Necromancers are frantically stationing troops in the apocalypse.

Chapter 983, Breaking into the Palace

"Control the child!" The Archbishop muttered, and then said, "A hero will not be tied down by his offspring, but letting the whole continent know that a hero can't even protect his own children can indeed reflect his incompetence."

The king of a country will not allow himself to be manipulated just because his prince is captured.

This is even more true for heroes. The moment they become a hero, their status and lifespan reach the top in this world.

Even if the other party is very young and may not be able to figure these things out in a short period of time, it is impossible for him to obediently obey the words of the Vatican just because he captured a child.

It was a child born to a maid.

But the success of this kind of thing turned the tables in the contest between the Holy See and Wu Heng.

It’s also a good method.

The bishop who made the suggestion felt that what he said made sense, and continued, "According to intelligence, the child has been in the City Lord's Mansion in Rentam City, and it is difficult to approach him there."

"Form a separate team." The archbishop said calmly.

The bishop beside him hesitated for a moment and said, "When the time comes, will Wu Heng directly retaliate against us..."

The archbishop paused while adjusting his sleeves. "Then do it covertly. Let him think it was done by the eldest prince. Anyway, the assassinations arranged over there have never stopped."

The bishop raised his eyebrows and said, "Yes!"

After putting on the complicated robe, the Archbishop walked out slowly. "Let's go. Let the kingdom finalize the transfer order today. We can't delay the reinforcement of troops on the front line any longer. Wu Heng is being held on Treasure Island, so we can't delay it for too long."

The bishop nodded and walked out.

The issue of further increasing troops has been discussed for some time, but the Vatican has obviously lost its patience.

This matter must be settled today. The kingdom cannot continue to drag it out.

If it had been delayed beyond the winter, there was no certainty as to how things would have turned out.

The archbishop walked out of the room, and the rest of the priests of the Vatican were ready.

They hurried towards the palace together.

……

Command the government office.

The kingdom's commander, Leona, sat on the sofa like a sculpture, wearing armor and with her sword on the coffee table in front of her.

All night long, the sword remained half-drawn, and the cold light reflected by the blade drew a straight dividing line on the wall, just like her torn loyalty at this moment.

To the crown! Or to the kingdom.

His calloused fingers stroked the etched pattern on his left chest. There was the mark of the kingdom's supreme commander. Below the pattern was a line of tiny words engraved: The Kingdom's Loyal Shield.

If the eldest prince really abdicated today and the second prince sat on the throne, would he not believe in himself?

A general who was easily persuaded and remained inactive even when his king was threatened.

It's already considered a betrayal.

But the fifth princess dared to enter the city alone, and said bluntly that the youngest hero was already in the city.

With the intervention of heroes, what would happen even if troops were sent?
It's nothing more than a few more corpses, which will make the kingdom more chaotic.

She sat there all night, still not figuring out what to do.

perhaps!

According to the Fifth Princess's advice, not participating is the best option.

Dong dong dong~!

There was a knock on the door.

The commander opened his eyes suddenly, and then heard his subordinates' voices, "Sir, it's almost time for the parliament."

The commander took a deep breath and sheathed his sword with a clang.

When I opened the door, a cool breeze blew in my face.

"Order the city defense garrison to be on alert, and the city garrison to string their bows and crossbows and stay on standby." The commander placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and hesitated for a moment, "Without my order, no one is allowed to act without authorization."

"Yes!" The generals' eyes narrowed, and they also heard that something big might happen. They did not dare to delay and turned around and left immediately.

The commander walked out of the mansion, got on the carriage and drove slowly forward.

……

royal palace.

The morning light penetrated the windows, casting the ministers' shadows into long and slender lines on the golden floor tiles.

Normally, the king does not participate in day-to-day administrative decision-making.

The reason why meetings are being held so frequently now is because the increase in troops on the front lines has had a huge impact and the pressure from the Holy See is getting closer.

Wait until all officials arrive.

Five priests from the Vatican, led by the archbishop, walked into the hall with slow steps and arrogant manner.

The eldest prince sat on the throne and said a few polite words, and the meeting officially began.

No one else spoke.

The archbishop stepped forward and said in a serious voice, "Your Majesty, the reinforcements from the Holy See have arrived at the rendezvous point. The war is urgent and we cannot delay any further. We must dispatch troops to the front today."

Other priests from the Vatican also came forward to echo.

The faces of the kingdom's ministers, on the other hand, were extremely grim.

