In addition to Byron and Thelis, the two [Night Demons] who each have their own little calculations, it seems that this "coronation ceremony of the holy lake" seems to be a little unusual.

Unbeknownst to the other princes and their guards, they were still immersed in the ritual that would determine the fate of themselves and the entire nation.

Atahualpa is no exception.

With a wave of the big hand:

"Let's go, this time with the help of two Majesties, the [Sun Crown] must belong to me!"

After easily eliminating the nine third-order [Lava Giants], he realized that the seventy percent of the brothers who accepted his bribes would not be an obstacle to him.

Immediately lit up the Sun Emblem and led Byron and Violet to the second level.

With a great increase in confidence, he proudly vowed to reach the finish line first.

As for the other squads that are still battling the first level, once any prince is killed, the Sun Emblem cannot be activated, and can only stay in place until the end of the ceremony.

Therefore, protecting one's own prince is always the top priority, and the elimination of the prince means the elimination of the whole team.

When the time came to the evening of the first day, the three of them stepped into the third level together.

According to the report of the Council of Nobles, the number of princes who still have the strength to continue in the entire "Trial of the Ascending to the King" has dropped to one-half.

Among them were the two kills they contributed again.

And there were no accidents, and the "blood of political enemies" injected into the [Crimson Grail] was still only one-third of what was expected.

But Byron is not in a hurry, he has the crown of the Holy Golden Empire, and the foundation is thick enough.

Even if the harvest is only one-third of the original, I am confident that as long as I can send any of the four princes away, I can brew a cup of [Eternal Blood] on the spot.

However, the three people who had just passed the second level were all a little embarrassed.

In particular, Atahualpa twisted his still dripping shirt and breathed a deep sigh of relief:

"This time the luck is really average, and the two levels in a row are secret realms that have not been recorded in the history books.

The water-based cyclops and the sea beasts they control are too unfriendly to us sun gods.

Thankfully, Her Majesty is here, otherwise I would have been in dire straits. ”

The trial that can make the founder of the country back then, the first generation of the [Sun God] Inti's descendant gods, have a headache, and it is also dangerous for the current descendants.

Just the first two trials brought down half of the princes, and the casualty rate is really too alarming.

If you want to say that the first "Lake Demon Jibaro Trial" can still blame them for being careless and poor, the second "Cyclops Trial" has no skills and relies on strength.

At least four Cyclops of the same rank and their Dependents must be hacked to the ground in order to collect the Sun Emblem, which is evenly divided into four petals.

Thanks to the presence of Violet, the [witch] who dared to fight in the water, they were able to catch up with the first echelon again while completing the trial, and saved the time that was delayed by the succubus attendants once or twice.

"Level 3: The Trial of the Lightless Fortress."

The high priest who presided over the ceremony routinely informed everyone of the name of the trial, but it was limited to one name.

This is another unpopular secret realm that no one has ever encountered before.

As soon as Byron walked out of the stone gate, he sent two ravens to investigate the third level of the secret realm.

It soon became clear that the island was much smaller than the previous two levels, and the main body was a lone ancient megalithic fortress, and the place where they appeared was in the corner of the eastern wall of the fortress.

There was still any danger found in the vicinity for the time being, the only strange thing was that the rock city was covered with lush vegetation outside, but there was not a single grass growing inside the city, not even a single fallen leaf or insect.

Byron and Violet are both very accustomed to naval battles, and they also have a monster-like physique, but they are still very energetic, even if they don't sleep for a few days.

In the past, when a young couple ate the marrow and knew the taste of the taste, it was common to stay up all night.

However, Atahualpa was flooded by the sea several times in the second level, and the consumption was a bit large, and Byron turned his head to ask for his opinion:

"Why don't we fix it up here first?"

The latter thought about it, but he didn't take it lightly:

"It's okay, although the trial is randomly selected from 3-5 of the 52 trial islands, no one knows whether it will be three, four, or five.

Just as His Majesty the Founding Father, Manco Capac, never knew how many obstacles lay ahead of them, and how long it would take to find the oracle's fortifications.

We passed two levels in a row, and there were several bloody battles, so it is still necessary to fix it. ”

At this time, Byron also saw the rest of the first echelon with the help of the raven's eyes.

The other three Governors were there, as well as seven or eight additional third-order teams with good luck and strength.

Realizing that his party had indeed caught up with several other fourth-order [Children of the Sun], as well as the first echelon where the succubus Thelisy was, he did not light a fire to expose himself.

Instead, he broke the "border barrier" to cover his existence, and took out the canned beef and rum in the glass jars prepared in advance and gave them to Violet and Atahualpa.

They have been away from the Bantaan Islands for less than a month.

