"The snow has stopped."

The snow really stopped, and above the ash square, only a white bloom remained.

The man's heterochromatic eyes only quietly watched the last few snowflakes in the night sky, falling suddenly, and finally landing on the fur of his armor, silently melting and turning into a few droplets. A lone lamppost, standing at the end of the field of vision—

In the distance, the corpse of a woman, hanging from a lamppost, swayed gently in the cold wind.

The city was immersed in the night, but the darkness of the night could not hide everything, and there were only a few fires in the distance, reflecting the dark and low hanging sky, which seemed a little lonely.

Nearby, on the contrary, the Charlotte Mansion was brilliantly lit, and in the four-story marble building, the golden glow behind each window and the staggered figures seemed to be holding a grand banquet.

But there was no good feast, and the Duke's mansion, opposite the town hall, was pitch black and silent. The tall man stood on the terrace on the second floor of the manor, his eyes reflecting the fire, as if he was about to burn out the afterglow of an era.

The little maid stood behind him, stamping her feet coldly. She rubbed her hands a little cutely, let out a sigh of white air, and sincerely wished, "Sir, I hope tomorrow will be a good day." ”

"In the harsh winter in the north, where does the weather come from?" The man smiled dumbly, turned his head, and looked at the lovely little woman—his eyes were clear, and in his opinion, the other party was a little girl at most.

He was dressed in a military uniform, and he didn't know how long he had been standing here, and on top of the silver armor covered with leaves of the 'Dego Box', there was a thin layer of ice, and the old gray hood was also stained with wind and frost. But the latter didn't check it, and only smiled - the long golden hair under the brim of the hat was not because it was a different nationality from the country, but because of the foreign blood of the gods and demons.

The man had a scar on his chin, only a short inch long. The Chosen One may choose to expend a certain amount of experience to erase the imperfections on his body when he is reborn, but he retains this trace only because it is the testimony of a man.

Every time people asked this question, he would answer in a joking tone: because he was a dumb man, unlike those brilliant geniuses, every bit of experience was precious to him, and it was hard to come by.

But in fact, this scar witnessed the transformation of a boy, from a stupid bird that flew first, to the moment when he transformed into an eagle. That was nine years ago, the moment he lifted the trophy with blood on his face and tears welling up in his eyes – the name was remembered.

Perhaps, as he said, those who once looked down on him, those who supported him, witnessed the moment when he walked step by step to the top. Just like the god in Norse mythology, Odin, who challenged the unyielding fate.

The unyielding one is his title of ten kings.

Ragnarok is only the fifth-ranked guild in China, but this man is one of the only three people who have reached the top in this generation of China - the king of warriors.

"Mr. Odin, when are we going back......" The little maid was speechless.

Odin didn't mind: "You can go back first, Miss Fios, and leave me here alone." ”

The little maid pursed her lips, she didn't dare.

Odin suddenly raised his head: "Your master is here." ”

The latter froze for a moment, and when he looked back, he saw a young man who had come out of the darkness. "Young Master Enan," the little maid frowned for a moment, and said angrily, "You sneaked out again, if you let Mr. Ferrier know......"

The young man glanced at Odin and replied, "Don't worry, Mr. Odin won't expose me." Fios, you won't either, will you? ”

"Master Enan......"

The little maid's voice was full of helplessness.

Odin knew the young man's identity.

Enan Maudekaiser, the youngest heir to the Phoenix family, but also the youngest son who is least favored by the Earl. He is said to be withdrawn, like a lone wolf who lives in solitude, and is naturally disliked.

But Odin felt that it was actually okay, because the other party's attitude towards the world was more like their chosen one than the natives. But perhaps, this is what makes this young man unlikable.

"Good evening, Mr. Odin."

"Good evening, Ennan."

The two exchanged a greeting like old friends.

But in fact, he was his caretaker, and he was his prisoner, at least nominally.

However, Ragnarok is only a Guild of Drafters, and it has little to do with the Phoenix family in Dulun City, and they only appeared in this place because of a task between the Prime Minister and the Super Athletic Alliance.

However, the task is the mission, and the identity is the identity, which Odin knows very well in his heart.

"What's up, Mr. Odin."

The young man silently glanced at the corpse in the distance.

Odin saw him gaze across the terraces and squares, looking at the Civic Building opposite the Duke's Palace.

Behind every golden window, there seemed to tell a story. But Odin understands that not every one of those stories is perfect, and that it represents a trade-off for many.

Even after that will change everything.

As for whether it was a good or bad result, even he couldn't see clearly.

"You're also waiting for the outcome of the Southern Border?" He asked.

The young man shook his head.

Odin always felt that the other party seemed to sigh lightly, but it could also be an illusion.

"It's the pillar of stability in the south," Enan turned back to look at him, "I'm just here to see how an era comes to an end......

Odin gently swept the snowflakes off his armor and silently glanced in that direction.

