The problem of Makise and Rentaro Okabe is solved, and a new world awaits them, waiting for them to open up a new future, and no one knows whether this will be a blessing or a curse.

On the other hand, after several days of waiting, Tang Hao finally got the pass from Golantis.

For the past few days, they have mostly stayed at the magic academy on the West Coast, studying magic with Sharan.

Although Tang Hao often refers to himself, Kirito and Asuna as the three in the chat room (Zoro: What about me? But in fact, the three of them don't have any special attachment to the ultimate in swordsmanship, and they have never pursued any subtlety of swordsmanship, after all, this is not the worldview of martial arts.

Just like FGO's 1.53 broken chapter, those so-called heroic swordsmen, what marksmanship super divine sword dao sanctified, one by one the divine domain spearmanship swordsmanship was blown into the sky, and the result could only bully the Musashi of the early physical mortal soldiers, and when the Musashi shotgun was replaced, it was not all cut and chopped vegetables.

That is, Musashi's own output is too weak, if the protagonist of this peculiar point is replaced by those people like Feige Dumb Hair, a light cannon will bombard it, what bullshit heroic spirit sword hero, all of them will turn into ashes!

In Tang Hao's view, as long as the swordsmanship is mastered the three essentials of fast and ruthless accuracy, as for the so-called moves, it is nothing more than the evolution between attack and defense, and nothing will be a better teacher than actual combat, so after catching the fast and accurate ruthlessness, what remains is how to increase the output equivalent, the equivalent is enough, the flat cut is a light cannon, and the big move can attack the city, under such an attack, what is the meaning of those fancy swordsmanship?

Even if he slashes Shura, he is evolving on the basis of fast, and the ultimate goal is to increase the output equivalent.

Therefore, in the past few days, Tang Hao put down his sword and devoted most of his mind to the cultivation of divine power and the excavation of magic power.

Perhaps because he was originally a god, his cultivation of divine power was very smooth, and he was already able to use some small skills such as prayer and blessing weapons, as for the effect, it had to be tested through actual combat.

But when it comes to magic, it's not going well.

Because of the relationship between Pinoshua and Krach, Sharan easily accepted their request to impart the knowledge of magic, and even Celia also learned some abilities about seals, the Great Magic Circle, and the Purification System.

Kirito and Asuna themselves know magic, and Sharan's teaching is a huge development of their thinking in magic, allowing them to have a more comprehensive vision, although it is not possible to convert this part of knowledge into combat power for the time being, but it is only a matter of time, after all, both of them have a genius magician by their side.

Only Tang Hao, he still can't sense the magic in his body.

This is something that even Sharan is very strange.

In this world, magic is not the right of a few people, but anyone is qualified to practice, only if you seriously perceive it, anyone can give birth to magic in their body, but according to different talents, there are high and low achievements.

But like Tang Hao, he couldn't perceive the magic at all, as if the magic was repelling him, he couldn't understand it, even Sha Lan had never encountered this situation.

Is it because he wants to scare Herder that the magic of this world rejects him?

Tang Hao couldn't help but think about it, but he was quickly denied by himself.

Held, the second apostle, also known as the god of magic, is the ancestor of all magicians, as she was the first to discover the elements of nature and use magic, but she is not the creator of magic, just as Newton discovered gravity, magic has existed in this world since the beginning.

It doesn't make sense that just because he wants to scare Held, this magic that doesn't belong to Heard will be directed at him.

More likely...... Maybe it's because there's already too much power in him.

Spiritual power, divine power, although all laws return to the same place, initially and in the end, they will show the state of the great source, but now he is obviously too far away from that realm, and even these two forces can't be fused well, resulting in his weak body has been a little crowded, and there is not enough space for magic power, so it can't be born?

Hawkers, after a period of fruitless results, Tang Hao gave up.

Then, the day after receiving the pass, everyone packed up and set off for the castle in the sky.

At the end of the west coast, the Sky Castle can be seen from a long distance, it is a huge tower that towers into the sky, like the pillars of the world, standing in the sky, straight into the sea of sky, with no end in sight.

Just by looking at it from a distance, you can feel the majesty and grandeur of the castle in the sky.

And for Kirito and Asuna, the castle in the sky brings them a special feeling, because ...... It's so similar to Ayn Grant.

The Sky City is very high above the ground, and it is basically impossible to go up with normal methods, but as a city created by a great magician, there is no shortage of magic teleportation arrays here, and there have long been magicians who have specially built a teleportation array to the Sky City, as long as you pass through the teleportation array, you can directly enter the interior of the Sky City.

Of course, since the Imperial Army interfered with the access rights of Sky City in the name of investigating the transfer phenomenon, these magic arrays have also been controlled by them, and without their consent, the possibility of using these teleportation arrays is infinitely close to zero.

"Will the Imperial Army let it go?"

As she got closer, looking at the layers of checkpoints set up on the way ahead, and dozens of Imperial soldiers in heavy armor standing as straight as javelins, Asuna asked in a low voice.

These imperial armies, individually, are nothing remarkable, but after they are assembled into an army, they reveal an aura of slaughter.

Kirito said, "We have a pass, so they should let it go." ”

"Not necessarily." Asuna pouted, "Who knows what will happen to these guys with eyes above the top." ”

These days, Asuna often stays at the Academy of Magic, but when she comes out occasionally, she encounters the Imperial Army a lot of times, which gives her the feeling that she looks down on the principality, and her words and demeanor reveal a sense of superiority, and she is arrogant, and she is even more disdainful of adventurers.

