Chapter 42: Knights of the Empire

The discussion in this area obviously did not lead to any good results, and no one else spoke except Ryan, and seeing that the topic was about to shift, Matthews hurriedly asked White Striking, and his anxious tone meant that this was a very important matter. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Sir Torinore, you are now the number one in the snowfield. I urgently need to know the situation of the fortress of the Snow Mountain of Prussia!

"It's not good, it seems to have been forgotten by Yarogerk, the defenders are less than five hundred, and I'm worried about when it will collapse due to the difficult food supply......"

"Why worry about that?"

"It's not about this meeting, is it?"

All kinds of doubts sounded among the councilors, and Matthews had to explain everything: "I don't have to hide it! Prus Castle is the threshold between the Calradian continent and the homeland of Veguia, although the Virgian tribe once allied with the Druas, the snow country outside the country has been destroyed by an army of the Druas known as the Hammer of Conquest, and now there is nothing but the minions of the Dark Order. ”

Hearing this, the councillors were in a state of confusion, realizing that once the fortress of Prus was lost, the Druas would be able to bypass the eastern snow-capped mountains that had not changed for thousands of years, and invade Calradia with less than a meter of snow, and it was the Syracuse city of Kudan in the Kingdom of Virgia that was directly in danger......

In order to make the House of Representatives pay more attention to the invasion of the dark forces, Matthews made it clear that "this is only one of the routes, the Black Flag Kugit of the Kuska Steppe is busy with the war against the Khanate, and the same Charonnais, they will not make any moves against the Order Army, and the Druas can take advantage of Kusca, and then break through the Azugang Gorge and the Turbuk Gorge and directly invade the two cities of Tulga and Nala of the Kujites, and then they can only resign themselves to fate......

"Asooka Gorge...... There must be an ancient altar there, right?" Fei dared to interject.

"That's right, there's ...... It's one of the places your sister is going to be, and the Storm Shrine is located there......"

As a result of Faye's interjection, Haraurdon felt deceived and asked Matthews to explain everything, but was denied, and Matthews rejected Harauth's question on the grounds that the big picture was important, and announced that a new topic would be discussed, about the preparations for Drua's invasion......

In the blink of an eye, the bell struck five more times, and it was already early in the morning, and the outcome of the current discussion in the council was roughly clear, and only a proper division of labor was needed to end the meeting......

After some time, the meeting finally came to an end, and Matthews began to announce some of the orders that the councilors would carry out after the meeting, and in order to protect the continent together, some of the councillors were very unhappy, but still put aside their own interests to resist the invasion.

"Guardian of Chanda, Count Aracis, your burden is heavy, and you need to complete the diplomatic negotiations with the Nord Kingdom and the negotiations with the Black Flag......!

"Captain Atros, you may no longer consider yourself the head of the Freedom ......Knights, but this time you must arrange everything in advance to ensure that the Freedom Knights will serve as a sword against the invasion!

"Sir Harauth, and all the councillors of the Ryl Codex, all you have to do now is to secure your armament, and the Royal Knights and the heavily armored knights of Rylden must rush to the front line as soon as possible after the invasion!"

"Sir Greyfus, some monster incidents in Rhodok seem to be related to the Dark Order, first tidy up the territory, and then use their own army to eliminate the Dark Cult with all the Rhodoc councillors here!"

"I think it's necessary to grant you the status of a member of parliament...... After the meeting is adjourned, go to Claire's Great Cathedral with Trevor and Rolf!

"Sir Torinore, since you are already a snowfield bandit, then use your relationship in the underworld to persuade the outlaws to give up the immediate dispute as much as possible and unite with the outside world! and keep an eye on the news of the Snow Mountain Fortress! and the mission of Oguma is fully entrusted to you!"

"Imperial Knight, Mr. Ryan Ottems. The undercover mission is very dangerous, so I'll leave it to you!"

"And I, Matthews, on behalf of the Holy Sect, promise you that I will find a way to repel the darkness, please wait for good news!"

The councillors took the list of things they had to do from Matthews, which meant the end of the meeting, and he sighed as he looked out the window at the brightening night.

"It's almost dawn...... But the Dark Ages are coming, and let's hope our efforts will save this continent from blood and fire......"

The first rays of morning light pierced the night sky, the day fell in the city of Suno, the meeting of the Holy Council of Calradia ended with the arrival of the next morning, and when the twenty councillors in the secret council chamber were about to leave, what Atros feared most finally happened, faster than the speed of the Falcon, completely suppressing the aura of Trevor and Rolf, and even the terrorist attack that Okuma, the wolf of the snowfield, did not expect in the blink of an eye......

