In Dragon Academy, there was almost no tension as before the war. Everyone was traveling around like Fitz and Simmons, or studying magic and spells with great concentration. There were only some people with ulterior motives who kept recording everything around them.
Some strange warriors also came to the Dragon Academy. They were arranged by Yulia. These warriors held broad-edged straight swords in one hand, and the other hand was emitting a faint red light.
The straight sword has a special design. The jaw of the sword is like the holes left by the eyes of a skull. I don't know if it is a mark of time or a special decoration. There is a strange substance like plant roots on the hilt.
[Dark Sword: The survivor of an ancient small country destroyed by darkness, the straight black sword of the "soul-sucking ghosts". They are the blood-red-eyed invaders with the longest history. The thick and wide sword body derives its unique swordsmanship. 】
These warriors wear black and gray armor, which looks like it is pieced together from blackened human bones. Even their face armor is in the shape of a skull, with hair attached to the top of the face armor, like a hood that covers the entire head.
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Grant Ward secretly took pictures of the appearance of these strange warriors, but he did not dare to send them directly. He could only take advantage of each study break to return to Earth and send this information to Hydra.
Grant has done this behavior countless times, and even taking photos and tweeting about it in Dragon Academy has become a very common thing.
It's not like others have never done this before, but this time when Grant was about to go to the big library to study, he was stopped by these strange warriors.
Grant tightened his grip on the spell fire in his hand. Since he learned spells, fireball, a simple and easy-to-release spell, has become his favorite, not to mention that equipment like the spell fire will not affect his daily life at all.
Life.
Seeing Grant's little move, these soldiers looked at each other as if they were laughing, and did not even raise their weapons.
"Master Yulia wants to see you, you'd better come with us."
Hearing the name, Grant released the spell fire, and the day finally arrived.
Grant was able to join the Dragon Academy because he agreed to Yulia's suggestion and offered his faith to the King of Wandering Souls. Even though Geralt later invited him to join the Hunters, Grant did not agree.
On the one hand, Hydra would not agree with his approach, and on the other hand, Grant knew the price of betrayal.
He would have a hard time escaping from the Hydra that trained him, let alone the King of Wandering Souls represented by Yulia.
Grant, who was being escorted, finally came to the mining area of Dragon Academy, which is the junction of Abyss Mire and Ring Seal City. At the same time, Yulia often stayed here to complete some ulterior plans.
In the spiral passage of the mine, Grant saw Yulia waiting for him.
Grant bowed his luggage respectfully and said, "Sir, what do you want from me?"
Yulia wore a long black dress similar to mourning clothes, and her beak mask was raised to reveal her face.
"It's time for you to repay the King of Wandering Souls! Grant."
Grant breathed a sigh of relief. The hanging stone finally fell to the ground. It was his mission to explore the identity and strength of the Wandering Soul King.
Should he join the team of the Wandering Soul King, or recruit more students for the Wandering Soul King?
Just as Grant was thinking about how to respond to Yulia's question, Yulia's next words frightened him to death.
"Hydra should also give you a mission. Let's talk about this first..."
A shiver ran down Grant's spine, and he endured his own panic. Grant tried to blur it out and said, "What is Hydra? Sir, I don't know what you are talking about?"
Yulia's patience would not be reserved for such a weak person in front of her, and her tone became colder.
"Grant Ward! The adopted son of John Garrett, your superiors also include Brock Rumlow, codenamed Crossbones, Sylvette, and even the current Security Council Director Alexander Pierce, and
Do you need me to continue?"
Grant swallowed unconsciously to ease his fear. The woman in front of him had already revealed most of the top executives of Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D., and he didn't even know that Alexander Pierce, the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D., was actually his superior.
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Grant looked at Yulia, and he found that the woman in front of him was waiting for his reply. This answer would determine his life or death. Yulia's hand was already on her weapon.
Grant had also seen the conflict between Yulia and Obeck. Even the god-like dean of the magic academy could not capture the woman in front of him in a short time. Grant thought of this and gave up resistance instantly.
Hydra taught him loyalty and devotion, but the other side of Grant's nature conflicted with the darkness of Hydra, and the disparity in strength was so great that Grant never thought of resisting.
"Sir, the task given to me by Hydra is to record the magic learning materials and record everything that happened in Dragon Academy..."
Grant said his mission obediently, and took out his cell phone and handed it to Yulia to show his obedience.
Grant's cooperation made Yulia let go of the weapon in her hand, but she did not answer Grant's cell phone. Since the existence of Cortana, the God of the Internet, no information can escape her control.
