Your war hammer is too fake

After saying that, the elf slashed the arm of the Great Ulric with the dagger in her hand. What flowed out of the wound was human blood, not the spirit essence after the evil ether escaped. The elf obviously didn't know how to use a weapon like a dagger. Maybe she didn't know how to use any weapon at all. The star iron dagger made by the rune lord was so sharp that the elf who originally just wanted to make a cut was embarrassed to find that she probably, maybe, possibly, cut Emil's bones...

The elf calmly withdrew the dagger, and without reciting any spells, she instantly released some kind of magic. The wound that had just been cut healed in the blink of an eye, and the severed bones were reconnected. She removed the telekinesis that was holding Emil, and Big Ulric fell back to the ground.

"It seems it's not you," the elf said, "then it's you next, Boris."

All the armed imperial men at the scene shouted and rushed over at the same time. This time, the elf attendant, whose movements were so fast that only a slight afterimage was left, did not take action, but just watched these people silently. The gate was there, but no one chose to escape, not even Lady Emmanloli and the halfling elder Esme Strongheart, who had no fighting ability.

The Imperials rushed over quickly, and then flew back even faster. The only exception was Carl, who was holding Rick's Rune Fang [Dragon Fang] firmly fixed by telekinesis, and the whole person looked like a frozen photo.

"Don't worry, Sigmar's successor," the female elf chuckled, "it will be your turn soon."

……

Note 1: Refers to Nuln. Due to the electoral system, the capital of the empire is not fixed. In theory, the capital of a province whose elector becomes emperor will become the capital. However, in practice, some electors, even if they are not from Reikland, will choose Altdorf as their capital.

Note 2: The Reik Guards are actually divided into two parts: the Reik Swordsmen and the Reik Knights. The latter is one of the four famous knight orders in the empire, while the former is an infantry unit dedicated to guarding the imperial palace. The Reik Swordsmen are so obscure that even many people in the empire have never heard of them. In addition, although they are called swordsmen, in fact, the Reik Swordsmen can fight with a variety of weapons such as swords and shields, two-handed swords, and halberds.

Note 3: Just like in reality, the Empire also has various regional discriminations. For example, the Ricks are considered a group of playboys who are good at sweet talk.

The author says:

Author's words: PS: The first few lines of dialogue are from the official novel "Prince of Altdorf".

Answer to the reader "Da Miao Command Type":

There are only two great chanting masters. This is a religious position, not a military position. How could it be established temporarily?

Answer to reader "Reader164695":

The Medieval Halflings are basically a high-end imitation of the Halflings in The Lord of the Rings. Most of the settings of the two are the same, but the Medieval Halflings are more scheming and even know how to bribe the emperor to obtain independent territories and voting rights.

Answering the reader's question "Poached Egg Quilt":

Victor is a witch hunter, and witch hunters don't know how to cast magic. Only characters like pastors and priests can cast magic. Of course, there is a special case here, which is Boris Bokaha. Although the Red Tsar is the real chosen one of the gods of Ersun and the supreme high priest of the Ersun sect, he does not know how to cast magic.

Chapter 147 Verification (Part 2)

An Jiyue gave the plan a lot of thought before actually putting it into practice.

For this action, the girl considered various possibilities. She even considered how this "collective attack on the Imperial Ticket Holders" would end if the worst-case scenario occurred, that is, if the Changelings were not here at all.

Except for Lady Emmanloli and the halfling elder Esme, who had no fighting power, every imperial person in this vast hall put up a tenacious but meaningless resistance. They shouted the names of the gods they believed in and rushed towards the uninvited female elves with fearless courage, but were finally easily defeated by the irresistible force.

During this time, the high priest Walkerma and his two great chanters tried to call on the power of Sigmar, the patron saint of the empire, and cast battle prayers to counter the "evil witch's witchcraft", but it was useless. By the standards of the empire, the three bald men were all strong warriors, but when Nishikori Shigeru suddenly accelerated and rushed towards them, only Walkerma barely reacted and raised his command staff to block it, although it was only for a moment; the two great chanters simply didn't have time to react and were knocked unconscious by the deputy commander on the spot.

