Kingdom Bloodline

Chapter 441 missed one

Thales frowned as he looked at Barney, and after a long while, he nodded.

Naki looked at Thales, then at the vanguard officer, as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

"Um, about your question just now," Thales coughed lightly, clearly embarrassed.
"The one who taught me swordsmanship was... Ginny Barkley."

"The King's Lover".

In that instant, Barney's expression changed drastically!
This was noticed by Thales.

“Hey, isn’t that the rascal from the West City Police Department…” Naki slapped his forehead, his eyes lit up, and blurted out.

But when he saw Barney's expression, he shuddered and immediately changed his mind:

"Cough cough cough cough—Oh my, so it's the famous, talented and handsome limited-time vigilant officer!"

Naki suddenly became serious.

Looking at the expressions on their faces, Thales felt a sense of doubt.

them……

Naki tugged at his non-existent collar and said seriously:
"Ah, well, it's nothing, Your Highness. I think what Vanguard Commander Barney meant was... well, even the same set of swordsmanship can have different styles, different understandings, and different habits, which is perfectly normal!"

Naki patted his chest confidently, ignoring Barney's increasingly grim expression, and continued speaking to himself:

“Even with the swordsmanship of the Northern Army, we cannot be complacent and satisfied with a single style. We must be good at discovering the advantages and constantly innovating. Even if a new style does not seem effective at the moment, it is still valuable. For example, Ms. Ginny’s attempt to strengthen the defense is very enlightening... Wait a minute, wait a minute!”

But before he could finish speaking, Barney, with a grim expression, grabbed his ear and dragged him back to the battlefield.

“Brother? Quill? Little Barney? Vanguard Commander Barney, Vanguard Commander, Sir, listen to me…”

"Stop talking nonsense and get to work!" Barney yelled.

Thales was left alone, staring blankly at their retreating figures.

Amidst the dwindling shouts of battle, Kuai Sheng slowly walked forward, looking at the prisoners of the royal guard with a complex expression.

"They're very strong," Quick Rope's words pulled Thales back to reality:
"No worse than the White Blade Guard."

Thales took a deep breath, bringing his thoughts back to the immediate task at hand.

He looked at the Sword of Calamity, which was being slaughtered and retreating in disarray, and nodded.

"Ah."

"Have you thought about it?"

Quick Rope sighed:
"How should we tell them?"

Thales shook his head.

He knew what Quickrope was going to ask.

But he didn't know the answer.

Quick rope was silent for a moment, then chuckled.

"Really?"

Quick Rope scoffed lightly:
"If I had known this would happen..."

Why couldn't you hide it just now? Why did you have to jump out yourself?

Thales was silent for a moment.

He gave a soft hum and shook the keys in his hand:

"So your method is brilliant? Draw away the pursuers, and then die at their hands?"

Kuaisheng paused for a moment, seemingly puzzled.

"Died in..."

"Who said I'm going to die here—"

The next second, he raised his hands, looking at Thales with an incredulous expression:
"Wait, you don't actually think I'm going to sacrifice myself... to protect you, do you?"

Thales felt a lump in his throat.

what?
"But you clearly looked like you were ready to die, ready to fight to the bitter end..."

Quick rope frowned:

"To be ready to die for someone—you've been reading too many chivalric romance novels, haven't you?"

Thales opened his mouth and stared at him in a daze.

what?
"Oh, what a huge misunderstanding!"

Quick Rope understood something. He blinked and raised the corner of his mouth in surprise: "I was winking at Dean, telling him to come up and knock me out!"

Thales was stunned.

Giving a wink?
Cooperate?

“So…” he asked tentatively.

Quick Rope pointed at Dean in the crowd in the distance, both amused and exasperated, giving him a look that seemed to say, "Aren't you stupid?"

“That’s right, I got in touch with Dean and was preparing to put on a show… until you jumped in.”

Thales stared at him blankly.

What did he say?

Thales stared blankly into the distance, his eyes meeting those of Dean, who was glaring at him with a face full of hatred and gritted teeth.

you.

you!
Dean's expression was fierce.

At that moment, Thales, who had been feeling slightly moved, understood and froze completely in place.

Quick Rope shrugged, looking completely innocent.

