Beginning Of Multiverse Saga-Chapter 477: Duantian Chou

When they saw the Golden Crow Crown Prince’s corpse, the Crown Prince’s many trusted aides immediately wept bitter tears and howled in pain.

Then, they drew their swords to end their own lives. They knew that as the Crown Prince’s trusted aides, there was no good end awaiting them.

Rather than begging the Second Prince to kill them, they would rather do it themselves; there was no need to trouble the other side.

Afterward, the morale of the lower-level soldiers fully crumbled, leaving them without any intention of resisting. They all threw their weapons away and kneeled toward the Second Prince in surrender.

When he saw the Crown Prince’s people all bowing toward him, the Second Prince finally couldn’t hold it in anymore. He clutched his face and laughed madly. "HA HA HA HA..."

He had waited for this day for far too long. Decades of painstaking plotting, even for someone with a will as firm as his, had carried doubts; he had felt uncertain several times along the way. After all, anyone would think this task lacked the slightest chance of success.

But this impossible feat... I’ve achieved it!

Now that I’ve taken in the Crown Prince’s subordinates, there’s no one stronger than me in the entire Fiend King Court! Who else would be fit for the position of Fiend Emperor but me?!

Duantian Chou spoke up in his sinister voice. "Second Prince, now that the Crown Prince has been eliminated, what is most important is entering the palace and taking control over everything, then summoning all of the officials into the palace for an audience."

A near-crazed glint flickered through his eyes. At that time, the Great Elf King would have to move to the palace as well.

Duantian Chou would kill him when he least expected it, and the thousand-year grudge between the Elves and the Dark Elves would reach its conclusion.

My big brother will definitely be completely shocked, right? His expression will no doubt be really interesting then, hehe~

No one knew what he was thinking, but Duantian Chou’s eyes carried a hint of zealotry and strange madness.

The Second Prince reflexively made some space between them. The Dark Elves were all crazy, and they were crazy people who were good at killing.

No one was willing to be within three feet of a Dark Elf; otherwise, their life and death would no longer be in their hands.

"Fine. We are heading to the Imperial Palace!" the Second Prince then replied.

They quickly incorporated the Crown Prince’s troops into their own ranks, then marched toward the Imperial Palace. Soon afterward, they heard sounds of battle. The Second Prince frowned.

A subordinate came to report, "I believe they are Grand Secretary Ellis and Right Guard General Bunty’s men."

The Second Prince sneered. The Crown Prince had really underestimated him. If he had gathered all of his forces, I might not have won, and yet he just had to split up his troops. If he didn’t end up losing, who else would?

The sounds of slaughter slowly became quieter and quieter. When the Second Prince came closer, he saw that it had indeed been Ellis and Bunty fighting against each other. Bunty was carrying the Third Prince. The two both lay in pools of blood, already dead.

From the looks of it, Bunty, who was loyal to the late emperor, had thought he only had to capture the Third Prince. He hadn’t agreed with Ellis’s decision to kill the Third Prince, so a dispute had started, leading to an internal conflict.

Bunty wasn’t a match for Ellis. Furthermore, his opponent had the Crown Prince’s support, so the numerous Golden Crow Guards couldn’t just stand to the side without doing anything. In the end, he had faced impossible odds and was killed by Ellis.

"Hmph, you should learn to adapt to the times!" Ellis remarked, spitting on the ground. Suddenly, he saw the Second Prince’s group and exclaimed, "Crown Prince, you have returned... Huh? Why is it you?!"

The first half of his sentence was full of joy, but the latter half suddenly increased in pitch, his voice filling with shock.

The Second Prince’s gaze shifted to Bunty and the Third Prince’s corpses. He thought, The Crown Prince really did take care of everything for me.

I felt that my brothers were a bit annoying anyway. Now, it looks as if I don’t have to deal with them myself.

"Why can it not be me?" the Second Prince replied, happily admiring Ellis’s look of alarm. He waved his hand and asked, "Is he the one you were waiting for?"

His subordinate brought over a wooden stretcher that had the Crown Prince’s corpse tied to it. It also carried the heads of Elder Wu, Commandant of Guards Maxton, Left Guard General Badal, and a few others.

When he saw that, Ellis felt as if his entire body had fallen into a frozen cellar. He screamed, then turned to run. However, a black vortex suddenly appeared in front of him, and a slender sword emerged from it, sending his head flying.

Duantian Chou gave his sword a lick and said, "The taste of blood is so delicious, especially the blood of the strong."

The Second Prince’s face twitched. This Duantian Chou was really a freak through and through. Not even he could take it.

Still, he had to admit that the Dark Elf was an incredibly sharp blade. As long as he used that blade well, he would become the nightmare of any enemy.

Ellis’s soldiers finally realized what had happened, and a huge uproar broke out. They ran in all directions to escape.

Even though the Colebrook Clan’s trusted generals tried to stop them, it was of no use. In the end, they all simply fled for their lives together.

