Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 470: Long Live the Empire?

Hench's adjutant sent a signal to Richard, asking him to rush to the Veterans Club as soon as possible. But at first, Reuben did not tear his face, and the adjutant just said that the two sides had a conflict after drinking.

Not only Richard, but other officers who were on good terms with Hench also came, thinking they were just there to "support" Colonel Turtle. Then they broke in until they saw an astonishing scene - Reuben put a gun to Hench's head.

Gunshots rang out, but it was Reuben who was most seriously injured.

Frightened by the sound of the gunshot, the others who were holding down Colonel Turtle subconsciously restrained their strength. They did not expect that the gun, which was originally just a threat, would explode. Hinch himself realized at the first moment that he was not dead, and he roared, broke free from his restraints, and rushed towards Reuben.

Reuben, a retired officer and agitator, had blood gushing out of his arm and dropped the damned pistol, whose barrel was flattened by a supernatural force, causing the rapidly expanding gas and pellets to recoil into the charge pool and hit the gunman's arm.

The two sides were wearing almost identical clothing. As they stared at each other in amazement, it was Hench who first shouted, "They're going to stage a coup!"

All of them drew their swords and sabers, and some even drew their guns to confront each other. At first, the officers were confused because they didn't necessarily know each other and were wearing similar clothes, but they soon distinguished between the enemy and us by whether they smelled of alcohol or had red faces.

In the stalemate, neither of them moved. Only Richard was like an empty space. He raised one hand high and condensed a magical light of deterrence, and walked straight towards Hench: "Let's see who dares to move!"

He is a wizard! The people standing on Reuben's side were stunned at the same time, watching Richard pull up his friend, holding his hand and surging healing magic.

"There are mages among them, be careful!" The feeling of the accelerated healing of the ribs was not pleasant, and Hench squeezed out these words from between his teeth.

At the beginning, there was a wizard who supported Reuben mixed in. Strictly speaking, he and Richard were once close to the Necromancer, so it was foreseeable that he would be promoted smoothly. However, things happen unexpectedly, and Necromancers are often unlucky. At this time, this military wizard joined the "Veteran Officers Club" like many imperial spellcasters who could not make it.

They all graduated from the Royal Academy of Magic, and their characteristic is casting spells silently. However, he couldn't do it like Richard, who could just raise his hand and the spell would be ready to be cast, at least that young man showed that way. So he wisely mixed in with the crowd and prepared silently, looking for opportunities.

Richard "carelessly treating Hench in public" is the perfect moment!

After making such a judgment, a ray of light immediately emerged from his hand, piercing through the left waist of the person in front of him and rushing straight towards Richard. To everyone's surprise, the so-called brilliance of Richard's raised hand was not an offensive spell, but immediately spread out into a blue barrier.

Richard himself didn't bother to check what kind of attack the other party was. He had just completely entrusted his and Hench's lives to Rorschach.

Yes, although Rorschach was not present, the [Blue Light Barrier] from the Spell Cloud was used at this time.

The effect is really good! Richard was stunned, and then he removed the barrier. The mage's record was only to injure one teammate. The innocent officer whose vital organs were hit wailed and rolled over with Reuben, exposing the attacker to Richard.

What kind of spells could this person use? The military wizard guessed nervously, trying to hide behind others again. Unfortunately, he was a little slow, and the second gunshot in the room was heard, and Hench's adjutant took the life of a spellcaster.

Taking this as a signal, the others started to fight each other. Richard originally wanted to continue casting spells, but he couldn't tell friend from foe. He saw almost unfamiliar officers fighting in similar uniforms and the same fighting skills, and he would rush over to stop anyone who pulled out a gun.

What was a little weird and funny was that these people almost tacitly avoided Richard, so that he and Hench stood in the middle of the room, watching the others hugging each other in groups of three or four and rolling on the ground.

"How about you find a spell to stop them?" Hench had already lit a cigarette to relieve the pain and the impact of this strange scene.

Before they could make the next move, there was a large-scale noise on the street outside the window. At first, they could hear the scattered footsteps of many people, and then the sound of footsteps on the ground began to be uniform. Everyone in the house could hear the pace of the army. It seemed that this place was just a stronghold. Reuben's mission was related to the big military flag. He had to force Hench to sign and stamp his handprint to pull him into the ranks. This was because Hench had been shaped into a human flag among the young officers. He was successively received and commended by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Marshal, and his popularity was extremely high due to publicity.

At this time, in addition to the orderly, terrifying footsteps in the dark, there was also a song that was almost a roar:
"Forward, dragoons with unfurled banners!
"Forward, the Imperial Army with its banner unfurled!
“Scabbard your swords, arm yourself for battle!
"No one has blown the trumpet of danger, we must be men and stand up for justice for our country"

Reuben dragged his broken body and used his intact hands and feet to climb towards the window, biting the blood-stained flag in his mouth, on which were the signatures of the "heroes".

When he arrived at his destination, he leaned on the window sill, waved the flag with his left hand and shouted: "Long live the Empire!
"Ten thousand--"

A riding boot slammed hard into his face.

The girl Richard had met for one night appeared again, and she had fallen down from a higher floor. Libby also stepped on the window with her other foot, and then kicked hard again.

Poor Reuben was lying on his back with his head stomped on the floor, and Libby forced her way into the second floor of the club.

"He is your enemy, right?" Libby asked Richard.

".It's not important. Why are you here? The capital is in danger now, leave here quickly with your mother."

"How can I leave? The crisis cannot be resolved. There are dangers everywhere. Any action may cost me my life. But I still came." She patted Richard's broad chest muscles as if to seek credit.

"Then I will escort you. As long as we return to the manor, the family's security forces will keep you safe."

Libus accepted the suggestion. She looked out the window, her eyes flickering again. Then she concluded, "This team is heading west of the city. We can avoid them."

However, Hench's face changed drastically, and he said a shocking fact: "Tonight, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will return from the summer palace to govern the country and enter from the Saint-Clay Triumphal Arch in the west."

"Oh, so they are obviously going to kidnap His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Libus nodded in understanding.

"Is this also your prophecy?"

"Reasoning! Reasoning! Could it be that your brain is useless?"

Hench was too busy smoking to care. "From the information Reuben revealed, it seems very likely that this brave young lady's reasoning is correct."

Richard was silent for a moment: "The family's manor is in the suburbs, your mother is safe, so now the goal has changed."

He looked at Hench and Libby: "Out of military duty and loyalty to the empire, we must prevent this disaster."

While Hench was still thinking, Libus blurted out: "We should find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first."

(End of this chapter)