When he first saw Her Majesty, Lin Yuan felt that she was elegant, gentle, and the embodiment of all that is good.

When I am with her, I feel a desire to be close to her.

But this time, the Queen wore a crown and a white dress and stood by the window. Behind her was the vast panorama of the imperial capital. She was still as beautiful as ever.

But it made Lin Yuan feel creepy.

As if he saw something, a huge and terrifying creature, Lin Yuan tensed up instantly, his back felt numb, and his palms were sweaty.

In the past, she was like a weak cub, not knowing what kind of huge thing she was facing. She was still fearless.

Now, she has grown up unknowingly, and can finally see clearly what a huge and terrifying existence is in front of her.

"What are you doing standing there?" The queen by the window raised her red lips, smiled softly, and waved at Lin Yuan, "Come over here."

She stood by the window against the light, half of her face covered by a white veil. The sunlight enveloped her tall and thin features, and her skin was so white that it was a little scary.

Lin Yuan walked forward, came to the side of the supreme ruler of the empire, and stood with her in front of the window.

"My dear child, it's nice to see you again." The queen reached out and gently touched Lin Yuan's hair.

She was not wearing gloves today; her fingers were warm and soft. Around her fair neck she wore a necklace with a ruby ​​pendant. The dove-blood-red ruby ​​was pure in texture and in the shape of a teardrop, hanging in front of her chest.

Lin Yuan couldn't help but look at the stone.

"How was your journey?" the queen asked her.

His tone was gentle, just like the last time we met.

Lin Yuan slowly told some of what he saw and heard in the Land of No Pupils.

Spoken slowly and calmly. Concise, no lies, just selective.

The Queen did not show any surprise after listening to Lin Yuan's description of the guide and the sentinel. It was obvious that she already knew these things.

There was no attempt to hide it, but there was a hint of regret in his words.

"That's true. From the beginning, Sentinels and Guides are the best fighting partners."

She frowned and sighed. Looking out the window at the land of the empire, her tone was filled with deep sorrow.

"Unfortunately, for some reason, the number of guides is decreasing and we can no longer sustain such consumption."

"Even if the Empire does its best to protect the Guides, it cannot prevent their number from decreasing year by year."

Lin Yuan began to feel doubtful.

The world a few hundred years ago was very different from what it is today. The way the Sentinels interacted with each other was also completely different from what it is today.

What happened during this long period of time? What was buried in the unknown history? As a result, everyone regards the current distorted form as common sense.

Is the current situation really just caused by the Empire to protect the Guide?

"Which contaminated area do you want to go to next time?" The queen turned from the window and asked suddenly.

As she said this, the wind from high above slightly lifted her veil.

A hint of blood-red light shone in the depths of the pair of dark eyes beneath the pure white veil.

The sunlight came in through the window. In the bright light, the Majesty wearing the crown looked cold and pale at that moment, like a false empty shell.

Only the pair of red eyes deep in his eyes were staring at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan felt as if she was captured in an instant. A powerful spirit was suppressing her, preventing her from telling lies.

Lin Yuan wanted to retreat, but she quickly bit her lips to stop herself from retreating.

Although her strength may not be strong enough, she has never let her heart be weak.

"No, I don't know where to go."

Lin Yuan looked into those eyes and spoke slowly, word by word.

The gem obtained from the Land of No Pupils is now hanging in Lin Yuan's bedroom.

Although she had had it for a long time, she had never put the stone into the box to let it point out the destination of the next journey.

It is to cope with this moment.

Why? She had a premonition that there would be such a question, such a question in a powerful mental confrontation.

Blood-red eyes stared down at her.

The imperial palace, the white pagoda, the sky and the flowing clouds around him seemed to disappear in an instant.

Lin Yuan was in an endless chaotic world, with only a pair of eyes glowing red in front of him.

Those red eyes were beautiful, mysterious and captivating, staring at Lin Yuan for a long time.

