The political circles of the empire began to change.

On October 31, 1340 AH, after the death of his grandson Constantine, Emperor Sigsumond Wattsnorion Sékesiutu I arrested the crown prince Hermes on charges of murder and treason, and just a week later overturned the pleas of all the noble ministers by the Imperial Senate.

Will be the crown prince.

The death penalty was imposed.

The discord between father and son that has been rumored in the market has been completely confirmed now.

The political arena of the empire took the storm by storm. At the age of 84, Emperor Rao still seems to be energetic, but executing his only male heir at this age is a very risky thing to do from any point of view.

"Once the crown prince is executed, if His Majesty also goes west, our country will fall into a masterless chaos, please think twice!" The old prime minister, who had been with him since the day he ascended the throne, was deprived of his status and sent back to the fief in the name of pension.

This is still on the basis of many years of love, if other people are afraid that they have lost their heads at this time.

He was succeeded by the eldest princess's husband, Prince Nigsson Flop Visconti, the biological father of the deceased Prince Constantine.

His ascension to the throne only implies the fact that the two men who held the supreme power of the Padrosi Empire formed a common front. There is only one purpose, and it is resolute and unshakable.

They want to avenge Prince Konstantin.

No one in the palace dared to speak out, and the courtiers who remained loyal to the empire, fearing the chaos coming, turned their eyes to the far north in deep thought, and quietly sent letters asking for help.

If there is anyone on the entire East Coast today who can persuade His Majesty the Emperor, it is the Pope who exists in the Heinzswerm Lakeside Church.

In public and private, the Yetina Emperor and even the Suomirs did not want to see the execution of the Crown Prince Hermes.

At a time when women have no right to inherit the throne, when Prince Constantine dies and Crown Prince Hermes is executed, the closest to the emperor among the remaining relatives of Saxiyutu blood is Prince Nigsun, who is noble by father and son.

And from the point of view of the people or the papal point, this Prince Nigsson could not have been a qualified emperor.

He was similar in personality to Sigsumond I, who liked war and conquest, but his abilities were quite average. Several clashes with the highlanders were unilateral and deaf to the words of the veteran generals, ultimately turning an easy victory into a crushing victory.

Prince Nigsson himself was not aware of this, and began to boast of these victories in the political circles of the Empire.

Therefore, neither the nobles nor the soldiers did not welcome him.

And the church is not much better at this. Since his youth, the prince has repeatedly made insulting remarks in public about the Church and his ancestors, and even rumors of persecution of missionaries.

Ignorant of respect for others, with a big mouth and no education, he is very much in line with the stereotype of the central aristocracy of the empire for the southern aristocracy. After all, the political center of the Padrosi Empire has always been to the north, and the south has not been peaceful because of conflicts with stubborn dwarves. Coupled with the complex terrain and dense rainforests, there is a cultural disconnect in many places.

Not only is it the fashion and language of the modern Padrossi Empire, but even the Holy Jetina Religious Order is not strong enough in many parts of the South.

"The barbarians of the south, the uncivilized and uneducated poor ghosts and nobles of the countryside. This was not only said by the northern aristocracy, but also by the pope in public speeches in the midst of the outrage at the beating of several bishops of the regions.

Even the eldest princess who married him was actually just a typical political marriage, for the unification of the north and the south, not for love. For upper-class women, love has always been an unattainable luxury.

And based on this premise, if Prince Negsun ascends the throne, the Suomirs, the Padrosi, and even the entire Jetina sect will usher in a disaster.

The central and northern nobles who did not obey his rule would inevitably rebel, and Suomir would not have escaped the storm if he had been in power because of his belligerent nature and contradictions with the pope.

The impact of the actions of the supreme power in the world on others can be seen from this.

A decision of His Majesty the Emperor.

The East Coast's most prosperous era is about to enter a bad era.

And they naturally can't allow that to happen.

The crown prince of Hermes must survive, whether for the sake of the Empire, the kingdom of Suomir, or for the sake of the Jetinazon.

After receiving the information, the Pope quickly ordered the troops to divide into two routes, all the way to the imperial capital, and the Pope personally went out to persuade him. The other force, which was used as an insurance force, secretly and quietly attacked by land, also entered the territory of the empire.

If persuasion fails, they will intercept the troops sent to the execution ground by force and save the crown prince of Hermes. In the hope that the emperor will calm down after that, or that he will survive a few years and wait until the emperor dies before returning to claim sovereignty over the throne.

