Chapter 66 The Final War
Chapter 66
66.1
On Kaderinburg, the biting sea breeze blew over the castle walls, blowing up the dust of war.
Through the smoke and dust of war, Euridice lowered his eyes and looked at the city wall below. Lorenz held the knight's sword across Prince Constance's neck.
Then, she felt a hint of coldness on her neck.
Olidisi's movements paused slightly.
She turned her head slightly and looked at the person behind her: "...He Song."
Hesong said nothing.
He gripped the silver dagger tightly in his hand, very hard, but his fingers were still shaking uncontrollably.
"Release Prince Constance," Hesong said, his voice trembling. "Lorenz Ebrard, if you don't release Prince Constance, I... I will kill Euridsi!"
Lorenz's head shot up.
His fingers trembled unconsciously, and the knight's sword across Constance's neck trembled slightly. The blade pressed into Constance's skin, leaving a deeper blood mark.
The pain in his neck seemed to sober Constance up a little; he suddenly smiled.
"You think I lost?" There was a hint of ferocity in his smile. "No, I didn't lose."
Lorenz clenched the sword in his hand. Constance smiled sinisterly, "Roklan is old and near death. The Moman mermaids in the Great Sapphire Sea will elect a new mermaid leader."
The sharp wind ruffled Constance's hair, and he let out a throaty laugh. "You've all witnessed the power of the Morman mermaids. Their bloodline and abilities are so exceptional that they shouldn't be anyone's servants. I'm the biological descendant of Rokolan, the King of the Morman Mermaids. I'm the prince of the mermaid clan. I promised them that I would make the Morman mermaids the largest and most distinguished aristocracy on the Ethereal Continent."
He stared at Oulidesi and Hesong on the city wall. "I have signed a contract with the new mermaid leader. They will join me in creating a new maritime empire to rival the Wanzeta Empire."
When Constance said this, a strange light flashed in his eyes: "What is a Karagalang family? I will become the new emperor of the Ethereal Continent, and the Moman mermaid will be the new great nobles of the Ethereal Continent - I didn't lose, and the nobles didn't lose either!"
Lorenz's fingers clenched around his knight's sword, and Constance suddenly looked up.
He stared at King Lucinda on the city wall and sneered, "Eurydice Arquitas. She not only promoted the 'Witch's Grace' and weakened the power of the nobles, but also improved the methods of refining kerosene and metals... She is a great hero in this war. She has stood firmly by your side from the very beginning, mother. She is such a loyal and intelligent counselor. Are you going to watch your meritorious counselor's head tumble down from the walls of Kaderinburg?"
Constance said this, and countless eyes were uncontrollably cast towards King Lucinda, Euridice and Hesong on the city wall.
Constance, as cunning as a venomous snake, created a problem for King Lucinda:
If the king chose to save Euridice and let Constance go, that would undoubtedly be the result Constance wanted - as long as Constance could leave the island alive, he could reunite with the Morman mermaid in the Great Sapphire Sea and continue his ambitions.
However, if Lucinda insisted on trying Constance, she would be sacrificing Euridice, a loyal, intelligent, and meritorious counselor. Such an approach would inevitably chill the hearts of the counselors loyal to the queen and alienate them from her.
Constance stared at the high walls of Kaderinburg and smiled grimly. "If they persist, then you can do it, Hersong."
Hesong's hands shook even more violently, and the dagger slightly cut Oulidesi's skin, leaving a trace of blood.
However, Oulidsi did not struggle, but stood there calmly, sighing softly.
"I thought," she said, "you would have made a different choice, Hersong."
He Song was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised his head: "You...you knew it a long time ago?"
Oulidesi curled the corners of his mouth but said nothing. Hesong's face turned pale: "When did you know this?"
Oledsi smiled faintly: "Since Master Catherine and Zoe moved away from South Hill."
Hesong was stunned. Oulidsi curled his lips and said, "No one knows better than those two: the Karagalan family and we are absolute enemies, each wanting the other dead. Yet, at that time, they disregarded the danger and moved from their small house in the South Hills back to Ravenmont, a city controlled by the Karagalan family."
After a pause, she sighed slowly, "This abnormal behavior can only be because they were threatened by the Karagaran family or Prince Constance. They didn't want to implicate us, so they decided to leave without telling us."
He Song's hands trembled even more violently: "Since you know, then you, then you..."
"Because I really can't protect them," Oridesi said calmly, "Lorenz and the Oprunsi Knights can't show up at South Hill in advance. I really don't have the ability to protect the lives of both of them by myself."
Hersong's eyes turned red, tears welling up in them. He said, "So, are you going to just watch them being held captive by Prince Constance?"
Olidisi paused and suddenly sneered.
"Idiot," she said.
