A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

It is already late at night, and tonight is a crescent moon, perhaps because it is winter, the moonlight is not as clear as the previous few days, and the night looks much darker.

Under the night, the God of Hunting Temple, which was surrounded by the people of the royal city during the day and was bustling, became quiet at this moment.

The blue top of the temple refracted a little brilliance, and the moonlight slanted through the skylight and fell on the stone statue of the hunting god standing in the temple.

Ten preys lay on the altar below, emitting a faint bloody breath.

Further inside, in a room deep inside the temple, the young prince was lying on the bed, sleeping peacefully.

The long golden hair spread out on the bed, like molten gold, giving people a bright feeling even in the dark.

Suddenly, a black figure rolled in from the skylight.

He landed lightly, moving like a ghost, and his breathing was barely audible.

The figure quietly approached the sleeping Garlan in the darkness, and until he stood beside the bed, Garlan remained motionless, and seemed to be in a deep sleep, completely unaware of the person's existence.

As soon as the man stretched out his hand, the dagger hidden in his sleeve slipped into his hand.

He raised the dagger and stabbed fiercely at the throat of the boy lying on the bed——

Keng.

There was a crisp sound of metal hitting.

Suddenly, the long sword protruding from the slope blocked the tip of the dagger.

The man's pupils shrank suddenly, and he was about to retract the dagger immediately, turned around and fled.

However, before he could retract the dagger, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

The man opened his eyes wide, and was shocked to see that the Crown Prince, who was still sleeping just now, was thrown up at some point, and the short sword in his hand was stabbed heavily into the deep part of his abdomen.

Garlan drew out his short sword and turned sideways to avoid the spray of blood.

The blade of the dagger in his hand has been completely dyed blood red, and the tip of the sword pointing to the ground is still dripping with blood.

The man staggered two steps back, and he tried to escape, but the serious injury to his abdomen made his body unable to control himself.

He took a step back, and the long sword in the hand of the one-eyed knight who came out from some corner of the room was already on his throat, making him unable to move anymore.

Blood gushed out from his abdomen, he clutched the abdominal wound that couldn't stop the blood, gritted his teeth, and suddenly opened his mouth and blew a whistle.

That was a signal to his companions to convey the failure of the operation and to evacuate as soon as possible.

However, as soon as he finished blowing, he heard the one-eyed knight with the sword against his throat sneer and shouted.

The next second, the room was opened.

The two bound men were pushed in by the guard who opened the door, they couldn't stand upright immediately, and they all fell to the ground in embarrassment.

The man's breathing stopped.

It was his two companions who were tied up.

"Say, who sent you here?"

Kyhoes put the long sword in his hand back into the scabbard at his waist.

He said, "Name your master, and I promise you to keep your life."

There was silence in the room, except for the heavy breathing of a few people one after another.

The man didn't move, but he stared at Keyhos with a ferocious look.

He covered his abdomen with his fingers, and his whole hand was stained with blood.Although the crown prince's sword didn't hit his vitals, he almost lost his ability to move, and if he didn't take hemostatic treatment as soon as possible, he would still die due to excessive blood loss.

Feeling the flow of blood from his abdomen, his breathing became short and heavy.

"If you don't get treatment, you are not far from death."

Keyhos spoke again.

After hearing this, the man suddenly smiled strangely at Keyhos, and then gritted his teeth hard.

Startled, Keyhos stepped forward suddenly, trying to grab his throat.

But it was too late, Kaihos's hand touched the assassin's throat, and the assassin suddenly let out a strange cluck, and fell to the ground with black and red blood on the corner of his mouth.

The man's eyes were wide open, his pupils dilated, and he soon lost his breath.

It wasn't just him, the other two assassins bit through the poison hidden in the back molars almost at the same time, and died of the poison instantly, making it too late for people to stop them.

Kayhos knelt down and touched the nose of the poisoned assassin with his fingertips. After confirming that there was no breath there, he raised his head and shook his head at Garlan.

