Dark elves were quite troublesome, but what was even more troublesome than Dark Elves was the prejudice of the world.
A large crowd had already gathered in front of the carriages. When a sword-wielding Bardi royal Knight asked me what was going on, I furrowed my eyebrows.
"Is it Victoria or Diana? Didn't I tell them not to go out for the time being?"
When I heard about Dark Elves, I naturally thought of Diana and Diana back home. In order to avoid trouble, I didn't have them leave my residence.
However, neither Victoria nor Diana would be so obedient. Previously, the Town Security had also violated the city's rules. When I thought about how Diana and Diana had caused trouble again, I immediately got angry.
"So troublesome, Dark Elves …"
It was quite difficult to correct a person's prejudices and habits, especially since most places in this world didn't have convenient communication and transportation. Once a person's prejudices and common sense were formed, it would be impossible to change them. In some remote areas, it was even common for a dynasty from three or four centuries ago to still be used.
Although Rose had collapsed, that didn't mean that the Dark Elves were completely innocent. Most human kingdoms still treated Dark Elves and devils the same way — if they were captured, they would burn them to death and then collect evidence of their crimes.
If this was any other region, no matter if it was the Ottoman Empire or the Northlands, they would at least give me some face. But here …
"What happened?"
I had the Knight lead the way and push through the crowd. As expected, I saw a dark-skinned person.
"Diana … eh? Who are you? "
Alright then, it would seem that I was mistaken. The person being surrounded was an unfamiliar male Dark Elf. His grayish-black skin was covered in light burns. It was obvious that he hadn't undergone any Moonlight Ritual.
He collapsed on the ground and seemed to be unable to move.
"… I … I only wanted to live in seclusion in this city. I didn't do anything!"
However, it was obvious that his begging for mercy was treated as an excuse. The citizens holding their pitchforks were looking at him with fear and disgust. Some naughty children were even throwing stones at him from afar. Some people even tried tossing torches at him.
He didn't have Rose's emblem on him, nor did he have any emblem of any Good God. If it wasn't for the fact that he was hiding his faith, then he was a rare non-believer elf.
"I saw him concoct poison in his small wooden house. He even dares to sell poison everywhere. If he forgets to wear his evil magic mask, we will be fooled by him again! "
A freckled, brown-haired young man pointed at him and shouted angrily.
"… That's just a potion for treating injuries. Didn't you use it before? You even praised the effects of this medicine before. "
It seemed like the Dark Elves had successfully taken root in this city, but it was unknown whether they had leaked it or not.
"Yes, but you didn't mention those evil magic potions. Although my external injuries were healed, I had diarrhea for three days and was extremely weak. What you gave me was an evil potion that overdrew my life. Pooh! I used to think that you were a good person. I was really blind! "
The burly man looked as if he could not bear to look back.
"I've lived in this city for ten years, and I've done nothing! If I did something … "
The moment he said this, the situation immediately turned for the worse. Earlier, some people had been acting as if this matter had nothing to do with them, but now that they heard that the Dark Elves had actually been living here for ten years and thought about how the evil Dark Elves had been living here for so long, the crowd immediately boiled over.
"… No wonder there are so many missing persons cases in this district. They've all been used as guinea pigs by this dark-skinned man. "
"I'm saying that there have been so many burglaries recently. Perhaps he's also the one who burglarized me."
"… Could it be that I'm still unable to give birth to a child because of this evil Dark Elf's poisonous witchcraft?"
Although this seemed quite ridiculous, from a certain standpoint, this was the reality of this generation. Even in the Middle Ages, where technology was incredibly advanced, things were similar.
A certain child was rumored to have been cursed, and in the end, even the pigs in his village had deformities. This was the result of prejudice and ignorance.
"… If that child is Beifeng, then it really isn't slandering him."
"… You don't say. I also thought of this possibility. Forget it, let's not slander him. He's so pitiful. I asked him before, and he said that he's not interested in pigs. "
"You actually asked him before? But do you really believe what he says? He even says that he's normal … By the way, if we keep watching and chatting like this, he's going to get beaten to death."
It was unknown who attacked first, but the result was a rain of pitchforks and stones. If it wasn't for the fact that this Dark Elf had some skills, he would have definitely died.
"Wait, this guy isn't even fighting back. Does he want to die that badly?"
The will of the strong flowed through their bloodline. Just their anger alone was enough to make ordinary people feel fear. This was a common trait of all Gold ranked martial job classes. It wasn't strange for this Dark Elf to be a Gold ranked warrior job class. Since he had arrived here ten years ago, it was evident that he was no noob since he had been able to survive here for ten years.
But what was rather strange was that this Dark Elf didn't even fight back or try to escape. This made me wonder how he had managed to survive here on the surface.
I checked to make sure that this wasn't a trap set up by a certain someone, so I decided to intervene. But …
"Please make way, please make way."
A rather handsome young man wearing extravagant clothing pushed through the crowd and entered. His red hair was neatly combed, and the knife wound on his face didn't disfigure him at all. In fact, it made him seem even more valiant.
Judging from his aura, his personal power level was between the peak of Silver and half Gold. Considering that he wasn't even thirty-five years old yet, he could be considered a genius among humans.
He wore extravagant golden armor that was more for decoration than for actual combat. He also had a Myth-ranked weapon at his waist, and there were two followers behind him who were at least at the Silver rank.
"The 27th Prince!"
"It's His Highness Mills!"
Judging from the reactions of the surrounding people, the person who had volunteered to participate was actually a prince.
Judging from everyone's reactions, he was quite famous. At the very least, the residents of this business district were giving him face.
Of course, since I was acting as a diplomat, I had done my homework beforehand. Although Mills ranked quite low among my brothers and was rather low-key among the princes, he was actually one of the top five successors to the throne.
In the current infighting among the princes, some princes had their hands on the royals' military, while others had policies that favored the major merchants. However, of course, the majority of princes were in cahoots with the major nobles. Mills was one of the better ones. He had accomplished many accomplishments on the battlefield in his early years, which was why Orloss personally honored him and took him in as his adopted son.
Unlike his other brothers who tried their best to take the path of the upper echelons of society and rein in their power, Roland had the natural advantage of being born in the military. He often appeared in the busy streets, either judging villains like a Holy Knight (ranger), or acting like a hero saving a damsel in distress like a prince in a legendary story, or fighting against illegal merchants. Roland's legendary deeds were often recorded in the songs of the bards on the streets.
That's right, legendary feats. This wasn't the Underground where legends were everywhere. A Gold rank grandmaster who wasn't even forty years old was more than capable of performing heroic feats that would be praised by the world. In fact, some citizens even petitioned Orloss to make Mills the crown prince.
However, in my opinion — no, in the opinion of many powerful individuals, Mills wasn't as pure and kind as he appeared to be. The bards who were in charge of flattering Mills were all sponsored by him. The relatives of the petitioners were all working for Mills.
The most important part was how much luck did Mills have in order to save a damsel in distress every time she was in danger? Every time a scheme was about to be carried out, he would suddenly see through everything and twist the situation.
"If he didn't arrange it himself, then he must have many spies all over the city, constantly waiting for something to happen in order to increase his reputation."
Considering that the other princes wouldn't simply watch as Mills set up a fake scheme to increase his reputation, I was more inclined to believe that Mills had many spies under his command. Judging from the situation, it seemed that Mills was here to increase his reputation again.
"… What do you think he'll do?"
"From his information, I can only think of him as a pure politician. A pure politician would never do what he wants to do. Instead, he'll say whatever the people want him to do. That way, he'll receive support and be able to rise to power."
"In that case, he'll …"
"Yep. Since the people want to execute this Dark Elf, why wouldn't he do something so easy to increase his reputation? Perhaps we'll even be able to hear the bards sing 'A Prince Furiously Slays a Dark Elf' tomorrow. "
"That's really too much. Shouldn't a normal trial be conducted according to procedure?"
"Heh heh, do you think politicians are normal?"
At this moment, the Bardi Knight who was protecting us simply watched coldly from the sidelines. Since he was a member of the royal family, he had an indifferent expression as he watched this scene, as if it had nothing to do with him. I could almost see Orloss's attitude towards the princes from this.
Sure enough, it was Prince Mills who shouted loudly with his sword in hand.
"Everyone, retreat! Be careful of the Dark Elf's evil curse!"
An enchantment then flashed on his sword. It seemed that Mills really was going to furiously slay the Dark Elf. But the strange thing was that even at this moment, the Dark Elf gritted his teeth and fell to the ground, not intending to run away.
At this point, this farce was getting rather boring. Compared to the "A Prince Furiously Slays a Dark Elf" scenario, I preferred the "A politician prince accidentally ran into an iron wall and got viciously beaten up."
But just as I was about to take action, another angry roar interrupted my actions … Why did I say 'another'?
"Law Incantation: Judgment! Sin-Breaking Strike! "
Three cloaked individuals instantly jumped in front of Mills from a nearby rooftop. One of them roared angrily and attacked Mills with his thick sword. Another ran over to cast a divine art, seemingly intending to heal the injured Dark Elf. As for the last cloaked individual, he simply glared at the surrounding spectators. Just his aura alone was enough to make the prince's follower unable to move, causing the spectators to instinctively retreat.
"Forcefully immobilizing a Silver rank? An unknown Saint-ranked individual who's at least two ranks higher than a Silver rank? "
This time, even the Bardi royal knights watching from the sidelines were astonished.
As for me, this was such a familiar Judgement Paladin's combo, such a familiar teamwork, and even the aura of a Saint-ranked individual … Yawen, Diana, Victoria, all of you snuck out as expected!
But now wasn't the time to cause trouble for them. From a certain standpoint, it would be more convenient for them to do this since they had hidden their identities. Not only that, they knew how to handle this situation.
At the very least, that was what I believed at this moment. I also secretly took a step back. With Diana, a new Saint-ranked Anti-Saint Knight, taking action, nobody would be able to stop them. And I was quite confident in Diana's ability to handle things.
But sometimes, the heavens would always plan better than humans. Unexpected things would always happen in places that nobody expected …
[God Weapon: Dragonslayer Blade]
[Attack Power: 0-35 Quality: Epic]
[Special Effect: Unstoppable: 100% chance to directly cut through any weapon below Excellent. 50% chance to cut through an Excellent weapon. 30% chance to cut through an Epic weapon. 1% chance to cut through any weapon below God Equipment.]
[Special Effect: Life Stealing Radiance: Yes, it's Life Stealing Radiance, not Dazzling Radiance. With this blade, you'll become a main character in the eyes of the world. Yep, a tragic main character. The wielder's luck stat will be reduced by 10. Charm stat will be increased by 10. If the wielder is a blonde male, they'll lose an additional 10.]
[Special Effect: Berserk Madness: 1% chance to enter a berserk state where you won't even recognize your family. You'll prioritize hunting down your family.]
[There's a string of yellow words on the hilt of the blade: In ancient legends, this was once a divine weapon that symbolized status. 'The most revered of all, the treasured blade Dragonslayer.' But now, there's a new interpretation of the term … Blade Dragonslayer. Click and you'll get it for free.]
Doubtlessly, this was an excellent blade. But due to its disgusting negative effects that would turn the wielder into a lunatic, only Yawen, who was naturally resistant to berserk, was able to use it. She had always treated this blade as her own treasure.
Anyone who encountered this blade for the first time and didn't know its special effects would be at a disadvantage. The current captain of the Town Security team would be able to challenge someone of a higher power level than him with this blade.
