Volume IV Behind the scenes VIII
Not only the wounds on his chest and arms, but also the head of the dungeon lord and demon Amtils at this moment was also in pain. It would have been a nightmare for the demon to encounter two of his kind in Onyx City one after another, and if it weren't for the constant conspiracy and attacks between his kind, Amtils would not have quietly left the Abyss Demon Realm and came to the Vestal Continent. It's just that he is not good at it, but he must face it, after all, a demon is now standing in front of Amtils, and although Count Brad Klein has not yet been completely assimilated by the demon, the two sharp horns on his forehead have already appeared in half, and the skin on his body has gradually turned dark red.
"It turned out to be Amtils, who dared to summon a demon dragon in the Abyss Demon Domain, which was quite exciting, but in the end, he slipped quietly to this big road, and this ending was not very glorious. The Count didn't let go of the hand that was holding the archmage's neck, but turned his face to the dungeon lord, who had already revealed his true form.
The Dungeon Master wasn't interested in chatting with him here, and although the demon didn't seem to have any intention of killing the Archmage immediately, he was afraid that even if he didn't die, he would ask him for a large amount of medical bills even if he didn't die. Without thinking, Amtils spread his wings and prepared to pounce in the direction of the Count.
Another mouthful of blood spurted from the archmage's mouth stopped the dungeon lord's steps, and the count smiled evilly, "Amtils, do you think I will be able to break the neck of this lowly human mage before you pounce?"
"So, what do you want?" Amtils decided to try to negotiate terms with him, knowing that if he barely stepped forward, Archmage Aqiman, who was already like a candle in the wind, would probably disappear forever.
"Partnered with fragile humans. You're a disgrace to the devil. The Count looked at the archmage whom he had grasped. The archmage had passed out. The mage's face had completely turned purple at this moment, and he was about to suffocate to death at the sight of it.
"But there's no reason for me to fight another demon now, and it won't do me any good to kill this human. The Count, or the demon attached to the Count, rolled his eyes, "Leave your real name, Amtils." Then you can get out of the way with this human. ”
The real name is an absolute secret for any demon. The first word that every demon says to him after his birth is the demon's true name, and when anyone pronounces the demon's true name, the demon must be summoned to the side of the person who knows his true name, no matter where he is. If the demon's true name is pronounced along with an ancient spell, the demon will be completely ruined on the spot, no matter which world he hides in. Amtils began to hesitate. Since his mother's death, no one in the world knows his real name, and in fact, the Dungeon Master is willing to accept almost any other condition in exchange for the life of the Archmage except his own real name.
Seeing Amtils' hesitant expression, the Count seemed to want to put a little pressure on him, and strangled the archmage's neck again, in addition to squirting blood again, the archmage was also awakened by this blow, just in time to hear Amtils cry out anxiously: "Don't ...... I promise your conditions. But you have to put him down first. ”
"Don't come with me. You yourself know that in addition to power, another constituent element in the Abyss Demon Domain is a lie. There was a look of disdain on the count's face: "After you finish telling your real name, I'll put him down immediately!"
"No...... Ann, Am, don't ......" The archmage suddenly struggled to squeeze a few words out of his throat, and the expression of the earl, or the demon attached to the earl, who heard this, immediately became extremely hideous. Seeing that the Count was about to break the Archmage's neck, Amtils suddenly noticed that the Count's eyes had turned blood-red and suddenly flashed with a turquoise glow.
The mage, whose body landed on the ground, let out a muffled grunt. The Dungeon Master hurriedly flew over to the ground and pulled him up and flew backwards, while the Count's hand that had been used to choke the Archmage's neck was now choking his own. A strange sloquy came out of the earl's mouth, but with two different voices:
"Bastard. Give me back your body!"
"Are you kidding, lad?"
"Who are you, and why do you ......?"
"Have you forgotten Mr. Ertu, good luck lad?"
