Chapter 195: The Great Earthquake in the Royal Capital
The design prototype of the world-famous martial arts conference venue in the game is undoubtedly derived from the ancient Roman Colosseum, and with some art modifications and improvements, it is a magnificent building that is enough to amaze any player who enters the game. In the history of the Kingdom of Rodland, this special venue for martial arts tournaments was abandoned for some reason, and it was not until the father of Rion II lifted the ban that the people of Mierte welcomed back the temple that brought them great pride and glory.
Today's opening is as expected by all.
Early in the morning, the whole venue was crowded with people, the door just opened for less than ten minutes, the venue reached the full seat of Cheng dΓΉ, a little wait until the game began to be even more crowded, occasionally the game is fierce is a crowd of excitement, the heat is almost to lift the whole venue one by one. Some of the first-time martial arts spectators were quite tormented, and the old spectators, who were accustomed to the spectacle of the competition, were not impressed, and even joined in the shouting procession with thick necks and red faces, waving flags and cheering for their favorite samurai.
This is the penultimate group of competitions in the martial arts tournament. After a three-day selection, more than 3,000 fencers from all over the world will compete in the top 16 of the swordsmanship group, and will compete in a wonderful competition on this day until the champion is named "Juggernaut" by the association. The benevolent king waved his hand for a three-day holiday, and the Miertes naturally went without saying, almost all of them came to watch the game, and the excitement and glory on their faces were almost overflowing, and the warriors from other places were even more excited, sword weapons accounted for eighty percent of the share of the martial artists in the entire continent, and being able to see the master duel, whether it was beneficial or not, was an event that could not be missed for these guys who were accustomed to using long swords and short swords.
However, this does not mean that all sword wielders are in the same mood, as on the most luxurious and conspicuous viewing platform in the venue. The middle-aged man, who was good at breaking through enemy armor with royal swordsmanship and ran incognito to fight in the knights for two years when he was young, although he sat majestically and did not squint, his interest was not very high this time. This point was naturally clear to the dignified lady who was only separated by two armrests, but as rumored outside, since the relationship was not harmonious. How could she be willing to say a little more about it?
The sun shifted, reflecting the crown on the heads of the two men, and there was no doubt that the two who controlled the fate of the entire kingdom of Rhodeland sat here quietly.
The game in the field is in full swing, at this time the sixteen-in-eight match has ended, and the eight-in-four rematch is underway, and the two top swordsmen are very happy to come and go, maybe they both know that they will not be able to win the first crown, but if they can impress the dignitaries in the field. It is not in vain to practice swordsmanship for four years one after another, but I don't know that the expectation of the supreme person in my heart is nothing more than flattering to the blind man, and no one can imagine that His Majesty the King, who was most interested in the swordsmanship group competition in the past, is absent-minded and lacks interest today.
"ιxiΓ ."
Someone behind Rion II finally couldn't stand it anymore and walked over and whispered. The relationship between the king and the queen was not a secret in the palace, but this one obviously knew better about the reason for the king's depression, so he reminded him in a whisper. This seems to be an act of transgression. But it is also a manifestation of the close relationship between this man and the king.
The rulers of Rodland were not as old as the outside world had rumored, and in fact Ryan II had shaved off his thick black-brown beard. People who are not very familiar with it will definitely mistake the handsome prince of which family, thinking that he can give birth to beautiful embryos such as Sephilia, except for the beautiful and elegant queen, the king's factors can naturally be seen. He heard the latter's voice and came to his senses, but did not speak immediately. Instead, he raised his head to look at the sunshine in the middle of the day, and squinted his eyes slightly in the warmth.
The queen, who was sitting next to her, frowned, but she didn't say anything.
The old steward of the palace, who remained in a bowed posture and waited for the king's order, did not show any dismay, and waited quietly until Rion II turned his face sideways. Speaking slowly, "As is customary, the reward remains the same. β
The gray-eyed old steward bowed deeply, got up and gestured to the queen again, and then turned to leave.
"Sword fights didn't even attract you?"
