Chapter 138: The Grand Prince Shed Tears of Grievance
Rumble…
The earth shook.
An earthquake-like energy spread beneath their feet, the violent impact frantically destroying everything around them. Huge rocks began to fall from the ceiling.
Several knights with insufficient strength were instantly blown to pieces.
The underground explosion was so sudden that even those powerful experts couldn’t react in time. They were directly thrown away by the violent energy.
The intense tremors even spread for dozens of kilometers. Even the distant military camp shook under the violent impact, the tents being blown away.
Shocked soldiers ran out of the camp. The raging wind, carrying sand and dust, stung their eyes. Through the dust, they could only see a distant mountain peak collapse, a large cloud of dust billowing into the sky like a giant mushroom.
After a long time, another boom.
The piled-up rubble was shattered by an immense force, and a figure in armor flew out of the dust, uncontainable anger on his rough face.
Morton, Captain of the Royal Knights.
Soon, another figure appeared, Jason, Vice-Captain of the Holy Knights.
Then, Archbishop Christia of the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess also flew out from the collapsed rocks, her white and gold robe stained with dirt, her beautiful face filled with anger.
Besides the three of them, everyone else had been buried in the explosion.
The explosion had a power comparable to Super-tier magic.
The three figures hovered in the air in a triangular formation, their expressions grim, their eyes filled with flames of anger. After a few seconds, Morton spoke in a hoarse voice, “Where is the Hero?”
Many of his brothers had died in the explosion, but Morton didn’t have time to worry about them. The most important question now was… Where was the Hero?
“Missing,” Christia said coldly after a long time.
This was the worst-case scenario.
With experts from the Empire, the Holy See, and the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess jointly guarding him, the Hero had still gone missing. This was an unprecedented disgrace.
More importantly, the Hero’s existence was related to the survival of the Heavenly Continent. If the Hero had really died in the explosion, then…
Sage Mountain needed a long time to prepare to summon another Hero. Thinking about how the human world might be slaughtered by Demon Beasts during this time, the three of them turned pale, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
“Sigh…” Christia suppressed the anger and anxiety in her chest, her lips pursed, “Morton, Jason, don’t panic…”
“Ekaterina and Violet were with the Hero. I saw that when the explosion was about to happen, Violet seemed to sense something. She’s stronger than us, she should have been able to prepare in advance and protect the Hero.”
Morton and Jason’s expressions softened a little. Christia was a powerful mage, and her perception of various powers was more acute.
“Then let’s immediately command the army over there to dig through the collapsed mountain and find the Hero…” Morton said subconsciously.
“No, there’s another more important question now…” Christia said in a deep voice.
“Don’t you think the explosion just now was too coincidental? Moreover, I also sensed the aura of Mana bombs.”
“The explosion happened right after we entered the Demon Beast nest. The strangest thing is that the Hero was right at the center of the explosion.”
“You’re saying that someone deliberately used Mana bombs to try to kill the Hero?” Jason and Morton weren’t stupid and immediately thought of this possibility.
“But can Mana bombs have such destructive power?”
Mana bombs were easy to use, just throw them out, and they would explode upon impact. But their destructive power wasn’t that great.
“One Mana bomb naturally can’t, but what if it was a thousand, ten thousand, or even more Mana bombs exploding simultaneously?” Christia’s eyes narrowed, “The person who wants to kill the Hero must know his whereabouts very well.”
“Moreover, gathering so many Mana bombs is definitely not an easy task. It requires a long time of accumulation.”
“It’s very likely that before the Hero was summoned, the other party was already plotting to assassinate him.”
Hearing Christia’s words, Morton and Jason exchanged glances, seeing the shock in each other’s eyes. They almost exclaimed in unison, “Grand Prince Lance!”
That’s right, this was the only possibility.
Because the oracle stated that the Saintess would be the Hero’s lover.
This directly led to Grand Prince Lance being the most resistant to the summoning of the Second Hero, even more so than the members of the former Hero Squad.