In An's Zhendan, martial artists who have mastered the secrets of the true qi have their bodies nourished by the true qi all year round. Even if they do not use the true qi to strengthen their physical fitness, their strength, speed, and endurance are significantly stronger than ordinary people. If they use the true qi, the martial artist's physical functions will be greatly enhanced, enough to compete with the vampires of the blood dragon family.

"Give up, Lords of the Savage Monkeys and priests of the Savage Monkey Gods," An Jiyue imitated the accent of an Asur noble under Dustan and said in a Rikspell language with a strange accent, "Resistance is useless."

She took a step forward and stood in front of Boris who was still half-kneeling on the ground. "Witch!" The Wolf Lord's forehead was covered with cold sweat. Nishikori Shigeru was very good at avoiding the vital points while causing the greatest possible pain. "Witch!!" He roared again with a louder voice, as if he wanted to drive away the piercing pain in this way.

He staggered to his feet, blood gushing from the wound on his left leg. "What magic do you have left? Use it all. Yurik's followers will slit your throat and drink your blood!"

"You look impressive," An Jiyue nodded in appreciation. "If your legs weren't shaking so badly, it would probably be more convincing."

The girl used telekinesis to "gently" pinch Boris, and deliberately pressed on the latter's wound. The Wolf Lord's eyes widened suddenly, his mouth opened wide, but he couldn't say anything, only "ho", "ho" sounds. The Star Iron Dagger lightly rubbed Boris's arm, and this time An Jiyue carefully controlled the strength.

"Very good." She lowered her head and looked at the bloodless dagger in her hand. "It seems that you are not either."

Just as An Jiyue was about to cast a healing spell on Boris, she saw Boris first close his mouth and take a deep breath. After relieving the pain, he cursed in a loud voice: "You five-pence-a-night elf bitch! I..."

An Jiyue raised her right leg and kicked the Elector of Midden between his legs. The old man fell down trembling, unable to utter any more curses. All the male creatures who were still awake at the scene shuddered collectively when they saw this.

The tragic experience of the Wolf Lord finally made the imperial people more cooperative. An Jiyue tested the three bald men who were knocked unconscious one by one, and the results were not surprising.

When An Jiyue walked towards Aiman ​​Luoli, Karl suddenly said, "Madam, although it may be a little too late to say this now, could you please explain your purpose. If your request is reasonable, the imperial people are not unreasonable people."

"There's a demon among you, a dangerous being that can perfectly disguise itself as anyone." As for what to do if the situation changes and the spirit is no longer here, An Jiyue said she is also good at the art of memory disappearance. "I have been tracking this demon, and I am absolutely sure it will appear here today."

"Demons are also enemies of the empire," Carl said immediately when he saw An Jiyue was willing to communicate, "We don't have to make the situation so... violent. Isn't there a more peaceful way to solve the problem?"

"If there was, I wouldn't have to do this. Raise your hand, you cunning female monkey," An Jiyue motioned for Aiman ​​Luoli to stretch out her hand, "Are you aiming at me? Unfortunately, the thing hidden in your sleeve can't help you."

Ayman Loli suddenly raised her right hand, holding a small duel musket in her hand. The baroness pulled the trigger without hesitation, and the spring wheel turned rapidly. With a crisp gunshot, this exquisite and deadly weapon spewed out flames, smoke and lead bullets... and then all froze in front of An Jiyue.

The girl thought about it, and they were all pushed aside by telekinesis.

"I've already told you, this little trick won't work on me," An Jiyue used telekinesis to pull the musket from the baroness's hand, and then hit the baroness's head with the solid wooden handle of the thing. With a "bang", the baroness covered her head with tears in her eyes and slowly squatted down.

