<h4>Chapter 284 – Turmoil</h4>


    Trantor: Xaiomoge


    Yang Feng frowned slightly and said coldly: “Shut up!”


    As if he heard the voice of a fiend, Sucre covered his mouth with his hands and stared at Yang Feng with a look full of fear in his eyes.


    With a sword in hand, the Raging Sacred Swordsman Lucero silently stared at the 3 princes with an indifferent expression and a pleased look in his eyes.


    The 2 princes Porta and Sanair looked at Yang Feng with fear in the depth of their eyes. Only now did they recall that Yang Feng was dubbed as Devil Ian in the Miracle City. Among the 2 corps, the hunting fang corps and silver sword corps, an untold number of people met tragic ends at Yang Feng’s orders. He even dared to kill greater aristocrats of the Morrince Empire.


    A sense that their lives were in the palm of another person took a hold of the hearts of the 3 princes.


    Yang Feng smiled gently yet his words wereced with cold killing intent: “Your Highnesses, will you order your guards toy down their weapons or did I have to help you, making them forever unable to pick up their weapons?”


    As soon as his words fell, the guards around Porta and Sanair nervously clenched their weapons and waited for their orders.


    Porta sighed slowly and said: “Neel,y down your arms.”


    “Yes, Your Highness!” Neel and the dozen guards of Portaid down their weapons.


    Sanair went silent for a moment and then ordered unhurriedly: “Avan,y down your arms.”


    “Yes, Your Highness!” Avan and the dozen guards of Sanair alsoid down their weapons.


    With a wave of Yang Feng’s hand, dozens of fully armed warriors immediately pounced at Neel and the other guards and tied them down.


    Yang Feng strode to in front of Gar?a and said with a solemn expression: “Your Highness, our next target is the imperial pce! As long as we take control of the pce, we will be halfway there!”


    At this moment, Morrince 2,867th was dead, the Great Prince André was in the southern corps, and the other 3 princes who had the right to seed the throne were under Yang Feng’s control.


    Now only the 2 empresses and 4 consorts in the imperial pce had the ability to interfere. As long as the 2 empresses and 4 consorts in the imperial pce were put under control, Gar?a would be able to ascend the throne and be emperor.


    Gar?a’s eyes sparkled with excitement and his blood boil. With endless fervor in his eyes, he stressed each syble: “Yes, the next step is the pce!”


    Gar?a was in a great mood, and so he promised loudly: “Ian, when I ascend the throne, I will certainly keep my promise. At the same time, I will fulfill a wish of yours. Tell me what do you want? Is it he position of prime minister or grand marshal? Just say a word and it‘s yours.”


    Gar?a was very clever. He knew that the key to his ascension of the throne was to win the support of Yang Feng. Otherwise, once Yang Feng defected, his ascension of the throne would be turned into a soap bubble, and he might even be a prisoner.


    Yang Feng’s eyes shed with a peculiar glint, and he said with a light smile: “If you ascend the throne, Your Highness, I hope to be able to enter the royal treasury and select a few treasures.”


    Gar?a promptly replied: “Okay! I promise you!”


    Yang Feng said solemnly: “Now is a critical time. Please use all your cards, Your Highness. This is our best and only chance!”


    As the 6th prince, Gar?a had tremendous hidden forces. Even Yang Feng didn’t know how powerful Gar?a’s hidden forces were or how many aristocrats were in his ranks.


    With a grave look in his eyes, Gar?a nodded, took out amunications crystal, and said callously: “It’s time, start at once!”


    A fearful yet firm voice came from themunications crystal: “Yes, Your Highness!”


    Gar?a continuously took outmunications crystals and gave a series of orders.


    Porta and the other 2 princes could only watch Gar?a give a series of orders.


    The 3 princes also had tremendous hidden forces that infiltrated numerous departments and had arge number of aristocrats side with them. However, since they were under a semi-house arrest, they could not contact those forces to mobilize.


    The St. Tn City had 4 gates, east, west, north, and south gates. Outside and inside the city, at each gate, was stationed a corps. The 4 corps stationed outside the city were ssified as city guards. The 4 corps inside the city were ssified as imperial guards.


    South gate, 3rd imperial guard corps, within the barracks, the vicemander of the 3rd imperial guard corps Catal?o strode into themand center.


    Sitting in themand center, Chippeco, themander of the 3rd imperial guard corps, leisurely read a book.


