In the night sky of the Courage City, two figures, one old and one young, floated silently with the assistance of dark red bat-like wings.
They observed the battlefield below, including the plight of the fourth prince, Devitt lchior, from start to finish.
“Hmph, quite a pathetic display. Even among humans, this guy is one of the most embarrassing.”
The elderly man, dressed in a plain robe, comnted, and his conversation partner was none other than the loli princess who appeared as if she could be his granddaughter, despite their almost identical actual ages.
“Lucine, are you really determined to help Julius elevate such a worthless person to power? Although humans an nothing to us vampires, this undoubtedly will be a defeat in your career...”
“Go back, Augustine.”
“?”
The blood vampire prince nad Augustine was slightly stunned, only then realizing the aning behind Lucine’s words.
“You...”
“I do need the Wishing Relic Artifac to fulfill a wish that has been waiting for three hundred years, but not through this thod.”
Having said that, the noble little loli, dressed in a Lolita gown, with her dark red hair hanging straight, turned around and lightly tapped her bat wings before departing.
After a mont of bewildernt, the old man also smiled contentedly and followed suit.
Throughout, these two powerful transcendent-level vampires never appeared within the sight of the people in the royal capital.
......
The remaining tasks were simply a matter of wrapping things up.
After Ben’s unexpected death, many contingencies he had set up to cause trouble for Lilya went into chaos without proper coordination and command. The various elents he had put in place lost their effectiveness, turning into disarray, making them less of a threat.
Following Lilia’s orders, the Royal Guard swiftly rushed to locations under attack, suppressing the rebellion and aiding the victims.
Adding joy to an already happy occasion is easy, but rendering assistance during challenging tis is difficult. Due to Lilya continually appearing on the frontline of the battlefield, personally directing relief efforts, her already high reputation skyrocketed even further, reaching an unparalleled level in the hearts of many.
Before the first rays of dawn, the complete chaos in the entire capital had been thoroughly quelled.
Of the three legions of city guards involved in the rebellion, over 30,000 people, nearly 40% were killed on the spot, and the rest had surrendered.
According to the testimony of the captured senior officers, the one who ordered this coup was the third prince, Patrick lchior.
As for those recruited by Ben, who took advantage of the opportunity to loot and attack important locations, the diverse group of criminals realized the danger and tried to flee...
But, as Lilya had prepared in advance, she had stationed tens of thousands of troops outside the city, constructing a siege net covering all four gates. The escaping criminals were caught in the act.
After a chaotic and intense battle, more than 80% of the force’s mbers were either killed or captured, with only a few elites managing to escape through special ans, including three legends, among them the infamous Cromancia.
In the midst of this chaos, the casualties on both sides exceeded tens of thousands, and the palaces of the second and fourth princes were directly set ablaze.
Due to the curfew, civilian casualties were minimal, numbering less than a thousand, mostly caused by the mischief of unlawful individuals taking advantage of the situation.
Among them, a portion was also due to a mishap when a certain dragon girl unleashed her powers, inadvertently causing the collapse of several tall buildings.
Overall, considering the scale of the national coup, the losses were not particularly severe and fell completely within Lilya’s anticipated range.
Rather, the conclusion seed sowhat too easy, catching Princess Lilya and most of her subordinates, who were prepared for a tough battle, sowhat off guard.
It was like facing an enemy who appeared fierce and ruthless but turned out to be a paper tiger that crumbled upon contact. It seed as if the air had leaked out before the actual fight, creating a subtle and dramatic feeling.
However, a smooth resolution was undoubtedly a good thing.
The next day, the forces conducting searches outside the city brought back reports. In a forest about ten kiloters from the eastern gate of the Courage City, they discovered the body of Ben lchior. It was confird that he died on the night of the coup.
The cause of death was a brutal one, with multiple stab wounds through the heart from behind, and the body was severely mutilated.
Upon hearing this news, even Lilya, who had been at odds with the second prince for a long ti, couldn’t help but feel a sigh of lant and sadness. After all, he was still her family, and perhaps Princess Lilya had never truly intended to take Ben’s life, only to say that fate was unpredictable.
After that day, Rebecca also went missing.
This ti, however, she left a letter for Herbert, explaining that she was leaving to travel the world, broaden her horizons, had enlisted reliable companions to ensure her safety, and would send regular letters ho to report her well-being.
Although the Adventurer’s Guild Master had a hard ti accepting it initially, he didn’t cause as much trouble as he did several years ago.
It’s worth ntioning that on the night of the coup, the Adventurer’s Guild also ca under attack from the rebellious city guards and Ben’s subordinates. However, thanks to the intervention of an unknown powerful figure, who eliminated many of the skilled attackers, this incident ended the earliest.
Later, Herbert assigned Farnell 【the Thunderbolt】 and Miss Natalie 【the Pure White Lioness】 to lead separate teams to support the attacked Duke Stephens’ mansion and the Mingluan Hall of the fifth princess.
The adventurers mixed with the Royal Guard and the Shadow Guard that Violet saw outside the dungeon at that ti were part of this group.
Perhaps many people do not understand who that powerful individual is, but Violet, who did not personally witness the scene, had so speculations instead.
Most likely, it’s Rebecca.
And the underlying currents behind all this, the priestess has already made a clear conjecture, only needing final confirmation.
..............
Waking up once again on the hotel bed, Violet grabbed the large tail of the dragon lady, who had almost half of her body pressed against her, and dragged her to the side. Ignoring the pitiful and cute expression of a certain dragon, Violet yawned and got up leisurely.
After a simple wash, there was a light knocking sound outside.
“Lady Violet, have you woken up?”
“Yeah, just a mont.”
Opening the door, standing outside were the winged sisters, Leila and Rene, who had concealed their racial features with the help of the priestess—four wings in total on their backs and ears. They were dressed in similar elegant long dresses. Seeing Violet open the door, they imdiately hurriedly intertwined their hands and greeted the black-haired girl with the special etiquette of the winged race.
Violet now understood this etiquette, sothing the winged people would only do when eting noble figures such as lords, royalty, or heads of families—a most solemn type that required the use of wings.
So now, it seed a bit puzzling.
In reality, without wings, these two sisters just looked like humans with unique hair colors.
“Greetings to you, Lady Violet, may the God of Freedom bless you.”
“Good morning to you too. We’re going out today, are you both ready?”
The sisters smiled slightly, displaying a graceful deanor.
“Yes, we are ready to depart at any ti.”
Violet glanced into the room, confirming that her pet, who had reluctantly gotten out of bed, was also ready, before nodding.
“Alright, let’s have breakfast and then head out together.”
“Today is a special day, after all.”
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