Night’s Nomenclature-Chapter 874: The 1 Who Betrayed His Ideals

"Ugh!" Barton fell to the riverbank, vomiting up river water under the beating of Twenty-Nine.

A fish covered in teeth was still attached to his leg, its bite leaving his calf bloody and mangled.

Twenty-Nine merely glanced at it, pinching the fish's gills and easily removing it.

"Didn't you say the river fish don't bite during rainy days?!" Barton lamented in pain and anger.

Twenty-Nine said, "If I didn't say that, you wouldn't have dared to jump."

"You were the one who shoved me into the river! And, can the Black Knights be any more treacherous? The master is treacherous, and the disciple is even more treacherous," Marquis Barton raged.

"You're lucky. Old Eleven didn't kill you directly, only because he feared the Fifth Princess wasn't dead yet. Otherwise, you'd already be a corpse," Twenty-Nine said indifferently, "Let me check."

Having said that, he reached out and pressed on Barton's chest a few times: "Two ribs are broken, nothing serious."

Barton was shocked: "You call two broken ribs nothing serious?!"

"Whether you're okay or not is not important. First, check if your phone is okay," Twenty-Nine said, "Endure the pain and quickly call the Fifth Princess. First, tell her that the royal family is planning to eliminate her and have her prepare; second, tell her that if she doesn't find a way to get Joker out of this conspiracy, she will lose her biggest support. Now, she has no choice."

Barton quickly made the call.

Meanwhile, on the Fifth Princess's Airship, a phone rang. An attendant glanced at the incoming call information and immediately walked towards the depths of the Airship.

He opened the Fifth Princess's bedroom door, but instead of a bed, he saw a coffin made of pure gold, guarded by four War Robots.

The next moment, the attendant said to the War Robots, "Marquis Barton calling."

The four War Robots moved, lifting the heavy golden coffin lid together, revealing the Fifth Princess, Vera, who was closing her eyes in Cultivation.

Vera sat up and took the phone: "Darling?"

The slender Fifth Princess sitting in a coffin making a call, calling someone darling—this scene looked rather incongruous.

But on the other end of the phone, Barton wailed, "Honey, be careful! Someone wants to kill you—no, it's your father and the Storm Duke who want to kill you together! Your father must have already given your real name and date of birth to the Storm Duke. He will cast black magic on you. That old geezer, the Storm Duke, is no good. Be careful!"

Vera calmly said, "Mm, I'm prepared."

In fact, this Fifth Princess was far smarter than many people thought. When the King signed the document making the Storm Duke a legitimate member of the royal family, she immediately boarded the Airship with her fleet and left the Royal Capital.

Moreover, she activated the golden coffin she had made long ago.

Without a moment's hesitation.

The Second Prince still harbored a sliver of hope that his father would not kill him, but the Fifth Princess never relied on luck.

She knew exactly what kind of people the past kings were.

The golden coffin had a wide range of uses. When the Fate Weaver deciphered the secrets of the Egyptian pyramids, they discovered that the reason why the Egyptian pharaohs used gold for their masks was because gold could shield many spells.

As for the secret of the underground golden coffin that the Storm Duke had just learned about, Vera, as a core member of the royal family, had already known it.

The golden coffin could not only shield the Fate Weaver's misfortune after the age of sixty but also the Arbiters' black magic!

At this time, Vera asked curiously, "Why are you retching? Where are you?"

Marquis Barton hurriedly said, "I was originally on Airship Eleven, but it seems like the Black Knights set up a conspiracy targeting Joker!"

Vera was even more puzzled, "What does targeting Joker have to do with you? Although you're his fan, you don't need to be so anxious. Also, where did you get the news? How come I don't know?"

"My butler is Joker!" Barton shouted.

Vera fell silent. She had guessed Qing Chen's identity but hadn't dared to guess so boldly.

Everyone had been searching for Joker for so long, and he had been hidden by her husband all along—how incredibly dangerous!

So, the question is, Qing Chen and He Jinqiu know each other, and Daybreak and Nine Provinces have a friendly cooperative relationship.

