After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Flame Dragon Jade was the name of the crystal he had just thrown at Heidi.

This is a treasure that can only be produced in the body of a high-level dragon species, and it is the source of power for high-level dragon species.

Once the energy contained in it is released, it will produce extremely destructive power.

Even Heidi, who excels in defense, would be blown to pieces without the brave shield and armor, leaving nothing behind.

Just like it is now.

Therefore, it was granted as a trump card to be used to assassinate the brave.

The reason why it was not used in the restaurant at noon was that Heidi had become alert in the event of a failed negotiation, and it would not be good if it was avoided.

So I kept it until now, and it was a hit.

One of the subordinates hurriedly asked:

"Captain, what should we do next? Although we killed the princess, we blew up the brave Aize's house. I'm afraid he won't let it go..."

"What's there to be afraid of? Does he know who did it?"

The Black Hounds' captain said this with great pride:

"Let's leave Taphia immediately and report to Duke Auchinleck!"

Auchinleck, the master as the black hounds call him.

One of the three dukes of the kingdom, and also the youngest among them.

The moment this surname was spoken, his subordinates in front of him suddenly petrified, motionless, and even stopped breathing.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

Before the Black Hound captain could figure out what was happening, he heard a voice coming from somewhere:

"I see. I was wondering which of the Duke's Alliance had done such a shameless thing. Turns out it was that bastard Auchinleck."

As these words came out, the surrounding scenery suddenly became blurred.

Whether it was the burning wreckage of houses, the deserted streets, or the starry sky, everything collapsed like a painting melting under high temperature.

Various colors are mixed together, occupying every corner of the field of vision, and then rotating and reconstructing.

In just a few seconds, the scene before him became clear again.

The men disappeared, the streets disappeared, and even the remains of the burning houses were nowhere to be found.

I am still in that house with weird decoration.

Even still in the room that he had just broken into.

Even the princess who was the target of the assassination was still sitting not far away watching him.

Of course, there are differences.

When he tried to move his body, he found some tentacle-like objects that had wrapped around his whole body at some point.

He was pinned to the floor, unable to move.

And Aize, who should have left the house, was standing next to him, looking at him with a mocking smile.

The overly outrageous development made the Black Hound captain completely confused about what was happening.

"This, this is...how..."

"Hallucination, do you understand what I mean?"

Aize squatted in front of him with a look of disdain on his face.

Yes, those were all hallucinations.

After experiencing the previous house bombing incident, Villian spent several times more effort than before on defensive facilities when rebuilding their home.

It is to prevent the fruit of their joint work from suffering misfortune again.

And a few days ago, after receiving the threat from Rosaline, Villian further installed more defensive spells under Aize's command.

This set of illusions based on psychological suggestion is one of them.

It is not direct mind control, but it allows the opponent to believe that he has successfully assassinated the target after seeing where the target is.

In this way, key intelligence can be directly obtained through the other party's subsequent conversations.

The main purpose is to prevent the other party from committing suicide directly after failing the mission like the assassin who appeared last time, so that nothing can be asked in the end.

It was originally prepared for possible assassins sent by Rosaline.

The results were used in unexpected places.

The Black Hound, who finally realized what was happening at this point, was almost going crazy.

As top assassins, they are not afraid of mission failure - if they fail, they can just commit suicide.

But failing the mission in this way, and even leaking the master's information while failing, is absolutely intolerable.

He struggled desperately, trying to pull out the dagger in a last ditch effort.

But he was bound by Alicia's tentacles, which had strength far beyond that of an ordinary person, and apart from almost breaking his bones, he was unable to move at all.

And Aize was too lazy to waste time on him. He just waved his hand to signal Alicia to drag him out first, and then looked at Villian.

asked:

"How are the others?"

"There were five others, all caught in a trap, but three of them committed suicide—it's just as you said. If it weren't for the hallucinations, I probably wouldn't be able to get anything out of them tonight~"

The witch answered while operating a terminal shaped like a tablet.

"It's a black hound after all, so it's better to be careful."

Aize sighed softly.

He had heard of the Black Hounds, the name of this assassin group before. They had appeared in many murders and even family exterminations involved in power struggles in the kingdom.

But because their whereabouts are extremely strange, it is still unknown to whom they are loyal.

Until now.

"Auchinlake... well, I'm not surprised at all."

Aize said, sighing softly.

