Superpowers of Sky City

Chapter 466 The Unquenchable Flame of Hatred (1)

Time goes back to a day ago.

"Knight Rakel, I confess that I'm a little nervous." Akuya licked her lower lip, "I didn't expect His Majesty to send me for an interview... I'm worried that I might make a mistake, so I'd better ask Knight Gaffrey to do it for me." ?”

"Relax, Knight Akuya, His Majesty wants to give you a chance to exercise. The media is much easier to deal with than the Longing Beast, and you can easily deal with it if you make sufficient preparations in advance."

Raquel is talking nonsense with his eyes open. In fact, no one likes to deal with reporters except politicians.Akuya became more nervous: "Then what should I prepare? I mean, if they ask me about loyalty or duty..."

"Give full play to your literary literacy! Think of some beautiful metaphors." Raquel persuasively and persuasively.

"You know that I usually don't watch dramas and ancient Chinese." Akuiya said dissatisfiedly, "Let me think... how about the moon?"

"Very good, why not?"

The introverted knight Branagh flipped through the novel absently, thinking that Raquel was deliberately playing tricks on the knight Akuya again.She really should have read more books, otherwise she wouldn't fall into this kind of prank... But Branagh didn't intend to speak out to obstruct him, he thought to himself that the atmosphere was already so bad, so why break this little joke.

He watched the TV silently, and the largest TV station in Hezhong was broadcasting the Queen's visit to the Blue Wave State.Today, His Majesty Gray visited the Bibo Commerce and Trade Museum located in the capital "City of Waves", expressing his praise for the long history of trade between the two countries.The knight Gaffrey accompanied the queen, helping her gracefully and calmly resolve the tricky problems of the reporters.At the end of this visit, Queen Gray visited the local St. Waterleigh Cathedral and adopted a water-marked giant salamander officially donated by Wave City as a symbol of friendship between the two countries.The patriarch of the church treated each other harmoniously, and the local citizens shouted enthusiastically. It was a perfect political propaganda.

But Branagh knew it was all a lie, not a word on TV was true.There is no museum, no church, and no cute pets. Her Majesty the Queen has been giving speeches all over the city since she came to Wave City. The background music of her speech seems to be pure music to set off the atmosphere, but Branagh is the most interested in art. Sensitive, he listened carefully and found Ariel Kalash's singing voice hidden in it.

When did His Majesty Grey fall in love with Hezhong's pop music?People in the upper echelons know her preferences are the plays and symphonies of the kingdom.Branagh couldn't think of the need to do this. If it was to negotiate terms with Hezhong executives, there was no need for such veiled "propaganda".What is even more incredible is the performance of the local citizens. Every speech of His Majesty can be responded with enthusiasm. There is an abnormal numbness hidden in that enthusiasm, like humanoid machines, only cheering and applauding.

"Knight Branagh, are you alright?"

There was a caring greeting from behind Branagh, and the young knight tried his best to suppress his nervousness and not let himself show any flaws.Secret Agent Director Sikeri was standing behind the sofa. This old man was old but still full of energy. His gray hair was neatly combed, and he wore a neat tuxedo like an old housekeeper.

"I'm a little worried, Your Excellency Cyclone." Branagh said, "I always feel that the knight Akuya will go wrong..."

"Mr. Branagh, you should have faith in me! I'm professionally trained and I know theoretically how to deal with the media!"

Akuya was furious when she heard this, Branagh smiled silently.The new knight who took office with him was social and agile, but lacked artistic accomplishment.She always likes to tie a frock coat around her waist, and once no one is watching, she will cross her legs and play with her mobile phone to take selfies.

Branagh would occasionally watch animations with the knight Rakel. He felt that Akuya and Zero Island's so-called "hot girl" were very similar, but he didn't dare to say this, otherwise his colleagues would be very angry.

Branagh pursed his lips: "I wish you well."

