Chapter 690: A Counterattack That Will Be Counted
After a long journey and disguise, the paladin Philin made her way to the lord's mansion.
Princess Haydie meets with Pelle, who has just inherited the lordship, and expresses regret over the murder of Count Raymond, the lord of the Bluebells Domain. It's just that compared to when the Holy Capital cooperated with Princess Haidai at the beginning, the situation in the Zegus Kingdom is much worse than expected at that time, and now the Zegus Kingdom is like an intelligence black hole, and even Princess Haidai herself is not sure to what extent the cultists have infiltrated the country.
"It's all my mistake to let the cultists infiltrate so horribly. Haidai also looked melancholy.
"It's not all your fault, Your Royal Highness the Princess, the Holy Capital also bears a certain responsibility, has the Temple Priest of the Earth God in the royal capital contacted you now?"
"Regarding this matter, someone from our side has already gone to the royal capitalββ"
"Is it a credible person?"
Haydai hesitated slightly, but finally spoke: "It's the warrior who saved my life in the middle, Perenlius." β
Although she already knew that the holy warrior Philin seemed to know the identity of Purenlius, and there was still some estrangement from him, but when she said this name, Haydai suddenly noticed that Philine's face became very strange, and what she wanted to say could be described by many words such as entanglement, defense, doubt, regret, etc., and Philin's extremely dignified face was full of complicated expressions.
"Do you trust him?Haidai~" After a moment, Filine asked softly.
"At least for now, Perenlius deserves my trust. β
Haidai nodded, the current situation can't help but distrust, at least compared to other uncertain candidates, Purenlius has already shown his position as an enemy of the cultists, not only did he save himself from being attacked by the cultists by the lakeside, but he also exposed the fake Count Raymond in the territory of the bluebells. Whatever Perenlius was, as long as he wasn't a cultist, he was fine.
Filine was a little silent.
Hai Dai was also a little puzzled, Philin seemed to know Poenlius, and it was obvious that the identity of Perenlius was definitely not ordinary, and Perenlius had indeed shown the power to pull a person's soul out of his body alive before.
Thinking of this, Hai Dai couldn't help but ask, "Miss Philin, is there anything wrong with Perenlius's identity?"
And at this very moment. The door of the reception room was pushed open, and the Scorpio Gold Saint Seiya Caludia snapped her fingers with a half-bitten apple: "That's a good question, I also want to know what that mysterious guy does, can I ask you to explain? β
Philin looked at Caludia and Elcid who was following behind Carudia, and for a moment the Holy Warrior couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Originally, I also had some doubts about whether you were the Holy Radiance Knight of the Holy See, but now it seems that it should not beββ"
"Ha~" Caludia tilted her head and looked at Filin in confusion: "This answer doesn't seem to have anything to do with my question." β
"If you are a knight of the Divine Radiance, then you should know what the name 'Purenlius' means. β
Haidai suddenly frowned: "Miss Felin, do you mean that Purenlius is a member of the Holy See?"
"I'm sorry. I can't tell you about the identity of Poenlius, it was an unwritten tacit agreement between the Holy Capital and the Holy See, but for Poenlius ββ"
Finally, Philin took a deep breath and said solemnly: "I don't know if he can really be trusted, Perenlius is very powerful, but at the same time vulnerable and dangerous, Haydai, you just need to remember one thing, don't think of using and relying too much on the power of Perenlius, because in the end it will only hurt you." β
"Fragile and dangerous!?a warrior with such great strength like himββ" Haidai was a little puzzled.
At this time, Elcid took Filin's words and whispered, "Because he is confused." Perenlius did have unparalleled power in his body, but his confusion was like a blade that went out of control. This blade can also injure itself and allies when killing enemies. β
Filine glanced at Elcid meaningfully, nodded but said in disagreement: "He is indeed confused but not out of control, but his obsession in his heart is higher than the common sense of mortals such as me, he is too absolute, which makes people feel that he can't control himself." β
"Now ββ" Haidai was a little dazed by Felin's words.
"Enemies of cultists, at least I'm sure of Poenlius. β
Fili sighed at the end. In fact, as a holy warrior, he knew very well that if the Poenlius in Haidai's mouth was really the one who existed and not just had the same name and surname, then the power of Poenlius was not only above himself, but also most likely above the high priest, because he was also a transcendent being gifted by the goddess with a twisted concept.
But if you can get his help. Then this time to quell the rebellion of the cultists in the Zegus Kingdom may become much easier, just for the sake of Princess Haidai and even the entire Zegus Kingdom, Filine has to give Haidai a preventive shot first, otherwise, if Haidai has the common sense of mortals to look at Poenlius, then in the end, this sharp blade will definitely be swung towards Haidai.
