Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 169 Sacrifice Yourself for Your King
Queens, Sodrak Palace.

George III, wearing a crown, with a resolute face and a small mustache, sat on the throne like a statue, motionless.

He just stared calmly ahead, his eyes seemed to penetrate the obstruction of the palace wall and see the entire Backlund beneath his feet - it was New Year's Day, even the East District was brightly lit, and even the poorest beggars in the East District had happy faces.

This is his country and his people.

But why are these people, who are ruled and protected by him, unwilling to die?

It is obvious that they are still alive today because of my kindness, so why are they unwilling to sacrifice themselves for their king?
"Look, an angel, it's an angel!"

"My God, is this your blessing?"

Suddenly, the crowd celebrating the New Year on the street outside the palace wall started to commotion. The originally spacious and clean street was already filled with devout believers kneeling on the ground.

Amid the excited and devout prayers of the crowd, several huge figures wrapped in dazzling golden light and with holy golden wings on their backs appeared in their sight. No one has ever seen a real angel, but in mythology, angels all have wings on their backs.

The 'angels', wearing scarlet armor, flew up into the sky wrapped in holy light and flew into the magnificent palace within the palace walls.

Everyone believed that this was a blessing from God.

If the angels were not there to bless the king but to punish him, they would only suspect that the royal family was blasphemous, not that there was something wrong with the angels.

"You are truly worthy of being of royal blood."

In a corner of Sodrak Palace, the witch Triss said half sarcastically.

He let the Crucible Knights disguise themselves as angels to deceive the guards and the people outside. He is really an expert at playing with people's hearts.

Edsak smiled disapprovingly: "Compared to my father, I am still far behind."

They walked side by side in the towering palace made of countless smooth marbles. Compared with the towering and magnificent palace, they were so small, but their steps were so firm, step by step through the steps, palace gates, doorways, squares, all the way to their goal - the main hall with George III.

"Enemy attack!"

Compared to the ignorant people, the palace guards were equally hesitant and did not sound the alarm or launch an attack immediately, because they could not bear the responsibility of attacking the angels. It was not until the loud shouts of the new palace guard captain rang in their ears that the palace guards woke up from their dreams and finally realized that those were not angels.

But when they raised their guns and pointed them at the 'angels' in the sky, they were horrified to find that the angels had spread their broad golden wings and swooped down towards them!

Bang bang bang bang!
Amid the noisy and shouting commands of the officers and soldiers, the guards finally pulled the trigger, and the sound of the military high-pressure steam rifles instantly broke the silence of the night. Dozens and hundreds of high-speed bullets were fired from the barrels, forming a dense metal storm, trying to stop the "angels" swooping down from mid-air.

Most of them were not even Beyonders, and even the royal family could not train all of their royal guards into Beyonders, as they could not afford such a consumption. However, they were not afraid at all, because they believed in the power of the high-pressure steam rifles in their hands—even the warriors with the strongest physique and the most outstanding defense, even the Dawn Knights of Sequence 6, could not withstand such a volley!
Even powerful extraordinary people will die under their guns. They always believe in this!
Dangdangdang!

The dense metal storm finally hit the body of the Crucible Knight, but it only made a fierce but crisp sound when colliding with the crimson armor, and then was quickly bounced away without leaving even a trace of a crack!

The guards certainly didn't have eyesight good enough to notice these details, but they could intuitively feel it -

Even though they were facing the metal storm head-on, the Crucible Knight with his wings on his back was still swooping down on them without slowing down at all, and they had no time to launch a second round of volleys.

Boom!

The Crucible Knight's huge body, without any skill, smashed into the ground with pure brute force like a meteorite falling from the sky, making a terrifying crash that seemed to shake the earth! In an instant, a miniature mushroom cloud bloomed on the ground!

At the same time, a violent shock wave visible to the naked eye spread rapidly in all directions!
The pure yet terrifying power caused the earth to tremble slightly. The palace within a thousand meters collapsed and shattered in an instant. Large pieces of building debris were swept into the sky by the shock wave. The destructive force was rampant in the most magnificent palace in the Kingdom of Loen!