The Vatican's words sound polite, but in reality they are asking the eldest prince to make a decision today.

The eldest prince had an unsightly expression on his face. He glanced at the ministers below him and raised his eyebrows slightly.

In the past, the ministers who would come forward to stop it and find excuses all remained silent today, and no one stood up.

I felt something was a little off in my heart, but I was also physically and mentally exhausted because of this matter. I just wanted to deal with the Vatican first and then think of other solutions.

"Since the personnel from the Holy See have arrived, the Imperial Council will directly draft a transfer order to transfer the troops recruited from various places to the front line."

The war in this world is slow, as long as the hero does not get involved in the battle.

It is a very long journey to fight from the border to the royal capital.

Even if everything goes well, the royal capital won't be seen for two or three years.

This is also the reason why officials and ministers are not afraid of war. They don’t have to go out and die, and they have plenty of time to think of solutions.

"Your Majesty is wise!" the archbishop said lightly, and continued: "Within three days, I want to see the army marching..."

Boom~!

The violent explosion shattered the stained glass windows on the west side.

Then, outside the palace there were dense shouts and cries of killing, as well as the sounds of fierce fighting and weapons clashing.

Everyone in the store was shocked and didn't know what was going on.

Among the ministers, only the chief wizard and the kingdom commander frowned slightly, with an expression of expected happening in their eyes.

"Protect His Majesty!" The guards in the palace immediately protected the eldest prince behind them.

Even the ministers below were isolated outside.

This is to prevent any hidden enemies among these people from suddenly attacking the eldest prince.

From the direction of the Holy See, the priest quickly approached the archbishop and said, "Should we avoid it first? It looks like the royal family is going to be in turmoil again."

The archbishop narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't worry, let's see what happens to them. No matter who they are, they dare not do anything to us."

It was not easy to decide to send troops.

But problems happened to arise at this time. On the one hand, it might be internal strife, but it also makes people wonder whether this was a self-directed and self-acted play in order to continue to delay time.

Besides, they had nothing to worry about.

Even if there was internal strife in the royal family and people from outside came in to attack, they would not dare to attack these people.

"Yes!" the priest replied.

The Vatican was the most calm in waiting for the result.

Bang~!

There was another loud bang and the door was violently pushed open.

In the smoke, the fifth princess, Brittany, walked in, stepping on the corpses of the king's personal guards, followed by two strangely shaped skeletons. One was burly, with broken horns on its head and insect-like wings flapping on its back.

The other one was an ordinary humanoid skeleton, wearing a wizard's robe, with his hands behind his back, and surrounded by gray-white sword energy.

The fifth princess!
When everyone saw each other's appearance clearly, they were all surprised and surprised.

Regarding the chaos outside, they thought of everyone except Her Royal Highness the Fifth Princess.

The eldest prince was also stunned, not expecting that it would be her who came in.

After a moment of silence, the hand with the ruby ​​ring pointed downwards and said angrily: "Brittany! What are you doing? You think the kingdom is not chaotic enough?"

If it was the second prince who came, perhaps he would be worried.

But the one who came today was the Fifth Princess, who was gentle in nature, loved flowers and plants, and normally would not kill a single insect, so there was nothing to worry about.

His own momentum rose a little bit.

"My brother!" The Fifth Princess stepped forward on the broken glass, passed through the ministers on both sides, and approached the throne. Her voice was calm and calm, "Please abdicate."

After these words were spoken, everyone's eyes widened again.

The Fifth Princess must be possessed. Why is she so different from before?

He faced all the ministers so calmly and coldly said that the eldest prince should abdicate.

The Vatican also looked at the fifth princess who suddenly appeared and was also a little surprised.

The fifth princess, whose information was put at the bottom, would actually return to the palace in this way.

At the same time, they were all ready to fight.

According to the latest intelligence, the Fifth Princess has gained the support of Wu Heng in Netale City, and undead servants have appeared here, so this matter is not so simple.

The eldest prince's eyes narrowed as he looked down at his sister who had previously understood nothing about politics. He said in a cold voice, "You really think I dare not kill you by doing this?"

"You tried it, but you didn't succeed." The fifth princess said calmly.

"You're really rebelling." The eldest prince's face turned red and he pointed downwards, "Guards, kill her."

Wow~!

The guards in front, holding swords, rushed directly to the position of the fifth princess.

The officials immediately dispersed and hid far away.

Swish swish~!

