Chapter 424: 394. Emperor Julius Axler Rebels (7000 words, asking for monthly tickets)_3
He knew that things were already out of control.
Charles had once fantasized that one day he would be able to meet his “mother-in-law,” impress her with all his skills, earn her approval to marry her daughter, and have her oversee the wedding. But now, that day would never come.
He did not know how Anne would grieve, nor how Earl Brittany would rage, and how Antonio would go berserk, but he knew one thing for certain: he had to take a stand.
Without any hesitation, Charles sent hundreds of documents across Fars, declaring Prince Redmir Axler a rebel and announcing that he would lead his troops to avenge the old emperor.
Although he received indifference from the monarch, Julius Axler never deliberately troubled him; promotions weren’t as robust, but the old emperor could still be considered a good ruler.
Of course, Charles didn’t raise his troops for the emperor; he could only side with the Brittany Family!
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Charles mustered not only the elite Beastmen from the eleven cities of the Red Dragon Sea, but also mobilized the entire Westwind Knights from South Serif, Behemoth, and Machu Picchu, bringing four Sacred Order subordinates and marching directly to Strasbourg.
The Black Dragon thought of stopping Charles, but in the end, he could only sigh and give up on persuading him.
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Qiudelo was trapped by the Magic Contract and couldn’t resist Charles’s will.
The two Beastman Sacred Orders had never thought that the Beastman army would attack Strasbourg a second time, and while the previous time was carefully premeditated, this time was purely impulsive.
Golden Ram Herolf had little to say, but when Vigo heard the news, his face was filled with shock; he thought that having previously served in the South Serif Restoration Army was already rebellious, but had never considered that an even bigger rebellion was possible?
After all, this was a direct rebellion against the emperor!
Though Redmir Axler used means of usurpation and had not yet been recognized by the entire nation, he was still the current emperor of Fars.
Vigo, caught in the moment, wasn’t given the chance to hesitate; he was swept up by Charles and went on a killing spree from the Red Dragon Strait all the way to Strasbourg.
Charles had previously been somewhat cautious, but this time he had no reservations whatsoever; every city he conquered was maze-ified, then he coerced the nobles in the cities to take sides, and those who refused were sent to Cappadocia City with their entire families, their properties completely confiscated!
Because of this tactic, with every city Charles conquered, his forces expanded. He steamrolled through, seizing over forty cities. Two hundred kilometers from Strasbourg, he merged with the Westwind Knights who had rushed from South Serif, Behemoth, and Machu Picchu, and his forces swelled to an enormous six hundred thousand!
The direction of his troop’s pointed hastened all of Strasbourg.
For the first time in his life, Charles lead the troops right up to the walls of Strasbourg City!
The experience, which once felt like returning home, was entirely new and unfamiliar this time; before he could even reflect, three rays of brilliance descended from the sky.
With a wave of his hand, the Black Dragon, Qiudelo, Golden Ram Herolf, and Flame Holy Knight Vigo soared into the air, but the three brilliance did not make a move. The leading Knight shouted, “I am Kresto of the Royal Knights Order, and these are Aspros and Regulus, Deputy Commanders of the Royal Knights Order. We offer our allegiance to His Majesty Julius Axler.”
Upon hearing these three names, Vigo’s heart trembled!
The Black Dragon and Qiudelo had complicated feelings.
For these were the three commanders of the Royal Knights Order, a chief and two deputies.
Kresto was a 23rd Order Radiant Holy Knight, and during the last Beastman army’s siege of Strasbourg, he broke through their lines alone and defeated Amisphidas, King of A Thousand Lions. Although the situation was unique with Amisphidas demoralized by the defeat of his armies, it was still the glorious achievement of the commander of the Fars Royal Knight Order.
Aspros and Regulus were of the 22nd Order, comparable in power to the Black Dragon, Qiudelo, and Golden Ram Herolf, considered among the top combat forces within the Sacred Order.
Just as Charles was about to say something, the Murmur of Fate whispered a breeze-like voice reminding him to use — “Serpent of Destiny’s Delight!”
Charles complied smoothly and silently prayed to the Serpent of Destiny: “You who glide through the river of time, who know all mysteries, hold the Extraordinary Path, the sovereign of the Court of Destiny. I am willing to pay thrice the offerings of Fortune’s Favor for the goodwill from destiny.”
After he repeated these words, he heard a soft laughter, and it seemed like everything in the world changed subtly.
Charles spoke aloud, “I am Charles Mecklen! I am here to avenge Julius Axler, and I request the three Holy Knights to… temporarily…”
“Swear allegiance to me! Until the false king is slain, until Fars is returned to the right path, until the crown is restored to the true king with the blood of the Axel Family flowing in his veins!”
When they landed, Kresto, Aspros, and Regulus, could not stop Redmir from murdering the emperor and had escaped Strasbourg, always uncertain of their next move.
When they received the news that the first loyal army had already reached the outskirts of Strasbourg City, they hurried over. Charles, invoking vengeance in the name of Julius Axler, asked them to pledge loyalty. The three Sacred Knights saw no issue, and kneeling on one knee, they said, “We are willing to swear loyalty to Charles Mecklen until the day the Fars crown is restored to the true king with the blood of the Axel Family.”