Chapter 218 The Day of the Rainstorm

The coalition troops sent by the nobles from all walks of life marched south, and their camps were stationed at night with long dragons, and the burning torches were noisy in the dark night.

Compared to the south, which is gradually boiling and burning, the imperial capital seems to be extraordinarily cold these days, and there are fewer pedestrians on the streets.

The big reason is because many nobles left Titenia with their private army. In addition, the current unfavorable situation has also made some nobles who stayed behind can no longer be as indulgent as before, and there is always a little anxiety in their hearts. Hidden corners float up, disturbing.

A torrential rain fell on the city.

After entering the summer, it was rare for Titenya to have a heavy downpour. The dense sound of rain dripping in the streets and alleys drowned out all kinds of sounds. It was so noisy, but so quiet.

Inside a luxurious mansion, the fine iron gates that were originally closed were slowly pushed open, and several guards in black raincoats stood silently on both sides of the courtyard road, waiting for a big man to come out.

"Hey, wait a minute, it seems that there is still something to take."

The three figures walked down the steps in front of the gate of the mansion. One of the petite maids seemed to remember something, then threw down her umbrella and ran back to the house with small steps.

For this somewhat rash and willful maid, the other two were already used to it and stood patiently in the rain, with the slightly plump maid holding a black umbrella to cover the young master beside him. .

Elio, standing under the umbrella, looked at the guards standing in the courtyard, his eyes slowly swept across, and then he took a deep breath, the black fitted dress undulating slightly.

It seemed that the white scarf at the collar was a little restrained, and Elio loosened his hands a little, and he didn't know if it was because of the tension in his heart that he could not focus his attention on other places.

It's raining heavily today, and he has to go out. Naturally, he has something unusual. This is not a visit to friends, or a simple guest visit, but a major event that can change the entire empire.

Just like the two uncles did to their father.

The hard soles lifted and fell slightly, and the rain flowing on the ground made him feel a cooling sensation, and his thoughts calmed down a little.

For this day, the Empire's Dark Moon and many people who secretly support him have made various preparations, but Elio is still a little worried.

After all, no one can be completely at ease with this kind of thing, and who can guarantee that it will be successful.

The private army of the nobles in the city, the assassins of the Dark Moon, the maids who have been bought, the military camp outside the imperial capital... A lot of information floated through his mind one by one, and he recalled and sorted it out again, and his heart was a little more stable.

And only then did Elio realize that Anna was watching him with concern.

"Are you nervous?" asked the gentle maid Anna.

"Um."

"It's okay, there will be many people on your side." Anna's voice slowed down as much as possible, but there was still a little trembling in it, which made people feel that she was not so calm.

"I understand."

Elio stretched out his hand and held Anna's other hand to reassure the person closest to him. At this time, he also thought to himself.

I must create a beautiful world where Sister Anna can also live happily.

Such thoughts flashed away, and then the familiar footsteps sounded behind him again.

"Huh, come back, this chessboard and chess pieces are good things, I almost lost them here." Konos held a small and exquisite wooden box, and as it shook, various pieces of chess pieces collided inside it. Voice.

"Are you ready, then let's go." Said, the silver-purple-haired maid pulled Elio up.

"Be the emperor from today, Elio."

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Intensive rain dripped from the eaves, and now the regent is sitting in the study, looking at the documents and letters on the recent report. Some he wrote down the instructions, and some he put aside and didn't deal with it for the time being, so busy.

But for some reason, a faint annoyance rose in his heart, so the prince regent dropped his pen and went to the window sill to rest for a while.

The courtyard is full of traces of the flow of rainwater, and some cyan and pale yellow leaves are also fluttering in it. The sky is gloomy, and the wind blows the rain into the interior of the room from time to time.

He quietly looked at the ground under the attic. At this moment, a scene in the corner of his eyes seemed to change, which made him inadvertently glance at the sight, only to see that the two guards who were standing there were already leaning against the wall slowly. Falling down without making any sound.

Such a scene made the Prince Regent's pupils shrink, and he instantly retreated, and then a few sharp enchanted crossbow bolts flew past him and nailed them into the ceiling above his head.

The urgent bell rang in this palace, and immediately, Edren also used the ring on his hand to warn the guards stationed in the empire. According to the agreement, these legionnaires will be summoned immediately, and then they will pour into the Rose Palace to protect them within five minutes. he.

The key now is, how to survive within the crucial five minutes.

The study is no longer safe, but he has other backers.

Several red knights guarding outside the study rushed in. Under Edron's command, they pushed open the bookshelf on the side, and then he opened one of the secret doors, which would lead to a safe place.

He didn't know how many guards the enemy had bought, and how many forces were involved in this operation, but judging from the opponent's exclusion of the guards in the palace, the enemy did not fully grasp the power in the palace.