Amtils and Aqiman looked at each other, and even Amtils had never heard of a person possessed by a demon who could fight it with his own will. But it seemed that the demon named Ertu, who had possessed the Earl, no longer intended to argue with the Earl, and the sharp horns on the Count's forehead began to grow faster and faster, and the Count's fingers began to stretch out long claws.
The Count was wearing the armor of the head of the Dragon's Tooth Knights, and the amethyst, one of the four keys to the Book of the Moon, was embedded in the breastplate of this armor. But I don't know when it began, this amethyst quietly revealed a piece of light, and this purple light turned to its peak when the earl was about to turn into a demon; the earl suddenly spread his hands and raised his head to the sky and roared, it seemed that even the walls of the green-leafed church and the statues were shaken by the sound of the earl's roar, and the bricks and wooden blocks around him began to fall with bursts of mud and sand. Seeing that the situation was not good, Amtils hurriedly pulled the archmage around the bell tower staircase of the church and rushed towards the sanctuary behind the nave.
In the back nave, where Count Brad Klein was, there was a sudden loud bang, as if something had exploded there, and a tremendous force pushed the demons and mages from behind, causing them to smash through the back door of the leafy church and into a huge courtyard.
There is a two-storey, plain-looking building in the far side of the courtyard, and at the moment on the second floor
A loud bang came from the north of Onyx City, attracting everyone's attention in front of the Imperial Capital Prison: many of the Knights of Light looked at each other, wondering if what was going on in their Green Leaf Chapel in the North Side, while the Dragon Tooth Knights began to worry about their leader, Count Brad Crane, who led the other half of the Dragon Tooth Knights to the Green Leaf Chapel.
In front of the sturdy gates of the Imperial Capital Prison, Archbishop Zeni Keamo's eyes were fixed on the face of Isis, the superior knight of the Dragon's Tooth Knights, and from Isis's expression of desire to speak. The archbishop could conclude that the Dragontooth Knights were hiding something from him. Is it the Green Leaf Church that has been attacked? The Archbishop is quite worried about himself and the Knights of Light's roots. But compared to the bodies of the dead Emperor Anfil XXXIV and Prince Jacco Klein in the Greenleaf Chapel. It is clear that the safety of the surviving Prince Verdor Klein is of paramount importance. After secretly praying for the princess and the little prince who remained in Prince Verdor's mansion next to the Green Leaf Chapel, Archbishop Zeni Keamo raised his head and said, "Is there anything going on in the Green Leaf Chapel? I think you may know something I haven't heard, the High Knight?"
The superior knight Isis was about to open his mouth to answer, but the mage Hess beside him suddenly stretched out his hand and pressed it on the shoulder of the superior knight: "Wait, there is something......"
Hess was not finished. A gust of wind blew, and the wind and sand not only sealed the mage's mouth, but also made everyone present temporarily close their eyes. Zeni Keamo's reflexes were much sharper than most, and the archbishop, who barely had time to react, was the first to regain normal vision by covering his eyes with his hands. But when he saw what was happening, he froze.
A disheveled, panicked woman appeared before the archbishop, holding a staff of unusual shape, the four-leaf clover at the top of the staff glowing pale blue, and a little boy leaning close to the woman, grasping the hem of the woman's skirt with one hand, and rubbing his own eyes with the other, his turquoise eyes glittering in the lights around him.
Shanna...... Princess, Your Highness Leo?" the archbishop immediately recognized the person in front of him: "What happened?"
Shanna did not answer him, but looked around and pointed the staff in her hand at Isis: "You are knights of the dragon's teeth, don't stand in the way here, I will go in and meet my husband at once." Then Shanna pointed her staff at the lifting gate of the Imperial Capital Prison: "Whether it is an ordinary guard or a dragon's tooth knight inside, open the gate for me immediately." ”
The guards in the gate were in chaos, and everyone knew she was a mage, judging by the gust of wind and sand when Shanna appeared. No matter how strong the lifting gates of the Imperial Capital Prison were. The guards and the Dragon's Tooth Knights in the gate all cast inquiring glances at Isis, the superior knight of the Dragon's Tooth Knights: In front of the prince and princess, who is a mage, do you continue to adhere to the Count's orders?
