In the winter of 1175 in the imperial calendar, Bernadotte I died of illness in the bedroom of the palace with countless unsolvable puzzles......

Then, before everyone could make a decision about the death of Bernadotte I, the missing second prince Rolf suddenly appeared outside the palace with a large number of city defense troops, and during the confrontation with the Knights of Glory who were in charge of guarding, Rolfe, dressed in military uniform, publicly declared that the queen and the eldest prince were responsible for His Majesty's death

So far, the news that has been deliberately concealed has spread throughout the city as quickly as possible, and compared to Frederick's indecision, Rolf has taken the lead in occupying the position of righteousness among the commoners and nobles who do not know the truth......

Outside the palace gates, the sunset painted the surface with a charming golden hue, but unfortunately, the image that allowed the bard to express his feelings was ruined by the tension between the two armies on guard in the twilight

Wearing golden armor and holding a helmet, Rolf rode straight on a tall warhorse, and behind him were dozens of knights and ...... The soldiers of the city defense army, densely arranged in a neat phalanx, at a cursory glance, may not be less than 10,000 people

Tilting his head slightly, Rolf looked at a knight beside him, who buckled his chest and forehead slightly on his horse

"Your Highness, more than eighty percent of the city defense army is already under our control, and in addition to the soldiers here, there are more than 30,000 soldiers, who are blocking the streets of the main city under the leadership of our officers, and the four gates of the imperial capital are also closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave without your orders......

After listening, Rolf turned his head noncommittally to look ahead, the familiar old man on the other side made him a little trance for a moment, his enlightenment teacher, Lealdo, who helped him pick up the sword for the first time, was like another father many times

It's just that at this time, the former elder, his mentor, has become the last obstacle that Rolf needs to overcome

Taking a deep breath, Rolf spoke aloud to Lealdo, to the Knights of Glory who were in a charging formation behind him

"Uncle Lealdo, I say it one last time, my father's death has nothing to do with me, everything is what you want to protect now, my brother and the eldest prince Frederick and the queen made it, in order to prevent them from killing me who knows the truth, in order to let everyone see through their hypocrisy, I have to protect myself in the way I am now, please get out of the way, in this way, you are still my most respected teacher!"

Staring at Rolf, the other party made the old man feel a little strange at this time, and the words that reversed black and white made him extremely angry, and the long sword unsheathed in his hand pointed at Rolf from afar, and Lealdo roared

"No clever words can cover up the crimes you committed, I regret why I didn't see your cruelty a day earlier, not only did I not repent after killing the king and my father, but I even dared to frame your brother and mother, even if I die here today, I will never let you enter the palace for half a step, the Knights of Glory will always be loyal to the empire and orthodoxy!"

"The Queen is not my mother, my real mother died long ago when I was born!"

With a gloomy face, Rolf corrected the mistakes in Lealdo's sentence word by word......

"I don't want to explain, Your Excellency the Heavenly Knight, don't think about delaying time, no one can stop me today, order your people to disperse, don't force me!"

Perhaps it was Lealdo's words that stung Rolf completely, or perhaps he was unwilling to engage in a battle of words and tongues because he did not want to dream too much at night, and raised his right hand high, and Rolf's handsome face became hideously distorted

"One last chance, get out of the way?"

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers of the city defense army behind him, under the leadership of the officer, the spearmen in the front row stepped forward, the spears in their hands pointed obliquely at the sky, and the back row was under the cover of the sword and shield soldiers, the archers were neatly wound, and the dense arrows emitted a terrifying cold light......

There was only one answer to Rolf's approach, and he turned to look at the Knights of Glory behind him and shouted with his sword raised

"Once, you swore allegiance to the Empire, once, you swore to cut off evil, once, you swore to defend glory no matter how strong the enemy was, and now, the time has come to fulfill your oath, with the imperial palace of the empire behind us, and behind us the rightful heir of the empire that we want to protect, and we have no way to retreat......"

