Chapter 168: Die for your King

Queens, Sodrrack Palace.

George III, wearing a crown and a resolute face and a mustache, sat on the throne like a statue, motionless.

He just looked calmly ahead, his gaze seemed to penetrate the barrier of the palace wall, and saw the whole of Beckland at his feet—even the East End was brightly lit up for the New Year, and even the poorest beggars in the East End had happy joy on their faces.

This is his kingdom and his people.

But why are these people, whom he rules and shelters, unwilling to die?

Why would they not die for their king, even though they had lived because of their kindness?

"Look, angel, it's an angel!"

"Is this your blessing, my God?"

Suddenly, on the street outside the palace walls, there was a commotion among the people celebrating the New Year. The originally spacious and tidy streets have long been brushed and kneeled by devout believers.

Amid the excited and pious prayers of the crowd, several huge figures wrapped in dazzling golden light and with holy golden wings growing on their backs appeared in their sight. No one has ever seen a real angel, but in mythology, angels are winged on their backs.

The angels, dressed in scarlet armor, flew into the sky under the holy light, into the magnificent palace within the walls.

Everyone believed that it was a blessing from the gods.

Suppose the angels were not there to bless the king, but to punish them. They would only suspect that the royal family was blasphemous, not that the angels were in trouble.

"You're in the blood of the royal family."

In a corner of Sodrak's Palace, the witch Triss said half-sarcastically.

Having the Crucible Knights disguise themselves as angels to deceive the guards and civilians on the periphery is a real trick at playing with people's hearts.

Edsak smiled disapprovingly, "I'm still far from my father."

They walked side by side, in a majestic palace made of countless flat marbles. They were so small compared to the majestic palace, but their steps were so firm, step by step, through the steps, the gates, the doorways, the squares, all the way to their goal, the main hall with George III.

"Enemy attack!"

Compared with the ignorant people, the palace guards also hesitated to sound the alarm and did not attack in the first place, because they could not afford to attack the angels. It wasn't until the new head of the palace guard shouted in their ears that the palace guards woke up from a dream and finally realized that they were not angels.

But when they raised their guns and pointed their guns at the angels in the sky, they were horrified to find that the angels had stretched out their wide golden wings and swooped towards them!

Bang bang!

Under the noisy command of the officers and soldiers, the guards finally pulled the trigger, and the gunfire of the military high-pressure steam rifle broke the silence of the night in an instant. Dozens or hundreds of high-velocity bullets were discharged, forming a dense storm of metal, trying to stop the 'angels' who were swooping in mid-air.

Most of them are not even extraordinary, and even the royal family cannot train all of their royal guards to be extraordinary, and they cannot afford that kind of consumption. But they didn't have the slightest fear, because they believed in the power of the high-pressure steam rifle in their hands—even the most physically powerful and well-defended warrior path, not even the Dawn Knight of Sequence 6 could resist such a volley!

….

Even the mighty and extraordinary will die under their guns, and they always believe that!

Dangdangdang!

The dense metal storm finally crashed into the Crucible Knight's body, only to make a fierce but crisp sound in the collision with the Crimson armor, and then it was quickly bounced away, leaving not even a crack behind!

Of course, the guards didn't have the eyesight to spot these details, but they could intuitively feel—

Even when he faced the metal storm head-on, the winged Forge Knight was still facing him

They swooped in without slowing down, and they didn't have time to launch a second volley.

Bang!

The Crucible Knight's huge body, without the slightest skill, slammed into the ground like a meteorite falling from the sky in pure brute force, making a terrifying crash that seemed to shake the heavens and the earth! In an instant, a miniature mushroom cloud bloomed on the ground!

At the same time, a violent shock wave visible to the naked eye quickly spread in all directions!

The pure but terrifying power made the earth tremble slightly, and the palace within a thousand meters collapsed and shattered in an instant, and a large area of building debris was swept into the air under the shock wave, and the devastating power raged in the most magnificent palace of the Rune Kingdom!