There was a crisp sound from the ceiling of the council chamber, and a terrifying bone sword pierced through the roof and nailed to the conference table, and before the participating members could react, the swift figure in red clothes and white hair broke through the roof and landed on the table, skillfully raising a three-shot crossbow and shooting through the throats of several councillors in succession. Although Filipino, who was in charge of security, rushed forward at full speed with guns, several more members of the House were killed by the Assassin before they could arrive, Rolf and Trevor first handed over Matthews to Atros and Oguma, who escorted the House of Representatives safely, and then took up arms and fought the Assassins.

"Shion Freeman!?It's you!!"

When Shion pulled out the DevilSpirit from the table and repelled the three who attacked him, Faye recognized his face under the gray hair. As for why Shion came to assassinate him, this is what Trevor and Rolf want to know most at the moment......

Hearing the name, Trevor said, "I've heard of you, Eagle of Freedom...... You're currently the commander of the Order of the Drua Church, aren't you? I can tell you when and where your legions are going to invade!"

"How can you be sure that I will tell you?Executor of the Holy Sect, you are still too tender......" With an oversight, Shi Ang turned around and threw a few throwing knives, although the three of them easily dodged, but they couldn't avoid Shi Ang's subsequent continuous kicks, and each kicked back to the wall.

"Hmph...... It's really strong, but the three of us join forces, do you think you have the ability to leave alive?"

"Naive, you are so naïve! It's better to protect your pope than to get entangled with me here...... Count it as my advice, and we'll see you later!"

Shion threw two steel forks and shot through an air window in the wall behind the trio, and left through the air window as easily as a wild cat, and a small explosion broke out in the council chamber, engulfing everything in flames. Looking at the several members of parliament who had already been killed on the floor of the council chamber, and the fire that was gradually spreading, they wanted to pursue the assassin Shi Ang, but they also feared the real danger he was talking about, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while.

"There's no time! We're going to chase the Assassin!"

The wall behind them was shattered with a single sword, and the fierce wind that swept up with a violent slash extinguished some of the flames, and Oguma rushed into the room, interrupting Fei and the others' contemplation. Since he was in the midst of the fire, without much discussion, Faye immediately agreed with Oguma's point of view, and chased through the newly opened exit with one of them, chasing in the direction where Shion had disappeared.

"So...... Rolf, let's go check the facts!"

"Oh, it's a pity, but we have to leave the bodies of these councillors! Let's go!!"

The two executors also took care of the overall situation by extricating themselves from the parliament hall that was about to be burned down, and in the blink of an eye, the relentless fire burned down and collapsed the house. Although the inhabitants living near the arena immediately fetched water and fought to put out the fire, everything was irreparable, and Trevor and Rolf cursed and left the place......

After escaping the danger, the participants retreated to the Lord's Fortress in the center of the city of Suno, where one of the councillors, the Lord of Suno, Craggs, Pope Matthews and other councillors were protected by the castle guards, while the other battle-hardened councillors waited in the castle hall under the leadership of Atros for news of several members of the palace.

In the blink of an eye, a quarter of an hour had passed since the attack, and the city patrol was searching for the whereabouts of the Assassin, but there had been no news, and Harlaus, tired of waiting, became agitated.

"Damn, Craggs, you shit! A patrol of hundreds of people can't catch one!? What use of me raising you!!"

"Your Majesty, this is really ...... It's too difficult, this assassin is very proficient in flying cornices and sliding doors and picking locks, and we have not used long-range strikes against the safety of the inhabitants, and now he has ridden out of the east gate and headed for the town of Lourens......"

"Excuse!!, fortunately, I had a sharp eye at the time, and dodged the sharp arrow, otherwise you should be responsible for all the crimes now!"

As Shi Ang fled under the round-up of hundreds of soldiers, Haraus, who was so angry that his face was deformed, vented his anger on Craggs, kicked down Craggs who was squatting in front of him, and even stepped on his chest to vent his anger.

"Your Excellency, you can't go in!"

"Get out of the way!"

While the people in the hall were arguing, Trevor pushed the doorguard in, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he shook Haraus, who was like a mad cow, away, and dragged the badly wounded Craggs to his side with the whip, and helped him up.

Craggs coughed up a mouthful of blood, cleared his senses, and said to Trevor, "...... Thank...... But I am indeed responsible for your safety today, and the king has done nothing wrong......"

Trevor sneered: "It seems that this is not an ordinary assassination incident, who were killed?"

