Chapter 659: The Royal Family
Inside the imperial city, the originally extremely lively hall seemed extremely quiet at this time.
There were no outsiders, no knights, and no civil and military officials. In the hall at this time, there were only the old king who had been in power for hundreds of years and had been working diligently, as well as his only three sons.
The old king sat down on the throne with his weapon, without saying a word, and the three descendants below were silent.
A few seconds later, the old king's hoarse voice suddenly rang out.
He was once ambitious, even though he was forced into a desperate situation two hundred years ago, his waist was still straight, but now he seemed so haggard.
"We lost, we were defeated. They have been waiting for us to fight. We have been waiting for two hundred years."
"Father..."
"The eldest prince was not here to attend the banquet, he was here to warn us. He always knew that the United Empire was waiting for us."
"Father!"
Looking at the haggard old king, the second prince below couldn't help but speak in a low voice.
"Father, we haven't lost yet. We still have the Knights! We still have more than 2 billion people! The Twelve Knights Cities are broken and there is a vast territory behind them! If the vast territory is gone, we can still go into the mountains to deal with them! We even have the Death Knights..."
"Enough!"
"Father! We………"
"I said enough! Don't you understand yet! We have already lost! The moment the royal family of the United Kingdom brought other races into us, we have already lost!"
The giant sword in his hand was inserted into the steps, and the old king looked extremely desperate.
"They will no longer have internal conflicts! Even if they lose this time, they will not blame the royal family. Instead, they hold a grudge against us. The United Empire without conflicts is no longer something we can win. We have already lost and completely lost."
The old king's voice sounded in pain as his forehead was pressed against the hilt of the sword.
"I have struggled for more than three hundred years, but in the end, the Knight Empire was still destroyed by me, a useless guy......"
In fact, there is another ace in the Knight Empire that has not been lifted, that is, the Death Knight. Although it is the tail of the Four Apocalypse Knights, it has absolutely no solution.
But what if there is a card? Without the Knights of War, the Knight Empire has actually lost the capital to compete with the United Empire.
Not to mention that the joint defense line of the twelve cities is now possible. Maybe all the enemies have been drilled through, and the enemy has already rushed into the hinterland.
In this case, could they send the Death Knight to fight for their lives with the enemy in their homes?
Although the Death Knight is strong, it is no longer enough to turn the world around.
And what really made the old king feel desperate was the troops that the other party participated in the war this time, the elite legions sent by various powerful races!
These are the powerful groups that have been specially named in the intelligence that are not subject to the jurisdiction of the royal family. All the bosses of the bull clan, the reckless man and the ape clan among the sheep clan, and the black sheep clan have always been unpopular because the royal family does not allow them to develop believers, and even chases the black sheep clan that the prince and daughter have scolded them several times.
In the plan of the Knight Empire, these existences who should have taken the opportunity to rebel and fight against the imperial royal family to seize power, but now they quietly sent out the most elite troops to help fight them. They even began to assist the imperial royal family in two hundred years ago. What is this symbol? What does this mean?
This move is already a complete statement of their position to the Knight Empire. It is true that they do not accept the royal family, but this does not mean that they will cooperate with the Knight Empire to rebel.
In their eyes, compared to internal competition rights, solving common enemies is more important, so they came to help.
At the same time, it is also clearly telling all enemies that even if the royal family is so majestic and even if they want to fight for power, they must have killed all the enemies!
Faced with this kind of United Empire, which was full of iron barrels, the old king could no longer see any chance of winning. This was what made him feel the most desperate.
He slowly stood up from the throne and looked at the three sons who were looking down at the bottom. The haggard old king suddenly spoke.
"Surrender."
"Father!"
Hearing these three words, the second prince below froze his expression, his eyes widened in disbelief.
"We still have the Death Knight!"
"You want the Death Knight to enter our own home! Devour the souls of our people! Go and die with the enemy! You can't even protect the people! Instead, you have to kill them with your own hands! What's the difference between losing!"
Before the second prince finished speaking, the old king's roar had already sounded.
"If you lose, you have to accept your fate. I will bear all the responsibility for this battle, as for you."
Looking at the three sons, the old king slowly shook his head.
"The second and third brothers, you two are excellent, but because of this, they will not allow you to survive. Let's go with me and let us go down to the dead knights and give the ancestors and ancestors an explanation."
Walking to the fourth prince and handing the giant sword in his hand to the thin young man in front of him, the old king reached out and patted him on the shoulder.
"The fourth brother, I am sorry for you, the only one among so many children. I have never trained you well and have been preparing to use you as a consumable. Now that I am defeated, I want to throw this mess to you again. Don't blame my father, okay?"
"Father, Father..."
"As the son of the king of the devastated country, the king who surrenders to the enemy, you will be very tired, bear the infamous, and be misunderstood by the people, but promise your father that you must survive. If the United Empire keeps its promises and treats us fairly, you will help them and lead the people to integrate into them with them with all their strength. If they do not keep their promises, remember that the future of the Knight Empire is in your hands! The hope of the tribe members is in your hands!"
He gently placed the crown above his head on the fourth prince's head, and the old king let go of his palm, walked towards the exit with a hunched body, and spoke softly.
"Children, it's time to go to the ancestors and apologize to the ancestors..."
Outside the city, the shouts of killing were still resounding throughout the sky, but not only did the city walls have begun to fall one after another, but some elite troops even broke through the defense line and rushed into the city, rushing towards the imperial city regardless of concern.
But what greeted them was the people in the city who could not see the end.
The knight's principles that have been used for many years have been integrated into the loyalty and courage in their bones, allowing these people in the city to rush forward without fear of death even though they knew they could not stop the enemy.
With an absolute advantage in numbers, he even forced the part of the troops that rushed in for a moment.
But it's ridiculous. The reason why the United Empire tried every means to take down this Knight Empire was actually not a resource, because the United Empire did not lack resources.
What they are for is this loyal people, which has been integrated into their hearts and belongs to the faith of the knights.
On a messy street, the four princes with crowns walked from a distance in dismay.
The people who walked around carried supplies, picked up weapons, and rushed to the city walls desperately.
After crossing the temporary retreat from the front line, and after bandaging the wound urgently, the soldiers rushed up unceasingly.
Until he completely climbed up on the city wall that was still fighting fiercely.
Looking at the soldiers on both sides who were desperately slamming together, stepping on the corpses of their companions, and slashing at each other with weapons in hand. No one was willing to take a step back.
The pale-faced eldest prince suddenly spoke and roared suddenly.
Chapter completed!