Under the feet of the Crucible Knight, hundreds of palace guards and all the buildings within a radius of 100 meters had already been reduced to dust! Only a terrifying deep pit 100 meters wide, covered by a mushroom cloud of countless dust, remained!
"Bang! Bang!"

The Crucible Knight walked up to the deep pit step by step, out of the smoke and dust, and then stopped.

Because in front of him, an illusory door suddenly appeared in the air, covered with intricate and precise runes.

The door opened silently, and a handsome man in a neat suit walked out. His golden eyes were staring at the Crucible Knight below.

"Those who break into the palace are guilty. Those who are guilty should be executed!"

He clenched his right hand into a fist and swung it down violently.

The Furnace Knight just silently raised the Furnace Horn Shield with huge sharp corners.
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The same scene happened in various places in the palace. Facing the simultaneous attack of four demigod-level warriors, the Loen royal family also had to send out four extraordinary people above the level of demigods to deal with it. But the current royal family simply couldn't send out that many demigods!
But there are only three demigods existing in the palace!

In order to avoid being discovered, the only solution now is to fight quickly and decisively!

In a trance, a little bit of deep light emerged from nowhere, slowly gathering into a dazzling light in the air. They then formed a figure, that was the former Duke of Nanwell of the Kingdom of Loen, Drink Augustus, who was at the level of Sequence 2 'Balancer'.

This is a real angel, a living angel!
He towered over the palace, staring coldly at the Crucible Knights who were running towards the main hall below, and raised his hand.

But the next moment his color changed slightly, and his figure turned into a golden light and disappeared in an instant.

And the moment he disappeared, countless meteorites flashing with strange purple light whizzed out from the void space and crashed into the place where he originally stood!

Rumble——!
Countless purple meteorites passed through the golden spots of light and finally crashed to the ground.

The originally magnificent palace on the ground, the gorgeous buildings and the square were completely destroyed, and huge bottomless pits were created!
Specks of golden light gathered in the distance, forming the figure of Drinker Augustus.

Opposite him, a terrifying 'slender' figure slowly emerged from the void.

The first thing that caught the eye was a huge human skull, with two huge and terrifying sharp horns growing out of its cheeks, and even another sharp-horned mouthpart in its mouth. It exuded an ominous smell of decay, carrying the malice and pollution from the starry sky. Just one glance at it was enough to make a low-sequence Beyonder lose control on the spot!
Its body is made up of countless colorful and extremely gorgeous stars. However, when these individually gorgeous and extremely gorgeous stars are combined together, they only give people a crazy sense of terror.

Not to mention that on its 'slender' body, there are six dry and scary gray-black arms like arthropod limbs, and four wings as thin as cicada wings, which gradually change from dark purple to transparent. Any part of its body does not look scary alone, and even the four wings can be called beautiful. But when its body parts are combined together, it only gives people a terrifying and hideous feeling. Anyone who sees it will be strongly mentally polluted!
Even Drink Augustus, who was an angel, became extremely solemn when he saw it.

He recognized this ghost thing, the starry sky creation that once disguised itself as a meteorite and descended into this world, bringing endless pollution and destruction, the Dark Stars! —
In the party hall, under the hosting of the queen, the nobles officially opened the New Year's Eve party.

No matter how fierce the battle outside was, or how heavy the casualties were, it seemed that it could not affect these nobles - because it really could not. As early as the moment the attack came, the banquet hall where the nobles were, including the entire harem, had already been separated from George III and the front palace where the battlefield was located under the power of the law.

Although both parties are a whole and belong to the Sodrak Palace, they are divided into independent positions under the power of order. Whatever happens in the front palace cannot affect the harem. No matter how chaotic and turbulent the front palace is, it cannot affect the peace and prosperity of the harem. This is "order"!
Yu Jin had been staying in the party hall, with Audrey, who had a sweet smile, beside him. He was talking in a low voice with another aristocratic girl with a charming face.

The Earl and Countess Hall had also arrived at the venue and were having a pleasant conversation with Prime Minister Aguside.

