The coordination of "Dead Ember" and "Nightmare", as well as the carved ornaments of double snakes, Sylutia quickly thought of the infamous "Twin Snake Cult".
Even among the many Cults, "Twin Snake Cult" has a very bad reputation. He is even hostile to other Cults, and other Cults occasionally fake it. Pretend, after all, in order to attract believers and like-minded people, you still have to consider the pleasantness of the organization, but "Twin Snake Cult" is too inhumane. He enjoys cannibalizing people casually. When he reaches a high level, he will transform into a real monster, which is disgusting.
There are actually Twin Snake Cult's relics here. Could it be that this was the place where Cult once occupied?
Sylutia thought for a while, then checked the area again, and sure enough, found some traces of building ruins in the soil.
It seems that this was indeed the location of "Twin Snake Cult" activities a long time ago, but judging from the remaining traces, it must have been at least hundreds of years ago.
Putting away the broken Twin Snake Cup, Sylutia led the horse out of the forest and returned in the direction of Mammoth Town.
Another corner of World of Shadows.
"Wheat porridge, wheat porridge again, I'm tired of drinking it, don't you have any better food?" Prince Jabs threw the wooden bowl in front of him to the ground, feeling irritable.
"Jabs." Hearing his curse, another girl with blond hair and black dress rushed over from the next room.
She came to Prince Jabs's side, gently stroked Prince Jabs's back with one hand, and comforted him with a soft voice.
"This is not a palace, please bear with me."
"That's enough, sister, I really can't bear it." Facing the girl with blond hair and black skirt, Jabs's expression softened slightly, but she still couldn't hold back her anger.
"I mentioned a month ago that the food here is too shabby, the beds are extremely hard to sleep on, the house is so small, and the sun can't be seen for most of the month, it's gloomy and uncomfortable."
"They always say they will consider improving the environment and ask us to be patient."
"What's the result? I said it three times later, and it didn't change once. These guys are just perfunctory!" Prince Jabs felt that he had been deceived and came to this place where nothing matters.
"I know you feel uncomfortable, but this is other people's territory. We are just escaping here. Don't ask for too much." The girl with blond hair and black skirt comforted Prince Jabs again.
Because the other person was his sister and had saved his life, Jabs really couldn't get angry at this girl, but he felt that he couldn't go on like this.
"I suspect they have no good intentions at all and have other motives for saving us." Jabs said.
"There's nothing we can do about it." The girl standing aside shook her head. Of course she could sense that "Hundred-Eye Cult" who saved them had impure intentions, but the situation was critical at the time and the two of them had no other choice.
"You see, they have limited our scope of activities to this camp. We can't go anywhere. They haven't told us where exactly this place is. This is not their attitude towards friends and collaborators. They clearly treat us as prisoners." Jabs walked back and forth in the room, then opened the curtains and looked at the surrounding scene.
They now live in a two-story house, surrounded by a wall made of low fences. People in dark red robes can be seen patrolling in the distance.
"At least Everett Knight, and Gerald Knight are all here." Princess Musa, with blond hair and black dress on the side, comforted softly.
They escaped all the way south that day and encountered many pursuers on the way. Many Knight Attendant were killed by the pursuing assassins and cavalry along the way. In the end, only two royal Knight survived.
"But I haven't seen them in the past two days. I don't know if they are quarantined." Princess Musa said with a worried look.
The appearance of this princess is comparable to that of Iona. If Iona is like a blooming red golden chrysanthemum, then this princess is like a black gold rose under the night sky. She has a light grace and her figure is a bit more mature than Iona.
Not far from the house where the two lived, the two Knight who had guarded the prince and princess all the way to this place were discussing.
"You were also informed about the situation in the principality yesterday, right?" Everett Knight, who was sitting on the chair, held the hilt of his sword with one hand and looked up at Gerald who had just walked into the room.
Compared to Everett Knight who is nearly sixty years old, Gerald is much younger. He is only thirty-eight years old now and has short black curly hair and a mustache.
"That's right." Gerald stopped.
They had already heard the news about the demise of the Regas Kingdom. In fact, they had been mentally prepared for such a thing to happen. However, when everything happened, the two of them were inevitably a little depressed.
The two of them grew up in the Regas Kingdom, and many of their family members were also in White Cliff City. They didn't know what happened to those people after the fall of Royal Capital, which made them both a little worried.
