I opened a clinic in the Abyss World
Chapter 486 Charlotte, you have brought a miracle to this world!
"What is that aura? Why is it so powerful?!"
"Here we go again! But this aura is much weaker, like someone has broken through to the seventh level! Who is it? Diana?"
On a distant rooftop, a man in black, hidden in the mist, looked suspiciously at 520 Bacca Street, two hundred meters away.
He had sensed an incredibly powerful aura emanating from there, which jolted him awake from his sleep.
As a Sky Knight, he was absolutely certain that the aura was far stronger than his own, possibly a Saint-level being.
What he couldn't understand was that only Charlotte and the two beautiful women had entered the house last night. Charlotte was also a Sky Knight, so it was impossible for her to unleash such a powerful aura.
Moreover, a level seven aura erupted from behind, as if someone had just broken through.
"These anomalies must be reported to the Duke," the man in black thought to himself, turning to leave.
But when he turned around, he was surprised to find a person standing behind him, looking at him with a half-smile.
"Charlotte!" The man in black was shocked, his mind almost leaving his body. He had been staring at the house and at Charlotte, and had no idea when or how Charlotte had appeared behind him.
"Cromwell sent you, didn't he?" Charlotte asked with a smile.
"I don't know what you're talking about. I was just passing by." The man in black forced himself to remain calm, already holding a signal flare in his hand.
Charlotte's inability to discern her true nature made him somewhat suspicious of the source of the Saint-level aura he had encountered earlier, causing him extreme unease and prompting him to seek help.
"Go on your way. Go back and tell Cromwell that I killed Bill and I captured Capas," Charlotte said with a smile.
The man in black looked surprised and turned to fly towards the house opposite.
He was ordered to keep an eye on Charlotte in order to find out if she had killed Bill and kidnapped Master Capas.
Although young master Capas has returned to the capital, the news has not spread. Charlotte's knowledge of this matter indicates that he is indeed the murderer.
Bill was an eighth-level mage, yet he died at Charlotte's hands, which shows just how strong Charlotte was. He couldn't see through Charlotte's strength, so escaping from here was the safest option.
As long as he reports the news to the Duke, he will surely send a Saint-level expert to deal with Charlotte, and then those two women will be his...
Before the smile on the man in black could fully bloom, his body, which had been flying through the air, plummeted vertically to the ground like a bird with broken wings.
Charlotte stepped on his head and stomped her foot into the ground.
With a muffled thud, the man in black sank into the thick brick floor and died instantly.
He couldn't understand until his death why Charlotte, the Sky Knight, had become a Paladin overnight.
Charlotte waved her hand, storing the black-clad man's corpse into the spatial ring she had previously used to dispose of bodies. Then, before the neighbors could peek out to see what was going on, she made a sudden thought and left.
Soon, he appeared at the beach, threw the body into a crevice in a cliff, and casually cut a section of rock with his sword to bury the body inside.
This method of destroying the body is so effective that no one can find it; it's more reliable than throwing it into the sea.
Breaking through to the Paladin level, I tested my skills and killed the Sky Knight as easily as killing a chicken; the opponent had no power to resist at all.
From this perspective, it seems that the reason for fighting Matthew that day was entirely due to CT's Eye breaking Matthew's succubus illusion and catching him off guard.
Previously, he helped Diana break through to level seven and become a seven-tailed fox, and now she is the number one native of the Abyss.
He had been to Calva a few days ago, but had not seen Elizabeth.
According to Jenny, she went deep into the wilderness after breaking through to Paladin and hasn't returned to Kalva for nearly half a month.
Elizabeth's cultivation method was completely different from his; she proved herself through killing, honing her strength by hunting magical beasts in the wilderness, and comprehending the laws in battle—a truly insane approach.
But it was precisely this frenzied killing that allowed her to maintain an incredibly rapid pace of breakthroughs.
Charlotte's battles mostly took place in the mysterious space with the Judges, saving her the trouble of going into the wilderness to find monsters.
This breakthrough to Paladin went more smoothly than he had anticipated.
He seemed to have hit a bottleneck, but the appearance of the Law Realm was just in time, helping him to successfully break through.
[Player: Charlotte]
[Occupations: Knight, Doctor, Pharmacist]
[Rank: Paladin: 3022000/8000000]
Grandmaster Pharmacist: 14940/16000
[Wealth Points: 214326420]
……
Charlotte glanced at her attribute panel; all the data had been updated.
In the level section, to reach the god level, you need 500 million wealth points.
He only had 200 million on hand.
It's clearly impossible to break through before the night of the red moon.
After all, the night of the red moon is only three days away.
During these three days, he will enter the mysterious space to find the Judge to stabilize his realm and adjust his condition to its best before the night of the red moon, so that he can fully exert his current strength.
The Paladin is too strong; his control over the laws is on a completely different level from that of the Star Knight.
Charlotte even had an urge to test her sword against a god-like being.
……
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
The night of the red moon has arrived once again.
Although there were zero casualties on the last night of the Red Moon, the Abyss was still shrouded in a terrifying atmosphere. Every household had its doors tightly shut, and there wasn't a single pedestrian on the streets.
Charlotte, along with Evelyn, had just arrived in the capital and met up with Constantine on a rocky mountain fifty kilometers south of the city.
"You...you've become a paladin?!" Constantine stared at Charlotte, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"I just barely broke through the barrier the day before yesterday," Charlotte said with a humble smile.
"A stroke of luck?! What kind of luck is this! You're a prodigy among prodigies!" Constantine stared at Charlotte from head to toe, clicking his tongue in amazement. "Just half a month ago, Benjamin told me you had broken through to the Star Knight level, and I was shocked. Only half a month later, you've broken through to the Paladin level! Did you and Elizabeth find some speedrun secret? You two are scrambling to achieve that Paladin breakthrough in just half a month, aren't you?"
"For those at level seven and above, the understanding of the laws is more important than cultivation. Perhaps I do have some talent in the understanding of the laws," Charlotte explained.
"This isn't just a little talent, this is absolutely extraordinary talent!" Constantine looked at Charlotte. "So, you came to the capital today to personally kill Cromwell and his son?"
"If there's an opportunity, I wouldn't mind doing it for you," Charlotte said with a smile.
I cannot rest easy until Cromwell is dead.
He came to the capital today to witness Cromwell's death in person.
Of course, if it were his turn to take action, he would not hesitate at all.
"Don't worry, I'll fight for this opportunity for you." Constantine patted his chest and assured him, "Isn't your potion trading center doing very well? If you can make a good impression on the king today, you might be able to open a branch in the capital."
"Oh? How should I behave to gain the king's favor?" Charlotte asked with a smile.
"Cromwell is a major concern for the King, and now he's preparing to storm the palace and seize power. If you kill Cromwell, the King will naturally owe you a favor," Constantine said.
"That's a good idea, but Cromwell is said to have god-level guards by his side. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to kill him."
"You, a Sky Knight, could kill a Saint-level succubus. Now that you've broken through to the Saint Knight level, don't you want to try what it feels like to kill a god?" Constantine looked at him. "The kind of thing that people remember is the act of killing a god before one becomes a god."
Constantine's words did indeed tempt Charlotte.
God, the supreme being on the continent of Aesop.
The existence that he once considered unapproachable now presents him with an opportunity to slay a god.
He had just broken through to the Paladin level, and his only combat experience was the thousands of life-or-death battles he fought against the Judge in the mysterious space.
Constantine looked at him and said, "Cromwell has three god-level beings with him, and they should all be going to the palace with him tonight. We'll hold off two of them, and you can handle the last one. What do you think?"
Charlotte thought about it seriously for three seconds, then nodded: "Okay, I'll give it a try."
