Cataclysm King

Chapter 429: The Assassination King
"Mad King" Alduin personally went out of the city to join the battle, and the area outside Behemoth has become a meat-grinding ground with the sky collapsing and the earth splitting.

In a battle of this magnitude, even high-level card masters are cannon fodder.

Ji Xun, Chu Jiu and Nan Jing did not dare to delay and rode on the undead bone dragon.

It has to be said that the Behemoth of the Tarun Dynasty Empire three thousand years ago is truly a masterpiece in the field of architecture.

When the bone dragon flew close to the city wall, Ji Xun and the other two were immediately shocked by the majestic white stone city wall and could not calm down for a long time.

The bone dragon is the spiritual creature of the high priest Nan Shenyu, and all the guards of the imperial city know it.

The three of them passed through several barriers unimpeded and entered the capital.

When they arrived, the troops in the city kept pouring out, rushing to reinforce His Majesty the Emperor.

The rebels had been deployed outside the city for a long time, and when the two sides met, the battlefield immediately turned into a mess.

Ji Xun observed silently.

"Mad King" Alduin enjoyed killing himself, but this accelerated the collapse of the dynasty.

The rebels had originally been defending the city, and they would have to pay a hundred times the price to capture it.

However, now that they had given up the advantage of the city's defense and were going out of the city to engage in hand-to-hand combat, every loss of a loyal soldier would accelerate their decline.

Loyalty and tyranny form a sharp contrast.

From this perspective, it seems that the collapse of the Tarun Dynasty is a historical inevitability.

The battle became more and more intense, and the legendary "Law of War" gradually showed its traces in Ji Xun's eyes.

After entering the city, Feilong took the three people directly to the inn where the royal court received distinguished guests.

After Nan Jing said "thank you" to the bone dragon, it flapped its wings and flew out of the city.

Now that we have entered the city, we can basically say that this exploration of the alien space is safe.

At this rate, it is impossible to break into the city, at least in this timeline of space.

The solemn expressions on the three people's faces suddenly relaxed.

Enlightenment also reminded: "Discover the special scene 'Imperial Capital Behemoth', hidden plot exploration +80%"

Looking up, the floating island with a rainbow and a waterfall is the palace.

The city looked even more stunning than it did from a distance. It was solemn and magnificent, revealing the majesty and authority of the emperor everywhere.

The city is full of gorgeous and beautiful white buildings, colorful flowers blooming on the flower beds on the street corners, pedestrians wearing all kinds of gorgeous clothes, and mechanical airships floating in the sky.
This is a city with highly developed machinery and magic.

Everything here represents the pinnacle of civilization of the Tarun Dynasty.

Even if the empire's fortunes had declined to the extreme, no city in the Eastern Wilderness three thousand years later could compare with this scene.

If the entire city had not been shrouded in the shadow of war, this would have been the most beautiful, spectacular and amazing city that Ji Xun had ever seen.

This time point is the last moment of Taron's collapse, and the imperial city of Behemoth is filled with human card masters gathered from the entire empire.

The battle outside the city also caused a commotion in the city. People took to the streets one after another, and their faces were filled with worry.

The three of them stood on the roof of the inn, overlooking the nearby large urban area, and seemed to be thinking about something.

In Ji Xun's eyes, it was as if he had walked into history and saw the glorious civilization of the past.

Although Chujiu had no expression on her face, her eyes were trembling with sparkling light. As a descendant of Augustus, she felt a special sigh in her heart when she saw the end of the glorious empire created by her ancestors.

The rise and fall of the dynasty, and then its demise, makes people feel as if they are seeing a person's life.

Born, grow strong, age, and finally die.

The laws of the universe are easier to see in history.

Nan Jing's eyes were full of curiosity as he looked around at the prosperous street scene.

The battle outside the city was too far away and was blocked by the city’s defenses, so nothing could be seen.

It is unknown how long this battle will last.

Waiting is also waiting.

Suddenly, Miss Ball Head suggested: "Ji Xun, Sister Chu Jiu, shall we go for a walk in the city?"

When asked this question, Chujiu's slightly dilated pupils focused and he nodded.

My thoughts also returned to reality from that inexplicable sadness.

Ji Xun meant the same thing.

They entered the city to trigger various hidden plots in the royal city.

After all, this was Behemoth three thousand years ago, the peak era of technological civilization and card-master civilization!

The three of them talked and walked out of the post station directly.

During the war, there were restrictions and bans everywhere in Behemoth, and the city was full of patrolling machines and armored soldiers.

