Hao Ren could not distinguish the complex heraldry of the Kingdom of Taros, and he could not figure out the connection between the attire of the cavalry and their corresponding legions. He could only judge that the cavalry was from the royal family based on the eagle pattern on the battle flag held by the knights. It seemed that the impact caused by the disintegrating rays had attracted the attention of the White City guards. Of course, a disintegrating ray had wiped out half of the town. If such a commotion did not attract the attention of the sentries in White City, then the sentries must have been blind.
But these knights came a little faster. From the time they saw the explosion in the Kant manor to the time the knights assembled and came to the manor from White City, it all took some time. Hao Ren did not know the quality of the army of Taros, and naturally could not judge how long it would take for them to assemble. He just instinctively felt that the team came very fast.
It was as if they had predicted that something would happen in the Kant manor and were prepared in advance.
The cavalry, led by a few royal knights, came to the small highland in front of the Kant manor. They pointed at the ruins of the manor and were obviously shocked. Then some of the cavalry broke away from the team and rushed to the manor from both sides. The surviving servants of the Kant manor were fleeing through the paths. It seemed that the knights were not going to let anyone leave this place.
The main force of this force went straight in the direction of Hao Ren.
They should not have seen Hao Ren yet, but when observing from a distance, it was easy to see that the ground that had turned into white sand started from the main hall of the manor. This was the starting point of the disintegrating rays, and the investigation would naturally start from here.
Hao Ren looked at the knights coming toward him. He thought for a moment and took the initiative to walk out. To prevent others from seeing him, he raised his spear and waved it twice.
Sure enough, he immediately saw several knights in front of him speeding up. Almost in the blink of an eye, these heavily armed tin cans were in front of him. The knights circled around Hao Ren twice and seemed very surprised. Then the leading knight reached out and took off his mask.
It was a tall, middle-aged man with striking red hair and a scar on his face. He looked majestic without being angry, and there seemed to be a raging fire in his eyes. Only then did Hao Ren notice that the other party's breastplate was engraved with extremely complex enchantment lines, and the golden eagle and sword symbol on his cloak. This level of equipment was probably not as simple as the captain of the cavalry.
The extremely imposing knight dismounted and looked at Hao Ren in surprise. "Guardian?"
"Ah, it's me." Hao Ren looked at the man who seemed a little familiar but could not remember his name. "You are …"
"Gloen, you should have seen me before," the tall knight replied in a muffled voice. "The king's chief military adviser, the General of White City, the supreme commander of the Eagle Legion of the kingdom. Sir Guardian, what exactly happened here? "
"In short, I was ambushed by a guy who claimed to be a noble of the kingdom," Hao Ren shrugged and pushed Lamore forward. "Only this one is left alive."
After that, he kept silent and waited for the follow-up. He knew that there was now an interesting and delicate situation: he was an 'ancient guardian' who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, with a reputation that came out of nowhere. He was respected in terms of identity, but he had no foundation in the kingdom and might not necessarily get much trust from the king. On the other hand, Count Willie, a rebel who had been lurking in the top ranks of the kingdom for many years, seemed to have hidden his identity very well. Until now, the nobles of Taros still thought that he was a rare young talent and the pillar of the kingdom. He was a member of the country's entangled aristocratic system. Although there were thousands of such nobles, every noble was protected by their system.
In other words, he was deeply trusted by the king.
An ancient guardian and a noble of the kingdom had a private meeting. After a big explosion, the noble and his manor were reduced to ashes. The ancient guardian was safe and sound and accused the noble of being a criminal. Under normal circumstances, it went without saying who would be the first suspect.
But the general's reaction after hearing his words was a little subtle. Gloen's expression seemed to be a matter of course. He was surprised for a moment, but it did not seem to be because of Hao Ren's accusation, but because things had developed in a somewhat unexpected way. The general glanced at the ruins of Kant Manor and said, "I didn't expect it to develop to this point. Sir Guardian, did you kill all the heretics here alone?"
"Heretics?" Hao Ren frowned, suddenly remembering that Lamore seemed to have mentioned something about a 'cult' before. "They seemed to have mentioned it, but to be honest, I'm still a little confused. Judging from your reaction, did you already know about this Count Willie?"
"I'm a martial artist. There are some things that others will explain to you," Gloen said as he looked up in another direction. "Well, they're coming."
Another group of people was coming from the direction of White City.
This group was larger, and there were robed wizards in the team. The leader was also a high-grade knight with top-level equipment. Hao Ren understood at a glance what was going on: they should have set off together with the first batch of cavalry, but in order to save time, the light cavalry led by Gloen arrived at Kant Manor ahead of time, leaving the slower wizards who needed protection to arrive later.
Such a large number of mixed troops proved that what happened in the Kant Manor was extraordinary.
The second team of knights came to Hao Ren, but the leader surprised Hao Ren.
It was not a knight in heavy armor, but a noble in chainmail and a smock: Grand Duke Loen.
Seeing the grand duke in front of him, Hao Ren could not help but touch his chin. "This is getting interesting."
Grand Duke Loen dismounted, nimble like a well-trained knight. The countries of Collow were in the quagmire of the Chaotic War. Even the nobles must be skilled in archery and horsemanship. Among the kingdom's higher-ups, there were few people who did not have any combat ability.
"Guardian …" The minister of the kingdom still had a frozen, expressionless face as if he was wearing a stone mask. He looked up and down at Hao Ren. "It seems that you are not with them."
"Together?" Hao Ren was still thinking about what the grand duke was going to say to him. He never expected that the first sentence would be this. "You mean the lunatics of the Kant Family? Do you suspect that I'm with them? "
Grand Duke Loen's expression did not change. He just nodded. "A stranger suddenly appeared beside Her Highness Veronica, and he came in contact with the heir of the royal family. But just now, my informant in the Kant Manor sent back news that you have nothing to do with them. On the contrary, they are standing on the opposite side of you. "
As he said, the grand duke looked at the ruins of the manor, which had turned into ruins. He frowned. "They have buried such a level of power in the kingdom. I can't imagine what Taros will face if everything goes according to their plan."
At this time, Hao Ren finally figured something out. He stared at the grand duke. "Wait a minute. So you have been wary of me since the first time we met because you think I'm a heretic?"
"The timing of your appearance is too sensitive. Your identity and background are like the Arabian Nights. Your words and actions are suspicious. White City is shrouded in a dark cloud. Her Highness Veronica can trust you, but I can't."
As he said, Grand Duke Loen finally turned his face. "Guardian, I know you want a more detailed explanation. Don't worry. You will get all the answers after this. His Majesty is waiting for us in the Palace of the Golden Roses."
Hao Ren nodded and looked up into the distance. The knights had divided into several units and blocked the entire Kant Manor. The golden eagle flag could be seen fluttering in the wind at every intersection. More than half of the surviving servants who had fled from the manor had been caught. These panicked people were herded together by the knights, looking like livestock being herded. Seeing this scene, Hao Ren frowned. "These soldiers work very hard when dealing with ordinary people."
"There is no need to pity these 'ordinary people'," Grand Duke Loen said with a poker face. "There will be no truly innocent ordinary people in the place where these heretics gather."
As if to confirm Grand Duke Loen's words, a group of servants who were herded by the knights suddenly stirred when they stumbled toward this side. There was an official wizard among these servants. He summoned a poisonous cloud and instantly knocked down the guards beside him. Then the other servants pulled out all kinds of weapons from under their clothes and rushed to the nearest soldiers, shouting wildly.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye, another three soldiers were cut down, but the chaos ended even faster. A bolt of lightning came from afar and split into several parts in mid-air, killing the "servants" in an instant.
Above the cavalry in the distance, a silver-robed wizard floating in the air nodded slightly to Grand Duke Loen.
A high-ranking knight who served as the commander came out of the crowd and scolded the soldiers, and order was quickly restored. The kingdom's soldiers continued to gather the survivors of the Kant Manor together, but this time, their actions were obviously more violent than before.
"These believers of the Armageddon," Grand Duke Loen said coldly, "don't need any humanity to face them."
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