"It's normal, the empire was founded by force, and it is used to a domineering attitude towards the outside world, if you have the same strength as them, it will naturally be polite to you, but if you are too weak, of course you will not be taken too seriously. Although the principality has a long history and a free atmosphere, the military is precisely the weakest link, so it is not difficult to understand the attitude of the imperial army, not to mention that the empire has long had the ambition to invade the principality. ”

"As for the adventurers...... The empire advocates iron-blooded military discipline, and there is a strict hierarchy, and the gap between commoners and nobles is almost insurmountable. Adventurers are the most free group in the world, from princes and nobles, down to commoners, there is no class distinction, anyone can be a friend, anyone can be an enemy, what they pursue is only the pleasure of adventure and exploration, which is completely contrary to the concept of the empire, and it is natural that they do not attract the imperial army to like it. ”

This is Tang Hao's interpretation of this phenomenon, and it is also a fact recognized by a large number of people such as Shalan, but in Asuna's ears, there are only four words - bullying the soft and fearing the hard.

Tang Hao didn't care about her opinion, after all, it is the instinct of all creatures to bully the weak and fear the hard, and I have to admit that the empire is really strong, if the principality does not do something as soon as possible, it will be swallowed by the empire sooner or later.

"Then what will we do if the Imperial Army really doesn't let us go?"

Hearing Asuna's question, Tang Hao smiled slightly, "Then call over." ”

"Isn't it?"

"Huh."

After a while, the group of four people came to the checkpoint, and immediately two Imperial soldiers with halberds blocked their way, and shouted coldly: "Stop, the Sky City is not allowed to enter!" ”

Tang Hao smiled, "We have a pass." ”

"Show it to me."

Tang Hao took out the pass from his pocket, but before he could hand it over, he was snatched by the soldier opposite, looked at it carefully, confirmed that the pass was correct, and then handed it back to Tang Hao.

"It's indeed a pass issued by Queen Skady, forget it, you guys go in." The Imperial soldier nodded, and moved out of the way with his companion, but his attitude remained arrogant.

Tang Hao's frowning brows loosened slightly, although the other party's attitude made him a little unhappy, but since it could be resolved peacefully, there was no need for him to ask for trouble, and it was not the first day that he realized that the eyes of the imperial army were above the top.

However, just as Tang Hao put away the pass and was about to enter the level, a loud voice suddenly sounded in front of him.

"Stop!"

Tang Hao heard the sound and saw that it was a woman wearing the uniform of an imperial knight, with a cold face, short red hair, looking very young, only about twenty years old, and hurriedly walked over.

The two Imperial soldiers immediately greeted them and saluted loudly, "Captain! ”

The woman nodded, looked at Tang Hao, and asked, "Who are they?" ”

"Captain, they are adventurers who want to enter the Sky City to investigate."

Adventurers, Che, are another bunch of nasty guys.

The woman pursed her lips, her face couldn't help but show contempt and disgust for the adventurer, "Go tell them that the city in the sky is temporarily closed to the public, let them come back in a few days." ”

"But...... They have a pass for Queen Skady. ”

"It's all the same, let them go quickly, and don't get in the way here."

"Yes......"

"Wait!" The two sides were not very far away, and Tang Hao could hear the conversation between the two imperial soldiers and the female knight clearly, and walked forward without waiting for the other party to come up and inform.

"What else is going on with you?" The woman gave him an unhappy look.

Tang Hao glanced at her a few times and smiled slightly, "If I'm not mistaken, you should be a junior knight of the empire, right?" Became a genuine knight at such a young age, and he should be very good even in the empire, but he doesn't know his name? ”

"What a big name, strange speech, my name is Rainey." Rainey's eyebrows furrowed, and he urged, "Sky City is now under martial law, if you want to take the risk, can you come back in a few days?" ”

"Okay, Knight Rainey." Tang Hao nodded, still smiling kindly, "However, can I ask you a few questions?" ”

Rainey seemed a little irritable, but he stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling man, Tang Hao had a smile that was homeless, she was not easy to have a seizure, and wanted to end this matter as soon as possible, so she said, "You ask." ”

"Thank you." Tang Hao turned his head, looked at the two imperial soldiers next to him, and asked with a smile, "You checked my pass just now, I want to confirm, is that fake?" ”

"The pass is confirmed, it's true."

"Very good, then......" Tang Hao looked back at Rainey again, "The second question, are the rules of the empire fake?" ”

"Presumptuous!" Rainey sighed in a deep voice, "The military discipline of our empire, how can there be false rules, you dare to slander indiscriminately!" ”

"Don't dare." Tang Hao smiled and shook his head, "But...... Since my pass is genuine, and your rules are not fake, then why do you want to prevent us from entering Sky City because I brought my pass according to your rules, don't you think it's weird? ”

"You ......"

Rainey finally reacted, knowing that this guy still hadn't given up on entering Sky City, and the harmless smile of the human and animal just now was just a disguise, just to catch the loopholes in his language and put himself in a dilemma...... Sure enough, the group of adventurers don't have a good thing!

"Why, Knight Rainey also thinks it's strange, so he can't answer?"

"Humph!" Rainey snorted, "Why should I answer you?" I'm the captain here, and I'm responsible for the access to Sky City, and if I can't enter, I can't enter, and I have no obligation to answer you! ”

"Oh, so can I understand that you're deliberately targeting us?" The smile on Tang Hao's face finally gradually put away.

Rainey knew that there was something wrong with what he was doing, but now was not the time to worry about it, and as a knight of the Empire, how could he compromise with a mere adventurer if the prestige of the entire empire was at stake?

Immediately said forcefully: "How do you want to understand it is your business, in short, I will say it again in the end, the current Sky City is not open to the public, you can come back in a few days if you want to take the risk." Of course, if you have to go in, you can also try to break in, anyway, aren't you adventurers such unruly people? ”

Rainey seemed to be losing his patience and began to look impatient.

"Oh, forgery......"

"President." Kirito and Asuna stepped forward.