Before, when she had these two people clashing and reporting each other, she was quite happy.

Thinking about it now, it turns out these two were acting!

And they acted quite well!

Vera asked, "What happened to him?"

Barton: "He and He Jinqiu went somewhere, but this should be a conspiracy set up by the Black Knights for him."

Twenty-Nine added from the side, "They want to capture Joker using this opportunity because Joker has the secrets they want, the secrets of the Knight legacy."

The Black Knights' path of inheritance is incomplete, and all generations of Black Knights know this.

They don't have orthodox Breathing Techniques and can only use potions to stimulate their bodies to produce large amounts of Endorphins to assist in the Trials of Life and Death.

But this causes their lifespan to decrease after passing the Trials of Life and Death.

Therefore, very few Black Knights can survive to become Demi-Gods.

Before they make it, they're gone.

Li Shutong once said that dopamine is poison in the nerves, but Endorphins are the key to unlocking the secrets of the human body.

Black Knights without Breathing Techniques can only find another way, but they ended up taking a wrong path.

Therefore, when the Black Knights learned through the Royal Organization's intelligence that the East Continent actually had a complete Knight legacy, and that there were Demi-Gods who could live to be over two hundred years old, they couldn't help but be moved.

This is something they must obtain: the Knight Breathing Technique.

After hearing Twenty-Nine's voice, Vera asked back, "Who are you?"

Barton said, "He's Old Eleven's disciple!"

Twenty-Nine thought for a moment and said, "I'm Joker's old friend, Zhang Jian."

Qing Chen had once met this captain on a crab boat, helped him save his boat, and together they obtained the gold from the sunken ship at the bottom of the sea, starting a new life.

But after witnessing the wonders of Qing Chen and Yang Yang, Zhang Jian no longer yearned for the life of a crab fisherman.

Zhang Jian once told Qing Chen that he also wanted to travel the world and try to become a Time Traveler.

So, he really gave up his crab boat, traveled around North America, and finally achieved his wish in New York, becoming a Time Traveler and a member of the Black Knights, Twenty-Nine.

Twenty-Nine initially didn't know Qing Chen's identity on the Airship until Old Eleven revealed it to Barton.

A long-awaited reunion, but Twenty-Nine wasn't overly excited because he realized that Qing Chen was in danger.

He knew that Qing Chen must have recognized him.

But Qing Chen didn't acknowledge him, pretending not to know him.

Only before leaving did he slip a note to him: Find the Fifth Princess.

After receiving the note, Twenty-Nine hesitated. The Black Knights' power was too great. Once he did this, he would inevitably be hunted by the entire Roosevelt Kingdom.

But when he thought of the time he spent with Qing Chen and Yang Yang, he still made his choice.

At worst, he would hide back on his crab boat to catch crabs. How much worse could life get? Or, go to the East Continent.

If the Guardians' Union was the first answer time gave Qing Chen, perhaps this Twenty-Nine was the second answer time gave Qing Chen.

Everything has a cause and effect. The cause Qing Chen casually planted has now borne fruit.

After hearing Twenty-Nine finish, Vera immediately grasped the key point: "Since Joker gave you a note to find me, he actually knew he would be in danger, right?"

"That's probably right," Twenty-Nine replied, "Old Eleven's actions were too obvious. He knew Joker was going to the empire's top military base, so he used hunting as an excuse to keep the Airship near the base. I think, with Joker's intelligence, he must have noticed something was wrong."

What Twenty-Nine didn't say was that he had lived with Joker for a while and knew exactly what kind of person he was.

Such a powerful person, how could he not see such a flaw?

"Wait, how did Old Eleven know Joker was going to the empire's top military base? Who told him?!" Vera's voice became serious.

He Jinqiu.

Logically, only He Jinqiu knew Qing Chen's plan.

And only He Jinqiu could tell the Black Knights about this.

There's no other answer!

The lab was raided, He Jinqiu betrayed Qing Chen—this series of cause and effect are linked together: Old Eleven overheard Barton's phone call, knowing He Jinqiu's value, so he took the potion.

