Volume 2: Magic Tower Chapter 44: Blood Night in the Capital

  Late at night, Sulina was dressed neatly and leaned against me. I could feel her tension and unease. After all, the burden on her was too heavy. Walking on the edge of a knife, dancing in the palm of death, exhausting herself calculating every step's gain and loss, draining her spirit to respond to every possible hidden danger. This wasn't something she should be facing at her age.

  But I couldn't do anything for her, the struggle within the royal family, she didn't want me to get involved because after all I'm an outsider, because I will eventually leave and don't belong in this world. Maybe it's because she loves me that she doesn't let me participate, or maybe it's because I'm just a passerby in her life who she can never forget. In any case, she kept everything from me, and all I could do was stay by her side to comfort her, and use my limited abilities to protect her personal safety.

  I smiled self-deprecatingly, but actually, what made me think I could protect her? My little bit of strength was probably not even worth noticing to her uncle. At this moment, I wanted more than ever to have great power, and if I really became strong, who would dare to mess with her or go against her? In the face of absolute power, any conspiracy or scheme would be a joke.

  In the distance, a fire suddenly broke out, and the sound of killing was faintly transmitted. I lowered my head to see Su Lina's face change, and then she regained her calm.

  "Are you finally going to take action?" I whispered in her ear.

  "It's not that I'm going to take action, but rather my uncle can't hold back and wants to take action. The people he sent to investigate you have returned, they couldn't find anything out, your identity is completely fine, Uncle's fantasy has been shattered." Su Lina sighed and burrowed into my arms.

  "Your Highness, the prince's troops have launched an attack. The palace guards are already engaged in battle." A guard reported loudly from outside the door.

  "Hmph, I knew you couldn't hold back. A bit earlier than I expected, though." Sulina muttered to herself. Then she raised her voice and called out to the outside of the door, "Understood, proceed with the original plan. The guards must hold on until dawn."

  "Are you sure? If it really doesn't work out, I can take you away and we should have a chance to escape. Don't force yourself, actually I think wandering the world with you wouldn't be bad either." I said.

  "How much assurance can there be in such things? I've done all that I should, the rest is just praying. A person who controls a country, without any luck, how can they do it? Look at my good luck." Suriya smiled weakly. She lifted her head and kissed me once, then continued to say: "I really want to abandon everything and go with you to a distant place, I really want to accompany you quietly through life, but I couldn't let go, there's too much responsibility here, this is the place where I was born and raised, I must do something for it."

  The sound of slaughter seemed to be getting closer, I could almost hear the sound of weapons piercing flesh, but it was still some time before dawn, hadn't Sorina's reinforcements arrived yet?

  "Your Highness, the outer defense line of the palace has been breached, and one-third of the guards have been lost. They are now retreating to the top of the palace wall. The captain of the guard asks if you need to enter the underground tunnel temporarily?" The guard outside the door reported.

  "Alyck, you'd better leave this place first, all of this has nothing to do with you anymore." Sulina raised her face, and there were faint tears in her eyes.

  I smiled and shook my head: "At this moment if I leave you, what will I live for in the future? Let me stay with you, no matter what the outcome is, we'll face it together."

  "Really? Are you willing to face it with me?" Sulina exclaimed in surprise.

  "Really, you've succeeded, I might leave, but now, I absolutely won't leave you." I stroked her cheek.

  Sulina nodded at me, then said to the guard outside the door: "Tell the captain of the guards that if he lets the enemy rush in, once I formally ascend to the throne, I'll send him to a desolate island to fish for the rest of his life."

  The fighting outside is getting more intense, the sounds of slaughter are getting closer and closer to us. The guards keep coming back to report that the palace walls have been breached, the captain of the guard has died in battle, the deputy captain has taken over command and is fighting to the death.

  As the sounds of slaughter drew closer and closer, Sulina's face turned paler and paler. She clutched me tightly, as if this could change the outcome of the battle.

  Suddenly, with a loud "bang", the window of the room was broken open from outside, and four black-clad masked men holding sharp blades rushed into the room. Immediately following, several guards also rushed into the room and engaged in combat with the masked men.

  I pulled Sulina to the corner of the room, avoiding the assassin's attack. The four assassins seemed very powerful and the guards who fought them were quickly knocked down several times. One assassin rushed towards us, but what greeted him was my arrow that I had aimed for a long time. At such a short distance, he didn't even have time to react before the arrow pierced his throat. Seeing me shoot an assassin dead, Sulina's guard morale greatly increased and they burst out with tremendous fighting power. The assassins who lost a companion were on one hand careful to defend against my arrows, while also having to deal with the guards who seemed to have drunk chicken blood, gradually unable to withstand, and were soon picked off one by one.

  The guards confirmed the assassin's death and hastily bowed to us before turning around and joining the battle outside.

  I pulled up Sulina, whose face was somewhat pale, and came to the broken window, where the outside scene was in full view.

  Countless guards and soldiers in disguise were fighting, with people constantly falling down, limbs scattered everywhere, and blood staining the entire palace floor a deep red. I had seen killings before, I had killed people too, but such a tragic scene was something I had never seen before. Unconsciously, I tightly grasped Sullina's hand.

  I suddenly saw, Surina's uncle riding a tall war horse, leading a small team of warriors rushing in, beside him, a person dressed as a magician coldly scanned the battlefield.

  The king, facing our direction, shouted triumphantly: "Dear niece, everything is already settled. Order your soldiers to give up their resistance. As long as you publicly acknowledge that the royal power belongs to me, I will spare your life and that of your useless husband."

  The remaining guards gradually gathered around us, confronting the prince's soldiers. Both sides were severely injured, and the prince's army had a slight advantage, but no one dared to make the first move. If they continued to fight, Sulina would definitely lose, but it might take some time.

  This morning, Prince shot an arrow at me. I didn't plan to hit him; the magician beside him would definitely take action. I was just using my actions to respond to his words.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, a magical shield unfolded in front of Prince Lorenso, easily blocking my feathered arrow, but also startling Prince Lorenso.

  Prince Lorenzo saw that he could not persuade Sulina to surrender, hesitated for a moment and said: "My dear niece, if you insist on sending your subordinates to their deaths, I have nothing to say. However, I have a proposal that can avoid unnecessary casualties on both sides. Let your husband replace you and duel with the magician Truen by my side. Whoever loses will give up the competition for the throne. What do you think?"