Chapter 8: Assassination and Breakthrough
It was a risky trip.
After many twists and turns, and no less than 100 attacks and assassinations, the delegation led by Randster still arrived at Dunerke, the imperial capital of the Holy Empire, as expected.
By this time, Randster's fame was well known for his travels and the singing of bards.
As a monarch who can be compared to the great kings of history, many people are curious about this legendary king, including many commoners.
Upon arrival in Dunerke, Anderlevus III led the ministers of civil and military affairs out of the city to greet him, and the entire imperial capital was empty, and tens of millions of people took to the streets to catch a glimpse of the young and legendary monarch.
"Long live the Empire!!"
"Long live His Majesty Andros!!"
"Long live Stuart!!"
Bathed in the roar of the mountains, Antlevio III and Lancet stood side by side on the huge court limousine, decorated with great grace and nobility, and a large number of flowers were thrown on the roof of the limousine, and they smiled and waved to the people on both sides of the road.
Hearing the spontaneous cheers of the populace, Andro III couldn't help but say to Leinster:
"Your Majesty Rancester, your name of wisdom has spread throughout the continent with your legendary deeds! Listen to the cheers of my people, who are about to surpass me in popularity! ”
"You're overrated!" Lancet said modestly, "It is impossible for any virtuous monarch to surpass you in the eyes of the people of your country, because without you, there would be no peace for the people of the Holy Empire today, and history will give you a truly fair evaluation......
Just as Randster turned his head and whispered to Andrology III, the courtlymous carriage turned.
In the gap of the crowd. A boy who looked to be only five or six years old suddenly stumbled to the front of the limousine, picked up a small ball, and when he stood up, the sixteen horses pulling the court limousine had already arrived less than half a foot in front of him!
Seeing that the eight white horses in the front had raised their huge hooves and were about to fall on the head of the boy who was standing in a daze, the cheers of the people on both sides of the street suddenly turned to exclamation, and many women closed their eyes, unable to bear to look at the cruel scene of blood splattered on the spot!
At this moment, a vigorous figure flashed out of the crowd and rushed to the road. Swept the boy up. Exit three feet away!
—Herod'!!"
It was only then that the neighing of the horses belatedly sounded, and the royal man sitting on the throne forcibly stopped the carriage, and sixteen horses collided slightly. But due to rigorous training. Under the professional command of the royal court. The carriage came to a steady stop, and the sixteen horses, who had been in a bit of a panic, quickly quieted down.
"Be careful, Your Majesty!"
When an accident happens. Lancet held Andro III in advance, and the carriage stopped, and both of them saw what was happening in front of him.
A squad of red-clad gendarmes who maintained order had rushed out, surrounded the boy and the man who rescued him, and cut them off from the limousine, as if to escort them back.
Seeing this, Lancet turned his head and said a few words to Androllio III, who nodded, and summoned the palace guards who followed the funeral carriage, and the palace guards who bowed down and obeyed the orders nodded again and again, jumped off their horses, and strode towards the two men who were surrounded by the gendarmerie.
"The two Majesties have orders, let them go!"
The loud voice of the palace guards was heard clearly by the nearby people, and the people cheered and swayed the bouquet in their hands even more enthusiastically!
Commoners naturally favored tolerant and benevolent kings more than high-ranking rulers.
The people got out of the way and let the man and the little boy who saved the life return to them, and the two knelt on the side of the road with tears in their eyes, threw themselves on the ground, and respectfully bowed in the direction of the limousine to express their gratitude.
Anderlevy III was so pleased with this unexpected episode that he waved his hand in their direction when the limousine was about to pass the boys' place, much to the cheers of the crowd.
At this moment, the armpit elbow is born!
Because they wanted to expose the boys and adults who were kowtowing, the gendarmerie did not stand in front of them, and when the two of them kowtowed to the limousine again, several black projectiles suddenly flew out of the crowd, and before they collided with the real thing, they exploded in the air, and the bright red smoke screen that exploded from it quickly expanded, enveloping the entire limousine!
At the same time, the boy and the adult who were kneeling on the ground bounced at the same time and shot at the limousine like a rubber ball!
The eldest of the two swung a dagger to kill the emperor who was trying to control the carriage on the throne, causing chaos among the guards who swarmed over, while the boy-like dwarf shrank into a ball as if he had practiced bone shrinkage, passed through the gap between the palace guards who quickly reacted and rushed to the front of the carriage to escort him, and pounced on Anderlevy III and Lenster who were standing alone in the carriage!