The contingent of traveling persuasion was naturally made up of the pope and heavyweight clergy. On the other side, the armed forces were led by the members of the Silver Guard Knights, who had become knights of the Church.

There are 25 members in total, all of whom are veteran knights, and like Hymirin, they are of civilian origin. This is carefully selected, and there are not all people who can be trusted even among the Silver Guard. These people are afraid that they will not be able to get the status they have today if they are not for the existence of the crown prince, so they also have a high loyalty to Hermes himself, and they will go to great lengths for him.

However, despite this, they are still very entangled in their hearts. Many people silently prayed that the Pope would succeed in persuading him to avoid fighting. After all, it's one thing to fight a cultist, and another thing to fight a convoy that is also a member of the Imperial Army.

But fate always likes to play tricks.

Fanned by the new Chancellor Nigson, the Pope never found an opportunity to persuade the Emperor. It ended in the early morning of November 21, and everything went to the worst.

Hamilning and the others, who had entered the territory of the empire and lurked, received a note from the raven in the hiding place.

There was no text on the note, because there was no way to leave anything to say about such a thing, so it was agreed beforehand: if everything was safe, it would be a blank piece of paper, and if things were not going well, it would be necessary to use force against each other—

"Red. With a complicated expression, Hymirnin turned his head to look at the other 24 knights.

"Ahh

Now that Licardo has died and Gaido has escorted him back to his hometown in the south for burial, these are the senior members of the entire Silver Guard that can be used. They were all dressed as mercenaries, with no silver guard insignia or even any accessories that would reveal their identities, so as not to cause their families to be killed in battle or captured.

The body is wearing a short swing and short sleeve chain mail with boiled and hardened leather armor, the weight is only about 7 kilograms, and the slim cut opening part is also tightened with a leather rope The chain mail has also been blackened to avoid reflection and sound.

Instead of shields, the knights carried swords, daggers, daggers, and crossbows. Although the two-handed sword developed by Yinwei is relatively unique and therefore easy to be touched by people if used, considering that they need to fight quickly and save people from escape in one go, it is still more suitable than a one-handed sword with a strong impact.

And this practice also shows their consciousness to a certain extent. Doing something like this would turn into a betrayal of the Empire, and they would not escape their sins by being educated as knights, and although the details of their personal identity would be erased so as not to upset their families, they still had to bear this responsibility as a whole.

After all, they are people with some glory and self-esteem, and even if they change into mercenary outfits, they will not completely let go of these.

Words go back to square one. According to the courtiers who still wanted to save the crown prince, Hermes's execution was scheduled for three days later. Executions were carried out at the execution ground near the town of Hamilin's hometown in the northern part of the imperial capital, and were carried out by beheading, a form of great humiliation for the nobility.

In the past, many nobles would choose not to eat or drink the day before they were executed, just to drain the remnants of their bodies, so as not to lose their last face due to painful incontinence and drowning before death. The Imperial Gallows was also repeatedly modified for this reason, making it at the right height, which could pull off the cervical vertebrae and die cleanly at the moment of falling.

Beheading, which would lead to an incomparably barbaric death, is aimed at the most heinous people, and Hermes, as the crown prince, has fallen to such a fate, I am afraid that even the executioner of the town that hides the filth will tremble with his hands.

But whether it was the excitement of being able to cut off the heads of the royal family, or the fear of being killed afterwards, is unknown.

Returning to the area, Hymirin's state of mind was mixed.

The town was a veritable garbage dump in the imperial capital, where bastards were dumped in monasteries and where high-ranking nobles often had ulterior motives. In the end, even the execution of the crown prince of Hermes was set here.

The only thing that is fortunate is that they don't have to do it in the town, because there will be a local guard to pick up the guards, and their correct tactic should be to intercept halfway.

It was a three-day journey from the dungeon of the imperial capital to the execution ground of the town, and the lightly armed Hai Mirning and the others set off in advance through accurate information and laid an ambush at the rest point on the road they had to pass. Sure enough, the next day there was a group of heavily armed guards.

"It's a golden griffin. Assio's voice trembled a little.

Looking down from the ambush site, they could see each other's outfits clearly with the help of the setting sun, and there were a total of 50 escort troops, including foot attendants, among which the knights wore the most ornate chain mail with gilded edges, and the matching armor was also made of velvet. The cloak draped over his body was all white, and behind it was rusted a golden griffin with teeth and claws.

They were armed with spears and high-quality shields, and even the horses they rode were tall and sturdy, and they were equipped with waistcoats.

