Cataclysm King

Chapter 564 Assassination
In the hotel, Ji Xun received a message from the communicator and said to Chujiu and Nan Jing: "Leni and the others are here."

"Ah."

Chujiu opened his eyes from meditation, nodded and prepared to get up.

Nan Jing also took the angel away.

A drizzle was falling outside the window, and the air was filled with the rusty smell that is unique to mining cities.

Ji Xun glanced at the mist outside the window, then looked at Chujiu who was about to go out, and said, "Your brother will definitely make some moves this time. I think he will use some unexpected means. Be careful."

Chujiu said calmly, "Yeah. We have to face it eventually."

After a pause, she added, "If he really wants to attack me, then the 'Ceremony of Fighting for the Throne' will officially begin. This is actually a good thing for me."

"Ah."

As Ji Xun listened, a playful light flashed in his eyes.

The Orlan Royal Court is the descendant of the old ministers of the Talen Dynasty who came to the Eastern Wilderness. They must be won over in order to ascend the throne.

But in the final analysis, although Chujiu is the only legitimate heir to the throne according to Augustus' ancestral precepts, Arthur is still the actual king of the Oran royal court.

The struggle for the throne was an internal matter of Augustus, and court infighting was not uncommon in history.

The vast majority of Oran's former subjects still pledged their loyalty to the king who sat on the throne.

Moreover, Arthur now controls the entire Eastern Wilderness, and his royal destiny is much stronger than Chujiu's.

This unequal royal power and fortune is also the most important shackle that prevents the fate of the ninth sign from improving significantly.

But if the other party really sent someone to assassinate him, it would mean that they recognized Chujiu's qualifications as a competitor to the throne.

This is actually a good thing.

When the ninth day of the first lunar month ascends the throne, he needs a legitimate reason.

So she must face it.

Ji Xun and the other two did not expect to encounter danger this time, and they were prepared.

They were also very curious about what King Arthur could do in response.

After changing into a black waterproof cloak, San walked out of the hotel.

The city's rail trains had stopped running, so Ji Xun and the other two walked towards the agreed location.

Probably because of the rain, the visibility on the foggy street was low and there were few pedestrians.

Even the beggars huddled under the eaves in the corners of the alley. Occasionally, in the darkness, one could see a pair of prying eyes staring at the three cloaked men walking in the rain.

The visibility is not high in the rain and fog, and the street lights in the fog look like scattered yellow halos.

Water drops fell on the cloak, making a clear sound of dripping, and no other sound could be heard in the entire block.

Chujiu walked with an expressionless face, and Nan Jing followed silently beside him.

Ji Xun occasionally glanced at the rain and fog around him, and a thoughtful look occasionally appeared in his dark eyes.

There are only a few masters in the Oran Royal Court who can pose a real threat to the three of them.

Now that it's really here, it's still something to look forward to.

Of course, there must be some unexpected means.

The boots stepped into the puddle, and the dirty water splashed up and stained the uppers.

As he walked, for some reason, Ji Xun found that he had goose bumps all over his body, and the blood in his body suddenly became excited.

The rain and fog made him feel a sense of crisis that he had not experienced for a long time.

The corners of his mouth curled up, and he murmured in his heart: "Have I been targeted?"

After practicing the secret method of "My Heart is the Universe", his crisis perception ability has been elevated to a level far beyond his rank.

Perhaps the being hiding in the rain and fog doesn't even know that it has been discovered.

Chujiu and Nanjing, who were standing beside him, noticed the look Ji Xun was giving them and realized something, but the three of them tacitly kept silent and just continued walking.

Soon, the three of them arrived at a dilapidated building in the north city. This was the former mining union of Rig City and one of the iconic buildings in the city.

It is now abandoned.

This place is too remote from the main street to beg for food, and next door is the ore station, which is very noisy at night, so even beggars are unwilling to live here.

Pushing open the dilapidated door, the inside was already full of cobwebs.

There are long chairs inside and there is enough space.

Ji Xun and the other two didn't care that the environment was a bit poor. They found a chair in the front row, dusted it off, and sat down to wait for someone.

Having been in exile for many years, Rainey has an instinctive sense of crisis.

Of course, he guessed that the Orlan Royal Court must have had other purposes in exiling the Herlands family.

Most likely, he came here for His Majesty the Ninth.

But after communication, the two sides decided to join together, and Rainey had no choice but to bring everyone over.

Soon, thousands of people coming from the train station arrived at the gate of the dilapidated Mining Union.

Most of the Herlanders family did not know the purpose of their trip.

I have heard of Rig City.

As for exile, maybe they came here to work as slave miners, which is not surprising.

Everyone is mentally prepared to die of old age in the mine.

