Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

"You're still the same as before, Renly."

"what?"

Lanli felt a little flustered under his brother's intense gaze, and his eyes involuntarily darted away slightly.

In fact, he never liked his second brother, Robert, who was a generous and outgoing man and often took Renly out to play.

His older brother Stannis, on the other hand, always had a stern face and even threw away all the pretty stones Renly had collected on the beach, which became a childhood trauma for him.

"It's that when you lie, your eyes will wander."

Stannis suddenly spoke up at that moment.

“You’ve always been like this since you were little. Your father and mother passed away very early, and they didn’t have time to take care of you before they died.”

“Every time you do something wrong, Robert is busy having sex with those bitches and drinking, and he doesn’t care about you. Only I’m always disciplining you, afraid that you’ll go astray.”

“But I never imagined that after I went to Dragonstone Island for several years, you neglected to supervise me and I still went astray.”

Stannis's voice was filled with regret as he stared intently at Renly, his eyes cold and indifferent, as if he had never known what joy was. He then raised his voice and growled in a low voice.

Do you think I and all of you gentlemen are fools?!

"Viserys just put a blank piece of paper in the envelope?"

Stannis's sudden attack caught Renly off guard, and he subconsciously lowered his head in front of his brother.

However, Renly is no longer the little boy who could be disciplined by Stannis. He is now fifteen years old and in his rebellious phase. When Stannis gave him a harsh scolding, Renly immediately flew into a rage and retorted loudly.

"I wasn't lying!"

"Viserys only put a blank piece of paper in the envelope he gave me. That paper is still in the study. If you don't believe me, go in and take a look!"

Unfortunately, no one believed Renly's words. There were plenty of blank papers in the study, and Renly could just pick one out and say that it was a letter from Viserys.

His words even caused doubt to appear on the faces of the nobles who were already loyal to Renly.

Why was Viserys just stuffing a blank piece of paper into an envelope?

This kind of thing can only fool fifteen or sixteen-year-old kids.

However, Renly noticed the growing number of suspicious glances around him and knew that something was wrong.

If things continue to develop unchecked, everyone else might turn against him before he even has a chance to fight back, at which point he would be in danger.

Clang——

So Lan Li became unusually decisive, immediately drawing his longsword from his waist and pointing it directly at his second brother.

"Stannis is twisting the truth and trying to kill me to seize Storm's End. Take him down!"

At Renly's command, the nobles, though somewhat doubtful, ultimately pledged allegiance to him. They hesitated for a moment, but the guards loyal to Renly did not.

They didn't care about letters or noble nonsense; they were only loyal to their master. Since Renly had given the order, they went up and captured Stannis.

Stannis's side had only four or five guards, but they showed no fear and immediately drew their longswords.

"Kill him!"

"kill!"

Ding ding—

A fierce battle immediately broke out between the two sides in Windbreak Fortress.

Seeing this, the hesitant nobles knew they couldn't stand idly by and had to choose sides.

So they all chose to join one of the Baratheon brothers' sides, drew their swords, and joined the battle.

Meanwhile, Stannis's reinforcements arrived from not far away.

Onion Knight Davos had gathered his guards, who had been observing the situation closely. Upon discovering that the two sides were engaged in a fierce battle, he quickly led his guards to join the fight.

The two sides are evenly matched.

Chapter 488 A Desperate Comeback

"kill!"

The infighting among the Baratheon brothers was exceptionally fierce, involving almost all the guards, nobles, and servants residing in Storm's End.

Some even took advantage of the chaos to abscond with gold and silver treasures, while unarmed children, maids, and old women suffered greatly, with sounds of fighting and crying everywhere.

Puff puff--

Donal Sven, the heir to Stonehelm, was riddled with arrows and held a blood-stained longsword with disbelief on his face.

He was the eldest son of his father, Gullian Sven, and the next Earl of Stonehelm, but he never expected to die in the internal strife of the Baratheon family before he could become Earl.

Sir Donald's body then fell into a pool of blood and was trampled underfoot by both sides in the melee.

Meanwhile, Davos the Onion Knight, wielding his longsword with only one hand, managed to kill a guard loyal to Renly before being kicked to the ground from behind by another knight.

thump--

"Go to hell!"

This knight is Ser Jon Wilde of House Wilde in Rainhouse, who now serves Lord Renly Baratheon of the Stormlands.

