Chapter 238: |
Chapter 238
There was a sudden cry.
“It’s a big deal, Master!”
It was Hanson!
Raymond’s heart sank.
Hanson’s expression was unusual.
‘Is there already a problem with the assembly ? But it hasn’t even started yet, has it?’
But it wasn’t like that.
It was even more horrible, unimaginable.
“……!”
“Burned patients are rushing to the clinic!”
* * *
The Great Assembly began.
“Let us begin the grand meeting. The commission of this meeting will be conducted by His Highness the Princess on behalf of His Majesty the King who is ill.”
Sophia stood firm and continued.
“The first item on the agenda today is the punishment of the Second Prince, Kairn. The 2nd Prince Kairn was responsible for the murder of the 4th Prince Seytil, and is accused of co-conspiring with the Sinner, Alfred, in the attempt murder of the Duke of Raven.”
Sophia then presented the evidence.
Narcotic substances taken from Seytil’s blood.
There was also a secret ledger found in Earl Rodden’s study. He recorded that he had been instructed by Kairn in case of any problems in the future.
The most decisive, of course, was Alfred’s testimony.
Sophia looked around at the nobles in her seat and spoke.
“Therefore, the Princess, on behalf of the royal family, proposes that the Second Prince Kairn be sentenced to death.”
Representing the opinion of the royal family.
It was a phrase that expressed the nature of the Grand Council.
The Grand Council is a place where the opinions of the royal family and the nobility are exchanged.
Once the two positions reached an agreement, the proposal was finalized.
“On behalf of the nobility, I, the Duke of Raven, agree.”
The Duke of Raven was the first to speak.
Even though he was still not feeling well, he attended the meeting in person. To judge Kairn.
Other nobles also spoke out one after another.
“I, Duke Galman, agree.”
“I, Duke of Raif, agree.”
“I, Marquis de Terne, agree.”
Starting with the top nobles, the great nobles below then agreed one after another.
However, there were those who did not express any opinion and remained silent.
They were ardent loyalists of the Marquis of Nexen in the north and some of Kairn’s
People clicked their tongues at the sight of them.
‘Don’t you know that Kairn is over?’
“You still owe your allegiance to such a demon. Ridiculous.’
Then, an unexpected voice came in.
“Wait. Will you give me a chance to defend myself?”
It was Kairn!
The conference attendees frowned.
He had done a terrible wrong, and there was not the slightest hint of remorse on his face.
He was as confident as usual, but at the same time he had a smile that no one understood.
“How dare you, a terrible demon bastard on the subject!”
A nobleman exclaimed, and Kairn looked at the nobleman intently.
“…….”
It was an eerie look in his eyes. The nobleman flinched at the sight of it.
The corners of his mouth lifted up and he looked at Sophia.
“Don’t you give the lowly people a chance to defend themselves?”
Sophia squinted and nodded.
“I’ll give you one minute. Think of it as your last will and testament.”
“My sister is pretty, but she’s so cold.”
Kairn whistled.
He took the stage with his hands tied.
Everyone in the room looked at him with a stern face, while Kairn looked around the room with a relaxed face.
An attitude that is hard to imagine as a criminal sentenced to death.
‘What are you thinking?’
Then, Kairn noticed an empty seat.
It was Raymond’s seat.
Kairn smiled inwardly.
‘As expected, he went to treat the patients. They did a good job of poking at his weak spots.’
Raymond’s weakness.
It’s all about the patient.
Aiming for it, he deliberately set a huge fire in the slums, and he would have rushed to the dying men.
‘Without him, no one will be able to stop the wrath of the gods.’
Of course, Raymond’s absence will only be temporary.
He is going to try to treat the patients and get back as fast as he can.
But it will be too late.
The Wrath of God will come down in a split second, swiftly and terrifyingly.
“I don’t have time, so I’ll keep it short. I am innocent.”
The people looked bewildered.
‘What are you talking about?’
But Kairn continued to tell his absurd story.
“All the evidence is fabricated by Raymond. I swear to heaven that this prince is innocent. Heaven will know my innocence.”
‘You’re crazy.’
Everyone shook their heads.
Kairn spoke even more spectacularly.
“Those who believe in the innocence of this prince, please raise your hands.”
Then there were those who actually raised their hands.
The Marquis of Nexen and some other loyalists.
There were a total of 5 of the 30 nobles.
“Ha, what are you doing?”
“Do you want to be punished together?”
But they didn’t answer with a stern face.
The rest of the crowd looked puzzled.
The expressions on the faces of the five people were strange.
It was infinitely stiff. Their faces were tense as if something was going to happen.
‘What is it?’
Kairn smiled wryly.
“Thank you for believing in me. May Heaven bless the five of you. On the other hand…”
Kairn looked at the rest of the nobles.
His gaze, cold as a snake, flashed with an eerie gaze.
“May Heaven curse those who seek to falsely accused the Prince.”
“……!”
