Chapter 311: The Overbearing Liana
Chapter 311: The Overbearing Liana
“heirkingisdead.Cantheystillattackme?”ianashrugged.
“iana,sayingthatisseriouslyproblematic,”rleyawarned.heironeandonlykingwastheKingofisat.Sayingthekingwasdeadatatimelikethiswasnotauspicious.
“didn’tmeanitthatway.”ianashrugged.“Youknowwhatmean.’mtheonewhomosthopesisat’sKingstayshealthy.t’dbebestifheremainedkingforanothertenortwentyyears,soMephiliadoesn’thavetodoanything.”
Afterthatbitofchatter,ianaandtheothersreturnedtoAngu.
Whentheguardsfrombeforesawianaappear,theirexpressionschanged.“Princessiana?”
hepersoninfrontofthem,asidefromherclothesbeingalittledirty,lookedexactlythesameastheonetheyhadstoppedearlier.
Andifit was Princessiana,shewasmostlikelysentbythekingtoinvestigate.
Weretheyreallydiscovered?Butaslongastheydidnotadmititandjustpretendedtheydidn’tknowanything,itshouldbefine.twasn’tlikethey’vebeenincontactwithdemonkind’spower.
“hat’stherightexpression.”ianalookedatthem.“Youclearlyknowwhat’sgoingon.Areyouscared?”
“Princessiana,whatareyoutalkingabout?t’strueweactedpoorlyearlier,butinsuchasensitivetime,itcouldn’tbehelped,right?”heguardscertainlywouldn’tadmititdirectly.Besides,evenifKarenwasdealtwith,therewasstillsomeoneaboveKaren.
“tmightbeeasierforyouifyoujustadmitit,”ianasaid.
“Princessiana,whatonearthareyoutalkingabout?AndwhereisordKaren?Didn’thegowithyou?”aguardfromAnguasked,tryingtodistancehimselffromKarenfirst.
“oelisdead.here’snoneedtocontinuetheact.helongeryoudragthisout,theworseitwillbeforyou,”ianasaid.
Buttheguardswereallconfused.Whowasoel?
heyhadneverevenseenaJudge,letaloneknownthenameofanxecutor.hisnameianasuddenlybroughtupleftthemcompletelybaffled.
“etmeputitanotherway.heJudgeoftheaurentMarquisdom,yourboss,isdead.”
“Princessiana,youcan’tjokeaboutthingslikethat,”theguardsaid,hisexpressiongrave.
“Coulditbethatknowlessthanyouaboutthis?But’msayingit,sowhy?”ianasmiledfaintly.“heKingofisatalreadyknowswhatyou’vedone.hat’swhywecame.hedemonyouwereraisingisdead.”
“Princessiana,whatdoyoumean?don’tunderstand,”theguardsaid,hisforeheadbeadingwithsweat.
“Durandal.”
heholyswordappearedinherhand,nowlookingmuchmoreresplendentthanbefore.
Aftertheholyswordhadrecoveredslightly,ianahadlearneditsname.
“Princessiana,whatareyoudoing?”heguardssteppedback,fearintheireyes.
ianaraisedherhand,swungtheholysword,andslashedtheguard’sweaponaway.“You,you,andyoufew.Youallhavethefoulstenchofdemonkindonyou.iveupresisting,andmaybewecanhelpyou.”
heirfacesturnedwhite.hemomenttheholyswordappeared,theyfeltafearanddiscomfortwellingupfromdeepwithin.Afterhearingiana’swords,theywereonestepawayfromkneeling.
“...’msorry!Please,saveme!”Someonecouldn’ttakeitanymoreandbeggedianaforhelp.
“endmeahand,Minoga.”ianahadusedtoomuchstaminatoday,andhersacredmagicbulletswerealmostgone.Shecouldn’tusehersecretweaponinfrontofthiscrowd.Plus,shewasn’tveryskilledwithsacredmagic,soitwasbettertocallaprofessional.
“SoPrincessianaknewwashere,”Minogasuddenlyappearedbesideiana.
“Aguess.’mnotthatamazing.”ianashrugged.“fanythinghadhappenedtome,Mephiliawouldn’thaveletyouoff.Sofiguredyouwereeitherwatchinginsecretoroffdealingwithsomething.”
ianadidn’twanttogettooinvolvedwithrleya.fshecouldasksomeoneelseforhelp,shewould.
“Allowme,Princessiana.”Sephirenaspokeup.“heelvesanddemonsareoldenemies.haveafewmethodscantry.”
“Alright.”iananodded.
Sephirenawalkeduptothem,herpalmsemittingafaintglow.
Black,unknowndemonicenergysuddenlyeruptedfromtheguards’bodies,butunfortunately,itcouldn’tbedispelled.
“...Regrettably,can’thelpyougetridofthedemon.canonlygrantyourelease.”ianasighed.
“Didn’tyousayyou’dsaveus!Youtrickedus!”aguardfranticallygrabbedhisweapon.
