Chapter Twenty-Six: The Curtain of Troubled Times

May 320 in the redemption calendar is destined to leave a strong mark in the history of the Avalon continent.

In this month, the tragic battle that took place in the south of the Solan Empire came to an almost miraculous turn.

The people who originally thought that the Firet Empire was destined to win a great victory were shocked to find that with the destruction of the Five Heroes of the Seven Colored Seas in the fjord, with the breakthrough of the Grand Duke Adolf, and as the dust of the battle in the Night Canyon settled, the plan of Minai, the famous general of the Filie Empire, finally went bankrupt completely.

After holding out for a full seventy-two prayer hours, the Filies, who were blockaded in the narrow and rugged southern mountains, exhausted and lacking food and clothing, finally announced their surrender.

The decision was made by Mina.

This decision announced the fall of the Southern Army of Philadel. Within a week, more than 40,000 Firets had lost more than 40,000 casualties in the Night Gorge and the fjord, and nearly 20,000 had finally laid down their arms and surrendered. Among them are elite knights such as Snow Wolf and Falling Rock.

With the end of this war, the Philaean Empire's year-long and eight-month invasion of Lulian also failed. Taking advantage of the victory, the Lulian army, under the command of Sophia, swept through the enemy-occupied areas in the south with the momentum of the wind and clouds. The small number of Filiet troops left behind were powerless to resist.

Within half a month, the port cities that had fallen south of Lulian had returned to the embrace of the Solan Empire.

And this war also directly affected the war in the west of the empire.

After learning of the defeat of the Southern Army, the division of Philip Benson, who had moved south from the Longmen Line, once tried to break through the blockade of the Southwest Noble Alliance and forced the city of Muni.

In fact, the southwestern aristocratic coalition army, which had already been frightened, had already moved out of the way.

However, at this time, the army was stationed in Safin in Atlanta. The decisive leader of the army went south, assuming the posture of attacking the dragon gate and cutting off Benson's retreat.

Benson had no choice but to withdraw.

To vent their anger, the retreating Firean army burned every castle and town they occupied. A large number of captured soldiers and civilians were slaughtered.

Benson's retreat. Marking the last threat to Lulian from the Ferrets, it has also been removed. At least for a short time, this war-torn land will be restored to peace and tranquility.

And the political situation within the Solan Empire has also taken a heavy turn because of this battle.

With Lulian's victory, Edward I truly became the leader of the war. Not only did he repel Donald's forced palace, but he also won the trust of most of the noble lords of the empire. The prestige of the royal family is at an all-time high. Imperial power also became solid and awe-inspiring.

The next day, Edward made a decree. Several important ministers of the Cabinet, including Duf, were dismissed.

These people have long been targeted by the Ministry of Supervision, and their crimes have been recorded one by one. In the past, these people were confident that Donald was behind them, and no one could touch them.

However, they still underestimated the power of the royal family.

At the beginning of the war, Mo Ya was able to enter the Ministry of Supervision and kill Charlotte in a car. Completely control this imperial intelligence and supervision agency in his hands, not to mention the fact that the imperial nobles are now in their hearts. The prestige of the royal family is in full swing, and this shot is really thunderous.

Almost before the Donald's side could come to their senses, the lords had already declared their support for the royal family's decision, and at the same time severely reprimanded the cabinet officials for their crimes. Not only was the court of nobility formed as quickly as possible, but the hearing was jointly presided over by the House of Heraldry and the House of Parliament.

This time. Even Donald couldn't make a sound.

However, Donald's silence does not mean backing down. On the contrary, from the moment they left Atlanta, they had already been in action.

Hoarding grain and grass. Crafting weapons and arming armies, a large number of emissaries roam the path of the empire and visit the lords of various places. At the same time, several consortia and business groups under Donald's control also began operations against the royal family. The affairs of the government and cabinet are even more-for-tat, and the means are frequent.

This confrontation has finally reached the point of white heat.

But that's not all that happened in this noisy and chaotic May. In fact, the next two pieces of news are even more shocking.

The first piece of news is the punishment of the heavens.

