"The City of Waiting".

One by one, the Abomination Griffin flew into the clouds with the Abomination Wyvern, breaking through the small holes in the clouds, making them look like soap-frothed water hanging upside down in the dome. They are quite clever and know that they disturb the clouds when they flap their wings, so they fly higher than the clouds, almost basking in the sun. When they all entered the clouds, everything was the same as before, dead.

No, maybe this paradise is still dead, but the "City of Waiting" is alive.

Many necromantic creatures have sprung up from all corners of the city and are moving closer to the World Tree. They climb up the tree with baskets and ropes, fix themselves to the branches, and pick "leaves" (i.e., soul fires). When a basket is full, they hang a rope and carry the basket to the ground, where someone naturally relays it back to the functional buildings. The soul fire in the World Tree is endless, and the work never stops. From a distance, the necromantic creature resembles an ant.

This is one of the emergency mechanisms of the Twilight Empire: collecting energy. Out of the constraints of morality, all living soul races often do not use the corpses of their compatriots, but the necromantic creatures do not care about using the free soul fire, anyway, there is no spiritual imprint in the soul fire, and it cannot be regarded as a compatriot at all, but should be regarded as energy and materials, so the Dusk Empire is rich in various soul-related props, such as "soul gems", "soul potions", "spirit child energy rods", etc. The energy gap in wartime is too large, and in order to ensure the proper functioning of the functional buildings, the necromantic creatures must fight their ideas on the World Tree. Of course, the World Tree's energy is not endless, and the Grim Reaper Incarnate also has a collection quota that prohibits anyone from doing anything to the World Tree once the quota is exhausted.

Schroeder once said to His Majesty: "But you can't be defeated. Even if it goes bankrupt, the Empire of Twilight will be constrained at best, but it will never fall, because you have the World Tree. See? This World Tree, rooted in the Underworld, is your greatest treasure, providing an endless supply of soul fire. ”

Now it seems that the businessman's prediction was very accurate.

Brian put away his thoughts and continued to climb upwards. He leaped with all his might, landed back on the cloud, and soared into the sky. Unfortunately, he didn't grasp the angle well again when he jumped, and he was still a little short of the next cloud mushroom, and he fell diagonally towards the earth at the highest point. The wind whined into his eyes, blowing the fire of his soul a little. He waited peacefully for his fall to the ground, when a hand jerked at his collar and threw him onto a branch. The person who rescued him was wearing a lock of iconic silver hair, and it was His Royal Highness Rudy.

His Royal Highness Rudy squatted down and looked at Brian suspiciously: "You fell so badly. ”

"It doesn't matter." Brian got up and straightened his misaligned ribs: "Thank you." ”

The incarnation of the Grim Reaper stipulates that except for those who can fly, if they want to climb the tree, they can only climb it by themselves, and they must not use the "Fermat airship" to fly up. Therefore, even a clumsy life professional like Brian can only climb meter by meter, and others cannot help.

Even after a few heavy falls, Brian didn't give up, because he wanted to find someone who could save the kingdom. On the World Tree, there are three people sitting over the years, one is a demon god general from the "Huaxia" continent, the other is the lich Dev Brie from the "Gothic" continent, and the last one is the incarnation of the master of the underworld projected in the Qiankun world, each of them has incredible power, as long as one shot, it is not difficult to destroy the entire Iron Hoof Knights.

Rudy roughly guessed Brian's purpose and said, "Then you should be careful, I think it's better for you to climb trees honestly, you can't do it with cloud jumping." ”

It's okay if he doesn't say it, but after he says it, Brian stares at him suddenly, and his tone is solemn: "What do you know?" Does Her Royal Highness know about it? ”

Rudy immediately knew he had a flaw. He has a detached personality, he is curious about everything, and if he has doubts, he will chase after him, and if he "didn't know that the Knights of Iron Hoof were coming", he should have asked Brian why he climbed the tree, instead of asking nothing as a matter of course. He shouldn't have known about it if the other party deliberately concealed it, so it could only have been leaked to him by someone (or Su'er, or Soul Fire Demon). He could not tell the truth, for he did not want the princess, who was clearly sad to die, to be punished; He couldn't say "it was the Soul Fire Demon who told me", because Brian only had to check a little to know that the princess would still be punished. The best answer is to cut the clue from the root and show that "I don't really know anything", so it should be ......

"Uh-huh——!" Rudy stuck his tongue out at Brian and laughed, "Ah, of course I know that!" You can't hide it from me! He tried to put on the image of "I'm lying to you." There are many smart people in this world, but cleverness is always mistaken by cleverness, and he believes that Brian will be deceived by this elaborate illusion.

Sure enough, Brian's soul calmed down and said, "It's not a big deal, it's just that there are a lot of idle people who have come to the Dusk Empire recently, and Your Highness must pay attention to safety when you go out to play." ”

This lie is told so smoothly, it seems that Brian must have thought about how to hide it from the child!

Rudy continued to maintain his image, asking suspiciously, "Really? ”

As he expected, Brian immediately changed the subject to avoid him getting to the bottom of it: "Really. By the way, Your Highness Rudy, are you going back to the underworld? It's not good to skip class. ”

"Yes, you have to take care of it! Huh——! Rudy quickly flashed onto a cloud mushroom, lunged straight up, and dropped a sentence: "Don't tell Governor Jont!" ”

When Rudy vanished from view, Brian summoned a raven of Silence and said, "Princess Sa'er may leave the city without permission." If she is gone, bring her back; If she remains in the city, she is forbidden to go out. In any case, you have to make sure that she is safe. ”

And almost at the same time, Rudy breathed a sigh of relief when he felt that there was no annoying sight behind him. Although he deceived Brian temporarily, he certainly won't be able to fool for long, so he has to hurry up and prepare before the other party reacts. He rose in a straight line with agility, as if his body had no weight. In a few moments, he came to the gate of the underworld and stepped into his hometown with the salute of the gatekeeper.

When he came out again, he was followed by five quasi-hero-level confused soul shadows wearing pitch-black cloaks. This is the maximum amount he can bring out of the underworld, and if he does more, he doesn't need the incarnation of death to do it, and his father, that is, the king of Hades, will also personally wipe out the confused soul shadow. Five Quasi-Heroic Combat Pros? This lineup is too luxurious, it can definitely kill a hero, but Rudy is not too little. In his opinion, as long as he can smile at the Pomeranian, even if he wants to fight with the confused soul shadow of the whole underworld. This is the maximum amount he can bring out of the underworld, and if he does more, he doesn't need the incarnation of death to do it, and his father, that is, the king of Hades, will also personally wipe out the confused soul shadow. Counting the thirty confused soul shadows who have been guarding the "City of Waiting", that is, thirty-five, this lineup is too luxurious, and it can definitely kill a hero, but Rudy is not too little. In his opinion, as long as he can smile at the Pomeranian, even if he wants to fight with the confused soul shadow of the whole underworld.

When Rudy came to the dock, he saw that Su'er was also there, so he hurriedly said: "Princess Suo'er, you go back quickly-hey, you, you ......" He was bleeding from his seven orifices, and he couldn't speak, and every time he opened his mouth, the blood leaked out like a fountain.

A black bandeau tutu with two white lace ribbons hanging down from the waistline, each with a delicate black bow at the end of the lace; a pair of milk-white twisted socks, and a pair of small black leather shoes; She wore a small ponytail and a slight curl of hair on her sideburns...... It's still the same as before, the only difference is that I wear makeup, which is so beautiful that it makes people's eyes straight. This little girl already has a style that belongs only to women - pure, innocent with a hint of charm, like a budding flower. For some reason, she used black lipstick, which made her little face even paler, and the whole person had a weak temperament, but it was charming and mysterious, as if it was toxic.

Rudy was stunned, and Sao'er giggled, and two blush appeared on her cheeks: "What are you looking at!" ”

"You, you ......" was hit head-on by this smile, Rudy's heart beat faster, and blood spurted out of his pants, and the sound was amazing. A large group of spiders poured in like a tide to collect the "despicable blood", obviously there were more than eighty spiders and six hundred and forty legs, but they were still too busy, there was no way, this blood collapsed.

"Let's go." Suo'er gently and skillfully restrained her smile and stepped onto a small boat, that kind of indifference is really only raised by the princes and nobles.

Rudy was stunned and boarded the boat, until the blood overflowed the cabin and seeped into the sea: the princess was already on board! How does this work?! Waiting in front of her are two clergymen who are so strong that no one can beat them, and if the princess who is still a mid-level professional goes forward, she will inevitably die!

But......

He couldn't stop Suo'er.

He may not understand the girl's intentions, but he saw the resoluteness in Suo'er's eyes. Even if he wasn't obsessed with Su'er, he couldn't stop a resolute person.

"I've read the history of Saramonroe. The person who wore this gem at the beginning ...... "Suo'er stroked the necklace" Saramonroe's clouds", and her voice was very calm: "She is also a princess, but when the motherland was in danger, she took the initiative to step on the battlefield and fight with her people. I want to be like her, too. ”

"I understand." Rudy felt that blood was about to rush out of his eyes again, and quickly raised his hand to wipe it. Strangely, there is no bleeding except for the eyes. He let out a long breath, squeezed out a smile, and said in a cheerful tone: "Your Royal Highness Princess! Do you have any experience commanding armies? ”

"Nope."

"Then, please put the army under my command! My brother and I would command our people to play war games when we had nothing to do, so my command skills were not bad! Rudy slapped his chest.

"Really? I'll leave it to you. Su'er smiled reservedly, turned her head, and looked at the other side of the sea.

Rudy stepped forward, stood side by side with Suo'er, and said silently in his heart: Since I can't stop you, then I will protect you in everything, otherwise how can I be worthy of my father-in-law?!