Chapter 173: Decisive Victory
"Dear Miss Selena, I heard that you are injured, do you need any help?"
Hearing Salian's concerned inquiry, and knowing that he had no ill intentions, the nun slowly raised her head.
"Your Excellency. Please take a look!"
Salian watched the young nun's face gradually appear, and finally understood the reason for her hood. A shocking streak of blood appeared on Selena's otherwise immaculate forehead. The wound was so deep that Salian even saw the white bones of Sensen.
"Is this what the assassin left just now?! I don't think this wound has healed yet, there must be something strange. โ
Fortunately, the queen reminded her just now that Salian had already been a little mentally prepared, so she did not lose her temper. Coupled with the calm mind that the Dreadknight had given him, Salian spoke his mind calmly.
"Yes, this scar was left to me by the madman before he died. The nun replied with blank eyes, her bleak tone completely different from the divine temperament of the first time Salian met her.
Duke New Mark thought to himself, although a young beauty like Miss Selena, although she seemed to be a noble priest who did not eat the fireworks of the world, she must also be conceited and beautiful, and her face was so hurt that the blow to her could be imagined.
"This must be caused by some special magic or toxin!The assassin is dead, but his body is still there, right?"
"Your Excellency, I was a little heavy at the end, so his body has completely disappeared. โ
The beauty's hateful blow was really powerful, and Salian had no choice but to say.
"I can understand this, so let's think of another way?!"
Because he had heard about the Assassins from Cezella, Salian wanted to go back and talk to the Dream Weaver Witch.
At this time, the Countess Don Loni handed to Salian something wrapped in thick silk.
"Your Excellency, here is a weapon left behind by the Assassins. โ
"Thanks, maybe that's the clue. โ
As Salian opened the package, the Countess continued to explain.
"I saw the man throw his weapon and shatter Miss Selena's protective barrier. โ
"Ahh As far as I know, only the Turds would use such weapons. โ
Salian still had something unspoken, and this should be the Turde wizard that Cezela was talking about. Can't tell Miss Selena that he's known about the Thurd Assassins.
This Yata'an waist knife is well-made, and must be owned by the upper echelons of the Turde Empire, and the identity of this person should not be difficult to find.
The sound of weapons outside the car gradually became clear, and the army should have arrived at the "Red Palace".
"Well, dear Countess, please keep this thing in good condition. I will definitely find the source of it for Miss Selena. Don't worry!"
Salian said goodbye to the two ladies and returned to Queen Lydia's side. He saw that the army of Mullarsen had completely suppressed the outer city at this time, and all the defenders of the Gera Kingdom had retreated to the inner city of the "Red Palace", that is, the residence of the king.
Salian and General Cรณrdoba had carefully studied the structure of the Red Palace, and knew that it was the highest point in the city, guarded by separate walls, turrets, and magical barriers. Although there is little water and food, it cannot be held for a long time, but it is condescending and difficult to break through in urgency.
Queen Lydia, who entered the city, was the first to give the order. All troops entering the "Red Palace" are not allowed to set fires, and those who violate the order will not be killed.
The economic value of the land was enormous, and she wanted not ruins, but a trading center that could directly generate profits.
Franco the "Stormmaniac" came out of Juan from prison and came to the queen together.
"Juan, you've done a great job tonight, go down and rest first. โ
"It is my happiness to serve Her Majesty. โ
"Salian Aiqing, you have a way to take the inner city at the least cost. โ
"Your Majesty, the victory of our army is inevitable, and the defenders will not be able to hold out only because there is still a trace of morale, as long as they show absolute strength, they will definitely be able to capture it in one fell swoop. โ
"That makes sense, General Cรณrdoba, where is our strongest weapon?"
"Your Majesty, the siege magic cannon is far below the foot of the mountain, and it cannot be used without a few days' arrangement, but there is also an amazing elite magic shotgun team that can be used here. โ
Salian on the side said with a smile.
"Haha, Your Majesty has you forgotten how Bellani's throne died?"
"Oh! Yu understands, you can also summon that black dragon to help you fight now!"
"Exactly, my dear majesty. โ
"Okay, then ask Aiqing to summon it! General Cรณrdoba is also going to organize the shotguns. I thought they would completely collapse when they saw the black dragon. โ
Salian then pretended to take the dragon flute from his bosom and played it. This is actually an ordinary flute. It's just that Duke New Mark and his adopted daughter had practiced many times beforehand, and when he played a cheerful tune, Hilda secretly left the crowd and became her body.
At five o'clock in the morning, the first morning glow has appeared over the "Red Palace", which is very poetic against the red city wall. Suddenly, all this beauty was shattered, black clouds filled with thunder, and finally a black dragon appeared out of it, and the bones of its head were completely exposed, looking eerie and creepy.
I saw this black dragon instigating its black and lightless wings to fly over the inner city, letting out a roar that pierced the soul of the human being.
"Alas, when I first met her in the swamp, how lovely her little appearance was! โ
Salian looked at Hilda in the sky and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"However, of course, the current beautiful girl is much more delicious than the original little Lori, and it doesn't hurt to think about it. โ
At the same time, the strongest marksman in the Murasen army raised their magic shotguns and fired them into the sky, and the barrage of smoke fell on the heads of the defenders of the inner city in a parabola.