Lance was deeply in love with Loseweisse, his obsession with the Saintess bordering on madness. And Lance’s personality was impulsive and extreme. He was truly capable of doing such a thing.
As the Grand Prince, Lance had many informants and spies. It wasn’t difficult for him to know the Hero’s whereabouts.
“And not long ago, when I went to the Mage Association on business, I happened to see Lindberg, Lance’s confidant, ordering a large number of Mana bombs…”
As soon as she said this, everyone was almost certain that it was Grand Prince Lance who, out of jealousy, tried to murder the Hero!
Even Morton, the Captain of the Royal Knights, felt that such a prince was too unqualified and not worthy of inheriting the throne.
If the throne fell into Lance’s hands, the destruction of the empire could be foreseen in the near future.
Morton took a deep breath, “The struggle for the throne has nothing to do with me. I am loyal to His Majesty, not anyone else. I will report what happened here truthfully to His Majesty. As for how to decide, that is His Majesty’s matter.”
As he spoke, Morton unfolded a magic scroll.
…
In the Imperial City.
Wadsworth sat leisurely on the sofa, leaning against the soft cushions, a beautiful and voluptuous young woman in his arms. She looked to be in her early twenties.
Her snake-like, enchanting body wriggled gently in Wadsworth’s embrace.
This woman wasn’t one of his wives, although he had over a hundred wives… Each one of them was beautiful and graceful, but as the saying went…
The flowers at home are not as fragrant as the wild flowers? The First Hero seemed to have said that.
The woman in his arms was the daughter of a certain Viscount. Her charming demeanor made Wadsworth very pleased, and most importantly, she was young.
Which man didn’t like young and beautiful girls?
Although he was the Emperor, he occasionally needed to relax. Otherwise, the mountain of political affairs would shorten his life by several years.
He was very confident in his disguise skills. The girl in front of him didn’t notice his true identity, only the innate noble aura that made people think he must be a high-ranking noble.
Wadsworth’s hairy paw landed on the woman’s waist, moving down her slender waist with ill intentions. Just as it was about to reach a crucial area, it was swatted away by the woman.
“Uncle, your hand is very naughty…”
Wadsworth wasn’t angry. On the contrary, her sweet voice made his bones melt.
This woman was very charming and flirtatious, but every time Wadsworth wanted to go further, he would be stopped by her. Wadsworth never forced her, he enjoyed this feeling of flirting.
Lifting the woman’s chin with his finger and looking directly into her light green eyes, Wadsworth said shamelessly:
“What uncle? Call me brother…”
On the other side, the attendant sitting on the sofa not far away, drinking tea, his hand trembled when he heard these words, and he was speechless.
Shameless! How shameless!
Don’t you even look at your own age? You’re fifty or sixty years old, and you’re asking people to call you brother? Are you embarrassed?
This scene was truly unbearable to watch. Fortunately, no one recognized Wadsworth’s identity. Otherwise, the Empire would lose all face.
Wadsworth’s bearded mouth moved to the woman’s long, fair neck, kissing it repeatedly.
His rough beard seemed to tickle the woman, and she giggled.
Just as Wadsworth was about to capture her lips, he suddenly felt a tickling sensation in his ear, which made his face fall.
Who was it, so inconsiderate, disturbing him at this time? He would definitely deduct their salary later.
Although he was very irritated, Wadsworth knew that those who could contact him through Information Magic were not ordinary people. He let go of the woman in his arms, “Beautiful lady, please wait a moment, I seem to have something to deal with.”
Apologizing to the woman gracefully, Wadsworth pressed his hand to his ear and walked to the side. Soon, his expression changed, like a furious lion, his fist clenching with a cracking sound.
The attendant who accompanied him immediately realized that something had happened and quickly put down his teacup, standing up and coming to Wadsworth’s side.
