Chapter 148: Return to the Secret Passage
It was a cold night, and the sky was dimly starry, and it was a gray and black scene. But there are three people who are fearlessly moving towards their goal, all for one purpose - to uncover the truth of the incident. Thanks to the help of the magic potion of transformation, the three of them easily passed the guard's interrogation and entered the city. Then they found a fairly large inn in the city and settled down. "Parsa is also very cautious," Byron said, "and while his main target has certainly shifted outside of Floating City, the search inside the city will not stop." ”
"Well, martial law in Floating City is still in place......" Geraint nodded.
"Uncle Geraint......"
"Shhhhhhhh
"Okay, I see!"
"This inn is also relatively large in the city, and there are often some nobles and wealthy merchants in the past, and Parsa does not check such places very frequently. After all, such a big event had happened in the city, and His Majesty the King had been robbed under his nose, and his trust had fallen to a valley. If he annoys the nobles in the city again, he is likely to be impeached as prime minister. ”
"When are we going to get started, Lord Byron?" asked Geraint.
"We're tired today, so let's do it tomorrow night!" Byron decided.
"And what about His Majesty, shall we leave him here?" asked Geraint.
"I don't, Uncle Geraint......" Joshua was anxious, "you must take me with you......"
"Hehe, Geraint, that's not like what you say. Byron laughed, "Let's take your majesty with us!"
"That's right, if you enter the palace and are surrounded by enemies, you can let me come forward and drive them away. Joshua laughed.
Inside the palace, Parsa was anxious all the time, and when something like this happened, his life as prime minister was the saddest.
"A bunch of rubbish, and there is no news of the king until now?" Parsa threw the parchment roll on the ground and shouted sharply, "Even if you can't catch Byron, what about that traitor Roger? There are so many people in their Blue Dragon Knights, and there are no garrisons to see them along the way?"
"Prime Minister, we have dispatched a large number of people to conduct an investigation outside of Floating City, and there is indeed no news of them. One of the heralds replied tremblingly, "And if you don't gather a large number of troops, the garrisons of the castles will not be the match of Lord Roger!"
"Waste, talk me this nonsense all day long. Parsa pointed her finger out the door, "Get out of here, don't come back to see me without news from them." ”
"Yes...... Yes, Prime Minister!" the herald stumbled out of the gate as he grabbed his helmet in fright.
"My lord, now that His Majesty the King has been kidnapped by them, it is not necessarily a bad thing. At this point, Ecberdo stepped up to the side.
"Huh?" Parsa glanced at him.
"It is an irreparable fact that the king has now been taken away by Byron. And judging by the relationship between His Majesty the King and Geraint, perhaps he will listen to the words of Byron and his gang and become suspicious of you. But in other words, the king's life and death are uncertain, and the affairs of the whole country should be decided by you. "The next thing we have to do is to find them as soon as possible, preferably to ...... His Majesty."
"Hmph, Ekbeldo, you're getting smarter. Parsa ran a finger around his neck, "When the time comes, just say that Byron and they killed His Majesty, the current king." ”
"Yes, Prime Minister. And don't forget how old is His Majesty the King, and there is no heir at all......" Ecberdo laughed, "You are the most qualified person to inherit the throne in the entire royal family except Byron......"
On the other hand, Byron and his entourage began to explore the palace at night.
"Lord Byron, has Parsa not been aware of the secret passage of the Temple of Light?" asked Geraint.
"This is a secret that only the successive captains of the Golden Dragon Knights have mastered. Byron said, "Because the Golden Dragon Knights, as a royal order, are the last barrier to guard the kingdom. The Temple of Light is the source of the Holy Light Barrier, and if the enemy can storm the Temple of Light, it is a sign that we have fallen into a desperate situation, and this secret passage is the last hope. ”
Byron lifted a plank on the ground, which was a passage into the ground. Geraint and Joshua followed. There was a sound outside the heavy wooden door, and the underground door was opened by Byron, revealing a dark secret passage in front of everyone.
It's time, Byron thought to himself, as long as he found out the true cause of his brother's death, he could make a break with Parsa.
Byron pressed a mechanism on the wall, and a torch appeared. He lit the torch with a flint and steel and beckoned Geraint and Joshua to march together.
Joshua held the damp wall with one hand and led Geraint's cuff with the other. This secret passage had been with him for years. It's just that at that time, he had been in a coma due to the magic injuries he had been injured during Parsa's massacre of royalty, so even if he could recall everything from the past now, there would be no memory of this fragment.
Byron turned his head, the fire shining on his face. "I walked through this secret passage with my uncle once when I was a child, although it doesn't seem to have changed much after so many years!" After observing all the way, Byron found that this secret passage was still familiar.
"I thought there would be a secret passage like this that would be full of enchantments!" Gerant's side leaned closer to Byron, "If this secret passage is used to evacuate from the Temple of Light, then the enemy can also invade through this secret passage, right?"
Byron turned his head, "Like us?"
"Yes, you can think of it for now," said Geraint, "and even if there are no enchantments, at least there should be more traps and stuff like that." With that, he glanced to the side.
Then Joshua suddenly laughed and shouted, "Uncle Geraint, look! there's a strange handprint on this wall." ”
"Hehe, this handprint looks pretty big. Joshua placed his palm on it, "It's a lot bigger than me." ”
Byron found out about this and hurriedly shouted, "Stop, Your Majesty the King." ”
"Uh...... What's wrong?" it was clear that Joshua had no time to remove his palm.
"Damn. Byron glared at Geraint, "Don't you want to see the mechanism here?"
"What, do you mean ......," Geraint felt a sense of foreboding.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, come to us. Byron shouted.
At this time, the entire secret passage began to shake, and the stone slab at the top of the secret passage slowly shifted.
Gerante grabbed Joshua to his side, "O goddess of light, a condescending opponent is the most difficult to deal with. ”
"This is a gift for intruders. Byron pointed to the ceiling, and rows of bows and arrows were exposed from the slates, and the arrows were still glowing.
"His Majesty's palm can touch the mechanism, let alone an adult accidentally pressing the ......," Geraint shook his head helplessly, "It's just that so many arrows are a bit too wasteful for a few of us." ”
The corridor was dim, so it was not easy to see where each arrow was fired, so Byron could only make a quick decision: "Hurry up and run with the king, these bows and arrows are not small! ”
"Blessed by the goddess of light. Geraint thought silently, picked up Joshua and ran forward. He raised the saber in his hand and looked at the situation above from time to time. At this time, arrows rained down on the three of them.
Byron stimulated the fighting energy in his body, raised his palm above his head and opened it up, and a golden barrier appeared above his head. Byron then ran forward at a rapid pace, following Jaylant and Joshua.
"It's worthy of Lord Byron, you can let the Fighting Qi Barrier move in your footsteps!" Geraint glanced back and continued to carry Joshua forward.