In this team from the imperial capital, there are majestic knights and well-equipped soldiers, and the most eye-catching is the middle-aged man riding a black magic horse.

This is a thin and weak demon with an ordinary appearance, but even the two apothecary masters beside him dare not snub this man who is only a pharmacist, because he is Sandru, the most outstanding apothecary genius in the three hundred years of the Fallen Angel Empire!

The group was welcomed by the eldest princess Shia herself at the city gate, although everyone showed considerable courtesy and respect for the eldest princess of the prince's lineage, but on the way to the palace, when looking at the simple and depressed buildings around them, many people could not help but show contempt, and the so-called superiority from the big city was overflowing.

After entering the palace, the guests and hosts took their seats, and Xia spoke: "Everyone has come from afar, and it is hard work, so let's rest for a day first, and then discuss the challenge." ”

Sandru stood up and said, "Your Highness, I have come here this time to challenge Master Aldas, I ask to start the challenge now, please forgive me for my eagerness to become a master." ”

Master Zola and Master Kemp on the side invariably smiled on their faces, originally they wanted to make a surprise attack, two days in advance, or according to the rules of the Pharmacist Alliance, otherwise they would not give more than a day, how could they give each other a chance to delay now?

"In this kind of poor place, there is nothing to rest. A contemptuous voice came from among the visitors, it was none other than the young knight who had escorted the procession, dressed in silver full-body armor.

Xia recognized this as the military's upstart Sheldt, whose father was one of the first three imperial generals to fall to obsidian, and frowned slightly, but he didn't hear it. Athena on the other side couldn't hold it back, got up and shouted: "Sheldt, you cowardly fellow, you dare to defy the majesty of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess!

A few years ago, Shelt was defeated by Athena's sword in a junior fencing tournament, and when she exposed the past in public, he was furious and was about to make a move, but was stopped by Master Kemp. At this time, if there are extraneous complications and they fall counter to Thea's scheme, it is important to return to the topic.

Master Zola, who was also a dark elf, spoke, "Why didn't you see Master Aldas? It is the rule of the Apothecary Alliance that the master must accept the challenge, so there is no need to discuss, why don't we go directly to his laboratory." ”

When Xia heard Master Zola get straight to the point, she didn't panic, but said with a little embarrassment: "Actually, Master Aldas had an accident three days ago when he was in Shiyan with a powerful new medicine, and now he is seriously injured and incapacitated, so he can't come, so I said I want to discuss." ”

"Oh?" Master Zola sneered, "Weishenme, we happened to be here, and Master Aldas had an accident?"

Xia's expression remained unchanged, and he asked rhetorically: "Master Aldas had an accident three days ago, and I didn't know that Sandru would come to challenge at that time. With your itinerary, it took at least more than a month to get here from the imperial capital, and we only received a magic message from the Apothecary Alliance two days before we arrived?"

This rhetorical question hit the nail on the head, clarifying Aldas's innocence and vaguely pointing out that it was a conspiracy. Master Zola was speechless for a moment, and the Demon Clan's Master Camp spoke: "Your Highness Xia has misunderstood, originally we were invited by Lord Zhuo Che, the Lord of the Red Shadow Lord, to visit the Red Shadow City. Sandru had an impromptu decision to come to the Darkmoon Territory to challenge Master Aldas first, which is why the magic transmission was so hasty. If the eldest princess doesn't believe me, you can ask Joseph, the eldest son of Lord Droche, I think he seems to be the treasurer of Darkmoon City. ”

The Red Shadow Territory is adjacent to the Dark Moon Territory, and as a close confidant of the Obsidian Prince, the Red Shadow Lord Zhuo Che is the "eye" of the Imperial Capital to monitor the Dark Moon. Since most of the resources and funding for the Darkmoon Territory comes from the Red Shadows, Sia has to reuse Joseph, who came to "serve". Joseph was a person from Darkmoon City on the surface, and if he testified on this matter, then it would be even more impossible to refute it.

Taking a step back, Sandru's challenge would have been in line with the procedure, and there was no point in arguing about the timing of the notice.

"No, how could I not trust Master Kemp. Xia nodded calmly, "I've just sent Kagulon to ask the injured Master Aldas if he himself has asked for an extension of this challenge. ”,

Camp and Zola looked at each other and quickly exchanged opinions. If the other party wants to postpone, then Sandru will stay in Darkmoon City until Aldas "recovers" from his injuries to fight, and he will not give up if he doesn't drive Aldas away anyway.

Soon, the report of the chief of the palace guard, Kagulon, surprised the visitors of the imperial capital, including Sandru - the seriously injured Master Aldas was unwilling to postpone it, and agreed to openly accept Sandru's challenge in the middle of the arena in Darkmoon City!

Sandru originally thought that the other party was going to use a delaying tactic, but he was proud of his skill and boldness, and said proudly: "It is rare for Master Aldas to fight with an injury, in order to show my respect for him, I will go to the arena now and start the challenge." ”

Xia Ya's cold face didn't see any fluctuations, and said lightly: "Since that's the case, please wait, I will immediately send someone to the arena to arrange everything." ”

The Darkmoon Arena is one of the largest buildings in the city, and was once quite famous four hundred years ago, when the defunct Beelzebub royal family appeared in Darkmoon City and took control of the Darkmoon Territory, attempting to encroach on the Red Shadow Territory and threaten the imperial capital. When the White Night Emperor heard the news and came, he fought with the Beelzebub royal family in this arena, and finally inflicted heavy damage on his opponent, and the man was never seen again.

Corresponding to the long history of the arena is the dilapidated furnishings, which were quickly cleaned and erected with rows of seats for VIPs, busy with guards such as Kagulung. As for the rest of the people, they naturally did not have such a haode treatment, but it did not affect their enthusiasm in the slightest, and the originally deserted arena was overcrowded for a while.

Although everyone is quite afraid of the master of Aldas, who often causes screams, from the bottom of their hearts, they still hope that he can defeat those outsiders and win glory for the dark moon.

In the midst of all the attention, Sandru's attendants skillfully placed a series of utensils and materials. On the other side, Master Aldas was also carried into the arena on a stretcher, followed by the new apprentice Chen Rui, causing a noise among the audience.

Human?Chen Rui's appearance made Sandru frown, and after listening to Xia introduce Chen Rui's origin, he showed a disapproving look, and Zola and Camp were contemptuous when they heard that Aldas actually accepted a human captive as an apprentice.

It was the first time for Chen Rui to face such a big scene, looking at the countless strange-looking demon faces around him, he fixed his mind, bowed to the VIP seat, and said loudly: "I am Chen Rui, the new apprentice of Master Aldas, because the master was accidentally injured in Shiyan, I can't act for the time being, so he will command me to accept the challenge, I don't know if Lord Sandru agrees?"

For the first time in the history of the Master Challenge, Sandru felt a distinct insult despite the fact that Aldas was seriously injured and unable to act: Could it be that Aldas, knowing that he was going to fail, simply managed to humiliate his opponent once before leaving?

"I agree," Sandru stared at Aldas in the distance, his eyes flashing with murderous intent: "I ask for a life-and-death battle, I wonder if Master Aldas still has the courage to let that human apprentice take his place?"

Zola and Kemp showed surprise, and the battle of life and death was when the pharmacists directly tested each other's medicines, not as stand-ins. The first to be poisoned is judged to be a failure, and it is usually done only by the two sides who have a deep hatred. Under this rule, even if an Aldas apprentice came into play, he himself had to accept the punishment of death if the apprentice was poisoned.

The two masters, Zola and Kemp, had absolute confidence in Sandru's strength, and although they were surprised, they quickly regained their composure.

Sure enough, Aldas on the other side fell into deep thought, as if he was thinking about something, and the human apprentice showed fear, and came to Aldas's side and whispered, as if he did not dare to fight. The dark elf looked angry, and his fingers trembled to point at the human, but he could only lift it up a little, and fell down weakly, and the seriously injured appearance did not seem to be fake.

The surrounding sounds were too noisy for even those with keen hearing to hear the whispers of the two of them.

Joseph saw it in his eyes, and his brows couldn't help but lock: Judging from the information from the inside, in fact, Aldas was not injured three days ago, but stayed in the laboratory for the past two days.

In the end, Aldas made a decision to let his apprentice Chen Rui accept the life-and-death battle in his place, and it seems that the dark elf master intends to repay the eldest princess with death in a desperate way.

After the guards announced the rules of the life-and-death battle to the unknowledgeable audience, the people of Darkmoon City were in an uproar, and they felt more and more excited, they couldn't understand anything about the potion, but life and death could always be understood!

Sandru smiled cruelly, he didn't think there was any suspense in this fight, with his newly developed poison, even if Aldas himself died, he would only die of poison, let alone the weak human.

Princess Thea announced the start of the game, and the noise around her suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes fell on the poor human, someone was already betting on how long it would take for humans to be poisoned?

Sandru quickly began to dispense medicine, and his skillful and precise techniques made the two masters as referees, Zola and Kemp, sigh to themselves, and the genius pharmacist really lived up to his reputation.

In just two minutes, a bottle of medicine was ready. On the other side, the apprentice Chen Rui was clumsily under the command of Aldas's gestures, and he didn't even complete the classification of raw materials.

According to the rules, if one party dispenses the medicine first, then the other party can only stop and try the poison by dispensing the antidote within the specified time. The battle of life and death is not only a test of the strength of the potion, but also a test of the skill and wisdom of the pharmacist himself. If you only want to be fast, then the medicine may not be enough, and if it is too slow, you will be preempted by the other party.

Sandru motioned to the referee to let the other party test the medicine, Chen Rui looked very nervous, closed his eyes and prayed first, and then took the dark cyan potion tremblingly. No one knew that what he was praying for was, progress!