Downstairs at the main gate of Conson City, the two heavy gates slowly opened. The soldiers of the guard, led by officers, lined up on both sides of the passage to greet the noble envoy.

The envoy dismounted, chatting with the officers and urging the carriage to hurry into the city.

It could be seen that the things on the carriage were very heavy, and the axles "creaked" and squeaked.

"Your Excellency. The officer handed over the water bag and said flatteringly, "The things on the carriage are really heavy, and the road must be very hard, right?"

"Fortunately, there are military escorts on every stretch of the road. The envoy smiled slightly: "Plus when I enter the city, my heart will be relieved...... You know, even if you take me apart and sell it, you can't afford to accompany this carriage. ”

"It's safe to enter the city, so the envoy can rest assured......"

While the officer was speaking, a carriage that was entering the door made a loud noise from under the car - the axle broke, and he fell down on the spot!

After a moment's pause, the envoy let out an angry curse, threw the water bag, and rushed up to beat the coachman to the ground with a leather whip...... The officer on duty hurriedly went up to persuade him.

"You damn it, this is His Majesty's reward to the governor......" The envoy had red eyes, and the leather whip in his hand pointed at the coachman who was cowering in the corner: "Master, my future will be ruined in the hands of you fool!"

"My lord, my lord is angry...... the officer accompanied him with a smile: "Accident, accident!

"How do you move it!" the envoy almost cried, "This is all magician's magic, and you must have the Governor's magic gem to open it, otherwise." The whole car of treasures will be blown up......"

"That'...... You can't let the Governor come here and open it!"

When there was a lot of noise at the city gates. The Governor's lieutenant had arrived with his guard, Pegasus. Ask about the situation. The shrewd lieutenant of the governor immediately figured out a solution to the matter.

"In this case, you protect the carriage first, and don't move it casually, and then I will bring the gems. The adjutant commanded the officer on duty, then turned to the envoy and said, "My lord, let's go to the governor's palace first, everyone is waiting!"

"Alright then! The envoy gratefully shook the adjutant's hand and told the officer again: "You must watch it!"

The officer on duty straightened his chest. Took this job down. But after the envoy had departed, he felt that this matter was very troublesome—what are you wrong with? But the carriage was paralyzed in the middle of the gate, and the gate could not be closed.

The officer thought about it, called three hundred-man teams, and surrounded the carriage in two directions, inside and outside the city...... I thought it was safe now!

※※※ From the main entrance to the lobby, the Governor's Palace is lit up everywhere, and the festive atmosphere fills every corner.

"The Holy Capital Envoy Arrives ......"

"The Holy Capital Envoy Arrives ......"

The energetic attendants shouted loudly, and the young envoy took off his coat at the hall door. With a smile on his face, he walked into the hall with confident steps, accompanied by his adjutant.

"What a young envoy!" exclaimed the guests at the ball.

"You don't know. His Majesty Lu Man had a large number of young civil officials and generals under him. Someone explained: "They are all very capable talents." ”

The envoy's eyes swept across the hall, and the hosts of the ball, the smiling Governor's wife, were identified.

"Your Excellency the Governor of Kangsen Province?" the envoy walked over and nodded in greeting: "The imperial decree is here, so I have to visit at night, so I am disturbed!"

"The envoy is too polite. The Governor smiled and stepped forward: "Since it is the emperor's order, why bother with it?"

"Your Excellency the Governor is gracious. The envoy pulled a sealed scroll from his bosom: "Let's get started!" ”

The Doge verified the integrity of the seal, stepped back, and then fell on one knee, and all the men in the hall followed suit, the nobles in front, the officers in the back, and the commoners and attendants were no exception—they knelt last.

The envoy opened the scroll and read it aloud: "Emperor of the Sbia Empire, Commendation Order for the Governor of Conson Province......"

By the time this sentence was read halfway through, the ten guards at the gate of the Governor's Palace had fallen neatly, and after the sentence had been read in its entirety, the ten guards at the gate stood well again......

“…… The Governor of Conson Province is an example of many governors of the empire with his incorruptibility and loyalty to the people, and on the occasion of this New Year......"

Almost instantly, an invisible magical barrier enveloped the entire Doge's Palace. Outside the hall, dark shadows scurried around the Doge's Palace.

A low scream rang out, and the guards everywhere were slashed to the ground by the masked black-clothed man who suddenly appeared, and the steaming blood sprayed on the carved pillars of the corridor, splashed on the precious carpet, reflecting the brilliant magic lights, and a puff of blood mist filled the air, turning into a strange red ......

