The riots continued throughout the day in the city of Kells.

Most of the civilians didn't know what was going on, and in their eyes, they only saw that the Prud Guards Legion, who had been defending the imperial capital, suddenly seemed to be crazy, and their own people were fighting each other.

If it weren't for the soldiers who fought each other in the streets of the city, all dressed in the clothes of the Prud's army, perhaps everyone would have thought that the imperial capital of Kells was under invasion.

The streets, which had been prosperous until yesterday, were now full of swords and blood, because the incident happened so suddenly, and the citizens of the imperial capital had no way to avoid the disaster, so they all closed their doors and windows, hid in their own homes and shivered, and prayed that the troops fighting outside would not break in on a whim and make a big fuss.

In addition to the terrifying sword light and blood, for these civilians in the imperial capital, the most impressive thing about this riot was probably the words where the warring parties roared at each other while facing each other's swords.

- For the glory of the Empire!

The soldiers on both sides were impassioned and indignant when they shouted this sentence, so the civilians had no way to distinguish between the real rebels on the other side, and most of the civilians actually didn't care much about this, after all, civil strife was different from foreign invasion, and when facing foreign enemies, many of these Prude people, who had received a glorious education in martial arts since childhood, would not hesitate to take what could be regarded as a weapon at hand and go up to fight vigorously, but now, let's not talk about things like the will of the people at the political level, to tell the truthThe civilians of Kells City had no idea who they were involved in the city-wide riot when they rebelled, and who they were supporting.

It's not that the prime minister's party is doing a good job of secrecy, in fact, most of these soldiers fighting on the streets don't know who they are really working for, as a violent machine of the state, the structure of the army is much simpler than imagined, the soldiers listen to the commanders, the commanders listen to the superiors, except for the top officers of the Guards Corps who know the ins and outs of the matter, the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level only need to know that their bosses need to kill other bosses, as for the reason, it is something that the big men need to worry about, all they have to think about is how to kill the opponent and survive。

The only difference between the two sides is that compared to the prime minister's faction, who had been secretly prepared for a long time and only waited for news from the arena to start working, those troops loyal to the royal family and Prince Hoth were obviously a little in a hurry, and they were always suppressed in the battle, and even some simple-minded officers who did not know the truth mistakenly believed the rumors that Prince Hoth assassinated Peter III and then absconded in fear of crime, and turned against him for unknown reasons.

As the only leader of the forces in the city that can confront the prime minister's party, Hoss was not able to give orders to his subordinates in time, and after being brought out of the arena by the axe of the god of war, the two did not choose the nearest east gate, but rushed all the way towards the south gate of the imperial capital, Hoss knew very well that with Prime Minister Butler's character and style of doing things, since they had reached the time when the prime minister was exhausted, the prime minister would never leave much possibility for the opponent to turn the tables, and their only chance was to go to the southern wind and sand army as soon as possible to find the old marshal Wall, who had always been loyal to the Prude royal family, so that they could have the strength to fight with Prime Minister Butler。

Unbeknownst to the besieged Hoth and the Axe of War, Marshal Wall and his elite of the Windsand Legion, who they had taken as their rescuers, had also come to the south quite close to Kells City, but they were keenly aware that King Kong and Sword of Honor and others who were pursuing them became more anxious after seeing them flee towards the south gate, which convinced them that they had made the right choice.

King Kong and the others are indeed a little anxious, according to the intelligence, Wall and his men have approached the south of Kells City, if they really let the two of them rush out to join them, then things will undoubtedly become quite troublesome.

After the personal strength is advanced to the heroic level of Douqi and the Sage level, you will begin to come into contact with the power of the law and be able to control a specific law, the law of the axe of the god of war "fearless" Obviously, it is very suitable for these breakthrough occasions, to put it simply, although the attack from the outside will still cause damage to the Axe of War, but it will not be able to inflict an impact on him or stun and other collateral effects that hinder his movements, unless the damage inflicted on him has accumulated to the point where his strength is really unbearable, he will be able to move unhindered all the time - obviously, it is not easy for a heroic powerhouse to be injured to that extent.

Thus, despite the efforts of the pursuers, King Kong, the Sword of Honor, and the Blood Leopard, the leader of the assassins who wielded the twin blades, tried their best to attack the Axe from behind, they were unable to stop it.

In the end, the axe of the god of war, who finally felt that his body was close to the limit, grabbed a horse near the south gate and sent Hoth away, and he blocked the south gate with one man. Until King Kong's fist slammed into the neck of the exhausted God of War Axe and shattered his neck bone, this upright Prude royal worship actually single-handedly blocked the Sword of Honor and King Kong with the same strength as himself, and the slightly inferior master-level peak master Blood Leopard for nearly half an hour.