Where to go now.

Where are the queen and the prince? No, I'm afraid it's easier to be blamed for being together, and the existence over there can also share a lot of attention for myself.

willpower.

Temple of Thorns? Although there is a place where the imperial guards are concentrated, and the most powerful swordsman in the palace, the 'red-clothed executive' De Rosa, the situation is sudden and complicated at this moment. .

De Rosa is a confidant and confidant who was promoted by his brother Aimanke. If the empress who launched the coup d'etat this time, then going to him would be a self-inflicted trap.

Blood Moon Hall? There is a palace that presides over coronations and major ceremonies. Although there are few people, its location is more secretive and convenient for defense. There are also several special holy relics hidden in it, which can be unsealed with the royal blood.

Just went there.

After making the decision in his heart, Aimanke's footsteps accelerated a lot. At this time, a loud and fierce battle began to sound in the palace on the ground.

Contrary to what Edron imagined, this time his opponent did not bribe the guard, but only changed into the guard's armor and dress when he sneaked into the assassination.

To that Highness and the people around them, these guards were all traitors. They were basically recruited and cultivated by the new emperor. They had nothing to do with the original royal family, and the guards of the original royal family had long since collapsed in the coup. .

After the assassins in dark red trench coats heard the constant ringing of the bell, they simply stopped hiding and directly drew out sharp long knives and began to harvest the guards in the palace.

In the complex environment of the courtyard and the palace, the guards in twos and threes are not the opponents of these professional killers at all. They burn magic power with a secret method, which makes the killing ability sharply increase in a short period of time, and quickly shuttles through the palace to search for the regent. His Majesty's figure.

"There are enemies!" a guard shouted loudly, then drew his long sword and summoned his companions.

Such scenes happened in various places in the palace, there were running and shouting everywhere, and in just a few minutes, various sounds began to sound everywhere in the originally quiet palace.

The swords clashed with each other mixed with rain, the sound of battle broke out everywhere, and the uneasy bells spread throughout the palace, finally making the whole city noisy and tense.

Hearing the ominous sound of the bell, the expressions of some pedestrians on the street changed greatly, some ran home in a panic, while some shops quickly closed their doors and plugged in the bolts. While everyone was listening nervously, the sound of footsteps crashing across the street hurried across the street, gradually converging towards the palace in the center of the imperial capital.

"Bless Qiangwei and Hongyue, I hope you can spend today safely." Many elderly people knelt down and prayed silently at home. Many people thought of the huge wedding once, and the streets red with flowers and blood after the wedding.

"Stop! Which legion are you, back down quickly, or we'll open fire."

On the street, the soldiers on the two sides faced off with their guns. The dark magic crystal guns were aimed at the enemy. The soldiers stood nervously in the rain, pressing their fingers on the trigger, ready to fire at any time.

These two troops, one wearing a bright red short cloak and the badge of the Blood Moon on their chest, are the elite troops directly belonging to the royal family. The other is also wearing a bright red military uniform, but the other is a red and green rose badge on the chest, which is also the symbol of the royal family.

After hearing such a question, the officer wearing the emblem of the red and emerald roses dismissed it and waved his sword directly.

"Fire!"

The two sides fired at the same time, and the expensive enchanted bullets shot from the magic crystal gun, submerged into each other's array and burst into blood flowers, and then mixed into the muddy streets, spreading with the rain.

"Traitor! Shoot, shoot!" The officer who belonged to the Blood Moon shouted angrily when he saw the other side open fire.

"You are the traitors, charge!" The soldiers wearing the rose badge rushed out immediately. In this short distance, neither side would have a stable reload time, and the confrontation on the street immediately turned into a melee.

The rain blocked their sight. They wore similar or even the same military uniforms, and they fought only by the badges on their chests and the direction of travel.

The sound of gunshots began to sound all over the imperial capital, and the rescued legion and the soldiers who obstructed meleely fought together, breaking through to the center of the palace with difficulty.

At the east gate of Titenya, several roaring chariots advanced at high speed, slamming directly into the heavy stone gate, knocking out a burst of dust and debris from the gate that had not been in war for many years.

"Open the door! You despicable traitors." Commanding the siege were the legions loyal to His Majesty the Regent, and they had excellent armaments.

"Heh, we are despicable? The regent and his brother are despicable people, right? Does the throne really belong to their brothers?" A nobleman wearing a thick poncho responded in a low voice at the city gate.

"I, Earl Gekuan, the army commander under the former crown prince, was in charge of guarding the imperial capital. If it wasn't for the coup d'état, I would be your immediate boss."

"Shit! Brother Ansier has long since died. You are just an abandoned wild dog. How can you make a noise in front of me!"

The heavy oregano chariot opened the hole in front, and flames from blue to bright white began to burn the ancient heavy door.