Kairn lifted his head and stared at the high ceiling. As if pleading with heaven.
“Heavens, I dare to assuage you, relieve the grievances of this prince! Bring your anger upon those wicked ones!”
People laughed.
They thought Kairn was mad before he gets to be executed.
But at that moment.
The unbelievable happened.
“Gagging!”
“Boom!”
The knights and mages who stood guard outside clutched their chests.
Raymond and Sophia arranged their knights more strictly than usual in case of any disturbances.
Not only that, but they also called on the Wizard Tower to deploy mages, but they fell helplessly.
They weren’t the only ones.
“Gagging!”
Soon, the people in the conference hall began to collapse, clutching their chests.
“No, Count?”
“What’s wrong?”
“Call a healer here!”
Bewilderment spread among the people.
But the tragedy is not over.
People began to fall, like a chain of dry straw falling down.
Kairn burst into a rage.
“Haha! The wrath of heaven will come upon you!”
Then, one.
Duke Raif, who had not yet fallen, gritted his teeth.
“This must be poison! That Kairn bastard spread!”
Noticing the situation, Duke Raif widened his eyes.
In fact, Kairn was in a hurry to take something. The antidote was clear.
“Hold your breath.”
But to no avail.
Even though he held his breath, his body quickly became heavy.
“How dare you!”
The Duke Raif gritted his teeth.
He is a Sword Master.
He wasn’t like those who had fallen helplessly.
Using his mana, he forced his stiffening limbs to pull out his sword.
‘Kairn!’
The moment he throws his sword and tries to decapitate Kairn at all costs.
Kairn looked directly at Duke Raif.
“Duke Raif, you need even more anger.”
Paaat!
There was a flash of light.
Raif’s eyes widened.
It was a sword light!
Someone had blown a raincoat!
‘This?’
It was an unusual momentum.
An attack that you wouldn’t normally be able to take easily.
What’s even more surprising is that the ‘Aura’ is included in the sword!
‘Sword Master!’
At one point, the Duke of Raif looked at a figure standing next to Kairn.
He was a white-haired young man with a surprisingly familiar face.
Duke Raif’s eyes widened.
The identity of the person who appeared next to Kairn was a shock.
But it wasn’t the time to be distracted by the gray-haired young man.
He was going to attack.
‘I have to stop it.’
Duke Raif gritted his teeth and looked at the attacks.
Duke Raif is also a Sword Master.
Even if it was an attack loaded with auras, he would normally have been able to block it with ease.
But now that he was poisoned, his body couldn’t move as he wanted.
Worst of all, the poison spread throughout his body, causing his body to harden even more.
‘Damn!’
Chaang!
He managed to block one of the rains,
“Hmm?”
The gray-haired young man smiled and moved his hand.
He had blown attacks again!
It was an even more fierce blow than before.
Raif gritted his teeth.
He should have avoided it, but the poison spread and made his limbs feel even heavier. It was hard to get a finger at it now.
‘Damn.’
The Duke Raif knew the moment of death had arrived.
‘I can’t believe I’m going to die like this.’
The only good thing was that Raymond wasn’t there.
No matter how much Raymond was a warrior, it was impossible for him to deal with the enemy in front of him.
‘My sustenance shall be passed on to Raymond! The disciple will avenge me!’
It was time to open his eyes and meet his end.
A miracle happened!
“Avoid!”
Paaat!
With a shout, something flew in, striking the flying attack with flying precision.
It was a mace for healers!
The mace shattered on contact with the aura, but the attacker also twisted and the Duke of Raif was able to survive with his life.
“……!”
Everyone looked in amazement in the direction from which Mace had flown.
And their eyes widened.
A strangely dressed man entered.
‘Who is it?’
It was a thick white garment, like armor, and curiously there were no holes exposed.
‘That…… Could it be the ancient armor that the Marquis Penin uses in the plague zone?’
Hit.
Raymond had appeared in a suit!
Out of despair, a miraculous light came.
* * *
Raymond peered through his suit.
There was a hellscape in the conference hall.
All but a few were squirming on the floor.
‘Elmud!’
Raymond hurried over to Elmud.
Elmud was in charge of the guarding, leading the knights, but he had fallen helpless.
‘Paralyzing symptoms. Constricted pupils. It’s nerve gas poison!’
Gas dock.
It was a poison that spread in the form of air.
Among them, it was clear that it was a paralyzing nerve toxin.
‘It’s definitely a poison that stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system.’
There are several types of neurotoxins, the most common of which is the one that activates the parasympathetic nervous system and causes paralysis.
The good news is that it doesn’t seem to be a very lethal poison.
“If it had been so lethal, it would have paralyzed their respiratory muscles and killed them shortly after contact with the poison. Luckily, they haven’t gone that far yet.’
But it was relatively less, and after a while, the paralysis of the respiratory muscles would surely come.
‘A few minutes at most. We need to put an antidote in it.’