It was in this half an hour that the weak Hoth escaped a long enough distance with the help of horsepower, and finally succeeded in encountering Marshal Wall before the Blood Leopard and his men could catch up, which finally made the frightened Prince feel a trace of the aftermath of the catastrophe.

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“...... It's not what we planned. ”

After the riot in Kells City subsided, Butler in the Prime Minister's Mansion looked coldly at Gurney in front of him, the face of the old man who had held the supreme power of the empire for decades was not the joy of finally becoming the nominal master of the empire, but a little tired, angry, and a little helpless.

In contrast, Gurney seemed calm, they had always been partners rather than subordinates, and they had not made all the bets on this incident like the old man.

"It's no different, dear Prime Minister," Gurney said calmly, and it was evident that the young thief was not in a good mood either, "The Sword of Honor is deceiving itself outside your house against the corpse of the Axe of War, and if you are interested, we will be happy to accompany you to the autopsy." ”

But Hoss fled. ”

"It's sad news," Gurney shrugged, "but as far as I know, we were only responsible for taking out the Axe of War, and in fact we did, and if we had to find fault, we might have to say that we didn't take out the Axe of War alone, as we were supposed to do, but instead worked with your masters to complete the task." ”

"You shouldn't have let the Axe of War rush out with Hoth," Butler looked at Gurney with a gloomy face, "the original plan was that the Axe of War should have died in the arena, not at the gates to stop you from chasing Hoth. ”

"That being said, but it's not actually us who went wrong this time, aren't we?" Gurney met Butler's gaze without fear. Hoth didn't die in the private room as planned, it was the Prime Minister who was responsible for assassinating him, and I already told you about King Kong's abilities, as long as we give us a little more time, the God of War Axe will not be able to get out of the arena at all, but you let the Sword of Honor strike in advance to alert the God of War Axe, at that time we have no effective way to stop the assault of a law powerhouse. ”

"If it weren't for the mistakes of those idiots you brought before, how could our plan have been noticed by Wall so quickly!" Butler's hand squeezed the armrest of the chair fiercely, "At that time we have to make a choice, the Windsand Legion has already arrived, and if we block the city gate a little later, I'm afraid we will have to talk to that stubborn old guy face to face somewhere in the city now." ”

Gurney raised an eyebrow slightly.

"So, what do you want me to do? admit my mistake to you, or make amends 'within my means'?"

Butler's eyes contained anger, he was very dissatisfied with the attitude of the Nolans, but he also understood that although both sides of the relationship were still unwilling to accept defeat, things had developed to this point, and if he took 10,000 steps back, he had almost no way out, but these Nolans could pat their butts and leave, and their leisure was not without basis.

At present, outside the city, Hoth has been thoroughly protected by the elite guards of the Wind and Sand Legion with Wall, although these people are small in number and mainly cavalry, and do not have the ability to attack the city, but on the other hand, if the other party really wants to escape back to the south, then he can't stop them.

The four major legions of Prude, the Predator Legion stationed in the Umer Corridor, even if they want to clearly decide which side to support, in the face of the old enemy Loris Kingdom, which is always eyeing the iron-blooded defense line, it is impossible for the Predator to divide their forces to support Prime Minister Butler or Prince Hoth, and the Excalibur Legion in the west is too far away from the imperial capital, although it has always guarded the west for the empire, it is also far away from the jurisdiction of the central power, and the Tiangao Emperor is far accustomed to them, they are likely to remain neutral and wait and see in this turbulent moment of the empire.

In other words, once Hoth goes south with Wall, it is very likely that it will become a civil war between Hoth and Wall's Wind and Sand Legion and the Imperial Capital Guards Legion controlled by the Prime Minister, which is not the situation that the Prime Minister wants to see.

After all, the strength of the Guards Legion has been greatly reduced after the Imperial Capital Rebellion, and it is not the opponent of the Wind and Sand Legion that has been experiencing real battles on the border, and Hoth can use the whereabouts of the Nolan people in exchange for the support of the Solan Holy State, no matter how it is calculated, it is a very unfavorable situation for them.

Now, the only thing that reassures Butler is that although Wall and Hoss, who are in the city, probably have the intention of punishing their rebellion to the end, they probably don't want such a large-scale civil strife in the Prud Empire, that is, there is still room for negotiation between the two sides.

Butler's face was composed, and he kept thinking about various solutions and gains and losses in his heart, and it took a long time to stand up and look at Gurney.

“...... Then go to the castle tower and meet Prince Hoth and old fellow Wall......"