A large group of soldiers or knights walked through the neat bluestone streets, and artillery pieces were moved on wooden carts - these artillery pieces were all naval heavy artillery smuggled out by officials within the World Government, and Kelsi specially spent a lot of money on them.

Bought some from the black market.

The entire aristocratic district was completely surrounded. These cannons with a metallic luster were placed on various streets and even on high towers. The dark muzzles looked up to the sky, pointing in the direction of the palace.

"The artillery is ready!" a knight in plate armor shouted loudly.

"The artillery is ready!"

"The artillery is ready!"

Then, the sound was passed over again and again.

"fire!"

Third Prince Kelsi smiled cruelly and excitedly, holding the phone and giving the order.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!!

Like the cannons of a first-class navy warship, countless black cannonballs were fired from the barrels, flying into the palace with scorching flames and unparalleled power.

stop--

stop--

stop--

"What is that?"

In the palace, a soldier turned around inadvertently and looked strangely at the countless black spots in the sky.

"Get down! Hurry! Get out of the way!"

A veteran who had participated in several wars shouted in horror. While he was shouting, the man was already hiding behind a wall.

"This...this is a lie, right?!"

A knight on a tall horse in the palace square raised his head and stared blankly at the cannonballs flying from the sky, his expression as if he was dead.

Because in such an empty square, there was no place to hide from the bombardment, so they could only wait to die.

"boom--!!!"

Suddenly, deafening huge explosions roared continuously, and the earth was shaking continuously - a strong smell of gunpowder filled the air, black smoke rose like black clouds, and the entire palace turned into a sea of ​​fire in the blink of an eye.

Clifford Palace was built by King Dasco I five hundred years ago. It is square in shape and covers an area of ​​about 300,000 square meters. It is the place where all the kings of Clifford Kingdom lived - Clifford Kingdom.

Throughout history, this palace has never been damaged in the slightest.

Now, for the sake of the throne, the third prince not only has to break the unspoken rule of "not coercing the nobles in the fight for the throne", but also wants to bury this palace together with his brother.

…

On the streets of the civilian area of ​​Naco City.

A black-haired young man wearing a black metal knight's plate armor heard the sound of the cannon and hurriedly turned his head to look at the place where the sound of the cannon came from. The same was true for several young people around him who were also wearing armor.

"This sound of gunfire... I knew it! Brother Wang and the others will definitely take action today!"

This black-haired young man is tall, nearly two meters tall. He looks handsome and majestic, and has a cross sword inlaid with gems hanging from his waist.

"Go and notify Mr. Douglas! It's time for us to end!"

"yes!"

Looking at the subordinate who was delivering the message in the distance, the black-haired young man, the fifth prince of Clifford Kingdom who had eaten the superhuman exchange fruit, smiled with anticipation mixed with excitement.

"Hurry up and fight! The more intense the better!"

"Brothers, I'm afraid they never thought that I would be the final winner... There is no way, who let me have the ace card of Douglas Barrett, a crew member on Pirate Roger's ship, known as the descendant of the devil?"

"I have taken the king's seat!"

…

"Damn it, who dares to bombard the palace?!"

Amidst the artillery fire caused by the third prince, a young knight hiding under the palace wall was shocked and furious. He had blond hair, green eyes, and a ruby ​​gold crown on his head. He was wearing a silver armor and holding a

A sharp long sword.

He is none other than Dasco, the eldest prince of the Clifford Kingdom, who was originally the most favorable contender for the king's throne.

Although he has the strength of a swordsman, he can easily cut through steel, even the flying cannonballs, but there are too many cannonballs, and the palace is turned into a sea of ​​​​fire in the blink of an eye. With his current swordsmanship and strength,

These shells cannot be cut cleanly. If you don't hide, you will be blown to death alive.

He saw with his own eyes that a knight under his command who was wearing solid plate armor was directly hit by several cannonballs. Under the terrifying power, the metal plate armor shattered and flew in all directions - the whole person was beaten to pieces on the spot and turned into pieces.

It rains blood all over the sky.

You know, that knight is considered a good player among his men, and is even known for his strong physique.