It is said that at the height of the battle in the fjord, the Holy Court Patrol standing at the gate of Heaven did not know what kind of evil force was induced by it, and a divine punishment was inflicted. A golden light crossed the heavens and the earth, destroying one of the barracks of the Solan Army and all the buildings around it for tens of meters.

It is said that at that time, Solan's army was almost shaken by this, if it wasn't for this blow, the Holy Court Patrol would have fallen into peace, if it wasn't for Sophia's composure, I'm afraid that Minai would have seized the opportunity to break through the defense line.

After the war, Sophia pondered for a long time in front of the big pit, and then gave a gag order. So much so that although this divine punishment was earth-shattering and known to the whole world, what happened in Solan's army at that time, and how many people died because of it, is still a mystery.

However, no matter what, the divine punishment of the heavenly kingdom is enough to shake the continent.

Since the Holy Emperor led mankind to escape from the demons and arrive at the land of redemption, the kingdom of heaven is the abode of the gods. Only the powerhouses of the Sanctuary have a chance to be chosen to enter the kingdom of heaven. It is the holy land of mankind, the paradise of the gods created by the Holy Emperor, looking down on the common people, supervising the order, and defending the way to suppress demons.

The Holy Court Patrol was also created by the Holy Emperor.

However, in the past three hundred years, even when the Terror Prince Austin ravaged the continent with undead magic, the Holy Court Patrol never moved.

And at this moment, the patrol actually sent down a divine punishment, which shows how evil the force that attracted it is.

It is said that the punishment of the hunting gods made the heavens shake at that time. After two hours of prayer, the Kingdom of Heaven had already conveyed its will to the Holy See Hill and would send angels down to investigate.

This news made the divine punishment incident continue to ferment. The Heavenly Angel Nether Realm is also a major event that has never appeared in three hundred years. To this end, Pope Nicholas II has sent a mission, mainly composed of twelve cardinals, to Solan to carry out preliminary preparations.

And just as people were talking about God's punishment, a second shocking news came.

On May 25, a demon army suddenly appeared in the northeastern region of the Pompeii Empire.

It was a sand beast army led by a dozen demon soldiers. Hundreds of sand beasts, driven by them, attacked the territory of an imperial viscount. In just one prayer hour, the Viscount's castle and the nearby farmstead were overwhelmed by the sand beasts and turned to death.

No one will be able to get close to it. No one knows what happened there.

And in the next twenty-four prayer hours, hundreds of people in that area reported finding traces of demons in different places.

When the news came out, the human world was silent.

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"So, that divine punishment. Aimed at Roy?!"

In the palace study, there was silence.

Edward jerked up from the couch, looked at Sophia in shock, and lost his voice.

Beside him, Eretia had covered her mouth with her hands in shock, tears glistening in her eyes.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Sophia bit her lip slightly.

It's been three days. Until now, Sophia couldn't believe that the target of that golden light attack would be Roy.

At the time of the incident, she was in command of the battle in the Chinese army. When that terrible divine punishment descended on the barracks. The soldiers on both sides of the war all stopped in unison.

Although Minai then took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, Sophia jumped on her mount and rushed to the scene of the accident despite the occasion.

However, it was too late.

Except for a giant hole in the ground, it is tens of meters in circumference. In ruins.

No, perhaps it should be called ashes. Whether it's brick or wood. Steel or flesh has been reduced to dust scattered on this side of the giant cavern.

According to statistics, a total of more than 100 soldiers were missing in this divine punishment, as well as more than a dozen war horses in the stables.

Life was completely erased by that golden light, leaving no trace of zài.

Sophia can't find Roy.

The dark-haired, always bewildered boy with a look of confusion in his eyes. The boy who stood up and turned the tide at the most dangerous moment for Lulian and himself disappeared completely.

Sophia questioned many people in the camp.

However, no one could see exactly what was going on in that golden light. They just feel like a flower in front of them. He fell into darkness, and it was not until much later that his vision gradually returned.

The only thing that is certain is that the golden light came towards the barracks where Roy was.

The barracks were large, and they had just set up camp, and the soldiers didn't know who the barracks belonged to. In fact, many of the soldiers who fought outside had not even entered the barracks.