“…… It was decided to confer upon the Governor of Conson, the First Earl, and each of his subordinate officials was given a reward. I hope that the nobles and officials of all provinces will make persistent efforts and make more meritorious contributions to the great cause of the royal family......"

The upper room was occupied by the Governor's parents, who did not go downstairs because of their weak health. But with a loud bang, the door was slammed open.

The two men who rushed in didn't say anything, grabbed the hair of the two old men and dragged them out, their bodies shaking in pain from the bump on the stairs, their weak hands scratching in the air, and their mouths moaning in a dull, indistinct, but rhythmic way......

In the hall, the envoy finished reading the long order, and then handed the scroll to the governor's deputy. The deputy held the open scroll and carefully showed it to the nobles present.

At the side window, someone was gesturing to the envoy.

"Your Count, your ordination ceremony will take place after you arrive in the Holy Capital. The envoy snapped his fingers, and one of his subordinates handed over a rectangular wooden box: "Your Majesty asked me to give this to you, and I hope you will wear it when you go to the Holy Capital." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" the Governor stood up and took the wooden box with both hands.

The wooden box opened, and a one-handed long sword with extremely exquisite workmanship appeared in front of everyone's eyes. It is made of black iron. There are gilded runes on the scabbard. There are also five magical gems that circulate with a cold glow.

"This ...... This is black iron. His eyes greedily lingered on the sword, and the governor said excitedly: "Please tell your majesty, thank you for his kindness!"

"No thanks. The young envoy smiled and uttered the transgressive words. The Governor, who was only one step away from him, looked up at the envoy in surprise, and suddenly felt his heart beat faster.

The envoy and the governor looked at each other, his golden eyes gradually turning a strange black, and the only strange smile that remained condensed at the corners of his mouth, making his kind face suddenly very hideous...... A name came to the governor's heart. Hands began to tremble, and the long wooden box swayed up and down.

The people in the hall had not yet received the order to get up, and the nobles who were qualified enough to get up were still looking at the sealed scrolls. It was only his wife who noticed the governor's gaffe, but before the governor's wife could remind her husband, the envoy's left hand had reached out and he had taken out the black iron sword from the wooden box......

"Spare ......"

The Doge fell limp, and his knees fell to the carpet again, but unlike the previous time, he was now in tears.

There was no emotion in his eyes, and he looked at the person kneeling at his feet with a flat gaze. As soon as the thumb of the left hand pressed the spring, the blade of the sword popped out a little.

The people in the hall realized that something was wrong. No sooner had the Governor's lieutenant turned his head than a crossbow bolt flew out of the window and stuck it in his left chest. Before several officers could stand up, they were shot one by one by crossbow arrows flying from the window.

With this as a start, several of the subordinates brought into the hall by the envoy took out their weapons from under their cloaks and went on a killing spree, followed by a dozen more people from the passage leading to the back hall, and the wielding knife light wrenched a bloody storm in the hall...... After a few moments, half of the nobles standing in front could no longer breathe.

Not only do they kill men, but they also don't spare women, especially if they come together, they kill their husbands in front of their wives' eyes, and then they put their bloody blades into their chests......

But there were still some nobles who were not harmed.

"Kneel well. Everyone who is still alive is warned: "If you still want to live." ”

The high priest of the Temple of Light was very angry, but before he could say the accusatory, he received a heavy knee blow on his round stomach, and the god's attendant immediately glared at him and gasped, and knelt down in pain.

"Spare my life!" cried out the Governor, "I know what you want to do, take my life if you want!

"It's really headstrong. The envoy shook his head and replied softly, "How can you make such an unreasonable request?"

In a flash of the sword, the Governor's left arm was cut off shoulder-high, and the severed arm was picked up in the air by the tip of the sword and fell in front of the Governor's two sons, causing the two thirteen- and fourteen-year-old boys to hug each other in fright.

A column of blood erupted from the governor's left shoulder, and cold sweat flowed down his face.

"Please spare my wife, children, and parents, for all my sins are mine alone...... The rebellion has nothing to do with my family. The Governor was making his last effort: "Please, please, at least...... At least spare my two sons...... I am willing to die, and I will never hold a grudge against you. ”

The Governor's wife fainted early in the morning.

"Well, what a poor man!" the envoy said, still in an elegant tone, "I ask you a question. ”

"Please, please. Hope burned in the Governor's eyes: "I will answer truthfully!"

"Lu Man's Rebellion ......" the envoy asked slowly: "Kremmer's family of three, who has survived so far?"