The supplies brought out of the base camp were still fresh, and they were all the craftsmanship of Alfred, a third-order gourmet, and the conditions were much better than those of ordinary ocean-going sailors.

The more this time came, the more Byron looked forward to getting the [Heaven on Earth] as a portable logistics base.

Atahualpa ate the well-cooked canned beef, and did not forget to be amazed at another powerful holy relic [the first overseas development order] that Byron took out:

"Your Majesty, Lord of Heaven, although there is not as much gold as mine in your Golden Empire, there are quite a few powerful holy relics.

The great Sun God Inti taught us to give civilization to the years, not to the years.

Let us, the gods like the sun, pursue more meaning in life and promote the progress of Quechua civilization in a limited time, instead of letting a meaningless life live in a long time.

I believe that only a kingdom bathed in the light of civilization can produce numerous Sacred Relics when it influences the course of humanity.

It can be seen from the weapons, the food, whether it is guns, this kind of food called canned, or rum made from sugar cane, it shows that the civilization of the north is strong.

If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely take Sister Aya to your territory to have a look. ”

He didn't realize that the target of [the first overseas development order] was these natives.

He also misunderstood that the so-called "civilization" of the Old World was not the same as he imagined.

It's just that the constant wars of the nations catalyze the social structure that is far more mature than the slave solar empire.

Byron remembered that the captain of the guard had said something similar about wanting to study in the North.

Obviously, as they learned more about the outside world, they became more and more aware that the Solar Empire would soon usher in the first wave of the impact of the colonists.

Including military, cultural, economic, infectious diseases and other aspects.

"Guns, germs, and steel" are unavoidable themes in colonial wars in any world.

Rather than waiting for the cannons of the colonizers to forcibly blast the country open, it is better to take the initiative to find out in advance.

Byron, as an ally, is also happy to see the upper echelons of the Sun Empire showing an enlightened and enterprising political atmosphere, and not to learn from the old witch who brought endless tragic history to the people of his previous life.

Of course, the premise of everything is that Atahualpa can be the final victor, or at least survive to the end.

Byron thoughtfully helped the "delicate and weak" queen Violet open the lid of the can, and nodded to Atahualpa:

"If you can ascend to the throne, our Holy Gold Empire and the Sun Empire are brothers, and of course I welcome you and Princess Aya.

I believe that Princess Aya will be able to get along with my sister and my queen very happily at that time. ”

Atahualpa's expression became more intimate, and he winked at him, as if everyone was of the same kind.

"Marry a sister and be a queen, I know!"

didn't know that Byron was wearing the vest of the [Lord of Heaven], so he dared to say a word about the queens.

If you dare to go out openly after returning to the old continent in the future, there will inevitably be a storm like the sky falling apart.

The degree of death is definitely not inferior to the coronation ceremony of today's princes.

Eighty percent of the church was the first to jump out and give him an iron fist of justice.

The three of them had just taken the time to rest for a while after eating.

I saw that the sun on the horizon was gradually setting on the surface of the lake, and some of the chaotic buildings in the entire city fortress were pulling out long shadows in the setting sun.

It was as if the claws of countless demons were dancing, engulfing all the trialists little by little.

Byron and his party were located at the base of the eastern city wall, watching the light around them fade away and the shadows widen.

I don't know if it's an illusion, Byron thinks that the shadow here is a little too dark.

As you crawl on the ground, it seems like a pool of thick ink flowing slowly on the ground.

The shadow cast by a tall tower across from them was the first to arrive, slowly touching a glass jar at their feet that still had a little soup left at the bottom of the bottle.

Babbling

Byron, who had already noticed the abnormality, noticed that something seemed to squirm in the shadow, and the soup in the jar disappeared in an instant.

The glass jar also fell to the ground inexplicably.

Then there were the scraps of meat that had fallen from the ground, and the few patches of aquatic plants they had brought with them from the previous level, all of which suddenly disappeared with a strange rustling sound.

They finally saw that there were countless sharp-toothed mouths hidden in the shadows.

As long as all the organic matter shrouded in shadows will be eaten up in an instant, no wonder there will be no grass growing in the fortress area, not even a single insect, it turns out that all of them have been eaten.

Bang!

Violet fired a large-caliber whale oil bullet, but it had no effect as if it had hit a normal shadow.

At the same time, the journal peeked into the depths of this strange shadow.

"[Mystery: Lightless Fortress]:

An old god was communicated with an out-of-specification old god during a sacrificial accident a long time ago, and the entire city was polluted by his power.

All the hungry inhabitants were trapped in the shadows of the deserted mirror city, and for a long time became the darkness itself, hungry for everything they could eat in the material world.

Absolutely safe during the day, wary of the night!

