Chapter 144 (1/2)
Chapter 144
Only select individuals could enter the Royal Palace of Gabelin Located in the heart of the world, yet isolated at the sauards were posted at the palace—only the Arc Royale And the Royal Palace had now turned into a fierce battlefield
“Stop theet to the Emperor!”
“You traitors!”
“I will not let you pass while I still breathe!”
Inspiring awe, authority, and fear with their fanaticism, the Arc Royale was truly fit to be the Royal Faed by the sudden aan a counterattack But they all fell before they could utilize their powerful swordsmanshi+p
“Emperor, you must leave this place!”
The Hall of Eternity, where the previous Emperors once sat and discussed new policies with his advisors The Eia for the days of old glory, now that the developy hadwine alone
And just as the Emperor sat on its ancestral throne and looked back at the past hen the event occurred
Silently, the ene the Emperor’s family
By the time everyone realised what had happened, all the members of the Royal Family except the Emperor had already fallen into the enemy’s hands
The Arc Royale called out in alarh
The strange weapons these a most to empty, pathetic deaths before they could de so brutal that many were injured or killed in the process
The Arc Royale were pushed back until they made their final line of defence in the Hall of Eternity They pleaded with the Emperor, who sat still on its throne
But even before the Emperor could make his decision, a loud explosion bleay the barricaded door The ambushers revealed thegled to regroup from the blast
The captain of Arc Royale bit his lip and drew his sword, shouting,
“We will die with you, Emperor!”
Just as the E down on the Emperor’s heart, a shadow snuck up at the captain’s side and kicked away the sword The shadow then grabbed the ar his arm
Crack!
“Kuack! You trai…”
The captain screamed as his shoulder blade shattered Before he could cry out and curse, a rain of arrows quickly turned him into a pincushi+on
“Phew! That was close”
Reisha let out a sigh of relief, and the Emperor spoke to her
“Is that the crossbow that used Isaac’s prototype as a reference?”
“Pretty good right? After using this, we didn’t see the point in pursuing firear, but it’s very effective in close and mid-quarters combat, just as you saw”
“I dread at the notion of even thinking about the cost of these arrows”
“I was told that it will only be in mass production”
“That’s a relief Where is the Director of Surveillance?”
“She’ll be here soon”
Just as Reisha finished, the Surveillance agents ere cleaning up the hall quickly righted their postures and moved away from the door, where the Director of Surveillance entered
The Emperor asked a question the moment she appeared
“How is my family?”
“Everyone is safe”
“And the Arc Royale?”
“Everyone on the list is dead We’ve also eliminated everyone not on the list ere suspected to be a part Those hidden by Arc Royale are currently being searched for”
“Have we finally undone the shackle? It’s been too long”
The Eh of relief and relaxed the tension in his body He then looked down and frowned at the corpse of the captain, who had tried to kill him
“Why did he try to kill me? Wasn’t I the only one left if my entire family is in Surveillance’s hands?”
“Because there’s still Isue at the Director of Surveillance’s answer
“They really have no answer Rather than be disgraced by losing a member of the Royal Fah death instead? I guess this is just the kind of gi witch would co for ht into that
A voice echoed in the hall as if answering the E The Emperor and Director of Surveillance flinched and quickly turned to their surroundings, while Reisha and agents quickly formed a protective circle around the two
Then one of the hall’s walls opened up, revealing a giant monitor and the Queen
“shi+t! Just what did you do to the Royal Palace?”
The Emperor complained, and the Queen s old witch that took part in the construction of this palace fro
“And an old spinster”
Crack!
A blood vessel popped on the Queen’s forehead at the Director’s comment, but she rown a lot?