Realm of Power

The imperial guard opened the way in front, and the black carriage entered the gate of the capital of Aero unimpeded. The black-haired young man in the carriage looked calmly at the empty street outside the carriage. Opposite the black-haired young man, Atrice Wearing a tight-fitting hunting suit, showing off the beautiful lines of her delicate body, she sat across from him, but her eyes occasionally glanced curiously at the face of the black-haired young man.

The face of a Central Asian and a pair of slightly provocative ears made it impossible for Atrice to find out the identity of the other party, because ever since the empire expanded its power to the Central Asian region in the east, The number of Central Asian faces appearing in the Imperial Army is increasing. It is said that the Empire has recruited two people from the Central Asian region. One hundred thousand people, and among the high-level officials of the empire, there are also important officials with Central and Asian faces such as Li Yuehua and Yue Shan. In Cairo Port, the largest trading port in the southern part of the Inland Sea, the number of Central and Asian people has shown a staggering increase in the past two years. With the opening of imperial trade routes, chambers of commerce from China and Libya began to appear in Cairo Port in surprising numbers.

Atrice sighed slightly and gave up trying to guess the other person's identity from his appearance, because it was too unrealistic. She could see that the other person didn't care about her at all.

She looked out the window, hesitated and said, "The news that the Imperial Army was ambushed by the southern princes coalition forces outside the city last night has spread throughout the capital of Aero. This has also caused what was originally just a night curfew to become a curfew. During the day, the entire city was under martial law. The empire, which was said to be invincible in a hundred battles, suffered a defeat for the first time in the capital of Eero. Even if it was just a small failure, it would definitely not be a small matter for the capital of Eero. ""I think you know what this means!" Atrice paused, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of her pretty mouth. It is always a happy thing to be able to defeat the empire. After all, Atrice Liz's Kentam family is one of the princes in the south, and the empire's brazen move south this time will naturally hit the hardest, Atrice, who just thought she could buy back the capital of Elro from the empire.

The black-haired young man looked at her coldly and said calmly, "Do you want to die?"

Following the words of the black-haired young man, Atrice's delicate body trembled slightly. The other person's tone was very calm, but the more insipid it was, the more true cruelty was revealed. Atrice could clearly feel that the other person's tone was very calm. It was not a joke. It even gave Atrice the illusion that she was like an ant in the eyes of the other party. In just a few seconds, Atrice felt that her back was soaked with sweat. If she had known it, I don’t go out wearing hunting clothes. Although hunting clothes are convenient, their poor breathability is also a bad thing.

"It seems you don't want to die, so why do you think those people just want to die?"

The black-haired young man raised his right palm, then put it on the table. It felt like swatting a fly to death, and said calmly, "The empire bought the capital of Eero back from the Order State. It is tolerant and gentle towards the capital of Eero." Larger than any other occupied area in the empire, if the Eros considered The empire is really weak and can be bullied. That would be very interesting. Don’t forget that the 80,000-strong army of the Imperial Minister of Affairs Hu Keqili is about to arrive in the capital of Aero. If there are really blind people who think that the empire is outside the city If they fail once, they can stir up trouble, so they can give it a try.”

"Does the empire have to kill people to maintain its rule?" Atrice was heartbroken by the black-haired young man's sight, but she couldn't keep her face down, and her chest heaved slightly as she said, "Don't forget, the empire promised to take the capital of Ero The Kentam family was sold to me. Since that’s the case, I won’t allow you to go on a killing spree in the capital of Elro.”

"Did the empire agree to sell the capital of Elro to the Kentam family?" The black-haired young man rolled his eyes and seemed to have completely forgotten something. This made Atrice very nervous.

"How can you go back on something you have already promised? Don't forget, you promised me this personally." Atrice took a deep breath and quickly reminded the other party.

"I said that the empire will only sell the capital of the Eero Kingdom to the new Eero royal family. This agreement will only be effective if you can go back alive and convince other princes to agree that the Kentam family will become the new Eero royal family. And you are now Everyone is still stranded in the capital of Aero, and the other princes seem unwilling to let the Kentam family become the new royal family, so what qualifications do you have to negotiate this agreement with me? "

The black-haired young man curled his mouth in disapproval, and his gaze suddenly became as sharp as a needle. A strong pressure was revealed from the black-haired young man's seemingly ordinary body, and Atrice's face suddenly changed. She was so pale that she felt like a sika deer bumping into a lion at this moment. The identity of the other party was definitely not simple! At this moment, Atrice's heart was in a state of turmoil. Her whole body was so stiff that she couldn't even move a finger. It wasn't until a full ten seconds passed that the huge feeling of oppression disappeared.

The reason for disappearing is that the black-haired young man was distracted by another thing outside the window.

"The current population of the capital of Aero is less than 200,000. If possible, please show your kindness."