The king moved his left hand and squeezed the palm of his right hand, and his five fingers clenched his fist and slowly opened it, repeating it several times, "Aren't you the same?" β
The queen sneered, "In your heart, you will always be the first precious daughter, or is she still her?" β
Rion II's face sank, but he stopped talking, and finally had to sigh softly, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Thank you for your hard work." β
The queen, who was born in the Aphinite family, did not look like she was as usual, but her pupils twitched lightly and indistinctly.
didn't get a reply from the queen, and Lane II didn't care, he continued to speak: "Sephilia is royal blood after all, whether it's your problem or mine, if there is no prince in Rodland, you have to go through changes, to tell the truth, although there is no precedent for Rodland, the history of the empire is not a blank slate, and most of those old things will be considered, but at least in my opinion, it is not a big deal for a woman to be in power, and when the time comes, she will do what you want to do but can't do, You'll probably know it's not what you expected, and maybe you can point out Sephie when you're in the mood, and you're her ...... anyway."
"Enough!"
The pretty face of the queen, who has always been dignified and noble, does not know which words of this king's majesty, whose words are far less stable than the surface, provoked her, and she didn't need a female official to lead the way, so she turned around and left with a pleated skirt.
Rion II did not fail to chase after her or even look back at her back, but sat on the royal chair specially made for the king, his face cloudy.
Everyone in the palace who was in the viewing platform was silent, and only the man standing with his sword in the corner of the viewing platform was indifferent, still resting with his eyes closed. All of you here, except for the old steward and the queen's close maids, I am afraid that only the royal guards of His Majesty the King know the internal situation.
But at that moment, he suddenly opened his eyes.
At the same time, compete in the field of swordsmanship to the highest. The movements of the two top swordsmen of the tide also suddenly slowed down. The two men retreated almost at the same time, as if sensing something, and looked around in disbelief. The warrior in charge who was gathered outside the competition venue was about to walk over and inquire, but he quickly stood his ground. Looking back in confusion.
What happened?
This was a question in the minds of all the audience at the venue, and no one knew what was going on in the venue, and soon some grumpy audience members shouted, "Hit! Do it! The demand to continue the game soon spread throughout the venue, and the entire city of Myrt seemed to hear a roar like a battlefield cry.
"...... this?" Rion II finally noticed something was wrong. The throbbing in his heart reminded him of the battle he had fought when he was in the Knights a few years ago.
"Your Majesty, you need to evacuate immediately."
The man with the sword walked briskly, almost pressing his hand on the king's shoulder. This action made the attendants next to him tremble, but the king obviously didn't care, but stood up a little anxiously, "Send someone to protect Patricia immediately......"
Before the king's words could be finished, a crackling sound like thunder was suddenly heard, and then all the people with good strength felt an invisible wave sweep across their waists. In the next second, the entire venue began to shake violently.
"It's an earthquake!!"
I don't know who shouted such a sentence first, the whole venue suddenly exploded into chaos, the audience screamed and screamed and fled, but the venue that was still enthusiastic just now seemed to be really like fire at this moment - the hell of flames, everyone was eager to escape, even if it was to step on someone else's body.
And at this time, the royal family was on the viewing platform. Rien II has not yet left.
As the king of a country, Rien II clearly had a responsibility. When the news of the earthquake reached him, he calmed down and gave orders to the people next to him in a steady and orderly manner to carry out the most urgent treatment plan. In this way, he did not leave the viewing platform, and tens of thousands of people in the entire venue were already in chaos. If I see His Majesty the King running to take refuge alone, once he is used by someone with a heart, I am afraid that the situation will escalate again. Besides, with the sword-wielding guard beside him, Rion II was clearly not worried about the earthquake. Moreover, almost all the princes and nobles are in the martial arts venue at this time, and what better place to be a temporary command post than here?
With His Majesty the King leading by example, the other nobles naturally had no reason to escape, and rushed to the viewing platform one by one, although they were trembling for fear of being affected by the earthquake for a while. Rion II was quite satisfied with this, and was about to say a word of appeasement, when he suddenly heard a loud shout from the sword-hugging warrior beside him, and subconsciously felt bad in his heart, and almost reflexively threw himself to the side, and a golden stone burst behind him, and a sharp blade slammed through the king's robe, plowing out a trace of blood.
