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Chapter 876: 728: War Starts Unexpectedly

Chapter 876: Chapter 728: War Starts Unexpectedly

The Gate of Palas was in utter chaos.

Meanwhile.

Near the church in the Royal Capital.

A Magic Array lit up inside a civilian home.

Two figures appeared atop the Magic Array the next moment; soon, the light of the Formation gradually subsided, with the sunlight outside contouring the silhouettes of the two people in the room.

Catalina opened her eyes and looked around.

The surrounding scene was no longer that of the coronation ceremony moments ago.

And the person in front of her seemed to have changed out of their Clerical Robe.

Beneath that cumbersome formal Clerical Robe, Xu Shuo was still wearing a Knight’s Casual Wear, naturally making these preparations for the actions at this moment.

“Where is this?”

Catalina surveyed her surroundings.

After observing the environment, she turned her head and saw the young man taking out a headband, trying to tie up his long silver hair.

Seeing this, Catalina couldn’t help but comment, “You might as well just cut it off.”

Xu Shuo glanced at her.

Do you think he hasn’t tried?

But to the Pope of Light, every part of his body is made of precious magical materials, even losing a strand of hair felt like a pity.

After tying up his hair, Xu Shuo walked to the window to cautiously peek at the street situation.

The street was indeed in disarray.

A contingent of the Imperial Army clad in black armor galloped from a nearby street; Xu Shuo subtly shifted his body, hiding himself as he continued to watch the troops rush towards the location of the church in the Royal Capital.

Xu Shuo raised his hand, pulling out a Compass from a Void Magic Array, and his palm brushed across the Compass, flashing a Magic Sigil above it.

Before long.

The Compass again flashed a Magic Sigil.

Soon after, sounds of battle erupted from the direction of the church in the Royal Capital.

In less than half a moment.

The previously bustling, harmonious, and stable Royal Capital fell inexplicably into war, with unexpected incidents unfolding in countless corners; not just the common people of the Royal Capital were clueless about what happened, even the nobles hadn’t reacted yet.

Sounds of chaos erupted in every corner of the city, the ground trembled, and the screams of people echoed everywhere.

The war came unexpectedly.

But those aware of the war, including Wald XVIII, would not use it to reveal their deployment.

Xu Shuo retracted his gaze from the street.

Catalina stood beside him, still confused.

“Can you explain to me?”

Catalina asked, “How did we suddenly end up here, aren’t you concerned about the matter at the Gate of Palas anymore? Has that someone’s legion already arrived at the Royal Capital?”

Xu Shuo shook his head: “The Silver Shield Legion won’t be able to act until tonight; Wald XVIII scheduled the coronation time too tightly, they might have already rushed to the vicinity of the Royal Capital, but they still need some time to rest before they can fight.”

No matter how fierce warriors are, after rushing for several days, they still need rest to recover their momentum.

Catalina nodded: “Oh, what about the first two questions?”

Xu Shuo looked at her: “What questions?”

Catalina immediately scowled in frustration.

She pursed her lips, then switched to another question: “What about Wald XVIII? Isn’t he your target?”

“Why do you think I left there?”

Xu Shuo smiled.

He had been keeping an eye on Wald XVIII’s movements.

During the coronation, his attention was half on his surroundings and half on General Royce, the leader of the Guard Corps.

But when Prince Golan burst into the coronation ceremony, intending to seize power,

the commanding general who resisted was not General Royce; the latter acted more like an ordinary soldier, just dressed in a general’s armor.

Prince Golan’s troops included people from the Holy Court.

Xu Shuo immediately felt something was amiss.

Wald XVIII wasn’t there.

He wasn’t disguised as General Royce.

Instead, he truly wasn’t there.

But even so,

the other party must be attentively watching, perhaps even controlling the coronation from the shadows, only temporarily unknown where he was hiding.

Up until now, the one person Xu Shuo couldn’t understand was Wald XVIII, thus he also couldn’t predict where the other party might have gone.

But regardless, his actions here must continue.

Xu Shuo walked to the other end of the room, to the window,

This house’s position was on the second floor, also a covert intelligence point of the Holy See of Light, but privately residential in nature.

“Where to?”

Catalina hurriedly approached.

“Do more, talk less.”

After saying that, Xu Shuo leaned out the window and dropped down to the alley below.

A petulant Catalina followed right after.

Seeing the young man directly walking towards the street, where outside people were panic-stricken and in chaos, and occasionally patrolled by the Imperial Army,

Catalina wouldn’t keep quiet: “If you wanted to go somewhere, why didn’t you directly open the Magic Array there.”

Then she received a meaningful look from Xu Shuo.

As if he was looking at some kind of brainless Magical Beast.

At that moment.

The ground suddenly started shaking violently.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

As if invigorating battle drums were resonating.

But obviously, it wasn’t the sound of drums; the pebbles on the ground lightly trembled, and the booms grew closer and closer, the panicking crowd on the street suddenly cried out in a different tone.

“What is that?!”

“Light?!”

“Get out of the way!”

Running towards them was a strong beam of light, like a long rainbow charging from the end of the street, blindingly brilliant as if competing with the sun in the sky.