Time seems to be extending infinitely, and thoughts become chaotic, making people almost want to kneel down, take out everything they know in their hearts, and offer it on their knees with their hands.

Lin Yuan stood in the void, her scalp tingling and her palms full of sweat, but she finally stood up slowly and confronted the pair of red eyes from a distance.

"I don't know." Lin Yuan said.

The wind blowing in from the window finally stopped.

The white veil slowly fell down, the red light in her eyes disappeared, and her gentleness and tranquility returned to normal.

"You seem to have grown. Become stronger than before."

The queen sighed and a helpless smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. That smile was different from before, it revealed a bit of surprise and appreciation.

It seemed strange that Lin Yuan could resist such strong mental suppression from her.

"It's been a long time since I've seen a child as strong as you."

Lin Yuan's back was covered in cold sweat and he breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that Her Majesty the Queen wants to know the secret of the box.

Temptation in the spiritual world is always two-way. As long as you don't back down, you can capture the other person's subtle emotions at the same time.

At that very moment, she caught what the Queen was anxious to know.

She was not as calm as she appeared. She also had something unknown in her heart that she was eager to gain from herself.

It is enough to know that she also has desires and weaknesses.

As if the incident had never happened and no one took it to heart, they were still in harmony and their casual conversation continued.

"So? After this journey, you have become very skilled in fighting with a sentinel, right?" the Queen asked Lin Yuan.

"Well, I guess so."

"Then how about we start practicing with more sentinels? Multiple people? Coordinated combat?"

When the empress at the window said this, she slightly bent down and extended a finger, with a rare hint of joy in her tone.

"I can give it a try with you."

"Who?" Lin Yuan pointed at himself, "You mean, you and me?"

The queen laughed, walked back to the palace, sat on the throne, clapped her hands, and called Luther over.

Lin Yuan was very surprised. She already knew that the supreme ruler of this empire was also a guide.

But Lin Yuan didn't expect that she would have to conduct joint combat training with him in this palace?

Thinking about it this way, what His Majesty said and his thoughts were really similar to Xunhua's, even the training model was very similar.

The first step is to equip yourself with a dedicated sentinel and engage in actual combat.

The second step is to start multi-person collaborative training.

Xunhua also said that this is the method used by the guides to train themselves step by step.

Soon, several selected sentinels, led by Luther, entered the palace on the top of the tower.

There were several people among them whom Lin Yuan had met before. They were all experts in the Royal Guard.

One of them is an acquaintance of Lin Yuan? The spirit form is a black unicorn, Yun Luo, whose one arm is connected to a mechanical arm.

The sentries walked in together and knelt on one knee in front of the throne to salute. Each of them had a burning look that revealed their respect and loyalty to the emperor.

The queen ignored them and only looked at Lin Yuan. She raised her hand slightly and said, "Luther, follow me. The rest is yours."

Lin Yuan: "You mean, I can attack you as well?"

The Queen in White raised the corner of her mouth and lifted the ruby ​​necklace around her neck with her fingers.

"If you can get even a piece of my clothes on me, I'll give you this as a reward."

The battle was not as difficult as imagined at first.

It was as if several screens were opened in front of Lin Yuan's eyes, sharing the perspectives of multiple sentinels at the same time.

In an instant, the scenery appeared from different angles, and many unfamiliar emotions flooded in.

Oh my God, it’s Your Majesty. I actually saw Your Majesty with my own eyes.

I am so excited. This is the greatest honor of my life.

Your Majesty is so beautiful. I will be loyal to her all my life.

Guide Lin, this time I finally become your sentinel

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There were all kinds of emotions, like several people talking and arguing at the same time.

If it were another guide, no matter how strong his mental power was, he might find it difficult to adapt to the chaotic consciousness that suddenly flooded in.

But for Lin Yuan it is actually very simple, she has a unique advantage.

Her special spiritual body made her accustomed to the noisy and chaotic mind since she was very young.

The tentacles were talking to each other all the time, and almost every second they showed her a different picture of what they saw.