"Don't worry, with me here, he can't possibly kill you," Constantine assured, patting his chest.
"With you saying that, I can go ahead and do it without worry," Charlotte said with a smile.
As darkness fell, a red moon began to rise into the sky.
The world suddenly fell silent, even the chirping of insects disappeared.
Then, eerie roars of beasts came from all directions, the ground trembled slightly, and looking into the distance, countless magical beasts surged in from all directions, then gathered into a beast tide, and surged toward the capital.
"It's time, we should set off." Constantine said, transforming into a golden dragon and flying towards the capital.
Charlotte jumped onto the griffin and flew away right after it.
The capital's nettle defense system has been quite well established, with a 30-kilometer-long nettle shrub forest stretching out, and near the city wall, there is a 3-kilometer-wide and 100-meter-high ironwood nettle forest, followed by a 500-meter-high ironwood nettle city wall.
That's right, it's a direct copy of Elf City's work.
Thousands of cannons made of nettle extract stood atop the city walls, and the defending soldiers stood guard, ready for battle.
"This beast tide is much larger than before. After small and medium-sized cities are corrupted by demons, large cities will have to bear the pressure. It will probably be difficult for the capital to achieve the zero-casualty defense that the Elf City did," Constantine said.
"Even if we can't achieve zero casualties, with this nettle defense system, the number of casualties should be manageable," Charlotte said. "As long as the commander doesn't make any mistakes, holding the walls until dawn shouldn't be a problem."
Constantine used a few tricks to lead Charlotte through the capital's defensive barrier.
In the center of the city, towards the royal palace, a red signal flare rose into the air and exploded in mid-air.
"Looks like we've arrived just in time; the show is about to begin," Constantine said with a smile.
"Then let's hurry there. If the king dies, it will be troublesome," Charlotte said with a smile.
"Let's go." Constantine nodded and flew rapidly towards the palace.
The griffin flapped its wings and followed closely behind.
……
"Father, isn't it a bit strange that we've come in so smoothly?"
Inside the palace, Cromwell, clad in golden armor, led a large group of mages and knights, marching grandly into the depths of the palace.
Wearing a set of black soft armor, Capas followed closely beside Cromwell. Seeing that the journey was unimpeded, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"I've painstakingly prepared for this day for decades. If I were to encounter so many obstacles after entering the palace, that would be truly absurd," Cromwell laughed, his eyes gleaming. "Soon, I will be the new king of the Los Empire! And you will become a prince!"
Upon hearing this, Capas also began to get excited. Although part of his memory had been erased and he didn't remember what happened in Calva, once he became a prince and the future crown prince, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to win Elizabeth's heart.
Compared to the Calva Empire, the Los Empire is a true behemoth.
No matter how strong Elizabeth is, can she stand against the entire Los Empire?
And that Charlotte, that nasty fellow, he's going to capture him and torture him horribly.
"Hiss..." Kapas's brain suddenly twitched, and he couldn't help but make a sound of pain, instinctively covering his head.
"Your head hasn't recovered yet?" Cromwell turned to look at Capas, a hint of worry in his eyes.
"It's probably because I didn't get enough rest last night, it's not a big problem," Capas quickly said. The problem with his brain was quite troubling him, but the doctor couldn't figure it out either, so he could only wait until tonight's events were over before seeking medical help again.
He looked up at the red moon hanging high in the sky, and suddenly felt a little dazed, as if something was about to burst out of his mind. He quickly looked away and dared not look again.
Cromwell had stopped paying attention to him and led the group forward.
The night of the red moon is when the palace's defenses are at their weakest.
He received news that 80% of the royal guards had been transferred to the city walls to assist in the defense, and only one of the divine guards who was always by the king's side remained in the palace, while the other had also gone to the city walls.
Today, he brought two god-level knights and one god-level mage into the palace, along with more than a dozen saint-level experts.
Not only that, he has also infiltrated the entire palace. He entered through a side gate and has now approached the core of the palace without encountering any resistance.
As long as the king is sent to the guillotine and the prepared charges are pinned on him, this powerful duke will be the best candidate to become the king of the Los Empire.
When Cromwell arrived outside the king's palace with dozens of powerful men, he was finally stopped.
More than a hundred guards stood watch around the palace. The head guard raised his hand and said, "Who goes there, daring to break into the royal palace at night!"
Cromwell raised his hand to signal everyone to stop, and announced loudly, "Cromwell, having heard that thieves have broken into the palace to assassinate His Majesty the King, I have brought men to rescue him!"
"There is a god-level being in the room, and three paladins in my mind. The others are all very weak. The king is in the hall," the tall, thin knight standing next to Cromwell said softly.
Cromwell's lips curled into a smug smile.
Sure enough, everything was under his control.
"So it is Duke Cromwell. Tonight, the Royal Guard went to the city walls to assist in the defense. We were ordered to stay here to protect His Majesty the King and did not see the thieves you mentioned. Please have the Duke leave the palace with his men to avoid any misunderstandings," the captain of the guard said in a deep voice.
The guards also gripped their swords at their waists, watching Cromwell and his men warily.
"Who do you think you are, daring to speak to His Majesty the Duke like that!" Capas stepped forward and angrily rebuked, "You look like thieves to me. Did you take advantage of the palace's lax security to capture the King and Queen?!"
The people behind him also drew their weapons and pressed forward, ready to attack.
"I think it's you who are plotting something, isn't it?" The doors of the palace suddenly opened, and King Avid walked out.
Standing beside him was an old man dressed in silver armor, with a silver longsword hanging at his waist.
Arvid glared at Cromwell and said in a deep voice, "Cromwell, on the night of the red moon, what is your intention in bringing so many people to break into the palace?!"
Cromwell looked at the imposing Arvid and smiled, saying, "It's wonderful that His Majesty is alright. I'm here tonight to escort His Majesty out of the palace. Is now a convenient time for you?"
"This is my palace. Why should I leave with you? Are you planning a rebellion?!" Avid said, frowning.
Upon hearing this, the guards all showed surprise and quickly pressed their hands to the longswords at their waists.
Duke Cromwell wields immense power and holds an extremely high position in the Los Empire. Today, he leads a group of powerful figures into the palace, all of whom are at the god or saint level.
The palace is most vulnerable tonight.
If the two sides were to clash, the king's side would have absolutely no chance of winning.
"That's right, I've been preparing for this day for decades, and it's time to wrap things up." Cromwell looked at Arvid and smiled, "I was the one who put you in this position back then, otherwise, your brothers wouldn't have died one by one by accident, allowing you, the youngest and most useless eighth prince, to become king. But you've been too disobedient. Now that you've grown powerful, you've started targeting me at every turn, which really disappoints me."
"Cromwell, how dare you utter such treasonous words!" Grover and Maria emerged from the hall, glaring angrily and shouting.
Cromwell looked at Grover and laughed, "Grover, you old codger, so you're here tonight too. Well, you're not leaving tonight either. You've been targeting me all these years, always going against me. Tonight you must die, and you'll be branded as an assassin of the king."
After saying that, Cromwell waved his hand: "Kill them all, leave no one alive!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the dozens of god-level and saint-level powerhouses he brought immediately attacked, surrounding and killing the king and Grover. Only one god-level mage was left to guard Cromwell's side, holding a magic wand in his hand and chanting a spell, preparing to cast a magic spell.
"Protect His Majesty the King!" the chief guard shouted, leading the guards to draw their swords and protect the king as they retreated into the hall.
"When will reinforcements arrive?" the king asked Grover, turning his head slightly, his expression slightly tense.
Grover looked up at the sky, his eyes flashing with a sharp light: "They're here."
boom!
