Eliott Garner has been exposed. Thus, those royal guards and members of the North Kingdom delegation naturally have no need to continue their act. They merge their forces, quickly transforming from opponents into allies!
“Eliott Garner!”
Among them, a member of the North Kingdom delegation spoke, “Your plot doesn’t seem so great. You’ve been pretending for so long, and you couldn’t even cut off a piece of someone’s clothing!”
Clearly, Eliott Garner, although a spy from the North Kingdom, was not well respected by these proud members of the North Kingdom delegation and Earl Woods.
Upon hearing this, Eliott Garner’s already gloomy face darkened further.
“You! You’re actually a lapdog of the North Kingdom!”
Hearing the words of the North Kingdom delegate, a flash of surprise appeared in the King of Night’s deep and gloomy eyes. He had noticed something was wrong, realizing that Eliott Garner was problematic, but he hadn’t anticipated that Eliott Garner, as King Ron’s trusted lieutenant and the commander of Shirine Empire’s royal guards, would dare to rebel and betray his country!
He was responsible for monitoring everything, had many informants, and held many secrets. Very few things could surprise him!
But to his surprise, Eliott Garner, who often interacted with him and was highly regarded by King Ron, had managed to deceive him!
“Lapdog?”
“Hmph!”
Eliott Garner and the King of Night shared a glance. Coldly, he admitted, “Yes, I am a lapdog, a lapdog of the North Kingdom!”
“But what about you?”
“Aren’t you, King of Night, also a lapdog by King Ron’s side?”
“Under the Padishah! Everyone is a lapdog!”
“Unable to control their own fate! Subject to his slaughter!”
“If so, what is the difference between being a lapdog of the Shirine Empire or the North Kingdom?”
With his words, Eliott Garner was filled with righteous indignation!
It seemed that while Eliott Garner was respectful to King Ron on the surface, he harbored deep resentment, even uncontrollable hatred, in his heart!
“Once the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden!”
As he spoke, Eliott Garner pointed to the dozens of royal guards behind him, gritting his teeth, “King Ron, you cruel and ungrateful dog! Selfish and fickle!”
“One word decides life and death, one thought ends lives!”
“They are all victims!”
“None of you will escape!”
“Sean! The mighty Wolf King of the North, defender of the nation and borders, with illustrious military achievements. What was his end? He was played by King Ron, his dignity tarnished, his life taken, his family harmed, with methods so cruel that they are horrifying!”
“If King Ron succeeds in repairing the damaged core, not only will Sean die!”
“I!”
“You!”
“Everyone here who knows King Ron’s secret, none will survive!”
Eliott Garner’s voice, accompanied by dark energy, echoed in the air like rolling thunder, reaching hundreds of meters. Not only did it shock the people present, but even the citizens outside the imperial city heard it clearly!
He did it on purpose!
The outcome was uncertain, life and death unpredictable. He wanted to expose King Ron’s heinous crimes before the battle, in front of everyone, so that the royal guards and the citizens outside the imperial city could hear!
Of course, he was not trying to redress Sean’s grievances!
Instead, he wanted to sow discord! To shake the determination of these royal guards to defend the imperial city, and to disturb the awe of the citizens towards King Ron, as a strategy of psychological warfare!
Indeed, just as Eliott Garner wanted, the moment his words fell, the nearly two hundred royal guards standing behind King of Night were deeply shocked!
This shock was far more intense than when King of Night ordered them to kill their fellow royal guards, and far more intense than when Eliott Garner’s sword struck at King of Night!
After all, Eliott Garner was their leader. The words that came from Eliott Garner’s mouth naturally carried weight with them.
Similarly, the common citizens outside the royal city who witnessed the spectacle also recognized Eliott Garner’s voice and his words. It was as if a heavy bomb had been dropped onto a calm lake, causing an uproar in an instant, the crowd was in an uproar.
Sean was actually framed by King Ron???
My God! The news of Earl Woods replacing Sean to marry Cecilia caused a sensation throughout the city. The citizens of the city came to watch the drama, but they didn’t expect the drama to keep escalating.
Now, they even dared to challenge the current Padishah!!!
