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"Treat the wounded, and at the same time, send people to observe the battle between the Diabolos Cult and the Shadow Garden. Record and film their battle scenes using the cameras promoted by the Siyue Chamber of Commerce."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Chapter 69: Teaching Alexia How to Be a Swordsman
On the other side, in the dark, damp and smelly sewer, the sound of swords clashing against each other could be heard.
From the moment Shadow Garden launched its attack on the Fenrir faction of the Diabolos Order, the imprisoned victim elves were liberated. The magical explosion broke through the wall, freeing Alexia from the shackles that bound her, and directly opened an evacuation passage for her. They then fled separately to attract attention to her.
Alexia naturally did not hesitate. She felt the vibration from the ground. Although she didn't know what was happening, she understood that this was a good opportunity to escape. She had to go out and tell her sister that Geno, the scumbag, was a traitor.
But not long after he ran out, he was intercepted by Geno, and a fight broke out between the two.
Alexia was covered in stains and angrily swung her sword at Geno, the man who made her sick. The latter said some words she had never heard of before, such as the blood of heroes, the Twelve Knights of the Round Table, and that she would never be able to surpass her sister.
Although he took advantage of the opponent's carelessness to cut Geno's sleeve, Geno, who was serious, knocked him out in an instant and he fell into the sewage.
Click, click.
Strange footsteps were heard from the sewer, forcing Geno, who was about to attack further, to stop and look vigilantly in the direction of the sound. The person who came was Shangguan 343wen.
"Oh, Second Princess Alexia's swordsmanship is not good enough. She can't take revenge even though her enemy is right in front of her."
"I see. Is this the wild dog that's been biting the cult lately?"
Snapped!
Geno, who spoke rudely, was immediately beaten by the newcomer, and his teeth were knocked out, and he fell into the stinky ditch.
"You're such a jerk, Geno Gulliver, candidate for the Knights of the Round Table. Can you tell me where your leader, Fenrir, is in this city? We haven't found much information about the leader of Fenrir's faction in the strongholds we eliminated during this Shadow Garden operation. You're just a sly stalker."
Geno stood up from the stinking ditch, twisted his cheek, spat out blood and fallen teeth, and felt extremely humiliated.
On the surface, he was the swordsmanship coach of the Kingdom of Midgar, but secretly he was a candidate member of the Knights of the Round Table. Now he was being beaten in this stinking ditch. If he didn't kill the other party, he would be finished.
"Come, I'll give you a chance. Use your best swordsmanship to attack me. If you can cut me even a little, I'll let you go."
Shangguan Wen said, and took out a pencil sharpener.
"Sorry, I don't have anything smaller than this."
"Go to hell!"
The sword flashed, and a huge impact came, colliding with Shangguan Wen's knife. He swung the sword dozens of times in a row, but there was no way to break Shangguan Wen's knife. Instead, he was kicked back into the stinking ditch by the void.
Geno tumbled awkwardly into the ditch once again, his body drenched and covered in mud, his eyes gleaming with a mixture of disbelief and anger. He had never encountered such a strange opponent before. The opponent's strength, speed, and the defensive power displayed by the seemingly insignificant knife far exceeded his expectations. "This... This is impossible!"
Geno gasped, trying to struggle out of the mud, "Who...who are you?"
Shangguan Wen sneered and slowly approached, the knife twirling nimbly between his fingers.
"Me? I'm a member of Shadow Garden, responsible for cleaning up trash like you. As for names, they're unimportant to someone who's about to become history." Alexia witnessed it all, a mixture of shock and gratitude. She had never imagined that in this desperate moment, someone could so easily defeat her long-held nightmare—Zeno. She clutched her sword tightly, a new hope ignited within her. Perhaps this time, she could truly escape, find her sister, and expose Zeno's true identity.
"Those who are against the Diabolos Cult, don't be too proud. I'll show you the power of the Cult!"
Geno took out a bottle of red medicine from his arms and took two pills decisively.
“Ohhhh, the power is coming.”
Magic power continued to burst out from Geno's body, and the side effect was that Geno began to mutate in an inhuman direction, causing his muscles to swell, his pupils to contract, and his skin to turn into a humanoid beast with black and red skin.