“Unfilial son, unfilial son… unfilial son…”
Hearing this low growl, the attendant immediately understood that His Highness the Grand Prince had done something to anger His Majesty again. This was normal, it happened several times a week. But the attendant keenly noticed that His Majesty’s reaction this time was more intense than ever.
Wadsworth’s eyes were spitting fire. At this moment, the Emperor was like a ferocious beast, ready to devour someone.
That look made the noble lady who was about to approach him shiver and not dare to come any closer.
Wadsworth rushed out of the restaurant without looking back and headed straight for the palace. The attendant who accompanied him wisely didn’t ask what had happened. He understood that there were many things he shouldn’t know, even though he had a good relationship with His Majesty since childhood.
Rushing all the way to the Grand Prince’s residence, there were two attendants at the gate of the palace. Seeing His Majesty Wadsworth appear in a rage, their faces immediately changed. They subconsciously stood in front of Wadsworth, saluting him, their mouths open as if they wanted to ask what was the matter.
But before they could speak, Wadsworth waved his hand, “Get out of my way!”
The two attendants were sent flying backwards, crashing heavily against the wall. By the time they fell to the ground, they were no longer breathing.
Wadsworth kicked open the door to Lance’s bedroom with a powerful kick, the door shattering into pieces. When Wadsworth saw the scene inside the room, his blood rushed to his head, and he almost fainted.
In the large room, there were dozens of figures, both men and women.
Their clothes were scattered on the floor, even Lance was the same. Everyone’s face was filled with obsession and madness.
Damn it!
Unfilial son, you disgrace!
Seeing the Emperor suddenly appear, everyone was startled, the obsession and madness on their faces quickly replaced by fear.
“Get out of here, all of you!”
Wadsworth roared angrily.
The figures hurriedly picked up their clothes from the floor and rushed out of the Grand Prince’s bedroom. The attendant at the door, seeing this scene, probably understood what had happened. He opened his arms, and bolts of lightning descended from the sky. In the blink of an eye, only dozens of charred corpses remained on the ground.
Looking at Lance, who was still putting on a robe with an impatient look on his face, Wadsworth almost burst out laughing in anger.
Well, well, the student surpasses the master?
He would at most disguise himself and hook up with noble ladies outside. His son, on the other hand, was playing things dozens of times more extravagantly?
“Lance, look at yourself now, do you still have any of the demeanor of a Grand Prince? You’re going to inherit the throne in the future,” Wadsworth didn’t even have the energy to be angry anymore. He didn’t understand why his son, whom he had carefully cultivated since childhood, had become like this.
He wasn’t like this before.
Lance yawned lazily. Although he was only wearing a robe, his appearance disheveled, he still exuded nobility and elegance.
“Father, you didn’t come here just to interrupt my fun, did you?”
“Why are you so angry? Is it because I didn’t invite you? Alright, I’ll remember to invite you next time.”
Wadsworth’s body trembled. He took a deep breath, trying to suppress the flames of anger that were about to explode in his heart, “Why did you try to murder the Hero in Conrad?”
“Murder the Hero in Conrad?” Lance was stunned, and he subconsciously shook his head, “Don’t talk nonsense, I didn’t, it wasn’t me.”
However, Lance’s denial completely enraged Wadsworth. He suddenly raised his right hand and slapped Lance across the face with a whoosh.
“You spineless bastard, you dare to do it but don’t dare to admit it?” Wadsworth roared.
His strength was astonishing. With one slap, Lance was sent flying, half of his face practically destroyed, even the bone could be seen in some places.
But at this moment, Lance couldn’t feel the pain on his face at all. He had arranged for a few assassins to murder the Hero last night, but he knew very well that those assassins were basically going to their deaths. He was just testing the Hero’s true strength. He wanted to personally break the Hero’s neck.
He didn’t try to murder the Hero in Conrad, he didn’t even know the Hero was there.
He didn’t know where his father heard this news from, but his father’s complete distrust made Lance’s nose ache. A strong sense of grievance surged in his heart, and two muddy tears flowed from his angry eyes!
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