Reject me, you damn woman.

At this most critical moment, she chose to believe this guy and let him decide the fate of both of them, while the Heroic King Rudolf said nothing, as if an examiner was waiting for the student's final answer.

Fortunately, Lin En's answer did not make everyone wait too long.

He did not avoid, nor was he depressed or afraid. Instead, he faced everyone's gaze and showed a flamboyant smile from the heart:

"If we can only calm down all the anger by becoming sinners, then Your Highness,"

He held out a hand to Hedwig:

"Please go to die."

As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows slightly:

"With me, of course."

Hedwig, who was still struggling and hesitant, suddenly relaxed a little.

After a long time, the princess, who had already made up her mind to die, gently lifted her silver hair at the temples, stretched out her hand, and shook hands with Lin En.

He didn't hesitate at all, but he actually hesitated.

It turned out that at that moment, I had already lost.

Unfortunately, Your Highness Lin En, this time, the future you choose will not come.

I will die, but not with you.

.........

.........

At this time, the entrance to the secret realm.

A suffocating silence lingered between the thrones.

For the first time, unprecedented crowds descended upon this golden palace, which symbolized supreme imperial power.

There were people of all kinds, elegantly dressed nobles, armored private soldiers and generals, scholars and wizards in bachelor's robes and arcane magic costumes, and even the church's knights and nuns.

At this moment, these chaotic elements were gathering between the thrones in a form that made no sense.

The stairs, representing etiquette, were trampled on at will, and the throne, symbolizing royal majesty, was ignored and despised.

Everyone's attention was focused on the tightly closed space crack in front of the throne. That was the door leading to the place of true supreme authority, the Fire Secret Realm.

At this time, the door had been opened and entered, but the crown princes who were qualified to enter just gathered behind a tall figure without saying a word.

The second prince Roslet, wearing majestic armor and standing like a lion, was silent; the third princess Hilteria, leaning on a chair brought by a servant, legs crossed, and not saying a word; and the fourth prince Berens, also sitting on a luxurious chair, was constantly and impatiently adjusting the wrinkles of his collar.

The anger of betrayal flowed in the eyes of each of them.

Although most of the people who broke into the throne room gathered together in chaos, there were still three forces following the three crown princes.

The eyes of the remaining neutral forces kept shifting between the three people, as if they were observing something.

Of course, sometimes people would look at the figure standing closer to the crack in the secret realm, or even at the figure in front of the crown princes.

The confused people exchanged glances, wondering how could someone be ranked before the crown princes in such an occasion when His Majesty was still seriously ill?

After learning his true identity, they were all shocked, then lowered their heads, not even daring to look up at the figure.

As for the last princess, Historia, who was huddled in the corner, supporting Elena, just like in the dream, she seemed to have been forgotten.

The ice-blue figure appeared silently beside the two of them.

"Have you done what I told you to do?"

The court arcanist Ailijia glanced at the little princess who was still a little distraught, then frowned slightly and looked at Elena.

The girl nodded:

"I have activated the positioning...communication artifact that I placed next to Lin En and told them that there is danger here. They should have known about it by now."

"That's good."

The ice-blue female arcanist nodded first, then she couldn't help but feel a headache.

"I really didn't expect that what those two planned would be so... bold and reckless. If only the other princes were angry, I might be able to mediate with my efforts over the past few days and some face, but I didn't expect that even that one..."

At this moment, the atmosphere in the entire throne room was like a powder keg. Everyone seemed to be accumulating anger, waiting for the opportunity to vent it. All Alijia could do was to delay the arrival of the explosion point.

"Who is that one?"

Elena asked.

Just as Ailijia was about to answer the girl's question, suddenly, an impatient questioning voice broke the silence:

"Is that enough?"

"Please don't be anxious, Your Highness Berens. After Your Highness Hedwig and Lynn Norton leave the secret realm, they will receive the due trial."

Ailijia replied quickly.

"So, if they never come out, do we have to wait here forever? Alica, don't think we don't know what you are thinking?"

The fourth prince Berens stood up from his chair and said coldly.

"As a mortal bone and a witness chosen by the emperor who was not qualified to enter the secret realm, she actually violated the will of His Majesty and stole the secret fire without authorization. She even allowed other people who were not members of the Flame Family to enter the secret realm. The laws of the ancestors cannot be changed. Hedwig Bayer's sins are tantamount to treason and she should be sentenced to death!"

"As for that Lynn Norton, he should be equally guilty!"

Behrens' voice was clear and loud, reaching everyone's ears.

boom!

But Ailijia just felt a skip in her heart.

She suddenly realized that she had overlooked one point, that is, although the anger of everyone in the throne room was accumulating, their patience was constantly running out.

And when patience was exhausted, in addition to the return of Lynn and Hedwig, the opportunity for anger to be ignited seemed to have arrived ahead of schedule.

The prince's words were like a bomb dropped on the crowd, and immediately, everyone who had rushed between the thrones began to talk.

And those discussions and those voices eventually became entangled and seemed to be condensed into one argument:

traitor!

sinner!

death penalty!

Occasionally there are some voices of rebuttal, but they are quickly drowned out by the overwhelming tide.