This is the old-timer of the Silver Guard, the Golden Griffin Knights.

The first and richest order of knights in the Padrosi Empire.

The lowest rank of the internal members are all descendants of the viscount, and it is said that even the son of the earl is only qualified to be a squire.

"Of course, the most elite knights sent out are guards. Asseo held his forehead and looked helpless, while Hamirinin muttered: "It's okay, all they can do is the knight's fighting method." ”

"It won't be our opponent. He said, and began to silently direct the knights of the Silver Guard to disperse.

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It is impossible to run fast on a three-day road with an escort carriage. Therefore, it is necessary to start preparing for camping in the evening.

It was impossible for the 20 knights, who were from high-ranking nobles, to deign to keep vigil in person, so of course the task was entrusted to the squires on foot. They also have the responsibility of taking care of the horses and preparing for other aspects of life.

The squires were also equipped with high-quality equipment, and although they were not as good as the knights, they were already comparable to the official members of the Silver Guard. With the help of horse-drawn carriages and terrain, they arranged fixed-point sentry posts and patrols. Rotate in shifts of 10 people in shifts of three people, and because the sentries are close to each other due to the small size of the team, any noise can cause a chain reaction.

The knights stayed in their tents, which were set up near the foot of the hill and sheltered from the wind, on the far left. It was also where most of the rest attendants were located, and the alternate attendants were napping in the open air, while four of the night watchmen sat around the campfire, drinking tea and playing dice games. There are lanterns and torches placed next to the campfire, the former has a long battery life and the latter has a higher brightness, which belongs to the preparation of both hands.

In the middle was a large enclosed carriage transporting the crown prince, and the coachman was also one of the guards, and he fell asleep in his seat wrapped in his cloak. The doors were securely closed and locked, and two of the remaining six night watchmen were on the door.

The other two were guarding the horses at the end of the group, and the last two were patrolling the team from time to time to check on the situation.

It's a very standard, well-trained formation. Although there is a conceptual disagreement between Yinwei and them because of class issues, the so-called great achievements do not equate to low combat effectiveness. It is true that the name of the First Knights is related to the title of birth and financial resources, but the noble birth and abundant financial resources themselves are part of the fighting power.

This is a very real problem, and the fact is that combat effectiveness is closely related to financial resources and origins - as with everything else.

Most of the people who shout every day that the nobles don't know how to fight are unsuccessful mercenaries who boast after drinking, and once they go to the battlefield and encounter such a fully armed nobleman charging on horseback, they will only have to hold their heads and run away. Because the rich and powerful nobles could hire the most professional swordsmanship teachers to pass on their knowledge from an early age, and they were also worthy of sophisticated weapons, armor and war horses.

The mercenaries' inferior weapons can't penetrate their armor when hit, while the knights' nobles' weapons can easily pierce through their old second-hand goods. The family has enough money and does not have to be trapped in life, and they can repeat the cycle of training and nutrition in their waking hours every day, so even their physique and physical strength are stronger than those of the mercenaries from the poor.

Of course, there were a small number of nobles who wore fancy and expensive armor but lacked combat experience, but those were rare exceptions. Most of them belonged to the eldest sons of the duke's and marquis's families, and they did not have to go into battle in person, but sat firmly in the rear to command.

Among those noble knights who will actually go into battle to kill the enemy, there will be no weak ones.

They are elite, and that is undeniable.

But as Hymirnin said, they knew only the way knights fought.

"Shh ”

"And the smell of urine is too strong, as if it has been held for a long time, it can't be Xiji's kid. ”

"Hey, West-" "Be quiet, don't make the adults rest-" "Whew-"

"Shh

"It's a wolf, and the horse is frightened. What are they doing? Why didn't they take care of it. "It may be that there is a shortage of manpower and we can't control it, so we'll go over and help!" the two of them didn't think much about it, and quickly ran to the horse's place. The knights' horses were of noble blood, more valuable than their unnamed squires. In the dark of night, if a horse is frightened, breaks free of the reins, runs away, or is injured, they will face a severe beating.

Fear drove the squires to the horses, and the two who were anxious to pacify them did not notice the dark shadows approaching quietly in the night behind them.

"Hey Sigi—" The guard guarding the horses stood stunned with his back to the two on patrol, and Vincentio, thinking he was asleep, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, but Sigi fell to the ground in response.

"W-"

A conical bladeless dagger that pierced the lobes of the lungs from behind.

Chain mail can block blades, and tight enough rings to block such daggers, but that's not something the squires can afford.