A golden dragon descended from the sky, spewing out a huge fireball from its mouth, which crashed down on Cromwell like a meteorite.
The god-level mage's expression changed slightly. The attack spell he was casting instantly transformed into a yellow-painted magical shield, enveloping Cromwell and Capas together like a grave mound.
The fireball exploded on the mound, causing it to tremble slightly before dissipating.
The three were unharmed beneath the mound.
However, the Saint-level and Level 8 experts who were unable to dodge in time suffered the consequences, with more than a dozen being killed or injured.
"Constantine! What brings you here!" Cromwell looked up at the golden dragon hovering above the palace, his face turning ashen.
This unexpected turn of events caught him completely off guard.
The group that had been rushing toward the king instinctively stopped in their tracks. The two paladins looked at the golden dragon in mid-air and felt a sense of oppression.
Although both are god-level beings, Constantine, a god-level dragon who has been famous for thousands of years, is clearly far stronger than them.
At the same time, a series of orderly footsteps suddenly sounded outside. Hundreds of Imperial Guard cavalrymen in black heavy armor charged in and surrounded the rebel army. Leading them was a general in silver armor, his longsword pointed diagonally at Cromwell, who shouted, "Cromwell, you dare to rebel! Surrender at once!"
"Parker! Aren't you leading the troops to defend the city on the walls?!" Cromwell's expression grew increasingly grim.
Seeing this, the other rebels finally showed a hint of panic on their faces.
The strategies for offense and defense differ.
General Parker is also a Divine Knight.
With the two sides now at a god-like level, it's three against three, and they no longer have any advantage.
"It's quite lively here." Charlotte said with a smile as a griffin landed on the roof of the main hall and looked down at the hundreds of people below.
Everyone looked up at him.
"Charlotte! What are you doing here!" Capas raised an eyebrow, revealing a hint of anger. He hadn't gone to the Abyss to find him, but Charlotte had delivered herself to his doorstep.
"Charlotte?" The king looked up, a hint of surprise on his face. This young man, who had recently become very popular, was indeed quite handsome and dashing.
"I've come here today, naturally to witness how you and your son bring about your own destruction," Charlotte said with a slight smile, looking at Capas. "But, your brain must be fried by now, right?"
"What...what did you say?" Capas looked at Charlotte with some surprise.
"I'm telling you, there's no point in keeping your brain, so just get rid of it." Charlotte's mouth opened slightly, and she made a soft 'snap' sound.
Capas's mouth opened slightly, blood spilling from his mouth and nose. His eyes turned blood red instantly, and he suddenly lunged madly at Cromwell, who was closest to him.
"Duke, watch out!" The divine mage beside him reacted quickly, placing a yellow shield in front of Cromwell and sending the crazed Capas flying.
As luck would have it, Capas's head hit the edge of the steps, and blood and brain matter immediately flowed out. He twitched a few times and then stopped breathing.
"Capas!" Cromwell cried out in shock as he watched the scene unfold. His most beloved and trusted son had died right before his eyes.
"Your Grace, I...I..." The god-level mage was also somewhat flustered when he saw this scene. He only wanted to protect the duke, but he did not expect that everything would be so coincidental. Kapas only took two steps back and hit his head and died.
Cromwell's expression immediately darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "Parker has taken His Majesty the King hostage, intending to rebel. Kill them!"
After saying that, he raised his hand and threw out a golden signal flare, which flew hundreds of meters high and then exploded in the air.
Outside the palace, thousands of armored knights began to pour into the palace from the south gate, rushing in this direction.
Many powerful individuals entered the palace from various directions and converged in this direction.
He had been preparing for decades, so how could he not have imagined that unexpected situations might occur?
He led his men to infiltrate the palace, intending to kill Avid in the most dignified way and then seize power in the kingdom.
Constantine's arrival, and Capas's death, have already determined that tonight will not be a respectable night.
These people should all be buried with Capas.
At Cromwell's command, the two Divine Knights immediately launched an attack on Arvid, attempting to capture the king before Puck could reach him and thus restrain the others.
The god-level mage also cooperated quite well, locking onto Constantine directly. Several giant rock hands burst from the ground and reached out to grab Constantine in mid-air.
Earth magicians have limited means to attack dragons, but their purpose is merely to delay Constantine's actions and prevent him from rescuing Avid.
"Protect His Majesty the King!" General Parker, having also discovered their intentions, gave the order as he rushed towards the King.
The two sides immediately engaged in fierce combat, but almost everyone present was focused on Constantine.
At this moment, he is the biggest variable.
This patriarch of the Golden Dragon Clan, a god-level powerhouse who has been famous for a thousand years, is also the one who recently drove everyone to become demonized.
If he could break through the earth mage's obstruction and block the attacks of the two god-level knights, the situation would once again reach a stalemate, and they would have to wait for the main forces of both sides to arrive before engaging in a more brutal battle.
No one noticed that Charlotte, who was on the griffin's back, had suddenly disappeared.
"A mere trick, yet you dare to show off your skills before an expert." Constantine smiled contemptuously, and with a swipe of his dragon claw, the giant rocky hands that were reaching for him instantly turned into dust.
Then, he raised his hand and pressed down with a claw, causing the ground to collapse instantly. A charging knight suddenly slowed down, his expression changed drastically, as if a huge burden had suddenly been placed on his body, and his speed became extremely slow.
"As expected of Constantine!"
At that moment, this thought surged in everyone's mind.
"Kill Avid!" Cromwell ordered the god-level mage in front of him in a deep voice.
"Yes!" The god-level mage replied, looking in the direction of the king with a fierce glint in his eyes. He raised his magic wand high and then suddenly pressed it down.
The grand hall, built of white megaliths, suddenly began to sway and shake. The ground collapsed, revealing a huge crack, and the entire palace crumbled down, pressing down on the people standing in front of the door.
A smile appeared on the lips of the god-level mage; the credit for the regicide belonged to him.
Although he accidentally killed Capas, Cromwell will likely thank him when he becomes king.
However, at that very moment, a sharp, piercing cry suddenly rang in his ears.
His eardrums vibrated violently, and in that instant, he felt as if he saw his great-grandmother who had been dead for many years.
Then a sword pierced through his back and out of his chest.
"Hehe..."
He looked down in disbelief at the jet-black longsword, its blade pulsating with the laws of nature.
The several divine and holy level magical protective shields on his body failed to stop him in the slightest.
With a twist of the longsword, it was pulled out, and the god-level mage slowly collapsed to the ground. Only before he died did he see clearly who had stabbed him.
The young man, carrying a blood-stained black longsword, smiled at him, a smile so radiant.
With no further attacks, Grover used a Saint-level magical shield to prop up the collapsed palace, protecting Avid, the Queen, and the others.
Constantine suppressed a divine knight with a single claw, trapping him tightly with his domain, an absolute suppression that left him completely unable to break free.
Parker arrived and, together with another Divine Knight, subdued the remaining Divine Knight.
With their numerical advantage, the remaining level eight and nine powerhouses were successively suppressed or killed.
Only then did people notice the dead god-level mage lying on the ground, and Charlotte who had placed the Judgment Sword against Cromwell's neck.
"Paladin!"
Parker looked at Charlotte and exclaimed in surprise.
"This...how is this possible?!" Grover's eyes widened in disbelief. He had just met Charlotte in the Elf City a month ago, when she had only just broken through to become a Sky Knight. How could she have become a Paladin now?!
"A paladin?! How did this guy train?!" Maria's eyes widened in disbelief.
The others looked at Charlotte with equally shocked expressions.
Among the younger generation, the most renowned is undoubtedly Elizabeth, who became a paladin at a young age.
