Chapter 443 - 351: Capturing Luminous Stone City
Chapter 443: Chapter 351: Capturing Luminous Stone City
Luminous Stone City, within the Boditch Royal Palace,
In the still opulent palace, resplendent in gold, the guards, attendants, and maidservants who usually stood around were nowhere to be seen, yet the atmosphere in the entire palace was unusually oppressive.
“Your Majesty, please leave the palace immediately!”
“It won’t be long before the Feis Army arrives at Luminous Stone City!”
In front of the throne, several people knelt on the ground, earnestly speaking to the figure above the throne, their words full of urgency.
The Boditch Army had completely collapsed, and most of the soldiers had been captured by the Feis Army; those who escaped back to Luminous Stone City had brought back news of a disastrous defeat.
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The entirety of Luminous Stone City was in a state of panic, especially when the gates were desperately attacked by a group of people during the decisive battle, and had been completely destroyed.
Now Luminous Stone City was like a stripped bare beauty, and even the remaining soldiers stationed there simply
could not resist the invasion of the Feis Army.
John Bertic still wore his luxurious pure gold royal attire, his corpulent body shaking uncontrollably on the throne, completely ignoring the advice of the servants below.
“I won’t leave, I won’t go!”
“That’s an army of two hundred thousand, I don’t believe it!”
“How is this possible, what about the Mage Group? What about Wendell? What are they doing!”
“This can’t be true, Wood, that damned guy, he assured me there would be no problems! How could everything be gone just like that!”
“I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it! This must be a lie!”
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The servants below looked up at their king in frenzy, their faces full of anxiety.
Uncommonly, they were not average guards and servants, but had been specifically trained from a young age by the Boditch Royal Family, utterly loyal to the Boditch Royal Family, even if it cost them their lives.
“Your Majesty, during the final battle, Grandmaster Wendell was restrained by Marquis Kane of the Feis Kingdom and is likely in dire straits.”
“The Royal Mage Corps has been disrupted in their formation by the Death Soldiers specially arranged by the Feis Kingdom and has already surrendered.”
“It is estimated that the same person, that Marquis Kane, is behind the attacks on Luminous Stone City’s gates and the armory.”
One of them hurriedly relayed this to John Bertic, with none able to foresee that the outcome would be so preposterous.
“How is this possible, how is this possible!”
King John’s face turned a bright red, this sudden turn of events had completely broken his psychological defenses.
Initially, the Feis Kingdom’s army had been held at bay outside Luminous Stone City for months, and initially, King John was constantly anxious, fearing that one day he would wake up to news that Feis Army had breached Luminous Stone City.
To compare, he even considered moving the palace to a location further east, but was eventually dissuaded by his ministers.
If possible, those noble ministers also wanted to leave, as no one could sleep well so close to the Feis Army.
But if the king now leaves Luminous Stone City, the situation might completely collapse at once, leaving no room for recovery.
While the armies were at a standoff, King John had decided to tighten his belt and use gold coins to support the army and boost morale.
But after a few days, he suddenly found that it seemed there were no major issues; the Feis Army seemed too exhausted to breach the defenses outside Luminous Stone City.
If that was so, why waste so many gold coins? He might as well enjoy them himself.
Thus, the King of Boditch resumed his previous indulgent lifestyle, wallowing in pleasures and even fantasizing that one day the Feis Army might simply withdraw.
But who could have expected that just as June began, such bad news would come his way.
“Marquis Kane, who is that?”
“I want him dead!”
King John noticed this sudden new name, and his internal rage suddenly found a direction to unleash.
“What about the Death Soldiers, I want to hear that this man has been killed.”
The people kneeling below exchanged looks, then cautiously said:
“Your Majesty, this Marquis Kane… is a Gold-level Mage, even stronger than Grandmaster Wendell.”
“More crucially, his teacher is that ‘Judgement Flame’ from the Feis Kingdom…”
Though the servants hadn’t finished speaking, the implication was clear, and even John Bertic, who usually refrained from pondering too deeply, understood.
Legendary Mage ‘Judgement Flame’!
How is that possible?
King John suddenly deflated like a punctured balloon and slumped on the throne, looking somewhat bewildered.
He knew well the consequences of offending such a figure standing at the pinnacle of power in the world.
Not only were his throne virtually lost, but even when the kingdom’s strength was intact, he would not choose to provoke such a prominent entity.
In the eyes of ‘Judgement Flame,’ he, being the King of Boditch, was hardly stronger than an ordinary person.
“Damn… pourquoi? “”
“Could it be… is the Kingdom of Boditch about to end?”
“No… no…”
King John’s eyes were vacant as he leaned against the throne, the luxurious decorations of the palace no longer giving him any pleasure, now appearing grey and cold in his eyes.
Could it be that the kingdom founded by my ancestors is about to be destroyed by my own hands?
The few people below listened helplessly to King John’s muttering, just as they were preparing to urge His Majesty once more to leave quickly, someone stumbled in and shouted:
“It’s terrible, Your Majesty!”
“The Feis Army has already entered through the western gates!”
“Our soldiers… have completely dispersed and fled!”
“What, they’ve come so quickly!”
The people below were somewhat surprised, though it had been a while since they received the news about the defeat, there were so many scattered Boditch Soldiers, even the Feis Army would need a lot of time to gain full control, wouldn’t they?