Sword Qi shot out quickly, and the guards who rushed over fell to the ground in an instant. The blood dyed the ground red, and the whole hall was filled with the smell of blood.

At the same time, the commander of the kingdom drew out his long sword and silently put it back into the scabbard.

All the bodyguards died.

The eldest prince showed fear on his face and retreated step by step, shouting to the other guards and generals among the ministers.

But no one dared to come forward at this time.

The fifth princess glanced at the corpse on the ground, and then said, "Brother King! Abdicate."

The words fell.

The skeleton flashed, and rushed out as a stream of light, trying to control the eldest prince.

"Hmph!" The archbishop snorted coldly and slammed the scepter in his hand to the ground. A holy light barrier stretched across the front of the crown prince.

The eldest prince looked delighted.

Yes! And the Holy See, no matter how the royal family is in turmoil, as long as it involves the undead.

The people of the Vatican will not ignore it.

As expected, relying on the Holy See can protect oneself.

He thought to himself, but the next second, the barrier was covered with black spider-web-like cracks.

Everyone in the Vatican widened their eyes, and the eldest prince looked as pale as death.

Click~!

The holy light barrier shattered, and with a bang, the skeleton flashed and knocked the eldest prince directly out, smashing him against the wall behind.

His body slid down the wall, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.

"No need to kill him." The fifth princess immediately reminded, and Shanshan, who was rushing out, stopped.

As for the Vatican, it was as if it was facing a formidable enemy. Holy light appeared and Sanskrit sounds echoed in the hall.

The Corn Sword Master shot out gray-white sword energy, and all kinds of holy light magic were shattered.

A large number of officials rushed towards the door. The generals were planning to mobilize troops, and the Shadow Council also mixed in the crowd and ran out.

"Enough! Go back to your seats." As he spoke, a man blocked the door.

He snapped his fingers casually, and a gray-white light circle spread out.

The dead soldiers on the ground turned into skeletons and stood up with the sound of bones rubbing against each other.

"Block this place. Anyone who tries to leave will be killed immediately." Wu Heng gave the order calmly.

After saying that, he walked into the hall step by step.

Everyone stared at him.

Black hair and black eyes, wearing black scale leather armor on the outside and a wizard robe on the inside...

Wu Heng!

The youngest human leader actually came here.

The limp eldest prince in the distance raised his head with difficulty, took a closer look at the person in the distance, and closed his eyes resignedly.

The archbishop and others turned pale and immediately waved their hands to stop the condensation of the holy light magic.

The heroes are here, and any unnecessary action on their part would be courting death.

The Minister of Finance's legs went weak and he fell to the ground. He finally understood why the commander-in-chief and the chief wizard had remained silent the whole time. These two must have received the news in advance.

damn it!
Why didn't he know it, and just now he was inciting the generals to kill the fifth princess.

Wu Heng finally came to seek revenge on them.

It is not like what the Vatican said, that they were trapped on Treasure Island and dared not come out.

……

All the ministers returned to their positions.

The hall suddenly became quiet and silent.

Many eyes, some suspicious, some fearful, were cast at the necromancer who walked in.

Unlike when the fifth princess appeared, no one dared to scold or ask any more questions.

If there is one thing that the Yeko Kingdom fears the most, it is undoubtedly a conflicted hero who will come directly to the palace to kill them.

After a long while, an old minister stepped forward and said, "Chief Wu Heng, the Kingdom of Yeko is willing to compensate you for the losses it has caused you... No! We are willing to double the compensation. I hope you will show some mercy, considering that you have been protected by the Kingdom."

The shelter mentioned should refer to the time when he was in Blackrock Town.

Wu Heng glanced at the other person. This old man must have done it on purpose. Everyone knew that he had been severely suppressed in Black Stone Town.

Now bring this up.

Another person bravely said, "Master Chief, we are willing to cease fire and will not do anything to trouble you again. Please let us go."

The other ministers waited for a few seconds, and when they saw that Wu Heng did not kill the two men, they all spoke up.

The eldest prince sat up a little straighter, looked at Wu Heng, and said, "Wu Heng! You are the leader of the association, and I am the monarch of the kingdom. You can't kill me."

"Whatever you want, I can give it to you, and I can also make you a hero of the kingdom."

At this point, the eldest prince no longer cared about the people from the Holy See present and wanted to directly switch sides to Wu Heng.

The Holy See was also in a state of rigidity.

Someone came closer and said in a very low voice, "What should we do?"

"There are not many undeads. Are you sure you can kill them all?"

(End of this chapter)