Inside the castle. Crown Prince Rowed, who sat behind the large desk, was dressed in a luxurious silk robe that was contrary to his usual simple style, and he was also wearing a gold-red cloak, and a gold-ringed cogwheel crown symbolizing the status of the crown prince.

However, under his serious and deep expression, the movement of his hands standing up on the table and crossing them in front of his face showed his inner peace.

He wasn't alone in the room.

The ministers of politics and ministers who wore traditional aristocratic formal attire with a half-length cloak engraved with the family crest, as well as the military officers and soldiers who wore many medals of merit on their chests in their straight military uniforms, as well as the heads of the great nobles who did not hold the imperial court but were recognized as influential in the upper echelons of the Wren Empire, the master authorities of the magical academic community, the spokesmen of the various organizations and even the leaders themselves"

Thirty or forty noble figures who could shake three times by stomping their feet in all areas stood quietly behind the crown prince's seat at this moment. All of them have solemn expressions and cold eyes.

The sight of so many daggers gathered in a room in silence was spectacular, and the atmosphere was suffocating enough.

Beneath the surface of absolute silence. What is surging is a violent wave that is comparable to the earth-shaking one.

"Emperor Jian, abdicate.

I don't know how long it took, but when it seemed that time would stand still like this, Roled's calm and indifferent voice finally broke the deadly silence. And this short sentence that broke through the silence brought about a tremor that was even heavier as if it struck on the heartstrings of all people.

Opposite the desk, there stands a floor-to-ceiling silver mirror that is almost the height of an adult, and there is also a large desk in the silver mirror. There are also royal families wearing gorgeous robes and crowns, but they are not the appearance of crown princes, but the supreme ruler of the empire, Emperor Rennes.

Compared with before the Orc War, the emperor's face, although still clear and solemn, looked a little older, and the hair that was originally well-maintained had also turned a little gray, and there was a trace of lost gray in the eyes that should have been burning.

Behind the emperor's seat, there are also other supporters of the upper position, but compared to the crown prince's side, it is obviously much less.

In the face of the prince's words, the emperor, who was a little tired, did not answer anything.

Seeing this, Rowled clenched his hands even more in front of his face, reassuring his own will.

"Father, some parts of the empire must change, but it is not wise for you to insist on ancestral dogma so stubbornly

"The son is not filial, and he has the courage to gather the authorities of all parties who share the same opinion, and unite to force you to the palace, hoping to replace your overly old-fashioned rule at a critical time when the future of the empire will be decided. Bootstrap this. The country heads in the right direction. ”

"Father, I know you must be disappointed and angry right now, but we have no choice but to take this drastic approach. Although the son is not filial, as long as you and the other side do not resist, we absolutely guarantee the safety of your life

The first prince of the empire recounted sentence by sentence, calm and calm, gentle and calm, as if what he was doing was simply suggesting that the other party change one or two laws.

The emperor did not say anything. Listening quietly, quietly watching the every move of his proudest son, the vicissitudes of life and wise eyes flashed with meaningful colors.

There are also the authorities who are silent, behind the crown prince, behind the emperor, everyone just needs to stand. In the Father-Son interview, there is no room or point for them to interject.

In political change, all stakeholders are betting on power and future. And the royal family, which is the center of the storm, must pay not only the price of interests, but also family affection and family.

I have the impression that the relationship between the members of the current royal family is very good. No one thought that this family, which seemed to be very stable, would still have to follow the sad path that the ancestors had performed countless times.

"Father, father, please abdicate. ”

One sentence and one sentence, from calm and majestic, to earnest request.

Rowled looked at his loved ones across the mirror, a look of pain between his brows. The crossed hands, the tendons of ten fingers tangled looming.

"Ryder, you're saying a good job. ”

The emperor's warm and heavy voice finally sounded.

But "as long as I'm here, I can't let this country fall apart."

"Father, why don't you understand? The Wren Empire is about to "No, it's already torn apart!"

Opposite ideas, sharp opposites.

After a second of silence, the two people inside and outside the mirror revealed different reactions.

A faint smile that bordered on the Emperor's face was almost serene. And the crown prince gritted his teeth in his mouth, looking struggling and helpless, his eyebrows trembling and twisted.

"I know what you want. Child, but I won't accept it, I don't want to abdicate, I don't want to give up the country, I don't want to put it in the hands of a group dominated by a monster. ”

"Father, Sayelem may indeed be a monster, but his exploits, his vision, his excellence, we all see it. As long as his power can help the country that has been brutally invaded by foreign races, why not give him more rights? You still have the same way of thinking as you used to use Retsuki, which is wrong!"

Roled was heartbroken.

War happens right under our noses. The prosperous imperial capital of Baizhe was reduced to ruins overnight, and millions of people suffered disasters. Dead on the streets, displaced, struggling to survive"

In the middle of the conversation, every minute and every second there were many people dying in front of them, and they were all the people of the Empire!

The crisis has come to this point. There are people who come forward and have ways to better protect and save people's lives, so why should we take into account traditional policies and rigid concepts. State?

Ryleder could not understand why his father, who had always been enlightened, was so stubborn on these issues that he had to accept Sayerem's proposal when he disagreed. Launching this political is

He is not for himself, but for the future of the country.

