The Emperor’s Angel of Death

“No one has ever made me back down!”

Karuzyn's temper was also completely ignited. He slowly drew the rune longsword from his waist. This sword was surrounded by a faint halo and was called Dusk's Whisper, also a symbol of the Twilight Sword pirate group's leader.

“What if I don’t?”

As the Phoenix Guard raised their glaives to attack, Duran raised his hand, stopping their advance, and then drew a saber from his waist.

This sword was a tribute presented to the Royal Court by a Savage Kingdom. The world-spirit of that maiden world would periodically produce a unique crystal. This crystal had a certain plasticity and the ability to absorb energy. It was usually made into armor or shields by the local residents, and when used to make weapons, it had extremely strong shield-breaking capabilities, whether energy shields or void shields.

Realizing a duel was about to occur, the pirates all retreated and whistled.

The next second, only a blur remained where Duran had been. Karuzyn quickly swung his sword to block, the two blades clashing and bouncing off each other. But soon Duran retaliated, thrusting his sword towards the Windrunner's abdomen with a speed unmatched even by ordinary Eldar.

“So fast!”

Karuzyn was filled with shock at this moment. He had earned the title of Windrunner because his sword was fast, fast enough to be the envy of the entire Calixis Sector.

But now he had met someone faster, a faster sword.

At this moment, the opponent's movements were so fast that they were blurred in his eyes. The longsword slashed and stabbed, crackling energy frictioning in the air. Karuzyn tried to fight back, but Dusk's Whisper was always easily parried.

“Damn it!”

Barely dodging a sword strike, Karuzyn desperately slid to the opponent's side. As he readjusted his weapon, the opponent's hilt slammed hard into his chest, knocking him over. The immense force made him feel like he had been shot.

Before he could get up, the opponent's sword was already against his forehead, his foot on his chest.

“Wait—”

Aila's voice suddenly rang out, followed by footsteps. Duran sheathed his weapon and turned around.

“Your Highness.”

Karuzyn sat up and saw several people walking through the archway. The most conspicuous was, of course, the Phoenix King in his armor, standing out from the crowd. There were several people beside him, one of whom was Aila.

Aila glared at Karuzyn and then turned to Sorshyan, bowing in apology.

“Your Highness, please forgive this uncouth man's rudeness. He is used to wandering in the void and does not understand etiquette.”

Sorshyan nodded slightly and said slowly:

“Is he the leader of the Twilight Swords you mentioned? He seems very energetic, and he can even withstand a few moves from Duran.”

Then he looked at Karuzyn.

“Windrunner, do you have any urgent business to come here in such a hurry?”

Karuzyn stood up, sheathed his sword, and after holding back for a long time, finally squeezed out two words.

“Take a look.”

“Hahaha.”

Sorshyan was amused by the other party's words, laughed twice, and shook his head. Aila had a helpless expression.

“Alright, I'm not someone who hides my head and shows my tail.”

As he spoke, the mask on Sorshyan's face turned into a ball of fire and was absorbed by the phoenix head of the helmet, revealing his true face.

Karuzyn subconsciously took a step back, and his followers also exclaimed.

“A human!?”

“An ape... The rumors are true...”

Hearing the whispers, Duran immediately summoned his glaive.

“Those who speak disrespectfully shall die.”

The Phoenix Guard immediately surged forward with murderous intent, surrounding the pirates. The pirates also nervously drew their weapons, but Karuzyn knew that if they fought, they would all die, so he shouted:

“Shut up, shut up! Don't fire!”

Sorshyan also said:

“Duran, it's okay, I'm used to this reaction. Ignorance is no excuse.”

Receiving Sorshyan's order, Duran withdrew the encirclement, and Sorshyan stepped forward.

“Karuzyn, I heard from Aila that you became a pirate because you weren't used to the restrictive life on the Ark. The Eternal Court is now in need of people. We need experienced naval officers and can provide you with a broader space and stage, as well as very powerful warships. Consider it?”

Hearing this, Karuzyn glanced at Aila and then said:

“Has the Kolor Ark already agreed to join the Eternal Court?”

He didn't know if he was asking Sorshyan or Aila, but in the end, Sorshyan answered him.

“Does it mean that however Kolor chooses, you will choose the same, is that right?”

“Not entirely.”

“Then consider it carefully.”

With that, Sorshyan turned and left. Aila shook her head, walked to Karuzyn's side, and then only said one sentence.

“I am going to the Royal Court to meet Her Eternal Majesty the Queen. During this time, you and the Twilight Swords must try to protect Lunasad and find the Raven's Spirit people, and tell them that a Lunasad seer is waiting for them.”

Watching Aila's departing back, Karuzyn felt a little discouraged for a moment. More importantly, through the fight with Duran, he realized that the power of the Eternal Court was indeed much stronger than he imagined.

But fortunately, Aila was fine, so he had nothing to worry about.

Sorshyan's last inspection was of Lunasad's webway district. Many archways stood here, some damaged, but most still preserved. However, after the invasion of the demons, it was difficult to guarantee the situation of the webway on the other side. In the future, it will be necessary to explore them one by one to determine where they eventually lead. During this period, many hidden Savage Kingdoms should be discovered - now the Savage Kingdoms are a very important political and military force of the Royal Court. One-third of the seats in the two major councils of the Royal Court already belong to the Savage Kingdoms. The number of seeds that the Eldar Empire sowed in the first place was really not small. Although many have been destroyed over a long period of time, the survivors are still a very large proportion, and the Savage Kingdoms naturally believe in the Goddess of Life. The title of Eternal Queen has a very strong appeal to them.

Finding a Savage Kingdom is equivalent to having one more force, which is a sure profit.

After confirming that there were no problems, Sorshyan finally set off to return to the Royal Court. Only five days had passed since his departure. The representatives of the Kolor Ark who came with him, under the leadership of Aila, met Veronica and expressed their gratitude to her. They also announced that the Kolor Ark would become one of the vassals of the Eternal Court, while still maintaining a high degree of independence, accepting the requirements of the Royal Court's resident personnel and military services.

Just as Sorshyan had just returned, the Night Spears sent to Orpheus for reconnaissance also returned, but they were carried back by other rangers. This legendary ranger was scarred and had a broken arm, obviously having experienced a fierce battle.

Veronica immediately gave him emergency treatment. After waking up, Night Spear immediately told Sorshyan his shocking discovery.

“It's Menakh! Menakh is here!”