Quadruple split.

Chapter 542 The Eve (I)

Half an hour later
Game time PM22:07
The army that had been suppressed to the city of Mercury retreated. As Gavin expected, when the Mercury Guard entered the battle and the Winter Prism was fully overloaded, the Allied Lords did not try to fight against the powerful ice under the night. Knot Pulse continued to attack, but changed formations and evacuated eastward in a short period of time, while the Buffy Sword Knights and Ice Curtain Mages who were standing outside the city also retreated into the city under the cover of the Mercury Guard, without the slightest desire to fight. Meaning, after all, little is known about these so-called core armed forces of the Marshall Territory. At least in the regular service stage, except for those who are particularly talented and have an obvious tendency to chaos, almost no one knows the core secrets of this family. Until before, These fighters also felt that their lord was calculated or targeted by other grand dukes because of some kind of interest dispute, and thought that all this was just a small-scale friction.

Until just now, after witnessing the lord coalition forces covering a total of eight families and fighting with them, they faintly realized that something was wrong, but even so, neither the Knights, the Mages nor the Mercury Guard wavered. , It is enough to show how loyal these people are to their lords, and how well Manager Fudge has done in controlling public opinion and blocking news.

If it were any lord army from other countries, after seeing the crusade army headed by the royal family coming towards them, as long as there is no legitimate reason to support them, it is almost a certainty that they will defect, and only the Violet Empire is extremely special. Only in such an environment can there be such a thing that in the eyes of the army, there are only lords and no emperors.

All in all, tonight's battle has come to an end. The three legions of the Marshalls, relying on the city wall and equipped with a strategic defensive weapon like the Winter Prism, only lost less than [-]% in the brief confrontation. Two thousand people, although this number is not small, but for the three major legions whose total number is less than [-] (including the reserve troops who were urgently transferred to Mercury City), it is far from a serious injury. .

The battle damage on the side of the lord's coalition was even more minor. In the early stage, apart from the Eagle Wings who rushed up first, that is, Baroka's Panshan Heavy Knights and the Simon Family's Night Watch Corps lost about [-] people, the others Almost all of the family's armies were well preserved, and the Crystal Wolf family at the back did not lose half of them. It can be seen that although the number of this improvised coalition army is not large (the eight families have a total of [-] people, only It is one and a half times more than Marshall's three major legions combined), but its elite level is beyond doubt, and it has also been proved by practice that the multiple joint 'Violet Eagle Formation' is still strong. In fact, if it is not for the lack of a 'Marshall Eagle Shoulder', if the Panshan Knights cannot get support, their battle damage can be reduced by at least half.

As for the activation of the severe winter prism on the top of the mage tower in Mercury City, the coalition forces of the lords were indeed caught off guard. Thinking that the other party had overloaded this hole card at full capacity as soon as they came up, they suffered a big loss, resulting in the wolf cavalry led by Fire Claw and the Dantes Golden Crow Guard being directly frozen for nearly [-] people .

It's not an ordinary ice seal that can keep people alive and kicking after being smashed. The harsh winter prism overloaded to the limit by reckless consequences is far less gentle, and the silver-white pulses exuding the bone-chilling cold are all epic. The power of a super caster's full blow, if the person being attacked has no corresponding protective measures, no matter which part of the body is rubbed, the corresponding body will be frozen to necrosis in an instant, if it is directly hit or one-third of the body surface If an area of ​​one is swept away, it is almost a certain death.

If it weren't for the limitation that each pulse of the Winter Prism can only last for two seconds even if it is fully loaded, and it needs to be recharged for at least [-] seconds after attacking, the number of fighters wiped out by this thing would at least double.

However, after this thing showed its power, almost all the mage consultants around the lord made the same judgment, that is, the opponent's current usage is causing damage to the prism core all the time, and it is irreversible damage, so as long as we don't be stupid Pressing the ground against the pulse, after seven or eight hours, even if this thing is not abolished, it can only be used as an ordinary magic storage crystal. Even if the opponent ceases fire immediately, it is useless. As long as the output of magic power is stopped, the town will be destroyed The treasure will definitely start to disintegrate immediately.