    Imperial guards were always idle. After all, apart from court coups d’état, no one dared to cause trouble in the St. Tn City. Even demigod rank powerhouses would be easily suppressed when acting presumptuously in the St. Tn City.


    Chippeco’s eyes lit up when he saw Catal?o, and he took out a chessboard from under his desk and said with a smile: “Catal?o, you came just at the right moment. Let’s y a game of chess.”


    “Alright!” Catal?o walked up to Chippeco with aplex look in the abyss of his eyes. Suddenly, he broke out with Star Knights rank qi, drew his sword, and, like a bolt of lightning, stabbed Chippeco in the heart.


    Chippeco’s eyes opened wide. Unable to believe his eyes, he uttered with difficulty: “Wh... why?!”


    Aplex look in his eyes, Catal?o gave a long sigh, pulled out his sword, and said: “I am a man of His Highness 6th Prince! His Majesty is dead! I’m sorry, Chippeco!”


    Blood spurted out of Chippeco’s chest, his eyes turned dim, his body shook slightly, and he fell to the ground.


    Drums echoed in the barracks.


    The 3rd imperial guard corps began to assemble at once.


    High-ranking officers of the corps quickly arrived at themand center


    There was a faint smell of blood in themand center. At the same time, Catal?o’s guards were stationed around themand center. When the high-ranking officers entered themand center, they had a bad feeling.


    The high-ranking officers focused their attention on Catal?o, who sat in the seat ofmander in themand center.


    Catal?o said solemnly: “Everyone is here. I have bad news. His Majesty was just attacked by assassins in the St. Tn City, he is dead.”


    “What, His Majesty died?”


    “His Majesty is dead!”


    “...”


    The high-ranking officers eximed with shock in their.


    The death of the emperor of the Morrince Empire was definitely a shocking event, it would impact the state of the entire Morrince Empire.


    Catal?o continued coldly: “Commander Chippeco is suspected of plotting to assassinate His Majesty. I killed him on the spot. His Highness 6th Prince sent a messenger, he wants our 3rd imperial guard corps to go catch the assassins and eradicate traitors in the court! Who would like to go with me?”


    One of his men immediately cried out: “Since His Majesty is dead, then His Highness 6th Prince Gar?a is the only heir to the throne! I am willing to follow His Highness 6th Prince to eradicate any traitors in the court!”


    “I am willing to pledge allegiance to His Highness 6th Princes and eradicate any traitors in the court for His Highness!”


    “...”


    In themand center, voices expressing allegiance were heard. Almost a third of the officers pledged allegiance to the 6th prince.


    The rest of the officers looked at each other, and a sense of danger welled up inside them. They were warriors who didn’t want to join the whirlpool that was the imperial power struggle. However, the sudden change forced them to choose a side.


    His gaze cold, Catal?o said frigidly: “Why are you silent? Could it be that you are


    in cahoots with the rebels who assassinated His Majesty?”


    Catal?o’s guards around themand center drew their des and surrounded the officers who didn’t express their stance. If they said anything out of line, they would be immediately hacked to death.


    An officer pointed at Catal?o and barked: “Catal?o, you‘re rebelling!”


    With a wave of his hand, a dozen guards rushed forward and killed the officer in an instant.


    “Catal?o, you‘re rebelling!” One officer after another stood out, pointed at Catal?o, and berated him.


    As soon as the officers stood out, they would be quickly killed by Catal?o’s guards.


    The smell of blood pervaded themand center.


    After 7 officers in a row were killed, the remaining officers of the 3rd imperial guard corps understood Catal?o’s determination. Catal?o went all in. If they didn’t give in, they would be killed.


    After a moment of silence, an officer finally cried out: “I would like to follow Sir and eradicate the assassins who murdered His Majesty.”


    One officer after another was finallypelled to yield.


    Catal?o got up and barked: “Now then, let’s set out right away towards the imperial pce! Whoever dares to block us along the way is our enemy! “


    The 20,000-strong 3rd imperial guard corps led by Catal?o immediately set out for the imperial pce.


    East gate, drums echoed in the camp of the 1st imperial guard corps.


    High-ranking officers of the 1st imperial guard corps quickly arrived at themand center of the 1st imperial guard corps.


    Themand center was filled with a somber and heavy atmosphere, which left the officers somewhat overwhelmed.


    In the center of themand center sat a burly old man. Although the old man was 56 or 57 years of age and had grizzled temples, yet he still exuded a valiant aura. The burly old man was Buchak, themander of the 1st imperial guard corps.