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The sound of footsteps echoed in the silent scene again, and Zhang Ye's heart couldn't calm down no matter what.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the stone steps finally reached the end, and a wide platform appeared in front of Zhang Ye.Stepping up to the platform, he saw the tall dragon statue quietly standing in the center of the platform.The statue is so lifelike, the dragon scales and whiskers are so vivid that it is impossible to look sideways.Right in front of the giant dragon statue, a knight in gorgeous heavy armor and a red embroidered dragon cloak knelt and knelt down, seemingly muttering something.

Seeing this, Zhang Ye didn't continue to walk in, but quietly stood on the edge of the platform observing the praying knight, and subconsciously widened his eyes.

—Red Knight of Atrea

—An elite knight who guards Atreia.It is said that the selection of Atreya knights is extremely strict, and only the best among them will be awarded the red embroidered dragon cloak.This is a symbol of their status and a proof of their strength.

—The knight has been the most powerful armed force in Atreia since ancient times, and it is also one of its symbols.Every recognized Atrea knight is a nobleman of the empire, who is personally awarded by the emperor.

It seems... the guy in front is more difficult to mess with than that 'octopus tentacle'...

Zhang Ye sighed silently, and thought to himself: But I would rather die at the hands of a fellow human Atreia knight than face a disgusting monster...

Although Zhang Ye didn't get close to the giant dragon statue, and didn't make any obvious noise, the red knight of Atreia discovered his existence.

Accompanied by a "clang" sound, Ah Hongqi (Red Knight of Atreia) slowly stood upright.Only then did Zhang Ye realize that the other party was unexpectedly tall, a full head taller than himself!
"Whoa-"

Ah Hongqi turned around slowly, strangely, the visor of the opponent's knight's helmet was opened, and inside was a woman's face!It's just that the other party didn't seem to have any desire to communicate, so he directly pulled out a gorgeous one-handed long sword from his waist, and made a ready posture for attacking.

Zhang Ye was stunned for a moment, waved his hand first, and said anxiously: "Wait a minute, I don't mean any harm! I'm here to help you deal with the devil!"

Originally, Zhang also had no intention of joining any party, but after seeing the giant rat and the octopus tentacle monster, Zhang also felt that it might be better to find an alliance with one party.Compared with the demons, Atrea, who is also human, is obviously the best choice.

Ah Hongqi was stunned for a moment, and did not put away her attacking stance, but said, "Prove it!"

Hey, the other party's voice is surprisingly nice...

Zhang Ye was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "I...I killed a little demon vanguard earlier."

"Oh? Then you met Reithef?" Ah Hongqi asked.

"Reithef?"

Zhang Ye was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered the soldier he killed with the [Thunder Gun] when he just stepped into the high wall of Atreia.His face instantly became extremely pale, and cold sweat broke out along his forehead.

Ah Hongqi obviously also noticed something strange.

"You killed him!"

Zhang Ye secretly thought it was bad, and immediately found that the other party was staring at the long sword of the Atreya soldier in his hand-this is the sword of the Atrea soldier!
It's over!Jumping into the Yellow River can't wash it off now... Ah no, there is no Yellow River in this world...

Before Zhang Ye could react, Ah Hongqi had already walked over with a long sword.Her posture was different from all the enemies Zhang Ye had encountered in the past. She approached slowly step by step, but it brought Zhang Ye an unparalleled sense of oppression.

"Xiba... this threat value is just off the charts..."

Zhang Ye took a step back subconsciously, and while raising the "A Changjian" (Atreya soldier's long sword), his eyes widened directly, expecting to enter the "slow motion" state when he dealt with the Dongying warrior Hirasawa before.

However, the expected action change scene did not appear, and Ah Hongqi still walked towards him step by step. The clang of armor colliding hit Zhang Ye's heart, bringing him great pressure.

It's really beeping the dog... I have experienced many battles, right?But... Whether it was Gu Zhenyi back then or the flame demon before, the pressure brought to me was not as great as that of Ah Hongqi in front of me!

Zhang Ye swallowed silently, the vigilance value in his heart had reached a critical point, and his eyes were fixed on Ah Hong's right hand holding the sword.

Suddenly, the long sword in the opponent's hand thrust forward violently.

