The sharp blade of the dagger was placed close to the body, and the originally cold dagger was only warmed by body temperature.
The fat man is agile and skillful, hiding all the way from the patrolling palace guards along the way, and his figure shuttles between the roof and flowers and trees.
The original residence of the crown prince was the former residence of Emperor Garcia, and the guards in the past were naturally very strict, but since Garcia was crowned emperor, he himself had no descendants, so the place was naturally abandoned.
Although Daphne lives here now, the defense is not very tight. After all, the only task of the guards staying here is to monitor the queen firmly. Naturally, I didn't expect anyone to have the intention of harming the queen.
As for Garcia, he didn't strengthen the defense force here, I'm afraid he didn't have any good intentions - if he wants to do it in the future, I'm afraid it will be more convenient.
All in all, even Fatty himself felt a little bit of luck that he had sneaked into the vicinity of the Queen's residence so smoothly. The lack of defense forces here is also somewhat inconceivable.
Ruhl patiently lurked in the flowerbed of the garden and waited for more than two hours. He was like a hunting beast, waiting quietly. Birds and insects flew by, as if they would not be disturbed at all. This latent ability is exactly what he has cultivated in the army for many years.
After more than two hours, Fatty has basically figured out the time and route of the patrol here. In the place where the dignified imperial queen lives, there are actually only two patrol teams in the front yard, which made the fat man sigh secretly in his heart - it seems that it is really blessed by God, and the possibility of success in this matter tonight is greatly increased.
Yes, Ruhl ventured to lurk here tonight, just to do a sensational event!
Assassination! Assassinate the Queen of the Empire, Daphne! !
Daphne!
This is the biggest goal of Ruhr's trip tonight!
It can also be said that it was Fatty's last fight for Adrick!
Ruhl's temperament is different from Adric's stubborn confession of death. Compared with Adrick, Fatty is more cunning and more flexible, or in other words, he lacks some of Adrick's pure and extremely military temperament.
Fat Man doesn't mind doing some speculative behavior when needed. And at critical times, Fatty will not stick to the so-called principles and refuse to be flexible. Even if it is necessary to take some measures beyond the rules of the game, it is at all costs.
Ruhl can see clearly that the resurrection of the Minas family is Adrick's biggest crisis!
Adrick has been feared by the emperor for a long time, and the emperor's dissatisfaction with Adrick has accumulated to a certain extent. It is not that the emperor is unwilling to move Adric, but at this stage, the emperor does not have the strength to move the leader of the army.
The reason why Adrick can stand still is because of his unequivocal influence and authority in the army.
But the revival of the Minas family will completely break all this! Once there is a voice in the army that can compete with Adrick, it will definitely cause the division of forces in the army, and the power and authority of Adrick will be greatly weakened.
When the Minas family regains a firm footing in the army - there is no doubt that once that day comes, it will be the end of Adric! The emperor, who has been dissatisfied with this stubborn guy for a long time, will not hesitate to completely overthrow Adric!
On that day, there was only one way for Adric to die!
If Adrick wants to live, the only way is to completely embark on the road of a powerful minister! Grab the military power to the death, and then make up the emperor! Even on the road to usurpation!
But Adric's own temperament is doomed that he will not do this, so in Fatty's opinion, the only way is to continue to maintain Adric's current position in the army and maintain this situation where the emperor dare not attack him. .
To maintain Adric's authority in the army, the Minas family cannot be successfully revived!
The relationship between the Minas family and the royal family is closer, and there is a queen in their family. Although everyone knows that the Queen is not pleased with Emperor Garcia, politicians are politicians, and politicians will not be fettered by such trivial matters. Compared with the overall political situation, personal feelings are simply insignificant.
But Ruhl is more aware that the most important link in maintaining the relationship between the royal family and the Minas family is the existence of Queen Daphne! The existence of a queen made the Minas family and the royal family completely bound together, sharing weal and woe. Queen Daphne was the most crucial link in this political alliance, and at the same time, in Fatty's eyes, it was also the weakest link.
The royal family may not have full trust in the Minas family. The suppression of the old Duke of Minas has already begun in the era of the first emperor Cantos the Great. In the past, in order to fight against the warlords, the royal family had to rely heavily on the influence of Duke Minas in the army. Under the reliance of the royal family, Duke Minas became more entrenched in power and became the number one wealthy family in the army. Even many warlords were under his command.
This kind of influence from both sides has already aroused the vigilance of Emperor Cantos. In the later period of his reign, Emperor Cantos has begun to focus on suppressing this ally, forcing Duke Minas to restrain his arrogance and keep a low profile.
