Chapter 272: Escape

Merlin's old and wise cheeks had an extremely serious expression, as if he had returned to his old days.

At that time, the old king was seriously ill, and rumors of wizards were circulating everywhere in the kingdom of Camelot, and all kinds of lawless people took the name of wizards, or some half-baked wizards were powerful.

After he succeeded to the throne, he mobilized all the troops in the kingdom, and with the help of the legendary wise Merlin and the assistance of the valiant knights, it took six years of hard fighting to restore the kingdom to its former peace.

But at about the same time, King Uther fell ill and fell unconscious, which happened in the same year that King Uther's children, Prince Arthur and Princess Alia, were born, and people speculated that the king's illness was caused by the revenge of the surviving wizards.

However, it has not been confirmed, and during the time that King Uther was in a coma, it was Merlin who dealt with all kinds of affairs in the country, and as he had traveled to various countries since the time of the Supreme King, he had unparalleled wisdom and insight in various academies.

Even the most brave knight commander in the entire Carmellot Kingdom, Baron Bradyon, was very convinced of him.

And he did not live up to the trust of the royal family of Carmelot, under his leadership, although the kingdom did not become stronger, but also not weakened, as a courtier, he adhered to his duty.

He would not do anything that should not be done to the royal power or courtiers, and this happened to give the Duke of Vallar a chance.

There was a hint of ignorance in the big blue eyes of the two children, who were like half of the most brilliant gems in the world, and the Grandpa Merlin in front of them was so different from before, they had never seen such a fierce Merlin.

Looking at King Uther, who was terminally ill and pale, the two children nodded in understanding.

"He is a great king, he saved the kingdom of Camelot from chaos, but now, he has fallen into a coma, your uncle, Duke Vallar, wants to take the throne of the kingdom of Camelot while your father is unconscious!"

"That's what belongs to your father, Arthur, and that's yours too! But we don't have the ability to protect what belongs to us now, so we have to protect ourselves first! ”

"We must remember this place, look outside, it is all the pain that the enemy has inflicted on us! As the son of King Uther, you will surely take back everything that belongs to you, and you will be king! ”

"And your despicable uncle, the Duke of Vallar, will definitely be like a groundhog, chased and killed by you, and his reign will definitely not last long!"

"I don't think you, the bloodline of the Royal House of Camelot, son of King Uther, should give in to anyone! You are our only hope! ”

As he spoke, Merlin's body that looked extremely old, like an old tree, was able to lift Arthur, who was already four years old, with ease.

Let him look at the flames burning outside, the corpses piled up on the ground, Merlin's quiet and serious tone seemed to have a hypnotic effect, which made people involuntarily convinced.

"I remember! Grandpa Merlin, as the son of King Uther, I will definitely take back everything that belongs to us! Even if it costs me my life for it! ”

Prince Arthur's voice was very firm, and at Merlin's urging, hatred had taken root in his heart, and he was now a little lion who was mad with anger, gritting his teeth and saying that.

Not only that, but the turquoise blue pupils that he looked out of the window even burned with a raging flame, as if he wanted to burn the scene in front of him.

At this time, the gate of the main castle has been breached, and the Holy Grail Guardians have flocked to it, as elite soldiers specially cultivated by the Astra Kingdom, their combat effectiveness is naturally extremely strong, and all the officers among them are reserve knights, and the combat effectiveness of these reserve knights is not much worse than that of the real Holy Grail Knights, they just have some gaps in identity.

Therefore, the soldiers in the main castle of Carmellot were no match for them at all, and they were quickly dispersed by their frantic and fierce offensive.

The hundreds of men and women in the castle could only flee in embarrassment, avoiding the Guardians of the Holy Grail, causing the scene to jump.

Of course, the Guardians of the Holy Grail did not have the leisure to deal with them, as the first-class military power on the continent, Astra's army was very strictly disciplined.

Without an order, they would never do anything on their own, as many soldiers do, plundering the spoils of war on the spot, and they would never have this until the battle was over.

Just like the Manders infantry, they were extremely strict in their discipline requirements, in fact, if it was the previous Mendes infantry, William would dare to say that his soldiers surpassed them in discipline and combat effectiveness.

But now the Manders infantry has suffered too many casualties, is being replenished, and the training has not yet been completed, so the current Menders infantry is still inferior to the Guardians of the Holy Grail in terms of discipline.

Listening to the shouts outside, the screams, the collapse of various objects, the shattering of porcelain and pottery, and the wails before death, everyone in the room suddenly changed their faces.

Merlin said unhurriedly: "Baron Bradian, let the Knights of the Round Table and the soldiers set off with what they have prepared!" ”

"There is a secret passage in the castle, in the king's study, which I was commissioned to build for the royal family fifty years ago, and I didn't expect it to come in handy at this time."

With that, Merlin led the people out of the king's bedchamber, followed by Baron Bradian with his two children in his arms, and twelve knights of the round table hurried to the study with twenty knights.

In the study, thousands of gold coins and some previous gems were stored early, and at the same time, the president of the Carmellot Kingdom and the king's seal were also brought into the study.

Due to the small number of people and the weight was not very heavy, they all quickly passed through the secret passage and escaped from the main fort.

They ran down the long secret passage to the outside of the castle, found a few horses in a nearby village, and hurried away from the vicinity of Camelot.

Finally, when the Grail Keepers finally cleared the castle of all the resisters and opened the doors to the King's quarters, all they were left with was an empty room and a cool breeze blowing in from outside.

Looking at the empty room, Duke Vallar's face turned pale, and then gradually became furious, but in the end, he still did not dare to vent the anger in his heart.

After all, the Holy Grail Guardians are not his troops, and no one will kill him if he gets angry casually, not to mention that he also relies on others to get to where he is today, so he doesn't even dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction.