Chapter 397. Why Don't You Drop Your Hand!
The moment Char stabbed the Sacred Sword, Narshil, in between the giant's eyebrows with the flame of the first, time had stopped on the battlefield.
However, as the master of the paramount realm, the paramount saint spirit, was stabbed by the dagger that was smeared with poison, time resumed its flow.
Someone shouted first.
"Look at that giant!"
Everyone's eyes turned to the center of the battlefield, only to see that the once insufferably arrogant giant was now like a statue that was being weathered. As the wind blew, it began to fall off with a rustling sound.
At first, it only slowly turned into sand, but in the blink of an eye, terrifying cracks appeared on the surface of the giant's body, and they were still rapidly expanding!
In just a few breaths, before most of the people's expressions could change, the giant's body had already collapsed.
After a short silence, roars of excitement rose one after another.
"We survived!"
"We won!"
"The Night Lord's blessing! Long live the Queen!"
"Long live the Queen!"
"Long live the Queen!"
The joy of surviving a disaster converged into a river of shouts and finally turned into a deafening chattering.
The sound of long live was endless!
Standing on the collapsed line of defense, Lucia looked around.
As she looked at her people, the light of the crown rose made her seem to be bathing in the soft morning light, and her body was coated with a layer of warm brilliance, like a god.
However, the cheers were quickly interrupted.
The ground was shaking, and the injured people were pushed away violently. A group of fully armed black-armored Knights rushed out from all directions.
It was as if the air had turned colder.
It was the nightmare Knight regiment, the blade of andaheim belonging to the sprite family, and the main force of the Expeditionary Army.
A small number of them were killed by the players at the front line and became experience points and equipment drops, but most of them came back with the Lord of Death, astlow, and became the prisoners of the blooming Prince without knowing the truth.
However, because of the giant's attack, half of them were temporarily released. Under Astlow's command, they shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting the Queen, and almost all of them died on the battlefield.
The identity of the part that appeared now was naturally very clear...
They did not take orders from Astlow, but from the will of the Spec family.
In short, it was a private army.
The leader was astlow's father, Prince jobuya.
"Astlow, what's with this elf's vulgarity!"
Imira shouted at Astlow.
He was questioning why the sprets still had so many forces hidden behind the crowd at such a critical moment.
Astlow's face was ashen. He could not explain his father's actions, but he vaguely understood in his heart...
This damn politics!
The reason why he had put aside his enmity with Shaya and stood on the Queen's side was partly because he had submitted to the Queen, and partly because he had been persuaded by Shaya in many roundabout ways.
The split family had secretly raised the illusionary snake and sky after his birth mother passed away.
His stepmother-the terrifying woman prisilia-not only did she bring secret technology from her family, but she also brought a pair of twin siblings who had no blood relationship with her.
Astro had never believed that these people who played tricks behind his back would be able to shake his future status. Although her status was high, far above him and his father, he believed in strength more than those hypocritical titles.
He ... He had once believed in his own power until Shaya reminded him.
His father was hiding something from him.
Now, it seemed that he was right again ...
In a large family, this was not a good start.
"Father."
Astro's eyes became sharp, and he stepped in front of Lu Li.
"What do you mean by this?"
"My dearest son, do you really not understand?"
Prince jobuya s raspy voice was unusually cold, and there was even a hint of hatred.
Not long ago, Astro-who had been awoken by Shaya-returned to the team and took away all the secret weapons that Prince jobuya had secretly brought-the " firmament "-He successfully made them die in the battle against the Giants.
This blatant act of squandering and betraying the family made Prince Joshua hate his eldest son even more.
Moreover, he had even said some threatening words to him.
"What do you want me to understand, father?"
"The rules of how this world works, my son."
of course. Prince jobuyaré laughed. an hour ago. you told me that. should see who has my blood flowing in them ... I'm telling you now, this is not important at all. What connected people was not bloodline, but strength. We respect the bloodline because the essence of power flows in the bloodline. In essence, we only need subservient beings."
He looked at the corpses around him.
The corpses of the nightmare Knights, which had been ravaged beyond recognition by the Giants, were like deformed black-skinned cans. Blood seeped out from them and soaked the withered Yellow Earth.
".. Just like now, I need you to submit to me, not because you are my son, but because you Revere my power. My dear son, I hope you can learn this lesson."
After saying that, he smiled and opened his arms.
Clang!
The troops behind the Prince took half a step forward in unison. Their armor and swords collided, and a murderous aura burst forth!
It was so ironic.
Astryo felt a wave of great sorrow. For the first time, he felt that everything before him was so ugly and unbearable.
If they had drawn their swords to protect the weak and the Supreme Queen when the giant was roaring unscrupulously, what kind of glory would that be?
The sacrifice of so many people had only resulted in the selfishness of a small number of people. Before their bones were cold and their blood had cooled, they could not wait to show their greedy faces and enjoy the time of victory ...
"Shameless!"
