Chapter 64: Formal Confrontation (2)
After leaving the school field in fear, Rockefett felt that every pore on his body was panting. Several times, when Titus's gaze swept over the queue he was in, Rockefit thought he would be dragged out by the formidable soldiers of the cold mountain and turned into a tool of formidability. Fortunately, Arnold may have noticed Rockefett from the previous investigation, but not to the point of getting rid of him, at least today, Rockefett escaped.
And even so, he really didn't want to go on this troubled water again, if he could, Rockeft really hoped that the monster who found him last time would not appear again, and let himself remain invisible like this until this incident disappeared.
However, things often don't go your way.
Rockett, who finally returned to his garrison and wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, immediately saw a note on his desk.
His mouth cracked open as if it had a toothache, and his eyes quickly searched the four corners of the room to find the trace of the little monster.
However, how could he find it, even if the other party stood in front of him, Rockefett couldn't see it.
Sighing helplessly, Rockefett picked up the note on the table.
"To the panicked Sheriff,
As you can see, the time has come for me to hope that the time has come for the evil you have investigated, the enemy to me, who has now begun to show his fangs, like an insatiable snake, ready to swallow the power of the entire imperial capital. This is your best chance – a chance to become a hero and defeat the evil you need to fight against to save the capital and the royal family from peril.
And this opportunity to become a hero is actually neither dangerous nor difficult, you just need to gently push the situation and say a few key words to the key person, and you can complete the task.
Please do what I have written below......"
Looking at the last few lines of the note, Rockefit took a long breath, held his breath for a long time, and finally exhaled the breath that had accumulated in his chest and abdomen.
"That's a very light way to put it. ”
Rockefett crumpled the sticky notes into a paper ball and threw them into the paper basket vigorously.
Sitting down in his chair, Rockefett reached for the pipe on the table, and slowly filled it with tobacco.
"Always thinking about good things, and throwing the dirty work at us to do, heh, these self-righteous guys. ”
As the smoke rose, Rockefett closed his eyes, and with the stimulation of tobacco, he had a pleasant sense of confusion in his head.
"Meritorious, hero, hum, this kind of thing won't kill me, thank God. ”
Holding his pipe upside down and tapping the ash on the corner of the table, Rockefett opened his eyes again, and his shrewdness as a sheriff was restored.
He picked up the rattle on the table, and the piercing bell beckoned to the officers in the duty room.
"What do you command, sir. ”
A lean young police officer immediately appeared in front of Rockfit's office.
"Prepare my horse, I'm going to the General Administration. Rockeft unceremoniously called to his men, "Also, give me a time, I'm going to have a service at the Basilica of Hadith within today." ”
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The battle continues in the Archon's residence.
For the sake of this coup, Farage hid enough Praetorian Guards in the consul's residence, and to be honest, he did a good job, and Arnold was not able to detect the troops in ambush here. However, Farage did not expect Arnold to break through this siege with his own skills, which made most of his set-up meaningless.
At the moment, although Archmage Ian can still be on par with Arnold, and even slightly superior to Arnold, but because of the consideration of others who are still retreating, Ian has never been able to completely let go of his hands and feet, and the situation has always been Arnold's initiative to attack, not to mention that the goal of capturing Arnold has already failed, and Farage has to turn to the second set of plans: immediately announce that the Duke of Lengshan has rebelled and expel Arnold and the army of the Eastern Lord from the imperial capital.
There are secret passages in the Archon's Residence, and after being an assistant here for so many years, Farage is naturally able to master these secret passages.
He glanced at the Praetorian Guards guarding the perimeter, then turned his gaze to Prince Alcott.
His Royal Highness the Prince was still in shock, even the slightest shaking of the wall could startle him for a long time, and it was obvious that it was impossible for Alcott to take charge of the overall situation at the moment.
Fortunately, Farage didn't expect the dull first prince to be able to do this.
"Go straight, let's go to His Majesty the Emperor's bedchamber. ”
In the twists and turns of the secret passages, Farage was as familiar as his own home, and at every intersection, he could clearly point the team in the right direction.
No sooner had they taken a step than there was a violent shake in the passage, like a dragon crashing against a fragile structure.
Farage paused and looked up at the ceiling in the secret passage.
"It's still supportive, Archmage Ian will buy us time, what we have to do now is to rush to His Majesty the Emperor immediately and tell the outside world the news of Duke Lengshan's rebellion. ”
The Praetorian Guards guarding him and Prince Alcott were all transferred from the palace guards, and although they were required by the commander to completely obey Farage's orders, they did not necessarily trust Farage 100% in their hearts.
"Fa-Farage......" Prince Alcott, who was being dragged forward by Farage, suddenly stopped, his feet as if they were glued to the floor, "This, there won't be a problem here, right?"
