58. Save Empress Shakohir
Within the Mantis Demon regime, the assassination of the rebellious Empress seems to have become a tradition.
Thousands of years ago, the "predecessor" of the Grand Empress Shakshir, a mantis demon empress named Kohalan, was just as powerful and ambitious as Shakshir in her attempt to overthrow the corrupt Calaksi Council, and it was the closest to success among the previous empresses.
It is said that at that time, the army of praying mantis loyal to Empress Kohalan had surrounded the sacred Karakseves Valley, and it only took the empress to give an order, and the corrupt council would be completely brought to an end.
However, just as victory was one step away, the Grand Empress Kohalan was assassinated on her throne by an assassin from the Parliament, a mantis archer named Hisek, who hid among the Empress's royal guards and pierced Kohalan's heart with a special amber arrow made by the Parliament, so that the rebellion against the Parliament came to an end.
As the hero who saved the council, Hisaka the Monarch was also given the title of "Guardian of the Swarm", becoming a glorious hero, and then sealed in amber and awakened not long ago.
The mantis demon is a race that respects tradition, and they continue the inherent characteristics of the Zerg civilization within them, where the upper class of the Zerg has an almost dominant oppressive force over the lower class of the Zerg, and the various levels of the mantis demon identify each other through "hormones", theoretically, the hormones emitted by the elders of the Calaxy Council are irresistible to the lower level of the mantis demon, unless the empress stands on their side.
As the same ancient bloodline, once the empress turns against the council, then it means that a brutal internal purge will appear, which leads to a miserable end in every rebellion, so once a rebellion occurs, whether it is the rebel's side or the suppressor's side, they will not leave their hands at all when they fight each other, and that kind of cruelty will make the panda people across the wall tremble.
And now, in the face of the growing power of the Great Empress Shakohir and the double threat of the hellish army of weird insects who stabbed in the back, among the Karaxives, the 11 elders of Karaxik have finally made up their minds.
Although the assassination of the Empress was somewhat unpleasant and unseemly, it was the best way to end the rebellion as quickly as possible.
And the candidates for the assassination mission do not need to worry about the elders at all, in the "selfless dedication" of His Excellency Benedictas, the entire Karaksi Council now has a full 12 heroes... 12 top warriors and assassins from all eras.
Each of them, in their own time, was a calling figure, and now they are brought together on an assassination mission... The arrogant and stupid Shakohir simply could not have escaped this assassination alive ... The Empress is dead.
But the heroes are the most powerful and wise warriors in the mantis demon population, and they are not without their own thinking, so after the assassination order is given, these heroes from all eras will also have their own understanding of this order, which can be heard from the chat between the heroes.
"Hehe, what's it like to join the uprising again? The Great Swarm Guardian Hisek? ”
Poison-hearted Shakril, this is good at using blood as raw materials, concocting all kinds of strange toxins of the potion master is active in this 1200 years ago, it is also the youngest of the heroes, after the eldest Empress Shakhir ascended the throne, it also served the very immature Empress at that time, it was awarded the title of Yingjie because of its own potion, helping the mantis demon withstand the largest counterattack of the panda people on the mantis plateau.
What does this guy say, it's not a likable guy, and when you talk to it, pay special attention to the syringe that this guy is holding in his paws, it treats anything as an experiment, and this bad habit is very bad.
And in the face of the questioning of the Poison Heart, the swarm guard Hisek, who had killed the rebel Empress Kohalan with his own hands, this marksman casually replied while assembling his amber sonic gun:
"It's nothing special, it's just that Shakohir reminds me of the Empress to whom I once swore allegiance, Kohalan, who disguised their true purpose in the name of love, and who claimed that their dictatorship was to protect our legacy, but it wasn't... She is imprisoning the future of the swarm, and the so-called "prevention of unnecessary sacrifices" is the most ridiculous statement. ”
"Well said, my older brother."
The Swarm Guardian Hisek's speech won the appreciation of Krruk the Wind Raider, who was applying poison to the dagger on the other side, and the top Assassin with a rather "chivalrous" spirit said in a deep voice:
"The reincarnation of the mantis demon is the most noble inheritance, the weak die, the strong live, it is this reincarnation that keeps the mantis demon alive for ten thousand years! Shakohir is just a wretched man who has been blinded by power..."