And He Jinqiu, in exchange for the potion, betrayed Qing Chen's identity and gave the Black Knights an opportunity to capture Qing Chen alive, opening a new era for the West Continent Knight group!

An era of Knights assisted by Breathing Techniques!

This quick-witted Fifth Princess had already guessed a certain truth, and this truth might push Qing Chen into the abyss.

But there's another question: When the Airship landed near the military base, Qing Chen should have thought of this clue, but he still went.

Why?

To die?

Vera couldn't understand.

She told the attendant, "Head to the area 120 kilometers north of the military base."

The attendant was stunned: "Not directly to the military base?"

"Do as I say."

After saying that, Vera lay back in the golden coffin, and the War Robots closed the lid again.

On the other hand, Barton suddenly put on virtual glasses.

Twenty-Nine curiously asked, "Entering the Virtual Realm now? You still have the mood to play?"

Barton said, "I'm not playing; I'm calling for backup."

Outside the military base.

The rain was pouring down.

Qing Chen let the rain wash over his body. He looked at the military base in front of him, then at He Jinqiu: "Boss He, can I trust you?"

He Jinqiu looked at the military base in the rainy night, seeming to be touched: "Yes."

Qing Chen smiled, "Time's up, let's go!"

The next moment, the two rushed forward simultaneously.

"The time is here!"

He Jinqiu's nine Jade Heart Swords flew around him, instantly severing the electric fences in front.

The two charged into the huge gap.

The military base was eerily quiet, but hundreds of War Robots were rushing out in the rain.

Half the War Robots surrounded them from the ground, and half flew from the sky.

He Jinqiu's Jade Heart Swords quickly sliced across the War Robots' bodies, but none of his swords collided directly with the War Robots. They sliced and left.

It was like lightly stroking them, sparks flashing in the raindrops. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

After the brief engagement, none of the War Robots were damaged.

The commander of the military base watched this scene on the monitor and felt strange. This A-Class expert clearly had the ability to instantly defeat more than ten War Robots, but he didn't do so.

Was he tickling the War Robots?

The Fate Weaver next to him softly said, "Our people."

At that moment, He Jinqiu coldly said, "It's done!"

Instantly, an electromagnetic pulse swept through Qing Chen's body. Golden electric arcs danced and boiled on him.

The young man stood in the rain, his eyes flowing with golden light, captivating.

Furthermore, the thunder in the clouds seemed to be summoned, and a purple lightning bolt, guided by the enormous electromagnetic load, descended from the sky!

The plasma on Qing Chen's body connected with the lightning from the sky, as if he were under the protection of thunder.

The more than one hundred War Robots, both above and below, lost their light at the same time.

There was a rumbling sound as the War Robots in the sky fell to the ground one by one.

What He Jinqiu had just done was not to kill the War Robots. After all, these robots were covered in alloy armor, and even the Jade Heart Swords would break after cutting through more than ten of them.

But he didn't need to confront them directly; he only needed to cut gaps in the War Robots' anti-electromagnetic pulse coating, and Qing Chen would take care of the rest.

The military base commander saw this scene and immediately turned to the Fate Weaver: "Aren't these our people?"

The Fate Weaver glanced at him: "Everything is still under the arrangement of fate."

"These are more than one hundred War Robots. They were destroyed so easily!" The commander frowned, "Each of these War Robots costs tens of billions!"

The Fate Weaver chuckled, "Their value is insignificant compared to Joker's. Remember, this time we're getting a live Joker."

The military base fell silent. Qing Chen bent down and dismantled a robot, taking its nuclear-powered mechanical heart.

He Jinqiu looked at him in surprise: "What are you doing?"

Qing Chen smiled, "This little thing is worth over one hundred million; shouldn't we bring back some souvenirs?"

"Are you going to take a nuclear warhead next?" He Jinqiu asked.

"Not impossible, if there's a chance."

The two rushed into the building before the military base could react. The defense system of this enormous military base couldn't even stop two people!

