Wedge II
【Koyaro Mountains・Pandora's Box】
The quaint clock tower still stands in place, and nothing has changed. The only difference was that the vines on the outer wall of the tower had turned yellow and died. There were five people standing under the tower, four of them all wearing blue robes, their faces buried in the shadows, and their ages were unknown. But vaguely surmising from their rickety bodies that these were four old men. Standing in the middle of them was a man of forty years old, dressed in a black gown and wearing a bowler hat. I've been watching something.
"Mida, you're saying that all four of you have noticed an intrusion, so you've left your post to track down the intruder?" said the man in black, his voice fluctuating at all.
"Yes, honorable Duke Kube, all four of us have discovered the invaders, and there are at least five of them, and they will lure us and others away before going to steal the [Hell's Key]. One of the old men said that all four old men were standing respectfully beside the man in black.
"So, where are the people you're tracking?"
"Is it the cunning of the enemy, or is it your incompetence, fools, who do not know the situation, and rush to attack, and you are still the four great priests!" rebuked the Duke of Kuber.
"Yes, it is the dereliction of duty of our subordinates, we are ashamed of the trust of the emperor, please punish us with the duke!" the four priests knelt down almost at the same time.
"Hmph, even if I kill you now, [The Key to Hell] won't come back, so use your brains to think about how to get things back!"
"The Duke is wise, and his subordinates will do their best to retrieve the [Key to Hell]. ”
A flame appeared in front of the tower, and when the flames dissipated, the uneasy countenance of the Earl of Hull was revealed.
"See Duke Kuber, the four priests, and the subordinates heard the bell, is something going on?" asked Hull, kneeling on one knee.
"Hull, where have you been? aren't you guarding the safety of the Clock Tower around here? And Nock?"
"Dear Duke, there is confusion among the guards on the outer layer, and I went to deal with it. ”
Another dark green figure appeared, a man of about thirty years old.
"What's the matter, Hull, I heard the bell, something was wrong. Duke Kuber?See Duke Cooper!" Nock looked at Hull first, but when he saw Cooper, he immediately knelt down and saluted.
"Where's Nock, why did you leave your post!" asked Cooper.
"Dear Duke, two warriors have just gone berserk and started attacking their teammates, and no one can stop them, so my subordinates went to stop them. Nock replied.
"It's a riot in the troops again, where are the knights in question?
"Yes!" said Hull, and left.
"Duke, what's the matter?" asked Nock.
"I'm sorry to tell you that, due to your negligence, Pandora's Box has been invaded, and something important has been stolen, and you have no right to know what it is. ”
"What, [Pandora's Box] has been invaded, oh my God, how can I face the Supreme Emperor!"
"Hmph, you're going to worry about how you're going to get things back!"
"Yes!Duke Cooper. ”
Cooper walked over to the pyramid-like structure in the southwest corner of the tower and took a closer look.
"Hmph, it's not an ordinary little thief who came this time, even the barrier of the High Priest of Gruta can be destroyed, and the spell on this array stone has been completely erased. and the cannibal vines on the tower, which also withered. ”
The four priests also gathered around the stone and observed it for a while.
"Yes, I really don't know who did it, but it's a genius to be able to break the barrier of Grota, who is known as the number one magician of the [Heavenly Rule]!" sighed one of the priests.
"Oh~ It seems that you look up to this person very much, and you are very interested in this little thief? Cooper looked at him with a chill in his eyes.
"No, no, no, Duke, I'm just surprised, these invaders actually challenge the authority of the Empire, I really don't want to live! I must find them out and face the sanctions of the Empire!" Priest Luo realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing, and hurriedly explained.
"Hmph, it's ridiculous that you idiots want to catch them!" Cooper's tone was full of disdain.
"Dear Duke Kuber, I brought the people, please have any other instructions?" Hull made the dozen or so trapped warriors in front of him kneel on the ground. Among them was Cassie, who was subdued by Hull's move. Cooper came up to the dozen warriors. The warriors kept resisting, trying to break free from the ropes on their bodies. So the fighters are very grumpy, and their mouths are constantly swearing.
"Are there so many?" asked Cooper.
"Yes, the twelve warrior units stationed in [Pandora's Box] are all here. Hull replied.
"Cassie Doyle, I didn't expect you to be a scumbag here, it should have been your grandfather who got you in, right? Otherwise, with your strength, you can only nest in your small city for the rest of your life. Cooper stopped in front of Cassie.
"Haha, Cooper, you coward who can only rely on your sister, what right do you have to say about me!
"Smack~" A slap hit Cassie in the face, and Cassie pounced on Cooper like an angry beast. Cooper stunned Cassie with a single blow of his hand, then took off Cassie's shirt.
"It's quiet. Oh oh~ Sure enough, it seems that this time the intruder is really talented, and there are still people who have [Death Will], this time it's troublesome. "All the veins in Cassie's upper body bulge and are black-purple.
"What, wasn't that thing forbidden to be developed, and even the recipe was destroyed. Mida asked
"If the formula is ruined, it doesn't mean that no one has it, and if it's prohibited, it doesn't mean that no one does it. It's just that the person who can make this [Will of Death] is also quite accomplished in medicine. ”
"So, what about these people?" Luo asked.
"What can I do, a dead end, [Death Will] is originally a super stimulant, which can increase a person's ability by several times. But its disadvantage is that people who have taken it will be irritable, warthirsty, and will distinguish between friend and foe, and the most serious thing is that it will expand the darkest side of people, and the last person who takes it will die. The success of this thing caused chaos and caused a lot of chaos, and the test subjects that had been taken began to attack the Empire's compatriots. Although the riot was suppressed, none of the people who took it at that time, except for the test specimens executed by the army, died from the side effects of the drug, and none of them survived. Eventually, the empire banned the production of the drug and destroyed the formula. So, they were dead. Let them spend their last little time in life. Cooper said flatly.
"Then Duke Kubo, what are we going to do next? ”
"Heh, I admit that these invaders are geniuses. But that's where they're deadly! Cooper said confidently.
A dark valley, devoid of any light, as if all the light had avoided the valley. Silence, silence throughout the valley. Suddenly, a voice appeared.
"Hahahaha, I've got it, I've finally got it! My despicable emperor, let me destroy everything you have with my own hands. Hahaha..."