"Your Earl... Do you want to chase him?"
Seeing the orcs fleeing the castle in a hurry, a southern knight breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help asking Colin.
Colin glanced at him, then turned his head to look to the southwest of the castle—there was the camp of the Blood Cavalry Army, and there were still sounds of fighting.
"I'll go over there to have a look. As for whether you want to pursue it, it's up to the Duke of St. Landers' arrangement."
After speaking, Colin turned and left.
Only then did the southern knights realize that they should obey the command of the Duke of St. Landers, but just now there were new paladins present, and he also subconsciously asked Colin for his opinion.
On the one hand, he knew that he had to rely on the power of the paladins to defeat these mighty orcs; on the other hand, it was because of his deep respect and admiration for the paladins.
For any citizen of the Glorious Empire, the three words paladin represent absolute power and justice, and they will naturally be able to gain almost unconditional followers.
The Duke of St. Landers watched Colin's figure disappear into the darkness, but his heart was still beating non-stop.
Of course he knew what was going on in the direction Colin was going.
That was a siege launched by the Royal Guards against the Blood Cavalry Army!
Tonight's plan has completely failed!
The Duke of St. Landers didn't know why things turned out like this. A paladin like Prince Leahy failed to assassinate Colin, a sixth-rank knight.
And it actually allowed Colin to be promoted to the Sanctuary!
This kind of plot, third-rate novels dare not write like this!
However, the truth is often more absurd than fiction.
"My lord, shall we pursue?"
Just when the Duke of St. Landers was flustered and at a loss, the knight under his command pulled him back to reality.
"Stop chasing." The Duke of St. Landers murmured, "Clean the battlefield first, treat the wounded, and pay attention to vigilance to prevent the orcs from attacking again."
"yes!"
The knight led away.
As soon as the Duke of St. Landers turned around, he saw Earl Nicole approaching with flickering eyes, and whispered:
"how so?"
"How do I know!" Duke St. Landers growled angrily.
Earl Nicole had a bad nose, but he didn't dare to reply. He could only stand there in embarrassment, holding back a stupid sentence for a long time:
"I'm going to see how Prince Lehi is doing..."
After speaking, he ran away in a hurry, not sure if he really went to find Prince Lexi in the ruins.
The Duke of St. Landers rolled his eyes speechlessly. Of course he didn't have time to talk to the Earl of the Eastern Region at this time. He walked into the castle with a gloomy face and asked the attendants beside him:
"Where is Maester Yaruger?"
Before the attendant could reply, the Duke of St. Landers saw Bachelor Yerug who had just come down the stairs.
He strode over quickly, told Bachelor Yaruger what happened just now, and then asked anxiously:
"What should we do now?"
Bachelor Yaruger resolutely persuaded:
"Your Excellency, the royal family's plan has obviously failed, and Prince Lexi may have also encountered an accident... Under such circumstances, Earl Angelet has lost both his personal strength, the power he controls, and his reputation in the empire. People are comparable.
It is the most unwise choice to be an enemy of him, so... you should act decisively and turn to him! "
The Duke of St. Landers frowned and said:
"But... We are also involved in the royal family's plan this time, won't Colin Angelet settle accounts with us?"
A trace of ruthlessness flashed in the eyes of Bachelor Yaruge, and said:
"It depends on what kind of sincerity you are willing to show."
The Duke of St. Landers understood the meaning of Bachelor Yerug, but seemed to be hesitant.
Maester Yaruger persuaded again:
"My lord, the decline of the royal family has become a foregone conclusion. Earl Angelet could only be the master behind the scenes of the empire at best, but now, after becoming a paladin, he is already a real threat to the status of the royal family!
After all, if he can become a paladin, Angelet must not be his real surname... "
Hearing this, the Duke of St. Landers asked:
"Then which paladin family do you think he is a leftover descendant?"
"I can't guess it." Maester Yaruger shook his head, "But because of this, he can be a descendant of any paladin family!"
The Duke of St. Landers stopped, as if he finally understood the height that Colin Angelet might reach, and the look in his eyes gradually became firmer.
Seeing this, Maester Yaruger stopped talking.
The two went to the second floor of the castle without thinking, and saw Consul Fred striding over.
"Duke St. Landers, what happened just now? Have the orcs retreated?"
"The orcs have retreated." The Duke of St. Landers responded indifferently, looking at Consul Fred with inexplicable meaning hidden in his eyes.
"That's good." Consul Fred walked up to the Duke of St. Landers, and asked in a low voice, "Just now...was that the promotion ceremony for the Paladin? Who is it..."
"Colin Angelet."
"Ke... Colin Angelet?" Consul Fred's eyes widened in disbelief, "How could he be promoted to a paladin..."
Chi!
The moment Consul Fred was shocked by this news, a sharp long sword pierced into his lower abdomen like lightning.
The severe pain caused Consul Fred to hold on to the collar of the Duke of St. Landers, and the blood flowed out of his mouth, accompanied by ambiguous questions:
"You...you actually betrayed...the royal family..."
"I'm just helping the empire clean up the traitors." The Duke of St. Landers looked coldly. After breaking off Consul Fred's fingers, he took a step back and let Consul Fred slowly fall to the ground.
The Bachelor Yaruger on the side watched all this silently, and waited for Consul Fred to be silent before saying loudly:
"Consul Fred... was killed by orcs!"
At this time, all the royal guards were sent to surround and kill the blood cavalry, so the Duke of St. Landers didn't even bother to clean up the witnesses.
Only Cardinal Mensay came to hear the sound, but after seeing the scene, he immediately understood the truth of the matter.
Seeing the murderous gaze cast by the Duke of St. Landers, Cardinal Mensay ran away without looking back.
Naturally, the Duke of St. Landers would not let Mensay run away. Since he had killed Consul Fred, he made up his mind to follow Colin Angelet all the way to the dark side.
But before he could catch up a few steps, he stopped.
Because, there was already a figure blocking the way of Cardinal Mensay in front of him.
"Cardinal Mensay, why are you in such a panic?"
"Ann... Earl Angelet..."
(end of this chapter)