Little did they know, just moments ago, the four major families led by Tim Lewis rescued Pupil Wolf and others from the imperial guards and escaped from the royal city. The citizens were initially complaining about the incompetence of the imperial guards, allowing the traitors of the Shirine Empire to escape. But moments later, Eliott Garner claimed that Sean had been wronged! That he had been framed by King Ron!
Damn it!
Damn it!
Damn it!
What is the truth? What is fake?
Truth and falsehood, everyone was utterly confused!!!
“Damn you, Eliott Garner!”
“I didn’t expect this!”
“He usually doesn’t say much, but now he talks eloquently, making treason sound so righteous!”
Eliott Garner’s actions once again took the King of Night by surprise. However, the King of Night didn’t argue with him about right and wrong. Instead, he turned to the nearly two hundred royal guards behind him and said in a deep voice: “Don’t listen to his nonsense, it’s just to confuse people!”
“No matter whether what he says is right or wrong, true or false, the affairs of the Shirine Empire are not his business!”
As he spoke, the King of Night drew a chilling iron treasure sword from his waist. It was Sean’s Wolf’s Massacre!
“Listen to my command!”
“Attack!”
Without saying a word, the King of Night raised Wolf’s Massacre, pointed at Eliott Garner in the distance, and said coldly: “Kill all these Shirine Empire traitors, North Kingdom minions!”
“I promise! Whoever participates in the war today will be rewarded! Anyone who aids these traitors will be shown no mercy!”
After saying this, the King of Night took the lead, turning into a dark shadow and rushing towards Eliott Garner with Wolf’s Massacre in hand.
Being deceived, for the King of Night, was an intolerable humiliation!
So, he intended to take care of Eliott Garner himself!
“Good!”
Eliott Garner was not afraid, he also raised his battle sword and charged at the King of Night, shouting loudly: “I really want to see how much the King of Night, who likes to play tricks and act mysterious in normal days, is really worth!”
Boom! In an instant, the King of Night and Eliott Garner, who were among the top practitioners even in the Complete Stage, fought mercilessly. Their powerful dark energy intertwined and collided almost madly. Wolf’s Massacre and the iron battle sword were like lightning and flint, constantly chopping at each other!
Shadows like shuttles! Sword lights flashing!
Dark energy surging!
Killing intent soaring!
The two were evenly matched, their strength in a stalemate, and for a time, it was difficult to determine the outcome!!!
“Kill!”
“Kill them all!!!”
The ten members of the North Kingdom delegation, seeing this, led the dozens of traitorous royal guards without hesitation and charged towards the nearly two hundred royal guards.
After Eliott Garner’s words just now, although some of the nearly two hundred royal guards were wavering, they naturally wouldn’t be soft-hearted in the face of the North Kingdom delegation members charging at them!
In an instant, the two sides clashed and a rare large-scale melee broke out!!!
In theory, with nearly two hundred royal guards under the King of Night’s command, even if the ten members of the North Kingdom delegation and dozens of traitorous royal guards joined forces, they would not stand a chance!
However, just as the melee was about to begin,
A sudden change occurred!
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Accompanied by the sound of blades and spears piercing flesh, nearly two hundred of the King of Night’s royal guards were seen. Astonishingly, dozens of them turned their blades on their comrades without warning. In an instant, they had slain a large number of their own!
Clearly, Eliott Garner, as the chief of the royal guards, had successfully recruited more defectors than the dozens initially suspected. Among the King of Night’s guards, there were traitors!
“Damn!”
“What’s happening?”
“You son of a…”
The sudden turn of events left the King of Night’s remaining royal guards flustered and panic-stricken. Trust is vital in group combat; one has to trust their comrades with their back. But now, the ranks were infested with enemy spies!
The issue was that no one knew the number of spies or their identities. How could they continue the fight? It seemed that the King of Night had an overwhelming advantage in numbers, but with the sudden exposure of the undercover spies, his side was caught off guard. They lost their bearings, finding themselves at a disadvantage, thanks to Eliott Garner.
“King!”
“Damn!”