Looking at the oblivious rope, the prince felt rather embarrassed.

Oops.

like……

What unnecessary things did he do?

Thales awkwardly looked away, a faint sense of shame welling up inside him.

He tried to shake off his humiliating anger and thought seriously: On another note, there is something else very important.

I wonder what the weather is like today...

But right now.

"Hey," Quick Rope scoffed, turning his head to say:
"Thank you anyway."

"Although I won't die... I won't be happy if I fall into the hands of the Dark Chamber."

Thales took a deep breath, unable to hide his embarrassment:
"Yeah……"

Yes, it seems like it's a sunny day today...

Kuaishou sighed softly, his eyes flashing, a multitude of emotions churning within them.

"Perhaps we are wrong."

Thales raised an eyebrow, snapping out of his reverie:

"Ok?"

Quick-Rapture crossed his arms, looked at him wistfully, and said softly, "I was thinking about King Nekaru or someone else... those myths about calamities..."

"Maybe they're wrong."

Thales was stunned.

He turned around and stared blankly at the rope.

Quickly looked at the fighting before him and shook his head, saying:

“Last night, you didn’t hesitate to attack Dean, nor did you attack me.”

Thales felt a chill run down his spine.

"You went to great lengths just to rescue someone as innocent as Marina from the clutches of the razor."

Quick Rope sighed deeply.

"What kind of cruel, bloodthirsty, insane, and evil being..."

"Would someone do such a thing?"

Thales fell silent.

He suddenly remembered that night in Dragon City, that night with Ashida and Giza.

He recalled the feeling of no longer being himself when he uncontrollably ascended the threshold and knocked on the door.

I recall the calm and rational self I was when I was losing control.

"But……"

But before he could finish speaking, the rope interrupted him again.

"If I had to say what my biggest growth has been over the years, it would be Thales."

Quick rope tapped his forehead, seemingly lost in thought:
“That is to know the world through one’s own eyes, not one’s own ears.” Thales fell silent.

"that's it?"

Quick rope raises an eyebrow:
"that's it."

He raised the Time Crossbow in his hand, examined it for several seconds, and then slowly put it down.

Quick Rope sighed softly.

"Screw mythology."

"To hell with the disaster."

Quick Rope raised his arm and punched Thales hard in the chest!
"boom!"

Thales felt a tightness in his chest and bent over in pain.

“You are Thales, and I am Fast Rope. I saved your life, and you saved mine.”

Quick Rope gave a stiff laugh:
"And now we're even."

Seeing the disheveled Thales, he burst out laughing.

Thales, who was having difficulty breathing, finally managed to catch his breath.

He painfully raised his head, glaring at the rope with gritted teeth.

It's not even at all!
The chiselman saved you twice, and just now he did it again—I saved you twice, two to one, you still owe me one!
Who taught this guy to do math?

Nikolai?

“And by the way,” Quick Rope’s expression instantly turned cold. He put his arm around Thales’ shoulder and said through gritted teeth in a low voice:

"Stay away from her!"

"I was serious!"

Thales's face froze.

Just now.

"Hey, you two, have you finished saying those cheesy love words?"

Thales and Quick Rope were both startled and instinctively looked up.

The scene had already quieted down. Amidst the mess, the seven guard prisoners seemed to have easily annihilated the dozen or so members of the Sword of Calamity.

They were all looking at Thales and his companion with curious eyes.

Thales and Quick Rope instinctively let go of each other and smiled at each other.

The guards' prisoners then returned to normal, cleaning up the battlefield, each with their own expression.

Cannon remained huddled in the corner, trembling, occasionally muttering to himself.

Belletti remained silent, simply wiping his weapons with a cold expression.

But the others were far from being so quiet.

"Don't move, Brie, or I won't be able to bandage you... Hey, I said don't move, I didn't touch there! And if I did, it wasn't on purpose!" This was Naki bandaging Brie's grimacing buttock wound, but the two looked like they were engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand fight.

"Come here, come here, it's time to distribute supplies and weapons—or do you really want to fight in your underwear?" The second-in-command, Nai, rummaged through the corpses scattered on the ground, dutifully tossing suitable weapons and equipment to his comrades while grumbling:
"Their supplies aren't great, but their equipment is pretty good... Hey, Tardin, why are you eating here... Don't you know that spoils of war should be turned in?"