A defense system worth hundreds of billions was rendered useless in front of Qing Chen and He Jinqiu.

They killed their way from the surface to the underground, and wherever Qing Chen went, the electronic components of the equipment were destroyed by electromagnetic pulses.

Monitors, drones, robots—all the technology that humanity relied on became useless.

Just as they were about to enter the core of the base, Qing Chen suddenly heard the roar of a beast.

Behind them was an elevator, and in front of them was a long corridor.

At the end of the technologically advanced corridor, four beast soldiers suddenly ran over. They had long fangs, were covered in hair, and ran on all fours, their original human forms unrecognizable.

Behind them, a Fate Weaver slowly walked over.

He Jinqiu controlled the Jade Heart Swords, shooting into the narrow corridor, and the sharp Jade Heart Swords pierced precisely through the beast soldiers' eye sockets and out the back of their heads.

In an instant, the four beast soldiers were all killed.

The Jade Heart Swords continued their trajectory, as if to kill the Fate Weaver in the narrow corridor.

However, only at this moment did they see the combat strength of the Fate Weaver.

The Fate Weaver seemed to not need to use his eyes, closing them. He held a red longsword, and with unerring precision, he chopped down in the air.

The sound of clashing echoed in the corridor. Every strike of his sword hit the Jade Heart Swords.

A Jade Heart Sword pierced through the Fate Weaver's shoulder. The corridor was too narrow; the Fate Weaver had little room to maneuver.

But even when injured, the Fate Weaver's sword strokes remained steady.

A crisp cracking sound rang out in the corridor. Two of He Jinqiu's Jade Heart Swords had cracks!

The red longsword was an indestructible Forbidden Artifact!

He Jinqiu controlled the Jade Heart Swords while saying to Qing Chen, "Destroy those nuclear warheads first."

Qing Chen was silent for two seconds: "Okay."

Then, he pressed the elevator button and went in.

As the elevator doors slowly closed, He Jinqiu suddenly turned to Qing Chen: "You—"

Qing Chen curiously asked, "What?"

He Jinqiu was silent for two seconds: "Nothing. Go ahead. Don't worry about me."

Their eyes met, neither could understand the meaning in each other's eyes.

With a bang, the elevator doors closed.

The instant the elevator doors closed, the battle between He Jinqiu and the Fate Weaver suddenly stopped.

It was like a movie that had its pause button pressed, stopping abruptly.

He Jinqiu looked back at the elevator. The Fate Weaver smiled and slowly walked over: "The Forbidden Artifact confining elevator. Once you go in, you can't get out. It can hold any Metahumans, even several Demi-Gods. Duke Green Forest was accidentally trapped and killed here. So, even if this Joker has a Key Gate to save his life, it won't work."

He Jinqiu was silent.

Tonight's entire performance was actually to trap Qing Chen in this confining elevator to prevent him from escaping with the Key Gate.

The Fate Weaver glanced at him: "I understand. The first time doing this will always be unpleasant. But you need to understand, nothing is more important than your life. You can go find the Black Knights to make a deal. I'll tell them that they've captured Joker. Also, the deal between the royal family and the Black Knights has been completed. Have them hand over the Forbidden Artifact Death's Cup and trade it for the confining elevator."

He Jinqiu looked at the Fate Weaver: "Will this elevator be dismantled?"

"Of course," the Fate Weaver said with a smile, "You won't have anything to do next. Go back to Royal Capital. Someone is waiting for you."

He Jinqiu nodded. He took a photo from his pocket. It showed a street in Royal Capital.

The Forbidden Artifact Polaroid camera. He obtained this Forbidden Artifact when he killed W from Future Organization. Just take a photo of a place, tear it up, and you can teleport there.

This is a rare teleportation-type Forbidden Artifact.

The next second, He Jinqiu looked back at the elevator, and then tore up the photograph.

In the confining elevator, Qing Chen leaned against the metal wall, thinking about something. His expression wasn't tense, nor was he filled with anger at being betrayed.