A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

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

The rich smell of blood filled the dark underground cave, carrying a strange aura.

Even the knights who have been on the battlefield for a long time can't help but resist it from the bottom of their hearts when they have to step on the blood-red stone steps and walk up the black and blue stone slabs dripping with blood.

However, they no longer cared about the discomfort in their hearts. After the initial shock, they all looked at the opposite side with solemn expressions.

Under the majestic stone gate, there was a person blocking the stone gate.

The man came towards them.

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

"Heimos."

Garlan gave a low cry and clenched his fingers tightly.

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

When he saw Heimos' appearance at this moment, his heart sank endlessly.

A powerful oppressive aura came from the front, overwhelming and pressing forward with great momentum.

The pressure radiated from Heimos' body as he walked toward him, so powerful that it was almost substantial.

Surrounded by evil spirits.

The viciousness is all over the body.

——That was the posture of the ‘Black Knight of Hell’ that frightened everyone on the battlefield.

Forced by the fierce aura coming from Heimos, all the knights felt chills on their backs and stern expressions. Almost at the same moment, they drew their swords and tensed their bodies.

Everyone looked like they were facing a powerful enemy.

The elite knights here have all fought with Heimos on the battlefield - but because of this, they understand the power and terror of Heimos better than anyone else.

They knew very well that even if dozens of knights present joined together, the only result would be to be massacred one-sidedly by the 'Black Knight'.

In the huge underground grotto, there was nothing but the sound of footsteps stepping on a pool of blood.

The child's hoarse voice broke the deathly silence.

"He is controlled by the Cult of All Things."

Siya, who was standing at the back, said,

"I have seen that many children were originally unwilling to go to the altar to die, but when the priests of the All Things Religion saw them, they were so confused that they took the initiative to go to the altar, and even cut their own hands and feet to bleed."

Garlan pursed his lips and remained silent.

He had already experienced this once when he was a child.

In his opinion, the priest should have used some special aroma and method to hypnotize and control those children.

The reason why it didn't work on him at first was because he had already experienced four deaths and his mental power was extremely strong, so he would not be controlled by them.

…

But why is someone as powerful as Heimos actually...

"Please stand back."

Raising his left hand to block Garlan, Kayhos said.

After changing his usual unruly and casual look, the blond knight had an unprecedented serious look on his face.

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

"……I will pay attention."

Garlan replied.

He pushed Xia behind him and motioned for him to step back.

Xia looked at him, then stepped back step by step, and retreated along the stone steps.

Having already reached the opposite side of Li Gallan's group of people, Heimos's blood-red pupils slowly swept across the crowd.

He looked at everyone with eyes like looking down at ants, indifferent and ruthless.

He leaned down slightly, and in the next moment, he had suddenly attacked.

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

Catch people off guard.

Most people could only watch helplessly as the white light of the sword flew through the air and swung towards them——

A clang and the clash of weapons resounded through the empty underground cave.

The moment Heimos moved, Keyhos rushed to meet him almost at the same moment.

The long sword he swung collided heavily with Heymos.

The collision between the two was so violent that you could almost see sparks exploding between the sword blades where they collided.

They fought and fought together.

The loud sound of metal collision and the terrifying sound of sword blade rubbing sounded in everyone's ears from time to time.

The same jet-black boots stepped on the bluestone floor dripping with blood, and a series of blood splashed around them. Within seconds, their boots were stained with blood.

When the two were fighting fiercely, the air pressure that was almost visible to the naked eye exploded, causing waves of blood to flow like a whirlpool.

It looked like they were fighting to the death in the bloody sea of ​​hell.

Knight of the Sun, Kehos.

The Black Knight of Hell, Heimos.

These two knights, known side by side as Aaron Landis's guardian cornerstone, have always been talked about, and many people have been arguing about who is more powerful and who is better.

Until now, there has never been a true winner between the two.

Because battles between strong men must go all out. The power is difficult to control and there is no way to hold back. If you are not careful, you will be seriously injured or even killed.

Therefore, when a fight occasionally breaks out between the two for some special reason, both of them will restrain their strength and will not go all out.

And this time, these two knights, both known as Aaron Landis, may be able to decide the real winner at a heavy price.

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

Especially now that the situation is very obvious, Kejos has been suppressed by Heimos.

Compared to Heimos, who was vicious and deadly with every move he made, Kehos was restrained.

He couldn't be cruel to Heimos, so his passive resistance was even more weak. So he could only grit his teeth and try his best to resist Heimos's fierce offensive and prevent Heimos from approaching Gaia. Ireland.

This is not the way to go!

While fighting with Heimos, Kehos gritted his teeth and the veins on his forehead were stretched out.

He was pinned down by Heimos and had no power to fight back.

The cultists behind the stone gate don't know what they are doing. As time goes by, if they really succeed, there is no telling what terrible things will happen.

It might endanger Garlan...

At this moment, footsteps came from behind him.

The three knight captains rushed forward, coming from different directions to encircle Heimos, and together with Kehos, they besieged Heimos.

With their assistance, Kehos could barely maintain an even match with Heimos.

