Players poured into the capital like a tide, and brutal street fighting began.
Because they were not familiar with the terrain, the first batch of players who just rushed in basically fell at the gate of the city.
However, as more and more players joined the battle, the situation began to reverse.
Especially the professional magic players. Their magic attacks were extremely powerful. The defense line at the city gate was quickly broken through, and players poured into the inner city.
The Imperial Guards resisted desperately, but the players kept coming and killed them all. Gradually, their casualties increased, and the morale of the soldiers was seriously frustrated. Coupled with the lack of effective command, the entire front was finally defeated.
Without the protection of soldiers, civilians became fish on the chopping board, and the city suddenly turned into hell.
Howard stood at a high place and watched the thousand-year-old capital being engulfed in flames, with figures running for their lives in panic and screams everywhere, with an excited expression on his face.
"I, the great Howard, will become the new master of this kingdom, and I will create a prosperous age! Hahaha!"
The siege lasted for most of the day. In the early morning of the next day, the entire capital was completely occupied by players. Howard walked into the palace as he wished, and then sat on the king's chair.
At this moment, he felt as if he was dreaming.
Years of humiliation and humiliation have finally led to today's glory!
He felt it was worth it!
At this time, a large number of players poured into the palace, stood in front of him, and asked for rewards.
[Are you sure the player has completed the task? 】
【Yes or no? 】
Howard looked at the system prompt box that popped up in front of him, thought about it, and clicked [No].
He thought to himself: "Although Kil and those nobles have been dealt with, Marshal Eddie and Archmage Marcus are still on their way back. These two guys are the most troublesome."
"After solving them, let these players complete the task."
So, he stood up and said loudly: "Warriors from another world, your mission has not been completed yet. Although the Hunjun is dead, his followers are still there. They will definitely counterattack the capital in an attempt to stop me!"
"So, my final mission is to eliminate the Hunjun's followers, so that you can get the rewards you deserve."
Players were a little dissatisfied with this, and they were talking a lot.
"What's going on? Hasn't this Howard ascended to the throne? Why hasn't he confirmed that we have completed the mission?"
"Can NPCs also cheat? Do they have professional ethics?"
"I've been busy all night, but I still haven't completed the task. Isn't this a joke?"
"Oh, I'm exhausted. I'll go offline and rest first. Maybe when I come online tomorrow, the task will be completed."
"Yes, I'm going offline to take a rest. I'll talk about it tomorrow."
…
The players had been working hard all night and were already exhausted, so they all went offline to rest.
Howard didn't care. To him, the players were just leaving temporarily and would be back online soon.
"However, after all, players are not a long-term solution. I need my own army."
Howard has already considered that when he takes complete control of the country, players will become his biggest threat.
Therefore, he must shut down the server to prevent these players from continuing to log in.
Turning his head, Howard said to the young mage next to him: "Ethan, where are the soldiers who surrendered before? Let their leader come up to see me."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Ethan said respectfully, but his eyes drifted to Howard's ring.
At the same moment, a team was rushing towards the capital.
They move very fast. If you observe carefully, you can find that their bodies seem to be pushed by an invisible force.
Marshal Eddie saw the kingdom's capital from a distance and happily said to Marcus next to him: "If it weren't for your wind magic, our team would not be moving so fast."
Marcus said calmly: "Although wind magic can increase movement speed, it cannot last for too long, otherwise the soldiers' bodies will not be able to bear it. Let the army stop and rest appropriately."
Anyway, the destination was not far away. In order to prevent the army from being overtired and affecting its combat effectiveness, Marshal Eddie ordered the entire army to rest on the spot.
On the other side, Marcus took out a piece of white paper, wrote a few lines on it, then folded it into a paper bird, and cast an unknown magic on it. The paper bird actually flapped its wings and flew up.
"Go find my apprentice Ethan."
The white paper bird seemed to understand his words, and immediately flew towards the castle, and disappeared after a while.
"According to tradition, you should step down as president of the Royal Magicians Association this year. Have you figured out who will replace you?" Marshal Eddie handed over the water bag and asked.