Therefore, Sophia can easily hide Roy's connection with the golden light.

For Yank and the others, she declared that she had let Roy go on a mission. And the nineteen Celestial Knights around Roy, as well as Malt, Carol, and dozens of Elven Hunters, were sent to Muni City by her. After doing this, Sophia immediately returned to the imperial capital on the empty magic ship to meet Edward.

"Divine punishment?" Elethea's gaze was unfocused, she turned her head and stared blankly at her father, Edward, "Why, what did he do?"

Edward's face was as pale as iron, and he shook his head silently.

From the beginning of knowing Roy to the present, he has not really met this young man, so it is naturally impossible to know what this young man has done to suffer divine punishment.

However, whatever he did did not affect Edward's perception of him.

Looking back on the past year or so, this little handyman from Pollabel has created many miracles. These experiences of his, just find a bard, and you can write a legend.

A few days ago, Edward was a little excited.

He looked forward to being able to personally meet the young man who had made great achievements for the empire after the battle, and see for himself what the guardian knight his daughter had chosen looked like.

He's made a decision to reward Roy again. Give him a qiē worthy of his exploits.

Lovely Dehua could never have imagined that at such a time, Roy suffered the divine punishment of heaven and was forcibly erased from this world.

Although the royal family of Solan has never been at peace with the Holy See, they have always maintained a sense of reverence for the kingdom of heaven.

But at this moment, Edward couldn't wait to grab the gods of heaven and ask a clear question, what did a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy do that the Holy Court Patrol would indiscriminately destroy this young life with an infinitely bright future!

"Is he dead?" said Elethea, unable to get an answer, and turned her gaze to Sophia.

Sophia shook her head, her long eyelashes drooping, "I don't know." ”

All the qiē have been turned to ashes. Although Roy could not escape divine punishment from any point of view, Sophia was reluctant to admit it.

She'd rather Roy, just be missing.

Elethia stood up, left the room alone, and walked towards the garden.

Halfway through, tears fell down in big pieces.

She hadn't seen Roy for a long time, and all the images of the boy were stuck at the moment when he half-knelt in front of her and said to herself, "Your will, my sword".

He was then driven off a cliff, and then he appeared on the battlefield of Medin City, where he joined the First Training Camp, where he put down the rebellion in Mooney City, and he led the army to rescue the fjord......

When, on that day, in the carriage, Susan looked up in astonishment and gave her the detailed battle report, her eyes widened and she felt that her whole heart was filled.

"I knew it, I knew it!"

At that time, she was smiling like a flower, and her heart was full of pride for Roy. It was the guardian knight she chose, and it was the proudest decision of her life!

Eretia had not been in the Imperial Capital for long, and the Holy Maiden had already summoned her back. But she stayed in the imperial capital and didn't leave, because she knew that this time, Sophia would definitely bring Roy back.

She wanted to meet Roy. It's like that day a year ago, on the roof of Pollabel Castle, looking up at the stars and chatting.

She had so much to say to Roy.

She wanted to tell Roy how proud she was of him. I want to see his confused appearance again, look at his clear eyes.

But...... Eretia's tears were like pearls with broken threads.

She couldn't believe that this little wish of hers was ruined by an earth-shattering divine punishment.

Why?

Why?!

Upstairs, in front of the window, Edward, Safin, Moya and Sophia stood silently.

They watched the girl's lonely back, watched her walk up to the two royal gardeners who were pruning the branches, wept a few words, and threw herself into their arms.

"That's the former royal knight Hugo and Punk...... "Moya whispered, "they used to fight alongside Roy in Bolabelle. ”

In the room, there was just silence.

Edward's long body resembles a sculpture in the sun.

He slowly raised his head, hiding his gaze of endless anger, and looked at the sky.

That's where the kingdom of heaven is.

I don't know why, what echoes in my ears at this moment is the voice of the woman who used to talk and laugh with herself and Roger on the bank of the Frost River more than ten years ago.

"Fifteen years later, the kingdom of heaven will be ruined!"

Ask for a commuter pass!

(To be continued......)