Lin Yuan has become accustomed to focusing on the key points in the midst of noise, blocking out the noise, and using his own stable and calm emotions to face and deal with such chaotic and complex scenes.

In the spacious hall with a high dome, Lin Yuan has four sentinels.

On the pure white throne, the empress sat idly, with only Luther in front of her.

The four sentinels summoned their spirits. The eagle spread its huge wings, smoke came out of the unicorn's hooves, the serpent swung its tail, and the sea monster roared.

The powerful warriors showed their prowess and rushed towards their commander Luther.

In front of Her Majesty the Queen, whom they respected the most, no one failed to give their best and try their best.

They are all the best in the Royal Guard, members of the Special Operations Team, not the kind of noble children who live a life of luxury and come to the Royal Guard just to get an official position.

He is a real strong man who has been tempered by thousands of battles on the battlefield.

Four against one, even if the opponent is their commander Luther, they are confident that they can easily win.

There are four of us, what's the point of having a guide to coordinate with us? I hope we don't disturb the master. One of the sentinels thought to himself.

The crowd formed a pincer attack on Luther.

On the throne, her white fingers were intertwined to support her chin, her red lips were slightly bent, and her white fingers tapped lightly.

The carved jade palace changed in an instant.

The mirror-like ground turned into a black and white chessboard, with parallel lines extending infinitely into the distance.

The sentry standing on the black grid felt empty beneath his feet and instantly felt his body falling. Looking down, he saw sharp spikes standing at the bottom of the abyss.

Yun Luo quickly stepped on the white grid and reached out to grab a companion who fell into the black abyss.

The roof disappeared, the sky turned blood red, and in the far horizon, on the pure white throne, the heroine sat leisurely with her elbows resting on it.

Huge poker cards appeared on the board, and the eyes of the Queen of Clubs on the cards moved around, revealing a strange smile.

Several giant playing cards suddenly swirled and turned, their edges as sharp as giant shovels, flowing like light and lightning, too fast to be caught with the naked eye.

The card flashed by, and the sharp edge cut off the eagle's wings, which were unable to dodge. The sentry screamed and fell from a high altitude.

He covered his bloody body and rolled on the edge of the white chessboard, almost falling into the black hole, and was grabbed by the unicorn that rushed over.

The next moment, the king in armor strode out from the cards with a loud laugh.

The king was extremely tall, almost as tall as the White Tower. Even the most powerful sentinels were as helpless as ants in front of him.

Yun Luo dragged his injured companion and retreated hurriedly.

The world in his eyes was extremely absurd, yet extremely real, reminding him of the strange world in the Golden Tree pollution area where humans and animals were reversed.

The more frightened I was, the more terrifying the scene before me became.

A huge foot dropped from the sky, and no matter how they ran, they could not escape the huge shadow cast by the foot.

He watched helplessly as the huge sole came towards him. The pattern on the sole became clearer and clearer, and it was about to crush him into a bloody mess.

The next moment, it seemed as if a pair of soft hands covered his eyes.

My vision disappeared and everything was dark.

[Don't look, it's an illusion] A soft female voice sounded in his mind.

I don’t know why, but with just these one sentence, the fear, confusion and panic of the four sentinels were instantly soothed.

Even the severe body pain disappeared.

The light in front of my eyes came back on.

But it's not me who is the viewpoint, but someone else's. It's like I'm looking at all of them from behind them, from farther away.

It turns out that the ground is still the ground, and the palace is still the same palace.

There was no abyss or chess or cards. The people lying on the ground were not really injured, and the battle had not even begun.

Her Majesty the Queen sat on the throne with a playful smile on her face.

"Don't be afraid. The real battle is about to begin." Guide Lin said behind them.

Guide, this is the battlefield after the guide's participation. This is the powerful guide that can open the contaminated area in the legend.

I had only heard of this guide before. This was the first time I experienced the power of the guide myself.

It turns out that guides can be this powerful.