But as we see it today, Elizabeth is probably not the only young person to become a paladin; there is also this little-known Charlotte.
Of the three god-level beings, one died and two were captured, and all the other assassins also perished in battle.
Cromwell was deathly pale and his heart was filled with despair.
He stared at Charlotte with venomous eyes, his voice hoarse as he said, "Did you kill Capas? And you were the one who kidnapped him before?"
"You're absolutely right. We have no enmity with each other. It's all because your son is too good at stirring up trouble, trying to kill me time and time again. I can't rest easy until you two are dead," Charlotte said helplessly.
Arvid said, "Charlotte, don't kill him now. I want to put him on a public trial and hang him!"
"Ha...hahaha..." Cromwell suddenly threw his head back and laughed, spitting out a mouthful of black blood. He looked at Arvid and said, "My third son has been weak since childhood and has never participated in any rebellion. Let him live out his life in the south."
Arvid looked at Cromwell, whose face had turned ashen, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded.
Cromwell collapsed to the ground, bleeding from all seven orifices, and died.
Just then, the various rebel armies arrived and witnessed Cromwell committing suicide by poison, and they were all shocked.
"Cromwell is dead. If you lay down your weapons and surrender, I can spare your lives!" Arvid stepped forward and said loudly to the crowd.
After a moment of silence, the sound of discarded weapons echoed across the ground.
The Imperial Guard arrived, arrested all the rebels, and imprisoned them to await trial.
The death penalty may be waived, but the person will not be released on the spot.
These rebels and the forces behind them will inevitably pay the price for their actions today.
The Los Empire is inevitably about to undergo a major reshuffle, and countless old noble families will disappear.
"Thank you, Chief Constantine, for helping me suppress these treacherous rebels," Avid said, looking at Constantine with gratitude.
"Your Majesty, please don't be so polite. This is our previous agreement," Constantine said with a hearty laugh.
Avid then looked at Charlotte and thanked her with a smile, saying, "Thank you, Dr. Charlotte, for helping me suppress these treacherous rebels."
Charlotte, without any prestige, gave the king a chivalrous salute: "Your Majesty, there is no need for such formalities. Today, the traitors have been executed, and I have a request to make."
"Just ask, and I'll do whatever it takes if it's within my power," Avid nodded.
Charlotte is already a paladin at such a young age, and becoming a god is just around the corner.
Today he has murdered a god, and he will surely become famous throughout the world, which has also made him want to win him over.
Constantine looked at Charlotte with admiration in his eyes. His sword strike that killed the god-level mage was extremely decisive and the timing was very precise. After showing his strength and talent, it would be much easier for him to ask for a reward.
Charlotte began, "Do you remember Frank Bernice, the former Minister of Finance of the Los Empire? He was framed by Cromwell and hanged. His daughter escaped with an account book and was hunted down by Capas all the way to the Abyss. She is now the vice president of my clinic. I believe you have already received that account book, which is sufficient to prove Frank's innocence. Therefore, I would like you to help him clear his name and restore the reputation of his family."
"So that ledger came from your hands." Avid said with some surprise.
Charlotte nodded slightly.
Grover stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it wasn't just that ledger; the list that later revealed Cromwell's collusion with those nobles was also obtained by Charlotte from Capas, which gave us time to prepare in advance."
"There's such a thing?" Avid was even more surprised. This list had been a great help to him, allowing him to eliminate some of the traitors Cromwell had arranged before the night of the Red Moon. Otherwise, he didn't even dare to think about what might have happened tonight.
"That's right, I got the list from Capas. He and Bill tried to kill me, but I killed them instead. I tied Capas up for a few days." Charlotte nodded, but didn't go into too many details.
"Very well, it is my duty to exonerate Frank and other loyal subjects who were framed by Cromwell. Tomorrow I will have them investigate the loyal subjects and nobles who have been framed over the years, restore their reputations, and provide them with compensation." Arvid nodded and looked at Charlotte, saying, "As for what you have done, I must thank you properly."
"You're too kind." Charlotte nodded slightly, relieved by Avid's promise.
Once Frank is exonerated, Vivian and her mother will be able to regain their honor and will no longer need to hide their identities and names or live timidly.
Cromwell was executed, and his remaining associates were arrested and imprisoned. There were many matters in the palace that required the king's attention, so Charlotte and Constantine did not intend to stay long.
Charlotte found an opportunity to speak privately with Maria for a few minutes.
"Your strength has increased so fast! Two breakthroughs in a month? And you even killed a god tonight. I bet tomorrow they'll be putting you and Elizabeth side by side to discuss who's the number one among the younger generation." Maria looked at Charlotte and couldn't help but admire her.
"What's there to discuss? My wife is better than me, and I'm happy to accept it," Charlotte said dismissively.
"Wife?" Maria's eyes widened. "Didn't you break off your engagement?"
Charlotte said with a hint of smugness, "We can renew the agreement if it's cancelled. We're getting married in the middle of next month, and you have to come to the wedding. This is my formal invitation to you. I'll send you the specific date on Blackstone later. You'll stay in Kalva for three days."
Maria was even more shocked. If this news got out, it would probably cause a sensation throughout the entire continent of Aesop.
The debate over who is the leading figure among the younger generation hasn't even been resolved yet, and they're already getting married.
This might be the strongest couple on the continent of Aesop in the future!
Wherever they go, they walk sideways.
"Then why stay for three days?" Maria asked, puzzled.
"Because I'm going to marry three wives, I'll have to hold three weddings," Charlotte explained.
"You married Elizabeth, and now you want to marry another woman? You've got some nerve!" Maria's eyes widened, as if she had heard something incredible.
"I got Elizabeth's permission, so what's there to be afraid of?" Charlotte smiled even more smugly.
"Who are the other two?"
"You should have heard of Ruth and Diana."
"That succubus saintess and your landlord in the Abyss?"
"That's right, it seems you've been paying a lot of attention to me."
"..."
Maria didn't know how to describe her feelings at that moment; she was simply deeply shocked.
"Then I'm off. I'll go with the Night Watchman to patrol around and see if the effect of the full-scale demonization is as expected," Charlotte said.
"Okay, I'll come to your wedding." Maria nodded.
Charlotte turned Anna back into a cat, then climbed onto Constantine's back and left the capital.
After takeoff, one can see the surging beast tide frantically attacking the capital. However, with the support of the nettle protection system, the beast tide is unable to break through the defense line and is constantly being worn down.
"This scale has doubled compared to before. It seems that after the entire population of small and medium-sized cities became demonized, the monsters lost their targets and began to gather in the giant cities, putting pressure on the large cities. The situation will probably be even more difficult on the next night of the Red Moon," Constantine said.
"In that case, there are only two options: either completely corrupt all the people in the large cities, or expand the scale of the nettle defense system and establish a more robust defense system," Charlotte said.
Which option do you think is better?
Charlotte paused for a moment, then said, "This should be left to each city to choose for itself."
"If only a few cities remain on the continent of Aesop, the massive beast tide will be unstoppable, especially once high-level magical beasts gather in terrifying numbers, the nettle defense system will also be breached," Constantine said in a deep voice. "Therefore, in the end, there is no other choice. The demonization of large cities is part of the plan to demonize everyone, which will be implemented next month."
Charlotte nodded slightly, her mood a little heavy, but she knew that this was indeed the only way.
Next month, the continent of Aesop will enter a true phase of universal demonization.
That night, they flew over many small and medium-sized cities.
The residents stayed in their homes; there was no beast tide, no death, and everything was quiet and peaceful.
"A thousand years... I haven't seen such a peaceful night under the red moon in a thousand years," Constantine exclaimed. "Charlotte, you have brought a miracle to this world."
