Game of the World Tree - Chapter 900

900. Chapter 896 Betrayal

When the first light of dawn appeared in the east, Doloria Castle fell, and the news of the rebels’ siege spread throughout the inner city…

The billowing smoke burned in the ancient royal city, and all the streets leading to the outer city were occupied by angry people and mutinous troops.

Heavy magic crystal cannons were pushed out and set up on the commanding heights of Doloria Castle, spewing angry artillery fire at the walls of the inner city, causing ripples on the divine defense barrier…

The barely activated divine defense barrier, which had already become shaky due to the lack of the nodes of the outer city, flickered under the coverage of artillery fire, and seemed to be broken at any time.

On the city wall, looking at the endless rebels gathering from all directions, looking at the magic crystal cannons on Doloria Castle aimed at the inner city, the nobles of the empire were terrified and uneasy.

“Mad men! These crazy men! They actually dared to start a rebellion!”

On the city wall, under the artillery fire of the rebels, Duke Correns looked angry.

He looked at the besiegers outside the city with hatred, and pulled up a noble knight and asked:

“What did they say? What will it take for them to withdraw?”

“My Lord… My Lord Duke… They said that unless the Noble Parliament is dissolved and the title system is abolished, and His Majesty and the cabinet ministers who persecuted the Church of Life are handed over, and the religious status of the Eternal Church in the Empire is abolished, otherwise… they will never withdraw.”

The noble knight who had communicated with the rebels said tremblingly.

Duke Correns’ eyes widened and he was instantly furious:

“Absurd! Dreaming! They are just a group of mobs, do they really think they are important?!”

“Then… My Lord Duke, what should we do? The priest at the Eternal Cathedral said that the divine defense barrier is short of energy and may not last too long…”

A noble asked in horror and confusion.

“Lack of energy?! This is impossible!”

Duke Correns subconsciously refuted.

“My Lord Duke…”

The noble who knew some of the inside story said bitterly:

“Before, the Eternal Church expanded the Judgment Corps and communicated with the True God, and most of the faith power accumulated in the temple for hundreds of years has been used up…”

Hearing this, Duke Correns’s expression changed and his face turned pale.

In order to maintain the balance between the nobles and the royal family, the nobles in the inner city are not allowed to bring too many private soldiers, and even weapons such as magic crystal cannons cannot be brought into the city.

It can be said that the combat power of the entire inner city is extremely empty.

In addition to the nobles themselves, they do not have much power to resist the rebels.

And the number of rebels is too large.

Even if Duke Correns is a legend, even if he can summon all the nobles in the inner city in the Noble Council, even if he adds the 3,000 guards of the imperial city… I am afraid that it will be difficult to defeat the rebels with magic crystal cannons when the divine magic defense barrier is broken.

Duke Correns is already very old.

He is not a mage whose strength increases with age, but a warrior who relies heavily on physical strength. Even as a legend, his strength has passed the peak moment.

Especially after the Doloria Castle was breached, the guys imprisoned inside were released, and many of them joined the rebels.

Although many of those people have not yet reached the level of legend, they are enough to pose a threat to him.

“Where is Bishop Winster? Where is Lord Daniel? Where are they?!”

Correns thought of the other two legends.

“Lord Winster and His Majesty went to the Eternal Temple to control the divine defense barrier, and Lord Daniel… Lord Daniel seems to be missing…”

The noble knight hesitated.

“Missing…?”

Correns was stunned.

Then he was furious:

“I knew it! That old guy has never been reliable! He only has his own magic research in his eyes!”

As soon as he finished speaking, another elemental bomb fell on the divine defense barrier, exploding brilliant fireworks…

The violent energy fluctuations shook the city wall, and the imperial guards staggered to the left and right. The nobles looked up in panic, looking at the increasingly flickering divine defense barrier, and became even more uneasy.

“Your Excellency, we can’t hold out for too long. Why don’t we surrender first? It’s just a rebellion. When the church’s legion and the local nobles get the news, they will send reinforcements to suppress them.”

A noble suggested.

However, he was soon kicked away by the furious Duke of Correns:

“Fool! The honor of the nobles cannot be desecrated! You want us to bow down to you, just commoners? Or do you really think that if you surrender to these stupid commoners, they will let you go?!”

After saying that, he swept his eyes over the endless rebels on the streets of the outer city, and over the nobles with different expressions on the city walls, and sighed:

“The angry people are the most demented and the most crazy. If you fall into their hands, the end will probably be very miserable. Everyone… Think about the nobles who were attacked by the mob in the past.”

As soon as these words came out, the nobles changed color.

In the history of the empire, there are many poor people who rebelled against the lords for various reasons, and some even made a lot of noise.

And those small nobles whose castles were broken by commoners generally did not end well.

Of course, the final outcome of these rebellions was that they were all suppressed by the nobles of a higher level.

However, those rebellions were all very small rebellions. Even though the nobles of the imperial capital were well-informed, this kind of rebellion that swept the entire capital was the first time.

Not to mention, this time even the guards and mercenaries defected.

And their current identities are no longer “suppressors”, but “unlucky people trapped in the castle.”

After thinking through many things, the nobles’ expressions became more and more ugly.

Scanning their constantly changing expressions, Correns shook his head slightly.

At this time, accompanied by a sharp sound of breaking through the air, several more elemental bombs fell on the defense barrier of the inner city.

They were like the last straw that broke the camel’s back, smashing cracks in the divine defense barrier.

Then, the divine defense barrier on the sky finally couldn’t bear the heavy load, and it broke into pieces in a series of crackling explosions…

“Broken… Broken! The divine defense barrier broke!”

Seeing this scene, the nobles immediately panicked.

“What’s the chaos? Be quiet! Be calm!”

Looking at the chaotic nobles, Duke Correns frowned and scolded.

Then, he looked serious, drew out his sword, pointed it at the sky, and shouted:

“Nobles of the Empire!”

“The mob is rebellious, the situation is critical, and behind us are the palace and the Imperial Parliament. There is no way out!”

“For the glory of the nobles! For the glory of our ancestors! Let us fight to the end and fight our way out!”

However, just as Duke Correns raised his sword to boost morale, an unprecedented sense of crisis struck his heart.

His heart tightened, and he subconsciously dodged to the side, but heard a sharp explosion behind him.

“Bang–!”

Duke Correns felt a pain in his chest.

He slowly lowered his head and saw a bloody hole on his chest, with bright red blood constantly flowing out.

He turned around and looked behind him, only to see that the most trusted earl of the palace, who was at the peak of the gold upper level, slowly put down the legendary magic gun bestowed by Maria II.

The other party’s expression was indifferent.

“I’m sorry, Your Excellency the Duke…”

“Anyway, the mob will first liquidate the cabinet, and I don’t want to die with you.”

I’m stuck, today’s episode is relatively short .

The QAQ Empire plot is almost over, and I need to prepare foreshadowing and plot twists.

(End of this chapter)