So after a brief exchange with the other seven grand dukes, His Majesty the Emperor waved his hand—retreat, and the allied forces of the lords turned around and retreated in unison.

They didn't stop after breaking away from the strike range of the Winter Prism, but directly withdrew to Mithril City, which they had entered earlier. After all, it was getting late now, and the opponent had a city to rely on to wait for work, and the lord's coalition forces had been rushing continuously For a long time now, both physical and mental state are far from the best level, it is better to temporarily withdraw to the temporary station to take a good rest, eat something and sleep well, anyway, Mercury City can't run away, and recharge your batteries It's the same if you wait until tomorrow morning to fight again.

Anyone with even a modicum of military mind would think so, and it's the right way of thinking, the right way of thinking exactly as one would expect...

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Game time PM22:25
Mithril City East District, the former Marshall Autonomous Army barracks, now the temporary station of Dantes,

Grand Duke Dantis waved away the entourage beside him, and returned to the small three-story building in the center of the station with tired steps. This was not where he stayed in Mithril City, but he was too lazy to return to his own place now The reason is very simple, the old man didn't know what expression to use to face Clive Blaisen.

"Anyway, I'm going to a meeting later..."

Grand Duke Dantès sighed, waved his hands to make the two guards of the Golden Crow retreat behind him, and sat down slowly on a wooden chair, sighed faintly, staring at the flames in the fireplace in a daze.

This is the room of the Commander-in-Chief of the Marshall Autonomous Army in Mithril City. Although the interior decoration is still in line with the status of the 'former master', as a distinguished grand duke, he rarely stays in such a harsh environment. There is no warm enchantment, no soothing music, no reliefs and murals, no half-books for entertainment, not even a carpet that can be stepped on barefoot, even the flame in the fireplace is the kind that must be lit with charcoal. inferior fire instead of the quiet and bright fire elemental.

The crackling sound made Dantès uneasy, and he, who had no intention of caring about the environment, finally snorted softly, stretched out his fingers and pointed steadily at the noisy fireplace...

Bang! !

A bright flame exploded, engulfing the charcoal in the fireplace in an instant, and then turned into a bright orange-yellow fire ring that slowly rotated inside.

Although the strength of only an intermediate mage is far inferior to that of his elder brother who is a genius, but this level of elemental control is still possible for Grand Duke Dantes, but he rarely has similar opportunities.

【Brother, Ruth...what should I do...】

The old man murmured in a low voice, slowly closed his heavy eyelids, and his mind was in a mess.

He did not regret agreeing to the plan given by Buffy Marshall, and joined forces with Grand Duke Hussein to assassinate the emperor. The death of his most precious sister in order to protect the wayward Clever decades ago has always been entrenched in the heart of Grand Duke Dantes. , made him resent his former best friend all the time, and when he was in Salamune, the scene of Ruibo being suppressed by that repair force in the Purple Nine Hall was also vivid in his mind, and Clever's connivance towards the latter was even more It made him feel cold.

Could it be that Clever wants to abolish Ribo's position as crown prince and let Schubryn inherit the Violet royal family?

This idea made Grand Duke Dantes sleepless and sleepy like a stick in his throat, and it also made his most beloved nephew, Crown Prince Ruibo sleepless.

Why didn't Clever accept Ruibo's proposal?
Why did Clever listen to that Xiu's nonsense?
Had Clever forgotten how much Ruth loved him?

Doesn't Clever care about the blood of the woman who gave Ribo her life for him?

These questions lingered in Grand Duke Dantes' mind all the time, making him unable to think rationally at all, and making him feel cold, fearful and angry.

And at this moment, the woman who claimed to be the emissary of the Marshall family appeared. Like a devil who knew people's hearts well, she made a proposal that she couldn't refuse——

Kill Clever, kill Brassien, let Ribo inherit the throne, and become the greatest king in the history of Violet with the support of the Marshall family, the Hussein family, and the Dantes family.

As long as the Marshall family and the Hussein family no longer restrain the royal family, coupled with the support of the Dantes family, with the ambition and ability of his nephew, this is not empty talk.

The premise is that Clever and Xiu must die!