Farage followed Prince Alcott's gaze, and several fist-sized pieces of gravel fell in the center of the crossroads, even if it was just a small amount of falling stones, it was enough for him to fall on Prince Alcott, who had no protection on his body, not to mention that if the battle between Arnold and Ian really demolished the entire Archon's mansion, then this secret passage might really become their grave at that time.
"If you keep procrastinating, then there will be a real problem. Farage tugged Prince Alcott's arm, forcing him to follow, "Don't worry, it's coming soon, just walk a little longer, and we'll be safe." ”
The Praetorian Guards didn't believe Farage at all, and judging by the frequency of the walls shaking, it was clear that they were still close to the battlefield, and it was not so easy to get out of the radiant range of the battle in this winding secret passage.
However, Prince Alcott believed Farage's words, perhaps just out of psychological comfort, and the prince was really calm.
"That's fine...... But why on earth are you doing this?" After calming down, Prince Alcott couldn't help but complain to Farage, "I don't understand, why do you hate Duke Arnold so much, now that things are like this, how are you going to end up?"
Farage glanced at Prince Alcott, who was clearly a fool who still hadn't figured out the situation.
"Please rest assured, the plan is very complete, Duke Lengshan will not have any chance to clear his suspicion of rebellion, and soon, the imperial capital will be able to return to the control of the royal family. ”
"What are you talking about!" Prince Alcott cried out loudly, "Isn't the emperor under the control of our royal family? It seems that Iscario's idea to let Figlaf be in charge of the imperial capital, and it was originally our royal family who asked Figlaf to defend the imperial capital, is this considered out of our control? In that case, why don't you just say that Iscario shouldn't have given this task to Figlaf in the first place?"
Farage's footsteps stopped.
The sudden quiet atmosphere made Prince Alcott nervous again, and he clearly felt the change in Farage's aura, like a lion about to explode, ready to attack.
But Farage didn't really pounce on Alcott's little sheep like a lion, and his momentum quickly subsided again, as if the power had never been seen in his little assistant.
"Your Highness, please calm down, everything I do is for the sake of the royal family, you just need to keep that in mind. The plan to kill the Duke of Lengshan was agreed, and it was not my sole decision, so I ask you to cooperate with me, as long as you do this. ”
Prince Alcott swallowed, even though he was stupid, he understood what Farage meant by "consent".
"Is it Iscario?"
Farage didn't answer, just kept walking.
Alcott was stunned, then looked at the Praetorian Guard, who had already taken steps, and hurriedly followed.
While Prince Alcott and Farage were still cowering in the underground tunnels, Arnold and Ian were already fighting each other on the ground.
At first, both sides had a tacit agreement to limit the scope of the battle to the consul's mansion to avoid the battle from spreading too much, but as the battle became more and more intense, Arnold became more and more unbridled, and he wantonly destroyed everything around him, as if he wanted to tear down the entire imperial capital.
The Archon's Mansion resembles a castle built by children out of blocks, and after Arnold is firing on fire, it is torn down in a few clicks. And the Praetorian Guards, who were originally ambushed in the consul's residence, have also become pies under the rubble.
Compared to Arnold, who began to destroy everything unscrupulously, Ian was sweating in a hurry, and while he used magic to resist attacks, he turned his head from time to time to look in the direction of the Basilica of Hadith.
"Stop, Lord Duke! ”
"Then what does it matter?" Arnold's eyes were red, with a presumptuous smile, staring at Ian's spine, "Is it too late to stop now?Farage sent the Praetorian Guard to murder me, things have come to this point, is the imperial capital still calm? Who cares about the church now, if they really have the ability to stop me, let them try it." ”
Ian gritted his teeth and scolded "crazy". Although as an archmage, his magic power was enough to support him to continue fighting, but after all, he was also an old man, and he didn't have the energy to accompany Arnold to go crazy.
The monster that stood in the shadows beneath Arnold's feet roared again, smashing a building to pieces with a wave of tentacles, and the rubble burst into Ian's side, blocked by his magical shield.
Ian looked up at the sky, it was the peak of the afternoon sun, which had somewhat affected the shadow monsters summoned by Arnold, even though they had become larger, but their eyes were much lighter than those tentacles in the Archon's Mansion.
If the people in the church now had made a move, they would have been able to stop him soon.
Ian thought so, but he didn't want it to come to this.
But if it is really interfered by those people in the church, the matter will really be out of control, and Leng Shan will lead those troops, and he will really have to meet with the Praetorian Guard sabers directly under the royal family on the imperial capital.
Just as he was secretly thinking in his heart, a dazzling white pillar of light suddenly fell from the sky, directly piercing the shadow monster summoned by Arnold.
"Duke Arnold," Chief Cardinal Francis smiled at the ruins of the Consul's residence, "and we meet again. ”
Ian's heart sank, and it really turned out to be the worst.