Sophia's call was extremely complicated, not only afraid that her conspiracy would provoke thunder and anger, so she subconsciously prayed for a mistake in judgment, and strongly hoped that it was true, hoping that her father could save herself from the clutches of this hateful magician, and that she would no longer have to worry about being killed and silenced, and that she would no longer have to be a dangerous and painful "experimental assistant".
"Bayer" turned to look at her and nodded slightly: "All conspiracies must be based on strength, do you understand this truth now?"
He was actually the Imperial Emperor Rudolf II, a legendary powerhouse who was not weaker than the Great Arcanist!
But his body was obviously Bayer's, how could he hide it from Nuremberg and other heavenly knights to check it? Could it be that he also has a shapeshifting mask?
And his current aura doesn't seem to have a legendary feel?
In any case, facing a legend, Lucian was unprecedentedly nervous, hormones were secreted wildly, his body trembled slightly, but his brain became more and more awake, and his right hand in the storage bag was pulled out little by little.
Rudolf II glanced at Lucian, continued to stare at the statue, and said praising and self-deprecating to the air in front of him: "I didn't even notice that there was another high-level magician mixed in, your disguise ability is very good, not bad."
Seeing that although his attitude was arrogant and unremarkable, he was not aggressive and showed signs of being about to take action, Lucian did not want to rush to attack, and while being on high alert, he tried to stabilize his voice: "I didn't notice you, the emperor."
"I started from here and stepped into the unprecedented peak of the Divine Family, so naturally I had to find a time to come back and observe what else the Plantagenet family was hiding to determine the direction of the future. Rudolf II straightened his back, his hands behind him, his eyes looked at the statue of Thanos in front of him, and said frankly, it seemed that there was nothing to fear, no secrets worth hiding.
Lucian was not as relaxed as he was, and his muscles were sore from nervousness and fear, but he was finally in good shape and could cope with changes that came at any time.
Hearing Rudolf II say this, Lucian was shocked: "Emperor, you also relied on the fusion of devil projections to become legends?" This is much more exaggerated than the ritual effect I imagined!
Hmph, Rudolf II sneered: "Am I a dark and lewd person like Ulrich?"
"Stupid guys only see the benefits of merging the devil's projection, while people like Thanos and I can discover our inner nature through superficial phenomena and find our own path without being affected by greed."
"This world is destined to belong to people like us."
Arrogant and domineering, extremely confident, Rudolf II did not hide it in the slightest.
Lucian savored Rudolf II's words carefully, and suddenly his heart moved: "Your Majesty, like the devils of greed, hatred, and pain, you have been projected into Prince Bayer's heart or soul in advance, so you have hidden from Duke Plantagenet's inspection, and when the critical moment comes, you can occupy and manipulate Prince Bayer's body like a devil, and draw strength to grow?"
Rudolf II slowly turned his head, looked at Lucian seriously for the first time since he came in, and then nodded slightly: "Very sharp, very smart, although there are mistakes, but that's roughly the case."
He didn't point out where Lucian guessed wrong, which might have something to do with a deeper secret.
Lucian's heart was full of astonishment, what kind of path did Rudolf II take, and actually turn himself into a "weird" being similar to greed, hating demons but not "evil"?
And will he be silenced by Rudolf II if he knows this secret?
Under the slight fearful tension, Lucian seemed to be able to hear the sound of his heart pounding, but this did not affect Lucian's thinking, judgment and firmness, even if there was no hope, he would not give up, he would move forward bravely, strive to create new hope, and never give in to fate!
The right hand stopped at the mouth of the storage bag, ready to be excited at any time.
Sophia under the statue watched her father talk calmly with the mysterious magician, not understanding why this happened for a while, until this time, she came to her senses, her father was not far away, and the legend was powerful enough to protect herself at this distance, so she cried in a thin voice, full of grievances and hatred: "Father, he, he wants to kill me, and let me do extremely dangerous things, you kill him quickly!"
This is the guy she hates and hates the most in her life!
Lucian was frightened by her voice and almost lost control to take the lead, but fortunately he stopped and focused on Rudolf II's reaction.
Rudolf II glanced at Sophia lightly: "Didn't you see it? After I projected it on Bayer, I only had the level of a seventh or eighth level heavenly knight, what would I use to kill him? Under the influence of power, are you sure you can survive?"
Pfft, Lucian almost sprayed Rudolf II on the opposite side with a saliva on his face, can he say this directly? Is this emperor really magnanimous to the point of almost alternative cuteness, or does he want to use it to relax himself so that he can take the opportunity to attack? If the latter, is it necessary?
