Imperial Crown.

Chapter 381 Emperor Raven
In the main hall of the Possa Palace, Eivor VIII was as frightened as a donkey stunned by thunder.

The light that was shining in the palace disappeared, and at that moment, the ring that Eivor VIII wore on the little finger of his left hand also broke quietly.

Aethel
died! ! !

He rubbed his hands and came to the two messengers who had just been brought out from the corner:
"Um...how should I address you two?"

"Hoyaz!"

"Thank you for your inquiry, Your Highness. I am Hu Xia."

Eivor VIII showed a surprised expression:
"Ah, Keynes is indeed the greatest empire on the continent. Your names are simply first-class works of art!"

"It's a pity that I was deceived by the treacherous prime minister and treated you two badly before. I am really ashamed."

"All of you, stop standing there and untie these two distinguished guests!"

"Forget it, I'll do it myself!"

As he spoke, Eivor VIII snatched the key from the eunuch next to him and bent behind the two of them to unlock the door.

He Yaz and Hu Xia looked at each other and saw a row of question marks on each other's forehead.

Did this Grand Duke take the wrong medicine?
They were detained in the dungeon for the past few months. Although they did not suffer any special torture, it cannot be said that they had a good life.

He had never taken a bath, and his beard and hair were all tangled together. Lice and unknown insects were crawling around in it, and it was almost like they were building a nest.

Why is Eivor VIII doing such a servile thing?
They had been brought here before, but they hadn't heard that the Eagle Army had already captured the city?

Does Eivor VIII have a stinky fetish?
With a clang, clang, the magic-sealing steel handcuffs of the two men fell to the ground, followed by the shackles.

Eivor VIII rubbed his hands and stood in front of them: "Well, you two probably haven't washed properly in this period of time. Not far behind is my private bath. If you two guests don't mind, why don't you go and wash up?"

Suddenly a voice sounded: "That's not necessary."

"Who said no? I am still the Grand Duke. What qualifications do you servants have to deny me?" Eivor VIII straightened up and turned around, wanting to see who was so bold.

Then, Eivor VIII's face froze. After a brief silence, a flattering smile appeared on his face, and the corners of his mouth were almost connected to the corners of his eyes:

“Leileilei…Lord Raven!!!”

"I've finally waited for you!"

At this time, the palace gate had been opened, and the person standing there in the sunlight was not Raven, so who else could it be?

"Father!!!"

"My Lord!!!"

Hoyaz and Hu Xia finally understood why Eivor VIII's attitude changed so drastically.

We were shouting and shouting at them to kill before, but now we can't wait to get our butts up!
It turns out that Raven has already broken into the Posuo Palace! !

Raven smiled and nodded at them, then turned his gaze to Eivor VIII, who was still chattering:
"Lord Raven, it's not that I want to fight against the heavenly soldiers of the Keynes Empire. I wanted to agree to it the last time you sent an envoy. However, there is a stubborn resistance force in the principality, led by Gatugen!"

"Now that you're here, someone can finally make the decision for me!"

"Then, let's sign a contract according to your previous conditions, and you can handle all matters concerning the southern regions of the principality!"

"As for me, I am willing to give all the property stored in the treasury, my private money, and the head of Prime Minister Gatugen, the culprit who resisted you!"

Seeing that Eivor VIII's words were getting more and more outrageous, Raven's expression turned cold.

Eivor VIII was dancing around like an ant on hot bricks:
"That! Lord Raven, please listen to me!"

"that is……

"Can we reconcile?"

“Here and now?” Raven snorted.
"Are you kidding?"

"Your only choice now is to put on the magic-sealing steel chain on the ground yourself, then follow me out and let your army surrender."

"Otherwise... I'll kill all the marquises, so I won't need a duke like you!"

A Grand Duke of a country is actually bound by chains. This is unacceptable for any dignified leader.

But Eivor VIII was relieved - at least Raven wouldn't kill him.

He took the initiative to pick up the demon-sealing steel shackles on the ground. Before he could put them on himself, Raven grabbed the chains and wrapped them around his neck without saying a word!

Then he grabbed the chain and walked out.

"Wait! Wait!" Eivor VIII was dragged and screamed: "I have a few things to tell my men."

"One minute, no, half a minute will do!"

Raven stopped and he also had orders to give:.

"Hoyaz, Hu Xia, and Margaret, you all stay and guard the Posuo Palace. If there is any emergency, Hoyaz will be in charge!"

The three people whose names were called naturally nodded in agreement.

"You all heard it. You have to obey these three adults in everything. Do you understand?" Eivor VIII had already finished giving orders to the eunuch and hurriedly added.