Although Zhang Ye didn't see the "slow motion" state appearing, he was able to roughly predict the opponent's sword path based on the angle of the opponent's shot, but Zhang Ye, who subconsciously took a step back and barely avoided this stab, felt very sad. Warning signs.

Sure enough, the thrust stopped just as far as Zhang Ye's side, and then he saw a bright silver knight's leg armor grow bigger in front of his eyes.

"bump--"

A powerful blow!But Zhang Ye with the "Will of the King" on his body did not move, but A Hongqi's body was shaken, he couldn't stand upright suddenly, and fell towards Zhang Ye.Zhang Ye was taken aback for a moment, subconsciously opening his arms to catch him.

Unexpectedly, Ah Hongqi's reaction was faster, and he twisted his body directly, and the long sword directly slashed across Zhang Ye's chest, and then stood upright.

Fortunately, the position where Zhang Ye was standing just now was just sideways to the position where Ah Hong rode his long sword, so the long sword only tore through his clothes, and nothing happened to him.It's just that Zhang also didn't expect the other party to react so quickly, so now he is still making a movement of spreading his hands to help.

But in the eyes of most women, this action is an action of spreading their arms to embrace.The end result of making this gesture to a strange woman is usually...

"Clang-"

Ah Hongqi's face was livid, and he changed to holding a sword in both hands, staring at Zhang Ye coldly.

Ugh……

Flying misfortune, why bother!
Zhang Ye sighed secretly, but suddenly took half a step to the left, and stabbed Ah Hongqi's cheek with the "A Chang Sword" in his right hand without hesitation.

joke!

Is now the time to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade?

"Xiang, Yu" wants to kill me!

Maybe Ah Hongqi didn't expect that Zhang would also make a sudden attack, so she didn't react, and just stared blankly at Zhang Ye's "A Chang Sword" stabbing her face.

Just when "A Changjian" was only an inch away from A Hongqi's face, the sword stopped.

It has to be said that Zhang Ye, who has been honed during this period of time, has infinitely approached the degree of control over weapons like an arm.

"My aunt...Master Knight, I really have no malicious intentions." Zhang Ye hurriedly said, "If I want to kill you, the sword just now is enough."

Ah Hongqi was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at Zhang Ye.

Zhang Ye smiled embarrassedly, and was about to take back "A Changjian".

"I don't know if you have any malicious intentions, but it's impossible for you to kill me!" A Hongqi said, and took a step forward by herself!
"you……"

Zhang didn't expect the other party to be so strong, and it was too late to withdraw his hand.

But at the next moment, Zhang Ye only felt a golden light flash in front of his eyes, and then his body flew upside down!

"bump--"

Zhang Ye's body hit the stone steps hard, and he rolled several steps in succession before stopping!Fortunately, the stone steps are quite wide, otherwise Zhang would not even say that he fell from the stone steps, but would roll along the stone steps all the way to the stone platform where he came here for the first time!If this is the case, Zhang will definitely die with all his bones broken.

"Gan!"

Zhang Ye cursed angrily, and just as he was about to get up, a heavy object was pressed against his back.He barely raised his head, only to realize that it was Ah Hongqi who was holding down his body with his feet.

Depend on!She looks like a delicate girl, but I didn't expect that she is not only tall, but also has such exaggerated strength... Is this still a woman? ? ?It can't be the demon king, can it?
Thinking of this, Zhang also wanted to use "A Changjian" to fight back.But after touching it for a long time, he couldn't find it. Looking up, there was no sign of "A Changjian" on the stone steps.

Huacha, didn't she fall under the stone steps?
Although both sides of the stone steps were shrouded in mist, Zhang Ye always felt that there was no bottom to it. If "A Changjian" fell there, would it be possible to retrieve it?
Zhang also instantly felt sad and wronged.

Unexpectedly, the heavy pressure on his back disappeared immediately, and Zhang Ye just wanted to get up, but was pulled up by a strong force.

"Fuck! You...you let me down!"

Zhang Ye screamed, watching helplessly as he was picked up by A Hongqi. After a burst of dizziness, his body was suspended above the mist beside the stone steps. The only thing supporting him was A Hongqi holding him tightly The hand on the back of his neck.

Looking down, there is a thick fog.

"Girl, big sister, beauty... you, what do you want to do?"

