Honest, who had stepped out of the rift, fiercely took off his hat and threw it on the ground.
Constantly gasping for breath, he looked like a man-eating danger beast, and his subordinates standing by all had terrified looks on their faces.
"Phew~ Thank you."
And at this moment, Honest took a deep breath to calm his emotions, at least to keep them from showing.
"Mr. Honest, what should we do next? Go to the Royal Fist Temple..."
"No, that man already knows there's a problem with the Royal Fist Temple. It's not surprising that all of our strongholds in the Imperial Capital will be abandoned. As for the Royal Fist Temple... it can no longer be saved. I guess it should already be surrounded."
Although Honest's expression was no longer as ferocious as before, the terrifying low pressure still made the people around him feel overwhelmed.
"Then what about Young Master Shira..."
"He's just a useless piece of garbage. Don't worry about him. He doesn't know anything, so even if he's caught, it's useless. Besides, I'm still young. I can have as many children as I want!"
After saying that, he led the way and walked toward the distance.
The original plan to control the Imperial Capital and then the entire empire had failed, so he could only change his plan now!
"Great General!!"
"Budo!!"
As soon as Honest disappeared, Lancer and the emperor rushed to Budo side.
At this time, Budo no longer had his usual poise and dominance. His armor was covered in cracks and looked extremely miserable, and his right shoulder was held at a strange angle.
"It's okay! It's just a dislocation..."
"Snap~!"
After a tooth-grinding sound, Budo frowned and snapped his arm back into place. But even so, the bright red fist mark on his shoulder and his pale cheeks still made people feel a sense of bleakness.
"Honest!!!"
And the emperor himself let out an angry roar.
"Your Majesty! Please command Lancer to personally lead a team to the Royal Fist Temple! According to the information, Honest's only son is still inside the Royal Fist Temple!"
Compared to the angry emperor, Budo was not much different from him. They were lord and subject, but also close friends. But the only difference was that Budo was more calm, and the emperor was not injured, so he could advise the other party here.
"That's right! Lancer! I order you to lead the First and Second battalions of the Imperial Guards to surround the Royal Fist Temple!! If they hand over Honest's son directly, then hold your position. If they dare to resist————————kill them without mercy!!"
"Yes!!"
"Elder! The Imperial Guards have started to shout, telling us to send out Honest's son, or they will attack!"
A middle-aged man looked with a ferocious expression at the white-haired youth who was now cowering behind an old man.
"Have the warrior monks prepare!"
"Elder!!"
After the man deliberately raised his voice, the old man who was originally sitting in a lotus position finally opened his eyes, and the cold light that flashed made the middle-aged man shiver.
"Can you still not see through it? Do you think the emperor is only after Honest this time? If it were just for him, there would be no need to have a large army surround the mountain gate. That man's target is us!! From the very beginning, we had no way out, we just didn't expect that in the end, we would still fail..."
It was impossible for the old man to not feel resentment in his heart. After all, no one had expected Honest to fall so quickly, and the speed at which it all backfired on them was beyond their imagination. Now, they didn't even know if Honest was dead or alive, but the only thing they knew was that from today onwards, the 'Royal Fist Temple' would no longer exist in this world.
'I just hope that that man can have some mercy and allow the Royal Fist Temple to be rebuilt someday?'
"Commander-in-chief! The shouting has ended, but the Royal Fist Temple has shown no reaction. What should we do next..."
"Proceed with the encirclement plan as planned! Have the archers prepare fire arrows to force those bastards out! If they don't come out, burn them to death!"
Both the 'Royal Fist Temple' and 'Honest' were on Lancer kill list. Not to mention that the emperor had already given him a 'kill order' this time, even if he hadn't, Lancer would have caused some trouble to pin a few crimes on them and then annihilate them! Now it was perfect, saving him the trouble.
The archers who received the order also gathered. They opened the small flasks on their waists, dipped the arrows on their backs into the flasks, and at the same time, the soldiers in the front row held up several rings of fire...
"Fire!!"
With a command, the arrows passed through the rings of fire and were instantly ignited. For a time, the entire sky above the Royal Fist Temple was shrouded in flames. In just a moment, the Royal Fist Temple was engulfed in a sea of fire.
But strangely, even so, no one rushed out.
Could it be that those people would rather be burned to death than come out?
"Use poison!"
With the second command, several special arrows were fired into the Royal Fist Temple. After these seemingly ordinary arrows were ignited, a green smoke began to fill the Royal Fist Temple...
These 'poison arrows' were made from a very special type of danger beast. There weren't many of them in the entire empire. Perhaps only a wealthy army like the Imperial Guards would dare to use them as a consumable item and directly ignite them. A normal person who obtained one would probably reuse it countless times.
This kind of money-burning behavior was undoubtedly heartbreaking, but at the same time, the effect was incredibly significant. The tightly shut mountain gate was finally pushed open, and a group of warrior monks from the Royal Fist Temple rushed out from top to bottom.
"Spear formation!"
"Haa!!"
With a low shout, the long spears that were originally held up were lowered in a regular order.
The soldiers in the front row held their shields with one hand and half-squatted on the ground. At the same time, they held the spear shaft with their armpits and supported the spear body with their hands. The long spears extended out from the gaps in the shields, and the soldiers in the row behind placed their long spears on the shields, while the third row placed theirs on the shoulders of the people in the second row...
Indeed, in terms of average strength, the Imperial Guards were far inferior to the Royal Fist Temple, but in fact, before any top experts joined in, this was a slaughter! A slaughter of the warrior monks by the Imperial Guards!
The soldiers didn't know those intricate moves, but they had spent the same or even more time training their formations and coordination. They were a single entity! Under this meat grinder of flesh and blood, no one could stop them unless they were a true expert or an enemy of equal standing!
And Lancer, holding his cavalry spear, watched the distant Royal Fist Temple with a cold expression. He didn't believe that the leaders of the Royal Fist Temple couldn't see that this kind of charge was a complete waste of time. He believed that the next wave of attack should be coming soon!
And the main force of the second wave of attack would undoubtedly be those powerful experts, and he and the other Imperial Arms users and Imperial Arms holders beside him were there to deal with them!
Looking at the sky illuminated by the flames, his heart was filled with excitement!
Because from the moment Honest was exposed, 'the history he knew' had been completely abandoned!
And these flames also seemed to represent a brand new future!