Benjamin killed the king.
Just now, he took advantage of the sudden splashes of water and ice to blast a hole in the wall with magic, then hid in the cabinet, used a mirror to create an illusion of himself, controlled the illusion to escape, and deceived everyone present. people.
Aldrich hurried after him, leaving the king alone. The king, holding a grudge because of the stab in the thigh, ordered the guards who rushed over to seal the city to find someone, but he ended up alone here with his servants.
So, Benjamin got the chance to come out of the closet and end the life of Freeden's current ruler.
In fact, to be fair, he didn't have much urge to kill the king, and everything he did was done out of reason. He knew very well that as long as the king did not die, the church's plan would be implemented step by step - first, the priests would be allowed to enter the country, and they would be allowed to preach secretly. After the church gradually gained some believers, the ban would be lifted and the people would start to be encouraged to believe in religion...
Finally, the mages realized that they had become rats that everyone in Frieden was shouting about and had no place for them anymore.
Therefore, the king must die.
Killing the king would significantly slow down the Church's plans. Aldrich can join some ministers to support the new king, but how can the new king's prestige compare to the old king? Once certain decrees are implemented, they will definitely attract strong opposition from the outside world. In this case, the church can only slow down and wait at least five more years.
And these five years are Benjamin’s time.
Benjamin wasn't about to start running again—where could he go? Fleeing to Ikol and being wanted by the Queen? Or flee to Carites, a country that has long since surrendered to the church? He could only choose to stay.
He is not afraid of the future. Although he will be wanted by the authorities, he already has a certain amount of power in Frieden, and at worst he will go underground. Now that the king is dead, the higher-ups must be busy and don't have enough energy to deal with them.
In short, Benjamin will fight to the end with those people in this only country not yet controlled by the church.
Thinking of this, he looked at the corpses of the king and servants in front of him and took a deep breath.
Then, he suddenly opened the door and ran out.
"Help! Master Aldrich has killed someone! Your Majesty, Your Majesty can't hold it anymore! Help!"
In order to sneak into the palace, he had carefully concealed his appearance and wore the clothes of a palace servant. At this moment, he was wet and his hair was messy, looking like a frightened young manservant.
As for Aldrich, he was led by the illusion and chased in another direction, unable to hear Benjamin's cry at all.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Gradually, several servants heard the sound, gathered around, and pulled Benjamin to ask.
Benjamin looked panicked, pointed in the direction of the room, and said incoherently: "Oh, Master Aldrich... He, he... Your Majesty... run!"
As he spoke, he broke away from several servants and continued to run outside the palace, shouting similar words from time to time.
Everyone around was frightened. After hesitating for a while, they cautiously moved towards the room.
As for Benjamin, he ran all the way out. After running to the corner near the door, he suddenly put away the madness on his face, straightened his messy hair, and then walked to the door in small steps.
"What's wrong? What happened in the palace? Why is there so much noise?" asked the guard guarding the door.
"I don't know either." Benjamin looked embarrassed and said, "It seems that His Majesty and Master Aldrich had a quarrel, and they were clamoring for ice-cold champagne. The ice in the palace has been used up. What do you think it is this late at night? Yes, where can I find it?"
"This..." The guards looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Benjamin immediately grabbed the guard's arm and begged: "Well... brothers, can you do me this favor? Ask your mage friends to get some ice cubes, otherwise His Majesty will be angry again."
The guard looked embarrassed and quickly broke away from Benjamin: "We still have to stay here, and we don't have time to help you... Well, you should go to the city and look for it yourself."
Benjamin looked regretful, but finally let go.
"Oh well."
In this way, he left the palace reluctantly.
In Xuedi City at night, there were not many people on the streets and it was quite quiet overall. No matter what shocking changes happened in the palace, the people in the city still did what they were supposed to do, as if they were in two different worlds.
Benjamin walked to a remote and deserted street, changed his clothes, re-disguised himself, and quickly walked to the city gate.
The city gate has been closed, but the last order issued by the king before his death was still implemented very quickly. Whether it was the door or the sentry post, there were suddenly many more soldiers. With vigilant expressions on their faces, they looked around, patrolling back and forth, watching out for anyone flying out of the sky.
Benjamin also discovered the mage's figure among them.
Therefore, he frowned slightly.
History has reached the most critical fork in the road. Once the king dies, Frieden will surely fall into turmoil. What he has to do now is to return to Riley City as quickly as possible and plan the next action together with the mages who are loyal to him.
The illusion summoned by the mirror has long since disappeared due to insufficient distance. Aldrich will definitely find something wrong and is probably frantically looking for him in the city now.
He couldn't stay long.
Therefore, in the dark night, Benjamin did not hesitate. He summoned the water vapor surrounding him, jumped up, and rose to the sky under the cover of night.
Then he began to fly away.
"Wait... look! What is that?" As soon as he flew over the city gate, there was a burst of gunfire from above the city gate.
Benjamin ignored it and flew all the way outside.
After a while, several mages guarding there flew up, accelerated all the way, and chased Benjamin. But Benjamin didn’t want to waste time, and was even more afraid of attracting Aldrich, so he ignored them.
"Your Excellency! Please stay!" Several mages were heard shouting from behind.
Benjamin just accelerated, and soon left these few people behind.
After chasing for a while, the mages realized that they would definitely not be able to catch up. Therefore, they still stopped and communicated with each other: "No, we have to go back and report to Lord Aldrich..."
When Benjamin heard this from a distance, he suddenly wanted to silence him.
However, after thinking about it, he still didn't do it. Not only these mages saw him, but also the soldiers at the city gate. Since he couldn't kill them all, he might as well use this little time to run further.
Aldrich might be able to guess that his destination was Riley City, but he certainly couldn't guess which route Benjamin would take.
What's more, he still has that mirror.
So, flying in the air, he suddenly took out the illusion mirror and summoned a phantom of himself again. He controlled the phantom, exchanged images with his own, and then flew in another direction. Suddenly, the mages behind him were dizzy and couldn't tell which one was his real body.
It was absolutely impossible for Aldrich to find him now.
Benjamin breathed a sigh of relief.
Just like that, the mages chasing behind him retreated, and he flew quickly away from Xuedi City. In the cloudy night sky, he calmed down and flew straight towards Riley City.