Hesong was stunned. Oulidesi said coldly, "You have always been a cowardly, wavering, indecisive fool. I have known for a long time that Constance has been secretly watching you and contacting you. This also means that Constance wants to use the lives of Master Catherine and Zoe to threaten you, asking you to spy on me and betray me. So, as long as Master Catherine and Zoe's lives are still useful to him, they will not be killed. Constance needs them alive to threaten you, Hesong."
After a pause, Euridsi laughed and said, "This way, if I keep you, I can actually ensure their safety. Until the war truly begins and Constance reveals his true colors, Lorenz and the Knights of Oprunsi can rescue and protect them."
When Oulidsi said this, the tears that had accumulated in Hesong's eyes finally fell.
"Since you knew everything," he said, his voice choked, "why...why did you let me get close to you and catch you?"
"Because," Euridsi said quietly, "there was a real bond of mutual support between you and me. It wasn't entirely fake. I decided to give you a chance. I thought you would make a different choice."
At the celebrations for the new nobles, King Lucinda handed Hesong a silver dagger and said to him, "May you have the judgment to make your choice."
Hesong finally understood the king's meaning.
His face was covered with tear marks.
He said: "Master Catherine is like my mother and Zoe is my sister. They are my family."
Hesong said, slowly closing his eyes: "You are right, Euridsi, I have always been a cowardly, wavering, indecisive fool. From the very beginning, I did not have a decisive and great heart like you. I do not have a grand goal like 'overthrowing all the nobles'. I am a coward, and I just want to be with my family and live a peaceful life."
He said, slowly opening his eyes.
His fingers stopped shaking.
"In truth," he said, "I don't care what happens to the other creatures on the Ethereal Continent. Compared to what you're plotting, Ol'dsi, I only want to protect my family and my life in the carpentry shop. I don't understand or imagine the greater things you're talking about, and I wouldn't dare bet Master Catherine and Zoe's lives on them. This is me, the real me, the real Herson Wood."
As Hesong spoke, his eyes suddenly widened and he shouted, "Lorenz Ebrard, let Prince Constance go now! Otherwise, I will kill her!"
The wind howled rapidly on the city wall, carrying with it the smell of blood, making everyone's heart beat faster.
Countless eyes were focused on Lorenz Ebrard, nervously waiting for his choice.
Seeing that Hesong had made up his mind and made his choice, Lorenz's fingers did tremble slightly.
However, he did not let go of Prince Constance as Hesong had imagined.
Lorenz's sharp knight sword was still firmly against Prince Constance's neck, without moving at all.
He Song was stunned, as if he couldn't believe his eyes: "You...why..."
There was a tone of confusion bordering on despair in his voice.
Hesong had personally witnessed Lorenz's feelings for Euridsi: for Euridsi's plan, Lorenz not only married Princess Matilda, but also firmly supported the implementation of the "Witch's Grace" and distributed all the wealth of the Abrad family to two young barons who had nothing to do with him. Moreover, in the final war, Lorenz led the Knights of Oprunsi to attack Clare Bay, fighting hard and even dedicating his life to her.
He was her shadow, her knight, her most faithful hound; he carried out her every command without hesitation or doubt.
Hesong believed that no one loved Euridice Arquitas more than Lorenz Abrad. He believed that Euridice's life was enough to buy back Constance's freedom and the lives of Master Catherine and Zoe.
However, Lorenz just raised his eyes and stared at Euridice on the wall quietly. He did not let go of Prince Constance.
Olidisi raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a smile.
"Herthorne Wood," she said, "you don't understand him, and you don't understand me."
Hesong's fingers trembled, and Oulidesi smiled: "You have no greater goals, you don't care about the greater good, you only want to protect your family, you don't care about how other creatures on the Void Continent are doing. So, Hesong, you will never understand our choice."
As she spoke, she paid no attention to the dagger on her neck and just smiled at Lorenz under the city wall.
"Lorenz and I are close friends, fellow travelers, with the same beliefs and the same desires."
"Today, I have almost achieved everything I longed for. And in my heart, those things are far more important than my life."
"If he lets Constance go and allows Constance to recreate the 'nobility' on the Ethereal Continent, rendering all my efforts to overthrow the nobility in vain, then that would be a betrayal to me and to us."
"He knows what I really want and he knows how to do it."
Lorenz also raised his head and stared at Euridsi on the city wall.
"Your beliefs are my beliefs, your choices are my choices. We are the same people, fighting for the same things."
"You have the most brilliant mind and the most detailed plan; I am willing to be the sharpest sword in your hand and the most loyal executor of your plan."
"You once said that I stood in front of you in a protective manner. And now, I want to say, Tisi—"
"You are the one who stands shoulder to shoulder with me. We are each other's strongest allies, fighting for the Ethereal Continent we desire, and moving forward side by side on a common path."
"I will never betray you, or myself, Oulidsi."
As Lorenz spoke, a light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
He struck Constance with his sword—
Hesong gritted his teeth, clenched the dagger, and suddenly stabbed at Oulidsi!
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