There has been a lot of snow in the north of Kaulin this winter.

But it's often only when the snow melts that people know what's hidden underneath.

"The snow has stopped." Enan replied.

"But not necessarily a good sign, Mr. Odin."

……

On the meeting hall full of people.

The sound of the dispute is reaching its highest point.

The leaders of the three guilds, Song of Ashes, the Dragon Hunter Mercenary Regiment, and the Remembrance, are still arguing:

"The Southern Alliance, it's not outside the Super Athletic League, it's not unconstrained—"

“…… But the Super Athletic League can't meddle in our internal affairs, right? ”

"Why are you asking us to reshuffle the top?"

The three of them looked up and looked over everyone in the chamber. Among the one hundred and twenty participants, members from the forty-three guilds in the south also whispered discontentedly:

"That's right......"

"What's the difference between these restraints and selling oneself......?"

"It's no good to stay, the old, weak, sick and disabled kick away?"

"The BBK league itself doesn't have a good reputation......

The official from the BBK above the main seat was expressionless, only looking at the light page in front of him, and did not say a word.

There seemed to be a voice lingering in the hall:

"We are free to elect ......"

"The Southern Alliance wasn't formed for this reason......"

At this time, a middle-aged man stood up, pushed his glasses and replied loudly, "...... This is the document above the Super Athletic League, and all Free Chosen Guilds must operate in a standardized manner, in the North, in the Wands Coast, in every region. ”

"What's more, BBK Club's willingness to join the Southern Alliance is not necessarily a good thing......

The voices in the hall fell silent.

When people have different opinions, it does not necessarily mean that the disagreement is really big, and it may also be just waiting for the price to sell.

But the stagnant silence instead allowed the silent resistance to spread from people's hearts. At this moment, everyone's eyes were on the leader of the Song of Ashes, Resonance, when Ye Hua was away, this first magician in the southern realm who had lived and died with the former may be the only person in charge here.

Resonance looked at the leader of the Shadow Throne Guild not far away.

"Bai Xue, you're really not on our side?"

The woman shook her head. "We've decided to side with the BBK, resonate, they're right, it's actually a good thing for us in the Southern Alliance."

"A good thing?"

With a wry smile, he took one last look at the woman he had once liked, gently removed the badge from his chest, and placed it on the long table of forty-three seats in the room.

In the light of the candlelight, the silver cane badge glittered—it had a simple and modern beauty that was different from the heraldic beauty of Aitalia—but at the moment, there was a trace of dust on top of the silver.

Everyone watched him move, and the hall was silent.

That badge represents a piece of past history.

It witnessed the unification of the forty-three guilds in the South, the birth of a vast force of the Electors, and the product of an era thirteen years ago, after the Battle of Byrne. But the times have finally come to an end.

"The Song of Ashes joined this alliance because of its past vows," Resonance looked up and whispered, "However, since the Alliance is no longer what it used to be, it doesn't make sense for us to stay here......

"So I announce," he paused, "that the Song of the Ashes is out of the League." ”

Several guild leaders were stunned.

"Vibe, you don't have to be ...... like this"

"Wait for President Ye Hua to come back......"

Everyone spoke out one after another.

But a voice interrupted them all.

The official of the BBK finally spoke: "I'm afraid the song of the ashes can't just quit. ”

Resonance was slightly stunned, and squinted his eyes at the man: "Why?" ”

"That was the terms of the past, but now that the Super Athletic League has put you in the second division, which is managed by our BBK, the rules are naturally different from before-"

The man shook his head slightly: "Of course, it's not impossible for the Song of Ashes to quit, just disband it on the spot." I'm not threatening you, after all, the Song of the Ashes is also a free guild, right? ”

Resonance took a deep breath and argued, "Sir, the scale of the Song of Ashes is not enough to be managed by the Alliance, and after withdrawing from the Alliance, we are just a small guild with no name?" ”

"That's not up to you—"

As soon as this sentence came out.

Immediately, there was a buzz in the hall.

The guild leaders clenched their fists, and they understood that the other party was acting so tough to show the monkey - and who the monkey was, it was self-evident. Resonance was silent for a while, he looked at the badge on the table, and was about to speak.

But at this moment, a voice came:

"So this is an ultimatum?"

The door to the hall was pushed open.

A young man covered in wind and snow strode in from outside, and the guards chasing him behind watched the scene helplessly.

The young man was not very tall, with short hair, but he had a calm and confident momentum, and his hand gently swept the snow from the cloak, and then he raised his head, and looked around all the delegates present with fearless eyes, a total of one hundred and twenty seats.

Everyone's eyes were on him.

"Ye Hua ......" resonated and turned his head, slightly stunned.

But the young man walked over and patted his friend on the shoulder without a word.

"President Ye!"

"President Ye Hua, you've finally arrived!"

The young man bowed slightly.