"You stupid pig covered in rotten sores! Where were you when we were fending off the Giants! Where were you when we were bleeding? Coward!
IMRA couldn't help but shout angrily. He took half a step forward and glared at Prince jobya.
"You stupid pig covered in rotten sores! Where were you when we were fending off the Giants! Where were you when we were bleeding? Coward! Coward! Do you think I'll believe your twisted logic and give in?"
"How did you pass the etiquette test? My ally, shouldn't you teach your son a lesson?"
Prince jobuya looked at old Faris who was not far away.
The old Prince stood up with a dark expression.
Unlike the old nobles such as Prince jobuya and old Merion who had been hiding in fear of Shire, ymirjar's father was temporarily treated as a member of the 'Queen's faction' because of his son's excellent performance. He was properly protected in the battle with the giant just now.
But now, he kept his silence even as ymirjar was complaining about jobuya
He seemed to always remain silent, just like when he was treated as a member of the " Queen's faction " and enjoyed protection, he did not make any excuses.
"Father? Don't tell me you ..."
Ymirjar looked at his father in disbelief.
"Son, this is the reality. You will understand in the future."
Old fareis said lightly.
As if to prove his words, there was another commotion in the crowd.
The flower King had used his power to imprison most of the Prince's private army, but to fight against the giant, he released a large portion of them. The pressure of the enemy, coupled with the glamor of the pavilion's personality, made many of them lean towards the Queen, temporarily becoming the Queen's faction.
But now, the crisis was over, and most importantly, Prince flowerblossom, who had been captured by the divine weapon, was dead in the ruins.
In that case, for these old nobles who still had their prestige, it was easy to regain control ...
The Dark Elves 'obedience to authority was ingrained in their bones, especially the ordinary Dark Elf soldiers.
They didn't dare to use their families in sulse as stakes to participate in this political game.
On the other hand, if they had this awareness and understanding, they would not still be soldiers ...
Thus, the unscathed soldiers surrounded the nobles who were still prisoners a few seconds ago and appeared one after another. Although they did not dare to look directly into the eyes of their companions lying on the ground, they still lowered their heads and stood firmly in front of the old noble.
They raised their weapons at the heroes who had just saved them.
this is the reality ...
The pavilion muttered to itself.
In the face of reality, dreams were almost not worth mentioning.
Even though he had created a miracle a few seconds ago and awakened the first light in the hearts of his people ...
However, the awakening and encouragement were only momentary. The monster known as reality would eventually destroy all hope and drag everything into the quagmire.
Those who fought the Giants did so for the sake of survival. Now, they attacked the heroes who had saved them for the sake of survival.
As long as he was alive, what difference did it make whether he was despicable or noble?
Survival would always be the first difficult problem in front of them.
She couldn't help but look at the place where the giant had disappeared. There was a large open space, and the outline of the giant still remained on the ground.
So, where was that person?
She could not help but think of Shaya. He was undoubtedly the one who created the miracle, and she was just taking advantage of the situation ...
Would he still appear now?
Lu Xie couldn't help but pray in his heart.
It might sound ridiculous, but this was the first time she had prayed since she became the Queen, and the person she was praying to was someone she had known for less than a day.
Moreover, she had thought that she would never do such a childish thing again in her life.
Pray?
In the past, she only believed in herself.
But now, she only desired an invisible hand of salvation, not to save herself, but to save this group of elves who were willing to bleed and sacrifice for their noble dreams ...
They should not have such an ending.
They should be bathed in applause and flowers, listening to the praise of heroes.
Please, you can save them.
She closed her eyes.
..
how could the Honorable Queen be in such a dangerous place? she should be in a safe Palace.
Prince jobuya smiled as he spoke, and the surrounding nobles nodded in agreement.
"Then, let's start cleaning up the battlefield. Because we are not fully aware of the potential threat and our resources are very limited, I announce that we will begin to implement the regulations of the second Battle."
The Second World War regulation was a policy that the Dark Elves had implemented when they first arrived in the underground world. It was to prioritize the provision of food and potions to the soldiers and nobles. For those who were seriously injured above level two (losing consciousness and mobility, and unable to be healed by potions and intermediate spells within 15 minutes), they were to strategically abandon them. If necessary, they could even kill and destroy them to prevent them from becoming prisoners or ... Monster food.
In other words, his words were like a death sentence for the injured man on the ground.
"Father!"
Astro's eyes were red, and the knuckles of the hand holding the sword had turned white.
"You can't do this."
He gritted his teeth.
our resources are limited. We still have to deal with other crises.
Qiao Buya did not hide his cruelty at all.
There was no doubt that the wounded who could survive were the most determined of the Queen's faction, and once they survived, they would become the Queen's sharp swords.
He definitely couldn't sit by and watch this happen.
The Dark Elves had always respected women. In surthus, the true power of speech was in the hands of the terrifying women. This time, the Army that was going on the expedition to ravosodran was completely under their control. This meant that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
If the Queen became a mere figurehead and became their puppet, it would mean that they had taken a big step forward!
