novelonline Chapter 3765 The King's Life and Death
Chapter 3765 The King's Life and Death
Chapter 3765 The King: Life and Death
“Generally speaking, I do not approve of killing people indiscriminately like this.”
Shad said this, but that was all he said. He then tucked the small pistol that Larousse III had given him into his sleeve, intending to keep it on his person as evidence.
But looking at the three corpses lying on the ground, and recalling the words of the man in black and the strange black bullet in his hand, the outsider felt that tonight's story absolutely could not end like this. Although there was a small possibility that he was overthinking it, Xia De still took action.
He picked up the man in black's pistol, placed it together with the strange black bullet, and took a deep breath in front of Larousse III:
"The Breath of Time".
Time reversed, and the bullet re-entered the muzzle. Under the king's awe-inspiring gaze, Shad asked again:
"What the assassin said just now reminded me of something very bad. Something's not right tonight, so I need to take some precautions—do you have any items related to the church on you?"
Delaurion has no state religion, but like Shad, King Larus III worships the god of light and darkness, Mr. Dawn.
"Yes, is this okay?"
"I ask," Larus III asked, pulling out the badge hanging from his chest. Although it wasn't a holy emblem held by a clergyman, it was clearly blessed, and this ordinary evil spirit wouldn't be able to get close to it.
"I'm about to do something that will be terrible for you, but I promise it won't hurt your life and won't keep you in bed for too long."
Larousse III understood almost immediately, his remarkably bright eyes fixed on the gun Shad was holding:
"No problem. Besides, if I get injured tonight, it'll give me a good reason to get hurt."
So Shad put the gun loaded with black bullets back into the black-clad man's corpse:
Puppetry!
The corpse stood up and pulled the trigger, but due to the silence spell, the shot was silent. The bullet grazed precisely the edge of the emblem bearing the divine symbol and then struck King Larus III in the heart, killing His Majesty instantly.
"As expected, it seems I was right."
Just now, Shad clearly controlled the bullet so that it grazed the badge and did not cause a fatal wound, but His Majesty the King subconsciously twisted his body when the trigger was pulled, which led to his immediate death.
"Su Sheng".
As the two corpses fell together, Shad embraced Larousse III. The white ring brand on the back of his right hand transformed into a ring, which he held in his hand. With a humming vibration, Larousse III, who had died a second ago, had not yet exhaled his last breath when he took another deep breath and opened his eyes wide, his eyes bulging like fish eyeballs.
This was the first time Shad had used the power of "Resurrection of Fate." He sensed no trace of the element, yet the dead king awoke. Even when Shad went to check, the bullet that had struck the heart was merely lodged in the muscle, posing no fatal wound whatsoever.
"Don't move. The bullet is still inside you. You'll probably need surgery later, but I guarantee there won't be any aftereffects."
"Shad said, but the king, breathing heavily, did not respond. His eyes were fixed on the starry sky above the courtyard, and he realized in a daze that it had been many years since he had looked at the Tobesk night like this. After the terrifying events of the night, and thinking about how he was about to lead the entire country into the quagmire of war, this middle-aged man, who had long since lost all connection to romance and sentimentality, actually thought that he would probably remember this heavy night until his death.
"Shad Hamilton!"
As Shad held him and waited for rescue, he managed to squeeze out a sound through gritted teeth:
"Although you helped me a lot tonight, don't expect me to call you 'uncle' from now on."
Shad thought about the scene of King Larousse III and Queen Diana calling him "uncle" in front of Lacey and Adelina, and tried hard not to make his expression change too much:
"Please rest assured, I don't have the habit of having people older than me call me elders."
(Mia is running.)
The gunshots that rang out from Yodl Palace did not prompt residents of the surrounding neighborhoods to come out and investigate, but they did give some older people very bad impressions.
The Saint-Delan Square neighborhood was within range of the gunshots. Dorothy, alone at home, stood anxiously in the kitchen, looking towards the Yodel Palace, listening to Lacey's description of the current situation.
The gunfire had stopped, but Lacey still hadn't found out anything about Shad. The entire palace was now under martial law, and even she couldn't move around without permission.
The cat lay on the back of the sofa, pretending to sleep. Then its little ears perked up and twitched a few times; it had heard footsteps downstairs.
When Dorothy came out of the kitchen, she saw Megan hurriedly enter the room.
"The Doom Order and the Unity of All Things have reached a deal with the Church. They provided clues about the deal between the Tyranny Club and Mr. Snake. Tonight, the Church raided the Tyranny Club's stronghold on the island. Judging from the clues found, the wish that the followers of the God of Tyranny made to Mr. Snake was that the assassination of the king would definitely succeed and the king would die."
After Megan finished speaking, seeing that Dorothy's face remained expressionless, the witch immediately understood:
"The assassination attempt is tonight? Wait, didn't Shad go tonight?"