Akuya complained to him a few more words, and then went out to prepare for the interview.The first day was Gavri, the second day was Raquel, yesterday it was him, and today it was Akuya... Her Majesty seems to have deliberately arranged for every knight to appear in front of the media. Why is this?Inevitably, Branagh thought of symbolism.

There was a vague fear in the young knight's heart, and he immediately told himself to give up.How absurd, how could he doubt His Majesty?Your Majesty is the Law Envoy of Creation of the Realm and the Supreme Being of a country, leading the kingdom to recover from the disaster. How could she target her loyal subordinates?It has always been the foolish ruler who attacks the loyal ministers, and His Majesty is the one who is bold and diligent, and should be a generation of wise rulers, how could it be...

But Branagh couldn't convince himself, he knew that he began to doubt the moment he had an idea.Raquel gave him a look, he was sure that the Phantom Knight signaled him to calm down.

calm down what?Why calm down?Cavalier Rakel also has an idea?Branagh decided to ask when he had an opportunity. He was neither a mage nor a secret agent, so he couldn't do those euphemistic inquiries.

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The time came to the night of the second day, and His Majesty dined with his loyal knights.The Knights of Dawn stated in their report that they will take action today, but Her Majesty the Queen is still sitting on the previous things step by step.During the meal, she did not forget to chat with the Seventh Knight far away in Cangdu. The knight Orianna expressed various concerns about the concert in a foreign country, while Queen Grey spoke to comfort her, asking her to believe in the strategy of the Dawn Knight and her old friend. strength.

Branagh listened secretly. They chatted for nearly 10 minutes, and a few of them talked about the current situation in the Blue Wave State. The knight Orianna obviously thought that the TV show was real.The young knight's patience ran out in agitation, and he persisted until the end of the dinner, asking questions while tasting the after-dinner wine.

"Your Majesty, there is something I don't understand."

Queen Gray sat at the head of the long table, shaking the red wine in the crystal glass against the light.Her profile looked majestic and charming in the light and shadow, Branagh once again realized that Her Majesty is not only a king but also a young lady, he couldn't help but look sideways.

"Don't be nervous, my knight." His Majesty Gray's voice was brisk, "Why are you confused?"

"Forgive me for my stupidity, Your Majesty. It is difficult for me to understand the schedule of the past few days..."

Branagh bit the bullet and uttered all his confusion, during which the two veteran star knights did not say a word.The queen waited patiently for him to finish speaking, put down the wine glass, and leaned on the back of the red seat.

"That's interesting, Knight Branagh. You remind me of the Holy One's Supper."

Branagh was startled immediately, he knelt down on one knee, and said in fear: "Your Majesty, absolutely no such intention!"

The Saint's Banquet is a well-known scripture story in the Northern Continent. It tells the story of the Saint and his apostles being entertained by the local nobles for dinner.There was an apostle who was sold for money by a wealthy family. He deliberately questioned the saint's teachings at a dinner party, and secretly poisoned the food himself.Such a clumsy plot was seen through by the saint, and he fell into a deep rage, because the betrayer not only wanted to harm him but also the rest of his companions.

The saint knocked down the betrayed apostle on the spot and nailed him to a mithril cross with a long spear.Later, he single-handedly destroyed the malicious noble family, which was the most violent punishment of the saint in the holy scriptures. His anger burned the city, he crucified the nobles one by one, and let the sinners die in the fire. howling.

Branagh has read the original text, and every time he reads it, he can feel the anger recorded in the plain brushstrokes thousands of years ago.Now that His Majesty Gray suddenly mentioned this matter, there is no need to say more about the implication.Branagh hastened to show his loyalty, filled with remorse.

Knight Gaffrey got up and stood beside him, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I guarantee by my personality and honor that Knight Branagh has no other intentions. He is busy showing his thoughts, although the way is slightly Haste, but loyalty can be learned from the sun and the moon.”

"Knight Branagh, you don't have to blame yourself so much. I just mentioned it casually when I remembered your love of art and history, but I didn't expect you to think so deeply, but I didn't think about it."

