"Elsie...child..."
...
Where am I...? Everything is blurry, yet it seems somewhat warm.
A man is kissing his forehead.
“Elsie, my daughter, a descendant of the Tiran family…”
Elsie couldn't see his face; this seemed to be... a memory from a long time ago.
Wait, am I confronting Keomi?
Yes, if he were to trigger an earthquake, the entire Mirror Lake City would be shattered, and he himself would die.
She won't even have the chance to meet Allen.
“Elsie…” the nameless voice rang out.
"Natural disasters are the power of the monarch, a privilege bestowed by the crown, and also a power that truly belongs to us. This power will never betray us."
"Think about it, Elsie, what exactly did Bloodcrown show you!"
What power do you truly desire?
"Hurry! Elsie!!!"
"I don't have much energy left, Elsie. We... see you next time..."
...
"Lord!"
In the real world, Elsie fell into a coma, her skin cracking open inch by inch, her blood staining Connor's armor.
At that moment, Keomi on the clock tower glanced at the bald zombie beside him.
“Thugs, kill them.”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The bald zombie jumped down from the clock tower, kicking up a cloud of dust. He stretched his body and stared intently at Connor in front of him.
"Bastard!" Connor drew his longsword and glared at the other man.
For some reason, he sensed an atmosphere of death about the scene, as if an extreme danger was about to descend.
We absolutely cannot waste time here! Damn it! Someone tell him what to do!?
"Looks like you've run into trouble?"
"Ding-a-ling~"
A familiar bell suddenly rang, accompanied by gentle piano music. Connor seemed to hear Rolina's voice!
"puff……"
Here comes Rolina's laughter again!
"It's not an illusion, my lord!"
"Listen to me, you must escort your lord to the bell tower, or else..."
"Otherwise?" Connor asked, puzzled.
“Otherwise…” Jolina said, word by word, “Mirror Lake City, where you are, will be reduced to ruins.”
“Ruins…” Connor gritted his teeth as he stared at the blue-eyed zombie that had suddenly appeared in front of him.
He also seemed to be preventing me from getting closer to the clock tower. Perhaps Rolina was right; I had to get Elsie to the clock tower!
But... how is he supposed to deal with this zombie? It seems much stronger than the previous one!
Time seems to be running out...
Hey! Kid!
Suddenly, a sound came from the corner.
Connor had no idea there was anyone there!
"Kid, you're starting to realize you're not the main character anymore?"
The newcomer was dressed in black and moved with extremely strange steps, looking like a very terrifying assassin!
Sudden!
He fell down...
ah?
"Cough cough, sorry, I'm too sleepy." Jack struggled to stand up and took out a dagger from his waist.
Connor stared at the other man's dark circles, which were even darker than those of the man in black, and wondered if he was trying to scam someone. "You're really going to die from this!" he thought.
"Anyway, leave this to me!" Jack's voice fluctuated in volume.
“You still have your mission!” he shouted, pointing at Connor.
“Yes!” Connor said through gritted teeth, gratefully. “It’s all yours now, my friend.”
"Just call me Jack!" Jack walked towards the thug, and a big fight between the two was about to break out.
"After this fight, I can finally go to sleep... phew..."
"Hey! Friend! Are you sure you can do this?" Connor shook him awake.
You can even sleep standing up! What have you been through?!
"Ahem, anyway, let's go..." Jack wiped his drool, his eyes turning cold: "I'm getting serious!"
“Friend…Jack, until we meet again!” Connor said goodbye and led Elsie along the path toward the clock tower.
...
Zombies kept falling from the clock tower, trying to stop Connor's advance. At that moment, he felt as if he were on a battlefield.
It's been a long time since we've seen the bloody battlefield!
"For the King!!!" Suddenly, a headless soldier charged out from the side of the alley!
Alto brandished his longsword and fought against the zombies. Beside him was a group of vengeful spirits, who were also frantically devouring the zombies. The battlefield was extremely chaotic!
"A good opportunity!" Connor didn't know who the headless soldier was or what his purpose was, but he had certainly attracted the zombies' attention.
Now, we're just one block away from the clock tower!
He looked back at the road behind him, and for some reason, he felt that he was not fighting alone.
He really doesn't seem to know much about Elsie, perhaps... she has a hidden power!?
Along the way, various difficulties were resolved by others, which allowed me to arrive on time.
"My lord, we've arrived!" Connor shook the unconscious Elsie in his arms. Her skin was still broken, and the blood seemed to flow endlessly.
"My lord, wake up!"
Suddenly, a dangerous gust of wind blew by, and Connor quickly raised his sword to block it, but the force still made him fall off his horse and tumble several times!
He held Elsie tightly in his arms, and the sword in his hand shattered completely in the attack.
"It's...it's you...Rachel!?" Connor's eyes widened.
Rachel, with only half her body hanging out of her body, appeared on the street, her eyes fixed on him.
“Kang…Na…” Blood was flowing from her mouth, and her eyes revealed ferocity.
Rachel was almost unrecognizable as human; her entire upper body was covered in wolf-like fur.
It was her sneak attack that almost killed him!
That force was so great that even a fine longsword couldn't withstand it and shattered.
"Don't do this, Rachel..." Connor's forehead was covered in sweat. He looked at Elsie and then at the clock tower not far away.
Time is running out...
He seemed to see Mirror Lake City reduced to ruins, the soldiers who fought so hard buried in the soil, and the beautiful Imperial Knight Academy shattered along with it.
"Connor... Connor!!!" Rachel was incredibly fast. She pounced, her wolf claws radiating a dangerous aura.
The threat of death, the safety of Mirror Lake City, the lives of friends...
"Aren't you overthinking things, my lord?" Jolina's voice rang out.
"Don't forget, you cannot break your vow!"
Connor looked confused: "A vow?"
"Yes, when you face calamity befalling your friend, do you... have the courage to draw your sword?" Rolina countered.
But Connor had no sword! His only sword was broken; how could he wield a broken sword?!
"Knight, listen, the melody of the wind is playing~" Jolina's piano music rang out.
It seems that whether or not he has a sword in his hand is no longer important at this moment.
Connor, enduring the numbness in his hand, swung the broken sword. The blue stigma on his right hand shimmered, the light following the broken sword...
The light seemed to be the condensation of flowing water, and a dazzling glass longsword suddenly appeared in his hand!
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