Tang Hao waved his hand, turned his head and whispered to Asuna, "Protect Celia." ”

Huh?

Kirito and Asuna were stunned, could it be ...... Do you really want to break in?

Yes.

Rainey was impatient, but Tang Hao was even more angry.

No matter how unpleasant he looked at the empire, at least on the surface, he still maintained a polite attitude and didn't think about making trouble. Just follow the customs, since the empire has set the rules of the city in the sky, he will do it according to the rules, and the well water of each other does not interfere with the river water, but ......

"I didn't want to do it, but since you don't even follow your own rules, I don't need to talk nonsense with you......" With a flash of light, Tang Hao had already clenched the Penglai jade sword and pointed forward, "Bright blood, Imperial Army!" ”

"You...... Do you really dare to do it?! ”

Rainey's eyes widened, and he looked at Tang Hao in disbelief, the Iron Wolf Knights stationed on the west coast were the Iron Wolf Knights of the Imperial Army, which were personally led by the legendary hero, Barn Bashut, one of the Four Sword Saints!

There were only a few adventurers, including two women, and one of them seemed to be obviously incapable of fighting, just four of them, facing dozens of elite warriors of their Iron Wolf Knights...... In this case, do you really dare to make a move?

In Rainey's opinion, Tang Hao is simply looking for death, you know, the imperial army stationed on the west coast is not only a few dozen of them, as long as the alarm sounds, hundreds of soldiers will immediately arrive, as well as characters like the Sword Saint, and even the dozens of people present are the elite of the knights, and if they start a war, isn't it really looking for death?

The development was so unexpected that even Rennie was taken aback, watching Tang Hao's sword move, he almost reflexively retreated.

Swish!

Luckily, Rainey retreated in time, and the sword light just swept in front of her.

"This guy ......" Rainey was furious, and immediately ordered, "stop them!" ”

Tang Hao attacked Rainey, of course these imperial troops guarding the checkpoint would not sit idly by, with Rainey's order, almost everyone rushed over, Tang Hao also wanted to pursue Rainey, but his attack was quickly blocked by two imperial soldiers.

"President!" Kirito shouted loudly, immediately wanting to come to help.

"Leave me alone, let's kill it!"

Tang Hao didn't look back, and slashed out with a sword.

Fighting the Imperial Army is a very unwise choice, almost equivalent to death, of course he knows this kind of thing, but clay people have three points of fire, let alone people.

The previous unkind attitude is okay, but after taking the pass, they are not allowed to enter the Sky City, and the difficulties of the imperial army can be seen, and they don't even give a reason, so if you have to endure it any longer, is it still human?

was bullied to this extent, if he didn't make a move, what use would he have!

As for the consequences...... Whatever!

If you really provoke him, who can stop him?

Clang!

The swords and halberds collided, making a sound of gold and iron.

The Iron Wolf Knights are led by the Sword Saint Barn, even in the Empire, they are also among the best knights, even the most ordinary soldiers in the regiment have good combat power, if they are transferred to other subordinate armies, all of them are the elite of one enemy and ten, and they are well-equipped, without using spell cards, it is difficult for Tang Hao to defeat them quickly.

For example, at this moment, the soldier who blocked his attack was only slightly taking two steps back.

But......

Tang Hao's eyes flashed, and at the moment when the attack was parried, his arm bent downward, and the tip of the sword was on the opponent's wrist, the latter was in pain, and instinctively withdrew the attack, and suddenly the empty door was exposed, and then the sword light flashed, and before this person could return to defense, Tang Hao's Penglai jade sword had already cut through the armor on his chest, and blood splattered out.

Although these soldiers were strong and well-armed, they were slow to move because they were heavily armoured...... Maybe for others, this slowness is not enough to form a change in the situation, but for Tang Hao, if you are slow, it will be over.

In the Time Hut, Tang Hao fought rabbits for two years, although ninety percent of the time was in the process of being abused.

Those rabbits are powerful, but the most terrifying thing about them is their agility compared to their combat effectiveness.

They were all slippery like loaches, jumping around, in the first half a year, Tang Hao couldn't even touch their shadows, if it weren't for this situation, how could he practice broken steps.

Broken steps, that was forced out by the rabbits!

And in the constant fight with rabbits, Tang Hao's best thing is fast attack.

When the soldier fell, the others didn't even understand what was happening.

Because it's really fast, it's almost a split-second thing.

"Block him!"

These imperial knights are also the type who are not afraid of death at all, which is indeed commendable, seeing their companions falling, they are even more courageous, and three or five people rushed up in an instant, besieging Tang Hao and trying to take him down.

Of course, Tang Hao can't always maintain the speed of fast attack, when there are many enemies around, his speed will of course be affected, but ...... Rabbits don't come one by one, and with a battle situation of many enemies, he is also extremely good.

Rumble!

Just when Tang Hao was fighting with these imperial troops, there was a loud bang not far away, and as the flames dispersed, the two imperial soldiers in front of Kirito were immediately blown away.

Compared with Tang Hao's fast attack, Kirito's side is even more ferocious.

With the blessing of Pinoxiu, his current strength is still above Tang Hao, as soon as the flame blade is opened, the flame is smashed, and the destructive power and suddenness are simply unguardable.

In order to deal with him, Kirito was also attacked the most.

Asuna followed closely, she wanted to protect Celia, she couldn't let go of her hands and feet to fight, while protecting Celia with the power of the light elf, while letting Krach open the ice array, the cold air swishing ice array spread outward with her steps, and few people dared to approach her at all.

It was only at this time that these Imperial knights suddenly realized that these adventurers, who looked like children, were not as easy to deal with as they imagined, and who would have known that there were two powerful magicians hidden in this team!

Finally, the alarm sounded.