Atrice's jade-like teeth bit her red lips, and she made a rare plea. The empire was ambushed outside the royal capital. Although the losses were not big, the hearts of the people in the royal capital were probably shaken. Many people were lurking deep in the city. The undercurrent everywhere is just like waking up with the breath of spring after the cold winter. As the political and cultural center of the Ero Empire, the Royal Capital of Luo has been regarded as the pride of the Ero Empire for decades. It is absolutely impossible to erase the pride in the hearts of the Ero people in just over half a year of occupation. Not to mention that the Eero royal family is deeply rooted in the capital of Eero, and I don’t know how many lurking arrangements are there.

"As long as those people don't make trouble, I am not willing to use force."

The black-haired young man calmly looked away from the carriage. The carriage turned into the fork in front and began to deviate from the main road. The unique sea-blue round dome of the Sky Temple stood tall and winding under the pale sky in the distance. On the streets of the capital of Héro, the houses were lifeless. Although the empire had not occupied them in the past few months, The city was not destroyed, but the scars caused by the plunder of the religious sect are still there. This huge city, which was once known as the most populous city in Barro in southern Europe, is now just like a seriously ill person on the verge of death, lingering until the end. In one breath, the streets were completely under martial law and looked even more desolate and desolate, like ghosts.

At this moment, the black-haired young man suddenly felt a warning sign. When he looked deeper into the street, he saw that the Sky Temple branch was not large in size. It was expanded from the villa of a former minister of Eero. Especially Make the exterior wall thicker and taller

More like a fortress than a temple, a woman's figure disappeared from the window sill on the third floor of the temple in the distance. Although she couldn't see her face, she felt familiar, and the black-haired young man's figure disappeared. For the first time, his brows knitted together and he murmured "Pudamia?"

The black-haired young man suddenly stood up from his seat, with a rather ominous premonition welling up in his heart. The ambush against the Imperial Army last night seemed to be a complete accident, but today the image of martial law in the streets of the entire city came to mind, and Black The young man seemed to feel something vaguely, and his eyes suddenly became extremely sharp. The opponent ambushed the emperor's body. The team is not just an ambush, but it is probably to put the entire city of Aero King under martial law. In this case, the Sky Temple branch that used to be crowded with people will be isolated. If it is replaced by the Aden side, , and happened to know through a certain channel that the Pope of the Order, Potamia, one of the three great successors of the Holy City, was in the Sky Temple.

Then when the whole city is under martial law, it is the best time to get rid of this female pope with ill-intentioned intentions once and for all.

The black-haired young man was still thinking that the convoy had suddenly stopped at this moment. Then there was a sound of weapons clashing, and he saw several figures rushing towards the convoy at the gate of the Sky Temple. They were suddenly attacked. The imperial guards had drawn their swords to meet them, and the two sides met fiercely.

"Clang!"

When the swords and lights collided, the imperial guard did not gain much advantage. Instead, he was cut back a few steps before he could avoid the opponent's fierce attack. Through the dim light of the street, he could see that several people on the opposite side were all Warriors wearing light armor, although their hands are very ruthless, their movements are full of mechanical beauty. Several of them are obviously masters who have been trained for a long time.

One of them had extremely outstanding martial arts skills, and his figure was so soft that he seemed to have no bones. Facing the sharp sword of the imperial guard, he made a strange spin and passed through the gap between the three imperial swords. The scimitar in his hand looked even more light and airy. The antelope hangs its horns and strikes the blade of an imperial guard. It shocks the 1.8-meter-tall imperial guard back by more than a meter. This is enough to show that the power of the knife is not very strong, but the blade Tricky to the extreme

"It's the Dragon Dance of Rilada, one of the Three Knights of the Red Dragon!"

The black-haired young man's eyes narrowed into a thin line, and at the same time he heard a low exclamation from Atrice opposite him. It could be seen that this move seemed to be very famous. As the figure stood still, he saw the true appearance of the figure. , although her face is covered, she is obviously a woman, dressed in a smart suit, the upper body is made of light mail, and the lower body is similar to large trousers, black The cloud-like waterfall-like hair hangs down to the back of the vest. It flutters and dances in the wind freely with the movements. It is extremely chic, with a tall figure and one sword for each person. It is like an extremely moving monster, even though half of its face is covered. , but the position of the eyes is exposed, and you can see that under the two long eyelashes as beautiful as crescent moons, the slender and bright eyes are shining with aura, and they are even more beautiful and breathtaking.

"The Dance of the Glory Dragon is an unheralded mystery of the Red Dragon Knights of Aden. It is said that only women can practice it. It is said that two years ago, a female red dragon knight named Rilada relied on the Dance of the Glory Dragon to win the Aden Army. She won second place in the competition." Atrice's eyes sparkled, and her pretty face seemed to be a little red with excitement. As a female swordsman, Atrice was obviously very interested in this Rilada. The female knight admires very much

"Relada?"

The black-haired emperor appeared at the door of the carriage. His eyes were now cold and frightening. He looked at the woman opposite and groaned heavily.