"There are assassins!"
The Assassin's sword was thrust but was blocked, and he failed to hit His Majesty the King of Rodland, and soon had his attendants surround the lightly wounded Rion II. The sword-wielding warrior, who had just shot off the Assassin, immediately intervened and entangled the Assassin. The nobles were worried about the earthquake, but at this moment they were frightened by the assassins, and they pressed back one by one, but they didn't know who was sharp-eyed, staring at the assassin and suddenly shouted, "Isn't this the Che Weiss player who just competed?" β
The others hurried to look, and sure enough, the sword-wielding assassin was one of the top eight players who had just competed for a spot in the arena.
"Go and help!" Perhaps intimidated by the identity of the assassin, many nobles immediately became worried and ordered their attendants to go up to help, but most of them were forced away by an invisible sword aura before they could get close.
The sword-holding warrior drew the long sword in his arms.
"Garnaves, I didn't expect you to be willing to serve the royal family of Rhodeland." The assassin, who did not hide his face in the slightest, smiled bitterly and casually uttered a name that made people stunned. Karnawes, the former champion of the swordsmanship group of the martial arts conference, the youngest swordsman in the history of Rodland, was given the title of White Bird Sword Master.
The princes and nobles who had always only treated him as ordinary guards all opened their mouths wide.
"Let's get caught." The sword master who disappeared after becoming famous had a calm voice, although the unsheathed sword was not pointed at anyone, but it had a sharp edge that made people feel like they were on pins and needles.
The Assassin threw away his sword without hesitation.
This move made everyone, including His Majesty the King, a little stunned, and the White Bird Sword Saint frowned even more. What is such an anticlimactic assassination?
"Don't look at me like that, do your best to obey the fate of heaven, if you can't beat you, do you want me to fight to the death?" The Assassin, who had a lazy air from his appearance to his dress, said this very scoundrelly. With a wave of his hand, Rion II swarmed up with his attendants and took the Assassin down. When he passed by the White Bird Sword Saint, Karnawes suddenly asked, "What's your name?" β
The swordsman who was escorted away from the viewing platform by his attendants turned around and showed a strange smile at the White Bird Sword Saint, "Ann, An Ruosu." β
The White Bird Sword Master put away his saber and whispered the strange name of the Kabez people, and shook his head unconsciously.
I've never heard of it......
Rion II's face was as pale as water, and he brushed aside the guards beside him and walked to the side of the White Bird Swordmaster. After the assassins made such a fuss, the earthquake seemed to be less terrible, the nobles looked at each other, sorted out their clothes, and came forward to wait for the king's majesty to fall, but at this moment, one of the nobles seemed to have tripped over the person in front of him, and fell at the feet of King Rion II, and the nobles behind could not help but laugh, and the nobleman got up angrily, glared back at the gloating nobleman, and then turned back and hurriedly confessed to Rion II. The king had no mind to pay attention to such a trivial matter at this moment, and waved his hand to signal him to stand aside, and the latter bowed deeply with a relieved expression.
Then in the next second, when I straightened up, a cold light swept in!
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"Looks like there's a play."
On the auditorium diagonally opposite the viewing platform, a man in a dark blue wizard hooded cloak smiled in the dark, then stood up, raised his eyes to the seat of a certain lord, and saw that the lord from the military background was not in a hurry to preside over the evacuation of the people, so he hid in the panic flow of people and walked in his direction.
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On this day, a large earthquake occurred in the royal capital of Rhodeland, half of the royal city was destroyed, because it was the world-famous martial arts conference, the number of people who came to participate in the grand event far exceeded the controllable range of the city guards, and countless people killed and injured each other in the panic, and even news came out that King Ryan II of Rodland, who went to the venue of the martial arts conference, was also assassinated, and his life and death are currently unknown.
The glorious city of Mierte is in chaos.
At this moment, a figure was like lightning in the daylightning, and it was moving at high speed in the collapsing royal city. (To be continued......)