Queen Grey helped Branagh up with her own hands and motioned him to return to his seat.The two knights took their seats one after another, and a fine layer of cold sweat broke out from Branagh's back.Before he had time to defend himself, he fell into a deeper shock because of the Queen's next sentence.

"As for your confusion, I naturally don't mind answering it. I'm busy brainwashing the civilians in Hezhong."

"—"

The queen said it lightly, and Branagh was struck by lightning.He noticed that the faces of the two seniors tightened at the same time, and the most impulsive Akuya stood up in fright.

"Sorry, Your Majesty?" Akuya said incoherently, "Do you..."

"I'm not joking, dear lady. Brainwashing, mind control, will manipulation, you can choose the words you like at will, and this will not affect my actions in reality."

The queen looked at her with a half-smile, and Akuya opened her mouth back and forth, not knowing what to say.Branagh knocked on the seat behind her to signal her to sit down, and the phantom knight Rakel stood up immediately, with a serious face.

"Forgive me, Your Majesty, I don't understand how this can help the Knights of the Dawn."

The queen explained with great interest: "It seems that your thinking has limited your intelligence. Do you know how many people there are in the Blue Wave State? There are more than 7000 million permanent residents in this state alone. If these 7000 million people If all of them are under control, it will be of great help to both launching the spell and solidifying defenses.

That is what we are here for, dear knights.We want to involve the enemy's attention and combat power, what better bargaining chip than Hezhong's people and land? "

The knights of justice were speechless. Queen Grey's eyes swept across the faces of the knights one by one, and Branagh saw a satisfied expression in her eyes.She leaned lazily on the back of the chair, taking care of her nails casually.

"I can understand everyone's thinking. This is not honest, this is not honorable, this is against the righteous way... But before that, I hope all the knights think about it. The collapse of the kingdom four years ago was the death of the righteous. Now it is not In the past years, the enemy is immoral, and we have no bottom line than the enemy. It is difficult for the knights to do this, so let me control it."

Branagh's mind went blank, he just felt that the king he had served for four years was so strange.He thought to himself that he really had nothing to say at this time, but the old knight Gaffrey hadn't sat down yet.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not only contrary to the creed of the knights, but also deviates from the way of being a king. His Majesty Anne, the former king, had concerns for a long time. The "Decree of Abolishing the King" issued 20 years ago was a wake-up call to urge the royal family to stick to the right way. I hope your majesty will bear in mind .”

The old man spoke loudly, and the faces of the young knights turned pale.Branagh said to himself, what are you doing here?It’s all right if I act recklessly because I’m young. You’ve been struggling in the workplace all your life. Why don’t you go down the steps and come out to pretend to be a loyal minister and speak out? !But no matter how loyal you are as a queen, it's hard to listen to it. Can such a thing as abolishing the king's decree be brought out in front of the current majesty? If the king is angry, he will beheaded!

But Branagh failed to say these words. The old knight's back was not as straight as it was when he was young, but now he looked extraordinarily tall, like a pillar supporting a building.

The air in the hall was as tense as ice, and the Queen laughed wordlessly.

"Even bringing up such a useless case, the loyalty of the knight Gaffrey is commendable."

Branagh breathed a sigh of relief, the Queen didn't seem to be really angry.The decree of abolishing the king is actually an abolition case, and the premise of its activation is the unanimous approval of the core members of the three factions of mages, knights, and royal family.But now that there is only one immediate member of the royal family, His Majesty Gray, this decree will never be useful.

Gray chuckled: "It doesn't matter, I planned to explain the reason to everyone during the action. Now is the scheduled time, follow me, my knight."

Secret Agent Sergeant Sekeri stood by the door, making an invitation gesture.Queen Gray got up and went out first, and the restless knights followed silently.They walked out of the seaside villa where the queen temporarily lived, and began their night outing on horseback.