Hearing this, the excitement in the governor's eyes dissipated, and his face turned pale.

"Cohen Al Ketda...... I curse you!" Suddenly, the Governor shouted, "You must not die well!"

The black iron sword in the envoy's hand slashed down again, breaking the governor's right arm.

"Sir. While the Governor was screaming loudly, someone entered the hall door: "His parents have been caught." ”

"Good. ”

The envoy grabbed the governor by the hair and pulled him up from the ground, leaving him facing his parents. The Governor, who had lost both arms, looked at his parents with tears in his eyes...... The miserable scenes along the way have scared the two old men to death.

"Just like you did in the beginning. The envoy whispered in the governor's ear: "I repeat this qiē...... Make you remember. ”

With that, the envoy nodded to the masked man who had grabbed the old man, in the midst of the heart-rending screams of the Governor. The masked man slowly twisted his parents' necks.

"Ah...... Let's take another look at your fainting wife. The envoy chuckled softly. Then he said in the governor's ear, "You should rejoice." You only have one wife...... Do you want her to die a dignified death?"

"Don't ...... Don't ......," the Governor shook his head helplessly.

The Governor's wife, who was unconscious, was lifted up, and she came to her senses at the sound of the cries of her two children, stimulated by intense physical pain. But then, her shrill screams echoed around the hall—and then abruptly stopped.

The body of the Doge's wife was thrown to the ground, and a masked man stepped over her body, leaning over and grabbing one of her sons.

"Ahh......h As usual, he stimulated the governor with a gentle voice: "They are your one, your hope, your family's tomorrow...... Look at it! What a pale face, what a helpless look...... Oh no...... There was a shy flush in their pale faces, and in their helpless eyes, there was even more anger at me......"

"You...... Cohen Kelda ...... the Governor took his last breath: "I am not wrong to be an enemy of each other...... Your methods are too cruel......"

"No, no, no. The envoy smiled: "What comes to oneself is cruelty, and the one that is inflicted on others is called happiness...... Where did your nobility and wealth come from, have you forgotten it? ”

The envoy's last words were, of course, to his subordinates, and the masked man who had grabbed the child raised his knife, and two immature and hoarse screams echoed in the hall—again only halfway before stopping halfway.

The hall was blood-red. The pungent smell lingered, and the people who had been saved for the time being shivered. Collapsed on the ornate, blood-soaked carpet waiting to fall.

The envoy turned around, and the governor in his hand was no longer human, blood was falling from his wounds to the ground, and his life was almost over, and he could only open his eyes slightly.

The envoy raised his right hand, the blade of the long sword jet black.

"You are all nobles, royal glory, and support from the people. But don't forget where this noble status and special treatment comes from. The envoy's gentle tone was strangely intertwined with the disgusting bloody smell of the hall, and the fear of the moment was unforgettable for the rest of their lives: "If you are willing to fall and be in the company of rebellion, I will also visit you in your house." ”

With a push of the envoy's left hand, the governor's neck was pressed against the cold blade of the sword, and his body slowly slid down, and the blade of the sword was embedded in the flesh......

"I beg your pardon for the interruption in the middle of the night. With a flick of his right hand, he shook off the blood beads on the sword, and the envoy said kind words to those who were too frightened to say a word: "I wish you all a happy New Year, farewell." ”

As he walked past the temple high priest, the sword of Black Iron was once again soaked in blood, and the god's attendant twitched on all fours, and a series of death-like howls came out of his mouth......

Taking off their blood-stained clothes and holding the governor's token, the group rode out of the city gate on a war horse generously.

At the end of the team was a magician, and after he rode out of the city, he turned around and threw a large fireball into the passage of the city gate, and the carriage that was hit burst open, and huge flames gushed out along the passage of the city gate, and instantly devoured the three hundred soldiers guarding the carriage......

The province of Folu, the forest on the outskirts of the city of Folu.

When Cohen Al Kaida and his men arrived in the forest day and night, the sky in the east was already slightly white, and it was impossible to carry out assassination operations during the day, so Cohen had to order a rest.

The sentry was dispatched, the soundproof magic barrier was released, and the tired guards were leaning together and napping in twos and threes. Along the way, they had to hide their tracks to avoid the defenders, so most of the journey was through the mountains and forests, and everyone was very tired.

Wrapped in a black cloak, Cohen, who rarely spoke along the way, leaned against a large tree and pretended to sleep. His lips were pursed, and his face was not good. The black iron sword was held tightly in his arms, and the end of the hilt resting on his left shoulder trembled slightly in the cold and wet wind...... It was the only thing that could reveal the emotions in his heart.