"Your Highness Berens, please wait a moment..."

"That's enough, Alica!"

Berens stopped the female arcanist who was about to explain for the two of them, his eyes were cold and without a trace of mercy.

"Don't bring up your so-called prophecy anymore. I have given you enough patience. It is they who have disappointed me time and time again. Even today's situation, you and your so-called prophecy are to blame. You think you, no!"

He smiled coldly and looked at the few people.

"It's you. Can you escape?"

Before the female arcanist could recover from Berens' words, suddenly, a group of well-trained and well-equipped soldiers marched in and surrounded the three people in an instant. Their sharp enchanted weapons formed a fan-shaped array and pointed directly at the three people.

"Your Highness Berens, what do you mean by this? Are you going to break the oath of the imperial selection that the crown princes cannot fight each other directly?"

Ailijia waved her staff angrily, and swords, spears, and halberds condensed from ice and snow took shape instantly, protecting the three people.

The order between the thrones was instantly disrupted. No one could have imagined that the criminal who was originally expected did not come, but the crown princes came to blows first!

Facing the threat from a seventh-ring arcanist, Berens was not panicked at all. Instead, he said slowly:

"It was Hedwig who broke the oath and group training first, but I would never do that. I am just doing what I should do as a prince, right, Grandpa Quevedo?"

"Eh,"

The figure standing at the front, with his back to everyone, suddenly sighed and turned around.

He was an extremely tall old man, wearing a loose and simple robe, with his hair neatly combed back. He had a dignified face, and every wrinkle on his face was as deep as if carved by a knife.

He spoke softly:

"Give up resistance and don't make any more mistakes, Alica."

The voice seemed to have magical power. In an instant, all the ice weapons forged by Ailijia shattered, and even her breath became paler.

All the extraordinary people between the thrones were moved.

Eight rings!

That is the magical fluctuation that can only be produced by the eighth-ring level!

Although there is only a one-ring difference between the seventh and eighth rings, it is the gap between the ultimate of mortals and demigod arcanists. There is no possibility of any resistance at all!

If everyone was just guessing who this old man who suddenly appeared was, now everyone knew his identity.

Because now, the strongest and only eight-ring fighter of the Bayer royal family is only one left:

The chief among the court arcanists, the first priest of the Bayer royal family, the most trusted brother of the former king, the elder that the current Majesty should respect even when he is healthy, and the legendary arcanist in the eyes of the crown princes, Quevedo Hopkins!

In the fight for the crown prince, this noble and powerful old man never got involved, because he didn't care who was the emperor. He might not even care about the life or death of the current emperor. All he cared about was the survival of the country!

Of course, his appearance was not due to Berens' invitation. Even the Fourth Prince was not qualified.

It only shows one thing...

The female arcanist, who had thought everything through, turned pale.

"Your Highness Historia, do you admit your guilt for colluding with the enemy Lynn Norton and providing him with all kinds of support, including materials, property, and space, to assist him in stealing fire?"

Ailijia's pupils shrank.

Their target is indeed Historia!

The old arcanist raised his eyes again and looked at the girl whom he had said many years ago was the most talented girl he had ever seen in his life, and he made a judgment for her.

But last time, he brought her blessings, but this time, he will bring judgment for her sins.

"Wait a minute, Lord Hopkins, aren't you too hasty? We should at least wait until Her Highness Hedwig and Lynn Norton return from the secret realm..."

“What if they don’t come back?”

Hopkins asked.

Ailijia was stunned for a moment and fell silent.

Although few, there are records in history of people dying during the fire transmission ceremony and having to choose a new emperor.

Not to mention, Hedwig and Lynn's trial wasn't even complete, it was illegal!

Moreover, a single trial, regardless of success or failure, only takes half a day. However, this time, the imperial selection for Lin En and his companion lasted from day to dusk, which was really too long.

Rather than passing, it looks more like...failure.

One can imagine the anger of those wise former kings after they saw through the two.

The greatest kings in the history of Fire Rose will definitely give the most horrific punishment to the betrayers and enemies of Fire Rose!

But, if this is really the case, if the two of them really cannot return from the secret realm, where should everyone vent their anger?

The anger of being betrayed and deceived must have an outlet.

Otherwise, the secret fire would have been stolen, the training would have been treated as a piece of waste paper, and the dignity of the royal family would have been destroyed!

Even if one of the remaining crown princes succeeds in ascending the throne, this scandal of being fooled will surely accompany him for the rest of his life.

It was precisely because of this that Hopkins left the wizard tower where he was meditating and came to the throne room in person.

Because this is not a trivial matter, but a huge scandal that is enough to affect the Fire Rose and Bayer family for an entire generation or even decades, and it must be stopped immediately!

And Historia, who has a close relationship with Lynn, is the best scapegoat!

wrong!

I did something wrong!

Only then did Ailijia realize how stupid she had done.

I shouldn't have let that female student tell Lynn Norton not to come out even if she passed the trial!

Because of this, Lynn and Hedwig might be able to be saved, but Historia would definitely die!

And her blood will cool down the anger of all the people and give Lynn and Hedwig a chance to explain their actions!

The crisis that I predicted can be overcome smoothly.