With a 'plop' sound, Duke Abel couldn't kneel any longer and fell to the ground.
He didn't die, but was seriously injured. Canoxiu held back at the last moment, but his current condition is no different from being dead, and it may even be worse.
The snake priest and Katyusha escaped, but he was left here to be judged!
At this time, the barracks had been swept into ruins by the aftermath of the battle. Although it was protected by Link's miracle halo, the miracle halo could only protect a range of 500 meters. Farther away, the aftermath of the battle was still affected. powerless.
The final result was that the entire army injured more than 2,000 people, but fortunately they were all minor injuries. In the end, more than a dozen unlucky people died. After these guys fell, their vitals were pierced by sharp objects on the ground. Bad luck for them.
Habsburg chaplains and chaplains began to treat the wounded.
Link walked towards Duke Abel, picked up his sword first, and checked it by inputting dragon power into the sword. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the sword, he threw it to Canoxiu: "It is your sword. It's gone."
Kanoxiu took it, waved it a few times, his eyes lit up, and put it away.
"I lost, kill me."
Duke Abel struggled, from lying on his stomach to lying on his back. Canoxiu stabbed him in the abdomen, and a huge blood hole appeared. The area around the blood hole was scorched black by lightning, but his vitality was very strong. Strong, this time is not dead.
Link didn't speak, the point of the sword was on Duke Abel's heart, the dragon force poured in, he used a sealing magic to block Duke Abel's power, and then he used a dragon healing technique to help him hang Killed.
"What about you?" Some doubts appeared in Duke Abel's blood-red eyes.
Link shook his head: "I am only responsible for depriving you of your power, but it is not me who decides your fate, but King Lane."
While speaking, he stepped back, and King Lane came up, followed by a woman, who was pale and tearful, and she was Princess Anne.
Seeing his daughter, Duke Abel shook his body and turned his head away immediately.
Annie came to him, her voice trembling: "Are you still my father?"
Duke Abel's body trembled violently. He covered his face with one hand, and waved at Anne with the other hand as hard as he could: "Go away! I'm not worthy to be your father! Go away!"
It was not what he wanted to get to where he is now.
He took the wrong first step, and was lured by the Agatha snake man step by step. The most important reason why he was persuaded by the Agatha Snakeman was that he had made a big mistake in Garathon Town and had no choice of turning back, so he had to embark on such a path of destruction.
Annie burst into tears.
King Ryan also heaved a long sigh. He looked at Link and shook his head slightly. It was obvious that he didn't want to kill his own brother.
But even if he is the king, he can't be the master. In the Norton Kingdom at this time, Link has the final decision. If Link says that Duke Abel must die, then no one can save him.
Link also understands this, but he is even more aware that the power of life and death brought to him by power seems to be very useful, but it has huge side effects.
Power has always been a double-edged sword!
For example, he now decides to kill Duke Abel, but in this way, King Lane will guard against him, Princess Anne will completely alienate him, and Canosio, who deliberately left the Duke's life before, will also feel grudges because of this, and he himself To bear the reputation of killing the Duke means that he has come to the forefront from behind the scenes of the Norton Kingdom's political stage.
As a result, Link lost many allies, and he was also involved in political vortexes in the future, causing many worldly troubles out of thin air.
So what did he get
It's nothing more than the momentary pleasure of using power to decide another person's fate, but Link is not keen on power, and this sense of refreshment is also very little, so he gets almost nothing.
In fact, Link has already figured out his own position. He is a guardian, not a king, a judge, and other secular superiors. Under this position, he will not intervene in mortal affairs.
Therefore, when King Ryan asked him this, he bowed slightly to the king and said: "Your Majesty, my duty is to remove the threat to the kingdom. Now that Duke Abel has been defeated and he is no longer a threat, then I Its duty has been fulfilled.”
The meaning of these words is very clear, he will stay out of the Duke's trial. King Ryan didn't want to kill his younger brother, and he would not interfere if he wanted to save his life. As long as Duke Abel was not capable of doing evil, it would be no problem for him to be a rich man for the rest of his life.
As soon as the words came out, King Ryan was slightly taken aback. After a few seconds of silence, he understood Link's meaning.
He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Before that, he always thought that Link would replace him as the new owner of the northern border of the mainland one day in the future, but now it seems that he underestimated this young man.
The other party doesn't want to be the king of the mortal world at all, he wants to be a sage who transcends everything!
Looking back on Link's past, he has always done this. He created the now prosperous Field Territory, but handed over power to a group of ordinary people. It is Lord Lucy that many of the Field's residents really come into contact with. As for the lord Link, he is a mysterious and legendary figure.
He is the kind of legendary guardian who will have peace of mind as long as he exists.
Duke Abel is also strange, he always thought that Link would kill him, and because of this thought, he was always very scared, and then he had to embark on the road of destruction and killing, but he did not expect that in the end it would be Such a result.
If he knew this earlier, why should he be afraid? Isn't that depriving the Marshal of his authority? He has had enough of staying in this damn fortress in the north.
At this time, the generals who retreated just now also gathered around one after another. When King Ryan saw that everyone was present, he pronounced the sentence on Marshal Abel in public: "I, Ryan Abel, the head of the Abel family, the king of the Kingdom of Norton , hereby announce that John Abel will no longer be a member of the Lion family. He committed the crime of massacre due to the deception of the God of Destruction, not entirely out of his own will, so the death penalty will be exempted, and he will be deprived of all powers, Sent to the south, imprisoned for life!"
For a great nobleman, this sentence is already very heavy. Even if he saves one life, he will just linger on for the rest of his life.
Duke Abel let out a long breath, and the strength in his body relaxed. He suddenly felt his body was weaker than ever before, and the chaotic power in his body quickly subsided from his body, which felt like the tide receding into the sea.
His body also changed at a speed visible to the naked eye. His face became pale, his skin wrinkled, his hair became gray, and his originally plump muscles shriveled a lot. He suddenly aged ten years old.
Annie saw it and screamed, her voice full of worry.
Link looked over, checked, and said, "The God of Destruction withdrew his power. He was abandoned. The current appearance is caused by excessive use of his body's potential. After a period of rest, he will recover a lot."
Of course, it is impossible to recover completely. It is estimated that Duke Abel's life expectancy will be reduced by at least 5 years after such a toss.
While speaking, Link beckoned to a priest beside him, who came over to treat Duke Abel's injury. When the divine power of brilliance poured down, the Duke had no power to resist him, and he became an ordinary old man now.
Annie breathed a sigh of relief, wiped away her tears, and helped her old and weak father up.
For her, this is the best outcome.
Without the interference of the destructive force, Duke Abel also completely recovered his calm. He looked at his daughter's pale and blue face lightly, feeling guilty and thankful in his heart, and couldn't help but tears from the corners of his eyes.
Seeing this scene, all the generals were also silent. Some of them were resentful and dissatisfied with Duke Abel before, but now they have nothing to say.
Link on the side also had a sad face when he saw King Lane. He stepped forward and reminded softly: "Your Majesty, the army must have a new commander."
These words woke up King Lane, he nodded, thought for a while, and then looked at Canoxiu.
Canoxiu is known as the Excalibur of Dawn, and his reputation in the army is second only to Duke Abel. He is powerful in martial arts, loyal, and born as a commoner. He has no background or family background, and has a very good relationship with Link. The best candidate for Marshal.
"I intend to choose him." King Ryan said softly.
Link nodded: "I have no opinion."
He can see that Canoxiu is about to be promoted to the legendary realm. At that time, if he finds a way to equip him with powerful equipment, his combat power will definitely be several times higher than now. He will be the first human race to have a legendary Marshal of strength. With his character and strength, he will definitely make Orida Fortress a true steel fortress for the human race!
King Ryan said: "After the army returns to Fortress Orida, a grand award ceremony is needed."
Link thought for a while and said, "That's true... let's put it in a month's time. I will create some special magic equipment for the Marshal during this time, so as to ensure that similar things will not happen again in Fortress Orida."
Of course, King Lane had no objection and nodded in agreement.
The big things are settled, and then there are some mundane and trivial matters. Link ignores them all. He wanders around the place where the snake priest disappeared, using some detection magic from time to time, trying to find out where the two disappeared. clues.
After going around like this for half an hour, Link still found nothing.
Helpless, he asked the sword spirit in his mind: "Do you have any suggestions?"
The return of the sword spirit is also negative: "This is some kind of powerful divine art, but I have never seen what kind of power it is. It should belong to the power of the gods."
At this time, Celine came over, and she asked, "Have you found any clues?"
Link shook his head: "There is no clue, it's really strange."
Celine had no choice but to accompany Link around the area. After half an hour, Link had no choice but to give up: "Forget it, I won't look for it, they ran away!"
If there is any clue, he can still follow up and kill them all, but now there is no clue at all, there is really no way.
He promised to build equipment for the new marshal, he was very busy, and he couldn't spend it here all the time.
"Come on, let's go back to the camp."
At this time, the temporary camp was actually still in ruins. Fortunately, the weather was fine, so the soldiers lit a bonfire to rest in the open air. Of course, Link didn't have to worry about a place to live.
In the tent, after Celine fell asleep, he first checked the status of this mission.
'Complete the task: lift the military authority'
Rating: Perfect.
The player gets 200 free points.
Player gets '25 Yoko'
Players get the magic book "Three Pillars of the Plane: Time Volume"
The first two rewards are very common, but the last reward made Link's heart move: "Time, time, the spear of victory is the power of time, wouldn't this snake-man priest also master similar magical arts?" Could it be that she is using the escape technique of time? '
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain the fact that the other party disappeared without a trace.
Thinking of this, Link immediately chose to exchange.
There was a soft 'click', and a magic book with a black cover appeared in his hand. In the center of the cover, a dark golden hourglass was drawn. The strange thing is that this hourglass seems to be real, and the sand in it keeps flowing leaking.
Opening the book, Link read it, and when he saw the first sentence, he felt a door to a whole new world slowly opening before his eyes.