Protected by the knights behind him, Garlan stared at Heimos intently at this moment.

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

He must try to awaken Heymos's self-awareness.

If you want to get rid of the control of the Cult of All Things, Heimos can only break free by relying on your own willpower.

The young man frowned and pondered.

If you want to awaken Heimos' consciousness, you must give him great stimulation from the outside world.

Is there any way to stimulate him...

…………

...a kiss?

Garlan's mind suddenly recalled that he had kissed Heimos not long ago, and Heimos' face turned red.

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

But this idea was immediately rejected by him.

Looking at the ferocious beast-like appearance of Heimos, who was surrounded by Kaihos and others, Garlan shook his head.

Unreliable.

Heimos may not recognize himself now, and may even attack himself.

After all, when they were face to face just now, Heimos' eyes clearly swept over him and saw him, but Heimos looked at him with unusual indifference.

That look is just like looking at other people or looking at a stone aside. There is no difference and no emotion at all.

That indifferent look made Garlan clenched his hand unconsciously.

Huymos had never looked at him with such emotionless eyes.

This made him very uncomfortable.

Moreover, let’s not talk about whether Heimos will attack him after he approaches Heimos. Before that, first of all, neither Kehos nor the knights guarding him will allow it. He approached Heimos.

I'm afraid they would rather offend than to block him from passing.

Garlan's mind was spinning rapidly.

For Heimos, what is the most exciting thing?

While Garlan was still thinking hard about ways to stimulate Heimos' consciousness, the battle situation suddenly changed.

Perhaps because of the siege, the anger in Heimos's eyes grew stronger.

Like a lone wolf surrounded by hunters, it suddenly became ferocious and went crazy.

Kehos saw a flash of blood flashing through Heimos's eyes, and his heart trembled.

"Back off!"

he shouted.

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

There were several crisp sounds in succession, and Heimos actually cut off all the sword blades in the hands of the other three knight captains with one sword.

The powerful sword wind and impact knocked all three knight captains away, leaving deep gashes on their chests or arms, bleeding profusely.

If they hadn't listened to Kehos and took a step back in time, they would have either broken an arm or been killed on the spot.

The power is stronger than before!

Kayhos was shocked as he reluctantly caught the blow from Heimos.

how come--

Heimos actually completely suppressed him!

Kayhos, who was stern in his heart, raised his head and met the 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 Caihos suddenly frightened for a moment.

And the next second, there was a familiar click, and the sword in his hand burst into pieces.

The broken sword blade passed by his cheek, leaving a trail of blood on his face.

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

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

There was a loud bang.

Huymos grabbed Caijos's head and slammed it to the floor.

Half of the knight's head was soaked in blood, and the violent shock made his brain buzz, and he went blank for a moment.

And at this moment, one hand pressed his head to the ground, and Heimos had already raised the sword with his other hand, with a fierce look in his eyes.

The tip of the sword was pointed at Kehos's head, and he stabbed down——

"stop!"

"don't want--"

"Lord Kehos!"

"Lord Heymos! Stop!"

Screams rang out everywhere, and all the knights screamed. Many people rushed over desperately to stop this tragedy.

But even the few knight captains who were closest to Caijos and the others, who got up from the ground with injuries and rushed over desperately, were too late to stop them.

Thea below opened her eyes wide.

Kehos was about to die under the sword of Heimos.

Suddenly, a loud voice shouted.

"I want to marry Emma as my princess!"

Gallan, who was nervously held back by several knights, suddenly shouted out these words, which were particularly heartless in the current situation, in this almost suffocating situation.

Marry Emma as princess...

Marry Emma...

Marry...

The empty underground cave fell silent for a moment, with only the echo of Garlan's words constantly echoing.

Knights: "???"

Sia: "???"

What?

Are we hallucinating?

Everyone looked confused.

Just when everyone was shocked by this seemingly inappropriate statement, something even more shocking happened to them.

The sword that Heimos stabbed Kaihos stopped in half.

His whole figure seemed to be frozen there.

Kayhos, who had already recovered and didn't know what expression to show, said: "..."

"Heimus, I command you."

The underground cave was eerily quiet, with only the Young King's voice echoing inside.

He said: "I order you to go to the Airson Kingdom 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 clang, the sound of the sword being hit hard on the ground.

Heimos, who was kneeling on one knee on the bloody ground, suddenly slammed the sword in his hand on the ground, released the hand that was holding Kehos' head, and stood up suddenly.

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

"Garlan, if you dare to do that -"

Heimos grabbed Garlan's arms hard, his face gloomy.

That handsome face was twisted, revealing a ferocious look.

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

He said sternly, threateningly.

"oh."

Garlan said oh.

He said,

"Then I won't marry."

Heimos, who still had a ferocious expression on his face: "..."

Sia: "???"

Knights: "???"

Continue to look confused.

This kind of illusion suddenly switches from a pitiful scene of fratricide to a scene that looks like they are jealous...

The blond knight, half of his body stained with blood, was getting up from the ground with an indifferent expression.

The author has something to say: Garlan: I have special interrupting skills~~~