The wrong transmigrator assigned by the system

Snorlax slammed heavily onto the arena, its massive 0.46-ton body causing the arena to shake violently!

The Second Prince and his Snorlax both showed signs of pain amidst the violent shaking, clearly indicating that they had been injured by the earthquake.

Because earthquakes are large-scale, map-wide attacks, even the blinking ability of the bracelet cannot prevent the damage caused by an earthquake!

"Well done." Looking at Ella, who had leaped up and forcefully used a Dragon Pulse attack on the ground, creating a shockwave that temporarily lifted her into the air and shielded her from the earthquake blasts, the Second Prince's expression turned sinister. "However, your battle ends here! My foolish sister!!"

Suddenly, the second prince flashed behind Princess Ella and drew a black dagger, stabbing at her.

"That's it! The dagger the cult uses to sever white magic! Could it be that His Highness Weiss wants to sever the white magic barrier and deliver a fatal blow to His Highness Ella?!" Upon seeing the black dagger, several priests below the stage immediately exclaimed in surprise.

They couldn't believe that a prince would secretly possess cult materials and even stab his own sister!

However, the most ruthless are those in the imperial family; how could they possibly know about the bloody battles within it? Not to mention that Miracaisa's predecessor was an empress!

To prevent their brothers and sisters from taking the throne, the princes and princesses are capable of anything!

"Die!!" the second prince roared, thrusting the dagger capable of killing even with white magic at Ella.

Unfortunately, during Lu Ming's several days of hellish training, the sudden attack from behind was no longer effective against her.

Upon noticing the Second Prince teleport behind her, Princess Ella immediately ducked, narrowly avoiding his attack. Simultaneously, she used her weapon to deliver a powerful upward strike, slamming it into the Second Prince's crotch, instantly turning his face ashen!

But that's not all. Since you were unjust first, don't blame me for being unjust later!

Ella snatched the black dagger from the Second Prince, who was writhing in pain, and immediately stabbed him!

"Stop!!" Just then, an old man dressed in black robes suddenly rushed out from the Second Prince's shadow, grabbed Ella's hand, and threw her viciously against the barrier.

"Cult members!" The priests below the arena shouted immediately upon the appearance of the black-robed elder. They quickly dispelled the barrier and rushed onto the arena!

Looking at the priests of the Church of Light, the old man in black sneered, "What, do you want to be traitors and rebels?"

"God bless us!" The priests ignored what the cultist in black robes was saying, shouted, drew their weapons, and charged at the old man.

At this moment, Kanina, in the commentary booth, hurriedly shut down the live stream of the magical device to avoid making a fool of herself in front of the common people and foreign businessmen. Unfortunately, when the Second Prince resorted to any means necessary to use magical items, he had already turned this competition, the face of the Miracaissa royal family, and the entire prestige of Miracaissa into a joke—a huge joke!

Seeing the priests of the Church of Light charging towards him, the old man in black robes sneered, "Stubborn daywalkers!"

Then, he casually unleashed a large amount of dark matter, forcing back the priests of the Church of Light. He then turned his attention to Princess Ella, seemingly seeking revenge for the Second Prince and attempting to kill her.

Unfortunately, just as he was about to get close to Ella, Amelia and the other contestants arrived with their magical beasts.

"Swamp King, use Turbid Flow!" Without giving the black-robed elder a chance to kill Ella, Amelia immediately ordered Swamp King to use Turbid Flow the moment she arrived. The mudslide, mixed with a large amount of soil, forcibly injured the black-robed elder.

"Turbid current... Londor, you bastard! We are both messengers of the night, why did you do this?!" The old man in black robes finally managed to break free from the turbid current and then roared.

"You bunch of bastards who only know torture and intrigue, how could you possibly understand the will of Cass?! I, Amelia of Londor, will not associate with you and your evil cult!"

"Kas's will? Hahahaha! You Londor are nothing but a bunch of madmen obsessed with putting out the fire! Mirakesar doesn't have the fire you're talking about!"

"That damned guy!!"

Glancing at the crowd that was about to surround him, the old man in black robes quickly came to the Second Prince's side, grabbed him, and made him sneak into the shadows with him.

"Foolish daywalkers, one day, our Church of Evil Spirits will replace the Church of Light as the state religion of Miracaiser! And then..."

"Shut up!" With a loud shout, a golden arrow, carrying lightning and a strong wind, pierced through the head of the black-robed old man!

"This..." Everyone was stunned as they looked at the black-robed old man whose forehead had been pierced by a golden arrow.

Because of the old man in black robes' death, his Shadow Concealment Technique became ineffective. The Second Prince's legs, which had just slipped into the shadows, were severed by the shadows due to the technique's failure!