The emperor looked at the painful and tangled town like this, and the corners of his mouth still maintained an intriguing smile. "You can't convince me, just as I can't convince you, I and the old guys behind me, won't surrender. Want to dominate the future of the empire. Just come and take us down. ”

"Father, no

"Son, you've grown up. ”

As the words fell, the silver mirror blurred for a while, losing the figure of the emperor and his supporters.

Rowled hugged his head all at once, and slammed his forehead on the table, revealing a splash of blood.

"Your Highness!?"

"Your Highness, please take care!"

"Your Highness, cheer up!"

The supporters of the Prince, who have been silent until now, stepped forward to express their concern, grabbed the manic Roled, and stopped him from painfully self-harming.

"Father,,Father,"

Despite the preparation and awareness, in the end, in the face of this ending, Roled could not help but leave tears of sadness.

A red-haired young man in a plain cloth robe lined up with invisible strength to surround the loyal magnates and come to the grieving prince.

"Your Highness, please rest assured, I will personally go over to Your Majesty's side and subdue him without harming His Majesty's life. Cranred said indifferently.

Hearing this, Roded's mood calmed down a little. He sniffed heavily.

"Please, Lord Cranred

In the noise of the crowd, no one noticed that in the shadows of the corner, Prince Dinan's deep eyes flashed with a cold light, and the corners of his mouth pulled up a grim sneer.

Chongyang infiltrates the castle under Su's covert and finds that fierce fighting is taking place here.

The Royal Knights, the Palace Guards, and other magicians in other kinds of uniforms were in the corridors, one by one. In the lobby, at the rows of stairs, groups of three or five carried out extremely fierce magic attacks and defenses.

"Captain Willy, you don't have a chance of winning. Don't be obsessed with it anymore!"

"Shut up, traitor to Your Majesty, step over my corpse if you want to get through here."

Boom "thunder and lightning scurrying around, frost in the frozen aisles, winds slicing flesh and blood," all kinds of spell bombardments, magic array patterns, and enchantment arrangements can be seen everywhere, sometimes mixed with roars or screams, the scene is very chaotic.

This kind of scene was not unexpected by Chongyang.

The number and level of magicians on the side of the Emperor Sect are obviously stronger than those of the Loyal Emperor Sect, but after all, this is the main fortress of the Imperial Palace. It must have been designed with this in mind, so there are many means of defense.

Magic traps, magic enchantments, magic formations, and all kinds of spells are used by the mages of the defending side, causing great trouble for the mages of the attacking side. In some places, it was impossible to defend them, so the magicians sent by the emperor simply detonated the mechanism, collapsed the zenith, and blocked the corridors and aisles.

Even more ruthlessly, there are magicians who deliberately lead a group of enemies into a dead end, and then launch a self-explosion to collapse half of the floor, burying themselves with the enemy army.

The castle was originally designed with complex topography. After many fierce battles that changed the structure, it became even more head-wrenching. On the way to sneak up, Chongyang saw more than once the magic captains of the imperial faction arguing over the castle topographic map for the attack route.

"This part of the area goes from east to southeast. It's all collapsed, and not a single rat wants to pass through there, didn't I say that!? We'll have to find another way."

A magician in the uniform of a palace guard, facing one. The middle-aged mage in a green striped military uniform with a hooked nose yelled.

"Fart! Just now my men reported a counterattack from the southeast, and several of them died. How could there be no path!" The hook-nosed mage said angrily, spat stars flying in all directions.

"That's none of my business, anyway I'm not going to take my people over here, I'm going to turn

”

"Turn around! According to the battle plan. It's your responsibility to break through from here!You have to block it with your people, I don't care if you can't get by, but if my people are attacked from this direction again, I'll kill you!"

"Who do you say you want to kill!?" The mage in the uniform of the palace guards also became angry, "I'm a member of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which system are you!? How dare you speak loudly!"

"What about the crown prince? I am an elite army directly under Prince Dinan, and I dare to kill you if I say that I will kill you! You must know that there is no support from His Royal Highness the Prince. The prince is nothing!" the hook-nosed mage looked disdainful at the guard mage.

Prince Dinan's immediate army?

Chongyang heard this boast and tugged at the corners of his mouth.

It's too chaotic and too crowded. There are characters with all backgrounds, and he passed by with the mentality of playing soy sauce, just trying to find his goal. But looking at the situation stupidly looking for it, I was thinking about whether to ask someone, and I heard that I reported my home.

Well, that's you.

"Sue, unhide. ”

A dark and cold wind blew, and the guard mage and the hook-nosed mage, who were still arguing with a red face and a thick neck, couldn't help but shiver in unison, and then were shocked to see a ghostly mysterious masked man appear to the side.

"What man!?"

The palace guard mage didn't ask a word, and was bombarded by a fireball with a wave of Chongyang's hand. The mage of this domain-level peak strength didn't say a word, and he flew out five or six meters away with fire all over his body, and smashed to the ground like garbage.

The hook-nosed mage was stunned for a moment. Hurriedly raised his staff.

Chongyang stepped forward, and his fingers flicked three times in a row. The first blow of the flame blasted the eagle's hooked nose, the second hit him in the abdomen, like a hammer that smashed his whole body bent, and the third hit his back, slamming him to the ground before he screamed, and blocked the scream that came out in his stomach.

Ear pity this eagle hooked nose, he is a junior magician of the mystery, but when he encounters a sneak attack by a mage with the strength of the Holy Spirit, he has no power to resist at all.

"I have something to ask you, answer honestly, or die. ”

The white-haired youth said coldly.