In the quiet of the cell, both Cohen and Miranda looked at the newcomer with complicated expressions.

"You, Kingdom Secret?"

The prince was startled, first remembering the Black Prophet, then Kessel.

Tails breathed in horror as he took a closer look at the newcomer, Raphael.

The strange red eyes made him quite uneasy.

The little slippery head leaned tightly against his back, daring to show only half of his face.

And Raphael was watching Tails closely.

Compared to the last time in the Hall of the Stars, Raphael smiled slightly: it seems to have grown a lot.

The next second, Raphael suddenly stood up, startling Tails.

"Come in," Raphael said lightly, "It's safe, my people will keep the wind in check." ”

Tails was stunned.

But then, the thick door separating the inside and outside of the cell was opened again.

A man dressed in patrol uniform, walking into the cell with his head bowed.

The legs and feet seem to be a little less dexterous, and one of the arms is also very stiff.

The man looked up and tore through the disguise, revealing the bottom half of his face—half a silver mask.

Tails' eyes widened!

"Rolf!" the second prince blurted out.

The Ghost of the Wind looked up and nodded silently at Tails, he walked over to Tails' cell, turned the key left by the guards earlier, and opened the door.

Waiya let out a long breath and collapsed as if suddenly relaxed: "Oh my God...... I knew it would be useful to leave you there on purpose......"

Tails also breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed secretly in his heart at this time: saved.

He walked out of the cell with the little slippery head, and saw Rolf and Raphael continuing to open the door, and his eyes lit up.

"The wind that blew all of a sudden," Tails rolled his eyes and said suddenly, "Rolf, is that you?"

Rolf opened the door to Wya's cell, blinked slightly, and made an affirmative gesture to the prince.

"I hope the wind will help us hide and fight," Raphael walked over to the poor leader of the guards, rummaging through the pockets of the deceased's clothes as usual, "Keep quiet, there are still hundreds of people guarding outside, and you can't be careless." ”

Tails' heart tightened slightly: Hundreds?

Raphael fished out a bunch of keys, stood up, and walked to Cohen's cell.

"Raphael," Cohen sighed, and said angrily, "You actually let those guys execute us, can't you change the reason......"

Raphael chuckled.

Rolf on the side glanced at the vigilant officer with an unswerving face, and his eyes were still full of disgust.

Cohen looked at the Ghost of the Wind and shrugged helplessly.

"You know each other?" Tails frowned as Cohen, Raphael, and Rolf interacted unusually.

"Acquaintance?" Cohen snorted, "Why. ”

Raphael ignored his tone and said lightly: "There are six of them. ”

"I can't do it all quietly, so I'll have to wait for the best time, like when they all turn their backs to unlock the locks," Raphael said expressionlessly, approaching Cohen's side, taking the leader's key, and crouching down to unlock the chain on his body, "By the way, let them unlock the prison door for me." ”

Freed from his restraints, Cohen shook off his chains and sat up.

But then his face contorted, his left hand clenched his right shoulder, and he hissed in the sharp pain in his right arm.

Raphael's eyes moved, pressed the guard officer's right shoulder, and then grabbed his injured and dislocated right arm. Cohen let go of his hand and let him do it.

"The person who gave you the arm should have suspected that you have the ability to break the chain, so he deliberately left a little tail - bear it, I will pull the joint and reconnect. Raphael said lightly.

He grabbed Cohen's hand and suddenly pushed and pulled.

Cohen bit his lower lip and snorted, his body trembling violently with the "kala" of his joints.

A few seconds later, the sweaty vigilante let go of his breath and patted Raphael on the shoulder, gasping as if he had been punished.

The latter pulled him up from the ground.

"Speaking of this, Raphael," Cohen gasped and looked at the newcomer Raphael, dazed:

"Your swordsmanship, how can it become ...... So strong?"

"Simple," Raphael glanced at him casually, turning to Miranda's cell, "Practice a lot." ”

Cohen's eyes moved, and he said, "Your right hand was just cut off......"

Raphael suddenly turned around!

"Smack!"

He slapped Cohen on the shoulder.