Yu Jin held a glass of champagne with an alluring aroma in his hand, took a sip, and looked thoughtfully in the direction of the front palace.

It seems that he is not the only one who wants to attack George III.

The palace tonight is destined to be very lively.

Lady Caitlin gently hugged Audrey and praised:

"Your beauty outshines all others tonight, darling, and the queen awaits you."

"Ah."

Audrey exhaled slowly, smiled elegantly, and handed her hand, which was wearing elbow-length white gauze gloves, to Yu Jin.

"May I?"

Audrey blinked in anticipation.

"With great pleasure."

With a smile on his face, Yu Jin held the girl's hand and slowly walked up to the stage amidst all the astonished and envious gazes.

The queen was standing on the edge of the platform waiting for the two of them, and said with a smile:
"Leave it to me next, Viscount Black."
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Backlund North District, St. Samuel's Church.

Archbishop St. Anthony stood beside the bed, frowning as he looked at the Sodrak Palace in the distance.

Seen from the outside, the Sodlak Palace is still standing, and the brightly lit scene reminds people of the nobles' singing and dancing and the extravagant life, as if everything is normal.

But as a Sequence 3 Fear Bishop, Saint Anthony could sense the horrific battle breaking out in the palace!
Saint Anthony frowned and said, "Your Highness Arianna, are we just going to watch?"

"Yes."

A woman in a simple robe emerged from the shadows and said calmly, "Just watch."

"I have no intention of getting involved in the internal struggles of the royal family."

Saint Anthony said in a deep voice, "But forgive me for being blunt, Your Highness Arianna. That kind of creation is full of madness and pollution, and must be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise it is very likely to lead to the destruction of the entire Backlund! I don't know who is behind Prince Edessak, but the existence of this kind of creation itself is a blasphemy!"

Arianna walked to the window, bathed in the red moon, outlined the shape of the red moon on her chest with her fingers, and whispered:

"Of course, Starsky is the enemy. But it is in Sodrak Palace, not in Backlund, and has nothing to do with us."

Saint Anthony frowned. "What if it suddenly leaves the palace? The royal angels may not be able to restrain it."

Arianna glanced at Saint Anthony, her expression as calm as ever, and whispered:
"If they really escape, I will take action."

"But for now, we just have to watch."
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Inside the magnificent palace, George III sat high on the throne, gazing at the battlefield ahead.

The three royal demigods were each restrained by three Forge Knights. Although these Forge Knights lacked the corresponding extraordinary abilities and could hardly attack the royal demigods protected by Order, their physiques were extremely strong. No matter how many times they were attacked, they could recover. Even the armor on their bodies seemed to have great vitality. Even if it was broken by the royal demigods, it could be quickly restored and continue to thrive.

Their respective helplessness caused the two sides to fall into a stalemate that could not be broken in a short period of time.

And in the sky, the royal angel, the former Duke of Southwell, Drink Augustus, had already been caught in a tough battle.

The dark stars that could travel freely in the void and summon meteorites and starbursts at will brought him extremely strong oppression and threats. After all, the creatures from the dark starry sky were not restricted by the laws and could easily break the order and balance that Drinker had worked so hard to build and directly attack his body!

This meant that if he was not careful in the battle, even if he was an angel, he would most likely fall under the attack of the dark stars. Unlike those royal demigods who were helpless but still able to handle the battles with ease, Delink's battle seemed extremely difficult!
In this situation, the two figures outside the palace walked quite easily, even leisurely, because no one could stop them.

It’s not like the royal family doesn’t have extra demigods or extra angels.

But these combat forces cannot be used or exposed now.

People from the three major churches have not taken any action. They are all watching this side. If the royal family acts rashly, it will only expose their plan.

So even George III could only watch them approach him step by step.

The two figures finally crossed the square, passed through the palace gate, passed through numerous obstacles, and came in front of George III.

Edessak stood at the entrance of the palace, looking at the noble middle-aged man wearing a crown on the throne, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Long time no see, my dear father."

(End of this chapter)