A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

It happened so suddenly and ended so quickly that many people were still in a state of shock.

Especially the inhuman and terrifying power that Xin Yas suddenly revealed shocked everyone.

It was a huge boulder as big as a small house, and it crashed down from the hillside. It was blocked by such a young boy who was not yet underage.

It's simply a miracle.

The entire temple construction site was silent at this moment, as if time had stopped.

Not only the people on the altar, because the altar is located at the highest point of the temple construction site, everyone can see it, and what happened just now was naturally seen by everyone below.

When they saw the huge rolling stone rushing towards the crown prince, many people screamed in surprise and their minds went blank.

If the crown prince died in an accident at the temple construction site, everyone present would be involved.

Especially all the slaves in the construction site will probably be regarded as unlucky and all of them will be executed to bury the crown prince.

Seeing that the Crown Prince was out of danger, many slaves were frightened for a moment, and many of them fell to the ground with their legs weak, their faces turned pale, and they were gasping for air.

At this moment, most of the people present were thankful that the Crown Prince was safe and sound. However, there were some people in the crowd whose eyes darkened and their expressions were unhappy.

Failed.

The attack that had been planned for so long and was so obviously foolproof failed like this.

Obviously as long as Prince Garlan dies under the rolling stone, everything will be over.

Who would have known that the young Lord of Ilmia City actually possessed rare innate divine power and was able to save Prince Garlan by himself.

Those people secretly gritted their teeth with hatred.

Why is Prince Gallan so lucky? !

…

After half a quarter of an hour of silence, the stunned people standing on the lower platform finally reacted and rushed forward in panic.

The leading official panicked and ran to the stone steps below Garlan. Without caring about anything else, he dwarfed and knelt down. His forehead was pressed tightly against the steps, and he kept asking for forgiveness from Garlan.

Others knelt down immediately, and the sounds of apology came one after another and became one.

They are all supervisors at the construction site. They should be blamed for such an accident when the altar should have been built. What's more, the one who suffered the accident was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which is even more unforgivable.

After they apologized, they no longer dared to speak. They knelt with their heads down and fearfully, not daring to speak out loud.

Still maintaining the posture of protecting the prince with one hand, the blond knight's eyes swept over the group of people kneeling below to plead guilty, and his face was very ugly.

He scanned the crowd with extremely sharp eyes, and there was a hint of suspicion in them.

This is by no means an accident.

Caihos's face was sullen, and he was already determined.

How could there be such a perfect coincidence?

Garlan ignored the group of officials who were kneeling below to beg him, and left them there, turning his back to them and looking in the direction of the altar where he was standing just now.

Most of the altar, which had been smooth not long ago, had been covered by the huge rolling stone and the rubble that had fallen with it. Only the front part was left. The beautifully carved columns that had been erected around the altar were also broken and collapsed. , some were even shattered. One can imagine how terrifying the impact of the rolling stones was.

"Shinyas."

Garlan waved to Xinyas.

"Brother... uh huh, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The big boy immediately ran up to Garlan happily, wagging his tail, and looked at Garlan with bright eyes, looking like he wanted to praise him.

"Give me your hand."

Garlan stretched out his hand and said to Xinyas.

Without saying a word, Xinyas immediately stretched out both hands forward in front of Garlan.

Garlan frowned. As he expected, Xinyas's palms were covered with large or small abrasions. There were several skin cuts cut by sharp stones, and blood was now oozing out. There was also a lot of stone powder and dust stuck to the wound.

He asked: "Does it hurt?"

Xin Yas was stunned for a moment.

He didn't react because it was the first time he heard someone ask him such a question.

The stern Shamash priest would never allow him to cry out in pain. If he did, he would scold him for being too weak.

Although the old female officer and the people who served him were respectful to him and fulfilled their duties, as a servant it was even more impossible for them to ask such a question.

He reflexively said at first that it didn't hurt, but looking at the way Garlan held his hand, the words stuck in his throat for no reason.

"……pain."

He whispered, the voice was very small, and he was a little embarrassed. After all, under the teachings of the priest, he felt that crying out in pain was the behavior of a coward, something only children did, and it was very embarrassing.

But for some reason, even if it was embarrassing, he wanted to say this in front of his elder brother.

Garlan didn't notice the embarrassment in Xinyas's tone. When he heard Xinyas shouting about pain, he turned to look at Kehos.

"Kayjos, help me check if his arm is injured, especially the bones and the like."

If you use your hands to block the falling rocks, it is likely to cause a broken hand.

Kayhos stepped forward, stretched out his hands and squeezed Xinyas's arms a few times.

Then, he nodded to Garlan.

"Other than those scratches, there's nothing wrong with it."

"That's good."

Garlan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Go down first, find a place with water, and help Xin Yas clean the wounds on his hands first."

"Yes, Your Highness."

…………

The site of Solga Temple was originally chosen in the best location, where mountains and rivers alternate, so there is a river with abundant water not far from the construction site.

