That bard is such a charmer!

Chapter 114 We don't want to rebel, we just want to purge the court of corrupt officials.

Why is there a priest representing the Earth Mother on the other side?

"Our family has always been devotees of the Mother Goddess. If I were to draw my sword against a favored priest, my father would strangle me if he found out!"

"There's also a paladin; I've heard that these guys never lie."

"The alchemist beside the prince—indeed, has a mysterious background—"

After Johnny, Isabella, and Richard stepped forward, the prince's entourage began to whisper among themselves.

Even Viscount Cole hesitated before looking at the prince: "Your Highness, perhaps we should let this alchemist receive the blessing of the Holy Light, so that no one will have any more doubts."

Vespera:

The vampire glared fiercely at Richard, who had made the suggestion, then frowned in distress.

He was so blinded by Ravenna's death that he forgot there was a group of priests on the other side!

What's the difference between receiving blessings from the Holy Light and roasting it until it sizzles and drips with oil? Is it just a matter of adding some seasoning?

How can we get through this?

"Everyone!"

Just then, Richard shouted again, "I'll say it again, we're not here to rebel against His Highness! In my opinion, His Highness is a noble and good man, only he's been tricked by a cunning vampire!"

"No one wants to harm His Highness; we just want to eliminate the monsters around him!"

"We are not trying to persuade you to raise your swords against the prince, but we hope you will wait patiently for a moment, for the vampire to reveal his true form under the holy light, before deciding what to fight for!"

These words further shook the resolve of the prince's followers.

Damn, how can this poet be so talkative!

Vespera cursed inwardly, knowing he had no other choice, and immediately revealed his trump card.

The potion he gave the prince earlier contained their vampire secret medicine.

In the real world, it would be difficult to feed such a secret medicine to the royal family, since the royal family is surrounded by too many protectors. But the world in the painting is different. Because the painter was lazy and didn't paint it, the prince didn't have enough people around him who knew enough about vampires.

Therefore, at this moment, Vespera successfully activated the effects of the secret medicine, and with the help of his ring, he silently cast an enhanced version of the charm spell on the prince.

Then he said to the prince, "Your Highness, please do not believe those people. I am your loyal friend and have never deceived you in the slightest!"

"Ah, yes, I believe you—"

The prince nodded, then emphasized to Viscount Cole beside him, "I trust him, understand? Don't question my orders!"

Viscount Cole's Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he agreed.

Then the prince shouted to Richard and the others, "Enough, you villains! Stop talking nonsense! Let's settle this with swords!"

After saying that, he gave the reins a jerk and launched a charge.

However----

Of the group of sixty or seventy people, only about twenty stayed with him in the end; the rest chose to wait and see.

Vespera: "————"

No, is the prestige of your Roland royal family really that low?

Realizing that a direct confrontation seemed unlikely, Vespera immediately changed tactics, saying to the prince, "Your Highness, these men are all disloyal to you! At this point, let's return to Viscount Cole's castle!"

The prince, somewhat flustered, immediately agreed: "You're right, let's go back quickly! This is a rebellion! We need the city walls to defend against it!"

After saying that, he turned his horse around and rode with Vespera toward the castle.

This time, however, only about a dozen people, including Viscount Cole, chose to follow them.

Before long, they ran into the castle.

"Quickly! Pull up the drawbridge! Get people up the wall, and bring out the bows and arrows and the boiling oil!"

Upon entering, the prince, under Vespera's instructions, hurriedly began to urge on the defense, making a rather unsightly appearance.

Viscount Cole frowned, but still faithfully carried out the prince's orders.

Vespera breathed a small sigh of relief.

The castle is sturdy enough.

Although not many people chose to follow in the prince's footsteps, the number of soldiers already stationed in the castle was enough to fill the city walls.

In this way, the Imperials will not be able to easily invade!

The advantage is still on his side!

Having regained his confidence, Vespera went to the enclosed room on the west side.

The stationed mage bowed to him: "Your Excellency, Earl—"

"Time is of the essence; I must personally preside over the ceremony to hasten the curse!"

He spoke in a deep voice, walked to the center of the room, surveyed the walls covered with incantations, and finally stared at the fragments of Elsa's soul in the corner, saying, "The bloodline of ashes must not be allowed to continue flowing in this world!"

at the same time.

Outside the castle.

Seeing that His Highness had attacked from behind, the remaining young warriors who had come to participate in the martial arts tournament lost their will to fight and put down their weapons to make way for Richard and his men.

"Haha! This is a victory for justice!"

Dunk cheered and took the lead in chasing after him.

"Power doesn't come from bloodlines, but from the approval of subordinates—what a vivid example!" Isabella murmured to herself as she led her men to surround Viscount Cole's castle.

However, once they reached the foot of the city wall, everyone scratched their heads again.

"They are now prepared, and the previous raid plan is no longer viable—although it is only a small castle, with proper defenses, it is still enough to hold off an army of thousands."

The chief knight looked at the archers on the wall and said, "Of course, we are all ranked professionals here, which is definitely not comparable to ordinary armies. But it won't be easy to take this place. Sigh, if only we had siege equipment, like battering rams or something —"

Does it count as temporarily cutting down two logs and carrying them on your head?

Richard squinted at the castle, also deep in thought.

At that moment, Grace patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "Have you forgotten that there's a hidden siege weapon next to you?"

Richard blinked, realizing what Miss Red Copper Dragon was talking about.

Grace leaned close to Isabella's ear and whispered, "You must have noticed something was off about me, right? Well, even if you didn't, Ignas must have mentioned it to you."

Isabella paused for two seconds, then nodded slightly.

"Grace, what are you trying to achieve by saying all this?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to lend a hand because time was tight."

Grace stretched and said, "Anyway, have everyone gather at the front of the castle and not look at the back. No matter what noise you hear, don't look. After all, some things are better left unsaid."

Isabella thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I understand, thank you."

"You're welcome—yeah right! Just remember to give me five thousand gold coins afterwards, and remember, keep it a secret from Richard!"

Grace finished speaking with a laugh, then turned and pulled Richard along to the back of the castle.

The guards on the wall noticed that the two had broken away from the main group and looked over, puzzled.

Then----

They then saw that enormous body suddenly stand upright on the earth.

"By the gods! It is a dragon!"

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