Perhaps it was because Mills had done too many bad things, but his luck was truly terrible. His longsword, "An Xiu's Gift", had already surpassed the power limit of Myth-ranked. This meant that Yawen only had a 1% to 3% chance of cutting through this blade. Yet, it just had to activate at this moment!
* Clang! *
The sword and the blade clashed. The first slash activated the "Berserk Madness" effect, which caused Mills' Myth-ranked weapon to directly break in half. The thick blade continued slicing towards Mills' face.
Yawen hurriedly stopped when she saw this. After all, she was only here to save Mills. She didn't want to kill the prince. However, as an excellent Judgement Knight, she used the golden combination of "Law Incantation: Judgement" and "Crime Slashing" before she attacked.
The former would judge the victim's actions within the last two hours. If the victim committed a crime, a red light representing the crime would appear on their body. The greater the crime, the redder the light would be. Meanwhile, the latter would attach the power of Law to the blade of the sword and attack the sinner. The greater the crime, the greater the damage.
I didn't know what Mills had done in the last two hours, but the reddish-purple color on his body proved that he had definitely just committed a heinous crime. Yet, the Judgement Knight just happened to use a "Crime Slashing" at such a time.
If Crime Slashing struck someone who was innocent, it would only be a slight push. In fact, the blade would even automatically become blunt. However, if the target was a vicious criminal, it would be an unstoppable killing move.
At this moment, Yawen was unable to stop even if she wanted to. The Law was merciless. Since the Judgement Knight who used "Crime Slashing" was the representative of the Law, and since "Law Incantation: Judgement" had already marked out the most heinous criminal, how could Yawen possibly stop her "Crime Slashing" due to her personal will?
And so, Yawen's silver sword transformed into a crescent moon that sliced towards Mills' face. If this slash landed, it would definitely cut him in half.
Meanwhile, Mills' true bodyguards had already started moving. The royal Knight wouldn't just watch as the prince was killed right in front of them. Mills had also activated his own life-saving magical item. As long as he blocked this attack, or if his helpers arrived in time, he would still be able to survive.
However, it just so happened that Diana had used her newly obtained ability in order to make the prince's bodyguards stop.
[Aura ability: Anti-Holy Barrier. Summon a barrier created from willpower. This barrier will dispel the magic and divine power effects within it. The barrier's effectiveness will be determined by the difference in power level between the user and the target. Duration: medium.]
This barrier stood between Mills' helpers and Mills.
At this moment, Mills' helpers were one step too slow in transforming into ordinary humans. Mills' protective item lit up for a moment before extinguishing. The silver power of Law on his Dragonslayer sword, which was already outside the barrier, dimmed slightly, but he still continued to slash down.
* Crack. *
The sword landed on the ground and was sliced in half. Blood gushed out and dyed the ground red.
Alright then, even though I said so much, only one thing actually happened in the eyes of the ordinary citizens — a cloaked assassin suddenly jumped out and slashed down with his sword, slicing the esteemed prince Mills into two pieces of meat!
"Assassin!"
"Assassin! Someone killed His Highness Mills! "
Amidst the chaos, a fierce wind blew up the edges of Yawen's cloak, revealing the astonished black-skinned Yawen.
"Save me! A Dark Elf killed His Highness! "
"That Dark Elf I recognized! That sword! It's that Mage Country's ambassador's bodyguard! Someone from the Mage Country killed His Highness Mills! "
At this moment, Yawen was astonished. Diana was astonished. Victoria was astonished. The royal Knight was astonished. Even I myself was stunned.
There was a sentence that he had heard before, but for some reason, it kept reverberating in his head.
"When the Austro-Hungarian Empire's Crown Prince, Archduke Ferdinand, and his wife were assassinated, nobody expected that this would be a purely unexpected incident. The assassination of an unpopular prince from a small country would actually become the fuse for a world war that would engulf all of Europe!"
"Damn it! Yawen, you idiotic girl with E Luck! This is going to be fun! "
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