Xinyas was sitting by the river, and a knight of the Guards who was proficient in medical skills was helping him clean the abrasions on his palms.

The boy grinned. Although his palms were stinging, he was in a good mood because his elder brother was always by his side.

Garlan was standing not far from the river, with Kehos and his guards guarding the surroundings.

Because of the accident just now, the Guards became more vigilant. They separated into several groups and tightly surrounded one side of Garlan, leaving only an opening for those with the Crown Prince's permission to enter.

Caihos sent a group of guardsmen to follow the officials here to investigate the collapse of the rock.

Not long after, a Guards knight came in a hurry.

"Lord Caihos, strange traces were found where the rocks fell."

The knight knelt on one knee in front of Kehos and reported to him.

The blond knight's eyes turned cold.

"The accident was man-made?"

"I'm afraid that's it."

"Have you found any clues?"

"I'm sorry, my subordinate's ability is limited. I can only detect traces of human activity. If there are more, then..."

"knew."

Cayjos said, getting on his horse, "Take me over there and have a look."

He rode on his horse and told the knight captain of the Guards to protect the crown prince. After all, he had to go up the mountain and it would take some time to go back and forth.

After saying that, he hurriedly left here under the leadership of the knight.

After Caijos left for a while, the official in charge of the construction site hurried over, followed by the captain of the guard.

Gallan, who had been staying beside Xinyas, stood up, said a few words to Xinyas who wanted to follow him, told him to stay and continue to treat his wounds, and left the river.

The knight commander who was entrusted with the important task by Caihos has been following him step by step.

"Your Highness, according to your order, the entire construction site has been sealed off."

The official knelt down and said to Garlan.

"I have been conducting searches just now. The captain of the guard found several people who were wrong, and now they have been imprisoned."

As soon as the official finished speaking, the guard captain who was also kneeling beside him continued.

"Yes, Your Highness, how should we deal with those suspicious people?"

Garlan pondered for a moment.

"How many people were arrested in total?"

"We have detected three suspicious persons in total, but, Your Highness, among them..."

Halfway through his words, the guard captain looked up at Garlan and stopped talking.

His hesitant expression made Garlan subconsciously take two steps towards him.

"how?"

"No...actually, one of them belongs to this person..."

The captain of the guard hesitated, as if he had something to hide, and looked at the official beside him with a troubled expression, as if he was worried about what the official could not say.

His behavior made the official who was a little surprised by his words suddenly darken his face.

"Your Highness, I have not hidden anything from you! Please believe me!"

Afraid of being thrown dirty by the guard captain, the officials spoke to Garlan eagerly.

"Shamash, I will never dare to do such an outrageous thing——"

The official tried hard to defend himself, but because of panic, his voice suddenly rose, which immediately attracted Garlan's attention.

And just when Garlan looked towards the official, a fierce light suddenly flashed across the eyes of the guard captain who was kneeling on the ground with a look of embarrassment on his face.

He burst into violence.

The dagger hidden in the cuff slipped out, and a cold light flashed across the darkening sky.

He kicked his legs and rushed forward with a ferocious look on his face.

The dagger in his hand was already stabbing hard at the prince in front of him——

Sonorous.

There was a crisp sound of metal hitting.

The tip of the dagger that the guard captain stabbed at Garlan hit hard on the blade of the dagger that Garlan raised his hand across his chest.

Before he could react, the next second, the knight commander standing behind Garlan had already struck with his sword.

The sharp blade tore his chest open and blood spurted out.

He fell to the ground and stopped breathing.

The blood flowing from his body stained the sand beneath him, and his eyes were wide open.

The knight captain who slashed the guard captain to death felt that his heart almost stopped at that moment.

Fortunately, the crown prince reacted quickly and blocked the sword of the guard captain. Otherwise, even if he could kill the guy who assassinated the crown prince immediately, the crown prince would probably be injured.

He looked at the man in a pool of blood and just breathed a sigh of relief when suddenly a sense of danger came from behind.

He turned his head sharply.

A familiar figure rushing towards him made his eyes widen suddenly.

He was one of the knights guarding the crown prince.

Another knight captain besides him.

The knight captain who was supposed to be protecting the crown prince rushed towards him like a gust of wind, but the sharp sword in his hand was pointed at the crown prince——

He turned around desperately, trying to block behind the crown prince.

But it was too late.

The opponent's movement was too sudden, and he struck while everyone's attention was drawn to the previous assassin.

The swift and violent momentum caught everyone off guard.

Even the crown prince himself had his back turned to the man and had no time to turn around.

Just as the sword in the knight commander's hand was about to pierce Garlan's back, suddenly, a sharp arrow shot from the ground and hit the sword heavily.

The sword thrust out by the knight commander was deflected and passed by Garlan's side. A bloody gash was cut on his left arm, and blood splashed into the air.

"prince!"

Caihos rushed out from the Guards, holding a bow in his hand.

