So he continued without pausing:
"We can overcome all difficulties..."
"Liar!! Murderer!" The troublemaker's voice rang out again, but it was no longer the same voice as before.
Von Palen lowered his left arm expressionlessly.
The next moment, a man suddenly darted out from near the podium and, to the astonishment of the crowd, rushed onto the podium in the blink of an eye.
Two guards rushed forward from the podium, while two guards beside Von Palen immediately shielded him behind them, and screams and shouts erupted instantly.
The tall, burly man with a ferocious expression shoved past the guards. By then, Von Palen was already running back, led by the two guards, while more guards had opened fire on him.
The man suddenly lunged forward, leaping high into the air at an incredible angle, and with outstretched arms, knocked Von Palen and the two guards beside him to the ground.
"His Majesty!!!"
"don't want!!"
"Stop him!"
"Oh my God!"
In that instant, countless screams rang out, and Bowerman, who had been sitting below the podium, leaped over.
But the man had already pinned Von Palen down beneath him.
"Bang! Bang!"
Two gunshots rang out in quick succession, striking the man squarely in the back, but the man also drew a dagger at that moment, and roared:
"Gordian bastards!"
"You all deserve to die!"
With a roar and a ferocious laugh, he thrust his knife straight at Von Palen.
"No!!!"
Urgent shouts rang out incessantly, and time seemed to stand still in that instant.
Wolfgang, pale-faced, was frantically rushing toward the assassin alongside several officers behind him from behind the podium.
In front of the stage, many people were running towards Von Palen, trying to stop the assassin. Among them, several men with cold expressions were putting their right hands into the sleeves of their left hands.
Within seconds, the entire St. Marienplatz descended into chaos, with everyone on the move.
Only the statue of Saint Marín remains, facing east, standing on the ground as always.
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