"People from the Hundred Eyes Church told us that they have sent people to contact informants in the city, and the results will be available after a while." Gerald walked to the counter, picked up the tin pot on it, and prepared to make some tea.
Soon, the fire in the fireplace was lit, and the reddish flames added a bit of brightness to the room, giving the gloomy sky a faint smell of life's fireworks.
The two of them looked at the fire and were silent, thinking about their own things.
After a long while, Gerald said, "Senior Everett, do you have any plans?"
"Plan?" Hearing this, Everett Knight frowned slightly, but he quickly figured out something.
He has followed Grand Duke of Regas Grace for many years, and fought with Grace when he was young. Loyalty has long been a part of his life. Although Regas Kingdom is now dead, he will still protect the prince and princess until the end.
But Gerald is different. He is still young, only thirty-eight years old. At this age, he has entered the third level. Even in Royal Capital, he is quite outstanding. Now that Regas Kingdom has perished, he may not be willing to stay on this broken ship anymore.
"Did those Hundred-Eye Cult people promise you something?"
"As expected of Mr. Everett, he guessed it so easily." Gerald did not deny it.
"I advise you not to trust them too much. The reason why Cult is called Cult is because they are maverick and will not abide by the rules and agreements." The old Knight advised.
"I know it in my heart." Gerald nodded and did not continue.
In the next few days, Prince Jabs asked to go out, but Hundred-Eye Cult's people told him that World of Shadows was more dangerous and it was for his own good to let him stay in the camp.
Prince Jabs obviously didn't believe this explanation. He asked to meet the two Knight. Faced with this request, Hundred-Eye Cult did not refuse.
After meeting and talking with the two Knight again, Prince Jabs felt much more at ease, which in Hundred-Eye Cult's opinion was indeed a good thing.
But this peace of mind suddenly changed after two weeks.
One night, with the help of Everett Knight, Prince Jabs escaped with Princess Musa and tried to leave the Hundred-Eye Cult camp. However, not long after they left the camp, they broke into a strange gray world and lost their way.
"Where is this?"
Lost in the gray world, every moment was consumed. They were eager to find an area with "color" to rest temporarily. However, the three of them came to World of Shadows for the first time. They were unfamiliar with the environment and conditions here. They only learned some information about World of Shadows from books.
Finally, on the fourth day, the three were caught up by members of "Hundred-Eye Cult".
These Cult members in dark red robes seemed to have expected that the three of them would get lost in the gray world. They followed the three of them not far away and waited until they were exhausted before showing up.
"Now His Highness the Prince knows that we are not alarmist." A man who looked like a middle-level man from Cult stood in front of the three of them and spoke slowly.
"I know it's very dangerous here, but you people who are so ambiguous and never tell your purpose are even more suspicious." Jabs raised his eyebrows, pulled out the long sword with a golden handle from his waist, and stood it up in front of him.
In response, the man in dark red robe shook his head and expressed some regret.
"We actually have no malicious intentions, we just want to use the reputation of His Highness the Prince to unite a small part of the Regas Kingdom's strength to protect ourselves." In fact, the Hundred Eyes Church has been hiding in Tibet over the years, and the strength of the organization has gradually declined. They sensed the crisis of survival, so this time they tried their best to capture the Prince and his group.
I originally thought that as long as Regas Kingdom's royal descendants were in hand, I could win over a group of nobles, and then let Hundred-Eye Cult "parasitize" in the new national organization to obtain resources and fresh blood.
But what I didn't expect was that Regas Kingdom was defeated so quickly, and other nobles also surrendered, with no intention of coexisting with the royal family and resisting together.
This forced them to change their plans many times, and because the plans kept changing, they did not negotiate with Prince Jabs.
"If His Highness the Prince had a little more sense and didn't break this tacit understanding, we could have gotten along well with each other, but it's a pity, it's a pity..." He shook his head and sighed, but what he said made the three of them uneasy.
"Take them down without harming His Highness the Prince's life." He waved his hand and ordered, and the believers beside him began to take action.
I saw these Cultist wearing hooded robes suddenly lifted the brim of their hats, revealing a pair of strange eyes with a fanatical expression.
Under the gaze of these strange eyes, the three of them felt a numb feeling spread rapidly along their bodies, making it difficult to move.