"Ahem—" They couldn't even scream or alert their allies, and they quietly came to their deaths because of the impaled lobes of their lungs.

Sneak attacks and assassinations without honor, using stratagem rather than head-on duels.

This is not the knight's way of fighting, but it is the way the silver guard fights.

Those who gaze into the abyss need to remember that the abyss is staring at you, too, and those who fight dragons will one day become dragons themselves.

After six years of fighting the cultists, they also learned a lot from these opponents.

Although they still have their own inner insistence, they are more pragmatic than rigid imperial dogma.

All of them are, if a country has been winning in an overwhelming way, they tend to ignore the subtle changes.

"Cut the reins. In the darkness of the night, Hamirin, whose eyes reflected the moonlight, whispered, and everyone did so, picking up the whip and the branch on the ground and throwing it at the horse's hips.

"Neigh!!" the aching horses immediately neighed, "What's the matter!" The squire who was lying on the ground sleeping and the two guards next to the carriage heard the movement and ran over to take a look, and they were greeted by the strong iron hooves of their own horses. "Ahh——!h Immediately after coming to the vicinity of the prisoner car, he jumped down, and one of them took advantage of the situation to draw his great sword and take advantage of the opportunity to split the body of the last guard.

"Uh-uh-ahh The moment the knights woke up and ran out of the camp in disheveled clothes, several crossbow bolts painted black and could not be seen in the night were shot into their bodies.

"Weak fools, didn't I tell you to sleep in armor!" quickly putting on his helmet with a golden rim, the leader of the golden griffon did not feel any grief at the death of his own regiment, and a war horse rushed towards him, and he picked up a spear from the ground and threw it at the horse's chest.

"Shh

"All assemble in the prisoner wagon!" The remnants of a dozen knights and squires converged into a force of about 30 men.

"Whoa-ahh

The Golden Griffin's reaction speed was extremely fast, and even if he took the lead, the Silver Guard could not weaken the opponent's combat power to the desired extent.

"Step-knock-" The Golden Griffon's leader lifted the fallen Silver Guard Knight with one hand, and then threw it nearby to make room for his side, and the moment they gathered around the prisoner cart, the sound of a crossbow machine was released. "Boom, Boom, Take—" The dull sound was the sound of a crossbow striking a shield, and the Golden Griffin Knights, who had formed a shield wall around the prisoner cart, formed a typical defensive formation.

The crossbow bolts were no longer of great use in this situation, "Extinguish the torches and lanterns!", but the head of the Golden Griffin made such a judgment. After all, the situation on the battlefield is changeable, and he wants to force the other party to come out and compete with him in melee combat, rather than hiding in the shadows to sneak attack.

It is human instinct to be attacked in the dark to obtain illumination, but in this case, they succumb to this fear of the unknown and will only be destroyed.

The lantern was trampled and the torches tumbled on the ground and extinguished, and the world was once again in darkness, but the Silver Guard Knight's crossbowmen were still firing their arrows.

The sound of "snatching-" sounded a few more times, but it was clearly blocked by the shield.

"The next three abuses. The Golden Griffon's captain looked disdainful, and despite the death of many men and the loss of his horse, which was most important to the knights, he remained calm.

"What to do, they reacted faster than expected. After the field returned to darkness, Hermiling and his party lay in a nearby place, and for a moment there was a dilemma.

These men were the best of the best, and if they were a little slower to get out of the camp, or a little more relaxed in their vigilance, they would have taken off their armor for comfort while they slept, or they succumbed to fear and did not abandon the light of the torches, and the Silver Guard could still have a considerable advantage, further weakening and even triumphing while preserving their strength.

But none of this went according to plan, and every step of the opponent's response was not only fast, decisive and accurate, but also did not give them the slightest chance to expand the results.

Hymirning glanced at the night sky, and the Golden Griffin Knights, who had gradually adapted to the darkness, began to see their surroundings clearly.

"I don't have a choice. He clenched the hilt of his sword.

The knights of the Silver Guard swallowed in unison.

Dark clouds drifted across the sky, revealing gaps, and the brightest of the Siphink Magical Moon shone its light onto the earth.

This is a rare sight in the imperial capital, where the lights are lit up at night, and the silver-white moonlight makes the whole land as bright as day.

One after the other, the knights drew their broadswords behind their backs.

"Silver Guard! Sure enough, it's you, all turn around, raise your spear!" the leader of the Golden Griffin roared, and then more than thirty people formed a circle formation into a phalanx, leaning against the shield of the Silver Guard, and the spear stretched out from the gap.

