The night in the capital was not going to be a peaceful one. While Brando was sneaking into the Colddew Manor, another battle was taking place in the Tundra Castle.
The commander of the attacking side was a delicate little girl, but her battle prowess and tactical prowess were enough to strike fear into the hearts of the city guards.
Metisha stood alone on the suspension bridge of the castle.
The battle was almost over, but the air was still filled with the smell of gunpowder.
She held a silver spear in her hand, and a winged helmet protected her slightly childish face. Under her resolute silver gaze, the gate of the Moss Castle was already wide open, and the enemies who had tried to stop her were lying in the hole of the gate, lifeless.
This was part of Brando's plan, and it was just one of the many scenarios.
After a while, the vanguard of the White City finally took down the last tower. The Nightsong Tiger poked half of his body out and waved at her.
Metisha nodded in satisfaction.
"Well done, Uncle."
"It's all thanks to you, Miss Commander." The Nightsong Tiger replied with a smile.
The members of the Mercenaries of Lopes had changed their weapons. The leader of the mercenaries, the Nightsong Tiger, was clad in heavy armor, and his weapon had been changed to a long halberd. There was a line of words engraved on the blade of the halberd, and it was actually a saying passed down in the countryside of White City:
Courage gives victory.
The inside of the tower was a mess. The corpses of seven or eight imperial soldiers were scattered around a table and a window. There were also a few broken bows scattered around, and the small space was filled with the thick smell of blood. The Nightsong Tiger looked at the scene and shook his head calmly. He took out his pipe and lit it with a match. The darkness flickered, and a cloud of smoke rose into the air.
It was a moment of peace after the battle. The men were still immersed in the aftertaste of the massacre. The smoke seemed to form an illusion, and behind it was the mythical Hall of Gold, the home of the warriors, and the Temple of Valor.
Felaern frowned and pulled her sister out of the building, causing a wave of laughter. There were a few people hiding in the shadows of the city walls who wanted to sneak attack the two sisters. However, Felaern's hand flashed with a cold light, and half of the wall was covered in a layer of frost. The few imperial soldiers were also frozen into ice cubes.
The level of the Mercenaries of Lopes summoned by the White City Vanguard card was only ten levels lower than the Felan Knight. Now that Metisha had touched the Enlightenment of Truth, the strength of the original Mercenaries of Lopes naturally rose as well. They all activated their Elemental Activation and became Holy Knights.
Inside the castle, the remaining city guards were defending the castle's main gate. Hipamira, her iron golems, and gargoyles' attacks were thwarted time and time again. In a fit of anger, Miss Priestess went into action herself. She raised the Mountain Hammer and slammed it on the gate. The gate, which had been reinforced by the wizards behind the gate many times, was undamaged. However, after a series of tremors, the entire wall of the castle collapsed.
Almost everyone was stunned by this shocking attack, but Miss Priestess did not feel anything. After all, it was fine as long as she achieved her goal.
Hipamira pushed the gate open, covering her nose with her hand and coughing violently. The wizards and soldiers behind the gate had long been killed by the tremors, and only the frame of the gate was left standing in the flying dust.
With one wall down, the Moss Castle looked like a gaping black mouth, and the gate was its erect front teeth.
The gate creaked as it was pushed open, and the bricks behind it fell like rain. At this time, Hipamira suddenly felt a sense of danger. She raised her right hand, and a ring of light spread out from her finger, forming a hemispherical curtain of light.
"Song of Blessing —"
A giant axe swung out from the darkness, followed by the sound of the wind. The axe landed heavily on Hipamira's curtain of light, but the curtain of light did not even ripple. It only flashed slightly, and then disappeared into nothingness.
The shockwave of the explosion directly smashed the gate on both sides, and the frame of the gate broke with a loud bang. The two gates slowly fell down one after the other.
Suddenly, a fist reached out from the darkness and smashed the gate into pieces.
Wood chips fluttered in the air like butterflies, and then fell down one after another. Then, a bare-chested man walked out from the darkness, holding a giant axe upside down. The man's pants and leggings looked like he was not a city guard, but a Knight of the Imperial Guard.
He looked at Hipamira, who was unscathed, and looked at her with surprise. Even the corner of her clothes did not move, and asked, "What is this ability of yours? How can a mere peak of the Elemental Enlightenment block my attack unscathed?"
"This is the Song of Blessing," Hipamira answered seriously. "It is the faith that the Goddess gave to me. It is indestructible, like a mountain, and like the heavy earth."
"Is that so?" The man chuckled and raised his axe. "Then I would like to see how firm your faith in your Goddess is."
Facing the opponent's attack, Hipamira immediately became serious. Although she was a little naive, she was not stupid. The opponent was obviously a supreme class power, and even with the help of the Mountain and River, she could not win. She had to find a way to hold on until Metisha and the others arrived to help.
Just as the man was about to attack, he suddenly took a step back. With a soft clang, an arrow burning with pale white flames was embedded in the place where he was originally standing.
The place was originally a marble floor, but the arrow was not only firmly embedded in the ground, but the tail feathers were still shaking. It was enough to show how powerful the arrow was.
The burly man raised his head and saw that three women had appeared in the sky at some point.
Or rather, female creatures —
They looked more like three sets of female armor, riding on white pegasi. The pegasi rode on the wind and stood in the air, while under the women's armor, white flames rose and rolled, forming into human bodies. Under the winged helmets, the eyes were especially bright, like a pair of stars. They held longbows woven from moonlight, and the arrows on the bowstrings were made from white flames of the underworld. They aimed at the man from above.
"Valkyrie?"
The man was shocked. This was a legendary existence, and he never dreamed that he would see one here.
"Very well" the burly man's eyes glowed brightly as he raised his axe: "I've heard that the Valkyrie are true Warriors, that they live for battle, that their every action is based on their instincts for battle. Today, let me see what the so-called instincts of a Warrior is"
He was full of fighting spirit and was about to attack when he heard a voice behind him, "Stop, Talier. You're the captain of the Knight's Guard. Don't you find it embarrassing to show off in front of a little girl?"
The burly man was slightly startled. He turned his head and saw a person walking out from the shadows of the hall. His long green hair was particularly dazzling in the darkness. His calm eyes contained a vast amount of wisdom, and they were as clear as jade.
"Veronica?"
He then saw the others standing behind the female captain. The master of the Mehotofen Principality, the head of the Kirk family, the Grand Duke of Flowerleaf and his eldest son, the elder of the Royal Council, Gerd, Grand Duke Freeland of the Walen family, Duke Cecil, and …
It was an old man with a hunched back, but his aura was still as dignified as the Empire itself.
When he saw this old man, he almost instinctively knelt down on one knee to greet him.
During the era of Grand Emperor Grantodi, some people said that the Grand Emperor represented the will of the Empire, but there was only one person who represented the Empire's dignity, and that was the Prime Minister, Nidevan.
Although he had left the political scene for many years, one could still see the glory of the era when the Empire's power was at its peak.
He did not need to speak. He was already a living legend.
Some people hated him. They were the nobles under the Holy Cathedral of Fire who had lost power in the power struggle.
Some people respected him. They were the veterans of the Empire who had witnessed an era and witnessed their glory as soldiers.
Although the captain of the Knight Brigade, Tariel, was not promoted by him, but in the era of Prime Minister Nidevan, he was only a captain at the lowest level. He had long heard of this great man's illustrious reputation.
He did not dare to speak to the old Prime Minister, so he could only ask Veronica: "Veronica, are you planning to leave?"
"Leaving this place means betraying Her Majesty the Queen," Veronica sighed: "But now I have no choice, Tariel."
"These people outside … What is their relationship with you?" The captain of the Knight Brigade frowned and questioned: "These people are not from the Empire. I saw at least Fanzin, Elves, and Buga war machines among them."
"Don't worry, Tariel," Veronica replied: "We will not betray the Empire to outsiders. As for these little guys outside …"
At this point, she could not help but smile.
Who would have thought that fate was so strange. She and that little guy named Erouine had only met once in the Loop of Trade Winds, and even had a hostile relationship. But because of her kindness, she did not expect that one day she would really be benefited from this appreciation.
Although she knew the purpose of Brando's visit to the Empire, in her heart, she still felt that she owed him a great favor.
"This little guy who likes to cause trouble is getting into more and more trouble."
She could not help but sigh in her heart.
"Very well, I respect your choice," the captain of the Knight Brigade raised the axe in his hand: "Lady Veronica, but if you want to leave this place, you have to ask my old friend first."
"Are you serious?" Veronica could not help but shake her head: "Tariel?"
"Of course, can't you see the burning fighting spirit in my chest?"
"Is that so?" At this time, a cold voice suddenly interrupted: "As expected of the Empire's courage. Then you should be ready —"
At this time, the captain of the Knight Brigade saw another person beside Veronica, and he could not help but widen his eyes: "St … St … St Sidney …?"
The last person to walk out was the statue of the Lion Palace's Saintess. She looked at the captain of the Knight Brigade with a cold face and replied:
"I am the one who led these people here, and now I am taking them away. Do you have any objections, Tariel?"
"I, I …" The captain of the Knight Brigade looked as if he had seen a ghost.
"What, do you want to ask your old friend as well?"
"No, of course not," the captain of the Knight Brigade coughed: "I suddenly remembered something …"
At this time, he knew that the Moss Castle must have a secret passage. This kind of secret was not a secret to people like Sidney and Valla who had once stood at the top of the Empire.
"What did you think of? Is there another lady from the capital waiting for you? Why? Where did the burning desire in your chest go?" Sidney asked unreasonably.
The captain of the Knight Brigade had a bitter expression on his face. He could not help but ask Veronica for help, but she ignored him and dealt with it as if nothing had happened. He had no choice but to beg: "Please let me go, teacher …"
"Very well, I have no intention of making things difficult for you. You may leave." Sidney replied.
The burly man hurriedly bowed to the old chancellor as if he had been pardoned. He then carried his axe and hurried out of the ruins.
Facing this scene, the people present couldn't help but laugh, but they didn't have any strange expressions. Who didn't know that this guard commander was once a proud student of the Lion Palace's Saintess?
"Lady Sidney," the Duke of Flower Leaf finally spoke, "please convey my gratitude to your friend from Aouine. The House of Kirk owes him a favor."
Gerid and Duke Freeland also expressed their opinions. With them taking the lead, the other nobles who were rescued also joined in. Only Duke Cecil remained silent.
Of course, this was not because he had a grudge against Brando for killing his son. It was because House Cecil had always been a vassal of the Holy Cathedral. Sidney had already told him privately about the relationship between Brando and the Holy Cathedral, so it did not matter if he expressed his opinion or not.
However, the nobles' statements were basically meaningless to the Saintess of the Leo Palace. It was only when the eldest son of the Duke of Flowerleaf asked if his sister had arrived at the Imperial Capital that the Saintess reacted a little and nodded.
She then turned to Veronica and said, "Mister Brando is currently attracting the attention of the Silver Queen at Frostdew Manor. He is no match for Her Majesty alone. Come with me to support him."
"No problem," Veronica quickly replied. She did not wish to see Erouine's son get hurt because of her.
"Bring me along, I will go too." At this moment, an old voice suddenly sounded.
Everyone turned around in shock to look at the old prime minister who had spoken.
"Her Majesty's mistake is not the fault of one person," Nidwen slowly said, "All of us should be responsible for this. Take me to see her. I will persuade her to show mercy to your little friend."
Veronica looked at Sidney with uncertainty.
The latter slowly nodded.
"What about the others?"
"Continue to act according to Mister Brando's original plan," Sidney turned to Hipamira standing outside and said, "Miss Hipamira, please send these people to the west of Rustal. We —"
At this point, she suddenly stopped talking.
Rustle, rustle, rustle, rustle. The ground trembled slightly, and the gravel in the ruins seemed to come alive. It was as if magic had been injected into it.
This is … …
"Earthquake?" That was the first thought in everyone's mind.
They immediately rejected the idea.
The entire castle was shaking, and the air was emitting a whimpering sound. It was as if something was shaking. Wave after wave, clear ripples appeared in the entire space.
Some small pebbles floated up from the ground and floated into the air. The entire hall seemed to have lost a part of its gravity. The stone pillars creaked and broke from the middle. The scattered pebbles also floated up and floated in the air.
Veronica's expression changed.
Hipamira also felt that something was stirring up in the other world. The change of the laws had caused such a huge reaction in the prime material plane.
What kind of earth-shaking change was happening on the other side of the world?
What was it that was calling?
Sidney suddenly raised her right hand. Everyone saw the right hand of the Sacred Lady of the Leo Palace, from her wrist to her elbow, a golden rune lit up repeatedly, and finally formed a mysterious pattern.
"This is … …"
… …
(PS: Many thanks to Shang Heng for helping me organize the deck. This one saw it. It was very well made and very useful to me. Thank you. I have to say that although this one is lazy and often breaks chapters, the readers have always been very helpful. This makes me very touched.)
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