A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The blood was flowing, flowing down the rough stone steps like a small waterfall, pouring into the underground river, dyeing the river an astonishing blood color.

The strong smell of blood permeated the dark underground cave, carrying a strange aura.

Even the battle-tested knights couldn't help resisting it from the bottom of their hearts when they had to step on the blood-red stone steps to the black and blue stone slabs dripping with blood.

However, immediately after that, they no longer cared about the discomfort in their hearts. After the initial astonishment, they all looked at each other with solemn expressions.

Under the majestic stone gate, there was a person standing in front of the stone gate.

The man came towards them.

The jet-black boots stepped on the pool of blood, splashing countless blood beads.

"Heymos."

Garlan gave a low cry, and clenched his fingers tightly.

The person who didn't know how long it would take to find him appeared in front of him like this, and it wasn't a surprise to him.

Seeing Heymos's appearance at this moment, his heart sank endlessly.

A powerful oppressive aura hit from the front, overwhelming, coming directly with a huge momentum.

The oppressive force radiated from Heymos who was walking towards him, so strong that it was almost substantive.

Surrounded by evil spirits.

Ferocity all over the body.

——That was the figure of the 'Black Knight of Hell' that terrified everyone on the battlefield.

Forced by Heymos' fierce aura, all the knights felt their backs tremble and their expressions were awe-inspiring. Almost at the same moment, they drew their long swords and tensed their bodies.

Everyone looked like they were facing an enemy.

The elite knights here have all fought together with Heymos on the battlefield—but because of this, they understand Heymos' strength and fear better than anyone else.

They knew very well that even if dozens of knights present went up together, they would only be massacred by the 'black knight' in the end.

In the huge underground grotto, there is nothing else except the sound of footsteps stepping on a pool of blood.

The child's hoarse voice broke the deadly silence.

"He was controlled by the religion of all things."

Sia, standing at the back, said,

"I have seen that many children were unwilling to go to the altar to die, but when the priests of the All Things Sect saw it, they were fascinated and went up to the altar, and even cut their own hands and feet to let blood."

Garlan pursed his lips and remained silent.

This happened to him once when he was a child.

In his opinion, the priest should have hypnotized and controlled those children by using some kind of special aroma and method.

The reason why it was ineffective against him at the beginning was because his mental power was extremely strong after experiencing four deaths, so he would not be controlled by them.

……

However, why is Heymos as powerful as Heymos...

"Please stand back."

Raise your left hand to stop Garlan in front of him, Kyhos said.

Changing from his usual unruly and casual appearance, the blond knight's face showed an unprecedented solemn expression.

"I'm afraid it will be dangerous to wait, please protect yourself."

"……I will pay attention."

Garland replied.

He pushed Sia behind him, signaling him to back off.

Xi Ya looked at him, then stepped back step by step, and retreated along the stone steps that came up.

Already walking across from Li Garlan and the others, Heymos's blood-red pupils slowly swept across the crowd.

He looked at the crowd as if looking down on ants, indifferent and ruthless.

He leaned over slightly, and in the next moment, he had already attacked violently.

His speed was so fast that the afterimage remained in place.

Unpredictable.

Most people can only watch the white light of the sword blade passing through the air, waving towards them——

With a clang, the clash of weapons resounded through the empty underground cavern.

The moment Heymos moved, Kayhos went up to him almost at the same moment.

The long sword he swung collided with Heymos heavily.

The collision between the two was so violent that sparks could almost be seen exploding between the blades of their colliding blades.

They fought and fought together.

The sound of loud metal impacts and the frightening sound of sword blades rubbing against each other rang in everyone's ears from time to time.

The same pitch-black boots stepped on the bluestone slabs that were dripping with blood, and a series of blood splashed all over them.Within seconds, their boots were soaked in blood.

When the two were fighting fiercely, the air pressure that was almost visible to the naked eye exploded outwards, setting off waves of blood like a vortex.

It made them look like they were fighting desperately in a sea of ​​blood in hell.

Knight of the Sun, Kyhors.

Heymos, the black knight of hell.

These two knights, who are called the guardian cornerstone of Aaron Landis side by side, have always been talked about, and many people are arguing about who is stronger and who is better.

Up to now, there has never been a real victory or defeat between the two.

Because the battle between the strong must go all out, the power is difficult to control, and it is impossible to hold back. If you are not careful, you will be seriously injured or even die.

Therefore, in the occasional battles that broke out between the two for some special reason, they restrained each other and would not try their best.

But this time, the two most powerful knights who are also called Aaron Landis may be able to decide the real victory at a heavy price.

——However, this is definitely not the result Garlan would like to see.

Especially now that it's very clear that Keyhos has been pinned down by Heymos.

Compared with Heymos, who is vicious and deadly with every move, Kehos is bound by his hands and feet.

He couldn't hit Heymos fiercely, so his passive resistance was even weaker, so he could only grit his teeth and try his best to resist Heymos' fierce attack, preventing Heymos from approaching Jia Ireland.

This is not the way to go!

While wrestling with Heymos, the blue veins on Kaihos's forehead, who clenched his teeth, have been stretched out.

He was crushed to death by Heymos, and he had no strength to fight back.

And the cultists behind the stone gate didn't know what they were doing. As time passed, if they really succeeded, they didn't know what terrible things would happen.

Maybe it will endanger Garlan...

At this moment, footsteps came from behind him.

The three knight commanders rushed up, from different directions, and surrounded Heymos together with Kaihos.

Coupled with their assistance, Kaihos barely maintained a state of parity with Heymos.

Guarded by the knights behind him, Garlan stared fixedly at Heymos at this moment.

