"Then you will understand whether the idea I proposed before is radical or not—"
Chapter 138: Murder Night (1/5)
Dark clouds hung over the heads of the nobles of the Frost Crystal Kingdom.
Who will strike first
Is it the returning white dove
Or is it the Frost Crystal Royal Family who has been patient and silent all this time
All the nobles were waiting for what would happen next, and they didn't even dare to leave the kingdom and return to their own territories.
Within the kingdom, they might be able to unite with other nobles, but once they return to their territory, they are left alone to fight.
Moreover, if such behavior is regarded as provocation, then the only result waiting for them is death. But in such torment, the subsequent development is different from what they imagined - there is a huge gap.
Nothing has changed since that day.
Herbert disappeared.
He didn't come back for ten days.
He never appeared in the royal city again and did not return to the Silver Wing Duke's Mansion.
No one has ever seen him again!
At the same time, the Frost Crystal Royal Family also remained strangely silent at this time.
The king, who has been unwell for some time, has not yet appeared in public, and Prince Terrence, who is temporarily taking charge of the country on his behalf, has not made any comment on this.
Not only did they not hold Herbert accountable for "killing innocent people", they didn't even hold the Duke of Silver Wing himself accountable. As for the nobles who had lost their loved ones, they also keenly sensed something at this time, and most of them kept quiet.
Only a few idiots expressed their protest, and then disappeared the next day - they were not even dealt with by the kingdom, but by their own people.
Their disappearance did not cause any waves, and no one cared about the life or death of such idiots.
But this strange calmness made countless people feel the pressure doubled.
Just because it’s not happening now, doesn’t mean it will never happen.
Everyone knows this won't last forever.
Sure enough, on the night of the eleventh day, a major incident occurred in the Noble District, completely disrupting the peaceful situation.
Marquis Chuck was wiped out one by one.
This upstart of the Frost Crystal Kingdom, who was favored by the eldest prince, met his death less than two months after taking over the coal mining business.
In the entire Marquis's mansion, except for a few old maids and cooks, everyone else, including guards, a total of fifty-five people, no one was spared.
All the heads were chopped off and piled up in the middle of the yard, forming a five-story tower of human heads.
And because of the cold weather, the blood did not cause any reaction in other people, but instead helped freeze their heads firmly together.
When the small tower of human heads was discovered, a thin layer of frost and snow had accumulated on it, making it look like a miracle that appeared out of thin air!
The strangest thing is the expressions on those heads.
Their expressions before death seemed extremely peaceful, even a little happy, as if they happily welcomed death and allowed others to chop off their heads.
Only Marquis Chuck, who was at the highest point of the small tower of human heads, was different from the others. His expression was one of extreme fear and even madness.
It was as if after witnessing all this weirdness with his own eyes, he was finally beheaded at the moment of despair and collapse.
Who is the murderer
Why do you do such a cruel thing
Why was Duke Chuck exterminated
No one knows the answers to these questions, but they all think of a person and a white dove!
Could it be him who did it? !
Is his strength really that strong
Although Marquis Chuck's own strength is very poor, he can be regarded as a shame among the nobles, with only beginner's strength.
But after he earned a lot of wealth, he spared no expense in protecting himself and spent a lot of money to hire four high-level warriors!
Those long-famous adventurers all came from the same team. Years of tacit understanding made their cooperation very perfect, and they could be called the first echelon under the legend.
But such a powerful team silently became the second floor of the human head tower.
What exactly happened that night
How strong is the person who made the move
legend
But even a legendary master couldn't do this, right
These are all living people!
Even if you kill a chicken, it is impossible for it to not resist before dying, and it will definitely make a cry.
There shouldn't be any movement that can't be noticed by others.
But that's the fact, at night, no one knows.
Not to mention the others, let’s just talk about the other nobleman who lived next to Marquis Chuck’s residence. Not only did he notice it in the middle of the night, he was even one of the last few to know about it.
Out of caution, the family chose to stay indoors and not accept any visits from outsiders. It was not until the next afternoon that they learned about what had happened through the kingdom guards who came to check. The whole family was scared to death.
The reason why such a silent family murder was known to other people was because the murderer deliberately leaked the news to the outside world after doing so.
He arrogantly took the initiative to open the door of the Marquis's residence, so that the soldiers on patrol in the morning could clearly see the spectacle he left in the courtyard.
The murderer told everyone clearly, and even tried to draw their attention to him: "Open your eyes and look at my masterpiece!"
