Chapter 261: Guillotine Valley
Born into a traditional British aristocratic family in the mid-18th century, Ikabord Crane was a professor of history at Merton College, Oxford, before joining the Queen's Royal Army and being sent to fight the Patriots in the American colonies.
However, in the midst of the ongoing war of resistance, Icabold was moved by the Queen's tyranny and defected to the Patriot Army under General George Washington.
He began to fight the colonial army and liberate the American continent with Washington, but no one expected that this seemingly simple war was not just a war of liberation.
In the final moments of the battle, the native American army was ambushed by the Red Shirts in Hudson Canyon, and that night, George Washington gave Icabold the important task of killing a man who would appear near Hudson's Coast.
According to Washington's account, Icabold Crane succeeded in the mission, but his fate was thus closely intertwined with the Valley of the Guillotine.
The man who appeared on Hudson's Shores was a tall redcoat knight in a mask, and although Icabold eventually cut off his head after a battle, he himself was on the verge of death.
It was later learned that the person behind the mask was none other than the current Death Knight and Iglab's former friend Abraham Van Brent.
Abraham had a very good relationship with Icabold when he was in England, but the two friends eventually turned against each other because of a woman named Katarina.
During a certain mission, the two broke out again and even prepared for a duel. But at this very moment. They happened to be discovered by a patrol of the colonial army.
After some escape. Icabold was lucky enough to escape with the quest Wen Jiàn, but Abraham unfortunately died, and with resentment and jealousy for his friend, Abraham accepted the temptation from the devil and was resurrected as the death knight of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
He put on a mask and began to kill, eventually reaching the Hudson Coast, where he was beheaded by Icabard. and with him perish.
Later, the Revolutionary War ended, and the American continent spent one hundred and one hundred years, and when Icabold opened his eyes again, it was the new America two hundred and fifty years later.
He awoke again, standing in this strange and familiar land, and before he could sigh with emotion, he was followed by the lingering shadow of the Death Knight.
The Death Knight, who had lost his head, reappeared in the land of Guillotine Valley.
In the process of continuous investigation with the female detective Mills of the local police station. The investigation of the two also deepened and deepened, as one clue after another appeared. The secrets of the Valley of Guillotine, including the causes of the War of Independence 250 years ago, are also gradually emerging.
For example, Caterina is essentially a member of the Witch Order despite being Icabard's wife, or their son Henry, the War Knight of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
The Valley of the Guillotine is no longer peaceful, and when his former friend, now the Death Knight, and his son, the War Knight, gather at the same time, the long-hidden answer is finally revealed.
A demon, the demon Moroch, who vainly tries to descend to the world with the power of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who are only the vanguard, while Icabold and Mills play the role of witnesses in this war between humans and demons.
Now, the devil is about to descend, and the war is at its last moment.
"So, you're looking for the sword of Methuselah?" Under the guidance of Yi Huan's mental power, the two quickly talked about their past experiences in general, so what the two of them had to do next, it was naturally easy to judge.
Methuselah was the patriarch of the Old Testament of the Bible, and although it is not clear why he left behind a sword that claimed to kill any living thing on earth, it is not surprising that Methuselah made a sword to leave behind when considering that his grandson Noah was able to build an ark.
Ikabard, who was carefully observing the Headless Horseman who had been frozen into ice lumps, hurriedly turned his head and nodded solemnly, "Not bad." He lived in the eighteenth century, and this rigorous way of conversing was his personal habit, including the characteristic tone of voice with very high and low ebbs.
"So...... Who the hell are you? Although he wondered why he would say so many things, Icabold had not yet suspected Yi Huan, the only witch he knew, Katerina, was not so powerful, and the two had only met a few times after two hundred and fifty years of acquaintance.
Yi Huan was silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke, "As you can see, I am a wizard. He shrugged, "But speaking of which, I don't have a crush on those demons, so ...... We can be counted as half of the same camp. ”
It seems that the demons have a soft spot for the human world, although I don't know why they want to pour into the human world so much, but this does not affect Yi Huan's interest in hell at all, he is curious if hell is so bad.
It's a pity that Konstantin is gone, otherwise Yi Huan would definitely ask him again how to get into hell.
Icabold looked at Abraham, who had frozen into an ice sculpture for a while, before being dragged by Lieutenant Mills towards the passage, "I don't know if the wizard really exists, is it a witch like Katarina?" ”
The passage was short, but it was also two or three minutes, and Mills asked first during the process, and she picked up her pistol and looked curiously at the wand in Yi Huan's hand.
"Katarina?" Yi Huan pretended not to know and asked.
"My wife." Icabold interjected, his face still very solemn, as if something big had happened, but only those who knew him well knew that it was just his rigorous style, well, probably the style of any history professor.
Of course, maybe it's a big deal that your wife suddenly becomes a witch one day.
Yi Huan smiled, "Even demons exist, let alone wizards, the British wizarding world has existed for a long time, perhaps dating back to the time of King Arthur or even earlier." ”
"But...... I'm not sure if there is one now. ”
"I'm also British, why have I never heard of the British wizarding world?" Icabird asked without squinting, maintaining his usual strange speaking style.
The four of them had already arrived at the gate at the end of the passage, Yi Huan glanced at him, and said easily, "You are not a wizard. As he spoke, he pushed open the old door in front of him. (To be continued......)