"Stop talking nonsense, have someone bring the horses over, and let's get going!"

Just as Raven was leading Eivor VIII to the gate of the Possa Palace, a majestic beast was led up. Raven had seen it before - it was the third-level magical beast that Viscount Morgan once rode, the Two-Horned Nightmare.

It is really a sad thing that such a powerful weapon of war is confined in the small Posa Palace instead of appearing on the battlefield where it should be used.

But Raven had no time to lament. The longer he delayed here, the more dangerous the front battlefield would be.

……

Outside the Blue Castle, on the battlefield where hundreds of thousands of people were fighting.

It was just after noon.

Looking down from the sky, Banks, Hoyaz's good brother and now the acting commander of the flying brigade, saw a lake.

A dark red lake made of blood.

This is not accurate.

Because under the scorching sun, the blood has a sticky and muddy texture, like a newly developed swamp.

In the swamp, besides corpses, there were all kinds of broken weapons, shields, and arrow shafts that were broken into several pieces and floating above.

"Huh...Huh..." Banks gasped violently.

Half of the lens of the gold-rimmed glasses on his face was broken. If he had not been tied up tightly, it would have been knocked off in the melee.

At this time, the long-range troops of both sides had almost exhausted all their supplies and could no longer fire a single arrow.

This should have been the time for the Wind King to wreak havoc.

But Banks had already used up all the javelins he carried, and the Wind King beneath him was becoming weaker and weaker with each attack.

Even through the saddle, Banks could still feel his companion's body temperature, which was much higher than usual. He could even hear his heavy breathing in the turbulent air.

Banks became increasingly anxious.

Judging from the changes in the proportion of troops on both sides, the Eagle Army is undoubtedly in an advantageous position today.

Of the original 20-strong Eivor army, at least 3 have fallen.

But the Eagle Army has reached its limit.

Even with just naked eye observation, Banks could be sure that more Eagle soldiers had fallen in the last hour than in the first three hours after the battle began!

The most disadvantageous area was the left wing on the west side of the battlefield, which was under the charge of the independent corps.

After all, their quality is worse than that of the Eagle Army. At the beginning, they could still hold on with their resentment and hatred, but now the battle line has begun to shrink.

On the southern rear wing, the 2nd Legion of the Eagle Army led by Link held the defense line firmly and even took on the somewhat leaky western defense line.

The most eye-catching was the Typhon Legion led by Hyde on the right wing of the east side.

With 1000 Eagle Troops led by Eric pouring out of the city, they attacked from both sides and successfully defeated the Royal Guard Corps of the Principality of Eivor, gaining a considerable advantage.

But this time, Eivor's advantage of numbers was revealed.

Although Hyde and Eric intended to press into the enemy's center and behead the enemy's commander-in-chief, the Duchy Marshal Quentin, after they joined forces, they were still firmly stopped.

The northern army, which was led by the Eagle Army's First Corps, was advancing all the way, but after approaching Quentin's flag, its speed gradually slowed down. That was also the battlefield where the two sides were fighting the most fiercely.

Almost every second, someone dies.

Quentin also showed great calmness at this moment, with the flag standing still and never moving!

Banks touched the back of his partner's neck:
“It’s not time to give up yet.”

He blew the iron whistle hanging around his neck, and the Wind King's troops, which were originally fighting scattered, gathered around him.

Accompanied by several rhythmic sounds of varying lengths, the Wind King's troops formed a formation and dived towards Quentin's flag!

On the ground, Quentin also raised his head. His lips were almost bitten off. He tried hard to suppress his desire to escape. While he was nervous, he also felt a little relieved.

Finally, he had expected it.

"Archers, get ready!!!"

Behind him, there are 5000 long-range troop reserves who have been waiting in ambush to deal with this kind of situation!
Arrows rain down to the sky!

Although a few wind kings released violent turbulence, most of them had no more magic power to release and were forced to retreat.

On the ground, Simon, who was covered in blood, slashed the enemy in front of him with a sword, turned around and said to Weston, who was also covered in blood:
"Leave it to us here."

"...You should retreat now. I will give the order for the Wind King's troops to escort you away!"

"Ha!" Wiping the blood off his face, Visdon threw away the worn-out scimitar in his hand and picked up a nearly brand new half-sword:
"…There are still 30 meters, at most 30 meters, to Quentin's flag."

"Try harder!"

After fighting side by side for a long time, Simon no longer doubted Visdon's courage, but he still advised:
"The people of the Griffith family must not fall into the hands of the Eivor people."