"A little guard...... I don't care about this situation, the three counts of our country, Rasivas, Camicio, and Bericha, all died at the hands of that assassin, and the second was killed by the famous Count of Veruga, Haskere, a total of four......"

Harlaus gritted his teeth and revealed the identity of the deceased, and everyone present was a little sad, after all, they were colleagues who were thinking about the future of the continent together, and the atmosphere of grief was finally broken, and Mrs. Asona came to the hall in a military uniform, and with a wave of her sword, because her husband Belica died at the hands of Shion, she roared angrily to make the assassin pay, so she took her own guards and walked out of the castle gate.

"What is she going to do!?Guards!Stop Isona!!" Haraus shouted, calling the guards.

"Looks like it's too late, hell...... Why hasn't Rolf come back yet!?"

At this time, Aisona had already walked away with the two horsemen, and seeing that Trevor, who had always been calm, was also impatient, Atros stepped forward to ask after calming everyone: "Executor, where is your partner?"

"My name is Trevaux! As Rolf said a few words before Sion fled, Rolf was looking for that fellow's accomplice in the city, but why didn't you go to Count Craggs' aid?

"It's not my job, and that guy has never flinched until he achieves his goal, he must have fled for other purposes, and now I need a sober-minded assistant who knows where my apprentice has gone?"

"Fe Ogst, he and Snow Wolf went after Shion, what do you think Shion's purpose is?"

A coin was tossed into the air and landed on the ground, and everyone in the hall turned their eyes to Atros who threw the coin, and Trevor was surprised to understand Sion's purpose.

"He's here to grab our attention and let us know it's an assassination?"

"That's right, although he has always been a man of few words, so killing a few people can express the purpose of his appearance...... Really!"

Atros picked the coin from the ground and continued, "The real assassin doesn't intend to show up, all he wants is to destroy the council chamber, and the goal is ...... I think it should be your pope, it's the explosion that happened later, and Shi Ang should have said it at the last minute, right?"

Trevo immediately thought of something, and immediately warned the castle guards to take charge of the Pope's safety, and he himself hurried out of the hall and ran towards the bell tower north of the city......

At the same time, a few kilometers outside of Suno, in the town of Lurens, many townspeople gathered around the town's church, and their eyes looked up at the top of the extremely high church, and on the roof of the difficult to stand stood two men, one of whom was Shi Ang in a red robe, and the other had a familiar back, but his appearance was hidden under a long cloak......

"Sure enough, you are causing trouble, I have warned you many times, the destiny plan must be carried out, and this is also good for your order, isn't it!?"

"Destiny No. 7, if I hadn't gone to disrupt the situation, I'm afraid that the fourteen of you would have died at the hands of the council room guards, didn't you know that this meeting was full of masters before you acted!"

"So, I have to thank you on behalf of my friends!?Thirteen's magic bullet destroyed the council hall, who expected that they had already been scared away by you, and now the only way to assassinate the target is to storm the castle of the lordship...... Trust me! If any of us come back alive, we'll settle accounts with you!!"

"I don't know about you, your number one can be said to be the ultimate weapon, but he's gone. Now only you, the tenth, and the thirteenth can still see the strength, right?I wish you all an early annihilation, and then I can also kill the real target of my trip......"

After a brief conversation and threats, Seven leaps and disappears to the top of the church, and Shion sneers and leaves the striking place......

Back in the chaotic city of Suno, the arena was destroyed by fire during the early morning attack, but fortunately the fire was extinguished by the people who rushed to hear the noise, and it did not spread to other neighborhoods. By midday, the Town Guard had completely cordoned off the vicinity of the arena and had only permission to enter the interior to investigate, so the neighboring streets were filled with crowds of onlookers, all of whom were very interested in the attack.

After bypassing the crowd and entering the lockdown zone, Trevor asked the captain of the guard some information about the terrain and went straight to the clock tower near the arena, and when he reached the top floor, he found that someone had arrived one step ahead of him......

"Atros, Rolf, what did you find?" Trevo asked the two who arrived first

"Trevor, it seems that this was done by the killers who once coveted Matthews' life, and Son was nothing more than a spoiler......" Rolf explained the results of the current investigation to Trevor, because of some gunpowder embers on the ground, indicating that someone had fired a special bullet at the council chamber about two hundred yards away after the attack.

"Isn't that good...... I think I can only ask the Pope about this, are Oguma and Faye back?"

Atros shook his head, and Trevor cursed them a few times before calling them on their way home, as if all this was caused by Matthews, and the two executors decided to ask the Pope for all the secrets......