Lord of Glory

Chapter 108: Despicable Conspiracy

Like a statue, he stood quietly behind the Countess of White Orchid, looking just like a faithful and dutiful knight. The doppelganger looked at the enemy army in the distance, and he could even feel the occasional panic of these soldiers. When faced with an enemy ten times higher than their own, this is no longer a war, but a one-sided massacre.

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They came to this strange land with their dreams and wealth, and naturally did not come here to be cut down. The army's heart was already in turmoil, and the opposing general knew that as a last resort, they must not fight. Negotiation is the best outcome. But when this enemy's general came to the body, after seeing this honor, the doppelganger was helplessly lamenting, he finally knew why such a thankless task would fall on this unlucky person.

This person was hit in the face with a hammer during a fight before, and the nose that should have been straight had collapsed distortedly. In addition, it is not attractive in the first place, so it can be said that the impression of the Grand Duke and other nobles is terrible. If you think about it, such a person is not very popular in the aristocratic circle of the Kingdom of Malta.

The general came to a halt five meters in front of the grand duke, took off his helmet and hugged it to his chest, and performed a noble meeting ritual before speaking: "Your Excellency, the noble and brave grand duke, the Marquis Javier of the Kingdom of Malta, striker Commander-in-Chief. What do you want to do by leading such a large number of troops here?"

The Grand Duke looked at Javier who had taken off his helmet. With that ugly face, sunken nose, and distorted eyes, the little patience quickly dissipated in the Grand Duke's heart. His eyes were very uncomfortable and he said: "Is it necessary to ask? His Excellency the Marquis of Javier. Although I do not know why your country should give this death-delivery task to a marquis, yet I know one thing."

Speaking of this, the Grand Duke really couldn't stand the other party's honor, and turned his head rudely and said: "If you resist, you will face the crushing of my three knight orders and the greetings of countless soldiers with swords in their hands. Hope for your family's sake, don't take this risk."

Including the Grand Duke, Count Torch, the cold-faced Marquis of Carmon and the other great nobles, even Countess White Orchid, all frowned and tried to avert their eyes. But with such a rude action, this ugly-looking Marquis of Javier turned a blind eye.

Is it simply not seen, or already numb? The doppelganger standing behind the white orchid countess could feel that the general, who bore the name of marquis but was rejected everywhere, had an unspeakable sense of inferiority and frustration at the moment.

In Paladin's own words. The people who judge people by their appearance are the most stupid and ignorant. Because Paladin's own appearance is ordinary, and his childhood was almost all spent pretending to be stupid. Other people's cynicism and disdain also left him once sad and angry. But when he found himself no worse than others, and even above others, the perennial inferiority and sadness will be turned into crazy revenge and violence.

Driven by this negative energy, ordinary people have perseverance and endurance that others cannot imagine. So Paladin never judges others by first impressions. Just like this Grand Duke, although he looks ordinary, he is bloated. But his status as grand duke is unquestionable, and he was able to secure his status as grand duke for so many years, and it was definitely not due to the credit of his ancestors. Must have his own shining point. That's why Paladin laughed at these self-righteous nobles in his heart. He even secretly looked forward to what kind of power this Marquis Javier hides under that ugly appearance.

At this time, when he heard the grand duke's naked threat, Marquis Javier's face immediately darkened, as if holding back his anger, he roared: "Your Excellency, are you telling me to surrender? Surrendering without a fight is the ultimate punishment for my family. What an insult!" Hearing this, the Grand Duke's expression sank, he turned his head to stare at the ugly Marquis Javier and said bluntly, "So, are you going to war! Is this your answer?"

It can be seen that Marquis Javier is forcibly enduring the outburst of anger, and the armor on his chest is heaving. Suddenly, he silently turned his head and looked at the three thousand soldiers behind him. Panic, fear and dread were written all over the faces of these soldiers. But clearly, Javier also knew that once a fight broke out, these frightened soldiers would be defeated in less than half an hour. By then, how many of these 3,000 people will be left? three hundred? Fifty? Not one left?