Only by bathing in the light can you be protected from attack, and as long as the light goes off once, you will be eaten by the darkness with countless sharp teeth!

Hold on until the sun rises again to automatically earn a Sun Badge to advance to the next level. ”

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At the same time, the shadows from the mirror cities also began to attack the "border lock" that hung over them in waves.

Obviously, there are no borders or blockages in this fortress that will block them.

Byron could only immediately revoke the Mystery Lock and control a few Fire Elemental Crystals from the Fire Ring Mountains to form a shadowless lamp layout.

A bright light source with no shadows cast over the trio's heads.

Only then did I have time to explain the rules of killing in the secret realm here to Violet and Atahualpa, and I didn't forget to say a word at the end:

"We don't have the power to fight against an entire shadow city, we can only use the power of light sources to fend them off.

The number one priority tonight is to make sure the lights don't go out. ”

"Okay."

Violet snapped in agreement, her fingertips flashing with lightning, and she made several shadowless lamps out of alchemy and the materials prepared in the traveler's bag.

Atahualpa scratched his head when he heard Byron's words.

"I don't think it's that much trouble."

Saying this, the fire elementalization began, and the whole person began to glow, and instantly turned into a bright humanoid light source.

The light, which was brighter than the shadowless lamp and the more complete shadowlessness, suddenly made the large area of darkness around it instantly retreat.

"How simple is this level?"

Byron was stunned to realize that he had made the mistake of empiricism as a human being.

If you want to eliminate shadows, in addition to shadowless lights, the best way is actually to become a light source yourself, so that no shadow can touch you.

This secret realm [Lightless Fortress] is indeed a death Jedi for ordinary humans, and if you are not careful, you will have no bones left.

But for those [Lava Giants] and [Children of the Sun] who have been burning, as long as they don't actively extinguish, there is no danger at all.

Prompted by Atahualpa, Byron and Violet followed suit, activating the Daredevil's Transfiguration, mimicking the "Fluorescent Squid" to turn their skin into a luminous organ.

Transformed into two light people, also immune to the damage of the shadows.

But this also brings up another extremely serious problem.

When the three of them looked up at the originally dark city, they found that it was not only them, but also points of light exposed like torches.

Even at the very edge of the city, you can see the fire at the other end at a glance.

Obviously, the people who can get here are the "leftovers" who are good enough in all aspects, and they have all thought of a simple way to avoid the shadows and gnaw at them.

But with the destruction of shading methods such as "border locks", everyone has nothing to hide in the eyes of others.

It's as if a group of gun-wielding hunters in the dark forest were suddenly forced to turn on their high-powered lights.

To fight or not to fight?

This is not a problem at all!

"Ah——!h

At the moment when thirty or forty light sources lit up one after another, a terrible scream suddenly pierced the night sky.

The two ravens saw it clearly, and the first one to shoot was the team of the second prince [Playboy], who was the target of attention.

The Fly Lady [Totem God Poison Messenger], who was the mother-in-law of the second prince, rose into the air.

Holding an obsidian instrument knife that emitted a strong and ominous light, it slashed at the nearest third-order prince with a lightning speed, and then quickly retreated.

It should have been a very ordinary skin wound, but for an elemental creature, it was about as lethal as losing two hairs.

But after the prince screamed, it was as if half of his life had been cut off with a knife.

The whole person is aging rapidly, the skin has wrinkles, age spots, loose teeth, and in the blink of an eye, he has changed from a young man in his thirties and forties to an old man with gray hair.

The bright light on his body also changed from the sun at eight or nine o'clock in the morning to the setting sun.

This obsidian dagger is the [Holy Relic: Thief of Time] that the succubus Thelise gave to the second prince!

If a person's theoretical limit life expectancy can reach 100 years old without disease and disaster, and now he is 20 years old, it stands to reason that he can live another 80 years.

Chopping half with this obsidian knife doesn't mean that you will live forty years less in the future.

Rather, it is equivalent to living an extra forty years now, and becoming a sixty-year-old man on the spot.

The fourth order can live to be 150 years old, but the third order is only about the same as ordinary people, and a single slash is enough to kill.

Because this one stole not only lifespan, but also affected physical fitness, health, and thinking in an all-round way, becoming an old, weak, sick and disabled, and his combat effectiveness was also greatly reduced.

This is the true meaning of [Thief of Time]!

On the other hand, the Fly Lady [Poison Messenger] who had given him a lifespan was radiant, and the whole person looked much younger.

If it weren't for the side effect of being hunted down by the [Grotesque Time Hunter], this dagger would be equivalent to an alternative elixir, enough to make the kings of the Old Continent go crazy.

"Hahaha, this baby is really useful, I want to follow my grandfather's [Dark Day of Death] to eliminate all the competitors.

