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Chapter 1163
Chapter 1146: Raijin Descends Upon the Imperial Capital!
[Bang!]
[Bang!]
[Bang!]
Just as the ninjas were launching a sneak attack on Rondel Magic City.
Inside the Imperial Palace in the Imperial Capital.
The current Emperor Molt sat on the throne.
He listened nervously to the constant rumbling coming from outside.
Below the stairs in front of him.
Led by Prime Minister Marx, who also served as the Minister of Internal Affairs, over a dozen ministers responsible for various government affairs wore the same expression as His Majesty the Emperor.
This caused the air in the main hall to be filled with a heavy, suffocatingly oppressive atmosphere.
Moreover, as it was late at night, the lighting in the hall was provided by candles hung on the pillars.
Although these candles were long and thick.
But candles were still candles, and they made the light in the main hall appear somewhat dim.
This was very strange.
Rondel City was already using magic items no less advanced than modern civilian technology.
At least in terms of lighting, there wasn't much of a gap.
This showed how much the Empire resisted magic.
Of course, this had nothing to do with the current situation.
[Tap, tap, tap]
Just as everyone was trembling with fear, hurried footsteps entered the palace hall.
This caused the Emperor to suddenly look up at the royal guard soldier who was quickly walking in.
[Bang!]
The royal guard soldier came to the front of the platform, quickly knelt on one knee, and shouted urgently:
"Report, Your Majesty, the Royal Guard Second Legion outside the city has been annihilated. The Dragon Rider Legion is now taking over the combat."
"What?!"
Before the Emperor could speak, Minister Kajiro, who was standing next to the royal guard soldier, let out a roar of uncontrollable anger.
"That was a full six thousand personnel, and they were elite legions composed of citizens and nobility! It hasn't even been an hour!"
He was the representative of the Martus Family in the Empire, and he himself was a count, holding a high status and great power.
Furthermore, he advocated for the Empire's hegemonic ambition, and among the many council members in the Senate, he had always been the leader of the main war faction.
The operation where the Empire's sixty thousand troops rushed into the 'Gate' and carried out a massacre in Japan Ginza was first proposed by this Minister Kajiro.
He believed that striking first was the strongest approach. Instead of waiting for the other world to invade, it was better for their side to attack first, bringing the war to the other world and holding out until the 'Gate' closed again.
As for the risk of potentially losing many troops after the 'Gate' closed.
He believed these were acceptable compared to the Empire's rule.
Didn't the Empire come from another world to this world and overthrow the regime of the Elf Kingdom back then?
And the Elf Kingdom had previously seized power from the dragons!
Therefore, the opening of the 'Gate' this time was the greatest threat to the Empire.
At the time, Emperor Molt deeply agreed and adopted this proposal.
However, no one expected that nearly sixty thousand troops would be annihilated in the other world.
This was nearly sixty percent of the Empire's military strength!
As a result, the Empire's situation became dangerous.
Because the military strength of those kingdoms and duchies exceeded that of the Imperial Capital.
To maintain balance, Emperor Molt issued an order for these vassal states to form the Allied Army of Kings and assist the Imperial Army in launching a counterattack against the Hill of Alnus occupied by the Japan Advance Team.
But in fact, he did not send a single soldier, allowing the Allied Army of Kings to suffer a crushing defeat, with heavy casualties, losing over a hundred thousand lives.
This also allowed the strength between the Imperial Capital and these kingdoms and duchies to restore balance once again.
It must be said that this art of balance was truly mastered by His Majesty the Emperor.
But the problem was that the fact that the Imperial Capital had less than forty thousand troops remaining could not be changed.
Among them, only the Royal Guard First Legion, the Royal Guard Second Legion, and the Empire's strongest trump card, the Dragon Knight Legion, were defending the Imperial Capital.
The total was only about fifteen thousand personnel.
The remaining troops were dispersed in various important cities.
The fastest they could arrive to support the Imperial Capital would be nearly a week.
But the current situation was one of extreme urgency.
The four individuals had already reached the outskirts of the Imperial Capital!
Around noon today, they received a report.
It said that four thugs riding warhorses, carrying the corpses of Princess Pina and Old General Grey, were approaching the Imperial Capital from the southwest direction.
The troops in the checkpoints along the Duma Mountains attempted to intercept but were brutally slaughtered.
Subsequent troops of various levels sent for support suffered the same fate.
The report said that one of them was like Raijin descending.
Wherever he went, there was thunder and lightning, and even the city towers of the checkpoints were completely blasted down.
