Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

Therefore, these nobles gathered here in preparation for a rebellion. Genos Breken invited the Countess of Spring to join them and threatened her that the threat of Viserys was still fresh in their minds, and if they did not take action to distance themselves from the Tully family, they would surely be buried along with Riverrun.

Harrenhal serves as a cautionary tale. When Aegon the Conqueror demanded that the "Blackheart" Harren surrender, he was met with a firm refusal. Aegon then declared that he would "make sure the Harren bloodline is wiped out."

The truth is that Aegon later rode a dragon and burned Harrenhal, and 'Blackheart' Harrenhal was burned alive in the highest tower, which was later known as 'The Tower of the Burning Kings'.

It is said that the vengeful spirits of the Harrenhal family still haunt this place, cursing every family that later acquired Harrenhal, causing them all to ultimately suffer the fate of destruction and death. This is known as the 'Harrenhal Curse'.

William Mouton was coaxed and threatened by Genos Blaken into agreeing to join the rebellion.

However, at this moment, on the other side of the city of Benliu.

The Tully family soldiers who rushed to the sanctuary to find the old Duke did not find Horst Tully, but they did find his son Edmure Tully.

The young heir to Riverrun was no pushover; his ability to survive several battles against the White Walkers was a testament to his skill.

Upon hearing this, Edmure immediately sensed that something was terribly wrong.

In this time of crisis, with a large army pressing in and Riverrun besieged, Tully's vassals are plotting within the city.

This doesn't look like they're discussing anything good at all; it even blatantly exposes their ulterior motives.

Edmure was furious and immediately told the soldiers not to search for his father, but to let him rest in peace. He also ordered the soldiers to gather all the loyal Tully soldiers in Riverrun, and that he would personally take up arms and eliminate these traitors and lackeys.

Edmure’s orders were relayed, and although there were soldiers brought by other vassals in Riverrun, the majority of the soldiers were loyal to House Tully, and everyone quickly assembled.

However, Edmure was only concerned with being shocked and angry, and he mobilized his army to strike first and eliminate the traitor. But his actions were too big, and since Flowing City was not very large, the rebels who were plotting noticed the abnormality.

They discovered that the plan seemed to have been leaked, and the Tully family had already noticed. But by this point, it was too late to back down, and there was no way they could forgive the Tully family now that they had to leave.

Therefore, the rebels who were plotting to surrender the city decisively launched an attack ahead of schedule.

Lord Genos Brecken personally led the rebels through the hall and attacked Riverrun's main castle, which was the bedroom of Lord Horst Tully and where King Robert Baratheon also rested.

Like the city itself, Riverrun's main castle is triangular in design, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. It has a balcony that protrudes to the east and can be reached via a spiral staircase.

Edmure himself donned his armor and looked quite impressive, resembling a general. He led a large horde of Tully soldiers as they passed by the main castle.

The Tully soldiers and the rebels clashed head-on in front of the main castle. Enemies meeting are bound to be furious, and without a word, the two sides roared and drew their swords to charge at each other.

"kill!"

Immediately, a fierce civil war broke out in the city of Benliu. Everywhere there were sounds of metal clashing, shouts of battle, weapons piercing flesh, and screams of agony.

The sudden outbreak of civil war within the castle alarmed Duke Horst Tully, who was resting in his bedroom.

Because of Edmure's special request, the soldiers did not inform the Duke, but instead followed Lord Edmure in preparing to quell the rebellion with great momentum.

Therefore, the Duke was completely unaware of the rebellion and was fast asleep in his bedroom when he was startled by the sudden shouts of battle coming from below the castle.

He thought the Dothraki had already stormed into Riverrun, so he hurriedly put on his robe, grabbed a sword, and went up to the balcony to take a look.

But Horst himself did not expect that as soon as he stepped off the balcony, before he could even see what was happening, a bullet flew from the darkness and struck him directly in the chest.

puff--

Blood splattered.

The white-haired old duke let out a hoarse scream, the sword in his hand fell to the ground, an arrow pierced his chest and blood gushed out, his body collapsed onto the balcony.

Among the rebels below, a sharp-eyed individual spotted Lord Horst Tully, the Riverlands Protector and Duke of Riverrun, lying on the balcony, wounded by an arrow, and immediately shouted excitedly.

"The Tully family's old dog has been hit by an arrow!"

"Horst Tully is dead!"

The rebels shouted loudly in an attempt to demoralize the enemy, and the Tully soldiers, hearing their shouts, couldn't help but look up at the balcony of the main castle.

Then they saw the old duke, who had been shot in the chest, lying on the balcony, barely alive, before his body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

"Damn traitor!"

"Lord Tully!"

What the rebels didn't expect was that Horst was highly respected and loved by the Tully soldiers. When they saw the Duke being shot by the rebels, all the Tully soldiers turned red and rushed towards the rebels.

"kill!"

"Avenge the Duke!"

Chapter 437 The Death of the Duke of Tully

"Father!"

Edmund watched helplessly as his father collapsed, feeling as if he had been struck by lightning.

He stood there dumbfounded, almost unable to believe his eyes. He couldn't believe that his father, who was as majestic as a mountain, would one day fall down.

Then, the heir of Rushing City's eyes turned red, tears welling up in his eyes. He drew his sword, roared, and charged forward.

The obese Earl of Springs, William Mouton, had not initially charged to the front; he intended to stay at the back. However, for some reason, he encountered Edmure, whose eyes were bloodshot. Edmure roared and pounced on him. Although William Mouton himself possessed some swordsmanship skills, how could he compare to the young and impetuous Edmure?