Seeing that Rainey, who was no longer able to stop Tang Hao and their assault, he could only sound the alarm and ask for help.

She knew things were getting a little worse.

Hearing the alarm, Tang Hao's face changed, the imperial army stationed on the west coast was not very far from here, and they could rush over in ten minutes at most, if they hadn't entered the Sky City at that time, in the face of a large number of enemies and masters like Barn, the situation would have become very serious, and they might have to fight to the death completely......

It's a must!

Tang Hao took a deep breath, fortunately, Kirito's performance was very good, helping him attract a large number of enemies, there were not many imperial troops besieging him, coupled with the sudden sound of the alarm, these imperial troops were also distracted, it was the best opportunity.

So with a whoosh, with the release of spiritual power, several figures seemed to come out of his body.

This change really frightened the surrounding Imperial troops, and instinctively spread outward.

Tang Hao didn't entangle with them, saw the opportunity, stepped on broken steps, and rushed straight towards Rainey.

Capture the thief and capture the king first!

Well, from the perspective of the Imperial Army or anyone else, they are probably the thieves.

Then change it to beating people first.

"Oops! Captain! ”

Several imperial troops fought with Tang Hao's phantom, but as a result, it was like slashing in the air, and then they understood the plan, and when they saw it again, Tang Hao had already gotten rid of their siege, and suddenly shouted nervously, and hurriedly chased after him.

Crash!

Just then, a wall of ice suddenly trapped them.

Although Asuna is not a major attacker, she is not a vegetarian either, and it is not difficult for her to do some auxiliary work once in a while.

And those imperial troops, looking at the cold and hard ice wall beside them, were so uncomfortable that they wanted to vomit.

"You are really bold, not only are you the enemy of our imperial knights, but you even dare to come at me!" She was the commander of the battlefield, although she didn't play a role, she still understood Tang Hao's intentions, and couldn't help but laugh angrily, "Do you think that catching me can calm this battle?" It's useless, the moment you shot at us, you already issued a provocation to the Empire, and you will become the enemy of our Empire no matter what, and besides, you can't catch me! ”

Although she was almost slashed by Tang Hao just now, Rainey felt that it was just an accident, it was Tang Hao's sneak attack, and in terms of strength, she was definitely above the other party.

"That's a lot of nonsense, eat me and collapse!"

Tang Hao shouted, and the phantom came out again.

"Hmph, what's the use of this attack? I'll do the magic of swordsmanship too! ”

Rennie bowed, flicked his long sword, and suddenly a phantom flew out from in front of her, killing Tang Hao.

Phantom Sword Technique, the skill of the Sword Sect, is different from Tang Hao, this phantom has real attack power.

Tang Hao's eyes flashed, he didn't expect that such a low-level knight could also use illusion swordsmanship, and the imperial swordsmanship was indeed magical, but ...... Whether it's a phantom or a speed, it's too inferior.

Bite!

Tang Hao stretched out his hand and wiped it on the sword, and the originally crystal Penglai jade sword was suddenly covered with a layer of holy light.

Weapon Blessing!

Then the long sword slashed out, directly tearing apart the phantom in front of it.

"Priest?!"

Rainey's face changed, as a captain-level figure of the Imperial Knights, of course she recognized this as the priest's signature skill weapon blessing, but, isn't this guy an adventurer, and......

"Why do you use a sword when you are a priest?"

This is something that Rainey cannot understand, shouldn't the clergy use weapons like rosary crosses?

"I'm just a cleric who likes to use swords, can you handle it!" When the voice fell, Tang Hao had already rushed in front of Rainey, and he didn't show mercy at all because the other party was a beauty, and Penglai Yujian directly greeted the other party's face.

"Evil way!" Rainey scolded and immediately raised his hand to parry, "You adventurers, you really like to do some crooked ways, so I won't lose to you!" ”

Although Rainey's illusion swordsmanship is average, his imperial swordsmanship is very good, after all, he graduated from the Knight Academy with the second place, even in the empire, he is a rare talent, otherwise he would not be absorbed by the Iron Wolf Knights and hold the position of captain.

The two fought with their swords, clanging bells, splashing fierce sparks.

Even Tang Hao's fast attack was still blocked by Rainey.

But......

It's heavy!

Perhaps because of the blessing of the weapon, Rainey felt that Tang Hao's attack was fast and heavy, and one sword was fiercer than the other, dozens of moves hit hard, her arm was already a little numb, and she couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

If this situation continues, he will definitely lose.

No, I'm an Imperial Knight, and I can't afford to lose!

Rainey gritted her teeth and insisted, gradually, her forehead was covered with sweat, her hands were sore, as if she was no longer her own, and it was extremely difficult to even raise her sword every time, and her excellent sword skills had no chance to show at all.

Why...... Will this happen?

The answer is very simple, of course, it is deliberate by Tang Hao.

Although he didn't know which NPC this female knight named Rainey was, he couldn't be weaker than he could be an official under Barn, and he didn't despise her because of the other party's age and gender, so he made a quick attack.

Tang Hao's fast attack has an obvious weakness, choosing one of the two of strength and speed, to use this kind of fast attack, it will inevitably cause the weakening of the output equivalent, but he added a weapon blessing to his sword to make up for the weakness in this regard, and then every sword cut is a hard hit.

If Rainey didn't want to die, he could only resist desperately, but the more he resisted, the more he fell into Tang Hao's rhythm and couldn't get out, and then under such a crazy onslaught, Rainey's physical strength was slowly consumed......

Skill is such a thing, there is a chance to use it to give full play to its advantages, and Renny was suppressed by Tang Hao with speed and strength, and there was no chance to use her sword skills at all, and what she learned was almost completely wasted, and she could only fight with Tang Hao.

