Chapter 347: Sword of the Storm - Melos
High in the sky, the two myths, Wanwan and Kain, began to gradually take action. In the Imperial City, another battle between the legends had slowly begun.
The blood-red sword, which seemed to reflect endless killing and death, was already approaching in Ariel's desperate sight.
But at this moment, an invisible force seemed to start to move around the girl. It seemed to wake up from a deep sleep, from slow to fast, from gentle to violent, from invisible to tangible...
That's...the power of wind.
Despair and death were right in front of her, but Ariel, who was on the verge of death, seemed to have recovered and calmed down again. She seemed to see everything around her again and stopped.
Only... the wind is moving, the wind is talking, the wind is... whistling!
From the soft and pleasant breeze to the violent and howling wind; from the lazy and lazy breeze to the storm that tears everything apart; from the invisible and qualityless gentle wind to the green and hard wind wall...
All these extreme changes in the wind were completed in just an instant. A layer of green whistling wind wall was formed the moment the blood sword reached her body, firmly protecting the girl.
"Legendary martial arts of the wind system: Storm Barrier!"
Ariel, who had passed the critical moment, seemed to have not come back to her senses for a while. She stared blankly at the wind barrier protecting her from Howling, but she had already recognized the identity of the person who saved the day.
The girl's red and crystal eyes were extremely complex, but she could not help but murmur.
"Father……"
When I regained my composure at this moment, I realized that a tall and majestic figure was already guarding Ariel unknowingly.
The person who came had long brown hair that was as loose as a lion's mane, and a cold face that was not angry at himself. This was the Grand Duke of Melos who had already arrived in the imperial capital before everyone knew it - Noel Melos!
After his trace was exposed at this moment, Grand Duke Melos did not immediately respond to his daughter's soft call full of complex emotions.
Instead, with his majestic eyes that had turned into azure, he stared coldly at Joseph, who had just attacked the girl, and shouted sharply with murderous intent.
"Who gave you the courage? How dare you attack my daughter, Duke of Melos?!"
The moment his voice fell, Noel showed no mercy or pause. He directly used his hand instead of the sword and mercilessly slashed at the gray man in front of him with one sword!
His sword came so suddenly that Joseph, who was a little shocked after his attack was blocked, was struck directly by his sword without any chance to react.
The terrifying slashes were accompanied by the sound of howling wind, like a passing storm. They directly crushed the white-haired man and knocked him several hundred meters away!
However, what is strange is that Archduke Melos is clearly a legendary warrior with the wind attribute. However, his slashes are not as sharp and fast as the wind attribute should be.
Instead, it was like a violent wind passing by or a natural disaster, simply overwhelming people with their force and crushing them to death. Perhaps... this is the origin of his name "Sword of the Storm".
Seeing Grand Duke Melos suddenly appear and save his daughter Ariel, Emperor Brandon finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with some emotion.
"Sir Melos, fortunately you still have to be prompt enough."
He was truly relieved. After all, Ariel came here as a foreign aid for the royal family. If she was injured or even died in the battle, it would be difficult for him to report it to Grandmaster Melos.
Strictly speaking, Brandon and Noel can be regarded as close monarchs or old friends. The fact that he trusts and cares about the girl so much is partly due to this relationship.
"Father...why are you here?"
Ariel, who was next to Grand Duke Melos, still couldn't hold back the complicated emotions in her heart. She lowered her head and said with some guilt for no reason.
Although the girl acted arrogantly like she was the boss when her father was not here, but in fact, it was more or less due to the lingering resentment in her heart.
But now when she really faced her father, the majestic look he had shown since she was a child made the girl not dare to be arrogant anymore.
Coupled with the timely rescue by Grand Duke Melos, it is normal for her to have complicated emotions.
It's just that Noel Melos seems to have been accustomed to the image of a majestic and stern father. Faced with his daughter's complicated emotions, he was speechless for a while.
"Um."
He could only lightly nodded and said yes, but maybe it was because he was worried about Ariel's recent danger. For a while, he didn't blame the girl too much for not wanting to go home.
Instead, he turned all the worries hidden in his heart into majesty and anger. His green eyes looked back coldly, staring at Harold who was now alone.
A sharp shout was like the majestic judgment of God, shocking the entire audience.
"Rebellion! You are on the verge of desperation now, why don't you just surrender?!"
It doesn't seem strange at all that he has such a hostile and cold attitude towards Harold. After all, don't forget that at the beginning of the game, the other party personally broke off the engagement in front of the Melos family.
Now that the other party has just chosen to seek power and usurp the throne, naturally he is no longer the prince of the empire, but has been reduced to the status of a treasonous and rebellious person.
Under the dual intertwining of hatred and anger, Grand Duke Melos has such a hostile attitude, which is really consistent with his character.
"Harold, you have no chance in five against one, so let's just surrender. This way you still have a way to survive. As your brother, I really don't want to kill you with my own hands..."
Emperor Brandon, who was about to confront Harold, also sighed softly and persuaded him. It could be seen that no matter how angry he was, he still felt sorry for his blood brother.
There is always a softness and doting hidden in his heart. Maybe even if he captures the other party, he may not care too much about the crime of betrayal. At most, it will be because of Osay's death.
And because of his anger, he imprisoned Harold for a period of time.
It's just that Brandon didn't know it, but in the other person's mind, which had already been twisted by jealousy, his kind-hearted persuasion touched the pain and shadow in his heart even more.
"It's like this again, it's like this again!! Hahahahahaha - you have been like this since you were a child, and you like to put on such a condescending and disgusting face!"
"Who are you showing off your pretense? It's disgusting. Do you think I will be grateful to you if you show a magnanimous attitude? Do you want to pay homage to you?"
"Idiot! I don't need your charity!"
Harold roared hysterically, and his handsome face had completely become distorted and ferocious at this moment. Perhaps... this was just like his mind, which had become completely crazy and twisted.
In his eyes, no matter how kind Brandon was to him and how doting and tolerant he was, in his eyes, this was nothing more than charity and pity from the other party's superior attitude.
He took this as an insult and became even more hateful towards the other party.
"Why... you become like this."
Brandon looked at his increasingly unfamiliar brother, but there was unconcealable sadness in his tone. Perhaps it was because Harold had been acting too realistically since he was a child.
He has always acted like a sensible and obedient younger brother. In the eyes of others, he has always been Brandon, the brother with a gentle temperament and charming appearance.
It's a pity that among all the years of brotherhood, only his brother's doting and affection are real, while Harold's has been a disguise and a lie from beginning to end.
"Are you... completely crazy?"
This is undoubtedly an extremely sad thing, but it is a pity that the reality is so cruel. In fact, this blow to Emperor Brandon is probably far greater than the assassination of his heir.
After all, in one day, the dear brother turned into a murderer of his own children. The relationship between brothers for more than ten years has been all fucking lies and deception.
In the end, the other party will even snatch his throne. Who wouldn't feel sad about this kind of reversal and contrast? As an emperor, he has a firm mind.
"Hehehehehe——"
A twisted and crazy sneer appeared on Harold's ferocious face again. He stared coldly at his brother, who was also his most hated enemy.
The originally noble and mysterious purple pupils had been stained with blood red without even realizing it.
"My dear brother... don't act like you've already won. Do you think my years of planning are just that?"
Chapter completed!