He looked at the officials of the BBK Guild and sneered: "Interesting, you used the Covenant of Death to drag me and make a resolution here?" But I'm going to give you the bad news, unfortunately that mission was completed not long ago. ”

The BBK official's face sank, and he said in a muffled voice: "Ye Hua......"

But he didn't say any more.

There is no other reason.

The young man in front of him was much higher than him, as the uncrowned king of the South, the president of the Southside Alliance, and the only one among the Ten Kings who did not belong to the top club.

The god of the night, the king of the rangers.

Ye Hua glanced at the badge on the long table, and gently picked it up, his gaze softened for a moment - this badge witnessed not only the growth of an alliance, but also the life of many people as a conscript.

He still remembered what the elder had said the moment he handed him the badge.

The officials of the BBK looked at him with a calm face.

They were a little nervous in their hearts, but they also understood that the other party could not act beyond the "Stargate Declaration" and the rules set by the Super Athletic Alliance.

Ye Hua suddenly raised the badge slightly, letting the badge shine in his hand—he looked at everyone on the throne and said softly, "The history of the Free Electors of Aitalia, half a century. ”

He paused word by word, letting his voice fall in the empty hall: "And the history of the Southern Alliance, thirteen years. ”

"You brought an ultimatum today—"

"I want the Southern Alliance to give you an answer."

Ye Hua took a breath:

"Then I'll give you an answer."

"The era of the Free Guild is gone, but the era of the Free Chosen One has never left ......"

He looked around at the crowd and stroked the badge gently, as if he were parting with an old friend who had been with him for many years. But in the end, he sighed and put it back on the table, in full view of everyone.

Ye Hua raised his head and said, "You will be free individuals. ”

"Because from this moment on," he looked at those men with a calm gaze, "the alliance will cease to exist." ”

His voice was not high.

But it was like a thunderclap that fell into everyone's ears.

The officials of the BBK stood up with a shocked face and shouted at him with a distorted face: "Ye Hua, you dare? But the young man faced them motionlessly, he had been known for his fearlessness when he became famous, and now the Ranger King was still the same god of the night.

He even looked at these people with some pity.

The next moment.

Everyone in the room froze as a reminder came from their Elector system: 'You have been removed from the Southern Alliance.' ’

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and people looked at each other, but more people besides the chairman were getting up, pulling out their chairs in rows and leaving their seats in silence.

They took one last look at the remainders, their eyes reflected in the candle flame, the end of an era.

From that moment on, they were free.

But perhaps, there is no longer freedom.

In the cold wind.

The glow of the streetlamps only faintly reflected the mottled roads of the ash square.

……

Sophie looked at the news in the community and was shocked for a long time without speaking.

After a long while, Her Royal Highness the Silver Vislan Princess smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Something big has happened here......

Fang Yu silently put away the light pages.

Miss Leprechaun sat quietly on the side, leaning against Delis, looking at the two of them with clear eyes. Fang asked her to follow the community about a recent post about the South, and as soon as the main post appeared, she realized that it might have something to do with the martial law in Fort Tulip.

However, both the Southern Alliance and the Elector's world are too far away from this fairy lady, and all she wants to do is to help her own Mr. Knight.

The cold wind howled through the valley outside, bringing with it a hollow, palpitating sound.

Fang Yu put away the light pages before asking, "Miss Sophie, what happened in the south?" ”

But Sophie only sighed: "Ye Hua is also too stubborn, I originally thought that both of them would take a step back......"

"Ye Hua?"

"The god of the night?"

"He's back from the Second World, too?"

Fang Yu was slightly stunned.

He was not familiar with the Southern Alliance, but he was very familiar with the name Ye Hua.

It is true that he once served as the president of the Southern Alliance, or rather the former president, but his other identity is obviously much more widely known than the current leader's nameless origin.

The King of the Rangers, the Night Hunter.

Seven years ago, that is, about four times as early as Sophie, the other party won the championship as a dark horse in the rookie king competition, and since then he has embarked on the road to fame. Then he was even more out of control on the way to the Ranger, and finally defeated the previous Ten Kings at that time, the French 'Vision' Kru in one fell swoop, in the Battle of the Ranger Heavenly King, and established his identity as the first Ranger in one fell swoop.

He is also the second Ten Kings of China in the past ten years after Odin, and the first idol of the vast number of free electors.

Because his guild is none other than the Freedom Alliance, a Second World guild that is inextricably linked to the Southern Alliance.

"It's a long story, Ed," Sophie shook her head when she heard this, "but the BBK people pushed the Southern Alliance too hard, I didn't expect them to give such harsh conditions......"

"The South may be in turmoil......"

"What the hell is going on?" Fang Yu asked.

But it was at this time that the outside door was pushed open.

Outside the door was a dusty, snow-covered Alyssa, and as soon as she saw the two of them, she said, "I've escorted those people to safety, but I've met some other people." ”

"Anyone else?"

Both of them were stunned.

……