Imperial swordsmanship is not a hard-hitting type after all, not to mention that Rennie is still a young woman, no matter how good her swordsmanship is, physical strength is always an unavoidable weakness.

Of course, the continuous fast attack also put a lot of pressure on Tang Hao, but he knew that Rainey couldn't hold on for long, and she was only supporting with a will, and when this breath collapsed, this arrogant female knight would be completely reduced to fish on his chopping board.

So, how much longer can you hold out?

Wow!

Finally, half a minute later, Rainey's hand had completely lost sensation, and as Tang Hao's slash fell, she could only barely stretch out her weapon to block, and then the big sword, which was not very suitable for women, suddenly fell to the ground.

The aftermath of the impact caused her to fall backwards hard.

As soon as her ass hit the ground, Rainey struggled to get up, but as soon as she was halfway up, Tang Hao stepped on her stomach and pointed the tip of his sword at her neck.

stepped on it not too hard, although Rennie's arrogant personality made him quite disliked, but Tang Hao didn't bother to humiliate a woman in this way, but stepped on it just right, making her unable to stand up.

Of course, this is just Tang Hao's own opinion, for Rennie, not only was he defeated in the battle, but he was even trampled under the feet of the enemy, which was simply the seventh humiliation in his life, and his whole face suddenly turned red, and he was so ashamed that he wanted to die.

"Stop!" Tang Hao didn't have time to pay attention to Rainey's mood, and shouted at the battlefield, "If you don't want her to die, stop it!" ”

"Captain!"

The Imperial Army, who was still fighting, looked back, their faces changed greatly, and someone was about to come to the rescue with a reflex, Tang Hao gently sent the sword forward, and the cold blade stabbed on the skin, which frightened Rainey instinctively exclaimed.

The Imperial Army, which rushed over, reluctantly stopped.

"Kill if you want!" Only Rainey, who did not compromise in his eyes, said toughly, "The knights of the empire are not afraid of death!" ”

"Oh, really?"

Tang Hao was about to stab down, Rennie pursed his mouth tightly, the corners of his eyes trembled, although he said that he was not afraid of death, but how could a normal person really not be afraid of death, it was just a hard mouth.

"Hehe, your body is not as tough as you say, and you are obviously scared to death."

Tang Hao smiled, ignored Rainey anymore, and threw a look at Kirito and Asuna, signaling them to enter the teleportation array.

As long as they entered the Sky City, it was not something that the Imperial Army could do whatever they wanted, and then they hurried up and repaired the magic array of the Sky City, and the task was half completed.

As for what happened after that......

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Suddenly, several figures flashed through the teleportation array at the level.

Tang Hao looked at it fixedly, and couldn't help but secretly scream badly.

What came out of the teleportation array was a silver-haired young man, dressed as a noble knight and wearing gorgeous earrings, looking very angry.

Barnes!

One of the four Juggernauts on a par with Agance, Silan, and Buwanga.

It hadn't been ten minutes yet, how could Barn show up so quickly?

Yes, Teleportation Array!

Since there is a teleportation array that can directly enter the sky city, of course, there is also a teleportation array that connects to other places.

Tang Hao knew that he was negligent, Kirito and they had not yet entered the teleportation array, but Barn had already arrived, it would be difficult for them to go to Sky City again, and there was also a black-haired man beside Barn, with a strong temperament, and he was a master at first glance.

Although Tang Hao didn't know him very well, he had also inquired in the past few days and knew that he was most likely the deputy head of the Iron Wolf Knight, the master second only to Barn, Hyde.

If you scare these two masters...... Belch!

Tang Hao just felt that it was tricky, and suddenly smiled, because it was not only Barn and Hyde who came out of the teleportation array, but also two other people - Sharan and Golantis!

Sure enough, it still came.

During the previous battle, Tang Hao deliberately released his divine power and contacted the church in Hutton Marr, this method was taught to him by Golantis, although it was the first time to use it, but since Golantis appeared, it meant that he had succeeded.

This is also his backhand for the sake of insurance, even if he chose to break in before, he didn't deliberately kill people, at most he only seriously injured the imperial army, so that they temporarily lost their combat effectiveness, and Kirito Asuna's character will not take the initiative to kill, so, as long as the person is not dead, then there is still room for maneuver.

He is the son of God, Golantis will definitely protect him to the death, with the Order, the possibility of adjustment between the two sides is even greater, there is no need to turn enemies into friends or anything, as long as the Imperial Army is not good at finding trouble for itself on the surface.

After all, with his current situation, it is not enough to face the empire head-on.

At least, before completing the task.

As for Shalan's appearance, it was a real accident, but such an accident made Tang Hao more confident.

"Captain! Deputy Commander! ”

As soon as they saw Barn and the others appear, the Imperial Army immediately shouted excitedly.

However, Barn and Hyde didn't look at them, and their eyes fell on Tang Hao's body for the first time, after all, Tang Hao still had a Rainey under his feet.

Tang Hao smiled, gently took his foot away, and half-squatted down, stretched out his hand to Rennie, and asked gently, "How are you?" Does it hurt somewhere? ”

When Rainey saw it, he was so angry that he almost fainted.

That's it, a harmless smile that looks like a human or animal!

It was because he was deceived by his smile that he lowered his vigilance that he fell into a dilemma, and now he is doing it again...... This bastard, obviously he knocked himself down, and he also stepped on his stomach, but now as soon as the regiment commander and deputy regiment commander came, they immediately pretended to be friendly, which was really shameless.

Rennie was about to go crazy, if it weren't for the fact that her hand didn't have a little strength, she would probably have pounced on it and fought hard with Tang Hao.

But Tang Hao's actions made Hyde's expression relaxed, and then he looked around, although many of his subordinates were injured, lying on the ground with a weak appearance, extremely embarrassed, but none of them really died, at most they were seriously injured, so the expression on his face softened a little.

