Chapter Seventy-Five: Crimes
The moonlight is bright tonight. It is said that it was also in such a bright moonlight that Daniel, the knight of Iron Helmet, killed his wife Merry with his own hands and attempted to kill his father. He was then charged with treason and murder and sent to a special prison. Later, when Daniel was tried, he just hid his face in tears and did not defend anything, and the Lord of the Iron Helmet was so distressed that he ordered Daniel to be sentenced to death.
In any case, Qing Chi did not believe that Daniel, a valiant knight who had fought in the continental war, would do such a thing. Qing Chi read the words on the bulletin board word by word, then wrapped his cloak tightly and ran quickly, straight through a wall. At this time, the guards had just come over and felt the wind, they looked around suspiciously, there was no one in the void, and then let down their vigilance again.
Entering the periphery of the special prison, Qing Chi's eyes became solemn. This prison is also known as the strongest "iron cage" in the Eastern Continent, the inside and outside three layers are poured with thick iron plates, only one road is connected to the outside, three steps and one guard, five steps and one sentry, according to common sense to enter can be said to be impossible to enter. After observing for a while, Qing Chi sighed that Lady Luck was on his side again. If she hadn't been caught in prison and got this wall-piercing technique, she would still be struggling with how to meet Daniel. It's different now, she can calculate the cooldown time of her skills and go straight through the wall into the prison. Qing Chi marked the minimap, found the optimal route, and then started the wall piercing technique. In an instant, her body became transparent, allowing her to easily enter the wall. In order to save time, Qing Chi took a deep breath and mobilized his speed.
"Oh, I can't believe he's a former knight. This scum! One of the prison guards spat at the tied Daniel, threw away the whip in his hand, and kicked over his bowl by the way.
"Hey, I was one of those bastards back then, until I got an arrow in the knee......" the other guard laughed, "Oh, don't talk about it, let's have some fun." Maybe we can go to Uralai tonight, and I'll never forget her lovely doughnuts. The footsteps of the guards faded away.
That's how foolish people are. They admired those in high positions, and they humiliated those who were imprisoned.
After the sound faded away, Qing Chi poked his head out of the wall and cautiously exposed his body. Daniel was tied to the cross, scarred, and hung his head without saying a word, as if he had no more breath. If it weren't for the green blood bar on his head, Qing Chi almost wondered if he was dead.
"Hey, Daniel, are you okay? It's me, I think you remember me. Qing Chi stood beside him, raised his hand and waved it in front of his eyes. Daniel suddenly raised his head, and that face made Qing Chi shock.
What a face this is! There was no trace of the original handsomeness, the blue eyes were full of haggard and lifeless, the hair was a lot whiter, the armor that symbolized the knight had long been taken off, and the thin clothes were already bloodstained. The most shocking thing is that his eyes are not focused, like a walking corpse.
"It's you. What are you doing here, you go quickly, I'm just a death row prisoner. Daniel spoke slowly, a deeper despair flashing in his eyes. For days, he had been tormented by his guilt to the point of collapse.
"Don't give up so early, I'm here to get you out. The guards will be back in a while, and we will talk about what to do. Qing Chi admonished. Just as Qing Chi pulled out his arm blade to cut the rope that bound Daniel's body, he suddenly screamed loudly. Qing Chi was so frightened that he immediately stopped his hand. The NPCs in this prison are all elite guards above level 100, so she doesn't have the courage to risk killing. And Daniel is a knight with a strong sense of justice, and if he kills someone in front of him, this mission will fail. Luckily, the two guards had walked away and didn't seem to hear Daniel's call. Qing Chi hesitated for a moment and put his mind at ease.
I wanted to give him a good advice, but now it seems that he is a stupid knight with a dull mind, and the policy of tenderness will not work for him at all, and he will die here if he is not careful. The more Qing Chi thought about it, the more angry he became, turned around, and grabbed Daniel's neck. Daniel's face of frustration, which had not changed for many years, finally showed a hint of shock.
"Listen, I don't have the patience to talk nonsense with you, and if you want to die here, I won't sympathize with you at all. Because you're a complete coward, a loser! Because of your stupidity, you let your wife give her life in vain, you don't deserve the honor of a knight! Qing Chi looked at Daniel coldly, and his words pierced Daniel's heart like a knife. He had been taunted by the guards before, but he didn't care, however, Daniel's heart was shaken when he saw the former huntress say the same about him. The slightest waver was like a crowbar that pried open his heart and took over his head.
Daniel clasped his head in both hands: "No - I'm not a coward!" I don't know how it happened! I can't be blamed for that! At that time, I was like a brutal devil, all that remained in my heart was hatred and anger, I killed Messi with my own hands, and I will never forget her shocked and desperate eyes. Butโit was indeed I who did it, and everybody saw it. I...... He almost killed my father. Oh, he was such a merciful man! I'm a devil! Daniel became more and more incoherent, and hid his face and began to cry bitterly.
Qing Chi keenly noticed the abnormality in his words, and a clear thought came to mind. Squinting his eyes, Qing Chi asked, "Was there anything unusual that night?" Before you kill Messi? Daniel's mental defense had completely collapsed, and he thought about it completely according to Qing Chi's guidance, including the scene he was most reluctant to recall.
"Everything was calm. Apart from...... Oh, and during the day, our soldiers captured an ugly dark elf outside the city. It was the first time I had seen a living elf, and I thought the race was already extinct. The dark elves are an evil race, so I didn't hesitate to draw my sword and cut off her head. โ
Qing Chi's heart pounded suddenly. She still remembers that when she traveled through the sinkhole of the southern continent to do the orc beacon mission, because of her unintentional action, it actually caused a chain reaction. The orcs were wiped out, but a few of the dark elves escaped. History was changed, and the orcs were exterminated, and the dark elves were not extinct in the Demon War a hundred years ago - it is likely that they were alive again with the revival of the Demon King.
With the strange spells of the dark elves, as well as Daniel's description, Qing Chi could be sure that all this was related to the demons. Daniel's state must have been bewitched and cursed by darkness, and the one who cursed him was the Cruel Demon God.