loud sound. Then there was a crisp cracking sound, and the bracelet split in half and fell to the ground.

Rey sensed the energy in his body. "It's no longer a problem. Thank you, Muse! ”

"You're welcome."

"It's worthy of the Demon Holy Sword, and there are really two hits!" Gaia gave a thumbs up, "It's not in vain that I went to so much trouble to get it." ”

The muse smiled back.

"Now, let's talk about the situation of the martial arts tournament. Who will be the winner? Rey folded his chin and looked at them.

Blake, Cassius, and Muse turned their gaze to Gaia, and he patted his chest proudly, "It's me." ”

"I knew you could!" Rey smiled, and the two of them exchanged fists.

"Yes, I'm the god of war."

"Gaia, why are you so unbridled that this is inflated?" Muse clenched his fist and smacked him on the shoulder.

Several people laughed.

"And the issue of the Suppressor Bracelet, how did you deal with it?"

"This is still Blake's idea." Gaia pointed to the indifferent elf next to him, "If you want to tell those Cells directly that the Suppression Bracelet is a pirate's thing, they will definitely not believe it." ”

"Blake forged a letter," Cassius cocked his index finger, "and they lied to Race Rest that they had caught a high-ranking official who had bought a Sail and was able to remotely control the switch of the Suppressor Bracelet. However, because they did not know the contestant and the official, and the signature on the letter was maliciously torn off, it was impossible to provide more information. ”

"They immediately informed Dr. Pat about this." Muse picked up his words, "But in order to maintain order in the game, Dr. Pat did not take back everyone's energy suppression bracelets, but arranged signal blockers on the field. It's the best of both worlds. ”

"I see!" Rey smiled happily, "I knew you could!" - So, and ...... in the dust? ”

"I asked Gaia to make a wish to the Ares Crystal, separating me from Zaichen." Blake said lightly and glanced at Zaichen.

"But it comes at a cost." Smile in the dust.

"At what cost?"

"It takes extra energy to sustain this body." Blake replied, "That is, his energy is draining every second. ”

"Including when you're motionless and when you're sleeping." In the dust picked up his words, shrugged.

"This ......"

"It's good to get used to it." "Don't worry too much. ”

"We also asked Sai Xiaoxi for an elf capsule, so that if anything else happens to Zai Chen, they can ......" Cassius shook the capsule in his hand and looked at Zai Chen.

Zaichen rolled his eyes and twisted his head.

"Don't look at the elf capsule with such a look of disgust every time you see it." Blake teased, raising an eyebrow.

"Being packed into an elf capsule is a disgrace to a high-level wild elf." Zaichen said sonorously and forcefully, pouting.

"Everybody......"

A few people followed the sound source, and it was Mirith standing at the door.

"Brother!" Meepo stood up and rushed at him, and the two of them hugged each other.

"Miris, how are you doing, just running around?" Rey also stood up and walked over to him.

"I'm fine," Mirith rubbed his brother's head, "... Thank you. ”

"Rey, let's go see the results of the analysis." Muse suggested.

……

"There's nothing wrong with Mirith," Rey folded his arms and looked at the results of the analysis displayed on the big screen, "except for some not very serious injuries from the battle, only a lot of energy was drained. ”

A lot of energy is extracted. That machine, those suction cups......

"I don't remember any of that." Mireis said lightly, "When I had the last bit of consciousness left, I only saw Dean walking towards me......"

"Do you remember how you were caught by pirates?" Cassius asked.

"As soon as I left Addis, I set off for Amadeus. In the Rifts, I encountered a fleet of pirates," Mirith bowed his head, fingers rubbing his chin, "I crash-landed on Mads and fought them. They took control of Ruiz...... It can be said that it is a fierce battle. My last impression was that I was knocked to the ground by Ruiz and then woke up in the Thunder Guardianship. ”

[Note: In episode 7 "Sword of the King" of the 4th animation "God of War" of the Cell, Mireis killed Ruiz in seconds.] Here, for the sake of the plot, Mireis is weakened to a certain extent. ]

"It's fine if you're okay." Gaia patted him on the shoulder, "But...... How did a pirate control such a powerful elf as Ruiz? ”

"I did a full body examination of Ruiz and found nothing like a controller, and I didn't find a chip in his body." Rey frowned, "Could it be that some super elf has carried out mind control?" ”

"Based on my induction, I can rule out the possibility of remote mind control by super-powered elves." The muse waved his hand, "If there is, I can use my mental power to interfere with the other party and invalidate his or her skills." ”

"Ruiz's state of battle," Rey pinched his chin, "is very similar to the situation of some members of the Yin Death Organization at the Martial Arts Conference. ”

"Do you suspect that this matter has anything to do with Yin Yan?"

"I don't rule it out."

"When Ruiz wakes up, what if he attacks us again?" Cassius gestured to the elf lying quietly on the bed.

"I can cast a spell to keep him unconscious," Jaechen folded his arms and squinted, "but how he was controlled is up to you to investigate." ”