Chapter 148: Before Dawn (Part II)

When Charlotte finally returned to the palace hall again, the sight in front of her made her breath stop!

The six pillars that supported the dome were already pitted, and one of them was covered with cracks, hovering from the bottom to the dome, as if it had been shattered;

Hardly any of the tiles under his feet were intact and shattered, and the only three steps were long gone, replaced by rubble and powdered limelime, and in a few places there was even visible scorching and explosion soot, and the sturdy masonry was long gone;

As for the oak seat symbolizing the Count of the Red Blood Castle, it was missing, and even the heraldic banner on the back wall was only a few rags buried in the dust, and the granite wall revealed a large hole in the height of a man;

In just one night, the palace of the Earl of the Red Blood Castle was reduced to rubble...... Charlotte Turin looked at the scene in front of her with her hands tensed and frowned, and the anger in her heart made her want to burn it all to ashes!

Very good... It's really well done.

Gaspar Vane, the Empire's Lord Governor of Byrne... Once again, he proved with his actions how unworthy the dignity of the Turin family was, as long as he wanted to, he could tear down his palace into ruins at any time, and he was afraid that even he was just a living dead man, a puppet in his eyes!

Looking up at the dome, midnight darkened the oil paintings on the ceiling, but the knight king of Byrne, who stood with his sword in front of the Council of the Round Table and bowed his head, was faintly recognizable, the glory of the House of Turin.

The glory of the Turin family... has declined to the point that he can't even protect his own palace, and even his own life is taken care of by others, but he has an empty title and old dreams......

In a moment of depression, the countess, who was already expressionless, stepped forward and walked to the front of the hall—where what she really wanted to see.

Is that... What a monster.

Hideous, vicious, bloodthirsty, chaotic, weird, terrifying, disgusting......

If she could, Charlotte would have even liked to press all the disgusting, horrible words she knew on this monster.

Although the limbs have been cut off, the head has been severed, and the heart has been cut out... But the huge corpse was still twitching slightly, and the mutations produced by the power of the void gave it amazing vitality and recovery ability—the best experimental material for some alchemists who studied mutant creatures.

It's just that for the countess, it's just a disgusting piece of rotten flesh that is constantly spraying pus and blood.

Clutching the handkerchief in her palm, the green tendons on the back of the countess's pale hand were exposed... The mood that had calmed down a moment ago was once again completely enveloped in anger.

The humiliation, patience and necessity of all kinds of busyness have made her reach her limit.

It's such a disgusting piece of rotten meat... In the Red Blood Castle, the wanton slaughter of knights loyal to him in his own territory allowed Governor Byrne to take control of the city's defenses and the lower city.

It's such a disgusting piece of rotten meat... But he almost destroyed his own palace, and even if Loren Turin was not there, he might have been able to take away his trust.

Is... Shame on you!

"This filthy monster... Probably not a vampire, right?"

"That's right, but for Governor Gaspar, this is the legendary 'vampire'... A monster that can help him capture the Red Blood Castle. The black-haired wizard, who stood silently behind the countess, said indifferently:

"No matter how ridiculous the answer may be, facts are facts - Governor Gaspar has a means to manipulate these monsters and make them carry out their orders perfectly. ”

"I remember you talked to Charles about it and said it was impossible...... Mutant monsters with intelligence can't be controlled by humans?"

"It's a big world, and there are so many strange abilities and spells - maybe Governor Gaspar has some trick I don't know about, or maybe someone is secretly helping him. Loren shrugged, his injuries baring his teeth for a while.

"So... And some wizard secretly helping him?"

"It's not impossible. ”

"You really don't know?" Charlotte couldn't help but glance back at him, her expression a little dissatisfied.

"If I knew, would I have made myself look like this?" the black-haired wizard, whose cheeks twitched in pain, couldn't help but roll his eyes:

"The difference between a simple mutant monster and such a higher creature is similar to that of a mouse and a human, and it is no longer a level or concept - at least to the extent I know, no wizard can do this!"

In the face of the black-haired wizard's fierce rebuttal, the countess, who couldn't find any good excuse, had to snort lightly, subconsciously twisted her head back, and was a little unconvinced: "I always feel that you still haven't told the truth......"

Except for a helpless sigh, Loren couldn't make any expressions.

Charlotte's skeptical gaze made him can't help but raise an eyebrow... Yes, there was a group of "people" in Loren's memory who were able to do this.

That's... The evil gods known as the "Enemies of the Holy Cross".

It couldn't be easier for them to concoct a Void Twisted Monster out of thin air... Even an extremely weak god like Asriel could easily take possession of a vampire's body when it let its guard down.

However, Governor Byrne is in collusion with some evil god...... That's pretty much the last thing Loren wants!

If that were the case, the original simple political seizure of power would have developed in an even more terrifying and bizarre direction - the Ebolden Holy Blood Potion incident had not even fully erupted, and tens of thousands of civilians had died, and if it was finally controlled... I'm afraid there won't be a single living person in the whole city!

Just look at the Ancient Wood Forest to understand how terrifying the destructive power of an evil god is - a quarter of the elven clan has been wiped out because of this, and the rest are also living in fear of being invaded by ogres at any time, turning the entire race into a huge military camp, and even women have to wield spears and go to the battlefield.

Loren didn't think Byrne would turn out to be like that... Even if there is an evil god wreaking havoc, the empire must not want the whole of Byrne to be reduced to ashes...... But before that, the Red Blood Castle under his feet will definitely turn into ashes.

If he had discovered this secret, the Governor of Byrne would have wiped out the entire Red Blood Castle, whether he wanted it or not... Under the glory of the Holy Cross, anyone who is found to be involved with the evil gods will die without a place to bury!

"Do you think... How many monsters like this will he have?"

"Maybe one, maybe three or four... There will never be a lot. Loren shook his head, this kind of monster used to hide people's eyes and ears and hide the black cauldron doesn't need too much, too much and nowhere to hide is one thing, and at the same time, it can't replace the real legion.

"No matter how many he has, now the most important hole card of Governor Gaspar has been taken by us... How to use it next is the question we should consider. ”

"What do you mean?" Charlotte's brow furrowed even tighter.

"If we just hand it over, we're just going to solve a problem. Loren looked at the countess with a serious expression: "This will not shake the foundation of Governor Byrne, because he will never and dare not admit it." ”

"So... If we don't publicize it, what if it didn't happen?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Charlotte's eyes lit up and she motioned for the black-haired wizard to continue.

"Governor Gaspar would never dare to get involved in this matter if we didn't mention it—but in reality, we both know each other very well, and in such a situation, this whole ten days will be of the utmost importance to us!"

"These ten days are the perfect time for you to finally justifiably impose martial law on the entire Red Blood Fortress and purge the rebels - since the 'Vampire' is still wreaking havoc, it can appear anywhere!"

"Governor Gaspar has taken your power out of fear, and we will return the favor to the other... Completely uproot his foundation and force him to negotiate with you!"