Chapter 259

Then, there was a sudden movement, and Alsace returned to the hall again.

Besides him, there was another person who appeared with him.

The man was wearing a large black robe, covering his body.

He held Alsace's long sword in his hand, and now, this long sword had passed through the chest of the original owner.

Alsace sat on the throne, his head still raised proudly, like a king who had never failed.

Even though he has been facing failure since he took office.

Chapter 68: The rabbit dies and the dog cooks? (3K)

Orson pulled the sword blade out of Alsace's chest, and in order not to attract attention, he left directly from the side.

However, at this moment, other forbidden troops also reacted.

"There's an assassin!"

"His Majesty has been assassinated!"

"Don't let the assassin escape!"

Orson had already run to the entrance of the hall at this time, and at this moment, the guards around Alsace rushed up.

Orson didn't want to tangle with them anymore, so he swung his sword and forced back all the guards who rushed up.

Then, several more people rushed out from the side. They were all high-level knights arranged by Alsace to perform security around the palace. There were three of them with eighth-level strength like Langdon.

Three eighth-level knights came to Orson and fought with him. Orson couldn't help but frown.

Outside, more and more guards will come in. If he stays here, Orson will be surrounded sooner or later.

In desperation, he could only rush towards the door.

Now that he has the strength, he can still escape if he wants to.

He swung his sword again, forcing everyone back, and then turned around to escape.

Then, a high-ranking knight bravely grabbed the cloak that Orson wore to hide his identity, and pulled it off with a strong force.

The price was that half of his face was disfigured by this sword, and his whole body screamed in pain.

Orson noticed something strange about him, turned around, and then saw the cloak in someone else's hand.

He instantly realized that his identity had been exposed, and ran away without thinking.

Three eighth-level ones

The knights, plus the other guards in the hall, plus the soldiers who are constantly being reinforced from other places, if Orson really wants to kill them all without leaving a trace, it will be really difficult.

And now that Alsace is dead, there is no need to add more casualties.

As expected, everyone else was stunned when they saw Orson.

Many of them have seen Orson, although most of them have only seen him from a distance, but Orson is not the kind of ordinary person that people will forget after just one glance.

So, just now, it was Orson who killed His Majesty?

But...why did Orson become like that?

Is Orson the devil?

Such an idea instantly spread in the minds of the guards.

And just after Alsace's death, the darkness over the city of Saint Laurent disappeared, and the army composed of the dead souls of the forefathers also turned into smoke in front of everyone.

The time now happened to be noon in the day, and the darkness was instantly released. The irritation and discomfort brought to the eyeballs caused most people to squint their eyes instantly.

They had been fighting under the eternal night for several days.

Proud of this, they did not notice a black shadow suddenly passing by in the sky.

After escaping from the palace, Orson put on a cloak, then walked around in the alley, stopping in a deserted corner.

The effects of demonization also disappeared at this moment, followed by huge side effects.

Yes, Orson can choose to surrender all his mind to the devil, so that he can continue to be strong without suffering the side effects.

However, he refused and chose to borrow the power of the devil.

But all the gifts of fate have already been marked with a price in secret.

After ending his demonization, Orson will fall into a period of weakness.

He didn't know how long the weakness would last, maybe a few hours, maybe a lifetime.

During this period of weakness, his strength was almost the same as that of an ordinary person.

And in the first few hours, he will still feel extremely tired.

At this moment, a little girl with blond hair appeared at the entrance of the alley. She glanced at Orson who was sitting against the wall, and walked straight over.

The side effects had taken effect at this time, and Orson was still in pain. He clenched his teeth, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead because of the pain.

So even though Franka couldn't hide the sound of her footsteps, Orson still waited until her shoes appeared in his eyes before he suddenly raised his head.

"Oh, how pitiful you are, big brother~"

Franka said this as if she was mocking Orson.

But Orson just glanced at her and said nothing.

He knew Franka's way of speaking and would always like to say something "out of time".

Then, she squatted down, gently hugged Orson's body, and gently stroked his back with her hands.

"In order to achieve your goal, you have really sacrificed a lot, Master Osun~"

Franka leaned into Orson's ear and whispered.

"Next, just leave it to us. You can have a good rest."

She just hugged Orson and stayed with him quietly, as if she thought this would relieve the pain on his body.

…

On the other side, after dawn, no one found Orson.

Instead, the coalition forces waited for contact from the palace first.

After Alsace was confirmed to be dead, Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Forces Langdon approached Elsa.

In the conference room, at Langdon's request, only he and Elsa were left.

"Langdon, you and I are the only ones left here now. Brother Emperor, if anything happens to him, please tell him quickly."

