Different from the panic of the nobles in the hall, Prince Philip and Viscount Ives on the rostrum were calm and did not look worried at all. It didn’t take long for the reason for their calmness to be revealed - behind the rostrum
Two stone doors suddenly opened on the stone wall, revealing the passage inside.
Amidst the continuous collision of armor leaves, warriors wearing heavy armor appeared in the hall one after another.
This is a trap!
This was confirmed when dozens of soldiers poured out of the secret door behind the platform.
The outcome of the battle was doomed from the beginning. One side could only carry light and short weapons, let alone armor and stomach, while the other side was armed to the teeth. There was no decisive difference in a series of factors such as the number of people and training level.
, there is no suspense about the outcome.
However, there are not only these two parties in the hall, but there is another party, that is, the nobles in the middle of the hall who are unarmed, do not have personal fighting ability, and do not have any protective force around them, and their position is exactly in the middle of the warring parties.
The assassins continued to kill the nobles, creating chaos and driving them towards the rostrum. The soldiers who appeared on the rostrum were also unequivocal. They shouted not to attack the rostrum, but they still wanted to rush up while they were slashing.
Under the attack of these two parties, the nobles in the hall suffered heavy casualties. Only the nobles who were closer to the rostrum were lucky enough to be able to move to both sides of the rostrum in time to obtain certain protection and at the same time.
Avoid the sharp edges of the assassins.
The protagonist of this scene is not Geer, he only needs to watch with cold eyes.
Judging from the calm behavior of Prince Philip and Viscount Ives, not only did they know about this good show in advance, but they were probably directed by them.
This can be confirmed from Valerian's performance. Standing on the rostrum, Gerr could clearly see that he, who had just been the first to trigger the assassins to attack, was pretending to be dead and falling to the ground, and he succeeded from time to time.
Sneak attack on one or two unsuspecting assassins. It was obvious that his previous attack on Prince Philip was just a show-off. His purpose was to force the assassins to start attacking in this sudden situation and disrupt their original assassination rhythm. They followed the prince's instructions completely.
The script comes on the side.
The remnants of the Garro family assassinated the prince, but were heroically repelled by the guards. During this period, the innocent nobles who participated in the dinner were implicated and suffered heavy casualties. Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Prince survived, and the remnants of the Garro family were also completely wiped out. As a result
It is good. I express my deep condolences for the innocent casualties and severe condemnation of those small group of elements who attempt to disrupt domestic order with terrorist acts...
Geer had already roughly sketched out in his mind the official explanation of the incident that would be given afterwards.
Turning our attention from the prince to Viscount Ives, it can be said that these nobles who died in the hall were actually sold by him. So what kind of role does he play in this script? Or
What did he say he wanted to get?
Looking at the protected nobles next to the rostrum, looking at the nobles who were chopped down like pigs and sheep by assassins, and thinking about where he was before, Geer suddenly felt that he had no understanding of the nobles before.
It wasn't deep enough. This time I really taught him another lesson, a very crucial lesson.
At this time, Geer couldn't help but feel grateful to Evelin, who was still holding his wrist and shaking constantly. If this silly girl hadn't appeared out of thin air, he would probably be in a bit of trouble now.
As for those assassins, without even thinking about it, Ger knew that they must be members of the Priory. If the Garro family had the ability to organize such an operation, the entire family property would not be divided among the nobles of Mora City now.
The food is almost gone, and with the intervention of the Brotherhood of Steel, it’s not clear who the opponent is.
However, Geer has some doubts. He has had many contacts with the Priory. From Bullide to his uncle and aunt, and finally the dead Earl Carter, there are hidden secrets behind their actions.
The shadow of the Priory, but the Priory's actions have always been planned before taking action, never taking hasty action. However, this time the murder of Earl Carter caused the situation in Jobna County to change. Although the Priory should have responded, but
Is it too hasty to choose such a violent action to assassinate the prince as revenge? Not to mention that this assassination was used by the Brotherhood of Steel and dealt a heavy blow to the Priory.
Just as Geer was thinking, he suddenly saw an assassin rushing out desperately, breaking away from the other assassins, holding a crossbow and aiming it at the rostrum.