After finding the Count's son and the Templars stationed in the Holy Capital, Haidai immediately contacted Perenlius, while Filine and the two priests who arrived with her began to check for suspicious elements in the territorial guard with the assistance of the Grand Knight Captain Belum using the 'Holy Question' circle, and after the assassination, the Templars are now in charge of the area, which makes everyone feel much more at ease.
And Haidai, who got in touch with Purenlius, was surprised to find that the other party arrived at the royal capital in less than two days, and also got in touch with the nobles and the knights who supported him, it stands to reason that the distance between the Lanling Territory and the royal capital takes more than two days even if it is to ride the fastest horse around the clock, and Haidai has no choice but to make up that Perenlius may still be a magician who is proficient in space magic. Anyway, this man has already brought too many miracles and surprises to himself, and it would be strange to have more now.
Purenlius, who just got in touch with his own Knights of the Guard, brought bad news to Haidai, Athena, the leader of the Knights who was loyal to him, was actually arrested, and the crime was obviously intended to assassinate his brother, and what was worse was that several nobles in the royal capital who were close to their own forces were also deposed and arrested one after another, and it was his father who gave the order, His Majesty, the current king.
However, it is not an order issued by his father, because from the information collected by Perenlius, it seems that the order does have the seal of His Majesty the King, but the executor is the elder brother of Princess Haidai, His Royal Highness the Prince of the Kingdom of Zegus.
"His Majesty must have been kidnapped by princes and cultists. Listening to the news that Hai Dai brought back, Fei Lin also frowned.
"It should be like this, it is impossible for my father to issue such a ridiculous order at such a time, and my brother would actually do such a rebellious thing!"
Regarding her brother's plot, Hai Dai knows very well that her brother is ready to tear off the disguise, and she wants to carry out a coup d'Γ©tat to minimize the risk of purging the cultists, but the brother probably also wants to carry out a coup d'Γ©tat to control the entire Zegus Kingdom in one go, although this will allow the brother to win the throne for a while, but if the brother is allowed to go any way, whether it is the interference of the Holy Capital, or the final squeeze of demons and cultists, the entire Zegus Kingdom will be ruined a little.
After pondering for a while, Hai Dai made up her mind: "We must act immediately, and we must do it before our brother." β
Fei Lin also agreed, but there are not enough manpower now, and I don't know how many nobles in the Zegus Kingdom have colluded with the cultists, this intervention and elimination of the cultists, if you can find direct evidence of the collusion between the royal family and the cultists, and even dig up the demon altar, then this operation will minimize the fear of the secular kingdom for the holy capital, but in this way, the royal prestige of the Zegus Kingdom will be destroyed, and the people will not be loyal to a king who worships demons.
Legitimizing the actions of the Holy Capital while maintaining the prestige of the Zegus royal family requires careful measurement of each action.
However, Perenlius, who is located in the royal capital, feels that this is an opportunity, since Hai Dai's brother has begun to tear his face, then he simply put the hat of 'coup' on the other party's head, after all, Hai Dai is the nominal legitimate heir to the throne, so that not only can his side occupy the general righteousness of counterinsurgency, but also the interference of the holy capital can be relatively legitimized.
The legitimate heir to the royal family asks the Holy Capital to help quell the rebellion against his brother who was bewitched by the cultists!
This script made Hai Dai's eyes light up in an instant, and she immediately began to study the feasibility, and the final result was that there was no better excuse.
Fei Lin pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement, which would indeed minimize the negative rumors in the Holy Capital. However, whether it was Philin or Perenlius, both sides subconsciously maintained a tacit understanding not to meet, Purenlius did not want to negotiate with the holy warriors in the Holy Capital, and the paladins also tried to keep silent about Purenlius.
For Hai Dai, the situation in front of her is indeed quite complicated, the situation in the Zegus Kingdom can actually make the Holy Capital and the Holy See subconsciously cooperate, although this cooperation seems to be extremely fragile, but the only thing that Princess Hai Dai hopes at the moment is that the two sides must not fight among themselves at the most critical time.
"Then let's go at once, I'll be in charge of contacting the other lords and nobles. β
"In that case, I will immediately leave for the royal capital to contact the priests of the temple of the earth. β
Both women quickly decided on their respective missions, and with a priest stationed in the Lanling Domain, Belum would assist Potel in mobilizing the territory's army and besieging the royal capital if necessary.
However, a few of the people present asked very sadly about what they were going to do.
In the face of Elcid's inquiry, Haidai also replied with a strange face: "Perenlius expressed the hope that you can go to a prison on the outskirts of the royal capital and rescue Athena, the head of the Knights, who is being held there. β
As soon as these words came out, Caludia's eyelids suddenly raised: "Ha~ That guy wants us to rob the prison?" )