Kiss!
The finger blade in the dwarf's hand, which was only two fingers long, flashed slightly, and it actually pierced through the triple enchantment inspired by Andrei III as if it had been defeated, and swept straight towards Andreo III!
Unable to see in the furious smoke, Lenster did not realize the presence of the Assassin until the barrier was broken, and without thinking much about it, he pulled Anderlevio III down and threw himself to the ground, shouting at the same time:
"—The Assassin !! in the car"
His voice was muffled by the screams of the populace, and only a few nearby palace guards heard it, and they rushed blindly to the source of the sound, shouting:
"Protect Your Majesty!"
"Escort! Escort! ”
However, the diminutive dwarf assassin was still as agile as a fox, easily dodging the chaotic escort guards, and clinging to Lancet and Androio III like a shadow, and Lancet could even feel the cold blade that had been attached to the back of his head.
A faint light flashed in the dwarf assassin's empty eyes, as if he was about to see the poison on the blade that caused Ranster to die in an instant after the blade cut through Ranster's skin!
Just a hand to send ......
Just before the success, the dwarf assassin's figure suddenly froze.
If the smoke cleared, the people next to them would be surprised to see that the dwarf assassin was frozen in such a strange position, as if it had suddenly changed from motion to stationary when sprinting to top speed.
His figure was tilted less than thirty degrees to the ground, almost parallel to the ground. Staying still in such a state is completely against the rules of physics, and it is impossible to maintain it unless there is a blessing spell on the Assassin, for example.
In order to hide from the world, the dwarf assassin naturally did not have a blessing spell on his body, so after his posture was solidified, he naturally fell straight to the ground!
With this downfall, the dwarf assassin never got up again.
The thin shadow beneath him was like a puddle of water that suddenly expanded, and the dwarf assassin was completely immersed in it, and the puddle-like shadow rippled and quickly disappeared.
The other end. Ranster felt the chill on his back suddenly disappear. Still carrying Anderlevy III on the ground several times, he shouted:
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
The old and frail Androio III was dazed, completely unaware of what was happening, and was almost carried for his life by Leinster.
Order on the entire city avenue has been completely disrupted. While the Assassins were in the Assassin Limous. It also exploded in the crowd. Twenty or thirty clouds of smoke, dozens shouting "Light is supreme!" "Punish the blasphemers!" of rebels slash and slash in the crowd, brewing chaos!
The welcome ceremony turned into a tragedy in an instant.
In terror, people ran for shelter. Stampeding on each other, bursts of screams and panic spread from the corner where the assassination took place to the vicinity, and even the crowd in the distance was slightly commotioned.
At this time, a hurricane swept through the pushing crowd, and the irritating smoke that disturbed people's vision was swept away.
I saw that the three golden sword saints wrapped in golden fighting qi roared and flew above the crowd, letting go of the coercion, and the panicked crowd quickly broke off like wheat stalks, no longer running blindly!
After the crowd was suppressed by coercion, the Assassins and rioters who were still active in them were quickly exposed, and the three Golden Sword Masters ignored the guys who were obviously just cannon fodder, and only focused on the four or five Assassins who were clever and agile and negligent in the crowd, and quickly and seriously injured them with their fighting spirit.
Lancet and Androio III were also found by the palace guards and were heavily surrounded.
Anderlevy III looked embarrassed, but his expression quickly calmed down, and his face was gloomy at the sight of the innocent people lying on the ground, the large number of unconscious wounded people in the smoke area, and the magnificent limousine that had overturned with sixteen violently killed horses.
"Your Majesty!"
The commander of the city guard and the captain of the gendarmerie hurried over and got down on one knee.
"How many people died?" Anderlevio III was expressionless.
"Back to Your Majesty, it has not been counted, but it is currently estimated that there are nearly 1,000 people with heavy casualties, and about 30 people have been confirmed dead by the city guards, gendarmerie and palace guards, and the wounded have not yet been calculated-"
The commander of the city guard who returned nervously said: "The smoke seems to be poisonous, it can seep through the wound, and the blood will quickly spread when encountered, please check yourself first!" ”
"I was rescued by His Majesty Lancet and was not injured."
Despite what Androrius III said, he and Lancet ate the antidote they always had on their body, and tested themselves with the toxin-detecting hedron to make sure they weren't poisoned.