……
"Here we go again! But this aura is much weaker, like someone has broken through to the seventh level! Who is it? Diana?"
On a distant rooftop, a man in black, hidden in the mist, looked suspiciously at 520 Bacca Street, two hundred meters away.
He had sensed an incredibly powerful aura emanating from there, which jolted him awake from his sleep.
As a Sky Knight, he was absolutely certain that the aura was far stronger than his own, possibly a Saint-level being.
What he couldn't understand was that only Charlotte and the two beautiful women had entered the house last night. Charlotte was also a Sky Knight, so it was impossible for her to unleash such a powerful aura.
Moreover, a level seven aura erupted from behind, as if someone had just broken through.
"These anomalies must be reported to the Duke," the man in black thought to himself, turning to leave.
But when he turned around, he was surprised to find a person standing behind him, looking at him with a half-smile.
"Charlotte!" The man in black was shocked, his mind almost leaving his body. He had been staring at the house and at Charlotte, and had no idea when or how Charlotte had appeared behind him.
"Cromwell sent you, didn't he?" Charlotte asked with a smile.
"I don't know what you're talking about. I was just passing by." The man in black forced himself to remain calm, already holding a signal flare in his hand.
Charlotte's inability to discern her true nature made him somewhat suspicious of the source of the Saint-level aura he had encountered earlier, causing him extreme unease and prompting him to seek help.
"Go on your way. Go back and tell Cromwell that I killed Bill and I captured Capas," Charlotte said with a smile.
The man in black looked surprised and turned to fly towards the house opposite.
He was ordered to keep an eye on Charlotte in order to find out if she had killed Bill and kidnapped Master Capas.
Although young master Capas has returned to the capital, the news has not spread. Charlotte's knowledge of this matter indicates that he is indeed the murderer.
Bill was an eighth-level mage, yet he died at Charlotte's hands, which shows just how strong Charlotte was. He couldn't see through Charlotte's strength, so escaping from here was the safest option.
As long as he reports the news to the Duke, he will surely send a Saint-level expert to deal with Charlotte, and then those two women will be his...
Before the smile on the man in black could fully bloom, his body, which had been flying through the air, plummeted vertically to the ground like a bird with broken wings.
Charlotte stepped on his head and stomped her foot into the ground.
With a muffled thud, the man in black sank into the thick brick floor and died instantly.
He couldn't understand until his death why Charlotte, the Sky Knight, had become a Paladin overnight.
Charlotte waved her hand, storing the black-clad man's corpse into the spatial ring she had previously used to dispose of bodies. Then, before the neighbors could peek out to see what was going on, she made a sudden thought and left.
Soon, he appeared at the beach, threw the body into a crevice in a cliff, and casually cut a section of rock with his sword to bury the body inside.
This method of destroying the body is so effective that no one can find it; it's more reliable than throwing it into the sea.
Breaking through to the Paladin level, I tested my skills and killed the Sky Knight as easily as killing a chicken; the opponent had no power to resist at all.
From this perspective, it seems that the reason for fighting Matthew that day was entirely due to CT's Eye breaking Matthew's succubus illusion and catching him off guard.
Previously, he helped Diana break through to level seven and become a seven-tailed fox, and now she is the number one native of the Abyss.
He had been to Calva a few days ago, but had not seen Elizabeth.
According to Jenny, she went deep into the wilderness after breaking through to Paladin and hasn't returned to Kalva for nearly half a month.
Elizabeth's cultivation method was completely different from his; she proved herself through killing, honing her strength by hunting magical beasts in the wilderness, and comprehending the laws in battle—a truly insane approach.
But it was precisely this frenzied killing that allowed her to maintain an incredibly rapid pace of breakthroughs.
Charlotte's battles mostly took place in the mysterious space with the Judges, saving her the trouble of going into the wilderness to find monsters.
This breakthrough to Paladin went more smoothly than he had anticipated.
He seemed to have hit a bottleneck, but the appearance of the Law Realm was just in time, helping him to successfully break through.
[Player: Charlotte]
[Occupations: Knight, Doctor, Pharmacist]
[Rank: Paladin: 3022000/8000000]
Grandmaster Pharmacist: 14940/16000
[Wealth Points: 214326420]
……
Charlotte glanced at her attribute panel; all the data had been updated.
In the level section, to reach the god level, you need 500 million wealth points.
He only had 200 million on hand.
It's clearly impossible to break through before the night of the red moon.
After all, the night of the red moon is only three days away.
During these three days, he will enter the mysterious space to find the Judge to stabilize his realm and adjust his condition to its best before the night of the red moon, so that he can fully exert his current strength.
The Paladin is too strong; his control over the laws is on a completely different level from that of the Star Knight.
Charlotte even had an urge to test her sword against a god-like being.
……
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
The night of the red moon has arrived once again.
Although there were zero casualties on the last night of the Red Moon, the Abyss was still shrouded in a terrifying atmosphere. Every household had its doors tightly shut, and there wasn't a single pedestrian on the streets.
Charlotte, along with Evelyn, had just arrived in the capital and met up with Constantine on a rocky mountain fifty kilometers south of the city.
"You...you've become a paladin?!" Constantine stared at Charlotte, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"I just barely broke through the barrier the day before yesterday," Charlotte said with a humble smile.
"A stroke of luck?! What kind of luck is this! You're a prodigy among prodigies!" Constantine stared at Charlotte from head to toe, clicking his tongue in amazement. "Just half a month ago, Benjamin told me you had broken through to the Star Knight level, and I was shocked. Only half a month later, you've broken through to the Paladin level! Did you and Elizabeth find some speedrun secret? You two are scrambling to achieve that Paladin breakthrough in just half a month, aren't you?"
"For those at level seven and above, the understanding of the laws is more important than cultivation. Perhaps I do have some talent in the understanding of the laws," Charlotte explained.
"This isn't just a little talent, this is absolutely extraordinary talent!" Constantine looked at Charlotte. "So, you came to the capital today to personally kill Cromwell and his son?"
"If there's an opportunity, I wouldn't mind doing it for you," Charlotte said with a smile.
I cannot rest easy until Cromwell is dead.
He came to the capital today to witness Cromwell's death in person.
Of course, if it were his turn to take action, he would not hesitate at all.
"Don't worry, I'll fight for this opportunity for you." Constantine patted his chest and assured him, "Isn't your potion trading center doing very well? If you can make a good impression on the king today, you might be able to open a branch in the capital."
"Oh? How should I behave to gain the king's favor?" Charlotte asked with a smile.
"Cromwell is a major concern for the King, and now he's preparing to storm the palace and seize power. If you kill Cromwell, the King will naturally owe you a favor," Constantine said.
"That's a good idea, but Cromwell is said to have god-level guards by his side. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to kill him."
"You, a Sky Knight, could kill a Saint-level succubus. Now that you've broken through to the Saint Knight level, don't you want to try what it feels like to kill a god?" Constantine looked at him. "The kind of thing that people remember is the act of killing a god before one becomes a god."
Constantine's words did indeed tempt Charlotte.
God, the supreme being on the continent of Aesop.
The existence that he once considered unapproachable now presents him with an opportunity to slay a god.
He had just broken through to the Paladin level, and his only combat experience was the thousands of life-or-death battles he fought against the Judge in the mysterious space.
Constantine looked at him and said, "Cromwell has three god-level beings with him, and they should all be going to the palace with him tonight. We'll hold off two of them, and you can handle the last one. What do you think?"
Charlotte thought about it seriously for three seconds, then nodded: "Okay, I'll give it a try."