"awesome!"

Tardin sat on the ground, clutching an enemy's water bag, tearing at rations he'd somehow found, and laughing maniacally:

"We're out! We're out! We don't need to struggle with the wall anymore!"

Despite being the highest-ranking person, Vanguard Officer Barney stood with his arms crossed, frowning as he looked at Thales, seemingly contemplating what to do next.

In this chaotic and peculiar atmosphere, Thales and Quick Rope exchanged a glance, seeing the apprehension in each other's eyes.

These guys, fresh out of prison, are wreaking havoc; they seem just as dangerous as the vanguard members from back then…

Is it reliable?
Most importantly... what's next?

"What did you say when you let them out?"

Thales avoided Barney's gaze, lowered his head, and quietly nibbled on Quickrope's ear.

"What else can I say?" Quickskin said anxiously in a low voice.
"Of course, it was the attendant Wyatt Cassel who sought their help for the prince who was in danger..."

"By the way, that guy who was laughing like a madman even stood on tiptoe and patted my head, saying, 'Wow, Wyman, you've grown so tall! How are your parents?' I could only 'hehehe'..."

Thales didn't hear the rest of his sentence.

Because the next second, as if a cold front had suddenly arrived, all the guards in the area fell silent!
Cannon stopped trembling and stared wide-eyed with his mouth open. Tardin spat out the dry food in his mouth and reached for the swords beside him.

Brie let out an uneasy growl, and Naki threw away the bandage in his hand.

Nail coldly handed the last piece of leather armor to Belletti, who narrowed her eyes and exuded a murderous aura.

Barney, without changing his expression, gently picked up a torch from the ground.

They all stopped what they were doing, stood up in unison, their eyes solemn, and faced one direction.

It's a stone staircase.

The stone steps in the dark cell.

"Tap, tap, tap."

Heavy footsteps slowly began to sound.

Every step felt like stepping into people's hearts.

"Tap, tap, tap."

Finally, a long-absent figure appeared at the top of the stairs.

Enter the range of the firelight.

Upon seeing who it was, Thales and Quick Rope exchanged a glance and both gasped in shock.

The former royal guards' breathing quickened in unison.

The newcomer, carrying a heavy load, stood before the firelight, facing the crowd.

silence.

The newcomer slowly turned his gaze, scanned the disheveled group in front of him, and spoke softly.

"Chief Vanguard Officer, Barney."

"Chief Executioner, Belletti."

"Secondary Logistics Officer, well."

No matter how many years have passed or how many changes have occurred, he still recognizes each person as if they were his own personal weapon.

Barney's face was tense, Belletti's expression was complicated, and Nai was full of hostility.

"Cannon, Tardin, Bri... oh, and you, Naki the Idler?"

The visitor called out names one by one, his tone calm, yet there was an inexplicable sense of oppressive force that made people hold their breath.

Thales swore he heard it clearly:

Naki swallowed hard.

Strangely, none of the guards' prisoners spoke at this moment.

They just watched the newcomer nervously.

It was as if the animals had encountered their natural enemy.

The newcomer smiled and threw the heavy object off his shoulder.

thump!
Thales and Quick Rope's pupils both contracted!
It was a corpse.

Dean, the mercenary and the actual mastermind behind the Dante Greatsword, was lying on the ground covered in blood.

In the firelight, he stared blankly at the empty ceiling with his lifeless eyes and his breathless mouth and nose open.

like a statue.

His face was filled with the astonishment of someone dying.

"You missed one."

The newcomer grinned and shook his head, revealing the brand of guilt beneath his brow.

He stretched out his hand and gestured towards the corpse on the ground:
"You're welcome."

The tone is soft.

It's like the most casual greeting.

Everyone frowned.

"Then……"

The former watchman of the royal guard, the Executioner Knight Sacel, smiled gently, his gaze piercing through the crowd and landing directly on the distraught Thales:
"I missed one too."

Wait, I just realized my collection has surpassed 100,000...

Should we celebrate?

PS: There's a Dragon Boat Battle event on Qidian recently, it's in the "Discover - Activities" section of the app. This book is in the Red Team, everyone, could you click in and cheer for Thales?

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