Ding ding—

The sound of metal clashing rang out, and in just a few moments, Countess of Spring City was pierced through the chest by Edmure's sword. The gleaming sword tip pierced through the armor and emerged from behind, blood gushing out and staining the armor red.

William Mouton had joined the rebels to survive, but he never expected to die in Riverrun. His eyes were filled with resentment, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Edmure then kicked William Mouton's body to the ground, pulled the longsword from his body with a thud, and in a fit of rage, strode forward with the blood-stained sword, once again slashing down a rebel soldier.

"kill!"

The sounds of battle echoed throughout Riverrun, with fierce fighting taking place everywhere. The death of the Duke of Tully did not calm one side down or force them to submit; instead, it exacerbated the conflict, with the rebels and Tully soldiers engaging in a brutal battle within the city.

The shouts of battle alerted Hoster Tully, and naturally, they had already alerted Robert Baratheon and his Kingsguard, who were also recuperating in the castle.

"Seven levels of hell... Can anyone tell me what's happening out there?!"

Robert Baratheon lay in his hospital bed, his chest still bandaged, but he was able to sit up.

The arrow that pierced his chest nearly killed him, but Robert was ultimately lucky to survive.

Robert, now holding onto the headboard, tried to get up to see what was happening outside, but was pressed down by his Kingsguard captain, Ser Barristan Selmy.

"Your Majesty, rebel forces are attacking the city. It's too dangerous to go out now."

"I will stay here to protect His Majesty's safety."

The old knight, his hair streaked with gray, gripped the hilt of his sword with one hand, his expression solemn.

It's obvious what's going on outside, even to someone with a toe.

The defeat of the allied forces during the day had almost sealed the fate of the fall of Flowing City. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the nobles in the city were naturally unwilling to perish with Flowing City and would inevitably cause some trouble at this time.

Moreover, due to Riverrun's unique defensive structure, it was not easy to breach this formidable city from the inside. Therefore, the rebels planned to attack the main castle first, capture Duke Tully and King Robert alive, and then use them as hostages to demand that the Tully family give up resistance and hand over Riverrun.

At that moment, amidst the fierce fighting below the castle, a cry of "Duke Tully is dead!" suddenly rang out.

"what?"

Upon hearing the news of Horst Tully's death, the expressions of everyone in the room changed slightly, except for Ser Maryn Tran, the Kingsguard, who was sitting on the other side of the chair.

Marin Tran's eyes flickered slightly as he secretly glanced at the shirtless king and his captain, Barristan Selmy. Ser Manden Moore stood guard by the door, watching out for any rebels who might break in from the outside.

King Robert then asked to go out and take a look again, but was refused by the captain of the Kingsguard. The two argued for a few words, and Robert could not persuade the stubborn old man. He sat back on the bed in a huff.

Robert himself could not go out, but he ordered Ser Manden Moore, who was guarding the gate, to go out and see what had happened. Had the Duke of Tully really encountered some kind of accident?

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ser Manden Moore, draped in a white cloak, also looked serious. He nodded slightly, pushed open the door, and went out, leaving only King Robert, Barristan, and Marin Trant in the room.

However, the three people inside the house waited for a moment, but instead of Sir Manden Moore returning, they heard his screams.

"Stop! What are you doing!"

Sir Manden Moore's voice was urgent, filled with shock and anger, followed by the sound of clashing swords.

Ding ding—

Sir Manden Moore appeared to have killed the two men, but then he let out a scream himself.

"what--"

Suddenly, the sounds of fierce fighting and footsteps ascending the spiral staircase rang out from inside the main castle of Benliu City.

Ta-da...

"Quick! Quick!"

"Capture Robert Baratheon alive!"

"Capture the false king alive!"

It turned out that the rebels, under Genos's command, were unable to directly attack the main castle of Riverrun. So the cunning Genos sent out several skilled men to climb up the wall from the other side of the castle using ropes.

The rebels opened a passage from inside the castle, and some of them poured into the castle, shifting the main battlefield from outside to inside.

Many rebels, carrying torches, rushed up the steps to the top of the castle. They kicked open the Duke of Tully's room, but the old duke, who had been shot in the chest, was already dead and his body was gradually losing its temperature.

The rebels then cut off the Duke of Tully's head, grabbed his hair, and held it high in their hands, passing it around like a ball until it was finally placed on the tip of their spears.

"Horst Tully is dead!"

Not far from Duke Tully's room, King Robert's bedroom was also besieged by a large number of rebels.

But Ser Barristan Selmy, captain of the Kingsguard, stood alone at the gate, wielding his longsword and fighting fiercely. He was wounded in many places, but he still fought to the death and repelled several attacks by the rebels, like a god of war.

After all, the entrance to the bedroom was so small that the advantage of numbers was compressed into a very small area. If they couldn't get past the Kingsguard captain, no one could hurt King Robert Baratheon.

"Who can kill me!"

Barristan Selmy's white hair and beard were stained with blood, and his white robes were also soaked in blood. He stood blocking the entrance with a longsword in his hand.

As a legendary knight renowned throughout the land, he intimidated the rebel soldiers to the point that some dared not advance.

Chapter 438 The City of Kneeling

However, at that moment, Ser Marin Trant, the Kingsguard standing behind the old knight, drew a dagger from his waist and plunged it into Barristan Selmy's neck from behind.

The tip of the dagger pierced through his throat, then was suddenly pulled out.

puff--

Blood gushed out instantly, splattering onto the faces of the rebel soldiers in front of him.