"Well, I've thought about it." Marcus took a sip from the water bag and said, "Let Ethan be the one to take charge."
"Ethan? Is he too young?" Marshal Eddie frowned slightly. Generally speaking, the president of the Royal Magician Association is a highly respected archmage. Ethan is only in his twenties, which is too young.
Marcus smiled and said: "Although this kid is young, he is a genius. It is difficult to find talents as good as him in the Magician Association. Moreover, he is also very obedient and well-behaved. With me assisting him, he will definitely He is qualified for the position of president.”
Marshal Eddie asked: "Have you told him about this?"
"No." Marcus shook his head: "I want to give him a surprise, haha."
In the sky, a white paper bird flew into the castle. It passed through a window and flew in front of Ethan, hovering around him.
"is teacher?"
Ethan was stunned for a moment, stretched out his hand to grab the paper bird, unfolded the white paper and took a look.
"Teacher and Marshal Eddie arrived outside the city so soon?" He frowned and said secretly: "The teacher must have used wind magic..."
He immediately went to Howard and told him the news.
"Sir Howard, the teacher and Marshal Eddie's army will arrive in half a day's journey. What should we do?"
Ethan was a little worried: "Many players have gone offline. Can we stop the attack of the Kingdom Alliance?"
"Oh? They have wiped out Rakshasa?" Howard was a little surprised, but he hummed and said nonchalantly: "Don't be afraid. I estimate that the strength of the kingdom's coalition forces will be damaged after this battle. My player army can definitely Destroy them!"
But to be on the safe side, he said to Ethan: "Send a letter to Marcus and the others, telling them that everything is fine in the city and that the players have retreated, so they don't have to worry."
"As long as it waits until dawn, the players will be online." He chuckled and said, "By then, I won't be afraid of any kingdom coalition forces or mage legions!"
Ethan's reply quickly flew to Marcus's hands. He happily told Marshal Eddie the news, saying: "We can breathe a sigh of relief. The capital is safe and your Majesty is safe."
"That would be great!"
Marshal Eddie also smiled and said: "However, I looked at the capital from a distance and found that there was still black smoke rising from the city. I believe that the previous battle must have been very fierce, and I am afraid that many people will die. I think we should return to the capital as soon as possible. To avoid long nights and many dreams.”
"You're right!" Marcus agreed with his point of view and said: "Maybe those players just retreated temporarily and will come back soon. Let's go back to assist in the defense."
The two immediately sent troops and continued to move towards the castle.
As a result, the closer they got to the castle, the deeper their doubts became.
"Something's not right!"
Marshal Eddie looked at the corpses everywhere, frowning, and said: "Why do the corpses of the Guards appear outside the city? And there are so many of them?"
Marcus also nodded slightly: "Indeed, if according to what Ethan said, the capital is intact, how could the Imperial Guards die outside the city?"
The two looked at each other and said in unison: "It was after the city was broken that the Imperial Guards came outside the city!"
"I'll investigate the situation again!"
Marcus spotted a crow on the horizon and released a magic. In an instant, his mind controlled the crow, and at the same time, the crow's vision became his.
"Fly towards the castle, I want to see the real situation inside!"
Under Marcus' control, the crow turned around and flew over the castle.
"This is……"
Marcus' eyes suddenly widened. He saw corpses piled up in the castle. Many guards were imprisoned in the square. Some of them were yelling: "Howard! You traitor, you actually killed His Majesty Keir and became the king yourself." , we will not recognize you as the king, and the Holy Demon will not let you go!"
Later, this upright guard was dragged out and brutally killed.
The crow circled in the air and then flew towards the palace. It landed outside a window and looked into the house.
I saw a group of servants helping Howard change, and he was wearing the clothes of His Majesty Keir, looking complacent in front of the mirror.
On the table next to him, His Majesty Kiir's head was placed on a silver tray, and his dead fish-like eyes stared at Howard...
Marcus and Crow's eyes narrowed slightly at the same time. He knew that what the guard said before was true. Howard betrayed the king!