However, because Ji Xun and the other two were sent by the bone dragon, everyone knew that they were guests of the high priest.

With this identity, the three of them can move freely in the city.

The battle has now reached its most critical moment and there are few entertainment shops open on the streets.

Most of the shops that were still open were supply stores related to the war.

Machinery shop, card shop, and extraordinary material shop.

This is exactly what Ji Xun and the other two need.

The current situation in Behemoth City is somewhat similar to the current situation in Eastern Wasteland.

Because of the war, many good things, such as various mechanical equipment, classics, spell cards, demon marks, professional cards, etc., which were originally hidden in the treasuries of the nobility and the royal family, have flowed into the market.

Although most of the items that can be sold in shops are not very high-end.

But this was the glorious era of the Kashi civilization three thousand years ago after all!

Royal Magic Card Shop, Thunderbird Mysterious Book Shop, Lawrence's Mechanical Workshop, Berens Mechanical Armor Factory Shop.
In the shops on the street, all kinds of silver and black iron quality materials are almost everywhere.

Even gold-quality cards are not uncommon in small shops.

If this happened in Donghuang, any few items on the table would be fine products that could only be found in auction houses.

I looked at Enlightenment again, and found that these are all things that can bring out different dimensions!

In other words, as long as you can get it, you can take it out.

In the city, there is no need to dream of robbing.

Can only buy.

Although prices were ridiculously high during the war, fortunately Ji Xun and the other two were not short of money.

As long as they like something, they will not hesitate to buy it.

"Ji Xun, look quickly, this is the original version of the legendary lost [Plague Doctor Encyclopedia Secret Book]. Oh my god, it's a complete set of 29 volumes!"

"Sister Chujiu, that forbidden spell [Ice Dragon's Descent] card is very suitable for you~"

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Ji Xun and the other two had no demand for cards or materials that were worth less than gold.

But even so, they found surprises along the way in various stores.

Things are generally very expensive.

But some goods are unusually cheap.

For example, those second-hand textbooks that came out of the Card Master Academy!

In the eyes of Ji Xun and the other two, these classics, which almost recorded the complete basic knowledge system of card transmitters, were just waste paper sold on the street three thousand years ago.

Ji Xun and his two companions walked and bought things as they went.

They have found almost all the fifty-two sequences of basic professional texts on the card master's thirteen paths to godhood.

The book is a second-hand book, but the knowledge contained in it is indeed the crystallization of the wisdom of countless ancestors of the Tarun Dynasty.

If these second-hand books were brought back to the Eastern Wilderness, or even to the Southern Continent today, they would be absolutely priceless.

The three of them knew the "reward" given by the will of space.

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for adventurers to enter the imperial city.

Moreover, even if he entered the imperial city through a secret passage, without a valid identity, it would be impossible for him to wander around the city like Ji Xun and the other two.

Even the soldiers patrolling the streets were no match for the danger.

Therefore, entering the imperial city itself is a difficult challenge.

Behemoth is very prosperous and has many shops.

Just on the street where they are, there are dozens of shops of various types that can keep people busy for a whole day.

Ji Xun didn't know how long he could stay here, so he focused on the machinery shop.

The card master resources he needed were of extremely high quality and almost impossible to buy.

But machinery is different!
The overall level of machinery in this era is far ahead of that three thousand years later.

The outdated mechanical items that are discarded in some stores may be the top black technology of Donghuang.

As he expected, Ji Xun visited several shops and saw too many eye-catching mechanical products.

The machines that have been tested in war are all practical and functional, and they are good things that are inexpensive and can be mass-produced!
[Bakley Magic Blade Military Version 3.0], [Thor Impact Cannon], [Ghost Mysterious Signal Jammer], [Pterosaur Steam Powered Glider], [Invisible Force Field Generator], [Heavy Earthquake Generator], [Weather Bomb], [Ares Armor 1.5T].
Ji Xun spent a small amount of resources and exchanged them for a large number of drawings, and even some reference objects and equipment.

With these drawings and real objects, we can put them into mass production in a short time!

These things outside might require countless adventurers to risk their lives to explore the other dimension, but Ji Xuncheng bought them in bulk.

Theoretically speaking, if they had enough time, the property that Ji Xun and the other two carried with them would be enough for them to buy half of the wisdom of the Taren civilization!

The harvest from this different dimension will be unimaginably rich!
However, Ji Xun also had a vague feeling that the will of space would never allow them to use a bug to make unlimited purchases.

Sure enough, not long after, a small accident occurred.

In the "Green Mechanical Drawing Shop".

