Chapter 67 The End and Beginning of Everything...

Chapter 67

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When he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder blade, Oulidsi felt a little dazed.

The last thing she saw before she closed her eyes was Lorenz swinging his sword towards Constance's head.

Olidisi suddenly opened her eyes.

She floated in mid-air, staring down blankly. The entire northern border of the Ethereal Continent had been dyed bright red with blood.

That was the castle of Ravenmont City, and the "Rose Scepter" flag of the Karagaran family was still hanging high on the city wall.

The Grey Wolf Knights from Valdmore Castle, the knights loyal to King Lucinda, launched an attack on Ravenmount Castle from the eastern plains of the northern border.

The two knights faced off in the northern wilderness. Dark clouds hung low, and the entire northern plains looked desolate in the weak sunlight. A cold wind howled past, and Oulidsi could almost smell the bloody scent.

Gray Wolf, the Knight Chief and Commander of the Chimera Orcs, wore a dark red cape and stood at the forefront of the Valdemore Knights.

Gray Wolf raised his right hand and said in a deep voice, "Catapult, ready."

The six catapults used for siege slowly began to rotate. With a wave of the Gray Wolf's hand, huge stones suddenly hit the east wall of Valdemo Castle!

The commander standing on the city wall was a young man with long black hair.

Olidisi's pupils suddenly shrank!

"...Alex Karagarang?"

She muttered the name, a little startled. On the city wall, the supposedly dead Alex Karagaran had already raised his sword and shouted, "Archers, prepare—fire!"

Following Alex's command, the archers on the walls of Ravenmont moved at the same time, and a rain of arrows flew fiercely towards the siege formation.

The Valdemore Knights, led by Gray Wolf, put their heavy shields side by side to block the arrows; the arrows hit the shields with a "ding, dang" sound.

Gray Wolf said in a deep voice: "Advance."

The attacking knights advanced in neat formation, pressing forward with great pressure. On the east wall of Ravenmont Castle, Cecilia Karagaran stood behind her brother and said coldly, "Use Osborne's knight squad to slash through their shields from the flank. We can't let her advance like this under the cover of her shields."

Alex Karagaran paused, looking at her with a complicated expression: "That would be... very dangerous for the Knight Squad. You are letting Osborn die."

Cecillia's expression was cold. "Osborn has been preparing for this moment since he was born. To die on the battlefield as a glorious knight is the outcome he wishes for."

Euridice stared at Cecilia on the city wall:

That was indeed the young lady of the Karagalan family that Oridesi was familiar with; however, she no longer looked as young as Oridesi remembered. There were some wrinkles between her brows, which made her look even more majestic.

Olidesi gazed at the familiar yet unfamiliar Cecilia, and gradually realized something. Meanwhile, the knight squad led by Osborne Karagaran had already rushed out of Ravenmont Castle through the small gate on the castle's flank.

Osborne Karagaran, the impulsive and reckless young knight, now seemed calmer. He rode a tall black warhorse, brandishing his sword as he charged toward the Gray Wolf formation. The sword drew a silver arc in mid-air, breaking through the Gray Wolf's shield formation.

The sound of metal clashing, the roar of the knights, the neighing of the horses, all mixed together, causing Oridsi in mid-air to purse her lips tightly.

"Alex and Osborn are not dead," she whispered. "This is... the ethereal land before I was burned to death."

She saw the empty continent before she woke up.

She saw her past life.

Olidisi was floating in the air and saw clearly:

A young Valdemore knight was pierced through the chest and abdomen by an enemy spear, but he still rushed forward, knocked the enemy off his horse, and stabbed his dagger into his throat.

An archer from Ravenmont was hit by a stone from the catapult and fell backwards to the ground, spurting blood from his mouth, but he did not forget to shoot the last feather arrow in his hand.

She saw the long battle lines stretching across the North, the flames of war turning fields into scorched earth and rivers into a dark red of blood. Citizens of the North on both sides died in this protracted war.

The "South Hill" where she and Hesong lived had long since become a ruin. The once peaceful and harmonious village was left with only charred house beams. The brewer who had once brought her wine, the old tailor who had once made her clothes, and the wandering bards had all become cold corpses.

Among these people, Oulidsi also saw a familiar face:

Master Catherine, Hesong and Zoe fled north, but they did not have enough food along the way. Hesong gave the food to the thinner Zoe, and he himself became seriously ill due to hunger and cold, and died on the way to refuge.

Simon Karagaran - or Caroline Charlize - this time, without the "grace of the witch", she failed to organize the Knights. Instead, she fled to the port with the master of the blacksmith shop and members of the "Anti-Noble Society" during the war and boarded a ship to escape to the south.

Unfortunately, the waters of the Little Sapphire Sea have also been plunged into war—

In his previous life, Prince Constance also launched an attack on Kaderinburg on the island of Isla.

This time, they prepared longer and more thoroughly:

The Karagaran family in the north led the Knights of Ravenmont to confront the Knights of Valdemore led by Gray Wolf, who were loyal to King Lucinda.