That man indirectly killed his sister, and he doted on the offspring he had with another woman, and he refused to give way to Ruibo, who was only thinking about the family, so he deserved death.

That second prince who is tolerant, cunning, and harboring evil intentions must not stay!

You are right!Damn them!

[But Clever is not dead. If this is the case, even if Ruibo has killed that Xiu in Salamune, in the future...]

Dantès clenched his fist tightly, then loosened it weakly.

He was distraught.

However, at this moment, the door of the room was pushed open without a sound.

"Who?"

Although Grand Duke Dantis closed his eyes, his perception ability was not affected. On the premise that the person who pushed the door did not deliberately conceal his breath, he noticed the other person almost immediately, and turned his head to look at the room. While opening the door, he gripped his cane tightly.

The one who came just smiled, closed the door from the inside, walked slowly to the Grand Duke Dantes, bowed and saluted: "Long time no see, Your Excellency the Grand Duke."

This is a burly dwarf with an ordinary appearance and a stocky figure. He is wearing a set of heavy armor of the rank of the captain of the Golden Crow Guard. He looks the same as the guards outside, but this still does not prevent the Great Lord Dantes from recognizing his identity. After all, the calm and indifferent gaze of this person left a deep impression on me not long ago.

"It's you……"

Dantès snorted softly, let go of his cane a little, and asked with a gloomy face, "You still dare to come here?"

"of course."

The other party nodded with a smile, sat unceremoniously in front of the Grand Duke Dantis, and said softly: "In fact, before I came to visit, I had been wandering around this city for a long time, and I even went to find a Went to Grand Duke Hussein and chatted with him for a while."

Dantès' expression turned serious. He knew that Hussein had returned to the Liuli Pavilion directly after returning to Mithril City, and the level of security there was far from what this well-regulated barracks could match. Since the person in front of him could run Going to that kind of place means...

"I don't think that should concern you now, sir."

Gavin smiled as if she could read her thoughts, and stroked her mustache with her stubby fingers: "As far as I know, His Majesty Clever will soon call the Grand Dukes to discuss matters. So the time that can be left for me... is very limited."

"The time I can leave you is also very limited."

Grand Duke Dantis looked at the other party coldly, and asked straight to the point in a deep voice: "Why did the assassination fail? What does Buffy think now? What did you say to Hussein?"

"The assassination failed because your colleague Mercury-core Archduke Fernand appeared in the Violet Formation for no reason and intercepted all the attackers by himself. Obviously, everyone, including Mr. Buffy, underestimated that A bald man who knows how to avoid disaster."

Although she said that the time is limited, Gavin still answered the Grand Duke Dantes' question in her unhurried tone: "Your Excellency Buffy's thoughts remain unchanged, and I hope that Hussein, Dantes The two families joined hands to send His Royal Highness Ruibo to the throne, and are willing to pay a lot of price on the premise of protecting themselves; as for the content of my conversation with Your Excellency Hussein... it is actually what I want to say to you next."

Her words seemed to have some kind of magical power, which could make people involuntarily regain their composure, and then let reason prevail and calm down quickly.

Under the calm attitude of the other party, the Grand Duke Dantès could not help suppressing his anger, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and said word by word: "I would like to hear more about it."

"Thank you for your cooperation and trust. I have to say that in terms of noble demeanor, Grand Duke Hussein is far behind your Excellency."

Gavin expressed his respect in a tepid manner, then leaned forward slightly, crossed his hands in front of the tip of his nose, and said lightly: "Tomorrow, Mercury City will take the initiative to attack, except for the Buffy Sword Knights, Ice Curtain Mage, In addition to the Mercury Guard and the Slave Hunting Group, there will be a large number of rather special combat forces appearing on the battlefield, and they will cause a huge chaos. During this period, I and two other powerful people will Lead a small number of elites to assassinate His Majesty Clever in the chaos, and before that, I hope you and the two Grand Dukes Hussein..."

"What do you want us to do?"

"Create opportunities for us."

"How to make it? What opportunity?"

"If the whole army turns against them, they will be killed with one blow."

Five hundred and thirty ninth chapter: the end

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