"Woo~~~~Woo~~~~" With the voice of Lealdo's words, the distant and desolate horn sounded in the oldest glorious knights of the empire, the old man's eyes began from Saru, swept over the familiar and resolute faces, turned his head and pulled down the armor heavily, and swung the long sword in his hand forward

"Kill, for the sake of the Empire, purge these traitors!!"

"Kill!"

The first to respond was Saru behind him, as if in response to Lealdo's command, he was the first to lead the knights behind him to rush forward......

Unlike the soldiers of the city defense behind him, who were a little loose in their footing, the corners of Rolf's mouth slipped a meaningful mockery at this time, and his mouth was even more inaudible to himself

"I'm sorry Uncle Lealdo, since you are so loyal to my father, you can go down and stay with him......"

"Kill!"

In the roar, Saru, to everyone's surprise, actually rushed straight towards Lealdo, who had his back to him, and at the moment when the old man felt that there was something abnormal behind him, the long sword in Saru's hand pierced his back like a poisonous snake without a trace of hesitation, and the force was so great that the blood that spurted out blurred his face armor......

"Ahem~Sa...... Saru, for ...... Why, trust...... Trust, you ...... I ......"

Lealdo grabbed the blade of the sword that came out of his chest with his right hand, turned his head with difficulty, and looked at the somewhat unfamiliar deputy head behind him with doubt, anger and desolate expression......

It's a pity that he didn't wait for the answer, Li Aldo, whose heart had been crushed, and His Excellency, the most famous Heavenly Knight in the continent, opened his eyes that couldn't be blinded, and completely lost his life, his tall body hung weakly on the long sword, and his head, which had been arrogant and never lowered all his life, also lost its support at this time

The sudden accident caused both sides in the confrontation to be stunned for a short time, and there were loud screams everywhere, and the neighing of the horses after they were pulled by their masters and suddenly stopped, but Saru did not hesitate to draw his long sword and cut off Leodoro's head directly with his backhand

Pulling off the helmet and grabbing the old man's gray hair, at this time, Saru's face still has the simplicity and blankness of the usual disguise, and the aggressive gaze under the look around even makes the people who sweep it dare not look at him, and he shouted when he lifted the mask

"Belong to the Knights of Glory, any stubborn armed rebels, kill!"

As soon as the words fell, the Glory Knight, who led most of the knights behind him, seemed to have received some signal, and at the same time discarded the riding spear that was in the way, drew the knight's sword and struck at the colleague around him who had not yet recovered from the shock......

With a heavy snort in his nose, Saru looked at the one-sided situation in front of him with satisfaction, these knights who had already been brought into his arms with special markings under his command clearly had the absolute upper hand in the sudden attack

Looking at Lealdo's dead head in his hand, Saru shook his head slightly, withdrew his long sword, gently closed the old man's eyes with his right hand, and said softly

"I'm sorry, my esteemed teacher, but you are a knight of integrity, and I am grateful for all that you have done all these years, but alas...... Once upon a time, the only person I had loyal to was His Highness...... Rest in peace, this empire will have nothing to do with you again, and perhaps in countless years, history will have a fair assessment of us! ”

After saying that, Saru raised his head, looked at the one-sided battle situation and the soldiers who had surrounded him under Rolf's orders, and laughed and spoke

"Knights of Glory, give up resistance and swear allegiance to Your Highness, the object of your allegiance is dead, the empire will soon have its new master, and foolish loyalty will bring you not honor but death......"

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Yes, the most loyal knight of the Empire, Grand Master of the Knights of Glory, Honorary President of the Knights of the Continent, His Excellency the Knight of Leo Dotian died in battle, more than 300 of the 513 Glory Knights followed the deputy head of the regiment Saru to defect in battle, and only 7 of the remaining nearly 200 knights chose to surrender, and the rest died in battle...... (To be continued.) Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ)