Cataclysm King

Chapter 429: Assassin the King

"Mad King" Alduin personally went out of the city to join the battle, and the outside of Behemoth has become a torn apart meat grinding ground.

 In a battle of this level, even high-level card masters are cannon fodder.

Ji Xun, Chujiu and Nan Jing did not dare to delay and rode on the undead bone dragon.

I have to say that the Behemoth of the Talon Empire three thousand years ago was really the pinnacle masterpiece in the field of architecture.

When the bone dragon flew close to the city wall, Ji Xun and the others were immediately shocked by the majestic white stone city wall and could not calm down for a long time.

The bone dragon is the psychic creature of the high priest Nan Shenyu, and all the imperial city guards know it.

The three of them passed through several barriers and entered the capital without any hindrance.

When they came, the troops in the city kept pouring out, rushing to reinforce the emperor.

The rebels had been setting up formation outside the city for a long time. When the two sides encountered each other, the battlefield immediately exploded into a pot of porridge.

Ji Xun observed silently.

 Alduin, the "Mad King", killed himself happily, but this accelerated the collapse of the dynasty.

Originally holding on to the city, the rebels were afraid they would have to pay a hundred times the price if they wanted to attack this majestic city.

However, now that we have given up the advantage of city defense and gone out to fight in the city, every time we lose some loyal soldiers, our decline will be accelerated.

 Loyalty and tyranny form a strong contrast.

Looking at it this way, it seems that the collapse of the Talon Dynasty should also be a historical necessity.

The war is getting more and more intense, and the legendary "law of war" is gradually showing its traces in Ji Xun's eyes.

 After entering the city, Feilong sent the three of them directly to the post house where the royal court received distinguished guests.

After Nanjing said "thank you" to the bone dragon, it flapped its wings and flew outside the city.

 Having entered the city, it can basically be said that this exploration of the extradimensional space is safe.

 According to this posture, at least in the timeline of this space, it is impossible to break the city.

The solemnity that had been hanging on the faces of the three people all relaxed at this moment.

Qidi also reminded: “Discover the special scene ‘Imperial Capital Behemoth’, and the hidden plot exploration rate +80%”

 Looking up, the floating island with the rainbow and waterfall is the Royal Palace.

The city looks more shocking than what you see from a distance, it is solemn and gorgeous, and the majesty and domineering of the emperor are everywhere revealed.

The city is full of gorgeous and aesthetically pleasing white buildings. Colorful flowers are blooming on the flower stands on the street corners. People on the streets are wearing all kinds of gorgeous clothes. There are mechanical airships floating in the sky.

This is a city with highly developed machinery and magic.

 Everything here represents the pinnacle of civilization of the Talon Dynasty.

Even if the empire's fortunes declined to the extreme, no city in the Eastern Wasteland three thousand years later could compare to this scene.

If the whole city hadn't been shrouded in the clouds of war, this would have been the most beautiful, spectacular, and amazing city I'd seen last season.

This time point is the last moment of Talon's collapse. The imperial city of Behemoth is filled with human card masters gathered from the entire empire.

The battle outside the city also caused a commotion in the city. People took to the streets one after another, with worries on their faces.

The three of them stood on the roof of the post house, overlooking the large area of ​​​​the nearby city, deep in thought.

Ji Xun’s eyes felt as if he had stepped into history and seen the glorious civilization of the past.

Although Chujiu on the side was expressionless, his crystal eyes were trembling. As a blood descendant of Augustus, she felt a different kind of sigh in her heart as she watched the end of the glorious empire created by her ancestor.

 The rise and fall of the dynasty, and then its demise, make people seem to see a human life.

  Rebirth, growth, aging, and finally death.

 The laws of the universe are easier to see in history.

Nanjing's eyes were full of curiosity, looking around at the prosperous street scene.

 The battle outside the city is too far away, and there are city defenses and restrictions, so nothing can be seen at all.

We don’t know how long this battle will last.

 Waiting is also waiting.

Suddenly Miss Wanzitou suggested: "Ji Xun, Sister Chujiu, should we go for a walk in the city?"

 At this question, Chujiu's slightly dilated pupils focused and he nodded.

My thoughts also returned to reality from the inexplicable sadness.

Ji Xun also means this.

 The reason they entered the city was to trigger various hidden plots in the royal city.

  After all, this was Behemoth three thousand years ago, the peak era of technological civilization and card master civilization!

The three of them said and left the inn directly.

Behemoth during the war had regulations and bans everywhere, and the city was full of patrolling machines and armored soldiers.

But because Ji Xun and the others were sent by Bone Dragon, everyone knew that they were guests of the high priest.

