"Teach them a lesson. Don't let anyone die," Lollister said.
"Yes, Your Highness." Padt and a dozen or so guards rubbed their fists and rushed forward. A series of bangs and screams were heard, and the dozen menacing patrolmen fell to the ground and were disarmed.
Padt pulled out his sword from the ground with one hand and grabbed the bearded officer's collar with the other. He dragged him to Laurist. "Your Highness, it's done."
"Kneel properly!" Padt kicked the bearded man's thigh. Two guards came over and lifted the bearded man, forcing him to kneel in front of Laurist in an orderly manner.
The bearded man struggled helplessly while enduring the pain on his body. He shouted intermittently, "Who, who, who are you? How dare, how dare you disobey His Majesty's, His Majesty's ban, ban on killing, killing people on the street, and how dare you resist arrest … I, I advise you, it's best for you to surrender, to be arrested, to wait for His Majesty's, punishment …"
Padt raised his hand and slapped the bearded man. "Are you blind? Can't you see the Raging Bear badge we're wearing? How dare you yell and threaten to kill our Highness? Are you tired of living? "
"Furious Bear Badge … Furious Bear … You're from the Norton family …" Beardy exclaimed. Now he knew who Padt was referring to. "Grand … Grand Duke Norton … Sword … Sword Saint …"
"So, sorry, Grand Duke Norton, Your Highness, it's, it's our fault, we shouldn't have, shouldn't have, offended Your Highness, it's, it's us, we deserve to die … Please, please forgive us, we …" The bearded man immediately lowered his head to the ground, trembling as he begged for mercy.
"Alright, kneel properly. I just want to ask, why didn't you, as the police in charge of maintaining order, stop that manager from giving my ladies a bullsh * t dance invitation and gathering a crowd to watch? "Laurist asked expressionlessly.
"No, it has nothing to do with us, Duke Norton." The bearded man hurriedly shouted, "His Majesty only asked us to maintain order and stop the fight. But, but sending invitations to the ball is a matter for the nobles. We have no right to interfere. Also, also, this person is Steward Hamm, the steward of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. He's Earl Wyksas' man. I-I can't afford to offend him … A few days ago, Archduke Handa's daughter was also sent an invitation. In the end, she had no choice but to accept the invitation and leave … "
"Oh, I just have to accept the invitation? What can I do if I don't go to the ball? "Lollister was interested.
"This, this I'm not too sure. But last time, Grand Duke Handa's daughter didn't attend the ball. The next day, Count Wexas came to visit, and in the end, it was Grand Duke Handa who personally saw the Count out. I heard that Duke Handa thinks highly of Count Weixas … "The bearded man replied.
"Hehe …" Lollister laughed coldly. Now he understood why Count Weixas would use such a shameless method of sending invitations on the streets to harass Princess Sylvia and the others. Nobles without power could not afford to provoke him, so they could only bring their women to his ball to show their support. Nobles with power could ignore him, but he took the opportunity to build a relationship with them, and even had to feign civility with him for the sake of the second prince. This was not only to build his reputation, but also to show his power. Unfortunately, he should not have provoked Lollister.
"Pat, return the weapons to them. Let's go. I think you know how to deal with the situation here, right? "Lollister's last sentence was directed at the bearded man. Although he was still a little unhappy, he had, after all, beheaded the guy who had blocked his way and harassed his wives. Strictly speaking, Lollister was in the wrong. The other guy had only sent an invitation and moved his mouth, but Lollister had ordered his men to attack and behead him on the street. Forget it. The second prince's coronation was in three days, so there was no need for him to cause trouble in the Imperial Capital. He had to give the second prince some face.
"I understand, I understand. Thank you, Duke Norton, for your magnanimity. I will take care of the aftermath." The bearded man was overjoyed. He had really escaped death. The clothes on his back were drenched in cold sweat. It was all from the shock of knowing Lollister's identity.
Lollister nodded and did not reply. Just as he was about to leave with Princess Sylvia and the others, he heard a commotion in the distance. Looking up, he saw a servant holding a few gift bags behind the middle-aged manager who had been beheaded. Leading nearly a hundred similarly dressed guards, the servant pointed at Lollister and shouted, "It's him. He ordered his guards to kill Manager Hamm …"
Hmm, Steward Hamm's corpse was still lying on the street, so he was caught red-handed and the evidence was conclusive.
A guard leader in his forties or fifties stepped out from the crowd and pointed his sword at Lollister and the others. He shouted, "Kill these traitors. Leave those women over there and offer them to our Count. Everyone will be greatly rewarded. Go! "
The bearded man was shocked. "Stop! Are you guys crazy? He's No- "
No one paid attention to him. The guards that had rushed over had already started fighting with Lollister's guards. They were all using killing moves. The guards were not careless either. Four or five of them were already lying on the ground. However, there were too many of them. Each guard had to deal with three or four opponents. The remaining twenty or so guards went around the fighting crowd and charged at Lollister and the others.
Lollister's face darkened. He ordered Padt, who was beside him, "Kill these reckless fools!"
"No …" The bearded man wailed.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Padt raised his sword and led the two bearded guards forward. Behind him, there were four guards with gifts hanging all over their bodies. They were hurriedly unloading the gifts onto the ground. Soon, there was a huge pile of gifts.
Out of Lollister's expectations, he thought it would be easy for Padt to deal with these guards as a Gold Ranker. He did not expect the leader of the guards to be a Gold Ranker as well. With Padt and the help of three other guards, the five of them were in a stalemate. Padt quickly fell into a disadvantageous position. If it wasn't for the fact that he was a Shield Guard and was good at defense, he would have been injured by the close cooperation of the four opponents and the pressure they put on him.
The two guards that followed Padt were also surrounded. One of them was stabbed in the ribs. Fortunately, his armor worked, and he was not heavily injured. The four guards who had unloaded the gifts on their bodies rushed forward to help. Only then did they manage to hold off the dozen opponents. This was a large scale fight that happened on the busiest and busiest street in the capital. Almost a hundred people were fighting in a group. More than a dozen enemy guards were lying on the ground, and it was unknown whether they were dead or alive. Seven or eight of the Norton family guards were injured, and even Padt's left shoulder was stabbed.
This section of the street had completely turned into a battlefield. The two ends of the street were crowded with people, so packed that not even a drop of water could trickle through. The guards of the Chamber of Commerce of the influential figure of the Imperial Capital, Count Wyksas, fought with the guards of a certain territory noble who came to participate in the ceremony. Everyone who knew the name of Count Wyksas was very curious. Who was that territory noble? Did he not understand that His Majesty stood behind the Earl of Wexas? It seemed that this poor and reckless noble was going to be in trouble. The king's wrath would come soon, and no one would be able to disrupt the king's ascension ceremony …
Laurist was also very helpless. If his guards were all wearing the same standard armor, everyone would know that they were from the Norton family, and no one would dare to offend them. However, this time, Laurist brought a hundred guards to the capital for two reasons. Firstly, there was no need for them to be fully armed for the ceremony. Secondly, the weather was hot, and wearing the standard armor that looked like a can was a tough job for the guards. It was too tight, and it was stuffy. That was why Loriste had his guards wear gray casual clothes, with only a similar silver-gray, gold-woven, hollowed-out armor on their upper bodies.
The problem was that no one would know that these were the new uniforms of the Norton Family. Even the small Raging Bear insignia on their chests was easily overlooked. The silver-gray hollowed-out armor was too eye-catching, and it was easy for people to overlook the Raging Bear insignia on the left side of their chests. Just like when Laurist first arrived at the imperial capital, the guards all wore robes that covered half of their bodies, concealing half of their armor. This was Laurist's order. The sunlight shining on the armor would easily dazzle the eyes.
Because of this, very few people knew that Laurist's guards had changed into new uniforms. When Duke Gammus saw them for the first time, he gasped in admiration. However, considering that the half-body armor did not provide much protection for the hands, feet, head, and lower body, he only said a few words and did not pay much attention. In the end, the first time they appeared on the streets of the capital, no one knew that they were from the Norton family, and they even attracted trouble.
The guards accompanying Princess Sylvia were all wearing gift bags of various sizes, covering the badges of the Furious Bear on their chests. That Steward Hamm probably thought that they were the family of some unknown noble, and seeing that Princess Sylvia and the other four were all exquisite beauties, he came up with the idea of rushing over to deliver an invitation to the ball, with the intention of currying favor with Count Wyksas.
However, to Princess Silvia, an illegitimate Earl had no right to invite her to a ball. Of course, she ignored him. Thus, Steward Hamm used his ultimate move. He gathered the crowd and blocked Princess Sylvia's path. In the end, they bumped into Laurist, and at the same time, Padt arrived with his men. Hamm was beheaded on the spot, and the two servants that followed him hurried back to report the news. This attracted a large number of guards from the Chamber of Commerce, and this conflict was inevitable.
Laurist understood everything in the blink of an eye, but what confused him was that Earl Weixas was only the second prince's illegitimate son. Before he was acknowledged by the second prince, it was said that he had been fooling around on the streets all this time. To put it bluntly, this was the role of a gangster. Even if he was conferred the title of Earl by the second prince, he could not get rid of the habits of a street thug.
But where did such a lowly character find so many valiant guards of the Chamber of Commerce? The leader of the guards, Padt, was a Gold rank, and the twenty guards were all at least two-star Silver rank. Furthermore, they had followed Laurist through many bloody battles. Their swordsmanship was very good, and most Silver-ranked Swordsmen of the same rank were no match for them. Even in the Norton Family's armed forces, each of them was at least a centurion.
So even though the opponents were many, sixty to seventy of them could not take down the twenty guards led by Padt in a short time. Both sides were in a stalemate. However, this made Laurist notice that something was wrong. These guards were all at least Iron-ranked, and their coordination was vaguely similar to that of a battle formation. This was not the kind of one-on-one combat skills that mercenaries and swordsmen had. How could the illegitimate son, Earl Weixas, gather such an elite force? Could it be that the second prince was backing the Chamber of Commerce that Earl Wilkeson opened?
But now was not the time for Laurist to wonder if Earl Wilkeson was a puppet sent out by the second prince. It seemed that he had to do it himself. The twenty or so guards had fallen into a disadvantageous position under the enemy's continuous attacks and cooperation. They could only defend themselves. If they continued to fight, they would probably die on the streets.
Just as Laurist's hand was about to grasp the hilt of his sword, a loud voice called out, "Your Highness, I'm coming …" Ross the Ferocious Tiger had already rushed into the battlefield with his sword in hand.
One slash, one for each. In a flash of light, five guards spat out blood from their throats as they spun and fell to the ground. Ross the Ferocious Tiger charged towards the circle where Padt was fighting. None of the guards along the way could withstand his sword, and the dozen or so guards could not stop him at all. Instead, they were cut down by Ross the Ferocious Tiger, and their cries were deafening. The twenty guards were energized, and immediately switched from defense to offense, forcing the enemy to retreat.
The main reason was that Ross the Ferocious Tiger's appearance was too brutal. In just a few short moments, the twenty guards had already become his dead souls. The leader of the guards who was fighting with Padt, the Gold-tier swordsman, attacked Padt a few times, and after forcing Padt back, he pounced towards Ross the Ferocious Tiger. "How dare you, traitor! Watch my sword!"
Ross the Ferocious Tiger whipped out his sword, and the guard raised his sword to block it. Instead, he was forced back a few steps. "A Master Swordsman?"
"Very good." Ross the Ferocious Tiger gave a thumbs up with his left hand. "This is the first time I've heard someone call the Norton Family traitors. You've got guts. I've just become a Master Swordsman, and you've already sent yourself to my doorstep. I'm very happy. I don't have to find someone to test my sword on anymore …"
The guard's expression changed drastically. "Norton Family … Stop! This is a misunderstanding … "
"Ah!" Cries of pain could be heard. Without the Gold-tier guard leader, the remaining three guards were no longer a match for Padt. Padt stabbed his sword into the chest of one of the guards, and said quietly, "His Highness has ordered us to kill these reckless dogs …" Then he continued to chase after the other two.
"Hehe." Ross the Ferocious Tiger licked his lips and grinned. "I like His Highness's order. Kill all of you who dare to offend the Norton Family. Let's see who dares to bare their fangs and claws in front of the Norton Family …"
"No, no, no, this is a misunderstanding. We didn't mean to offend the Norton Family …" The Gold-tier guard leader was already sweating profusely. His body was trembling, and he kept retreating. His eyes were filled with despair.
"Hehe, I don't care if it's a misunderstanding or not. All I know is that those who offend the Norton Family must die!" Ross the Ferocious Tiger dashed forward.
"No …" The guard leader screamed. Bang! He only managed to block Ross's first strike before the second one pierced through his mouth. His screams came to an abrupt stop.
With the death of the leader of the guards, the remaining guards of the Chamber of Commerce were no match for Ross, the Ferocious Tiger. They could not even escape and were quickly hacked to death by the guards. Under Padt's command, the guards proceeded with the next step. They chopped off all the guards' heads and piled them up on the street.
"Your Highness, we didn't let you down. None of the enemies escaped." Padt came forward with blood all over his body.
Even though the sun was high in the sky, the onlookers in the distance all felt a strange chill. The people at the front couldn't help but take a few steps back. Cries of terror could already be heard from the crowd behind them …
"Locke, what happened?" Duke Kempis and a dozen guards from the Snow Salt Merchant Guild squeezed out of the crowd and hurried over. He and Ross the Ferocious Tiger were discussing the ball that night when a steward from the shop in front of them ran in and said that the guest who was with them just now had a conflict with someone on the street. He even killed someone …
Ross the Ferocious Tiger immediately rushed out. Duke Kempis didn't have the skills and was stuck at the outermost edge of the crowd. He heard the people in front say that many people had died, and then the crowd suddenly fell silent. He only managed to squeeze his way in.
Seeing the headless corpses on the ground, Duke Kempis was stunned. He naturally recognized the uniforms of the dead guards. "Why did you kill so many guards from the Ontario Merchant Guild? What happened? "
"Ontario Merchant Guild …" Laurist said. "I know. It's Count Wexas's Merchant Guild. By the way, where's his shop? "
"Look, the biggest one in front. He has the best space and the biggest shop." Duke Kempis pointed not far away.
"Ross the Ferocious Tiger, Padt. Take some men and destroy that merchant guild! Kill anyone who tries to stop you. "
"Yes, Your Highness," Ross and Padt replied in unison.
Duke Kempis was speechless.
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