"Don't worry, with me here, he can't possibly kill you," Constantine assured, patting his chest.
"With you saying that, I can go ahead and do it without worry," Charlotte said with a smile.
As darkness fell, a red moon began to rise into the sky.
The world suddenly fell silent, even the chirping of insects disappeared.
Then, eerie roars of beasts came from all directions, the ground trembled slightly, and looking into the distance, countless magical beasts surged in from all directions, then gathered into a beast tide, and surged toward the capital.
"It's time, we should set off." Constantine said, transforming into a golden dragon and flying towards the capital.
Charlotte jumped onto the griffin and flew away right after it.
The capital's nettle defense system has been quite well established, with a 30-kilometer-long nettle shrub forest stretching out, and near the city wall, there is a 3-kilometer-wide and 100-meter-high ironwood nettle forest, followed by a 500-meter-high ironwood nettle city wall.
That's right, it's a direct copy of Elf City's work.
Thousands of cannons made of nettle extract stood atop the city walls, and the defending soldiers stood guard, ready for battle.
"This beast tide is much larger than before. After small and medium-sized cities are corrupted by demons, large cities will have to bear the pressure. It will probably be difficult for the capital to achieve the zero-casualty defense that the Elf City did," Constantine said.
"Even if we can't achieve zero casualties, with this nettle defense system, the number of casualties should be manageable," Charlotte said. "As long as the commander doesn't make any mistakes, holding the walls until dawn shouldn't be a problem."
Constantine used a few tricks to lead Charlotte through the capital's defensive barrier.
In the center of the city, towards the royal palace, a red signal flare rose into the air and exploded in mid-air.
"Looks like we've arrived just in time; the show is about to begin," Constantine said with a smile.
"Then let's hurry there. If the king dies, it will be troublesome," Charlotte said with a smile.
"Let's go." Constantine nodded and flew rapidly towards the palace.
The griffin flapped its wings and followed closely behind.
……
"Father, isn't it a bit strange that we've come in so smoothly?"
Inside the palace, Cromwell, clad in golden armor, led a large group of mages and knights, marching grandly into the depths of the palace.
Wearing a set of black soft armor, Capas followed closely beside Cromwell. Seeing that the journey was unimpeded, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"I've painstakingly prepared for this day for decades. If I were to encounter so many obstacles after entering the palace, that would be truly absurd," Cromwell laughed, his eyes gleaming. "Soon, I will be the new king of the Los Empire! And you will become a prince!"
Upon hearing this, Capas also began to get excited. Although part of his memory had been erased and he didn't remember what happened in Calva, once he became a prince and the future crown prince, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to win Elizabeth's heart.
Compared to the Calva Empire, the Los Empire is a true behemoth.
No matter how strong Elizabeth is, can she stand against the entire Los Empire?
And that Charlotte, that nasty fellow, he's going to capture him and torture him horribly.
"Hiss..." Kapas's brain suddenly twitched, and he couldn't help but make a sound of pain, instinctively covering his head.
"Your head hasn't recovered yet?" Cromwell turned to look at Capas, a hint of worry in his eyes.
"It's probably because I didn't get enough rest last night, it's not a big problem," Capas quickly said. The problem with his brain was quite troubling him, but the doctor couldn't figure it out either, so he could only wait until tonight's events were over before seeking medical help again.
He looked up at the red moon hanging high in the sky, and suddenly felt a little dazed, as if something was about to burst out of his mind. He quickly looked away and dared not look again.
Cromwell had stopped paying attention to him and led the group forward.
The night of the red moon is when the palace's defenses are at their weakest.
He received news that 80% of the royal guards had been transferred to the city walls to assist in the defense, and only one of the divine guards who was always by the king's side remained in the palace, while the other had also gone to the city walls.
Today, he brought two god-level knights and one god-level mage into the palace, along with more than a dozen saint-level experts.
Not only that, he has also infiltrated the entire palace. He entered through a side gate and has now approached the core of the palace without encountering any resistance.
As long as the king is sent to the guillotine and the prepared charges are pinned on him, this powerful duke will be the best candidate to become the king of the Los Empire.
When Cromwell arrived outside the king's palace with dozens of powerful men, he was finally stopped.
More than a hundred guards stood watch around the palace. The head guard raised his hand and said, "Who goes there, daring to break into the royal palace at night!"
Cromwell raised his hand to signal everyone to stop, and announced loudly, "Cromwell, having heard that thieves have broken into the palace to assassinate His Majesty the King, I have brought men to rescue him!"
"There is a god-level being in the room, and three paladins in my mind. The others are all very weak. The king is in the hall," the tall, thin knight standing next to Cromwell said softly.
Cromwell's lips curled into a smug smile.
Sure enough, everything was under his control.
"So it is Duke Cromwell. Tonight, the Royal Guard went to the city walls to assist in the defense. We were ordered to stay here to protect His Majesty the King and did not see the thieves you mentioned. Please have the Duke leave the palace with his men to avoid any misunderstandings," the captain of the guard said in a deep voice.
The guards also gripped their swords at their waists, watching Cromwell and his men warily.
"Who do you think you are, daring to speak to His Majesty the Duke like that!" Capas stepped forward and angrily rebuked, "You look like thieves to me. Did you take advantage of the palace's lax security to capture the King and Queen?!"
The people behind him also drew their weapons and pressed forward, ready to attack.
"I think it's you who are plotting something, isn't it?" The doors of the palace suddenly opened, and King Avid walked out.
Standing beside him was an old man dressed in silver armor, with a silver longsword hanging at his waist.
Arvid glared at Cromwell and said in a deep voice, "Cromwell, on the night of the red moon, what is your intention in bringing so many people to break into the palace?!"
Cromwell looked at the imposing Arvid and smiled, saying, "It's wonderful that His Majesty is alright. I'm here tonight to escort His Majesty out of the palace. Is now a convenient time for you?"
"This is my palace. Why should I leave with you? Are you planning a rebellion?!" Avid said, frowning.
Upon hearing this, the guards all showed surprise and quickly pressed their hands to the longswords at their waists.
Duke Cromwell wields immense power and holds an extremely high position in the Los Empire. Today, he leads a group of powerful figures into the palace, all of whom are at the god or saint level.
The palace is most vulnerable tonight.
If the two sides were to clash, the king's side would have absolutely no chance of winning.
"That's right, I've been preparing for this day for decades, and it's time to wrap things up." Cromwell looked at Arvid and smiled, "I was the one who put you in this position back then, otherwise, your brothers wouldn't have died one by one by accident, allowing you, the youngest and most useless eighth prince, to become king. But you've been too disobedient. Now that you've grown powerful, you've started targeting me at every turn, which really disappoints me."
"Cromwell, how dare you utter such treasonous words!" Grover and Maria emerged from the hall, glaring angrily and shouting.
Cromwell looked at Grover and laughed, "Grover, you old codger, so you're here tonight too. Well, you're not leaving tonight either. You've been targeting me all these years, always going against me. Tonight you must die, and you'll be branded as an assassin of the king."
After saying that, Cromwell waved his hand: "Kill them all, leave no one alive!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the dozens of god-level and saint-level powerhouses he brought immediately attacked, surrounding and killing the king and Grover. Only one god-level mage was left to guard Cromwell's side, holding a magic wand in his hand and chanting a spell, preparing to cast a magic spell.
"Protect His Majesty the King!" the chief guard shouted, leading the guards to draw their swords and protect the king as they retreated into the hall.
"When will reinforcements arrive?" the king asked Grover, turning his head slightly, his expression slightly tense.
Grover looked up at the sky, his eyes flashing with a sharp light: "They're here."
boom!
