When the first ray of dawn appeared in the east, the news of Dororia Castle falling and the rebel army besieging the city had spread throughout the inner city.
Billowing smoke burned in the ancient imperial city, and all the streets leading to the outer city were occupied by angry people and mutinous troops.
Heavy magic crystal cannons were pushed out and set up on Dororia Castle. They fired furiously at the inner city walls, causing ripples on the Divine Spell defensive barrier.
The barely activated Divine Spell defensive barrier, which had become shaky due to the lack of nodes in the outer city, flickered under the bombardment of the cannons as if it could shatter at any time.
On the city wall, looking at the endless number of resistors gathering from all directions and seeing the magic crystal cannons aimed at the inner city from Dororia Castle, the nobles of the empire were extremely alarmed and panic-stricken.
"Lunatics! These lunatics! They actually dare to start a rebellion! "
On the city walls, Duke Collens was furious under the bombardment of the rebel army.
He glared hatefully at the numbing number of attackers outside the city. He pulled up a noble knight and asked, "What are you going to do?
"What did they say? What do we have to do to make them retreat? "
"Duke … Duke … They said that unless the Noble Parliament is dissolved and the title system is abolished, His Majesty and the cabinet ministers who persecuted the Church of Life are handed over, and the Eternal Church's religious status in the empire is removed, they … they won't retreat."
The noble knight who communicated with the rebel army trembled as he spoke.
Duke Collens' eyes widened and he instantly became furious.
"Ridiculous! In your dreams! They're just a bunch of mobs. Do they really think they're important?! "
"Then … Duke, what should we do? The priest of the Eternal Church said that the Divine Spell defensive barrier is running out of energy and won't last long … "
A noble asked in fear and confusion.
"Running out of energy?! That's impossible! "
Duke Collens subconsciously retorted.
"Duke …"
The noble who knew some inside information said bitterly.
"Previously, the Eternal Church expanded the Judgement Legion and communicated with the True God. They had already used up most of the faith power accumulated in the Holy Church for hundreds of years …"
Hearing this, Duke Collens' expression changed and his face turned pale.
In order to maintain the balance between the nobles and the royal family, the nobles in the inner city weren't allowed to bring too many private troops. Even weapons such as magic crystal cannons couldn't be brought into the city.
It could be said that the combat power in the entire inner city was extremely weak.
Other than the nobles themselves, they did not have much power to resist the resistance army.
However, the number of rebels was simply too great.
Even if Duke Corlens was a Legend, even if he could gather all the nobles in the Parliament of Nobles in the inner city, even if he had the help of the three thousand imperial guards in the imperial city … it would be difficult to defeat the resistance army with magic crystal cannons when the defensive barrier of the divine spell was broken.
The Duke of Corrance was very old.
After all, he was not a mage whose ability would increase with age, but a warrior whose combat ability was extremely dependent on his physical body. Even as a Legend, his ability had already passed its peak.
Especially after Dororia Castle was breached, those fellows locked up inside were released. Many of them joined the resistance.
Although many of those people had yet to reach the legendary realm, they were enough to pose a threat to him.
"Where is Bishop Winchester? Where is Sir Daniel? Where are they?! "
Collins thought of the other two Legends.
"Lord Winst and His Majesty have gone to the Eternal Sanctuary, where they are controlling the divine barrier. As for Lord Daniel … Lord Daniel seems to have gone missing …"
The noble knight hesitated.
"Gone … Missing?"
Collins was stunned.
Then he became furious.
"I knew it! That old thing has never been reliable! He only has his own magic research in his eyes! "
As soon as he finished speaking, another elemental bullet landed on the divine spell barrier, exploding into bright fireworks …
The violent energy waves shook the city walls, and the imperial guards were swaying left and right. The nobles raised their heads in fear, looking at the increasingly flickering divine spell barrier, and became even more uneasy.
"Your Excellency, we can't hold on for too long. Why don't … why don't we surrender first … It's just a rebellion. When the army of the Church receives the news, when the local nobles receive the news, they will send reinforcements to suppress them."
A noble suggested.
However, he was soon kicked away by the furious Duke of Corlens.
"Idiot! The glory of the nobles is not to be blasphemed! Mere commoners want us to bow our heads?! Or do you really think that if you surrender to these stupid commoners, they will let you go?! "
After he finished speaking, his gaze swept across the endless rebels on the streets of the outer city, and the nobles on the city walls with different expressions. He sighed softly.
"Angry commoners are the most irrational and the craziest. If you fall into their hands, I'm afraid you will end up in a miserable state. Everyone … Think of those nobles who were attacked by mobs in the past."
As soon as these words were said, the nobles' expressions changed.
In the history of the Empire, there was no lack of poor people who rebelled against their lords for various reasons, and some even caused a huge commotion.
Those lesser nobles whose castles were broken into by commoners generally did not end up well.
Of course, the final outcome of these rebellions was that they were all suppressed by the nobles of a higher level.
However, those rebellions were extremely small ones. Even if the nobles in the Empire had seen a lot of things, it was still the first time they had encountered a rebellion like this that had engulfed the entire capital.
Not to mention, even the guards and mercenaries had changed sides this time.
Their current identities were not 'suppressors', but 'unlucky people trapped in the castle'.
After thinking through many things, the nobles' expressions became more and more unsightly.
Sweeping a glance at their constantly changing expressions, Colluns shook his head slightly.
At this moment, accompanied by an ear-piercing sound, a few more elemental bombs landed on the defensive barrier of the inner city.
They were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, smashing cracks on the defensive barrier of the Divine Spell.
Immediately after, the defensive barrier of the Divine Spell in the sky finally could not bear the burden and broke into pieces amidst a series of crackling sounds.
"It … It's broken! The defensive barrier of the Divine Spell is broken! "
Seeing this scene, the nobles suddenly panicked.
"What are you panicking about? Quiet! Calm down! "
Looking at the chaotic nobles, Duke Colluns frowned and scolded.
Then, with a solemn expression, he pulled out his longsword, pointed it to the sky, and shouted,
"Nobles of the Empire!"
"The mobs are rebelling, and the situation is critical. Behind us are the Imperial Palace and the Empire's Parliament. There is no way out!"
"For the glory of the nobles! For the glory of our ancestors! Let us fight to the end and carve out a bloody path! "
However, just as Duke Colluns raised his longsword to boost the morale, an unprecedented sense of crisis struck his heart.
His heart tightened, and he subconsciously dodged to the side, but he heard an ear-piercing explosion behind him.
"Boom —!"
Duke Colluns felt a pain in his chest.
He slowly lowered his head and saw that there was a bloody hole in his chest. Dark red blood was constantly flowing out.
He turned around and looked behind him, only to see one of his most trusted court counts slowly put down the legendary magic gun in his hand.
The other party's expression was cold.
"I'm sorry, Your Grace …"
"The mobs are purging the cabinet. I don't want to die with you."
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