Since Prey captured Herder, there have been significantly fewer conflicts between the two major military blocs in the East and the West, and the Far Eastern Alliance, which is relatively weak, has also been given a respite during this time.

However, in this seemingly calm situation, the extremists of the Kashni Federation are also rapidly gaining power, advocating the abandonment of all political struggles and ending the balance of terror with a vigorous hot war. It is clear that what Herder has done to the El Star has influenced a large number of immature politicians, and their behavior has become increasingly extreme.

It is precisely because it smells the smell of a hot war that the Far Eastern Alliance is also making preparations at the same time: First, it will suspend all subversive activities to prevent the two major military blocs from going into flames; second, it will make unremitting efforts to expand, expand, and reexpand its armed forces to cope with a hot war that may come at any time.

On the basis of the expansion of the army, several apostles are also seizing the time to cultivate the Blade of Trials, hoping that they can become the trump card to contain the enemy apostles.

At present, there are three categories of Trials Blades in the Far Eastern Alliance - Dragon Knights of the Dragon Realm, Demon Lancers of the Invisible World, and ...... The dinosaur squads of Hyperion.

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Trober's Star, Valley of the Dragons.

The empty sky was a deep purple hue, the night was like a thick ink, engulfing the last golden red of the sky, and the stars shimmered like sand sinking to the bottom of the sea.

“......”

Demon Knight Gran held a pitch-black fusiform black spear, climbed to the top of the mountain with a sturdy body, looked at the clouds and mist in the distance, and resisted the weapon on his shoulder in some confusion. Standing in place for a while, he grabbed the black gun on his shoulder with his backhand, held it in his hand, and walked in the direction of the mountain.

"Grans?"

At this moment, a girl's refreshing shout came from behind the magic spearman, which lifted his spirits.

Grans turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw the oncoming dragon knight in the light of the sky. Dressed in pitch-black half-body armor, with a sword in one hand, a shield in the other, and a long ponytail on the back of her head, she looks heroic and full of a unique sassy temperament.

"I'm Banhi. ”

The dragon knight Banxi walked up to the demon knight, and his voice smelled of sunshine: "Lord Bakar wants me to pick you up here, you should know, right?"

"Of course, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

Grans saw her carrying a slender sword in her right hand, and he raised his spear to touch the tip of her sword as a gesture of friendship.

"Quack!"

At this moment, a pitch-black young dragon that looked like it was the size of a puppy flew out from behind the dragon knight, quickly protected the girl, and roared at the demon knight with bared teeth. Although the young dragon tried to make himself very fierce, the size was placed there, so that it did not have the majesty of a dragon at all, but resembled a Chihuahua that was only furious.

Banxi pursed his lips and smiled, lifted the dragon head shield in his left hand, and knocked on the young dragon's head: "Astra, you give me a little quiet, this is a companion and not an enemy." ”

"Woohoo!"

The young dragon muttered discontentedly, then flapped its wings and flew back onto the dragon knight's shoulder, closing its eyes and not making any more movements.

"It's lovely. Grans smiled with relief.

"Let's go to the Labyrinth of Trials together. ”

The dragon knight beckoned at him, then turned and walked northeast, "Lord Bakar, Lord Shylock, and Lord Evan of Hyperion are all there. ”

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Deep in the Valley of the Dragons, a labyrinth of trials.

On either side of the long labyrinth passage, there are stone walls that are not high, and the walls are made of beige hard stone, and the surface is carved with the rough patterns unique to the dragons. The ground is filled with sleek lines that ripple and give it a distorted visual effect – a decorative style commonly used in the invisible world.

At intervals in the labyrinth passage, there is a huge arched doorway, the arch is made of mysterious metal material, and it is lit with countless strange runes that flow, change, and intersect - the light of the runes shines on the ground, forming patches of light with neat shapes.

This is the interior of the Valley of the Dragons, completely cut off from the outside world, and it stands to reason that it should be dark. However, the labyrinthine passages are lit by arches and are always lit as bright as day.