The shop selling blueprints has very few customers now, only Ji Xun and the other two are shopping in the shop.

The streets were still crowded with people, but they were paying attention to the battle outside the city.

No matter where he was, Ji Xun always remained alert.

He suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure: "Senior Xu?"

Ji Xun didn't expect that he would meet Old Man Xu, who disappeared after entering the space, in the city.

And not only did he see Old Man Xu, the other party also noticed it at the first moment and turned his head to look into the shop.

However, at the moment of looking at each other, Ji Xun secretly thought something was wrong: "No!"

He found that the gaze he was looking at was not the familiar vulgar one, but rather sharp and wise.

Ji Xun had seen this look before. Was this Old Man Xu's big account online? And if you look closely, Old Man Xu's clothes are different from when he entered the city.

What’s even more strange is that he is followed by a burly man carrying a large sword!

Ji Xun suddenly woke up and an outrageous idea flashed through his mind.

He realized that the old man Xu in front of him might not be the one he knew.

But, it’s Old Man Xu from three thousand years ago!

Just a glance at each other, and the atmosphere instantly became weird.

Chujiu and Nanjing, who were standing by, noticed something was wrong and looked out at the same time.

Miss Wanzihai saw that he was an acquaintance and greeted him happily, "Senior Xu!"

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Ji Xun's eyes twitched for unknown reasons.

He also didn't know why he met Old Man Xu from three thousand years ago.

If he had guessed it right, he really couldn't deduce the follow-up of this matter.

Why is this old man in the imperial capital?

At this time, "Old Man Xu" outside the door seemed to realize that he had been recognized. After a moment of hesitation, he walked into the store.

The burly man in black robe beside him also walked in.

Suddenly, time stood still strangely.

Everything in the store came to a standstill.

There were still a lot of people outside the door, but the shop owner who was flipping through blueprints had his raised hands suspended in the air, his whole body frozen in that position.

Ji Xun knew that this was the domain of top-level strong men.

The mysterious immortal before him distorted the time domain.

"Old Man Xu" walked in directly, his cloudy eyes flashing with wisdom. He looked at Ji Xun and the other two and murmured, "Strange."

When Ji Xun heard this, he immediately knew that he didn't know him.

Not forgotten.

But it was just as he guessed, this person was the three thousand year old Old Man Xu, who didn't recognize him at all.

Old Man Xu didn't say anything more and asked directly: "Youngsters, do you seem to know me?"

Chujiu and Nanjing were not very familiar with Old Man Xu, and they didn't know why the originally wretched old man suddenly seemed like a different person.

Ji Xun just said: "Senior Xu, have you forgotten again? I am Ji Xun."

He wasn't sure how to explain it, nor was he sure if he had guessed correctly, so he just hinted.

However, as soon as these words came out, Old Man Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had calculated something.

Turning around, a smile appeared on that suspicious old face, and he suddenly said, "Oh. So I saw you in the future."

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After hearing this, Ji Xun felt his scalp tingling.

It was already amazing that the Light Chaser Faro could recognize that he was in an alternate dimension.

Now Old Man Xu said this again.

This made Ji Xun's brain a little confused for a moment.

It seems that these people are not in the same dimension as himself, but more like a "God's perspective".

This high-level being knows many things that are beyond the comprehension of the ordinary human mind.

When Ji Xun heard this, he didn't know how to respond: "You..."

Even Old Man Xu from three thousand years ago can't be related to him.

Moreover, his intuition told him that it was not a good idea to have such a relationship randomly.

Because when he was speaking, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and noticed something unusual.

Old man Xu is fine, he has a lot of secrets.

But the burly man following him made Ji Xun's heart skip a beat.

The man was a large man, but that was not uncommon in the imperial city.

And just at that moment, Ji Xun caught a glimpse of a flash of silver light under the guy's cloak.

This is armor!

It is not uncommon to see people wearing armor, but when Ji Xun looked at the little bit of mysterious pattern exposed on the armor, he immediately felt it looked very familiar.

He never forgets anything he has seen.

Naturally, I recognized it at a glance. This was the set of the strongest legendary armor known as the "Immovable Fortress" [Frederick I's Silver Armor] that I had seen in the battle at the Shenxu Treasury!
Ji Xun was not surprised to see this set of armor here.

But what is surprising is why this person is wearing this armor?

You know, this set of armor has a powerful pollution property, and almost only card masters in the [Hero] sequence can wear it.

However, the heroic sequence is very special during wartime.

If not an official war hero, then a hero of the Resistance.