"Rush—" Hamirning roared.

"Sharp ——!" and the head of the Golden Griffin spoke in unison with him.

"Boom!!" the step stomped heavily on the ground. "Kill, ahhhhh

The wind flowed through their sides, and a knight in pitch black with a great sword and a knight in gold and silver with a contradiction roared magnificently, and then.

Crashed together.

"Bang dang!" "Uh-ho-ah-ah-" The Silver Guard Knight, who had been stabbed through the shoulder with a spear, roared like a cultist-driven monster and charged forward with his spear, then struck a blow from the end of his greatsword in one hand.

"Poof-uh-" The chainmail could not stop Suomir's heavy greatsword, but the knight who decapitated him was then stabbed in the throat by another golden griffin knight's spear.

The greatsword fell to the ground, and the three Silver Guard Knights died instantly, but they also managed to tear apart the opponent's shield wall in a frenzied charge.

The shaft of the spear was easily cut off in front of a heavy weapon like a greatsword. "Stand back, abandon your spear, draw your sword!" ordered the Golden Griffin's commander after losing his primary weapon.

"Don't let them regroup! "Fight on their own!" The advantage of the shield is that it can form a formation, and if they are allowed to step back and re-form a formation, the Silver Guard will be defeated. Hamirin, who did not allow this to happen, also gave the order, and the knights of the great sword immediately split up and rushed into the enemy line, leaving them in the middle of a scuffle.

"Boom!!" The two-handed broadsword slashed heavily at the edge of the shield, tearing the metal of the edging and the animal skin on the surface, but the opponent's knight was not a vegetarian, he moved the whole shield directly to the side with the numbness of his left arm, and even the big sword stuck above was also removed, and then stabbed at the silver guard knight who was open in front of him.

"Ho-" The knight of the Silver Guard reached out and grabbed his opponent's sword, he had no time to pay attention to the pain of his leather gloves and palm being cut by the one-handed sword, and with the other hand he threw away his greatsword, then pulled out the short sword at his waist, and then pounced on his hind foot and began to scuffle in close quarters.

They went from spears and broadswords to short swords against one-handed swords, and finally both sides drew daggers and fought hand-to-hand fights, even pinching each other's eyes with their upper fingers and choking their throats. Etiquette and chivalry are mercy when you have an advantage, and in such a situation where both sides are equal elite warriors, even the Golden Griffons will no longer be careful.

This is just a simple life and death, after the skills are almost the same level and the formation is lost and it becomes a melee, the victory or defeat of these two knights will be decided.

That's all.

The will to live.

"Ha-ha-" The moonlight fell, and after a few minutes of fighting, shattered wooden shields and shards of spear shafts were trampled into the dirt, and damaged weapons and armor and dead bodies were strewn across the nearby ground. Not only one-handed swords, but also large swords were damaged several times. The Suomirs have some of the best weapon-forging skills on the East Coast, but the equipment used by the Golden Griffin Knights is not covered.

Both sides were still standing in single figures, and all of them were scarred and covered in blood. The only ones who breathed smoothly were the two captains of the Knights.

"Stand down, Mr. Commander, you should also understand that the death of the crown prince will do no good to the Empire!" Hamirnin said to the head of the Golden Griffon, who was not inferior in height to him and was more muscular, and the only response to this persuasion was a sneer.

"Do you want me to be a traitor like you. After all, you are a knight of commoner origin, and your loyalty to the emperor is not worth mentioning. ”

"Die, Hermínin Heinzwöm. The roaring man unleashed a second attack. "Ho-" Replaced by breath, Hymirning raised the big sword in his hand and fell down, but before he could unleash this attack, the leader of the golden griffin raised his shield to actively block his downward slash, and then the one-handed sword of his right hand, which was shrunk at his side, stabbed straight into his abdomen.

"Ho-" "Boom————" In a hurry, Hamirning deflected his greatsword, and the blade of his sword slid away against the surface of the shield as he twisted his waist and flashed to the left, as if the golden griffin's paint had been scraped off, and he pulled away again. With the skills and reflexes you have developed in the battle with the monsters of the cultists, you can successfully avoid the opponent's attacks.

"Only know the coward who retreats!" the commander of the Golden Griffin sneered again, and then took advantage of his heavy equipment to directly raise his shield and charge.