This kind of obedience saved Grant's life. Yulia said: "Keep your mission, convey the strength shown by Dragon Academy and Constantine to your superiors, and at the same time let them understand that the King of Wandering Souls is
The greatest existence! Do you understand?"
"Yes! Sir, I will follow your instructions! But when will the things I record pass your review? You must know that the secret of Dragon Academy's magic has been..."
Grant's cooperation made Yulia feel very comfortable, and she didn't mind chatting with Grant more.
Yulia said: "The secret of magic has always been in the hands of Obeck, who has ulterior motives. The curse of knowledge is not so easy to eliminate. You must know that the sages in the big library have a famous saying: Everything you see is a curse.
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If you want to practice magic on your own without anyone's guidance, just dream, even Constantine needs a guide..."
Yulia shut her mouth instantly and only mentioned one sentence of Constantine's words, but the murderous intention that followed made Grant hold his breath.
Grant stood on tiptoe, not daring to shift his gaze at all. He pretended to be stupid and said as if he hadn't heard Yulia's last words just now: "Then, sir, do you have any other instructions?"
"You know what you should do, don't let me down..."
Yulia didn't say a word about the consequences of the threat, but such words gave people an inexplicable fear, as if death was always surrounding them, but you just couldn't predict its coming.
Grant bravely asked tentatively: "Sir, what should I do if I need help?"
Julia glanced at Grant and said: "The soul-sucking ghost will provide you with military support. As for yourself, just use your brain more... By the way! In order to prevent something bad happening to you... educate him first!"
The first words Julia said were to Grant, and the second half was to the soul-sucker behind him.
Grant turned around in horror, only to find that the soldiers who were called soul-sucking ghosts were reaching out to him behind him.
The soul-sucker's hand grabbed Grant's forehead, and red floc seemed to be floating on the back of his hand.
[Hand of Darkness: The unique skill of Lundall, the Kingdom of Wandering Souls, is called the legacy of the World Serpent. It can perform soul-absorbing skills, and can also be used as a special shield. It cannot be held with both hands. Combat skills: Soul-absorbing. Hug the opponent,
It is used to steal blood. It can only be used to suck souls on humans.】
The hand holding Grant's head slowly moved away from him, and a ball of white light also left Grant's body, which was Grant's own soul.
The soul-sucking ghost was about to stuff the soul into his mouth. Feeling the trembling of the soul, he laughed, and then put the soul into Grant's body.
Grant, whose soul had returned, suddenly took a deep breath and trembled to avoid the two soul-sucking ghosts.
Grant just watched himself leave the body, and then saw the terror of the two people in front of him from the perspective of his soul. The armor on his body was clearly made of the soul of the resentful spirit.
Just hearing the screams of armor in soul form almost made Grant lose his mind, but these soul-sucking ghosts could wear them on his body.
Grant distanced himself from these soul-sucking ghosts and carefully held his own spell fire.
"Now you know who you should be loyal to! Grant, no matter what kind of punishment you face, even death, there will be no pain from soul torture..."
Yulia's words echoed in Grant's ears, and he quickly turned around and lowered his head towards Yulia.
"Go down, Grant, I hope you can complete your mission, and the King of Wandering Souls will give you what you deserve, whether it is wealth, strength, or lifespan..."
"Yes. Follow your will, sir. Thank you to the great King of Wandering Souls."
When Grant saw Yulia waving, he couldn't wait to leave here. The fear and deterrence made him want to stand in the sun to relieve this powerless struggle.
Just as Grant was leaving the mine, a man wearing knight armor at the door asked him: "Is this where Lady Yulia of Rondal is? I am Anri from Astra, in my
This man next to me is Horace, my friend who traveled with me."
Although the female voice sounds gentle, and although the face cannot be seen covered by armor, one can tell from the voice that this is a well-educated person.
But thinking that she was also here to find Yulia, Grant's back felt cold again. He pointed to the cave behind him, but Grant didn't say a word.
"Sorry to trouble you. May you be guided by fire on your journey. Huh? Are you also the child of the God-Eater Ellie Rich?"
Faced with Anri's question, Grant did not answer, but just covered his head and walked forward. He did not dare to stay here any longer.
Anri followed Grant's guidance and entered the cave to meet Yulia.
Anri half-knelt down to Yulia, took out the items he brought and said: "Lady Yulia, this is the covenant sword you asked me to get. I don't know what you use it for..."