Lying on the ground, the second prince stared blankly at his broken legs for a moment before howling in pain.

"My legs! My legs! Ahhh!!!"

"Quickly, save the Second Prince! Hurry!" Many of the contestants reacted immediately upon hearing the cry of pain and shouted to the priests.

Unfortunately, the Church of Light cannot heal those who have fallen into darkness. Not even His Majesty the Emperor.

After glancing at the priests who seemed oblivious to the Second Prince's wails, several men who were clearly the Second Prince himself hurriedly carried him away to find a regular doctor and a white mage who wasn't affiliated with the church.

"This is your own doing, that's why you're in this mess! Second Prince. Hehehehe..." The Third Prince, hidden in the crowd, watched with glee as the Second Prince, who had destroyed his own defenses, was carried away.

If the Second Prince hadn't come up with the idea of ​​cooperating with the Evil Spirit Church, he wouldn't be in his current state. However, this is actually a good thing for him, Ella, and their other brothers and sisters. Having lost both legs, the Second Prince would find it difficult to garner the support of the ministers. Not to mention his connection to the Evil Spirit Church, a bizarre cult that even a dark force like Londor despised; the ministers, mostly followers of the Church of Light, wouldn't even give him a second glance!

"The Farron Undead Legion, they really do despise darkness and the abyss! But with your daughter being one of Londor's, let's see how you face your companions in the future." The Third Prince glanced at the window of Lu Ming's lounge on the third floor of the lord's mansion, where the curtains were drawn, and walked into the mansion with a cold smile.

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Because of the Second Prince's broken leg, the officials sent by the Grand Duke of Hades to manage the competition immediately suspended the match and ordered all the contestants to stay in the lord's manor and wait for the competition to resume.

"They've made such a mess of things, why haven't they canceled the match yet?" Sitting in Nero's enormous study, Artus asked Lu Ming, Saldallo, and Nero.

"What, do you really want the competition that you originally organized to be canceled?" Lu Ming, who was holding a book on the modern history of Miracaesa, looked up at Artus and asked with some surprise.

"No, that's not it. This competition is, after all, my hard work. If it weren't for them, this competition wouldn't be like this at all! But since it's already like this, it's better to just cancel it to avoid any more trouble."

“The trouble will still happen! It’s just a matter of whether we can avoid it!” Nero sighed.

"What do you mean?"

"The Evil Spirit Church is a cult that opposes the Church of Light. Besides their love of darkness, they also enjoy torturing others and self-harm. They've always been mentally unstable; who knows what else they might do!" Lu Ming said to everyone, pointing to a passage in the book.

"Then why did you kill that guy with one arrow?" Saldallo asked with a reproachful look.

Artus sighed helplessly and said on Lu Ming's behalf, "If we let him leave with the Second Prince, the royal family and the church will kill us!"

Lu Ming continued, "I've always had a good relationship with the church. They should protect me, as for you and those other contestants..."

Aren't you afraid of being reprimanded by the royal family?

“We will not allow the royal family to blame our allies!” Before Lu Ming could answer, Archbishop Tut of the Church of Light, accompanied by several priests, pushed open the door and walked in, saying this.

"Archbishop Tut!" Saldallo was startled upon seeing Archbishop Tut.

"It's me." With a slight smile, Archbishop Tut sat down on the last small sofa in the study and said with a smile, "I've come here to tell you that you don't need to worry about the Second Prince. Since he dared to have contact with the Evil Spirit Church, he should know the consequences of being exposed!"

"Because of his connection with the Evil Spirit Church, a cult that enjoys both torturing people and self-harm, will the Second Prince be abandoned by the royal family as the price for the Church of Light not investigating them?" Lu Ming asked, his brows furrowed as he looked at a passage in the book that recorded matters concerning the royal family.

“Yes. If we were to investigate how many people in the royal family are connected to the cult, it would certainly cause national upheaval. Therefore, our church can only arrest those who are publicly known.” Although somewhat helpless, Archbishop Tut still revealed the truth: “Therefore, our church will imprison the Second Prince for life on charges of colluding with the cult!”

"So we're alright now?"

"It's not that simple!"

"why?"

“I shot and killed that member of the Evil Spirit Church, and Amelia also intervened to stop him from harming Princess Ella. But you didn’t do that, and the royal family could easily use that against you. For example, during the tournament, you allowed the Evil Spirit Church to infiltrate the venue, almost killing a royal princess and forcibly taking away a prince. Could you also be connected to the Evil Spirit Church? Moreover, after the priests were forced back by that person, they didn’t continue the attack. Even though we know that the priests present at the time were no match for that person, if the royal family says that this was a staged performance, there’s not much we can do.”