"Poof-" Hamirin, who was hit by the shield and hit by the shield, was immediately injured in the left shoulder, and despite his height but weight disadvantage, he was beaten back one after another. He endured the soreness of his left arm, flashed left and right, and finally seized an opportunity for the other party to raise his sword again.

"Ho-" The Golden Griffon's leader raised his shield to protect the top of his head, instinctively wanting to repeat his old trick.

"Whew—" But Hamirnin exhaled.

And then.

Twist the body around the outside of the shield.

The tip of the sword hung down.

"Boom!!Tear Pull!!" Under the tremendous force of the impact, the chain mail ring deformed and the rivets flew out, and the gaped greatsword still tore through the cotton armor underneath.

Blood splattered, and the slash that slashed diagonally upwards from the bottom right severed the shield of the Golden Griffon Leader's right arm from the inside. Immediately afterwards, Hamirnin spun around and struck the Golden Griffin Leader in the neck from the left.

"Bang ——!" landed with a half-handed shield and landed in an instant, and the big sword was also slashed in his neck.

"Ahem—" The chain mail and cushioning worked, and the blow with all his might only slashed into half of the neck.

——!The Golden Griffin's Leader's right hand also hung down weakly, and the armed sword of the gilded gauntlet fell to the ground. Blood stained the scratched gold griffin badge. In the silvery moonlight, he fell to his knees limp.

"You ......"

"Treasonous ......."

"Monsters. ”

"Boom—" Hamirning drew his broadsword, blood splattered on his face, and gray-blue eyes began to become unwavering.

The head of the golden griffin fell to the ground, and the whole scene was a little frighteningly quiet for a moment.

"Drop your sword and shield and run away. Gently shaking off the bloodstains of the big sword in his hand, Hai Mirning turned his head and looked at the remaining golden griffin knights with gray-blue eyes.

"Damn...... —" They hesitated, and now that the regimental commander was dead, they finally chose to save their lives, discarding their shields and weapons, and turned and fled.

"Huh—Commander?" Seeing that the battle was finally over, the relieved Silver Guard knights looked at Hamirinin but suddenly didn't know what to do, and Asio hesitated for a moment before stepping forward.

"And the locks. He began, "Smash it open—" and another veteran knight said. "Hmm" Asseo nodded, then raised his greatsword and slammed the weight ball to smash the copper lock open, then reached out and pulled the car door.

"What the—" But before the door was halfway open, Asseo, who looked up, heard a crisp "click-"

——!!The cold glittering crossbow bolt pierced the knight's forehead, and he fell straight down. "Die, you traitors!!" the knight's squire, who was waiting in the carriage with the crown prince, roared angrily and rushed out with his sword in hand.

"Assio!!" and the knights of the Silver Guard rushed up and chopped him to pulp.

Asio also ...... There are only 7 people left, the regiment commander...... What about the corpses of the brethren?" said the surviving veteran knight to Hymirin, a tired face, and he silently walked up to Assio's side, closing his eyes with his hands.

"Bang!!" he pulled the wooden door up from the frame, the silver-white moonlight shining into the prison car, and the crown prince Hermes wore his hair loose and dressed in rudimentary linen clothes, his hands tied behind his back, and a cloth in his mouth to prevent him from making a sound warning. But despite this, he remained calm, and the moment he saw Hamirin, his gray-blue eyes burst into a color of hope.

"......." Hamirnin stepped forward and untied the strip of cloth from his mouth.

"Child, you—" The smile on Crown Prince Hermes's face froze in Hymirin's indifferent expression.

"Although a bit out of place, we had something we had to discuss. Hymirin's expression was as cold as Suomir's ice.

"Father. ”

“....... Father?" The knights looked at each other, and Hamirnin untied Crown Prince Hermes's hands and made way for him to get out of the prison cart.

"You...... Do you know?" the crown prince, who had been imprisoned and even beaten before, suddenly felt weak in his legs and feet for some reason, and he stood hard against the edge of the prisoner cart, and then said in a somewhat weak voice.

"Hmm. Hymirinen replied with only one syllable.

"Me and your mother, no, it's not—what's going on?" Crown Prince Hermes, who was about to continue his explanation, suddenly became nervous when he saw dozens of corpses on the ground in the moonlight.

"No, run, I'm not going to have more than one of them!"

"It's a trap-" "——!!Woo-Woo--Take" "Commander!!" Slender black arrows flew from the night, and the two Silver Guard knights picked up their shields and protected them both with their bodies, but one of the arrows had struck the crown prince in the abdomen before doing so.

"Uh-" Prince Hermes's gray-blue eyes widened, and blood immediately began to spread and stain his linen jacket red.