It can be said that in the long run, Duke Minas is a bigger threat than Adric! After all, Adrick's rise is only recently, and his foundation is not solid, and he has no huge network of contacts and relationships accumulated over the years to support him. The great prestige built in.
But the Duke of Minas has more than prestige! What he has is a huge network of contacts and relationships that Adric can't keep up with!
Therefore, Fatty concluded that even if the royal family re-activated the Minas family, from the bottom of his heart, the emperor's fear of the Minas family might not be weaker than Adrick's.
And the link that maintains the relationship between the royal family and the Minas family: Queen Daphne, her importance is highlighted at this time. The existence of this woman is the biggest bridge between the two alliances.
However, if this woman suddenly died...
The situation will change subtly!
If the queen is assassinated in the palace, it will inevitably cause a huge crack in the alliance between the royal family and the Minas family, and it may even become an irreparable crack! The Minas family that lost the queen would lack an important political bargaining chip, and the royal family that lost the queen also lost a channel to win over the Minas family.
More importantly, it may even cause the two factions to deviate!
As long as there is a crack in the relationship between the royal family and the Minas family, it will be very difficult for the Minas family to re-emerge in the army without the strong support of the royal family.
Then, in the end, there will be the goal that Fatty hopes to achieve: to maintain Adrick's dominance in the army!
so…
Daphne, must die.
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Seeing that the time has passed midnight, Ruhl is waiting for another patrol to pass. He has calculated the time and has enough time to start before the next patrol comes.
Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the pounding excitement and nervousness in his heart—Although Fatty is also a fearless guy in his bones, but he wants to assassinate the Queen of the Empire in the palace, and if this thing is successful, It will cause a huge shock. Thinking of this, even the mentally strong person will feel nervous.
The fat man took a few deep breaths to get rid of the distracting thoughts in his heart. He has been in the army for many years, focusing on killing, and he naturally knows that calmness is the biggest magic weapon for winning when he encounters a major event.
When his mind completely calmed down, Ruhr took out a prepared metal mask from his arms - this is an iron mask removed from the most common cavalry face helmet in the army, tied to his head with a rubber band, covering it. Ruhl's face.
Afterwards, the civet cat-like figure slid out of the grass, and the light footsteps and the bloated body formed a strong contrast, and the places it passed did not even leave a trace on the soft lawn.
When he swept under the wall of the building, Fatty's figure immediately shrank, and he lurked in the corner for a moment, making sure that there was no change in the surroundings, and his figure suddenly seemed to have transformed into a human-shaped gecko, almost Against the wall, he slowly swam up.
The architectural shape of the Crown Prince's residence is full of Byzantine classical style. It is a four-story building, the first floor is the tallest, and above it is a square platform and a round arch-shaped window beam. Each layer is not protruding, it seems to be integrated, and there is no focus for climbing. But this is not difficult for the skilled Ruhr.
Fatty climbed up to the fourth floor lightly and skillfully, and with one leap, he hung on the platform on the fourth floor, and by the way hid his figure in the shadow of the moonlight.
Fatty took every step and waited for a while in the shadows before leaning out with confidence.
It is not difficult to find the room where the queen lives. The place where the largest terrace on the fourth floor is located must be the place where the queen lives. The fat man first climbed to the roof, then stuck his body against the roof, slithering like a snake, and finally reached the terrace, and landed on the terrace. , The round body still rolled around on the ground, completely eliminating the force of landing, and suppressing the sound to the lowest level.
The doors and windows leading to the terrace were wide open, causing the fat man to secretly cry out a fluke in his heart.
If the window is closed, then it will take some effort to open the door and window by yourself, I am afraid that it will increase a little risk.
But just when the fat cat was running inward with his waist on his back, he only took two steps and suddenly stopped!
In the doors and windows of the terrace, a chair is placed there, and a figure is quietly huddled in the large chair. The loose white nightgown looks particularly eye-catching at night, and the golden hair is in the moonlight. Underneath it, there seemed to be a layer of holy light.
Queen Daphne!
It was so late that she hadn't slept on the bed, but was sitting on this chair near the terrace.
What shocked Fatty even more was that the queen never fell asleep, and those bright eyes just looked at him so quietly.
In an instant, the fat man was stunned, and a cold sweat broke out on his back!
The target of his assassination was so close to him and looked at him calmly. There seemed to be some surprise and surprise in his eyes, but it was certain that there was absolutely no panic or fear.