Geno was laughing wildly at this moment, and the power in his body continued to explode, which was a world of difference compared to before.
"Hahaha, even after taking the Awakener potion, I won't become a lunatic because I can't handle it. This is why I'm qualified to become a Knight of the Round Table."
Alexia, who was standing behind Shangguan Wen, had a pale face and her glasses widened. Although she didn't want to admit it, Geno's strength at this moment had surpassed her sister Alice Midgar.
This is simply too absurd. Both Shadow Garden and the Order of Diabolos have the power to easily surpass the Knights of the Kingdom of Midgar. This simply breaks one's common sense.
Shangguan Wen explained to Alexia behind him:
"That kind of medicine has serious side effects. After taking it once, you'll need a lot of follow-up medicine to maintain the stability of your body and magic power. If you're not careful, your magic power will go out of control and you'll die."
"Die, Shadow Garden Man"
The white blade cut through the air at an astonishing speed, approaching Shangguan Wen's neck, so that Alexia could only see the afterimage of the sword.
But
For Shangguan Wen, it was still too slow. He easily blocked it with a knife and even forced it back with a little force.
"It's terribly slow. I'll give you a chance to finish taking the medicine."
Geno's ugly face was once again filled with anger, roaring and attacking.
"Don't underestimate me!"
Geno launched countless attacks, but none of them were effective. Shangguan Wen blocked them casually, and they just flowed through the air in graceful curves.
Alexia gradually became addicted to this beautiful swordsmanship, which was the kind of swordsmanship she had always wanted to master through hard training and continuous efforts.
Shangguan Wen's movements were smooth and precise. Every time he swung his sword, it was as if he was weaving a flowing painting, dissolving Geno's violent attacks one by one.
He was not shaken at all by the opponent's changes, but instead showed an appreciation and respect for the art of fighting.
"Alexia, study hard and watch carefully. His level of strength is only a requirement for new students in Shadow Garden these days."
Alexia was dumbfounded. This was just the entry requirement. How powerful was Shadow Garden?
After hearing Shangguan Wen's insults to him, Geno no longer cared about the life-consuming side effects of taking too much [Awakener] potion. What he wanted to do was to kill Shangguan Wen to avenge his hatred.
After swallowing all the remaining potions, his strength surged again, and his body also underwent a strong mutation, becoming a 5-meter-tall little giant.
"Also, let me tell you one thing. As a swordsman, releasing a light cannon is a basic skill for a strong person."
Shangguan Wen's voice rang out again, and the brilliant light emitted from the black sword he held high in one hand swallowed up everything. The pillar of light that penetrated the sky and the earth tore apart the darkness of the royal capital, dyeing the night and the earth into blue-purple.
The massive energy explosion shocked everyone, especially the people of the capital, who had never witnessed a true battlefield. They bowed down before this devastating force, believing it could only be wielded by gods.
Chapter 70 The Truth, Signing a Contract with Alexia
Faced with this dazzling blue-purple light column rising into the sky, the people of Shadow Garden had long been accustomed to the strength of their master, and with the encouragement of their master Shangguan Wen, they required every member of [Shadow Garden] to move in this direction.
But for the Diabolos Cult or the Knights of the Kingdom of Midgar, it is not so rosy. They have no idea whether such a powerful enemy is real or fake, which makes them unable to sleep well.
Alexia stood there blankly, looking at the disappearing pit and the purple-blue light column before her eyes and said:
"What was that just now?"
"Didn't I tell you that this is a basic skill for a swordsman, the Magic Light Cannon?"
Is this something a human can do? Light Cannon, you're not a magician in disguise, are you?
"Goodbye, Alexia."
"and many more!"
"Why? All the members of the Diabolos Cult here have been killed. Are you afraid to go back alone?"
Alexia stepped forward and said:
"I am very grateful that you saved me, but please tell me the truth, whether it is the [Diabolos Cult] or your [Shadow Garden]."
Shangguan Wen was silent for a moment and said:
"Alexia, it's better to pretend to be confused about some things."
"But I must know whether you are hostile to my country."
"So what if there is? You can't do anything?"
Shangguan Wen was telling the truth. Neither she nor her sister Princess Alice could do anything. The Knights Templar were full of undercover agents, even in the royal capital, not to mention the troops on the local borders.