In front of the three major heavy knights of the Principality of Kasmi, the latter is now the most appropriate. At this moment, he thought in his mind, is the reputation of his nobleman important, or the private soldiers of the Javier family? Without reputation, he can still endure, but even the last reliance, these three thousand private soldiers are gone. Then his title of marquis is already vacant. Even if the Kingdom of Malta wins this battle, his title will be removed by the king with various excuses. He will be a commoner, an ugly commoner! After being careful, the Marquis finally sighed and said, "Dear Grand Duke, I am willing to accept your proposal."

At this moment, the doppelganger who was guarding behind Countess White Orchid nodded slightly. This person was able to judge the situation and knew that the reputation of the nobility was too illusory, so he didn't foolishly go to war with his blood. This alone is much better than many pampered nobles who are full of family reputation and glory. But this is not what the doppelganger wants. When he saw that the Marquis endured it and was about to accept the Grand Duke's surrender, his heart moved. Maybe you can use this opportunity to get a lot of credit for yourself!

Thinking this way,, just at the moment when the Marquis was ready to finish his words. The doppelganger standing at the end, the eyes covered under the armor suddenly glared round! The pupils sometimes emit a golden glow! And at this moment, the marquis words suddenly stopped, he felt his hands suddenly out of control. Unexpectedly, he pulled out the cross sword at his waist with a swipe, and raised it at an extremely fast speed that he had never used before. The naked horse immediately thumped a few steps forward, hand up the sword, to chop on the head of the Grand Duke!

If someone observes carefully at this moment, they should be able to see that there are a few golden light beams faintly attached to the Marquis' waist and the joints of his hands at this moment. At this moment, the Marquis even felt that there were many invisible hands holding his arms, and he swung this sword!

"Be careful, Grand Duke!" "Protect the Grand Duke!" Suddenly, the enemy who was about to surrender drew his sword and wanted to kill the Grand Duke! Including the Marquis of Carmon, the Count Torch and the Countess White Orchid, everyone was taken aback! The rightful lord opened his mouth with a pale face at this moment, staring blankly at the sharp sword blade about to hit his head! He seems to be completely stunned!

But at this moment, the doppelganger immediately released the control of the marquis's hands, and rushed up with a few steps on the horse, and came to the Grand Duke's side! The Grand Duke only felt a flash of white light in front of his eyes, and an Aries knight wearing a silver sheep helmet suddenly appeared in front of him, and suddenly drew out the cross sword to meet the coming sword blade, and blocked it with a snap!

Originally it wasn’t his own will, after the doppelganger released the control, the backbone of the person was a little slack, his speed was also slowed down.But at this moment, after the Aries knight who suddenly rushed in front of him blocked this weird sword, suddenly the other free hand threw down the shield decisively, and grabbed the mace from the shelf on the horse's belly. With a twist of the hand and waist, the hammer full of iron nails immediately drew a beautiful line, and slammed it fiercely towards his shoulder!

"Ahhhhhhh!" Marquis Javier yelled loudly. He had no time to think about why he suddenly did the stupid thing of assassinating the Grand Duke. As soon as he raised his shield, looking at the hammer that was flung over quickly, he swung hard with the shield in his hand!

The doppelganger was surprised that his full force attack was slapped away by the Marquis with his shield! But the huge force still went through the shield on the marquis body. However, the Marquis only tilted slightly, but nothing unusual. Instead, he looked at the doppelganger in shock! And the same stunned doppelganger saw that the Marquis of Javier's shield was now deeply dented by the hammer! That's right, is dented. Because the wooden shield can only be broken, not dented! This means that this is a shield made of fine iron!

The doppelganger is very aware of its own strength. Although the five hundred elements obtained from the main body cannot exert the same terrifying physical strength as the main body, it is not something that an ordinary fighter can resist. And this marquis not only blocked it, but also used an all-iron shield! That must weigh at least thirty pounds!

But he chatted for a long time while carrying such a heavy object like a normal person! The doppelganger who was just astonished found that there were nine carved stars on the front of the marquis' breastplate and under the coat of arms. What does that mean? This is a fighter who has been recognized for combat and whose strength has reached nine stars! In other words, if conditions permit, this marquis can even kill a mage with a sneak attack!