At this moment, the dragon knight Banxi and the demon knight Granth were walking through this corridor, and then through a stone staircase that swirled down, they made their way to the deeper labyrinth.

The two of them had just met, they didn't know each other, and they were both under heavy pressure from each other, so they remained silent and speechless all the way. The expression of the Demon Knight was his usual cold and serious, as if he was a knight walking in the dark, only his eyes shone brightly, revealing an indestructible sense of fierceness.

The dragon knight Banxi, on the other hand, always maintained a confident and heroic smile on his face, and his pupils were like felines, standing in two straight black and brown lines, and he was moving flexibly to explore the surrounding scenery.

"You haven't been to the Labyrinth of Trials?" Seeing that she had been observing her surroundings, the Sharpshooter opened his mouth to break the silence.

"I've been here, but the way to enter is different every time......" The dragon knight looked up at the arch in front of him and explained with a chuckle, "The reason why I can take you forward is because there will be reminder symbols on the arch in front of us, and they will teach us how to walk." ”

"I see. The Sharpshooter nodded, not saying anything more.

Walking up the stone staircase to the lower floor, the view suddenly widened, and the narrow labyrinth passage in front of it disappeared and was replaced by a corridor.

There are no metal arches, no bright light, and the corridors are flanked by enclosed stone walls.

The light source for the corridor comes from the sconces inlaid at regular intervals on the walls, in fact, to be precise, it should be a mirror-sized fluorescent stone embedded in the wall. The fluorescent stone emits a soft pale white glow, and white light shoots obliquely from the walls, casting criss-crossing spots on the ground.

Passing through the hallway, the two entered an empty room.

The room was very empty and dimly lit.

There are no furnishings in the space, and when they look around from the perspective of the two of them, they can't see the four walls of the room.

For a moment, the Marksman and the Dragon Knight mistakenly thought that they had stepped into an infinite void - a huge ball of light in the center of the space, which was now emitting a pale white light, and it was also the only light source in the place.

Granth and Madaraki stood in the center of the room, silent on each other, Madaraki's eyes constantly looking around flexibly, but with her outstanding fighting talent, she couldn't judge the situation around her.

Since I started to go down from the Labyrinth of Trials, the deeper I went, the stronger the feeling of space folding, and by the time I got here, the overlapping spaces had become so distorted that it was difficult to distinguish, as if I were in the center of a vortex under the sea.

Sneer——!

There was a slight sound in the air, and the white ball of light that was facing the two of them suddenly shot out three rays of dark blue light towards the two of them. The light was cast in the void in front of the two, showing three figures respectively, which were the appearance of Shylock, Bakar, and Evan.

"Ladies and gentlemen. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen. ”

The Spearman and the Dragon Knight saluted at the same time.

"I have called you this time because there is a new trial that you need to complete hand in hand. Shylock's figure gradually became clearer, and she looked at the magic spearman, and the seemingly indifferent eyes revealed a trace of imperceptible tenderness.

Grans raised his head with a look of awe on his face: "I'm here for you." ”

"You have a heavy mission on your shoulders...... The impending crisis may be beyond everyone's imagination. So we must give you even more cruel trials...... It is only by transcending the suffering we inflict that you will have the possibility of accomplishing your mission. Bakar's voice came from afar, sounding low and muddy, but there was a sense of majesty and irresistible sacredness, as if it were a whisper of fate.

"We must be able to surpass everything. Banxi looked up and replied firmly.

"You still have the right to give up...... Once the trial begins, you can only persevere, whether you want it or not. Ivan looked at them and said without a trace of emotion.

"We know our mission...... There will be no back-down. ”

Grans turned his head to look at Ivan and said loudly: "As long as Helde is in the day, there will never be peace in the galaxy civilization, and I am willing to bear all the hardships in order to destroy that evil woman." ”

"As long as I can kill Herder and end the turmoil, I can pay any price. Banxi nodded resolutely.