"Marcus, what's going on in the capital? Where is Your Majesty?"
Marshal Eddie next to him felt worried when he saw Marcus's solemn expression, and asked hurriedly.
"His Majesty Kiir is dead! Howard killed him!"
Marcus said in a deep voice: "It seems that Rakshasa is right, Howard is behind all this!"
"What! Howard killed your majesty!" Marshal Eddie was shocked. Then he drew the sword from his waist and chopped it hard on a big tree. He said angrily: "This damn traitor! Your majesty, don't worry. My subordinates will definitely avenge you and kill Howard with their own hands!"
"I'm going to check on Queen Louise..."
Marcus continued to control the crow flight. He came to Queen Louise's window and saw Queen Louise lying on the bed. Her body was tightly tied with rope and her mouth was stuffed. She was looking at her with a look of despair. roof.
She had already had a premonition and knew that His Majesty Kiir was in trouble, but now she was unable to protect herself and was completely unable to save her husband.
Da da da.
There was a sound outside the window, which caught Queen Louise's attention. She turned around and saw a crow knocking on the window with its beak, but she didn't pay much attention to it.
However, the crow kept knocking on the window, and Queen Louise finally reacted. She hurriedly got up from the bed, ran to the window, and pushed the window open with her head.
The crow immediately flew into the room, then landed on the table, mouthing: "Queen Louise, I am Archmage Marcus."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
When Queen Louise heard this, she tried her best to speak, but her mouth was blocked and she couldn't say anything.
"Don't worry, I'll help you untie the rope."
Marcus controlled the crow to fly behind Queen Louise, and used the crow's hard beak to peck off the rope bit by bit.
Queen Louise took the thing out of her mouth, took a few breaths, and asked anxiously: "Archman Marcus, are you with His Majesty? How is he now?"
"...I'm sorry that His Majesty Kil is dead." Marcus sighed and said, "It was Howard who killed His Majesty. He wanted to take away the throne and become the new king."
"What?!"
Queen Louise suddenly felt dizzy. She held on to the wall and managed to stand. Her tears suddenly rolled down like dropped pearls.
"Your Majesty...my husband!" She cried with grief on her face.
Marcus comforted: "Queen Louise, please express my condolences. Don't worry, we will definitely avenge Your Majesty."
"Now you must protect yourself and wait for victory."
After saying that, the crow flew out of the room.
Queen Louise became more and more sad as she thought about it, and she fell on the bed and cried again.
At this time, the door was knocked, and Howard's voice came from outside: "Your Majesty Queen, I am Howard. Your Majesty Keir asked me to bring you a message."
"You liar!" Queen Louise shouted angrily: "You killed my husband, you are the executioner! Rebel, you will not end well!"
There was silence outside the door for a few seconds, and then Howard's voice sounded again: "Now that you already know, I won't hide it anymore."
"Yes, I have killed that foolish king. He is not worthy of being a king. Under his rule, the Kingdom of Eltra will perish sooner or later!"
"I am the most suitable person to be a king. I will govern this country in an orderly manner, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the country will be prosperous and strong..."
"Shut up!" Queen Louise roared: "Howard, no one will recognize your identity as king. They will only remember one thing. You killed the king and usurped the throne. You are despicable!"
"Even if you use force to force others to submit, history will always remember this! You will be despised forever!"
Howard sneered: "History? Haha, Queen, don't you know that history is written by the victors?"
"Tomorrow, I will hold a grand succession ceremony, and I hope you can attend as my queen."
"If you refuse, I'm sorry, but you will be hanged in public as a warning to others!"
After saying that, Howard turned and left.
Queen Louise fell to the ground listening to the distant footsteps...
…
"Master, this is the last piece of landed amethyst."
The voice of the Steel Titan rang in Zhang Ze's ears. He stretched, looked at the time, and said, "Has it been three hours? Finally, everything has been recovered."
He smiled and said: "Let's go, throw them all into the flaming lava, our mission will be completed."