Although he didn't know why Heymos became like this, he could tell that the current Heymos had completely lost his consciousness and became a humanoid killing tool controlled by the All Things Cult.

Something must be done to awaken Heymos' self-awareness.

If he wanted to get rid of the control of the Cult of All Things, Heymos could only rely on his own willpower to break free.

The young man frowned and pondered.

To awaken Heymos's consciousness, he must be given a great stimulus from the outside world.

Is there any way to stimulate him...

…………

...a kiss?

Suddenly, Garlan's mind recalled Heymos' face flushed when he kissed Heymos not long ago.

He couldn't help but come up with such an idea.

But this idea was immediately rejected by him.

Looking at Heymos' beast-like appearance, who was being besieged by Kejos and others, Garlan shook his head.

Not reliable.

The current Heymos may not recognize himself clearly, and may even attack himself.

After all, when they were face to face just now, Heymos clearly glanced over him and saw him, but Heymos looked at him with unusual indifference.

That look is the same as looking at other people or looking at the stone beside, without any difference, without any emotion.

That indifferent look made Garlan unconsciously clenched his hands.

Heymos had never looked at him with that emotionless look.

This made him very uncomfortable.

Moreover, let alone the question of whether Heymos will attack him after he gets close to him, before that, first of all, neither Kaihos nor the knights guarding in front of him will absolutely allow Get yourself close to Heymos.

I'm afraid they would rather commit a crime than block their own past.

Garlan's mind was spinning rapidly.

For Heymos, what is the thing that stimulates him the most?

Just as Garlan was still thinking hard about ways to stimulate Heymos's consciousness, the situation of the battle suddenly changed.

Perhaps because of being under siege, the hostility in Heymos' eyes grew stronger.

Like a lone wolf besieged by hunters, it suddenly became fierce and went mad.

Kaihos saw a bloody light flashing across Heymos' eyes, and his heart trembled.

"Back off!"

he growled.

The second after he roared, Heymos, whose pupils had turned blood red, slashed fiercely with the big sword in his hand——

With several clicks in succession, Heymos actually chopped off all the blades in the hands of the other three knight commanders with a single strike.

The powerful sword wind and impact sent all three knight commanders flying, or there was a deep gash on the chest or arm, bleeding profusely.

If they hadn't listened to Keyhos's words and took a step back in time, they might have either broken an arm or died on the spot.

The power is stronger than before!

Kayhos was stunned to catch Heymos' blow with great reluctance.

how come--

Heymos completely suppressed him!

As soon as the awe-inspiring Kaihos looked up, he met the pair of blood-red eyes staring straight at him.

There was nothing in it except killing and ferocity, it was like a bloodthirsty humanoid monster, which made Kayhos startled for a moment.

And the next second, with a familiar click, the long sword in his hand burst open.

The broken blade flew past his cheek, wiping a bloodstain on his face.

A strand of severed blond hair fell silently, soaking in the pool of blood on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a hand stretched out suddenly, grabbed Keyhos's head, and pressed it down hard.

A loud bang.

Heymos grabbed Keyhos's head and slammed it hard on the floor.

Half of the knight's head was stained with blood, and the violent shock made his mind buzz, and it went blank for a moment.

And at this moment, one hand pressed his head to the ground, and Heymos raised the long sword with the other hand, and his eyes showed a fierce look.

Pointing the tip of the sword at Kyhors' head, he stabbed down——

"stop!"

"don't want--"

"Master Kehoes!"

"Lord Heymos! Stop!"

Shouts sounded everywhere, and all the knights shouted, and many rushed over desperately to stop the tragedy.

But even the few knight commanders who were closest to Kaihos and the others, got up from the ground with their injuries and rushed over desperately, it was too late to stop them.

Siah below opened her eyes.

Seeing that Kaihos was about to die under the sword of Heymos.

Suddenly, a loud voice shouted.

"I want to marry Emma as my princess!"

Garlan, who was nervously stopped behind by several knights, suddenly yelled out these heartless words under the current situation, which was almost suffocating.

Marry Emma as princess...

Marry Emma...

marry...

The empty underground cave was silent for a moment, only the echo of Garlan's words echoed continuously.

All the knights: "???"

Sia: "???"

What?

Are we hallucinating?

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Just when everyone was shocked by this inappropriate remark, something that shocked them even more happened.

The sword that Heymos stabbed at Kaihos was actually stagnant in half.

His whole body seemed to be frozen there.

Kayhos, who has been relieved and doesn't know what expression to show: "..."

"Heymos, I order you."

The underground cave was eerily quiet, only the voice of the Boy King echoed in it.

He said: "I order you to go to the country of Elson as an envoy and escort Princess Emma to the royal city. I will hold a wedding with her and make her my princess."

There was a bang, that was the crisp sound of the long sword being smashed heavily on the ground.

Heymos, who was kneeling on the bloody ground, suddenly slammed the long sword in his hand on the ground, let go of the hand that was holding Kaihos' head, and stood up abruptly.

Before everyone had time to react, he had already rushed in front of Garlan.

"Garlan, if you dare to do that—"

Heymos firmly grasped Garlan's arms, his expression gloomy.

That handsome face was distorted, revealing a bit of ferocity.

"I will bring her to you and kill her in front of you!"

He spoke threateningly and snapped.

"Oh."

Garlan snorted.

He says,

"Then I won't marry."

Heymos, who still kept a grim expression on his face: "..."

Sia: "???"

All the knights: "???"

Continue to be dumbfounded.

This kind of illusion of suddenly switching from the sad and deplorable scene of brotherhood to the scene of rivalry and jealousy...

The blond knight with blood on half of his body was getting up from the ground with a cold expression on his face.