Alien Paradise.

Chapter 422 The Duke's Death
Over there, Makefa had already leaped into the crowd. His reaction and strength were not like those of a human. He grabbed a guest and threw him at Wilson's guards. It was like a cannonball fired from a gun. Wherever it landed, flesh and blood flew everywhere. Even the steam warriors wrapped in heavy armor would fall backwards!
Ordinary musket bullets could not seriously injure Makefa - although his body was covered with small wounds, none of them could stop him from moving. He would only temporarily dodge when the small-caliber hand cannon in the hands of the steam warriors fired.

"Is the Sword of Flowers so powerful?" Dann frowned.

"No... He was indeed one of the best in the Royal Guards in the past, but this strength is definitely not something a Grandmaster-level warrior can possess." Farilan shook his head. "If other guards were at this level, Long Jiujun would never be able to take the capital! Maybe he has reached the legendary level... or even higher, just as he said..."

He crossed the threshold under God!

After knocking down a group of guards, Makefa finally found a gap in the defense line. He put one hand together and slashed at the gap between the two steam warriors who were rushing towards him. A ray of blue flame shot out from his hand, piercing through the two men like a long sword, and cut close to Wilson Longjiu who turned around to retreat!

Everyone witnessed this shocking scene.

A horrible wound appeared on Duke Long Jiu's back, splitting almost from the shoulder to the waist. The burnt muscles were bent, exposing the white bones and wriggling internal organs underneath!

"Father!"

The young master of the Long Jiu family's eyes suddenly became bloodshot.

“Hahahaha…” Makefa laughed wildly, “Your Majesty, did you see that? The culprit who killed you has been killed by me! What a bullshit God-favored One, he is just a mortal after all!”

"No way..." Farelan murmured.

He couldn't believe that Makefa had actually assassinated Duke Longjiu by himself. He originally thought that the capital would not be affected by the war for a long time, but with the fall of Wilson Longjiu, he seemed to see the turmoil that was about to hit like a storm.

"It's okay, I'll let you go to accompany him..." Mekfa raised his arm that turned his palm into a sword again - this time, he aimed at the heir of the Minglong Jiu family.

But Bi Fei suddenly stood up, opened her arms and blocked the crowd.

The moment he saw the Ninth Princess, the Sword of Flowers shook involuntarily, and the right hand that was about to chop down stopped in mid-air.

"you……"

Bi Fei just stared at him, her face slightly pale, and she was obviously scared, but even so, she still didn't give up her seat.

"He is the assassin!"

Another large group of guards rushed into the hall, followed by a dozen steam warriors. Their heavy footsteps frightened everyone. At this point, no guest cared about the safety of Long Jiu's family. They only worried about whether they could survive this conflict.

Mekfa spat, then he retracted his hand, turned around and punched, and actually punched a big hole in the wall! He crawled through the hole and ran towards the room connected to the lobby.

The scattered smoke and dust made the scene even more chaotic.

"Don't let him get away!"

"Chase him, I'll have to see his body!"

Several people were even knocked down and trampled by the steam warriors who caught up with them, and screams were heard everywhere.

"It's now!"

Dann pulled him up, and the two of them crouched and hid against the wall at the entrance. After all the guards rushed in, they immediately ran out of the hotel lobby in the opposite direction.

"This way, I know a path that leads to the back street."

"Okay, you lead the way!" Farlan followed without hesitation. Whenever this happened, his old partner would always plan a retreat in advance. However, as he ran, the scene in his mind was still the scene after the Duke fell.

He could never have imagined that Bi Fei would stand up at this time, and what was even more unexpected was that Mekfa actually stopped in the end! Was it because of the old relationship with the royal family?
No, when the Laurel Dynasty was on the verge of crumbling, he did not immediately return to the capital to participate in the final defense battle, which in itself explains a lot of problems.

A mere Ninth Princess with a low ranking could not possibly shake the Sword of Flowers.

And Farelan saw it.

The moment he stopped, what flashed in Makefa's eyes was not reluctance, but fear.

Is he afraid of an underage girl?

Or did he see something else through Bi Fei?
Too many questions lingered in Farelan's mind, leaving him clueless. But he knew that the short-lived peace had ended, and a new round of war was about to break out on the continent.

No... maybe just like Dane said, the war had already started.

……

"Father, father!" Qi Bo knelt in front of his father, trembling, and hurriedly stuffed his clothes under his father, hoping to stop the blood from flowing. But this attempt was obviously in vain, and the clothes were soon soaked, and the blood gathered into a trickle, flowing all the way down the stage.

How could this be?
The Longjiu family endured humiliation and worked hard to govern the kingdom, and were about to become the rulers of the kingdom. However, the father, who was the backbone of the family, collapsed at a moment, and he was far from ready to take over the burden of the family!
“You don’t have to do this…” Wilson Longjiu’s lips slowly opened and closed, and he whispered, “I said… everyone has his own destiny, and this is my… destiny.”

"No, you should be on the throne and be the king, not—"

Qi Bo suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his speech. He was horrified to find that there was no resentment or unwillingness in the Duke's eyes. The words "accepting fate" were not empty words.

For the first time, he realized that he actually didn't know his father at all.

"Father, please be frank now... The family cannot be without a leader for a day. Who do you plan to let take over the kingdom?" Zisser couldn't help but ask.

"Third brother, what are you talking about!" Qi Bo glared at him.

"I, I asked the right question, right? Didn't the family motto say that the survival of the family should always be the priority..." the latter said gritting his teeth.

Qi Bo was stunned because he found that his second brother did not refute him but remained silent.

So they all think... choosing who will be the heir is the most important thing at the moment?
"Qi Bo, take good care of... Gaofeng Company..." The Duke said intermittently, no longer having the dignity of the past, "Zigwei... Qisel, help your eldest brother. This kingdom... just leave it to... leave it to the Lord God..."

"What do you mean? Father, what I'm asking is... who will inherit the throne..." Zisser couldn't help but repeat it again.

However, Wilson Longjiu did not answer him.

He took one last look at his three children and then closed his eyes.

"Sir, the doctor is here!"

"Get lost! What's the point of coming here now? Get out of here!" Qisser Longjiu cursed. "You are all trash! Trash! So many people can't even protect my father. What's the point of having you?"

Qi Bo felt his father's chest stop beating... Although he hoped that this was a nightmare, the Duke's death had become an irreversible fact. And there were many witnesses at the meeting, and it would not take long for the news to spread to everyone.

What should he do?
Take care of the company... Is that all I need to do? What about the capital? How do we deal with the attacks from the east? What will the lords in the west do?
And what does it mean to hand over the kingdom to God?
At this moment, the butler Weiden, who had been standing by the stage without moving, suddenly bent down slowly and handed a green key to Qi Bo. "Go and have a look. Your father has already made arrangements. Don't be afraid. I will always be by your side."

(End of this chapter)