Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 381 Regicide

"Hurry up, Eldred, a big shot from the Crown Guard family is coming today!"

"Here we go, Uncle Tok!"

"Klar, who was that person today? He looked a little younger than me!"

"Lady Tiana Crownguard, she is a direct descendant of the Crownguard family and a truly important figure in Demacia!"

"Big shot..."

...

"Let's run away, Eldred. It's better to live as an unknown person than to die with fame!"

"Escape..."

"Hurry up, the black fog will come over if we don't leave now!"

"No, Klar, run away."

"Damn it, you're really risking your life!"

"Huff, huff, huff~! Lady Tiana! Lady Tiana!"

"Stop! What do you want to do, kid?"

"Master Guard, I want to defeat the monster with you!"

“Hahaha~! Your courage is commendable, but get out of here! This is not something a rookie like you can get involved in!”

...

"Pfft~!"

"Plop~!"

"Lady Tiana!"

The longed-for man fell face first to the ground, and the blood gushing out of his wounds instantly dyed the soil beneath him red.

"You monster, die~!"

Eldred raised his sword, stepped over the corpses and blood on the ground, and stumbled towards the monster in the black fog.

"Qiang~!"

The sword broke, and along with it, Eldred's courage, which was fueled by his anger.

Looking at the broken sword in his hand, a cold breeze blew by, and the strong and fishy smell of blood rushed into his nose.

“Dang~!”

"Plop~!"

Eldred collapsed to the ground, feeling an unstoppable violent spasm from his stomach to his intestines and throat.

“Ugh! Ugh!”

"Hehehe~!"

The monster hidden in the black fog let out a strange laugh that was difficult to tell whether it was male or female, and slowly raised its ferocious blade.

"No, please, don't kill me!

Please, please..."

Eldred huddled up in a ball, holding his head and begging frantically.

"Mortal, kneel down! Become my slave!"

"Plop~!"

Eldred quickly rolled over to his side and fell into a kneeling position without even standing up.

Even because he didn't raise his head the whole time, the direction of his kneeling was a little off.

"Haha~! This is such an unexpected fear..."

...

"Lord Eldred!"

The guard's respectful voice interrupted Eldred's recollections.

"Ah."

He raised his chin slightly and nodded slightly to the guards.

Today, he is no longer a nobody in Fosbiero.

He is Eldred, the Chief Inspector of the Demon Hunters and one of Jarvan III's most trusted ministers!

"I have an important matter to attend to with His Majesty the Third."

"Yes, sir, please come in!"

The guards immediately saluted and let him pass.

Due to several assassinations by the Demon-Infected in recent years, Eldred's status has become increasingly high.

Seeing Eldred coming to Dawn Fortress to report on his work as usual, the guards naturally did not stop him too much.

We walked quickly all the way and arrived at the door of the council hall without any obstruction.

Eldred changed to a normal pace and walked slowly into the hall.

"Eldred, meet His Majesty the Third!"

"Well, Eldred, I asked Jarvan and Xin Zhao to deliver a letter to the Demon Seekers' headquarters. Did you meet them?"

"Your Majesty, I left the Demon Seekers' headquarters early this morning and did not meet His Royal Highness the Prince and Butler Zhao Xin."

"Is that so?"

The Third sat in the main seat, looking at Eldred with eyes as calm as water.

"So why did you come here today?"

"Your Majesty, I found out something very serious in the 'Black Prison' and I came here to report it to you!"

Eldred said, glancing at the soldiers around him.

Seeing this, Sanshi waved his hand and asked them to go out.

The door closed, leaving only the III and Eldred in the council chamber.

"Tell me what's going on."

"Yes, Your Majesty.

The guards of the Black Prison reported to me that Laxana Mianwei of the Mianwei family used her power to force the guards to take her to see Silas of Biangou Town..."

"Shua~!"

A dagger emitting black mist flew straight towards Jarvan III.

“Ding-dong~!”

A small flag with the Demacia military flag flew out from the corner and collided with the dagger.

"Bang~!"

Garen, fully armored, hit the marble floor like a boulder.

In his right hand, he held a strange spear that was nearly three meters long and flashing with cold light.

"Eldred, do you know what you are doing?"

"Haha~! Of course I understand, Your Highness."

Eldred, whose body was shrouded in black mist, smiled slightly, his eyes passed over Jarvan not far away, and fell on the III who was sitting in the main seat.

"However, our Third Emperor doesn't seem to be very surprised. Did he already guess that I would take action?"

"I'm not sure who is behind this."

After looking at Jarvan's back, III slowly stood up from his seat.

"But anyone who comes to see me after I sent out Zhao Xin with such fanfare is definitely harboring evil intentions."

"Pah pah pah~!"

"As expected of His Majesty the Third, you are truly shrewd and calculating~!"

"I'm curious, Eldred, what is your reason for betraying Demacia?

You have gone from being a demon-killing hero in Fosbyro to becoming the leader of the demon hunters. I think I have not treated you unfairly, have I?"

"Hahaha~! Yes, you didn't treat me unfairly!

But you should never, ever let Tiana Crownguard and I make a marriage contract!

Obviously, obviously, I am only a little bit away from truly winning her heart!"

Eldred's eyes widened and he glared at the III.

"But, wasn't it you who whispered in my ear and begged me at the banquet that day?"

"Shut up! It's all your fault, it's all your fault!!"

Looking at Eldred's almost insane appearance, the III shook his head helplessly.

Jarvan had a look of disgust on his face and pointed his gun at Eldred.

"Sinner Eldred, this is the Fortress of Dawn, surrender!"

"Hahaha! Just surrender?

My dear prince, aren't you surprised?

You deliberately made such a big noise, why didn't the soldiers outside rush in? "

"Eldred, the leader of the Demon Hunters actually violated the ban and secretly touched magic!"

"Hehehe~! In that case, Your Highness, why don't you follow the law and take my life immediately?"

"Deceive me, you cunning villain!"

Jarvan charged forward with a gun.

The figure just came within ten meters of Eldred, and Jarvan's arm holding the gun turned slightly.

"Qiang~!"

The body of the Dragon-Banning Spear suddenly extended, and the tip of the spear, flashing with cold light, pierced towards Eldred's throat.

"Dang~!"

The strange claws, which were almost twice the size of an ordinary person's and had a metallic luster in the black color, firmly grasped the spear.