I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 216 - 166: Blade Ceremony (Triple-Length)
This area is vast, surrounded by forest.
"Roar—"
With a roar, a gigantic figure emerged from the forest, charging straight towards the entire sword ceremony procession.
"Enemy attack!"
The Royal Guard Captain shouted, and dozens of Royal Knights instantly surrounded the three princes.
With a squelch, the greatsword pierced its throat, and the massive figure let out a wail, falling heavily to the ground.
The Guard Captain retrieved his blood-stained greatsword, looking at the giant bear in front of him, then signaled to the others to continue moving forward.
The Shadow Leader and Rogel watched it all silently.
"That bear was driven out."
"Get ready; the real show is about to begin."
Rogel lifted his hand slightly, and the Blackthorn Spellbook appeared in his hand, its pages rustling open as power emerged.
The Shadow Leader took the large rectangular box handed over by a subordinate and walked to Rogel.
"Captain Rogel, let me do it. Please keep an eye on Prince Ladi."
The Shadow Leader said in a deep voice.
Rogel nodded.
The next moment, the real attackers finally appeared.
Crash! Crash!
From both sides of the sword ceremony procession came the sound of trees falling one after another. Birds and beasts fled in panic, and a heavy tremor gradually became clear.
"Be on guard!"
The Royal Guard Captain shouted loudly, then drew his greatsword, forming a triangular formation with two of his fellow extraordinary subordinates to firmly protect the sword ceremony procession.
"What's happening?"
The Old King Jowen turned his head to look at the Queen beside him, frowning as if questioning her.
"Could it be caused by me?"
The Queen replied calmly.
Seeing this situation, the Old King had some conjectures, causing his heart to sink slightly.
Boom—
The last trees collapsed, and the massive figure finally appeared before everyone's eyes.
It was a one-eyed giant monster with two arms lined with hard bone shields, standing over six meters tall!
Its body was covered with pale web-like tissue, contrasting sharply with the bloody muscle lines on the surface.
The huge bone shields on its arms were still covered with wood shavings and bits of grass.
Undoubtedly, the commotion just now was caused by it.
"Roar—"
After entering the front of the sword ceremony procession, the One-Eyed Giant roared, echoing through the entire forest.
This immediately caused chaos in the sword ceremony procession.
"Monster!"
Nobles and wealthy merchants screamed incessantly, but some remained forcibly calm.
"What is there to fear? The kingdom's most elite royal guards and the Church's Devoted Knights are here! A mere demon is nothing to worry about!"
"Roar—"
Under the roar of the One-Eyed Giant, hordes of humanoid monsters emerged from behind it, with rotting skin and hideous faces.
"Damn it, what the hell are these things!"
Seeing this, the previously calm Lai Wei couldn't help but change his expression with uncertainty.
Anderson said nothing, secretly sneering.
Kadi looked at him at this moment: "Even if they support you, even if you become the king, you'll just be a puppet."
Hearing this, Anderson's gaze turned unfriendly, though he kept a smile: "What are you saying, my dear third brother..." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Kadi's words undoubtedly pierced directly into his heart.
In Anderson's view, Kadi was the most unqualified to inherit the throne among the three brothers.
He should have rid of him when he had the chance, when Kadi fled!
"You know perfectly well what I'm saying."
Kadi's voice was somewhat cold.
"Hehe... Ladi, I don't know where you got your confidence from, relying on an ancient and sudden mysterious organization..."
Anderson chuckled.
"I remember Father teaching us that all forces in the Five Major Seas were like an unsheathed Odaqiro's Sword, and if you have what it takes to be a king, you can wield them..."
"So, Ladi, can you wield the Shadow of the Divine Descendant as a sword?"
"Or are you willing to be their puppet?"
Anderson and Kadi both knew very well at this moment.
The sword ceremony had become a confrontation representing the forces behind them.
Faced with Kadi's questioning, Anderson was dismissive.
In his eyes, Kadi just got lucky to gain support.
That legendary organization, Shadow of the Divine Descendant, was blind and didn't know who the true king would be.
Or they had ulterior motives as well.
So he believed he and Kadi were the same.
One represented the Shadow of the Divine Descendant, and the other represented the Mother Goddess Church.
And under such circumstances, Kadi actually questioned him?
"You should know where they come from."
"Anderson, the Mother Goddess Church is dangerous and has grand schemes."
Kadi stared into his eyes.
Anderson's words seemed sensible, but were actually nonsensical.
The Shadow of the Divine Descendant and the Mother Goddess Church were less like two forces and more like representatives of the two camps of extraordinary beings and believers.
The extraordinary sought only powerful extraordinary power, and at best, could form a pre-Thousand Islands Kingdom setup, with different demands and interests.
But the Church was different; it represented faith, requiring the faith of the Thousand Islands Citizens.
They had thousands of people with the same demands and interests: more faith, more believers.
If the people of the Thousand Islands Kingdom no longer believed in the Heroic King Ouzelik but in the Mother Goddess, the rule of the Thousand Islands Kingdom would come to an end.
This was shaking the foundations of the Thousand Islands Kingdom!
If the Mother Goddess Church could make the people truly happy, then so be it.
