“Master! Are you okay?”

 

A fragrant breeze swept in as a golden dragon girl, with enough momentum to knock down a legendary-level powerhouse, dashed into Violet’s arms. Her flexible large tail wrapped around the slender waist of the black-haired girl, twisting with a somewhat pitiful appearance, as if expressing her owner’s concern and admiration.

 

“…………”

 

It was clear that she was genuinely worried.

 

Originally, Violet wanted to reprimand this foolish pet for recklessly using dragon breath without considering the circumstances. However, seeing Xiao Guang like this, she couldn’t bring herself to scold her.

 

In the end, Violet simply gently patted the head of the dragon girl, who was a few inches taller than her.

 

“It’s okay. Don’t you know your master’s abilities? How could this bunch of riffraff hurt me? What exactly happened outside earlier?”

 

“Ung, um…”

 

Burying her head in the not particularly soft chest of the priestess, the giant dragon girl explained in a buzzing voice.

 

“I’m not entirely sure. I just suddenly felt a lot of human soldiers in black armor rushing out of the house. Their behavior seemed a bit abnormal, like they were systematically moving in large numbers towards certain positions. Then, at some point, they suddenly started fighting.”

 

“Is that so…”

 

Violet furrowed her brows.

 

Something is fishy.

 

The black-armored soldiers of the kingdom should be the city guards of the Courage City. Although they number in the tens of thousands, Lilya has mentioned before that this force is constrained by several factions and powers, making it impossible for them to act together in battle.

 

Relying solely on a portion of the city guards shouldn’t cause such widespread chaos, especially in places where powerful individuals gather. Therefore, there must be other forces involved.

 

Moreover… the military coup just happened to occur late tonight, precisely at the time when she finished exploring the vampire estate. Is it just a coincidence?

 

The feeling that someone is manipulating the chessboard becomes even more pronounced.

 

Violet floated in the night sky, directing her gaze towards the central district, which seemed to be the most heavily attacked.

 

It must be acknowledged that the curfew order did have some effect. At least, the black-armored forces resembling city guards did not actively target the innocent civilians hiding in their homes. Conflicts mostly occurred between military units, or between the military and knight orders, adventurers, and other combatants.

 

The palaces where the princes and princesses lived also suffered varying degrees of impact. Among them, Lilya’s Mingluan Hall was the most severely affected, with various magical lights and techniques erupting in brilliance, visible even from this distance.

 

It seems that only the residence of the third prince, Patrick, remains unscathed.

 

“Is it this guy’s doing?

 

No, too obvious. It’s almost like writing ‘I am the mastermind’ on his face…

 

Although once a coup starts, the instigator himself is unlikely to remain hidden, it still feels off.

 

Using someone else as a scapegoat? Or maybe…

 

In the palaces of several princes and princesses, a fire has already ignited in Prince Ben’s Hall.

 

But that guy should be locked in the dungeon, what’s the point of burning an empty hall?

 

“…………”

 

“Xiao Guang, let’s go.”

 

With that, Violet gently pushed away the little pet snuggling in her arms, turned her back to the direction of the palace, and quickly flew towards another area where a fierce battle was taking place.

 

“Oh? By the way, Master, aren’t you going to save that Lilya?”

 

Miss Dragon hurriedly caught up from behind, with a somewhat unsatisfied look on her face, opening her platinum dragon wings and effortlessly maintaining a relative stillness with the priest.

 

“No need.”

 

Violet did not take the time to explain to her own pet and flew rapidly with determination.

 

Time is quite urgent.

 

If, the sudden speculation just now is correct…

 

As for Lilya, the priestess doesn’t believe that she would be defeated so easily. It would be completely fine to go there after verifying the speculation.

 

“Let’s go to the dungeon.”

 

…………………..

 

Mingluan Hall.

 

“Your Highness! Urgent intelligence contact! The southern barracks, the palace, the dungeon, the Adventurer’s Guild, and various areas in the central city are all simultaneously under attack, including Duke Angus’s residence. Many high-ranking nobles are also being assaulted by unidentified individuals. There is intense fighting happening on multiple fronts!”

 

Emily, still gripping a short blade in her right hand, rushed from a distance. She reported to Princess Lilya, who was standing near the main door of the bedroom, holding a long sword, surrounded by several strong individuals.

 

“Have you figured out who it is?”

 

Lilya nodded, her expression neither happy nor sad, without obvious surprise, as if this situation had long been anticipated by her.

 

“It’s several city guard legions under the control of Prince Patrick, the Third Prince. However, it seems that there are many unidentified experts involved, likely illegal forces recruited or infiltrated during the chaos in the capital, both from within and outside the country.”

 

“Okay.”

 

Glancing at the breathless Emily, the princess turned her head. In the depths of Mingluan Hall, there should be many experts hurrying here, including legendary figures like Flora, Edwina, as well as Nicholas, Emily, and other core forces. The princess knew that they probably sensed something amiss in their sleep and urgently mobilized.

 

After all, it was already well past midnight, and except for her busy with state affairs and still awake, most people had probably already gone to sleep.

 

Until this moment, Lilya was still wearing the outfit she had on in the daytime at the Hall of All Spirits Temple.

 

However, because of this, the princess was able to react promptly to the warning signal sent out by the external knight order and take the initiative to mobilize.

 

The Third Prince was definitely not the mastermind.

 

Lilya knew that Patrick controlled several legions within the city guard, about one-third of the military strength. However, with the carefully prepared weapons and supplies burned to ashes by Prakaka, the Third Prince should not have the capability to quickly assemble a new powerful force.

 

Relying solely on one-third of the city guard, attempting a coup was nothing short of a joke, they wouldn’t even pass through the Imperial Guards.

 

“What about the other city guards? Why haven’t they taken action yet?”

 

Lilya herself controlled around one-third of the city guard’s forces, the most elite part. In theory, given such an incident, those stationed in the same city district should have been the quickest to respond.

 

“Your Highness, General Barlow in the south district has already sent a message. It is said that someone poisoned the army’s water source. Now, the entire city guard, except for the portion that has betrayed, is practically paralyzed. General Barlow is gathering military doctors to urgently handle the situation, but it’s likely they won’t be able to move for a while.”

 

“Playing this trick, huh… so be it.”

 

The princess waved her hand, signaling Emily to temporarily step back.

 

At this moment, several of the strongest individuals in Mingluan Hall also arrived at Lilya’s location.

 

“Are you okay, Lilya!”

 

Leading the way was Crimson Flame Flora, wielding a short bow and dressed in the “Rose Veil.” Behind her was Miss Edwina, wielding a holy sword in her right hand and a cross shield in her left, adorned in a brand-new holy knight armor. There was also the swift and wind-like man with only a plain sword by his side.

 

Prakaka should also be here, but in the rush, Lilya hadn’t had time to put on the magical equipment that could sense his location, so she temporarily couldn’t figure out where this rat-person exactly was.

 

“Yeah, most of the enemies are still outside, being held back by the knight order. The few who managed to break in have already been dealt with. I’ve been on guard for this kind of situation.”

 

Pointing to several bodies with different clothing at her feet, Lilya calmly wiped the blood off her sword and sheathed it temporarily.

 

These were enemies who had infiltrated with the intention of beheading, but before they could get close, Lilya, well-prepared with airflow magic, easily located them.

 

Speaking of experience in assassination attempts, the princess had considerable expertise. Except for the unreasonable oddities like a certain priestess, ordinary legendary figures would find it challenging to succeed easily.

 

“Now that everyone is here, let’s go. The capital is already in chaos, this is probably… a premeditated rebellion.”