Out of caution, Chloe did not let the locust Swarm stop, and the shadow of death gradually approached Arthur's head.
"Your Highness, we'd better get out of the way. Those bugs are almost on top of our heads." The attendant behind Arthur suggested. Seeing the rain of steel needles not far away blowing the entire bustling street into ruins, the attendant's voice was trembling a little.
He was scared. Arthur glanced at the attendant sideways and said nothing. This cannot be blamed on the attendant. Normal people would be scared when seeing this situation at such a close distance.
The shadow cast by the locust Swarm was only a few hundred meters away from Arthur. Many people standing behind Arthur had already begun to run away. Only Arthur and a few people were still standing still.
"Chloe, did you not see me, or do you think I deserve to die too?" Arthur raised his head and looked at the approaching locust Swarm, sighing in his heart.
"Well, although I am a self-proclaimed guardian of the Eastern Territory, the people here do support me from the bottom of their hearts. It was me who brought them to this situation. Since I can't save them, let me die in front of them." Thinking of this, Arthur closed his eyes.
Chloe did not ignore Arthur, she was really watching him. She spurned those who abandoned Arthur. Her masters were willing to die generously, but they immediately violated their oath just by looking at the approaching danger.
Faced with Arthur like this, Chloe planned to give him a decent death, at least to make his body look better.
Although the little locust was very stupid, he could still control and carry out some simple commands. Three steel needles were shot at Arthur.
At this time, the chief Psionics mage who had been standing behind Arthur stood up. She instantly cast a Psionics barrier to protect Arthur. This barrier was so strong that three steel needles could not penetrate it.
"I do have a good and loyal subordinate." Chloe said with a smile, and fired the second round of ten steel needles.
To Chloe's expectation, these ten steel needles were barely blocked. Only one was left behind, but this steel needle was deflected and made a big hole in the ground. The flying gravel scratched the skin of Arthur and the mage.
"Arthur!" At this time, at the end of the road, a woman with white hair and golden eyes galloped over on a horse, jumped off the horse and fell into Arthur's arms in disbelief.
With Arthur's strength, it was easy to catch her. After catching the woman, Arthur scolded, "What are you doing here? How could you do such a dangerous thing."
"Compared with your suicide, my danger is nothing." Isabella said angrily.
In front of them where they couldn't see, Chief Psionics Master had bitten his lips with blood with his teeth.
The third round of steel needles came, and this wave of steel needles was not an order from Chloe, because she saw Arthur wearing his mother's ring on his finger when he reached out to catch the white-haired woman.
This mother's relic made Chloe confused. Just because of this loss, the locusts launched the third wave of twenty steel needles.
Locusts are so stupid that they only know how to obey orders mechanically. If the order is not given in time, they will act according to the old order.
When Chloe was given the order to stop, twenty steel needles had already covered Arthur and the two women beside him. The locust's steel needles were at the same level as Hydralisk, and were powerful enough to penetrate the armor of a main battle tank!
When the dust cleared, Chloe thought he would see the mess on the ground and the broken bodies.
But the result surprised and surprised Chloe. The surprise was that Arthur was alive, and the surprise was that the ring on his hand was intact.
It's just that Arthur's situation is not very good now. The female mage in front of him blocked most of the damage for him, but he still lost an arm and a leg.
The female mage was already dying. Three steel needles were inserted into her body, and her body was broken in half. The only thing left intact was her right hand, which was pointing in the direction of Arthur.
Arthur put aside the unconscious Elizabeth in his arms, crawled towards the female mage, held her hand and said, "I have wronged you during this time, I'm sorry. Now that we are about to die, my mind has never changed..."
"I still love you."
The female mage, whose face was covered with blood, smiled when she heard these words, and her beautiful pupils slowly lost color.
Arthur did not let go of the female mage's hand. He lay on his back and let his blood flow slowly. At the last moment of his life, he turned his head and looked at Elizabeth on the other side.
Arthur also had complicated feelings for this white-haired woman. At first he hated Elizabeth for threatening him, but then he gradually got used to this cunning woman who liked to laugh.
At the last moment, as a businessman who valued interests the most, she was willing to die with him, and Arthur laughed.
This is the happiest time in his life. Being loved by two such outstanding women, what regrets does he have in his life?
The shadow cast by the locust Swarm has completely covered Arthur and the others, but the deadly rain of steel needles has not yet arrived.
Just when Arthur was wondering, the bugs began to disperse, revealing a piece of sky, allowing the sun to shine on them again.
Soon a huge flying insect appeared in the blue sky and appeared in Arthur's field of vision. This answered his doubts, because on the back of the flying insect was his sister, now the empire's Queen Chloe.
The flying insect maintained a good speed and landed steadily on the ground, lying down so that Chloe could see Arthur well from where he was sitting.
In many years, it was the first time that Arthur looked at his little sister so close.
Chloe has changed. She only wears a simple hunting suit that is convenient for sports, but her movements, temperament, and eyes are all what a Queen should look like.
"Why is mother's ring on your hand?" Chloe didn't care at all about the bloody environment and only asked the answer he wanted to know.
"Ha, cough, cough, cough..." Arthur wanted to laugh, but was choked by the blood in his throat, "If it weren't for mother, you wouldn't be willing to come out to meet, cough... my brother?"
Chloe just looked at Arthur coldly, and then said in an even colder tone, "You should also be responsible for my mother's death."
"Yes, I am also responsible. But, that was not the result I wanted. I had no idea that Robert's plan would be so bottomless." Because of his excitement, Arthur's voice became much smoother.
"It's useless what you say now. Tell me about the ring and I'll give you a treat."
More blood flowed from Arthur's mouth, and he smiled, "You know, Chloe. I am a very greedy person, I can tell you the answer, but you have to ensure the safety of the residents of Meteor City."