"Emanloli!" Carl subconsciously wanted to rush over. It was not until this moment that the Elector Rick realized that the telekinesis that had imprisoned him had been released without him noticing. He ran to the half-crouching Baroness and helped her up.

"Karl, son of Leopold, as far as I know you are married, and your wife is not her," An Jiyue tilted her head, "Could it be that the barbarian monkey is also as depraved and corrupt asul (Note 1), so dissolute and unfaithful?"

"I noticed that the wounds you inflicted on each person were different, which means that the size and location of the wounds would not affect your verification." Carl did not answer An Jiyue's question. In fact, he could not answer it. "Could you please try not to cause too much damage, ma'am?"

The baroness nestled in the arms of her childhood sweetheart. She raised her head and said in a sad voice, "Karl..."

"Oh, Asuyan. Okay, let's finish this quickly." Even though she was unexpectedly fed a mouthful of cold dog food, An Jiyue did not forget her current character setting. "Before I lose my patience, reach out your hand, female wild monkey."

The Star Iron Dagger lightly brushed against the Baroness's right index finger, and a few drops of crimson liquid fell under the force of gravity, shattering onto the marble floor.

An Jiyue retracted the dagger and was about to say something when Aiman ​​Lori suddenly grabbed Carl's collar and pulled it down, then kissed him hard. The high priest Walkerma just woke up at this time. The big bald man stood up with his head covered, and was immediately shocked by this scene and couldn't speak.

After a long while, the Baroness let go of his hand. She turned her head away and pushed the Elector of Rick away: "This is the last time, Carl."

Prince Altof was still lost in thought. Wokma, who finally came to his senses, roared and wanted to rush towards An Jiyue. Carl quickly called him. The ruthless man stood there holding the command scepter with half-belief and half-doubt. He felt that his brain was not enough.

"Like you said," Carl stepped forward and held out his left hand, "Let's get this over with, ma'am."

If King Ka was disguised as a changeling, then this must be the biggest black humor that she had encountered since she traveled to Warhammer, An Jiyue thought. Fortunately, this outrageous situation did not happen. Kahl was also a human, and the blood flowing from his wound belonged to humans.

The next person to be tested was the halfling elder Esme Strongheart. This old halfling took the test on his own initiative, and when the test was over, after An Jiyue casually cast a healing spell on the elder, the man curiously asked what kind of spell it was - he didn't seem to be afraid of An Jiyue and her spells at all.

Eight people have been tested, all of them are human/halflings. The remaining seven electors looked at each other, and Marius Redolf, the elector of Ivyland, stood up and said, "Little F (Note 2) has tried it, so I'll try it too!"

Next was the Elector of Ostermark, Prince Wolfram Hertwig. He was once a famous laughing stock in the imperial military, but now he is a seasoned general with a steady and cautious tactical style, and also an excellent swordsman. When An Jiyue passed by Ostermark before, she wrote him a letter, proposing to cooperate to solve the curse of Mordheim.

The Electors underwent the test one after another, and in the end, only the Elector of Ostland was left standing there, looking at everyone in front of him with a strange look.

"Tell me," An Jiyue said, "Do you want to admit it yourself, or do you want me to peel off your skin for you?"

……

Note 1: Wood elves are the only ones among the three elves that can control their crotches. Of course, this is only relatively speaking.

Note 2: Frazzer is the strange nickname given to King Carl by the Mad Count.

The author says:

Author's note: I actually considered changing someone. But after thinking about it carefully, from the perspective of the changeling, it is indeed the most appropriate choice for it to attack the Elector of Ostland.

Chapter 148: Traitors Have No Tomorrow

Di Enqing feels very bad now.

According to the plan, after the first round of elections, Karl Franz will leave Altdorf and go to the Bloodpine Forest with a patrol team and Marshal Rick Kurt Helberg, where he will be assassinated - Tzeentch's servants naturally cannot influence Karl's subjective thoughts, but they can see part of the future through prophecies.