“…” Archbishop Tut was silent for a moment before saying, “I don’t think the royal family is as corrupt as you are.”

"Huh?"

"If the royal family has truly slandered everyone, then their reputation will be utterly ruined. Right now, it's just a farce between two heirs to the throne, but once they choose to protect the second prince or retaliate against you, the seriousness of the matter will go far beyond this. They'll completely lose what little face they have left!"

Hearing Archbishop Tut's words, Lu Ming frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Perhaps. However, the most important thing now is to be careful. I will send Kanina and Amelia to Ella's side to protect her. As for the Third Prince's safety, it's up to you, Lord. We absolutely cannot let anything happen to these two members of the royal family! Otherwise, the royal family will definitely make us pay!"

After saying that, Lu Ming got up, took the book on modern history, left the study, and walked towards Ella, Kanina, and Amelia.

Watching Lu Ming's departing figure, Nero thought for a moment, then left the study as well, letting Saldallo, Artus, and Archbishop Tut talk to learn a little about the relationship between the nobility and the royal family.

Like Lu Ming, Nero had no respect for the royal family.

In the eyes of most nobles who held real power and territory, the royal family, including His Majesty the Emperor, was nothing more than a symbolic totem.

The true leaders of a country are actually these nobles.

When most of the nobles unite, even the greatest emperor in history will tremble in fear!

However, for now, they still need to protect the two members of the royal family to prevent things from getting too tense, which would be bad for everyone.

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Walking down the long corridor, Lu Ming made his way step by step toward where Ella and the other female contestants were.

After walking for about five minutes, Lu Ming arrived at the door of Ella's lounge.

"Your Highness Ella, it's me, Lu Ming. May I come in?" After knocking on the door and seeing no response from inside, Lu Ming pushed the door open and entered.

Then they saw a man in black sneaking towards Ella, who was lying on the bed and already asleep.

Upon seeing this, Lu Ming immediately knew he had discovered something.

He quickly covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, moved at high speed, flashed behind the man in black, and struck him hard on the back of the neck, knocking him unconscious.

Then Lu Ming quickly opened the window, picked up Princess Ella, and walked out of the room.

When Lu Ming opened the door earlier, he had already smelled a dizzying odor, undoubtedly some kind of sleeping powder or sedative. Otherwise, Ella wouldn't have gone to sleep without locking the door.

"What happened?" Just then, Amelia came out of her own lounge and saw Lu Ming carrying Ella out of the room and placing her on the floor of the corridor. She couldn't help but ask.

"Someone is trying to assassinate Ella!" (To be continued.)

Chapter 51 - A New Force

"Is this the guy?" The guards summoned by Amelia looked at the man in black lying in Princess Ella's room and asked Lu Ming, who was standing to the side.

"Yes."

Seeing Lu Ming nod, the guards exchanged glances and then handcuffed the man in black with chains.

At this moment, Artus, Saldallo, and Archbishop Tut all rushed over after hearing the news.

Atus and Saldallo both breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the man in black tightly chained up by the guards.

"It looks like he was just about to commit a crime when you caught him red-handed!"

"Yes. If we had arrived any later, Princess Ella would have been in danger." Lu Ming was also still shaken by the fact that the men in black had almost killed Ella.

If Lu Ming had arrived a step later, the man in black would have been able to kill Ella and unleash the royal family's fury on him and the minor nobles, Artus, Nero, and Saldallo, who had no political alliance with him yet!

Although Saldallo is the Grand Duke's son and Artus is one of the Grand Duke's confidants, the Grand Duke has several sons! Besides Artus, there are seven or eight other confidants! Who would throw away a whole bunch for one?

So they were just a hair's breadth away from being finished!

"Who do you think sent this guy?" Saldallo asked, frowning as he walked step by step toward the man in black.

“A little torture will tell you. You know, when I was a sheriff, I was feared by all criminals!” Lu Ming glanced at the black-clad man’s obviously much smaller feet and laughed.

"Uh... a hellish laugh?" Recalling some rumors about Lu Ming's time as a sheriff, Artus and Archbishop Tut both glanced at the man in black with a hint of pity. They thought, "Who knows what other tricks this sword-biting wolf has up its sleeve? Just tell us everything already. Otherwise, we'll have to pray for the best."

At that moment, Saldallo reached out his hand, preparing to remove the mask from the man in black.

But at that moment, the man in black suddenly turned into a shadow-like thing, broke free of his chains, burrowed into the floor, and rushed towards Princess Ella.

"This isn't Shadow Cloak! Be careful!!" Archbishop Tut immediately shouted to Lu Ming and the others because the man in black wasn't using the Shadow Cloak of the Evil Spirit Church, but a spell they had never seen before.