The sentries looked at each other in shock, and began to readjust their mentality.

Even though I was caught off guard just now, it was also very embarrassing.

I have completely lost face in front of Guide Lin and Your Majesty.

Luther stood in front of them, his eyes glowing red, and he slowly drew out his weapon.

The battle really started, four Sentinels against Luther alone?.

The forest of swords and the rain of swords are filled with murderous aura.

The more Yun Luo fought, the more frightened he became.

He had been in the Royal Guard for many years and had fought against Luther before. The commander was very strong in combat, but he was not a weakling either.

But at this moment, Commander Luther seemed like a completely different person.

The long knife in Yun Luo's hand had already stabbed into Luther's shoulder. If it were any other time, no matter how brave he was, there would be a slight pause in his movements.

Either stop or take a few steps back to avoid being hurt by sharp weapons.

But now, Luther Qiang stood up against the knife wound and kicked him away.

As if he was completely unconscious and had no idea what pain was, an endless flame of war seemed to be ignited within the commander's body.

The desire to fight burned from deep within his soul, turning the commander into a madman who didn't care about life or death and only cared about fighting madly.

Yun Luo got up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and was secretly shocked.

The alienated world, the hallucinations that invade the soul at any time, the frenzied opponent who knows no pain...

If they didn't have a powerful guide on their side who always stepped in to protect their spiritual picture.

In this battle, let alone the four of them, even if there were more sentins, I'm afraid they would not be able to overcome the defense line of Commander Luther alone.

Could it be possible that the addition of a guide could bring about such changes to the battle situation?

Director Lin, this is Director Lin's true way of fighting.

She is a well-deserved strong person just as Ni Ji said.

The battle continued, with muffled groans, collisions, and the roars of spirits mixing on the battlefield.

In the spacious palace, swords and guns rained down, and smoke and dust rose everywhere.

The sentinels fought in a group, and in a four-on-one battle, Luther, alone, overwhelmed everyone.

The queen on the throne leaned on her elbows and looked at the battlefield in front of her with interest.

It's very interesting. I haven't experienced it in many years. It really makes me miss it.

But it doesn't require any effort, just place the cloth easily.

It was like teasing a group of kittens and puppies, making them act coquettishly and roll around in front of me.

Cubs are just cubs after all.

Just as she yawned and relaxed a little, a slender figure suddenly jumped out from behind the smoke of the sentinels' fight.

That person? She cut the hem of her long lace skirt short with a knife, and now with her long and slender legs bare, she moved as swiftly as a rabbit and crossed the war zone under the cover of a sentry.

It’s Lin Yuan.

No one noticed the guide.

The guide who was supposed to stand at the back and be guarded by the sentries took action on his own.

Lin Yuan turned over and jumped across the station, reaching out to grab the blood-red ruby ​​hanging on the queen's chest.

The queen's pupils shrank and she retreated backwards. The beautiful bright red pendant on her neck rose up.

Lin Yuan's fingers had almost hooked the blood-red gem pendant, and at this moment she saw a pair of cold eyes.

Her hand was clamped by a cold hand. The hand was as cold as ice, but the strength was frightening. It grabbed her, twisted her, and threw her far away in an instant.

Lin Yuan only felt a sharp pain in his arm, and his whole body was thrown into the air by the huge impact force.

She flew backwards, and fortunately Yun Luo pulled away in time and caught her. After the two of them fell to the ground, they took several steps back before they barely stopped.

Lin Yuan's arm was in so much pain that it felt like his entire arm was broken. He fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

The queen raised her hands to stop the fight, stood up from the throne, and slowly walked towards the forest garden.

Yun Luo stood in front of Lin Yuan and said, "Your Majesty, Guide Lin is injured."

The queen seemed a little surprised at Yun Luo's protection, then she bent down and looked down at Lin Yuan.

"My child, I always thought you were just like your mother."

"Now I realize I was wrong. You are not like anyone else."

"You are a unique child."