It's not without reason that she's ridiculed as a puppet princess.
"I will fight you because this is my country. As a princess, I must protect my country, even if it means my death!"
After saying these words, Alexia's legs were shaking. Holding the sword tightly required all her courage, but she was a royal princess, and she had to swing the sword even if she knew it would mean death.
"Oh wow, I never realized that the usually willful and scheming princess actually has such a strong character."
"Humph"
Shangguan Wen walked forward and gave her a look, but the pressure he exuded made her kneel down. Alexia felt like she was carrying a giant on her back. Fortunately, she used her sword to support herself, so she didn't look even more embarrassed.
[What a monster! My sister is no match for me!]
"Are you sure you want to know the truth about the world? Even if it means death?"
Alexia suddenly raised her head and said:
"Even if I die, I want to know the truth, rather than spend my life in a muddle."
"You have courage, Alexia."
Shangguan Wen took off his disguise and revealed his true face.
Alexia was immediately defeated when she saw Shangguan Wen’s true face. She never expected that the person who saved her was actually a cheap temporary fake boyfriend.
"Sid?"
"It's me, then let's change the place and make it short..."
The next second, Shangguan Wen and Alexia disappeared from the ruined underground research institute and came to a hotel room.
Shangguan Wen told Alexia about the Diabolos Cult's malicious tampering with historical truth, the birth of Shadow Garden, and the tragic conditions of many infiltrated countries on the continent.
Such a huge amount of true information shattered Alexia's three views. It turned out that she was living in a false world built by lies. Even the Kingdom of Midgar had been eroded and infiltrated into the shape of someone else.
According to Shadow Garden's investigation, in a crucial heart city like the Royal Capital, from the royal palace to the city defense forces, commerce, people's livelihood, etc., there are members of the Diabolos Order, and there are several underground research laboratories like the one where she is imprisoned.
If she hadn't experienced it herself today, she would never have believed it was true. She would have thought it was just a fairy tale made up by her childhood to fool her.
After a while, Alexia stood up slowly and said:
"So, Cid disguised himself as a student in order to eliminate the cult hiding in the Kingdom of Midgar."
"Yes and no"
"Ah? What do you mean by yes and no?"
Shangguan Wen came to the window, opened it, looked at the Knights who kept appearing downstairs and said:
"If you don't take what Heaven gives you, you will suffer the consequences; if you don't act when the time comes, you will suffer the consequences"
"Today, Midgar, no, it can even be said that all the countries on the entire continent are in name only due to the infiltration and erosion of the Diabolos Cult."
"In that case, why can't I rule the entire continent?"
Alexia took a few steps back in shock. She never thought that Sid had such great ambitions. How many people would die if he wanted to rule the continent?
"Do you know [Black Rose]?"
Alexia shook her head and didn't understand. The black rose mentioned above was definitely not a rose.
"The Black Rose refers to the gateway connecting this world to the other world. Something happened in the former Kingdom of Oriana. Among them, monsters from another world came into this world through the Black Rose and killed people, resulting in the deaths of over 100,000 people."
Alexia couldn't help swallowing her saliva when she heard Shangguan Wen say this. After knowing the truth about the world, all kinds of monsters and demons emerged. First, there was the Diabolos Cult that ravaged the continent, and now there were invaders from another world. So what would happen next time? Would the devil destroy the world?
Shangguan Wen shook his finger in front of her and said:
"Now that you know the truth, you have two choices."
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Alexia's expression froze, and her first reaction was to kill the person to silence him.
"This is the price of knowing the truth. The first choice is to join my [Shadow Garden]."
"The second option is that I will use magic to block your memory and make you forget everything I said."
Alexia breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought she would be killed to silence her, but she didn't expect that her memory would be blocked. Sid actually gave her the right to go home.
"I want to join Shadow Garden. I don't want today's tragedy to happen again. I'm the descendant of a hero, so I'm destined to not be able to live a normal and stable life."
Alexia was telling the truth. Even if her memory was blocked, she had been kidnapped once. Wouldn't it happen a second or third time?
The only way is to become strong enough and become as strong as Sid.
Besides, fighting against the dark and evil cult in the other world is much better than pretending to be a good girl in a dangerous campus.
Shangguan Wen smiled playfully and said: