Volume 2: Empire Chapter 158: The New Emperor
The room fell silent.
Luke looked at the two women with a complicated relationship and said nothing. After all, this was the Augustine family's family affair, and it was up to the two of them to decide how to deal with it.
The pendulum clock in the corner of the room ticked away, leaving Agatha little time to think.
"I've said before that I'm not interested in the throne! The only one who has the ability to stabilize the court and the empire after tonight is probably you, the Queen. After all, my father once told the cabinet that you will be in charge of state affairs during his recuperation. It's just that..." Agatha looked at Luke and said, "I hope you can convince Qingkong that my father's... ending can be decided by me."
"Sure!" Luke answered very straightforwardly. He stood up and said, "The most important thing now is to get into the palace as soon as possible and quell this coup."
"The Imperial Secret Service is ready."
"Set off!"
Luke, Agatha and Queen Christina walked out of the gate together, and the imperial spies outside lined up waiting for orders.
Christina, holding the sword of authority, ordered the eldest princess Agatha and the governor of Raging City, Meteor, to quell the rebellion launched by the eldest prince Fania and rescue Emperor Augustine who was trapped in the palace on behalf of the emperor as the empress of the empire.
The sudden appearance of Queen Christina greatly boosted the morale of the imperial spies, and the official order gave the rebellion suppression operation a legitimate reason.
At the same time, the Governor of Nutao City, Yunxing, openly stood by the eldest princess this time, shattering all the recent rumors. Yunxing was "loyal" to the eldest princess and did not betray and join the eldest prince.
How to attack and storm the palace had already been planned and distributed to the commanders of the imperial spies at all levels. The order to attack was issued by the eldest princess Agatha, and the spies immediately scattered. Soon the battle broke out near the Rose Manor.
A large number of magic flares were launched from the manor, and spies lurking in other parts of the city also took action. The originally quiet city was instantly filled with various explosions.
Colorful magic sparkled in the night sky, and the snow fell heavier and heavier.
Luke led the beautiful girls' boiling team, and Agatha led the Secret Service's ace agents "Ravens" to protect Queen Christina as they marched towards the palace.
The sudden outbreak of battle startled the eldest prince Fania, who had just entered the palace. He was already wearing the imperial robe that had been ordered long ago, and was surrounded by ministers and nobles who supported him.
Seeing the magic beams concentrated near Rose Manor, he knew that Agatha finally couldn't help but take action.
A communications soldier from the city garrison corps ran over in a hurry: "Reporting to the Crown Prince..."
Fania's close ministers scolded him, "Call him Your Majesty!"
“Reporting to Your Majesty!” The signalman immediately changed his words: “The mission to intercept that woman has failed. The Governor of Nutao City, Yunxing, personally escorted her through our layers of obstruction and has escorted that woman into the imperial capital!”
Fania finally understood why Agatha had the confidence to launch the attack.
He also didn't expect that the missing meteorite would go to Snow City to personally escort Queen Christina back.
Now the situation is clear. It is clear who is loyal, who is treacherous, and who is a fence-sitter.
"Meteor, you will pay the price for deceiving me." Fania ordered: "Stop the rebels from attacking the palace at all costs!"
"As you command, Your Majesty."
Fania looked at the ministers and nobles behind him and said confidently: "In the end, we will know who is loyal to me! Today I ascend the throne as the divinely ordained emperor of the empire. You will all be valued by me, and together we will bring the empire to a new peak."
All the ministers and nobles shouted together: "Your Majesty, please ascend the throne and bear the weight of the crown!"
In front, the door of the palace's meeting hall was pushed open, and the palace's servants, maids, and band members were forced by the soldiers to line up on both sides holding supplies for the coronation ceremony.
Opposite the gate at the other end is the supreme throne.
The band played the sacred and solemn "Salute to the Great Emperor of the Empire", the servants spread the golden carpet, and the maids scattered gold foil in the air. Fania walked onto the red carpet and looked at the throne, and walked towards it step by step with the enthusiasm of having achieved what he wanted.
The butler excitedly came to the side of the throne first, holding a tray in both hands, which contained the crown, code and scepter.
The new emperor's coronation ceremony begins.
Most of the Royal Knights and Palace Guards were confined to their residences by soldiers from the City Garrison.
They were all very confused as to whether to be loyal to the old emperor who had never appeared, or to wait for the new emperor to complete his coronation ceremony and then go to swear allegiance.
Knight Milscombe, along with nearly a hundred royal knights and palace guards, stood guard outside the emperor's bedroom.
He was wearing beautifully decorated armor and stood with his hands on the sword. He saw the gorgeous magic signal in the sky outside and heard the explosions. He knew that Fania had started the coronation ceremony to usurp the throne, Agatha was trying her best to stop it, but he could do nothing.
He had conveyed the news of the coup to Emperor Augustine, but no information came out from the palace.
"I wonder how Her Majesty the Queen is doing?"
Knight Milscombe couldn't help but think of Queen Christina's appearance. Since the news of the victory of the Snow City Battle reached the imperial capital, there has been no news of her. He knew that Fania would never let the queen go, but he couldn't do anything for her.
There was once an idea that kept appearing in his mind, which was to put aside all duties and honors and go to the Snow City to protect the queen.
But Knight Milscombe ultimately chose to fulfill his oath.
Knight Milscombe closed his eyes, cleared away all distracting thoughts, and was no longer affected by any external or internal influences.
As quiet as a statue.
Beside him, the royal knights and palace guards stood motionless side by side, protecting the emperor's bedroom behind them.
Oulu College St. Len City Branch.
Qingkong stood on the highest and sharpest roof of the museum, looking towards the direction of the Imperial Palace.
Fania's defense of the Rose Manor was the top priority, and that was where the most intense fighting took place. Fighting in other parts of the city was sporadic, with no signs of approaching the palace.
The strength of the Secret Service is to stalk people. In this kind of regular offensive and defensive battle, they are no match for the regular army. Moreover, Fania has mobilized many elite troops from the Northern Army to fill the city garrison corps. They are all veterans with rich combat experience.
It would be difficult to attack the palace in time with the Secret Service alone.
At this time, Jennifer appeared behind Qingkong: "Miss Qingkong, the secret technique you designed has been set up."
The sheriff jumped up, and with a shake of his body he transformed into a black panther, roaring at the moon in the falling snow .
"I feel the power that the World Tree has bestowed upon me through the moon. Tonight will be a night of slaughter. I... the mount of the great Moonlight Queen, will accompany Her Majesty the Queen and smash this city to pieces!"
Qingkong ignored the police chief who suddenly had a chuunibyou syndrome and asked Jennifer, "Have all the students been settled?"
"They are all settled. The professors of the academy and your Moonlight Knights will protect them." Jennifer added: "Princess Dale asked me to tell you: I hope you are all safe."
“We will all be safe!”
Qingkong looked up at the moon in the night sky.
The dark clouds covering the sky could not cover the moonlight. It was like a bright lamp hanging high in the sky, illuminating the city with its silver light.
Now that you're ready, let's get started.
A beam of light shone from above onto the clear sky, as if covering her with a gauze dress.
"Secret Words: Monsters in the Filthy and Muddy Waters Run Wild"
The moment Qingkong finished reciting the words of the secret art , the manhole covers of the entire city's sewers were suddenly washed open by the surging sewage. Then the ground along the sewers began to crack, and the mud surged up as if it had come to life.
The rats in the sewers ran out in panic, and gray dust spread along the road.
The mud that emerged gathered into small balls, and then gathered into a large mud ball. The gray dust light was absorbed by the large mud ball, and then it grew limbs and turned into a mud monster.
In a short time, the streets of Saint Lun City were occupied by countless mud monsters. They wandered around aimlessly, beating things on the street with their soft arms.
"Rule one: No attacking anyone in the room."
As the releaser of the secret technique, Qingkong whispered the rules, and her voice rang in the ears of every mud monster regardless of distance. Those mud monsters that were wandering towards the house immediately stopped and turned to other places.
"Rule Two: Do not attack injured people."
"Rule Three: Do not attack the downed man."
Qingkong didn't want this secret technique to cause too many casualties in Saint Lun City. These mud monsters only needed to tie down the power of the city's garrison corps so that the imperial spies could attack the palace.
The mud monster cannot understand overly complicated instructions. These three rules are enough to give people attacked by the mud monster a high chance of saving their lives.
After issuing the three rules, Qingkong jumped down from the roof . The black panther, who had been waiting for a long time, jumped up at the same time and caught Qingkong steadily on his back. The black panther roared proudly, ran and jumped between the houses and buildings, and rushed towards the direction of the palace.
The appearance of the mud monster broke the stalemate in the city battle. When the soldiers of the city garrison were attacked by the mud monster from behind, the imperial spies quickly attacked and formed multiple breakthroughs.
The battle extended to the palace.
A large number of mud monsters also appeared in the palace. After causing a commotion, they were quickly killed.
At this time, Fania finished his oath of enthronement and sat on the throne. The court priest put the crown on his head, placed the code in his right hand, and the scepter in his left hand.
Ministers and nobles together paid homage to the new divinely-ordained emperor and swore allegiance.
There were still many procedures to come, but the news that the battle had spread to the palace made Fania suspend the subsequent tedious ceremonies.
He asked the ministers and nobles to wait in the hall, and he led the army to the emperor's bedroom.
As long as the old emperor is gone, everyone has to recognize him as the new emperor.
The emperor's bedroom, with its royal knights and palace guards serving here, looks extremely solemn.
Suddenly, a large number of soldiers rushed out from all directions and surrounded them layer by layer.
Knight Milscom opened his eyes, looked at the soldiers who were several times his size, and said, "Your Highness Fania, do you really have to bear the crime of regicide and patricide?"
Fania came out under the protection of a group of soldiers wearing bear armor. He looked at Milscomb arrogantly, smiled coldly and said, “Uncle Milscomb, if my father were still alive, would he allow me to obtain his throne in this way?
My father has passed away.
No matter what your purpose is in hiding this sad news, as long as you step aside, I can forgive your mistakes. You are still my respected chief knight of the royal family and my swordsmanship teacher. "
Fania was wearing a crown and the attire of an imperial emperor, which made Knight Milscom frown.
"You are making a great mistake, Fania! His Majesty is not dead, he is merely confined to his health.
You should take off this attire that does not belong to you and wait for your Majesty's judgment. "
Fania smiled and said, "If my father had not passed away, you should have gotten out of the way. If I was guilty, he would have been the one to judge.
Milscombe, this is your final warning.
Be loyal to me, and you will live."
"I am loyal to the only emperor of the empire, but you are not!"
Seeing that Milscomb was stubborn, Fania gave up the idea of trying to persuade him to surrender. He stepped back and ordered, "Whoever kills Milscomb will be crowned the Royal Chief Knight! Attack!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
The soldiers of the City Garrison Corps rushed towards Milscomb, who was leading the Royal Knights and the Palace Guards.
Milscom held the sword in a fighting stance, and the burst of momentum made the air flow form a whirlwind around him. Layers of enhancement states were released, and colorful lights flashed on the armor.
"Knights, it's time to serve His Majesty! Long live the great Emperor of the Empire!"
"Long live the great emperor of the empire!"
The light of magic illuminated the armor, and the knights and guards defending the emperor's bedroom shouted the loudest.
The two armies collided and the battle broke out around the emperor's chamber.
No matter how brutal the killing outside was, there was still no sign of the bedroom door opening.
Outside the palace, the orderly defense line of the city garrison was thrown into chaos after being hit by the mud monster. The soldiers had no idea what it was and could only passively fight back.
However, the imperial spies were informed in advance how to deal with this monster that attacks everyone it sees.
You can be ignored by them by entering the house or lying down, and you can ignore them if you have some blood on your body.
With this kind of disruptive thing, all the imperial spies were in full swing and the battle became more and more chaotic.
The city garrison corps was at a loss as to how to deal with such a battle and had to mobilize troops everywhere to provide support.
When Fania led his troops to besiege the emperor's bedroom, the guard force in the palace was withdrawn and was very empty.
A secret door opened from under a statue in the palace garden, and several figures rushed out. They quickly dealt with the surrounding guards and set up a cordon.
After confirming it was safe, Luke, Agatha and Queen Christina walked out of the tunnel.
Christina looked at the corpses on the ground and heard the sound of fighting coming from the direction of the emperor's bedroom.
"There are no royal knights and palace guards here. They probably haven't sworn allegiance to Fania yet. Fania's strongest forces should be fighting the Milscom Knights. We need to convince some of the royal knights and palace guards to help us."
Luke looked at the sky, reached out to catch a few snowflakes, and said, "Then hurry up!"