This Raijin also brought three apostles.
One could transform into a giant eagle, and the other two were winged people with pure white wings on their backs, like angels.
Seeing this, whether it was the Emperor or the civil and military ministers, they were all surprised and uncertain.
Raijin?
There didn't seem to be one among the Twelve Main Gods!
Could it be a newly promoted Chief God?
But why would the other party kill Princess Pina and launch an attack on their Imperial Capital?
For hundreds of years, the Chief Gods had never interfered in any decision of the Empire.
Their existence was only known through the demigods who walked the world.
Some ministers speculated, could it be that someone in the Empire offended this Raijin before he became a god, and now he has come for revenge!
What kind of person would cause this Raijin to regard the Imperial Capital and the Imperial Family as the target of revenge?
Without needing to think much, this person must have a close connection with the Empire, or rather, the Imperial Family!
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone, including Emperor Molt, Prime Minister Marx, and Minister Kajiro, immediately thought of the same person.
The first in line to the throne, the eldest Imperial Prince, Solsal El Caesar!
Because this fellow was notoriously known in the Imperial Capital for his misdeeds and debauchery.
To talk about the most brutal incident.
It was three years ago when he led a unit of the Royal Guard Second Legion.
He went to the Great Plains in the east and slaughtered the Headhunter Rabbit Race completely.
And the clan leader became his slave, suffering humiliation and torment every day.
Now, only the Headhunter Rabbit Race clansmen who had left the Great Plains before remained on the continent.
Most of them either became slaves or lived as servants in the manors of the nobility.
So, the one in the Imperial Family most likely to cause trouble was this Imperial Prince Solsal.
Subsequently, Emperor Molt summoned him to the main hall and questioned him angrily.
But Imperial Prince Solsal couldn't give a clear explanation.
Or rather, he had offended too many people; who knew which one got lucky and became Raijin?
But he also knew that he might have caused a great disaster this time.
So, after returning, he took his servants and knights and hurriedly fled the Imperial Capital by carriage.
But from beginning to end, he never doubted that it might not be someone he had offended...
Emperor Molt was overwhelmed with anxiety and couldn't bother with this unfilial son.
He immediately dispatched the Royal Guard Second Legion to block them, and at the same time, he required the commander to try and communicate with the other party.
First, understand how they were offended, and then find a way to apologize.
He had even prepared himself mentally to hand over Imperial Prince Solsal to the other party to vent their anger.
After all, the other party was likely a Chief God!
Such an existence was enough to shake the Empire's rule. Compared to that, a mere Imperial Prince was nothing.
As for the revenge for Princess Pina, this cold-blooded Emperor chose to directly ignore it.
But now, that Raijin refused communication and killed all of the Royal Guard Second Legion.
They had already reached the outskirts of the Imperial Capital!
Listen to those sounds of thunder, they were too terrifying.
At this moment, the entire city, from top to bottom, was gripped by panic.
At the same time.
On the city wall on the south side of the Imperial Capital.
Soldiers, some tightly gripping longbows, others holding weapons, were staring with faces full of fear at the plains in the distance.
There, a figure shimmering with golden light was walking towards them step by step, treading on dragon corpses and human corpses scattered all over the ground.
Dragon Knight Legion, annihilated!
In the air.
A black giant bird circled overhead, scanning the entire city with its sharp gaze.
Two winged people warriors, like angels, were in the air on either side of the 'Raijin'.
One held a White Cloud Spear, and the other held a White Cloud Sword.
Below them, countless corpses were piled layer upon layer on the bloody ground stretching for over ten miles.
It was as if hell from myth had reappeared in the world.
The next moment.
All the officers and soldiers of the Royal Guard First Legion on the city wall heard a roar originating from that Raijin.
"Yadimil!!!"
Immediately after, an incredibly dazzling golden light rushed towards them.
Before they could even react, a world-shaking explosion rang out.
[Rumble----]
The South City Gate of the Imperial Capital, along with the ten-meter wall sections on both sides, and the city tower above, instantly collapsed and exploded in the lightning flash.
When the radiance dissipated.
Bud, his body shimmering with electric flash, strode out from the rolling thick smoke.
Behind him were ruins and corpses strewn across the plains.
However, his gaze was fixed only on the front.
The gold-topped castle on that mountain slope, the Imperial Palace!
Thank you very much for the 500 Starting Point Coin tip from Eight Rows Brilliant Throw Oil Throw Carriage Cut Jade Knock! Bow! Thank you for your support and encouragement!