The Felix family in the south fought head-on with the Oprunsi Knights led by Lorenz Ebrard.

Count Felix, his girls were extremely brave in battle and their martial skills were extremely superb, even more amazing than the knights of the Chimera Orcs. Olidesi gazed at their bright red hair and whispered, "These are the warriors of the Vikri female warriors. No wonder..."

No wonder, Lorenz Ebrard died in the battle with the Felix family.

In the previous life, Euridice and Lorenz also stood with King Lucinda.

Lorenz holds great prestige among the Knights of Oplenci, and he leads them in their fight against Count Felix, who rebelled against the Queen.

This is because they believe in the Queen's philosophy of selecting and appointing Knight Commanders based on their abilities.

But Euridice did not break off her engagement with him. She stayed in Oprunsi and guarded the city together with the Queen's appointed judge Adelaide and administrator Joan.

More precisely, against Duke Luce Abrad and Lady Beatrice Caragaran, Lorenz's mother and father.

At that time, both Euridice and Lorenz knew clearly:

Duke Lucé Ebrard and Lady Beatrice Caragaran, they stood on the side of Duke Caragaran and Prince Constance.

They wanted to rebel against the Queen, expel the Queen's appointed judge Adelaide and administrator Joan, and restore the real power in the hands of the Abrad family:

Duke Luce Abrad once said coldly and bluntly, "County judge? County executive? They're just Lucinda Mayfield's lackeys. The taxation of Oprunsi and the dispatch of the Knights should be managed by the Abrad family, just as the Caragaran family controls the city of Ravenmont. This is the accumulation of generations of the Abrad family. Lucinda Mayfield is just a shameless plunderer."

Lorenz sneered, "In that war a hundred years ago, it was our great-grandfather who offered the city of Oprunsi to King Lucinda in exchange for the survival of the Abrad family. Otherwise, King Lucinda's knights would have already ravaged Oprunsi and slaughtered all of us with the surname Abrad, just like they did to the former Kingdom of Elton."

Lorenz hit the nail on the head for Duke Ebrard, who glared at his eldest son like a ferocious beast. Lady Beatrice Caragaran said coldly, "Lorenz, you've betrayed your own bloodline."

The Duke's second son, Lucien Abrad, sneered, "My brother, let us see whether your loyalty to Lucinda Mayfield is stronger or the will of the Abrad family is sharper."

The Oprunsi Knights sided with Lorenz Ebrard and Euridsi Aquitas. Euridsi originally thought that the situation was under her control:

However, no one expected that Lorenz Ebrard would die in the battle with the Felix family.

Olidesi floated in the air, looking at the former Oprunsi:

When the news of Lorenz's death came back, Duke Ebrard and Lady Beatrice quickly took action.

Taking advantage of the fact that the city of Oprunsi was empty and the Knights were away fighting, they killed County Judge Adelaide and County Executive Joan, and used the "divine punishment" mechanism to frame their deaths on Oridesi.

At the witch-burning stake, Beatrice Carragaran clearly stated: "Eurydice Aquitus, Countess of the Little Oplenci, plotted to murder Joan, the judge of Oplenci, and Adelaide, the administrator, in the name of alchemy and potion-making, in order to seize the castle of Oplenci."

Olidisi looked down in mid-air and saw himself tied to the stake, and Olidisi sighed softly.

The burned "witch" said, "You killed the county judge and the county magistrate, who were in direct conflict with the interests of the nobles, and then you pinned the blame on me, a 'witch,' and got rid of me at the same time. You killed two birds with one stone. This is a good strategy."

As Euridice said this, the Duchess looked down at the "criminal" on the stake with a proud look, and a cold smile suddenly appeared at the corner of her lips.

Olidisi looked at the smile and said slowly, "If Lorenz were still alive...if Lorenz hadn't died, what would he think of all this?"

The Duchess's smile froze slightly, and a trace of deep hatred flashed in her eyes.

"Eurydice Aquitus," Beatrice said, "you should have known that when you bewitched Lorenz and made him reject Prince Constance, you would have to pay the price. If you hadn't bewitched Lorenz, would he have betrayed his family and died on the battlefield? For this, even if you were burned ten thousand times, it would not be enough to atone for your sin."

Beatrice Caragaran attributed her children's "betrayal" of her entirely to Euridice's instigation.

Finally, they judged:

"Eurydice Aquitas, by using alchemy to plot murder, has violated Articles 27 and 64 of the Hydebot Code. The Oprunci Citizens' Assembly has now decreed that, in accordance with the laws of the Wanzeta Empire, Eurydice Aquitas' crimes be put to an end by burning at the stake."

The flames on the stake burned fiercely, while Oulidsi in mid-air just watched quietly.

She watched the fire consume her, and then—

She saw Lorenz Ebrard.

She saw her husband, who should have died in the battle with Count Felix, appear alive in the air above the Judgment Square, riding the royal Pegasus.

He screamed in agony:

"Oulidsi!"