 With this identity, the three of them can travel freely in the city.

 Now that the battle has reached its most critical moment, there are no entertainment shops open on the streets.

 Most of the stores that are still open are war-related supply shops.

 Machine shop, card shop, extraordinary material shop.

This is exactly what Ji Xun and the others need.

 The current scene in Behemoth City is somewhat similar to the current situation in Eastern Wasteland.

 Because of the war, many good things such as various mechanical equipment, books, spell cards, demon marks, professional cards, etc. that were originally hidden in the treasuries of nobles and royal families have flowed into the market.

Although they can be sold in shops, most of them are not very high-end.

But after all, this was the glorious era of the Card Master civilization three thousand years ago!

Royal Magic Card Shop, Thunderbird Mysterious Book Shop, Lawrence’s Mechanical Workshop, and Borens Mechanical Armor Factory Shop.

 In the shops on the street, all kinds of silver and black iron quality materials are almost everywhere.

 Even gold-quality cards are not uncommon in small shops.

This is Donghuang, and the few things on the table are all high-quality products that can only be seen in auction houses.

 Looking at Enlightenment again, these are all things that can bring out the extra-dimensional space!

In other words, as long as you can get it, you can take it out.

 In the city, there is no need to fantasize about robbing.

 Can only be bought.

Although prices during the war were ridiculously high, fortunately Ji Xun and the other three were not short of money.

 As long as there is something they like, they will not be stingy about buying it.

“Ji Xun, look, this is the original version of the legendary and lost [Plague Doctor Encyclopedia]. Oh my God, it’s a complete twenty-nine volumes!”

“Sister Chujiu, that forbidden spell [Ice Dragon Descends] card is very suitable for you~”

ˆ “.”

 Ji Xun and the other three have little demand for cards or materials worth less than gold.

 But even so, they found surprises along the way in various stores.

 Things are generally very expensive.

 But some goods are exceptionally cheap.

For example, those second-hand textbooks leaked from the Card Master Academy!

In the eyes of Ji Xun and the others, these classics, which almost record the complete basic knowledge system of card passers, were just waste paper disposed of on the street stalls three thousand years ago.

Ji Xun and the other two people walked and bought along the way.

They have found almost all of the card master's thirteen paths to the gods and fifty-two sequences of basic professional classics.

 The book is a second-hand book, but the knowledge in it is indeed the crystallization of the wisdom of countless ancestors of the Talon Dynasty.

If these second-hand books were taken back to Eastern Wasteland, even in today's Southern Continent, they would definitely be considered priceless.

 The three of them know the "reward" given by the will of space.

 Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for adventurers to enter the imperial city.

Moreover, even if you enter the imperial city through a secret passage, without a reasonable identity, it is impossible to wander around the city like Ji Xun and the others.

 Even the patrolling soldiers all over the street are still a danger that cannot be matched.

 So entering the imperial city itself is a difficult challenge.

Behemoth is very prosperous and has many shops.

On the street they were on alone, there were dozens of various shops where one could spend a whole day shopping.

Ji Xun didn't know how long he could go shopping, so he focused on the machinery shop.

 The card master resources he needs are of extremely high quality and are almost impossible to buy.

 But machinery is different!

 The overall mechanical level of this era is much ahead of what it would be three thousand years later.

The outdated mechanical items that have been eliminated in some stores may be Donghuang's top black technology.

As he expected, Ji Xun visited several shops and saw too many attractive mechanical products.

Machines that have been tested in wars are all practical and functional, high-quality and low-priced and can be mass-produced!

[Bakli Magic Light Blade Military Version 3.0], [Thor Blaster], [Ghost Mysterious Signal Jammer], [Pterodactyl Steam Powered Glider], [Invisible Force Field Actuator], [Heavy Earthquake Generator], [Climate Bomb], [Ares Armor 1.5T].

Ji Xun spent a small amount of resources to exchange for a large number of drawings, and even some reference objects and equipment.

 With these drawings and objects, you can put them into practice and produce them in a short time!

These things outside may require countless adventurers to spend their lives to explore other-dimensional spaces. Ji Xuncheng purchased them in bulk.

Theoretically, if there is enough time, the wealth carried by Ji Xun and the others is enough for them to buy half of the wisdom of the Talon civilization!

The harvest from this extra-dimensional space will be unimaginably rich!

However, Ji Xun also had a vague foreboding that Sensing Space Will would never buy unlimited purchases with stuck bugs like theirs.

As expected, not long after waiting, a small accident occurred.

 In "Green Machinery Drawing Shop".

 The shop selling blueprints is now rarely visited by people, only Ji Xun and three others are scanning the goods in the shop.

