Blood tax

Chapter 511 Before we do it, does anyone want to go out?
"Master Galilei has been attacked!"

Galadia returns from the Supreme Council to the Senate Chamber.It's like it's on fire, and it's smoky.Crowds of elders and nobles gathered together, smoking magic crystals and drinking heavily.

As soon as she sat down, Alyosha came over and told a surprising news.

"Huh?" Galadia thought it was a mistake.

She had been there to watch Provis wipe out the attack with the flick of a finger when the first attack happened.An assassin or two and a bomb didn't threaten the mighty demigod.

She was about to correct Alyosha and told the little girl that it was the speaker who was attacked.However, whispers nearby confirmed further news—

One of the four demigods of Canaan and a member of the Supreme Council, Lord Galilei Cato was suddenly attacked.The attacker didn't know what method they used, but the attack on the most powerful creature in the world actually took effect!

"What else do you know?"

As a noble shining elf and member of the Supreme Council, Galadia was honored to have all means of psionic communication confiscated.The guards led by Tyrell and several high-level executives will never let the Echo Crystal or other sealed objects with remote communication function get close to her.

"It's all messy news," Alyosha said, pointing to her earrings inlaid with echo crystals. "The generals and executives are taking action to deal with the humans outside. But, it is said that the enemy is not just humans. What are you doing! "

An executive came over and confiscated Alyosha's earrings.There is no room for negotiation, and it seems that agreeing to her company by Galadia's side is already quite accommodating.

"Hmm." Galadia rubbed her forehead.She vaguely heard distant whispers approaching chaotically.There are many auras that do not belong to reality grow up.

"Send some magic crystals in," said a veteran with a troubled face. He had run out of cigarettes. "Where are you, waiter?"

His complaint struck a chord.The other elves couldn't sit still.

The Elders in the Nebula Temple adjourned when the initial attack occurred.However, for safety reasons, most of the elders and nobles did not leave the meeting place, waiting idly for the situation to subside.

Immediately, a group of half-elf maids walked in.They have been waiting for a long time, bright red wine is filled in the crystal bottle, and bundles of cigarettes are stacked on the silver plate.These good things were immediately distributed to the eager elves.

"I don't need it, thank you."

Galadia would never touch tobacco mixed with magic crystals, nor would she want to drink alcohol.Her mood was in a mess, and the inexplicable uneasiness and danger clung quietly like vines.

Moreover, besides this, there is a hot and familiar aura, which seems to be not far away.

Shouldn't it be...

Galadia raised her head and looked out of the window, under the blue sky, there were flickering fires.Even if you can't hear the sound outside, you know that tonight will not be peaceful.She lowered her head, seemingly unconsciously stroking a ring on her right index finger.

The silver ring setting is like a blooming rose, and the position of the petals holds a magnificent violet gemstone.

"Doesn't wearing a ring on the index finger mean being single?" Alyosha looked at the ring with wide eyes, and then at Galadia.

"If I wear it on my middle finger or ring finger, the Senate will probably jump up~"

"Oh—!" Miss Druid nodded thoughtfully, "Who gave this?"

"you guess."

The two girls were chatting in low voices, and Alyosha was trying to get to the bottom of it.Just as she was about to open her mouth, a senator sitting next to her suddenly jumped up from her chair.

"Uh——! Uh——!" He scratched his throat, his nails had already torn the flesh, but the oozing blood was as dark and purple as his face.The elder's eyeballs protruded, almost...

"Bah!"

The elder's eyes burst out from their eye sockets, blasting a piece of red, green and green fragments and threads, falling to the ground and wriggling crazily.

Most of the elves were stunned, and some were more vigilant and screamed wildly:

"Poisoned, they poisoned!"

The screams immediately flooded the hall, and several highborne elves present fell down.Galadia hurriedly dragged Alyosha to hide in the corner.

"Don't kill them all, stay, stay!" General Stannis Paulus yelled.The maid serving the tobacco and wine was torn apart several times in an instant.The rest retreated to the corner, staring silently at the elves surrounding them.

"Where are your accomplices?" The high-level executive Ashura stopped the angry clansman with one hand, and raised his wand with the other, "Answer, or die."