The target is not the prince or the viscount, but him!
Geer suddenly felt his scalp numb, and an extreme sense of danger surged into his heart.
Without hesitation, he threw away Evelin's hands that grabbed his wrists. He hesitated for a moment while dodging and blocking, and finally chose to grab the soldier beside him and pull him in front of him.
The soldier did not expect Geer's move, but the strict training still made him subconsciously raise the shield in his hand and block the general direction of the crossbow machine.
Whoosh!
The black stream of light broke through the barrier of space, leaving only a black afterimage in people's retinas.
Poof!
Evelin originally held Geer's wrist tightly, and hid behind Geer with Sophia, watching everything happening in the hall with fear. When Geer suddenly let go of her hand, Cuo Cuo
Unprepared, she was suddenly brought to the ground by a powerful force and fell to the floor next to Geer. Just when she was about to get up and complain, a huge black shadow enveloped the sky above her. She was stunned.
, I heard another sound, very familiar, just like when I was a child and saw a hare being shot in front of me.
When she looked up, an arrow suddenly appeared not far above her head. The other parts of the arrow were still inside the black shadow that blocked her sight. Only then did she see clearly that the black shadow was a soldier.
, blood flowed out along the arrow and just dripped on her head, scaring her so much that she immediately sat down on the ground.
Geer looked at the arrow protruding from the soldier's body, and his pupils shrank slightly. Turning the soldier over, who had only twitching reaction, Geer clearly saw a hole in the metal shield held by the soldier. It was obvious that this arrow was
Not only did it penetrate the entire armored soldier, it also penetrated the shield as well, and finally lost its power and got stuck in the soldier's body. The lethality added to the arrows by the crossbow machine mainly comes from the power it provides to the arrows.
Judging from this penetration effect, the flying speed is at least several times faster than that of ordinary crossbows. Moreover, this arrow is not simple. Several times the force will inevitably be added to the arrow itself. Obviously, the arrow
The arrow should also be specially made.
Pushing the soldier's body away, and taking out the long sword worn by the soldier, Geer quickly jumped off the podium and headed straight for the crossbow-wielding assassin.
This assassin is just a girl who looks to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, but now her delicate face is full of panic. Obviously she did not expect that this attack did not cause harm to this enemy. Now she is nervous and does not know what is going on.
How to do.
Geer would not give her time to react. He took a few steps to come to her and waved his sword.
"Don't kill her, she is..."
Evelin's shout behind him didn't make Geer slow down at all. With a sound, the female assassin's head flew away from her body. Without stopping, Geer picked up the crossbow and arrows from the body and moved behind.
The assassin had already retreated back to the rostrum before he rushed forward.
"...She...she is...Yi...Fenna..." Evelin muttered the rest of the words after Geer returned to the podium.
"Now she is the enemy."
Geer looked at Evelin who was a little dumbfounded, grabbed her hand, called Sophia again, and dragged Evelin to the back of the rostrum. He didn't want to repeat the scene just now.
The previous situation has nothing to do with Geer, and with many soldiers surrounding the front, Geer can safely inspect the loot he just won.
After carefully inspecting it for a while, Geer found that the structure of this crossbow was no different from that of ordinary crossbows, except that all parts were made of an unknown metal, but it was surprisingly light and very tough. Let's look at the matching accessories.
The arrows are in the shape of an armor-piercing trident. When weighed, they are about twice as heavy as ordinary metal crossbow arrows.
After watching it for a while, Geer carefully put away the crossbow machine so that he could study it slowly later.
…
The drama that took place in the banquet hall finally came to an end. The soldiers outside finally came to support, knocking the door blocked by the assassins until it was shaking, and it seemed that it could no longer hold up.
In such a desperate situation, the assassins became even more crazy, constantly attacking the soldiers' defense circle with their flesh and blood, and at the same time, they also chopped down the nearby nobles more ferociously, and the cruelty was even worse.
But this was the last moment of madness. Finally, the door of the hall could not block the ravages of the burly men outside, and fell inward with a loud bang. The heavily armed soldiers rushed into the hall and began to strangle the villains who dared to assassinate the prince.
only.
However, after a few minutes, the assassins were finally killed.