"Ahem—" "Diego!" Hamirinn cried in response, but the two knights, who had been shot into hedgehogs, could no longer answer him.

"Uhhhhh

"Commander!!!" shouted one of the uninjured knights, and Hymirnine jerked his head back, and dark clouds drifted across the sky briefly obscuring the moonlight from the West Fink on the surrounding hills that surrounded them.

A whole row of torches lit one after another.

And when the moonlight flashed again, a flag was raised high on the highest part of the hill.

"Black background, golden daisy. ”

"His Majesty's Banner of Emperor Higsumond—"

"Commander, let's break off and flee with the prince!" the roars of the knights echoed in their ears.

How to break off? Four people face a thousand people?

Instinct made him reflect it, and after sticking the great sword back behind his back, he picked up his father, cut the straps of the carriage with his short sword, and climbed onto the horse's back.

"Uh-h Higsumond I, on the hill, looked indifferently at the scene below, then raised a hand.

"Put. ”

"Boom Boom Boom ——!!"

Arrows fell frantically, and the last thing Hamiring saw when he looked back was the knights of the Silver Guard roaring forward with arrows.

Both eyes are red.

But there is nothing that can be done.

He drove his horse and ran for his life, not knowing where to go, his mind confused and his heart tired, full of only thoughts—

"To the North"

He crossed the hills, crossed the forest, and then came to the riverside as the morning sun rose.

"Poof-" The dizzy crown prince almost fell off his horse, "hissed-" The night of galloping Haimiling's spurs made the horse's abdomen bloody and blurred, and no matter how much it was stimulated, its speed could not be increased, and at this point it finally could not bear the weakness of its front legs and fell to the ground.

"Ho-" Hamirin, who had grabbed the crown prince and jumped off his horse, slammed his calf hard against the rocks by the river, the pain making him almost speechless, but he stood up with his broadsword.

"You—" The pale crown prince clutched his abdomen and said angrily, "Run away yourself, child." ”

“...... Where can they go? Hamirning shook his head and sighed, and the blackened army on the horizon in the distance with its banner held high had come into view.

"Shhh Hamiring looked at it, then at her scarred self and at the dying crown prince.

This is a desperate situation.

"You must run. ”

"You have to keep it, Suomir. ”

"What do you mean?" Hermes raised the question at this juncture, and Hymirinen looked at him with a frown.

"Your Majesty wants to conquer Suomir, because they are dying people, and they did not hide this secret before me. ”

"Suomir has always been the heart of the empire, and only this northern kingdom is needed to unify the eastern coast. You were actually sent out for...... To win the favor of the locals, you can send further garrisons. ”

"Fix it with Suomir or something, he doesn't care. Crown Prince Hermes smiled bitterly and said, "Who knew that you guys were really starting to do good things for the Suomirs." ”

"He's going to tear his face, the army of the imperial capital has begun to gather, and after executing me, the empire will march on Suomir. After Crown Prince Hermes finished speaking, he lay on his back on the riverbank again, gasping for several breaths before opening his eyes again.

"Do you know why we don't get along? The pupils of his gray-blue eyes that looked up at the sky had begun to drift, but he didn't know if it was a return to the light, but his voice became steady and powerful at this time.

"It's just a prophecy, something that my father said when he was young. ”

"Thou shalt one day conquer the world, but thou shalt beware of the offspring with grey-blue eyes. ”

"He is the reincarnation of a demon who has come to destroy the house of Saxiyutu. ”

"Ahem-ahem—" Hermes coughed, and Hymirnine stared at him in a daze.

"Ridiculous, hahahaha-" he laughed, but tears kept flowing from the corners of his eyes: "Because of such a so-called prophecy, in my more than 40 years of life, he can count the number of times he has seen me on one hand. ”

"It's fear, it's fear. ”

"I didn't kill Konstantin. ”

"Of course, I can't kill the princes who were born before me, but in the entire harem, the only one who can grow up and not die before death is indeed me, who has the color of the pupils in the prophecy. So he believed it, and instead of getting to know his own son, out of fear, he chose to reject me, chose to be hostile, chose to be vigilant everywhere, and even after such a problem happened, he directly thought that it was my responsibility. ”

"He knows you exist, he knows you'll be the one who came to save me. He wanted both of us to die, and it was all a trap in the first place. ”

"Kids. With tears in his eyes, he turned his head to look at Hermilin: "I'm sorry. ”

"......" The young knight leader was on a sword, and the amount of information was so large that he didn't know how to react.