(End of this chapter)
[Bang!]
[Bang!]
[Bang!]
Just as the ninjas were launching a sneak attack on Rondel Magic City.
Inside the Imperial Palace in the Imperial Capital.
The current Emperor Molt sat on the throne.
He listened nervously to the constant rumbling coming from outside.
Below the stairs in front of him.
Led by Prime Minister Marx, who also served as the Minister of Internal Affairs, over a dozen ministers responsible for various government affairs wore the same expression as His Majesty the Emperor.
This caused the air in the main hall to be filled with a heavy, suffocatingly oppressive atmosphere.
Moreover, as it was late at night, the lighting in the hall was provided by candles hung on the pillars.
Although these candles were long and thick.
But candles were still candles, and they made the light in the main hall appear somewhat dim.
This was very strange.
Rondel City was already using magic items no less advanced than modern civilian technology.
At least in terms of lighting, there wasn't much of a gap.
This showed how much the Empire resisted magic.
Of course, this had nothing to do with the current situation.
[Tap, tap, tap]
Just as everyone was trembling with fear, hurried footsteps entered the palace hall.
This caused the Emperor to suddenly look up at the royal guard soldier who was quickly walking in.
[Bang!]
The royal guard soldier came to the front of the platform, quickly knelt on one knee, and shouted urgently:
"Report, Your Majesty, the Royal Guard Second Legion outside the city has been annihilated. The Dragon Rider Legion is now taking over the combat."
"What?!"
Before the Emperor could speak, Minister Kajiro, who was standing next to the royal guard soldier, let out a roar of uncontrollable anger.
"That was a full six thousand personnel, and they were elite legions composed of citizens and nobility! It hasn't even been an hour!"
He was the representative of the Martus Family in the Empire, and he himself was a count, holding a high status and great power.
Furthermore, he advocated for the Empire's hegemonic ambition, and among the many council members in the Senate, he had always been the leader of the main war faction.
The operation where the Empire's sixty thousand troops rushed into the 'Gate' and carried out a massacre in Japan Ginza was first proposed by this Minister Kajiro.
He believed that striking first was the strongest approach. Instead of waiting for the other world to invade, it was better for their side to attack first, bringing the war to the other world and holding out until the 'Gate' closed again.
As for the risk of potentially losing many troops after the 'Gate' closed.
He believed these were acceptable compared to the Empire's rule.
Didn't the Empire come from another world to this world and overthrow the regime of the Elf Kingdom back then?
And the Elf Kingdom had previously seized power from the dragons!
Therefore, the opening of the 'Gate' this time was the greatest threat to the Empire.
At the time, Emperor Molt deeply agreed and adopted this proposal.
However, no one expected that nearly sixty thousand troops would be annihilated in the other world.
This was nearly sixty percent of the Empire's military strength!
As a result, the Empire's situation became dangerous.
Because the military strength of those kingdoms and duchies exceeded that of the Imperial Capital.
To maintain balance, Emperor Molt issued an order for these vassal states to form the Allied Army of Kings and assist the Imperial Army in launching a counterattack against the Hill of Alnus occupied by the Japan Advance Team.
But in fact, he did not send a single soldier, allowing the Allied Army of Kings to suffer a crushing defeat, with heavy casualties, losing over a hundred thousand lives.
This also allowed the strength between the Imperial Capital and these kingdoms and duchies to restore balance once again.
It must be said that this art of balance was truly mastered by His Majesty the Emperor.
But the problem was that the fact that the Imperial Capital had less than forty thousand troops remaining could not be changed.
Among them, only the Royal Guard First Legion, the Royal Guard Second Legion, and the Empire's strongest trump card, the Dragon Knight Legion, were defending the Imperial Capital.
The total was only about fifteen thousand personnel.
The remaining troops were dispersed in various important cities.
The fastest they could arrive to support the Imperial Capital would be nearly a week.
But the current situation was one of extreme urgency.
The four individuals had already reached the outskirts of the Imperial Capital!
Around noon today, they received a report.
It said that four thugs riding warhorses, carrying the corpses of Princess Pina and Old General Grey, were approaching the Imperial Capital from the southwest direction.
The troops in the checkpoints along the Duma Mountains attempted to intercept but were brutally slaughtered.
Subsequent troops of various levels sent for support suffered the same fate.
The report said that one of them was like Raijin descending.
Wherever he went, there was thunder and lightning, and even the city towers of the checkpoints were completely blasted down.
This Raijin also brought three apostles.
