Impression of the father...... What a majestic image, and now he looked ugly and horrible, smelling like fish entrails thrown down the sewers by fishermen, the disgusting rancid stench that she had smelled on the battlefield of the Battle of Oakembell, it was the smell of death.

She didn't dislike the horrible rancid body in front of her at all, and her white fingers gently caressed the duke's sweaty forehead.

(Father, Father, I have abandoned all my reason and come here desperately, for fear of losing you, and the gods will bless me, and may the power of this circle be restored.) ）

She prayed as she tried to activate the ancient magic in her collar, and the runes carved into the holy silver part of the collar glowed, and she recited the healing spell in ecstasy: "Die LA Tuvas Nihannt Osen!" ”

Nothing happened, the spell on the collar slowly extinguished, and the Duke was still lying there dying.

This powerful artifact is not yet ready to be used again.

(Oh my God!) Please! Please! I need a miracle! Have mercy on me! Save my father! He's my only blood relative! I can't afford to lose him! ）

And the miracle did not come after all, and everything remained eerily quiet.

Disappointed, the princess went berserk, and she kept trying to activate the collar, but in exchange for one failure after another, each attempt greatly hurt her body, blue blood flowed from her eyes, ears, nostrils, and mouth, and her already fair skin became even paler, showing a sickly beauty.

Finally, she consumed too much life energy, and she collapsed on the edge of her father's sickbed in exhaustion, crying weakly like a mortal.

The silver portion of the collar also dimmed, and the ancient healing magic sealed in it dissipated, wasted by the impulsive actions of the user.

When all thoughts were lost, a familiar and weak voice came from beside him:

"Is that you? …… My cute little elk...... Is that you? ”

(Only my parents know my nickname.) The princess became excited, and struggled to prop herself up.

Duke Easter Midknight opened his tired eyes, looked at his daughter's face, and uttered a dry and weak voice:

"O my dear little elk...... You'd never think ...... I will meet your mother again in my dreams...... I'd rather stay there and let this dream be eternal, away from the hustle and bustle, never to wake up again, but ...... I hear you...... Your crying. ”

The princess burst into tears and clenched her father's left hand, which was still intact: "Father...... My brothers...... They ......"

The Duke sighed plaintively: "Well, I know, your brothers...... Pato and John ...... They're dead.

My memory is stuck in the moment of the explosion, and I understand...... No one will survive that hell. This attack must have been the work of the Quadruple Alliance, and I was a thorn in their side...... A thorn in one's flesh. ”

"You guessed it right, father, they made your brother Prince West a puppet! Now the situation is dire!

But believe me, Father, it's not over yet! When my collar regains its strength, I'll be able to heal you!" Together, we will defeat both traitors and enemies, and I will help you realize your dreams, father! Promise me a few more days! Just a few days! ”

Large, warm hands caressed her forehead.

"Little elk, my precious daughter, my own body, only I know, I feel ...... Every breath is getting harder, and I don't know how long I can last, but I have no regrets, and I can see you one last time before I die......"

"Never! I'm not going to let that happen! ”

"There are some things I've wanted to say to you for a long time...... I'm sorry! My dear little Salantos.

You inherited your mother's demigod name, you have the same eyes and hair as me, and when you came into this world, I failed to fulfill my father's responsibilities.

I only ask for your forgiveness before I die, and for the sake of my dreams I have deprived you of the freedom of love, married you to an old merchant, and sold you like a commodity...... Oh my God, how could I do that! For the sake of power...... How ...... I am I beg you, I beg you, to forgive your selfish old father. ”

"Nope! Don't apologize to me! You never forced me to marry! It's all my own volition! I love him! Also pregnant with his child, you know. He also treats me sincerely, and for my sake, he does not hesitate to declare war on the whole world! ”

"That's good...... You can leave with peace of mind...... Ahem, my little elk...... Good daughter, like our family crest, as fierce and tenacious as the night owl, fight to the end, gather the heroes of Valstad...... Let the righteous unite ...... Defeat the conspirators, promise me...... Inherit my place, fulfill my dreams, pursue that supreme glory, for the Valsta ......"

The Duke's eyes widened, but his consciousness gradually blurred.

"Wake up! Father! Don't fall asleep! ”

The Duke fell into a half-asleep state and uttered the last dream whisper: "Dear Miss Irene, I have come to you......"

(He treated me like a mother...... Finished...... The breath is getting weaker and weaker, at least let me send him away. ）

She hugged her father, in her memory, her father had always been a tall and strong person, never so weak as now, this body was losing its temperature, gradually becoming cold, a pair of gray eyes lost their brilliance, and he was gone.

(Goodbye, Dad, may you go to the most beautiful dream and be with Mom.) ）

She reached out and closed her eyes for her father and kissed the cold forehead.

Weakened and sad, paralyzing her senses, not noticing that danger was approaching, the patrol spotted the stunned guards at the door, and soon a large number of guards poured into the room, and the black muzzles and bright bayonets were stacked on top of each other, surrounding her in the center.

A familiar gruff voice rang out: "It's unbelievable to meet at last, Your Majesty Princess, that someone was able to escape from that fire, but for a witch, it's possible, right?" Hahahaha! ”

"Ahem...... It's you? You led the raid on the Earl's Palace? Who is it...... Ahem...... You who instructed you ......"

The man ignored the weak princess, turned to his men and said:

"Look, boys, it's shocking that this room is full of witnesses, that the princess in costume has come to assassinate a poor dying man, and that the illegitimate daughter has killed her own father! It's really embarrassing, it's not as good as a beast! Boys! Tie up this wicked witch, put her in an iron cage, and keep her strictly guarded, but don't let her run away with witchcraft again! ”

The princess glared angrily at this person, these guards in front of her were not from Jinhu Palace at all, they were all lackeys of the conspirators, accomplices in the murder of her brothers and father!

"Ahem! If I hadn't run out of energy...... cough cough cough ...... I'm going to ...... you guys Chop to pieces! ”

"Hahaha! Oh? Did I hear me right? This little demigod mongrel is threatening me? Oops! I'm so scared! The man laughed.

His men laughed too.

"You murderous little, you've had enough trouble. Brothers, tie her up and wait for her to be in the dungeon...... Hehe, when the time comes, you can dispose of it at will. ”

The guards approached her with wicked smiles, and one of them pulled out a thick hemp rope.

The princess tried to resist, but in vain, and with no strength in her body, she was soon tied up and down by thick hemp rope.

Several obscene-looking guards took the opportunity to move their hands and feet on her, and their rough hands reached into her clothes and rubbed them indiscriminately. The lead officer kicked her in the knee, and she could no longer hold it back, her head slammed to the ground, the skin outside her cheekbones was broken and bleeding, and the crowd pulled the rope violently and dragged her out the door.

With her head striking the edge of the doorframe and her eyebrow bone cracked, she looked at her father's body and roared with the last of her strength:

"Swear by the honor of my Midknights! Swear by my father's name! This revenge will be avenged! ”