Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 1433: Zerka Temple (9)

"What the Marquis means is that our whereabouts have been leaked?"

Mainne nodded and looked at the leaping flames. "The other party hired an interstellar mercenary, and the collision was a life-and-death battle. Obviously, they want our lives," he said.

Lucy frowned and said, "Although we did not try to hide our whereabouts, it is not possible for anyone to know the exact location. The other party was able to find us so quickly, and it is clear that they know our whereabouts like the back of their fingers."

"That's why I suspect that he should be someone from the Golden City, especially someone who can grasp our whereabouts. If nothing unexpected happens, he should have obtained our coordinates from the database of the Academy of Light. In that case, this person should be at least a Marquis to do so."

Mainne sneered, "Although there are quite a few of us Marquises, it won't be too difficult to find out who did it. As soon as we get back to Adahua Planet, I'll investigate the matter thoroughly."

Lucy whispered, "But what is his purpose? To prevent us from going to the temple? To prevent the stone slab from being made public?"

"Perhaps it's simpler. The other party only wants His Highness to be unable to return." Said Mainne.

Lucy was surprised, "Take my life? Why, I don't think I can threaten anyone."

"Your Highness only thinks so, but some people don't think so. Besides, Your Highness doesn't need to belittle yourself. As the Empress, you are doted on by His Majesty and Golden Rose's successor. Together, these factors are enough to make you a big worry for some people." Mainne smiled and said, "Perhaps that person is afraid of another Great Empress in the City of Gold?"

Lucy shook her head, feeling that all of this was unbelievable.

Mainne looked outside and said, "It's getting dark. Your Highness, rest."

Angeloni had already laid the blankets for her and said, "Yes, Your Highness, rest. You have to go up the mountain tomorrow."

Since both of them said so, Lucy did not insist. She nodded, walked to a remote place in the hall, and got into the quilt. A moment later, a long breath sounded.

Angeloni was sitting near Lucy, removing her bloodstained bandages. Not far away, the two battle puppets stood like sculptures, motionless in the dim light. Mainne looked at the two puppets and walked to Angeloni's side. "I heard what His Highness said about you. Angeloni, your abilities are very special." It's also very dangerous. Let me be frank. I smell rotten wolves on you. Usually, these smells will only appear on those people who have killed countless people. I don't know how you became His Highness' bodyguard. "But I have to warn you, if I find out that you are unfavorable to His Highness, I will directly kill you, understand?"

"Don't worry, I won't harm His Highness. This job is easy. The reward is more than what I earned in the past. I'm not stupid enough to dig my own grave." Angeloni smiled.

"It better be like this." Mainne added, "There's also your battle puppet's ability. Don't use it if you don't need it. I don't mind taking the corpse to increase your combat strength, but it will make His Highness unhappy in the end."

"I see. In any case, the war puppet can only be used for one or two days. The corpses will soon rot without soaking in the potion, and the combat strength will be lost too quickly. At most, you won't see those two corpses tomorrow."

"Then let's do this. Protect Your Highness." Mainne walked away after he finished speaking.

Looking at the man's back, Angeloni stuck out her tongue and said, "Damn it, you care so much about His Highness. You have ulterior motives."

She glanced at Lucy, who was asleep not far away, and her gaze fell on the silver bracelet. The surface of the silver bracelet twisted slightly. Angeloni turned her head. Apparently, the Silver Winged Runner reacted to her gaze. In fact, the killing machine was Lucy's strongest defense. It protected Lucy almost all the time. Angeloni thought to herself, "No wonder Her Royal Highness was able to fall asleep safely in such an environment. With the Silver Winged Runner here, there is no such thing as a sneak attack."

The sky was about to brighten.

This was the time of day when one's alertness was at its worst. Even the elite warriors of the Golden Rose Family were no exception. Mainne had arranged several defensive lines in front of the resting palace. On the outermost defensive line, the two warriors stayed there all night, their spirits drooping. So much so that a dark blue figure landed between the two of them. The two of them were at least a second or two slower than usual before they could react. However, this short period of time was enough for the figure to throw out two snowy saber lights and cut their throats.

But before he died, a warrior threw a high-energy grenade at the person. The loud explosion of the grenade and the flames were the best warning. Mainne, who was sleeping with his eyes closed, immediately jumped up from the ground. When they rushed out of the hall, they saw beams of light crisscrossing between the bunkers in front of the hall. Occasionally, a ball of flame would explode, and people would rush forward at an extremely fast speed. Mainne did not hesitate any longer and pushed Origin Energy with all his might. The explosive aura pushed him in the direction of his comers and comers.

A golden sword qi broke through the sky in the late Ming dynasty. Wherever the sword qi passed, roses swayed unsteadily in the air. He froze for a moment before slowly dissipating.

The sword was like a rainbow.

Hannah's eyes flashed with shock as she took advantage of the sky to attack Mingbao. She used both of her hands to pull back the two curved blades that had been thrown at her and cut through the golden rainbow. However, she only consumed a portion of her Origin Energy. Sword Qi continued to shoot out. Helplessly, he pulled out his long and narrow saber and pulled out a dazzling white light under the dim light.