"Indeed, she is only obsessed with power, longing to prolong her reign, and sacrificing our eternal reincarnation for this botched goal!"
This time it was Malik the Unwounded, a master of martial arts who had personally faced the siege of the four legendary warrior monks of the Shadow Trace Sect, but it used its amber sword to kill all four warrior monks after a battle to the death.
This is a strong warrior, and his voice is full of the smell of swords and guns:
"Therefore, we have no choice but to kill Shakohir for the sake of eternal reincarnation!"
"Hehe, I don't care what she did, I just want to kill her!"
A tyrannical voice sounded behind several heroes, and Kazik, the gluttonous locust with the amber folding knife in his hand, said with a bloodthirsty look:
"I'm going to cut off her beautiful head with my own hands as my trophy!"
"But you should also respect her!"
The windswept Kruck, who had a rather upright personality, was very sensitive to some of the cruelty of the locusts, and the Assassin said in a deep voice:
"She is the Great Empress, we want to give her a decent end, and, I once heard, Gluttonous Locust, the reason why you were named a hero is because you slaughtered the slaves of the Demon Ancient people in your time, so that the time for the completion of the construction of the dragon spine was set back by more than ten years, I can't deny your results, but I actually don't understand, why would a powerful warrior like you build your reputation on chasing and killing the fleeing farmers?"
This rather malicious questioning did not make the gluttonous locust furious, and the fellow, who seemed to have something mentally questionable, shrugged his shoulders and said in a tone of course:
"It's very simple, because when I was chasing them, I jumped very far..."
"Hahahaha, well said, the feeling of slaughtering the weak, the feeling of drinking blood, is always incomparably fascinating!"
Another mentally problematic butcher, the frantic and sickly blood-seeker Ricard, screamed in his own shrill voice:
"Ahhh I've got to kill something, I'm going crazy waiting! ”
"You! Be quiet! ”
The old-fashioned voice scolded, and Iyo Cook, the Clearer who was studying amber spells, the rare caster of the mantis demon Ingjerry, shouted in an indifferent voice:
"You're disturbing my studies! Either be quiet, or I'll "help" you be quiet! ”
"What did you say?"
The rebuke enraged the irascible Bloodseeker, who stared at the Clearer viciously, screaming:
"You want me to be quiet? I'm going to sew your mouth shut! ”
"Quiet!"
Seeing that an internal fight was about to take place, a deeper voice sounded behind the heroes, and at this moment, all the heroes bowed down to the warrior in ancient armor and holding an amber battle axe and shield, and even the most arrogant locust and blood seeker did not dare to make a mistake.
Because it was the Supreme Korfan who came, the first hero in the history of the mantis demon, and it was also it who invented the technique of "amber preservation", if it weren't for it, these heroes in front of him would have withered in time long ago.
This is evident from its title, the Supreme... To make the heroes who are proud in every era recognize this title already shows the strength of Kirvin.
"Shakhil is a pathetic person whose heart is filled with madness and ambition, but as Kruck said, she is the supreme empress of the mantis demon after all... She deserves a decent ending! ”
The Supreme One stood in the midst of the heroes, and it said in a deep voice:
"I'm tired of having to face this rebellion every time I wake up, let this all end, just tonight! And your quarrel also bores me, you are heroic, the greatest warrior of the mantis demon, this is your fighting posture? What a disappointment! ”
"Disperse, get ready... And then, tonight, the generals who have gone with me and who are loyal to the Parliament have opened the way for us to the palace, and tonight is the end of it. ”
The Most Noble and Powerful Supreme had spoken, and no other hero was willing to stir up trouble at this time, and just after the swarm had dispersed, Kruck the Wind Raider did not leave, he looked left and right, and then whispered to the Supreme One:
"It's an honor to be by your side, Supreme One, I grew up listening to your legends, but now... I have a feeling of restlessness, domination... The voice of the Lord disappeared in my mind. ”
There was a little more tremor in the voice of the Wind Sweeper, which is a scene that is difficult to see among top warriors, which means that the "Swarm Knight" like the Wind Sweeper also feels a hint of... Fear.
But in the face of the confusion of the Wind Sweeper, the Supreme One Kirfan was also silent for a moment, and it whispered:
"Don't doubt the greatness of the Juggernaut, this may just be a test, don't overthink it, go and prepare, Stormsweeper... Everything will wait until we kill Shakohir..."
The Supreme One turned away without hesitation, but from its voice, the Wind Sweeper could also feel a hint of... In a daze, this means that it is not the only one who can no longer hear the voice of the master's heart, but even the oldest of the first warriors, the Supreme One Corvin, who is most closely connected to the master, seems to have lost the guidance of that faith.
No wonder... It's no wonder they hadn't seen them in Karaksiva since last night, and the elders probably had noticed the problem.
If it weren't for the Juggernaut deliberately setting up a trial, it might have meant that... Juggernaut has...
"No!"
The Wind Raider stopped his crazy idea, the master was a god that the Mantis Demon had believed in for 10,000 years, and it was absolutely impossible for it to fall so quietly.
It's definitely a trial! Yes, it's the Lord's trials for them...
There was a determined light in the compound eyes of the Storm Sweeper, it was the executor of the dominant faith, and it must complete this trial!
It must kill... The Great Empress of the Rebellion, Shakohir!
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That night, under the leadership of secret spies loyal to the Council of Karaksi, the 12 heroes who infiltrated the Grand Queen's palace defeated the Grand Queen's royal guards with little effort.
For these top warriors of all eras, these battle-hardened ordinary mantis demons are no match for them at all, but this surprise attack seems to have gone wrong, and at the same time as the heroes rushed to the palace, the royal prime minister Zorlock and the blade lord Tayak, who were supposed to be guarding the perimeter of the palace, rushed to support the empress with a large number of legions as quickly as possible.
And the most terrible thing is that their raid also woke up the terrifying mantis demon war weapon guarding the entrance to the Great Queen's Palace, the siege insect lord Galalon, which is a monster that can easily tear apart any city gate, and is also the Great Queen's favorite pet, after having a substantial falling out with the Parliament and launching a rebellion, worried about the footsteps of those "predecessors" who were assassinated, the Great Empress placed this terrifying, dozens of tons of monster in front of her bedroom.
This unexpected strong enemy made the 12 heroes who originally planned to kill the empress in one go.
The Mantis Demon's siege worm moves slowly, but its carapace is so thick that it takes a while for even the most powerful Supreme to break through it.
"Storm Sweeper! Gluttony locusts! And Hisek! ”
The Supreme shouted, while using his battle axes and shields to block the royal guards rushing from all directions:
"You three! Rush in! Kill Shakohir! Other heroes, come with me and buy time for our brothers! ”
I have to say that the Supreme One's arrangement is very reasonable, these three heroes are the assassin-type heroes who are the best at infiltrating assassination in 12 Yingjie, and they have long-range and melee cooperation, under the ambush of the three of them, the eldest empress Xia Keshir has no reason to survive.
In fact, in the face of the three heroes who rushed into the palace, the royal guards around Shakehir were not vulnerable at all, and the empress herself held her scepter in a panic and tried to escape in a panic.
She is the Great Empress, although she has excellent blood, but she has never fought much in her life, and in the face of the heroes who were killed from the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, Xia Keshir is not an opponent at all.
In just a dozen seconds, she was stabbed horribly on her body by the short sword of the Wind Sauverer, and the most terrible thing was that Hisek, the swarm guard who had sniped the Empress of Koharan, had also aimed the deadly muzzle containing the poison at her head.
Perhaps in the next moment, the supreme Empress Shakohir will die here, and everything she longs for, power, status, and eternal rule, will end here.
"Nope! No! ”
The Empress shifted her body in panic, trying to escape the shortsword stab of the Storm Raider, and she shouted in a voice of despair:
"Who can save me! Whoever it is... Please, help me! ”
And the next moment, at the moment when Hisek's deadly bullet flew out of the chamber, a strange spider demon in a moon-white robe flipped out of the earth beneath the palace in a magic-like gesture, and it grabbed the badly injured Empress with its own worm limbs, and the other claw buckled the caught Storm Sweeper Kruck off guard.
"Huh"
In the explosion of the toxin bullet, the three high-level bugs disappeared into the heavily walled palace so strangely.