The sorcerer of Tzeentch has arranged an assassin, a human killer who has nothing to do with the Dark Gods. After a lot of effort, Din Qing successfully infiltrated the assassin into the ranks of the Reik's Guard. According to the future predicted by the sorcerer of Tzeentch, Prince Altdorf will be ambushed by forest goblins while on patrol, and his assassin will take advantage of the chaos to end the prince's life.

Di Enqing did not hold out much hope for the success of this assassination. He was simply following the orders of the spirit of change. What he could predict, those who were more powerful than him could also predict. The attack on the emperor's family 32 years ago was destroyed by a group of uninvited wood elves. Although Di Enqing was very confident in his magic skills, he was not arrogant enough to think that he could match the wizard queen Ariel.

The sparsely populated forest is certainly the home of those little greenskins, and it is also very suitable for the Asrai warriors to act. Dean Qing has a vague premonition that this assassination will most likely be disrupted by other forces, maybe still the wood elves...

...But the assassination plan was stuck at the first step. Karl did not leave the palace as predicted. In fact, the palace was now busier than a vegetable market: during their daily shifts, the Rick swordsmen guarding the palace discovered that the People's Hall, where the Electoral Conference was held, was closed by some indescribable force.

The oak door of the People's Hall was clearly there, and looked within reach, but no one could enter this spacious hall. The Rick swordsmen shouted and tried to rush into the People's Hall, but they could only stop a few meters away from the door, and could not move forward even a centimeter.

Realizing that the most important figures in the empire were in danger, Kurt, who received the news, first notified the Sigmar Temple next to the imperial palace, hoping that the bishops serving the gods could find a way to break the witchcraft.

Naturally, the warrior god Sigmar did not show his power. The bishops and combat priests read scriptures for a long time, and various church relics were used in turn, but the invisible barrier that could not be passed was still standing there. The priests of Ulric who came after hearing the news first laughed at the incompetence of their colleagues. In the face of the angry but unable to refute the frustrated expressions of Sigmar's servants, the priests of Ulric first loudly praised the boundless power of the White Wolf God, and then began to use their own methods.

Under the expectant or suspicious gazes of the crowd, Yurik's priests were first full of confidence, then they encouraged each other, then gradually wavered, and finally squatted in a corner in a daze with Sigmar's servants.

As one of the four largest cities in the empire, Altdorf has various temples of all sizes. After the two most powerful churches were defeated, the Reik Guards invited all the remaining religious figures, even the Thalia Church, which specializes in healing. The devout servants of the gods took various holy objects and tried them one by one. The only thing they gained was that they confirmed that the power to block the People's Hall "did not belong to any known witchcraft."

After the religious world was completely destroyed, Kurt, as the person with the highest secular status at the scene, gritted his teeth and sent people to the Imperial School of Magic. The witch hunters of the Silver Hammer Order were very dissatisfied with this. They strongly opposed finding a wizard to solve the problem and bitterly pointed out the harm of doing so. In response, Marshal Rick only said one sentence:

"The people I swore to protect at all costs are out there, and I am not prepared to betray my oath."

The mages from the Imperial School of Magic arrived very quickly. Except for the Emerald School and the Amber School, which were still on the way, all the remaining six schools had arrived, and half of the people from the Bright School had arrived.

The Flame Academy proposed to use fireballs for covering bombing, and these irritable brothers and sisters were soon "invited" to the side; the people from the Heaven Academy gathered together with solemn expressions and whispered, and when Kurt asked them for advice, the Heaven wizards told Marshal Rick that they tried to find the truth through prophecy, but encountered "powerful interference beyond the limits of imagination."

The shadow mages of the Grey Academy tried to use their spells to bypass the obstruction (Note 1), but the attempt ended in failure. Even the most powerful among them could not pass through the invisible barrier. After carefully observing for a long time, the Amethyst Academy told Marshal Rick that although the People's Hall seemed to be still in front of them, in fact the time in that area had been independently separated (Note 2), so they could not enter the People's Hall.