The streets were still crowded with people, but they were focused on the battle outside the city.

 No matter where he was, Ji Xun was always alert.

 He suddenly glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw a familiar figure: "Senior Xu?"

Ji Xun also didn’t expect that Old Man Xu, who disappeared after entering the space, would actually meet him in the city.

And not only did he see Old Man Xu, the other party also noticed it immediately and turned his head to look into the shop.

 However, at this moment when they looked at each other, Ji Xun secretly said something was wrong: "That's not right!"

 He found that the eyes he met were not the familiar vulgarity, but sharp and wise.

Ji Xun has seen this look. Is this Old Man Xu’s big account online? And if you look closely, you can see that the clothes on Old Man Xu are different from when he entered the city.

What’s even more strange is that there is a strong man with a big sword on his back beside him!

Ji Xun suddenly woke up and an outrageous idea flashed through his mind.

 He realized that the old man Xu in front of him might not be the one he knew.

 Instead, it’s Old Man Xu from three thousand years ago!

As soon as they looked at each other, the atmosphere instantly became weird.

 Chu Jiu and Nan Jing on the side noticed something was wrong and looked out together.

Miss Wanzitou looked like an acquaintance and greeted happily: "Senior Xu!"

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun’s eyes twitched inexplicably.

 He didn’t know why he met Old Man Xu from three thousand years ago.

If he really guessed it, he really couldn't deduce the follow-up of this matter.

Why is this old man in the imperial capital?

At this time, "Old Man Xu" outside the door seemed to know that he had been recognized. He was suspicious for a moment and then walked into the store.

The strong man in black robe next to him also walked in.

 In an instant, time stood strangely still.

 Everything in the store has come to a standstill.

There were still a lot of people outside the door, but the shop owner who was flipping through the drawings had his hand raised high in the air, and his whole body remained frozen there.

Ji Xun knew that this was the domain of top-level experts.

The mysterious immortal in front of me has distorted the field of time.

"Old Man Xu" walked in directly, his turbid eyes flashed with wisdom, he looked at Ji Xun and the other three, and murmured: "It's strange."

When Ji Xun heard this, he immediately knew that he didn't know him.

 It’s not that I forgot.

Rather, as he guessed, this old man Xu who lived three thousand years ago did not know himself at all.

 Old man Xu didn't hesitate and asked directly: "Junior, do you seem to know me?"

Neither Chujiu nor Nanjing were familiar with Old Xu, and they didn’t know why the originally wretched old man suddenly seemed to have changed.

Ji Xun only said: "Senior Xu, have you forgotten again? I am Ji Xun."

  He was not sure how to explain it, and he was not sure whether he had guessed it correctly, so he gave a hint.

However, as soon as these words came out, Old Man Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was calculating something.

Turning around, a smile appeared on the old and suspicious face, and he suddenly said: "Oh. It turns out I have seen you in the future."

ˆ “.”

As soon as Ji Xun said this, his scalp felt numb.

　　It was already surprising that Faro the Light Chaser could recognize that he was in an extra-dimensional space.

 Now Old Man Xu said this again.

This made Ji Xun's brain a little hard to use for a moment.

 It seems that these people are not in the same dimension as myself, but more like a "God's perspective".

This high-level being knows many things that cannot be understood by ordinary human minds.

When Ji Xun heard this, he didn't know how to answer: "This is you."



Furthermore, his intuition told him not to arbitrarily enter into this relationship.

 Because when he was talking, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and noticed something unusual.

 Old man Xu is just a man, he is always a secret.

 But the strong man following him made Ji Xun's heart skip a beat.

This man is very tall, but not uncommon in the imperial city.

At that moment, Ji Xun caught a glimpse of a silver light flashing under this guy's cloak.

 This is armor!

It was not uncommon for people to wear armor, but when Ji Xun looked at the mysterious pattern that was not much exposed on the armor, he immediately felt that it looked very familiar.

 He will never forget anything he has seen.

Of course, he recognized it at a glance. This was the set that he had seen at the Shenxu Treasure House, the most powerful legendary armor known as the "Immovable Fortress" [Frederick I's Silver Armor]!

Ji Xun accidentally saw this set of armor here.

 But what’s surprising is, why is this man wearing this armor?

You must know that this set of armor has powerful pollution properties, and almost only card masters in the [Hero] sequence can wear it.

 Happily, the hero sequence is very special during war times.

 If not an official war hero, then a hero of the resistance.

Ji Xun felt that he was most likely not an official figure because he was wearing this outfit with his head hidden and his tail exposed.

so.