These maids were covered in bruises.The wrath and psychic power of the Highborne ravaged them more easily than tearing apart a rag doll.Their dresses were in tatters, and shocking blood clots were cracked on their smooth skin.

One of them stepped out and looked up at the executive officer:
"They're everywhere."

"Why?" Ashura asked quickly.

"You and the family members of the gods know it best."

"What's in the wine?"

"Moss from the sewer, you know what's on it."

"Who instructed you?"

"nobody."

The maid answered every question, but Galadia had a feeling that this was not the obedience of the past, but the calmness when the victory was in hand.

Ashura's teeth trembled.He felt it, and most of the elves present felt it, and even started to panic, could they not ask any more questions—what would be asked?

Seeing that the elves were silent, the leading maid smiled miserably: "You seem to have forgotten the rules of the temple, you are not allowed to talk to half-elves."

"That's just the rule when the seal is loose..." Ashura's words got stuck in his throat before he finished speaking, his eyes blazing with energy stared at the wall in disbelief, "How is it possible? Tonight, it shouldn't be... ..."

There was a shuddering exclamation among the elves.They were surprised to see that blood words that should not appear tonight were seeping from the wall.

"Get out of here!" Tyrael yelled, "Noble people, go to the safe house!"

The council hall of the elders was flooded in chaos in an instant, the upper elves pushed each other, desperately trying to squeeze out from the spacious gate.

The leading maid looked at the fleeing elf with a smile, and lifted up her skirts with her companions, and greeted the fleeing elf and Ashura who was already chanting the spell of destruction:

"May you all get what you deserve tonight."

One after another, the maids were set ablaze, screaming in the flames, and the one at the head was the first to be charred.The last one shouted with a voice that could be heard throughout the temple at the moment when the flames had already bitten the flesh:
"To this, false world, launch a rebellion!
……

The Nebula Temple is the most important building in Canaan. It is protected by a shield that blocks long-range attacks on the outside, and is guarded by powerful Extraordinary people inside. However, after the escaped Highborne left the chamber, they still bumped into the rebels who rushed into the temple. .

Ambushing rebels rushed from all directions.Hundreds of soldiers drew their bows and arrows and raised their muskets.The attacked elves immediately counterattacked, pouring magic and psionic energy on the area where the half-elves and humans appeared.

Suddenly, some of the crowd disappeared.

The opposing sides were like two bites of chocolate, some of which disappeared without a trace.The remaining elves, half-elves, and humans stopped attacking and gathered separately.

The complete rules have been outlined in blood:
"Let's do a lap dance tonight,

"Left step, left step,
"One step to the right, one step to the right!"

Weird rules are in effect.All the creatures put down their weapons hastily, the elves and the rebels divided into two groups and danced in circles.

"Ah!" A veteran stepped on the wrong step, turned his gaze to the darkness that he shouldn't be watching, and was suddenly dragged into the darkness by the shadow.The other elves continued to bite the bullet and dance amidst the sound of chewing.

As soon as the dance music stopped, the rebel soldiers raised their rifles, and the dense lead bullets rained down on them like a shower.

However, they were facing a powerful elf Extraordinary, and they were already at a disadvantage the moment the confrontation started.

The fire illuminated the hall, hideous like a beast in the strong wind.The chaos caused most of the rebels' attacks to miss, and the rest hit the flying muskets and scattered arcs, or were wiped out on the shields.

No matter how hard they try, they can't stop the elves.

The extraordinary elves with powerful shields killed without scruple, fear, contempt, anger and hatred hung on their faces.The rebels had their skulls smashed into pieces, their throats ripped off, their lumbar vertebrae shredded, and their hearts mashed.The elf threw himself into the killing completely, and the only thought in his mind was to kill the traitor to the last.

The lofty sanctuary is filled with flames, explosions and dying cries.Galadia couldn't bear to look directly at it, and the crazy highborne couldn't listen to any persuasion to stop.

Different forces collided in the magnificent halls, rooms, corridors and pools, igniting an arc that would fade the sky.