"..."

Langdon was silent for a moment, glanced to the side, and then returned his gaze to Elsa.

"Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty... was assassinated by an assassin today, and has now... passed away. Therefore, as the last member of the direct royal family, I feel..."

"What!?"

Before Langdon could finish speaking, Elsa slammed the table and stood up.

"The emperor's brother was assassinated?"

"Yes……"

Hearing this, Elsa fell down on her chair, as if she had lost all her strength.

He did not expect that Alsace's final fate would be like this.

"Your Majesty, before he was alive, once said that if he dies, stop

Stop all fighting and the throne will be passed to you immediately, so I found you. "

"During this period, we have had a lot of conflicts. Of course I don't hope to get your forgiveness. It doesn't matter how you deal with me, but... it's time to end it. The people have suffered too much."

"..." Elsa heard this and nodded.

It took her a long time to process Langdon's words, and now she understood what had happened.

I just didn't expect that my royal brother seemed to be able to predict that he would die, and actually made such a will.

"Then... Langdon, can you tell me who killed the emperor's brother?"

"I didn't see the assassin, but others did, and they said..."

Langdon said this, as if he didn't want to tell the truth, and turned his head and looked away.

"But it doesn't matter."

Elsa said directly.

She already had a vague prediction in her heart.

Orson disappeared after the silver moon in the sky turned into an eyeball. Shortly after this vision disappeared, Langdon came over and told him that Alsace was dead.

Therefore, there is a high probability that the person who assassinated Alsace was Orson.

After Langdon hesitated for a long time, he finally spoke:

"They said...it was Duke Orson, but...it doesn't seem to be the case."

"How do you say this?" Elsa asked doubtfully after hearing Langdon's words.

If it is, it is, and if it is not, it is not. Why do those people say yes but seem to be no?

Aren't they the emperor's personal bodyguards? Don't you have any eyesight?

Langdon later explained:

"They said... the assassin looks a lot like Duke Orson, but he is Duke Orson with demonic features."

With that said, Langdon truthfully relayed to Elsa the words of the guard who saw Orson's appearance in the hall.

"They said... the assassin was wearing a black robe at the time, as if he was afraid of being recognized by others, and then the assassin was about to escape. At this moment, a high-level knight rushed forward without fear of death. After that, He tore off the assassin's black robe, and then saw the figure who looked very much like Duke Orson. He had devil's horns on his head, and his eyes and wings on his back also looked very much like the description of the devil in the book... so..."

"You...please let me slow down first."

Elsa said this and sat on the chair.

This was another piece of bombshell news she heard within just a few minutes after Alsace was assassinated.

No wonder Langdon was ready to tell him the news. If this was really Orson, and if this rumor spread among the coalition forces and even spread to the people, Orson would really be doomed.

If he is really a devil, or has the means to become a devil, the Imperial Church will first judge him. No matter how good the relationship between the two parties was before, the issue of principle cannot be ignored.

Secondly, there are those nobles who regard the devil as a scourge. Once they rely on Orson to establish their power, they will not cooperate with them. After all, they rely on Orson to come to power, and they cannot ensure that they have nothing to do with the devil.

Elsa realized the seriousness of the situation and frowned.

"So, Langdon, is what you said true?"

"I'm not sure, after all, I wasn't there at the time... If Her Royal Highness the Princess... No, I may have to call you Her Majesty the Queen in the future. If you need it, I can bring you all the parties involved, and you can face them one by one. Ask them."

"That's not necessary." Elsa heard this and waved her hand.

Now before Elsa, there are two choices.

One is to protect Osen to the end and control all those who know the situation, but after all, the fire can't be contained. Now it's uncertain where the news has spread among the Forbidden Army, unless she kills all the Forbidden Army, but even so , and there is no guarantee that the message will never circulate.

The second way is to cut off with Orson in time and beat Orson to death with a stick. Of course, to do this, you have to put him in the urn and let Orson come to Elsa by himself, and then control Orson.

Rationally speaking, the risks of these two methods are equal, but in terms of Elsa's personal benefits, option 2 is definitely the most profitable. After all, if Orson is really eliminated, she will easily become a troublemaker in the empire. .

However, Elsa still resisted this behavior in her heart.

She didn't want to be like Alsace.

Chapter 69: Make your choice

"Haven't you found Orson yet?"

Half a day had passed since Langdon left, and until

it was getting dark, the people Elsa had sent out to look for Orson had not yet responded.

After Langdon returned, both sides reached a ceasefire, and later the emperor's scepter was delivered to Elsa, indicating the identity of the new emperor of the Elsa Empire.