Chapter 486: 484 Chaos Begins (Part 2)_1
 

“Did you see that man’s face clearly?”

“No, Duchess. He moved too quickly, I only saw a residual image…”

“So you didn’t see anything clearly?”

“The last thing I saw was that man stopping in front of Count Angler’s corpse for a moment. Judging by his back, he appeared to be a middle-aged man around one meter and ninety tall, with blond hair. The scabbard of his knight’s sword at his waist… seemed to be purple…”

The Duchess, after listening to the guard’s rambling report for half the day, could not glean any useful information from it and her face began to show signs of impatience.

Obviously noticing this, the guard quickly started racking his brains, then added uncertainly:

“Duchess, I think I also saw this person rushing out of Prince Harrison’s residence…”

“Are you sure?” the Duchess asked urgently, her eyes changed.

“I guess…” The guard began to stutter again.

The Duchess was slightly disappointed, but she stepped out to find the anxious Prince Harrison waiting outside, and asked:

“Your Highness Prince Harrison, a guard said he saw the murderer rushing out from your residence. Did you notice any suspicious people?”

Prince Harrison hesitated for only a second before saying promptly, “Duchess, Prince Lexie did appear in my room. Then he suddenly bolted out… and then, news of the teacher being assassinated came. Duchess, has the teacher… really been killed…?”

Prince Lexie!

The Duchess was startled by this name.

This Holy Knight of the St. Lorenzo family has appeared in White Dew City and killed Count Angler… which made the Duchess a bit confused for a moment.

It is well known that while Prince Lexie comes from the royal St. Lorenzo family, his actual position leans towards the Church’s side.

So, why would he inexplicably come to White Dew Fortress to kill?

Moreover, it was not heard that Prince Lexie and Count Angler had any feud.

Seeing the Duchess standing in place stunned, Prince Harrison asked again, “Duchess, what happened to the teacher?”

The Duchess knew that it was impossible to hide this matter, so she sighed and said:

“Count Angler… has been assassinated and is dead…”

“No, that’s impossible! How could the teacher die so easily, he was a sixth tier knight!” Prince Harrison kept shaking his head, unable to accept the outcome.

The teacher, who had created near-miraculous records time and time again, was just dead like that?

Princess Judy also cried out loudly, wanting to run into the room, but was stopped by the guard.

Listening to Prince Harrison’s words, the Duchess also reacted – yes, Colin Angler was a sixth tier knight, who could kill him so easily besides Prince Lexie, the Holy Knight?

But she still couldn’t figure out the motive for Prince Lexie’s murder.

Just then, Sir Warren came over to the Duchess again and whispered his report:

“Lady, I failed to stop those guards from the North Territory who followed Count Angler into the city, and let them escape the city…”

“What?” The Duchess’s eyebrows shot up angrily, “With just those few men, you all couldn’t stop them?”

Sir Warren looked a little wronged and muttered:

“My lady, although they are few in number, they are all professionals, and among them are even two sixth tier warriors… we simply can’t stop them.”

“Two sixth tier?” The Duchess’s voice changed.

She knew that even the current St. Prowse family could not put forth two sixth-tier combat personnel.

Has the Angler family grown luxurious enough to have sixth tier knights as guards?

And two at that!

However, worse news was still to come.

Sir Warren continued his report:

“Moreover, when we chased these guards from the North Territory to the North Gate, we found that the city gate was wide open… I suspect that someone within the city helped them open the gate!”

The Duchess felt a chill in her heart, and immediately asked, “Who originally had their troops stationed at the north city gate?”

“The Nicoll family’s army.”

“Count Nicoll…” The Duchess immediately thought of the incident at the banquet earlier, when Count Nicoll loudly announced the news of Count Angler’s assassination.

Originally, she thought the other party was simply unable to control his exclamation when he suddenly heard such a shocking news, but thinking it over now, that old fellow was obviously doing it on purpose!

Perhaps at that time, Count Nicoll hadn’t even clearly heard Sir Warren’s report, but he knew in advance that Count Angler would be assassinated!

Count Nicoll was clearly an accomplice in this assassination!

“Where is Count Nicoll?” The Duchess asked through gritted teeth.

Sir Warren seemed to understand something and immediately said, “I will go find him now!”

But the Duchess stopped Sir Warren, and with a gloomy face, ordered:

“Don’t waste time, if Count Nicoll truly has betrayed the St. Prowse family, he should have escaped from White Dew Fortress by now.

You now immediately gather the Pegasus Army, control all four city gates, and make sure not to let the Blood Knight Army enter the city!”

“Yes!”

…

Inside the banquet hall, the nobles were still discussing Count Angler’s assassination.

However, some people had already left early while everyone else was not paying attention.

Such as Count Nicoll, and also, Beatrice.

She did not go to the scene of Colin’s assassination, but went straight to Marquis Vincent’s room.

“Lady Beatrice!”

“Has the Marquis awoken yet?”

“Not yet.”

“You all can leave now.”

“Yes.”

Since the Marchioness was still in the banquet hall, only Marquis Vincent and Beatrice were left in the room after the maids left.

“Aunt, what’s wrong?” Marquis Vincent opened his eyes and asked confusedly.

“Colin is dead,” said Beatrice.

“Really?” Marquis Vincent sat up excitedly from the bed, “Aunt, have you already succeeded? What about mother? Did you kill her too?”

Beatrice shook her head and said, “No, I haven’t even had the chance to act yet, Colin Angler was killed by someone else.”

Marquis Vincent was taken aback for a moment, then asked after a long pause, “Who killed him?”

“I don’t know.”

“Did you go to the scene yet?”

“No, why?”

Marquis Vincent’s face suddenly changed, and he grabbed Beatrice’s arm and urgently said:

“No, you must cut off his skull! You must cut off his skull!”

Beatrice frowned, “Why must I cut off his skull?”

“Because, if you don’t cut off his skull, he will come looking for you.”

A vague voice suddenly rang out from outside the window.

Marquis Vincent was immediately frozen in place, as if he had been petrified. On his face, he wore an expression of extreme fear.