"Stop it, Stannis!" Galadia yelled at General Stannis Paulus beside him, "Stop everyone, psionic energy is very sensitive here..."

"Om-!"

The indescribable buzzing sound came suddenly, almost tearing the mind apart.A group of elf wizards who were casting spells suddenly twisted.Their wand-waving hands were twisted like noodles, their torsos and legs were also entangled, and then, there was a muffled "bang".

Attacks designed to suppress the rebellion were distorted in the air, bouncing off the crowd as conflicting psychic interventions intervened.

"Everyone stop!" Ashura, the high-ranking executive, sent out a captivating thought, restraining the compatriots who were still chanting frantically, "Leave this place to us, and take the shining elves to the safe house of the secret vault."

"Secretary? Are you crazy? We're not going there!" Several elders yelled, "Stannis, where is your army?!"

Everyone had to act separately, General Stannis raised his hand and pointed towards the exit:
"The army will protect the elders to leave!"

In some parts of the temple there are reliable troops, led by powerful elven lieutenants, whose half-elves are the most loyal.

The upper elves immediately split into two, most of them followed the general to join the army, while a small part voluntarily followed Galadia and retreated to the underground safe house.

Passing through the labyrinthine corridors, Ashura's warring psychic roar was gradually blocked by the gate and walls, and the surroundings became quiet.

"Stop here!" Tyrell Xingxing, who led the team, stopped in front of a gate and issued an instruction, "According to the order of the Supreme Council, Miss Villanoy's safety is the highest priority, and she must immediately Go to the underground vault to meet Tarkin and activate the weapons. My lords, some of you are leaving in the second batch, and my commando will stay here to protect you."

After all, he tapped the wall.The solid door opened, and there was a sloping tunnel and a small room inside.

Another radiant elf, Tarkin Amon, is in the underground of the temple, guarding the secret vault that seals the mystery.After the attack, he had already returned to the deep underground according to the plan.

In this huge temple, there are some strange rooms that can be relocated by themselves to a specific location in the temple, avoiding the fatigue of long-distance running.However, the number of people each room can accommodate is limited.

Galadia looked into the dark underground, where the depths were endless.She clenched her hand tightly, as if she was pinching something, and nodded slightly.

"Is it necessary? There is Tarkin down here, why bother..." Melrose, the spiritual director who accompanied him, felt that something was wrong, but there were many nobles accompanying Galadia, they didn't want to wait any longer, and urged them to rush in together Room.

The powerful superhuman Tyrael was the last to come in. He told the other elves to board the next moving room, and then closed the door.

It is safe for the time being, and there is still time before the next eclipse appears.The terrified elves did not speak to each other, but stared at the dim walls and roofs.

"Whoa, whoa."

Outside the dark window, a cylindrical tunnel can be faintly seen.The cold wind from the ground blows in through the windows, making the elves shiver with cold.

"They're all over the place, but they're useless," Tyrael broke the silence, "ridiculous bugs."

Melrose disagreed: "Think with your haughty heads, what can this battle bring to the rebels? They are dying for no reason."

"Bugs like it that way."

"No," said Melrose, "they're chasing us. We're going to the Vault, which gives them access to the ultimate weapon."

Shrewd eyes replaced cloudy and lazy ones, Melrose's eyes fell on Galadia, and he asked respectfully, "Miss, what do you think?"

Galadia looked at him, stroking the ring on her index finger seemingly meaninglessly.

"Listen to you."

Alyosha hugged Galadia's arm tightly.She's not yet of age, and she's only here for the dance tonight.The cold air made her shiver, and a flash of red lightning suddenly flashed out of the window in the darkness.

The flashes of lightning are astonishingly fast, as if hallucinating.There was no abnormality in the spiritual power, the strong wind overwhelmed all the movement, and the elf who noticed the light didn't take it seriously.

It's probably a wiring fault or something...

"We should go back," Melrose thought more and more. "Tarkin can activate the weapon himself. His work cannot be disturbed!"

"It's safe there, and the Shining Elves don't allow any mistakes." Tyrael retorted.

"Safe, you mean the mouse box is safe," Melrose jumped up, "there is no safe place in this palace! Going deep underground will only cut off our retreat and be surrounded by those strange things. Miss, Let's stop and get out of here."

