Knight and Wand

Chapter 342 SSR
Teams of royal guards in armor held torches high and shuttled through every corner of the palace. Their greaves and steel boots made the sound of a dense swarm of bees buzzing on the floor.

When they woke up, they found that all the sentries in the heavily guarded palace had been attacked. Every guard who climbed up from the ground was filled with shock and anger for their dereliction of duty.

Led by their team leaders, the guards rushed frantically toward the main palace complex, fearing that the safety of the king and royal family members in the sleeping area would be endangered.

Fortunately, the Crown Prince and the commander of the imperial guards sent orders one after another, and the situation did not seem to be out of control.

Seeing a figure holding a strange spear running towards him in the night, the Royal Guard Knight immediately raised his sword and shouted at the man to stop.

"Don't panic, it's me." Ines said softly.

Leon stopped and put down the girl in his arms.

"your Highness!"

The firelight illuminated the beautiful face of the third princess. The guards breathed a sigh of relief and saluted in unison.

Ines wasted no time and stepped forward immediately: "Please send a few knights to the hunting garden in the east courtyard to look for my guard Sir Agatha. She may still be there. Be sure to bring her back safely."

The captain of the royal guard quickly agreed and immediately turned around to call out three royal knights to rush to the area the princess mentioned.

Seeing this, Ines continued to give orders: "The people who invaded the palace with ill intentions are members of the Warlock Society. The traitorous warlock Mette colluded with Vizmara to use magic to cause chaos in the palace. Mette has been killed by Baron Leon who came to protect me. Another person is on the run. Summon the guards inside and outside the palace as soon as possible to arrest those northern warlocks in the Royal City Inn. Also, is my father safe?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Masques have already rushed to the main palace to protect the Emperor. We are searching for the intruders as ordered, but we still don't know whether His Majesty is safe or not." The captain of the guards replied worriedly.

Ines nodded and said seriously, "Then take me to see my father now."

After that, she turned around and said, "Leon, I have the guards to protect me, you can go after the warlock."

Before Leon could move, the captain of the royal guards saw this and stopped Ines, saying, "Your Highness, the commander has ordered martial law in the palace. No one except the royal guards is allowed to enter the palace tonight. All nobles must be taken to the Twilight Hall to wait for dawn. Baron Avalon is also here."

Ines's face turned cold when she heard this: "If Baron Leon hadn't rescued me, I would have been a corpse. One of the main culprits was killed by him himself, and his body is still in the Holy Sword Courtyard. He performed his duty to save me for you, but can't he be freed from suspicion? Or do you think I am also suspected of plotting rebellion tonight?"

The guards bowed their heads after being blocked by the princess' questioning. However, despite feeling deeply ashamed, the captain of the guards still insisted on his own opinion: "I will apologize to you and Lord Leon after everything is over, but the current situation is special. The commander-in-chief and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have given clear orders, and we cannot disobey them."

Although Ines was displeased, she was only the king's daughter after all, and had no right to force the guards loyal to the king to obey her orders.

Leon raised his hand and waved at Ines: "Forget it, I may not be able to catch up with him by myself, and you don't have to make it difficult for them. Besides, there are so many guards in the royal city. Giving the task of chasing them can make up for the responsibility of not protecting the palace."

The captain of the royal guard looked at him, and there was some gratitude in his eyes when he received Lord Pendragon's understanding. With such a big mess happening, apart from the team that rushed to protect the king at the first time, the royal guards needed to concentrate on controlling everyone in the palace, naturally including the nobles and lords who stayed in the royal court. This was obviously an extremely offensive burden.

Leon didn't care that much. Martial law was a necessary measure at the moment, and compared to chasing after Vizimara who invaded the palace, he was more worried about the safety of Corvis and Lohak.

However, seeing that the people in the palace are awake, I think those who are sleeping in the annex should be fine. If they go to the Twilight Hall and wait, they will be able to see their companions soon.

Ines sighed and turned to the guards, "Okay, but my guards haven't returned yet, so I still need Lord Leon to stay with me. This shouldn't violate Lord Masques' orders."

The captain of the guard did not insist on this, after all, the other party did save the princess' life. As for why Baron Avalon appeared beside Ines and rescued her in the middle of the night when everyone was unconscious, it was not so strange in his opinion because he had heard some rumors.

Under the protection of everyone, Ines quickly went to the main hall area to meet the king. When she arrived in front of the brightly lit hall, the awakened monarch's guards had already surrounded the residence of Redwin III.

When they reached the inner court, a Dusk Blood Guard wearing a red robe and armor stepped forward and blocked their way.

"Your Highness Ines, His Majesty has ordered that tonight, except for the Crown Prince and Lord Masques, no one may enter or leave the inner hall without being summoned."

Ines couldn't help but frown.