This trip was extremely simple, with no guard of honor and no official reception, the queen and the knights walked in the city like ordinary tourists.Waves City was extremely lively tonight, with live broadcasts from Sound Curtain City playing on every screen, and Ariel Kalash's beautiful singing voice wafting in the sea breeze.But this city is also frighteningly quiet, no one speaks in the whole city, the lights of every house are on but no one lives at home.Everyone gathered on both sides of the road, looking at the queen on horseback with admiration, countless words of the same raving came from the crowded but orderly crowd.

"Albion Gray Morton... Albion Gray Morton..."

Repeating, repeating, like a believer calling the great name of a god.The raving crowd couldn't see the end, the queen didn't look at them, but spoke to her knights.She suddenly asked: "Knight Rakel, do you love your family?"

Raquel was expressionless: "I love them like they love me."

"Did you feel sad when your mother died 7 years ago?"

Akuiya wanted to intervene, but she felt that this was a bit too much.But Rakel's response was still calm: "Yes, Your Majesty, I still feel sad because of that memory, just as I don't want to think about the past four years ago."

Queen Grey actually laughed, her words empty like the sound of the waves.

"You are such a good son, a good brother. But what a pity, I cannot understand how you feel!
Fifteen years ago, when my father's coffin was transported back to the capital, I saw his smiling face become stiff and cold.My brothers wept at the coffin and my mother passed out crying at the funeral.And although I had tears flowing, I didn't feel so sentimental.At that time, I didn't understand their behavior. After the death of Prince Aurelian, there was one less opponent to divide the royal power. My brothers should have a toast, so why mourn? "

Queen Grey remained unmoved when she said this, as if she was talking about absurd gossip in someone else's family.Akuya bit her lips tightly and said impulsively, "Your Majesty, I think it's because they have love for their relatives in their hearts."

"What a coincidence, my mother said the same thing. She asked me to study with a mage, and didn't give me territory and real power, hoping that I could fill the void in my heart with love." Gray was full of enthusiasm, "After years of hard work, her hard work fruitful……"

While speaking, everyone came to the center of Wave City.Blind and sluggish citizens surrounded the circular square in circles. Their ravings were mixed with indescribable viscous sounds. People's faces could not be seen clearly in the dark night, as if a group of ghosts in human skin imitated human voices , When the time is right, he will violently devour the flesh and blood.

In the center of the square was the light of torches, and many flames illuminated a crystal clear giant throne.The seat was built on the crystal foundation stone, majestic and majestic like the throne of a giant in mythology.No one knows when it was built and when it was transported. Gray Morton dismounted and walked towards the Crystal Throne. Her laughter was still clear amidst the ravings of countless people.

"I understand the truth that she never understood in her whole life. The way to be a king lies in strength and power, and there is no need for useless feelings. The king of Yong is stagnant because of feelings, and he is also thrown into the end because of feelings!"

"Albion Gray Morton! Albion Gray Morton!"

At this moment, the ravings of the crowd turned into roars, like the cheers of all the people before ascending the throne.The sound of the long sword being unsheathed clanged, and Gavri and Raquel pulled out their weapons at the same time, aiming their swords at the king they served!
"Answer me, Albion Gray Morton!" Knight Gaffrey roared like thunder, "Four years ago, the royal capital changed drastically, how much did you participate in!"

"Since you already know it well, why bother to say it again?" Gray's mouth curved into a sarcasm, "Traitors and thieves should kneel in fear of crime, you have already lost your loyalty to the king!"

For a moment, Branagh felt the world turned upside down, and the unimaginable development made him almost lose his language ability.loyalty?Who is not loyal?Is it Gaffrey, or Gray?

The queen's unimaginable speech echoed over and over again, and the tragic situation in the capital four years ago suddenly came to his mind.The ruins, the crystallization, the dead people, the enemy's every step, the Queen Anne who died strangely...he understood, he understood everything.Anger stained his eyes for a moment, and Branagh let out a heart-piercing roar: "You betrayed the kingdom!!!"

