Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 266 [The Flying Black Bird]

"Light! Light!"

In the darkness, someone shouted urgently, while others chanted rules that sounded like incantations.

"Attacks are prohibited here!"

"Firearms are prohibited here!"

"Protect the princess!"

After a period of chaos, the lights finally came on.

Inside the auction hall, everyone was on high alert.

The guards who had been hiding in the shadows rushed out and surrounded the crowd. At the same time, some people in the crowd also drew their weapons and pretended to defend themselves.

Fortunately, it appears that no one was injured or bleeding.

The danger doesn't seem to have occurred here...

and many more.

"Where's Ethan?!"

Sofia spoke first.

The moment the gunshot rang out in the darkness, Anya instinctively shielded her, pulling out her White Ivory weapon as a warning.

She didn't go to find Ethan first because she knew Ethan was much stronger than her.

As a result, Ethan disappeared.

"The princess is missing?! Find her!"

Besides Ethan, Princess Einbeze is also missing.

This is no small matter; many people's expressions changed.

The auction had to be stopped, and everyone present was ordered not to leave and to be prepared for investigation at any time.

The entire Kingdom Hotel was also completely sealed off.

This naturally attracted the attention of the reporters surrounding the hotel, who were all waiting for the auction results to write news for tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, something even more shocking seems to have happened.

In particular, many people outside the restaurant heard the loud gunshots.

A shooting has been suspected at the Kingdom Hotel, and the entire hotel is now under lockdown.

Many newspapers immediately began working on similar extra editions, and some radio stations also sped up their broadcasts of breaking news.

In an instant, the entire capital's attention was once again drawn to this.

No one expected that the highly anticipated Ethan Auction would unfold in this way.

But there is an even more important core element that outside reporters are unaware of.

Those were the gunshots.

Their true master was none other than the eldest prince, Havensius.

He was assassinated in his private box.

This is as serious as, or even more serious than, the princess's disappearance.

The Kingdom Security Bureau took over the Kingdom Hotel immediately and, after thoroughly searching the entire hotel, found no trace of the princess and Ethan.

However, they discovered something very interesting—

A black bird-beak mask.

This is Johnny Blackbird's logo.

Johnny Blackbird actually did this?!
Has this guy become so audacious?

Assassinate the eldest prince and kidnap the princess?

Ethan became less important in this matter.

Of course, just like those things that should be kept secret but are never kept secret at all, this news, which should not have left the Kingdom Hotel, spread throughout the capital along with various special editions and news flashes.

Johnny the Blackbird, the bird famous for its incredible speed in robbing banks, finally took flight, soaring to heights that were difficult to see.

He remained the kingdom's number one enemy.

What about Ethan?

The silent and menacing Royal Guard officers, who were running back and forth in the hall, were searching for the princess but made little mention of Ethan.

Sofia started to get a little anxious.

Anya remained calm, observing her surroundings before whispering, "Don't worry, the young master will be fine."

Suddenly, the crowd parted, and a member of the Royal Guard walked over, looking at Sophia and saying, "Are you Miss Sophia? Your mother sent me to take you away."

“Mother?” Sophia paused for a moment, then glanced into the shadows, as the Royal Guard member had pointed in that direction.

She then saw a faint figure, which was her mother whom she hadn't seen for many years.

A glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in her eyes. She nodded and then said, "She wants to come too; she's my friend."

She took Anya's hand.

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Just when the entire capital was in an uproar over the Kingdom Hotel incident.

The southern district seems to be an area outside the capital city.

This is especially true for Little Ibia.

Because Ibia Jr. is also embroiled in a heated argument over something.

Someone has hacked into our site.

This hasn't happened in many years.

Everyone knows this place is impregnable.

Everyone knows there's not much profit to be made here, so even if they're fighting for territory, they won't come here.

But the long-absent, intense gunfire still rang out here.

Fortunately, Little Ibia is not a truly safe place either, and armed clashes are common. People who have had some friction with each other in the past have now picked up their weapons and started to fight back.

For a time, gunfire raged incessantly in the narrow alleyway.

Taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain, the former allies of Little Ibia actually managed to gain some control.

"Damn you Fengcui bastards, don't think you can be so arrogant just because you have a Winster typewriter. Do you think you can even hit me?!"

In the cramped alleyway fighting, the power of the Winster typewriter was indeed somewhat diminished.

Faced with the thwarted attack, the members of the Martino family were somewhat anxious, but Vasini alone remained calm. He didn't even use the Throat Slitter Neil, as if he was waiting for something.

at the same time.

Deep within Little Ibia lies the former headquarters of the Allied Powers.

On a massive navigator's chair draped in sharkskin, as if it had been salvaged directly from a pirate ship, sat an old man with a full white beard and exaggeratedly muscular build. His captain's uniform was so bulky that it could barely be contained, and the buttons had to be undone. He took a sip from a golden goblet, then glanced sideways at one of his men standing beside him and said, "How's it going? How did the kids do?"

“This is our territory. Those Feng Cui bastards can’t even find their way in. What good are their guns if they’re better than ours? They’re dead meat, Dad.”

Old Man Sherwin gave a cold laugh, simply finished his drink, and then said to his men, "Let's begin. We can't let Trevor's side always be the one bleeding while he reaps the rewards. After we take down that kid Vasini, we still need to conserve our strength to fight him for territory."

This happened shortly after Old Man Xiwen finished speaking with his men.

Heavy signal flares were launched from inside Little Ibia.

Outside Little Ibia, Trevor, who was still leisurely whistling, straightened his hat and then drew his revolver.

"Guys, it's time to show those old-world country bumpkins the true power of us Western men! Go, yahoo!"

His revolver spun rapidly in his palm.

The cowboys who rushed out behind him, however, defied tradition, carrying the latest Winster typewriters.

(End of this chapter)