"Shield of Shelter!"
Everett Knight roared, and a gray light shield spread out in front of him, temporarily blocking the sight of these Cultist, and then pulled the prince and princess away.
"Old guy." Seeing the old man Knight blocking him, the leading man muttered, then raised his hand.
A dark purple ray emerged from behind him, penetrated the blocking gray-white light shield, and then continued to shoot, grazing the trees along the way and hitting Everett Knight's back.
The tall trees slowly fell down under the weight of their branches and leaves, and Everett Knight was covered in scorch.
"Your Highness, let's go!" He called to Prince Jabs and Princess Musa in front of him, asking them to escape as soon as possible. Then he turned around and pulled out the long sword from his waist.
Unexpectedly, Prince Jabs stopped after taking only a few steps.
"I surrender." He looked back at the group of Cultist.
There's no point in escaping. They can't escape these guys. Besides, this is World of Shadows. They don't know the local situation at all, so where can they escape to?
Facing the transformation of Prince Jabs, the man opposite was not surprised.
"It would have been better if it had been like this." The man put down his hand and asked "Dim-Sight Evil Eye" behind him to stop attacking.
Cultist walked forward and tied up Prince Jabs. As for Everett Knight inserted a special dagger into the opponent's shoulder bone to make her unconscious. Finally, facing Princess Musa with blond hair and black skirt, they were a little more polite and just tied her wrists with ropes.
"Let's go, Your Highness."
"It is true that we did not provide good hospitality before, but in the following days, you will see how powerful Alien Star Demon Eye is."
"Don't worry, we won't harm you. In fact, our goals will be very consistent in the future."
"You are eager to restore your country and avenge your family. We can provide you with help and make you stronger. There are also many hidden believers who can help you."
"Similarly, we also need your identity as prince to open up a new stronghold for our religious group and gain new development space."
"Although those Regas Kingdom nobles surrendered, they have now been deprived of a large amount of wealth and territory. I am afraid they also have secret resentment."
"They need a name to unite in resistance, and we can give them just that name. You also need us as your backing."
"Look, isn't this a very good future? Everyone will get what they want." His voice seemed to have the magic power to confuse people's minds, making Prince Jabs, who was originally a little downcast, rekindle hope in his eyes.
Faced with such a scene, Princess Musa, who was walking behind, was worried about Zhongzhong.
Prince Jabs is the youngest among many brothers and sisters. He has just turned 18 and is not mentally mature yet. It is easy to be misled by these people. Moreover, Princess Musa is also aware of his brother's situation.
Among the three princes, his talent is only slightly better than that of the eldest prince. He is far from being considered a superior talent, and he is even further away from the real geniuses. Even if he joins Hundred-Eye Cult, I am afraid that in the end, he will become a puppet and it will not be his turn to make the decision.
However, no matter how much she worries at the moment, she can only bear it in her heart. If she opens her mouth to persuade, it will break the superficial tacit understanding and peace. At that time, no one can predict the outcome of the two of them.
At the very least, the two of them can still use Hundred-Eye Cult, which means they can still survive.
On the way back to the camp, Princess Musa, with blond hair and black skirt, put her hands together and prayed silently.
Let me tell you, the queen mother of Heavenly Courtyard, how can I protect my younger brother Jabs and continue the family bloodline.
Now her brothers are no longer in the world, and her sister has married into another country. As a princess who grew up in a deep palace, although she knows a little about government affairs, she is far inferior to her mother and father, and her talent for practicing extraordinary Aspect Power is only average. This makes her deeply aware of the twists and turns of fate and ruthlessness, and it is difficult to see the future path clearly.
In the end, the only thing she can praise is probably her appearance. Even when Iona was active, the other party never surpassed her in appearance. Many nobles have been talking about this for comparison.
If Regas Kingdom is not destroyed, she will be married off by the royal family in the future and used as a marriage tool to win over a neighboring country or a powerful noble in Regas's territory.
But now, she can only pray that Hundred-Eye Cult will abide by the rules and not abuse her at will.
If she can marry a high-ranking person in Hundred-Eye Cult, she can probably exert influence and protect her younger brother Jabs a little.
This may be the only good ending.
Under the dim sky of heavy clouds, the princess with blond hair and black dress closed her eyes and prayed.