A Wizard's Secret Chapter 992 - Assassination!

Chapter 992: Assassination!

After leaving Phantom, rlin boarded the carriage and said evenly, “Go to Count Altadin’s castle.”

The carriage driver did not ask anything, simply brandished the whip and urged the carriage on towards Altadin’s manor.

In the carriage, rlin narrowed his eyes slightly. The current situation was getting more and more strange. In other words, things were becoming clearer as well.

The king, the second prince, the Princess Royal, were now similar to three different legs of a tripod. In fact, the king’s influence was not as scary as one would imagine. The power held by the princes and princesses within the royal family was actually fearso as well.

As an example, the army that now protected the palace completely was actually in the hands of the second prince and the Princess Royal. The second prince had slightly more authority. Still, by now the Princess Royal had rlin’s support, and the situation might reverse soon.

Once the tide had turned, it would disrupt the balance. This was sure to rouse so conflict. Perhaps, following this, rlin would have to get ready to face these abrupt conflicts.

“The biggest possibility is the second prince. Perhaps he will make his move...”

rlin’s mind did not stop analyzing. Once the balance was disrupted, one side would surely make a move. rlin had never crossed paths with the second prince and only knew that the second prince also had a few full-shifting contenders under his command. These were the contenders of the army.

The army, the palace, and Phantom were actually three factions. Initially, the king controlled Phantom, the second prince controlled the army, and the Princess Royal controlled so forces within the palace. Nevertheless, the second prince’s influence had been very overpowering, having reached a hand into the palace, and the Princess Royal suffered defeat after defeat.

Fortunately, the Princess Royal had acted decisively and imdiately stopped at nothing to rope rlin in. In that case, currently by relying on rlin, the Princess Royal’s influence had extended into Phantom. It was because rlin had gotten involved with the king’s power that the king had sent Farron to deliver a warning.

The matters of this royal family could be said to be simple, but it could also be said to be complicated.

“Creak.”

Soon enough, rlin noticed that the carriage’s jolting was slowing down, then it stopped. rlin pulled the curtain aside. It turned out that, without realizing it, he had already reached Count Altadin’s castle.

“Wait here for .”

With that, rlin leaped off the carriage and walked towards Count Altadin’s manor.

...

Within a lavish room, candles were lit, and a faint and subtle fragrance drifted throughout the room.

In the room, a handso man sat steadily in a chair, his eyes revealed a cold glint. He was listening to the report from the three middle-aged n standing before him.

“Your Highness, it looks like the Princess Royal had indeed roped in the new Deputy Minister of Phantom, Leon. This Leon had killed the Black Gorilla King and was later hunted down by Doomsday, but he was saved by Farron.”

The middle-aged man spoke in a low voice.

“Heh, that old fellow had saved this Leon, initially wanting to earn his service, but what’s the outco? In fact, it made things easier for that good elder sister of mine. Tsk tsk, my good sister, your influence is expanding so fast, and you’re even dipping your finger into Phantom. I don’t believe that the old man would be unconcerned about this?”

This young man was actually His Highness the second prince of the Holy Dragon Empire who wielded authority over the army. The three individuals before him must have been the commanders of the army that he most valued. These were all full-shifting, formidable existences, not weaker in the slightest than the Team Leader of Phantom’s Combat Team, Hert the Ursus King.

As for why the second prince could control the army, this was connected to his mother. Within the royal family of the Holy Dragon Empire, his mother was a direct descendant of the most well-reputed military clan. It was just as sha that, as the empire fell into chaos, the army’s influence was not as dominant as before.

“Your Highness, I’m afraid His Majesty will simply bear it in silence. Currently, the situation is not as before. The royal family must think of a way sohow to bring in so powerful individuals. This Leon is impressive indeed. According to rumors, he’s also a Host. By relying on Leon, it would still be a significant achievent if the Princess Royal were to gradually control Phantom, even though Farron may be in the way and Leon could only control a portion of Phantom’s power. The Princess Royal’s influence would imdiately surpass ours.”

This commander of the army spoke sowhat worriedly. In regard to the Princess Royal’s prowess, although they had never personally experienced her thods, they had heard that she was not to be underestimated.