A golden dragon descended from the sky, spewing out a huge fireball from its mouth, which crashed down on Cromwell like a meteorite.
The god-level mage's expression changed slightly. The attack spell he was casting instantly transformed into a yellow-painted magical shield, enveloping Cromwell and Capas together like a grave mound.
The fireball exploded on the mound, causing it to tremble slightly before dissipating.
The three were unharmed beneath the mound.
However, the Saint-level and Level 8 experts who were unable to dodge in time suffered the consequences, with more than a dozen being killed or injured.
"Constantine! What brings you here!" Cromwell looked up at the golden dragon hovering above the palace, his face turning ashen.
This unexpected turn of events caught him completely off guard.
The group that had been rushing toward the king instinctively stopped in their tracks. The two paladins looked at the golden dragon in mid-air and felt a sense of oppression.
Although both are god-level beings, Constantine, a god-level dragon who has been famous for thousands of years, is clearly far stronger than them.
At the same time, a series of orderly footsteps suddenly sounded outside. Hundreds of Imperial Guard cavalrymen in black heavy armor charged in and surrounded the rebel army. Leading them was a general in silver armor, his longsword pointed diagonally at Cromwell, who shouted, "Cromwell, you dare to rebel! Surrender at once!"
"Parker! Aren't you leading the troops to defend the city on the walls?!" Cromwell's expression grew increasingly grim.
Seeing this, the other rebels finally showed a hint of panic on their faces.
The strategies for offense and defense differ.
General Parker is also a Divine Knight.
With the two sides now at a god-like level, it's three against three, and they no longer have any advantage.
"It's quite lively here." Charlotte said with a smile as a griffin landed on the roof of the main hall and looked down at the hundreds of people below.
Everyone looked up at him.
"Charlotte! What are you doing here!" Capas raised an eyebrow, revealing a hint of anger. He hadn't gone to the Abyss to find him, but Charlotte had delivered herself to his doorstep.
"Charlotte?" The king looked up, a hint of surprise on his face. This young man, who had recently become very popular, was indeed quite handsome and dashing.
"I've come here today, naturally to witness how you and your son bring about your own destruction," Charlotte said with a slight smile, looking at Capas. "But, your brain must be fried by now, right?"
"What...what did you say?" Capas looked at Charlotte with some surprise.
"I'm telling you, there's no point in keeping your brain, so just get rid of it." Charlotte's mouth opened slightly, and she made a soft 'snap' sound.
Capas's mouth opened slightly, blood spilling from his mouth and nose. His eyes turned blood red instantly, and he suddenly lunged madly at Cromwell, who was closest to him.
"Duke, watch out!" The divine mage beside him reacted quickly, placing a yellow shield in front of Cromwell and sending the crazed Capas flying.
As luck would have it, Capas's head hit the edge of the steps, and blood and brain matter immediately flowed out. He twitched a few times and then stopped breathing.
"Capas!" Cromwell cried out in shock as he watched the scene unfold. His most beloved and trusted son had died right before his eyes.
"Your Grace, I...I..." The god-level mage was also somewhat flustered when he saw this scene. He only wanted to protect the duke, but he did not expect that everything would be so coincidental. Kapas only took two steps back and hit his head and died.
Cromwell's expression immediately darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "Parker has taken His Majesty the King hostage, intending to rebel. Kill them!"
After saying that, he raised his hand and threw out a golden signal flare, which flew hundreds of meters high and then exploded in the air.
Outside the palace, thousands of armored knights began to pour into the palace from the south gate, rushing in this direction.
Many powerful individuals entered the palace from various directions and converged in this direction.
He had been preparing for decades, so how could he not have imagined that unexpected situations might occur?
He led his men to infiltrate the palace, intending to kill Avid in the most dignified way and then seize power in the kingdom.
Constantine's arrival, and Capas's death, have already determined that tonight will not be a respectable night.
These people should all be buried with Capas.
At Cromwell's command, the two Divine Knights immediately launched an attack on Arvid, attempting to capture the king before Puck could reach him and thus restrain the others.
The god-level mage also cooperated quite well, locking onto Constantine directly. Several giant rock hands burst from the ground and reached out to grab Constantine in mid-air.
Earth magicians have limited means to attack dragons, but their purpose is merely to delay Constantine's actions and prevent him from rescuing Avid.
"Protect His Majesty the King!" General Parker, having also discovered their intentions, gave the order as he rushed towards the King.
The two sides immediately engaged in fierce combat, but almost everyone present was focused on Constantine.
At this moment, he is the biggest variable.
This patriarch of the Golden Dragon Clan, a god-level powerhouse who has been famous for a thousand years, is also the one who recently drove everyone to become demonized.
If he could break through the earth mage's obstruction and block the attacks of the two god-level knights, the situation would once again reach a stalemate, and they would have to wait for the main forces of both sides to arrive before engaging in a more brutal battle.
No one noticed that Charlotte, who was on the griffin's back, had suddenly disappeared.
"A mere trick, yet you dare to show off your skills before an expert." Constantine smiled contemptuously, and with a swipe of his dragon claw, the giant rocky hands that were reaching for him instantly turned into dust.
Then, he raised his hand and pressed down with a claw, causing the ground to collapse instantly. A charging knight suddenly slowed down, his expression changed drastically, as if a huge burden had suddenly been placed on his body, and his speed became extremely slow.
"As expected of Constantine!"
At that moment, this thought surged in everyone's mind.
"Kill Avid!" Cromwell ordered the god-level mage in front of him in a deep voice.
"Yes!" The god-level mage replied, looking in the direction of the king with a fierce glint in his eyes. He raised his magic wand high and then suddenly pressed it down.
The grand hall, built of white megaliths, suddenly began to sway and shake. The ground collapsed, revealing a huge crack, and the entire palace crumbled down, pressing down on the people standing in front of the door.
A smile appeared on the lips of the god-level mage; the credit for the regicide belonged to him.
Although he accidentally killed Capas, Cromwell will likely thank him when he becomes king.
However, at that very moment, a sharp, piercing cry suddenly rang in his ears.
His eardrums vibrated violently, and in that instant, he felt as if he saw his great-grandmother who had been dead for many years.
Then a sword pierced through his back and out of his chest.
"Hehe..."
He looked down in disbelief at the jet-black longsword, its blade pulsating with the laws of nature.
The several divine and holy level magical protective shields on his body failed to stop him in the slightest.
With a twist of the longsword, it was pulled out, and the god-level mage slowly collapsed to the ground. Only before he died did he see clearly who had stabbed him.
The young man, carrying a blood-stained black longsword, smiled at him, a smile so radiant.
With no further attacks, Grover used a Saint-level magical shield to prop up the collapsed palace, protecting Avid, the Queen, and the others.
Constantine suppressed a divine knight with a single claw, trapping him tightly with his domain, an absolute suppression that left him completely unable to break free.
Parker arrived and, together with another Divine Knight, subdued the remaining Divine Knight.
With their numerical advantage, the remaining level eight and nine powerhouses were successively suppressed or killed.
Only then did people notice the dead god-level mage lying on the ground, and Charlotte who had placed the Judgment Sword against Cromwell's neck.
"Paladin!"
Parker looked at Charlotte and exclaimed in surprise.
"This...how is this possible?!" Grover's eyes widened in disbelief. He had just met Charlotte in the Elf City a month ago, when she had only just broken through to become a Sky Knight. How could she have become a Paladin now?!
"A paladin?! How did this guy train?!" Maria's eyes widened in disbelief.
The others looked at Charlotte with equally shocked expressions.
Among the younger generation, the most renowned is undoubtedly Elizabeth, who became a paladin at a young age.