Under this strong pressure, the morale of the Gera defenders really collapsed completely. A large number of ordinary soldiers did not want to die here, and they staged a mutiny, storming the residence of the emir Apdul Rahman, killing several of his closest guards and ministers, and taking control of the emir himself and the empress dowager, who really held the power of the state.
Soon a white flag was hoisted over the inner city, and the emir appeared on the walls. Seeing this, Queen Lydia ordered the shooting to stop.
"Lone is willing to surrender and ask Her Majesty Queen Lydia to speak to me. โ
"Your Majesty, the other party should still have a backhand, and Miss Selena can't protect Your Majesty for the time being, so it's better to let a subordinate answer for Your Majesty?!"
Salian knew that the members of the "Akatsuki Society" had not yet appeared. Although it is also possible that they have already retreated because the assassination is hopeless, they must not be guarded against.
"No, these timid pagans don't dare to make a mistake. โ
"Then at least let the ministers accompany Your Majesty. โ
"Well, there is Lao Aiqing. โ
After that, things went unusually well, and Queen Lydia agreed to the request of Emile Apdul Rahman, and the next day he and his mother were sent to the land of Red Sands, the home of the Momores, in a small boat, accompanied by a small retinue. They were allowed to take away so what they could.
During the daylight of the second day, Queen Lydia issued another order, and the rest of the soldiers and civilians of the Kingdom of Gera could choose whether to leave or stay. As a result, after disarming, most of the people remained. They have been here for hundreds of years and have nowhere to go.
That evening, Salian was accompanied by his two maids-in-waiting, Miss Lil's strange habits of Duke Nova Mark, to which Miss Lil had become accustomed, while Sarian's greatest enemy, Kovani, continued her untold suffering, reconnecting her soul with her body whenever she remembered the femme fatale, and using all means to atone for her sins.
Vigri was able to temporarily remove the tentacles that had blocked the connection between Kevani's brain and spinal canal, the nest it had built in the heart of the long-eared beauty had taken complete control of her body.
"Your Excellency, please spare me, I can't take it anymore!"
"Hehe, you have to atone for killing your own sister forever. Even if I die, this monster of hell will not let you go!"
"What if I could atone for my sins? Didn't you and another Lord Dreadknight discover that part of my memories were sealed by a powerful barrier!"
"Well, so what!" Salian understood that she was talking about Sebastian snooping into memories together.
"Because I know a very important secret, I have been sealed by the elders of the congregation, and I only know that the secret is said to bring people back to life!"
After two years of painful life, maybe she really can't bear it anymore.
"Okay, then I'll give you a chance to remove the seal!"
After sending Lil away, Salian followed the method that Kouvani had told him, breaking the memory barrier that he and Sebastian could not penetrate, and extracting the secret hidden inside.
It turned out that Kevani had investigated an ancient ruin located in the mountain forest kingdom in the western part of Samja Island under the orders of the "Akatsuki Society". There, she discovers the many treasures left behind by Thrinmeier, the most famous sorcerer of the long-eared tribe.
As an elven envoy, Kevani curiously flipped through one of the notes on elven magic while sorting out the treasure, and learned that Serynmeier had successfully experimented with resurrection magic.
It was a very important secret, so the memory was sealed upon returning to HQ. However, after two years of soul torture, the seal was also loosened, which reminded Kevani of something.
"O Serynmeier, is it true that the man who established the Knights of the Three Tables for the monarch of the first unified state of the Isles of Three Kings!?"
In the history of the Western continent, Serynmeier was a mythical figure, and legend has it that he held a poker tournament to recruit talent for the king, because he believed that those who were good at poker must be both literate and military.
"I see, whether I can let you go depends on the result!"
"Thank you, Your Excellency, I know you will do what you say!"
On the third day, the sky was cloudless, and the grand entrance ceremony began, Salian and his men officially entered the inner city of the "Red Palace" with Lydia in the tsunami-like "long live" sound of the Murasen army, which had witnessed the prosperity of the Gera Kingdom in the hands of the Sun-Chasing God Cult, and would also become an important town in the south of the Muracen Kingdom in the future, and continue to contribute to the kingdom's management of the Land Sea and the Red Sand Continent.
Evangerine, who rarely went out, was amazed to see this magnificent palace.
"Brother, the corridors of the palace here are beautiful! โ
"Yes, my little Eva, for the pagan faith strictly prohibits the creation of artificial figures, so there is no ornamentation of any resemblance to the human figure, so she is very skilled in non-geometric patterns. โ
"Sure enough, you see, even every floor tile is ingenious. โ
"Well, let me tell you a story, it was in the height of the kingdom of Gera that a certain emir, in order to take care of his beloved wife's world-famous delicate feet, ordered the whole corridor to be covered with fresh roses every day, so that the queen could walk on the fluffy flowers. โ
"Wow!
"Hehe, that's too rotten, no wonder it has fallen to the current end. Aphroa was very unimpressed, and she hated this kind of king who was poor and extravagant.