As for the Golden Academy, when Kurt finally got rid of the noise, he found that this group of metal mages were discussing how much gold they should ask the electors for as a reward if they could solve this problem...

Finally, all hope was placed on the Light Mages. The Witch Hunters believed that the abnormality in the People's Hall was a trick of Chaos, and most people agreed with them, or at least did not disagree with them. People believed that the Light Mages, who specialized in fighting Chaos, might have a way.

Di Enqing stood among the Light Masters in a white robe, secretly observing the actions of these "colleagues". He should have stayed in the Aurora Embassy, ​​waiting for the situation to develop further. However, just a few days ago, the spirit of change suddenly sent a new order, asking him to try to sneak into the Light Academy, and said that someone there would be responsible for picking him up.

Just hearing the word "College of Light", Di Enqing had some vague guesses. After using secret magic to change his appearance, the Tzeentch sorcerer came to the meeting place and met a light mage. The latter claimed to be a servant of Egrim van Horstman and was ordered to lurk in the College of Light. He prepared a fake identity for Di Enqing, a real light mage who was currently traveling. This unlucky guy died in an unfortunate "accident" a few days ago, and the relevant news was strictly blocked.

Di Enqing had heard of Horstman. He was once a light mage and once became the dean of the School of Light. He was the biggest traitor in the history of the Imperial School of Magic, bar none. It was said that he directly or indirectly controlled two-thirds of the Chaos Sects in the Empire. Even Di Enqing, a native of China who didn't know much about the history of the Empire, had heard of his great name.

With the help of an insider, the Tzeentchian sorcerer disguised himself as a light wizard who had just returned from traveling, and stayed in the pyramid-shaped Light Academy for a few days to become familiar with the crowd. Dean Qing's transformation spell was far less powerful than that of the changeling, but it was no problem to deal with it for a few days. Anyway, according to the plan, Tzeentch's grand plan would be completed soon...

If nothing else happens.

The current dean of the College of Light, Welspasian Kant, stood among the mages of Light and whispered with several great mages of the College of Light. It was he who had exposed Horstman's true identity and disclosed the matter to Walkerma. He also helped the witch hunters and combat priests to attack the College of Light, forcing Horstman to flee.

As part of the cooperation agreement between the Changeling and Horstmann, Dianqing needs to take the opportunity to assassinate the other party when the war breaks out. This is both part of the plan and Horstmann's revenge. There are many similar tasks. The followers of Tzeentch mobilized a huge amount of resources to implement the Lord of Change's plan, and even managed to pull in Paradis, who is not a Chaos Cult at all.

Now, Di Enqing was standing less than ten meters away from Kant. The Tzeentchian sorcerer had a short sword hidden under his robe. As a martial arts master, he only needed a deep breath to pierce the target's throat.

The assassins were already in place, but Dean Qing was now doubtful whether the plan could be carried out. Although the soldiers of the Palatis Order were elite, they were too few in number, and four thousand soldiers were not enough to control the situation; although the Skaven joined the plan under pressure, no sane person would trust these capricious rodents.

Most importantly, Di Enqing had no idea which force was responsible for the abnormal situation in the People's Hall, and what their purpose was. Sitting back and reaping the benefits was the style of Tzeentch's followers, but not the other way around.

While he was thinking, the Tzeentchian sorcerer heard someone shouting in surprise: "The electors are coming out!"

Di Enqing turned back in shock. Although it was only for a moment, he did relax his vigilance, so much so that he did not notice that two people with masked faces, dressed in plain dark robes, dressed like shadow mages, came behind him at some point, and sandwiched him from the left and right.

Two cold blades pierced into his body. Di Enqing's eyes suddenly widened, but a hand in a rough glove covered his mouth tightly. The Tzeentchian Warlock did not feel much pain, but just felt very cold, his whole body was cold, as cold as falling into an ice cave.