Ji Xun’s eyes twitched inexplicably when he thought of this.

He was vaguely aware that something was not going well.

However, Ji Xun's expression didn't show anything unusual.

 But in front of the old man Xu who had taken a bath, his thoughts seemed to be completely uncovered.

Old man Xu looked at Ji Xun's eyes stiffened for a moment, as if he had seen through everything, and chuckled: "Junior, your mind is quite active. Why, are you interested in taking risks together?"

Ji Xun heard a thump.

 Because of this sentence, his deduction developed in a direction that would be extremely scary if he thought about it.

At this time, Enlightenment also appeared at the same time: "S-level hidden plot trigger: Mysterious people from the rebel camp have sneaked into the imperial capital. They are going to conduct an assassination and invite you to participate. Accept Yes/No?"

 Assassination?

 Really!

Ji Xun knew that it was useless to hide it, and it was difficult to hide the shock in his heart at this moment.

The moment he heard the question just now, he deduced this possibility.

  But the will of space confirms this statement.

  The target of the assassination who needs a presence like Old Man Xu, you can guess who it is with your buttocks.

 Suddenly, Ji Xun understood why the Mechanical Angel had shown hostility to Old Man Xu before.

Now it seems that Old Man Xu, who has lived for three thousand years, may have played a very important and special identity in this battle of Talun's collapse.

 Looking at the big sword carried on the back of the cloak again, Ji Xun felt his right eyelid twitching inexplicably.

I have seen Alduin's crazy and unparalleled combat power before. One-on-two, he faced the Light Chaser Farro and the Outer God Mutu without falling behind at all. He knew that the strength of this mad king was definitely the ceiling for card masters.

Ji Xun was a little confused before, who could kill Emperor Talon?

 Because it was a coincidence that he had seen the body of "Mad King" Alduin in the imperial tomb.

The last emperor was pierced through the chest by the [Holy Sword of Olympus], the holy weapon of the four kings' royal power.

 Coincidentally, those who can use this holy sword must have the royal destiny.

  And what’s even more coincidental is.

Card masters in the [Hero] sequence are one of the few who are almost born with royal power.

 He is also someone who can use this great sword.

Furthermore, the cloaked man in front of me is wearing [Frederick I's Silver Armor], a set of legendary armor, which is in the heroic sequence at least 80%.

Hence, it is not difficult to speculate that the big sword behind him is most likely the Holy Sword of Royal Power.

Based on further speculation, it is almost certain that their assassination target this time is none other than the Talon Emperor - "Mad King" Alduin!

This series of thoughts was deduced naturally.

Ji Xun was very interested in witnessing this shocking assassination that changed the history of civilization.

 But this is a multiple-choice question.

Nanjing’s ancestors were the high priests of Talun, so they are now considered to be on the Talun camp.

If you really choose to accept the mission, you will be in the rebel camp.

 Finally waited for the opportunity to meet Nan Shenyu, but missed it.

 Compared with the uncertainty of the mission, meeting the Southern High Priest is almost a sure and big opportunity.

 Whether it is Ji Xun himself or from the perspective of a friend, he will choose the latter.

Moreover, Ji Xun likes to take risks, but he doesn’t like to risk death.

In this S-level plot in an extra-dimensional space, there is a high probability of death at the eighth level, and he doesn't want to die.

 Although I know that assassinations have been successful in history, I don’t know if it was this time.

Furthermore, Old Man Xu can’t die, so cannon fodder like himself can’t.

 Old man Xu stared at Ji Xun's face, as if he had completely seen through his thoughts, and smiled again: "Boy, your deduction ability is pretty good. Have you met Farlow? No wonder."

Ji Xun didn't know what the phrase "no wonder" meant.

 But Old Man Xu seemed to understand his answer and said: "In that case, see you next time."

 Speaking, he led the cloaked man out of the shop without looking back.

Ji Xun and the other two people were left looking at each other in confusion.

The moment he heard this, Ji Xun suddenly had an illusion in his heart, as if this was not a different dimension, but that he had really traveled through time and space and had met Old Man Xu three thousand years ago?

 The two of them left the shop, and the strange time field returned to normal instantly.

The shop owner also turned over a new page of drawings with his fixed hand, and asked enthusiastically: "Three guests, do you need this drawing?"

Ji Xun also came back from his thoughts interrupted by this question.

 He and the two girls from Chujiu and Nanjing next to him looked at each other, and all three of them saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

　　Can’t figure it out, and in a blink of an eye, they returned their attention to the drawing.

There are too many secrets in this extra-dimensional space

No, to be precise, there were too many secrets hidden in that period of history.

 (End of this chapter)