Elsa, the clan leader, did not come. After all, someone was needed to take the responsibility for the failure of the previous mission in Innocence City, and the royal court also needed some hostages.

As for the top combat power of "Forbidden Spell Master" Qiao Lin, one of the Four Knights, it is impossible to let him help the enemy.

Apart from a few elders, the person with the highest status in this exile team is Rick.

As the talented descendant of the Herlands family and the hope for the family's future, everyone has regarded him as the backbone.

Looking at the abandoned old building in front of him, Rick could already sense that someone was waiting inside.

He looked at Reni again, and without thinking much, led his people in.

It was not only because this old man was someone his grandmother had entrusted to him to be absolutely trustworthy, but also because he always felt that he had an inexplicable connection with this old man.

Rennie looked around vigilantly, trying to find some hidden dangers.

But when he thought of Ji Xun's strength, he laughed at himself.

Then he walked up.

More than a thousand forbidden spell masters with their families entered the hall and saw Ji Xun and his two companions at a glance.

Chujiu and Nanjing did not cover their faces this time, and their beautiful faces surprised everyone.

In fact, Rick had recognized them a long time ago. These were the three people he had seen last time outside the city of Innocence.

I just didn't expect that their identities would be so special.

Before everyone could wonder about the identities of the three people, Reni stepped forward, protected his chest, and saluted as a knight, then said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Then he turned to look at Nan Jing: "Greetings, Master Priest."

Chujiu nodded to Reni, and the Holy Grail of Kingship swirling around her had already revealed her identity.

The people of the Herlands family are not familiar with Chujiu, the illegitimate daughter of the previous king, but most of them know Nan Jing.

After all, she is the only blood descendant of the high priest's lineage.

As for the "Bai Family" which is the descendant of the newly appointed high priest, no one from the King's Four Knights' families recognizes it.

Hearing Reni's address, everyone understood that the person in front of them was a member of the Augustus royal family and the true high priest of this generation.

Chujiu's identity can be discussed separately, but his identity as the Nan priest is beyond doubt.

Several elders who knew Nan Jing bowed and said, "Greetings, Priest Nan."

"Ah."

Nan Jing nodded and introduced, "This is Her Majesty Chujiu. The daughter of the late king, she has the mark of [Q of Diamonds - White Queen] and is the legitimate heir to the Augustus royal family."

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As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Among these more than a thousand people, there are some backbones who had been to the City of Innocence before. In fact, they had already guessed some of the hidden secrets a long time ago. It was probably another battle for the throne.

As one of the Four Knights families, they knew very well that only the heir to the throne recognized by the High Priest of the Nan Family was the legitimate king.

But there have been many struggles for the throne in Oran's two thousand years of history, so the people of the Herlands family are not surprised.

Usually, for these ministers, it is best not to choose sides in this kind of palace infighting.

The one on the throne of loyalty is fine.

But now the situation is different.

The tyranny of King Arthur of Oran had chilled the hearts of the Herlanders family. Their family had served the royal family for generations, sacrificing too much blood and lives. Unexpectedly, they ended up with the whole family being exiled.

Those who can come here are all "sinners" and they all have some reluctance in their hearts.

Originally, he thought he would be an exiled prisoner for the rest of his life, but now, at the crossroads of fate, another choice has appeared.

And it seems that this is the right choice than before.

The empty union hall fell into silence for a moment.

Everyone looked at each other, and their eyes turned to the young boy Rick in the crowd.

Seeing the eyes of the tribesmen falling on him, Rick suddenly understood the deep meaning of the words his grandmother told him before she left.

This is the moment that determines the fate of the family.

He will choose the future path on behalf of the Herlands family.

Rick suddenly felt an extremely heavy pressure on his shoulders, and there was a hint of depth between his brows that was not typical of a teenager.

He glanced at Reni from the corner of his eye and already knew why the old man brought him here.

But I also deeply understand that this decision is difficult.

If you are not careful, you will lead your people to an irreversible situation.

Rick was unable to make a decision for a moment, but suddenly he saw Ji Xun beside Chujiu with a slightly different expression.

Originally he thought that this was the enemy who had caused his family to suffer, but after going back and thinking about it carefully, he realized that this person had actually saved him and his entire family.

Regardless of whether the mission failed or not, their family of four knights now had no place to stand in the royal court controlled by the Silver Moon Sect.

Being exiled may be the best way.

Besides, the [Thunder Scepter of Zeus] in his sleeve was given to him by this person.

When Rick thought of this, he couldn't feel any hostility in his heart.

According to ancestral rules, the person before them was the legitimate King Augustus, the king whom the Four Knights of their king had sworn to protect.

But the one sitting on the throne now is also the king. The family had previously sworn allegiance to
Rick was faced with a difficult decision.