The Duke's Alliance is composed of three major dukes. Although they all want to seize the throne from Heidi, their methods and styles of doing things are very different.

Among them, Auchinleck is the most ruthless one, and also the one with the greatest ambition and absolutely no one to communicate with.

Of course, after knowing this, Aize can plan his way into the royal capital carefully.

He looked at Heidi who was sitting next to him and asked:

"What's wrong? You don't look well."

At this moment, Her Royal Highness the Princess just realized what had happened. Her face turned pale and her lips trembled constantly.

Of course, she was not afraid of being assassinated - she had been assassinated countless times in the past five years and had even become accustomed to it.

She became what she is now because she realized a problem.

I am just the bait.

I was not left out.

I don't even have the qualifications to be ignored.

Chapter 51 Deferred Disposal

After successfully suppressing the Black Hound's actions, Aize did not stop and immediately started his own actions.

The first stop was the military camp in Tafia, to gather personnel for the operation.

It would take several days just to travel from Tafia to the royal capital, and the supply needed for the army along the way was even more troublesome.

Therefore, although Aize also wanted to bring more people, after thinking about it, he decided to take action by forming a team of elite troops with the Knights as the core.

"Choose 100 of the remaining veterans from the Knights, and then select a few talented and experienced recruits from the newly recruited ones to accompany you. The rest will remain in Tafia and continue training according to the original plan."

"Constantine will lead the knights heading to the capital. The training of the personnel remaining here, as well as the defense of Tafia, will be the responsibility of you, Christina."

"...No, what do you mean I left you alone again? This is a very important task. To complete it, not only strength is required, but also excellent overall perspective and judgment. In other words, I can only leave it to you."

"What do you mean? Are you willing to take it... Yeah, yeah, very good, then I'll leave it to you~"

So, in less than half an hour, the personnel deployment was completed at the speed of light.

He also used a few words to calm down Christina who was about to lose her temper.

Then we went to the next stop, Sheen's mansion.

"The supplies needed to treat the blood plague from the Holy City are expected to arrive tomorrow morning. To avoid the eyes and ears of the Inquisition, they've been disguised as ordinary goods and sent through the Chamber of Commerce. You can simply pay normally when the time comes. There's no need to worry about being exposed."

"While I'm away, Chris will be in charge of the city's defense. If you have any questions, just go to her. I've already made plans for other possible forensic emergencies, so don't worry."

"How do we get into the capital? Well, that's a problem, but don't worry, I've got an idea."

It still didn't take a few minutes to get all the matters done.

The expedition, which was extremely troublesome for Heidi, was all prepared while they were chatting and laughing.

Once the key supplies arrive tomorrow morning, we can set off immediately.

As for what he said during the afternoon conversation, that it would take at least a week to prepare, of course he knew someone was eavesdropping, so he said it on purpose for the other party to hear.

As Aize expected, the Black Hound members who were being manipulated passed the news to their boss before taking action.

In this way, when Aize suddenly appears in the royal capital, the other party will be caught off guard.

This is all happening so fast.

So even though Heidi followed him throughout the whole process, she was unable to catch the rhythm at all.

Act like an outsider.

Her mood at this moment was therefore extremely complicated.

On the one hand, the extraordinary competence displayed by Aize indicates that the resolution of the incident is just around the corner.

This extremely reliable and secure feeling finally made her feel relieved after being anxious for several days.

On the other hand, she also felt an unprecedented sense of loss.

She had originally expected that when she came to the door this time, she would be subjected to all kinds of cold words, difficulties, and even revenge because of past events.

Her Royal Highness the Princess was also mentally prepared for this.

However, it did not.

There was no trouble, no revenge, not even a single harsh word.

Aize just arranged everything as usual, as if these things would go on as they are now whether Heidi is there or not.

Only then did she understand what the woman named Vivian had said before.

She didn't understand Aize.

What she meant was that, whether in the past or now, she, Heidi, had never played a truly important role in Aize's plans.

In the past, she thought Aize liked her, so he did this and that for her.

Now, she thought Aize hated her, so he deliberately ignored and isolated her.

But that is not the case.

When it comes to Aize's decision on whether to do something, she has never even been a factor that can influence his judgment.

She had only just realized this now.

Heidi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

When she came to her senses, she found that she had subconsciously followed Aize to the cell under Sheen's mansion.