Ah Hongqi's voice came from behind——

"Who are you? What is the purpose of coming here?"

"I... I'm really not your enemy! I'm... I'm... a demon hunter who specializes in hunting demons!" In desperation, Zhang Ye had no choice but to make things up.

"Demon hunter? Are you a member of the 'Black Blade Society'?"

"Black... Black Blade Society? No, I'm a lone ranger..."

Seeing that Ah Hongqi did not let go of his intentions, Zhang Ye had a flash of inspiration, and quickly blurted out: "I am a friend of Prince Ariane, and this trip is also entrusted by him..."

Unexpectedly, after A Hongqi was stunned for a moment, before Zhang Ye could finish speaking, she decisively let go of her hand!

"Mr.!!!"

Zhang Ye's body fell suddenly, and at this moment Zhang Ye heard Ah Hongqi's voice——

"Atrea doesn't have a prince at all..."

Zhang also felt that his mind was blank.

Atreia has no princes...

no prince...

So, who is Ariane? .
Waking up from the cold sarcophagus again, Zhang Ye only felt extremely sore all over.

After climbing out of the sarcophagus cursingly, the spirits I saw in the cemetery last time were gone, but there was a brand new long sword obliquely inserted beside a tombstone in front of Zhang Ye, which was extremely inconsistent with the dilapidated tombstones around .

The moment he saw the long sword, Zhang Ye was startled.

The long sword was about three and a half feet long. The body of the sword shone with silver light, and the hilt was intricately and delicately carved. It looked like a high-end product used by nobles.

The most important thing is that Zhang Zhang has seen this sword before!

Because the owner of this sword just threw himself off the stone steps... That's right, this is the sword of the red knight of Atreia!

"It can't be the same one?"

Zhang Ye grumbled, stepped forward and gently grasped the hilt of the sword—the thickness was appropriate, the length was appropriate, and the feel was much better than the long sword of the Atreya soldiers.

"I just don't know how the overall weight and feel are..." muttered, Zhang was about to draw out his long sword.

However, I didn't expect that under the force, the long sword would not move at all!
"Fuck, isn't it? Is this the legendary 'Sword in the Stone'? Arthur Benser must be able to pull it out?" Silently complained, Zhang also rubbed his hands in disbelief, and then held the hilt of the sword again Pull up hard.

The long sword remained motionless.

"It's strange... This is clearly a real sword, why can't it be pulled out?"

Zhang Ye scratched his head and looked around.

I was the only living person in the empty cemetery, and I couldn't ask others to help me.And this long sword that appeared inexplicably might disappear at some point, if you miss it...

Thinking of this, Zhang couldn't help sighing slightly.

"I am an administrator of the Museum of Rare Treasures, a master of innate realm, and I am actually competing with a broken sword..." Zhang Ye muttered, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.

"Wait... This is the ashes cemetery... It seems that we should start from the 'tomb'..." After speaking, Zhang Ye turned his gaze to the tombstone next to the long sword.

It was a typical stone tombstone under the upper arch. On the top of the monument was a small sculpture of a ring within a ring, and there was a delicately carved stone sword in the innermost part.But the strange thing is that there is no writing on the surface of the tombstone, not to mention the epitaph, not even the name, identity, and year of birth and death of the burial person.

"It's strange... Since the monument is erected, it means that the burial person needs to be commemorated, but there is no corresponding text on the monument..." Zhang Ye rubbed his chin and thought, "Is it possible...the person buried here is a A person with a special status?"

"Such as... guilty nobles, treasonous ministers... or the emperor's illegitimate son?" Zhang Ye's eyes were burning with gossip.

"If you want to reveal the secret of the buried person, you need to know the meaning of this image..." Zhang Ye said, touching the strange sculpture on the top of the monument.

When Zhang Ye's finger touched the stone sword inside the ring, the stone sword was driven by Zhang Ye's finger and turned slightly.This rotation can be said to be insignificant, but Zhang also sensed it keenly.

"something wrong!"

Zhang Ye touched Shi Jian again, trying to shake it left and right.

Sure enough, the stone sword can be rotated.

Zhang Ye let out a low cry of excitement, and then slowly turned the stone sword around.

Accompanied by the sound of "cracking", the tombstone slowly receded, revealing a downward step.

"There is such a mechanism in the ashes cemetery!"