But as we see it today, Elizabeth is probably not the only young person to become a paladin; there is also this little-known Charlotte.
Of the three god-level beings, one died and two were captured, and all the other assassins also perished in battle.
Cromwell was deathly pale and his heart was filled with despair.
He stared at Charlotte with venomous eyes, his voice hoarse as he said, "Did you kill Capas? And you were the one who kidnapped him before?"
"You're absolutely right. We have no enmity with each other. It's all because your son is too good at stirring up trouble, trying to kill me time and time again. I can't rest easy until you two are dead," Charlotte said helplessly.
Arvid said, "Charlotte, don't kill him now. I want to put him on a public trial and hang him!"
"Ha...hahaha..." Cromwell suddenly threw his head back and laughed, spitting out a mouthful of black blood. He looked at Arvid and said, "My third son has been weak since childhood and has never participated in any rebellion. Let him live out his life in the south."
Arvid looked at Cromwell, whose face had turned ashen, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded.
Cromwell collapsed to the ground, bleeding from all seven orifices, and died.
Just then, the various rebel armies arrived and witnessed Cromwell committing suicide by poison, and they were all shocked.
"Cromwell is dead. If you lay down your weapons and surrender, I can spare your lives!" Arvid stepped forward and said loudly to the crowd.
After a moment of silence, the sound of discarded weapons echoed across the ground.
The Imperial Guard arrived, arrested all the rebels, and imprisoned them to await trial.
The death penalty may be waived, but the person will not be released on the spot.
These rebels and the forces behind them will inevitably pay the price for their actions today.
The Los Empire is inevitably about to undergo a major reshuffle, and countless old noble families will disappear.
"Thank you, Chief Constantine, for helping me suppress these treacherous rebels," Avid said, looking at Constantine with gratitude.
"Your Majesty, please don't be so polite. This is our previous agreement," Constantine said with a hearty laugh.
Avid then looked at Charlotte and thanked her with a smile, saying, "Thank you, Dr. Charlotte, for helping me suppress these treacherous rebels."
Charlotte, without any prestige, gave the king a chivalrous salute: "Your Majesty, there is no need for such formalities. Today, the traitors have been executed, and I have a request to make."
"Just ask, and I'll do whatever it takes if it's within my power," Avid nodded.
Charlotte is already a paladin at such a young age, and becoming a god is just around the corner.
Today he has murdered a god, and he will surely become famous throughout the world, which has also made him want to win him over.
Constantine looked at Charlotte with admiration in his eyes. His sword strike that killed the god-level mage was extremely decisive and the timing was very precise. After showing his strength and talent, it would be much easier for him to ask for a reward.
Charlotte began, "Do you remember Frank Bernice, the former Minister of Finance of the Los Empire? He was framed by Cromwell and hanged. His daughter escaped with an account book and was hunted down by Capas all the way to the Abyss. She is now the vice president of my clinic. I believe you have already received that account book, which is sufficient to prove Frank's innocence. Therefore, I would like you to help him clear his name and restore the reputation of his family."
"So that ledger came from your hands." Avid said with some surprise.
Charlotte nodded slightly.
Grover stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it wasn't just that ledger; the list that later revealed Cromwell's collusion with those nobles was also obtained by Charlotte from Capas, which gave us time to prepare in advance."
"There's such a thing?" Avid was even more surprised. This list had been a great help to him, allowing him to eliminate some of the traitors Cromwell had arranged before the night of the Red Moon. Otherwise, he didn't even dare to think about what might have happened tonight.
"That's right, I got the list from Capas. He and Bill tried to kill me, but I killed them instead. I tied Capas up for a few days." Charlotte nodded, but didn't go into too many details.
"Very well, it is my duty to exonerate Frank and other loyal subjects who were framed by Cromwell. Tomorrow I will have them investigate the loyal subjects and nobles who have been framed over the years, restore their reputations, and provide them with compensation." Arvid nodded and looked at Charlotte, saying, "As for what you have done, I must thank you properly."
"You're too kind." Charlotte nodded slightly, relieved by Avid's promise.
Once Frank is exonerated, Vivian and her mother will be able to regain their honor and will no longer need to hide their identities and names or live timidly.
Cromwell was executed, and his remaining associates were arrested and imprisoned. There were many matters in the palace that required the king's attention, so Charlotte and Constantine did not intend to stay long.
Charlotte found an opportunity to speak privately with Maria for a few minutes.
"Your strength has increased so fast! Two breakthroughs in a month? And you even killed a god tonight. I bet tomorrow they'll be putting you and Elizabeth side by side to discuss who's the number one among the younger generation." Maria looked at Charlotte and couldn't help but admire her.
"What's there to discuss? My wife is better than me, and I'm happy to accept it," Charlotte said dismissively.
"Wife?" Maria's eyes widened. "Didn't you break off your engagement?"
Charlotte said with a hint of smugness, "We can renew the agreement if it's cancelled. We're getting married in the middle of next month, and you have to come to the wedding. This is my formal invitation to you. I'll send you the specific date on Blackstone later. You'll stay in Kalva for three days."
Maria was even more shocked. If this news got out, it would probably cause a sensation throughout the entire continent of Aesop.
The debate over who is the leading figure among the younger generation hasn't even been resolved yet, and they're already getting married.
This might be the strongest couple on the continent of Aesop in the future!
Wherever they go, they walk sideways.
"Then why stay for three days?" Maria asked, puzzled.
"Because I'm going to marry three wives, I'll have to hold three weddings," Charlotte explained.
"You married Elizabeth, and now you want to marry another woman? You've got some nerve!" Maria's eyes widened, as if she had heard something incredible.
"I got Elizabeth's permission, so what's there to be afraid of?" Charlotte smiled even more smugly.
"Who are the other two?"
"You should have heard of Ruth and Diana."
"That succubus saintess and your landlord in the Abyss?"
"That's right, it seems you've been paying a lot of attention to me."
"..."
Maria didn't know how to describe her feelings at that moment; she was simply deeply shocked.
"Then I'm off. I'll go with the Night Watchman to patrol around and see if the effect of the full-scale demonization is as expected," Charlotte said.
"Okay, I'll come to your wedding." Maria nodded.
Charlotte turned Anna back into a cat, then climbed onto Constantine's back and left the capital.
After takeoff, one can see the surging beast tide frantically attacking the capital. However, with the support of the nettle protection system, the beast tide is unable to break through the defense line and is constantly being worn down.
"This scale has doubled compared to before. It seems that after the entire population of small and medium-sized cities became demonized, the monsters lost their targets and began to gather in the giant cities, putting pressure on the large cities. The situation will probably be even more difficult on the next night of the Red Moon," Constantine said.
"In that case, there are only two options: either completely corrupt all the people in the large cities, or expand the scale of the nettle defense system and establish a more robust defense system," Charlotte said.
Which option do you think is better?
Charlotte paused for a moment, then said, "This should be left to each city to choose for itself."
"If only a few cities remain on the continent of Aesop, the massive beast tide will be unstoppable, especially once high-level magical beasts gather in terrifying numbers, the nettle defense system will also be breached," Constantine said in a deep voice. "Therefore, in the end, there is no other choice. The demonization of large cities is part of the plan to demonize everyone, which will be implemented next month."
Charlotte nodded slightly, her mood a little heavy, but she knew that this was indeed the only way.
Next month, the continent of Aesop will enter a true phase of universal demonization.
That night, they flew over many small and medium-sized cities.
The residents stayed in their homes; there was no beast tide, no death, and everything was quiet and peaceful.
"A thousand years... I haven't seen such a peaceful night under the red moon in a thousand years," Constantine exclaimed. "Charlotte, you have brought a miracle to this world."
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