Finally, seeing that the atmosphere was becoming more and more solemn, his eyes suddenly became stern, and he suddenly understood the deep meaning of his grandmother asking him to come!
A few years ago, at King Arthur's coronation ceremony, it was his grandmother and second grandfather, who were the clan leaders, who swore allegiance. Because of his young age, he was not qualified to go to the palace.

In other words, he didn't have to worry about violating any knight's oath.

While Rick understood the old people's deep meaning, he also realized that they had actually made a choice for the future of the Herlands family.

Thinking of this, Rick didn't hesitate any more.

He stepped forward and performed the chivalric salute respectfully like Reni: "Greetings, Lord Nan. Greetings, His Majesty Chujiu."

As soon as he expressed his opinion, everyone in the Herlands family followed suit and saluted.

A new historical turning point in Donghuang seemed to become clear at this moment.

Ji Xun had anticipated this scene.

When he did not make things difficult for the people of the Herlands family outside the suburbs of Wuzui City, he had actually seen what would happen today.

As the King's Four Knights, their identities as guardian knights have already determined the fate of their entire clan.

They must have been closely bound up with the royal family of Augustus.

The moon goddess Arachne would not allow the King's Four Knights to stay in the royal court, and Arthur needed them as bait.

Now the royal court simply cannot accommodate them.

So many of the choices that seem to be many actually have no choices at all.

However, Chujiu, who has no foundation in the Eastern Wilderness, still has a long way to go before he can ascend to the throne.

Ji Xun didn't have any expectations for the outcome. No matter what the Herlands family chose, it wouldn't affect them.

What he was more concerned about was where the assassin sent by King Arthur was hiding.

Wang Quan is born with an extraordinary destiny.

Chujiu is no longer the illegitimate daughter who had no idea about the royal rules. Under Griffith's instruction these days, she has acquired the temperament of a superior like King Augustus on the throne.

In response to everyone's greetings, she responded with dignity.

At this moment, it seemed as if her royal destiny had suddenly increased significantly, visibly with the naked eye.

Nan Jing, as the high priest, also stood there seriously, with a stern look and wisdom flashing in his eyes.

Ji Xun found the two girls quite interesting. When the three of them were together in private, he never saw them being so serious.

However, as he watched, Ji Xun's sense of crisis became stronger and stronger.

He glanced at the more than a thousand people in front of him, carefully distinguishing the expressions on each person's face, and found nothing unusual.

However, that sense of crisis seemed real.

Also alert was Rainey.

He also looked around.

"That's weird, where is it hiding? Hehe, is it unexpected?"

Ji Xun couldn't figure out where the sense of crisis came from, and his thoughts began to race.

His eyes were blank as if he was in a daze, and everything around him became a factor in his deduction.

A very important feature of the "I am the world" deduction is that only by allowing everything to happen can we bypass our own cognitive limitations and obtain the judgment that is closest to the truth.

Ji Xun guessed that the sense of crisis must be a method he had never seen before.

So he decisively gave up using his own experience to judge and fell into the current state of almost absolutely rational deduction.

Nan Jing is still explaining the experience of Chujiu, the exiled princess.

As the high priestess, her words were inexplicably convincing.

Soon after learning the whole story, the members of the Herlands family gradually lost that sense of alienation. They themselves did not realize that they had begun to accept this "legitimate King Augustus" from the bottom of their hearts.

The scene is harmonious and everything is moving in a smooth direction.

And suddenly, a breeze blew.

A window of the dilapidated union building creaked in the wind, and at the same time, the angle of the light shining into the hall changed, and the shadow of the window on the ground was suddenly lengthened.

Coincidentally, the shadow was just about ninety meters away.

This was a normal change in the environment in anyone's eyes, but in Ji Xun's deduction, he captured the best opportunity for assassination!

"coming!"

Ji Xun's eyes were still empty, but his body moved like a conditioned reflex.

Suddenly, a strange ripple lingered in his hand, and the spell was instantly completed: "Lightless Sun·Rebuke!"

He didn't know what would happen, so he could only use repulsion to repel everything nearby, forming an isolation barrier.

His sudden outburst also made Chujiu and Nan Jing beside him suddenly alert.

Neither woman noticed anything unusual.

At this moment, a strange scene appeared.

A scarlet dagger suddenly stabbed out from the shadow of the window on the ground.

There was a hidden edge on the dagger that seemed to be able to pierce through everything, and it went straight towards Chujiu's chest.

Seeing this, Ji Xun and the other two finally discovered the assassin.

"What a brilliant stealth method!"

Being able to evade the all-round perception of three people, this person, in addition to his strength, probably also has a stealth treasure, or even some secret skills.