While engaged in fierce combat with Eliott Garner, the King of Night noticed the sudden disruption. It ignited his fury. He cursed, his body surging with dark energy. He leaped, his weapon, the Wolf’s Massacre, slicing down at Eliott Garner with a terrifying force. Through gritted teeth, a chilling voice came:
“Die!!!”
Boom!
Caught off guard, Eliott Garner could only raise his cold iron battle blade to protect himself. The next moment, their blades clashed, sparks flew, and the impact sounded like thunder.
This strike from the King of Night was the most powerful yet! It was fiercer than any before! Eliott Garner only withstood it for three seconds. Facing the King of Night’s most potent strike, he felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him. His organs churned, his blood boiled, and then he was flung into the air by the King of Night.
Spewing blood, Eliott Garner soared through the sky. He landed ten meters away, kneeling on one knee, his cold iron battle blade planted into the ground to steady himself. His right hand, clutching the blade’s handle, was torn open by the shock.
His skin split open, his flesh burst, and blood flowed freely. Eliott Garner, his breath uneven, both arms numb, face red, neck veins bulging, mouth dripping with thick blood, and eyes filled with bloodshot terror, was severely injured.
Was this the true power of the King of Night?
At the apex of the Dark Realm! He was at the brink of entering the Bright Realm. Once he reached it, he would be like Fergus Archer and the earlier Sean, a practitioner straddling the Dark and Bright Realms.
Just one more step! Only one more step!
Just from that one strike, Eliott Garner knew that he was no match for the King of Night in a one-on-one fight!
However, after landing a successful blow on Eliott Garner, the King of Night didn’t allow Eliott any respite or chance to seek aid. He immediately charged at Eliott again, clearly intending to finish him off in one fell swoop.
“You!”
“Weren’t you curious about my abilities?”
“Now!”
“Have you seen enough?”
The King of Night’s afterimage rushed forward, accompanied by a chilling, ruthless voice, asking, “Are you satisfied now???”
Boom! The moment his words fell, another blade swung down. Eliott Garner, ignoring his injuries, stood up and lifted his blade to block. Just as he had anticipated, he couldn’t stop it.
Eliott Garner was once again sent flying by the King of Night’s strike!
“Come at me!”
“Don’t you want to rebel and cause chaos?”
“Don’t you want to prevent His Majesty from repairing the core?”
“Worthless!”
“Come and kill me!!!”
Under immense rage, the King of Night looked like a devil from the netherworld. His gloomy voice was intimidating, and the mask on his face was unspeakably terrifying!
One strike! Then another! After three consecutive strikes, Eliott Garner fell heavily to the floor, his cold iron battle sword flew out of his hand, and he collapsed like a puddle of mud. He barely had the strength to stand, let alone continue fighting.
Whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
While Eliott Garner was in critical condition, his side had gained control of the situation. So, two members of the North Kingdom delegation and seven or eight royal guards rushed over, trying to rescue Eliott Garner from the hands of the King of Night.
Unfortunately, they were one step too late!
At the moment when Eliott Garner gathered all his strength and staggered to his feet, the King of Night had already appeared before him. Ignoring the North Kingdom delegation and royal guards rushing from behind, he raised the Wolf’s Massacre and directly slashed at Eliott Garner’s head, intending to split him in half and leave him dead without a burial place.
With this strike!
Eliott Garner was undoubtedly doomed to die!!!
The charging North Kingdom delegation and royal guards realized they were too late. Eliott Garner himself was resigned to his fate and gave up struggling. He simply closed his eyes. Numerous images flashed through his mind as he quietly awaited the arrival of the deadly strike. He was waiting for death.
However, when everyone thought the situation was settled, and everyone thought that Eliott Garner would surely die under the King of Night’s Wolf’s Massacre, an unexpected scene occurred.
Hum! Without any warning, a piercing sound of breaking through the air suddenly resonated from afar. It seemed to appear out of nowhere, from far to near, and it arrived in an instant.
You could see! With that sudden sound of breaking through the air, a steel knife, like an arrow, pierced the sky, rushing towards Eliott Garner and the King of Night at an unbelievably fast speed.
In the distance!
A woman’s figure slowly walked towards them.
She was wearing a blood-red wedding dress!!!