Cohen was startled, and watched in amazement as Raphael raised the back of his right hand at him.

"Look," Raphael whispered, staring at the vigilante officer with his characteristic dark red eyes, "he didn't hit me." ”

Cohen was shocked.

He rubbed his eyes desperately, surveyed Raphael's intact right hand, and then looked at the old fellow in disbelief.

How could it be......

Sleeves.

Even the sleeves have been split in two?

Cohen frowned.

And......

Cohen's gaze swept over the six who had fallen down, and his mind replayed Raphael's ghostly movements over and over again.

Recalling that moment just now, the guard officer's heart was full of shock.

For three years, Cohen has seen himself reborn in the West's wilderness, his swordsmanship, characterized by wild attacks, growing rapidly under intense pressure, and Miranda's perilous confrontations on the northern frontier have grown stronger and stronger, and the rhythm of her battles under the rhythm of the heavenly horse movement has become more and more distinct.

However, Raphael's action and timing for killing six people in a row in an instant—Cohen frowned: it was beyond the characteristics given by the power of the end, it was no longer a special style of swordsmanship or combat technique, nor was it a stereotyped fighting technique or a simple use of power.

It's about incorporating combat into the instinct of gestures, a more essential understanding of combat......

Cohen gritted his teeth slightly, remembering what his teacher, Jedi Tafner, had said: "The breakthrough from the mortal level to the super level is easy to recognize—simply put, a normal person suddenly becomes abnormal, a simple fight, and it has to be a colorful mess, dragging mud and snot flying around......"

The teacher's cynical words rang in my ears.

"But the sign of elevation from the super level to the extreme realm......" The teacher's eyelids moved slightly, and the corners of his mouth were curled to one side.

"It's hard to say - from the terrible swordsman who lived on the battlefield to the theorist who has never touched a weapon, the reasonable and the unreasonable, the well-founded and the nonsense, everyone has been arguing for thousands of years, and there are different opinions. ”

"What kind of 'power control', 'micro-operation', the mysterious and mysterious 'essence realization', and the brain-dead brick family said 'Wang Ba's aura is released', and even the bullshit-like 'realm suppression' and 'natural vision'......" At that time, Jedi let out a long sigh, turned his back to Cohen, and said silently:

"In my opinion, there is one of the simplest and most effective criteria. ”

Teacher Jedi turned around and looked directly at the fashionable and young Cohen, his eyes were intent:

"One day, you find yourself facing an enemy, whether it's a weak rookie or an invincible enemy, whether it's a besieged death or an evenly matched opponent, but you can solve the battle in a very short time, whether you win or lose......"

The teacher nodded slowly, folded his arms, and looked at him deeply.

"You're probably close to the Extreme. ”

Indescribable emotions flooded Cohen's mind, ranging from the loss of his peers who had the same starting point far beyond his own, to the growing strength of his friends.

But it can't be.

Raphael.

How could you...... Miranda and I are both ......

Thinking of this, Cohen hurriedly turned his head to look at the other side.

Look at Miranda.

I saw Miss Aarend staring at the ground in a daze, the look in her eyes subtle and complicated.

Raphael's face was flat and he opened the chains on Miranda's body.

Miranda grabbed the fence and got up, her expression unchanged.

The two did not speak, as if deliberately avoiding each other's gaze, and did not even exchange glances.

It seems very deliberate.

Raphael turned, and at that moment, the voice of the female swordsman came.

"Your hands. Miranda kicked off the chains at her feet and whispered.

Raphael paused slightly.

"It's fine. He said flatly, and without hesitation, he stepped out of the room and walked towards Waiya.

Cohen, who took everything in his eyes, couldn't help but scold fiercely:

Dogs for men and women.

On the other side, Rolf crouches down next to Tails and uses his Hidden Blade to cut the ropes behind Tails and Little Slippery.

"Secret Branch...... How did you find him?" Tails shook his aching arm and snorted at Raphael.

Rolf tugged at him, pulled Tails' stolen JC dagger from his waist and handed it to the prince.

The ghost of the wind raised his hand and made a few gestures: "He, find, me. 】

Tails sighed and looked at the secret visitor with a complicated look in his eyes.