And at the feet of the Crucible Knight, hundreds of palace guards and all the buildings within a radius of 100 meters have long since been reduced to dust! Only a terrifying pit with a width of 100 meters and shrouded in a mushroom cloud composed of countless dust was left!

"Bang! Bang!"

The Furnace Knight walked up the pit, out of the smoke and dust, and then paused.

Because in front of him, an illusory gate suddenly tore through the air, covered with intricate and intricate runes.

The door opened silently, and out stepped a handsome man in a crisp gown, his golden eyes staring at the Crucible Knight below.

"Trespassing on the palace is guilty, and those guilty are to be executed!"

He clenched his right hand into a fist and waved it vigorously.

The Crucible Knight, on the other hand, silently raised the Crucible Shield, which had huge sharp horns.

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The same scene happened all over the palace, and in the face of the simultaneous attack of four demigod-level powerhouses, the royal family of Rune had to also come up with four or more demigods to deal with it. But the current royal family can't take out so many demigods at all!

But there are only three demigods in the palace!

In order not to be seen as flawed, the only way to do this is to solve it quickly!

Suddenly, a little bit of slightly deep light appeared out of nowhere, slowly converging into a bright light in mid-air. They then formed a figure, which was the former Duke of Southwell of the Kingdom of Rune, the Sequence 2' Balancer, and the rank of Derrick Augustus.

This is a true angel, a living angel!

He was above the palace, his eyes indifferent to the Forge Knights who were striding towards the main hall below, and raised his palms.

But the next moment, he changed color slightly, and his figure turned into a burst of golden light that dissipated in an instant.

And the moment he disappeared, countless meteorites flashing with a strange purple light roared out of the void space and crashed into the position where he was originally standing!

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Rumble——!

Countless purple meteorites passed through the golden points of light, and finally smashed to the ground.

The original magnificent palace on the ground, the gorgeous buildings and squares were completely destroyed, and the bottomless huge pits were smashed!

Bits of golden light reunited in the distance, forming the figure of Drinker Augustus.

On the opposite side of him, a slender and terrifying figure slowly emerged from the void space.

The first thing that catches your eye is a huge human skull, with two large, thick pincer-shaped sharp horns on the top of its head, even in its mouth, and the other two! It exudes a rotten ominous aura all over its body, with malice and pollution from the starry sky, and just one glance is enough for the low-level extraordinary person to lose control on the spot!

And its 'body' is made up of countless colorful and incomparably brilliant stars. But when these stars that appear to be colorful and brilliant together are combined, they only give people a sense of crazy horror.

Not to mention that on top of its slender, body also grew six dry and terrifying gray-black arms like arthropod limbs, and four wings as thin as cicada wings, which gradually changed from dark purple to transparent.

No part of its body looks terrifying on its own, and even the four wings are beautiful. But when it's the body

The combination of body parts only gives people a terrifying and hideous feeling, and anyone who sees it will be strongly mentally polluted!

Even Derrick Augustus, who was an angel, looked extremely solemn the moment he saw it.

He recognized this ghostly thing, a starry creation that had once descended on this world disguised as a meteorite, bringing endless pollution and destruction, dark stars!

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In the party hall, under the auspices of the queen, the nobles officially opened this New Year's party.

No matter how fierce the battle outside was, no matter how heavy the casualties, it seemed that it could not affect these nobles—because it really couldn't be affected. As early as the moment of the attack, the party hall where the nobles were located, including the entire harem, had long been under the power of the law, separated from the front palace where George III and the battlefield were located.

Although the two sides are a single unit, belonging to the same palace of Sodrrak, they are divided into separate positions under the power of order. Everything that happens in the front palace can't affect the harem, no matter how chaotic and turbulent the front palace is, it can't affect the singing and dancing of the harem, this is 'order,!

Yu Wan had been staying in the party hall all the time, surrounded by Audrey with a sweet smile, whispering to another aristocratic girl with a charming face.

The Counts of Hall had already arrived at the venue and were having a great conversation with Prime Minister Agushid.