"I should have told you all this, I could excuse myself with the mistakes I made in my youth, and maybe even death would not be able to erase this sin. ”

"That was a mistake, I hurt your mother. ”

"But your birth was not a mistake, child, and I understood the moment I saw your eyes. Don't let him deny that. ”

"I should have told you all this, Hymirin, I should have told you. ”

"Heinzwöm is your mother's birthplace. ”

"Presumably it was when those monks sent you to the orphanage to avoid pursuit, so that they could be reunited in the future. ”

"Leave the Empire and go to Suomir. ”

"War is about to be kindled, and you are destined to be the one who guides them. ”

"An outsider's words are usually not convincing, but you have been struggling there for two years. Swear in your mother's name, tell them all this, tell them that I am the one who has violated your mother, and tell them that this is a lie of the Empire. And you will lead the Suomirs to break this lie, to break the lie of the Empire. ”

The army stayed in the rear, and Sigsumond I approached with Prince Nigsson and his personal guard.

"Lead the people, Hymirin, lead the people. Hermes stood up, his pale face distorted with pain, his messy beard stained with vomit, but he stood up stiffly.

"Father—" Hymirnine leaned over to reach out, but Hermes raised his hand to reject him.

"Stomping—" Even though he was 84 years old, the emperor was still full of majesty, and his beard was white, and his sword eyebrows were tightly wrinkled together.

"This abominable eye color. A magnetic voice like thunder rang out, and Sigsumond I spoke in a tone of unsympathetic indifference.

"I can finally solve this curse here, the curse that has taken away so many of my beloved. ”

"Ho, great father. Hermes said sarcastically to the Emperor on his face: "You call yourself a victorious general to conquer the Emperor, but in my opinion. ”

"You're just a confused old man who can't tell the reality and gets carried away by fear, so he is facing the forces around him!"

"Kill them," Higsumond commanded, expressionless. "Child!" "Qiang Dang ——!!" Somewhere came from, Hermes, who turned around, pounced on Hermenin, and then blocked two spears for him. The knight commander, who did not react in a hurry, dropped the big sword in his hand, and then the two of them fell into the water together.

"Your Majesty!"

"Pursue, make sure they die. Sigsumond spoke indifferently, and then turned his horse.

"Child—" The water was rushing and the two men rose and fell in it. The blood oozing from the three wounds dissolved in the water, and Hermes spoke with the last of his strength.

"Survival—" He let go of his hand.

"Go down—" Then drowned in the current.

"Father——!!" Hamirnin held out his hand, but could not catch anything.

A wave came and knocked him unconscious at the bottom of the river.

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In the blurred consciousness, someone's voice sounded.

Anxious voice, but what is being said?

There's something else in the background.

"-Ding-ding-"

"Ding-dang !!" suddenly woke him up with a thunderous sound, but the moment he woke up, he felt a sour pain in his nasal cavity.

"Ahem, ahem—" The cough was accompanied by stagnant water, and he was still dizzy from exhaustion. "Great, Erica, he's awake!" the black-haired bishop shouted beside her, and the silver-haired mercenary in front of her led a few other people with red mercenary badges to step forward.

"Bang !!" The strong wind pressure blew the Imperial knight on the opposite side unable to advance, and the sweaty Erica turned around: "Retreat!"

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The horses galloped through the mountains and forests quickly, the wind was howling, the breath of the women behind him was in his ears, the pursuers of the empire were still behind him, and the arrows were shot from time to time, but at this moment he only felt that his mind was swollen and he could not feel anything.

The problem was not solved.

The problem was not solved.

The problem was not solved.

There are many more things I want to ask, I want to question that man in person, I want to ask about the things of the year, I want to find out everything.

But he just died.

He only felt that a corner of his heart was missing.

This was something he shouldn't have felt, and he had never had a father like this in his life before. And after that, before he can really accept him, he learns the truth about his past birth.

It was a man who was burdened with sin, even if he desperately wanted to atone for his sins, even if his mistakes had roots, but none of this could change the fact that he had committed sin.

But what's going on?

There is a corner missing in my heart.

"Survive—"

The words echoed in my ears.

"Survive—"

For what?

What are you trying to survive for?

"Revenge. ”

"To them. ”

"Revenge. ”

He closed his eyes and fell asleep in her gentle voice.

There's a fire burning.

Blazing.

Since His Majesty the Emperor firmly believes in that prophecy.

That's it.

Let it come true –