There were some things he had to ask.

Rolf turned, plucked a bag from his back, and opened the shroud, revealing the two swords inside.

The Wind Ghost walked up to Cohen, frowned, and threw Karabiyan's sword at him with a look of disgust.

Cohen raised an eyebrow and tried the hilt of his sword.

"Well," the vigilante exhaled, snorting softly, "I wounded you, and you saved my life." ”

"I guess, we're even?"

Rolf was stunned.

"You hurt him, and then you were saved by him again," Waiya's eyes widened on the side, and he stood up with the help of Raphael, and couldn't help but say, "No matter how you look at it, you owe him...... How can it be evened?"

Rolf gave Cohen a deep look, his fists clenching slightly.

Cohen smiled.

The Ghost of the Wind then turned his head away from him.

Raphael unchained Wya, and prepared to turn back to get his saber that had been stuck in a corpse. When he looked up, he saw that the hilt of the saber had been delivered to him.

Raphael raised his eyes and looked at Miranda, who was looking at her with a subtle gaze.

The two looked at each other with different expressions.

After a few seconds, Raphael looked away, took the sword handed by Miranda, and nodded slightly:

"Thank you. ”

Cohen, who was moving his arm next to him, rolled his eyes.

"Check the state of each," Raphael's voice came coldly as Tails was about to speak, "and then listen." ”

Everyone turned their heads to look at Raphael, who had just rescued them.

"We are in a dangerous situation. The young man from the secret department said solemnly, "The first priority now is to escape from here. ”

Tails frowned slightly and looked around, "Where the hell are we?"

Raphael looked at him.

"Between the highest gate in the entire Longxiao City, between the Axe District and Valhalla," Raphael pointed to the dimly lit cell, "This is the temporary guard room in the city gate. ”

Tails was slightly stunned.

"The gates near Valhalla? ...... you mean this place?"

"Yes, now this city gate has been taken by Rumba...... Raphael's expression was heavy, and he nodded in affirmation: "The soldiers of the Black Sand Territory rely on the geographical advantage of this city gate to block between Valhalla Palace and Longxiao City. ”

"Rumba?" Tails' face moved slightly.

"Rumba. "Raphael is definitely authentic.

Everyone looked at each other, and a wordless solemnity welled up in the air.

"How is that possible?" Cohen, who had experience in the war, wondered, "This is the partition gate in Longxiao City, which is famous for its difficulty in attacking!

"They didn't storm it, but they quietly took it by cunning. Raphael shook his head: "Now, Valhalla and the rest of the city have been isolated. ”

Tails frowned.

He asked with a little meaning, "What about the rest of the city?

"The vassals of Longxiao City still don't know anything," Raphael replied calmly, "Both the Prime Minister of Lisbane and the General Order Department are busy searching for the whereabouts of King Nune and quelling the chaotic situation. ”

"There are still hundreds of people in the city gates—there are two squads on the upper floor of us alone, and they can't be matched," he glanced at the crowd, pointed to the top of his head, and said lightly, "Our only advantage is that we haven't been discovered yet." ”

"How did you get in?" Tails' face changed, "How do you escape?"

"Sneaking in, we forged a warrant from Rumba," Raphael found a little strange: "As for escaping......"

"It's impossible to disguise," Raphael looked at the two children, his eyes condensed slightly: "I have found a good route, with me as the striker, Cohen and Miranda cooperate, if there is a sudden attack, it should be able to break through smoothly, after all, most of the manpower has been taken to Valhalla by Rumba." ”

Tails was shocked.

"Rumba went to Valhalla?" he said in astonishment, "what is he going to do?

"I don't know," Raphael shook his head, his face calm, "But it's a good thing for us, the internal emptiness is enough for me to sneak in." ”

"As long as you break through, you can meet the reception of the secret department. ”

Miranda frowned slightly.

"Can't we inform the other people in Longxiao City who are loyal to Walton?" she began, "and once they notice the strangeness of the gates, Rumba will have nothing to hide. ”

"First of all, although the king's body has not been found, for the entire Longxiao City that has spread rumors, His Highness is now a suspect on the cusp," Raphael shook his head: "Even if it is someone loyal to Walton, such as the Prime Minister of Lisban, once he finds out, the first choice will be to arrest His Highness first." ”

Tails' face darkened.

