strokinit Chapter 46: The Duke's Personal Guard
Chapter 46: The Duke's Personal Guard
The nobles and officials who were allied with Tester were panicked and cried out, "Spare us! We were only invited here for dinner, Steward, we have nothing to do with Tester!"
Butler Mike didn't care about any of that; the court guards attacked fiercely!
The banquet hall instantly turned into a hunting ground.
Those nobles and officials who were used to living in luxury and only knew how to display their "power" at banquets and intrigues were now showing their ugly side.
Someone tried to hide under the heavy dining table, but was dragged out by the samurai and thrown to the ground like trash;
Someone tried to blend into the panicked group of dancers, but was precisely grabbed by the shoulders and had his hands tied behind his back.
The sounds of pleas for mercy, cries, and the jarring noise of cups and plates shattering were all mixed together.
Of course, there were also some who were Tester’s die-hard fans, and they began to draw their swords and fight back.
However, it was all in vain.
The court warriors were all highly trained fighters, almost all of them at least at the level of novice fighter, and they were equipped with sharp swords, thick armor, and excellent teamwork!
Three or five court warriors were enough to take down some mid-level fighters.
A team of about ten court warriors could barely defeat even a high-ranking fighter!
The loyal nobles and officials clashed with thousands of court warriors:
"Bang bang bang bang!"
About half an hour later, they were all killed.
Tester's eyes widened in terror: "Mike, tell your men to stop! I'm the Foreign Minister, you can't treat me like this!"
Steward Mike slowly walked forward, his withered face devoid of any emotion, only displaying a cold scrutiny.
"Cabinet minister?"
He repeated slowly and deliberately, his voice not loud, but it sent a chill down Tester's spine: "You have committed seventeen major crimes, including treason, oppression, and corruption. His Majesty has personally ordered your execution without exception. Your official robes cannot save your head."
With that, Mike slightly raised his hand, and the encirclement of the court guards tightened once more.
To deal with Tester, Leon had already begun making plans long ago.
Inside and outside Tester's mansion, there were already palace spies planted by Steward Mike, who were monitoring the place 24 hours a day.
Tester was surrounded by several experts, all of whom were powerful warriors.
"My lord, you must flee immediately! Return directly to the Southern Territory! That's Duke Kaloch's territory; the kingdom's army won't dare to do anything to you there!"
Several loyal Grand Warriors stood in front of Tester, blocking dozens of court warriors for him.
Tester immediately took off running!
Tester's mansion was also meticulously designed, with many mechanisms and hidden doors inside and out.
Tester stomped his foot, stepping on a stone slab, as if triggering a "mechanism".
A huge opening immediately appeared in the previously closed golden wall in front of them.
This was clearly a backup escape route that Tester had carefully prepared.
Manager Mike frowned and gave the order: "Stop him!"
Dozens of court warriors followed Mike in a fierce pursuit.
Manager Mike is also extremely powerful; he is a great fighter himself!
Moreover, he is a Grand Warrior of the Upper Realm!
However, Tester's few top-tier loyalists were really difficult to deal with; they were determined to protect Tester to the death.
As a result, the battle reached a stalemate!
Among the court warriors, there were few truly powerful fighters.
Some time ago, Edmund selected elite court knights to fight against the "Ash Prepared Knights," and had already drawn many of the best court knights.
"Bang! Bang!"
"Boom!"
Tester's several great warrior-level guards successively killed fifty or sixty court warriors.
This bought Tester a lot of time, and it looked like Tester was about to enter the escape tunnel and slip away!
The ornately decorated wall on the other side of the banquet hall shattered as if struck by an invisible giant hammer!
Amidst flying bricks and billowing dust, dozens of figures clad in dark gray heavy armor, like demons emerging from hell, charged in with an oppressive aura!
Their speed was incredible; the heavy armor seemed to offer no resistance, instead crushing the air like chariots, emitting a low, terrifying roar. The leader, exceptionally tall, with eyes as fiery as molten lava beneath his gray visor, was none other than Edmund, the Grand Master of the Ash Knights.
Tester was immediately terrified upon seeing the newcomer: "Edmund! A Dou Zun level expert!"
The arrival of dozens of Ash Knights immediately helped the court warriors, relieving them of a tremendous amount of pressure.
"Crack! Crack!"
Several high-level warrior guards were cut into pieces by swords and blades.
Just as Tester was in despair, a group of 100 heavily armored warriors suddenly emerged from the secret passage.
These heavily armored warriors, with "black firebird patterns" embroidered on their shoulder patches, indicated that they were from the personal guard of Duke Kaloch in the southern border of the kingdom.
The leader was nearly two meters tall, like an iron tower.
He lifted his visor, revealing a weathered face with sharp, hawk-like eyes. His voice was deep and resonant: "Lord Tester, by order of Duke Kalocchi, the vice-captain of the Royal Guard, Lattimore, has led the Royal Guard to escort you safely out of the capital."
Lattimore, one of the top ten strongest warriors in the southern part of the kingdom, was already a peak Grand Warrior five years ago!
His current cultivation level is even more unfathomable!
Duke Kalocci's personal guard was an elite force among elites, with over four hundred men rigorously selected from hundreds of thousands of troops in the Southern Territory.
This time, Lattimore led a team of over a hundred men, which was comparable to an army!
Tester instantly felt confident: "Thank you for your kindness, Duke! Praise be to Your Excellency! You haven't forgotten my contributions!"
Tester then glanced at Edmund: "Edmund! Let's see how you resist now! Even if you're a Dou Zun expert, you're only one person! Every member of the Duke's personal guard is a top-tier fighter!"
"A hundred people, coordinated in battle formation, would be enough to kill even three or four Dou Zun!"
Tester sneered arrogantly.
Edmund glanced dismissively at the so-called vice-captain, Lattimore: "Oh? A half-step Dou Zun? What's so great about him! He's just trash!"
Lattimore immediately flew into a rage and shouted, "Personnel guard, form ranks!"
More than a hundred heavily armored warriors immediately formed a special battle formation.
They trained together from childhood, and everyone in the battle formation had excellent teamwork; each person was essentially part of the battle formation's body!
Soon, a giant "black lotus" appeared!
A torrent of battle energy coalesced within the battle formation!
That terrifying aura was something even a Dou Zun couldn't match.
Edmund's expression turned slightly serious. Indeed, these hundred-odd heavily armored warriors were all at least high-level fighters on average. When they concentrated their strength and surrounded each other, their power was comparable to that of a mid-level or even high-level Dou Zun.
But now, how could the Ash Knights be weak?
Every official knight has undergone "organ modification"!
"Knights of Ash, form ranks!"
Edmund let out a cold shout!