Arestle King City, outside the Night Blade headquarters, a large force of the Royal Guard has arrived here. Soldiers carrying weapons and armor are silently surrounding this area with serious expressions, waiting for this person who is located here. The space seal disappears.
The residents of the royal city who walked near this area quickened their pace. Occasionally, some stopped to watch. After discovering that these soldiers were not city guards and were just standing still here, they also chose to retreat quickly to prevent themselves from causing trouble.
"With one minute countdown, the space blockade of the Night Blade headquarters will be opened, and then the area will be quickly taken over. This time, two legends are performing the task in advance. There will be no possibility of problems. Our duty is to complete it quickly. The subsequent takeover will try to minimize the storm as much as possible.”
The voice of the commander-in-chief of the operation reached their ears through the magic communication device built into each soldier's helmet. After once again emphasizing the focus of their operation, the countdown began.
"10, 9,, 8, 7..."
Along with its countdown, the surrounding space began to become severely unstable. In places that originally seemed to be completely empty, vague things began to slowly emerge.
"4, 3, 2, 1, 0, the mission target appears, execute it quickly!"
The final countdown ended, and the Night Blade headquarters, which was originally sent to another space for isolation, returned here under the traction of the surrounding large-scale magic circle, and appeared in front of everyone. The commander-in-chief gave an energetic order. The order was issued, and the soldiers of the royal guard had already bent their legs and were ready to sprint.
"!?"
The steps have already been taken, and according to military orders, they must not stop without command. However, surprise and shock are probably the emotions in the hearts of every soldier charging forward at this moment. What is going on...
There is no Night Blade headquarters building in front of them. All they have is the foundation of a house. The foundation is empty. There are no ruins of the building, and there is no Night Blade headquarters building that should exist at all. This is different from theirs. It's completely different from what was described in the previous orders.
"Stop the charge and disperse for investigation!"
The situation was unexpected, but the commander-in-chief's order still came promptly enough. The charging team slowed down in an orderly manner, changed their marching mode to a slow advance, and began to carefully confirm the empty foundation.
The investigation and search took about five minutes. In fact, it was because the soldiers were very cautious and used a lot of equipment for detection. This place was too clean. There was nothing. The houses disappeared and the people were gone. not see.
"The mission target has completely disappeared, including the building and all the personnel inside. At the same time, the two legends from before have also disappeared. There is currently no way to establish contact with them, and they have not contacted us."
The liaison member among the Royal Guard soldiers quickly conveyed the situation to the commander-in-chief. The conclusion was that this place was completely clean, nothing was left, and it could not even be confirmed that the assassination of Charles was successful.
"Understood, are there any energy residues that can provide information, such as magic traces or void energy residues?"
"No, this area is very clean. It's so clean that it's so clean that our investigation methods can't detect any effective traces of energy residues, and we can't track and locate a disappearing existence."
The situation became clear, and the incident officially turned into the unknown. This completely exceeded expectations. The assassination carried out by the two legends did not even fail in the commander-in-chief's plan.
He just listed the size of the possible disturbances and the amount of troops required to suppress them according to the smoothness of execution, and made different plans for these situations.
But what is now presented is a somewhat inexplicable result. Everything, including the two legends, has disappeared and their whereabouts are unknown. It is not known whether Ciel was killed, nor can it be confirmed what happened.
"..., the team launched a search of the surrounding area. The rest of the personnel did not care about whether they had permission or how the members of the Ryder family reacted. Anyone who resisted or refused to enter the team was killed directly. Quickly confirm Charles Lai. Moral trends.
extremely short-lived
After thinking about it, the commander-in-chief issued the efficient and fierce order quickly. The soldiers of the royal guard who were originally confused also immediately started to take action after receiving the order, perfectly executing the order of the commander.
"The troublesome result is completely beyond expectations. This kind of endless result is the most troublesome. Let's pass on the situation first, two legends... In any case, the royal family's alert level must be raised by two levels first. , this thing is too abnormal."
The commander-in-chief quickly summarized the situation of the incident, and then sent all the existing intelligence to the Minister of Military Affairs through his own dark line magic communication, and at the same time made a straightforward request to raise the alert level.
Looking at the briefing from the magic communication, Military Minister Gerald's face was extremely ugly. This was the first mission that His Highness Doron Charlemagne was responsible for after making a promise to him. This mission was carried out by two legends. It should be foolproof, but this happened.
"Damn it..., what I deserve cannot end here."
His face was a bit ferocious. The feeling that this situation was beyond his control made Gerald very uncomfortable. He pressed his palms on his face and forced himself to think calmly. At the same time, he raised the alert level of the palace according to the order reminded by the commander-in-chief.
"There is no choice. There are two legendary level experts involved in the Blade of Night. This emergency situation must not be worsened by trying to hide it or solve it by ourselves. We can only inform His Highness and rely on the person he trusts. An astrologer is the best way to confirm the situation."