Unfortunately, how could the Second Prince let them run? His subordinates quickly drew crossbows, shooting them down one by one.

As the ones who were running at the very forefront were shot down, people began to surrender one after another, and others also lowered their weapons.

Once the leaders of the Crown Prince’s forces were killed, taking in the rest of their army was easy. As for how they could discern if the new troops were still loyal to the Crown Prince, there was actually a very easy solution.

They would just force the new additions to report on each other. That way, they would be forced to remain united; the ones who did make a report would incur grudges, and thus have no way of turning back. That was just how human nature worked.

The group continued in the Imperial Palace’s direction. As they got closer, they encountered another troop that was heading there.

The Second Prince recognized the identity of the leaders. They were Chief Attendant Paston and Composed King Bastion.

Paston and Bastion also saw the Second Prince. Both of them were surprised and said something similar to what Ellis had said not too long ago. "Why is it you?"

After dealing with the Fourth Prince, they had suddenly noticed that something strange was happening at the Imperial Palace. After considering things a bit, they decided to head to the Imperial Palace first.

They figured that the Crown Prince had more than enough power to deal with the Second Prince, but the Imperial Palace’s defenses had been left a bit neglected.

If the Second Prince or some other individual with wild ambitions launched a surprise attack and took hold of the Crown Prince’s main base, things would be troublesome.

As such, they had decided to provide reinforcements first. How could they have known that they would encounter the Second Prince’s main army here?

"Why can it not be me?" the Second Prince said once again; however, he didn’t seem annoyed at all. Rather, he seemed to be enjoying it a lot.

He had never gotten along with Paston. In his earlier years, at the morning court sessions, the other person had always gotten in his way. As a result, on several occasions, he had even received punishment from his father.

Now, he had such a good opportunity, so he naturally had to properly enjoy Paston’s shameful display of terrified pleas.

"Were you waiting for them?" the Second Prince asked, having his subordinates bring out the Crown Prince and the others’ corpses again.

Sure enough, an uproar broke out in the other camp. Many of them turned pale with fright.

Paston and Bastion’s faces were ashen. Bastion’s knees buckled, although Paston remained a bit calmer.

He didn’t run like Ellis, but rather remained in place. He glanced at the Second Prince’s group, then shifted his gaze to the two people at the prince’s side.

He said resentfully, "Lou Chen, Xue Han? So it was you who leaked information. No wonder the Crown Prince lost."

Lou Chen and Xue Han were both palace eunuchs with the rank of Regular Attendant. They were the greatest secretaries of the Fiend Emperor.

Paston was actually the two’s immediate superior, but he was an outer minister, while they were internal servants of the Imperial Palace. As such, he didn’t actually have that much control over them.

Xue Han’s expression became extremely unnatural, while Lou Chen just sneered, "A talented person chooses a patron of integrity. You treated us like dogs, so of course we would report to them. The Second Prince treats us like knights of the state, so we naturally treat him with respect too. This is something right and proper."

Paston roared with laughter, replying, "You two castrates even want to become state knights? How absurd!"

Lou Chen and Xue Han’s faces quickly turned entirely red. They cursed with shrill voices, "You bastard, you won’t meet a good end!"

Paston glowered. He coldly said, "What is the use of mere words? How about we go for a round?"

"You’re already cornered, and yet you still want to fight with us? Do you even have the right?" the two Regular Attendants cursed.

"You’re courting death!" Paston exclaimed furiously. He rushed straight at the two of them.

The eunuchs’ expressions changed and they retreated. Even though their cultivation was weaker than Paston’s, they still had a chance if they worked together.

However, the situation was completely in their favor right now. Why did they have to take the risk of fighting him? Both wanted to enjoy lives of glory and wealth in the future. Their lives were precious; how could they risk it all here?

As the two of them withdrew, the Second Prince’s men were left feeling a bit alarmed. After all, Paston was after the two eunuchs. No one else wanted to stand in his way.

Suddenly, Paston’s body bent at a ninety degree angle, and he moved directly toward the Second Prince. He knew that with their old grudge, the Second Prince definitely wouldn’t let him go.

As such, he gave up on running or begging and instead decided to go directly for the leader. That way, he could have a chance at survival.

However, there wasn’t the slightest look of alarm on the Second Prince’s face. Instead, there was a mocking smile on the corners of his lips.

Paston immediately panicked. Don’t tell me he already knew about my plans the entire time?

But an arrow on a bowstring has to be fired!

Suddenly, he saw a thin black sword. After that, he saw his own back.

My back?

A burst of red blood appeared before his eyes, and his life ended.

When he saw Duantian Chou lick the blood off his sword with a look of excitement, the Second Prince frowned.

This guy was clearly using a thin sword, and yet it felt as if he were wielding a machete. He always beheaded his opponent, and never left them alive.

He had still wanted to slowly torment Paston, in order to watch his old enemy wail in pain at his feet.

That was something that would have brought him tremendous satisfaction. Instead, it was Duantian Chou who had gotten all excited, but he wasn’t able to.