Chujiu and Ben were from the Oran Royal Court, and they were very familiar with the masters of the royal court.

There is only one person in the entire Oran Royal Court who can sneak like this and make himself undetectable by the three of them!

That is the leader of the "Black Blade Organization", the legendary "Emperor Shadow"!
The Emperor's Shadow!
The Black Knife Organization is an intelligence agency personally controlled by the King of Oran Royal Court. The mysterious leader has only been loyal to the king for thousands of years and has only been seen by the king!

Even the Nan family, as a lineage of the high priest, only knew about it but had never seen it.

Ji Xun thought of this person first. In addition to having heard about this possible strongest assassin from Nan Jing before, he had also heard about him from Jia Yu.

More than two hundred years ago, the former Oran royal court collapsed, and the Illuminati Hermitage was directly involved in the final battle.

That incident also caused heavy casualties to the Illuminati, with most of the Thirteen Knights killed or injured.

Among them, the "Light Chasers" of that generation were also severely damaged.

Ji Xun was curious at the time why the fight was so brutal. After all, the ability of the Light Chaser was almost unsolvable in the Eastern Wilderness.

Jia Yu said that at that time, there was a shadow assassin beside King Oran who had never appeared in the intelligence!

It was that assassin who severely damaged that generation of Light Chasers.

just now.

That ghostly guy is coming!

Although Ji Xun and the other two were surprised at the assassin's hidden means, they were mentally prepared and were not surprised at all.

On the contrary, the other party's appearance gave them a sense of relief.

Moreover, this guy hiding in the shadows does have extraordinary stealth capabilities, but when it comes to real strength, Ji Xun doesn't think that apart from a few chosen ones in the East Wilderness, there is anyone else who can kill people under his nose.

The spell that was predicted in advance formed a repulsive field on Chujiu's body surface. The black shadow rushed over rapidly, but seemed to have hit an invisible wall.

Just with this collision, his body tilted.

With Ji Xun’s current strength, it is extremely difficult for him to get close to someone of the same level.

What's more, Chujiu himself is extremely strong.

Originally, this assassination was predicted in advance and would not pose any threat at all, but unexpectedly, an accident happened.

Although the assassin's figure was blocked, the scarlet dagger in his hand seemed to be completely unaffected by the repulsive force and stabbed straight into Chujiu's chest.

The speed was too fast. Before Ji Xun and the other two could react to the scene in front of them, the dagger pierced through easily, bringing up a flash of blood.

Then the entire dagger sank into Chujiu's chest.

It was precisely because Ji Xun had blocked the attack just now that the sword did not hit his heart directly, but was offset by an inch.

"!!!"

Ji Xun's eyes suddenly became stern. This dagger could completely ignore his repulsive field, which even a ninth-level cultivator couldn't do.

There is only one situation, that is, the laws crush you!
The assassin's strength was far less than level nine, and was even far behind Ji Xun and the other two.

So there is only one explanation, that the scarlet dagger is a divine weapon.

Moreover, it is a magical weapon powered by divine power!
"Karma is bound to happen?!"

Ji Xun also understood that it was not him and Chujiu who failed to block the attack just now.

Rather, it is a high-level rule power on the artifact.

Whenever you make a move, you will definitely hit the target.

Ji Xun thought of the evil weapon that was once refined by the last emperor of Talen, "Mad King" Alduin - the god-killing sword [Tyrfront]!
He knew that the artifact had two entries: "must hit" and "kill gods".

But the scarlet color of the dagger just now was exactly the same as that of the greatsword.

This allowed Ji Xun to make the judgment instantly.

It's not just an assassin that's coming, there's also an Outer God!
The sudden assassination also caused everyone in the Herlands family present to be terrified.

Rennie shouted, "Be careful!"

Rick reacted the fastest and immediately activated his thunder magic to attack the assassin.

However it was still too late.

The target, Chujiu, has been stabbed.

When the assassin saw that his attack was successful, he turned around and merged into the shadows, looking like he was escaping.

A hint of violence suddenly appeared in Ji Xun's eyes, and black energy instantly surged from his body. He raised his hand and punched in the direction where the black shadow disappeared.

"Oh!"

With a dull thud, the shadow and the space were shattered.

"Puff" a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the assassin was seriously injured and revealed his shadow from stealth. But she did not dare to delay at all, staggering and blending into the shadow, fleeing again.

Ji Xun glanced at Chujiu out of the corner of his eye. Although she was stabbed, she was protected by the [Sismak Holy Grail]. As long as she didn't die on the spot, her life would not be in danger.

What's more, Nan Jing is here.

Seeing this, Ji Xun's eyes turned cold and he chased out the door without hesitation.

The figure disappeared on the spot.

(End of this chapter)