"Even if it's me, it's not possible? I have intelligence about tonight's unrest that I need to present to my father in person."

"Your Highness, please inform us and we will convey your message to His Majesty." The Dusk Blood Guard bowed his head and answered respectfully, showing his firm attitude in fulfilling his duty.

This uncompromising behavior made Ines feel inexplicably worried.

".Then I will speak to you in person when my father summons me."

The girl glanced at the closed door of the palace. Since her father and brother Eric seemed to be fine, she turned to inquire about the safety of her other brother. She still remembered that there had been assassins lurking around him.

"Where is Brother Ricoto? Is he okay?"

"I beg your pardon for not knowing this. The guards who went to check on the Second Prince have not returned to report yet." The Dusk Blood Guard replied.

Ines narrowed her eyes, said nothing more, turned around and took Leon away.

As soon as they walked out of the wall of the main palace, Leon and Ines had to follow the guards to the side hall of the palace to meet up with other nobles.

Suddenly, in the darkness of night, an eagle cried.

In the corridor, the nervous guards looked up.

On top of the surrounding towering towers, the crossbows were slowly turning, pointing at the hazy outline of the giant wing flying across the night sky.

Leon sensed the Deathclaw consciousness getting closer and closer in the partnership contract connection, and shouted: "Don't do it! That's my griffin!"

Stopping the guards from raising their crossbows, Leon walked towards the griffin that was flapping its wings and flying down.

The wind and waves beneath the beast's wings made the lighting flames of the entire corridor dance wildly.

"Leon!"

The figure on the high saddle of the griffin leaped down.

Hearing that affectionate voice again, Leon was overjoyed.

However, Olivia, whose face was still wrapped in bandages, seemed to be holding a limp figure by the collar?

Leon looked closely.

What my wife was holding in her hand was actually the Vizmara who had escaped earlier.

But now the Warlock Master looked so miserable, as if he had fainted from a serious injury, and he looked as limp as a puddle of mud.

As soon as Olivia’s feet touched the ground, she threw away the suspicious person dragging on the ground, ran towards Leon eagerly, and threw herself into his arms.

Leon was hit hard by the girl. He hugged her body and took a few steps back to steady himself because of Olivia's somewhat excited hug.

He was relieved. For the first time, he felt that what greeted him was his wife's embrace instead of her fist. It was great.
However, feeling the girl trembling in his arms, the words he wanted to say paused at his lips.

"sorry Sorry."

Olivia's sobs were like those of a young animal.

Leon didn't know why she apologized. This was not a suitable place to talk, so he could only touch the back of her head and hugged her tighter.

We came to the Twilight Hall of the Royal Palace. It was past midnight, and the brightly lit hall was filled with nobles and knights, big and small, as if they were having a late-night dance.

However, the atmosphere in the hall was solemn and depressing, with nobles whispering to each other, which was far from the atmosphere of a banquet.

Not only here, the palace guards gathered all the people in the entire palace into three side halls according to their three identities: royal inner court, noble lords, and palace servants. All the passages, corridors and back doors were strictly blocked by the guards.

It is said to be resettlement and protection, but in fact it is house arrest until dawn to investigate and discuss.

However, the nobles present did not have too much dissatisfaction with this arrangement. After all, there was such a big commotion in the palace, and everyone could understand the palace's caution in an emergency.

Before entering the hall, Ines followed the guards to the area where the royal family members were.

Leon held Olivia's hand, looked at the back of the third princess, then looked back at his wife beside him, feeling guilty.

Even though Olivia in front of him didn't know anything yet, he definitely couldn't hide this from her.

Of course, the current environment is not a suitable time to talk about the relationship with Ines.

Pulling her to sit on a chair in the corner of the Twilight Hall, Leon asked in a low voice: "Why did you rush into the palace in the middle of the night?"

Given Olivia's identity, such a big intrusion at this critical juncture was too sensitive.

Especially since she had captured Vizmara alive on her way here who had accidentally run into the gun. It would be another trouble if she was summoned by Ledwin afterwards.

However, fortunately, now I have Ines, who already knows the truth, to cover for me, so there shouldn't be too many complications.

Olivia held Leon's fingers tightly, lowered her head with lingering fear, "I had some strange 'nightmares' that seemed very real. I dreamed of many things that seemed to be my own experiences. After waking up, I went to the balcony to get some fresh air, but I found a commotion coming from the direction of the palace. I was worried about your safety, so I rode on the big claw to find you."

"Nightmare?"

Leon's heart skipped a beat.

"Yeah." Olivia looked up at Leon and nodded softly. However, under the light now, the girl saw that the swelling on Leon's face had not completely disappeared, and she couldn't help but be stunned.

Wasn’t that punch a dream?

Olivia raised her hand to touch.