He killed two of Stannis's guards and then set his sights on Davos Seaworth, a man known to all who knew Stannis as the Onion Knight, who was his right-hand man.

Jon Wilde, his armor stained with blood, kicked Davos from behind and then raised his longsword high, ready to finish off the Onion Knight.

Davos, after taking a bite of dirt, was startled by the sight and hurriedly picked up the longsword that had fallen to the side, raising it to block Ser Jon Wilde's sword.

clang--

The longswords clashed, producing a loud sound.

Davos rolled awkwardly on the ground, once again escaping Jon Wilde's pursuit.

Although Onion Knight is an experienced smuggler, he is not a good swordsman.

He was never good at fighting and was often beaten black and blue by the others in the flea den. But Davos had one advantage: he was very eloquent and loyal. He could persuade a large group of teenagers to help him and quickly lead his men to fight back.

That's why many of the thieves, bandits, and shady characters in King's Landing today are Davos's former associates.

"die!"

The Wilder knights continued their pursuit of Davos, intending to kill him. However, at that moment, Davos, who was fleeing in a disheveled state, suddenly grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and threw it directly at Jon Wilde's face.

"Shit!"

The knight immediately cursed angrily, his eyes blinded by dust.

Davos seized the opportunity, raising his longsword and piercing Jon Wilde's chest.

puff--

With his sword raised in one hand, the Onion Knight killed the Wilder family knight, then kicked his body to the ground, pulled out his sword, and panted heavily as he surveyed the surrounding battle.

"Whoo~"

"Whoo~"

The sounds of fighting filled the air, but Stannis's side didn't have much of an advantage at the moment.

Although Stannis's words had successfully swayed many nobles on Renly's side, there were still more loyalists, since Renly was the rightful Duke of Storm's End.

At the heart of the battlefield, the two Baratheon brothers, Stannis and Renly, are engaged in a one-on-one duel.

clang--

The two longswords clashed head-on without any fancy moves, producing a piercing metallic clang that was exceptionally clear in the chaotic battlefield.

“You are no match for me, Renly.”

Stannis, wielding his longsword, calmly and steadily blocked Renly's attack. The two swords clashed as they struggled, his eyes fixed on his younger brother before him, and he spoke in a cold voice.

"You'd better kneel down and surrender now, and I might spare your life."

However, Lanli just sneered. He usually trained with the instructors of Storm's End and his swordsmanship was quite good. He was in a period of high pride and arrogance.

"This is what I wanted to say to you too, brother."

Then, as the two wrestled, the boy wearing the golden stag antler helmet suddenly pushed forward, actually shoving aside the young Stannis, who was in his prime, and forcing him to take several steps back.

"Is that all you've got? My dear second brother."

Lan Li stood there, gripping the hilt of his sword, and gave a cold laugh, mockingly.

Stannis's expression turned slightly grim. He gripped the hilt of his sword and spoke in a hoarse voice.

For the first time, he realized that his once insignificant underling had become so difficult to deal with.

“If this were a real battlefield, you would already be dead, Renly.”

"This is my last warning to you: lay down your weapons, kneel down and surrender, or I will show no mercy next time."

However, Stannis's words certainly wouldn't make Renly kneel in submission. The young knight, with his superb swordsmanship, merely snorted coldly and then launched another attack on his brother.

"Further words are useless!"

Ding ding ding—

The two brothers then engaged in a fierce one-on-one battle on the battlefield.

After receiving systematic training from the Storm's End instructors, coupled with his innate fencing talent, Renly's swordsmanship was indeed more flamboyant and sharper than Stannis's.

At one point, he even overwhelmed Stannis, a veteran of the battlefield, making it difficult for him to breathe, and Stannis's swordsmanship was all based on straightforward and practical combat.

stab-

Renly's longsword suddenly seized the opportunity and slashed Stannis's thigh, leaving a long gash on the outside of his thigh.

Stannis had a pre-existing knee injury, and although he had recovered considerably after so much time, he still experienced some difficulty moving around.

The thigh injury made things even worse for Stannis, who was already at a disadvantage, and he was standing there swaying precariously.

Are you tired?

"My dear second brother?"

Renly then stepped forward again, knocking the longsword out of Stannis's hand, and kicked him in the back of the knee where he had been injured before, causing Stannis to let out a painful groan and fall to his knees with a thud.

Renly now had the opportunity to kill Stannis outright, but when his blade was pointed at the back of Stannis's neck, he hesitated slightly.