It is necessary to take advantage of the news of the murder of the governor of Conson Province before the news reaches here, so that the assassination will be more or less smooth.

The rock stood far away, his eyes full of worry. Ever since he was a child, this orc had never been so anxious as he was now...... Chief Cohen is getting more and more wrong. But he couldn't do anything about it.

The sentry on duty walked past the rocks. Captain of the Archery. The beautiful elven woman stood behind the rock.

"Is that right?" said Dinah softly, "we should continue to let Lord Cohen bathe in a rain of blood and sink in hatred?"

"What else can be done?" replied in a muffled voice, "I can only let the chief vent." ”

"Don't you see such danger?" Diner looked at the rock with deep eyes, and a mocking smile faintly appeared on the corner of his mouth: "As the captain of the guard, you are really hot-blooded!"

The rock was stunned, for such a hidden language, the orc did not have enough comprehension.

"Don't you understand?" the elf turned his head to look at Cohen, "The so-called hot blood means that the head is not filled with brains, but blood that will boil if it shakes slightly." ”

"You ......" the anger in Rock's eyes flashed. The clenched fist is also released. For the rock, these elves have a special status, his own name is still elf, and in the entire dark army, no one will be rude to the elves.

"Then what else can you do? The four ladies and the chief's father have not been able to persuade the chief, and who among us can persuade the chief?"

"No one may be able to persuade us, but we can't give up. Dana said lightly: "This operation, I will stay with the adults." ”

"Good. Rock nodded, and added hopefully: "You must be optimistic about the sir!"

this day. It is the seventh day after the New Year, as is customary. The inhabitants of the Divine Alliance gather for a family dinner that night. Of course, aristocratic families are no exception.

That night, the back hall of the Governor's Palace in the city of Flora was lit up with brilliant magical lights, and the Governor's family was having dinner at the table. The long dining table is filled with sumptuous and delicious food, and the silver cutlery is next to the chic flower basket, accompanied by laughter, the atmosphere is so beautiful......

During the New Year, the Doge was rewarded so much that he became more generous than ever, and even the guards who patrolled the gardens were dressed in new clothes.

The two guards patrolled the back garden, and their soft laughter suddenly stopped, and their bodies slowly slumped down the sidewalk, and then they were dragged into the flowers.

Black shadows, one by one, quietly entered the governor's palace.

Diner followed Cohen closely, and she was surprised to find that since entering the garden, Master Cohen's face had turned bloody, and his breathing had become so steady that even the sword in his hand no longer trembled.

"Bloodthirsty?" the beautiful elf frowned.

More than fifty people divided into four ways and quickly cleared several passages leading to the back hall, and Cohen led a few people directly to the main entrance of the back hall.

"Who?" said one of the guards at the door, who had his neck sliced his veins before he could say a word, his eyes wide, his hands clasping his neck, hoping to stop the blood spraying - but it was all in vain, and his enemies were no longer capable of dealing with ordinary soldiers when they survived under the Knights of Light.

"Excuse me, dear Lord Governor. Cohen walked into the back hall with a kind smile on his face and sat down casually on a chair at the table: "You don't mind if you have an extra guest, do you?"

The faces of the governor and his several ladies, including parents and children, all froze at this moment, staring at this uninvited guest in surprise.

"What?" Cohen showed a disappointed expression, "The dignified governor of a province, doesn't even give a glass of wine to the guests?"

"You have everything. The governor calmed down, and in shock he regained the proper manners of a high-ranking official: "If your Excellency is a guest, you will have everything." But it's all my family here, and it's not very convenient to talk, so please go to the front hall to talk in detail. ”

"Hello family! It's rare to have such a warm atmosphere. There was no hint of danger in Cohen's smile: "It's not something unsightly, let's talk about it here!"

"Guest, can you know your name?" the governor suppressed the anger in his heart and stared at the person in front of him, "You should also know that this is the minimum etiquette!"

"Do you really want to know? I'm afraid that saying my name will scare the kids. Picking up a crystal wine glass, Cohen said with some embarrassment: "Madam, you are so beautiful, a friend of mine likes this delicate violet perfume on your body, can you pour me a glass of red wine?"

The young Doge's wife looked at her husband with helpless eyes, but he could not help her in this situation, so she could only stand up, take the flask in her trembling hand, and pour the red wine from the jug into the glass. (To be continued......)