Chapter 1061: Severe Punishment (Part One)

The atmosphere instantly became intense.

The Barcelonan warriors who snuck into the city attacked the Zenitian soldiers on the defense wall, and it brought everyone a nightmare. If more enemies were sneaking around the city…

Everyone looked around and observed the people around them in suspicion.

Everyone felt nervous and anxious.

“Granello, what nonsense are you spurting? The soldiers have already bravely killed all the Barcelonans who snuck into the city under my command! There is no way that there are still enemies in the city! Don"t try to lie and shake the confidence of our people!” The Fourth Prince"s expression changed, and he accused Granello of wrongdoing since he was a bit too nervous himself.

“You? Brave?” Granello sneered in disdain as he said, “What a joke. When the Barcelonans got onto the defense wall, did Your Highness step out of the watchtower? Now that 50 elite soldiers of Barcelona disappeared, do you know what this means? If they snuck into the city, they can cause a ton of destruction. If they are able to communicate with the enemies outside, they can destroy the core components of [G.o.ddess of Earth"s Protection]. By then, the entire city will be conquered!”

“You… you dare do throw dirt on a prince? Granello, you continue to stain the honor and dignity of the Royal Family. Are you jealous that the soldiers under my command killed and decapitated more enemies than you, or are you… just like that love child Dominguez? Up to no good and want to rebel?”

Clearly, the Fourth Prince didn"t think that he made a mistake, and he was so enraged by Granello"s words that he instantly accused the latter of committing treason.

“Enough!” At this moment, a majestic voice suddenly resonated in the sky above the western gate.

Then, everyone felt like their vision blurred and a tall, straight figure appeared outside the watchtower on the western gate.

“Greetings, Your Majesty!” Tsunami-like cheers sounded, and everyone on the defense wall kneeled respectfully.

This man who suddenly appeared was Emperor Ya.s.sin.

The battle between the eight top-tier masters ended. Except for Emperor Ya.s.sin, people like Lampard already returned to St. Petersburg.

The Barcelonan troops outside St. Petersburg seemed to have noticed that the suicide squad which rushed into the city wasn"t as effective as they antic.i.p.ated. After they dashed within ten meters of the defense wall and got into the attack range of the archers, they suddenly sounded the retreating bugle and pulled back.

“Royal Father…” Seeing Emperor Ya.s.sin, the Fourth Prince was pleasantly surprised as he kneeled.

Just as Chrystal was about to say something, Emperor Ya.s.sin"s angry gaze landed on him like two giant mountains.

“Shut up!” Emperor Ya.s.sin said in anger, and Chrystal screamed and collapsed onto the ground under the enormous invisible pressure.

People like Granello and others also instantly felt like the gravity on them increased by several times. Their bodies felt heavy, and they didn"t even dare to breathe heavily.

The anger of an emperor could turn millions into corpses!

Very few people had ever seen Emperor Ya.s.sin this angry.

“You disappoint me too much!”

The intense disappointment couldn"t be hidden in Emperor Ya.s.sin"s eyes as he looked at the Fourth Prince. Even the soldiers and generals who were kneeling with their heads lowered sensed strong frustration and disappointment in Emperor Ya.s.sin"s tone, and they felt it in their souls.

“No, Royal Father, I was framed…” The Fourth Prince felt cold, and he tried to talk himself out of it.

Chapter 1061: Severe Punishment (Part Two)

“Framed? For what? Do you really think that I don"t know what you have been doing? Arrogant and greedy for merits, you ignored the lives of soldiers and commanded them without thinking. You treated the soldiers viciously and…” Emperor Ya.s.sin"s gaze and tone got angrier and angrier, and he continued, “You are useless! Fine! I gave you opportunities one after another, but you never knew how to cherish them! I"ve decided! From now on, Fourth Prince Chrystal will be stripped of all military authority and demoted to a level 6 n.o.ble. He will never be promoted again either in the administrative branch or the military branch!”

“No! Royal Father!” The Fourth Prince never thought that his father would say such merciless words to him.

Stripped of military authorities! Never promoted again!

Since these words came from Emperor Ya.s.sin himself, they were edicts! It wiped all the Fourth Prince"s future potential. From now on, he would only be an idle person, and his status would be even lower than the king of a level 6 affiliated kingdom. He could only live in such a condition for the rest of his life.

“Go away!” Emperor Ya.s.sin shouted. Without giving the Fourth Prince a chance to talk, this supreme ruler struck out and sent the Four Prince flying from the tall defense wall, landing in an unknown location in the city.

Although Emperor Ya.s.sin meticulously controlled his force as a demi-G.o.d and didn"t injure the Fourth Prince, the fact that he struck a prince before tens of thousands of soldiers showed how angry he really was.

“It was me who used the wrong person, making the loyal warriors of Zenit die outside the city for nothing. I"m sorry!”

Emperor Ya.s.sin glanced at the soldiers and generals who were kneeling around him, and he said apologetically, “Please get up! You have all worked hard for the empire!”

“Thank you, Your Majesty!”

“We are willing to battle to death for Your Majesty!”

“We will protect Zenit with our lives! We will guard Your Majesty until we all die!”

Emperor Ya.s.sin"s apology and caring words that recognized their hard work moved all soldiers and generals including Granello, and they felt their blood boiling. They wanted to jump down the defense wall and battle the despicable Barcelonans for good! Their felt like the fatigue was gone, and even the injuries didn"t hurt as much.

Other people couldn"t understand how Zenitians admired and worshipped Emperor Ya.s.sin.

To the citizens of this northern-bear-like empire, Emperor Ya.s.sin was a majestic G.o.d, and he had unparalleled influence. Even people like Granello who served Second Prince Dominguez held admiration toward Emperor Ya.s.sin that came from their souls. It was a faith and a belief.

Especially seeing Emperor Ya.s.sin scolding and punishing the Fourth Prince for the ordinary soldiers, such an apology and comforting words moved people even more.

Some veterans already sobbed in excitement with tears on their faces.

“Granello, you did well. From now on, I command you to move the best scouts in Imperial Patrol and find the Barcelonan spies that snuck into Zenit in the shortest amount of time. Don"t give them the time and opportunity to cause destruction in the city.” Emperor Ya.s.sin"s gaze slowly turned back to Granello as he said, “I give you the authority to move any troops in the city to aid your search.”

“As you wish! I"m willing to serve Your Majesty!” Granello nodded in excitement.

“Ok.” With that said, Emperor Ya.s.sin suddenly disappeared from the defense wall.

The soldiers and generals all kneeled again, seeing Emperor Ya.s.sin off with respect.

Right now, it was between battles, and the soldiers finally got a short moment to rest, restore their stamina, and clean their weapons.

With a team of elite soldiers, Granello went down the defense wall and instantly returned to the headquarters of Imperial Patrol. Then, he started to move people around to do the city-wide investigation. The sense of danger intensified in his mind as if something terrifying was about to happen.