“I’m still in contact with Lacia. The gunfire just stopped five minutes ago. The outside assassins bribed the royal guards to let them enter Yodl Palace through a small gate on the side of the garden of St. James’s Palace. The assassins broke into the building where the King’s study is located. There was also the sound of a steam bomb exploding more than ten minutes ago.”
Dorothy briefly explained the situation, and Megan nodded with some concern. They weren't worried about Shad's safety, but if the King of Dela Rion were successfully assassinated, the world situation would likely change drastically.
"I'll go back and inform them of the situation, then have Luvia and Bella do some divination, and then send someone over to wait for news."
Megan was about to leave when Dorothy called her back:
"How's the situation on the Willendale side? Is this assassination attempt only targeting the Cavendish family, or is it aimed at both the North and the South simultaneously?"
"The information the church found in the cultists' stronghold didn't mention this. Sylvia has already returned to Velendale to check on the situation. I'll have the apprentices bring any news later."
Megan hurriedly left after speaking, leaving Dorothy to wait at home. Fortunately, Lacey brought news soon after: the assassins had been completely wiped out, and although the king had been shot, the bullet had been deflected by his pendant, and luckily it was only lodged in his muscle, which could be removed with a simple operation.
Although Shad was caught in the eye of the assassination storm, he only fired one shot and killed one of the assassins in black. He then protected the wounded king while waiting for rescue.
"But what happened to Shad is definitely not that simple. The bullet was stopped by the pendant? That's too much of a coincidence. Shad must have done something."
This was the opinion given by Luvia, who later traveled from Fatummünster Island herself.
The order to declare martial law in Tobesk was quickly followed by the deployment of Tobesk garrison troops to seal off the city center. Although only a few houses around St. Delan Square still had their lights on, the girls waiting in number six believed that almost no one would be able to sleep tonight.
Thanks to the information provided by Lacey, they were able to stay informed of the latest developments. When Shad finally appeared at their doorstep, it was already 1 a.m. on Tuesday.
Dorothy, who was sitting on the sofa waiting for him, immediately rushed over and hugged him:
"Shad, thank you, thank you. You saved Mother before, and tonight you saved Father."
Upon hearing this, he recognized Lacey and patted her on the back. He then noticed Matilda and Luvia were also there. Among the apprentices, there weren't many girls with spatial runes; the maid from Moon Bay was one of them.
"Will Weindale be safe tonight."
The blonde maid spoke, then explained to Shad the clues the church on Fatumunst Island had found from the cultists. The maid from Moon Bay, quite perceptively, didn't linger any longer.
"I'll go back and report the news to Miss and the others. Please get some rest."
After the maid finished speaking, she left, and Luvia walked over from the sofa:
"Actually, we should have thought of this sooner. The snake brings destruction. It doesn't lack power, but it lacks the power of mortals' wishes to influence fate. Wishing for the king's death is indeed the best wish imaginable. If tonight's assassination succeeds, I can hardly imagine how much power Mr. Snake will extract from it."
The snake has found the perfect partner, but Shad, you made your move tonight, didn't you?"
A smile played in her purple eyes:
"When you were at the Yodel Palace, did you already guess that this assassination was related to that snake?"
“Yes, I got my inspiration from a sentence and a bullet. I used some power tonight, but don’t worry about being discovered. The prophets can’t predict anything. The only person who saw me make a move tonight was Lacia’s father. The king won’t reveal my secret.”
He briefly explained his approach, and Luvia was quite satisfied with Shad's decisive action:
"The cultists' wish came true, because the king did indeed die once. And the way you resurrected him was by using the power of fate, a power that the Church could not detect at all. In fact, because it does not contain any elements, it has no subsequent impact on Larousse III. It is even safer than when you used the angel feather to save little Beren."
Shad, although we often praise you, I still have to say this time you did a really good job. You made the best choice from almost the most suitable position.”
"After fighting with Mr. Snake for so long, I should have made some progress by now."
As he spoke, Shad continued to comfort Recia:
“Lacia, I met with Galina before leaving Yodel Palace. She said it wouldn’t be convenient for her to come here for the next few days, and asked us to keep an eye on the two delegations on Fatummister Island.”
Although the identities of tonight's assassins have not yet been fully confirmed, all the identified corpses are connected to Carsenrick. Even if your father hadn't died, the shockwaves from this assassination would be far from insignificant.
What is your father's current condition?
"Around midnight, he briefly lost consciousness due to blood loss, but I'm not sure if he was faking it or actually asleep. But at least he's awake now. Surgery will be scheduled to remove the bullet. Although the bullet's location isn't dangerous at all, he'll probably find it difficult to maintain the same high-intensity work pace as before for a while."