(643) Strange and Fantastic
The princess in uniform downplayed the battle of Shicai, and the emperor took it for granted, but scared everyone in the camp enough.
The skeleton soldiers summoned by the Voodoo priests caused great trouble for the coalition forces on the battlefield,
As the name suggests, this monster is made of human bones, driven by mysterious witchcraft powers, and fights at close range with sharp or blunt weapons.
It moves quickly and violently, and is able to withstand continuous shots or slashes until its bones are completely destroyed.
Among the many kinds of monsters summoned by the Voodoo Cult, it can be regarded as an existence that cannot be underestimated.
Prince Leopold once calculated that an average of 50 men were dispatched for each skeleton killed, that is, the strength of half a line infantry company, and the encirclement and suppression battles were often quite fierce, with casualties every time.
And the emperor's youngest daughter easily crushed the hordes of skeleton soldiers with her own strength, and she deserves to be the inheritor of the blood of warriors.
As the fog near the command camp gradually dissipated,
The Dark Templar Assassins who had infiltrated the camp had lost their cover and were forced to move on their way to the Great Horde, where they confronted the Imperial Guards.
"Your Majesty, please lie down with all the adults, there is a fierce exchange of fire outside!"
Listening to the sound of gunfire and swords colliding outside the tent, the beads of sweat on the face of the captain of the guard were almost connected,
He turned his head to look at the Emperor, and the Empress Salantos had no sense of crisis at all, her silver-gray one-eyed staring at the map in thought.
"Xiao Ai, feel the battle with your heart's eyes, I have to concentrate on studying the battle situation."
"Got it!"
Edgar Midknight, the princess in disguise, closed her eyes and began to read the numbers in her mouth:
“30…… 29…… 26…… 25…… 21……”
Count to "2...... 1", Edgar opened his eyes:
"Mother, those assassin minions are dead, and there is one last big fish left that is approaching us."
"Yes, a big fish, his aura is strong, and it should not be taken lightly."
As he spoke, the Emperor raised his head and looked at the entrance of the Great Tent of the Headquarters:
"He's coming."
"Coming?" The captain of the guard put his hand on the hilt of his saber and clenched it nervously: "1,200 guards of the Praetorian Army guarding this tent, how can they let the enemy in......
Suddenly, the tent curtain seemed to be lifted slightly by the wind, swaying slightly,
The Emperor stood up suddenly, his silver-gray eyes as sharp as an eagle staring at the empty corner:
"Assassin, put away your tricks, your shadow art has nowhere to hide in front of me, and show your true nature!"
The officers and soldiers in the tent nervously held their swords and guns on guard, looked at the empty carpet in the middle of the tent, and thought:
(What's going on?) Who is Your Majesty talking to? )
Suddenly, a ripple appeared in the air, like ripples caused by the fall of leaves on the water, and hundreds of guns immediately turned their muzzles around them.
"What the hell is this...... What the hell is it? The captain's sword-wielding hand trembled slightly.
The ripples began to shake violently, and a lens seemed to appear in the transparent air, refracting strange colors, and the figure of a man of medium stature gradually appeared in front of people:
"You deserve to be a demigod, Empress of Salantos, I admit it
In front of you, my stealth technique can indeed only be regarded as a small trick that does not enter the stream, and I still don't sacrifice ugliness. ”
"This guy...... It can be invisible! Prince Leopold also drew his pistol and aimed it at the man who appeared.
The Emperor raised his hand and motioned for everyone to put down their swords and guns:
"Stop, calm down,
Since this guy has the audacity to show up without fear, it means that the weapon in your hand does not pose any threat to him, he is here for me, and you all retreat. ”
The Emperor pushed away the captain of the guard, walked forward, she was half a head taller than the other, looked down and said:
"Killer, you must also be a figure with a face in Voodoo, report your name."
After the middle-aged man fully appeared, he bowed slightly towards the emperor:
"Regards to you, Your Majesty the Great Emperor of Sarantos, the villain of humble origin, the Grand Mentor of the Dark Templar Assassin Cult of Soskaya - Van Gerich."
"I see, the assassins cultivated by the Dark Sect, my assassinated generals and marshals, you and your students did a good job, right?"
"Exactly, Your Majesty."
"You have the ability to infiltrate a heavily guarded fortress, kill your target silently, and then retreat easily, right?"
"Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty, we are blades in the shadows, good at stealth."