It seems like many strokes, but in reality it is only an instant. The doppelganger blocked the fatal blow to save the Grand Duke. And the vile and ugly marquis was so shocked that he immediately turned his horse around and ran back. By the time the crowd reacted, the marquis was already more than ten meters away. "Grand Duke! Are you all right!" "Brother, did you hurt anywhere!"

The nobles who reacted, regardless of good intentions and bad intentions, all swarmed forward at this moment to support the grand duke who almost fell off his horse, shushing him. The Grand Duke's dead white face gradually recovered, looking at the Marquis of Javier, who had fled back to the army, could not help but curse in anger: "Damn, despicable swine! May Enos curse his soul forever! How dare you abandon the honor of a noble to assassinate me!"

Breathing a sigh of relief, the Grand Duke suddenly turned his head to look at the doppelganger who jumped off his horse and knelt down on one knee, his face gradually eased and asked, "Orinna, is this your knight?" At the side, Orinna immediately answered yes, and did not forget to turn around and show an appreciative gaze at the doppelganger. With so many nobles present, each with a guard, only her own guard could rush up to save the Grand Duke in the first place, and she herself felt very dignified. At this moment, the Grand Duke ignored the surrounding nobles looking with jealousy at Orinna, and looked at the doppelganger under his horse and said, "Good job, young man. What is your name?"

"Honorable Grand Duke, I am Alfred, Flamel. The current head of the Flamel clan, the fourth captain of the Aries Knights, and the lord of Sindep." "Oh! Already a baron. Wait, your last name is Flamel?" The Grand Duke suddenly sat up and asked, and the doppelganger immediately returned yes with restraint, in return for a knowing nod from the Grand Duke, with a look of pity in his eyes in addition to gratitude for the appreciation. "The tragedy of your father is my responsibility. Young man, do not fail your father, you are more courageous and noble than any knight I have ever seen."

After finishing speaking, the Grand Duke saw the doppelganger stand up, considering that the other party was already a baron at a young age, it was not good in conferring a higher title, so recovering his composure he said, "When that vile swine is destroyed, I will grant you three hundred gold coins, a brand new pair of armor of the Aries Knights, plus an estate, and the title of chief captain of the Aries Knights.” After saying that, the Grand Duke stole a glance at Orinna, only to see Orinna nodding with an okay look. Let the Grand Duke breathe a sigh of relief. The Aries Knights is Orinna's army, one should not interfere with the nobleman's army and reward it at will. This is an act of overstepping authority. But the good thing is that Olinna did not count so much on the line.

Seeing the doppelg?nger, he looked flattered. The Grand Duke also let go of the fright that he had just been terrified of. Turning his head to look at the 3,000 soldiers in the distance and Javier at the head, he gritted his teeth and roared: "My fellow citizens, this bastard without any honor pretends to be a nobleman, let's teach him the virtues that a nobleman should have! "

After saying that, he turned his horse's head and was the first to rush back to the army, while the other nobles, including the doppelganger , also returned to their troops with a hint of excitement. At this moment, the doppelganger who had just been placed in the queue immediately keenly heard the eager whispers of the knights behind him: "Oh, Alfred is simply a model for our knights, he actually saved the Grand Duke!"

"I wish it was me who just blocked that attack!" "Hahahaha, I told you that Alfred is a true knight, and you still don't believe me!" And although the knights around him did not speak, but cast over are goodwill and admiration, although occasionally a few mixed with jealous eyes were looking at him, but the doppelganger does not care. He didn't care if Bob was among those eyes. He who is in a high position, these ignorant and inferior people, the most primitive jealousy will gradually be smoothed out because of the gap between the two sides, and finally become admiration and submission.

It's like a worker who buys candles will be jealous of a mercenary who gets a lot of money, but he will never be jealous of a knight. Because the gap between the two parties is too large, to a height that cannot be reached by oneself, then jealousy will turn into admiration. And this is exactly what the doppelganger, or Paladin, wants. The road to success is accompanied by the inevitable endless attacks. This is the baptism that the top will surely receive.