The struggles within the royal family were sotis even more ruthless and scary than any other matter.

“That’s right, my dear beloved sister. I’ve really underestimated her. Now that her influence is not yet fully consolidated, we must act at once. In terms of Leon, we can send soone to give him a warning. He’ll understand. Naturally, it’ll be best if he can co over to my side. If he won’t, well, after my beloved sister is dead, no matter how strong he is, it won’t be of any use.

“Therefore, both of you, imdiately send soone. The main thing is to deal with Lisa – she must die!”

A cold force was exuded from the second prince, and there was a faint murderous aura as well.

“Your Highness, the mbers of the royal family must not resort to killing each other. Doing so is rather improper,” a middle-aged man replied after so hesitation.

“Humph, the rules set by those old fellows aren’t really that significant in usual tis. Now that the empire is in such an unstable situation if I kill Lisa and also wield main authority over the army, would those old fellows really sentence to death? Rest assured, the old man and those old fellows would reprimand sternly at most. They would not act rashly against .”

The second prince’s eyes were filled with a wild light.

The three middle-aged n were silent for a mont before they finally nodded. “Full-shifting contenders would be too easily exposed. The intelligence division of the Princess Royal had learned everything they could about the full-shifters in our army a long ti ago. Therefore, we mustn’t send a full-shifter. Otherwise, we’ll be found out before we even get close to the Princess Royal.”

“If we can’t send a full-shifting contender, fourth-form shifters would be too weak. Could they manage to kill Lisa? Although that sister of mine isn’t very powerful, she has a top-tier almighty beast bloodline and is a fourth-form shifter! Moreover, there will surely be full-shifters by her side who would be protecting her in secret.”

The second prince knitted his brow. Trying to ambush and kill the Princess Royal was challenging indeed. They could not send a full-shifting contender. Once they did, their plans would be exposed.

“There’s still soone who’s surely up to the task. If he’s involved, the ambush would most likely work!”

The second prince’s eyes brightened as if he had thought of soone. He said softly, “You’re talking about Shadowthorn? He wants to co into close contact with the Sacred Lion Beast though. That’s really too greedy.”

“Your Highness, as long as he kills the Princess Royal, Shadowthorn won’t be useful anymore. At that point, whether we bring him to the Sacred Lion Beast is entirely up to us!”

The three middle-aged n burst out laughing. That was right. No matter how formidable Shadowthorn was, he was rely a fourth-form shifter. As long as it was not an ambush, Shadowthorn was not much of a threat.

In the end, the second prince could even make plans to murder Shadowthorn.

“Very well. We’ll go with this then. Inform Shadowthorn that I’ve agreed to his conditions. As long as he kills Lisa, I’ll bring him to touch the Sacred Lion Beast in close range at once!”

A look of anticipation grew over the second prince’s face. He had been waiting for this day for a long ti...

...

Within Count Altadin’s castle, Altadin was looking at rlin warmly. In truth, Count Altadin knew a little about rlin’s situation, being soone of his rank and position.

Of course, secret developnts like Phantom’s Deputy Minister would not be known to him. Nonetheless, rlin’s beheading of the Black Gorilla King had already spread around the upper echelons of the aristocrats. Almost everyone knew about this.

Therefore, of course, Count Altadin would know as well. Right now, his gaze towards rlin was filled with fervor and eagerness.

“Leon, you’ve really beco a full-shifter?” After a long while, Count Altadin could not help himself anymore and asked softly. By his side, even Baratha batted her wide beautiful eyes as she stared at rlin steadily.

“That’s right!”

rlin nodded softly. He had personally acknowledged this.

“Phew...”

Count Altadin let out a long sigh, but his eyes twinkled with an excited look. A full-shifter – a great contender at this level, only one had reached this stage amongst Count Altadin’s ancestors.

Furthermore, Count Altadin rembered clearly that rlin was also a Host. A host that was a full-shifting contender was really unimaginable.

“Leon, is that Bead of Infamy still with you?”

Seeing that Altadin inquired about this, rlin could only bring out the Bead of Infamy, shaking his head powerlessly. “I’m really sorry. Because of , the almighty beasts’ wills sealed and suppressed within the Bead of Infamy had all vanished.”