Garlan looked serious.

The sword he stabbed deliberately avoided the opponent's vitals, just to keep alive and find clues.

But now it seems that these assassins are all dead men. Once caught, they will kill themselves by swallowing poison.

Garlan raised his hand and pressed it on his left shoulder.

The wound on his left arm was still throbbing with pain, reminding him of the assassination that happened not long ago.

That's probably just the beginning.

Obviously, those who insist on the so-called noble blood will never stop there.

In order for Heymos to return to the royal city and ascend to the throne, those people will try every means and seize every opportunity to get rid of themselves.

……

Heymos...

Reciting the name silently, Garlan turned his head.

Through the open skylight, he looked at the thin crescent moon in the night sky.

The moonlight was so faint that night, as if it was about to melt into the darkness.

Heymos in the North should be sleeping this night.

With Heymos' ability, he probably already received the news that he was assassinated and injured.

But these days, he hasn't received any message from Heymos, even if it's just a letter...

The young man lowered his eyes, and the shadow of his slender eyelashes shrouded his eye sockets lightly, making it difficult for people to see the expression in his eyes clearly at this moment.

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Although the weather is very cold, the first snow has stopped, and the thin crescent moon hangs high in the night sky, looming in the thick clouds, almost all the light cast on the earth is covered by the clouds, and the whole earth is shrouded in darkness with.

In a room deep in the Northland Fortress, the lamp on the stone wall was still burning, and the faint light of the fire was reflected on the handsome side cheeks of the young man on the bed.

Heymos lay sideways on the bed, soundly asleep.

Suddenly, for some reason, he opened his eyes, and a palpitating gleam flashed across the golden-red eyes.

He sat up and turned his head.

The windows were closed tightly, and the cold wind outside was howling, shaking the wooden windows and making noises.

He got out of bed, opened the window, and a gust of cold wind rushed into the room, instantly dropping the temperature in the room several degrees.

Heymos, who was wearing unlined clothing, seemed unable to feel the chill brought by the cold wind. He looked up at the sky, and in the thick clouds, he could vaguely see a thin crescent moon.

His pupils reflected the looming crescent moon, and his golden-red eyes were extremely conspicuous in the dark.

Even he himself didn't know why he suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and did such a thing inexplicably.

It just occurred to him that Garlan might be looking at this crescent moon in the far south.

... He may have thought too much.

In such a late night, Garlan should have fallen asleep long ago.

Probably still the same as before, I like to curl up in a ball on the bed.

As long as he thought of the young man sleeping in a nest, Heymos felt his heart was a little softer and warmer, even the cold wind blowing into the room would not make him feel cold.

Raising his hand and gently stroking the rough lapis lazuli earrings on his ears, he closed his eyes, and that figure was all in his mind.

Obviously, he had been away from the royal city for several years before, and separated from Garlan for several years. Although he also missed the child in the royal city at that time, it was just a miss.

But this time, for some reason, it was only more than a dozen days apart, but the time was so difficult that he couldn't bear it, as if he couldn't breathe.

A hasty knock on the door suddenly sounded outside, Heymos opened his eyes, the trance-like eyes disappeared in an instant, and his sharp eyes turned to the door panel that kept making noises.

"Who?"

he asked.

Why would someone knock on the door at such a late hour?

A familiar voice came from outside the door. It was one of his guards, and it was probably the guard's turn to be on duty tonight.

"His Royal Highness Heymos, Lord Gea asked you to go to the chamber as soon as possible, saying that there is an emergency!"

Heymos stared.

Gea is one of Aaron Landis's few cavalry commanders.

When he was recalled to the royal city by King Kamos at the beginning of the year, King Kamos sent this cavalry commander to take over the Northern Army.

Now he is returning to the Northern Legion. Although his status is higher than that of Heya Cavalry Commander, according to the military rules, Heya Cavalry Commander is the supreme commander of the Northern Legion.