This time, the coronation ceremony will end early at the third level!

Especially my good big brother, if I have to cut you, I'm afraid you'll be gone on the spot, hahaha"

The second prince thought that his strength was superior, and he also had a powerful holy relic to help, so he didn't plan to let go of the excellent location of the Lightless Fortress, and was ready to lock in the victory in advance.

There is more than one person who thinks the same way.

At the same time as they moved, the screams in the entire fortress were already one after another.

At this moment, in addition to the second prince, the other person who is powerful is not the oldest and strongest eldest prince [Zhenguang] on the surface, but the third prince [Hero's Blood].

Or one of his bodyguards, ripped off his black robe, revealing a face with white skin.

Byron saw the black double-headed eagle crest worn by the other party, and his pupils suddenly shrank:

"Holy Silver Emperor? Habsburg? ”

Violet, who shared her senses, was also shocked.

"I thought it was Castile or Remet, but I didn't expect it to be them who supported the Third Prince?"

The current emperor of the Habsburg dynasty of the Holy Silver Empire, and the only holder of the [crown] among the many ecclesiastical states - Frederick III.

The core territory of the family is the city of Venaya, where Violet once studied at the Venaya Art Academy, how could she not be familiar with this family?

The Habsburgs were one of the most powerful and widest royal families in the Silver Continent.

This family has been the Holy Silver Emperor since 1438, and has not been taken by the other six Electors, and it is very likely that they will continue to rule.

It is not by force, but by the lower body.

From the family motto, you can know the style of a family.

Lancaster's family motto is, "I am a pioneer." ”

But the family motto of the Habsburgs is: "Let the nations of the continent go to war, and we will marry happily." ”

It is also jokingly called by the nobles of the mainland countries: "Rule the world with the lower half of the body." ”

Others never sweat what they can get by shedding blood, but they don't sweat what they can get by getting married.

"In the past, the main interests of this family were on the mainland itself, and the presence of overseas colonies was not strong, but this time they actually sent people to the Southern Continent in person to take advantage of the change of throne of the Sun Empire to make a decisive move?

And what do they want from this? ”

Before Byron and Violet could figure it out, the Habsburg pulled out an old steel dagger and stabbed the other third-order prince who was nearby.

The wound was not large, and it did not hit the vital point, but the prince lost blood rapidly, and in the blink of an eye he fell to the ground without a sound.

When Byron and Violet saw the dagger, they were more like they had been stung hard, and subconsciously took a step back, their faces showing horror.

They don't know the [Thief of Time] in the hands of the natives, but they all know this dagger:

"Not good! It was the dagger of Cassius the Kingkiller! ”

In 44 BC, Gaius Julius, the famous human leader of the god generation, became the dictator of the ancient silver republic for life.

At the same time, 60 senators who opposed the imperial system colluded to plot to assassinate him.

On March 15 of that year, when Gaius Julius entered the Senate, the conspirators surrounded him, pulled out a number of daggers hidden in his robes, and stabbed him 23 times.

Killing the 55-year-old would-be emperor on the spot also changed a piece of history forever.

Many historians believe that if this would-be emperor had successfully ascended the throne at that time.

The power of the Emperor's [Crown] may not be under the [Triple Crown of the Pope], and there will be no church in the future.

"There are twenty-three daggers of the Kingkiller, all stained with the blood of Gaius Julius.

It is said that if you gather 23 of them, you will have the power to kill the only holder of the [Crown] head-on, and the [Wanghao] and the prince under the emperor can even be killed indiscriminately.

Even if they were just a small cut in their finger by these daggers, they would bleed until they died, unless the whole hand was cut off.

If he is stabbed in the torso, he is doomed to death.

Because the organizer of the murder was named Cassius, these 23 daggers were also called "Daggers of Cassius". ”

The transcendent from the House of Habsburg raised the [Dagger of Cassius] in his hand and laughed wildly:

"Hahaha, today I want to stab a little prince!"

Byron did not know whether this kind of "cutting the officials of the previous dynasty with the sword of the previous dynasty" and "cutting the native princes with the sword of the old continent" was illogical for the indigenous princes.

But it is absolutely logical to know that it is absolutely logical to cut down princes and princesses like him and Violet, who are originally from the Old World!

Don't dare to go to this kind of prince and princess special attack weapon just head-on:

"The wind is tight, retreat!"

Thundered

But at this moment, there was a huge earthquake under everyone's feet, and a circle of illusory stone walls rose from all sides of the fortress, and at the same time gradually compressed towards the center of the city.

But it was the Habsburg who launched the second treasure in his hand, the Wonder of Civilization and the Enchantment-type Holy Relic [The Great Gladiatorial Arena of Ten Thousand Beasts Weeping Blood]!

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