Even in Fatty's view, the Queen's eyes were too calm.
In an instant, Fatty's heart sank to the bottom!
Could it be... a trap? !
Seeing the calm and calm expression on the other side, the first thought that popped into Fatty's mind was this.
But soon this thought was dispelled by himself: the matter of his own assassination was decided not long after, how could the queen have expected it.
Then the remaining thoughts are: what to do? !
At this time, there seemed to be only two choices in front of Fatty.
The first choice, of course, is to rush up and strike at the fastest speed! The queen is a weak woman without any self-defense ability. With the fat man's confidence in his own strength, facing such a weak woman who has no self-defense ability, she can kill herself with one blow!
The second option is to get away immediately and escape. After all, this woman is sitting here, her expression is too calm and calm, it really doesn't look like the expression that a person who is suddenly assassinated should have, does she have anything to rely on? Or are you ready
In just a moment, the thoughts in Fatty's mind had already flown like lightning.
Suddenly, there was a faint sigh.
Daphne looked at the man in black who landed on his terrace in front of him, sighed, and said quietly, "Is he so anxious to kill me, can't he wait even a night?"
This sentence shocked the fat man, and he faintly felt that something was wrong.
Then, a bitter smile appeared on Daphne's face: "Okay, let's do it, I won't resist. Just... Please do it cleanly and try to do it as if it were an accident, okay?"
The fat man was completely stunned.
Do it cleaner? Like an accident? !
The strange thoughts in my mind flashed in an instant, but Luer was a decisive person after all. His heart was stunned, and his eyes filled with murderous intent, so he stepped forward and pounced. He had already taken out the dagger in his hand. Stand up for a chest stab!
Anyway, let's talk about it!
The cold light of the dagger drew an arc under the moonlight, and Daphne had a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, but he did not resist dodging, but sat quietly in the chair, closing his eyes and waiting to die.
As soon as Luer stabbed out, he already had certainty in his heart. Ninety-nine percent of the stabs would not fail.
But just when he had almost bullied himself to Daphne's side, the keen senses that he had cultivated on the battlefield for many years, suddenly gave rise to a chill!
It's a keen sixth sense in times of danger! The fat man's dagger was less than an inch away from Daphne's chest and heart. At this moment, a strong wind suddenly passed behind him!
Without any hesitation, Fatty immediately turned over and threw himself towards the left side. He heard a crisp cracking sound in his ears. When he landed and stood up, Fatty's face suddenly changed!
Only half of the dagger in his hand is left! On the ground, half the broken blade of the dagger, there is another one next to it...
A piece of grass! !
The astonishment in Fatty's heart was stronger than anything else!
A piece of grass!
A section is obviously a grass root plucked from the grass at random! !
The hand holding the dagger was completely numb, and there was no feeling at all. Obviously, someone around him threw such a piece of grass at the last moment of his assassination, and actually broke the sharp dagger in his hand!
In an instant, Fatty had only one thought in his mind:
exposed! !
Fatty is very clear about his own strength. As a first-class military general in the empire, his skills are also a first-class master. He has the strength of a high-level warrior, and he has a wealth of combat experience from killing mountains of corpses and blood on the battlefield. Even if he encounters an opponent of equal strength, Fatty has the confidence to win the battle!
However, to be able to break his own dagger with a piece of grass roots, such a terrifying strength is not at the same level as himself at all!
In an instant, the shadow that appeared in my mind was the mysterious super expert in the palace!
Fatty once saw that person take action, and the powerful Via, in the middle-aged man's hands, was almost powerless to fight back. Fatty knew very well that even if he paid him back, he would still be far from his opponent.
Since he missed the shot and obviously had such a super-strong expert by his side, Fatty immediately made a decision in his heart. He knew that he could no longer succeed, and without hesitation, he flipped backwards and jumped out of the terrace!
The height of the four-story building couldn't help Fatty at all. His body fell lightly on the ground, rolled out on the spot, and quickly assumed an alert posture.
But in the gardens to the left and right, there is silence, where is there a half figure
There wasn't even a sound of warning.
Apparently, the master who blocked him secretly did not intend to make a big deal.
Then... it must be secretly arresting himself, or just quietly killing himself!
Fatty is not the type to be caught without a hand, he immediately gritted his teeth, quickly found a direction to escape, and his figure was not like a bush.
…
Daphne had closed his eyes and waited to die, but when he opened his eyes, he saw that the assassin who had stabbed him had already leaped out, and when he lowered his head, he saw the half dagger and grass roots falling on the ground, Daphne immediately stood up.