"Hmph, you guy is really thick-skinned, who praised you, we are incompatible, and you planned to assassinate my prime minister, Marquis Dalí, a few days ago."
"It's a pity, the operation failed." Van Geerich shook his head and said, "Your prime minister is also a powerful man who can see through the art of concealment, so we stopped in time." ”
"Alright, it's time for small talk." Empress Sarantos turned her back and left her cloak for the other party:
"Dark Templar Assassin Mentor Fan Grichie, now that your protégés are dead, and you're the only teacher left alive, what are you going to do?"
"I'm sad, Your Majesty, but I'll have to endure the sadness and continue on my mission."
"What task?"
"Kill you, of course, Your Majesty, and then take your beautiful head and go back to the errand."
"Be bold and presumptuous!"
Baron Baldwin, the Minister of the Stables, could not take it anymore and stabbed his sword into the chest.
Suddenly, Baldwin's blade stopped in mid-air, and his expression became extremely hideous:
"No...... This...... That's impossible! ”
At the moment when he stabbed straight with his sword, Baldwin saw that his target had become his most beloved youngest son, Beni, so he had to put away the sword stiffly.
At the same time, in the eyes of the hundreds of people in the camp, Van Gerich's body changed into the appearance of the person they loved the most, making it impossible for anyone to attack him.
This is the kind of phantom illusion that Van Grić is so proud of, even the emperor and her daughter are not immune.
"There are many kinds of assassination techniques, such as bows and crossbows, poison daggers, stealth, and face-to-face, but these are just small skills of carving insects.
The most difficult assassination technique to defend against is the betrayal of loved ones. ”
In the eyes of Empress Salentos, it was no longer the assassin standing in front of her, but her own father—
Duke Easter Midknight,
Salentos's heart was beating wildly, all reason was thrown out of the clouds, and there was only one impulse in his heart - to hug his loved ones and call out to his father.
Seeing that his mother froze, Edgar hurriedly called out:
"Mom, what's wrong with you?"
She drew her saber and pointed it at Van Grich:
"Bastard! What have you done to everyone? ”
"Hehe, little princess, don't worry, the show has just begun!"
Edgar felt a little dazed, she saw the carpet begin to crumble, Van Gridge ripped open the fragments of the carpet, and pulled a gorgeous coffin out of the earth,
Then he used a crowbar to open the coffin nails one by one, and when the coffin lid was lifted, Edgar held his breath:
A radiant aristocratic lady lay flat in a coffin,
Her face was ruddy, and she looked not like she was dead, but as if she had just fallen asleep.
The fluffy and dense silver curls are dotted with black crystal hairnets, high nose and deep eyes, and smoky makeup highlight the facial features are extremely three-dimensional, and the skin is smooth and fair, like a baby.
Her silver eyelashes curled and intertwined, her hands folded over her chest, and her long, slender fingers held a delicate red rose.
Then, the eyes slowly opened, and the golden pupils looked straight at him, and the person in the coffin was none other than the deceased Imperial Empress Rosemary Midknight.
"Sister...... Sister! ”
Edgar threw down his saber and rushed forward desperately, snot and tears streaming down his face, kneeling on the edge of the coffin.
"Xiao Ai! My lovely sister! ”
Rosemary hugged her sister warmly and kissed Edgar on the cheek.
"Big sister! I miss you so much! ”
Suddenly, Edgar felt something unusual, and the fragrance in her sister's hair couldn't be smelled at all.
A great force grabbed Edgar's cloak, pulling her away from the coffin and falling to the ground.
The person who shot it was none other than the Empress of Salentos,
She had successfully cracked the assassin's phantom illusion, and gradually came to her senses, and saw that the other party was stabbing her daughter with a dagger, and had no choice but to pull her down.
Van Grić held the poisoned dagger in his hand and shouted in exasperation: "Damn it! Almost, just a little! ”
Edgar couldn't figure out what was going on, she hadn't cracked the illusion yet, because it wasn't an illusion at all.
Rosemary's coffin and body were real, and the poor princess's body was controlled by witchcraft that manipulated the corpse and was used to kill her own sister.
Edgar hugged his mother's boots and wept bitterly:
"Mom, look, eldest sister, she's not dead! Don't stop me, I'm going to hug her! ”
"Silly daughter......" said Sarantos, biting his lip sadly:
"You little fool...... Wake up, that thing...... That's not your sister anymore! ”