He is a master, and naturally knows that in such a melee, it is not easy to want to be immortal, but as a result, no one of his subordinates died, which is obviously the result of the mercy of the other party's subordinates, and the message expressed in this is obvious.

"Ouch, it seems to be quite serious, this is a trouble." Barn looked around, and although he said so, he had a look of scorn on his face, as if he didn't care about the situation in front of him at all.

"Tell me what's going on!"

Hyde was much more serious than that, and he walked up to one of his closest subordinates, and when he saw that the other man's injuries were not serious, he kicked him hard in the foot and asked.

Hyde had a short temper, but he took good care of his subordinates, so he was deeply loved by his subordinates, and when he asked, the knight did not dare to hide the slightest thing, and told the truth about what had happened before.

When Hyde heard this, he suddenly became even more irritable.

"Rainey, get over here!"

Rainey had just gotten up from the ground when he heard Hyde's roar, and he shuddered with fright, then lowered his head and stepped forward cautiously.

Hyde didn't look at her, looked at the subordinates around him, and scolded, "What are you still doing in a daze? Isn't it enough to get into trouble if those who can move should hurry up and move their immobile companions back for treatment? ”

"Yes!" The Imperial Army responded and sprang into action, and even at this time, they remained disciplined.

While the Imperial Army moved its companions, Tang Hao led Asuna and the three of them towards Saran and Golantis.

"You're going too far." Sharan whispered.

"There's no way around it, they're the ones who provoke first." Tang Hao spread his hands, "However, I thought they would ask me about it first, but it surprised me." ”

"Although Hyde has a short temper, he has a very upright personality and never favors his subordinates, since he knows that you are not at fault, of course he will not ask you for the guilt, and ......" As he spoke, Sha Lan glanced at Tang Hao, "We were talking about Sky City before, and we just mentioned you." ”

"I see." Tang Hao suddenly, no wonder Sha Lan appeared.

Golantis stood silently aside, didn't say anything, but cast a reassuring look at Tang Hao.

Tang Hao smiled slightly, knowing that these two people were on his side, there would be no more variables, and the rest was to see what Barn would do.

"Commander, Deputy Commander......"

Standing in front of Barn and Hyde, Rainey hung his head like a child who had made a mistake, and even his voice was soft, his face full of unease.

"Good things you did!" Hyde glared at her, "Tell me, what the hell is going on?" ”

"I ......"

Rainey stopped talking until Hyde urged loudly, "It's Her Royal Highness." ”

"Her Royal Highness?" Even Barn was stunned, "What does this matter have to do with her?" ”

"Not long ago, Her Royal Highness came down to visit the Sky City, and the guards didn't pay attention to it and accidentally got separated from her, Fiona and the others urgently went to look for it and informed me of it, so ......" Rennie raised his eyes and carefully checked the faces of the two, "The Sky City is so dangerous, and there are no guards around Her Royal Highness, if you let the adventurers go in at this time, in case you run into Her Royal Highness, who knows what they will do, so I ......"

Is that the reason......

Hearing this from afar, Tang Hao couldn't cry or laugh a little, and he didn't know if this Rennie was too straight or too stupid, the princess was missing, wouldn't the more people looking for it, the better? Stop the adventurer...... Well, maybe it makes sense, after all, the relationship between the empire and the adventurer is a little stiff, and the average adventurer probably won't do anything, but if you encounter a female ghost sword like that, it is estimated that the princess will never be able to go back.

Thinking about it this way, Tang Hao also somewhat understood Rainey's approach.

But understanding is understanding, it's another thing to agree or not, even if he does it all over again, he will still make the same choice, as for the life or death of the princess?

It's all about the!

"Ridiculous!" Hyde scolded, "Even so, that's not a reason why you're good at changing the rules, you're a beginner knight, who gave you the right?" Since Her Royal Highness is missing, why didn't she inform us? ”

"I wanted to inform the deputy head of the regiment, but ......" Rainey turned his head to look at Tang Hao, "As soon as I got the news, that guy came, I wanted to send them away first, and then contact you, the deputy head of the regiment, but that guy refused to leave, and then attacked us again, I don't have time to ...... at all"

Blame me?

Tang Hao shrugged his shoulders from afar.

When Rainey saw this scene, he gritted his teeth in anger, but his boss was in front and didn't dare to attack.

"Shut up!" Hyde glared at her, "Things started because of you, and now you still want to shout injustice and fall to a target?" If you don't explain the reason, how will others understand you? Come with me! ”

After saying that, Hyde walked towards Tang Hao, and although Rainey was reluctant, he still weakly followed.

"Apologies!"

"Huh?"

As soon as he stood still, Rainey's mouth opened wide, and even Tang Hao was stunned.

Although the whole thing was Rainey's wrong decision first, the final result was that the Imperial army suffered heavy losses, so many soldiers were wounded, even if he was on Hyde's side, at most he didn't owe each other, and even asked Rainey to apologize to himself, which ...... There are still such good people in the Empire?

Tang Hao couldn't help but wonder if this Hyde was the second or fifth boy of the empire placed by the principality.

"You want me to ...... Apologize to him? ”

Rainey pointed at Tang Hao in disbelief, she was deceived and beaten and stepped on, while Tang Hao had nothing to do from beginning to end, and in the end, she, the victim, had to apologize to the perpetrator, how could there be such a reason?

She is 10,000 unconvinced!

Hyde had a businesslike expression, "The trouble you caused caused caused so many subordinates to be injured, don't you need to take responsibility?" And you took the liberty of expelling the people who hold the Principality Pass, do you want to cause diplomatic problems between the two countries? ”

"I ......"

