131, dilemma (no protagonist)
Niels Nepton is faced with one of the most important decisions in his 170-year life, whether to follow the Black Sea Lord in suppressing the rebellion or defect to the rebels led by Archmage Florence and Mathilde.
How could this have happened, Nils thought to himself in confusion from being shocked and not very flexible, just three minutes ago, they were still basking in the joy of the Black Sea Lord's sister Florence being promoted to the fourth rank.
That was undoubtedly a good thing to celebrate for the entire Neptune family, which meant that from today onwards, the Black Sea side would have a full six fourth-order, becoming the undisputed number one force outside the Sea Temple, Eternal Tide, and the Tees Royal Family.
Once the Duchy is established and the Black Sea Lord becomes the Grand Duke of the Black Sea, he will be able to leave the other magical nobles and bloodline families of the Naga Kingdom far behind, realize the unprecedented glory of the Neptune family, and will not be able to attack the three most important forces of the Naga Kingdom in the future.
However, what happened next was a bit unexpected for him, or he never imagined that such a thing would happen in the Black Sea one day.
Florence and Mathilde took advantage of the opportunity to report the good news to the Black Sea Lords and joined forces to attack the Black Sea Lords in the Evelyn Palace.
Florence and Mathilde's joint rebellion was obviously the result of a long premeditated process, and when the battle of the three fourth-order archmages broke out in the Evelyn Palace, a full thirty members of the Frozen Praetorian Guard, led by the two captains Gale and Sallyze, reacted immediately and assisted the Black Sea Lord.
- Although the fourth-order archmage is strong, after all, he is not afraid of siege like a legend, in fact, as long as any professional does not reach the fifth order, theoretically speaking, he can live and die through the second-level professional sea tactics.
The Black Sea Knights quickly surrounded the Evelyn Palace, although they might not be able to intervene in the face of the fourth-order battle, the problem was the mage legion, and they didn't react at all after three minutes.
"Sister, this is probably the last time I've ever called you that. If you're waiting for support from the Mage Legion and the Black Sea Dreadnought, I advise you to choke out this idea—"
"Is it because the family mage who is dissatisfied with my rule has come to contain me, or has one of the two leaders been bribed by you?"
Above the majestic Palace of Evelyn, three four-armed naga stand in a triangular shape: Sandra, Lord of the Black Sea, and Florence and Mathilde, who started the rebellion.
In Nils's eyes, the Black Sea Lord was as proud and confident as ever, and every strand of hair stayed where they should normally be, without a trace of panic, as if it was not two archmages of the same rank as her who besieged her just now, but insignificant thieves.
It was Florence, on the other hand, whose sweet smile was brighter than ever, and he still looked smiling in the face of the Black Sea Lord's questioning: "Yes, Amy is a smart mage, knows how to make trade-offs, and understands who is more suitable to sit in the position of the Black Sea Lord." ”
Amy, a high-ranking mage, is the leader of the Black Sea Mage Legion, and her imminent defection does not affect the entire mage legion, but it is unbelievable to say that none of the mages have defected with her Nils.
And this is enough to delay the mage legion for a while.
As for the family, it was only at this moment that Nils noticed the anomaly - the people who had just been temporarily summoned by Florence to come to the Evelyn Palace in the name of celebration were all supporters who were usually loyal to the Black Sea Lords, a total of eighteen people.
In other words, because of the departure of their key forces, those who remain in the family territory are either mutineers who have already fallen to the two Florences, or neutrals who don't care much about who is the Black Sea Lord.
Obviously, the family territory is now estimated to be in a state of confrontation because of the sudden rebellion, and even the rebel side has the upper hand.
"Sandra, until now, you are still the Lord of the Black Sea and the patriarch of House Nepton. Although the three of us are hostile to each other because of power and planning for the future, one thing is absolutely unanimous: any battle loss in the Black Sea is a great loss for us. ”
Elder Mathilde, who had a graceful temperament, pointed his wand at the thirty members of the Frozen Praetorian Guard, the Black Sea Knights, and said: "The Frozen Praetorian Guard, the Mage Legion, the Black Sea Knights, the Family Mage, this is the reason why the Black Sea is the Black Sea, and the Nerton family is the root of the Niepton, any bloodshed or sacrifice of them is meaningless today, and the damage is the overall strength of the Black Sea." ”
"I agree with that, so what?" replied Sandra with a cold face.
"So, why not let the battle of the three of us be the only battlefield, and write a suitable ending for today's events, in the presence of everyone. ”
"Interesting!" Nils saw the Black Sea Lord's first smile after the battle began, not obvious or warm, but mixed with mockery, "You want me to give up my advantage as a lord and patriarch to personally decide the future with a battle?"