One of them held him, while the other lowered his head to the sorcerer's ear and whispered:

"This is a greeting from the Lord of the Jade Court, traitor."

……

Note 1: Shadow magic involves space, and shadow mages have a certain degree of space travel ability.

Note 2: Death magic involves time.

Chapter 149: Death of the Changeling

Al Dour Palace, People's Hall.

"What are you doing?!" the Elector of Ostland shouted, "Don't you see that this elf witch is trying to murder the Elector of the Empire? Stop her! Karl, why are you just watching?!"

An Jiyue looked at this guy with a smile but didn't say anything.

"Uncle Maximilian," Karl looked at his father's political ally and one of his few friends, his mood sinking deeper and deeper into the abyss, "It's just a test. She will heal you after it's over."

When he said this, Prince Aldolf's eyes subconsciously tilted towards Boris. An Jiyue used magic to heal the wounds of everyone except the Wolf Lord. The Elector of Midden was now half lying on the ground, his eyes were dazed as if he had lost his soul. Great Urik was watching him from the side, and everyone else stayed away from him.

"The Changeling, the demon of the Lord of Change, is a unique existence with perfect disguise and imitation abilities," An Jiyue did some popular science at the right time, exposing the demon's tricks, "I've heard about your 'great achievements', demon."

The girl only took a glance and dispelled the magical wind that was quietly gathered by the changeling (Note 1): "It is said that there is an unhealable scar on the face of the Dark Prince left by Cain, the god of murder. Is that true?"

Maximilian von Koenigwald, or the thing disguised as the Elector, laughed. "What about you?" the demon asked at just the right volume, "Why do you disguise yourself as well? What are your plans? What do you want to achieve with these imperial people?"

An Jiyue was not surprised that her magic disguise was seen through. After all, the person opposite her was a top expert in this field, and she was a bit of an amateur. "Answer my question, demon. Since you cut the Dark Prince's hair while he was sleeping, you must have seen his true face," the girl seemed to be in no hurry to do it. "The Dark Prince believes that his face is perfect, but if the legend is true, how can a face with scars be perfect?"

"Maybe..." The demon waved the Oster Rune Fang and rushed towards An Jiyue at lightning speed, "You can ask Him in person, your lame colleague!!"

Maximilian's speed was so fast that he didn't look like a pure human. The shapeshifting ability of the changeling was not just to change the appearance of the object being imitated. This unique Tzeentch demon possessed a special ability called [Invisible Terror], which could simulate the martial arts and physical fitness of others exactly.

[Invisible Terror] can only be launched against targets that are very close, and cannot be blocked or even detected. Its disadvantage is that it cannot simulate any supernatural abilities and cannot be maintained for too long.

The object that the changeling was imitating at this time was obviously Nishikori Shigeru, or rather, Nishikori Shigeru who could not use the true qi. [Invisible Terror] could not simulate the effect of the true qi, but even so, it could now launch a sneak attack at an astonishing speed.

The next moment, the changeling maintained the action of drawing the sword and charging but froze in the middle of the action.

An Jiyue stepped forward and personally pushed the Star Iron Dagger into the Changeling's chest. The dwarven runes embedded in the blade began to take effect, and what flowed out of Maximilian's chest was not blood, but some kind of amorphous sticky mucus. The demon's body began to dissolve, his hair turned into droplets, and his eyeballs melted into mud.

The girl loosened her grip on the hilt of the sword and turned her body sideways so that everyone present could see everything clearly.

"Your fellow monkey died long ago," she said to the Imperials with complicated expressions in a nonchalant tone, "This demon murdered him and then disguised himself as him, and you were deceived the whole time."

"I still cannot accept the verification method you used, ma'am," Karl looked at the demon, "but... thank you, unknown lady. The people of the Empire will remember your kindness."