This bizarre murder of an entire family made everyone even more uneasy, and the already depressing atmosphere in the city became even more severe, with a hint of madness added to the fear.
What made the nobles feel most heavy-hearted was the attitude of the royal family.
Regarding this major case that would have shocked the entire country on a normal day, the Frost Crystal Royal Family remained silent!
right!
Still silent!!!
Even because the murderer had swept away all the property in Duke Chuck's mansion, the royal family directly classified the incident as a robbery.
A robber with legendary strength wiped out an entire noble family just for such a small amount of money, instead of relying on him to gain greater benefits - such a ridiculous inference would naturally not convince anyone.
But the Frost Crystal Royal Family refused to make any comment or pursue any other responsibilities.
Oh, of course they didn’t say that directly. Although the royal family nominally said that they would send someone to investigate the matter, they would definitely give justice to Marquis Chuck’s family.
But everyone knew that this matter would never come to fruition, and Marquis Chuck would have died in vain.
No, his death was not without value.
Because of his tragic end, the dark side in the hearts of some nobles began to stir.
Just before they were ready to act, the second tragedy occurred.
Marquis Tim and his entire family were also killed.
The same marquis, the same way of death, the same favorite of the eldest prince—
At this moment, the remaining nobles finally faced up to the reality: the Frost Crystal King City before them was just a huge cage.
No one can escape!
Chapter 139 Turmoil (2/5)
On the thirteenth day, the murderer did not commit any more crimes.
No one died in Frost Crystal City.
On the fourteenth day, the murderer still did not take any action.
The murderer seemed to have stopped his crazy actions.
But no one is naive enough to think that he will really stop like this.
After the day when Marquis Tim and his entire family were exterminated, the atmosphere of everything changed completely.
It was like opening Pandora's box.
The murderer disappeared, but a force continued to grow, spread, and expand in the Frost Crystal King City!
The fifteenth day.
The murder has happened again!
And this time, there were three cases!
And two of these three tragedies were completely different from the murderer's previous style of behavior.
Completely different from the murderer's initial method, the victims' deaths were all different and bizarre.
As for the remaining one, although the style seems to be the same, the difference can be detected from the clues - someone is trying to imitate!
Everyone understood that something was starting to go wrong.
Copycats appeared, some of whom took advantage of the murderer's name to fish in troubled waters and eliminate their opponents. For a time, everyone was in danger.
In response to this, the Frost Crystal Royal Family remained silent for a day and said that this was all normal. Everyone should be more careful and not go out casually in the near future.
Crazy.
Completely crazy.
Not only are the nobles of the entire Frost Crystal City going crazy, they now feel that the Frost Crystal Royal Family has gone completely crazy.
What do they want to do!!!
Do you want to wipe us all out
Under such circumstances, the remaining nobles finally woke up and no longer hoped for any miracle to happen.
After finally realizing that the Frost Crystal Royal Family had never treated them as human beings, they finally faced reality.
Choose to start self-help.
They began to meet with their allies frequently, trying to unite in this most dangerous moment.
Can provide more protection.
Because of their marriage ties, the connections between the nobles were deeper than many people thought, and this moment unleashed an astonishing power.
They spontaneously formed a night patrol team, not only to guard against the possible murderer,
Still staring at his former enemy.
Some nobles took the initiative to gather together to pool all their strength, and some even pointed to the glacier outside the city and swore an oath never to invade each other.
Sure enough, no murders occurred in the next five days after they began their collaboration.
As their own strength continued to grow, other ideas gradually arose in their minds.
They cast their gazes towards the Frost Crystal Palace covertly, staring at the palace that had been silent the entire time, like an old lion lying dormant.
If one by one, then that kind of thing is possible, isn't it
A rumor began to spread among them: "The former dragon slayer has long since died, and the blood flowing in the Frost Crystal Royal Family has become thin. His weak descendants are no longer worthy of defending this country."
"The kingdom needs a new hero to protect this country!"
This is a challenge to the royal authority of the Frost Crystal Royal Family and a blasphemy to the orthodoxy of the kingdom!
Logically speaking, when such a situation occurs, no royal family will sit idly by.
No matter how foolish a monarch is, he will show his spirit at this moment and strangle everything in the cradle.
But the Frost Crystal Royal Family behaved in exactly the opposite way.
They remained silent on this, neither stopping nor encouraging the nobles' secret actions.
This eerie and creepy calmness actually dispelled the thoughts in many people's minds, and they hid their thoughts deep in their hearts.
No rush, wait a little longer, they are waiting for others to take the first step.