The knight Akuya has already drawn her sword and rushed forward, her strange appearance turned into a wave of sea water and hit the sneering queen.Branagh tore away the picture scroll he was carrying with him, and summoned the thunder in the picture with the power of psychic techniques.The two star knights cooperated seamlessly, but their attacks were fruitless. Queen Anne just pointed out to defuse the attacks of the knights, and they froze in place for a while, unable to move.

"Do traitors dare to swing their swords at the king?"

Raquel and Gaffrey leaped out, the shadow hunter dragged the shadow to make the two juniors avoid the attack, and the ghost knight used the wax figure to resist the queen's blow.He roared and ran out, swinging his sword, the sword light flashed through the Queen's eyes with hatred.

He failed, he was immobilized like all knights, and fell stiffly to the ground.The gap between Manifestation and Genesis is so desperate that even knights wearing armor are powerless against a king of a country.Queen Grey laughed loudly, and four ferocious demon spirits walked out of the crowd and stood behind the star knights.

Their bodies dissolved like water, sinking into the bodies of the knights like moving shadows.Pain and bewilderment dominated the knights for a moment, and the queen laughed proudly and arrogantly.

"After today, you will always be loyal to the king!"

Branagh understood what was going to happen, and their existence would be replaced by those monsters, thus eliminating any worries for the queen.All of this is a huge ritual, and everyone is a cog in this ritual.Gray has never come all the way from the capital to help the Knights of Dawn. Her purpose is to use the power of everyone to make herself stronger.

And now no one can stop her.Dawn Knight is far away in the Real Sound State, and the Seventh Knight and the hero are still in the capital of the sky.They can only watch helplessly, watching their own failures, and watching the betrayers run rampant.

Is this what powerlessness feels like?It hurts like death.He wanted to howl but couldn't make a sound. He could only watch the golden light rising from Queen Grey's feet, and watched her fly up surrounded by power, and once again relied on betrayal to gain new power... No.He prayed desperately in his heart.No, don't...anyone is fine, stop her...

"Stop her!!!"

At this moment, Branagh heard the sound of the wind, as light as a blade grazing a man's neck.Suddenly he could move and make sounds.The piercing golden beam of light trembled violently, shattering like a phantom in a dream, and Gray's astonished face was reflected in the scattered light.Immediately afterwards, the demon spirit was smashed to pieces, the crowd fell into silence, the majesty as vast as the sea suddenly suppressed, and there was no sound in the city!
The world was so quiet that time stood still, and a bloody chain flashed in the corner of Branagh's eyes.He turned his head slowly, and saw the cross-shaped sharp weapon being taken back by the man.

He was wearing a big-brimmed hat and a black-red outfit. The red-gold pupils under the glasses contained deep anger, and the black cloak shook in the wind like a raging fire.The man took a step forward silently, his footsteps were as heavy as a thousand troops going to battle, as if thousands of troops were rushing to the battlefield with the king.

The knight remembered that there was another person.Another friend of the Knights, the hero who saved the capital four years ago.He really came, and his performance was as powerful as the predecessors boasted. The knights said that as long as this young man is around, the situation will always turn defeat into victory!

"Well done." The hero of the capital passed him by, "It does not disgrace the name of a knight."

Gongsun Ce raised his head and looked at the astonished false king on the throne.His anger came out with the shouts, lighting up this revenge that spanned four years in the night.

"Death to the traitor!"

On Gongsun Ce's chest was a small and exquisite jade disc, which was the relic left by the Lord Yin Lu when he was defeated in the capital of the sky a few months ago.Four years ago, it was used by the Hermit Master to attack Mo Yuankai, and it was also mastered by Gray to play the greedy mammon.Now this piece of jade has fallen into the hands of Gongsun Ce. It is the second piece of equipment he got when he set off from the capital of the sky, the support that can reverse the situation.

Concentric Jade!
(End of this chapter)