It was the arrow he shot just now that blocked the sword that stabbed Garlan in the back of the heart.

Garlan took a step back suddenly and covered his shoulders. Blood dripped from his fingers and soon stained his fingers blood red.

"I'm fine."

He said solemnly.

Other guards on the side had already rushed up to protect him.

"Lord Caihos? How could you-"

Seeing Kejos, who was wearing ordinary Guards uniforms and was invisible among the Guards, the knight commander was very surprised, and then suddenly realized what he was doing.

"This is the trap you set..."

Before he could finish his words, Kehos dropped the bow in his hand and drew the sword from his side.

A sword struck down hard.

The knight of the burning sun was so angry that he took action and actually cut the sword in the knight captain's hand into two pieces, and even opened a big gash in the knight captain's chest.

If he hadn't controlled the strength in his hand because he wanted to stay alive, Kayhos's sword might have directly split the knight commander's chest.

He followed up with a kick, knocking the knight commander down hard to the ground.

Then there was another heavy kick, with a clicking sound, which directly broke the man's hand bones.

"Prince, your injury..."

Turning around and walking quickly to Garlan's side, Kayhos looked at the wound on Garlan's arm with lingering fear.

Yes, this was what he and Garlan had agreed upon.

He felt that the Rolling Stone incident must be caused by someone secretly, and the person must still be at the construction site, and there might be follow-up actions.

In order to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, Keyhos deliberately pretended to leave. In fact, after going around in a circle, he changed his clothes and came back under the cover of his close subordinates, hiding among the Guards.

Sure enough, in order to achieve the purpose of assassinating Garlan, the guard captain jumped out directly.

What Caihos and Garlan didn't expect was that the guard captain was just a bait to attract everyone's attention. The real assassin was actually hiding in the guards guarding the crown prince, and he was a high-status assassin. The knight commander.

This is really unbelievable.

"Brother!"

Xinyas had already rushed over and jumped anxiously when he saw the injury on Garlan's arm.

"You are hurt!"

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

"How could it be okay? There was so much blood—"

"Is there a doctor here? Call the doctor immediately!"

"Get the medicine right away!"

After a period of chaos, things finally settled down.

The sky had completely darkened, and torches were lit on the dark construction site.

The wound on Garlan's left arm has been tightly bandaged. In the firelight, the bright red color of the white bandage is extremely conspicuous.

In an open space, Garlan stood and stared at the knight commander kneeling in front of him.

The knight commander was tied up and kneeled in front of Garlan.

The arms were tied behind his back, and the hand that was broken by Caihos's feet was bent at an abnormal angle.

The clothes on the chest were cut open and spread out in a mess, and the shallow scar on the chest was still oozing blood.

The slightly long black forehead hair was messy and scattered from his cheeks. The firelight reflected on his face, and the skin glowed with a dark brown luster.

"Noli, as a member of the Guards Knights, you are deeply favored by the royal family. Why did you betray the royal family?"

Another knight captain asked angrily.

He still couldn't believe that his colleague, the knight of the Guards who was supposed to be the most loyal to the royal family, had committed such a rebellious act.

The brown-skinned knight commander looked up and smiled.

"I am loyal to the royal family of Aaron Landis and have never betrayed."

"Loyalty? You are trying to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"That's how loyal I am!"

The Knight Commander retorted.

Although he was kneeling on the ground, his clothes were messy, and he looked embarrassed, he held his head high and his face looked arrogant.

He was proud of his actions from the bottom of his heart.

"The throne of Aaron Landis, how noble it is."

"That is a throne that only the blood of the gods and the sons of the gods are qualified to sit on."

"Princes with low bloodline are not qualified to be our king, not qualified to be the ruler of Aaron Landis!"

Caihos's face darkened, his eyes became cold, and the sword in his hand pointed at the opponent's throat.

"presumptuous!"

The knight commander held his head high. Although he was kneeling on the ground, his posture was proud and he had no hesitation on his face.

Even under the sharp sword, there was no fear on his face.

He knew where he would end up before he decided to do this.

He is not afraid of death.

"Only those with the most noble blood are qualified to sit on the sacred throne and become the king of Aaron Landis."

Everything he did was to protect the nobility of the bloodline of the heir to the throne.

He is the most loyal knight of the royal family of Aaron Landis.

He is a true martyr who protects the honor of the throne.

Death is his glory.

"We will not allow inferior blood to defile the sacred throne."

The knight commander raised his head and stared directly at Garlan who was standing in front of him.

The sound he made from his throat was like a growl coming from the deepest part of his body.

"We... will never let a prince with low bloodline become the king of Aaron Landis!"

As soon as the last word fell, he suddenly rushed forward diagonally.

With a loud bang, he hit his head hard against the stone pillar.

Blood splattered and brains burst.

The blood splashed out and stained the clothes of Garlan standing nearby red.

There was deathly silence in the firelight of the dark night.