The wise queen naturally realized immediately that someone protected her.
She flew and rushed to the terrace, but only saw the figure of the fat man who finally disappeared into the grass.
"…Yes, who is it?"
Daphne's voice trembled, and then she suddenly seemed to feel something, and turned around suddenly, the majestic and heroic body standing beside him, standing in the darkness, the familiar breath made Daphne without hesitation, and immediately threw himself. In his arms, he hugged the body tightly.
"You, why are you, here..."
Daphne's voice was trembling, and tears were already flowing from his eyes.
Xia Ya sighed and whispered, "If I wasn't here, you would be dead tonight."
"You, have you been following me?" Daphne trembled.
"Whether you agree with it or not, you are already my woman." Xia Ya's voice was firm, and there was no room for rejection at all: "Since it is my woman, I will naturally not let you get hurt."
After a pause, Xiaya had let go of Daphne, and quickly said, "Promise me one thing, don't tell me what happened just now, just pretend it never happened."
After speaking, Xiaya has taken two steps back.
"Are you leaving?" Daphne's eyes turned red.
"Well." Xia Ya looked at Daphne with a hint of tenderness in her eyes: "Don't worry, you are safe."
As he said that, he turned his head to look at the direction where the fat man disappeared, his eyes were a little complicated, and then his figure flickered, and he suddenly disappeared from Daphne's eyes.
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The fat man shuttled through the bushes and flowerbeds like a fox, keen and fast. The figure fluctuated high and low, but wisely chose the blind route of vision. The wind whistled beside his ears, but the fat man never raised his head, just ran with all his might.
He has a mind in his heart, the opponent's strength is so terrifying, the possibility of him escaping is extremely low, but even if there is only a glimmer of hope, Fatty will give it a try!
The sharp figure jumped out from behind a big tree and was about to fall into another flower bush, but the fat man was in the air when he suddenly heard a strange sigh behind him.
Luer is also worthy of being a first-class military general in the empire. He was in mid-air, and his figure suddenly distorted, forcibly changed a direction, and then quickly landed in another place in the flower bush. When he landed, his left hand was clenched, and his right hand was already pinched halfway. dagger.
Then, the fat man saw the man in front of him.
Xia Ya wore a wide robe, which concealed his figure, and even wrapped a headscarf on his head to cover his hair. The iron face on his face was the same as that of Fatty. Yes—apparently, both guys opted for the iron face of that visor helmet to cover their faces.
Seeing the iron face on the other's face, Fatty couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Xia Ya didn't plan to reveal his identity. He looked at Luer in front of him, and he didn't know what it was like.
Ruhl... This guy actually assassinated Daphne
Why did he do this? Who instructed him
Luer didn't want to wait any longer. He was resolute and decided to make a last-ditch effort. Before Xia Ya could speak, the fat man flew over, and a sharp beam of light erupted from the half dagger.
Xia Ya sighed, and he naturally saw that Fatty's blow was very sharp, which was obviously meant to win his life.
Ruhl has gone all out for this attack, and he has no reservations. If he can hurt the opponent, he will naturally have a chance to escape.
But the dagger stabbed out, but it stabbed an empty space!
The figure in front of him suddenly seemed to disappear in front of him! As if the person standing in front of him just now was simply an illusory afterimage.
The fat man was shocked, and his heart was even colder!
Fatty knows this kind of afterimage like a clone technique! This is not magic, but caused by the opponent's powerful and terrifying super-fast speed!
Behind him, a palm was already attached to Fatty's own back, as if he patted it lightly, Fatty already felt that his upper body was paralyzed, and the dagger in his hand could no longer be lifted.
Just when he sighed, thinking that he was going to die, a hoarse voice beside his ear: "I have no ill intentions, don't act rashly."
Fatty snorted, but Xia knew that this was not the place to talk, and quickly grabbed Fatty's back. Luer's bloated figure was as light as a chick in his hand. Easy to carry in hand. Immediately, Xiaya rushed out in the other direction.
Luer only felt dizzy, and was caught by this powerful guy, and he couldn't even perform half of his abilities. After a while, the man suddenly let him go.
The fat man opened his eyes, only to find that the two had run to a canal at some point.
This is a canal in the palace. Aqueducts connected the ponds in the gardens of the palace with the rivers in the city.
The fat man looked up at the man, but the man pointed at the canal, lowered his voice and said quickly: "There is no time, jump into the canal and leave the palace! You should know that the canal is connected to the outside, with your strength, hold your breath. The ability should not be bad, dive into the water, dive out of the underground ditch!"