Naturally, rlin would not speak about rging the almighty beasts’ wills. This was now his greatest trump card. He would not reveal this if it was not a crucial mont. After all, having fused together countless almighty beasts’ wills, the increase in his strength was far too terrifying.

Yet, Count Altadin did not seem concerned at all and simply waved his hand. “It’s better if you keep the Bead of Infamy. I know that it’s able to seal and suppress almighty beasts’ wills. Maybe you still have use for it. If my ancestor knew that, by relying on this Bead of Infamy, a Host who is a full-shifting contender could be born once more, he’ll be very gratified.”

Currently, Count Altadin’s attitude towards rlin might be even more affectionate than his daughter.

“Oh right, Leon. Previously I’ve made an agreent with your father. We’ve missed the date of the wedding for you and Baratha, due to various reasons. However, never mind that. We can discuss this matter anyti we like now. From my perspective, it would be good after a month. What are your thoughts?”

“And there’s also Lady Reese.”

rlin had not forgotten Reese, the young woman he had seen when he first arrived in this world.

“Very well. If there are no objections, how about if I take care of the matters of the wedding?”

Count Altadin seed extrely enthusiastic, but this suited rlin’s wishes as well. He had no energy to prepare for these various chores. Naturally, it was best if Count Altadin could take care of things for him.

“Everything as you wish, Count Altadin.”

Count Altadin appeared to be overjoyed and kept rlin chatting for a long ti. Only until the sky outside was sowhat dusky that rlin was able to free himself and left.

“Hoo...”

As soon as he went out, a cool wind blew past which made rlin feel as if his mind had cleared up. When he thought about Count Altadin’s enthusiasm, rlin felt very helpless.

Nevertheless, the matter had been settled at last.

After rlin boarded the carriage, he said at once, “Return to the castle quickly.”

The carriage driver nodded and instantly raised his whip, increasing the speed as they whizzed back towards the castle.

Under the gradually darkening sky, there were only a few stray people walking in the streets. Moreover, there were also so lights that illuminated the sowhat dim path.

rlin lazily leaned back in the carriage. He was not thinking about anything for once, his mind a total blank.

No one noticed that on the bluestone pavent ahead, a dark figure silently leaned against the wall. When the carriage was passing by, the figure suddenly swelled up all at once and transford into a frightening almighty beast.

“Bang.”

As the almighty beast snarled, its fist smashed into the carriage. This carriage could not put up any resistance, including the carriage driver, who was reduced into a pile of mangled flesh.

“Roar...”

Suddenly, an enraged roar rang out, and a gigantic paw appeared from the midst of the carriage’s wreckage. It seed to block the entire sky as it smashed down upon that almighty beast.

“Crack.”

The almighty beast’s body instantly split open, its blood gushing out at an incredible speed.

“Bang.”

The pressure built up within the almighty beast until it exploded into smithereens. Flecks of flesh sprinkled through the air, turning into specks of bloody rain. It was a ghastly sight indeed, and even the air was stained by the thick stench of blood.

rlin’s figure lood out from the dust and smoke. A re fourth-form shifter actually ca to assassinate him. Was that not a suicide mission?

‘Who could it be? Farron? He had just warned recently, and would not need to use such thods at all. Moreover, sending a fourth-form shifter to his death – this was not a true assassination attempt, but a warning.’

“A warning? Currently, in Holy Dragon City, I’m closest to the Princess Royal. If it really was a warning, it must be connected to the Princess Royal. Could it be the second prince?”

rlin’s mind was imdiately analyzing the various possibilities. At last, he concluded that there was a huge possibility that this was a warning from that second prince whom he had never t.

“If it really was a warning, why pick this mont? Don’t tell that...”

rlin’s heart suddenly throbbed as he thought of a possibility. At once, he turned around abruptly and raced towards the palace in large strides. Within rlin’s current physical attributes, even if he had not shapeshifted, his full-speed run was much faster than the carriage by leaps and bounds.

“Boom.”

Suddenly, the palace seed to tremble slightly. An almighty beast of incomparable size erged from the palace. Moreover, its mighty presence contained a streak of unbridled fury.