The white light rested on top of the golden rainbow, and the thunderous sounds of the collision between Origin Energy and the two continued. Unlike Mainne Origin Energy, Hannah was pushed back, her legs ploughing through the ground. Suddenly, a person charged out horizontally, clenching his fists and smashing into the golden rainbow like a hammer, shattering and exploding Mainne's sword qi hammer.

The Golden Rainbow Sword Qi exploded into a series of flames. Yi Lu tugged at the corner of his mouth and said in a low voice, "Is the target in that hall?"

"There's nothing wrong. I've already confirmed it before the operation." Hannah said softly.

After the hurricane disappeared yesterday, Yi Lu and Hana met up. The two of them followed the traces left behind by Mainne and the others to the palace platform. They had noticed Lucy long ago, but they were not in a hurry to act. She didn't launch a surprise attack until dawn. Originally, according to Hannah's calculations, she could have rushed into the hall before the enemy organized an attack, but the Thorned Thorn warriors were harder to deal with than she was. The first line of defense sounded the alarm, so much so that the main hall was stopped by the opponent's experts before it could break through, and even Yi Lu had to show himself in advance.

Yi Lu's expression was grave and unsightly. Apart from Hannah, there was no news of the other mercenaries. Even the golden card seemed to have disappeared from the world. Although Mainne's combat strength had also been reduced, it was still a bit disadvantageous on his side.

Right now, the target was in the hall. Since he had already arrived here, there was no way he could give up. Yi Lu said in a deep voice, "I'm entangling that expert. Hannah, can you handle the people in the hall?"

"Let me try." Hannah said.

"Then let's go." Yi Lu raised his hand that was wearing an iron hook, and with a flick of his wrist, the iron hook fell off, and three barrels actually popped out from within. Following that, the barrel of the gun spun and a bullet of Origin Energy shot out. It turned out that the hook was just a disguise, but it was actually a turbomachine cannon!

The line of fire from the cannons was like a long whip towards Mainne, who dodged the attack while leaping towards Irus. Yi Lu laughed wildly and continued to shoot, causing a storm wherever the powerful stream of bullets flew. The soldiers hiding behind the bunker and the bunker were mercilessly sliced open. Immediately, the Thorned Thorn soldiers suffered heavy casualties, causing Mainne to be furious.

Only after a round of shooting did Mainne get closer, and his sword trembled with countless fragments of sword energy. Yi Lu ignored the tempting sword Qi, allowing them to cut through nearly a hundred thin wounds on his entire body, but he raised his fist and smashed into the edge of Mainne's sword. A powerful force collided with the sword, making it almost impossible for Mainne to hold onto the longsword. Only then did the Marquis know that this Nelm man was also an expert.

At this time, Hannah had already bypassed Mainne and rushed to the main hall. Just as he was about to crash into the entrance of the hall, a fishy breeze suddenly blew from the hall. Hannah stopped and a saber light flashed in the darkness. If she had directly crashed into him just now, it would have been equivalent to sending him over to feed the knives to others.

Someone came out of the hall, two people in total. But when she saw these two people, Hannah couldn't help but be stunned. She whispered, "Old dog, Golden Card, what are you doing!"

These two were the mercenaries that Angeloni had made into battle puppets. The old dog was fine. Other than a bullet hole in his head, there was nothing abnormal about them. However, when Hannah saw the gold card, she felt something strange. From her chest to the top of her head, there was a shocking scar that seemed to have been cut in half. If Hannah knew that Angeloni had torn it apart with her bare hands, she would be even more shocked. Not only did the two of them not recognize him, but they also raised their sabers and punched at him, causing Hannah to feel even more strange. By the time she saw the two of them moving through the nearby flames, her pupils had long since disappeared. Hannah blurted out, "Are you all dead?"

Since she knew that these were two corpses, Hannah would not show mercy. Her combat strength was originally above the two of them, and her battle puppet's movements were not as agile as before, causing her Origin Energy to continuously lose. The two battle puppets didn't last long before Hannah cut off her head.

She jumped over the puppet and pounced into the hall, but there was no sign of Lucy. Hannah's eyes shone with golden light, and she saw traces of Origin Energy in the hall, which indicated the path of Lucy's departure.

Hannah snorted coldly and chased after him with her saber.

The sky had already lit up, but the dark red sky looked like the planet was about to be destroyed. Lucy and Angeloni were walking through the buildings of the palace. This was already a ruin. The once dignified and majestic things were now only empty shells. The wind and sand howled wildly here, as if someone was laughing at these dead creatures loudly.

The two women passed through the palace community, passed through an altar-like plaza, and finally reached the foot of the Sacred Mountain through a damaged stone door. He raised his head and looked up. The top of the Sacred Mountain was hidden in the sandstorm. There was only one mountain path that winded and circled from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. On one side of the mountain path was a cliff, while on the other side was the void. From the sharp wind, it was not difficult to tell that climbing up the mountain was definitely not an easy task.

Lucy nodded at Angeloni and the two of them rushed up the hill together. The moment they stepped onto the mountain path, both of their bodies sank, as if they were weighed down by thousands of equally heavy objects, and their bodies suddenly became incomparably heavy.

As they walked up the mountain path, the gravity exerted by the planet on the two of them suddenly increased dramatically!