Yu Duan held a glass of champagne with an attractive aroma in his hand, took a sip, and looked thoughtfully in the direction of the front palace.

It seems that he is not the only one who wants to attack George III.

Tonight's royal palace is destined to be very 'lively,'.

Lady Caitlyn gently hugged Audrey and complimented:

"You're more beautiful than everyone tonight, baby, the queen is waiting for you."

….

"Hmm."

Audrey exhaled slowly, smiled gracefully, and handed her elbow-length white gauze glove to Yu Wan.

"Is that okay?"

Audrey blinked expectantly.

"Gladly."

Yu Duan smiled, and in a series of surprised or envious eyes, he took the girl's little hand and slowly walked up to the high platform.

The queen was standing on the edge of the high platform waiting for the two of them, and said with a smile:

"Leave it to me, Viscount Blake."

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Beckland North End, St. Samuel's Church.

Archbishop St. Anthony stood by the bed, looking at the Sodrak Palace in the distance and frowning.

From the outside, the Sodrak Palace is still standing, and the brightly lit scene reminds people of the nobles' singing and dancing and drunkenness, as if everything is as usual.

But as the Fear Bishop of Sequence 3, St. Anthony is able to detect the terrifying battle that is taking place in the palace!

St. Anthony frowned and said, "Your Highness Arianna, we're just looking at it?"

"Yes."

A lady in a rudimentary robe emerged from the shadows and said calmly, "Just watch."

"I have no intention of getting involved in the internal struggle of the royal family."

St. Anthony said in a deep voice, "But with all due respect, Your Highness Arianna. That creation is full of madness and pollution, and it must be dealt with as soon as possible, or it may well lead to the destruction of all of Bakeland! I don't know who is behind Prince Edsak, but the very existence of such a creature is a blasphemy!"

Arianna walked to the window, bathed in the red moon, her fingers sketched the shape of the red moon on her chest, and said softly:

"Of course, the starry sky is the enemy. But it's at Sodrak Palace, not in Beckland, and it has nothing to do with us."

St. Anthony frowned, "And what if it suddenly leaves the palace? The angels of the royal family may not be able to contain it."

Arianna glanced at St. Anton

Ni, whose expression was as calm as ever, said in a low voice:

"If I do escape, I'll do it."

"But for now, we just have to watch."

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In the magnificent palace, George III sits on a throne and looks at the battlefield ahead.

Each of the three demigods belonging to the royal family is pinned down by three Crucible Knights, who lack the corresponding illegal abilities to attack the royal demigods under the protection of Order. But their physique is extremely strong, no matter how many attacks they encounter, they can recover, and even the armor on their bodies seems to have a majestic vitality, even if they are shattered by the royal demigods, they can quickly recover and live endlessly.

The helplessness of each side has brought both sides of the battle into a stalemate, which cannot be broken in a short time.

And high in the sky, the angel of the royal family, the former Duke of South Wales, Drinker Augustus, has long been in a bitter battle.

It can travel freely from the void space, and can also summon meteorites and starbursts of dark stars, bringing it extremely oppressive and threatening. After all, the creation from the dark starry sky can easily break the order and balance that Drinker has built with great difficulty without the restrictions of the law, and directly attack his body!

This means that there is only a slight carelessness in battle. Even if he were an angel, he would most likely fall under the attack of the dark stars. Unlike those royal demigods, who were helpless but still at ease, Drink's battle was extremely difficult!

In this case, the two figures outside the palace walked quite easily, and even walked leisurely, because no one could stop them.

The royal family is not without superfluous demigods, nor is it without superfluous angels.

But none of these combat forces can be used now, nor can they be exposed.

The people of the three major churches have not made a move, they are all watching this side, and the royal family's rash action will only expose their plans.

So even George III could only quietly watch them approach him step by step.

After all, the two figures passed through the square, through the palace gates, through many obstacles, and came to the front of George III.

Edsak stood at the gate of the palace, looking at the noble middle-aged man wearing a crown on the throne, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Long time no see, my dear father."

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