"So...... I hope you guys keep it up. ”

With Shylock's last words, the light in the space disappeared in an instant, and everything returned to silence.

The ripples that were still shining in the void just now dissipated without a trace in an instant, and finally only a lone star-like light source was left in the center of the space.

"They're gone!?"

Banxi looked at the ball of light in surprise, then turned his head to look at the road he had just entered, only to find that the path had disappeared: "We can't get out for the time being...... Looks like they're going to be stuck here for a long time. ”

"That's for sure...... You see, even the room was prepared for us. ”

The voice of the Magic Spearman came from behind her, and Banxi turned to see that there were two more houses in the space at some point, and it seemed that they were specially prepared for them.

"And what exactly is the content of this trial?Anti-hunger training?" the dragon knight looked confused.

"Who knows. The Magic Spearman was also confused at this time.

"You will become stronger in infinite reincarnation. ”

At this moment, the white ball of light in the center of the space suddenly made a sound, which reached the ears of the two of them from afar, startling them a lot.

"What are you?" the Sharpshooter immediately set up his weapon vigilantly.

"Astra!" the dragon knight immediately woke up her pet.

"You can call me the Lord God, and from now on you will be the reincarnation under my command. Soon you will enter the dangerous spaces under my arrangement to complete the mission until you are strong enough to satisfy me. The ball of light, named the Lord God, said coldly.

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White Moon, the living room.

"Two poor little ones, from now on, they are going to suffer. Bakar looked up and laughed, his face full of schadenfreude.

"It's their own choice. You've all heard that too...... They are very strong-willed, and they can do anything to kill Herder. Evan glanced at the Dragon King disappreciatively and said very calmly.

"If this trial is successful, we may be able to spread it. Shylock looked at Evan with a smile and said meaningfully, "You put so much money and effort into designing this space, and you definitely don't want it to be a one-off product." ”

"Of course not. ”

Ivan nodded affirmatively, and then said in an accentuated tone: "But the trial space I created will never be open to ordinary people, so let's just be idle when it's usually idle." Only those who are talented enough to reach the level of Grans and Banxi are eligible for the trial, otherwise it is nothing more than indiscriminate killing of innocents. ”

"Okay. ”

Shylock sighed in disappointment, and his figure turned into a cloud of gray smoke, which gradually dissolved into the air: "In that case, I'll leave first, and when Granth passes the trial, I'll come to pick him up." ”

"Goodbye. Evan watched her go.

"Speaking of which...... Is there any movement on Tybols' side?" the Dragon King asked with a solemn expression as he looked into Evan's eyes.

"Not yet...... But you have to believe me, Herder is by no means such an easy person to compromise. Although it is not known why she killed the apostles...... But she must have had a reason to do so, and for that the woman could do whatever it takes. At this point, Ivan paused for a moment, then met Bakar's eyes:

"More importantly, I can't confirm Karn's position! At the beginning of everything, when the Dragon War broke out, Karn unconditionally chose to side with Herder. I don't know if he was on his own volition, or if he was bewitched by Herder...... But Kahn has always favored Herder, that's true!"

"In that case...... There is no one possibility. ”

Bakar seemed to have thought of something, suddenly lowered his voice, and said in a heavy tone: "Will he fight Prey again for the sake of Herder to kill Tebols?"

"If things turn out like this...... It's not that bad. ”

Ivan narrowed his eyes, as if a dark ocean was sleeping in his gaze, and the wind blew the undulating sea, setting off a magnificent darkness: "If the Federation falls into internal friction, it is a good time for the Alliance to expand...... Maybe we'll be able to take advantage of this opportunity to win over Prey!"

"Do you think it's possible?" the Dragon King frowned.

"Of course! Herder is by no means a peaceful person—her only chance of escaping Tybols is for Karn to help!" Ivan looked up at the crystal chandelier above him, and said coldly:

"We also need to prepare as early as possible to prevent Herder from using the diversion spell on Prey while he and Karn are fighting...... Peel off an evil doppelganger or something from him. ”

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