In the secret room of the Rose Palace, Lily hugged her child anxiously, listened nervously to the sounds coming from the outside world, and prayed silently in her heart.
The door was suddenly pushed open, causing her body to tremble. She raised her head and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that it was the head maid, Wenna, who came in.
"What's the situation outside?" Lily asked anxiously.
"It's very bad." Winna said as she walked and helped the weak Red Queen up.
"We need to move somewhere else. Your Majesty, please follow me."
With a few guards, Lily and the children began to move deeper into the palace, but it was obvious that there was not much room to hide now. The rear line was being broken through step by step. After losing De Rosa, those dark moons in red emerged from the shadows, attacked in various strange ways, and killed the guards.
Just when the coalition of nobles thought they were about to capture the queen and the prince, a red beam of light rose from the Blood Moon Hall, which was the important place of royal inheritance and also in the deepest part of the Rose Palace.
A brilliant beam of light pierced through the clouds, gradually spreading in the air, stirring the clouds into a slowly rotating vortex, and the originally pouring rain gradually stopped.
"Edren has finally activated the royal secret treasure." On the high clock tower, Conos looked at the brightening sky, shook his legs slightly, and then jumped down.
"I'll go and take a look. After all, Elio has never been exposed to these things, and we can't let him suffer any loss." As he said that, Conos' figure disappeared under the clock tower.
After she left, the red-clad assassin who had stayed behind also bowed and then suddenly disappeared.
Deep within the Rose Palace, groups of nobles' private armies stood on both sides of the road, making way for the king and respectfully welcoming him in.
After entering the palace, you will see a spacious crescent-shaped square. In the center of the crescent is a magnificent hall with a crescent symbol on top.
At this time, the hall was covered and isolated by a light red shield, and many magic spells and crossbow arrows could not penetrate it.
The royal blood barrier, when opened, no one except the royal descendants is allowed to enter.
Most people cannot enter now, but just looking from the outside, you can find that there are quite a few people inside, including the Regent. He stands in the center of the hall, holding up exquisite ceremonial vessels, and with the help of a brilliant magic circle, he sends out a red beam of light along with a signal.
Elio, escorted by a group of red-clad Dark Moon guards, slowly came to this square and finally stopped for a moment.
"Your Majesty, we regret that we were unable to open the sealed barrier." Several young nobles who had led the team before apologized to the young king. Many of them were injured, and some even had an arm missing.
"Get up." Elio replied simply, then waved his hand and asked them to leave for the time being.
After that, the young king approached the closed hall step by step.
When he was about to approach the light red barrier that appeared in the air, a surging beam of light shot out from the hall. Judging from its momentum, it was going to penetrate the young man.
However, once such an attack was launched, it was noticed by the highly vigilant Dark Moons of the Empire.
They flashed, drew their swords and slashed, breaking the attacking light spears into pieces, and then quickly retreated to their positions on both sides of the road.
Looking at this scene, Elio just paused for a moment, then continued forward until he slowly raised his hand, ready to touch the pale red barrier.
"Although it can be opened, you still have to protect yourself, Elio." A slender white wrist supported Elio's arm, and a familiar voice sounded in his ear.
"Conos?" Elio whispered the girl's name, and then with Conos's help, he placed his hand on the pale red barrier.
A wave of water ripples spread across the shield, and then with a bang, the pale red barrier exploded like a punctured bubble and disappeared.
"Are you finally here?" In the hall, Edren stood with a sword in his hand, his body emitting far more magical power than usual, his eyes fixed on the young man who walked in.
"I didn't expect such a child, haha."
Seeing Elio's appearance, Edlun felt angry and sad that such a child would overthrow him.
"Then let me guess, who could your father be? Could it be another grandson of my uncle, or perhaps some unknown abandoned baby of the royal family?"
"No." Before Elio could speak, the silver-purple maid beside him spoke first.
Then she let go of Elio's hand, stood in front of the king, and looked at the regent in an abnormal state in the distance.
"His Majesty Elio, my master, is the son of the noble Crown Prince. He is the most legitimate heir to the empire."
"Oh, Ansel hasn't even completed the wedding, how could he have a child?" Even though he knew that the child's bloodline was extraordinary, Edren could not admit it at this moment.
"Negative. His Majesty Elio is the child of the Crown Prince, Lord Ansroy. However, that Lord Ansroy was not able to reveal his identity during his lifetime."
Of course, it was not announced in time, because at that time the old emperors wanted Ansroy to marry the daughter of the Griffin family, and the previous secret love affair was concealed by the Dark Moons.
"Ansroy, he is not married. Even if he has offspring, they are illegitimate children with no inheritance rights." Edlund showed a look of contempt. In his opinion, this child was just a bargaining chip created by those women who were keen on getting close to him.
"Oh? You're talking about legal succession now? Then why didn't you brothers say that you had no right of inheritance when you usurped the throne? Even if the crown prince brothers are not here, His Majesty the Emperor has other heirs. It's not your turn anyway." Conos said sarcastically, standing up for Elio.
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