"She ordered people to capture vampires and the Ghoul King all over the country. How could she be a vampire?"
"The Duke must have made a mistake! Or this is just an excuse for him to seize power and usurp the throne."
The information that Cohen promoted that Catalina was a vampire caused an uproar among the people. However, the expected nationwide riot with the Snow Queen as the enemy did not happen. The people obviously did not believe what the Duke said. They had seen power struggles.
Those high-sounding excuses and unsubstantiated accusations are nothing more than swords and shields in the mouths of politicians.
However, Cohen did not expect the people to play an important role. In his eyes, the civilians were just a group of ants. They were unarmed and timid. What could they do? It was the aristocracy and the elite that really changed the fate of the country.
It only took seven days from the time he made up his mind to rebel against the queen to the time he took action. After seven days, all the people the Grand Duke could mobilize were gathered together, including the Moors who were secretly helping him.
The crowd formed an army and began to besiege the Bandaga Palace in the center of Kislev. It was the center of power in the country and a symbol of royal power.
The city defense troops had already been collectively drugged and were sitting paralyzed in their own barracks...
Nearly two hundred knights under the duke participated in the siege. These knights, with their respective attendants, formed a force of nearly two thousand people. At the same time, the personal guards loyal to Cohen also joined the battle, plus the Moorish Order,
The number of people who besieged Bandaga Palace was nearly five thousand. They completely surrounded the palace.
Siege ladders were constantly being set up, and the crowds were attacking the outer walls of the palace. Residents fled out of the city in fear. Those who could not escape hid in their homes and waited for the storm to pass...
"Attack! Keep attacking!"
The soldiers climbing the ice wall kept falling from high places. However, Grand Duke Cohen continued to shout orders for the soldiers to attack under the city wall. Arrows continued to fall, and with the frost magic of the Frost Witch, blood flowed outside the Bandaga Palace.
into a river.
Cohen was high-spirited, wearing fine bright gold armor, holding a sword in his hand, and looked majestic. In fact, this was the most majestic moment in his life. He led the soldiers to resist the tyranny of the queen. He led the elite of a country to overthrow their cruel vampires.
Queen. Yes, there is no time when people are more passionate and passionate than now.
Those loyal to him attacked the city wall again and again. However, the inner wall of Bandaga Palace was composed of ice and boulders. It was a high wall made of powerful ice magic. The height of the city wall reached sixty-five feet.
It is twice as high as an ordinary city wall. Krem Guards, Frost Witches, and Queen's Guards stand on the city wall and invest spears and arrows downwards, just like an attack on a palace in the clouds.
Outside the city, Cohen's siege troops clearly outnumbered the Queen's Guards defending the city. Even the Krem Guards were unable to stop the Duke's army. Most of the Krem warriors were taken out by the Snow Queen to destroy Erengrad's army.
There are rebels. At this moment, there are no more than three hundred troops left in the palace. Three hundred against five thousand. Even if everyone in Krem's guard can fight one against ten, they can't stop the invasion of the Duke's army.
Under the personal order of the Grand Duke of Kislev, Cohen, the heavy ballistae was rolled out. They had no time to build a catapult, so they removed the ready-made heavy weapons from the towers of the city wall. The ignited stone bullets were continuously ejected, smashing
On the high ice wall, every blow carried the power of flames and crossbow stones, venting on the city wall. Gradually, shallow cracks appeared in the ice wall.
"We need reinforcements!"
The captain of the palace guard yelled. His arms felt sore from constantly swinging weapons. Looking around, the same was true for the three hundred soldiers in the garrison.
"Where are the reinforcements coming from? There are no reinforcements! The Snow Queen is thousands of miles away and won't be able to come back for ten days and a half!"
The frost witch Granny on the side shouted. Her staff was like a spear, constantly stabbing and knocking down the Duke's soldiers who climbed onto the ice wall. The brave knights shouted at the bottom of the city and were the first to climb up the city wall.
, the loyal Duke Guards kept hitting the city gate with battering rams under the city. The ballistae aimed at the places where there were no ladders to bomb. The entire city of Kislev was staged a drama of seizing power and usurping the throne.
Finally, even the city gate began to show cracks.
"No more, let them go."
Greni, the high-level frost witch, whispered.
"What? No, only Her Majesty the Queen can do this..."
"It's too late. When Her Majesty the Queen returns, everything here will belong to others." Granny glared at the Frost Witch next to her. She knew the dangers of doing so, but the matter was at this point, so she could only do this for now. "Go ahead.
, if Her Majesty the Queen comes back to blame, I will bear the responsibility alone."
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"Dennis, do you feel it?"
"Huh? What?"
Kislev Magic Academy. The mighty siege of Bandaga Palace did not affect this place. However, in the dark confinement room of the Magic Academy, Villanelle felt something was wrong. Her hearing was very sensitive,
This is a family inheritance, and she can catch even the smallest movement.
However, Dennis did not have this kind of talent. Although she was very talented and accomplished in frost spells, she was no different from other little girls in other aspects. She just looked at her little friend blankly, with a look of confusion on her face.
"Something is churning underground. I mean, something we were trying to discover before but was discovered instead."
Villanelle whispered. She pressed against the wall and could hear the movement of the entire wall, and the above-ground and underground parts of the academy were originally connected. Villanelle could hear the roars and hisses.
, and the sound of sharp claws tearing at the stone wall. This made her hair stand on end. Could it be that this was included in the punishment session of the Grand Instructor?
"I don't feel anything."
Dennis looked at her silently and shook his head.
"Well, I hope it's my imagination."
Villanelle sighed.
But soon, the wall continued to shake. This time, the sound and movement were so loud that even Dennis and Daisy felt it.
"Is there an earthquake?"
Daisy screamed in horror. The sound echoed in the solitary room, making it look even more terrifying.
"No, it's not an earthquake..." Dennis came to the door, lying on the crack of the door and looking at the long corridor. He found a gravel on the ground and no dust at all. If it was an earthquake, the building would not be so complete.
.
"what is that?"
The noise became louder and louder, and at the same time, the three of them could vaguely hear the cries of students coming from the ceiling above their heads.
"Something must have happened!" Villanelle became nervous, "No, we are still here."
"Is there anyone here? Let us out!" She pressed against the iron door and shouted nervously. However, the empty corridor was pitch dark, and there was no response.