Ji Xun felt that this person, who was dressed in veiled clothing, was most likely not an official figure.

so.
When Ji Xun thought of this, the corner of his eye twitched inexplicably.

He had a vague feeling that things were not going well.

However, Ji Xun's expression did not show anything unusual.

But in front of old man Xu who was taking a big dump, his thoughts seemed to be completely exposed.

Old Man Xu looked at Ji Xun with a stiff gaze for a moment, as if he saw through everything, and chuckled: "Young man, you are quite active in thinking. What, are you interested in going on an adventure together?"

Ji Xun heard a click.

Because of this sentence, his deduction developed in a direction that was extremely terrifying when you thought about it carefully.

At this time, Enlightenment also appeared at the same time: "S-level hidden plot triggered: Mysterious people from the rebel camp have sneaked into the imperial capital. They are going to carry out an assassination and invite you to participate. Accept yes/no?"

Assassination?

Really?
Ji Xun knew that it was useless to hide it, and it was difficult to conceal the shock in his heart at this moment.

The moment he heard the question just now, he deduced this possibility.

But the will of space confirms this statement.

The target of assassination that requires the presence of Old Man Xu is obvious even with a little thought.

Suddenly, Ji Xun began to understand why the mechanical angel had shown hostility towards Old Man Xu before.

It now seems that the three thousand year old old man Xu may have played a very important and special role in the battle of Taron's destruction.

Looking at the greatsword on the back of the cloak again, Ji Xun suddenly felt his right eyelid twitching.

Having seen Alduin's insane and unmatched fighting power before, fighting against the Light Seeker Farrow and the Outer God Mutu in a one-on-two battle, without losing at all, he knew that the strength of this mad king was definitely the ceiling of card masters.

Ji Xun was a little confused before, who could kill Emperor Taren?

Because coincidentally, he had seen the body of "Mad King" Alduin in the royal tomb.

The last emperor had his chest pierced by the [Sword of Olympus], the sacred weapon of the four kings.

Coincidentally, anyone who can use this holy sword must have a royal destiny.

What's even more coincidental is...

The card masters in the [Hero] sequence are one of the few people who are almost born with the destiny of kingship.

He is also someone who can use this greatsword.

Furthermore, the burly man in the cloak in front of him is wearing the legendary armor [Silver Armor of Frederick I], and he is most likely a hero.

Therefore, it is not difficult to infer that the big sword behind him is most likely the Holy Sword of Kingship.

After further speculation, it can be almost certain that their assassination target this time is none other than the Emperor of Taren - "Mad King" Alduin!

This series of thoughts unfolded naturally.

Ji Xun was very interested in witnessing this shocking assassination that changed the history of civilization.

But this is a multiple-choice question.

Nan Jing’s ancestor was the High Priest Taren, so they are now considered to be on Taren’s side.

If you really choose to accept the mission, you will join the rebel camp.

I finally waited for the opportunity to meet Nan Shenyu, but I missed it.

Compared with the uncertainty of the mission, meeting the High Priest Nan is almost a sure opportunity.

Whether it is Ji Xun himself or from the perspective of his friend, he will choose the latter.

Besides, Ji Xun likes adventure, not death.

In this S-level plot of this alien space, even an eighth-level person would most likely die, and he didn't want to go and die.

Although we know that assassinations have been successful in history, who knows if it will be the same this time.

Moreover, Old Man Xu cannot die, but the same cannot be said for a cannon fodder like me.

Old Man Xu stared at Ji Xun's face, as if he had completely seen through his thoughts, and smiled again: "Boy, your deduction ability is not bad. Have you met Faro? No wonder..."

Ji Xun didn't know what "no wonder" meant.

But Old Man Xu seemed to have seen his answer and said, "In that case, see you next time."

Having said that, he led the cloaked man out of the store without looking back.

Ji Xun and the other two looked at each other in bewilderment.

The moment he heard this, Ji Xun suddenly had an illusion in his heart, as if this was not an alternate dimension, but that he had really traveled through time and space and met Old Man Xu three thousand years ago?

The two left the store, and the strange time domain instantly returned to normal.

The shop owner's hand also turned over a new page of drawings and asked enthusiastically, "Three guests, do you need to see this drawing?"

This question interrupted Ji Xun's thoughts and brought him back to his senses.

He and the two girls, Chujiu and Nanjing, beside him looked at each other, and all three of them saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

Unable to figure it out, they turned their attention back to the drawings.

This alien space has too many secrets
No, to be precise, there are too many secrets hidden in that period of history.

(End of this chapter)