However, the voices of Corvis and Lohak interrupted her movements slightly.

Leon heard the call, looked in the direction of the voice, and saw Akao and Lohak walking quickly towards him.

Seeing that his partner was safe and sound, Leon stood up to greet him, finally feeling completely relieved.

"Leon, what happened? Where did you go before?" Lohak scratched his hair and still didn't understand the situation.

When he woke up, he found himself lying in the same room with the nobles who came to the palace for an audience. The door was locked from the outside, and there was no sign of Leon.

The door and its frame had just been kicked open, and before the crowd and the several palace guards who had also woken up could figure out what had happened, they were invited to stay in the hall by the guards who had rushed over from elsewhere.

Leon smiled bitterly, not saying that he had been there three years later and might have been there more than a thousand years ago. He shook his head with relief, "It's a long story. Mette colluded with the Atias people and used some kind of magic to knock out everyone in the palace. I don't know what conspiracy they had, but it's okay. I should have stopped their plan in time."

"Another Atias person!?" Lohak's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he felt his teeth itching with anger.

His hatred for the Mage Empire, which was directly responsible for the disaster of Rolandar, was no less than that for the Uriah raiders and the Kantadar invading army.

"Where is that old guy Mette? Did you catch him?" he asked hurriedly again.

"We didn't catch him." Leon shrugged. "I chopped him in half. He's dead. However, the northern warlock who was in league with him was captured alive by Olivia by chance."

Lohak was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, his face suddenly beaming with a big smile.

"My Lord, I give this back to you."

At this time, Corvis came over and quickly stuffed something in his hand into Leon's hand.

Glancing at the Neti card being handed to him, Leon quickly stuffed the "Canis" back into his pocket and nodded gratefully to Akau.

Before activating the magic that could travel through time and space, he ran out of magic power and lost the magic connection with the young master of the Wolf family who was in charge of protecting the unconscious people. Fortunately, Akao helped to pick it up.

Although there is also a Neti card of the Dread Mountain Bear that has been temporarily lost, this Heroic Spirit card is different from the monster card.

After all, the cards of Neti are printed with true 3D dynamic portraits that are incomparable to paintings.

If someone else picked up Canis's card, they would inevitably associate it with a witchcraft device that imprisoned the soul, which would inadvertently cause trouble.

Over the years, in the eyes of the wolf family who sent him to visit him every now and then, Canis was still living well and fighting around him.

After the Undead War, he always appeared in the most dangerous and precarious battlefields, carrying out rearguard and decapitation attacks with a zero-survival risk. He was repeatedly overwhelmed by the Undead, but he always managed to survive. The name of this mysterious Wolf Knight, the most fearless of life and death in the Avalon army, also gradually spread in the southern land along with the many legends of the military exploits of the Avalon Knights.

Patting his pocket, Leon had no idea whether the young master of the Wolf family would feel regret or relief after knowing that he had snatched Canis's head and killed Mette first.

Put aside your thoughts for now.

At this moment, looking at little Aka who was thoughtfully helping to pick up the Neti card, Leon couldn't help but imagine the other party's appearance as an Imperial Mage wearing a black robe with gold patterns, and felt ashamed.

Compared to the other party's rapidly rising status in the Atias Empire in another life, what I gave him now seems far from enough.

"Akao, what do you think of Miss Milena?" Leon asked suddenly.

Corvis was a little surprised by this sudden question: "Milena? She is a quiet girl and a competent doctor. She is very smart. I taught her medicine and alchemy, and Milena got the hang of it very quickly."

As long as the impression is good, and they get along for a long time, there will always be a chance for the two of them to be together in this destiny in the future.

Leon looked at Lohak again.

Although he did not meet the "Knight of Revenge" in the other time and space in the end, he knew from the memory of the "past" that although that good brother in his life did not have the 2.2-meter-tall burly body he has now, his martial arts and military exploits were equally good. He was one of the capable generals in the restoration of the Golden Lion Dynasty, especially when the uprising was in full swing at the end. It is obvious that he will create a legend belonging to Lohak in the future.

It seems that I can't slack off in the future. How can I let my close friends who follow him wholeheartedly end up doing worse than if they were not following me?

Leon was determined not to bury his companions' talents, and he must ensure that they achieve something comparable to another path of destiny in the future.

Fortunately, he now clearly knows the potential of everyone, and all he lacks is a broad space to display their talents.

Thinking about this, Leon couldn't help but feel lucky.

After traveling through time and space and taking a look around, I found that I had already gathered around me many SSRs that had not yet shined, and the young forms of heroes.

It’s strange. My surname is Li, not Liu. How could I have such an opportunity to meet someone like Emperor Gaozu?

Could it be that being with a griffin really brings you an extraordinary bonus of good luck?
(End of this chapter)