This Heya rider has always acted prudently, but the other party suddenly asked him to go to the meeting hall at such a late hour, presumably there must be something urgent.

Heymos quickly put on his coat, put on his battle attire, and stepped out.

As he walked quickly towards the chamber, he asked questions.

"What's the matter?"

The attendant followed closely behind him and answered in a low voice.

"Emergency, Geshu's army has changed and is coming to the border!"

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To the northwest of Kanal is the country of Hida, which means the country on the plateau.

Because it is located on a plateau, there is not much arable land, it is not fertile, and the climate is arid, so most of the people in Xida country make a living by grazing a kind of plateau sheep with thick hair and tender meat.

Because the living environment is relatively harsh, most of the Xida people are rough-tempered, physically strong, and the army has a strong combat effectiveness. They often go to other countries to plunder food when the food is harvested, so most of them have enemies with neighboring countries.

The surrounding countries both loathe and somewhat fear it.

But at this moment, this country that makes the surrounding small countries fear a little is engaged in a tragic war.

When they were unprepared, those who came from the north, whom they called barbarians, suddenly invaded their country.

Those barbarians from the ice and snow possessed stronger physiques, terrifying strength, and sharper weapons than theirs, and attacked their royal city in just a few days with swift force.

The flames of war spread all the way, and one city after another fell.

The barbarian army is like a giant ice beast that swallows everything with its huge mouth, swallowing their cities all the way, absorbing the nutrients of their fallen cities, and growing stronger.

Now, all the troops of Xida Kingdom have gathered in their royal city.

If the king city falls, it will mean the demise of the Xida country, and they can only fight desperately.

The flames of war ignited in the royal city of Shida Kingdom.

The originally peaceful city has become a battlefield of iron and blood. The cries of killing, roaring, and screams echoed over the entire city.

The Xida soldiers who once showed off their might in other countries are so vulnerable in front of the soldiers they call the barbarians of the Northland. Just a face-to-face, the formation of the Xida army was destroyed.

It was like a ferocious and terrifying Northland Bear charged into a group of sideburn dogs, easily crushing the group of sideburn dogs.

The giant bear mercilessly defeated the army of the Xida people.

The royal city has fallen, and this tragic war is drawing to a close.

King Xida, a majestic middle-aged man, was standing on the battlefield on horseback at this moment.

He was panting violently, blood streaming from his forehead.

The palace behind him was already on fire, and the flames shone from behind him, making his figure red.

All around him were corpses everywhere.

There was a look of despair on his rough face, his eyes were bloodshot, and he stared at the person opposite him with hatred.

A young man with a handsome face stood opposite King Xida on horseback. The sound of the wind whistled past him, making his snow-like silver-white hair flutter in the wind.

It was white armor, but it was almost dyed blood red.

It was all the blood splashed on him by the people he slashed.

His lavender pupils stared at King Xida coldly, without a trace of emotion in his eyes.

With a bang, a tall tower in the royal palace that was burned by the fire collapsed.

At this moment, King Xida uttered a throat tearing roar, clenched the spear in his hand, and charged fiercely at the northern barbarian prince.

He gritted his teeth, with a ferocious expression on his face, and vowed to die with the prince who led the army to destroy his country!

Nearly.

closer.

He held out his gun, pouring all his strength into the iron gun in his hand, completely defenseless, regardless of his care, and stabbed at the opponent fiercely.

Just before the two horses were about to cross each other

A huge silver-white sword as wide as half a man slashed down.

He cut King Xida in half, including his man and his horse.

Blood flew into the air and splashed on the armor of the young man who restrained the steed, staining it again with blood.

He stood on the ground on horseback, looking down at the dead body of King Xida that he had cut in two with a blank expression on his face.

The giant sword in his hand was hanging down, and blood dripped from above onto the ground.

Behind him, the fire in the royal palace was blazing, and the fire reflected the sky red, like blood that dyed the entire sky red.

That's the blood and death he brings.

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The kingdom of Hida is destroyed.