"The welcome ceremony is stopped, and the whole city is under martial law! Close the gates of the city, let no one enter or leave, and investigate thoroughly! If you can't find out, you can bring your head to me! ”
Anderlevio III said coldly, "This is the counterattack of those remnants of the Holy See, they must have the cover of civilians, and even, there are traitors among the city guards who maintain order, all the suspects, none of them are allowed to be spared!" ”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The commander of the city guard and the captain of the gendarmerie, who had been reprimanded in public, turned grim and looked angrily at the many kneeling people on the entire street.
The imperial power represents the supreme authority of the world, and the assassination of the ruler is a great provocation to the ruling class, and no ruler or nobleman can tolerate it, otherwise the same thing will happen to them.
After all, more than ninety percent of the Muses are ordinary people, and although the ruling class regards civilians as cattle and sheep, it does not mean that they are defenseless against the power of civilians.
Since the Holy See was declared a rebellion against the Terrans, the upper echelons of the Holy See have collapsed overnight, but the lower levels of the Church have been lurking, secretly organizing, constantly creating unrest and assassinations, making the ruling class of the Holy Empire truly aware of the power of the common people.
According to the usual practice, the ruling class will usually focus on repression in order to set an example, which is also the consistent attitude of the ruling class in the Muse Continent towards the people.
Originally, as an outsider, Lanster should not be concerned about the internal affairs of the Holy Empire, but seeing that among the many people on the street who were trembling under the coercion, there were even children under the age of three, and Lanster suddenly spoke:
"Your Majesty, whips and cannons may not be able to shake a pious heart, and sometimes, it is more useful to deal with religious beliefs than another religion."
Anderio III's heart moved, "What do you mean?" ”
"Archbishop Pitfen is in the limousine behind us, so why don't we invite him to come and ask for his opinion?"
Antlevio III already understood Lenster's intentions, "You're right! Why don't you ask the High Priest of Pittfen to come over! The latter sentence he said to the palace guards around him.
High Priest Pittfen soon arrived.
His brand-new robe was a little wrinkled, and although it had been wiped down, it still smelled of blood.
Andrology III hurriedly asked, "High Priest Pittfen, are you injured?" ”
"The goddess is above, the guards of your country are very timely, and I am not injured." The Archbishop of Pitthorn thanked Andrology III and asked them why they had called him.
It's just a cutscene.
Before he was called, the Archpriest of Pitthorn had already been told the reason, and he had a draft in his heart, and when Anderlevy III inquired, he groaned for a moment and agreed:
"The reason why those rebels who believe in evil gods are still active today is that there is still soil to shelter them, and if the soil disappears, they will naturally become duckweed without roots - as for the resistance of the deceived people to our lord, I believe that as long as they have really come into contact with the teachings of our lord, whether it is poison or honey, the hearts of the people will naturally be able to tell the difference."
He looked around at the people around him who were trembling under the reprimand of the city guards, and his plain face seemed to radiate a divine light:
"Most of the people present are innocent, and if the innocent are dealt with harshly, they will be resented and misunderstood about our lord and your majesty—if your majesty agrees, send a guard to assist me, and I will try by example to spread the mercy of my lord among these people."
At a time when assassinations and unrest had just subsided, a pagan high priest was undoubtedly at great risk in close proximity to civilians who might harbor rebels.
As the High Priest of the Oak Sect, as long as he lives, the future will definitely be important, and there is no need to risk his life with extraneous branches, he does this without any other explanation than the piety and practice of the faith in his heart.
When the people next to them heard this, they were all moved, and their views on the Oak Cult and the gods they believed in changed.
"The God of Oaks has a saint like you who practices Sunnah, and more people will be inspired to understand the mercy and greatness of His Majesty the God of Oaks." Anderlevus III also showed a shocked look, and his heart was even more wary of the Oak Sect, but he called a team of elite guards to accompany the High Priest of Pittfen.
There are many missionaries of the Oak God brought by the High Priest of Pittfen, who lack a breakthrough to open up the situation, and when they see this opportunity, they not only do not feel dangerous, but enthusiastically devote themselves to the rescue and screening of civilians.
Their intervention did cause many innocent victims in this tragedy to be further harmed and alleviate the conflict, and at the same time, through the mouths of many people who had contact with them, they also gradually spread the Oak God and its teachings, so that many civilians had a positive impression of the Oak God Sect.
(To be continued)(To be continued......
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