"I said a long time ago, your character needs to be restrained, this time it's just an injury, if there is something similar next time, there will be many people who die because of you, it's okay if you don't apologize, then give me a roll back to the empire, I don't need subordinates who are impatient and will only cause trouble."

With that, Hyde turned around, "After returning to the empire, reflect on it." ”

"Wait, wait!"

Hyde stopped.

Rainey gritted her teeth, her face full of unwillingness, but she knew that if she didn't apologize, she would really be kicked back to the empire, and on the way to the mission, what was the difference between this and expulsion from the knighthood?

I worked so hard, after countless days and nights of training, I finally became a glorious knight, how could I be ...... because of this kind of thing

"Apologies...... I apologize! Rennie was so aggrieved that she wanted to cry, but the knight's honor still made her choose after all, and she stretched out her hand with a complicated mood and said to Tang Hao: "I'm sorry, I, I was wrong...... I hope you will accept my apology. ”

Tang Hao was indeed a little unhappy with this arrogant female knight, but since the other party apologized, he didn't need to hold on to it, anyway, he didn't suffer from beginning to end.

Moreover, it is rare for the empire to have such a good person as Hyde, and he always has to give him face.

"It's okay." Tang Hao held her hand, smiled, and said earnestly, "In life, who can be infallible, this time I have learned experience, don't make mistakes in the future, you know?" ”

He's educating me?

He's educating me!

Rainey's eyes suddenly erupted with fire, and she wanted to crush Tang Hao's hand directly, but not to mention that she didn't have such skills, even if she had, it was impossible to do this kind of thing in front of the head and deputy head of the regiment, so she could only swallow her anger back into her stomach and withdraw her hand hatefully.

"Now that the two parties have cleared up their suspicions, let's let this matter pass." Barn walked over, smiling, and then looked at Saran and Golantis, "What do you two think?" ”

The two men had not spoken out from beginning to end, but it was an attitude that they stood here, and Barne was clearly aware of it, and only then did he speak up.

What a cunning cunning.

Tang Hao said in his heart.

In fact, he kind of hoped that Barn would be bleeding.

Sha Lan said lightly: "This is a matter between the two of you, of course I will not interfere with it." ”

"I just came at God's beckon."

The two of them said something salty and indifferent, which also made others unclear their thoughts.

"Commander, it's time to deal with the affairs of Her Royal Highness." Hyde reminded.

"Ah, that's right, Her Royal Highness, Her Royal Highness...... Alas. Barn rubbed his head, looking like he had a headache, "Deputy Commander, what do you think should be done?" ”

Hyde said: "Her Royal Highness is unknown, and the Sky City is so dangerous, we should naturally look for it as soon as possible, I decided to take a team to enter the Sky City immediately to ensure the safety of Her Royal Highness." ”

"I'll go with you."

"This ...... Okay, too. ”

"But the Sky City is so big, one team may not be enough ......" Barn looked at Tang Hao and said with a smile, "Adventurer, I heard President Sharan talk about you, since you can defeat Rainey, your strength is good, and you are also going to Sky City to investigate, why don't you do us a favor and find Her Royal Highness, how about it?" ”

"Looking for Her Royal Highness...... Sorry, we're afraid we don't have the time. Tang Hao politely refused, although the empire has a good person like Hyde, he really doesn't want to deal with the empire, and he doesn't know what medicine is sold in Barn's gourd, this guy is thoughtful and a dangerous person.

"Yes, that's a bit of a pity......" Barn had a disappointed expression, and suddenly he seemed to think of something, and said with a smile, "By the way, since your purpose is the Great Magic Array of Sky City, you need to go to the top of Sky City, there are many monsters on the way, it is very dangerous, and you go for the first time, you may also get lost, and our Imperial Army has some experience in this area, so it is better to make a deal." ”

"I'll provide you with guides and assistants, and on your way to the top floor, how about you help us find Her Royal Highness by the way?"

This......

Tang Hao's heart moved, Barn's proposal is really good, he really needs an assistant in this regard, the Imperial Army has been investigating in Sky City for a long time, and he is familiar with the way, if he has their help, he can save a lot of time along the way, but ...... How could Barn be so kind, this guy is very ghostly, and it will be miserable if he is accidentally sold.

"Okay, then let's help each other." Tang Hao smiled and nodded.

No matter what Barn is planning, he just needs to be careful, there is really no need to refuse this kind of thing that is obviously good for him.

"With the help of adventurers, then I feel much more at ease." Barn turned his head with a smile, "Rennie, I'll leave this matter to you, I'll enter Sky City with the deputy head first, you can rest here for half an hour, and then bring a team of people and adventurers to come together, be sure to find Her Royal Highness." ”

"What!" Rainey's eyes widened, "Commander, you asked me to be this guy's guide?" ”

"That's right, you don't know each other if you don't fight, and you have enough understanding of each other's strengths, it won't be too difficult to get along, it's better than finding a strange knight."

Barn said as a matter of course, but Rainey was on the verge of collapse.

What does it mean not to know each other?

Although she did apologize, it was only because of the deputy commander's order, didn't you see the hateful look of this guy when he stepped on my stomach just now? How could I possibly get along with such a nasty bastard!

"Commander, I don't want to go." Rainey said boldly.

"Why?"

"I ...... I'm hurt......"

Rainey subconsciously touched his stomach and wanted to say that his stomach was trampled on, but after thinking about it, he felt too ashamed, and said, "When I was fighting just now, my wrist was injured, and I may not be able to cope with the battle in Sky City. ”

"Oh." Barn nodded, "So I gave you half an hour to recuperate, your wrist is just prostration, half an hour is enough for you to recover." ”

“……”

Rainey burst into tears, is that also in your calculations? Head!