Isis himself couldn't make up his mind. On the one hand, the orders of Earl Brad Klein are never changed, and on the other hand, the mage Hess whispers in his ear that the heirs of Prince Shanna are the legendary founding treasures: the Green Leaf Scepter. According to legend, even the lowliest mage holding the Green Leaf Staff was able to easily destroy the lifting gate of the Imperial Capital Prison, as well as most of the people present.
Looking at the hesitant look on Isis's face, Shanna snorted, "Aren't you ashamed to have a demon leader, you dragon tooth knights?"
"What?" Many dragon tooth knights heard Shanna's words, and immediately stared at the prince and concubine in front of them with wide eyes, while the superior knight Isis waved his hand to keep his knights calm, and looked at the holy staff in Shanna's hand: "I don't know where the words of the prince and princess came from, but the dragon tooth knights will never allow others to insult our commander, no matter what the other party is." The order of the head of the regiment has not changed, if His Royal Highness the Prince and Princess wants to enter the Imperial Capital Prison, please wait here for a while, I think the Earl will be here soon. ”
"Insult, I have seen your bloody earl grow two sharp horns on his head and his skin turn red. Shanna sneered and gently pushed Leo, who was still tugging at the hem of her skirt, in the direction of the archbishop: "It's in the Green Leaf Church, where the bodies of the former emperor and Prince Yagu are temporarily laid to rest. Rather than being a roadblock for your demon commander here, you might as well get out of the way and take care of your Bloody Earl, who was just fighting another demon in the Green Leaf Chapel. ”
Isis turned his head to see the same puzzled look in the mage Hess's eyes, just as he did, and he couldn't believe that Count Brad Klein, Count of the Holy Asser's Empire and head of the Dragon's Tooth Knights, could be a demon. However, the mage Hess was not able to give him any advice, and Isis had to bite the bullet and say, "Maybe, uh...... I'll send someone to the Green Leaf Church right away. I hope Her Royal Highness the Princess, please be patient......"
Shanna's sudden swing of the scepter in her hand interrupted the words of the superior knight, and she pointed the green leaf scepter at the lifting gate of the Imperial Capital Prison without hesitation: "Patience? Who knows what conspiracy is attached to the Bloody Earl's order that no one is allowed to enter or leave?"
Isis, the superior knight, could not comprehend what was happening in front of him: as the light disappeared on the ground under the lifting gate, a small sapling suddenly emerged from the stone slab, and in the blink of an eye, the sapling under the entire lifting gate had begun to grow wildly, but the mage Hess was shocked: "The tree is going to open the gate!"
"Quick, cut down that tree!" Isis did not hesitate to give an order to his Dragontooth Knight, and while dropping Shanna, who was holding the holy staff and staring at the lifting gate held up by the small tree, he reached out to pull out the long sword at his waist, but suddenly found that he could not move: at some point, countless vines spread out of the dirt under his feet, and at this time, the hands and feet of the superior knight were firmly stumbled. Seeing that the situation was not good, the mage Hess hurriedly chanted something in his mouth, and a trace of green smoke began to slowly float from the tip of the staff in his hand.
At this time, the vines beside the mage suddenly spread along the mage's body, a long vine wrapped around Hess's neck, and several huge leaves sealed Hess's mouth tightly. The green smoke on the mage's staff failed to turn into flames enough to scorch the trees, and Hess and the superior knight Isis watched with wide eyes as Shanna and the head of the Knights of Light, Zeni Keamo, led their men through the lifting gates raised by the four-man tall tree, and walked towards the Imperial Capital Prison. (To be continued......)