What else did Fatty say, Xia Ya added: "General Ruer, you won't have time if you don't leave, I have no ill intentions, you will naturally know in the future."
Ruhl was shocked!
Does the other party even know his own identity? !
But at this moment, Ruhl couldn't think about it carefully. Obviously, although the other party stopped his assassination, it seemed that there was really no malicious intent.
And... With the strength of the opponent, you can easily subdue yourself. If you want to concoct yourself, it is naturally a piece of cake, but you are willing to let yourself escape, so there is no malicious intent, and it is true.
Before he had time to think about it, Ruhl glanced at the other party and didn't say anything. He jumped into the canal and disappeared.
Seeing Fatty leave, Xia Ya finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately, his eyes became more serious and awe-inspiring, he turned around slowly, took a deep breath, and relaxed his whole body, but his spirit was instantly elevated to the extreme! !
Ruhl didn't know, but Xiaya knew very well that he had been noticed!
In order to stop Ruhr's assassination blow and subdue Ruhr just now, Char had to use unconventional power.
That is, the kind of power that belongs to the "strong" realm that he has not fully mastered.
There is nothing Xia Ya can do. Ruhl's own strength is already very strong. If he doesn't display the power of the strong, I'm afraid it will be really difficult to subdue the fat man.
But Xia Ya is more aware that once he displays the power of the powerhouse realm, he will surely disturb the real master hidden in the palace!
There is a mysterious master who protects the emperor hidden in the palace, this Xiaya has long known.
And he also knew very well that that master must also be among the "strong".
As a strong man, Xia Ya is more aware of one thing: any strong man has a peculiar ability: within a certain range covered by his own induction, once there are fluctuations in the power of other strong realms, he will be sensed. .
Xia Ya had to use the power of the powerhouse twice just now, and he must have been known by the mysterious powerhouse in the palace.
At this moment, the other party must have locked himself.
There is no way to escape.
At this level of the powerhouse level, the small palace is no longer a realm of escape. Even if he leaves the palace immediately, or even runs outside Osgilia, for the powerhouse, it is not enough to catch up with himself. Not difficult.
"Damn it, it seems that I have to fight again to escape." Xia Ya muttered in her heart.
Sure enough, just when the thought fell in his mind, he suddenly raised his head!
In the grass in front of him, a figure seemed to appear in the air out of thin air. A gray linen robe, a middle-aged man with an obscure complexion, slowly walked over, his hands tucked into his sleeves, his steps were slow and steady.
There are still more than ten steps between the two, but the strong sense of oppression and aura has made Xia Ya's heart suddenly stunned.
The middle-aged man stared at Xia Ya, but he didn't want to look so calm in his heart.
In fact, his heart is also full of shock!
Strong!
He can be sure that the guy standing in front of him is clearly a top expert who also belongs to the ranks of the strong.
There are almost a handful of such masters in this world!
Such a powerful guy, sneaking into the palace at night, no matter what his purpose is, he is definitely not something he can let go of!
"Who are you."
The middle-aged man's voice seemed to be as obscure and hoarse as his own.
"No need to talk nonsense." Xia Ya smiled lightly: "I don't want to show my face in this outfit. The only way now is for us to fight. If you win, I can say anything."
"agree."
The middle-aged man nodded without hesitation. As a strong man, he knew very well that such a situation did not require any nonsense.
Xia Ya's tone seemed to be very relaxed, and looked around: "Are you fighting here? This is the palace."
The middle-aged man frowned and pondered a little.
The contest between the strong can be big or small, the winner can be controlled in a square inch, or the earth-shattering landslide can be fought. And the time of the contest may be divided between life and death in a matter of seconds, or it may be fought for days and nights.
If the two really fight together in the palace, I'm afraid that one of them will not be able to control them, and there will be a huge disturbance. I don't know if they can defeat and catch this guy, I'm afraid that the palace will also suffer huge damage.
Moreover, it is not interesting news that there is a strong-level master who forcibly broke into the palace at night.
"Let's go, find a place where no one else is."
Xia Ya turned around freely and easily jumped out in the direction outside the palace, not caring whether the guy behind him would take the opportunity to sneak attack on him.
He knew very well that when the strength reached the level of two people, this kind of sneak attack from the back was meaningless.
The middle-aged man didn't hesitate any longer, snorted lightly, and swept out with Xia Ya.
The two figures crossed in mid-air, leaving the imperial city one after another, heading southeast.