At this moment, if you think about it, you will know that the beautiful and peaceful Sky Temple has turned into a Shura field. The Red Dragon Palace of Aden actually sneaked into the capital of Aero to attack and kill Putamia. If it succeeds, not only Putamia will If he dies in the capital of Eero, all the empire's hard work in the Order Country will be in vain, and the empire will also suffer from it. His reputation was damaged due to this incident. He was ambushed by the Red Dragon Palace of Aden just before. Thousands of the elite cavalry of the empire were killed in the battle. The next day, the Red Dragon Palace quietly sneaked into the royal capital and killed Putami, the leader of the religious order in one fell swoop. Ah, the status that the empire had just established using the Battle of Barro in Central Europe has turned into a laughing stock in the blink of an eye!

"The Imperial Team, which is known as the undefeated mainland, doesn't have a master who dares to come out and fight?"

Rilada, the red dragon knight on the opposite side, saw that the other party recognized him, and was too lazy to hide it. He tore off the gauze on his face with one hand, and let out a burst of laughter like a silver bell. He pointed the scimitar in his hand at the black-haired young man without deliberately raising his voice. The line is still clear every word, as if she is telling it in everyone's ears, she obviously did not expect that at this time, there would be an imperial team coming to the temple, and she had to show up to block it. The most likely reason is that she hopes to be able to stop this. Only uninvited guests were lured away from the direction of the temple

If the person passing by was an Imperial patrol, or if they were really lured away by them, it was a pity that she was unlucky and bumped into the most powerful Imperial guard. If it were an ordinary Imperial soldier, she would be able to deal with half of them by herself. A small team, but facing these imperial soldiers who could feel the smell of blood all over their bodies, Rilada's mouth was harsh, and her heart was inexplicably shocked.

In order to practice the Dance of the Dragon, she once challenged six sword masters in Aden within a month. In the case of a normal raid, she was absolutely sure to behead the opponent with one strike. But just now, three people from the opponent came up and... I had to force myself to use the Dance of the Dragon, and it only knocked the opponent back a few steps.

Who are these people? Rilada licked her chapped lips and muttered to herself. The ones selected to participate this time were the best in martial arts among the Red Dragon Cavalry, a total of fifty Red Dragon Knights. Taking advantage of the chaos during the initial siege, he quietly sneaked into the capital of Aero, and then used the opportunity of the Imperial Army's overwhelming force last night to clean up the entire surrounding area of ​​the Sky Temple.

The Imperial Army was ambushed outside the city. In order to suppress the instigation of all forces in the city, martial law will inevitably be implemented throughout the city the next day. In this case, even if there is no one around the Sky Temple, no one will know that everything is happening. The plan was in place, but at the most critical moment, the accident of this imperial convoy broke all arrangements.

"You actually want to fight alone. It seems that Potamia is still alive. Otherwise, there is no need for you to waste time here."

The black-haired young man glanced around seemingly unintentionally, and pulled out a sword from his waist with his right hand. It was a sword that seemed to be extremely soft, with a cold light shining, and the blade was shaking like autumn water. If it hadn't been drawn When you come out, no one will associate the sword with the black-haired young man’s belt.

"Don't you want to challenge yourself? I'll help you." The black-haired young man took a step forward seemingly unintentionally, holding the soft sword in his hand like a soft branch, relaxed and leisurely. At this moment, it was as if he was walking by the wild river at this moment, facing him like this, as if he was walking by casually,

Rilada's expression changed.

She suddenly had a very strange feeling. In her eyes, the black-haired young man's position was changing with every step he took, as if he suddenly climbed to an unfathomable peak. The corners of his slightly upturned mouth revealed huge confidence. It is an absolute confidence, even It's a mockery. Rilada has a feeling that she must not let the opponent draw the sword first, otherwise the opponent's soft and weird long sword will pierce her throat at the first time, even if she uses the Dance of the Glory Dragon. , of course this is an illusion,

Compared to Rilada, who was under great pressure, Atrice, who saw the black-haired young man in his peak state at this moment, had an unimaginable expression on her face. Filled with paleness, and in the awkward silence, there was a kind of murderous intention spreading. , she is the disciple of Bolu, the master of Erro swordsmanship, but at this moment, she clearly felt that even if her teacher came, she would not be able to block the black-haired young man's sword. She could do it just from behind. Feeling such pressure, Rilada's pressure from the front is probably even worse.

"Go to hell!"

Rilada felt that she had to take action, otherwise she would lose the courage to take action. Her suppressed emotions seemed to be triggered by the wind and rain. No longer under control, in the street where the light was not very bright, her figure seemed to become a I saw the shadow on the wall with a strange figure, It was as if all the bones in his body had become non-existent at this moment, and at the same time, it seemed to be filled with endless explosive power, suddenly flashing like a ghost in the corridor, like a violent electric dragon roaring in the low-pressure and thick black rain clouds. , lightning is like a knife, that is the light of the knife, the dance of the glorious dragon!