One could transform into a giant eagle, and the other two were winged people with pure white wings on their backs, like angels.
Seeing this, whether it was the Emperor or the civil and military ministers, they were all surprised and uncertain.
Raijin?
There didn't seem to be one among the Twelve Main Gods!
Could it be a newly promoted Chief God?
But why would the other party kill Princess Pina and launch an attack on their Imperial Capital?
For hundreds of years, the Chief Gods had never interfered in any decision of the Empire.
Their existence was only known through the demigods who walked the world.
Some ministers speculated, could it be that someone in the Empire offended this Raijin before he became a god, and now he has come for revenge!
What kind of person would cause this Raijin to regard the Imperial Capital and the Imperial Family as the target of revenge?
Without needing to think much, this person must have a close connection with the Empire, or rather, the Imperial Family!
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone, including Emperor Molt, Prime Minister Marx, and Minister Kajiro, immediately thought of the same person.
The first in line to the throne, the eldest Imperial Prince, Solsal El Caesar!
Because this fellow was notoriously known in the Imperial Capital for his misdeeds and debauchery.
To talk about the most brutal incident.
It was three years ago when he led a unit of the Royal Guard Second Legion.
He went to the Great Plains in the east and slaughtered the Headhunter Rabbit Race completely.
And the clan leader became his slave, suffering humiliation and torment every day.
Now, only the Headhunter Rabbit Race clansmen who had left the Great Plains before remained on the continent.
Most of them either became slaves or lived as servants in the manors of the nobility.
So, the one in the Imperial Family most likely to cause trouble was this Imperial Prince Solsal.
Subsequently, Emperor Molt summoned him to the main hall and questioned him angrily.
But Imperial Prince Solsal couldn't give a clear explanation.
Or rather, he had offended too many people; who knew which one got lucky and became Raijin?
But he also knew that he might have caused a great disaster this time.
So, after returning, he took his servants and knights and hurriedly fled the Imperial Capital by carriage.
But from beginning to end, he never doubted that it might not be someone he had offended...
Emperor Molt was overwhelmed with anxiety and couldn't bother with this unfilial son.
He immediately dispatched the Royal Guard Second Legion to block them, and at the same time, he required the commander to try and communicate with the other party.
First, understand how they were offended, and then find a way to apologize.
He had even prepared himself mentally to hand over Imperial Prince Solsal to the other party to vent their anger.
After all, the other party was likely a Chief God!
Such an existence was enough to shake the Empire's rule. Compared to that, a mere Imperial Prince was nothing.
As for the revenge for Princess Pina, this cold-blooded Emperor chose to directly ignore it.
But now, that Raijin refused communication and killed all of the Royal Guard Second Legion.
They had already reached the outskirts of the Imperial Capital!
Listen to those sounds of thunder, they were too terrifying.
At this moment, the entire city, from top to bottom, was gripped by panic.
At the same time.
On the city wall on the south side of the Imperial Capital.
Soldiers, some tightly gripping longbows, others holding weapons, were staring with faces full of fear at the plains in the distance.
There, a figure shimmering with golden light was walking towards them step by step, treading on dragon corpses and human corpses scattered all over the ground.
Dragon Knight Legion, annihilated!
In the air.
A black giant bird circled overhead, scanning the entire city with its sharp gaze.
Two winged people warriors, like angels, were in the air on either side of the 'Raijin'.
One held a White Cloud Spear, and the other held a White Cloud Sword.
Below them, countless corpses were piled layer upon layer on the bloody ground stretching for over ten miles.
It was as if hell from myth had reappeared in the world.
The next moment.
All the officers and soldiers of the Royal Guard First Legion on the city wall heard a roar originating from that Raijin.
"Yadimil!!!"
Immediately after, an incredibly dazzling golden light rushed towards them.
Before they could even react, a world-shaking explosion rang out.
[Rumble----]
The South City Gate of the Imperial Capital, along with the ten-meter wall sections on both sides, and the city tower above, instantly collapsed and exploded in the lightning flash.
When the radiance dissipated.
Bud, his body shimmering with electric flash, strode out from the rolling thick smoke.
Behind him were ruins and corpses strewn across the plains.
However, his gaze was fixed only on the front.
The gold-topped castle on that mountain slope, the Imperial Palace!
Thank you very much for the 500 Starting Point Coin tip from Eight Rows Brilliant Throw Oil Throw Carriage Cut Jade Knock! Bow! Thank you for your support and encouragement!
(End of this chapter)