Although he did not want to leave a bad impression on the king because of his failure, Gerald clearly understood how to quickly obtain relevant information now, that is, prophecy, and he had no choice.
Standing up and quickly passing through the layers of soldiers for questioning, Gerald came to the hall where Doron Charlemagne was and informed him of the entire situation of the current mission.
"..., let Serin come over, and you continue to be responsible for the progress of the mission. Before you get more information, you must first find the two legends as much as possible according to your method."
Doron Charlemagne was silent for a moment, and then gave the order lightly, with no emotion at all.
"yes!"
Taking the order, gritting his teeth with some reluctance, Gerald quickly went to where Serin was to seek the information that the great astrologer knew.
Turning out of the hall, Gerald saw Serin's figure, who had already walked from the side hall and was heading to the hall where the king was.
"Doron? His Highness Charlemagne is looking for you."
The same goes for straightforward conversations and the usual exchanges between the two.
"Of course I understand that there are changes in the plan. I have already seen it, so I have to remind His Highness that in order for the plan to proceed smoothly, remember that the Ryder family is the key. They have hidden something very important. Find that thing. come out."
Celine responded calmly. It seemed that the other party knew when the situation changed and came to see His Highness without any need to notify him. The other party's precognitive ability was still as exaggerated as Gerald knew.
"I understand, thanks for reminding me."
Feeling a little relieved, Gerald also got the information he wanted. Where should the next direction of the investigation go? Serin's ability is really easy to use, but no matter when, the description will be a bit vague. Maybe this is a common problem with all similar abilities.
The two separated here. Gerald quickly rushed to command the mission and went to the Ryder family to dig out the hidden things, while Celine came to the place where the king was and met with Doron Charlemagne.
"Selene, didn't you tell me that there would be no changes in the plan? Why is the development of this matter different from what was originally planned?"
As soon as Serin walked into the hall, the accusation from the king was already suppressed. She had promised that there would be no problem with the plan before, but the changes that occurred at this moment clearly made the king feel angry.
"Your Highness, please be patient. Our plan is to kill Charles Ryder and take over the Edge of Night, right? The situation that occurs at this time does not seem to indicate that there is a problem with the plan."
Faced with this angry question, Serin acted very calmly, as if she had already anticipated it.
material.
"You mean..."
Doron Charlemagne frowned. There seemed to be something in Serin's words. After thinking along the other side's train of thought, he found that the situation was indeed as the other party said, which did not prove the failure of the plan. So, did Serin have any other plans?
"Get rid of Charles Ryder. The family behind him will still be a trouble after all. After all, with their abilities, they can't always be unaware of the problems that arise in Charles. It's better to deal with them all at once. I have prepared them for them. What a big gift."
Serin responded with a smile and took out something from herself.
"It seems that your malice towards the Ryder family is not as deep as usual. You want me to exclude them, and now you want to completely eliminate them. Since it fits the plan and will help the future, your I can tolerate it if you’re careful.”
"Now, tell me your plan."
Doron Charlemagne was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Serin's malice towards the Ryder family to be so deep. Now he somewhat understands what Serin wants to do. It seems that the other party has already anticipated what happened. It will proceed like this.
"good."
In simple response, Serin raised the metal cylinder-like thing in her hand and activated it. In an instant, a very strong mixed wave of void energy and magic suddenly bloomed, penetrating the layers of the palace and targeting magic and other The isolation wall of energy spreads to the outside world.
"you!?"
Doron Charlemagne was still guessing what Serin was taking out just now, but now he was asking in surprise.
Affected by the fluctuation, "Seline"'s figure and posture, and even Doron Charlemagne's subconscious judgment about it in his mind, gradually changed. The sense of familiarity disappeared, replaced by a strong sense of dissonance.
"Damn it, it's a false mask."
Doron Charlemagne realized almost instantly what had happened. The "Seline" who was gradually revealing her true form in front of her was fake.
The Mask of Hypocrisy, which was used to mask the Ryder family's prophecy ability and prevent them from knowing about Ciel's death, was used to disguise Serin and came to him.
The existence in front of him shocked Charlemagne even more. It was the knight named Wang Yu! ? How could it be this guy? His strength would never allow him to participate in an incident of this level.
"Is this Aviya's decision-making and judgment ability? Every step is as she planned. Sure enough, since there is a person like Serin who has the ability to predict, once an event that is difficult to confirm occurs, she will inevitably report it to her. Seeking prophecy is indeed the right choice, but it is also a huge flaw!"
Yu sighed in his heart at the girl's resourcefulness. The scene arranged in advance allowed Wang Yu to successfully stand in front of Doron Charlemagne at this moment. Then it was time to give a big gift to the royal family as promised.
High in the sky, the "Archangel" wrapped in the power of the night spreads its wings and lights up the sacred halo...