The reason why the blooming Prince was able to achieve what he did in sulseus was because he represented the power of their entire 'wife's enemy'. It was also because of this consideration that they allowed him to become more powerful.
Who would have thought that the most united group in the history of surseus would be a group of male nobles who seemed to be fighting to the death on the surface?
Everyone knew that no matter who won, they were all fighting for the common interests of the male Dark Elves.
Now that he was dead, this flag would naturally be personally received by him, jobuya.
"You should understand what I'm saying, my dear son. If you were in the human world, you would have killed prisilia and her children with one strike ... But you didn't do that. You didn't dare."
Astro was violently shaken. Just as his father had said, he understood.
When he had taken away the military power, he had only placed his stepmother under house arrest.
That's right, it was only house arrest.
Even though the soldiers he brought with him were all direct descendants of the family, he still did not dare to lay a hand on his stepmother because of the tradition of women being superior to men.
Back in sulseus, even in a castle that was not her own home, she was more like a master than Prince jobuya, and the latter was the one who was called the male master.
Astryo suddenly realized that when he had made trouble, his father had intentionally fanned the flames. Without. doubt. his father was encouraging him to kill his stepmother.
He understood everything now.
As he thought of this, Astro's heart grew even colder.
What a cruel and merciless person.
It could be imagined that even without the appearance of the giant, these things would still proceed as usual.
This time, all the families had sent men. It seemed like they wanted their more honorable Masters to guard the rear, but in fact, they were planning to build a new stronghold in lavosodran ...
A stronghold that was completely under the control of the male Dark Elves!
This was their ultimate goal!
but that's all in the past. My child, there's a brand new and best opportunity in front of you now.
Prince jobuya s voice was like the whisper of a demon. His gaze passed over astryo and landed on the face of the gazebo, who was only one step away from him.
Admiration, lamentation, fear, and rejoicing were all mixed together, forming the complicated feelings of this old and ambitious schemer at the moment.
"Offer your loyalty, my son."
He also hoped that his son would make the right choice like him.
Astro naturally understood the meaning of this gaze, and he was also struggling internally.
Unlike IMRA, Fitch, and the others who were completely devoted to the pavilion, he was the one with the clearest mind among the new generation of Dark Elves, and also the one who was the least easily swayed.
He was used to calculating gains and losses, and regarded hot-bloodedness as recklessness. He thought that being cold was maturity.
But sometimes, was the result with the highest returns what he wanted?
Now, it was time to weigh these things again.
But it was clear that some people didn't think he could make the right choice.
"Astlow!"
Ymira and his friendly face-breaking punch came at him together.
However, Astro only took a slight step and grabbed his friend, who had established a revolutionary friendship for less than an hour, and then threw him to the ground.
"Be quiet, my friend."
Astro muttered to himself as he looked at imila who had lost his mobility.
He slowly turned around and looked at the pavilion. He raised his head and asked, "
"Your Majesty."
"Minister astrologe."
"If I swear to serve you, what will I get?"
"Astlow! You're taking advantage of the situation, you're shameless!"
IMRA, who was on the ground, scolded angrily.
On the other hand, Qiao Buya raised his eyebrows, showing some appreciation for his son's words.
He admired the cunning of this kind of bidding.
In any case, the pavilion would only play the role of a puppet in the future, and he now had the absolute advantage. It was no big deal even if his son wanted this woman.
Moreover, it would be better for the puppets to side with him than with any other force.
After all, even within the United "woman's enemy," there were several voices.
On the other side, the pavilion didn't get angry upon hearing such a question. Instead, it stared into astryo's eyes, as if it wanted to pierce through this Knight.
Unlike what the others thought, there was no greed or desire in Astero's eyes.
Instead, he was confused.
He was like a person fumbling through the fog, both nervous and hopeful.
"I hope so,"
She said, "
astrokin, I promise you that you will obtain 'hope'.
"Ha ..."
Qiao Buya snorted disdainfully. As expected, she was just a little girl who didn't know anything. To think that he used to think that she had some tricks up her sleeve.
At this time, she should have fought for any power at all costs, but she actually gave such a hypocritical and broad answer ... How stupid.
In that case, it seemed that this farce should also come to an end. Next ...
"Then, I shall fight for you, Your Majesty."
Astlow knelt down on one knee, leaving his father with a solid back view.
What?
Jobuya's expression froze for a moment, and then his face turned ashen.
"Astlow, you ... He had actually made such a stupid choice! I'm so disappointed! You will regret your choice."
After saying that, he raised his hand.
As long as he waved his hand, the armored black cavalry behind him would surge forward like the tide and tie up this unfilial son.
That's right, as long as he swung it down.
He waved it down.
He went down.
To ... Eh?
Large beads of sweat rolled down from Joshua's forehead. The Prince's Adam's apple moved a few times, but he did not move.
He looked like a timid and humble boy who raised his hand to go to the toilet when he was being punished.
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