"And you're just acting as a guide, the adventurers are very strong, and they don't need you to participate in too many battles, it's an order."

"Yes, I see."

The knight must obey orders, and Rainey can't make excuses anymore.

At this time, Hyde had already come over with the team, and after saying goodbye to everyone, Barn entered the teleportation array with them and headed for Sky City.

Subsequently, Shalan and Golantis also left, leaving only Tang Hao and one Rennie.

Tang Hao looked at Rainey and showed that harmless smile again, "Then, Knight Rainey, I'll take care of it next." ”

Ahh

Rainey cursed Tang Hao a hundred times in her heart, and immediately left silently, she didn't want to stay with such a nasty guy when she was ready.

"Eh, I didn't expect it to be solved this way." After Rennie left, Celia patted her chest and said, "I really don't know what will happen when you suddenly fought the Imperial Army just now. ”

"Although I prepared a way out, this result was indeed quite unexpected." Tang Hao nodded, "It's okay for Hyde to say, since Shalan said so, there shouldn't be anything wrong, but Barn ...... We'd better be on the lookout. ”

"Barn, one of the Four Sword Saints who eliminated the Apostle Luxie with Agan in the Cave of Sorrow, isn't he a legendary hero?" Celia asked, puzzled.

Tang Hao smiled, "At that time, he was a hero, and now no one knows if he is or not." ”

Celia was thoughtful.

Asuna's eyes lit up, "Then, he specially asked the Imperial Army to be our guide, could it be that he is preparing to kill us in Sky City?" After all, we have defeated so many of their subordinates, and if it spreads, his Iron Wolf Knights will be disgraced. ”

"You think too much about this, if Barn is to be our guide in person, maybe there is such a possibility, but Rainey's big-chested and brainless fool ......" Tang Hao smiled, and now he can also see that although Rainey's personality is a little arrogant and not very likable, but in fact, he is a stupid man with a tendon, and there is no scheming city at all, if Barn really arranges for Rainey to pit them, who will pit them at that time.

Half an hour later, Rainey led a team of imperial troops, a total of more than thirty people, plus Tang Hao's four of them, nearly forty people, into the teleportation array, marching towards the sky city with great momentum.

……

The Castle in the Sky, a beautiful but dangerous place, is said to be the only passage connecting the Celestial Realm to the continent of Arad, but since the Celestial Realm was ruled by the Apostle Bakar, he completely blocked the communication between the two worlds, and the Castle in the Sky disappeared until it reappeared recently......

"It must be a sign of something."

Celia guessed as she explained the origin of Sky Castle to everyone. She had been looking through a lot of ancient materials in the recent past, and her understanding of the city in the sky had become clearer, and of course, some of it had been inquired about from Kelly.

Not only did Rainey, the Imperial knights listen to the Book of Heaven, in fact, even Tang Hao listened very carefully.

His memories of the world of DNF are a little distant, and novice dungeons like Sky Castle have forgotten a lot, and the only thing that impresses him is ...... The Brahma trench coat, the ink bamboo bracelet, the Lord of Light, and the GIF of the goblin on the chandelier of the magician Lori jumping up.

As for the rest, even if you remember it, it's all mushy.

Moreover, it is very limiting to understand a world through a game, even if you can know the inside story that many people in the local world do not know, but for the specific details of it...... It's like Skaha's age, and the only one who knows best is definitely Skaha himself.

Then, through the supplementation of the imperial army such as Celia and Rennie, combined with the knowledge of the three aspects, Tang Hao's understanding of Sky City became more comprehensive.

Sky City has been investigated many times by the Imperial Army, and the monsters on this road they often take have also been wiped out, so there is no danger along the way, even if there are one or two enemies occasionally, there is no need for Tang Hao and them to do it, and the Imperial Knights can solve it.

Whenever he saw these imperial knights rushing to the front, eliminating those little dragons and puppet soldiers who appeared out of nowhere, Tang Hao was in a trance...... From hostility to comrade-in-arms, it is indeed a bit incredible to experience such a strong change in half a day.

Of course, it is also unknown how long this comrade-in-arms relationship will last.

"Speaking of which, how many floors have we walked?" The surrounding environment is changing little by little, and the air seems to have become turbid, making people drowsy, so that even Tang Hao can't remember it clearly.

"It's a lot of layers." Asuna said.

"How many layers are there?" Tang Hao rolled his eyes.

"Eighteen floors!" Ahead, Rainey cast a contemptuous gaze, "So, an adventurer is really useless for a creature like that, and even his memory is so bad." ”

Along the way, Rainey rarely spoke to Tang Hao, perhaps because it was rare to encounter such an opportunity to hit him, so he suddenly interjected.

Tang Hao looked at Kirito, "Do you think that the ground here is different, it feels very soft." ”

"Soft?" The three of them were stunned, indeed, because the sky city came out of the sea of sky, some of the spaces in it will have strange energy, such as the reduction of gravity and the like, which makes people not very comfortable, but to say soft, it is not at all, the ground here is very solid.

"Heh, not only do you have a bad memory, but you also have a dull feeling, it's really useless." Rainey spoke again.

She was very happy that she had finally found an opportunity to vent her anger.

Tang Hao smiled harmlessly, "But I do think so, because ah...... You see, stepping on the ground like this, soft, like stepping on the belly of a woman about twenty years old, is very comfortable. ”

Kirito: "......"

Asuna: "......"

Celia: "......"

Are you the devil?

"You...... Bastard! Rainey's face turned red and he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

The surrounding Imperial knights pursed their mouths one by one, looking like they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, although they had never fought with Tang Hao, they knew that Rennie had been trampled under Tang Hao's feet...... Well, it's the stomach that is stepped on.

Rainey saw it in his eyes, and he was even more angry.

Which side are you on?!