The elves turned their attention to Galadia together.

She was looking out the window at the boundless darkness.The room was sliding down, out of the tunnel, into a vast empty space.

Galadia seemed to be distracted for a while, and it took a while to react, and said softly:
"It's all coming."

The room fell into silence again.

Something was wrong... Melrose's eyes fell on Galadia's hand.Since just now, she has had some strange little movements.

This ring is too simple for the noblest lady in Canaan...

"What if the target of the rebel army was our secret weapon from the very beginning? Tonight's attack was just a feint." Melrose sorted out his ideas again. He needed to convince all the elves present to support his opinion, "Miss Galadia , I mean no offense, but can you answer a few questions?"

"Please ask."

"Where did you get that ring on your hand?"

Galadia lowered her eyes, staring at the silver ring and the small gemstones on it.

There was silence save for the whistling of the wind as the room passed through the tunnel.

Suddenly, with a loud bang, the moving room stopped.The door opened slowly, and the faint light was swallowed up in the darkness a few steps away, making it impossible for everyone to know where they were.

The elves held their breath, gossiping and hiding like nightingales disturbed by ferocious beasts.

Galadia raised her cheeks and looked around with a chuckle:

"Anyone want to get out before we do?"

There was a palpitating sound in the dark and deep passage, which was particularly disturbing in the sudden silence.

"Huh, huh—"

All the elves turned around and stared at the dark place ahead.

Out of the darkness appeared a helmet, heavily armored.The gentle breath gathered into a heavy echo between the visor and the helmet, like the roar of a giant beast stepping on the ground.

The sound of breathing is like a big hand covered with black armor, dripping blood, passing through the desperate cry, strangling the throat across the void.

"Huh, huh—"

Melrose wriggled his parched throat, and doubt and confusion spread down his spine like melting ice water.He wanted to say something, but couldn't open his mouth.

"What is this?" Tyrell asked vaguely, "Is the sealed item here out of control?"

Galadia smiled lightly, her swaying skirt stepped back towards the crowd.

The scarlet blood light swirled and flickered like a comet, and a bolt of lightning pierced the darkness.

At this moment, the elves saw the enemy clearly.It was a knight wearing a ferocious helmet. Between the gaps in the visor, the blade-like gaze was like a crimson moon soaked in blood.

The cruelty and fear seemed to materialize, and the nightmare became reality.

"attack!"

I don't know which elf wizard shouted.However, the chanting and magic seemed to be locked in a cage. Before he could use it, he was grabbed by the neck by the power of nothingness and thrown out.

"Use the prefab spell!"

The mighty Highborne unleashed their attack, whipping magic and roaring with fiery fire.The attacking knight picked up an elder and threw it into the crowd.

"Boom!" The elegant Highborne rolled all over the ground like a bottle hit by a ball.

The elves couldn't pronounce the spell for some reason, and in a panic used expensive accessories to launch prefabricated spells.

"Oh!"

The magic collided with an invisible barrier, shattered into thousands of light and shadows like waves hitting the shore, and disappeared without a trace.

Tyrell, who led the team, couldn't figure out what went wrong. He saw lightning bouncing in the crowd, and suddenly slapped him on the shoulder, making a chilling bone cracking sound.

"monster!"

Tyrell screamed and jumped out of the window.

The executive who supervised the battle suddenly disappeared, and the remaining elves were in a mess.

Melrose looked dumbfounded.Alyosha turned into a big cat and rushed forward with a meow, and was kicked away.The other elves, although they are not weak, for example, the companions, the nature guardian Aleya who once fought in Odessa, and the brave druid Uruk were knocked down in an instant, and they fell down one by one Live or die on the ground.

When the knight in black armor came to him, he suddenly understood something:
"Ah, this... oh, so it turns out!" Melrose squeaked for a while, then suddenly raised his fist and muttered softly, "This, I promise, this is definitely not a personal grudge! Hi!"

The director of psionic research swung his fist, and flew upside down before touching the armor, and slapped it firmly against the wall.

(End of this chapter)