king of the castle

Chapter 433 The King's Conspiracy

The duke committed suicide. 【】

He slashed his throat deeply with a pocket knife he carried, and blood was still gushing from the horrible wound when Roger burst into the room.The sound the two heard outside the room just now was the sound of the knife in Hamilton's hand falling to the ground.

Anna, who was following Roger, also came in, and when she saw her father, she threw herself to the side of the bed with sobs and called out in a low voice, "Dad...Dad!"

Roger came to the bed quietly and found that although Hamilton had stopped breathing, there was a gratified smile on his face.After knowing his final outcome, the Duke had already planned to do so.It is terrible to die in his presence, but the scariest thing is to become an undead creature and never rest in peace after death.The duke of the dignified kingdom must never fall into such a fate, so Hamilton not only determined to kill himself, but also carved a line with a knife on the side of the bed: After I die, cremate my body!

It can be seen from this line that Hamilton is determined not to become an undead creature, even if he destroys his own corpse.

Although both Roger and Anna were prepared for Hamilton's ending, they were still very sad when it happened.Especially Anna was very sad, kneeling in front of her father's body and weeping like a tearful person.

Roger knew that it would be a good thing to vent his emotions at this time, so he didn't stop Anna, but let her cry happily.Anna has been under enough pressure for many days, if she is forced to keep her sadness in her heart, it will be bad for her health.

After crying for an unknown amount of time, the exhausted Anna finally fell into a deep sleep.Roger gently picked up Anna's delicate body which was much lighter, came to her room, and gently put Anna on the bed.

Seeing Anna's haggard look, Roger sighed loudly, covered her with the quilt and walked out of the room gently.Anna is tired, it's time for her to take a good rest, and Roger will naturally take over the next thing.

Roger, who came outside the castle, first summoned all Hamilton's soldiers and told everyone about the Duke's unfortunate death.Originally, the purpose of keeping the Duke's injury a secret was to avoid the distraction of the army. Now that Roger is in charge of the overall situation, there is no need to do so anymore.

"The Duke of Hamilton has passed away in order to destroy the undead creatures and entered the heaven of the Supreme God. May he rest in peace!" Roger said loudly to the remaining 2000 soldiers, all of whom were exhausted and almost everyone was injured: "Next The battle will be under my command. The biggest problem before us is how to safely return to the Killington Pass. I cannot guarantee that each of you will return home safely, but I will do my best to bring Bring back as many people as possible!"

When Roger said that the Duke had passed away, there was a commotion among the soldiers.Those who can be brought to the Lund Peninsula by Hamilton are naturally all his direct troops.These people were extremely loyal to Hamilton. At this time, when the Duke of Judah passed away, it was inevitable that there would be some emotional fluctuations.

However, when Roger announced that he would succeed the Duke of Hamilton in command of the battle, no soldiers raised objections.After all, after the Duke's death, Roger was the highest-ranked person in Gaia City, and there was nothing wrong with him commanding the battle.What's more, regardless of his own safety, Roger took the initiative to come to the Lund Peninsula where the undead ravaged to fight side by side with everyone. This alone is enough to win him the respect of the soldiers.

And now the forces guarding Gaia City are all soldiers brought by Roger.These soldiers have amazing combat effectiveness, and they are not at all inferior in the face of a large number of undead creatures. They also admire the Duke's soldiers very much, and feel that it is really gratifying to have such comrades in arms.

So no matter from which aspect, Roger is the best candidate for the commander. Although he himself proposed to command the next battle, it seemed a bit aggressive, but he also won the support of everyone.

Knight Ralph was very sad when he heard the news of the Duke's death, but he was the first to express his opinion: "I agree with the Earl as the commander. I believe you will be able to lead everyone out of here alive!"

"We obey your orders, Lord Earl!" Now that even the knights under the duke's command expressed their views, the soldiers naturally had no objections, and all expressed their willingness to obey Roger's orders.

"Very good, the first order is to rest!" Roger said to Ralph: "The soldiers brought by the Duke will be under your unified command. Let everyone have a good rest first, so that they can regain their energy and fight against the undead creatures. revenge!"

"Obey!" Ralph saluted Roger, and then directed the tired soldiers to rest.During this period of time, the knight had seen the combat effectiveness of Roger's soldiers, and was confident in whether they could defend against the attack of undead creatures, so he rest assured that his men could rest.

After solving the soldiers' problems, Roger returned to Anna's room, sat down gently in a chair, closed his eyes and meditated.The continuous rush for the past few days also made him feel a little tired, and it was time to rest for a while.

I don't know how long I slept, but Roger was awakened by a soft noise in the room.He quickly opened his eyes and found that Anna had woken up and was sitting on the bed weeping silently.

Roger hurriedly came to Anna's side, gently hugged her fragrant shoulders and whispered comfort: "Don't be too sad, your father didn't expect you to be like this in heaven."

"I know, I just feel sad." Anna leaned on Roger's shoulder and whispered: "When I set off here, my father told me in high spirits that the disaster caused by the undead on the Lund Peninsula will soon be completely resolved. But, I didn't expect..."

At this point, Anna sobbed again, and Roger comforted her softly for a long time, and then asked in a low voice after she gradually calmed down: "Why is your father so confident that he can wipe out the undead in the entire Lund Peninsula?"

"Father said that His Majesty the King told him that the statue of the Archangel, an artifact created by the Supreme God, is in the city of Gaia." Anna whispered to Roger, "His Majesty also said that as long as the statue of the Archangel is found, all undead creatures can be wiped out. After my father heard the news, he brought the direct troops here, but before he found the statue, he was surrounded by undead creatures. The soldiers fought desperately, but still..."

Speaking of this, Anna broke down in tears again.The tragic death of her father hit Anna too hard, turning her from a strong woman into a weak woman.

Roger listened to Anna's narration of the incident, and then recalled the words that Duke Hamilton said to himself before his death, and only felt a wave of anger burning in his chest.Roger can already be sure that the Duke's tragic experience today is entirely a conspiracy planned by the king!