Visdon kicked over an enemy soldier who was charging at him and stabbed his sword into his chest. His right arm prosthesis was about to run out of magic power and was unable to release in time, pulling out a long chain.

Wisdon opened his fingers one by one, put the prosthesis back into his wrist, and said with a smile:

"Since you admit that I am a member of the Griffith family..."

"Then you should also know this sentence——"

He took a deep breath and shouted loudly:

"Griffith, die before you surrender!!!"

The sound spread out, and the voices of all the people in the 1st Legion of the Eagle Army gathered into an exploding wave:

"Griffith, die before you surrender!!!"

The sound waves spread to the entire battlefield and could be clearly heard by the Wind King's troops in the sky.

"Charge again!!" Banks took a deep look at the position of the eagle flag.

He had never thought highly of Visdon, thinking that he could only command an army because of Raven's favoritism, but now he had to look at him with new eyes.

Not for Vesdon, but for my father and the Griffith family, I have to charge again.

"Kill Quentin with all your strength. Even if you die, you must crush him to death!!!"

The Wind King's troops gathered again, even though the Wind King's cavalry were exhausted and even though the Wind Kings themselves had suffered serious injuries!

They whizzed and swooped down.

At this moment, the gate of Blue Castle slowly opened.

A black horse rushed out.

Behind it was the well-equipped heavy cavalry of the Eagle Army! !

Raven's voice spread:
"I am Raven Ota Griffith"

"Eivor VIII has been captured alive by me!!"

The Wind King's troops stopped in mid-air, and Quentin's head buzzed!
He looked back, and although the distance was quite far, the attire and posture were undoubtedly that of Eivor VIII!

Athiril actually lost! ?
Eivor VIII was captured! ?

So what is the point of me fighting here for half a day? !

He couldn't accept this fact and shouted loudly:

"That's fake, it's Raven's trick!!"

"His Highness the Grand Duke is safe and sound. The real Raven is under the Eagle Banner!"

"Charge forward and kill him, kill Raven!!! Whoever kills Raven will be conferred a title of Marquis by His Royal Highness the Grand Duke!!!"

The battlefield is already so chaotic that it won't stop because of a few vague words.

At first glance, Quentin's words make sense.

Therefore, the offensive of Eivor's army not only did not stop, but instead broke out into a small climax!

Just when Quentin thought this crisis was over, another voice sounded.

"I! Grand Duke Eivor VIII! Georgy Vanya Eivor gives the order!"

"Remove Quentin from his position as Grand Marshal immediately. He used my name to fight against Lord Raven. His crime is unforgivable!!"

"All troops loyal to Eivor, lay down your weapons and surrender immediately, otherwise you will be charged with treason!!!"

"Stop, stop now!!!"

Eivor VIII's crying voice echoed on the battlefield under the influence of magic.

The originally chaotic battlefield suddenly became extremely quiet.

Many Eivor soldiers turned around and saw their Grand Duke!

That was indeed Eivor VIII.

In other countries, not so many people would be so familiar with a monarch, but Eivor VIII was too "people-friendly" and was keen on hosting various entertainment activities.

The National Day ceremony that was supposed to take place today is just a microcosm of this. In fact, in recent months, Eivor VIII has held three military parades in the city.

Eivor's soldiers fought fearlessly, of course to defend their country, but more importantly, for honor and profit.

Now that the Grand Duke has ordered surrender and Quentin has been removed from his position, all the benefits and promises he has made have naturally vanished.

So why do soldiers fight?
Indeed, if they can wipe out the Eagle Army, then it doesn't matter whether the person speaking is Eivor VIII or not, Quentin will still fulfill his promise.

But the problem is that most soldiers cannot think that deeply. Even if they can, they will find in despair that the Eagle Army cannot be destroyed in just three or five minutes.

Ding, ding, ding…

Weapons fell to the ground one by one.

Some people wanted to continue fighting, but after seeing the performance of the soldiers around them, they had to give up.

Quentin closed his eyes and his body looked as exhausted as an old woman.

bang bang bang-

Fireworks exploded in the sky, and a group of soldiers responsible for guarding the Posa Palace surged onto the city wall.

Raven, who thought the war was over, suddenly froze and grabbed Eivor VIII's neck:
"What are you trying to do!?"

“Uh…uh…!!!” Eivor VIII’s face turned purple, but he still forced a flattering smile and kept gesturing at the city gate.

Hula la——

A huge banner spanned the city gate and spread out on the city wall.

The white paint on the red base has not yet completely dried.

There was a line of text written not long ago:

"We sincerely welcome the Supreme Emperor Raven to his loyal Blue Castle today!"

……

(End of this chapter)