"Originally, I was sure to kill you, but the nine-ring magic released by the spellcasting materials made me a little scared, is it the latest achievement of the Magic Council?" Rudolf II continued his magnanimous style.
He didn't take the pale justice in Lucian's hands very seriously, he was barely considered an epic knight, even if he only had the strength of seven or eight levels, he was not worried about being cut down at all, besides, he was not an "evil" creature, and his pale justice was only equivalent to the level of an eighth-level heavenly knight.
Lucian nodded slightly, confirming Rudolf II's guess.
Rudolf II nodded thoughtfully: "My principles of doing things have always been simple, and I am not very sure to kill you, so I chose not to do it, so as not to let Sophia and Bayer be affected and die, but if you are arrogant and insist on fighting, I don't mind letting you know how powerful you are. A son and daughter can be reborn if they die, but the projection body is at most slightly injured, and can you afford such a loss? You are not a lich, nor an archmage. Sophia, come here."
Sophia lifted her heart again, looking at Lucian in fear, worried that he would go to extremes, and at the same time, step by step, she slowly moved towards Rudolf II.
Lucian weighed the pros and cons, combined with his judgment on Rudolf II's current situation, and suppressed his plan to take Sophia hostage and threaten him.
Sophia finally moved to Rudolf II and truly relaxed, tears welled up in her eyes, her legs were weak, and her whole body trembled with excitement.
"You made two mistakes in this plan, one is that your own strength is not enough, or the strength to directly allege to you is not enough, so you have to rely on Miranda to finally clear the scene and hand over your own safety to partners who cannot fully believe in it, and the other is to choose to cooperate with Ulrich."
"He is a poisonous snake with a spitting core, and all the plans he makes are beneficial to him, but they do not pose much danger to him, and the safety of his partners is not in his consideration. In this regard, you should learn from him, as a qualified conspirator, at this time you should not be in the palace, but in the basement outside, safe but pretending to be anxious to rescue."
"As for the pain of Miranda's life coming to an end and being hidden and accumulated by this special underground palace, and then triggered by Andris' extreme pain, it is an unexpected change in things, which is not something you can expect in advance, and can only be avoided in advance by means like Ulrich."
Rudolf II actually opened his mouth to analyze Sophia's failure.
Sophia looked at him in astonishment: "Father, father, don't you blame me, don't blame me for almost killing my brother, don't blame me for killing so many noble children?"
"A young griffin can only grow in iron and blood." Rudolf II replied briefly, "But you must find a way to solve the problems you leave behind."
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look back at the mysterious magician in the center of the hall, and suddenly wailed in her heart, why did her deliberate conspiracy become a "child" game under the "supervision" of two "adults", although it was a "child's" game that killed many people.
Wasn't their previous actions ridiculously naïve in their eyes?
Suddenly, the underground palace shook, and the magic circle fluctuated violently.
"The outside is about to break the ......" Rudolf II looked up in distraction.
Sophia was filled with strong joy, waiting for a few heavenly knights outside to come in, they would be able to kill the damn mysterious magician! No, it's best to capture him alive, you have to see his true appearance clearly and torture him well!
This is the time! Lucian directly stimulated what he had previously held in his right hand.
Although Rudolf II did not attack himself now, it did not mean that he really didn't want to do it, when the underground palace opened, he might entangle himself, when the time comes, Duke Plantagenet, Count Nuremberg and other heavenly knights will participate in the siege again, and he will not even have the possibility of escaping!
Sophia glanced at Lucian in the center of the hall with happy eyes, but was shocked to see a scroll in his right hand light up, bursting out with thick darkness, as if breaking through the magic circle space barrier that was about to break!
Then, a chaotic sense of space-time distortion emerged, the black mist disappeared, and the mysterious magician disappeared.
"Escaped? Can he actually escape?" Sophia shook her head vigorously in disbelief.
Rudolf II squinted his eyes slightly and said in a low voice: "The night shuttle of the vampire clan?"
As for the chaotic teleportation behind, he was not surprised at all.
Seeing that his daughter was still shaking her head in a daze, Rudolf II turned around and said: "Go back to the outer layer, the existence here will continue to be hidden from Ulrich, I want to see what he will become in the end."
He didn't think about destroying this place, because he probably came to "observe" often.
"Yes." Sophia replied in despair.
Rudolf II's voice suddenly became cold: "But before that......"
He suddenly stretched out his right hand and grabbed Sophia with inexplicable simplicity, and in Sophia's stunned eyes, he grabbed a twisted and strange black shadow from her body, a black shadow full of endless pain.
"The projection of the devil of pain didn't really die, but was attached to me......" Sophia was extremely frightened.
Rudolf II clasped his right hand, and the black shadow screamed as it was compressed into a ball.
(End of this chapter)