“rantingyoureleaseishelpingyou.You’vealreadybecomevesselsfordemons.Soonerorlater,yourbodieswillnolongerbeyourown.Youwilldieintormentandpain.fyoumustblamesomeone,blameyourselvesforacceptingthedemon’stemptation,”ianasaid.
“Don’tjokearound!fyouwanttogetridofus,justsayso!oneedtoturncornersandskirtangles!”1拐弯抹角(guǎiwānmòjiǎo),totalkinaroundaboutway. Beforetheguardfinishedspeaking,theholyswordiniana’shandpiercedhischest.
“fcourse’llgetridofyou.Youdon’tneedtoworryaboutthat.reallywasthinkingiftherewasawaytosaveyou.ntimeslikethese,everybitofstrengthhelps.Butunfortunately,youtouchedthetaboo.tcan’tbehelped.”Blooddrippedfromtheholyswordontotheground.“Youcan’tjustdecidethisiswrongwhenyou’renolongerenjoyingthebenefitsofthecrisis.Whenyouwereenjoyingthedemon’spower,youweren’tlikethis,”ianasaid.
“fwe’regoingtodieanyway!Mightaswell...”
“hisismycue,right?”Minogadidn’thesitate,immediatelyexecutingalltheindividualsianahadpointedout.
ianasighedhelplessly.“wonderhowmanypeoplelikethisareintheaurentMarquisdom.”
“hisbehaviorabsolutelycannotbetolerated.ncediscovered,itmustbeeradicatedasquicklyaspossible,”Minogasaid.
“know.”ianahadMinogaprepareamagicorbbroadcast.SheneededtomakeeveryoneinAnguunderstandtheircurrentsituation,andatthesametime,lockdownthecity.
Butthatwasfarfromenough.ooneknewhowmanysuchpeoplewereintheaurentMarquisdom.fevenonemixedintothecrowd,itwouldbeadevastatingblowtothecommonpeople.
“t’sready,Princessiana,”Minogasaid.
“...”Beforespeaking,ianaglancedatrleya.Asreluctantasshewas,sheneededherpowerrightnow.“knowyou’restrong.So,ifanaccidenthappensinamoment,likeademontryingtoharmacivilian,couldyoupleasestopit?”
“fcoursecan,iana,”rleyasaidcheerfully.
ianainvoluntarilytookastepback.Shehadabadfeeling.Whywasthiswomanalwayssohappywhensheaskedforherhelp?Didshereallyneedsomethingfromher?Wasshehelpinghernowjusttoholditoverherlater,toropeherin? sk...soannoying.
Butshehadnochoice.hereweretoomanypeopleforMinogaandSephirenatowatchalone.
“Wellthen,let’sbegin.”ianaclearedherthroat.
Soon,hervoicespreadtoeverycornerofAngu.“ow,allresidentsofAngu,pleasecome◆оvеlіgһt◆(nlyonоvеlіgһt)tothecitygate.ordKarenhasaveryimportantannouncement.”
iananaturallywouldn’tuseherownname.UsingKaren’sidentitywasbetter,oritwouldcauseevenmoretrouble.
Becauseitwas“Karen’sorder,”manypeoplequicklygatheredatthegate.Whentheysawiana,theywereallconfused.
Butsomerecognizediana,andsomewereafraid.
“heJudgeoftheaurentMarquisdom,oel,isdead,”ianasaid,openingthedoortoseethemountain.2开门见山(kāiménjiànshān),tospeakdirectly.
hismadeMinoga,standingbesideher,shakeherheadwithawrysmile.ShethoughtPrincessianawasabittoodirect.
Justassheexpected,panickedvoiceseruptedfromthecrowdafterianaspoke.
“Butthat’snotthemainpoint,anditdoesn’treallyaffectyou,”ianacontinued.“fyouwanttolive,youwillobeymyorders.”
“...”Minogawassilent,wonderingwhatshewoulddo.
“Youhavenorighttorefuse.Justlistenobediently.Rightnow,noonecanhelpyou,”ianasaidoverbearingly,arousingalotofdissatisfaction.
Butintimidatedbytheguardsaroundiana,noonespokeup.
“ow,everyonemaintainsomedistancefromeachother.omatterwhatsaynext,youmustremaincalm.Donotleaveyouroriginalpositions.therwise,cannotguaranteeyoursafety.”
Aftertheyfollowediana’sinstructionsandspreadout,ianarevealedthetruth.
“hedemonyouwereraisinghasbeenkilledbyme.oelandKarenwereexecutedbytheKingpreciselybecauseofthismatter.”ianasaid,“Asforwhy’vegatheredyouhere...it’sbecausesomeofyouarestillinfestedbydemonkind.”
Assoonasshefinishedspeaking,apanic,justasexpected,brokeoutinthecrowd.Butafterrleyausedaspell,theyfoundtheirfeetbecameextremelyheavy,andtheycouldn’tmove.
“said,donotmove.therwise,cannotguaranteeyoursafety,”ianasaid.“canpromiseyou,aslongasyoulistenobediently,nothingwillhappentoyou.fcourse,thisexcludesthosewhohavefallenandchosendemonkind...no,theycan’tevenbeconsideredpeopleanymore.”
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