With the infestation of the flames, the original fine carvings on the city gates began to melt. Originally beautiful flowers, grass leaves, fairies, roses, and other patterns gradually turned into ugly and dirty metal liquids in the blazing flames, dripping into the muddy and flowing sewage.

The rising and evaporating white air enveloped the city gate, and the two sides shot each other under and under the city wall, and the city gate gradually collapsed under the constant collision and burning.

After hearing the noise of footsteps and running outside, Queen Lily was woken up by the maid next to her.

"It's not good, Your Majesty, there is an assassination or a coup in the palace now." The head maid anxiously reminded the Red Queen who was taking a lunch break.

After a quick wake up,

Lily quickly stood up, glanced around, and then picked up the child who was also sleeping, ready to take him away, but the three-year-old prince was not as relaxed as he was when he was a child.

"I'll come, Your Majesty." The head maid was also a helper who shared her worries at this time. She was a Sequence 5 Transcendent, and her physical strength was much better than Lily's.

Then the two opened the door and moved towards the Hall of Thorns with the cooperation of the guards and the maids.

Although the De Rosa commander was usually terrifying, he was probably the most reassuring existence at this moment.

Walking through the corridors of the palace, various shouts of killing could be heard from time to time outside, and the sound of swords fighting and musket shooting getting closer and closer.

Seeing Her Majesty the Queen running in a hurry, the guards along the way quickly gathered, they protected the Queen layer by layer in the center, and then escorted her to her destination.

"Is that Lily? It looks ordinary."

On the top of a bell tower in the palace, Konos sat on the stone platform, with her hands under her body and her legs swaying. In addition to her, there is an assassin wearing a red robe trench coat.

"Do I need to send someone to stop and kill the queen?" The Darkmoon assassin leader bent over and asked.

"Well... I feel like Elio will hate me for doing this. Let him make the decision. Lily won't be able to escape anyway."

"Yes, my lord." Then the man in red stood quietly and stopped talking.

The heavy rain in the cold wind still did not stop, and the slaughter in the palace became more and more intense. With the assistance of the dark moons, a group of noble private armies entered the palace and began to search and clean one by one until they encountered the blocking ones. strong enemy.

In a spacious courtyard, when the private army pushed open the gate of the palace, they were greeted by a densely aimed magic crystal gun. After some shooting, the private army suffered a lot of casualties, but they also quickly began to fight back, such a short stalemate. stand up. At this time, the nobleman who led the army finally recognized the ruthless commander who looked like a knife on the opposite side.

"It turned out to be Lord De Rosa, where is your master, isn't he with your dog?" The young noble walked out slowly.

He has short black hair and a dark cloak. As the boots stepped in the muddy water, he opened the cloak with one hand and slowly pulled out the delicate long sword around his waist.

The blade and the hilt of the sword have blue metal carvings of starwashing flowers. The petals are delicate and beautiful, which sets off the sharpness and cold light of one side of the blade.

"'Hidden Black Sword' Yasheen Klass." Looking at the young nobleman who came out of the selfish army, De Rosa whispered his name and title.

The Klass family is an earl family in the middle of the empire. Its fief is rich and prosperous, and it also supports many private troops. According to the original arrangement, their family also sent an elite army to the south to quell the rebellion. In the imperial capital, he still appears here.

Although he only has the strength of a Demon Sequence 6, the young noble of the Klass family does not seem to be afraid of De Rosa, but instead draws his sword provocatively, pointing at each other.

"If you old guy knelt down and begged for mercy now, maybe I can spare your life, hahaha." He held the sword in one hand, and with the other, he slowly brushed the rain-soaked front hair and wiped it to the back of his head. , revealing those mad eyes.

As it slowly stood still, a group of different private troops walked out from the gate of this courtyard. They belonged to different families, and their representatives also walked to the front desk one by one.

'The Poet of the Ibis' Shelley Angelo

'Three-colored finger flower' Simul Elam

'The Truth of the Meteor Lamp' by Clara Besimo

'Bee Venom' Bloom Seria

Together with the previous 'Black Sword' Yasheen Klass, these five people are all Sequence 6 extraordinary people of the new generation. They can be said to be the best among the new generation of nobles, and they also represent powerful earl families.

These earl families are all fief counts with knights and even tens of thousands of private armies. They largely represent the old noble powers of the empire, and the appearance of these people finally made De Rosa deeply frown.

With his demonic Sequence 7's near-complete strength, it is not difficult to kill these newcomers, but the question is about the forces behind these people. When they dare to let their carefully cultivated successors appear here, it means that the other party has been assured of this coup d'etat. .

The gust of wind blew the raindrops, causing them to slant and fall into the silent palaces of Titania. The once peaceful palaces were now full of slaughter, and the sound of battle spread in the rain, and the empire ushered in a new reshuffle. and standing team.