"As I thought, a disappointing choice. Mathilde sighed, "That was the most likely way you could get to the Coral Sea today in a dignified way, but your pride and arrogance refused—come out, Watertalker, my ally!"
As soon as the words fell, a huge vortex formed outside the Evelyn Palace, and there was an aura in the middle that made Nils feel very bad, it was a power belonging to the fourth order!
Florence and Mathilde have other helpers in addition to keeping the family mages and mage legions in check!
The whirlpool dispersed, and a behemoth appeared in its place, it was a deep-sea beast, the Death Octopus.
Its massive body was hideous and ugly, looking like a skeleton from a distance, each tentacle thicker than Niels's tail, at least 35 feet long.
At the head of the Death Octopus sat a male four-armed Naga, who was clearly Mathilde's ally, the Water Whisperer, a fourth-order archmage who regarded the Death Octopus as a demonic pet!
"It's worthy of the Black Sea, the members of the Frozen Praetorian Guard alone are thirty high-level bloodliners!" "The Water Whisperer swam towards the Palace of Evelyn on the Death Octopus.
At the same time, Florence's reflection in the shadows of the ocean floor suddenly appeared as a four-armed male Naga with a dagger.
Shadow Jump, this is a Master Assassin!
Three fourth-order!
Nils felt that something was not good, the lord Mr. Leonhard and the eldest princess went to the Dead Sea together, and could not return to support immediately, and the other two fourth-order archmages of the Chrystal and Frederick families were far away in Hasima, and they might also be restrained by Florence and Mathilde's design at this time.
Five against one, even with the help of the Frozen Praetorian Guard and their group of family elders—they can probably contain three—the Black Sea Lord himself has been immersed in the archmage rank for many years, but the situation still inevitably slides in the direction that Nils fears the most, which is the fundamental reason for the war between heaven and man in his heart at this time.
Self-preservation is a universal mentality, and Florence is well aware of this.
I saw the four-armed Naga with a sweet and soft smile on his face and persuade the clan elders and members of the Frozen Praetorian Guard loyal to Sandra: "The situation is very obvious, and your resistance is in vain. I now give you a chance to surrender and come to my camp with your weapons. Or, return to the arms of the goddess with Sandra. ”
"Your future is up to you, but I hope you will think carefully before making a decision, for it is not just your honor or loyalty as a warrior or family elder, but also your beloved husband and children. ”
Nils finally realized why the family elders who had been temporarily summoned here just now were loyal to Sandra, first, to weaken the power belonging to Sandra in the family territory so that the rebels could contain it, and second, to take advantage of the disparity in strength and the extremely unfavorable situation to pull the power that originally belonged to Sandra to Florence's side in front of the Black Sea Lord.
However, it is clear that Florence underestimated the loyalty of the members of the Frozen Praetorian Guard, the family elders, and the Black Sea Knights to Sandra, and overestimated her infectious power, and no one expressed any expression in the face of temptation and persuasion.
"I see, it looks like I need to make another very important announcement to help you make the right decision. Undeterred, Florence continued, "Count the time, my lovely nephew Talos should follow Chaster out of the Magic Manor. ”
Florence also kidnapped the Black Sea Lord's favorite son!
This was by no means good news for Nils, he didn't dare to say that the Black Sea Lord would accept Florence's persecution because of this, but the mentality at the critical moment of the decisive battle would definitely be affected, which could be felt from the dark face of the Black Sea Lord.
"You're challenging my boundaries, Florence! If something happens to Tar, I can't guarantee that I won't ignore the fact that you used to be my sister and throw you into the fish!"
The swimming fish in Sandra's mouth is not a swimming fish in the sea, but a special sea monster that is only the size of an adult's palm, called the red-bellied pomfret.
The so-called swimming fish is a naga that has been relieved of all force and thrown into a container filled with red-bellied pomfret that has been starved for a long time.
The next scene is not too surprising, Naga will be eaten alive by a group of hungry monsters in a short period of time, and in the end only a skeleton remains, which is the cruel punishment of the Naga kingdom after the petrification of the Gorgons and the indulgent kiss.
"Your bottom line? huh—"
Florence was about to say something, but was stopped by Mathilde: "Well, Flo, we have wasted nearly three minutes, and it is not the right thing for any good master to do to keep our friends waiting. ”
Nils's heart twitched violently, what did Mathilde mean by this, friend, did they have any other helpers?
In the next second, Nils understood.
A full three vortex appeared outside the Evelyn Palace at the same time, and the vortex spread out, and three four-armed Naga, two women and one man, two great knights, and one bloodline magician appeared!
Three more fourth-order professionals!