Stellaris Crisis: Rise of the Swarm
Chapter 104

Assassination

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The messenger raised his head, looked at Chloe with disappointment, and said in a desperate tone, "His Royal Highness, you shouldn't be like this."

He waved his hand, Chloe didn't want to talk nonsense to this rude messenger, he was acting too ugly now.

Zergling has stood up, a pair of bone knives trembling slightly, and the excitement of killing appears in his eyes.

At this time, Marquis of Hornsthus seemed to remember something. He rushed forward and tried to hold down the envoy's raised head.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince! Have you forgotten the glory of the Oakley Empire?"

After hearing the shouts of the Marquis of Hornsthus, Chloe had not yet reacted. She suddenly noticed a metallic flash in the messenger's eyes.

A voice came into Chloe's mind through a small network. It was from Cam, "Chloe node, I received electromagnetic waves from an unknown source. I suspect someone is controlling something from a long distance."

A terrible guess finally emerged from Chloe's dusty memory. If Overmind hadn't helped her sort out the various memories in her mind, she would have really forgotten it.

"Swarm, lend me your mental power, Psionics barrier!" Chloe couldn't react so quickly with his mouth, Chloe shouted loudly in the small network.

At this time, the Marquis of Hornsthus had pinned the envoy to the ground, but it seemed that it was too late, as everyone around him was running away.

There was a golden light in the eyes of the messenger who was supposed to be a human. Even though the Marquis of Hornsthus had pressed his head to the ground, it was too late.

A violent explosion was about to occur, and a purple Psionics barrier appeared instantly, covering the two of them. The explosion occurred inside the barrier, and the golden fire instantly dyed the purple barrier into gold.

The Psionics barrier that gathered a large amount of Swarm's spiritual power was extremely strong, and the power of the explosion was tightly restricted. No one was injured except the envoy and the Marquis of Hornsthus.

On a beautiful boat in a distant place, George held a special round pocket watch with one hand behind his back and one hand in front of him.

There is nothing special about a pocket watch, but the cover is very unusual. It is an electronic screen with a strong sense of technology.

George pressed the button next to the pocket watch, and the picture on the screen was playing backwards rapidly. He pressed it again, and then it started to play slowly.

It can be seen from the content on the screen that this is a scene shot from the perspective of the messenger. George watched the messenger's words, Chloe's reaction, the appearance of the Psionics barrier, and the golden explosion flash again quietly.

Silently closing his pocket watch, George sighed, "My dear sister, why do you reject me?"

He touched his chin with his hand again, "That Psionics barrier is very unusual. By the way, Stars of the Astrologers' Association entered Death Forest with her. Although the intelligence showed that she was never seen again. However, Astromancer who is as powerful as her will not die so easily."

Turning around, George ordered the people around him, "According to plan two, set sail immediately. My dear sister must want to cut me into pieces now."

His men immediately bowed and saluted, and walked off the bow. After his figure disappeared into the cabin, the exquisite boat soon set sail.

The propeller began to rotate rapidly, and the blue river water was turned into large white splashes. The boat left the river bank and sailed into the distance at a speed far exceeding that of the ships of the same era.

When George left gracefully, there was a heavy silence inside Fort Warriors. The Psionics barrier had been removed, leaving only a circular mess.

A large crater was blown out of the solid ground, both the messenger and the Marquis of Hornsthus were turned into pieces, and a burning smell could be smelled in the air.

"Father!" Carl's cry broke the dead silence at the scene.

What I originally thought was just an ordinary interview turned into an assassination, and for Carl, it was a life-and-death farewell. For the first time, the sadness in his heart defeated his fear of Chloe's majesty.

Regardless of his identity, he rushed to the circle, knelt down on the ground, and burst into tears.

He tried to piece together the burnt pieces of meat on the ground, but found that the flesh and blood were not only cooked, but also so broken that it was impossible to tell which piece belonged to the messenger and which piece belonged to his father.

Some people wanted to go up to comfort and persuade, but they were all afraid of Chloe sitting in the front seat. The aura she exuded was like ice, freezing everything present. The aura of danger and terror oppressed these people in high positions and could not breathe.

"Catch all the people brought by the messenger, erect a gallows outside the city, hang them, and let their bodies hang on it for a year before they are allowed to be buried."

Chloe laughed at himself, "My third brother has such a big conspiracy and a big hand. Judging from the news of this explosion, he is not planning to leave anyone alive. I really thought he recognized the reality. It turns out that he wants to play a trick on me like Robert."

Hearing Chloe speak, Jonathan Earl, who likes to show his loyalty the most, immediately stood up and said, "His Royal Highness, this despicable assassination is intolerable! I am willing to serve as the vanguard of the army and retrieve the head of the sinner George for Your Highness."

The others, while secretly despising Jonathan for taking advantage of every opportunity to show his loyalty, did the same thing as him, and suddenly the atmosphere that had been solemn just now became heated.

They ignored the sad Carl and expressed themselves with passionate words and fierce actions, trying to attract the attention and appreciation of Chloe.

If a king or leader with little experience saw this scene, he would definitely feel that his subordinates were all loyal and brave men and would be greatly moved.

But Chloe is very familiar with the dark side of human nature, especially the selfishness in the hearts of these nobles. The tragic experience of enduring humiliation and burden since she was a child makes her much more sophisticated and mature than the average eighteen-year-old girl.

She raised her right hand slightly, and the noisy market-like hall suddenly became quiet, and only the sad crying of Carl could be heard.

The Flash of the Oakley Empire sounds like a beautiful name, but in fact it represents the most bloody and cruel side of politics. No one except the royal family of the Oakley Empire knows what the principle of this thing is.

It first appeared when a queen of the Oakley Empire started, who used flash bombs to kill all her political rivals for power.

Because this explosion occurred at night and lit up the entire capital, which looked very beautiful from a distance, this thing was named the Oakley Empire Flash.

The flash is not unstoppable. As long as the person carrying the flash cannot see the target, it cannot be activated. This is why the Marquis of Hornsthus immediately rushed forward to hold down the messenger's head, but unfortunately he failed.

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