There was also a soldier who was hit in the chest by a misfired artillery shell. Although the shell did not explode, the powerful kinetic energy still caused his upper body to disappear in an instant, leaving only his lower body dripping with blood a few meters away.

"...Only his men are not here, His Royal Highness the Third Prince Kelsi!"

The old nobleman who was also hiding behind the wall was shivering and guessed in horror.

"asshole!"

Hearing this, Dusco roared angrily, "How dare that bastard?! Clifford Palace has been passed down for hundreds of years and no one is allowed to destroy it. Does he want to arouse public anger?!"

"As long as he gets the throne, he shouldn't care about this..."

Another nobleman who was hiding smiled bitterly.

Dusco's face became even more ugly - if his third brother Kelsi could do such a thing as bombarding the palace, then he would not abide by other more unwritten rules when competing for the throne.

.

And a person who doesn't follow the rules is often the scariest person.

…

At the gate on the other side of the palace.

The same young knight with a topaz golden crown was hiding in a basement, guarded by a dozen knights. Gunfire roared outside, and dust and gravel kept falling from the ceiling above his head.

"Your Highness Burton, are you okay?"

A tall knight over two meters tall, who looked like an iron tower and wore tattered plate armor asked in an angry voice.

"I'm fine."

The second prince Burton shook his head to remove the gravel from his golden hair, and then asked with a clear conscience: "Wilming, what is going on?"

Dozens of cannonballs hit him unexpectedly just now. If it weren't for the desperate protection of the commander of the palace guards who had taken refuge in him, the second prince would have been seriously injured by the bombing, and his body would not be intact until his death.

Wilming, 36 years old, was born as a commoner. King Clifford is the commander of the palace guards and is in charge of the palace guards.

"I don't know, I just know that someone was probably shelling the palace. I took a look earlier and saw that the entire palace was covered in fierce artillery fire." Wilming shook his head, also a little frightened.

Under such a large-scale artillery bombardment, I am afraid that the palace will be razed to the ground.

"Damn it, this is the inviolable palace of Clifford Kingdom! What do they want to do?!"

Burton was stunned for a while, and then roared angrily, "Brother is also here in the palace, so it must be that bastard Kelsey! Damn it! Someone has long reported to me that he colluded with outsiders. They must have jointly come up with this evil idea."

plan!"

"It must be them! They must want to catch us all, bastards, a bunch of bastards!"

Having guessed the identity and purpose of the attacker, Burton, who has always been gentle in temperament, couldn't help but curse. You must know that most of his troops and men are outside, and I am afraid that not many people will survive after this artillery fire - this is him

The wealth accumulated over the years!

"Your Highness, you said that the third prince colluded with outsiders. How come I haven't heard of this information?"

Wilming asked doubtfully.

"Because I think the outsiders that Third Brother can collude with are just some pirates who can't get on the stage, and we have a large army, so I didn't pay too much attention. And Wilming, you only joined us recently... the fact is

It is indeed what I thought. Third brother is indeed surrounded by fifty soldiers wearing weird armors, but the way those soldiers fight is not like humans, and they are not afraid of pain and death at all..."

"...Your Highness, are you sure that the extra people around the third prince are soldiers wearing weird armor?! And the way they fight doesn't look like humans?!"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Burton looked at Wilming beside him with confusion - this soldier who was born as a civilian and was extremely brave in the face of artillery fire was sweating coldly and showed a horrified expression.

"...This morning's 'World Economic News' revealed news about the Revolutionary Army... Wearing a strange standard armor, powerful in combat and not afraid of pain and death at all, he is a cadre of the Revolutionary Army and a former great pirate.

Zombie soldiers created by Moria! And according to the newspaper, the navy has not found any trace of them in the world or in the paradise. They should have come to the new world..."

Burton couldn't help but change his face: "Revolutionary Army, that's not..."

"Ah, the anti-government organization that not long ago hijacked the Heavenly Gold and later killed the world noble St. Stepide! The reason why they joined forces with His Highness the Third Prince is that they must be eyeing this kingdom!"

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ps: 6.4k! I tried my best to use big chapters to quickly convey the actions of the revolutionary army!

ps: I didn’t expect that Barrett would appear here!
Chapter completed!