“Oh no, it’s the full-shifter by Lisa’s side!”

When rlin saw this almighty beast, the uneasy premonition in his heart grew more intense. Even the full-shifting contender by the Princess Royal’s side had exploded with this terrifying power, revealing their true full-shifted form. This ant that the Princess Royal was surely in danger.

With this in mind, rlin’s speed was further increased as he raced towards the Princess Royal’s palace.

...

As usual, the Princess Royal had left the palace, ready to head to the king’s palace to pay her respects. This was an act of etiquette the Princess Royal had to perform each day. On this point, she was much better than the second prince.

However, this ti, when she had rely reached the garden on her way there, a black shadow suddenly approached the Princess Royal silently. There was a white flash from his hands. The Princess Royal rely felt a slight pain, following which she was no longer conscious of anything.

“Rip.”

That white flash ca from a small, sharp knife. In one slice, the Princess Royal’s head had fallen off before she could even react in any way.

“Shadowthorn? You dare to kill the Princess Royal, die!”

There was a full-shifting contender by the Princess Royal’s side. When he saw the Princess Royal’s body crumpling to the ground, this full-shifting contender even felt rather humiliated.

Under his protection, the Princess Royal had died without a cry. This was the work of Shadowthorn. Only he could have such a capability, his target dying before they could even react.

“Bang.”

The full-shifted bodyguard unleashed a mighty roar, practically crushing the entire palace into pieces. Nonetheless, Shadowthorn’s figure had vanished without a trace, as if he had never appeared at all. This was Shadowthorn, who had never slipped up, let alone caught. No one had ever seen Shadowthorn’s true face before.

“D*mn you, Shadowthorn. You must die, show your face!”

This full-shifting contender seed to have lost his mind, wildly destroying the palace. This enormous commotion was certain to attract the attention of the adepts within the palace.

“Swish.”

Finally, rlin hurried over. When he saw the Princess Royal’s body lying on the ground, without a head, his heart was gripped by an unquenchable murderous rage.

That full-shifter who had gone mad was frantically destroying his surroundings and did not even notice rlin. His massive fist smashed down at once, and the whistling wind even produced an explosive sound.

“Scram!”

rlin growled loudly, and his arm instantly shapeshifted. A fist flew out, and that full-shifted almighty beast broke out into a pained expression. Its gigantic bulk was actually sent flying by a quick blow from rlin’s fist.

“Boom.”

The colossal body of the almighty beast crashed heavily into the ground. The full-shifting contender only then noticed that it was rlin, but his eyes were filled with a look of reverence.

No wonder the Princess Royal would value rlin so much. Previously, this bodyguard had thought that this was not right, but now a re fist from rlin had sent him flying. It would be a piece of cake for rlin to kill him, not even taking much effort.

“Who killed the Princess Royal?”

rlin’s eyes had turned red through and through. Regardless of whether he was using the Princess Royal, or the Princess Royal was using him, they were indeed bound to each other for the mont.

Furthermore, only with the Princess Royal’s support would he be able to share in her authority over the empire. To rlin who wanted to rely on the power of the empire to better understand this world, this had been the best option.

However, the Princess Royal was dead now and rlin’s plans were all in ruins. One might well imagine the fury burning in his heart.

Faced with rlin’s cold, detached stare, the full-shifting contender felt a tremble in his heart and said hurriedly, “It was Shadowthorn. He assassinated Her Highness. Moreover, although Shadowthorn isn’t on the second prince’s side, he has a close relationship with the second prince. There’s a high chance that this affair is incited by the second prince.”

“The second prince, hmm?”

rlin slowly stood up. Despite his calm gaze, his body exuded a piercing, icy force. Still, one would shudder not from the cold, but from fear.

“Marquis Leon, you... What will you do?” Even this full-shifter seed to feel afraid as he asked timidly.

“Of course I’m going to kill soone!”

rlin turned and was about to leave when the full-shifting contender clenched his jaw and seed to co to a decision. He said softly, “Marquis Leon, in truth... In truth, Her Highness hasn’t died!”

“Swoosh.”

rlin swiftly spun around, his gaze as sharp as blades, fixed steadily upon this full-shifter.