"Secondly, we don't know how many eyes and ears Rumba has in Longxiao City, and we don't know if he has a way to perfectly deceive the Walton vassals, after all, the rumors are ...... now" Raphael paused slightly, and did not say any more: "So I don't recommend you to take risks. ”

Raphael tried the sword in his hand, and Tails noticed that his right hand was still as smooth and delicate, not even a trace of dust was stained: "In the end, I think that since Rumba has taken this city gate, he will definitely have a follow-up method, and he is not even afraid of being known." ”

"The situation is out of our control. ”

"For your safety, and for the sake of the future of the stars, you need to leave immediately," Raphael whispered, opening a pair of dark red eyes, "Leave Longxiao City, leave Exter." ”

"Back to the Kingdom of the Stars. ”

Tails looked at the young member of the Mystic Branch silently and did not speak.

His eyes deepened.

As if to see something from Raphael's body.

The prince's gaze made Raphael a little uncomfortable.

"Okay," Tails finally spoke softly, "one last question." ”

Raphael bowed his head lightly and politely motioned for the prince to continue.

Looking at the gazes of the people around him, Tails sighed softly.

"I'm a little strange, Raphael," said the second prince softly, with a faint coldness in his voice, "you stand here and don't ask how King Nunn is doing, nor what has happened to me. ”

"I'm chilled. ”

Raphael was slightly stunned.

What the?

The people around were also stunned.

The little slippery head blinked, I don't know why.

"Your Highness," Wya's brow furrowed, "Maybe now is not the time to ......"

Wyaya didn't say any more, as Tails spoke again.

"The entire Longxiao City was in chaos, even when the vassals of the Walton family were kept in the dark. Tails slowly paced to the corner and touched the wall.

"Raphael, you know very well that Charman Rumba is behind all this," Tails turned his head and looked directly at the young man in the secret department, "You even found this place - the city gate, easily forged Rumba's warrant, and infiltrated to save people. ”

Tails narrowed his eyes, his pupils narrowed:

"Is the secret department really that powerful?"

Raphael did not speak.

Cohen touched his head, he looked at Tails, then at Raphael, and finally turned to Miranda with questions.

But to his surprise, Miranda was also looking at Raphael with a glint in her eyes.

A few seconds later.

"We have our own channels," Raphael curled the corners of his mouth and spoke softly, his tone can be described as cautious: "The secret department has been operating in the dark for more than six hundred years......"

But he couldn't continue, as Tails interrupted him.

"I'm also very strange," Tails shook his head slowly, his tone became heavier, and the speed of his speech increased: "The Grand Duke of Rumba of the Black Sand Collar, with the help of a retired commander, a petty officer of a gangster, and a foreign nobleman, can resolutely go north and ...... in the royal capital of the first power in the Western Continent."

"Easily took out the co-king of the dragon kingdom, the 'born king' of thirty years, Nunn Walton VII. ”

"Is Rumba really that good?"

Raphael's face remained unchanged, and his eyes flashed slightly.

"As the representative of the secret department that has been operating in the dark for more than six hundred years," Tails' eyes sharpened, "Can you answer this question for me, Raphael?"

The atmosphere became a little serious, and Waiya frowned and poked Rolf, but the latter shook his head slightly.

Cohen, who heard that something was wrong, bit his lip and tried to get some hints from Miranda, but the latter did not say a word.

There is only a little slippery head, looking at this timidly, looking at that, at a loss for what to do in a group of star people.

"We'll look into it," Raphael sighed, "but ...... now"

"Now. Tails interrupted him again.

"Now, if you still like to act, Raphael," the second prince took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly, in a resolute tone, "Then I might as well ask a little more clearly." ”

Tails turned his back to the wall and looked directly into Raphael's eerie red eyes.

"Kingdom Secret," Tails whispered in the silence of his cell, "since when did you ......?"

"Started working with Charman Rumba?"